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Rivertown Bluegrass Society will host Ted Jones & The Tarheel Boys and Southern
The second award received was the President’s Award (along with $1,000) from First Junction on Saturday, July 17, 5 p.m., as part of the organization’s concert series held
Nonprofit Insurance Company – Celebrating Excellence in Making a Difference 2010. monthly at the Horry Georgetown Technical College Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium.
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In 1718 John Green received a grant of 500 acres which was one of the earliest grants of land
along the Black River. Green received additional grants on the Black River, which later developed
into the plantations of Windsor, Wedgefield, Beneventum and Peru/Cumbee. Much of this land
was laid out along a creek flowing into the Black River from the south, which was soon to be called
Green's Creek.
John Green and his wife, Elizabeth, settled on Green's Creek and had six children. Green died in
1750 and by direction of his will the 500 acre tract was sold to James Coachman.
James Coachman ñ Esq. of St. James' Parish, Goose Creek, along with his brother William,
bought and sold numerous tracts of land in the mid-eighteenth century in Georgetown County.
In 1756 Coachman sold the 500 acre tract to Susannah LaRoach Man, widow of Dr. John Man.
Susannah had married Dr. Man, a surgeon of Prince Fredrick's Parish, in 1743. Two children soon
followed: Susannah, born in 1745 and Mary, born in 1748. The Man's made their home at what
was later to be known as Springwood Plantation. Dr.
Man was apparently dead in 1755 when an inventory
was made of his estate, and soon after, Susannah Man
purchased the 500 acres from Coachman. Susannah
began construction of a house and named the proper-
ty Mansfield, in honor of her late husband.
Susannah made good use of the tidal swamp on the
Black River, evidenced by the fact that in 1775 she sold
sixty barrels of rice to the merchants Wragg & Smith of
Georgetown. Susannah purchased additional land on
Peter's Creek and inherited property just outside
Georgetown (Willowbank). This was apparently the
acquisition that brought Mansfield to 760 continuous
acres, and it remained that way until the 1980's.
In 1769, Susannah Man, the oldest daughter, married
James Castles, a planter of Winyah and Charlestown.
Susannah died a year later leaving an infant son, John,
who was placed in his grandmother's care at Mansfield.
James Cassels was one of those unfortunate British
subjects that remained loyal to the crown during the
Revolution. Charged with holding a commission under
his Britannic Majesty during the period of hostilities, he
was proscribed and his property confiscated by the
state. He fled to England in 1782 with his son and later
filed a claim in the English courts for damages arising
from the war.
Mary Man stayed with her mother at Mansfield, but in
1722 she purchased two lots on Front Street in
Georgetown and built a two-story house with a central
hall and double parlors.
Mary and her mother, Susannah, lived in town but according to family tradition, she continued to
ride horseback some six miles each way, out to Mansfield to oversee the rice production. When
she was thirty-seven years old she married Archibald Taylor and even at that age she, neverthe-
less, had two children: John Man Taylor (1786) and Anna Maria Taylor (1787). Overseeing
Mansfield and giving birth to two children at that advanced age may have affected Mary's health.
After her children were born, she spent summers in Boston and died there in 1801.
John Man Taylor came into possession of Mansfield at age fifteen as a residuary legatee under
his mother's will. He graduated from Harvard in 1803 and earned a masters degree in 1806. He
lived at Mansfield, as a bachelor, entertaining friends and overseeing the work of 125 slaves. He
immersed himself in the social milieu of Georgetown, serving as vestryman at Prince George
Winyah Episcopal Church, and joining the Winyah Indigo Society and the Georgetown Library
Society. To the later, John donated 1,000 books from his own library. John Man Taylor appears to
have been a man of unusual attainments and possessed those qualities that endeared him to his
friends. Taylor was an extensive landholder, owning properties on the Black, Pee Dee and Sampit
Rivers. At his death, at age 37, he left Mansfield to his sister, Anna Maria Taylor. It was stipulat-
ed in his will that all debts and legacies be paid out of rents, income, revenues and profits of the
estate, real and personal, and if the sale of any part to pay same be necessary, only so much be
sold as unavoidable. Here is revealed the strong attachment to the land, characteristic of the low
country planter.
Anna Maria Taylor married Josias Allston, Jr. and had no children but Josias had died by 1808.
Anna Allston married the Reverend Maurice Harvey Lance rector of the parish of Prince George's
of Winyah in 1816 and had two daughters: Mary Taylor (1818) and Ester Jane (1822). Lance and
his wife resided at Mansfield for the next twenty-five years. Lance also owned Mauricena on the
Sampit. It was said that Mrs. Lance possessed to an unusual degree beauty and personal charm.
She inherited the Man coloring, a fair complexion and auburn hair. In this her children resembled
her and both made their debut in Charleston.
In 1836 Mary Taylor Lance married Dr. Francis Simons Parker of Charleston and the Hayes,
Goose Creek. Dr. Parker was a graduate of the College of Charleston and first honor graduate of
the Charleston Medical College, but soon learned that profits from rice planting were so great that
he gave up practicing medicine. In 1840 he purchased Wedgefield Plantation from Samuel
Wragg, but the next year he traded it to his mother-in-law for Mansfield and Greenwich.
Using his scientific background, Dr. Parker experimented with different fertilizers on the soil at
Mansfield and increased the production from 375,000 pounds in 1850 to 1,440,000 pounds in
1860. He discovered that bat dung produced the highest yields of rice. Parker received advice
from and shared his results with fellow members of the Planters Club on the Pee Dee and the
Winyah and All Saints Agriculture Society.
Mary and Francis expanded the house, adding the dining room wing and built a school house for
their expanding family of nine children. It is also said the Francis and Mary planted, with their own
hands, many of the live oaks that line the lane leading to the house and winnowing barn. The
years just prior to the War Between the States were good for the Parker family and Mansfield.
With unrest in South, Dr. Parker became a vocal supporter of States' Rights and as his forebears,
who had signed such historic documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
of the United States; he signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession on 20 December 1860
in Institute Hall in Charleston. At the onset of the war, the Porker's three oldest sons volunteered
with the Confederacy, the eldest John was killed in
Dumfries, Virginia, during the first year of fighting.
Frank, the second son, served throughout the war as
aide-de-camp to General Bragg, rose to the rank of
major by the end of the war. Arthur Middleton entered
the Confederate service one month after his sixteenth
birthday in September of 1861. The fourth son, James,
was called to the colors with the second class of The
Citadel. Dr. Parker served as Provost Marshall for
Georgetown district during the war and was said to
have ruled with a firm but fair hand. In the spring of
1865, the Porkers were staying at Greenwich, just out-
side Georgetown, but a mob of slaves incited by feder-
al troops forced the family out and destroyed the house
by fire.
Dr. Francis Simons Parker died in 1867, and during the
difficult years following the war, unwilling or unable to
adjust to the conditions of the time, some say died of a
broken heart.
Mary Taylor never remarried and in 1868 signed a deed
conveying Mansfield to her sons. The Parker boys
operated Mansfield for several years at a profit but the
years following the war were crowded with hardship
and difficulty. Like most Georgetown rice plantations
Mansfield fell victim to labor problems, hurricanes and
the growth of the rice industry in Louisiana and
Arkansas. As a last resort many of the planters
financed their operations through the sale of turpen-
tine and timber from the uplands. When these
resources were exhausted little was left.
By 1912 Mansfield was no longer producing rice and at the death of their father, Arthur Middleton
Parker, the heirs decided to sell Mansfield and break the 156 year chain of ownership.
Charles W. Tuttle of Auburn, New York was the new owner of Mansfield. Following the pattern of
so many wealthy northerners who bought low country plantations, Mansfield became Tuttleís win-
ter home and hunting retreat. In 1931 Tuttle sold Mansfield to Colonel Robert L. Montgomery and
his wife Charlotte of Ardrossan, Pennsylvania.
The Montgomery's embarked on an extensive restoration of Mansfield. They added a basement
to the main house and converted the School House and old kitchen to guest houses. They also
added the North Guest House and brick fan-shaped patio.
Colonel Montgomery also experimented with growing rice which the family and employees con-
sumed. After he ceased rice production, due the lack of manpower during World War II, the rice
fields basically became lakes and a haven for wildlife.
After Mrs. Montgomery's death in 1970, her heirs sold Mansfield to Wilbur S. Smith of Columbia,
SC who lovingly kept Mansfield from the fate of many plantations, the developer's dream. Wilbur
also acquired adjoining land and brought Mansfield to its present size of just over 900 acres. At
his death, his daughter Sarah Smith Cahalan inherited Mansfield and operated it as a Bed &
Breakfast and provided tours of the house and grounds.
Sarah (Sally) Smith sold Mansfield to John Rutledge (Francis Simons' great-great grandson) and
Sallie Middleton Parker in 2004 returning Mansfield once again to the Parker family after an
absence of ninety-two years. John and Sallie have embarked on a restoration project of the main
and quest houses and plan to continue Sally Smith's vision of operating a B&B unlike any other.
Mansfield Plantation is completely unspoiled by modern day life, with a rustic 1.5
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 Paranormal
Conference
at the
Brentwood
–– Wine Bistro ––

There’s talk in the town within the paranormal community that the most haunted location
on the Grand Strand may be hosting a Paranormal Conference this October.

The Brentwood Wine Bistro, which is located in Little River, South Carolina, is home
to one of the finest restaurants on the Grand Strand specializing in French Cuisine.
The infamous Bistro is also home to a few professionally documented ghosts.

The P.I.T. Crew, a local Paranormal Research Team has extensively researched the Only 100 tickets will be available for the conference. Sign up at, www.stephenlancast-
Bistro to further validate the haunted claims. Recently, the Paranormal group, Port City er.com to be notified when tickets are available for purchase. Tickets will be $100 per
Paranormal, from Wilmington, North Carolina accompanied the P.I.T. Crew on yet attendee with lunch and refreshments included. Tickets will be offered and sold to the
another night of research into the century old home now turned historic restaurant. As first 100 guests to sign up.
always, the Brentwood delivered with an extreme amount of Paranormal activity, thus
proving what has already been said, “the Brentwood always delivers.” In the meantime, the Brentwood Wine Bistro has opened its doors to paranormal
enthusiasts and investigators to tour and conduct research on Saturday nights with
A few local and distant paranormal groups are working together to schedule and host Paranormal Researcher Stephen Lancaster.
a Paranormal Conference at the Brentwood Wine Bistro this October. Although still in
early development stages, the conference is expected to offer room by room seminars Visit www.stephenlancaster.com and click on
ranging from the activity and research of the Brentwood Wine Bistro to the activity and “Brentwood Ghost Tours”
research at the well known Ghost Ship, the Battleship North Carolina. Lunch and for more information and to book your group.
refreshments will be provided. Each attendee will receive a ticket number with their
purchase of admission for a chance to win paranormal research equipment. Video and
audio evidence is expected to be available from both the Brentwood Wine Bistro and
Stephen Lancaster has been involved with
the Battleship North Carolina, for all attendees to review. paranormal research since he was a child,
upon having his first paranormal experi-
Attendees are urged to bring their own evidence of paranormal activity to share and ence. Since then, he has become a strong
discuss with the conference speakers. The conference will be broken down into sep- advocate for paranormal study, research,
arate rooms throughout the historic restaurant with each room dedicated to a certain and investigation. Based out of Myrtle
topic from the paranormal field. Beach SC, Stephen is the head investiga-
tor/founder of the paranormal investiga-
Each seminar will last an hour and be repeated throughout the day to ensure all atten-
tion team the P.I.T. Crew, and producer of
dees get to experience the entire conference.
monsterVisionTV. He is also a paranormal
journalist for our monthly publication, The
To see previously released evidence validating the haunting of Brentwood Wine Bistro,
please visit the P.I.T. Crew’s monsterVisionTV.com site.
Coastal Journal.

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 Surfrider Foundation
Hawaiian Style Luau
Grand Strand Chapter, Held Successful

The 5th Annual Makai Luau, a Grand Strand tradition, was held on June 5th this year
at the Hot Fish Club located in beautiful Murrells Inlet, SC.

It began at 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Hot Fish Club and featured music from Da Howlies
of Wilmington, NC; a musical, fire and hula show from Chief Kamu, a traditional luau
buffet, beverages from New South Brewing Company and Southern Wine & Spirits.
This year’s event also featured an Ugliest Hawaiian Shirt contest, a Best Lei contest,
and a longboard giveaway. Patrick Kelly of Llittle River won the longboard.

All proceeds from this event and others fund the projects of the Grand Strand Chapter
of the Surfrider Foundation, a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that
works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider’s most
important coastal environmental work is carried out by 57 chapters located along the
East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts. Surfrider now has over 30,000
members in the USA; in addition, International Surfrider chapters and affiliates have
been established in the countries of Japan, Brazil, Australia, France and Spain.

The Grand Strand Chapter is comprised entirely of volunteers and serves the entire
Grand Strand from Little River to Pawleys Island, encompassing both Horry and
Georgetown counties. Our chapter works to keep our beaches and waves clean, edu-
cate the public, and protect beach access. For more information about the many proj-
ects and events in the area, please visit our website or join us on Facebook (Surfrider
Grand Strand) to receive updates.

The members have dedicated the proceeds of this year’s luau to fund the
Garden City Beach Shower Tower project, a joint effort with Horry County
to provide showers for residents and visitors at public beach accesses in the
Garden City Beach area.

Sponsors were: Hot Fish Club, New South Brewing Company, Southern Wine & Spirits, Full Circle
Construction, Xtreme Surf Shop, Ripley’s Aquarium, South Carolina Electric and Gas, Island
Inspired Surf Shop, Cruz Accessories, and the Caravelle Resort.

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 Looking for Something An Inlet Tradition
More Creative Boat Parade 2010:
and Cerebral Than Freedom Is In!
Sports-Related Activities
for Your Kids?
Murrells Inlet 2020 and Boat Parade Co-Chairmen Bob Hendrick and Lee Hewitt

Freedom Is In.
announce the theme for the 27th Annual Murrells Inlet 4th of July Boat Parade - 2010:

Improv and acting classes not only expand imaginations, they also nurture and
improve important life skills such as:
• Self Confidence, Self-Esteem & Trust
• Listening, Verbal Expression & Focusing
• Spontaneity and thinking quickly "on your feet"
• Learning problem solving within a group environment
• Socialization and interaction in a non-competitive environment
The parade kicks-off at 1p.m. on Garden City point and arrives at the MarshWalk at
approximately 1:45-2 p.m. T-shirts featuring this year's theme will be sold to benefit
the Belin Boy Scout Troupe 396.
Anyone is welcome to participate in the parade at no charge. Participants must only
enter if they want to be judged in the decorating contest. Boat decoration contest entry
forms will be available at Murrells Inlet 2020, Garden City Realty, Inc., Dunes Realty,
Crazy Sister Marina and Booty's Outdoors. Entry fee is $5.

PRIVATE COACHING AVAILABLE

"Independence on the Inlet" will follow with a spectacular fireworks display off of the
Veteran's Pier at 10:00 pm. Come out and enjoy dinner on the Inlet before the 10:00
Contact Gina Trimarco pm show in the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina". The fireworks are free and open
at gina@carolinaimprov.com for more information. to the public.

Summer Camp: Kids Intro to Acting & Improv

Before the festivities, do your patriotic duty and donate blood.
Murrells Inlet Community blood drive at Waccamaw Community Hospital
This camp will teach kids how to be positive, listen to others, take risks and work with-
Friday, July 2 • 10 am - 4 pm
in a team envirnoment. They will learn improv games and be encouraged to use their
To schedule donation time please call 652-1135 or go to
imaginations as they learn to create characters, build scenes and invent ideas without
www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: waccamawhosp
using props or costumes. The camp will culminate in a performance showcase at
T-shirt for each participant!
Uptown for friends and family.

Dates & Time Details

ABOUT US
Murrells Inlet 2020 is a nonprofit, community revitalization group established in 1997 with an orig-
July 13-16, 2:30-5:00pm inal 10-year plan of making the historic fishing village of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina a more

(Entering Grades 4-6)

enjoyable place to live, work and do business. The number one goal of the group is preservation
of the creek and the traditions surrounding it. Since its inception, Murrells Inlet 2020 has won

July 20-23, 2:30-5:00pm

national and state awards for its service to the community. Murrells Inlet 2020 relies exclusively
on donations and fundraising for its ongoing operations. Donations are tax-deductible.
(Entering Grades 7-9)
To add someone to receive this e-newsletter,
Instructor: Marilou Cook contact us at info@murrellsinletsc.com
Fee: $100 includes snack break
Enroll by July 6 for “Kids Camp”
Become a fan of "Murrells Inlet" on Facebook
and appropriate grade group.
843-357-2007 • www.murrellsinletsc.com

Classes utilize theatre games, scene work and group exercises to teach the funda-
mentals of improvisation where students will learn to listen, create characters, tell sto-
ries and make it up as they go while learning to work as a team/ensemble. They also
will learn to relax and react on stage and in front of others. Improv allows students to
explore and expand their imaginations and creativity in a safe and non-judgmental
environment, where everyone is a genius and failure doesn't exist. Most importantly,
our classes are about fun!

Improv classes are suitable for shy kids, for athletic kids, for creative kids, for ALL kids!
All kids are treated equally in regards to performance skill levels to ensure team build-
ing in a trusting and non-judgmental environment.

After-school and summer improv classes available

for 5th - 12th grades.
Contact info @ carolinaimprov.com for more information.

10177 N. Kings Highway • Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Phone: 843-272-4242 (HAHA)
Email: Gina@CarolinaImprov.com

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Life by the Sea
a dream captures images of yesterdays adventures . . .
CONTINUED from the June issue . . .
World War I ends - it is November, 1918 . . .
For a little over four years, from July of 1914 to November, 1918, we experienced a
dreadful World War. Soon afterwards, things began to change in the government and
lifestyle changes were the most evident of all. The World War was triggered by the
assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie when they
were killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip while on a trip to Sarajevo on June 28,
1914. I overheard William and Sabastian taking about how the war started, which I
don’t believe anyone knows for sure, but the assassination definitely was a big part of
the combined events leading up to the beginning of what was called the Great War.
It is February 4, 1920, a new era of lifestyle changes . . .
We celebrated Erin’s 8th birthday today with several close neighbors and her little
friends from church. Sabastian and Tillie were unable to be here for the occasion but
said they will be sending Erin something grand. Somehow that doesn’t surprise me!
When it came time to make a wish and blow out her candles, Erin wished out loud for
a baby brother or sister to play with on the beach. Little did she know, her wish had
already come true, she will have a playmate soon enough. My due date is sometime
in September according to the good doctor’s guessing. He was off by two weeks when
guessing the date of Erin’s birth. William and I will turn 31 and 32 this year and it sure
seems like time passes by as a swift as the ocean currents.
All the magazines I have currently read, feature articles about
the newest rage in fashion and jazz music that some are call-
ing “The Roaring Twenties”. It seems to have started here in
the United States but London, Paris and Berlin are said to have
joined in on the new trend which is expected to greatly change
social and artistic events. Women in bigger cities have devel-
oped a drastic change in apparel; fashion standards and
beliefs have become more casual. Cosmetics and perfumes
have also grown in liberal popularity; even new hair styles are
cut shorter, something they are calling the Eton crop! What an
odd name that is!
Since the ending of the war, a couple of years ago, other changes have also taken
place; more women have begun to get hired for office jobs which I think makes the
responsibilities of homemaking and raising children more difficult and stressful. Being
a homemaker and a mother to Erin is a full time job! I can’t imagine having to come
home after working all day then work at being a homemaker and mother until bedtime.
Why, I would be forever exhausted, to say the least!
In May of last year the 19th Amendment was passed, granting women the right to vote.
Even President Woodrow Wilson supported the amendment a year earlier in 1918. Of
course I am greatly in favor of the amendment, but other changes are not to my liking.
It seems the whole world is experiencing revolutions
in lifestyles. I somewhat accept a new dress design
called the “Flapper” even though it shows more skin
than I desire to show, but the one, most drastic
change, is women cigarette smokers. Smoking is
not lady-like and I have always known it to be part of
a man’s world. It is part of his character to smoke a
cigarette, cigar or a pipe with an evening drink. In
my opinion, this drastic change is the breaking of
good wholesome traditions and should be called the
“Gone-Crazy Twenties” not the “Roaring Twenties”!
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Written by Sherrill Schaefer
Summer got here quickly and I am feeling like a bloated whale. I look like I am carry-
ing twins instead of one baby. I seem to remember that while carrying Erin I was small-
er but just as long as the baby is healthy is all that matters.
“Good morning Sophie,” yelled Ms. Sarah Ann. “I have some fresh eggs and milk from
Mr. Carver’s friend in Conway. He has a large farm and comes this long distance to
sell his goods so I bought a hefty amount to share with you, William and Erin.” “Thank
you kindly Ms. Sarah, we do appreciate you thinking of us!” We had just enough of the
ice block left to keep the milk and eggs cool. When William leaves his office in Myrtle
Beach this evening, he plans to stop and get another block of ice on his way home.
Recently, I asked William why we couldn’t have one of the newest inventions called a
refrigerator and he said we would continue using the ice box method until the inven-
tion is more advanced. He said he read where several fatal accidents occurred when
methyl chloride leaked out of refrigerators but he heard that three corporations have
launched collaborative research to develop a less dangerous method of refrigeration.
I am patient and I know that when William feels the time is right to get one of the new
inventions, we will have one!
Ms. Sarah and I heard loud voices coming from down the beach so we stepped out
onto the porch to take a look and it was Henry and his friends gathered around some-
thing very large that apparently had washed up on shore last night. A moment later
Sabastian walked up on the boys to see what all the excitement was about. I had no
idea that he and Tillie were in town this week but I plan to visit this afternoon to find out
details of their itinerary. Like butterflies fluttering about, I felt my baby moving so I
stopped to watch the movement through my clothing. It was very active this morning!
My thoughts suddenly went to Tillie and I wondered why we hadn’t heard any updates
about her pregnancy. She found out in March that she was expecting, which I was
thrilled to hear about, and now it is July and no word . . . I must see her right away!
Ms. Sarah Ann asked to take Erin with her for a ride into Georgetown; she had prom-
ised Erin that she would take her to the candy shop, so I agreed and thought while they
were gone I would walk over to see Tillie. I decided to walk down the beach to take a
look at today’s excitement and perhaps speak with Sabastian before seeing Tillie to
make sure all is well with her and the baby, careful not to speak unfavorably if there is
a problem.
“Good morning gentlemen,” I said as I approached. Sabastian immediately started
laughing so I inquired as to what he found to be so funny and he said “Well Ms. Sophie,
I am standing here looking at a rather large mammal called a whale at one side of me
and on the other side I see . . . well, I shouldn’t be so harsh. You look very lovely and
healthy today dear friend!” I gave a half smile then politely walked away, I knew what
he meant to say and I don’t find his humor the least bit funny, especially since I already
feel I appear as large as a whale! With this unexpected greeting I had forgotten that I
was going to inquire about Tillie and the baby. As I walked up and over the dunes
through the sea oats, a copious amount of fluid left my body as I began to sweat from
head to toe. Despite the heat, I was on a mission so I continued toward the veranda of
Tillie and Sabastian’s cottage. I knew that upon my arrival, Eve or her husband Robert
would quickly offer a refreshing drink of tea.
Pausing briefly on the veranda, I looked up and saw a shadow of someone walking
past a window in one of the bedrooms. Suddenly, Eve swung open the door and said,
“Ms. Sophie, have you lost your mind, you’re in no condition to be walking around in
this heat?” Eve helped me into the house and onto the settee in the drawing room then
hurried to get me something to drink. I thanked Eve for the tea and asked if Tillie was
home. Eve stared at me as if she was searching for the right words to say.
I asked Eve if she was alright and she stood there for a minute more and said, I will
get Ms. Tillie for you, then hurried out of the room! Patiently, I waited for almost twen-
ty minutes, and no Tillie, so I decided to go to the front stairway and call out her name.
As I round the corner on my way out of the drawing room, Tillie and I almost ran right
into each other. Immediately, she looked down at my belly and began to cry. It was-
n’t what you would consider a normal cry, it was a such a hard cry that came from the
depths of her soul and I could feel her pain, so much so, that it made me quiver with
and eerie chill! For a moment I was speechless, then the words came and I asked her
to sit with me and talk. Immediately, she hugged me with such urgency as if to find an
escape from the pain of her broken heart. “Please tell me what’s wrong Tillie,” I
begged. Tillie explained the delay in greeting me by expressing how hard it was to find
enough courage to come down the stairs knowing what she would see when she was
face to face with me and the growing baby inside my body.
Tillie had lost her baby to a tragic fall! Before this happened, she boasted with such
great joy the evening she announced her pregnancy and Sabastian seemed equally
thrilled to become a father. I remember how secretively they acted before finally telling
us the great news. And now, now it seems like a horrible dream!
We have always known Tillie to be a very socially active woman but her true passion
is horses. She is an avid horseback rider, often riding prize winning horses in local
shows in their Boston hometown. Last month she entered a show and although she
was not far along in her pregnancy, only three months, Sabastian asked her not to ride
and to wait until after the baby was born to continue riding. She convinced him that
she would take necessary precautions and not over-do.
The show was in the middle of June during an early evening – it was still very warm
but Tillie said the horse she rode performed well despite the heat. They had achieved
a clear round with no rails down or extra time on the clock taken to accomplish the task
of showcasing the horses athletic ability to jump the fences. However, another rider in
the show achieved a clean round also, so a jump-off was held to determine the winner.
As Tillie was finishing the last of the oxers she felt confident that she would be the win-
ner. Suddenly, things changed, after completing the quarter and half rounds, for
unknown reasons, the horse lost balance, broke through the top rail of the fence and
Tillie was thrown to the ground. She said she was sore from the fall but felt fine oth-
erwise, until later that night when increasing sharp pains consumed her body. She
began to bleed and that’s when fear of losing the baby hit her. Sabastian rushed her
to the nearest doctor but there was nothing he could do except keep her comfortable
and stop the bleeding.
Tillie went on to explain the extreme guilt she felt, and blamed herself for the loss of
their baby and could not face anyone for days, especially Sabastian. During the con-
versation, she repeated over and over again, “If only I had listened to his advice, this
would not have happened!” I tried to reason with her that the final jump could have
gone either way, good or bad, but that the accident wasn’t her fault. Tillie just wanted
to hide from the world and said it was Sabastian’s decision to drive down to the cot-
tage to get away for a few days to clear their heads. “The trip seemed longer than nor-
mal because there was complete silence between us as if we were miles apart and
couldn’t find a way to connect” she said.
My thoughts went back to earlier this morning when I walked up to greet Henry and
Sabastian on the beach. He was a bit rude at first while coming close to comparing
me to the beached whale that had washed up on shore; but quickly controlled his
tongue. At the time, I had no idea that he was hurting deeply from his own tragic loss.
However harsh his comment started out to be, I know he never meant to hurt me.
As Tillie and I sat together on the settee, I noticed a photo
of the two of them on their horses in Boston – the photo
had fallen onto the floor from the mantle. As I reached
down to pick the photo up, I glanced out the window
overlooking the veranda and watched as Sabastian
started to walk back to the house. Moving slowly, with
head held low, he stopped briefly then raised both
hands to his face and eyes in an instant; he sobbed
with tremendous shaking. For my eyes to behold
such a sorrowful site, my heart fell and I too
began to cry, but I was careful not to let Tillie see
me. I realized something valuable this day, that
a friend is part of you, not by birth or marriage, but by
choice, and whether good or bad you endure life together.
A package came today for Erin; it was from Tillie and Sabastian. It had already been
mailed before their decision to drive down for a few days. Inside the package was
another large box wrapped in pretty pink paper and a white ribbon. Good timing, Ms.
Sarah Ann and Erin just pulled up so I will present Erin with the gift now.
“Oh my Erin, did you eat all the candy from the candy shop? It appears you have more
on your clothes and around your mouth than you possibly have in your tummy” I said.
Ms. Sarah gave a hardy laugh then explained that they swerved around a flock of birds
on their way back and that’s when the melted candy gave Erin a chocolate bath. Erin
spotted the beautifully wrapped gift and wanted to open it immediately but I refused to
allow it until she washed up a bit – with my help we completed the task!
Erin eagerly and quickly ripped off the paper and bow. Inside was a dress, not the
usual dress style we are accustomed to seeing in this area, at least not yet; it was a
flapper dress and underneath the dress was a cloche hat. “A flapper dress and cloche
hat for an eight year old, I can’t believe my eyes. What were they thinking! Ms. Sarah,
do you see this? Are they not aware of my child’s age” I
said. “Oh dear” Ms. Sarah replied as she backed out
the back door. My being upset frightened poor
Ms. Sarah right out the door!
Erin asked if she could try on the dress;
obviously it was tailor-made to fit her size
but was not at all girlish in a conservative
way. It was a slight bit flashy! My reply
was quick and the answer was “No, we will
wait until your father gets home then make
a decision.” “But it’s beautiful Mommie,
why can’t I just try it on”, Erin cried out.
There was no reason to argue my point, I
simply walked out of the room and out to the
garden to pick fresh vegetables and start prepa-
rations for our evening meal. Shortly after I finished
pulling weeds, hoeing the soil, then picking and cleaning
today's selections, William pulled up and raced into the house to put the new block of
ice in the box.
The dress and hat were sitting on the living-room chair and Erin was in her bedroom
reading, so I felt it was as good a time as any to speak with William about the items
and my good reasoning for not allowing Erin to wear such an outfit. Little did I know,
William had already taken a look at the dress and hat while I was busy cleaning my
gardening tools. As I entered the kitchen from the back of the house William was
standing in the doorway of the living-room and kitchen, holding up the dress, and said,
“Sophie, don’t you think this is a bit short. I am not at all in agreement with you wear-
ing such an outfit; it looks as though it could fit Erin!” I couldn’t help but laugh at the
expression on his face but quickly explained that it was a birthday gift to Erin from Tillie
and Sabastian. I thought it best to return the gift but wanted to get William’s opinion.
“Sophie, my love, we now live in a new era where many feel it is time to cut loose and
have fun. The war may very well have had something to do with the drastic change
but we don’t have control over what the world does. It is my understanding that the
name flapper, is basically given to an independent woman who wants to have fun and
look good doing it. I guess women in the bigger cities want the look of being mysteri-
ous, and because of that image, everyone wants to be her friend.” William said.
“I agree that the dress must not be worn but it is obvious that it was tailor-made to fit
Erin and I am guessing that it cost the Winslow’s a pretty penny to have it made”, he
said. After our conversation and cooling down a bit, I realized that I reacted harshly
toward Erin, after-all it wasn’t items that she had asked for. Tillie and Sabastian both,
were raised in a world far different from my own and most of what I read in magazines
is the very lifestyle they live but my fascination with that world ends when I close the
magazine. It is not a lifestyle I choose to live – to William and me, a life of basic pleas-
ures are priceless.
William and I came up with the idea of a pretend tea party and allow Erin to play dress
up in the flapper dress and hat, but only wear it around the house as a costume so to
speak. I sat Erin down and explained the reason behind our decision and gave her
only enough information about the style of dress to avoid other questions that I would
find difficult to answer at her age.
Erin’s “Tea Party”. . . to be continued in the August issue.
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 Registration Currently Underway
At Trinity Christan School
Submitted by Renee Meyer
Registration is currently underway at Trinity Christian School, located at 211
Forestbrook Road (in Genesis Church), in Myrtle Beach. Trinity Christian School is a
University-Model School®, which offers an educational alternative, combining a univer-
sity-style schedule and learning techniques with parental involvement.
Trinity will host an Open House on July 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Parents will be given a tour
of the facility, as well as an opportunity to learn more about the school’s university-style
model.
“We’re very excited about opening in the fall and are encouraged by our enrollment
numbers,” said Renee Meyer, administrator for Trinity Christian School. “Our school
model gives parents the opportunity to actively participate in their child’s education in
a character-based academic environment, while at the same time, allowing them more
time together as a family.”
Trinity plans to open this fall with grades K-6. Grades will continue to be added each
year through 12th grade. In the lower grades, students attend formal classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, and complete assignments prepared by their professional
instructors on the alternate days at home under the direct supervision of their parents.
High school students are on campus three days each week and learn to work at home
more independently as their parents’ role evolves from co-instructor to mentor/proctor.
“By gradually increasing the student’s classroom time and individual responsibility for
independent study, Trinity will produce young men and women well equipped for col-
lege, having developed a strong work ethic and study habits and having been trained
how to think and reason for themselves, as opposed to simply being taught what to
think,” continued Meyer. “And by requiring substantial and significant involvement from
Empowering the Christian Community to Reach Teenagers For Jesus Christ
Let Your Imagination Run Wild
• Imagine students going beyond low expectations to change the world
in the name of Jesus.
• Imagine these students intentionally and consistently reaching out
to their school.
• Imagine teachers, parents and the church supporting and
encouraging these students.
Don't just imagine it. Be part of it!
Find out more when you attend a Ground Zero information meeting. These meetings
are for students, parents, teachers, youth workers, pastors and anyone interested in
impacting local middle and high schools for Christ.
Choose one (1) meeting to attend:
Tuesday, July 20 • Tuesday, July 27 • Tuesday, August 3
All meetings are 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Ground Zero Office
info@groundzeromb.com • 843.497.0580
www.GroundZeroMB.com
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parents - and reinforcing their Christian values in the classroom - the unique grain and
character of each child will be brought out and polished, eventually producing men and
women who discover and passionately pursue their God-given purpose and leave a
meaningful mark in this world for His Glory.”
University-model education takes the best aspects of traditional public and private
schools, as well as home schools, and molds them into one model. UMS uses a uni-
versity-style schedule adapted to the elementary, junior, and senior high levels.
Professional teachers teaching in their areas of expertise conduct central classroom
instruction. Teachers provide parents with detailed instructions for days spent at home.
UMS caters to a wide variety of student needs by allowing a range of enrollment oppor-
tunities. Students may choose to take only one block of classes, or may opt to take a
full academic load. Though off-campus parental roles are clearly defined and required
in the model, UMS should not be equated with home schooling or home schooling
cooperatives. Nor should UMS be understood as traditional classroom education that
has simply reduced classroom time. The significance lies in the ability to effectively
partner parents with highly qualified teachers to gain better academic results, especial-
ly among average students. This partnership is facilitated using a university-type
schedule and administrative system, while requiring a strong work ethic.
More information about
Trinity Christian School is available
by calling (843) 902-7425 or online at
www.trinitychristianschool.us
Hobcaw Barony
Senior Interpreter
Receives Career Achievement Award
Submitted by Joan Withers
Lee Gordon Brockington, researcher and writer, is a senior interpreter for the Belle W.
Baruch Foundation at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown County. The Belle W. Baruch
Foundation is a non-profit organization and owner of the 17,500-acre wildlife refuge,
Hobcaw Barony, the former winter residence of Wall Street millionaire and presidential
adviser Bernard Baruch. Mr. Baruch's daughter, Belle, purchased all of the barony over
a period of several years and at her death a foundation was created to use the land for
the "purposes of teaching and/or research in forestry, marine biology, and the care and
propagation of wildlife, flora and fauna in connection with colleges and/or universities
in the state of South Carolina.
Ms Brockington is a former curator of education for the Historic Columbia Foundation
and an instructor of history at Coastal Carolina University. She and her family are res-
idents of Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Brockington is the author of three books: Pawleys Island: A Century of History and
Photographs; Plantation Between the Waters, a Brief History of Hobcaw Barony;
and Pawleys Island, Stories from the Porch. She contributed the Pawleys Island
entry in Walter Edgar’s South Carolina Encyclopedia, and she regularly contributes a
variety of articles appearing in periodicals. She is recognized for ongoing involvement
in community affairs, often in leadership positions, and for engendering partnerships in
outreach programs and service organizations.
Her work with service organizations and boards includes Pawleys Island Community
Band, League of Women Voters of Georgetown County, “Miss Ruby’s Kids” literacy
program for Georgetown County families, Winyah Rivers Foundation, Friends of the
Waccamaw Library, Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church, P.T.A., Boy Scouts, and
Habitat for Humanity Georgetown County.
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