The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
HERE AND THERE.
A workiD1 Mans Jsuut Through the
Conutry--Neses by the Way.

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Editor Press and Banner:
This writer left the city Of Abbeville. June
goth. to 90 TO the lower part OF the county !"
what pleasure 70 work! Tho good Lord
said, by the sweat OF our brow should We ee'
bread, and that the laborer 10 worthy OF his
hire. What pleasure 10 Meet and mingle
with people and 20 into their horpes! 10 the
bellevue neIghborhood We visited several
homes. among them were Messrs. samue
Morrow, J. Y. Wardla~, Henry Yarb0rough
THESE ARE ideal homes. where the latch-string
| nj ways hangs on the outside.
Al saudover We were sheltered for day
Tom Rritt Il In q msgpinceut home, sur.
rounded by every luxury and convenience.
Mr.. Britt II rich In this worlds gcnda. with
every comfort. With his loving mother. de
voted wife and loving children. he iS indeed a
II vas our pleasure IN 60 TO Mr.. Charlie Tol.
bert's on sabbath evening IN singing
There We met Bro. Eilgore with some OF his
good work Mr. Kiigore Ia doing al Lelhc. Mr..
ToIbert 10 n rising young man and roySl
We also called on Mr.. Joe Britt. He Is the
oldest person In that section OF the country
and though hc is blind. he seems 10 be happy
and takes n lively Interest In Whatever 10
going on. You have heard much OF The Britt
golden Wedding. but the end Ia not yet-6oth
be and Mrs. Britt are still receiving presents
comes whom we die; not In this case-this old
coulple has lived to see honors heaped upon
them.
:, the way, Mr.. Editor. were you ever at a
"fsh fry"s I got into big ono at Mcket.
tricks mills. We had one. and don't you for.
get t. In company With DR.. Britt and broth
ere, Messrs VIII. Tom and Archie Britt
Rev. McCuen and Others. We took tvo seines.
cooking utensils, bacon, lard. salt and bread
down on Long Cane; Some went With The
seine. some carried fsh 70 the camp. some TO
clean fish. some 70 cook-every man bad
something IN do. A moro moral crowd never
went nshing. With the good preacher for our
captain. With plenty OF fish. royal feast end.
ed day long 10 be remembered
Mr.. John r. Bradley. the place where every
tramp, saint or sinner, is welcomed. Aiter
spending day and night al nshing and other
enjoy msnt We started for Ao6eville.
On the 4th inst. it was our pleasure to attend
the Junior Oroer barbecue and picnic II VA.
one o; the best We ever saw. The Order did
Itself proud and crowned itself With glory.
u fed somo i've or SIX hundred people with 9
the beat Of every thing else. They also served
free the piceat cool drinks. DR.. Marshall said
he had lived one hundred years and had never
seen anything nke Il. Long live the Junior
per; may the managers, aud every man.
woman and child that works at this great
enterprise live long and be happy. 10 our
o. the 5th inst. We went 10 Sunny Sl0pe, 10
tho annual picnic. Il 10 eleven miles frosD
AbbeyilIe and six miles from Due Vests
dne farming section. We got there early and
saw most OF the crowd come iu. We noticed
forty .eight people on three wagons. Ateleven
o'c lock They numbered about 1000. The CON.
gressionai candidates bad been invited Ia
make speeches. Rucker. Prince. McCslls and
Aiken made speeches; Lomax, candidate for
the House. also spoke IN the afternoon: MsIor
Nance Tor the Senate, All made good
speeches. A royal welcome. plenty 70 eat.
and good time for everybody, 10 what the
penpie OF sunny Slope give once year.
With good wishes for the Press and Banner
and its editor and readers, We remain,
Your friend. y.