The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-23

paper continuing an account of th,
d"a'h of my intimate friend, J, n
Martin, which was intelligence Of tho
Saddrst nature
IN looking over tn" paper, | was
struck with tho scarcity Of names of
those that l formerly knew.
was born and raised in Nowbrrrv
District, until fourteen years old,
when my father, Thomas Montgom-
cry, moved to Tennessee and settl,d
OH TN" farm whero | now live. I
could not bo rrconcicd to live in
Tennessee, notwithstanding it was a
good movo for my father and family
t" I"av" tho old State and buy u
nom" IN tho fertile limestone busin
Of mddl" Tennessee.
After | reached my majority I
wont back to Newbrrry and went
into tho store Of Unclo Billy Martin,
Gather of }. n. Mattin) and with
Newt and Tom White, worked in
harmony for rs good Il man as over
lived in the old Palmetto State,
50" very few names of business mon
OF that time, from 'j2 to 80.
The cotton buyers and grocery
merchants at that time were Kinarl
X hc"v"ll, Neal a. Morgan, after.
wards Morgan & Steele, Whit Walk.
or, Sharp 4 R"magc, including
VINE" PoP"-proprictor Of Amnsoka.
smith ~ Coppock-dry goods-oc-
cnpl tho north end Of NIollohon
Row and McMorris the south ond,
| Botwoon tho corners wore Prutt,s
drug store and others can't call to
mind. Bill Doylcy occupied tho
corner store in the brick hotel, Stew
art and Coates on the corner across
! tho street. On down wore Herbert
Hunt, Julius Smiths saloon, Houscal
X Bowers and others.
Tom Harp, Il schoolmnstcr of mine,
dlrd IN my arms at tho Morgan
hotel in lSaI. Tom was a good fc).
low. llo wanted mo to stay with
HIM and Newt Martin gladly told mo
cousd go and stay with him as long
rs Tom desired. The story was
short, because ho only lived few
days from the time ho was tnkon.
forgot to mention Sims Il Gary,
who did cotton and grocery bust
ness ut what was thon known us tho
old Holman stand on the north -oust
corner Of Mpllohon row on the same
square. Biw"rn Sims e. Gary and
McAlorrls corner was Mrs. Reed's and
Mrs. Th"mpson's millinery store, also
Swlndlcr saddIcry and harness store,
f. $. Bail"y's jowclry store. Thomp-
son Il Dillard and y. Nj. Wicker latter
conf"ctlon"r, th" former dry goods,
DIR. Ruli's shop was on the same
side. Ruben, son Of Dr. p. B. Ruff,
WAS at that time studying medicine.
There was Il broken transom on ono
s'do of the door nn arms length from
tho shelf whore sat Il big bottle of
fine fronch brandy. The doctor kept
noticing tho brandy disappearing
from tho bottle and accused Rube Of
making uso Of it. While Rubo did
many things against his fathers will,
yet he did not steal his fathers
brandy, and felt mortified to be ac-
cusod of so doing. Rube had an
idea the brandy went through tho
brokon transom, and fell npon plan
to find where tho brandy did 90. He
went round to Pratts drug store and
got Bob Land to fill u prescription ,f
croton oil which he put in tho brandy
bottle. The thing worked like a
charm. The after part of tho same
day tho Old doctor had three calls to
wait on ns many cases Of violent diar.
rhoca. The next morning the old
doctor told Rube about the cases.
Itubc told his father those cases
were the result of his being accused
Of taking tho brandy, that ho had
better empty the bottle because tho
brandy was heavily mixed with crc-
ton oil. Tho doctor asked Rubc's
pardon, and no more brandy over
went through the broken transom.
We could give the names of many
who lived in Newberry in those daya,
but it would extend this letter be.
yond too much. Yours,
II S. MONTGOMERY.