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.:. Bounty Lam ll isumicul Essay <?n Homily Land . I ?orr itt, Augu Iv looking up i lio liistory ol' the present liounly Lund school, wc lind that tho present building spot was mu the Hrs! Bite selected for the school building of this community. (The coi'tity was not divided into districts until alter I he wari. The lirst house ol' learning was In caled about one mile from here, near tile place known as the old Ithod ll Ul | Doyle place, now owned by Tom Derry, of this neighborhood. We seldom hear ol' this purl ot the his tory of our Behool, as the first build ing erected at the present location was built in ISIS; and for this rea son we know thal very lirst building mist have been built, I dare say, be fore, many here present to-day can remember. Perhaps the next point of interest in connection with our school is to know when, or how. t ho school, as well as the surrounding country, be came known as "Bounty Land." I might here say that this part of the cdiint ry has been known by this name ever since it was given by tho gov ernment as a bounty to the Revolu tionary soldiers, hence the name "Rounty Land," which name brings back love and fond memories of happy school days to all who have ever attended school .at this place, .md of all who have ever lived in this pari of the State. lt. has been said 111 the last few years that thc* name could have been given because it is a bounteous coun try. This was not the case then, however, as it was not considered of sufficient value to bring any price at all. and was taken possession of by a few brave settlers who were will ing to face the fears and hardships against Indians who roamed over the country. To these first settlers we owe much indeed. lt is no wonder now that the children of this genera tion think thal the name "Bounty Land" might have been given be cause of the bounties of the country, especially when we think of the many changes that the years have brought about. After finding the origin of the .? " - was built, to tho trustee's and their successors, in tito year 1850. The trustees at thal time were William If. Strihling and Zachariah Hall. "When the school house was built a material subscription not altogeth er money was taken. Por example, William II. Strihling cul t he logs and had llie lumber sawed for Ibo school house; Mr. Cillison hauled the rocks for the chimneys and pillars, and oilier equally generous and public spirited men helped in work and oth erwise in tho construction. We atc told that Miss Caroline Jenkins taught in the old lirst build ing, a short distance from here. We regret our inability lo ascertain the names of the teachers as they tame, in regular succession, and beg your kind indulgence if unavoidable er rors occur. The list of teachers, ns we have it. is as follows: Col. 10. H. Hoyle. Dr. O. M. Hoyle, Jas. L. Kel - Hedy, Hov. Henry H. Penney, Miss Sue Mailidill, Miss Laura Doyle, Thomas Cleveland. Miss Sue Mauldin, Mrs. McCullough, George Huff, Joe Darlington. Thomas Abrams. Allen Robinson, C. L. Crittenden, M. H. Dendy, Miss Maggie Hogers. P. Fl. Langston. Miss Lizzie Dendy, Miss ;'.'.'sie Gillison. Miss Lou McMahan, Miss Alice strihling, Miss Ella Dendy, .lames G. Breazeale, Miss Evie Whit aker, Miss Cary Calhoun. Miss Mag gie Ellison, Miss Angele Tahlr, Miss Gertrude Stallbrand. Miss Blanche Cox. Miss Ella Brock, Miss Nell Nich ols, Miss Mackie Blackwell, Miss Caroline Widemail, Miss Lucy Con ger. Miss Mary Sheldon, Joe S. Col ley, Miss H. rtie Smith, Miss Ellen Bookhardt, Miss Ora Digby, Miss Hortense Jones, Robert Lyles. Miss Adelaide Bulgin, C. M. Hy rd. Miss Rosine singley, Miss Gussie Cunning ham, Miss Pauline Davis-making n total of 1 I different teachers who have taught ni this place. As we have said. Col. E. R. Dov le taught tho flrsl school where the present building now stands, lt was Ot this school that some of our par ents and grandparents received the greater part of their education. Many Interesting stories are banded down In connection with this school, be being a true schoolmaster of the time, who believed and put Into prac tice the old proverb, "Spare the rod i nd spoil the child"- especially when it came to Hie violation of ono of his strictest rules, which was Ihnl there should he no communication whatever between tho young men and the young ladies who attended his school, especially during school hours, which were from S o'clock in the morning to ?'. o clock in the af d's Teachers \<n<l?M!iy, Prepared by .Mrs. I?. A. st (Uh, 1015, ternoon (sun time). lt was not an unusual occurrence for him to ad minister the rod to an IS-year-old school hoy tor the violation of the above mentioned rule, as it seemed indeed a hard rule to he kept. l>r. o. M. Doyle attended school here and also taught here, hut we are unable to give the dates. Kev. H. II. Penney was among the first teachers of this school, ile waa .also a Methodist minister who had moved with his family from Abbe ville. When he first came to this community to engage the school he wrote to his family then in Abbeville that he would have "a line house to teach in a frame house with eight glass windows.-' Most of tho school houses of those clays were built of hewn logs, willi window shutters. Mr. Penney was a forceful advocate of moral law. If any of his pupils was beard of taking the name of the Lord in vain, be was not only prayed for, but with, and the offense was made still more impressive by tho administration of a switch. Resides being a good disciplinarian, be was thorough in all that he taught, mak ing a specialty of the old Blue Rack Speller, Smith's grammar and arith metic, in teaching spelling each pupil was required to thoroughly un derstand tile key of the spelling book, besides knowing perfectly the accent and spelling of each lesson laid down in tile book. lt is need less t< say that lie was liked as a teacher, as this fact was proven by his teaching nine years in succession. Then Iiis school was closed by the outbreak of the war. when Bounty Land, with the rest of our fair South land, was si ruck by the horrors of the great War Retween the States, and many of the patrons as well as the pupils of Bounty Land school were called to defend their country. 'Iii? following extract from a pri vate letter to S. K. Dendy, of Wal halla, from .Inigo William Doyle, of Texas, gives a list of some of the pupils of the school of 1859. Mr. Doyle says: "lt was then and there Mr. Penney taught nu ..-r ' . ." vii uo.va ann girls rang ing in ages from about s to 2 I years. Of them I can now name your Uncios Tom and Stiles Dendy; Doc, Short?! and Ed Johnson: Will. .Tack, Neal, i Bettie, Tom Handy, .lim ami Dave ! Stribling; .lohn. Dave, George, Jim and Billie Penney : Bill, Jim and Fannie- Maul.lin: Mayne. Bill, lim, ' Ben and Tom Lowery: Agnes Steele; , Lucy, Eveline and Stun McElroy; Will, Millie and Lizzie Hunt; John. : Margare! and Ben Dickson; William I Abbott, Rob Lumpkin; Frank. Andy, i John and Jeff Hall; Jane Myers. El I len Uamby: Jim, Rill ("Cootel"). Mariha, Mandy, Eli. Phoebe, John, Lou. Jim ll and Bec k Doyle; Mal and Sue Alexander. Of these .~>7 all are tither dead or lost to me but you and Neal, Bettie, Tom Handy and Dave Stribling. Ben Lowery. Agnes Steele, Eveline McElroy, Bill and Jim Mauldin, William Abbott, John Hall, Jim H. at.cl Beck Hoyle. Mat and Sue Alexander. ( This letter was written ] some time ago. and several have died since). The most of those named 1 never met after we separated at Bounty Land on the last Friday In Net ve ni ber, 1859. . "Oh. Time, with what power and rapidity thou dost work! Jane- Myers, Filen Uamby, Jim and I were in a class to ourselves during the two years. Early ill Jan uary. 1858, Mr. Penney started us lo studying the multiplication table and we recited it every morning for five months, and all of us missed some part of it every time - in fact, we did not learn it during the entire len months.'' In I sr,:: and 'fol Bounty Land school was taught by Miss Laura Doyle. At thal time money for school purposes was very limited, and Miss Laura showed lier true heroism by teaching two years during the hard es! s?niggle our country has ever k ii o wu. Our first school after thc war was taught by Thomas Cleveland, who bad unfortunately lost the use of his right arin and also walked with a crutch, but he had no difficulty in governing the large number of boys and girls. Even grown young men and women attended (his school from miles around. Bounty Land at thal time being the only academy this side of Old Pickens, until early in the Th's Richland was built. Mr. Cleve land taught In 1 Si,..-'t>7. Time and space forbid our giving the naines of those who attended this school. As this was the first school I ever attended I well remember how we dressed. .We girls wore home spun dresses, sun bonnets and sack tprons, made by our mothers. Wo ? tnow now that we looked very i iti'int witt? our long, white panta ct;c. (outing nearly to our ankles. < I'he ludo boys wore short coats, .ailed "round-a-bouts," which oui" ?ame to their waists, and tiny all vote long pants. Miss Sue Mauldin succeeded Mr. Cleveland, and this Behool was unido md by the accidental death of John lix. ono of her pupils, .and only SOM )f the widow Sallie 11 i x. He ?as daylng in a gully after a heavy rain iud was drowned. Messrs. Huff, Darlington, Ahrains, ?lobins?n and Crittondon all taught, respectively, after Miss Sue Mauldin. This brings us to about 1873, it/hen Mr. Penney again taught. Tho idvanced grammar class was com posed of several girls and boys about grown-Jane Hix, Emma Moseley. Lizzie Dendy, Willie Hughs, Jim lull and .lohn Myers. We had been :old that we might lay Smith's gram mar on the shelf when we learned to larse the following lines correctly, Vilich we did : 'When, young, life's journey I began. The glittering prospect charmed my eyes; I saw along the extended plain Joy after joy successive rise." 'Hut soon I found 'twas all a dream, And learned the fond pursuit to shun. Whore few can reach the purposed aim. And thousands daily are undone." M. 1?. Hendy taught a short sum mer school here. While he was very strict, he wqn the sincerest respect of all bis pupils, and was indeed a thor ough teacher. 1\ B. Langston, after having won one ol Bounty Hand's fair young ladies, Miss Kinma MoElroy, taught the following year and was re-elected and taught the next year. Pardon a digression. We do not feel as If we can pass over our school's history without making men tion of Mrs. Susan McElroy, whose unbounded hospitality made it pos sible for many to attend school dur ing unfavorable weather, as her doors were ever open to those living a great distance from school, and not la fre quently umbrellas, wraps, etc., were supplied by this ever-thoughtful and kind friend. In case of sickliest her home was n rnfi><T . ' . ? i . .or 'lu ie ay w c i?e?- f his w,?s BUC eestdu] term m :..).? but iT^ji my ..... pt?ii, amt 1 truly hope that he school proved to be a profitable one to the pupils wdio attended. Miss Alice Stribl ng taught the fol lowing year with liligome and dig nity. Miss Lou McMaha. followed- Miss Stribling and was one of Oconee's liest teachers. Miss Ella Dendy tauuht the next school here. Jasper Doyle, who has ever been closely identified with Bounty Land schools, induced her to remain within hearing of tho school bell, and Mrs. Doyle is still a recog nized loader of the educational inter ests oi* Bounty Land. .lames H. Breazeale, now a suc cessful business man of Westmin ster, also taught hero. Miss Susie millson had a short successful term of teaching, aftei having been a regular pupil for SOUK time. Miss Cary Calhoun needs no Intro duclion to any of you. as the name Calhoun speaks for itself. Miss Mag gie Ellison assisted Miss Calhoun am proved a valuable acquisition to th? school. Miss Angele Ta ii ir taught the nex year and was also an acceptabh t ?tudier. Miss Gertrude Stallbrand taught! successful term hero, and there ari young men here to-day who can tes t i fy to her strength and ability. Miss Blanche Cox. a cultured youni lady from near Helton, was so wei liked by not only our people, but ou neighbors, that she was induced ti become a citizen of Richland as Mrs S. X. Hughs. Miss Ella Brock also taught a sue eessful term. Two terms wore taught by Mis .Voile Nichols, who is now adorntn Seneca society as Mrs Leslie Strih ling. Miss Mackie Blackwell began th next term, but, owing m a brea down in health after previous har work, gave il up. and was xuceeede by Miss Caroline Wideinan, of Du West, who endeared herself to th community, not only as ti teachei but' a lady of high-toned Christin principles. Richland also c.laime ber ag the wife of the late J, flaske Dendy. Miss Wideinan was Hie last one t teach in the old school house, whie had served Hie community for r> years, lt was sold to Elijah Gilliso for $20. A new and lati.er build!?) was erected in the same year (1001 and was first used by M?S?; Lue Conger, of Georgia, as tea? her. Th term was broken into hy the burulu down of the now building, owing t i defective stove flue, a few weeks ifter her school began. While the building was being replaced, how- j iver, Mis? Conger was brave enough Lo teach in a two-room tenant house ' ii short distance away, and finished the tenn in the present building, thus occupying three different build- ^ ?ni's during one term. While here . she made a wide circle o'" friends. Miss Mary Sheldon, a very popular young lady of our own county, taught the next year. Joe S. Colley followed Miss Sb fd- ? [lon. Tlie trustees at that time con- I sidered themselves fortunate in se-! rurlng the services of a former Su perintendent of Education. He taught one tenn and was succeeded by Miss nertie Smith, who hore the distinc tion of being the first teacher in a number of years who was a resident . of this community, and she proved herself to he a number one teacher. The following Bummer a school was taught by Miss Hilen Bookhardt, of Blythewood. The school was well attended and the pupils made rapid progress in this short term. As the j afore-told history shows us, many of j our Bounty Land teachers met their matrimonial fate while teaching here, and Miss Ellen did not prove an exception, as her marriage to A W. Thompson took place the follow ing Sunday after the school closed on Friday. Misses Rigby and Jones, Robert Byles. Miss Adelaide Bulgin. Charlie j Byrd. Misses Slngley, Cunningham and Davis have all taught, respective ly, in the last live years. They need no introduction from me, as their faithful services are fresh on the minds of a larger per cent present here to-day. \??tes from Tiunassec. Tamassee, Aug. 2."?..Special: The protracted meetings at Cheohee and j Wash Creek Baptist churches, held in ; the early pa: of August, were well attended, and much interest was 1 shown in the services. Two were re ceived for baptism at Cheohee and one by letter at Wash Creek church. The recent hot weather brought a number of visitors to our invigorat- I lng climate. Charlo? McAlister and family, of Greenville, are spending a while at their summer home at Tamassee. Mr. j .. . tb two of bi> ?nildren is on i *. :su , i M r :ind M i ?. E. I >ooper Mr. 1 Tolbert is captivated i?.<. lui climate and beautiful scenery. He talks of buying a farm in Cheo hee Valley since he has seen what a diversified fanning district we have and bas breathed the bracing air of our lofty mountain region. Mr. Tol bert is a large planter and a success ful cattle raiser of Greenwood count y. Mrs. Mac. Howard, ?.!' Greenville, is the guest of Mrs. Wm. J. Beard for the summer. There are also sev eral other guests from Anderson en joying the hospitality of Mrs. Beard's mountain home. The Cheohee school is being suc cessfully taught by Miss I)unla|i, of Westminster. The enrollment is un usually good this session. The long summer drought is bro ken. Rain and mist refresh the thirsty corn, and farmers are expect ing full cribs in the autumn. Beware ?d' ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense ol smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing it through the mucous surfaces. Snell articles should ?"?ver be used except on prescript!' ,b .rom reputa ble physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. in buying Hall's Catarrh Cure bc sure yon get Hie genuine, lt is taken internally and made in To ledo, ohio, by I-', j. Cheney & Co. Ti Btimonials free. Sold by druggist.-. Brice 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Bills for con stipation.- Adv. One ?ni Dr. Wiley. (National Food Magazine.) Hr. Harvey W. Wiley, food expert, tells of a trip lie made io a place in Carolina to make a propagandist speec h, lt goes something like this: "I checked ny bag at the station and engaged an old darkey hackman to drive me to the hall. Ile seemed very much worried ove r my lack of baggage. " 'Most every gent what comes here's gol something to sell,' he ?aid 'Maybe youse got something to sell, boss?' " 'Oh, yes,' I said. 'I sell wit and w (fido m, ' "The old negro scratched bis head and cogitated. " 'Well, boss,' he said, finally, 'you is de first man I ever toted what didn't carry no samples.' " The European W British Attacks Repulsed. | v Constantinople, Aug. 2f>.--Thc fol- ! g lowing official statement was issued <) by thc Turkish government dealing a with operations in the Dardanelles: e " Near Ari Bunin, on Sunday even- j lng, after heavy grenade, ride and machine gun dring, th*' enemy at- ' tacked Kanlisiat : our center repuls-I ed th? attack, destroying the greater, part of the enemy's forces there. "Oil Monday forenoon t ho enemy j 8 made a similar attempt near Yeehil , 1 Tepeh and Sungu Bair, but was com- j polled to retreat with severe losses. "?Near Seddul-Bahr, on tho right I wing our artillery shot down an en- ( erny captive balloon. Aon? Bomb Destroyed Sui). i o London, Aug. 26.-A German sub- JJ marine has been destroyed near Os- K tend. Belgium, by a bomb dropped v by an aeroplane. Official announce- 1 nient to this effect was made here t this evening. i Nineteen Ships in a Week. ' London, Aug. 2t5.-During the week ending August 2 5 nineteen British merchant vessels with a total tonnage of 76,000, and three fishing , vessels were destroyed by submarines j or mines. The week was one of the f most successful for German under- , water craft since the beginning of | j the war. j Fourteen steamers with a total ( gross tonnage ol I7,('>!>8 were sunk < by German submarines August 1 !. ? | and 20. The largest of them was | j the Arabic. Ten of these vessels j were British and four sailed under ( neutral Mags. t Russian Forces Divided. ' ; Austrian Headquarters, via Don- i don. Aug. 2C>. Austrian cavalry has \ pushed eastward from Kovel and di- I WITH TH F. MA Kl NHS IN HAITI. i< .Miles Km Moss Among Uncle Stint's I Troopers in the Little Republic. I With the United States Marine Corps detachment landed from the 1 U. S. S. Connecticut at Port-au- 1 Prince. Haiti, for the protection of * American and foreign interests in i that war-torn little isle is Miles E. 1 Moss, of Oconee county. h brother nf ; I ular sailoi member vd ? I uniieoli- ? ' eut * crow, ont ?J a ligiitiov unit of i t 1 a' highly efnck-'Ul ,nl ital . inn o' [ i the ?un;.. States Marine Corps. Marines wear I I a distinctively military uniform, un- I like the sailor, and they iierform ali soldier's duties while roving the seas I aboard ship. They are always first 1 landed when trouble threatens, and * they bear the brunt of the Initial lighting. Usually these soldiers of the sea are able to cope with any sit- : nation thal may arise without calling in the army to assisi. < Young Moss enlisted in the I'nited ' States Marine Corps at its Memphis recruiting station, 260 South Main street. May 22 last, and bas since been in training at the recruit depot, Norfolk. Va. With 124 other recruits ? in the midst of training, he was sud denly ordered to embark on the bat tleship Connecticut of the Ha?tien ex pedition-his first tour of active duty, and. since it came so early In the enlistment, it is likely that Moss' entire four years will he crowded with excitement and adventure. From the Fairview Section. Fairview, Aug. 23.-Special: Rev. .1. L. Harley, of Spartanhurg. preach ed and lectured at this place Satur day and Sunday. Mr. Harley ls su perintendent of the South Carolina Anti-Saloon League und is also an able evangelist. We feel that there was much good accomplished by his visit to ibis community. Miss Jessie Taylor and brother Gus, of Tucker, Ga., are visiting their relatives Itere. Miss Emma Marlin, of Huntsville, Ala., is spending the summer with her uncle, George Martin, and fam ily, of this section, A. C. McMahan, of Greenwood, is spending his vacation with his par ents. Mrs. George Marlin and daughter and Miss Eliza Alexander are visit ing James Alexander's family al Pel/.er. Mr. and Mrs. Singleton, of Atlan ta, spent last week with the latter's sister, Mrs. T. M. Meares. Miss Nettie Hubbard and brothers, Grover and Marion, of Richland, spent the week-end with relatives lu this community. Mrs. Nannie B. Barron ann daugh ter, Miss Bessie, of Greenville, will visit relatives herc th.s week. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard C/ove's Tasteless I ?hill Tonic is eq tally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains thc well known tonic pi opcrtiesof QUININR and IRON. It arts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Rnr'ches the Blood end Builds up thc Whole System. 50 cents. ar Day by Day. ided the Russian forces into two rou ps, which are now unable to co Iterate with each other, according to dvices received from the co in m an 4 rs at the front. Swedish Steamer Sunk. London. Aug. 2C>. The Swedish ti a mer Disa has been sunk. Her row was landed. (There ate two small Swedish learners named Disa, one of 208 ons gross and the tither of 202.) Russian Forces to Quit Grodno. London, Aug. 27.-The Russians pparontly have decided to evacuate irodno, their only remaining Import tit stronghold on their principal line if d?tense. A message from Petro grad (litotes Hie Russky Invalid as tating that Grodno will be given up i/hen the retreat of the defenders lias ?eon covered. The message indicates hal the fall of Brest-'Lltovsk was lot known publicly in Retrograd at o'clock this afternoon. Olitn Dost hy Russians. Rellin, Aug. 27. The Russian ortress of (Mita on the Niemen .iver. 30 miles south of Kovuo, has icen evacuated, according to official innouncement to-day. In all the wide sweep of Russian orri tory south of the Ral tic prov inces covered during the great Aus ro-German offensive, the fortress of Irodno is now the only strongly de ended position in the hands of the tussians. Olila was on the principal lussian line of defense, midway be ween Kovno, already in the hands of he Germans, and Grodno, it Is ibout 0 0 miles southwest of the im lortant railroad center of Vilna. vhicb is on tlie direc t trunk line to 'et rograd. HON F FAN IN FLOOD DISTRICT. ionging for Carolina-Twenty-two Soldiers lyoso Dives. Fditor Keowee Courier: As I have lot seen anything lately iu your taper from Texas, will try and tell lome things I have seen. I am from South Carolina, but am in the U. S. iriny at the present time. Of course everybody has heard of he storm we had in Texas on August. 0 e '? ne witter wa* Rv* feel doop ibout our camp, and the win.1 coin . g !o >uf facots lik . hall, making er a long struggle tn thc ....... and rain, wt? at last had to stop and take t. We were out all night, laking lungs as they cann . The water got ap just under our arms, and it was .old. We were not deluged by rain water alone, but by salt water as well, we being on the shore of Calves ton Day. and the tide was high from Lhe strong wind that was coming in our faces. Twenty-two ol' our poor soldiers took refuge in a brick store and were sent to their fate--every one killed. I don't know how high the water got on the other boys, as I am-somewhat of a ..sky-scraper"- - six feet t wo inches. I was sent to Texas City on Decem ber 12, 1914, and sincerely hope that 1 will not be here that much longer. lt made me long for dear old South Carolina, my native State. We have not got anything not even a gun. It was all we could do to save ourselves. I have beard all my life that the army will make a man out of you. If any one stays during a time like that night he is a pretty good man, I think. I long to be in old South Carolina again. I think it is the garden spot of the world. Rut lt's a long way to Carolina. lt's a long way to go; lt's a long way to Carolina, The bliest place I know. So good-bye to Texas City. I'll leave ou bye-and-bye; It's a long, wig way to Carolina. When Texas is not dry. Private Donnie Col,., Co. il, 27th Infantry. Texas City. Texas. Aug. 28. Al TUR TH lt P.P. IT KA ILS WALHALLA TESTIMONY KKMAI N'S I XSHA KI : N. 'lime is the best test of truth. Here is a Walhalla story that. has stood tlie ?.si oi lime. lt is a story willi a point which will come straight home to many of us. Mrs. ida I lelia ma, Factory Hill, Walhalla, says: "I suffered from backache and a tired feeling and couldn't do my work as I should. Af ter taking Donn's Kidney Pills, I could see an improvement. Others in the family have also been benefit ed by Dean's Kidney Rills." (State ment given April 8, I il 1 1 ). On December 17. lin t. Mrs. Hel lama said: "1 have taken Donn's Kidney Pills since giving them my endorsement .'ind tiny have aided as a tonic to my entire system. 1 ad vise any ono suffering* from kidney trouble to try Donn's Kidney Rills, as they are the beti kidney medicine I know of." Price r,0e. tit all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get I loan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Hellams had. Foster- Milburn Co., Props., ll u ff a lo, N, Y.-Adv.