The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-13
THE DAY AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
A Pleasant Time Enjoyed by Large
Crowd at the Lutheran I;eunion.

About two hundred persons from
+ Newberry attended the Lutheran re-
union at Little Mountain on Wednes-
I day, the 5th. 4 half-hour's ride on the
! G. y. and L. Railroad brought you to
the station, and q walk Of half = mile to
! the western side OF the mountain,
where the addresses were delivered
and the picnic was held.
Rev. DR.. Hawkins delivered an in
teresting address Oh Historical Iu-
theranism,n in which he sketched the
growth of the Lutheran Church III
| South Carolina the past hundred years.
The church had in l7Sl six ministers
and fifteen churches in the State, and
there are now fifty ministers, ninety
churches and 1O,0U0 members.
Mai. H. A. MeetZe, of Lexington,
spoke next on the educational work OF
the Lutheran Church, and especially
about the good work of New berry Col
lege, which he commended for its high
standing and urged that 1t be more
earnestly supported.
Mai. MeetZe's address concluded the
exercises of the reunion.
The larger portion Of the people then
|
those who were hungry for hash were
served at the barbecue dinner, which
was prepared by Mr.. Auam Hipp, and
given for the benefit of Little Mountain
| church.
Little Mountain is unique range
about three miles long and quite steep.
It rises directly up in comparatively
fiat country. There are three peaks,
the highest eminence being the central
| one from whose summit there is fine
view extending a distance of fifteen or
| twenty miles. The writer saw the
smoke curling up from the chimney of
the Newberry Cotton Mills, but the
town was hidden by tie pine forests
south towards the south.
1t was quite tiresome climb to the
summit, for the ascent is very steep,
and you must be as careful as if on the
Blue Ridge. We saw five ladies who
made the ascent without any seeming
difficulty, and their combined avoirdu-
pois is one thousand pounds. One Of
the party has almost passed three-score
| and ten.
The reunion feature of the occasion
was a most pleasant one. The writer
saw many people greeting each other
who had not met in forty years, and
others in twenty and thirty years.
1t was estimated that 5000 people
were present. They came from Column
bia, Prosperity, Newberry, Lexington,
Edgeield, Fairfield, Orangeburg and
other parts of the State, and few from
Florida and Georgia.
The day was thoroughly enjoyed by
everybody and the best order prevailed.
Nothing marred the occasion except
the accident that befell Mr.. John
Epting, of Lexington County. A dead
tree fell upon him, and injured him
quite seriously. The tree was kicked
down by mule.
THE LOT SALE.
The lots of the Piedmont Land I'm
provement and Investment Company
were offered for sale by Mr.. l.. L.
Levin, the popular auctioneer Of Co.
lumbia. There was no demand among
the people who were present, as they
were bent on having a pleasant time
among friends and acquaintance than
securing a summer residence. The
Herald and News has been informed
by Mr.. H. C. Moseley, president of the
Piedmont Land Improvement and In
vestment Company, that since the sale
be has received inquiries about no less
than twenty-three of these lots from
parties who desire to purchase. This
is the result of the full advertisement
given the property in calling attention
to the advantages of this mountain.
This mountain is destined in the near
future to be a delightful summer re-
sort, and those who buy lots now will
secure the advantages of ground floor
prices.