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I THE TRINITV.RIDGE SCHOOL J (By Dr. A. C. Fuller.) ? Mi** ******** .?? ?? * ? I ? ?*,;.; This school is situated in a commu nity that lias furnished more promi nent men, either natives or settlers as leaders in the various avocations Of life, than any other section of Lau rens county. The name represents the consolidation of the Trinity ami Chestnut Ridge schools. These wt re flourishing schools, presided over for the most part by accomplished ladies, all of whom were doing faithful work In the school room, but the patronage was small, the number of pupils from 20 to 25. They were situated about one mile apart. The patrons and friends of educa tion of the community, in that lauda ble spirit of harmony and brotherly love so characteristic of them mel together( and resolved to purchase land and move the buildings together; which was done, and Trinity-Ridge Prof. L. D. Ellcdgc. school, our pel institution was the result. We thus nulled our moral and financial strength. Our trustees did wisely in electing Mr. L. I >. Id I - b idge and .Miss Hess HudgCllS and put them in charge, and they have done splendid work in the school room; have organized a graded school, in creased the enrollment to 7t pupils and placed us in the position to meet the requirements of the High School Act. The school has been so prosperous as to attract new settlers to get in reach to reap t'u' benefits of the ed ucational advantages offered by Trinity-Ridge school. We mention as a most pleasing In cident the visit of that distinguished lady. Miss Mary Nance, the president ot the School Improvement associa tion of South Carolina in the spring Of UK'S. Her address am! her pres ence proved an inspiration that we will not soon forget. We relate also with pleasure the endorsement of the School Improvement association in granting us tin- prize of $.">0.00 on our building and grounds. In line, if the community around Trinlty-Rldge have done well, we ion.mend to others our example. MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOS NOTES (By W. L. T.) A generation ago there was estab lished a school at Centervllle, Water loo township, which for more than twenty years was one of the most noted Country Schools in Lanret.s county. The late .lames A. Madden, afterwards county superintendent of education, was the first teacher In stalled and he remained at the head of the institution for a series of terms, lie accomplished great things for that section educationally, and there are many men today Idling positions of honor and trust who received their preparatory training at old Ceiltei' ville, afterward taking first rank at the various colleges. Some of these nre Prof. I H. Wat kins, now of llonoa Path; c?'b lb H. Watkins of Anderson, formerly a professor at Furman uni versity, -i. N- Watkins of Greenville, who taught at CChtorvillo later on. Profs, w. P. Culbertson of Mountvllle nnd lb Y. Culbertson of Madden. Dr. George Moore of Cuthbert, Oa., Drs. II. 1.. Culbertson of Georgia, and I. R, Culbertson. George Redden of Home. (la.. Rev. W. L. Culbertson ol Georgia, and so on. It may be said in connect ion with Ibis Once famous school of Waterloo, that at one time, from Isso to 1800, the schools of that township received more public money than any other township In the county, for the reason lhai it had more schools, more child ren, and paid the teachers better sal aries. Tills statement is made on the authority of one who knows as he was one of the township trustees dining this period. Another old time country school which was attended by many of the ex-Confederate Soldiers when boys and scores of tin ir sons was the Harmony school, two miles south of M?. Bethel, Sullivan township. Still fth?lher w hi. !i hissed with the others as to its ape and ac complishments is the .Mount Bethel , school, located at Mount Bethel Church. There is. however, this dis tinction in the life of this school? with the many changes incident to the districting and rodisti icting of the townships there has continued a first class school at this place. Prob ably Joseph Travis Johnson, for al most a decade now representative In I Congress from this district, cherishes many of his experiences as teacher of this historic school while a young man fresh from Hrskine college. The writer of these scattering notes and reminiscences likes to recall some of his own experiences as a second year pupil under Mr. Johnson that were particularly pleasant?not so with others for. without a doubt the soil around old .Mount Bethel produced in those days an abundant supply of ?well?those things then considered quite necessary to keep a big country school straight. Joe Johnson was a business school teacher; in stentorian tones he em ployed the term "business" at "taking In" time and his magnificent voice could in- heard to the remotest parts of the school grounds. He w.as also a "business" lawyer, ami as a con gressman this characteristic has dis tinguished his work in Washington, ("id. .lames Hamilton Traynhnm be longs to the "old guard* ol country j school teachers, having taught when , a young man in Sullivan township. Some other 1,aureus men and wo men, named bore at random, who have and are still adorning the pro fession of leaching, may bo men tioned: Dr. H, M, lloper of Spartan burg. H. T. II. Daniel of Greenville county, Dr. .1. W. Daniel of the South Carolina Conference, Dr. W. W. Dan iel, president of the Columbia college; < Prof. I?. v,'. Daniel of Clcmson college. I Miss Mary T. Nance, formerly presi dent of the Rural School Improvement 'association of South Carolina; Mrs. j.Mary W. Carter of Princeton, .Miss Fronde Kennedy, principal of the Orphanage school, Clinton; Rev. W. it. McCuen, Dovcsvlllc, S. C; Prof, (ins Watts Cunningham, Middlebury college. Vermont; Itov. Alva B. I.ang ston, Th.D., Madden, s. C; Prof. s. W. Puckett, Waterloo; County Super visor H. B. Humbert. Mayor John H. Humbert of Honea Path, Messrs. M. H. and J. V. Hryson of Ora, Supt. ('has. P. Brooks of the Allendale schools, Supt. J, P. Thornason of the North Augusta schools, Principal Paul Allen i of the Greenwood city schools. Prof. I. B. Curry of Lander college. Prof. Thos. P. Jones of Woodruff. Itev. Jas. Ii. Machen Of Hamilton. N. v., Rev. w. B. Whnrton, superintendent of lOpworth orphanage; Hon. R. a. Coop er, solicitor of the Kiglith judicial circuit. ? AHM WORK KKTAKDKII. ileavj Ruins Damage the drawing Crops Which are Getting Grassy. Partners arc behind with their work, the fields are grassy and thousands Of .o res of cotton are yet to be plowed the first time and placed to a "stand." This delay has bOOll caused by ex cessive in ins during the past ten days or more, the fall last Thursday amounting to a general freshet. Hands and crops were badly damaged, roads CUl lO pieces and numerous small bridges Injured or wrecked by high water. The weather conditions, too. have interfered with the harvest ing of the small grain crop which is fairly good, though the acreage is not large. SICK HEADACHE Sour Stomach, Heartburn, ('linker Sore Mouth Cured hj Mi-n-ita. Sick headaches are caused by indi gestion and a general disturbed con dition of the stomach. Cure the Indigestion, and the bend-1 ache, nausea, heartburn, sour stom ach, ami that 'all in" fcOllllg will van ish. Mi-o-na tablets will cure Indigestion or any (Uber stomach trouble. They will relieve almost Instantly. The I.aureus Drug (Jo. has so much faith in them that IJ will give you your money back if They don't. Mi-o-na cures by making the stom ach strong enough to produce enough gastric juices lo digest all the food you want to eat. It promptly puts new life and energy into the over worked and played-out walls of the stomach. Use Mi-o-na for a week, and you can eat what you want any time you want It. and take pleasure in doing It. Vour blood will he richer, redder, purer after taking Ml-o-na, and it only costs BO cents a lane box. "I was speedily cured of stomach complaint by Ml-o-na, Anything I can say in favor of Ml-o-na Is not too strong." -William IICSS, tiCfilon Har bor. Mich. HYOMEI Cures catarrh or money back. .Tnsf". breathe it in. Complete outfit, including inhaler if 1. Extra bottlOSUOo. Druggists. LAURENS MALE ACADEMY (By Col. J. NY. Ferguson.) The I.aureus Male Academy was organized, as a High School, in IMS. The trustees at the time were John Garlington, C. P. Sullivan. W. R. Far ley. Pntlllo Farrow and Dr. .lohn \V. Simpson. In their day they were among the leading men in the town of Laurents; men of marked ability, and full of public spirit an.I pure patriotism. In their advertisement for a teacher to take < barge of the school, they made it tin essential qual ification that "He must he a Southern man and in sympathy with the South." In passing, it may be noted that this was just before the fust effort on the part of South Carolina to secede from the Union. Hoheit Qnrlington was the first principal Of the school. He held the position until 1851, with Starling (ira don and James \Y. Hance as his as sistants. He was a native of the county and a man of superior schol arship. In 1851 the Rev. Mr. Seely was elected principal, and \Y. lb In glesby was his assistant. In is.'.:', Lafayette Cheshire was principal of the school for a short time, and on bis death ho was succeeded by Mr. YYnnnamaker, with H. \V. Boyd as his assistant. The Rev. John It. Rlloy took Charge of the school In 1855. with John 0. Boozer as his assistant. \V. .1. Hal!:.' succeeded Mr. Rlley in is.'.T. and bo wa>. succeeded in 180(1 by Mr. John Harris, with W. VV. Hance as bis assistant. The Academy was closed during Prot. E. H. HALL. Superintendent Clinton Public Schools. the war. for 1.aureus sent ail her ca pable sons to the battletleld. it was reopened in 1st'.", with S. I'. Boozer as principal. Ho was suc ceeded by Allen Bnrksdnlc in lscc. who was succeeded by Mr. Glasgow in ls''.7. Mr. Glasgow was succeeded by John W. Ferguson in LStfU. When Ferguson came to I.aureus to lake charge, be was notified Ilia: there were a goodly number of unruly boys in (he school: iha: they had practical ly routed and run off his predecessor, and that the chances were that lie would meet with the same fate. Inn ing the second week of bis admiuis ratlon,, he came in collision with H. ('. Walt?, IhCll a boy some I ; years of age. The collision laust have made a strong Impression on the mind of Watts, as the billowing in. cident would indicate; Waits had (o cross Little river 011 his way to the Academy, and there was a freshet at the time. The morning after (he Collision, he was striding along to school wtlh head down when he was met by a friend who asked, ilow is the river, Richard?" without stop ping and without looking up. he an swered: "Yes, he got me once.' Ferguson was succeeded by Thomas Grlflln in iy7'.. who was succeeded by StObO J. Simpson in 1878. Mr Simp son was followed by W. L. Cray in 188(1. and Mr. Bourne followed Gray in isv.:. Frank Fvans succeed".: Bourne in issi. Mr. 10vans continued in (barge of the Academy until the coming of (he Graded School. By the way. Lnurcns Is greatly indebted to the energy and public spirit of Mr. Kvans for its establishment. He inaugurated (he movement and pushed it lo success. The school was a PUCCCSS from the beginning, and continued to flourish throughout its existence. It was a training school for many bright minds and promising boys, who in after life developed into men of prominence I doubt if any school in (he state, for the same length of time, can show a longer or a brighter list. I will name a few of the many who attended this Academy in the days of their boyhood: llitllary a. Herbert, member of con gress ami member of Cleveland's cab inet: Goii'l I'd Hooker, general in Confederate itcrvlee and member of congress for several terms: Gen. A. c. Garllngton. a lawyer of great abil ity and distinguished for his orator ical powers; w. i?. Simpson, member of Confederate Congress, (Iovcrhoi' ami Chief Justice of the P'tate; I Wi tar Simpson, learned in the law wlfii the position of Chancellor within lib reach when the ChartCi y Court was abolished; Jam< s Hance, Colonel ol the 53rd Georgia regiment and mor tally wounded at Gettysburg; \V. \v. I lance, who fell mortally wounded while in command of the 3rd regiment S. C. v.. st Ferdericksburg; George s. James, who commanded ",ian.<s' Bat talion," and was mortally wounded at the battle of Boonsboro; B. \V. Hall, who rode through tin- war by the side of Gen. Gary, afterwards a member of the legislature, solicitor of bis cir cuit and for many years (he leader of the l.aureus bar; It.P. Todd, Lt. Col. 3rd regiment, S. c. v.. afterwards state senator and prominent as a law yer; .1 tunes Harrow, member of Con federate congress; Henry i. Farrow, I*. S. district attorney fur Georgia; Dr. John A. Harks.laic distinguished as a physician, a member of the leg islature and president of the National Hank of Hautet.s: C. H. Harksdale. Captain Company L. Gregg's regiment, and killed at second battle of Man tissas; Allen Harksdale, solicitor of his circuit and for twelve years a circuit Judge in Louisiana; I*. Conway Garlington. Captain of the State Guards and killed at the battle (if Se\c:i Pines; VV. Ii. Farley, famous las a see it and killed ai the battle of Brandy station; II. L. Farley, Adju tant and Inspector (leneral of tie Slate; .1. !.. M. Irby, I'tilted States Senator; .lehn .1. Davis. COUIlty .lud.. Among the living are John C. kllgo. I >. I ?.. t ho i resldi lit of Tr'nlty col lege; It. c. Wafts. Judge <?: the Ith Judicial cdreuiti W. A. Watts. presi dent \'< .e !< s Loan and Kxctiuiige Hunk; IL v. Sinipson. member of the legislature, and an aide and <iloijut id attorney; Stohu I Simpson, a distin guished in ein lie r of lite Sbartiuiburi; . i . . ni' ( C. I iilllillel 'ami mi the editorial staff of the X. wj nd C ? ? ? . added, inn ti.es? giveii m ow Hint tie j Laurens Male Academy has boeii lite j training school for jUatiy hoys o! merit. For inucli of the information here .given, Hie writer Is indebted to the 1 Ion. T. B, Ci i ws. THE WADSW?RTH SCHOOL BEQUEST ?ND ITS HISTORY. i By c. c. Fcatherstone.) Prior to '.T'.'i the firm of Wadsworth i & Turpln did business in the city of 'Charleston, They amassed a large I fortune, the hulk of which was hives t<d in lauds lying in almost every I county in the state, a good dial of I which was held by theiu under grants from lh? British crown. The ti n: dissolved copartnership ami. i:: the I division of the assets, most of the land fei! to Thomm Wadswoiih. it. IT*'!. Thomas Wadswortli died in Charleston, leaving a very peculiar will. After providing liberally for hi:; wife, he devised large bodies of land in various counties in the slate, to II. V.. HeSaussure and oil.its. H'USt. to establish a poor school, ||| I.aureus district, for ih<- education ol the poor children residing 'Within (he limits of Major Dunlaps' batai I lion, oi the Saluda regiment." In iso.".. the general assembly, for the purpose of protecting the title to said lands, and of presi rving them, in order that they might be used for the carrying out of said trust, passed an Act whereby said lands were re lieved from the operation of Ho- stat ute of limitations. Afterwards, in ism. another Act was passed Incor I porn ting the trustees, under the .will. under tin name of Ho- "Trustees of the Wadsworthville Poor school." These hinds were based for long terms, ranging froni \'< to '.?:< years Some of these lenses are recorded i: Hi \ oral count los in the state. Hi liti ? iwent; ,! ? ? e trust ? , . ? - <;< ..... ... coinpromh e. . mill, at Anderson, is located, Wat Wndsworth land. Suit was brought to recover it and a Compromise whs finally brought about by which (ho trustees received a considerable sum of money. Those lands are scattered ovor over Spnrtunburg, Anderson, Clckens, Lexington, Orangehurg and various othm- counties. it is pretty gener ally believed that the elt> of Anderson is built parly upon these lauds. In ISf?S, Win. D. Simpson (after wards Chief Justice) ami Charles I*. Sullivan, oi' the Lnureus bar, brought actions, for the trustees, to recover two bits ol bind in tile town of All* dcrsou. One of theso actions was against Stephen Mct'ully, ami another against Joel Towers. They involved the (Hie lo certain lots situate on the public square at Anderson. These eases wire tried before .Indue Ward law, at Anderson, at spring term. iV.v Tin > i.re reported in II lltch, at page ILM. The following appears in the report of the eases: "Joseph COX. surveyor, had so located the gran:, as to Include the lots in dis putc. and the greater part of tin- \*11 luge." Judge Wnrdlaw rays that he thought Cos was correct, but the cases went off and wore lost by the trust.es on a question oi law. 1 bin w obi man JOC Co.N and he died belleyiHg that Anderson was I built. In pat I. Upon Wa.b worth land. , The description, in Ihe deeds, called , for a spring and spring branch and j sonic of tin- older citizens of Ander son wen- uncertain as to whether it w'.s the Nlurrn.v spring, or a spring I which was nin e located, where South I.Main st reel Ubw runs, iiboill opposite whore the present oh> ball is iacnted. Old Uli1.ii Jeptbi! Wilson one.- talked to I ? ? said but ibd. for He reason that it was difiicull to locate them after the great lapse of time, and for tin- additional reasons thai local prejudice on tin- pail of jurors to In- encountered, carelessness < f the obi trust.-, s in failing lo have pltttH made, leases recorded, i tc. Several tracts of land have been located and compromises made in :?< f? rei.ee thereto, Some of these are located in Lnureus county, vi/: the Young lands and others. The tract of land upon which ihe I lavs' monu ment stands Is Wadsvvorth laud and is so recognize d. The gift ot Thomas Wads worth to the poor children of I.aureus dsitl'lc! was a munificent one pne which, had ! it bcin properly handled, would have I given LhurC'tis county the best en dowed school in the South. The hinds at Ibi time be gav< llieni were i of inconsiderable value, bill now (hey I would r-hsily be worth a million, or I more.. And thus, through Incouipe tenoy and ciirclesiiess, has been lost to our county a niagullieeul iloiiutioii. I will add, in conclusion, that the present trustees now have a small fund, which itiey use tor the hohclli I ol tee Wadsworth school, located near HOME ENDORSEMENT Hundreds el I.amen-. Citizens (an I.II You VII V him I lb Home endorsement, the public ex pression ot 1.aureus people, should be evidence hey find depute for every Advertiser render. Surely the expe rience oi friends and neighbors, cheerfully given bj Ihctn, will carry more weight than the utterances of Kirnugers residing in far-away places. Ibad the rollowl/ig: J. II. Nash. S0i" Mil In St.; Lathens, S. C, says: '| give my mil ?? In re coinmendlnfi Moan's Kidney bills in tin hope that many persons vho Ktlf* fer from kidney irouble will in- bone llied thereby. My kidneys were dis ordered and |was caused much suffer ing fro;:, pain in ihe small ol hiy hack. ! us "-id thai I)bhn's kidney IMlls ? ? ? ? ? . ? . 1 v ? Ken.ember ? i Now is the Time and Sullivans' Store the Place Sow Unknown Peas and Cane Seed. i\Vc have a lot of Sound Clem rnknown Peas, Karly (?r?nge and Atnber Cane Seed. A stock of Molasses and 3 Syrup ?.?.> '.? j/al., i gal., : j i .. and i <. '.. kcjjs, Country I cured smoked Bacon and Shoulders. A nice lino of I'resli I juicy Hains. Headquarters for I'resh Waicr-around Corn I J. Xi. SviIIivan j Laurens, s. ('. NOT IN A VO?lTION to buy real estate say)} th?- mim who pays out a large sum monthly for rent. Less than tliis sum would pay the interest and principal on almost any of tbe pieces of REAL ESTATE wo have for sale. Almost all classes of property is listed on our hooks Houses, Lots. Un improved Lots, etc., und the prices arc as attractive as the property. & BLAKELY. Todd Rull ? Laurens. S. ('. Edibles for the Spring: Taste I I? i'ost Toasties, Corn I'lakci Q and < hit Meal. QIk >ice Canned <'.???d- . >f all descriptions. A choice line <>i fresh gar den prod nods alwayson hand. Swifts I'rcifiiuni Hams, liiv.ikfitst Strips, fresh Kggs and I Jut let'. Phone as yom ordeis. < luick I >clivory. Mahaffey ?Babb COFFEE AND TEA Von could (ell with l)ot)i eyes shtit that our Coffee aiid Tea ale pure the aroma j^ivis positive assur ance ?l that. Coffee and Tea me either good oi ImuI- tlu\ can't be both, und if they are not otic, it is the oth< i ila re is no middle ground. < )urs i.\ goJod-the b< st iii fact. ' S'on can 1 take out ???< rd for it. ( >i we'll triVe vom inoiicv we <. ai Ii?w i" J S. Bennett I ,aurens, S. ( What, aboul protecting' your property against loss by fire. We have as good as the best in the way of Insurance. ? > / 1. a Lire ns Fire In surance Agency C. W. MeCRAVY, Mgr. ? nmoiiui of Ice ii will eon nno. S. M. & B. II. WllkfcS v-i Co.