The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-05-11
BILL ARP IN CAROLINA.

He is Pleased With a Visit to TN
Palmetto StatC--Thc Towns Sho,
wonderful ln'nrovement and tn
People Appear Prosperous.
"kest on, embalmed and sainted dead.
Dear as the blood YOU gave:
NO linp'ous footsteps here shall tread,
The herbage of.yOur grave"
Ihls Is one OF the verses on q beauti
iui monument looked upon with tear
lul reverence while walking throug
Rosemont cemetery, at New berry.
calvin CroZier was a Texas Confed
crate soldier, who, shortly after tn,
close OF the war, was going home and
had some ladies in his charge. Wher
the train arrived at New berry some
lawles' negro soldiers who were in
camp near by went into the car and
grossly insulted the ladies. Crczier
ana some others defended the ladies
and In the melee one of the negroes was
| slightly wounded. Before the train
| lelt Col. Trow bridge sent some of the
negroes so arrest the man who did It.
ihey made mistake and seized MIR.
| JACOB Bowcrs, railroad employee,
ana hurried him away to the colonel's
quarters. Without trial he was sum-
marily ordered to be shot. 1t was near
midnight when Crozier was told of
BoWers's arrest and condemnation he
promptly went forward and declared
that he himself was the man who
wounded the negro. Bo~ors was re-
l"aseu and at sunrise next morning
Crozier was shot to death, notwitb-
sIanalhg his demand for trial and
che protest OF Prince Rivers, an officer
In Irowbridges command. The negro
soldiers danced with fiendish delight
upon and around the shallow grave
where they had laid him. Long after
the war his bones were removed and
thls monument was erected bv the
good people OF Newberry to his mem.
orS.
Does history record any nobler sac.
rifice?
Damon was the friend of Pythias, but
THIS man Bowers was u stranger to
CroZier.
Much more of this pathetic story is
recorded in the Annals of New berry,
an interesting volume written by John
B"lton O'Neall, LID.
was pleased to learn that other
couhtles In Carolina were having their
annals written and published in book
FORM How else can we hand down to
posterlty the good deeds of our anccs-
tors State histories cannot do it for
IL would make many pondcrous vol
umes, but even now it is not too late
ior someone OF literary taste and tidel-
NY In every county to confer with the
old men and compile such a history.
such publications could be chea,iv
done and would be Of inestimable value
to the citizens. MIR. Chapman, u we'll
preserved veteran, Il cultured scholar,
gentleman OF the clden times is now
writing the annals OF Euge6eld. | was
Informed on good authority that this
Mr. chapman was the real author of
the school history OF the United States
that was published in Columbia, S. C..
as the work of Alex. II. Stephens. Mr.
Chapman submitted his manuscript to
Mr.. Stephens and for the use and pres
tigc OF his name gave him en- interest
IN the royalty. There was scarcely a
change made in it from beginning to
end. w
Ncwberry is gem of a city and it's
population is perhaps more cultured
and refined than any city OF South Car
DINA. The professors OF her college
and high school, her lawyers and doc
tors and preachers and editors are all |
gentlemen, not only in manners but at !
heart The standard of good citizen
SNIP ls hIgh and the influence of her |
H.
lnunlty. Mr.. Aull, the editor of The
News Herald, is perhaps the best ali.
rodnd man Tor his work to be found, for
ne Is not only man OF high culture,
out Is emlncntly practical newspaper
man ana Is devoted to his calling. He
mas written the history of the State,
ana IL Is the standard in the schools.
Two OF his boys, aged ten and twelve,
are at work In the printing room, and
- good service. Mr.. Auil is not at all
reconciled to the modern system of
grading the schools, SO that it takes
ghtyears to go through their courses.
Ii Tour years moro are added for a
college course there is no time left
'or a BOY to acquire knowledge of work
or habits of work. From eight to TWEEN
W ne Is non-producer, and when he
graduates is fit only for the learned
professions, if fit for anything. But
lis boys have to minglo study with la
Dor and alternate the years of each
Mr.. Aull is the president of the State
Dress Association.
vi course New berry has a large cot
on mill. Almost every Carolina town
las one or more. AS you travel from
'lace to place they are in sight, and
give employment to the poor. Five
'ears ago Union had only 800 inhabi-
ants, but during all these distressing
ears has continued to grow and pros.
,er until now there are 5000. One l;:-
lie mill, as they call it., started the
BOOM and encouraged them to build
!nother-a very large one, whose four
loors cover space equal to six acres.
Next came an oil mill and q knitting
mill and other industries, and now thcy
ire boring for artesian water to supply
system OF waterworks. Neither in
ne city nor near it are any people beg
ING Tor work, for employment is at
land.
Then go to Spartanburg and be anna
ed. When 1 was there q few wears
'go there was nothing to make note of
ave college, but now there are cot
on mills near by that manufacture
lO,OOO bales annually, and it is claimed
hat no one county in the United States
consumes as much. Not an acre OF sub
'rban land can be bought for less than
oo everything rrospers and every
'ody seems happy. The taxable prop
'rty has Increased four.fold within
'lght years, and the population has
more than doubled
Where did all the money come from,
Inquired.
From a small beginning one
Title mill and it did so well that others
Don followed. Northern manufacu-
ers OF machinery were attracted there
md took one-third of the stock and
'aid for it in spindlcs ard looms-and
lave made good money and are con-
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