The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-11

had come to be considered the stand
ard time and many of the citizens
would regulate their clocks by the
hours as struck by the Newberry cot
ton mills, from seven in the evening
to five in the morning.
line gentleman who has been holding
down this job all these years has 4
Is cry interesting history, and while no.
a native of Newberry, nor of the Unit
ed Stats, the greater part of his life
has been spent in Newberry county,
and in Edgefeld county.
Daniel Theodore Danielson was born
in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the eighth
of Marcn, 1912. His father was lum-
Der dealer in Denmark, and his lum-
Der yards were located on the sea ad-
joining the palaces of the king. 1t
was here in Denmark that Mr.. Dan
ielson was educated. He had only one
brother, and while his father was not
welthy, yet he was Well-to-do, and
young Theodore was the idol Of his
mother, and was reared without having
to do much hard labor In fact, his
playmates were the children of roy
altv who would come out of the pal
ace, which was, as stated, near the.
lumber yards of mis- father. King
George Of Greece and Princess Alex
andria of England were among the
playmates of young Danielson.
According to the laws of Denmark il
is necessary for every young man, on
reaching the age Of twenty-one to be-
drafted into the army and to serve
for three years, and after such service
TO remain subject to the call Of the
government, in case Of war, for five
years longer.
The mother and father of Theodore
could not bear the idea of mis- entering
the army. so his father decided to send
him to America.
He first came to New York, and from
New York to Chicago, where he re-
NAMED for a few months clerMng in a
grocery store, and afterwards worked
on a farm in Illinois for several
months. going from there to Pittsburg,
Pa, and thence back to New York.
II was his purpose to return to Den
mark, but there being demand for
immigrants in the South about that
time. he came from New York to South
Carolina, in 1851 coming first directly
to Newberry.
His first service here was with Mr..
Scott, who at that time was handling
fertilizer. After working for Mr.
Scott for few months, he went to-
Edgefeld, where he worked with Mr..
D. P. Bouknight and Col. Jerry Cog
gans. During this time it was still
his intention to return to Denmark.
but a little romance entered into his
life about the time he was ready toi
90, and before he heard from his IA
ther, he had set up household OF MS
own, having been married to Miss T.
B. Salter of Edgefeld on the Sth OF
April, 1870 This precluded his re-
turn to Denmark, and he began life
in earnest in Edgefeld county, farm
ing and working at other things dur
ing the time.
The editor of The Herald and News
remembers Mr.. Danielsen when he was
working in the capacity of a fireman
on saw mill in Edgefeld county
near Good Hope church, which was
operated and owned by Mr.. ]. L. Aull
and Mr.. J. B. Haltiwanger.
Mr.. Danielsen returned to Newberry
in November, 1887, and for about a
year worked at different things in the
Newberry cotton mills. During the
year 1888 he was employed as night
watchman and has continuously and
consecutiveIy filled this position ever
since. He fills it we'll and conscien
tiously, and has the confidence and