The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-27
THE EDITORS JOURNEY.
He Goes 10 the City of CO'umbin-
Stops At CiintOm-Sees Some Things
Hears Little OH the Way-And

He Goes 10 the City of CO'umbin-
Stops at CiintOn-Sees Some Things
Hears Little Oh the Way-And
Talks After II" Gets Back.
Last Friday the editor of the Press and Ban
ner spent night in CoIumba: Leaving Az.
b-viIie by the Seaboard Air Line we founi
among the passengers the Rev Mr.. Lignn o.
Anders n County was on the train for Ches.
ter. Leaving him az Clinton we arrived In
the city OF Columbia In good time, without
incident worthy OF special note.
THE THIRTY-NINTH ANNIvERSART WHAT
SHADOWS WE ARE, AND WHAT SHAD-
ows WE PERsUE
In passing from Clinton to Newberry, how
ever, IL occurred TO US that 1t was the anniver-
sary OF a trip from LaurenS 10 Newberry,
which will long be remembered. In 1876, this
editor was employed by Slider d Crusson as
jonrneyman printer in the office Of 1.-THE Ris-
ing Sum-" new paper which they were 10
START on first OF January. Leaving O"nalds-
VILE on the first OF January we reported In
Newberry, ready for duty, hut because Of the
blockade by Ice and snow, The press and types
had not yet arrived. Mr.. Stokes of the Laur-
ems willie Herald needed help In his office, ant d
we went there while waiting ior the material
for The new paper, where our friends Mr..
Thomas B. Crews who was foreman, Mr..
James A. Hoyt, were fellow-woI kers in
the types. MIR. Stokes since then has moved
seveIaI times, with rarSing fortune, but
finally settled down ut Union, where he has
been for twenty years. Because OF the in
from the Union paper. He still fingers on the
shores OF Time only waiting TO be beck on ed
hence. He has alwa"s been hard worker
and temperate. His best estate il in his chill
dren who are most excellent people. They
furnish the best evidence OF his real worth as
man. ooon Co. u,,,a
"the Rising Sun" arrived, We weTr notified To
come. and o" Washingtnn's birth day. Febru-
AIRY %. 1856, we made the trip by Clinton. over
the Laurens road. The ground had been more
December, aud The hills and slopes OF last FRI
day reminded me Of their appearance just
thirty-nine years ago. And one thought led
TO another. Living In Newberry year. we
became familiar with the faces aud names of
many Of the citizens at that time. AS far rs
we know. except the venerable and
beloted Colonel ]. r. Level, every man
and every woman that we knew then has
was Worthy Patriarch OF the Lodge of the
Sons of Temperance. He was the life and
moving spirit of the orran zation and occu-
pied about the same relation 10 the Sons
of Temperance that Judge Benet SO long
held TO the Abbevile Literary Club. Others
by turns were made presiding officers, out
the time, and each preserved the life Of the
respective Institutions. lie was AT every
meeting, and his kindly intercourse endeared
him to ALL and especially TO him who writes.
Judge O'Neal was patron OF the Lodge at
that time, and sometimes met with the oreih-
rem.
or the editors of "the Rising Sun Mr..
Thomas P. Slider several years ago died 10
Atlanta. MIR. James NJ. Crossou moved To
Texas before the war, and since then has serv-
ed his adopted State, with honor and distinc.
tion. He was at one time Judge He has
retired from office. and we learn that bis son
O'Neall we presume, now holds the office of
Judge We do not know If Mrs. Crosson liz
living. She was nrice or an adopted daugh-
ter Of Judge O'Nean. John Bla.ts was q
printer then in "the Rising Sun" office. He
is now 1T Gainesville, Georgia doing good
work in publishing "the Georgia Crack er."
is in Newberry, but he went there aHer we
left the city. Professor VIM. Hood was IN
Newberry In 1876. He aiterward went back TO
Due West from whence he was graduates
Alter remaining there for twenty years, and
serving faithfully and well In the College, he
ouenty ne removed 10 Barlow Florida.
Mr.. Richard Greneker was printer in the
Herald office then. He is still living Mr..
Thomas Greneker who was foreman Of the
Herald. was fn, many years editor and owher
OF The paper. He died some ten years ago
With the exceptions n"ted, we now recol-
lect OF none who Inhabited iha city In 1856
th"f are there alive today.
CHAT AND ODD PARAGRAPHS ABOUT CoLUM-
We stopped In Columbia at the Hotel Je.
rome. We law Mr.. j. :. Reynolds that even
ing who liz Il co-phrtner OF Mr.. Iame> l. Sims
of ''rangeburg In The patent outside business
We talked patent sides. politics. and any
thing else that came to mind. While |" Co.
lumbta We called TO see our goDd Old friend
the Rev. Sdi II Browne, editor nf that gem
OF religious newspapers the Christian Nigh
bor."