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THE NEWS AND HERALD Vol..LXIX---No. 99 WINNSBORO, S. C! APRIL 17, 1912. Established 1844. MEMORIAL TO SOUTHERN WOMEN. Ceremonies of the Unveiling Yes terday. Capital Thronged With Visitors., Columbia, April 12. - South Carolina's - everlasting memorial to the Women of the Confederacy, said to be the first monument to women ever'erected independent ly by a State. was unveiled yes terday with splendid ceremonies. The governor ,nd other officials, the State military, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the United Confederate Veterans and delegates of college students and other visitors from all parts of the State participated in the ceremonies. The monument was designed by F. Wellington Ruckstuhl of New York. The central figure depicts a Southern woman digni fied and beautiful waiting to be crov;ned with laurel by the figure in the rear. On either side are other figures representing the South, bearing laurel to lay at the heroine's feet. The mosi important inscrip :ion on the monument says: "In this monu ment generations unborn shall hear the voice of a great people testifying to the sublime devo tion of the women of South Car olina in their country's need." Monment Cominion. The Monument Commissior was appointed March, 1909. by Governor M. F. Ansel under au thority of an act cf the' general assembly passed Februay 25, 1909. The members are: General C. Irvine Walker, chairman; John G. Richards, Jr., Col. T. J. Moore, Capt. C. A. Reid and William E. Gonzales, secretary and treasurer. *The unveilers were grandchil dren of Confedera::e soldiers and it was especially appropriate that -they should perform such service on the occasion of the dedication of a masterpiece reared in honor of the women who fought a great but silent fight and who kept the faith through the years of dark ness. The children were Master Benjamin Wilson Walker, Miss Margaret Richards,Master Thom as Moore Craig, Miss Alida Gon zales. The inscription. The inscriptions on the foui faces of the base were writter by William E. Gonzales, secre tary and treasurer of the monu ment commission. The memory of women's deeds performed during the War Be. tween the Sections is revived ir the inscriptions, as follows: To the South Carolina Women of the .Confederacy 1861-35 Reared by * The Men of the State 1909-11 In this Monument Generations Unborn Shall Heai the Voice of a Grateful People Testifying to the Sublime Devo tion of the Women of South Carolina In their Country's Need Their Unconquerable Spirit Strengthened the Thin Lines o: Gray. Their T.znder Care was Solace tc the Stricken, Reverence for God And Unfaltering Faith in a Right eous Cause Inspired Heroism That Survived the Immolation of Sons and Courage That Bore the Agony of SuspensE and the Shock of Disaster. The Tragedy of the Confederatt May Be Fergotten, but the * Fruits of the Noble Service of the South are Our Perpetual Heri tage. When Reverses Followed Victo. ries When Want Displaced Plenty When Mourning for the Flower o: Southern Manhood Darkened Countless Homes When Government Tottered and Chaos Threatened the Women were Steadfast ant Unafraid. They were Unc-anged in their Devotion Unshaken in their Patriotism Unwearied in Ministrations Uncomplaining in Sacrifices Splendid in Fortitude t They Strove While They Wept. In the Rebuilding after the h Desolation c Their Virtues Stood As the Supreme Citadel g With Strong Towers of Faith and v Hope Around Which Civilization e Rallied and Triumphed. At Clouded Dawn of Peace They Faced the Future Undismayed by Promblems And Fearless of Trials a In Loving Effort to Heal t Their Country's Wounds And With Conviction That From the Ashes of Ruin Wonld Come the Resurrection -.f Truth With Glorious Vindication h Merchants closed their stores' n and office mer. their offices during f the hours the monument unveil ing ceremonieF were taking place, Thursday. The day was given t: as a holiday by the schools and n colleges in the city and practically c the wheels of business were sus- c I pended for the time being in a honor of the event. The court 1 of common pleas adjourned Wed nesday until Thursday, allowing a Ithe presiding jndge, court offi- r cials and jurors to be present at a the .ceremonies. Columbia en- r joyed a gala day and the unveil- r ing was made memorable in the f pages of local history. Every r one seemed to have imbued the v spirit of patriotism and almost t reverence, and the exercises were l I easily the most important topic! a of the recent local events. a REIEVE YOUR STOMACH. V e We WiM Help You Do It. Read r Our Guarantee. Dyspepsia may be completely eradicated , if properly treated. We sell a remedy. t'at we posi tively guarantee will completely relieve indigestion or dyspepsia, or the medicine used during the trial will cost the user nothing. This remedy has been named i Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. Cer tainly no offer could be more fair, and our offer should be proof It positive that Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are a dependable remedy. Inasmuch as the medicine will cost you nothing if it does not benefit you, we urge you who are suffering with indigestion or dys pepsia to try Rexall Dyspepsia1 Tablets. A 25-cent box contains enough medicine for fifteen days' treatment. For chronic cases we Ihave two larger sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. Remember, you can. obtain Rexall Remedies only at our store-The Rexall Store.r Obear Drug Co. K. of P. Banquet. The Knights of Pythias will serve a banquet on Thursday it night of next week, April 25th. Each member will have the priv- c ilege of bringing a guest. MENU.. Oyster Cocktail Saltines Chicken Salad Celery Beaten Biscuit Saratoga Chips' Stewed Oysters Sliced Tomatoes Green Peas r Baked Turkey Baked Ham f Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream t Assorted Cakes Bonbons Coffee ISwiss Cheese Crackers t Mints Cigars Pension Fund. I Clerk of Court John WV. Lyles has received the pension funds '9 to the amount of $3.447.50. This ' money is now ready for distribu Ktion. There is a total of 116., divided into six classes, as fol lows: Class A, 2, amount. . .$963 00 Class B, 5, amount. ... 72 00 Class C, 1-11. amount 4S 00 Class C. 2-29, amount 21 45 Class C, 3-10. amount 48 00 Class C, 4-59, amount 21 45 Mr. Lvles would be glad to have all wvho are entitled to these funds to call at their earliest con venience and get same.C Mr. T. H. Ketchin attended a' meeting of the Democratic ex- c ecutive committee in Columbia Johnson vs. Gonzales. ditor The News and Herald: The following letter was sent the Columbia State showing iat the editor of that paper: ad lied, yet he did not have the. mmun decency to publish it, will therefore ask you to kindly ive space to the same in your aluable columns as well as this )mment. it Very truly, W. J. Johnson. ditor "State" newspaper: In your issues of March 22nd 1 rd April 5th, you stated that iere is a sharp issue of veracity I eween Mr. H. D. Rantin, the I >rmer editor of "The Fairfield ews" and myself, and that I stified before the commission iat I knew nothing and had t eard nothing of the Far um matter. This is infamously s a1se. iwgfehsmn-ea 0 "4j-! sjemn-v-rR I. -fa te. I tes-I fied that I had heard the Far- c um rumor or report but, of )urse, knew nothing as to its: )rrectness, nor, do I know yet s to its correctness or incorrect- t ess. The rumor was common. Mr. Rantin in his testimony ccording to the published state ient of the same in "The News nd Courier" (a reputable Jour al) said that he got his imfor iation concerning the rumor t rom me. While I now, have o special recollection of talking rith Mr. Rantin about the mat ar, yet it is quite possible that is statement is entirely correct, nd if I told him pf the report t all, it was repeated to him ast as I had heard it, and others< -ere talking it. But as to his ditorial on the matter, if he eally wrote one, I know nothing.|< At least two other gentlemen I one from Marion and one from Tewberry) have testified before' e-conmission..that they also I eard the rumor or report, but:< either knew as to its correctess. Your editorial comment of Lpril 5th, if such it may be call- 1 d, is beneath my notice, as well s the sniffing Cuban who wrote :, and shall not be diginfied with ny consideration, but consigned the waste basket of contempt rith only consideration given to zs source. W. J. Johnson. The Danger After Grip es often in a run-down system. Veakness, nervousness, lack of ppetite, energy and ambition, rith disordered liver and kidneys, ften follow an attack of this retched disease. The greatest eed then is Electric Bitters, the lorious tonic, blood purifier and; egulator of the stomach, liver .nd kidneys. Thousands have; roved that they wonderfully; trengthen the nerves, build up he system and restore to health .nd good spirits after an attack f Grip. If suffering, try them. )nly 50 cents. Sold and perfect atisfaction guaranteed by John. I. McMaster& Co. Death of John D. Harrison. John D. Harrison, one of the aost prominent citizens of Fair Leld county and well known roughout the State, died aL Ls home in Longtown Sunday I ight. Mr. Harrison attended he unveiling of the women's aonument in Columbia a few ays ago and was apparentry noying his usual health, Mr. arrison has always been very auch interested in the upbuild rg of Fairfield county. He wasj .t one time a member lof the ;tate Legislature and was one of he leaders in the days of '76. ince the organization of the outhern Power company Mr. arrison has been looking after s inte rests in this section. He 3 survived by his wife and the ollowing children: Mrs. J. P. ones, Mrs. W. B. Kennedy, Mrs. .J. McEachern, WV. D. Har ison, Miss Estell Harrison, ~uneral services were held at he Longtown Presbyterian hurch Tuesday at noon. Miss Nell Elliott spent Satur ay in Columbia. She is taking 'voice" there and goes down Longtown items. %Mrs. Jno. D. Harrison has re drned from Olanta where she ias been spending some time as; he guest of Rev. and Mrs. D. M. "lark. ' Misses Sue and Sara Kennedy f -Ridgeway visited their aunt,. Irs. J J. McEachern, and other elatives in this section during he.past fortnight. Mr. T. Howell Jones of Liberty liit was here recently on a short isit to the families of Messrs P. Jones and W. E. Wilds. 11iss Freddie Reeves, who has en spending awhile with her isl;r, Mrs. Cannon, in the vicin ty of Johnsonville, returned ome during the past week. Rev. W. R. Pritchett of Ridge var was in Longtown Friday. Miss Edna Dixon, principal of he: Union school in Lancaster ounty, is at home now for the pring and summer vacation. iisses Pauline, Lina, Jessie, Jae and Nannie Tidwell of Small: vood have been on a visit to their. raandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. N". Tidwell. Mr. R. B. Lewis, traveling alesman for the Germofert Fer ilizer Company of Charleston, pent a short while here with his' amily last week. Mrs. J. C. Stewart and Mrs. . P. Smith have returned from t ;p,to Winnsboro. Dr. Curry moved from Florida o 1'ongtown recently. We are lad to welcome him in our midst. b-rs. Jno. P. Jones is at home rom a pleasant visit to relatives nd friends in Olanta and Sar linia. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bell of Vinnsboro were among the re :eit visitors at the home of Mr. mnd Mrs. W. J. Seigler. Mr. Tom Wilds, the efficient :arrier on the newly established nail route in this section, is pro gressing nicely with his work. Miss Irene Stewart is visiting ie -ousin, Miss Jennie Weir and )ther relatives in Winnsboro. Mrs. W. E. Wilds has been ;pending awhile in Chester as :he guest of her brother, Rev. r. Ellison Jones. E: H. D. Blackstock Items. The U. D. C. Chapter met with Ars. J. A. McCrorey Saturday fternoon, the meeting was well ttended. During the afternoon efreshments were served. Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, has re :urned home after several weeks it the Charlotte Sanitorium, for reatment. We are glad to know -hat she is so much improved. Miss Carrie White of Chester, spent Wednesday with her aunt, Vrs. J. A. White. Mr. R. J. Craig who has been uite sick, for some time is at~ his time very much better. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vander ord of Rock-Mount, N. C., are the guest of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. S. Castles. Rev. H. B. Hardy, attended' the Sunday School Convention it Rock Hill last week. Mr. S. B. Clowney, took his' ittle son, Sam, to the Presby terian hospital for treatment' ast week. Mr. B. H. Clowney of Chester was in town last week visiting relatives. Dr. Vess D. Craig of Winston alem spent Sunday in town with; bis parents. Mr. A. R. Craig, wife and child cen spent several days last week with. Mr. Craigs parents, Mr. mnd Mrs. J. C. Craig. Quite a number of pe'ple at tended the unveiling of the Mounment for Women at Colum bia from this place last week. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contafn Mercury, is mercury will surely destroy the sense f smell and completely derange the vhole system when entering it through' :he mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used expest on pre-. ;criptions from reputable physicians, as :he damage they will do is ten fold to :he good you can possibly derive from :hem. Hal!'s Catarrh Cure. manufac :ured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo.; 3.. contains no mercury. and is taken nternally. acting directly npon the~ glood and mucous~surfaces of the sys tem. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure se sure you get the genuine. It is' taken internolly and made in Toledo.' )hio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimo aials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, '75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti Mammouth Steamship GOES DOWN WITH 1,100 SOULS. Titanic, the largest ship of the age, collided with an iceberg )ff the Newfoundland banks last sunday night and sank at about 2:20 a. m. Monday, carrying about aleven hundred souls to death. 3he sank in 41.16 north; 50.14 west. The Titanic was built in L910, Length, 882.6 feet. Beam, 92 feet. Depth, 94 feet. Gross tonnage, 46,000 tons. Displacement, 66,000 tons. Capacity, 3,200 people. Passengers aboard, 1,300; crew, 360. The Titanic cost $10,000,000. rhe value of the cargo exceeds the cost of the steamer. She 2arried over $5,000,000 worth of liamonds. Vice-President Frank [in of the White Star line gave )ut the despairing statement: "We can replace the money, but not the lives." You will look a good while before you 5nd a better medicine for coughs and colds than Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. It not only gives relief-it cures. Try it when you have a cough or cold, and you are certain to be pleased with the prompt cure which it will effect. For sale by all dealers. CONVENTION CALL HAS BEEN ISSUED Democrate to Meet on May 15 Committee Met Wednesday night Columbia, April 12.-The State Democratic executive committee met in this city Wednesday night, the meeting being called to order by the chair man, General Wilie. Jones, in the office of the secre tary of state. Nearly every ounty in the State was repre sented, but the national commit teeman, Senator B. R. Tillman, .was absent. Mr. R.*-Je4ries, representing the new county of Jasper was present, and he was asked to stand amid a volley of cheers. The principal thing done by the committee was to issue the call for the State convention to be held in Columbia at noon on May 15th, in the hall of the house of representatives. It was for this that the committee meeting was held. Gov. Blease, member of the committee from Newberry, offer ed resolutions of regret at the death of Mr. T. B. Crews, the eommitteeman from Laurens county. Mr. Crews' place was filled Wednesday night by a sub stitute. Senator Lide, of Orangeburg, introduced the resolution calling the convention next month. The convention will elect delegates to the national Democratic con vention and will dispose of other matters of business. The resolution directs county chairmen to call the Democratic clubs to meet on April 27 for or ganization and for the election of delegates to the county conven tions. The county conventions meet on May 6, and each county is to be represented in the State convention, the delegates to be elected at the meetings on May 6. The counties are represented in the State convention in the general assembly. The executive committee Wed nesday night authorized the chairman to call the new com mittee to meet on the night be fore the State convention, May 14. This new committee will be elected by the county convention. Almost a Miracle. One of the most startling changes ever seen in any man, according to W. B. Holsclaw, Clarendon, Tex., was effected years ago in his brother. "He had such a dreadful cough," he writes, "that all our family thought he was going into' con sumption, but he began to use Dr. King's New Discovery, and was completely cured by ten bot tes. Now he is sound and well and weighs 218 pounds. For many rears our family has used this wonderful remedy for Coughs and Colds with excellent results." It's quick, safe, reliable and guar anteed. Price 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free at John H. Mc Mastr & Co.'s. Local Briefs. Within the last two days three veterans have answered the last roll call. We note with deep sor row how quickly they, are pass mg. It seems impossible to believe that we need more rain "already yet so soon," but it's true never theless; in some places it is need ed badly. Miss Elizabeth Robertson is expected home from Columbia this week to spend some time. She has been sick for several weeks, but we are glad to say she is much better. Quite a number of Winnsboro and Fairfield county citizens spent the 11th in Columbia, on account of the unveiling exer cises. All report a large crowd and pleasant day. Those who missed hearing Dr. J. 0. Reavis of Columbia on his travels in Africa in the Presby terian church Friday afternoon truly missed a treat. He handled his subject in a most interesting way. Misses Anne and Florence Con nell left on Monday night for their home in Philadelphia. They have been spending some time here with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bye at the Winnsboro hotel, and in that time have won many warm friends. They will be greatly missed in all the social circles. They say "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." Did you know that you can hitch a horse to a wagon, but you can't make him go, ex cept straight up in the air? Quite a convincing instance of this oc curred in front of the Duval hotel last Saturday morning. The Easter German. Lovely indeed' was the dance in. the armory on Thursday night, given by the Winnsboro German Club. "The mesmerisin tantil izin' " music was furnished by Johnson's orchestra of Rock Hill, and it was truly fine, The hours sped by unnoted 'to the happy dancers, and it was perilously near the "cold gray dawn of the morning after" before they dis persed. Delightful sandwiches and punch were served buffet style during the evening. Following are the couples: Miss Frances Fowles of Columbia with J. M. Lyles; Miss Anne Connell of Philadelphia with A. E, Davis; Miss Florence Connell of Phila delphia with F. A. DesPortes; Miss Evelyn Gantt with J. .B. Davis; Miss Louise Gantt with S. D. Ellison; Miss Floride Mar tin with J. B. Doty; Miss Isabel Pixley with U. G. DesPortes; Miss Elizabeth McMaster with W. L. Ruff; Miss Nell Elliott with Fleming McMaster: Miss Lucile Gladden with R. H. Mc Dowell; Miss Elise Lyles with K. R. McMaster; Miss Beck Lyles with F. S. Clarke: Miss Maude Lee Holley with G. R. Lauderdale. The stags were: Messrs Jas. R. Shirley, Bernard Craig and Ed Poag of Rock Hill, W. L. Davidson, Steele Caldwell, John Hemphill and Ehrlich of Chester, James West of Green ville, John Harden, E. Gladden, F. E. Jordan. Inspection of the Winnsbero Guards Last Wednesday was inspection day for the Winnsborc Guards. Adjutant and Inspector General V. WV. Moore was here, and with him Capt, Geo. H. McMaster, U. S. A. First they inspected the property in the armory, and then the company itself, about which they made a number of very complimentary remarks. That night in the Thespian Hall quite an elaborate banquet was tendered the company and a number of invited guests by Capt. Doty. The hall was beau tfully decorated in white and rei. and a bevy of young ladies daintily served the numerous courses. Afterwards Capt. Mc Master and Mayor Robinson made some interesting and appropriate little talks. Mrs. 0. P. Bourke of George town is visiting her parents, Mr. nd Mer I N. McMaster.