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Copyright by Review ot Reviews o ?MNEhAL JOB WHEELER, Cl ATTACK AT THE FIRST REUNION IN THE C< The Echoes of the Last G Died Away When Called Top-efl i Tho folio winn interesting story ir. copied-from the Anderson Intelligen cer of August 3, 1865: For the Intelligencer: v. srhfcne to P?ln<Bfto Ulf lernen. Saturday, July 9th, will ever be hold in pleasant remembrance by the mern, b?nr' dr the Palmetto Riflemen and their friends, and the noble generosity of Mr. Crawford Keys, of Anderson district will be regarded with lasting emotions of gratitude. To him belong? Ujacredit of striving to dissipate the ?loot i of gloom, and ? despondency which had settled down upon the peo. plo of this eommulty, and of tendering the /first tribute of welcome to acme ol our brave citizens, since their return war. True its end has beon mfrtfe ?oar arms, most chilling tc cur hopes and most galling to :,o\v pride, after all we had dared and endured; but the brave Southern men have the consciousness of know ing they acted weil their parts in th? struggle and.deserve as much honor and gratitude as if they had come out crowned with laurels of victory tc Um sounds of martial music, with ban. ?era floating and shouts of triumph! Under such circumstances, there ol course would have, been more joy In hearts of their countrymen to prompt ovations* but-thetr mmly courage and endurance must be ii*warded. Never theless, though, ail has seemed in vain, we must learn' to bear our calamities with cheerful resignation, knowing wo waro overpowered by,, superior nombfra and appliances of warfare, and that au ' overruling providence, \vHl?ih decreed this grest revolution In society, may;cause us yet to see that it all has ended for the best. "Let us live with the hope of a better day comity, > To* dark our dreams for awhile. For Uiere is 'joy in the thought of a ? brigrtter""deir conning, Then welcomo ' our fiite with a 'smile." ' But X ai^t?jdescribe the first ova tion given to our Boldlors in this im mediate section of the country as lt waa the gem rona design or but one In, dividual, of course the invltaUons Wue'WoVe ttoiUed than may yet be in future celebrations of tho kind. Tho Palmetto Riflemen was the first company organised in our village and- <talnky>a>td Included most ot tho flower of our chivalry. They ware, among the first to march to the nucuo of Virginia and the last to leave a bloody field of victories and by ?tavt aw ot Review? coi HBKSTOEftT JTBif ICKHSON ,'>A V i S muya, o.,?, A,^ WHO HELD THE ompany, I A.. LISA DICH OW THQ CA VA LU Y OUT DO NELSON. HELD 3UNTY OF ANDERSON ?uh of the War Had Scarce the Survivors Were ier Pleasantly i defeat? unnumbered, but their proud I career will be given in full detail by the chosen orator of the occasion in another column. Yet, they must ever remember that every record bore its deepest impression upon the hearts of the loved ones at home; how in each ; battle the list of killed and wounded ! thrilled the anxious waitera, and how fair Angers tolled to supply their . want, and how many prayers were of. j fered for their welfare, and how they t have returned, but a scattered rem . nant, one, half at least, of the origi nal company buried in their long, last ; sleep, to respond never more to the ', earthly greetings! \ They may have inherited a far more I glorious rekerd and await their com ; rades, .and friends in far happier . RO-'-nea of nen.ro and joy than Mrth I [ can ever afford. Let thia < urge us on I to. new hopes and new duties in the , life to'Come. On that bright summer , morning the Palmetto boya with their ? families and friends, thronged togeth ; or at the hospitable mansion of Mr. , Keys, two miles from town and as sembled neath the pleasant shade of poplar and H n|iio it cc? aim uy MIC ; bright waters of his bold and beau ' tiru! spring to enjoy the social reun : lon,. tho words of eloquence and the ! beautiful repast incident to the occa , sion. The burning sun of July which , had aeemed to wither all vegetation ! and animal life for weeks past wps : forgotten, and the pleasant br?ese ? and the rising-clouds promised greater , enjoyment. '? There was no longer a martial ar ray In suits of gray, but sober cit!, zens clad In emblema of. domestic in dustry and economy and with serene, peaceful brown as though they had never worn the seoul of death-dealing warriors nor suffered almost as mar tyrs In their country's cause. Thank heaven that all this Is over and we . may rejoice in peace and security once more, however different from oar an ticipations. The old and the young were there united in a happy band prepared to sympathise and rejoice together in all things, lt seemed at first that there was a feeling ot timid reserve among the soldiers who hesitated in attempts i at gallantry, having been so long away i from more refined society, and Indeed, thc ladles who had struggled so long for their comfort and cheer, and whose hearts had suffered most, no doubt felt themselves almost forgotten and slighted. Yet, gradually, th? genial CHIEF -COMMAND Iii TUB WOK spirit o? mirth crept in, and there were pleasant groupa scattered over the well kept, well cleared, well seated ground prepared to hear the orators of the occasion. Lieut. James A. Hoyt, an officer of the company until disabled by a se vere and most horrible wound, was In. troduced to the audience by the tijrst captain of the company, Major .las. Uv Whltner, in a few <)uiet remarks, appr?ci?t!vp of the occasion; then fol lowed the clear and gruphic narrutive Kiven by Mr. Hoyt of tho career of the Palmetto Riflemen in the late war. ills calm, chaste effort was succeeded by calls for a brother In arms, Lieut. Warren I). Wilkes, u member of the same regiment from tile outset and a participator in the stirring scenes, with his impassioned outburst of more geiierul int?T*'St. The war spirit still flushed from his eyea and he alluded lo the gloriousH days of victory in which they hud comhiKled, und the memoriea of Manassus, Sharpsburg. Richmond, FredorlckHburg, Seven IMnes, Chlekumauga und many more, caused every one present to thrill with u familiar feeling of those days when grief and anxiety, trlump and fear, swelled our hearts with contending emotions. "Though dark may be the close of our national records, yet these days must be emblazoned on living tablets in th** Temple of Fame, if not in mor tal, in Immortal with the names of their heroeB." The gullant deeds of this company connected with tho famous Palmetto sharpshooter?, can never bo forgotten, "nor can the nobli* devotion of the southern women ever cease Its In fluence,'' was the tribute with which the eloqunet speaker concluded. Af ter conversation hud become more general and the rino improvements and pure, limpid waters of the ever flow ing fountains or nature, been fully noted, QR different groups would re fresh themselves in the cool grotto around the spring, all proceeded to partake of the generous feast spread on table nearby, provided by Mr. Keys and a few other kind citizens, glad of the opportunity to contribute ?hnir mite to the grutefnl enterprise. There wau a rich and tempting variety of barbecued meats of the finest quality and quantity and plenty of nice bread, tomatoes and potatoes In abundance, and ample appetite? to appreciate it nti. Then followed desert of cool and luscious melons, bright green and red or fragrant yellow tinted melons that tempted all to Indulge, and the grati tude to the giver of all good things and to the providers or this ample colla tion. Soon after this the'crowd began to disperse, mostly at the residence thrown open for dancing and other amusements which were freely and generously participated in, without that stiffness which sometimes as aumes when mixed crowds are thrown together. A string band with un tiring energy lured on the dancers to trip the light fantastic measures, af fording much amusement to the spec tators, while song to the piano and joetxy.,. groups engnged in conversa tion or fortune telling, gave'variety to thc scene. Thus p????d the Ions:, sunny, ever to bo remembered . day. until the shades of the evening warned us that lt, too, waa ended, like all sub. lunary things of of Joy or sorrow, all united no doubt, to Invoke the bless ings upon the kind and generous host and hostess, with their gallant sons and daughters fair, and upon the braye survivor? of the Palmetto riflemen. Anderson, S. C., Aug. 1, 1865. - . ^ii 1^ T, i r?$p| - , . ? ; *? efl MAJ. GEN. M. V. BUTLER, 8. C. A. SA6E TEA PUTS LIFE? AND COLOR IN HAIR DONT, stay, groy! Nag*. Tea and Ral* phar darkens hair se natur? ICy that nobody ra? tell. You can turn gray, faded hair beau tifully dar*: and- lustrous almost over night if you'll get a M cent bottle of "Wyth'n Sage and Sulphur Hair Reme dy's at any drug store. Millions of bot tles of this old, famous Sage Tea Re dpa are .sold annually, say? a well known druggist here, because it dar kens the hair so naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been ap plied. Thoa? whose bair I? turning gray, becoming faded, dry. scraggly and thin have a surprise awaiting them, bo cause after one o. twa applications .the gray hair vanishes and your locks become luxuriantly dark and beautiful -all dandruff goes, scalp itching and falling hair stops. This is th? age of Youth, dray-hair ed, unattractive folks ar n't wanted around sn get Mi&y with Wyeth's Bage and Sulphur tonight and you'll be delight cd .with your dark, handso.ue bair and your youthful appearance within c. few day*. - 80M> KT FB>a?uev, A aderaos, H. e. MAJ. BENJAMIN SLOAN, C. S. A., Adjutant of Orr'? First Regiment of] Rifle? o o o e o o o o o o o o o O ,. - j o o SO M H WHO SE lt VKto o o - o o Anderson Soldiers, Home of o o Whom Have Passed Artur. o <. M x o onooooooo u on o O'? ooo I!. F. Craylon-Ono of the men of Anderson of sainted memory. He was a Kader in social, commercial, ed ucational and religious activity. He closed out hts business and joined Orr's Itl?les. Was appointed Regi mental Quartermaster. Later wus detailed by Prest. OavlB to take charge of the government depository-and the mint here. He served in the legis 1ft turu all through the war anoVta, the State beginning 187. Dr. K. W. 8HARPE nf Pendleton, is one of 14 children and ono of seven brothers In tho war. All survived and Ul i hui uuc ?n??Vcu ?*CU7??? ii. ,1h" war. One of tho brothers- was Colo nel J. J. A. Sharpe of the 2'lrd Geor glu Infantry. Dr. Sharpe was In the war the lust few months as a boy of 17 doing defense duty on the coast. He is one of Anderson County's staunchest citizens. JOHN C. HARRIS-Toward the close of the war went into service with the boys* of 17. He was In a coptpany commanded by Capt. Doran Kay. Mr. Harris after the war man aged the farms of Thoa. G. Clemson and] waa one of the pioneers of this state in what ls now intelligent farm ing. NATHAN 0. FARMER of Town villo was a member of Company D, Hampton Legion came out a lieuten ant. One of bis war experienves was being captured by some of Sheridan's cavalry dressed aa Confederate. JOHN K. GRANT of Town ville, was in Company K of the fourth regiment and helped carry Gen. Kirby Smith from the battleeld when that distin guished soldier was wounded. . J WILLIAM L. DOBBINS-Was a member of Co. D., Second Rifles, hav ing [volunteered aa a recruit in 1864 andjserving until the surrender. He ls ono of the staunch men of the coun ty. JOHN J. SH I REL Y-of Houua Path wa:; lieutenant in Co. E in Kel tl's regiment, the 20th and was practical ly In command of the company's moat of the time. He was disabled in 1863. J.',C. STRIBLING-The well known Pendleton planter and splendid citi zen .entered the war at the outset at the age ot 16. In Col. Miles Norton's company oT the First Regiment (Orr's). Later he was in Trenholm's Squadron, tie bad the unique dis tinction of having served In infantry and cavalry and artillery. He is yet actif | and a progressive citizen. E. II. SHANK LIN-of Pendleton, was a member of Goodlett's regiment, the Mud. and transferred to the Sev enth-Cavalry under Col. A. C. Has kell. He refused promotions, but he frequently waa selected for work that required brains, daring and coolness. He spent the rema'ndar of life try ing to improve agricultural condit ions, j OHO. W. SULLIVAN-of Wlillam ston was one of tho cadets. ' He en tered tho service with the several ca dete knd saw but little service. How ever, he was prominent In tho near trouble of 1870. DRl P. H. E. SLOAN-of Pendle ton, for many years treasurer of Clemson college, graduated in medi cine in. 1859 and served throughout the war as a regular. His r?minis cences would be interesting reading. WILLIAM B. ACKER-of Donalds, volunteered In Gist's Rifles. Joined the Hampton Legion and lost an arm at Sevim Pines. There were several brothers out of this family In the War, all splendid citizens. COL. R. E. BOWEN-of Picketts, married a daughter ot Dr. James Ol iver of Anderson, went into the ser vice as lieutenant of Company E, Sec ond Rifles and came ?ut as Colonel. TH. Bogga, who was captain of Co. E, became a lieutenant-colonel, and died of disease. The first colonel of this regiment. John V.< Moore.' en listed aa a private In Orr's regiment, and was killed la the second Battle or Manassaa. Col. Thomas Thomson or Abbeville, succeeded, bim. Col, Colonel Thompson wea dealled for special duty and the 1 tee tenant col onel R. A. Thompson of Walkallc, had resigned and thia made Bowen the colonel of the regiment which did gallant work. D, L. Cox of Ander son wea the major of this regiment. ; S. H. L. GRADDICK-served fa Company B. Second South Carolina Cavalry. Wt? Mickle, captain ead Butler, general. While Mr. Craddick's duties were hardly two years, be b two last years wero th- (two worst. Mr. Graddick saya that th? s?paration from hip brother who mu tn a dtffe?- j ont restent waa the saddest trial he i endured during the war he was mach younger and he hoped to be with him and help bim if he needed it-but af fections mattered little in war. HOW COCA COLA HF F H THU F H. The remarkable BUCCCBS which has ' attended the sale of Coca-Cola has been explained in many different, ways. Some have attributed it to "good';ad vertising." others, to "efficient man agement," others, to its "delicious flav or" and still others to the fact that! it was the first in the field of "trade-] marked" soft drinks. In this connection, the opinion of a ! manufacturing chemist,' who has aha- ! lyzed Coca-Cola and studied its his tory for many years, will prove in teresting. He attributes the popu-1 larity of the drink In large part to its finality of refreshing both mind and body without producing any subse quent depression He points out the fact that the chemical composition of j Coca-Cola ls practically identical with that of coffee and tea (with sugar ad-j ded the only material difference being thp absence of tannie acid from Coca Cola. He points to the laboratory ex periments of Dr. Hollingworth of Co lumbia University and of Dr. H. C. Wood, Jr., of Philadelphia which prove j conclusively that the cafelne-contain-1 lng beverages (cofee, tea, Coca-Cola, | etc.) relieve mental and muscular fa tigue by rendering the nerves und mus cles more responsive to the will, thus I diminishing the resistance produced by fatigue. These experiments also J demonstrate the fart that the caffeine group of beverages differ from the stimulants in that the use of the lat ter is followed by a period of .depres sion which calls for more stimula tion, thus resulting in the formation of j a "habit." ANDERSON VETERANS Officers and members! of Camp Ste phen D Lee. No. 7fi3. U. C. V., Ander son. S. C.: Joseph N. Brown, Commander. w T Mr>nm i?t vlr.e-Commander. R. P. Dlvver, 2nd Vice-Commander. L. E. Campbell, 2nd Vice-Command er. \ L. P. Smith, Adjutant. Robert Moorhead, Chaplain. W. T. W. Harrison, Color Bearer. asMHhSVB* ' . J. N. Byrum. Oliver Bolt. E. A. Bell. J. H. Burdine. J. A. Brlssey. J. W. Baldwin. T. J. Bureen. W. C. Brock. J. P. Clinkscales. Sam Cunningham. J. R. Cochran. M. A. Cobb. . W. C. Cann. Sam Davis. J. M. Dunlap. John Eskew. Joseph A. Eskew. Elias Graddick. U. N. Gray. Xi. W. Garrison. \G..V$arpar; v ^ I J. R Hubbard. * E. J. Henderson. Joseph Hall. J. T. C. Jones. P. A. Jones. A. C. Keys. C. C. King. J. Baylis Lewis. A. X. Mulligan. P. K. Mr-Cully. J. L. Mc?arley. W. W. McMahan. A. N. Osborne. J. M. Payne. Eugene Parks. S. A. Pea rm an. C. A. Reed. E. B. Rice. W. W. Russell. D. H. Russell. H. S. Shumate. Geo. L. Schrimpf. S. A. Skelton. L. J. Scott. M. E. Telford. E. T. Tolllson. Jotiu W. Thomson, lt. E. Thompson. W. J. Vandlver. B. F. Wilson. A. L. Welch. J. A. Wakefield. E. Whitten. J. R. Wyatt. SALTS IF BACKAGHY AND Drink ot s of water and ?top meat for a while If your Troubles yea. . ;j, Seneralyl means you'have been eating nd duli, misery in the kidney regl?n u When you, wake up with backache too much m?at, saya a well-known authority. Meat forms uric add' whlob overwork the kidneys in their of fort to niter lt from the blood abd th^y become sort of paralysed end' lc-sgy. Wlhen your kidneys get sluggish - and clog you must relieve themT Hk? you relieve your bowles; re moving ali the body's urlnous waste, else you, have backache, sick headache, dlxiy spells, your stomach sours, tongue ia coated, and when the weather ls bad yob have rheumatic twinges. The urine Is ctcdy. full of sediment, channels often get sore, water scalds sad you are obliged ! to: seek relief two or three time* dur ing the night. Either consult a good reliable physi cian at once or get from your pharma cist about four ounces of Jad Salts; 1 fake a tablespoonful in a glass of wat er before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys wil thoa act'floe. Thia famous salta ls mada from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with llthla and baa been, need for generations to- dean and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralise acids in the urine so it no longer ir ritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts, is a life saver for regalar meat eaters. It la inexpensive, cahoot injure and makes a delightful, effer vescent l?tala water drink Brig. ?en. J. B. Kershaw. ...Maj. Cen. BenJ. Hugo Brig. lien. A. Brig fi*B KH'uO? 1'lim?ru Urtu- ii, V, Brig. en". W. H. Wallace REPORTED PROCEED] :CE? ?Rev. W. P. JacotfTl^. p., Time a Stenographer ; Charlestor On December 20. I860, I picked up ray note book, and hurried down to St. Andrew's hall. I was a lad of IS years and .wad at that time at work for the Charleston Mercury. Young cs I was I had already served Dr. Gibbes of the Columbia Joally. Caroli nian by" repotting two preceding B?s ainna nf thai l**t*!?ture.. --? South Carolina was then "very "short" on shorthand writers . There were not a half dozen In the State- who had really matered PittojgBb phono graphy. At thc door of the hall, I presented President D. ?aj^son's autograph written on a nfc blue foolscap /which I y pemitUnff^ mew**- enter closed doors. Immediately on entering, las I was, I noticed there ness in the air. Members ov tlon gathered in groups and talked excitedly but in low tones "with each other. At the table:with me there sat Josephus Woodruff, afterwards fa-, mops in. the canals of South Carols na's "days of good stealings." WoOdK row was a kind; warm hearted follow. I have afterwards thou;;lu that he was drawn Into the temptation that after wards overwhelmed him, by force of circumstances rojJier than natural temperament. Norval E. Kord,, con nected with ? Baltimore paper, who was alive as late as six or eight years ago, was a thlrit representative Of the press add thor? were one or ?.,t oth ers, whose acquhlhfetanet' I u; ' not make. Whether thftfe ure any of Ssae alive at this' date I cannqt nay. 1 were older than I. t After the opening of th., session of the convention, In sllenc. that was profound, the* proposed Ordinace of Secession was read. Not a speech was made nor a word said pro nar con, but it Was moved, and seconded that lt be adopted It struck me, juvenile reporter as 1 waa. that this ordinate was a Platter ot tremendous importance and 1 mar veiled that it was not .discussed, but that convelntion -waa;?/*; iwc to di agree on one 'Important; net of all the deliberations. Later un in that same convention thcrS" was an abun dance of discussion, but not then. The motion was made a^dytomediateiy it Waa naased to call the iron on the nutation. .The clerk!called tb? roil., I remera ber that; I laid down royipen and I watched, the ca I ojt the: roll. Every [name waft called antf?fcljt^ eeoms to me, so far os I clfllner, that] there was a MspodwS^MFwery del egate abd certs i hat re sponse was "Aye." No ?mWmLt?m? all those representativas [part ot Sdnth .Carolina &BmW?failk Ut their answer. President Jamison announced that tho ordroaWe was passed unanimously. vt The desk wis near a more Ugh*, ordinanco of thoa* saoealy window and lt want a dove of .peace- (alas, it waa'e tt**seh< ger of grita-war) dow3*Attn*te? ?tnjet whare a great crowd bad gathered. What happened in front. Just, then I i canned say iron* personal observation, but 20 minut?s laterv wb?n l' ' was "in thc street A areot chaunce had occured ... the qitlet J?iorolug. The solitary ' tba city wesiaut on parrdt^J bajtiers OpM? w%rp^rWl?**d1 r^^Om Brg. Qen. Koswell W. Ripley Brlf. ?en. Abner Perrin I Sf. Monten ult I I H. Stevens Brig. i?en. J. P. TJ?rpig^ JJ_ Brig. Gea. Samuel McGowan [NGS OP ?ION CON VENTTION of Clinton, Wa tat That md Reporter For The Mercury inga and. across the streets, military .?ands were playing patriotic tunes ami the city was in an uproar ot excite ment. At 6.30 the convention met again nt , od r^at the ralfi?atlo* of the .ordi nance should be held -at Secession "J" cn ??C-G??"??? StTSct. Tuc reporters surreptitiously filed Into procession with the memserjffagftthe convention and at the dooj^jTlHe hall of repi o sentatlve'8; who were also In sessl in in the city. The building held about 3,000. It* was filled as, lt had,' net) sr been -filled before. Seyen months before hi that* ?ai io hall i had witnessed a split in the ' Democratic convention tbat,oert?Tuly- ' made the selection bf a jQetnocratlc Dreaid?nt lmpoaalhle ,'. * All Charleston was out djt that 20th Cay of December night. Thl venerable and tenderly loved by Dr. ?? as ham, a clergyman, scientist and eWy*body"a friend, offered a solemn, tehder and toTOMQfeprayer. For many minut?s th? m?sa'of humanity shouted..clapped and <applaud?d One by one tho mern ot the convention came iorward, each*'tb sign his name to the solemn BtatWnent and when at tho rlas? of the^two hourn which it took to per form this act, when President Jamison announced tbe ordinance-.ratified -and that South Caroona hafc resumed her sovereignty there ' went un await a shout to'heaveh that the old city never heard before. ?\ For ten minutes that afemed mor? like hours than minutes men and wo men, a tamped, shouted and applriudoi. and the air was full af hats and "wav ing -handkerchiefs- tho volum? ot t!>*> sound rose and fell and rose again add again, until human nature could not ' stand more and sb the appluase Taded away Into patriotic enthusing The same thing In part was rehears* ed upon the streets. Presld' son appeared with-fhe governor of tha Stat? and the clerk of the convention, and rea-1 the ordinance to * mighty crowd Of 10.000 DeonU wlirv liad_faitnd to get indoors In the hall and d?e?fred the Onion of the 6tate* disolved, Th,ere was the same Intense excitement, th* sam? mighty uproar of applause which was turned bud Joltlfy as a grinning negro, riding bn a rafi haine by a . iaugain> esfeorK, was ..carried down Meeting street, ri*ht through thelman sf the crowd. So ended the day big with fat? for South Carolina and the whole nailon. Wiaer. heads thbughtfdUy look?d on and saw whither everything Waa drift lng. But the great multitud dreamed of war, or jf they apo*o df lt, they did so JesUng^for thcrft.was an almost cotmcim?flMa of right. vV?n. it wa*'a*^rm day;:my .fel low citizens, and it is a great day still and worth celebrating fprevsr J?^pur people. Through four bitter y?ars of , blood, our State fought nobly, and for 10 more lt suffered bitterly; bolt-who dares tay that lt was not a good thing for uti aa a state and that we aro a better people for it, with a noble re e past, with a record ,to be and with a bright promise Bdllth Carolina dor i before thc "world. hide her head when tv told of her deeds, tbasid ?*n s by. Certain lt ls that I at I waa even a small par? that my. T&e nara tftoagnt