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RHAN9'5 AXXY IN TH E ROCKY MOUNT SECTION Fdrzngton's Aistory of Fazrfield). writer who tells of Sherman's oh throulh South Carolina hasa t ifie as well as a sorrowful -theme. c veral days before the arrival of the i my at Rocky Mount, February 22nd, 0 1865, the soutbern heavens were cov- f ered wit the smoke of burning build- t ings.- Each day the smoke appeared neat and nearer and the hearts of I the People beat faster. Next cme a ; of faxitivis, fleeing from their hovneendeavorlng to save tbeir stock 44d a, few va!nables. Then came t strigfjig soldiers wit bmany tales of i woe and horror. Next was heard the skirimish near Gladdens, then the smoke of tho tiuiebers' buildings was seen in b!ack columns ascending hea- t venward, then came the sound of the taps of the drum-. The yankee sol diers dished up to the doors, gold and silver watchea and silver plate were t demanded, and whether given up or not, the houses were thoroughly I searched and every thing they wanted stolen. Often when they did not wish the articles themielves they took them t and gave them to the negroes. t Yardu were cleared of dogs, in one f instance a soldier presented his gun to I shooc a dog which had fned to its mis- t tress' ft et for protection. Had not ani officer ordered him to desist, death might have been the result to the lady (Mrs. Robert Ford.) Fire arms we~ taken away and destroyed, a ereat many thrown into the Catawbs River. The poultry was all taken, baeon, r flour, corn meal, corn and provisions ( of all kinds removed. Every locked a door was forced open, gin houses and E cotton burnt in every instance. This I much was done by the first installment. Lite in the evening they put pontoon bridges across the river and a part of the army went over in the afternoon of the 22nd. It rained and the water rose and broke the pntioon-. ' By the morning of the 23rd the ecampmeni reached from Caldwell's Cross Roads, on both roads, to Rocky Mount Ferrf. Tce six days and nights that the army soent there was a time of much sorrow and fear to the ladies and few old men who were at home. Gen. Jeff C. Davis, of the U. '. Army, had his headquarters at the house of Robert Ford for t wenty-four hours. He drove Mrs. Foid, her ag~d mother-in-law and the children of the C family from her room to au Lpen port a ico to spend the night, an unpleasantly Celd and wat one. Ile occupied her i room, much to her discomfort. Gen. Davis travelled in a a fi e silver j mounted carriage brawn by . two fine t white steeds, stolen on the march. His d meals were served on silvor waiters. i Gen. Shermaa travelled throng h this vicinity en horse back and save t the wanton destruction of property, a did- nothing to render himnself oh nexions. He had burnt ten buildings c belonging to Mr Robert Ford, among f them a large barn and stable. Several a secret efforts were made to burn thei dwelling house but it was save through the kind efforts of T -. private soldier, w b be glad to ' fast friend in th . tI He-fond some Mason about is the house and asked Mrs. ord if her husband was a Mason. On being an e swered in the affirmative, he had the ti house and yard soon ciearod of pil- s lagers, gathered a few provisions and d sent in, and placed a guard over the v premises. When he moved he left a o paper which he hoped would be some e protection, but there was but little left ti then to protect. e: The yankee soldiers shot down all a kinds of stock, destroyed all farm im- it plements and burnt the fencing. Dam- ri ing their six days stay at Rocky Mount they foraged the country for miles. going in squads of Irom four to ten sometimes without arms. Gen. Sher man's headquarters were nea't he at Barkly mansion. He treated the ladies M in tais section politely.h The neighborhood was so pillsgedh tha, the geople for several days hati to. r( subsist on the gleanmmgs fromn the. tc camps. Mr. J, H. Strou of .bester S county was very kind to th-' pe sple in gi their sore distress. Hie sent an ox-eart at regularly with u.eal and fl.'ur. His re name will ever be green' in t be mem irn di of the unfortunate people of the hi Rocky Mount section. The good peo- ti, ple of Bascoinvilte, Ches-er county, pi and othors alao aided them. All' aid or rece red was from private person<. kt For two years the ra'ions were mainly pi Low peas boiled in water and a bit of dt corn bread. Without money, clothing wt or credit there was t ea1 fear of starva te tior. m After the army passed, persona in Ti the track of its march came and claimed fa all unknown hti c'<, and broke-n down D and abandoned vehicles of ali kinds, at A few badi some catdle left. 'They had in to keep themi under guar d, or they 8t would have been clainmd and driven away. Mr. Stephen Ferguson, of Chester count y, an aged man, asked for~ a de- , tachment of Wtieel-er's cara r. and a came down and akirmrished with the b vankees in the urd of Mr. R abertw Ford and a' Dr. Se.t ts, a h:ch greatly ce frightened the ladies. Ferguson rcdep boldly up to~ t window and .1 i hem C to stand bet we ni c:hmnei . 11.- cp tured a lew straggi-rs a:Id l 1It. The at me beganz to move acro)-th river abont ien in th- nigt. e emigty br in grett excirem n'. Firge. - carne. with a arg r drtwthment ou- we mo l late, the simyv hat crossedt a-d the* bridg~s rai-ed. a Tthe United States e-oitain' nearly ac 6,000,000 seg arate far m'. for A bhipmentt of 100,000 3011u*g peacat trees fromt Georgia nurseries. bdusd, for Cape Colotty :nd Neat, Souih A fri- rat ca, will be made soon. tnt The merited reputatio-1 for cnutrint d piles, sores and skin doease' acqtuired ci by DeWitt's Witch ihze! Save, has Mi led to the making oft wrthdeas coun ter. rei feirs. Be -nr.-to ge: oz~v D.a~Vrt's an, COMPLIMENT TO GEN HAMPTON plendid Bust Sent Him by Friends In U 5 Senate A few days ago Gen. Wade Hamp oa received the following. letter, ac ompanying which was a beautiful 2arble bust of himself; the but is now n exhibition at the request of the riends of the general at the Columbia ook company's store in the Y. V. C. L. building; tie compliment is one hbt the general and his friends ap reciate: My Dear General: Those who erved with you in ihe United S'ates enate, desiring to give expression t, heir high perlonal regard, and to their incre appreciation of those elements f cha'ac'er which have endear ed Iou o them, have, by to-dr'l, Adams ex ress forwarded to you a marble bust vhich we hope You will accept as a estimonial of our earnest friendsbip ,d high personal esteem. lt is in ended to represent yen as we knew ou about the date of your retirement roum the United States senate. We elieve the artist has thoronghly pre erved in marble the kind, geniil and oanly features that were so familiar o uV in the days long gone by and rhich we value so highly. With the hope that your useful life usy be spared for many years, and bat your wise counsel iny, in the ture as in the past. be given and istened to by the people of your see ion, I r-main as ever, Your kincere frien-' Cihas. J. Faulkner. Mr. Faulkner is a United S'ates enator from the State of West Vir 'inia I this connection it is worthy of ote that the handsome portrait of ren. Hatnpton, now in the Stite sen te ch .m'ar, was prasented to the awto by friends of the get. r I in the Tnited States senare.-Tibe State. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Ihe Kind You Hav Alwas Bought Bears the Signature of OUTHERN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION New Orleans, February 2.-The out hern Induitrial Association hal ecided on the advisability or hoidtng Convention in Pailadelphia the first reek in June next. The annual Con ention wai fixed by the New Orleatis 2eeting for N'jenphi:, wbich will be eld in December, but the suggestion c hoid a special Convention in Phila elphia prior to the Memphis gather 3g is meeting with so much favor, th in Piiadelphia and the South, 's a. made sush an event almost a neces ity. It is proposed to go to Philadelphia n a somewhat dtfferent programme rom any of the other onventions, and ake it truly "Southern" by having einterestsp States rather sources of eseated nst it has for inv an era and what progress industrially. making. Preliminary to this omventi otn, how rer, the Southern Industr-ial Associa on will inavgurate a series of excur os, beginning with one from Phlia lphia to New Orleans, via L ,a ille and Memphis, to ba followed by hers from snob Northern cities as n be arrang- d t. various points in e South. These excursions will be mne s feature of the association's ork for the South, and it is belie ved wili hive the co-operation ot all ilroads entering the South. A GOOD ROAD "During the mouth of December," .ys a corresponadent of the Greenvile ountaineer, "Supervisor Speegle and a board relocated a portion of the tad leading to Pez-r, -the former cation being on stiff, red clay. Capt. inders went to work with convictls, aded the road, gave it a coat of sand id by thee 20tn of the mnonth it wan ady for use. Since tha' iime bun es of tons in weight have beeni uled aier it and it is in flne condi ml. I regard antd for ror d making eferable Lo rock, and when u-ed on 1 roads it mixes with the clay and Lrdens it, rendering it a bat d. comn tt road bed, wbich will not cut up tring a rainy season. the sand ab rbing the watcr Sucei roads make e woar and tear on wagons and team. uch tess than ro ids made of rock." ais correspondent is one of the best rmers and most observant m-n in tnklin township. and his testimony out mixing sand and ,clay is worth ting by road mupervisor.-The It Saved Eta Leg. P. A. Danforthb, of LaGrange, (j, fered intensely for sIx mmnth4 *itb frightful running sore op his ley, t vrites that Buck!en's Arnica Salve oll cured it in ten days. For Ut rs, WVounde, Burns, Beils, Pain or les it's- the best salve in the a orld. tre guaranteed. 'Only 25c. Sold by alaste'r Co., druggists. Nirs oungbride-How does sour akfast sm't yoa this morning. dar g. Mr. Youngbride-Just right. I i you, Clara, it maiy be plebian, but a awfully f'und cf calf's liver "So i I Don't you think, George, it >ld be nice and economuical to keep af; 'hen we can have call'i liver breakfast every merning." lhis season tbere is a large death e among children from croup anrd ig tronbles. Prompt action win re 'h.e little ones from these terrible aes We know of nothing so t i' to give instant relief as One nu' Congh Core. It can also t e ia- no in grippe and all throa I iutg troubles of adults. Pleas ni s EDWARD GREETS WIS SUBJECTs "Tomy people: Now that the last scene has closed in the noble and ever glorions life of my beloved mother, ha Quen, I am anxionu to endeavor to ionvey to the whole Empire the extent of the deep :gratitude I feel for the heart stirring and affectionate tributes which have everywhere been borne to her memory." After alluding to the 'icommon sor row" the King concludes by again pledging to "walk in the footsteps o! the late Queen in the fulfillment of my great responsibilities." The King- timperor has sent a special message to the people of I.ia and a greeting to the ruling chiefs of the native States. He refers to the late Queen'i special interest in India, to his own visit to that country, to the deep impression he received there, and to his purpose to- follow the Queen Empress in working for the well being of all ranks in India. The King has sent the following message to all the British colonies and dependencies: "Ta my peoDle beyond the seas: The countless messages of loyal sym pathy that 1 have received from every part of my dominions over seas testify to the universal grief in which the whole Emnira now mourns the loss of my belond mother. "In the welfare a.d prosperity of her subjects throughout Greater Bri tain the Qaeen ever evinced a h-art felt interest. She saw with thankfni niss the steady progreis. which, utd.-r the wide extension of seif governent. they had made during her reign. She warmly appreciated their unfailing loyalty to her thione and person, and was pn- ud to think of those who had so nobly funght and died for the Em pire's cause in South Africa. I have already declared that it will be my constat endeavor to follow the great exaulpla which has been be queathed to me. In these endeavors I shall have confident frust in the de votion and sympathy of the people and of their.several representative assem bliss throughout my vast colonial dc minions With such loyal support I will, with the b!ess of God, solemn I.; work for the pfogItio n of the com mon welfare and'seen - of our gIeat Empire over which I have now been called to reign. . Edward." . Bismarck's Irob Nerve Was the result of'hisplendid health I-domitable will and tremendous energy are not found viiere Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they brivg, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. 'ITbey develop every power of brain and body. Only 25c. at McMaster Co.'s drug store. Episcopal Convocasion The convocation of Episc pal church which will - . o re next week is known as.- e Gr enville Con vocation and in des the piedmont counities #f the Stato. It is -not a large body, but its meetings have proven interesting herever they have been held, and hay en well at tended. A general invitation been given to our citizens and it is ho ed there will be a hearty response. The sejvices d in the urch ,and 7. p. m..a p. m. Friday, 10 a. in., 4 p. mn., and 7. p. m. The service. Friday afternoon is children's service for the children of the city. Two short addresses wili he made and the service will be bright atnd helpful -Rock Hill Herald. 3,.. aThe Kind Yen liualw Mays Bogght It war - 'ett century of war thaw E'Iglishta . a to look back upon a hundred iears ago. The fighting ri c rd began ini 1702 with the war ot the Spanash rsnccesaion, which c ist 62 1 2 milJi.mns. The Spanish war of 1739 absor bed 54 millions before it was set ted at Aix-la Chapelte nine years later The Severn Years' war cost 112 million'. and the American war 126 iiliuns. Moust expensive of all was the Fierch revolutionary war, begaun in 1793. which cost this country 464 millions ' we extend the retrospe.ct back to 688 and up to 1815 we find thbere were in. tnat period '.ixty-r wo years of. peace. and that the aix y-fivei years of war cist us 2 023 mi lio,,. *The targi-si tem in this vast total was, of course. he cam paign against Bonaparte, w hich n t welve years cost us 1,159 iilion'. -London Chronicle. Indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and the hundred and one simi lar ills caused by impure blood or inactive liver, quickly yield to the purifying and cleansing properties contained in JoInfstSiis arsapardila It cures permanently by acting naturally on all organs of the body. Asa blood-cleanser, flesh builder, and health-restorer, it has no equal. Put us in Quart Bottles, and sold at Sr each. "THE MIcHIGAN DRUG CoMPANY," Dot lich. * ttencs fo Lier Xl& ass John H1. McMaster & Co., Winnsboro, C.; T. W. Woodward & Co., Rock ton, .; W. M. Patrick. Woodward. S. C: The Philadelphia Inquirer recently received the following unique letter of inquiry: "Dear Sir: Will you please tell mk. I of the most celebrated of the world famed artists living, name of thE most celebrated of world famed animal painters living, name of the most celebrated miniature painter living, name of the most celebrated cat painter living, name of the most celebrated stage scenery painter living; who ii the most celebrated miniature portrait painter livivg, name of the most celebrated painter o! fl->wers liv. ing, name of the most celebrated painter of wedding scenes living, name of the umoit celebrated pinter of Bible scenes living, name of the most cele brated painter of battle scenes living. name of' the inest cebi ate I portrait painter living, name of the most cel ebrated painter of flgares living, nam of the most celebrated ;andscape artist livirg; is there any speeial dog painter; if FO, who is the most celebrated one living?" L'quids at meals, if taken too often or too carelesslv: are liab'e to dilate the gastric jaices. Take no liquid o any kind when food is in the mouth Take as little ar possible till the c'ose ot the meal. The digestive agenti themselves being flnids it is reasonable to suppose that an excess of liquida taken with the food will have a ten dency to dilate and thereby weaker the digestivejaice.-Februl try Ladies Home Journal. L'uisiara papers explain that im provel processes in making sugar ar< ro thorough that the world is deprived of the old New Orleans sugr housi mo!asse-. As editor of The Commoner, Mr. Brvan will be right in line for the Lit coIn p steffice in case a Democratic preadent is elected in 1904.-Tuie De troit F. cc Preis. Uncle Silas: ''Folks is different from what they used to be. Lots o 'em don't 'olive in the B ble " Uncl( Hirato: "Yos; an' some i4 even girin shy of the Declaration of Indpend ence."-Brooklyn Life. io those iv a malarial districts Tu ; Pills ,re indispensible,thcy kC .:p the systein i perfect orer ld are an absolute cuire for sick headache, indigestion malaria, torpid liver, constipa. tion and all bilious diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills SOUTHRN RAILWAYS Contra) 4'ime aS Jacksonville and Savannah Asternl Time at Qther Points. NoRTH30TNvD. ~ ......... 4 S47 . .. .... . ....... .. ... 715W . SwYnst . .. . Loquisi.............28...... T sO1'THBOGYD. DiyDtye . o isile......... ,i 745p - "Asheville,............. 00a a .. "Spartanburg .....1 ... Ar. Columbia ......... 8 UP L. New Yor 'pa.B.R)... tp 1240= timor . . l... .. l8O91 f 3 LvBasi'gt (.Ry.... ... l 1P15ao5 Lv. Rchmond ...' .. i . ...1001l t. Granlvill ...... . .... . ta E > ia L .0h usate ........ 1 a 102 ......ur .......... .ln, 5 8004 . 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Through Pullman drawing-room bu.det sleeping cars be tween Jacksonvile and New York and Pull ian sieeping cars between Augusta and Cha: lotte. Diming cars serve all meals enroute. Pullman sleeping cars between Jacksonville and Columbia, enroute daily between Jackson Till and Cinoinaatl, via Asheville. FANK S. GANLNON, S. H. HARDWICK, Third V-P.b& n. Mgr., Gen. Pas. Agt., Washington, D.. Washington, D. C. W. H.TALOI R. W. HUNT, A&s't Gen. Psa. Ag't., Dv. Pass. Ag't., The Kind Yu2 in use for ove All Counterfeits, Imitations aj Experiments that trifle with.: Infants and Children-Experi, What is Ci Castorla is a harmless 'bsti gorie, Drops and Soothing S1 contains neither Opium, Mor substance. Its age is its guar and allays Feverishness. It < Colic. It relieves Teething Ti and Flatulency. It assimilati Stomach and Bowels, giving The Children's Panacea-The CENUINE CAST Bears the S: The Kind You HaY In Use For Ov "a4 eCKNTAUR @OUm"6 "1 MUNI Notice to Voters Tne Iooks of Rfgi-tration for iegis tering voters for the rext muricipal election to be held on MondaN, April 1st, 1901, for Intendent and Wardens for the town of Winnsboro, S. C., will be opened at Mr. Joo M. Smith's store January 1st, 1901, an] closed March 31%t, 1901. All voters for this election must register within this time. Eich ap plicant for registration must prcduce bis conuuy regiatration certificate and rown tax receipt for all town .axes due before be can iegister for towvn election. J. E. COAN, Intendant. W. M. Catbcart, ,Supervisor of Registrat iou'. 1-4 Tax Returns. THIE OFFICE OF COUNT! AU ditor wil! be openi from the 1-t day of January to the 20th day of February ror the purpose of receiving to re 'onal property 'A prualy o50 perj cent will be added when parties fail to make returns within the above an tioned dates. Alt mate ser.ous no tween the ages of 21 and 60 are .iable to poll lax, unless otherwise exemnpt. 1y law, and are required to make re -urn of same. -t The Auditor or Deputy will be at he following places on the day* speci ded: Albion, Tusiday, January 15. Buckhead, W ednesday. Januan'y 16 Wolling, Thursday, Jans 17. Crosby ville, Friday, Jannary 18. Woodward, Tuesday, Januart 52 Wite Oak, Wednesdav, Janiu-rv 23. Glaadeus Gi oyv, Thursday, ,Javnuary 24 Flint l11ll, Fi iday, .b, r uary 2.. Longtowni, Tlu'day, Jann i 29 Cemtreville, W.ed,.esdd, Jamairy 30 M. L. Ucoper's, Thur 'day. Jar.eary 31. Bly thewood, Friday. February 1. R::evray, Tuesday, Februar'. .. lion b (I urlec's s:oro), We--n~esday, Feb nary 6 J(enkinsville. Thunday. Fe'bruar t 7. Mont c., Fdi -.. Fehrasn~ 8 A F. C TOO MANY ON HAND. 0( JUST ARRITED, A CARLOAD >f YOUNG MUL ES. I have over ron band, and th-e mou't go. If 'hon watt to buy a :mu e come to see me and I will sell ' tn cheapt r than ' on can buy any where e!s'. I have any price mule or* horse you want irorn $30 up. Alce 11l good woi kers and some gotd sad. dle hor- ee. Come to see me~ beforefv ronl buy. C I want to buy y our eattle. Ut me a: eee them befor e you wIl A. Williford, Winnsboro. S C. git, and wihich has been s bor:o the si--ature of been i.adc und& h's per. pervi:sion Fince its infancy. one1 to e ceive youin this. id "s Just-as-goodt" are but nd endanger the health of ence ag-ain~st Experinent. kSTORIA tute for Castor 011 Pare 'rups. It is Pleasant. I phine no. other Nareotig antee. It destroys Worms ,ures Diarrhea and Wind oubles, cures Constipatica es the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep. Mother-s Friend. ORIA ALWAYS ignature of o AlwayBou at r 30 Years. We have trade-winners, bgb-grade ind low-in-price i1EATERS-themot - iconomical ever invented. They wil burn knots, chakse , Lnd anything els i that is combu=W md will give greater beat with Ts Enel than any other stove in md beat more quickly. They adep the room warm all Aight and every night. You.eks your room at any temperatUre. ire as cbeap as coal and .cheaper-~ts a coal steve. They help both afarsur and merchant. I also have 'a few coal stoe and )oX heaters AT COST TO CLOS3 DUT. We have albo the ne, lr, e~I~ Eleaters-8MOKELESS,ODRU AND FORTABLE-suitable aed room, dining rorm, a -COOKING ST . NONE BETTER R&Ok W hy pay sixty eig bt dolas'forlI ange from an agent whee youid uv aa good one at half pricsfreu our home dealers, who have g .apa ation to sustain and who will frest on more fairly. The money left ast ome with them is circulated at hornse Smuch as po)ssibe-that sent away loca no good locally. ises you have no doubt promised yourself that 4you would have a G~oD R GARDEN. Reliable seed is the first start .and good ground is next. We have the- ' CELEBRATED BUIST SEED. and you have the good - ground. S Call and we will fa~r -nish seed* at the same old price at the same old stand. JNO. H. McMASTER & CO., Druggists. UNDER TAK ING '.T ALL ITi' DEPA ROYrd h a fall steek of ('a..m. Rmrr.1 S- - and C.Mn.., coaastly on kaapd mn us--f koarse when ranu". b-aul far o2' psironagef se - *i r a skar, it ab f-u' -, in ta - -a8S tt,4inded waa s au ben.m' .T. at. DLLN4Y ? O.