Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r; it ' 6ABNERED WITH SCISSORS RMS From Within and Without the County.. rf. CONDENSED FDR QUICK READING ? Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment ? and All Helping tp Give an Idea cf ^ -What Our Neighbors Are Saying and Doing. V Rock Hill Record, Oct. 23?One of jMhe leading social events qt the season ijHp&s the wedding last evening of Miss ; Fiances May Milling and Frank ^Barnes, which took place at the First Presbyterian church at. 8:30 o'clock. gk. Mrs. Alexander Long had as her Hfcacst'bn Tuesday, Miss Jane B. Evans, ocbnjrman of the South Carolina branch niof The National League for Woman's aWrvice. She was returning from New cTork where she went to attend a contention..? T. V Hardin, of Sparktanburg. has accepted a position as ^ agent at the Southern freight office ' here succeeding R- B. Russell, resignMd.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barron rej&ui^iod Tuesday irtorning from their iihrtda) trip. ^ Fort Mill Times, Oc.tw 23: The ladies Perf1 the Fort Mill Presbyterian church Iflftared funds during the last week vfdr the purchase of a pipe organ ravhich was secured from the First gPreebyterian church ?of Lumberton, N. i'C. The value of the organ and its installation here will bo about $2,500. I'^?Tha friends ot Mi. J. B- Erwin i swiil be pleased to know that.after conFflheAent in his bed for several months gjglast he Is able to leave his bed and is Mowly improving in health Mr. A. '1*. Parks has purchased a motor hearse for use tn connection with his under- I taking establishment and has erected ia garage adjoining his place on White pffreet to store it The Homo Economics department has been opened In tfche Fort. Mill graded school with Miss ; Mamie Jack Massey in charge. De'hlonstrations and instruction will be I [given to a large class in thi^most im- I portant department. I W> " J Cheater Reporter, Oct. 23?Time was and that not so many years ago, when the total deposits of all of the Chester bhnfcs were considerably less than one million dollars. This week the -deposits <jf one Institution?the National' ?*changeN Bank?passed that figure, with total assets of more than $1,500,.000, which serves to show how Chester Itas grown, both numerically aqd financially Rev.' T. T. Walsh will fconduct his last services at St. Mark's plscopal church Sunday, October Blth, at 11 a. m. and 8 p. ra'., having Resigned his local charge to give his fentlre time to his churclv at -Tork and to travel for the orphanage. Rev. Mr. Walsh has been rector of St. Mark's wraxch for^-nearly eldveri" years, and has greatly endeared himself to his. 'members and to the Chester public, *rhw part from him with deepest regret. The public is most 6ordiaJly incited to attend (Sundays services One of the biggest real estate deal3 consummated in Chester county I tras the purchase (Tuesday by Mr- J. j B. KcConnell of Mr. T. I* Bass' plantation of 585 acres, muled, farming tools, etc, for $50,000. The deal was made through Messrs. Sims & Carter and R. R. Hafncr. \ Lancaster News, Oct. 24: Dr. R. Blake Robertson died at his home near Heath Springs, vsome time during Saturday ntght. He lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. I,. Robertson, and while he bad been ill for some time, it was riot thought that his condition was more serious than usual and it was a shock to his parents and friends when it was found Sunday morning that he had passed away during the night Miss Bernicc Graham, daughter of J. P. Graham, of this city, and Waddell Mackey, son of he late Jackson Mackey, of Kershaw, two married at Heath, Springs, yes ierday afternoon. Rev. Sam Long of-1 iclating. Mr. and Mrs. Mackcy will eside at Kershaw Mrs. W.V \V. Ftatchford, wife of Rev. W. W. Ratehford, veteran minister, died at her ?ome in the Tirzali community Tueslay from paralysis. The funeral serrlces were conducted by Rev. F. W. Sregg, of Rock Hill, and Rev. Hugh ft. Murchison, of this city. Durial yas at Tlrzah cemetery One bale >f cotton, Including the seed, cold on he local market yesterday for $301.15.' [IV. T. Robinson was the seller and the Lancaster Mercantile company the Hiyer. The bale weighed 076 pounds ind brought* 38 5-10 cents the pound. The seed sold for 842.50, nearly the jrlce of an average bale of cotton ten >r twelve years ago Mis" Lessie Jills. the Oakhurst section of the huntv and T.nther Phillins. of the Ijdway community, were married anday afternoon at the home of otary Public \V. K. Estridge, Mr. Jtridge performing the-ceremony he auction sale of Cedar Grove farm |fcB held Tuesday. The farm had >en subdivided into 12 tracts and fought an (average of ?G5 per acre. J barbecue dinner was served in a ove at the home place while the cotn mill band furnished' the music, le sale was attended by a crowd of (Out 200 peoplcv OUolkv Mciv? Oft ?Tlip full tprm (! Cleveland Superior court will consne Monday of next week with Judge r. F. Harding of Charlotte presiding. ^..Shelby in common with the rest ' the country, is facing a sugar shorge, which is assuming large pro>rtions. Only one or two of the local erchants have any sugar at all, and ey are selling only restricted nounts. s A local (Wholesale dealer *ted that the situation will continue! rioue until January 1, ^unless the " if. 1 federal government s.teps In and sends sugar here, as orders cannot be filled by the refiners. A handsome new plate glass front is being installed In the Masonic store room- ocowpled :by Hcyle and Fanning's up-to-date dry goods department. The work is now progressing rapidly and when completed this will be one of the handsomest store rooms in town. Cleveland Star (Shelby), Oct. 24: Capt. T. ??. McAllister in charge of the local post bf American Rescue Workers, returned this week from Philadelphia where ho attended the 25th Jubilee council meeting of the ytmeri-. can Rescue Workers .....Mrs,- Mary Ann Blanton died Tuesday afternoon - u v.lonnh it I Lite tiume VI 11VI OVJ1 WMWW Blanton near Beaver | Dam thurch, Mrs. Blanton was 87 years old. She was the daughter of the late David C. Webb. Her husband, F. A. . Blanton was killed' while serving valiantly in the Confederate army during the Civil war Miss Annie Lou Hicks arid Mrs. John A. Martin, were married at the home of the bride'near Lawndale, Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock, Rev. Dwight W. Brown officiating. In the report of the presiding elders at the Methodist conference in session at Greensboro this week J. F. Kirk, Slifelby district, reported 1,382 added to the churclj. Busy with church building in all parts of the district. A most prosperous year. Rev. J. If. Mcser, ohe I of the pastors who lay seriously ill for 10 webks in Columbus, Ohio, wherd 'he | went to the c'entenaiy exposition, is at home but not yet able to attend con^ ? ^~ ? *' ? - - . O mKauI ? Vi n n lercnct' ^.mtra jnuymu nvucrw utto 'accepted the position as home service secretary of the American Red CrossShe will be glad to assist the returned soldiers in any way possible. See her or call phone N'o. 256 Charles ABurrus, son of Rev. A. J. Burrus of Citfside, who formerly resided here, has located in Shelby fcfc ttj'6 pr&ctid'e i of law. He is located in the office of Hon. O. Max Gardner. > - - ? 4 1 * * Gastonia Gazette. Oct. 24: Sgt. Fred Smith, of Augusta, Ga., brother of MrsJ. A. Anderson, of this city, died Tuesday at Camp Merritt, N. J., of mas-.j : toiditis. for which disease he had undergone two operations. Ho had served in the regular army for four years and spent one year overseas, having only recently returned ....Mr. Robert Ferguson, of tho cleiical force at the Standard Hardware Company's under-, went on operation for appendicitis last night at the Qastonia Sanatorium. He Is reported this morning as getting along nicely Editor H. A. Query of The Gazette received a phono message last night calling him to -Mecklenburg county to be at the bedside of his uncle, Mr. Joseph H. Adams, who was injured. late yesterday afternoon in a fall he sustained at His farnq near Pinevlllc. The extent of his injuries was not known last night though it was stated that he was suffering severe pain. His many friends in Gastonia, where Mr. Adams lived for many -years, hopo that he is not seriously in Jured and that he will rapidly recover. Rev. Frank B. Rankin, formerly pastor of the Mt. Holly Presbyterian church, and who served as a Y. M. C. A. secretary during tho war, will be installed next Sunday as pastor of Unity and Castania ' Pi csbyterian churches in Lincoln county. Rev. A. S. Wilson of Lincqlntoo, and Rev. George A. Sparow, pastor of Union and Olney, will have charge of the installation services. ..On Friday evening of last week at 8:30 o'clock J^iss Emma Little and Mr. Walter Qrigg were mar-rled at the home of the bride's father Mr. A. C. Little on North Loray street. The parlor in \yhicfc the ceremony was said was attractively decorated with roses and ferns. CURRENT EVENTS Items of Interest Gathered From All Around the World. ? A floating mine hds been located about 20 miles south-east of Barnegat on thd. New Jersey coast. It is reported that Nikolai Lenlne, Bolshevik premier oft Russia has been captured by anti-Bolshevik forces.' ? King Albert and his party have returned to New York, after a triumphant trip across the American continent. ? Senator Thomas S. Martin who has been reported seriously ill for several days at his home in Charlottesville, is now believed to be on the road to recovery. ? An embargo on the sale and shipment of urms and ammunition on the border was p'ut into effect by the United States army at El Paso, Texas Friday. ? Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik minister of war and munitio of Russia is reported from Copenhagen to have arrived ul Petrograd to arrange for the defense of the city. ? One of three bandits who on Friday robbed the state bank of Beaver Falls, Pa., and murdered a director of the institution, was kiiled Friday night. ? George (Babe) Ruth, world champion home run hitter of the Boston Americans saia neiore ycuving ut/siuu for Los Angeles,' Cab, last Friday that he would demand a salary of $20,000 next year. ? Three bandits held up employes of the Savings Bank in Royal Oak., Mich., Friday and escaped with $25,000 in currency and Liberty bonds. They j overlooked $100,000 in currency which was lying on a shelf in the vault, so great was their hurry to get away. ? Georjjp Cummins, a negro was I sentenced to hang following his conviction at Upper Marlboro, Md.v Friday for the murder of George Peters, a white farmer. The negro is also alleged to have shot the farmer's daughter who has since recovered. I WOfjj WA*. p ,b (Continue^ from Page One). I ?; i Charlotte. ' With an army poorly i equipped, badly organized, and fed I largely on green corn, he marched to- I wards Camden. Tliere on the 16th of i August. 1780,. he stumbled on the ] British" and was signally defeated. ' Two day's lifter Tarleton overtook Sumter at Fishing Creek and put his 1 band to flight. These two battl|? end-" : cd the major disasterstof -the-year. / Davie Held the -Fort, Thjs Wriea of continued, misforttmfc ' would have'overwhelmed a less' hWivc ;i people,' .for yvfth the exception of Pa vie < and his little legion- there1 after i the defeat or Siuriter, no'regularly organised opposition to the Pritteh in the.cntirfe state. Moultrfc draws this < picture of the times, a picture tha/t' m^y well be a Source of pride to you whb live in what was then the New Acquisition* He says: "About this time Gen. Davie and Ms partners and the inhabitants of the New Acquisition were almost the only American forces to oppose the Br\tish |n South Carolina. TheAinhabitantii of the llew Acquisition had never been made prisoners; neither * htld they taken ppotectlon. It was from then! that Gen* Rumter secured many of his men, and, after his defeat, they went back to' the isettlements and kept in small parties for their ^ own protection. sAme of them joined Major Davie, who commanded 50 or 60 volunteers equipped as dragoons." 1 Had the British at this ill-fated hour acted as magnanimous conquerors, the state might have been reconciled I to the- kingT "What might have, been ' the consequences," says Garden, 'If wisdom had swayed the British commanders in South Carolina, it appalls me to contemplate." But their savagery In the expeditions to complete the' conquest of the state after' the fall of Charleston, aroused a new set ' of leaders'and brought into action a new form of warfare, a warfare that was to redeem the fttate and aid tremendously in the overthrow oK. British power in America. This new movement'began in the summer' of 1780, and makes this always a memorable year. The Faithful Partisans. These leaders, who then, organised bands, now known as Partisan bands but then generally called militia, were but reflectors of the new spirit form- , lng Ih upper South CarpUna. Officers and men were convinced by Clintons, proclamations that they had to fight either for or against their staie. Tney realized dally that no faith was kept by their adversaries, who did"not represent the usual high type, of Brltf8h i soldier. They were filled with riff-htmSiiM sneer over the loss of burnt hompB, wantonly shot stofck, and thefts Innumerable. They could hardly contain themselves over the Indignities to their families and the desecration or their churches. The grave Ramsay sto?ti the flow of his narrative Jong enough to point out that in these dark hours the women were indeed, as they always are in war times, even more steadfast and untiring than the men, They, undismayed by. disaster and glorying, in the name of rebels, unfalteringly, urged their kinsmen to high endeavor. Loyal to Duty. Three things are noticeable about inese farusan oa^us: First, their peculiar organization. ^They, were volunteers, received no pay, &nd were never formally mustered into service. Some few of their officers, like Sumter and Marion of South Carolina, and Davie and Davidson of North Carolina, bore Continental or state appointments, but most of their officers had neither congressional or state commissions. Their election by their men was their commission, and ihcir continued leadership and i control depended on their own success. So democratic were the organisations < that no battle was fought without a voice of the entire band. Their bands, it r.eeins, were usually formed by districts. For major operations they at- i tached themselves to the nearest senior officer. Hence most of the men of this section embodied with Sumter, as ' his territory extended from the North 1 Carolina line to Ninety-Six. Those to < the east served with Marion. Most of I the dwellers in the up-country were Presbyterians, and it was hot unusual for them to form their bands by church congregations. White says that six companies were formed at once from the congregations around Williamsburg, and the five of Marion's captains were elders in the Presbyterian church. The officers in the costal sectionWere mainly Church of England men. As* militia will, the members of these bands, when no battle wan in sight, came and went almost at. will. A commander hardly knew from day to day how many metfi would be in his camp, but he dfd know they would answer hin call of j distress. . i Furnichad Their Own Equipment. j The second noteworthy circumstances was the poor equipment of, i j these bands. They wore hardly ever ] worse provided for war. They had no l uniforms. Their clothes were often ] so^ tottered that the regular forces? ] where there were any?were disposed j j to laugh at their disreputable ap- < pearnnce. They furnished their own ] horses, and mainly their own rifles, t Their bullets were often mpulded rrom t I pewter household utensils. Their 1 swords and bayonets were forged from 1 | saw-mill and crons-cut saws or any ] j other, available material. But they ' mainly relied on their rifles which I they used with deadly coolness and t accuracy. "In my long experience as 1 a soldier. I never saw such shooting," < said the British Commander, Watson, i at the battle of Ivingatree. They had t no commissariat and knew every form c of exposure. One of their alleged t rules was: "If you have no breakfast \ take a notch in your belt, no dinner t > :v ^ r*-z- - - * \ ?' 1 ?" taJ^-two, no s'uflper, three." You had >nl? to look at A man's belt to toll flow hungry he was. They often went into battle with only a few rounds of ammunition and' trusted to replenish From the cartridge pouches of fallen friends or foes. It was not uncommon for them. to mofo against their foes with their second line unarmed, these unarmed men would, watdh with - 1-4.. tnon fa II naWK-UKt: ttUAiai/ iu acc Ik Then they would dart. forward, seize his gup and join in the frayv 'Foqaht Like Furfles. Third, their method of. fighting. P$eise bands,^$rhen small, watched for apportunlty!;td pounce- on convoys of too$ ammunition, or prisoners. They rt^lkcd ot^tposts or detachments. or hang on th^flank or rear of an enemy too tfironk for them to attack, and disturbed hfts rest, cut to pieces his scouting parties, broke up his communications, and damaged his morale. When a parity, of numbers permitted they never hesitated to attapk canape, posts, or fight in the field. When they were defeated they retired as rapjdty, Ditvie did, er" scattered to the woods as was Sumter's tactics, or hid In the swamps as Marion,often fbund convenient. As they were reinforced or the enemy retired, they rallied for another Wow. They hesitated no more about running when it was necessary than they did about attacking when that was in order. Their favorite method of attack was^to ap proqch their foe secretly ana in/cn drive at him furiously. Fisher says: "The'suddenness of their appearance, thef fury of their attack and secrecy of their flight were appalling to European aojdiert." j \Such were the men who worsted their enemies in many a fray and kept the Ares of patriotism ablaze. To name them a|l would, be. page-filling: Sumter, Marion and Pickena were the ranking officers. Around them were such ' determined commanders, 1 as Jam.es, Bratton, Whui, Lacey, Hill, Neel, McCiure, Hammond, McCottry. Mouzon, Witherspoon, the two Postals, Thomas, the father and son, the -two Horrya, Thomas and Samuel Taylor, the several Hamptons and others. Cooperating with them from North Carolina were Davie, Davidson, Hhell"* r?lA?Aln?^ Dnlhom'Ar/1 thn npfihfim fJJTt VICTCia|iUn &?UVllva?V?w? ??w , brothers, the two McDowell's and other daring, souls. In a (able worked out by McCrady, he shows that from July 12 to ,December 11, 1780, these partisans fought 26 battles, inflicted a loss on the British of 1,200 , killed and woqnded, and took 1,286, prisoners, while {hey lost but 407 killed and wounded and, 320 prisooprs^-<i ratio of" three to one In favor of the bold partisans. They upset all of Cornwallis's plans for a triumphant south to north mar,ch, and. were thus .large contributors to hisVttrdship'ft' surrender at Yorktown. V/*V > Col. Wrlti** Hill, . Among these partisan loaders was the man whose raenidt% ? your ladies' honor today. Colonel *QQpf|jUn Hill was of English 'stock,, bjtt' his family had lived, it seems, for several generations In Protestant Ireland. .A number of the family came to America at the same time. They flrat settled in York County, Pa., but later all migrated south. They fpunded new homes in Virginia, itforth and South Carolina, and Georgia. This section in which Colonel Hill settled was then called the New Acquisition. This new acquisition was a strip of land fourteen miles wide and sixty-five, long that was awarded to South Carolina from North Carolina by a boundary adjudicating Commission in 1772. Building of the Iron Work* Colonel Hill was probably attracted to this section by the belief then prevalent that all the land around Nanny's mountain was ncn in iron ore. He was a man of property and bought n large tract of land on Allison's Creek near the Catawba river. There he built a home, a grain mill and a saw mill, and in partnership with Col., Isaac ITayne set up an Iron Works, although it was against the English law at that time foi' the colonists to manufacture. In order to get skilled hands for' his works, he was forced to send all the way to the Troublesome Iron Works in "Virginia. The Hill Works, which efnployed a considerable number of men, produced both wrought iron and cast iron products. The furnace was operated on the Catalan plan. The ore was reduced by dlrefctly fusing It with charcoal. The pig iron produced was cither wrought by hand into such articles as'were desired or reduced to cast iron for mouldings and castings. ; These works made farm tools, machines, shop supplies and all sorts of I Iron household utensils, and had an extensive trade with the surrounding country. At thd outbreak of the Revoution, Colonel Hill began to make cannon, and grape and round shot, I ?nd to repair and refit rifles. Hence, when fhe British reached that section, hey determined to destroy the es:ablishment. Vengeance of the British. In June 1780, a British- commander earned Christian Huck/ Houck, or riuyck, (for/the name is spelled in all hree ways) was out from Rocky Mount to check patriotic activities, -luck, a Philadelphia lawyer before he oined the British, .was a cruel, rapacious, and blasphemous officer. When Huck heard of the unprotected condiion of,the Iron Works he determined .0 burn the plant. With a force given >y Tarleton as 35 dragoons of the egion, 20 mounted infantry the S'ew York volunteers, and about CO rory militia, Huck surrounded and >urned the works. Not content with his, he also burned tfye mills, the lome, after plundering It, the homes )f all the iron workmen , the barns md every negro house on the planta'ion. After rudely robbing Mrs. Hill )f her rings and jewelry, they retired aking ninety of Col. Hill's slaves j vith them. Governor Rutledge, who islted the place later, wrote to the aniBBte * * , / KT' " ' u'mi i?iZ f tfSS Pouth Carolina niembers of congress: ' It is reallt melancholy to see the desolated condition of Mr. Hip's plantation in the New Requisition; all his fine iron works, mills, dwellinghouse^, and buildings of every kind, even his negro bouses reduced to ashes and his wife land children in a little log hut." Dr. Moore in hia life of Dacey says the ^burning of the Iron Works was a great calamity to the Whigs, and a general misfortune to tho farmers for forty or fifty ro^les around; mdny ofi them expedfftd that they would have to return tor the woodeo ptoughj i I An Interesting Relic. tAn incident preserved by d write* in the *Yorkvlllc EnquirSr" shirts .the spirit of boys'lp that/time. Thyo ol Col. Hill's sons, William , and Robert! lads of tenderage, deteibnlned on the approach of Huck to defend tbeii father's property. Taking a swivel gun that carried a pound ball, they tugged it to a hill on the road by which Huck's band was expected fhey mounted this gun on a stumr and single-handed prepared to give battle to the entire party. But the british came unexpectedly from theii rear, took the two little ghaps prisoners but afterwards released them This gun is now owned by Mr. W. D Grist. John. Miller's Prayer, Vonrn nl?o nroserved for lis a brayei offered by John Miller, an Irish WhU of Autherford fcounty, who was notec for his orginallty. The prayer said tc have been made is as follows: I '^Good Lord, our God that art *\j Heaven, we have great r*a?o? tt thank Thee^pr the many battles wc have won. There is the great , anc glorious battle of King's Mountain where we kilt the great Glneral Perguson and took his whole .army; anc the great battle at Rajnseur'a anc Williamson's; and tVie tver memorable and glorious bottle of the Coopens where we made the proud Glnara Tarletooyrun doon the road healtefskelter, and Good Lord, if ye had nf suffered the cruel Tories to buti Biily Hill's Iron Works, wo would ru have asked any mair. favors at Thj handp Anwn,'" j Itelig.ouH animosity may have. ha< something to do with the clean sweei at the Iron. Works, for Gordor (American. Revolution, London, 1788] writes;1 "During Huck's command b< 1 in very particular manner jdlsplayec his enmity to the PresbyteriAn* bi burning 'the library and dwelling houses. of their clergy and all Blblei containing the Scotch translation oi the Psalms, which is held in 'th< highest veneration by the generality 01 the Scotch and Irish; Presbyterians," | / A* Citizen and Soldier., i. Colonel Hill's military career begar shortly before his property war destroyed. So many persons at thai time were taking British protectior that the two colonels of the New Acquisition were thoroughly disheartened. At a meeting of the regiment thnvr AfVttiao^ nn/>V) OaIHIpp tA f?A whftt he thought best about submission. -A subsequent meeting of the men was held at: the Iron Works. To this meeting came a commissioner from Lord Rawdon and stated that congress had given up the southern states and that Washington's army was about dissolved. At this point, Colonel Hill, interrupting ^the man, assured his hearers that the man's -story was untru^ and that an army (Gates's) was then marching to South Cdrolina. Whereupon th ^jneo present ejected the commissione^nd elected Col. Hill, and Andrew * whom Col. Lec describes as "an a\ve,; determined, influential Whig," jdstrlct colonels. These t,wo at once set'foout gathering troops, and soon ralsedMUic American standard over a stout ba*d of men. Col. Hill then wrote to Sunv ter, who was recruiting at Salisbury, N. C., and advised him of their situation. Sumter, after the defeat of the Tories at Unmseur's mill, moved into the state and set up a camp at Clem's Creek in Lancaster County. There Hill and Necl joined him with their York followers and other parti san leaders .drew their men into' the camp. Undoing of Huck. Shortly afterwards Hill and Neel desiring to provide themselves better and to raise more soldiers, crossed into York with 133 men. There, learning of the burning of the Iron Works and otherS^trocitles, they joined 'Lecey's FJ :'BRING YOUR COTTO We will cash them whet* * other Bank. r; We solicit your business, you will find he IT A L L W . / i Peoples Bi C. L. COBB, President. J. J. w 1 SAFETY FIRST r \ .Kir; rr?~ *?.'~ 5" "*.5 ^ -- ? . . i.?i: ??.( '?' 1 ' .. . ^ I .' ? ! r and Bratton's and'McClure's bands In ! an attack at Williamson's plantation ' on Huck and his commander Fergu- I son on July 12th, 1780. Both Huck ] and Ferguson were killed and their < troops defeated. This battle was the ' first American success after the fall of Charleston. It fcheered the patriots i immensely, shoWed them that the Britl lsh were not Invincible and added, many men to Sumter's gathering force. ' h Hill and Neel with their men now bocame a regular unit in Sumter's com' mand. With him they tpok part in the attack on Rocky JfounY; ori'fclii 1st of August. After Sumter had fctecn foiled . fn three attacks, he ordered CoT. itfdel 1 ' to storm a loop-holed, fortified house, i. in which the British were strongly ' posted.- Neel was killed and his ,v storming par$y pressed back. Then \ Sumter; oal'.od for two of his men to volunteer ,to- burn the building. None 1 answered in the face of what seemed '? tnevitablo. death. "7hen,,Msaye Moose, "Col. William Hill and >AdJutant*J.enrav . Johnson volunteered to run 100 yards, > directly in face of the portholes and ! guns of the fort to a large;rook within s tjie abatis, each carrying with him an armful of rich lightwood; whilst bc hind the (rock they were safe. Johnson - ignited the Ughtwood, threw the trurn. ing faggots on top of the house and set it on'Are, which communicated with the fort.'while Hill watched the enemy, As soon as the garrison saw the : flames a detail sallied forth from the I fort fvith fixed bayonets and drove , \them from the rock. They Van back under the fire, not only of! tha port, holeqi but also of the detachment. A1> though the clothes o'f Hill and Johnson , were riddled with bullets and1 locks of I their hair absolutely cut from their heads, still they providentially es, caped unhurt. Unfortunately for the I patriots' a heavy rain extinguished the 1 flre. Sumter ordered-the Oring to . cease and withdrew to LondsforO." Battle of Hanging, Rock. I Sumter's next enterprise was an at_ tack on the British port at Hanging t Rock. The garrison consisted of 160 i of Tarleton's dreaded Legion,* Vhc t Prince of Wales's American. regiment, r Bryons' North Caroling Loyalist, and Browne's Provincials?in all about 600 I men. In the ^ttack Cfol. Hill commonsto/t (ha loft Cfil Tra/tn pnmmnml. j ? ? ?? r~? t ed the center, made up of. Mecklen> ourg, North Carolina militia, and Col. , Davie the. right with his corpo and I some volunteers fronj North and ^outb r Carolina, v The battle that followed , was a - fairly drawn one,, but the Americans cut the Prince of Wales's f regiment to pieces, routed. Bryan's 5 Tories* indicted a losa of over ffro ( hundred men and drew olfc in go{>d ordor. CoL Hill was so severely wounded that he was not able to take the field again until the King's Mountain campaign iir-October. But so sturdy was his courage that he joined bis men with his right arm still in bandages. However, even in his crippled condition lj? was instrumental. in -preventing the mountain men from being diverted from Ferguson's trail, presided over the council of'officers that refused to have Williams for a commander in place of Sumter, and sent a delegation of officers to protest to Governor Rutledge, and Hill | in an address convinced Sumter's men II that in spite of the affront to- their commander they must continue to ' march against Ferguson. Sumter | then retired from the command until the matter with Williams could be adjusted, and Colonels Hill and Lacey wore appointed to command until Sumter's return. Owing to his inability to use either sword or pistol on account of his wounded arm, he could not take a personal part in the uiiiiiHiiuniiiiiiiuiimiiniiiiniiiiiiimiiui f THE LOAN 1 | \ YORK, ? V i YOUR BDSINE 1 \ 1 || >y 2 r> vr ixnnnE^. Duct 5 J. S. BRICK, VicCPrest. - 'l U.v 3 - / w Tiitiiiiiiiiiuuiiuiiiuiuiuiii^iiiiiiiuiuiiiii ^ R ME; I * k N AND COTTON SEED CHI ler drawn on the People's Bant \ , with the assurance that the i re are unexcelled by any Bank rE ASK IS A T R 3 ink & Trust ' ' V J.H M. STROUP, Vice President T. CRAWFORD, Vice Preside: M. S. MOORE, Asst. Cashie is X - SERVICE AND PROG 14 X ' "i I *"i11 """ il f ' l I Vlf'< ?-1 ?? memorable battle In which Ferguson was routed and slain and Cornwallis forced to withdraw from! North Carolina, but he claimed to have suggested the successful plan of attack that was followed. After the battle the mountain men started for home. Laqey and Hill, ? (Continued on Page Three^. <p FIRST NATIONAL BANK qu??AV on ' ' OJLl.li|VAl| * O* V*. + ; MR. FARMER-' 1* ' , ' . . .* > . .W>> '?W?A Yon Arc Invited to Become a Patron ?. > of This Hank. / . . r >k I i- s 1 - ' a1 - ' tfjiyAre You Doing Your Duty? * The Federal Reserve System un-' locks the doors to a vast amount of money for the handling of business . ,.v and for the protection of depositors. Under this system vye can take our securities to 'oar District Reserve K * Hank and get money?you can always get your.mcoiey when it Is in our Bank. ' Do Yoor Banking here where you get ^National Safety" and Service. * ' J. S. HABTNESa Caahior. v ' ' ' * . A I , No. 11439. ? -TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of Comptroller of tho Currency j Washington, D. C., .Vugust 25. 1919. , ' VyBEREAB; by satisfactory evidence , " presented to / the undersigned, it has l>ecn made to appear that" "The "? * 7< First National Bank of Clover" in the town of Clover, in.'the County df* 1 * ' York and State of South Caroling, has ' S complied With ail the provision*) of the ,41 Ar Statutes ot the United States, required , . . .. to be complied with before an associa- , \ " tion shall be authorized to commence < ' 1 the business of Banking; ? v xli*'-i ?,s" Now therefore ?I, John Skelton Wil- ' * liams. Cbmptroller of the Currency, do / , hereby certify, that "The First National a ( Bank of Clover" in the town of Clover < ' in the County of York and State of South Carolina is authorized to com- , menco the business of Banking as provided in. Section Fifty one hundred and < . a ^ ' "sixty hino of the Revised Statute* of v v lotT the United States. , ^ In testimony wherfeef witness ray" 4 y * hand and Seal of office this twenty- I x fifth day <?f August. \19l#. . N ~ -vVj JPHN SKEI/fON WILLIAMS w' / >? -: ' ' Comptroller of the Currency. . >&$' ' ,? 74-92 sw f 18t LETS GO NOWNo (at* in waiting for lower pries?. 4 They at* not in sight I haye the goods bought and they will be^sold a. Right Prices. ' , Crown Patent Plour, at $5.66 I00? " Best Coffee, 6 pounds for $1.00. ' I t , Full Cream Cheese, 2 Jbs. for 7a fcts. $> > ? , 8hoyt? and Bran, at $2.75 Sack. > R Cremb Dairy Feed \for your milk , , cows, at $8.50 ?.Sack. . Seed* Rye,- at $2.05 Bushfel. ' I *> Best Laundryf Soap, at 5 Ctsi a Bar, " j ?, * Chester Bread every 'Monday and s ?j. Thursday. . a Everything In Canned Goods. Headquarters for Vegetables and ' Fancy Fruits.. - , . Spe my Candy Counter. It pleases. ? See my line of Shlrtd, Hosiery, Over- ' ' , glls. Yon can't beat 'em. _ ?* I'sell the Mayer lWtorWit*Bno6?aj? x -'??g* real leather Shoe. ,. , .I'll be glad,to have your business. See uq for your needs and wants. J. D. ROPE, Sharon, B.C. '1 ' TO CLUBMAKERS , . /V* Tuesday, November 4, wa will ' v publish a list of Clubmakefs for The Enquirer, Including all those who , were in last year's list who,do not noti- . .." fy us that for some reason it does not .' fin it them to continue to serve. Prospective new Club makers wtjo deali'e to make clubs this y/ear pre requested to notify us in time to have their names incorporated in the list. Otherwise, as wc hear from them with subscriptions , to be added_to the mailing list their names will be added to the list of Cljtbmakers. L. M. GRIST'S SONS* iuiuiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiniiiijiuiuy. ( / SAVINGS BANS; | SS SOLICITED ] C. W. McGKE, Cashier, = < M. E. McOORKEE, Asst. Casliler 5 iiiiiiimiiiiuiuiuiiiuiuiiiuuiin ' v . - i >< ^ ' ' w . ' ' <5\ i" ts s; f: l ?/ $ - > rtr ; V <&/ . mn IIIIITH n A *TTT ;uius ru rniD jsatia.. : & Trust Co., or on some Service and Treatment \ ^ : anywhere. :' * r- * [AL-H Company B. JENKINS, Cashier 4 v p; * y ' ' < \ V ? ; . rii * I ? _ /' 1 1 ' > RESS ALWAYS * , \ * t, v ?2V>. ? *f \ vv ' ( . - " : ' * _. '> . . '& I . ' ''M'JJt .V'J J- 'i'io' ' * I'frt i * ,. .. ''.? , i-,