Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-07-15
A Trip 10 the Lone Star State.

Fair Play, July 11.-Editors Keo-
wee Courier: For the first time in
my life will attempt to write a let
ter for your valuable paper of my
trip to Texas.
left my home (Fair Play on
May 18th, boarding the train at
Westminster. l did not change cars
until l arrived in New Orleans.
From this place | travelled via
Shreveport, La, to Jefferson, Texas,
my destination.
l went alone, but found no trouble
whatever. All railroad officials were
courteous and obliging, and really I
had most enjoyable trip.
At Jefferson my son, Robert l..
Grubbs, was there in waiting, pre-
pared to carry me by private con-
veyance to his home, some seven
miles, found him and family well.
We have large connection in Texas
and tried to visit them all, and
found all we'll and doing yell.
My husbands fataer, John Y.
Grubbs, usually called grandpa,
moved to Texas thirty odd years ago,
and with him his sons, Capt. w. l..
Grubbs and George Grubbs, and also
his daughter, Matilda, who married
w. r. Davis, of Westminster, and a
great many others left the Fork
country when Father Grubbs went,
or directly afterwards.
1t would be impossible for me to
name all the connection and friends
that l had the pleasure of visiting,
but will mention few: George
Grubbs, who married the Widow
Suber, of Townville, and bis son-in-
law, Mr.. Hall, who has accumulated
quite a fortune since he went to
Texas, and whose home was Just
below Anderson w. r. Davis, who
also has acquired quite nice prop
erty since he left South Carolina.
| also visited Thomas Linsay's fam
lily, who married Lissy Jenes. He
carried mo to Linden, Cass county,
and there took dinner with Mrs.
Monroe FAINT, former South Caro-
linian, and from there we went to
Mrs. Katie Henderson's, who mar
ried my brother-in-law, Sam Grubbs,
in 1887. Katie Grubbs Henderson,
nee Carter, lived in Hart county,
Georgia, where she married and
moved to Texas. Her husband,
Grubbs, was killed at a saw mill.
She has plenty Of property to keep
the wolf from the door, and her
many friends in Hart county, her
old home, will be glad to hear that
she is doing well.
| also went to see DR.. Jodie Har-
lis, hcHJiS'. lle ndS DeauIllul
home in the town of Linden. Jodie
left Townville when the Texas fever
wac on. He is doing well. He has
three beautiful daughters, who are
teaching schools at good salaries.
also went to see our jovial friend,
w. II. Lindsay. Found him and
wife getting along splendidly. He
has bought property and paid for it
since he went to Texas.
l found full and plentiful tables
everywhere / went--vegetables, such
as beans, potatoes, cabbage, etc., in
abundance.
| received many nice presents from
friends and connection, which / ap-
preciate ever 30 much.
left OH June 18th for home, in
company with Mrs. Lucy King, nee
Terrell, who is now on a visit to her
parents in Westminster. She and
her husband, Newton King, live at
Lodi, Texas, and are doing we'll.
We arrived in Westminster safe
and sound on June Is, and While we
sojourn in this sublunary world OF
trouble, yet 'tis a pleasure beyond
measure to visit our far-away kin.
dred and friends.
Y ~