The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
HOLLY HILL AND PROVIDENCE.
The Rev. J. ". Wolling Tells OF
Pleasant Visits.

To the Editor of The News and Cou
rier: Sometimes we are at loss to
know how a place got its name, and
Holly Hill is one Of such places.
However, after looking carefully a.
round / found what in that country
might be called hill. 1t rises up
some feet, just where the Methodist
Church stands, and II that is not the
Hill then do not know where to find
it. The Holly part of the name was
more easily solved for quite an anti
quated specimen o. the holly tree
stands near the gate Of the old Gil
more house, place still occupied by
a son pf the original DR.. Gilmore, of
Holly Hill, and this was no doubt the
tree. So, to my mind, the question
is settled as to why they called this
place Holly Hill. So much for his
tory and what else? Natural science,
let us say.
But, after all, Holly Hill was only
by the way, for my objective point
was Providence, ten miles away.
When I reached the station l. was
met by Mr.. A. B. Bennett in his auto,
one that keeps going, and soon we
were rolling away at quite rate up
the old Charleston and Orangeburg
road among the beautiful farms of
that section in quest of the house of
Mr.. W. l.. DELAY, and in just twenty
eight minutes we had left those ten
miles behind and were there. An
officer Of the Missionary Society, Miss
Octavia Dantzler, had written re-
questing me to come and lecture to
them, and that was my mission to
Providence.
A more beautiful farming section
could hardly be found, and from
about here the farmers have not
moved to town; they are still on the
farms and are prosperous. Fine
horses and new buggies, autos and
touring cars are to be seen on every
side, Indeed, every sign indicates
comfort, and even wealth.
My friend, Mr.. DELAY, drives fine
high-headed animal, and I tried to
persuade him that it was too spirited
a horse for a man Of his age, but he
only smiled and said he was used to
such things. We had a beautiful
night for the lecture, and the people
came in great crowds-and such d
number of young people.
In that church, and indeed In the
entire community, Mr.. Thos., Dantz-
ler is one of the leading spirits, and
to him as also to the two young men,
Mr.. Harvey and Mr. Evans, I am due
many thanks for the help rendered
in preparing for the lecture. One
question I would like to ask: Why
the Providence people do not build
them a parsonage and get a station
pastor? They can do it, of course,
They have their own school, why not
their own pastor?
On my way home had, Of course,
to go to Holly Hill for the train, and
at the request of Mrs. Dantzler and
ether members Of the Missionary
Society I stopped over to give them a
magic lantern lecture on Brazil. The
results were not very large, but I had
a delightful visit.
There I was delighted to meet Mrs.
Hennie Bailey Connor, an old-time
Lancaster friend, comfortably fixed
in her home and wearing all the hon
ors of a grandmother.
Mr.. J. F. Folk, an ex-teacher but
now with all the wealth and impor-
tance of bank officer, showed me
sreat kindness. I met the Rev. Mr..
Way, former member of the South
Carolina Conference, now one of Un-
Gle Sans employees, being postmas-
ter of that city. Dr.. Gilmore came to
give me ride over the city, and es-
pecially to show me the Methodist
Church, which is under the efficient
direction of the active pastor, being
all remodelled, and four Sunday
school rooms are being added. The
pastor, the Rev. J. J. Stevenson, Is
now in his third year in this charge,
is doing a fine work and Is much es-
teemed by all. ]. W. Wolling