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StEiIi Jew ts. VOL. XL. NO. 112. NEWBERRY. S. C., TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15. 1904, TWICE A WEEK. S1.50 A YEAR I U! I Evi Clothing Tr 4 Come to see Friends ow 4 and pay. Y< | S. IELODIOUS ECHOES OF -p getherI THE DAYS LOG PAST ship, h power Men WHEN NEWBERRY WAS A LIT- were g TLE VILLAGE. to O'N slipped Judge J. M. Crosson Writes of the splash : Olden Days-Cheves McCrack- the var in's Famous Punch. village. The , Woodville, Texas, his sch October, 1904- holiday Fore I die, yeh bet 3. M. whoopi Gwinter go back home, and clime first to All the trees I ever clumb, Scott's And scoot where the wind'11 blow, drowne Through my whiskers, like she dia Nigh Through Julius', when T was a kid, agonizi: And J. M. gwinter be as bad, is my As I use-ter-be, when dad He 1 Use-ter take me off one side, miles a An' jes, moreaner tan my hide, weary An J. M. gwinter crop the crick, stage s Straddled, o' that slippery log, lumbia An gwineter fall off like a frog. returne, ents. The village- is excited, people run- became ning to and fro. A sprightly, intel- cessful ligent, bright eyed youngster, who esteem< always stood high in his classes, had judgme a lively imagination and was a merry On I little fellow, is lost; his father, a there 1 prominent citizen, eminent for his school, good sense and usefulness; his moth- earnest er an elegant lady, descendant of - wvas C: family, famous for its intelligence have b4 and patriotism, are sorely troubled. named His two little brothers are sad eyed Cheves, and tearful; his beautiful and accom- statesnm plished sisters had not yet arrived, was ge The villagers sympathized with Lblithesc them in their distress, for in those "joyous days the villagers had a genuine of his kindly feeling for each other; their ductive utual sympathy and good will was Clay's: rank and generous; they had that that "i1 entleness, graciousness and courtesy good ci at constitute the gentleman and not a s y. There was no snobbishness; he was one was the great "pond turtle," of a do because his kin had been a long Talki in the pnnd condescended to the other c -11 erythir Shoes, I unks, Noti me. Prices will i ing me, either b: )u must know I i JEW loi," but -11 were drawn to- that Cheves, ful by ties of kindness and friend- his father's hot mnce every one did all in his big red headed t to find the kid. with him across on horseback and on foot was full; his sad >ing in every direction; some with bottles of eall's Mill, for the boys often his way frequen away and went there to never said "turk nto the river; others went on dark and in cr ious roads leading out of thtj dropped his whi I but as he was fi olly old pedagogue dismissed it. Such aoccur ool; the boys glad of the frequent with hi , but sorry for the boy, went Let the youth 2g and yelling on the search, ware, for whoevi the swimming hole in North Barleycorn is si creek, expecting to find 'him be "flung." d. Cheves was a t Aosed the scene and the true, brave man 1g cry of the parents "where Yanks, who on boy" was now heard. importuned him iad tramped some i6 or 18 the United Stat< nd next day -footsore and- of the man: " the boy was found at the freezes over an and at Summer's on the Go- with you on the road and with glad heart he* I have a kind I home to his sorrowing par- Anti-Bellum ne He was Calvin Higgins. He three important a physician and was a suc- recollect. Ha practioneer and was highly O'Neall and Mi d for his good sense and writes of Hann; nt. supreme in the ndian Creek in the long ago, feasts and hog ved a gentleman of the old might have ad< a splendid farmer, a spirited, meetings came< and successful man; his name shouting. Judy rus McCrackin. He must and stores; bosc en a strong democrat, as he in a good humc one of his sons Langdon with the men. after that great jurist and calls to memory an. Cheves, as he was called, ticularly 'possur nerous, good humored, ano sums calls to1 me and when in his cups of Hon. Ham Bas< spontaniety," he was fond per African punch, which was most se- Zion church of I and insidious, like Henry thus: famous punch, who said of it! "Dars sweett contains laughter and song, chicken. As d' eer and woman's smiles, but dle meat, its all ngle quarrel." Cheves thought You can bake ii right beyond peradventure it; gimme good ubt. de rich man no' ag of Col. C. McCrackin the de rich man no ay A. B. ennerly tld me. dark ob de moc at C .iats,. Dress 4 >ns, Rugs, e nake you buy. Sai V note or account ieed the money. of punch passed by den he put de warm stick ag se and called for a chicken foot and de step on de ioy (A. B. K.), to go because its warm; when four o Indian Creek, which are roosting on de stick he slid die bags were loaded into de bag; he don't bake 'en whiskey and he on fry 'em; with pork in de pot to tly imbibed, but he em slickery, he fricasees 'em tl !y" to Sam. It was so soft dey melt in your mou )ssing the creek he honey. Den holding 'possum skey into the water, tail, he say, 41 am arrived at d A he did not notice meat dat was ever baked and rences were not un- 'possum with sweet taters, de m. drizzling down de sides ob de s of the country be- sm en er wrestles with John ttr, ire at some time to Miywaastrcoof's gallant soldier. A ocsoal oko o o .His reply to the wiky cranBly his being captured, na n ebro h to take the oath tochrhwolseicaina' s, was characteristic fl.DatnNnewsdl ['11 fight you till hell t eosrt ihhm h d then I'll skirmish hmhwmc h hrht ice." o i,adhwmriidhsf feeling for the oldweehagnhihadews groes. There werealitewiethnelokdu negro women I well si,"VelDatn hr nnah Mike, Judy getmn epei h Ily Pratt. Carwile wreta m"wih~en Lh that she "reigned Datnakolde t kitcher at wedding AMtoitbohr"o, killing,," and hebenletrdyhipeah ted when the big hslqo ai.H ele >n she led in theBrheC.thrisndieen swept out the officestweyoanI.Yurpse ed the business andenanIthohr,yuto red way, chaffered tehn tc,Ia h te The name of Milly Imbce yPu. fPu -good cooking, par-knwthtsmaypol 1. Milly and 'pos-haebesikyleTo,e nind the oration ofprbbynthvadiehit om before the Juni-erTmty'odiknwae Mefodist Episcopal uealtl ie'Wa 3eorgia. He oratedexu? aters, en ham enanleremnD.Bcha poet says. Ham is hligaporcemeige ers good and sweet.mai,ItiktS.Pasan ,bile it, roas it, fry etrandb . rmnn sweet ham. Den mno h egbrod to lock de chickenmonn,atrbefctS.ia Sto lock to chicken cervie adt h r," n; h ~ ~ dn epu e warm stick,yuttelesothnI am Goods, tc. ne old stand. k please call i in de ious to know. Who made God and stick who made the man that made God, r five and who made that man?" The doc s 'em tor replied, "Life is full of mysteries i not and we'll never understand them, till make Iwe get to heaven." S. said he would I dey rather not wait so long. Many who like do not believe the Bible get wrecked )y de in searching for the first cause. best At one time, about 1845, the dry dat's year, he lost all patience with the ravy Lord for not sending rain; left his 'pos- business, went to his house, kneled sweet down and prayed vociferously; his wife, shocked at his blasphemy, burst sums. into tears. Returning to his busi llows ness, he heard distant thunder; got d of happy and predicted rain, a thin cloud good came up. No rain, but a thunder .ptist bolt struck a tree nearby and stun r get ned him. Shortly after he quit gated cursing, sought the Lord and was a told changed man and not long thereafter >ught he went home to where all mysteries iends are solved. silent There were a few errors in my last >and letter, but it is surprising to me how re a accurately you set up my scribbling. orld, In the second column i's, "All of true John Chalmers descendants," etc. It should have been my grand father was John Crosson. In the last column r, on it is "Harriet married Thos. Hender Well son in Abbeville Texas." It should e be- have been South Carolina. Thomas one was the son of John Hendersan, a ie of quaker. The quaker and covenan and ter combination was a good one as had is evidenced by the Henderson family vould in Texas. vould I am indebted to Capt. D. A. Dick roth- ert for a copy of his fine history of but Kershaw's Brigade, which interested isyme very much, as therein I read of many class and school mates and inti pious mate friends, for whom I had great was regard. "In life's morning march, r Po- when my bosom was young. wsCaptain Dickert was cool,. brave, godgenerous and did his part in the war One with a free, glad heart. loud T~he key notes to the book, are its want vividness and truthfulness; it is a