The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, June 07, 1922, Image 7
REMINISCENCES OF
/ THE LONG AGO.
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"Heap SeeB, Bat Few Knows."
By Uncle Josh.
Last week we continued our write
up of Lexington, her people, business,
etc., "of the long ago," at the mention
of Mr. T. P. Meetze and his home, on j
the eastern side of Main street.
, II. D. Barman's home, much ad-1
mired, is the next residence, prior
-to the erection of his'home, there was
an old temporary building erected
about the same place where -Reuben
Harman.and the family lived after the
destruction of this home. This was
replaced by the present home of M.
jp. Harmar, a:id is where the Harman
Hotel once was, which Sherman
burned. A dear home to me. For here
I first saw the light. The hotel was
a large two-story building with four
l&rge rooms, hall and stairway, dining
room, the width of the house. Upstairs
there were five rooms and hall%
ways, a piazza, front down stairs
across the entire building, right on the
street.
This hotel was. * built long ago, * by
Mr. Mayer of Newberry county,,,and
- then changed into the hands of Edwin'J.
Scott. 'Asa county tavern or
hntoi it xpsia sl nnmfnrtable home and
noted for its good fare and the entertainment
of boarders dnd transient
travel. ' Reuben * Harman " finally
came in possession of this property
and reared most of his family here.
Besides the hotel there was on the
northern part of the lot, fronting the
court house square, a long row of law
offices with comfortable, neat little
rooms, and a piaza under one cover,
all the way?fronting the side street,
which were always occupied, especially
*dn court weeks and public days.
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Excellent Sailing, Bathing, Fish
Charleston, Fort Moul
Week Ei
Sold for all trains Saturdays an
starting point pror to midnight
Summer Tourist tickets bearin?
on sale to Mountain and Seash
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Among many of the prominent and
abie lawyers "who occupied these office
rooms at times, we remember'
Caughman & Basket.?Pringle of the
local bar; Sim Fair of Newberry, for a
-long time was Solcitor. Judge O'Niel,
O'Rian, Lawyer Jones, Johnston,
Black, Moorman and others of Newberry.
Col. Maxey Gregg, Wilmont
DeSessaure,^ Emit Seibles,?Bachman, I
! and James D. Treadwell, Columbia,!
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who was considered one of the besr i
criminal lawyers in the state.
In addition to the hotel on the lot
convenient, there was a commodious
vitrhpn -with all amrde utensils, and
| supplies for the management of the
I business. There was in the yard an
old-time Dutch oven in which, Uncle
Dublin, one of the best known cooks
in the country, would roast turkies,
chickens, meats, bake bread, cakes,
pies and custards of all kinds. It was
also an evidence of the mode and convenience,
of the times, of the old
Dutch way of preparing and serving
the substantiate and delicacies at hand
as required for the hotel. There was
also a large stable with stalls and
sheds to protect and care for the animals
and vehicles belonging to guests
stopping at the hotel.
There was also a store building at
one time, one room was the shoe shop
j of Noah F. Corley,. and the post office
all under the same cover, next to
the hotel, and it is a fact, the post offce
for forty years was located just
where the post office is today. Reuben
Harman was the postmaster for
all this time. Besides he was a Magistrate,
well versed^ in law, which office
he held the remainder of his life.
At the ending of the Civli War Mrs.
Mary Simmons, a northern lady, the
wife of Dr. Simmons, living in rear of
'ne court house, just where the old
Simmon's home is today, was appointH
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kaving Charleston 5:15 p. m. Sunlay
following date of sale.. No bagrlor
or sleeping cars.
FROLIC AT THE SEASHORE?
ing and Water Sports. See Historic
trie and Sullivan's Island
id Tickets
d Sundays limited to reach original
Tuesday following date of sale.
j final limit October 31. 1922, now
ore Resorts. Stopovers. For parET
AGENTS
tilway System
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ed postmistress, which position she
held for several years, and at her
death, Mrs. Mary Y. Harth, her
daughter, succeeded her and was a
faithful servant forv years. At her
death Mr. C. S. Bradford, her nephew,
was appointed and he fyied the
office for some time. He was succeeded
by Dr. Charlton E. Leaphart
who held the office until his death,
when Samuel J. Leaphart, his son,
filled a term hmself. Frank George
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filled a term of office. Frank George
was then appointed and is now the
present incumbent serving the office
faithfully and well.
The Harman family: Reuben Har? ?..roc
Ondfrpv Harman.
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his mother was Sally Arehart.A |Ie
-married Louisa Rauch, daughter 5&v.
Michael Rauch. They had nine
children, Caroline Jane married West
Hendrix, both dead; William if. M.
Harman married Margaret Corley,
daughter of Katie Corley, both dead;
Monroe H. Harman married Carrie
Lowman, both dead; Joanna married
J. Wolfe Arehart, both of them dead;
Henry L. P. Harman married Lou
Duffus, both dead; Marion D. barman
married Sco.ttie Rawl, bothsliving;
Godfrey M. Harman maifried
Pauline L. Boozer, who is deadjf the
second wife, Clementine Day, of Balti'
Safes
more, both living. Two chldreifcNof
the Harman family died in earl# life,
which leaves living of the familjronly
Marion D. and Godfrey M. v < f
Reuben Harman was one of ttie^est
known citizens of Lexihgton courily
and held many offices, of trust ifhich
,we may refer in later atricles^fHe
had five sons and two sons-in-la^And
when, the state seceded all oragpeh)
volunteered and went into the^iQrvi]
War service, and served throughout
the war.
vr>?Tir tf?io rnrrtpr has ai*ficted
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on it The Home National Bank, insubstantial
brick building iup-to-d(^ in
every partcular?fitted up conveniently
for the banking business.'^*^ its
officers are courteous and aUei&fre to
the patrons and ' the public, ijojiitkitig
them popular with the people^ It's?
volume of business is immense," being
liberal and 'accommodating all
business relations. Mr. SapBPf.. ,/B,
Geoige is president, DrI James J.
Wingard, vice president; Karl I?. Oswald,
cashier; J. E. Kaminer^jind T.
R. Keislyer, assistant cashieji^i; .directors
are: S. B. George,
Meetze,NE.. G. Dreher,. S. ,
hart, J. P. Drafts, J. P. Ma^tews,
K. F. Oswald, Jas J. Winged, all
good safe men of excellent judjpgnt.
~39bft-buslnesa^is .growing mpt'^^pular
every day .
Up stairs of the bank DrVfj. P.
Shealy is nicely situated withJ^%Aenr
tal ropms, also Dr. ^Fas. J. Wh*&a-r<*?
with his medical office, J. .But-Win,
gard has a. law offc'e, J. M* ^Coughman,
game warden, and Miss .Annie
Caughman, county home demonstration
agent?has room for, her -,busi^"Sj??S5'V
ness. i?j&.
The post office is on the lower floor
with Messrs. Frank George and Jas.
* V-:'" i&r sr
Pox to attend to Uncle Sam'-s business
looking after your safe=#ejivery
of mail.
Next door you find Messrsand
Caughman to supply you with-aH kinds
of meats, and to serve you with good
substantial meals. Time has brought
*
about these changes from many years
past.
Next week we will speak ojt the Dr.
Simmons' family, court house.;, and
jail officials serving in their various
capacities in "the long ago".All errors
and oversights will be excused as it is
impossible to be correct in all statements
from long ago recollections.
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WATERINGFORD NEWS.
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The golden grain is very nearly?al!
harvested and the hum of the threshei
is already heard which means that the
poor man will soon be eating home
. Vraised
biscuits.
A lot of rain havin fallen in the
past ten days and has got . general
green mustering hi^ forces on everj
side while the farmers are meeting the
general's army on every farm. *
Mrs. Nezzie Crout and children
from down below Lexinton vifeited the
old home place on Ascension's day..
There is no place like home sweet
home.
Mr. I. M. Hallman was a business
visitor to the busy towns of Leesville
and Batesburg last Saturday.
Mr. S. R. Kyzer went to the towr
of Gilbert on business last Saturdaj
morning.
Rev. Sidney Lewis filled the pulpi
of the Oak Grove Baptist church las
Sunday morning where he deliveret
the heavenly message to an attentive
congregation.
Mrs. Novia Kyzer and children Vis
ited Mrs. L. A. Howard last Sunda;
mornings
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kirkland am
daughter, Miss Lottie Mae, were las
Sunday's guest of Mr. and Mrs. M
|M. Howard.
Mrs. T. H. Timmons and the Miss
es Kirkland's worshipped last Sunda;
w;ih the Oak Grove congregation.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Kyzer from
' near Gilbert visited the former's
father last Sunday, who is in a critical
condtion.
Mr. S. R. .Kyzer was called to the
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j. bedside of his father who is very ill
at his home near Pelion Monday morning.
Mrs. Emma Timmons of near Boiling
Springs was last Sunday's guest of
Mrs. N. B. Wngard of the Steedman
section. *
Misses Farris and Carrie Lou Kirkland
of near Boiling Springs visited
j Misses and Ruth Hall Viear Steedman j
last Sunday. <j. L.. said she had to
hurry to get to see 'George."
Mr. and'Mrs. A. L. Kirkland. and
also Mrs. T. H. Timmons gave H.
A. and Mrs. Howard a short but
i pleasant call last Sunday evening.
Misses Farris Carrie Lou and Lottie
Mae Kirkland called on Mrs. B.
J?. Miller for a short while Sunday
evening.
1 The old confederate veterans will
t'l regret to learn that one of their old
I
comrades in the person of John E. j
Kyzer of Pelion had the misfortune to j
accidentally fall and painfully injure j
himself yesterday morning. Just how!
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it occurred or how serious his injuries
1 are we have not been able to learn.
We hope for him a complete recovery
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Next Sunday, June 11th, will be
Children's Day at Pond Branch M. E.
church. Everybody cordially invited
to attend and bring well filled baskets
as there will be dinner on the ground.
Come one. Come all, and let's worship
God together and help make
those young hearts happy. Come!
' ? . ItATESBURG NEWS.
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Batesburg, June 5.?Col. J. H.
Frick, the well known lawyer of Chapin,
for the past year principal of the I
Steedman graded school, was in town
?Saturday. -The session of the school
just closed at Steedman has been successful
as evidenced from the number
of pupils in the graduating class
and the general progress made by the
entire student body.
.... J. H. FOwles, Esq., a leading lawI
(
yer of the Columbia bar was here on
legal business Friday,.
Prof. Oscar D. Seay, a native of |
Lexington county but for many years
a resident of Columbia was mingling 1
with his frends in Batesburg Satur- j
day. Prof. Seay is well kpxrwn in
: ?<> V . i
666 . quickly relieves 'Colds, j
Constipation, Biliousness ana j
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this section having attended the Lees
ville high school taught by Rev. L.
E. Busby some time during the eighties.
He has already announced his
candidacy* for the office of State Superintendent
of Education in the primary
this summer.
Messrs. G. L. Bofand and W. O.
Lorick are attending U. S. Court at
Charleston this week as witnesses in a
whiskey case.
Messrs. M. E. Rutland, L. P. Fox, '
J. B. Ballentine, Drs. A. L. Ballenger
and W. P. Timmerman representing
the Batesburg Board of Trade
went to Lexington Monday and had a
conference with the County Supervisor
and Commissioners relative to
the roads in this vicinity.
Miss Sue Timmerman has returned
tox her home in Aiken county after
spending several days with relatives in
Batesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rhodes attended
the commencement of the
Charleston Medical College last week.
Messrs. James and Henry Westmoreland
of Johnston and Samaria
were in town Monday afternoon.
Mr. J. Russell Wright, a prominent
citizen of Johnston was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wright Sunday. I
The commencement exercises of the I
Batesburg-Leesville high school is J
being well attended the first of this
week. ^
This school is one of the best in the
state and the pride of every friend of
education in ths section. The school
bulding is located midway between
Eatesburg and Leesville and as the
towns- are only two miles apart, it is
easily accessible to both towns. Sidewalks
all the way between the towns
virtually unites both places giving a
city population of about 5,000 people.
The commencement of Summerland
College last week was attended by
people from nearly every section of the
state. The session just closed was
one of the most successful in the his|
Tired |
HI "I was weak and run-down." W4 j
S8KV relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of |
Dalton, Ga. "I was thin and g j
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mates early layers 0^
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Wo carry a complete lifie of Caro-Vet Si
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Brookland Cash Gro..New Broofcland, S. C.
Eargle Drug Store Chapin, S.C.
J. S. V*V.?Ringer & Son Chapin, S.C.
L. P. Fox Bates burg, S. C.
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Stone-proof, too, because they in
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tory of the -college.
Dr. E. P. Jones has returned to his
pastorate in Virginia, after spending
several days with friends in town.
While here he delivered the Memorial
address to the members of the local
post of the American Legion on May
30th.
The Material.
"We should endeavor to cor
trate on higher things. I hope
don't think too much of the
terial."
"Oh, dear, po! I always let
dressmaker pick it out!"
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Never Had a Doct-^E|
Yet Strong and Healthy at
Five Years Old.
Mothers who watch children
fully xcan prevent the development M
serious iftness. At the first sigi
fretfulness, fever, colic, coated toi
or cold give a course of the oid
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J. Cullen Wright, J. P., of jjBp jBSE&mSk.
Ga., writes: "My baby
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prepared by your duri-e. hier teefT rg
period, I have io ver tad a doctor
her since ?he was voVn. I feel lik
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doctors and druggists
Di. Thornton's Easy Teethei >>
swee? -owder that children like intake
more frtely than sticky svt...
or liqu d medicines. It is composed ?:f
antiseptics digestants ana gran??i:>r
stimulants that , work efficiently .a;"'
harm'esslv on the stomach t>o*vees *:,d .
"kidneys. ~'t positively .-oniains mo
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First Nat. Bk. Bldg., Batesburg, S. C.
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Catarrh is a local disease greatly influenced
Jt>y constitutional conditions. It
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HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE
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uindard Remedies for Horses, Mules Cattle,
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J. ,M. Craps Gilbert, S. C.
Rice B. Harmon Lexington," S. C.
.T. R. Lacford Swansea, S. C.
Julian Sharpe Edmunds, S. C.
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