Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-12-28
MIR. ZACHARY VISITS GEORGIA.
lIinds Resting Place of II Number of
south CurOlinu Soldiers.

EultOr COurlSE. . OH TIE lUlu OIL
October. in company with my tray
cling companion Of thirty years along
life's journey, ! boarded the train at
Seneca for a trip through Georgia to
visit relatives. have a very warm
feeling for the State of Georgia, as
spent my boyhood days in the valley
OF the Tugaloo, and when passing the
farm Of my old friend and school
mate, G.. j. Ramsay, could look
back with pleasure to the many days
we spent on the banks Of the Tuga-
loo hunting and fishing.
We arrived in the Gate City about
4 O'Clock and changed cars for New
nan where We arrived at sunset
without any one to meet us, as we
were two days late. However We
soon found ourselves in comfortable
quarters at the home Of a kinsman,
and 4 happy meeting 1T was
Newman is forty miles southwest
OF Atlanta. at the crossing Of West
Point and Central OF Georgia rail
roads. II is an old city and said to
BE one Of the wcalthiest. according
to size, in the State. 1t is beautiful
1y located in splendid farming sec
ton. The streets are beautifully
shaded with water oaks and elms,
with magnificent colonial residences
was the boyhood home OF the late
Or. Calhoun. OF Atlanta. The popu-
lation is 1000. \ $4,000 court
house stands in the public square.
with entrances from four sides, sup
ported by columns OF marble forty
feet high. There are two oil and
guano plants. The ID. p. Cole Manu-
Featuring Company is located here,
and dpcs an enormous business.
There are also four cotton mills, two
papers, four banks. six churches.
Rev. James Singleton, formerly OF
Oconec, is pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church. The city has good rail
road accommodations with her IS
passenger trains daily. The Newman
I Marble Works is uoing Il good busi-
ness, under the management OF J. lG.
Zachary and II. NJ. Gaines. j. Il.
Zachary is one Of OcOnee's boys who
donned the red shirt I'm 1876 and was
among the boys who captured the
Radical convention held at Walhal-
Ia and put red shirt on Johnstul
Wright, the chairman.
While here we were on the go
most Of the time in the city and
country On our drives In tie coun-
try we saw fine corn and cotton, but
none better than grown in Oconce.
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a large one and well kept, with
many handsome monuments. On
one side are buried about $50 Con-
fedcrate veterans, and these graves
interested us very much. We were
surprised that they were buried
there but on inquiry learned there
was hospital kept here in the last
years OF the war and the men were
sent back from Johnston's army.
For the information Of their com
rades, or perhaps relatives. If there
be any living in this country, and
perhaps do not know their resting
place, will give a few Of the names
as ! read them from the head stones:
J. NJ. Randall. Co T., l6th S. C.
!, Briten, Co. IT, 10th S. G..
7. E. Norton Co. |. 35th s. G..
*. Sheppard Palmetto Sharp
shooters.
W. A. Langly, Co. d. 10th S. C.
John Harling, Co. II, I'd S. G..
l.. NJ. Howell Co. +. 24th S. c.
c, ID. Davis, Co. G, I'd \. C.
j. j. Cope, Co. B, oath S. G..
There was a battle near this place
and Gen Wheeler captured 500 pris-
oncrs. There is a house, rddled
with bullets, still standing on the
battle ground
Elections and hasten on our trim. On
tho morning Of the llth we LEFT
Newman for COrdelc, and in short
while we were at Scnoia, where we
changed cars from the Central Of
Georgia TO the Atlanta, birmingham
and Atlantic. From there it is a
straight line south for Cordcle. n
distance OF l27 miles. Through this
section OF country for fifty miles we
found very undesirable farming
country-~land levcd enough, but un-
productive. From station to station
there was nothing inviting for home
seekers. The wealth seems 10 I've
concentrated in the towns; but we
Hha'lN reached more prosperous
country. with land level and pro-
ductivc tsaid to be-. but crops al
most failure on account Of too
much rain In summer and then the
excessive drOuth. The cotton fields
were moved for hay.
We arrived at Cordclp at u. m.
~ took up lodging In the Suannce
fiouso, managed by J. Edmond
Zachary. Cordclc is hustling town
OF 5000 population. Twenty-one
years ago it was forest of pines.
Cordclc has all modern conveniences,
81 100000 hotel building. five banks,
ice Factory, oil mill, four machine
shops, four newspapers. elegantly
paved sidewalks, paid fire depart
ment, $4,000 court Mousc. at
tractive churches, and other things
too numerous to mention in this
sketch.
We left Cordclo at 1870 a, m"
Monday for home by way OF Macon.
IT being in the night could not see
the country we DaSSed through hui