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FARM LOANS Before You Buy or Sell any Kind ol Heal Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. j. Y. Garlington & Co., Laurens, S. C. NEW GARDEN SEED. We Mean Every Seed New. Not one seed carried from last year. PALMETTO DRUG CO. Laurens, S. C. VOL XX NO. 40 CLINTON S GALA DAY SATURDAY. Orphanage Chapel Corner-Stone to be Laid by Dr. Thornwell. Clinton, May 8th. ? The Sunday School Anniversary will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Saturday morn ing, May 13th. The corner-stone of the new Chapel at the Thornwell Or phanage will be laid in the afternoon by Rev. Dr. Jas. H. Thornwell. The address in tne morning will be by Rev. P, D. Hunt of Greenville. Mrs. Dorroh Ferguson spent last week with Mrs. Grey Ellisor. Dr. John Barksdale and Judge Ailed Barksdale were with Mrs. J. F. Jacobs for several days during the week past. Mrs. \V. M. McCaslan, accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Norman, returned from Chattanooga on Friday. Mrs. Boalright of New York has been visiting her cousin, Miss Libbie Spencer. Mr. C. M. Bailey has returned from a two weeks trip North. MR. PRICE ON COTTON FARMING. Makes Money for the Producer on Pa pcr-'-Can the Producer Make it Out of the Ground? Mr. Theodore H. Price has not as much credit with the Southern farmers as he had during the period in which he was employing his best endeavors to obtain as high prices for cotton as could be gotton. No one questions, however, that Mr. Price is an admira bly informed man regarding industrial conditions in the South, and that any thing that he may say about the pro duction and marketing of our great sta ple is entitled to careful consideration. Speaking before the New England tCotton Manufacturers' Association in Boston the other day, Mr. Price made some observations upon cotton farmers and cotton farming which, while they may not be entirely pleasant reading to those whom they seem to criticise, they are at least due reproduction for their benefit. Among other things Mr. Price said: "The cost of cotton production as ascertained by the United States Gov ernment for the crop of 1896-97 was on the average 4.91 cents per pound. Af ter allowing for a land rental of $2.91 per acre, the net cost in that year be ing, therefore about 4 cents per pound. The production that season was 172 pounds per acre. The production this year is 210 pounds per acre, and the in dicated cost, therefore 25 per cent less, or probably not over 3 1-2 cents per pound after allowing for the increased cost of picking. Ten cents per pound would, therefore, represent a profit of 200 per cent, while 7 cents per pound means a profit of 100 per cent. If any organized monopoly attempted to rea lize such profits as these there is no doubt that legislation wouid find a way to deal with it or the competition would speedily invade its field. This is a rather novel view of the situation of our farming interests, but we have no intention of commenting upon it at length, adversely or other wise at the present time. We are at tempting only to give here the state ments of Mr. Price for what they are worth, and we will leave for another time, and possibly to other hands, a re view of the merits of the facts and in ferences that he advances. Not con tent with showing that even with cot ton at 7 cents the Southern farmer is a monopolist who should excite the envy and opposition of those engaged in oth er industries, Mr. Price puts forward the further opinion that if he would work harder, attend to business more strictly, exercise greater economy, and develope more intelligence in the conduct of his work, that his profits would be yet more enormous. Mr. Price says: "The cotton crop of the United States is pro bably less carefully cultivated and more wastcfully handled than any other of our great staples. It is estimated by the closest students of the subject that intelligent methods of culture, picking and transportation would effect an economy of not less than 20 per cent, or probably not less than 1 cent per pound. If the South could be brought to realize, and in time it will be brought to realize, that its true policy is to de crease the cost of its production, and by so doing increase the demand for that production, a new era of pros perity will dawn for both the manu facturer and the planter. All of this is extremely interesting, and there is doubtless some foundation for the assertion which Mr. Price makes. The farmers of the South are Steadily making improvements in their methods of farming. Great strides in this direction have been taken within the last decade, and we have no doubt that the improvements will be yet more remarkable within the next few years. Nevertheless, there is small ex pectation that our planters will abon don the effort which they arc now mak ing to obtain 10 cents per pound for their cotton, by controlling the produc tion of the staple, in order to devote themselves exclusive to the the things which Mr. Price assures them arc cal culated to enable them to get rich fpiickly. -News and Courier. Mrs. Pearson Critically III. Mr3. W. S. Pearson, residing near Clinton was stricken with paralysis on last Friday and is still in a very critical condition. Her recovery is beyond hope. One of the greatest blessings a mod est man can wish for is a good, reliable set of bowels. If you are not the hap py possessor of such an outfit you can greatly improve the efficiency of those you have by the judicious use of Cham berlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. ? They are pleasant to take and agree % able in effect. For sale by Laurens Drug ( o. and Dr. B. P. 1'osey. 39-3t PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mrs. J. A. Fowler of Oru spent Thursday in the city. Mr. Mnnton Frierson of Spartanburg was in town Sunday and Monday. Mr. A. D. Gray attended the May Festival in Spartanburg last week. Miss Grace Simmons has returned from a visit to Greenwood. Mr. Jim Minter of Sedalia spent Mon day in the city. Misses Patrick and Connor returned on Sunday from a visit to Spantanburg. Mrs. M. W. Hook anil Miss Hattie Roland attended the May Featival. Mrs. Carrie Vance is visiting rcla t;ves in Greenville. Mr. Charley Simmons of Greenwood spent Saturday in the city. Miss Nell Bolt has returned from a visit to Greenwood. Mr. F. M. Smith of Darlington was in town Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Albert Sloan is now in Charles ton visiting Mrs. Adaline Burton. Mrs. Albert Garlington of Alma was in the city shopping on Monday. Mr. George Byrd of the Musgrove Mill section was in the city on Friday. Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming was among those who attended the Music Festival. Mr. Clarence Todd of Warrior Crock was in town last week. Mr. Thad McCaulcy of Barksdale was in the city on Thursday. Mr. A. J. Smith of Lisbon was in the city one day last week. Mr. John Leak of the Hurricane local ity was in the city this week. Little Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis, is quite sick. Mr. T. P. Poole of Tylersville was in the city on Thursday. Mr. Clifton Caldwell of Alma was in the city on Thursday. Mr. T. R. L. Gray of Lanford Station was in town on Thursday. Mr. W. C. Babb of Eden was in the city last week. Mr. J. T. Tidwell was in town Sat urday afternoon. Miss Annie Lou Little was in town last week. Mr. S. F. Vance of Clinton is visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Irby. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nash of Fountain Inn were visitors in the city yesterday, j. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Taylor of Prince ton were in the city on Tuesday. Mrs. Bluford Burns of Barksdale was shopping in the city yesterday. Mrs. Ben Leonard of the Durhin sec tion died at her home on last Saturday after only a short illness. Mr. John D. Garlington of Spartan burg spent Monday and Tuesday in the city. Capt. John B. Jones of Fountain Inn is visiting his son, Dr. Clifton Jones, on Sullivan Street. Miss Beaufort Curry of Rapley spent the day with Mrs. B. W. Ball on Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Jim DeShields and Ut ile daughter, Lottie, of Lanford Station were visitors to the city Saturday. Mr. Judson Langston and Prof. B. Y. Culbertson of Maddens were in town on Saturday. Miss Addie Horton of Clinton is expected in the city to-day to visit Miss Mary Bowen and Miss Nell Bolt. Mr Harrison Copeland of Clinton paid The Advertiser a pleasant call on Tuesday. Mrs. Maggie Compton and Miss Mat tie Lindsey of Ora were among the city's visitors on Monday. Mr. Thompson McDill and Miss Eliza McDill of Ora were in the city on Thursday. Messrs. Homer Garrett and Oscar Cox of Youngs were in the city Thurs day. Mrs. W. E. Lucas and Miss Lil. Har ris were the guests of Mrs. A. (!. Rcm bcrt during the Spartanhurg Festival. Miss Vaughn Gritton has returned from Hampton County where she has been teaching. Mrs. Bob Willisand little son, Luth er, of Rapley were in the city Thurs day. Mr. R. O. Sullivan and sister Miss Niza Sullivan of Tumbling Shoals were among the city's visitors Monday. Mrs. Martha Hurbert of the Tylers ville neighborhood visited in the city Saturday. Mrs. IL L. Poole of Jonesville, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. I,. B, Blackwell returned home yesterday. Miss Croswell has returned to her home in Bishopville, after a visit to Miss Hattie Roland. Mr. Ryland Traynham has returned from a visit to his brother, Mr. T. G. Traynham, in Columbia. Mr. Henry Yeargin of Gray Court, who has been in Spartanburg for the past few weeks was in the city Satur day. Mr. and Mrs, Gilmore Watson and Miss Nora Watson of Cross Anchor were among the city's visitors on Thursday. Mr. Sam Thomas, who has been con nected with the Laurons Furniture Manufacturing Co. for sometime, has returned to his former home at Tocoa, Ga. In Honor of Miss Jones. An enjoyable social affair was given Tuesday morning by Mrs. O. W. Leon Brd in honor of her sister, Miss Jones :ui attractive young society belle of Laurens, Mrs. Leonard's homo on Hampton avenue was further beautified with qualities of pretty flowers, and tables were appointed for cards, Ten boards of duplicate whist were played, the guests cutting for the prize, a dainty white silk sewing apron run with pink ribbons, which Miss Agnes Petty won. A refreshing ice course was served after the game. Those present were; Misses Jones of Laurens, Marshal of Charleston, Lewis Coffin, May Calvert, Mary White, Agnes Petty, Jean With erspoon and Mrs, W. B. Coffin. ? Spar* tanburg Cor. to State. Give Us the Old Time "Dixie!" 1. Leave out the bran' new music - though hailed by the cheerin' throng; Give us the old time "Divle" as we march -as we march along! The same as the "Old Boys" played it when the flags were fly in* free. And they gave three cheers for Jack son, an' a "Hip-hooray" for Lec! 11. Leave out the bran' new music?tunes o' the later years; Give us the old-time "Dixie" though it thrills through a rain o' tears! The same that the boys were cheering in the stormy far away. When the battle-flags were streamin' o'er the breasts that wore the gray! 111. Leave out the bran' new music! ?Beat, drums! o'er plain and Hill:? The old brigades arc marchin' to the old-time "Dixie," still! Hark! how the ringln' chorus is risin', the lines along!? The boys who marched with "Stone wall' are cheerin' the "Dixie" song! F. L. S. A Disastrous Calamity. It is a disastrous calamity, when you lose your health, because indigestion and constipation have sapped it away. Prompt relief can be had in Dr. King's New Life Pills. They build up your di gestive organs, and : "" 1 ? ? J .-?w>. diz ziness, colic, constipation, etc. Guaran teed at Palmetto and Laurens Drug. Co. price 25 cts. 39 -5t MR. 0. WASH MONROE DEAD. Was Laid lo Rest in the City Cemetry With Masonic Honors. Mr. G. W. Monroe died at his homo In this city on Sunday morning at U o'clock, aged 05 years. He had been in feeble health for some time and the end came not unexpectedly. A widow and two sons, Mr. Lane Monroe of tho firm S. M. & E. H. Wilkcs & Co. and Mr. Mack Monroe of this city, survive him. He was a veteran of the war between the States and belonged, first three months of the war to Company "A" 3rd S. C. Regiment: he afterwards joined Company "B" 7th Regiment S. C. Cavalry and served in that com pany until the surrender in 1865. The deceased was a plain, unpreten tious man, a good citizen, a true friend and a brave soldier. He was buried at the City Cemetery on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Masonic honors. Picnic Excursion to Roscinont. A pleasant picnic excursion was had through the country on Saturday to the historic Rosemont by a party of young people from Laurens. The members of the party were Mr. and Mrs. A.D.Gray, Mrs. R. Fleming Jone?, Misses Helen Goggans, Lillier Stevens, Bertha Wells, Toccoa Caine, Messrs Earl Wilson, 13. L. Jones, R. Vance Irby, John B Brooks and A. C. Todd. Col. Robert Cunning ham, in the gracious manner which be longs to him, entertained the visitors by showing them the house and grounds and the magnificent glass, china and furniture which belonged to his ances tors a century and a half ago. Spartanburg District Conference. Rev. E. O. Watson of Spartanburg will preach the opening sermon of the Spartanburg District Conference to night, (Wednesday) at S.30 o'clock -at the First M. E. Church, this city. Another Negro Killed. Dolph Leak shot and killed John Wallace on last Sunday evening at a negro church near Cross Hill. Both parties are colored and were gambling at the time of tho trouble. Wallace was hit three times one ball entering the heart. Death of Mrs. Hitch. Mrs. Elizabeth Hitch died Monday evening at 7.45 o'clock at the home of hor daughter, Mrs. R. D. Neighbors, of Laurens Mills. Mrs. Hitch was the daughter of Mr. Jno. Pinson, and was born near Lisbon, July 24, 1830. She leaves only*one daughter, Mrs. R. D. Neighbors and a brother and a sister, Mr. J. Pinson and Mrs. Lottie Taylor. Her remains were interred at Prospect Baptist Church, where she held her membership, on Tuesday. Learn the Alphabet from the Curbstone Farmer. A curbstone farmer sat on the steps, By his side stood farmer Brown Catching the words of the curbstone farmer ''Dig deep and sub-soil your ground." Every curbstone farmer Feels like he knows it all, Goes and sits on his favored seat Hailing the farmers in the Spring and Fall. It is amusing to hear him tell Just what he knows about making corn, [ Knows how to plant and when to sell; Likes to sit around and blow his horn. Many of these curbstone fellows Never planted a row of corn, Only blow ofT their mouths and not the bellows Poor excuse for farmers, let them be gone, Queer how they give so much good ad vice, Rattle it right down it sounds very nice, Sitting on the curb stone like a herd of billy goats Telling experienced farmers how to raise corn and oats, U will generally find two or three to gether Venture to their posts in all kind of weather. When the weather is pleasant and the ground will do to plow X pect them at ther posts to tell the farmers how Young calves should be fed when taken from the cow Zealous in good advice but no sweat on their brow. M. B. ??1 ThanK the Lord!" cried 'lannah Plant, of Little Rock, Ark., "for the relief I got from Buck lens Arnica Salve. It cured my fear ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from which I had suf fered for 5 years." It is a marvelous healer for cuts, burns and wounds. ? Guaranteed at, Palmetto and Laurens Drug Co. 25cts. 89-8! STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. The trial of Nan Patterson, the .show girl, indicted for the murder of "Cea sar" Young, the gambler, ended in a mistrial, the jury standing 9 to 3 in fa vor of acquittal. The case was rather sensational and has attracted wide at tracted wide attention. This is the sec ond time the case has come to trial and it is now thought that the Defendant will be admitted to bail in a nominal sum and the case eventually nolle prossed. The treatment of cancer by Roentgen rays rather than by the knife was dis cussed at the recent session of the In ternational Congress at Berlin called to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the discovery of the rays. Prof. Lassar, who is regarded as an authority, de clared that he had only three failures in this cure for cancer in some, hundreds he had treated. He said the ray is ef fective where growth is not deep seated, because the healing effect pen trated only a fifth of an inch. The ray seemed ineffective for larger growths. Death of Mrs. Cora Asbill. Mrs. Cora Asbill, wife of Mr. W. A. Asbill and daughter of Mrs. Jennie Martin, died at her home in Newberry on Saturday, May 6th. Her remains were interred in the Laurens Cotton Mill Cemetery, Sunday, May 7th at 3.30 p. m. Mrs. Asbill was formerly a resident of Laurens county, but for the past few years had lived in Newberry. School Exhibition. There will be an exhibition at the Hill Side school, taught by Miss Clara Wham, on Friday evening May 12th at 4 o'clock. Every body is invited to attend. MARRIED: On April 23rd. by Rev. J. F. Anderson, Miss Dora Armstrong and Mr. D. C. Godfrey, all of Dials. Capt. Moore Some Better. Capt. John Moore who has been in a critical state of health for some time is thought to be some better. J^. 8TO X*. aT-A. - Boari the 1ilD Kind You lla\o Always Bougto SPECIAL VALUES DURING MAY J. E. MINTER & BRO.'S This is the time when most people buy their Spring outfit, so just to make things interesting we are going to make some Special Offerings During This Month Our store is simply bubbling over with the Greatest Values in Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Dry Goods ever offered on this market. MA Great Values in Clothing We ought to sell every man and boy in Laurens County his outfit this spring, be cause we believe we are giving better value for the money in Spring Clothing. Just dropin some day and you will know the reason why your neighbors alway come to Minter's for Everything to Wear Special value in suits to go at $12.50 worth $15.00 Special value in suits to go at 10.00 worth 12.50 Special value in suits to go at 7.50 worth 9.00 Special value in suits to go at 5.00 worth 6.50 Big Bargains in Boys' and Youths' Suits, Odd Pants, Fancy Vests, Etc. 0 <ar>i.|.? Ks I T?;?. rccHxciHdwiiHii Jg3*> FORM THR.EC SHOES FOR EVERYBODY Shoes enough for everybody in Laurens County. Our Shoes are all leather and will stand the test of wear. No shoddy shoes here. Then why not join the ever increasing number of people who come here for Shoes? Just try us once, that is all we ask*. Crawford Shoes $3.50 and $4.00; James Means $2.50 and $3.00; Southern Girl Shoe $2.00; Southland Belle $1.50. Look to Your Interest and Remember Minlor'x for Minter's for Minter's for Mi liter's for Minter'a for Minter's for Minter'a for Minter's for the besl the best the host the b08l the tust the best the best the best $10.00 Suit $7.GO Suit $r,.00 Suit $2.00 Pants S3.00 I'a nts $3.50 Shoos |3.00 Shoes $2.00 Shoes M inter' M inter' Mintor1 M inter Minier Mintor Mintor M inter for for for for for for for jor the best $1.60 Shoes the best $2.00 Hat the best, $l..r)0 tho best the best the best thO best the best. Hat Shirt. Shirt .10 Lawns .08 Lawns .05 Lawns .50 .25 Minter's for the best OScts Slippers Mintor for yard wide Bleaching', <>c Mintor for Calico, - - - 3 1 Je Mintor for good Checks, - - 4c Mintor for yard wide Sea Island, T>c Minter for ladies' handkerchief.;, 2c Minter's for everything to wear at LOWEST PRICES Remember you always get 100 cents worth for every Dollar you spend here, and if anything is not satisfactory we are glad to make it good. J. E. MINTER & BRO. THE PEOPLE'S STORE THE FLAU INCIDENT OF SNODGRASS HILL. Judge 0. Q. Thompson Makes Full State mcnt and Description of the Episode. To tho Editor of The State: Two years ago at the request, of my comrade and friend, Sheriff Thos. J. Duckett, I wrote (wholly from mem ory) a brief history of the old Hag of the Third regiment of Kcrshaw's old brigade, which was read on Memorial Day. This description was in essential matters correct. I said among other things: "At tho battle of Chickamauga Gen. Kershaw rode up to 'Squire' Lamb, as wo always called him and said: 'Sergeant, give me that flag,' proposing to lead the charge, for which our lines were forming, to which the 'squire' answered: "No, you can't get this flag, general; point out where you want it to go, I'll take it, but you can't get this flag, general.' Grand eld Ker shaw pointed to a tree a thousand yards in front. 'Now, sergeant, straight toward that tree.' " Then 1 briefly described the terrific assault on Snodgrass Hill. A short time after Memorial Day, 1903, I learned that some members of the Third battalion, who had, 1 sup pose, never known or had forgotten of the episode between Gen. Kershaw and Lamb, were disposed to discredit my statement and to confound it with a similar incident on the same day at the same hour, with Gen. Kershaw and Colorbearer Evins of the battalion.? This led to some correspondence be tween myself and State Treasurer Jennings, who was a gallant soldier of the battalion and commanded a com pany on that field. From this cor respondence 1 found that he, Mr. Jen nings, had never known of the Ker shaw-Lamb incident, as I had never heard of the incident with the gallant Evins, or had forgotten it, if I had known of it. We both found also that there was no conflict between us, The story of how Lamb had refused to give up the Hag on that famous field had been known by our boys as a part of the unwritten history of old Company G, (Laurens Briars) of the Third regiment for these 40 years. Ser geant Lamb was one of our company. Although 1 had written wholly from memory, I knew I was correct in essen tial particulars, but hearing of the dis position of some persons to mix it up with the Kershaw-Evins incident, 1 asked Squire Lamb the first time I met him (he was present when my article was read in the court house Memorial Day) to give me the particulars of Kcr shaw's coming to him at Chickmauga. He says: "He didn't ride, he walked up to mo, and said, 'Sergeant, let me have the flag,' I said. 'No, you can't get the flag; tell me where you want it logo; I'll take it there.' I pointed to the battalion ami said, 'There, general, is the trouble,' meaning that the bat taliep WBfi losing its direction, or caus ing the brigade to lose ila direction, whereupon Kershaw pointing to the wooded heights of Snodgrass Hill, now to be made famous for a thousand years by this heroic assault and the perhaps no less heroic defense by Thomas, said: "Sergeant, select a tree or an object straight to the front and inarch directly to it,' and hurrying to Colorbearer Evins 1 think that he got hold of his flag." This is borne out by Mr. Jennings who says that Kershaw did get hold of the battalion flag. It must not be for gotten that all this was the work of a very few minutes, in a long sight less time than it takes to write it, and while every man in the brigade was pushing toward the front and under fire, and was all done by Gen. Kershaw to rectify his alignment to change somewhat the direction of his march, and while cross ing that large opening at the farther side of which we received the first deadly volley of musketry, ami in crossing which we ever afterwards said that we had executed Kershaw's order changing the direction of the inarch as if we had been on an ordinary parade. Nine survivors of Company (!, (Briars), were together hen' on last Wednesday, 27th, when 1 brought up the question on purpose to learn their I recollection of the occurrences at ; Chickamauga. Several of the number i who were there, remember the Ker shaw-Lamb incident, among tho num I her A. Y. Thompson, a man of splendid I memory; Judge Barksdalcof Louisiana, first sergeant of the company, a gal lant soldier who lost an arm there, was present. He recalls Kershaw waving either flag or sword, but not right in front of our regiment, which seems to bear out the idea of Kershaw having waved the batalion flag after leaving Lamb. In it contribution to The News and Herald of Winnsboro of March, L903, a copy of which I procured some months , after my write-up of the Third regiment Hag in April of that year. Hon. K. II. Jennings says of this episode: "Ker 1 shaw walked up to Evins and taking i the Hag from him walked out in front [of the line, so that the flag could be seen from all narts of it. Evins think ing perhaps that the general had an i idea that he was going to waver, walked ! along with Kershaw and pleaded with him to please give him the Hag,' ami 'just point out to him where to go, and assuring him that he would go there or die. Gen. Kershaw kindly gave il back to him ami pointing to a large green ; pine at the top of the hill said: "Do you that pine'.'" 'Yes,' said Evins. 'Go directly to it,' and he went.' At the time of the correspondence between comrade Jennings ana myself referred to, we agreed that something explanatory should be published about this apparent, but in no sense a real, conflict. Bui as most of us have done with regard to the priceless treasure of our glorious history I went along and neglected it, Again lust May while at tho State Democratic Convention in , talking the matter over, myself and Mr. Jennings, we agreed that something OUghl to be published and 1 again re solved I" write, and I may never have boen sufficiently impressed with the necessity for it had it not been that last autumn, by accident, 1 learned : that at tIk; last annual session of tho U\ I). C. some lady -unwittingly, of ! course --disputed or challenged the I Chickamauga flag story, so far as it connected Sergeant Lamb with it. I then once more resolved thai I would publish something that would, or at i least should set the matter at re I. Another thing that made mo hesitate Wfl a natural aversion to rushing into print, But I am satisfied that it should he explained for fear that alter all liv ing witnesses are gone, and that will not be long, some of the younger gen Oration i light be misled to believe that some survivor might have been vain enough to fall into the egregious error of trying to appropriate to his command honors that justly belonged to another. Fortunately, for all concerned, for the j living and for the dead, there is giory enough for all. If the old Third Regi ment was wanting In glory, the Third battalion could well spare some of her laurels with plenty left. This history of one is the history of the other, they fought and marched and bivouacked side by side, shoulder to shoulder, from Sharpsburg to Frcdcricksburg. Chancel lorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Knoxville. the Wilderness, Spotsyl vania, Cold Harbor, Fisher's Hill and on to the end at Grennsboro. Briefly the explanation is, that on that famous field, the bloodiest in per centage of losses of the war, there were two Hag incidents between brave old Kershaw of the First South Caro lina brigade and two id" his no less brave color-bearers, Evins of the Third bat talion and Lamb of the Third regiment brought about by the effort of Kershaw to change the direction of his march under tire and while every man of every part of the brigade was pushing to the front in that famous assault on Snodgrass Hill, as before said the blood iest of the war of the sixties, not ex cepting the railroad cut slaughter at Second Manassas, of the bloody lane at Sharpsburg, the stone wall. Marve Hill at Fredericksburg or the third day at Gettysburg. I write solely in the interest of keep ing the record straight and for the truth of history, and trust that I have made it sufficiently plain to remove doubts or misapprehension as to these occur rences, and in writing hope that 1 have not left ground for impression that any one in either command was lagging at Chickamauga, or that there was call for personal example by Gen. Kershaw; far from it, for 1 have always said that although it was but a little 'more than two months after the great reverse at Gettysburg. I never saw our boys in better spirits, never saw them go into battle in better shape. Both Lamb and Evins were stricken down badly woun ded in this battle. The Third regiment never had its (lag captured in battle. The old flag was spirited away from Greensboro at the time of the surrender, the 26th of April, 1865. And our former captain, U. P. Todd, then lieutenant colonel, being in command of the Third regiment, and the "Briars" being one of the color companies, the Hag was brought home by our company and has ever since been ami is still, in our care. I send to your widely circulated and justly popular paper, hoping that some at least of those who have felt suffici ent interest in this matter to discuss it heretofore, may sei! it, and will ask our county papers to reprint it, and would be glad if the News and Herald of Winnsboro would publish. O. G. Thompson, Co. G, Third S. C. Rog't. Laurens, S. C. Mr. William Stone of Alma, who has been in ill health for some time is still (piite sick. Mrs. Betsy Bramletl of Gray Court, who has been sick for some time had a change for the worse on last Satur day. We were unable to hear from her on yesterday. Ora Locals. Ora, May 8th.?The many friends of Mrs. Jane Craig will be sorry to hear that she had the misfortune of getting her elbow dislocated last Tuesday, and also one of the small bones of her arm broken. Mrs. Craig has suffered a good deal, and we are glad to say that she is improving, Mr. James I'. Dillard of Tylersville was in Ora for a short while last week. Miss Euphemia Thompson loaves to day's for a week's stay in Winnsboro. Rev. B. II. Griev attended the May Festival in Spavtanburg last week. Mr. Niles Craig of Greenwood came up to see his mother, Mrs. Jane Craig, yesterday. Or. Hunter Brysoll of Bradley is at home recuperating from an attack of illness. We hear that home is proving a good tonic. There will he no preaching in the A, It. P. Church next Sunday as Mr. Grier will be away. -Mr. Ried will hold ser* vices in the Presbyterian Church, that being his regular day. Miss Amanda Lee of Due West is (he guest of Rev, P. II. Crier's family. Miss Linda Hunter, one of Wood ruff's popular teachers, was home for a few days last week. The Central School closed with a pic nic last Saturday. Tho event seems to have been an enjoyable affair, Mrs, John Myers of Seneca visited the family <?!' Mrs. James Craig last Monday and Tuesday . The closing exercises of the Ora High School were rendered last Friday evening. Notwithstanding the inclo moncy of the weather the school house was hardly large onough to comfortably accommodate the crowd. The efforts of the children were appreciated and reflect credit upon their teachers. Miss Bessie Byrd and Frojiccs Moll'atl. Sick headachc> results from a disor dered stomach and i; quickly cured by Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tab lets. For sale by Laurens Drug Co. Dr. B. r. Posoy.' :{|)-3t 25-CENT COLUMN. WANTED The people of Laurens to know that I will handle Frosh Fish during the summer months Leave your orders with me, Pen Madden. 40 It. NOTICE lludgens' Ginnery will dose this season's gin.line," May 16th. Gel your cotton in before that time. .'{!) ':5t WANTED A good now. Fresh in milk. M. L, Copoland. It, Teachers' 10 \ am i nation. The next regular examination for teachers will be held in the Courl House, Friday, May 10th. Teachers whose certificates are about to expire will please take notice. In addition to tho regular subjects, questions will be submitted on "Hughes Mistakes in Teaching," Peter man'a Civil Govern ment and Current. Event . k. w. Nash, County Sup'.. Education. May 1st '05. - 3t.