The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-26
Did You Attend the Beulah Picnic?

Did You Attend the Beulah Picnic!
The annual picnic OF Company H..
26yh S. G. " came OF 1T beulah Cross
iRoads last SATURDAY. and it was, we
think. the largest picnic we ever at
tended. The crowd is variously csti-
matcG at from three to FIVE thousand:
the number was hard to get at because
they were scattered over the spacious
grounds. but it was a tremendous crowd
of good-humored men, women and chill
dren, and those in charge did every
thing they could to see to it that none
went away dissatisfied.
We lefS here on the regular morning
mail train, with quite number OF fel-
where through the generosity Of Capt.
D. w Alderman, train was awaiting
to take Us to Beulah. The trip over
the Alcolu railroad was surprisingly
| pleasant. because we had an idea as the
road was comparatively new. It would
be very rough. but it was not. We had
comfortable passenger cars. and Pa,
! as the people atfectlOnatclv call Alr.
| Alderman. gave his personal attention
TO looking after the comfort OF the pas
sengers. who were made his guests on
this free excursion, and it seemed
TO afford PA" pleasure in seeing the
big crowd Of people enjoy the
ride. At each of the stations, Harbr>s,
DuRant. Sardinia. Candles. Boards.
Coles. all along where 4 stop was made
the train took on passengers until there
were about two hundred people on this
! first passenger train to run into Beu-
| lah. In this connection we should men
ton that Mr.. \. H. Reese was the en-
gineer and Mr.. Forrest Collins was
conductor: both engineer and conduc-
tor realized the full extent OF their re-
sponsibility and were not lax IN the
performance Of their duties.
Arriving at Beulah we found an I'm,
mense throng already gathered. ard
from the depot to the grounds we
| walked through a solid mass OF jolly
humanity. II was a revelation to Us
to see the progress this place had made
in the last few years: from a cross
roads where nothing stood buta church
Beulah has developed into a progress
i've business town with magnificent
future. The place is surrounded by a
grand country, fertile lands and sturdy
people, and the coming in OF railroad
and the prospect Of q cotton mill IN the
near future. Beulah will soon be heard
from in the commercial world with no
uncertain sound.
About the center OF 4 very large
piece of woods, near q grand lowing
well we found the air being filled with
the eloquence OF Senator T. G. Mcleod
OF Bishopville. We reached there Just
in time to hear Mr.. Mcleod close his
address with 4 beautiful peroratlon on
the valor of the soldiers OF the Confed-
eracy. but those who heard his entire
speech tell US that Tom" was at his
best and did himself proud.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Joe Barrow, who was aided by Mr:
J. W. Hicks. They told US that several
gentlemen who were invited to deliver
addresses failed to appear with the en-
ception OF Hon. T. G. Mcleod, and that
it was necessary to press others into
service Capt. D. J. Bradham was the
first called upon and the committee aid
well in getting him. because II there IS
any subject Captain Bradhau. loves to
talk about il is that of the Confede rate
soldier. He presented silk flag made
by the ladies. He spoke before our ar
rival and was followed by Mr.. Nc
Leod. and he by Mr.. Pete Humphrey,
who laid stress on the fighting quail
ties of the Confederate solder and com
pared him with the "Cubian SOLDIER
who fit in the Philippines, Mr.. Hum
phrey also paid q glowing tribute to
the memory of Mr.. John Truluck. who
was leading spirit of that section, and
who died Saturday morning. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Humphreys speech
the writer was pressed into the speech,
making service. and he was followed
by DR.. I. NJ. Woods who made very
nice talk.
After the speaking dinner was an
bounced. and such dinner-boNes aud
trunks were gotten out and spreads
made under the trees. Then came the
hospitality for which Salem is noted.
Those who had spreads went about
looking for those who came without
and it was you eat with Us. or "Old
fellow, my folks will be disappointed #
YOU don't come Go where you would
and there was a spread of everything
good to eat. and in immense quantities.
One OF the noticeable features of these
dinners was the quantity Of fried chick
en- and home-cured hams, which showed
these people to be ''home-livers."
They have their corn-cribs and smoke
houses at home and live lis true farmers
should. When we speak OF the charac-
teristic Salem hospitality everybody
who has ever attended public gather
inc in that section understands what 1t
means. 1t means that everybody fur
nishes of the very best and the most
plentiful, and that they want their
guests to enjoy it.
All about on the grounds were lem
onade, soda water and ice cream
stands. where these refreshments were
served, and in every direction after
dinner could be seen groups OF people
ENJOYING the lucious water melon. Ihe
dav was spent meeting friends, renew
ing old acquaintances, making new
friends. and every body was made to
feel free and easy. There was some
hot blood there TOO. some boys got into
dispute, and attempted to settle it by
an appeal to the fist. there were two or
three Of these little scraps but no harm
was done.
Beulah is an ideal place for big
picnic. it is situated near where the
lines of six counties come in. Ciaren-
don. Sumter, Lee. Williamsburg, Das
lingtou and Florence. ard the vast nui-
titude there was from these counties.
1t was certainly well managed affair,
and one which we enjoyed hugely:
We all had a good time at the picnic.
and enjoyed the ride on the Alcolu rail
road for which we feel under obliga-
tions to Captain Alderman for his kind
ness and generous attentions, and to
Conductor Collins and Engineer Reese
for their taking such good care OF those
they had in charge. At another time
we will have something to say about
our observations along this line of