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THE NEWBERRY OF THE DAYS THAT ARE PAS' LETTER FROM FORMER NEWBERRIA: NOW9I.IVING IN TEXAS. Good Men of the Olden Days-A Grel Unfounded Panic-Families of the )utch Fork Huddled on Little Mountain. Woodville. Texas Oh! there are voices of the past, Links of a broken cUhamn, Wiigs that can bear im-, back to time Which cannot come0 again. Yea, (god forbid that I should lo:e The echoes that remaiv. Where is the heart that doth not kee Within its iniost core, Some fond remimcibranlee deep O' days that are no mor -' I close' my last at Phil Sch"lp pert's sign. Oin next block e..s lived Wid, w Preci us Shell, stn un dahighter, all gone. Oni ti'e nirth e&.st corner was the home ol Mr!, Annie O'Neali and hi daughttr "Miss Sarahl. Tley were l'tiends called by otisiders Quakers. Gk-o 'ox, the f"undllier of the sect, or tial before thle F 0 uV glishl Ju1stice, ex horte them t tiembh- at the wofr of 0od ;0oneof t1he just ices scolil Called th1eIII Qual:ers. At one tim;<, t1here were nu af Ihei in N, w herry; now all $!knl: himdnik mIII.lIIv oIhvit Ide'enu rad hadIl a spirit 1 al fol m;o Ch rist i;miit SOW lit il- ilpirat i. di "' lk I lt. I a nl0 ic wkorsh"ip t i v w: N God until the spiri m > k .I111 ( )I,e of their chanteistic- w -im polliit in hiigliage m (: dir's. Th n is lothin.g mllr,e attr.ctike thn:11 youlln, uak I lady, in the lovel bloom adlit. p I o, I i ime of Vout l Woma1ood, In hea Ineit and plai6 Quaker drIs ooking, so milI antI gelntle, so piure :u l b, -autifull. MrlS ()'Neall and \liss Sal ie had heart! (di unfailing eit"ClIess and kind nIess. \\'henever th1e little fellow wct ahot thema they always gavt them eakes aml cheery wordk. \\ calkd the cakes "giunger bread,' and the hors nicknamed M-Irs O'Neall's granudsoni, John Caldwe1l "Gunger'' after the. cakes. Adam Suimmer, a man of culti vatcd taste and literary iniclinatioiis ill his escription o the last Quikei Imeetilig. inl the Ann11als. pa L- alk\ ing, Iribuite. it) thei-'ik. inl w%hiel Le 'ays: ''\\' t I t ok the gii< old lanther ilugh O' Neai l mountel on his dtraib-oloiedL pony , look ig 1like old 1114 tity I s iv \\ ithi a ce i l wmd ~ and a hear pi! cetical exupei of1 puity am ele(1I theC Anna(l . tive a splenid torbut thCese ha jin Ii 1.bute Pass'ing tin we colle to thle bloel eaist of the Methodist E~piscop: churi ch, on thec south lwest cornier is thei little redi sch oolhtiouise where in "Thie village ma~ster taulght . is littI school."' Oni the north lwest corner is a twi story house, where afterwards live, R icharud (C Chapan, a miani mios ihoroughily hionest and( truei thoulghit anid act. HeI was exculs ble for getting full of the '', b: joytul' 01n llampilton1's election, fe. joy~ wa1s 4ver all the hand and h1 (tiid 1not PlaY a 'lOnie int id.' i "IIlas reached thle shiore Where'i templests niever beat, nor b)il low~ On the samte btock my recolle< tion1 is that Silas 1L. H etter onc livedI; he was of thie p)rofessionl< which Burns wrote, 'who( knewv th ancient and mysterious science< confounding right'and wrong, "'1. a lawyer. le ws a remarkably fluent and eloquent speaker; was a learned scholar anl fine teacher. Irr De\\'ah, inte!f 'T"exas, went x to s .a to 1i iii car Prosperity, Ind ld e suxke to i: of him as a kin.iy man am! splendid Lteacher N -% fe went to school to himu and sa. :H. girls vere f'Id of him for I, niencY. A gool man fell by he u a y. H is race to eminence was i cked by tihat old tyrant, John Balr lecorn, who has obstructed so Imany brilliant and promising young S men His n, ife was Miss Lorick, a ver y pleasant little woman. Afte'r- ait Wards in the Same imile lived Mrs. of pMary Gralhau, a lady of unfailing in gentleness and kindness, With a vigorous intellect. She was the daughter of \\'i Fair. She had two woins. WilHliam, a graduate of \Wlst Point, and DteWitt, a physi cian - men:Il of splendid intellect -and two daughtets. .\Mrs. Jio. W. Sumn- d i-ner, a gentle and handsomne woman; iese three areTAgone, where I "Adieus and \ farewells are a sound un- s known." g The other, Mrs. Laura F,wart, a sChl.hnaite of mly wife's, still sur vive': -h: nas a beautiful, graceful "v, ith a te i u e tof, Sunny1\ i ie next bim k east live, a iL mt il.erC familly, to wit: - onS Coie.of whom Nec b, ',\Iata-a s; d. M . Car. lu i t had aface -I 1resolutet power. 25 \\,iwv r I looked at him or his 1,;1rphs I i:n\ (1lunt-trily though01t t) l ii. W.is i n I first kinew hi:aas heriT:n ii,o ked with vc ert i in on hima. The. are t( cases of Imeln. ()hi whvii they think at all, talk a'nd thin' -10ely oh their rights. Tllc :cc,nd thinik and talk chivly oi t hcir duIities T this last class Mv. Carwile belonged, and his id Ial was dity; his was a nioble and pure - iuml. The sketch of him by his T sOnl John in his reminiscences is I good reading for the young. His b 0ood wife, Elizabeth, was the per- g: fection of neiatness, cheeriness and si impliyci L. They raised a very in tcrusting filily. Zack was a fine itookiing, good husiness man. John B. had a fair stock of natural ability, I 1ouniid, mental anid moral nature and an UearneCst purpose to live pture ly :.i righteotisly. Richard C., 1 ho died in the Mexican war, was o a citeerv dispos-ition; was good, bua e and 'esile and a great favor iL. \lis Mars Girillini was a hand-h me, sprighly yvoun ig ladyV, and( "e liis. Illillbuy Gary was elegant anid c dignisiio. Miss He:tie wVas a eni \ated. gi fted srI, was origaist ando l Ied the choir ini tli.'he Hapth~ Liilehrh hiLr strong tlite-like voice rolh d nie.lodioushly through the congrega tioni. 'lrs. C..arolinue, I think, was lhe pet' of te family~ and was bighit (iOn lie next lock was the home o1N>hit. Stewart, his good wife, dl have crossedl the river save one, ctmey and splendlid womiani, now Is Suie Ton li lseed , of whom my sisters were quite fond. Mr. Stew art wa aI man oif pro)hi ty, st raighit fowartd and just ini all his dealing.s, ItI a mnan of excellent judgment and a il 1leadinig merchant. Ini thle semIi-oh)- o1 scuiri ty of his store he kept all kinds il I oodls, ando lie was famuous for ialways keepinig the best iIe had aslight hitch in his walk , but wals man11 ofI good appearance. Tawui~n h was oftiteni layed( oin thle pubillic c qureite batters stood near hisy stor te and lie was thle best one. lie ofteni kntocked thle ball across the e sqluare' antd overCI the offices on the niorthI side; we little urchins took ji l elighit in runin g thle bases for the it h at ters John WuX. who dIied1 in the f, -Mexican war was quite a youg b) e man and a favorite among the girls. ~ >f Miss Sally was a lovely little girl. b e James married a Miss Davenport hi >f and (lied young. His wvidow mar- i 3, ried Dr. McIver, whom I knew in a 110IE I SALES INCREA4 NOT ALL Al New Business I: d thoroughly shown their appr ten when our prices are met the llar''. I am ahead and going to Newberry and don't know whet iIks and Di ABL NO. ITomorrov ABLE UO k ""Goods in 1 or, your choice for only 38c tihe ABLE NO. 2 1AOt they list for 1 9c. lvery vard 0i asp it. jo pieces Tricot F!ann1iel inl. lahck Taffeta, Wont split, W SBig C 0 pes Ne'w ()uting wort i in every errv ()C :id l ilOst -ttcs 1.0. , renter table .'s long as they last for pcs ()rle:is Chviots worl-b loo long as they last for oti!y S. 1e. Je.inas slig0hty soil.d worth AS l(ng :1.- 1h lit'It for ,IIIly 18:. MIMMNAUGH I B ""I have sahll mor BELIEVE W.tce 01, S:Ile On in. loo File rs thi. week to shoes b WOO\Vednlesday 1 0wMORROW We \ y any pair of Shoes in tie house in. The sale lasts one week so y MILLINE -erv IHat in the illinery Departi ;'d in the next three weeks. If lat or Botet f-r 1 lit tle money hance. Fine Trimnned IIals this week, or this sale 98C. Fine Trimmed lat, this veck, For t Iis sale SI 2;. 3lankets ery pa.ir. of llank -r :m o m >:i he Big Stock Must be M IM W e army. Many' years ago, pass g through our town thiey called I us andl wife sai:1 shte was a ire ark-ably handlsoime hidv. A GREAT' INFOU NDEI l'AN IC. I )nring the John Br owni raid at arper' s Ferry, a false alarmn camne, iat thousands of Abol itioni'-ts were >ming through Maryland down on rgiiia, mnuirdering all tIhe wh'i ites. hie peopleC put their famiilies in :lla rs and crowded the ch urchies ich women and child ren , scream-i ig and crying. Ini 1833, I think was, a slightly similar great uin >undi(ed p)anic ocurredl in New erry, (I recollect it well). A re ort camne to the vihiage that a great odly of niegrees in the neighbor ood of where; Jalapa now is, were 1 insturrection, murdering womieia nd children nd moving on to ih( RA RE( BREA ;ED THREE THOUSAND 0' ONCE, BUT LITTLE BY on le:trned with each sunset-growing all the redit to ourselves, we give due credit to the p :iat ion of our efforts. The people shop here % quality is inferior or it i.s done for effect, "y stay there-so far ahead that none can catch n e Mimnaugh's is, all you have to do is follow t ress Goods Secti , Vednesday mon-ing, December Ist, ever te house worth 65c, 75c and 8.c piled on the yard. -venty or eighty pieces of Colored Dress Go, c, 4o and some worth Soc the yard, your choi Ladies' Biroadcloth in the house at slap cost. worth 25c and 3o the yard, as long as they 1 orth $125, Miinmaugh's price 98c. uting Sale store in N- . >iled !n 1 bi' it h5 --l - 0i 9C For oIly I oo more of hosc i the y:1rd. $ S $1g ,as lo g as tht ';c ,100 White 3e(d Spre:u lthey the la.4 For oly 10 ingu" Thie Wrap e lackets this season than all t he stores in N .! hunldred iore new%\ J.wcke;, all the correct e. fo at Cut Prices. y the Car iorning. we start the biggest Cut Price Sh ave entirely too many Shoes, and in >rder to without a penny's prolit. What's one ian's ou had better be on hand. RY DEPARTMENT net miust be R 10o Fine Trimmed Hat you want a for this s,ile $1.89. nom., is your ~ 5oo Fine Trimmed Hats ik. ' for this sale $2.98. worth $i .3 Fine Trimmed Hats for this sale $3 49 worth $2.25., -3oo Ladies' Street Hat each. and Con LV ,ogo: Cut Prices this week. Now ivyo Turned inlto Money, Let it Bri hol9sale and Retail. village to buirn it and murder the rectioniist vhIithes. The women and children ?:ext (lay alarmed , took refuge ini the court of the i' house and F3ernandes hotel and thie cinder. mecn arimed themselves. Col. Speni- In the eer H-arrington, a good and useful dled tog man, wvith a few others, adlvaniced little MI like skirmishes, in thme direction of was a col Jalapa, and findling nothing of it, no fires x lhe panic subhsidedl. As I reimiem- (2nt1ial ii b ei it was a very excited timtie. Thiat rahthe 0 itell igenlt anld enuterp rising cit/zen' Carol~milide inms Welch, wh'lo lived not fari with all< from the v'illatge, said, the new.-s related t reached huimt j ist before dinner time, jolly goo) and Mrs. Welch at once took her it.had nc with hui two children and wvent to her moth- that lie er's; the negroes were badly fright- and thu cned, and followed after 'Sthiem. no0 one d One little dlarkey armed himself thew tha with a pitch fork (he was the orig-don : inal Tillmnanite) to fight the insur- feriti "OR K ER' VER 1902. LITTLE. time. We don't take all Liblic that has so liberally vith ease. Nine cases out Ou can bet your bottom e. If you are a stranger he crowds. on. yard of Colored Dress ist table, as you enter the >ds piled on a big table, :e of the big lot as long The opportunity is yours ist for only 20C the yard. annel worth 25a as long the vard. rge Bed Spre.ds worth lasi for only oSc. vorth S5c, as long ;s 58C Business. ewberry coimbilned. We it and every Wrap a bar Load. >c Sale ever held in the reduce the stock you can loss is the other fellow's s this week, worth $3.00, this week, worth $4..oo, this week, worth $5.oo, this week for only ioc riforts. r c ha nce to buy goods for ig What it May. s. On returning hiome the they found their dinner wrevious day burned to a Duhtch Fork families hud Lther and took refuge on countain and, although it 1 night, to avoidl discovery ere allowed. That influ anl, Robert Maffet (the M~Iid Bates anhd D)rayt, young mten, and Miss a handsome sp)righity girl, >f whom I wvent to school)t) bat Capt. Matthew Hlall, a :1 fellow, told him "that if t beeni for a big clog he ha i lie would have frozen; hugged the dog up closely 3 kept thawed. At night ared to whisper; that Mat uight lie heard a stick crac the mountain side an his dog might bark, b it by tlw throat, and afte