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THE PAGEjLAND JOURNAL Vol. 4 NO. 34 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY b, 1914 $1.00 per year I PhilinK. Sn;?.. n?J Im?o " ? ~ * ' - " ~ ~ Lancaster News. ( One more of Lancaster county's heroes, who fought for < Southern Rights, has passed ^ over the river. The sad news t was received here late Friday c that Mr. Philip K. Snipes had I passed away at the home of his J daughter, Mrs. J. B. Horn, at \ Tradesville, at 2 o'cleck in the ^ afternoon. His age was 92 ? years, two months and five days, t Mr. Snipes was born in this ( county, where he spent his en- t tir life, except the four years of i the late Civil War. At the c breaking out of the war he en- ] listed in Company K. command- i ed by the late gallant Capt. M. J. A Hough, 6th. South Carolina s Regiment of cavalry, Butler's < brigade, and served during the J entire war. Ho w<*c wmmHoH < in the bloody cavalry fight at ; Travillian Station, where many i sods of old Lancaster and Ches- i terfield yielded up their lives. 1 He was in the desperate engage- < ment at Rean's Station, where ] Butler's brigade, alone on i August 26th, 1864, held in check : Hancock's whole corps for a i day and night, until A. P. Hill's corps came to its relief, gaining a triumphant victory. It was < here that Mr. Snipes, although a 1 private, single handed and alone made a sudden dash for the 1 enemy's entrenchment, the re- I mainder of the regiment seeing 1 the signal act of bravery, fol- ] lowed him with the "Rebel 1 Yell," and swept everything be- i ^ore them. Capt. J. M. Hough, i nf tlic X?I ? 1 J ^klife-time was present ancwf JH^fcgeloquent tennf.ji-L.hilR a citizen and soldier. 1< MrJSnipes engaged in farming t all)of his life. During the last t few years of life he had become t very feeble and was almost total- t ly blind, but was tenderly cared t: for by his devoted children. He g married Miss Jane Robertson, c daughter of the late Samuel Robertson, who predeceased J him eleven years ago. By this n toiion ten children were born, ?1 of whom are still living, c TVlPV qtp Mr< W T I M.V) A'AAWI II I J 1 U11UUI" * burk, Mrs. J. B. Horn, Mrs. E. C. f Funderburk of Tradesville, Mrs. c M. A. Shaw of Kershaw, Mrs. r John D- Arant of Antioch, Mrs. c (;J. D. Shute of Tabernacle, Mrs. ( William Cook of Taxahaw, Mrs. t P. B. Funderburk of Willspoint, c Texas, Mrs. Will Armfield of 1 Jeffersou and Mr. Bud Snipes of i Charlotte. C Mr. Snipes' remains were i.i- c terred at Spring Hill church at t 11 o'clock today, the Rev. B. F. I Cav?on officiating. 1 1 Do This Very Thing. I Come on, boys, let's plant 1 everything in cotton again this ( year and if we have a good crop j year, we may make enough to < pay our rents and guano bills. < Then we can pull crab grass out 1 of our cotton fields to perish our j old plugs on through the winter, . and the first of March we can . borrow money to buy our corn s and meat and other supplies and 1 pav a big interest. It will never do for us farmers 1 to raise our corn and meat and otner things we need at home. If we did the man who raises it for us, the railroads, the mer- 1 chants and the man who loans 1 the money would suffer, and we ] wouldn't have to work our , wives and children to death. ' We would be living at home. < Let's hold on to the same old l way, boys, and we will be slaves i all our lives, R. F. S. 1 < t uic i lugress vjn Donsai Koad. harlotte Observer. Ca Fine progress is being made >n the so called Bonsai road, th ,vhich when finished will ex- m end from Charleston to An- la Irews, or through Florence, la Darlington, Ilartsville, McBee, b< efferson and on to Monroe m vhere connection will be made vith the Seaboard for Charlotte th uid Bostic, according to reports tr hat have been received in the rv, :ity from the lower division of b< he new system. The line is c< low in operation between Jeff- c< jrson, and Florence and between bi PfVStOn and Andrmvc on/1 flin ? >>?-. U. v*tu uuu iiiv U' s being: constructed between st \ndrews and Charleston and at pi in early date work will be start- o id on the 25-mile stretch between Jefferson and Monroe. The new al road is backed by the Seaboard c; system and when completed and w in operation will doubtless be b meiged with it. The Clinch- ei field and the Seaboard are very b closely affiliated and it is highly rr probable that the immense coal ei trains will be operated over the w new system to deep water just as ei soon as it is finished t< GREAT FOR CHARLOTTE. This new road means more to w Charlotte and also Charleston ?i - ? ? - -- 11 than many believe. Mr. W. R. w Bonsai has announced that he il would have the system ready to haul cotton from the rich Marlboro fields to Charlotte by the T Fall and it is regarded as certain t that he will enrrv out his promotte another railroad connecion. The fact that it will bring he Queen City, the great indusrial center of the Piedmont sec ion into such close contact with he great seaport will mean :reat things for all interests con- in erned. hi The following is from The sc ^ews and Courier about the lew system: sc "Upon the completion of the th oal terminus on the Cooper n< <iver of the Carolina, Clinch- th ield & Ohio Railroad, in the st :vent that this corporation does in lot construct a railroad of its y( iwn from Rostic, N. C., to it Charleston, it is expected that a! he coal will he hauled here \Vl >ver the lines of the Carolina, w Atlantic & Western. Accord- pi ng io unofficial versions, the w Clinchfield cars will he taken ^ >ver at Bostic and brought ^ hrough Charlotte, McBee. ns dartsvillc Darlington, Florence, _ ^oston ant! Andrews into Char- lc eston. Charlotte and other CI lewspapers have been publishng articles to the effect that the 111 Seaboard Air Line and the Car tl >1ina, Atlantic & Western would b ointly haul the heavy coal trains r< )f the Clinch field system into It Charleston and there has been ti no official statement to the con- v trary. It is expected here that a the Clinchfield will be building h its huge terminals before long, si and the belief is that trackage or b similar arrangements will he h made with the Seaboard Air a Line and the Carolina Atlantic v & Western. P SIM.KNDIt) TICR RI TORY. } "The section traversed by the Bonsai lines is wonderful in its n possibilities, and it is evident that Mr. Bonsai and his associ- N ates are confident of developing b an enormous business in the ter 1< ritory their trains will sen e. ^ The Carolina, Atlantic & West- n [jrn is spending generously for n the purpose of geiting the best, e and it is reliably reported that ti everything about the new svs? ft hound Corn Buricf mdcn Chronicle. While digging a chujlbit on le farm of Mr. Alex Mjj^Bifew liles from Cassatt, in borers this week un^^Ba \ rge quantit}* of corn tn^ had ?en buried, presumblj for inny years. v ' It was found a few feet under ! le ground near the foql of a ee, and had the appearajice of 1 living. been placed thai: in a :>x, as a part of the encashment 5uld be easily recognized. The )rn looks as though it hadrbecn urned, but this could ndtjhave lien the case as the grahs are ill on tllf pnhc whi/>h 'eliAi.i ...? Miiivu niiv vy lainly when grains are shelled ff. It is supposed to have been bout twenty-five bushels ii the ir. No one has been ?>und ho knows anythiny ab&ut it eing placed there, and the- genral supposition is that it*f?vas uried during the raids feing lade in this section bv theFodral army, and that the parties ho buried it were either c&pturil or killed and no one wat left > tell of its hiding place. The property upon v^huh it as buried was o \ ned during le war by one Benj. CampSell, ho has since passed away^and le land is now owned by jMr. ilex West. eaching the Editor a LeiVi ribune She came down the i^rjet y-ee steps at a time and sidled k^the country' newspt oer ^^Hkke a whirlwind, ^lie no ccremom2j|^|l mflTRKeflT "Is this flip orintin' I "Yes, madam." "I want to stop my paper." All right, madam." "Sop it right away, too." "It's stopped," we repled, makg a blue line through her isband's name on the subription list. "Maybe that will learn you me hoss sense and how to do e square thing next time, and )t to slight people just because ey are poor. If some ri<Sh, uckup folks hapens to have a ild-headed brat born to 'em m're in an awful hurry to put in the paper and make it out i angel; but when poor people ive a baby you can't say~ai ord about it. even if it is the I urtiest child horned. That's hat I'm stoppin' the paper fur. his ort to be a lesson to every aper in Oklahoma." And she went out of the office ; mad as a wet hen. m vvi'il he top grade, in antipation of the handling of lo& id very heavy freight traiS ic management is having veH eavy steel rails laid and tH *1 LI. I II ' " muouu iiiuiouuniy uauasu^: is evident that every precauon looking to dependable serice will be taken. Mr. Bonsai nd his associates have caneilly studied everp phase of tne ituation and their decision Uo uilding in the territory ave chosen means that tB^Hj rc ciMi\ inccd t!;;it the tcrritjly ci 11 develop wonderfully wjh roper transportation facilities, business men believe that in a rief period the Bonsai lines will uild up a highly profitable busi ess into and out of Charleston." When the road is finished to lonroe, there will be a rich usincss developed into Char>tte. The territory between lonroe and Jefferson is rich in atural resources and a magificent trade could be originald in this section. The compleon of this road will mean mudh ar this section. ^ Three Pioneer Preachers of Union County. James Long in Biblical Recorder My boyhood memories gather about three ministers: Rev. E. L. Davis, Rev. D. A. Snyder and Rev. J. L. Bennett. There have been many other mighty religious forces in Union county since the war, but these three servants of the Lord have stood out above all others. They were men of limited education, but possessed of good common sense. They loved the Lord and the people. Each had his peculiar characteristics. Uncle Edmund Davis was strong and rugged. Brother Bennett was energetic, enthusiastic and tireless. Brother Sny der was retiring, transparent, even tempered. All of them were faithful gospel preachers. These three preachers baptized at least ten thousand people in Union county and the surrounding counties. Uncle Edmund Davis told me just before he died that he had baptized five thousand people. I heard Brother Bennett say last summer that he had baptized three thousand and five hundred. Brother Snyder must have baptized almost as man}-. We can never pay the debt of gratitude we owe to these consecrated men and many others like them who went warfaring at their own charges. They were content with a humble home an A little of this world's goods. /* they could but win lost m^n o Christ. Theirs was pion**'er York and no doubt they yV0j/ethe yard's chosen for the Special 'work they did. rii'cy have toiled without fame or compensation and we are entering into their labors. All of the pastors have sons in the ministry. Rev. A. C. Davis of Olive Branch, Union county, the son of Rev. F. L. Davis, is a useful pastor. Rev. Stanley W. Bennett, the faithful pastor of the Baptist church at Lincolnton is the worthy son of Brother Bennett. Brother Snyder has three sons in the Baptist pastorate: Rev. Joel S. Snyder, the splendid pastor of the First Baptist church of Fayetteville, Rev. John W. Snyder, the faithful pastor of the Wesi Baptist church of Concord and Rev. E. C. Snyder of Wingate, N. C., who is pastor of churches in Union county. Brother Bennett and Brother Snyder were like David and Jonathan. Thev lived most ol their lives within a mile of each other. For many years they served churches together, alternating in their appointments. I have never been able to think ol them apart from each other. When I was a boy Ithey came pioneering for the gospel in our section of Union county, there was hut one small Baptist con gregation in the northern pari of Union county at that time They preached in almost every school house in the region ant in many private homes, seeking to reach the people and to fine fhe strategaic point. . In 1879, they organized Hope V.'cll Baptist church. It at onct became a centei of spiritua power in all that section. To day there are six Baptist church es in thet section of the count) From Hopewell have gone ou numbers of useful men and wo men. The father and mother o Dr. E. \V. Sikes were baptiset into the fellowship of Hopewell Prof. M. B. Dry of Carey is i Hopewell boy. Rev. Bruce Ben ton, the eloquent pastor of tlx First Baptist church of Rocking ham is a son of 1 lopewell, Frorr Hopewell, the Lord has rai ,et up nine Baptist pastors, all living Postcard is Passing. The picture postcard vogue is dying out. Already the corner stores report a falling off in trade; already the postoffice figures indicate a decline in the actual number of postcards carried. A thing that has been at the same time a fad a convenience, a popular common carrier, and a common popular pest is now about to take its place with the bicycle as a thing that may be used with discretion, but never again made a mania of. Over the greater part of Eu rope, it is now possible to send a sealed letter for the same nrico that a postcard may be dispatched. If we get l-cent postage here the only excuse for the illustrated cards will be its illustration and the accompanying fact thai fewer words are required as ? personal message. It is interesting to note, now that the postcard is ceasing to be a fad, that it was not, as has been supposed, an American invention. It was first used in Austria, where as early as 186S a Dr. Herrman suggested its em ployment. Its price was something less than 1 cent then, but those who used it were allowed to write only 20 words on it Not that the writing of 21 words would have appreciably increas1 ed the burden of the mail car riers; 20 words was the limit perhaps that the people might : duly appreciate the fact that i ; government owned the post bffice.?Ex. and in the pastorate but cne whc ! .U..? 1 mM tllCj P*'neered the regions round about. I T woe nnf e 11 rnrlorvJ " .V."" 1 A TTua AiVi ouipilOCU WllCIl 1 saw in the daily papers that Brother Bennett had left us, nor was I surprised at the way of his going:. People used to say that if he kept rushing and working as he was doing, he would not live out half his days, His going was not pathetic to me, for 1 fancy it was as he would have it ?speaking the last words over a departed friend. He loved his people. Last summer at the annual reunion at Hopewell, he was scarcely able to speak be cause of overflowing emotions, as he thought of the past and God's goodness to him, and ol his many friends living and deac and of what God hnd wrrkntrln by him and Brother Snyder anc others in that community. I am thankful that these twc men together with Uncle Bd mund Davis came into my waj to the Load. My father anc mother were baptized by Brothei . Bennett and Brother Snyder Their eleven children have al come into the fellowship o : Hopewell. In the providence of God three of the boys hav< 5 entered the Baptist ministry. These are words that hav< [ been waiting in my heart to b< " said of these useful men as ] have thought of their noble, un ostentatious work, and realizec ; soon they would be no more 01 earth except as their works d? follow them. There is one win still lingers with us who has toil \ ed with these who have passe* 1 over to the blessed reunion be yond. 1 refer to Rev. J. A. Biv ens. He has lived in the sam section with these other thre 1 and their labors have been cor temporaneous and coextensive f Brother Bivens was "the Apo< 1 tie John" of the group, loved b; ? everybody and honored man; 1 times by his brethren. As th< - evening shadows lengthen maj - it be light to him and at the twi - light he will surely see his pile i face to face and on the othe 1 shore shake hands with his cc j laborers who have gone before Death of Miss Pearl Sowell Miss Willie Ponrl Qr?ir?ii . ? daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Sowell, died Tuesday morning about 4 o'clock after an illness of several months with tuberculosis. j She was born March 31, 1881, and was therefore a little more than 33 years old. She joined Rose Hill Methodist Protestant church in early life and was consistent member at the time of her death. She was a goo^ girl, and she told members of the family shortly before her death that she had nothing to fear, as , she had long ago made peace t with God and was trusting in Him. Her death was peaceful, i She bade her loved ones good bye and said she was dying. 11 I ne tuneral will be held at t Rose Hill today at eleven o'clock t by Revs. J. A. McGraw and J. M. Sullivan, and the body will be laid to rest at the cemetery at thaCplace. i She is survived by her mother and four sisters and one brother, i Mr. H. B. Sowell. The sisters 1 are: Mrs. J. W. Quick, Mrs. J. Y. Doster, Mrs. G. C. Mungo and Mrs. E. C.Chavis. I Some Fishing. ; The fishing season has opened ' up and many whopping yarns will be told ere the season closes. The first one to come to our no * tice was the one in the Monroe Enquirer last week. Bro. Ash-^^ 1 craft, didn't you misunderstand^? " the boys? Was it really that a haul? - Here is the story asw?[^fH|||Hfl x Havden Shepperd, James Liles, Watt Hamilton and H. B. Havely went to Blewett Falls on the Pee Dee river Tuesday night and fished some. Thev caught 500 pounds of fish in about two hours. At one haul they brought up 132 fish in their net. The river was lit' erally alive with fish and the fishermen had the time of their lives The fishing was done just below ^ the Blewett Falls dam." i Boy Struck With Rock Mr M R t/-?rvlr li.'o 1!h1? . ... .... vyKiini iv/vri Alio Ulliu son, Percy, to Florence yesterday to have his collar bone set, ^ same having been broken by j being hit with a rock. It seems t that a nuinDer of boys were playI ing and that little Ross Lindsey threw a rock at Percy which struck him on the collar bone with the result that the bone was broken.?Cheraw Chronicle r ^ "All," he said "if you only gave me the least hope 1?" J "Gracious," interrupted the 1 hard hearted belle. "I've been f giving you the least I ever gave ; any man.?Ex. * Ready Wrapped. 2 A secretary for a Massachusetts J congressman had never seen a cotton seed. A few days ago he 1 nappened to t>e in the office of a i representative from the South 3 and saw several small sacks on 3 the floor. |. "What are those?" he asknd. d "Cotton seed furnished by the Department of Agriculture for r. distribution down our way," the e Southerner explained. p A sack was opened and the Yankee examined the cotton >. seed with great interest. lie picked up some and observed yr the lint that clings closely to the y seed. He pulled at this, but was 5 not successful in removing any j of the lint. [- "My!", he said. "The depart>t ment certainly treats you fellows r fine. Just think of wrapping up >- each seed so carefully in cotton, * How do they do that?"