Blanche, I must have missed the name of the book. I am new to the list. Could you send it again. Sounds like a book that I would love also. My first Stone ancestors lived along the Black River on Nasty Branch. They were surnames Stone, Maples, Brown, Giddens, Murrell, Osteen, and Corbett. Thanks, Lonne ----- Original Message ----- From: <wargreen@ix.netcom.com> To: <SCSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Rabb and race track > Gene, > > The reference to John Rabb was in Scott's chapter on early Columbia > and the houses and places of business. I will cite the sentence > concerning Mr. Rabb. If you need more let me know. > > "Across Gervais Street John Rabb kept a tavern at the corner where > Barney Reilly afterwards did a prosperous business in the grocery > line." > > > The mention of the race track is in his chapter on "the burning of > Columbia" during the Civil War.(February 17, 1865). He devotes > several pages to the days leading up to the terrible night and > describes the horror of drunken Union soldiers out of control. > > > "Hampton's house , on Camden Road and Arthur's in the suburbs, were > burnt before night. Just after dark, Puryear's, at the race > track, and Dr. Wallace's were on fire." > > > > Blanche > > > > ==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== > To unsubcribe from the SCSumter mailing list send a one word message, unsubscribe to: > SCSumter-L-Request@rootsweb > If you are subscribed to the Digest mode send your unsubcribe message to: > SCSumter-D-request@rootsweb.com > >