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.............................'.... . q ~ C 4j~ LI,.~ 4% ~&2~ ~ VOL. XLII. NO. 130 NEWBERRY. S. C.. FR[DAY NOYEMBER l7~ 190t5. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 YEAR Ir CAPT. CLINTON WARD DIED IT RIPE AGE THE PASSING OF A STRONG i NOTABLE CHARACTER. f C A Life Full of Good Deeds-Pro- t gressive and Energetic Man Who t Dispensed Charity from a Big Heart. The State. Wards, November. 14.-Capt. Clin- r ton Ward died this morning at 4 r o'clock at his home here after a long t illness. The cause of his death; was e blood poison. Th*e funeral services will be held to morrow morning at ii o'clock at Spann Methodist church, of which Capt. Ward was a member, and the interment will be in -the .churoh grave yard, where lalreajdy stands a .monu ment bearing a life-like figure of Capt. t Ward, erected by himself, as well as a r stone to ihis Wife, who survives. He .f leaves only his wife, as their only d child, a daughter, died when she was a about :six -years of age. He has a liv ing brother, two sisters and many . other relatives. Captain Clinton Ward was the t most widely 'known . and respected ; man of this section and for years was a a leader in all progressive movements t in this community. He was the son : of Major Richard Ward, an English man, who came to rthis country when t very young. He was married *to Miss t Martha Lott of Edgefield county,' and she has been indeed an thelp- f meet to. him. Capt. Ward was 77 r years old yesterday. A Sketch of Captain Ward. The .following sketch of Captain 'Ward was written by Mrs. James. H. c White of Johnston and published in 't the Johnston News a year or two ago: a "The town was chartered when the i railroad was built duiring the war and I for five ;years Wards stood as the terminus. "There are two white churches, t Baptist and Methodist and two col- r ored churches, Mt. Alpha Baptist and t Bethiebem Me-ohodist. Around the I Spann Methodist (white) churchyard ~ grounds is 'Gogl's Acre' 'w'here rests i the ibodies of 'those passed from the I earthly stage of activity; but few " gjaves being unmarked or u.ncared t for. Around it -is an irlon fence that f ~incloses many pretty grave marks. "Towering above all ~ih'e lothers is the life-size 'and 'life-like st-atue of Captain Clinton Ward, who may >e ~ worthily called a benefactor to t e town and community in which he lives. It is of him and his estimable . wife I wish to make subject o.f this ' writing, irt'eriting the old English /charce- er of'his venerable R. Ward. "Well may 'his face be radiant be fo)re the .coming generations of tfiec muany gifts of lan-ds and money to va- I rious objects an.d persons: even thee co ored1 population shared in his lands,r anid not on-lv in his own town but inc others. "Captain Ward is living today to see eleven orphans in prosperous I lTomes, with fine positions, tha: were 1 sheltered under his roof. :The many deeds and acts of 'kindness done by Captain Clinton Ward and snany sug gestions -for benefits to our state while in the legislative halls of our state ( are worthy of record. ~His worth as a public officer for 39 years speaks for itself. Often in public meetings the people would cry ou-t, 'If you want t the truth' on any subject, just 'trot out1 old Clint Ward.' He was e-lected one 1 term over 63 candidates, w)hich again< proved his great popularity. Captain Ward 'has been -living at Ward's since 185o, hence has seen the growth of '1 the little town 'that ibears his 'name. The first depot building and the land t-hereon was a gift to the railroad1 'company.2 "Captain Ward 'has given tio Spanns iow passed his 75th birthday and is .ctive and alert, enjoying good health. t seems that he attributes his long ife to the obedience of -the fifth com nandment. Verification of this he i-as and is proud to tell of his -dying ather's injunction <and commendation f acts toward him. As an apprecia ion of this long heelthful life, Cap ain Ward has in mind to live the re nainder of his life in peace and good villt oward all, in benefactions and to ubstantiate this fact he has placed n the cemetery a beautiful monu nent and presented it to the town epresen-ting a stump of a once huge ree, and lying at its base a dog couch -d for rest. Upon this sihaft are carv d these words: 'Martha and Clint Ward's Good will, friendship and' love To everybody, and every Living crea-ture.! God bless all.' "By the side of the sta-tue of Cap ain Ward stands an elegant monu aent to his wife, Martha Ward. No ace in South Carolina could look own more lovingly in marble cut as n angel of mercy than Martha Ward. Mis clonld have been so but for her inostentatious nature, that recoils at -ny public display of good works, but relieves that the -left hand must not :now what the right hand *doeth, and .t her urgent request :the simple mon iment is there to-'ma-rk her last rest ng pl.ace. "Mrs. Ward is utterly -ignorant -of his sketch that is now appearing in he public press, but 'Full many a ,em of purest ray serene the :dark un athomed caves of [ocean ibear, full nany a flower is born to blush Un een and waste its sweetness on t4e lesert air.' Now, while dhie 'hair is i8vered , and manytofr"e f w6fd's harms are ibut. trifling fbs,. we lay his worthy and well deserved tribute ,t her feet, while life -lingers and her teart an-d soul can enjoy what 'the vorld thinks of her. Her grandfather vas Ensley LO'tt and laid down his ife in the Revolutionary war. He- fa-. her was Ensley Jjott, bearing the full tame of his father. He was married wice, his last wife being 'Dimpsey larronton, the mother -of M'rs. Martha Ward, the subject of our ske-cc, whoj v'as born and -reared at th:e old 'Ensley~ ott 'home, of Revolutionary fame, there now lives Mrs.- Nancy Lott, on he suburbs of Jbhnston, S. C., Edge ield county. She was le.ft fatherless Lt the age 'of nine 'months, but a nother's love and devotion reared and rained her'until t'he age of 22, when *he became the wife 'of Clinton Ward. )nly one lit-tle one 'was 'theirs to add o 'the joys of home, little Josephine, who~ lived with them only six short rears. "Forty-six years 'have passed by ince th;is lintk in 'the family chain vas broken, but her gen:tle face and hildish sayings are indellibly im ressed upon the hearts of her par 'nts. God did not see fit to bless the niother was there to admonish eleven >rplh-an Iboys and girls. Six were rais d from youthful years and the eleven ducated from this 'home. What ~rander missi(on could be 'one's than1 hat of Martha Ward? Is she not vorthy 'of the title angel of mercy, of mother of fatherless and motiher ess. "Mrs. Ward united with the Dry reek Baptist church at an early age, Lnd her Christian character has never weakened. Through severe trials, .vhen many would thiave fainted by 'he way, 'her faith in God 'kept her nind and heart'most sangui.ne, and, hough she passed through the waters f affliction, most severe, her Lord vas with 'her, and there i's wvaiting ftor 1er, without shadow of a doubt,3n 1et gold'en city, a crown of life that adeth not away. "Although a Baptist in faith, she ->y 'her very nature, has loved and evere.d all denominations. Her de ro'tion to the Spann Methodist church, )f wihb 'her :husband is a member, ias been such that only a true wi:fe :ould be. "After Wards became a ttown this good l.ady felt the need of a Bap tist church, and' set out, by 'her in lividual effort, -to raise the money suf acient for erecting the building nearly twenty years ago. This idea of 'her's met with untold opposition from ad acent Baptist brecheren, but feeling :'hat go)od would be the outcome, she Ivent steadily forward in her aims. "Her first donation was a lot and .hioo, a gift from -her 'husband. Aft-r :anvassirn the vicinity, .she began :aking in territory from Atlan-ta, Ga., :o Ciarlotte, N. C., and intermediate oints. Twice she appeared before :he legislature, and on one occasion nuch to her great surprise, she was nvited -to make her claim from the' tand-in other words she gave vent :o her .maiden speech. After having Ione so she accomplished her wish nost successfully. "By her untiring efforts 'she raised he required amount-$2,ooo and to lay a neat church of ioo members ;tanods as a living monument to -her nemory. "The ch'urch was organized with il members and The idedica-tory sermon was preached by Rev. Lucius Cuth ert of Aiken. The present. pastor s Rev. Brabham. "Men may invite, but it falls intio the hands of the hand maiden to com ortably sleep and 'relieve -hunger, and this Mrs. \Ward has. done in most gracious, elegat style. Her hospita'li :y is withourt bounds, and it is known 5hat as many as 2w 'have been enter ained in her home at one time -dur ing Captain Ward's candidacy, and when the, rail-road was a ifumping ground for :her oltiai . In other i- fer'" kOMe tis bck 'grafis. i'Pfor 'tbAose of every~*d iand sta. tion-. - Over ;this- 'honie"fieds pre ided as-itsq*een for fft-dhe years with amiabifi.y of diSposition .that :annot be. excelled. "And wIet can we say of her. gentle land in sickness? Let those to. whom ;he has been a ministerin., angel tell >f 'her true worth. 'Some day, we mnaw not when, the spirit of the de parted who have reaped of her 'Ia >ors of love in sickness will meet her with songs of gratitude. Although fer (hair is whitened, and seventy-five years 'have been 'hers,.she still con :inues in 'her noble works, and in that .ome today is a beautiful, bright hld-Helen Clark, a great niece :he daughter of Josephi.ne Ward Clark and Austin Clark. Little'Helen was adopted inio this rn'ome when )ut eighteen month ;old; now s'he is ix years, of ag4 and the j'oy and comn Eort of these o'ld people. Her little eart wishes .for nothing but what is rantedi and an affectionate and grate u! disposition is intu,titive. She mani ests this in many ways. Many touch ng in-cidents could !be related of ':er remarkable intellect. precociousness and c:hildlike devoti!o,n to 'her'foster parents. "In Captain Ward's will she is sub-' tantially. remembered, as is 'his faith ul 'true\'wife, who has constantly tood by him in sio.kness, sogow and health, true to her marriage vow. Right by 'his side in '76 did sih'e ride it the head of the Red Shirts, dressed n the uniform of the club-the Joan 'f Arc -of South Carolina.-ready tlo ie. Why (have we waited to lay this ribute to 'her? Echo answers. "God has richly blessed this home with wealth and has placed it in gen us hands who believe it it is 'more lessed to give than to receive.' A Man of Charity and Courage. News of the death of Captain Clin ton Ward 'of Ward's Station was re eived 'here yesterday and caused re ret among the many friends in This city. Captain Ward was born near where he died on the 13th *of Novem er 1828, and was just three hours past the age of 77 years when dea:ih called him. His parents were Richard and Tleabie Ward, the mother hay ing been Miss Ferabie Bush, 'of Edge Ield. Captain Ward has long been a well known personage in that part of the state, and many are the incidents of 11his life which are related by those who knew him. *A man of strong likes ind dislikes, he never forgot a friend and never quite forgave an enemy. But his friends outnumibered his ene mies. He was a man of great c'harity and at his hospitable board many have enjoyed the fare of a substantial :ountry 'home. Eleven orphan chil dren have through his charity been given a 'home and an education for the memory of his only -child, a little girl who dic.' in ier S..xt.h year. Captain V~.rd attc- led the com m?n schools I, E - eeld county and subsequently thc famous Cokesbury Conierence sclaool, taigiht by M-ajor M. J. V. iams. a first -nor grad uate West Poifit and :r of the Sou'th Carolina .college, an' Mr. F. A. Connor, a graduate -of the South Carolina dollege -and a fin2 Latin schafar. Captain Ward, after leaving scL.ol devoted hi-self to looking af ter v'ie large interests of his parents. His father had come to this country South Carolina from Mansiiled, Ohio, the ibme of General W. T. Sherman, who was always despised most cor dially by -tee elder Mr. Ward :and his sons. 'Captain .Clinton Ward was married in Columbia on -the 2nd.-of July, 1850, his wife being Miss Martha Lott, the daughter of Emslie and Dimcy Lott. The ceremony was performed by the late Rev. i.liam Martin. But one child wasbbrn, Josephine, the lit tle .girl whose death Cap-caii; Ward as. mourned since 1857. Her play things have been.,kept all of these years, and 'he was wont .to show them vinly to his friends, and his eyes would overflow as he would show a bird's nest with a little egg whidhi his little girl had found the day shi was s.tricken. These incidents indicate the deep and intense nature of Captain Ward. He had a pal-iting made at great expense and brought to South Carolina, and o.f this he was very proud, as it preserved to Ihim the linea ments of 'his little Joseph'ne. Ca'prain Ward was aliays l'oyal to the sou'th and her cause, and in 1876 he rode with the Red Shirts, and 'by his si'de at the ,heaid 'of the column frequently rode his brave and fearless wife w'ho has been as charitable and as benevolent as 'has Captain Ward. He 'was elected twice to the legis lature, and d'uring the administration of Colonel T. J. Lipscomb as super intendent, Captain W'ard was a direc tor of the penitentiary. He had been a member of Spann's ch'urch (Me'tho dist) for abfout thirty years. Captain Ward was emphatically a friend to the poor and suffering and distressed and has frequently paid money on surety obligation's. As the train from Augus,ta passed Wiard's Station yesterday, the pas sengers observeld a monument in mar ble facing the 'setting sun. This mon ument over an open grave marks the p-lace where the body of Clinton Ward will rest. This was anih'er of his peculiarities. He had 'had his monu ment made several years ago, the shaft being surmounted by .a life-size figure in marble, a perfect likeness of Captain Ward at that 'time, with 'his flowing side whis)<ers and his long frock coa't. He had also b'ought his casket and little remained to be done in preparing The body for its last sleep. Captain WVard 'was very wvell in deed until about six weeks ago when a small eruption appeared on the s'hin of 'his right leg. This soon became an angry sore and senile gangrene set in. His last illness was painful in the ex treme Ibut evidenced no sign of suf ering. His nerve and self -con:rol are said to 'have been remarkable, es pecially wthen his advanced age ia ondriered. THE BLEASE CASE. Motion For Change of Venue Refused -Case Continued By the State. Special to The Herald and News. Saluda, November 16.-In the case of the State vs Eugene S. Blease, charged with murder the motion for a change of venue made by the -state, was argued yesterday morning. The motion was refused by Judge Mem minger, and the case will ibe tried in Saluda county. Nearly three hundred affidavits were submitted by -the state in favor of the change of venue and more than three hundred by the de fence in opposition to carrying .he case to some other county. iThe -mai.n ground urged by the state was the prominence of both parties and the great amount of discussion which the homicide had caused. The arguments for the state were made by Solicitor Cooper and Solicitor T. S. Sease5 who is assisting in the progecution, and the arguments .for the defence were made by Mr. N. G. Evans and Mr. J. -Wm. Thur-mond. The state then moved' for a con tinuance of the case until the next term, and the continuance was grant ed by Judge Memminger. The de fence announced ready for trial, but Judge M.emminger 'held that. at the first term it had long been the prac tice to conttinue on motion of the state, and the continuance was granted. There 'was great interest in the case. The state is represented by Solicitor Cooper, assisted by Solicitor Thos. S. Sease. Mr. Blease is represente-d by the entire Saluda bar, Mr. J. Wrh. ThurrAond, Col. James H. T4ll-man and N. G. Evans, of Edgefield' and Mr. Ered H. Dominick, of Newberry. WON"T DISSOLVE INJUNCTION Judge Memminger Declines to Hear Motion Under Judge Klugh's Order. The State. Saluda, November 14--Judge Mem *minger today 0eld that he did not have jurisdiction to hear the motion to dissolve the injunction granted by Judge Klugh on October 38th in the Milliken case. TPhe matter was argued yesterday befiore Judge Memminger and :his decision was given-today af ter the most careful consideration. Judge Klugh's order restrained the MHiken faction from holding the meeting of the -stockhbolders of the Laurens mill wxhich had been ealled for November 2nd and prevented the holding of tdh'at meeting. Judge Mem minger held today that the order is sued by Judge Klugh is rz'turnable only ibefore Judge Klugh, that point being expressly brought out in or der 'of Judge Klugh. The attorn'eys representing the Mil liken faction ihere today were Mr. S. J. Simpson of Spartanburg and Mr. A. C. Tbdd of Laurens and those appear ing for tdh'e Lucas faction were Major A. TI. Smythe of Charleston. George Jonhstone 'of Newbierry and C. C. Feathers-tone of Laurens. Proceedings Against Col. Duncan. Charleston, November 13.-In the United States district .court t-pday a petition -was fi,1ed in bankruptcy 'by representatives 'of the Union and Buffalo Cotton 'mills and Exchange Banking and Trust company of Char leston, praying that Thomas C. Dun can can be adjud:ged a bankrupt. '-In a lengthy document which is to be served tomorrow and is return-able November 27, it is alleged tUhat Dun can, lately president of the two mills mentioned, is insolvent, owes $328, 294.16 to the -creditors mentioned (who are -entirely unprotected), and has been disposing of property to certain creditors, thus giving pref erment to the detriment ;of other