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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1953
Confederate Cabinet Held Last
Meeting In House At Abbeville
Hospital Patients
Mrs. W. P. Bedenbaugh, Route
3, Prosperity.
Mrs. J. E. Berley and Baby Boy,
Route 2, Pomaria.
Mrs. Ralph Blackwell, 1112 Key-
rose Ave.
Henry C. Bouknight, 2707 Fair
Ave.
Miss Frances Mae Calvert,
Route 1, Box 11-A, Silverstreet.
Mrs. Dan Chandler, 1102 Purcell
St.
Baby Berry Crayne, 431 Gra
ham St., Whitmire.
Miss Frances Davenport, Route
1, Kinards.
B. W. Dominick, 912 Cline St.
Mrs. J. S. Dowd, Route 1, New
berry. v
Mrs. W. E. Elmore, 1325 Pel
ham St.
Mrs. Frances Fowler, Route 2,
Pomaria.
Mrs. Colie Graddick, Route 1,
Baby Elizabeth Ann Hunnicutt,
Box 116, Whitmire.
C. F. Kinard, Route 2, New
berry.
Henry L. Livingston, Jr., Route
1, Pomaria.
Miss Fannie McCaughrin, 1917-
A Harper St.
Mrs. Frances Mack and Baby
Boy, Route 2, Newberry.
Mrs. Sam Marlowe, 1519 Har
rington St.
Mrs. Bethel Mazza, Route 3.
Newberry.
A. M. Miller, Route 3, Newber
ry. *
Mrs.
E.
L. Miller,
Route
4,
Saluda.
Mrs.
Guy
Nichols,
Route
1,
Saluda.
Mrs.
Sara
R. Norris,
415 Green
St.
Mrs. Callie Quattlebaum, Route
3, Prosperity.
James L. Shealy, Prosperity.
Mrs. Flossie Sligh, 1620 First
St.
Cleve Stoudemire, Route 1, Po-
ABBEVILLE—There may be some dispute about Abbe
ville’s claim to being the “cradle of the Confederacy,” but
nobody disputes its assertion to the title of “the grave of the
Confederacy.”
Several other localities dispute Abbeville’s assertion that
thB first meeting in the Southern secession movement was
held on Secession Hill here.
None deny the fact that the final meeting of the Con
federate cabinet under President Jeff Davis was held at Burt
Mansion in Abbeville. The old house still stands at Main
and Greenville Sts.
It is a two-story white frame structure, built about 1850,
and stands stately behind a tall screen of magnolias, deodoras
and old shrubbery. Pilasters accentuate the corners of the
house, and its solid square chimneys have paneled sides.
The Confederate States cabinet met in the house, May 2,
1865, after it left the Southern Capitol at Richmond, Va.
President Davis still hoped to find a haven in the Deep South
or west of the Mississippi River, from where he could rally
the Southern forces.
Pausing in their flight South, the cabinet met here and
decided that Pres. Davis should go to Washington, Ga., to
await developments, and that a wagon train of specie, the
rempant of the Confederate treasury, should be divided
equally among officers and men of the remaining forces.
The Confederate president never reached Washington.
He was captured after crossing the Savannah River. So end
ed the South’s struggle to separate itself from the Federal
Union.
Newberry.
Mrs. T. B. Harmon, Prosperity.
Mrs. Will L. Hatchell, 1008 Her
ron Ave., Whitmire
Lawrence Hawkins, Route 2.
Prosperity.
maria.
Robert Stoudemire, Silverstreet.
Mrs. LeRoy Wedaman, Route 1,
Pomaria.
L. A. Wilson, 2123 Brown St.
Furman Calvert, Chappells.
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and keep In Repair. Any kind of one inch wood strips two or three
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LAFF OF THE WEEK
“Had another boy last night, Phil—care to roll one?’*
MAYOR McGUP By John Jarvis
WAVES GO TO SEA . First WAVES ever to serve aboard ship
are (left to right) HM/2 Eileen Paluzzi. Marie A. Myers and HM/3
Mavia Cain, shown receiving orders from Vice Admiral James I-
Holloway. Jr. at Washington. D. C.
Building Permits
Sept. 2: Ruff Implement Com
pany, repairs to roof, 1315 Cald
well street, $700.
Sept. 3: Mrs. J. T. Meeks, gen
eral repairs to dwelling 1400
Drayton street, $155.
Sept. 3: Reubern M. Minick
general repairs to dwelling 2012
Lee street, $150.
Sept. 3: J. H. Berry, general re
pairs to dwelling 1311 Drayton
street, $45.
Sept. 3: Willie James, gen
eral repairs to dwelling on Lind
say street, $25.
Sept. 3: A. T. Long, one seven
room brick veneer dwelling, 2045
Mower street, $12,500.
Sept. 7: J. B. Moore, general
repairs to dwelling, 826 O’Neal
street, $250.
AT LOMINICK’S
DRUG STORE
PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED
BY LICENSED
DRUGGIST
i
PRESCRIPTIONS ARE
CALLED FOR
AND DELIVERED
PHONE 981
Imported Worms From China
To Supply His Needs In Silk
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Mrs. Lois Sheck Pitts of New
berry relates an amusing incident
concerning her father, the late
A. H. E. Sheck, which occurred
around a century ago and always
brings a chuckle whenever it is
told.
Mr. Sheck was invited to a wed
ding in the community and when
the time came to dress for the
occasion he was unable to find a
pair of silk hose which he planned
to wear. He refused to go unless
they were found so all the mem
bers of the household joined in the
search and located them. He im
mediately put them on and then
slipped on his high top boots which
completely covered his fine silk
hose.
Mrs. Pitts’ ancestors were well
supplied with silk material as a
number of silk worms were kept
on hand to produce the material
from which the silk thread was
made The worms were kept in
trays in an upstairs room of the
nearly 200-year-old home in which
Mrs. Pitts and her husband re
side. They were fed mulberry
leaves and four of the original
trees are still standing in the yard.
Today they afford a cool shady
spot on a hot summer day instead
of food for tiny little silk worms
imported from China. Mrs. Pitts
recalls hearing her family tell
about the worms when they were
fed.
TfTey were fed on a regular
schedule and made so much noise
devouring the leaves that they
could be heard all over the yard
from their upstairs abode. She has
a large skein of silk thread made
at that time which is still strong
and in excellent condition. It was
thread sucb as this w r hich was
spun on a little frame and used
to make material for family use
including her father’s silk hose.
Mrs. Pitts lives in the ancestrial
home of her maternal great-great-
grandparents, Micajah and Mary
Gallman Harris, located some
eight miles from Newberry. She
is the fifth generation to occupy
the old home which has never
changed hands and she is the sole
surviving member of the Harris
family in South Carolina.
Her father, Mr. Sheck, who died
at the age of 94, came into the
Harris aFmily as a very young
man. He was a lieutenant in the
Confederate army and was sta
tioned at various forts in. South
Carolina. He was distantly related
to his wife, but never knew her
until the war, when her brother
Thomas Harris, a private in the
army died at a Winchester. Va.,
hospital. While the body was eu
route to South Carolina for burial,
Mr. Sheck joined the funeral pro
cession to Newberry and while
here, met the girl who was to be
come his wife.
Mr. Sheck’s father, the late
John D. Sheck, was the first Lu
theran missionary in South Caro
lina. He came to Newberry Coun
ty from Hagerstown, Md., and
organized St. Luke’s and St. Mat
thews Lutheran Churches.
During the Revolutionary War,
Mrs. Pitts’ home was used to care
for wounded soldiers. Her great--
great-grandfather, Capt. Micajah
Harris, while serving under Gen
eral Greene, sent many of the
wounded men from nearby terri
tory there to be cared for by his
family.
Inscribed on the pages of the
family Bible, which is over one
hundred and fifty years old, are
the names, births and death dates
of members of the Sheck family.
Also inscribed on other pages are
likewise the, names, births and
date of death of the slaves living
on the plantation. 4 >
Further evidence of the fine re
lationship is shown by two grave
yards within fifty feet of each
other, one contains descendants of
the Sheck and Harris Families and
in the‘other lies the bodies of the
slaves and their families. Also in
the Sheck and Harris burial plot
are a number of soldiers who died
during the Revolutionary War.
In this two-century old home
are many prized possessions. Mrs.
Pitts also/ has in her possession
the original deed to the place
dated 1772. The land was acquir
ed by T. Burt Calvert Harris, who
came to this section from Virginia,
and for ten shillings purchased a
part of the land from Jeremiah
Williams, who had' a grant from
the King of England. The follow
ing year, he purchased the re
maining part of the track for
another ten shillings.
'Today this rugged old home still
sits firmly on its foundation.
Within its walls are modern con
veniences for the pleasure and
coi^enience of its owners. Cattle
grazing on the land worked by
modern machinery come to the
milk barns each night to be milk
ed in order to furnish their owners
with their main source of in
come.
Clayton Memorial
Church To Hold
Meeting Friday
A very important business
meeting will be held at Clayton
Memorial Universalist Church on
Friday night, September 11, at
7:30 p.m. All members and others
interested are urged to attend.
Mother Club
Meets Friday
The Mothers Club School Group
No. 2 will meet' on Friday, Sept
ember 18, at 4 o’dlock at the home
of Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Jr., on
Harrington street with Mrs. John
Lide as associate hostess.
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INTELEIGRAM
Check correct word.
1. The Putrid Sea is in (Russia) (Turkey).
2. Baseball’s last 30-game winner was (Bob Fel
ler) (Dizzy Dean).
3. “Seward’s Folly” refers to (Burlesque)
(Alaska).
4. Yale University is in (Maine) (Connecticut).
5. The Munich Pact was signed in (1939) (1938).
6/ John Dillinger was killed in (1934) (1936).
7. The Monroe Doctrine was issued in (1810)
(1820).
8. The Louisiana Purchase was negotiated with
(France) (Spain).
9. V-J Day was (Aug. 14) (Sept. 2), 1945.
10. A longspur is a (bird) (fish).
Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for each
correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average;
70-80, superior; 90-100, very superior.
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CANDACE RUFF TO UNDERGO
SURGERY IN COLUMBIA
Little Candace Ruff, about two
years old, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Charles Ruff will be
admitted to the x Providence Hos
pital in Columbia Thursday where
she will undergo surgery on Fri
day. morning.
Watch And ,
Jewelry* Repairs ■
BR0ADUS LIPSCOMB 1
WATCHMAKER
2309 Johnstone Street
I
Special $1.00 Sale
Baby and Children Garments
To Make ftoom For
FALL MERCHANDISE
PANTS WITH ELASTIC BACK
PLAY StJITS
POLO SHIRTS
ROMPERS /
COVERALLS l
* PLASTIC PANTIES WITH APRON FRONT
SKIRTS
BOYS SPORT SHIRTS SIZES UP TO 6
INFANTS JACKET SUITS
BABY DRESSES
, PAJAMAS AND OTHER GARMENTS
MRS. J. W. WHITE
1005 Caldwell St. Phone 181-J
Carolina
Remnant Shop
Taffetas
Crinkle Cloth
Crib Sheets
Drapery
.Curtain Material
Organdy
Rayons
ALL AT POPULAR PRICES
FIRST QUALITY
\
Criskay
Linen
Prints
Nylon
Dotted Swiss
Chambray
Denim
WEEKEND SPECIAL
A New Material of Wool and Cotton
Fine for Shirts and Dresses
59c Per Yard
Admission
Tickets in Rolls
In Denominations of
20c, 25c, 50c, 60c,
75c and $1.00
2000 To a Roll
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