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Edsrefield Advertiser THUS. J. 1895. Thct State Baptist Convention is in session this week Greenville the place of meeting. The highways and byways of Charleston politics are just now too much for up-tountry diagnsis.

Car acas, the capitol of Veuezula, is brilliantly described by Richard Harding'Davis in the December Harper's, The South Carolina Annual of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet at Kock Hill December 4th-9th 1895. The members of tho convention have raised their pay from two to four dollars per day. The Edgefield delegation had the good sense and the honesty, lo say nothing of the good policy, to vole against this st6al, for it is nothing else. The convention has raised the limit within which the poll tax is to be paid from 50 to 60 years. So that thofce who being fifty years of age or over have not been paying this tax will have to commence all over again-and continue to pay until the 60 mile post is reached.

The Constitutional convention having by ordinance postponed the meeting of the Legislature until the second Tuesday in January, 1896, there will be no extension ol the time for paying taxes. It will therefore be well to pay as soon as possible. The session of the legislature that under an ordinance of the contention is to meet on the second Tuesday in January, will necessarily be a long one for there are many new problems with which it will have to struggle. Bul the courts will have the hard time in construing what all these new things meau. The entire Port Royal and Wes tern Carolina Railroad system wae sold at Greenwood on Wednesday, The system is composed of the Augusta and Knoxville, running from Augusta to Greenwood, a distance of 68 miles; the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartan burg, running from Greenwood to Spar tan burg a distance of 66 miles; the Greenville and Laurens, running from Greenville to Laurens, a distance of 36 miles; and the Savannah Valley Railway, running from McCormick to Anderson, a distance of 57 miles.

Messrs. Samuel Thomas, and Thomas Ryan bought the entire property for and it understood that it will be reorganized in the interest of the Central Railroad of Georgia. Tba Criminal Business. The following ci ira ina. business was disposed of at the term ol court just endod Walter Carroll, arson; not guilty, J.

B. Long, assault and battery with intent to kill, continued, there being some apprehension that the person assaulted, Mr. Mid Wise, might die. The two cases aganist Mr. W.

M. Hazel, charged with forgery, and Mr. Hazel has been fully vindicated. C. M.

Rauton was convicted of breach of trust with fraudulent intent and was sentenced to the county jail far two months, and to pay a fine of forty dollars. Davie Carpenter, convicted of abduction, was sent to the Peniteu tiary for five years. The Court was occupied iasl week in hearing jury civil cases the following having been tried J. H. Burnett vs.

S. C. Stalnaker action to recover 125 acres of land veidict for the plaintiff. E. Bussey vs.

the Farmers' Mechanics' Insurance Company of Virgi nia verdict for the plaintiff, hundred dollars. The Columbi? Phosphate Company vs the Farm Alliance store of Edgefie'id, L. Ready and? otners verdiet fo the plaintiff in the sum of fou thousand seven hundred dollars J. McCain against Edge fiele County verdicr for Lost Pointer. MB.

EDITOR I want to advei tiee for a pointer. He was los about five weoks ago. He was las feen in North Augusta, I think followed some one, he is a loni dog with brown ears, along sp between eyes, specked body wi tl a large brown spot on hips, ver long tail, named Rex. I wou.d liki for you to put a notice in your pa per that I will pay a reward fo him. C.

R. REEK EY, No. 1216 Broadway, Augusta, Ga best isalwajs the cheapest pro Tided you get the best cheap enougl to make it so. You can do this oi groceries and drugs always and ali tin aime at W. E.

Lynch's. TWIN RELICS OF THE AMER ICAN About Two Corronades That Saw Service at the Siege of NinetySix and Played an Important Part in the Histor ry of the Times. In tho fireplace of a private resdence on west 84th street New York, lying side by side in ignoble disuetude aud looking as innocent as if they never had enacted a more eventful role, are two relics of the Revolution, which, if they could speak would tell of war and bloodshed, of British arrogance and partisan loyalty, of i Marion's strategy of Greene's intrepidity, of Kosciusko's skillful engineering and of the "bloody scout's" butchery. They are six pounder carronade3, only two aud a half feet in length and are as scared and seamed as old soldiers. Although no larger than toy guns of to-day, they, with one similar, formed the entin- battery of the old Star Fort at the siege of Ninety-Six in May, 1781.

This fort and station was called "Ninety-Six'' because it was within ninety-six miles of tho frontier fort, Prince George. It was situated in tho eastern portion of Abbeville District, S. near the border of Edgefield, which is still known as "the fighting district" of South Carolina. These two districts, now called counties, by th? way, have turned out more prominent men than auy other ten districts in the State, among them Calhoun, McDuffie, Brooks, Butler, Pickens, Noble, the Chea'hams, Coopers, Cartera, Maye's, Evans's, Garys, aud scores of others. The old Waddell school was near Ninety-Six, where McDuffi? I with many of the lights of the State received their early education.

It was th's schooi that Calhoun's first oratorical ability developed itself. It was in a debate with McDuffie, the subject being "A Dead Goose." These were mounted Jon wheels in order that their positions might be readily shifted. They stood upon a parapet of tho fort, tho lattor hoing garrisoned hy about 500 men under the mand of Lieut Colonel, Cruger, a i New York loyalist belonging to Delancey's Battalion. The siege of Ninety-Six ladled nearly a month end was one of most extraordinary events of the Revolution. Here, the scene pf the first conflict iu the Southern colonies, in 1775, began the sanguinary hostilities between whigs and tories which afterwards desolated that beautiful country.

Il was an important point iu the chain of military posts being ti most advanced position of the roy- lal army, and maintaining commu- 1 nicatou with it3 Indian allies, 1 kept in chock the whig meuts. The fort was a st ar redoubt, con- 1 sisting of sixteen angles', a ditch 1 and abatis. Here, Greene, Lee, Kos- clusco, Campbell aud other brave i partisans did some of their hardest fighting, and but for the perfidy of a woman, it might have resulted 1 far differently. She was the daugh- i ter of one tried patriot and the sister of another, but having married a British officer, the ties of love proved stronger than those pf blood and love of country. 1 While visiting the camp of Greene under some pretence of little mo- meut, she learned that Lord Haw- don was marching to tho assist- ance of Col.

Cruger. With this 1 information, she hastened to a 1 near-by farm house wheuce it was 'jconveyed to the garrison of Ninety-Six. Thus, although Cruger 1 had undergone twenty-seven days pf hard siege, he was still enabled to retain command. The old fort is intact and 1 the trees and shrubbery on the bal tie-ground are preserved by the inhabitants with almost sacred care. The entire neighborhood is picturesque.

Grand old trees are 1 intermingled with graat clumps of wild hawthorn and 6umac, over which the jessamine and honey I suckle climb while mocking birds carol merrily as if uo war drama had ever beeu enacted on the spot. One of the two carronades that are the snbject of this article, was taken from the field by Cornet Charles Cooper of Col. William Campbell's brigade, the other was saved by his comrade John Car' ter. The third of Revolutionary relics is in the possession pf the Cheatham relatives of Gen. Cheatham of Tennessee.

John Carter returned to Virginia after the war and married Elizabeth Hill, but Charles finding Ninety-Six a pleasant spot, lingered there long enough to marry the beautiful sistor of "Billy Beale," a partisan who caused more annoyance to "Bloody Bill Cunninghan," known as the "Bloody Scout," than any other of the famous rangers of the day. Cnnuiughan once said to the sister of "Billy Beale," Give me my breakfast and d-d quick too." For this and similar insults, Beale chased him up and down the old Ninety-Six creek for months, each shooting at the other whenever he coula. This Charles Cooper who settled there, is the father of Reuben Cooper, known in all that section as "Uncle Reuben," to whom both of the carronades descended. It is a matter of history that these little twins of the Revolution were fired every Fourth of July from a hjll at the back of Mr. residence, from 1781 to 185G.

Tho last tim? they were used in salute was at a barbecue given iu houor of Preston S. Brooks after bis escapade in the Senate with Charles Sumner, it will bo remembered that he tendered bis resignation to Congress and returned home, but be was re-elected by the unanimous vote of his district. "Uncle Reuben" was asked to loan his little revolutionary six i lounder no other piece of ordnance leing at hand. The old gentleaan replied, "You are-welcome to ho guu, but remember I don't inprove of the caning." The canion burst while being discharged. Vnd that was the last time its Farlike voice was ever heard ecbong over the hills and valleys of Ninety-Six.

A bit of romance is connected vith the manner in which the two were brought together. wa's by the marriage of Mary Dooper, daughter if Reuben Cooper, with Larkin Griffin Carter, a lescendaut of John Carter of Virginia. From this uuion they came nto the possession of the present Reuben Cooper married the siser of Col. James Williams who vas killed at the battle of King's (fountain. It was this Col.

Wiliams who. after Ferguson, the British leader had fallen by his pistol shot and lay wounded on he ground, approached and tenured him some form of kiudness, jut Ferguson's brutal answer was i bullet which killed Williams, two antagonists dying side by nde. Col. Williams had two sons who net their death in the massacre of Hayes station The mother missing ono of her boys, sent tho other in search of him. met the 'Bloody Bill Cunningham," and isked afler his young brother.

'Your brother is killed," replied scoundrel. "Shall I return to my mother iud say that my brother has been killed by you?" asked the tearful boy. "No, I'll see to that," answered Cunningham, drawing a pistol and shooting dead this lad of seventeen. At a late anniversary of the battle of King's Moun'ain, Cid. John Drayton Williams erected a handsome monument to the memory of these brave boys.

Ke was ad vi sod not to do so, because it would only serve to perpetuate tho feud between the Cunninghams and Williams. Nevertheless, he persisted. Only a few mouths alter its erection however, it was shattered by a bolt of lightening. Cunningbam escaped to England after the war. In view of the possibility of their loss, it seems a pity that these interesting relics are not in some museum or historical society where they may be safely guarded und exhibited as a part of Revolutionary history.

MRS. P. G. DE FONTAINE. New York City, Eureka School.

MR. EDITOR: I have just closed my fourth year at Eureka as i.each3r. I consider it one of the best schools in the county, yes may I savin the State. The readers 3f the ADVERTISER will batter understand this when they see below the names bf 111 different pupils all of whom I have taught in th? school during past four yean. doubt if there is a teacher of a 30untry school in this county who' bas taught as many children in the same school house the past four years-if so let us hear from you.

When tho new rail road is completed from Edgefield to Greenwood it will come by or near Eureka, theu it will be no longer Eureka Academy, but Eureka High School or College. I have resign3d as teacher cf this noted school, ind Prof. Jouuson will succeed me. I know Mr. Johnson, and can recommend him as a worthy and competent teacher.

Mr. Johnson find on entering this school some as good brains as can be found anywhere. I see no reason why some of our leading men and women should not come from Eureka Academy. I assure all my pupils, as I am to leave them, that it would afford me much pleasure, fis their former teacher, to see in future years some of these mmes who had risen to fame and honor. ROLL OF HONOR.

Pierce Boone, Jennie Boone, Faunie Boone, Belle Boone, Brooks Bryan, Jno. Rufus Bryan, Trapp Bryan, Earnest Bryan, Alvin Bryan, Duffie Bryan. Emma Bryan, Rufus Bryan, Mary Cheatham, Eddie Cheatham, Mattie Corley, Janie Corley, Simmie Corley, Clarence Corley, Leila Corley, Charley Daligny, Lula Dom, Bennie Dorn, Lizzie Dorn, Minnie Bessie Dorn, Myrtie Dom, Alma Dorn, Lucia Dorn, Grover Dorn, Willie Hamilton, jim Hamilton, Mattie Hamilton, Mary Ann Hamilton, Mack Johnson, Chick Johnson, Cecil Johnson, Frances Johnson, Josie Johnson, Corry Johnson, Oscar Kirkland, Nick Marbe Olin Marbert, Bussie McDowell, Calvin McDowell, Pearl McManus, Pet MCMLHUS, James Garfield McManus, Henry McManus, Watson McManus, Orie McManus, Goody McManus, Mattie McManus, Eunice McManus, Pierce Ouzts, Andrew D. Ouzts, Essie Ouzts, Jno. Ouzts, Walter Ouzts, Jim Ouzts, Milton Ouzts, Lizzie Ouzts, 'Lula Ouzts, Jno.

Henry Ouzts, Melbourn Lizzie Ouzts, Stacy Ouzts, Oscar.Ouzts, Mabel Ouzts, Cora Ouzts, Cleveland Ouzts, Elzio Ouzts, Cleveland Ouzts, Leibi Ouzts, Sophia Ouzts, Alvin Ouzts Pierce Ouzts, Jespie Ouzts, Julian Parkman, Mary Lee Parkman, Eddie Minor, Lallan Jester, Billii Jester, Julia Stroud, Irola Stroud Alla Stroud, Frank Stroud, Ben Still, Bettie Still, Maggie Still Tempie Still, Homer Still, Jesst Timmerraan, Yancy Timmerman, Tommie Timmermau, Nannie Timmerman, Clara Timmerman, Eliza Ann Timmerman, Ola Timmerman, Eva Timmerman, Kamp Timmerman, Emmie Leo Timmerman Clifton Timmerman, Elza Timmerman, Melvin Timmerman, Eve Timmerman, Eddie Timmerman Robert Timmerman, Alvin Timmerman, Charley Whatley, Ida Whatley. J. T. OUZTS, Principal. Celestia, S.

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HV-ating and Cooking Stoves, all Styles aud prices. Grates, Mantles and Tile, Tinware of all kinds. Tiu Roofing aud'Galvanized Iron Works. Sept. 10- ly.

MOSES C. MURPHEY, GEO. S. MURPHEY, foof AT 618 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. You will find the above live and wide awake firm.

They have been in the GROCERY Business long enough to understand it in every detail, they aro always down with the market, and when you are in Augusta for the purpose of Buying Groceries you had better get prices. Mr. WILL MOBLEY the Edgefield County boy is still with them, and will be glad to welcome all of hts frieLds. Sept. 10-4m.

NO. 952 CUT RATES terials. peatherbone Corset Sole Manufacturara, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, FOR SALE at The New York Racket Store. Call and get a Featherbone Corset. If not satisfied after 30 days trial, money will be refunded.

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SACRIFICE SALE 952 BROADWAY, AUGUSTA, GA. GO TO THE NEW YORK AUCTION HOUSE FOR DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, Ladies' and Geuts' Furnishing Goods a Specialty. tfmV You will save from 25 to 50 per cent, by calling on us before you buy Goods elsewhere. D. EDELSTEIN, Sept.

10-Gm. Thoroughbred Jerseys. In order to rednce my herd, I for saje at wry Jow prices fine Cows and Heifers, Eligible to registry. Apply lo B. R.

TILLMAN, Trenton, S. C. Nov. 19-4L Now is thc time to take i the Advertiser, Large SfocR of Engines, Cljsap ai)9 Good. WORKS AND ViDArtU i SUPPLY COMPANY.

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Military regulations. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed For further particulars, address. J. E. A.

Whitlock, July 16- tf. PRESIDENT. Ramsey Bland. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, Fine Harness, Saddles, FURNITURE and COFFINS, HARDWARE. Jan.

29-1895. AUGUSTA TAILORING COMPANY. 848 Broadway Augusta, 848. -(o)SuitS AXI) PSLirbS A DF 11 A K-r UkJ VKJ KUY II A E. TRIP OR COLOR one nay desire More Value in CLOT H'S thau Phau ever before.

Do not wear ill-fitting Ready-Made Clothing when you can have YOUR SHAPE fit in the latest STYLE AT SO SMALL COST. SUITS $53.00, PANTS $3.00 and Up. C. S. ATKINSON, Nov.

26-1895. ALWAYS IN THE LEAD. C. LEVY TAIL OR-JFI7 CL AUGURA, GEORG 14. Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta.

Wc aim to carry goods whica aie not only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same lime, we aim to make our prices so low the closest buyers will be our stead Polite attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY CO.

TA ILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, A YOUR ATTENTION TTP you Stives, Stove Pans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Weil Butt, GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confectionaries. 1 Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOFi THE MONEY. Coffee Pots, Milk Buckets, and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin In (he market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock.

Call on or address CHAS. A. AUSTIN, JOHLTSTSTOIT, S. C..