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Wednesday, February 16, - 1S9S.
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EVENTS OF THE LAST CENTURY.
Major Henry Sloore, a Soldier of the Revolutionary
War, Tells the Happenings of
Those Days.
We have already stated that we had
in oar possession a copy of Major
fleury Moore's manascript?"Recollections
of the Revolutionary War."
We feel snre that the greater part of
it will be of interest to our readers,
and we have decided to publish prac1
" 11? ? c A AAAmnanrinrr
UCSliy HU Ui Jin awvuifaujiug
mann script is a short sketch ot the Jife
of Henry Moore, but by whom it is
written we do not know. It appears
that Henry Moore died at his residence
on Jackson's Creek, in Fairfield District,
on the 13th March, 184=1, in the
89th year of his age. We are told in
this sketch that when he came to this
, conntr *.. be "found a home on thq.
plantat.cn which he afterwards owned
and where he lived and died," that
"bringing with him the rudiments of a
classical education, Major Moore
started in life with more flattering
nmanor>ta than foil }f> fh? lot of IEOSt Of
VWJk/WVVV ?MWM v?? ? ? - the
youthful emigrants of that day;"
that he "commenced his career by
opening a grammar school rear the
present town of Winnsboro;" that
"Mt. Zion College in "V7innsboro,
which for many years after the Revolutionary
war was the only institution
in this State conferring degrees and
which continues to be a school of the
first standing, was the legitimate offspring
of this humble effort;" that
when the war came "Major Moore believing
that his mathematical knowledge
would best qualify him for the
artillery seivice, he solicited and
through the influence of friends, obtained
the appointment of lieutenant
of artillery in S. C. Continental lines,
and left the school for the battlefield;"
that his conduct at the Battle of Beaufort
"is creditably noticed in Garden's
Anecdotes of the Revolution;" that
from Charleston he was detailed to
bring a company of artillery "left on
the Savannah River as a corps of observation,
and had barely crossed ths
Ashley River on his return when the
advance guard x>f the euemy made its
appearance. * * * Lieut. Moore
opened fire, and kept it up uutil he
received intelligence of the enemy
having crossed auother part." * *
"His firing gave the first notice to
Gen. Lincoln of the approach of the
enemy." * * For his valiant conduct
Gen. Lincoln placed him <lin
command of a redoubt on the right of
the lines.'
This part of the sketch relating to
the siege of Charleston is very interesting,
but we haven't the space to
give more to it. We are told that
Major Moore "accumulated a large
estate, lived hoiwred and respected by
his numerous family and a large citcle
of friends and rcquaintancesthat
"through the great political straggle
of '98, he sustained the Virginia resolutions
and continued down to his
death a constant supporter of the doctrines
of the Republican party, contending
that the construction given to
the Constitution by that party was not
only the true construction, but the
only one that would carry out the
objects of the fcuodeas of our system
of government;" that when he died
"every demonstration calculated to do
honor to his memory waa given by the
neighboring public at his funeral?the
clergy, the bench (Chancellors D.
Johnston und Harper being present,
the bar and a large concouree of citizens.")
For the information of the younger
poopleand those not familiar with the
political history of this country, it
should be stated that the Republican
party mentioned above is the same as
what is now known as the Democratic
party, and those now advocating the
principles of the present Republican
party would, in Major Moore's day,
have been called Federalists. But we
must let Major Moore tell of the events
of more than a hundred years ago in
bis own words. The asterisk (*) will
show omissions from the manuscript.
Towards the close of a long and
eventful life, it is not to be wondered
if ay mind should return to past
scenes, and delight in retaining the
vicissitudes of pain and pleasure, that
have marked and chequered its progress.
This is natural; I have bad
mv share of both.
Upheld by an Almighty Providence,
I have passed unhurt through scenes
of blood and sufferings, and now, in
my old ago, enjoy peace ana pienty,
for which I tender my grateful thanks
to my Almighty Protector and Benefactor.
Exclusive of that satisfaction,
which every honest mind must feel in
the conscientious discharge of duty
towards his fellow men and towards
his country, I have a motive for retracing,
and committing to writing, ;
the sceues of my past life. It is for
the information, and I trust for the
benefit, of my children; for although
my name will not adorn the pages of 1
history, or be sonnded among men, by
the trnmpet of fame, I think, I have
move:! correctly in the sphere which 1
Providence had designed for ?e, and '
hive done my duty in every station
and relation of life to ^hich I have
been called, as a citizen, as a soldier,
~ 1 r> ~ J ~
?5> u, juusuauu, ui a iaiuci auu as a
friend. There is nothing in my course :
that my children need blush at; some
parts I desire that they imitate, and I !
most sincerely wish that they may ;
excel me in everything that is great
and good, and thaf they may be an
ornament to their family and country.
***** I may incidentally at- i
tempt to rescue from oblivion the '<
memory of some few of my brave <
in onH in oilffurinore I
wtu^a. lUiio iu a: mc uuu i** it.
meii ;v: o Lave offered themselves as a i
sacrifice on the altar of liberty, but <
whose came perished with them'on the J
v 4 S*'T:
battlefield. I will speak of them, and of i
others worthy in my opinion to be 1
remembered, who survived the con- ]
test, bat have now passed away. i
I was born in Ireland, in the county ]
of Londonderry and parish of Bove- i
va?b, on March 25th, 1755. Some 1
nains were taken with my education, I
and I trust that I profited by it. I am <
sensible of the advantages it afforded I
me in my passage througn lite, a&a '
my gratefcl thanks are due to my
parents who bestowed it oh me. * * 1
I became capable o* discerning the '
baneful effects ot that system ol op
pression, which then bound and 1
crushed my native land. From this
evil I saw no remedy bat to fly from it.
* " * * * * (
I * * * crossed the bar at
Charleston on the 27th Nov., 1774, and
about Christmas following I traveled :
up the country into the neighborhood
of the place where I now live, a !
youthfnl stranger in a rtrauge land, 1
and having to make my way in the
New World as well as I could, I * *
undertook tetching school near where
I now reside, and lastly at the Flat J
t> aav t) nn m at? Ar\w* n// nflo n rrt vl a ro
JLWVWZW JL^iaUUU opiiugj ilVAl *i
town of Winnsboro now stands.
From this circumstance originated the 1
first college established io the State of |
South Carolina. Several gentlemen 1
whose children were committed to my ;
carc, with a number of others, takiug j
into consideration the great public
good that would result from the e?- j
tablishment of a well organized seminary
of learning, in a part of the (
country favoredjwith health and fertility
of soil, met together with the '
design of forming a society and founding
the new college of Mount Zion, 1
viz: Col. John "Winn, Richard Winn, !
Robert Ellison, John Ellison, James 1
Hart, William Strother, William Kirkland,
Thomas Woodward, myself and
sevtral others attended the meeting.
A society was formed and incorpora- ;
ted by act of ihe Legislature by the
name of "ilt. Zion Society," Feb. 13,
1777, the.'ame act chartering a college
by the name of Mt. Zion College.
Bat before these bsuefactors of man- '
kind bad time to make the arrange- 1
ments to carry, their benevolent in- '
tentiong into effect the war commenced
in South Carolina. * * *
* * * But -as soon as peace was
established, these good men, or such
of them who survived the war, resumed
with ardor their plan of instruc
tion, and in the year 1785, the Mt.
Zion Society went into full operation,
under the presidency of the Reverend
Thomas McCanle, answering in every
respect the most sanguine expectations
ot its first founders. In a short time
about eighty young men enrolled
themselves as students * *; many
came from North Carolina. The seminary
flourished from the year 1785 to
the year 1792, and then an unfortunate
schism between the upper and lower
country produced a decline as rapid as
was the rice of the college. Mr. McCauls
resigned the president's chair,
* and * * the institution * *
finally dwindled into an elementary
school, suspended altogether at intervals.
Latterly more active and energetic
measures have been adopted, and
the generous spirit of its founders
appear to be revived, and I he people
ot Fairfield District may uow look
forward with the hope of a permauent
institution. The members of the Society
in Charleston gave up to the
country members the management
with all its funds. Mr. David Read
Evans was immediately and unanimously
elected president*, and the resc
of the officers * * were elected
from the conntry members. Mr. Fitz
was appointed principal, but his had
health caused him to resign * * and
Mr. Stafford succeeded him, and the
prospects of its future * * at this
time are flattering. * * *
The spirit of independence and opposition
to the encroachments of the British
Government began to be manifested
in South Carolina (1775). Committees
were forced, and every means taken
to open the eyes of the people to their
true interests and to prepare them for
the events that followed, * * among
those means was the giving commissions
to all men oc talents, wealth and
influence in either the military or civil
lines. * * * When it was not
strictly attended to, the neglected generally
turned Tories and joined the
enemy. The Reveren 1 Mr. Tennant
and the Honorable William Henry
Drayton were sent from Charleston to
the interior country for tb.5 express
purpose of informing the people of
their du:y to their country. I heard
Mr. Tennant preach at Jackson's
Creek Old Meetirg House. His discourse
was well adapted to cor.viace
the people of the absolute necessity
* * of defending themselves against
the unwarrantable assumptions of the
British; * * it was calculated to
reconcile the disaffected, * * strenthen
the principles of liberty in'' heart * *.
* H. * JL 4
In the winter of 1775-6, tu.i King's
friends in South Carolina embodied
themselves in his favor in the upper
part of the State and there erected the
King's standard. Tbey were called by
the Wbigs Seofforites from their leader,
but they were soon defeated and scattered
by our militia and regulars under
the command of Col. Richardson.
This expedition was called the Snow
Caps. * * * * *
In the year 1777, the Sons of Freedom
in South Carolina prepared for
actual hostilities, and letters were
compelled to give place to arms. * *
After reading the Declaration of Independence
and the pamphlet called
"Common Senge", with some other
YTiiiiugo iu lavui wi. nucicy auu j,uu&pendence,
I was so fully convinced of
the justice of the American cause, that
I was from that moiaent resolved to
tender what personal service I could
do. * * I informed Col. John Winn
of my intentions * * to join the
American army, * * and he kindly
favored me with a recommendation to
Col. Owen Roberts of the Continental
Artillery Regiment of South Carolina. (
By ihat gentleman I was politely received,
and commissioned as adjutant
in his regiment on Octobsr 20,1777.
He kindly famished me with sucb ]
books as were calculated to instruct, ,
* * particularly all those branches .
of science connected with the duties :
of an artillery ?fficer. * * I studied
diligently, devoting all my leisure
hours to improvement. * * I ob- ,
tained promotion, and was commissioned
as 1st Lieutenant October 25,
1778, and on May 9, 1780, Capt. Lieut., :
in the room of Capt. Lisut. Gilbank ]
killed in the siege of Charleston. * * i
* * * In the year 1778, our regi- ]
ment was ordered frnm Fnrfc .TnhnRnn i
on James Island to Fort Lyleton on <
Port Royal Island, near the town of 1
Beaufort. In this year an invasion of ]
Florida was undertaken by the troops
of Carolina and Georgia lines, to take 1
St. Augustine, a regular fortified town, i
witb a castle forty feet high, with a <
deep and wide ditcb, and mounted
with a numerous and heavy artillery.
The expedition was commanded by
Maj. Gen. Robert Howe, with about J
two thousand sen and eight or ten <
field pieces, no battering cannon, or i
mortars. I
This expedition to Florida resem- s
bled some of those formerly made by
South Carolina, and ended very much t
like them, for the army advanced i
without opposition till it arrived at i
Fort Fonyor, which the British de- 3
siroyca toemseives ara savea our t
army that trouble. This invasion was ]
of advantage to our enemies; it showed 1
them the strength oi oar Southern I
army and the military capacity of its
commander. Death and desertion J
lessened Howe's army fi?e hundred 1
\ :
o
III L ? Iiii'i ni^MMiMfliBgaBMgaaatedBiial
iieu, " * * which was severely 1
telt afterwards in the following cam- I
paign. The invasion of Florida was
undertaken in the heat of sammer, a :
rery improper season, bnt the enemy
invaded Georgia December following i
with more prudence and success, and
there joined 2000 men from Xew York ;
jomm*nded by Col. Campbell, who
bad landed near Savannah, which our
-i f? j mi
General attempted to aeieca. j.ue \
Americans were defeated and obliged .
Lo retreat into South Carolina, with
the loss of one hundred killed, and
four hundred and fifty made prisoners,
and seven pieces ot cannon captured.
* * * * Soon after this, Gen.
Howe was superceded in the command
o* the Southern army by Gen. Lincoln.
Gen. Howe was not much esteemed
by the army. Geu. Gadsden and he
fought a duel. Gadsden received
Uowe'd fire, and then fired at right
angles from Howe and thus ended the
duel. *
Gen. Provost from St. Augustine
* * " having arrived at Savannah
* * in the Eionth of February, 1779,
sent a naval and land force to take
possession of Beaufort and Port Royal1
Island, esteeming it a commanding
and advantageous station whence they
could at pleasure eend out attachments
lo sieze and destroy the provisions,
and plunder the plantntions on the
main land and adjacent islands. This
force, it was said, consisted of two
battalions or veteran infantry, with a
howitzer, and commanded by two
Majors, viz: Gardner and Frazer.
This force was engaged by Gen. Moultrie,
with a detachment of the Charleston
militia, with two field pieces, commanded
by Capt. Edward Rutledge
" flinmoj TT<*v*crotvl_ Iwn of t.hfi
a'iU jliivuim^ ixvj li w*v*| .. -
signers of the Declaration of. Independence,
who bravely redeemed their
pledge they had given to their country
on the floor of congress, viz: to haz*
zard their live?, their fortunes and
their sacred honor in its defence. I
have never learned that anv others of
the signers of the Declaration of Indepeddence
had a similar chance of redeeming
their pledges Their presence
in the battle was a sure augury
of victory * * * To these wa9
joined a small detachment of our artillery
regiment with one field piece,
to which I was attached, * * *
commanded by Capt. Da Treville.
Capt. Wm. Mitchell pointed the gnu,
and Lieut. James Field stopped the
vent, and I tired it. Capt. Lieut.
Djmucsq also actcd toe part of a private.
We voluntarily agreed to go
into aoion as private men rather than
not fight the enemy; we had only nine
privates. The force on each side was
nearly equal in number, but the British
^ere all regulars and *vel; disciplined,
ours all malitia, except (the force)
working one field piece, and none of
them had ever been in actual service
before. I for the first time faced the
enemy in battle. The Americans were
drawn up and formed with one field
piece on the right of the road leading
?' ' ' - - * - r xi?
from tseauiort 10 me ievry, me guanoston
artUlery to our left, on the road, the
iufantry to the right and left, on open
woodland, abo tt three miles from the
town of Beaufort. The enemy formed
on lower ground in a drain, covered
with a low growth of woods. In this
situation the enemy was more covered
from vi?w than the American?. * *
The action lasted about an hour, when
the enemy's howitzer was disabled,
they fled and left us an undisputed
victory. We were highly pleased to
see the British backs. Maj. Barnwell
of the mahtia, afterwards General,
with a small pearly of cavalry acted
with good effect on the enemy's flank
and rear, and took several prisoners
in their retreat. We bnrried their
dead a?d pro7ided for the wounded.
This was the only battle gained by
the Americans, this campaign, in
South Carolina, or Georgia. A few
days after this battle, we returned to
the mainland and encamped a short
time at Sheldon's Bluff. It was with
real regret we evacuated Port Royal
Island, whose inhabitants bad endeared
themselves to u3 by their politeness
and bv many friendly attentions.
{To be continued )
Chamberlain's Cough Kem?dy Always
Proves Effectual.
There are no better medicincs on
the market than Chambertain's. We
huve nted the Congh Remedy when
all others failed, and in every instance
it proved effectual. Almost daily we
hear the virtues of Chamberlain's
remedies extolled by those who have
used tbera. This is not an empty puff,
paid for at so much a line, in the hope
that suffering hnmanity may try these
remedies and, like the writer, be benefited.?From
the Glenville (W. Va.)
Pathfinder. For sale by McMaster
Co., Drggnista. *
SUCKHEAD NEWS.
I think this would be a fine time for
the Legislature to conclude to let the
majority of (electors of the State of
South Carolina have their way about
prohibition and quit tampering with
the bad lienor traffic, as it is feared
this body of law-makers have done or
are going to do. If the sovereign people's
will is to be ignored in that way,
tbc present set of members will have
to give way to another selection of
men, elected by the "dear people" who
will carry out their will. This drinking
and trafl&cing in liquor has been
the cause of too rawch ruin and murders
in our State to justly remain still
a law, when the law-makars knew
they were not going according to the
election of the people. Should not
the lives of the people be more aa
object to the Slate than the little ill.
gotten money derived from the disnon?trv.
Whii. a nifcr! The lifft of I
r.* ? c--J - -one
innocsnt South Carolinian is worth
more than all the money in the uni
verse. To think now of :h2 State
haviug been dragged into, and to bs
forced to continue in, sunh a bn-riness
is too bid.
The people ought to elect men who
will obay their wishes. Iteuerafcer
the tillers of the soil of the dear old
State have to pay the silaries, therefore
you should makg and should have
parsed th? prohibition law that the
majority of the people demanded, or
resign and let men be sent there that
will. What ii the use of putting it
)ff? Is liquor better than tue lives of
the people, or do you officers love'the
liquor because it keeps you in office?
i'earson's History of Fairfield was
oanea to the historian. Dr. L^gan,
ind I am iufjnne-] t!? i* it is los'. The
ixtract contributed by '-Viinportc"
was copied before the mmuscript ,
passed into Dr. Login's hands. I
read Capt. Jo?. K. Alston's tester and
[ think tbe historian from whom he :
quotes most have meant ''Lyles' Ford" ;
nslead of *''Leslie's Ford." la Dra>er's
History, Allair's Diary, the
ipelling of.Lyles' Ford is Lislc's Ford. 1
"May Hth, 1780.?Continued our j
narcb 10 a rebel colonel, James Lisle's <
)lantation. Lisle is in ihe rebel ser- ,
rice; his family is at home. Tuesday,
^oth?Got in motion at 7 o'clock in (he
norning, and marched two miles-- t*? Aisle's
Ford; forded Broad River." - \
Draper's; King's Mountain and its j
2eroes. page 504-.
This Lisle's looks much like Leslie's. 5
it some future time I will try to
oc~te Fort Wagener, a fort bnilt be- J
tore the Revolutionary war for protection
from the Indians.
Capt. Thos. M. Lyles, of Louisiana,
arrived at his father's home Saturday
night last. The trip was made thirtysix
hours from Shrevesport. What a
wonderful thing is steam. He and
his venerable father are visiting Mis.
A. E. Davis and Mrs. T. W. Woodward
this week.
Th<? friends ot Caot. R. S. Des
Portes regret his death very much.
"A gallant soul has passed away and
his re3t is sweet."
Mrs. U. Ladd is tolerably well
I closa with the hope that every
tarmcr may make plenty of corn and
a reasonable quantity of e erythijg
else needed on tbe farm, and make
home worth liviug af.
I read the able editorials of tbe last
several numbers with pleasure, and
also the communications trom your
correspondents. o. ') Feaster.
February 12, 1S9S
OAKLAND COTTON GROWERS MEET.
The Oakland Cotton-growers Association
of No. 4 township held its
third monthly meeting at Mr. J. C.
Wiliingham's this afternoon. Tbe
members expressed their desire to
continue the organization regardless
of what the c >unty, State, or interState
association may do. They believe
that organization is neces3ary,
and that the individual good that will be
derived from the meetings will justify
them in ke?piDg"up the organization.
A consiitution and by-laws were
adopted, after which the followiug
resolution was submitted and unanimously
adopted:
Iiesolced, That we recommend to
such members of this association a3
have Lerctofore planted cotton to the
neglect of other crops, that they reduce
their cotton acreage to the extent
as will give ample time and opportunity
to the cultivation of such
crops as are necessary to make their
farms selfsustaining.
After the adoption of this resolution,
most of the members were called on
to express their belief as to whether
the cotton acreage will be materially
reduced throughout the South. There
are a jrreat many farmers who are
looking to legiilative means of relief,
and are turning their guns on the lien
law, the unhealthy financial condition
of our countrv. and the speculation in
cotion future*. We admit that these
arc all evils by which the farmers of
iho South are affected, but it is not
very likely that they will be either
remedied or removed in the near
future, that being the case the farmers
should adopt the most available means
of relief, and that can only be done
by making their farms self-supporting
and after that produce all the cotton
they can at a minimum cosf. Whether
it i? over-production or an underconsumption
o' cotton, the effect is the
same to the farmers. Over-production
is a case in which all cannot be
consumed, while under-consnmption
is one in which all is not consumed;
thus it is seen that there is a surplus in
both cases; and it's the surplus that
depresses the price.
We do not believe that the cotton
acreage generally will be reduced but
to the contrary, the greatest effort will
be put forth to make"a twelve million
bale crop. The larmers have twice in
recent jears aaa experience iu iuw
price cotton. In the lall of 1894 cotton
went as low as 4? cents. The follow ing
year, through the efForts of the
press, organization, and Providence,
the crop was reduced over two millions
of bales; the result was that the
pricc advanced from 4? to 9 cents a
pound, the farmers have not forgotten
that. We had o cent3 cotton last fail,
and they are expecting a similar advance
and are going to make an effort
to have as muca as possible if scch an
advance should come. But, if seasons
are favorable, and we sn?ceed in making
our twelve million bale crop, we
will more likely have 4 cents cotton
than anything else; then organizition
can be effected. We will see the evil
of our way and turn from the all cotton
plan to that of a more prosperous and
progressive system of farming such as
i3 advised in the above resolution, and
those who carry this resolution int?
effect this year will be belter prepared
to meet such a condition ot artaire,
Feb. U, 18S8. h.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ?
Lucas County. S '
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior cartner of the firm of
F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
Stat* aforesaid, and that said firm w;il
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the nsc cf Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. .CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, the 6th day of December,
A. D. 1886[seal
] A. VV. GLEA^ON,
J>1 UL 14/ y ? uuills*
Hall's Catarrh Care is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood
and mucou3 surfaoes of the system.
Send fur 'estimonials, free.
F- J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
STSold by Druggist?, 7or. *
CEXTREVILLE DOTS.
During (he last few days the thought
came into my mind that yoar reader*
might like to hear something about
this part of th^ county, and therefore
concluded t-> send The News and
Herald a few dots.
. The farmers in this section are now
preparing their lands for cotton and
corn, and the "gee" and "lnw" of the
plough hands can be heard far and
near, it is to oc noptu mat ine iarmers
will not plant cottcn so extensively
as to be detrimental lo tlie production
of home consumption.
Mr. S. C. Moore and Mr. David
Branham are two of our progressive
men. These gentleman have grist and
saw mills, and are prepired to grind
forth? public and furnish the trade
with first-class lumber.
Ceotreviile ha* a flturishing school,
with an average attendance of twentyfive
seholirF, uiidi r the tutorship of
Mr. George W. Moore, of Ridgeway.
Tne trustees vis',ted the school a few
days ago, and we :;re glad to siy that
we received a pr mise from them that
certain rrpairs would be ra&d& jrhich
will add much to the conifoi t of teacher
and pupils.
Oi Saturday last., while Heib-rr
c 'M'zil, was :a. clcs-i!.. !,a idling
hi-* gnn, a little son of Mr. S. C.
Moore became very much interested in
the hammer of the lock, whereby tbe
gun V7a5 discharge.!, the entire load of
small shot passing through Herbert's
light arm above the elbow, inflicting a
painful but not seiious wcund. Dr.
J. A. Glenn "-a.* callcd npon, dressed
the wound ?nd made Herbert as comfortable
as i>;^>i!)le under the eircum
tauccs.
U'c are glad lo lean: that Mrs.
Henry Dinkia?, who has beeu onder
$ . /
Vlf rh* i T' mmtmrnirnimmmtm
medical treattneni for setae months ]
past, is improving. We hope to see
her entirely well ere iong. ,
Mrs. Thoma3 Hollis, living near
"Ball 2?eck," and Mrs. Jack Feafce, ol ^
Smyrna neighborhood, are both very
ill.* Their husbands and friends have 1
our deepest sympathy. - Sonnie.
Februory 11, 1898.
MOBLEY'S MEETING HOUSE.
Where Was It??A. W. L. Think* Messrs.
Douglass and Woodward are Mistakes i
in Their Location.
J/r. Editor: Has it never struck you *
a3 a little singular that the Mobley
Meeting House snould have been lo- cal?d
according to testimony as given
in articles written by Messrs. Douglass, '
Woodward and Feaster, some distance
7 I
frofb any public road and in an outof-the-way
hollow, near a branch? j
Thint-inor fhoro mnat cnmPi rrtis
take in thus locating the Meeting I
House, I have [inquired diligently
among the people who live in this <
neighborhood, and find that those who
bare lived all their lives in eloso prox- imity
to the location given by
those gentlemen do not agree with
them. Let me submit some proof:
Old Toby Young, who died some time
ago, and who was born about 1795, <
seemtd to have a vivid recollection of
things when he was a boy of ten yeari. 1
Now remember that this wau only ,
about thirty years after the close of
the Revolution, and what he states was .
not only his own observation but what
he had learned from h:s ancestors and <
other old persons who figured in the
stirring times of 1776. He has fre- 1
quentlv talked wilh Capt. W. B. Estes ,
about this very mound (supposed by
Mr. Douglass, to have been built as a
4A *UA -? M U Anan\ o
[kuicuuuu luo raactiug uvumszj auu
the remains of an old house (thought
by some to be the site of th? Meeting
House). Now Toney distinctly stated
that a man by the name of Wall lived
where the old rain? stand; that Wall
was an old man when he (Toby) was
a boy, and that he had always lived at
this place. This wonld carry us back
to between five years before the Revolutionary
war (say 1770 and 1800). As
proof of this the branch or creek,
from time immemorial, has been
called Wall's branch or creek. Now
a* to Mound: Capt. Estes thinks that
this was bailt a long time prior to
1776?probably in pre-historic ages by
the mound builders. Old Toby said
that that mound was used by hunting
parties who eamped there for weeks at
? t?ma 'thfirr o swlinfl
? VAUAtr* iUVJ V4Ug UVV^ VUI.VU MAVMUM
the moand; would cross the ditch on
poles and then drag the pole3 in after
them us a sale protection against wild
beasts. Again: Wall and his friends
the Carnaghain brothers, (one of
these is buried uot more than two
miles off), and others were staunch
Whigs and made this mound and
Wall's Louse their rendevouz.
Now where was the Mobley Meeting
House? Just where one would
naturally think it would be built?on
a beautiful eminance, near the main
Chester road, and on the than Mobley
plantation. According to the late
Samuel Stevenson and Wyatt Coleman,
two men who were very clear in their
recollection of dates and places, and
who were born about 1800, the site of
the Meeting House was about 200
yard3 in front of the old Mobley
bouse, where uow stands Capt. Estes'
gin house. Dr. Douglass, Cape. Estes
and others recollect seeing some of the
oiu red logs at mis piace. xnis was
the place always pointed to by old
men in this neighborhood where the
fi?ht between Wade Hampton, McCarley,
Blackstock (from wfcom Blackstock
took its name) and others and
the toriep took place. These old citi
zens even stated that McCarley was
wounded and one tory killed on the
steps of the cbarch,
Mr. D. R. Feaster mentions Fort
Wagenar ??? being on lands of the late
T. D. uaa on Bever Creek. I
have been told that the fort is on
waters of Reedy Creek and lands belonging
to James Turner?formally
owned by Gov. J. H. Means.
a. w. l.
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THE PAtSTESG OF THE LEAVES.
3ne night in the early autumn,
There cam* r?i a chillj* breeze
Hais whisper, ? men caused a flatter
Among the green clad trses,
' 'Tis said that an artist is coming,
Who with touches soft and light,
Will cause the woods to glow
With hues that chafm the sight."
Some trees shall stand arrayed
Io leaves as yellow as gold,
While ethers in"crimson dress
Shall flannt their colors bold;
Then as if in lavish mood,
Tbe artist his paints will blend,
A.nd a shower of rainbow tints
To many trees will lend.
'Oh I I am so glad, so glad,"
A chorus of voices cried,
We are rejoiced to hear
That our dresses will be dj ed.
[t ia cr.r wish to shine
If out for one brief day,
So, painter, ha9te your coming
And make our colors gay.
"We've worn this green so long,
And fain would have a change,
Although this wish may seem
To many very strange,
When we know November's blasts
Will strip us of our leaves,
5Tet o'er this faet so baie
Our spirits never grisve.
u0f wearing of 'the green'
We never will complain,"
Said the cedar, pine and holly,
"Although you vote it plain.
The sight of us refreshes
The longing eyes of man,
As he sighs for leafy bowers
And dreary land?cape9 sean.
"Sometimes the frost besprinkles
With diamond dust oar leave*,
Or the ice around us fast
A seeming shroud doth weave;
Still onr robes do look a? if
The sun his warmest rays
Reserved for us, through all,
The freezing, wintry day*.''
With palette, paints and brush,
This beautiful artist came,
And worked unceasingly
'Til the woods were all aflame.
Into all things gorgeous
She seemed to dip her brash,
From rainbows and sunsets
Many Oright trees to crush.
When hills and mountains wore
A crown of beauty rare,
And all the dales and valleys
Did this glorious beauty share,
t rm* i_ J M
xuis season's wort is Enisnea,
Said the artist, "but in spring"
I'll come again, and tints
For every flower will bring."
What a tender, dreamy haze
Enveloped all the land,
As these bright frescoes gre'v
Under this magic hand!.
The winds did hold theL* breath,
ADd the birds more *cftly sung,
As they flitted from tree to ttee,
Or to topmost branches clung.
I fancy they wondered i?
These were the self-same woods
In which they had builded nests
And reered their lendur brooda.
"Though the days are suany, warm,
And the woods a radiant sight,"
Said the older, w'ser bird?,
"We mast prepare for High*./
T.
For Oxer Fifty Yean.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Strut
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millions of mothers for tbeir children
while teethiug, with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the gums,
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E* Rheumatism or any other
* Blood Disease, so demand
O it and do not permit your '
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DR. Ji 6. BROOKS;
Late physician in charge of the Keeley
Institute at Hot Springs, Ark.,
and the Tri-Elixiria Kemedy
Co., Memphis, Tenn.,ihas
opened a private institute
at Hot Springs
for the treatment
of
Morphine, WMey, Opium aii
Cocaine HaMt,
And all diseases ih\t come to
this great health resort, such
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nervous, blood, liver,
kidney and stomach complaint*,
Ills home treatment for the
whiskey and dmg habit can
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solicited and confidential.
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AN OPEN I
To MOT
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COT
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORI
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA
T HD QAMMFI PITHHFR r,
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was the originator of "PITCH El
that has borne and does now ^
tear the facsimile signature of 0>
This is the originalu PITCHER'S (
used in the homes of the Mothers
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at th
the kind you have always bought
and has the signature of1
per. No orie has authority fron
cept The Centmr Company of \
President.
March 8,1897. &
Do Not Be ]
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jjo not endanger ine me or
a cheap substitute which some
(because he makes a few mo:
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Spring styles in Prints, P
?all in pretty patterns at
call your special attention
we are offering in Sh
Sheets, Pillow Cases, '
Spreads.
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We have placed a variety
sold at bargain prices. Come
Braids, Velveteens, Underwear,
All goods abcut half price.
We thank you for your patr<
to favor us in 1898. Respectfull
caldwel:
stan dae]
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Tho next 5c8si<>ii begins September 20, 1
)upn is required 10 pay an entrance ice <
senses.
Tuition.?Scholars in the Graded Schoo
sxeept in capes where they take up extra st
Dnc <xtra, 75 cents per month; two extra,
Literary course, 75 cents per mi
Scientific course,
Clas
Each higher course inciuc'e all that prec
n private families.
The record of the fcbolars of this school
heir stanriingin the higher colleges, is the
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5 "C ASTORIA," AND
? AS OUR TRADE MARK. ><
f Hyannis, Massachusetts,
R'S CAST0R1A," the same
3ASTORIA," which has been
of America for ever thirty
e wrapper and see thai it is i
Zt 1
i me to use my name exvhich
Chas. EL Fletcher is
nAAflTTrflrl i
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your child by acceptiag Jk
\ druggist may offer you a
re pennies on it), the indoes
not know.
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rn of?the above kind
desire.
Desiper.
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L897, and etuis Jane 24, ISM. SmI
>f 50 cents to meet eonttsftst m*
>1 are noi required to ?tj tmitfta,
udies in the Collegiate Depart&rtt.
$1.
ontb.
$1.00 per month.
sical course, $1.40 per ososth.
ede. Good board tan be obtateot
at competitive examinaUoai, ui
best guarantee of its efleiexcy.
rHEROW, Principal.
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