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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-03

COMMISSIONERS SALE-BY VlR-
tue of Il decree entered in the hastings
court of the city of Roanoke ut the De-
cember term, 1896 in the chancery cause
of Wingate u Hancbel vs.. the Nintou
and Roanoke Light and Water Power
Co, will ON MONDAY. THE It'll DAY
OF JANUARY, 1891, in front of the
courthouse Of Roanoke city, ut - o'clocl,
m, offer for sale ut public auction the
following property: all those fur Ger.
tain lots situated in the town of Nntoa
and described rs follows:
beginning ut Il point ON the north side
OF Augusta avenue $500 feet east
of Third street, thence with Augusta
avenue south 81 degrees IS minutes east
geo feet TO a point ON said avenue, thence
north % degrees o. minutes east rs. -
feet 10 Il 10 foot alley, thence with said
alley north 81 degrees rs minutes west
200 icet to ii point on same, thence south
90 degrees , minutes west MS. II feet to
place Of beginning ANA designated rs lots
IS, II, 10, III. in section Is, as shown on
the map of Glade Land, Company. On
one or more of THESE lots the stand pipe
erected by the defendant company is sit
uated, the same being - feet in diameter,
30 feet high and has capacity of 1873
500 gallons.
Terms of sale, cash.
BY virtue of the above mentioned de-
cree will also offer for sale on SATUR-
DAY, JANUARY %, 1891. at.12 o'clock,
the following personal property:
About t. 100 lineal feet OF Sinch water
main running from IL point near the
pump house on tract recently purchased
by Nell. Booth, executor of y. Med.
Smith, deceased, and known rs the spring
property. to IL point near stand pipe; also
about 300 feet of 6.inch main running
from First to Walnut streets, in town OF
Ninton. Upon this there are two fire
plus which will be sold with The mains
Terms cash.
WM. LI-NsFORD
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-03

The above sale is postponed by mutual
consent to WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY
6TH, 1897, Mt same hour and place.
Vi. W. BRYAN. ~
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-03
CIRCUIT COURT Or THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.

g The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company, complanants, against
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, defendant. Consolidated cause in
equity. Foreclosure-One hundred year
mOrtCnue
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-03
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.

Under and pursuant to the decree of
foreclosure and sale entered herein by the
United States circuit court for the East
ern District of Virginia. on the Goth day
of June, 1896, and the decree..of said court
confirming the sale hereunder of the rail
road property, and franchises covered by
the one hundred year mortgage. dated
October 30. 1880, of the said Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company and under
and pursuant to certain DEGREES ancillarv
thereto and confirmatory thereof, entered
in similar causes pending between the
same parties in the circuit courts of the
United States for the following districts.
viz: The Western District of Virginia,
the District OF West Virginia, the South
ern District OF Ohio. Western division.
and Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and
under and Pursuant to the further order
of said court first above-named, entered
on the 18th dai of Decembcr, 1896.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders of any claims against said Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company, or
against It's receivers, Wick TIE purchaser
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-03

The above property was sold by Il. II.
"oodrum and mortgage assumed by the
vendce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

of his convictions, and he had the
courage to stand for what he
thor ght was the good of his State.
His broad patriotism and good
judy ment was appreciated, and in
1897 he was elected Judge of the
Eighth Circuit by Reform
Legislature. AS a Judge he added
new lustre to the bench of South
Carolina. His profound knowledge
of law, his great courtesy, his
impisrtiality and rigid adherence
to tie law as he found it written
won for him the reputation of being
one Of the greatest Judges South
Care lima ever had.
Nothing is 30 tickle as mankind
nothing 30 unstable. The man
who was defeated for Governor of
South Carolina in 1890 by the
people of South Carolina was
nominated by general Democratic
prin ary election in August. 1899.
aftel heated canvass,to represent
them in the Senate chamber in
Washington. His opponents in
the race were Governor John Gary
Evans and Mr.. John T. Duncan.
He was duly elected by the
Legislature at it's eEsuiLg session,
without opposition.
In early life Judge Earle accepted
the Baptist creed as the standard
of his life. He honestly endeavored
to m sasure up to it. He took his
religion in his every walk of life.
Free from foul, coarse. speech his
cow ersations would never give
offer Sc toa woman or a word be
might cay cause a blush. His
man lers, while courteous, were
rather austere. His ideas of man.
hood were high and he lived up to
them.
Jul lge Earle was married May
10, 1869, to his COUSIN, Miss Anna
M. Earle, most attractive and
interesting woman. To them have
been born nine childlen. The
Christian names of those surviving
are Baylis H., John H., Eleanor
NJ, Iucla p, Anna c., Joseph H.,
Lillinn and Wilton, His domestic
life vas exemplary. He was a
devoted husband and u kind and
indulgent father.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

With that delicate sense of honor
which has been his chief
characteristic throughout life he
regarded bis contingent fund as
a trust fund, returning most. of it
to the State Treasurer. No expen-
ditures were made by him except
warrented by law, and then only in
cases of great necessity. He
invoked no strained construction
of the law to save his own money
and expend tie money of the
people. To him Office meant a
public trust. He retired from the
! office of Attorney General covered
with new laurels and justified to
the fullest extent tha estimation
placed upon him by his most
partial friends. In 1880 he had
the honor Of representing his party
lin the national democratic conv'n.
In 1884, he went as delegate to
the national convention, and was
selected as q member of the
committee to notify Mr. Cleveland
of his nomination as President.
In 1888 Judge Earle declined
the nomination Of Governor. He
was committed to the support of
Governor Richardson, who was
candidate for reelection. 1t was
indeed a high hoaor and a terrible
temptation, but Judge Earle
preferred to keep his character
untarnished, 80 le kept his word
and declined to accept the
nomination. Few men have had
such a temptation, and fewer still
have had tempta ton, and fewer
still have resisted it.
In 1890 Captain Tillman assailed
with great bitterness the
administration OF which General
Earle was mem.er, and though
ne nad scanC nope OF success ht'
thought it was his duty to 60 before
the people and refute the grave
charges made by Tlllman, so be
canvassed the State, and in turn
Tillman found a foeman worthy
of his steel. He was unsuccessful,
but his able and manly bearing
won him many friends. Though
defeated he accepted it cheerfully,
and acquiesced gracefully in the
will of the majority of the people
of his State. Juage Earle then
returned to Greenville, the home
of his boyhood, and opened his
law office, determining to deycte
his entire attention to the practice
of hi' profession. When he was
asked to advise the people he told
them to cease their quarrel, end
their bitter contentious and
obliterate factional lines.
For this advice he was much
criticised. However, he was q man
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

battery of light artillery, at the
close of the war part of Kemper, s /
artillery. Though a mere lad
Judge Earle did bis whole duty as
q soldier.
At the close of the war Judge
Earle returned home and entered
Furman University, where he
graduated in 1867. Like most
Southern people the family of
Judge Earle were impoverished by
the war, so young Earle had to
make his own way in life. He
chose law as his profession, but
being too poor to study it
Independently he taught school by
day and studied law at night. In
April, 1870, he was examined for
the bar by Judge James L. Orr,
afterwards minister to Russia.
His examination being highly
satisfactory he was admitted, aud
began the practice of his profession
at Anderson, where he remained
until 1915. He then removed to
Sumter, S. &. AS lawyer Judge
Earle soon distinguished himself,
and had few superiors in South
Carolina; of striking appearance,
great eloquenoe and convincing
reasoning he was almost invinci-
BILE. Add to this character with
out a blemish, and one can readily
see that he deserved success. His
sterling qualities soon attracted at
ten:ion and marked him as lead
er of men.
In 1878 he was~ called by the
people to represent them in the
Legislature, and for four years he
! was useful and able member of
that body. His lofty principles,
his fearless discharge of duty,.his
great sincerity won for him host
of friends and admirers. He
declined reelection to the House
in 1880, but wns elected Senator
from Sumter Comfy in 1892. He
at once became the foremost
champion of many needed reforms.
Completing his term as Senator III
1886, he was elected Attorney
General, and fer two terms filled
that responsible position with
signal ability. South Carolina has
had many eminent men in every
sense of the word as Attorney
Generals, but Judge Earle VOL more
cases than any Attorney Geuerai
S.uth Carolina ever had. When he
accepteted the Office he knew >lhe
duties were arduous. The labors
OF all Attorney Gel eral in South
Carolina have never been light, bu,
Judge Earle, sacrificing his
practice. devoted his time to his
office, believing that as he took the
position end accepted : the
remuneration be was i'll duty bound
to give his personal attention TO
every case that came in his Office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

needs of the churches by P. B.
Lanham.
l p. m. Intermission for one
hour.
2p. m. Ord Query, "Is it not a
binding duty upon us as Baptists
to patronize Baptists schools?"
Opened by A. S. Tompkins.
3p. m. 5th Query. "The duty of
church members to make them
selves familiar with the doctrines
of the church. Opened by S. B.
Mays.
3.45 p. m. Miscellaneous and
adjournment.
J. V. KREPPS,
Chair. Com.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

Ex-Postmaster General Wana-
maker is not happy. He says: "The
country is not prosperous. Since
the outset of the last Presidential
campaign the party, press and po-
litical leaders, generally, fixed the
November election of 1895 as the
date of the beginning of good
times. A full half of the year has
expired since the will of the re-
publican party was declared. Thus
far but one of the important issues
of the campaign is nearing settle
ment, and hardly any noticeable
improvement of the wretched times
is manifested. The tide will soon
set in strongly against the republi-
can party unless the depression q
t,,e;-,oor 30 alfnrod 81 ~ > ss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

The Union Meeting of the End
division of the Edgefeld Associa-
ton will convene in the Modoc
Church of Christ on Saturday be-
fore the 5th Lords day in May,
1897, st 10 a. m.
Missionary sermon by Rev w
A. Har..
sun'lay-schcol Mass Meeting;
speakers, DR. G A Bunch, ] M Bus
sey, P 81 Bussey, DR. D A ] Bell.
Query No 1. What is the duty
respect lively of church and of its
members in the matter of spread
ing the Gospel? Speakers, P R
Waits, DR. D A ] Bell.
Query No 2. Who really consti-
tute tie churches, all those whose
names are enrolled on the church
books Or those who are supporting
the worship of God by influence,
presence or means? Speakers, P
IL Bussey, K r Broadwater.
Query No3. Is it obligatory upon
professors of religion to take part
in the Sunday-school? Speakers,
w H Nixon, E G Morgan.
Query No 4. How may the stand
ard of personal piety be elevated
among protesting Christians?
Speakers, Rev W A Hart, Rev G
w Bus,ey.
L. F. DORM, Mod'r.
S. E. FREELAND, Sec. & Treas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
UNION MEETING.

Thu Union Meeting of the 1st
1st d vision of the Edgefeld Bap-
tist Association will meet with the
Mountain Creek Baptist Church on
Saturday before the 5th Sunday in
May.
Introductory sermon to be
preached by Rev J P MealiDg;
alternate, Rev ] S Johnson.
Missionary sermon by Rev G w
Bussey; alternate, H S Hartzog.
QUERIES FOR DISCUSSION.
1st, Church Etiquette; speak
ers, J P Mealing and G W Bussey.
2nd. Importance of taking de-
nominational papers; speakers, w
Il Co hran and ] M Bell, Jr.
3rd, Which shonld be most en-
phasi:ed State or Foreign Mis-
sionst' Speakers, J ] Griffith and
G r L:.lison.
On Sunday afternoon there will
be.a discussion lead by R T Strom,
."f ,luty as Christians 10 the OBJ
IS ion of National Thsnksgiv-
""
day-school address by Rev
t[artzog.
"A sanding committee composed
one from each church in the
union was appointed to report at
each meeting Oh Suggestions and
Queries. Committeeman from Gill
gal, DrJ 7 Patterson; BArea, F P
Walker; Mountain Creek, J w
Alton; Bold Spring, Sumpter
Lewis; Stevens Creek, ] M Bell,
Jr; Bethany, w H Yeldell.
R. T. STROM, Mod'r.
7. f. BYRD, Clerk.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
business is altered. =

Some of the Spartanburg papers
are unable to account for the rea-
son why Ti,lman turned in no re-
bates from the Mill Creek Distill-
ing Company. We have an idea
it is only an idea-that the Mill
Creek Company had a State agent
IN Charleston when the dispensary
law went into effect, and that after
the law became operative, all the
Mill Creek goods were sold through
this Charleston agent. 1t is possi-
BILE that the Charleston agent got
the rebates.-Yorkville Yeoman.
Our esteemed contemporary has
probably struck oil. We imagine
the Charleston agent got only a
part of the rebates, however. But
who was the Charleston agent,
will our contemporary inform US?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because5if cures the
most stubborn case
ofFever i'm ONEDAY.
"No Man Can Serve Two Mas
ters."

Mr.. EDITOR: The short article
in yopr paper of last week over the
signature o. "Home Rule" we
think very timely aud appropriate,
and meets with the hearty -
baton of the people of thie
ton. Of course Mr.. Gaines,
Greenwood county, the so-called
senator from Edgefeld, and Mr..
Yeldell, likewise of Greenwood
county, the so-called member of
the legislature from Edgefeld,
should both, "of their OWL free
will and accord" without any pub
lie or private suggestions, forward
their designations to Gcv. Ellerhe
at once, if they have not done 30
already. And not wait for the
Governor to request them to resign,
as probably the people of Edgefeld
ere long, by petition, will beg His
Excellency to take some action in
the premises. True, it may be said
that although Messrs. Gaines and
Yeldell are now living in Green
wood county, yet they are old
Edgefeld men, and are competent
to look after the welfare and legis-
late for the good of Edgefeld. But
we. cannot see it that way. "No
man can serve two masters" And
should any measure be brought up
in the legislature whereby the in
terests of Greenwood county would
be- advanced, and which at the
same time would be detrimental
to the interests of Edgefeld, none
can doubt but that these gentle
men would support the measure
favorable to Greenwood county
and they should do 80 because that
is tseir home.
We tell you, Mr.. Editor, we be-
lieve in the good and grand old
doctrine of Home Rule. And we
don't want outsiders, like Mess IS.
Gaines and Yeldell, to lay the
fattering JUNCTION to their souls
that they are "the right men in the
right place." when they leave their
Greenwood homes to go to Colum-
bia to pose as senator, or member
of the House from Eagefeld. Be-
cause they are not. And the sooner
they hand in their respective resig-
nations the more respect the peo-
pie of Edgefeld (and very likely
the people of Greenwood too) will
have for them.
We hear that our excellent
county supervisor and one mem.
ber of the county board of control
are now residents of Greenwood.
If such is the case they likewise
should vacate their Eagefe1a Offices.
For our Home Rule doctrine teach
esusS that None But Etlgefe1 Men
Should Fill Eagefeld Offices.
RED HILL.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
JOS. 4. EARLE NO MORE.
Death Claims the Distin-
guished South Carolinian.
CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST.
The Sufferer Awaits the End
Calrnly and Peacefully, Sur
rounded by the Members of His
Family-COmmittee of United
States Senators Appointed to
Attend the + uneral.

Columbia Register.
Greenvlle, S. c., May 20.-sen-
ator Earle died this afternoon at
twenty minutes after 5 o'clock.
The immediate cause of death
was Bright's disease, which rapid
y developed in the past few days.
Yesterday morning symptoms were
not more serious than for the past
week, and there was no fear of
immediate death. At 4 O'Clock
this morning there was a marked
change for the worse and he Was
supposed to be dying. He rallied
later, and although no hope of
recovery was entertained, yet there
was hope that he would hold out
for a day or two. All through the
day he had gradually been sinking,
and it was only question of T. few
hours when the end would come.
His strong will power asserted
itself and he rallied this morning.
[ During the day there was hush
over the city, as it was known that
the favorite son of this county
WAS in the shadow of death.
All through the day there was
giving away and a rally following,
but each hour the Senator was
weaker. Never for a moment did
he lose consciousness, but retained
his clearness of mind and accepted
the condition that he would live
only a few hours.
All the members of his family
were with him this afternoon.
Gradually he grew weaker, but be
calmly awaited the end, never
evincing any nervousness or fear
of his impending fate. The low
sobs of wife and children who
stood around his bedside echoed
the short heavy breathing of the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
Larry CAN'T is catching it on all

Larry CAN'T is catching it on all
sides; the reform papers especially
seem to be "down" on him, but
this is all wrong. If we are hon
est in our demands for thorough
investigation of dispensary steal
ings We must shoot for higher game
than Larry, and save some of our
vials of wrath to pour cn such
game when we bring it down. Let
Larry alone. He didn't get enough
out of the disoensary to do US any
harm, and we very much doubt
if he got enough to do him any
good.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
JOSEPH III. EARLE.

We do not feel competent TO the
task of paying tribute to depart
ed worth in the person of this
eminent citizen. In our humble
judgment he was not merely all
able man intellectually speaking
for in this regard he had in South
Carolina many equals-but the
purity of his character, fxedness
of purpose, high and acute sense OF
honor, elevation and nobleness OF
mind, dignity of mien, grace of
manner, inAexible adherence to
the right as he saw it, an inbred
and highbred courtesy, his splen-
did equipoise i'll victory as we'll as
in defeat marked him as a man
almost without a peer in South
Carolina politics. These attributes
>and these characteristics made
him slowed of men," and it is an
admirable trait of humanity that
bad men as we'll as good admire
such things in their fellows. But
we will not say moro; his death at
this particular juncture is pub
lie calamity, He died at the very
time when according to all human
ideas he ought to have lived, when
his State needed, and wofully
needed. his services in the high
council to which he had been
chosen. He left us,
Like a summer dried fountain,
When our needs were the sorest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

There was no funeral Grafton
over the remains of the deceased,
but the pastor, the Rev. DR.. G. S.
Gardner, who conducted the
service alone, made a few remarks
preparatory to the reading of the
Scripture selections. His remarks
were perfect in their appro-
priateness. He said:
"We stand under the overshadow-
ing mystery of death, a mystery
which no human philosophy has
been able to relieve of its gloom.
In this instance it's darkness has
been intensified by the peculiar
circumstances in which the stroke
has fallen. A noble and brilliant
life has been cut short in the hour
of its supreme usefulness. We
thank God that there rests upon it
no stain of dishonor. In it truth
has not been sacrificed and courage
has not faltered. Death has put a
period to the career in the private
and public vicssitudes of which
there has been consistently
maintained a bearing which
suggests in the fullness of the
origiEsl meaning that fine old
designation, gentleman. He
feared God and feared no man; he
loved righteousness, and~scorned
every mean thing; he trusted1he
Lord Jesus Christ, and was
considerate of his fellow man; he
gave his distinguished abilities in
faithful service to his county. He
had high and worthy ambition
and rose by patient, perseyering
effort from the common walks OF
life to the highest honor i'll the gift
of his State and died i'll the fullnese
of his powers.
"But out of respect to his known
wishes I can not extend these
remarks. His record isbefore God
and before man. 1t is for God to
judge; it is for us to- cherish
precious memories and be stirred
by his example to high endeavor,
and in the sorrow, which we can
not but feel, to listen not to the
vain speech ofmah, but to the
words of Him who lspsaks out of
the unknown and eternal with
infinite knowledge1and love and
whose voice along can bring COM
fort and peace tobroken hearts"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

In the event Judge Simonton de-
cides against the State in the Van
dercock case we respectfully sug-
gest that the legislature be imme-
diately summoned in extra session
and law made prohibiting The
manufacture, sale or Importation
of intoxicating liquors in the State
for any purpose whatever, and fix,
ing ipga q death death peralty for violating
the law.-Lexington Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

Turkey owes Europe $Soo,ooo, 900
in the shape of bonds, and the
Powers, by their acts say that, for
this reason, the Sultan must have
his own sweet will with Greece.
Russia seems to be the only one of
the six great Powers to call him to
a halt, else he would have been in
Athens by this time with Greece
PROSTATE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26

The following tribute to Senat ,r
Earle is from a political enemy,
and, when such comes from the
pen of one not friend, we may
know that South Carolina iost
a man among men when death
claimed the knightly soul of Jo-
seph H. Earle:
"But there are men who did not
like Senator Earle and others who
did not admire him, yet when they
search for weaknesses, when they
sift for evidences of anything per-
soaaliv wrong or mean in his re-
cord, they are bafled and disap-
pointed. In public life, Joseph II.
Ear,e coerced his enemies into re-
specting him. His virtues were
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-26
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1897.

Judge VIM. H. Brawley says that
the rumor that he is al avowed
candidate for the United States
Senate against Senator Tillman is
without foundation.