The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-04-29

took along my Oldest American hoy.
Tie old folk wenr and stood the trip
IS we'll, if not 4 little better. than
; some of the younger ones who were
along. The weather was ideal and
, the preacher brother and his good
wife and the six little girls were very
glad to see US, and it was not simu-
lated gladness either, which made us
feel good that we went.
l always enjoy visit to Walhalla.
I have never had the pleasure of a
great many visits, but this is fine
section of South Carolina. I spent
some time there a little more than
four years ago, and went somewhat
over the county, and 1 was amazed at
the fine farms that cover that section
and the good roads and the elegant
country homes out there in the noun
tains. And l will never forget the
fine crops they had that year. 1t
seemed to me that that one county
would make enough corn to feed the
state. And the cotton was good, And
there is an abundance OF fruit in the
county.
We went up on the early train
which gave us the afternoon in Wal
halla. My preach>r IT brother has a
good and kind father-En-law, and I
Judge II from the fact that he drove
down a few days ago from his North
Carolina home and Brought his SON
in-law a handsome six Buick car, and
so the preacher now can ride around
and enjoy life, at least until he has to
purchase new set Of tires, and then
maybe the father-in-law will make
another visit. These big cars are
mighty fine and the Buick is a good
car but when it comes to buying. tires
it takes pretty good income to do so:
But the preacher brother seems to be
getting along mighty we'll with his
work and the people seem fond OF
him. When I was there last It. was
Christmas 1917, and during the even
ing there were exercises at the church
and they forced me to make a talk.
This time good many of the ladies
and the men too reminded me that
one of the preachers brothers was
there on Christmas, and was a lit
tie reluctant to acknowledge that 1
was he, because I was not so sure
whether the question meant that a
good impression was left or not. But
any way the folks are mighty nice and
I was glad of the privilege Of spend
ing few hours with them again.
During the afternoon we called to
see Mrs. J. Steck, the widow Of the
late DR.. Steck who was one time
pastor Of the NeWberry Lutheran
church She is now "a years old
and while confined to her room as
the result of a fractured thigh which
she sustained some two years ago and
which has caused her to be shut-in,
still she seems to be enjoying good
health and was in fine spirit. She
does not remember many of the New
berry people but she seemed glad to
see me. All of her children are IN
Walhalla. One son is the editor of
the Keowee Courier and one daughter
is the wife Of Col. R. T. Jones and
two are widows and one is unmarried.
There was lot of travel on Sun
day. The train was crowded going up
! on Saturday and coming back Sunday
afternoon there was scarcely stand
ing room most Of the way down. The
: colored people seemed to have travel
ed out that day to visit or to go to
church or to picnic. At least at
several places they had to he packed
in the coach to get them on. And
there were lots of white folks travel
ing about also. Many of them had
been home for the week end to spend
Easter and had to travel Sunday even
ing to get back to their jobs on Mon
day morning School teachers and
school children and clerks who are
working away from home wanted to
go home for Easter and had to be
bacl- Monday morning. And then
there are still good many soldiers
moving about And I wondered why
in the rearranging Of the schedule the
Blue Ridge so arranged its schedule