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CAMPING ON POOR MOUNTAIN, j
A Pleasant Purty from Westminster
Enjoy an Outing There.
On August 4th a party of twelve,
upon the invitation of T. N. Hall and
family, left Westminster for a ten
days' camp on Poor Mountain, where
Mr. Hall had recently fitted up a two
room cottage for the accommodation
of the crowd.
After several threatened disasters
the summit was at last reached in
safety. We did not camp directly on
tpp, but went down the mountain
about one-half mlle to a beautiful val
ley, which made an ideal place to
camp, with a fine mountain spring
right at our door. Dinner was the
first thing on the program, and a
hungrier crowd I never saw-ate at
one meal what wo tnought would do
for three. Our household goods were
soon unpacked and placed in order,
and the Improvised out-door kitchen
suggested "befo* de war" cooking,
with its pots, oven, skillet, spider and
trivet.
A fine Jersey cow, staked near by,
meant more good things-in fact, it
seemed that our kind host had left
nothing undone that would add to
the pleasure of the crowd. He In
formed us we were free to do and say
just what we pleased, just so we kept
in the pasture. After learning that
the pasture included twenty-three
hundred acres we felt very much at
liberty and proceeded to take his ad
vice.
In a short walk from our camp we
found some beautiful water falls.
High upon the mountain side Conne
ro8s creek leaped from its rocky cra
dle and plunged down th mountain
side in miniature cascades for nearly
a hundred feet, finally dashing over
a rocky ledge thirty-five feet, churn
ing the water into foam as it falls.
When standing at the head of the
falls we were 490 feet aboye Wal
halla! What a revelation to know
that this beautiful scenery was so
near home and most of us had never
seen lt before.
Part of one day was spent on Pine
Knob mountain, the highest peak of
Poor mountain, and 33 1-3 feet hlgh
Ler than any other point lu Oconee
?county. There, standing on top of
Wthis mountain, we were 700 feet
ahove Walhalla, and eight or nine
hundred feet above Westminster.
This will give you some Idea of the
glorious view. The crowd exhausted
all thc superlativas at their command
when this beautiful panorama burst
upon their view. What an Inspira
tion to higher and nobler living to be
in such close touch with Cod and Na
ture.
One evening was spent at the mar
ble quarry, where we saw some flue
specimens of the crude marble which
had been blasted from thu mountain
side. From there we went to "De
vil's Den," which seems to be a bot
tomless !.ole In the mountain. One
man told UH he had gone down about
twenty feet and dropped stones and j
had never heard one hit the bottom. |
A light, when lowered a certain dis- j
tance, is extinguished.
After four days' tramping over
Poor Mountain we were anxious to
spend a day on Rich Mountain. Bright
and early Wednesday morning we
were wending our way towards the
top in our covered wagon, drawn by
four large oxen. It was a novel ex
perience with most of us. One of the
ladles asked the driver where lils
lines were, but with his long whip
we soon saw he was the master of
the situation. Just before reaching
the top we, passed a peach orchard
loaded with fruit. My! what a sight
to a hungry mountain crowd-but
we did not have permission to eat all
we wanted. We found Rich Moun
tain just the opposite to its neighbor,
as tlie name would suggest. The soil
was black and rich, the weeds tall
and rank, with all tho vegetation and
foliage a dark and rich green. The
trees aro Immense and grow very tall.
On top of tho mountain was growing
sorno of the finest corn I ever saw.
Late in tho evening we returned to
camp, all voting lt ono of the most
pleasant days we had spent.
Much to the regret of all the party,
our allotted time was up, and home
we must go. That night lt seemed
that our camp lire had never burned
brighter or been moro thoroughly en
joyed, for that had been one of the
mo.it pleasant feature of our camp
trip. Mr. Hall very kindly modified
our regret at leaving by promising
to take us by his fine mountain farm,
which lies just at the foot of Poor
Mountain, where we could spent the
day. It was such a treat to see the
fine growing crops of cotton, corn and
cane. I heard Mr. Hall tell one of the
party that ho expected to make eleven
or twelve hundred bushels of corn,
and from the prospect lt certainly
looked as if his expectations would
be realized. On this farm there lives,
rent free, an old Confederate veteran,
8. H. Fricks, 73 years old. He has
been living here for several years,
and notwithstanding his agc and
crippled condition, makes a good llv
ir.g. We enjoyed so much cur visit
to him. Ho phowed us .ne flattened
minie ball that was *aken from his
leg at the cattle of the Wilderness
I by Dr. Johns. He WOB wounded and
laid on the battlefield eleven days be
fore he was carried to the hospital
at Richmond, where he strayed turee
weeks and four days. He had to
walk on crutches for nearly three
years. With it al) he was Jolly and
seemed to be enjoying life.
To Mr. Hall and his entire family
we are Indebted for one of the most
enjoyable trips of our lives, and one
and all hope at some future day to
have the pleasure of going again.
One of the Party.
Mothers with little children need
no longer fear croup, colds or whoop
ing cough. Bee's Laxative Cough
Syrup tastes good. It works off the
cold through the bowels, cuts the
phlegm, clears the head. For young
and old. Guaranteed. Secure a bottle
at once. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell,
Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
The News from Little River.
Little River, AuguBt 21.-Special:
Crops are looking flnp and the farm
ers are cheered up over the bright
prospect for a good crop.
Mrs. William Sewart, of Pickens,
has been visiting in this section the
past week.
Elisha and Bryan Holden made a
business trp to Lake Toxaway the
past week.
W. H. Talley Is carrying the mail
on R. F. D. No. 1 from Salem at
this time on account of Norman
Whitten's being very sick with fever.
We hope soon our young friend may
be restored to his usual health. Mr.
Talley fills the place successfully.
The pastor, with the aid of Rev. D.
Hudson, of North Carolina, held a
few days' meeting at this place fol
lowing the third Sunday. The meet
ing was called in until the third
Sunday In September.
Rev. C. L. Craig, County Superin
tendent of Education, visited the
schools at this place and Smeltzer a
few days back.
N. A. I .o sk, of Glmvllle, N. C.,
wag visiting relatives and friends in
this section some time back.
L. M. Brown, of West Union, made
a business trip In these parts recent
ly. Mr. Brown was looking after
his lumber business in this section.
W. B. F. Corbin, of Walhalla, has
be*n doing some very effective work
In the streams of his farm In this
section.
Mrs. J. S. Holden has had part of
her logs and brush removed from
the creeks on her place. This ls a
need long being felt In this section.
I am In favor of this work. Rally to
the wheel, neighbors; let us clean
them out.
J. B. Grant is In very feeble health
at this time suffering lrom paralysis.
His many friends hope for his speedy
recovery.
W. J. Rogers and family, of In
diana, are spending a month with
hin father's family and other rela
tives In this section. William ls
looking well, and It gives us much
pleasure to meet our schoolmate
again.
Freeman Lay was visiting In the
Cheohee section Saturday and Sun
day.
Burton Galoway, of Oconee Creek,
paid his father and family a visit
on last Sunday.
P. L. Green has bought a logging
outfit and ls logging for John Fowler
In this section.
K. Z. Green has also bought a
logging outfit and ls dragging them
In for John C. Chastain.
Mr. Chastain has bo\ ght one of
J. C. Shockley's saw mills and will
start up at some early date.
Miss Anna Alexander, of Keowee,
Is spending a while with her sister,
Mrs. W. H. Lusk, of this section.
G.
To cure a cold first move the bow
els. Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
gently on the bowels, drives out. the
cold, clears the head. It's pleasant
to take and mothers highly recom
mend it for colds, croup and whoop
ing cough. Guaranteed to give satis
faction or money refunded. Equally
good for young and old. Sold by Dr.
J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lun
ney, Seneca.
... -
Hunted Murderer Kills Marshal.
Thomasville, Ga.. August 28.-Eu
gene Cargell, marshal of Cairo, waa
shot and killed early this morning hy
Coben Simms, a negro, near Mocca
sin Gap, Fla. Simms went to Talla
hassee and surrendered to the offi
cers.
Cargell was at the head of a posse
that had located Charles Williams,
tho murderer of Sheriff Tyus. of Gra
dy county, who had found conceal
ment In the house of Simms, his
uncle. As the posse stormed the
house Simms fired, killing Cargell.
Sheriff Hight left here this morning
with a posse In two automobiles to
continue the pursuit of Williams.
Women say that men are all alike,
but when two men fall In love with
the same woman a difference soon
exists between them.
It comes put up In a collapsible
tube with a nozzle, easy to apply to
the1 soreness ftifd in3??iamatlon, for
any form of Piles; it soothes and re*
lleves pain, itching and burning.
Man Zan Pilo Remedy. Price, 50
cents. Guaranteed. Sold by Dr. J.
W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lun
ney, Seneca.
THE WRIGHT REUNION.
Pleasant Gneering ut the Home o? H.
C. Wright, on Seneca River.
Editors Keowee Courier: It was a
great day when, on the 17th of Au
gust, the children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, together with the
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wright,
met at the home of H. C. Wright, on
Seneca river., near Adams' Crossing,
for a reunion. The seven surviving
children were there: J. W. Wright,
Clinton; H. C. Wright, Adams' Cross
ing; Mesdames Moses and J. D. Cain
and C. A. Moore, Oakway; Mrs. W.
D. Moore, Pendleton; Mrs. Nathan
Queen, Adams' Crossing. To Mrs.
Moses Cain the day was especially
one of enjoyment, as lt was her 6 2d
birthday. She was the recipient of
many gifts.
Of the 31 living grandchildren 23
were there, and of the 24 great
grandchildren 12 we/e there.
The following are those who were
so fortunate as to be present and par
ticipate in the pleasures, feastings,
etc., of the day: Mr. and Mrs. John
Wright, Clinton; Mrs. Carrie Shlppy
and Miss Nellie Shippy, of Spartan
burg; Mrs. G. W. Godfrey and son,
Greenville; Mi. and Mrs. Lewis Ad
dis, Anderson; Leard Moore, Gertie
Moore, Dessie and Ida Cain, Carlis
Cain, Forman Cain, Clark Moore, Ma
mie Moore, Daisy Moore, Oscar Huff,
Bonnie Tompkins, Mrs. D. L. Whit
aker, C. A. Moore, J. A. Campbell,
Nora Campbell, James Cain, Mrs. J.
A. F. Hutchins, all of Oakway; Bert
Cain, Westminster; M. M. Morris and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wright.
Seneca; Mrs. Guntharp and daughter,
Bounty Land; Mr. Hays, wife and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton,
John Moore and family, Shiloh; Mr.
and Mrs. Dillard, Calhoun; Mrs. El
len Hall, Friendship; Nathan Queen
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Dun
can, Richard Moore and family," Alf
Moore and family. Emma Nwton, Mr.
and Mrs. John Durham, . Charlie
Boggs and family, Mack Moore and
family, T. O. Morris and family, Wm.
Sears and family, Mr. and Mrs. Evite,
Pendleton; Viola Moore, Liberty.
To the delight of all Aunt Pollle
Henton, of Pelzer, was there, giving
sunshine and glee to the crowd.
Though she is in her 83d year, she
ls as spry and eveu more Jolly than
BO many of our young people.
About half past 10 o'clock dinner
was spread in a lovely grove. It is
needless to comment on the beauty of
the table as lt stood before us, say
ing: "Welcome ye to my abundant
store of eatables."
The afternoon was spent by the
young people strolling along the ?
river s banks, where Cupid always de
lights In sport. And the Blind Little
One succeeded so well In his work
that he almost blinded his subjects.
Any way. they were enough blind to
the sinking sun that they found the
day far gone when they returned to
the grove.
Throughout the day the blending
of sweet voices and instruments was
Impressive. The music was so gentle
and sweet that many of us older ones
were carried back In mind to the days
when we, too, were young and found
great satisfaction In such. Another
feature of gratification was the ice
lemonade, watermelons and musk
melons placed at the disposal of all
who desired to partake.
But the best of friends must part; i
so each began to bid the other adieu, i
emphasizing the fact that the day had
been most pleasantly spent and that i
lt would long be remembered.
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Anderson Intelligencer please copy. I
Your skin should be clear and
bright if your liver le in normal con
dition. Ring's Little Liver Pills act
on the liver, and headache, constipa
tion and bllousness disappear. Price
2fi rents. Sold by Dr. :. W. Bell,
Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
Negro Lynched Near CatTollton, Ga.
Atlanta Ga., August 29.-A special
from Carrollton says John Llpsey, a
negro, after being identified by Mrs.
Ed. Windham, was hanged to a tree
neni' the court house at Carrollton
early to-day by a party of men, and
the negro's body perforated with bul
lets. Mrs. Windham was criminally
assaulted by a negro last Monday
and ls reported in a critical condi
tion.
Help the Horse
No article ls more useful
about the stable than Mica
Axle Orease. Put a little on
the spindles before you "hook
up"-it will help the horse, and
bring the load home quicker.
MICA AXLE
GREASE
tv fart well- better than any
other crease. Coats the axle
with a hard, smooth surface of
powd?red mica which reduces
friction. Ask the dealer for
ll lea Axle Orease.
IIMOMIMICNWMT
REUNION OF THU "RIFLES."
Sumo Facts About thut Great Orr's
Regiment of Rifles.
( From the Abbeville Medium.)
The Survivors' Association of the
First South Carolina Rifles (Orr's
Rifles) will h.?Ul its annual reunion
In Abbeville September 18 and 19,
and the r.eople here are looking for- |
wara to the occasion with pleasant
expectations, for the regiment has al
ways held a warm place In the hearts 1
of Abbeville citizens. 1
The regiment was organized and
mustered in at Sandy Springs, An
derson county, July 21, 1861, the
very day on which the battle of First
Manassas was fought in Virginia and
won.
It was Sunday. There were ten
companies in the regiment. Abbe
ville furnished 2, Anderson 3, Marion
and Hurry 1 between them, Pickens,
which included the territory now in
Oconee and Pickens, 4. The officers
were: Colonel, James L. Orr; Lieu
tenant Colonel, J. Foster Marshall;
Major, D. A. Ledbetter.
After about a month's drilling the
regiment went to Sullivan's Island,
and remained near Charleston until
April, 1862, when lt went to Vir
ginia. Col. J. L. Orr txdgned. hav
ing been elected to the Confederate
StateB Senate. The other Held offi
cers were advanced In rank, and
Capt. J.W. Ll-Ingston became major.
The command was first under fire
at Mechanicsvillc, June 26, 1862, and
from that time until Appomattox lt
had a "place In the picture near the
flashing of guns."
At Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862, the
First S. C. Kifles carried 537 men
into action. Of these 81 were killed
and 234 wounded-a total loss of
315.
During the war 334 officers and
men were killed, or died of wounds,
and 201 of disease-a total of 535. |
lotal number of casualties 1,125.
At Appomattox there were only 66
men in line with puns In their hands.
During their service the regiment
was actively engaged, or in the line
of battle at the following places:
Mechanlcsvllle, Gaines' Mill, Fra
sier's Farm, Malvern Hill, Cedar
Mountain, Second Ma^sssas, Ox HUI,
Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg,Boteler s
Ford, Frederlcksburg, Chancellors
ville, Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Funks- .
town, Mine Run, Falling Waters, j
Bristol Station, Wilderness, Spott- I
sylvania Court House May 12,
Spott8ylvania May 18, Jericho Ford,
Cold Harbor, Riddle's Shop, Peters
burg, Deep Bottom, Gravelly Run,
Dutch Gap, Kussel1'? Mill, Reams'
Station,Jones' Farm.Bellefleld.White
Oak Road, Sutherland's Station,
Petersburg, Amelia Court House and
Appomattox.
The association was organized in
1873 at Anderson, where a number
of sur\Ivors attended the funeral of
Judge Orr, whose body had been
brought home from St. Petersburg,
Russia, where he was United States
minister.
Since that time the association has
met annually. At Sandy Springs
there were many cabins used by those
who attended the famous camp meet
ings that made the place known far
and wide. The survivors had an at
tachment for their first camping
ground, and had their annual reun
ions there until the cabins became
so dilapidated that they afforded no
Bhelter on rainy days. They then
asked to be allowed to meet In Clem
son College, in the vacation, when
nothing was going on at th* Institu
tion, but permission was refused and
that year they met In the open air at
the old spring. A storm came up and
the old soldiers went Into a church
nea ?-by and rested on the hard
benches during the night.
The reunions afterwards have been
held In tho several towns of the ter
ritory from which the regiment was
enlisted, to wit: Anderson, Honea
Path, Seneca, Walhalla and Duo
West.
Some of the most talented men of
the day belonged to the command.
James L. Orr never had a superior in
mental endowments. There never
was a brighter mind in South Caro
lina than that of Wm. C. Keith, the
adjutant. James S. Cothran and Jo
seph J. Xorton afterwards adorned
tho Bench of the State. Rev. H. T.
Sloan and Kev. F. P. Mullaly, chap
lains, stood among the most distin
guished clergymen of the time.
Among tho surgeons of the regiment
were: Dr. Thomas A. Evans, of An
derson; Dr. John M. Richmond and?
Dr. Wm. M. Whistler, equal in sur
gery to his brother, James McNeill
Whistler, in painting.
Rev. Edmund L. Patton, once pre
bident of Erskine College, once pre
sident of a university in Tennessee,
and once professor in the South Ca
rolina College, belonged to the regi
ment. So dtd President Ben Sloan,
now at the h.ad of the South Caro
lina University.
It ls a well known fact that per
sons living In the pine forests do not
suffer from kidney diseases. One
dose of Plneules at night usually re
lieves backache.* 30 days' treatment,
$1. Your money refunded if not
satisfied. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell,
Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
1
JUDGE l'AKKKR AGAIN?
Stated Positively that He will Re Can?
didate for Democratic Nomination.
Columbus, Ohio, August 29.-The
positive statement of former Gover
nor James K. Campbell, who has just
returned from New York, that Judge
Alton Brooks Parker is a candidate
for the Democratic Presidential nom
ination, was received in thiB State
with incredulity. Mr. Campbell does
not seem surprised at the reception
given the announcement, saying that
he did not believe it himself when he
first heard lt, but that L? learned
later that lt was "Intensely true."
He declares that he got the informa
tion from a Bource that was indis
putable as to veracity.
While Ohio, whose delegates in
the last National Convention were
divided between two "favorite sons,"
threw its vote to Parker, it Is not be
lieved at this time that he could gain
any material support lu. this State.
i In 'act, the opinion among leading
Democrats in this quarter ls that the
! candidate will not come from New
York. ?
The fact that Judge Parker's, fam
ous charge thai the Republican party
had raised an immense corruption
fund in New York for the support of
Roosevelt has been borne out, in the
face of the extreme tart denial of Mr.
Roosevelt, will, it is conceded, help
Mr. Parker in his candidacy, but it
is not believed that he could develop
sufficient strength between now and
the convention to become a formida
ble figure. Nevertheless, the State
! ment that he ls in the race has cre
ated intense interest among the poli
ticians.
! The organization leaders In Ohio,
headed by former Congressman Har
I vey C: Garber, are for William Jen
nings Bryan, and they have been ac
I tlvely at work In his Interest for
some time. They claim the State
will be for him beyond a doubt.
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
A. J. Nusbaum, Batesvllle, Indiana,
writes: "Last year I suffered for three
months with a summer cold so dis
tressing that it interfered' with my
business. 1 had many of the symp
toms of hay fever, and a doctor's pre
scription did not reach my case, and
I took several medicines which seem
ed only to aggravate the case. Fortu
nately I insisted upon having Foley's
Honey and Tar In the yellow package,
and it quickly cured me. My wife
has since used Foley's Honey and Tar
with the same success."
J. W. Bell.
Mean $ $ mi
or wear tl
ease and durability.
toe the mark
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M. C. KISER (
ATUN
Come in and get one of our
that stands up. If you have
baker will pay tor Itself in a f
and trouble and the expense ol <
You Know the SI
For more than fifty years its reput
This reputation is due to the good ?
of the Studebaker Wagons. Each
b*st fitted for that part. New En?la
tb" Studebaker bubs are made of it.
orv ls the best for axles-Studeba
white oak is best for spokes and rum
Studebaker Wagon. The Studebaki
ls Pert sot li
That ls why we sell it. Come in a
interesting wagon books for every
C. W. PITCHFORD
Moultons OF DRUG HA HIT
Husband and Wife In Atlanta Lose
Themselves in Morphine.
(Atlanta'Constitution, August 29.)
Lying unconscious on beds steeped
In unspeakable filth, drawing their
breaths iu gasps, each ot which seem
ed the last, W. F. Hare and wife
were lound in their rooms by Officers
Dodd and Hollis yesterday morning
at io.10 o'clock.
An ambulance was summoned, and
they were carried to the Grady Hos
pital. There it was found th?t they
were suffering from the overuse of
stimulants. The old woman died at
1.20 in the afternoon. The old man
was sufficiently revived later to talk,
and from him and others lt rffe
learned that both he and his
have been addicted to the morphine
habit for more than twenty years.
Since the anti-drug bill, passed at
the recent Legislature, was put into
effect Saturday, they had been unable
to obtain any of he drug.
In an attempt to satisfy their crav
ings they had, for some days, drunk
large quantities of whiskey. The old
man said that for some time they had
beeh drinking a-quart each day. The
whiskey had no effect other than to
Increase the craving for the drug.
Mr. Hare is 46 years ot age. He
said that his wife was 52 years old.
They have been married 22 years.
Hare hae until lately owned a gro
cery store on Marietta street.
D. W. Dunbar, who has known the
man for years, reported the case to
th^ authorities yesterday. He said
that he'knew the people yeai.i agq|t\,
In AmerlcuB. He also affirms that^*
the family Is one of the best fami
lies of South Georgia. It seems th.^t
their degenerate condition ls due to
the use of drugs.
Don't worry about your kidneys
when you can obtain 30 days' treat
ment of Plneules fo- $1. These little
globules bring relief In the first dose.
Backache, Lumbago and Rheumatism
yield quickly. If not satisfied your
money refunded. This ls a fair offer
you can't lose. Sold by Dr. J. W.
Bell. Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney,
Seneca.
Thirty Injured on Southern. }
Asheville, N. C., August 29.-Pas
senger train No. 41, on the Southern
Railway, collided with an engine on
the west-bound main Une in this city
at ll o'clock this morning, damaging
both engines and the combination car
Thirty persons were injured, none
j fatally.
ide to all who m
lem. In style!
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of perfection.
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DO.. Manufacturers. J
TA, CA.
line of Studebakers-the kind
much hauling to do a St?de
cw months by saving you time
constant repairs.
udebaker Wagon
-Vtion has grown better every year,
quality that has always been a part
part is made from the lumber that is
nd black birch makes the best hubs
Butt cut, second growth black hick
ker axles are made of it. Selected
ting gears-that is what is used in the
er Wagon .
nd let us talk it over. We have some
? one.
CO., Walhalla, S. C.