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-fc - r*T '**?.*k f.'. T-m'TIT W TlieFairfieid NewsandHeraM. PV 21.1 Sty'J) EVERY WBDXtXDA 7 r LSewo - and - Herald - Co. W. 1>. DOlXiL-VSS f Kditurs. J AS. il DAVIS. ) TKUUS, l.\ ADV.lNCi:: 1 ?ar. .... SI.50 | ??ix JIoutlK, - - - .75 WINNSBORO, S. C. Wednesday, May 1-*}. : : : J liJHl The Reolsttr ami ;!to Mat-: blight to stop quarreling Tin; /c'ry/s/rv has got the support oi .Mr. Tuibcrt, and the State asserts that it doesn't want the support of such a tnan. B >th should be satislied, and have no mo e crossfiaing-. The condition of the public roads demands attention and their present bad is lir? niritiw forth editorials in the papers in the State. The great difficulty is that 110 practical plan for improving them is suggested. The Columbia Iieyister thinks we ought to have macadamized roads, but it is very doubtfu' whether the country could aflbrd the outlay just now. lh all means South Carolina should have an exhibit at t lie World's Fair. No State in the Union can make tier resources properly !.u?wn to t lie world without takiig a prominent pait in aliens ot this kind. The World's Fair will be tin; biuyt M displav ev-r seen in thi- con.itry, or in the world | for that matit r, a n! >i most excellent opportunity i> aiTordt-d lo show what | the lesotuces of Smi li Carolina are. j 'the probabili'ies use that the good that will accrue from having an exhibit there vriil take a definite shape, for capitalists and investors will be found there making investigations into the resources of the world. . Again, the exhibit will be worth more - - - in .1 LOltll U IJ-lClU HU?CHI3CUI&lll m j nal, for, at'.er all, actually &eei!>L* a good thiug giv?s it the best and most substantial advertisement. The specimens collected by the old agricultural department and put on cxl?ibiii>n at New Orleans with some addition to them would make a very creditable showing. Senator Hampton. One of the reasons given by I who defeated Senator Hampton last winter was that he is growing old and has been unable to take an active part in advancing the interest of his constituents. 'When pressed for explanation they said that he did not attend to personal claims or 10 requests for assistance in special legislation. It ____ was said that he was never heard in debate. Now anyone who has met Ex-Senator Hampton recently will sec that age has not dimmed his eyes or impaired his powers or diminished his interest in his people. The spirit of "7G is stili strong iu him and inspires the same old enthusiasm in those who meet him. On his withdrawal from the Senate that body lost one of the most influential members that have been there in recent years. Hampton has always been a man of action rather than a man of words. In his quiet way. he has accomplished many things, when others have failed in spite of their much speaking. As a member i of the Military Committee he made .y oyer five hundred reports favorable" and unfavorable, and was never overruled in a single instance. This is said to be unprecedented. No application has been made by a constituent which did not receive his attention, whether he replied personally by letter or not. Through influence with Senators ?11 both sides of the chamber he succeeded - ~ Ji ?Ar, iu securing' me passage uj. jucu&uica after others had failed. AVhen special claim agents had abandoned the eSort to secure tent for the Citadel. Hampton took the matter in hand, and soon procured the passage of a bill for a liberal sum. lie secured in all about $200,000 for public and private claims. He was able by personal influence occasionally to move such "watch dogs of the Treasury" as Senator Edmunds. Such influence as this cannot be acquired in a day or by ordinary persons. It can be built up only after years of service by one who possesses rare tact and whose character is such as to inspire respect and confidence 011 the, part of others. Any one at all conversant with the | Viz-wlt- r\-e Pftnft1>OCC Yl-il! 1-IIftW ! IHCIHVU5 V/JL VVU^iv.?s- ?? * * .. %..?. . speaking1 is meant for home consumption and to attract the attention of voters so a> to make personal or party capital for the next election. The real work is done in the Committee lioom and in personal conversation. Ingalls was the most brilliant debater in the Senate for years, yet it is said he never originated or carried through a measure of any importance. Senator Hampton in iiis quiet way accomplished much more for hi> party and his State. A very pernicious. doctrine seems to prevail nuw iiAuiv ^ uiui mu vi a, Senator's or Congressman's ability is Lis success in pushing- through a pension bill or a bill for the erection of a postofiice. When such ideas prevail, Congress becomes a mere den of wire-pullers aim joooers, unci megreai i interests of the nation must sutler. Senator Hampton was n?t one of thi* class, yet an examination of the records will show that iu a proper and dignified way he was alert and influential in securing the passage of proper measures of relief for his constituents. It is. of course, a privilege of every citizen to exercise his choice in the selection of public servants. But ^ ? - objections to Senator Hampton must be based on other grounds than that lie is too old to attend to his duties or negligent of the interests of the State and people of South Carolina. k MEMORIAL DAY. H'lXSSJiOJtO'S TRIBUTE TO HER \ DEPARTED DEAD. Hone Kut Not Forgotten?Their Craves ; Decorated by Fair and Loving Hands? ! Tlie Oration of A. S. Douglass. Ks?j. As tlie 10th of May will fall on Sun-: clay this year, Memorial Day was set j apart for Friday. It was a beautiful sunshine day when the sun seemed lo j girdle the graves of the fallen heroes of the Confederacy with his -bands of , golden hue, and many a veteran 4 * "in that instant o'er his soul Winters of meniorv seem'd to roll." j This day has been ever since the or- i - t ! ganization, or tne .L,auies .wmuiwi i Association, one of especial interest to ! tlic people of "Winnsboro, regardless | of .age. Nearly all of the business j house* were closed during the cxer-! cises. The procession was formed at the corner of Congress and College Streets and, under command of Marshall D. G. Dwight, marched to tho Court House. The Gordon Light Infantry and little girls of tew 11 dressed iii white escorted a number of surviving veterans. When the Court House corner was reached the Gordons formed in line and and came to present arms, while the children and veteran s i passed. There was a larjfe audience in the Uourt nonse ya.ro, wuere ? siaiiu uau | been erected for the use of the speak-1 crs. A tail shaft was in position on I which was placed the names of the J various companies and regiments from I this Stale engaged in tli3 war, each of j which was surrounded by a handsome j wreathe. Occupying a prominent place ' in front uf the stand was a motto, "To the memory of Gen. Jo?. Johnston." which j?- > t i. wa:> SlUTOllUUeU OY a u^uunu niMiu. The proceedings were opened with prater by ihe Rev. \V. R. Briscoe, af.er which the band placed an appropriate selection. | The report of uie treasurer was read :ii well as the report of the committee mnnitifpii m insnect the books atjd in vestments of the association. The summary of the treasurer's report ?vill appear in the report of the committee, which is as follows: To the Officers of the. Ladies' Memorial Association: In compliance with your request of the Gth inst., that we, as a committee to examine the investments of your Association, and the books of your treasurer, and to report to you the exact condition of the tinauces ot the Association for the information of your members, beg leave to make the following report: AVe have carefully examined the investments of iho Association, and find that tliev amount to date to ft 1,057.03. We linil that a!i loans macift by the AsMjciatiuu are well and amply seemed. We timl ilu books t'l \ our treasnrer nieoly ai-d accurate! v kept, and that she has on hand cash iiinountiny to $K>.0o. Tiiis m.iktrs tin total as-ets ul your Association $1,070.08. Ile.?peut{'tilIy submitted, T. H. Ketchix. J. E. McDonald, \V. C. Beaty, May 8, 1891. F. H. MoMaster, E-q., introduced J. \Y\ Ilanahan, E>q., who read in an impressive manner the; ode "Scuiincl by ihe celebrated Southern poet, Father ltyan. Alter tlie reading of the ode, the band played another appropriate piece, at the coiiclusiou of which Mr. F. Ii. McMaster introduce ! ?he orator of the occasion, A. S. I) its>'ass, E-q.. who spoke as follows: Ladles of Fairfield Manorial Association: The annual onset Vance or .Memorial Day, with the bountiful adornments of evergreens and hagrani li ijives renewed evidence of your devoioii to the sacred duly of honoring' and p<-r, petuatinsr the menjory of the brave sons of Fairfield, why It-ft their homes and families, in obedience lo t!:c call of patriotism, and lost their lives in the defence of the cause of the On fedracy. This annual tribute to the Confederate dead is the natural outgrowth and sequel of the enthu-iastie cspou-al of the cause of the S'>n'heru State* by our noble women, and the active patriotic zeal which animated them throughout the war between the States. This manifestation of honor to the fallen heroes is not only commendable as the exhibition of a noble sentiment which lead* us to cherish the inctnorv of the dead, but it has a higher and more important significance. It conveys to the rising generation an impressive lesson, which needs to be ianirht and engraven on their memories with a distinctness which cin never be effaced, that those dead her?e* whose memory we thus j cherish and.associate with the beauty and fragrance ot flowers and with the sn<r<r*??tivf* si/niticaniie of evergreens. " fill honored graves and arc worthy of lasting- rememtorancc as heroes and patriot*. Kut these annual memorial services and their attendant decoration, impressive and wortiiy tributes as they are, do not fill the full meaiure of the duty of. our Southern people. The Southern side of the war between the iStates and of the causes which led to it must be presented and preserved upon the imperishable pages of history. As survivors of a war, in which we were the vanqui?licd, in which many noble lives were sacrificed, which in its immediate results brought suffering, ruin and desolation throughout our Southern !a::d, we owe it to the heroic d- ad, who shed their life-blood in a cause which they believed to be ju^t, as well as to ourselves, that we shou'd vindicate the motives and principles which actuated and influenced the South n engaging in the war; and we should see to it, that the rising generation. those who come after u?,a id who arc h -rcafter to mould and give color a:icl expression io public ?entiment, in our State, and other parts of the South, i are correctly informed, and have i proper views of the causes of tiic late war. We weie i:i no proper sense rebels. \\"c ha ! been guiliy ?t no violation of plighted faith. As long a> we considered ourselves members of the Union, formed by the ratification of ilif constitution of 17o7, by the peo- i i>le <>f ihe >< vi;ral Sf:?t,,s. or ihoir sev > era! Stale C?ti:vci::io!!.<, ''between ihe Sjta'i-s s i jm ii"> in<; the >aimy? we were true Jaitntal :o ail our obligations and covenants under that consiitulionai compact. The view we entertained of the character of the Federal Government, thus constituted, was ac* c?.rdin?r to the contemporaneous construction, given to it, by those who t'i\uied the constitution cf 17S7. This is conclusively shown by the debates .>..,1 .-. M/T.ncliiiu-; i>nf nnlv in the con- i awv.i piov j m- ? ventiou which trained the constitution, | but in tlie several Slate Conventions: whit h ratified it. The constitution being-, as we thought, a compact be-1 tween independent and sovereign States, the obligation which bound each Slate to the Union, was contingent upon the faithful observance of all the covenants therein assumed, by each i ?aaMBoaiaaaw?ia??atatnaaaa ana every member of the Uni#n of States, from a familiar principle of International Law. If one of the parties to the compact violated any of it? j provision?, this breach of plighted faith | absolved or released the other party. Daniel Webster in his speech delivered on the 28?h of June, 1851, at Capon | Springs Va., forcibly expressed this j principle, when lie said: "How absurd it is to suppose that when different j parties enter into a compact for certain j purposes, either can disregard any one j A.w-I /vvr?/.A< tlm pnivi.MUti, aim li&T&iiiiivi'-oo oiher to observe the rest * * * * A bargain cannot be broke.i on one side, and still bind the other side." Thirteen of the Northern States, by the enactment of iheir "Personal Liberty Bills," and their active resistance to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act passed by Congress, openly repudiated and violated their obliyatiun to observe that part of the consti- j tution of the United States which re-1 ? :_?,1 V,/ .!,! tr, efivv!i>p ni'lillin" I quucu a lMWi. in one State, and escaping into another State, to be delivered np, on the claim j of the party to whom such service or. labor was due; and the Governors ofj Iowa and Ohio refused to deliver up 1 two fugitives from justice, charged with murder and inciting insurrection in the Sf.ate of Virginia, upon the requisition of the Governor of that State, in violation of Section 2, ol Article IV, of the constitution of the United States. Oui own State in passing the Ordinance ot Secession based her action upon these and other grounds. At the time of the adoption of the ordinance of Secession, from current events and the events of the Ave or six years preceding, the people of our State aud the vinmiiniT. vifotAa had reasonable Ullitl UUUiUVI II s/twi.vs. grounds of apprehension, that our domestic peace and tranquility, one of the objects to be insured by the Union ; of the Slates under the constitution, was in great danger by the acts and I instigations of a party in the Northern State?, fif growing power and influence, who had succeeded in electing a President in sympathy with their | view?. The four years war, gigantic in its character, with.from the beginning to | its close, over *2,600.000 men enrolled j on the Northern side, and about G00,000 men enlisted on the Southern side, contending in hostile array 011 many a hard fought battle field, with its varyI ing vicissitudes of success and misfortune, with the heroic deeds of distinguished valor and the many noble examples of patriotic devotion to duty, State and civil liberty, the unparalled hardships and privations, displayed and endured by the army of valiant soldiers, who rallied from every Southern home and fire-side and fought nndci' the banner of the Southern Cross?all now constitute subjects of history. "What verdict shall be passed upon the part acted by our Southern soldiers in that bloody drama, br the future historian, in his honest, "faithful search after the truth, depends in a great measure, upon the industry and faithfulness of the survivors in collecting and preserving the data, which will enable* him to form a correct judgment and to make a true record of the events and incidents of those stirring times, awarding praise and censure where it justly belongs. The people of our own State have been too remiss in the past, in collecting and preserving in a permanent form incidents of local history. Many interesting incidents, that occurred in this State, showing the bravery ana fortitude of oar forefathers during the Revolutionary "War, have been lost to us and our posterity, through the neglect to eolfect and publish them as part of the history of that eventful period. In the war between the States, when our efforts were not crowned with success, which naturally attracts j the eyes of the world and invites writers of history to record and perpetuate the deeds of the victors, it is especially important that the heroism, the fortitude, and the noble self-sacrificing spirit, which so signally characterized the Southern soldiers, amid the dangers and privations, which were their common fortune, should be suitably portrayed, and have their proper place of well merited honor and distinction in the history of the times. The soldiers who entered the Confederate service from this State, acquitted themselves nobly, and by their gallantry, as displayed on many a battle-field,* deserve a prominent place in the true record of the deeds of heroism, of the thousands of brave men, who fought under the Confederate banner and added new lustre j to the fame and glory of Southern I soldiers, consnicuous as their valor has been in every war in the past history of this country. Those who belonged to the Brigade iirst commanded by Gen. M. Jenkins, and after his death by Gen. John Bratton, a brave and distinguished son of Fairfield, can point with becoming pride to their gallantry as illustrated at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, in the battles around Richmond in 18G2, the Second Manassas, Sharpsburg. Fredericksburg, Chickamauga and Knoxyille, and in the campaign of 1SI>4 Iroin the >v uaerness 10 tne ireucnes around Richmond and Petersburg. The soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Battalion, 17ta Regiment and other commands which had Fairfield men in their ranks, can justly claim a share of whatever glory was achieved by Sout hern valor in battles fought in Virginia and in some of the battles fought in other States. The Brigade commanded by Gen. Maxcy Gregg and afterwards by Gen. Samuel McGcwan, with which the 12th. regiment was connected and which contained two companies from Fairfield, with whose actions and movements I am more familiar, re CCiVeu IIS mat Uiijjusm oi uivvn in mv battles around Richmond in 18G2. It was in August 1SG2, placed in the corps of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, participated in the grand movement in the rear of Pope's Army to Manassas Junction, and received the plaudits of friends and the acknowledgement of foes, for its gallantry in repulsing six successive charges of the enemy on the j 29th day of August 1SG2, in the second batfie of Manassas. It particij patcdaciively in the battle of Shurpsi burg, and coVered the retreat of that j portion of the Confederate army which I crossed the Potomac at Botelers Ford. I It shared the honor of the victory over Burnside's artnv at Fredericksburg. l.,ct j i [jill 11uj hi ?/uvj\ ;vi? 4*%. v brilliant movement arouud the right j wing of Gen. Hooker's army, which led to the victory of the On federates in the battle of ChancellorsAillc. After Gen. Howard's corps had been put to flight, and the* Federal army had been pressed back to within a half a mile of Chancellorsville, Gen. Jackson rode up to McGowan's Brigade, which had been moving down tlie plank road by tlic right Hank, and asked, whose Brigade ' ii. ?.i. i.ar .f IIUS.' iJC was uiisnvivui ?uv,uunan's Brigade/' lit: then directed that a man should be sent to Gen. McGowan, with the order to halt the Brigade, and face it towards the pine thicket on t lie right uf the road, and prevent tlie enemy from escaping through the pine thicket. This was one of'he" last orders of Gen. Jackson, as he shortly afterwards received the wound which caused Ills death. A charge was,subsequently made by the Brigade il ? -- 1. n'wl tliA UU'UU^il lllilt uuuvti) ami was continued fur into the night, but when the command of the corps devolved on Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, the troops weve arranged in line of battle, i preparatory to renewing the engage- J n-r iivi- ii . - #f-n-ti'<Tmnrm? mm ?iri?TW ' MM - V. . _ ! ! I mem uexi morning. mc jiiiu auvanc-, | ed next morning (the 3rd day of May. j j 18C3) between daylight and sunrise, [ the tir^t line of works was captured, | and MeGowan's Brigade repulsed a | most determined and vigorous assault by the Federals, including among them a regimen i. of Zouaves. The j next charge of ihi.> Brigade was di- j I rented by (leu. Stuart, in person. Col. i Abner l'errin commanding the IJri- j gade (Gen. MeGowan having been pre- j viously wounded). The redoubts cc- j cupicd by Federal batteries, on the hill j near ClianccJlorsviilc. were captured, j but tiie guns were wiinurawn oeiore j the Brigade reached the works. Soon i afterwards, lirin^ was heard on the ! other side of the plank road in the I ! rear-of our position. On looking in ! that direction, we saw a considerable j body of Federals, advancing from the j woods, on that side of the road which ; required the Brigade to fall back a short j distance. (Jen. J. K. B. Stuart was at; the foot of the hill near the plank ' road, and was exposed to the | tiro of the advancing Federals. He rode his horse around rupullv in u | circle, and t.'eii dashed down the plunk road in the opposite I'.iroeuon from ni.... ... i 1 I V^UUI UU ] 1U1 ? \ I 1 IVJf Ct 111 i .'VVH iivy?rj/o on that side of the roaii, who drove the Federals l?aek steadily, while An| dcrsou's ami McLhws' Divi?i >ns pressed them bu'-.k steadily on the right ot our line. Soon utter wards" Hookers force- were driven from the woiks aroutid rhancellovsville into n new line of works e ?verin?* the United State* F.?rd o.i the 1 lappaha?mock. ! | At Get I \ >bur?; on the I-it day of July, j ! iSfifl under the i command uf Col. Abaci* Penin of llie | 14th K:-girnent, made a successful and > gallaut charge iSrivin^r the Federals from j a stone fence on Seminary llid?rc,! amidst as severe a storm of grape and I canister and minnic balls the Brigade ever experienced. This gallant charge and the brave c->i:(luct of Col. Abi;or Perrin, on that occasion, made him a Brigadier Genera!. MeGowan's lirigj ade sg.iiu -?.vored the retreat of ihe I army, in crossing the Potomac ai FallI : tt>.I'Mnlillilf I tin lllii M Ll( IVIV IbdUtlll.g Itiv river, while several Drijeatkj; were re^t ii'?r oh m Li 11 a ho at a mile from the river, wailing for the artillery and train- to p.i-s over, mo>t of ilie soldiers having fallen asleep and all exhausted liy tln? night's march from Hagerstown inN therein and without ration?, a squadron of Federal cavalry suddenly charged among the soldiers ot the Brigade commanded by J. Johnston Pettigrew. Though their arm-, from exposure to the rain, were not in a condition for immediate use, the brave Not-ill Carolinians used with good elt'jci brickbats and fence rails, and their gallant General, with his lelt am: in a *ling from a wound received at Gettysburg, was mortally wounded while tiring his pistol at tl'.c euemv. My recollection is that very few, if any, ot tnese cavalrymen cscaped. Gen. Lee in Lis report of the Gettysburg Campaign, speaks of this incident and ot thisadopud son of our State as ful-J lows: "Brigalier Pettigrew wa* mortally wounded in an attack made by a small body of cavalry, which was unfortunately mistaken for our own and i permitted to enter our lines, lie was brought to Banker Hill, where he expired a few davs afterwards. lie was a brave ami accomplished officer and gentleman and his loss will be deeply felt by the country and the army." In the campaign of 1S64, from the battle of the Wilderness to Petersburg, and in tlio trenches and many of the en. <ia?en)Cii:.s around Petersburg and i Richmond,McUowan's I>rig--?de shared the dangers and hardships as well as I the glory ?f the army of Northern Virginia. The 12l!s Of May, 1SIH, is especially memorable iu the history of this Brigade. Ii was one of the Brigades selected by Gen. Loe to recapture that portion of his lines which had been taken from Gen. Johnson's division, near Spottsylvania Court House, by the sudden charge of the Federals on that eventful morning; it entered the deadly bieach at the salient in our lines known as the bloody alible. There with the Confederates ami Federals in close proximity, the firing wa* continuous from ea'lv in the morning of the 12th of May, until jlist before daylight the next morning, with a brief pause in the deadly strife diving the day, when each side was under the impression that the other was about lo surrender. At this angle a hickory tree about five or six inches in diamiter was cut down during the day by the Minnie balls of the enemy, and during the night a large oak, vati m-ly estimated from IS to 22 inches in diameter, fell on the works, slightly wounding some of our men, which was also cut down by Minnie balls. The stump or a section of this oak tree, with an appropriate inscription, was on exhibition at the centennial in Philadelphia, in 1876. It is now among the relics of the war, preserved by the Government at Wash. ington. .Jenkin's Brigade, embracing the Sixth Uegiment, was heid in lesciwe on the 12th of May, 1SG4, and occupied a second line, in rear of the "bloody tingle.'-' This was an occasion, when privates specially distinguished themselves. Actuated by the highest courage and an earnest devotion t > duty, without thought or anticipation of destruction, though their names arc not blazoned to the world, I yet their active efforts, unflinching nerve, and physical endurance held that, important position against the concentrated assault and fire of the Federals, during the 12th day of May 1864, and during ihe long weary night that followed. I have mentioned principally incidents in which McGowan's Brigade figured, simply because, as a member of that Brigade, these incidents e une within my personal knowledge. All j the soldiers from our Stare, in Cotifed- [ crate set vice, bv their distinguished j . .j:..?..i i Vllior llim lonnuuc, Iil3[jiavni iiiinu | the dangers, I he storm of shot and j shell on the battlefield, and in (he j toils, hardships and privations of the camp and march, rece ived stud ;!< -1 served the admiration of il-cir oifio-rs j m.d comrades, and of their Slat; and ; country, and their gallant deeds should receive tlu*ir well merited reco^i.i'ioji and have their proper place in hi-torv. ("Athousmd giorio :s actions, that might claim i Triun phant laurels and immortal fain . i ConfUMMl i:i erowl* of ulorious actions I lie, I A nd '.rooi-s of her is ut:ili>ti:i^ui.?hed di-*." ! Nearly all, if not all of the regii in(jiits and battalions, th?*. were orga' - - J Cr.ifrt (.I.* I 'iil'f.iiliH'tttu ! ! lljZ'.'Cl III 112*5 IWt V^w I ? *V^V*V. I ?* I ^ j serv ee, were at some time ?-r othtr j connected with and formed a part ot the I grand Army of Northern Virginia, | w.ioso fame and glory, achieved a^aini-t I overwhelming numbers ami >uperiur j resources wiil live anil be tlie theme j of song and story, as long as there is a ' sentiment in the human heart, which rc>pond> with admiration at the exhi- ! bition a: d recital of deeds ?>f supreme I valo * and heroic fortitude. And its | grand commander, who stoo.l head and | shoulders above all who aspired to j j cope wiih him in military sKia ana strategy, Gen. Robert E. Lee, is rccognize ! !?y impartial critics of acknowledged abili'.v and judgment, as ranking among the greatest military i<:ulcrs of ihc world. "Whole in himself, a common good, * * * * of the amplest influence, i Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, | Great 111 council and great in war, I Foremost Captain of Iiis time, PKicli in saving common sense, f And, as the greatest only are, j In his simplicity sublime." i Throughout Ins distinguished and useful life, he exemplified in his every act and deed, the belief that duty is the sublimest word in the English language. From a conscientious con-! viction of duty and with patriotic de votion to his native State. Virginia, j that grand old Commonwealth, the : mother of statesmen and heroes, he j resigned hi* oiiiee in the Federal ' army, in which lie had served with S UlSUllclloii ior over nveiuy-nve \ e;i:s, ; although lie was ottered its immediate ! command and knew that it he re- > mained. high honor and military dis- i linetion awaited him; yet his sense of i duty and devotion to his State led him | to link his destiny with that of Vir- | ginia. whatever suffering and sorrow j might be in store for him. By his { high and noble qualities of head and ! heart, he commanded the admiration \ and won the affection of all who had ! the honor to serve under his leadership. [ I shall never forget the last closing scene, when on his return to his quar ters from his intomew with (.'en.Grant! at Appomattox, the soldiers crowded i. around him in many ranks deep, and ! with the deepest emotion heard from i his lips, the fate of the Army, in a f -fnu- hvif?f words, dosing wifh the i simple statement that lie had done the f best lie could for them. "Let his great example st.uil Colossal, seen of every land Anil keep the soldier'finn, t'.ie statesman ? pure, 'I ill in all lands and thro' all human story, ; The path or duty be tlie way to giory." | The speaker, in closing", was greeted w iiti iipplauio. After another piice by the baml awl ' the proii'uimring ?>l the bcnodiction by - ilev. W. It. Briscoe, I he meeting ail-; j .turned, an.] tue committees appointed tor ihe purpose proceeded to the difl'er- j enl cluirehjards to decorate the graves ; of "ihose who crossed the river and rest under the shade of the trees." fired All the Time," J Say many poor men and women, who j seeni overworked, or are debilitated j by change of season, climate or life. If you could read the hundreds of' letters praising Hood's Sarsaparilla i wmen come irom peupie wnaui it na* restored to health, you would be con-1 vinced of its merits. As this is im- \ possible, why not try Hood's Sarsa-j parilla yourself and thus realize its: benefit ? Ii. will tone and build npj your system, give you a good appetite, | bvcreo'aae that tired feeling and make | you feel, as one woman expresses it, j "like a new creature." 4 j PKT KK KINIM PROVED COTTON SEED Fokt Motte, S. C. I am u??\v ottering l'K) busht 1- of a new variety of improved I'eterfcin seed! for Mile ui S-0 per Bnslul, or $o per j Peck. If is a Limited Cluster, verv j prolific, fruits from the ground >o tlie ! top, and mature? every boll. Mot j liable to dry forms on stalk like other | prolific?; not liable to fall out like > other clusters; makes about the same! turn-out oi lint as the well known i Peterkin, (from SS to 4U per cent). I have three years experience with P/\f r am 11 rtfin C?o \* T I ?t f A I 114 O V-VtlUUj %*1 IKA ^U.11 CCA j X ? \J II ? vv ) be ihc best Cotton now in existence. I have never offered it for sale be- j fore, and have only 100 bushels tor j sale. Order right away if yon want | them. I am still offering my well known variety at $1.50 per bushel, price re- j duced on large orders. Cash must accompany orders and freight prepaid, as R. R. will not accept Cotton Seed without prepaying freight. The price on Improved Seed will not be reducod by taking over a peck, but will be in tfro others if ordered in large lots. The farmer who buys a peck of the Improved Seed will consider himself fortunate next fall. I have never seen anvtbing to equal it. * -T A I> A PfTt PVIV Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. A. Good Servant Spoiled. Oi'iD.v begins work at 5 o'clock in the morning. If she we.ic not a favorite author, she could make a hit as a servant. But a greater servant is known; one that is ready for service at all hours and in all places; one that ministers to the ailing, soothes the distressed and smoothes the wrinkles of pain from the knit brow. It is the Calisava Tonic of Dr. "Westmoreland, prepared at Augusta, Go.., and containing in its potent formula those ingredients most powerful to eradicate malaria from the system, tone up the stomach, cure dyspepsia and invigorate a disordered liver. Nervous exhaustion, heartburn, jaundice and general debility are quickly cured by its use its use. Impure blood and general derangement of the kidneys are quickly remedied by this wonderful tonic and alterative, which is for sale by all druggists. Wholesale by McMaster, Brice & Ivetchin. * Many Persons Xtq broken down from overwork or household cares Brown's Iron Bitters rebuilds the system, aidi digestion, removes ex- [ cess of bile, and euros malaria. Get the genuine, j litiSl ! * \ COMPOUND KTRACT^L^^ iy&Slfe*. \ Y |[ ; The importance ol purifying the blood cannot be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to puriiy, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and we ask you to try Hood's P^nilisr Sarsaparilla. It strengthens rcCUIIctr Guilds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, } while it eradicates disease. The peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation of the vegetable remedies used give to Hood'3 Sarsaparilla pecul-If coif iar curative powers. Ho ' O 115611 other medicine has such a record of wonderful nirps Tf vrui havfl mada nn vni;r mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other instead. It is a Peculiar , Medicine, and is worthy your confidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists, i Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar THE FAJRF1FXI) Savings id Liu isofiilii, j LOANS made on real estate and personal j endorsement. Monthly instalment j the first Tuesday of each month. ^Savings Department. Deposits of if! 00 and upwaru received upon which interest will be allowed quarterly under the ordinary savings bank rules and regulations, J. il. BEATT, Secretary and Treasurer . - ? ?It Is Iter With what promptness Ayer's Clicrrv Pecior Irritated membrane, and induces refreshing sit lungs, especially when hemorrhage or other cnn se'ves?and also as an expectorant. Ayer's C!:e " I have used Ayer's Cherry Pector.il hi my ! practice since 1S53. and have always found it re- j sc liable for the cure of colds, coughs, and all lung j qi diseases."?S. Haynes, M. D., Saranac. N. V. I ci ' For twenty years, during autumn and winter.! I had a bad cough. Last October it was much I worse, being attended with hemorrhage of the ! as lungs, so that part of the time, I had to keep my j 11: bed. Being advised to try Ayer's Cherry Pec- ; e< toral, I began to use it, and by the middle of { ui liovinrr nhrtnt. frmr tattle* of the ! to medicine, my cough was cured."?Henry Kesser, | le Milliugton, Tenn. | w ' Six years ago, while a traveling salesman, j I was suffering from lung trouble. For months i " I was unable to sleep in any restful posture. I had frequent coughing and choking spells, and e: was often compelled to seek the open air for ai relief. I was induced to try Ayer's Cherry b< Pectoral, which immediately helped me. Its I continued use has entirely cured me. and I ni believe lias saved my lire."?Aioazo r. uaggett, | w Smyrna Mills, Me. i sci Ayer's Ohen Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.. Lo Price SI. Six 1 for Infants a "Castoria is so well adapted to children that g I recommend it as superior to any prescription g known to me." H. A. Arches, 31. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. 1 " The use of ' Castoria' is so universal and \ its merits so well known that it seems a work j r.f cnr^rwoirfi.tion to endorse it. Few are the I inteihgent families who do not keep Castoria I within easy reach." Carlos SIARTTK, D. D., I New York City, i Late Pastor Blooaaingdale Eeforaed Church. Tot Cxxtxce AND GENUINE. Ladle*, uk Drsgjia; for Q*cKtxXcr't Jhngl bo?? Mftlcd with bloc ribbon. Tate no 01 All pllli in puteboard boxci, pink wTtpp* 4c. ia scamps for p^rticnlxriJ, tentimooiald. 10,000 Twtlm?5ii!i. yamt Paper. Sold by all Local VruxzlMz. "OTT* A _l> Jtv.il r^vrb CSl Anr. I If III " TliTT'MI 1 OUR GREETING to all is full of hope, that the Fall and Winter purchases of the people are satisfactory. We know of no j other market that can <?ive better ad vantages i?a trade than Winnsboro is now | offering to tli3 people: and, further, we know no other house in Winnsboro can | make trading more pleasant and profitable to the buyer than at the Corner Store. j FAVORS TO ALL . arc secured in our house by polite attenI a.z + oiul fvitll I UUI1 iUIU JU5L tlcai/UiV'in, V...V ; ! assurance we again invite all the people to j call at once while our display of a full; stock js at its best Our young ladies will j be glad to show our elega t stock of ! DRESS GOODS AND NOTIONS. j We had a special thought for the early I trade and have in store an extra nice seiecj tion of BEST CALICOES, tnt1tt t 7?t"tto e AT,1717XTQ LJ I\ JL i. J !_/ Xj 1 _L l^Oy OZ\ J. 1 u AND GINGHAMS, j In our liurry and bustle in New York we 1 did not forget the indispensable HAS DKE R? EIIEF I i Ask to see our Children's, Misses nr.<: | Ladies' UABEKWEAR. I The cold v/eather is coming: get your ; BLANKETS and FLANNELS. GENTLEMEN, Give us a call when anything in White Shirt.*. Colored Shirts. Hats. Cravats, (. ol Jars, Ilosifjy, Hand kerchiefs, Underwear, etc., Is wanted. A pleasure io show our ?*.H!tIs;?Jos!?ow Respectfully, J. M. BE Vlexica Musi T5T ? u A Cure for the i 1 and A long-tested pain relievei Its use is almost universal Farmer, the Stock R requiring an effective No other application com This well-known remedy years, almost generat: No medicine chest is com] Mustang Likimext. Occasions arise for its use All druggists and dealers \ aarkable al stops a distressin;; cough, soothes the i ;ep. As an anodyne ?for soreness of the ( sumprive symptoms have m^ifested ther.irry Pectoral is ansurpa^d. Aycr's Cherry Pectoral cur^ :nv wi?o of a vere luns affection, which we to lie lick consumption. We now reffifii Hap Ineiiineasa household i;cce?>lty."?uTli?S3t'kle. erre Haute. Iuil. " ill Apni last i uiniirieu i id felt uneasy about it. fearii-; term!ite in consumption. I tried ieveT?l?J6ds oC >u?h remedies: but nothing util I procured a bottle <Ji AyerTCIit^fr Peciral. which gave me t&A at o?ce, aaJ5? usin;* ss than two bottles. I w2j able to r*f?!ie my ork."?Jarris Day. I ScreVy certify &at the >ore statement is true iil cvea yarCciJar."? Shaw. Ilartland, X. B. . ' Twenty years ago I was ts^ibiod witJi a uis tr-e of the lungs. Doctor* aiVrded no Telief. d said that I could not live nuinynftflths. I ;gan to use Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,and. before j had finished one bottle, found it was helping e. I continued to take the medicine until I as cured. 1 believe Ayer's Cherry Pectoral ived my life."?Samuel Griggs, Waukesan. III. : *y Pectorai, well, Mass. Sold by all Drug-gists. 30ttle3, S5. 1 j I nd Children. Castoria cures Colic, Coa^tipaiicn, Sour Stomach, I>larrha;a, Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes digestion, Without injurious medication. " For several years I have recommended your' Castoria,1 and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." EDWIN F. Pardee, H. D., " The Winthrop." 125th Street and 7th Ave., 1 new I urjk. vn,jr i ; Coupjjjt, TT Mueejlt Street, Ntw Tore. :d Cross diamond Brand j\ k\i & r\\i\iS The onl-y SaSc-. Sure, xr.d reliable P1H for sal<. \^JRr ish Diamond Brand in lied and Gold \ 7 Lhep kind. Rrfuit Subttitutioru and Imitation*. * r?. uro Janffcroa* counterfeit*. At Dmggttri, or sand as an>l "Relief for Ladles" Hi blur, by r*tnni Msli CHICHESTER CHCMICAl CO., lU^iua 8eui?, philadELPBATPA. TVS A&Booso?m8it! [ ,'Thc business we we ri^e betimes [ ami go to it with deii-Jit." j We delight to sound the praise of j BEATY'S $3.00 J*lpi "',l '" j Tl>e Goodyear process by which they aie made renders them equal in ease and flex ibility to hand-sewed shoes. Your prosJ peritv is our success. To secure prosperi - * ? ? - i.a., ty a man's mind muse soar jikium umu mo feet. Kuv comfort and durability 'at BEATY'S. "What gift has Providence bestowed on man so dear tolnmashischildrcn?" Take care, of the dear little fellows' feet and !el tliem frolic. Last, but not least, we say to the ladies, the whole country depends upon your influence. Keep your mind at case and your hoiif1) protected. BEATY'S j COMMON fcE->^? .""IIOES will aid you. ilirYIiriel J I For tin: family tab It: we are constantly ! receiving the best fresh supplies of alJ ! kinds of nice goods. Special attention u j called to our Fresh Cracker and Cakes i j received every week. Lemons, Apples j and other seasonable so^ds will be found at the Corner Store. Call and s. e our j CROCK Kill. jncanslto sell.J?CaM on us often. ATY & BRO.' . I n tang niment. i Ailments of Man Beast. by the Housewife, the aiser, and by every one liniment. pares with it in efficacy. has stood the test of ions. 1 ' X. ? Jieie W1U1UUC <x uuurc u: almost every day. j ^ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS I "" A "? ? onorn:* iS sf ntay ouiito WI1W ~j gjs; gra ga i-eo^'a IiVISIBLE TUBUIAJ CAS S-g S CGSHiOKS. V.'bisj?rs hea^d. Coo SBj brtafcle. SoetM*fBl?h?r?aUE???dl??S?H. SoU b; r. IIISCOX, teAflfElif I Paclciee makes 5 gallons. Deliaous, sparkling, and IMS appetizing. Sold by all Sealers. A beautiful Picture BKgm Bock and cardi sent TREE to any one sending MOB vldrese to the C. E. HIBB3 CO., Philadelphia. Pa. SH r PARKER'S 1 [9 HAIR BALSAM * ; \ Clcecacg tad beoclifies the Lair. . > vSSvSW0 ? loxuriiat powli. rriSiwSs-^ w&jsXevcr Fails to Hestoro Gray ; "" ? l -''jSSa H;.ir to its youthful Color. , BSfl h.>>.''v? J?jj^jS Cuiui ioalp d.?raici & hair tailing. ? JOcaad^LOOat Dr-y^irtj Q lr-' 1 ^.ri^r^Gi^erTonl^^ftCKroi^^^ro^c1 Cough, "V U cwk i-'an^s. Deblii^, Indigcssoc, Pais, Take intinii.iO?U. 4 % H 2&D2RC0RNS. The oiilvture cure for Corns. sso^j i_i ji^ia. 15c. a; l>n?ifi;i8."or HuCOX & CO., i". "X. . 99 If ''' ^>-* - iJ .; : , CP- I-" r- YJN'S OrtwY. ? '" m STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA V? M COUXTY OF FAIRFIELD. , By x.R.JOIINSTOX, E*q., Probate Jadrje: t vj WHEREAS, . ISABELLA A. IIOOD _I J w hath made suit to me to grant letters of administration of the estate Hii-.i effects of Henry Montgomery Hood, deceased; ii :fl These are, therefore, to cite and admo:i- M| ish ail and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Henry Montgomery Hood, ?:* deceased, that tliey be and appear be- j fore me, in the Conrt of Probate, to fl be he;.: ..r Fairfield Court House, S. C., on u:'nl day of May, inst., after ' hereof, at 1! o'clock ir. the wiv.joon, to show cause, if any they liave, ! H \v:.v n;r ssuu uuiniiiiotiaoi.vuiw .#v? ?I be . .anied. flj Given muler my hand, this 7th day t>l May, An:;o Domini 1801. Published on the 9th day of May. 189!, in The News and Herald * S. 11. .JodXiTON", IP 3-0x2 J udge of Probate. LAND FOR SALE. " I OFFER for sale on reasonable terms a very desirable tract knd, contain- B ing about Three (:uw) Hundred Acres, fl and situated on tlie ' ."olambia road near - jBSB the village of Montice'l?. The plantation contait.s a large proportionol oiiginal woods, is well watered by " )' different springs and i>nu:ehes, with a considerable amount of very tine bottoms. On the place is a com jiarauveiy coiuioriablo dwelling an-1 other necessary out- ml buildings. Taken upon the whole it is Jr| seldom that so desirable a place can be found for sale. JEg For further information apply to the ? subscriber at his home, vr by letter at Mon- . ticello, S. C. !? 2-28fxlawtf J.K.DAVIS. : flWE CHILL CURE. ~ I CHEAPEST MESICIKE KNOWS , ?fi CONSIDERING QUALITY AND SIZE OF DCSE- M IT Wgli -'lXjSO CX7E-E ^ Mt BILIOUSNESS, OYSPEPSiA, S3 AND CHBOKIC COKSTIPATIOK. Dr. W. E, Aiken, 9 DRUGGIST. SB Winnsboro, S. C. * station-eryT I MEDlClNESf O , ' . . ,j PAINTS XT ' " M X 1 AND p POINTER'S MATERIAL. , j) STATIONERY. * '< WE call your attention in this issue to our lino assortment of stationery. WSTSilOl'TADai'BT The finest and cheapest assortment ever seen in this sectiou of the country. .# ALSO A fine assortment of Linen and Box Paper and Pads. ^ -fc-V <tr*l JL A ?j That we also keep a first-class lr-C; of nure T| Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils, Var- X null, Painter's Material and Lampware. HEADQUART ERS for SCHOOL BOO KS . * It will pay you to give us-a call. *( WINNSBOKO DRUG STORE, Next door to the National Bank. LEMONS i JSP? SS. WJ ^ ]?? sgRS -