The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-05-14
"HILIlSlDE'S POSSIBILITIES"
BY f, l.. and C. l.. Weathers.

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There is II little community in
GreenVille county, that bears the cap
ton of "Hillside" This same com
munity has been boosted by three
newspaper correspondents. with all
the energy they posS Nssed, through
TIE columns of four of South Caro-
lina's periodicals. This community,
like other wide-awake sections, finally
awoke from its continued slumbering
and y-drcaming, and now, these
noble people talong with the liars) arc
reaping the harvest of an independent
prosperity from the seed of patience
and hard-work sown in the soils of
heart and grain years ago Fifteen
years ago this section was wilder
ness, typical Dark Corner. Only
very small per cent. of the land
was cleared; school (such as it was)
was taught in "a log cabin, which is
still standing. These people had no
such thing as church. This method
OF living was soon denounced by the
rising generation as they stepped into
the shoes Of the older ones. So they
rolled up their sleeves, pushed back
their hats, and set to work with
longin' to build house Of worship;
one Of education, and to conjure the
obstacles that were strewn over their
pathway. They looked into the fu-
ture and beheld the realization of their
fondest dreams, and now after a de-
cadc and half has passed their pre-
icLion has proven true. Today this
community is thickly settled by good
citizens mOstly) of high moral
character, These Hillside folks now
have nice school house, good
church, and just a-plenty to back them
up in all their undertakings. Hill
side has been built up to where it's
future HoES and daughters can truth
fully boast Of its high ideals and stu
pendouS progress that it has made I'm
the past 1t matters not how much
more chances of success that the sec
tion along the railway has over the
! so-called "outaof-t the WAY" sections;
it matters not how much quicker the
railway communities think that they
can reap the harvest of true success,
all we have to say is ITS just up to
them to DO it''-that's all
These people have begun to realize
that there's more chances to surmount
the pinnacle of success if they use
their brains. SO they have set to work
and are using their brains studying
the various methods OF farming. The
| Hillside people are church going
| people. Christianity and high moral
character are the supreme laws among
them. Their first duty is to God and
their country. Their second duty to
! themselves. All along the way their
! hearts have whispered hope, thus
| bringing their fairy dream to one of
reality. Even when this remarkable
progress OverSprcad them they forgot
| not Him, For, all along, looming up
| before them, were the words: "Watch
| We, stand fast i'm the faith quit We
| like men; be strong" They are push
ing forward to a higher plane Of
| Christianity. When Il community is
composed of such people; with such
noble ideals; with so great a rcvcr-
ence for Him above, then, what is i'm
| possible? Great has been the achieve
ment Of these people
Theirs has been a remarkable his
tory. In the future we see nothing to
bar them from greater achievements
therefore crying aloud, We repeat our
question: What is the limit to Hill.
| sides possibilities