The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, August 21, 1900, Image 1
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.
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