Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-05
AULD LANG SYNE
SOME PERSONAL RECOL.
LECTIONS OF INCIDENTS
AND MEN YEARS AGO.
BY AN OLD sTAGER.

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name of Cook, of whose ante
cedents we know nothing and moth
ing of his subsequent lie. There
was quite a number of large boys
ard girls who attended the school,
The discipline was in striking con-
trast with that of our first teacher.
There was more fun and frolic
than close study under Cooks ad-
ministration. Among the young
men who came there, for instance,
were VIM. B. Blocker and Llewelyn
Goode, both of whom went to the
Mexican war in Capt. P. S. Brooks
company, and both of whom were
killed at the battle of Churubusco,
if we mistake not, by the same
missile of death. Brave and gal
liant young men! Companions at
SCHOOL, comrades in war, they were
not separated in death!
Our next experience was under
the tutelege of James Hill. He was
a conscientious and acceptable IN
structor, who read medicine whilst
teaching, and after his graduation
moved to Georgia for the practice
of his profession. HIS school was
largely attended and was located
north of Rose Cottage. Of the
numbers whom we met there as
school mates q large percentage
have crossed the river OF death,
male and female, and we trust are
experiencing the fruition of bless
ed Immortality. Among the living
we will mention the names of Jor-
dan Holloway Byrd. who graduated
at the South Carolina College, COM
manded a company in the 10th 5.
C. Vol. during the Confederate
war. rose to the rank of major, and
now resides in the State of Mlssls-
sippi, an honored educator and
citizen, and Pinkney Downey
Bowles, who is a lawyer residing
in Alabama, and who rose to the
position of brlgadier general IN the
same war. Both of these our school
mates We are glad to note have re-
flected honor upou tho land that
gave them birth in lines Of useful
ness and honor in their adopted
states. We could give a long list
CT names of those with whom we
were associated in our early school
life, and of all that number II
would be surprising to know how
few of them are now living.
Another one of the schools which
we attended was taught by Mr..
Daniel White. He had two SONS
Virgil and William. The old map
carried his snuff box with him,
and many times during the day
would sniff up his nostrils pinch
of stuff. He was the only instruc-
tor VIC ever had who used snuH
And by the way, the use of snuff by
men is not nearly so common now
adays as it was in those days. His
school house was located on the
Blocker road near Log Creek
bridge, and among the boys who
attended that school were ROBERT
E. Hughes, "ship'' and John II.
Blocker, and John and Matt MOSS
The two latter, brothers, moved to
Alabama and volunteered from
rl,at State for service in the Con-
federate war, and were both killed.
if our memory is correct, at the
battle of Gettysburg on the same
day. They were honorable men
and became useful citizens. John
R. Blocker attained position in the
Confederate service and was kill
ed whilst gallantly leading
charge. R. B. Hughes, who still
survives, was also an officer in the
said war and received serious
wounds in battle. He was always
a splendid good fellow. The worst
that can be said of him is that he
is a confirmed bachelor. He de-
served a better fate.
Later on Mr.. Eli sego was our
teacher. He, taught at Rose Cot
tage and was a kind, good man, OF
peculiar personal appearance. tie
pri6ed himself much upon his
knowledge of English Grammar.
o, how delighted he was when his
classes made good progress IN
analyzing sentences-parslng, as 1t
was termed. Smiths grammar was
used nearly altogether j country
achoc!s, and we do not believe that
his 2 ammars have been improved
upon for beginners by any of the