Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-07-08
mated from the crops in Edgefeld by the

famous Saw Gin.
When Mr.. Lanham first saw. Augusta,
about the year 1903, nearly every build
ing in the place was constructed of rough
plank. In the whole Town, but 2 paint
ed houses were to be seen, ,-one was oc-
cupied by Samuel Smith, and the other
by Hogan and Carr. Hamburg had no
existence then even in the brain of the
most visionary speculator. There were
two or three shanties at the fiat landing
on this side of the River. No bridges
across the Savannah in those days. No
cotton or wool factories in all this section
Of the casontry. Spinning and weaving
was the regular occupation of the women
and girls. Schools were inferior, and
not very numerous. AT that day and
time, however, there was regular preach
ing at Horns Cree1 Church, az! c.lso at
Hardy's Church.. Edgetield was then a
mere hamlet. The most of the village
property was wned by the Simkins
family. Several fellows of tigerish pro-
clivities infested the vicinity of the new
Court House in the early part Of the 10Th
Century. Game was then pretty plenti-
full. An old buck might be Jumped"
in almost any thicket, if the huntsnlan
was lucky enough to have good hound.
For Is or 20 years after the Revelutiona-
ry War, the people were generally very
poor. But they were not in debt. Credit
could not be afforded by either custo-
mers or merchants.
!. From Mount Vintage the view Of the
surrounding country, the writer may be
allowed to say, is eminently pleasing and
picturesque, comprising certain elements
of the sublime. Near at hand, field and
forest, knoll and valley, are spread out
before the eye in a beautiful variety.
Far away, the Georgia hills, all STEPPED
in blue and purple5 meet and mingle
with the sky, as if about to become t'
nuclei of new Paradise! Mr.. Lanham
says that Mount Vintage was named,
improved and embellished by Richard
CAN'T, that keen, astute and brilliant
lawyer, who was raised to the bench for
his learning, virtues and ability. Mr:
Lanham thinks that Judge Can't was
one of the best reasoncrs the world ever
saw. None of the lawyers could "wind
him up" on any point. AT one period
in his life, the Judge quit tho law, and
devoted himself to his plantation fortwo
years. Making very complete failure,
as planter, he was laughed at good
deal by his neighbors. CAN'T seemed to
relish the jokes cracked at his expense,
and said he'd be id if he didn't quit
crabgrass and go back to the law, which
he did with great success.
At the close of the late war, Mr.. Laa-
ham did not owe cent. In fact he kept
out of debt by raising an ample supply
of corn and hogs on his own plantations.
Even now he feeds his horses and mules
with corn on the cob. He remarked that
he had never learned how to feed stock
on shelled corn! He never held Office
but once,-was for while the Captain
of Militia Company, and then the
epaulettes did not fall on willing should
ers. He was christened Catholic, but
for number of years he has been
of the Bar''~t Church. Moder-
ate and regular exc Use with constant
temperance in all things;
these have always been the prominent
features OF Mr.. Lanham's philosophy.
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