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PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 1905- ESTABLISHED 1844. Memoirs, Traditions and History of Rocky Mount and Vicinity. ( Written for The ewrs tad e Irl by L. M. Ford.) XI. Tacitus Cassidy was an Irish ,man and a man of very great strength and endurance. He overcame each and every antago mist in his many fisticuffs. On one occasion he was subpenaed as a witness in a lawsuit. He knew his evidence Would greatly injure the cause of a warm friend, whom he esteemed very highly. When the day of trial came Taci tus filled himself well with red liquor, the kind that makes men bold. When called up and sworn he took the stand and said with loud voice, "Nolus, bolus, bull and injuns; Judge, I am a horse." The Judge told the sheriff to "stable that hoise and curry him off with a ten dollar bilL" Taci tus had accomplished his object and his friend paid his fine. This occurred in the 30s, at Winns boro, Judge O'Neale, probably, presiding. William Bowles was a native of Connecticut and taught in this community in the 30's. In that day the pupils voiced their studies or, as it was then called, "studied out loud." Mr. Bowles would stretch himself out at full length on his back on a bench and close his eyes. If any pupil - made a mistake, it was corrected; if any one was not studying, he was or dered to work; the name of the derelict was called on each occa sion. His schools were large an d he was a man after Solomon's own heart, an he spared not the rod. In figues he was a prodigy, as no problem .was stated to him that the solution was not given as soon as heard without making a figure or giving the least mental concern apparently. His mind was a regular cyclopedia of recol lections. He could give the date of frivolous and insignificant tppenings for years afterward. He owned a mule (Tommy) which wao his constant companion and faithful dependence for' locomo tion in his journeyings and mean derings, which were not few. In the heat of summer and the iciness of winter, he wore an overcoat made of buffalo skin. He was never known to sleep on a bed, but always on a pallet, which he wanted before the fire in the winter. - He suffered great ly with asthma and for elief would take ground red pepper stirred in honey. After :eturn ing to his home he kept up a jNAorrespondence with arnold pupil, ~untIG the beginning of the watr. Joka G. Totton taught a sing ing geography school in 1843. The lesraons assigned were sung~ to some tune and the singing Co~Linued' .ntil the lessons were learne& As the tune "Old Dan Tucker" was familiar to the school, the lesson for it was soon learned and birought for'th the greatest volume of music. Each .Aeson had aseparate tune. Thei patrons were well pleased with the progress wade and the knowl ,edge gained. . Dr. Ira Seaborn Scott gradu ated at the. Medical college, Charleston, in 1843. He comn menced at once the practice of his proteggion. His career of :usefulaesa wa one seidom at tained by a eauntry phy sician. BHis practice extended from Deck-, Memville down the river -to the Keshaw line and eight miles b~elow, To see him leaning on his .cae and staff one could acarcelyibeliev'e him able to do ueh an extensv practice. He a a eripple from childhiold. His etice extended crer ; p~eriod ,o* or~e than forty years. Ye s ago when the typhoid fewer rked in this country he lost m ~ore tbhan three per cent of the cass: he' treated. In obstet .rics his rd 'ons believed him to be without ' gqnal. He died in gg88, este med godi laented by thiswh9 e community. W -.am Dixon Benson was a phytest~ wreck and scarcely a wee e~e pssed without his taX si.ng mees He kept a smahi ~shop near Gladda mill where he worked upon watetac-, clocks, M4 almost anything a~d of Eeader. wood :r iron. Dain te wm his skill was well direct ~. e uade a machine with vhich he armjufactured buttons i horn and bove. He also made inning wvheels and hse looms, , means of which the& people o,:dd spin thread anxd we. elotti w.hich was made into wear sing for both races and sexes. He abhus enabled our girls to sing reith truth nd in snirit that song about "The Homespun Dresses." He also made a bottle puzzle, a very ingenious ornament, which was an admiration and great curiosity to all beholders. There may be a few of them still in the country. He made a pistol which could be set in a house or field and the, one causing it to fire, when so arranged, would certainly receive the contents. He made a ;hoot ing kck for a house door. When properly set, it could not be u7. locked without an explosion, which would again fasten the door with another bolt. He also made a burglar catcher. When this was set, any one ste)ping on an unnoticeable platform in front of the door, would be jerked up by an unseen iron loop and held hard and fast until relieved. The me- carried all kinds of farm too s and the ladies their jewelry, watches, etc., to him for repairs and all were accommodat ed alike. His work always left his hands in good shape and was a flue specimen of workmanship. He was a harmless and inno cent old man and scarcely left his shop except to tish, of which sport he was very fond, and oc casionalv to hunt. He died in 1885, respected and beloved by all. Dr. William E. Hall was the! wealthiest man of this community. He was his own manager and attended to the slaves on his five plantations in South Carolina. He alo owned two places in Geor ia, which he frequently visited. is crops were paying ones. He:: was the best of neighbors and a i very benevolent man. No one ever went to him for a favor and, came away empty handed. His slaves loved him devotedly and some of them, even after eman cipation could not ,speak of him without teira soursing down their cheeks. He was a strong pillar in Bethesda Church. This was broken by his death and lis place has not since been I filled. Not a dollar's worth of t the large property' left at his ! death is in possession of any of his descendants now. William Robertson was prob-' ably the best financier of ante bellum-h. ys. He incurred a debt of ten thouang dollars for a plantation and his ;;ly resources were a few horses and his famil7i he had several children.) He paid the debt, built several tho us-! ud dollars worth of houses on ' the plantation, and owned a onsiderable number of slaves be ore his ;iungest child was near rown. 'He was qu~ite e'jergetic ad an excellent maus~gar. I William Nickels was bri: right for the river men. lie uilt all the boats used in navi ating the river in his day. When boat building was no long-~ . r a businaee, he opened a shop t his home to repair y~go and 1 ll kinds of vehicles. This 1~e (iC -a long as he was able to do the work. He died in 1887 nearly 1 years of 24ge. Mansel Hollis, probably, per ormed more maual labor thani my~ xnan, vwhite or black, in. th e :ounty. HIe began as soon as lie was able to dio s:;y~hing and cou tined until his death 4pabu eighty years of age. To recogn the amount of labor done in o' e day by him on several occasionis ould almost staigger belti His health was excellent until the last few years of Eis life. He :iedi ip 800 and left a c:onsidera ble ens Robert S. bickeis viis ily best manager in a small way am'o::g us. He madec the best living in the community on vr lne resources and wihu muchd maullabor on his part. HeL woked and managed to get .eigde bale of cotton ahead when it wg go sbcut one hundred dollars per bala. Afte his death in 1899, his ftineral andc the current farm expenses were settled, sixteen balE s could still be seen lying aroand. Since his death two bales ab~out eleven ~ars old have been sold. This was piagbly the oldest cottou ever sold in tige co?7nty. His practice was to sell a iualle 'h-n he needed som~e money and only then. Thomas Bradshaw Lumipkin .-,:oubte dly possessed the great est g1da liber of any one in the coram ~it' Wt acole giate training and su y1~io" m~ents as w ou'd be muost contAir' to the gretest literary effort.i is difficult to conjectuire wha t m nanner of mn heIa would ha ve litrture and i compos~citioul in the rongh; ho knew how to makie the lines jingle at their ends and to put sense in their middle. He wrote two poems which were notable; one was a'bout a neighbor, which caused much anger, the other was on a meeting of Flint Hill Masonic Lodge, in which a -stanza was caevoted to each officer and mem ber present. The most prominent frailty of each was ridiculed most unmercifully. This was taken in t .- spirit of fun and caused no little merriment. No copy of either is now in existence or of mry of his many squibs in dog gerel. The old story of "Is it ,helled", which went the rounds Af the press many years ago, was the product of his brain. His voice was the strongest I ver knew in a human being. On :>ue oscasion he stood on the patform of Robert Ford's gin cuse and called Fred, a negro bcy, two or three times and told im. to come to Mr. Ford's gin iouse and drive the gin. In the :ourse of a half hour up - walked Fred. He was asked, why he ame. His rely was "Mas Brad alled me to drive the gin," and aid he was gathering chinqua >ins at the "wash hole" when he as calltd. This was more than t mile on an air-line. Dr. I. S. Scott says he heard him once five niles, and it is said that he hollered" once in the middle of :be river and was heard ten miles own stream. Many of his quaint and witty ;ayings are still quoted and will e for days to coihe. He had an nexhaustable supply of anecdotes id no man ever told one in his resence that he could not tell )ne to match it and very likely a ittle better. He lived to be an old man. (To be continued.) Saved by Dynamite. Sometimes a flaming city is aved by dynamitiug a space hat tha fire can't cross. Some imes, a cough hangs on so long, 0ou feel as if nothing but dyna nite would cure it. Z. T. Gray. )f Calhoun, Ga., writes: "Mv vife had a very aggravated cough, vhich kept her awake nights. ['wo physicians could not help )er; so she took Dr. King's New iscovery f o r Consumption, loughs and Colds, which eased r c;;ugh. gave her sleep, and inally cured elen trictly scien ,ific cure for bronehitis and L i rippe. At McMaster Co.'s, Obear )rug Co.'s andJohn H. McMas er & Co.'s drug stores; price 500 mad 1.00; guaranteed. Trial bot le flee. lu Cgntaining Every Word. Mark T wain as a haa~ret is o respecter of persons, r~nd at tory is told of him and Bishop Joane which is worth repeating. t occurred when Mark Twain ec living in Hartford, where .' 1Doau wae the~n rector of an iscpal churchm. Twain had ist'ned to one of the good doc m's bet sermhoIs one Sabbath norning, when he approa ched lm and said politely; "I have mj.ved your sermon this; morn-j rig.~ I welcomel it as' I would ~elcpe an old friend. I have book~ iXn iy liray th~t ecutg.ins ~very word of itP.r mpossible, ir,"' r'jphed the rector, in hignantl y. "Not at all. I as mnre 'on it is true," said Twain. 'Then I shall triuble y-ou to send nthat book," re'j' i !ed the rec or wi thidignit y. The nextimorn. D ir. ode receivedl, with lictioary. Why Suffer from Rheumatism? Wh sI2 fro rheuaimOl when me alJplication. o of Chaberlan' a V lf wh)ii chiu thi ltiimen( t aftibr hf:;nds sen wnhaible, ian that trny who shave to ith bstn seat in th sotree arom jst arec ae tion hopil ourprit, bct for ta nite iwh t eie hen wernnet M:s I. ac. oLreles.f u Ym rato kinarevr f'~~r retsm allOu Ia it~~n's :t I a : til . t li e v- *\i1%tllat~ U''i i le. th pain." F~ or i s h td ivs who stck totebstsa The Bivouac of the Dead. JX TIHEODoIE o HARA. Theodore O'Hara, Confederate soldier and poet, was born Feb. 11, 1820, in Kentucky, and died June 6, 18117. in Alabama. He was tall, slender, handsome and ! valorous. His early life was one of roving and adventure, and he took part in expeditions against Cuba, besides serving with great gallantry in the Mexican war. I The United States employed him on several diffieult diplomatic missions to South American states, which he accomplished with marked success. Duringt the civil war O'Hara served bril liantly on the staff of General John C. Breckenridge. t The Bivouac of the Dead was written fifty years ago upon the occasion of the removal of Ker tuckv's dead from their graves in Mexico to their native state for lasting burial. The poem was i read by O'Hara in the cemetery at Frankfort, with little thought a that he was writing his own fame , for ages. lt is said that every j national cemetery in the United States has used some part of this poem, and at Washington the whole poem is displayed, stanza by stanza, on marble slabs ar- c ranged along the pathway. Tle muffled drun's sad roll has beat r The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet I The brave and fallen few . On Fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread; p And glory guards. with solemn round, e The bivouac of the dead. No runaor of.t.he foe's advance ti Now swolls upon the vind-- r No trouble though at midnight haunts Of loved ones Jeft behind; No vision of the morrow's strife The warrior's dream alarms; " No braying horn nor screaming fife 1 At dawn shall call to arms. Their shivered swords are red with 0 rust, Their plumed heads are bowed, Their haughty banner, trailed in dust, f] Is now their martial shroud- . N, And plenteous funeral tears have.b washed The red stains fgoi each brow; And their proud fornis by battle gashed Are free froLi anguish now. The neighing troop, the flashing blade, The bugle's stirring blast, The charge, the dreadful cannonade, j The din and shout are passed No War's wild note, nor Glory's peal, Shall thrill with fierce delight 1 Those breasts that never more may u feel The rapture of the fight. 0 P Like the fierce northern hirricane s Ti;atL svieeis hi ,rea-t plateau. FIlushed wir, the triui4ph yet to gain, Comes dowMn the serried foe; Who heard the thunder of the fray a Break o'er the fieldl beneath, Kniew well the watchword of that day Was V ictory or Death. Long hail the do~ubtful conflict raged 1 O'er all that stricken plainl, For never fiereer fight had waged1 The vengeful blood of Spain; *n sll estorm of battle ble'y 'St'ill :wclled the gloay tiqoe Not long, ouir stout old chiieftain knew, I Such odds his strength could bide. ' t T1 was in that honr his stern commiand Called to a ma:rtyr's grave '!he Ilower of his beloved land, T'he nation's flag to save. By rIirs of t heir father's gore And well he dleenieti thie sonls would I pour ' Their lives for glory, to)>.s Full many a mother's breath has swvept f O'er Angostura's plain, G Am1l long the pitying sky has wept L A )ove its mioulder'ed slain. *o The raven's scream or eagle's flight, ti Or shepherd's pen'isive lay, An tivic m \plie- ce}el lul lieight t 'That Yrownedq o'er tat diark. ftdf. Sons of the dark andI bloodly ground, Ye must not slumber there, t] Where stranger steps aind tonigues re-d Along the heedless air; Your own proud land's hieroie soil Shall lbe your fitter grave; She clain's from war its riceset sil-e Mihe i.i1en ef i~er itri Thlus ineathm theh: parenlt turf they rest,t Far from the glory tield,d Borne to a Spiartani mother's braast On many a bloody shield. ( The sunshi ne of' th~i r nativ.e sky ( Smiles sadly on themi here, And kindred eves and hearts watch by I b T[he hero's sepulchre. i.e o eldbai,ed r~id ,shiid~ dea4 ' ge:g. is tlie blain~di oave; No 1 i0iou f~Otsi ep:; hero sihall tre~ad 'Tiie hetrbage of your grave; . Nor shall your glory he for'got, WVhiile Famne her recordl keeps, Or Hlonor' poinits the halhlowved spot, W\here Valor' proudly sleeps.' Yoin mnarble minstrel's voiceless tonec, ( in dleathiless songs shall tell,.1 When miany' a vanqui ished year hath 'lTh e' uL'''!10r. fL ll I, N~or n I'cki, 1nor ebiange, norji winter'sa or Tilie's rellors(eless doonm, Shaxtl' dhx one ray of hioly light Thai t gils you r gloirious tomb-i a QASTQRIA for infants ahd Ohildren,. e The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 'I Tut's Pils After eating, persons of a bilious habit will derive great benefit by taking one of these pills. If you have been [RINKING TOO MUCH, they will promptly relieve the nausea, I SCK HEADACHEb and nervousness which follows, restore b t h e appetite a n d remove gloomy feel. t] ings. Elegantly sugar coated. [ake No Substitute. d Navigation on the Catawba. I Cougressman Finley believes hat the present generation will ee a (lay when Catawba river y vill be navigable from the sea to s< :he North Carolina line. In a peech at the Commercial club n upper the other night he said: J< 'The developmentof the Wateree oower at Camden will back water d o Catawba Falls; the develoy- y, nent of Catawba Falls will back sa vater to Landsford; the develop- P aent of Landsford will back at rater to the dam of the Catawba th ower company; the dam of the , r /atawba Power company already p, iacks water to the North Caro ina line. With all these water iowers developed to their fullest J. apacity, the valley of the Ca- t awba will team with an indus- t ial population that will require ni rater transportation. The gov rnment never hesitates to do all ci L can to provide water trans- eq ortation where such a conveni- ab nee is necessary and practicable, th nd with the development referred co o accomplished there will be ch othing left for the government of ut to construct locks at Camden, t atawba Falls, Landsford and eely's Ferry. There are scores f cases where the government as done greater work for rivers f less importance, and I believe bat many of us will live to see ,eight transported from the iorth Carolina line to Charleston y way of the Catawb4."-York- I ille Fanquirer, A Creeping Death. Blood poison creeps up to -ards the heait, causing death. E. Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minn., ,rites that a friend dreadf'Ally >jured his hand, which swelled I p like blood poisoning. Buck m's Arnica Salve drew out the L oison, healed the wound,. and aved his life. Rast in the worla >r burns and sores. 25c at Mc [aster Co.'s, Obear Drug Co.'s nd John H. McMaster & Co.'s rug stores. According to an exchange "the test in wedding announcements I a request to guests not to send " resents." If this style "goes "~ ~any a pcaov xaortgl will thant ind fate that one burdensome a has been lffted. Traveling is Dangerous. Constant motion jars the kidneya -hich are kept inl place inl tle lhAdy hy 'n wia,. tpvee trainmteu, street ear ~en, teamslters and all who drive very inch suffer from kidney disease in )nue1 form. . Foley's Kidney Cure rengthens the kidneys and cures allI >rs of kidney and bladder disease. co. H. H-ausan, locomotive engineer, ,ma, 0., writes: "Constant vibration f the engine caused me a great deal of 'ouble with my kidneys An J try un gro RMolg by ceaster Co. ~dc A wise man knows a good ig when he sees it, but a fool oesn't know a good thing when .. e has it. How to \4: UW did Age. 4d; imost suoceesoful way of warding1 if* the approach of old age is to main un a vigorous digestion. This can be one by eating only food suited to your eC andl occ(upation, and when any dis rdecr of th stonehl appears take a Ose of Chuamberlain's Stomuac~h and ,ver Tablets to correct it. If you~ ave a weak stomlachi or are tionbka -ih indigesticn y~t; wiu find these Eesi eu:tvhtyou need. For Some people cau't even have ppendicitis without putting on irs about it. A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. H. Wainwrigh t. of Lonu ity, Fla., has written tire iuwfac irers that miuch btyyelts 4;e braiui Trpm tihc. gje c f O amer tain's ,.,('Cholcai and Diarrhwva Renmedy Ii te of pa~ins5 in the stomaOch, colic ndl (.holera( m orbus~ by taking it in cater as hot as canl be drank. Thai't rhien taken ini this way the effect is ouble in rapidity. "'It seenis to get t the right spot instantly," he says. ror sale lby Obear D rug Co. Nervous prQstration is reeldom he resuit of an overworked gotism. While a bilious attack is dleidedly npiileaLsant it is <quickly over when honiiberiin's stomlach and Liver ailets are used. For sale by Obear It's a poor lover who is unable o exaggerate his affections. Trustee's Sale. By virtue of the power and authority onferred upon and vested in me, by a ertain Trust Deed executed and de ivered to me by J. E. Heath and A. ,andrum, as heirs-at-law of J. W. Ieath, deceased, I will offer for sale efore the Court House door, in Winns oro, within the legal hours of sale, on be FIRST MONDAY IN JUNE ixt, > the highest bidder, the following escribed premises, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land ,ing, being and situate in the County r Fairfield and State of South Caro na, containing six acres, more or less, ud embracing the granite quarry of ohn W. Heath, deceased, bounded on ie north and west by lands of the Ginnsboro Granite Company; on the )uth and southwest by lands of T. W. 7oodward, deceased,' and lands of K. Elliott; and on the east and rtheast by other lands of the said >hn W. Heath, deceased. Terms of Sale: One-half of the pur iase money to be paid in cash on the ty of sale, and the balanca in one ear, with interest from said day of le at eight per centum per annum, ryable annually, to be secured by the md of the purchaser or purchasers, kd a mortgage of the premises sold, or .e whole may be paid in cash at the >tion of the purchaser or purchasers. ie purchaser to pay for all necessary pers. A LSO, As agent for the said heirs-at-law of WN. Heath, deceased, at the same ne and place, I will also offer for le the balance of the lands adjoining e above mentioned tract, containing ne acres, more or less. Terms of sale: One-third of the pur ase money to be paid in cash on the y of sale, and the balance in two! ual annual installments, pay le in one or two years, with interest ereon from day of sale at eight per atum per annum, payable annually, be secured by the bond of the pur aser or purchasers and a mortgage the premises sold. The purchaser pay for all necessary papers. J. E. McDONALD, 5-17td Trustee. argest Hose and Mule de A large supply BABCOCK BUGGIES GREG()RY-RHEA l JNO. WV, CONI) -a ar pe r Bea bles, PIae aSt. Special We are glad to announce the than ever before for doing all] REPAIR and that we shall be glad to be miay have, When needing ana or phone us in regard to same. All busiiness entrusted to us to. R. T. Matthi Timely We are Heac Call in and examine our st Dressers and Centre Tablh Dressers at actual cost to Now is the time to get yot. Try one of our Felt Mattr We have a complete line Stoves. All guaranteed tc We have in stock also: Lounges. Our UNDERTAKING complete. All calls prom RW. P H] Clerk's Sale. STA TE OF SOUTH CARLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County, in the case of Hesse M. McCarley, Plaintiff, against Mary K. Byers et al., Defendants, I, John W. Lyles, Clerk of the said Court, will sell before the Court House door at Winnsboro, S. C., on salesday in June next, being the 5th. day of said month, during the usual hours of sale the following de scribed real estate: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in the town of Winnsboro, in the County and State aforesaid, containing one fourth of an acre, more or less, and having the following area and dimen sions, to wit: beginning at a point on Congress street, near the northwestern corner of the Winnsboro Hotel build ing, and running from thence in an easterly direction a distance of two hundred and ten feet to the roadbed of the Southern Railway Company, then cornering and thence running north wardly a distance of fifty-two and one-half feet to the lot now owned by A. M. Owens, there cornering and thence running west along the line of the lot of said A. M. Owens a distance of two hundred and ten feet to Con gress street, there cornering and thence running south along Congress street a distance of fifty-two and one-half feet to the beginning point. Said lot being the southern half of. the lot of land conveyed to John K. McCarley by the heirs-at-law of Mason Chandler, de ceased, by deed which is recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Faifeld County in Deed Book AI, pages 11-13. TERMS OF SALE. One-half of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the balance on a credit of one year from day of sale, with interest thereon from .said day of sale. to be secured by the bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the prem ises sold, or all cash at the option of the purchaser; the purchaser to pay for all necessary papers and for record ing the same. JOHN W. LYLES, C. C. C. P. F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., -May 10, 1905. 5-10td MULES, HORSES, BUGGIES. alers in South Carolina. now on hand. CHE BEST MADE. WRITE US FOR PRICES. kTULE COMPANY. ER, Manager. -- COL.UNvSIA, S. C. Notice.. it we are now better prepared dndsd of WOR K a favored with any work you rthing repaired bring it to us will be promptly attended ews & Son. Topics. louarters for ck of Iron Beds, Suites, ~s. We have six Cheval :lear our stock. ir Summer Cots. esses-tne best in town. of Little Dandy Cook i give satisfaction. i. complete line of Bed DEPARTMENT a ptly attended1 to. ILLIPS.