The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-14

marble officioted on Sunday morning,
preaching a most mastery sermon
land administering the sacrament Of
the Lords Supper In the after
noon there was a mass meeting of
Sunday School children, at which q
large number, both of children and
adults, were present, The singing
of the children was Unusually good,
and the readiness with which they
answered the questions put to them
showed careful training and atten
tive study. DR.. Meynardic delivered
al address, his subject being tho
duties dovolving upon parents 70
spccting the religious education of
children, and those Of tho latter in
obeying the commands and hooding
tho pl receipts of both teachers and
parents. After the Sunday School
mocting. the Young Mems Christian
Association held the second of the
AFTERNOON services which began on
Sunday before last, Tho exercises
on last Sunday woro conducted
by Rev. G. i. Chichester, sa-
sisted by Rev. Geo. Williams
Walker. At night Rev. DIR.
Meynardio delivered an excellent
sermon before II very large congre.
CATION, every available seat in the
church being occupied. The SER
vicus after ding the session of the
Quarterly Conference wore through
out interesting and instructive.
.PRocLAmATIoNs. - Governor Chem
bcrlain left for Cincinnati on the 9TH
inst, and on the same day issued n
proclamation offering u reward of
two hundred dollars each for the
apprehension of those engaged in
the lynching of the Harmon muir
defors. It is rs follows -
Whereas information has been re-
ceived at this department that on
the 23d day OF May last six persons,
named Austin Davis, Stephen Lake,
Larkin Holloway, Jesse Lake, JET
fcrson Settles and Marshall Perrin,
charged with the murder of John
Il Harmon and Catherine A. Har
mon, his wife, ut place called
Winter Seat, in the county of Edge
field, were forcibly taken from the
custody of the Sheriff of Edgcficld
county and deliberately and wanton
~ murdered by bamd of armed
men, to me unknown:
Now, therefore, L, d. II. Cham
berlain, Governor of the State Of
South Carolina, in order that Justice
may be done and the maje ity of the
law vindicated, and in pursuance OF
al act entitled can act to provide
for the payment of rewards offered
to SECURE the punishment of climc,"
do hereby offer reward of 5000
each for the arrest and delivery in
any jail of this State of any of the
mlrdcrcrs Of the said AUSTIN Davis,
Stephen Lake, Jefferson Settles,
barkin Holloway, Jesse Lake and
Marshall Perrin, with proof to con-
yict.
The Governor likewise issued on
tho same day q proclamation con
corning the dcfaulting treasurer Of
Edgefield county, which is as fol-
lows -
Whereas John H. McDovitt, late
County Treasurer of Edgciicld
County. is indebted to the State
Of South Carolina and. County of
Edgeficld for large sums Of money
collected by him as COUNT Treas
urer from the tax payers Of Edge
field County on account of State
and county taxes; and whereas the
said j. H. McDevitt, late County
Treasurer rs aforesaid, has failed to
account to the said State md county
for the moneys collected as aforc-
said, rs required by law, and has ab
seconded to parts unknown:
Now, therefore, I, D. II. Cham
bcrlain, Governor of the State of
South Carolina, do hereby offcr a
reward of 81 700 for the apprchcn-
sion and delivery in any jail in this
State of tho said j. II. McDcvitt,
late County Treasurer us aforesaid.
THE BASE BALL MATcH-Thc long
expected match game between the
first mines of tho Columbia Club,
and the Nameless Club, OF Wins
boro, came off on Tuesday afternoon.
The Columbias are well-madc, active
Young mon, and portions of their play.
ing were excellent Their uniform is of
white flannel, red and white stock
ings, rcd and white belts, and blue
and white caps. The shirt has the
letter G. on the breast. The first
nine of the Namclcss is composed
of young men lather smaller and
less muscular than those of the
Columbia, but tho two mines wore in
respect of physical strength almost