The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-06-07

grateful to my friends, I shall en-
deavor never to forget my duty to
the whole people and to treat with
fairness and consideration even the
bitterest political enemies.
II repeat what was said two years
ago. I assume this Office untram-
meled by a single promise %inconsist-
ert with the welfare of the people.
To discharge my duties faithfully and
we'll, to win the approval and to
merit the confidence of all patriotic
citizens shall be my highest ambi-
ton. In my former inaugural was
outlineda policy, which in the main
I shall endeAvor to pursue. In con-
clusion, my countrymen, I bespeak
for myself, during the two coming
years, if my life be spared, the ut
most stretch Of your generosity and
charity.
'All good citizens are struggling:
though over different roads, for the
same goal, the highest welfare Of
oar beloved State. LIT US vie with
each other not to engender wrath and
bitterness If Speech, but to allay
passion and prtjadice, and to en-
kindle in the hearts of the Using
generation a deeper love for our
grand old State. With confidence
in the integrity of our people, with
faith in God, who favors and pro-
tects the righteous, I shall take up
the burdens of this high trust with
fresh hope and strong courage"
Sellers, June 3.-All that is mortal
OF William Haselden Ellerbe, twice
elected Governor Of South Carolina,
lies buried under his native soil.
In the quiet country graveyard
where several generations of his kin
sleep, the remains of Governor Ell
lerbe were laid to rest this afternoon.
The party from Columbia arrived at
this place about 3 o'clock and went
at once to the Ellerbe homestead
where a large crowd of relatives and
friends had gathered. The dead
Governor lay in the cofip, which was
placed in the parlor, and the remains
were viewed by his friends. His
emaciated face and form told the
story of his long lingering illness,
but the expression was peaceful and
betokened the calm death which
relieved his sufferings.
It was 4 o'clock when the cortage
was formed and the trip to the
graveyard begun. The p~allbearers
were: Miles B. McSweeney, Lieu
tenant Governor; M. R. Cooper,
Secretary of State; G D. Bellinger,
Attorney General; DR.. J. W. Bah
cock, Superintendent State Hospital
for the Insane; Col. D. J. Grifi b,
Superintendent of the Penitentiary;
F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia; H. G.
Graham and J. G. Holiday, Of
Marion.
The family in carriages followed
the hearse, which was drawn by two
snow white horses, and the rest of
the crowd was accommodated in car
riages and buggies. There were
about 60 vehicles in the procession,
the number Of persons present being
estimated at between POO and 800.
It took over an hour and a half to
complete the five mile journey to the
cemetery.
The services were simple in the
extreme, and were conducted by
Rev. J. E. Beard, pastor of the
Methodist church at Latta. The
burial service of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, was read
by Mr.. Beard, who also offered a
very fervent prayer, appealing for
the comfort of the Divine Helper for
the bereaved relatives. There was
no eulogy, no ostentation, and after
the simple service had been COM
pleted and the grave had been cover
ed, the tender hands of friends laid
lovely doral tributes upon the new
made mound. Then the crowd dis
persed.
The place where Governor Eilerbe
is buried is a lovely spot; peaceful
and quiet. The grave is next those
of his father, Clpt. William S. El-
lerbe, and his mother, over which
handsome shafts of white marble
have been erected. A large pine
shades the burial place of the de-
ceased Chief Executive. In this
graveyard are inferred a number of
the Ellie be, Godbold and Haselden
families. These families are among
the oldest in this section, and this is
community of relatives, the land
hereabouts being nearly all still in
the possession Of the descendants of