The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-24
p ERSONAL REMINISCENCEs.


Prominent Men of Western Fairfield, Who
Lived LongAgo.
Rock CREEK, July 20.-Near NTonti-
cello lived John Rogers, only SON of
tho Rev: JAS. Rogers, Maj. Chas. Wm.
Hugh, and David Montgomery lower
down, Col. John Thomson, old Nv.
Glenn and his sons. His son Arthur
was of about my age, and was first
clerk in Col. VIM. Kincaid's store. IIe
wss a practical farmer, correct land
surveyor and deacon OF Little River
Baptist church. David Montgomery
was an useful citizen; and removed
near Starkville, Miss, together' with
John Rogers, Col. john Thompson,
Hugh and Robert Bell to tho same
vicinity, about 1885. These good citi-
zcns we were 10th to- part with.
David Montgomery, Esq, 1 had the
pleasure to visit on IL tour Of observa-
tion in 1856, living near Starkville,
Miss. | found him the owner of
valuable plantation aud the finest
dwelling, with corresponding i'm
provenicnts, That noliccG in my trav-
els through that State. He was an
Intelligent and practical citizen. Soon
after he removed to Mississippi he was
elected mem Der of the Legislature Of
that State. His hobby and strong forte
was to preserve the credit and honor
honor OF his adopted State by using
his influence against the RepudiatioT
Bill, so Ae told me- which was not
passed into an Act, but the State paid
her loan soon aftcrwTd, and thereby
preserved her credit. He died, as T
was told, not long since in a green old
country faithfully: Below lived
Ashley, John A. Martin, Silas Ruff,
John and Laban Chapell,, Jas. Elkin
and' Mnj. Elliott Ekin, all worthy citi-
zcns.'s John Chapel was noted for his
course manners and ccccntrijitics. He
would often deal in comparisons or
SMILES. My friend Jas. Andrews
used o'relate several Of his sayings
one OF (which rccollect in relation to d
ment of its navigation for cotton
Il, l.
think, at ChapelPs orSummer's shoals.'
Tnrco men bid for it, which / will
designate as follows: Old Johnnie
said "a cackled, B laid the egg and G
found it," He was. induced by his
friends on Broad and Little Rivers to
allow his namo placed in nomina-
ton as o candidate for the Legislature
about 1925 or go; Ill on one occasion,
while on visit to Winnsboro, his
friend Philip Edward Pearson, as I
was told, finding him, in dishabille,
clothed as at home, inducod him to
buy blue broadclothcoat, rs he would
buy nothing else; The next time his
friend p. r. P..saw him, he could not
repress his laughter. He had on his
cloth coat With big gilt buttons, cop=
peras brooches, homespun jacket, and
it unbuttoned, with one homemade
"gallows" (brace) and COARSE brogan
shoes, with coarse slouched hat, on o
canvass Of his District. NotWithstand-s
ing his oddities, he received rcspec-'
table. vote. He possessed rotcntive
memory, sound understanding, was q
good judge of human naturc,' and, ar
man of practical knowledge.
Near Monticello lived VIM. Cato and
his SOILS Stephen and Robert; also,
George, Col. John, James and Peter
!DaWkins, VIM. Dansby, VIM. Carna-
han, Jonathan and his son Burr Har-
rison, John and George and Charnel
Jamess, John Morris and sons. Isaac
Morris, as is we'll known by his neigh
bors, died since our late war, and was
an efficient deacon Of Rock Creek
Church. His plous sons Robert and
William both died, one before him