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/ TACK TEN Duncannon Plantation (CONTINUED FROM PAGE NINE.) fcr—i. and at Duncannon relief was K«e*i because Colonel Duncan was Bat among those arrested. Dancannon was a gathering place after the war for Confederate soldiers aad men of affairs. Colonel Duncan And fought four years under General Hagrood and was a man with a wide circle of friends to whom he delighted to extend the hospitality of his home. He was in great demand over the State as a Sunday school lecturer and was affectionately known as “Sunday School Billy.” He was the originator •f the idea of combining the Sunday srbools of the Baptist church into a convention. Among his public spirit ed interests was the project of build ing a railroad from Barnwell to Black- •ville, 12 miles distant, there being no railroad to Barnwell then. His daughter recalls that after the war her father engaged as overseer * man who had fought under him. She has often heard this oversc er, re counting war experiences, describe how he had frequently seen the Col- wm*I plodding along at night on foot leading his horse, Konrad, “loaded from mane to tail” with half-clad, half-starved soldier boys. “That’s the kind of man a soldier loves to fol low,” the overseer would exclaim. The Cokmel had enlisted at the beginning of the war as a private and rode away to the battlefield on Konrad, a fine Hack colt. After four years of gruel- mg warfare he came home again on Konrad, then an old gray horse. One of the precious possessions of Dun- cannon was the flag from one of the river gunboats. It was the custom when a boat was sunk or was no long er in service to present the flag to an officer who had served with conspicu- ob» bravery, and to Colonel Duncan came this honor. This flag is now in the Charleston museum. Tales of what had happened dur ing the wai were heaid with breath less excitement by the children at Ihnteunnon. They loved to hear their mother tell how the proclamation of ecnanripation came to the plantation. I-ike so many other Southern women whose men were on the battlefront, the mistress was in charge of affairs when Lincoln iasued the proclamation. Followed a a.'ene which probably oc- enrred with alight variation in many country homes. The lady of the honor summoned the slaves to “the tog house" and when they had gather- cd, she stood on the piaza and read them the proclamation. When she tad finished she spoke to them quietly. "That meins ycu are free now. Choose tor yourself whether you will stay an ynur homes here or leave and go where you wish." In imagination one may see the slaves as they clustered together, half jubilant over the free- •£>m, half terrified at lieiog turned a- shrift. Those at Duncannon decided, with one or two exceptions, to remain awl be fed and to work to feed their white perple. Their crops weie al ready started and they wisely decided ttoy would be best off just where they were. So when the Colonel rode home aiftrr the sunender he found nearly all as he had left it at Duncannon. Rut the plantation had not escaped a visitation from the Yankees. Kil patrick’s army, coming up from Sa vannah, passed through that section, burning and pillaging as they went. Along the Savannah river the beauti ful homes of rice planters, whose fami lies were refugeeing in the Upcountry, were looted and burned. And the town of Barnwell was almost demol ished by flames. One Union soldier remarked that the village should have brm named “Burnwoll,” since it yield ed bo readily to incendiary fires. But another, more gallant, replied, no, it should have been called “Born-well.” because of the courtesy shown their enemy by the people. * Several Barnwell ladies, whose homes were burned, took refuge with Mrs. Duncan at Duncannon. where tetrr the stragglers from Kilpatrick’s army made their appearance. One of ttaKe guests, a child »t the time, told young Maud how she watched the soldiers empty sacks of meal, pour out kegs of syrup and' stir up the mixture with their bayonets in the :sand to tender what they could not ■curry away unfit for use. Meat from "the storehouses was carried off and Hchickens tied together in long strings mrae slung across saddle bows. The mistress of Duncannon went out to remonstrate with the pillagers, her young guest close at her side. “I have many colored people on the plantation to feed, besides those who are with me is the house,” she said. “Am I to be left with no provisions at all? The little girl caught at her friend's skirts xml declared floud, her eyes flashing, ‘‘Don’t talk to those Yankees, I’d rather starve than beg them for feed. One of the soldiers contemp- thrrw a piece of cured ‘the dirt at the feet of the » before they rode away. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA In connection with the departure of the Yankees from the plantation is one of the loveliest stories treasured in the memory of that child, who listened many times as her mother described the incident and the circumstances leading up to it. In 1855 Miss Harriette Parley, a daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Jacob Har ley, was married to Billy Duncan, later the Confederate colonel. The Harley plantation Was Melrose, but became Duncannon when, after the death of Mr. Harley in 1863, it was bought by Colonel Duncan. The day of the weddihg young Dun can, who lived in the village of Barn well, sent Jupiter, his body guard, out to Melrose to take to his bride her wedding gift. Up the avenue Jupiter proudly came, leading a sleek little white pony with a red velvet saddle. The young bride, who was a fine horsewoman, joyously received her charming gift and later mounted on her white steed, rode about the plan tation and over the countryside call ing on her friends. The pony was called Milady. After making the presentation to the bride, Jupiter hastened back the five miles to town to help his master adorn himself for the wedding. Among the mementoes carefully packed away in a trunk at Duncannon were the waistcoat and stock worn by the dash ing bridegroom, souvenirs later de stroyed by fire in one of the family homes. One of the delights of their childhood was when Mis. Duncan would reverently remove trom their wrappings and show the children that gorgeous white satin waistcoat, richly embroidered in silver, and laced at both sidles to insure a tight fit across a stalwart young breast. The wed ding stock was of brocade, pink on one side and white on the other, and was more than 12 inches wide and two yards long. This length of brocade was elegantly wound about the neck of the young husband in the mode of the day when he and his bride, in her imported white organdy, made their vows. The Duncan children were al lowed to gaze upon, even to touch and fondle these revered articles, but their insistent lequest to have them as playthings was always denied. Naturally Milady was a favorite on the plantation. Ten years later, when Kilpatrick’s army was expected, she was a fat somewhat slow old pony. Other horses were hidden in the swamp, but it was not thought Milady would be considered useful enough to be carried away and she was left in the stables with a few cotta. Little did her mistreas imagine what fate awaited her bridal gift. The morning the Union aoldiers were leaving Duncannon, Mrs. Duncan looked from her window at the de parting column. To her distreaa and astonishment there was Milady bring ing up the tear, stepping so differ ently from the spirited manner in which she had come up the avenue on the eve of the weeding. The lit tle red saddle still adorned her spreading girth and upon it sat Celia, personal maid to the mistiesa, wear ing cne of her lady’s pretiest frock*. Like a good many other wenches, Celia was being carried away by the Yankees, doubtless with visions of ease and splendor filling her foolish head. What a contrast to the picture of her proud arrival was Milady’s de parture from Duncannon! Mrs. Dun can told her children she always hoped that before many miles had been tra versed some Union soldier had seen that Milady was unequal to the march and put a merciful bullet through her head. After the wat; the horses left on the plantation had to be used in the fields. Times were hard and there was little leisure or taste for social excursion, so the carriages at Dun- cannen weie no longer in use. Out under the trees they slowly went to pieces in the back yard—the new one and the old one. The Duncan children adored them as playhouses, the Jed plush upholstery of cne and the blue of the other making ideal settings for games and plays of all kinds. The day of such elegance had passed in South Carolina. The Duncannon plantation is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Wal ker, of New York. Until compara tively recent years it was the home of the Colonel’s son, the late Willis Duncan, affection^l|tely known as “Major.” At one time since then it was bought by a Northern sportsman, who called it “Quail Lodge.” But the present owners preferred to go back to the old name and ot per petuate as much as possible the tradi tion of the place. During his life time, Colonel Duncan planted 100 acres around the house in trees, most ly water oaks, which have now grown to beautiful proportions. The avenue meets overhead. Perhaps the ghost of Milady daintily picks her way over the familiar ground under the spread ing branches. Formerly the cultivated fields lay beyond the grove, but the present owners, who spend most their winters at Duncannon, have allowed most of the plantation to grow up in woods, keeping only enough for the cultivation of peas and corn to at tract birds and feed livestock. The grove has been beautified and the original house, which has withstood the onslaught of time, has been added to and improved in keeping with mod ern conveniences. It is pleasant to think of the old home being loved and cherished, not falling to the ravages of neglect. “Gone with the wind” are the stirring days of the Confederacy, the tragedy of Reconstruction. Peace and 1 pros perity reign at Duncannon. But mem ory is undying. Fortunate are we who heaf at first hand reminiscenses of those who participated in that era' of romance and heartbreak, of hero ism and endurance which is our price less heritage. Triple “C” News Notes W. TEAL, Reporter. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Barnwell CCC Camp, April 12.— Forty-two new men arrived in Barn well Wednesday night to start a six months tour of enrollment with this company. In additioh, five men were taken in early in the week to serve on detached service at Fort Moultrie. These are all new men fro near here. In addition, three LEM’s from Barn well came in later in the week. There were also a number of local county men* in the batch that came in from Columbia Wednesday night. Those on detached service at Fort Moultrie are us follows >• t Flavius Evans, Elko; Buster Rountree, Dun barton; Perry Wood, Varpville; Bob Hutson and Maricn Long, Ridgeland. The three LEM’s are as follows: David (“Rabbit”) Woodward, Marvin Dyches and Cecil Creech, all of Barn well. Local men arriving from Columbia W’edneaday nigh| were as follows: Leslie Brant, James Dunlop, Nat Jones, Hugh Lazar, Edward Lightaey and Edward Pender, Allendale; Levy Croft, Blackville; Herman Gleaton. Healing Springs; Willard Grubba, Wilton Hair, Wesley Hughes, Ruby Still, Erwin Sweat and Albert Wood,! Barnwell County. In the new batch there are 18 boys from Lancaster County and seven form Fairfield County. The tctal strength of the company at present is about 185. About 40 «re •t the side camp at Walterboro. Visitors for Dinner. Mr. Hills and Mr. Wynans, with the Albany squad of baseball players, now working out at Barnwell, were out for dinner Sunday. They talked with some of the boys about baseball. The Ball Team. Though rain, wind and cold have kept the ball team from working out much recently, we had a litle scrim mage Saturday^ The old men played a few innings with the new men, but it turned into a merry-go-round about the 5th, and then a fire call came to take a lot of the old men away, so the game was called off. We are trying to get a couple of games for the next two Saturdays. We would like to get one here and one away. records show that as the investment in fertilizer it increased, the yield per acre is raised and the cost per pound is lowered. This fact is clearly shown by the results of numerous experi ments. With these facts in mind, a majori ty of farmers this spring are apply ing complete mixtures of higher analyses fertilizers, especially, mix tures containing a higher ratio of potash. Insted of buying fertilizers containing three and four per cent, potash, many are using mixtures con taining from six to ten per cent, potash, and in addition, making pre parations to apply a nitrogen-potash mixture as a side application immedi ately after the cotton has been chop ped where cotton rust was prevolent lest season. Cotton rust was severe in many sections of the State last year. Where this condition occurs, the / plants shed their leaves prematurely, the bowls open before becoming fully grown, picking is difficult and yields are greatly reduced. Cotton rust is due to a deficiency of available potash and additional potash will prevent or correct this condition. In cases where farmers applied in sufficient amounts of potash hi the complete mixture before planting, some form of potash should be applied with nitrogen as a side application. Experiments conuucted by Gem- son College over a period of years show uniformely good results with potash, whether applied in the mix ture before planting or as a side- dresser immediately after chopping. For School Trustee. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of trustee for Barnwell school district No. 45. F. S. BROWN. NOW IS THE TIME TO REPLENISH YOUR SUPPLY OF STATIONERY Before a Further ADVANCE in the Price of PAPER THURSDAY, APRIL 1STH, 1M7. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE BANK OF BARNWELL of Barnwell, in the State of South C»r<JUna, at the doge of business on March 31st, 1937. asssets 1. Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection $ 261,653.36 3. United States Government obligations, direct and fully guar anteed 20,275.00 4. State, county, and municipal obligations 107,214.09 7. Loans and discounts 126,530.04 8. Overdrafts — 73.24 9. Banking house owned $6,000.00; furniture and fixtures $500.00 $6,500.00 16. TOTAL - $522,245.73 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 17. Deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations: (a) Demand deposits 242,556.53 (b) Time deposits evidenced by savings pass books 120,557.65 18. United States Government and postal savings deposits 2,285.06 19. State, county, and municipal deposits 102,878.46 21. Certified and officeis’ checks, letters of credit and travelers’ checks sold for cash and amounts due to Federal Reserve bank (transit account) 425.93 22. TOTAL DEPOSITS 468,703.63 29. Other liabilities 14.32 30. TOTAL LIABILITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACCOUNT (except deferred obligations sh^wn in item 33 which are subordinated to claims of depositors and other creditors) 468,717.95 31. Capital account: (a) Capital stick and capital notes and debentures x 25,000.00 (b) Surplus - r - 20,000.00 (c) Undivided profits — 4,294.98 ( (d) Reserves 4,232.80 (e) Total capital account . 53,527.78 32. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 522,245.73 33. On 3-31-37 the required legal reserve against deposits of this bank was $26,734.75. Assets reported above which weie eligible as legal reserve amounted to $261,653.36. x This bank’s capital is represented by 500 shares of common stock, par $50.00 per share. MEMORANDA. 35. Pledged assets (except real estate), rediscounts, and securities loaned: (b) Other assets (except real estate) pledged to secure liabilities (including notes and bills rediscounted and securities sold under repurchase agreement) 78,000.00 (e) TOTAL 78,000.00 36. Secured and preferred liabilities: (a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to require ment cf law 102,878.46 (e) TOTAL 102,878.46 I, Perry A. Price, Cashier, of the above named hank, do solemn ly swear that the above statement is true, and fully and correctly lepresents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best my knowledge anti belief. Correct.—Attest: PERR\ A. PRK E, Cashier. C. G. FULLER, EDGAR A. BROWN, PERRY A. PRICE. Directors. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of April, 19S7, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of thia bank. LONEDA W. MOORE. N. P. My Commission expires at pleasure of governor. Special Offer SIDE DRESS WITH POTASH TO PREVENT RUST—RAISE YIELDS With cotton now selling at the highest price in recent year and with indications that it may sell even higher, many farmers are making preparations to get the greatest pos sible yield frem each acre planted to cotton this season. High yields and economic produc tion are closely related. When high yields are produced, the cost per pound for production is usually low. Among the costs entering into the production of cotton, one of the most important is that of fertilizer, and •x~X“;-x~:->*>*X“:->*x-;-x^:*<~x^>*x**o-:~xx**:-x~x*<~Xt:~:*<~x-x~x-:“- HALL & COLE, Inc. * < > 94-102 FANEUIL HALL MARKET, BOSTON, MASS For a Limited Time A $2.00 Hand-Colored Enlarged Oil Painting for Only Reproduced From Any Photo, Clear Kodak or Penny Picture. 1’S HOW: With every $1.50 paid on sub scription to The People-Sentinel, we will give a coupon, which, with 29c, will be accepted in payment of a photo-enlargement. See the sam ples on display in our office. — i Commission Merchants and Distributors of ASPARAGUS One of the Oldest Commission House* in the Trade. SEND FOR SHIPPING STAMP The People-Sentinel Barnwell, South Carolina ■