The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, May 24, 1922, Image 7
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REMINISCENCES OF
THE LONG AGO.
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44Heap Sees, But Few Knows.*' |
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By Uncle Josh.
Still endeavoring to describe and il- j
iustrate the old original village of Lex- j
ington.
There was a vacant lot below the i
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cottage belonging to Uncle Mike Hen- i
drix, whch ran down to the corner,
where Pendleton King's blacksmith,
shop stood?on Main street.
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In front of the old Methodist-Bap- j
tist church there was a lot with a
small grove of trees. The round road
for some time was traveled for Columbia
and Augusta which came then be-!
tween the old Granny Corley and the
Caleb Bouknight or Jno. Meetze place.,
intersecting the new Columbia and
Augusta road in front of the church, j
This bulding was used by both Metho- I
dist and Baptist for their worship.
"VVe remember in the older times hearing
preacher Port, Sharpe, Rush,
Brooker and others preaching to their
congregations with devout prayers and
soul-stirring singing, no choir but
every one used the hymn book joined
in singing and they were not ashamed
to open their mouths nor limit their
vocal powers.
Sherman did not burn this church
and aft^r the war it was used by all
denominatons, for Sunday school and
preaching. And after the destruc^
tion of the court house, while Simon
P. Wingard \fas clerk of the court,
' several terms of court were held in
\ the old Methodist .church, and until
the frame court house was built on
the lower eastern corner of the public
lot.
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It stood as a noted mark and wa?
-sacred to the town, until some years
since from its dilapidated condition, it
was torn down. Now on the same lot,
on Man street, the Methodists have,
erected a modern brick church for its
members with a neat interior and comfortable
and convenient seats to the
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credt of its worthy members.
Mr. James C. Fort known? his
father was such a faithful Baptist, and
the goodness of his own heart, and
generous dispostiion, he donated the
lot on which the Baptst church now
stands, on lower Main street, and he
also assisted liberally in building the
church. We remember his innocent
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fi.od non-meaning remark .'When they
solicited funds to paint the'church, he
..x?er^overta.\; a:-.1 ^ "|
have given the lot and helped to build
5 , belp paint it, and the Rexc thing I exhelp
pant t, and the next thing I expect,
they will want me to preach."
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Mr. Fort was a good man and well :
meanng, and always wished to see t
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everything prosperous and happy. Hi?; <
remains lie in the grave yard just be- t ;
low the old home with nearly all of;
the family, he beng the last one: 1
deposited there where ail the Messed !
have gone before.
??<?IOW me .ucuiiiu.si cnuua Ileal
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was A. H. Fort's home which was a,
noted old place, the latch string of
which was always on the outside. It
was a large two-story building with
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basement, front porch and very 00:1veneint.
The present home on the,
lot about where the first one stood,
was built by Col. Win. Fort and hi? 1
brother Arthur. Sherman having
destroyed the original home of long
standing on the 17th of Feb'y, 1S6.">. !
Mr. Fort owned several slaves and
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their quarters were between the dwell-;
ing and the church. One of the old 1
negro houses are yet standing on the'
lot. The place was elevated on a high j
hill, givng a picturesque scene in a1! 1
directions of Twel e-mile valley, .t '
was well supplied 3bvith fruit trees,
grape vines, etc., and was never failing.
Mr. Fort was strange in some ^
of his ideas but a good hearted old 1
man. He held the office of Ordinary '
at pleasure whc-h he filled for years '
and died in its discharge. His wife, a
M iss Edwards, was for years a cripple; '
and was hauled out in a small wagon | '
by one of her servants to see her
friends in town. The chidren were;
"William, Gabril, Arthur and James j
three daughters. Kate married Dr.,
Sam Rambow and had two children. j
After her death Dr. Rambow married!
her sister, Lvdia; no children. They t
lived most of ther time in Montgomery,
Ala. Miss Sallie never married.
i She was an excellent high toned j
Christian woman, and one of our best ;
school teachers at various places. She ,
finally died in Montgomery with the
Rambow chldren. Col. William was ?
one of our first lawyers and highly re- i ,
spected. He died in the p\-ient old!
home. Gabrel was a doctor?went to j ,
Texas and finally came back home' j
and died. Arthur married Mrs. Boyd ]
near Leesville, both of them dead. i 1
James married in Texas. After the ,
death of first wife, he came back home '
with his son, Earl. He was single;
here for several years and married t
Miss Bessie Haltwanger wno wnn ner. (
family of four children?two boys and )
two girls?all promising young folks i .
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living at Pelion. Mr. Fort has been j
dead for some years. The Fort fam-j ,
Below the Fort home and .inimedi-1 1
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ately on the Columbia and Augusta't
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?liars and Nin
his 30 x 3'AUsa
f2 tire situation
st this?
n who buys an
$1C?90 is justir
at his money is
e value than it .
id go be fore. Am
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States Tires I{
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ionization in the World thirty-fire Broach._______
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Itinan & Son
timer
there
lliams Hardware Company.
road was Maj. Ephrianr.
>uteher pen where many c : - ' e J
dressed for the patrons c. ..... e <
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and community around. -- <
The Factory Village, o.'? the "s .u h i
of the public road is where thTsen -d j
place was located. On .ne extiv.niej I
western part and nearer twelve rrdiej
creek, there'was a dwelling^ sa;<- to j t
have been about the firs' konse bailtj (
here, by Judge Oantt, or ^*y:*er.ce 1
Co;-ley. husband 01 Granny 'Cor" y. \ i
?Jaj. Ephriam Oorley li ved here ."or j
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some time before he bud: and rro~ ed | 1
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up in tne village. Aite. toe .location ; .
r?f the caurol was moved na-ntGr-tuby j t
:o Lexington. -irvc !
The farm lands on tl e GYangeburg ?
road, north of twelve n Je creek. it is : 1
said, were the first lan opened here.: <
some of which, is still in eultivation I j
today. All of the old citizen.- and J t
the land marks of the long ago have i 1
passed away.
Today the keen, rous a whist lo, the ; )
rattle and buz of the '-use ma . inery 1 (
[)f the Lexngton Mann "; Turing Com-j s
pany marks the great * -nge :m d im- ' A
provement, with the Litie fa-et/ y vil- j
[age, inhabited by a thrifty and ndus-. j
trious help of our owj people. ;urning j
:>ut from the mill prod tic. is of 1 ,.? most 1
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substantial bed tn king, mdard; c
homespun and check- and .ci " pes oI ]
richest colors equal to Boston or the ; r
?reai normern iaviorie> v.-a 101 m- 2
List of todate patrons Al! evidence ?
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of time and progress *rom rko.i of the j
long ago, and when Twelve u le creek
was but a bubbling stream passing j
undeveloped throu- h a dense ravine *
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lo old Saluda. yy i ?
BATESBt'PvG xkv. s. i 1
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Last Friday Sheriff E. A. Hoof, *
Deputy Sheriff Henry-.1. ' Vestmore- j (
land assisted by three rev officers
cap tut < d a wh my still < about 60 1
gallon capacity, two :i 2-1 below *
Steedman. Cook ng sils, and
tools of various kinds rev ether with
several empty barrels and small kegs 1
used in the opera ton of stills were 5
round but no m;.di or whKkey were on 1
land. The still and everything found 1
there were promptly destroyed by the (
officers. It is thought <nis still has *
been in opera*. >n for some tme and i
has been supplying this and other sec- v
ions with moonshine wit;-key in abun- 1 1
ianoe. Xo ai rests thus ;ar have been ?
made as no ore was i'ou.d at or near 1
where -he still waft/discovered. i <
Deputy Sheriff -rWesim or eland is i *
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proving1 to be or~ ~ most vtgiirrt! <
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the county.
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ttT/T* at. :
Rev. E. M. Eightfoot, a prominent
Baptist minister of Columbia preached
i forcible sermon to the congregation
it the Batesburg Baptist church on. j
Sunday mornng and again Sunday
light on law enforcement and prohibition
.
Prof. Paul K. Smith, a member of
he faculty of the Cniversity of South
Carolina spent Sunday in town with
bis parents, .Mr. and Mrs. E. E. |
Smith.
The commencement exorcises of the I
Batesburg graded school were held j
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Monday evening in the scho 1 audi- j
orium in the presence of a large .i.s- |
tembly of patrons and fri< nds of tlie j
school. The prricpad address v.a:nade
by Dr. P. L. Monroe. president !
>f Summerland College. The session
iust closed is the most successful in
he hstory of the school the total en ollment
reaching nearly 3 "0.
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The Summerland College commence-j
nent will begin next Friday night and j
lose Tuesday following. Eleven j
students will receive diplomas this I
*ear. The baccalaureate sermon will |
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ie preached Sunday morning in the
'^eesville Lutheran church by Dr. W. i
d. Greever of Columbia. The pub-;
ie is invted to attend all the exercises j
>f the commencement. The ne\\ {
uilding recently completed will 1>?
eady for use next session. This buld-j
ng is an up-to-date modern in equip- ;
netn and one of the best of its kind
ii iiiti .state.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole 13. Sutton, who
iave resided at Bald Creek. X. C...
or the past year, returned Sunday;
tnd will spend the summer months j
vith relatives in Batesburg.
X. P. Mitchell, esq., of Clnton, was j
he guest of friends in Batesburg Sun- j
lay.
Mrs. M. B. Edwards of Augusta at- !
ended the funeral of her cousin, Vv il- |
:>ur Cook, Monday afternoon.
Wlbur Hartley Cook, one of BatesDurg's
best known and most hghly respected
young business men, died at!
lis home on Peachtree street Sunday j
, ATrt,, 01 nt ft. ?.. I
LLiei uuuu, **ichy auci 11 liiiitrr.ft
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)f about ten weeks. Mr. Cooke was I
3orn in Batesburg June 13, 1S87, but \
?pent most of his early life invGreen- |
rood. Reaching manhood he entered {
;he dry goods business and was, until j
ibout one year ago a trusted represen- |
:'atve of one of the largest business j
loneerns in the country, whch positon '
te resigned to begin business on k:s:
>wn account. Hp hp^amp associ. .!
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vith the Hope-Davis V >rnpar.y o- !
URibia and opened "un a st heiel
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yhich he operated under nanusa
ulrnTniii j^lfa
weddingfir ral
Ckas,
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of tlii.' Hope-Da vis-Cook Company.
Bearing an < >:? * !K ri: reputation
square dealing In- was rapdiy huiH'::-: f
up <1 trade in this terrtiory. In Ho ?
community he was recognized, not (
only as a leadng business man. but a- _
a leader in the religious and social life
of the town. He was a member of c
the Baptist church and a leader in
the .Men's Sunday school class, of thr.t
church. He was also a member ot
the local .Masonic body and of tin '
Charleston Consistory Scotish Bit*
Masons. His record shows *ghto,,n
jnonths servce in the I". S. Navy dur-j ^
ing the World War. and he was seeiv- '
tajy-t;easurcr oi the local Post, Ant- ,,
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encan j region. ;
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Mr. Cook was married to M? 1 (]
Alieen Crffin etcher 14. 1920. who. j jwith
a daughter four months old. su?*- j j;
vivos nm. Ho is also survived hy his t
mother. Mrs. Ida A. Coo^t, and by one v
sister, Miss Ida Matilda Cook, and two
brothers. \Y. Mihvoo and Zack T.. all
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of Eatesburg. _
Interment was in the Batesburg a
cemetery Monday afternoon, and the: j.
services were conducted by Rev. .la bey ^
Ferris, of the F>aj)tist church, assisted ^
by Rev. T. \Y. Munnerlyn and Rev. j
Dick, of the Methodist and the I'res- 0
byte nan. churches respectively. The ?
large concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends, and the many beautiful
floral tributes, gave evdence of the
high esteem in which the deceased w ;s j
held, not only bv local fronds and as-I
socates, but by those in many other! ,
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sections of the State.
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CARDUI HELPED j!
REGAIN STRENGTH
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Alabama Lady Was Sick For IVc-.
Years, Suffering Pain, Nei vsis
and Depressed?Rsad IW
Own Story of Recovery* JM
Paint Rock, C.
Of near her', recently
lowing interesting -2z
covery: 1
dltlor. sick
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couldn't
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Daily Thought .
It is common lor those that are
arthost from (Joil to boast themselves
nost of their bong near to the
hureh . ? -Henry.
CLKKR'S S AI E.
>tate of South Carolina. County of
Lexington.?Court of Common
Pleas.
,Irs. .Jessie Hendrix. Plaintiff versus
Xevins P. Hendrix, and Uosalie
Hendrix Aide, defendants.
By virtue of authority vested in me
>v Oredr of the Court in the above
%
ntitled Cause, 1 will sell in Lexington,
I. C., before tiie Court House door, at
- a
ublic auction, to the highest bidder,
luring the legal hours of sale on the
irst Monday in .lune next, the same
>eing the fifth day of said month,
he following described real estate, to
m: m
*'A lot in the County and State
foresaid, in the town of Brookland,
ontaining one and seven-eighths
,cres, more or less, and adjoining
ands now or formerly on the north r:
Jary E. Aughtry, and Columbia Lr. n :
i Investment Co., on the east ' " A
ands of A. D. Shull, on thf
Thomas Shuler, and on tb
;hull Street.''
Terms of sale: Cash
>ay for -;
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