The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-28
Friday April 2Sth, 1916
A FINE SECTION

One of the finest country sections
of South Carolina that have seen
in my various meanderings over the
State is the stretch of country from
Laurens out to Fairview just across
the I4aurens line in Greenville coun-
ty. had the pleasure of trip over
it on last Saturday in company with
Mr.. w. G. Peterson and Mr.. E. ?.
Bradley who wanted to go to a re-
union among their old comrades and
it was a real pleasure for me to be
the instrument in getting them there.
The roads in Laurens and Green
vile are fine In Laurens, the su-
pervisor. Mr.. H. B. Humbert, is civil
engineer and you can see the result OF
his knowledge in the laying out Of.
The roads. He relocates where it is
necessary and does not make you go
straight up or down the hill. but
builds the road on a grade and some
times you almost meet yourself go
ing down some of those big Laurens
hills. There was need on some Of
the Laurens road Of the drag. I'M
Greenyille the roads had been drag
ged recently and it was real pleas
ure to drive over them. We came
back by way of Fountain Inn.
Another thing that struck the
Stranger in this fine section is the
magnificent school buildings away
out there in the country. Two story
buildings with six and eight rooms
and big colonial columns in front
And then the homes were all nicely
painted and had beautiful and we'll
kept flower yards and grass plots. hV-
erything wore the appearance Of a.
happy and contented people. And you
nevef got out of view of nice country
home ALI small farmers and many
of them do their own work.
tThe meeting for the company was
in grove at the residence OF MT.
Jesse Stoddard who lives just across
the line in Greenville county. The
old vets enjoyed the meeting togeth-
er and they gave the rebel yell sew
eraI times but I imagine it was not
as Justify given as in the days long
gone when they were on the tinted
field and in the charge.
1t is not my purpose to write of the
proceedings. l just wanted to tell
about those Laurens and Greenville
roads and those magnificent school
buildings and to express the hope
that Newberry would soon have such
school buildings in the rural DIS
tricts of this county. I'VE can have
them All we need is to get the peo-
ple aroused to their value and i'm
portance. was told that these were
high schools with several teachers
That is what the rural districts OF
South Carolina. need. If we want
the people to remain in the coun-
try the building of good and comfort
able school houses and the employ
ment of good and efficient teachers
must be the rule. With good schools
there will come good roads and good
and good comfortable country homes.
And to have these there must be en-
couragement to the young people to
settle on the farm.
The members of the companies rep
sented gave special honor and atten-
ton to the Newberry veterans who
went with me and l was proud of
them. Mr.. E. P. Bradley was the last
one of the Teterans to carry the old
company flag which was suspended
from the rostrum 1t has been to
Newberry on several confederate re-
unions. 1t was a pleasant day and
l saw several who originally went out
from Newberry.
Ell. A.