Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-04
POOR FARM AND LONG CREEK.
Gleanings for The stem.ter, Gathered
Along the Road.

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In company with the County Su-
pervisor, II. F. McAlister, left WAL
halla on October 10 for Long Greek.
Our first stop was at the county
farm, OF poor house as some call 1t.
We arrived at that point at high
noon. This was our first trip to the
county farm. w. r. Cobb is the
manager of the farm. and he Is the
right man in the right place. After
refreshing rest and good dinner
for both man and beast our host, Mr..
Cobb, showed us around the build
ings, etc. Under his and the super
visor's management this farm has
peen put in a high state of cultiya-
..on. 1t contains 269 acres, 1870
acres IN cultivation. The farm is
Iself-sustaining, with surplus. One
thousand bushels of corn, fifteen
thousand bundles of good fodder,
counted and packed, are in barn this
season; also lot of hay; between
fifteen and twenty bales of cotton,
besides lot of patches of cain,
potatoes, peas, etc. There are 1O0,-
900 feet of lumber stacked for build
ing houses. There are sixteen head
nine head of fat hogs, with six for
another year; two splendid barns
with stables attached; water tank
with capacity of one thousand gal
ions. In case Of fire the water sup-
ply will be sufficient.
There are thirteen souls at this
place dependent upon the county for
support, and we noticed with plea
sure that Mr.. Cooks looks we'll af-
ter their. comfort in more ways than
one. Everything is cooked and
served at the kitchen.
We noticed two old Confederate
soldiers there. One of them, Nh
Watkins, told me that he was with
Longstreet or the Rappahannock,
Chickamauga, Knoxville, The Will
derness and Cold Harbor. These
were. bloody places. We were there.
while these people get plenty to
eat, yet 1t would be so nice If the
good ladies in the county would take
1t by reliefs and visit these poor old
people and take them a surprise,
something nice to eat, bouquet of
howers, and handkerchiefs, etc. 1t
would bring JOY and comfort to their
hearts, and sunshine in their homes,
and they would feel that they were
not dead to the outside world. And
over 1T because Jesus will approve
the act, for he says, "Inasmuch as We
have done 1t unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me-"
At 2 o'clock we pulled out for
Long Creek. We made our next stop
for the night at the home Of Mart
Phillips, near Holly Springs. Mr..
Phillips runs an extensive supply
business. He and his good wife are
h'g-hearted, generous and kind. They
make one feel at home while there.
When we asked what our bill was,
they said, Nothing; come again."
Next morning at o'clock we hit
| the pike for that noted Long Greek
and the regions beyond. Here we
struck the foothills of the Blue Ridge
mountains. The Psalmist says the
high hills are a refuge for the wild
goats and the rocks for the conies."
Surely this Is their habitation, for
we found both the high hills and the
| rocks.
:, 1t seems that the forests up and
down these mountain gorges never
could have been more beautiful than
now. They are throwing aside their
green mantle, and putting on their
robe of many colors-gold, russet,
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Is almost covered with nuts and
| acorns, and no rooters running out
to get this mast. Apples have all
been housed, and the crop, we are
told, was abundant.
The people, both old and young,
enjoy life in the mountains, along
hills and gorges, where the Red Man
of the forest used to hunt, fish and
frolic, and with his keen eye and
swift arrow would bring down the
roeback and the deer
But we must say something about
the good mountain road. For about
thirteen miles the grades have been
lowered, and this work in particular
i is in fine condition--so much easier
for both man and beast to travel.
The supervisor-elect will find easy
sailing in keeping 1t up in the flu
ture.
More anon. J. Russell Wright.