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FAIRFIELD.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Thursday, August 16, was gala day at one of the suburban homes of the pret ty village of Fairfield. The occasion was a surprise gathering of the aSher- wood family of Mill Hill, at the residence of George Herbert Knapp, to celebrate the 75th birthday anniversary of Mrs Cornelia A. Sherwood Short. A pleas ant ruse kept her at home, and the crowd of relatives and friends, led by her broth. CT, J. H. Sherwood, filled the house and gave her many hearty congratulations The old folks chatted and the younger ones joined in plays on the lawn until the sun was setting behind Mill Hill which,
 Though neither euphonic or classic in name The broadcast of Sbe, woods crowned it tame But now others share in it's glory.
 At this time Mir Knapp appeared and said he had found table grooming under it's load and wanted all to come and helI relieve it. A rush was made and all ex erted themselves to their greatest capac ity and some were glad to cool their en- ergy with ice cream. It was found that 32 had joined in this program, Mabel Sherwood Knapp, David H. Sherwood Huntington and John Henry Bucking. ham were the youngest of the represent atives. Among the many things on the table were vase of 75 carnations and a huge cake decorated with 1919 and 1894 This ended the festivities and as twi light deepened and sober reflection came I wondered why such gatherings were not more numerous and so little regarC was had of the old sentence, "Honor thy aged parents that thy days may be pro- longed (even to 75 years) on this beau tiful and good land which our God hatf given us.''-C One of them.
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MILFORD.
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

H. E. Batchelor entertained Rev Mir Chadeayne from Shelton on Sunday.
 The family of Alex Gardner have re turned aftera visit of five weeks with relatives and friends in Massachusetts.
 Miss Minnie Mallory has returned from Central New York.
 MT and Mrs Hatfield have returned to their pleasant home on New Haven ave- nue, after spending a week at Wood mont.
 Miss Edna Smith, who has been visit ing friends in Stratford, has returned home.
 Among the guests at Sunnyside Farm at Woodmont, over Sunday, was Miss Mamie Woods,
 Mrs Jabez Smith, who has been visit ing her daughter at Bristol, has returned home.
 Rev MT Hunt of Orange preached in the First church on Sunday.
 Prof White of Union, N. r., is the guest of Stanley Gould.
 The Y. P. $. c. B. of the Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist Episcopal church gave social, last week.
 The Y. F. $. c. E. of the First church enjoyed moonlight ride to the home of Caleb Merwin at Pond Point, last Tues day night. A musical and literary pro. gram was given. Ice cream and cake were for sale.
 Miss Mary E. c. Ford is visiting MI and Mrs MacMillan, at the Methodist parsonage in Seymour.
 A. E. Hawkins and family of Babylon, L. l., are the guests of his sister, Mrs An nie Ford. MT Hawkins is postmaster in Babylon and cashier of the Babylon na. tional bank.
 Mrs Williams of Broad street is enter. taining Miss Simsabaugh of Philadel- phia.
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OXFORD.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

Mrs R. G. Robinson is spending few days in Bethel, this week, visiting a niece.
 Mrs Frank Tucker and daughter, Grace, of Milford are spending a few days with Mrs Fuckers parents, MT and Mrs John Chatfield.
 Miss Henrietta Vogalsang of Brooklyn, N. Y., and cousin from Chicago, H.,
 visited Mrs George Hoxie, last week. pr John Barnes returns to Milwaukee, Wis, this week. David A. Fairchild of Bridgeport spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs K. M. Davis. Rev Mir Norris is visiting Oxford, this week.
 Miss Lula Baker of Huntsville, Ala, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Bessie Cable.
 Mrs A. A. Baker and Mrs R. Baker are expected in town, this week. With the Sunday school picnics, Tues day, the grange picnic Wedresday and a private picnic of young people, Thurs day, it would seem that an opportunity was given for all our people to have ar
 outing that desired, last week. A good | time was had at them all. G. W. Cable is now adding a veranda
 12 feet wide, to his house, which when | finished, will complete his residence.
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WEST BEDDING.

David E. Dibble has dug new well, digging 15 feet for living water.
 Capt George Dudley, whose house was destroyed by fire three weeks ago, is now comfortably housed in his new home, which the neighbors and friends have so kindly furnished and built for him gra- tuitous1y.
 Asahel Jackson, who has been very low, is not making rapid improvement. Louis B. Bangert has returned from few weeks trip in New York.
 J. l.. Blackman is building an addition to his barn, 25x2S.
 l.. B. Benedict's new house, founded on solid rock, is now ready for the masons.
 The Bedding and Myer Brook baseball hines played, last Saturday, in Bedding, inc score standing in favor of the MyeI Brooks.
 The Kickapoo Indians gave free con certat the depob, the last three nighta of last week.
 Mrs Martin Arndt and family oi Bridgeport have been recruiting at David HI. Dibbleza 4. sSs
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BRIDGEPORT.

Yes; Don't pay rent'' is good and sound advice. Own comfortable home. How? By dealing with Warren H. Lam- son, the architect. He builds and sells attractive dwellings on monthly pay ments. Inquire of him for particulars,
 In the advertising columns of this pa per is printed a letter received by W. K. Nolan, the shoe dealer, of Bridgeport, who has such reputation as buyer of big bargains. The letter is one sent him by the Bedford Shoe Mfg. Go. Of Boston, accepting an offer of 50 cents on the dol. lar, made by MT Nolan, for the Bedford company's entire surplus stock of high class shoes. This concern is one of the most widely and favorably known manu. featuring houses in the shoe trade, and as Mir Nolan has placed the entire in voice on sale at half price, which by the way, he can afford to do under the cir. cumstances, 1t is plain that an unprece |dented opportunity presents itself to the intellfgent buyer.
 If travelling for business or pIeasurs it shows good taste ID be acc0nnpa nied
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HUNTINGTON.
WHITE HILLS.

Miss Eva Madden, the noted writer, of New York City, is guest of her friend, Miss Lucy Bryant, at the Homestead. T J. D. Drew and wife of Meriden and W. T. Hilton and wife of Hartford were guests at George Drew's, over Sunday.
 Dtdicatory services at o'clock on Sunday. All are invited.
 Jacob Benedict of Stepney is to put the new furnace in the church. MT Benedict has done very satisfactory work in several churches.
 F. Durand of Shelton will lead the choir with the violin on Sunday.
 Seeley Thompson of Trumbull is spend ing his vacation at George Drew's.
 Mrs Jessie Gerard. with Miss Jessie and Master Bryant, visited with frienda in Newburgh, N. Y., last week.
 The yield of plums at Highland Lawn amounted to 15 bushels, this month.
 E. c. Wixom has fine new bicycle sulky for those fine young colts.
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by suitable comrade in the shape o1 a trunk or bag. John s. Atkinson, 4 Fairfield avenue, shows a bewildering display of these goods and his prices will be found right for such a reliable grade of goods. Don't be deceived when about to invest in these goods as Mir Atkinson will be pleased to have the privilege ot proving to the doubting that he leads the state in this line ot goods.
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BROOKFIELD.
A NEW MOVE AT THE JUNCTION.

Things will soon begin to move at the Junction. The Consolidated road is now going to work independant of the town. They have just bought five acres of the Clarke Peck estate and are now negotl- ating with R. NJ. Jones. They are to make a new road east of the main line and move all their buildings on that site, where they will be easily accessible without danger to the travelling public. E. J. Hall has just put in a hydraul ic ram for $. E. Hawley. The spring i' across the stream back of his workhouse. The distance the water is carr jed is nearly one half mile.
 The examination of teachers for the coming year will be held in Curtis Hall on Saturday, September l, at 9 30 a. ID. The examination will be written one, and but one will be held. The district committees are expected to see that their tea achers are present.
 Paul Jones is spending his weeks va cation with his parents. Some indignation is felt by the public when it was found out that a certain party from Danbury had bought horse said to be in a bad condition, from the glanders, and was having it pastured in an obscure part of the town. George Jones of the humane society is reported to have ordered it shot.
 Mrs Charles Peck has returned home from visiting friends in Woodbury. MT and Mrs Onda Ocif of Long Mead ow Hill, spent Sunday evening with Mrs M. A. Ryan.
 Miss Lizzie o. Doris of New York City is the guest of her cousin, Miss Rose Ryan.
 Daniel Myers of Beaver Beot k spent Sunday with friends in town.
 MT and Mrs Fred Elsonboss and fam fly of Brookfield Center were the guests, Sunday, of Leonard Elsonboss.
 Mrs Arthur Dayton and family are visiting at MT and Mrs Stephen Yaples'.
 George Pardee is in town again.
 Mrs Mary Congo and family from Lanesville were the guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs John Morehouse.
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SHELTON.
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.
 The Derby Silver Co. are running four days a week eight hours a day.
 Miss Nellie Morgan went to Brooklyn, last week, as delegate from Lady Sher- man Council to the National convention of the Daughters of Liberty.
 Col 5. G. Blakeman, as Department Commander, G. A. R., went to Norwich, Tuesday evening, to meet Commander in Chief Adams. .and they attended the meet ing of the 26th Connecticut Volunteers on Wednesday.
 The Scattergood Sabbath school went to Pleasure Beach, last Tuesday, and re- port very enjoyable picnic.
 Charles Hawxhurst, who at one time was dangerously ill, is able to be out on the street again.
 MT and Mrs H. F. Warming have re- turned from pleasant trip to Nova Scotia.
 Robert and Louis Brinsmade of St Louis, have visited their cousin, Daniel Brinsmade.
 Mrs Byron Larned has again had J go to the hospital for treatment. f Kind friends look after her family and pay her expenses.
 Mrs William w. Tomlinson of New Or. leans, former resident, is visiting hel friends and relatives here.
 George w. Main and Miss Lizzie Hop. kins, were married at the residence of MI Mains's pa1en s, s,last Wednesday evening The peach tree inspector has ordered a number of trees to be destroyed, some ot them being loaded with fruit. The cotton mill is to start up the first week in September. The Shelton baseball club played witf the T. A. B.'s of Derby, Saturday, anG were beaten.
 Gen l.. V. B. Hubbard returned from Rochester, Saturday, where he attended the National Encampment,U U. V. U. He reports very large and interesting en. campment. He was elected as one of tht executive committee. Charles P. Nettleton has returned iron his brief trip to England. A full set of Encyclopedia Britannics has been placed in the public library al | so the supplement, fouf volumes Rev L. M. Keneston will return from | his vacation to-day which has been spen | in New Hampshire. He will preach mex Sabbath in the Methodist church and il the evening will give memorial sermon on Rev W. P. Arbuckle.
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pLATTSVILLE.
DEATH OF MRS SALLY MARKHAM.

Mrs Sally Wakeman, widow of the late Silas Wakeman, depavted this life Au- gust l6, at the ripe old age of 85 years. time, but was able to be about the house
 until about two weeks before her death. The deceased was of kind and gentle disposition. She was left almost alone in her old age, her companions and friends having passed on before. She on- ly waited the summons to come home. She left one nephew who was living with her. She had also relatives living in Black Rock and two children by for ner wife of her husband. The funeral took place, Sunday, tho 18th, Rev E.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-31

Dr James A. Day has been appointed health officer for this town. Arthur H. Senior has been awarded school houses.
 Rev H. D. Slack is spending a few days with his father in Massachusetts. He will return in time to fill his pulpit in the Congregational church, next Sun Iday. His church was closed, last Sun day.
 It is reported from good authority that Van Riper's bakery business will change
 owners. soon.
 D. Van Riper is in poor health. Edgar T. Andrews has commenced l work on the foundation for the new school house in Grassy Plain. Rev H. z. Judd. wife, son, and daugh- ter, have returned to Huntington, N. Y. E. Romaine Barnum has taken the posi- ! tion of foreman at Judd & Cummings Hat Go.
 Seven two horse teams are busy talk ing the gravel from Center district school | site. The ground will soon be brought | to grade for the new school house. Bethel at the present time is a very
 busy place.
 Warden Durant has curbed and paved I in front of his Main street property and
 has filled the road up to the same grade. He has also built the foundation for the
 old school buildings. Both are being
 moved onto the same location where the
 hat shops burned about two years ago.
 The town meeting, Monday, Henry A
 Gilbert, chairman, voted to buy the old
 c. A. Hickok & Son finishing shop and
 land adjoining the Center district
 property. The price was $500. The buildings will be moved to enlarge the l school grounds.
 l Rev William Morrel and son are talk
 Ing a vacation in the Maine woods and
 Mrs Morrell and two little children are visiting her mother in Montonsville, Pa George Pattee presented MT and Mrs
 Herman Taylor with beautiful flower
 of the datura specia.
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HOYDEN'S HILL.

MI and Mrs Fred Wakeman and family
 of Bridgeport are at the old place. Mrs Belle Foster and little son are at their fathers, Madison Wakeman's. A little daughter was welcomed at the home of MT and Mrs k. B. Sherwood, the 18th.
 MT and Mrs L. A. Jennings and chil- dren are on visit at Rev and Mrs Duin- kerke's at Kensington. Miss Jessie Lobdell of Greenfield Hill has visited at Miss Lizzie Wakeman's and other friends.
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CENTER STREET METHODIST CHURCH.

CENTER STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
 The annual meeting of church mem- bers for the election of two trustees, will be held at the church on Monday even. ing, September 3, at o'clock.
 At a meeting of the Sunday school board, held Sunday afternoon, the teach CTS pledged themselves to be present at l2.30 p. m., sharp hereafter to begin the Sunday school session at that hour. This action will encourage the scholars to be punctual. In some other respects also it was resolved to take new depar- ture.
 A Sunday school picnic, to which all are invited, will be held on the church grounds, Tuesday, September II.
 The pastor, Rev MT Warriner, having been called away by the death of his mother, Rev B. T. Abbott of Westport will supply the pulpit at 1.30 p. m., Sun- day, September2.
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NICHOLS.
NICHOLS WANTS THE TROLLY CARS.

now going on and it will soon be in con- dition to macadamize. Nothing more is needed to make our village look citified except the trolley cars.
 Miss Cora Beers of Bridgeport has wis ited Miss Katie Nichols.
 Miss Lizzie Curtis has visited Miss Florence Potter in Huntington.
 Mrs N. B. Curtis and son are recover ing from an attack of scarlet fever,
 A number of people from this village attended the Sunday school Union picnic at Parlor Rock, Tuesday, and also the Grange picnic on Thursday of last week, at the same place.
 At the request of many it has been de- cided to repeat Uncle Toms Cabin in a short time, for the benefit of the macad- amized road.
 Miss Grace Comes spent the Sabbath with Miss Jessie Cook.
 Quite party from here spent a day al Pleasure Beach, last week.
 Edward Bennett and Miss Irene Cur. sis were united in marriage, on Wednes day evening, at the residence of her sis. ter, Mrs Wade. Rev H. c. Whitney tied the nuptial knot.
 David M uir is lay ing about 60 feet ol tile in order to drain his cellar.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-31
MIDDLEBURY.

Elroy Camp and wife from New Haven
 are visiting at Mrs George Camps. l.. Abbott came to church on his
 crutches, Sunday, the first time since he was hurt. If others who stay at home were equally as interested our churches would be filled.
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In Fairfield County.
 EASTON.

THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAyoRERS.
 The Y.P. s. c. E. meetings for Sep tember will be led by the following per sons: September 3, George Guernsey ; September 9, Miss Hattie Perry; Sep tember 16, George Mullins; September B, Rev MT Warfeld; September 30, s. B. Turney.
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SOUTHBURY.

Mrs Lee has been engaged to care for Mrs Hinman.
 The annual meeting of the trustees oi the Methodist church is announced for the second Monday in September.
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BETHEL.
A REAL ESTATE CHANGE.

J. H. Wilson has sold his farm on Grassy Ridge and 10 acres of wood land in Great hill to Frank A. Judd.
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LEES CHAPEL.

Rev William Cogswell will preach 1T this church Sunday morning, Septem Der ?.
 There has been a uniform increase o1 attendance at the Epworth League meet ings from week to week, for some time past. Mrs Emily Disbrow led the meet ing last Friday evening.
 Pastor Warriner has recently been bereaved by the death of his mother.
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Mrs Hattie Bunnell and daughter are to make their home with her father and mother, MT and Mrs z. B. Wilson.
 Arden Smith of New York, the past week visited Easton friends.
 Will Freeborn of Brooklyn is spending his vacation with Easton friends.
 The selectmen have placed certificates of lien, in every instance, on property where taxes have not been paid on the assessment list of 1892.
 William Dayton has the past week given J. L. Perry's house fresh coat of paint.
 David NJ. Lockwood of Stamford visit ed, the past, week at J. l.. Perry's, and tuned Miss Hattie Perry's piano. Miss Nellie Elwood of Westport is en- tertained for few days at Miss Maude Sillimans.
 Miss Summerset, teacher in the Bridge port high school, is spending three weeks with Mrs Chauncey Wakeman.
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OPENING OF THE ACADEMY

OPENING OF THE ACADEMY.
 Friends of W. M. Gallup will be pleas ed to welcome him back, next Monday His school to commence Tuesday next. Quite number of new scholars are ex- pecting to attend.
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Warriner and Rev William Coggswell of ficiating. The interment was at Easton cemetery.
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THE SCHOOLS BEGIN.

Our public schools will commence the fall term, next Tuesday, September 4 Miss Nellie Geer teaches in Elmwood district, Miss Bertha Ohler in Plumtrees, Miss Jessie Smith is Wolf Pits and Althea Williams in Stony Hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-16
TWO BIG HORSE RACES.
Handicap at Brooklyn and the Derby a:
Lou isyillc,

Handicap at Brooklyn and the Derby a.
Ioui isvillc.
8BROOKLYN, May l6.--About $4,000 peo-
pie saw the Brooklyn handicap won at
Gravesend, and when after weary jot
with the horses and several false starts
they got off $4,000 throats announced the
fact And Clifford, upon whom the west
ern men were basinS their hopes, was last
but one. and stayed there nearly all the
way round. DIR. Rice won by head; Ma
varre, second; Sir Waiter, third. Time,
2:01l1.
LOUISVILLE. May l6.-Five horses went
to the post in the twentieth renewal of
the Kentucky Derby. Pat. the Seoggan
Bros. entry, beingscratched at the last
moment. The horses got away at the
second break with Tom Eimore in front.
The others went by Elmore in the first
quarter mile. Entering the back stretch
Goodale let Chant go and drew away
from his field with apparent ease. At the
mile Pearl Song took second place. and
in this order they ran to the finish, Chant
winning by six lengths, Pearl Song ten
lengths in front OF Sigurd. The race was
worth 81, ,020 to the winner. Time 2:4l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-16
HELP FROM OUTSIDE TOWNS.
Eve EaSines from Lynn and Elsewhere
Fail tn Stop the Havoc.

Five Engines from Lynn and Elsewhere
Fail to stop the Havoc.
Next the confederation crossed Fremort
,o C,bot str..t ,ho,+ ,h;s .;,,,.,
s,o,,, f,.. -,
So .,i'''eu i''''i Ls"n'
ie'eris anu hioohi'ie' ana every
eiort WIS hiade To stop the hre at Cabot
street Sat it could not be checked, and
not until it had burned Cabot street
half way through to Werick street, and
north to Burke street WAS the limit of the
burned district on the southeast side of
the ball grounds reached. While the fire.
men We're fighting on this side the fire was
spreading from Walpole to Ward Milford
place on the southwest side of the ball
grounds. and in half an hour all the build
ings in the block were in ruins
The fire burned ON until it reached Rug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-16
GREATEST PARADE EVER SEEN.
Grand Army Turnout at Rockford-Ee
viewed by Children.

ur"nu army TURNOUT at ROCkfOrd-Ee.
viewed by Children.
ROCKFORD, Ills. May l6.-The greatest
parade ever seen in northern Illinois inau.
gurated the twenty-eighth annual encamp.
ment of the Illinois G. A. K. in this citv.
over 1000 veterans being in line, while
double that number of visitors witnessed
1t from the crowded walks and windows
along the line of march, Five thousand
school children saw it from Haskell
Park, waved flags and sang patriotic
songs as it passed. Commander-in-C Chief
Adams and staff, Department Commander
Biodgett and staff, and others reviewed
the imposing spectacle from the court
house steps.
Last night two big campfires were held.
Charles n. Works gave the address of
welcome and Commander Blodgett re-
sponded. Other addresses We're made by
Commander-in-Chief Adams, ex- Comman-
ders Fairchild and Weissert, ex-Gov.
ernor f'ifer, General John McNulta, Judge
Iuthill, of Chicago, and Others
Today the business sessions of the G.
a. r., w. X. c., and the ladies of the q.
n. X. commenced, the elections following
tomorrow. Major Il. NJ. Woods and Gen.
eral II. II. Mcdowell are in the lead for de.
partment commander. and each is san
guine of success. Mrs. $ r. Spaulding.
of Rockford, seems to have the strongest
following for president of the w. II. C..
Ihe encampment Is complete success,
and pronounced by all the largest ever
held in Illinois,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-16
THOSE CHARGES.
"A Resolution on the Bribery
Allegations
A Full Investigation Asked
For.
Senators Huntoon and KYLE
Were Approached,
A Costly Fire in New York
City Today.
Other News Brought by the
Telegraph.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-In the sem
ate today Mr.. Lodge offered reso-
int'on reciting the statement in the
New York Sun that bribes had been
ohered certain senators to induce
them to vote against the pending
tariff bill. and signed articles in a
rhiiadeiphia paper stating that the
sugar schedule had been up as it now
stands in consideration of large
sum OF money paid for the campaign
purposes of the democratic party
and providing for the appointment
of a committee of five to investigate
those charges. Under the rule the
resolution went over till tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-16
Admitted the Truth of the AIieca,,ous

WASHINGTON. May 16.-Senator
Huntoon, OF Virginia. and Senator
kyle. OF South Dakota, the latter
through his clerk. this morning ad-
mltted the truth of the published
statement that they had been ap-
preached and offered money for their
votes against the tariff bill. Both
gentlemen declined to name the man
who made the offer. A prominent
democratic senator, however, said he
knew the man well, and named C..
W. Butts. an eX-member of congress
from South Carolina during the pc
riod of reconstruction.