Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY. APRIL 15TH, ltS7. THE BARNWELL PBOPLK-SKNTINRL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA PAOI Newspapers Largely Read by Club Women Home Demonstration Agent Gathers Some Interesting Information Through Questionnaire. Through a questionnaire presented to the home demonstration club women during the recreational hour of the monthly meetings, some inter esting and stimulating information was gathered by the home gent. The hymn mentioned most fre quently as the favorite was “Have Thine Own Way, Lord.” Other popu lar ones were “Asleep in Jesus,” “Trust and Obey,” and “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” The Bible received almost a unani mous vote as the favorite book. The oictionary was listed once. The novels mentioned most often were “St. Elmore” and “David Cop- perfield,” although “Gone With the Wind,” “The Trail of the Lonesome Duncannon Plantation, Barnwell, Columbia Lady’s Girlhood Home; Reconstruction Events Recalled Mrs. William Holmes Was 12-Year-Old Maud Duncan When Hampton Came to County Seat During Campaign of 1876—Vividly Remembers Incidents of That Stirring Year, in Which Her Father Was Ac tive.—New York Family Now Owns v Old Home Place. (By Nell Flinn Gilland, in The State) Impressions received in childhood are indelible and theie can be no men^ories more vivid and enduring than those treasured from the most receptive years. A high-spirited lit tle girl of 12, the daughter of a Con federate soldier and herself an ardent South Carolinaian keenly interested from early childhood in the world of affairs, could never forget outstand- Pine,”‘Girl of the Limberlost,” “Little j in ^ events of Reconstruction days Women” and “Magnificent Obsession”, throu » h which she ,ived - The atmos - proved to be popular. P hert of lurking menace - the. constant More variety was shown in the dread of furtive u P risin K- remain alive choice of a favorite song, but the ,n the m,nd - Such are the recollec- three most popular were “How Beau-1 tions of Mrs - William Holmes ’ for - tiful Heaven Must Be,” “When You merl y Miss Maud Duncan * who was and I Were Young Maggie,” and born in 1864 on Duncannon plantation, “Dixie." “A Perfect Day,” “Mother five miles f I° m K*™wel\, the daugh ter of Col. Billy Duncan and his wife. Having learned to read at an early age, she became an inveterate devotee Macree,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Sweet and Low,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," “Indian Love Call," and “Sweetest' of the dail y newspaper, following in Story Ever Told” were among th e The N<?Ws and Courier * of Charlwton . favorites (stirring accounts of Hampton’s cam- A daily or weekly newspaper is P al?n - read by 91 per cent of the women re- As the great day of the campaign porting. The papers listed were The ' meeting in Barnwell approached Col- State , Augusta Chronicle. Augusta , onel Duncan said that certainly the Herald, The Barnwell People-Sentinel little girl must attend and see her and The Williston Way. j Preceding the meeting was a Popular magazines were McCall, 1 «r»nd parade, in which she can still Ladies H. Journol, Progressive Farmer see in memory the commanding figure American, Country Gentleman, and °f Wade Hampton in an open carriage Good Housekeeping. I »t the head, with Col. LeRoy You- The recipe which most women pre- mans seated beside him. Behind the fer using is that of plain cake. Next carriage were delegations of promi- in popularity are fruit salad, pound n*nt men on horseback, the famous take and lemon pie. | R *d Shirts following in colorful ar- The rose topped the list as the cay. The women of the entire coun- favonte flower. I tryside had gathered in the little “Sistine Madonna" came flrst on countyseat for the occasion and as the list of favorite pictures with “The the beloved Hampton passed along the Tom Hat." “Mother of the Artist."! Greets they waved and cheered in and “Harp of the Win*" following. | roups at gateways and on piaxxas. ing to the man near the woodpile. The man answered with some insolence. Such a thing could not be brooked and it was evident that Cblenel Duncan was outraged, his first thought being that of the master accustomed to pun ish the slave if necessary. Instinctive ly he loved around for some sort of weapon. As he picked Ilebtmthtm m w’eapon and his eye fell on the ax who might b« shot from ambush, as were several white men, or whose hot headiness might precipitate un necessary violence. Seasoned fighters with level heads were needed. That day young Duncan was in the fields weighing up cotton. His sister was impressed with the attitude of watchfulness on the part of her moth er, who was evidently in terror lest her boy get into trouble in the midst of the Negro field hands. As usual since the war her manner toward the Negro was somewhat stern and imper sonal, for she wdsely adopted this at titude to keep the Negroes strictly in their place. During the day the Ne groes could be seen gathering in twos end threes in the cotton rows, their voices lowered to furtive undertones. What futher uprising might not be plotted ? Details of the violence around Ellenton were not yet fully known on the plantation, but that General Hagood and his cavalry had been summoned to qufll spreading disturb ance was ominous. And all day white horsemen were to be seen passing, lying nearby. As he picked up the tool his wife instantly realized that, singly and in groups of two and three tragedy might be averted. With all j ln the p eace f u i au tumn air there was er might she cried out, Run Abram, j an undercurrent of nameless tensity And Abram ran. Never again aru j alarm run did he set foot on Duncannon soil. Thus, by her presence of mind, the colonel’s lady may have saved him from striking the negro and possibly inciting an uprising which might have had far-reaching results in days when any spark served to set off the tinder. Such was the case in the famous Ellenton riots of 1876, which lasted from September 15 to September 20, during which time there was much bloodshed, loss of- life, destruction of property by incendiary fires and the tearing up of the Port Royal railroad by massed, armed negroes. Ellenton is in Aiken County, near the Barnwell line, but both counties were involved in the bitter warfare, and troops from The day dragged on without out break at Duncannon and at dusk those gathered there heard the hoof- beats of horsemen galloping steadily, without haste, but with quiet and de termined mien, toward Rouse’s bridge. These were the men from Three Mile township, famous as riders and for the horses which they raised. As these grim hoi semen rode down the dirt road in the twilight dust, their rifles at their sides, the negroes scattered and disappeared. Later the subject of this sketch was told by a girl friend of the welcome result following the appearance of these same galloping horsemen as they passed through Barnwell. There women and children wv.ml .urroundin* count... woro W( , r , in v . r i 011 , home , „ riv heading there when quiet was estab lished. It was not until the 18th that news from that isolated district was brought by courier to Duncannon and the story of the outrage which resulted in the outbreak was learned. At sup,- per that evening the Duncan family listened with rising indignation as the father told what he had heard of the attack made up on Mrs. Alonzo Harley and her 9-year-old son. who The most popular poem proved to Uter attending the speaking in large knocked down and beaten by be "The Barefoot Boy." “Evangeline" • "U™***™- Previoualy they had all| two negroes who apparently intended won second place, and "The Raven | Previously they . worked together to make wreaths and I to rob garlands of green to decorate the speakers' stand, using a profusion of small red and white chrysanthemums then blooming in fall gardens to carry out the colons of the Confederacy. The meeting at Barnwell was held in an open space on the outskirts of the town and the wreathed and gar landed stand was surrounded with transparencies inscribed with spirited Democratic slogans. The scene ap peared to the excited eyes of the child as brilliantly illuminated, whether only by tiansparancies or by kerosene lamps brought from the homes of the tireless women of the community she cannot now be sure. It was a thril ling occasion for everyone, but to a 12-year-old girl, who had lived and The greatest wish of the majority breathed the spirit of those days, and was for good health either for her-| lo^ed forward with intense interest self or for some member of the family. | tiie appearance of Wade Hampton. Other things mentioned often were/* magnitude that home improvements, happiness (spir- no later happenings could efface her itual and earthly), professional .sue- ( breathless excitement, her rapture at cess, vacation, educational advantages , seeing the general in person, hearing j the enthusiastic yells and wild ap- hut raising pl*use with which he was greeted as third. The majority of women reports that they liked cooking better than any other activity about the home. Dish washing was found to be the most distssteful task. In answer to the question “What do you want most for yourself,," health was reported the greatest number of time*. The thing most desired for the home was new furniture, and next came home improvements. The most beautiful thing ever seen by the majority was mountain scenery. Down the list came flowers, a bridge at sunrise, summer sunset, asparagus field covered with ice. Ice on elm tree in bl«>om. flowers in spring. and trips. Hobbies were many, chickens appears to be the one that j the deliverer of “the prostrate State, appealed to the greatest number of | Colonel Youmans delivered one of women. Other hobbles were growing, the fiery addresses for which he was flowers, making quilts, reading, scrap books, crossword puzzles, motoring, crocheting, swimming, fishing, sing ing, writing and talking. Poultry Truck Will be at my store in Hilda on April 22, 1937, from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Prices as follows: Hens, per pound 15c Roosters, per pound 8c FRANK HARTZOG HILDA, S. C, famous, after which the crowd went mad as the vigorous and handsome Hampton made his speech, so elo quent, yet so full of .commonsense and constructive ideas. At the conclusion of the demonstration, polite attention was given while Governor Chamber- lian, looking the child “cheap and insignificant with his bald head,” madte what she now describes as “a cultivated little milk and water speech filled with entirely theoretical ideas.” She remembers that her father always said he pitied Chamberlain, as being a gentleman and an altruist, but not a to Steele’s Creek, where it was said big enough man to carry the tense sit-' Negroes with guns were collecting in the house. Alfred B. Wil liams, in “Hampton and Hia Red Shirta,” recounts this incident in de tail and describes how Mrs. Harley reached for her husband s shotgun while both she and her son set earned the alarm. Naturally Mr. Harley was incensed^ aa were his white neighbors. From hia wife'a description of the at tacker, an arrest was made under due process of law, a warrant being | sworn out for Robert Williams before a negro magistrate. The white men, who had been properly deputized by J the magistrate, said the prisoner con- | fesaed nis share in the indignity and Mi. Harley, remembering the treat ment accorded hia wife and son, be came so enraged that he struck the negro with his fist. Williams ran, was fired upon and wounded but not killed. This was the gist of the story which formed the topic of convesation around the supper table at Duncannon that evening. That night an excited little girl went to sleep as usual with a long- handled hatchet under her bed. This habit was ordinarily a source of a- musement to her family, but she her self lived in hope that some night she might have occasion to use her wea pon in an encounter of some kind, as the Indians used their tomahawks in the Gilmore Simms novels she had devoured with delight. • It was^gthe chief regret of her bold 1 young spirit that she had not been born soon enough to take some active part in harrying Yankee invadters. When she came down to breakfast next morning she heard from her mo ther that during the, night her father,s 0 friend, Gen. Johnson Hagood, had came by for the Colonel and that they had gone with a force of armed men INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILHY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. a. a. raiCR ■•••»• uation against which he attempted to pit his Republican strength. Having had 1 to swallow insults and indignities which we of today can scarcely believe, the people of South Carolina were now unified in a des perate determination to rise above in surmountable odds. It was indeed ’‘Hsmpton or hell.” Desperate days called for desperate ing to comfort each other and keep up their courage in the face of ter ror. In the streets negroes collected in groups, which melted away when the men from Three Runs rode thiough town. Later young Misa Dun- e»ti heard from another friend how she had spent the night with only another woman in their house at El lenton, how they sat sleepless through the long hours, listening to the clank ing of rifles in the hands of passing negroes, expecting every minute to be murdered. The next mom ing before dawn. Col onel Duncan returned home, accom- paned by General Hagood and some of hia troops on their return to Barn well. Again the little girl slept, with the abandonment of childhood, on through eventa she would have adored seeing and learned only from her mother how that lady had risen to make coffee and serve the General and hsi men such food as she could and hs men such food as she could get together hastily from the pantries of Duncannon. The trouble was prac tically over when they had arrved at the scene of zetion. General Hagood's report, as quoted by Williams, stated that during the riots two white men were killed and two wounded, one severely. The num ber of casualties among the negroes was conservatively listed as 39. but Williams explained that the total num ber of dead negroes was probably never known, since the lush growth of the swamps where the scattered fighting took place doubtless never surrendered the entire toll of dead bodies. In the Duncannon household the family heard how a negro of inteli- gence, who was known to have incited to subordination and violence, had been captured by white men and plac ed under a tree where cold, swift justice was meted out to him in the form of lead bullets. Until a few years ago this tree was still standing and was known to many. The ring leader’s name was Coker and it was the Duncannon’s impression that upon his being put out of the way the situa tion grew less dangerous. After the fires of the Ellenton riot had died to ashes, things grew quieter in Barnwell, but in October martial law was declared in both Barnwell and Aiken Counties by Governor Cham berlain, and rifle clubs were ordered to' disband. At Duncannon stories were told amid shouts of amusement of the disbanding of neighborhood clubs, which immediately organized considerable numbers. The heart of the little girl was heavy with sym pathy for her 18-year old brother, be cause he had not been allowed to go with his father and take part in what ever excitement and Fighting might follow on other occasions. She had seen , again under absurdly innocent sound- her brother ride off in his red shirt! ing names. It was after martial law accompanied by Pompey, his insepar-1 was declared that a new fear spread able body servant, a Negro boy of ; through the community. All men measures. White plantation owners about his own age. Pompey, himself who had taken part in the Ellsnfon and leading citizens, accustomed to an ardent Democrat, dressed in flam-1 riots, it was rumored, wyre to be ar- j implicit obedience and respect from ing shirt and riding a small mule, was rested and taken for trial fo Charles- I their slaves, sometimes had to resort a familiar figure at various political ton. where yellow fever raged. Fear ( j to harsh eitremiLes against incipient j gatherings. He had been taught a lit- of the yellow plague wts second only . i insubordination. Illttatrative of this tie speech and was always called upon to that of race violence. Borne Bain- 1 ' was aa incident which occurred at * to make it amid shoals and applaaee well ciUaene were taken la Charles . Dunraanoa A aoa-<eeidewt negro Bat new Pompey and hia atasir* tan and tned fer taking part in the by the name ef Abram had here hired. were left eat Later Calaael Damn cs- jdistarhance. bsn no nathsesh L>.< IT NO LONGER PAYS, TO TRY TO GET ALONG WITHOUT ONE kV The present-day cost of a tele phone in your home is so low and the advantages so many that it really doesn’t pay to try to get along without one. The home with a telephone is equipped to enjoy greater happiness and comfort The knowledge that 'the telephone is handy in any emergency is most satisfying. And to know that you and your family are always in quick, easy reach of frianda, acquaintances and relatives, is a great comfort In fact, the telephone is now depended on in so many ways and is so intimately associated with every ohase of oar daily life, that the home without a telephone is more or less isolated. Is it really economy to try to do without a telephone ? Why not order yours today? There are several classes of service to select from, and all, you will find, are surprisingly low in cost Call or come into the telephone business office or ask any tele phone employe to explain how little it now costa to have a telephone of your own in your home. Southern Bell Telephone end Telegraph Co. ADVERTISE IN for ef Abeam had heeo hired vmI task As Mm Daa- ' pooog Aeaghsor sol aa REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE BLACKV1LLE DEPOSITORY of Blackville in the State of South Carolina, at the dose of business aa March 31st, 1937. ASSSETS 1. Cash balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection f 65,280.80 4 State, county, and municipal obligations 25,000.00 15. Other assets:—Federsl Deposit Insurance Corporation , 12.07 16. TOTAL - 90,292.87 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 17. Deposits of individuab, partnerships, and corporations: (a) Demand deposits 78,316J7 19. Stste, county, and municipal deposits 8.464J8 21. Certified and officers’ checks, letters of credit and travelers’ checks sold for cash, and amounts due to Federal Reserve bank (transit account 66.38 22. TOTAL DEPOSITS - 86,828.13 30. TOTAL LIABILITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACCOUNT (except deferred obligations shown in item 33 which am subordinated to claims of depositors and other creditors) . 86328.13 31. Capital account: (a) Capital stock and capita] notes and debenturesx 82300.00 (b) Surplus 400.00 (c) Undivided profits 664.74 (e) Total capital account ....... 3,444.74 32. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 9039237 x This bsnk’s capital b represented by 26 shares of common stock, par $100.00 per share. * I, T. O. Boland, President and Cashier of the above-named do solemnly swesr that the above slatsasent b true, and fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Correct.—Attest: T. O. BOLAND, Pres.-Cashier. T. O. BOLAND, D. E. BOLAND, Directors. , Stste of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of April, 1937, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. JOHN O’GORMAN, Notary Public for 8. C. My Commbsion expires at pleasure of governor. REPORT OF CONDITION OF DUNBARTON CASH DEPOSITORY of Dunbarton in the State of S. C.,at the close of Business on March 31, 1937. ASSETS 1. Cash, balances with other banks, and cash item g in process of collection $17,73632 3. United States Government obligations, direct and fully guar anteed 3,000.00 7. Loans and discounts 1,766.40 9. Furniture an<f Fixtures M ' * 307.69 15. Other assets — 216.14 TOTAL $23,026.45 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 17. Deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations: (a) Demand deposits $16,45136 19. State, county, and municipal deposits 1,683.40 21. Certified and officers’ checks of credit and travelers’ checks sold for cash, and amounts due to Federal Reserve bank (transit account) 52.37 22. TOTAL DEPOSITS $18,134.65 30. TOTAL LIABILITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACCOUNT (ex cept deferred obligations shown in item 33 which are subor dinated to claims of depositors and other creditors) 18,187.02 31. Capital account: (e) Total capital account — 4339.43 piuMwd la has rtomrvu tl Mb wwifam *f tito CU faMm mm 32. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 23,026.45 x This bank’s capital is represented by 50 shares of common stock, pur $50.00 per share. I, H. H. King, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemn ly swesr that the above statement is true, and that the SCHEDULES on the back of this report fully and correctly represent the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowl edge snd belief. Correct.—Attest: H. H. XING, Coakier, F. H. DICKS. H. KING. Dimrtom. Bowth Carobnu. County of BarawML <uum to aad awkwrvthed before too tthto 9th day of A pell, 1937, and I H Stale of OM M