Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15

isichihnd, yahpsfx JS Editors Cou-
rier; Asthere are many inqpiripg sriopds
Ia aud out OF the State who deaire TO
learn something definite about our tersss
bic loss last Friday BY fireS Of the good
new house Of eight rooms, which were
we'll furnished, belonging TO Mr.. stiles
y. Hughes. thought would give you
the facts for Publication in the Courier:
Tho fire, when first discovered, was
'breaking through the roof at 8 ~ sscloclr
TO the morning and appeared 60 have
started In the overhead ceiling, and
spread so rapidly it was almost impossi-
bic to save anything, AZ it was burned TO
tho ground In just one hour, and it was
too late whom help came to save much OF
the contents. There were only two
rooms that could be entered by breaking
in--the parlor and one bedroom. All
the parlor furniture with bookcase and
books, a numberof framed pictures and
q clock, were saved from tho room; and
from the bedroom ono wardrobe, one
bureau, one round walnut table, one
wash.stand, one bedstead, one feather
bed, ono mattress, two feather pillows,
Two quilts, one white spread, one blan-
ket and two sheets, shades and curtains
and four chairs. There were three rock
ing chairs and . lounge saved from the
hall. The entire contents of my room
were destroyed, consisting of one cherry
wood bureau, (given to me by my father)
with SO many valued and precious gifts
and other things in the drawers; q ward-
robe that contained much of my clothing
and all my wraps and other articles OF
value, my bedstead, feather bed, feather
pillows, mattress, with all the covering,
my trunk full of clothing, small table.
with my precious Bible on it, marked
from beginning to the end with SO MANY
sweet and consoling passages to those
that believe, and all my best spectacles
and clock. In our dining room were
two large old-fashioned cupboards full
of crockery, glassware, table knives and
some silverware, our dining table, all
cur table linen and walters, with auan.
tity of canned fruits, preserves, jellies
and pickles; in our stove room were the
stove, two tables and many useful cook
ing vessels; in our pantry were two
bushels corn meal, barrel of flour, 100
pounds of 'home-raised lard, one large
year.old bacon ham and quantity of
sausage, with numbers of other things
that would take too mnch time and space
to mention. In Stiles room, up stairs, was
a wardrobe with about $500 worth
clothing, two new suits, each having
been worn but once, for each of which
he had paid $500, and a lot of others;
large walnut table, Il began house,
keeping with this) an old-time walnut
sideboard, a washstand, his trunk,
valises and contents, bed and bed clothes,
with rugs and pictures, his Bible and
other books, with many precious memen-
toes of the past. We lost seven mat
tresses, ten feather pillows, eighteen
comforts and quilts, (eight of which
were extra nice and the work Of a life
time)--all swept away in the brief space
of one hour. Oil the uncertainty of the
things of this lifei forgot to say. we
lost one feather bed, Ave white spreads,
three blankets and five bedsteads. Lost
no live thing except a coop of nine fry
ing-size chickens.
will say no more of our loss, as it
would take pages yetto tell all. Will
only add -Four pork was saved. Stiles was
at Ayersville at work and received tele-
gram of his loss while his house was
burning. He came on the first train.
and found no one hurt. BE calmly re-
marked, ut is not SO bad but it might
have been worse," and that it was much
better that 1t was his house than one of
his brothers' or sisters, with a large
family of children, to be without a home.
And while / know our loss of what we
priced so dearly can never be replaced
with money, yet we have many blessings
to be thankful for to our Heavenly
Father who is the giver of all good,
y We have 80 many kind, sympathizing
relatives and friends who not only, SYM
pathize with us in words but fin deeds.
All seem SO willing TO do something for
our comfort and think can truly say
as[did the Psalmist of old, "The Lord is
my shepherds; / shall not want" We
are moving into Mr.. Goes house in
Richland and will be at home again soon,
and would be glad to have any of our
relatives and friends come to see us.
The house was insured for $1,000. 1t
cost 81 900, Yours respectfully,
Mrs. e. Il. Hughs.
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Seven Years in Bed.