The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-07
A PLEASANT VISIT TO
RELATIVES IN BISHOPVILLE

I had planned and replanned to
take a trip over to Bishopville for
the past while to visit my nephew anc
family, Mr.. D., A. Quattlebaum. Sc
Thursday morning, the 29th., l con-
suited my boy Clyde as to how il
would do to put his Ford on the job
He said he was sure the Ford could
stand the road if we could stand the
rest
So he hooked her up at Z a. m,
and Mrs. w. and our little grand
daughter Rosine, Clyde and myself
hit the grit for a 107 miles whet.
After we got into the good road
between Newberry and Prosperity it
was simply fine from there 20 Cha
pins We heard that the main road
was torn up from there to Columbia
so we went from Chaplin across by
way of Lexington court house, dis
tance of about Is or 18 miles. This
little stretch was by no means smooth,
but we made fairly good time. We
stopped a few minutes at Lexington
court house and then pulled out the
main Augusta and Columbia road
leading directly through Brooklyn
into Gervais street by the transfer
station and only crossing about two
blocks before we struck the Camden
highway. And had we not come in
contact with about seyenty-five gov
ernment trucks between Columbia and
Camden we would have made thS
stretch of 35 miles from Lexington
court house to Camden in a little less
nfian one hour and half.
We stopped over in that beautiful
\ little town of Camden short while
to get little more food for the Ford.
All indications showed that the town
is full Of business. We were told that
the population of the town is 4,ooo
besides the two cotton mills which
are outside the incorporated limits.
1t is certainly a beautiful little town.
The road from Lexington to Cam
den is one of the finest in the state.
The only trouble to manage car IS
to keep it from running toe, fast.
We were directed at Camden not to
90 the main road over to Bishopvliie
on account of the road being torn up
by the work gang. After we got out
of Camden about four miles we turn
ed to the left and twisted to and fro
for about 1S miles. And then we
came back into the main road just
about 5 miles this side of Bishopville'
This 1s miles of county road was a
little worse than any we had struck
but we are not going to complain.
We drove into the town OF Bishop
vile at 2 80 o'clock and went around
to the First National bank where we
found Mr.. Quattlebaum as busy as a
bee in a tar bucket. He is the cashier
and general manager of this bank,
and iust sit around on the inside a
short while and see the crowds com
ing in and going out and you will
wonder how so much business can be
transacted in so short time. Ihe
secret of his business is he has made
his office purely a place of business
and not a place to entertain MS
friends. Every man gets the same
treatment as far as business goes.
We then drove around to the home
of Mr.. Quattlebaum when we were
me sby his kind and hospitable wife
and also our sister, Mrs. Quattlebaum
who is spending a few weeks with he1
son. and we were sorry to find he1
not feeling well.
Mr.. Quattlebaum has beautiful
home on the west Of Main street, op'
posite the Presbyterian church.
We spent two days in Bishopvllle
It is a beautiful little town, located IL
the garden spot of South Carolina
They tell me it is snly about q years
old. 1t has a population of 5000 III
habitants. 1t has four churches
Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist anc
Church of God; two schools, one grad
ed and one high; four banks, one ice
plant, two lumber companies, one
flour and grist mill, one cotton seec
oil mill, four gins, one bottling plant
an opera house, movie theatre, one
of the best equipped court houses II
the state; electric lights and waSel
works; paved streets, one weekly
newspaper. Annual fairs are helc
and altogether is quite business
like little town.
MFR. Ouattlebaum was kept very