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Notes Of Nlnety.Stx
From the Guardian,

MATTHEW LovE.-This notable fellow was
hung by the people OF Cambridge just after
the Revolution. He was q noted morse thleI
and abuser OF women and children. lie was
under the terms OF the. treaty with Great
Britain, released by order OF Court. az soon
as the order was read, n,party OF citizens.
headed. by General VIM. Butler, OF fam4 gus
court house out OF tho hands OF the sheriff,
and claimed him as their peculiar property.
He was mounted on the saddle horse OF Mrs;
swung by the neck to a white oak limb until
he was dead, dead-in this particular, NJ least.
fulfilling the requirements OF the law. " IS
said that Mrs. Butler never would mount tnna
side Of the road, q memorial OF the stern JUS.
tice OF those noble men and q warning 10 evil
doors. Judge Burke was 20 alarmed that ne
his servant and horse, and never pulled rein
until he had placed thirty miles between
| himself and Cambridge. He told the gentle
left "they would have hung him too 'and no
doubtless carried to his grave refreshing
memories Of sEdgeield Justice.
REV. JAMES W. CoLEMAN.-Thts venerable
gentleman. who Is on the grounds to-day In
%eompa5ativs ylgor' 6eiG 11a3 TO ana an S : mo Sens-
memory is stored with incidents OF the loca!i-
ty. and we welcome him as q golden link to
Ile DaSU. f1S i ouPNoCStSl By hiSh oh1 W"
Se Wn a seon r]s,Stsf S sPpihssd and ID or shsI ffsy
rninistered to the same church without any
intermission. He has baptized and buried
two generations, and lived a blameless and
honorable life. His old age should be made
green and fiourishing by the ministrations OF
the children that have grown up under his
spiritual care.
M~ARR1Ep.-The little blind god. Cupid, in
connection with Hymen, has recently work.
cd a change IN the life OF the whilom mate OF
our bachelordom, and converted himinto one
of the civilians. leaving us Sill an uncon-
verified Sioux. On Thursday, 18th inst, at the
residence OF Mr.. G. NJ. Walker, In Columbia,
Miss Rosa v. Walker, Of Nincty-six. Our
friends have returned and received the con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes OF the people.
But for ourselves y we aes,se cyan Gan 70 Os says w anI
happiness follow you all the days OF your
lives.
THE s1EaE.-Grcene had less than 1000
men Of all conditions. Cruger had $50 men,
position. The Siege lasted twenty-slx days.
The Americans lost lbs men; the British lost
IS men. It is remarkable that only one OF
fcer was Killed on each SIDE: the nd A an Rrisish
Lieutenant Roney.
OLD NINETY-SIx.-The first settlement at
this point was about 1850. The first fort or
block house was built by Captain Francisand
| tile tOWQleS lot pTOltCtIOu dShiuSc Guo 1ho
dIons at that time. The old Pallsade Fort, a
little north Of the Chiles house, was built In
lT78 by General williamson. The Star Re.
doubt was thrown up In the winter OF l7SGsl
by the British. The various for1 were con-
nected by covered ways.
CAMBRIDGE A COURT HoUsE.-In 1863, un-
der the "Circuit Court Act, for tho accommo-
dalton Of the people," Ninety-Six was made q
Court House. 1t wal one OF seven court
houses. In l79S they were sub-divided into
twenty -four court houses, and three years
later one was added, making twenty-five
court houses.