fntnts nf ^ ^ ^ » =« F L ^i\txt ifl a potxttv AttJi tttagtr in ti\t rmnth buttUmtnt, A g^outt^mr of g>umm?rmlb- Class J[1I2_1 Book -oHI ^2 ,- __ Cofiyiight N" COPyRIGHT DEPOSIT. fotnta of Ololnntal aintprpat Arnuni ^ummpruiUp. inrrli^Btrr, Jfruiingtnn, Jngkjsti?. ^t. Jlam^B, ^ooa^ (Hmk. Anb tnagtr in tl|f rutitpb battlemrnt. IFnr uil|iri| tl|p palarr of tl^e prfantt i^aut Mast ^itih ttH iinmp . . . This little book has been written to meet the demand for informa- tion regarding the various points of Colonial interest in the neighborhood of Summerville, The facts it contains are drawn from historical sources, and are supplemented by well-known local traditions. Printed in Sum- merville, and Illustrated from views taken by a resident photographer, it may truly be called a ^^SOUVENIR OF SUMMERVILLE/' ANNE S. DEAS. Summerville, S. C, February, J 905. Copyright 1905. Anne Simons Deas. a>. I'. HKIU^iJ I'.KS I'KIN'J SUMMKRVII-LH;, S. C. ^E3, 26 1905 / / 1) o<5y ^^ •^ -^ **The Crumbling Church Tow^er/' ^ ^ 5^E STORV OF DOF{Q^^ESSEI^. Perhaps the most interesting Colonial relics in the neighborhood of Summerville are the picturesque ruins on the banks of the Ashley — all that now remains of the once flourishing town of Dorchester. Two of these ruins stand on a steep bluff above the river, and are reached from Summerville by a pleasant drive of four or Ave miles over a typical road of the Carolina coast. Though always picturesque in a deso- lation which the pitying hand oi Mature is forever seek- ing to hide, yet probably the most attractive season at which to visit them is when the early Southern Spring has toucned the vines that clamber over them, and the tender green softens the outlines of their broken and ragged edges. It is impossible at this day to deflne the exact limits of the town. We know that there were two principal streets, one running north and south and terminating at the Fort, the other running east and west, and having St. George's Church at its eastern extremity. The site of the town is now an open held. Some years ago the streets could be traced by the little mounds of broken brick which marked where the chimneys had been, but even these have disappeared, and looking around upon tlie ploughed held encircled by the silent forest, it is hard to realize that a hundred and tifty years ago a thriving town of eighteen hundred inhabitants occupied this spot. Absolutely no trace is left of the busy popu- lation but the crumbling church-tower and a few tomb- stones. For the old Fort, mysterious as the Sphinx, keeps its own counsel. The town of Dorchester owed its existence to a small colony from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who came ^ TH?] 8T()RY OF D0RCHE8TER. to Carolina in 1695, about twenty-five years after the first Eno-lish settlement under Gov. Sayle. At that time there was no churcli building in the Province out- side of Charlestown, though settlers were rapidly spreading themselves along the banks of the Cooper and the Ashley — at the confluence of which the city is situated. Some of the members of the Independent Church in Charlestown, prominent among whom was Mr. William Norman, having represented this state of alfairs to their brethren in New England, a colony came from Dorchester, under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Lord, to establish themselves in the wilderness, and bring the Gospel to that churchless region. The colony set sail from Boston about the middle of December, 1695, in two vessels, and arrived in Charlestown about the end of the month. Early in J 696 they selected this spot on the upper waters of the Ashley, and began their settlement. It is not known what special inducement inclined them to this location. They were probably influenced by the fact of its being situated on one of the water-ways from Charlestown — an important matter when there were few roads, and the forests swarmed with hostile Indians. If tlie Fort were already there — as seems probable — it doubtless also influenced their choice, as it afforded protection against the Indian tribes of the neighborhood. Here, then, they located, giving their town the name of their former home. One of their first cares was to build a place of worship ; but their first Communion Service was held under the boughs of a spreading oak. The little town grew and flourished. In less than twenty years it boasted 1800 inhabitants, 500 of whom were whites. Shops and taverns were there of course, and — to counteract the influence of the latter — a Free School and a Circulating Librarv. Semi-annual Fairs THE STORY OP D0RCHE8TER. » of four days' duration, established by Act of Assembly, were held in April and October; and Markets on Tues- days and Saturdays. By 1717 there were so many Epis- copalians that an Episcopal Church was needed, and the Parish of St. George's Dorchester was laid off by Act of Assembly from the adjoining Parish of St. Andrew's. In course of time, the colonists found that the availa- ble quantity of land around Dorchester was insufficient for their growing needs, while the town itself had proved to be very unhealthy. They therefore deter- mined to move away, and in 1752 or 1753 about half of them, with their pastor, the Rev. John Osgood, a native of Dorchester, migrated to Liberty County, Georgia. It is said that their descendants may still be found there. Those that remained are represented by several families in Summerville and the vicinity. The town struggled on for forty or fifty years longer, and then flickered out of existence. As the Fort is the oldest, so the mystery of its origin makes it the most interesting, of the relics of Dorchester. Grim and gray as a war-scarred veteran, it stands at its post on the bluff, with sally-port, wall, and bastion intact, save for one breach oh the eastern side. How long it has stood there, no man knows. Some say that it was built by the Spaniards before the English occupied the country ; but it is far more likely that it was constructed by the early English settlers as an outpost against the Indians. The Fort is built of "tabby," a mixture of oyster shells and lime, which is stronger than brick, and at a little distance resembles stone. It occupies a com- manding position on the edge of a steep bluff', bek)w which the narrow river curves like a horse-shoe. To the south, the river stretches away in a long, almost t) THE STOKV OF DORCHKSTKK. straii>.ht, reach, and the view from the walls at this point is lovely. The centre of the fort is occupied by a mass of broken bricks, once the magazine ; and a num- ber of tiles are in the south-east corner. On the side next the river, the walls appear to be of their original height — from twelve to fifteen feet; but on the land side they are much lower, owing probably to the ac- cumulation of earth washed down by the rains of two hundred years. During the Revolution, the Fort was held some- tim?s by the Americans and sometimes by the British. Gen. Marion was ordered to reinforce it in 1775; and history tells how, during the British occupation, the Wade Hampton of that day — grandfather of the late Gen. Wade Hampton — pursued a party of British troop- ers up to the very gates of the Fort. It is also related that once Vvhen the Americans had possession of it, and the gallant and impetuous Col. John Laurens was sta- tioned there, a red coat was observed moving slightly among the l)ushes just across the river. The alarm was immediately given, and a troop of dragoons and a party of infantry were ordered to cross the river and recon- noitre. The stream though narrow here, is deep, and the current strong, on which account Major O'Neal, who was aware of the fact, sent for a boat to assist in the crossing. Just then, Col. Laurens rode up. "What is the cause of this delay?" he demanded. Major O'Neal explained. "This is no time for delays I" cried Laurens. "All you who are brave men, follow me!" And putting spurs to his horse, he plunged into the river. ''You shall see that there' are others as brave as you!" exclaimed O'Neal, and with all his troopers, dashed in after him. The result justified his hesitation ; for many — even Col. Laurens himself — were swept from THE STOKY OF DORCHESTKR. 8 THE STORY OF D0RCHE8TKR . their horses, and some were nearly drowned. All reached the opposite shore with difficulty, and in great disorder. The infantry crossed w4th the aid of the boat and of some great doors torn from a neighboring ware- house. When at last the party scrambled up the hill, it was to lind that the only red coat there was one left hanging on the bushes by a British soldier who had been drummed out of his regiment. The Fort was garrisoned for about two weeks during the war of 1812. It has not been used since. The tower of St. George's Church next claims our attention, but rather on account of proximity than of age, as the ruins of the old Meeting House in the woods are of earlier date. The church was built of brick, and was begun in 1719; but the building progressed with rather moderate rapidity. The Rector, however, was duly provided for by the purchase of 145 acres of land "for a Glebe," and a five-acre lot with a brick dwelling-house, ''for a Parsonage." The Rectors were generally sent over from England by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and were very worthy men; but notwithstanding their labors, the life of the Parish seems to have been of a somewliat spasmodic kind — intervals of zeal alternating with longer intervals of carelessness and neglect. By 1784 it was found neces- sary to repair the church ; and the Assembly of the Province passed an Act authorizing the "Repairing, Enlarging and Pewing" of the same. A "Handsome Steeple was added in 1750; and soon after a "Ring of Bc^lls" was purchased by subscription, and was placed in it. The Rector's salary declined with the decline of the town ; and on the death of the Rev. Mr. Pearce in 1782, the parish was left without a Rector, and the THE 8T0RY OF DOR0HE8TER. •' was still eighty-one feet high. The belfry was shaken down by the earthquake of 1886. The tower is crum- bling away, brick by brick, and its once beautiful arch- ed door and windows are little more than ragged holes in the dilapidated walls. Little bushes and bunches of grass wave from the top, and a riotous mass of vines hides the fallen fragments at its foot. It is the embodi- ment of lonliness and desolation. Though there must have been many persons buried around St. George's Church, there are but few tomb- stones visible, search as we may through the dense tangle of vines and bushes. None are of very early date; but as some of the oldest are partially sunk in the ground, the same fate, only in a greater degree, church was practically abandoned.- There was an attempt to revive the Parish in 1811, when the church was partially repaired, and w^ae re-dedicated ; but, the zeal was short-lived. In 1823 it w^as again -repaired by Mr. Henry A. Middleton, and a few services were held ;- but it was soon totally abandoned. It went rapidly to ruin— becoming literally ''a shelter for flocks," inas- much as a negro boy in charge of some sheep in the neighborhood was in the habit of driving them thither for protection against the w^eather, he himself dozing peacefully in the pulpit. Finally, the forsaken cliurch was burnt by some Vandals of the neighborhood, in order to get possession of the bricks, which they carried away and used to build chimneys. The very foundations were dug up to secure the bricks. Nothing is left but the square tower which formed the base of the "Handsome Stee- ple," and which the depredators found too strongly built to be pulled down. This tower was originally crowned by an octagonal belfry, which rose from it at the heidit^)f forty feet from the ground, and in 1858 10 THE 8T0RY OF DORCHESTER. may possibly have overtaken the earliest ones. The most interesting- of these tombstones is a low, heavy, marble slab nearly a foot thick, marking; the resting place of James Postell, who died in 1773, ''much la- mented by all his friends and relations.^' This stone was used by the British to butcher meat on, and the marks of their axes may still be seen. Everything pertaining to the church has vanished, except the Communion plate, which passed into the possession of St. Paul's Church, Summerville. After the Civil War, the Vestry of St. Paul's sold most of it to St. Michael's Church, Charleston, reserving only one or two pieces. The Parish Records, including the Register of births, deaths, and marriages, are hopeless- ly lost, having disappeared before 1820. The "Ring of Bells" has a chequered history. The largest bell was taken down by an eccentric Master of the Dorchester Free School, and hung in the fork of a tree, so that he could ring up the boys at an early hour of the morning. Boys were boys, however, then as now, and objected equally to early rising. Either in misvh.ef or in spite, they cut the rope and let the bell fall, cracking it so badly as to render it useless. The two other bells were given to St. Paul's Church, Radclitfeboro'' (in Charleston) and were used there until the Civil War. They were then sent to Columbia, S. C and cast into cannon, which took a part in the first battle of Manas- sas. The cracked bell was presented to the church at Winnsboro, S. C, was recast, and was used there until Gen. Sherman's army passed through the town in 1865. The church was burnt at that time, and after the con- flagration it was found that even the metal of the bell had disappeared. For some time it was supposed that the bell had been carried off by the Union soldiers; but in 1889 someone digging near the foundation of the THE STORY OF DOR0HE8TER. 11 church found a quantity of fused bell-metal, which was supposed, with every probability, to be the lost bell. The Free School was established in 1724; and the Master was required to instruct the pupils, '4n the prin- ciples of Christianity, as well as in Greek and Latin." It was supported largely by a liberal donation from Mr. Bhike, which was invested for the benefit of the School, and was known as The Dorchester School Fund. A part of it still remains, and is applied to educational purposes in the town of Summerville. Mr. Blake of Newiiigtcm, many years afterwards, charged his estate with twenty-five pounds yearly, to provide for an An- nual Lecture, which was to be delivered on St. George's Day by an Episcopal minister. This, too, has long been a thing of the past. The books of the Library were divided between the colonists who moved to Georgia and those who remain- ed in Dorchester. For many years they w^ere kept and cared for at a neighboring plantation, and were distrib- uted thence. An old negro used to tell, some forty or fifty years ago, how when a boy, he was sent to bring and carry back books from the Library. Mounted on a mule, and carrying the books in a cowhide bag slung over his shoulder — the hair being turned inwards to prevent their getting scratched— he would traverse the miles that lay between his master's plantation and the Library. After the Revolution, they were divided among the subscribers. The Independent Church founded by the original colonists was built about a mile from the towm — why at such a distance, it is difficult even to conjecture. It is now known as "The Old White Church," and was originally a square brick edifice 'Svith a four-sided pointed roof," being built on the plan of the New^ Eng- land Meetiuir-houses. It is situated in the wood, about 12 THE 8T-ORY OF DORCHESTER. M liiiiidred yards or so from the public road, and is ap- proached on that side by a narrow, unused track. The Old White Church, as well as St. George's, had its vicissitudes; but the congregation, notwith- ing the departure of so many of the members, held to- gether in the main; and the Presbyterian Church in Summerville is it direct successor. (Jccupied by the British in 1781, the building was burnt by them on their departure; but the walls having been left standing, the interior was restored. Services were held there from 1794 to 1831, when a Presbyterian Church was built in the growing village of Summerville. After that, ser- vices were held in the Old White Church in winter, and in the Summerville church in summer — thus following the movements of the congregation, who migrated in the hot months to the healthy climate of the new pine- land village. Occasional services continued to be held in the Old White Church until 1866, after which the building was disused, and soon weait to decay. The great earth- quake of 1^86 shattered the walls beyond the possibility of repair; and now nothing but the fragment of a cor- ner remains. At least one relic of the interior of the church survives, however— the sounding-board of the old pulpit, which was brought to the Parsonage in Summerville for preservation. Divided in half, it quaintly surmounts two door-ways in one of the rooms, and is a striking memento of by-gone days. Many graves surround this church ; and interments are still occasionally made there by some of the old families of Summerville. There are few more impressive scenes than this lonely graveyard in the woods, lying around the bit of broken wall. No fence surrounds it, no tangled growth of vines runs riot over it; but many trees spread their "my DORCHESTER PLANTATION." IS branches overhead, and a thick carpet of fallen leaves and brown pine-needles lies under foot. Silence reigns ; and above the moss-hung boughs arches the blue sky. Never will the distant chimes float again over the forest, nor "the call to prayer" sound from these "Fanes wliere crumbling arch and column Attest the feebleness of mortal liand." We can but stand among them, and f "Awed by the silence, reverently ponder ^ The wavs of God." (i) "/nV DORQIiESSEI^ pe/^Ks/^5ioK." In driving along the lonely country roads which * . spread like a net-work over a radius of twenty-tive miles around Charleston, it is difficult to realize how thickly settled these parishes once were. Thickly set- tled, that is, for this part of the world; for the ground- work of tlie country, so to speak, has always been the boundless pine forest. But back from these inland roads, and along courses of the rivers and larger creeks, our Colonial ancestors built numbers of stately man- sions, dominating broad spaces of cultivated fields. Many of these were still standing fifty years ago, but even then, from the decay of fortunes and the cht^nge of crops, the hand of ruin had begun to close upon them. It is strange how complete the rviin has been, and how few traces are left to desigmt+:«-these spots. Occa- sionally, from some deserted-looking road, we catch sight of what was once an avenue of noble'^ees leading to some liandsome residence, but which now leads prac- ''my DORCHESTER PLANTATION." ''MY DORCHESTER PLANTATION." 1 '3 tically nowhere; perhaps to a few patches of tangled vegetation hiding some scattered bricks, or, drearier still, to some great blank field of cotton or of corn. Sometimes, the only hint of past occupancy is a little clump of trees in a wide fiekl, shielding a cluster of for- gotten graves. Some of tliese residences sto;)d in the midst of spa- cious grounds laid out at great expense. There were wide lavv:is and extensive shrubberies, flowering trees, shady walks, artificial mounds, an I well-stooked fish ponds, the placid water adding not a little to the beau- ty of the landscape. One of these lay but a few miles from Summerville, between it an;ro servant phiced on the rough board table several large pieces of pine bark, each heaped with sweet pota- toes cooked in a dili'erent way. Marion asked his guest if he would be lielped to boiled, roasted, or fried; and amid general gaity the meal went on. At the close of it, the young Englishman incpiired if this Avas their usual fare. "Yes," replied Marion, "and we are glad to get it." The guest could not repress his admiration, and on his retnrn told his commanding officer that he saw it was useless to attempt to conquer men Avho could live so cheerfully and fii>ht so well on such meagre fare. 1 ST. JAMES, GOOSE CREEK. The extremely interesting, old church of St. James, Goose Creek Parish, is about twelve miles from Summerville, and sixteen from Charleston. It was built in 1714, and is one of the oldest church l)uildings now standing in South Carolina. The following is a description of it from the graphic pen of the one who has the best right to tell of it. "St. James' Church stands now (1896) almost as it did when first built in 1714. It is of brick, fifty feet long, by forty wide, rough-cast, and with a slate roof. There are thirteen arched windows, and two side doors beside the main entrance. The keystone of each window is ornamented with a 28 clieriib's head and winii,siii stucco, and the niain entrance with tive hearts of the same material. The robing room is very small, and is under the stairs leading to the gallery and near the entrance. There are twenty- four pews of the old square box pattern. The aisles are paved with flagstones, and a gallery is over the entrance. The tall pulpit is reached by a winding stair, and a huge sounding-board is suspended above, this, together with the reading desk, and Communion table, all stand within the chancel rail. Back of the chancel, four Cor- inthian pilasters support the Royal Arms of Great Brit- ain, made of stucco and brilliantly colored ; it is said that this saved the Church from destruction by the British, during the Revolution. The arms are those of the time of Queen Anne. The walls of the chancel are painted to resemble gre^n marble, and red curtains are rei>resented on the upper part. Just below the Royal Arms an open book is sup- ported by two blue-eyed, pink-cheeked cherubs. On each side of the chancel are the marl)le tablets bearing the Decalogue, Apostles' Creed and Lord's Prayer, pre- sented by William Middleton in 1758. Two quaint memorials, nuide of stucco and painted in bright colors, are affixed to the walls. On one are emblazoned the arms of the Gibbes family, of South Carolina, and it bears this inscription : Underneath this lyes the late Col. John Gibbes, Who deceased on the Tth August, 1711, Age 40. The other is inscriV)ed : Near this place Lyes the body of Jane Gibbes, Late wife of Mr. Benjamin Gibbes, Who departed this life ye 19th of August, 1717, Aiie 85 vears. 24 ST. JAMES, GOOSE CREEK. •J* Interior of St. James, Goose Creek, J 7 14. ^ Two marble slabs are built into the walls, one to the memory of Mr. Peter Taylor (a generous benefac- tor of the Parish), and his wife Amarentia, and the other to Hon. Ralph Izard. In front of the gallery hangs a hatchment, bearing the arms of Ralph Izard, and said to be one of the only two in America. According to the old English custom, this was borne in front of the coffin at the head of a family, and after the funeral, hung upon the walls of 2o the church. Around the church is a cemetery wherein lie many of the old time parisliioners, Coachman, Smith, Mazyck, Withers, Glover, are some of the family names to be seen." The Parish of St. James, Goose Creek, antedates the present Churcli, having been formally laid otf by Act of the Assembly in November, 1700. A clergyman, however, had been engaged by some members of the congregation to minister there as early as 1700; but he went back to England in 1703. His place was supplied by the Rev. Samuel Thomas, who had been sent out the year before by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. He describes his cure in 1704 as being "one of the most populous of our country parishes." A small church had already been built, by "some few of the chief inhabitants," but on one occasion at least, "the congregation was so numerous that the Church could not contain them; niany stood without the door." There were then about thirty communicants. Mr. Thomas died in 1705, and the next year the Society sent out the Rev. Francis LeJau, "a native of Angers, France, and a Canon in St. Paul's Cathedral, London." He came over in October, 1706, just before the formal organization of the Parish, and found his parishioners "busy collect:ng materials for a Church and Parsonage." Capt. Benjamin Scheidvingh gave 100 acres of land, one for a church, and the rest for a Glebe. Later on, other donations were made, sixteen acres by Benjamin Godin, for a Churchyard, and four towards the Parsonage, l)y Arthur Middleton. A wood- en building was promi)tly erected, and was used until 1711, l)y which time it had become too small for the con- gregation. T\\^ present brick church was then built, and a brick Parsonage was erected in the neighborhood. 26 ST. JAMES, GOOSE CREEK. There being then no Bishop in the Province, tlie Church conkl not l>e consecrated; but in 1719 the Ves- tr}^ passed a resolution formally setting it apart for Christian worship. At the same time they resolved "That the two h)wer Pews of the middle two Rows of Pews be and are for the use of the Churchwardens and the Vestrymen of this Parish and their successors, the same forever." They also made deeds of gift to Arthur Middleton, Benjamin Scheukingh, Benjamin Godin, and several others who had also given liberally to the Church, of "one enclosed Pew or Seat, containing about five feet, six inches by seven feet of ground." to them and their heirs forever," The rest of the pews were then sold, ac- cording to custom. A Free School was also established, a suitable in- structor being sent from England in 1710, but it was closed in 17J5 on account of the Indian war. It was revived later, however. The Rev. Mr. Ludlam, who died in 1728, after officiating in the Parish for several years, left all his estate, real and personal, amounting to £2,000 currency, towards building and endowing a School. This sum not beinji; sufficient for the purpose, an additional amount was raised among the parishion- ers; and in 175(3 a brick school house was l)uilt al)out half a mile from the church. The foundations may still be traced under a thick grovvth of trees and bushes. The remnant of this School Fund is still applied to the education of some poor child belonging to the Parish. "In 1844" we are told ''{he Church had fallen into a deplorable state of ruin and the Vestry resolved to have the same restored." At this time ''the walls were cracked, and had to be bound together with iron bands; the roof had spread, and it was necessary to run iron rods through the buildiiiii' to draw the walls back into ST. JAME8, GOOfSE CREEK ^ -^ ST. JAM?]S, GOOSE CREEK. position. The t-hurch was replastered inside, and the rouiih-castinn- on the outside repaired. The roof (then of shingles) was phiced in order. * * * * The liooriiiii,- was reh.id, and tlie pews had to be cut down, the h)\ver parts having rotted away. Large trees and underl)rush had grown up ch)se to the building,'' when cut away ''the wood anuunte 1 to thirty cords.'' When the repairs weri completed, in 1815, the church was consecrated by Bishop Gadsden. The Church was very seriously damaged by the earthquake of J886; one gable fell out entirely, and the other partially; the walls were cracked; and the Royal Arms and some of the njemorial tablets were broken. The Vestry again came to the rescue, and were careful to restore everything as it was before, as far as possible. "The figure of the pelican feeding her young, symbolic (jf the Mother Church of England, which stoodover the west door," was, however, so badly broken as to be l)eyond repair. At this time the window-shutters and doors were sheathed with iron, leaving no woodwork exposed, and the roof was covered with slate, so as to render the building proof against tlie forest tires which so frequently sweep throug'i the country. "There are several traditions which have been hinided down connected with the old church, which, whether authentic or not, add an interest to its history. It was here that the marriage of Mad Archy Campbell took place, an account of which is to b^ found in ''Johnson's Traditions." * * * Campljell was an officer in the British army, noted for his eccentric and daring char- acter. Living in St. James's Parish was a young lady. Miss Paulimi Phelp, noted for her beauty, but a great coquette. She amused herself alike with the British or American officers. Campbell met and fell in love with her; she encouraged him, Init never seriouslv. He 29 induced her one day to go horseback riding, and ad- dressed her in such ardent and insistent terms, that she was intimidated into accepting him. They rode up to the Church, and, meeting the Minister, Campbell demanded that he should marry them at once. He replied: "I will with the consent of the young lady and her mother;" Whereupon Campbell drevv^ his pistol, and presenting it to his head, gave him the choice of marrying him or losing his life. It is need- less to say he chose the first." The marriage, however, turned out a very happy one. During the Kevolution, when Charleston was occu- pied by the British, the Parish was within the lines, and on one occasion the Minister proceeded to use the prayer in the Litany for the King of England. There was no response for a time, for tiie parish! jners were almost entirely American in their sympathies; at length the silence was broken by a deep voice from the Izard pew, ^'Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Mr. Izard narrowly escaped imprisonment for treason. Anotlier story of much the same kind is tfiat one gentleman told the Minister if he used the prayer for the King lie would throw his Prayer Book at his head. The Minister used the prayer the next Sunday, and the worthy gentleman carried out his threat. After this, the Minister refused to hold services." Note — We acknowledge our indebtedness for the information contained in this sketch, to the author of the pamphlet called "St. James, G()08E Creek." THE EGAN STUDIO Landscape Artists ^ Photographers Landscape work is our Specialty, and we dis- play an endless variety of Souvenir Post Cards and Views. Views of everything of Historic Interest in and around Suniinerville and Charleston are for sale at the Studio. Views for Ill\istrative Ptirposes, WE DO ALL KINDS OF KODAK WORK. A full line of Kodak Supplies. Portrait Eiilargemeuts in Crayon, Sepia, Pastel and Oil. 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