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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. No one who is acquaint™! with its good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It not only cures colds and grip effectually and per manently, but prevents these diseases from resulting in pneumonia. It is also a certain cure for croup. \\ hoop ing cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given. It contains no opium or other harmful substances and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When all of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands, as well as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SALEM CHURCH. year of 1709 to 1806—thiee years be fore his death. Ho preached to the Salem people as a body, but in pri vate houses in this community as early as 1790. After the death of Rev. Joseph Alexander, Rev. W. C. Davis was called to the pastorate of Salem. In fact, he (Davis) took up the work of Dr. Alexander and preached at Bullock’s Creek as well as Salem. Just here l will quote frpm a letter of Judge Sam W. Williams, now of Lit tle Rock. Ark., who is a son of Rev. Aaron Williams, who was at one time pastor of Salem church. Judge Sam W. Williams was also a nephew of Rev. Wm. C. Davis, the first pastor of Salem. This letter was written form Little Rocjc, Ark., to Mrs. Mar tha E. Smarr under date of January 16th. 1899. He says: “Dr. Alexander, who died in 1809. grown so feeble that he resigned. Rev. Wm. C. Davis was called pastor, and about 1810 he organiz ed Salem and they built a large frame church on the Union side of Broad river, on an elevation just back of the old Hamilton place, where a Mr. Estes lived in 1880. After crossing Broad river from the York side, we used to turn to the right nearly in front of Mrs Bankhead’s, near the top of the hill, and cross a ravine by a path to go to this church which in my childhood’s first recollection (about 1832) was calle^ old Salem, while the newer building—newer in set 11832—which-stood to the le^t-hand side of the big road as we came up from the ferry, near, or at the top of the hill or ascent from the river, was call ed new Salem. Uncle Wjn. C. Davis, shortly after organizing Salem, es tablished the Independent Pres byterian church. His followers at Salem were strong enough to hold the church edifice and afterwards the old school people built the new build ing at the place I have indicated—to the left of the big road as we came up from the ferry.” It’s not essential in this sketch for their ancestors me to refer to this action of Rev. Wm. western world. | C. Davis, mentioned by Judge Wil- THE ORIGIN OP “OLD” AND “NEW SALEM.” Prepared Before by J. L. Strain and Enoree Presbytery Read at Sa lem Church Wednesday. Anyway, Eve wasn’t constantly nag-lbytery: ging Adam about other women. Can You Eat? J. B. Taylor, a prominent merchant of Chriesman. Tex., says: "I could not eat because of a weak stomach. I lost all strength and ran down in weight. All that money could do was done, but all hope of recovery vanish ed. Hearing of some wonderful cures effected by use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, I concluede to try it. The first bot tle benefited me. and after taking four bottles, I am fully restored to my usual strength, weight and health." Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and cures. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co.. Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. The following historical sketch was (prepared by J. L. Strain, and read be- ; fore the Enoree Presbytery at Salem last Wednesday morning, it being a ! part of the exercises of Enoree , as A girl's watch is usually more orna mental than useful. Acid Iron Mineral cures all diseases involving inflammation, by purifying the blood and directly healing the irri tated parts. Try it on an external sore and watch its magic healing. It acts in exactly the same way on all inter nal inflammation such as Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis ease, Stomach apd Bowel Troubles. It has no equal for diseases peculiar to women. Tones up the entire sys tem. Trade A-I-M- mark on every bottle. Sold by Druggists. Acid Iron Mineral Co., Columbia, S. C. Pres-1 had | and The history of Salem church is a history of which this and all future generations may well be proud. Far, ! far back, before the beginning of the , last century this country was com- naratively a wilderness with only here, there and yonder an Anglo 1 Saxon home. Savage Indians and ,vilu beasts were plentiful. Broad river was the dividing line between ; the Cherokee and Catawba tribes of ; Indians. Principally from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, in about the year 1750, the tide of emigration in and brought various colonies of sturdy Scotch-Irish settlers who found homes in Mecklenburg, (N. C.), York. Chester and Fairfield counties, of this State. Many of them settled in Western York in the Bullock’s creek valley, and the sections contiguous thereto along Broad river, and not a few settled on the western side of that By blood consanguinity and relationship, they were more people with one interest. All imbibed That spirit which more or less caused to seek homes in th« stream, marital or less having . Women are fond golden silence. of gold, but not of Spent More Than $1000. W. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb., writes: “Mv wife suffered from lung where they could enjoy both civil and | Hams, as declaring independence religious liberties. ! and establishing the Independent Revs. Axel Roe and John Chose j Presbyterian church. Suffice it to say; who were sent out by the Synods of parenthetically: The doctrine he New York and Pennsylvania as mis- preached and for which he was de- sionary evangelists about the year posed, was contrary to the standard 1765. were really the first minis-j of the Presbyterian church, to wit: ters who ever advocated, taught or That the active obedience of Christ published Presbyterianism in upper | was not imputed to the believer, but South Carolina, and to these servants! only his passive obedience. Also that of the most high God, we trace the faith was previous to regeneration. G. Davidson, Robert G. Davidson and Robert Lusk, were elected ruling dders. Robert Lusk, elder at Bul lock's Creek, was installed a ruling el der at Salem and Messrs. Plaxico and the two Davidsons were ordained and installed ruling elders, also. The church being formally organized was placed under the care of Bethel Pres bytery May 31, 1810. On this same day the sacrament of the Lord's Sup per was administered by Rev. John B. Davis. The first meeting of the church ses sion was held September 26th, 1810, and kept open until the next day— September 27th. Rev. Wm., B. Davis was chosen moderator and Robert Lusk was elected church clerk. Wm. Plaxico, Jr., Dr. Samuel Wright and his wife, Mrs. Elvira Wright, came befece the session and upon giving satisfactory evidence of piety, were received into the church as members. At the beginning of the session that morning, William Gillis, infant son of John G. Davidson, and Martha El vira, infant daughter of William Plaxico, received the ordination of baptism, Rev. Wm. G. Davidson, offi ciating. I mention these facts to show who were the first members re ceived into (he church and the first infants to be baptized after the re organization of the church in 1840. Rev. Wm. Banks was the first min ister called to the pastorate of the church, but in failing to get him, a call was made for Rev. A. H. Mon roe, of Unionville, a licentiate of Harmony Presbytery. It was placed in his hands at an adjourned meeting of Presbytery held at Bethel. No vember 11th, 1840, and on the 8th of December following, Rev. Mr. Mon roe entered upon the duty of supply ing Salem in connection with Union ville church. He lived at Union and i four ministers and but little pros- | was called to the pastorate, supply ing it one half his time. The session consisted of Colonel R. G. Davidson. M. S. Lynn and J. S. Plaxico. Rev. Mr. James preached here until Janu ary, 1859. When he commenced his ministry there they had been wor shipping in a very dilapidated build ing. He urged them to build a new house, but they did not think they were able. The old church stood about seventy-five yards west of the present building, and Providence in terposed and in a severe wind storm brought down a large pine tree, com-1 pletely demolishing the building. This occurred a few weeks af ter Rev. A. A. James commenced preaching there, (1854). The In dependent Presbyterians were wor shipping in the old church, about one-fourth of a mile north of where the present church stands, and they invited Rev. Mr. James to occupy their church, which he did. The feel ing between the two denominations, or perhaps we should say, congrega tions, had been very bitter, and after preaching in their house and both congregations worshipping together and communing with each other. Rev. Mr. James ventured a proposal to them to which they agreed, and the result was the building of the present house of worship in 1854. They con cluded they would not build in the grove on account of storms, but ex changed the site of the old Indepen dent lot of land with Mr. Henry Thompson for the extension of their lot into the field where the present house stands, and they then planted shade trees around the building. The pine tree which demolished the old church opened the way for a union between the two factions or churches. The Independents had but I am indebted for the invaluable help I got in making this sketch as full as it is. preached at Salem in 1841 and 1842. During his pastorate the following names were added to the church roll: Williamson Howell and Sophia How ell, his wife, Nancy Walker, Wright Walker, John Goudelock, Wm. Mitch ell and wife, Violet. Rachel Carothers, Margaret Parker, Hannah McCulloch and John Murry. On August 6th, 1841, the Church | church, were appointed, session with Mr. Monroe moderator, | with the Independents pects of any increase. At a meeting of the Presbytery in Unionville, Rev A. A. James offered a resolution that a committee be appointed to meet with the Independents in their annual convention and propose a union of the two branches of the church. It was adopted, and Rev. A. A. James and J. Starr Moore, of the York They met at Olive origin of Salem church. These pioneer ministers organized on the waters of Bullock’s creek in York county two churches—one near trouble for fifteen years. She tried j the mouth where it empties into a number of doctors and spent over Broad river, and the other near its $1000 without relief. She became; head waters. These they called re- very low and lost all hope. A friend recommended Foley’s Honey and Tar and thanks to this great remedy it saved her life. She enjoys better healtli than she has known in ten years.” Refuse substitute. Cherokee Drug Co. Beware of loose dogs and tight men. THE LADIES favor painting their churches, and therefore we urge ev ery Minister to remember we give a liberal quantity of the Longman & Martinez Paint toward the painting. Wears and covers like gold. Don’t pay $1.50 a gallon for Lin seed Oil (worth 60 cents) which you do when you buy other paints in a can witu a paint label on it. 8 & 6 make 14, therefore when you want fourteen gallons of paint, buy only eight of L. & M., and mix six gallons pure Linseed Oil with it, and thus get paint at less than $1.20 per gallon. Many houses are well painted with four galons of L. & M. and three gal lons of Linseed Oil mixed therewith. These celebrated Paints are sold by Smith Hardware Co., Gaffney; Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg. spectively Dan and Boersheba. After wards the congregation concluded to change the name of the former to “Bullock’s Creek.” which name it re tains to this day. Of the history of these two divines and the work they lid before, during and just after the Revolutionary war I would like to speak. It forms the warp and woof ! of Presbyterianism as it exists in both principal and policy today. Whether or their friends ever realized the :ir reaching results of their labors in i upper South Carolina, we are unable ! to say. But we must not overlook ! the mustard seeds of history for tradition is that Bullock’s Creek, Beersheba. Bethel and Bethesda (all in York county) were organized about the same time—during the years 1765 !to 1769. We must not forget the fact that I to be a Presbyterian in those days i was to be a “Whig," and the four B’s j —Bullock’s Creek, Beersheba, Bethel j and Bethesda, with their strongly i interlaced congregations stood like ! grim sentiments upon the four cor ners of the territory now comprising York county. To the first of which j the people of Salem were closely al lied by the strongest ties of social, political and religious affinities. : Sabnu at that time was part of Bul lock's Creek congregation to which grand old mother it owes its pater nity. These several churches were the Mizpahs where the patriots ral lied for the struggle at Hanging Rock, ihe pursuit of the infamous Huck at Brattonsville, and to join the lion- hearted Williams at King's Mountain, and the brave Morgan at Cowpens. or to follow the Swamp Fox into* the la goons on the Pee Dee—all for that boon, civil and religious liberty which we so highly prize today. The history of Bullock’s Creek is largely, if not entirely, the history of Salem. To divorce the two would be to separate the mother from the child. We can’t well disassociate them, and allow either to retain its individual ity. It would simply be a contradic tion of terms. It’s sufficiently under stood that the Salem congregation was formed principally, if not entire ly, from the Bullock’s Creek congre gation. Most, if not all the territory now embraced in the Salem congrga- tion, belonged to or was part of the Bullock’s Creek congregation. A ride or drive of ten, twelve or even twen- tM| miles, was no barrier to the de vout spirits which gave to Presby- trianism the impetus it attained in the early days of our republic, and which has ever marked the career of the true followers of John Calvin. Of the early history of Salem as a Come to headquarters for your bruits i church but little is positively known, PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM Cleanups and bcautiflea the hair. I'romotea a luxuriant growth. Never Fails to Ilentore Gray H ar to its Youthful Color. Curea tcalp <! 'I- & hair fulling. <0e.tw1> a* I)ni"ei5t» GUARAN- / TEED BY A 'mni §AAfl K'WK deposit Rai!te:.d Fare Paid. 500 mm GEOiluiA-fcLhJr.Vht owl V K E1-. Cocraes Offe»d. B ,ardatCost. Write Quick IJ-OJCOLLLCE.Macon.Ga. EarBy Rcssra The famous little pills* The Kandy Kitchen Keeps in the lead with a fine assort ment of Domestic an Imported Can dies—fresh every day. Ca ifornia Fruits. A nice line of Apples, Oranges and Bananas—all ripe, sound and sweet. But all differences have now been amicably settled and the church is now a unit on the great principles and doctorines of Presbyterianism— especially a unit in the south. Further on in his letter Judge Williams says: “In 1817 my father, Aaron Williams, as a licentiate, was employed to preach at Bullock’s Creeek, where the old sides were the strongest and held the old church, while the “Independents” built a new house near the Pinckney- ville road, where they all w r orship now. The old house stood near the graveyard. In 1819 ray father was called as pastor and ordained in Au gust of that year. Father, shortly after this, accepted h call from Salem for a part of his lime, and he preached there until he resigned the pastorate both in 1834. It was while father vfcs preach ing at Salem, I suppose, that the new Salem house was built. It was a good long, large, frame house with a large entrance at. the end way from the river, and an aisle from it to a cross aisle that ran in front of the pulpit at. right angles with the big road; there was a side door, a large one, at the end of this cross aisle. In this house I was baptized by Rev. John B. Davis. 70 years ago, or more.” During the time (or part of the time) Rev. Aaron Williams preached at. Salem he taught the Hopewell academy, later known as the Dr. Wright place where he then lived. In 1832 or 1833 Rev. Daniel Baker held a revival meeting in the new Salem building and there were many professions of religion made, among them Miss Harriet. Newell Wil liams, a daughter of Rev. Aaron Wil liams. who died within a year after wards and lies buried at Bullock’s Creek graveyard. After the resigna tion of Rev. Aaron Williams as pas- adopted the following resolution: “Resolved. That all persons wishing occasional communion shall come through the session, and after being examined by it and received, shall he entitled to commune as long as they evince to the world by a Godly walk and conversation that they are Chris tians.” This was repealed by the ses sion August 4th, 1814, under the pas torate of Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs, who had succeeded Mr. Monroe. With the ! church in York county, and were very ■ cordially received, and steps were ! taken toward the union of the two | branches. But the war coming on it was delayed for some time, but finallv j it was accomplished. The Indepen- : dents had only four ministers at that ! time, viz.: Pev. Robert Y. Russell, | Rev. W. Washington Carothers. Rev. J. Starkes Bailey and Rev. W. W. Ratchford. They had in charge fif teen churches, which were added to Mrs. Fairbanks tells how ne glect of warning symptoms will soon prostrate a woman. She; thinks woman’s safeguard is Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “Dear Mrs. Pink ham :—Ignorance and neglect are the cause of untold female suffering, not only with the laws of health but with the chance of a cure. I did not heed the warnings of headaches, organic pains, and general weariness, until I was well nigh pros trated. I knew I had to do something. Happily I did the right thing. I took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound faithfully, according to directions, and was rewarded in a few weeks to find that my aches and pains disappeared, and I again felt the glow of health through my body. Since I have been well 1 have been more care ful, I have also advised a number of my sick friends to take Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Com pound. and they have never had reason to be sorry. Yours very truly, Mrs. May Fairbanks, 216 South 7th St., Minneapolis, Minn.” (Mrs. Fair banks is one of the most successful and highest salaried travelling saleswomen in the West.)— $5000 forfeit If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. and Candies, body. Cheaper than any- S. R. Sober, Prop. Wedding Presents. The “marrying season” is on now, and of course that means “present time.” I have just received a hand some lot of Rich Cut Glass any piece of which would delight the heart of a “blushing bride.” Come and inspect my line of Wedding Presents. Thos, H. ‘ . Full Line of Jewelry. Repairing^of all Kinds. further than about the year 1804 a group of Presbyterians, some of whom held their membership at Bul lock’s Creek, came together and with | the assistance of Rev. Wm. C. Davis, organized a body of worshippers, which afterwards took the name of ! Salem church. For several years ; previously, this little group (for they were small, numerically) worshipped without a house, meeting at different homes in the neighborhood which were friendly to them and their work. This has always been considered the initial step in organizng the church which today we are called upon to celebrate the one hundreth anniver sary of. Pev. Wm. C. Davis was the first pastor of Salem church. Although Rev. Joseph Alexander had preached hero to the group of persons who composed its first membership, yet he never lived to see the first house erected in which they worshipped as as organized chttrch. Dr. Joseph Alexander was pastor of Bullock’s Creek church from about tor of Salem Rev. W. B. Davis, who was then serving Beersheba, was called for one-half of his time to Bullock’s Creek and he could only give each fifth Sabbath to Salem. In this way •he church languished for the want of spiritual food—the preaching of the gospel—until in 1837 or 1838 the hurch. (of which Robert Lusk was the only surviving elder), petitioned p rosbytery to dissolve it, which was lon'‘ November 2nd, 1838. and the memb'ws mostly, if not altogether, '•ent back to Bullock’s Creek. That the harmony of life church tad been seriously disturbed by the *-roneous doctrines of ? Rev. Wm. C. Davis, may well he taken for granted. It caused hard or unfriendly feel ngs among neighbors and friends that were never settled or compro- Msed. Soon after the dissolution of ipten church—No vernier 2nd, 1838— 'h<> star of hone made its appearance hove the horizon and shed its lustre ’’pon the apparent ruirts of the church ml Robert Lusk, in April 1849, was ■er>t. with a petition hytery to have the 'J. This was grant May 39, 1810, was hat work to he donJ Per. John B. Davis and Rev. James H. Saye were appointed a committee L o effect the organization. Rev. Mr. daye being providentially hindered from attending, Rev. John B. Davis proceeded to organize the church. At this meeting the following white nersons presented certificates from th'*r Presbyterian churches, to wit: Robert Lusk, Martha Lusk, Mary Martin, Martha Bankhead, Jane Smarr. Caroline Walker, Samuel Davidson. John G. Davidscn. R. G Davidson, Jane Davidson, Sarah E. Davidson, Elizabeth Plaxico, Esther S. Lewis, Ann Cain, Elizabeth Wil liams. Eliza Ann Williams, Theodore Williams, Nancy Hemphill, William Plaxico, Elizabeth Plaxico, Elizabeth "'ddnson, James Meek, Elizabeth Meek, Martha Leech, Mariah Leech, Martin Leech, Jr., Z. D. Hemphill, Elizabeth Greer, Mary E. Plaxico, and the blacks were: Nancy, Jonah, Anthony and Becca. Wm. Plaxico, Jno. to Bethel Pres- irch roorganiz- and Saturday, time set for repeal of this resolution one was al so adopted dispensing with the use of tokens and the new Hymn book approved by the general assembly was adopted by the church. At the time Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs was called to the pastorate of Salem in 1843 he was teaching school at Yorkville. In 1845 the session was composed of Robert Lusk. Robert G. Davidson and William Plaxico. The church got permission to employ Rev. Joseph Hillhouse as pastor for part of his time. He served until the close of 1847 when he was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Beard, who supplied the church once a month during 1848. Occasion ally supplies were sent the chttrch during 1849. during which year Rev. P. E. Bishop held the communion ser vice in July, and in December the board of domestic missions was peti tioned to assist Rev. Wm. Savage the ensuing year. 1 On October 26th, 1846, Elder Robert Lusk and his family, including several slaves owned by him, were dismissed by letter to join church in Mississippi, whither they had gone. This, I neglected to mention in con nection with Rev. Mr. Hilihouse’s pastorate. The removal of Elder Lusk created a vacancy on the bench of elder and on the 25th day of June, 1847, Newton Plaxico and Dr. Samuel Wright, were elected elders. Dr. Wright declined to serve as he had such a large and extensive practice of medicine that he thought he could not discharge the duties of the office. Newton Plaxico accepted and was or dained and installed as ruling elder j side, by Rev. James H. Saye, June 26th, 1847. John S. Plaxico (who was familiarly known as Old Steady), was elected and ordained elder by Rev. William Savage, September 27th, 1859. It might be well, just here, to go back a little in order to correct any errors that may exist in the mind of any about the organization of this church—as to the time and condition under which it was effected. This error might arise from our using the terms, “Old Salem" and “New Salem," when really new Salem, so called, was the parent church and “Old Salem” the offspring or out-growth of the In dependent movement inaugurated by Rev. Wm. C. Davis and his followers. These terms, or rather names, apply to the houses of worship and not to the bodies of worshippers—to the church militant and not the church triumphant—to the church outwardly rather than inwardly. The reason we call it “Old Salem” is because the followers of Rev. Wm. C. Davis, when he declared “Inde pendence,” were the stronger faction of the church (if that Is the proper term or word to use in this connec tion), and they held the building, and so the other or minor part of the con gregation had to build the new house. This gave rise to the terms “Old” and “New Salem.” During the late war, or more par ticularly during its closing days or weeks, while the Federals were going through our State spreading terror, desolation, devastation and doom over our Sunny Southland, and de fenseless old men, women and chil dren were being driven to strangers for a miserable shelter from the in clemency of the season, when all valuables and valuable records were being hidden out so as to escape the touch and torch of the chiefest in cendiary of the age—the vandals of the nineteenth century—the records of Salem church suffered irreparable injury, and some of its most important history was forever lost beyond hu man power or control. Though they were not secured by the marauding armies of Sherman and Wheeler, yet the contending elements of na ture effected their ruin. January 1, 1854, Rev. A. A. James Bethel Presbytery. All praise to the: lofty pine tree and the Providence that directed the storm. The present house of worship was built in 1854, and dedicated to the worship of Almighty God. Rev. Ar nold W. Miller, D. D.. (at that time pastor of Fishing Creek church, iu Chester county, and afterwards pas tor of the First Presbyterian church. Charlotte. N. C.), preached the de dicatory sermon from the text: “How amiable are thy tabernacles. Oh. Lord of hosts,” Psalm Ixxxiv, 1. At a meeting of the church session held September 11, 1864, with Rev. Robt. Y. Russell, moderator, the fol lowing communication was received, and was ordered placed on the church records: “Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va. To the Session of Salem Church, Union District, S. C.: This will certify that on the 25th day of June, that I examined Joseph M. Smith unon his Christian experi ence and was well satisfied that he had received a change of heart. I ad ministered to him the sacrament of baptism and received him at his own request into the Presbyterian church, and it is at his own request that ids name he enrolled upon the church book at Salem, Union District, S. C. R. F. Payton. Post Chaplain, Jackson Hospital, a Presbyterian minister of the Synod of Georgia and Presbytery of Cher okee.” In 1878 the church was re-covered. Within a year it has been re-weather- boarded and painted inside and out- The plastering on the inside was much damaged by the earth quake of August 31, 1886, but it has been repaired. To give a full history of the church, with its various minis ters, elders and other officers, togeth er with its membership would carry this sketch far beyond the space have for its pulication. Deaths, movals and the vicissitudes of life have wrought many changes in all these. “They have been scattered like roses in bloom. Some by the bridle and some by the tomb.” Rev. W. H. White is at present sup plying the church once a month. The elders now are, S. F. Estes, C. W. Whisonant. T. J. Estes and J. L. Strain. The deacons are, J. W. Brown. Jack Smarr and H. Terry Es tes. The janitor, Leslie Blackwell. There are sixty-two members on the roll. The Sabbath school was organized in 1886 and in evergreen. . The first person burled in the cem etery was Mr. William Davidson. He died Juno 25th, 1854, during the awful epidemic of flux. Rev. A. A. James preached his funeral, taking for his text, "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves." These words are in scribed on the family monument in the cemetery. During the pastorate of Rev. A. A. James, and before as well as since, largo congregations attended. The gallery was generally filled with ne groes at each service. This was the case for several years after the war. Mr. James tells a laughable inci dent which took place while he preached there. By some means a dog found its way into the gallery, crowded with negroes. It couldn’t find the way down stairs again, but jumped upon the parapet and looked down upon the white congregation below. An old negro woman seeing what was about to happen, caught it by the tail and pulled it back. Very few of the white people saw it and so Mr. James had their part of the fun to himself. He preached on just as if nothing had happened. To Howe’s History, Rev. A. A. James, Mrs. Martha E. Smarr and others, besides the sessional records, FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! COME TO THE FIRE SALE I have a good deal of merchandise that I will dis pose of at half cost in order to prevent moving it into my new building. I trust the good people will not think 1 am out of business because of the tire. I had no insurance, b it am thankful that the loss was no greater. If you want bargains vou mav call on me, for the tire, coupled with my approaching removal, has caused me to determine to turn loose as much as possi ble^ In order to do this I am olfering buyers induce- ments. Phone No. 183 W. J. MANESS Teachers’ Examination. The regular examination for teach ers in the Public Free Schools will be held at the court house on Friday, October 21st. Every teacher will be examined on “Hughes Mistakes in Teachers.” “Civil Government.” “Si- we las Marner," "Enoch Arden” and re- Current History in addition to re gular subjects. Teachers should se cure the above books and be posted— they can be had at the office of coun ty superintendent. The State board of education insists that these 'books be well studied, ?.s the marks will be the same as on other subjects. J. L. Walker, R. C. Sarratt, Jas. C. Jefferies. County board of examiners, Bankrupt Sale. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, District Court ot South Carolina. In the Natter of D. R. Bird, Bankrupt. Pursuant to an order of G. W. Speer, one of the referees in bank ruptcy made in above entitled matter, I will receive sealed bids at my office at Blacksburg, S. C., for the stock of merchandise and fixtures, consist ing of dry goods, clothing, shoes, hardware, etc., and one warehouse, of the above named bankrupt until Fri day, October 7th, at 12 o'clock, noon. No bid will be considered for less than 50 per cent, of the appraised value of said stock of merchandise. All bids will be examined by me and a committee of three and if any bid should be accepted and not complied with by 1 o’clock of same day then I will sell the goods at public auction In front of the store of bankrupt, Blacksburg, S. C., for cash. The inventory of stock of goods is $6,716.89 and can be examined by anyone desiring to do so. J. R. Healan, Trustee for D. R. Bird