The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 06, 1913, Image 8
WINNERS OF MEDALS.
(Continued F"rotn First Par
liiu Wit / ? i ? I > ;?ml #? xpr?SSed I',
that my telegruw hud been delayed.
Miid consequently i htro ?n# no one
to moot me. I was ushered hi ottc#
Into the library and introduced to
my host and hostess.
Mf- C*tftOt* Vk.ih. a hrtlidhoiiM* man
with snow white hair, Mrs. t'arlton
wu? a gentle little woman with
bwrt'i blown eyes and a musical
voice.
They gave me a hearty welcome,
and I wtm then carried up ?tal rs
and installed in one ??( the gut-ht,
chamber* A i?e?t little black maid,
named ,*'Hlosaom," wan sent up to
serve me. 1 notlcetj quite a commo
tion down tttairb. And learned ihkt
It was caused by the arrival of gueslj
from near-by*- plantations. it was
Nan's elghteeenth birthday and they
had come to dinner.
( shall never forget my first din
ner in Carolina. It was served at
three o'clock in the afternoon, the
dining room darkened and Hght
within by numbers of wax can
dles in old-fashioned silver candel
abra. The table was resplendent, in
masflve plate which had come down
from colonial days, and it win la
den with that profusion of viands
which was characteristic of South
ern hospitality. I learned after
wards that many thing* on the ta
ble that day were produced on the
plantation: in fact that }< was al
most self -supporting. At one etid
of the table was a huge iturkey
stuffed with chestnuts, .and at the
opposite end of the table wan a
small, fat pig, roasted whole, a
bright red apple within its mouth,
lt? brown and crusty Hides dotted
with specks of cloves and pepper,
and giving forth a sf?-ley aroma as
appetizing as it was fragrant. There
were dishes of rice and howls of
candied potatoes swimming in gold
en syrup. ?4 deeided . at- once thnt
''Aunt Dinah" was a princess among
cooks. In tall old decanters wine
was served abundantly. The black
servant# flitted about attentive to
the Wants or tie guests.
I was charmed with the guests.
The girls were all pretty, cultured,
and -refined with soft voices that
fascinated me. The men were all
gentlemen, men of ability, honor and
station, and everybody was related.
The relationship may have been
very' remote, but they Haiuied it
Just the same. They were loyal to
their land. They loved the people
and their habits. They loved the
whimpering pine* and giant oak4
the magnolia* and the flower*.
They loved the toltou fields and the
black people that worked them;
The ve?> air of Carolina seemed
laden with loyalty.
After dinner we went for a walk
and the wood* were beautiful with
the free* lit their rich color*. The
black KUiu with it* scarlet l^are*. \
th? crim?on leave* of the oak, and
the orange glow of the hickory. I
saw for, the fir*t time the holly In
Its native home the berries alrea
dy turning red 1 for Christmas. We
came to a beautiful lake it* blue
water* dotted with boat*, and Nan
(told me thai boating find fishing
were among the summer pastime*.
It* border* were fringed with wll
low* and fr?>?n these the plantation
took it* name. A Iittl6' further the
i lake narrowed into u swift at ream,
who**' water* turned the wheel* of
u picturesque mill, that ground the
corn Into meal and hominy for that
and adjoining plantation*.
The gue*t* all *pent the night,
for .there were many guest chamber*,
and ample room for the horse* In
the stable*. That night we had
dancing. The plantation band wa*
called In from the "quarter*" where
llvejl the negroea who tilled the
broad acre* that had made the mas
ter of Olenn Willow rich.
The social life for the next two
week* wax much the aame an it had
been that day and night. The Carl
ton* kept open house, und there
wa* ulwuya room for one more. We
vl*lted too. Nan and I ro^'over* to
several plantation* near-by almoat
every day. I wa* greatly interested
in the life at the negro quarter*.
The negrocH represented every age
from "the cradle to the grave," and
were the happiest and ino*t content
ed people I have ever aeen. My
host told jpe that they were very
faithful and loyal to the white peo
ple, but seemed to have no itlea
of morality, They were emotional
l*i nature; enjoying alike a funer
al and a feast, going to the funeral
of a relative who had died aix
month* before, and moaning and
weeping all dav: ami :>t n.
eorn Hhucklng that n,orht. Hut they
were loyal and loving, and there i*
at'lll a warm place in my heart for
Blossom, who attended me faith
fully and shed tears when I left to
come home;
The cotton picking wan not yet
over and the field* were spread with
a blanket of *now, dotted with the
picker* who sung merrily a* they
picked the cotton. The other field*
were hare, *ave the Htalk* ? - the
grain had all been harvested. Kv?n
i he old fallow fields were covered
witlt yellow golden rod, at) thin brave
flower grow* even iu the unfilled
HOll.
The Ititri day <of tny rMt xmtne, j
and came all too quickly for me. 1
had visited for the las?t time t-v?r>
haunt that had grown familiar and
? denr to me. I wihc to the atahU-a
[and patted ail tile horses, assuring
them that I would not aoon forget
the many delightful ride* I had on
their hacks.
At, breakfast that mornlnr, Col
Carlton told Ham, the coachman, to
bring ;the carriage out u> take me
to the station, but 1 objected i
wanted to walk down the long ave
nue and thru the grounds on<;e
more to see for the last time the
Jersey herd that 'welcomed me on
my arrival. Ho Nan, Jack and I.
decided to walk.
I have not spoken of Jack before
He was Nan's only brother and heir
to "Glenn Willow/' He was tall,
slender and brown eyed, and had
a very distinguished face. The
good-bye had been spokeu to my
host and hostess and they extended
a cordial Invitation to visit them
again. Nau seconded the invitation
warmly and Insisted that I must
come again and see "Glenn Willow"
In the summer when everything was
green.
She gave Quite an eloquent de
scription of her beautiful and much
beloved home, when the months or
Hummer came around and all the
flowers were in bloom. She told of
how the buii shown dazzlingly over
the wide fields of grain whose green
billows swelled and surged under
the freshening breeze; how the lit
tle butterflies fluttered over the dif
ferent colored morning glories that
grew on every fence arountf; how
the song of the mocking bird rang
from the myrtle and lilac blossoms,
and how the whlpporwill answered
from the green woods. Sbe told of
i tHe'TiahlnK and boating on the wil
low-fringed lake at the foot of the
little hill, and the rippling of the
little stream that twined In and
-au4 ? among ? f4w ? pine ? roots ? rrt t+rrT_
foot of the hill side. The large
meadow dotted with butter cups and
daisies where the cattle fed In the
summer afternoon. I could almost
see the fields, the pastures and or
chards, whose trees were laden with
fruit.
Hut by this time we had reached
the station. The train was pulling
in. Ticket bought and bag
gage checked, I boarded the train,
waved good-bye to Nan and Jack an<|
Glenn Willow ' soon became only
a Kr?'*-u ?pot in the distance. But
a* the dtt)H go by, J dream and
think of that old plantation In the
?uunny South wlwt>re the drooping
| willow# fringed the- lake, and I. ran
: hear the drowsy hum of the mill and
the luwty shout of the miller; the
j rattle of the waj:on?, and merry
'? song* of the negroes a# they
' . 1 1 : . o i u from the field* white with
: cotton. 1 think of all my pretty
: girf friends that I met while down
South, and wUh that I eould dance
; by the plantation baud or tuke a
lung walk thru the beautiful wood*
of pine and oak. It 1h my fond
! d ream to be able to go down 8011th
in ilit> summer ?ome time and see
"Glenn Willow" In ftll of Its glory.
Jean Lindsa>.
Camden High School.
To Open Nfit
That popular resort near Beth u fie
on the Seaboard Air Line, known
as "Big Springs," will open next
Tuesday for the hummer season.
The place Is now #the property of
the Mayuard Realty Co.,. of Cheraw,
and Ih under the management of
,Mr. J. L. IMyler, of Cheraw. It has
recently undergone extensive Im
provements- a pavilion with a cafe
annexed1 haa been built and many
mile* of pretty driveways have been
made. Theae improvements, howev
er, are only temporary, to meet the
demands of this aeaaou, and next
year the company contemplates the
buildlug of a hotel and cottages, an
outline of which was given in these
columns several weeks ago.
The Sunday schools of Cheraw
picnicked at the Springs Tuesday,
bringing' down about one hundred
and fifty children to enjoy the beau
ties of the surrounding country.
Pythian Grand Lodge Adjourns.
The Pythian Grand Lodge, hold
ing its annual session at Aiken, ad
journed Wednesday at noon, after
electing the following officers:
Geo. Dick, Sumter, Grand Chan
cellor; H. K. Osborne, of Spar-tan-'
hnrg Vlf...('t<nnPi>llnr; U?rlw>rt
of Aiken, l'relate; J. M. Oliver, of
Orangeburg, re-elected Master at
Arms, breaking long precedent of
Grand Lodge; E. L. COx, of Darling
ton, Inner Guard; George Strowman,
of Orangeburg, Outer Guard.
Chester was chosen for the next
place of meeting.
This Is to remind you to Insure
your crops against destruction by
hail.
KJCALTV TflANHFKHH
Am Shown bf Tlw Hvuka in t?oumjr
Auditor'* Office. 4
t.tne A. von Tresckow to David
Z. Martin, T 3-4 acre* ill Kirk wood
VV. H. Eve, Jr., to J. if Osborne,
i lot on Mill Htr?-?M, $1.
W. W. lluckabee, sheriff, to ?f .
L, Hclilosburg, 12! acres near Paint
Hill. 14,100.
Wn?. il. Howell to F. A. Sowell,
et at, 6 fit) acres, flTiO.
i^ali Ballard to deacon* of Cool
Spring HaptiSt church, 1 acre $10.
Mattie T, Oettys to N. 1', Gettys,
1 acre $ 1 .
Mallle (Jetty* to li. \V. Gettys,
140 acres. $1,4 00.
li. M, Cooper to W. J. Parker, 2
lots ut Cassatt, $30.
Auna H. Holland to Annie M. Mc
Dowell, 1 lot and home on Fair
St., $1,600.
Anthony Edwards to O. M. Gay,
4 4 acres $3 75.
J. M. ('arson, et. al., to (), M.
(Jay, 143 acres, $1,250.
Louisa S. Lang, et al., to Second
Haptlst Ohurch, 1-2 acre, $50.
Mary Motley' Filer to Sallle D.
Motley, 5 acres $5, and love and af
fection. '??!
Mary I). Vllleplgue and John M.
Vllleplgue to Henry J. McLaurin,
1,5 20 acres on Ancrum plantation,
(timber deed) $3,000.
Flora Boykin to Ella P. Pearce,
7 1-2 acres, $4.
W. M. Outlaw to J. 8. Tisdale,
68 1-3 acres, $700.
C. C. Gardner to I>. W. Wiley, 1
lot at Bethuqe.
Susan Haley to W. T. McCasklll,
42 acres on Lynches river, $420.
David Wolfe to Minnie W. Baruch,
i
1 lot adjoining Methodist church,
$1,500.
A. P. Drown et al, to D. T. Mc
Allister, 50 acres, $500.
W. T. Smith to J. P. Lewis, the
southern part* of BHdlT "wall in rear
of store house, $5.
D. T. Yarbrough to A. T. Be
thune, 1 lot and house in town of
Bethune, $375. * '? !
r J. T. Gassaway to W. ' L. Gassa
way, 837 acres, $1,000. o
W. L. Gassaway, et al., to W. F.'.l
Coleman, 400 acres, $3,500.
Leonora Miller to W. L." DePass,
5 acres, $5.
Amanda Smyrl, et al., to W. L.
i DePass, 10 acres, $1.
Wi* L. McDowell, Judge of Pro
bate, to W. L. DePass, 10 acres,
$50. V "
K. S. Villepigue to Eugene Mickle
43 1-3 acres, $50, and other valua
PEPSI Cola
never fails to cool ?
invigorate ? refresh !
It has a flavor all its own
?rare and delicious.
This and its healthy
effect gain and hold
friends everywhere.
Try it, and Pepsi-Cola
will be your favorite ?
your daily preference.
In Bottles or At Founts
5c
PKPSI-COliA BOTTLING COMPANY
Camden, 8. C.
JiJe consideration.
Margaret C. ShlUer to H. O. Gar
rison, 13 acres, $200.
The Carolina Hail Insurance Cq.
has paid 1,600 losses amounting to
$135-, 000 since 1906, and every one
of these losses settled satisfactori
ly to the assured. J. M, Glreen, of
Columbia, is * ' e agent for this ex
cellent South- Carolina corporation,
and our farmers and planters should
see to it that their crops are pro
tected at once.
Comfort and Pleasure on the Farm
WOULDN'T you enjoy a lighting service. superior to electricity and just as convenient and available for cooking also? A plant
requiring no attention, except a few minutes about, once a. month and ready for Instant uses night or day. Absolutely safe, eco
nomical and easily cared for. No repairs. No trouble. Doing away with dangerous kerosene lamps in house and barn. This im
provement lasting a lifetime can be secured at a surprisingly low cost, and will wonderfully enhance your comfdrt and add to ^
? he value of your property. It keeps your children at home contented by giving them a city advantage. ?
I >o you know that more than a fourth of our lives consist In "the Reading Hours", ? that is from half past six in the evening
to half past ten. They are the hours that put spectacles on us- the "Kye Strain" hours. Hut they are also the hours when we ^
en Joy life most the precious four hours of rest, recreation and social Intercourse.
Why shouldn't vou'" save the. Eyes, Nerves and Lungs*-of your Family, as much as possible, a ml at the same time add immeasur
ably to your comfort and the attractiveness and permanent value of your home, when it costs so very little to do it? A home of
In rooms can be fully equipped with brilliant beautifully White Eve-Saving Acetylene for about $200 all told, but these figures will
be less or more according to the character of the fixtures selected. That incli/des a reliable Acetylene Generator which needs at
tention only about once a month. It also includes piping the entire house and barn, handsome polished brass Chandeliers and
Hrackets, Hunters, and pretty Class Globes, with the two days of labor necessary to Install the whole plant.
Can you conceive of anything costing ten times as much "which would confer so much distinction on the country home, so much
Comfort and Health as this little White Acetylene Installation?
The Safest Light (or the Home
In Ohio they have found thai It pays better to guard against fires than to coilec insurance afterward. They believe that if they can
remove t lie cause, they can prevent the greater part of the fire damage and loss. They have a department of about 2099 officials who,
investigate every fire in the State. We give some figures from the Ohio State Fire Marshall's report of two years, the latest available
records. They are accurate and official.: ~ ?
The harmless looking Korosene Oil Can was the cause of 22 fires by explosion, with loss of $64,0 88.00 in Ohio in two years.
Explosions of stored kerosene and gasoline in Ohio for two years resulted in 285 fires ? loss $250,6 64.00.
Explosions and -accidents in Ohio for two years from gasoline and korosene lanterns feached a total of 252, with a loss of $247,769.00
The Safety of Acetylene Gas Fixtures
The record of electricity as a fire cause in Ohio for two years shows 184 fires with a loss of $88 3,819.00, Most of -these ffr$8 we^_'
caused by defective wiring. - . -? *
Por the same period there was only one fire from an Acetylene installation.
These figures bear out the statements of the National Hoard of Fire Underwriters ? the highest authority in the insurance world that
Aretylene. if properly Installed, is safer than any illuminant it commonly displaces.
The Lantern in the Bam
Safety i.s on I * ?ue <>f the reasons why Acetylene is superior to other methods of lighting. There is the convenience of having light on tap in every, roam, ?
day or night, whenever you want i. There is the saving of labor. Halt an hour once a month or so to put a fresh supply of Union Carbide and water into the
Davis Acetylene (ienerator against more time than that every day, filling ami cleaning dirty, smelly kerosene lamps and lanterns. Acetylene, too, is a better light
than that enjoyed in ihe eities. tor electricity. is not to be compared to it and the cost of service is moderate.
I'erhaps you .nv considering the installation- of a lighting plant, but are uncertain as to the relative advantages and disadvantages of Acetylene as compared
to a pri\ate electric lighting system. The objections to this form of electric lighting are: First: The necessitty of having the plant running at the full cost irre
spective ot the ii ii in 1 ?<? r ot lights 'required. Second: The engine must be attended about once an hour whenever in operation for oiling, etc. Third: The lights vary
in intensity as the speed of the engine or the slipping of the belt affects the speed of the dynamo. Fourth: The depreciation on such a plant would be from 10
to I r> per cent a year Ihe objections to a storage battery are: First: The danger of injury to the plates of the battery d ue to overcharges or allowing the
battery ?o get too low. Second: Depreciation of at least 10 to 15 per cent with additional heavy charges should an accident happen requiring repairs to the stor
age battery. I bird. The expense of an experienced electrician to make repairs.
The irvterest and depredation charges on the storage system of electric *lighting% type just referred to. would be almost sufficient to purchase an Acetylene nlant.
Call or Write .... ...... ? J', ? ' -
O. H. McKAGEN, Camden, S. C.,
who will take pleasure in demonstrating this lighting system.