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x yv kj ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE NEAR LONG CANE, FEB. 1, 1760 BY CHEROKEE INDIANS (Bj Mrs. Fannie J. Marshall.) The present generation knows very little of the first settlers of our country. Think of moving from Pennsylvania and Virginia in wagons with women and young children, over mountains and rivers, through dense forests on poor roads and ofjS^.V ten none. Such were the trials of a company that settled in Granville County now Abbeville County, in 1755. In this company were Calhouns, Nobles, and the Pickens family. Catherine Calhonn, a widow of James Calhoun, who died in Virginia, with her sons William, Ezekiel, James and Patrick, her daughter, Mary, widow of John Noble and son Alexander, settled on or near Long Cane , and Little River. They had to live in their wagons until logs were cut to build houses with dirt floors and p. , mud chimnies, but these poor houses fell like a palace compared to the wagon life they had endured for months. William, the eldest son, had married in Virginia, Agnes Long, and iv ? had four children. In July 1755, ?? i?J : } lour nun area acres ox muu was granted to William, two hundred acres to Patrick, three hundred to Ezekiel, five hundred and fifty to James, all this land and much more t. was granted to these brothers on h. Little River around Calhoun Mills ' for years this section was called Calhoun settlement. Some of this land is now. owned by John Morrah, Cabels, Wilson and the Watsons. Patrick, the youngest son, was / . commissioned by the General Survey p' > ^ or to lay out their lands. (See Land Records of S. C.) r? In 1760 the Cherokee Indians be, gun to give much trouble, the people were obliged to take their fam| / flies to a safe place. On Feb. 1st, % 1760,. thirteen wagons with about one hundred and fifty men, women, p.?/ and children, started to Fort Tobin, . Augusta, Ga. When within a mile |y of Patterson's Bridge over Long Cane, the party was attacked by 100 | Cherokee Indians. In a lew moments Catherine Calhoun, the mofevf ther, was killed. The > men fought t with desperation, being out numberv ed by the Indians, they were obEged to fly to the woods, leaving many killed by the savage foe. In 1# a few days Patrick Calhoun returned K). to this sad scene. There he found i the body of his mother with 22 others, dreadfully mutilated. The' woods around had been burned and . many dead bodies in them. In South Carolina Gazette of Feb. 9tE, 1760, the following account was 5;f- given. *. "Mr. Patrick Calhoun, one of the unfortunate settlers near Long St*. Cane, who were attacked by the jsO - Cherokee Indians on the 1st, as they were moving their wives, children and best effects to Augusta, Ga., for |? Safety, has just come in town and informs us that the whole of these i settlers, 150 souls, 55 or. 60 fighting men, ihat their loss amounted to 50 or 60, chiefly women and children. They lost even their waIgons, the others reached Augusta safely." Patrick Calhoun, (father of John f Calhoun) erected on the site of this massacre, a large and small granite stone with this inscription on the I the large one: "Pat Calhoun, Esq. "In memory of Mrs. Catherine m "l Calhoun, aged 76 years, who with 122 others, was here murdered by tire Indiana the "lat of Feb. 1760." (The Stone still stands just beyond Patterson's bridge, on the road to Troy. It is in a fine state of preservation.?Editor.) Winds Var TIT71A WKTE-A ii ^ [uzMNE ~ l^orre ^ ' ^ car ""^orruw&noAfft*1 ^?fii ^-~ L tee The Luxnume Guarantee: So, If, after ueing the con tan to no of m omn, you are not mmtim/iod ' in every respect, your gro- 8?* eer will refund your money. As L The Peily?Tfcylor C William Calhoun, the eldest soi Catherine Calhoun, was wounded this fight, he saw his mother kil his little daughter Catherine, kil by having her brains smashed against a tree, his two daught Ann and Mary, carried off by Indians. He hurriedly placed wife and eldest son, Joseph, on horse telling them to try and o take the party that had left for gusta. The poor mother bereft *? "? A.U? J ner inree cmiureu, iuuc uu auu until dark, without meeting any< She was glad to take shelter in lonely house that had been dese: in which she found a poor bed, a little to eat, which she gave boy. There in the lonely hours the night, with no one to assist ! she gave birth to a boy. She ca him Patrick. Next morning mounted her faithful horse, rode to Augusta with her new born fant. She reached the fort saf and was taken care of by her frie and in due time returned to husband with others who had ta refuge in the fort Patrick, the by boy, made a brave soldier in Revolutionary War. He was kil There is a small granite stone the Cabel land that marks his gn it has no other mark than his na "Patrick." The little girl, Mary, ly three years old, was scalped the Indians and thrown into ,L Cane Creek. Ann, five years < was taken to their homes and k until she was grown, then exchan at the treaty of Hopewell near F dleton, made by Gen. Andrew Pi ens, her father, William, went v Pickens, knew his child at o by a scar on her arm, caused by severe burn. ' ^ Patrick Calhoun was in commi of a company of Rangers that I tected tEe inhabitants until the R olution. This noble woman, wif< William, was'my. great-grandmotl her son, Joseph, who rode beh her on that dangerous journey, i my grandfather. He represen the State in both the house and e ate until 1807, was a colonel of i itia, then in Congress for sev< years, having to make the jour to and from Washington on ho: back. He resigned in 1811, ' succeeded by John C. Calhoun. Why is it the names of no killed in this awful tragedy exc Catherine Calhoun, is known? SHOWERING THE BACHELOR MA Some of the little girls who m up the sixth grade, gave Miss ( nelia Tennant, their teacher, ' has recently started house keei as a bachelor maid, a kitchen sb er last week. The little girls m up a delightful collection of thi that go to make life in a kite enjoyable, and called on Miss 1 nant in her new quarters and ] sented her with them. The gifts were useful and the fection DromDtincr them was s\ indeed. LITTLE MISS HAGAN A PRIZE WINP Last Thursday's Columbia S carried a photograph and a i write-up of little Miss Katie E Hagap, 12 year old daughter of and Mrs. Allen Hagan of Abbe1 county. Little Miss Hagan 1 third prize in the State-wide < test of the boys' and girls' corn pig clubs for 1916. Her exl was an extra fine specimen of Di pig. Her award is a solid j brooch, sriven by a well known umbia jeweler. Miss Hagan also received $li last fall when she exhibited "pig" at the State fair in Colun A banquet is now being arrai for the members of the corn pig clubs to be held in Colur sometime in the near future. veverf x^ ifou don't have to be a magician' ike two pots of coffee exactly alii len you use Luzianne. F< izianne is unvarying in characte it and always the same good-drinl ; coffee. But?the only way yc I. really know Luzianne is to drit And that suggests your buying 1 today. Bear in mind, you take i wees with Luzianne. The guarcu ! protects you to the very penn , get right to it and buy Luziam w. Every sip will confirm yoi xl judgment and our gOod fait k for profit-sharing catalog. Company, New Orleans i Of CUBAN REVOLUTION in ABOUT TO COLLAPSE U. S. Marines Land at Santiago and Took Charge of the Town Rebels Burn Cane Fields. ?rs, flip ^ Washington, March 12.?Official n/iuittoa tn the rnw denartment es g ' * ?# ver tablished that the fact that the Cuban government forces have regain. ed control of Santiago, the strong' Qn hold of the rebel uprising. President Menocale notified the United ^ States that Governor Munoz, in command there, represented the reajso cognized government. ker Re-possession of Santiago and the , capture of the rebel leader Gomez, and staff is regarded here as marklied' C0^aPse ?* revolution. gjie Dispatches said the rebels have fled from Santiago. ' , .0n Today's dispatches to the navy de. " partment do not say ^hether there is fighting at Santiago, but did say ^ r that the rebels, "realizing they are ^ traitors and about to be captured," ka threw away their urns and fled to the outskirts. led * SUMMER SCHOOLS. (Charleston Post.) ' Plans are already being made for , " the usual summer schools to be cony ducted in the state. Teachers should begin at once to make arrangements ! to attend one if possible. Successful instructors are those who loBe no , opportunities to keep up with the 611- fc???? ????? ick- 9 nee I^^BE&?ni332s?E&!!9 ' - I ake reet ,ER We know SheepL tate BHi nice lelle *? Down South hei (nlle . . ... \ ;ook on sizing things ? . tell the sheep frc libit much sense tryi our eyes. c?i- It must be the w 5.00 over baby talk pi lbhilr trying to put sal ttcti learn it's no use nbta Yes?we get ] _ mighty pleased < men of the So jT Yc I Yc I want you all to ? friend. And wh "> good word for 1 )r . k- . \ >u I am 8 * If yoi a youru Z lhew< : C ; oove - rw s, '. 1 L-'-a: T--W *-.. v.. ... . times in knowledge and method. Besides the information to be gained from the experts secured for these summer sessions, a great deal is to be gained by coming in elbow touch with members of the profession from other communities. How they have solved certain vexing problems will almost certainly be of value to their fellow workers. Efficiency in the school room is needed to prepare the future workmen for the efficiency which modern enterprise demands in whatever profession their lots may be cast. SHE WILL SELL AUTOS. Widow of Former And?r?on Man Op?na Busineu in Tmi< Charlotte Observer. Friends of Mrs. L. C. Harrison, of San Antonio. Texas, formerly of Charlotte, will be interested to know that she is state distributor of a well known automobile and so far as is known, is the only woman distributor of automobiles for a state in the county. Mrs. Harrison and daughter, Miss Mab Harrison, moved to San Antonio three years ago from Char* lotte. Mrs. Harrison established the Uarouna xea Koom in oan abwwu and achieved much' success. She was assisted by Miss Amelia Beckham> of Rock Hill, S. C. Miss peckham will continue to run the tea room. Mrs. Harrison has hundreds of friends in the Carolinas, who will he keenly interested in her new undertaking.?Charlotte Observer. Mrs. Harrison is a sister-in-law of Dr./F. E. Harrison of thia city. nni f T^rrf IWEM | I *S| ajljl f%Y/J 1'1 i - ' I ' I ^ vmGoais" Get ovet e folks are mighty keer up. We know how tc LMA +llrt /*/\/>4-n TUam/N VMM *4 1111 LUC gUdLO. X11CJLC K>11 I ng to pull the wool ovei ay we're raised. We gel etty early. We soon stof t on the birds' tails. W? to fib. pretty wise. And I'ir :o know that millions oJ uth are smoking me? 'U MUltCO Ul (IIC UUI <u folks of the Sout believe in me,?I want ( ly not??I am SOVERE] ne? J l/ naranteedby M-Sb* a don't like me retui noney back, I have said 11 r? 1 .* L:. >ria over ror itcc?mu& mh :reign R THE CENTL1 Unfof\ ROYAL MAIL LINER DRINA DESTROYS Agents of Company in New Yor Receive Message From' Captain in London. New YorJc, March 5.?Advices r< ceived here from Rio Janeiro an r aw/IAW iViof ffio PattoI ufa UVUUVU UIUIVHW VUMW WAV AWJtU MAM steam packet liner Drina, of 11,48 tons, with passengers and cargo froi Rio Janeiro, has been sunk betwee Lisbon and Liverpool and the pa sengers rescued a^d landed. Detai are not available.' The South As erican advices reported the loss < the Drina after leaving Lisbon ha been announced by agents of ti Royal Mail Steam Packet Compaa in Rio Janeiro. Agents of the con pany here admitted today the r ceipt of a message from Londc signed by the captain as follows: ' "Drina passengers landed safely THE HOME OF PRESIDENTS. Aug. W. Smith, president of tl Brandon, Poinsett and Woodru mills, who recently moved to th city from Spartanburg, has secur? a suite of offices in the News Buil< ing. He, with L. Wardlaw , Smiti will occupy offices on the third floe of the News Building within tl next few weeks.- t The addition of Messrs. Smith 1 the business -Bet of the city mak< Greenville the home of the prea dents of 56 mills. The city perhai - ?i ? i.i a. i lis luuurjmwtiu m ui?u , ' ' I Yes,i Soiitt Folks Knov fewt H ffi 'Babyialk? audi i SOVEREIGN. II > proves that I must i t 1 be of the finest. ' s I ' So, I say to myseli these fine friends of clean, and sweet, ai J that I live up to my And so when my fri< i old Virginia and Ca E fine, white, cleanly 1 proud. Because? ah KNOW good i h KNOW good toi ;veiy cigarette smoker b [GN! "King of them A JUrCecutA-s ro me to your dealei it A Southern gentlema i word, and I have given i Cisia V " I 0W OMAN OP THE G ' ' J . " **. , " ' I;, _ ; - ? -w"' ' .'Wy'i, \ \ WONDERFUD STUFF I 0 LIFT OUT TOUR CORNS 1 Apply a Few Drop* Then Lift Corns or Calluses Off With Fin*er?? No Pain. No humbug! Any corn, whether hard, soft or between the, toes, Will d loosen right up and lift oat, without il a particle of pain or sorenafe. 3 This drug is called freezone and 4 . -+ is a compound of ether discovered % ;y 31 by a Cincinnati man. n Ask at any drug store for a small'\ b- bottle of freezone, which will cost ia but a trifle, but is sufficient to rid one's feet of every corn or callus.' ' " Pat a few drops directly upon any >' tender, aching corn" or callus. In- -.via id stantly the soreness dissppejurf. and ie shortly the corn or calluS will! loosen and can be lifted off with the Angers y This drag freesone doesn't est oat 1_ the corns or calluses bat shrivels , b- them without eien irritating the sur- ;:ra m roundinar skin. Just think! Ko p^ixs ft alj^ j}0 ? soreness o* smarting when applying > it or aferwards. If your druggist - don't nave tree zone nave mm oruer it for yoa.?Adv. ^ : jie BAPTIST NEWS. a is Sunday evening services were held;>3 ?d at 7 o'clock at the Baptist church so 4$ i- as to make It possible for Dr.Swupe h, to leave ior Richmond, where he will :'u;% it take part in a revival meeting in the ie LeigaStMet,Baptist churS^of that ; city for two weeks. Dr. W. D. Bo?r to dell of Mississippi, will occupy the j8 pulpit here during Dr. Swope's ab|> sence. ?y Mrs. L. D. Caldwell of Greenie wood, was in the city Saturday shopierft rWhat . M k jlf : tfqp Salting MflMNSHHMH ?s a a>mpKment?it be right?that I must ... 1* . i '1 am worthy of mine.?I keep myself id pure,?r see to it i ?9 every promise. ;nds refer to my good rolina stock, and my lome?I certainly am ' v ' ,i . . . Moodt i.. . iacco I i * * oro in fh<a Qnilfh 5I.Q SI V/ JUi, UAV *?*w w Jl." Here's another . ' ' i? . * . ' / :? -i , ?Buy me; and get! ' n is known you mine. i irettes SOUTH 'M" . ^pisii . V' -j>