The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-06
ENJOYS FINE BARBECUE
WITfi MH. WILL CHALMERS
MIR. Chalmers Gives Free Barbecue
for E;s Negroes ana snsltea
Ffiends-6oa5s and Crops.

Il V0i: VII! allow me space 'I''5
give an account OF another che OF
our recent trips.
Our boy, Clyde, who handles the
wheel and carries his father around,
was on the job again last Fr!day
Yes, while Z great many people from
The four corners Of the county were
on, their way TO lie barbecue IS
Ioungs / Grove and Edwin Halfacra.s
last Friday morning the Old man felt
honored IN accepting an invitations
from his nephew, wilbur EppS. 20 At
tend anfree barbecue given 5y MT.
Mel Chalmers ana himself al the
home Of Mr.. Chalmers about three
miles above Jalapa. It seems to be
sornewha: customary for the farm
ers in the upper part OF the county
to give their negroes free cue after
the crops have been laid oy. 80
this cue was only Cor their hands and
8 few scattering friends.
We had Just little car trouble
but we stopped IN Newbe'Ty and had
this attended to so it was about Il 80
when we drove up to Mr.. Chalmers.
Mr.. Chalmers met us with Just
sCc!, welcome as makes q fel!o"
feel good. And then came Wilbur
viii! his big smile that IS natural with
him.
AS we walked. up to the pit and
hash pot to view the situation which
was one. of the most. important OBJ
iects iusG at that time there we found
Sammie Shealy, who is one OF the
best cooks in the county, putting
the finishing touch on the meat and
Ex-SheriT W. ". Riser was favor
ing the hash and Carr Buford was sit
ting around cracking his usual line
Of jokes. Then Wilbur came around
with sample Of hash to get his old
uncle's opinion Of what'else it needed
and he replied, nothing but a little
time"
Il was about i o'clock when the
announcement was made for the
white people TO surround the table
under the large oaks in the yard
which is delightful repose during
the not summer days. And as the
saying goes, ''The best way to prove
the pudding is the chewing OF the
sack" It didn't take long TO ind
out whether Sam Shealy knew now
to cock barbecue dinner or not.
There were about so white, large
and small, around the table who all
seemed to enjoy the hash, kid and
pork to their appetites content.
After the whites finished the table
was arranged for the' 'negroes and
they in number were about equal to
the whites.
Dr.. Mayes and Col. c. j. Purcell
and entire family We're present and
number of others whom ! cant call
to mind just now. Col. Purcell has
a large farming interest in this sec
ton of the county and you may call
him Bull or a Bear" but ne
stands hand in hand with the farmer
10 establish better system for the
marketing Of our cotton.
Nv two old friends Carr Buford
and Ex-Sherif Riser invited me to
go up and spend the night with them,
but owing to circumstances / had to
come on back 20 oldi No. 10.
AS we were coming back we,
stopped TO take view Of St. James
new Lutheran church. Il seems that
the work is progressing right along.
The budding is weather boarded
and covered and when the finishing
touch is put on II is going TO show
up equal to any modern country
church.
Well, Mr.. Editor, it belongs to
write up of this kind ! believe to
give an account Of the roads and
crops. Under the present system OF
road working we had just as well
stop complaining. The election on
the oath 10 vote on the bond IN
debtedness Of $4,000 for parIna-
snent road building is going 20 be
voted, down. / think our tax payers
understand well enough that ft is no
use TO approriate money to build
roads until we get the right kline OF
a system TO handle It. + the chain
gang isn't costing the county double
price for the amount Of work It does
I would be glad if some one would
prove IN figures otherwise.
Now word about the crops. IN
my little travel over the county she
crops seem to be suffering for rain
worse between Newberry and Jalapa
than any other section I have seen.
In fact the crops as g whole are SUI
fering to a considerable extent at
this tine, August 8. IF 1t doesn't
come general rain within the next
week it viii be no use 10 be alarmed
at the coming OF the boil weevil for
from the appearance now the wolf
may be IN sight any way.
Before closing ] want TO thank
Messrs. Chalmers and Epps for the
fine dinner ana hospitality shown us.
Mrs: ": and granddaughter, Rosine,
were also with US:
And may the Lord send the blessed
rain soon to refresh cur wiIted and
suffering crops. Also we nope to see
a better system oe road working IN
the sweet bye and ,ye: