Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-07-16

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! Falls. It is said Of him that he was
l most kind and generous Of heart;
that during our Civil War, when all
able-bodied men, even the sixteen
year old boys, were at the front, he
supplied the soldiers wives and chill
dren with leather and shoes gratui-
touSly when they were unable to
pay. lie never married, and died
at the age Of eighty years, and was
buried ut Old Pickens. He was a
mcnber Of the Church, and in his
better days contributed literally to
The Christian cause.
Other Owners Of Falls.
James McCarey, Monroe Cannon,
l:.lary Sigh and w. A. Strother have
owned the Falls at different times
ana 1t is now the property Of Mrs
Rose, of Charleston, who is improv-
ing it.
When this place was first settled
all the surrounding country was an
| unbroken forest, where roamed the
fleet-footed deer at the dawn OF
! day; in the spring, the wild turkey
gobbled, the whippoorwill walled,
the. owl hooted; and the fox, opos-
sum, raccon, squirrel, rabbit, quail
and other small game ab0unded,
while the wolf howled and was some
times caught in some sort of IL device
near what is now known as the
"Wolf Stake"
In those lays the roads were
neither curved nor graded, but went
straight up and down the hills. fol-
lowing the trails of the red man.
The nearest town was what is now
called Old Pendleton. There were
no railroads. no cotton mills, but
few churches and Sunday schools:
preachers and doctors were few. no.
many lawyers and magistrates; liens
and mortgages were unknown, no
commercial fertilizer; no bacon ana
-four was shipped from the West;
| no lien merchant to lean" on, no
| banks to borrow money from, no
| automobiles, bicycles and motor
| cycles. most of the travel being on
| foot horseback or by wagon (some-
times drawn by oxen), but occasion
| ally carriage or buggy might he
| seen; no sewing machines, no cook
| ing stoves, no oil lamps, and pine
| knots and tallow candles furnished
| the lights; no organs, pianos or
| nj nj, ,rt,
| ton mills, no ice-cold drinks and
i other dopes. John Barleycorn held
| full sway on the branches and rivu-
| let's, while now he hides his head
in the jungles and dark places, bu,
still creeps forth in the night time
and lands his victims in the chain
gang and sometimes in the grave.
The hunter had no brecch-loading
shotgun or flint and steel rifle to
bring down his game; and there were
no such farming implements as we
have now.
And Now the Present
For few days | have enjoyed The
hospitality Of J. II. ilunnicutt. who
owns good farm and has a delight
full home on Oconcc creek. lie IS
notary public and is useful in the
way OF taking dowers, prepa ring
papers for this community and per-
forming the marriage ceremony
when called upon. He Is one of
the trustees Of Oconce Creek school
District. He is 4 good farmer. and
has fine crop. splendid orchard and
scuppernong vineyard. excellent gar
den teeming with all sorts OF vcge-
tables, fine milk cows and hogs.
scores Of chickens of all ages and
sizes, plenty of ice-cold drinking
water from TWO or more springs
Added to all this he is surrounded
by happy family--three bright,
healthy boys anti one sweet little
girl, with their mother, who knows
well how to entertain their friends
and prepare the many good things
they have for the table.
Nearby are the Hall brothers. J.
l.. and Eelix-~both of whom own ex-
ccllcnt farms, are good and useful
citizens. devoted to the religious,
moral and educational interests of
the community.
Then there is Fred Morgan. Mar
Gus Hughes and w. NJ. Murphy, who
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