Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-08-17

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IS Gibraltar, nearly fifty horse
power can be developed. The IN
creased power will be. utilized by
the establishment of new enter.
prise, the plans for which have
not yet fully matured.
AS we drove rom the mill to
town we passed the Odd Rosemary
church which will this year cele-
brate the one-hundredth anniver.
sary OF its founding. 1t is one IF
the most unique country churches
in the land in that it has always
a surplus fund in the church trea-
sury. Mr.. J. M. Hare, whose son
was SO severely scalded in the
wreck on the Gap railroad near the
quarry in June 1895, has been en-
clerk of this church for nearly 20
years. 1t was pleasure to meet
M. Hare again. He says that ne =
has very pleasant recollections OF
Edgefeld. The people here, said
be. were. so kind to them, during
the FIVE weeks that their sou was
so critically ill, that actually their
kindness became burdensome.
On Saturday night Mr.. Ballowe
and the writer attended the Willis, 3,
ton "horn club" (now, don't tell
Mira, Ballowe and Mrs. Advertiser
aoout this). DR., Smith had run MS
large pond very low SO asto be able
10 work beneath or below the dam
with safety, and by means Of acts
and gigs large quantity of fine
lack, brir and trout were provided
for a "fry." The largest trout
weighed oIe er ten pounds. A con-
genial coterie of dozen CT more
repaired to the pond about the
supper hour for a royal feast. Mr..
Robert Purvis, the efficient super
intendent Of the farming interests
of Dr.. ]. NJ. Smith (Dr. Smiths
father), aided by several compe-
ten. assistants, fried the fish in a
manner tha: would reflect credit
upon the chef of the Waldorf
Astoria. There under large
sycamore tree by the light OF the
stars and lanterns we ate fish from
8 80 till 1880. Was it ever yoIr
privilege and pleasure to est all
the fish you wanted-iust all that
you could provide room for ? Well,
that was the experience of those
who sat upon the bank OF DR.
Smiths pond on Saturday night
last.
On Sunday morning Mr.. Ken.
nedy bad HE pair of beautltu
sorrel horses, that move with ease
grace, and the speed of the wind
bitched to his carriage and drove
us out to see more of the town
ideel farms and fourishing crops
The fields are large and level re
mindirg one CT the Trenton ant
Ridge sections. The fine crops ar
made possible by systematic rota
ton, heavy fertilization ah'
thorough cultivation.
The handsome residences, tn
splendid out-buildings and genera
: manner in which the farms ar
kept are proof positive that man
of The farmers round about Willis
ton are wealthy; all of them inde
pendent. They are not. the one
i fgrain many of them grow aspara
Z gus, canteloupes, beans and frui
for the market. The success
one farmer is given to show wha
Lis being done in and near Willis
ton: Mr.. Fl. J. Harvey, whom W
met, Owls and operates a four
horse farm. He has 16 acres i
asparagus that nets him $4,000 an
nually; besides this he makes 4
bales of cotton, and grain an
corn enough to supply the place
having now more than 200 bushel
of old corn in his crib. Figure fo
!, yourself what the yearly profit t.
Mr.. Harvey is.
. Were we to farm for a livelihoo,
we would go to Williston as fas
as the cars could carry us to pur
chase farm. Said the writer tt
Dr.. Smith: Doctor, we were de
lighted to have you come to Edge
field to live among us aud wcult
not for the world have you leave
US, but, situated as you were hore
how could you over get your con
sent to leave Williston." He re
piled, "'ll tell you, but for giving
my children the advantages of you
excellent school never woult
have left"
Owing to the shortness of GU
stay we could not meet many O
the business men, but when W,
saw the permanent improvement
of the streets and how the foul
principal roads that lead to Willis
ton are being 'clayed" and other
wise improved through the efforts
and financial aid of the town We
are constrained to believe that the
citizens of Williston are enterpris-
ing, public.spirited and united sol
the upbuilding of the community
We regret that we have not the
space to write at length Of the up.
to-date telephone system that is
being installed, of truck farms
splendid graded school, hosiery
mill, etc.
It Was q pleasure to see Simeon