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NOTICE. AD Act to Regulate thc operation of traction engines on or across public bridges cf Andersen County: 8ection 1. Operation of t rael lon en gines across public bridges In Ander son county, regulatod. tu* it nuacted by tho General Assembly of the State ot South Carolina; that fr?ui and after the paasago of thiu act, any persou. finn cr corporation, U??UK or cansina to be used, any traction engine or en gines, on or across the bridges on thu public highways in Anderson County, shalt in crossing any of the Raid bridges, place apon the surface of said bridge pieces of timber not less than two ?r>oh?e thick and twelve Inches Wide, on which said timbers tho salo eaglaes may pass and cross the salu 1 bridges. . . . . , DAMAoaa.. h Beetloo 2.-Any person, Arm or cor poration who shall violate tho provis ions of Section 1 of this net, shall bo Hubie to the said County, for all dam ages done to any bridge-therein. Tho above act was poseed at the 1914 session of the General and will be strictly enforced. J. Mack King. County Supervisor Anderson County. 6-17-tf-Dw ?.?friera ta . ; ST DAMAGING ROADS, of WitiVrW1 "hall wilfully destroy, mor rnvLmriny ? manner. hurt, dam drsfta ah^' ?hBtriict any of tho pub aon In4?^' or ^f part thereof, or T culvert, drain, dlten, -i--r-l ?nbankment, -wall, tollgate. jbm?T& ?r other arectlon belonging ^f?MAaT-or any part '.hereof, the per son DO offending shall, upon oonvlctlon thereof, be imprisoned not moro than nixmouths, or pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, at \the wbretfon of th?t court, and shall bo ifsrtiS- liable ts ??? iii? capenses bf r?parring the same. . Notice ls h or? by given that the above law will be rigidly enforced. J. Mack King. Supervisor, Anderson County. i 6-17-tf- Dw Wanted!! Good Carpenters To Use Good fools Because, rio matter how ^good ? mechanic you are/ ^ir*.canript get good re lsult$ and do your wort? with despatch with shod dy tools. We make a specialty of] Toots, and haye in stock every Tool Tor every pur pose. You ran, get frprh us. the highest grade tool made, as well as cheaper bries. ^ Corne iri ariel'look at our tined^??y. HARDWARE COMPANV Anderson, S. C. Belton, S. C. Ww? starter. Only $2 10.00. L. L. a?arr-??. Agent, BftLTOW. 8. ?, obooobeoooooooooooo', > . '-V?*> .%\<y- .# . LfcWWIHY iff -yTISCOWMS ? j o I Uitiou Wirt?? -Wray Mag ML-la- o Miens' hohle Wt o, COL. J. 6. E. SUM AND Interesting Account Written For South Carolina Tra? The ordinance of secession having bren adopted, Bed. 20tli. IKtiO, the or ganiatlou of the Fourth Ilegiment en tiiiisiantlcally followed with th<> elec tion of Hon. John I). Ashmore nu col onel and J. II. IO. Sloan UH lieutenant colonel. April 14th. Col. ABhmore, having re signed, wa? succeeded by Col. Sloan. April 15th th? regiment entrained at Anderson for Columbia arrivlug April lfltli At Columbia commissions were Issued and the regiment was duly en rolled for one year's service with t?. S. Mattlson. Sam W. Wilkes, adjutant, sud captains Anderson, Dean, Garvin, Hawthorne, Humphreys, Kilpatrick, Long. Poole, Shanktin and Kilpatrick;. Jane 15th reft Corumbia arriving at Richmond June ?Oth and at Mantissas Junction June 21st ?end thence pro ceeded to Leesburg, Wi., to report to Gen. N.-G< Evsns on the extreme left o? I he army of the* Potomac. Idly 4 the reglrrtjfnt was presented with a handsome garrison flag by the ladles of Lccsbusg at a public func tion?'the presentation being eloquent ly a?tn.owle?Y9o by Adjat. Sam Wilkes. Sincerity*! this flag has con tinued in the!possession of COI. Sloan. July 10th KcesnoTg wan lett rot Fry ing Ps? wMre Maj. Wheat'*'battalion df-; Louhildaa Tiger* w?s attached to Oefl. Bva^g* cosjmmnd. which nrrvofled ic nuii nun wnere lt arrived July 17th and bivouacked In front of the Van ? i L. COL. J*. B. 1. ?LOAN ?1 Pdi^*bwse hdrrn'oT 1 tfiV ; WarrVnlon turnpHW'?fc^nrlttg the :?Wreme left? of Beat??ggw* ? and Jormsfo' s army. Herd a s caed ron ?f cavalry conentfand Bd-f6y,?*ite':Terry, athr ? section of Litliam'* ^tte^wt arttnery. wer^ ad Qtyt:*Bimad* . ebtriman tr. Geh. Beans promptly^n#?ered> tm ftttMg of troea sad eoMtror?tten of aa abattis in Front of atone Bridge. Joly- 18th the battle of Blackburn'*] Ford occurred below Stone Bridge. ?Wy' ?1st betwen 8 and-4 a. m. thol tdcltets bn the Sudley road reported io j roi. Sldan Che rumbling of artillery, | ?nd voices bf command, on the eppo ?Ith side of Bull Hon' beyond the ex treme left. Gen. Stans was prompt ly advised add the long roll sounded. Picket* firtrhg started on tho oppo-l dit* BttW'between 4 abd 5 a. m. and trfth deyffghf tho' c-netny contd'he seen I -ART nf the erramy's concealed batteries | InHM at fntefvahr to develop our posi tion and strength. Of the Fourth Regiment, Capt. Kl 1 patrick's company n>as deployed f6r picket duty above th* rbldge and Capt. Anderson's com ?an y below, 'with Capt. Dean's com t#any and the Palmetto Riflemen com* nanded by Lieut, kiarie, placed as re~ lerves on the ridge commanding the Wtdg*. The other six companies moved along the Carterhouse road ?bout a quarter of a mlle and near the lana ferd where Sherman and Keyes 'roared'about noon. lt beh.R discovered that a laren toree of the enemy waa crossing Bull Mm higher oa tho left at Sudley Ford, he six companies of the Fourth and Maj. Wheat's battalion double-quicked ?bout a half mile and formed line ol! Mlle with the left, under Col. Sloan, renting on the Sudley Ford road,, Maj? rVhcat on the right and a howttr?r 'legations In th? rear of each bank. ?.bout. P:45 a. m. the .battle opened sith a galling Aro on the Rhode Island regiment and its battery of six 13 ^.toders rifted gens. Beauregard's official report says .the enemy hastened up three other rerimants of the brigade and two CHhigrser, l-owltsra. making In all .rnttVtf&OO bayonets and eight pieces yt artillery, opposed to less than 800 nen and two 6-pounder gens. Deeplte ba\ ?tdr?h -'weak compaht^V m^^fll rsl tts front to the enemy for quite an bon*1 ?od antil Gea. Bee came to.their tfaS::o his command." i "Meanwhile she enemy. had, pe*hed toward * battalion ot eight companies ? regular infantry and one of their H UND THE GALLAN THE Pilli II PLA' Thc Inlel?'gcnccr By One Who I* :>P3 Kati (he Hardest Work In thai liest batteries of :sx ploren (four I rifled) supported by four companies of marines, to Increase the desperate ! 'Mids against which Evans and lil H men hud maintained their Htund with an almost matchlcPH tenacity." (Jon. ne?* accompanied by Cen. Har low gullopcd upon the scene about ll n. m. exclaiming "Hello Sloan Hur rah for South Carellan." Con. Beau regard's official report Bays: "A fierce and destructive conflict now ensued. There was withering on both sides, whjlc the enemy swept our short thin Unca with their murderous artillery, which uccordlng to their official re ports at this time consisted of at least ten rifled gun? and four howltnrn. For ni hour did theae stout hearted men o? the blended commands of Bee, Evans and Harlow breast an unremit ting baitlestorm, animated severely hy something moro than tho ordinary courage of even the bravest men un der fire." Inihoden'a battery posted on the Henry plateau contributed magnicent a?d. Near noon the contesting for cea according to the official reports were as follows: Confederates-Evans' ll companies, Bee and Bartow four regiments, 2 companitt^tf the Eleventh Mississippi' under Ltout.-Col. Liddell, and six ot r,. ii!!- ? ? un.?or ?iuuuduu and Richardson. . Federals-Two divisions ot four f THE 4TH 8. C. V. strong brigades, inclusive of seventeen companies of regular infantry, four companion of marines and 20 pieces of artillery. After one hour of this un equal combat it waa observed that Sherman's and Keyes' brigades, num bering about 6000 men were crossing Bull Runlet the farm ford on the rear of rur right flank whereupon fien. Bee, ordered the men under terrific fire to fall bach on tho rna1' battle line, which had in the meanwhile been forming on the plateau extending from the Robin son house' on the east to the Henry house on the west, ? bout one mlle tn our rear, and ImmmVotely south of the Warren!on turnpil: Raked by shot, ?an ls ter and mus* ketry from tho n' th and weat and by the musketry of berman on tba east tho forcea retir' 1 In badly spattered ardor: some to " e Lewie boase.about a third of a r - ' ! below Stone bridge, hut the main * -dy to tho Robinson I house where" rfc Hampton's men [were extend? , tho right line of battle ?along the tr . pike; ?erne of hie men .lotting dow the bars admitting our mounted of-ere. As we fell hack hf I Hampton'e nen. Gea. Johnston and i Gen. Beer- "gard rode upon, the scene. Quoting Goo. Beauregard's,report: "AB soon ns Ot -, Johnson and my? self reached' th* netd. no.-aero occupU ed with reorganisation of the heroin troops, whose previous stand, with valiant la all the page? of history, and acaren ? parallel, aaa nothing morn whoso l?anos only tefl why at length thotr ranks had lost their cohesion." At th/te critical juncture Gen. John ston valiantly rode for ward with col ara- brr hie side amt pleating, aeme the men promptly surged Into line. In "the Civil War and Ita Leaders" Beaure gard remarks "the matt who had been recently routed and fled now came Into Une like veterans." In this connection Oen. Bee and Col. Sloan riding forward, exhorting the men into line. Gen. Baa Shouted "See Jackson's mep standing Uko a stone wall, the origin of the title "Stonewall Jackson." ? Jackson's maa were not in our front, but on ear immediate left, their long Mfosieatppt rifles were pour ing destruct ?on through the ?tecks at a fen*? ainag the edge of a thinks*. We fait ii?? tn a smalt d?pression ?a the rear of Hampton's mea on whees right the men of ft*e, Brana and Barlow rai-? Bad and stu?* ornly fought to.fhe ead of thc battle* Meanwhile HamiaooHi wlthdrawn*to* lhe*>6ao v > i u. .. what* he did not lor^.- remain having been or HaliHHni Familiar Wilh AU of th- Details. I Day's Fight r-3 Lil'KT. COL C. S. 9|ATTI80TV Of thc Fourth Crriawaf and Lat?. Colo cl of Tan;-., n's Battalion. dcred to the- left where Hampton was wounded and retired. Reverting to th? four companies of Clio Fourth Regiment pt .ced at Stone Irrida? we found mat eixnit 12:30 un der ?severo pressure from Sherman and KcTOT "there* - companies withdrew. Denn. Anderson and Earle to the Lew is house and Capt. Kilpatrick to Hamp ton's Legion. At the Lewis house the three com panies from the bridge (Dean. Ander don and fiarle) and one company which bad been, routed from the front (Shanktin's) under command of Lieut. Cherry and two .companies . of un known commands and numerous straff reiere, wore placed by Cen. Johnston under Cel. Tbomas, who "conduct ing them to the-left waa killed-at the same tinte that Maj. .Whitner's horse ?as killed and the y major injured. Without field officers tbis force press ed toward the'extreme lett and as they emerged from a rraall body of . woods ..ame at rhort'*+angc apon Rlckett's Captain Anderdon, .^(a Scotchmao) i hero shouted! th^mernprable command "Shoot the horses sad keep ?.ne ram niere OT- ?tie grorrcd " The gallant Cap tain Rickett andfWoet of his gunners and horser tell in their tracks and ' their , support Wan scattered' aa we ! charged. The enemy returned in force and drove , ns bick and undertook to withdraw two of the pieces by hand. Hampton having been ordered to the 1 left was wourd?d and taken from the field whereupon 'Kilpatrick, joined An derson ard the seven companies took and finnally hold the battery. Sloan Appears ea Scene. Col. Sloan, informing Gen. Beaure gard that men of the 4th Regiment were unfamiliar with the handling of artillery requested the detail of an ex perienced officer. Capt Sam- Fergu son (e. West Pointer) with a detail un der Lieut. Benjamin .Sloan, brought one ot' the gorm into action, a Jewish soldier serving with great sktil, Iwt i rory soon the enemy having been as saulted on his right flank yielded tb tho final rout. The privates careless ly serving the Rickett guns with\ elon gated shells trat little appreciated the langi ir until ilia following mora when one of tho shells waa dropped from the hand and txplodcd killing Bellotte and Hillhouse A number of^known- troops seised tbo-twa-t-unx which had been dragged by band by thc federal? a short dis tMSXt^mV?^ turnpike, and hence arose numerous claims as to the capture of Rlckett's battery. However, the battery as a whole waa first captured by four companies ot the Fourth regiment and two compan ies of unknown command when the gunners and horses were Wile* atad af ter being temporarily regained by thd Federals the battery (with the excey < lion of thc two guns above r.otedy waa captorecV hy ?te companies of tho Fourth and the two unknown com-?. ponies who had originally been P*eeed just below fright) the Fourth at 8tone i Bridge. , The colors of the fourth ' H.e^f?r'pe? '^T/H&Sa"*>OB tho battery sW^^?oMr Maxwell sad there maintained to the close of th? ??attie. \ WtoanvOen. Dean rena rd . nod Gol, 1*s^Var?r>es^res?hod iho gt?ns tho fortunes of tue day were still sonm certatn that GOSH.Beauregard instruct ed Cok Sloan to bold kan man ready to move the battery back to Msnasaaa Junction H such should become aeess sary. The names ot the gallant mem bers af th^fi|milJeg1ni?Ot who were killed or wenmded ia a matter et ree? ord commemmoratlng the patriotism and rc*a**nt ?te M an?-wemen of the old district which contributed to the Fourth Regiment the men of whom! aedot otb at ? aesj ??smregard thoa i speaks in his om*"-^ report: "To men- ; tion all srt?tt*xWmted ability ead bril-; lbnU^uracc vero impossible in this: .report. I can only maa4ioOv]ttao?a| w*ae?> coavre.it JSr?%? tm*aijwie*y un der ssTar.ortgics wi tam,cottsagq?s>i-eaas! ! I whose acHons*npus?uii to be stgMSj ! ly important. TU J? fit that 1 altoatd ila this way commend to nsAieo tho i da un tl asa conduct and ImpertnraWa i coolee**, of Gek. Svene ano -weil *m<?esd ?waa he ?apporte:: I th? nlTM'Am wf .lhd EVuirth ttiJmPB?g??JL I lina R-sgtment ;. aaslso Mai''Wheat, than whom no one displayed moro brilliant ronrage until carried from ' he field Hhot through the lungs, i bonall happily not mortally stricken. Hui in the desperately unequal con loi tn which these brave gentlemen were fer a time necessarily exposed. UM behavior of officers and men .gen era Uv was worthy of ?he highest ad miration, and assuredly hereafter all thorn nrc-ent may proudly ssy: *We were of that band who fought the first ?hour of tho hattie of M?n?g??s " EqyaJ honors und credit must also be award ed In the pages of history to the gal lani officers and men who, under Bee and Fartow, subsequently marching tn their side, saved them from destruc tion and relieved them from the brunt nf the enemy's attack." . _ lt might prove of interest to thc as -'tclated families to record, a few of tin- tragic evrntu of a personal nature. Ar. the Fourth was faUiag hack from the bdvancod Hoe Adjnt. .Samuel Wilkes reproaching a spring near Young's branch, and followed by ni? fa! i bini deg-, was mortally shot by a bodv of Sherman's or Keyes' men. l i-nt. crittenden reported "About 3 o'clock while passing along the Henry plateau about IBO yards from the ene my, who were obscured by smoke, several roldiers attending ? wounded man called 'Lieutenant can't you glvo me sonic help for a Georgia genera!.' Epping out I asked who it was and they replied Gen. Bartow; I detailed Baylis E. Batson and another whose no mo I have forgotten to assist." Gen. Bee. fell mortally wounded near the Henry house and was taken (ruin the field after the battle by Capt. Kilpatrick and Privates Russell, Dick tun. Harris and Seaborn. Arriving at thc Maoassas road Gen Bee was being greatly exhausted was lay} alongside tho road. Cheering down the road rt-vealcd President Davis and party. Th.- ?'resident dismounted and with tearful eyes approached Gen. Bee and, oxnreRKvt tho artyataat SO??Cit?d? CZlil earnest ly prayed that hts life might be ( pured to his family and bis country. Cen. Re0 died the following .morning, and his remains rest in the graveyard of his boyhood church at Old-Pendle ton with twenty-eix others; once his Colnrades in arms, now in death. Hitr modest monument bears this worthy Inscription: "If thou a noble soldier art, That passest by this grave, man. There moulder's here a gallant heart For this man was a brave man." ooooooooooooooooooo 0 SIX AND TWENTY 0 o o ooooooooooooooooooo The management of the Daily In telligencer deserves af great deal of praise and commendation for their splendid reunion special. If preserv ed as it should be the Issue of Hay 26, 1914, will be worth to future genera tions many times the price of a year's rubrcriptlon.' The wsrr stories it con tain? will bc read With as much inter eat in years to como as they are today. Every veteran who attended the re union should have been presented with a copy by some friend, if such wa? not j done. Many thanks to the manege 1 ment and the dear "Old Country Lady" whose name ie so dear to thousands of homes in Anderson county. i The tenant bouse on the Rodgers place that was destroyed by fire to i gether .with ita contents on last Sun day night was occupied by a Mr. Mr. Camp bel as he lost practically ev erything he had. Campbell. The loss falls heavily on We are glad to say that Mrs. J. M. Burgess who bas been very sick ls now recovering. The . chain gang ls now located at C. M. Wilson's and are giving the roads around Piercetown a much need ed working. If Tom Vandiver suc ceeds In giving this section, good roads we will certainly elect him commis sioner. Some are already calling Tom, the Farmer's Favorite.". G. H. Cobb and A. M. Martin were business visitors to Anderson Monday. Wo recently heard a man aay that be would run tor office if he Waa cer tain Uiai be would'at be elected. We caa as?> - e him that he need have no fear. Walter Casey says If women were allowed to vote in Routh Carolina that he wottid run for congress... W. W. Smith has the finest oats that caa be found In this section. They arc on bottom land ami well jcanured aad have never been overflowed, con sequently they are extra fine. . Harmon Smith has net himself up to a nie? new buggy. Last week muet have been "agents' week for this section aa, the. country was fall of Haem almost every day. ? (X M. Mwrtln^andi sana of.Septus aro ?awing chingiew this week for J., A. and A. M. Manta. FROM COTTON HPO>KH Ctoitseo . ShfAgBONHttat; . Fr od lew t Heavy 8*an?? TeHs Haw to Centra! ](jge . Clemson College, May gs.-vindica tions are that this will be the heav teat aaaaaav fer .abe col toa red avider stnoe Lhnve been ta "South Carotins,' .edd -Prof. .A? V, Cou radi, entorn?los tsfcef -the Sooth Carolina-- I?xperlBKut Statten at Clemson College, "lt is not doing maoh.ilarnaga how because the cotton ia not large, eaongh yet. Tire next raia; may check.it oonsidor aMy, But the fleet dr* ?pell that fol low* it will bring tamale aaa ly is well for farcaevo-vto ho latermed now xe ie- the methods -of dealing with .this rait**. The cotton red spider, enid Prof Conrad*, ia often aatetake* Aar cotton reel, since -the Infected laim? tura ? doa? rog on their upper surface. Bat merty of the case? ol ?apposes raw* e,re duo-to the oases of tho cotton r^d sgtdsr. ??n t? u ??ny mao. Mot, dry . condition? -greatly fcamr and hasten Ita development white cool, wet i weather correspondingly retard,-* lt .i9ha ttaawaat little violet, ia Uta *aroavrVwwr?t enemy,ta.,??? tmr as the the cotton "d?e ?D thg^t^ f?Jl7 the tes corn an ff in alnmrt every tf.?v t!ie latest sflipment being a car ol -C OLUMBU S Come in and let us thov them. They are 1914 Modela. We have . nice linc of Pony boogies. J. 3. FOWLER GRANDMA SMITH is a sprightly old lady who likes to keep in touch with things. In the next-town lives another dear old lady who was Grandma's school mate, and of whoni she is very fond. It is impossible for the two old ladies to do much visiting bul: every - day they caH each other up on tn?^??fepnon? and have the most delightful chats. No one gets more comfort and pleasure out of the family telephnoethan Grandma. When you telephone-?mite SOUTHERN B?LL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK and ' 'X FARMERS LOAN & TRUST COMPANY would like to cash from fifteen hundred to two thousand gilt-edge notes running from $25 to ?100. They want them to be "gilt edge" and they will want them paid in thc month of October and the ftrst jialf of November. Come to see us. We ftlsct?pect to take, c ire of the business re quirements of our t egul ir customers. red spider seeks bettor und more tempting feeding places for tho win ter. The cultivated violet is its fav etite best print and lt is unca thia plant that the vast majority, of thc mites winter. Otb&r host plants ere pekewead,- ?ahilas., wild geraniums and a humbev of other weeds and ornamental plants. Tho coton red spider infects cot ton leaves, reddens them over the en tire surface, disorts them and causes them to drop. When the patches attached in cot ton fields are still small, said Prof. Conrad!, th? infested plants should Ps palled np, taken from the field, and burned," car? being taken that eeery plant that shows signs of bo las? attached be treated tn this way. This should repeated as long as edy Of tba spiders are found. If the seders ha^e spread un tn a oonvidor ablfl patch ia intes'.ed, it might be well to plow up the affected portion tn order to sate the reit. Serb a measure should be restored to only (n extr-pie wes ?cd tb? Piauwr con cerned mort Judge ot tts desirability, ? -Probably tre safest and most ef tive and. cheat???? .??eeliridc ih?t be uses, said Prof. ?'onradi. IP Blom tulphtde, >eeomraendcd by A'. .AeOrager, of the United Bureau of Rntomoloay, and by the entomologirrtt dirlalcn of Clemson College, Three tv ?i twin- i" e b?wdwd aalsapa of water is thc sprayed, oa tho v plants, c*re b-lug takea thut the under aldo of the leaver, bo blt with tho spray. Potas sium r.iiluhtd? cost about ta cents per pound. . Ref o rc there ia any attack ni red spider, tho fo?owlng precautions /'should be taken; clean culture by burning or grubbllng rot all Weeds or underbrush around., and tn cotton fields; . also practice fall plowing as far as possible. Violets wbich Seem to be Infested should bo sprayed or destroyed. Keep a watch.. fer the first infested stalks and pull them up and.burn them. UNION MEETING. Pendleton .Extends a Welcome te All Wita? Wm Attend. Taw following is the list of del? gate?, to attend the tinton meeting that will Said its next session May SO and Xl with thc Pendleton Baptist church: Oak way-9. B. Martfp? titilein-- S.L Kskew. . Concord-Ti R. McCreary. Clemson-T. L. Smith. Riverside-O. A. Canup and J. C. Halt: r>_t *. - . ?-.T?.? * ??nj/TA,?.-ea, w. rjrrrjun. Mountain Creek-R. B. Day. Lebanon-W. ?. Simpaba-and S. W. Simpson. . Tawaville-W. K. Sharp. Artdcreoc-Mrst church, B. ri, Stans z=i J. Samlors. /The people of Pendleton and the coagTvawunn ot ina church ext en ti rt cord Uti wctcome tr. all,