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|p!t Jtcoi an0 |?aa ' ' ' I Sintered at the Postoffice at New- j barf, S. C, as 2nd class matte?. K. H. AULL, EDITOR. I HQ?????*?????????? <Sr D. AUGUSTUS DICKERT $ <$> Q One of the great men of his da?, great in natural ability, great in intellect, great in courage, passed out on Thursday morning at 6 o'clock. RT"vA: -n- * " .... t. - -v. . ' ' J; , -> ' . *P'-V i ." ' ' ... . * 'C a ' - ' v" 1 : s&Z&< : :. .*--'1 > : iV?' ? ^ ^ < v. ' " v > ? ' -V-'' % "When Co}. D. A. Dickert died. Humfole and unassuming, as all great men are, lie liad few equals in strength cf mind and natural ability. He was a historian of rare parts and a writer of fiction that had few equals. - Col. D. Aj. Dickert died suddenly at his home in this city at 6 o'clock ? on Thursday morning, the immediate ; cause being Bright's disease and leakage of the heart.' Only on Wednesday afternoon he was down town mud on the streets mingling with hi3 friends as was his custom. Only Tuesday afternoon the writer talked - with him and he was in good spirit and said his nerve was still steady and that he could shoot as strai^t as he did in former days. Therefore. While his friends knew that he had been in failing health for several years, his death was a shock to the i community. He was suddenly stricken ' ^rttii. an; attack of the heart at ? * o'clock and died an hour later. Col. Diokert was the son of A, O. Dicfcert and Margaret Dfckson %? Fairfield county and was born in Lexington county, near the Broad River fktn nnnnfv in A M cruet 184a. ISUIIUU UL IU13 UISUUWJ >u. - J As a lad of fifteen summers.at the atbreak of Jiostiiit-.es between the aortfc and the soi?ta in the early sixties he left the farm auJ joined his comrades in the defense of the South: land. He enh6ted in Od H. Tfciri South Carolina Volunteers, Kershaw's j Brigade, in June, 1361, as a private' Thas company was made up of both J Newberry and Lexington men am*} was first commanJk^ by Joka P. Summer who was killed i& Fredrick*-, fcurg. Summer was succeeded by Geo. 8. Swygeri vrhc wa? woundef at Malvern Hill, Fredridtsbur-g and Ctnckamaoga, disabled and resigned. Go4. IMckert had ser-red gallantly as a private and in the either promotions' whicir<i?< had receiver from time to tfme and on the resignation of Cap taia Swygert became oaptaln of th*i ) company During the HUei part of tbe war he was in command of bis regiment acting as colonel without evea* receiving bis commission as sucfc. He was wounded four times, Savage Station, Fredricksfourg, Wilderness, and at Knoxville after bis promotion as captain, He was one! of the few men whom we have known j 1 who was absolutely a stranger to fear. His story, "A Dance "With ! Death," which 13 a true story of his ' own experiences, :s one of the most^ : Shrilling narratives we have ever; ] read, and is evidence, if there be neea < f evidence, that he was a grange* 1 te danger and absolute! r fearlefc^. c X His company in the Confederate army had a remarkab'e experience. Of the men en'isi.e.l fcr 12 months service, being first stationed at Fairfax, C. H., -Va., at the expiration 01 their allotted service the entire com pany re-enlisted for rhe period ol the war. Of the entile 73 men the company was recruited to 147 an<i only two came to the end of the wai without a wound in batt.e. And on* out of every se^en -was instant!} killed fn battle and something o\V -ji-J + one out of every seven u:?u iu service, so the loss to the compan: in killed and died ir. service was on' % __T. u ; 'v .."4r- ' .. ' ' ' -V-- -V \r' ., ^ of every three. After the close of the war Colene, Dickert returned to his farm or the Broad river and began to pursue the wa^.s of civil i:ie ana to regain the loss of the war. He took an active part in the redemption of the State in reconstruction days and was a leader in the Ku-Klux Clans In that redemption and his known fearlessness made him the kind of leader that was needed in those tryin? ^avo Co? Dickert wrote a great deal for the magazines and newspapers and his vivid imagination and retentive memory and great natural strength of mind made his articles of great Yalue and they were read with a great deal of interest. Whether you agreed with his positions or not you had to admit the force of his lojlc and the vigor of his style. In speak ing to the writer the late Chief Justice Mclver said that Dickert's history of Kershaw's Brigade was the most intensely interesting book he had ever read. It was like a thrilling novel, once you started to read you could not stop until it was finished. It is an ujiique history of that an u-ftgie iu luai it IS written from the standpoint of the private and gives the experiences of the private and the hardships and trials that n? endured with vivid descriptions of battles and marches. He contributes largely to newspapers and magazines and he told the writer just a few days ago that he had sent several article* to magazines which had been accept ed and would appear yery soon. He spent seyerai days in our study going over the files of The Herald anl News and gathering information for these articles. Wa shall miss his contributions to this newspaper. His education in the schools wa* limited^ If our memory serves hs correctly he told us on one occasion that he left the country school to enlist in the war whan the call cam* and that he had attended school of any kind for only a few months. But he was educated in that greater an-l bigger university of experience and of reading and was better educated than many college graduates. He read a great deal and had a very retentive memory and could gather and segregate at any time the information that he had gained in this way, and then his fine imagination and versatility which he acquired by his large reading, made his writings a very j poem. He was well versed in ancient and modern history and during lis eventful career had made a spe:inl study of the heavenly bodies and I I _ knews the stars as well as any pro| fessor of astronomy. ; | He wrote his history of Ker- | ; ?haw's P.rieade while still residing ? , on his Broad river farm and it ha* g ! always been a mystery to us how he |j ! managed to gather all the informal J |tion that he has put in that 'bookfl t j while he was engaged in farming. | ra *| We shall never forget the day that'0 i he brought the manuscript of that S Tj book to us for publication. It is a|B r.'PTPat. book and the pity is that thejg o- ^ ? 3 people, his contemporaries, did not |j f appreciate it more by buying an^j|j * reading it. It is now out of print !? jand very few copies are extant. The editor of this newspaper feebjS that in Co^. Dickert's death we hc|jj | f lost a good friend and we shall miss j not only his contributions to The I Herald and News but his geniai gouujg liumor and bis interesting conversa- S tions. M Colonel Dickert was twice married, j| his first wife being Miss Katie Crom- I er, of Fairfield county. Four children ? j were born to this union?Roland, \ ? Claude, Alma and Gussie?of whom'B two survive, Roland, of Columbia, and 3 Mrs. Gussie Wells, of Minneapolis. I His second wife was Mrs. Alice Cole- I man' also of Fairfield. One child, | Lucile, blessed this second union. He is- survived by his wife, three I children?Roland, Mrs. Gussle Wells I and Lucile, two step-children, Mrs. I ? h'.l W. H. Su-ber, of Newberry, and Mar- I tin Coleman, of Camden, and two j g brothers, Chas. F|. Diokert, of Llvelg ^ ^ A! "ntr^Art. ot! I U3.K, x* ia|., auu -ny ~, Columbia, S. C. His sister, Mr?. Eg Mary Wheeler, mother of Mr. Jas.,!g D. Wheeler, of Newberry, died some I years ago. g The funeral service will be held 9 t this (Friday) afternoon from the res- g ; idence at 4 o'clock and interment at 9 L Rosemont Cemetery. 1 I ( Only two more days to get tenJB months good reading as a friend ex- I pressed it in sending us his dollar I for ten months. And you may taK</g it from us that it will be a long time ! g before you will be able to buy so good J a paper as The Herald and News at | that price. We should receive at least fH ! 1000 letters with a dollar trill by Saturday night out of the zooi* ann j more subscribers to The -Herald and j News. Just enclose a dollar biil in \ i an envelope and direct the envelop* I to The Herald and News, Newberrv. J S C., and we will do the restj. Tim* is positively out at the close of business Saturday, October 6. Congress Wttl Adjourn Saturday FafcH Regular Deeemfeer Session I ~ f ' J ! Washington, Oct. ??Congress will end its extraordinary war session, which began April 2, Saturday or j possibly Friday. Agreement of the*'seaate today to: take a final yote late tomorrow on, J the administration soldiers and sail-1 j ors' insurance bill and the adoption j j with record-'breaking speed of tkt! i conference report on the war defi-j ciency appropriation bill, pared tot way for adjournment until the regtrij lar December session. , j cirrangements for the final formal!-j ties were made by Senator Martin^ and RrepreseKtatire Kitchin, major-j itj leaders. Representative Kitohit: has agreed to introduce in tbe hottiV tomorrow a resolution proposing ad* j lioumment at 5 o*clook Saturday j | S-uch speed was made on legisiati|?| in the senate late in the day, how-[ erer, that Senator Martin said to-j night it m$ght be possible to finish; early Friday night instead The military insurance and the deficiency appropriation measure are. the only important bills awaiting' final action which will get through at this session. Leaders are deter- j j mined to pass over aU other leg!3-' lation until December, including in? soldiers and sailors' civil rights bill,; which the house took up today aUKT probably will pass tomorrow. But brief time is expected to be required for conferees' agreement on' i the insurance measures after the final vote in the senate tomorrow,' and prompt approval by the house of the deficiency appropriation final ---- . ! arart also is scneauiec^. Before adjourning both houses will send a committee to wait upon President Wilson to inquire formally if the executive wishes any other mat-! ters disposed of, but so many mem-j bers of both bodies have left the city and the demand for immediate adjournment is so insistent, that tht program for a get away- not later than Saturday is regarded as certain i to be carried out. ^ We have the and at all price we have ever ( We have one of hats and head weai Buy you a Caldwel m a ? ? right in style and q Don't fail to see Some $1.00, $1.25 ai A beauty for We also carry coi and Georgette Wai 101^. v Dress boods 35c, 50c, Z Don't fail to see find the most comp Blank* We have a most from $2.98 to $12. Rea ; We have a beai in price $12.98 and Sweaters?Keep Caps and children's Boots, Caldwell Phone 40 NEW The Federc He It was created pi t_ l _i? a_ r? 1 o ntf<p mtr ia To provide pie To effect a stc The System n * o _ - \ good citizens, it i to reach its full c You can secur System and at th in developing it t with us. The National B. C. MATTHEWS, fc. T. K. J( W. W Member Fee aBBjgBBSBHBEggBg 2 -M f 5UI ?S? I m in ail Sha js. The tine offered. ry iviiiii the most compl r that we have 1 & Haltiwangei uality. our great displs ft [ mplete line of Cr( sts at the right pr ,Dress G<xx Sc, $1.00, $1.25, our line of Silk) lete assortment. _ 2!is tomro complete stock. 50 pair. dy to Weai itifiil lirif r?f [ up. warm, buy yourself one of Boctees fbm 20c to 50c & Halti\> BERRY, S. C. 121 . il Reserve <lp&s Yau. } f J marilyrmers and bus nty of currenc) >adier supply o / lerits the sup nmt have you] ievelopmeni e the benefit < e same time as >y depositing 3 Bank of 1 )HN8TONE. Cashier H. T. . CROMER, Asst. Caskicr m leral Reserve . v _ . ; > " """"" " dies, styles I 2St display I " nery jj ete stocks of I ever carried. 1 r hat and be I ly ui yy aisis. 75c I $1.00 11 }pe de Chine j ice. is, Serges I $1.50 L 3, where you its " Prices range ? esses ranging 3 cur beautiful Sweaters, for thn little folks. ranger 6-1220 Main St : ? C x : oysicm \ i ' / \ i mess men: rat all times; f credit. |>ort of all ; m m rs in order ] >f this great jrl* * ***% 1 >9191 U( I Ctll^ I rour money 1 tfawnanrv 11/TV UUIJ CANNON, Asst. Casbitr System. ?? I