The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23
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: hr ul2hImae" has met with a
serious loss; thank God, not :, calamity,
because no loss OF life oi other nuil;.r.
lnR "i that Kind has occurred, bat
amer mighty OF: :pOuling OF tender
ness ana sympathy. On the night of
/ the IN November, Il little past mid
! night, or!r beautiful Memorial Hall,
erected ~ lNSN, was burned to the
| ground. We thought it almost fire
proof, and practically il WAS 50 from!
without. but through some unknown
cause, probably the old one of rats and
matches, and because the whole town
WAS asleep. In g harm brfell US. Help
came, plenty OF 1t; all Clinton came To
the rescue, bnt it was too late to save
the building. But how nObly, how
krandly our young men fought the
liancs aud drove them back from ad-
joining houses 1t seemed at one time as
II three OF Our cottages, occupied now
Dy seventy I'VE young girls, must 20,
put thc bTavcst ui work was done
hcrOlr work, and AT last, with Il sigh
OF rclici and thankiulncsf, even while
the roof Oi Memorial Hall was falling
IN, the good news that the other cot
taE'S were safe, made even the heavy
los, seem light. God bless the young
men who did 80 noble Il part and our
own boys, TOO, who fought he fire like
'l'ii. <hH'l HOW tiiDt tIt one tIInR TO
touch our hearts. The building was
our dining hall: every plate and knife
and fork and spoon, and the handsome
Kitchefl furnishing, costing above : >
)oO.O''; our store room with its SAD
plies Oi IIce, sugar. flour. bacon, mo-
lasscS ana vinegar, and all the things
needed tor our full week > supply: all
tn: kitchen utensils and dining room
tables and dairy furnishings, separator
ut al
While it wns burning and before the
ROOF tell IN, one gentleman sent "a
check for so to help us rebuild, and
thank God we will; and another took
list quickly, through the waiting
cr0wd-icIncInbcr this was two O'Clock
nt nIEht-and in Il few minutes brought
IT back, saying. Send Your children to
there are 2;;o of us" "lcs, but conld
get places tor "a thousand" God bless
the generous people of Clinton. And
tne next morning children in little
squads OF three and five and ten took
their meals all over Clinton. Who
says Clinton cannot take care of Il
crowd?
One gentleman, God bless him, be-
fore breakfast next morning sent in
two barrels of flour to us, but would
not let his name be known. Others
quickly followed. A check from
another for 5000 for rebuilding 9 and yet
another followed.
And now, kind friends, we cannot
40 without Dining Hall and kitchen
we must rebuild Mt once. We want TO
90 the work Il little better than it was
done before. How can your orphans
do without the individual things that
90 to make up the very necessaries of
lie. Gone all our provisions, and all
our crockery and all our stoves and
boilers and even our loved household
uircctor-our tower clock. The gran
lte walls OF the hail are still sta,idin:.
though much injured; and much of II
before and must be greatly enlarged
and tho kitchen also. Of course
we are going to rebuild We will
begin at once We must begin
ut once 4 Clinton friend standing uy
!lS while the fire was blazing and The
hundreds of children grouped helpless
~ around 1t, said, "lt the people could
SEQ this sight, you would have all the
money you needed before daylight"
This is written six hours after the fire.
IL IL laid on your hearts as soon ;,s pos
slble- It's the cry of children who
nave no bread and whose home is burn
ed above them.
Now let us thank God again. Not a
HE lost, not harm to any; multItutrs
OF loving acts of Gods people filling
our hearts. The only lOss is some
OF property.
Send gifts of provisions, or table
ware, of dairy utensils Of kitchen
utensils, to Thornwell Orphauare.
Clinton, s. T..
Send money to rebuild the Dining
Hall to Rev. w. =. Jacobs, Clinton,