Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11
A Trip to Hamburger, N. C..

of tho Goth Of August, in company
with my son, Willie, l left home for
Hamburger, N. G. The public road
over the Chattooga Mountain is in
very bad condition. Tho hands
have commenced work on the same
on the South side. The crops along
the road arc tolcrably good. The
worms have damaged the cabbage
crop to some extent. The apple
crop is light and the peach crop is a
failure.
The Misses Hampton have built
an Episcopal Church and also an
Episcopal school in Cashiers Valley.
There arc come other improve.
mcnts in the way of good houses
since l travelled the road. On liur-
ricanc Creek, by the roadside. we
found a large wildcat that some per-
son had killed and left there or it
had stopped and died.
We arrived at my sisters at 4 p.
NJ, in Hamburger, and found the
family all well. Hamburger is Il
beautiful little town, situated on
Cedar Greek, 4 miles Northwest of
the Blue Ridge. There arc two
stores in town. Mr.. w. A. Fowler
runs n store Of general merchandise.
The newt is the Alliance store.
The builing is 40 by -, two story;
lower room for store room; the
upper story for the Alliance hall.
The next business house is Mr..
ID. A. Brown. He carries n large
stock of goods. Mr.. Brown sells
goods cheap enough, being 30 miles
from the railroad. He also buys all
the medical herbs he can get, thus
furnishing work for a number of
people hat would otherwise he idle.
Ginseng is worth GO cents per pound
just from the ground.
The next is MIR. T.. G. Hcddcn's
house. lie is putting up a hotel, a
three story building, for the accom-
mediation Of pleasure seekers. 1t
will contain % rooms when finished.
lie will have it ready for the com
ing summer. don't think there is
4 nicer or more healthy place for
health or pleasure seekers than Ham,
burgh.
Next is the post Office, of which
MIR. T.. G.. IIcddon is the accoEmo-
dating postmaster. They have 8
mails daily and another route to he
established soon from Hamburger to
Callasaja in Macon County, N. G.
Next is the Hamburger Normal
High School. The 5th annual scs-
sion began August .Ith, 1890, and
will close about April 10th, 1891.
Some houses in town to rent.
Town lots free to parties who will
improve them. A choice onc-acrc
lot will be given to the person who
will build Il good hotel on it. Build
ing material is cheap. Faculty for
lS00-9l, Rev. A. Il. Pinkard, princi-
pal, Latin, mathematics and the
sciences; G. l.. Harris, Of Alabama,
grammar school department. Miss
Sue E. Robinson, an accomplished
young lady, of Pennsylvania, County,
n. G., has charge Of the primary de-
partmcnt. The Debating Society
there will afford ample opportunity
for Improvement in several ways, cs-
p"cially for developing the reasoning
powers. There are several religious
services held every Sunday. Two
churches, Baptist and Methodist,
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing, and prayer meeting every Sun
day evening. They have recently
bought Il $50 bell, which adds much
to the school and town. Good board
Il be had ut from IS to IS per
month, not including washing. TUT
ton in primary department from 81
to $l.25 per month; in grammar
school department $50; in higher
departments from $l.75 to $3.50.
There was a serious accident hap
pcncd there on Saturday evening,
tic 30th Of August. Mr.. Elbcr,
Watson and William Wilson, while
working on Mr.. T.. G. IIcddcn's no.
tel, their scaifold broke and fell.
There was a quantity Of lumber on
the scalfold and it came very near
breaking Mr.. Watson's left thigh
and he received several other bruises.
Mr.. Wilson's left shoulder was dis
located and bruised otherwise badly.
The writer of this and II. l.. Moody
carried Mr.. Wilson home and left
him suffering severe pain. Hope
they vii! beth Don be well. They
fell about 25 feet. Mr.. Watson