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«* - taniari ^•“ VOL. XXX. WALTERBORO, S,'C, AUGUST 21, 1907. NO. 2. garden spot of state. at T«IU hi • Sari— of Articl— WkalHa Saw On • Visit to Y—i’c lahuad tad Moffott Perhaps there are those who will THE GRAND SCENERY Of tko Mo 1—tala Soctioa of North Car- alino — Soon by % Walterfcoro££ CM-sv While in the Land of the Sky, I read what is here written with a, ‘ drap yen these few linos hoping they standing question mark- It is i no red- will find yon well as they leare me ulous and sounds like a romantic fai- tl*e same.” I armed here July 20, ry tale. What is here written, how- pining through Ureenwosd, Laur ever, can be verified at a email cost: ^ Spartanburg. Saluda, and Hen- • trej,n * a PP ,ip * kh ® heauti- to any doubting Thomas. So the wri- d erlonVi || e| cropi al | we n > ful kee P* tbem ^ 1 000,(1 mountains, peaks torrou idiug of. One of the mopt noted is “Bear Wal low,” nearly fire thousand feet above sea level. The scenery from this point—grand and mystifying far beyond my descriptive pen, poe can see into 3 or 4 states. 2 or & hundred acres ott top of this mountain is in cloeed with a wire fenoe and stocked with beef cattle A cold mountain tar does not ask anyone to accept what fa here said at the cost of a vi olation of his or her ideas of how much to believe. “Seein’s believin’ ”. About two years ago that enter taining and able writer, James Hen ry Rice, Jr., published a series of ar ticles describing the wonderful re sources and industrirs that, magic like, had sprung up in lower Colleton county. At that time little was known of the vast amount of truck produc ed and the great amount of money re ceived for It. Nor was much known of the ’ men w*ho had battled with adverse cor.Jitions for so long to nurture and rear an infant indus try. Even yet this industry is in its infancy, but the swaddling clothes are being replaced by garments of the larger child, and the fond parents are proud of their offspring. Ha has pamed through the dangers of whoop ing cough, measles, mumps and oth er children’s diseases; and is a healthy fine looking chap. Last year he went to school a few days and his parents arc proud of the progress he mede. To explain: Certain persons of avar ricious tendencies had been appropri ating the products of the ingenuity and industry of this youthful bane- factor, and giving in return whatev er their fancy chose to bestow. The little fellow tired of this and as a re sult there sprang into existence the Trueksrs Association, having for its aim the protecting and fostering of the trucking Jeduetry in lower Carolina. Conse quently this industry has been placed .fa a reasonably safe poaitim* with an ‘ JMurance that one’s toil will bring a fair recompense. The Whole country la now sitting up and taking notice. So much by way of introduction. There is so much to tell about this visit to Young’s Island that one dock not know where to begin. . A few weeks ago, Mr. W: C. Ger- fc aty was in Walterboro and extended ^o the writer an invitation to visit him at his home on Young’s Island and to spend a day or two in looking at the crops and country. He said it wan my duty as editor of the county paper to familiarise myself with ev ery portion of the county and its in- dustries to the end that the paper be Made interesting, in order that 1 ^aright learn something of this low country section, ne very Kincny con tented to act as my guide on my vis it. It has been my desire to visit this Mnee reading Mr. Rice's of it, so I cheerfully accept ed Mr. Geraty’s invitation the first - i ***-- ‘ -ma j - * 9^ — uvn onerea wmen wm _ 11. The Frees and had been fanned at the ueu- _j time and 1 felt free to indulge my- aMf and enjoy the hospitality of thaee good people. This visit will be long fUmembeced^as one of the most in- | directive and pleasant I have ever 1 was entertained at the home l Mr. Geraty on Yeung's Island, ft on the south Mde of the rand, an and at a distance the ocean in a direct line of 4 Iks. Here his home is beauti- located where the soft sea lr Mow. They lire elegantly the eoavenienceeof a mod* 111 811 «11HJ8m31 v8%BOu9 811Q while I saw much fine cotton and Williamson corn euroute, I cannot say any of it excells friends Gruber’s and May's corn in old Oolleton. Ar- rifing at Fletcher, N C., i was met there by Mr J 8 Williams with two fine double seated buggies and all arrangements made for baggage. We immediately started for his house 8 miles in the country a hbnay set upon a hill, ten rooms two stories high with spacious piazzss, and fine farm, well shocked Cattle, horses, bees. h.gA ete., This is indeed “a land wish t bst Bro Bod Price oould have witnessed this grand sight with me. And by the way, this“Bear Wallow” tnonotain is the property oi one of our S C citizens, Dr Burney. Face Rock mountain is just in front of our Hotel owned ty Mr i 8 Williams. We hare climbed to ijia top. Beantifhl streams of water rush over its sides, and this out mighty rook would cover SO acres of land if laid down. 1 found about *5 sores of irish potatoes growing on the east side of this mountain nearest flowing with milk and honey.” The [ itB to P- #nd whil ® 1 cou,d hard, J air is to light and balmy in day and •tend up straight, so steep was this at night you reJizs the need ofsheets, moun tej n » I the land had been blankets and spreads.^Ve are 2269 | ploughed and cnltivated by man and feet above sea level. We hare visited l*** 1 *‘0*en , it being too sUep Ashville, Bill more, Vanderbilt’s mountain on kh vast and grand estate where he has everything iu this world that money oould fnrnish in the most handsome style. « Fai nr lew, a country cross roads town sbont the siz? of Centreville or Round, is 14 miles from Ashville, 8 mi lee from Fletchers, Arden and Skyland. I was gratified to find a handsome 2 story brick school house with every convenience for teachers and children, where a nine month’i i school is conducted in the most, systematic way: 2 churches Baptist and Methodist, a Lod^e room where *Masonry has the right-of way. I was here bat a few hours when 1 was mad^ to feel at home. We have been on many picnics to varions high M-SC-L.■ ‘ 4 J B D” Writes. Ebitor Press and Standard: An occurrence of saveral years ago has Just come to my attention, which 1 think is worthy of men tion though old. Zeno locker, a negro, was crossing Edita river iu a bateau which turned over ami Tucker went down with the boat ai d never came to the sutfsce any morn. There was a freshet in river it was a very cold ijay. Tucker had on h^avy clothing and a heavy overcoat. A s arch was instituted for the body and continued without success. RigSteen Boot hi later some 0i*le men discovered the rule of hisYaee on the river bank BOO where he was drowned his entfra body being buried in His face it supposed to hare bean uncovered by the cattle^ trampling over it. The citiseijplir und were suit tnouod to ideaNKy the body, winch was not a difficult task; fur he RELATIVE TO RIDGELAND. G. P. VA1RD IN JAIL Ckarf«4 With Crim«» on Young's U- UmA.—AllogoS to Havo Soid Ho Would Cot R«Toi»f«. G. P. Vaird, white, was committed to jail at Walterboro yesterday. Soctioa of Booufort County OoocHbod by “VUitor."—A PIomorI Day on Colo’* I •land. Editor Press and Staudard:—A year has passed since the writer of these simple lines had a visit to the j charged with setting fire on Aug 13, Ridgeland section of Beaufort coun- j to a store of the N H Blitch Co., at ty and I’m pleased to note and write Megget’s, by Magistrate Towles, of of the prosperous condition of the Yonge’s Island the evidenc which people here. On every side one sees sent the man behind the bars being I evidences qf prosperity. The sound worked up by Detective Brennan, of the hammer reaches us continu- of the Charleston police department ously, new houses are in course of construction, repair is on all sides and the painter’s brush is never idle. Thrift and enterprise are seen everywhere. Country friends are moving in for business, school, church and social advantages. The pulpit is ably filled and the congregations are large, showing the Ridgeland people to be God-loving and fearing, Cropeare good; the recent rains have injured cotton, but this is con fined to low sections. However, the farmer is not "blue,” as fine prices are almost a realized certainty. Corn was w ,u ma ke a fine yield, and very low for horses or males. Several eamsg* loads of picnic go- ingfolks left hers last vsek for Chimney Rook, Bst Cave and other points on route; starting very early. We saw the sun rising above M LitUs Piagar” mountain which is oooof the grand peeks ia transit After trud ging some 5 miles, we reach d the top of the Bine Ridge and then went Seven miles more down grads to Bat Cave and Chimney Rock—the scenery iar surpassing my expectation We htd a kodak with us and 24 films and used them all before we ret {fried. The seven miles down grade | JTJV rand ran paralM with the starting 1 in n perfect state of preservation price3 ^ predicted when the har- thoroagMy petrified having no vest time comes. ore mftnr than a piece of wood. Now If this statement happens to bo "road by soma body who knows that a body oan’t point of Broad River so small at first that we crossed and rvcroamd this stream with carriagss watsring our horses in its cool runs. Arrivihg Ridgeland’a sporting population is wide awake to the happy advan tages they posess, being -in easy reach of the coast regian, where the in 18 month#, suppose we finn y tribe abound fo ths greatest it froze and bting bur-^* 1 ***- A happy party on pleasure MjajUw wnJ in tl.i. condition ** , le f* her «. C °!f' 8 .«nnR lor the protcrrt'io-. Tb. font, wero given too b, rjver whieh ^ Tnckor’i brother » few tiny. ago. roundj ^ v>lu|lble b | and . FUh, f onjoynd that Adams Hun let- ^ r i m pe ,nd crabs were captured in tor in yonr issue of July 31 im- plenty. At twoo.clock dinner was monsolj and would hive replied served by a gracious host and host- toit f bot I wss tussling with a ess and an appreciative party par- of grip and my thiuk-1 took of a bountiful repast, consisting was so up*»t *4t&t I'of island products entirely. There at Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, Young’s Island and is a thriving lit- M ^ tbu ^ tie town. There are three main spurs from the main line having a total length of nineteen miles. , . . A picnic dinner on a flat reek c<rett"MflrloU whether Theodore Roosevelt ins elected before or were also fine peaches and beautiful flowers, and a gracious hospitality that fa rarely met with, even in this hospitable land. After an hour’s rest, we returned to the boat. Then was added another variety—-a shark '*Moro Anon” takes about (he same stand on the question of muttml friend and fellow citisen,Pink j t, f* t Uk ® n i —md hauled in by one of the ladies Murray. We chose to .pread our' L ' S ' 6l,e 1, » ul, ,nc °P It was readily killed and carefully in the before her tribunal for the stand where f found that the Chianeyjl-o»jtioo. This is Thursday morning ths train stop- ^ illUi lhare token and then concurs ped at Meggett and ran out on the' MnrpR**. imn.. in “‘J enough to Homr*wood spur as is the custom b * ck of Bro P “ k Uam l • ‘“"I - 1- during the between seasons of shipp ing. On alternate days a irip fa made out the three main spurs. The Hoi- Ungwood spur fa nine miles long *nd extends to the farm of Mr. S. J. Rumph. f On boarding the train at Ravenel luetoci ^ YreHy to tfeqr tbssw ip to ttva! i Iriond is rfz wiIIrr from owttorfy dhnactian 1% • longer an island, bring the ttototod IMMd 1 was informed by the cond that the train would go on this spur and that he had been requested by Mr. Qgraty to take me out there so I could obeervs the crops along the line, and that he would meet me at Meggett on the return of the train to that station at 2 o’clock. Stops were made at nearly- every bouse along the line to put off freight sod the conductor, wboee name I did not Isarn, very kindly instructed me in the geograhhy of the country, and gare the names of the residents. Thai crop along this spur are very fine, m- pasinlly the corn crop planted after truck, but more will be said of this later. About three instead of two o’clock, we returned to Meggett where Mr. Geraty was waiting. We then proceeded to Young's Island, through the rain, for of course ft reined almost continuously from the time we left Walterboro 811 oar re turn Friday afternoon. I do not wish this week, so i.shall leave for next brief history os the rise of the togtoduahry frsai the Mills pitoh wf Irish potatoes planted forty fares and Itorire -to p|Rtlfcf<l thfa jrei; in!cfthariM«fairef a* the tit Rock section was 1000 feet lower than where our hotel fa. Immediately after our repost we started for the top of Chimney Rock—which, by the wsy, is the hardest work and the oust perspiring job I hare accom plished since I left the telephone w my office; so you can lend Bro Sauls your sympathy and aid. He certainly has mine at this dastacoe. Arriving oi top of Chimney Bock, after crawling thituph holes, in ssoantaina, over steps, through gates, the wind was fresh sod strong. The sight—well I lost cannot describe it. Suffice it to sa£ I felt paid for my labor. We aM re asked hers safety, bat badly shaken np; fori never rode over so much reek in n carriage before in one day. We are looking for friends, Miss Belli Barnard Baker, Mips (Hirer and V r BMther form Savannah today wUoh will be a great addition to oar gay and happy crowd. Meaaesay tomy ftfoode as? that holiday fa drawing to a doe* and I will goon he turning my foes toward boast Should you fro fi« to ppbhsh this in oar paper, beg oar patrons whefa they both make their mistakes. If they had not agreed with me; for I would have agreed with them; for I learned long years ago to keep on the safe side by agreeing with any woman who refuses to agree with me, and when I find myself in the hands of two at the tame time I would be reekleas and disregard my own safety if 1 did oot yield the point. Miss “More Anon” says “We cinnot all b* law makers or writers of instructive pieces.” No more can are all be teachers or draw vivid (Ca pictures of a dainty table spread to be so in- terestiog and Lo! there ia noth- thing on it to satisfy the appe tite but pcfiatoei^Ttyr picture of this table rifapltys^aYam gift which if we all poassssd we could writp antyrtainiug articles for the papek-Alii though we wrte but preserved as a valuable trophy of the day’s pleasure. Shark steak w;s the sequel, and a fine sequel it was. Now a word to Tee Wee: Plum? your wing and come again. Don’t be timid; your flight was lofty and you will be a little shy along at first. Just be on your p’s and q’s and then blame the editor if you don’t come out all right. You know that there fa but one door to the Ravenel church and "Adore” would rhyme with that, and I am sure that fa the way you meant it. And again the chicks got mixed up too, but it muddles me to even attempt an arrangement here. Visitor. met to M View am with a critic’ll * •wtHreKirfa* ■LT'rtf **.,■* toll leave for next * Yews truly. A 8 Moirall. life ths with) re -W-W OV8QH8 JfiTwOTre this had nothing to “p,r«)n»U.” Humb I far Q’-urgi*. been silently watching tiouth Parol to* with bur ‘‘Great. Morel Inelitntion^ nH “<• n<> 1 bod itew i 1 "* <***•*• wanted pfafUdUot 1 , but when the time tofib tfpe she swept arbialMj .Ik And nownooree the good news that Kentucky to nlreoet sure to follow (Isimjto^s example in the near fatutw! fit out out of bar 119 eoanttoa having already g dry. WhnwiRdfirfi tojr that South Pwolfafr will not follow the wirfcef rafoifialn thfifiatwo Mo- Baptist fi. S. Convention The Colleton Baptist Sunday School Convention will most'at Doc tors Creek church Friday before the fourth Sunday in September and con tinue through Sunday. The committee on muric tow selec ted the following numbers ia Gospel Hymns to be used: £78. 668. 628, 411, 888, 387, $73. 861. 318, 804, 800. 286, 230, 229, 203,196,184, 181, 148, 98. Mrs. May Hiott, Chairman. The following committees were ap- tiu this year: On wand A. C. Hiars. «.rr. 0»Obituaries Rcv.CLM G N Iwagdaleand Mas R. fitooe W. Way and brethren be an Besides the Blitch fire, which oc curred on the evening of August 3, doing severe damage, suspicion points to Vaird for the big fire of July 18, at which the factory of the Standard Truck Package Company, whith its contents and valable stock, was reduced to ashes. The lost dt thfa fire was over $100,000, while the loss by the store fire was several thousand dollars, besides the burn ing of many years’ records. There is some ground, too, for suspicion in a third fire in the vicinity of Meg- gett’s, when property of Mr Towles was destroyed. The case upon which Vaird has been nailed, how ever, fa the Blitch store fire. Detective Brennan left Charleston some days ago to work up evidence against Vaird. He returned to the city last night, after having seen h» man safely behind the bars in Wal terboro to await trial in December sa the eharga of incendiarism. No bond could be procured for Vaird yesterday, although he was repres ented by lawyers. The' evidence seemed to be strong against him. Perhaps Vaird’s alleged statement that he would get revenge and do some damage was the stronger factor that got him into the hands * of the law. He was in the employ of (be N. H. Blitch Company for a year or so, but was discharged on July 1. There wae not any par ticular good feeling in hia heart over the discharge. About two weeks afterwards the burning of the big barrel and crate factory took place, and following that fire about two weeks, the store o£the company at Maggett’s was burned to the ground. An old man who slept over the store had a narrow eecape from be ing cremated. He could not ace verv well, and was nearly caught m the smoke and flames before he could be taken to a place of safety. He smelt distinctly an odor of gasolene and declared that he thought he could make out some one running from the building, when he looked out of the window that night. Being set with the Inflamahle gasolene which appeared to be sprinkled * libereMyumder and about the Mfis of the store, the fire spread very rapidly preventing the earing of any of the contents, or thebnlkiing. The building was valued at over $2,000, and the contents at iem. What was regretted especially was the loas of accounts and papers which had been accumulating in the store for four or fire yean. Poet- master Smith, at Maggtt's had Us furniture stored in the top of the building, end thfa was all lost. Jtoird is a white man who coomb from around the section where the fire took place. The only metis* which con be ascribed to hfa deed Is that of revenge. He wae frfriy well to do. Greet relief is fa frit about Youngfo bland in hfa arrest, because it is now t that these fires, which tow* occurring with alarming fre quency, will now < & of Vaird that the t Bto.B. P t Halford, G i. B. Dodd. 'Iitaj k • la the loss W*ft tori ia 'and plant j -•iyw'J ii ; 1 '.r + •St. J > , 1