Thursday May 17 | The Island Packet
Spartanburg author traces roots to Beaufort in "From Harleyville to Beulah Land"
When overnight thunderstorms knocked out telephone lines and electricity in Beaufort around 1920, June Gardner's grandfather, Robert Raymond Fitts, braved the wind and rain on his horse and buggy to locate the tangled lines with his 5-year-old son, J.E., in tow.