Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-15
THE. news ABOUT'i;CL0VER
Family United After a Separation Of
Eleven Years Of Hardship.
MOTHER and CHILDREN FAHlSHED

Syria-Mnisters Car Stolen. and La
tor Abandoned-Othor News: and
Notes of the Metropolis of Northern
York County.
(By Staff Correspondent).
Glover, April 14.-Aftcr a separation
of eleven years, during which time they
have been subject to all the trials and
hardships of life in a land Of warfare
:. and hunger, Mrs. Zemcroud Faddel and
her three children have been reunited
with the husband and father, Waddell
Faddcl, bettor known as Joe Moses, Of
Glover.
Mrs. Faddel and her youngest child,
a boy, Nezcship, aged II, arrived In
Clover this week from Liverpool, Eng
land, where their trip across the At,
lantic to Glover was delayed because
Of an illness which attacked the boy In
the English city upon his arrival there
from his home in Syria. ,,.
The two older children of Mrs. Fad
del, Miss Sameia, 90, and Miss Ameine,
l3 arrived several days before the
mother and younger brother.
Faddel Is Happy.
Waddcl Faddel, better known locally
as Joe Moses, the merchant. Is the hap
piest man in all this section just now
as a result of the reunion with his
family, for which he has been striv-
ing many years.
All during the recent World war he
tried to get in touch with them. often
times not hearing from them for
months and laboring under the fear
that they had probably been put to
death by the Turks or else fallen vic
tins to the panEs Of hunger and star
walton which stalks the land of Syria,
claiming daily hundreds for their own.
His Money Stolen.
| Month after month during the eleven
years of separation Faddel. the mer-
chant, sent the profits from the busi-
ness of his little store in Glover to his
wife and three children in Syria for
their support.
Most of that money was never re-
ceived by them, but fell into the hands
of some postal thief or customs officer
on the other side Of the globe.
Still showing evidence Of the terrible
suffering and hardship through which
they have gone as a result of famine In
their native land, the mother and three
children, gaunt and emaciated, picture
to the husband CHASTITY scenes OF the
horrors wrought in Syria and adjoin-
ing countries as result OF war.
They tell him of hundreds and thou
sands who have fallen victims to hun
ger and want and the number includes
many of the buyhood friends and play
mates of the merchant. Faddcl.
Mrs. Faddcl, woman about 40 years
of age. Is weak and i'll as result or
her hard life of recent years and 1t VIII
bc months and months before she is
fully recovered The younger members
Of the little cmigrant band are recu-
| pcrating rapidly, however, and 1t IS eN-
pcctcd will be back to norma:cy with
in a, short time since they are in the
land of plenty and freedom from war
and pcstilcncc.
Had Long Journey.
The mother and three left their nome
in the province of Lebanon IN Syria
nm February 9 of this year. 1t was
with no touch of regret except the pain
of parting with loved friends and ac-
! uuaintanccs, that they felt in leaving
| the stricken country.
They came to Liverpool England
where the boy became sick ana inc
mother stayed behind while the elder
daughters came on. The boy recover
ing, he and his mother arrived TINS
week.
Mono of the members of the family
can speak but few words of Englisn
vet; but that gives them little concern
now. They arc happy in conrersinG
with the husband and father in native
tongue. There is much to tell.
~ am the happcst man you know
said Faddcl in talking to the correspon-
dent about the reunion. Never while
| live shall they so back to the old
country.
Will Put Children In School.
"Thc little boy and The little gel pull
in the school next year. They pick up
the English quick you sec. My friends
they want me to put them in the school
now. say no. They pick up the Ian
guagc the little around my pace. Next
year they start out right
| 1t was through the good Offices o.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Smith of Glover, Faddcl said,
that he was enabled after years Of CT
fort TO get his family into the United
! States. "That man," he said, do it for
me. He write kilograms and letters
and big mems and everything. l can
never repay him for what he has done
for me. 7 never get my family in the
world without his help. l wish I could
do something for him to show my APP
prccutiu | never can
Car Stolen and Found.
The big Buick automobile of Rev. W.