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Wednesday. Ausrtist-i, - - 1S97.
SUSPEND JUDGMENT.
?-n^ A great deal of interest has been
"excited La Mr. Mayfield's assertion
that he could prove that G >vernor
Ellcrbe had been guilty of duplicity in
his action wiih reference to the Charleston
metropolitan police. Majfield
has been silent although challenged to
produce his evidence. The News and
Courier intimates that May field is
afraid to talk, because in exposing
Eilerbe he will have to expose himself.
The Charleston Post-, a few days ago,
evidently believing that May field
5 mot-o thu
TVOUKl prosesu ioi vinvnu i.w
disclosures, after the Governor's challenge,
undertakes to guess what Mayiield
will say. 3c resurrects from the
Greenville Xews cvf March 2otb, a
correspondence to the effect that a
prominent Reformer teoli the oars for
Columbia, on Sunday 7th of March,
19 see the Grsvsrnor. The r?ak vras
a te:egraE? from L*u to A-UnUs ia
Chirlestoa to see tbaj? so ace of the
aldermea refuse to aig-ft ike paper
pledging the ?:ty couucil to enforce
tie ditpeasarj law. Tas Pss-t guesses
that Representative Cram, 0/ Barnwell,
was the woll-kGOwn gentleman
who vi?i'od Governor Eilerbe. It
reconstructs the Greenville News'
story of March 25th by substituting
2?Ii\ Cram lor the well-known gentleman,
so that it reads as follows:
On Saturday the Gth cay of March,
Mayor Smyth visited Governor Ellerbe
by Invitation. To bim was submitted
an agreement lor signature by the city
council oi' Charleston. No stipulation
_ o^junanimous signature was made by
th? Governor. The friends of Martin
fiud <?nt the terms of the agreement.
Tbey see" s loophole if tbev c^n only
work upon the Governor. Mr. Crum,
\ of Barnwell, undertakes the mission.
IK1 shows Governor Eilerbe that he can
cscape on a technicality, he scares the
Governor by threats of reform vengeance^
persuades the Governor to
r-v: aquisn his guide, the right, and to
r'..=jrt to a trick on ihe people of
Charleston. Governor Ellerbe prom
ises to require unanimous signature,
word i* flashed to Charleston, Martin
Uses his aldennaaic friends and on
Monday, March 8, seven aldermen reinse
io sign an agreement to enforce
the State law. a^d Elierbe refuses to
remove the metr politan police.
If the Post is i >rrect, we do not see
how May Held is in it. Ellerbe, however,
has denie.l that he is guilty of
any duplicity, and it is nothing but
right to suspend judgment until the
evidence is all out, and bwnght out, by
creditable witnesses.
?
Senator McLaurix "was appointed
by Governor iillerbe, and unquestionably
this gives^him prestege over
his opponcut-s. It is the most natural
thing in the -world that he should feel
grateful to Governor Elterbe. We
presume that he considers himself the
Governor's personal friend. It is not
surprising, therefor?, that he should
undertake to defend the Governor's
administration whv.n it is [attacked,
If he did not do so, he would be open
rtl.rturrA of f * r* iV 1*13 "f f*T <">r> fl
L'w> LIHJ VI AilJ iiivuvv
and ingratitude. It seems to as, however,
that it is not necessary that he
should consume all of his time in a
defence ?f the Governor. Let Lim
C-iicc for all say cpenly and boldly
that he is the Governor's friend, that
ho approves of some things in the administration
and disapproves of other?,
or approves everything, ^ltt as he aay
A?rl rlion rr' r* r>r*t > r*d Lf\ on. I
UliUft, LliVU *2* ,v iv IJAV v^/ i
};uBCHt5 that ko is noi to be dragged
into tiie matter any further. Gerernor
li.lerbe's :-*rtn will not ?xpi-o? Htitii
r.v.xtyear. and thai he caa answer for
hiaiself. r& all fairness, we do not
think McLfturin sheuld le held ao-1
emu table for whaterer mistakes j
E.lerbe may hare made, and n would j
n x be a brcach of friendship for him j
say ?o.
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"Fon a cotton :niil operative to vole
for McLaarin is !o endorse and give
victory to the Charleston News and
Courier; and to endorse the News and
Courier is to endorse the displacement I
of white mil! operatives to make room
io: negroes/"? I'icdmont Headlight.
This is a fair simple of the logic of
many of our newspapers. Spartanburg
has a great many cotton mills,
ho::<-3 this kind uf point must be
mThf: TTcadlicrht savs after this
briiiuut syllogism: "Is there a cotton
mil! hand in the whole of Spartanbur.;
county or ibis Piedmont section
re. .y to do this: If so, such a man
shouH go out an.1 hang himself." If
there is a man who swallows such j
nonsense, he ou^ht to go out and hang
himself. if a thief endorses your
fru-nd who U running f >r oliioc, then
to vote .'or your friend is an endorsement
of tl'2 thief The Populists endorsed
Br van, ih. ivforu all those who
voted for lirvan cuiorsed the Populist
Tv>i-\- \V;>*sr In#,,1.!
no cuk:;-no fay .
This is *he Tray all druggists sell J
Grove's Taskt.es; Chill "Toxic for
Cliii!s and }Ia!r-;ia. It is simply Iron
and Quinine in a tasteless form. Chii-1
drc. love it. Adults prefer it to bitter!
nauseating1 tor.i<s. Price, 50e. ' I
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i The road congrofs wi!< ?r.e:-t in i
j Winnsboro on August S:;h., and j
j every sees ion of the coum:, -hould be !
j properly represented. Vv'? suggest
I that the citizens of eacb township get
together and agree upon five or six of
their number to represent them, but
if a -meeting of the citiznis of the
several townships can not be held then
1 T'Krt
let everyone inieresuu wmt.
congress cannot be too large. The
larger it is, the greater enthusiasm
wiii be created. This congress can do
a great deal of good, or if may rissile
into nothing. Everything depends
upon its composition. The question,
whether we are to have good roads or
to have the present miserable highways
depends upon the sr.cess or
failure of this congres?. Its importance,
therefore, can not be over est ii
mated.
Tut Darliugion News admonishes
the Columbia Record that it is u-eiess
to talk about trades and combinations,
for both sides in the senatorial race
will trade all they cau and it is simply
a question as to who will make the
greatest number of trades. We think
it more correct to say the man uill be
successful who makes (he bc-t trade.
EXPERIENCE "WITH A CHIXAMAX.
Mr. Editor: On the 90th July, we, a
"Tar Heel" and the writer, started
from Blackstock for a few days' visit
in Florida. I hid a congcniM companion,
a clear conscience, good appetite
and a comfortable pair of shoes.
I had a good time. A man who cannot
enjoy a trip to Florida under these
agreeable conditions ou^ht to be turned
oat of the church, unless he pays liberally.
We reached Tampa, our jaurnev's
end, at G p. m. Wednesday. At c be
depot we were met by Iridic?, who
took u-> to their home, where \vc wci e
entertained "Irishlv." The Irish can
mase you icei at. huhiv >uunci uuu
longer than any other people. Tampa
and Ybor City are almost en--; it is
hard to tell where one town euds aad
vrhere the other commcncea. The
combined population Is 25,000, mostly
all kinds of people.
Tbor ' ity is Cuban. Eight thousand
of these peculiar, patriotic, piebald
?olorca pceple 'lire, have tbdr
b?ing, aaove around, ku^h and ta'k,
and roll nLnety-fonr iiUiou cigars per
annum. Some of theae ara real fine
1 ? l-? ? ? A /-n -C-o-* s\n -f/rnf nrcfi
lOUKt-LI^, TYltU .LWitvui' <av,
fine, black eyes, good no^and ibo ih,
fair skin and beautif&l black hair.
Others are as blaek as tiie aee of
spades, flat nosed, thick lips, with hair
as kinky and tangled as the tariff
question.
John Chinaman is here in Ybor,
forty-odd strong. One good thiDg
about the Chinaman is, it is not necessary
for you to see all ot them to
study their peculiarity; just see one
and you have seen them all. I went
into one of the John's shops with a
bundle ot soiled linen, and was sur*
1 J ^ ~ m < KaaIT^
priseu io sec nuw tiuuu ivcpu mo
by the single entry system. After
exchaogingUie time of day, I handed
my dads; he took the package in his
yellow palm, cast his almond-shaped
eyes at it, flung the bundle in the
corner with apparently no thought for
the morrow; they he turned on his
slippers and reached for a piece of red
paper, covered with cat tracks, tore it
half, and hsnded a piece to ms. I
learned afterwards that this was my
receipt in full up to date. He then
directed his tea-stained countenance
towards & shirt bosom and went on
ironing. I wanted to tals to this gentleman
from the other end of the
easth. I felt like he knew a thing or
two which I had failed to learn wbils
attending the university of the words.
I asked, pointing with ray index finger
to a stout-looking quart tea-pot
near his rigbt elbow, "Where do yon
orpt vnnpfpfl?" This answered to my
&s"w ; ? ^
entire satisfaction. I are^ near him,
examined his teeth, and a>k, "How
old are you?-" Now this important
and often overlooked quesuoii, the age
of a Chinaman, has always worried'
me?like theology, the more you look
into and read about it thee less you
know. This Chinaman, I felt almost
constrained to believe, was somewhere
between nineteen and ninety-nine, just
where I would not say, for his teeth
were stained with opium, and to make
confasion more confounded, half of
his head was bald, and the balance
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naa very Jong pmueu uau ?uu. uaugmg
down almost to tbe ground like a pig's
tail.
But John, the other John I mean,
solved the riddle for me. lie turned
his yellow features my way, parted
his well-developed catfish lips, smiled
an old time rusty smile, one of those
fellows you have to pick powder in
your teeth to it off, and gave me the
much coveted and verr important
information. I do not feel at liberty
to give his age; however, you have a
perfect right, as far as I am concerned,
to go and ask him. Seeing thet his
skull was well filled out in the region
j af inhabliiveness, or lore nome, 1
decided to appeal to his saddle-colored
nature through his affections. *'1)0
yob. intend to die in this country or
will you go back to your old home to
finish up?'' "(Jhange scarce, hard to
gitem, hard tohoWcm when raegitem;
when me ?rt some change ladee by m-3
[go home. Hi M, ti hi., fcbn la."
The last Johns-iaw of cftch other
r*-?? mu nt Dpsto "Pirk i*>?tndav after-'
Boon. Tb? other Join was pulling
rass to f?ed his pet <[<ser, and this it!
where we dear friend*: parted.
These Tampa and Yoor people, or
rather most of them, are strict Sabbathtarians.
They observe the Sibbath
muchly, aud pretty much as ti ?y
please. Their commrndment seems to
read six days shaltthou take the wori i
easily, not working too hard; but ihe
seventh cay is for fan and all manner
of frolicking, make ye the best of this
day.
On Saturday night we saw a former
citizen of the Boro doing business as
a soldier in the Salvation Army. He
wore a red shirt, fail beard, and beat
the big drum. J. B. Morrison.
Blackstoek, July 30, 1S97.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge :
^o often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer s
C ? ?i rrr?r*o f L- 7/-1 notr t '
OU UiU IJL1W L UC4U X* ?\XL1^J 4 V/Oi\.V(J
iulfills every wish in relieving pain in i
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages.
It. corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing ir, or bad
effect loiiovving use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
nocessitv of being compelled to srot i
up many limes during the uight. i
The mild and the extraordinary ctiect J
of Swamp-Koot is soon realized n <
stauds the highest far its wonderful ;
cures of the most distressing cases. It i
you need a medicine vou should have '
the best. Sold bv druggists, price fifty <
cents and one do!lav. "You may have l
a sample t ot13c of this great kidney
com* ;-oo !iv inflil. als i a nam- i
ph'.et." Mention The News and Hek- :
ai.d and >cnd your full postnffice ad- I
ares? to Dr. Kilmer & Co , Bingham- ?
ton, 2s. Y. The proprietors of this J
paper guarantee the genuineness of 1
this ofTcr. * ]
BATTLE-FIELD OF CHICK AXACGA. [
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jL . K'uior. It. \6 ^j:oro).:y know.i j
by ]?ii'tt i . ;:.v' warm the ^outh
en: (,';> f. <1> ray, itt d people wi.o h:ve
read the hiaiorv of 5lie war, 1 liat L* i:?Strcc'.'s
; >:*{'- was uii c?wcini.ii part o(
Lee's aivn <>t' N-irHu-ni Virginia; bat
that after lnviu^ jjonc through ihe
summer campaign of 1S0:>, including
the battlas of Chancellorsvi.'l :is d Gettysbuig,
with all the intermediate
marching and fighting between those
two great events, we had recrossed the
river at Falling-waters and came down
to Waller's Tavern, Va., where we
camped a few days, hoping that we
were to rest for awhile at least, when
orders were issued to "fall in", and
we passed through Richmond to
Petersburg, where we were shipped
on freight cars to Weldon, N. C.,
thence to Wilmington, thence to
Augusta, Ga., via Florence, Kingville
and Branchville, S. C., (the Augusta
extension of the Charlotte and Columbia
railway was not yet buik).
From Augusta we went direct to
Atlanta, thence to Ringgold; arriving
at the latter place Saturday afternoon,
September 19th; we camped until
about 3 or 4 o'clock next morning,
(Sabbath 20th), when we were aroused
aud put on the march through dust in
mauy places ankle deep, but although I
so dry and so early in the fall, there
was a heavy killing frost, the first of
toe season. "VFe crossed Chickamauga
Creek after a march of ten or twelve
mile3,1 think about 8 o'clock?at any
rate after sunrise?and halted some
two or three miles beyond the creek in
full hearing of the battle then raging
in front, and not out of danger, for
occasionally a cannon shct or shell or
a rifle ball fell amoDgst us or passed
over us, but we rested on our arms
until about 1 or 1.30 p. m., all the
while expecting' a courier to ride up
and order us to the irout Let me aay
here, parer.ibeiic&lly, sue1! suspense
was always to me worse tban going
into battle.
At last the expected courier came,
we fall in, dress to the line and front,
load and prepare for action. Captain
I'OWUSecU, 01 UOiTCSUury, wss iu
command of our battalion. Capt.
Wlntonpr, of our company, acting ae
next in command, put the responsibility
of leading ear own Ixtle-kaadful
of about twenty men on myself. I
suppose nos one of James battalion
now living has forg >tten the injunction
ot our brave Town^nd as he
stood in front of *3 and remindiHg as
of the fa?t that our field offlccrs all
lio Livfrv TYl)iW
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to remember where we were from,
and do his full duty, and thus maintain
the record we h*d heretofore
nsade. Poor, brare Capt. Townsend;
be did not survive to see how well his
words were heeded, and to say the
cpproviDg- words, "Well doDe," for by
the time we were in the thick of the
fight, a grape or canister shot from
the enemy's battery in our front, and
at short range, tore away seemingly to
me the whole left side of his head and
face, and he fell as be had lived, bravely
discharging his duty. But I have
digressed. Our brigade, (Kershaw's),
in solid line of battle, moved forward,
and emerging Irom a skirt of woods,
entered an open field and advanced np
Snodgrass Hill toward a forest at the
crest of the bill where the enemy,
sheltered measurably by the woods,
were pouring a deadly fire into our
ranks. Our battalion being on the
extreme left of the line was the battalion
of direction, and by oar colors
the entire brigade must advance in
line. Our color-bearer was William
Evans, who not knowing exactly the
direction he was expected to move,
f nm thft riprht line a little.
when the keen, grey eyes of Gen. I
Kershaw detected the deflection, and
walking up to Evans he seized the flag
and with steady tread marched out in
front and advanced on the foe. Evans
of course felt mortified and following
at Kershaw's heels plead with him in
these words: "General, please give
me the flag, and just tell me where you
want me to go, I'll carry it there."
Gen. Kershaw, pointing to a large
green pine, said in his sharp, tenor
voice: "Do you see that pine tree?
Marcb direct to that/' We were by
this time pretty near the edge of the
woods at the top of the liill, and just
mA fAQrtKfl/1 Kinr ffr/?on T"nnP I
'13 >Y O i^aV/U^U IUV 1/15 J1/iuuj
Jodl W. Ashiord, our orderly sergeant,
being next me, grasped my
hand and said, e<I am shot." Of
course I could not stop, so I said,
"Good-bye, old fellow, fearing he was
killed. I never expected to see bim
alive again, even if I survived the
fight myself. Of course I felt the loss
most keenly; he was then as he has
ever proved himsel ? to be since, one of
my best friends. We advanced down
the bill across a ravins and up the
opposite hill, driving the enemy slowly
before us." They resisted very stubbornly.
I saw them run up the bat
tery to open on us torougn me wouus,
and I think it was the first volley that
killed Capi. Townsend, whose death I
have already mentioned. Here Russ
Milling lost his leg, Billy Craig tost an
arm from which he died at home after
amputation, Matthew McGrady lost
his arm, William Morgan was killed,
William Tinkler was wounded In the
hand, Dave Gladney was slightly
wounded in tne side. I received a
severe tie*h wound, whioh came near
fflntinor thp IrtSS ftf mt left. lap1. Pftr
haps I would not have been hit, but]
for the fact that Erans was shot and I j
gathered up the fug, th? shfi'of whioh
was struck iwice while I held it. I I
think it was about 4 p. in. when I was
shot and left the field, coming back by
the tame rouie we had advanced. 1
expected to see Ashfoid lying there
cold and stiff in death, bat he was not
there. What was my joy and surprise
when after limping and halting back
to the field infirmary, near where we
had crossed Cbicfcamanga in the morn
ing, I found him, severely but not dangerously
wounded in the right side.
Now, Mr. Editor, I am ready to begin
my letter, which after such a long
introduction, I will try to make short.
I had such a vivid recollection of the
events of that 20 th day of September,
1863, being the Lord's day, that I have
always felt confident- I would recognize
the ground, if I should ever see
it again; so after an early breakfast
in "Chattanooga, where I left your
readers on Monday eveniug, the 2Sth i
Df June, 1S97, I set out Tuesday morn- j
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Ill^i 11) a DUg?"y uuuuiu u, une. uaveuei,
3r;ven bv Bunk Stone, an intelligent <
negro. We went bv the Rossville I
Grip road out across Missionary Ridge, i
,i line turnpike, a distance of about
iwelve miles. My driver was in some s
measure acquainted with the general ]
features of tne battle-ground, he knew I
exactly where the iirotberton Mouse
tauds, where Longstreet swung (
iround, breaking the enemy's back- <
3one, an.i capturing Rosccrans' head I
juarters, with batteries, wagon trains, (
prisoners, etc., and bat lor Gen. i
rnornas' stubborn resistance won'd 1
aave routed the whole Federal army (
ind created a general stampede, but <
ic did not kuow exactly the part of ?
he Held, where iversJhaw's brigade J
[ought. I had learned thai the hill i
{There we fought was called snodgrass. r
[ almost began to fear that my search f
w?.s jrol.'j: to be in vain, the battle
'u;e was so long?I sopi^.-se four miles
o" more?bft after driving- and lookiug
uLitil I was nearly out of heart,
there arc so many read?;, at last my
oyc fell on an old field hill skirted
with woods at the north side, about a
half mile ahead of u?, and I said,
"That looks very much like the place."
He replied, "That is Snodgrass Hill,"
not knowing that was where Kershaw
fonght. Of cour-e we drove to it, and
of conrse I could not remain in the
boggy, but must v a'k. I went direct
to about the point where the flag incident
between Gen. Kershaw and
Evans, already related,-took place. I
advanced with bare head and softened
tread along tne route dv wmcn we
charged ilia encjiy, right pu:-t the
green pine near where Ashtord fell,
down the hill through the woods and
across the ravine where Capt. Townsend
fcl1, and where Milling and
Craig and McGrady lost their arms
and Uiily Morgan was killed, and on
up the liil! to where I was ehot. I
belitvo I could point out wilhin five
feet of manv ofthcae spots. There is
whcic Kvans fell and I gathered up
the fia/, just a little farther up the
hill stands a monument erected where
fhe Federal battery stood that fired
the fatal shot that cut down Capt.
Townsend. On a tree near there is a
board nailed on which is printed,
"The farthest advanced point of Kershaw's
brigade on September 20th,
1S63, 2nd Regiment. S. C., 3rd Regiment,
S. C., and 3. d Battalion, S. C
I mua: tell before I clo.-e, at the iisk
of cri.icisti!, that as I walked over and
stood on 11jc very gruuud, which I
could rccogiiizo loan absolute certainty,
where nearly thirty-lour years ago I
[.ass through and took part in one of
the bloodiest fights recorded in bistorv,
I repeated to mvself all alone, but
audibly, Psalm 140:7.
I was so thankful and gratified at
having f.mnd the.srround, and that it
looks so much to-daj* as it -did then.
The fi>iest trees hare grown some of
coursr, hut the difference in appearance
is hardly appreciable, [only that I
could s(,c no builet marks on them,
and \cl I am aire 1 would not exaggeraie
were I to say that hundreds of
those large oaks have imbeded in them
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scores 01 OUliets; toe uaih. uus iieaxeu
over so that even the scars are not perceptible.
The Government has bought
up the entire flald of about fifteen
thousand acres, and converted it into a
National Park, with splendid drives
all through it. Tnere are I doubt uot
a thousand fine monuments of granite
and marble marking places where
Federal bateric? stood and where
Federal officers fcll, while bristling
cannon by the thousand staHd with
open mputh pointing in the direction
of bath Federal and Confederate ad
vanccs. Ttrere arc aiso uumeruua
iron lablets where you can re/id of the
Confederate forces, where ihev occupied
certaiij positions or where they
advanced 111 batil-i. Indeed a rt>an
might la a tew days b?v studying the
inscriptions on these tablets and on 1 he
numerous monuments get a pretty
good history of the plan of the battle
and of its result. I believe from all I
saw that the effort has been made to
show up the great drama of the two
days' battle impartially.
jLbegpardou for the length of this
letter, and promise you and your
readers a resst.
Returning to Chattanooga we went
by way of the Missionary Ridge road,
a fine turnpike built by the United
Stares Government. It is the best
engineered and constructed road I
ever saw I think, cut in^the side of the
? /-Iromn tnwarc\ fhft
UJtUUl ia;u, uiq urn. inun .. .v..
valley, with a regular incline toward
the mountain, where a ditch conveys
the water to gutters at convenient
points running under the road to the
valley below. All the water falling
011 the road runs toward the mountaiu
so that there is absolutely no washing
of the road-bed toward tLe valley.
The grade by which you make the
ascent to the summit and then the
descent to the foot is so gradual that
you hardly realize that you are constantly
climbing the mountain on the
In <-> r, /I n/inctontlir or in a down On
VJli^ *JU>U14 Vi. WU^bUuu; v-, ?. ?
the other, aud when at the top you are
hundreds of feet above the valley or
plain on which the city stands.
R. H. Jennings.
Itch on human, mange on horses,
dogs and all stock, cured in 30 minutes
by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
htr XV. T?. Aiken.
UTC v iano. wviu Kfj ii ?- ? ,
druggist, Winnsboro, S. C.
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FEASTERVILLE ITEMS.
Two Deaths?Personal Mention?New
County Proposed,
We have bad two deaths In the comrau.jitv
since I wrote m.v last article.
After an illness of five or six weeks
Mr. Albert Widener died on the night
of Ju^e 30th. His remains were interred
iu the iamily burying ground
' 1 * J ? - C/\lArvtAr?
near mo resiaeuce ux ?\u? yuiuuiwu
Widener. The funeral services were
conducted by Ear. Mr. Sadler. Mr.
Widener was of a quiet, unassuming
disposition and a sood, law-abiding
citizsn.
Mrs. William Weir, Sr., who had
been very feeble lor some time, after a
few days illness, died on the 13th July.
Mrs. Weir had been a member of tbc
church for sixty rears. She first
' * " - - - * ?- ' L
joined tne Metfioaist cnurcu, sou siusequently
joined the Baptist Church,
and remained a consistent member of
tlr&t church during the remainder cf
her life. The funeral services were
aonduetcd by Pk*v< E. A. McDowell,
aftor which the remains were interred
in the burial ground at Beaver Creek
Church. .Vr.j. "Weir was in the S2nc3
yew of In i vgj. Few people, nowadays,
Jiv i / fh t limit of four fcore
years. .M;ui\ ?.? us are calicd hence
much i in lil'e. But when we
think o: ;;e iUin:.table space of lime
a :d what a sbori period has been
weicd out to us, we cannot but realize
tbe fact that the earthly existence of
man, compared with the infinite space
of time, is no more than the fla?h of
fire from the family hearthstone.
Crups are pretty good in this section.
Mr. J. W. Bleuse aud his sister, Miis
M. F. Blease, of Saluda County, are
visiting friends in this county.
Mrs. D. G. ItufF, of the Horeb seclion,
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
D. P. Crosvy and family.
Dr. aud Mrs. V". P. Clayton and
claughter, of Columbia, are visiting
relatives in this scction.
Mrs. George Lauderdale and Mr.
Cephus Bolick, of Wiansboro, have
oeen visiting ielatives in this community.
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Mr. and Mrs. 5. o. uo:eman, aucr
spending awhile with Prof, and Mrs.
D. B. Busby, of Saluda County, rc:urned
home not long since.
Mr. Editor, I think we need a new
:ounty formed up here by taking some
)ff Fairfield, Chester, Union and New:>erv
counties. There might be some
objections on account of Broad River
'anning through it. Bat it need not
je any obstacle. Two townships oII
Jbsstcr and three or four oft this .
iounty would make as large a county
is many of the counties iu Georgia.
List's take Township No. 1, which is
eu miles from east to west aud tea
niles from north to south. Pour or. i
ive or live or six townships of that;
rf^BTr?irfcTirrrarnwr.r??tts at i, rfwyagnairrin nn
size voulcl make a j^ood size county !
if you c >p taxing the poople so h?;rh I
and appropriating so nncb for the j
maintenance of State institutions, and I
tax them for the cstablisnuieut of a
ucw county, tben an wouiu uc oene-1
filed alike. Tiieu we would not have j
to go twenty-live or thirty miles to J
our conntyseat. Fairfield and Chester
connties are plenty large to make
three coudties.
I must bring this hurried!?- written
le::ter to a close, for I may be alone in
my idea of a new county. Cut 1 believe
i( is advisable, and would be a
great convenience to the people. We j
need not tax the property owuers to
build a railroad, but let's build the
county-seat and some railroad comnanv
would, perhaps, be induced to j
run a road through Ibis section.
"Robt. II. Jellares.
July 31, 1897.
Incontinence of water during sleep
is stopped immediately by Dr. Dctchon's
Anti Diuretic. Cures children
and adults alike. Price $1. Sold by
W. E. Aiken, Druggist, Winusboro,
S. C.
ISIIJOJtW-iX .UAXXJC.li.-5. j
Until recently our little village has
been very quiet, but during the past
week or two alTairs have become somewhat
more lively. District Conference
of the M.E. Courch, South, convened
here last week, and wi:h it camc a host
of ministers and laymen. The cor.
ierence, we nave uecu unu, wm ? vci^successful
one, and was greatly ei.joyed
by the -people of llidsjeway as
well as by visitors from abr. ad.
Amynz the more promiDent Methodists
present were Bishop W. W.
Duncan, of Spartanburg'; Dr. Juo. O.
Wilson, o? Greenville; Dr. Jas. A.
Rice and Rev. R. E. Stackbou?\ of j
the Columbia Female College. Masterly
addresses were delivered by each
of thesie gentlemen. Dr. Wilson,
- r* - * /"*t_ -a! ~.. A A
editor or tne ooutnern uunsuau ^uvocate,
and Dr. Rice, president of the
Columbia Female College, brought
forth some able arguments in favor of
his respective charge.
The Mormon elder?., we believe, are
to be !!i;: kcd lor giving rise lc> some
exciteit!c*n'. during the last few weeks.
Some days *? >, it will be remembered,
a Mormon ih?i sing house was burned,
and lui it r v a brush arbor also, which
u...; i. .r,, *,} frtt. tomnnvnrv? n.eft bv
1J ill i i J <?ij ? i ^V. l*w i,VA VWU?J>/v>?>^ ?- ,
them. Seine have been advised to get
;wiiy from Ridgewav and seek other
and more pleasant fields of adventure.
This >s iD<i-?r decidedly the wish of the
public,}? the Mormons arc reported
to I'fti-e nLiered a statement, namely, j
"On! ihis persecution must stop, else !
the knife wiil be resorted to," ana of i
friurre it they have decreed that sir h
a Mate i>f affairs will comc about, it
rs?a-i-?:?'-bIe (?) to suppose that sac-i
inde << will be the case. The future, I
HOW?*vi;r, win s?i nu ujiu^o at i (
th;u point.
Mi-s Annie Aiken returned hut
week to her borne in Wiunsboro after
a very pleasant visit to Mrs. TV. II.
Ruff.
Messrs. Ed. Parker and Herbert
Ruff, Jr., left Wednesday morning for
Rock Hill. They intenaed making the
entire trip on bicycles.
The Misses Coleman, of tlie RiverTn-firmnrv
(Charleston. returned
lo their post of duu last week after a
visit to their mother. These young
ladies have many lrieodshere who are
always glad to wclcome them home.
Messrs. Jr.o. Mclntvre and "VV. II.
Ruff returned Wednesday from I5awley's
Island
J. A. Dw-sTuries, Jr., is at home for
a few da\s.
Jas. li. DesPories ppsnt Monday it)
Winnsboro.
A p.-iny from here expect to attend
a picnic at Jenkin's spring some time
next wo k. A jolly time is anticipated.
Mr. Frank Sawyer spent Thursday
last in the capital city. w r. >r.
July 23, 1897.
STltOTIIEK NEWS.
Picnics in Abundance?Mr. Ladd's Fine
3Iusic,
Mr. Editor: Though onr neighborhood
is quiet at present, it boasts of
having had three picnics the same
week, all of them in succession too!
On the sixteenth the first took place
at Mr. J. S. Lyles; that night there
" ' w- ? ur
was a moonlight picnic at iur, a. .
Ladd's and the following day auother
sunlight one at Strother, that is, at the
Station. We would make special
reference to the one at Mr. Ladd's.
Though there wa3 a nice supper,
agreeable conversation, promenades
in the moonlight, &c., the most pleasing
feature of the evening was iJr.
Ladd's music. He rendered some
beautiful selections from the lovely
old opera ot Norman, also played
iM-nf+ir marches, ifcc.
*1JUUJ yiV/HJ MMiiwvv, ? 1
There are some who play sweetly on J
the violin, there are few who play
correctly, and very few who plar with
soul?such soul as does Mr. Ladd.
An observer can perceive that he feels
his own music, which readily accounts
for the genuine pleasure it affords
others.
Mr. James Hamilton who teaches
school at Blcnheraa, 6. CVis speuding J
his vacation with his sister, Miss Mag- j
gie Hamilton.
Mrs. McDowell,. of Coluoabia, who !
has been visiting Mrs. E. A. McDowell I
lias returned to ker home in the city-.:
Mr. Willie Sc?tt and Miss Ire^e |
Seott who have also been staying with j
Mrs. E. A. McDowell left for Mitforii !
last week.
Mrs. P. Sims and son, Mr. Law- reucs
Sims, returned to Spartanburg |
last week alter a weeks visit to Mr. j
and Mrs. J. G. ^Martin of Monticelio.
Gardens are comparatively good, i
and most everyone can enjoy a first- j
rofo vpo-p.tabie dinner. Melon patches j
are unusually Hue. We would ven- j
ture to assert that Mr. J. I. Loag can
boast of some of the best melons in
the county. If our "dark skin '
colored man" passes such |a fine field!
of melons as is Mr. Long's without!
taking his hmir.a onl of his pockets, he !
simply deserves a, niedii ior honesty.
(vi'QDs :ij*? said to I)-; in a flourishing j
conditio:). Cotton i- roomily prom- I
ising W'c lope t ib r;ii! will briDg to |
the poor liar.i-H-o: ked f u ni?r a {rood I
yield of both cotton mid corn and aj
fairpric.' fur Uiu lir.-t mentioned commodity.
X'.jm/ ihur ;!n' l>;i-v tea.-on is over
we hope iieiiriib ?r!i00d will sjon
begiu :t.c >ci ic- ><i trnieties, lor we only
have o..c mouth before the summer
season vvill be over, and September
will be upon us causing the inevitable
partings which must be taken with
our collc-ge boys ana gins. I
Nclie. j
JJucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, j
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum-;
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, j'
UhillbiuiJis, Corns, and all Skin Ertip,
lions, >in;i positively cnn Piles, or no j
pay requied. It is guaranteed to -Jive .
perfect, (satisfaction, or n-oney refund- j
ed. Pnjce "it eems per box. For sale i
by ilcMaster & Co.
:
' II I ?" II 11 " - Ill-1
WORKING Til7, Pi:NSIO>*ER5.
Columbia Cor. 2?cic$ and Courier. J-i'i/ 26.
The letter whic1' CanvTidaiy is G.
Mayfield ha- boon sending' to the Confederate
v?.ur~;.a vm the pensions rolls
in this State, which was published in
the AVinnsboro Nf\vs axd Herald,
and reprinted in this correspondence
on Sunday morning, has occasioned
much comment in political circles in
this vicinity. It is only necessary to
say it does not appear that Mr. Mayfield
has done his cause much good by
the issuing of that particular letter.
One of the letters was received in
Columbia, addressed to a certain veteran
who died some time ago. Tbe
letter was delivered by the po3loffice
tn ilio TTOteran'a *on.
cl U { LIKJa. 1 UVC IV MiVj VIWMVA f so ? ? ,
and the latter has taken occasion to
rep'y to it. Here is the reply which
was sent to Mr. Mayficld at Dan-mark
to-day:
Dear Sir: your circular letter addressed
to my father, has been received
by me.
lie has joined the ranks of those
who have pitched their tents on the
camp ground of eternity. While his
beloved State patriotically constituted
a pension law, of which, by persuasion,
he became a beneficiary, I am
confident, were lie here at this time,
he would as patriotically cast his vote
as he deemed it to the best interest of
our State, and at the same time, be
tt,?f en<*Vi Iowa .li'P r.qqspfl as are
a? ax ^ ouvu ??? w ?.%?. v ?,- ?
prompted by the sentiment of common
people.
lie would entertain a natural gratitude
to his State's people, but would
not leel bis vote should, or could, bs
purchased by any one's political act.
I respectfully reply, ari ) so as
your letter closes with the request
"Let me hear from you." I, his son,
will endeavor to act as a cohceplion of
a father's true and honest disposition
would exemplify.
CATARRH CA>'XOT.BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies.
Hall's Catarrh Cuue is taken internnllv.
and asts directly on the blood
ancl mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is a
resniar prescription. It is composed
uf the be->t tonics known, combined
wiih the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. Tbe
combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such woimerrui results
in curing Catarrh. Send lor testimor^iqlc
fppp
F.' J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Hall's Family'Pillfi are the best.
CASTORIA
Tor Infants and Children.
It is ??Not
Strange
That so many people have lost confidence
in medicines that have
been palmed off on the public as
"cures" for every disease with
which the human race is afflicted
and frequently persons refuse to !
believe' anything tbey near aoont
a reliable remedy.
Africana , ?
The Great Blood Purifier is
"Working Wonders- v-o
it Wives nope ior * ear.
it Gives Joy for Sorrow.
It Gives Light fcr Darkness.
It Gives Health for Sickness,
IT [S THE KING OF ALL BLOOD
liEMEDIES.
+ TKV AFKICANA
H3NDERCORNS The only sc?e Ctsefcr
Corns. Stops all paip. Makes walking tasy. 15c, at Druygitts.
RK9 PARKER'S S
^^^PSm.._HA[R BALSAM^ |
I^oniote* a luxuriant growth. |
Never Faila to Hestore Grays
^SSjKfe)^53 Hair to itn Youthfal Color, ? I
Cures scabs d'.wtuos & hair failing, g
W&SZi?t5 ^^5*j &)c, and $1.06. at 3?rnggi<ft g
If yon are CONSUMPTIVE or bare
Inalfestlon. Painful Ills or IVbillty of any kind use
PABKSK-S GINGEE ICONIC. Jlany who were hopeless
and discouraged iwe regained health by Us n?e, .
VIRGINIA COLLEGE
For YOUXG LADIES, Koanoke, Va.
Opens Sept. 9,1S97. One of the leading
Schools for Young 1 adies in the SOuth.
AfKmifieent buildings. all modern im
provements. Campus ten acres. Grand
mountain scenery in Valley of Ya., famed
for health. European and American teachers.
Full course. Superior advantages in
Art and >uisic. Students from twenty
States. For catalogue address the President,
MAT TIE F. HARRIS,
Roanoke, Xirginia.
EVERY WOIM
can have
Free of All Cost
a liberal triai qr-iniitv of
PIPf!TI?fl-?li W !
JjUiiUi iLO fJiiJlUUl* ]
The famous Siivvr Pcli^li. I
I.'s unlike o'hers n:ul wi!i >u:*pri$e !
vcu. Simply >cml un;r nu a
postal to
SILICON,30 Cliff St., New York. N.Y.
"\i?~ ? 1 nfT'orc ?r? ImiK,).
W V iuu&w
keepers.
WE SEND IT FREE "
-TOWEAK
MEN
YOXJXG AX& OLDRejoice
With Us in the
Discovery.
We will send you by mail, ABSOLUTELY
FHEE* ia plain packages, |
the
ALL POWERFUL DR. HOFFMAN'S
VITAL RESTORATIVE
TABLETS.
with a legal guarantee to permanent]?
cure LOST MANHOOD, SELF.
? r WT A irVTTQQ
VARICOCELE, STOPS FOREVER
NIGHT EMISSIONS and all unuatuial
drains, lleturns to former rippearances
emaciated organs.
If tv*c could not cure, vc would not
send onr mediciue FREE to trys and
pay when sa:islied. Write to-day, as
thii may not appear again.
. Address
WESTEI^MEDICINE CO
Kalamazoo, Mjcii.
Incorporated. 3-31 vr }
^ ^ BAM.iiJ C3^
AN QPFiy
/CTO & >2 S ls2BE3 b
To MO"
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE <
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE \V<
"PITCHER'S CASTOR!
I3 DR. SAMUEL PITCHER,
was the originator of "PITC1
that has borne and does now
bear the facsimile signature of
This is the original" PITCHER5
r\ry)nn r\~P fJio TVTrrtTn
Ll?)CU/ Hb VICO It/UllOOO IJJ VIOKs JJJ.WIU\
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at
the "bind you have always bougl
and has the signature c
per. No one has authority fi
cept The Centaur Company of
President.
March 8, 1897.
Do Not Be
Do not endanger the life a
cheap substitute which so
(because he makes a few r
gredients of which even h
"The Kind You Hai
BEARS THE FAC-S1N
Insist on
The Kind That I'
TM< CCNTAUH COMPANY, 77 MU
^sKEEP
WE ARE SHOWING SOME
pretty things ir> "White Goods, Satin,
Stripe Organdies and open Tvork
effects. Also. Plain India Li?en,
i .1 nr_..v.. tc?i?
j.\ ainsooic ana .unmixes, x*iuui-uiuwiva
and Laces in variety. Very sheer
Silk Stripe Linens for waists, Crash
for skirfcj to match, Colored Organdies.
Muslins and Jackonet look
pretty and make cool dresses for hot
davs.
SOME GOOD MIS IS
Ginghams?new patterns and colorings.
New styles and colors in
Belts. Silk Mitts?black and colored.rLadies'
Gauze Yess?cheap
and p etty. Ventilated Corsets.
SHC
New lot of Ladies' Oxford. Ties
Misses' and Children's Oxfords and i
Low-cut Congress.
A large assortment of styles anc
Gents' Gauze Shirts.
Sicilian and Alpaca Coats and "V
-MILLI]
We have had a big sale in Sprin
out balance of summer stock at very
A dollar will move a lot of good
lar. Come and see us. We will ma
Respectfully,
CALE
??LAE
SB II
?SKU
JUST OPENED
=BIG :: SH
of these goods. \\
CHEAPER than
goods and make th
COME EARLY I
CHC
Q. D. wi:
Mt, 21oi) Institute
WINJSTSB(
Tiie next session begins September 2<
pupil is required tj pay an entrance Je
penses.
Tuition*.?Scholars in the Graded Sc
except in cases where they take up ex'r
One extra, 7o cents per month; two exi
Literary coarse, to cenw per
Scientific cour
C
Each higher course include all that p
in private families.
The record of the scholars of this sclj
their standing in the higher colleges, is
SS^For further particulars address,
W. H. VS
L-1 fean ? ^ IIsdo
tTMCDfi a
B S SfaBMfi ^jam
COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE ^
3RD C ASTORIA," AND
IA,*' AS OUR TRADE MARK.
cf Hyannis, Massachusetts,
JER'S CASTOR!A," the same
^ nr. mi on I
S CASTORIA," which has been
?rs of America for over thirty
the wrapper and see thai it is
vm me to use my name exwhich
Chas. H. Eetcher is
/_ . 23.
' Deceived. d
of your child by accepting ?
me druggist. may offer you
nore pennies on it), the ine
does not know:
re Always BougM"
1ILE SIGNATURE OF
Having
fever Failed Yon.
STRCCT. N(W *??K CITY. j
i aflMBMMOMMMHNRWMBMflaMa
rnm
m mm "
V
and Strap Sandals in black and tan.
Sandals. Gents' Southern Ties and
I colorings in Negligee Shirts?cheap.
Vsts-cfcap,
NERY~ig
Millinery, and now anxious to close
"low pricesIs
the*e hot days. We need the ?loL
ke it pay you.
'WELL & BDFF.
>IES'f*
EUJlfl
RTS.?>
UP, ANOTHER
IPMENT?
'ill sell them to you
<
you can buy the
em.
LND GET FIRST
ICE. ^
LLIFORD. I
ai Graded Seliool I
DRO S. C.
0, 1897, and ends Jcr.e 24, 1898. Each ^
;e of 50 cents to meet contingent exhool
are not required to pay tuition, ?8
a studies in the Collegiate Department.
se, $1.00 per month- jfjji
Classical course, $1.50 per month. JB&
recede. Good beard can be obtainag
tool at competitive examinations,^!
the best guarantee of its efficiency?
/"ITHEROW, PrincJ