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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,
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: } 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.)
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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
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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.
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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.
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^ Washington, March 12.?Official
n/iuittoa tn the rnw denartment es
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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.
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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
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lbhilr trying to put sal
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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.
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pretty wise. And I'ir
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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
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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
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these fine friends of
clean, and sweet, ai
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proud. Because?
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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.
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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
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