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V and ruM. 47 a PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORQ S.C.1 'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, [905. ESTABLISHED 1844. Memoirs, Tradition. and History of Rocky Mount and Vicinity. ( WrWten for The News and Herald by L. M. Ford.j III. RICHARD GAITHER. Richard Gaither migrated from Maryland some years prior to the Revolution and settled on Littie Rocky Creek, Chester County, but spent the greater part of his life in the vicinity of Rocky Mount, where he accum ulated a considerable estate of - lands and some slaves. Much of this land is still in possession of his descendants. He died in 1825, at more than ninety years of age. Richard Gaither was a Whig soldier in the Revolution. Very little is now known of his soldier life or military record. At one time he was confined by the! - British in Camden until he was nearly eaten up by vermin. He was conoemned to die and the day of ls execution was set and near at hand, when a British officer intervened and his life was spared. It is regretted that the name of this officer has not been preserved in the family. The crime for which he was to die was that he loved his country and fought against the King. His daughter, Rachel, obtained permission to carry some clothing to take the place of that infested with vermin. After accomplish ing her mission she and a neigh boring lady Mrs. Ben Land. who had accompanied her, started on their way home, a distance of forty miles through an unbroken forest. They bad not traveled' more than half the distance when a party of mounted Tories who had no regard for passes com manded the weary travellers to halt. As soon as Miss Rachel ascertained that they wanted her horses she bestrided the back of her fleet-footed animal and used ,her whip to good advantage. After racing several miles, she sasde good her escape while her nome timid friend gave up her horse and trudged her way home on foot. On another occasion a squad of Tories came to her father's house and ordered a meal for themselves. Rachel informed them that nothing could be kept o account of the British and 'Trjes. After she was threatened,' tier mo~ther told her where she con'ld Wd some coarse weal and to perpai _ome bread and milk for them. When ready she set ibefore them tha milk in an old pewter basin. After they had prtaken of the bread and milk, )BRa.bel said to them: "If the basih was melted and poured' down pa~r throats, it would be the desei, ~.f all other, that I desire you s&ogld have." Trhi. lady hasd descendants, 1Bradshaw andt otee jn York Dounty. WILLIAM LEWIS. WiIliam ,Lewis came from Vir gnia before the war of Indepen denoe and see in the vicinity of Rocky Mont where he con tinued to resi& until,bis death in the thirties at an adme.ed age, probably more than niin,ety years. He was twi.e piarnied~ and left a large family of ci:ildren.. The record of, Mr. Lewis in. the Revolutionary war wegi excel lent, although little of it is no known. He was at Gates' dde ieat.near Camden, Rocky Mount, :Sumter's surprise at Fishing Creek Ea2nging Rock, and other Some Tories r.tole a number of horses and encamped en Big WVateree Creek in the plaztation now known as LaGrange and be longing to Mr. John G. Mobley. They had disvested themselves of .all their clothing save their shirts, and had them hanging around irosaing fires to dry them. The giight was very dark. Mr. Lewis and a tsw others charged upon, c3ompletelw surprised them, and captured the horses. But the ~Tories jumped Ato the creek in their denuded conditi~on and be took themselves to the wos. On another oecasion lie Tbased a Tory and captured his horsei ,an4 .two aides of bacon which he' had stolen .from a poor woman. ken and John Pickett came from Virgivia and settled on 'Wateree Creek. They often aided 'William Lewis is bis raids and ikemishes. A Try was killed at the spd~g1 ~eer the present residlence of William 8. Si bleyv and an~oth1er vas shot and killed climubiug the house now occupied by Robert Meeks, colored. These were cold blooded and were probably done to expiate some former offense against the Whigs. Samuel McCrarey, Fishing! Creek, was an ardent patriot and did much service against the British and Tories around Rocky Mount. When hostilities ended, he secluded himself from his, neighbors and friends for ten years. He then joined the Bap tist ministry and served his churh faithfully until his death. He was pastor of Mt. Zion church for many years. Mentally he was much above mediocrity. His arguments in favor of the tenets and doctrines of his church were considered the best advanced in his day. His sermons brought delight to the Christian and ter ror to the sinner. These are all the Revolutionary incidents we have been able to gather. (To be continued.) strikes Hidden Rocks. When your ship of health strikes the hidden rocks of Con sumption, Pneumonia, etc., you are lost, if you don't get help from Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. J. W. McKin non, of Talladega Springs, Ala, writes: "I had been very ill with Pneumonia, under the care of two doctors, but was getting no better when I began to take Dr. King's New Discovery. The first dose gave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed at McMaster Co.'s, Obear Drug Co.'s and John H. McMaster & Co.'s drug stores; price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. jetpisvilleJottings. ] Rev. J. S. Beasley preached at Shiloh the last appointmant. This is the last sermon we will have in tbe old church. . t Mr. F. H. McEacbern's drum- r ing expedition will soon be over i and his many friends will be glad to hbpre him at bome. Mrs. E. M. Wallaca doligbtfully t entertained some of her young i friends on February 24. De lightful refreshments were served. Mrs. E. J. Yarborough has been quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. L. Glenn. Am glad to say she is convalescent. Mr. D. E. McDowell and son, Dave, of Winusboro have been on a shore visit to her mother. Mr. Tom Glenn of rePAiile made a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMeekin of Wallace-t ville recently.I Mr. C. D. Chappell returneda Monday to Branchville, where he< is angaged at werk. Mr. and gr; Charlie Fraser ar e now in Columbia, wpprp hp is at the hospital under treatmne4, Mr. Staples of Virginia and Miss Bessie Ladd were married< here a few days ago by Rev. E. S.t ipp Carrie McGee and Kitty *lenn agggt th day with Mrs. ] E. C. Jeter, in the Wp ,spection, last Wednesday. . March 6, 1905. Smallwood Briefs. 9ur school is progressing rap idly gonpr the leadership of our compeeph npd ppye teacher, Miss S.tella Ro.sboropgu. The MeESsrs. Reed haye cop. p,ete,d theiT new house, which is gjite attractive. Tlhey are now cofartgbl]y residing therein. Mr. i. ,$. younng has recently moved to Mr's. E. p. Splis' place,t and Mr. John Boplware of $iilgp way now occupies the MaEachern place. Miss Lillie Smith of Blyt he-2 wood spent several days with] Miss Irene Robinson recently. Mrs. gJ. W; Hollis of Bear ( Creek is speaLp; .this week with her parents, Mr. and Wrs. }). S. Robinson. Miss Jessie Rose of Blaney is viriig 3liss Leila Kelly. Mr. Jas f2iamp of Columbi-1 is isiting big ap4er, Mrs. W. S. reed 4, 1905. Incredible Brutality. It would have been incredible brutality if Chas. F. Lemberger, of Syracuse, M. Y., had not done the best he couiifor bis sufferlng son. "My boy;' ha says, cui aI fearal gash ever his eye, so I: applied Bucklen's Arnica galve. which gnliekly healued it and saved his eye." Good for burns nnd ul.ers to(o. Onlyv 25e' at MeML~ ter Co.'s, (haar Druvz Co. 's a d John HI. McMa-ter & Co.'s drug' tores. White Oak Notes. Mr. E. P. Mobley, Jr., and amily have moved to Columbia, vhere he will reside in the future. rhev will be missed very much it White Oak. Mrs. Dowling of Barnwell, the mother of T. C. Dowling, has been visiting him for several lavs. Miss Lizzie Raines of Mitford Eias returned home after spending everal days with her sister, Mrs. T. E. Nichols. Mr. W. C. Mobley has returned iome from Blythewood where he ias been for several weeks in the ailroad office at that place. Mr. J. T. Wylie of Chester as with relatives here this week Mr. J. H, Neil has returned iome from attendance on a two weeks' term of the court of geu ral sessions. N. March 7, 1905. The Colonel's Waterloo. Colonel John M. Fuller, of Eloney Grove, Texas, nearly met 2s Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a recent let er, he says: "I was nearly dead, )f these complaints, and, although [ tried my family doctor, he did ne no good, so 1 got a 50c. bottle >f your great Electric Bitters, vhich cured me. I consider them he best medicino on earth. and bank God who gave you the! nowledge to make them." Sold, d guaranteed to cure. Dyspep ia, Biliousness and Kidney Dis -as, by McMaster Co., Obear Drug Co. and John H. McMaster ' Co., druggists, at 50c. a bottle. The State Responsible. If an mdictment should be worn out in the case of Jeff rince, the negro found dead resterday in a little hollow or -avine in the northern suburbs of he city, the style would be this: rho Etate of Sonth Carolina vs he State of South Carolina nurder. The warrant would no lonbt be in the usual form and leclare that the State of South Jarolina, with malice afore hought and moved and instigated, )7 the devil, did then and there ell, convey 4r4 tr4j$fer to one, feff Prince, whiskey, a deadly )oison, thereby causing his death. -Spartanburg Cor.. News and 1 courier. Dangers of Pneumonia. A cold at this time if neglected is! iable to cause pneumonia which is so ften fatal, and even when the patient p. pecqyptp4 t hgs are weakened, ging gle heiu,agy espppble to he devlopmneit of c.onauropuIod. Fo ey's Honey and Tar will stop the ough, heal and strengthen the l ungs nd prevent pneumonia. La grippe ~oughs yield quickly to the wonderful urative q1ualities of Foley's Honey md Tar. There is nothing else "just is good." Sold by McMaster Co. Opgatp? p3 R. Tillmnan, who; rent to findUiphis i'ea~tly to ~onsult specialists, has returned o his home at Trenton. The pnion~ of the specialists con irros the diagnosis of Dr. Babock, and is to the effect that 2nderlyit'g the senator's trouble, :ipre hp been for some y ears a :end&ioy to wha~t is known a; the uric acid diathesis-the poison bat produces rheumatism. The hysicins think the senator can ~void serious comuplicat:ons by ~eeping quiet, and he will there ore probably not return to gsng ,dring the present Startling flortality. Stathie4is show startling mor ality, from appendicitis and peri ..cmi1i, To prevent and cure .ha e awggi di~seg there is just >ne reliable remaay,d. N ing's ~tW Life Pills. M. Flaunery. of [4 Cutot House Place, Chicag, rs: "'h' -y hatve no egnal for o~nstipation and Biliousness. 3e at Mc Master Co.'s,Oht'ar Drug Do.'s and John H. MzMaster~ & Women never be;eve at baoh ?lr when be says Le isu't lone some, and the married men never .elieve him when lhe says he is. u'sNPii lyppsaEQnstipagtion, Sick ieadche, Biiousne-5 And ALL DISEASES arising from a orpid Liver and Bad Digestion The natural result is good appetite and solid flesh. Dose small; elegant y sugar coated and easy to swallow. rake No SashstItute.~. AMATTEROFHEALTHI OYAl Kli POWDER I Absolutely Pure hAS AD SUBSTITUTE LIFE IN GREENLAND. he Wany cf the People. Their PleaM ure, and Their Food. Grreenland's west coast is considered :O have the graniideat ;ceLnery of any 'oust in the world by I;o.ger Pollock, rho writes of a joui::ey thait her as fol ows: "The sunny arctic day, which C asts for months: a sl.y all fiaming . lory, the fretted spires of, t he Alps t lanked with stupendoua cliffs and 0 ased on the restful levels of the sea, p ties of cro-vded bergs, coipound of s lazzling light and radiant color-such 1 ;cenery as that blots out one's former t nemories. Our first port of call was lakobshavn. at the bead of Disce ;trait. biggest of the northern :ilages, C . metropolis of nine whie people and 00 natives. Beside a pocket harbor, )erched on round shoulders of the na- A ed granite, are the buildings, all tarred lack, of the Royal Trade company. lor a backgiound to t.ie dismal scene ;i4 higher recks, littered with garbage r nd turf bu4s, the homue of the na- 1 Ives. At heart the place Is gay, for a, ur sailors went ashore every night to 0 lance with the Eskimo girls, while y he officers of ship and colony swapped I linner parties, breakfasts and lunch !ons all through a nine days' festival. "Men and -vomen alike." the writer -ontinues, "were lingu.sts, well read, L regmplisbod, a litt- oq polite for a ;rltet:t, living a rernpolitan life on a me batch of letters a year in an arctic t] )utpost. Expecting the pathos of ban- [ shment, I found the gayety of perfect ri :ontent The Danes of all the settle- a nents were alike in social charm, gen le and polisl ed-arrant gossips, too .nd the indoor life had little to remind :P gf p pldqu wf1.fsr1p. The znuit sorvant maiis wove the furry )reeches, bcctts to the hip and curious :opkuot of their national dreas, One nnd to fu1 pr)atseuously in love with I Ill of them. "Even the Danish men wore native ress, but there was one important dis inction-they washed. The food, apart rom Danish groceries, was seal meat, lsh, reindeer, venison, shellfish, ptar- p nfgan, sea birds ipgd eJpl pggs, which, a rygd in (4rcilla1,1 are alw.mys renouncedJ in lavor," THREW UP HIS HAT. he Story of Cockrell's Election to the United States Senate. The truthful story is told in Missiouri hat the throwing of a broad brimmed tat to the ceilimg of the ball of the 29ggsy of ypresyaitives 4a the capitol ~ t Jefferson City nmado Francis Marion u sockrell a member of the United States v enate. The state had been stirred by f< 1 contest for the Democratic nomina :ion for the governorship. The lines 0 etween supporters of opposing candi- k k lates were sharply dIrawn. In a state onvention numbering a thousand dele ;4yg Ciapigg j. 4aghim pad won by be ntarrow majority of one-half of one sa oto. 80 close was the result and so v stter the feeling that the Democratic n eaders feared irreconcilable division in b Lhe party ranks. The result, however, ad scarcely been announced from the ecretary's desk wh,en the tall figure of Lhe defeated candidate, General Cock- - O plQwmet inore, as the bush of expec hney fell upon the crowded hall, Cock- fi ell's voice rang out. "No man," saidd ie, "will more loyally support the nom- S nee of the convention than myself. No a nan will throw his hat higher for harlev IIardin than wil I." And .ay the epjim. wpat the broad iu'ii~~~ C'ockrell hat. The conven- j ion, frantic with enthusiasm, heard ot another word, iBut the following singVi (iGiovl Cockll became United States senator by the unanimous vote f the D)emoerets of Missouri. For. ive successive terms after March 4. S7->. with ntever a Democratic vote rainst him, he was eleted to the sena ryp. . **y *4 ilg '9ffi he ever i lL. 'c,?r, flat.p k:o.I, his state sur fssed bha revord hi length of years, md none e1luaie.d it, save Thomas Iart flenton, the g:cat Missourian. ater Wiliams in The World Today. A p)roifnent New York stockbroker ays: "The newvspapers do not get wir:.d f even a small framction of the suits rought against brokers bec-ause of mis uderstandings between us and our cus :caners. Ninety-nine customers out of every hundred think we ro:) them whcn they lose their money in the market and give us no0 credit when they win. e ou~ uur[ hardest to settle all suits out of court, for there is not a jury on earth that will find a v,:diet for a stockbroker. Why?. Siaply because every juror has been scorche'd now and hen in the market and ho:dIs a grudge meant al brokersr "N...w York Press. Nightmare. Jenageries, where sleuthhounds caracole, Where jaguar phalanx and phlegmatic gnu right ptarmigau and kestrels cheek by jowl With pewit and precocious cockatoo. 1aunt seneschals, in crochety cockades, With scine-nets trawl for por poise in lagoons: Vhile scullions gnuge erratic es capades Of madrepores in water-logged galleons; lamboyant triptychs groined with guerkins green, In reckless fracas with coquett ish cream: cstatic gargoyles, with grotesque chagrin, Garnish the grewsome night mare of my dream. -London Punch. An Unjust Tax, The state license tax is going > bring in a pretty big sum. No orporation, no matter how small, an pay less than five dollars ]to the fund, and all corporations f $10,000 capital and over must ay half a mill on their capital tock. It is a very unjust and nequal tax, but it will bring in ae money.-Newberry Observer. Silence may be golden, but you an't make an insurance agent be [eve it. Chicago Alderman Owe. His Elec tion to Chamberlalu's Cough Remedy, "I can heartily and conscientiously .commend Chamberlain's C o u g h; emedy for affections of the throat ad lungs," says Hon. John Shenick, ?0 So. Peoria St., Chicago. "Two ears ago during a political campaign, caught cold after being overheated, hich irritated my throat and I was nally compelled to stop, as I could ot speak aloud. In my extremity A iend advised u1 to shab* er4 n'a: ough P,rd.y. * topl two doses tat4 fternoon and ec(uld not believe my ,nses when I found the next morning ie inflammation had largely subsided. took several doses that day, kept ght on talking through the campaign, ad I thank this medicine that . woN Ly seat in the Council," Ths Ievdy. for sale by Ob 4uc QA The man who coes his level best as very little time to worry over ?sultg, )0 YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? idney Trouble Makes You Miserable, Almost everybody who edsthee apers is sure to kuiiv. P the wonder ; -cures miade by Dr. Kilnmer's Swamp Root, the great kid-~ ~ney, liver and blad-1 . der remedy. It is the great med 1 ical triumph of the - nineteenth century ; discovered after ye'ar" - ~ of scientitie resaachl latdier specialist, and is wonderfully iccessful in promptly curing1lame back, ic acid, criarrh of the bladder and right's Dist an, which is the worst >r of kidne, trouble. Dr. Kilnmer''s .Swamip-Root is not ree mmnendled for everything but if youhe.yt idney, liver or bladder trouble It wil1 be >unld ju.st the remedy 9,~ Voi t\. 1 i.a j M'j -~pri:tied,'ajid has roved so successful in every case that a pecial arrangement has been made by hich all readers of this paper, who have ot already tried it, may have a sample ottle sent free by mail, also a bock tell ig more about Swamp-Root. and how t, ndlout if you have kidney or bladder 999 le. When writing meptioli sed.igthts enerous offer in thbi pyyA4 Au Y :a;, 'finghamnton, Y. The regular ftv-ccnt and one ollar size bottles are Home of Swme* s old by -all good druggists, Ib mak~ nyv niistake, but re.imnbe the nanu WE WANT ALL INTERESTED IN MACHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAME BEFOSE TUNEM DURING 1905 Write us stating what kind of MACHIN ERY you use trwIIl install, and we win maJi you !itEE QP ALL COST A HANDSOME AND USEFUL. POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS )R A L.ARGE COMMERCIAL CALENDAR (ilbbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. A STOCK OF HORSE POWER HAT PRESSES TO BE CL.OSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES To Cu -rake Laxative Bror Sev.n Munnan bores soMd in pest 12Zm The Kind You Have Always B in use for over 30 years, h and ha All Counterfeits, Imitations a Experiments that trifle with Infants and Children-Exper What is CJ Castoria is a harmless subst goric, Drops andl Soothing S contains neither Opium, Mof substance. Its age is its gua and allays Feverishness. It Colic. It relieves Teething T and Flatulency. It assimilat Stoaach and Bowels, giving The Children's Panacea-The CENtUINE CAST Bears the S ile Kind YouRayD In Use For Ov TNe O[NTAUN @OMMaUY. 7s U* There is No orn the rnark MCrystal Fan Try Call here for all your Gr Everything for the farn a,nd Gears needed at this se A . .. - - EBEF( Having Your I G0 FIR: FOR QUO All work neatly and promp and at reasor YOUR ORDERS 5 Letter Heads Note Heads. Bill Heads --AND Commercia Satisfaction 4 re a Cold in On no Qnine Tablets. Dught, and which has bee as borne the signatnre 'of s been made under his per. ipervision since its infancy. to one to deceive you in this. nd "Just-as-good" are but and endanger the health of Lence against Experiment. %STORIA Itute for Castor Oil, Pare yrups. It is Pleasant. 16 phine nor other Narcotie rantee. It destroys Worms cures Diarrhoea and Wind roubles, cures Constipation es the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep. Mother's Friend. ORIA A WAYS ignature of e lays Bought e 0Ya er 3 Years. 3etter Flour et than our1 icy Patent. It. oceiries. i in the way, of Ploughs ason of preparation. 3. Cathcart. TTO RATIONS. tly done on good material able prices. ;OLICITED FOR Briefs Legal Blanks Visiting Cards ALL 1 Printing. S uaranteed ePay ,..