A CHESTER TRADITION I
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By invitatio Views end Inter- j
views had stepped into the office of ^
John R. Hart, Esq., to have a look at 3
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a photographic copy of an interest-j'
ing old manuscript by Col. William/
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. Hill, famous in the Kevoiuuonary i
days of York county and one of the,s
owners of the Hill's iron works oni1
Alison creek. Mr. Hart had had the^
manuscript copied and had kindly of-1
fered it for publication in The York-1
ville Enqurer. Samuel E. McFaddem
of Chester, was in /the office when '
Views and Interviews went in, and,i
of course, he was also invited to
share the pleasure of inspecting the'
manuscript. Naturally he was very'^
much interested. But people who'j
know Mr. McFadden can very welll^
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unaeiswtnu ?vn u? nvu*v? vw ... ^
ing to consider a subject like this'^
without bringing up something equal- i
ly interesting about Chester. The
fact is, Mr. McFadden has on tap no
end of stories on all kinds of subjects,
and he <?nows how to tell them
interestingly and comprehensively. It
was only a little while before he got
started, and several of the stories he
told were worth while. Only one of
them is to be repeated at this time,j
and as he did not vouch for its au-j
thenticity beyond "tradition says so." I
The reader must take it for what it
is worth.
Here is the storyr "Did you know
that General Pankenham, who commanded
the British forces that received
such a drubbing at the hands
of old Andrew Jackson down at New
Orleans in the War of 1812, was
buried in Chester county? Well it
alwfeys has been the tradition, and
considering the circumstances with
which the story has been handed
down, I have no reason to doubt its
correctness. It is a somewhat remarkable
case. It was at New Orleans, you
know, that tbe Americans whipped
the British by making a breastwork
of cotton bales. The Americans had
at least one cannon, and during the
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Ilgnx ran&enndiii s ncttu vr<xa tuu vn
by a cannon ball. After the battle
the British wtere allowed to look out
for their own dead, and Pankenham's
body was put in a butt of rum for
shipment to England. Among the
tilings that American soldiers
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ADMISSION:
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jrought away from New Orleans
xrere a number of butts of rum.
rhese butts were divided up among
lifferent regiments and at least one
egiment brought its butt through
Chester county. Not having any bet
sr way of getting at liquor, they
arould stick straws into the bung and
nick it out. When the regiment
reached Blackstock the liquor in
;heir butt seemed to be exhausted
3U as the butt was still very heavy,
!Jiey pxv.aeded to investigate by
mocking in the head of the butt. It
aras then that they found the headless
body of a man. They took the
nan out and buried him and when
later it became known how it had
jeen arranged to send Pankenham's
>ody home, and that the body had
>een lost, the identify of the body in
;he barrel was established. Yes, I
rave always understood that that is
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rille Enquirer.
SECEDERS INYADE SINALOA,
Agua Prleta, Sonora, Mexico,
April 15.?Troops of the new republic
of Sonora have Invaded
Slnaloa, the adjoining state to the
south and are marching on Cullcan,
the capital SIn&loa, according
to an official dispatch received
here today from General P. Ellas
Calles, commander-in-chief of the
Sonora forces.
Agua Prleta, Sonora, April 15.?
Martial law was proclaimed in Agua
Prieta today in preparation for a possible
attack by Carranza forces
should the Mexican president's troops
break through the barrier of soldiers
the new republic has stationed between
here and the Chihuahua-Sonora
boundary.
Carranza troops were reported at
Casa6 Grandes, 200 miles from here,
preparing to march into Sonora and
toward this border port.
General J. M. Pina, commander of
the first division of the Sonora army
was expected here at noon from Nacozarl
to complete arrangements for
defending territory endangered bj
the Carranza expedition. General P
Elias Cales commander-inchief of the
Sonora troops and acting head of the
new republic, telegraphed yesterday
he would arrive here this week tc
confer with local military officers or
the defense.
Sonora leaders here described tv
Sonora secession as the most critical
test President Carranza has faced
They said military success by federa'
agencies would make him stronger
than ever, but declared success of the
j Sonora movement ultimately would
i cause me mexican presidents uowufall,
when the seceding state again
would enter the national federatior
of states.
First Battle Reported.
Official confirmation still was lack
ing today of the first reported bat;:
between Carranza and Sonora solII
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dierg at the Sinaloa frontier. The report
was received both here and at
Nogales.
Francisco Elias, who has been asked
to take charge of the new custon
service for Sonora, said today thai
the secession of Sonora costs the cen
tral government more than $1,000,000
in revenue monthly. Half of thit
amount went to the federal government
from customs collections/ and
the balance from the state taxes. Of
all taxes levied within a Mexlcar
state half goes to the federal government
and half to the state treasury.
Military authorities here said the
state would have approximately 25,.
000 fully equipped and armed troops
to meet any invasion by Carranza,
hey said Carranza has 10,000 troops
in Chihuahua but that reducing
that number to send men to Sunora
would mean the rapid ascension o]
Francisco Villa to his former powei
and control of the adjoining Mate
Recent , reports have said Villa is
more active than he has been any
time since last June.
Obreeon Flees Capital.
The report from Mexico City that
General Alvaro Obregon, candidate
for the Presidency of Mexico, and
Governor Benjamin Hill, his campaign
manager, have fled from the
pital greatly cheered their ilcfher?nts
here today. Both are residents
o Sonora. Nothing direct from
Obregon has been received in Sonori
fnr RPveral davs. it was said.
At military headquarters here ii
was forecast today that tha nations
elections in Mexico would not be belt
in July unless the Sonora situatior
had been settled previously. Oflicori
said they expected President Cairan
za, in event Sonora still maintained
independence, would declare the eleo
tions could not be held because of it!
war conditions, a procedure, they gait
which often had been resorted to b;
Mexican executives.
Kelp to Furnish
Potash, Iodine and
Bleaching Carbor
St. Louis, Mo., AJJril J5.?Ameria
soon will be independent of all coun
tries for iodine and bleacMng car
bon, and a great measure for potash
all of which are being produced fron
kelp, according to Dr. J. W. Turren
tine, of the United States Departmen
of Agriculture, who advised the sprinj
meeting of the American Chemica
Society here today. Dr. Turrentine
who is in charge of the governmen
experimental plant at Summerland
Calif., explained that the valuable pro
nnftiao nf train hoi] haan
through extensive research and that i
had been determined in advance tha
the industry of making potash and oth
er chemicals from this sea weed tha
grows in abundance off the Pacifi
coast could be made profitable, ow
-ing to the great number of by-prc
ttons in Sinaloa and Tepio.
The development of an air rout
from Egypt to India and its use fc
carrying mails has been recommenc
ed by a British government advisor
:orcmJUee on aviation.
Invitations. Send us your orde
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|xue Alcoa aiiu iiaiiuci vv.
2 Days
Fri. Sat. 23,24
5c, Adults 35c
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: Police Hunt Youths
Who Tried to Burn
Newsie at Stake
Lancaster, 0., April 15.?Police today
were searching for five older boys
who last evening attacked Charles
Kneller, aged 10, a newsboy while he
* was carrying his route, bound him to
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bout him and after starting a fire, left
Jura to his fate.
A small girl reported the incident to
Mrs. A. F. Mowery, living near by, and
she rescued the Kneller boy who was
| bodly burned. Judge F. M. Action of
the juvenile court, is making an inj
vestigation of the matter.
[ IT'S QUITE ENGLISH, YOU KNOW
! "How are you, Old Thing?"
"Oh, top hole, Old Bean.'*
| "And the wife, Old Egg?"
'Oh, quite priceless, Old Hippopotamus."
And the kids, Old Fountain Pen?"
''Oh, too Pluperfect. Old Red
, Necked Phalarope."
I (From the Washington Star.)
"No," answered the Cold Proposi?
to be a profiteer?"
"No," answered the Cold PProposii
tion. "I take it for granted that any
t or all of the people I am overcharging
i will sooner or later get a chance at
overcharging me."
t It is interesting to watch the en1
thusiasm of the Greenville people
1 grow as they make and carry out the
i plans for this "biggest" convention to
i be held in their midst. It will do ev
erybody good to make acquaintances
I of the Greenville people during this
convention and catch some of their
J genuine enthusiasm for the Sunday
i I school work.
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runner iiiujiirsg ouivuo?j >u
Berlin, April 13.-r~The Deutsche TagI
es Zeitung today says it has learned
from a reliable source that the condition
of former Empress Auguste V'>
toria has become so grave that th?
L announcement of her death may be exl
In many parts of England it is a
. belief among the women that rose.
mary worn about the body strengthens
the memory and adds to the sun
j cess of the wearer in anything sht
. may undertake.
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legates, members of their families
Southern Baptist Convention wbi<
pm, May 12th. Dr. J. R. Jester, h
107 Puilman reservation for this t
made reservation should commun
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