The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, June 25, 1879, Image 2
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Vengeance, Swit and Sure.
Lynching of the Wretch Who Murdered
Miss Heaton.
SPARTANBURG, June 17.-Sundayq
last, a week ago, the body of a youn;
woman was found in the woods near
Vernonsville, in this County, shock
ingly mutilated. The remains wer
identified as those of Miss Francev!
Heaton, or Woodward, her mother
having married twice. The appear
ances indicated that she had been out
raged under circUmstaces of horrible
cruelty, robbed, shot and her thro.t
cut. Suspicion fell from the first o:'
Jhn J. Moore, a white man, living
within a few hundred yards of the.
scene of the tragedy. Moore is a far
mer and a storekeeper, a licensed whis
key manufacturer, in cuwfortable eir
curnstances. and a life long resident of
the neighborhood. His reputation
was very bad, however, he having e
caped, through legal loopholes, from
the consequences of half a dozen ugly
charges, and beiig widely known as a
thief, sharper and desperado.
The evidence against Moore gradn
ally accumulated. The deceased h:
last been seen alive going with himl
from the house in the direction of the
place where the body was found, he
ostensibly desiring to show her the
way, although she declined his con
pany. It is alleged that he assaulted
her twice in sight of his own house.
and he was seen soon afterwards alone
in the woods near the scene of the
tragedy, hatless and shoeless, walking
near -Tyger River. The tracks found
leading from the body corresponded
with the size of his, and showed that
they had been made by shoes run down
at the heels and on the side. His
foot gear was all in that condition.
It is also stated that be had blood on
his pantaloons when he returred to
the house, and his account of the
time of his absence is flatly contra
dicted by witnesses before the coro
ner's jury. He was arrested and
lodged in jail.
The people throughout the entire
section of the county were much ex
cited and incensed, and a plan of
speedy and terrible vengeance has
been maturing, the fury of the citi
zens being aggravated by the report I
that he would obtain a change oi
venue from this county and be de
fended by able counsel.
Last night 150 mounted men,
armed with side arms and shot guns,
rode into this town and surrounded
the jail, leaving heavy pickets along
all the roads leading here. The jail
was searched on being opened, but the
object of the quest was not found,
Moore having been spirited away by
the sheriff. The organization of thee
crowd was perfect and thorough order
was maintained. The crowd broke
into squads, each of which was under
the command of a leader, to whom all
yielded implicit obedience, orders be
ing issued in military style and
promptly executed. No disguises
were used, and all classes and ages
seemed to participate.
One squad of twenty mnen, from in
formation received, found Moore con
cealed under the wall at the side of a
bridge on the Air Line Railroad,
about a mile and a half from town.
and guarded by four men. The guard
were overpowered and the prisoner
was taken out and marched back to)
the city, amid silence and order. lie
was not abused, and all his wants
were promptly attended to. The raid
ers soon reformed, and Moore was
marched about two miles from town,
where he was put in a buggy and
driven to the woods where the body
of Miss Woodard was found, seventeen
miles from here, the party arriving
there about daylight. People flocked
to the scene from all directions until a
crowd of six hundred had collected.
It had been announced that Moore
would be hung at 10 o'clock, although
some were in favor of burning him.
I interviewed the prisoner, but he re
fused to confess anything, although
he had promised to do so on condi
tion- of being allowed to choose the
manner of his death. The crowd be
came impatient, and arrangements
were systematically made for the ex
ecut'.on. His wife and family were
brought up and allowed to see him. A
minister was also brougrht to him.
The people showed a terrible quiet
ness and cool relentlessness, but ther-e
was an entire absence of all excite
ment or boisterousness. A person
one hundred yards from the scene
would not have suspected what was
transpiring.
Moore said little, but was cool and
self-possessed. I do not think that
even at the last moment he thought
he would really be hung, although he
said so. His manner rather indicated
that he thought it an attempt to
frighten a confession from him. The
sisters of the murdered woman were
brought face to face with him and
implored him to confess, which he
again refused.
The idea of burning seemed to gain
strength and some few advocated tor
turing him before death. The comn
miittee of arrangements however re
fused to allow either-, and proceeded
qjuietly and deliberately with the
preparations. The lower br-anehes
wer-e cut from a stout post oak and a
buggy was drawn under a projecting
limb. The prisoner was bound and a
hangman's knot put about his neck
and the other end of the rope securely
tied to the limb, and he was put
standing on the seat of the buggy.
Hie said a few words here denyini, his
guilt, and expressing the hope that
the right nman might be catught some
tim;e. He said that if he thought as
the people did his action would be the
same as theirs uder similar circumn
stances.
? .-....2 I
to aw-it tle le.ton or the aw. w.
was listened to 4uietly, but as soon ua
he concluded the cry again arose
Hang hit! lling him ! String him
upi
At 7 A. M. two men went delibe
ratelv and quietly, took hold of the
shafts of the buggy and drew it from
under the doomed man, who swung
off amid perfect decorum and silence.
The knot slipped to the back of his
neck and the rope stretched so as to
leave his swaviug feet brushing the
leaves on the giound. le was un
doubtedly choked to death, although
he scarcely struggled and appeared to
suffer little. He hun, about half an
hour and was then cut down.
Cowing away I met crowds on the
roads flocking to the scene. If the
execution had been deferred to the
time announced, there would have
been two thousand people of all ages
and classes and both colors present.
There was no excitement whatever,
and the act is universally approved
throughout the county, where Moore
has been a terror for years. lie was
about 40 years old. The lynching
was the coolest, quietest and best con
ducted on record. A. B W.
The ~Herald.
THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS.
W. H. WALLACE,
NEWBERRY. S. C.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1879.
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam
ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in
terests of the people of this County and the
State. It circulates extensively, and as an
Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad
vantages. For Terms, see first rage.
Executive Appointments.
Governor Simpson appointed an
Auditor and a Treasurer of Chester
County without consulting the Dem
ocratic Clubs, and thereupon cer
tain newspapers raised a great
howl. They say the Governor
ought to have left the choice to the
primary elections of the Democratic
voters. Our opinion is that the
Governor did exactly right. The
laws give him the authority to ap
point these officers ; he had abun
dant means of ascertaining who
were suitable persons for the posi
tions; in point of fact he did ap
point two men against whom no
objection has been or can be raised.
While this prerogative is in the
hnds of the Governor it is not only
his right but his duty to exercise
his own judgment. He cannot have
these officers elected without vio
lating the law, and should he leave
to the Democratic Clubs to dictate
the appointments it would be, prac
tically, to have an election at whifh
members of only one party is allow
c to vote. There are honest dif
ferences of opinion as to the pro
priety of having the Auditors and
Treasurers, as well as Trial Jus -
tices, appointed by the Governor ;
but so long as the law remains as it
is the Governor owes it to his own
dignity and the dignity and inde-I
pendence of his office to exercise
this power. Much of the talk about
the "wishes of the people" is only
political buncombe, and comes from
those who have selfish purposes to
gain. "The people" are no doubt
very well satisfied with the Gover
nor's action.
Hot Words in the Senate.
Senator Conkling, of New York,
has played the role of bully so long
that he had begun to think he could
do so with impunity. The 18th he
insulted Lamar, of Mississippi, by
charging him with bad faith and
hypocrisy- Lamar arose, and with
a quiet and deliberate demeanor
said, "If the Senator from New
York charges me with bad faith, or
implied bad faith against him, I
say to him that he is guilty of a
falsehood, and I repel it with all
the contempt I feel for its author."
Conkling then said, "If I under
stood Mr. Lamar to impute a false
hood to me nothing but the fact of
this being the Senate would prevent
me from denouncing him as a black
guard, a coward and a liar." La
mar calmly replied, "I have only
to say to the Senator of New York
that he understood me correctly.
I said precisely the word he under
stood me to say. My language
was harsh and unparlimentary, and
I beg par,don of the Senate for it ;
but it was such language as no
good man would deserve and no
brave man would wear."
Conkling swallowed it like a little
man, and does not propose toap
peal to the Code.
We have all along predicted that
Grant would be the Republican can
didate for the Presidency in 1880,
If Gov. Simpson had stayed in
Spartanburg two days longer he
could have gone to the hanging.
Lily Duer, who shot her friend
Ella Hearn, at Snow Hill, Md.,
last November. has been found
guilty of manslaughter. - She was
fined 500.
The municipal campaign in Unar
leston is warming up. There are
three candidates in the field : Wm.
A. Courtney, W. J. Gayer and the
present incuinheni, W. W. Sale.
Don't the Spartanburg people
know that the law now requires
capital executions to be done in
private ? The first thing some of
them know they will be arrested
for violating this law-they hanged
John J. Moore publicly.
The recent lynching in Spartan
b)urg County is a natural outcome
of the Southern sentiment regard
ing the honor of woman. Techni
cally speaking the act was "law
less"; but the brute, of whose guilt
there is not a shadow of doubt, and
richly deserved his fate, and the
lynchers have saved the Courts
the expense of trying him. We
have no word of blame for the
lynchers.
Gov. Simpson issued a proclaina
tion a day or two after the Moore
hanging, in which he calls upon all
officers of the law in Spartanburg
County, or wherever any of the of
fenders may be found, to take all
steps within their legal capacity
necessary to bring the perpetrators
of this offense before the Court of
Sessions in said County ; and calls
upon all good citizens to render
such aid and assistance as they can
in effecting this pu pose.
Prince Louis Napoleon, son of ex
Emperor Napoleon III, of France,
is dead. When his father was
deposed in 1871, he settled, with
his wife and son, at Chisel
hurst, near London. Tbe y'ounig
prince, who was born in 1856, was
educated at the military school at
Woolwich. A few weeks ago he
volunteered to go and fight the
Zulus. A short tirne after reacing
the scene of war he wvent out with
a scouting party, was ambushed b.y
the Zulus and killed.
The Press As.weatiou--The
Delighti'ut Time it Haq.
Our brief letter last week e..l eon
the eve of starting on the iu,ymorable
exeursion to Atlanta, and we resumie
by saying that at the hour appoiI!ted
(2 o'clock) most of the party were
ready with lamps trimmed and burn
ing for Thompa'n & Steele's 'busses,
which were to convey them to the
depot where waited the elegant train
prepared by Co,l. Foreaere. We say
most of the party were ready, but not
al-"that boy"', for inistaLce, was so
fast asleep thait but for our good friend
Bob Mooru,an, wh;o kept him in an
upighit position while we
1:REW ON [ITS PANTS,
we would have had to take him to the
train in a shawl anid dressed hiw there
as did one good lady her sleeping chil
dren. This lady did not go to the
ball, and consequently slumbered when
the signal was given, and haad barely
time to gather up the innocents in
their night gowns and take the ears
without further ceremiony. At five
o'ebeck we arrive at Central-midway
between Charlotte anid Atlata-and
find ar' elegant and sumptuous break
fast prepared by
"COUSIN JOHN THRASHER,"
whose fame as a feeder is known far
ad near. Fallstaff would hav'e been
happy in his day to have met "Cousin
John Thrasher" and compared notes.
In spite of abdominal circumiference
and great 'heft' Cousin John pereola.
ted through the happy crowd of sixty
ladies, gentlemeu and little ones, like
oeC of his own well buttered batter
cakes, precipitatinlg himself here, there
and everywhere with a heartiuess
which captivated every one. At the
conclusion of this delightful early
morning repast, one by one the Press
gang sou ght "Cousin John" to ask
the damuages, and it was refreshing to
hear him say
"WHY, GOD BLESS YOU, NoTHING. ITS
ALL SETTLEI),"
and so it was-as afterwards discover
ed-by the officers of the road who
had us under care an:d keeping for the
trip.
At seven o'clock Toccoa City is
reached, where we find hacks of all
shapes and kinds in waiting to con
vey us to the Falls two miles distant.
One of tho party told us it was a little
thing and not worth seeing, and we
were not prepared for the grand sight
which presented itself, and felt like
it is bewilderingly lovely, then we will
say no more. Nine o'clock, and on
the rail and flying at the rate of thirty
or forty miles and hour under a fervid
sun and a c!oud of dust, smoke and
einders. There is much to see on
the line of road after leaving the point
last mentioned. for the road now runs
through
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY,
diversified by hills, v:dleys, streams,
natural fountains-three of which lat
ter were seen close to the road-fertile
farms and prosperous hamlets, alto
gether making up a ! r,mg picture.
Another of : e s connected
with this deliiA foid raie was the iced
lemonade fur:isIed b; the ever ;tten
tive Genw:teral Superintendent. ('i. F.,
whieh ilowed as free and abundant as
if from ue of nature's f*untains.
One o'clock, and on time the excur
sionists
REACH TIE GATE CITY
and are met by Gov. Colquitt, Mayor
Calhoun and other gentlemen, and
escorted to the Kimball louse, one of
the large_t and flnest in the South.
Much to the relief of all and with a
consideration for tired feelings nut
looked for, there were no formal cere
monies. the heart of the big city be
ing simply opened with whole-souled
welcome and each member allowed to
disport as suited individual taste. - The
dinner furuished on the occasion was
fully up to the character and reputa
tion of the splendid house and its
accomplished proprietors, and it is
our pleasure to testify to its excellence.
At four o'clock followed
A RIDE THROUGH1 TE CITY,
twelve or fifteen coaches being neces
sary to -cconmodate the party. This
ri.de was not one of unalloyed pleasure.
No rain had fallen in four weeks, and
in consequence the dust was fearfully
thick, rolling in clouds down the line,
the hindmost excurtists getting the
worst of it. Such of the inhabitants
who do not take the papers-these are
found in Atlanta as in other places
and consequently did not know that
so influential a boiy as the Press of
South Carolina was exhibiting itself
through their streets, stood with open
mouths and stared in wonder as the
melaucholy, dust-covered procession
passed by, and one little urchin wanted
to know whose funeral it was. After
inhaling about half of the dust, a
halt was made at the Governor's hand
some mansion, and our party alight
ing filed in, shook hands with Gecor
gia's honored Chief Magistrate and
his accomplished lady, drank ice wa
ter an'd filed out. The procession be
ing again formed, the other half of
the dust was encountered, and luckily
without fatal result. "We would not
live alway,"' but that "after toil com
eth rest;" remember we were down at
the fag end of the procession, getting
a larger share than any of the others.
At six we 'lit' and dusted, and "pull
Iing down our vests" essayed a visit to
the Georgia quill drivers, only one of
whom was in his den. It was our
pleasure to meet with Mr. IIarrison,
the business manager of Mr. Jas.
Ormoond, paper manufacturer, and his
warm and cordial greeting was grati
fying indeed. IIalf-past '7 supper,
8 being appointed as the time to re
turn. It was 9, however, before the
party were on board, and then it was
discovered that one unfortunate had
left a trunk. The
TARDINESS OF THE PRESS GANU
on this as well as other occasions du
ring the meeting forces us to the con
clusion that editors are just like other
people, in spite of their readiness at
all times to write about the necessity
of punctuality and all that sort of
thing. We are obliged to set them
down as slow coaches. WVe get off
finally and after an eventful ride of
one hundred and ninety miles-nearly
everybody asleep-reach Spartanburg
at six in the morning-the annual
meeting of the Association and the
many pleasures experienced having
reached its finis.
The Air Line is one of the finest
anid best appointed roads in the South,
and under its present efficient muanage
ment is enjoying a prosperity pecu
liarly gratifying to its friends. We
take pleasure in testifying our appre
ciation of the kind courtesy received
at the hands of Col. Foreacre and
others, and the unbounded liberality
shown to the entire party..
In our previous letter we spoke of
the delight experienced in the moun
tain trip up the Asheville road from
Spartanburg to Hecnderson, and we
take occasion to reiterate our thanks
to Major James Anderson, General
Superintendent and Receiver, and to
Col. Ri. Y. McAden, for the pleasure
afforded and the genierous hospitality
evinced on the trip. The road, we
are glad to say, is in splendid condi
tiou, the road-bed being second to
none in the couutry, the coaches fiae
and new, and the officers comupetem.t
and reliable. The country, too,
through which it passes is rich in
beauty of natural scenery. mountains,
cascades anid precipices meeting the
PUO~ in grand succession: and this
spirit is largely due this road through
the mountains. Reader, if you would
enjoy a pleasure, place yoars;If with
out reserve in the liwds ofI Major
A irson and go over the nmnutains
21nd:1r-oin unod stop at Ni!t-Dowell';
. hre you will bo b;utitifully
vIf v. woil ( a futher. ::k
Thompso, n &c Steele's ' 1p-i line (f
a C iis, which will convey you toi
Asheville, the. WVar'':- Syia:. * or other
.its .;n- tho Fr.n.,!!-d.0Th
tZ, will repay you
The :1 spetit : Spartanburg wa,s
1t by any means the least plo::si f
i:- whl 1e delightful experietre W!
TA :-day night to Saturday mrig
F irst, the meet the Associ, tiw
I ly .ind -O.! rpyrt d by Sier
V Todd, whii-b r.:f)n room for.
uii-hir men1.111, :1 hi"'Uh' % we aive
ull; the v.it by il!vim1tion to
WVofiordl Col:ge Oil Ct'oecemcut
rain. the alumni !:n n 3r o'clock,
:.he P nimetto lLiIuse, the recepti(in
L oflord at ight, the grand miili
tury review oa Thursday morning,
.1. trip.
:mi, preced ing the tripto
lieuderson, before described), the ball
i niglht in tile Court house, not for
,!ettlng the polite atteitions of Mayor
Th;)ipsou, T. Stobo Farrow of the
i1'-ad and Petty of the Spartan,
with those buckets of iced lemonade
which so enthused our venerabte
brother Pope, of the Register, as to
give hii an obliquity of vision
happily however without impairin
his power of speech; all these with
the many invitations beyond the power
of hard worked editors to find time to
enjoy, helped to make our brief stay
in that wide-awake towp a time long
to be remembered.
A word now for our friend Chase
at the Central Hotel and his accom
plished lady who entertaiuvd us and
"that boy" so handsomely, and we are
done. The Central has only been
opEn for a few weeks, but has already
gained a reputation which vill soon
give it a prosperous business. Mr.
Chase supplies a good table, while the
rooms are nicely furnished in modern
style and carpeted, and are kept in
apple-pie order by the personal super
vision of Mrs. C. The servants, too,
are attentive and up to their business.
We take pleasure in cowumending the
Central to th*3 travelling community.
If people who suffer from the dull
stupidity that meets us everywhere in
spring, and too often in all seasons of
the year, knew how quick it could be
cured by taking AYER'S SARSAPA
RILA to purge the bile from their sys
tems, we should have better neigh
bors as well as clearer heads to deal
with.
FoR THE HERALD.
Rail Roads.
3IESSRS. EDLrons: We have given
you our views on Factories, we now
propose to say a few words on Rail
roadL. Every man, if he does not
know, ought to know the advantage of
Railroads. Heretofore the pcople of
Newberry have lost by not taking into
consideration the importance of Rail
roads. But as hum-an creatures we
live only to improve by expeonence, if
we ever improve at all. We must
Ihave a Railroaud from Newberry to
Union, to connect with the Spartan
burg & Asheville Rail Road. This
road is now completed to llenderson
ville, N. C., and will soon1 be com
pleted to Asheville, N. C., thence soon
will be in the valley of the Tennessee,
the best grain country in the wor-ld,
thence we strike the Air Line Rail
Road to Chicago, adjusting Newberry
to every point of the compass. New
berry then can get her supplies from
the best grain COUn try in the world.
Distance frow Newberry to Union, 32
miles. Then again, we must run the
Railroad from Newberry to Augusta,
by way of Edgefield C. H., distance
62 miles. Well, we lhave to build
these roads. How are they to be
built ? By way, we say, of taxation;
and we will show the people of New
berry, Union and Edgefield, that in
building these roads by taxation they
will not feel the taxes. Ne2wberry
pays, we presume, $70,000 taxes,
Union about the same, Edgefield pro.
bably $90,000, making an aggregate
of $230,000. Now if each man will
pay a tax of $1.00 on every $1,000
worth of his property that will make
$230,000, a sufficient amount will be
raised -by this pr-ocess to grade and
timber the road the entire way, with
the employment of convict labor- So
far so good. Well, let us say the road
is graded and paid foir. Now how is
the balance to be built ; if we want
more money to finish it, when the
company is formed, go North, and by
giving a mortgage on the road for the
iron and the equipments it can easily
be done.
We are satisfied the people of New
berry, Union and Edgefield Counties,
to a man, would not resist paying so
small a tax for such a great enterprise;
for it would make each County to
blossom as the rose. Would make.
the country rich through which it
paased. A few weeks ago, in the
Newberry HERALD, I saw that the
burnt district at Newberry C. H.,
would soon be built, and no doubt it
soon will, as they are n.akinig brick in
this place at the rate of 25,000 a day.
The contracts for building have already
been let out, and the debris is being
reoved. So Newberry will soon
stand for-th resurrected as another
Chicago.
If Newberry, Union arid Edgefield
will co operate, and place the right
srt of u.au as President in this great
semete, it will be carried through
and redound to the credit of the State
at large.
What if somec do say we are too
poor : some will say the counitry is not
fit to live in ; well, suchm should get
out of it-we have no use for them.
I If our lion- Bald head Eaalc.. (~
you will finUd not one man will do it if
it is properly explained. We hope
the H.:. genti:neni will call the con
ve!.rio at au e:irl. v1:7.. so that the
ni:,%,ter can be t:. L:.id and the
rdI put inU opr:1.ti.:Z. , c prospctS
of geneoral pro:-ry v.-: nr ai so
- si nc th . -.r.
s if :sis wif:tl : the- J n aanate
tv; iluluinvi .. i ~lmt Per
1t,C coun r . :r whi d by
n:.! imuneJorne t! vi 4 teif
f'1i4f f other v -unti,.s d her ebv
ath ve ch; ytpor4mficial and
;141it is wth in t: ti :nd ways
funo tho:a i e i rth i r; ds that pros.
peiiy ara poulut.:.X.
c.-rouiz '['he Clu:zh 11re.i s-~
The SOtUe carolina.44ate ir:ss A::ocia
tioll Ilvit inl its fiIida alln u'I con i-.! :~ oil -it
bo'lock A. M. thoar, in m Uflice of the
dei, T: B. Crews. a the Laurensvil
Herald, il u eell:-i::.
pr o otiono Mw. A. S. Toyd, of the An
Jersonm Journual, was eluct'.-A temlporary
Steet- arv.
The resident stated for the informtiou
of' the a:sociation that his reason for as
sieing te chair was thiat the President,
r. C. IV. Dawsoni, of the Glir!estou Nhw
311id Couvier?, hi~d ri,mcgd the office, anc'
a ro the Fiat Vice-Presidvat, Mr. R.- Barn
.vell ie htt, of' the Charlt-stoti Jo;-rua:l ol
Coniniierce, had retired fi-om jourijAisin auc
.d rumoved from the Statn.
Upon a call of the roll, the followina
tffiers and members responded :T. B
(rews, Larensville Herald, Second Vice
Pre.,iden~t arid acting Presidew.; WV. J. Mc
Kpir.d. Marion Star, Fourth Vice-Presi,
dent; T. F. Greneker, Newberry Herald
Treasurer; T. S. Fariow, Smi-taasburg
Herald; J. A. Hoyt, Baptit Courier; J. D
McLucas, Marion Merchant and Farmer
D. F. BraO:ey, Pickens Sentinel; J. C
Hemphill, Abbevile Medium; A. S. Todd
Andeson Journal; M. B MtSweeney
Ninety-Six Gardian; M. L. Bonham, Jr.
Newberry News.
Mr. T. SLobo Farro-v, of the Spartaniburc
Herald, on besalf of the Spartanbur,
press, extended a cordial welcome to th(
members of the association, and alfo con
yeved a number of courteous invitaioni
thmt had been eXtended to the representa
ives of the press.
Mr. Farrow stated that a committee o
gethhleiretV from Atlanta were at the Pal
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SouRh, fthen Prlessotion oa oif
Commerce ard tire promh jospialitsm on
hed removead frovted Stata mite.
three ae alpofe te roll, p the loi
oite and mepber responde :oq T., B
Crws, Laurdenvite head, end oic
truet oland apctintPednt W.mos J.
corittee Mar. Start, r iPesio
Theasur; T.giSter,and SMrtaobur
Herl;J.AHot Baptist Courier;J
Nirety-SiGuarian; of the Ninetym,JGur.
itinM.LW.SnisofteNewberry es
Mrw. amiStobo Farrow, ofnthe Spaltatbur
Herald, th onmehlfi e of th'emnpartanr
press,i extnde a'i cordial: weoe to th
m*emrsD ofteascain, anhih . :mmd tlo con
yeye acz nme of1 tecrteu iivitain
tiveiso tees.
Mr:. F.arrow state'd th:at acmtte iai:to
getee rmAtlan t~b cc ta were natll th a
metto: Hotel, aving com'pte intLth
Sou dth Carr on Pres Asociion to;visi
Atloanta antd topof the oitalites
Ah ci, an miied t ap~t a cotten
comittee toandt' uon Goernor Coqui, on
Gteriad h irite themltoratd oue
mti con. lTe imotifo i was otan
the ollwing appoited ton opsui th
C ,vnec,wcepathe Baptiionorier
Uprn Mclieeney, of M.Tod NtnetySixGar
dian,mlt prevoaponed foersirnte asoi
citin Mr. L. W.inite ofimkin eiNewerr
Newolan hwel waf teAlanoa electied.o
The. spri,lo the.mitle returne, acm
panyin A h comine of Atot,bigcle upon
Atlamp, hen Goifvernor Conquit,n Mavo
rearks,vhich, owte r,A:dedto Medim
Prt,sidte Prews,;t: expr,in Mr. Ghe:.kcr.
ofthe assoivtenrfo hed c-mtePos inrt
em,aMr. Farrow pved tha Mr. invialtt
Atayorb Cahu,cep tat,eteopning t
mUtoti toithafew Maor ofpri:taremrks
acdcomy ths exuseondte int o h:!
Atla:nta. r.Ppe adum.
mul adotedby the association.oafr
th motobei ng modeorouappyin attn com
arrnme:thetme exepaie, Col.or al
stated atue air 1.1e taor eeoposeP.
The rporndte itof the eses rf Th
Grnenee, whrepo the otionerld wat
Upraon:mto fM.Td,tesei
Caihuon an atcommiteeti arngements.
Cash oatn, oftehan ta..Di.. p.tch,1 41
Co.A dcar, of th tranta ombe cad upon
ectionofdedbrel wonientedrtan rhe
proposed afose mem tnibership 01ug i
sion,o the Presswn raner,uMr.i oGreree
byfr the Seber Toad, praopsed asde
RJohnvW.dR Pope, it iThe sensebia Rgis .
erhi and Mr. wheno propse r. bales
coPetty, ofth ejartaisi Sproanessllo:
anwhom werearyimosl heebyitre. t
erayo u ralollth, m of Aalta,extnea
intaindn to theiclyor of thenburt.
accuopay athed:cursion tonthecityr
On~b dopn, th1 te oto, toe aford
'the m eens an oppotut to atnd them
tlege, adoturnd at1rs 10.15 th ee u iatiP.m,
aThe. rot :iofn the Tasrer,te. T
Greneke,' of the Newbesrry Hewsada
madeXeas foll os,inr and rcived of in
formation :~fll
Tahe onandr and la meeting. of....i90m31
Paid for mtinite. L..... ......tiO 't6 9i
Ah~ cali fthtolofmmes.n o
eion o due,a codmmenCed, iwhien the
qe:ionarose a to ilta the memibehip ous'
A ~ianta
ths Vh hve isonetd....ele
vitations as follows:
The Mayor and a committee of citizens
nom Atidas invite the as:-oeiation to visit
their eitv.
Messrs. Scoville, Selden & Co. invite the
assoiatica to dine at the Kinball House,
Atlanta.
i1n the mid,t of Mr. Brad:ey's remarks,
Governor Simpson and Adjutant General
Muise were presented by the committee and
were introdue -d by President Crews.1
Gov. Simpson nc'nnowledged the invitation
ziven in a checerfil address, which was re
:pqwed to 1y Mr. Boiham. Gen. Moise
folwI%ed ii an addiress appri.priate to the
ilic a:: occasion, Messrs. Pope and Todd
Sre p'>uIdIing.
The Governor:nd Adjtant General then
retired. and Mr. Bradley continued his re
I.ark. The dkcussion was further partici
nated in Iy Messrs. Pope, Thompson and
Toild, o!' r which Mr. McKerall offered the
loioAwin-r :e&olution, which was adopted:
:esolvedl, That a committee of five be ap
n0inted ! thc chair to memorialize the
Legisl:mz on a-ivertising bv State officers
in the press of the State.
Thie Ir:-ident -.ppointed the fllowing to .
compoe eI c0 mmitee provided for in the
;orcgoimng r:olution: Messrs. McKerrall,
Stokes, iTh' 'mpson. ,Hlemphill and McSweeney.
Af.er .ne exp;anatory rena;-ks by Mr.
Fv:row, chair1:n of the committee of ar
:: uer::, the association adjourned to
meet in the cs of Greenville at such time
the Executive Comnmitee may select in
SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
Shortly :t "ter adjournment the members of
tie a d::i, with their families and -
rients, ; comptanied by Major Anderson
anid Coh>1- McAden, took the train on the
S.aita%hrg and Asheville Railroad for an
excursion to IIendersonville, where they '
were cordially received and hospitably en
tertained until the time of departure. Just
be ore takingr the train Mr. Pope, on behalf
of !he excursionisis, addressed the assem
bled citizeus in a few brief but highly appre
ciated remarks. On the return trip the train
was stopped at the first of the highest alti
tudes on the road, the summit of the Blue
Itidge, the barrier recently scaled by an
achievement of science, and here the follow
ing rero!ution was offered by Mr. flemphill:
The State Press Association of South Caro
lina acknowledges with sincere thanks the
many acts of kindness and whole hearted
hospitality of the people of Spartanburg and
North Carolina, an:l tender a special note of
thanks to Col. R. Y. McAden and James
Auderson for the delightfnl excursion over
the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad this
day, with the earnest wish that the day is
not far distant when the complete western.
connection will be made and Charleston and
Chicago joined together by "books of steel'"
in a frater-al and perpetual embrace.
After enthusiastic and cheering remarks
by Mr. Bonham, Col. McAden and Major
Anderson, the resolution was unanimisly
adopted.
On Friday morning at 2 o'clock the Press
Association, with their families and friends,
Governor Simpson, Adjutant General MoLse
and Col Foreacre, took the excursion train
on the Atlanta and Charlotte Railrav, which
was in charge of conductor J. J. Ransom
and engineer Fred. Krogg, and mad a safe,
rapid and pleasant trip to Atlanta, partaking
of a complimentary breakfast at Central with -
Consin John Thrasher, and making a visit
to Toccoa Falls on the way. After a princely
reception in Atlanta, a feast rather than a
dinner at the Kimball House, a call upon
Governor Colquitt and lady, a drive about
the city in company with Mayor Calhoun
and pleasant greetings with members of the
Georgia press, the excursionists took the
train For their return trip at 8.30 o'clock, be-t
ing carefally looked after by Col. Foreacre
and Col. Houston, the accommodating gen
eral passenger agent, leaving only a few of
the party behind who wished to stay longer
in the city. On board the swift but smooth
Is running train, Mr. M. '. Lucas ofered the
following .risolutions, which were nai
.muslyadoteda Ali
Ries&lved, That the members of the State
Press Association of South Carolina return
thanks to Colonel-G. J. Foreacre, General
Manager of the Charlotte and Atlanta Air
Line R-tiilway Company, for an- excursion to
Toccoa Falls and to the cigy of Atlanta.
Resolved, That: his:preeebee- and marked
attention to the members of the press, their
families and invited guests, contributed
largely to the pleasure of the trip.
Rtesolved. That this excursion afforded us
an opportun ity of testifying, from personal
-knowledge, to the fact that Colonel Foreacre
presides over the finest and best managed
raiilroa~d in the South.
-iesolved, That the thanks of the associa
tion arc also due to Conductor J. J. Ransom
and engineer Fred. Krogg for the safe and
pleasant trip of the association on the excur
sion, and for their continued acts of kindness
and courtesy shown us.
Mr. McSweeney offered the following reso
luzions, which were also unanimonsiy passed;
Resolved, That the members of the Press
Associ:uion r,f Sonth Carolina returns thanks
to his Excellency Governor A. H. Colquitt,
of Georgia, to the Mayor, Aldermen and
members of the press, and to the citizens of
Atlanta generally. for the many acts oe
kindness and c >nrtesy extended us on otir
visit to Atlanta on this the 13th day of June
1879.
Resolved, That the thanks cf the Associ
tion are herehy returned to Messrs. Scovil
Selden & Co., proprietors of the Kim
Hotuse, for entertaining the State Press
ciation, their families and their invited
during our stay in Atlanta, and w
pleasure in testifying to the princely
tainment afforded its guests by ti
largest and best hotel in the South.
- - POST OFFI
KEWNE RRY, S. C., June 21,
List c[~ advertised letters for week
June 21, 1879:
Goodwin, B. W. I Herron, Char
Green wood, George IRutherford, X
Glenn, Mrs. Mattie S.lRerigan, E. C
McLemore, Marcus Stewart, Mrs.
Cato
Parties calling for letters will p1
if advertised. R. W. BOONE,
.New .Jdtertis
Newberry County Te
Institute.
The first Annual Meeting of tii
will take place at Newberry C. H.
5th day of July next.
There will be two Sessions of
tute, a Morning Session at 10 o'cl
and an Afternoon Session at 3 o'cl
The Institute will be addresse
President, George S. Mower, Esq., an
Hon. H. S. Thompson, State Superin
of Education, at the Morning Session
by Professor D. B. Busby and C. G. J
Es,at the After noon Session.
All Teachers of Schools or Colleges i
County, and the public generally, are
ted to attend. Business attended
close of Afternoon Session.
R. H. CLAR
Chairman Executive Co-nmitt
Jun. 25, 26-lt.
Estate of G.
Notice is hereby give
signed will make a finial
estate of Gamaliel Thoma~s
before the Hon. J. B. Fellers,
Judge~ for NewherreJ Conoty, 'qni,Tae.
thte twenty-ninth'day of Julyneft, ~and o
thie samie day apply to the said Probate
Judge fo. a discharge as Executor of the
last will and te-stanment of the snid deceased.
T. S. DUNCAN, Executor.
June 28d, 1879. -2-5
U A L IMITED NUMBER of
:rs to engage in1 a pleasant
Go(od mn will 11aid this, erare chance
TO MAKE NMONEY,
Such wiil pleaXse answer this advertise
men'it by lett er, enclosinsg stamp for reply,
st.tinig what b)usiieSs they have been en
gaged int. None but those who mean busi.
ness need appy. Address
FiN LLY. HARvEY & CO.,
.1 un A5 2.-:-y ~ Atlanta. Ga.
Agents Wanted to Sell
General "DiCK" TAYLOR'S NEW BOOK.
DESTRUCTION
AND
'REC ONSTRTUCTION !
Messrs. Thopson & Steele tonder the
free use of their carriame. -ntd st;iges to
visit 1l2ndersonivill and Fl.t. Iock.
Nl!:,srs. Thorm)oa & T.!ier t-nder the
use of their carri-q,,-s at Spai t'nr.
i1:I'rS. Si Im p,On &t Si :Ip "Ison ivite the
assoce-,Lon it-, vii Glenn;In.1
nvi ratiot roin I ll.- proprie or! to
An i:.vitatiion to vis;t Cedlar ::rings and
the insP'i te at Ihat pl:e.
An invitation from the fEculty at Wof
ford C"olle.-o to attend the eomnniVeeneit
er i- .ees (7 that inst-itultion.
T idents invite dhe a.ocia:i.: to
attc:gl the tleb.ae; am,l nher clo-:in.-ex
re< of tIe literary sueletiv a,d
Th; noVie:v of the Ahmni invi'.e ih
:.S0oc1 t;on to a!:end the ailnnual alu:lli
Th~ Sit.n Dancillg Club invites the
memer ~ of the associr.ion to attend its
4 nvr.- Anterzon invifes the assneiicn
!ro ;'.nd the pa-rade and review o, the
troP:: by Governor Simipiorn and Adjitant
Th6% p:1oramme for te eixcfuion to
IIlnt-ersonveille was to leave Spartanbur:
i. II A. M I arrive at lendersonxile at
2 P'. M., reiaining two hour., for di::mer
and recroa-ion ; and returnii, leave Hen
dersonAvill at 4.:) and arrive at Spartan
b arg a t 7.5:O.
I;v programme for the excursion to At
lana was to leave Spa,-tanhurg :it 2 A. M.,
bReak 1*..s t Gettral with Cosiin John
Thra-wr at 5 A. I., arrive at Tocco:i Vi:
kt 7 A '., -llowing tWo ho-urs to lit
Itocc;a Fil!s, ;nd arrive in Atlanta at I
P. .., tiakinr dinncr at. the Kiiball
Ilouse and a drive about tie city m1: the
I:-ernocon, aid leaving Atlanta on the re
turn trip at 8 to P. M.
On iotion of Mr. McKerrall, the report
of the Committee was adopted and :be
various invitations accepted, and thanks
of the assuciation returned for the same.
At this point, Mr. Farrow introduced to
tha association Mr. Franvis Fontaine, who
has recently established a Southemn adver
tising agency in New York, Boston and
Atlanta.
Mr. Fontaine spoke at some lergth, ex
plairing his scheme. liis remarks elicited
considerable discussion, participated in by
the members generdlly, but no action was
taken.
On motion, the association went into an
election of officers for the en.sing year,
resulting as follows-the elections were all
made immediately upon nomination, with
the exception that Mr. Pope, of The Comlm
hia Register, declined a nomination for
Vice-President on account (if the f et that
he had so recently joined the association:
President-T. B. Crews, Laurensville
Herald.
First Vice-President-D. F. Brad.ley,
Pickens Sentinel.
Second Vice-President-R. M. Stokes,
Union Times.
Third Vice-President-W. J. McKerral,
i Marion Star.
Fourth Vice President-J. T. Bacon,
Edgefield Advertiser.
Fifth Vice-President-C. Irvine Walker,
Monthly Record.
Recording Secretary-A. S. Todd, An
derson Journal.
FCorrespondirg Secretary-E. B. Murray,
Anderson Initelligencer.
Treasurer-Thomas F. Greneker, New
berry Herald.
Mr. Hovt, of the Baptist Courier, ex
tended a cordial invitation to the association
to hold its sixth annual meeting in the
fcity of Greenville, and assured the mem
bers that nothing wouald be left undone by
the city authorities and citizens generally
-to make the occasion as pleasant as possi
-ble. This assurance was concurred in by
the other m,emb,ers of the Greenville press,
at di upon miotioni, the invitation was ac
- eptedl.
On motion of Mr. R. A. Thomps:>n, of
-the Walhalila Courier, an invitation was ex
-tended to Coll. Fvan Howell, of the Athatrta
Constitution, Col. J. HI M:artin, of the At
lanta Dispatc-h, Mr. W. II. Fab.r, of Colom
t, h, Yr. A. 1B. Williams, of the Charleston
News and tourier, Mr. Tillmamn R. G.ines,
Of thte . uthernt II!rald, Mr. 11. B. Brown,
representing the Anderson Intelli.tcer,
toete with such other representatives of
th asas might he in attendance, to e
-cmni:v the excursion to Atlanta.
On mnotion of Mr. Hovt, thle thanks of
the associaktion were exten:ed to the press
of Spatrtanburg for thei: cordial recep,tin
and kindh- consideration shownm the memn
bets of the association.
On motion of Mr. Pope, Gorernor Simnp
son und Adjutant General Moie, togethe-r
wit,h : r staff officers present, were in
vitvi .redt accompany the ex
cursion over the Air Line Road to At
lantat.
Mr. McKerrall gave notice that he would
introduce at the next morning ssion and
discus-s the subject of public advetising by
the State govenment, anid Mr. Farrow an
ntouniced that lhe would make some re
miarks on the subject of publishing anony
inous communtnications; after which thme as
sociation adjourned, to meet at 8 A. M.
Thursday.
TIanrY, June 12.
The association met this morning pur
suant to adjournment.
Otn motion of Mr. McLucas, a committee
of three was appoin ted to wait upon Gover
nor Simpson, Adjutant General Moise and
their staff otlicers and invite the'n to visit
the Press Association while in session.
The committee was composed of Messrs.
McLucas, Wilson and McSweeney.
Mr. Bailey proposed for membership in
the association Mr. A. M. Howell, of the
Greenville News, and he was unanimously
elected.
Mr. Bonham offered the following reso
lution, which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas the miembers of the Press As
sociation have been the recipients of many
acts of courtesy and kindness duriDg their
visit to Spartanburg; now, thorefore, be it
Resolved, That the thanks of the asso
ciation are due and are hereby gratefully
tendered to Messrs. Farrow, of the Herald,
and Petty, of the Spartan, for their assiduous
efforts to make our stay-here pleasant; to
the Mayor and city authorities of Spartan
hurg for their kindly reception ; to the fac
ulty of Wofford College for an invitation
to their annual dinner ; to Messrs. Thomp
son & Tanner, and Messrs Thompson &
Steele for the use of their carriages and
stages ; to Major James Anderson, of the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, for an
excursion over that r'oad ; to Col. G. J.
Foreacre for a similar. courtesy over the
Air Line Railroad ; to the Mayor and c ity
authorities of Atlanta, for an invitation to
enjoy the hospitalities of that city :to the
Spartan Dancing Club for an invitation to
the.r hop ; to Messrs. Simpson & Simpson
for an invitation to visit Glenn Springs ; to
Mr. Lipscomhb fr an inivitation to visit
Linmestone Sp.ings; :o P'rofessor Walker for
ainvitation to visit Cedaxr Springs Institu
tionfortheDeaf and Dumb; and toMr
Mossdorf, of Spartanburg, for a box of ex
cellenit cigars of home manufacture.
Mr. Stokes, Second Vice-President, after
thanking the association for the honor
confe-rred 0: him, regniexed permision to
decline, stating that his feebieness a ould
prevent his actively discharging the duties
of the otlice; but, after remarks by Messrs.
Pope, Crews, Bonhlam, Thompson anid
Tudd, reciting that Mr. Stokes was .the old
est journadlist in the State, the tutor of
someti of the active members of the P'ress
As-ociation that existed before the war now
engag~ed in journathl, and in honoring him
the assoit honors itself, Mr. Stokes
--onsen:ted to wiihdraw his request.
U.. Mone: 11i intrordced the sullec of