Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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If Short Locals. j I Knowing and Doing. l)?tler 'twere to have no knowlodxe v Than to know, yet nt>v?r do, 9( Truthn that have tlie power to tnuko thee Kver K?od and Htuunch and true. MAKtiAltBT A. RtOOAIUX j ?Governor Ellerbe'a condition V is gradually growing worse. ?Mr. S. W. Heath of Kershaw was in Lancaster for a lew days this week. ?Dr. R. M. Galloway left yesterday for a visit to Columbia, and while there will attend the commencement exercises of the Columbia Female college. ?Seven deaths occurred at the penitentiary from meningitis within the last week. Every precaution is beiug used bv the authorities to keep the disease down. ?Coroner Young held an int quest over the body of Jfannie Mcllwain, a colored woman living on Mrs. T. N. Draftings plantation near Riverside, Thursday r* ? * morning. She.* died sometime Wednesday night, and the verdict. of the CoroneVs jury was that, she came^O her death from heart failure. 1 * Vinltitif/ ArknnnnK. Mr. J. E. Blackmon and family left Wednesday evening on the L. dr C. for .function City, Ark ansas, for a visit to Mrs. Blackmon's parents. They will be Hone about three monihs. r Memorial f>ai/. Memorial I)av was observed here Tuesday evening with appropriate ceremonies, under the auspices of the ladies1 Memorial K association. Tito procession as usual, formed at t e court house and marched to the tap of the drum to the old cemetery, under the direction of C*pl. It. ,J. Witherspoou. The exercises were opened with prayer hv liev. Chalmers Frasior. A choir com . posed of little girls sang "Ameri; ca.'1 Then a list of the dead soldiers was road by Maj. It. F. Miller. The Kev. W. C. Ewart. was then introduced and delivered h very touching and heWutiful ad arena 01 nnout minutes. lie brought tears to the eye a of runny when he exhibited an oh!, worn and rapped Confederate jacket, i remarking as lie did an, "Thin ' demonstrates more eloquent1> ^ and forcibly than I can that the A aoldiera who would wear a uni |m form like thin must have been ac , tuated by high and noble purpo bcs in the light thev made." ^At the conclusion of the exer | ciifha Mrs. J. II. Mnldridite sang a very sweet solo. Mrs. l.u'a Howell played the accompaniment on the j organ. ( aril of TliankN. We, the undersigned merchants of Heath Springs do most heartily and gratefully thank the people ot the town and vicinity, both white and colored, who ho eITi : ciently and successfully assisted in ; I 1. ?i.~ n .u_l i mi i\ I in- ilillllt'K III III'' L conflagration of Sunday, May 28. K. M. Bruce, fr5* A. 1\ Brown, Mohley & Croxton, 8. J. Ilinfton Ar Co., Springs A Heath, P. T. Oauthen. KiniUFV Ik a deceptive k rV ILr|*C I disease?thou! TROUBLE xttiJKU , it. If you want quick results you can make no mistake by using Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. Sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet telling you how to k And out if you have kidney trouble. f Address, I)r. Kilmer A Co., Ilingharnton, N. Y. S . *rSink * '#* ' .a Kor tb? Enterprise. Rev. Jno. S. Croxton. A GOOD MAN-UNIVERSALLY LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIMA Sketch of His Life and His Work. Rev. John S. Croxton was born May fi, 1831, in Lancaster Ris trict. now called Lancaster county. Me entered the school of Rev. I'eter Nicholson, at I'ineville, N. C., January I860 and studied under him during the years 18G0 and 18(J1 and was there prepared to enter college hut was prevented from entering college )>v the closing of Furmnn University on account, of the breaking out of the war. Hut by hard study and by reading some of the great authors, he did much to make up for lack ol full academic training. In the fall of 1874 he entered the Southern Baptist. Theological Seminary at CJreenville, S. ('., hut in the following spring on account of ill health, he was forced to give up his studies at that great school. But during these months Dr. John A. Broad us made a deep and lasting impression upon him and helped him to become the fine man he was. Ho there learned the value o| standard authors and how to use them. On Feb. 13, 1854, he was married to Miss F.liza .lane Cnston ami to them were born thirteen children eight of whom together with their mother are living. One of the sons. Rev. A. M. C'roxton, Th.D., is the pastor of the Kaptist church, Monroe, N. ("J., nu?l one of the daughters is the wife of Rev. M. W. Rankin, of South Carolina. The other cliil dren are well known and are highly esteemed in social and bosipess circles in the county. Rev. .1. S. Croxtnn was baptized into the fellowship of Fork Hill church, Moriah Association, Oct. 8, 1S-1S. He was licensed in and hv Fork Hill church in 1 S-|S. IIo was ordained hv Ilev. Peter Nicholson and lie v. W. F. Brusin jit on under the authority of Fork Hill church Jan. S, 18(12. He was called to the pastoral care of tin* Beaver Creek church, Moriah Association in ISO J, and of Fork Hill church in 1807, the latter of which lie served till death, lie resigned Heaver Creek in 18511. He was called to the pastoral care of NVaxhaw Baptist church in Union county, N. C , in 1801 and continued his work there for six consecutive years. During his ministry ho was pastor of the following churches : Hopewell in Chester county, Mt Pisgah, Bethany, Sand Hill, White Plains. Laurel Hill, New Hope, Taxluiw, Spring Hill, Heath Spring. White Bluff, Antioch, and Heath Spiing rimri'iM'h with lounueu uy nun. lie was elected clerk of the Moriah Association in October 18f>8 and served until 1874 and was then elected Moderator ol that body that year and annually to.the time of his death a period of twenty-five yonrs. Previous to this year he had had two strokes of apoplexy. He had been told that another and more fatal stroke might conic upon hitn at any time and he wat ? . fi Hf expecting it. He was neither afraid nor alarmed and several times was heard to say that it it were the will of God that he go by that means that the stroke might come upon him while preaching. This prayer was heard. 80 on Sunday May 21, 1899, while preaching at Heath Spring from the text Ileb. 13:17: "Obey them that have the rulo over you, and submit yourselves: P it * I. 11. Boldridge sang: "Some Sweet Day." The congregation was one of the largest that ever assembled at a funeral in the county and tho people cried aloud, wailed, and mourned as if their own father had died. It is per fectly safe to say that no preacher of any denomination that ever lived in the county ever had as much inlluence for good or was so deeply imbedded in the hearts and lives of the people as Rev. John S. (Jroxton. He had been Moderator of the Moriah Association for twentylive vcnrs li.'iil hi?i?n > tniuiim / .<' Furman University, a member of the Hoard of Kducation of the State Baptist Convention, and had presided over the South Carolina Baptist Ministers' Confer ence. lie regularly attended the meetings of the Union in his own association, the sessions of the Baptist State Convention, and frequently the Southern Baptist Convention. In those gatherings when his voice was heard it was always in behalf of progress, peace, and the extension of the Master's Kingdom. lie was a man ol the people. Nothing delighted him more than a fresh and vigorous discussion of a vital topic at one of the Unions in the Moriah. A good example of this wan the way in which at the last one he delighted in the discussion of "Mormanism." lie considered the meetings of these bodies as his own personal appointments and attended them with the same punctuality that he attended the appointments at the churches of which he was pastor. This led 1 the people to depend on his pres' ence and gave him groat power 1 with tho brethren, i He was a man of full and well n>r mey waicn lor your souls, as they that must givo an account, that they may do it with joy and not with trriol": (or that is unprofitable for you", the stroke came. He had been preaching about fifteen minutes when it came. l)r. llinson saw that the stroke had come and went to him and gave all needed help. Hy assistance he walked to his home Rome two hundred yards off and it is the opinion of the doctor tisiJ llA ?1i<t nnl onfl'iiH ...... ? ...... ..V .?>w ?'? O U 1IV)1 nil) IIMM l', On May 24, 1H99, he went oil to the many mansions to be with Jesus. The funeral exercises ami burial took place at, Fork Hill church May 25th. There ho had been baptised, licened to preach, ordained, and been pastor for thirty two years and it was titling that there his body should be laid to rest among the people he had loved and served. Rev. In be/. Ferris conducted the devotional exercises; Ilov. S. N. Watson spoke of him as a preacher and pastor; and Rev. J. II. Boldridge spoke of his work in the association. The choir sang: "I Would Not Live Alway"; Hlow Firm a Foundation"; "Some Sweet Day Ilyo and Bye"; Mrs. rounded character. lie was pure in inind and firm in his convic tions. There never was any douht as to what he believed, lh* was orthodox to the core ami no new theology ever for a moment found any place in his creed or life, ilis mind was sat urated with Bible truth, lie believed it the best and su preme guide in the life of man on earth. The people learned tc look upon him as a man whe knew what the Bible teaches at to how man is saved and how man ought to live. They went to hear him preach in great crowds and realized that he fed them on good solid wholesome food. Ho was thus a teacher ol the people. He lived, preached and died practically in the same community and among the same people among whom he was born, The people therefore knew him thoroughly?his faults as well as his virtues?and yet he stood the test of the great white light ol publicity. His mind was full clear, logical. His judgment was unusually line in all matters sec ular and religious, lie was not easily imposed upon in an) sphere of life. Ministerial tramp* and sky scraping frauds could not count on receiving much mere) at his hands, lie upon severa occasions, even at the risk 01 otTending time honored brethren stood up boldly and told the peo pie that certain men were nm altogether trustworthy and ii every ease subsequent eventi proved him to be right. lie was an earnest friend of and a worker for, education, mis sions, orphanago, and all benevo lent work connected with tin churehes. lie did a great work in the association in reference to dis cipline. This for agej has beei a burning question. Sotm churches are nests of unclear birds. Other churches try tc realize Heaven on earth, lit taught that New Testament pre cept and example were anipl> suilicient for all purposes and that, all oll'ences therein proscribed and prohibited ought now by tlit churches to bo proscribed and prohibited as regards their mom hers. As a result a healthier spiritual tone began to prevail. The people soon learned that the New Testament is as clear on morals as it is on baptism, or the Lord's supper, or church govern inent. Ho did valuable work in favor of temperance, purity, and general cleanness of life. lie believed that Jesus Christ is the hope of the world?the only saving power among men. He him self was an example of wha* the gospel can do for a human m>u1< We may sometimes have doubts and fears but when we see what it did for Kev. John S. Croxton we well say if is not all theory but lile also. A religion which can make such a noble specimen ...;u -1 wi iimiiuww\* v\ s 11 iiui rsuun JJITIMII troin the oarth. How many people were, brought to (Jhrisi through his ministry I have no means of determining but fhert were many all along through hit life. He fell in the midst, of bat tie. Ilia place is vacant. Nt feeble, onesided, untrained mat can successfully take up his worl and carry it on satisfactory tc the people. rl he man who sue coeds him will need to be full ol the Holy Spirit. .1. H. lioi.l>RII>UK. Lancaster, S. 0. | It was our intention to havi a cut to accompany the abovi article, but it failed to reach ui J in time.?En. | ' i ) Restore the Menstrual and Generative Organs to natural conditions so they will do their duty by inking Sim, mons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. I fjnncoster'H Market, On Friday, Juno 2, cotton , and produce brought the following prices : , . COTTON. Good middling, ft Hlrlct middling Tt\ i Middling, 5 , PKOD1TCB. Hotter (good), per pound,.. 10 to 12'^ ? Kggs, per dozen, 8 to 9 Chickens, 15 to 2ft Peas, per bushel, 75 ' Corn, perbushel (it) Hamstiiome raised),per pound..9 to 10 Shoulders (home raised), per lb.,to7 i The above prices are paid by I merchants for nnv nf tl>? , nnme*l products, and is published . for the benefit of those who have them for sale. > Paring Summer wo are liable to ( Stomach and ltowcl troubles, such as Diarrhoea, Colic, Cramps, etc., for which Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver I Medicine is highly recommended. ( Annual Settlement. Chief Clerk, T. Ib Olyburn, of the Comptroller (Jeneral\s ollioe i came up Tuesday evening on the O. It. & C. train and made the , annual settlement with theTreas urer and Auditor. Lancaster was , the lirst county to make a settleI ment. for the liscal year 1898?09. r It. was said by the clerk, that, the I papers, hooks, &c., of the Anf ditor's office, were the neatest that he had seen in quite a while. . On Wednesday, Mr. Blackmon L turned over the books, and all j monies belonging to the treass urers office to his successor, Mr. W. O. Cuuthen. lir rn v f- r* ? ? - ?? . i. i'hvin, fiuoy, writPR : l>r. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine cures 1'ains in the Hack, and that "Out of Sorts" Tired Feelintj. I think it four * times as strong as Zeillin's anil Hlack I >rauf?ht. ) has demonstrated ten thousand times that it is almost infallible FOR WOMAN'S PECULIAR | WEAKNESSES. taMRularitio.i aud derangements. y Khun become the leading remedy I for this class of troubles. It exert# ' a wonderfully healkiit, strengthening und soothing influence upon a the menstrual organs. It cures "whites" and falHugof the womb. ! It stops flooding aud relieves sup S j t'il and palnfnl menstruation. Vor Change of Lifo it is the beat , nuiliciuo mailo. It is beneficial L during pregnancy, and helps to bring children into homes barren \ for years. It invigorates, etiuiu[ lates, strengthens the whole sysi tern. This great remedy is offered j j to all afflicted women. Why will any woman suffer another minute > I with certain relief within reacbT Winn of Curdui only costs $1.00 per bottle at your drug store. I For adeice, t'n cases requiring special i directions, uildress. piping symjgome. I IA? "Ladies' Advieoru Department,'' K ! The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chit? I I tanooga, Tenn. Rev. J. W.SMITH. Camden. S.C,,Mya: E ''Mr wife used Wins of Csrdulst home ? i for Itlllna of the womb end It ontirelf $ Thomas Tluirman, deputy sheriff of t Troy. Mo., says if everyone in th? (7 nit I'd Statos slioold discover the vir1 tiie of I)eWitt's Wit h lla/.el Salve I for piles, rectal troubles and skin diseases, the demand could not be supplied. Crawford llros. __ ; Ih.ii I Iul.nrri. S|.U and Smoke lour l ife An*;. To .put total to o isily and (orovor. I>c mtf1 nolle. lull of lito, horvu iiihI nui.e, tuUv No To , Hue. lllO Vdll.Il ttl.l it III. t lllllIlM WI'Bil Mi alrong. All ?liui^wn-t f I. ('lire iriiarMkiivil IlixiUlut ii'.i it fr.-o AiUlrem ^ Htorlln^ Kmneiltr t'o . ('iu<uMo or Wow Yoru. 9 . . , 9 To t'liro Counl I put Ion Fornfnr. TnUo (..'itNt'iiictM Cuixlv Cullnirtic. 10c or 24c. If C. C. <"!. (all to cure, ilruugikia rvfuau money.