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iUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Augusta Years Ago
Looking Backward Concerning Residents and Happen
ings in the Younger Days of Augusta; and Other Items
By HENRY F. SAXON
, An Anniversary Story
So often has it been asked of
me, the origin of these Augusta
Years Ago stories, that I am
(taking this anniversary time
as an apropos opportunity to
tell the history of these
reminiscent rambling* that
have for eight years been print
ed in The Herald.
As in a dream I think back
over the fleeting space of time
leading ufl to the present, and
beginning shortly following thee
conflagration which swept the
lower part of our city on that
vividlv remembered night,
Mnrcli 22, 1916.
In that fire '< suffered the
loss of my ttype writer. Follow
ing which I obtained another
after several weeks; and with
the second typewriter’s story
Augusta Years Ago has "to do.”
The new typewriter, a Royal
10, was bought on the "ao
much-down-and-so-mueh - per"
plan With that urge back of
me I f'J tti work to make the
machine "pay its way." This
was accomplished by getting
special work on The Herald;
and through consultation with
Bowdre Bhlnlzy, publisher,
and Thomas .1. Hamilton, then
city editor of the Herald, Au
gusta Years Ago had Its ln
clpleney.
Mr. Hamilton show, a me i
"Hooper’s Augusta City Direc
tory” published in 1874, and
suggested that I build semft
stories from It of the old times
and people In Augusta. I had an
older directory, Tuthcr’s, pub
lished in 1861, and it was de
rided to begin with this book
the stories thst have "run” for
so long a time and have come
to he of wide interest nmong
readers of The Herald.
The christening title of the
stories was "Augusta 55 Yenrs
Ago”, later being changed, ns
the months passed on. to "Au
gusta 54 Y’ears Ago"; then to
40 Years Ago,” until a change
in name was suggested by the
late Salem Butcher, that would
allow of more latitude as to
periods of time. It was at the
uggestlon of Mr. Duteher that
the title, "Augusta Years Ago
was adopted.
The first "run” of the stories
as Inspired by tho Tuther’s
Directory, of 1861. was print
fd Sundav, October 1, 1910,
and told of the Official Family
of Augusta as recorded by name
tn the old book, with some short
reminiscence of each member.
And so, on through the phases
of Augusta's merchantlio ana
professional life the stories
went, until the Tuther’s was
exhausted ns a sourea of ma
terial. Then followed stories
built from Hooper’s Augusta
City Directory, published In
1874. until it, too, was exhaust
ed. Since that time various
sources have offered in gather
ing data for the stories, nnd
never has there been lack of
material. Murh of the material
used In building these stories
lias been related by people from
their personal experiences;
much of it has been gained from
the flies of old newspnper* and
resort to records at the court
house: some of It has been told
from personal recollection nnd
experiences of the writer. Tho
mine from which these nugget*
have been brought to light is a
rich one and unfathomnhle.
Some of those w'ho have con
tributed to these stories have
bittCS passed to their reward in
another existence; some are yet
living and continue, now and
then, to add a mite or bo.
Some who have helped along
and now are numbered with
H# sleeping ones tn Hod’s Acre
Hot were, Salem Duteher. A. M.
Mar Murphy, YV A. Itamsey,
Charles Estes Each of these
tnen took an interest in the old
reminiscences and often con
tributed to them. There have
tieen othera whose names are
not readily recalled.
And all who have had a part
In the telling of these tales
have loaned a hand with a
gracious cheerfulness that in it
self was an Inspiration.
Varied experience* have ac
companied the compilations of
Augusta Y’ears Ago; some of
them lifting aside a veil behind
which hlil ntw unwholesome
story, and often the rattling
bones of family akeltona dinned
their Jnzs-rontortlons; but
these have not been told
And again, from the days of
T-ong Ago have been recalled
memories of times that were
Death in the
Shadows of the Dusk
4
Through the falling darkness rang out
a single shot. %
In the wide doorway, between the house
and the sun parlor, the glimmer of a white
clad figure pierced through the gloom, and
a door facing east and a door facing west
both swung on their hinges.
And on the floor, crumpled inttf an un
gainly heap, lay the inert form of Douglas
Raynor, its outline indistinguishable in the
sudden complete darkness, till a click of a
switch-button sounded and the bright lights
'flashed out.
‘The Affair at Flower Acres’
By Carolyn Well#
This Thrilling Series Starts in an Early
Issue of The
AUGUSTA HERALD
filled With aching sorrows, while
others reflected beams of hap
piness from hallowed friend
ships and companionships, ns
does the morning sun ray glint
in Jeweled beauty from dew
drops embosomed on blades of
green in field and meadow.
/
I’es, more often have re
miniscences told within these
columns conjured up memories
of other days that were good
to think upon, their laughter
ringing through the years to
now ns softened echoes' of mu
sic from wedding bells or peals
of gaiety from ante-bellum ban
quet hall. Through these stories
have resounded birth-cries from
the past, and visions of tho long
line of mourners wending their
way to God’s Acres have passed
tn rcrvlew. I’lotures of the "bad
little boys who will never lie
men” have flashed on the
screen; nnd fading sunsets of
life have shone in glorious
colorings of deeds as though
palKted by the master hand of
a who lived "in a house
by the side of the roud, where
the race of men go by” nnd re
joiced In being a friend to
man; and "not ns a man who
lived alone.”
If Augusta Years Ago has
brought but one smile to old,
yet dimpled cheeks becauss of
F some bappy recollection; if
these stories have stirred hut
one throb of Joy within the
heart of him or her whose
whitened lock* betoken having
"passed along the way;” If
pleasure has been brought to
old or young by these recount
ings then Indeed Is an ambition
gratified,
And so, I count the candles,
eight,
That signify the years gone by,
nnd
Hope for the added years to
como
Brimming o’er with Joys for
everyone.
Since writing the foregoing there
has come to mo tho word that "Fred
Kpecrlng Is dead.”
Fred was one of those who often
contributed to these Augusta Years
Ago stories, nnd seemed to enjoy
them. It Is remembered that some
months ago ho told of some In
stance* In the "H- G.” life back
yonder in the now hazy past, that
w'ere most Interesting; among them
being stories of the old swimming
hole at the foot of Fast Boundary
street where most of the I*. O. boys
got their swimming eduentlon; and
they were all good swimmers In
that section.
Fred Spooring was one of hu
manity’s iilg-hearb'd men; a man
of wide and loyal friendships to
which he, himself, was loyal to an
unustinl degree. He was tilled with
a sympathetic understanding of the
woes of his fellows and was never
found wanting when he could lend
a hand towards amelioration of
sufferings or disappointments. He
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was a fine fellow and was held in
high esteem by a large circle of
friends who will mourn with his
family because of his passing from
life.
FIFTEEN YEARB AGO
“Miss Eleanor Carr, formerly of
Augusta, but now living in Macon,
was complimented with a beauti
ful party on Thursday afternoon
when her aunt, Mrs. John William
Stafford, invited a number of her
young friends to help celebrate the
little lady's fifth birthday.—Macon
News.
.."Miss Katie Black and Miss Mary
Walker have returned from Sa
vanna'll, where they visited Mrs.
John Coats, of Macon. Miss Walker
will be with the Misses Black un
til Mrs. Walker returns home."
Mrs. A. H. DsVaughsn and sons
have returned home, after spend
ing tho summer in North Carolina."
"Mr. William H. Nurnberfler’s
friends will be pleased to learn of
his very satisfactory convalesencc.”
At a meeting held Thursday night
September 16, 1909, of members of
the Held Memorial Sunday school,
plans were considered looking to
wards the establishment of a
l’reabytcrlan church for the resi
dents of Summerville, the church to
be known as the Held Memorial
Bresbyterlan church.
Among those present at the
meeting were, W. M. Howland, K.
B. Fausts A. If. Howell, W. F. Kg
bert, K. H. Johnson, T. I. Hickman,
and Frank K. Fleming, of the board
of trustees of the Held Memorial
Sunday school; A. S. Fortson and
Rev. George E. Gullle. K. S. John
son presided over the meeting.
Messrs. Rowland, Hickman and
Johnson were selected a committee
to confer with members of the
Sunday school, who were absent
from the meeting and acquaint
them with such action as had been
taken.
.."Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Cole
man and family will leave tomorrow
for New York, where they will
spend a few days before going to
Baltimore, where Miss Martha
Coleman will be entered at Notre
Dame, and John and Owen Cole
man will resume their studies at
the Country School.”
Lieutenant Brjtt, of the local po
lice department, had a narrow es
cape from being shot by a negro
desperado whom he had arrested
for fighting. The negro made at
tempt to draw his gun, but Lieut
enant Britt caught it and with the
assistance of another policeman,
who had In the meantime arrived on
tho scene, took the pistol from the
negro. In recorder’s court the fol
lowing morning the negro was fined
SIOO or 90 days for resisting an of
ficer und placed under bond to an
swer charges of carrying a con
cealed weapon and carrying a pis
tol without license.
Ths following story Is especially
Interesting right at this time fol
lowing the attack recently made
on several children In the lower
part of the city by a mad dog.
John Gay nnd John Radford, two
white men living three miles from
Harlem., Ga., near tho McDuffie
county line, were bitten by a mad
dog. September. 1909, Mrs. A. P.
Toole, living nlso, near Harlem, was
the ovVnor of a "mad-stone” which,
on being applied to the wounds in
flirted on the two men, "stuck,"
and at the time the story was given
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’ they were reported as "out of
danger of having hydrophobia.”
County telephone connections
were established at the following
rural homes: Judge E. H. Call
away, Columbia county; Charles
.8. Bohler, Columbia county; A. G.
Jackson, Sr., Bon Air; J. Frank
Skinner,
John L. Morris moved from Au
gusta to Athens with his family,
where they went to make their
home. John is well remembered by
the people here as prominent In
musical circles. He was leader of
the Morris Orchestra. On his leav
ing here to make his home In the
University town up-state, John
was presented with a Jeweled
Knights of Pythias emblem by
members of the orchestra. The pre
sentation was made by YVill Baik, a
member of the orchestra.
Alfred J. Cammack an English
man, was appointed by Dr. O. Sher
wood AVhltney as organist at tho
St. Paul Episcopal church.
Misses Harriet and Grace Boy
kin and Lillian Stulb returned
home from a visit to Admiral and
Mrs. Adams, and to Dr. and Mrs.
Edgar Thomas, near Charleston.
Dr. Whatley Battey, Jr., was
touring abroad and writing inter
esteling letters to the folks “back
home” concerning his travels. He
attended the 16th. International
Medical and Surgical congress at
Budapest while he was across the
water.
Miss A nna Baker and Miss Sada
Lamar left Augusta September 23,
1»09, for Spartanburg, S. C., to at
tend Converse College.
The marriage of Miss Annie Butt
and Mr. Charles YV. Schley was an
occasion of wide spread social In
terest In Augusta In September,
1909, being solemnized at the home
of Mrs. W. T. Butt on Greene
street.
Ten murder cases were on the
docket for trial at the October
term. 1909, of Richmond Superior
Court.
Enrollment of the white schools
In Augusta at the opening, Sep-
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tember, 20. 1909, showed the follow
ing number of pupils entered:
Academy of Richmond Co. . 125
Tubman High School 170
Central Grammar School 252
Davidson Grammar School ... 398
Houghton Grammar School ... 415
Woodlawn Grammar School ... 450
John Milledge Grammar School 584
Augusta Free School 87
Today the enlistment of each of
these schools, with the exception
of the August- ’ is many times
the number list ,r 1909. The Tub
man High beii.g credited with
around 800 and the Rlc’artond
Academy around 600.
With whit rapidity the ranks of
the Confederate Veterans is thin
ning is not recognized, fully, until
one comes across 'a list of the old
soldiers of former years.
Fifteen years ago the following
members of Camp 435. XJ.C. V. at
tended the state reunion held at
Athens, September 28-29; Kent
Blsell, J. P. McLaughlin , B. F.
Brown, F. B. Orchard, Walter A.
Clark, N. K. Butler, Miss Mary Hall,
John W. Clark, O. A. Morris, Wil
liam Farris, W. S. Carmichael, Brad
Merry, W. M. Dttnbar, E. G. Rog
ers, G. F. Lamback, Louis Schiller,
Buck, Thomson, Kennedy, Lawrence,
A. B. Saxon, A. J. Twiggs, A. M.
Mac Murphy, A. K. Clark, Dan Turn
er, Timo'hy Lyons, J. H. Pierce, W.
K. Nelson, Thomas Lauder, W. D.
Bowen, A. A. Pelot. E. J. O'Connor,
Inglett, Wise, Harbin, Hyrne. Har
ris. King, Slaton, Randolph Rldge
ly, William B. Young, Meyers, James
Barrett, C. J. Rhodes, Peter Cres
lein. McCarthy. Calvin Sego, Perry,
A. B. Rhodes, Butler, Chas F. Bak
er, D. F. Jack, W. If. Hendrix and
ThomaH Blackman.
Mr. Kent Bisell and Misses Ellen,
Sue and Marlon Bisell, left Au
gusta in October, 1909, to make their
home at Muskogee, I. T.
John W. Dow arrived in Augusta
to take charge of the Summerville
Academy, as principal.
“Mr. and Mr*. Thomas Hamilton
are reclving congratulations upon
the birth of a son.”
“Prof, and Mrs. S . L. Osborne
have returned to their Greene street
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home, after spending the summer
at Chateau Le Y’ert. Mrs. Osborne
has as her guest. Miss Gertrude
Lloyd, of Harlem. Georgia."
“A Correction” appearing In The
Constitutlonlist and Republic (now
adays known as The Augusta
Chronicle), of May 13, 1855, con
cerning the old gas lamps at the
court house, at that time known as
the city hall; "In an article we
wrote yesterday about the City Hall
Park, we stated that the gas lifehts
were put up by a Whig Council.
YVe were mistaken: they were put
up by a Democratic Council to do
honor to a distinguished Whig.”
Don’t know who the Whig was;
but the story is given for what it
is worth as connected with the city
life before the Civil War.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER^