Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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As long ; as he stays a t home, out of reach whiskey, he stays sober, but Wse ?nn,t i?a h? reaches lvinirstree I where he can easily reach thedis penary, he goes in and buys him / a kotlle of the stuff, and perhaps " repeats the transaction several times during the day, and, as a consequence, goes home drunk every time he comes to town. *"r I-hive heard him say repeated^ -ly he would vote lor Prohibition ! V'll any time, and he would give anything he prosessed to have the ^ accursed thing removed from the border of the State. As long as . he stays out ot reach of it, he is a sober man, but when (tie reaches it, 'be temptation is too great for 1: -biro. There are hundreds of just such men, arid it is those, as one class, that Prohibtion is intended to beut| eflt. IBM FOR (lit t ? (Continued from first page] energy which knows only success, - Mr. Brunson has accumulated considerable property and has devoted considerable means to the cause or Prohibition and the uplifting of his fellow man. h He has never been prominent j do political matters except to advocate the running of a distinctive non-com promising State Prohibition ticlfet, which idea he has puahed for the past ten or fifteen years, and it is very fitting that he pfe- should be the first man chosen to hold the standard at the top of the .ticket when such a ticket was V > selected. He is a fluent speaker and is always ready to defend the cause he has so longesposed, as KvaSL: ;j j L.. I.: 1 ir WIBPVtUtllCeu ujr Ilia riuijuciu aim % admiral impromptu speeches deV/ ? livered betore the convention. J?Y tfor is he confined i^) the one suoi ject of Prohibition in speech makjHing, but upon almost any subject he speaks well and fluently, lie jg&v- is a man of unusual mental grasp, of ?nob)e qualities and resolute I purpose, and when called upon to defend any right principle he is always ready to respond. In the campaign this summer the other (?k candidates for Governor will find in him one of the strongest deba ; tera and stump-speakers that they have ever tackled. He will ^ not only make it interesting for the Gubernatorial candidates, but will win the applause of tnose in ? his audiences. u R.hiiOAr> hoo Kaon on SPtivP. r ?/ t # tfil* L?I UIIOVll UMO wvia WV.? ? ; influential member of the Baptist denomination of South Carolina since his youth. He presided over the meeting of the churches now composing jthe Southeast Asso, ciation when that Association was formed, and has served as its moderator for several vears. at differ, ent times, and is now the presidi ing officer of that t>ody. In him the Kingstree Baptist church has a faithful worker and the Sunday schobl an honored and progressive \ i nmmmmmmmmmmmy; ^vwwwwwwwwww : TI?N | 23 rFMENT. 1 ^vwwwwwwwvww* -r* ESNE, Editor. .UiUUUUiUUiUUUUUUtiUii^ {superintendent. lie is the man I of all men pre-eminently fitted I for the position for which he has been suggested, and will make a winning fight. Below will be found a brief outline of his career written by himself for the Christian Messenger over nine years ago, and which we clipped from an old copy of the Sumter Watchman and Southron, where it was reprinted Iron) the Messenger at the time: Sumter, S. C., Jan. 19, 18S9. Dear Brother Richardson: I received your card on mv birth day (IGth inst.) but was so busy caring lor the babv boy which arrived a few days before, I could not find time to reply. You ask "an auto-biographical sketch of my life to read before the lodge and for publication in the Christian Messenger." Now? I am somewhat averse to that kind of writing. For first ol all it brings before me the words of Solon to Croesus: "That no man could be happy before death;'' and so I may say that no man's lile can be reckoned a complete success until he has met his great est of man's foesf In the second place, wiiateverv of merit there may be in my life, for me to set il fortl b / my own hand would smack so much of egotism as to destroy all good effect?the end sought. I can only give you some of the leading facts of my life, and, as you have known me from my youth, leave you to fill out from your own knowledge. lour card came to me on my forty-fourth birthday. I was born within a few miles of Sumter 0. H., and have spent most ol my life in the country. My lather, John E. Brunson, died when I was four years old and my mother, left with four small children, taught school here in Sumter for five years after his death; when she, blesse 1 woman, was also called to the shin ing courts above. God, in his care for orphans, provided in my step-grandmother Elizabe'h Landsdell, a second mother, who treated the four little orphans with as much tenderness as it is possible to bestow. She satilfied their every want until her means were exhausted during the war. After my mother's death I went to school to Mr.RichardKendrick and then to Mr. Copeland Stiles. I owe much to both ofthem. J was growing to be a big boy when I went to Mr. Stiles, and he made special effort to develop my moral character, and to this day I never think of him, with, his straggliug silvery locks, without the feeling of gratitude welling hi my heart. I wonder how many of the teacher? of South Carolina give the necessary thought and time to grow good morals in their scholars. At the age of fifteen it became nscessary for me to besin the struggle for bread, and 1 entered the Watchman office at a salary of two dollars and a half a week, which I paid over to my step-grandmother every Saturday evening. In other words, it about paid for my board and clothes. That was not a large salary, and yet, as I look back up on my printing office life, I unhesitatingly pronounce it tl e best pay I ever received for my services; that from which I have derived most benefit and most pleasure. My mind was keenly alive and the printing office opened before me a new world of information in which to satisfy it. Mr. H.L. Danhad the entire management of the * paper?Mr. filbert being ip the! array?and while lje exacted good work he was kind and considerate, an excellent printer and conduced the business in a most methodical manner. Yes, while there I gathered that from the printing office, which I , would not to day exchange for life time's tuition in our best schools. When the "reserves" were call? I ii-onJ in?A t tick ??rmv 1111(1 fP turned at the close of the war to tind the last vestige of my stepgrand mother's property swept away by the emanicpation of h-r negroes. Her brother. Ilenry Spears, then about seventy years old, was doing carpenter's work aromd through the country and it fell to my lot to assist him. Now, it so happened that during my school days, Mr. Spears, though he lived in Hishopville, kept a chest of good carpenter's tools in Sumter and I was premitted to use them. In fact carpenter's tools were mv toys in childhood and when when 1 now went out to work I found I was already iar better skilled in the use of I tools than theordinary workman. j After a lew years Mr. Spears was so unl'eehled by age and disease as to be unable lo work. Mrs. Landsdell was in the same condition and my brother, who came home liom the anr.y of Virginia with hemorrhage of the lungs, was now a confirmed consumptive.i Then it was that gaunt poverty, with her long, bony fingers, put in her best wore. I had to leave mv business and stay at home to nurse the sick members of the ainily Day after day lor long fweeks there was not enough bread in house to last till the next day and yet, the kindness of neighbors . t .irrali'an o u'o v Wllill rvv. pi omi kuivii un tv iim? strange changes take place in life? how often since have 1 had op port unity to help some of the children of those who, by their charily, shed light on my darkened pathway. The sick ones passed away and I returned to my work looking more dead than a live. Gradually recovering mv strength I continued mill-wrighting. screw-building etc.. until employe 1 to conduct a mill and lumber business for other parties. In a year or two I was taken in as a co-partner and have continued in the lumber business ever since. 5)y education has been gathered by constant effort at home, by reading good books, and last but not least, by observation as 1 came alonsr life's journev. I joined the Sumter 'Baptist churcn about 1872, was translerred to Kingslree church about ten years ago and then ordained deacon. Presided over the body of delegates which met at Lake City to consider the advisability of forming the S E Association Served two years as moderator of 4 the S E Association. Was returnto Sumter Church about a year ago, where I now serve as junior deacon. 1 have always been earnest in temperance work. I joined the I O G T soon after its organization in this State. Served two years sG Counselor, and am now serv ing my second term as G C Tem plar of soutn uaronna. 1 nave never drank, ail told, one half pinl of intoxicating liquor, and have .vet to learn to chew or smoke tobacco. Looking back over my life I find the dark places growingbrighter and the lessons which came with poverty and suffering wrought more of good than any other. Did total abstinence play any part in mv life? I answer by stating a fact: One third of all th? little boys who played marbles with me along the streets of Sumter before the war either filled drunkards graves or are unfitted for business by liquor to-day. Tis horrible to think of one third of our town ?- ?^ boys destroyed, body and sou!, by liquor, and our good people sane tioning the traffic. God will require the blood of otir boys at the hands of those good people who make no effort to remove this great curse from them. Yours faithfully. Joel E. Bruxson. A serious cutting affair occurred at Greeleyville last Saturday night which might yet result in a homicide. From the reports current in Kingstree, it seems that the man who did the cutting acted entirely on the de fensive, aad this belief is borne out by the statement of a prominent Greeleyville* gentleman, who gave us the following concoruing the affair for publication: Eugene Watson and Jim Conyers, both colored men, became involved in a difficulty early' Saturday morning, and Watson got decidedly the best of the fight, whereupon Conyers made seiious threats upon the person and life of the other negro. Saturday ni^ht, Conyers came up with Watson and cursed him vio lentlv, and made several attempts to strike hitn. Finally Watson ran and Conyers followed him, cursing and swearing that he would have blood, probably making threats against his life. After running some time, Wat son turned and when his assailant ran np to him the cutting began. Watson cut Conyera in seven places, the windpipe being severed. Conyers sank down from loss of blood, and lost consciousness, which was not regained until late Sunday morning. The gentlemen further stated that the attending physician said that Conyers would die from the effects of the wounds. We are glad to see some disposition on the part of the far mers of this county to have a farmers' institute here this year. Wu unit trv? fn orruntro fnr llm in. stitute, and will in due time publish the date that it will be held this summer. s Mr. G B Eadd.v, of the Rhems section, was in our oflice last Saturday, and lie told us thai there was an impression abroad anion? the farmers that the institute would cost them something. This is a mistake. The entire expense is paid by the State, even the expenses of those men of Cletnson college who come here to speak. It is absolutely free to the farmers, and they get the oenefit of an exchange of ideas of successful planters. Greeleyville Items* The war spirit seems to be -lev elop:ng amoung the negroes of our community. A negro man attempcd to punish a lad out ir. the Mai lard Lumber Go's log woods last Friday morning and was very nearly killed by the boy who struck him with an ax,inflict ing a painful waund near the; temple. In my communication a few days ago, I noticed that it was calculated to be misleading, about the organizing of a lodge of K. of P. The meeting was called to see if enough petitioners could be secured to sign a petition to send to the G. C. for a charter. The trouble was with my own wording and the printer. Miss Lula Taylor returned today j from a visit to Charleston, among relatives and Iriends. We are glad to see her back. Kev. Mr. White preached to a large andience i" the town hall Sunday evening. We have heard several speak very favorably of it. On the first Sunday in May, Rev. Mr. Mills will be installed as pastor of Richmond(Jtresbytej-ian) church. The farmers are planning for an active campaign against uGen. Green". _ Iudeed the smoke of battle is already rising is some quarters. B. ? ? Lake City News. Mr. B 0 Bristow, of Darlington, wad here with his friends on Sun-1 day. Dev. J B Harris, of^Scranton circuit, spent Sunday nignt in town. Miss Claudia Kirton. while learning to ride a wheel, had quite a painful accident to happen to her. Onej foot was sprained aud the Dr. thinks it may be several weeks befoVe she | will be able to get around without crutches. Mr. J L C Moore is sick ia bedj with "La Grippe". The latestre-! I>ort is that he is improving. Rev. A E C Pittman and his wife, Miss Georgia, and her sist r Mies Mable returned Saturday .light from Rennert, N C, where they had been on an extended trip to vi>it friends and relatives. They report an enjoyable time. Now is a busy season with truck farmers. Straw berries are ripening every day, and every evemug a good many crates are shipped to northern markets. The prices are good, and if the market holds out the result will be money for somebody. Misses Islay Thompson and Ceila Ongburn of buttons visited the family of Dr. T B Hiunant on Saturday and Sunday. Both of these yonng ladies are teachers. Pleasing and affable iu their manners, they made tine impressions ou those who chanced to meet them while they were here. The Spanish-American situation ha Uen mici> (list asm d during the last few days, aud now that Congress has declared war, the citizens are more enthusiastic and talkative than ever on the subject of war. Some think the situation a serious one; others do not seem'to entertain any sears about it. Mr. Eddie McCutchen, of Darlington spent Sunday in town, the guest of relatives aud frieuds. The secondQuartely Conference for Lake City Circuit was held at Pergamos Saturday and Sunday, lief, W H Hodges, the Presediug Elder, was present and did tlW preachiug. Mr. Hodges preached at Pergainos on Sa urday aud Sunday. His sermons were excellent, and will, no doubt, do much to rise the church to a bigber plane of Chirstiau living and duty. Stewarts from the various churches on the circuit were present at tbc Conference Saturday, and the reports as to the different p bases of the church were encouraging. The report on finances whs betier than thai of last year for the second quarter, and from what was said the indication is that the chnrch is on un upgrade in some things, and the prospect lor a succcasfnl year is bright. Religious NotiC3. The second Quarterly Confer ence of Kingstree Circuit, M. E. Church, Mouth, will be h eld at the Methodist Church in King-dree on Saturday and Sut day next April 23, and 24. The Presiding Elder, Rev. E. T. Hodges, will preach both days at eleven o'clock. The Quarterly ConlerenceVill convene on Saturday immediately after the preaching services. Everybody is invited to attend these services, and it is hoped that every member of the Quarter ly Conference will be present to answer to his nameA. B. Earle, Pastor. It is a great leap from the old fashioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous physics to the pleasant little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They cure constipation, sick headace and billiousness. Wallace A Johnson. Attention, Democrats. In accordance with the rules of of the Democratic party, all the clubs in the county will meet on *1.- < u . n.;i /oq.,1. iuc iuurtu oaiui uoj iu n yixi for the purpose of reorganizing and electing one mumber of each club as a member of County Executive Committee, also for electing delegates to the County Convention to be held at Kingstree the first Monday in May. Each club in the county is entitled to one delegate for every twenty-five members, and one delegate for every majority fraction thereof. The convention will elect a county chairman and a new Executive Committee and eight delegates from the county to the State Con_ vcntion, which meets onWednes. day the 18th day of May at Colum. bia, S C. The treasurer of Executive Com. mittee will please bring an itemized statement, ready for publication of all moneys received, from whom received,and of what expenditures have been m ade. W H KENNEDY, County Chairman. /it. >&.h 4S&w?v<^S/VwiM- " < ! vfl ^ p^ ." r J / . *<40 . A Good Scheme. For pome time there baa been a greet deal of talk about patting np a long distance telepbdne from Kings tree to Rome, via Epps, Indian town Dock and Rbems. In onr opinion ; this wonld be a most excellent thing both for tbe territory that ia to be thus connected with Kingatree, and J for Kingstree itself. If the constrnc -. ^ tion of tbe line con Id be completed, it would put that entire ct?nntrj through which it would pass in instant touch with the outside world for tjiis town is connected with tbe entire world by telegraph wires, if the proposed idea could l>e earned out. tbe people in the section i of the qounty named would receive all important occuranceson tbe day uu which suchthings took place. Take or iustauce tbe present was crisis; if there was a telephone such as mentioned above iu operation, tbe people of Rhems and Rome wonld know of each day's developments on tbe day of occurauce, ana would not have to wait for several days, perhaps a week to see a news paper to tell them war had beeu declared, or that Cuba had lieen freed by Spain, and that there would be no war on that account at all. c? Besides the matter of getting "today's news today," the business interests of that entire portion of the eouuty would be benefitted. In the section named are some of the largest merchants in the- State, and they would be inestimably benefitted by the operation of a telephone line of the above plans. They would know the very day that their heavy freight arrived, and this alone woald be of great benefit. % Quinine end ether fe* ver medicines tnke tromS to iO days to cure fever. | Johnson's Cbiii and Fever : Tonic cures in ONE DAY.. To artificially bleach the hair ! will destroy its growth; but if th*~ | hair inclines to grarness, assist Y , nature to arrest it with Hall's Hair . Kenewer. The farmer, the mechanic and the hiAvele rider are liable to nnex peeled cut* and broses. Dewitt's Whitch Hazle Salve Is the beat thing to keep on hand. It heals qniekly, and is a well known core for pile*. Wallace A Johnson. / pin ?m rfflw re?a ?a ima. No ooo nerd offer with neuralgia. This disease is qnickly and permanently eared ' hy Browne' Iron Bitter*. Emj diarese of the bloody Decree end eteewh, chronic or otherwise, succnmbe I* Browne* boa Bitten. Known end need for nearly a quarter of a eentnry, ft atanda t?day tonmost among onr most rained remedies. Browne* Iron Bitten is aoid by all denkn. The Escurial palace in Spai't contains a cathedral, a monastery with 200 cells. 2 colleges, 3 chapter houses, 3 librar, and nearly 3,000 other rooms. Johnson's Chffland Pa*, ver Tonic is m ONE-DAY Cure, it cures the most * v * j stubborn case oi Fever im 24 Hours. Children like it, it saves their lives. We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troubles. Wallace AJohnSOD. vJ E<lnr?re 1 uiir Iiiih.I. Ulli: (.'MriirtU. Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever. 10c.IfC. c C fnii. refund money. Water your horse befere you feed him. This is a good atab'e management. Too many farmers water them when it is most convenient. U/fiv 4m ?re I/thrtc/in'c V V MM J WUMOVi* <? Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. \ : The woodsaw does not have to resort to a toothpick after it has oxercised its teeth. .1 VtlaafeU ta Womb. Especially valuable to women k Browne* Iron Bitters. Backache Taaialiea, beadaebe disappear*, strength tskeo the place of weakness, sad the flow of health readily eomeo to the pallid cheek when thk wonderful remedy io taken. For okkly children or overworked men it hao no equal. No home should be without this famous remedy. Browns'Iron Bitters is sold by all'dealers. .- /