https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/aeedad95f611e076d874472790868372.pdf f1692c57c2bdfae048d6f73f2e31da65 PDF Text Text J , -I-Tilt-: \\....: ..:Kl.\ ' <>RS ..: Rvf<:R. llemingway, S. C., Thu1·sda y, Sept ember 211. t !li:I • • • • .. . • Editor's Note: The following story reprinted fro m t h e Chesterfield Advertiser deals w ith one membe r of t he notorious Bigham fam ily which had its roots in County and a nearby section of Mar ion County . 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I le s<.'l'mc•d at p<.•ac:e wit h him self. I le• said ht.• knc.·w he would be frt'l' l>t•for·l' ht• dil•d. A ."41t111 l ~/· 74 • ll\' :\111 .'I' 11i.:1.KI:\ \ \'l1l' n ri ,.l. 111c•111l>c'rs 11 f ,, Tl1c• fi rst l>1111k. ···1·hl' l,;1.s t !>f the• l{igl1;1111.s· · •dUl' to l>t' rc•puf1li.shc•d .scic1111 ,,·;1.s ,,·1·i tl C'11 shc>rll~· a ft c•r l·:cl111 t111!I l ~ig l1a111 . <tt·cu.s<•d 11f killi11g l1i s 111othc•r . l1r11thc·r. ~1slt•1·. ;111tl tl1t• l;1 !t<.·r ·s I\ (I ~ Clllll~ ~(111.S. fl11.S llC'C'll SC'Jllt•r1c·c·d 111 life• i11 µrisor1 cJ-:d1111111cl ;111cl 11 i.s '' i le• ;111d I \\'11 d;1t1g l1lt•rs \\t•r·c· till' 1111(\· • "'Lii'\ I\ 111· ... • • • 'l'l1c·~· 1111 <lid. I 111<.• 111;111 <lied <>11 1111.• ,,·it11t•s.s sta11d . S<> '''l1c•11 l l1t•;11·d the f<:drnund \\'(IS lll;1ki11g (ll'l'(llliitl'IJ i, :11.S fill' l1i.s l)\\'11 f1111l•r;1I. I ,,·e · . 111 tl1t• 1x•11itt>11ti;1r~· ;111d spt•11t ;( cl;1~· talki11j;I. 111 l1i111 ...\t tl1;1t ti1111.· 11<· ,,·;1s 7-t . <111d h<1cl llc.•t•11 i11 prison lcll' :{-t •\'{'(ll'S. • • • • • llc•ing •• r1.•pc1rte1· is 1>lten \' t•r~· p;1i11ful . I l1t1d such ;1 r1 xi et~· a l><>ut meet ing him . I ,,·;1s <l little a fra id : after all . he ,,·;1s scr\·i ng time for murder. • ,\11d th<.•rc \\'t•re so m;1n\· • c•c•rrt• <ts pc-cts. I lis fan1ily had lx•t•11 ;°1 fa 111 i l~· c1f rnc.•ans . and l1is f;1th<•r h;1d l)(•en the first St•11;1tc>r· frc>n1 1-'lc>renc<? ( 'ounlv. f':ll1111111<f's left h;1nd h<tri l>toCn st•\·c•rc•d <11 the ,,·risl . ltumc>r J1;1d it th<1t he.• had d<.•lil>t·r;1tt·I~· let ;1 t1·<1i11 1·u11 «>\'t•r it lo <:ollect insurance. I lo\\' dc1 ~·11u c1ucstion a man of 74 ;1l>1>ut su<.·h things·~ • l 11t'l'd11·1 11;1 \'t' \\'<>rried . \\'hat <1 <lt•ligl1t ful gt•nt lema11 l1e ,,·as~ llis t·l<••tr. l1l11c·. l\\'i11kling t·~· <.·s ;11111 1·11.s~· l'ill'l'kS lllllCll• mt• tl1i11k 111 ,1 .s111;1ll S;111t;1 . lit• \\'<ls :1lt•1·1 . i11tt:•lli1itc•11t . ;incl st•t•med le> Sl'llS(' 111~· l't•l11c.·ta11c.·t· IC> ;1s k 11i111 11111>l1•asa11t · ,.,,. ~,,· •1rd 11111•sti1111s. \\'<• talkt•d about relig ion a nd Ill' <tU<>tcd the IJ ible freely th1·<>ugh<>UI <>Ur conver sation I It• said hl' read the l3iblc da il y ;111d tl1at hi s wife " ·a s in the l.11rd 's l1<1nds . I ;1s ked him if 11<.• rc all v - ,,·;111tc.• d to lccl \'t' the peniten tia1·,· ;1fter so rnanv ':ears . • • • \\'l1at \\'<>uld he do'~ Where ,,·11uld he g11 ·~ lie s mil e d sea·c.·n<.•l•\' and ans\\·ercd tha I the l A11·cJ \\'11uld decide . • I It• ,,.,,s at leas t partially right . 1: i\'l' •\'t•a1·s later 1 in J!lfill 1 St•n. l{a lph (;<1s c1u1.• c>f :\larion <'<>unt~· 111;1cl<• <11·ra ngem ents l<>r 1-:cl1111111cl tc1 lie• 1·el ca scd . lie t1K>k th<.• 111.•c<.•ssar~· legal ac t i1111s and sccur·<'d a place for . l·:d111u11d le> li\'l' and a s1n<1ll job 111• <·11uld ,hanl'lle. I 111•\'t•r sa\\' J.:dmund again . lie· t11ltl Ill(.' ht• h&ld f(>SI l1is 11;111<1 i11 ;111 ;1c.·<.·itlt•11t just ;1 •\'c•ar l11·l11r<.· l11s 1<111111\· l1<1cl lit'<'n • 11111r1lc·r·l•tl. t-:cl111t1111l t'li1i1n<.•d l1i.s l11·11tl1c·1· l1;1cl sl1<>t l1is 11111llll'I'. sist<.·1·. ;111d lier (\\'Cl c·l1il<l1·1.•11. ;111<l h;1d tl1en sh11t l1i111.s1•ll till' l>rc1th<•1· \\its f<iund l·: l):\ll ':\I) lll(ill .\:\11\ l>ltlSCJ\ ... \c1tt• :\liss i11i! lla111I ~~phf ~~-'-~_ra_·p_h_h~i-I_w~h-ad~r-ak_<'_n~o-r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 111• <ii<·cl 11f a l1cart at tac·k in l!lti:.!. ,,·l1ilc• I \\'<1s li\•ing in ( 'l1i< <1gc1 0 1~111 l·:<l111und l1;1cl 1·1•ad the ~l<>r~· I \\ 1·11t1· ;1b 1111 l1i1n . and he k11<•\\' I 11;1 t I I 1c•I it•\'t•d he v•a s • 1n11c1t·c•11t . • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Recalling Edmund Bigham, 9-20-1973 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-20-1973 News Newspaper Weekly Observer