The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-09

W " WIN INC "Cu'll. anu Tor ms rrI
son his movement. wrrr closely
watched. and :-.,ur iimr IN 1862 his ar
rest WAS ordered: hmt being warned
ay fIipud that lic would he ARRESTED!
| l,c next day. he and his son escaped
during The night. and crossed the l'o-
ton,ac in Il row boat. Landed on Vir-
cinia soil. :hcy did nu, stop until they
reached Richmond having walked the
entire hi''arcr. lDcn arriving in Rich
inond they both rendered their service.
to President Davis. John C. was at
once appointed II Lieutenant in the
army AMI a%' 'Snc,i to duty. Mr.. GLEN
son Wa; !; ;iSnctl TO the mining de-
partnlcnt Of the trans mississippi Nj
tire Department. Here he remained i'm
he service until the close OF the war
~ this Time Mrs. John G.. Calhoun
resided at Pcndlctor; and h"rc Mr.
Clemson was reunited with his FAM
lily. and her they resided until the
icath e. Mrs. Calhoun in the latter
part OF 1866.
Previous 10 the war Mrs Calhoun
had sold their old Eon,". Fort Hill.
and al her property thereon to her
son, Col. Andrew r. Calhoun. taking
his bOnd and mortgage for the pur-
chase money. Of this bond and mort =
gage Mrs. Calhoun willcd three -fOurtlts
to her daughter. Mrs. TiiOs. G. GLEN
sun. and onc-fourth 10 Mrs. Clcmson'.;
daughter. Miss Floridc, who subsc-
qncntly married Mr. Gideon Lee OF
New York. The mortgage Of col. a..
=. Calhoun 49,: forcclOsed ard Mrs.
Clemson bought in Fort Hill. and di-
vidcd it with her daughter. Mrs. Lee.
in proportion TO the interest Of each
under Mrr. calhoun's will. In 1871
Mrs. FlOride Lee die leaving on"
child. Il daughter. ~ seventeen
days after Mrs. Lees death. John G..
collision of two trains on the Blue
Clemson was killed near Seneca by ii
Ridge Railroad. The loss Of their on
ly two children was Il terrible shock
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clemson. Dcsolata
they mourned the loss of all the
brightness out OF their lives: but un-
:earchable are the providences of God
for it was then that these two strick-
on. sorrowing pa: ents determined to
unite in 80 dlsposing of all they had
left of their property rs to bring to
their fellow men as much happiness
and prosperity as they could have
wished for themselves. They agreed
to make wills 10 each other. and prom
ised that the survivor would make a
will donating all of their joint prop
crty to erect al Agricultural College
at Fort Hill.
In 1875 Mrs. Clemson died suddenly
Of heart di:ense. while Mr.. Clemson
wds absent from home. Many persons
In Peadlcton remember the grief of
this OH end now desolate man at the
grave when the remains of the de-
voted partner OF his life we're being
LAID to rest.
Tho remaining years of his life Mr..
Clemson spent, dcaolatc and alone, at
Fort Hill After while he began to
take more interest in affairs. He was
fond of reading. and kept around him
the leading newspapers and standard
magazines by which he was enabled to
keep in touch with his fellow men:
otherwise he lived the life OF her
nit, at least for several years after
the death of Mrs. Clemson.
Eventually. however. his mind he
came fixed upon the ono purpose Of
fulfilling the promise to his wife and
erecting the College they had planned.
Then he began again to visit his
friends. and many were the efforts he
and his friends made to interest 9TH
ers in this great work.
During this time he looked carefully
after his finances and tried to save
all lie could for the College. But still
he provided generously for the faith
,ul helpers who remained with him.
xIfcI IN hn1 nfh
poor friends in distress. and did so.
To visit him frequently during the
last two years of his life, and during
tho time he talked freely of his life
and experiences. He portrayed in n
manner never TO be forgotten the con-
tlition the South was sure to be plung-
ed into. II something were not done
to arrest the destructive Tenderness OF
the times. Education such as We
hud before our conditions were chang
cd by the war. was all right, but not
enough. To become successful tho
Southern people had to become prac-
tical. and practical education was
necessary to meet the peoples neccs-
stiles.
Epring. the latter part of his life
he talked II great deal about religious
matters and became very much con-
cerneh about the salvation Of his soul
He requested the ministers to visit
him. Ono. good man who was with
him TO the last, said that beyond a
doubt he had made his peace with his
God. and his last words were in behalf
OF the poor and suffering. Can the
people or South Carolina ever forget
Tllos. G. Clemson, and the great work
he helped to accomplish for them ?
II this is possible. Visit Fort Hill and
lo0k around you.