Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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vow o'l' p ;o9 WINNSBOR09 S. C., Y AC 6 94 SALSE 84 PUJBLISHED WEEKLY.W) x.A 4il"PROF. MEANS DAY DEATH CAME TO THE BE FRIEND SUNDAY MOR A Sketch of His Eventful L ute to His Memory b ils Remains Interred in the Cemetery i to the Presence of His Colleague Former The announcement of the death I Sunday morning in Columbia of Prof. Means Davis carried sad ness with it wherever it was ade hhe had not een for several weks s eond had not been such until about three days before the sad end came to cause-any anx iety on the part of his, family and iends. Saturday afternoon It was found that an operation would be necessary and so be. was carried to the Columbia hospital where the operation was performed. He never fully rallied therefrom and the next morning at three o'clock he quietly passed away. Sunday afternoon as per his own regeat-made after he realized the senousness of his condition, his funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the South Carolina college to' which institution he had given the0 last twonty-two years,, of his life unstintedty and unselfisbly. Be&utiful'til).uttes were paid hisl memory by Maj.Slean, Mr. Mac _Mdf zand Ef. Topes, that of to RidgeWay, accompanied by his colleagues, the members of his family, ana many admirinag friend. - Moiday morning a special train'from Columbia brought a * 1C,.gnumber of the students of heouth Carolina college and other friends from Columbia to Ridgeway to thus pay their last respects to the memory of their beloved teacher. The morning train from Black stock and Winns boro also carried a large number of friends who went on the sad mission of honoring the memory of their former school mate teacher, and. friend. The inter ment was in St. Stephens ceme tery at 12 o'clock, the exercises being conducted by Rev. H. O. Judd, a former friend of days gone by. The floral tribute was most beautiful and abundant The pall-bearers were:. * Hond'rary: Judge .A. C. H~askell Mr. Jno. J. McMahan, Mr. RI. H Edmunds, Col. J. Q. Marshall Mr. Jno. S. Reynolds, Prof. Col cock, Prof. A. C. Moore, Prof Wardlaw and Prof. McCutcheonl. Active: G. L. Rtosborough, E. W. iRosborou~gh, John M\ctntyre, D. WV. Ruff, W. J. Johuson anc J. S. Edmuds. A sKETCH OF HIS1 LIFE. Rcbert Means Davis was borr in Fairfield district, A pril 9, ik4 -bein'gthe eldest son.of Isabelh Harper and Henry C. Davis whose grandfather came fron Maryland to Laurens dlistrict He received his early educatiol from private tutors, and after wards attended the noted schon conducted by Mr. Octa'rius 'I Poreher at Willington in Abbe vrille district. -His preparation for colleg was had at the Mount Zion Col legiate Institute then undet th charge of Mr. G. A. Woodiward, teacher of rare ability and emi 4nent success. Entering th University of South Carolina the immedliate snessor of th old college-in 1867T he graduate therefrom witsi the degree< bachelor of arts. Atter two year spent in teaebing in Californin H returned to South Cairo1ine aY reentering the university, pursue the law course andl took the de gree of bachelor of latw. After a sho:-t nie p-t teacig Mr. Div1i name edit .f The News and Herald, ti IS ?ASSES AWAYC I LOVED TEACHER: AND f NING AT 3 O'CLOdK. I . I t ife and a Beautiful Tri-c a Fellow-Teacher.. f ] f St. Stephen's Church at Ridgeway ;, Pupils, and Many Friends of Days. Fairfield county paper... In 1876' hle served on the editorial staff of ,he News and Courier, but relin quished that connection to do serVice as secretary of the: State Democratic executive committee charged with the campaign-which resulted in the elecion of Wade ( Hamptoi- as governor. In January, 1877, Mr. )aVis re sumed the editorialship '6f the Winnsboro News and Herald, and continued in that work until his election to a profeesorship .in the South Cajlina college.. Early in 1877, the a44umfZn institue losing its pr- pal:by'death, Mr.-. Davis was placed in charge o that institu tion and there con tinued till took his chair in the college fac ty. On h'- suggestion, -beartily second by the community, the Mount n school wasconverted into a aded school supported by as ial ta x-the firse of .its ind tside of the city of; Char verp years he ws- a ounty of ~dution from .. wag for several terms presiddnt of the South Carolina Teachers. assooiation, 'and taught in the first State teachers institute held in Spartanburg.i 1880. In 1882 Prof. Davis was elected to the chair of history and politi cal'economy in -the Sonth Chro lina college, and was in the active. work of that positifn when- his last illness came on. Prof. Davis was, .married Jan uary 12, 1877,-to Miss Sallie Le Conte, daughter of Prof. Joseph LeConte, for some years a profes sor in the South Carolina college later in the University of Califor nia, and a man of natibual reputa tion in the~ department of science. Of this union there, have been six children, all living-Mr. Jos. Le Conte Davis of the GeneralEle trical Works of Schenectady, N. Y.. Prof. H. .C. Daiof -the -Uni' vesity of liasingtonf, at Seattle, M. ii. Meabs Diavis, Jr., now with E. W. Seibles & Son of this city, and three daughters-Misses Isabel, Bessie and Sallie. Of his generation there are- two brothers -Jmes Q. of Winnsboro, and Capt. Henry C. of the United States army-and two sisters. Mrs. Gaillard, wife 'of Col--David ). Gaillard, U. S. A.;.- and Mrs. W. Herbert Ruff-of Ridgeway. *DR. JOYNEs' EULOGY. 4 MyFrends This, is :an hour of oreawdniinifoid'sol-row.' Not i nly the So~.h Carali'n~college,2 ut the State, the dity, the -cots munity in. the largest sense, mourn an -i-rrepariblglotss-: A - p lace is vacant which it is .no idle word to say, no other man' can .fll. The college loses one of i is oldest,ablest'.and most useful professors; the State -one o is most devoted, - pub ic spirited, -intelligent and influential citizens; society ond oT its its* most high minded and warm-hearted. roem -bers who was the life of every circle; his gwn inimediate family; - nan the.larger fiii of his- love, which icuded all his colleagues I aand all the students errd' alumni f f of th crllege foi- 'ny yearx s bck, have iGst a-faher, a friend, e a ornament, a counselWr a'nd ex-. em'eplar, whose life gas full.of love, d an~d of inspnirationl. *Thioughout - t, limit s of this' -State and far bevonndits ovlrs, many a;.heart nnii. atingz in sorrow and bereave r i ent, that Prof. Meng~s Davis -is -rhis is no time or place iography. An4 indeed the f our friend is So simple and. ingle in its devotion that ittle could be given' of pe istory. He, wasj orn in F d county, Apii 9, 1849 Idest son of Henry and Be ieans Yavis, and h'e came oble blood. On both -sides ,ncestry had been conneeted "I. he best of the higtory and ti itions of this State and of i ollege. On his father's side ras nephew to Mrs. Williami reston, and his mother was iece of Gov. Means. His atber Davis was one of .1 rothers, 'all of whom were grad ates of this college, and; his randfather-Means was one of even, of .msix also graduated jere-so ti.t by doubfe inhei-. ance he was the child of the ollege to which he was destined o loyally and so brilliantly to levote his own life. His earliee ducation was given by his eautiful and accomplished moth4 ,r and. then., by an uncle. wh. ly.ispired him with the love knowledge. :.Then he was ( )uil in the46hool of Me' Thee 4-e_foi-her~ni abbeville oount f whih'-lihias. recently writ o tender and interesting mem ials in The Educational. He, entered this inistituon fter- its reorganization as a. iversity-at the close of the W. id under the high standard hen prevailing he completed all course of the degree bachel' f arts. - Soon after, following light.o' love," be went to C ornia, where be taught for two ears and, in the infancy of t tate, was probably on the thres. old of "a brilliant career. But nce more he followed the li hti bfoel-4his time of a .mother!p Ve, and returne&to Solo. ns in-consequence of ning health of his Mt pride an4i a versi y and completed t e course in law---having been for six years a student and taken the highes honors of the university, He opened a law office it) Winsboro, but his inborn love of.teaching, sharpened by his ex perience in California, soon lured him again and he began teaching school. With his equally natural ardor for civic pursuits he alsi became editor of the Winnsborc News and Herald. His journal istic ability soon led to his con nection with the Charleston News and Courier, where he was asso ciated -with the brilliant Capt. Francis W. .Dawson. In the try ing times of 1876 he was posted at the very centre of labor and indUence, as secretary of ,the Democrtic executive committee, where his services were of the greatest value in organizing and conducting the memorable cam paign which resulted in the elec ion of Gov. 'Hampton and the re enfranchisement of the white people of South Carolina. This crisis past, again he yearned for the school room. Re. turning to Winnsboro be tooks charge of the historic Mouni Zion academy. Here he founded and developed the first graded school in South Carolina. 0 the tben State superintendent o edcat;on, the honored Hugh S Tlopso'he was the right arm -his :chief' counsellor and aid At"btiite the Mount. Zioi aaey - iia "facile princeps' ang the schools of the State ts'bos won all the prizes a WWet.Point and Annapolis, an< Sipt. Thompson once said, u joke, that it was no use to hol< competitive examinations - ha might as well ask Means Davis t< 'fame" his man at once. It was now that I first met hir -at Spartanburg in June, .188( at the first white teachers' insti tute ever held in this State, whic was presided over by the illustri otis Dr. Louis Soldau of S oiis. Hlow well I remembe him then in all his youthfu charm-the youngest member < Te- 'facult-mAdest, even diff dent, yet notable for ability an skil n teaching and soon becon ngby his genial and graciot fellowship, the centre and life < tne faculty and of the institut How brright, how memorabi the hours the'n passed w11 montined on page four.) ForA County Map. out the recommenda e trustees at their re ng in regard to the * f a count map, there was ;heating of the county o eation and the coun issioners Saturday. It ed to -have the map -11 to advertise for bids The map will show all district and township lines, the location of buildings anddchurches, with the principal on the same, all ial ith the depots, all post voting precincts, and laces of neret Each will be provided with, s dthere.will be an effort .Ahave'the maps sold to Is so as to make the ex of the same f&ll -light 6 ty and school funds by 4b elpenses will be borne , "Caly Chadren. ,ctake lWe:Early 8s et -My are and - h true. ess,' Constipation, Sick ache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, sfe, sure. Only 25c. at McMas ter Co,'s, Obear Drug Co.'s, Jno. H. McMaster & Co.'s drug stores. Justice discards party, friend ship and kindrea, and is there Ifore represented as blind.-Addi son. The Name Witch Hazel, The name Witch Hazel is much abused. E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago are the inventors of the original and ony genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A rtain care for Cuts, Burns, Bruises, czema, Tetter, Piles, etc. There are any counterfeits of this salve, some ofwhich are dangerous, while they are al worthless. In buying Witch Hazel alve see that the name E. C. DeWitt &Co., Chieago, is on the box and a ure is certain. Sold by McMaster Co. Sa popular andl widely apprecia ed have American dried fruits ecome in Germany they may be said to now control the m'arkets. Colds Cause Pneumonia. One of the most remarkable cases of cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus g pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Ger ude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was entirely cured by the use of' One inute Cough Cure. She says: "The oughing and straining so weakened e that I ran down in weight from 148 to 92 pounds. I tried a number of remedies to no avail until I used One inute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this wonderfuil remedy cured me en tirely of the caugh, strengthened my lgs and restored me to my normal weight, health and strength. Sold by Mceiaster Co. The cotton plant first came to L merica from Asia; now the reater prrt of the Central Asian crop .1s grown from American otton seed. Pneumonia Follows a Cold u never follows the use of Foley's oneTIiy and Tar. It stops the cough, - eals and strengthens the lungs and affords perfect security from an attaen f pneumnonia. Refuse substrtutes, Sold by McMaster Co. rRussia takes nearly half the 1 ricultural machines that thE [nited States exports. A Severe Cold for Three Months. The following letter from A. J. Nuis Sbaum, of Batesville, Ind., tells its owi story. "I suffered for three mionth with' asevere cold. A druggist pre 3.pared me sonme medicine, and a physi cian prescribed for me, yet I did no himprove. I then tried Foley's Hone and Tar, and eight doses cured me. nRefen substitute. Sold to McMaste A VITAL - Wiltb every farmer a.M securing of the best far carrying on his farm wc that is needed for helpin done on the farm at this SHOVE.S, PITC H OE RAKES, PLOUGH HOES, Don't forget to see u NETTING before you I C1l on us for any of i iARDWARE and Ti] W W WE. AR (i eweew wudbeoto usmstb s erersnti In al theyear tha we ave have ful'ssaie, orele vau freer ola rae orerngyor bos hrug way toprove our tteen to ou cmutpedtors are T.W AR QUSSTION A~ hisyrs the n t -1 aes for tkr. Try. on that rmtna e time. HFORKS, IHE-IR BROW TRACESt t -HiA s about our POUL iave any fencing dlie' 1 rour wants in the wayo qWARE. EIGLER; I: READ THIS L. p- VANtiAN CA. YOU EBUY ITURE ient on the honesty of the dealer. NOT ANGLS business) but whatever you buy of you or you get your money back. een selling goods to the people we For onest,, fair dealing, giving full are. Then, too, don't get fooled by atalogs. Better by far to come to us, 3 what you want and at reasonalble a STATEMfENT WE CAN'T BACK -ight now. ik 0 il n Fifiitii C PircN. as and let us show you how we get - below our competitors. There is ;A a: Compare our prict s with those of El ILL U PS.