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; ..TO THINK OWN SELF BE T?UE. AM) IT MUST FOLLOW AR THE NICHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO AN! MAN." By STECK, SHELOR * SCHRODER. A GREAT DAV FOU OCON1510. Thirty-five Hundred People Witness (lu* Unveiling ol* Moiuiini'iit. Yesterday( July 21st, was a fjreat day for Oconoe, and every Beet lo a ol' Hie county was well represented In Walhalla. The occasion . was one that will long he remembered. The day was an ideal one, the large crowds that thronged the town were in Hie best of spirits, and the day passed off as one of tho most pleas ant ever spent hy the people of Wal halla in company with their friends of the entire county. The crowd present was variously estimated at between 3,000 and 4,500, and lt is a safe estimate thal ?ol less than 3,500 of Oconce's citizens were pres ent to receive their monument to their dead. Thc Program for the Hay was carried out without change, ex cept that Hen. lionlinm's speech was delivered Immediately following the delivery of ("ol. Jayncs' speech, There were in all some 200 Vete rans present, Including those of Wal halla and immediate vicinity, ami about I."ill Visiting Veterans enjoyed the automobile ride, in which all Hie ?ural a ito:; joined, and tts Visiting an I omo m I ist s from Seneca and Westminster arrived they promptly joined ia Hie pleasure'of seeing that the old soldiers look a spin up and clown .Main street, lt was an inspir ing sight to watch i hese old Vele ralis pass in Hie autos, which were bedecked at every available point wi' Confederate hags, with here and thc? Hags of the United States, one ol Hie latter being a very large one, which Honied gracefully from the h ading auto. Hie whole presenting a beautiful picture, the "Situs and Mars" and the "Stars and Stripes" intermingling harmoniously. The old men who lilly years ago had worn th? gray were greeted with loud ap plause .as they rode past the monu ment, their tentures radiant with pleasure ami beaming with good will to all as they passed, surrounded by the (lags under which they fought and lost, and Ibo Hags of their re united country, to which there ute now none more loyal than they. They were a hand ol' mc i of whom any country might well be proud, and Oconee honors them, the living representatives of a passing genera tion, along with those o. their com rades who !f?ve gol)" bernie. The Pmado was, owing lo Hie length of Hine taken io give Hie V?t?rans their au tomobile ride, somewhat shortened, and started Hom the monument, -oing down Main slreet on the non h side four blocks and returning on Hie soin h side, ending ai Hie monument. The parade was composed as fol lows: Tin- mounted marshals of the day and i.MUliteel Ihm bearors, fol lowed by the band; color hearer in second carriego, followed bj spon sors and maids of honor in third carriage; in the fourth were the Chaplain and unveiling maids, the lift h carriage carrying the speakers for the day, Governor M. I'. Ansel. Coi. lt, T. Jayncs and te n. M. H. I Bonham, ol Anderson. The car- | rlagcs were followed lll'sl by a com pany of one hundred girls, and im mediately aller I hem a company ol' one bundi ed |?>j .. dressed in t he Confederate ari ?Merv uniforms. The girls wei,' dressed in white and wore led sashes. 'l'Ile lillie CUIlllOU, "The Pendleton Peace .Maker," drawn hy a horse, and in charge of three young boys, brought up 'lie rear, and ns the turn in the parade was made. Hie young cannoneers made the old "Peace Maher" belch forth a mighty salule. Upon reaching the monument those in tho parade arranged them selves in position, lind tho venerable Dr, lohn Cordon Haw, of the Presby terian church, himself an honored Veteran of the list h Georgia Regi ment, offered a fervent prayer, ai the conclu ion of whlch Governor M. I'. Ansel mad? :: brief address tn Hie ir, ? bled multitude, in which he recount ed many historical fads connected willi the soldiers of the Confederacy who weal imo I he ranks from Oco nee. "Governor Marl" is a famil iar ligure in Oconee, one ol her fa vored ami honored sous, and on this occasion, as whenever lie appears here, he was well received. As he formally presented lo thc people of Oconee this handsome tributo lober valiant sons the gilt of her noble women, and Hu- culmination of a series of years of untiring and un ceasing labor at their hands -andas the young girls drew thc cords that Unveiled the Shaft a mighty roar of cheers and ap plause arose, and the crowds viewed with pleasure* r.uel admiration this token of love and honor lo Hm Con federate He-ael Of Ocemce-, and thc band struck up tho old, familiar and inspiring strains of "Dixie," which brought forth another volume of cheering anet shouts. The Monument stands 21 feet high, Hie bases and shaft rising to a height ol' edghteen feet, surmounted by (lu- life-size figure' of a Confederate sedeiior, (lils Uguie being six feed In height. Di rectly under this figuro aro Hie let ters "C. S. A." under which, extending full length of the main shaft on Hie east face, ls the luilf furled Confederate flag in bold relief, the base below con taining the following inscription: Fast Side This Monument ls Dedicated to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers By the Women of Oconee County. Those gallant sons gave their lives for the protection of their homes, and in defense of their women and children. We who knew them tes tify that their courage was without a precedent, their virtues of the highest, and that they knew no law of lifo but loyalty, truth and civic virtue, and lo these prb lples they i consecrated their lives and fortunes. I st; i-l 865. OI K CONFI3DEKAT13 DEAD. North Side "On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, While glory guards the solemn round, Tin? bivouac of the dead.'' HANDSOME Tl ?Ho nu merit ..Unveiled the War foi West Shh- 1 "Confederate Son Ice, Six Hundred Thousand Men; Federal Service, Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand Men." South Side "Tho land they struggled lo save foi us Will not forg( I Hs Warriors yet Who sloop in so many a grave for US." The music of "Dixie" and the fir ing of Huco salutes by the cannon eers closed the unveiling ceremonies at the monument, and I he crowds wended their way to tho grounds of tho graded school building, where Col. H. T. Jaynes, tho first speaker, was introduced by Col. Hobt. A. Thompson, of Walhalla, sole survivor ol' the I members of that memorable colive*!- | tioii which assembled In Columbia, i adjourned to Charleston, and there passed and signed .tho Ordinance of Secession. It is a peculiar circum stance that there wore 1 20 sign?t ares to thal lamons document, and the signature of Robt. A. Thompson ap pears as thc (list name attached theredo, his comrades of those stir ring days having fallen from both sich>s and left him standing "tho i on?, giant oak of that magnificent forest of men." Col. Thompson's remarks wen; brief, and as the ven erable gentleman and gallant sol dier look his seat he was applauded lo tho echo. Col. lt. T. Jayues. was the first speaker, and his ad dress was well received, eliciting fre quent applause throughout its de Hvory and at its (dos?', ( lSlsewhere In this issue will be found Col. Jayues' address In full. ) Apostrophe to Col. lt. A. Thompson. lt was an impressive and affecting I ii BUTE TO OCt Yesterday, July 21st, to t r Southern Inclenen<letice= = tile Women of The (leone seem when Mr. J a ynes stopped In 1 lim midst -f his discourse ami ad dressed ( Thompson, in person, as follows: "Venerable Sir: Von have como down to us from tho former genera-, lion. The span of your life has heen graciously lengthened m se?> this auspicious day. Heilig the sole survivor of th?? most important con vention ever assembled in the his tory of South Carolina, you Staudas the connecting link between the days ol* your comrades and ours. The giants in Intellect and prowess of those clays were uni a few 'util lately (ho roverod and beloved Car lisle* slood by your side; hui you stand alone ami louely to-day. After four score years and more of toil, of conflict) of duty so well done, yon lind that as The eeas are quiet winni the winds aro o'er, .So calm ar<* wc. when passions arc no more. Leaving the Old, both worlds al once I hex view. Thal stand upon tho threshold of the New;" (?cn. .lohn IL Gordon, ot' Georgia. After reciting the rescue of Gen. Harlow hy C?en. Gordon on the bat tlefield of Gettysburg and the life long friendship between those two generals of the two armies. Mr. .laynos said: Oh! shade of the mighty Gordon! Along with Barlow-your own Har low of undying friendship, boru amid the throes of battle; along with Hoe, and Hut 1er, and Jackson, and Jenkins, ami IO vans, and Hamil ton, and Longstreet, lind Leo, your Comrades; .along with countless j thousands of tho heroes of both ar mies, you have answered the bugle j ?.all io the eternal camping grounds! V'yond the stars. Of tho vost hosts; of those mighty armies, whose tread , shook the continent, only ?? small remnant remain io an: wer still. >NEE'S CONFEl lie Memory of Oconcc's He A Tribute of Love and Adi e ftlomiment Association. One by ono they are answering now. 1 Soon, ah, soon,too soon, the fi ti a I roll call will be complete on those eternal ......iiin\ grounds, when- the blue and ' tho gray shall havoshaded into white, j Von have fought. Hie last of your many battles on earth, whether of; war oi- ot peace; and tho greatest of j them all were for the peace, the, unity, and the glory of your re-uni lod country. Phill of years and of honors, you have laid vour earthly ari,mr hy; but your spirit still lives and is militant: for it ls the spirit, of immortal love, of pure patriotism, of true Americanism. And all true, patriotic Americans, North, South, Kast and West, now and forever, will join in your fervent prayer. G'eu. M. L. Bonham, of Anderson, well known to the peo ple of Oconeo, was the next speaker, and his speech, too, was a master piece. We give this also In another par; of this issue. (Jen. Bonham re ceived Croquent and prolonged cheers. Ills address closed the day's ceremonies, and it was indeed a fit ting and most appropriate climax to ceremonies that may well he said to mark an epoch in Oconee's his tory. Tho Music on the occasion was furnished hy the Newry Brass Hand, of which Capt. Wm. IO. Cheswell ls the leader. Tho hand is composed of sixteen men, all handsomely uniformed, ?ind ?ill play well. Tho Veterans were served dinner at the various hoarding houses in the town, and all report having boen most pleas antly and sumptuously served. Tho Monument Association desire;-; to t lia ilk the Xewry brass band tor furnishing music, and the automobile owners (d' Seneca and other towns' for tho usc ol' their ma chines in giving the Veterans a ride about I he town. AERATE DEAD roes Who Served in tn irai i on by Tree I'hotogrnplicd hy Lightning. Lancaster, July Hi. A remarka ble feature in the case of Krank Mil ler, tim young farmer who was kill ed by lightning in this county day before yesterday, ls the tact that a perfect picture of the sycamore tree under which he was stricken, was photographed on his body, even out lines ol' the bram hes and leaves dis tinctly appearing. Tho fact is vouched for by a reliable citizen of this community, who helped to pru pnre his body for burial yesterday. Another strange laid ls that these i escaped unharmed who were sitting on the lever of tho o'der press when the lever was struci by the bolt that descended tho syca more tree. Miller, lt will bo re called, was under the press at tho time, straining elder. COMPANIES AND OAPTATNS. Nineteen Companies Insides "Tho Hoys" and tho Homo Glint*], Tho following list of companies that went to tho war from Oconeo contains much of Interest that will ho well to preserve as matters ofl history, important locally. Wo aro indebted to J migo J, W. Hollomau and Col. Robt. A. Thompson for tho facts con tai nod therein: Ith Regiment, H. C. Vol uu tee cs. (Mustered in April 14, 1861.) Company B- ('api. l'\ W. Kilpat rick. Company I-Capt, Prod. Ii. Gar vin. Company --Capt. .las. Griflln. (Capt. KllpntrtcU, upon the mus tering out of service of the Fourth Regiment, entered the Palmetto Sharpshooters with the ranking of at Held olllcer, and was hilled during his .sci vice with the Sharpshooters.). Orr's Regiment of Hilles. ( Mustered In July 21sl, 18(11.) Company A- Capt. .). \Y. Living ston. Company C Capt. .1. .). Norton. Company E-Capt, M. M. Norton. Company V-Capt. lt. A. Haw? t horno. l'Jtii Regiment, s. c. Volunteers. (Mustered In August 23, 1861.) Company H Capt. A. D. (hilliard. Company K Capt, L, B. Johnson. i Capt. Johnson was later inado surgeon of the 12th Regiment, and upon his assuming these dulles J. C. Neville was promoted to captain of Company K. > Second Regiment, of Hilles. ( Mustered In <Iclober is, 1861.), Company B-Capt. lt. ?\. Thomp son. (An interesting fact connected willi thc company under Capt. R.A. Thompson is thai Jas. W. Crawford, of Cort Hill. |a bret her-in-la w of tho Into President Honjnmin Sloan, ot the South Carolina University,] who was physically unable to go Into tho active service, gave to Cant. Thomp son $l,(M>n willi which to uniform hts command. Capt. Thompson waa later promoted lo colonel of tho Sciond Regiment, and William Clay ton succeeded him ?is captain of Com pany B.) Company C Capt. O. M. Doyle. (Capt. Dov le was later made sur geon of the Second Regimen! of Rides, and S. P, Dendy was made captain of Company C. Later Capt. Bondy was promoted, being nuulo major Of tho Second Regiment ot' Rides, and Newton tonkins was maile captain of Company C.) Company 13- Ca R. E. Bowen. Company Ca >'. /',. C. Pulllam. (Capt. Pulllam was it native of Laurens county, hut had resided in Picketts dst, i< i for two years prior, lo his eitel inn the service of tho Confederate Ai my. His fiancee, a lady of considerable wealth, lived In Laurens coifllty, ?ind il was slip who, shortly after th.- clo-'' of hostilities, ere.-led io Cap? Pulliam's memory a handsome monument in their na-/ live county. Capt. Pulllam was killed in baltic at Second Mnnassas, Company ('apt. I. ll. Philpot. Company Capt. J. V. L. Part low. Company l> Cap:. J. J. O'Connell. The < a\ a hy < 'Ol lt pa n ies. (Date of mustering in not known.) There were three companies of cavalry from Oconee, and these WOfO commanded bj Capt. 13 In ni Sharp, Capt. A. T. Clayton and Capt. J, C. Calhoun. six teen-Yen!..< )ld Hoys. (Date of mustering in not known.) There were four companies form ed, composed mainly of boys of tho age of aboul sixteen years, and these were commanded by Capt. C. L. Hollingsworth, Capt. J. C. Cary, Capt. Tims ll. Russell and Capt. Dallied Lester. The Home Guard. Two r?mpanlos of men. too obi to enter Hie servhc on the field, wero organized, and were known as "Tho Old Men's (lome Guard." These two companies were commanded by Caiit. C. C. Seobn and Capt. IO, P. Vermr. .1. C. Hogg* Withdraws from Race. Columbia, July I S. Julius IO. Hoggs, of Richens, formerly Solici tor, has withdrawn from the raco for Congressman from the Third Congressional District. Mr. Roggs's retirement was announced >*est0rday by Wilie Jones, chairman of tho stat<> Democratic Exocutlve Commit tee, Mr. Hoggs, in Informing Gen. Jones of his withdrawal, gave no reasons for retiring from the race. The candidates remaining in tho light are Wyatt Aiken, present Con gressman, and Rev. Coke D. Mann, of Walhalla. Children's Day at Seneca. , Seneca, July I!).- Special: Next Sunday afternoon ?it 4.30 o'clock Children's Day exercises will be held in the Methodist church. The pub lie, and particularly the Children of I lu? oilier Sunday schools, aro lnvltod to these exercises. Tho friends of Alex, Lunney will regret lo loam that he has suffered a relapse from typhoid fever. A young man arrived nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs. I<\ S. Holleninn last Saturday. j,