The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-03
"REMINISCENCES OF
THE LONG AGO.
ssHeap Sees, But Few Knows"
(By Uncle Josh }

ton In the long ago, we tOunO Oh Ine
same side of the street, next to Uncle
David Hendrix first store, near Mr..
Noah Hendrix dwelling, the Milton
,Simons Tin Shop where We can yet
lsee in our imagination, the bright tin
cups, buckets and coffee pots hanging
out on the side of the door. Mr..
Simons was a fairly good timer and
did a nice little business. He was a
clever man and strong Universalist
and some times exhorted in it's faith.
After having been a citizen here for
years, he finally bought a farm down
on the Edisto and moved there, where
he remained for long time, and un-
til Capt. J. Feaster Lyles bought him
out and moved there from Fairfield
county. Mr.. Simons and his family
went West. We think to Arkansas and
we ave no record of them since.
Further up street we come to Chris
tan Franks Boot and Shoe Shop.
He was fullfledged dutchman and a
fine boot and shoe maker, and had a
large business, employing number of
workmen-Edward Fredrick, John
Shirey, Philip Bonebacker, Wee Wee,
John McCawley, Noah Corley, and Old
Uncle Caleb Hendrix, colored, who
made the old-time stitchdown bro
gans, while the other workmen made
the finest boots and shoes, repaired
harness and saddles and all kinds of
repair work.
Christian Frank. like most Germans.
1eYed l9is dram and would get funny az
times but not fussy. His home was
on the opposite side Of the street. He
married Mary Corley, daughter Of
Granny Corley and sister Of Maj.
Ephriam Corley. Mr.. Frank had
three children, John, Lizzie and
Manda, John after the Civil War went
to Georgia and married out there.
Lizzie and Manda, died somewhere
about Brookland some time ago. Mr.,
Frank and his wife having preceded
them to the grave, leaving the family
extinct.
4 Mr.. Ed. Fredrick, a German, lived
q +ha
Main and Church streets. Both he
and his wife died here. Their sons,
Ernest and Ed. wandered after their
parents died. Ed. went to Augusta,
Ga, married and died there years
ago; Ernest was blown up in Colum-
bia, accidentally.
Mr.. John Shirley, a typical German
and a fine boot maker, lived in the
VIM. Fort place, down on Main street
for years. When the war came on hei
Joined Capt. Caughnnan's Calvary
Company. At the call for volunteers
he stepped forward and said, in his
German brogue: 81 go. Who finds
horse? Ny Risinger furnished the
horse-a ''stump sucker. After the
war he became dissa tisfied and went
to New York. Mrs. Shirley was an in
dustrious woman. They had several
children, We now remember John, Bill,
Mary and others in the family. We
know nothing of them since they left.
Philip Bonebacker, also a true type
German and good workman, max
ing mostly women's shoes for Mr..
Franck. Besides his work on the
bench Boney served as steward of
the poor house for some time. His wife
was goc.l housekeeper and a clever
and kind German woman, who gave
all care and attention under her
charge, at the aims house. Boney was
a good soldier during the Civil War,
and at it's close he and family went
back North or to the Old Country.
Old Uncle Caleb was a quaint old
colored man belonging to Uncle Billie
Hendrix. He had strange notions
and believed in the use of the rabbit
foot" to keep away "hoodoos', and
the "conjuring John" which he car
ried in his pocket to accomplish Won
ders. He always claimed that beings
on earth were nothing more than
worms, that they lived and moved
about and finally died and were moth
ing. Everything is nothing was his
saying and belief.
During the war John McCawley
went North and we know nothing Of
him.
On the Fort lot next to Uncle Mike
Hendrix store, east, was Mr.. Pendle-
ton Kings wheelwright and repair
shop. His blacksmith shop was down
on Main street in front of the old
Methodist church. On one job for