The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-13
THE EPW0RTH ORPHANAGE.
A Most Noble Work-A Visit There and
What The Visitors Saw.

EDITORS INTELL1GENCER: sLas
week, after space Of almost a ycal
we made a second visit to the Epwort
Orphanage, which is, as was stated i
a previous letter, located about mil
east Of Columbia, near Gamers Ferr
road. From the Orphanage buildings
on account Of the high elevation 0
the place, one can see far into Lexing
ton, and, perhaps, into Orangebur
| Counties. In front of the three mai
buildings there is a beautiful grove 0
hickory, cedar and oak. The yard
are level and are covered with SAM
and grass-no red mud to soil tn
clothes of the fifty odd neat little or
phan children who are SO well caret
| for and who are so well contented il
their new home.
During the week days the children
are taught the rudiments of an educa
tion by two excellent and experienced
teachers-N1rs. Julia p. Price, Of
Orangeburg County, and Miss Eleanor
Thompson, of Sumter County, and
regularly attend Sunday School.
Mrs. E. j. Black, Of Vaughnsvillc,
has charge Of the dining room, sewing
department. Mrs. +. H. Spivey, of
Williamsburg County, is the matron
for the boys, and Miss Lizzie Gasque,
of Marion County, is 'matron for the
girls. Miss Sunie Anderson, of Alb
beville County, has charge of the Gull
nary department.
Since our last visit the we'll con-
structed and commodious barn has
been burned. together with provender,
tools and stock, and rebuilt. The
Plumer system Of water works has
been placed and carries water to the
three main buildings, the superintend-
ent's residence, the boys home, the
girls home, which is twelve-room
brick building recently completed.
Water is also conveyed to the two
story laundry building, which is a
great blessing to the children, as it
considerably lessons their labors.
Mr.. W. O. Ammons, of Marion
County, who has done so much faith
full work in his line for the orphanage,
is employed as carpenter, and Mr.. ".
T. Walker, of Camden, an experienced
printer, is employed in the printing
department: where the Epworth Or
phanage Record is printed monthly.
besides the job work that comes in
from all parts of the country.
Mr.. James Simpson, of Chester, has
charge of the farm work.
An orchard and vineyard, which
will. from time to time, be enlarged.
has already been commenced.
Ample arrangements are being made |
FOR raising poultry.
There arc no idlers about the Ep-
worth :Orphanage. Everybody works
the boys learn to set type, do farm
work, and make themselves useful
generally, when they are not in
school, and the girls are taught to do
\ reading room and IL
'rary have been provided for the Or
ohanage.
\ parlor suite in the boys building
las been given by DR.. Weber, Of Ian
aster, and piano has been presented
0 the girls by Master William Martin,
r., of Columbia, S. c.
10 feed the children, it takes week
y about nine gallons Of molasses,
arrel of -four, and other things in
Several cows have recently been
iven, but few more are yet needed.
Children from three years of age up
thirteen, whose parents are of diff.
,rent denominations, have been re-
eived and will remain, nothing provi
hindering, until they have {
nished the course of study mapped :
ut for them. t
One good lady connected with the /
'phanagc says: '"There are no wild,
ecdlesS boys among thcm-they are S
! admirable boys There is no O
'nfUsion-everything goes on here i
le clock work. The telephone line c
hich runs from the superintcndcnt's $
ice to the city is a great conycn- v
nee. II
Mrs. Geo. Il. Waddcll i, preparing a
have small, but we'll arranged t
wcr garden. She says she wants
e children TO know and love flow II
s. Besides those already erected, c,
her buildings will be constructed as Il
st as the means at hand will Justify. W