Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-04
LETTER FROM ROUND ROCK, TEX
Recalls Some Incidents Of the Past.
Texas Crops Hurt.

Round Rock, Texas, Sept. 22.-Ed-
itor Keowee Courier: Several months
! ago l saw in The Courier an article
written by our old friend S. X.
Dendy, in which he brought up hap
penings and doings fifty years ago.
/ knew about 1t all, and 1t was quite
| pleasure for me to read about the
past, while l was boy. hope never
| to forget the past. Then from Rich
land | had the pleasure Of reading
several good and thoughtful articles
Of that section; in fact, never lay
the old Courier down until 1 look it
through.
am not writing this article to
make any corrections. i only want
to write about two occasions that
our friend Dendy failed to note. The
first was a school exhibition at Old
Clearmont Academy, as we called 1t
then. The close of school Caught by
Uncle Kit Speares) was great day.
The children did well their parts,
but the part that was most interest
ing to me was that performed by the
clown and the music, the latter fur
nished by S. X. Dendy and Thomas
Jaynes. and they did their parts we'll
also. felt then that was the best
part Of all. Now, let me ask one
| question: How many are around
there now that were there on that
day? can think OF four others be-
| ciI hnf ;,rh+ 4
have been there-Mrs. Sallie Gili-
son (Miss Sallie Burns then), Mrs.
Elizabeth Hughs, Mrs. Warren Strib-
ling and S. X. Dendy
The next was a Sunday school pic
mic at Old Westminster Baptist
church. That was all the Westmin-
ster there was then. That was ano-
ther great day. The several Sunday
schools formed a line down the road
that led to Saml Addis's, the column
headed with the same two boys, S.
X. Dendy and Thomas Jaynes. was
enjoying the music very much, but
had it fixed in my mind that when
the boys got to the steps one would
occupy one side and the other the
other side; but they went right in
with their fiddles, playing, and
thought then that a fiddle in the
church would give me the "all-oyers,"
but they went in all the same. This
was in my boyhood We all looked
then as though age could never gray
our hair. But most Of us have gone,
and those that are left have become
: gray wi-h ago,
But let me Say something ABOUT
EeHa#-.this u&rl Of the State al least
! oats was rUated oct VITA rain III
, March ma Anvil, wlth 2 Yield OF ouIy
about 80 bushels per acre; corn Is
short. say 20 bushels per acre. AS
to cotton, | will place that as a prob
lem for you and your many readers.
We have fine gin plant at George
town, ten miles north, running ten
gin stands; one fine gin at Hutto,
nine miles east; another at L.eander
twelve miles west, and we have two
at Round Rock-one big gin, eight
7O-saw gins. On six stands for the
average Of ninety bales per day, run
ming three days week. The big gin
ginned one day 90, another day 100
and the third day l07. They COM
mence at S o'clock in the morning
and run till II o'clock at night
There are about three farmers that
live over five miles away from the
gin. You may wonder or figure how
much cotton they make.
Before | forget the important part
of the story l will say something
about the rainfalls. During this sea-
son we had very good rains up until
the 10th Of May, then no more fell
till the 18th and 18th Of July, and
1T has been very dry and hot till to-
day, the 22d Of September.
Now. Mr.. Editor, when you meet
those lovely correspondents from
! Richland and Walhalla please say to
them not to stop writing up the old
| times. Keep it up. We older fell
lows away from the old home enjoy
| them. | will close by asking Gods
greatest blessings upon you and your
many readers. b. II. Clinkscales.
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