1955-PART TWO: MRS. NANNIE M. BARNETT, 86 year old widow of W.H. BARNETT, enjoys gathering and processing vegetables taken from her garden at the home of a son, ROLAND BARNETT, near Woodruff. MRS. BARNETT lived in Laurens County and moved to Woodruff in 1904. She has four children, LEWIS, Woodruff, ROLAND, RALPH, Easley, and MRS. MARY LEE SKINNER, of Hobbyville. Her husband died in 1927. MRS. BARNETT recalls that her husband never talked about his experiences in the war. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Gettysburg. She is a member of Antioch Baptist Church at Enoree. She joined the church when she was 14 years of age. " We had good times in the old days. People had more time for each other. They are now always in a hurry", remarked MRS. BARNETT. ----- MRS. LILLIE V. BEAM, 73 years old, widow of Confederate soldier J.F. BEAM, spends many happy hours in her vegetable garden at the home of her sons. She divides her time with two sons, JOHN C. BEAM of Columbia Ave. and SHUFORD BEAM of Carolina Ave. MRS. BEAM grows corn, okra, lima beans, and peanuts in her garden. Her husband was killed in a railroad accident at Flora, Ill. She is the youngest of the nine surviving Spartanburg County widows of Confederate veterans. Her father was also a Civil War veteran. MR. BEAM served as a baker in the war. He was in his teens when he enlisted. He farmed at Jonesville for many years. He also tuned pianos and organs. It was several years after her husbands death before MRS. BEAM started receiving a pension. " They thought I was too young and must have been his daughter", she said. --- MRS. MARY DALLAS. 88, widow of S.DALLAS, lives with her son, TOM DALLAS, at S. Converse Street. MRS. DALLAS has a heart condition.{ no photo of her}. --- continued. --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.