The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-23
Pic MIC At WILLOW SPRING.
DELIGHTFUL MEETING OF THE PEOPLE
OF LONG CANE. JULY 10, 1890.
Interchange of Friendly GreetinGs..-
BOuntiruI Dinner.--GOOd Speeches
..-EnjOyabIe Dances.-Rcmarks by

In company with Mr.. Frank Henry and Mr.
George W. Lomax, this editor cnt 10 Willow
Spling pic mic last saturday. Placing onr
selves in one OF MeSsrs a. NJ. Hill & Sons We
hicles, the driver, Jerry Mitchell, with Two
good horses, soon carried us eight miles In the
country, the scene of the days enjoyment.
the signs of the dry weather. The cotton
looked healthy, but was small: The corn, en-
cept little patch on Mr.. j. l.. Hills. place
had suffered more or less, ard was showing
signs of parchlng up or dying. $50
Willow Spring school house Is situated with
In three hundred yards of the centre OF Long
Cane township. Last year the School Com,
missioner had the township surveyed, and
the school house was built In the centre-be
Ing q frame structure with brick chimney
and glass windows. The school is taught by
Miss Eppie Hannah. daughter OF Mr.. David
Z. Hannah, who lives in that immediate vi
cinity. She Is a young lady OF decided char.
actcr and one whose stri king appearance anu
fascinating manner, make their impress up
on all who meet Eer. The community Is
congratulated upon having as their teacher
one who is evidently SO we'll qualified by ma
ture and requirement for the discharge OF the
duties of so high and important position
We do not know at what institution she re.
ceived her own education, but we are sure her
alma mater has good reason TO be proud ol
her.
AS. in every neighborhood, there are certain
men who are foremost III all social relations,
or business enterprises, so In this-foremost
among whom l would mention our Ola
friends Benjamin Eakin, Dock Bowie, A. F.
Calvert, u. L. Hannah w. T.. Morrison, sup
as Robertson, Jr., Andrew McIlwaine, A. T.
McIlwaine, George Mcllwaine, and number
of others, whose names we cannot now recall
of the younger generation.
We don't know when we have been at q
neighborhood gathering, as this was, where
the evidences Of thrift, refinement and cul.
ture were more evident than on this OCCASION
The young men were fine looking and gallant
1in.k rifrl,f
and good looking-sone Of them strikingly
handsome-and the decorum OF all, young
and old was par excellence. ,
The people stood about In knots under INC
trees, and enjoyed the reunion, each III Ills
own chosen way.
When dinner was ready Mr.. Doc Bowie an
nounced the fact, and invited the ladies' and
children TO the long table in the shady grove
near by, stating that the gentlemen would
walt until after the ladies had eaten their din
ners, and although there were perhaps two
hundred men present, not one OF them dlsre
garded the Hint To wait until his time loi
dinner
The table was heavily laden with all sorts
of pastry, from pound cake to green apple
ples. AZ the barbecue pit, vegetables and
meats were splcndidly cooked and prepared
in sufficient quantities to have fCu many
more than were there.
Managers of the Burbccue-D. P. Hannah
II. W. Bowie, S. p. PressIy, b. II. Eakin. go,
Table Managers-Thos Robertson; Jr., W
A. +. Calvert, J. W. Bowie, Thos. Nlckles, W
f. Radclii, and others whose names we could
not learn.
The community Is noted in many ways
Before this generation were born, perhaps M
ty years ago, they formed beef market o
eight persons, which Is kept up to this day
The beef was 10 weigh from 200 to 500 pounds
and no OLD 6eeves were TO be killed ~, %h; Do1E
pieces. then each man receiving n di1ieren
part each time, got q whole beef In the eighi
weeks season. When The last beef OF the sea
sea was Killed, the weights were adjusted, by
giving the members more or less as might he
required 10 level them up. No man has ever
Intentionally violated the rules.
They are noted as q debt.paying people
Very few, If any of them. have ever failed, to
pay their debts, and nc man among them has
been sold out by the Sheriff.
They are u lava bidiug people. No man
from that community has ever been brought
into Court for violations OF law.
They are conscientious people. They dc
whatever seems to be their duty. Last Fal
when the Alliance directed Its members tc
pack their cotton in cotton bAgglng and ther
hold 1t from the market,-while others disre
garded the order,-they respected 1t with scru
pulous scouscienLiousneSs, and we believe 1t IL
fact, that that community brought half the
cotton-covered bales that were sold in this
market last Fall.
They act in harmony. Perhaps no Gommu-
nifty live in more thorough sympathy and ac-
cord with each other than do the individual
citizens or Long cane. Wnetner III pOHlcs
or business they act in concert In the past
they have supported almost as whole, tho
same ticket for public office.
In business they act together, for the mu
tual benefit Of all. They make purchases
through the Alliance, and each and every one
thereby gets the benefit of wholesale prices
even for the smallest quantity. ;,
They are a reading people. They subscribe
for many newspapers, and support theil
schools most literally. They will give al
their children at least the benefit of the pub
lie schools. AS stated before, they have re
Gently built new school house, and are now
thinking OF converting the school into higt
school-or graded school-to which the chill
dren, seeking higher education, may come
from all parts Of the township.
They are noted for keeping good order. FOL
time out OF mind. the people of that commu
nifty have met once or twice every year In
social pic mic or dance. Long ago they re
solved that every man who came should OBJ
serve the rules, and it Is now so we'll known
as an orderly community that no man pre-
surnes to misbehave in any way, or to appear
among them In the least under the lniuenct
! of liquor. Any violation Of the rules OF de
cornm would be summarlly punished.