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% VOL. 3. 8 SEMI-WEE Battle-Scarred Flag of th Gallant 12 th Regimci Presented to the State. (Jo'umbia State, Oct 31. The battle fl <g of the Twolit Sou'h Carolina was pr**-ente i 1 Gov. Ansel yesterday Iot pre-e vation in the relic roeni at 'I capitol. 1 he presentation wi 111 -iilt) by Capt Allen Jones, sc of a tormer gallaut colonel of U regiment. C?ipt. Jones was hir sell a private s-oidier in that re . irnent and a brother of Cadwc lader Jones, Jr., a captain in tl Twelfth. This flag was never mrrende ed. That is aelierished bit ?>f hi tory. The survivors of ill* r?'gime are proud that the b ittle-scari< e r? n ti was brought ba< unsullied lr? m Virginia, ai was returned to South Car lina next to the hear! oi gallant lad who loved it we The history ot the 11 <g was reci ed in the speech ot presentatio Capt. Jones Paid in pres* li ing the ll : "The history ol i', as I rrci it, Ironi memory, Aas that Ei o< Hlackmon, a gallant private Company II , when Geo. Lee i sued his lareweJ order surren ering the army of Northern Vi Kinia at Ancomattox on the 9 ol April, 18G5, determined Ih the flag that had waved us victory on so many bloody tiel and now has inscribed on i folds 31 b ? ties t he regiment w engaged in, should not b* sul jected to any disrespect by a I who had lour long years tried vain to bring it down. Lie to it from the staff, ripped out tl lining Irom Ins home-made gr coat and sewed it inside. In th way he brought it back to Hot Hill, where it remained in 1 possession un'il a reunion ol t] Twelltl\regirneut was held abo 1882 and an association forme Blackmon tlien reluctantly doiu ed his much beloved treasure thi s associat on. \ Sergt. Dave Moore, of Ric land county, a gallant memb of McGowan's brigade shar shooters, now presents it to t State, an ensign worthy of t u/)mirul inn aI lii ? i iwinir nni.ai WMIIHI M/II V/1 tion, an emblem to remind the of tbe heroic ilerds ol their foi lathers, who stood to the den for principle ami right ai 11? v?- . ,iilowed their (lag to lj ill t'l fi dust. The Twelfth raiment was ( ganiz^d early in LStll and we into camp of instruction Light wood Knot springs, f mii*8 above Columbia, und command of R. U. M Donova of Chester, as colonel ; Dix Barnes of Lancaster, as liente ant colonel, Cadwallader Joni of York, as major, and alter t ing commanded by D<novai Barnes, Jones, Miller, Boost Davis and Clyburn, three whom were buried 011 the fh ot battle and others brought t scars ol war home wi<h the was finally surrendered by i LAN< LEDGER 1852 KLY. IANCA: ' II ir ;e w iveir, as captain command n r, ^ when the 3un went down on the Confederacy at. Appomattox. 'This was a noble regiment, ' trained to deeds of gallantry by such generals as Gregg, Conner, 1 ^ Perrin and McGowan. When f danger was greatest . the order came down the liue, 41 Forward, First and Twelfth.' At |0 Spottsvlvania the oil Twe'fth Pai was selected by Gen. McGowan ^h m , I to retake the 'bloody angle' and " tire tree trunk now in the war de- ' partment at Washington, cut ,,H ( down by musket balls, lell into ,ul the ranks, wounding the men, but |)0 the old 11 eg still waved defiant- atl ly. we ir at Among the veterans of the ** Twelfth present yesterday were I'hos. W. Shgli, Co, D. Blythe- Th . wood; Ja?. 11. Martin, Co. D. or{ Ml ! h'?rpshooters.'" Columbia; David J 3 k ii Moore, Co. i), sharpshooters." Columbia; W. A Marshall, Co 1, re. ^ Til - ? ?* < ??? | r.easam nut; w. li. U.uce, (Jo. ?n: .I, Heath Spring*; Allen Jones, bri Co. 11, Columbia. ^ei n- He Texans Holding Cotton. ov tli< ul Galveston, Tex.?Arrange- jul 30 ments were made today whereby j)e ot the banking; institutions of Gal- Fe is- veston a.reeto a>lv ?i ce m >ne> w' d- on all cotton stored in warehouses ur . 1 , in< ,r- in the city and the situation, th troni the planters' viewpoint, is tj0 at relieved for the present at least, ye to It is estimated that about 1,ds 000,000 bales are beiug held in Tl ,ts Texas, or praciically one-third of |)ft as the TexHscrop. Since the opening b of the shipping season Sept. 1st. lis oe vessels have been detained here Bl in several dais waiting torcotton Pr re cirgoesaiui m*nv are now in . . .. . an ie port watting tor cotton. Receipts ( ay at this port now average 9,00( ds daily as compared with 12,000 an jk and 13,000 a year ago. eH is -*a ho ~ jV-' u, Farmers'Union to Hold for 15 ,h Cents. '> t?0 ?t- bo ro President Charles S. Barrel I ol the National Farmers' Union has issued a call lor itoeclings of er all county and parish unions on j, Nov. 9*to arrange for holding cot j1(, ton for a minimum ot 15 cents. j1(, In his call President Barrett ' ... urges tlie ('aimers to hold loaeth I3' ^ ?*| >in er now ^or diat price, as a firm l(. stand at this time will bring ^ ,|, them the r< s dt they desire. n m 1 Rock Hill Man Sustains n?< Heavy Loss by Fire in F Chester County. " tel at ,jx Rock Hill special in Thurser iIuv'h News and Courier: Mr. wl nt Jas. F. Keid met with a severe on loss last week, winch has not m- *)eeh nientioned. At iiis plantation in Chester County, near ,e Smith's S. C., his gin house was H [l{ burned and with it an engine, K Pr two Kins, a press, four bales of or 0f cotton and a thousand bushels of ca cotton seed Two thousand dol- qi jie lars loss at least and no insurance. h The origin of the fire is not m known. I b< CASTE] REVIEW lt?& ENTERPR STEU, S. C., NOVEMBER 2. 1907 Ferguson==-Phelps The Ba ?Pro irriar^e nf Vnnnor r o/i.r Arres O J VV11W has Many Friends and Ad- <j0i,in] mirers in Lancaster. Jotto count V c Miss Claudia Phelps who for ,hrowinf 5 P"8? season or two hns been sa88inatl i Lancas'er Mercantile cm- Wcalth uy's milliner, was married in w^( arlotto Thursday night to Mr. j. W. Ferguson, of Philadelphia. over jlis eObseiveror \o*torday j; ves few nj . folio* ioc ttocoun' oi Hie ))o| (o|^? pti&ls. The c:?r< Miss Claud i F ort rice L'helps ^jr J,,ni d Mr. John his ev' Ferguson 0 re married yo terd > >?f er ?ot 6 o'clock o> Tr.i on H ree 1 out nthodist church, th^ pa tor, s under v. Hugh .K. B yer, ificiumg proaecu' ie church wis beau lfutly dec- father f< lied ?or ilie occasion. The go,?a sto d was b :c mindly gowned in ^ ^ ^ ( prince s dress of pale blue! eueo liberty i-atin trimmed inr'^y evt'' il luce wi'h pictuie hat to *h? kiHi itc and carried a bouqu t ot near the ide's roses and maiden lu.ii 4lq? j118 Kj ns. The maid ot honor, Miss ^ agie John oil, ot Lancaster, S. , wore a dives ot while, chiffon ,ll t*r wh'te taffotH. l" ? Several circumstances made moraine a wedding of more than usual ?et lerest. Nuttier ot the young ( .. ople are Irom Charlotte. Mr. ' aI ? | rguson is from Philadelphia, body ly: nle Mrs. Ferguson is a daugh desk. of Mr. A. B. Phelps, a prom was not nt laimerot Merry Hill. They a? $142 ?t here by agreement, invita QQ tl)e (, ns having been issued about sterday. Mrs. Ft-rguson is a eat gran (daughter of L >rd John Cost ol It, of Dovenshire, England.? te prooni is an inventor and s many exhibits in the Liberal ts Building at the Jamestown Asl ei ^position. He is a naiive ot . oomlield, New Jersey, but is at ? ,e esent located in Pliiladelphia. bit ion The bride wa? a guest of Mr. through d Mrs. Frank Z mp, of 'his Glenn, t y, who have recently moved 0? tj,e c re from Sumter, S. C. Mr . . , , , ot the t d Mr1, her jus >n lelt on an rly morning train for the. n,",l'e ' imestown Exposition and for a bition sit to Merry Hill. Ttiey will amount en go on a trip to Boston i accor iii her places or in erest befor ,..> , . . mk ,n wag fOd iiifr to their home. 1 hey will i at home ir. Philadelphia after ,ar-v su jcember 30th. $3,321, ^ little rr. __ parison Met Horrible Death. .. ? l?S fpt? . Hie pn Oiast unia spec ai in the Char- C(jS( , ()t tte Obs rve : Mr. Will Tern[tliiQ ton, aged ab ur, 30 yearn rouble man" for fhe Southern ? >wer C<imp'?nv, working from o local Hub s'ai i n, met an intnl and hnrible clea'h this ^ 8^ orniiiK about. 10:30 o'clork Rerver : ar the residence of Mr. Hear}' ?'(* son tn< berger, half a mile eant ot was htri ssemer Oily. Templeton was a tr sting the company's private w'l,'e lephone wire for a leakage ,r< ni lien he w as killed. employ* Compat I lw. ?..r L1IO 1 I C1>V Burned Out ^lAAfe s Eyes. ^hen h< pass. A Lawton, Okla.. Oct. 31.?John m an ( opkins, who ojine here from 0 ingston, Mo., yesterday burned to it his wife's eye a hy throwing s}flrt of trbolic acid in her lace during a amj jarrel He is in jail which is on hlg t iavily guarded, to prevent sum wllo wa ary vengeance by his neigh- wjtnegs )rs. brother, ISE J 89 J PRICE?FIVE < irnwell Assassination Tobacc< minent Citizen Under tucky >t. Men es. ibia special in the Ohar>>eryer: Tlie B trnwell Loui6\ orouer lias succeeded in ''peacefi ; soino light on the as- in the d 011 of Cap' R. F. Wee s. the Bn iy farmer ami merchant, reached 5 shot, wh le standing in any crop hi-* bed-room window situation store at Dunbarton a appears! its a.o Iii* body was western d Mil the next morning, peciallv inn's jury has accused the lien its F Rouutrce, a mem- tori-s, r ?e of 'lie t)e t families in settling i ?iy, ol the crime, and he day. arrest. Captain Weeks Bodies ed Mr. Ronntree and his the Ann ir purcnasmg nitrate ??i a o ri in 6ii by a negro, ami it t?, advi ?nti'"e was s^en Satu'- tobacco uing a few hours betore crop is s tig ?>n ibe railro d 'rack to po 1 ( \Veek< place, {tiding ciety. T1 hoes and with a shot gun been do >88e?sion. which O in Weeks had intended sea', in Augu-ta early riundi>y which J ; and when he did not city, am hit. clerks instituted a borhood or him. They found his The g ing just in front ol hie carry th It was clear ilia' robbery announc ihe motive tor the crime, mined in cadi wns found lying that ma losk. iniercsti . ? r any con r Prohibition in Ashe- aml (U armed r v^e* able unt rille special in the Ohar- Lamp] tseiver: The ant) P" liiexecutive committee, its chairman, .1. Frazicr New today filed with the clerk Jan.p lis ourt an itemized account tnacliii e xpendi'ures of the com- Adam luring t lie recent prohi- |t m [$H| campaign. The total tjnir a p hl7 t 11 ** I ~, "'o vwiuiijiuoo, nigbt.^e to the sworn statement, thrownij S53,65, while toe volun- eiuldren bscripti ?ns amounted to '|iie p 75, leav?tiir a delicti of H|)(,nt tl ore than $500. By com- \jaU(j ? it is lound that the "an- Annie F nf just $(5f> 13 more than verely ii )hioiiirn;?l8. The fitrhl The s h sides a total of more inn was ,000. cot id Killed by Train. Chest Point special in the Ob- Cunniti* Carl Peace, the 12 year- his farm ol the lute John IVac', Falls, ick and instantly killed Tuesday .tin here this afternoon of cot to: it his w.iy hack to work hudtel* am r. Youn? Peace waf burned. ?d at the Mvrlle Desk th? ?nci I ? - -I-' ay and was wa king on I gin at t ;k f??r northbound trains There v 0 stepped off to let a train Mr. j s he did so, a train going house i jppogite direction struck About n the head and hurled flame o one side of the track. The with at his head was mashed in and a b re were several bruises totally >ody. A younger brother, bales oi s also on his way to work, and we ed the death of his only cotton v insuran CENTS PEW COPY. 3 Situation in Ken3erious - Armed Guarding Warehousing. K .Oct. 30 ?With il armies" of invasion trk tobacco regions and rley growers having a lie i ion not to raise nex year, the tobacco i in Ken uckv tonight io be serious. Fr >111 the end of die State and esin tlie Green river and derson stemming terrieports ot rather an utiiia'ure were received tc< of growers, members of >ric?n Society ot Equity, g thro M*h McLean com it-ing Lovers to quit the fie 1 do tintli tlie 19' 6 old snd urging '.'rowers iheir cri ps witn the sole 8'itne thing has already ne in D vies couutj', of wensooro is Uie couniy Henderson county, of ll< nder^on is the chief i in severul other neiglis. rowers are determined to *ir p< int and the buyers :e that they are deternot to take any action y be detrim utal to their 3. Every warehouse of isequence in Henderson rensboro is guarded by neu and tt>6reiH considerlaeiness. Explosion Causes Panic in Church. York, October 31.?A. ed in a moving picture > with which the liev. ). Chambers, of the llarltht Church, vasilluslrahble lectur", exploded to tting the church afire and g the audience of 500 i in a panic. >Hsn>r was dailiv burned 10 face and hands, and ngMiardt, aged six, and lecKor, seven, wero senjured. eoond tl >i-r < f t ho buildburned out. ton Houses Burned. er Lantern : Mr. T. .J. diam's cotton house on i two miles below (treat was destroyed by liie of last week. Six bales i and about four hundred ( . ? in uoiioii seen were The tiro started from ine that was running the he time the fire occurred, /as no insurance, i. (J. L. White's cotton yaw burned last Friday, noon Mrs. White saw a n the roof and the house out a bale of seed cotton urge quantity of seed was destroyed. About 30 f cotton had been ginned re lying outside. This vas saved. There was no cc