Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-14
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Observation-Disclosures.

---"CarOlina Day" - Ey#:rhc lady
teachers Of Bounty Land school to
make short talk as to the history
Of Bounty LAID and RiCblana sghools
| enjoyed the time most pie aantly.
In recording the history o these
memorable old schools 1 moi sNtally'
told them Of many--veryS m2ny-
long, keen hickories thar Col Iii II.
Doyle, the first teacher at 5ounty
Land, had worn TO FRAGILE on my
youthful anatomy. 1t wash ! S51
and 1852 thai he frs l;iuS the
Bounty Land school.
The lady teachers, Misses t1llcn-
ser and McMahan, have dey ID a
great deal Of time and muca patti
ence and pains in thorougu|y in
stlucting the children of ,nnty
Land school as to what &C rOlina
Day" means. In my short tai had
occasion to ton a tew COMMENT
professional mon Of these two 'ocali-
ties. and since that day hay becn
requested by several TO ST. he
names and professions Of bG. men
and women Of Itichland ana Dunty
Land, | most rcspcctfullS IS yOur
permission 10 publish S0nlc the
dear old Courier, the iirsJ ueN 80 per
| ever read or saw. OFTEN H8lKed
Cn Saturdays, rs q harCiuOtg boy to
Bounty Land postot'icc 20 G Tho
kcowcc Courier. Old Uncle larry
hughes was the first carrier rom
Old PiCkens Court House tc lavh-
elors Retreat in 1919, Nnd .wHiNg
tho litticS. The good old man ked
and carried the mail on His Nruld
shoulders.
In going for the mail / haY a(lnn
seen the dear old stage GOacn. With
its four large, fine horses in hIad, II
Il sweeping trot from Old PicN,n> TO
The Georgia line. | would often lnd sc
ont in the beautiful green forst IN
order to give the old stage coach,
both sides of the road III The ring
months the old public rotd rom
Richland to Bounty Land wont
through much fine forest. hcmGtul
bowers along the road IN" red
woodbine. pink curly hHneysuGEle,
lovely wild lilies. pale oIue lolcTs,
the pink sweet -williams--;,lli ]" grcat
beauty and profusion.
One llis'orin ovcHt TIA 3nAn - -
RicBiana was in lS@2--a F8trth OF
July caicbr Ny tauiG{ the
prime Il Wer, assisted by the good
Old patriots 8 tho Old u"''c " !
blazers, the old log churtH builders.
the old log school house buildor8A-
all decided to commemora le our Old
time Fourth of July. The had a big
barbecue, it being a national hoii,
day. They ipvited the 'nrce last
living grand old Revolutionary SOL
diers then living in picker District.
to be with them and enjpg the Sig
Fourth of July celcbratjOn Those
three old soldiers-namel! Ion. lnoI
Werner, Col. Ben Clevclal and onn
&. her. a private soldier WHJ5o name
| cannot now recall. Col li'1 Gl&rC-
Land read the Declaration of lUd"
pcndencc to that large ,wd mat
had assembled. | have be, inform
ed by my dear, loving mot and By
my oldest sister, Mrs. elizabeth
Hughes Of the above hist which
is perfectly true. The TIN ao old aot
dicrs lived only few !.,rs after
this patriotic Fourth Of Julw co!ebrn'
tiCn. A fine stone monum "nt Is now
standing at Fort Madison. the las,
resting place Of this gall; Do. old sol
der, Ben Cleveland. | wish that
could reproduce the inscription or
his monument, but | cannot do so.
These grand old patriots who were
always willingly instrumental iNthe
building OF history for future NQ'
born generations were Of Scotch
| English and Irish descent They
were the McDonalds. the Abbotts
| the EIulls. the Gillisons. the Doyles
| the Dcndys. the S,riblings the Yer
| Ecrs, tho Steclcs, the Halls. the Hol
| lands, the McltlrOys, the McAlistcrs
| the Lcwises. the ShanklinS, the Nc
| Gunins, the McWhortcrs. and others
Gen. John Werner is buried at ole
Bachelors Retreat. and monumen
is here erected to his memory ant
| never knew or heard where he wa!