Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, August 11, 1909, Image 3
A VOICE FROM OLD PICKENS. |
Recollections of tho Past Stirred by
Visit to Historic Spot.
Old Pjckens, July 29-Editor Cou
rier: Weary of the noise, heat and
bustle of town, and longing for the
scenes and associations of childhood,
last v eek I visited the neighborhood
where I first saw the light, und
where my early days were spent in
innocence and joy.
For several days I have been
roaming up and down tho crystal
waters of Keowee river, boating,
fishing, swimming and feasting on
fresh fried fish, fried chicken, June
apples, peaches, watermelons, can
taloupes and all kinds of vegetables.
To me nothing is more delightful
than the quiet solitude of country
life, where, in sweet communion
with nature, we can "look up
through nature to nature's God"
and appreciate the many blessings
received by us from Hts loving
hands.
I viBtted the historic site of Fort
George, seven miles north of Old
Pickens Court House, on the eastern
bank of Keowee river, from which
point, lt is said, the Indian maiden
Cateechee pertormed her rough and
perilous journey on foot to Ninety
Six in twenty-four hours-a distance
of near one hundred miles--to in
form tho whites of an Intended mas
sacre, bearing In her raven tresses a
written message to the whites which
aved the garrison from dctsruction.
On her way, if ls said, she named
tho several streams in the order
crossed by her-Mlle Creek, Four
Mlle, Six Mlle, Twelve Mlle, Eigh
teen, Three and Twenty, and Six
and Twenty. By these names they
are known to-day, and correspond
very nearly in distance named from
the starting point.
Within a mlle of the old fort. In
the fork of Mile Creek and Keowee
river, on the crest of a hill about
three hundred yards from the con
tinence of the two streams, ls the
grave of John Gresham, a near rela
tive of the late Col. W. S. Gresham,
and his fatehr. Rev. Joseph Gresham,
natives of this county and relatives
oi the Biown family of Georgia, dis
tinguished for Its Governors, judges,
lawyers and statesmen.
.fohn Gresham owned and culti
vated a large plantation here, where
he lived and died, respected in life
and honored in death. On this place,
and right whore this grave yard now
ls, lt is said, a bloody battle was
fought between the Indians and
whites. In proof of this the older
people now living say that rifle bul
lets, tomahawks made of stone,
spear points, (lint arrow heads,
beads, trinkets and pottery . have
been frequently unearthed by the
plow In the fields near by.
The Gresham plantation ls now
owned by some of the heirs of Ellsh
M. Alexander, but the grave yard
(one acre) is owned by the public,
having been donated by Prior Alex
ander. Having beard that John
Gresham was buried here, 1 felt a de
idre to visit his grave, but I had
much difficulty In finding it. as lt
was covered with brush and trees,
which had fallen or been cut upon
it. The grave ls marked by bead
and foot stones made of soapstone
and on the head stone ls engraged In
large letters and figures, "J. (}.,
Died .lune 22d. 1835." (Nothing
more. )
Moth stones have been broken by
the falling of timber. By the side
of this grave ls another (supposed to
be that of his wife, who was a Miss
Coatsworth), but lt was so covere I
with logs and brush I could not find
whether it was marked or not.
lt. this same graveyard lie the re
mains of John Cral*?, a Revolution
ary soldier, QU whose tombstone is
the following Inscription, "His mot
to In life: 'Liberty, Free Trade, and
i ^dependence or Death.' " Other
heroes Ile here, too, who wore the
gray and battled for the Southern
cause - among them Cofttsworth
Craig, John Craig. William Craig.
A rt IMP- Craig, David Craig. E B
Alexa.eler, John Mauldln, Majo'
Gibson and Others, besid-s many
private citizens.
Unless something ls done In 1 he
way of cleaning off and marking tho
grave-, lt will soon be Impossible tv)
locate many of them. From tho
earlies! days tho dust of the dead,
has been sacredly regardful and ten
derly cared for by all people, and th-.
sentiment which cherishes the
memory of the dead and perpetuates
tho memory of their good deeds is
not only beautiful, but most com
mendable.
Tho crops In the neighborhood are
by no means good, owing to the ex
tremely wet weather, which prevent
erl proper cultivation. Most of those
with whom I talked estlmato the
cotton crop at one-half, with favor
able seasons from now on. Corn is
not so bad, but inferior; and
something I have never known be
fore-blackberries aro almost a fail
ure. The only consolation I see ls,
those who have corn, cotton ?nd
BANK ROBBI R SHOT FOUR.
Aft?'r rooting thc H.mk Henry Raul
Defied Hit? I'iii-siicr.s.
White Bear, Minn.. Aug. 6.-Fol
lowing a bold and partially success
ful attempted robbery of the First
State Bank of this village to-day,
Henry Paul, the robber, and Fred
Lanners, one of the pursuing citi
zens' posse, were shot and killed,
and William Butler, one of the posse,
was shot through the abdomen and
is said to be dying. John Christlt
received a wound In the thigh and
Biella ul Doran was shot through the
wrist.
The robber, who bad been em
ployed as a laborer on some building
work at W'.ite Bear for the past
three days, received his payment-a
check for $6-this morning, and
went to the bank to get it cashed
Cashier Alfred Atiger was the only
man in the bank.
The man offered Auger the check,
i nd while the cashier was examin
ing lt Paul drew a six-shooter. When
Auger looked up he was told to
band out all the cash in the bank.
As the man had the drop on him,
Atlger passed out all the currency in
the office, amounting to $750.
The robber fled down through the
streets of the villnge In the direction
of Bald Eagle lake, about a mile
distant.
Auger gave the alarm and Iii a
few minutes the entire population of
the village, armed with revolvers and
rifles, was in hot pursuit.
As his pusuers gained on him, the
robber took refuge in a shanty lu a
yard on the edge of town, and when
the self-constituted posse drew near
opened fire.
Lanners, who was preceding the
pursuers, went boldly toward the
shanty. He dropped dead on the
threshold with a bullet tn his heart.
This tragedy caused a hilt among
the pursuers, who dodged behind
whatever shelter offered Itself and
opened fire with rifles and revolvers.
The fire was returned by the rob
ber, but a few minutes later the rob
ber fell, shot through the abdomen.
When the attackers got inside the
little building they found the robber
dead on the floor, bis revolver In his
hand.
Locals from Innig Creek.
Long Creek, Aug. 8-Special: The
health of this section is very bad at
this writing.
Dr. Collins was here last Monday
on business.
Master Louis Roach ls very sick
with fever, but we hope for his early
recovery.
These rainy days are good for the
farmers. They were beginning to
be needed badly.
Mrs. P. K. Phillips and daughter,
of Westminster, visited relatives
here last week. They are always
welcome In our community.
Lafayette Hamey, of Whetstone,
visited his cousin, Andrew Ramey,
last Friday.
Miss Tabitha McWhorter. ot Due
West, is teaching a prosperous school
at Poplar Springs.
Miss Della Phillips ls teaching
school at Brasstown. She taught
there last year and is quite a popular
reacher.
The rural free delivery route
which, leaves Mountain Rest and
conies down through here, ls a great
deal of help to this community and
our people appreciate lt.
Mrs.'Dovie Davis, of Walhalla, bas
been spending a week with relatives
and friends here.
Miss donelle Ramey, of Anderson,
will arrive soon, to the delight of
her relatives and friends.
Miss Martha Blackwell and grand
mother spent the day with their
friends, Mrs, Thomas Ramey and
daughter, Miss Dovle, last Thurs
day. T. D. M. R.
f?LEYSKlDNEYC?RE
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right
Blacks and Charity del corinne.
Kansas City. Aug. 5.-A suit to
break the will of (Miarles Schaffner,
a wealthy saloon keeper and politi
cian, who died a few months ago.
leaving $117.000 to the local chari
ties and about $2.",,OOO to negro em
ployees, has been started here by Eu
gene Sch?;ttner. 11 brother. The es
tate was valued at $200,000.
The petition alleges that the testa
tor was addicted to the use of in
toxicants, which impaired his mind
and made him incapable of making
a will when tho instrument was
drawn. Ile also alleges that Mary
E. Yates, a negro housekeeper, whom
thc will gives $10,000, exerted undue
Influence over his brother. A negro
porter and a negro nurse were also
beneficiaries under tho will.
other supplies to sell are sure of
good prices, but lt Is disconsolation
for the unfortunate fellow who has
to buy, for he Is sure to pay a high
price for what could be made at
home. N. B. Cary.
?THE NEWS FROM ROUNTY LAND ?
Interesting laical Roms iivm "Th.'
Land of Plenty."
! (Unavoidably Omitted Lost Week.)
Bounty Land, Aug. 2.-Special:
j The heaviest rain of the season foll
here yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lillian McDonald, whom we
reported 111 last week, is thought to
be Improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumter Fennell and
little son, Clyde, were guests in the
community last week.
Miss Bertie Smith spent a few days
at Montreal recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cilllson have
moved into the cottage on the Ander
son place.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McDonald left
Friday for an outing in the moun
tains.
Ernest Pickett, of, Atlanta, ls
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pickett.
Kir. and Mrs. B. E. Bagwell visited
their daughter, Mrs. W. A. Stephens,
of Williamston, last week.
H. M. Pickett and little daughter,
Frances", of Greenville, ai> guests at
the home of his father, J. B. Pickett.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pickett, of
Lockhart, and Mrs. Mack Mllam, of
Sandy Springs/are expected In a
few days.
The news of the death of Mrs
Mary Johnson, although not unex
pected, occasioned much sadness to
many in this community to whom
she was well and favorably known.
Her bright, smiling face, even under
the most trying circumstances and
alludion, will long be remembered
by the writer, and we deeply sympa
thize with the relatives In this sad
dlspenastion o' Providence.
Miss Vadle Orr and Charlie McCall,
of the Mountain Rest section, were
guests of the family of R. N. Ran
kin Saturday.
The meeting at Poplar closed last
night. Five new converts were add
ed to the church.
Mrs. Sallie Gilllson left this morn
ing for a visit to relatives In Hart
well.
Miss Helen Smith, of Newberry,
ls expected Thursday as J guest at
the home of her uncle, J. L. Smith.
Frank Shirley and sister, Miss
Lucy, are to be guests of Mrs. Julia
shani - lin to-morrow.
Morris Shnuklin is at home on a
week's v*acatlon.
Miss Annie McMahan viii enter
tain a number of her friends next
Thursday evening. The occasion is
looked forward to with a great deal
of pleasure.
S. A. Davis, of Winston-Salem, N.
C.. is expected Tuesday or Wednes
day for a week's visit to homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard New and
two children, of Snvunnah, Ga., will
spend from Wednesday till. Monday
with their aunt, Mrs. J. L. Shanklln.
Mrs. Mary Myers and three pretty
little daughters visited her uncle,
J. J. Davis, from Tuesday until Sat
urday of last week.
We regret to learn that Mrs. W.H.
Iughs, of Richland, has been 111 with
lever for the past two weeks. Her
friends are anxious for her early re
covery. E. M. D.
South Carolinians Go Up Higher.
(Columbia State.)
Washington, Aug. 5.-In naming
the committee assignments for the
Sixty-first Congress to-day Speaker
Cannon Improved the standing of the
South Carolina delegation. He pro
meted Representative Legare from
the committee on Industrial arts and
expositions to foreign affairs. Mr.
Patterson goes to the census com
inittee and gives up Irrigation and
canals.
Representative Aiken chances his
assignment on tue pension commit
tee to expenditures In the post office
depart ment.
The other members of the delega
tion receive their old assignments.
Vast Coal Fields Phrchased.
Pennington Gap, Va., Aug. 6.-N.
I). Beachman, Jr., of Bristol, general
manager, and Paul Dnlaney, of
Washington. I). C., Wednesday con
stimulated a deal by which the Black
Mountain Corporation of Alexandria.
Va., comes into possession of 7.000
acres ol' coal lands, adjoining exten
sive holdings of the company in Leo
county, Virginia. The deal Involve
several hundred thousand dollars,
'lids transaction practically gives
the company complete control of the
Little Black Mountain field, which is
estimated to contain moro than ^a
billion tons of coal.
Disastrous Flood in Georgia.
Rome, Ga., Aug. 6.-Resulting
from five days continuous rains,
thousands of dollars In property dam
age was suffered tn this section last
Wednesday. Six trestles and bridges
were washed out on Silver Creek
Railroad traffic was Interfered with
considerably. Late Wednesday af
ternoon the big concrete dam of the
Massachusetts Cotton Mills, at Lin
dale, was cv ia m i i ed In order to pre
vent possible Inundation of tho foun
dations of the mill.
NO JOBS JFOH DEMOCRATS.
Negro Census Enumerators to He Ap
points! in Home Counties.
(Washington Cor. News and Courier?
Applicans for positions as supervi
sors of the census in South Carolina
should apply to L. W. C. Blalock and
J. G. Cnpers. For some time repeat
ed efforts have been made to ascer
tain what '?ne of policy Director Du
rand, of tho census bureau, would
follow with regard t.o the appoint
ment of census supervisors In the
South, especially in South Carolina
Mr. Durand has apparently been as
much In the dark as any one else,
but gradually, little by little, his
plans are unfolding.
It is learned through one of tho
South Carolina members that Demo
crats are to fare very poorly when
the appointments are made, if, In
deed, any at all are recognized; that
all applications, whether from Demo
crats or Republicans, must have the
Blalock-Capers "OK" before they
will be given consideration; and tba?
lastly, in counties like Beaufort and
Charleston, where there ls a large
negro population, the latter are to
be rewarded with appointments as
enumerators in many of the sections
where the negroes outnumber the
whites.
Representative Patterson, who saw
Director Durand about the matter.
Informed the director that lt would
not do to appoint negro enumerators,
and he further Informed him that
so far as the white people of Beau
fort and other counties lu South Car
olina are concerned, they would not
stand for lt. It was then practically
decided that negroes should work
only in negro sections and white men
lu white sections. It came out In
the Interview that Capers and Bia
lock would probably advise all ap
plications before final action.
From all over South Carolina ap
plications for these places are pour
lng In, but no appointments would be
made, this correspondent was Inform
ed, before October 1.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup ?nd Whooping Cough.
NICKEL A NECESSARY COIN.
Without It Many Small Articles I
Would Jump in Price.
(Milwaukee Sentinel.)
If the government should discon
tinue the coinage of Hickies nnd cnll
in those In circulation it would make
lt necessary to revolutionize the pres
ent car-fare system, the telephone
pay system and would make change.
in the price of practically every
small article.
The government could better af
ford to quit coining most any other
coln than the nickel, according to
Henry Kloes, cashier of the First
National Hank. In the opinion of
Mr. Kloes there are comparatively
more nlckles coined than any other
piece, and the government could no
more do away with them .than lt
could with dollar bills.
There are hudreds of thousands
of five-cent pieces lost eyery year, ho
says, this being responsible for the
unusually large coinage of this par
ticular piece. *
lt has been said that If lt were ucl
for the street cars the nickel as a
coln would soon become extinct.
This ls not so. says Mr. Kloes. The
department stores take In nearly as
many nickels' during a day as the
street car companies.
If the nickel were abolished a new
system of car fare would have to be
adopted. Nickel shoe-shining par
lors would be put out of business,
and the telephone companies would
have to change the price of "elly
calls."
Beer, soda water, Ice cream and
other articles would Immediately
jump in lillee and the cost of living
would be materially Increased.
"There has practically been noth
ing done to diminish tho need of
the nickel," said .Mr. Kloes, "except
that slot machines are being abol
ished. They used many, but if every
machine was wiped out the effect
would he hardly noticeable. Then
is no danger that Uncle Sam Will
quit coining nlckles.
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'THE BLACKSTONE
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EeUblUhod In 1894. Th? ?Int of the Behool i
MATTft. "Thorough instruction undoi
MU I 1U: possible coal "
Tho school waa established by the Method!
. place where girla can bo given thorough tra!
coat. The object haa boon ao fully carri od out
nroi ff *f*. It le to-day. with ita facult;
Wk** m\J M * . building and grounds, wurt 1
THE LEADING TRAINING SCH'
paya all charges for the year, li
beat, laundry, medical attontloi
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MISS Sil Kl,OW.
Dri Fisher, of Chill lotte, Weds For.
mer < .V.n.ee Vinni", Lady.
Anderson. Aug. 5,-At 1 o'olOOr
yesterday afternoon the marriage ol"
Miss Carrie Shelor and Dr. Adams,
Fisher, of Charlotte, occurred at the
home ol* the bride's mother, Mrs. R.
W. Shelor. on the Boulevard. When
the near relatives and Intimate
friends pf the, young couple har
gathered, the wedding march wa?
played bj Mrs. Clarence Provost ail.1
the ceremo'.iy with the ring was per
formed by Rev. \V. H. Fraser, ol" the
First Presbyterian church. The
bride wore a handsome gray tailor
made suit with bat and gloves to
match. Immediately after the cere
mony the guests were served with
a luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher left
soon after the ceremony for a trip !
North. Mrs. Fisher as Miss Shelor
has made her home In Anderson for
several years, and lt will be with
DlUCll regrtet that her many friends !
In Anderson see her make her home
in Charlotte.
Mrs. Fisher ls pleasantly remem
bered In Walhalla by many friends,
she having frequently visited here.
We extend congratulations and best
wishes to the young couple for their
every happiness and a full measure
of prosperity.
Farmer Kided by Train.
Dillon, Aug. I .--William Lawson,
a white farmer of the West Springs
section of this coituty. was instantly
killed about -1 o'clock yesteiday af
ternoon on a crossing one mlle
north ol' Union, where the highway
leading to Buffalo and West Springs |
crosses the Southern Railroad, by
the passenger train from Lockhart. I
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IIF.WF.RDA.M UNION MRKTINO.
Brogmm ?or Meet ina to Ri* Hold Au*
KUM &8tlt und l?Uth.
The union nicotine for tho Upper
Division of Boaverdam Association
win bo bold with Oonnerdaa Baptist
church August 2Sth and 29th, 1909.
Introductory sermon by Hov. J. H.
Stone.
Queries.
1. -'To what extent nre we respon
sible for the heathen'.' Speakers: F.
M. Ci.ry. W. N. nruce, J. H. Fnr
mei'.
2. Is It right to withhold a mem
ber's letter for non-payment of duos?
Speakers: Noah Tolllson, Kev. M. Q.
Holland. Hubert Sanders.
?. Should a church hold a mem
ber In full fellowship who habitually
drinks Intoxicating beverages? Speak
ers: J. C. Shockley. Rev. A. P.
Marett, P. P. Sullivan.
4, What (Joc-s intemp?rance do for
Its votaries? Hov. NV. T. Afc Alister,
Rev. J. G. Huff, J. S. Tolllson.
Lecturo on Sunday school Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock by C. R. D.
Burns.
Missionary sermon Sunday, ll a.
m., by Rev. C. s. Black pu rn.
J. B. Beckneil,
J. D. Cater,
R. L. Bogga. Committee.
Rev. J. A. Bond, Moderator.
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