The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-21

| the young woman who afterwards be.
came his wife-the farmers daughter
with whom the guard had dined. Sc
impressed, 1t Is said, was the young
l'Pennsylvanian with the beauty of the
country that after the war he led a
strong colony of Friends from Penn
sylvania which settled near where Nv G
are standing and of course built the
Meeting House.
| The Quakers were violently opposad
to slavery, and, therefore, when the
| up-country began to purchase slaves
and slavery became an established in
stitution the Quakers moved to Ohio
a part Of this story rests on tradi-
ton only, but have found the ira
dltlons OF the ,up-country reliable
whenever have been able to trace
them from the viewpoint of accuracy.
This pecularity OF the traditions of
the Piedmont country is supported by
the fact that the settlers were ntelli-
gent and truthful, and having but lit
tie contact with the outside world and
the printing press the remarkable
things which took place were handed
down from parents to offspring as
scrupulcusy as the creed Of Free
Masonry, but without secrecy. Sec
ondly, this section of the State was in
the tolls Of the Royalists as no other
section. The bitterest feelings were
cngendercd, and just so, between the
contending factions. Owing to the
cruclties and bloody deeds Of the
tories this feeling continued for a long
time after the war closed, and it's ira
ditions were preserved not only to
preserve the deeds of herosm in the
cause of liberty but to put under ban
those who had been traitors. ,Condi-
tions were never better for preserva-
ton OF truth than through the men,
DRY or truthful men and woman who
witnessed the facts they related.
The little creek, however, than
sweeps around the base of the hill on
which we stand murmurs records that
are more substantial than traditional
deeds South Carolina has come to
rank as the second manufacturing
state in the Union. The Piedmont
counties tccm with great cotton mills
representing investments Of millions
of dollars. Most Of these great mills
nave been built since the War of Sc
ccsSion. II is worthy OF record, how
ever, that as early as 1926 the first
cotton factory was built on South
RaH3urn creek. 1t was erected own
cd and operated by Col Richard Simp-
son and Maj. William Downs. They
secured the services Of young man
from Massachusetts, William Bates.
who placed the machinery and SUPER
intended the building of the mill.
some years after that date William
Bates built factory on Enorec river
in Greenyille county and operated it
foE number of years. The site Of
the first factory built in the State Is
still known as "The Old Burnt Fac
tory"
In sending the above clipping from
the Southern Christian Advocate, to
The Advertiser, Mr.. w. b. Clark, &C
Greenwood, a former resident OF this
county woh still keeps In touch with
It's affairs, sends the following com
mcnt on the article of DR.. Daniel, al
ter speaking very highly OF the series
which DR.. Daniel Is writing:
Judge O'Ncall in his annals of
Ncwbcrry" writes that Kate Fowler
delivered her message in person to the
garrison at Ninety Six.
When Greene retreated he crossed
the Saluda at Island ford, the deep
cut signs of the old road showing now.
Ills line OF march was across the coun-
try nearly on the Laurens and New
berry county line. DR.. Daniel speaks
OF these men, the escort, passing
through the county near Quaker or
Union church. That Is in the north
western mart oP II a,jrapo oounty ~