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REMINISCENCES OF YE OLDEN TIMES. * POOR CONRAD IN A RETROSPECTIVE MOOD, RELATES INCIDENTS OF BOYHOOD DAYS. Some time ago I promised the readers of your good paper to tell them more about the old men ?. f Clarendan and Williamsburg. I mentioned one before in a letter,Mr Hugh McFaddin.one doubtful of the success of the Confederacy. His, remark was: "One Yankee too | schemy." He had a brother living [ with him,James, a bachelor,a highly educated gentleman,who had his odd j sayings. His health had been bad ; for monv vpars and it would offend him much for anyone to sav, "Mr! McFaddin, you are looking: well." , He would say, "Ah, you are a man of little feeling, no mortal tongue can ! tell how bad I fell." He always kept j a demijohn of tine brandy under his bed and took his dram three times a: day and no more. Old Werry, the carriage driver, usually remained about the house. Werry was also a good fiddler and made music for many dancing parties. The young folks thought a great deal of "Uncle" ; Werry. Mr James would call Werry ; to take a glass and go under his bed j and bring him his dram. His broth- j ^ er.Mr Hugh.loved a little joke some- j ^ times. He would say to Werry in a low tone, "Now, Werrv. when you j get under the bed you take a pull; j take a stiff pull.*' An old-time riddler would never fail to take a stirf pull when his chance caine. There were other old colored tiddlers in those ante bellum days. Mr Ruthbon Plowden owned an old colored man named Morris and there was another, I think he was owned,perhaps by Mr Julius Gamble, father of Dr Gamble of Kingstree. I remember being at Mr John i Mouzon's infair soon after his marriage to Miss Bagnall. 1 beat a tambourine at the dance,while Ike Gamble and old Norris played their fiddles. Mr Julius Gamble would dance by me and whisper to me to knock h? out of the tambourine. I surely gave it what Paddy gave the drum, j Old Ike, while playing his fiddle, would seem completely carried away, kept a kind of squeaking whine from his throat through his nose somewhat in accofd with the music. Du-. ring a frolic Ike and old Norris be-1 came jealous of each other and were | about to begin a fight while the1 flonnari! irora (Mlt toUnCT rpfrpsh- I UailWl O VMV . v*?vw.. . ments. I think that was in 1856. Mr D E Evans, an old and true friend of mine,also had a celebrated fiddler on his plantation, old Simon Evans. Well,I will now go back to the old ' white men. There was Capt Willie j H Woods of Clarendon. He prided himself on the way he signed his name and I think it was about the j most difficult to counterfeit I ever ' saw. Capt Woods' house was open ' to everybody. When meeting you at | the gate or at his door his common ; greeting would be: "Come in, my, dear fellow, you know your Uncle Willie." When amused or surprised ! he would say: "My Lord and Savior, | God save the world!" When at his house he meant for you to feel at home.I lived with him a while and did some carpenter work there in 1854. He called his wife "My dear" always. I think he had three sons by 1 his first wife?Delislane, Pinkney and Dr Jim?and I think one daughter. Betsy. He had three sons and , four daughters by his last wife, j I was then 19 years old and had a<( merry time with those boys and girls. Only one of the boys is living now, Dr McSwain Woods, a gallant 5 and full-fledged veteran of the Civil , war. Capt Woods had many slaves : and a large apple orchard on his < ? ?j u i 1:? ,??j pi ace anu such ucciuues, auu i drinking cider, I have never seen j since. Poor mortals. We had our best ] days then and if any I have men- , tioned. except Dr McSwain Woods, < are now alive I do not know. Dear readers of The County Record, to tell you about those good times of long ago will give you but , a faint idea of the sociability, the genuine friendliness, the hospitality, of the people in those days before the railroads brought fashions among us, when the maids were carried on 1 horseback all over the country., 1 Cotton was hauled from here to 1 Charleston by wagon, taking 8 or 9 ( days to make the round trip,getting ' sometimes only 4 or 5 cents a pound, i Those trips with wagons and the 1 camping out \vejje so pleasant, hav- 1 ing a tent and ^a* ^ood cook. We ' had to drive hard" sdhnetimes and a I little late to reach a good camping: '< place with good water handy. I! > was quite a boy then. Once we went j1 cavorsl vvnirons from our I % UVW 11 v> i iu ov ? v.* v?. .? section. Mr David Epps, father of i 1 Mr D J Epps, was along and had his: I wagon. He took his saddle horse 1 along. He was a very fat man, weighing 335 pounds. The young man who was in company walked ? most of the time. On a certain day i Mr Epps concluded he would walk t ^ ^ , and told me to ride old Baltimore; that was the horse's name. After a while Mr Epps took a large pine burr and put it under Baltimore's tail. The old horse did lively kicking up. which caused some shouting and much laughter, but I managed to keep my seat by holding on to the saddle. On the return trip we had quiteja rough time crossing the Santee swamp,the heavy rains having caused a freshet in the river. Mr Billy Staggers was the owner of the ferry where we crossed. After the wagons got out of the ferry boat we had to cross some water, which came up so high it almost floated the wagon bodv off. Some things actually did float out of the wagons and were lost. Old Charles was Mr Epps' wagon driver. Mr Epps bought a set of blacksmith's tools in Charleston and after the wagons all got out on high ground each wagon was examined to see what was missing. Mr Epps called aloud to Charles and told him to look in his wagorr and see if the anvil had floated. Charles hurriedly climbed into the wagon and rummaged through until he saw the anvil,when he said with seeming satisfaction to his master: "No, sah, him in yah yet." Such stalling, shouting and cracking of whips 1 never saw before. Sometimes everv wheel on a wagon sunk in the mud down to the axles. As many as eight strong mules were unable to pull them out. Men had to get down into the icy water and help bv pushing at the wheels. 1 will mention one or two more old men before I end this letter. Mr Alexander Burgess was a brother of Mr Samuel Burgess, the father of Bobby. Tommie and Itly, who are well known in Kingstree and true friends to poor Conrad. Uncle Alic. as we all called him,was a fine man. He was fond of fine horses and also a splendid performer on the violin. His health was not good for many years before his death, but when he would feel a little better he would take down his violin, which he kept hung up near enough to his bed to be able to reach it, and sometimes he would sit up in bed and play while a servant was gone for the doctor. He could draw the sweetest bow I ever heard and it seemed to do him so much good, for he played I nover hpflrH him OVI^UWillVHllJ . A tiv f V* ..vv?. v. ...... swear or speak a cross word, but a very common word he used was "confound", but never in an angry tone. On a certain night he had quite a sick turn. Dr Sam Witherspoon, a warm friend, was sent for, four miles away. When he arrived he examined Uncle Alic and while he was preparing the medicine he quietly whistled a tune Uncle Alic had never heard. He said: "Cousin Sam (as he called the doctor), hand me my fiddle. Confound if I can't play that tune." and he rolled it off beautifully. He had a way of sniffing his nose at about every other word. He called me Costein always. I could play a little on the fiddle and Uncle Alic would have me playit. I would saw away for a little while on some old tune he was not familiar with. He would reach for the fiddle. "Let me see, Costein." He would draw that bow so scientifically, it did him so much good to see how he could excel me. I remember those old times so well. Only one here and there who recalls those days, and I know it pleases those dear old friends to read what Poor Conrad writes. I wish so much that I could once more meet the few remaining old ones all on the same day. We could have a reunion as well as the old soldiers. Let us have Dne good time together. The young people could come, too. I could always tell what old people thought of me as soon as I met the little children. Speaking of the children reminds me of what a friend said to me. Some time ago he was reading one of my letters in The County Record to his family. When be finished reading, one of the little :>nes asked, "Father, who is Poor Conrad anyway?'" As ever, yours, Poor Conrad. P S?Some more old men to be remembered in my next. Indian hilled on Track. Near Rochelle, 111, an Indian went to sleep on a railroad track and was killed by the fast express. He paid for his carelessnees with his life. 3ften it's that way when people neglect coughs and colds. Don't risk your life when prompt use of Dr King's New Discovery will cure :hem and so prevent a dangerous :hroat or lung trouble. "It completely cured me, in a short time, of i terrible cough that followed a se;ere attack of Grip." writes J R A'atts, Floydada, Tex, "and I re-j rained 15 pounds in weight that I lad lost." Quick, safe, reliable and guaranteed. 50c and $1.00. Trial pottle free at M L Allen's. A few $15,000,000 battleships, ind the people will cease to wonder f they'll ever get their share of the reasury surplus. V * Legal Notices |l Foreclosure Sale THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, ' ourt of < ommon Pleas. F Rhem and D D Rhem, co-partners trading under the firm name and style , of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs, vs } Annie Cooper. Julia Richardson, John j Scott Boyce Johnson, Elijah S< ott, ( Eliza Dollard, Amanda Scott and Doc-1 tor Scott. Defendants. Pursuant to the judgment in the above 1 | entitled action, dated August 13, 1912, I' ; will offer for sale before the court J house door in Kingstree, South Caro- i lina, on salesday in September, 1912, ! the same being on the 2d day of the! said month, between the legal hours of I sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described premises, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract! of land lying, being and situate in the county of Williamsburg and State of South Carolina, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: On the North by lands of F M Mc- i ( arty: on the East by lands of R J D -uglas: on the South by lands of McElveen, and also bounded on the North anu West by a branch known as Little Branch, and on the West by lands of McElveen. Purchaser to pay for papers. O 1" *-*+1 i^r?r?L)r>i? I fli>AUA\f VJt?VI\UU ?/ VJ , Sheriff of Williamsburg county. Foreclosure SaleTHE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, Court of < 'ommon Pleas. F Rhem and D D Rhem. co-partners trading under the firm name and style of F Rhem &, Sons. Plaintiffs. vs William Davis. Defendant. Pursuant to the judgment in the above entitled action, dated August 13, 1912. I will offer for sale before the court house door in Kingstree, South Carolina, n salesda* in September, 1912, the same being on the 2d day of the said month, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described premises, to wit: All the right, title and interest of the said William Davis in or to all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the county of Williamsburg and State of South Carolina, containing one hundred and twentyeight (128) acres more or less.conveyed to said William Davis by Alfred Davis on the 23rd day of April. 1895, and bounded as follows, to wit: On the North by lands of the estate of B F Brockin'gton, Sr, and Julius Gibson; on fVio Fact hv londs of thp pstfitp of B F Brockington. Sr; on the South by lands now or formerly owned by F Rhem & Sons,and West by lands of Julius Gibson and Olivia Rhem. Purchaser to pay for papers. 8-15-3t] George J Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg county. Foreclosure SaleTHE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, williamsburg county, Court of Common Pleas. F Rhem and D D Rhem, co-partners trading under the firm name and style of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs, vs Henrietta McClary. John McClary and Lula Belle McClary, Defendants. Pursuant to the judgment in the above entitled action, dated August 13, 1!'12, I will offer for sale before the court house door in Kingstree. South Carolina, on salesday in September, 1912, the same being on the 2d day of the said month, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described premises, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the county of Williamsburg and State of South Carolina, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, bounded North by lands of estate of Bill Miller; East by I 1 1- e 1? , f A ifwo/l I2II1US lUlIIJCilJ Ui niiicu i lanua, nvov by lands formerly of F Rhem & Sons, and South by the run of Cotton Field Branch. Purchaser to pay for papers. 8-15-3t] George J Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg county. Summons for Relief (complaint served). THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg, Court of Common Pleas. Edward Svrus, Henry Syrus. James Syrus and Eloise Williams. Plaintiffs, against Phillis Svrus, Amos Syrus, Samuel Syrus and Nancy Davis, Defendants. To the absent Defendants, Samuel Syrus and Nancy Davis: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action.of which a copy is herewith served i upon you,and to serve a copy of your an| swer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Kingstree, S C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such 1 service; and if you fail to answer th complaint within the time aforesaid, the ! plaintiffs in this action will apply to the | court for the relief demanueu in the complaint. Kelley & Hinds, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Dated July 23. 11(12. IAKE autice: l nai a copy 01 uie complaint in the above-entitied action ] has this day been filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Williamsburg county. Kelley & Hinds. 7-25-61 Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Kingstree. S C. Julv 23. 1912. 1 Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd | day of September, A I', 1912, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Iiroekinton, Judge of Probate of William*-1 burg county, for Letters Dismissory as Guardian of the person and estate of D T Floyd. J L Gowdy, 8-22-4t Guardian. Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at The Record office. If we have not the form you wish we can print it cn shotr notice. Citation Notice. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,, County of Williamsburg, Bv P M Mrockinton, Esq, Probate Judge. ! Whereas. Selden E Bryan made suit lome t<> grant her letters of administration ot the '-state of and effects of S G Bryan, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said S G Bryan, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be helH at Kingstn e, S C, on the 7th day of September next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.to show cause if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Gi'en under my h ind this 24th dayof August. Anno Domini, 1912. Published on the 29th dayof August, 1912. in The County Record. P M Brockinton, j 8-29-2t Probate Judge. $ For Sale* . I My farm consisting of 197 acres on R % F D 1, three and a half miles from Vi Kingstree; 8<> acres cleared,good dwell- fi ing, store house, one tobacco barn and m other necessary outhouses. Splendid jr fruit orchard. Good pasture and timber. ? School 300 yards from dwelling. Good If watar in house. The lands front one mile on south side and 34 mile on north sideof Murry's Ferrv road leading from Kingstree to Greefyville. Also one 45 h p boiler, good 35 h p engine, saw and grist mill. The above land is well adapted to the growth of cotton, corn and tobacco. For furthur information call on or address F H Hodge or LeRoy Lee. 5-30-4tp Kingstree, S C, Registration Notice. j The office of the Supervisor of R'*$ g I istration will be open on the 1st Mon- ? day in each month for the purpose of ? registering any person who is quali- mm | tied a> follows: Who shall have been a resident of T the State for two years, and of the . county one year, and f the polling pre cinct in which the elector offers to L vote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid. months before, any poll tax then due ? and payable, and who can both read T and write any section of the constitu tion of 1895 submitted to him by the ^ Supervisors of Registration, or whc .> can show that he owns, and has paic all taxes collectable on during the 1 present year, ptoperty in this State i> assessed at three hundred dollars or more. H A Meyer, ^ Clerk of Board .> I and Gable Ornamoi-ts; Screen Doors and Windows. We Deal In Glass ^asli Cord and Weight?. The price of subscription for The ? Record is $1 25 a year; we allow 25 ^ cents discount when a whole vear is paid in advance. If you are six months or a year behind don't ex- T| pect a receipt for a whole year for || one dollar. This applies to all. tf Children lllce to taks Dr. Mile*1 Laxative Tablets. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the ? 9th day of September, A D 1912, at 12 4 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brock* 1 inton, Judge of Probate of Williams- ? burg county, for Letters Dismissorv as Administrator of the estate of W J " Singletary deceased. | * S L Courtney, Administrator, j = August 5. 1912. 8-8-5t | ^ Undressed Lumber- i.? I always have on hand a lot of un- (g dressed lumber (board and framing) at my mill near Kingstree for sale at the (g lowest price for good material. See or ' y write me for further information. et<\ I (g F. H. HODGE, /g 7-l*-tf * > . Kingstree jg CAMP NO- 27. jg flu J., Utai'LlX MCBT1KVS ^ lli.-y T'' '* Ii>t andurdHoodpt fZ ( p,rb *8 1 fJt month. y, V&^'Vv V' * Visiting choppers co: (P Vv ''iA. 'J"*( lially invited to con. ^ v*// up a.'d sit on aKtuxEj /z \v* J- "t or hai g about on thr \g limbs. We Manufacture Doors, Sash and Blinds: Coluiiiiis and Balusters; Grilles the same grade instrument elsew wise we will buy it back. When when its intrinsic value is prover kind that will retain the same ri come. We fully guarantee these Chickering Son* Henry & S. (i. Lin Haines Bros., Marshall & Wend And such other well 1 Foster, Armstrong Let Us Place a Piano in Yo Write or call Free Booklet and To ou Out-ot-Town Purchasers We Pa CHARLESTON PIA J. V. WALLACI 296 King, One Door North of Society Stre Quality Jewelry aas&KrcaaetBSHKS DIAM< WATC RICH . STERl CUT Q FINE I WAJCH REPAIRING JEWELRY REPAIRING DIAMOND SETTING ENGRAVING BY EXPERTS s, QUALITY JE 257 KING ST-. ... Nail Ordari Receive Prompt Philip H. htoll, jS 37 12m. Con Com jg 2Z.of F. | ^ / Kingstree Lodge SNo. 91 ' <? Knights of pgtbias (? ' * ' Regular Conventions Every Jg 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights S" Visiting brethren always welcome, (? Castle Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building. k. in. sffclliinfck, o kj. _ R. C. McCabe, K of R & S. / Hacker Manufacturing Co. Successors to George S. Hacker & Son Charleston, S. C ld?5J* WHEN YOU NEED ANYTHI A record of more than t\\ hind him. With a bunch of on hand, he is always ready Also Feed and Li J. L. Stuckey, ^????? he County Record and Sou Only ?:?:@:@:?.?:?:?:?:@:k?: L. J. STA The Coffins and offers his i Day and / in th< ) | FIRST OFFICE OVER STACKl ) Yours to i | L. J. STA 2>:@?,?:?:?:?:?:?:?:H@:< ' Go To J f ?yt?' rj I H iy R. R. Fare and Hotel Bill. I .NO COMPANY | Hn L, President 8 el CHARLESTON, S, C, j oH9B I MB hes | HBH JEWELRY f 9cjlj^H| JNG SILVER | I HH UMBRELLAS | ? 1 3 BEO., Hi WELERS I CHARLESTON. S. C and Careful Attention. 'BBII CKLEY, 9 Caskets Man ? ? Hb services ? I Night | 1 ? M ? | fl .EY'S DRY GOODS CO.'S. ? fl ? >erve, /S& CKLEY. I =^\ )tuckey I I ? E HH ING IN HORSEFLESH renty years stands be- |^B 1 nice horses and mules j |^H - for a sale or a swap. very Stables. fljH Lake City, S. C. H 1 ithem Rnralist one Year B 125 VI %k v .j.. - LISTEN A MI. fl it to sell you a piano or player nder the poskive guarantee kvill be at least ten per cent han any piano or player pi. can buy elsewhere, and att le time it will be ten per cent' in price than you can buy here. Should it prove other a new piano Decomes oia, is e mmh i. The pianos we sell are the I ch tone for many years to | ; pianos and player pianos. | MADE AND SOLD SINCE est. 1823 deiiiau, " 1821 " 1851 makes and Brewster. ur Home on Free Trial.f|^^^| for our ' fHnH|M Buyer's Guide. ^IVHH