The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
new buildings. It is a busy and a
beautiful town, and is inhabited by a
people unsurpassed in friendly. hospi-

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people unsurpassed in friendly. hospi- |
tality and intelligence. During my
brief stay, was much impressed with |
the spirit of patriotism which pervad-
ed men, women and children, and the
great work being accomplished in eve
ry patriotic line. We passed the new
Presbyterian church several times
during our drives. It is a structure
both of beauty and apparent durabili-
ty, OF which pastor and people are
doubtless very appreciative.
On my return home the sad news
awaited me of the death on Friday
of Edmund Mcqueen, ST., of Dunbar
S. c., an aged and beloved cousin who
had passed his four score and five
years, and was the Senior member of
Mcqueen Clan; also he was the great
uncle of Mrs, W. W. Parker and
brother, Of Lumberton. We attended
noon at Carolina church in Dillon
county, where an immense concourse
| of friends and relatives assembled to
pay the last tribute Of respect and af-
| fection to a good man, whose gentle
charitable spirit and love of his fell
low man won for him hosts of friend.
| Five ministers were present, one of
whom, Rev. A. r. Mcqueen of Dunn
was his nephew. He was the last
member of twelve brothers and sis
| ters, and there were probably pres
ent at his burial fifty nephews and
nieces, including the third generation.
Some OF these came down from Rae
ford, others from Mullins, The Fork,
and Dillon, S. C..
Yesterdays mail brought to me
most interesting document, or record,
compiled by Judge z. T. Fillmore of
Austin, Texas, and styled "Annals of
Ashpole Church 175O-1815." 1t comes
to me in manuscript form, and I have
read it with intense interest and pleas
ure. The work shows great research
and patient labor in ferreting out,
through various and miscellaneous
means, the history of Ashpole church
and the names and genealogies Of
those pioneer families who formed a
settlement community at that period
of time Gin the section Of country en-
braced in the area of the northern
townships of Thompson and Affords
vile, together with that part Of South
Carolina extending from a point on
several miles south east of Dillon up
to where it emerges from Richmond
county" The author plainly indi-
Gates that his work has been a labor
of love in the following quotation from
it: "With all of it's imperfections /
!, offer it in affectionate remembrance
of the old community where I was
born and reared, and commend it to
{ the keeping of the authorities of old
! Ashpole church, around which some
! of the tenderest recollection of youth
: cluster, reserving only the right to re-
view and correct, as circumstances
! may justify"
l hope that Judge Fillmore has had
or will have, this interesting and val
! liable acquisition to Robson county
, history published in book form, as
5 am sure the descendants of those old
- families mentioned by him would be
), glad to have copies of it, the writer
,, being included in that category, as
: both of my grandfathers McCallun
? and Mcqueen are numbered with
Z those pioneer settlers. Prominent il
= McNair, Baker, Cade, McInnis, Nc
McRae, Patterson, Watson, Brown
= :, Wilkerson, Mckay, McGill, Little, ane
. others too numerous to mention.
= heartily recommend the exceeding
. merit Of this work to all who arr
: interested in ancient Robson history
= Judge Fillmore was born and rearee
% near Ashpole church, his heart turn:
= back to the home and scenes Of hi:
- youth, and his affection and fealty t,
/ his native county is demonstrated b,
! his long and faithful labor in thi'
y splendid production.
u No news of interest in the Fork
IT IT German measles everywhere, togethe:
- with some cases of grippe
II Mrs. McNeill and daughter, Mis-
~ Annie, Of Vass, spent the weekend
> with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Stewart.
=, Robt. McLaurin returned from hi
i, home in Dillon county on Sunday af
h ternoon and reports a fearful epi
- demic Of pneumonia in that section
- and the death on Saturday of fin
~ =. neighbor lady, Mrs. Murray Hayes.
=, "AUNT BECKY"
i. Annual Meeting OFF Rainbow Or
TO der.