The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-27

SILK and wool, for the silk and woo,
were spun and the cloth was woven
not far away from old Pendleton."
Just when was acquired by the so-
clety the lot on which stands It's two
story brick hall nobody seems TO
know. So ca ~, however. as 1920
the title to i.e ground appears TO
have been vested in the society. and
the act OF 1926 erecting Anderson
anu Pickens districts out of Pendleton
district shows that then the present
structure was building. The four tall
Drick columns were erected, the roof
was altered to its present conforma-
ton and certain interior changes were
made in 1S43 by Calvin Hall.
Ihe editor OF The Farmer and
Planter. George Seaborn, born 1897.
aled 1877. was one OF the presidents
or the Farmers society. His wife wa.
a daughter OF Gen. John Bayles
Earle. Associated with him at vari-
Gus times in the conduct OF the 10 Rr-
nal were j. j. Gilman of New Hamp-
shire, master of the village academy
Tor boys, and Richard f. Simpson.
member of congress. The printing
oiiice. occupied two rooms in the
Agricultural hall.
THOMAS Stribling, one OF the char
ter members OF the Pendleton society.
was the father of Cornelius Kinchelo
Stribling, who left his fathers home
near Pendleton at the age of 12 years.
walked all the way to Charleston and
later. at the age of 18, entered the
United States navy as midshipmen.
He was eventually retired as a rear
| admiral and died in 1880 at Martins
| burg, W. Va.
Origin of Clemson.
Maj. Sloan was one of the seven
friends IA the Pendleton society to
whom in 1855, OH November "a.
Thomas G. Clemson read a paper by
which WAS inaug .ated the movement
that ultimately resulted in the estab-
lishment OF Clemson College. The
others participating in the conference
were William Henry Prescott, Richard
f. Simpson. the Rev. A. Fl. Cornish.
the Rev. Hugh McLees. Col. w. A.
Hayne and DR.. p. II. E. Sloan. Mr..
Clemson, son lay. of John C. Cal
houn, had been minister to Belgium
under Buchanan and had served the
Confederate government as mineral
| ogist and chemist.
j. c. Stribling, president of the So
ciety. had from the late DR.. Cherry
OF Seneca this "Reminiscences OF Cal
houn: Sitting in the north porch of
his Fort Hill home, about 1S45, Mr..
Calhoun, in conversation with Dr.,
Cherry. DR.. Thomas Lewis and otbers
friends, said that IL he stood In their
places and desired to grow up with
a city, he would settle at Martha.
! which is now Atlanta, for the reason
that he believed a railroad would
shortly be built from Washington to
New Orleans and that other railways
would cross the Blue Ridge through
the gaps near Martha. reaching ont
from the rich valleys of the Ohio and
the mississippi toward the Atlantic
| seaboard.
Gov. b. F. Perry. addressing the
Pendieton society In the early 's0s.
recalled the circumstances in which
| u was Formed and mentioned some of
the names which had ornamented its
! roiis. War with Great Britain had
! lust closed" he said. "and the coun.
Try was greatly depressed In all of her
resources and industries. Agriculture
ana commerce We're espt cially at a
low ebn. The. farmers around PEN
dleton village In 1916 were educated
| and highly cultivated citizens and
many OF them quite distinguished I'm
the State" :
4 GOV, Perry spoke by name OF GER
tain early members: Gov. Andrew
1 Pickens and HIS brother Ezekiel. sons
! OF the partisan general; Col. Robert
anderson, son OF another Reyoiu-
tlenafy general, and for many Years
clerk OF the lower branch of .he State
/ legislature; Col. Warren, who had lost
a leg fighting for American inde-
pendence, and was for many Years n
member OF the general assembly; Gen.
4 j., IL. Earle. a meniiSr OF congress
! and for many years adiutant general
/ OF the State; Samuel Earle. member
OF congress; John e. Calhoun, State
treasurer; Richard T.. Simpson. long
member of congress; Col. Richard
| Lewis, Joseph Whitner. the Taylors.
Maxweiis, Sloahs, Bensons, Cherfys
ana very many others. OF fortune and
cultivation.
Yet other nienibcrs have been John
Gaiilard, president PRO tempore of the
United States senate, LAngion Cheves.
one Of the pureet end wiseat men
South Carolina every produced; - Gov.
James Hamilton, The Baysrd of tLe
South - Frances HuEer. aibefator or
Lafayette: Thomas Pinckney in1
Charles Cotesworth Pincltney; John g.
Calhoun and his son In law. Thomas
| c, Clemson. lSr. Moses Walden OF
Wilmington academy, Cow Allston. the
| Rev. Joha B. Adger. william III. Tres
colt. Maj. George Seaborn. Maj. Ben
ianin Sloan.
The Francis K. iEnaEef SnnalaI:
4endleton has long sfsasaresl with
| special algeclion the weather krayeti
Isundial presented to The society by
| Francis Kinioch Hneef ana which
stands betost the main doorway OF
The AeflcnEt1rc hall THE quaint o4l