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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
Tribute to Hon. fisher SOuthWorth.

Tribute to Hon. Fisher S0uthM0rth.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 9Th,
1911, Mr.. Fisher Morgan South
worth, died in Sdon in this coun-
ty.
Among both the rich and poor
of our community many hearts
are bowed down with sincere
mourning for this good man, this
splendid gentlemen.
Mr.. Southworth was A years
ago in this county at Glen Oak,
the old plantation home of the
Southworth family. He was the
youngest of the five children of
Judge and Mrs. H. H. Southworth.
Educated for the profession of
law at the University of Mississip-
pi he began the practice of his
profession at Carrollton where
his brother Hon. l.. M. South
worth, had already attained dis
tinction as a lawyer Soon after
settling at Carrollton Mr.. South
worth married Miss Shelby Prince,
an only daughter Of Captain and
Mrs. w. B. Prince. This marriage
was the fulfilment of a long cher
ished wish of both his own and
his wife's family; the two having
lived for years upon opposite
banks Of the Yazoo river, Judge
and Mrs. Southworth at Glen Oak
plantation, Captain and Mrs.
Prince at Phillipston plantation.
They had been lifelong frien6s
and neighbors and had always
hoped for an inter-marriage
among their children Suited to
each other by birth and breeding.
nurtured upon the same family
traditions and ideals, it was
natural that such a union should
prove-as it did-a most happy
one. After a year spent in trave.
Mr.. and Mrs. SouthW orth liveC
for a short time at their Princeton
home near Carrolton, then remov'
ed to Phillipston Place because
their large planting interests
demanded the personal super
vision of the master. Here he
spent the remainder of his life a:
a successful cotton planter, /:
kind and generous neighbor, f;
loving, devoted husband ane
father. To his sisters and broth
cry and their children he was I'm
usually affectionate and generous
and by them he was more dearl,
loved and honored than falls t.
the lot of most men. To hi
young nieces and nephews h
was known as dear tender
hearted uncle Fisher" to whom
any one of them could appeal il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24

Not Chap Trash. But Ten Beauti-
full Ones.

We will send free to any read r of
The Commonwealth 10 beautiful. h h
grade, embossed, colored laser | ost
Cards, all different. We do this Id
cause We want you to know the high
grade cards we carry. If you prefer
beautiful assorted calds, say SO " he u
you write. Ali we ask is that you send
us this advertise mt Mt and 4 cents,
stamps or money, to cover postage. Ad-
dress tombstone Post Card Co., Dept,
222, Rochester, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
More Than loo Years Ago

a Phi osoph~r-fn I Car sal: l. IS be
ter 10 sleep on 4 per cent. iuf. r st than
30 lie ava he on six pr c. MT
Th@re are any number Of miting
stock, rubber plantation dsvt lupment
companies. fake ell oncerns and town.
site propositions that will only be toe
glad and TOO willing to take your
money and promise 6, s or 10 per cent.
inters St for the use of it.
But remember this: Your money in
our savings department earns four per
or whenever o want it. Better
take 4 per cent. at home and sleep
we'll.
BANK OF LEFLORE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24

he was as tender as q child, quick
to anger, but quicker still to for
give, and the suffering Of another
was as personal grief to him.
Like many another grand souls he
suffered acutely for the abstract
misery Of the world and his sensi-
tive heart fretted itself unceas-
|ingly at the helplessness of mortal
effort to remedy it. If there was
that which could be called a
weakness in his nature, how
small, how trifling it will be ac-
counted by the all-wise Judge on
High who saw him here as those
who loved him did, brave, gener-
Gus, pure-minded, tender and
true, bearing aloft a bright shield
of spotless honor. Of a man who
thus lived, too lavish a eulogy
cannot be written, and it is a vir-
tue in mankind to pay just tribute
to those who are truly noble
among them.
Mr.. Southworth is survived by
his wife, and his little son, F. NJ.
Southworth, Jr; by two brothers.
Hon. L. NJ. SouthW orth, of Manila,
P. l., and Mr.. H. H. Southworth,
of Carrollton; by two sisters, Mrs.
L. P. Yerger, and Mrs. A. Nc. C.
Kimbrough, of Greenwood; and
by his aunt, Mrs. w. S. Green, of
Colusa, Cal.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at eleven O'Clock Monday
morning by Rev. w. K. Clements,
t the home of MIR. SouihwoIth's
brother NAV, Judge Kin br ugh,
and at the Odd Fellows cemetery,
where the body was laid to rest,
by Rev. Geo. r. Myers, of the
Church of the Nativity. Before
the remains were removed from
the home a beautiful and touch
ingincident occurred. About one
hundred negroes, men and Wo-
men, who had followed their dead
master from the plantation, six
teen miles away, asked to be al
lowed to look for the last time
upon the face of their friend" as
they called him. The doors OF
the room where he lay in his last
sleep were closed, and these
; faithful servants were permitted
to come in and to gather with the
heartbroken family around the
flower-draped casket, and the
, tears that rained over the cheeks
of these humble black people as
theylooked for the last time upon
that noble countenance bore sad
evidence of the sincere devotion
they gave them.
: Truly it can be said that a noble
t soul has passed. X.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24

Its done NOM. When you
phone the White Star Gre
Gerry, 235, you are assured
that the order is filed at once
and started upon the deliv-
ery--that you are getting the
best for less because you are
paying cash for it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
Citation.
STATE OF

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To NJ. f. Wedgworth, Post Once Un-
Enown.
The fhancery Court Of Lefore County
in said State on the 4th Monday Of
March 1911, to d. fend the suit in said
court ct q. &. Wedgworth wherein you
ar, Il defendant.
This 10 b day of February 1911.
c. W. CROCKETT, Clerk.
BY &. L. CHATHAM, ID. G..
JAMES q. nILLESrIE, Solicitor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24

times of trouble or sorrow with
the assurance that he would re-
spond with sympathy and assis-
lance.
Brilliant and erudite, like his
gifted father, Judge South
worth, it has been said. with
regret that he might have shone
as an orator or statesman in the
circle of Fame's bright light.
But it was in keeping with his old
fashioned code of honor and
sentiment that he should consider
it a duty to devote himself to the
preservation of his own and his
Wife's inherited estates, Glen Oak
and Phillipston. To this he sue
cessfully gave his time. and his
energy.
By birth Mr.. SouthWorth be
longed to the class that is known
as the "Old South's aristocracy"
and by grace and elegance of
person, by refinement and culture
of mind and heart, he proudly
upheld his birthright. He was
proud, but proud only in the
noble meaning of the word
With pride he upheld his family
traditions of moral and integrity,
justice, kindness, chivalry Put
in his pride there was none Of the
arrogance that makes the quality
despisable. Around his funeral
bier there gathered people from
all walks of life, the rich and the
poor, and from the latter came
one Of the most beaut tul tributes
that was paid him. HE was our
friend" they said, zone of the
few we had Of his kind" Such a
tribute is unusual and significant.
It was proof Of the general good
ness of the man; significant of the
fact that he had been too truly a
gentleman to assert any claim to
superiority of cost, but that by his
conduct and his deeds he had left
them to Judge. And they adj
Judged him "a gentleman and
were not offended.
Indeed his ideals we're those of
the old knights of chivalry, which
marked him in this day of COM
mercialism as one of a type fast
passing away. Ready with his
life, or his last dollar, to defend a
friend, or womanhood in distress,
asserting and proving that his
word was his bond" his SCI sitive
nature was wounded to the quick
at the sigh Of selfish greed or
commercial tricke1y. Though he
was im~pulsiVe and high-spirited
as physically courageous as a lion
vet he lived his life without ever
injuring a fellow man; for at heart
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
Bull Puppy.

Lost, strayed or stolen from my resi-
dence in Greenwood, a yellow bull pup
| DIV, about 4 months old. Reward for re-
turn to,
! DIR. J.. H. LUCAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

to throw the uncovered powder over
board This was done, but the tide
was low. so the powder barrels rested
on the riprapping in front OF the en-
brasure where they were cast out. The
Confederates promptly turned their
guns upon this pile of powder. causing
an explosion which blew the gun at
the embrasure out of position. There
was still a possibility that enough pow
der had sifted through the cartridge
bags which had been carried about the
day before to lead the fire into the
powder chamber Realizing this dan
ger, Anderson called his men about
him on the parade and directed that q
shot be fired from the fort at the enc
my every five minutes. adding Incl
dentally that there was some danger
of the magazine exploding. Some of
the men dug n trench in front of the
door of the magazine and kept it filed
with water during the rest of the bat
tie. OF course this thrilling moment
of open powder barrels lying around
had to have its hero. He was Private
Hart, a soldier who had distinguished
himself many times that day. Through
his activity the flames were kept from
spreading in dangerous quarters. and
TO him was given the credit of saving
the powder magazines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08
The Closing Scene.

After all that followed in the wake
of that first gun of Sumter. the shot
heard round the world" it is scarcely
possible to realize the feelings Of the
Confederates and AnderSons men
when finally the flag of Sumter was
hauled down by the order of the high
est United States authority on the
spot, Major Anderson. 1t had been
arranged to salute the flag before
hauling it down with 100 guns, the
usual flag salute. but the fire in the
barracks was still raging. Fire and
sparks were all around the cannon,
and it was not easy TO find a safe place
for the deposit of the cartridges. AS
it was. flames of fire had entered the
muzZle of one of the guns. When the
cartridge was rammed in it exploded
prema turely. killing one soldier and
wounding five of his comrades In
view Of this danger. the salute stopped
with fifty guns. Then Old Glory came
down, the first time the flag had been
struck before an American foe. the
first time it had been humbIed in the
dust by men reared under its folds.
1t must be said that the spectacle
caused not only its gallant defenders,
but It's equally gallant enemies, to shed
honest tears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08
INTERESTING INCIDENTS
AT OLD FORT SUMTER

to load his gun he discovered a man
looking in from the outside. There
was a short but lively alteration be-
tween the stranger and the cannoneer.
the former pleading that he be taken in
/ lest he should be killed by his own
shot and shell He handed the can
noneer his sword. TO which was at
tached white handkerchief. Once
inside he asked to be taken before
Major Anderson. To him he said.
For Gods sake, major, let this thing
stop, There has been enough blood
shed already" Anderson replied Sc
riously. There must have been times
later when the ludicrous side of this
episode caused him to smile. Said he
"There has been none on my side. and.
besides, your batteries are still firing
on me-"
WigfaIl answered. "I'n soon stop
that" Reaching for the handkerchief
on his sword. he said to the cannon
eer. Wave it out therer' The cannon
eer handed the sword 70 its owner,
saying in substance. Wave 1t your
self" The colonel proposed TO wave
it out OF the embrasure. but Ander-
son told him that would be useless. It
would better be done on the parapet.
1t ended in Anderson sending the fiag
to the parapet to be waved at the re-
quest of Colonel Wigfall. This was
about the middle OF the afternoon on
the 18th. and when the flag appeared
the firing on both sides gradually ceas-
ed. This was in reality the end OF the
whole matter. but it was so informal
that the tension of the nerves of the
officers and men in Fort Sumter WINS
by no means relieved. The flag had
not been struck. There had been no
orders to cease firing.
6eaurceard's Dispatch Bearer.
There were several missions sent out
by BeauTegard TO Major Anderson be-
fore and after the lowering Of the flag
In all Of them one man was conspic-
uOus. That was Captain James Ches-
nut. afterward a Confederate general
Captain Chestnut was one of three
aids who went TO the fort under n
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

This tradition spoils a good story. and
j give the facts from official history as
a setting for an incident worth pre-
serving
General Beauregard, commander of
the provisional army of South Carroll
ma, says in his Official report, The
signal shell was fred from Fort John
son at 40 a. H." Fort johnson was
on James island. 1t was q three gun
battery. with a four gun mortar bat
terry near by. The post was known
as Fort Johnson The official journal
of Captain J. G. Foster. the Federal
engineer in Sumter. says. AT 40 a
m a signal shell was thrown from the
mortar battery on James island"
One OF Beauregard's aids, who de-
iiyered the ultimstum TO Major Ander
son and carried his reply back to
shore. Captain Stephen D. Lee, told
the story as follows IN the Century
war papers: THE boat containing the
two aids and also Roger A. Pryor of
Virginia went Immediately from Sum
ter TO Fort johnson. on James island.
and the order TO fire the signal, gun
was given 10 Captain George s. James.
commanding the battery at that point.
Captain James at once arranged to
carry out tie order He was a great
admirer Of Roger a Pryor and said TO
him, You are the only man 20 whom
I would give the honor OF hring the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

ENAD General Beauregard been
- less of a soldier and less Of
Il gentleman Of honor and feel
ing the story of the lombard
ment and fail of Fort Sumter just fifty
years ago would in all probability have
been less agreeable reading for Amer
leans than il is. AT 5:15 p. IN. April
II. 1851. at the headquarters of the
Confederate states forces in Charleston
harhur. South Carolina, Beauregard
opened and read the reply of Major
Anderson. [. S. A, to his Beaure-
gard - demand TO surrender the citadel
under his command TO the Confederate
states.
The demand was that the evacuation
Of Fort Sumter by the garrison must
tale place Immediately and that the
garrison. together with all company
arms ruI property and all private prop
e.. ..s--ht he removed to any other
no United States. At the close
ended this gallant concession:
a- rhich you have upheld so
l. rL w..h so much fortitUde under
IL ~ ;ryiur circumstances may be
So = !,r you in taking it down"
~ 100 y. N. April y. 1861, Major
I..--j Andersen. commanding Fort
s.. r.. received Bcauregard's second
d.. nd to give up the fort or have il
battered down over his head. Two
aids from Beauregard stood in his
presence, authorized to present the Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

dmatum If Anderson's reply was not
81 satisfactory. Anderson delayed them
under one pretext and another until
3:I5 a. m, then handed them his writ
ten reply. the response TO which was
this courteous vet cold bgOoded note:
Fort Sumter. 8. G. April Il, 1881 $40 a m.
Sir-By authority Of Brigadier General
BeaureEard. commanding the provisional
forces OF the Confederate states. we have
the honor TO notify you that he VIII open
tho fire Of his batteries on Fort Sumter In
one hour from this time
We have the honor TO be. very respect
fully, your obedient servants.
JAMES CHESTNUT. JR-.
Aid-de-caup.
Major Anderson was himself a
southeTner. He had been sent 20
Charleston harbor in the fall OF 1880
before there was any prospect OF
dramatic termination TO his career
there.
Ever since the demand by General
Reauregnrd OF the 18th for the evscr-
alton OF Sumter the officers OF the gar
rison had been convinced that they
were on the eve Of conflict. Imme
aiately after receiving the final order
from Beauregard. Major Anderson
went TO his executive officer. Captain
Abner Doubleday. who had lain down
on Il cot bedstead In one OF the maya
zines of, the fort, a plsce supposed TO
be shell proof in FIRE. and Informed
him that the eneuny's Ere would open
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08
Redhot Cannon Balls.

There is no doubt whatever about
the COnfederates firing redhot shot
into Fort Sumter for the purpose of
setting any infiammable material there
on fire. The Confederatcs so state
themselves, and the officers in Fort
Sumter would not have made the state
meat had it been other than true. The
fire in the barracks gradually swept
around toward the magazine. barrels
filed with powder were rolled out IN
der fire, and the already hot door was
closed. All the blankets of the soldiers
and everything else that could serve
the purpose had already been wet and
laid over the loaded shells. which were
PLACED near the guns. 1t was decided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

as soon as II was light enough for the
gunners to see the fort. He said he
would not return the fire until broad
daylight because he did not wish to
waste his ammunition. Doubleday
took the announcement very calmly
and did not even get up until the IA
nous "shot heard round the world"
had penetrated the masonry of the
wall and burst very near his head.
Presently the enemy's shots were
coming thick. and the effects of
the bombardnent were visible. The
enemy's shots in the main were too
high. but the aim improved after day
light. BY the time the Sumter men
were ready to go 10 work the Confed-
crate aim had become what soldiers
called fairly good After assem-
bly," which followed brea kfaso the
garrison was divided into two reliefs.
the duty at the guns to be four hours.
Captain Doubleday being senior cap
tain, his battery took the first tour.
Doubleday himself commanded the
first firing party, Lieutenant Jefferson
c. Davis the second party, and DIR. S.
Wiley Crawford. surgeon turned
tighter, commanded the third.
The First Shot at Old Glory.
In most histories the first shot is
wrongly attributed TO Edmund Rufin
OF Virginia, a venera bic man, who is
called one of the fathers of secession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

nous Star of the West. The curiosity
Of the men was changed to determi-
nation to get ready for battle. The
roll call was beaten. Sumter batteries
were manned almost before the men
of the hidden battery had fired a sec
ond shot. The Star of the West came
abreast of Fort Mouitrie. The third
shot was fired at the steamer. AT
that the Star of the West put about
and started to sea, again receiving
still further fire from the hidden bat
terry IS it passed. That was the last
of the Star of the West in the much
talked Of re-enforcements to the gar
rison pent up in Sumter.
1t was while the excitement over
the danger to the magazines from red
hot shells fired by the Confederates
April Is was at its height that Colo
mel Wigfall. ex-United States senator
from Texas. came into the fort. AS a
cannoneer approached the embrasure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

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copyright by American Press Associa-
ton. 1911
Ii 7 was a moment of interest to the
n little band in Fort Sumter when
II at reveille on the 9th of January.
1861. the news reached them that
a large steamer flying the United
States flag was Off the bar of the har-
Dor. two or three miles distant. Ev
cry one was afraid the garrison was
TO be taken away. The men talked it
over at breakfast. but even while they
were talking the vessel was rapidly
steaming up the channel. Then every
man climbed to the ramparts. but
there was no excitement. Suddenly a
, Tue puff of smoke from a hidden bat
cry a little more than a mile from
,umter showed plainly that the Con-
Irderates in Charleston had their oplr-
ion of the strange steamer, the IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

Fort 1861 unfinished which the United States had
o
1850
eIss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08

on the parapeJS or about the parade
and watched the course of the mortar
shell. which arose slowly in the air
until its momentum was exhausted,
then dropped toward the target 9th
er shells were fired. and these were
watched in turn. Though they We're
known to be the signals of a fight that