Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-24
MIR. Marion McCreless Writes
From Texas.
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
The first newspaper 1 ever read,
and still love it though I don't often
get to see it.
Well now, I am not writing this
for publication although you can dis
pose of it as you like. If it goes to the
waste basket I must say too, that the
first letter 1 ever wrote was to the
Advertiser some time last year, and
to my surprise it was published and
I have often been asked to write
again but have never gotten. my con-
sent till about month ago when my
brother, E. M. McCreless OF Colo
RADIO, Texas, came by to see me after
a visit to South Carolina.
He told me of so many things ana
people he saw I thought would
write again though / can't write OF
anything only my recollections OF
South Carolina, which would be too
much to put in letter though there
are MANY things I would like to speak
of. I asked in my former letter whose
son the editor of the Advertiser was
but he never told me whether ne was
the SON of James, Bob, or Giles
Minis. but have found since that ne
was not the son of either OF them. |
didn't know his father, but l knew
the Minis family. Brother told me ne
was The son of Miss Kate Landrum.
Well now, I don't know whether she
remembers much about US or not Dut
I remember her and think can con-
vince her that I do. Her mother was
an invalid several years, however,
she would feel able to take ride
sometimes, and she would make 1t
convenient to stop and see my moth,
rsr and sometimes Miss Kate would
be with her and I can hear my moth-
.er now talking about Miss Kate De-
ing such a pretty and good girl.
Yes, / remember her youngest Sis
fer too, for I went to school with
her, Miss Pamela. There are many
other things could mention in the
way of recollections but it would be
foo long. There are great many
names and people that l would IKE
TO mention but can't all, but Will
mention a few. Brother said Mr..
s5ush Shepherd took my address.
would be glad to have letter from
him as any body else in South caro-
lima. IN
of the reunions I have visited and
who of South Carolina | met. AT
Dallas / met j. Y (Pony) Yeldell,
James Minor, DR.. B. H. league, John
Witthen of Arkansas.
At New Orleans, Alex Robertson,
DIR. B. H. league, Thomas Carwlle::
Don't know whether there is any OF
his family living or not. If not
know ne has friends living and l want
To tell them what sort of a man ne
s,ss although that was my first ac,
nuaintance with him. When / parted
with him he said Goodbye brother,
God bless YOU" He was the hrst
man ever said that to me. You Know now
I thought he was the best man 'is'
ever lived.
-nanv William Carson and Giles
CHAPMAN, both now dead. At Macon
= met Giles Chapman, Sam Presley,
lanes Turner Of Johnston.
At Tulsa, Oklahoma l met Dr.
league, Henry Roughton, James
;Fompkins. -
league, Laurence Harris, now OF
Houston, j. E. Eldred Harling, now
of Belton, Texas, two of Capt. Har-
mons sons of Lexington where my
friend Wright now lives.
Hand this to Mr.. Minis, tell him to
carry it home with him and read 1t
at his leisure and tell any body and
every body to write to me at Lewis
vile, Texas, Route 2. HoWdy 10
, everybody there.
W. NJ. McCRELESS.
.LewisSille, Texas.