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SE'N. JNO0. H. X 0R GAN AND H IS PARTISANS OF THE BUELGRASS (Continued from page two.) and their strength. While here they heard a passenger train coming, de ployed his men on either side of the track, and as the cars rolled in the passengers faced the rifles of Mor gan's men. They all surrendered but a lusty fat damsel, the wife of a Major Crabb, who, with her husband was traveling to Nashville. Now the word had gone ahead of Morgan that he on ly lacked hoofs and horns to be his Santanic mapesty, that he burned everything In sight, murdering women as well as men and slaughtered the "innocent," so when the old lady dis covered she was in the hands of Mor gan, she became excessively distress ed. She was shouting, "where is Gen. Morgan," "do show me Morgan," and as the general came up with a smile, and bowing serenely asked, "What can I do for you, madam" "Oh, do, Gen. Morgan, don't kill my husband, take him prisoner but don't kill him, it was all my fault, we are in your hands." "Well, madam, I give you your hus band as a prisoner, take him. You can secure some conveyance to take you home. The railroads are all de stroyed." When Morgan walked into the tele graph office, he had told his own op erator to ask him to call up Lexing ton and ask if anything was heard of Morgan. Morgan' only wanted his own operator to learn the signals from that office. Then Morgan asked him, "Have you heard anything hereabouts of Mor gan?" "No," answered the federal opera tor, "and he would better not come nosing around this office." "Why," asked the general. "Why, just because, I would shoot his d--" but he got no further, for Morgan with a savage snarl: "Give me that pistol, I am Mor gan," then with a groan he sank into a chair moaning, "Oh my God, I am lost." After satisfying himself as to the Federal camp, Morgan left, and by traveling at a rapid gait all night he r'eached Lebanon by midday. Then he proceeded to cut rail roads right and left, destroying all bridges leading to Louisville and Cincinnati, thus to pre vent reinforcements from these quar ters. There was a force of the enemy at Lebanon, but they made a feeble :resistanca, a few shots from the "Bull ~pups" as the soldiers called their can non 'brought them to terms. 'Here an abund1ance of army stores, improved rifles, and ammunition was captured. After paroling his prison ers he called in all the citizens and asked them to help themselves to ba con, sugar, coffee and all kinds of food stuffs, then he destroyed the re mainder. He now began traveling night and day, only stopping long enough to feed and rest the horses,I passing through the towns of Spring fiedd, Horodsburg and others. He was now in the heart of the blue grass regions of Kentucky, the home of the most of his men. Morgan him self was given a fine reception and "EJiack Bessy1' hisi famous charger came in for her share of admiration. A. writer of the time describes this cel ebrated war steed as: "Black Bess was the most beauti ful and the finest specimen of horse flesh I ever saw. Scant fifteen hands high, her strong back, broad tilted _loins, and muscular thighs, enabled her to carry Morgan as if he was a feather. Her coat was as black as jet a;nd as glossy as atin. Her hiead was as dainty and as finety modeled as a a lady. Wide between the eyes, beautifully tapering to the muzzle. Her neck was straight and well pro portioned, deep of girth, shoulders sloping indicative of great strength. Her legs were clean, with firm dry muscles, tendons like steel wire, hoof small, round and hard as flint." Morgan was surrounded by greatly superior forces for ever'y town of im portance was garrisoned by greater numbers than Morgan had in his whole command. He had to keep different parties out all the time, scouting and making feints in different directions. He was greatly encumbered by long wagon trains, his artillery, numerous loose horses and mules and he decid ed not to attack Lexington his old home, the headquarters of all the un ion -sdldiers in that section of Ken tucky. At a little station on the Frankfort and Lexington rail road. Morgan tapped the wires again, and put Ellsworth, his own operator, to, the key. He telegraphed Gen. Ward, that "Morgan was going toward Frankfori." This was to prevent troops being rushed into the towns. Morgan picked up despatches, flying in every direction, keeping him well posted. He was 500 miles from a friendly camp and had to depend en-1 tirely upon his own resources for sup plies and for assistance. Howevo-, Morean hdld his course -northward. carturing towns and pris Temporary Did you ever stop to thh perfect oil heater is of value P dow open in winter, you can gt while yott undress at night a bed brea heat an 'as ter's teml then Is invaluable in its capacity of quickly I mediately at work. It will burn for i smokeless and odorless. It has a dan always shows the amount of oil In the It has an automafic-oeldng wick from being turned high enough t back so that the wick can be cleaned in The burner body or gallery cani unscrewed for rewicking. Finished,i made, built for service, and yet light at nl aovpk b Vthemaaam Standard C nCO, that many more surrounding him. The many different strongholds he had threatened left the Federal to think his force was very strong, and the smaller bodies of the enemy were rushing to Lexington for safety, that city being strongly fortified. At Georgetown Morgan deliberately went into camp as if intending to stay to the consternation of the entire nor-th, the northern army especially. Daily Morgan picked up despatches asking, "Where is the freebooter Mor gan, why don't you catch or distroy him." Before leaving Georgetown, he sent etachments on all the roads leading o Lexington driving in all the pickets eading the authorities to believe he as going to attack the latter city, hen with his main body of troops ade a forced march to Cynchiana. his place was occupied by 800 union avaPry and a battery 'of artillery. As son as Morgan came in sight he was pened upon by the brass cannons of he -enemy. This he charged and took, hen forcing the whole command to hrow down their guns and surrender. he next morning at Paris the enemy, ,000 strong, under Gen. Smith, came ut from Lexington to capture him, ut when the pickets got in firing dis ance they very prudently returned. After Morgan returned to Knox ille he made this report to his com aner-in-chief: "Left Knoxville on the 4th of this onth, with about nine hundred men, nd returned on the 28th with nearly ,200 recruits), having been absent ust twenty-four days, during that ime I traveled over a thousand miles, aptured seventeen towns, destroyed a1l the government supplies and arms in them, dispersed about 1,500 home uards, paroled 1,200 regular troops, l~aving no knowledge of the killed nd wounded). My loss in killed, ounded and missing about ninety." (To be continued.) CLLECTION OF TOWN TAES. Notice is hereby given that the tax ooks for the Town of Newberry, S. C., will be opened from the 15th day f October to the 30th day of Novem ber, 1910, both inclusive. A penalty f 10 per cent. will be added after No ember 30. J. R. Scurry, 0-14-t.f. C. T. C. 'DR. MELDAU will answer emergency calls in con ection with his office work. Special ties, morphine and other drug bhabits. ours 9 to 1 forenoon; 4 to 8 after noon. 10-28-6mos SALE OF REAL ESTATE. For the purpose of diri>c andc set lement between ourselves we will sell the following described real estate at Newberry Court House on the first Monday of December next December 5, 1910) during the legal hours of sale, viz: 1. All that tract of lan I in Newberry ounty, in No. 8 Township. in the State of South Carolina, containing ninety one and one-fifth acres, r&ore r less. bounded by lands of F. M. chumpert, Mrs. J. Cal Schumpert and D. E. Schumpert, plat of same on ll at office of Mower & Bynum, at torneys. 2. All that lot of land in the Town f Newberry, in the County of New berry, in the State of South Carolina, ontaining one-half acre, more or less, bounded on the north by Mayor avene, northeast by Summer street; -+'rN'd hy lot of H. W. Lominick, Heat Quickly ik of the many ways in which a [f you want to sleep with your win "t sufficient heat from an oil heater 1 d then turn it off. Apply a match I te morning, when you get out of and you have heat while you dress. 'hose who have to eat an early kfast before the stove Is radiating can get immediate warmth from i 11 hetr, and then turn it.!pff 'he girl ~ro practJces on he piano cold room Jn the morning can warmth from ii 6iTeiatr while Dlays apd then turn it off. Ti6 memei of the family who I to walk e floor on a-pold win night wi a restless baby can get i orary heat with an oil heater, and turn it off. The ERETIO SMOKELESS Absolutey amokeless and odorless 'iving heat. Apply a match and it is im- i ilne hours without refilling. It is safe, ier top and a cool handle. An indicator ont. flame spreader which prevents the smoke, and is easy to remove and drop an instant. iot become wedged, and can be quickly a japan or nickel, strong, durable, well id ornamental. rs. mrte for des=ff c&dar it agency of the lil Company Porated) inick, the same being the lot conveyed } to us by Daniel Edward Schumpert. 3. All that lot of land situate in the Town of Prosperity, in the County of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina, containing one acre, more or less, bounded by lands of or for- i merly of Dr. J. W. Harmon, J. C. Boyd, G. G. DeWalt and Mrs. Robert Bruce, the same being the land conveyed to us by C. V. Langford and Jno. M. Johnson by deed recorded at New berry Court House in Book No. 4, page 428. Terms of Sale. 1. As to the ninety-one and one fifth acres: One-half of the purchase money in cash and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest I from day of sale at the rate of eight 1 'per cent per annum, payable annual ly until paid in full, to be secured by1 the note or bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold. 2. As to the town lots: One-third of the purchase money in cash, the bal-1 ance on a credit of one and two years,1 with inter~est from the day of sale at1 the rate of eight per cent, per annum,1 payable annually, until paid in full, to be secured by the note or bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the1 premises sold.. The buildings to be insured and the1 policies assigned. The mortgages 1 shall contain the stipulation to pay 1 10 per cent. attorney's fees in case of. cellection by attorney or by suit. Pur chaser to pay for papers and record ing. I Geo. D. Brown, Sr. I L. C. Moseley. Mower & Bynum, Attorneys. Buy You aHome FOR SALE: 103. 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