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THE NEWBERRY OF THE DAYS THAT ARE PAST LBTTER PROM FORMER VEWBERRIAN, NOW LIVING,IN TEXAS. Great and Good Men and Beautiful and Charming Ladies Who Lived and Moved in the Old Village. Woodville, Texas. Here's to them, to them that are gone; Here's to thei, to them that are gone; Here's to them that were here, the faithful and dear, 'That will never be here agaiii-no never; But where are they that are s,-,-w.? Oh! where are the faithfui and ;rue? They're gone to the light th-it fears no night, And their (lay of rejoicing shall end , no, never. Here's to them, to them that were here; Here's to them, to them that were here; Here's a tear and a sigh to the blisS that's gone by, But 'twas never like what's coming to last forever; Oh! bright was their morning sun; Oh! bright was their morning sun; Yet long ere the gloaming, in clouds it ga'ed down, But the storm and the cloud are now past-forever. Then speed to the wings of old Time, That waft us where pilgrims would be; To the regions of rest, to the shores of the blest,, Where the full tide of glory, shall flow - forever. We closed our last with a 'possum supper in the back room of Gracey's store. The adjoining house west was a two-story building, the end fronting the public square (then the only two-story house on the square). 1cre Cy 1ishop had a tailor shop; he was a joviel, quizzi cal fellow. Another Bishop, Q., lived at Maybinton; lie was a good tailor, a good fiddler and a good I judge of whiskey. It was told on Q. that lie presented an account against a customer for a suit of clothes and the customer promptly paid it. Q. through forgetfulness presented it the second time, and was again paid, when a receipt was demanded, which was given as fol lows: "Received of -- dollars in full settlement of all demands, from the birth of Christ to the death of the devil. (Signed) Q. Bishop.'' This house was afterwards occu pied by Col. Simeon Fair, the son i of William and Elizabeth (Young') Fair. Col. Fair had two sisters, Mrs. Mary Graham and Mrs. Pa ielia Moore, intelligent, chatnning ladies, anid six brothers noted forI their intelligence and energy and( height. Col. Fair's universally kind, straightforward and upright course dlemandled respect of all men, while his lofty, animated spirit mnade his p'resence a ray of sunshine to b)righten and cheer those lie met. Physically and intellectually be w~as a grand man. His great excellency lay in a sound understanding, solid judgment, wvith great sagacity, courage, energy and extraordinary quickness of perception, and he had the "restraining grace of great comn mon sense." His success at the bar was won by strength of purpose, foresight, self- reliance and perse verance. HeI was kind and afTab)le to every one, especially to the young membdrs of the bar; his courtesy to them was proverbial, and lie had the happy knack of en couraging thiem to p)ut forthI their b)est efforts. There was nothing of the Puritan ab)out himI: '"Hle dhid not (call his own opinion God, and tile opposite oinIion , the devil.'" The' tribute p)aidl to him by J1. F. J. Cold well iniCarwile's Reiniiscees is jumst and true, and I can say of it as F'reemian saidl of Macaulay's style, it is a ''literary luxury.'' Eve'ry ofiicial position he held lie filled witul honor to himself and boenefit to the people. He married Miss Mary Butler Pierson, one of the acknowledged belles of the State. She was a vision of won drous beauty; was gente lo-e.. graceful, accouip)islied and noble hearted; was intellectually gifted and had a sweet temperament. Lik< Col. Fair she had great commo sense and was a fine business wo man. The three boys we reniem. mer as light-hearted lads. Wif< and I agree that we can pay tl( daughter, Miss Sallie, no finer com. plime?t than that she bids fair t< rival her mother in grace, beauty ind intellect. We next come to the long, lo%% storehouse of Thomas Pratt. Every hiouse on the Iblic square was one story save Cy' Bishop's. Pratt wa post-master aiAd one of the leadinq merchants of !the village, and ac :juired a consideral)le fortune. -1 was a man of rugged ste'adfastness iturdy truth, and upright bearing. [udge O'Neall well wrote of him Ahat "lie deserved the respect which: ionesty, virtue, piety and intelli ,ence demand.'' I-le tarriedl Miss Dorothy, the elegant and beautiful laughter of Major F. Nance. (Win. [). Butler, one of the handsomnest neii ever in the village, clerked foi r. Pratt and married Miss Laura, mother of the elegant and accom )ished daughters of Major Nance. Ars. Pratt like Mrs. Drayton Nance ,as another lovely example "of the adiant dream that lurks in the vord woman." They had thre< ons: Robert, a good looking, pleas mt man, married Miss Cornelia 'hsnes, an attractive young woman, 'imeon never married, and his non le plume, the "Queer Recruit,' itted him nicely. For several years )efore his death I occasionally cor esponded with him. He was gen le and kind, noble-hearted, ori gina Lnd wrote well. Priestley was my laily chium at school and corres )onded with ine while I was in col ege. He had a fine head, wel! fur iished, a pair of frank eyes, pleas mnt smile and joyous manners; war ull of humor and life. Carwil fives a beautiful description of him -lie fills a soldier's grave in Mex co: 'When hearts, whose truth is proven Like thine, are laid in earth, "hen should a wreath be woven To tell the world your worth." They had five daughters, a hevy )f beauties; a very shower of beauty vas their earthly dower; they werc oft and genial as a breeze that had >own over a Led of violets. Amelia fine musician, :narried Maj. Jacka ucMlIorries, an iuipright, good man MIary nmarried Arthur Siumpki s, nman of finte intelleet, plheasanIt mlan. iers and a fine writer. Mary wa:; mpp)ly idleal ization of female b)ear.t y. She and Miss Ann Calmies wvh narried J. F. H-arringtoni, were thc >elles of the village, both radiantly >eautiful, but of different types ol >eauty. Carolina and Virginia wer< :wins and like twin rosebuds. Caro. ina nmarriedh --- K ineiaid, of whon: knew but little. Virginia marriect WV. WV. Calmies (known as Tohe) ELie was a true, solid man. Ange ina was rosy and p)retty; her brigh syes running over with glee. Man3 dly glances were turned towardm er, but my good friend, James Mc Morries, captured her. Hie wa: >neC of my attendants at my mar riage. I have overlooked two long, low >nestory houses south of Ste wart o C'oates' store. The one necxt t< Stewvart & Coates' was first occuipie< by John m Young anmd then by ('Conm oor, an Ir-is'hi tailor, a jolly fellow who loved his dram. lie fishie< -omeititmes, butt always sami(l "hI wanited to fish w~id a seinec, t hat h, :idn' t care~ a d- -n, wheder dey bi ar not.'' On the corner south a D'Coninor's was another onme of th "'gates of hell.'' Who the "'Cer icrus" was I know not and anm gla4 of it. The State then licensed th. grog sellers to sin, but now th State does its own sinning. Con siderably over half of the countie in Texas have voted not the licen shops, and prohibition in Texas is "zooning." At the times at which I write Amasoka had not been invented, nor had V. B. Pope niamed it. On the hill near the Columbia and Greenville depot, in a cluster of s.mall timber, perched on the side of the hill, was the little home of !Mrs. Isther Moore, always kept neat and clean. She was a weird old lady, shrewd and bright, with a keen incisive tongue that she did not hesitate to use, and given to superstitious beliefs and practices. She was a finicky old lady, some what thin and fidgety, but I never knew her to harm any one. She had two children: Isabella was very pretty with a sparkling eye and very industrious and IeI,t; she mar ricd well but to whom I have for gotten. John A., the son, over came by his energy and perseve rance the adverse circumstances of his early life and became a good lawyer anid useful citizen. I lIe married Miss Sarah Arthur, an ele gant lady of Columbia, whom I had the pleasure of knowing sixty ., Cars ago. Mrs. Esther 'Moore one time at our house shortly after the death of Mrs. Barbara Boozer, the mother of Big Dave, spoke up suddenly to my wife and said, "I wonder what old Barbara is doing today.'' The life of Juo. A. shows to young men what energy and perseverance will accomplish. For this time we will pass over the public square. On the block fronting on its east side we see thei shoe store of Cuv Thompson, a mirthful man. Ie was a jovial, quizzical fellow with an abundant supply of rich anecdotes and jokes, which he dealt out to the amused crowds, who were filled With laughter. He afterwards went to Columbia, where lie engaged in the same business. On the next corner was the fam ous candy store and liquor shop of Antoine Gilbal. He was a quaint, odd, whimsical, fanciful, irascible little old Frenchman, and was sup posed to h!ave been with Lafayette. I reniemb r hlow old Sol's song "All dem ladies jis from France Come to seo old Gilbal dance, ,enraged old Gil There was an other soni-.g Gil. used to sing to Alf Nance and "Silo Hello.'' but it would not look well in print. Car \i!e iln his Reminiscences gives a most amusing accouit of imIl. There are several othler am usinig ill cidlents ill his life, of whllich I have heretofore written, lie miade his owni candy1, anid it was good: "H-ow goodl all candy seemed to) me, Back in those daiy's of memory; Pink checkermlints and lollipops, 'Twvixt heaps of yellow lemon udrops; I long with wistf'ul look to stopI And eye old1 Gilbal's candy shop; To standl with eager face again, Pressed close against the window p)ane. Oh, turn, kind Time! be good to me! Bring back those d1ays of mnemlory, For I should like to taste once moore, That candy at 01(1 Gilbal's store.'' I always had an exalted opinioni of the old vilage, but since I have been writing of its great amnd good men, nioble anid excellent woumen, thlat opinion has been more than redloublled. I hope in the two next to close tup onl the village and( then take an excursion among the Renlwicks and Tolanids, &c., &c. J. .\l. Crossoni. * A Pisonler ini 11er Ownm ltiouse. M rs W.t 11. l,avha, ofi 100(1 i\"ums - Ave , lKansas ( ty,'M]., has for' se'verl'l - .ears~ lbeen trouledv( with severeu hoarsei-, ness5 andi a( thnmes a har-d cough, which she saLys, "Woul kee mo 1( ini dtors for f (lays. I was prescrihed for by ph1ysicians Iwith no0 noticeable r'esumlts. A friend - gave mie par't of a bottle of Chamber' .lain's Cough Remedly wvith instructions to closely follow the (directions and I I wvishi to state that after the first (lay I could notice a (decided change for the better, and at this time after using .it a for two weeks, have no hesitation in .. saying I realize that I am entirely cure.' This remedy isi for sale by * Smith DuC.,Newberry, Prosperity' Drug Co.. Pm y. . J..w.. s..'J. WI A statement cannot be too strong when founded on fact. Our adver tising would be wasted if it were not absolutely corect. We stake our reputation on every representa tion we iake, and ask our custou ers to hold us to a strict account therefor. We are best liked wiee est knowni. The longer you do business with us, the better you will appreciate our low prices, and the more money you will save inl the aggregate. I lavinlg enjoyed an unusually large patronage from our many frieads this fall and winter, we desire to express our apprecia tion in a substantial wa.y, naimely: By selling theim their Mlid-Winter Goods at a Big Redtiction. Th. goods inentioned in this ad. are in cliuded in this sale. Cigars, Smoking 1 Chewing I The Best Bran< THE. HERALD a .... A L. A Full Line of STATIO Beautiful Have Yoi Linen Ci TIhe Nf'wherry Steami Lamondry t he very l ates-t ColIlar anid Cufl' overy rOespect. Weo give t,bo Iai If We cannot please Yo your patronage. We dc because we leave all th< Newberry, but because You Get Bei We would be pleased t ur machinery in opera Phone 116 anid have wagol L.B )OTEN. Heavy Wool Dress Goo Cs Gray Skirting worth $1 at 79c. Gray Skirting w>rth 75c. at 59c. Gray Skirting worth 60e. at 48e. Gray Skirting worth 50c. at 44c. Checked Skirting worth 6c. at 48c. Mixed Skirting worth 60c. at 18c. Mixed Skirting worth 50c. at 44c. All Black- Dress Goods, Consisting of Sergeu, Ilenriettas, Cas imers, Chevoits, Prunellas, Ll ai ClothI, Granites, Zibilines, Mohairs, and Arrnours. Make your wife or sister or muother a Christimas plreselt of one of our line Furs in black, gray and brown. All inichided in this cut price sale. No inatter what prices are quoted by oth WV ARE CHEAPIR, r-0 00ten. !obacco, !obacco, Is Aay be Found at tI NEJWS OFFICE.I 30o.... NERY, and Up-to-Date. ir-Soiled caused OME Coinpny hats insRtalled one of 1roneor. Iti up to dlate iri (OHt gloMs or doniostic liriisi. u then we do not want i not want your support a money you pay us in tter Seruice :er Work o have you call an d see tion. ri callifor Your Soiled Linen Aull.