The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-20
Nh. Retirement of Thos. +. GreheRer'

W.. .rhomas +. Greneker, 1or more
.,on aml: nnarter of century editor OF the
Wamharrv e,ta, HERALD, retires from the eo-
;to,;oI management of that paper: lnis
~, 49, = t.Ern because of his bad heaiti
and enteebled physical conuielon. no,+;n. n,.
Greneker has been, we DeNeVe' eo.S 49,.
r1o1sly in charge OF the same plpei thor lJ1 .
longer term OF years than ys any W Wr
man in the State, except, Pefhaps 49,
T, N. Grist, of the 1orkVn!e h"4uue.,
Colonel R. a. Thompson, OF the heoues ':o,s
Coup;e,. Mr.. r. NJ. Stokes, OF the Y mon
T;mee TG Mr.. John C. Bailey, OF the Green-
ri1Ie Euferprise and Nometaneer, Mr: T. I;
VI Rrmnson. Of the Barnwell Se'HWet'
So,onal Thomas B. Crews, OF the Law
ra,,sI.iIje 1UIj Herald, and Colonel James a;
Hovt OF the Baptist Courier, who ehteIGu It
NY ~ fI,,s;ncss as editor at Anderson. MI
lNo Carter, of the Lancaster LeGger'
20 ho1;evc. is also an ante bellum ediIor
thonoh we are not positive as to the oaI'
+ho beoinnine Of his journalistic ca
raar Nr. Grist became editor, we De
lisve in 1850, and the others eAtere'
Il tho editorial work between tnat 'fhE
and 1860, in the order III wnlen Ini ~ M
/ named. These editors have Deeh IA -,
business for periods OF years ralisi
of from twenty-five to thlrty-nse yI",,
and their records are SUCH that lhey n,th ~,
reason for self-congratulatlon, anu oa "a
7 neonle have cause to be PROUD Oh IAen
- Their career has been honoraoie ''ll
= nraiseworthv in every particular, 'l
r.n know that each and all OF them lio
Is with sorrow the necessary Withura"
h frcm thpir ranks OF one so good, so tf'
ge and 50 worthy of public confidence, /,
- Ia beloved Thomas T. Greneker, OF .
Wewhcrrv HERALD AND NEWS. A u
ew ior;tv Of their contemporary editors,
wo tween 1850 and 1860, have passed os
&C. tho River and are at rest. Among
nts survivors who are out OF cdiIorl;l1 wv
we would note Governor B. +. Perry'
thc Southern Patriot, published at Gre.
a' vile. which was Union paper dur'
tho Secession excitement Of 1892, anu
tes whose fearless and independent eNpl
ha: sion of political opinions cameo a WI w
usI circulation for his paper ana sreatSIi
rry torietv than any man VINO mas p''Dl's :,
country paper in South Carollha; r. " "
lav- cral Harrison, Of the Anderson "oz
rect is thought to be still living, but Is no
and the work OF editing. Mr.: james
igh- Giles. of the Newberry Sentinel.
'ew- down the editorial pen and sclS
ty ? about thirty years ago. ana Is nov
the houorcd employee i'll the Granlte'
factory, and who is far advanced on
road to the end OF his journey. COZ
i- ci- Ben Lane Posey who commenced
W." publication of the AbbevllIe ireS
1852. was living i'll Mobile, Aaps
whcn last heard from. Mr.. W. a.
bar who edited the Abberille Press for t
l to- tv wears after Posey left the otti'
stiIi living in Abbeville, in good h
,,nty and GOOD spirits, with plenty OF
worlds goods to make him comtor
,rd fnr the remainder of his life. lie
srsSes the confidence and good WI
r>, all his ncighbors. Mr.. W. ii. w
iI"r .9';'. whose successor is the present ealt
tn Of Tile 'css u..' 1J al home has ma
OF be course ia VA. a.'op inonnr the Flori
iurl"S MANY of whom now urge him TO I,
the Journalistic field at Ocala.
< Sat Jobn II. Logan, of the Abbevlile
a fine pp, for 4 time before the war, Is IN
lngum the CITY OF Atlanta, Georgia, i'll tho
tice Of physic. Mr.. w. NJ. Trimm
Q and the Carolina Spartan, we believe "
itor before the war. lie mace !C
and so far as we now remember, Is
in retirement in the enjoyment
rom Ca fruits of his labor III the years
patent ago. ,;
disease Mr.. \. G.. Jones, now the heat
airing to :, Ito SECRETARY of States Offit
couSiitu- iii ''lI - +bo bns;nass dena
bison be- nave cillIse VI .niI uJ.n,TD .Sn
- Il ,,.,n ha n(Iit al
laced her and Mr.. q. G. Sale Will De cuito'
apid and Mr., r. II. Greneker, !r.. Will
,ver pro, the local department.-Idder'H
I'd for all n,,J Rovve,
fully re- "''' '>