The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-16
History Of the Mount Zion Society, and
the College Established under its Aus
pioes in Winnsboro, S. g.



1888. This year opened with fair pros.
poets for tho Acadcmicnl interests of Tho
Society. Still thcro wss need for funds,
Tho Society urged Tho Committee TO exert
Its every power to gather up the entrances
ana arrears due by tho several members of
tho organization. Tho Committee wos
s"pplieu with blank notes TO be filed out
nnd signed by those whose resources wcrc
exhausted by tho war, which no doubt wos
the case with all.
These notes read thus:
estate Of South Carolina"
"Six months after data promise /, no,
OF cause TO DO paid to tho INCORPORATED
MOUNT ZION SOCIETY, or their order. The
Sum OF with lawful interest from
'his date, ii being for value received. This
10th day of February, 1886"
The difficulty Oh the part of tho Commit .
tee to collect amounts due from ,ho scvo,,,
'''"''y memoors' became n source Of sharp
correspondence between the Society and it's
Committee.
In view OF tho carly arrival of Mr.. Nc.
Caule, gentleman was chosen TO tnke ihc
charge of the Stewards Hall. This was
Nlr' Nemp Ioli'vcr Stothcr. lie gave bond
the sum of five hundred pounds stcrlinr.
tbc paid TO The Directors or Governors for
the faithful discharge of his duty. Tho
following are the articles he entered into
'lor tho boarding, washing and attending
upon all such youths" as wero then ~
nj IL H.
school, viz;
"Ftrst.--Thot ho shall board each sohol.
nr at ton guineas per annum, but TO choroo
Tor tho usher's board. Secondly, Tint In
snail provide three wholesome meals cvcrv
Day, we'll cooked. Mt first hours; that hc
sh"il give his attendance of meals TO $50
'ha' every thing is in order, or otherwise
provide white mnn of good chnroctor IN
supcrintcnd in his absence Thirdly Thot
he shall provide sufficient quantity of fro
wood, hauled to the school house, and c,t
into proper lengths TO answer tho chimncvs
Fourthiy. That ho shall tako caro- tho losscr
students heads are we'll oombed and kcnt
clean Tint he shall procure their cloaths 10
be well washed and ironcd, md that in dnc
time' 80 that they may shift twice week..
,hG'r beds md boding to be kept Glenn, md
W po maao up every morning and thcir
rooms swept Lastly, That tho scholars
shall not be accommodated in a publio tov.
ern." Wv
The period embraced in this OBLIGATION
was one year, beginning the "Christmas div
last' before the date of tho bond, which
was tho goth of January, 1886. Tho auro.
lies on this bond woro Benjamin Harrison
and William Strother: tho Witness. Tbomns
Baker. Tho manner of Offering tho sool
Was quite primativo; n small picoo of ponor.
torn from the corner, secured on a limo with
each signature, by a wafer.
IRON tho wording OF this bond it is owl.
dent that tho Committee had secured Tho
services of q tutor in the interval Of Nlr
MoCanle's acceptance aud his arrival to
take charge of tho school. When the Com
mitteo reported to tho Society that they
would not engage Mr.. Israel Fuller, thoy
woWsa soon procure tutor for that interval
OF time. But no mention 10 made in tho
record who thattutor was. The prbability
Is TINT 1t was Mr. Yonguo
On The !2th Of March official information !
was sent tho Society, by tho Committee, of |
inc arriva! OF Mr.. McCaulo and his family |
in Winnsboro This gentleman at once
took charge as Principal Of tho school.
Il Whom Mr.. McCaule catered upon his
duties, no provision had as yet boon mn0o
for boarding tho students at tho Stewards
lia,l. At that tiulc thoy boarded at toy.
ern kept by Mr. Ddrphcy, or D'urphey. |
who came from Rowan County, North Caro-. |
line. This tavern stood about the somc
place now occupied by Mr.. VIM. Murrays |
store it was known for q long iimc after |
wards as the cold black, house" Early in
the war of l8l2-l4, il waa purchased by
the late Col William McCroight, who in
conjunction with Dr.. W.,L. kirkland, of
phafieston, used tho material of IL for
ereoting factory for tho manufacture of
bagging So.
. In tho noto giycn below Mr. MoCaulc
Embodied several suggestions relative to tho
aaties of Steward, and sentit to tho |
ssaf eot tors IN session atCapt. Strothor's.--
8{1s Is q copy OF Inat note:
81 HMouat Sion, a pril 4th, 1895.
"dentlemen as principal tutor in tho
Fchool, beg leayo mako tho following
REPORT 4. J R
! 81. There Is q necessity that The Stow.
Srds duty DO clearly aseertancd, particu.
trly as 10 washing, die. frewood, bod
lIessing so.
w. There is an absolute necessity for an