The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-25
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ems III NoNr county. We then ar.
rlIeo at S'N Mile where we found
'a'g" ne" church that had been
| ouiit [" supp cement that crude
one that was 1her" when | was a
chilo, ana 1T oVert'owing With II
Iar%e rohrourse ot people that had
gone lhere from " alnalla. Newrv,
| ooleca, Cnntral, Plckens, and PEN
n'''oh' ana surrounding neigh bur.
| h"oo' men after hearing the
| man OF dod, we drove down to the
pace OF my chlidnood which is
no" owned ny MI llllam Garret.
i'nt, on when | get there what
Sai memorles passed through my
ih'hd 1here stood tie house that
MY i2'h"r omit ia the memorable
year OF 1850, AND in which he
h!"d IN 1868, and IN which tn
best OF my childhood days wore
spent. SO with these sad renec-
lioNS CT the past, we wcnded cur
soy back to the church where wo
tol;n1 Il large and Interos irg
crowd partaking Of thoir sumDti-
"us and aDun'}Aut dinners Of winch
We received many kiDd invitations
to participate and wlsre NO met
our former friends but mono of
oldest ones for they have about all
crossed over the river and are cnow
resting under the shade. In nr Of
Ui thi, we with our former friend
and nclghhor. A!r. Robert Williams
visited the c,mutory whcr. ne
pointed out the gruvo Of this nud
that one and whom we cumo to the
graves Of Rev. and DR.. J. G. Chap
man and wife tho sad thought oc-
cured 10 my mind that here lies the.
last resting plpcc of one Of tho
greatest bencractors that the Six
Mile section ever produced for he
was for years the only physician
that ontiro ncighborhood for miles
had. And II vas never too cold
or too hot or the patient too poor
for DR.. Chapman to 60 and wait
on him. lie Sttye his time and sub
stance freely for the relief Of his
pcopio and community, and thu
! by SO doing has built in the minds
and momory of every ono that ap-
preciatcs benctactor a monumont
more durable than brass or stoL =,
and now 1t is the dnty Of that GU
tire community to see that thore ls
! placed over over his grave a nice
pioco or marble with the proper
rpI'nph az ? token OF thoir respect
l"r ms noble and christian service
TO mem ana to make his and his
wIl' . ,as' resting place beautiful.
N"W VINO Will hel p to do this? |
| WI! say Tor one mat L VIII.
no" lhe hour having arrived
lll"I we must %chd our way home
ware and perhapS forever leave bo-
| hiho us inc scenes, things. and
places OF childhood. SO bidding
trends adlcu, we began our journey
homewaSd by way of Cateechee,
where we found q nico mill and
mill yillago which bospesks enter
prise to its promoter and blessing
TO the entire community. We