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qRI PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15,1905.-SALSE 8j Memoirs, Traditions and History of Rocky Mount and Vicinity. (Written for The N.ws and Herald by L. M. Ford.) IV. GRIMKEVILLE. On the crest of the hill west of Rocky Mount ferry the town of Grimkeville was surveyed in 1792. The two main streets, which trended northerly and southerly, were called Washington and Pinckney. The cross streets were Blanding, Manigault, Izzard, Cripps, Barnett, Laughton, Davie, Kean, and Allen. Among the first lot owners and probably residents were Mr. J. F. Grimke, L. Smith, J. Allen Smith, Manigault, John D. Maxwell, William Houston, and Hugh McMillan. The hill on which this town was built is the true and original Rocky Mount. Lots were reserved :for a seminary, parsonage, church, and cemetery. The residence of John G. Johns ton stands upon the church lot. It was named in honor of J. F. Grimke, prominent in South Carolina affairs in his day. Judge J. F. Grimke owned much land along the west bank of the River. The legislature passed an act Dec. the 18, 1817, to purchase these lands, which purchase was comsummated May the 1st, 1818. The price paid was $19,258. This purchase was probably made preparatory to digging the canal. This once populous and grow ing town bade fair to increase in size, population, and importance. It was situated at the head of fiat boat navigation, and the bugle bls.st announcing the arrival and departure of boats was often heard. It was. surrounded by fields of fertile soil, cultivated by thrifty and energetic husbandmen, and a considerable trade was carried on in it. Now the town is desolate and forsaken, no boat now comes or goes. Those who walked to and fro on the streets have passed, and their habita tions have moulded into dust. The streets have been obliterated by the plow share. The lowing of cattle on the hill side and tbe powman's phrases in the cotton field, take the place of the bustle and hum of business on the crowded streets. CATCHING SHAD. Cha.rles Wald came from Vir ginis and settled near the Ca tawba Falls, Chester County, prehably shortly after the Revo Intionary war. In his Virginia home shad were caught in a dip net. As he set tied nea'r a river in his new home, * nothing was more natural than for him to try it in the Catawba. Success crowned his efforts. From this beginning catching shad and carp grew to be a very lucrative business and continued to be so for many years. Some time after the war, however, the catches began to dwindle and grew less until the State estab lished a fish commission, whose tUisin.ess it wa.s to put ipillions of soung saad in the upper part of the river. Alter that, #sh w.er.e ganght in inarea.sed psipbss anid be*caite plentifial. To bop off -eome expense the Ash com;pission was abolished, so that for the past several seasons shad are scarcely caught at all. THE MAY PICNIC. The writer heard Mr. Will:am Nichols, who was born in 1797 and spent his entire life in this vicinity, say he could not remem ber when ?bers was ugot a party of sope in4 4t the Valig og bli gret Saturday in Uay. A~s the propriet,ors of the fish eries needed their hands on their farmis afterwards, the first Sat,.r 4ay in May was the last day on wilich ther Asked. Some of the friends were invitedl pp g glinner of fish, cooked on the ri.er bank on the last day. Very likely geh were s,erved in differer.t ways ap4 .ev.ery bpdy partook of the * wra satis#ed. May notl this neighborly and friendly inpogs with' y fish dinner attached be the beginning of what is now a gigantic meeting of people, mostly strangers Lo each other withon) the Ash din per. [At this point Mr, Ford included in his sketohes the admxirable account of Mt. Dear born Military establishment by Dr. Carlisle, published some weeks ago.--ED] (To be continued.) Who's Who. In an abridgement of "Who's Who" in America Dr. Wm Smith in answer to the question: "Who are the eight thousand?" makes the following conclusive ar guements: "The second edition of " Who's Who in America" (from the press of A. 1. Marquis & Co. Chicago), contain 5,300 pages of brief biographies, without eulogy criticism or comment, of such persons now living in America as have become noted as factors in the progress and achievement of the age. Endeavor has been made, say the editors, 'to include all Americans of more than local note in all lines of useful effort. No name is inserted or omitted for financial consideration. The book is sold on its merits. "With a view to determine what effect education of the various grades has had on succepss in life, effort was made to ascer tain the school training of each of these men and women of more than local note,' and 7,852 on their United States list were thus educationally classified. "According to the best estimate we can make from the latest census returns, there are in the United States 40,782,007 persons over 21 years old. These are divided educationally about as follows: "Class 1. Without school training............. 4,692,498 Class 2. With only common school training......................32,862,951 Class 3. With common and high school training .............. 2,165,357 Class 4. With college or higher education added........ 1,071,201 "Now, the question is, how many of the eight thousand distinguished citizens of the United States on the "Who's Who" list came from each of these classes? "The 4,698,498 of Class 1 furnished 31. "The 32, 682,951 of class 2 furnished 808. "The 2,165,357, of class 3 furnished 1,245. "The 1,071,201 of Class 4 furnished 5,762. "It thus appears, 1st. That an uneducated child has one chance in 150,000 of attaining distinc tion as a factor in the progress of the age. "2d. That a common school education will increase his phances nearly four times. "3d. That a high tschool train ing will increase the chances of the common school boy twenty three times, giving him eighty seven timues the chance of the uneducated. "4h. That a college eduiation increases the chance of the high school boy nine times, giving him two hundred and nineteen times the chance of the common school boy, and more than 800 times the chance of the untrained. "It is a surprising fact that of 7,852 "notables" thus gathered, 4,810 proved to be full graduates of college. "From the nature of the case it cannot be claimed that these figures are exact, but they are bsed upon the most reliable goergrniert statisties and thp 3ecessary estimates have keen sads :with pare. It is also doub) lss true that p4her ciFc11metangps pontribjted tQ the sgea qf hes college trin.jed men, but after all reasonable allowancea are made the figures still force the conclusion that the more school training the child hag, the greater his chances of distinction will be." Startling llortality. ptistics show startling mor pality, frqg g.ppep4ipipis and pari tonitis. To prevent and cure these awful diseases, there is just one reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery, of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago, says: "They have no equal for fopstiatin and Biliousness." Co.'s and John H. Mast er Co.'s, druggists. Lo~ve. Lore trusts on -ever hopes ayj1 papte better things; and th is, a rst springing from itself and ut of its own deeps qlqu~e. 4nd t is this trgsting Jaoye that mke mep what tbsy arp tyae tQ ba-.sp reali9iing igelf. Would you make men trustworthy! Trust them. Love them. Would you wiake them tlue! Believe them.-.F. W. Rlobertson. For Coughs-at your druggikts or direct fromt Murray brug Co., Coilum bia. S. (C.-"Murraty's Horehound. Mullini & Tar.' 'c>. for large sizt hatle Blackstock Items. Farmers are speeding the plow during this fine weather. We do I not see much grain aroud here. 1 Eggs are plentiful, but the hens will not sit. Early spring eggs are the ones we ought to set as the chicks from them are more vigorous. Mr. David Mobley is back from Montgomery, Ala., where he had been engaged as salesman for Swift & Co. Mr. Joe Brice of Columbia was at his father's last Sunday. Mrs. Sam Brice has been on a visit to her brother in Columbia. We are told that a brother of Mr. H. A. Holder will open a E marble yard in Blackstock soon. Mr. Alex. Macdonald, who was manager of the Durham Mercan- E tile Company, has severed his i connection with that firm. Rav. Mr. Sessions has moved s into the Baptist parsonage. He is from Virginia. Mad dogs have been running s about the country recently. t Rev. G. G. Mayes was recently c "pounded" by the members of his church. J. T. C. s March 11, 1905. s A Chicago Alderman Owe. His Elec- c tion to Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy. "I can heartily and conscientiously recommend Chamberlain's C o u g h C Remedy for affections of the throat c and lungs." says Hon. John Shenick, 'j 22' So. Peoria St., Chicago. "Two years ago during a political campaign, . I caught cold after being overheated, t which irritated my throat and I was 6 finally compelled to stop, as I could not speak aloud. In my extremity a friend advised me to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I took two doses that afternoon and could aot believe my s senses when I found the next morning J the inflammation had largely subsided. I took several doses thit day, kept a right on talking through the campaign, f] and I thank this medicine that I won my seat in the Council." Thisremedy is for sale by Obear Drug Co. n A Necessity liverywhcre. I -ti Rev. Sam Jones is a close ob- b server, and a 'sensible man, and E he.has been observing the condi- d tion of the roads. Here is an c extract from one of his letters: tl "If ever there was a time when c the south ought to raise the good C road question and pass resolu- J tions unanimously on that sub- s ject, it is just now. I wish that b the cotton convention aesembled in Atlanta this week had adopted some resolution to the effect that they Tould not only have the arreage ct in cotton, d but the roads to town improved. E Good roads help the rural dis- i, tricts and enhances values as F much as railroads do for the ir cities and towns. Cities and.b towzns reacuh ach other over the ii railroads and the rural popula? a tion reaches town over the wagon o road. a "It is just about as uncomfort- t able to ride in an old wagon overn an old mud road as it is to ride t over rickety, dangerous railroad o on a slowv, uncertain train. North Georgia will never reach the limit t of her values and her prosperity until every road is macadamized hi and all highways are fixed for o travel." tl Thje Coloner's Waterloo. i Colonel Jobn 14. Fglieb, Af r' 4oney Grqve, Tes ngalyggt ) Nis Wg4edo2, f'rp' t.ivar and idney troublfe, In a racent let ter, he says: "I was nearly dead, of these complaints, and, although b I tried my family doctor, he did st me no good, so 1 got a 50c. bottle" of your great Electric Bitters, i? which cured me. I consider them Iir the best medicine on earth. and thank God who gave you tb eW and guaranteed to cura. Dyspep sa, Biliousness and Kidney Dis ease, by Mc Master Co., Obear Drug Co. and John H. McMaster I & Co., druggists, at 50c. a bottle. a An EasyJu.b. ~e,9' gail Ms M~a(ong to the: l pid frieng who, was picking up o he threads of family history, e ~my Bobby he's trgveling with ay circus now." "Pretty hatd won isn't it?" ingired4 the intereste i4 gller. "Neger 4 'bif of it," Meurned 'the proud mother di n gan, he is-hends in ihis pockets., angle salery 1he gets, axnd eyey blessed thing hae has tQ do is toci lav his head in the lion's mouth a matter o' some two or three times 1 ayo thereabouts."-Youth's Coipanin. b C.A BTO I.A.. Ee_r the The Kimi You Hav Alway Bugh TRY THEM YOURSELF Do you want some very good ongue exercise? You can get it y reading, or attempting to read, apidly the following sentences, -ecently published in the Atlanta Jonstitution. For those who may nave in fnture life to read or peak in public there is more in mech exercises than mere fun: Six little thistle sticks. Flesh of freshly fried fish. Two toads, totally tired, tried o trot to Tedbury. The sea ceaseth,but sutliceth us. Give Grinee Jim's great gilt rig whip. Strict, strong1tephen Stringer nared slickly six sickly silky nakes. She stood at the door of Mrs. mith's fish-source shop welcom ng him in. Ssan swam over the sea; swim, wan', swim; swan swam back 6gain; well swam, swan. A haddock, a haddock, a black potted haddock; a black spot on he black back of the black had Lock. Susan shineth shoes and socks; oaks and shoes shineth Susan. The ceaseth shining shoes and ocks, for shoes aAd socks shock >usan. You know the tongue twister, Peter Piper", but there are thers which are harder. One f the worst is "mixed biscuits" 'ry saying that rapidly; and. if o-- succeed, say this: Stop at e shop at the top of Sloane teet-" Strikes Hidden Rocks. When your ship of health trikes the hidden rocks of Con amption, Pneumonia, etc., you re- lost, if you don't get help' -om Dr. King's New Discovery >r Consumption. J. W. McKin on, of Talladega Springs, Ala , rites: "I had been very ill with ,enmonia, under the care of vo doctors, but was getting no etter when I began to take Dr. ing's New Discovery. The first ose gave relief, and one bottle red me." Sure cure for sore iroat, bronchitis, coughs and >lds. Guaranteed at McMaster o.'s, Obear Drug Co.'s and ohn H. McMaster & Co.'s drug :ores; price 50e. and $1.00. Trial ottle free. Bryan on Immortality l In delivering an eulogy on the eath of a friend, lion. W. J. ryan gave expression to the mortality of the soul: "If the ather deigns to touch with div- . e power the cold anid pulseless c eart of the buried corn and make buirst forth from its prison wall, ill lie leave negligent the soul man who was made in the im- e e of his Creator? If He stoops > giva to the rosebush, whose ithered blossom floats upou au- a mn breeze, the sweet assurance 'a Eanother :spring-time, will He ithihold the words of hope from ie souls of men when the frosts of . inter come? if matter, mute and 2 ianimate, is changed by the force| E nature into a multitudle of forms iat never die, will tbe spirirtt E man suffer annihilation af teg l4as p.aM 4 brief~ vis9 li@ A 3evere Cold for Three flonths. The following letter from A. J. Nus- C wum, of Batesville, Ind., tells its ownl ory: "I suffered for three months ith a severe cold. A druggist pe red me some medicine, an a y 'i an prescribed for me, yet 'n 4o ~ :prove. I then tr~e Igo.ly one, id Tar, and, eglz1t os iuiru me.' y efuse gg s ld by McMaster A Duel Averted. In the day of his youth Senator lackburn, of Kentucky, wae sked by a friend to sego;d a duel. [e consentet, ra at the next :s, tA(6 pai-ties met. It was r. Blackburn's duty to say the ~st words concerning the terms [the duel. One of tlhe anator's lleagues regeei1y said att a Isa.hington dinpuer.that, althou.h (r. lalckb.urn faithftulIy rpr rmed the duty, the deel n.6ver ok place. ;i sum of 'AWhy ot"- wen$ round the tarbl 40 dje rmark. "For a very aimple ason," continged Mr-. Blaok{ tr's po,engue. "~When Joe idshed speaking, it was too dark 1 r a duel."-,.Washington Post. If 1 I a blitous ttack take Chain rlan's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ld a qjuick cure is certain. For saIle y Obear Drug Co. "Wlhilm ~ s a when the 10eb ories tiiirteen." " Time the inrc: wa filed" AMATTEROFHEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS NO SUBST1U f Grin and Bear. When we do our best, We may trust God for the rest, But we still may often meet Little things not very sweet; Aad whatever can't be cured should patiently be endured. If we wish to "win and wear," We must learn to "grin and bear." Many people miss success And the way to happiness, Just because they lack the will Needed to endure some ill; [If success we wish to gain, We may just expect some pain; [f we wish to "win and wear," We must learn to "grin and bear." -Ex. Incredible Brutality. It would have been incredible )rutality if Chas. F. Lemberger, >f Syracuse, N. Y., had not done he best he could for his suffering Qn. "My boy," he says, cut a earful gash over his eye, so I ipplied Bueklen's Arnica Salve, whioh quickly healed it and saved 2is eye." Good for burns and ilcers too. Only 25c. at McMas er Co.'s, Obear Drug Co.'s and fohn H. McMaster & Co.'s drug iteres. "Whatever it is possible to do o inculcate the love of liberty, )iety, patience, gratitude, rever ;ace, philanthropy, or fortitude, >r to subdue evil passions,-to 'awe the beast and hold fast to he man" can best be done-=can )erhaps be doie by most of us n no other way at all than hrough books.-=Alfred Bayliss. Dangers of Pneumonia. A cold at this time If negleoted Is iable to cause pneumonia which Is so ften fatal, and even when the patient gas recovered the lungs are weakened, aaliing them peculiarly susceptible toI lv devlopmuent of consumption. Fo 3y's Honey and Tar will sto p the ough, heal and strengthen the lungs nd prevent pneumonia. La grippe oughs yield quickly to the wonderful urative qualities of Foley's Hone.y nd Tar. There is nothing else '.55s s good." Sold by McMastg 0o. Tootles (who has just had his hoto taken): "Well, what do ron think of it?" Wife: "Beautiful, dear.. 1 'wish on would look 1i1e # aoe imes."-Frln Paley's Honey and Tar utres coughs and colds. ures bronchitis anLd asthma. ~ures croup and whooping cough. ures hoarseness and .brouchial (ar bles. ures pneumonia and laggp Sold by McMaster.Q , Cand=lfI kiss you, will you All your father? Maude-It won't be at all ecessary for you to kiss the vhole family. 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