The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-27
OUR 36th ANNIVERSARY.
Some Notes Of Some Of the People la
1859.


that were in business then. Not IL single bus
mess firm OF 1852 is Still in business as it was
in that year.
Dr. W. A. Lee was editor Ia lSjg He retired
from the paper about eighteen years ago. lit
is rich now and a member Of the Ahbevillt
Bar.
We mention incidentally some of tho
names of the men who walked our streets
thirty-six years ago. We speak from mem
ory. No doubt there are errors and omissions
which the reader can correct or fill out.
Hon. w. II. Parker was Commissioner IN
Equity in 1859. He is now prominent law
yer in this State, and president or the Far,
mers' Bank. Largely by his own capita and
the assistance OF his personal friends the
bank was established.
Judge McGOwan was member OIL inc f5at
in lSjg. Since then he has Gl<en an active
part in all the matters that agitated the pub
lie mind HewaS successful lawyer, ana n
most excellent Judge on the Supreme Bench
for fifteen years He is rich, enjoying good
health and the love and respect of his lello"
man. a.,
Judge Cothran is now attorney for tho
Southern Railway. That corporation appre
ciating his ability as q lawyer, offered him !;
uuit politics and 10 retire from his seat IN
Congress lie is perhaps as successful law
yer as there is In the State.
Or. w, II, Penney is the oldest business firm
and thoroughly reliable. He has saved q
competency, and stands high with the reo
pie.
owning many slaves; He has had Il series
misiortunes. His slaves were emancipated
BE Was involved and suffered financial los:
by his friends. He lost his large dwelling anC
It's contents by fire. But Notwithstanding III!
losses he is rs cheerful and as happy ~ any
body, with Il heart as young aS IL was nltS
years ago.
Mr.. Thomas Christian is one Of the old bus
mess firms that was here in 1850. He keep!
On in the even tenor OF his way, ana dOcSn
get older in looks or in spirits.
Mr. f. Roche is one of the honored old mer
Of the town. He has been with us for perhaps
three score years.
Mr.. w. G. Moore was partner In the firm
of Moore g. Quaife. This was one of the pros
porous firms in that day. He now Is paint
or, and is a good one, too. And Quaife moved
away during the war, we know no. where.
Hon. j. L. Robertson was member OF INT
frm of Gray & RobertSo1. He left his Stor,
TO go to the war. Since the war he engaged
for several years IN the mercantile business
with Col 6. Med. Miller; They did at ont
time Il large business. They dissolved soIn'
twenty years ago. Col. Miller went 10 hi
farm. near Nineiy-SiX, and Col. Robertson
turned his attention 10 farming. Lately hi
has been in politics. having been elected u
the Legislature. lie is now leader OF tn
"Forty" in this county. Prominent among
their clerks were }. r. Cunningham and Il
NJ. Haddon. Mr.. Cunningham is in MisSis
sippi. Mr.. IIaddon is at the bead OF the pros
porous firm of r. Nj. Haddon Il Co.
Thos C.. Seal went into business about lS5
with Seal. Sign Il Robertson, as carriage max
ers. They prospered and saved money. Rob
ertson died. The firm was dissolved. Slgl
went into the undertaking business. which n
still follows. Seal built the New Hotel: Ill
kept il for u while, but now lives In his tin
brick house on Main street, Keeping his Shol
open.
c. V. Hammond was conductor on the Al
beville branch along about that time. IL
kept the depot for years. and lately became
member OF the prosperous shoe manuiactur
ing firm OF Z. P. Hammond Co. -,
&. 4. Douglass was young man then. III
is older now. Ever since the war he has beer
in the mercantile business, and has had vary
ing fortune, but always came up all right, ev
err maintaining the highest character and IN
stricteSt integrity.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
Thos. B. Crews, Of the Laurensville Herald
was u member of the firm OF Davis " Crew
in the publication Of the Abbeville Banner
They suspended the publication Of their pa
per, and went into the war. Davis was Killed
Crews revived the publication OF the Banne
after the war, with Judge Cothran AS ditor
The paper was soon sold to Farrow, and IN
sold IL to Lee & Wilson in lN9, when II wa
merged with the Press, AID afterwdrd callet
the Press and Banner.
Charles II. Allen, for a lorg time connect
ed with the Banner before the war went Il
years ago.
A PRINTERS SUCCESSES AND REVFRsES.
II. S. Kerr, for long time connected will
the Banner, lived for several years after ih'
war. He made enough money before the wa
10 quit the printing business. He estab bishet
the first grocery store in Abbevillc. He pros
pered for time, and finally failed. After thi
war he returned to the case and earned 6
scant living for q time.
John White was a merchant here during .
long life. time. He died since the war. Hi!
sons established themselves in business altel
the war. and they have been factors In every
thing that looked To Abbeville's advance
ment.
Andrew SimondS was president Of the bank
in Abbeville in 1859. F. NJ, Mitchell was cash
Ter. Mitchell still lives in the county. 81
lionaire and died.
Col. a. NJ. smith went to The war and was
killed in battle in Virginia.
Col. j. Foster Marshall fell lighting the bat
ties Of his country in Virginia.
Col. Lylhgoe received mortal wounds in the
battle OF Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jesse Tribble, one Of the most expert type
settlers in the Banner office, was Killed ~
Lookout Mountain.
Hollingsworth. printer in the Banner Q9ice
was killed I'm Virginia.
Hamilton, printer in the Press Office, went
to the war, and died.
went 10 Augusta, where he still follows the
printing business.
John 7. Hogan, printer in the Press Office
went 10 the war and died.
The McLaughlins, druggists. went off TO the
war and never returned.
FIRED ON THE STAR OF THE wEST-TIF
FIRST SHOT or THE WAR.
Cicero Hughes was q young man then in the
Citadel. He and twenty-four others were de.
tailed for duty. He and five others manned
the gun that fired on The "Star of the West,'
being the first shot in the war. Or all the
tweuty-four Cadets that were put on that tie
tail, Mr., hughes alone survives. All the 9th
ers have Succunbed TO the fatalities Oi war
or have fallen into their graves victims to
the exposures and accidents of peace. Mr..
Hughes is still in good health with promise
OF many years yet in store for him.
William Hill, Matthew Mcdonald, Samuel
Hodges. Joseph L. Moore, were then on the
crest OF the popular wave, and held good
faithful and efficient officers. They have long
since joined the silent majority.
Col James M. Perrin, as gallant soldier as
ever lead n command, met his death in battle
IN Virginia.
Edward DAILY and John fl. Jones, were con-
tractors and builders in 1859. DAILY died long
ago in Virginia. Jones is sill living. Allan
Ia is his home.
FORMER PROMINENT CITIZENS.
John y. Calhoun. John H. Wilson, IL. Z.
ruSten, James w. LomaX, A. NJ. Hill, James
c. Calhoun, D. r. Jones. Stephen ID. DeBrubl,
+. T.. Perrin, ID. l.. Wardlaw, y. Burt, John u.
Wilson. DR.. j. F. Livingston, James Shil.
Ito. Benz. Hughes, F. Noble, Thomas Thorn.
son, DR.. Joseph WardIaw, Robert II. Ward.
law, Robert A. Fair, were among the prOmi-
nent citizens in 1850. All these are dead, ex.
cept K. A. Fair who is in Newberry, II. II.
rnSten and A. NJ. Hill who are still with us.
{. E. Bruce went To the war; and lost a foot
in battle.
ID. b Smith was in his prime before The war