The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-07-13
MORE ABOUT RHEIMS
AND VICINITY.
PART PLAYED IN WAR TINES
SOME CAPTAINS OF INDUS
TRY--A FINE SECTION.
Editor County Record:-

WIN Cne OlNll "GE. llS Pai oui
section took in that war, we can
Justly be proud Of We have here
the drill ground wnere one of the
best companies was organized and
drilled; the name of this fine compa-
nv was Black Mingo Rifle Guards
10 strong, that Joined the famous
10th Regt. S CV. and served with
that regiment the four years OF the
war. Of that magnificent company
not one lives today. All have passed
over the river and rest under the
shade" Their descendants people
this section and the new race that
sprang from these noble men are
making this part of the county what
it is today.
We now come to the beginning of
the Rheims of the present day. As
soon as the war closed, Mr. + Rhem,
assisted by Mr. C D Cook. .Sr, another
turpentine expert, resumed and car
ried on the turpentine business to a
much greater extent than before op-
erations were stopped by the war
and with a greater degree of sue
cess. As soon as his two sons, ID u
and F Rhem, were old ennugh, they
formed the well-known firm of +
Rhem & Sons and entered into the
general merchandise business. For
the first three or four wears these
young men had the advantage OF the
business experience and acumen OF
the elder member of the firm, but
after his death they had to go 1t
alone and how we'll they succeeded
is so. we'll known by the business
world as to require no comment.
One of the most important moves
these young gnen made was the sale
of a large tract of timbered land to
the A c l. corporation. which was
the beginning of that great corpora
ton of today which has helped in no
small way to develop enterprise and
give employment to hundreds and
has given to this, section some men
of push and enterprise, full of energy
such men as Capt Andrews and a
host of others who make things
move and do more to develop Sec
ton than anything else known. All
this sprang from money made IN an
industry that had been lying idle at
our doors till taken up and made to
Weld a rich harvest, consequently
proving blessing to the entire Sec
ton, and many an encountered home
hiss been saved thereby. Thus we see
the influence and actions of a good
man never die but go on forever.
These notes would not be complete
uifbout the mention of Mrs F Rhem,
the wife of Mr. F Rhem, Sr, who was
indeed friend and mother to all the
poor in the neighborhood and many
q poor man and family have been
helped and made comfortable by. her
charity. None were too poor for her
to visit. She also kept open house;
the latch-string surely hung on the
outside and many a travelling man
has reason to call her blessed, as
there was always a room and vel
come for one more.
This mercantile business, which
began in a small way, has gradually
increased unit! today it extends its
operations over two counties, from
Kingstree to Georgetown, develop
ing one of the best markets for all
country produce and making cotton
a speciality. 1t has opened vast field
and supports two resident cotton
buyers: J B Hemingway, represent
ing the well-known firm of Rogers,
McCabe & Co, Charleston, and G B
Raddy, representing Farmers &
Spinners' Cotton Co; hence the buy
mp, is quite lively and cotton brings
the highest market price. OF the
24264 bales sold in the county last
season, Rheims handled at least one
eighth of the entire crop.
To facilitate the marketing of this