Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 -s4 F' ~ " - l'-v 5 - .~W--'4& WINR tra PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. For the Next WE WILL .MAKE SOME ALL SPRING GOODS, FOF OUR ENTIRE LINE 01 =At ( 144 pAirs Men's Fine Ru! Bals and Congress at COST. THE BEST SHOES or DV. Wa AT UTYSBURO. :In the Atlanta Journal W. A. J givon' es the folloWing par was in 1srgt was about opposite Devil's Den. It was formed into two lines, and on the left of Hood's division. The front line was: Kershaw's South Carolinians on the right and Barksdale's Mississippians on the left. The two Georgia brigades were in the second line. As we marched up the slope to take position, I noticed Generals Lee and Longstreet standing in the shade of a tree looking at a map which spread on the ground. Not far from this point our bri *gade was formed in line of battle. My regiment was posted in a clearing between two bodies of -woods, and on the edge of the wheat field. The field was in closed with a stone fence and we sat on the grund so that the fence would shield us from the enemy's skirmr'ishers, who were thickly posted mn our front. We 'were near the woods on our right, and in the angle nearest us of these woods one of our batteries was- unlimbered and went into action. As soon as they began firing 'the Federals returned the fire from a number of batteries, and in a few minutes the air was full of fluttering, bursting shells. I noticed the Georgians in the woods behind the battery, od ing the falling limbs.- The Fed erals had too many guns playing on our guns, and our folks were forced to retire. After a while General Lee rode along the line, and then after awhile Hood's di vision advanced to the attack. * Between us and the Federals was an open field without any sort of protection to ddvancing force, and the distance across was about one mile and a quarter. As soon as Hood started the music began. A I was sitting behind the stone fence talking to Captain George McDowell, of my company, and Captain Pulliam, of the Butler Guards, of my regiment. I made the observation to these two thai we would fail unless our divisior was moved forward with Hood. Both of those men were killed and I think they had that pre' * sentment from the way they looked and talked. Hood went ahead and reached R ounid Top. The Yankees movei trop from our front and attackei .I Fifteen Days VERY CLOSE PRICES OP AND ESPECIALLY ON Z MEN, BOYS kND CHILDREN F STRAW HATS GOING i ost.== ;set and Tan Shoes in Button! earth for the money. 1ker & Co. Hood's lift flank. This compellei that flank . giye way. At thi juncture we started A in. W .aped thewall and the Yankee gaIi.Under th pressure I forgot all about m; pack, although it had been rein forded with sixty rounds of fres. ammunition. To make room fo this in my haversack I had un loaded my "grub," some beef tal low biscuit, fit more for cannoi balls than food. We were for bidden to fire, consequently was simply a packmule sight seer. Yes, and 1 saw a sight.an heard a sight and thought a sighi Shells were cutting off the armi legs and heads of our men, cut ting them in two and explodin, in their bodies, tearing them int, mincemeat. Then there was th< solemn thud of the minie balls men crying for water, groaning praying and so much that wa harrowing that my speech fails ti describe it all. I am not writin as a soldier now, but simply as tourist. This thing went on unti we got within about four or fiv hundred yards of the batteries then we begani to get grape sho fired into us. More horrors! Bu horror or no horror, we .mad straight for the batteries, and did long for the order to fire ani charge, so that we could rais the "yell!" But no, we wer simply on- exhibition. On w went,'leaving the field behind u covered with heads, arms, legs mangled bodies and the like About 300 yards from the gun: now, when we got the order ti move by the right flank. Gues they thought we had had enougi sight-seeing from the front, ani now we were to have a side vie's Moving by the flank, there was; depression through which th men passed. In this depressio: the men were out of the fire c the grape shot. But the depres sion ran right up to a Yankel battery, and they quickly place, a gun so as to rake it. I notice, that about every other squa, which got in it was decimatei and I saw that the men about m would be the unfortunate one! We got in it, and while crossin it I kept my eye on the gun. A I saw the man about to pull tb lanyard, I stopped still and turne my thin edge to the fire. Bang went the gun, and then the grap reaped the harvest of souls. was the only man left unhuri Poor John Fourchee, of my con p any, fell behind me, his le broken by a grape. Poor Whi Cheney, of my company, fell on my right. He giot a grape which; frazzlei my jac et behind. Four chee looked up at me with such a pleading look and 'asked for water. I gave him my canteen. I can see him now just as he looked then. He died. Then there was Jimmie Cason, of my regiment, one of my schoolmates. He was on his hands and knees with -a portion of his skull shot away above one eye. He was out of his mind instantly. He died. Then my bosom frie4. George McKenzie, of my coWig pany, had his gun knocked acrosg his chest, which almost finished him. Then William Lomax, of my company, who with me sat up as pickets all night at. Fred ericksburg on the dead bodies of Yankee soldiers, was killed. But I had to go, and go quickly. - After a little we got orders to lie down. Up to this time I had acted tourist to perfection and according to orders. But I had come to the point that I intended to play soldier and general on my own account. I turned toward the Yanks and standing there alone I opened fire on them at the battery what had graped us so heavily. I had a rifle which I got out of a dead Yank's hand at Fredericksburg. This Yank was one of Meagher's Irish brigade. The inspector general of our army informed me in an inspection near Fredericks-, burg that 1 had the finest gun in the army. It was a beauty. With this gun I took aim at a Yankee officer, who was riding A white horse. He was riding back and forth behind the infantry which was supporting the batte afore mentioned. The distan I was about three hundred yards. 3 I guessed I could not miss whole crowd. I fired 12 tou asfast asI could load the dcing their level best in that line before I fired a shot. As I was loading my gun the Yankees - charged us and came out of a piece of woods to our right. They got up pretty close before I could -load, and one fellow, who was in - advance of the rest, stopped about 30 yards from us and pulled - down on me as I was capping my [ gun. I thought my occupation - as a tourist was gone. He missed the mark. About this time the men lying down arose. We raised a yell and fired into them. We downed the most of them, and of the others, a great many threw Sdown their arms and ran into our lines. We followed those who fled, and it resembled a rab 'bit hunt. SWe about cleaned this line up. SWe soon encountered another. SWe got a volley and returned it1 and the carnage in their line was heavy. Great nunibers of the un hurt threw down th~eir guns and fell flat on the. ground. When we passed over them they arose and ran into our lines. We ran afowl of a third line, and it shared the fate of the other two. Then over and past their bat teries, up to the round top. Here we encountered several lines of battle posted on the hillside so that they could shoot over the heads of the men in front. We got close up and kept the men who were attempting to fire some guns which were posted there thinned out so that they could not do much. But the lines of battle fired into us and many of our men fell. Colonel J. D. Kennedy, of my regiment, who was by my side, got hit and had his hat knockd off. He turned to leave the field and told me that he was wounded, and in structed me to go and tell Lieu tenant Colonel Gaillard to take command of the regiment. I started on a run down the line to ~find him. When I got about the center of the regiment the men .began to fall back, and of course I did too. I was then in a road which wound its way behind the round tops. We retreated in 1good order, loading and firing on !the Yanks. We reached the edge of a woods and here we made a [ stand, and Colonel D. Wyatt . Aiken, of the Seventh South -Carolina, as he jumped over a Ilong, called to his regiment to !rally on us. Here. while in the 7A-i wmya, was put an an to W- ln the ba AND RA*.ROADS. SRepoabout to b AeAgdealtart De Wlan sxiaustene re OWatde, Jr., er on in on'of the trans i ad vegefables trn& farms to N mwets srption of the Califor ndustryand the mor fhloia fruits~tdinte d Atlantie seJboaid ight rates ad fefridera oa peisliable pro 11 important sektions of he mer. grEwth eresehe' y arm fid ited Of i&outVorty e . popnlation of the a eonsequent, demiid ter quantity and larger of agetabes At ll sea the year, the changed - and thes lis uof the South after t close civil rar; adthe budg y touand eof miles of wa aAnisiven thuis 1 -ApY is whio has ially e of all outern where rom late winter unt4 early au thousands and thfusands of acres are under cultivation to supply Northern markets with fruits and vegetables, there being hardly a Northern city of any size which is not receiving its out of Season garden truck. The South ern planter has made new use of his farms. Many of the improved facilities which have been adopted by the freight departments of our rail roads are directly attributable to the handling of perishable agri cultural products. Routes have been shortened, through schedules adopted, motive power increased and by the use of ventilation, refrigeration, speed and quick de livery the roads are enabled to place the truck in th'e Northern markets in .as good condition as when it left the South, even when it necessitates a journey of many hundreds of miles. Such a thing] as a particular season for any kind of vegetables in our principal markets is at this time practically unknown, and it is now possible to draw upon the different sections of the country and receive at any season of the year nearly all the standard varie ties of vegetables. In the late autumn and early spring Florida and the Southern States furnish the supply for the Northern mar kets, until the advancing season (which moves northward at tne rate of about fifteen~ miles per day) matures the crops through the Eastern and Central States; these supply the midsummer and autumn markets until the frosts. of winter once more compel a return to the South, where a fresh crop is at the command of the market. The prospects for a large tea crop from the farm of Dr. Shep herd near Summerville, South Carolina, are very favorable. A Cure for Cholera Intfantumn. "Luse May," saiy Mrs. Urtil Baker, of B okwabter, Ohio, '-an infani c'lild of our ne ghbor's was suflf ring from cholera infaiinum. The d ac'or h.d given up all hopes o'f recovery . 1 took a bottle of Chambei lain's Colic. Cho1 era and Diarrhan iRemed y to r he house, telling th-n m felt sure it would do good if need accordiseg to direction's. IN two datya' time the child bad fully recovered, and is now ('iea' ly a year since.) a vigorenQ healthy gi. I baYe recommended this Rlemedy freguently and bave neter kanwa it to fail in any inge instance." For sale by all deug g-s . EXAMINE M Rock Hill Bug -'-.BEFORE Can get-you good mule , "Ben," the short-horn bull, st sner. Three llars for th4 he Famous At GOLDf Highest awarA diploma.of Honor.1 EYESX9HT I bAi o;V Iawkea' gla as stampell ondframe. pageant'of tio kinI seen d the last few hundred years. All those who can claim special priv ileges must now, of course, hasten to present their claims, and the commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into these have anything bat an easy task before them, for quite a surpris ing number of distinguished folk either have or believe they have a right not only to be present, but to take an active part in the great ceremonial. It has also been said that as the coronation is essentially a British and impe rial function, it would Aot be fair to award too much sp ce in our historic abbey to the hundreds of foreign royal personages who will consider themselves entitled to be. present. fifteen distinguished individuals, headed by the Duke of Norfolkand, including such widely differing personalities as Lord Esher, Lord Farquhar, the Bishop of Winchester and Mr. Almeric Fitzroy, clerk of the council, have accepted the respon sible task of making all arrange ments connected with the corona tion. The earl-marshal and his colleagues have no easy task be fore them, and we may be sure that by this time next year they will be only too glad to enjoy a thorough holiday from every kind of work. I believe it is a fact that the moment the names of the fortunate (?) few were inserted in the papers they were one and all besieged by the next post with applications not only from their friends and their friends' friends, but from complete strangers, who urged on them every possible claim in order that they might obtain even a back place at the function in Westminster Abbey." , 2 t Girdles the Globe 'i e famneof BuLcken's AricaSalve', as the best in the world,extends round the ear h. Ii's the one perfect healer of Cu a, Corns, Bo rut, Bruaiss3, Snres, deald,, Bo us, U cers, FXion.s, Aches, P..ins and a:I Skin 10up ions. Only infallibte Pite cure. 2.5c a box at Mc Ma~t r Co's. Dr. Robert Koch the Berlin' bacteriologist in an address in England last week reiterated his dictum that malaria does not emanate from swamps, but is caused by the innoculation of mosquitoes and gnats. He fur ther said that malarial parasites could be stamped out with qui nine treatment. Y STOCK OF ,gies, Harnless, &c. BUYING. if you lose one. will be kept at" st biet eason. 44, lanta Optican, sarike is bound t1o have a d~ - effect upon the price -of o6tton ties if it continues much lenger. Almost all of the cotton ties used are manufactured by the Atneri can Steel jloop' Company closey affiliated with the Unite StAtes Steel Company. The works of the cotton tie manufacturers are now idle. Ties have been quoted recently at $1 per hundred in 2,000 lots. Sales have been re ported, however, at $1.05 a bun dle in that quantity. All quota tions have been withdrawn by rhose facoriesand it is not effect wpon the neprices an-t Alosce wll oftecto isue are mawsufatreqiry that Ate Steel Cmpan.c Tshea andoke of the pebtnatie fmvanfathrer lare tnw ide Tie Chavebeean' quted receantl at ver hdredwhen pord however at $10 tabn punownht ted netryn price, n 25cts. For psaoe bowls drulee.y CLERK'S S ALE, STATE OF SOU TH CAROLNA, ComT1TY OF FAJIRFLD. COURT OF COM EON PLEAS. Cas. A. D ug'ass vs. J. E. McDonald. In pursuance of ans order of the Curt or Common Pseas moade In the ab.ve stated cwe, I wilt effar fur sale belore t he urt flouse door in Wina bort., y. (U , on the FIRST MUN DAY IN SEPTEMBER next, withins the le gal hours of sale, at pub iu tnlcry. tn':tbe big hest bidder, the followinig described property, to wit: All that ceutain piece, pircel or platatiou of land lyitng, bding and i'uate in the County of Fals f.-4d andc Stte oftScth Carolina, e malolng FIVE lIUNDR ED AND FORTY ACRE%, n >re or lees, and bounded by land. formierly owned by Marshall McGraw, deca~ed, astephen Gibson, deceased, lads now or rosmerly owned by A. P. Irb., landIs loriuesrly owned by J. E. McLonald and Chae. A. D angease, now s waned by ecannun, land. of teery Coeman, W. N. Msaou, Josepis W. lark and othe: -. TERCMS OF SALE TheA whole ot the purchase m nsey to be paiid 'In cash upoun the day of sale, ad in cis: raid purenaser shal aot c tmpt y witn the terane or asie immeI distely at the close or tb. bidding thea aId UlerK ashal I unul -diately resell .d t tract of land upona same terms wiboutc anv furthe:r order atr the Uourt, and the purchaser to pay -for all necessary ppJOHN W. LYLES, . Winnsb~ro, 8 C., C. C t'.b# '. Angust 6, 1901. a 6d