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TEACHING SCHOOL 50 YEARS AGO MARCH 9, 1870 After leaving Wof ford college I made application to teach a school at Cross Roads, Lexington county, T ^ xl AT i .T1 u^! t liOW UtiilT" LItIK? .YL (Junta ill. iiitric i was not then, free public schools,, tuition fees were paid by patrons,! then known as subscribed scholars,1 at the rate of 6 1-4 cents a dav for I the school term of one year. The following: were patrons: Addy, Jack, 1-2 D. Chapman, J. Lem, 1 D. Clark, Francis, 1 D. Cumalanaer, Henry, 1-4 D. i Derrick, J. J., 1-2 D. Epting, Jacob, Sr., 1-4 D. i Epting, John. 1-2 D. 4 : ' 'i Epting, George, 1 D. Vorr -Jlnhn. 1 D. ' Fulmer, John, 1 1-2 D. j Fulmer, 0- P., 1-2 ID. $;* . Guise, A. A.. 1-2 D. Huffman, Th <?., 1 1-2 D. Koon, Susannah, 1-2 D. \ Long, : D? 1 1-2- A: : Martin, William, 1-2 D. " -Mayer; :Lutfier,1*2 AV { Miller, Henry, 1-2 D. % Shfealy; Andrew,: 11-2 X>.1 .. . Stoudemire, George, 11-2 D. f Sieudemire, Martha,' 13-4A. j Sease, Lang, 1-2 D. Stuck, Tarsy, 1 A. . * Summer, Martha, 1 3-4 A. Summer, Joseph, *1 D.' 5 'v - * t-V_. -i n SWrtVBBDUXg', ?Jvuu, * S ease,,.Noah, 1-2 A. Shealy, Joseph, 3-4 D. ; Sease^ Dan, 1 1-2 D. Swittenbdrg, Sallie, 1-2 D. Patrons alive, 8; dead, 221;.: V Those now alive no doubt 80 tp . 90 years. -v| In those good old days lo:. * ago I: applied for board, as a school teach-j er and was told as I wor s*~^ched. shirts, for washing with a separate room, that high board would have to be charged. When good old Aunt Polly and Uncle Joe Shealy said $5 ; a month, for board and washing. Readers, think of then, 1870, and now, 1920. Books then used. Blue Back Speller, Webster, Davies arith-i metic. Smith's grammar, slates and I pencils. j The following were students, to j wit: A^rKr PauL A. 1 "* ?J ? ' Addy, Walter, A. Boland, John, A. Bundrick, Beauregard, D. j Chapman, Mary, A. Chapman, William, A. Clark, Anetta, A. Clark, Brii?hilla, D. ...,i Clark, Jimmie, A. I Clark, Sidney, A. I Cumalander, John, D. Derrick, Mattie, A. Derrick, Walter, D. Epting, Boyd, D. Epting, Doia, D. Epting. Johnnie, A. , Epting, J. W., A. P-ntinfy. Kansetta. A. .? ?.-r - - . Epting, Olivia, A. . Farr, Mary, A. Farr, George, A. Fulmer, George, A. Fulmer, I*erry, A. Guise, Elvy, A. Hipp, Ella, A. Huffman, Elliott, A. , Huffman, Katie, A. Huffman, Mary, A. Koon, Jacob, A. / Koon, Jesse, A. Koon, Milas, A. Long, Alice, A. J Long, Johnnie, A. j Long, Nora, A. Long, Walter, A. Mayer, Luther, A. Martin, Solomon, D. Miller, Luther, D. Martin, Mahala, A. Miller, Walter, A. Shealy, Andrew, A. Shealy, Cummings, D. Shealy, Jackson, A. Shealy, Preston, A. Sease, Alice, D. Sease, Emma, A. j Sease, J. J., A. Sease, Janie, A. ! Maliala A !' Stoudemire, Bluford, A. J Stoudemire, Charlie, A. Stoudemire, Cummings, D. . Stoudemire, Janey, A. Stoudemire, Laura, D. * 4 Stoudemire, Mary, D. Summer, C. E., A. Summer, J. H., A. Summer, G. W., A. Summer, G. B., A. Summer, Elvira, D. Summer, Mary, A. Summer, Pink, A. Summer, Dora, A. Summer, Noah, A. Stuck, Florence, A. Stuck, Mike, D. Stuck, Robert, A. , Swittenburg, Bettie, A. Swittenburg, Charlie, A. Swittenburg, Baehman, A. Swittenburg, John, A. j Total number scholars, 77; dead, j 14; alive, 63. j Number days taught during the j year, 213. < Total amount salary for the year,; ?280.06. [. c?r.v.i_T".v ? ? ?-? Many of these scholars are now residents and prominent men of our town and county, srtme of them who learned their letters, A, B, C, learned how to spell Baker and first read how "she fed the old hen,'/ and made pot hook marks to learn to write. I have never in life seen more honor able and truthful boys and girls, than list enumerated. They would not tell a lie. In a test case was who mutilated Gov. Shealy's pig's tail. Solomon Martin said, "I did, that Hack Summer told him to do so." "If Hack Summer told you to put your finger into the fire, would you so do?" j Answer,;*4 Well I mought and then ' I moughteu." , . % jr "Nuff sed, boys you are all for-. given* do5 so iio more." .; j Many df these scholars like their old teacher have passed the 68 mile posC-: May they live many 'years T*ior?. Old fogy school teacher of* 1870;; ^ j; j ISS j J. Wm. Folk, j, ALUMNI OP CLEMSON ij; :sS3:'Summoned to meet! ^ ij i Reprcitwtliliivei Called to Assemble st Co|fe|e Friday Afternoon* ,? ;]: <^fo> Name Committee !;! j . ; *, * *. *3 1 i The State/ j Clemson,;College, March 17,^-H. W. Barre, president. of Clejnson ..lumni association, has.sejat the fol- , lowing telegram to -chapter! the alumnj "The . junior a&d ;junior classes have called a meeting to be< heW at noon -Satiu^y, dlarch 20. I, as president of the alomni association, ain calling a meeting at 3 p. m., tu:j? 10 +*"? fho nnrnnap nf rxxuoy, .uxaiw**-."V, ? selecting a committee to represent the association at the meeting of the i students at noon on Saturday. The chapters of the association throughout the state are requested to send a representative to the meeting. Any alumnus not a member of a chapter who has the welfare of Clemson at j heart and who feels that he can be of assistance in bringing about the resumption of work at the college will be welcomed at this meeting. ; Signed. "H. W. Barre, "President Clemson Alumni Associa- j tion." i The hope is expressed by the fac- J ultv erenerallv that the students un- j der the conditions made by the board of trustees will return to the college J and take up their work. If they do,; it is believed that the best feeling ' will exist. j CLEMSON ALUMNI BACK TRUSTEES i Former Students Are Opposed to j ''Extreme Measures." J The Clemson club of Columbia J meeting Wednesday discussed the re- j cent affair at the college and the re-! nnlrt of the board of trustees and; r"? after careful consideration adopted j resolutions indorsing the action of the j. board of trustees and condemning j "extreme action" by students until they had exhausted their "griev-j ances." The resolution follows: "Resolved by the Clemson club of Columbia, That we do heartily in-; dorse the action of the board in up-; holding the college authorities and, their findings in the recent trouble, j "After a careful review of the re-: port of the board it is our opinion j that the terms as laid down for the reentrance of the students are liberal and wise, and in no sense can be termed harsh. "We feel that all well meaning stu-: dents can afford to subscribe to these terms and should reenter the J college, and strive to reestablish themselves in the jrood graces of the ant.lmrit.ips_ "We feel further that all who can, not conscientiously subscribe to these terms should not' reenter and that it would be better for the college and the state at large that they do not reenter the college. "We also feel that students should take up their grievances with the proper authorities of the college, and if not settled to their satisfaction then by appeal to the board of trustees, and not by resorting to extreme measures without exhausting all other means." j ? I Robert Furman Bowers. Robert Furman Bowers died at his home near Whitmire Tuesday after-' noon, March 16. The deceased had reached his 25th year last December, i He was a son of Mr. Pierce Bowers j of near Prosperity. About three 1 years ago he married Miss Emma, a daughter of Mr. William T. Baker of near Whitmire. He was a con-' sistent member of the Methodist church, a fine and useful young man, and will be greatly missed by his many friends, but most of all by his young wife and two young children. His death resulted from pneumonia following influenza. He was buried in the Prosperity cemetery Wednesday afternoon, burial services being; conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. = D. Griffin, as?i*fed by the Rev. L. P. Boland. - L. P. BoJand. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The Kind's Daughtersw. 11 meet on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock with Mrs. H. H. Blease. How can people keep well such weather as we have been having? No wonder as many are sick. There will be preaching at Smyrna J - i?i. _ x O .OA _ ? _ 1 .1. on ounaay anernoon ai o :ou u ciucx, by Rev. E. D. Kerr. "The Invisible Hand" will soon pass away. Episode fourteen is scheduled for Saturday. The picture tonight, Thursday, will be "Sooner or Later," with Owen Moore through it. '. The Ladies' Aidt society . of the Church of the l$eii?emer will, meet with Mrs. Boyd $a?obs on Monday af terttpon at >4;: o^cfock;' , meiocaipostox tne American legion will me?t .<m .Thursday tfiight at 8 o'clock . m. the old 6ourt * house? "kofrie^V , : , ' . ; &.? < A baseball game between Whitmire and jCewberry coUege ja scheduled foir Friday afternoon *Vlfc30 o'clock, oh &e 'I^^rry.,.diamond. Admission, 1'5 and 25 cents. That Silver 6treet in Jacksonville. Fjta.f get$ things mixed. People eyen send letters to the Newberry postoffice intended, for Silverstreet, S.'C. cmnjtin^; ine oiiversireeiria a m this city 'by that name. This last M$rdi moon has been the roughest moon in many moons. Everybody,!)}: ^hatsoy.er name in Newberry, *pli. be glad when Easter comes; hoping that ^the weather will settle itself byt;hat time. G/ C. Williams of Newberry and the Rev! '^r. .;Beynolds :of Abbeville were. e^t^.<iel$g*tes to the national Republican convention at tKe district congressional convention, in. Newberry Tuesdays : ? . \ : Friday will bring "The Third Woman" to the opera house, witji Carlisle Blackwell as the man m the case. You have not seen Carlisle in a good while. See him in this picture. Episcopal lenten services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Holmes at the home of Miss Carrie Greneker. There will be services at the church Sunday after noon. The musical comedy last Monday night could just as well been called by some other name as "The Love Kiss" was merely a catch title. Some portions of the road show were veryclever and entertained the large audience. William Scott, the Helena negro boy who shot Henry Gary at the school house in Newberry run by Jim Daniels, was released from jail last week on bond from the office of Magistrate Chas. W. Douglas, the wounded boy being out of danger. One of the best liked negro men is Henry Hargrove of New Rochelle, N. Y., who is visiting his former home town of Newberry on his way from Palm Beach, Fla. He tries to make a visit to his sister here once a year, and the many people of this city who know him always like to see him. One sufficient reason why there is not more building going on in dewberry is that owners of lots want ? fortune for their property, which calls for much higher rent for the houses than people are able or willing to pay. "Live and let live" ought to be the motto. But it is grab and take all. Policeman Tobias arrested a loafing mule on Tuesday and turned it over to Pat Wise's stables. Mayor Blease says to advertise the mule. Pat doesn't viant the animal, but wants the owner to come for it, pay board and lodging, and at the same timp thp nwnpv nifist. p-ive Pat a tmar ter dollar for us. We saw that same mule several different days loitering along different streets, and it looked like a vagrant. A loose horse and mule were reported by a lady on Wednesday, but before the said animals could be rounded up for identification, deliberation and counsultation they took leg bail and started up toward HHelena by way of the college with a velocity calculated to carry consternation and trepidation to small children along the way. We have not heard whether they were returned to their owner or struck Helena in their mad flight; but trom ever hereafter saying; augh tagainst Helena, good lord, deliver us. The young man, James B. Wallace of Greenwood, who with another was placed in the penitentiary for an alleged crime at Abbeville, and later released as not being the guilty party, was with the plumbing company doing work in Newberry during the building of the new county jail, the Exchange bank and the overhauling of the Hotel National. We are glad that he ^fnd friend proved their innocence. It is to be hoped the guilty nor+itic will hd nnnrphpnHpd and ?fet i""1 .. ... " L' ~ <- ( punishment they deserve. The es- j cape of Wallace and his companion i from a horrible fate by lynching:, shows how important it is to be cer-! tain of the rijrht parties. ? It is the boast of the dairymen of. Hollnnd that in the;r country there is a cow to every inh ?I ita:it. i UMLEYJ I b. -%f : 11 { ! Why We A | =-' Lalleyj i 3?jr of electricity on the fa ? ; [ I aflcy f igtt Ium convinced u* | ; refieble, eAdent a?d ecouoiw pom pUttt on tbe market I . . j 1b bmt these are tkc reason* I local retail tale of Lalley-Ligkl ! TkmpUat bm tat yean of am MmIwI it ' [ . 1 * ^paHty, j L . amd its almost .total fi ..#^a*HMtf* are catafcMted iae* f * ? "> 5**?* < bw It take m i jagqtoctiop imp onA It ^BMMMHr powvr to rim orenni mMMMo iM) liaif ft iWwi mo W*>W?fi io tbowwjWy is i cu?tw.U ^ (or t itorlf of pK cam Jae nude widnr^ ^pio| Lalley-Light, once the b**m ai cd themselves with it* liable ! needs practically no service f j Nevertheless, we ara prepare* may be necessary, now or in Our salesrooms are equipped of Lalley-Light in operation. Or, if you prefer a demons*ra and we shall be glad U> give to yon. I " C i JUUlIirx iji uiaic. j ^=== LAST OF LYECUM COURSE | SILVERSTREET ON TUESDAY ! . The last number of the lyceum course which had been put on at Sil-, 1 j?Ko nnetnnriA^ nn {if. ' VtJr&LI CCt lidu iu uv yvwv|/v**vM ??w | count of the influenza situation* It1 will be given on next Tuesday even- j ing at 7:30 and the people who en- j joy a real first class entertainment j j are invited to come. The admission j j is only 50 cents. j The number is the Freeman Ham- j i mond company a high class entertain- ; | ment, and gives character sketches I of a high order, and will also entertain with some excellent music. This ; is a fine feature that the wide awake j people of this community have put , j on in connection with the school 'and for the benefit of the school, but j 1 +>10 a ritdrtn in ment and in- > ; aiov iui buv w? i j j struction of the older people of the j ; community as well, and they should ; j have the hearty support of all the j ; people. Leitzsey-Suber. Of much interest to their many j friends was the marriage of Miss Ed- j ; na Leitzsey and Mr. W. J. Suber,! | both of Pomaria, Sunday afternoon, j March 14, at the bride's home near j Pomaria, by the groom's brother, j ' Rev. Thos. F. Suber. Only a few | {intimate friends and relatives wit- j ' nessed the ceremony. i After the marriage the happy cou- j pie set out for the groom's home : i -.j-Vioro thpv wptp tendered such aii banquet as incites insatiable appe- j tite. Mrs. Suber was one of the Bun- ' drick community's leaders in all that, j is noble and beautiful, "breathing | ; sunshine" wherever she goes. Surely j j her new community will gain while i her old one must lose. Mr. Suber takes an active part in all public /lATin^irirJniri'no OTlH PVfl.f.1 TlfiT 3J^1I ItCUj 1/ V Uil bl J V T M**V> v? v . movements. He is one of Pomaria's most progressive farmers. We congratulate both and wish them always the best. Relatives in Walhalla. Keowee Courier. There are quite a number of rela- j 1 tives of Commander Webb in Wal- j' halla and other parts of Oconee. His j1 mother, Mrs. L. R. Webb of Wash- j ] ington, D. C., was a daughter of the ' < Tnr. T <it* f\ . T?1 P fi 1 antJy ~emen.bered 1 . v ?t Miss : LA'/r.ie R- id. T;i ire : : ^ r.: 'V . 11] jo?p '.v CO ihe ; i } LIGHT and 1 Jt ^" jpe SeJHng * * ? Light rm is just dawning. ; that it is, by far, the moot leal farm electric UgKt and- - . . why we Have taken on the ccemittl, ey ery^dmj farm KM t? W coat of opwrtioi, jte pceekua from repvrt iW *ma^rvrfavy LalUy-Lttk*; AM! > cKmcml j * * ** * ... . J i great dctl W imt^mwrnmamrn ' sdocK (mim labor; *?d ? <W 4c witik opqt fcuae t;: mm ?pd Wm, If tU #?mt i ;: ' - .... ' Mpantww, ck?>?( wmkm* p? re lsJUor-Mmnjr dtfkw. j fbst -ire have * J nU, from vrfejd' wialktkms I and other ad his family have familiar**- . mechanism and its operation, rom the dealer. 1 to render whatever service . die future. a| to give you a demonstration iion a* your home, telephone it, without cost or obligation **p pWH :OUNTS & SHEALY CO Little Mountain, S. C. k Supply Co., Distributors for S r5. " The Pur FOR 5 I Five hundred bushe Cleveland Bisr Boll C< planting seed, first ye, Wanamaker's Aeolian er, matures early, gim Price $2,25 f I A RI bereaved ones sincere sympathy in | their sorrow. While Commander \ ei Reid was not personally known to : a] our people, a keen interest is felt in j riis untimely death, and the sincerest j sympathy goes out to the stricken 1 other, who was well known and i beloved in her eld home v. section. 11? riAUfPOl r <J vvtiv 5-4^- L ' - i | .4 * ' ' r . v)= , . - . - r -v ' / - ** X ? o ' ' * - 7 VZ W j *. . *& ! 1 !> ' '?' i'. j A * r ?l( ! I let-Lifkt u a mmj&fe mmit imfimt mti rater?-with 16-*M rtaraj* betUry. It ^ pliet ampU tleetririif Jot bnlrU, vwff ij>, wuhinf mor&rm*, rus?pt, ertam t¶tor, ftrmmnf mill, t*?w, *te. I . C., Columbia/ , "1 rine r That car load of arrived. Prices better than market for years. 1000 pound mule, you need on the ft i Miules j fine mules has j } ; * \ i J offered on this ? ^ < AAA . $ZbU for yuu to * Just the mule irm. ' I ? cell Co. I:? 5ALE Is of Wanamaker3tton Seed. Real qv'c errnwincr frnm LA/JL U Jji V riiiita, XX . Farm, heavy fruitaed on private gin. i ?er bushel FRTON j To Eastern women love means rerything, and many are the charms id spells they practice to keep the ve of their sweethearts or husmds. The first marriage of a Hindu idow was celebrated at Calcutta in 5oo.