Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
on THE ROAD.
Gieanings Picked Up for The Keowee
Courier--Out with the Farmers.

L leIC RlcnlanQ on tne evening or
the 21st for New Hope, and | found
the road from Elijah Stones to the
Wolf Stake road almost impossible.
1t reminded me of an old dried up
creek bed. After slipping and sliding
over bitches and gullies, (and it
raining), about dark l drove up to
the home of my congenial friend, r.
l.. Boggs. He met me with a broad
smile and hearty welcome. After
getting in the house with that kind
family | soon forgot about that
break-neck road. Mr.. Boggs Is a
talker-he is no snake hunter. He
talks bees and eats honey and SPEAKS
well of his neighbors. Through his
veins runs blood like quicksilver,
singing to him the sweet song Of life.
| left there on the 22d, driving
over some more bad road. Gen. Nc
Gowan once said he never saw any
bad liquor; it was good and better"
The roads wherever l have travelled
are bad and worse. The cotton and
corn crops in this section, / Judge,
will be about 20 per cent; not nearly
as good as in the Richland and Oak
way sections.
At high noon l drove up to the
splendid home of j. f. Hunnicutt,
where, on account of the heavy
rains, l remained until the next day
at noon. This is one of the prettiest
country homes, | think, in tho coun
ty. 1T is nesteld in the midst oc the
forest; a splendid three-story man
sion, white as the drif.ed snow,
which makes beautiful contrast
ytt hn c@l II
flowers grow here. The Boston
sword fern measures six feet wide
and five feet deep; the ostrich plume
is thing Of beauty. There are eight
varieties Of thees ferns. Mr.. Hunni-
cutt is not only very hospitable, but
brave as well. A few months ago
he made a raid in Pickens county
and captured and brought to this
home one of the fair daughters of
Pickens, and both are happy. Some
time ago his wife came in contact
with large rattlesnake in the road,
and, having some school children
with her, she made up her mind not
to surrender or retire It, but gathered
stick from an 1S-inch shingle
block and slew the monster with her
own hands, and with her own knife
cut Off eleven rattles. That was al
most equal to David and Goliath.
Mr. Taylor, near Wolf Stake, Is a
progressive farmer and a good man.
Thos. M. Elrod, near New Hope,
has a nice home, real eagles nest.
| stopped and dined with him. He
has an interesting family. Their
hearts were stricken with grief this
year when the death angel came to
their home, but they both live with
this sweet hope, that some sweet day
they will meet again where neither
tears, sorrow, pain "or death will be
known. Mr.. Elrod is a great power
for good in his community.
w. r. Stevens, who lives three
miles east Of Newry, has one of the
prettiest locations in all that section.
His house is on a commanding eIe-
Vation, with a beautiful view to the
north, south, east and west, for
miles away. On account of is sur
roundings and the beautiful view,
we would call it Buena Vista.
Mr.. Stevens runs a dairy farm and
has been in the business for years,
They have four children-three
daughters and one son-all about
grown.
And now as l have returned to nv
native heath from these bad roads,
with my neck and limbs intact. will
say word for Richland. She has
let go the willows at the bank and is
now In the swim. There are three
up-to-date stores, all doing good
business. No matter what you want,
If you do not see it, call out and It
Will be there. One can buy first-class
goods now as cheap at Richland as
anywhere else.
Not only that, but Richland Is a
cotton market. There have been 1O3
baIes OF cotton ginned and sold there
up to October I'd, and Richland is
doing as big business as any town
or lts size In upper Carolina.
w. c. e e. n. Foster, w. II. Hughs
and McMahan & Sigh are the cotton
buyers. They give the highest mar
ket price. | also note the fact that
w. &. Foster has been appointed No
tary Public at Richland; conseuuent-
ly one can get all the accommoda-
tion one could ask for.
The Richland brick plant IS run-
ming on full time. The demand for
Drlck is great, and all orders are
filled with dispatch
There are no better people than
are here; good churches and school:
Sood water, good land, and the doc
tors would say the place is distress
ingly healthy.
But, oh! the roads, the roads. In
the county! Something dead up the
hat L.. IA