The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-08

law partner was Gen. Samuel E.c-
Gowan afterwards associate justice of
the supreme court. Later on Col. r.
T. Jaynes, a. distinguished lawyer of
Walhalla was associated with him.
The Printers Of Long Ago.
Col. Thompson laid emphasis on the
printers OF the ante beilum days when
talking about his sojourn in Columbia,
directly after leaving Laurens. 8. G.
He met number Of fellow-workers
In Columbia, all OF whom exerted an
influence I'm moulding public opinion
In that day and generation. Among
these he particularly mentioned. Geo.
EIford He worked with Elford In
the Office of the Presbyterian Reyiew.
This office was located In Columbia
where the Wright's Hotel stands. The
editor Of The Review was DR.. Howe a
crippled man OF splendid literary at
tainments. And George Elford was
the only printer in the shop who could
set the Greek phrases and sentences
that DR.. Howe would use in his classi-
cal controversies. You could get
good picture Of DR.. Howe as C6l.
Thompson described him to the news
paper man: "He was a cripple and
would drive down to the office bright
and early every .loraing. He would
wobbla out Of his buggy and wobble
up the office steps on his crutches and
get to his desk as spry as you please.
and his face was rs bright and chccry
as Il now silver dollar. This DIR.
Howe was warm advocate of prohibi-
tion and one of the contributors to his
paper was the great Judge John Bel
ton O'Ncale. and Judge O'Nealc was
sound on the liquor question" After
setting the Greek and performing all
his duties we'll In the office of The Re-
view, George Elford went to Green
vile and founded semi-weekly paper
"Hc was splendid, all round, good
man." said the colonel
Then there was that Yankee Stokes
In Columbia" lie continued. II did
not like Stokes. he went to Lnurens
and afterwards to Union, where he
started the Union Times.
"Isben' Morgan also published pa
per, q temperance paper; he was a
good. clean. industrious man.
There was a fine fellow named
Darr in Columbia In those days. He
went to Sumter and started paper
and did well. And another named
aaight. started paper at Georgetown.
All these men exerted telling infiu-
encc in their respective spheres of ac-
tion." '''
lie. Loved Lnurenx.
Throughout The .a;a Col. Thomr,-
soh's mind would ever and again re-
vert to Laurens and his two years
stay In that town. He loved its peo-
pie and related many incidents of the
place. and its people. Speaking OF
Col Henry Young OF Laurens who also
sat In the Secession convention with
him, Col. Thompson said he was one
OF tile most noted lawyers of upper
Carolina. On one occasion Col. Young
came to Pickenss to- attend court and
nj IT,, tho time Col. Thompson decided TO
buy q, piece of land at Eaurens, the
purchase price being 500. He sent
the, money, 20 Aaurens by Col. Young.
Subsequently Gol. Thompson sold this
land for $1.500, 81.
His First, Vote.
I It was Ia Laurens county that Col.
Thompson In the, year 1847 cast his
first ballot. Col, j. L.. Orr and Gov.
B. II. Perry were running Cor con
Sress; he voted for Orr, who won, out
In. that race. -
While In Laurens, Col. Thompson
attended n big baptizing at Warrior
Creek Baptist church, which is locat-
ed at Warrior court house. One hum
drad persons were baptized there
that day. "The ,BaptIsts were mighty
strong down there in those days." he
said.
Proud Of Pickens.
| No son. OF. the old Ptckens district
is moro loyal or truer TO her best ira
ditiohs than Col Thompson. One
OF his sons is named Pickens. He
loves the Pickens district, the good
fold days and tho present times, and
gaEcs unfiinchingly ahead to the fu-
ture. 800.
Look at the iilustrious sons Of old
PickenB district; he said. There's
Gen. Cleveland and Gen. Anderson
and Horseshoe Robinson or Revolu-
ttonary fame;, Gov. Pickens and later
on Gov. r. w. Pickens, the war gov
ornor; Gen. Earle. Gov. B. F.. Perry
and the late Senator Jos. H. Earle
all these first saw the light of day In
old Rickens district and there are
many more. all OF whom have contrl-
buteds to the building up OF, their. coun-
try and have been loyal and faithful at
all times. 80
Col. Thompson has the most un-
bounded admiration for the, late Gov.
LIB. F.s'Perry Of Greenyiile and fre-
quently spoke OF him In the highest
terms. calling. him patriot, Statesman
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