The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-01
GROSS HILL.

bule train on the s. A. l.. bound for the
city OF Nashville Tenn. We arrived
at our destination on Thursday at I p.
M.
On the route we saw hastily some
thing OF Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta,
Cartersville, Chattanooga, Tullahoma,
Murfreesboro and finally Nashville.
We caught a passing glimpse of the
historic battlefields of Kenesaw, At
lanta, Chickamaugs, Missionary Ridge,
Lookout Mountain, Murfressboro,
Franklin and Nashville.
The route lies along some Of the
grandest mountain scenery on the con-
tinent, the Kenesaw Mountains, the
Stone Mountain, Lookout Mountain,
Raccoon Mountain, Cumberland Noun
tains, and the Blue Ridge were all in
full view at different times and places
and elected great admiration and
wonderf from the passengers.
We also saw some Of the finest farm
Ing lands in North Georgia, and on the
Tennessee River and its tributaries.
Wheat crops are very fine. Corn is
young, but looking well, clover and
bull grass In abundance and quantities
Of fine stock, horses, mules, cows, sheep
and hogs. There is very little cotton,
the climate not suiting the growth of
the plant, but compared with our coun-
try, 1t looks like a veritable Eden.
The city Of Nashville is located on
the Cumberland River, not far from
the center of the city. The city is
beautiful for location and is thriving,
hustlin& growing place. The city is
noted as an educational centre. We
hastily looked through Vanderbilt
University, Prices Female College,
Jennings and Dranghous Commercial
Schools, and found these first class,
and time forbids our visiting many
others.
The Tennessee Centennial EXPOSE
ton is In full blast. Words fail US to
describe 1t. 1t must be seer to be I'M
derstood and appreciated. Persons
who claimed to know claimed that in
some respects it surpassed Chicago
and Atlanta. We will not decide the
matter as we did not see either of the
others.
The object OF our trip to Nashville
was to attend q convention of one or
moro delegates from all towns on the S.
A. L., and when assembled there were
over one hundred delegates from Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia. The Convention was
q large hall, built in the form of q
mammoth palace car, being the Ex-
position Car OF the S. A. l.. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting was to devise ways
and means to develop the resources OF
the South, and to attract immigration
and capital. We think the work done
by the Convention will be far reach
ing in Its effects, and il we will but lay
hold and give a helping hand the dawn
Of prosperity Is upon us.
or course we did not forget to put
Cross Hill in the front rank as q thriv-
ing, hustling young town and Incl
dentally brought in Harris Lithia
Springs for a share OF notice.
Taking 1t altogether we had q
pleasant trip and believe it will be
profitable.
In the city Of Atlanta we met Mrs.
Julia F.. McGowan, O native Of your
city and widow of the late Homer l..
MCGOWAN. We also met p. III. Nc
Gowan, son OF Homer l.. MCGOWAN
Pat Is a prosperous and successful law
yer in the Gate city and will do honor
to the name Of the MCGOWAN family
and you know Laurens county Is proud
Of them, the birth place and home OF
the MCGOWAN family.
Our last visit to Atlanta prior to this
was in June 1865, when 1t was a pile
Of ruins from the vandal torch OF Sher-
man, but it has sprung Phoenix like
from the ashes and is more beautiful
and prosperous than ever.
The closing exercises of the High
School at this place came off on Fri
day 28th. The exercises consisted o.
r~ecitations, singing, dialogues, farces
and charades. All we're acted in Il
manner creditable in the highest de-
gree to the pupils and teachers. All
did so we'll that it would be unkind
to mention any one as better. All we're
at their best from the wee six year
tot to the grown young men and wo-
men. Great credit is due the teachers,
Prof. H.. 4. Majors and Miss Bessie
Goddard. They have shown marked
ability and skill in their chosen pro-
f~cssion.
The orator Of the occasion was Mr..
B. r. Wells. His subject was "The
Importance Of Education and he
handled his subject with the skill of a
master and showed research and
study. Ben is one of our boys and we
are all proud of him. He is the son of
that sturdy old veteran CT the Lost
Cause" b. NJ. Wolls.
We were glad to see in our town,
Mr.. L. G. Bale and his lovely daugh-
ter, Miss Beulah, visiting friends and
relatives.
L. II. Watts and wife OF Greenwood
county were on a visit to relatives and
friends in town last week. We are
always glad to see Larry and his wife.
Mrs. Kitty Fuller has been very i'll
for some time, but at this writing is
reported better,
The State Press Association passed
though our town on Friday p. NJ, on
their way to Harris Springs. We are
sorry that circumstances prevented us
from seeing the members OF this highly
important Association.
SORInE.