The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
MIR. DABBS VISITS GREENWOOD.
Attends His Sons Marriage and Spends
Several Days in City.

On leaving the camp last Friday
night We turned down the Garner's
Ferry road to Mr.. VIM. Burnsde's
where Mrs. L. w. Dabbs, Jr.. had Sc
cured board just two weeks before.
Mrs. b. is a daughter of the late Mr.. |
Harmon Burgess OF Mayesville. |
Charming people, as all who know
them testify. Now Mrs. d. has to
move; her husband having been
transferred to Greenville Friday
morning. Such is life TO the
wives of army men. We were told of
two soldiers wives who pay $50 per
month to secure a stable for their
quarters, who said 1--WE were raised to
better things, but will endure any
discomfort to be near our husbands
as long as possible" How this
ought to shame us who live in COM
fort, and cause us to open our pockets
much to help just such cases. But
that is another story.
Saturday morning we had quite a
time packing steamer trunk, baby
carriage, chair, suit cases, etc. in Mrs.
DIS car for the long run to Green
wood and then to Greenville. Mrs.
ID. and Mrs. d. Jr. took turns driving
the car and holding e. w. 3rd. The
| writer drove one car as pilot and in
Columbia took aboard Miss Vardelle
| Fraser. 1t would be too tedious to
describe this trip. The roads were
fairly good in Richland county, but
about Chaplin and Little Mountain
| on to Prosperity there were fearfully
! rough places. We reached Newberry
about two o'clock later than we had
expected to be in Greenwood. There
we stopped for some refreshments.
Met DR.. Burns, for a long time pre-
| scriptiOn clerk in the old Hughson
drug store in Sumter. On inquiry we
| were told that the direct road via
Chappelle's, Dyson and Ninety-Six
| was so bad that we would save time
| to go by Clinton and Laurens, nearly
| twice as far. 1t was not encourag-
ing. and was getting on our nerves.
| We made better time, but the distance
| would take us nearly to the marriage
hour to make the trip. The many
| bad holes and bumps for which we
had to slow down made it hard on
| driver as we'll as on car.
When we crossed Saluda river 8
| miles from Greenwood at 4.3O / was
sure of half hours margin, but Il
| blowout half way to Greenwood so
| delayed us that we did not have time
| to dress for the marriage, bu. went
right from the car to the chapel.
This had been beautifully decorated
by teachers and pupils and in a few
minutes the little flower girls came
marching in, then the bridal party
Miss Jessie Armstrong with her faith
| er. Col. Armstrong of BarnweIl and
Lieut. Jas. Dabbs with Lieut.. Jolly
Miss Ruby Armstrong was maid OF
honor. DR.. Jamison's marriage SER
vice was one of the sweetest I ever
| witnessed. 1t was the first marriage
n the chapel of the Connie Maxwell,
the first that hundreds of the or
phans had ever seen. The bride was
and is their beloved music director,
md they We'd with each other in help
:ng to make the occasion Il beautiful
! success. When it was over one little
girl was heard to say Catch me run
| ming away to be married. / want to
have just such wedding as Miss
Jessie"
A simple wholesome supper was
served at the intirmary dining room,
and then we went to the train to see
he bridal party off to Charleston and
Mt. Pleasant for a few days, when
he bride will resume her duties at
Connie Maxwell and the groom his at
Camp Jackson.
Greenwood is the prettiest town l
know of. The railroads run right
through the town but there is not one
unsightly spot along the railroad line
but one continuous park. Lander
Nx1l
end of town. Bailey Military Institute
1T the south and Connie Maxwell to
the west.
We had the pleasure of being