Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-17
A FOURTH OF JULY TRIP.
Mr.. y. s. Boggs and Family Of NewrX Visit
Walhalla and Westminster.


Newry, July 10.-Seoing in your wor-
thy papor nothing from our industrial
town (Nowry) we will attompt to give
your many readers q few thoughts and
items from down horc-
On tho cool rivor's brink,
Where mon work and think.
First, tho company is having tho streots
and houses of tho village put in first
rate condition, which, whom completed,
will truly mako Nowry model mill
town.
Mr.. Campbell Courtcnay has tho SUI
pervision of working all the public roads
in this school district, and he has wisely
adopted tho plan of Widening tho roads
to about 1G or 70 feet, and instead of
putting wooden bridges across tho small
branches ho is putting rock culvorts,
which will be thoro for all timo to como,
and thus save tho cost Of replacing
wooden bridges.
Rev. G. Wardlaw, of Seneca, with the
assistance Of Row. d. w. 1Iiott, of tho
samo place, has bcon carrying on a
series Of meetings horo for several ovcn
ings. May tho Lord crown their earnest
efforts with much lasting good for the
cause of religion and tho upbuiltling Of
the church at Nowry.
We had q glorious 18th Of July. Your
scribe, with his better half and little
ones and Mr. w. p. Childrcss, in car
riago furnished by our stabloman, Mr..
j. Il. Cronshaw, oarly OH that morning
started for trip to West Union, Wal
halla, Westminster and return by way Of
Richland and Seneca. So tho route we
selected was by Hon. G. II. d. Burns's
mill, at which place wc arrived about 10
n. M, and found some signs Of progress
in the way of q nice now cottage going
up-wc suppose as residence for his
miller.
The next point Of interest was West
Union, where wo stopped for some time
under tho cool shade of somo Of her
beautiful and spreading trees, and thorc
mot our old friend, j. Robert McMahan,
whom wo were glad to 500 and to know
was doing we'll.
Wo then started for Walhalla and ar
rived there about noon and wore sur
prised to find tho rapid progress that had
been mado in the way of good and mag
nificent brick buildings and the net work
of telephone wires. We also noticed
that Walhalla had not forgotten to re-
member he. noble German founders,
and hence tho beautiful monument wo
noticed near tho post Office, with namos
carved on it that will never bo forgotten
by the people of our county scat.
So we then passed on for our next
point to stop, which was at Mr.. Wilborn
Alexandcr's, where VIC, under large
spreading oak near his house, took din
ner, and had the pleasure Of meeting Mr..
Alexander and receiving at his hands
some acts Of kindness and a short his
tory Of his grand-fathcr's carly settle
mont there Oh Conncross SO years ago.
This being our first visit to this part of
tho county wo were favOrably impressed
with DR.. Fahncstock's, Mrs. IIunsingcr's
and Mr.. Alexandcr's places, as woll as
others.
After passing these places We arrive at
Westminster about 3 p. M. We found a
nice littlo city, with ono of the incest
cotton mills and cotton mill towns in
tho State. We failed to meet President
w. f. Cheswell, and hence lost tho plea
sure of going through the mill, but from
what We could SEQ in and out it is n
model mill and kept as neat and clean as
is possible.
From this point wo wcndcd our way
homoward, passing through the bcauti-
full town of Seneca and arriving at Ncwry
after tho sun had gone down beyond the
western hills and the silvcry stars began
to come forth in tho blue vaults OF
heaven, thus ending another glorious
fourth Of July, which VIC hope tho states
manship of this country will pcrpctuatc
and justify tho glorilication Of that day
down to tho rcmotcst ages of the worlds
history and continue this republic, as
tho Hon. John l.. McIaurin, in his Spar
tanburg speech, on July 18th, so truth
fully said: "That it was tho greatest
government the world over saw, and was
destined in the future to affect the
worlds politics and commerce moro
than ever" Now, with tho logic of that
speech, and every portion OF it laden
with truth, morality, religion, progress,
enterprise, patriotism and wisdom, who
can doubt tho sincerity and honesty OF
John l.. McI.aurin2 Standing, as we
view him, upon the highest mountain OF
American patriotism, progression and
enterprise, with deep down in his heart
the best interest of his cOuntry---ospc-
cially that of tho South and his native
Statc-looking behind him at tho glori-
ous achievements OF his country, and i'm
front Of him its colossal possibilities,
wo arc compelled to endorse Senator
McI4aurin's views and Senator 'rillman's
"Commcrcial Democracy" for it is com
mcrco we want. SO let us reason to-
gcthcr and accept what is to our best
interest, regardless Of politics and sec
tonal prejudice. b. S. Boggs.
Best Remedy Tor Stomach and Bowel Troubles.
81 have been in the drug business for
twenty years and have sold most all of
tho proprietary medicines of any note.
Among tho entire list have never found
anything to equal Chambcrlan's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhma Remedy for ali
stomach and bowel troublcs,r saws q. w.