The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, June 05, 1912, Image 3
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ImialoftlieWarof 1812
I Ftatod foratioa
Co«sti-
Yfetorkt Dm
i ud tb* Goer-
The Chesapeake and the
Shannon—“Don't Ghre
Up the Ship" — Perry's
Great Victory on Lake
Erie, m m m m
MTlkl aft Pvt
m otonoc l. kilmkr.
|BI war of 1811 last
ad two aad a balf
roan. Tba battlaa
aa land wato fooebt
oa tba
two hard
tba lakaa
l oa tba
A* Uattod
anaiead Id^jLild
wttb a war dabt of
m&ojooo. Bar
Inunonaaly.
daclarad
■oa btuf saat a war
V«aa 1. aad two daja latar
m oa IbrolgB rotatioua lb
i rap
tda
of tba dadaratloa
Tba iMptOaa
tqr the rota-
af orar. tba
rtaa aad ajataai at blork
am la eooacll aad. Ustly.
mdatioD* committed by
acta oa tba comaarca of
Itataa.
k( Blood Was Up.
b aystam of blockada wa»
i*t France. It doead tHe
Mo porta. Prance retnllnt
ckado of all.tbe porta of
stand*. Coitcd Htate* nn»r
s were dtotroMMl by both
Tba United State* sou^bt
Importation* from (treat
finally to keep nloof from
Intercourse with Europe
a effect, called tbe embargo
’ore* from 1807 to 1900.
t fact fighting blood waa
aides tu 1812. Some Eng
I soma Yankee*, both on
M. were always ready to
> drop of tbe hat.” In the
1811 tbe British sloop of
Balt answered tbe custom-
r bait “Who are your
sited States frigate Presi-
caunon shot Tbe Presl-
vd In kind nntll tbe Eng-
rued ta be drll. A few
tbe Indians In tba north
ed General W. H. Hard-
oa tbe Tippecanoe aad
id after a desperate battle
limed tkat' tba Indiana'
west of tba Ohio were la-
BlaaarlM who wanted to
ippor Mississippi ralley to
and'nani) Towea combined. 'Md 'by
General Dearborn and Cokmal Scott
aad Ootamoders Isaac Cbauncey and
liantanaat a B. Perry, rmseed Niag
ara rtrer aad captured Port Georg*, oa
i Tba British attempted to offset
American triumphs by loradlag Now
Tart. Gaoeral George Prerost, at tba
Nad af a tboaaaad men. croaatd Lake
Oatario and attacked Nckstria Barber.
TN mffirla of tN district rallied aad
drore tbe laraden beck to tbdr boata.
Sarir In tN war General W. B. Bar-
rise* af Tlppecaaae fame art oat rritb
a fares to aaabd ta IN laeaaloo of Can
ada. d derachmaat af Kaomcfclaaa
jwu oy vaHwow iDCBCmvr iiwmifra a
force af Bririeb aad Indians oa KaWa
Jan. tL I its TNa bat-
tie care tN Kentuckians tN fame—
war cry “It—ember tN rtrer Itabda.**
htamelf at Port Meigs, oa tN llanmee,
B—r PefTyrlUe. O. Ohio men. led by
tN youthful Mejor. George Croghan.
bum Fart itbpie—oa at fewer Sen
dusky laow Premooft. .TN British under
Colonel Benry Proctor man-bad acmes
lllcbigaa to attack Fort Meigs. Geuer
al Green Clay fought Me way into the
besieged fort witb sere rat hundred
Kentuckians, shooting their buttle cry.
'‘Remember the rtrer Raisin ” The
regular garrison then rented and drove
tbe British from tbeir batteries This
was May G. 1813 In August IVoetor
surrounded Fort Stephenson and de
mundod it* surrender. Proctor hatu
mered at tbe walls alt day with cuunon
and twice sent storming parties Into
tbe ditep. After losing 120 of his
white soldiers tbe haughty Briton re
treated nil the way to Canada.
Gallant Work of the Navy.
When tbe war of 1812 broke out It
wrs seriously proposed to lay up and
dismantle tbe American fleet in order
to Mre It from capture. But tb.-re
were two men to oppose tbts bumiliat-
Bo
°an deg
Ngsblp la IN pr—iaei of
mon-of-wor. tN Jasa. carrytaff fertT*
four guns. Bo gr—lsd tb
Baglloh colors wttb a b—try
TW Tank— Skip **Clmg &»
At tN very ootaot tN wbool if MM
Constttotion was abot away. AfW
fighting some time at long raaga Malb*
brldg* decided to "do— ta" — tint N
coaid pot la oomo of IN dsatraatloo
bull shota for which Amarkaa captabM
wsra famous. Tbe Java was soon an-
manageloio. The Coostltutioa dropped
astern and raked her lengthwise.
Then tbe British captain datsnalaed
to board tN American, la cloatng tN
Jara ran her jib boom Into tN ariauea
rigging of her opponent, bat alM.*ooo
lari Nr Jib aad recatred a —ta—
tag from tN stcra. Altar as—a —a*
neuveriug. In whisk. — usual, tN Ooa£
•ti tut ion avoided IN raking fire of tN
Java. tN Tfisis stood btusdrids ta
braatfslda. TN first firs of tN Ggpfitb
fudoo catriad away tN Javsb mt—apt
auat. Non IN British crio— wars
struck. .. • . ' l
Tbls victory dosed tN achla—MM!
of IN year 1818 for tba Nttia baoft
TN i a—Mini bad ertttd la Ana—f
with tN toss to tta BrttMb af tN
Ononis— la a thirty miaato hottHr wttb
tN Copstitutioo. TN Fvodr was dr
foatod by tN Wasp aad tN ka—da'
alsa by tN Called Stats* both la (N
tobsr. la six moutN tN littla —try
bad captured fifty armad Britiab sfelfa
“Boat Oi- Uf tha Skif!"
Aa offset to tN —I triampN 8N
first year of tN war waa tN la— af
tN CNeepeeks la battle wttb IN
Shannon la June. IPlfi. Captain Jk—
Lawrence took commaad af IN II)
■tarred ship wttb orders tb puT— iaa
from Boatoa. tb— biocbadad by tN
la tN British —af;- .IN
Brit— a fair yardarm and yardarm
bottle. TN first br—dsMa fra— fN
Shannon carried away tN Nad —Ha
af tN CN—p—bau w—adad lawtafi—
and killed tN asiliag maatar aad tN
nma at tN wheel, aad tN ship was
thrown ate— to trader tN raking fire
of her antagonist,
TN vexed* fouled quickly, and or
ders to Nerd sounded — both decks.
Meanwhile Lawrence, dying below,
continued shouting orders and In hi*
excitement gave vok-e to tbe appeal
▲ weddofig whftsh
^rNt m a sarpri— to tbotr a
fri—da tb—a>boat tba eoaacy
fis that of Mrs. M. M. Corbett, of
Irtaadtoa, aav C. T. Cam—lav. of
Walterboro, wblcb f—at was aoU
•oudaed at tN bo—a at tN brlia's
father, Boa. J. T. Balk lari Wad-
aaaday at Ifi o’clock la tN btora-
lag. Rot. C. F. Oat law, af Vara*
▼ill*, pastor of tN NMe, performed
tb# ceremony. This —hrrtags waa
a very quite affair, awtag <4 ’ tba
r«c—t death af Mrs. Corbett's
mother. Only a vefjr few of bo
relc**ires aad Inttmats friends of
the contracting parti— wars pres
ent. I timed lately after tN cere
mony Mr. aad Mrs. Cummin—i left
for a brief trip to Charteeton. after
which the}-’ will return, making Wal
terboro their home.
Mr*. Corbett la a lady of many
attainments and la recognised aa
one of tha leads— ta social r.nd
church work In her conumnpdty. She
bn* been county superintendent of
I he home departmeiV. of the Col
leton county Sunday school associa
tion for sere—I yean aad has been
instrumental In organising quite
a number of home departments
throughout tbe county. Mr. Cam
ming* t* well-known throughout iN
county as an expert machinist. For
a number of years N baa been con
ducting the Cummings Iron Works
rnd Sunplp Co. of this city. It
I* his intent tor* ta open an auto
mobile garage, where he win do
expert repairing and aim sail
a number of well-known make* of
cars.
The mr.ny friends of Mr. and
Mr*. Cummings throughout tha
(vunty will wish them much suc
cess in telr married life.
la ffN campaign, p—clpHatad a
trovenry, orrathar tha
ad lb ta that light. I shall
little mo— la that regard. I
gave my opUton cones—tag
and potltic&l fights aad tha affects
of tho asm# oa oar coatty
—cat.
I believe, aa I stated ta
threshold of this oootro—y, that
Bleaae aad Jones records a— before
the people, aad that they will con
sider them Nfo— voting. As yog
all know, voters, Blssas' —cord
stand* out, ss Governor, bafer* as
very consptcuonalyv Recce It is a
asster matter to determine wheth
er you rote for or r-ia.iasti hi—.
Than again, as theCdltor knows, po
ttcal fights and stamped— always
or nearly so. —salt ta tha defeat
of tho beat available c and Matte aad
ghat tha people go frantic aad vote
without dae conriderattoa ar»S da
not oa— while mador tN aadagau-
totle influence at tN flgbltaff spirit
of taotoa, whethor they vote
cording aa thotr ooaaria—
gsri nr not. New them are
a "few of my taaaaaa tor waat—g a
| quiet considerate
The culmtaatton of qulto a ro-‘
mantle to— affair was tha mrarlaga
last Wednesday of Mias Mtaais Bel
linger sad. J. W. femna of G—an diffsrs wtth me that Is hie
Fond. Many yea— ago . Mr.
paid court to Mice Bellinger,
but.
palgu that will N —
the*, every jam* be ca—fully cog TN
aide—d. aad not cm to tha ea-
clualoa of othe—. I believe that la
what caaa— so much poltttcal
ruptloo aad tha ahaaam of
riva legislation, or at laari, tt
a grant deal to do wtth It.
However, If any Ufa loop friend
H. Hie— Buaday laet.
Wg a— very glad to aaa tN card
at Boa. G. w. Way appaartag ta
TN Fra— aad Btaaiari aa a oa—*
dieted tor tN Hawse.
Mr; B. R. Bishop, oae af our aAa
MeNats has apauai a
aadp fountain aad la now
to famish IN public wttb
thing cod to drink.
Protracted mrvicaa at (N
Lodge Methodist church
Nan tu seasieu at this
wash and (t la, hoped tN
gaad will follow.
Miss Mila Ou—taps. — of
popular young ladles
k paattiao wtth Mrs. B.
at this Ham.
Maas—. O. 0. Itia
Ou—mtaga attended tN ptcaJe at
Raffia Tburafiay.
Win riaaa by aaifiaff that pa-r
uarIN haa Nau MUftt—fi to h—
bad for ss—1 duya^ut a— glaff
to any that I a— at
gala aad hoes to Nahlh to
pot mine. I adnti— tN man wN la
hot aa ta—rtab—te aatasal; who
on account of
opposition which will stand up to hie oourtritou. aad
tvlilrb became tbe warvry of tbe tarxfif^
of (’olumbia, “Don't give up tbe ship.” r 'S a ‘ n '
a. . f riT'g* A «■» A.
sprang ap. they drifted ■part
Me -fenae —arrlsi. His wlfa
aofi as Mdam Rumor haa tt, bar
again paid court ta Mlaa Ballinger,
but was again not successful.
Again he married and his secoM
wtte died He returned and auc-
ceeded without oppoeltson. prov
ing the truth c.f the old motto. “If
you do not succeed, try.
It wn* then already lost, for tbe whole
r.ction lasted but fifteen minutes.
WNn tbe year 1913 ore.T’d thr
(teople of tbe northwest were deter
turned—to drive tbe British invader*
hack to Cuuada. The recovery of
luike Erie was tbe firet step towuri
checking British Hg^ression, aud tu
this tank tN government called Oliver
Hazard Perry, then twenty-six years
old. TN middle of July tbe shirst
were ready for buttle. After cousiii
The wedding ceremony took place
at the home of Mr. and hfre. J. E.
Jinckncy lari Wednesday at noon,
D. B. Peurlfoy, Esq. off!c|atir*j In
tN absence of the Catholic prieri,
who wr-* to have been prerert. Mr.
aad Mrs. Lyons left on the after
noon train for their future home
it Green Pond followed by the good
wtefces of their frinds.
k Henry —Id before tN
■f ITTfi, It was use less to
i 1812. War was Inevlta-
■4 tN Dnltad Stares witb
treasury, a revenue de-
tta aoolmportatfoo policy,
f only 10.000 men and a
Wag ally old fifteen ocean
i. Tb offset this weakness
d Napoleon to cope wttb.
f tN United States army
General Henry Dearborn
four brigadier general*,
ti William Hall, governor
ory of Michigan.
HIxIm i-Rivhrr.
Sunday afffr service* at Provl-
dance church. In the presence of
a targe number of relatives and
frtbnds of the contcrotlng parties.
MU— Blanche RisNr became the
bride cf Orin F. Rlsher, Rev.
J. P. Inablnet performlr.j the
omramony.
Ml— Riaher Is a daughter of T.
R. Rfsher and baa been for & num
bar of years one of the suc
cessful teachers of the county.
Mr. Rkshea Is a ron of J. D.
Rlahsr and. la one of the pros-
parema young farmers and business
met* of the Providence nelgbborhoo''<
km medic'el y - after tha ceremony
they went to their future home
at Providence. These young mar
ried folk* are very popular in their
community and an abundance of
good wishes follow them In their
mw life. $
i&ftda Invaded.
tbe Detroit river la
b 1,800 men to attack
ill tack to Detroit and
bare by General Brock
surrendered all Mlch>
In October Colonel
Rensselaer, and Colonel'
emssbd the Niagara
. N. Y„ and captured
rights. General Brock
ttemptlag to retake tN
ly the Americans who
aptured.
raahm coat tN Ilfs of
■ PIN | Pika cfosfed
m
'1.
tf*--
Mrii. Glover Er.'ertain*.
Mr* W V Glover gave a dellght-
ful card party last Wednf«Jay even
ing id honor of, Mias Susie Calfec.
of Pul^kl, V’a., who la vlaltlng Mb*
Kate Glover. During the evening
rafrefihment* were served and
every one exp reaped their
pleasure
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at having enjoyed a delightful ever#-
Mi an. Tack tall April
oonrmtno*, •«*
so* mar as xb
teg
Those present were Mlxs Susie
Oalfee, Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Ander
son, Mr. and Mrs. JnO. D. Glov?r,
Mi** Atalie Mocre, J E Moore, H.
fear or favor for tN
Nat Ir^areat Of his cot—ty. I
hot what more
britev* about Biaasalam being tN
moat important 1mm la this cam
paign. I am rurolng on my own
Judgment and tot politicians. If
yon please. Mr. Editor, I am
afraid to tie on to a polltleln’s cor*
tall for fear of bring contaminated.
If those who think that U la the
moat Important or chief issue will
turn aside for a short while and
study the candidrdea of our public
roads and school, we believe that
they will find more Important issues
to this fourvty, at least. It occure
to me that way and I am going to
try to prepare my self with lEit
fact In view. However, w# believe
It Is right fer every voter to con
sider very carefully who he votes
for for any office and tbe more Im
portant the office tha more
careful he should be.
How often do youhear people
—y, “Well, I am going to vote
for A., because he is not fighting
my man.” Well, bat another fel
low says, “Yon know B. U a better
man.” Yes t.zreed, but N la
waging war gaalnst my man. Wall,
of course the opposite la true, but
case. Reason , seems to N dethron-
ot aa extensively aa the ft—t
ed and snrjorit} easier frenxied to
do the wrong than they are to do
the rigbi in this particular. To
contrary. If no fights a— on sueb
unreasonable occurrence* are rarer.
It has becom* that a sentiment is
prevalent that r«:w*pr.?er fights,
help a candidate to election. If
this be true, it la a mlstr.ke on
tbe part of thepapers to fight a
man they want odufeat.
With beat wishes to The Press
ar>J the people, I* m
Very respectfully,
A. P/Smith.
. . ftmoaks, June 3.
Mr, Bdtter
9t itm
optaloa c
why not —aka
MS
L. A. H.
TN— Is no —al noad
bring troubfad with
bamaU without any aapUaaaat sftoet
04— tha— a trial. Far —la hy htt
B. Glover, and J. H. oger. K
(Yiurcb Notice.
The— will be no servlcee at
IN Ft—t Baptist church on next
N—day mortflag. Thara will N
>—teas la tN evening, B. Y. P. V.
| hash—lag at I o'clock ^aad praaeh-
j • . ( ;g, Moo.
Ends Hunt For Rlcli Girl.
Often the hunt for a rich
end* when the manmeot* a woman
that uesfs Electric Bitter*. Her
strong neve* tell In a bright brain
&r»J vn temper. Her peach-bloom
complexion and ruby lips result
from her purp._.hlood; her brighi^
(Written for lari Weak.)
Cottagavtlle, June S, tpariil:
use of freqaaat ratao. tN
of this caaa—natty
somewhat backward wtth
crops; however, all a— still look
ing on tha bright aide.
After afi extended visit to „ re
latives and friends, la Natter, Mm.
A V Willis and child—a return
ed to their home leot weak.
Dr Robt. K Ackerman was la
Walterboro last Fridhy on bnslnaaa.
MLm Edna Stokes, an at-
Ira-tive young lady of Walterboro,
spent last week-end he— . . with
friends.
Sen. J. D. Askerman apeat a
dry or two In Ckarleatoa la—,
x—ek.
Mias BarN— Jaqaas left lari
Tuesday to accept a position aa
clerk for Mr W V Glover, la Walter
boro. SN will N -fimltlr kar
many
O. W.
up a
arttk far hi—
Mr. aad Mre. W. £ Addlaao rislH
ad l^taam lari wank.
Her. J. F. laablari attaadad tN
Sunday school convaattoa at Adlaa-
da!e.
Mm! C. K. Ackaracao aad Mlaa
Willie Millar we— ta Walterboro
last Thu red ay.
After speo-lag several daya
at home wtth hie paiuata. Hr. aad
Mr* E. M. iARiercaa# Mr. Ha—up
Ackerman —turned to his work lari
Wednesday.
Mrs. O. L. Smoak, accompanied
by little Pearl and Altec. —tnrnadr
to her hoae on Irat Sunday, r'tar
rpciding several daya with bar dau
ghter. Mr*. O. E. Ackerman.
C* • account- of tha ext— work,
because of a short term, the Cot-
tageville High Fchcol v/lli have •
wifei very short commencement exercisee
this year, however, the teache—
are etrlTtog to make these iq- '
(•resting. Several speakers from
Walterboro and other place* a—
expected to be present.
eyee from —etfnl rieep; her elaestlc |* Each age of onr lives has Its
step from firm, f—a muscles, all!Joys. Old people should N has
tening of the health and strength py, and they will N If Chamberl&lala
Electric Bitters give s woman, and liblets a— taken to stn»ag.h*«, tbs
tba L> freedom from Indigestion, back- dtxest.on aad keep the bowels reg-
ache. headache, tainting and dlasy | alar. These tablets are mild
spells they promote. Every-where aad paatie to their nation gad
they a— woman's favorite turns- especial ly suitable tor peapka 4 at,
dy. If wank or rillaff try tho—. Ifi middle aca and older. Far a—e Iff
at John M. Klria’a.
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