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— . * ' 1 4 THURSDAY. APRIL 30TH, 192.'. J ■ THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. PAGE SEVEN, TWO LETTERS WRITTEN BEFORE AND AFTER MANASSAS BATTLE Mr. T L. Wragg, of Blackville, has indly consented to-allow The People ,*:«>^.publish two v<?ry interPsting letters that were written by hts father dur- mg the War Between the States^' one, before and the other after the Frst Battle of Manas^a& which, as he states in his second letter, was the largest battle ever fought on Ameri can soil up to that time. The letters are interesting in that they were written by a participant while im pressions were fresh on his mind. They are as follows: Before the Battle. Manassas Junction, July. Jlst. My Dear Papa: 1 take this* opportunity of writing you, ais 1 have a little time to my- self. We are encamped on the north -ide of the town with the rest of the .my, and expect a fight every day. The enemy are about seven miles from us and advancing. Our scouts were fired on yesterday by the enemy, and une man was wounded by the burst ing of bomb shell. We heard today that the enemy was advancing in tnree columns: one from MaKins- Vurg. one from Harpers Ferry and the other by way of Romney. They n* trying to outflank us. Our bri gade and 'f'rrneral Jackson’s have been ordered to take position on the mad leading to Charlestown to pre vent about five or six thousand from getting behind the main body. We "v'ere all very much excited last night. ^7list after Tattoo, our Captain tol<l us F'hat Colonel Gardner said he would lead ut into battle' today. We were all up in the morning at 2:30 and ex pected to have a figl'it curtain, but were disappointed. We were drawn up : \TJ."A. Collins U. R. Moore . | Jim Jaekson . , F. T. Merhitt j J. B. Morris . ^ I L. F. Randall one of our boys killed and one wound- O, D. Moore __ i . »* ed. The ball just poured on us., E. W. D. Morris struck our musketi and hats and; Mike Powell bodies. We got to the woods, the 'place of slaughter, we were in it fifteen minutes, - ipni in that short Time, we had in our jeompany five killed and twenty-five wounded and EV P. Tarrance .. , E. E. Owens C. E. Grimes _i J. O. Walker W. F. Bates .... N. G. Morris _-C._ T. O. Davis A. P. Givens Benn ; e Owens five taken prisoners. I did not get as much a scratch. There were ! Henry Hartzog five men shot down about me. Among/ N. F. Sanders them was Jule Fawell. He was shot, in the head and died as soon ns he received the shot. Mr. Lippman’jS son was another. He was shot in the j Strickland aruF BMes k. ankle. leg and shoulder. Mac. Butler, ; Ella Corley the carpenfer.’s son, was killed. Our j J. L. Shuler Adjutant, John Branch, was killed. W. F. Johnson .... Mr. Basso’s son was killed. Colonel Frank M. Harley Barton was shot wnh the flag in hrs'J. M. Hill i fi" - hand. He was loading the 7th Regi- i W. I). Harley Motor Cr>. ment and in crossing a fence he re-i J. II.. Sweat __ ceive'd. his death wound. The ball C. B. Ellis, Jr. passed through his heart. Our forces C. H. Greene retreated for a mile and took a stand E. F. Woodward k and after that we gained ground and L. F. Cushman at six p. m., they were pursued by our cavalry eight miles. I will give you a better account as soon as we | I. W. Rountree and Son settle down. I can only say that 1 Home Furniture Co. __ am ceitain of one. lie rode in front Q. A. Kennedy of his forces and waved his sword. I W. P. Franklin G. O. Cadden J. F. Sweat k. took aim and fired. He fell. I did W not want to see more, but got out of . \V the way. Love to all. 1 remain. Your affectionate son, . Tr L. Wragg.' We hare taken Sherman’s Battery. New Stamps at Post Office. New stamps which, will he used'm the future - in compliance with the pro visions of the postal increase act, are P. Franklin _ P. Franklin . _ B. Mazursky W. E. McNab Jas. M. Caldwell, Treas. _ I 1 . , Farmers Union Mer. Co. _ Allen J. Owens Rescue Orphanage F. O. Black Lemon Bros ,k' C. F. Molair . .. .. G. C. Beck . 25.25 ..21.40 . 2.00 . Uitf . 22.50 . 4.00 . 23.00 _ 12.00 . 12.50 . 65.00 _ 24.00 - 21.30 . 35.00 - 40.50 _ 1S.00 . 65.00, . 55.00 . 10.50 28.50 . _65.0O 249.66 . 10.00 6.50 _ 9.50 5.95 ..15.63 _ 72.85 . 22.00 _ 73.20 _ 59.25 306.00 . 12.00 . 17.75 265.88 i 71.40 . 24.50 142.00 406.79 . 114.00 85.50 132.13 . 250.00 179.60 .. 86.78 - (49.36 kK line of battle this afternoon am4^' v i - n USt ‘ a,ul 0,1 sak ‘ & the Barn ' J. R. Cheek and Son l,_ no one knew where we were going, until we were marched aboui a mile ■ :i the Charleston Road and halted. We were then oidered to pull dnwn all the,fences along tin* road so as to have a clear place_t > fight. In less an an hour all the fences for a tnile along the side of the road were • fiat to the ground. We then formed and marched back to camp. We -heard today that we were going to march to Charlestown. All our tents are stria k and ktrfJipsacks lightly packed for a long man h. The enemy about >ix thousand strong are at Smithville. a little village this side of Charlestown, and ii they don’t re treat. we will certainly have .a fight. Troops 1 are coming in from i ll parts nt' the country and we have a pretty good force here. Our Colonel {Gard ner > says that if Doubleday’s Battery i~ anywhere near us. he intends to • make u- charge it. that is our Regi ment. 1 would like to be one to help lake lit from h:m. 1 remain your af fectionate son. T. L. Wragg. 1 have just heard that w& go to S'.iiiu.'burg to meet MrC'ella# There ire 'O many reports out Mfat you -ink jpoiuMhe truth. Write nxm to .ur affectionate son. Thomas. \V have juv arrived'. After the Battle. Manas-its Junctioa. July 23rd. ly D.-ar Paj'-ii: I write you these few line- t<> lot • , well for 1 know *1. - ' T* •" i'-at .von will k" cnxi iUs to near from ir. •. W (- have just had one of the arg"- 1 bat ill's ever fought on Ameri- e.H'TYVy. , 1 e p;i; t ii iilav . .v.v reeeivefl junction to ;. \vn > had right. We J took the ay morning. We then marched about thro • miles from the junction and camped until Sunday. When we got orders < to numli. we walked i bout eight orfen miles, but before w-* got tldiit far. we heard the artillery firing. We marched To tlje i>a th field, and took siur ppisitiou r.cnind a battery. The battery was at the foot of a hill and we on top. We#had not been there five minutes before the shells from the famous Sherman’s battery wen- falling around us like rain. We had one killed and two wounded in our regiment. A few minutes after we heard a tremdous tire of muskets anil received orders to .suppovtl General Bee’s Toree-bn the right, w'fio were * giving away. We, started flor that ixmit amid the buiiting , i.T shells around us. We sueceeifed in getting dotvn the hill and across the valley: We were brought up another hill by well P^t office. The regular govern-J Xhe BarwolI ^tinel _ les ment postal card remains 1 cent, but !' The Barnwel , K. ople private or souvenir, mailing 1 cards, 2 ! j ()W j tts cents. Printed circular letters, U* j'xew Se*nt"in’ei’ Pub".’C»‘ I' cents. Special delivery .on letters, 10 j. jj cents. Parcel post up to 2 pounds, special delivery, ,10 cents, but from 2 to 10 pounds. 15 cents and over 10 , WalkiM . Evang ( - 0 _ C pounds. 20 cents. Registration fee 15 cents, instead of 10 cents. News papers and magazines. 2 cents for each 2 ounces ojra fraction thereof up to 8 ounces, then parcel po«t rate. Baylis Office Equipment C R. L. Bronson o. .. 13.00 - 6.09 . 92.49 _ 318.13 18.00 10.00 _ 2l.r>0 65.00 _ 9.55 r 26.00 .. 2.00 _ 6.00 _ 31.31 Lubrication of the Ford calls for a free-flowing oil that reaches all bearing surfaces. We have an oil that fits the Ford car exactly. “Standard” Polxrine Motor Oil for Fords is refined for Ford cars and none other. It is made with the same care that has placed other con sistencies of “Standard” Polarine Motor Oils in the front rank of motor oils. We have been using it experimentally on private cars and on our own fleets of Ford cars, until we are sure it is better than other oils for Fords. You will notice the difference immediately when you change to the new oil, for it does a thorough job of lubricating every Ford it gets a chance at. ‘ a STANDARD ffalM'"** MOTOR OIL \ STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) F. M. Harley S. T&wne J o. _ < : i * i > * : ' i ntl-' * • .',1 tft wii n gi\ • > nu .'i i ',‘\V . f thi ( );, Tiu-sday. tk !*■ 17th. (■> levs : n nipn li ; (, . the Prauicga! ■! f<>! 1 n j K‘t ■n attacked nil t lji‘ nui nch"d thirty mi ■i s a: c i '. tirrived nr i. "1 l" 1 I N E S R. L. Wooley . ..... C. S. Anderson P>. \t. Peeples . J. A. Morris W. P. Sandeis C. S. Buist - J. 11. Hogg, G. R. Peeples —. B. A. Gunnels J. C. Blume J. M. Scott J. K. Rountree Miss Lula Chreisman 11. H. Dyehes .... .. National Surety Co. . American Surety Co. ... Carolina Drug <jk>. G. M. Main k (’ecil 11. Ray. M. D. 11. H. Dyehes L . G. K. Sanders ........ J. 11. Morris fl. H. Meyer i Illackviile Hdw. Co. _ ' {». \. Bodiford ! K. G, Matthews A. O. Dunbar ! J. W. Folk i \y. ii. m.. .. Horace J. Grouch- 125.00 19.00 .... —1-12.60 J. T. Baxley _• Strickland and Bates 141.18 Newell Contracting Co. 16.50 M. A: Owens ... 1.00 F. J. Gillam :__2.0() H. M. Gasaels _._l7.os N. F. Sealers 55.00 Colemau McDuffy 25.00 S. A. Hair . .... 8.00 E. D. Peacock 47.00 P. P. Carter 8.00 S. P. Foyd,—^ —45.55 I. W. Rountree and Son 141.13 E. D. Dicks ... 43.35 J. F. Swett .... 1 20.38 G. O. Cadden ...... 33 75 Farmers Union Mercantile Go...49.17 W. Pj, Franklin .171.00 W. P. Franklin .. _ 104.75 Fulton Bag ami Cotton Mills 213.62 P». Mazursky .... .54.65 W. K. McNab i. 125.00 Palace Market _ ..14.25 Manigault, G^ten and Williams 15.00 Allen J. Owens _ •. :.57.31 J. R. Cheek and Son . 10.00 B. Mazursky Jas. M. Caldwell. Treas .... A. D? Furtiek . Rescue Orphanage . ('. F. Molair Matthews Turner ____ 15.4' i o 41.2: ■,9.19 D. P. Lancaster .. Mohn K. Snelling W. II. Manning T— J. B. Armstrong Horace J. Crouch J. Fk Rountree B. H. Dyehes . J. S. Still E. M. Kirkland — W. L. Baxley J. W. F«)lk E. C. C. M. J. B. Morris J. S. Blume Bank of Western Carolina Home Bank J. B. Armstrong, Treas. J. B. Armstrong, Treas The Galion Iron Works J. B. Morris Henry Hartzog ... W. D. Hailey Motor Co. M. L. Hair .... ... W. A. R , ' C. H. Greene Dicks Auto Co. . . The Galion Iron Works Bennie Owens ..._ ..._ A. M. Anderson L. P. Blume .. _ _ B. J. M< Kerley J. P. Hai l. \ ....41.66 39.16 58.55 63.§9 130.00 15.83 ... 125.00 150.00 100.00 128.73 208.78 178.50 .1..178.83 105.13 20.31 ....350.80 j...317.20 _.2,263.14 _ 2,002.00 3.20 ... 283.80 j... 65.00 _L.__01.80 .—12.50 12.75 ."s. ALLENDALE I RITP CO. Allendale, S. C. County Directors' Quarterly Report FL M. Kirkland • i 110.35 licit PL;.i maev 79 ir, B. W. J, Still IT H. Dyche' . . 125.00 Lemon Bros.. Inc. 12,3.47 Ciulf Refining (k Jnlm K. Snelling . .4. 39.16 Fa-teHing and Go. 3.00 G. N. Bodiford G. A. 1 Hensley, M 1». 11.66 G, (k Best. Jr. 12.50 J. Fk Swett J. 'l)i;im >nd .. 36.11 R. L. Wooli _ ■ . . 25.00 W ' P. Franklin 1*. P. 1 inca.-tt i' _ ... 5.55 (k S. Buist 25.00 \T Uc Drug Cn'. G. M. Tarnei^ ... 155.3) G. Ck Best. Jr. , *12.50 w . P. Triinkliii J. IT Arng-ttung ' 72:6- G. S. AndeV'en . •14:58 <k F. Molair •J. B. M nris >: _..-a - el.8., J. A. Morris 12.50 1. W...Roumr.e IT ( _)l :tthews _...— 4.0.70 W. P. Sanders- 29.15 B. Mazursky. W . L. Baxley ... 75.78 Trotti Harden . . . — — 12.50 J. ('. Hogg III s stiii __ 150 00 J. M. Scott - 27.91 In’ G. Bodiford .\. M. .\mler«)U ■ t 65.(10 B. A. Gunnels 12.50 w , P. F’ranklin j J. IT Armstrong ^ 1.253.13 J. S. Blume 28.92 ' p. A. Price J, W. B. Dixson . ... 6.75 CL R. Peeples _ _ 20.66 B Mazursky , t J. H. Wall __________ 9.00 E. G. Hay 2 6.00 D. C. Bosh ______ 3^00 E. B. Sanders 21.00 A. M. Sanders .... 9.00 B. Fk Anderson ' 9.00 J. F.. Lain w 33.00 R. B. Fickling 36.00 J. .W. Folk 39.00 Walker, Flvans and Cogs. Co. 7.37 New Sentinel Pub. Co. 20.50 The Barnwell People 30.25 Brandon Printing Co. 59.87 B, H. Dyehes r _ 2.00 The R. L. Bryan Co. 2.65 FIpps’ Pharmacy 3.60 W. T. Gantt _i 20.00 Nevils Garage 29.40 Standard Oil Co. 61.50 G. P. Hogg 25.00 Barnwell Ins. Agency 6.00 C. K. Sanders 100.00 J. B. Armstrong L,036.90 C. K. Sanders 250.00 John K. Snelling 200.00 II. G. Boylstim ... 275.00 B. H. Dyehes 23.00 D. K. Briggs. M. D. 10.00 H. Dyehes . 12.95 J. B. Armstrong, Treas, 2.002.00 G. M. Main ___. 3.60 G. M. Main 15.00 Jean Ril(‘y 100.00 J«ohn K. Snelling 31.16 Mrs. Marie Jones Black _____ 124.99 E. M. Kirkland 103.00 J. B. Armstrong, Treas. ______ 63.89 Henry IRkrtzog '..Ransom Reed ! R. R. Moore T— J. N. Folk Of Claims Paid in the Office of the \y. p. Anderson Gountj Board of Directors for th< Terie Richarddson . (Quarter Ending March 31.1925. W. o. Harley MotoT Co. _ ' Fq L. Sanders _ _ : $' 85.80 ; w. W.HIiers ..A 27.35 4.403.40 451,90 11 Newton Heckle N. R. Till .. .. .. Newell Contracting Co. Wayt Thomas .. W. R. Carson W. G. F’underburk , I the flank, and was exposeiLto a dread- Ul fire of musketry from tKe'gnemy 'ho were well posted lie hind breast works and a large barn. When on the hill 1 looked .towards- the enemy, and forth# first time since w,e left home. I saw; the once Glorious ?tar<j and nStripes, floating over the enemy. Therf was a little thicket before us to thfe right, and in getting there, had W. J. and H. A. Jumj icr A. B. McKerley W. A. Fickling -- £.532,0$ T. CL‘Cobb .. — _ 3,16.71 |>, p Gardner 524.84 ; j. o. Long Trotti Harden . B. W. Peeples . J. H. Hogg . o Sol Brown G. N. Bodiford FL C. 'Matthew-: Standard Oil Co Joe. Huggins . Alfred Tobin J. H. Swett 12.50 .16.66 . . . 29.15 30.00 110.00 156.81 .36.30 6.64 12.90 Van Smatheis _ . J. M. Halford __ oO.OU Bennie Owens L. Ashley and C o. 211.81 , Sheimian Dicks H. <‘-assids ■ __ 244.51 ,T. P,. Ellis Brown and Younmans _ . 43.50 i h. Greene D. C. Bush... 50.00 R Renew W. 1*’. Duncan _.. * 56.2.> J Ashley and C’o. Austin-Westeqi_Rd. Mch. Go. _ 46.79 J. H. Still _ Galion 1 rdn Wks. aipl Mch. Co. _ 13.89 \ \( Anderson- 1 Martin .Keeler ^ 10.0 ), Reynolds Farming Corp. D T.- T-, I 05.00 .21.00 6, f.) B;iF. Davis..— 15.00 Terie Richardson AT "120.00 Martin Keeler B. F. Grubbs W. AV Still 4.75 ‘ Ashlev and Co. _. G. D. Morris ir - 40.00 w. T. Still j,. Fk Cushman J 13.00 S. J. Carroll V ... 14.50 Gulf Refining Co. 1___ 109.40 Gulf Refining Co. A. F. Weinjorts Simon Brown’s Sons ..19.25 2.00 ...33.91 __ .51.25 __ .65.00 ...‘85.25 ...22.00 r_4;00 75.00 1 ...50.00 ..137.33. ...40.70 ...28.38 . ... 8.25 Dicks Auto Co. 11.85 R. L. Bronson .12.70 P>. H. Dyehes ... __.__.142.65 J. B. Armstrong, Treas. ...J.962.08 B. II. Dvches _. ^.i:. -.25.00 E. F. Woodward .-..46.94 Carolina Drug Co. 1..00 G. M. Main ^.60 The Barnwell People .29.75 WaTkmvJLwins and Coggswell- Co. ..— 134.07 Branttrm Printing Co. _i___ 3.60 B.JL Dyehes „.. — .17.26 WnnR.rft-nd Rivers Carroll. 99.37 A. H. Ninestein, Agt. Nat. Sure ty Co. _■ 50.00 J. H. Sams '-$?.10 R. A. Gyles, D. 15.00 Barnwell Ins. Agency , 37.50 B. H. Dyehes 38.50 C. A. Henslev. M. D. 41.66 G. P. Hog-raml Son A. D. F’urtick 1 Allen J. Owens _ Easterling and Co. 2. J. L. Buist . FL W. Holman —. City Ice and Coal C’o, __ las. My Caldwell, r Treas. W. B. Parker Farmers Union Mer. C’o. Lemon Bros. City Ice and Coal Co. .... R. I.. Wooley B. W. Peeples r. s. p.ui-t I. A. Morris ... CL S. Anderson _ W. I’. Sanders l... J. M. Scott —... J. H. Hogg _-_ T G. R. Peeples IT."A. Gunnels J. FL 'Rountree Sr-Wume P. Blume jM. Turner l R.. R. Moore ___. Victor Lewis P. W. Price A. D. Connor : — J. Black. Jr. ... ... 41.65 .. 125.00 — — 66.68 .. 122.25 . 139.33 125.00 33.33 205.33 33.33 150.00 . 33.33 116.08 175.00 279.89 .1 J. L. C. -I). P. Lancaster'. Horace J. Crouch C. A. Hensley, M. D. R. L. Bronson . — W. H.‘ Manning .. . B. H. Dyehes ... I. B. Morris' . J. W. Folk _ — M. Turner J. S. Still W. 1.. Baxley E. CL Matthews , Joseph Baxley. . . — — J. S. Still — Bennie Owens — 15.00 FL 0. Matthews 105.13 Q.. A. Kennedy 60.10 W. G. Funderburk _ — 1 _ —— 303.48 B. A. Gunnels 12*50 The Galion Iron Works 16.50 J. It. Hogg .• — 29.15 Austin-Western Rd. Mch. Co. __ 5.89 Standard Oil Co. .1 — 36.50 The McGregor Co. J. R.. Cheek a^d Son 22.00 Mrs. W. P. F'ranklin. 6.00 Seed B. Ray, M. I). 20.00 Madi'bn Sapp 25.00 J. L. Buist — 0.00 C. B. Ray, M. D. 43.75 0. D. Hammond, M. D. 61.00 J. W. Johnson 47.00 Home Bank -t- 26,554.52 Rank of Western Carolina 10,426.67 A. F. Weimorts 3.50 Mrs. W. B. Parker 29.25- W. S. Thame.s LILT— 12.50 J. B. 'Armstrong. Treas.__ 26,375.00 J. C. Hoffman 24.00 W. B. Parker * 9.00 J. R. Armstrong. Treas. 6;59 Mrs. Kate Wingo 18.50 .