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|ff '7-V'- . : *' i. THIS % NEWS AND HERALD. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY -BY-;: N t WS AND HERALD COMPANY. fEK.as. IX ADVANCE: Oaei.Tear, - - ?1.50 Six >l/rvr.}n?. - - .75 WINN3BORO, S. C. , Wednesday, February 23{- 1S98. j f !. v#X>- - ar. w#.. ABE THEY "TAMED, SO TO SPEAK"? Tiie debate in tbe House on the resoIatioa to inquire iuto,'what disposition the disr eusary authorities have been making of the samples of liquors left with tLe board of control is right interesting reading. Mr. Yerner offered what appeared on its face quite an innocent little resolution simply to the effect that an inquiry be made into the condition of affairs at the State dispensary. Mr. Thomas saw no use of this as a committee on the dispensary had been appointed. This developed the real purpose of the Yerner resolution. Mr. Verner explained that it was not "the regular investigation of the books that he wanted to inquire into," but that it was generally reported that member* of the House and Senators had been getting free liquor from the tample room. Mr. Sturkie opposed the resolution on the very strange ground that the author was opposed to the dispensary. You must b? in favor of the dispensary, or you must not criticise it Now this is interesting, to be sure. This same General Assembly came very near repealing the anti-free pass law. This same General Assembly had a bill pending to compel railroads to furnish free transportation te members, and now it is rumored, even in the presence of this angmt bod?, that member? have been getting free liquor. It is explained in the debate that the samples are left at the State dispensary by whiskey dealers to be dispensed as a means of advertisement. Sut these "whiskey fellowa," you know, are just as shrewd as these smart "railroad fellows," and they may be working a clever game "to bamboozle" or "tame, so to speak", the members of the General Assemble. Of conrse. a member ?f the General Assembly cow could not be influenced by as trifling a thing as a "gin cocktail." Of course not, because h would come out of the sample rojca of the State dispensary. Now if it shouid come out of the Columbia Club rooms, then it would be a "horse of another color," or a gin cocktail of another color, or at any rate not chemically pure. Besides, what would hare "bamboozled" or "tamed, so to speak," about seven years ago does not have that effect now. The atmosphere, or something we do not know what, has wrought a change. Mr. Meare* wanted the committee to havs power to compel the attendance of witnesses, and to have them put on their oitbs before giving testimony. This wa3 promptly rejected, and we presume, of course, on the ground that pe : pie in and about the State dispensary and particularly members of , the House have reached such a high state in the evolution of truthfulness, good morals and zood character in general that an oath is really an useless formality and has become obsolete ? and ia bad form nowadays. After all, thousn borrowing the lan guage of another, we can not resist inquiring: "Are they bamboozled and debauched", or "tamed, so to speak-*'? ^ We &2ree with the Greenville News chat "the State should not be in any mercantile busine-s on sny accouat, because it is not the province of democratic government, because it is com* munism and because it is known, reasoning from the kisiory of similar schemes and the actaal experience of our State di?pensary that from it flows and must flow corruption and other evils incidental to socialistic undertakings." It is against the genius and spirit of a Kepublican rorm or government. n is not the function of government to sell whiskey. It might with equal right and power sell drags, dry goods, groceries or anything. Judge Hudson, in his decision, which ought to be one of the great historical documents of the State, pointed out clearly long ago why the law was unconstitutional and why it was dangerous. For his honesty, he was taken off the bench. The State has suffered by it*, loss of money, endless litigation, corruption and bloodshed hare been the prices paid for not heeding the warning and accepting us final the judicial deliverance of ths honest and conscientious judges. "We r-avfi devoted considerable space for several issues to historical matters, aud we hope that our readers [have been interested. It is worth something to a people to go baek and view what their ancestors have done. Fair HC1U Y> CkZ> CCLLICU UJ rn Ovwa v* people, and we hope tbat by taking now and then a slight glimpse into their lives that it will tend to enable the present generation to hold np the high standard. A genuine love of their country was a diitinct characteristic of the representative men of the past, and tometimes we think that this virtue is departing from us of the present. Let us hope that a stndy of tke histc y of the past will revive our patriotic < . i The Legislature has adjourned, and we have no doubt that the people of the State are glad of it. It was in sessiou too long for the amount of work accomplished. A close examination of the general laws passed will show that the work ought to have been completed in about two weeks or not more than three weeks. The Maine's destruction is sus? picious, and that's about all that can be said on the sabject. it is mere speculation to talk abont how it happened, whether by aecident or through treachery. If it happened by accident it shows great defect in the construction of our armor plates. If it was j done by the Spaniards, then it is hard to see how war could be averted. The circumstances naturally arouse suspicion that it is thfe work of Spaniards: Happening upon the de-j parture ot De Lome, happening at { Habana, and happeniog just at the time when the relations between Spain and tie United States are strained, and tbe explosion, if an accident, being without precedent, all these are calculated to lead to the be lief that the Maine was destroyed by an unfriendly hand. No expense sbould be spared to find out everything possible which will throw light on the subject. We hope that it was an accident. By the vote in the House of Representative to exempt certain counties from the dispensary, it shows that the institution is weakening there. A Tote by the people on the dispensary would show that it is even weaker with the people. DATA FROM MILL. Mr. J. K. Alston Very M*ch Interested In Oar Historical Communications. Mr. Editor: The communications which hive appeared in the columns j of your paper have aromed in me a i keen interest in ths !^cal history ?f Fairfield. I fiod that in Mill's statistics there are many items of interest to me which will doubtless iuteres' many of your readors also. 'The first fettlement of this District took place about 1845. Col John Lv!es and his brother Ephraim Lyles were amo-ig the first settlers; they located at the month of Bearer Creek, on Broad River. The7 were natives of Brunswick, Virginia; but removed to this couutrr from Bate County, N. C. About the time of the Lyles settlement at Beaver Creek, Riehard Kirkland (grandfather of Reuben Harrison) located on Wateree River, at or near j a - ML. J - U. I toe plan cation ownea anerwarus uy C?1. Pe&y. Kirkl&nd was a Virginian alio and a man of great wealth."?Mill's Statistic*, p. 536. The early settlers followed hanting, trapping and stock raisiDg, and were often interfered with by the Indians. It became necessary for every neighborhood to hare its fort. "The first of these were Fort Waggoner, erected in the Cherokee war of 1760, on Bearer Creek, six miles above its month. -A fort was erected at Philip Raiford's, opposite Pearson's Inland; another at John Hicks', on P. Pearson's plantation; another at James Andrews', now Major Player's plantation." <kA short time after the Lyles settlement on Beaver Creek, Edward Mobley, with his six sons, all with families, settled on Beaver Creek io the vicinity of |Waggoner's| Fort. This settlement was known as Mobley's settlement"?Mill's Statistics, pp. 555 and 556. Lord Cornwailis in a letter to Sir Henry Clinton says: "The militia in naifrkknrhAnil Af TT!nnr?P and TVor??r UUV U^UV/VIUWU V* ~ p rivers bad been enrolled under tie royal ttandard by Col. Floyd. Col. Neal' the rebel colonel, had"fied, bat Lieai. Col. Lyles, who had beeD banished to the islands, returned and carried off the whole battalion to join Gen. Sampter on the Catawba.'-? Tarlton's Memoirs, pages 93 and 126. Ths British colonel accnsed Col. Lyles of treachery, forgetting the old adage, "All's fair in love and war." In Mill's Statistics the na?ne* of many citizens who served in the Revolution with distinction from Fairfield are given, to wit: Thomas vVoodward, Gen. Richard Winn, Capt. Kincaid, Gen. John Pearson, Col. Arromanos Lyles, William Strother, John Strother, Jacob Gibson, William Kirkland, Joseph Kirtland, Robert Hancock, John Buchanan, John Cook, Captain Balor, Captain U'-tson aud Edward Martin. These a. h few of the names of the brave dc ? dei * ot in huf uur UOUUUJ ITiiV ouugivu AU uv? | and closed in honor their mortal careers, j Bat the names and deeds of many others have been forgotten and they kave gone to their graves unsung, and the fair record of their fame ti buried with them. The editor of Tae News axd Herald deserves the hearty commendation and gratitude of every son of Fairiisld for his efforts in reviving interest in this branch of local history. We of the South have done too little towards preserving the history ot our section. The historian, Prescott, aptly says: "111 fares it with a State, whose h:3tory is written by others than her own sons." We are beginning to realize the truth of this, when almost too late. Teurs truly, Joseph K. Alston. Columbia, Feb. 16,1898. not fob everything But if voa have weak kidneys, bl ad ;mnKI? nr r^iatrpeaincr kidnftV com plaint, then Swamp-Root will prove to be just the remedy you i eed. Too frequent desire to urinate, scanty sapply, pain or dull ache in the back is convincing evidence that your kidneys and bladder need doctoring. 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The proprietors of t'his paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. /jk FRI CAN A .will ewe Ccnrtipation and ** is a wonderful Liver Medicinc. Try it ? Mi mm nrnr i n'l "-'"? ] MOBLEYS MEETING HOtSE. Where Whs It?--Mr.Douglass Gives Strong Seasons for the Correctness of His Location?A. w. X. Doubtless has Located Hi 1*8 Meeting House o* What M as once Called Grub's Road, and Where W. B. Estes Now Lives. Mr. Editor: I observe that A. W. L., in bis communication published in The News and Herald, states, that the site of Moblev's Meeting House "was abcut two hundred yards in front ot'r the present residence of Capt. W. B. Estes, "where now stands Capt. Estss' gin bouse." The residence of Capt W. B. Esies is on the dividing ridge between the waters of the southwest fork of Little River and Ua r\f RfcoTrnr C^.tpgIr This lo? tliv TV AlOIO Ul A^wuiVi v/1 W?. cation is entirely inconsistent with the description of the place where the battle of Mobley's Meeting House was fought, given by those wbo participated in this engagement. Mrs. Ellet, in vol.. 3rd, of "The Women of the Revolution", i.i her sketch of Mrs. Janie Wbite, whose husband, William White, was in that battle, speaking of the location of Mobley's Meeting House, says: "This stood 011 the banks of Liitle River in Fairfield District ?* *?*. In making his attack 011 this place, McLnre surrounded three sides of the hoose, the fourth being guarded by a precipice, which, it was supposed, no one would venture to leap, though more British and loyalists perished in the attempt to escape this way than by the rifles of the sharpshooters". The old map belonging to Maj. x. >v . wooawara, I and mentioned in his communication published some time a?o, which is j now betore me, places "Mobley's Old Meeting House" on the west bank of | the southwest fork of Little River, on a public road leading from old Buckhead, at the date ot this map, the reslI denes of Isaac Means, and from the road mentioned bv A. W. L., across and ,<> the east side of, that fork of Little River, and connecting with a road running in thedirec:u;n of Winnsboio across; the northeast fork of Little River, on which th* residences of C*pt. 5. Taylor *.tid J. Simonton are noted. W, L. Iiosborough now owns the Tavlor place, which, xt the date of tbia map, belonged to Capi S Taylor, and the residence of J. Simonton noted on this old map near the northeast fork of Little River, was situated on land which now belongs to W. b. Simonton, his grandson. Tiiis map was drawn from surveys of John Allen Tharpe, whog8) residence is noted on the public road leading from Winnsboro to Asmora's rerry, aoout where Mrs, Mitchell Owings now lives, and from the names of the persons, whose residences are given, and from knowledga derived from other sources, I think it mast haTe been made between 1812 and 1815. Capt. H. A. Gaillard has an old map which also locates "Mobley's Old Meeting floase" at the same place, on the west side of the southwest fork of Little River. In my boyhood I was informed by my mother, that the Old Mobley Meeting House was on the west side of the southwest fork of Little River, on land which then belonged to "Old Billy" Yongue. My motber was born in 1799, at the place noted on the old map above mentioned, as the residence of J. Simonton, who was her father; she had relatives in Capt. McLnre's company, who were in the battle, and also went to school to "Old Billy" Yongue, at a. school house located on his land, a mile or two from Mobley's Old Meeting House, and she, therefore, had opportunities of knowing its location. Within the last few months, I have had a conversation with R. "Wade Brice, of Woodwards, in whicb he told me, that, when he was a boy, living near J?ew Hope church, he often had heard it said by the old people that the gable end of "Old Billy" Yongue's barn was made of lumber from the Old Mobley Meeting House, .nd that bullet holes could be seen in it. I have heard Thos. S. Brice make the same statement. The records in the clerk's office of Fairfield County, show that- William Yongue (mentioned above as "Old Billy") bought at a sale made by Benja min Baile as commissioner in equity under the order of the court, in the case of Isabella Means vs. Sarah Means and others for the division of the reai estate of John Mean?, deceased, the Jands on which, 1 think, the Old Mob ley Meeting House was located. The deed of Benjamin Haile as commissioner in equity to Wiliiam 1 Yon^ue, dated the 2od day of May, 1812, describes these lands as lollows: 'All that plantation or tract of land, lying and being in Fairfield District aforesaid, containing three hundred and eighty-five acres, more or less, compo-. d of the three following tracts, i viz.: ore tract on little River containing one hundred and fifty acres, more or les?, originally granted to William MftKlou nn thpfrnirfh flav nf Mnrr.h_ 1760; ono tract on the waters or Little River, containing two hundred acres, more or less, originally grafted to Benjimin Mobley on tbe fou.iii day of May, 1778, and one tract adjoining the above tracts, containing thirty-five acres, more or less, originaliy granted to Jobu Means on tbe 7th day of Jane, 1790. This tract of land, by subsequent resurvey in 1S24, a9 appears by the plat recorded in the clerk's office in book "FF," p. 204, was found to i contain four hundred and fifty-six acres, and is represented ss bounded on the we9t by Isaac Means, south by 1 MartiD Yongue's Hampton land and William Yongue's Woodward tract, east by Martin Yongue and William Yongue, and north by William ! Yongue. Tbe records do not show j that anyone named "Wall" ever owned or lived on these lands, but they do show a perfect chain of title , from the Mobleys, tbrongh John , If ? r\ lA7il)iam VAntrno -ucaus, lU II 11UOU1 A vu^uui A. W.L. speaks of the land on which , ?V .JB. Estes now lives, "as the then Mob ] ley plantation," and of *':he Mobley house'' being located thereon. This is certainly a mistake. I was under J the impression from information received when I was a boy, that that place, where Robert Yongae, gene- j rally called "Robin" Yongae, :hen lived up to hii death in 1848, was "the ( old Hill plac?V' an(* an examination of the records in the clerk's office of this coanty confirms this impression. , The deed from George W. liiil to Robert Yongae, dated the 14th Dec., 1830, recorded in the cierk's office, describes the lauds therein conveyed as follow?: "All tha: plantation or tract of laud, conthi .ing fivv hundred and eighteen and three-fourth- acies-449 ( acres of said land is th >> tract, vrheveon Mo?es Hili lived in his lifetime, j and was sold after his death to make , a rlivicinn. hv order of COGl't of tjiiid . district and purchased by the paid ! George W.Hill * * * lying off the , southwest side of the southwest fork , of Little River, bounded by lands of ' James Brice, John Shirley, William . Yongne and the aforesaid Robert Yongue and others, and the other G9i acres, formerly owned by ihe Legatees ( of David Weir, deceased, and by them T sold for a division". &c. On the old mnp ahove referred to, ( Hill's Meeting Honse is placed on the | public road, about where ('apt. W. B. Estes dow lives, and I think this must t oe the old meeting honss which A, W. L. and bis informants have mistaken, for the old Mobley Meeting Honse of 1780. Previous to tbe purchase of the Hill place, it seems, that Robert Yongue lived on the Herbert tract, froms the recitals in the deed of Thos. J. Herbert, dated 8th Jnly/ 1817, in -which, after the recital of the consideration of the purchase money paid by Robert Yongue, it conveys "unto the said Robert Yongue all that plantation or tract whereon he now resides, conx ? - ? " ?? li ii *-i ^ rrtd on^ f l&lUUJg iCVCii UU'Viigu auu two acres." On the old mt5? above referred to, the road which crosses the southwest fork of Little River, at <;Mobiev's Old Meeting House,'-' and runs in a northern direction. beiween the southwest and northeast forks ot Little River, is there called ''Road to Chester Court House," and the road which run* on the west side of the sonthwf?t lurk of t Little River, by "Hili'-s Meeting j House" and by ihe place where W. B. Estes now lives, is there called "Grubs Road." A. ?5. Douglass. MOSSY DALE NOTES. The farmers have been very busy sine* the first of January preparing their lands for another crop, and a? a general thicg are very mueh in advance of any preceding year; and whv should lhey not be hustling when they have had such fine weather for work? In fact, it looks almost like tprin?r, '.vith the exception of a few cold di> s at the time to remind ue tha; tl.at favored season is not yet. There has been tome small grain sown in the past few weeks We experienced a very windy day lust Thursday which was the cause of numerous fires. The Mossy Dale Acadt.-m;. came very near being burned on that day by fire blowing about three hundred yards across an open field into a piece of oak woods in which the school house is situated. Eortunately some hands gathered in time to fire aroiuid the house againts the wind and get the woods burned before the main fire reachod there. There was aiso a barn and stable burned down on Mr. W. J. Ashford's place. The building was used by a tenant, who lost all nis corn and fodder. I hare just learned that the Bethel academy was burned down to-day, which is a serious loss 10 the school. I do not know how the fire originated, as there was no school C<>-day owing to a rainy morning. Mr. T. If. Curlee had a fine mule killed on last Tuesday by x tailing tree and the plow band made a very narrow eseape. Well, I suppose the gislature has adjourned and our solons have retired to the more quiet scenes of life where thev can regaiu the loss nerve force which was overtaxed by too severe mental strain in watching after the interest of their constituents, the poor tar payer. Ain't taxes comins down with a vim? Economy! Economy! oh, where art thou! Eight years of promises unfilfilled. I observe through the legislative proceedings that there were some in that August body who econo ir.ised on their part by partaking or samples which m ist hare saved quite a nice sum if thev should have bought from the dispensary. Though I do not think that it was necessary to call for a committee of investigation. Samples are free or should be as they are not the property of the Stated purchase. I see that Congress, through its committee, refuses to sustain Tillman's whiskey bill; so Judge Simonton is still matrer of the situation. I look f^r a lively time this year in the gubernatorial race. Judging from the number of aspirants for the place we will be puzzled to know who to vote for, after listening to ail the promises that they may make 'for the purpose of capturing the boys. I believe the old Veteran, G. D. Tillman, will make things lively in an active campaigu, and I think we need some old and wise htad as captain of the host that will lead us out of this wilderness of despair and give us a happy landing, and we then can give him our plandits. t. b. h'k. Feb.13,1898. Bucklen's Arnica SaiTO. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhenm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chillblaius, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cems per box. For sale by McMaster Co. ^ FIRE AT JEXKINSYILLE. "1 never got a letter in my life" said a young nephew of mine not long since, in a tone expressive of eorrow and intense yearning t? be made the recipient of one. Realizing how much pleasure it would afford }him I promised to write him a letter during my aext aDset-.ce irora nccne, ana nis eves brightened with the h?>pe of seeing hi* own name on an envelope. The matter of news was not so important with him as it is with yon newspaper men?he simply wanted something written to him, and yon olten have to be content with that loo. We. correspondents [frequently write when we have very little ot'interest to communicate and know that (he proof reader will draw a long breath 01 relief when he lays aside our prosy articles, but Dur few news items will become stale if longer kept and we must write something to fill ui?. Now I might write a somewhat Jenstliy article on this uuiverf-al longing for letters, but bave just bi-eu reading a dailv, and my h?ad is so full of ratified acts, senatorial dignity, jingoism, French )ustice, &c , that I will not attempt it just now. It is raining as I write, and we are all glad to hear the pitter of raindrop^ once mere?something unusual in winter. The whole country ne'emed to bo nblaze onaTuesday night last, and we liave .*ince heard of the burning of much wood in his section. Such a blinding st?rm of dust prevailed on :hat- day. Fertilizers have been bought in arge quantities, and I think that our planter* are preparing to ruake the jgual effort for another large crop ol jot ton ,CA word to the wiso is soraeitnes not sufficient." Mr. Walter Holley was so unfortunate as to have his dwelling with most :>t' its contents destroyed bv fi;e on Fiiday, the 11th in-t. Dinner was 3ein^ cooked at the time, and the lou t* apposed fo hov? mnsrht from he stove, ilia mother, Airs. Charlotte Liolley who li es with him was absent 7i?iiiti2 her sister Mrs. Rabb, near Monticeilo. Her clothing was saved. We hope that hearty help ant! sympa- ; ;hy will be extended to Mr. llolfev in hi a wrpA! i>n.!:itnif,v. e ^ v. Mr. C. 1>. Douglass Jr., who reurned to CIc;nsun aficr the holidays k;\s oblige.! to givj up hi? stnaies and ;oaie licn:;o t^o weeks nnce, on ac:onut of ill healih. lie is lasL i:n- ' proving. iliss Snsie A' nett, of .Monticell-?, is eachM'g near WulUceville. Au entertainment fo: :jhe benefit of Salem Preabvterian parsonage is to tte given at Mrs. M. A Chappell's ttfls evening, and judging from tbe present foggy outlook those who attend would appreciate a "mere matter of moonshine" as lightly as we often he*r it spoken of. Messrs. Lee Scruggs and L. E5. Owens are frequent visitors in this community. t. Feb. 16, 1898. Frank Sherwood was down town to-da^, tbe firi;t lime since he had his tussle with cholera morbus. He says **f TT miloo <1 -ft fir* Via TT7Q Q I UC U1UVC cuiiwy uiiiLo ajLiv& UW ??-v | taken, and never came so near dying in his life. After this when he goes | out in the country he will take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with him.?Missouri Valley (Iowa) Times. For pale by McMaster Co., Druggists. * McCROREY-CARTER. Interesting Wedding at MItford. On last Wednesday, the sixteenth, at the charming home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCrorey, as the evening shadows began to fall Professor J. T. Carter, of Cedar Springs, led to Wyman's Altar, Miss Janic McCrorey, of Gladden's Grove. The beautiful and impressive ceremony was performed by Rev. James Douglass, of Blackstcck, assisted by Rev. Mr. Hali, of Wellridge, and was interpreted by Professor Lawrence 1*. Walker, Jr., Miss McCrorey'.- foraner instructor of Cedar Springs. Misses Sarah and lizzie Jt>ea*y, or Winnsboro, were the bridesmaids and Messrs Jimmie McCrorey ant1 Strother Ford (he groomsmen, Miss Maggie Douglass the maid ol honor and Professor Walker best man. ''he bride wore a handsome gown of j.eliatrope silk, which was beautifully iaid artistically trimmed. After the ceremony the gn-sts, which were the bride's immed uie friends and relatives, wer> invitsd out to a trne wedding foast, which did credit to the ladies who managed and arranged the table. Miss McCrorey is a first honor graduate of Cedar Springs, and is a voting lady of rare accomplishments and ia*te. We shall sadly miss her bright, iuconvenient smilegtrora among J ns, for as the poet has expressed ii:! "When ohe bau passed it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music." Prof. Carter is tortanate in selecting one so < good, so noble, &o true, to spread sunshine in his home and to share with him all that goes to make up life. The groom is now a professor of Cedar Spring; is also the editor of the paper, "Palmetto Leaf," {published at the institution and is a man of high intelligence and culture. He and Miss McCrorey attended Cedar Springs for a number of years together, and he, IUCIC, WaiUUCi' Wliu JLIitC/COb tJLlO J4VHO I bad until it blossomed into womanhood. The presents gwere numerous and beautiful, and they alone would attest to the popularity of the happy young couple. The bride and groom left next day for Cedar Springs, their future borne. i To this couple, in whom we are all interested, we extend our sincere congratulations and offer our best wishes for a long, useful aud happy life, and when in the evening of their lite they watch for the golden sunset more eagerly than they now watch lor earthly happiness; may they see happiness for all eternity shining through the beantitul prisons of God's holy.and everlasting love, which, when deatk claims them for. its own, will bear them on sweet wings of rest to a land wlicit; pain auu suuvw ucvci ^uiuc. Feb. 18, '98. Frances Lee F. State of Ohio, City of Tolido, ) Lucas County. S Frank J. Cheney makes oath ihat he is the senior nartner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doinjr business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforeeoid, and that, said firm will pay the ... ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each aod every ca*e of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure FRANK J. CHENEY. 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To the Defendants above-named: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is ho-e with served upon you, and to senr a copy of you: answer to the said* japhii.t on the subscribers at t.-eir llice, JM^s y, lvano n J*.enaaii is;r.a.11 g. Columbia, S C., within twenty days after tho service hereof, exclusive <>t rl e dny oi such service; Acd if you fail to answer the compaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to tbe Court for the relief demanded in ths complaint. Dated January 5, A. D. 1898. ABNEY & THOMAS, Plaintiffs Altoraoys. To the Defendants shove-named: Take notice, that the complaint in A the ab<w* e&tirfed action, together 9 with c summons, (of which the J above is a cop>), was filed in the "n office cf ;he Clerk of the Court for Fairfield Connty, at Winnsboro, S. C., on January 10, 1898. ABNEY& THOMAS, Plaintiffs Atterneyi. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 10,1898. 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DMiilSlllilJi, General Agent, EBEL BUILDING, RICHMOJH), TA M Class Ms M Gte W CALL ON 4 C.1 Ctaler Jeweler ai SilTeriith. Administratrix's Sale. By virlue of an order of sale made by the Probate Court in and for the County of Fairfield, State of South Carolina, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, before the Court House door in \Vinn-buro, on Wednesday, the 23r<1 day of Febrnary, 1898, all of the right, title and iutexosi of the estate of Jess- A. Gladden, deceased, in and to< two shares 01 the capital stock of The Winrsboro Coiton MU'". upon which there has b?e?i otiid Twenty and 50-100 .'0 1 irs per shat t, the par value being one hundred dollars per share. Terms of sai^?Cash, SARAH M. GLADDEN, Adm'rx. Est. J. A. Gladden, de'ed. 2-8-3t