Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FLOR Ali FAIR 1879. List of Articles for which Promuima are offered by the Orangnburg Agricultural nnd Mechanical Association, tu bb ex hibited at the Floral Fair <>i Baid Associa tion which will ho held on the30:h of May 1S70: Greatest variety of hot house Plants exhibited by one person. Beat collection of Plants. Und. P..st " Pest Fancy leaf (.iCrani inns. Und. P.esl " " Pest Zonale " " 2nd. Best ?? Best Seen ted " u 2nd. Best Best Pelargonien?. 2nd. Best " Pest Fuchias. 2nd. Pest " Best PAnJiA.-G 1 " Begonias. " Colcous. '? Single Plant. " Roses (cut Flowers.) " Mixed Flowers (arranged.) Greatest variety of Vegetables. Pest collection " 2nd. Best " Best Cabbages (not less than heads.) '* Irish Potatoes " Strawberries. J. I.. BElbTMAN, Secretiry and Treasurer, O. A. & M. A. np'l 7t b-jl? ii OF S0REKT11UE & LOR E.\ Before purchasing elsewdierc, and examine their New and well selected stock of Which they sell at prices to suit the hard limes. Embroideries ! From 2 to 20 cent per yard. Sheetings! O Bleached and Unbleached, 0 I, 8 1 !) 1 aud 10-1 from lb" to 30 cents per yard. MO.^SIOIRY ! IEOSI*:KY!! 1 I OS! i:\lY !! ! 0,000 pair to bo sold regardless ol C OS r. Gents Furnishing' Goods ! A complete line 10 per cent Cheaper than elsewhere. Besides our General Stock Of Dry Goods, G rocerics, Canned Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Cigars " And Tobacco. Remember our A M I> s AND 1L1.UMIXATOKS Try one and you will recommend them. SORENTRUE & LOR YE A, sept 7 1S7S (Im TAKE NOTICE. The undersigned respectfully informs tho Citizens of tho Town anil County that he is prepared todo up and make Mattresses on the shortest notice. Also will conduct an Upholstery husiness. Prices will he as low as popsihle. Order? solicited. JOHN ORGEN. juno 9 tf DENfLSTY 1)16. IS. V. MrCKFXFl'MS has moved his < Mice over store of \\ in. Wjl rock, formerly occupied by Dr. Fersner where he will In; glad to serve his friends on the most reasonable terms. DR. P. F. MUCK EN FUSS, Dentist. Rcpt 23 td blackmItbing AND IIOlJSKSl ICKING. The undersigned respectfully informs the public that he has opened at (he shop Op posite Mr. Joseph Parley where he is pre pared to do tdl kind of work in his line on the shortest notice and in the best work manlike manner. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction, and prices to suit tho pre terit times. W. ARNOLD, apr'l 25 ly. OF I would respectfully bring to the attention ol' the Public thai I am now receiving a mew \Pnnp %i HEW aittlllb M Just bought and now OPENING" which will be sOZa PRICES that will 'J ) |j py all compi^tion. As it would require too much space to enumerate all the SPECIAL BARGAINS which can he secured now, Everybody is especially requested to come and see for themselves. Respectfully yours, W. M. SAIN, DEALER IN GRCOERIRS AND LIQUORS Always on hand a choice and weil selected stock of both STAPLE AND FANC1T GROCERIES, Which, for quu?ty unp prices cannot he equalled. My sine!; of Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco Arc always hep? opto the full Standard in Quality, and at prices that cannot he excelled. Making, as 1 always di, a speciality in Mountain Corn Whiskey, Which 1 receive direct Prom ihe Distillery in North Carolina. My L.'VERV and SALE- STABLES are fully Stocked with I E( IRSES'A N i ) M QLKS V. hieb are offered for sale t<> suit these hard times. My ONI 7ST I BXTS attends every train, conveying passengers to any pari of i ho 1 own. CONVERT A $5 ~r1'. S furnished to any pan ?f this or adjoin ing counties, HAULING done with quickness and dispatch. feb 2*4?c!2 YV\ M ? ? A I 1879 AT LAST 1879 The lime, Iho p'ace, find opportunity has <? >-ne for purchasing goods at least 20 PER CENT LOWEB than any other place in town. F. BeM?US, igt., Next Boor to A. Fischer's Oilers a well selected stock of CJ-rOC 4,riCS 1,1 Prices that defy coin petition, consisting in pan id Flour, Sugar, Kiec, Potatoes Codfish, Bacon, Cotlec, Buckwheat, Mackerel, Sardines, [lams, Tea, Hotter, Salmon, L hsters, Strips, Grists, Cheese, lioef, Turkey Lard, Meal, Macaroni, Tongue, Can Milk, Tomattors, Peaches, line Apples, Prunes, Pickles, Tobacco, Sogars, Pi up, Staivh, Pepper. Spice, Sea Ena inj Horslords, Mustard, Candy, Nutmegs, Shot, Powder, (laps, Cartridges, Pipes, Cutlery, Crockery and Tin Ware, Vinegar, Sieves, Arc, &c. T3rII5 SAMPLE ROOM In rear, is Slocked with one ol the l'?nest Stocks of Wines ami Liquors ever brought to this Market. My Goods are A 1, bought for Cash and sohl lor same. leb 14 1870 p. DeMAES, Agt. AT THE Is prepared to servo his many customers during this year, as in the past, with FIEST-CLASS Gr3ODS At the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Wc Itavo on hand it (Large and well Assorted S T O C K OK GO 0 D S With Polite and Experienced OBjJfOB?. Hfoft tn show them. 1 am making preparations to handle all of the Best Grades of PHOSPHAETS AND ACIDS. 1 respectfully ask the continuance of the Libcial Patronage soj gene rously bestowed in the pust. ?ift/" Highest Marksl Price paid tor all Country Produce. J. C. P I The Juveniles. Our rentiers will pardon us for devoting a short space in this is3U0 to tl.c juvenile interests of our cim munity, to excite in the young a taste for literary olTorts. Oh Monumental Day most ol the students belonging to the Composi tion Class of Mkm.,ichamp's School were carried to Columbia for the twor-fold purpose of recreation and me u'tal improvement. '1 bey were required to lake, notes on (be way, tin I on tin- return to write n description of what they had 3ceu. As an incentive the oiler was made tlmt the description pronounced tin? bad by :i competent and disint? rcstt 1 party, outside of the School, won Id be published in the Times. (apt. .John A. Hamilton kindly per*'.?: mod the task. Tin/ different descriptions were handed in for investigation icith .'/.-? names of the pupils iciih-hcltiand the iccisiou written on the one adju Ig od to bo best. When the name of the writer was ascertained it was found to be Master Titeodoim- A. Jeffohds. All the compositions h iwevcr were marked with notes of commendation. The following is young Jeffords' description of the un veil! kg op tit e con federate mon'ltM BXT. I am afraid my young mind and inexperienced peu will fail to do justice to such a subl ime subject as the Unveiling ot the Monument erccto ! to the memory of our dear Confeder ate dead by the magnanimous women of South Carolina. Ii' 1 ha I the learn ing of some ol those old sages 1 rea 1 about in my history, I might then, con o off more than conqueror. i? il lo basten to my s ubj< ct. 'C.e 13th day of May being set npai t lor the tit veiling, lit last arrive.!, and I for one w ns g'nd, for, as Byron the poet says, ?* Time, on ichuse arbitrary winy the varying hours tnust flag or flyj* flagged dreadfully to me from the time I had permission lb go, until i set foot on the train for Columbia, that Kderi spot of Carolina with its wide and beautifully shaded streets, its charm* ing houses surrounded with rare an 1 costly flowers, not to mention the elegant park, and Various schools of learning. At Orange! urg depot 1 found a large er >w 1 awaiting the excursion train. About 12 o'clock the old engine came pulling and blow ing as usual -so lired. 1 got aboard with my parly, found it very crowd ed, but wemanaged lo got -cat-. The train started off amid the cheers ot" hundreds. We were followed by a train which contained the remnants of ibe dii'erent coin pan h -. who wore anxious logo and pay this la-t honor to the memory of their comrade- who had fought und In Icn at their si I es Nothing of note happened except a. every station we received fresh sup plies. A few minutes after one, we arrived at Columbia where we were greeted by three salines. About a hall hour nl.er we were followed by the military train?we waited to see tin- soldiers form and then went to ilu- Male House, where we beheld the monument all wiled. My party secured good seats ami took a little lunch. A.-it was only U o'clock and the ceremonies began at -I, L thought 1 would take a little walk. I went in the Mate House, all through il. 1 ai.-o went on top where I ha I .t splendid view of tho city. After that 1 went up Main street where 1 saw the soldiers forming inline. '1 hey made a splendid display, fho lino wa- .-aid lo he about a mile in length . They then marched to the Slato iioiisc. The ceremonies began about ?1 o'clock, being opened with prayer by the Rev. K Capers. A tier his prayer a short and appropriate ad dress waft made' by UoV< Simpson, lie then introduced to the multitude the Demosthenes ot' the day, CJeu. .1. S. I'rcstoti, whoso sublime, thoughts, gushing from a noble, high-toned, generous heart, and doming from lips so pure, kept his hearers entranced for ncaily nu hour. When the boys speak, they think? "They must rattleovor every wer?1, No mutter what ?so it can't be beard ? Thus let him hurry on, nor think loru-t! Who spunks the fastest, is sure to speak tlic bot." Rut let mo j?sl say lo my school mates that Gen. Preston did not speak in the above style, but spoke clearly and distinctly, impressed him self, and wishing to impress Ids hear ers. .Ins' at. this time the magnifi cent monument, a most perfect piece of statuary, was unveiled. The dense crowd prevented me from getting as near as 1, would like to have done. On the top was a Confederate soldier, leu 11 ii g on his gun, with his over coat thrown around him* supposed tobe Gen. Stephen Elliott. At the base of the monument are to he seen, carved in relief, a broken wheel, a canton, a muss of cannon balls sind an auchor. The ceremonies ended with prayer by the Rev. \V. .Martin. 1, together with my parly, visited the "Park," which encloses about 10 acres. 1 saw two or three cooling ponds ol water which adds to the beauty of the place. From there we went to the depot where wc found the cars filled. We procured seats alter a while, and about Si o'clock wo left the city. Nothing of note occurred on the return trip except that we were re lieved of.-otne noisy fellows at Lewis villc. About 12 o'clock wc arrived home after a most enjoyable ? lay, and in a little time were wrap ped in the anus of Morpheus. Extracts from Gen. Preston's Crativjn. To pro ervo the memory nnd hold up to the veneration of posterity those who I avc d( voted their lives 1>y he roic deeds to a just au I holy cause, is duty which imposes a sacred obli gatio!) on n 1 people, whether they be the beneficiaries r the sufferers from those actions?whether they be re deemed or lost. My countrymen, w e are not in view of the promised land; we are not by the resounding sea beneath whose surface the Persian ships lie shatter ed; we do j ol s I and on the "Seven Hill" and overlook regenerated Rome; wc are not in the presence of palms and laurels, wreathing the spoils ot' victory, heralded by the shouts of joy and the songs of triumph, with kings mi.I priests to consecrate thorn; but hero we stand on the dust of desola tion, wot with the silent, tears of woe, mourned by the dirge of defeat; and over ibis dust ihese women havj builded this monument. A cs, it is thus; un l yet hero, just here, he iicath the sun of heaven and amid ihc gorge on- bloom of nature's spring-tide, would lo (?? I I couhl persiado my trembling lips to give right utterance to the emotions of my. soul?thesa crcd reverence which fills my heart, the burning thoughts which crowd my brain?as 1 look at this sjene and ?strive to rise to the solemn aud mourn ful majesty ol our theme to-day. Oh, my countrymon, that 1 could say, that I date sny, with the Athenian . 'dt is Liberty! Liberty.' LiitnuTY!" I Cheer.-, j In every attribute this monument i- tin anomaly. It is without pre cedent, without example?almost without analogy in human history. * * * * * But still more : I search history in vain, 1 reason upon the ethics of patriotism in vain, to find an example or a principle from which to deduce the slightest justification, or even ex cuse, for this monument before the world. It is built by those mourning women of a ci nrpiered peoplo, and bete to-day they dare to dedicate it to the memory of men who devoted themselves to a cause which they lost, and are thereby branded by tho world us traitors to truth and to liberty. Yes, the-e dead soldiers, to whoso patriotism, valor, virtu-.', honor ami truth?these pure and hol) women, with tonrs of pious gratitude, arc dedicating this consecrated testimony ?Stand to-day, and in memory, bo lore the world as*defeated and de graded traitors. Thuir laud haibaoi desolated, their ?'Cause''proclaimed infamous, before the nations of the earth; and yet these chaste women come hero, and in the light ofthesun of Heaveni und invoking'With holy and solemn rite? God's own very pre sence, consecrate these names to the admiration, gratitudo and reverence of their children, [Loud and pro longed cheering.] They go to those churches and commune with the Sun of God at His altar, and then come here, and build an altar to Treason and Infamy. It is strange, it is" very strange ! I speak it in humble revor eiice, that not oven at the Cross and* Tonib of the Son id'(Jod did the wo men kneel with a surer trust in the Diviuc Truth for which He dieil, than these women do here kneel lo ci iy, by the monument their hands have raised in testimony of the truth for which the Confederate soldier died. [Cheers] They arc pure und chaste women?the followers of tho meek and lowly Jesus from Bethle hem to Calvary?and yet they bring their brothers, their husbands and their children here to-day, and bid them kneel at the baso of a monu ment they have devoted more than ton years of* their lives, to celebrate Treason,.Defeat and Infamy: Oh, it is, very, very strange! Human ex ample, human logic fail to remo'-e the veil from this mystery. There is but one solution. Where can it be found? Bless d be the Omniscient God, who knows all TriUh.it is found in the out pourings of His own eternal truth ove r the hearts and souls of theso women of Carolina, and by their- act*, tinder its dictate*, by their deed here to-day it is proclaimed, before Ood and man, that the world's outcry of ihame and infamy is a lie, a deep dyed, damned lie, and that this monu ment to the Confederate soldiers is the emblem and the substance of Truth. [Great cheering and 'ap plause.] Yes, women of South Caro lina, by all that is sacred on earth and before God, by a;J that is true, you arc justified in placing this monu ment here, on this spot, as the altar, the sanctuary, to which, in pious pil giimt'ge, you may load your sons in all the days to come. [More cheer ing.] Von have made this ground holy for all coming time, and here to day those who saw those men fall on the battle field, and those who have I grown iii reverence of them under I your tutelage, came to the sanctuary ! to invoke blessings on yon, aud to worship the valor which demanded this monument, and the virtue which has builded it." King's Mountain 1780-1880 It is time to be thinking about the Centennial celebration ofthobattlo of King's Mountain, This must bo a National affair. The battle-field is j in South Carolina, and it becomes, our i State to take the initiative in this movement. He arc sure that our j sister State, North Caroliua, will I second the move, and wc would sug gost that the Mecklenburg celebra tion, the 20th inst., would be a favor able opportunity for an expression of opinion. South Carolina is auxious for the celebration. Lot us begin in timo so that wc may make the occa sion worthy both of 1780 and 1880. The descendants of Campbell, Cleave land, Shelby, Se.vier, McDowell, Lacy, Hawthorn, Hill, Hambrite, Williams, Chronicle, Mattocks, Robb, Boyd, and many other bravo men who .-formed the mountain peak, will rally with rejoicing the 7th of Octo ber, 1880.? Carolina Spartan. An old darkey caught a two-pound sucker one day and was so well satis lied with his. work that he lay down ; for a nap with the fish beside him on the grass. Another darkoy came ! along presently* picked up the suck | er and left a half-pound one in its place. When the /irsl man and I brother woke up, the first thing his eyes sought was the fish, And it took home seconds to realize that something had happened. Then turning his pi ize over and examining itall round, he simply said. ''Golly, how flat fish am shwuuked !"