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VOL. XLII. NO. 130 NEWBERRY. S. C.. FR[DAY NOYEMBER l7~ 190t5. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 YEAR
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CAPT. CLINTON WARD
DIED IT RIPE AGE
THE PASSING OF A STRONG i
NOTABLE CHARACTER. f
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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