The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
LOWNDESVILLE.
The Trouble at Calhoun Falls-The
Beneficial Effect of Little Vio.
lence-Peg Leg WirIiams
Jowndesyille. s. c.. March 13


Lowndesville, s. c., March 13, 1899.
DIR. Bodie Matthews. OF Elberton, came ovel
] Tuesday, and after looking around decided tC
locate here for the practice of medicine. He
will come over Tuesday.
There was q wreck on the Savannah Valley
railroad short distance above here Tuesday
Of the extra freight train. The conductor
Capt. Abby, was right smartly bruised up;
one negro had one of his legs broken, and an
other negro had an arm broken.
A negro wife beater was before Trial Justice
Huckabee Tuesday. The matter was AMIGA
bly, adjusted and the accuser and the accused
went on their way rejoicing.
A large drove OF wild geese passed over this
place Saturday evening going north.
Master Willie Latimer and Master George
Connor. OF Abbeville. came up Friday, and
were the guests OF Mr.. ]. T. Latimer till yes
terday.
Subscriptions are being taken to build and
equip a cotton seed oil mill In this place.
From the amount subscribed IT il safe to say
that this LONG, felt want in this section will
soon be realized.
Some OF the land that was seeded to small
grain some time ago gives SO little promise
OF anything like paying yield, that 1t is
being plowed up and sowed TO oats.
PEG Leg WILLIAMS AND CALHOUN FALLS.
In view of what was said of these two in
last weeks Press and Banner n few more
words may not be out OF place. The one has
caused great deal OF excitement and trouble
In and for miles around the other. The first
was at Williamson q few years ago and by
his actions so destroyed the sym pathy gener-
called Peg Leg Williams. and bis baptismaI
name, K. A., Is almost lost sight OF. Some.
time ago he came to Calhoun Falls and began
hts work OF entlcing lobor, and by his prom
ises succeeded in Inducing O. great many OF
the negroes to get in the notion OF violating
their ontracts. This, as might have been
expected, gave promise OF being 30 injurious
TO the merchants and others who had ad.
nnH for hnr and 10 hn lnS,1 1Irl ll4xo
black MS we'll as white-thst they were forced
by self-interes to resolve to interfere. This
spirit OF emigration assumed such proper
tiops that the whole section was menaced by
a labor famine. Some four or five Of the
most active negroes in persuading others to
leave we're taken up and whipped. By the
way, II Is well-known fact that with some
people. through their skin Is the most direct
and effective way OF reaching and and cor
correcting their faults. II Is very true. that
there is another way OF reaching such cases,
/. e., through law channels: but sometimes
delays are yexatious, and the ends OF justice
are reached when too late. It would doubt
less have been 30 In the Calhoun Falls case.
There was an effort made for some time to
find out the main disturber, but without
avail, and the only alternative left was the
plan adopted, and 1t worked like a charm.
Last Wednesday not negro was at the Falls
to go. and IT is hoped. as Williams has been
arrested, and as there hre several counts
against him, that he Will be out OF the bust
ness for some time, and 1t would be decidedly
best for him 10 stay out, at least where he has
heretofore operated, as there are some, per-
haps. who would give him safe passage
across the river Styx; others Of a. differen
temperament would be satisfied to take a
hand, and perhaps two, in using the rod
upon him mentioned by Solomon, as be is a
very much spoiled child when II comes TO
interfering with other peoples business
Others again, would gladly contribute toward
giving him brand new suit of tar and feath.
ers, and telling him TO leave and stay left. In
justice to at least some OF the citiZens Of that
part OF the country, II may be said that they
told their hands when the trouble first began
II they would pay them what they owed
them, that they would not try to prevent
them from going, which plainly shows that
harsh measures would not have been resorted
to If 1t could have been helped, but desperate
diseases require desperate remedies
Troupe.