Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-08

Dispensary and How 1T is Run.
Its Similarity to Ours in South
Carolina.
DEAR ADVERTISER: Although
duty calls us far away from Edge
field yet ever and anon our mind
reverts to the hills and streams of
our native county. May it ever be
thus!
Leaving home early Friday morn
ing,'July 21st, we reach the hos
pitable home Of our friend Joe A.
Long, where we dine and have time
to look over his farm before board
ing the cars. He has fifty acres of
corn that will make at least 1000
bushels.
Friday light We lodge with our
old college-room-mate Calhoun in
pushing, progressive Greenwood.
Here we have a tilt with some of
the citizens over the new county.
They are exceedingly hopeful, and
are doing everything in their power
to accomplish their purpose. Really
they deserve to succeed; but for
our life we can't wish then success
unless they would hold up on
Edgefeld territory.
Boarding the G., c. & N, which,
by the way, is the finest road i'll
our State, we ere soon speeding
across the Savannah and over and
through the red hills o. our sister
State. We pass several small new
towns, then Elbsrto1, and finally
reach Athens, the boyhood home of
the great Grady. While here we
had q look upon the roof that once
sheltered Georgia's most magnetic
son. 1t stands on Prince avenue
few feet back from the street,
and is shaded by several native
oaks.
We would have known it from
the picture we have so often seen
bad it not been pointed out.
In the streets of Athens also
stands the "plain marble shaft"
in the side of which is cut the
name to which Mr.. Grady so much
loved to refer in his speeches.
THE ATHENS DIsPENsARY.
Another place we visited while
here was The famous Athens Dis
pensary, after which it is claimed
ours is planned.
We had been told by one that
there was no similarity between
that and the South Carolina dis
pensary. A few questions pro-
pounded ito the dispenser, who
kindly answered them all, soon re-
vealed to us the fact that the diff
ference after all was not much.
There, we were told, you could get
whiskey as often in day as you
pleased; do not have to be identi-
fed, nor do you have to sign your
name. One under the influence of
liquor cannot get it for love or
money. Not less than a pint nor
more than a gallon sold in lot.
The profits are equally divided be-
tween the town and county. You
are not prohibited from having
whiskey shipped IN from other
places. They open at 6 o'clock and
and close at 6 o'clock.
The profits since the plan has
been in operation, some three years,
have averaged about $4,000 a
year. Their liquors, while of The
same quality, are much cheaper
than ours.
LEXINGTON, GA.
An hours ride on the Georgia
road brought US to the town OF
Lexington. 1t reminded US of
Edgefeld before "Old Tumblin"
reached you. From here, in COM
pany with several friends, both
male and female, we went out to
the noted shaking rock. Picture
to yourself rock as large as a
four room dwelling with another
on top of it perfectly balanced the
size of a barn, and you have
the shaking rock. A three-year-old
child can shake it violently, SO well
is it balanced, and yet dozens of
stalwart men have been unable to
topple it off. An Indian legend is
connected with it, but space forbids
a reproduction of it here.
LARGEST FARMER IN THE SOUTH.
While here we 90 out to Smith