The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-17
what We Saw at Gross Hin.

W itautono oh tne new anu grand
@. @. q N. railroad to-day revealed
the fact that railroads do pay the
people who have push and energy
We found the two largest bust
ness houses, DIR. j. III. Miller's and
w. @. Rasor's we'll filed with gen
eral supply and fancy goods.
The house Of j. w. Simmons &
Bro. is beautifully adorned with
all kinds of gents and ladies' dry
goods.
Mr.. David Burnside has O neat
family grocery and Mr.. Hilary Bry-
son deals in furniture. This is the
only town we have visited recently
where we did not hear the cry of
hard times. These gentlemen and
their clerks were kept busy and
scarcely had time to speak to an
old friend. We noticed also a large
new store room so feet long Just
completed by w. M, Miller, to be
occupied next week by that enter
prising and successful old Cross
Hill resident, now of Ninety-Six,
j. Dorsey Watson.
Casting about we observed i'm a
stones throw of the depot an eX-
tensivc steam gin running at rail
road speed and a number of hands
rolling out the bales of cotton rs
they were neatly and rapidly
packed by a steam press. This
ginnery is owned and worked by
the enterprlsing and polite young
gentlemen, Messrs. Chapman &
Bro, sons of old friend John, q
teacher of former days, who for
the amusement Of friends spelled
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. These
young men sober and industrious
are good catches for we young girls.
We noticed the grand old time
hOnored dwelling of Mrs. Mary
Miller, the beautifully arranged
palatial residences of N. Is. Daven-
port, DR.. j. HI. Miller, Butler Smith,
Mr.. Simmons, W. NJ. Miller, Col. j.
G. Williams, Mr.. Madden and
many other new and pretty dwell
ings.
Coming from the depot we es-
pied in the distant loveliest of
groves that mammoth structure,
Liberty Springs church, Presby te-
rian, the largest by far in the
county.
Arriving at the cross proper we
notice the grand old Jones resi-
dence, occupied by the genial and
interesting host, w. B. Fuller and
family. This is the place to get
your moneys worth if you love
to eat good things well served. 1t
is kept as a hotel and Mr.. Fuller
knows how to have thinks cooked,
and the two beautiful daughters
know how to entertain the young
men-as an evidence look out in
the next issue of your newsy AD-
VERrIsER for II marriage notice.
From this point we see the coy
residence and store house of NJ. r..
Simpson, the inimitabie, graceful
and smiling life insurance agent,
with whom dwells the handsomest
Widower in the county. Just be-
yond we have in full view the
Presbyterian parsonage, which is
graced by that thorough man of
God and Christian gentlemen, Rev.
A. M. Hassel and his amiable fam
lily. Another look throws your
eyes on the neat and happy home
of a pious Christian, Capt. Boyce,
peeping through the frost-browned
leaves Of the grand old oaks. Be-
You'd we spy out the quiet, happy
farm home of Willis II. Austin, q
noble specimen of Christianity,
whose refined and devoted Chris
tian wife is q leader in all good pro-
jects,
From the cross we cannot but be
envious when the eye catches sight
of the lovely flower scented home
of the late Hugh Leamsn, where
resides Mrs. Grimes as if powered
in the midst Of flowers rare, planted
and watcred by her own hands.
Another look northward presents
to view the pretty hill top house of
Mr.. Jas. G.. and Miss Sallie Watts,
two who are ready in every good
work. 10 the west we spy the
former home of tho late lamented
DR.. John Z. Watts, now owned by
our aifable and learned School
Commissioner, J. G. Cook. Near
at hand we find the residences of
Cross Hilrs noble young sons,
Robert Nance, Thos. Carter, Abe
Austin, James Leaman, DR.. Joe
MI. NlluuCl anu
George Carter, son of one of Cross
HIPS noblest landmarks, Captain
Henry Carter.
Turning our eyes westward from
the cross center we first catch Il
glimpse of the Cross Hill academy,
a brick building capable Of seating
II hundred and fifty students,
which is now occupied by the Rev.
"A. Nj. HaSsel with his corps of as
sistants and q full house Of bright
eyed boys and girls; youths and
damsels. Just beyond we behold
the elegant snOW-White Baptist
church, whose grounds were do
mated by a member of said church,
He who stands in this sanctuary
and eXpounds the scriptures earn
estly and sacredly is Rev. Thomas
Campbell, son of the late DR.. r.. e.
Campbell, of this thriving little
town.
Further to the west we can Just
catch II partial view of the elegant
well kept suburban home of DR.. Il.
II. McSwain, whose household is
made a spring Of happiness by his
genial manners and the lovely
character Of his wife and children.
DR.. McSwain, the energetic and
thriving DR.. j. II. Miller and noble
DIR. Edwin G.. Simpson are the