The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-30
ESTABLISHED 1865.

sible to collect any facts relating 10 the
subject. 1t is certain, however, thaS
the surrender to this infringement was
not without much dislike, and consld-
cradle resistance. Whenever half
dozen or more of the old time people
would get together, what a feast OF con-
versation in German they would have.
Often have + observed with indescrib-
able pleasure how large groups OF aged
ladies would engage in experimenting
and even helping to prepare the we'd
ding dinner at some marriage,-and
how they would cast aside all seub-
lance of English and give themselves
up to an unrestrained intoXication OF
enjoyment, in speaking their darling
old mother tongue. Likewise, would
their "old men" las their DANES always
called them) revolt against custom,
while they tottered about the yard in
their tight knee breeches giving
quite a bow-legged appearance to
their neither limbs; and while display
ing bright silver buckles Oh their shoes
and broad brimmed hats on their heads
would revel in an overflow Of German,
singing songs and telling anecdotes,
and frequently calculating the ancient
iovous exclamation: "Hochzeit! Heilig
gefreutw which roughly forced into
English might read: Its wedding
time. Let there he holy rejoicing" l
also we'll remember, in regard to my
grandmother "a granddaughter Of the
first white that ever came among the
Indians living between the Saluda and
Broad River, how, whenever she be-
came weary under four or five days Of
speaking English, she would send an
easy ambling horse, whose name was
Shack, for her excellent friend, Mrs.
Amy (Ommee) Lohner. Then would
there be night of glorious talk until
the clock struck one, and in my little
trundle-bed, l would fall asleep to
dream of goblins and witches. At
length, however, the German language
was heard less and less frequently until
it was as seldom used in Newberry and
Lexington as anywhere else.
About the year 1926, the boundaries
of Dutch Fork might have been delin-
Gated by course starting from Ash
ford's Ferry, and running by Prosper
ity Frog Level in those days. to strike
the Saluda at the mouth of Buffalo
Creek; then following the Saluda as
far as Dreher's Ford to pass over to
Broad River at Bookman's Mill, and
up the river again to Ashford's Ferry.
The center of Dutch Fork, with such
circumference, might be fixed at St.
Johns church. At this time, the far
thest back Of my reliable recollections
when I was eight or nine years old),
I was familiar with the names Of more
than fifty families in Dutch Fork.
Following the Broad River road, and
including the neighborhoods at short
distances from it, I call to mind be-
tween Spring Hill and Maybinton,
Veals, Boyds, Eleazers, Whites, Ear
giles, Haltiwangers, Stucks, Killers,
Wises, Schulers, Swigerts, Stoudemay-
ers, (from whom the gentle, winding
ascent, known as Stoudenlayer's Hill,
derives its name), Minnicks, Bun
bricks, Busbys, Countses, Eichelber-
gers, Summers, Mayors, DeWalt,
Slighs, C1mmerlanders, and Augh-
treys.
Along the road diverging from the
Broad River road at Busby's public
house and proceeding towards Newber-
ry Court House, were Brights, Will
sons, Buzzards latter whom is called
that stretch Of thoroughfare so notori-
Gus as Buzzard's Lane, in the by-gone
days of wagoning), Fulmers, Slices,
Parson Moser Records, Koons, Mathi-
ses, Smiths, Chapmans, Folks, Dick
erts, Subers, and Ruffs.
Or the road, and at short distances
from Il, leading from Ruff's across to
Hughey's Ferry, on Broad River, (Bier-
ly's, in Tarlton's Campaigns, were,
Cromers, Kinards, Clogs, Wickers, Ri
dlehoobers, Rutherfords, Lakes, Metzes,
Cannons, Swittenbergs, and Ropps.
Along the road setting off from Su-
ber's now Holloway's) and ending at
Hopes formerly Mayer's), were Mil
lers (old Johannes), Mocks, Settlers,
Lohners, Swarzes, aud Fixes.
On other roads passing through the
Dutch Fork, in various directions,
were Eptings, Hipps, Feagles, Wertzes,
Houseals, KILLERS, Monts, Aimicks,
Bowers, Singleys, Berlys, Bars,
Longs, Aulls, Piesters, Singleys, Wied-
emans, Leltners, Bedenbaughs, w heel
ers, Risers, Sheelys, kunkels, Waller
the pastor), and others.
4 short time ago, I stood near the
spot where lately could be pointed out
the grave of the first white man that
ever established Il home in Dutch
Fork. My old friend who pointed out
the place said to me: "His name was
John Adam Summer. 1t was thought
that he had power to put spells upon
the Indians, for they never troubled
him, in the least. They let him build
his house; and it was not long before
he secured titles to large tracts. of va
cant land, as all the land through here
was so considered, at that time. After
a while, he was Joined by two other
men, named John Adam Epting, and
Nicholas Piester, who both purchased
farms from Summer. Epting came
from Hei6plbero in Germany. and