The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09

all religious denominations are rep
resented. A brighter, happier
appearing crowd of young people it
would be difficult to find than were
DR.. Jacobs charges on the day of
the Press Association visit.
The hospitable ladies Of Clinton
serve. dinner to the entire party 10 the
dining hall Of the Orphapage. and
then carriages we're iu waiting to take
she newspaper men to the various
points Of interest of the town. Ci:n-
ton is substantial and prosperous towo
that has grown within the last few
years until it is scarcely recognizable
by those who knew it we'll dozen
years age A large cotton mill was
bull. year or so ago and it has been
so successful that force of hands is
now at work on an extension that will
largely Increase the output Of the mill.
Taking leave of Clinton a special
train over the Seaboard Air Line car
ried us 70 Cross Hill, aud from that
place half hours drive landed the
party at Harris Lithia Springs, Mr..
J T. Harris. the proprietor Of the
hotel aDd springs gave compliment
arg banquet to the newspaper men that
night at w6ich there were about bun.
cred present. a number of promioeot men
having been invited to meet the editors.
The banquet was most enjoyable affair
aud the informal ADD impromptu
speeches vere as bright and sparkling
as the champagne with which the glasses
we're kept filed. The first visit to Harris
Li.hia Springs. the writer received a
decidedly favorable impression. The
hotel, large aud handsome building
on modern plans aud containing all
couveDiences. including electric lights,
crowns the top of hill from which the
eye sweeps the country for miles arouno
aud takes 10 at glance a noble pros
pect of bill and valley. woodland aud
we'll TILED and fertile fields Across
the brow Of this bill cooling breezes
blow aud from its base the healtb-giv-
Jog waters flow in perennial stream.
The most recent improvement to the
hose. is toe addition Of large wing
which nearly doubles its capacity On
top of the new wieg is dancing pavil-
ion or roof enthusiastically Que Of
the most delightful summer ball rooms
10 the State.
At SO o'clock that night the
party left Cross Hill on board their
private Pullman Car over the Sea-
board Air Line for Atlanta. where
they arrived in time for breakfast
A shor& stay in the Gate City. and
then we were off for Chattanooga.
This portion of the trip was made
over the Western & Atlantic. which
was the line along which all the
great battles of the Atlanta cam
paign wac fought in 1854. Capt
j. III Latimer of the Western &
Atlantic, who joined the party az
Newberry. was in his element and
made the mornings ride an unbroken
period of interest, pointing out the
battle fields through which the train
was hurrying There were some old
soldiers in the party to whom the
journey through the battle fields of
Kennesaw Mountain, Altoona, Rasa
ca, Dalton and Ringold brought up
memories of the days when they
made the same journey footsore, bat
tie SCARED and hungry.
Dinner at the Read House in Chat
tanooga, aud then drive behind a
spanking four inland TO the foot OF
the new incline up Lookout Mountain,
an ascent to the top, distance OF
three eeourths of mile on grade OF
67 feet to the 100 and we were look
ing down upon a most magnificent