Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-27

'Whosoever commands the sea, comfnanus tne
trade; whosoever commands the trade Of the world,
commands its riches"
RALEIGH
In the early part of the present century,
F. Anone, an Italian from London, re-
moved to Beaufort and commenced busi-
ness on Bay street, at the corner of Pier
No. 9, in the building now occupied for a
similar purpose, by F. W. Scheper
During the war Of 1912 with Great Brit
ain, he amassed considerable fortune by
species of blockade running. His
wares were brought from point more
convenient than Nassau; and their trans
portation was attended with far less haz-
ard than was encountered by his success
ors engaged in similar adventuresd during
our late war. Amelia Island, then, as
now, a part of Florida, belonged to Spain,
and formed most convenient depot for
merchandise; whence it was brought in
small vessels called, periaugers, from the
Spanish perfagua, J frequently corrupted
into ''pettiangers.'' Mr.. Anone, madeit a
rule to sell every thing at double Its cost,
which he naively called, ''only one per.
cent" He became disconsolate by the
death of an only son, who fell a victim
to the fearful epidemic of 1917, and whose
grave, in the Tabernacle cemetery, is
marked by a PROSTATE slab Of marble,
once supported on six turnel columns OF
the same material. The wealthy mer-
chant, inconsolable, after this sad bercave-
ment, returned to Europe, where serious
reverses must have attended him ; for, at
the last intelligence received of him, he
had been reduced to keeping an oystf
cellar in Paris. He has probably been
dead for many years. He was succeeded
here by William Brown, Esq, an Italian
of English parentage. His business was
large and profitable; and as soo4 as he
had acquired a comfortable compfntency
he removed to the upper part of Georgia
in quest of home where lie wanted to
have good water and no mosquitoes. Ven
era bic with years, I saw him ID rS44 at
Athens Ga--Hhsre he said he, had found
the home he had so long sought / do
not, Of course, pretend to give theRames
of all who live been engaged in marcan,
tile pursuits, here for the last half ceStu.
ry, but mention only the more promineSt t
Hatch, northern man, kept on, or nea>
the spot where w. G. Bellows is now to
be found. A very large business was al
so done by Messrs. Levy 4 Lopez about
forty years ago; and the building now oc-
cupied by w. Kressel was erected especi-
ally for them, after their business had be-
come too extensive to be conveniently
conducted where they had at first opened.
Intercourse having quite ceased with dis
tant ports, nearly all the merchandise for
Beaufort was brought from Charleston.
lhree seauncii scnooheis "efe Aep' 'o"-
stantly employed i'll the coastwise trade,
to which must be added one, of smaller
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