The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-10
COL. BACON TELLS ABOUT
TIE HOSPITALITY OF GAFFNEY

Association las the Best in Thir-
Twilight Years. and that Gatfney
is "the Biggest and Brightest Spot
on the Map of South Carolina"
Gaifney, July 2.--Yes, it is an
Olympus. The gods are in session.
Gailncy is the classic mount. Old
Limestone college is Hclicon. The
Pierian spring bubbles at the bottom
of the hill. Editor Ed DcCamp is the
Jupiter Tonans and fount Of every
blessing. DR.. Lee Davis Lodge, of
Limestone college, is combined
Mercury and Minerva. President
A"ll is old Saturn father and friend
Of all. w. w. Ball, Edward Nor
ment, James Hoyt ana Charles Gal
ioway are young and graceful Apollos
among the rougher dertlcs. All the
gods and their "dcpcndcnt' god
desses are on the mount. All the
thundcrbolts Of Jupiter Thomas are
volts of love and mercy. The wand
OF Mercury has lost its scrpcnts. The
""l OF Mlncrva watches in constant
love. And old Saturn looks down up
ON his dciticS and says, it is well
Presto, change! We descend from
the heights of our alcgory. The
breakfast bell rings at 8. And with
a gleeful and tumuuoous rush sew
cnlH-fivc South Carolina newspaper
men and their "dcpcndcnt females" I"
and their unconscionable young, pile
down into the great and spacious
Sallc manger There are ten or
twelve white-draped, silvcr-ladcn,
grooming tables. There a dozen beau
tifully behaved Afro-Amcricans,
walters and Mattresses. They wear
white caps and snowy aprons.
tantaloupe, peaches, apples, plums,
bananas, hominy. rolls, turn-ovcrS,
buns, bcaten-biscuit, fried chicken,
br"llrd ham, breakfast strips, scram-
blch eggs, mountain butter, milk. cof-
fee. iced tea. True, every Bit Of i,
And to this fare du the ragged news
paper men sit down thrice Il day.
Thrice day, without money and
without price! Gailncy and her pco-
pie furnish The money There is no
price! GaiIncy-("d bless her large
and chivalrnns soul !--scurns the price.
How delight lul to be in immcdiatrc
'ilnncr Is II" less SnmptuuuS than the
contact with Il peoInc who scorll Il
price. And nr. Lodge rises between
the cantalnupc and the fried chicken,
and, with exquisite ecniality and
NOR, tells us that Limcstone, having
kissed us, liking it, will long to kiss
another summer, many summers
and to be kissed by us. And the
&c forget to kiss old Limestone. The
breakfast. The suppcr--not "tca =
Is not less s,mptuous than the dinner.
And sweeping ST. Bartholomew s
Day takes place in the Limestone
chicken yard thrice in every twenty
four hours! And Jupiter Tonans ccas-
Is not at any hour to hurl his thun-
icrboltS Of love!
The Limestone Auditorium.
The hills and valleys and slopes,
and lawns and trees Of Limestone col
lesc are unsurpassably beautiful She
towers three and Il half stories above
the earth. She has more than ii hun
drcd rooms. Her auditorium is an ex-
ircmely large beautifully arranged,
beautifully equipped theatre! a
great pipe organ, with an exquisite
front Of pale green and gold pipes,
forms the background Of the spacious
stage. a magnificent Chickcring
grand piano sits to The right Of the
organ. We bow low to the lovely
auditorium Of Limestone college.
The Places and Sights and Things.
The great cotton mill of the Gatf-
ncy Manufacturing Company, the
damask mill, with its lovely and ro-
mantle park of Millionaire Wheat;
the oil mills, the ice factories, the
Heaven alone what not! We visit
thcm--wc, the raggcd--in dozens and
dozens Of lordly victoriaS, and sur
reyS and auto cars. and bug"irS and
rmabouts. Every private home sends
It's conveyance to the doors Of Lime
stone college.
The Little Negro With the Wheel
barrow
And, If on the streets or in the Dllr-