The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-10
DANIEL THEODORE DANIELSEN
For Twenty-One Years the Faithful
Watchman at Newberry Cot
ton Mills.

have been in the employment Of the
mills almost from the organization of
the company. There are few, if any,
however, who, have been continuous
ly on one job, during all the years.
Before the city of Newberry had a
town clock to strike the hours, the
watchman at the Newberry cotton
mills struck the hours during the
t,and he has been doing this.reg-
ularly and continuously since 1888;
It had come to be considered the
standard time and many Of the cit
liens would regulate their clocks by
the hours as struck by the Newberry
cotton mills, from seven in the ev-
ening to five in the morning.
The gentleman who has been hold
ing down this job during all these
years has very interesting history,
and while not native Of Newberry,
nor Of the United States, the greater
part Of his life has been spent in
Newberry county and in Edgefeld
county.
Daniel Theodore Danielson was
born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on
the eighth of March, 1842. His fa-
ther was a lumber dealer in, Den
mark, and his lumber yards were To-
Gated on the sea adjoining the pala-
ees Of the king. It was here in Den
mark that Mr.. Danielson was edu-
Gated. He had only one brother and
while his father was not wealthy,
yet he was well-to-do and young
Danielson was the idol Of his mother,
and was reared without having to do
much hard labor. In fact, his play
mates were the children Of royalty,
who would come out Of the palace,
which was, as stated, near the lum-
Der yards Of his father. King George
of Greece, and Princess Alexandria,
Of England, were among the play
mates Of young Danielson.
According to the laws Of Denmark
it is necessary for every young man,
on reaching the age Of twenty-one,
to be drafted into the army and to
serve for three years and after such
service to remain subject to the call
of the government, in case Of war,
for five years longer.
The mother and father of Theo-
dore could not bear the idea Of his
entering the army, so his father de-
cided to send him to America.
He first came to New York, and from
New York to Chicago, where he re-
NAMED for a few months elerking in
a grocery store, and afterwards
worked on a farm in Illinois for sew
eral months going from there to
Pittsburg, Pa, and thence, back to
New York.
It was his purpose to return to
Denmark, but there being demand
for immigrants in the South about
that time, he came from New YORK
to South Carolina n 1867, coming
first directly to Newberry.
His first service here was with Mr..
Scott, w1o at that time Was hand
ling fertilizer. After working with
Mr.. Scott for few months he ven.
to Edgefeld, where he worked with
Mr.. D. P. Bouknight and: Ca}:= Jerry
Goggans During this time it was
still his intention to return to Den
mark, but a little romance entered
into his life about the tina he was
ready to go, and before he heard
from his father he had set up a
household of his own, having been !
married to Miss P. B. Salter, Of
on the eighth Of April,
1870. This precluded his return to
and he began life in ear
nest in Edgefeld county farming and !
working at other things during the /
time.
The editor of The Herald and !
News remembers Mr.. .Danielson when
he was working in the capacity OF a !
fireman on a sawmill in Edgefeld
county near Good Hope church.
Mr.. Danielson returned to New
berry in November, 1887, and for
about a year worked at different
things in the Newberry cotton mills.
During the year 1888, he was en-
ployed as night watchman and has
continuously and consecutively fill
ed this position ever since He fills