The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-14

ago the Drayton Rutherford chap
ter had offered two gold medals-one
to the student of Newberry college
and one to the student Of the graded
schools showing the greatest prof.
cheney in Confederate history, as evi-
denced by an essay. For some mex
plicable reason there was no contes-
tant from the city schools. There
were three contestants from Newber-
ry college, The winner Of the medal
was Mr.. O. D. Richie, Of North Caro-
lima, a member of the senior class.
The subject Of his essay was "The
Prince of Duty" The presentation
of the medal was made by General
B. e. league.
Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought y
was beautifully and feelingly render
ed by the choir, and the benedictlon
was pronounced by the Rev. ). h.
James.
Following the exercises in the ope-
ra house the graves Of every Con-
federate soldier and the Confederate
monument we're strewn with flowers
and Wreaths and garlands. The Con-
federate monument on the public
square was draped in Confederate
colors and was completely covered
with evergreens and flowers. The
Crozier monument in Rosemont was
under the especial charge Of the CAL
vip Crozier chapter, q. D. c.
Gen. leagues Address.
Gen. league in his address in the
opera house, said in part:
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, Confederate Veterans, Ladies
and Gentlemen: It was a peculiar
pleasure for me to accept the invita-
tion extended me to address you on
this your memorial day, for though
a resident Of a distant city. I am
proud Of the fact that some Of my
early ancestors emigrated from the
Emerald Isle, and settled within the
borders of your grand old county,
whose citizens have greatly coatri5-
uted to the illustrious fame Of the
Palmetto State. Ny surname is found
among those Of the Bush River Quak-
er Settlement Of long ago. By blood
ties I am connected also with the
Garys and by marriage with the Gar
lingtons and McClintocks. Ny peo-
pie are among your people whom you
consider worthy citizens, and OF
whom I am proud. I am proud to
have descended from the people OF
county that produced such eminent
men and heroes in the past, and such
glorious women, Of whom Emily Gelg-
er, of Revolutionary fame, is type.
A grand old citizen, whose memory
you delight to honor and revere
Judge John Bolton O 'Neall-and who
sprang from the same good stock, has
happily preserved by his energetic
pen, the historic annals of your
county in which he extols the high
aims and achievements of its men and
especially tells Of the virtues, beauty
and grace Of its women. Fortunate
you are that another compiler, John
A. Chapman, A. NJ, conscientlously
took up the work laid down by this
lamented historian, ind has praise
worthily brought down the annals OF
the county to recent date. The first
Historical events recorded by Mr..
Chapman are the actions of the peo-
pie of Newberry just previous to the
War of Secession and during that
eventful period.
Your historian relates that the ag1-
tation grew more and more intense at
the development of hostility at the
North against the South, and at last
that the blood of the people OF the
whole South Was at fever heat. That
South Carolina took the initiative,
,and assembled in convention, and
passed the ordinance of secession.
Newberry acted in unison with the
other districts Of the State and was
represented in that convention by
such sterling citizens as John ?. Kin
ard, Robert Moorman, Joseph sCald-
well, and Simeon Fair. Says your
chronicler: 1T seems to have been a
foregone conclusion with the people
of this State that upon the doml-
nance of the Free Soil Party and the
election Of a Republican president,
the union was virtually dissolved, IN
asmuch as there would be no longer
any safety for their institutions and
property in the union" When, there
fore, after an effort at a peaceful
separation from the North had failed,