The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 27, 1916, Page TWO, Image 2
AN OLD-TIME NEGRO GONE.
A Leader of His Race Passes
r Away In Edgefield.
At the colored Simmons Ridge
Baptist church, near Edgefield C H,
there was buried Thursday, July 6,
Rev Geo A Morgan, of whom it may
be said:
He was born 76 years ago, the
-1 -e Pi/ilram in
Hiave ui ei-uuvcuiui *. ?.nvuw, ...
whose family he did sarvice long after
emancipation, and because of hia
reliability, honesty and loyalty, he
had and held their confidence and
respect,as he did that of all the white
people who knew him throughout
his long life. This was somewhat attested
by the fact that Mrs Pickens
on her death bed requested that
"George" should be one of her pall
bearers, which he was.
Like many an ante-bellum negro
who served, and who through that
service had frequent occasion to
eome into contact with the cultured,
refined and aristocratic whites, he
had the poise and gentleness of manner
which was characteristic of him,
and the lack of other advantages considered,
could be accounted for only
by and through such contact.
After emancipation, when he had
learned to read?a feat he somehow
accomplished?he directed nearly all
of his reading and study to an acquirement
of a knowledge of the Bible.
This fact, together with his native
ability,easily enabled him to become
in the early 70's a preacher
for his people, in which capacity he
did great and lasting service for the
uplift and betterment of his race,not
only in Edgefield county and contiguous
territory but among the negro
Baptists of the State he came to be
a recognized leader and an acknowledged
power for good.
The funeral services were conductby
Revs W H Oliphant and W M Peterson,who
paid tribute eulogistically
to his worth, which was greatly
evidenced by the host of ministers
and the unusually large concourse of
people assembled to pay their last
respects to their leader who had fallen
on sleep.?Edgefield Chrohicle.
PROMINENT MAN SUICIDES.
Chesterfield Banker Found Dead
In School House.
Chesterfield, July 21:?Mack Davis,
assistant cashier of the Peoples
Bank, aged about 40 years, was
found dead of gunshot wound, supposedly
selfinflicted, in the graded
school building this morning about
8 o'clock.
As was his custom, he rose very
early this morning, telling hi3 wife
that he was going to walk over to
his farm,about two miles from town.
. As he did not return when expected,
his wife began to get anxious about
him but did not suspect anything had
happened to him. A little girl playing
near the school building ran in
for a moment and saw the body but
did not recognize it.
The weapon used was a double
barrel shotgun. The report was
heard by the neighbors, but no one
was sure of its direction nor suspected
that there was anything wrong.
Mr Davis leaves a wife and little
daughter and several brothers and
sisters.
Mr Davis' books at the bank were
in perfect order and his affairs generally
were in good condition.
SUMTER DAMAGE SLIGHT.
Other Counties Suffered Much
More from Storm.
Sumter. July 23:?Sumter county
suffered very little from the recent
storm in comparison with adjacent
counties.aecording to reports received
here. While the crop* have been
hit hard.it is expected that they will
come out again to a considerable extent.
The damage to crops in Williamsburg,
Clarendon, Florence and
Lee counties is said to be much
heavier.
In the matter of bridges Sumter
county get off very light. While
several causeways were washed and
a number of bridges moved from
their footings, none were lost and
Supervisor Pitts reports that all the
damage has been repaired except
one bridge and some washouts on
the new road between Shiloh and
McBride's. The total damage is estimated
by Mr Pitts to be under
$300. The heavy rainfall in the
northern part of the county washed
the roads very badly in places, but
none of them were impassable.
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OLD GLORY.
The Story of Its Birth in Betsy
Ross's Little Honse.
If you were walking down one of
the business streets of Philadelphia
today, vou might see a little old 11
house, almost hidden by the warehouses
that tower above it on both
sides, declares the July American
Boy. And probably you would wonder
how in the world that little old
house came to be left there when all
the property around had been built
up for business purposes. It is just
another proof that while Americans
are apt to think a good deal of money
and business, they also save room in
their hearts for patriotism, for it
is just in that little house that "Old
Glory" was born. And that happened
one hundred and forty years
ago, in 1776.
"The colonies" were then at war
with England and Gen Washington
asked the Continental Congress to
decide upon some one emblem to
stand for all the colonies. Congress
appointed a committee of three men, |
one of whom was Washington him- I
self, to "designate a suitable flag for |
the nation." |
Gen Washington and his friends 1k
had their own ideas about how the! I
flag ought to be made, and they de- k
cided to talk to Mrs Betsy Ross; 1
about making it. She lived in the j k
little house in Philadelphia and kept I
an upholstery shop there. In their k
design the flag was to have thirteen I
stripes, and on a blue field a star for k
every colony. The men had decided ! 1
on a six-point star, but Mrs Ross k
thought a five-point star would look I
better, and we have used a five-point k
star ever since. She was a very skil- I
ful needlewoman, and there in the k
room back of her little shop she:l
made the first star-spangled banner, 'k
It was neatly made, and very beauti- J p
ful, and when Gen Washington saw'k
it, he was delighted. I
We note, too, that the city rubes ^
are scrambling for high life in the, k
country. |
k Hacking Cough Weakens the System. ^
Don't suffer with a hacking cough
that has weakened your system?get
a bottle of Dr King's New Discov- j ~
ery, in use over 40 years, and l>ene- i
fiting all who use it, the soothing *|
pine balsam with tar heals the irri- j ^
tated air passages?soothes the raw I !
spots, loosens the mucus and pre- i *
vents racking the body with cough- j
ing. Dr King's New Discovery in-1
duces natural sleep and aids nature (
to euro you.
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in loppy rod boat, 5c; tidy rod
tip*. /0c; handsome ooand and
half-pound tin humidor*?and?
that cleoer cryital-giae* pound
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Groceries For I
Good bread is the essential
sure this
Lady Claire or Morning'
in barrels ox bags.
There are other staples th;
handling tl
Rice, Home Grour
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A Foil Line of Teas Ci
Kingan's Hams, Bacon a
Try a sack of our Gini
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qrfUL Store
Did You Ever .
StoptoThink
that the chipping of ice
in refrigeratorsfor coolj
ing drinks causes excessive
ice consumption.
Herewith is an illustration
or one of our Tacome
Refrigerators with its per- ^
fectly sanitary water cool- 1
er, which cools the water
without waste of ice.
ifrigerator, call and we will
you.
niture Co.
Opposite Court House
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another car J
Thornhill Wagons,
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the prices to suit,
stock a full line of
Harness, Saddles,
is before you buy.
0 please,
Live Stock Co.
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everyday Meals
l at every meal. To in;
try our
Glory Self-Rising Flour
There's none better,
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ne uest 01:
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be convinced.
offees and Canned Goods
ind Pure Cream Cheese
jer Bread Horse and Mule
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