The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-05-26
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Rev. R. W. Barber, who had been
here for sometime at the home OF his
son-in-law, Mr.. E. j. Huckabee, left for
an outing in the low country.
Messrs. D. L. ann A. V. Barnes, hav-
ing learned late Saturday evening that
their brother, Mr.. Jack Barnes. OF
Royston, Ca, was was critically i'll
with appendicitis, left early Sunday
morning to visit him. He was carried
to hospital to have his system put IN
better condition than it then was, be-
fore an operation could be performed.
Dr.. A. ]. Speer has been for two or
three weeks at Greer, at the home of
his son, Rev. Foster Speer.
Messrs. Jno. Davis, Jas. Dobbins and
E. Eskew, of Anderson, came. down
last Friday and were guests of Mr.. D.
L. Barnes, who took them in the after
noon in a ride over the nearby country.
Rev. Jas. A. Clotfelter went over to
Greenwood Monday and attended a
called session of the South Carolina
Presbytery, which completed the unfn-
ished business of the regular session of
sometime ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Barksdale, Mrs
G. w. Speer and Miss Alice Cooley
went to Anderson Tuesday, with the
first as manager of the auto, bringing
back with them in the evening Mrs. L.
D. Cooley, who had been at Anderson
for some days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Harper and Mas
ter John Huckabee went up to Ander-
son on Sunday to MI. Theron Aliens
and spent the day.
Some time ago this writer gave a
Renaissance of Revolutionary War
times, bearing upon the formation of a
cavalry company, which was composed
of men living on Rocky River. With
your permission, Mr.. Editor, the writer
will give a few more thoughts along
the same line. Sometime before the
necessity for the services of this com
pany ceased, a grant of the public
lands up and down the River was given
to each member of the company.
Among them was a man by the name of
Montgomery, who later on deserted the
company and Joined the Tories. About
that time the condition of the Ameri-
cans was dark and gloomy and he, no
doubt, came to the conclusion that the
other side would win, and, wanting to
be on the winning side in the end,
Aopped over. Then it became a matter
of much discussion as to what should
be his fate, if captured. 1t was left to
the company to decide the matter, and
a vote was taken. One half was in ia
vor of hanging and quartering, n
Capt. Baskin gave the deciding vote
and he voted to allow him peaceably tie
return under certain restrictions, n of
which was that he was to appear at a
certain named place every Monday
morning for a specified number OF
times and receive forty stripes save
one. He appeared regularly and took
his medicine like a good little boy. No
doubt the punishment. was we'll laid on
Again, a few miles from here, Alex
ander Baskin, another member Of the
company, was given several hundred
acres of land. He and family lived
upon it for a number of years, then con-
cluded to sell and go West, The sim
gular part is this he had ten sons and
two daughters, and the man to whom
he sold, Mr.. Michael Kennedy, also had
ten sons and two daughters. Some of
the descendants of the latter 'still live
in this section,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes and Mrs.
T. o. Kirkpatrick went to Able Vile
Wednesday.
The friend Of the writer, Mr.. John
Grand, a few days ago sent him a speci-
men of his grass-a tuft of grass but an
inch or two in diameter, and it would
be a hard matter to put another sprig
in the same place. He has about five
acres of new-ground in cotton with
such grass in it. 1t will be hard to
clean.
The able editor of the Press and Ban
ner, Mr.. VIM. P. Greene, and the chill
dren, came up Sunday and spent some
hours at the home of Mrs. T. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Wakefield, of An
treville, came over Wednesday and
snent the dav with Mr.. T NJ. HucRabee