Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF UNION SCHOOLS (Continued from page 1) town of Union now stands crowning the summit of one of the foot hills of the Blue Ridge mountains, with her lofty spires and avenues of trade, the antlered deer bounded through the woods, the rank thistle nodded in the wind and the wild fox dug his hole unscared. "As the time wore on the settler's axe began to ring through the silent forest and the home of the pioneer began to rear itself in the midst of nature's untouched domains. "At the close of the eighteenth century the county seat was moved from Pinckney to Union, the latter being more centrally located, and In 1800 the first court was held. In the year 1811 we find only one store and three dwellings scattered over the . present site of Union. The old Court House and Jail were built in 1823. "In those pioneer days the different congregations at first worshipped in one meeting house which they erected upon the eminence now occupied by the cemetery. From this union house of worship the name was afterward given to the embryo of the present place. "But we must leave the historic and romantic past and take a glance at the Union of today, a model seat of culture, progress and improvement where, her neighboring hills which for centuries lay dormant, now echo to the hum of factory wheels and the scream of the locomotive. "It is situated in the central part of Union county, on the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia railroad, sixtyfive1 miles north of Columbia and twenty-eight miles south of Spartanburg and being eminently favored by nature, is one of the most healthful places in the State. "Tf V...O oKnnf 9 r.dft .....1 contains thirty-six |iandsome brick stores, two thriving banks, an opera house, a three story brick hotel, a printing office, all of which line either side of her main thoroughfare. Located within the limits of hor suburbs there is a cotton seed oil mill, a cotton Central School E r factory operating 12,702 spindles and 340 looms with daily output of 13,500 yards of cloth. Brick are now being manufactured for a 50,000 spindle factory to be erected in the near future. "There are five beautiful churches, Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic whose devout congregations happily bespeak the moral and Christian-like atmosphere that pervades the town. The Methodist and Episcopal churches, tllA PA11 rf VlAllOA OMrl f Ua ??? * '* ?*>v VWMA v 11VUOU UI1U wuc JCXII ill I- IJU11L of granite dug from native quaries, the quality of which is second only to that obtained from the famous granite beds of Fairfield. "Union has always fostered education with a pride and admiration that fittingly becomes the intelligence and refinement which have ever characterized her citizens. As typical emblems of progress in this as well as other respects, she has lately erected a graded school building, description of which is given on another page, in ai.d less recently, the well known Clifford Seminary which is doing so much toward the education of the Palmetto State's daughters. "The place has three livery stables, two beef markets, a buggy and wagon factory and several shoe and blacksmith shops. "The rural districts surrounding Union are dotted by the homes of thrifty farmers who find the county seat a ready market for their prod- , ucts, especially cotton. ' "Her superior advantages of loca- : tion, her fine schools, excellent water, 1 balmy air and delightful climate en- ( able Union to offer rare attractions to those in quest of new homes, higher education, restoration of health i - * New West ! i . and diversion of mind. Thus, with several enterprises u?i- ! der way, such as telephone communi- J cations, and others in sight a?:d with i a full realization by her citizens that ' thrift and temperance are the two indispensable requisites towards a for- I ward movement, we predict for Union I at an early date, in the evening of I the nineteenth century, a future as i bright as is now enjoyed by some of 1 the leading cities of our Piedmont Belt." ; WEST SPRING'S SCHOOL. ? < The early history of West Springs : is full of many interesting incidents i The people who first settled in this ' section were the descendants of those 1 Old West Sprin English, Scotch and Irish settlers who ^ came from the Old World and made their homes in Maryland, Virginia, 1 Tennessee and North Carolina. They sprang from what was called in that : day, the "great middle class," and ' were a strong, hardy and industrious ' people. Many traditions have come down 1 I -tr . MR * ; j fefi 11 i i ected in 1891. * r .] from generation to generation concerning the achievements of these I early settlers as they battled against 1 the forces of nature, building for 1 themselves rude houses of logs, with .1 stick and clay chimneys. The cracks J between the logs of the houses being filled with sticks of timber and daub- ? ed inside and out with mud. A few v old houses of that style are still standing, serving as reminders to the v present generation of the primitive f. maner in which their forefathers liv- i ed. Little is known of their social life J in those early days before the Revolu- t. tionary war, beyond the fact that 1 they were devoted to each other's wel- ^ fare. Uniting first for protection, % their organization was soon cemented h together by the bonds of affection. The moral and intellectual welfare of t the future generations seemed to have r been thought of and provided for t from the first. I Those early settlers must have t been mostly Presbyterians, for in all probability the first church building e that was erected in the upper part of ( Union county was a little Presbyter S ian chapel, only a few miles from 1 West Springs on the eastern bank of s Fair Forest creek. Several years la- a -.1 t. I?;ii VVI A u u i u ill imptini/ tliuil'il WttS UU1II V and then later on after the country o had become more thickly settled Bo- e gansville Methodist church was built. .1 The first building was a little log F house about one-fourth of a mile v north of where the present handsome 1 church building stands. n If there was ever a school taught e anywhere in this immediate section V before the Revolutionary war, no rec- e ollection or trace of it remains. Cap- J tain Benjamin West, who commanded s a company of troops in the American h army and whom the Tories hanged S 1 8( Springs Schoolhouse. just above Glenn Springs* was a schoolmaster before he left Maryland and came to South Carolina. Though if he ever taught nere nothing is tnown of it. The names of the men who taught the first schools here will never be mown. Probably their own education was limited to the mere rudiments. Nevertheless, they served their generation well. The first school of which there is any trace at all was taught between 1815 and 1820 by a man !>v the name af James Smith. The exact location af that school is not known. A considerable time elapses again before anything is known of a school nearby. Thomas R. Sparks taught a year or two on what is now known as the ^ V; t iflr .. " '-H' MP ' "* :">C. / ' *' '* y? ?;>.?' *. . gs Schoolhouse. 'Hopkins Mine" land, .lust what ! rears he taught cannot In- ascertain- I >d. Somewhere about the Year of Ifc-M j i spasmodic educational revival took dace. Joshua Jones, from whom the j own of Jonesville took its name, a nan of high educational attainments. ! .vas secured with his wife to teach a j school near the spring. The school , milding was a la rye double cabin, I milt of logs, and stood a few hun- ; Ired yards south of where the resi-, lence of Mrs. J. It. Lancaster now j stands. Many prominent people from ! lifferent sections of the State sent i heir children to West Springs for a wo-fold purpose; to drink the water "rom the spring and to be placed unler the instruction of so able a teach- ! ?r as Mr. Jones. Among those who ittended that school were: General i hiatus uignts tiist, Colonel Harrison j ). Floyd, Elam Swink, Captain Samicl L. West, J. Pack West, Mrs. Per- j leeia Smith and many others. Many abins, built near the spring and the lotel, which had been built a few /ears before the opening of Mr. lones school, afforded lodging//Jacei. "or the pupils who attended LyVj/t listance. Dancing, 'and some' ?SfRsr 'orms of physical training, was aught, Mr. Jones and his wife only aught one term. For some reason he school, which undoubtedly was 'ar superior to those taught in forner years, was broken up and Mr. tones left the community. During the year of 1845 William Bennett taught about two miles from Vest Springs on the Sulphur Springs oad near where the home of Capt. lohn L. Johnson now stands. In 1816 [ohn Long taught at this same place. School was resumed in 1847 at the Tones sehoolhouse, Wiley Lancaster vas the teacher. About the year 1850 the school was noved to a log house on the West rold mine. This house is still standng, and is now used as a dwelling. \mong the teachers who taught at his place were M iss Martha Bogan, Wiley Lancaster and the late Samuel Viles Vernon Hunt, who died si few veeks ago at an advanced age at his ome at Guntown, Mississippi. While the civil war was in progress here was no school taught in this imnediate section. A few years after he war was over, Captain Samuel , .West, J. B. Lancaster and others aught at intervals. In the first of the year 1879 another durational revival took place. Rev. Jeorge Anderson came to West Inrincs and a c.v..w.i 'he interest in this school was to ome extent state-wide. There was large attendance and many pupils 1 /ere enrolled from different sections f the State. Some of the teachers mployed were: I)r. McCants John ohnson and John Scott Murry, now 'rofessor of English at Mercer uuiersity of Macon, Georgia, and .1. It. 'arrott. It would not be amiss to , ame a few of the pupils who attend- j d the school from some distance: \ ^arlie and Furman Parrott, J. Walk- j r Long, J. T. A. Belue, J. L. Belue, ( . G. Howell, Willie Murphy, of Mis- , issippi, now a prominent lawyer of lew York City; Jonas Swink, W. (1. j . O'Shields, W. J. Garner, J. E. Bur- . ess, a Baptist preacher, Frank Mil?r, Josepr Cole, W. I. Green, Bonham Vitherspoon, John McCown, Thomas [elly, now a physician, T. H. IVake, . ('. Gihbs, James Chandler, Sam I. McCravy, and J. Rutledge Lawson, V. Bartow Houston, brother of Hon. )avid F. Houston, secretary of agriulture in President Wilson's cabinet, /as prepared for 'college at this chool. Then were quite a number of pco- j le who moved into the community to , et the advantage of the school fa- 1 ilities. Among them were: Dr. J. ] 'incher Norman, Dr. C. T. Murphy, )r. Robert Little, C. B. Bobo, ( apt. J . W. McCravev. Robert Johnson. Col. ). C. Gist, Mrs. Mary Sparks and thers. The school ran on till 1H82, rhen it was stopped. i Short sessions were taught in the Id West Springs academy by Rev. 1 Villiam Foster, I'rof. Forrest Me- . [own and Miss Annie Little. After hat for many years, the old building ras used as a barn by Mr. Lark in .ancaster and Mr. Charles R. I.awun. Several little schools sprang up in (Continued on page 6) A A A jtl itd Hy v^y I War: | All High Pr | NoComproi X That's just it. "V v imitators, to derr X under an avala; * equaled in this c X of Bargain Hunt< * the flag of Low F i Union's Greati * One lot of Ladies' C< V worth $15.00, to go at Si S. only have 15 Suits at thi^ l>e quick for a bargain. Ladies' long black B j9 Coats from $2.98 to $5.1 from $5.00 to $8.00. Sj this week. *X* Also nice black Fur ai Skin Coats to go at very 1 > ; ? v ? In fact we have the whole famil |* price of cotton. beginning Frida % at our store, t I I. F Y Main Street LOWER FAIR FOREST Lower Fairforest. Oct. 5.?A very good congregation enjoyed a splendid sermon at "Old Brick Church" on last Sunday in spite of the weather. Mr. George G. Bishop of Columbia spent several days last week out here. Miss Neely Harvey from Clifford's Seminary spent the week-end with Miss Mary Bishop. Miss Sallie Hughes from Sardis Qrw?nt fhn \uot?L'_ftn/l of Yf (y "V! Bailey's. Mrs. R. C. Bishop returned on last Sunday from a two weeks visit to her children Mr. and Mrs. ('. A. Grainger of Greenville. ?, Messrs W. T. Humphries and Victor Bishop from Sedalia spent Sun- * day on this side of Tiger river. Miss Florence Duckette spent last | Friday and Saturday with relatives in . Union. Undine. I Only One "BROMO QUININE" ( To get the genuine, call for full name. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look forsignature of 4 E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops * cough and headache, and works off -old. 25c. < _ ( Good flour adheres to the hands arid * retains the imprint of their lines > when pressed tightly. * About two-thirds of the mileage of government railways in Switzerland ( rests upon steel ties. Notice of Sale of Wrought Steel I Range Company. { ( Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, did on the 22nd day of Au- 1 gust, 1914, sell unto R. M. Ellison all J the assets and good name of Wrought Steel Range company and the the undersigned will not he responsible for _ any indebtedness contracted by Wrought Steel Range company from and after said date. 38 3t I). I). LITTLE. 1 OYSTERS! > ( We will begin serving our p patrons with Oysters on f Sept. 4th. You can find I the finest Oysters and best ^ service in the city. Served in all styles at popular prices. Bulk Oysters on sale throughout season. SPENCER'S CAFE 1 mi a n a - w* a am rcexi uoor 10 rani Bros. to. | % is Dec] ices are Dooi nise Will be ( tfe are determined loralize competitioi ru? ho r* f ! m.\r r\rm/ ilViiV^ \J X. ?\J V V JA,* :ounty. Mobilizati* irs ordered at once 'rices, under the dir sjst Bargain Giv )at Suits, A full 1 B.9S. We in nil the n ; l,riee' so A nice 1 ranging fi roa.lcloth before' the )S, worth A nice 1 >ecial for ,^le ne Stripes ar remarkahl nd I'oney A nice 1 ow prices Dresses, p almost anything y at prices that w We propose ma y, Oct. 9, a week ^ re. c A A v "y =B KaBHHraHHHI Having us submit our designs and prices assures you >f a wide assortment to seect from, prices that are )ased on finest quality mar)le and granite and unbiased advice. Allow us to draw your at;ention to the fact that we ire a local concern with a 'eputation for excellent vork'and are able to refer A ? 1 ? /uit tu many examples oi >ur work in this section. We will appreciate an op> jortunity to submit data \nd samples in your home >r at your establishment. BAILEY UNDERTAKING CO. I NEW PRESSING CLUB >Ve have opened up a first lass Pressing Club in the ear of our grocery store >n Main Street. I ill Work Called For and Delivered! I SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Lybrand & Cheek PHONE 116. I.adica Coat Suits and Furs A Specialty. tared | med to Die! | Considered! ? to undersell our X i, burying them % ;s never before !? :>n of the armv "t* to tight under ect leadership of % er, L From I o > ine of Children's Coal.- V icwest styles. Y line of .Millinery, price. om 2oc to $2.19. Conic line is picked over. ine of Ladies' Waists in west styles, in Roman ?%. id Plain Silk, to uo at y low prices. ine of Children's School V rices from 19c to 9Se. V a yon need for *? ill suit the low < king this week of real bargains > 1VI 1 Union, S. C. Y ISf ow Is the time to SAVE MONEY So bring your Prescriptions to the Palmetto Drug Co., where you always get the BEST OF DRUGS AND SERVICE REMEMBER THE MONEY SAVERS PALMETTO DRUG CO. UNION, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICE All goods not called for in 30 days will be sold for repairs. W. Newell Smith Auto Co. tf Union, S. C. It Makes a Great Difference which undertaker you call ??ito your Id lit?th>> careless and haphazard or the capable and proficient. We have not only had years of experience, but h?v# coupled with it years of actual study. BAILEY UNDERTAKING CO. Undertakers Main Street at Railroad Crossing. Rhone 106.