The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 30, 1908, Page TWO, Image 2
STORE OF SHE]
but it seems impossible t.o get any
definite infomation concerning it dur
ing its earliest days.
Mr. T. S. Blair, who is an old cit
izen of that section of the county,
and who is one of the most respected
citizens of that section of the coun
ty, has consented to give The Herald
and News what information he can
in regard to the settlement. Exactly
when the old store building, in front
of Mr. D. G. Livingston's residence,
and in which Mr. D. G. Livingston
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STORE OF J(
now conducts a mercantile business,
was erected, could not be ascertained.
It is one of the old buildings of the
county. and The Herald and News
presents today a cut of it.
Mr. Blair says that hie recollects
Dead Fall as far back as 1849, and
that at that ime Mr. Cary McClure
lived- in the house which Mr. Duke
She'ppard now lives in, and owned
the pla.ee. At that time Dr. Ben
Worthington lived where Mr. D. G.
Livingston now lives. Dr. Worthi-ng
ton owned only about three acres of
land. About a year or two years
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fter that Mr. MeCinie sold his place
to Mr. More Davenport, .and Mr.
Davenport sold the remainder of his
place t> Mr. Williamson Buzhardt.
Mr. Blair says that the first busi
ness he recolleets as having been con
ducted in the store was by Messrs.
Spencer Peterson and Mike Werts,
and he thinks that they were in part
nership part of the time. His next
recollection of business conducted in
the store was by Messrs. Williamson
and Calvin Buzbardt, who were in
THE OLD KINARD HOUSE N
:>PARD BROTHERS.
partnership for a few years, after
which Mr. Calvin Buzhardt withdrew,
and Milton, another brother, came in.
Messrs. Williamson and Milton Buz
hardt continued the business then un
til the beginning of the War Between
the States. After the war, in 1866,
says Mr. Blair, Messrs. Thomas F.
Harmon and J. D. Smith conducted
a business in the store for one year.
After that Mr. Blair says that he
does not recollect in what succession
they came, bu:t he thinks that Messrs.
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David Werts and Jacob T. Werts con-,
dUcted business there for awhile, and
thepn Mr. Jacob Werts; withdrew and
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busnes fo ayea/ rto esy
-tath isntcran hte r
Joe M. Ward wasin 'uines ter
1) store ter aor acobme. Afer tsen
dcmed busines thereingson. awhie, ands
ten ownr. JcbWrswtde n
Mr. Bair giers contoing hes
toryes or yealre orce two. Hec-y
tte .is nt crtai Daethr Mr.
Buzhardt,r was died bdurins the wre
Afer ntbhe rnr.wJ tha War. bought
bit a hoe oni the Mr.Le pEthe,
iche. Mrtheridgewed, davnuct
.toeisr fioSh as im.Afer marree
m. MR. . Booer Liandso t preo
terer.
Mr. Blair thivest thetheown Wors
into ofc,fe the drepae:t ofMr. -
Daeortngolad toisr Wimwento
Aftr tWh n wrV Mr JP WardTouh
Mr. John Hill. It was rented out for
a number of years, and after Mr.
Hill's death was sold, when Mr. D.
G. Livingston, the present owner,
bought it.
Mr. Livingston has remodelled the
house, and it is now an attractive and
commodious dwelling..
As stated above Mr. T. J. Maffett
was for many years the only mer
chant at Silver Street. The facto is
that Mr. Maffett owned a great. deal
of the land in and around Silver
Street and would not sell to anyone
else. Mrs. Maffett still lives at the
old homestead and retains the plan
tation. Mr. E. H. Longshore who has
recently moved from Silver Street to
Newberry and the Spearmans who
have also moved away owned large
tracts of land in and adjoining the
town and they also declined to sell.
This is a very fine section of the
country and has adjacent a great deal
of prosperous farming lands and
should be a most desirable business
location. No doubt if those people
who own the real estate in the town
and adjacent to it would be willing
to cut it up into small tracts and
lots that purchasers would easily be
found, and this would soon be a
much more important trading section
than it is at present.
Silver Street Lutheran Church.
The Sunday school of Silver Street
Lutheran congregation will meet next
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. At
3.30 service will be conducted by Rev.
S. P. Koon. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
MORE ABOUT DEAD FALL.
Recollections of Before and Just Af
ter the Way by a Former Resi
dent of the Community.
Mr. Editor: As I do not remember
to have seen anything in print since
the civil war in reference to that ex
cellent neighborhood, "The Dead
Fall,'" in which community I had
the pleasure of living several years
before and several after the war, as
a medical practioner, so I feel
disposed to say something about
some at least of the very worthy peo
ple of that community, nearly all of
whom, men and women, have crossed
over the river. Mv medical predeces
sor was Dr. Ben W1orthington, an
excellent man and physician, but
whose days were much shortened, as
is common, by the unfortunate habit
of drink. Two of the most extensive
prominent and well to do families
were the Spearmans and Wertses, all
good people. James, Robertson, Sam,
Graves, Chesley, LaFayette Spear
man. Mike, Jonathan, Henry, Bel
ton and old Uncle David Werts. Mr.
James Spearman, t.he elder of thie
Spearman brothers, was a model citi
zen, but somewhat puritanical- in his
religious views. He looked upon danc
ing as a most heinous sin. I heard
one of his sons remark playfully that
lie believed his father regarded it a
sin for people to enjoy themselves.
Mr. Spearman was four times mar
ried and never hesitated to say that
he never courted but the four women.
It would seem as if this was an un
precedented case, but it was natural
that so sensible a man should go at
the business in the most sensible and
skillfull way. Another good but pe
culiar man was Esquire Mark Glenn.
He was quite wise in his own estima
tion. He was mostly distinguished
for his feeding qualities. I have
heard it said that at one sitting down
he consumed an entire full grown
shanghai rooster with all the dressing~
and other things in proportion, and
yet lie never was known to complain
of hunger or the colic. I might men
tion many other worthies, but will 1
only allude to Williamson and Milton
Buzzard, arid Arthur McCollum, who
merchandised at the Dead Fall, arid
John Galloway, young David Werts,
and Newton Davidson, all of whom
lost their lives in the war. The onlyi
survivors I ean recall of that corn-4
munity who were old enough to be in
the war and were in, are Fed Long,
Jim and John Reagin, Pat and Tom
Blair.
W.
SENATOR TILLMAN
- ASKS ALL TO VOTE -
Declares Small Vote From the South
in National Election Used as
Argument to Cut Rep
resentation.
Aua-asta Chronicle.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 27.-Senartor
Tillmnan, who is here for a stay of a
week or so. todav a-ave out the fol
lowing':
As member of the National Demo
eratic committee for South Carolina,
I am in receip)t of the following tele
T. S. BLAIR.
:he national chairman of the Demio
cratic party:
"New York, Oct. 26.
'Hun. B. R. Tillman.. Trenton, S. C.:
"We are now confident that Bry
an will win in the electoral collegre. I
am wiring to urge you to call upon
:he voters of your State to be active
and to appeal to those in strong De
noeratic sections to bring out the full
Democratie vote, so that a big ma
iority of the popular vote will be
ast for Bryan and Kern. A large
najority of the popular vote will
[TE S. SHEPPR D
te tm secur t11 refo:n leilton
oratich ort p.t i omitd
>igNmajori yorkat.
:Hon B..CTr. rEnton SAR .C.
he Dewr rati cause everywhere.
?lease leave no effort unused to get
>ut the full Democratic vote in your
3tate. Appeal to the Democratic pa
>eratich sen tobng outhi thisl
D>atcr which votee soenht to bigery
joty of the pnopuland whie ill may
aot apper Bryanan Ken. Aot lare
aaoing o the ppular contins
wlere. I esire thae he Democatien
>ap e ofate State giv tervwidest
Pulicity lev no er unsd to uget
on day. fullvemocrai 3rd, in your
her Apall t or the Democatiea
ive wceh hon hdn weruc ini
It mpi te ati in trade wofait.
orslik Cumpckrand eife Mack.
rgae our thedUction and he ietoray
~otlg apea imortan in rerSouthtives
on poin to the peullimbr conditotes
apst o the gaeto gie the widet
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RESI)ENCE OF H
Of course, with our primary sys
tem the usual feeling is that we have
settled our polities in that election,
but nevertheless the selection of oui
nominees does not absolve us from
the obligation to give those nominees
a full vote, and I beg that every De
mocrat will take the time and trouble
necessary to do this next Tuesday.
The oath to support the nominees
of the party creates an obligation
RESIDENCE OF
which as honorable men and patriots
we should fulfill. While it iLav not
'be necessary in this State, every man
will feel far better if he shall contri
bute by his vote to strengthen the
Democratic cause and shut the
mouths of our fanatical enemies.
B. fl. Tillman,
Member National Committee Demo
eratic Party'for -South Carolina.
Trenton, S. C., Oct. 26.
R ESIDENCE 01
ADders
SPEC
FOR THIS wv
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oIjtDoI
'S.
ENR Y 0. LONG.
Are You Homesick?
Are you homesick with longing for
the dear old cabin with its morning
glories, its hollyhocks, and wild
ioneysuckle? Do you long for the
balmy air, the hum of bees, the rough
people with honest true, hearts, who
love you, and will die for you ? Then
see, "The Girl From Missouri," and
you will weep over h.er trials, laugh
with the old darkey, Sabo; love with
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.M. HAVIRD.
the brave, manly outlaw, and detect
the villian. There is no question that
this is one of the daintiest, cleanest,
most wholesome plays ever , written
around the Western character. It is
sane, true to the people of whom it
treats, and entirely lacking in the
heroies and gun-play usually associat
ed withi plays of the West. It is due
to appear at the opera house on Tues
day. November 3.
SD. L. H1AM.
tEEK ONLY.
Pictur-s, '$1.00 va'ue,
ihL we k only 49c.
6 Qt. Cnacel Rice Boil
ers, each 25c,
25c. Lamnrs, c cmplete,
e: ch 8c.
10 Q . Enarnel Bucket,
each 25c.
25 cents Gravy Boats,
each 15c.
De-cora ed Bowl and
Pitchehr 90c.
10 Qt. Galvanized
Bucket 17c.
RY.R C.