The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-12-19
SOME INTERESTING FA gTs
Obtained 81 In investigation OF Giiail

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I'VE some Interesting facts have been
brought o1tg by investiga into the
chain or title TO the lot recently purs
chased for 4 site for tho public build.
ing In Spartanburg made by Mr.1f
q. EPhifer. The deeds on record show
That q on IS Fe ebruary 10, 1856, William
WOOD A leased to Thomas Williamst6,
| ~ q! consideration &c of the sum Of @ilO
lSnnliillngS, that plantation or tract,or
land containing 440 acres lying and
Dclngy1n the district of Ninety -Sixhe-
low the line on Fair Forest, bounded
southward by William Woods laid
and on al others by vacant lands.n
Tho land described In this lease
embraces the public square and tho
land around the square to tile eXtent
ofi440 acres. At that time tile or,lv
house on this plantation was the fhIe
wherein tlle said Thomas Villa, a.
then lived. This lease was I.
yearl.hand fully to be completes. lst
ended yielding and paying the, jIH3
unto the said VIM. Wood the rcntIof
one pepper corn on the last day for
the said term If the same slla.l be la|w
fully demanded" This lease further
stipulated that it was to be followed
by a release or u deed and conscuucht-
" on the next day, February II, l785,
VIM. Wood executed a deed to
Thomas Williamson In consideration
OF. G76 Of Virginia currency. ,ro this
deed Wm. Wood made his mark. JIt
was signed in the presence Of Willihm
Williamson, Rebecca Wood and Moses
| Wood.
Seven years later this land locaSed
in what Is now the heart OF Spartan
burg was sold by Thomas William Ron
to William Wells for .e24O 1t Is the
same land that Williamson bon kht
seven years previous FOR SIS. 90, slfEit
Will be seen that advance in real estate
Is no new thing in Spartanburg
January 25, 1896, Wm. Wells SI,Id
300 acres OF this land to Wm. phdm.
son Tor 1850, showing another yalyy
uecldcd increase in value owing no
doubt to the fact that Il part OF She
land had been given TO the erectio.l OF
q court house and jail and other raub-
l!c buildings in the county Of Slnr-
tanburg." This deed rccitcs that Ehc
| land Is in the district Of Plnkneyy
In 1906 these $50 acres were sold by
VIM. Thomson to Richard Thomson
Tor $4,000. This deed rccitcS that
from tho 355 acres, seven acres OK
ceptcd, two acres given to the public
Whcreon the court house and jail row
stand, and ten half acre lots were sold
| by Wn,. Thomson to the following
PERSONS; two to Wm. Wells, one to
Noah Wells, two to Douglas Punkett,
two TO Wm. Smith, one to Abncr Ben
son, one to Nancy NIcl[ic, one to
4 Narcissa Nellie. The remaining
I property seems to have remained in
Richard ThOmSOn'S possession for
nearly thirty years when on July 8,
1884, he sold that particular tract
!, whcrcon tho public building is 20 ho
erected to Dr. James j. Vernon, one
acre and thrcc-tenths for 1910. The
land was next sold by the sheriff to
James Bivings in 1912 and brought
$l,6C2. James Biyings gave it to A .
i W. Bivings, who sold it to Robert l1.
Cleveland In 1865 for 5000. In 1876
II. p cleveland willcd this property
to j. F.and j. Il. Cleveland. LII will
soon become the property Of the
United States government. -
TO Aid Southern Schools.
There was Incorporated in Washing
ton u few days ago body OF educator,
ana millionaircS whose Intentions is
TO aid the schools Of the South. Thc
objects OF this association can be bet
ter understood Dj the following nfor-
nation about the plan furnished by
one Of the trustees
we have decided upon this course
to attract greater attention to tie
worllwe have undertaken, to give tllc
oody Z greater degree OF pcrmancncy
ahu ionc IN which people with money
10 tgiycScan have greater confidence.
is our hope that money will be left
to the board and IL will he our aim
alsoito raise and eXpcnd ST. 900 900 81
ycarat least and more If wc can get
II. mat seems a lot OF money, but we
hope to get 100 men Of wealth who
Will agree to subscribe $4,000 II year.
/ Our plan is to improve the public
sc's0cls. For the present We arc de-
voting our work to the South, .hccau, e
there we find tbc most need. we
agree to give twice >QsImuch as the
people Of any town thcfN will raise for
public education in that Mace and we
iusisG also on a local schdpl tax. We
have already assisted Ahe normal
school at Knoxville, tho University
Normal at Athens and 4 number of
smaller schools through North caro-
lima, but that is only al beginning;
This we have done largely by the SUB
scriptions Of just the mc(nbcrs OF the
board. The Southern Educational
Board conducts the Propaganda for us
among The people Of thd South and
we supply the money, the two boards
being largely made up OF the same
gentlemen"
In commenting on the association
and its work The States says "Lhc in
corporation Of the General Education
board by act OF congress discloscs it's
broad purposes and tremendous rc-
sources. The intentions OF the board
| have been freely made known to tllc
people Of the south, in which section
much OF tic work Of the board has
| been and is to be done. The Board
desires TO help communities wMch
need help in establishing and cona8ct-
ing schools, Offering to give twice as
much as the people Of any town will
raise for public educaton aud also
Insisting on a local tax. There is no
humiliation i'm accnntinfr ,Sllrh nn nP