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in Africa JOE CANNON WHO DROPPEE DEAD YESTERDAY WENT TO LIBERIA ON GOOD SHIP AZORES SAILED FROM CHAS. SOME 35 YRS. AGC He and An Uncle From Newberry Made Voyage With Host of Other Negroes-Had an Exciting Trip. Ia the Midden death yesterday mum ing in ,u blacksmith shop on Bas? Market street o? Joe Cannon, for thc past 20 years a well known obarac tor about town, there passed away prooably the last survivor '-a thin country of the memorable exodus ol negroes to Africa which went out from Charleston some .15 years agc on the good ship Asores, the voyage of which was made all tho more famous -by reason of the fact that A, B. Williams, then on the staff ot the Chsrleston Nows and Courier nnd Inter editor of the Greenville New?, accompanied the expedition across thc Atlantic and through articles written back to his paper kept the public in formed of the adventurous trip ot the negro-laden ship. Weat Wita lucie. Joe Cannon made the trip to Liberia with an uncle, who is said to have had considerable money. 'Hie two were living in Newberry at tho time. Soon after the Azores toucted on the other side Joe Cannon and his uncle were ready to return to tho good old U. 8. A. Their money had become separated from them, however, and this precluded their Immediate return. Joe's uncle is said to have wisely left enough money In this country to bring hun back to South Carolina in the event he did not like lila adop ted land. A few experiences with the savages of that part of Africa soon convinced Joe and his uncle that Liberia was no place for them. The elder negro sit about to get money from home Jw order that they might return. Cce?n travel In those days was a slow pro cess end after esme six or oJght months the negroes received money with whioh to pay tholr transporta tion back home. Shortly after their return to America, Joe Cannon came to Anderson, whore he took np the calling of a brick mason. He was often in tbei hands ot tho pollco, but his backsliding ore*??.-.-? intervo.'r. tar epart and on the whole Joe wa? a protty KOod sort ot a negro. Often Talked of, Africa. Joe was fond of telling of Ms ex periences In Africa, and the envious looks ho and others of tho colony re ceived from the cannibalistic gent.-y pf Liberia. And no doubt he attri buted his escape from an early rout t mg OT a cannibal's spit to tho iaet| that ho was so black he did not have a very toothsome appearance. Cannon was standing in a black-1 smith shop >esterday morning luai I in tho rear of tho city hall end was,! In hts usual good health. He was talking, and laughing with other dar- , kies when he suddenly aat down on a ' The world comet to A every morning Ol The Di ONL tn Exodus box. A second later li? toll to thc floor ui tho blacksmith ?bop ?nd ex pired. A physician was summoned und he ?pronounced death due to heart failure. Cannon was btirt*"l reator dny afternoon In the colored ceme tery. In thc Westert! part ot the eily, ile od Ship Asures. Along the waterfront In Charleston one can to this day find cid.salts who will sit and talk' bi thc 'nour of vbe HHlling of the good ship Azore?. IJa<k in those days a movement was s tart ed among the negroes to return to Africa. An old sailing vessel was chartered and preparations, made for u voyage across thc Atlantic. Scvcrul hundred negroes fron) various purl* of the State engaged passage on this old vessel, which was dubbed the Azores. A. B. Williams, now editor of tho Roanoke Times had one of thc most brilliant newspaper iutcllocts in the country, was a reporter on the Charleston Nows and Courier st the ' j time and he was detailed by his ' I paper to accompany Uio Azores to ' ? Liberia. ? j Garrulous old salts about the Char heston waterfront tell of the reen es ? ; surrounding tho sailing sf -the'negro laden ship from Charleston? On thc morning thc good ship phshed* away from the dock there were congregated about the waterfront thousands, of negroes ' front Charleston ' mainland and the scores of islands dotting that section of the coast. Prayer ser vices were held on the waterfront immediately preceding the departure cf the Azores, and nf the singing and shouting and praying that took place on the part of departing negroos and on the part of those remaining behind ? lt Bsld that the country has never heard the like since. UissstroBS Exp?dition. Tho Azores cast off finally anl turned ber bo* toward tho then somewhat unknown Atlantic, lt look several weeks for- tba ohlvessel to make the trip across, as she was sent along her way by the winds alone. Man* of the negroes, of whom there were hundreds stacked on . board, died co tho way over. Their , bodies were pitched overboard and j tho Azores pushed steadily on. {Scores or the negroes sickened and died after reaching Africa, and, so Tar as could be learned, but a Innd-, j ful ot them returned to this country.' 1Central Presbyterian. 1 Her vices will be held at Contrail I Presbyterian church today as fol Hows: ' j Sunday school nt LU o'clock. Spe ! elsi attention ls called to the Men's, Bible class, under the leadership of Mr. T. Prank Watkins. The election | of officers and r?organisation pt the, class will take placo today. At tho ?l:So service the pmtor. tho! Ret?. Witherspoon Bodge, will preach' on the subject. "Does God Take Caro ? ot His Children? Howf At the morning service an interest] lng musical program will be carried oat. A quartet composed ot Miss. Stranathan and Miss Nelle Smith and j Mettais. 8am Orr Tribblo and Fitzger- j aid will sing "When We Stand Before ) thc King.'' ' Av solo. "Mv Redeemer and My Lord," will be sang by Miss Smith. At the 7 tfo evening service tho pas I tor will preach on "Tho Pure in I llcart." A duet, "In the Cross of Christ I Glory," will be snag by Misses Stro.i athnn and Smith. The public ts cordially invited to I attend all services. mde?on ^?LY through Because it is the ONLY p ed in Anderson county FULL and Complete Asa reports. It also carries S ington and Columbia C service, together with a \ local news service? thus readers of ALL the news if TRUE; but NOT othc \are*i?ar Miss Anne Morgan, Daug Mrs. Astor, Titanic Wide MISS AN KI 13 MORGAN. Miss Annie Morgan, daughter of the financier, and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, widow of the rich New Yorker who 'went down on the Titanic nearly three years ago, are nt work to help the French soldiers in the field. This pho tograph, which is the latest taken of WELTON (HRLS WON In Exciting (Janie of Basketball Willi Henea rath. BELTON. Jan. ii-Bolton high schcvV girls wou un exciting ganic of ba ?ko t hall from Ute Honea Path high school girls this afternoon on the local grounds-the final score being 20 to t. I Honea Path and Belton have played four, games .this ?cesen. ??nd this af ternoonjjs going to Belton makes a tic between these two teams. Belton has, played nine games and lost three, ono to Anderson and two i.) Hone? Path. Belton has won two games from Anderson and throe from Williamston. Tho game this aftrenoon was-very interesting and was well attended. The local girls aro delighted over their victory. ' Vrof. Watkins, Ur. W. C. Bowen and C. C Wilson are as happy as the girls, The Hon. J. T. West, chairman ot the Anderson county delegation is spending the . week-end in town with his family. Mr. West has the honor of being a member of the Ways and Means committee. ?aper publish carrying the ociated Press Recial Wash orrespondent good? reliable assuring it's when NEW, irwise. hter of Financier, and )w, Help French Soldiers H Baw M MUS. JOHN JACOB-ASTOR. either woman, shows them in the rooms of the Lafayette Fund, a crea tion of New York society women who have sympathy for the French sol diers. They aro collecting clothing and other necessaries for the'men in tho field. _ ,-.i. ? 1 1 ?1 .:1 < ? GREATLY REDUCED ROUND TRIP TICKETS via SOUTHERN RAILWAY ri J ? ' Premier Carrier of the-Som*-1? Cen nectlon with Blue Ridge, From Anderson, S. C.* Columbia, SVC. And return account, of vihanguration Df Covernor-Elect'iqehprfl I. Man ning. Tickets oh sale^denuary lg th. with return limit January 20th, 1916. gtH?? Tampu, Pla. And return account w 'uasparllla Carnival? Tickets on sale February ll to 15th, :wlUi-return* limit Febrt iry 26th. 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