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EW 'A fLINSTHLED 1865. NR.UE>DAY AUGUST 2, 1900. TWICE A WEEK NENVErlill,y1.5 A. YEARU(r2111 COLONEL JAMES A HOYI IN INTElariNu 81101ty OF A WEIL Holdller, CltUmm, ChItriottirin. umlittlc.mail--Til War liecord of n Soltiter--Fiae Po litical lecord of it I'ir-lt1e(I ait1 sHincero Pattriot-vtho Alt)'f61 lindl Religious Rtecori tof e lltrisiitl (oll tllnall-T 11o'llanl Wvho liepresents tito 1'rieIcl. Plesl of tihw. 'rolti,i tioalAtA 41f so4ttih Carol:t. (Yfrkvillo EnI quirer.) Jamion Alfred lioyt was born Oc tober 11th, 1837, in Waynesboro Virginia. His fathor, J. Perkin. Hoyt, was a native of Now Hampy shir and a jowelor by trade, vh had Como South for his health, an locating in Wayne.,boro, mot an married Miss Jan Johlsonl, i l(13 of the Virgini I faitly of that name, Col:nol J. P. Hoyt was a highly cil. tured man, and for a time was edi. tor of the LaurowN illo Horiald, and of t he Anderson Inf ol igencor du ring the absenco of his too in the army. From Virginia, the Hoyt family movod to Clarksvilb-, Georgia, where they lived for a few years and t heice went. to Laurons, S. C., whert young Hoyt grow to miulood. The exi gncies of life com!lled lhim to seek supilort for himself, and when only 14 years old he entered th olice of the Laurensville liierald as in ap prentice, and from that timo hs been engaged in n--wspaper work, with the except i _)! ., his army ser vice. When he wri 18 yearti old h1 wont to Andermom ,.d bectme fore. man of the Andir. m Ocz10te. In loss than a year he w,,s editor of that papor. He continuk-d as editor and part propriotor n il Angust, 1800, when he began the publication of the Anderson Intellig-eer, which has ever since boon oneo of the leading weekly pa-pers of the State, except for a tomporary Fuispension while its editors-Jaitmes A. Hoyt and W. W. Hnmphroys-were in the army. In 1860, Hoyt - was a leading spirit in the orguniz ition of a militia company in Anderon, known as the M"Palmotto Rtifleuen," and when the -company voluntewed the next year, he was its orderly sergeant. The Palmstto Riflomon cntered the Stato's service April 14, 1801, in the Fourth South Carolina regiment, under Col onel J. 13. E. Sloan, and in about six weeks was mustered into the Confederate service. The regiment was at the front early and partici patod in the first br.t tle at Manassas. Hoyt was with the regimout in its memorable and heroic defence of the Stone Bridge, and subsequently 'was in all thle principlal battles of the ;Army of Northern Virginia, except COhancellorsville and1 Gettysburg, in ~which his command was not en gagod. At the reorganizaltion in 1802, the company became a part of the Pal metto Sharpshooters under the gal lant Jenkins, an1.1 after General Joseph 'Walker of Spartanburg. During the second year of this ser vice, Hoyt was "promoted to a lieu tenancy for gallant and meritorious conduct on the field," and afterwardi served as adjutant of his regiment. Heo was slightly wounded at WVil liamaburg, and more seriously at Frazier's Farm. During this time he also contracted a severo case of small pox and came very necar dying. In 1804, while returning from a sicki furlough to the army, he was placed ill command of an extemporized ex pedition of wounded and convalescent soldiers sent out erom Danvillo te check Wilson's Foderal cavalr-y at Staunton river bridge, which wvas an imiportanlt p)oint in Lee's line of comn. munication with his bae of sup. plies at IDanvillo. The fighlt was a desperate one in which Hoyt sharot] the responsibility of command witi: 'Captain Riddick and Colonel Cole. man. Although t ho Federals had vastly superior force, the small ani unorganized band of Confoderatom defended the bridge until Genera WV. H. F. Lee's cavalry canme up. Early in the fight, Hoyt was badl.5 wvounded and disabled; but he re fused to leave the scone of action ani remained in command of his do taohment until the end. His cool ness under fire was exhibited by th fact that after ho was disabled, in painl an( blooding, ho calnilly smoked his pipe, which Io now retains as a meniento of the day, having 1ong sineo givon up the habit of smoking. Colonel Hoyt's wound was in his loft log, the small bone being so bad ly shattered that it wits rsected, three inches being taken out. Fromn this wound h st'll suffers alimiost, constantly, and his control of the loft foot being imperfect, ho now uses a crutch. hxen the surrender came, Hoyt was in Anderson recuperating, and like so many soldiers in his situation at that time, ho was proffered nuin orous indignities by 6horman's bun. mors and the negro garrison which was sent to Anderson. As sion as he was able to work, ho resurrected The lntelligencer and began the more poacefu. duties of life where they had been interrupted. In January, 18W) he was married to Miss Robecca C. Webb, daughter of Elijah Wobb, who was one of thO most 'prominnet citizens and politi cians of Anderson county. Colonel and Mrs. Hoyt have four children. The ten i ears following the war, found Editor H1yt still fightinig for what Ie conceived to be the best in torests of the -State, and ho wits very active in the l6econwst-ruct loll era. Ho ran for the, State Sonate in 1870 as a vienriois sicriico and was de feated by 200 votes. I o was a member of tei convention that inom. iiated Carpenter aind Butier; but spoke agnini.. (arpenIter's nomina tion, beliovin.-g it tlnwieO. In 1871 and 1874 he was a Ilember of the Taxpapers' conventions fron Audor son, and 187. he was a niember of the executivo committee of the con vont ion and was a delegate from that body to Washlington, and assisted in the preparation of the famous me moial to Congress. In 1868 Io stumped his coun ty for Seymour and Blair; in 1872 he supported Grocley, and, in fact, has always suppored the Democratic ticket in national as w-ell as State contests. In 1874, Io carried his county for Green, in opposition to Chamberlain. He was vehement is his criticism of Chamberlain's course, and as county chairman of the An derson Democracy, was activo in organizing for the battle of 1876, in which he did strenuous work for General Hampton and enjoyed the confidence of that leader throughout his campaigns and administration. His bold stand at this time caused him to be heartily hated by the Rad icals, who frequently threatened his life; but without effect upon his course. His service upon the State Executive Committee was equally vigilant and active. He was assis tant sergeat at-arms of the Wallace house, and with Judge H-askell when he discovered the means of entering the State cap)itol. In the early part of 1877, Col. Hoyt became editor of the Columbia Register, which was the champion of the unterrified Democracy while it was under his centro-l. After two years in this work, he left The Rtog. inter and purchased The WVorking Christian, which lhe transformed into The Baptist Coui-ier and removed to Greenville. The paper was e larged anid improved, and undler his inan agemnent is chief editor and pro prietor, it hocame one of the leading denominational papers in the South. His connection with Thoe Bap tist Courier made him acquainted throughout the State, and as lhe has the exceptional faculty of remember ing names and faces, he enjoys a me mnarkably wida range of friendshmips. During his editor4hip of The Bap tist Courier, he continued to take an interest in politics, and nntil 1890 ho ropresentod UGroonvillIo County in the State Democratic Executive Committee, and in that year was elected its chairman, as one whlo wvas not an extremist on either side of the factional light then brewing, and who had the confidence of both factions. As chairman he refused to rulo out the. nominees of the-famous March I convention, though he did not ap -r rove the rnethods used to inaugu rate reforms in the State govern ernment. While opposing thoBsemeth ods, ho dprolted stiiro 1111( bittei nIe's md was o of tho fir.it to al poal for tih ob litora(ionl of faction lin1es. in 188"), Coloiol HoN.t. was n111111 itiously elct'd Prosidenit of tit 3aptist. Stato Convontion and wi r1-01lo-tud for 11ino succossivo torm11 when ho declinod to terve lon gol For over I wenty years ho was t t irus too of Furnll Uiversity, and at on timo vico Prosidont of the Southeri Baptist Convention. For tho hw soverid yours Io hits beon a vice President of the Aiorican Unptis E'ducitional Soiety, anld halts deliv Ored anll a.ddress b0foro that body an also bofore the American Baptis Publication society. In June, 1891, ho Sold his interes in The Baptist Courier aind contom plated a final rotiremont from ti.i newspaper business. For a tino b was financial agent, of F'urman Uni versity; but the habits and associa tions of a lifetiio were too stroing and in January, - 1892, ho assumet control of the Groonvillo Enterpris< and Mountaineor as editor and pro prietor. The name of the paper wa: changed to its original form, TI, Mountaineer, and Colonel J1H,o%t 1hin Bincf,e continued 11 its editor antd pre prietor Iutil the 010oponing of tihe pres Ont calipaign, when he reliliquishet his odtorial duties to devoto his tihn to the canvasm. Having been so longil activo aum prominent in Sttte politics, it is nat ural that. Col. H1oyt !1houhlt havo ler ofton solicitod to becoio a canuAditt for governor; huW e hasalway steadfastly doeclined until this ye;ir when the demand 11ponl him a;i., Snll(i that he could not reflue. I Hivinl" ilhways bllenl an outsplion :-Avoca"( of prohibition atgaint every cthe method of controlling the liquor traf fie, and having repe,atodly favore making the fight for that principh in this State, he felt that ho couI not decline the nomination whicl was given him by the Prohibitioi Democrats in Miy, and accordingl he accepted the responsibility ani 1hats taken the stumip ats the candidat( for govornor. 3ksides his advocac of prohibition, Ie posseses othei elements of strongth in his acknowl edged ability, his rcspected higI character, his long experience anm service in public life without roward his success in business ind his repu tation as at man and a Christian. As a Prohibitionist, Colonel iloy is strickly consistent. lie lias novoi used whisky himself nor has he ove permitted the use of wvine or liqulorl of any kind ini his 110me1. HeJ was member of a temperance society wher a youth, an3d later joinedt the Goot Templars, whlose principles he hut always exemiplified in hlis daily life As an employer, Colonel Hloyt hai made it a rule not to allow any onm who drinks to remain oii his pay roiJ and by thus mingling lirmnoss wit1. kindness he has helped many a mii to give tup the habit. Colonel Hoyt is a Mason of higl dlegree, and before ho had been ter years a miemiber of that order, he was chosen Grand Master of the Ancien Flreemnasons in South Carolina, sue ceoding General J. B. Kershaw ii that office in 18741. lHe has also hoh memnbershlips in the G range~ and thm Odd Follows, lie was prominent ii organizing the South Carolina Stati Press Association in 1875, of whbicl he was elected president, andi he now on tihe executivo comnmitee o that body. Dears the U b Yuu Ihut Always D0ugh Vtgnaturo r~ L, Roev. Charles M. Sheldon01 said( re cently to an English intervieoir "It seems to me tI.hat t,horo is comnint such an awvakening of the heumai heart to religious influences as ther hasi nlever 1)00n sinlco tihe Reform 'i tion. All over the world monCi getting ready for it. God is piropai ing for it. Men don't wvant creed: nor theologios, nor staitements abet God and about~ Christ. They war God, they want Christ, and1( they a1 ready to be shown God's will. e urei &.t home wit} out MnJiutok of . B lim2o eu ei rna i =F 7 HR I or I A TALE OF This Stit Salling Saa Exi All about R is that we h, and thal is our reason SACRIFICE SALE, but ter Goods, we clean oi get ready for the Fall i abouthalf prices. Here are Sime of he Pr1i the prices talk out lou trumpet we know of Elegant, stylish, v. lc I made suits at $9.75. '/e sold thern at $14 to $17 and they were worth the money. At $7.25 we have suit that went like hot cakes at $1 1 to .13. We h*.v na e cuts like this in al coilred spring A bd 2100S. Oxfords for ladies' at 88 cts.--a go0c -hoe--che-p at $1 .50, a batter one at 1.90 and a creation in ladies' footwear at $2. 15, We remember we called your attention to Our cot tonades but think we are doing you a. good turn when we tell you again that we have Cottonade,s at I I and 12 cents as good Straw 1lats, All go at 1-2 price--that's all. FRiANK(LIN .J. MtO'4iO i)OWN TI) PI'Ki T Fallin - - \~Wo hiavo Foiorer Scalnwng GZrv. 1n1or fei sout (Oiironnai Arro.oesi 14. t--4ston3 for (X)iiiM i - 110near whIoro Boston, A.ug. l8.--Franklin J- fall out of Mos}os, at Lo time~ governior of S. C- son . 'rho' aind also a former sipeakor of thne where they house of represn:tatives of that T .o i State, was airresIt od here todlay char ohl alike wi god w~ith thio hireiny of S$. .from oaya n J1ohn Hlardly, a B3ostoni bus81iess unn- wlih the ci Mr. MIOser has beeon living in Win- felt, has he throp anid for a t ima condultcted halvo fae a wvookly newspapcr at Rovere. It, dra - and is alleged tha't after disposing of arei liable is interesi in thet papeor, ho conitinrued a goodi long to sol icit 0(dh-r tisements 1 for it, and lio down an Mir. HIardy's compla;int was ontorod :indoen n as ai resul t of nnt aIlhe Ud palymont pr,ievent it. mado to M'r. M\Iay of M5 for an ad. is nin trit vertisemed. w.V(hI (:t not appear- tima~ ini tI Mo:ies w.1s br -e' d to thle attontion conive.rts can -of the Bosfoni p:>ico ini 188., when anid sont t ho wnas arred.ted oni the. charge of oh- (~Il it ' tinning mi(rony by fablio preten o ha t from the lain . Frvederick Ames, Col.wokath -Thomasi \Wuenworth IHIigginson rand the wil~~ l wi was snt to iho St ato prisnon for Ih,rooe i.CointIrio yearn- goodI s'.art ~I Mr 4iaro likely ti Markel ou Pears s:t "By c>n- aogalt t flctsourGod develop)- us; teacihingal>gllh t us thus of ouir-olvon, of our noodn n,cted~ wit Ii Sand of <nor weakneiss; teaching un, K ingdomn o too, of HIimsel f, of H is watchfulans 1). D. and might. Anrd Ihuis ho flints u for victorios, as thiese are t ho manterial of wvhich heaven's socn are made. T1ho e shouts of victory comi only of theo Boarathe battlo." BlgnatDo/ L A1tets Your r CUT PRICES BEFORE UI meeds Anything we have ev ave dotermined to sell E for this great Cut Sale we do it to nake room nr tables and buyers sal n Midsummer and you k ,es--we don't have to wi d and reach your ear your pocket. and SUImmer suits. Would like to tell you all about them, but space costs money and we cannot af ford to spend much in these cut price sales. Work pants at 63 cents. Good solid pants and worth a $ 1. 10. Some faw pair Jean Pan's at About Shoes. well be worth $3.25. So all along the linrn in footgcar down to those 48 and ~75 cents Oxfords that we told you about. and in some cases better than yOu have been pay ing 15 and 18 cents for. Those 4-4 Shirtings at 4 cts. and Sea Island 4-4 at4 cts. are going fast--good reason--cheap. Straw Hats. NEWBI g out of Church. Trhochn ai-rty*Vo miard of atii lit)o 1)>y who New an Courior s fallingc ont of bed bysa U u I wo,nt t.o sloopJ too p o Cina hoir y tro , 0 I got in."' Em.y pooploprvdbmaytt,iss huiirch for thet samo ra. .l>bor for rilway t ias, go toe sleep to) nieair a r s fiei, urn is sMo got in. liuio wnt ch ost a rIi I oo o time where'a young ar<d blc a1tfo uaii il g) to s1le1p quito so4 un in anrid rrnrnI odiatoly aiflor they uniitoa so., II r;rIis aen ireh. A htard( duty.3, thesy ia . u Mnitr l are in ie' m1 accomi shotiId. They') IiH it: ~ .inh is ~ving it with ai!~~ g 1ood dea of tc i:'..; vIIo' undog no0w thait it is (10no t hey 11 .v wlprt two to stopj and1( lae and( frme t ir Iinu te l I,a bireth -yos, they wvill .n now iti none a aoa polne n will <- ially proet s if somoa 0110 does~ no tOV,hi rom u ~ tho On tho( otheor hand, it woovus.i irui.. asu'd has ,b 1that thore i-i neover a n avjrl teir history whiern na ?> m. If we conb4 riot i no eatsily be kept awavuko Ifroe,itiso d w( m.)1d be, in >' work. If thioso whoi j oud nIr ch'irchos (1 >19 n'>bgiin outsel, th chnacos are ~ 1o' r *~roIgy4? vor begirn at iall; but1, on I alrgiI i,yu~a -y, if they aro0 givo aelI tauitit 11Hlti > Vdlope m->ro and more rut?Ys f~c.il o o lines of activity conl- ctin etLeteol the b)rinlginlg ini of the cutistiI ce. is CIhrist.---0. B. Ihillock,ardln tr bl- ' oei Doep.' It rioy ony li(tI ____ ~ A ea p ey forcort ou ; vsihf ~ ~ Z .. * stver iand Cau osreseprtint andKn o IaoA~y Dvh )1 Iung ~( itr ulec. What sh ithe (riease iak the worlyr and loghronhl. "Hsh Nrjw 3cke1. MIEARD OF. er done. 0ach Season's product --it should be called a for New Fall and Win. ve dollars. We must et seasonable suits at ite much about them, through the greatest 46 cts. Everybody knows what these are and that the price is about 1 -2. We have not forgot the little fellows and the prices of every garment a boy wears is reduced to such an extent as to make it al nost a crime to not jbuy something for the boy. About Shoes. Almost every kind of men's shoes and in every style, at all kinds of prices but always worth the mon ey and in many cases much mpore. 1 uTTNHDE3. We piled our windows full of 50 cent shirts at 25 cents. The people soon caught on and ithey went off like hot cakes--a few left. Straw Oats. SO4t I M RRY, S. C. 1 . . College of Charleston has boeri CH A RLESTON,, S. C. orid to Ni Founded in 1785. ' flLrd in the College Dor'mitory, ii rid mioth- 'lutd i g, funitishe id room anid li ghts, cann Ii'ol ob obhtalined,at *10 a month. 1TuitLO,i it) por ses201i, payle'LI in two inslHL. y, bonnt 'iy ments I. On )ioschiolarshlp giving free~ frm n.lu iti.ni is alssignedi to Ne wberry Counity, ft0ti ~1the hlideri to ho atJpointed b~y the 10 h)ost of Count,.v 8SupeinItendenit of ldducation n101m frmi and t,he .Judge of P'robatea. All cani-I da:1t ot for 11 ad ission are peritt,iI ed to agatflinst, coimpetLe for loyce Scholarshlip, which progny. ys $l50 aL year. j)rogtt. Stro'ung facul Ly- we'tll eq ipped)01 cmi enI cdlthe ('al, phlysic'al anod biologieal laborat-2-j Qneos O, ries: obser'vator'y; libr'ar'y of I i,0I& vol uimes andi theo finest mtuum of natural hat they hist,ory ini e Southii oroud corn illee't,iv cours)tt'os Ileing to the de reeIT of It. A. and1( 31l. A. r;aagon of For' caage Iiuslratedc ci rcu!ar m~ ai of and( intfor'mat,ion ini full addruess '0) in the President. 01 NHORTH CAROLINA ds h e ead of th Stato i4mutht) 1 a ducational System, st ->io 0 .ii 'en aicademic courses leading to ii.I 3'U (o~~Prmof osionali eutirses in Law, Med icino 'i'gul a nd i P1~ ha'rmac. emed tha .i Sumo Sool forTecr. Ileilzd [a SClto),ARSHIP ANDI. veroC thr;o:Lt, ,, i.L)ANH TO Ni(FreDY. ittand stim- -iiil I J Di)tA ICS F'OJ( AINiS4'TRY y the germ AIINI'STicl'S SONS AND , t.ion, cauises IC^cAIaJ.tR ood night's 5'12 stuidoits besides 161 in Summer I. Try one School. :i teachers in the facult.y. .y years by F'or caitalo runs5 andi in formation addret'ss ICor sale by F. P. VIGNAIM.E, Prasloont, Obapel Hil1l, N. 0. '41