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The Abbeville Press and Bannervj ' BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C.? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1906. ESTABLISHED 1844Jl THE DN In the Presence < ' sembly the Drs the Beautifi I The Symmetrical Architecture 1 f Love and New officers?Thi Speeches and Pr: Fills the Air?T ful "Women and Delight to All. The Very First Man ?The Very Oldes pany of Brave and Led by Little Chi] tier and Lovlier th; AmaaambI An al * lwvcnoiu""*. After tbe meeting at tbe Graded Scboo building, tbe veterans Jormed In llDe, pre ceeded by tbe band and a company of Abbe vllie's little girls representing alffereniStates tbey were as follows: Mary Klueb, South Carolina. Lucy White Mississippi. Catherine Link. North Carolina. Marlon Caton, Florida. Lula Link, Alabama. Sarah Perrln, Missouri. Antoinette Thomson, Arkansas. Carolyn Hill, Geoigla. Caroline Gary. Kentucky. Ruth Calvert, Virginia. Harab Haskeil, Louisiana. Lavlnla Coleman. Tennessee. Janle Morse, Texas. Loalse McDlll. Maryland. Mary Aiken, Abbeville District. These Utile girls dressed In national colon formed a most pleasing picture. Prayer. On reaching tbe monument Gen. K. R Hemphill ca led on Dr. P. B. Wells to offei prayer. Dr. Wells responded wltb tbe tollowing petition: jOTbou^tbat bearest^ prayer, unto ^Tbe* BUIIII nil urnu I'UUiCi tt d vviwv uuiv iu? tbe King eternal, immortal, Invisible, tb< only God, that we may worship and adori Tbee, for to Tbee alone belong adoration glory and praise, now and forever. We com< near, not beoauee of our own merits, but It the name of Tblne only begotten Son; lor Uli sake do Thou bear uh. We render thanksgiving unto Tnee for tbli happy oocaslon wblcb brings us together today. We thank Tbee lor our Soutblanc for theglory of her achievements for hersplrl of patriotism, tor tbe manhood of ber sons anc , tbe womanliness of her daughters. We re ' joice because ol tbe precious heritage whlct nas been bequeathed to ut; may we strive i< , band down 10 generations yet unborn tha heritage untarnished. May tbe spirit o genuine patriotism, gratitude and devotion rni? Id every beait. Our Father, It is our prayer that this sbaf of granite, erected to commemorate the deed! of oar heroes, may ever be to us an lnsplra tion to act as well ourjpart In achieving lh< victories ol peace, as tuey did amid the die and strife of the battle field. Bless our united country. May we eve; strive to be that happy people whose God li Jehovah. We pray thai no war cloud ma: ever again darken our horizon, that ou: country may be at rest throughout ber bor ders, that she may set an example of peace to tbe world, leading tbe nations to tba bright summit where tbe sword shall b< turned Into the ploughshare and the spea Into the prnnlnghook. Do Thou hasten th< time when the war-dium shall throb n< longer and the battle-flags shall be furled it the Darllament of men. the federation of thi world. Blew every Confederate veteran here today ' V Their ranks are becoming thinner year dj year. Be with each one as be steadllj marches down life's western slope; and as eact ol these our comrades comes oown to ihi meeting place between time and eternity, bi close to him then. Help every veteran heri lo be as laltbful to the standard of the Cap lata of our salvation as he wbs to bis coun try's flag: and when the toll Is called ove yonder, may each old soldier be there t answer "bert" and xecelve from Tbee frown of glory. Again we ask Thy mercy. Bless blm wh shall speak to us today: bless every one wh has helped to prepare for this glad occasion! Blot out our transgression*: cleanse us froa aln; lead us through life, and at last receive u to Thyself In heaven. These mercies weasJ for Cbrlsi's sake. Amen. Speech of Presentation, f After the prayer Gen. Hemphill Introduces Mrs. Thomson, the FreBldent ol the Abbevlll Chapter of the Daughters of the Conlederacj who In the following well chosen words pre sen ted the monument to the City of Abbe vllle: Dadles,Gentlemen and Citizens of Abbe vllle County: In me name ot the Daughter of the Conlederacy ol Abbeville I presen you Ibis monument, erected by tbem am dedicated to the volunteers of Abbeville Dls triot of 1861-tlo. Care lor, protect and honor It, teach you children, and children's children to rever the memory of those who knew "thel rights aud dared maintain them." I crown it with this laurel wreath wbos emblem Is tba^of victory in memory of th many triumphs achieved under that flag Fuiled it Is, nut its untarnished story of glor; and misfortune will never be forgotten. Ii records stain less stand and no coward's ban ever bore it, "For 'twas Dlxles s Bonnl Flag." Speech of Acceptance. f After the presentation of the monument t the City by Mrs. Thomson, Gen. Hempbll called on Dr. Neufler, who in behalf 01 th City gracefully accepted the monument. D iJeutfer said: Madam President and Members of Abbi vllle and Clark Allen Chapters Daughters < the Confederacy:?I assure you that I eBteei it lioi oDiy a priviuge dui a gretii uuuui i toave been elected to represent the city < Abbeville on Ibis occasion. It IB peculiarly appropriate that this beau liu! monument should be erected in Abbt vllle. Abbeville was the beginning and tbe end < the Confederacy. Here the first secesslo meeting was held and here the last organize aneetlng of the Confederacy took place. Abbeville has always been prompt to re jxxnd to every call made upon ?ier, Tfc VEILING! Ri Y ~ w of an Immense As- il n ipery Falls from j il Monument. ? a ioni! ii a A Pile in Memorial? attest "Woman's * e; Devotion. ti c C( anks All Round?? ei ayers Galore--Music 3 he Sight of Beauti- ij Lovely Children as t: a si ft ei rl Si Was Led by a Woman rl J w ;t and the Last Com-! I nc>nQn+ OIH "MT<vn vrrQc ^ L UliUAlU N^lVW ATAVM V* WKS ** Idren Who Were Pret- ? fe an the Angels. - ?j T1 men of Abbeville have always been the first d( to answer to tbelr country's call and when- a. 1 ever tbey have gODe out to fight for their ^ " country, their homes and for what they knew ln * to be rlgbt tbey bave always gone as the 1st re Regiment, Company A. Therelore my V1 friends It Is fitting that this monument 8j; should be erected here In memory oftbose brave men who went from Abbeville ^ ln the sixties, and who were ever d( ln the front of the battle, who did their full duty, and many of tbem gave tbere life's ,n blood for this fair southland of ours. To the women of Abbevlle belongs all the rf credit, r u the glory, of erecting this beautiful w Monumer t ana wnat wouia mis eountry De lE without Its women, nnd tbe women of Abbe- re vllle are tbe noblest, tbebeBt on tbe face of q the earth. m Tbey worked for this monument In the Vl face of all difficulties, all opposition and with w eje single, aDd purpose determined have 3 kept on, and today we see the consummation )r of their labor, the achievement of their pur- 8i pose In this magnificent monument, and I CI defy any one In this audience to say that di u tbismonum^t does not compare favorably x r with any monument in the State of South c| - Caroline. , Vi Madam President:?In the name of and on behalf of the city of Abbeville I accept tbls q, - monument; and I promise you that tbe men 0| * of Abbeville will protect, defend and preserve t,i 3 it, so long as time shall last. bi , Tbe Monument I'nveiled. n a , The aot of unveiling was performed by two fl , pretty young girls, Miss Mary Klugh and tl Miss Lucy Wnite. The first represented p a South Carolina and tbe second Mississippi, ft They were dressed in white with red saeb on 01 < which were inscribed tbe names of tbe two t States. A more beautiful picture is rarely si j seen. Tbe stately and beautiful gruniteebaft, e; . tbe little girls standing on the foundation ol o j lLie uiio wiiu iuc cuuicuri oin u?g iu iucii w , baDds, the circle of old soldiers, the admiring c; L thousands?all made a composite and lovely a , scene. a After the unveiling Miss Jessie Boyce, ol tc ' Due West, one of South Carolina's lalrest u t daughters, recited "The Conquered Banner." gi , Not as the trained impression, but with gen- w _ uine feellDg did she render the part. It was A ? well done as was attested by the glistening s< . eyes of her audience. tc Then came the speech of the day by Coi. o: r James Armstrong, ol Charleston, who ad- b< u dressed the old soldiers. b ? I [. Col. Armfttrong's Speech. it d Col. Armstrong began his address by say- O , lng that his best introduction to the patriotic w , people of fair Abbeville, was the fact of his J ' having served in that brave Brigade of South a , Carolinians, commanded by as faithful and ai , (earless a soldier, as true and noble a H . Southerner as ever bared a blade in battle: ax n , ever devoted his honored and exemplary lite H to the service of his country. Qen. Samuel ai McGowan, "whose words became him as his b ' wounds and smacked ot honor both." ?1 . After this be proceeded with hie address; ai whtoh was us follows, and which was listen- e; , ed to by as orderly and observent an audi- tt 3 ence as could be desired: ai 3 When favored with the gracious request of dl - the Abbeville Chapter, of the devoted c[ - Daughters of the Confederacy, to deliver an 81 r address on this impressive and inspiring oc- P o casion, I no more thought of declining their r{ a invitation than you, comrades, did of re ? malnlng at home, when Carolina summoned f o her eons to take up arms in defence of prlncl v o oles Ingrained in our nature; principles Ul ). which the men of Abbeville so grandly 1, Illustrated by glorious deeds, unswerving s fidelity and romantic heroism. Deeds u. -L. I <1 1 i J ?_?* _ J m i wuicu lUHcriowu meir uumeti m ieuer? 01 living light In the Pantheon oi tbe Nation's fame; fidelity not BurpaBsed In the annals ol tc Rome; heroism equal to that of the Spartans at at the famous Pass. su 3 Ladies, the honor you have conferred upon ru e me Is numbered among the proudest, most J? r, gladdening events that have brightened my u >. existence, and shall be remembered and P( v treasured until these lips are sealed and silent, and this heart 1b pulseless in death. Dt 1 have come to you, comrades, to rejiew " long and lovlDg memories; to refresh recol, lections which pulse tbe beart of every 11 \ patriot and cause it to tbrob responsive to J? tbe storied and splendid past; that past aj '* which wasenrlobed by Southern valor; en- al nobled by the moral heroism and patient en- J} J ? durance of Southern women, and consecrated { ' ? with the rich, red life tide of the slain heroes, to whose immortal memory this beautiful monument has been erected. ? I have lelt the home of my childhood, of ,e f buoyant boyhood: the dreamy and delightful cc ' old city by the sea, to take part in tbe sweet ' and Bacred ceremonies held under tbe auspto- , ? es of the noble women of this liberty loving fr " District; tbe nursery of gallant and gifted *.c men: tbe home of the fairest, the gentlest " aDd the truest of those whom CJod created to com fort and to cheer the hearts of men. Your manly faces recall the halcyon, the ? o hallowed days when our fresh young hearts et II throbbed with patriotic ardor inside the e gray Jackets of Copfcderate soldiers, in tbe ,5 r. grandest army that ever fpught in defence of tbe God given rights of freemen: when your J.*, footfalls were as firm as your breasts ;vere rJ jf fearleefl, as you followed the perilous path of n duty to the field of lame. 0 me iwDiaio iroKj wnicn i araw inspira- " jf tlon Is the crystal stream of memory, whose ^ source lies deep dowu In vanished yeartj In .. wbone limpid depths Is reftectad the radiant and lmperlt-bable light which mirrors the b daring courage and knightly bearing of the E defenders of the South, and makes an unfadn Ing halo above tbe scattered graves where ? l(1 our fallen comrades, In their red battle Rhroudo, calmly rest In untroubled sleep, ? The foam-flecked billows of old ocean curl n * gracefully along the coast, which was the n scene of your earliest military service. They u weep ncroBB the silvery strand, which clasps a Its embrace famed Fori Moultrie; they roll. ver the crumbling bank where Battery. Wagner stood?the scene of one or the most! esperate and deadliest of struggles; they are j roken Into silvery spray against the wails of rand Fort Sumter. They seem to chant the eath dirge for the brave men who fell during be lacomparable defence of Charleston haror: to the renown of which the chivalrous nns of Abbeville added so much lustre, our comrades enriched those battle fields Mth their blood and Immortalized them by belr valor. This reminds me of the fact, bat alter the return of our Army from Pentvlvanla. It became my melancholy duty to alorm Col. A. C. Hatkell, the able and heroic idjutant General of McGowan's Brlgede, rho had been absent wounded, of the lamenlble death ol bis dauntless and noble hearted rother, Capt. William T. Haskell, who fell i front of battle at Gettysburg. Sad to say, e heard the mournful tidings, a lew minutes iterwards, of the death of another brother nd an uncle, who were killed at Battery Wagner. My heart prompts me to make irther relerence to William T. Haskell, rhose infancy was cradled in Abbeville: to rbom I wbs devotedly attached. He was the apersonatlon of manly worth, ol Christian irtues and sterling Integrity. To untutored aotfegbis be gave an Impulse?to me he was n Inspiration. I bavet-poken of your earliest military serlce around Charleston. Today we have been l?t ly lavored, chatmed and delighted with ae martial music ol one of the finest Bands 1 this great country of ours, Director Ensey nd the other talented musicians came to bbevllle direct from Sullivan's Island: here day after day, the melody and measure f their sweet strains have been blended lth tbemy8llc souDd of the waves on the each; with the miserere of the wind as It wept over bay and battlements. It was a raceful act on the part of the National Govrumeot to sent you this splendid band, and . was generous of the members to attend so 1 jeei IUII Id Grecian story we read of tbe love of 1 je Athenians lor tbe city of the Violet 1 rown; of the perils they encountered, the ! jurage they displayed, tbe fortitude they ihlbiwd. Pericles said that bis countrylen rivalled all tbe achievement* of Spartan alor, notwithstanding the faot that they ajoyed pleasure and amusements, and did ot have 10 submit to tbe simple fare and the gorousdiscipline of tbe Spartans. Wbat erlcles said of tbe Athenians truthfully lay be applied to the men wbo served In 16 Conlederate Army and Navy. Before ley responded to the call of patrlotlo duty, ley enjoyed tbe comfort and contentment of 3sey and cherished homes. All of them lay not have been accustomed to feasts: yet le humblest fared well aDd knew no{ the pranny of a task master. In our army the tecbanlcand the merobaut stood side by de: tbe patriot wbo bad left bis plow In tbe irrow was often the file leader of tbe plant- ' r. Tbe smooth faced boy wbo cast aside his J jetorlo to shoulder a rise marched next to a f ray bearded man, wbo left his raft Id tbe 1 war ?r> fl?ht tnr hnnrth and homo Follow tbe path of martial glory from laratbon to Manassas; from Salamls to Fort umter; from Aglncourt to Appomatox. and ot any where could there be found achieveients which outrival those whlob are refleot1 from the battle plains, tbe bays and rivers here our men met tbe foe In that long Bath struggle; when their 111 fated valor ?obed tbe applause of the world. The allost matchless manner In which tbe Coniderate forces withstood the ever increasing >lumns 01 well armed, trained troops lotted even tbe admiration of tbe men to bom they were finally forced to yield, bey yielded only when their ranks became spleted by sickness and deatb; when tbe my was little stronger than a skirmish ne of starvelings. They gained glory even i defeat and won a name which shall be imembered and revered, while courage is ilued, patriotism to prized, or liberty is dered. Who were tbe men, wbom we miss and ourn: who went grandly down to deatb in 'fence of principles as high, as pure and as riceless as ever enriched a Nation or lmlortallzed a people. They were men* who ad no selfish ends to serve: who sought not sward, who were not actuated by ambition; 1th wbom love of liberty was a breathing isplratlon. They were worthy of their mowned Commander, grand Robert E. Lea allant, cherished comrades, this heart of line is warmed at the recollection of your illant deeds and sublime self-sacrifice, hicb come back to me on tbe mystlo tide ot lought. I again tee tbe resolute men, rlfie i band: tbelr manly laoes lighted up by tbe ieet of flame flashing from their gun" The lmson breast of tbe battle plain seems to lake beneath tbe Cavalry and tbe Artillery, he death-dealing cannon and the spirited larges go rapidly to tbe front. Our men adance to meet tbe determined foe. We again ear that inspiring cheer, that denotes a federate charge, which was tbe percnsor r a Conlederate viotory. See those brave oys, with shoeless, bleeding leet. as tbey ear tbe brunt of tbe battle: unmindful of tbe umbers arrayed against tbem, with a course as inflexible as tbelr bayonets, wltb a deluy equalled only by their affection for le dear ones at home. Tbelr names are our roudest memories, are linked with our mdest thoughts, aud are treasured among ur proudest recollections. Mystlo memory opens the portals of tbe iorled past, Tbe manly forms, tbe flashing yes, tbe familiar laces, wreathed in tbe curl t battle smoke, pass in sad review before ur mental vision. See the laurel browed, ppress crowned comrades, aa tbey marcb long tbe shadowy pathway of tbe days that re dead. How stately is each measured >otfall. Upon every brow is peen tbe coroet of unyielding courage, sparkling wltb ems of unfaltering devotion, Tbey are earing tbelr wounds like stars. One of .bbevllle's attractive sons and gallant ildlers, Augustus M. Smith, rode resolutely 1 > tbe front, cheering on tbe First Regiment ' rO/v.i?Vi Pnnnltnn UAln?toA?o ot PaM Unr. I I QUUkU VQiuiiua t uiub icoi o, an uvm nor or, wbere he dauntleeMy fell by the bonnle lue flag of his daring and devoted command. I seem to again bear bis thrilling words, as je flag wax first unfurled on the field, "Men, le by your colore.never let their foldB trail." ne of the most pathetic scenes of the war as the death of the brave and brilliant Col. . Foster Marshal), a hero of two wars. He iso went from Abbeville at the first call to rms, and was the commander of the First eglment of Rifles, which lost a greater umber of men In battle, than any other .eglment In the Confederate Army. There re among the brave darlDg survivors of Ator evllle present tbo*e who stubbornly stood longslde of Col, Marshall that August day, nd who remember how bis expressive black pes flashed and how his cheeks glowed with le excitement of that desperate charge crota the railroad cut, He died a hero's Bath. I recall the grief of blB spirited and jurageous young son, when be (food alongdeofbls dead father. It moved everyone resent to pity and to tears. ComradeB, you smember Lieut. Hlgglns, be also bad fought i Mexico, His gallantry was conspicuous at rederlcksburg, and when he wag killed that ecember day, Abbeville lost another of her ublesons. Albert Wardlaw was one of the I an/) mnot n PFc\ K Ic at Katto ttt hr\ Hrnir 'utiCOt RUU UiUOh uuautc v? uuja( r*"\/ uicn ;ery heart toward him, and proved himself ortby of his land and linage. At the Wiljrnes*,' he charged aalo the froat, and foreost fighting fell," one ot the rank and file of 16 Codfederate Army, men who for courage id devotion were unsurpassed and unirpassable. Col. James Perrln was the odel of manhood, faithful and fearrs, an intuitive soldier, and one of ie most promising of offioers. He fell at the 3?t of duty and Is numbered with the noble >lrlt8*wbo gained glory and a grave at the ittle of Cbanoellorsvllie. The praiseworthy work of the patriotic omen of Abbeville has been accomplished, here stands beforp us a memorial of their ve for the brave tbp true, who fell on [Slant fields, on the trackless opean and ong the shore, or who sugoumbed to alck?ss 10 homes or Id hospitals, fieroes who ed in defence of the land in which they yed?that they so devotedly loved. This monument is not lnteudoe to revive ncorous recollections, to foster seotlonal ud. It has a higher, boiler significance and immends itself to the good and geoerous rerywbere. In the ereotion of this monuent the people of Abbeville bad a two-fold 3)ect In view; to express their affeotfon for ie patriot dead, and to teaob a lesson to the 1 ving; an affection as deep and durable as s rer thrilled the.beart; a lesson as grand and I I irlnrlnns aa that which was transmitted s y ide Immortal Spartan heroes, whodefendI to tbe deatb the Pass at ThermopylaeI have beard men say tbat tbe time bas ' >me for us to forget tbe memories of tbe war; f lat we should confine our attention to tbe f vlng present,and consign to oblivion tbe ' Istant and dead past. Tbey would have us ( > be recreant to recollections Interwoven ' ltb every flbre of tbe breaBt, that are en- < lrlned lp every patriotic heart, and blend < ltb tfye lljjnt pud lpve of every Southern ' ome, ' ' 1 Among tbe early Bettlefs lo this District ' ere bardy ana sterling men from tbe i eatbered bills of Cailcdopla end lrom tbe J merald Isle :ln old ocean. Tbey were 1 loners among tbe patriots of 1776 and were ' a brave and resolute in resisting British ag- < resslon here, a? tbelr ancestors bad been 1 old and defiant when led by Brace at Banocbburn, or maraballed by O'Neill of tbe Led Hand, at Benburb, and their decendants, 3 some of whom I am speaking,were equally daring and dauntless struggling for const tlonal liberty under the Southern Cross of Confederacy. The Tartan went down Into the dust of feat at Klodden and Colloden. The gi trefoil and the golden harp were tram; under foot at Limerick and Augbrlm, ana rich diadem of Scottish and that of Irish plre were captured and set In the crowi England. The thistle, and tbe emblem Erin appear on the quartering of Brlttf and the stars of tbe South sparkle lu the ( tellatlon of the American Union. Have Scotchmen forgotten Bannockb where the forces of Edward of England v repulsed and routed. Take the names Wallace and Wellington, which Is dearei the bearta of Scotchmen, deeper In tbelr fectlons. By every true Caledonian Bi and Bannockburn are treasured as fondlj Marathon and Mlltladesare by tbe Greekf Green Erin even In her misery and i fortune, overpowered and oppressed has membered her "Lost Cause," and its ago lngaccompaniment of fire and sword, vastation and death. Like a mourning mol she grieves over tbe graves of her mai dead and eight years since commemori tbe centennial of tbe unsuccessful upr s In which one of the most Illustrious of Protestant patriots, lhe gifted Robert Em: died on tbe scaffold. If tbe names of the vanquished awa more glorious recoil* ctlons, tban thos* tbe victors. In tbe breasts of lrlsbmen anc Scotchmen, even under the crimson crosi St. George, surely, we who claim freedom i birthright, having been born under lti fulgent beams, and should ever recall and count tbe services, the bravery, tbe berol tbe fortltute of our fallen comrades; wt namesenrlcb the muster roll of Confedei fame, and are among tbe noblest on the tyrology of freedom. There were not any homes more at trad than those which tbe sorts of Abbeville lei rally to the standard of Southern rights, any sweeter sisters, fonder mothers, more fectlonate wives tban those from whom tl parted; yet tbe endearments of home; society of the loving and loved ones did prevent tbem from going to the from to u the foe. Patriotism waB paramount to Bom forts of tbe tranquil hearthstones. ' demand of duty was responded to promi ind cheerfully and tbey discharged thatd faithfullyand heroically. In recalling the heroism of our dead o< rades I am reminded of a passage In H writ, wblob Is apposite to tbe solemn occas which bas brought us here today. ''Tl ]ld this man die, leaving not only to yoi men, but also to the whole Nation, the mi iry of bis deatb for an example of virtue f 'ortltude." These words, my comrades, express iame significance when applied to tbe nented dead, In bobor of whom this mo iient bas been raised. The comrades v !?? hnmon aa/irlflAa POMDO C Country, by the loftiness of their lives t :he sublimity of tbelr death have left toutbCarollna?tbe noblest of whose sons tl proved themselves to be?a treasured less bat should ever be remembered by tbose ? ?alae worth higher than wealth. TbeO ederaoy was conquered, but the hallov principles Involved In tbestruggle for Sou >rn liberty remain. Men die, but tbelr mc jrfes live. Patriotism Is perennial and tri is eternal. The devoted men whose fame this moi nent oommemorates, did not live to wltn he RUbJagntlon of tbe South. They were i nlndfulof perils,and tbey are Insensible jralse. No words of eulogy oan reach 1 (old, dull ear of death. They fell fearles Ightlng, and were auatalnad In tbelr 111 uomentfl by religious faltb; with tbe fl jellef In tbe righteousness of the cause which they dauntlessly died. Tbe tboui which lay next their hearts when they rea y and resolutely charged vastly super UrCtJM, WUI lUttl rv? icuuoiij cApiooouva uj iblvalrous Gen. Napier. "If I survive I sb loon be wltb those I love; If I fall I shall vlth those I have loved." Tbe Confederate Army was ably aDd a ulrably officered. In military science, itrategy and skill; In everything that c< itltate lofty leadership, fearlessness a Jdellty, our Generals were unsurpasse .bat is If they were equalled. Field, staff a Ine officers were high minded, capable a >rave, and some of the brightest pages nartlal history tell of their glorious dee ifet, my friends, tbe real heroes of the v were tbe men In tbe ranks. Their powers jndurence were subjected to the sever es'?their trials were tbe greatest aod tfc iuffered the most. Tbe privations tfc jnderwent, the hardships they endured 1 laagers tbey encountered, scarcely And parallel In tbe annals of war. Tbey w exposed to tbe perils of tbe picket post, tt lore tbe brunt 01 every battle and made 1 sostliest sacrifice known to mankind. 1 nan In the ranks wltb his trusty rifle, 1 :avalryman with bis flashing sabre, I sannoneer at his gun, was tbe truest, grai ist and best type of a Confederate soldier. The mists of passion and predjudlce < fast disappearing before the bright sunllf )f reason and Justice, aod Impartial mli sver.vwhere are convinced that tbe Statesm >f tbe South interpreted correctly tbe ilenlable rights guaranteed by the patrl >t 1776, and established by that lllustrW Southerner, Qeorge Washington, and tbe | lant soldiers of the American revolutli 3reat and grand as were George Wasblngt rhomas Jefferson and William Moult they were equalled In wlsdon, valor a worth by Robert & Lee, Jefferson Davis a Wade Hampton. History shall yet do Justice to tbe C< federate Cause. Tbe graceful and polls! lines of a Gibbon shall transmit to poster tbe purity ol the principles for which yi somrades, so stubbornly and splendk fought, Tbe brilliant and felicitlous li language of a Hallam shall lnaplrtnj present tbe singleness, sincerity of purp tbe devotion of the Statesmen who advoca and effected tbe act of session, under the i venant of tbe constitution, which guaranU to tbe States the rlgbt of self government. A Macauley shall convey in golden a glowing characters,the rectitude and renoi the skill and stategy, tbe fearlessness s resoluteness of tbe famed leaders who co manded our Army and Navy. The luml 3us and diversified intellect of a Wal Scott, who in radiant historical romance, a In moving, measured rhyme has lmmori Ized tbe deeds ol tbe brave Caledonia 9ball fasblon and frame Into lmperlsba chronicles, the manly bearing, tbe steadf courage, the unflinching fortitude or 1 Bailors and tbe soldiers or tbe Booth. Comrades, J need not remind you ot I fact that it Is to the devoted and wlnsn women of Abbeville, who are among I most patriotic of tbe daughters of tbe Sou that you are indebted for the chaste men rial to tbe men with whom you shared t fatigue of the march, the rigor of camp 1: the dreary winter bivouac and tbe terr of battle, It Is another proof of their rega for, their remembeianoe or tbe soidlerB a jailors who fought as men seldom foot aetore, Tbe faith and fidelity of tbeHe gem jood and gracious women is above and yond praise. With the laurels that t jeniugoffame baa encircled the brows Dur dead heroes, are intertwined lilies woman's love. Laurels as green and gic ng, as 1b the cberlBbed emblem of Carollr lilies dlademmed with tbe lender tears be daughters of our fair Southland; t louroe of which is deep down in hearts tt -esponslvely throb to the beating of the bra learts of tbe surviving heroes of Abbeville, I have tried tell you ol tbe men wbo foug n the Confederate Army and Navy. Wfc )f their sisters, daughters, mothers, wive Should they not have a place In tbe plctur Why, my IrlendB, they are grandly group n memory and shine an stars In tbe borlz >f every Southern home. Firm and fearleis as were our men in t ield, their services did not surpass the sac ices of our women. Devotion as sublime heirs bas rarely been equalled?certain lever excelled. pnceaslngly they worfced to supply t loidlers with clothing. During tbe darfce lays of our struggle they did not despa ,'belr letters were harbingers of hope irotbers, sons, fathers, husbands at the frot Phewounds of our comrades nave round nany an eloquent period, pointed many tirrlng sentence, but not less grand, equal vortby of remembrance and as mucb en led to commendation are tbe heroines, wl vlth bleeding hearts, in desolate hom< were unmindful of self, from whose pu ind pious breasts arose Invocations to tt jord of Hosts, to shield from danger o oldlers in tbe field On, gentle, sweet and generous Southei vomen. It is beyond tbe power of spee< lttlngly to sound your praises. All tl traces and gifts of oratory, tbe poet's swec ist verse would fall properly to portray tl rials and tribulations through wblob y< jasBed : tbe moral heroism you dlsplaye jow devotedly you loved tbe Confedera Jause: how deeply you deplored tbe defe jf our army and Navy, and how true yi save remained to the priceless principles I t7hlch thp Bou^l} fopgnt. ^very i^ower tb ;as been placed, as a token of regret aud membrance upon our heroes graves; eve monument that has beeu erected to oomei Drate their worth, to perpetuate their fan attests your sublime patriotism and e iences how ceaslessly you watch at the s( ulcbre of our slain soldleis. Where rolls tbe yellow Tlber.there are c urns of exquisitely carvtd marble: figures finely wrought bronze, to symbolize I trophies and triumphs of the conquer ltu- legions of ancient Rome. The Parthenon, at the Athens perpetuates the glory and the grandear of Greece. Germany, France and Great de- Brltlan have their majestic monument! and een Imposing and Inspiring Battle Abbeys, that )led recall the campaigns and conquests, the valthe oroos feats anii straggles for supremacy of em- these mighty Empires. Although the monu> a of ment on which we today admiringly and afi of fectlonately gaze Is less lofty than are many inla of the oolums erected to commemorate maroon tlal deeds, It has a slgnlfloeree as sublime and teaches a lesson as eloquent, Impressive urn and inspiring as does any masterpiece ever pere carved by Phidias, Praxiteles or Michael i of Angelo. r to It has been cat from Southern granite, and af- Is gray In color, emblematic of the uniform -uce the Confederate soldiers and sailors proudly r as wore. It Is as Inflexible as was the Indomlti. able courage, the Intrepidity of the defenders uls- of the South, who, In the May morning of re- youth marched away from the groves n)z- and glades ot this fair and favored District, de- and who never returned to gladden the sorter rowing hearts, to cheer, the saddened homes, rty r from whloh they parted for the path of duty? ited the post of danger. This monument la chaste lng, In design and artlstlo In finish. Apart from her Its being stately and symmetrical?perfect In met Its proportions; In the flags so tastefully carved on its polished sides, and In the lofty and k(n luminous lines are crystallzed the patriotic 9 of worth, the unswerving fidelity, the romantic I ol zeal of the men to whom liberty was dearer 3 of than life. ib a Years hence, when the last aurvlvor of the sef- laureled leglona of the Confederacy shall I re- have gone to the Spirit land, where the speoiam, ral host, who Illustrated Southern character, iose constancy and courage on every battle field rate of the war, rest along the banks of the streams lar- which flow through the gardens of Paradise, this monumentsball be a shrine, where tfce live young and the old, the gentle and the strong tto will meet. Fair, sweet mothers will instil not into Impressionable mind of their offtprlug af priceless truths, deduced from the servloes bey and sacrifices of the defenders of the South; the " from the story, of the glory of the men who not wore the gray, In their graves so still." iD<.t i nuair maldflna shall Dolnt with orlde to tbe tbe Inscription on tbe monument, transmltrbe ting to posterity as grand and glorious a mes>tly sage as ever came from Greek or Roman, uty Celt or Saxon. A message from tbe men whom you. oomim rades saw In tbe leaden lines of battle, daring, oly dauntlessand defiant; wbose fondest thoughts Ion were of tbelr innny, Southern bomee; of bus tbe loved and cberlsbed ones, wbo were dearing er to them than life; that they were never 3m- again to see save In dreams, from wblob tbey tnd were rudely awakened by tbe tumult and terror of battle: tbe detonation of deadly tbe missiles, wblob rang out their requiem; tbelr la- dying words breathed a prayer for Carolina, no- and tbelr final heart-beat was devotion to rbo Southern liberty. Tbey rank with the heroes md who fell at Pbarsalla; tbey also were bnrled ind on tbe field, which tbey immortalized by tbelr to inflexible Intrepidity, ley There Is not any Cenotaph in Westminster I on. Abbey to British prowess, to Brltlsb patrlotrbo ism, that records martial deeds more brilliant, j Dn- whloh recalls heroism of a higher order, no-1 red bier purposes, more exalted character, than ,tb- does this graoeful, chaste, granite oolnmn, >m- dedicated with prayer and praise to AbbeJtb vflle's Confederate Dead. Even when this monument sball bavei u- yielded to tbe effaolng touch of time, the eat "Lout Cause," and tbe memorlea wbleb glorify in- and hallow It In the Southern heart, eball to not be forgotten. Theaad, aweet story of 111 the fated valor, of the unaurpaaaed heroism of aly our men, of tbe lalth and unswerving fidelity al of our women, ahall oontlnue to touch and rm thrill tbe tendereat chorda In tbe harp of for home mlnatrelay, and awaken pity and adtbt miration In every breast that throba with dl- generous emotions. 1or tbe " We care not whence they came, all Dear Is their lifeless olay: be Whether unknown, or known to fame. Tbelr cause and ooantry still tbo same, d_ They died, and wore the gray." A? My dear young friends?spirited aona and rJT charming daughters of Confederate heroes? ^ . tbe future to yon ahall, I truat, be pleaaanter n J and more peaoeful than tbe paat baa been to 1 . thn veterans, whom vou obeerbyyour wel f oome presence to-day. Yet Instead of grlevln we glory over tbe days when we served In tbe " Confederate Army, and we regard the four "f years of military service, tbe proudest period of oar lives. The lengthening ot time wblob separates ns from those eventflu and cberlab'pi, ed days, bat strengthens oar love for the cause, and heightens onr affection for tbe a oomradea alongside of wbom we marched ' " and fought. "Clvna Romanaa Sam" was tbe a" boast of tbe resolute Roman. With every survivor of the State the highest distinction Is, I am a Soatb Carolinian?I have been a Confederate soldier, or pi Confederate sailor. ,he ThlH we hold a priceless heritage, Ibe guerdon of our glory. When the Normans triumphed over the 8azona, and tbe lion-hearted King ire Harold lay dead on the fatal field of Haatlnga ,hl there waa found graven on his breast, "Edltb: dB England". My friends, npon tbe breast or e every one of the fifty thousand soldiers from lD thla State, who put Into practice tbe prlnclu plea of Secession: of wbom twenty tbouaand )Ug saorifloed their lives on tbe hallowed altar of their country, there la written in crimson characters. Carolina, Confederacy. JU. on, rie Di l? eet Music. nd The Artillery Band of Charleston made )Q- sweet mnslo daring the interims tbroagbted not all the exercises attending tbe unveiling. Ity Tbe band Is made np of gallant young men, a all of wbom bave endeared themselves to tbe 11; citizens of Abbeville. Tbey are all polite, an- courteous and kind gentlemen and It was a jly great treat to bave tbem with us. M Tbe Butler Granite Company. s0" In praise of the Butler Granite Company 3ed we cannot say too muoh. These gentlemen promised tbe Daughters a good piece of work Dd and they bave been better than tbelr word. Tbe monument Is first quality In material, lDd beautirnl In proportion, and elegant in finish. m One gentleman was beard to say yesterday n" morning that he bad been In twenty-seven le* counties and that be bad not seen a monuna ment to compare with ours. *' Mr. R. E. Butler. Mr. B. A. Butler. Mr. J. M. Johnson and Mr. R. W. Moore ol tbe Butler 01 ? Granite Company were present at the unveilaBl lng. Compliments innumerable were passed LDe on their work. the Bountiful Bepast. me he The spread given by tbe Daughters to the lb veterans In the Court House after the oere30J monies were over was most elegant Several be hundred were waited on by the Dangbters. [fe All kinds ot good things were In abundance. orij After tbe veterans were fed tbe old demo* ird cratlc negroes, gray and grlislled, who were Dd In tbe war, were waited on. It was a patbetic picture, these old darkles who followed *le tbelr master to tbe front and endured all the be! hardships and privations of tbe four long be years; who no doubt desired freedom as of much as others, but yet felt tbat tbelr duty 0f was to tbelr masters, and dared everything In IW. tbe performance of tbat duty. , 1a: __ oi mantes or ine nectmit ox uie tvuicuerate Veteran s. yc The Abbeville Regiment C. Vs. :bt met in the Graded School building at lat 10 o'clock A. M., August 23rd, 1906, all '!* the Camps represented. Col. J. Ful,ea ler JjyoD presided. Rev, P. B. Wells on opened the meeting with prayer. . Minutes of la9t meeting, 1804, read iri. and adopted. as Roll of Cam pa was oalled; every 'y Camp responding. he Col, Lyon urged upon the survivors I !St present the importance of beeping an account roll of all Veterans and noting it. [ deaths as they occur. , ed The time or tne election ior ouicers i ,? having arrived, Col. Lyon stated thai tf. his removal to Columbia made his res30 ignation an absolute necessity, he 3r8' placed in nomination as his successor ie Gen. R. R. Hemphill who was unani r moasly elected Colonel of the Regirn ment. 3h W. A. Templeton was reelected he Adjutant. Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson. D. D., was an reelected Chaplain. d; The following resolutions were uDanimously adapted} ou J^esoJved Tb^at the sincere thanks for of the Abbeville Regiment United ^ Confederate Veterans are tendered the iry city of Columbia for the hospitality exdq tended to the Veterans at the State y?; Reunion in 1906. jpl Resolved, That the survivors belonging to the Abbeville Regiment ^ United Confederate Veterans highly L.je appreciate the graoious act of the War loe Jiepartment of the United States in . . . i ...? iV 'V. permitting the First Artillery band to ' take part in the unveiling ceremonies and providing transportation for the e band. ] Resolved, That thanks be extended to the First Artillery band for the excellent music furnished and that they be assured of the kind feelings of the veterans to them individually. Resolved, Tbat tbanks be given Hon. Wyatt Aiken for his good work in aiding in making a crowning success of tne unveiling. The families of our deceased brothers and comfades were commended to the God of all grace and comfort, in prayer by Rev. P. B. Wells. The regiment formed on the grounds in front of the school building and were photographed by Mr. Lomax. They were then marched to the public square,8 preceded as special escort by the young ladies representing different states of the Confederacy, to take part in the unveiling of the hpAtit.ifnl monumeat erected to the men who enlisted in the Confederate \ army from Abbeville District by the * Daughters of the Confederacy. A large J number of Veterans were present and ] it proved a splendid day, for the old men who wore the grey, every mo- { ment of the time was thoroughly enjoy- t ed. The speeches of Mrs. Lucy Thorn- 1 son, the President of one chapter of [ the Daughters of the of the Confed- i eracy, Dr. G. A. Neuffer on behalf of ? the city, the singing of the little girls, a the recitation^of Miss Boyce, and the t oration of by Col. Jas. Armstrong were 1 highly appreciated. The sweet music ? rendered by the 1st Artillery Band so c generously given by the Secretary of War, through the efforts of our beloved Congressman Wyatt Aiken was especially pleasing. The mon- I ment was erected not only to the dead who nobly gave their lives for truth and their country, but also to the liv- li ing who did their duty manfully in defense of their homes and their con- ? nections, and these of us who are liv- d ing want to record our high apprecia- b tlon of the honor conferred upon us D and our dead comrades, and to return o our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to ? all who in anv way contributed to the erection or tbe unveiling of this e grand "poem in Btone." v A generous and bountiful dinner i, was furnished tbe Veterans by tbe v ladies of Abbeville and to them we ? give our love and thanks. n . , W. A. Templeton, Adjutant. ^ J EAST END. " a ? a What "M" See* aud Hears on His Rounds in Conntry and In Town. S r A BED LETTER DAY FOB ABBEVILLE. ? Last Thursday, August 28,1906, was a "Red b Letter" day for Abbeville, tbe occasion being i( tbe unveiling of tbe Confederate Monnment, which marks another glorious and grand <j epoch Id tbe history of oar city. ti The day arose threateningly with low murky clouds floating through the sky, but q the rain was withheld aod tbe clouds only served aa a partial ooveriug from tbe rays of r toe sun. tl Look before the boar announced lor tbe unveiling of tbe monument, crowds were < : pouring in from every avenue to tbe city until tbe publlo square was filled wltb a a Bathing mtu of human beings watching and a waiting lor the boor to arrlve.wben tbe ezer- b dies would begin. jy Boon tbe soand of martial music was beard a and all eyes tamed to tbe upper part of tbe Ci square and as the parade drew near a company of 15 young ladles uniformed In white wltb red sashes, upon each of which was written tbe name of tbe State tbe wearer r* presented. These were preceded by tbe w officers of the day and tbe First Artillery D Band of the U. 8. Army, wblle the old ai veterans brought ;up tbe rear under com- r< maud of that gallant and brave olfioer, J. ei Fuller Lyon. n As the oolumn neared tbe Monument tbe Band struck up Dixie causing the "old rebel w yell" to be given lustily. Kj This parade marohed in and enolrcled tbe jg monument, when the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Preston B. Wells ot the Ni Methodist oburcb, after which Mrs. Lucy aj Calvert Thomson, president of tbe Abbeville Chapter of the U. i>. C'a was Introduced and s standing upon the base of the Monument sbe presented it to tbe city in a graceful and a earnest manner in a few well obosen word* appropriate to tbe occasion. B Dr. G. A. Neuffer was then Introduced and iua UHpp/ otjric auu ICUIUIAD Q received the Monument on behalf ol the city, n Then It was that Miss Mary Klugh and Miss Luoy White, daughters respectively ot Judge v: J. C. Klugb and Mr. Charlie White of this olty pulled the strings tbat unveiled the d: Monument, and the 15 yoang ladles repre- is sentlng ihe 15 States sang that beautiful patriotic air "The Bonny Blue Flag" whioh pi oalled forth lusty cheers. The exercises around the Monument being w over the orowd moved to the band stand In it the pretty shaded park lust In front of the Eureka hotel. Gen. R. K. Hemphill was then ei Introduced and entertained the crown In hi* gi usual happy and humorous style. The Veterans aiwaya listen to Gen. Hemphill with untiring Interest. Miss Jessie Boyce ol the Classic City of Due d{ VVestwas next introduced and In a most A graceful manner recited that beautiful poem entitled the "Conquored Banner" wblch she el rendered most touohlngly. Miss Boyce Is a ^ nne eiocuuuumi uuu uer reuuai oaueu lonu p loud and continuous applause. b Capt. Armstrong of Charleston the Orator " 01 tne day was next Introduced and as be B( came forward was greeted with prolonged oheerlng. Capt. Armstrong Is an eloquent, s graceful and fluent speaker and this address on tbls occasion claimed tbe earnest attention .. of bis bearers. He complimented tbe ladles and City of Abbeville very highly, also paid g, bonor to tbe Veterans. Capt Armstrong won 3 tbe hearts or bis hearers, and his floe address ? will linger long in tbe memory of those who t.. had tbe pleasure of hearing him. " At tbe conclusion of his address tbe Veter- S ans were Invited to the Court House where a ? sumptuous repast was In waiting. In speaking of tbe dinner an old Veteran said to us ? "I have attended many reunions In different _ Cities, and big leasts, and banquets, but tbe spread lurnlshed by the ladles of Abbeville .. surpassed them all,really, 4 think tbe good u. ladles of Abbeville excelled -themselves on tbls occasion", Tbe Daughters of the Confed- ht eracy have a s reat deal to be thankful for, tG and much to be'proud of, In seeing the happy culmination of their untiring energy, and earnest efforts, crowned with such grand success on tbls glad day of Jnbllee and they deserve, and have tbe hearty congratulations of the old Veterans, as well as oi the people of Abbeville County. a< Tbls beautiful monument stands as m la silent pointer to the memory of the Coufederito Un IH laru thOBA trhn h a CO Unaaoail (Via tW river, and now rest under the shade of the iu trees'' as well as those who ??ie on this side of wi the river, and whose loots are whitened by ' the snows of many winters and who will soon ps loin their comrades on the other shore It also in perpetuates their memory down the vista of te :lme to generations yet to oome, and last but m not least, as we look upon It we shal i ever bl remember the self sacrtflce and noble deedn th >f tbe women of our South Iv*nd God bless ve hem one and all Is tbe language of the Con- ho federate Veterans all over this beautiful Sunny South, Muslo was furnished by the First Artillery Band of the U. 8. army whloh was furnished jy the Seoretary, of war at the request of Jongressman Alfcen. This Is said to ho the , Inest band in the Unite J States, and Judging ue from tbeirflne music while bore we would . neartily concur In the opinion and physically we have never Been a finer set of young men Wl tiandsdmeln appearance social and genial In manner by which tney entirely won the praise and good will of our people. oe In tbe afternoon a matoh game of ball was played on tbe Abbeville diamond between Greenwood and Due West in the presence of a large orowd, the game was hotly contested from start to finish and wound up 6 to o in favor of Greenwood whose team played only Dt 8 lnnnings being ahead they re/used the 9th fv and last inning. ta. The Band introduced the crowd with thrilling and soul inspiring muslo whose sweetj nc itralns floated out clear and sweetly on nagazlne bill. The days pleasures concluded with a ball it the Eureka In the evening. The large ball ' ,\4 van crowded and all bad a happy time. rfuslc by the Band. COMPLIMENTARY NOTICE. At a meeting or the trustees last week HIM Virginia Mcllwaln of .Spartanburg was elect- iigB id to succeed Mrs Cunningham as principal 'A it the musical departmant In the graded -H chool at Grler, S. C. "For two years Mrs. Cnnnlngbam has augbt music In this school with great sno:ess, and will not now entirely sever hereon- . vaN ectlon with the school, but will act as an isslstant to Miss Mcllwaln and will proDably jjfl ;lve Instructions In vocal muslo." Miss Mcllwaln Is highly endorsed by those .Tfln ;ompeient to Judge of her work. She was rained In the Abbeville Graded School, and 33 n Converse College of wblob Institution she a'3?8 s a graduate In piano. Sbe Is a specialist In. y'ajj Dlano and pipe organ. Is a good organizer ,.^91 ind disciplinarian and bas been quite suo- . v:JH :essfnlasaD lnstrnstor. Dr. Pell, president of Converse College says; 'I take great pleasure In earnestly reoom- - ''-323MH nendlng Miss Virginia Mcllwaln as a teach* -,/H sr of music for the Grler Graded ScbooL *jH Jbe has received a certificate in piano and la J egarded as one of the most finished per- , ortners that Mr. Alden bas trained. She la 'yJsaM ull ol energy, very Intelligent and tborougby capable of doing high grade work. She Is i woman ol positive Christian character and ?. AaaM vould win the confidence of both papll and ;Jfka matrons. I doubt whether yon could secure '( l bettei teacher than Miss Mcllwaln." ; Dr. Artbnr L. Manchester director ofmnsie - vy/8 n Converse says, "Miss Mcllwaln was . borougbly good student and bas completed ' he work In piano to our satisfaction. She* a ias bad experience In teaching, and I have iu utmiuttiuu iu ueariiijr recuuiLueuuiug nor > 2flR or the position In your school, you will And jer ^atlflfaclory proresslonally ; and aft a girl if common sense! /y* We take great pleasure In presenting*tbe vfjSB ibove complimentary clippings as we are alrays pleaded to see Abbeville's ladles In the ront rank, and tbe more gratified when It la alned by hard work and self sacrifice,. MIn ^39 rlollwaln la an Abbeville lady and has the -v'v ongratulatlonsof many friends. * WITHIN THE CITY GATES. , Mr. M. B. Syfan Is spending a while at ' ig| JthJa Springs at Austelle, Qa. Miss Bessie Murray Is vlBlting relatives In Ltlanta. Prof. Mason DuPre of Spartanburg la visit- ,ng| g In tbe city. Mr. Eddie Roche of Greenville came down , -:'yS o the unveiling exercises abd bad the plea*- ' \)SH re of seeing his friends who gave him a oor- . vv>S lal greeting. Mr. Roche Is one of Abbeville's ,/ >J est young men and Is doing well in bla , ' nountaln home. Mr. C. Mawhall and his two sons, were hon- f. A3 red guests of the city during the Unveiling- V/S fthe Confederate Monument. While here hflV were the eiienta of Mr* Fannin Marshall. , Mr. andMrB. P. S. Marshall of Anderson , '''ffiafl Djoyed Abbeville's "Red Letter" day. Msj. and Mrs. Nance after spending several - .'"'yj peeks at Caesars Head and other points Ot aterest, came borne Id time to eDloythe an- >'S3 eillng exercises. Msj. beaded the column , ^ fold Veterans and when the Band flayed' . . ? Dixie" he felt like he was a boy again, so V ignt wiih his step. United States Postofflce Inspector. Pulslver iropped .down on the city Postoffloe last -5 'rlday and after giving the Poatofllce a rigid. ,>'-33 spectlon complimented oar worthy and fflclent Postmaster, saying 'everything la al- ? wfl Igbt and in perfect order." His report was very gratifying to Mr. Link, nd of course will also be to the Department t Washington. Mrs. Edward DaPre-nee Miss Helen M'.ller ( f Columbia, accompanied by Miss Agnea ' Pre are In tbe city the guest ot Mrs. J. C. Miss Nelle Edwards after a short stay with J?j ome people returned to business in Atlanta 'SS ist Sunday. Mr. Lewis Blount of Augusta was In the , 'jPa Ity several days of last week. He is now VvuuflS ravelllngfor the Augusta Drug Co. , tVJSH Mrs. 8. F. Kllllngsworth and children of . nlrrmhla wpta vlRtf.nrn In lh? <?1tv ln?t vMftr. The young men of the cltv are getting op ft Ifle clnb wnlch Is s good move In the right / me. Le every young man In the city Join. j Miss Lola Wilson of Lowndesvllle Is In the It.v the guest of Miss Isabel Sign. The Majestic baking demonstration at the .btoeville Hardware Company last week vh grand success, and witnessed by great nnm- 'JsKa ers of people who were charmed wltn the. lajestlo Malleable and Charcoal Iron Rangea, JM od after seeing them In operation prononn- * r~v<ij 3d them par-excellence. H. P. D. NOTES OF INTEREST. Mr. John Link Is Sub for Konte No. 3 and 111 begin to loop the loop aronnd the circle '-$5 ext week, and will do the 'trick" Jnst right d on proper time, htlp him all you can and smember any and every kindness and court- $ jy shown him will be highly appreciated, h ot only by himself but by myself as well. Miss Annie M. Evans returned home last < eek from a most delightful honse-party :WJ. Iven by her friend Miss Ballenger af RichMr. A. K. Watson and daughter Miss Lonise pent several days of last week with Mr. and . ^ Lrs. Joe Glbert near Lowndesvllle. v^rHflg Mr. Horace McAllister spent Sunday and unday night with his father Mr. W. H. . LCAMBier, wno is leeiing; better he thinks -a Qd Is gelling on as well as possible. Birth?At Warrior Alabama to Mrs. R. E. jjjbj ruee, a sod, Auguct 26. Mrs. John L. Kennedy is visiting her 1 augter, Mrs. Edwin Parker, who with her ^ ttle son Istra the sick list. , '- ^ Major Parlier was among the prominent ' $ Isltors In the city last Monday. . Mr. W. A, Lanier, one of the popular can- >: fj Idates has for the paBt few days been circa .' *? itlng among bis city friends in Abbeville. Mrs. J. W.Knox Is visiting her home peo V le at Elberton, Georgia. Miss Rosa Knox spent several days of last eek with her aunt Mrs. Pennal and took in > le "Red Letter" day. V:vigg Messrs. Qlillam Brothers and Wilson Broth s are now placing the machinery In their l j nnerles. , * , -tw MORTUARY. ? . . .-KwSI Mrs. J. C. Tribble, after a few days illness led at her home in Due West last Friday, ugust 24.1906 about 2 o'clock, p. m. Inter lent was made Saturday morning in the < -''.v.i! ty cemetery. Mrs. Trlbble was a sister of [r. S. F. Hammond on route No. 3, and Mr. oster Hammond of theiAbbevllle Medium, ' asides having other relatives aDd friends on >ute No. 2 who will learn of her death with >rrow. The deceased was a most estimable irlstlan woman being a member of the Bceeder church. She was a faithful wife, a loving mother ad a true friend. The bereaved family have the sincere empathy ol many friends. v# Francis Lucretla McNeil Infant daughter of Ir. and Mrs. R. P. McNeill, of Warrler Alaima, aged 9 months,died as the home ol her rand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Penney of baron, last Monday morning Aug.27 about alf past to o'clock. > ?.fi The death of this little darling Is peculiarly >. id, having just last week left her mother hols very "weak ?nd sick at her home in farrier Ala., being brought to Carolina by r. and Mrs. J. H. Penney, while her mother V is to bear the sad news In her distant borne. The bereaved parents and grand parents ive tae sympathy of hosts of friends. Inrment at Sharon Cemetary. Mad Cat. W. P, son of J. C. Kennedy of Troy and also ;-i thlldofMrs. Sam Kosenwlck were bitten Mr. Kennedy Immediately took the cat and i e chlldrento Atlanta to the Pasteur Insti IC. KJU CADUiiUttUUU ut iuo wni a uiaiu iv is found ib&t It actually bad rabbles. rbe doctor In charge however assures the ,Meats thai tbe cHf.es are alright and that nocculatlon win bo successfu-1. Little dan- -v r luuy uo tApvi'icu wucu uvniiucui id iui* edlate and when the patient has not been tten about the face. Wben bitten a boas e face the poison reaches the brain In a ry short space o/time, and there Is little , ipe. wins l'icbert I'p I'uder An AppIeTree, Mr. It. W. Crawford who lives near Lownisvllle. Is a close observer. A. few days ago be was strolling through sorchardand found twin apples, compede 1th stems and bloom and yet growing aa le apple. On the same day he picked up a Mexican bait dollar made In 1832. He would a valuable man in a gold nugget field. . <'lark-l!olil??r. Mr. Thurston Clark recently of our city, >w of Atlanta was married last Sunday eulng to Miss Penny Bohler. also of Atlanhie couple Immediately left for Chatta?oga on a honeymoon. ? ; iy