The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 27, 1914, Page TWO, Image 2
TOR CONRAD' WRITES
FROM MURRELL'S INLET
WITH CONGENIAL FRIENDS EN-!
JOYS HALCYON DAYS-PHILOSOPHICAL
REFLECTIONS.
Editor County Record:?
I am sojourning at this old, historic
place with a party of some of
my best friends,eleven in all, including
myself, and at the beginning of
this letter, will sa\ I have had the
most enjoyable time I ever had.
and the way I expect to tell friends
I would not have them think this a
grand place,but in a certain sense, it
is the most restful and quiet place I
have ever visited. We are away from
the business and bustling parts of
the world. Not one of us has heard
the whistle of the ruthless locomo
tive since we have been here. All is
quiet and serene, except when the
young folk get up a pulling.hauling,
rough-and-tumble play, much to the
amusement of the writer. No day
or night seems too long?the night's
sleep is so refreshing.
We left Kingstree on the Florence
and Orangeburg train August 2 at
6 p. m. for Lanes, changing for
Georgetown,arriving there about 11
p. m.,in the rain. We put up at the
Tourist Hotel and found the mosquitoes
bad. Leaving Georgetown
at 6 o'clock next morning on the
good steamer "Mitchell" up the
W'iccamaw river, we passed the
many once flourishing rice plantations
abandoned now to the mercy
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of the constant eDO ana now ui uie
tides of the ocean,covering property,
that would yield millions of dollars
if the labor to cultivate those broad
acres could be secured. Here the
world's most celebrated Carolina
rice was grown, but. now, alas! the
tall weeds have overgrown the
places.the flooding gates are rotting
away, the mills and rice barns are
dilapidated and tumbling down and
the mansions of the king rice planters
are fallen into decay. Some
st.II contain the paintings that decorated
the walls, enormous chandeliers
still hanging from the ceilings,
the doors closed, no iife. around, no
merry children playing through the
once flowery beds, green shrubbery
and shelly walks. Ail is hushed and
a graveyard stillness hangs like a
great mantle over the surroundings.
To visit the old historic places is sad.
I will say more of them in my next.
I will now tell something more
about our trip. The "Mitchell"', the
nn which we embarked for the
landing on the Waccamaw river,was
commanded by Capt Thompson, a
splendid officer and gentleman, and
ve had the pleasant company during
our trip to the Inlet of a niece of
his,Miss Sarah Hamilton, an estimable
young lady. We had a fine
breakfast on the steamer, such as
only steamboat officers know how to
serve for their passengers. We arrived
at the landing on the Waccamaw
river, which is 26 miles from
Georgetown,about 9:30 o'clock. The
passengers of our party were landed.
The distance between the river
snd Murrell's Inlet is about 3 miles.
Automobiles were on hand and took
the ladies and three young men.
.1 took charge of the baggage on a
wagon to the Inlet, with saw and
hammer in hand, also an open package
containing a three-burner oil
-i.?~ mAof konrtv nfpnsil for our
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trip. Mrs H 0 Brilton and her noble
son. Harry, contrived for us all
with quite a load of choice groceries
taken from home, and we lacked for
nothing during our stay.
In our party were Mrs H 0 Britton,
six young ladies as fair as the
sun ever shone on and as good as
.hey are fair, and three young men.
Messrs Harry Brtton, Thomas Epps
rind?Watson, all clever gentlemen.
Tommy Epps was a great addition
to our party ?a noble leader and an
all-round good man. The "poor or
phan boy" was there, too, looked after
and honored as if he were a
king, never forgotten,and got a part
of all the good things, whether present
at the time or afterwards.
When we arrived at the landing
an the river we had three lanterns,
which we forgot, and consequently
found ourselves in the dark when
night came on,but Mr Wilcox's good
wife loaned us two nice lamps,which
we used until we left. She also loan
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ed us a sec 01 cnairs, a uuc
which was so comfortable for Mrs
Britton, also a dining table. We certainly
found friends at Murreil's Inlet.
Wednesday,the 5th, all of us went
to the beach. The surf was fine, the
huge breakers rolling far out on the
sandy shore. This part of our visit
was grand; in a full sense the broad
ocean in front of the breakers could
be seen. For many miles up and
down the beach groups of people
we did not know,little and big,could
fte* seen at different spots, the older
ones farthest out, the little ones
playing in the shallow water. Sometimes
a wave larger than usual would
come, but the little ones would pass
over them without harm. The bathers
all wore bathing suits, and when
they would gather in groups of three
or four or more and a wave larger
than others would be seen coming
high above their heads, they would j
form a circle holding hands when
the wave was about to strike, then
all together, would make an upward
spring and be borne high up on its
crest, landing on their feet without
being thrown down.
I do not wish to tell about the
mighty ocean, the rolling waves, as
if only a few people had seen them,
but there are some who have not
been so fortunate as to see and know
this mighty deep and to know that
the God of storms.the lightning anrj
the gale holds this mighty ocean in
the hollow of His hand and can cause
it to rage and foam and make waves
roll mountain high and cause them to
be as calm and smooth as the smallest
inland lake.
I did not go in bathing often like
the younger folk, but would wander
up and down the sandy shore gathering
the different kinds of shells
and remembering some little children
at home to whom I would plan
to give them to decorate their playhouses.
Sometimes I would wander
far down the beach and be a lone,
bent, man far off from the roaring
breakers. I would gaze far away
over the noisy waters, the waves
succeeding one another, cast my
tear-dimmed eyes up and down and
ask of Nature, "What are the wild
waves saying?" How wonderful and
full of awe are the works of God!
Then ask ourselves: "What is poor
man, that God is mindful of him?"
Is it not stninge that we do not try
to be good more than we are? We
Come and go, slide and pass,
Mefore my pen can tell tnee what.
Yesterday I came upon a little
headstone at the grave of a child in
the flower garden at the old, deserted
Washington Allston place, burned
in 1888, Time bad leveled the grave
and the shrubbery had nearly hidden
the stone. The inscription was partly
covered with mould, but I read
that the child lived to be 13 years
old. No care is taken of the grave,
and it made me exclaim: "So our
last resting place will also soon be
neglected and forgotten,"
So methought 'twould be
Every mark on earth bj me,
A wave of dark oblivion's sea
Will sweep across the sandy Shore
of Time,
And leave no trace or track of mt,
My day, the name I bore.
Whpn we arrived here Mr Willcox
was having an artesian well bored,
and our hopes that we would see it
finished before we left for home
have been realized, for now there is
a fine 2-inch flow of excellent water.
We found the people friendly and
hospitable. They gave us all the
fine tomatoes, okra, beans and onions
we wanted. Some gave fine peaches
and figs?large, black and most
luscious. I think fig-raising would
be profitable, as well as many other
kinds of fruit, such as water-melons.
Mr Willcox is a splendid man. His
wife is a daughter of Mr ? James,of
the Kingstree section. The oldest son
is a clever young man and did us
service in piloting us through Murrell's
Inlet to the beach, the oyster
beds and return. It is three miles
to the beach when the tide is down and
only half that distance at high tide,
when a short cut may be take^. Mr
Willcox's house fronts on the Inlet,
it being about 75 yards wide and
widens to about 200 near the beach.
I think it much better to be a few
miles back from the ocean, as it lets
us have nice runs going and coming
with boats, sometimes coming and
going, hailing each other, waving
hands add handkerchiefs, a regular
merry-go-and-come sport. The bank
in front of Mr Willcox's is not
more than 75 yards, and is firm,
being made of shells that are broken
and can be walked on with bare
feet. The house owned by Mr Willcox
is an old planter's mansion,
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large enougn xor a gooa noiei, wim
many rooms and a dining-room large
enough to seat at least 75 or more
people. The house was built of lasting
material and is in a state of
good preservation.
We had all the fisu, oysters, crabs
and shrimps we wanted. We had
stewed and roasted, as well as fried
oysters. It was such fun at night
to build a great brush fire after
supper out in the grove and throw
a bushel or two of oysters in the
shell into the fire, all collecting
around opening the shells and eating.
It was royal sport. One young
lady of our party opened a fine,
large oyster and offered it to me as
I was sitting by looking on. I had
eaten a hearty supper and refused
at first, but as she insisted, I accepted.
Directly another was handed
me,which I also accepted with some
misgivings for fear of being made
sick. That young lady was an expert
at oyster opening and. believe
me, Mr Editor, I must have eaten
50 fine,fat oysters before that lady
would stop and she would have had
me swallowing right on had the fire
not died down. I thought to myself,with
a long drawn sigh, what
is it that woman can't make man do?
But, thanks, I felt all right next
morning.
We were at the Inlet eleven days
and ali kept well and in the finest
spirits and were as playful as a flock
of goats. We would go out to the
beach in the mornings and bathe
for a couple of hours,return home for
dinner, then go back in the afternoon |
for an oyster hunt. It was fun to
see those girls join the men plunging
into the water, not caring for much,
grabbing down, sometimes arm's
length, for the oyster, throwing
water over each other, chasing each
other, screaming, etc. It was a sight
laughable to see.
Some of the ladies had their ko|
daks and took many snapshots.
The water front is shaded by old
and sturdy liveoaks, venerable looking
trees with trunks many feet in
diameter, their spreading branches
making fine shade all through the
: day. Sometimes the young people
would engage in a p!a.v; perhaps two
would begin to pull each other
about, one would call for help and
the rest would join in, making two
sides. Young ladies and young men
1 would all become engaged, in the
sport,each enteringto assist one or the
other side, pulling, hurling, screami
ing until all would be a confused
heap, faces red, hair dishevelled,
puffing for breath, such fun such as
is seldom seen at nome.
I know quite well how our older
homefolk would laugh to see the)
sports going on here. It looks like
a sin for those who are able to come
to a place like this not to come,
instead of summering at home
and business, all the time reaching
and grasping for the Almighty
Dollar. Come down here.
If you have no children, bring some
one's who has not the means to
come. Try to do some good with
the more money than you need.
Make some poor mortal feel good, if
you can. None of us will live always
and those who have their coffers
of gold can not take it with
with them. It may fall into hands
who will be glad you are gone that
they may have what you cannot carry
with you, as riches will not pay one
I inch of our way after we leave this
[ world of sin and sorrow.
More in next from, P C.
Murrell's Inlet. August 2.
How the Trouble Starts.
Constipation is the cause of many
ailments and disorders that make
life miserable. Take Chamberlain's
| Tablets, keep your bowels regular
an 1 you will avoid these diseases,
j For sale by all dealers.
Notice of SaleSTATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Court of Common Pleas.
L H Doughlas, Plaintiff,
against
John W Hughes, Winnie May Hughes,
Stokes Hughes, Mrs Nellie Baldynn,
HoouMon In? n RaioMpn
F Rhem & Sons, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of the decretal
order in the above entitled action made
and rendered by His Honor, Judge John
S Wilson,in the Court of Common Pleas
for the said county on the 17th day of
June. A D 1914,1,the undersigned Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas for Williamsburg
county, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, before
the Court House Door in Kingstree,
S C. between the legal hours of
sale, on the 7th day of September, A D
1914, the same being salesdav, the following
described tract of land, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land containing forty-four and onehalf
acres (44}.,'). known as a part of
the Lambert land.situate. lying and being
in the State of South Carolina and
county of Williamsburg,about two miles
east of Hemingway, on the public road
leading from Hemingway to Smith's
Mills, oounded as follows: North, by
lands of J S Huggins. Jr. formerly of
J B < hinners; East, by lands formerly
of J B Chinners.Daniel Eaddy and Tanner;
South, by lands of L L Lambert;
West, by lands of H 0 Haselden, formerly
of B G F Lambert.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H 0 Britton, C C of C P.
Dated August 11, A D 1914. 8-20-3t
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
By P M Broi'kintfon, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, Lyde N Kennedy made suit
to me to grant her letters of ad ministration
ot the estate of and effects of
Annie H Kennedy,
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish,
all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of the said Annie H Kennedy,
deceased,that they be and appear
before me in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Kingstne, S C, on the 5th
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.
Given under my hand this 27th day of
August. Anno Domini, 1914.
Published on the 27th day of August,
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P M Brockixto.n,
18-27?*2t Judge of Pronate.
For Sale.
On first Monday, the 7th day of
September, 1914, i will offer to the
j highest bidder for part cash, balance on
time, the following property: All that
1 certain tract, parcel or body of land,
; lying, situate and being in Williams^
burg county, containing 95 acres, more
or less, ana bounded as follows:
North by land of Cooper Bros; East
by land of J G McCullough; South by
Kingstree and Cedar Swamp Public
| Road; West by land of George Green,
8-22-3t S A McCullough.
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Land Sale.
By virtue of an execution to me directed,
I have levied upon and will sell
for taxes on the first Monday in September,
1914, being the 7th day of the
month, before the Court House Door in
Kingstree, Williamsburg county, S C,
the following described lands, to-wit:
Twenty-four acres of land in Sumter
township,belonging to Jonah Moore and
bounded as follows : On the North by
the estate of Bill Moorelands; on the
East by Green public road; on the
South and West by lands <>f W K Wjl
son;
Also, 16 acres of land in Johnson
township, belonging to Zinah Graham
and bounded as follows: On the North,
East and South by V\ ilson DuRant's
lands; on the West by 0 M Michell's
lands;
Also, 153 acres of land in Johnson
township, belonging to Panaman Real
Estate Co and bounded as follows: On
the North by Henry MoGill's land; on
the East, South and West by F E Tay
lor's lands;
Also, 205 acres of land in King township,
belonging to G A Norwood and
bounded as follows: On the North by
lands of D Z Martin; on the East by
lands of D Z Marcin and Rodgers; on
the South by lands of Nexsen and Owens;
on the vVest by lands of heirs of
estate of W W Rodgers;
Also,24 acres of land in Sumter township,belonging
to Bill Moore and bound'
ed as follows: On the North by lands of
Gabriel Moore; on the East by the
Green public road; on the South and
West by lands of W K Wilson,
Purchasers to pay for papers.
George J Graham,
8-2l)-3t Sheriff W C.
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How To Give Quinine To Children.
PEBRILINE is the trade-mark name given to an
improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup. pleasant
to take and doea not disturb the stomach.
Children take it and never know it is Quinine.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauaeate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
it the next time you need Quinine for any purpose.
Ask for 2-ounce original'package. The
name RWMT.fMS is blown in bottle. 25 cents.
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