The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-05
SOME ADDITIONS TO CHAP
PELLS STORY
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itions of Chappells was written by
Mr. J. r. Irwin in 1910 at The request
of the editor of The Herald and
News, but for some reason was new
er printed. We secured the perm's-
sion fo Mr. Irwin to print it IN this
paper and asked him to write little
addition to it. but we did not receive
the addition until the article had
been printed and we are using it here.
It IS interesting and expresses the
right sort Of sentiment.
The period from 1866 to 1876 was
the reconstruction and it would take
the Birth Of Nation to give any es-
innate Of the hardships of that period.
So I come to the glorious time that
Gen. Wade Hampton was fully in
stalled as governor of South Carroll
ma. Then Prosperity began at Chap
pells, as in all parts of the state. The
school began again and the churches
took on new life. All industries ad-
vanced until the disastrous cyclone or
torado of 1884 when all the business
portion was swept away.
Not until that time had any lots
been sold, but that event produced
the necessity to sell lots and Mr.. OSie
Holloway surveyed and laid off the
Tots and Dr. Wink of Ninety Six drew
the plat which was destroyed ~ fire
lin 1906 or about that time, but was
rerun from copy by c. W. Moore,
surveyor, and put on record.
The town C. Chappells was incor-
porated in October, 1908, and Mr..
w. r. Smith, Sr., was chosen intend
ant and the town built up slowly and
steadily. Mr.. Smith did much to help
and he gave lot for the bank as an
inducement and did all in his power
to make it a clean and decent town.
The town had many drawbacks,
two or three fires that discouraged
the people, but it has lived on and
was prosperous until the boil weevil
put in his appearance, shipping as
much as five thousand bales per year
all bought and sold here. By the
Providence of God, we do not under
stand now, but we have the assur-
ance that all things work together for
the good of those who love the Lord.
MAY we fully be able to claim his as
surance, being faithful, diligent. in
dustrious, patient, hopeful, thrifty,
saving, not wasting anything, not sell
fish br5 helpful to one another and
ever on the alert to do good and
though we are so discouraged now,
new life will spring up and new en-
terprises will come in to supplement
our food crops. We have fine roads
now and the Lord is near and why not
take courage and go ahead. trusting
in God and doing our cest. We have
good schools, church buildings, good
educated ministers of the Gospel. The
young people have so many advan-
tsges. There is nothing to hinder
them from prospering if they will on
ly live virtuous and godly lives and
not run wild after the pleasures Of
the world.
The town has grow from popula-
ton of about 6 white families in
1908, to about 80 white families in
1922. The majority own their own
homes and have a school building to
be proud of. The bank is solid and
the merchants, though they have
been through an ordeal, are still do
ing some business on a safe plan. Let
all push together and uphold oae an
other as far as it is possible, follow
ing the golden rule, and it will be
we'll. We do not have policeman
and the weeds are growing up around
the guard house. Every citizen IS a
policeman and is looking for the vel
fare of the town.
J. r. Irwin.