The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
characteristics of Towns.
From The Greenville News.

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also produces Il fine type of girls.
Laurens Is the most unlevel place in
South Carolina unless it is Chester.
The latter is also noted for its vine
covered houses.
Newberry is remarkable for its mar
% streets and the habit of it's popu-
latisn OF coming to the depots when
the trains pass, to meet friends and bid
them good-b bye. Its public square al
ways appears to be crowded with PEG
pie.
Everybody knows Columbia for her
muddy water, the beauty Of her wide
streets and splendid treos.
Anderson is the most prosperous and
solid" business town I'm the State in
proportion to the blowing about it.
Anderson does not tell half enough
about herself.
CharlestOn's browning glory is unos-
tentatious hospitality. Charleston peo-
are the most difficult people to arouse
in the world, and once aroused, are
the stubbornest fighters.
Sumter is the prettiest town in the
State south Of the Piedmont. 1t has a
large jewish element who arc public
spirited and progressive.
Aiken is better known beyond the
limits of the State than any town in it
except Charleston.
~Spartanburg has a reputation for the
"pull together" of its people in bust
ness affairs and for wealthy men.
Walhalla Is the only town in the
State with a separately incorporated
suburb divided from it by n quarter OF
a mile unincorporated country ter
ritory. 1t is the longest town in the
State.
Lexington is the only town in the
State supposed to be located on q rail
road and is not, which a traveller
discovers when he leaves the train.
Camden is in every way Charleston
pond at Camden which is as lovely on
a small scale as the Charleston harbor.
The Abbeville people are prouder Of
their town than any other people in
South Carolina. An Abbevillc man
thinks it is better to have been born in
Abbeville than with q title backed up
by a fortune.
Clinton is celebrated for its good
morals.
Port Royal is the city of great en-
pectations just about to be realized.
One naturally thinks Of Beaufort in
connection with a few beautiful homes
and numerous old maumas selling fish
and oysters in small shops.
Winnsboro is full Of Secedcrs, Pres
byterians and education.
Florence is distinctively the railroad
town OF the State not that it has
more railroads but simply. u ''railroad
air about It,"
Georgetown has shells, live oaks,
history n long names for streets,
churches, streams and organizations.
We always think Of Conway as
though it were on another planet.
Hamburg is the town OF n prosperous
past, a desolate present and apparently
no future whatever.
Black River Dream are the pride Of
kingstree.
Branchville is tho oldest railroad
Carolina" rail road was first to have a
junction and 1t was at Branchvillc.
One always associates Orangcburg
with the colored colleges but they are
q small fragment of the town, which is
lively enough.
Union is another place which, like
Abbcville and Camden, Is noted for
charming hospitality.
We know little of Marion but always
think OF it as a pretty town with pine
trees and white sand.
Cheraw is quaint and elderly in APP
pearance. 1t has moro lawyers than
any LOWD III INC DIalc not Il county
scat.
Rock Hill is famous for hustle. 1t is
the best advertiser Of all the towns.
Greenwood has a multiplicity OF rail
roads and is a great place for tourna-
mcnts and frolics OF that character.
Gatfney is q town thai has grown in
to commercial Importance while many
people wero o aware Of it's existence.
9orkville has p newspaper that is
famous in newspaper circles all over
the country. And yet Yorkvillc is not
as well known as it should bo.
Edgefield, town and country, pro-
duces tho most distinctive type in tho
State. Edgefield people haye positive
qualities. sometimes good and some
times bad. The practiced eye can re-
cognizc the Edgefoldian instantly.
Edgefield is addicted to wide brimmcd
SLOUGH hats and politics.
And Greenville? Why, when the
angels from Heaven bless earth with n
visit they stop in Greenvilc first, in or.
der that the transition may not be
too sudden.
So Laurens is set down as q city OF
High Rollers" Who gave her this
-character? "Best bottle of CO.
logne at Laurens Drug Store or Poscy's
to the lady who first supplies the miss.
ing word