The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
The Trip DoWn-A short Stay nt
OrnuEeburg - Doing sbH Exposs
ton and the Midway-wRg ne ner
Day Exercises Taking In the
(Ity-The ReSuru Home.

| OPnuEeburg Doing ebs Expose
ton and the Midway-wsgDen
Day Exercises - Taking is she
City-The Return Home.
ON hast Wednesday morning the following
party left fOr Charleston over tha Southern:
Mrs. John II. Gambreli. Misses Mamie Hill
Bessie Wilson. Florence Wills Wilson; dsrlrnds nds
| Henry. Win,op Taggsri. and Nrttie Brunsop.
| Sheriff Lyon, Mrssrs. George Cannon. kyle
! Iesiey. Ernsst Wilson, Ellie Wilson. Lewis
B ount. George Dusen berry. and Robert Coch'
ran.
THE TRIP DOWN.
The party left AbbeviIle In highest Spirits
o%x'DE Toward 10 pleasant aud pro,ses
incidents which made it all the more rpJny-
able. Not long after We left Green wood. the
proveroiai bridal couple boarded this Train
! and were so0n spotted Even the most mex.
perirnced would have taken In the sitna.
iioo. Judging from several remarks
made by different ones In the party. We are
which they were enjoying 80 much. As the
train stopped Al Newberry an other Interest
Ing sight held Us spell hound.
A young man was bidding bis aweetheart
meant death u Them. To make this more l..
t.restipg 10 IN. the young msn proved 10 be
oue Of our fri. nds from Ompgeburz. who had
been In Sewberry aimee last Sunday.
POP CALL At oRANGsBURG.
The next thing OF interest wan the atop at
Orapseburg, (or rather, we Bhonld say psssing
through Orapgeburg) Al 10 o'clock 10 our DC.
light, We found tnat We were approaching the
"City ON the. .Edisto" With quite M enOrt, We
managed to walt until we got nesr The sta.
ton, ana then left the Cur and stood on The
bottom step, ~ that We might get = view oi
our old home and have few worda With ieia-
tives and friends at The station. Oicourss.
Ihin ing the train would stop, we d-cided 10
Jump as soon a. the trnin slowed sumcieolly
iu order TO have - little more time. We
when we arose rum q most delightful and
graceful d: tat, to see the train quickeninx her
speed. carrying purse aud grip 10 Cberieston
and leaving Us at home. AFTER We jumped
from tns train, our friend. Mr. Lewis B!Ouni,
think ing that ;hings might be- serious. did
the jumping act also. but found everything
alright. He came to The resc cue man
fully. and did his part welt. We could not
morning, but time did not hang heavily on
our hanos. Such delightful time We had.
seeing relatives and frieuds again, after 10
long an absence.
We did moi arrive 10 Charleston until s: 30,
the following day. and after fndiug our party
We Vended our way 10 the
EXPOSITION GROUNDS
To say that the Exposition in . magnin.
cient success. is only sehoipE what t61n.. "a.
day and u In estimated That the crowd mum
bered 5000: q larger attendance ihan on
president Day" Our purity went through
the buildings In systeinAiic manner. thus
saving much time. The exhibits are excel.
lent aud some are worthy OF mention. The
West Indian exhibit In very nne aud much
can be gathered therefore.
Toe Won ans B iiiding Was thOrO ishiy en
Joyed by the ladies Of our part,. The
isncy work and handsome rare old china
0egxa descripu and they must be seen To
be appreciated. The art exhibit 10 very nne
and the Filipino exhibit 10 exceedingly In
teresting.
THE MIDWAY.
To some Il seemed 40 II the Midway was
The best part OF The Exposition. Our party
, spent some time going through the different
places.
Amer having visited most Of the places, We
decided TO determine which was enjoyed the
most and We almost invariably received tho
same answer. the old MIL" why sueh s u
In one OF The few places We did not visit. VIII
some one solve the mystery for US? The MID.
| way was the nveliest place nj night tnai We
having fun OF every description until mid.
uight and every body was In good humor.
wAGENER DAY KxERcisEs.
The exercises on Wagner Day were not
very eisOorate, In view Of the fact that Capt.
| . very large one and made quite an tnposiDR
spectacle. Tner" Was very little speech-max
log. In n short address. Capt. WAGNER said
that although the Exposition had not
sin, things had been accom- piished that
never would have been otherwise achieved.
TAKING IN THE CITY.
Friday Was Devoted 70 taking 10 the sights
| In and around the city. After break fast, We
| went down King street Tor awhile. and then
| boarded the car iOr Cbicora Park, where q
| most delightful hour waa apent. Amer leav'
Ing the Park. We came on down TO Msgnoiis
crinetary, one of the most beautiful places In
CharlesiOu. After our visit there. We took
| The car to the Battery and remained there
until o'clock, when we took the boat for the
ISLE or PALMS.
Here We got most delightful dinner and
then-the surf: Our friends who have pni
been In the surf. have something yet 10 liSs
for. The return tripitO the city stlO O'Clock
MAS . most delightful one.
| THE RETURN TRIP.
The return trip home was Q little tiresome
| In view of the iHct that everybody was tired
aud worn out, B, but We had the good foriun
| IN meet our hG Gporcd and dlslin.uished friend
Mr.. Arch. b. Calvert. the mayor OF Spartan
| burg, who IL 50 much loved and hOnOrcd by
The people of that city. He has invested
quite extensively 10 the White stone Li,hia
| ~
few mouths, will 0e completed one OF the
most modern and we'll equipped hotels iu
| the south. The While stone Springs arr
only about 10 miles from Spartanburs. and
this resort means much for that krctiOn o
the country. They now sell ~ uuch water,
ginger uls and COCO cola ss they can bottle
After we left Columbia. things were very
q uiet aud We arrived home M dusty and
| worn that u was difficult matter for even
our best irtnds 10 recognize Us.
THINGS THAT MAKE ONE LAUGH.
On going 10 Cnicora PARK. which Ia about
seven miles from the city. one OF the young
ladies remarked TO uS "thal the people o
| Charleston have the largest gardens | have
ever seen" We were Just passing u truck
farm and she thought II was n garden.
Arriving at Greenwood, q member OF the
party discovered that she had lett one artf
med lately wrote postal requesting that III
ne sent down the next day. Imagine the fuu
we had the next day when basket Of nc
small size was sent 10 her.
A young man made the discovery that np
ger bowls were made to drink from.
/ One of the younger members Of tho party
ordered a glass OF cream aud was verv much
chagrinrd TO ind that the p' Ice was ID cents
There are no "chesp people" IN Charleston.
Why II was so We can't say. bnt on arriving
lin Columbia, we were taken fer a bustet
opern troupe leaving the Exposition.
THANKS TO THE EDITOR
The trip to the ExpositIon. which wa
thoroughly erJnved, was given To The EN-
pio, era OF the Press and Banner of1ce. hy
ihs editor, Mr.. Hugh Wilson. His kindness
and generosity In most highly appreciated
aud The trip viii always he remembered b.
all as u most enjoyable one
=. Nettie l.. RruEson.
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