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to SOLDIER BUSINESS MEN OF CITY HOLD > HC?.D MEETING AT > CHAMBER OF . COMMERCE. TO VISIT BOYS; - . K\ Committee Will Go to Columbia to Talk Matter Over With Mi * :| lrtiamen and then Act Several of te leading business men of Anderson met in the rooms' of tho, chamber of commcrco yesterday af ternoon at 6 o'clock for tho purpose of devising a plan whereby a- "pri vates' luxury and necessity" fund, for tho boya of Anderson county who responded to tho call for border du ty, might bo raised. Because of-tho noir tr.rn tho border situation t?aa taken it wes decided that no dufiuitc Interesting Siti?!f{ News Tell O 'Anders* Several newspaper men ure mern- ) hers of the South Carolina militia now stationed at ?Styx, among them. being C. C. Hall, of The Intelligen- j cer. It had beep planned hy tho I various newspapers to have inemhors j of their editorial force' who wont to J Mexico make reports to their rospec- j tivo papors, but it" is now learned. from, an official source that militia-j men will not bo allowed to send out press dispatches. F.cgular coresbon - dentsr of tho different nows associa tions frill accompany j the army and V ,. will tieni out dispatches passed .op on by tho war hews censor. . The following from Camp Styx will ^be Jhteraestlng'ip that connection:. Camp Mooro, Styx, Juno 29-Among the newspaper men fin camp, not in their professional capacities but as , soldfers, aro: Robert E: Gonzales of > The State, machino gun company, Second Regiment, John Elliott-Puck otto of Thc State, Troop A,: cavnlry ^/.(Charleston, 'Dight Dragoons1);' -..A. .'.Floyd Littlejohn of tho Charleston - News and Courier, Troop A, cavalry. . '(sergeant)- H. A. Bogga of tho Charr'J .""leaton Evening Post, Washington ./^fiht;,' Infantry, . Second Regiment Clement Trail of tho Anderson ?Iptcl . 'ligciiccr, machino gun company, First Regiment. All of thcKO aro privates with tho exception,'ci Sorgt. Utile-, Jalipv"; Rog?latlona explicitly forbid 7 any.membor of- tho military establish ment, whether officer or enlisted man,' from acting n* a corrorpbndont. : NowKpaper men accompanying thc Held forces aro formally certificated; ere required'to woa?'oltve. drab and bear no Insignia except a brassard ci*. * ?b?Sd Of white, having on it tho. let ter 0.'-which ls worn around tho left . aTra; They are subject to military Interesting IReUc Resident Ol i Probably, tho most Interesting relic . of Mexican war days ever seca in .'. Andereon-a handsome medal pro . 3cutfd to a member of tho furn? is Palmetto Regiment-is in tko. posses-' - ?'oj?^i): Mri; E. M. GriOln, of thia 'yi.i^vH^Tno medal : was prcsontcd to V,; her undo, Hazel Hardwick, one of , three brqtlio|ra-:wljo wout from Ches ter county to, Mexico nr. members pf the regiment ' thal will over live in ..-flWe ennala-flf Amorlcar? wora. Thc modal ls a handsome affair . ; and a workjof ort. Jus,t when it was presented. t?^'th? ' original ofrner, hy : not known ; but lt is supposed that Bindiar medals wore preaonted^.toVnll tho inhmbcra ??f 'tho Palmetto. P3egi-> ; mont ?orne time after their ' return . from the Mexican War. Tim medal ?'. ?ppjs?ra ,t? be mano ot adlver. 'and is abyut three inches Itt diameter and, iVprobably a q?artor. of an Inch thick.' It ls fitted Into t\- handsome velvet ' ? cas?,* On one-aldo bf the mcd^l ap-| pears tho seat, of tho state of' South Carolina, this bofv-f executed in bar i'Ollot of tho finest^ -workmanship? . Around tho puter, edge ot- the;,, medal auiicarS thp. following' well" ;.knowtt C: i?oftot"Ahlmls . ApVbusqpu? 'rpar?tl Dum Spoid;'; .Underneath p thiiae word* appear- tho wo4?! known namc-tv: "DJcktnsou, VBnterl, Gladden," Th* V.:."- " ;. - jp.-.. action waa necessary until a com mittee of business men could j talk with the militiamen at Camp Moore, Styx, and learn just what?,' they thought of tho matter; also, whether or not it had been determined de finitely that tho Mouth Carolina Na tional (Juard would be called to Mex ico. Tho original Idea ot tho business mon behind tho movement was to raise . a ' club ot 100 local residents who Would subscribo $5 monthly to such a fund. It was tho cocensus of opinion of those in attendanco that thors would bo no difficulty in raising sufficient money io provide tor the boys, and in the event they actually ;;o ~to the front such action will be Immediately taken. Other cities are already Soliciting subscriptions for a ' fund to aid tho soldier lads; notably, Augusta, Ga. That city has raised among its bus iness men $700 and tho fund IB dally growing. Atlanta has. also started such a movement, ind similar con tributions will likely be started all G??? Uj? .CC'??n?rj Wllhi'5. th? ?l??H? week or ten days. f?oingsOf yn Folk regulations and aro entitled to thc privileges of commissioned officers. Careers of Anderson Men. Interesting sidelights . to the real happenings' at Camp Moore, . Styx aro accounts given 'of thc careers Ol Anderson men.' A story, sont oui from Styx, that will be of peculial interest to tho people of Anderson 1B given as follows: Camp Moore, Styx, Jnne 20-First Sergeant W. A. Hudgens of tho First Regiment machine |gun unit was at Jacksonville with tho'South Carolin:] troops during the Spanish-Amorlcar war and shortly afterward raited ; company at Honea Path; of which hi was elected captain; tho war ended however, beforo the company coult get Into sorvice. Joe J. Trow bridge of Anderson, who was a m om the activo promoters of tho machi m gun unit, was also a volunteer in tin affair of '98, *n *cg Capt. B. B. Gossett, commandita the First (Regiment machine , gui compBny, got leave today for a ebor visit to his home'station, leaving tin company in command ? of Ffl?st .Lieut F;al ?)h Ram?r. - Maj- Miller,'' medical corps, U. S A., who is ' etipcr.vlsibg the examina tlon'of tito South Carolina troops, am Capt. .GoBsett at that time a ..lloutcn aht in tho marino corps, wer? both oi duty at Camp Columbia, near liaba na several years ago, when o : Wea Indian huridcano severoly damage; that post. Capt. Goosett was offl?ei of the coard and had In his chargi nearly 40 prisoners.. These h? sot a largo during tho storm lest theyf'Bi killed by .tho. collapse-of the guar? tents, but next day thoy all rc tu mei to durance. 0f Mexican Wat inscription "lil Piurlbus Unum" ap pears. on the streamer sufmouutln. the palmetto tree of tho stato . 'coat o?-arms.1 . About; the . center . of th medal tho following words"-are en graved: "To tho Palmetto Regiment On ono of,tho shields leaning agains tho palmetto' tree is' engraved th' dato 184G, .whllp on the other shiel appears the; date 1847, At tho hot tom ot tho design ls engraved th name bf IJaxel Hardwick^ to whor tho medal wa:; originally presented. The reverse side .of, the med? show? a squad of seamen or soldier Ianding .under ?, fort from a' sinai fcpat':^ "This steno ls supposed to dc pict ai.' incident at Vera Cruz on th occasion of : the occupation of. ' ilia port daring the Mexican war. O tab ou ter : edge. af this .'side of th medal appears the names' of ijjaportan battles br tho" -Mexican w^.^amolj Vera Crux, Contreras, Chn?t?n??< dh?jjultopeo. Garita do . Bolen . 1 was at tho battlb of ChttruWsto the tho dawnttess PalmeTy!^* Rogim?? covered i?cself with .n?d>?ffjR .glory. i This intorestibg ?ftllo waa pros?nj ed io Mrs." Samuel Blair, mothar < Mrs. E. M. Grlflini by> her brothei Ha'.'.ol. ; Hardwick', , .some time after, h t?fa'rn cd ifom, ; thn> i?exlcan war. Ai-rs Blair ,'iept' tho medal for; years .^n thon it phased into the i pbesfesalon < '^ir>/.;jarljo?<>)Mrs;::i|^Ir bad th? fcrothers. in. the Palmetto Heglmcm but only ono of ;lh?m, Haxel/.surylte tho first conflict whith Mexico, Stomach Troables.. . ana' ttonetipatfo "I will, cheer fully say that Chambsi Iain's Tableta a?e the niost satLsfactoi teatedy^r' stomach at?rbladdertrp? les tod^consUpatlon that * fi?y? ^ol in thlKy^to'u^ybw^^?^cgb>^i i I IBIS HEBE SOME SPECULATION AS TO SUDDEN ORDERS FOR M HIS RETURN. TO LEAVE TODAY I Lieut. Bradshaw Also Ordered Back to Camp-Carao Here as Recruiting . * Officers. Capt. It. D. Henderson, who or ganized the Anderson Volunteers Io Anderson and surrounding torritory, and who was on Wednesday, ol thia I wc ok commissioned hy the United Pinto? war department as a special recruiting ofTicer, to bo stationed . in thc Piedmont section of South Caro lina, returned to Andereon l?st'night for tho purposo. of establishing here a recruiting office, and upon arrival rccolved Instructions from Acting Brigadier Gehoral Blythe to return immediately to Columbia. . Ca-fft. .Henderson said ho'was with out the Blighest Information as to why ho was called back to Columbia, and thc ordor came as a Burpris? to him. He will leave over tho Brue Ridge railway at 9 o'clock this, morning for Camp Moore, Styx. Ho'stated that lt was his present Intention to stop over in Greenwood and arrange fo? transportation for . cevoral rccrtdf?v Unod, up by 1 Messrs. t'cannan aim Trlbblc, who recently wero working tor new men at that place, l?out, ?Bradshaw, who carno to. Andorson Wednesday afternoon for the pnrpoW of recruiting new men, wa? also call ed- back, to Columbia and will leave this morning with Capt. Henderson. Capt. Henderson reported the An dorson Volunteers, as well as the oth I cr boys r. tnt lone d at Camp Moore, as hoing in fine spirits. "The Anderson Volunteer?, to he known In the fu ture as> Company K of the First S. I C. E&glment, are j tho pride ot .tho camp," he.said. It was a much dls--: cussed . ?fact. that tho company' Waa organised, transported to the s ta to : camp and sworn into ' United Staten* ?rvlqo in 36-:hours after "h call for a libwr conrpany was received In An derson,'' continued Capt. Hcndorson. As ls well known here Adjutant General Mooro . telegraphed Capt. Henderson" Sunday night to got to gether another company, and prac tically hil' pf tho recruiting work was dono on Monday;'the volunteers leav ing Tuesday morning with 66 men. On Wednesday 'it noon, less than 36 hours later; thf ; were put into Unit ed States ser .'.ce. : Capt. Hendorson said ho was com missioned by Capt. Graham, U. S. A.whom ho said was higher in au thority, thin any man at Camp Mooro. He; eald Major vpn Kreskow, an Aus trian, ls In tcharge of the Andorson Volunteers. .-'...'. , "There's a frightful rush about j Cainp iiloore, especiallyr.'-'among tho higher ofacers," Capt. Henderson said. :VCapt. Graham Waroly had time to rovlew our' company, as ho had so many . other. Urgent. duties "to perform. ;^I was told that' ho bad not slept moro than two hours in 24 ijinco taklnir charge o? tho' enmp,-and many pf the other ofHccre h^vo bes^ jurd. aa busy," As there were' no,startling deve?op menta In ' the Mexican. situation, 'so far da the genoral public had peon I In forced np to-that tune Capt; Hen-* I der|?cn received ordors to return to camp, there 'ls sonto speculationjxa to just what situation has orison to nec^ ossltato his sudden. return. lt waa I suggested hy somo that tho'officiais at Camp Gioorp possibly . .had In'fpr matlon that would mean the sudden : departure of the ' South Carolina I guards for tho border; although up to midnight uo such report had been received In- Anderson. invited to Big Festival at Jolly Spring July 4Ui, . Union .ml?u of''Anderson county I Will hold a htg picnic , at Jolly's I Spring on Tuesday,. July 4th. Th? LmlajRU.public iacordlally lrt"ited and IA "special Invitation; in extended 'ip all./- iudidales. for.\pub\lcoffice-'snd, to the management'ot the.a*?\la. This promis??? to rho one-of the Ingest picnic? ?? the scaso?. It la I prcB?tuod that th? milla will . declaro j holidayi f ror v tho "Glorious ^urth* -thn?'giving ?ho thousand* bf oiuplpy eca an opportunity to have c day tc. '"iemiseiVes. which tti?? 'c^n-S?j?edv^n j?t?nc ?nd TO??rrVniakIng iS?V? ; sp??g ??c. feo ?M rer the iMue Ridge rallvb?d, Bgort Is. jast thia eldo '?itf-?at??? *?aa^te:-4<t??- ? t?? . the . oldest ^ ,^?t ^rt>W&#lc*!c grounds in t^c lOuntyV The irai? ;w!it sbmatiT $e?:t?lte^^ -mrtdn-?pfIJfflji?^i ta??; - - -.^e?::pl?a?sp ?au^&jfart?1 , ?di?? ^e^ train there ;rat ' :^leas> iii ow ie mm mm FORTY-SI3CTH ANNUAL MEET, OF ASSOCiATICUM ?T $ . CHICK SPRINGS. ' <fM JULY mi - 12 -13 Dr. Frank Lender, of W?liaantfor j Will Be One of the Speak ere-Seven Going from Here, j - $3 Th'j Buutb Carolina Dqnta nBSocia-, tlon ?rill hold its 4Gth annual session at Chick SpringB July ll, 12* and 13. Tho following dentista of this city will attend: W. W. Chisholm, iF. D. Suggs, J. V. Trowbridge, W. H. Sherard, H.( R. Wells, C. M. Sanders, J. L. Sanders. Dr. Frank Lauder o? VftUUi?ibi??, will be ono of tho speakers at the meoting. . Tho officers of thu association are endeavoring to put dentistry in this state on a footing second to none;, in doing-this i hoy have obtained' men of national reputation for thia year's mooting. Tho UBiial method of carry ing out the cllnicB has been changed to tho progressive order.'Among tho out of the state dentists to bo in at tendance *annA who wil lecture arc^ Sam L. -Silverman, Atlanta; J. L. I Gibson, : Laurtnburg, N. C. ; -Samuel BBS Suppl?e, New York; W. C. I'Crabdall, ?Spencer, Iowa, and ti W. jamieson, Charlotte. South Carolin ians lo be heard, include J.L. Hamil? ton,/Chester; Ernest -C. Dye, Qrcen ;.ville and ?Frank Lander, 3d. D., >W1U [Hams ton. '_.'- ^ ^ifor this year Dr. K.. O. Quattlc-. .baum of Columbia is president of the 'assbalatlon, and tho other o fil conj orO: Dr. J. T. Montgomerys .vice president; Dr. H. B. Hair, second .vice president; Dr. J. M. Wallace', directing secretary Dr. A. H. Corley, treasurer; Dr. Ernest C. -Dye, recording secretary ; Dr. R. H. Teague, editor in chief. ?]' Excurslrt to Camp. .(in neut Sunday' morning an ex cusi?n train,-from Anderson to Co 'lumbla'-will' bo run over. the- . -Bluo Ridge 'railway,- leaving hore at-? &? o'clock In t ho M morning . Special rates will bo madje-to excursionists'. The round trip j?faro will include transportation ,to Canin Moore, I Sayx, arriving tuero at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, v On tho return trip tho train will %Svb,* Colombia ; at. G o'clock In tho afternoon, reaching An derson Vat 10:30 ^ , 1 Free t Scholarships. .Arin^uncement ;31B made hy ' Supt. of I$daftatIoh J ?~$. belton that there will-?he; four vacant four-year achbl, orships7tp .Winthrop'college from An derson county this year,. ; and the board' of education v/Ill hold an ?xV: amina tlon. for ->.thcsQ> scholarships on July 7thy commencing at 0 o'clock , and ending aty4'?o'clock in tho aftor j .toben; Also, there are five four-year ech?larshlps frota-, this county to Clemson college,';examination to be held July 14th. Court to .Anjoarn. -;Commqu' pioaS/icburt will adjourn sino dio today ^'Yesterday's session' was taken up mainly with- tho I?su 'ance bf prdoi? and decrees In equity 'matters. Judge Prince- stated that he would tako tho ISrsgtnbv case . um, :da? '.advisement ;aad ' issue a.'::i^r?| later. Ho ordered tho tostimonw transcribed. Tho cauri" fivorruled motlbhs for. now trials in the.Casb? ot .'Mrs. Annie MOHO against Sam W;: .Millford,. and ?.the Piedmont & Nor-' thorn . lines against >ihe Blue Ridge railway. Judge. P^c? ordered :a ! n?flij ? trial in tho case of M?haffey against .Meredith, appealed .-. trom ; a . magia trate's court, unless thc plaintif remit?; . $12.eoi of; tho Judgment. No Cdebr?ti?oi>5 Here, tip to this timo no 4th ot July cele* orations tor thb! ?ity. ot; ? Andean nave.been announced. It ia report ed that -picnic trips * will bo made oyer the P.;?c N. to WiHiaraston and other points ?n 'th?t das'; Arranfj-/ at?rrathuvo bou?v KiHi?o at petecr for: ?jf'iS?ftb?rat^culcbral?ba, and lt la like ly that a ??ii?her.' Of p copio will fj? to that, place if ;6m, here cn. .the ,41h, [Soma vfor?s: -afr calebratiansi .-r?>/. ".:tfels city. Ii Vtel? ia - thereat the ats militia ara on the ?ftvdor ut that tit %?$t)b\T sora? festivities? aa 'a. mc of honor to thu ?iCudier. lads., [ Chiefer Nfcr?ay t&V^new patrol bat? boen ! Of - inestimable w?tth i; to - the pol ice nHttj|ira^sh t?* --'-d-:.itefc/:m^ made and ?crits capMjred that . ^WiW'?ii^t*^^^ thovtritfm ade in "the old w"?y^^ ?' " ,'?V. . ll IBik Make * il 1 v " ; All now pattern*; and color* ? ^T? guaranteed. Soft or utifT cuffs f g Ai if you consUi&r Ut? ?.oihes *vV'? O???i la. th? S??sg c??Ss with t?:c ; -~aay ?^^f *.ssgfii... "IH'.11 ? i usual ready madegarments. . ? j I . ALGO GLOT?ES- 1 ? ? ' i are styled by a staff of acknowledged masters.. The fabrics jf '.^BK^^^y'' ?'./v I are different. They are chosen for quality, not on a price ?- 1 ? ^Hfc^\ 8 basis alone. And the tailoring, men/ is net of the machine . ' v^?t ^^^tf? H i variety. Hand work predominates, care rules every operaron, \\ V -S v': and perfection is the result. ... '-^SL' -'i^/Y ' . If you are going to spend either amount for clothes', *vhy not V??jfcf Mi^* $ Jr get the most fdr your money? - ^ ?" - - . ^ ll'' S' Y ^ ^ ' <vV_y^ ?{^f ~\ * :Hss ' 5g U< . - ,;;.;::-.^3f^ y J "Few men gcctimmtt? g, ??;"' ^^^^^^^y 7<rt? m?ri?y tijho did wot; Jg - S .; ?? ? "."."^^S- 2wiy real estate. gs ^ ! js^jjQjj^e . <^lgg?jQ_^^^^L^ 1."'?." '-1.; jsss ? /lit . ?';If?^fet'R?seipt '. ^iiiL' .;: : ?-???? . . . - n .??I . SSS -VfgfegK .; :, r ' I JSS ? '.The beauty about a small -ssa.. =? S ?Jr" . i^f^ truck Tarni is tliat it will.: .???-'.. ;. ss'.' CQ^,- < ? >jifioibaJgj.J : . bring you in money every ,g^;, .ST j ^? j ''.jE^^^^^^'' wonth of the year. ' ?. .jg3T:;'.-. ?atarday wlt? be "'pay day" for hundred? of fhen ?nd women hi Anderson. j d?bbage, beets, turnips,, let '. tu^'Jn^th^;winter months and alt kinds of vegetables, hi .the summer. $ ?.(j.oo wilt erifitls you to a "firsi teuf?^?, North Anderson lot. Will give .':yo?:4':^d*.invest? merit and willmake you ? systerria?c saver? ;A'.'ft^v hogs'the* year around. to. use up the faulty v?ge- . tables and i of her-'left: overs. i ri sd V^fiHHH^^palary you rec?le ?aturt?y c?n irTlf??l .; ppie'-'^yjbt?f w?f?tiy- is an . : : Ideal p?acA for this kf?4 ?f f firmhijfc; 'I