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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29
CHOCOLATE

finfsimo venezolano de la renombrada
fabrica La India superior al meior
frances. De venta en- todos los COL
n, a1lsss = -A-- 4 ...;a-4on 81 aa4ou r,
por sus Agentes.
DE S0LA & RAMIREZ,
Tetuan is.
1915
Otra vez Sc suspenui6 anoche la quems
de los fuegos art'ficiales, que Sc habfau pre-
parade para Ia toma possession del Honorable
Gobernador Civil.
Don Aiohsu Albert, Jues suplente de po.
licia de Carolina, hs prestads jurament9 de
su cargo.
En- Aguas- s-buenss intent6 suicidarse el
jovsn don Juan OrOsas, dispaTandOse un tiro
de revolver. La causa fn6 Ell habarle rega.
lsdo su padre en- presencia de varias sefo.
ritas.
Con la asistencis del comisionado de ins.
trucci6n, Sc inaugur6 aver en- Bsyam6n una
escuela.
En- Guayama ell indivicuo Luis Rivera,
fu6 herido por jose MaIv&, este SO encuen.
ira detenido y el Jusgado de dcha villa
instruye Ell correspondence sumario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29
NOtas Oficiales de S. S.
el Papa Leon XIII
Los asunt0s de las 6rdenes religiOsas
en- FiIipinas
SOLUCION QUE ESPERA
sEL PONT1FIOE
Eiercici0 libre de practicas
Ssrvicio cablegr&fico especial del Boletin
Mercantill
Ejercicio libre de practicas

Nueva York, lunes. -Dicen de
Washington que eI gobisrno ame-
iicano ha r cibido notas oieiales de
s. IS. ell Papa Leon XIII dando
cuenta de sus conferencias con mon
seiior Ohapelle. arzobispo de Nue "a
Orleans y delegado apost6lico on ell
ArchiDiElago fiIiDino. enn obieto de
IIegar q un arrsglo en- los asuntos
de las 6rdenes cat6licas establecidas
en- aquellas islas, y cuya soluci6n
espera ell Ponffce la acnerde la
Repdblica de la Union sin menos
csbo de los intereses de aquellos, nj
del ejercicio libre de sus practicas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

/ Desde Infiesto hasta aquf, habfs
atravesado una region pintoresca, RIGS
en- recuerdos hist6ricos que venfan en-
seioreardose de mi imagination. Gan
gas de Onfs, & cuya entrada un puentt
romano y cubiert0 de hiedras siIvele
de noble ejecutoria trae 4 las mientes
Ia c0rte guerrero y sencllla de Pe!ayo
Soto de Oangas. lugar donde el e:6rci.
to vict0rloso aclam6 como rey al padre
de Favila; Riera, presidida por ell viejo
Palacio de los abades de C0vadonga,
me llevaban pendientes de fechas nota.
bles y heches famos0s.
Los wales, al principle anchos, des-
pejados, se iban angostando. AL dar
una revuelta el camino, divisamos 81
Auseva, que cerraba ell paso con su
mole imponeute.
Nos hsllabamos en- ell c6lebre sitio
donde Sc libro Ia batalla.
Escarpadas sierras de elevation colo
sal formaban an a manera de embudo
en- cuyO fondo perecieron miles de mo
ros. La cueva Sc divisaba en- uu acan
tilad0, ala en- 10 alto, como desgarr6n
geol6gico, donde solo las avss Sc atre
verfan q subir.
La severidad de aquellas montafias
riscosas & ind6mitas;- Ia luz de Ia tarde
que morfa entire nieblas; el canto repo
sado de IN coro de nifias q1e rezabaD
el rosario en- Ia gruta, acompafi ado por
el ammonium; Ia calma solemne de la
naturaleza, hubiera hecho sentir al
menos artista.
Ciert0 misticismo grave y aterrador
invaGia el snimo.
Ante la im&gen de Nuestra Sonora
pedi Dios por mi familia y amigos.
En- aquellos irstantes hubiera llo.
RADIO.
Un sacerdote anciano penetr6 en- Ia
cueva = SO arrodill6. Luego supe quien
era.
Sc llama el padre Fernando; tiene &C.
tenta y seis afios, y es can6nigo de es-
ia abadfa.
So figura es apocadita; bajo sns Ca
mas venerebles nadie creerfa descubrir
una v0luntad poderosa. Lev4ntase &
las euadro de h madrugada, Sc instala
en- la gruta, : confesando, sc pasa le
saDto viejo hasta las once, On que dice
50 misa.
Como nj siquiera fuma-me decfan
sus c0mpafiHr0s -puede aguantar.
P0r las tardes acude de nuevo 81
temple, y en- 81 predlca, resa ell rosario,
instruye a los niiios. ri tempo que le
s0bra 10 dedica & labrar una huertecita,
cuyas patatas le mantienen todO el afi0.
No come 0tra cosa.
Ou6ntase de Ell que hace a pie visjes
q los pIeblos comarcanOs; en- 0casiones
lego { Gij6n para despachar asuntos
de 50 monasterio.
--Asf ecOn0miz0 dice ell ancianO.
Los labliegos y pastores de las GER
canfas le adOran. = 81 SO entrampa por
ellos con mucho gusto. Baste decir,
en- su abono, que los 5000 reaIes de sn
canongfa no le dan para una sotana
nueva que reemplace 4 Ia estrecha y
remendada del santo var6n.
Su entusiasmo por OOvad0nga solo
iguala al del inOlvidable SAM F0-
res quien con escasisimos reGursos co
memo q edifcar Ia nueva basfiica, cuya
hermosa tabrica 80 levanta hoy sobre
IN pic0 del Aueeva, como labrada joya
arquitect6nica que conmem0ra IN tfiun
to de Ia f6, con ell efectO de Otra f6 ar
diente: Ii del prelado arriba dicho.
icon que dinero cuenta usted pa
u
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

nVD6CYWn DE CAL v IADaIllos.
UHA VUAkV Marina, frents ( ID fk
brica del Gas, De Juan Comes Iudola -
Precios m6diooa 3O--16
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29
SALUD TRANQUlIlOAD Y aEPoSo PARA LAS
MADRESY Y LAS CRIATURAS

Ell JARABE OALMANTE de la Sra
VINSLOW, SO da los nifios en- ell perfo.
do de la dentici6n. Les ablands las en-
door, dtas rSssalEe cafs ii II cStSm sae0soa
y eficaz en- todos los casos. Aconsejamos
las madres que teDgan I'm ni1o enfermo,
Que no dejen que Ia prevention propia nj
Ia de otros, evite el uso de esta medicina
que pToporciona allviO SECURE, absolute
mente SECURE 81 Sc usa oportueamente.
Ell Secretario de la '.Federaci6n Lbre,"
en- nombre del c0mit6 central, nos invita-
gslantemsnte al ''mass meeting" one ten
dra lugsr el pr6ximo d,miuge 8 de No
viembre & la una de la tar le en- el Teatr0
de esta capital, nos ru z, hac:r extensive
esta inVitaci6n tod0s sus asociadOs resi-
denteS en- la isla.
Tomas GarTosi, vecino de Ponce, ha IN
terpuasto demauda de divorcio contra su le-
gitma esposa dofia Juana Dasta. El jue.
YES Sc verified la vista la one concurrie-
ron bsstantes testigos de ambas parties. El
Lcenciado Lopez Tori. representsba 4 GA.
rrosi ell abogado Luis Llorens Torres, q
la consoyte demopdsda. Tcdavia no hs die
tado failo el Tribunal
Ha sido nombrado por el Procul ador &C.
neral, Secretario suplente del Tribunal dc
pol cfa de Lajas, don Rafael Biaggf Es-
cobar.
Los yecinos del barrio de Ia Marins, Sc
quejan ppr lu4 en- el preseEte s1o escolar
no Sc ha alberto en- ell inencionsdo barrio
niDguna escuels, cuando anteriormente la
habfa, causando este gran perjuic;o q los
yecinos de alli y atrasando Ia ensenansa en-
aquel barriO.
Ffasladanos esta noticia al Oomisiona-
do de 1nHtrucci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

De sELa Democracia": "a
"Do1a Ana Valderrams, de Ponce, de-
SEA saber Ell paradero de su hjo Juan Mssa,
qlien hace docs amos Sc ausent6 para Bs.
rrauquillas, Colombia.
Sc suplica la reproduction los demas
psri6 iicos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29
.CuaTtO de SOCOrrOS

Hip6lito Romero, fu6 curado de una heri
da inciso s1percilisr de dos centfmetros de
longtud sobre la parte posterior del cuello.
Leve, con asisteneia.
Candido Fuentes, fu6 curado de una heri.
da Inciso superciliar de tres centimetros de
longitnd sObre la region escapular izquier.
da. Leve, CON asistenca
JustO Amador, fu6 curado de una heri.
da punzante en- Ia region tens de la mano
Iaqnierda. Leve, con aststencia
Juana Hernandez, fu6 curada de una con.
fusion sobre Il a.co superciliar ixquierdo.
IIsve, 8 n asistencia
Juan Herrera, fu6 curado de una contu.
sion sobre Ia region sgomatica dsrecha.
Leve, sin asistencia.
Tenemos ell gusto de saludar nuestros
amigos don Leonardo Echegarsy don jose
Pons, de esta ciudad don Carlos PLATA,
de Mayaguez, que procedente de Ia PENN.
sula llegaron antes de aver esta ciudad en-
el vapor correO espafol 'Uatalufia.r
Ha fallecido en- Mayagues, ell Presbftero
senior Lopez Aguas, antique vicario de
aquella ciudad.
Los fue ,os artiiciales que habian de que.
marse anoche y que Sc susrendieron eau
sa del NAL tempo, Sc quemaran ell jueves,
slempre que aquel 10 permita.
La session one deb:6 celebrarse anoche sc
suspendi6, hab'6ndose citado nuevamente
los miembros del Oonsejo para mafisna las
ocho de la noche. -
En- ell Deptsito municipal hay cuareuts y
siete detenidos por dIferentes causas.
El Tribunal de polcfn de Cathedral. ha
despacbado hoy tres juicios y ell de San Fran.
cisco uno.
ANTES de comprar CE-
MENTO, informese sobre pre-
clos casa r. A. Macfe, Cristo
1, Telefono 1874. oo-53
De ssLa Democracia':
"Doiia Ana Valdsrrams, de Ponce, de-
SEA ssber el paradero de su hjo Juan Masa,
q lien hace docs amos Sc ausent6 para Ba.
rrannuiIlas Colombia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

ANTES de comprar c.
MENTO, informese sobre pre-
clos casa R. A. Macfe, Cristo
I, Telefono 1874. oo-53
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

Ell Tribunal de policfs de Cathedral. ha
despacbado hoy tres juicios y ell de San Fran.
cisco uno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

Ha sido nombrado por ell Proculador &C.
neral, Secretario suplente del Tribunal de
pol cia de Lajas, don Rafael Biaggf Els.
cobar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

En- ell Deptsito municipal hay cuareuts y
siete detenidos por dIferentes causas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-29

Nos ha visitado Ell "Oaribe", nuevo per:6.
1ico que empleza q pubicsrse en- Poace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
KILLING OF THE
SUBSIDY BILL.
Impossible to Secure a Vote
at This Session

Washington, Feb Is Thai the
opposition to the shipping si.l io the
sena,e viii 10, rermi, vote, TO De
eskca op the measure at The present
session was made olca: during the
closing hours OF today s4ssioo F1'
several days it has been evident thai it
would be difficult to eaio uasnlnoas
consent 10 take vote upon tie meas
ure, but GO, until late today vas he
frank assertion made that a, vote coulo
not be had.
Al the couolusioa of several bours'
consideration Of the bill, Mr. Teller, Of
Colorado. aonouoced his purpose to
prevent vote at tbs session 10 an
,upassiooed speech be declared that he
would DOT cooseo, to any agreement to
vote and that it must be evideht to the
advocates Of the bill that no vote could
be had
The staseueu: ty the Colorado sena-
tor elected a sharp response from Mr.
Aldrico, Of Rhode Isisud, VINO insisted
that despite the declaration OF Mr.
Teller the business Of the seoate would
De proceeded with 10 accordance with
be wishes Of The majority Mr. Teller's
statement also drew the fire of Mr
Chandler, OF New Hampshire. who
asserted that.sbe position cf she oppos'
,ion was preposterous Mr. HanDa, of
Ohio. replied to Mr. Teller 10 forc' fni
speech. in the course of which he
became i'm passiored in the denuac'a''oo
of the methods employed by the
opposition to defea: the measure The
adv oates OF the bill. be said, we're
honestly endeavo,iOe TO advance the
bss, Interests os the couotfy and he
resented the iosipuations against their
honesty of purpose
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
NEAR ABOUT PERFECT.

"The dispensary with some modi
fcations 70 perfect the system, is the
best solution of the liquor traffic "
THIS is the stereo.yped expression of
the legislative candidate with dispen.
sary leaniogs. 1t is interesting to
note the amendments made by the
Legislature aud the rules adopted by
the state board 'to perfect the sys-
TEN !" At first ,here were several
restrictive features, the most import
ant of which were ignored from the
beginning One after another has
been added to the obsolete ressric-
tions till the system is now near
about "perfect " The process is
abon. this The state board gets
hint that q certain requirement is
not acceptable to the patrons of the
dispensary, or in some way limits the
sales The state board winks back
at the dispensers, and that require
ment is disregarded afterward. Ii
there is any protest raised, the next
time the Legislature works the law
over, the distastefui requirement
drops out
Some little question has been rails.
ed recently about not requiring the
signed requests by purchasers. as the
law directs Now an amendment is
before the Legislature to abolish this
requirement altogether Of course
it will pass 1t is necessary ''to
perfect the system )" to please the
patrons to increase the ssles-sud
the revenue OF course it will pass
The people that are running the dis
peDsary believe 10 the utmost latitude
in the traffic Those who have been
hood winked with the delusion that
the dispenaary is temperance meas
ure can do nothing even if they
should protest, but they are rot
likely 70 raise their voice against
fate, and it is very probable that they
|. will be shown that the restriction is
dead letter aud therefore would
better be stricken out The system
is nearly perfect" now -Chester
Lantern
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
Mckinley and Roosevelt.

Washington, Feb. l3-President
Pro TEN of the Senate Frye this
afternoon declared William McKin..
ley elected President and Theodore
Roosevelt Vice President of the
United States, and dissolved The joint
meeting Of the House aud the Senate,
called for that purpose
The ceremony took place in the
Ronse Of Representatives iu joint
session J'be method of counting
the vote is prescribed in great detail
by the statute and was followed
literally today Great crowds. throng
ed the galleries to witess the inter
estiDg spectacle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
The War 10 South Africa

Cape Town. February 1S-Piet
DeWet, who arrived in Cape Town
yesterday to engage the AfFisaoders
in the peace movement, has an
appointment FOR Friday or Saturday
with Mr. Thereon, President of the
Afrikander Bund, who is coming
here for the special purpose of dis
cussipg peace possibilities Mr. De
Wet, 90 behalf of thei Boer peace
committee. desires the Afrikander
Bund to announce clearly that the
invaders can expect no aid from the
Cape Dutch, and then to eend
depntation TO Mr. Steyn and Gen
DeWet to endeavor 10 prevail upon
them TO surrender He says be is
confident Commsndant Gen Louis
Botba will surrender if Steyn and
DeWet would do so, and the surTen-
der will be practically without condi-
tions
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

oslty and manliness Of his disposl-
ton, which made him treat all whom
lie thought worthy Of his respect
with equal pollteness. and the poor
est man in the country was Just as
welcome 10 his hand and q seat at
his table as the President of the
United States would have been.
1t is but just to say that this is
still a distinguishing trait OF his
family. No gold braid, glittering
wealth or high-sounding titles raised
the man in his estimation any more
shan poverty, rags and obscurlty
lowered another.
I have heard older people say that
this was the principal cause of his
great popularity, and it descended
to his children and grandchildren,
and for years there was no office in
the gift of tie people Of Sumter
county that one Of them could not
have filled if they had chosen to take
it.
also heard an cid gentleman say,
not long ago, that, when a boy, be
attended Magistrates Court at
which it was necessary to determine
whether a certain man was Of pure
white blood or not, and that as the
man had served in Gen. Sumter's
command and who knew him we'll,
it was decided to abide by his decis-
ion, and he was sent for and request
ed to attend.
While Gen. Sumter and all pres
ent were talking the man in question
walked in. and Gen. Sumter imme-
diately jumped up, shook hands
with him and offered him q chair.
This settled the question, and moth
ing was said about the mans color,
as all knew that if he had not been
known by the General to be white
man he would not have received
him as he did.
What life Gen. Sumter had led
and what Il tremendous work he had
taken a mans part in. He may be
said to have been born before the
twilight of the dark ages had passed
away, and to have lived until the
bright twilight of the wonderful
nineteenth century civilization was
passing away into the glorious light
of the day Of railroads and electric
ity.
He was man OF middle age when
Napoleon Bonaparte was born, and
lived for nine years after Napoleon
was dead and buried.
Wien a young man he helped to
drive away Indians almost from the
doorsteps of himself and his neigh
bors, and lived to see the incipiency
of thas internecine struggle which
eventually robbed his beloved State
of the sacred right of sisterhood for
which he had spent so many years
of his life. Is not the record of such
a life we'll worth the writing?
The life Of an honest man, braveiy
striving against any ODDS for the
betterment Of the human race, is al
WAYS an ennob!ng history and a
much>needed relaxation to the coun-
try from the everlasting effort to be
progressive" and to ''make mon-
ev," which is resnunding in all ears,
all the time in screeching tones,
from every side. Think whata man
he would nave appeared to all the
world if be had chanced TO go to
New England instead of coming to
South Carolina. May some one we'll
able to do it take this brief and
hasty sketch as hint to do justice
to Gen. Sumter's memory.
w. J. r.
Stateburg, June "a, 1898.
Sunday News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

the wals-in the religious advantages
given Us, 10 the death of frieDde, 10 she
inward yearDipgs Of the heart.
The sermon ended with the story of
. drunkeo youth, who, vbeO letter
was banded to hia, from his mother.
exclaimed. .'Grezs God! Keep i. till
n,oroiug "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
RAISE Them at Home.

Prof Wiley. chief chemist Of the
national agricultural department, IN q q
late lecture on food impurities and
sduiterstions, said be had found sut1'
cient salts of copper, g rank poison,
in a can of green peas' to coat, or
plate, a pocket knife The veidlgrls
was put into !he can TO make The
gree:. Of the peas more VIVID, add 10
Insir at.ractivecess aud SO mske Them
sell People in South Carolina had
better eat peas of their own canning,
and can more Of them.-News and
Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
Mrs Nation Hits Chicago.

Chicago Feb 12 -Mss Carrie Nation
arrived iu Chicago ,ouighs and later
faced somewhat diniuative audience
ga.hered under sbe auspices OF local
meD bers of the W. C. T. u. 10
Wizards ball. % ber trip coward
Chicago she made rumber os short
.dresses .tou the rear end OF she oar
speaking az nearly every station where
stop vas made. Ooiy very small
oroRd was at the depot and it was for
the most part composed OF members OF
he recep'icc coE mIuee.
Mrs N4non said that it was her
ia,ea,icn 70 gel lhe saloon keepers of
Caicaeo scsothet sod talk to them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

Tampa. Feb Is Between $40 and
400 employees of the Sauchez aDd
Haya cigsr factory went on strike
this morning They demand the
payment Of $40 each :or the time
they claim was lest waiting for
material Tie house refused this.
Other demands will be made on the
managers. :
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

New York, Feb IS : Mrs Thomas
G Pla,., wife of United Statess sen
asor PIa,t, died today at the Filth
Avenue Hotel, after long illness OF
heart affection.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

Cape Town, February IS An
other death from bubonic plsgle
occurred today and two fresh cases
are officially reported
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

Durham. Natal, February IS The
Boer losses, when they we're attack
ed by Gen. French. are said to bave
been forty men killed and two hun
dreG made prisoners
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

! + "a
Doubtless the General had paid
his men with some of his neighbors
slaves. too; it was way he was sald
to have had, but nothing was ever
said of this in the church book.
There was no church building here
at that time, for alta meeting held at
Statesburg July 23d, 1888, the follow
ing action was taken: The Rev. MIR.
Tate was appointed minister for ten
mouths, with the allowance Of a
salary of one hundred pounds ster-
ling. and recommended that he hold
divine services on Sundays. in MIR.
Powell's long room until more
suitable place OF worship can be
fixed upon and u proper house Tor
that purpose be erected" +" which was
done a few years afterwards.
Gen. Sumter lived at The Home
House until 1921, when his son,
Col. Thos. Sumter, came home from
Brazil where he had been United
States consul for years, when the old
gentleman gave up the place to him
and moved up to Il high hill called
Sumter's Mount, about fifteen miles
from the Borough. and persisted in
living here by himself, his wife hav-
ing died, except for the servants he
had around him, until his death i'll
1882 at 9S years.
ACTIVE TO THE DAY OF HIS DEATH.
He led an active life up to the day
of his death, and his horse vas
hitched, sadd!ed ard bridled at the
door for him to take his accustomed
ride 10 his fields after breakfast. On
tha. fatal day one of his servants
went in to see the cause OF his not
coming as usual. aud found him ii
his large armchair apparently
asleep, but found upon examinations
that his brave spirit HAD gone 10 rs
last long rest. Onif a few months
before his death he lad ridden on
horseback from S0mter'S Mount ;c
the Borough, :. distance of fifteen
miles, and back in one day.
The family have an engraving oi
him taken the year before his deatl
in his 9Sth year.
He left name honored and loved
by his neighbors, not because OF his
| public services, but because Of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20

Before moving to South Carolina
Gen. Sumter had held a commission
in the Virginia militia and had taken
part in Braddock's raid among the
indians ard his disastrous defeat.
He firsr settled in South Carolina
on q plantation on the Santee River,
in what is now Clarendon county.
While there he married a widow,
Mrs. Jamison, who had been Miss
Cantey, one Of that we'll known fam
ily which has furnished to their
State so many gentlemen in times OF
peace and so many gallantsotdlers IN
times OF war.
In passing back and forth between
South Carolina and Virginia Gen.
Sumter passed over the high hills OF
Saneee, called By the early French
settlers de Sante, OH account OF us
healtbfulness. the Sante being after
wards changed by its English occu-
nants into Santee, and few years
before the Revolution he bought a
plantation and moved up here and
lived on the place now known as
.>The Rains on an opposite bill to
and about q half mile from States
hnro postoffice. or as it has always
been called, The Borough.
There was tavern and a fe"
stores in 'sThe Borough then, but
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the principal house stood, as it now
stands, on the top of the hill and was
owned then by Mr.. Hooper, who, It
is said, was Tory, as a great many
gentlemen were, and whose wisdom
and foresight have often been highly
commended in the last thirty years
in the South by descendants of the
patriots" of l176.
1t is also said that Lord CORVALLIS
several times made his headquarters
in this house and there is q very
large oak tree standing in the yard
on which he hung an American spy.