Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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More Than Fift Martin Riser, father of John Riser and Eve Riser who atterwards mar ried Rev. Herman Aull and the fath er of General Henry Koon's first I wife, lived about one mile from the residence now occupied by James A. Riser. The father of James A. Riser was John Riser, who built and lived in the house now occupied by James A. Ris er, the house being more than one hundred years old. His oldest son vas William Riser, who was the fath er of Luther and Wallace W. Riser. thelatter of whomwassheriff of New berry county for about twelve yea7 He was also the father of John Ri-, er, who now lives near the line of JAMES A. RISER AND H] Who have been married fifty-one years during these years it being the [ was 1 Newberry and Laurens counties; Hartwell Riser, who lives in Saluda n county; and George Riser, who was killed in the army; and John Riser, ] of St. Paul's community; and Adam Riser, who lived in Columbia. These were all brothers of James A. Riser I of this rounty and sons of John Riser. 'Dhe daughters of John Riser were: Mrs. Anne Bundrick, wife of Alfred Bundrick; Mrs. Lavinia Kibler, wife of J. Belton Kibler who was killed in the army; and Betsy Berley, wife of1 Adam Berley, who died some years ago a. Clinton. Of the daiughters on -ly Mrs. Lavinia Kibler is living and one son, James A. Riser. James A. Riser, who now occupies hiis father's old homestead, cut of 'which we present in this connection, married Miss M. C. Busby in Novem LONG DRLAYED JUSTICE. 4 Eecent Investigations Prove that the South Carolina "Contributed 1 More of Words and Provis ions to the Constitu tion than Any - Other Man.1 Aug'sta Chronicle. Our South Carolina friends have al ways contended that Charles Pinek ney, a deputy from that State to the i convention, which framed t-he consti tution of the United States, is thej real author of that sacred instrument. ~ It is beyond all question that at the j ~opening of the convention Mr. Pinek ney presented a draught of a consti tution and that the convention con side4red it, but what became of the original document has always been a j mystery. The impression long~ pre vailed, however, ,throughout t-he coun-. 1 try generally that the constitution as framed, is strikingly like Mr. Pinckney 's plan, .and some time be-1 tween 1817 and 1825, during which period John Quiney Adams was see retary of State, Mr. Adams wrote to Mr. Pinckney for a copy of the mis sing doeument and duly received one. This paper is still on file in ,the archives of the State department, and is remarkably similar to the con stitution as adopted. Some six years after Mtr. Pinckney furnished it to Mr. Adams. Mr. Madison declared that it was not a correct copy of the original plan presented to the conven-3 tion by Mr. Pinckney, and that the close similarity between it and the constitution was due not ,to the fact that the constitution was formulated on the Pinckney plan, but that Mr. Pinckney had interlined into his plar, the constitution as framed. Jhdge Story, who was appointed to the supreme court of the United Sta tes by Mr. Mad>eon, when president, agrel in his work (on the constituio In with Mr. Madison. and the weight of :these two great names has led all sub s equlent co)mmentators to reject the idea that the constitution was formu !a.tr ~ n the Pinrkner alan. ~ .- vi- the chief r Years Married. ' ber, 1857, and they have lived togeth- y er at the same place for 51 years. Ten u children were born to them all living D except one who died when an infant. tE The oldest daughter, Helen, married e< Jonas Ballentine and now lives near Chapin in Lexington county. ti Sallie C. married John Bickley, of tj Lexington county, and now lives near J tj: Piney Woods chureh. ki Minnie married John M. Koon and ti now lives in Newberry. Her .husband has been dead many years. to Carrie married Jim Ballentine, who h< now lives in Newberry with her chil- so dren. Her husband is dead. be Eva married David Koon and lives th in this county near Pomaria. su co bi: er as su t(1n th Mi el( Co' sei ap S WIFE M. C. RISER ju: and have occupied the same-house ouse in which James A. Riser in orn. hii Della married Ed. Koon and lives ear Pomaria also. pO There are three sons. Albert Riser th .ives at Liberty, Pickens county. Joe ga liser lives in Columbia, and Willie at: 1iser is a book agent and is travel- th ing in Chesterfield county. to James A. Riser served in the Con- Io Federate army as a member of comn any F, Shultz Battery under Col. Del se Eemper. He is a little over 76 years gr ld, and his wife has passed her 70th . irthday, bunt to use his words they eo re "lively and pert; eat well and mi ~leep well.''" er Or.e of the remarkable facts in eon- an etion with this old house which as tated is; over a century old, is that mi ~here have <-nly been three deaths in t. These were Joihn~ Riser and h;s fe i 'e and ani i:ilant of James A. Ris- ag r. th th >f claims some years ago, Judge Char- ta es C. Nott has devoted his time to an ar nestigation~of the tru,th of this mat- ~" er, and has recently published a fo vork in which, after an examination Al >f all attainable evidence and a care- be ul consideration, of all the argu nents pra and con, he arrives at the to ~onclusion that the document in the mi state department is a true copy of "~ he original plan presented by Mr. r~ Pinckney and fully establies the fact ;hat th-e constitujtion is based thereon, ar r, as he puts it, that Mr. Pinekney a 'contributed more of words and pro-p risiohns to the constitution than any no ther man."tb .pr One remarkable circumstance is we hat Mr. Madison 's manuscript notes p >f the proceedings of the convention an iow in the State department State th hat on May 29, 1787, the third day's go ession, "Mr. Charles Pinckney laid we >efore ,the house the draught of a bu Feeral -glovernment wlich he had y )repared to be agreed upon between da he free and independent States of ag merica. Ordered that the same be p referred to the committtee of the whole appointed to consider .the State >f American union.'' Immediately after this, in Mr. Mad- I i son 's handwriting occur ti'ese words: 'Insert the draught,'' stricken brough with a pen as if to erase M. hem, but no copy of the plan any rhere appears, though the plans of ~ered by Randolph, of Virginia, and Iaterson, of New Jersey, are given n full. And yet that he had a copy E ppar distinetly in several pla'es in s mianuscript, as also appiears the act that the plan was referred to.the ~ommittee which presented the final raught of the constitution. What became of the original of the lan presented by Mr. Pinckney, and w ~hy Mr. Madison so studiously avoid- he d giving the text of his copy of it, tal ~til rema:in mysteries, but that the & inkeypan is the gro~ud worUk of. e const it ut i n appeardls nw to be a sel proven fact. 1 A bout twice aus much poe is re 1Id to 51o zln Lxp) es5 train as to Pr THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION. Has Been Busy-A Member Re cites Some History of the Work. bserver. Mr. Editor: Replying to one o >ur suggestions in Tuesday's issue ider Athe caption "How Would Thi o?'" as a member of the commit e appointed to look after the nei >unt house grounds, I beg leave t, y that you are just one year behin e times. Last February we plannei at work, and we feel it justice t e association that the public shoul< iow that we do not spend all ou: ne "insisting on the impossible.' Now, I ask space for a bit of his ry. Last year, when the new cour use was nearing completion, the as ciation, fearing that mistakes mighi made in ,the work to be done or e grounds, asked permission of th( pervisor, Mr. Wicker, to bring mpetent landscape gardener here t< -e directions as to the work. Th( junds were then covered with rub. ;h; but. ifter -;oing over them foi eral hours with the committee, the yor and the supervisor, the garden advised that as soon as the debris s cleared away,. we employ a civil ineer to give details as to grad , terraces, walks, etc. Later the ociation had the civil engineer ito ne. and we were promised by the pervisor 6lat work should. begir ! next day. That was in June. if I take not. Since then, the commit - has begged, plead, and besought it the work be done. ince the 5th of January we have ide every effort to see the newly eted supervisor, hoping that wE ild prevail upon him to do tha rk. but so far have failed even tc him. As a final resort, we have pealed to the members of the grand v who hold over. Now, Mr. Editor, if you will sug ;t anything further that we can dc this matter we will appreciate it bly. We were told a year ago by th( wers-that-be that the cost of doing a work outlined by ithe landscap( rdener would be very small compar ,vely; that plenty of granite is or a counby farm, the county team; ld do. the hauling and the convict; ald do the work. As to the union station: The land pe gardener went over those >undts too with the committee, and sured us that with a very sinal] st decided improvements could be ide there. Mr. Williams, the sup ntendent was communicated with d his reply was that the road had money to spend on any improve mts at the station. Contrast this with the spiirit mani ted in Clinton. Up to two mnonths o there was no civic associatior are; but the ladies were informed it if they would organize one and ke entire charge of the grounds und the new station, the railroad uld give them carte blanche and t the bills. What is the result i ready the grounds are a thing of uty, with t.heir concrete copings, veled walks and handsome palmet plants. All this done in twc nths time! Why! Because the L behind them ha.d their plans ear d out withoumt delay. Nfy only apology for this lengthy :icle is to set the members of our ociation right in the eyes of the blie; to let them know that we are t a set of dreamers, ''insisting on impossible'' while we ''miss the etical.'' But most certainly dc beg to differ with you that an op rtanity to beautify both the upper lower squares is an impossible ng. It is no' i'npossible, and it is ing to be done-some day! The .gon-yard may not be in Ward 1, t it will be somewhere else than our ble square. 'And some of thesa ys, too, the public will come to ree with the association on this NOTICE TO CREDITORS. 'ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BOUNTY OF NEWBERRY. [n the Probate Court. A. Carlisle and John C. Goggans, xe.cutors of the last will and tes Lament of W. WV. Spearman, de eased, Plaintiffs, vs. ta R. Spearman, Lucia Spearmian, Rosa Spearman, Jame.s Henry Spearman. Sarah Spearman, Mar aruite Spearman, William Worth ington Spearman and G. F. Long, uardian, Defendants. All and singular the creditors of illiam W. Spearman, deceased, are rby required to render in and es >lish their claims and demands be -e the Prohate Court on or beforec fifth day of Fehrnary. 1909. All of said creditors are enjoined r restrained from proseenting their ands elsewhere than in this action F. M. Schumpert, obate Judze for Newherry County. Jan. , 1909. f-ta Stock tan Bought a daol For Ret, - - zLCf FS R HUNTER bW K SLIGH Real Estate, IStocks and Mortgages Bought and Sold For Rent. Store Room on Main street, now occupied by R. J. Watts. Seven Room Cottage 'on Main street. Six Room Cottage on Mayer Avenue.. Seven Room Resi dence on John s t o n e street. Desirable Office Rooms in Herald and News Building.^ WA. 0. Houseal, 1M. D; Office Hours-{ g 3tOx:n: L. A. Riser, 1fl. D. - Offlee with Dr. Houseal. {8 to 9a. mn. Office Hours- - 2to 3p. m. . 16.30 to 7.30 p. m. Life 100,000 Years Ago. Seientists have found in a cave in Switzerland bones of men, who lived 100,000 years ago, when life was in constant daa;er from wild beasts. To day the danger, as shown by A. W. Brown of Alexander, MNe., is largely from deadly disease. ''If it had not been for Dr. King's New Discovery, which cured me, I could not have lived," he writes, "suffering as 1 did from a severe lung trouble and stubborn cough.'' To cure Sore Lungs, Colds, obstinate Coughs, and prevent Pneumonia, it's the best med icine on earth. 50e; and $1.00. Guar anteed by W. E. Pel!ham & Son. Trial bottle free. A-styp-to-dyn. Cough remredy for colds and coughs, pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and croup salve for pneumonia or croup. For sale at Mayes' Drag Store. 12-11-08-1taw-tf. Tortured on a Horse. "For ten years I couldn't ride a horse without being in torture from piles," writes L. S. Napier,' of Rug less, Ky., "when all doctors and oth er remedies failed. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me." Infallible for Piles, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Boils, Fever Sores, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Corns. 25c. Guaranteed by W. E. Pelham & Son, Newberry, S. C. Sees Mother. Grow Young. "'It would he hard to overstate the wonderful change in my mother since she began to use Electric Bitters," writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Dan forth, Me. "Although past 70 she seems really to be growing young again. She suffered untold misery from dyspepsia for twenty years. At last she could neiner eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors grave her up and all remedies failed till Electric Bit ters worked such wonders for het health." They invigorate all vital organs, cure liver and kidney trou bles. induce sleep, impart strength n"d appetite. Only 50c at W. E. Pelbam & Son's, Newherrv. S. C. Elegaqce and F are shown perhaps more by one uses than anything else, and satisfied that you are usi: STAT 101 line you should call on MAYI and inspect our superb line - BOX AND POU ENVELOPES T We have the newest designs Mayes' Special Linen wil' tidious. Other lines of stati Blank Books. School Tabli Telephone I' MAYES' BOO YOU ARE T( IF YOUR HUSBAND' PailstoMakel Don't bite at special but purchase "wher sured a fair and squ every purchase.: We are prepared bett supply your every wa COME-Look thog you will find every dej flowing with genui -New arrivals in Sprin. O'ar white goods or L ADIES' SHiR' cannot be excelled in ity or price. :U : Yours for genuir 0. K LET' The Fair and Sqt THIS B WANTS YOUR We confess it. 0 hand, we know v fiedin asking youl We offer you es found in a moderr Open an account THiE E X CH AH ON JAN UAR' We Pay 4 Per Ceo Our Savings Dei J. D. DAVENPORT, President. M. L SPEARMAN Iefinement the writing material To be up-to-date ng the best in 4TERY iS'BOOK STORE ND PAPER o MAtCH and prettiest finish: 'suit the most fas onery also carried. its. Ruled Paper, 4O.35 K STORE I BLAME S SALARY EndsMeet. bargain sales, e you are as are deal" with er than ever to nt. : : our store and >artment over ne bargains. g Goods daily. V W AIST S beauty, qjual i' ,argains, T NE R iare Dealer., ANK BUSIPESS.. n the other ie are justi patronage. rery facility i institution.. with GE BAN Y' 1ST. I, |IIer3 IN parinment. E. R. HIPP, V. Prdsident. .Cashier.