The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-05
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That's watcr-proot--
In Pumpkintown!
,, The whole poem is truly Auburnlan,
and tho last starZa thus grnphically
alludes to tho future famo Of tho i'm
populous village.
ain after days,
The poets lays
Shall swell the praise
"Of PumpkintOWn!
PENDLEToN VILLAGE. E.-"Oid Pom.
dletOn, as it is generally called by tn,
country folks in the vicinity, was once
tho seat OF Justice for Pcndlcton Dis.
trict, since sdividcd into tho two dis,
tricts Of Anderson and Il P.cScns. II l.
still the largest villag" Of any in either
district, anJ justly prid9s itself on hav.
ing one Of the best Female Schools in
South Carolina. 1.-THE school-is I'M
der the judicious care Of the Misses
wnilom President Of the Mid,lrburN
College in Vermont. The society OF
Pcndlet III, AMI indeed Of an cxtensiv,
vicinity Numbering many families,
distinguished for wealth and worth.
all Jrds, OF course, ample nutrimnnt to
this institution. The village offers q
pleasant summer retreat for fugitivcs
from sickness in the lower districts.
1t has weekly newspaper.
IICKHNSNlLLE is II village about
ten times us large as Pumpk
The only attraction it can offer the
traveller is a tOlerablc nights lGging.
GREENNI.LE. The prettiest village
in South CarOlina-who Qucs ions it
We have not, 1T is true, seen all the
vi lagos in south Carolina, but we are
content to rely on general report. 1t
opcns-so to spcak-with an cxurisite
little bit Of nature, comprising Il rocky
stream-a river pcrhap5-spauncd by
neat foot bridge, with Il mill, (the
mill Is rather too modern, however, for
picture :. aud below it is bona. lidc
waterfall, as wild and foamy and mus-
cal as nine out Of ten OF those which
play Lion in EIropean books >f scene
ry. We have half IL mind to persuade
our artist to put it in his exquisite
llthotint, and 1T our readers juugc for
themselves. Nous vcrrGns
Having established ourselves at the
Mansion House which, under the aus
plccs o. Col. CO'cm.tr, comes as near to
our beau idea OF perfect village hotel
as any we have else where encountered,
| let like staying there longer than our
allotted trois jOur5. We did somew hat
exceed those limits, and when We left,
Dreathed an inward sigh that we could
not take the "MansiOn House." and its
ShSS'''tN t'SO hilu u'JS UcSS, lODR "llD
Us. The Qul, t, the ncAtn,ss, the taste,
the viands. and the courteous treat
ment which the visitor finds there, WI
haunt him for days after with spell
Grccnvi!Ic has It's Young Mems I.y-
ceum. and the Lyccum has it,, neat
and commodiOus hall, we'll fitted
| up, and exhibiting respecta-
| bic library. and " fine cabin,t for
minerals and curjoSitics. We hold up
the Greer Vile Lyceum as a hint TO
other villages. Who will take it?
II we mistake not. GrcrEvillc was
the birthplace Of our late and lancntcd
friend, IL taudcn. whose sclf-acquired
ability with the pencil, and whose
pleasant manners were known to many
OF our readers. He died in Greens borO'
from injuries received on the Georgia
IA lrOau.
II our friend W will pursue the
track he Is mark ny out for himself,
Grcenvil!c may yet boast her native,
successful artist. Here is published a
neat aud wrlt-ti)lcd newspaper--thc
"Grcenvill" NJ )untaincer"
Grccnvll!c Is II place OF great and
fashionable resort during the summer
months. II Is II kind Of rdtlatinp CEN
tro 10 tlc natural attractions, anl tn c
springs OF the surrounding regions.
SpARTANIURG. This is one Of the
| pleasant up-country villages Of Caro-
INA and the newer pOi tion Of it is GER
| talh!y neat anu tasteful enough, incluu-
ing especially the spacious "iNaikcr
lnnSe, which IN 1t, appearance i,
quite sufficient to dctain every traveller
VINO enters the village from thnt end,
ana which, II the stranger could Onl,
get an inkling Of it, 1--WE had morc)
whcn entering the other end, he woulu
I In
he stopped William Walker, of the
sad housc-thcre are no fcwcr than
four William Walkers in the distric,
Will make his guests comfortable in
his paiacc, and afford them tinr pan
oramic.Vlcw from the cupula at its sum
NIT There is an excellent fumal G
school here under the care Of Miss
Payne. Met with young and promis-
ing artist, Mr.. Barclay, whose rcputa-
ton Is destined to increase. Apropos
hereby hands a tale. He was painting,
during our stay, the physiognomy of
an Old citizen, renowned for his lace,
and having put the unfinished canvass
IN the open window to dry, and invcr-
ted the head that it might not attrac,
too much attention, lat least MIR. b.
avows this purpose y he left it there
over the Sabbath. Alas for his in
tent it was the cynOsuro Of all the
village eyes; and some wag declared
that his horses, catching a glimpse OF
the.portrait, got frightened and started
astdc-it was so natural. We saw the
original and the copy, and We do aver
that we should have recognized the
the latter soonest" 'pon honor :"
The Bar in this place embraces
several able mcmbc:s-whom we num-
Der with pleasure among our acquaint-
ance-but regret not mo ,ting with
Major II.
THE GLENN SPRINGS. Were almost
deserted at the time oI our visit, which,
however, was very brief ono. The
accommodations are on an extensive
scale, and we fonnd an obliging host
~ few weeks previous upwards 70 two
nundrcd visitors were at this popular
watering place.
UNIONVILLE.-Thro tho ncvcr.
tO-bc-forg often Kindness o COL q y 70,
our stay here was made exceedingly
agreeable. very Intelligent and