The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-06-26
OLD. MEMORIES.
Major CrossOn, Now OF Texas, Relates III
cidentS OF Newberry People the days
Gone Ry-An Interesting Letter.

Gone By-An Interesting Letter.
Among many good men, in the
church, l especially noted the Rev.
Mr.. Galloway, DR.. A. w. and JAS.
Chalmers.
'Tis to the virtues of such men, man
His portion of the good that heaven
bestows.'
Mr.. Galloway's sons and daughter
have made his name u household
word, in Seceder circles. Capt. Chal'
mer's son Clark, who married. the
daughter Of that eminent man, Rev.
Chas. Strong, was a good useful
preacher and no wonder his son has
made Il popular preacher. OF Dr. a.
w. Chalmers grandson, DIR. w.
Hayno Leavell, / have heretofore
written. He has magnificent church,
with Il membership Of over 800.
1t il a joy and pleasure to me TO
attend his church. He is highly in
tellectual, preaching to the head but
not forgetting the emotional part Of
our nature. His associate breaches
to the heart, not forgetting the in
tellectual. They make strong
team. Dr. Leavell is a very pleas
ant and entertaining gentleman.
l said to him a few days since,
that he WAS not the only distin-
guished man | had thrashed, that
Chief Justice Y. j. Pope had en.
dured the same operation at my
hands. This, however, was not cor.
rect, for when they went to school to
me they we're good boys.
Leaving the church near Joseph
Reid's and not far from the corner
of his yard where the railroad passes,
we see on the right the stump of
four large pines. My mother came
from Scotland in 1920 and WIS ac-
customed to storms. Having soon
thereafter married my father, she
WAS driving a gig along the road, and
at this point, roaring raging,
shrieking bowling storm came down
upon her. Frightened, she left the
gig, and attempted to pass through
q narrow strip of woods, when
four large pine trees fell around her,
enclosing her in space Of not
more than twenty feet square.
Joseph Roid was very neat and
good man. He married lovely
woman, the daughter of John Clary.
He was cousin to my 1st Lieutenant,
David Reid Mccormick, who was
killed in battle February 21st, 1862.
We will hereafter resume our walk.
Among the good and useful mon
of Newherry, WAS John Chappell, a
member of Gross Roads Baptist
church, in the forks of Little and
Saluda rivers, Of whom u friend re-
lates this incident:
One Lords day, the regular
preacher unable to attend, sent
another to supply his place. Di
rec,lng him to go to Bro. Chappell's
to be entertained, he received that
kind hospitality for which Bro.
Chappell was noted. At the close of
tho sermon the preacher called on
Bro. Chappell to pray. The kind good
old man looked up rather quizzically
and said" Why, good God Almighty
Bro. Jones, I never prayed in my
life" (meaning in pnhlic,) and broke
out in big laugh, at which the au
dience smiled audibly.
In lS4S Ira Potter good preacher
pleasant gentleman, of whom was
fond and who was often in my oilic,
was on the Newberry circuit. II,
once told me he was going to have
} big meeting and wanted Uncle Jim
, my Danally to assist him. But h
WAS 30 plain in denouncing prevail
ing sins-calling "a spade spade,
that he was afraid of him Potte
1 said Pll write to him that the New
8 berry sinners were tough set an
| wanted him to pour hot shot int
o them. [ don't believe he'll do il
4 The old man, 30 we'll known in Now
4 | barrY in the daNs of Wnn moraN carn