The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-13
Ionr Branch Items,

Our trip to the "City by the Sea" vas
a very pleasant one, although we were
very much crowded both going and COM
ing. We started with eight cars and
took on another one at Columbia. The
crowd was estimated at about SIX hum
dred passengers. We had the pleasure
of viewing portion of this great world
that we had never seen before and some
that we don't care to see any more.
Crops between hero and Columbia are
something like our's-very sorry. we
saw great deal of cotton not hoed out
the first time. Then we saw some that
was looking very we'll, considering the
cold and dry weather. We reached Col
umba awhile before night. and then TAX
ing the Atlantic Coast Line we had a
view of the country from their to Sum
ter, when dark came upon US. For some
twenty-five miles below Columbia the
land and crops reminded me very much
of our country here, &c. For some ten
or fifteen miles this side Of Sumter we
saw some of the finest cotton [ think |
ever saw for this season of the year, and
here dark came upon US, and we went on
our way to the City. We reached Char
lesion at 10. 40 and there we met our clever
friend Mr.. Gooding, whom we had written
to meet US at the depot He carried US
safely to the hotel where we were we'll
cared for. Next day we started out
bright and early and the first place was
the market house, which is grand sight
to many of US who had never seen any
thing of the kind before. AT 10 o'clock
we took the steamboat for Sullivan's
Island, where we spent a few pleasant
hours gathering shells and watching the
ft.1 vxy0fn hot tyn
had never seen before. While on the
Island we went to Fort Moultrie. There
were many old soldiers there viewing the
old relics who served their country in
the years 1SGl-'G2. They said that the
Fort looked perfectly natural. I wasn't
in Charleston during the war. was too
young during the first two years, and the
last two 1 was still too young. After
spending a few pleasant hours on the
Island, we returned to the City and went
to the Magnolia Cemetery, which is
beautifully decorated with flowers and
mossas and beautiful lakes and mounds.
After passing through the Cemetery I
left nv chum and boarded o street car
for the Ashley Poo Phosphate works,
which is also grand sight to any one
who never saw anything of the kind
and I never had before. Next day we
visited the City Museum. There we saw
animals of all kinds, fowls Of all kinds,
also fish, snakes, frogs, &c. Then we
went to st. Michaeps Church, where we
saw the oldest organ In the State $50
said.) We also spent few pleasant
hours in the Park. Charleston is large
City, but is old, and many Of the build
ings are dilapidated. We would have
enioyed our trip much better if we had
some water from home to drink. can't
stand the Charleston water. I hear peo-
pie talking about having prohibition in
South Carolina. 1t is mistake, Char
lesion has just about.as many saloons as
she has dry good stores. We left the
CITY at O'Clock in the afternoon Thurs
day evening for home. We had view
of the country from Charleston to Sum-
ter, where night came on us as we went
down, thus giving us daylight view Of
the country from there to Charleston.
For some 25 or 30 miles this side of Char
lesion crops are no good, but some Is
miles the other side of Sumter to Sumter
they are extra good. They had splen-
did rain there on the 9th of June.
was told while in Charleston that it
had not rained any there since February,
that is anything like season. Our next
trip ia to Asheville, yes, all go again. I
am like the old man was by getting
drunk. If get forgiveness for this trip
T am going to 60 back again.
The health Of this community is very
good at this writing.
Mr.. l.. A. Williams bad the mis- 'ortune
of losing fine young horse, which d'ei
last Saturday with what was supposed to
have been blind staggers.
Several Of our young people attended
at Mount Bethel last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Williams attended
preaching at Shady Grove Sunday last.
We are needing rain very bad. Gar
dens and upland corn is suffering.
We are laying by corn and sowing peas.
Inotice in last weeks IETEEL1GENCER
where one of the correspondents wants
the correspondents of the INTELL1aEN-
GER to have meeting this sum mer. He
must be single fellow and wants pic
mic. I am certain there would be no en-
ioyment for a crowd of US old men to
meet and converse with each other. AS
for hearing each others name ] can tell
YOU mine. SAME ME.