The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-26
A TRIP ABROAD.
Our Correspondent Writes Of a Trip to Johnston
and Other Places.

and Other Places.
Editor The Bamberg Herald: Not be-
cause we think you are scarce of news
nor that you are not acquainted with all
that we may say but we feel sure that we
can say some few things that will be OF
interest to some of The Herald's readers.
On the last day of July we left Bam-
berg for visit to the family of Mr.. W.
A. Jordan, of Johnston, who is well
known here, having lived here several
years ago.
While at Johnston many acts OF cour-
tesy we're bestowed to make the writer's
stay pleasant. There we met many OF
those dear old friends that ever have a
loving remembrance for each other
school-mates-as it was there that the
writer spent many of what we thought
unhappy days, studying and trying to
prepare for the life that each OF US have
to battle, but we feel sure that school
days are among the happiest.
At the home of Mrs. Farrah Smith, (nee
Miss Watson) August 9th, dining was
given in honor of a number OF friends,
eight of which were school mates from
different portions of the State.
At picnic at Yonce's mill pond quite
pleasant day was spent meeting many
old dacouaintancesa as we'll as forming many
new ones. This picnic was given in hon
or of the writer by the owner of the pond
and Mr.. B. A. Jordan. 1t is a very pretty
place situated just at the foot OF high
hill and for several miles around nothing
but hills can be seen with pretty homes on
their summits. The day was ideal, and
with the merry laughter of the young
folks keeping tune with the splashing and
dashing of the waves as they made their
wav over the old moss covered wheel, the
ewes feasting on the natural beauty of the
surroundings, we feel sure even the older
ones were obliged to feel young as we
Bathing, shooting, boating, riding, driV-
ing, and promenading were the amuse-
ments of the day. Dainty refreshments
were served ''under the shade of the old
sweet gum trees"
A carriage trip to Batesburg was very
pleasant. We passed through the Ridge
farming section, where we saw some very
fine crops of fruit, asparagus, and many
other things we do not grow here, as well
as the things we do. At Batesburg we
we're Hospitality entertained at the home
of Mi. R. s. Simmons, formerly OF bam'
berg.
It was our good pleasure to attend the
Ridge Spring Baptist Association az
Ridge Spring. The spring just back OF
the church is very pretty piece OF ma
ture. The pool for the church is just oe'
low the spring, the water flows through
small opening of solid rock and on
through the pool to the park below. Quite
an interesting program was carried out'
and special mention can be made OF LII.
Poteat's address, president OF Furman
University. Miss Lois Baker, State MIS-
sion worker, of Columbia, also made
very good talk. While in Ridge Spring
we we're made welcome at the home OF
Mr.. Bevers, who has charming wife.
At Wards we saw very pretty little
cemetery, which would remind one OF the
Spaniard's cemetery Of St. Augustine
Fla. Not in size but in style.
We were present at the opening OF the
Johnston graded school, but the exercises
were not so elaborate on account OF tne
death, the day previous, of one OF John-
ston's most worthy and honored citizens
Mr.. D. T. Outzs. But the writer was
made sad to see what change! 1t was
there that DR.. n. S. Hartzog had one OF
the most fourishing boarding schools in
the State. Ten teachers composed the
corps then in the Institute, besides the
kindergarten and other extra teachers.
The boarding department has now been
done away with, and the school graded.
Very good work is being done in the
school however, and some very fine teach
ers compose the corps, but it is not run
on as large scale as when known as "The
Johnston Institute"
We were also present at the opening OF
the S.C.C.I. at Edge6eld. The exercises
there, too, were very sad on account of
the absence of one of it's builders and
supporters, the presidents wife, whose
sad death occurred since last session, and
many were the sad expressions we heard
uttered by the girls and boys on missing
their friend. Col. Bailey has fine school
there, one that the State can justly be
proud of. The college is situated just on
the edge of the village on high hill. 1t
has campus of eight acres, and the sur
rounding scenery is pleasant to the eye
The rooms in the building are large and