The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-12-25
NEWBERRY OF THE PAST.
Residences in Newberry More Than
Fifty Years Ago-Col. W. Y.
Fairs Recollections.

in those days and should be even more
interesting to those Of the Younger
generation to know something Of their
town and county in the olden days
Judge James N. Crosson, who former
ly edited this paper, and who now
lives in Texas, for several years fur
nished The Herald and News a series
Of articles giving his recollections
dealing with men and places and ev-
ents Of many years ago. Mr.. Cros-
sons letters we're always entertaining
and valuable, and we're eagerly read.
It is the purpose Of The Herald and
News to seek to secure from others
their rec0llections Of the town and
county Of Newberry in the days that
are rapidly passing from memory.
Much valuable history has been re-
corded Of the town and county, but
history can only deal with the larger
events. It would be impossible for
instance, for it to deal with the loca-
tion Of the various residences in
Newberry half century or more ago,
or the exact location Of the business
houses, and thousands of incidents Of
human interest occurring in the town
and throughout the county the rela-
ton Of which would entertain those
who would recall them and be Of value
to those who are Younger, and which
| it would be we'll to record.
With this purpose in view, Col. W.
Y. Fair was asked by The Herald and
News to give its readers some Of his
recollections Of the Newberry Of more
than half a century ago, and he
readily consented. Of course, COL
Fair was very young at that time. but
he has an accurate memory, and his
recollections of the Newberry Of
those days are interesting and valu.
able. His first interview deals with
the residence sections Of the town. In
the next issue will appear some re-
collections from Col. Fair Of the busi-
ness section, and it is hoped to OBJ
tain subsequent interviews with him,
and, as stated, with others, deal
ing with particular localities both in
the town and county and with Incl
dents connected with the lives Of
Newberrians Of the fifties and before
and after.
Mr.. Fair said that at the period
with which this article deals-in and
around 1854ENewb berry was very
small town, but that it was spread
practically as much as it now is. The
last house in Caldwell street on the
right hand side, as one went from
the court house towards the edge of
the town limits, was that Of Solomon
P. Kinard, located in that part Of
! the city which is now known as Gravel
Town. Taking the residences on tha.
side Of the street. coming towards tht
centre of town, the next was that of
I. F. Greneker. on the place where
T. Q. Boozer later lived and where
Mrs. Boozer now lives, and the next
was the residence of Nathan A. Hun
ter-the same house in which Geo. ".
Summer now lives. This house has
been extensively remodeled since that
time, however The next building was
the old First Baptist church, the
frame structure erected in 1881 and
located where the Baptist parsonage
now stands: This building was torn
down only recently, and the handsome
new structure erected on the corner
Of the lot, the parsonage being moved
upon the spot formerly occupied by
the old frame building. On the 9TH
er side of the street Jack Caldwell, as
he was familiarly called, lived where
Mrs. Robert H., Wright now lives.
Where Mrs. A. P. Pifer now lives
was owned by ". R. Lane, and on the
Boundary street graded school lot
stood the residence Of George Smith.
The residence now occupied by Mrs.
Ruff. in Boundary street, opposite
the Lutheran Church Of the Redeem
er was the old Methodist circuit par
sonage. Next in Boundary street, 60
ing east, was the residence Of Francis
B. Higgins, where DR.. James McIn-
tosh now lives. Then came the Chan
cellor Job Johnstone home, now oc-
cl1pied by Mrs. McCrary, Chancellor
Johnstone owning extensively from,
t.ere, with a few exceptions, out tc
Crotwell's. Between his home and
Crotwell's lived Silas Johnstone and