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"NOW AND THEN"
Reminiscenses and Historic Romance, 1856 to 1865
BY JUDGE D. F. MORROW
Rutherfordton, N. C. Notice-Copyright
CHAPTER ONE
When I Was a 80y—1856 to '65.
I was born October 14, 1856, about
one miie from where the Alexander
1 ill is now located, and about two
miles from Forest City, N. C. At
hat time most of this territory was
in woods. The Island Ford Road
leading from Rutherfordton to Spar-
tanburg, and the Shelby Road, con-1
nected at a point near where the pub
lie square of Forest City is now lo- j
cated. At this point, then, there was
an old field. And it was known as
the "Burnt Chimneys," for there
were two chimneys which had been
part of an old homestead and as I
now recall it belonged or had been'
the home of the Arthur family and
was burned down in or about the
year 1860 and left the chimneys
standing.
Just before the war, during and
for some time after the war closed,
this place was used and known as
the Burnt Chimney Muster Ground.
Here it was some of the first volun-'
teers for the war between the states!
enlisted. This was in 1861. I was
about five years old, but remember
well going with my father to the
muster ground at Burnt Chimneys
and somebody got upon a stump or
box and made a speech; and then
some one blew some kind of a horn,
I believe they called it a fife, and
somebody beat a drum. This, of
course was interesting to me, and as
soon as the drum and fife stopped
the man who had made the speech
hopped upon the stump or box again
and cried ou, "fall in fall in!" This
I did not understand and began to
look for a hole in the ground think
ing in my childish way that he want
ed them to fall into some place. The
men began to line up and the women
and children began to cry and some
to scream at the top of their voices
and I now understand that it was
because fathers, brothers, sweet
hearts, or some other kinsmen were
joining the ranks to go to the war
from whence but few returned. The
mothers, sisters and sweethearts felt
then that such would be the case, and
alas how true.
But these things did not worry me
much then, for I was attracted by a
big covered wagon with a long scoop
ing body after the fashion of a canoe,
the ends of which ran high up into
the air, but at this time the hind gate
was dropped down to the level of the
bottom of the body and made a kind
of table at the back end of the wag
on. Just back of this sat an old
lady in the wagon sheltered by the
bow frame and cloth covering which
protected her from the sun. She
wore a home-spun and home-made
dress and had on what was then call
ed a sun bonnet made of the same
kind of material. The thing extend
ed out some ten inches over her fore
head and came down below the ears
and was tied under the chin, which
was the fashion in those good old
days. She had in her mouth a long
reed stem with a clay pipe on the
RUTHERFORDTON
Rutherfordton, April 4.—Mes
dames M. H. Jones and D. W. Craw
ford were joint hostesses at the home
of Mrs. Jones Thursday afternoon
honoring Mrs. Collett Miller, Jr., a
recent bride, and Mrs. J. Edward
Kale, of Lincolnton. Each guest
wrote a wish in the bride's memory
book. An interesting hour was spent
guessing two unique contests. Mrs.
R. E. Price being the successful con
testant, was awarded a bottle of
toilet water. Complimentary gifts of
Madeira linen were presented to the
honor guests. The hostess, assisted
by Miss Alma Miller, served a salad
and an ice course to Mesdames Col
lett Miller, Jr., J. E. Kale, Lincoln
ton ; N. C. Harris, Forest Cobb, Grady
Jones, W. C. Twitty, Frank Oates,
Dick Brabble, Matt Mcßrayer, J. A.
Capps, M. L. Edwards, A. A. McFar
iand, C. F. Gold, Leßoy Dobbins, W.
R. Hill, Osier Hill, C. H. Moore, C.
E. Tanner, C. B. Justice, A. L. Mar
ris, Arthur Harrill, Fred Hamrick,
Jake Gilmer, Charlotte; Earl Jus
tice, J. M. Carson, John Miller, L.
11. Stevenson, R. E. Price, A. A.
Rucker, and Misses Estelle Carpen
ter, Logna Logan, Theresa Taylor,
Sarah Cowan, Alma Miller and Lila
Lewis.
The Davis-Dickerson-Mills chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy
met with Mrs. C. B. Justice Friday
afternoon. A most interesting pro
gram was given. The hostess served
refreshments.
Miss Jennie Slamey, of Fallston, is
end and the smoke was issuing from
it iike that of an exhaust pipe of a
Ford automobile of the present day.
In front of her and on the table,
made out of a part of the wagon
body, stood a keg of apple cider,
a demijohn holding about five gallons
full of apple brandy, and by these set
several glass tumblers, some small,
some large, the small ones for the
brandy and the larger ones for the
cider. Besides these things there
was a pile of oidtime gingerbread
which she had baked and brought
from her home to sell along with the
cider and brandy. Around this board
stood lots of people eating and drink
ing and kept me crowded out, but I
managed to get close enough to see
the gingerbread and cried out "give
me a piece of that bread." Well do
I remember the big smile which came
over her face when she looked) at me
and said, "Why sonny I am selling
this bread and cider," but continued
to smile and look at me and I knew
I was going to get a piece of this
bread, and I did. Thanks to the old
lady now, for I did not thank her
then. I never shall forget the taste
of that old gingerbread, nor the big
smile on that old lady's face so long
as I live.
Long before the war it had been
a custom at muster grounds, elec
tions and court-week gatherings for
the venders of cider and liquor, pies
and gingerbread, to occupy some
prominent place and sell such things.
For whiskey and brandy was then
sold as freely and without any com
punction of conscience or restriction
of law as apples, peaches, cider or
watermelons are sold on our streets
today.
Holy Moses! What a time there
would be in Burnt Chimneys (now
Forest City) if that old woman
should drive her big wagon out on
the square smoking that long-stem
med piped and yeli out "cider, brandy
and cakes for sale." I take it the
church bells would toll, the factory
whistles roar, the automobiles hnnk,
the stores close, and the streets
throng with the people; some buying
cakes, some cider, but a lot would
imbibe of the brandy, and it would
not last long if she had ever so much,
for the cops and revenues would
swoop down on that scene and stop
that brandy selling and smoking pipe
forever. For such has been the
change since the good old days back
in the sixties, be the same for better
or worse time will tell. For strange
to say these muster grounds when
there was all kinds of intoxicating
drinks sold there were but few who
ever got drunk, and if he did he was
ostracised and called a drunkard.
While everybody drank more or less
and thought no harm, and did none.
Even good preachers woulj take their
toddy but not to excess. In short,
the people were temperate in all their
habits in those days. We have, how
ever, come upon a time in the his
tory of our civilization when our tem
peraments are such that restraint of
the law is necessary to keep us in
line.
(To be continued next week.)
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. D. Wilson.
Miss Lucy Dickerson, student at
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C., is
spending the spring holidays at home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O.
Dickerson.
Misses Janie Stamey, Lucy Dicker
son, Pauline Eskridge and Mesdames
T. F. Oats, B. D. Wilson and C. D.
Miller motored to Spartanburg, S. C.,
Monday.
Miss Mildred Taylor visited her
brother in Hendersonville this week.
Mrs. Edward Kale, of Lincolnton,
visited Mrs. W. D. Crawford last
week.
Mrs. R. E. Price spent this week
with her parents at Chapel Hill.
M. H. Jones, A. F. Miller and son,
Norman, made a motor business trip
to Florida last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hill, Miss
Eloise Green and Rev. J. C. Grier
motored to Shelby Friday evening.
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J. F. ALEXANDER j. F. ALEXANDER
Chairman of Board _ _ _
B. B. DOGGETT
B. B. DOGGETT
President T. PADGETT
J. H. THOMAS G. P. REID
Active Vice-President j R M OORE
K. S. TANNER TTr _
Vice-President * HARRILL
L. V. LEE C. C. MOORE
Vice-President J. H. THOMAS
G. P. REID C. M. HOLLAND
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R. W. MINISH A . v. HAMRICK
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