Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Retired British Officer Resided In Gree I doubt if one person now in -a thousand has Over heard of him, but in the years immediatley following | the close of the Civil war, he was the j most talked of, and the most pieturasquo character seen on Greonville street*. He formed the high spot of the local scenery, and visitors^tf tn?! town, after having been shown the falls, were told to wait on the corner, until Lnrdney Gibbon drove by -and then they would know that Greenville, "was no mean city." At one time and another, it was4 the heme of many "town characters' '?some funny, some pathetic and some tragic, but it was seldom that a real celebrity drifted in.- In fact, there j was none as far as I know, until Com-, mander Gibbon appeared above the horizon and dazzled the eyes of all beholders. A red-headed woodpecker on a lone telegraph pole, was not j half as conspicuous. To begin with, he was above the average height?carrier! himself lik< a drum major and was as straight as an Imjjan, and plway*, win^r. an(J summer, wore an immaculate suit ?f white duck or flannel, with white cap and shoes. . ? t. He was never seen afoot, but always driving a pair of blooded bay horses, harneftsed tandem, one in front of the other, something never seen in Greenville before. There was something foreign about the way he gripped the ribbons, with the whip held at right angles to the way he was going, and the highseated buggy, with the erect, soldierly figure towering above it. Kv'en if the circus parade was going down the street, half of the gaping crowd would turn from the elephants, the clowns, the gilded char-( iots and the tinseled ladies to gaze \ on this white-clad figure and his high stopping teant? " Commander Gibbon, for that was i his correct title, had been an officer, in the Knglish navy. Hut at this time England was at peace with al^j the world, and the life of a naval of- . fleer was about as exciting us that of the old lady on the porch, with a cat ; her side and the knitting in her j lap. . , j So Gibbon got permission from tne . queen to come to the United States, I where things seemed to be more lively. Once here, he attached himself to the squadron commanded by Admiral Farragut, on to that time the most formidable fleet ever assembled under the American flag. A fleet made up of about fifty wooden war vessels?a fleet that might last a minute and a half?possibly two minutes. under the tire of modem guns. The fact that he fought on the Union side, and against the South, did not tend to add to his popularity ..when he settled in Greenville. S. C.. the hotbed of secession. And_it all happened at a time when renegades and carpetbaggers flocked to the "prostrate state" like vultures to a carcass. ' .\t that time Greenville folks looked on a person born north oi Mason ami Dixon's line as ? serious mistake of creation, if nothing worse. The\ did not stop to reason that one had' no say so as to where he was born, hut the fact made him a Yankee and that uTis sufficient to damn in the eyes of the favored few who first saw the light, in what they were pleased to call the sunny south, where, mocking birds sang in every tree, where every breeze came laden with the fragrance of honeysuckle and ja.--tamine, where people spoke with a lazy drawl, where roses forgot to wither and where catfish "bit" the year around, to say nothing of ohiggers and mosquitoes. ( To ?he native sons it was "Dixie, 1 the '.and of memories, music, moon- j light, love and flowers?just a little, t.tt of heaven, dropped down, and tranced between the mountains and I \. ,, .-at ;>n of hostilities CiibP,.. :h,. r.ivv and tiavcled over i....;? and decided that . _ _. , ar,,|:.-.a h? st of :ti.. ; ;> I v.; If oiin-y wa> the if **"" 'V ... - i 1,,-gon farming :n a b . way. ( j. . .-.art ho wa- ?ucce>-fu.. ...... air.o v o of the largest planter ol .'if count> Th.- i.onie i- still standing, about m.les from town. ?>n the old F.a.-l?y road, and is nowetaishrdhn F.asloy Bridge road, an<l is now owned . by T. \V. Karle. the veteran cottonbuyer of this section. Though the place .sold hh y*ar*? ago to Mr. Karle. it is still known far ami wide as the "Gibbon Place." He was. in many ways, a most unusual man. As a sailor he had visited every important port in the oivlized world. The seven seas, and , their far-llung islands, held no secrets from this inveterate globe trotter. | He had seen them all. He was a distinguished linguist and j regularly subscribed for many for.-j eign newspapers. His library was j ii Much Cotton Destroyed i , I Dillon, Sept, 17.?A match care- ! lessly dropped in a pile of lint cotton it* believed to have started a fire that i destroyed H25 bales of cotton, an Atlantic <ioaat Lino cotton shed and two freight care here yesterday. A stiff wind fanned tho Jlames that wore m> hot that nearby tracks were twisted and warped. Most of the cotton was owned by , buyers and was insured. said to have been one of the finest j ever brought to the state. It was a real compliment, that such j a manafter looking jpver the field, j should have selected Greenville as his home. ?v Unfortunately, he was jfood j mixer, and did not easily makk.jfr(Wld&! and rather held himself aloof fVom his neighbors, and seemed wrappe<l in a reserve that was hard to break through. While slow to make friends, he was even slower to sever a friend- j ship once formed, and once a friend, j he was always a friend, and clung.' to them through thick and thin. Though naturally silent and re- J served, when heft met with kindred spirit, and once drawn out on a subject, he becamo a most charming conversationalist, as one of his personality, wide attainments and vnst information, gathered from books and travel, could be. ^ "Particularly \\4ifc> this the case when describing adventures in the South Seas, the lonely islands, the strange animals and birds, and the still stranger people who lived there. His personality was so engaging, his language so graphic and vivid, that it was like reading a novel without j the trouble of turning the pages. He : seemed to make you actually see what , he was telling?and you could almost hetyj the rustling of palms?and inhale the upicy odors of tropic jungles. 1 To he invited to bis home and hoar \ him talk was a trj^at to be rem cm- j be red, and to In-'"cone over in your mind, at night-when sleep would nol j come. r r"\ ?-? ' 1 ' Itut promiscuous was j barred by padlocked gates across the t driveway. He liked to select the favored few. Something that democratic Greenville was not accustomed to. This rather high-hat manner did not servo to make people love him as they might have done. So to be candid be was anything but popular. All sorts of malicious stories were invented and circulated, and soon feeling ran high against him, partly on account of his political views and partly on account of the manner in which he seemed to look down on the common herd. Anyhow, whatever the reason was, vone night a mob formed, and with hooting and yelling and firing of pistols, gathered in ' front of his house and demanded that he leave at once?or take the consei quence, which would he the most serI i<?us thing that could possibly happen j to a living man. ! He walked out as cooly as if com! ing out to look at the stars, unbutton-I | ed his coat ami deliberately turned j it hack, displaying a vast expanse of : white shirt bosom, a fine target for night shooting. In a voice without a tremor, he : flung this answer in their teeth, j i "Shoot, you cowardly curs." "Taken i i aback, the crowd threatened and blus- | I tered, hummed and hawed, and after j j firing a few shots in the air, slowly j dispersed and left him standing on the porch, unharmed. Such a display of physical and mor- . al courage had its effect on this gang j of misguided fire-eaters, and from that time he had no trouble. He knew that the l>est people had no part in the demonstration, and dis approved of it in toto. So he ignored the incident and ; quietly went on raising cotton and corn. He had mar.v neeuliaritics o".-. ..f them being that he allowed no work on the farm after Id o'clock,-'boon. W o k began at sunrise ami stopped at m dday. The workmen were, then pa i i :T in cash and fold to go r.onic. !!- pa .d i a for e\cr>tn.ng he ;>o ighf and demanded ca-h every' a r.g He !.? ,,. ; cr.:< e l a - re, hut wa.ted .n his buggy until the goods Were ic ought ollt !>> a clerk. As far as is known, he never went to church or .joined ar.y organization while living in Greenville, living most of the time strictly to himself. His only ornament was a splendid diamoml ring, which he explained was given him by Queen Victoria, w hen ! he accidentally discovered a plot against her life, which was nipped in the hud. With the ring, she also presented him with a cheek for several thousand pounds. And this was the man a Greenville county mob threatened to lynch! After several year9 he returned to a town near Philadelphia, where he died and was buried. He always, lived up to his high ideals of an English gentleman and an English officer.---Charles A. David in Green- ! ville News. Ml. Pisgah Farmers Make Visit To Coker's Kershaw, S. C., Sept. 20.?Twentythree farmera of the Mt. Pisgah community H|H>nt a very profltable day visiting the Pee Dee Experiment Station and Coker's 'Seed and Dairy Fa rm. 4 Leaving home at seven o'clock they ft ret went to the Pee Dee 'Station near Florence,. Mr. Hull, the superintendent of the farnv led the group over the station farm calling attention to the various experiments that he thought would bo of practical benefit to the farmers. After leaving the station, they drove through Florence ami then ba^k to the Country Club at HartsvttR* where a picnic lunch was enjoyed. An abundance of chicken, ham, pies, cakes and many other gqod things to eat were provided by the farmers. After lunch they were visited by Mr. David L. Coker and his son Robert and Mr. Clyburn, who is connected with Mr. Coker's farm. Mr, Coker made a very interesting talk on the fundamental of plant and animal breeding. He explained hd\y the seed breeder could improve a variety by taking advantage of plant variations. After the talk by Mr. Coker, the group was carried to Coker's dairy barn where Mr. Morrison showed the farmers the oxeellent herd of Guernsey cattle. . In discussing the question of feeding dairy cattle, he mentioned the fuct that this year they had mowed their soy beans twice and would get the third cutting soon. Ho explained that the first and second cuttings were made about twelve inches from the ground, this being necessary to allow new sprc^tsi to come out. # The seed farm was visited next. Here Mr. Robert Coker led the group. He. explained how it was possible by individual plant selection to get new improved varieties. Most of the farmers that made this trip were members of the class in Vocational Agriculture in their local high school. Their agricultural teacher, R. M. Foster, sponsored the trip. Mount Pisgah to Open Friday, September 30 I Kershaw, S. C., Sept. 20.?The following faculty for the Mt. Pisgah School is announced: Mr. L. O. i Harper, Jr., principal and teacher of mathematics and economics; Miss Lula Ivoe Williams, ~ science and French; Miss Kathryn Rutland, English, history and commercial geography. For grammar school: Mrs. W. ! F. Byrd, Miss Eva Irby, Miss Marie i Sellers, Miss Mattie Louise Appleby, j Miss Lucile Sutherland, Miss Ottie Leo Robinson, Miss Mamie Ix>u Hili ton, Mrs. E. L. Crenshaw ami R. M.Foster, superintendent ami teacher of ! agriculture. Boy's basketball team will be coached by Mr. Harper and the girls team will be coached by Miss Wil; hams. School will start on the morning of September the 50th at eight o'clock. The first faculty meeting will be held Thursday evening, September 20th. Error Fatal to Three r Cincinnati, Ohio., Sept. 1G.?An. ove'rdose of an anaesthetic which Superintendent E. A. Barber said was the result of a nurse's mistake, dealt death today to three women patients of the Ivongview State Hospital for the Insane. Noted Editor Dies Washington, Sept. 18.?Ralph A. Graves, 50, associate editor of the National Geographic magazine, a native of Bainbridge. Ga., died early today of a heart attack. F. Scott McRri<k>. Ami SC,..-.n league superintendent, predict- that congress will not vote on the proprw.il for a modification amendment ir. 'he cuming iUisioR. of congress. I)cm on st ra t ion CI u b Market Reorganized At the e'tib market business mating last Saturday, the following officers were elected to serve until >< pfember 1, 11'53. the time that all hon.e demonstration work is reorganized: Miss Annie Keels, president; Mrs. E. B. Lorick, vice-president; Mrs. Mattie West, secretary and trcasu er. The members of the advisory board are, Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, Mrs. J. T. Gettys ami Mrs. Hugh McCallum With this splendid corps of officers the members t>f the club market are looking forward to the best year 'he market has yet experienced. The market sales this year were $1,875.42. The goal set for next year is $2,500. Purchase your Sunday dinner from the club market next Saturday. The market members can supply you with fresh vegetables, poultry, eggs and delicious .cooked foods, advises Sadie B. Craig, county home demonstration agent. c ft? News of Interest in and Near Bethmie Bethune, Sept. 20th.?Miss Mary Louise McLaurin left Wednesday for Greenville where she will teach in the Parker district schools. Mrs. M. D. Marsh, of Columbia, has been spending soveral days at the home of her brotner, L. M. Best. She was called over on account of the serious illness of her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy King. Friends of the family will be glad to hear that Mrs. King is much better at this time. I)r. H. (?. Ifiers, Mrs. Hiers, and little son, of Bamberg, Miss Lois Watt?. of Richmond, Va., Kirkland Watts, of Moncks Corner, and Gordon Watts of Clomson College, wore the guests in the home of Mrs. Maud Watts during the week end. The Rev. M. B, Gunter, of Leesvillo, was the guest of Mr. J. M. Clyburn Sunday night and Monday. ? Mrs. W. R. Rosier spent the week end at Oteen, N. C., with her hUsband Mr. W. R. Rozier. Mrs. Brevard Kendall and baby of C-heraw and Miss Miss Mestin Ilursey of Chesterfield, spent Saturday with Mrs. Charles Rivers. . Miss Willie Scarborough from near Bishop^illo is spending some time with Miss Eunice Saverance* Miss Edna Raley, who has recently undergone an appendicitis opera- * tion at the Camden hospital has returned home. Miss Edith iClyiburn spent several days in Florence last week the guest of Miss Lucile McCaskill. Miss Carrie Yarborough left last week to teach in the Baron DeKalb school near Camden. Mrs. Minnie Best, of Hart&ville, is visiting relatives here. Mr. Burrel'l Seegars, of Dalzell, visited his sister, Mrs. Nancy King, recently. Mrs. John MoSween, of Darlington is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Clara Davis. Mrs. Bessie Seegars spent several days last week visiting relatives and friends in the Mt. Pisgah section. Mrs. Betty Clyburn, after spending the summer here and near Kershaw, has returned to her home in Clermont, Ela. Mrs. C. M. Eargle, with her two small sons of Tyron, N. C\, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Outlaw. Geo?ge Scdley King. of. Atlanta, was the week end guest of relatives here. Seven persons were killed" Saturday at Spezia, Italy, when two large seaplanes collided in the air while maneuvering over Spezia bay. Forest fires siwept through the Santa Paula canyon of California Saturday, devastating 20,000 acres of brush and timber. To Show Products A t Charleston Exhibit Charleston, S. C., S?i*t. "20.?The impressive variety And quality of articles made in the Palmetto iState will be a revelation to those who attend the South Carolina Products Exposition which is to be hold in Charles/ton the week of October 3-8, at the Fort Sumter Hotel, Sponsored by The News & Courier, endorsed by Governor I. C. Blackwood and receiving the hearty cooperation of civic organizations throughout the state, the event promises to be one of unusual interest, coming at a time when South Carolinians are be* J ing urged to lift their state out of[ the depression by patronizing hornet industries and ^iHietiUjsses. The Exposition will be enlivened by' various features that will help make' the event a gala one. The products are to be displayed at the Fort Sumter Hotel, overlooking the harbor and j Atlantic ocean. Band music will be rendered on the battery -adjoining the hotel grounds. Motor boat racing and water sports are planned. A fashion review each evening under > the auspices of the Junior League Will display the newest styles, colors and materials with emphasis on such ready-to-wear as has been produced in part or in wholo in South Carolina. The merchants of the city will display South Carolina products throughout the -week and attractive prices on these goods will be offered. South Carolinians do not realize that many articles in everyday use are produced and manufactured in their own state. This fact will be brought home convincingly to them as they view on amazing variety of exhibits such as fine printed cloths, hosiery, shirts, handkerchiefs, towels, women's drosses, wall cleaning materials, antiseptics, statuary, canned fruit and vegetables, cheese, butter, toys, window shades, draperies, bed spreads, mattresses, paints and varnishes, asbestos products, bagging for wrapping cotton, novelty and bedroom furniture, chairs and numerous other goods. The City of Charleston, manufacturers of the state, chambers of commerce, luncheon clubs and other civic agencies are according the Exposition their enthusiastic support, appreciating the fact that it will be of educational value and of economic im portnnce to the public. The federal! (government, through\ the harlWoh\diatrict olTice of the \ JJnltml States BUreau of Foreign and 4,1 D6n\^?tt?"Commerce, is to participate in the Exposition. Hotels of Charleston have announced special rates to accommodate vi&itora, many of whom are expected here from all parts of South iCarolina.. Baptist Courier Endorses Roosevelt Greenville, Sept. 17,-^-The Baptist Courier in its current issue editorially comments on Governor Franklin D. iRoosevelt's stand on temperance as "acceptable to all" and says that President Hoover's acceptance speech, ' in its prohibition part, was * unacceptable to many prohibitionists," The denominational paper takes the Democratic presidential nominee's recent speech at iSea Girt, N. J., and says "what he had to say on temperance is acceptable to all." The paper represents approximately 300,000 Baptists in iSouth Carolina. Bishop Gannon's Son Dies Hampton, Va., Sept. 18.?Dr. W. B. Cannon, son of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, died today at the Veterans' Administration hospital here where he served as an assistant surgeon. Notice to Debtors and Creditors All parties indebted to the estate of J. D. MoLester are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. L. E." McLESTER, Administrator Estate of J. D. McLester. Camden, S. C., Sept. 2X, 1931 For Nervous, Headaches A headache ia%ature'a warning of high nerve strain. You can get quick and delightful relief from headaches find other nerve pains by using Capudine because it soothes the Fense nerves. Contains no opitites and does not upset the stomach. Being liquid, Capudine acts almost instantly?much quicker than tablets and powders. Sold by drug, gists in 10c, 30c, and 60c sixes, also by the dose at founts, (adv.) Thousands Find Health In Amazing Mineral Compound New Scientific Formula' Containing Essential Elements of Human Body, Combined with Necessary Vitarhins, Brings Radiant Health to Many Who Had Given Up Hope of Ever Being Well Again. People in All Walks of Life Tell of Its Powers. Many Declare Lee's Mineral Compound Has Brought Them Health, Strength and Vigor After Many Medicines Had Failed Completely. Lee's Mineral Compound with Vitamins Supplies the System with a Balanced Proportion of the 11 Essential Minerals Combined with Vitamins CONTAINS ntON?for building rich, red blood-cells and a tonlo upon the nerve centers IODINE?ai a stimulant to the thyroid gland and a preventive of rheumatism CAECIl'M?for. the building of cartiloge bones, tendons and muscles. COPPER?which Is a valuable trealment In cases of malnutrition and emaciation CARBON?which Is a necessary e'cment In the perfect balance of the body. M.AGNESI I' M?as a stimulant to the glands of the tr.testlnai tract and to ellmlr.a'e metabolic poison* MANGANESE?a valuable treatment In cases of deficient nerve nutrition and neurasthenia PHOSPHOROl'S?a valuable aid In treatment of nervous exhaustion, neuralgia and skin diseases POTASSIt'M?which has a marked effect upon metabolism and la an essential to vital activity AODll'M?which supplies the deficiency of phosphates and acts as a corrective of constipation. ftrLPHT'R?an Important element In nutrition and an essential to the health of albuminous organs and tissues SILICA?which appears In every healthy human being and U an essential element of the body VITAMINS?without which. U Is believed the body would wither and die. A Food Vitalizer NOT A PATENT MEDICINE CONTAINS NO ALCOHOL You who are blue, downcast and depressed over your loss of health. You who have tried many medicines and treatments with little or no relief?take new heart and cheer! Prepare yourselves for the most joyous surprise of your lives. Throw away your "patent" medicines. pills and drastic laxatives Give Nature a chance! Feed your body with the essential Minerals and Vitamins that find intended you should have and see hu? tjuir'.K Nature asserts herself i I -fui?;-s vnur body with# renewed l.c I'll, strength and vitality i. jn\ u . v. j j j." rr;uriALS Med.-al Sf.cr.-e has discovered that the hurnr.n body is made up of a very limited number of essential elements All of these are found In the Mineral kingdom ar.d In foods In their natural state To be evaei, the healthy human body is composed of eleven Minerals and when these are present, in balanced proportion, we enjoy good health. Unfortunately, few of us give any thought to balancing our diets, according W> their Mineral content, and therefore we must pay the penalty. A deficiency of these elements brings on Indigestion. Oas, Bloating, Constipation. Headaches Nervousness and a host of other Ills. We! soon lose strength, go from bad to worse; and become disgusted with life Itself. | NEW WAY TO HEALTH For many long years, Physicians and Chem'sts have been trying to combine. In proper proportion, the eleven essential! Minerals with necessary Vitamins Thay I realised that the preparation must be I easily assimilated and supply the syatem j with theae elements so necessary to j health. Fortunately, for an mankind, this tre mendous undertaking has met with sue-' cess! Science has perfected a most remirknble formula, known as LEE'S1 MINERAL COMPOUND This prepara- \ tlon supplies the system with tha eleven I essential Minerals In combination with, Vitamins It Is not. In any sense of the! word, a patent" medicine but It more In the nature of a POOD VITALIZKrt It asslats Nature br restoring a proper balance of the Mineral Content of the body end good health follow* u a natural result. J MAKE mi M PAT TUX Cenrlace Yeiyselft Stop dosing yourself with patent medicines," harsh purgatives, oils end cathartics for Just 1? days. Oe to your nearest Druggist and secure a bottle of LKB'8 MINERAL COMPOUND. Take It regularly, and watch the results. Tou'Il be amaaed at the feeling of renewed strength and rigor that soon appears. No narcotics or atoohol to "boost you up" but a natural method of restoring health and energy. QUICK RELIEFI from Blinding Headaches and Nervousness Caused by Constipation. Cleans the System of Dangerous Toxins and Poisonous Waste. RESTORES HEALTH Builds Rich Red Blood, Bone, Muscle, Tissue, Makes Life Worth Living j For Sale by DeKalb Pharmacy, Camden, S. C._ rg And other good dealers everywhere, or send $1.25 to LEE'S LABORATORIES? Inc., 364 Peachtree Arcade Bldg., Atlanta, Ga., for large bottle, postage paid.