Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' * * * * * * * * * * * ** * RECALLS TRYING DAYS. * * By MitchelL * ** * * * * * * * * * * * A few days ago Mr. Ollie Smith showed me a piece of poetry found among some old papers of his aunt's, Miss Fannie Cooper, who afterwards married a Mr. John McReynolds. The paper that this poetry was written on was Confederate paper with the first design of the Confed erate flag printed on it. The upper conner next to the ;staff, about one fourth of the flag was blue and in: this blue, arranged in a circle, were 13 stars, around the palmetto tree. The palmetto tree represented South Carolina and each star represented one of the Sputhern States. The bal ance 'of thel flag was in white and red bars. It was thought that this design looked too much like the Unit ed States flag, and after the first year it was changed to the present design that we now have. This little piece of poetry bore the signatures of three members of Com-, pany C, Third South Carolina regi ment, J. E. Sigman, L. W. Long and J. Q. A. Stockman, June 29, 1861, Camp Beaureguard, Prince William county, Va. Any .of the soldiers of Bonham's brigade will remember. the camp at or near Fairfax court house, and the hasty retreat that the old briga'de made from Fairfax on the 16th of July, 1861, back to Bull Run, and the 1 first battle of Manassas or Bull Run, on the 20th of July, and the great victory and the origin of the Rebel yell that day, when McDowell was driven across Bull Run, and back in to Washington, and all the good things he left behind for Johnnie to help himself. The army of Virginia armed and equipped itself that day at the expense of Uncle Sam. The Tiird and Seventh regiments did not get into the fight that day. They were under a heavy fire from the artillery. Now as to this little, piece of poetry it recalls much history. L. W. Long and J. Q. A. Stockman were from the Utopia section, and J. E. Sigman from Deadfall. They all enlisted in Com pany C, at Frog Level, the company was known as Pickens' Guard under command of Capt. Clayton Maffett. The company went to Columbia on a Sunday, the very day the news came 'that Fort Sumter had surrendered.~ After a few months of drilling they were mustered into Confederate ser vice and went t/>. Virginia,' and were1 at this camp at Fairfax court house -when this writing was done. I think the poetry is original and. Was the product of J. Q. A. Stockman. I am sat)sfied he did the writing. I 'would like to give a little sketch of .These three men and what became of them. First, 3. R. Sigman, while on a march from Greenville, Tenn., to .Bristol, Sigman went foraging and went to a house. The lady of the house seized his gun and began to call for help. Sigman jerked the gun from her, as he did so he said he -heard footsteps up stairs. He jump ed out the door and drew his gun and watched upstairs at the window, but no one showed themselves. So. he be gan to walk backward with his face to the house until he thought he was far enough that he could get) a tree between himself .and the house, but before he got to the tree three bullets struck him, two going through his clothes and one passed through his .left arm. He said he got behind the tree and looked back and saw four men come out of the house and start like they were try ing to cut him off,:' but he out ran them and got into camp. It turned out he had gotten into a bunch of bushwhackers there in the mountains of east Tennessee. After this there was very little straggling or foraging in east Tennessee. We were afraid of bushwhackers. This was in March, 1864. After this I think in February,1 1865, Sigman was in a scouting party with Tom Paysinger, Win. Boozer and Win. Orchard. Somewhere in Lexing ton county,- I think, the party had captured some prisoners, and it was said Sigman and Boozer were detailed to take these prisoners out and kill them, and when they went into the! swamp to kill the prisoners, instead of killing the prisoners, one of the prisoners killed Sigmnan and made his escape. J. Q. A. Stockman got through the war with a slight wound. Came home' and married Miss Hattie Matthews, sister of Sim Matthews, of Prosperity. He afterward entered the ministry, and died a few years ago in Atlanta,' Ga., leaving a wife and several chil-: dren. L. W. Long was severely wounded: at the battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. Hp came home on fur lough and recovered from his wound and came back to the army time enough to get into the ,Valley cam naign in October, 1864, and was cD tured on the retreat on the 19th October, near Winchester, and w kept a prisoner till the close of t war, May, 1865. He married in 181 Miss Lula Werts, daughter of John than Werts. He died in 1888 in t Utopia section, leaving a wife ai large family of children, honored ai respected by all who knew him. Miss Fannie Cooper after the w married John McReynolds, an Arka sas soldier, who stopped over in tl county after the surrender. McRe nolds will be remembered as the ml who lived at Jack Hair's place ne; town, and ,who shot one of the Ya kee garrison in his water melon patc The garrison tried to kill him, b were thwarted in the attempt by t] officers. Failing to get McRe nolds they set fire to the house ai burned it down. . McReynolds was locked in jail ai kept for some time. He was nev tried, but was turned out by son means. I think it was after this I married Miss Copper, and soon mo ed to Arkansas, where they both die The following is the poem referr to iin the article above: June 29, 1861. Camp Beaureguard, Prince Willia County, Va. The Girl I Left Behind Me. I am lonesome since I crossed ti hills, And o'er the moor doth tire me; With heavy thoughts my mind do fill, Since first I parted, Fannie. In search of some one fine and ga] Several doth remind me, Of the blessed hours I pass'd awc With the girl I left behind me. The hours I do remember well, When recollection take me, A pain within my breast I feel, Since first she. own'd she lov'd n But now I'm going to cross' the sea, The heavens above may guide me, And send me safe home back agai To. the' girl I, left behind me. Her golden hair in ringlets fair, Her eyes like diamonds shining; Her slender waist, her carrial chaste, - Left me, poor swain, a pining. But let the night be e'er so dark, Or e'er so wet and rainy, [will return safe back again, To the girl I left behind me. 'oi- when I'm standing on parade, Either asleep or waking, :long to see my love again, For her my heart is breaking. when I think of the vow of love, The tears do fall and blind me, Vhen I think of the virtuous -grace Of the girl I left behind me. Letter Was Inclosed. Dear Friend: Please excuse us: rou do not like it, but we do not thin rou think hard of us. If we did a vould not do it. We are all well, an lope that you will answer it, so noti ng more but your friends. J. Q. A. Stockman, J. E. Sigman, L. W. Long. TEDDY TO BE WELCOMED. ts Much Fuss Is To Be Made on Al rival of Roosevelt as if He Were Really a Great Man. New York, June 16.-Theodor loosevelt at midnight was within 5( niles by dead reckoning of the gree ng New York will give him next Sa irday morning, after an absence of] nonths. His ship,,the Kaiserin Ai uste Victoria, is rated as a 17 kni iessel and her normal speed shoul ~over the remaiping distance in iours, bringing the former preside> o0 the gateway of the harbor at 5 i. Saturday. The programme is for Col. Roos ve't to leave the steamer at quaral tine at 9 d'clock that morn, so pr sumably the vessel will be held ba< when she nears port, so as not arrive before schedule. New York, June 16.--Twenty-o: guns, tjhe national salute, will gre Former President Roosevelt as first enters the outer harbor of NE York on his return to the Unit States. The battleship South Car lina, to be stationed in the Ambro channel, will thus notify an expecta city that the Kaiserin-Auguste Vi toria and her distinguished passeng are close at hand. N~aval Warships. In oontemplation or the naval del onstration that will follow, Chairm R. A. C. Smith of the harbor displ committee, announced tonight the 1: of vessels and the line of formatic Final instructions were also given all captains. Eighty warships, ha bor patrol boats and other steame will take official part in the parade1 the Hudson river and back to the bN tery. In addition a flotilla of 150 me chant steamers will carry sightsee down the bay to witness the transf of Col. Roosevelt and his party frc of the revenue cutter that will beat- th( as welcoming party and Col. Roosevell be in the parade. As the former presi ;6,-dent boards the Androscoggan a sec a- ond salute will announce that he iE te once more under the American flag id For two minutes following, the com id bined flottillas will join in a deafen ing blast of whistles. r River Parade. n- Escorted by revenue steamers, po is lice patrol boats, the South Carolina y- five torpedo boat destroyers and the tni government dispatch boat Dolphin ir the Androscoggan will lead the river a- parade. When Col. Roosevelt is land h. ed at the battery, the formal welcome it by Mayor Gaynor will proceed, his 1e speech. and that of Mr. Roosevelt will Y- be the only addresses, and the land id parade will start immediately. New York began final preparations id for the reception in earnest today. r Despite rain and clouds, the decorat 1e ing for the event went steadily ahead. ie V- Irish Love Chant. d. I think I've loked on eyes that shon: With equal splendor, ,d And some, but they are dimmed and gone, Ai widly tender. m I never looked on eyes that shed such beauty That 'mid all lights and shadows said : "I love and trust and will be tru( to ye." th I've seen some lips almost as red, A form as stately; And some such beauty turnd my hea r, Not very lately. But not till now I've seen a girl, y, With form so proud, lips so deli cious. With hair like night and teeth liki pearl Who was not haughty arid capri cious. e. Oh, fairer than the dawn of day, Or Erin's islands. n, Oh, purer than the hawthorn spray In Baatry's highlands! In sleep such visions crossed m3 view, And when I woke the phantom fad e ed., But now I find the fancy true. And fairer than the vision made it. -Thomas 0. Davis in IndianapoliQ News. The Real Thing. "Sjeaking of joy rides, did you ever have a real one?" "Never got out in a buggy along a shady lan,e with a plug of a horse and the only girl in the world! Say, you don't know whiat life is."-Phil adelphia Ledger. [fANNOUNCEMVENTS. k d House ei Representatives. 1- I am a candidate for re-election to the house of representatives, .subject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. Godfrey Harmon. For-Treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for reelection to th&,offic3 of county treasurer, subject to the Denm ocratic primary. Jno. L. Epps. e For Judge of Probate. '0 I hereby announce myself as a can didate for reelection to the office of Ljudge of probate, subject to the. Dem .5 ocratic. primary. . , - tF. IM. Schumpert. .d I hereby announce myself a candi 9 date for the office of probate judge it for Newberry county, and 'Will abide a. the rules of the Democratic primary. B. B. Leitzsey. -For lagistrate Nos. 1 and 8. e- I hereby announce myself as a can :didate for reelection to the office o: to - magistrate in No. 1 and No. 8 town ships, subject to the Democratic pri. mary. eJohn Henry Chappell et - 1eI hereby announce myself as a can wdidate for the office of magistrate it adNo. 1 and No. b' townships, subject tC 0the Democratic primary. se J. C. Sample. nt c-The undersigned is hereby an er nounced as a candidate f6r magistrat4 for No. 10 township, subject to th4 Democratic primary. nT. E. Stone. yI hereby announce myself as a can st didate for reelection to the office o: n. magistrate in No. 3 township subjec to to the Democratic primary. -John Henderson. rs 1pW. M. Dorroh is hereby announc ted as a cand.idate for magistrate o r-No. 6 township, subject to the rule rs of the Democratic party. er Friends. ., I am a candidate for mastistrate foi No. 10 township, and wiil be gov erned by the rules of the Democratic party. P. B. Ellesor. For Magistrate No. 11. The voters of No. 11 do hereby an nounce W. F. Suber as candidate f,. magistrate for No. 11, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Magistrate for No. 11 Township and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. J. J. Kinard. Mr. E. A. Hentz is hereby nominat I ed for magistrate from No. 11 town ship subject to the rules of the Dem ocratic party. Voters. For County Auditor. I hereby announce myself as can didate for reelection as auditor for Newberry county, subject to the Dem ocratic primary. Eug. S. Werts. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of a bottle according to .directions, your money will be refunded . It is up tc you to try. Sold by W. E. Pelham E Son. H. B. WELLS' TRANSFER Hauls Anything on Short Notice Careful and Accommodating Drivers Moving Household Furnitre a Spec ialty. YOUR BUSINSS SOLICITED. Office Phone No. 61 Residence Phone No. " "Sure Cure" "I would like to guide suffering women to a sure cure for femafe troubles," writes Mrs. R. E. Mercer, of Frozen Camp, W. Va. "I have found no med icine equal to Cardui. I had suffered for about four years. Would have headache for a week at a time, until I wonld be nearly crazy. I took Car dui and now I never have the headache any more." Take The Woman's Tonre The pains from which many women suffer every month are unnecessary. It's not' safe to trust to strong drugs, right at the time of the pains. Better to take Cardul for a while, before and after, to strengthen the system and cure the cause. Tis is the sensible, the scientific, the righzt way.. Try it. F The'- New NI At the Close 03 Condensed RESOURCES. Loans and discounts Furniture and Fixtures Overdrafts secured and unse cured Bonds and Stocks Cash and due frorn Banks 4 o0 Paid JAMES MCINTOSH, President IM SPECIAL I TO EARLY I OUR FIRST SPRING Has arrived. We'have and will sell as "Low as as "Good as the Best". Bargains CA on 0. KLU 934 Main Street.. It Will be to IEPOR T C berry Sai ~WBERRY, S. the Business Noi rom Report to State E ~269,495.25 Capital 2,275.00 Undividec Deposits 1,758 60 Notes ant 680.00 ed 59,437.65 333.646.50' On Savirngs $2.0 REWARD! For information leading to the arrest and conviction of any itinerant vendor of specta cles claiming to be Dr. Con nor of Newberry, S. C. Several unscrupulous fakirs have been deceiving the public and seling worthless glasses at an exorbitant figure. This is a picture of Dr. G. W. Connor. Do not be mis led again'. ; Di. G. W. CONNOR OPTOMETRIST NOUCEM PURCHASERS! SHIPMENT OF GOODS bought at "Low Water Mark" the Lowest" and ii Quality When in search Of Genuine TTNER Phone No. 202 08rlnterestto0 Call anIK WBERRY, S. Before placing order for ayC - tery work in ite or Marble. New Designsw please you. IF rings' Banik 'ember 16, 19U9. ank Examiner LI ABILITIES. $ 50,000.00 Profits 27,013.63 250,632.87 iBills Rediscount 6,000.00 $333,646.50 Deposits E 1OR WOO, Cashier.