The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-19


many friends, not only in the community but wherever
he known
His intutve righteous judgment pronounced
and evident in civil and legal issues that repeatedly ne
requested to sit in the councils Of the bar of New
berry and give his opinion the points under conten-
tion Chancellor James J. Caldwell said Of him his
was the best legal mind he knew. Agriculture
was his occupation.
| He was an honored member of the Secession Con-
venton of South Carolina in 1861. lifelong men,
Der of the A. R. Presbyterian Church, loved and la
mented, he died on the 25th day of June, 1888 His
grandfather John Caldwell of Scotch Irish blood inn
migrated from the vicinity of Larn, County Antrim,
Ireland to America in 1869, settled at Pomaria and
afterwards removed and settled the intersection
| of the Buncomb and Caldwell roads. The old nome
stead is owned by his great great granddaughter
Mrs. Caroline Gibson Reid.
! Mt Bethel Academy continued its splendid work
until about the year 1920 when it closed Metho-
dist institution, for lack of support.
There nothing left to show the site OF the once
fine school, with it's former glory and usefulness, eX
cept few pillars, the chimney sites, and the grave
yard which is nearby and in which lie the remains of
some of the noble spirits who built and loved the
school, and also few graves of students who died
while attending upon the sessions
Rev John Harper was buried here and his grave is
marked with only rude stone bearing the letters d.
H. He was the father of William Harper who was
prepared for college at Mt. Bethel and was the first
matricuate in the South Carolina College when it
opened in 1905
Though the care and nurture of Mt Bethel was prac-
ticaly abandoned institution OF the Methodlsts
in 1920 and her former excellent work was thus dln-
shed to some extent, still she lived on as the commu-
nty's best asset for present and future educauona
effulgence.
! H,1r CoSpit ito
decade or more except that it still in existence
From 1920 to 1877 Mt. Bethel had many locations
around and near the original site changing to accom-
modate centrally the school population.
l. 1838-184O Mr.. Alexander was the teacher with Mr.
H. Thomas Price and others pupils.
! The teacher in 1841 and for several Years was
Mr. Bulqer The school at that time on the Shea
man place, one mile southeast of the original site
Mr.. Sifas Johnstone Col. j.. c. S. Brown and j. T. T.
Crosson were students at this place with many others
under Mr. Bulger It is said of him that he was very
large and rather easily rritated. The school turned
him out one morning for short holiday and small
+reat He became furious attempted to break IN and
the boys with punishment If they did
not open the house and let him in. They opened Ine
door and as he started in they caught him. threw MIN
to the ground and dragged him to large poplaf tree
in the yard put his head in hollow root and kept MIN
there until he gave up. When he was free from the
root his face was bruised and bleeding but ne gave e
holiday and candy treat. s.
Mr.. j. Thomas P. Crosson afterwards attended ano
at Erskne with the reputation OF being one
Of the best essaysts of his time. number OF ms COM
positions are preserved in the Ersklne Recorder.
| Mr.. silas Johnstone, of Chancellor JOB john
stone became lawyer, and practiced his profession
lin Newberry until his death.
COL j. C. S. Brown went to Erskine for one or TWO
sessions and afterwards devoted his lie to agriculture
He organized and drilled two companies TOR the Con-
federate service These were raembrs OF the Ihlfo
South Carolina Regiment.
t COL J. c. S. Brown and Mr. Perry Halfacre were
the last Confederate soldiers to leave Suvans lsland
when it was evacuated in February, 1868 They were
detailed to spike all the guns and destroy all the po"
der in Fort Moultrie.. This to be accomplished
after nghtfall.
The Federas had been shelling the fort more or less
all dav and had almost cut off the only means OF
escape, the bridge connecting the island with Mt.
Pleasant These Confeds had their horses With thenl
which appeared to be hindrance to their escape
but fortunately the horses eaped over the many shell
| holes in the bridge and followed their masters 10
safety.
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