The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, December 21, 1911, Image 8
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||i ^ ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1911. Vol. 17. No.
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MAN m WITCHES BURNED
Maine Man Recalls Days of Long
Ago Hack to Revolution.
< Gideon Deerlng, the original
settler In the "Deerlng nelhgborbood,"
In 9pringvale, Maine, was
& man whoee purpose was to found
a village, says the Boston Globe.
He settled in the valley west ol
V the ridge that forms the highlands
of Sprlngvale and during the revo
iIpower heldjby six mek
What Hklf Dozen of the World't
Richest Men Could Do If Ihej
Wished.
I
What could the six richest met
i in the world accomDlish with thoii
vast wealth?such men as John D
Rockefeller, J. Pierpout Morgan
' Astor, Lord Strathcona, Andrew
i Carnegie and Lord Rothschild*/ H
Is calculated that between then
; they own $5,000,000,000. Whal
i might they do with such a sum il
they combined forces? What thing!
f! could they achieve with $5,000,
J 000,000? Suppose they were ag
t gressive and inclined to wage war
I They could put 1,000,000 men ii
' the field and maintain them tex
> years, perhaps for twenty years
: The American Revolutionary Wai
. cost $700,000,000. The wors witl
i Napoleon from 1790 to 1815 cosi
Great Britain $3,250,000,000. Tht
' Crimean war cost $150,000,00(
for two years. The South Africar
war cost England $1,250,000,000
' The rich sextet could have borm
the costliest of these wars and hat
1 a good sum over.
If they turned their attention tt
1 the sea they could, with half theii
capital, build a fleet * that woult
5 be unique, overpowering, irreaisti
1 ble. The biggest fleet in the world
that of Great Britain?could prob
1 ably be duplicated for $1,000,000,
000. Again, these invincible si:
could give $100 each to ever;
man, woman and child in the Brit
3 ish Isles. They could run tht
United Kingdom for six years ant
1 longer, pay the total amount o
its expenses and remit everythinf
1 to the taxpayer. 1
They could close the Custon
j and allow every one to send letteri
. and telegrams free. * They coult
L buy up all the English railroadi
with their rolling stock and build
ings. They could buy all the au
r tomobiles in the world and thei
t nave enough lert over to purchase
, the Panama and Suez Canals, ant
after that sufficient to buy up the
j total value of British shipping foi
t ten years. And if Carnegie coult
l persuade hie five friends to conn
. in with hini on a land deal thej
, could buy up Scotland, for the as
sessed value of that country's rea
> estate is only $4,650,000,000. These
are a few of the startling things
these six elderly gentlemen coulr
do with their combined wealth il
they only possessed the required
audacity, imagination and agree
ment. 1
To Hunt Wolves in Air.
Galveston, Texas, Dec. 2 ? Ten
ranchmen owning 150,000 acres in
Pecos, Brewster and El Paso counties
stocked with 200,000 cattle
have invested in an aeroplane, nol
for pleasure, but to rid their lands
of wolves, panthers and mountain
lions which kill cattle.
wore a button that was ornamented
with designs of fantastic symbols.
It was a 'witch charm,' and
he had great faith in its efficacj
to protect him against evil "spirits
Hie was disposed to assume the
grand style; and did many things
apparently in the 'k>rd of the manor'
spirit. At one time there cams
into fashion a cart called 'The
Rattler.' They were either so expensive
or so abominable, becauss
r?f thn nnifln mutU nrhon >%*
vmv ? -?*x.v w I?vu VII
road, that none but the well ofl
men owned them.
, "There were three In our town
, and Mr. Deering had one. He usee!
to ride In It and seemed to enjoj
\ It; but Lt was a nuisance to hit
. neighbors. It rattled and rattled
. and double rattled. Some of th<
I modern styles in woman's dress ar<
. no more outrageous or offensive U
, good taste than were those kind o'
, vehicles. 1
i "The most remarkable inci'jenk
were those of dumping the 'churn
' lng' into the fire. There was ai
i old fellow living in the neighbor
hood who had the reputation o!
being a wizard, and for some rea
I son when the butter would not
make readily Mr. Deering thought
- he was the cause, and nothing
k would suffice but throwing th<
t whole mess of cream into the over
so as to burn the wizard or th<
i evil spirit.
"When the command was issued
1 to burn the wizard, fear was up1
on the house. The ceremonies * W
solemn, but brief. 1 The fire wai
made hot. One and sometime!
two, would hold the churn, and ai
the old man swung open the great
oven door the bewitched content!
would be thrown in, and the dooi
slammed to with a vengeance and
closely guarded until the cream
had evaporated in the heat."
Mr. Dennett's father inherited
"Pilgrim Tavern." It was latei
sold to Rimer E. Went worth, and
is now owned and occupied by Osi
car Carpenter.
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lutionary war was busy getting
families to locate there. At the
close of the revolution it was an
Important settlement, containing
18 or houses.
For some time before Springvale
developed Emery's Mills a village in
Springvale was the trading center
of the surrounding country. The
probabilities are that Mr. Deeriug
thought Emery's Mills was to be a
metropolis of the northern Mousani
valley and that his neighborhood
would be the logical place for the
village of Sandfordtown.
Ho lived long enough to see his
, plans come to naught for he wat
over 90 years old when he died.
Hhe memory of Mr. Deering is
well preserved in the mind of Mr
Moses Dennett, who lived in his
house from child hood to manhood,
and was largely under his
influence. Mr. Dennett, now ii
his 81st year and a lifelong resident
of Springvale, is himself t
character of more than common interest..
Hie story of Mr. Glbeon Deering
reflecting also his own idosycrasiei
is very interesting. One of Mr
Deering's peculiarities was a firn
belief in witchcraft. '
' It is possible that Mr. Dennett h
the only man now living who hai
been a witness of the act of bnrn
ing up "bewitched cream." Tbre<
times at least, he saw the "churn
j ing" thrown into the great brici
oven, because "old wizard Hersum'
was in it.
Says Mr. Dennett; "Mr. Deerini
had no children, and when 1 was t
small boy my father moved intc
his home and there I was reared,
I remember tbe old man as well at
I do my father. The house was
known far and near as "Pilgrim
I u|| Tavern." It took that title be>
.?' cause it was free and open house
for the clergy. In those days revivalist
traveled about the
cbuntry in groups and when in this
vicinity stopping at our house.
"Many times my brothers and my
self have been obliged to sleep on
the floor to accommodate the guest.
As they all traveled by team the
barn was often full of horses; and
brothers and I had them to care
for. I do not recall ever having a
cent given as a 'tip'. I suppose the
day of such things had not arrived.
"In all matters except this Mr.
Deering was level headed and always
shrewd enough to look out
for his own. When the clergy or
the church was involved he never
counted the cost and it must have
been a drain upon his resources,
for as long as I can remember the
same generosity was kept up, and
It hoJ V.? ?_ 1 1 ?
wo t miuu vi iuu0i? yrauciiig up
and down the room. That made
no difference with my deelre to
lie ten the next night. He always
v uau i/cru I LI V (Vft Lie lUIlg UBlOrB
I was born.
"We boys had to go to meeting
every Sunday. We walked, and tbe
-sojp -an p?hikm nnui p|o
sed up In our beat. The distingulahing
features of my attire, as
well as I can recall it was the
great white colar with long points
and high sides, resembling those
t ^ , worn by negro impersonators. The
chief purpose they served was to
keep my eyes on the preacher, for
1 could not see to either side, the
oollar was so high and the point* so
k>ng.
"In 'ths Bible there is some
thing said about taking off the
shoes.whon on holy ground, but Mr.
Deering reversed the order; for he
had us go barefooted until near
the : church. Then we dressed out
feet (having brought shoes and
tncklnmUn ti WAAt in#A tha tnaA*.
log house all booted. Upon the
return trip we had reaped for the
church until out of sight; and thea
off came our shoes and stockings',
and we went the rest of the waj
barefooted. It was two good milea
to the church.'
"Mr. Deerlng was Intensely religous
but more than that he waa
In the reality of witches and wiiards
was his most striking characteristic.
In that respect Cotton
Mather had nothing on him, as th<
boys say today.
^ "In that sense he lived in an ag?
^even then gone by. He was nevertheless
a fine old fellow and alwaya
treated us boys well. He was a
master at story telling?at least 11
seems so to me?and he used tc
amuse us children with all sorts ol
SJT- yai^iw
But the gboet stories were the
ones that fascinated us and night
after night I have gone to bed with
the fear of goblins upon me. The
Instant I got into bed under the
sheets went my head to shut out
4k - Mlain. a- ?
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11 llifliWTi i i J / 3 T=^y/rirs
l\ Txapogy oan j
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[ Some are an-hungered, some athirst,
i Some are borne down with heavy woe, *
Some are of sin and shame accursed, \\
But in the E,ve-star's heaven-glow e
All are befriended, each has heard a
1 Messages that bid him rejoice. b
W? are the ones that speaK the Word? r
Brother, my brother. It is His voice. s
d
i h
, We go a-shuddering to the door ?
Sorrowing over all the want, o
Giving the gifts brought of our store
Into the hands by pain made gaunt. q
Nay, 'tis not ours that find the way ti
, Into the darh and noisome street, d
J Bringing the cheer of Christmas day?
| Brother, my brother, it is His feet.
J Child lips to laughter alien-strange u
I M ? ?. i . - .? ?. . ...
onow us a miraoi? m irvxs wniie, t
When over them there comes a change? ti
| When for the once they Know a smile.
> Baubles we bring are Jewels fair e
; Found in the distant wonderlands.?
' ThinK you lis we who bring them there? *
Brother, my brother. It Is His hands. s
t ?
Pulsing to us through the centuries t
Murmurs forever In one deep hey J
[ "As ye have done It to one of these *
So have ye done it unto Me." ii
Give as we can, and gladly, too? r
I Out of the soul does the Impulse start *
? WKa4 U (K* IKroKKtnrf ht o
i Brothar, my brother, it is His heart. I
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SOME REMERKflBLE SLEEPERS 1
l Laborer's Seventeen Weeks* Nap. *
Man Who Prenched in his Sleep
The conterpart of Mr. Wardle'e i
at boy has just been charged at i
Villesden police court with sleep- ^
ng out. The missionary said the t
>oy was born tired, and then be- t
ore the magistrate he appeared to x
>e dozing and only replied to the t
luestlons put to him by a suspicious r
lor* and with closed eyes. He was c
emanded in order that a ship migh J
?e found for him, presumably in the C
lope that a life on the ocean waves S
night succeed In waking the boy up
t may be that the boy will develop I
nto a remarkable sleeper of whom r
nany records remain. c
Margaret Lyall, of Denniland, in i
he parish of Marytown, three miles h
rom Montrose, went to sleep on a
Wednesday, June 12, 1812, and did "*
ot wake up for two days. She went t
o sleep again on July 1 and slept e
intil August 8. When fully awake a
he complained of giddiness, but ha t
o recollection of being blistered, t
led and immersed in cold water, e
he merely thought she had had a E
Dng night.1 r
There is also the French case of ^
Elizabeth Arten, of St. Gaullain, B
Ions, fell asleep for four days, and y
hortly after waking went of to v
leep again for eighteen hours. For c
he succeeding five years she sleep B
egularly from 5o'clock in the morn
ng until 9 o'clock at night. In
784 she was prevented by the argue J]
rom sleeping for five weeks. In
ne of her periodical fits of sleepng
needles were thrust into her
lesh, pieces of burning rag applid
to her nose,and pins placed uner
her finger nails; she was even
shipped, but nothing could awaken a
11
Samuel Chilton, of Tlinsbury, near t
lath, a robust, stout laboring man, ^
5 years old fell Into a profound c
leep on May 13, 1694, from whleh e
e could not be awaken for a a
lonth, when he suddenly arose and j.
bout 1826 began preaching in his t
rent on with his work. He did j,
iot, however, regain the power of j
peech until another month had pas-i
ed. On April 19, 1696, he had I *
nother sleeping fit. An apothe- I
ary bled , blistered and applied a |
umber of external irritants, but to ^
io purpose. 1 L
He was artificially ft?.' ten wee?k, J ^
rhen he suddenlya woke,dossed and t
ralked about the room under the! f
m press ion that he had only slept ] ^
or one night. His next attack \
d from August 17, to November iJ.'j
697. He went off to sleep again j .
lmost immediately after waking i j.
nd did not wake up again until the ,
eginning of the following year Febuary.
t
Very curious was the case of ?
Imeon Watson, a hard working, in
usurious .man, age 30, of atnietlc ^
abits and active temperament, who
leep. His trance or sleeping fits j,
^variably lasted as long as the v
rdinary Nonconformist services t
rhich he was in the habit of atten- .
ag. The attacts became more freuent
as time went on, and .he 7,
would go through the whole of f
he ordinary service, praying, readng
the Bible and preaching.-Lonon
Daily News. C;
No ""Laws Delays"
11
If a correct inference has been t
rawn by a number of South Caro- v
Ina from several recent decisions, a
he supreme court of this State has e
aken a long step towards ellmina- E
Ing what is commonly called the
laws delay." 1
If the conclusions that have been
eached by several of the best train- .
d and most conservative legal mind 1
n the State be correct, in the fu- .
ure prisoners in South Carolina t
rill have to fight their "technicality h
attlee'Trom behind the walls of the
tate penitentiary.
This stand by the supreme oourt,
rhtch has been implied in at least h
wo decisions, means that when a
lan Is oonvicted in South Carolina
e must enter the State penitentiary
fter his sentence has been affirm- *
d by the supreme court and wlthi
10 days,the time prescribed by the
amlttur to be sent down.
The decision will force those eon- ?
icted to enter the penitentiary "
rhereas in the past they might have
amalned free, that Is, under bond,
rhile their case was being buffeted]8
bout In courts on the technical I
rounds. Several months ago the t
upreme court issued an order in the h
use of the State against Rodman, In
'hlch it was held that the circuit
[>urt has Jurisdiction to entertain a
lotion for a new trial on the gron*
nljr while an appeal is pending in g
tie supreme courts, but after the re- fi
littur has gone down. A similar w
uling was made in the case of the a
tate against Hunter on P^bruary f,
3, 1911. 1 a
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The man who cultivates a cheer- T
ll disposition is likely to be re- ii
arded with a pleasing crop. it
12 IN HOLDJFMEAN LINER
itowBway Spent Twelve Dsyt of Tee
rlMe Suffering in Shlpe Hold.
To have lived 12 days in the icy;
nky blackness of a shlpe hold with,
lothing to eat save raw potatoes,
vith only rats for companions, and
o have been rescued only because
he foremost light of the ship on
rhlch he was a stowaway, refused
o work, was the soul-racking expeience
of Walter Purdlng, an Ameri:an
who reached Baltimore on the
ohnston Line steamer U.lstermore,
?apt. Go wan, says the Baltimore
iun. 1
According to his story, when the
Jlstermore was about to leave Liver
>ool on November 4, he gained the
OllSPnt nf n stPvpHoro tr? atnw nwnv
n hatch No.3. He said he chose the
latch because it contained potatoes
md he believed the ship's cook
vould release him the first day or
wo out. But Capt. Gowan procurid
his spuds somewhere else,
nd the cook came not. Hour "by
lour, Purding said, his hunger and
hirst became greater. He began to
at potatoes, but in two days these
tailed o" him and he could eat no
nore. Thirst then attacked him.
Seeking to relieve his agony he
ucked the steel sides of the ship,
rhich reeked with moisture, but
rith drops of filthy water there
ame lead paint and added to his
offerings.
Hat* Nestled on His Breast.
When hunger began to weaken
lim the weather became rough. Purling
says he was tossed about the
told like the potatoes until every
iber ached. The ship ran into the
Icinity of iceburgs. Hail fell on
he sides of the ship and couverted.
he stowaways quarters into a veritible
refrigerator. The prisoner
said that the rats in the hold nested
on his breast and he did not fight
hem because they kept him warm.
They sought no blood or bone, but nly
the warmth of his body. The f
tricken man said he petted them
ind begged them to put an end to
Ha niionrv K.%+ V??-??? ~ ? i ?
..? J , UUl DUUglll UUIJf
heir own comfort and seemed' to
:now that if the furnace went out
n the object on which they were
(erctwed they would have to seek
omfort elsewhere.
Tried to Jump Into Ocean.
It was on November 6, the ship
>eing 12 days out, when the* forenost
light refused to work and it
vas necessary to open hatch No. 3
o follow the wiring. Third Engineer
Potter entered the hatchway to
>e surprised by a figure hurling by
lim toward the side of the ship,
>ropping his lantern he wrapped
>o.^? arms around the man and
>roug" him up. After he was reeased
4. "'as with difficulty that ho
ras kept fi ">m jumping into the sea
o slake his 'iery thirst. Purding
iras given a bail'1 an(I food.
He related that he had gone on
he Vedamore from Baltimore as a
attleman to Liverpool. After l*uockng
around that city, he was
rithout food or friends. It was
hen he sought the Ulstermore and
ound experiences that have only a
arallel In thenoter marltlem tak ,
The Voyage in the Dark,
lecalls Gase Eighteen Tears Ago
Purding's experiences recall the
ase of a man who got into the ho'
f the British steamre William C.
ilitchell, which left Baltimore about
8 years ago for a French port. The
nan was found the 17th day out,
ecause the crew had said the ship
'as haunted. The hatch was opened
nd he made an almost superhuman
ffort to reach the air. He received
aedical treatment and recovered.
Like Purding he thought that ho
rould be rescued when several davs
.t sea. Hie reason for the trip wm
he lame as Purding'e?home sicktees.
Hie home was In Denmark,
Vhen he reached Prance, the capaln
of the Mitchell asker him how
ie expected to get there. The man
eplied that he was going to walk.
"Well," replied the master "any
on-of-a-eeacock that can live In the
old of a ship for 17 days and doe*
tot die can do any thing."
VON HKIt WITH 14 BITI/LBTft.
Sterling, 111., Dec. 6. ? Miss Ann
loinacb, who was shot fourteen
Imes by liouis Sfcoler, her sweeteart,
one month ago, was married
o Spoler yesterday at Dfepue.
The girl, just out of the hospital,
aid she did not care for Spoler unit
he showed his love for her by
ryine to kill hnr mthor than aaa
er the bride of another.
Body Lay in Pasture 24 Hours.
Mallory, Dec. 11. ? Special. Mr.
ieo. W. Taylor, returned last night
romhls old home, at Dunn, N. C.,
rhere he went to attend the funer- v
1 ct hie brother, who was killed
rom the accidental discbarge of
shotgun just, as he was climbing
ver a fence in his hog pasture. i
'he body lay from Monday morn- /
ig until Tuesday morniug, when /*'
I was found by his wife. jf
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