The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-03-28
VERY INTERESTING LETTER
FROM RICHARD S. MAYBIN
Feby. 9th, 1911"

FROM RICHARD S. MAYBIN
Feby. 9th, 1915
Mr. E. H. Aull-
Dear Friend
That happy day has come when
shall turn my face homeward again,
after being over II months.
But all the time 1 have had The
Herald and News coming to me when
| would be transferred, I would have
the paper transferred too.
see letters in it from lads I had
not heard from since l left home. who
are in France and various places.
And then l keep in touch. with what
is going on in the county, and the
, movements of people, etc.
When I was at home / would look
forward to Tuesday and Friday mail
with pleasure.
Don't know if l should try to tell
you about my travels and the station
here for I am sure / would weary
you with too long letter.
This station was in operation only
a short while when the armistice was
signed, but in the short time the
planes from this station sent two OF
the Huns submarine to the bottom
of the sea.
Wexford is a very historic place.
1t was from Wexford that the first
head of the American navy came from
Barry was his name, / believe, I do
not remember history very we'll.
Lord Kitchener was born in WeX-
ford county.
Admiral Beatty, the head of the
British navy was born in Wexford
John Redmon's home is IN Wex-
ford, he was one of Ireland's great
political men. He died recently.
Every way you look you see some
old tower or tumbled down castle
was in home that is over two hun
dred years old and under this house
there is an entrance to a tunnel lead
ing to a fort of Cromwell's.
Lots of tunnels around the old
town, and parts of the old walls and
watch towers still remain. There is
q wall with a piece broken down just
about large enough for two men 10
march through at the time. The story
goes that Cromwell go< to this stone
wall and with one lick of the sword
the wall tumbled down and his men
passed on. You can see the broken
wall today. 7
Talking history reminds me Of try
ing to get you to publish a history
or rather write the history Of New
berry county from where O'Neall left
off. There has been lots of things
happening in the past few years. Z
think it is time you or some one was
beginning to write this history.
You know my great grandfather
came from Ireland The name OF
the place in mentioned in the can
mails of Newberry" but can not
remember where it was now. One of
the lads told me today that there was
a Maybin in Wexford, wish had time
to look him up I have met some
! awful nice people in Wexford ard
they have been very kind to the
American, "Yanks'' as they call US.
They all say they will be sorry when
we all go.
I started out just to tell you to
stop the paper, and have written you
a long letter.
am well and hope to be back in
the good old iUL S. A. soon. and when
I get there 1 am sure it will not take
: me long to find the fastest train
headed toward Newberry.
Sincerely,
Richard S. Maybin,
II S. Naval Air Station,
Wexford, Ireland.
LETTER FROM ROBT. L. RISER
TO CARL WHEELER.
Pothieres, France, Feb. 8, 1919
Dear Carl
Your letter was waiting for me
when I came back off of my leave, i
am glad that you took time to write
me few lines and I wish you would
do so oftener. 1 am glad to know
that you all are doing fine. I am 0