The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, September 30, 1908, Image 1
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VOL. XXXI.
VVALTERBORO, S. C, SEPTEMBER 30. 1008.
NO. 7-
HISTORICAL SKETCH
* OF WAL^ERBORO
Compiled by E. T. H. bhaffer. „
appearance. During 4he day there
would be a vast deal of horse trad
ing and also racing up and down its [
whole length from the Ireland |
Creek bridge to the bridge which
crossed the creek which followed
; the present railway track. The
nights were cool and frosty, so all f
Editor Press and Standard: In the . man to show faith and confidence in the camp-fires were well supplied
firat portion of my Historical Sketch ! Walterboro and having contributed with lightwood. The light from
of Walterboro which appeared last so largely in her < first undertakings these fires lit up the whole scene,
week there were a few errors; was long honored as having been an As the night -dvanced the lun and
which should be corrected. The
last sentence of the first paragraph
Firm of Terry
& Shaffer.
After the deatn of Mr Terry the MOORE GOES TO
business wa« conducted by Ctfpt
Shaffer alone until In that
The firm was organized in by
John K Terry and A C Shaffer and
began business on October 7th of
that year. It has been conducted
under the same firm name and at
honest and useful citizen. Today, frolic around the fires increased, j the same spot ever since,
however, in the many changes of There were alv.avs musicians in
should read that the old town of. t me and in th«* coming and going of j l lenty on hand to supply music for
Jacksonboro is really the “parent” many men his name is forgotten. those who wished to dance a jig or
town of what is now Walterboro. i He moved to Charleston and be- shuffle. Some would dance upon
In the second paragraph read coming interested in the South , boards but more prefered a dry cow’
“these vast plantations had been Carolina Railway then newly organ-, hide and the shuffling Df the feet of
'three vast plan-
Capt. A. C. Shalfer the present
senior member in talking with our
reporter gave an interesting account
of the early business days of the
firm.
cleared” and not
tations.”
ized, invested all his small fortune 1 the dancers kee ping time with the
in the concern. He was sent to notes of fiddle and banjo added
The third and by far the most im-1 England to assist in the construction much to the interest of the dance
portant correction which I wish to of the first steam locomotive ever i *nd to the enjoyment of the specta-
make, however, is that the Ireland
Creek Road House was erected near
the spring which is now on the pro
perty of Capt C. A. Savage. By
some means you have made this
brought to America,
honor of our former
man, was named the “E. L. Miller.”
In 1827 there was held at Cromp
ton’s Tavern the first political meet-
Side-View of Terry & Shaffer's Immense Store.
And this, in tors. The b.,slanders would select
fellow towns- sides and pit one dancer against the
other and thus the dancers became
trials of skill and endurance and
often gambling devices as well.
Good nature always prevailed save
when bad whiskey did its work, then
would ensue fights for which the
Bum was only too noted. An eye
would be gouged; and an ear or
nose chewed off, but woe to him
who attempted to interfere in a fight
of this sort. Whenever a fight be
gan a ring would be formed by the
fighting men of the crowd and the
contestants thus surrounded would
exchange blows, then tussle and if a
fall followed, bking, gouging, and
hair pulling were in order until one
cried enough or by mutual consent
the crowd int rfeieu. He it said,
however, that . ■ idem if ever, were
fatal combats known on the Burn
and the Lrud scrimmage usually
ended ail haul feeling.
„ The tents or booths were also
gamblingestaoiishments where faro,
or old sledge flourished. Tne gam
bling line tne fighting, however,
was seldom of a sei ious nature.
SUPREME COURT
Mr Justice Woods Issues Order
To Show Cause
An order from Associate Justice
Woods of Marion will be served on
.1 O Griffin today to show’ cause on
the 6th day of October before him
at Marion. S. C., why a writ of
certiorari seould not be issued. This
will bring the matter of the contest
of Supervisor Moore up on question
of law-ttnd he will determine whether
or not be shall pass upon it or pass it
on to tht* full Supreme Court. The
matter will be argued again.
MR. N. G. MORRALL.
CAPT. A. C. SHAFFER.
year his son Mr. E. T. H. Shaffer
was admitted to the business having
recently graduated at the Charleston
College and read a course of Com
mercial law in the law office of
Mitchell & Smith of Charleston.
Mr Shaffer is buyer and also looks
after the cotton department of the
business. J >
Mr. N. G. Morrall who is at the
head of the office has been connect
ed with the business for years. For
some time previous to coming to
Walterboro he held a position of
Card From Mr langdale
Weeks, Sept. 26,-Special: I
I notice in isAue of Sept- 16 that I
was one of the candidates who failed
to file an expense account before
the second primary. I wish to give
to the votes who saw fit-to cast their
ballots Jor me my reason.for not so
doing.
First, let us read thf Act as it was
provided in ipaking These pledges
ani statements in ‘ It toys:
“I shall at the concfi&ion of the
campaign and before' thfe primary
elections (not elections} Tender to
the Clerk of Court under oath, an
itemized statement of' *U moneys
spent or provided by me during dm
campaign for campaign purposes up
to that time (pot *”up _to
that time”) and I further pledge
that I will immediately after
the primary election ' or elec-
The business opened in a small
building only 25X60 ft one storv.
This store with two others however count V held his position with
did about all the businese of Walter- th,S Hrm for mor<1 lhan t ' vent >’- five
boro. And this business covered i ^ ***"*"
not only the town and present coun-;
try now contributary to W T alter boro 1
but all the country since diverted
from u.» by the opening of the rail- 1
wgy.„ The country as far up a- the
Barnwell line which now maintains
Ehrhardts, Lodge and other flourish-
trust with Charles Dana of Beaufort.! tions that 1 am a candidbteln render
Mr. J. M. Carter head clerk is ^ itemized statement - tinder oath,
well known to the people of the! a11 further mone y 8 or
provided by me in said Section” -
Long ago the Cum uith ail its; ing places. All this business Whs
of
mg ever held in Walterboro.
Among those who w re present were
Hon R. Barnwell Rhett, Robert Y.
Hayne and Col James Hamilton.
long celebrated
from the fact that the doctrine of
nullification was then and there
first inaugurated. The newspapers
all over the country commented at
great length upon the meeting,
some calling it a “tempest in a tea
pot” while othere entered into more
serious discussion of its action.
How small a beginning for so mighty
an imue!
read "near the present residence
Captain Shaffer.”
In this connection I would say
that during the past week I have
come into possession of a copy of
the plat on which Major Walter, the | ^' s noting wa - s
first settler, built in 1800. This w’as
a lot of one acre just west of the
Preabyterian church. The dwelling
stood on the spot^now occupied by
the stable of C. C. Anderson. The
old road from the Road House and
spring to Crumpton’s Tavern and on
to Ekrnwell ran just to the west of
thiflot about where the residence
of Mrs Lucas now stands.
In 1820 there was opened Crump
ton’s Tavern at which the stage
coaches between Augusta and
Charleston stopped for breakfast.
Some portions of this structure are
included in the rmidrnee which
lot.
Crumpton also built a
the y.;m.
with the town hall and market wen
kg in in m*. ’ Fhe
to a building
The
members.
This buBding is today once more
used as a library after a lapse of
mere than seventy years.
About 188 Ena L. Miller opened
a large More on the site now occu-
pMdhyB. G. Hyme’s store. Mr.
Miller also ran in connection with
his busuMM a regular weekly wagon
to Charleston. Bwides his own
goods and produce he carried *ma!l
articles for the citizens and some
times a paamger. This was ’he
first regular freight and passenger
schedule * between Charleston tu.d
About 1835 was the hey-day of
the old time Walterboro cocrt
weeks. The street upon which the
jail new stands was in these days
known as the Burn. The name was
well chosen for if ever a warm spot
existed it was here. A few days
before court opened the wnall tavern
keeper* and hockstm erected clap
board shantlte tw either 4fia of the
Bnrafor halfamilaer rnafik Here
too. the farmers and afiafttM* who
came from a dhtana* to eourt,
camped with their I
covered wbcw
built lines of
Plenty of
brought hp each had the
with tight fitting topi
comfortable sleeping quartets for
thoee who were able to steep upon
the Burn. Each small tavern keep-
frvquentorM, h.t> pinwd away. And
n^wevenit* very existence is al
most forgotten. Although so man)
of the early business enterprises of
which I have written were destroyed
by fire, yet they left a permanent
effect in that they contributed to
the steady growth i f the town. In
1833 the opening up of rich rice
lands in Alabama induced a number
done in three littiestores in the 7i»s.
The farming of the county was
theii done on a much smaller and
very different basis. Cotton was
not largely cultivated one half hale
to two bales bt in-y the average crop
for a farmer. Much more attention
was paid to corn and up-land rice.
Much of the cotton was then sold in
the seed and not only that but a
of the Walterboro planters . to great portion of the bale cotton was
abandon their worn out lands and
seek new homes.
The Hunters, Logans, and Alli
son’s up to that date prominent in
Colleton affairs, were among the
emigrants. Others came in however,
to fill their places and the growth of
the town continued. In the early
40’sJ. J. Klein settled in Walter
boro and in 1846 established the
businees which.is still carried on by
his eon. This is the only business
concern now in existence m Walter
boro which can be traced beyond
1850, the period which doass this
MR. J. M. CARTER.
sohi in the stores for barter as are
com and peas to-day. When a far
mer brougnt in a bale he would al
ways expect to be offered two prices 4 ^
for it, one in trade and one cash— Miss Hannah Stoices is in charge
the trade price of course being the j of the dry goods department,
higher. | O. L. Gmhagan looks after the
collections and real estate of the
‘ The story of the years from that],
date on is known by many now
living among us and jain no danger
of being lost The story which la
told hare, however, is the story of a
by-gone day and generation. Tha
story of the life of a forgotten peo-.
pie. The relentless hand of lima
has swept away the Road House of
IrelanfiOusft, the mills and ahopa
of Ezra Miller, Crumpton’s Tavern
er would set out a long tabte rotate and the Burn—and gone too, are
constructed of crotches driven In
the ground sod pieces of wood laid
the table itself befog of
tiie men who built them and all who
ever saw them.
But all these things were here
UH. SHAFFER.
clapboards covered with homespun.
Genuine homespun too, as it
spun at home! The cooking was all
done in the open air, but not at the
same fire around which
visitor* unwmhted to
Colleton' capitol. Mr Miller next, £ _ f v*
built a large tannery and tn 1823 and f^ >, Tk 0 ^
"factory fin the lot now' bvaod *** “ 11 ""
P. Zbi*factory,
until the stars grew!
make
dim to. tl*
made this tavern tentfog at eourt a
P. Comas.
erected a cotton gin, and.
Bieak and b*tg*»g*i but sold
whfcksy by die quart or drfok
were
once where we are sow and it was
those hardy men and thoee early
enterprises which established our
town and assured its permanence."
We should not then, altogether
forget the founders—the nu n who
‘ hack the wilderness ami gave
o the civilization which we
enjoy.
EXACTLY SO. *
The Tampa Tribune truthfully
aays that "Every newspaper man
who doss his duty is constantly raak
Commercial fertilizer which has
largely developed the cotton plant
ing was then almost unknown and
very little uaed about. Walterboro.
All goods were hauled from St
Georges 2112 mik s distant and the
hauling Tate of. 60c per hundred
put these fertilizers out of the ques
tion. Cotton seed at 10 and 8 cents
per bu was thsn uaed to some extent
for fertilising corn. Many farmers
paid for all thair summer advances
in corn and up-land rice.
about twsq-
te mutter teg aamabody ptoL Although ha toll* large fire which
business.
The business has been extended
year by year in various lines until
now all lines are carried to be found
in the larger city department store.
The proprietors claim that much of
the success of their business aristo
from this fact—that every line is
carried and carried too under one
roof. The labor of shopping is thus
reduced to a minimum. Arother
grant factor in the development has
been getting hold of a good line
sticking to it. One brand of flour
and .one which they consider good
has been sold by them and advertised
forever twelve years. "Wherever
bn tineas is known "Utodfoe" is
known.”
BOUIALCLUB ORGANIZED.
Tuesday evening •' meeting was
held at the (ifiovs of Dr. T O. Ker
shaw for the purpose of orgsaizing
the Walterboro Cotillion Cluo. The
object of this olnb is to promote the
rootel lift of the town, sad assist in
keeping soomthiag goto* daring the
winter months. The club was or
ganized with a membership of twea-
tywight The following officers were
e'ected: John H. Feurifoy, presi
dent, John M Kieio, vice prfoaieut.
Prof. L 8. Betty, sec. aad treasn Dr
A. J. Anderson, C pt K. L. Fish
bone, Dr. T. G. Kershaw sad E. T.
H Shaffer, executive ooauaittee. .
' The first social ftmette* will be *
dance a Hyruafo Hall tha second
ff hi«member. This *01 lie
Can any one see* where this act
calls for but two statements one at
the conclusion of the campaign and
before the primary, the second one
immediately after the primary elec
tions. I lielieve if a. candidate is
elected on first ballot he then has to
file his statement which means after
election. If two have to run a sec-
j ond race, the O one then elected then
j files his statement which means af
ter the elections. If I am not cor
rect in this I would like to have
■j some light from you, Mr Editor.
( But rnj main reason for not filing
a statement jest before the second
I election: I consulted Mr. M. P.
Howell, our county chairman,
also chairman of the executive com
mittee, and a professional attorney.
1 thought then, and I think now if
anybody is in * position to know the
facta in the matter it was Mr.
Howell, and he told me on Wednes
day morning just after the first elec
tion that it was not necsssary to
file any other statement until uftar
the second election, and of course
taking has advice I acted upon same,
with no fault of my own.
This is the first time that I have
ever offered my services’to the
people for any public office and I
appreciate the confidence they have
rapoeed in md aad 1 titan alwiyt be
up aad doing theee' thftffib 4hatwill
be a benefit tethwfieopte aad to opr
old county) Cefieton. *«••-
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find
bad- reeUies this is inevitable, yetnototte
— ever tetontioneUy
he docs pot
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Clerk we interacted te-i
not to attend, and
has notified the J
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BENEFIT OP BClENfUTC-WORK
The reeen't ftoode oftly
ie little bridge in
Chester coupty has all her
bridge work laid off by civil
Other counties will heap
when th^y learn that
tific in*rramenta in die *
competent map, are
road and bridge
gwR
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