The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, August 16, 1922, Image 8
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} REMINISCENCES OF
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"Heap Sees, But Few Knows'*
By Uncle Josh.
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Late John. Meetze Family.
"Why all this toil for trium.ns of an
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"Life's short summer?man is but
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"By turns we catch the fatal breath j
and die, V
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Among the first and, most prominent
business men of Lexington, after;
; the removal of the town fr.om!
Granby down on the Congaree river
here, as the county seat in 1921-2,!
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one hundred years ago, was the late (
John Meetze, who built the first store
house on the North corner of Main
> street, now where the Riley Drug
Store is located, next to the court
\ house, then at the forks of the road,
and known as "Three Pines.' The
court house was erected on the lot,
pur</hased of Granny Corley, among
trees cf natural growth, pines, oaks, I
etc., immediately on the main pub-'
lie road, leading from Avgusta to Co- |
lumbia passing through the centre of
the village. .
Mr. John Meetze was a clever, good ,
natured max* and would grant a fa von
to almost anyone asking it of him'. He
was persevering, energetic, thorough- 1
going and did more than any one else
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in building up <the place, urging and'
pressing to success many of the enter V.
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would help all'that needed help, employing
the idle, visit the sick and
was charitable. and benevolent to a
fault. He borrowed money from
every one that. had it to spare, agreeing
to pay almost any rate of interest*^
never: thinking of a climax in
business He would invest, or lay
V . out, money in farming, and in buying
up timber and other lands, and in
other risky propositions.
He, built a saw. mill, grist and flour
mill, thresher, etc., on Twelve-Mile
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Cre^k, and ran. a tan yard, managed
by bfe son-in-law, Mr. Tommie Wilson,
who married Miss Cattle. He
also had a shoe shop in the village on
the "corner .-of now Church and Main
, street, at the same time he was eiv
r'H" ?'/ 1 gaged in* running wagons and teams,
hauling timber,, lumber and fain bark
* to the. mill and to Columbia, bringing
back'goods for his s?ore. Qld Uncle
Ephriam Seidell, colored, was one of
\ -rthe faithful and trusted drivers of hi:
too mo x
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Mr. Meetze himself, it is said,
worked hard day and night, overlooking
his business and various enterprises.
He did an immense general
' - 'mercantile business, more than he
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^ . tensive credit. He kept no close account
of expenses, but thought from
the amount, of his t business that
everything was going right and regarded
all of his receipts as revenue
and clear gains, consequently in time,
unfortunately, the crash came and he
.made a terrile failure in his business,
not only losihg everything himself,
* but causing numbers of his relatives,
old friends and neighbors who had
stood by him, endorsing his notes, |
making him.loans and in various!
> ways, were interested in the success
of his business, to loose heavily, their
homes and all possessions, which nat-1
unally carried, in-some instances, the'
bitterest feelings against once, their j
most prosperous and progressive
friend and citizen of this vicinity, j
leaving him in a state of mind, only
by those who can explain.
. Mr. Meetze was a prominent Luth<ergn
and was ope of the main supports
in erecting the Lutheran church
here, and also in promoting education
by employing competent teachers
in the Academy at Lexington,
which was well attended by the young
men from ' Charleston, Columbia.
Sandy Run. Newberry, Edgefield, the
Fork and other places. Among the
able professors were: Dennis Chupp,
Charleston, Amos Davis of Fairfield
Lemuel Boozer, Lexington, Isaac H.
Smith, Washington Muller, and others,
were principles in the Academy.
Finally the Academy came in charge
of Dr. Da^cous, President of the
. Lutheran Seminary, whose remains
are buried at the home now of Mrs.
Amanda Deaphart, in- the suburbs of
the town here, where Dr. Hazeleous
resided up to the time of his death,
and near where he taught in the.little
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Seminary building, his pupils for
* j - n?ears.
We remember.^aul and Noah i.
Derrick, Drayton Boozer, John and]
J#Pf Bowles, Jeff Slighxof Newberry, |
Boynest and others.
Mr. John Meetze lived up on the
brow of the hill. known as the old
Meetze place, South of the mill site,
where he resided for-many ; arj, and
all .of his children grew up to man
and womanhood, and were all popu*4***
aWr man. j
Mr. Meetze's faithful and devoted
companion through a long life was
Nancy Caugbman. who was known
for her devotion to home and children.
was a neat housekeeper and the
best of cooks. They both passed
through life hand and hand, sharing
each others joys and trials to the end.
Maj. Henry A. Meteze, the eldest
son, was one of our leading attorneys
at Lexington and was successful with
his practice. He was also popular
and highly respected as a man and
citizen, representing the county in
the Legislature several terms and filling
important positions. By his first
' marriage to Mrs. Addison they had
one son, Willie H. Meetze, who was a
clever man full of business and was
hked by our people. He died some
time since, leaving a widow, and
daughter, now living in Columbia.
Miss May, who is a very bright business
lady, prominent in Columbia and
has filled many positions of hbnor and
trust and moves in the society circles.
A younger boy of theirs died early.
Maj. Meetze's second wife was
Miss Rosa Benjamin of Charleston, a
fine woman possessing many good
traits and was one of our first ladies
in church and the home circle. They
left to survive them three daughters
and a sen?all living.
. Henry A. Meetze, Jr., is one of the
most clever business gentlemen reared
in Lexington. He is today the popu
lar cashier of the First National Bank
of Leesville. He married Miss
Blanche Hudgens of Easley, S. C.,
and he is now enjoying life in Leesville
with his family.
Miss Mamie Meetze married J.
A. Muller of Sandy Run, who was
associated with Maj. Meetze in his
law practice and was quite a help,
being bright and well versed in law.
They had a son' and daughter, Merer
dith, married Geo. LaFever, now in
Florida. Meetze Muller, the son, is
in Wyoming territory. His mother is
at present with him on a visit.
Miss Florrie married Thos. H.
Caughman, an industrious, model farmer
and much respected citizen and
ex-sheriff.* They have a lovely home
near the depot and are living joyful
and contented, surrounded plentifully
with the necessaries of life. While
Mrs. Caughman is one of the neatest
and cleanest housekeepers around
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Miss Ians, the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Meetze, Sr.,
married Mr. C. L. Jackson of
Hagoods, S.:\C;, a clever gentleman
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and a good farmer and stock raiser?
popular and respected in his community,
&nd provided with a sufficiency of
this* world's goods to make them feel
ain-isnea. witn me excellent tutelage
of her mother and the experience she
has had in housekeeping and the culling
department, she is the pride of
home. '
John L. Meetze, the second son of
Mr. John Meetze married Catherine
Wingard. They li zed here for several
years, ut after the Civil War,
they moved to Virginia and he has
since died but left some^of his children
to survive him.
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Capt. Geo. W. Meetze met,his wife
in Virginia, during his service in the
Civil War near Warrenton. She has
since died but leaves the Captain- living
there now in his feeble dotage,
with some members of his family.
Joe Meetze also a son of Mr. John
Meetze was an epileptic and was alwaj-a
in bad health and needed the
care and attention of the family, and
finally died here.
Mi9B Julia, the eldest daughter of
Mr. John Meetze married Caleb
Fouknight, who was employed in Mr.
Meetze's store business. He was a fine
business man, though some blamed
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ija.i ny tvi me lanure or xne dusiness.
However, after the business here
failed, he moved to Columbia and was
connected with the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta railroad. When
his wife died he moved to Virginia.
While in Columbia he and his son,
Edwin, were for some time connected
wit hthe firms of Shirer, Jones,
Davis and Bouknight, who did an extensive
dry goods business on the west
corner of Main and Hampton streets,
Columbia.
Mr.- R. C. Shirer married Ann.
daughter ' of' Mr. Bouknight, Ben
Kngiht married Celia and Jno. H.
Huiet, Batesburg, married Kate. .
This sketch is written from memory
and recollections of the past and may
not be correct in all particulars.
SXAKE BITES: WHAT TO DO.
"What snakes in the Southern
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f'nited States are poisonous and
whjit are the symptoms and es])ecially
the* treatment of bites from such
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asks another subscriber.
bites of copperheads, water
mo^trasins, coral snakes, and rattlesnakes
are poisonous: the bite from a
v^nll srake is not as poisonous as a i
bite from a large snake of the same
species. Snake venom, which con
alns the poison, is a thin, greenish
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yellow fluid of characteristic odor.
The deaths from bites of poisonous
snakes vary from 5 per cent in the
j case of copperheads to about 20 per
i cent for the large rattlers,
j The symptoms of snake bite are inj
tense pain, discolored swelling of the j
j bitten part, and profound disturbances
of the circulatory and nervous ^
systems. There is great * weakness
and prostration, nausea, and a profuse
flow of saliva. Muscular paralysis
may occur in from three to four
hours. Unconsciousness is rare, but
the patients often fall into a kind of
stupor.
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; As soon as possible after the bite^J
has occurred, a band made of a handkerchief
or some similar article i
should be applied a few inches above I
, the wound, between it and the heart,!
and twisted with a stick to prevent
the poison being carried into the syst
tern by the circulating blood. The
bites of most snakes consist of but
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two punctures; these should be freely '
incised with a knife and then sucked.)
There is no danger in sucking the |
i wound if there.are no cracks or sores I
! in the mouth or on the tongue. After j
. the wound has been sucked it should "
| be cauterized by applying carbolic or
nitric acid on the end of a stick, such
I as a match. Or cauterization may
be done by heating a nail, knife blade, (
I or some such article and freely burn!
ing all parts of the wound. 1
j After the wound has been sucked *
' and cauterized, the bandage mav be *
loosened. It should be allowed to re*
j main loose for one minute and then ]
| be tightened up agaia. If no alarm!
ing symptoms have developed within
20-minutes it may again be loosened, |
this time for two .minutes, after
. which it should be tightened again,
i After another period of 20 minutes /
I the bandage should be loosened for C
three minutes. This procedure .
, should be kept up for several hours, C
gradually increasing the time the bandage
is.ioff; the object- is, of 3
course, to allo\^ only a small quantity
of the poison to get into the sys
tern at one time.
I? in spite of the local measures
and the use of the bandage general ^
symptoms of weaknes develop, the
patient must be given stimulants. It r
is commonly believed that large doses
of whisky or alcohol in some form
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Meet
Me At Tapp
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| Our annual sale of the cele
I tinue from day to day until e\
|J The new Blankets this seas
I Among this big asortment
I blue and white, rose and wh
I These celebrated ail wool 1
I all wool goods since that dati
I nual Blanket Sale are About
I ust Sale within the next few <
[I quoted will be the lowest you
I Regular $11.80?68x30, All
Regular $10.50?66x80, All
I Regular $13.50?70x80, All 1
(Regular $12.50?70x80, All1
Regular $10.00?68x80, All}
Regul:.. $18.50?72x84, All 1
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Order these Blankets by mail
If you are not thoroughly sati
return same at our expense ai
The J
I Corner of Main a
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ihould be administered. This is a|
lerious mistake, as the alcohol will do i
larm by- adding: another depressant j
-o that which is already in the sys- I
:em.
Instead of whisky it is better to!
give aromatic spirits of amonia, onelalf
teaspoonful in water every hour,
md half a cupful of very strong coffee
every two hours.
Of recent years serums have been
produced which are very effective in
?ertain kinds of snake bites, but they
ire rarely obtainable when most
needed.?Dr. Washburn, in The Progressive
Farmer.
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HUNTING LICENSES I
ARE NOW ON SALE. J
Joe M. Caughman, county game' :
ivarden, has received the hunting
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licenses for the coming season, and
vill put them on sale at several points
n the county for the convenience of
hunters. The county license sells for
?1.10 and the state license for $3.10. !
Lodge Meetings i
Dixie Lodge, No. 52. I. O. O. F., |
meets the first and I
third Monday nights
In each month at 8:00 o'clock in the
)dd Fellows hall. Visiting brothers
nvited.
Rr. F. ROBERTS, Noble Grand.
L F. R^WL, Secretary.
jexington Lodge, No. 134, K. of P.
Lexington Lodge, No. 134, Knights j
of Pythias, meets the second j
and fourth Wednesday nights
at 8:00 o'clock. Visitors wel:omed.
B. H. BAB RE, c' C. ^
E. COOK, K. R.
Lexington Council, No. 240.
Lexington Council, No. 240, J. O.
Ai. U. A. M., meets every Thurs^^day
night at 8:00 o'clock. AH
nembers are urged to attend.
JOHN F. SHEALY, C.
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jon consist of the colors and qua
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ite and lavender and white.S
Blankets, we placed our order f o
e. Therefore, you will readily
wholesale mill prices on today\<
days, you will pay a great deal
can buy these Blankets.
Wool Blankets, Special August
Wool Plaid Blankets, Specialj
Wool Plaid Blankets, Special Au
Wool Plaid Blankets, Special Au
Wool Piaid Blankets, Special Au
Wool Plaid Blankets, Special Au
. We prepay express or parcel
sfied that you are getting the bii
id we will refund your money in
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DEPARTMEl
nd Blanding Street;
Standard Gasoline |
26c. Per Gallon
rd r?$ ni iwr ~"t" *~i
I Auto Accessories I J
Red Arrow Filling Station p ( 1
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I For Congress | *j
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John X McMahan I
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For Sale ^1
Afy Store house and lot on,.,- |||
Lower Main street store room B|
20 by 45 feet and two other B |
good large rooms ^ ' B J
Call to see me if interested ft |
J. E. Steele 1 j
j Lexington, S. C. ^ .
ing Store Meet Me At Tapp's J
mket Sale |
s all wool Blankets starts tomorrow morning and will con- \
w aoI nrfieta/1 \ AJ .-,s ^ 1^,.
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plaids?red and black, black and white, pink and white, j *|Pitched
borders, also with soisette and satin bindings.
>r early in January. The? prices have advanced greatly on | " ?
understand that the special cut prices quoted for our an- J J J :
3 market. Unless you take advantage of this annual Aug- | j
more money for all wool Blankets. Our regular prices | j
Sale price , $8.25, J 111
August Sale price Jr........ $7.35 -s ||||
gust Sale price $9.45 | Sfj
gust Sale price $8.75 11
gust Sale price : $6.95 * J?*
gust Sale price $12.95 1
post on anytfting anywnere. %
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jgest bargain that you ever bought in All Wool Blankets,'' |
eluding postage or express both ways. i ' t
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