The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-05
GROWING VERY RAPIDLY
HOLLY HILL HAS A SUMMER
BUILDING BOOM ON.
Two Handsome Churches Just Fin
ished and several Stores and Res
idences Nor Being Built.

Over forty years ago the Editor OF
The Times aid Democrat use to Wis
1t Holly Hill. and in those never-to-
be-forgotten days, when life was
young and hcpes ran high, he spent
many happy hours there with loved
friends, some Of whom have crossed
over the great Beyond, while others,
like himself fingers yet awhile on the
shores of tin e. 1t Is always a great
pleasure for him to meet these dear
old friends If the long ago, and to
commune, net only with them, but,
in memory, With the others he use to
meet, but WHO have journeyed "far,
far away" t, the shadowy realm of
the unknown. world. In those days
there, was My one home in Holly
Hill, now oc upied by MT. W. D. Gill
more and hi: excellent family.
In the daTs Of the long ago, this
home was tb, hospitable abode OF DR..
). L. B. Gilu ore and wife, father and
mother Of M. W. D. Gilmore and DR..
J. L. B Giln ore, who now lives just
opposite the old homestead These
gentlemen, n their lives and char
acter, reflect the high standards
maintained in the home of their
childhood, and are among the most
respected citizens of that section of
the county. We never expected to
see Holly Fill become the prosper
Gus, hustlin town it now is, with
its fine churches, handsome school
building, Indispensable bank, and
other neces ary adjuncts to a busy,
growing, eIIterprising town of sew
eral hundred happy residents.
But so l. is and it continues to
grow and spread out. The ring Of
the hamme' and saw can be heard
on every hs nd there now in the con-
struction o. new houses and new
stores. Or main street Mr. R. F.
Way is having a large and band
some two and a half story brick
building el scted. The lower story
VIII eo9tai two fine stores and the
second storr will be used as a. hotel.
Then Mr.. Fl ,rres is having two stores
on Main street, and other stores are
being repai red and painted. In addi-
tion DR.. Wells and Mr.. Hart are
building lsrge and handsome resi-
dences VIII ,h will be ornaments to
the town. Other residences are al
; SO being b'.ilt and repaired.
One Of tle most significant things
in connecti IN with the growth of the
town Is the handsome Methodist and
Baptist churches that have been
built cher. The old Methodist
church has baen rebuilt. Glass rooms
for the SUI day School have been add
ed, and o;ler improvements made,
and in its brand new coat of white
paint NAL es a very handsome ap-
pearance. In addition, the Metho-
dists have erected handsome par
sonage TO; their pastor, the Rev. J.
J. Stevenson, who is greatly beloved
by all the people of the town and
surroundil g country. The Metho-
dIsts OF H ,l:y Hill have g right to be
proud Of heir handsome church and
commodic US parsonage.
The Ba ,tist, too, have handsome
church, W 1ich has only beer complet-
ed shof't time. Like the Metho-
dist church building, ample provis-
ion Is MT de for the Sunday School.
Seven or eight class rooms are pro-
vided for the use of the children. The
Baptist astor, Rev. l.. S. Barrett,
is very popular with all his people
and is ping a great work for the
building Up Of the Masters kingdom.
He and leev. Mr. Stevenson, seem to
be on tn best Of terms, and cooper
ate in trying to- upbuild and bring
people t., better life. These two
faithful, earnest preachers are doing
a great md grand work, as is evil
denced ly the erection of these two
handson church buildings.
Holly Hill and the country round