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12 PAGES, PART 2 PAGES 9 TO 12 VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1911. NUMBER 41 MEMORIALS ERECTED TO LAURENS COUNTY CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS THE LAURENS AND CLINTON SHAFTS ERECTED DURING THE PAST VEAR The Lau re us Monument. On Wednesday, September 2S, last year, the Laurens County Confederate monument was unveiled in the pres ence Of a tremendous crowd. The ceremonies incident to the Unveiling were held under the auspices of J. B. Kershaw Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, the president of the chapter at thai tiem being .Mrs. Robert B. Bell who lias since passed away. It was a proud day for the Daughters, when after more than three years of hard work Uiey came together for tlte purpose of presenting to 1.aureus County a handsome monument in commenorutlon of the valdr of Confed erate heroes. After the unveiling exercises a re porter on The Advertiser wrote the following paragraph: Two scori-s years and five after Ap pomatox a granite shaft is erected to the memory of the Lnurens county men and boys, number in all about three thousand, who went to the front in 'Gl and on through the succeeding years of the struggle between the North and the South. The ashes of hundreds of them repose in the sod of other states, many rest In the Lnu rens cemetery, while in almost every graveyard of the county there are to be found tombs marking the grave of Confederate soldiers. To these and the brave survivors, number less than three hundred, the handsome monu ment formally unveiled Wednesday is lovingly dedicated as a memorial fil ling and sublime. Tlie Clinton Monument. Clinton was the third town in the County of Laurens to erect a monu ment to Confederate soldiers, the un veiling of the shaft having occurred January 19, this year. Writing of the achievement at the time Miss rronde Kennedy. The Ad vertiser's valued correspondent at Clinton, stated the following facts: The erection of a Confedorat 1 mon ument on the public square of Clinton was the first and dearest aim of the ladies of Clinton who organized the Stephen 1). Lee chapter. V. I). C. The first observance of memorial Day ever held in this town was under the auspices of this chapter May 11, i0u7; and it was a red letter day in the history of the town. On that day unsolicited, three gentlemen turned over to the president of the chapter the nest eggs of the monument fund. Mr. Watts W. Davis was the first, and his dollar heads a long list of con tributions. The second contributor was Mr. R. /.. Wright, and Dr. .1. \V. Davis was third. After that the fund grew fast. Tile holies of the (har ter organized plans "or a series of those efforts to minister to the inner man by which women everywhere raise their gifts to public undertak ings. They also assessed themselves a dollar a year, until the monument should be paid for, in addition to I'Cg ular due;. In Dec. 1907 the chapter reported, in its first report to the general con vention, $100.2'.*. on the monument fund. After the first year the fund grew more slowly, but by tin- hegin Ing of 1910 the members saw the end clear before them and resolved to order the monument. The monument is made of Winns boro granite. Rising from a nine foot base a scpiare shaft ri^es tWCIlty-nlno feet in the air and upholds in a Cl'OWn of laurel u cannon ball. Can non balls rest on the four corners of the pedestal. The carving of the raised designs and lettering is extremely artistic, the work of an export. The monument is placed in the square between Main, Broad and Musgrove streets and the railroad. The side facing 11 road street hears the Inscription: "Our Confederate Heroes," and. lower down. "Lost we Forgot." Above the inscrip tion is a beautifully corvod laurel wreath enclosing the letters, C. A. A/ Higher up, on the shaft, is ? Confed erate Hag. The opposite side, facing Musgrove street, bears a similar flag and below it the Inscription, "Erect ed by Stephen I). Lec chapter, 1910." CLINTON MONUMENT CROSS HILL MONUMENT 1 UND WITHOUT RUINS V:r In r Ryan. A 3und without ruins Is a land without memories a laud Ui put nuunoib ? is a land without history, \ fand that wears i lau rel oown rnny lie fair to see; hut twine a i'e\\ stid cypress leaves nround th< t?rtiv< of any land, find he that laud harren, heautiless and bleak, <: becomes lovely in Its consecrated coronel <? sorrow, and it vvini the sympathy of ihe heart and ol history, downs ol ion. fndo -< (owns of thorns endure. Calvaries and crucifixions take deepest hold of humanity the triumphs ol might are traiisie.nl they past; and are forgotten the sufferings ol right graven deepest on (in chronicle ol nations." \'< s i- tue the. land where the ruins urn spread. Ami tin living tread light on the lienrts of the dead; Yes give me a land that is blest by the oust. And bright with the deeds of the down-trodden j i ; Yen r, > mo the land where the battle's- n <l blast Hat Unshed to the future the fame of Ihe past; Yes, giv< nie the land that hath legends and lays That tell of the memories of long vanished days: Yes glv< tne ft land that hath story and song! Enshrine tin- strife of the right with the wrong! Yen give me ? land with a grave 111 each spot, And names in the graves Hint shall not be forgot: Yes. give rne the land of ihe wreck and life tomb: There Is grandeur in graves? there is glory In gloom; I'or out of the gloom future brightness i.- born, Ai aftCl the night COincf the sunrise of morn; And the graves of the dead with the grass ovorgrowti May yet form the footstool of liberty's throne. And each single wreck in the war path df might Shall yet tie a rock in the temple of right. MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES AT CROSS HILL Cross Hill, May 9.?Memorial Day. the day* on which we commemorate the deeds of thoso who struggled In tho Lost Cause, will ho observed here next Friday, May 12th. An appro priate program .arrant, d by the Daughters of tho Confederacy of Cros* Hill, will he carried out Beginning ??i 3.30 o'clock the open Ing exercises will he held at the Map t: t ChUirch. The principal address of the day will be that of Hon. Prank I'. MoQowftt) of Laurens. Mr. McQowan Is a strong and earnest talker and the people of Cross Hill are looking for ward to his address. During tho ex orcises there will he some excellent music by homo people. This portion of the program will be in charge of Mr. It. R. Austin. Following the exorcises at the church soldiers, citizens. Indies ami children will march to tho monument erected to the memory of tb ? "Hoys in (Iray" and front thoro tho proces sion will march to the coinolorj where tiie program will in- concluded with the decorating of tin- noldlors' graves. The DnughterH rdqttOSt that everybody come and bring (lowers. THE CROSS HILL MONUMENT WAS THE FIRST TO BE ERECTED Illy W T. Austin.) Cross Hill 13. \V. Hall Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, N<>. 712 was organized August 12, 11102. .Mis^ Mary T. Nance was elected President and Mrs. M. T. Simpson secretary and treasurer. The Daughters decided at once that they would erect a monu ment and began to plan to raise the funds necessary. In May. 100!) the corner stone was I laid ami in June, 1000 the monument was unveiled, being the (list in the county When the stone was laid Miss Kloride ttudd, a little girl and the youngest member, placed in the corn er The l.aurens Advertiser, Ilm l.iUI rcnsvlllo Herald. Clinton (In/.otte, The State. News ami Courier, Southern Presbyterian, Confederate Mug, Con federate money silver, greenbacks, Hildo, history of chapter, names of I)ntlghlel s ami Vet, rail::. Dr. .1 II Miller was called on and made an appropriate address. The monument is granite, 20 feet high and cost $030. Clark and lloyd of Greenville were the contractors. Mr. .1. .1. McSwnln was to make the address at the unveiling hut he missed the connection and could not get here. Col. WhartOM of Waterloo was called ovei the phone and he came and made the address. Dr. Miller also made a short address. Misses Rdlth Ander son. Kloise Hrown, Carrie (Joodmni), ?ennie Proffelt, IJcnnto 13row: . Mlllo Princeton School Picnic Siiperiuteudent of ICducation fleo. I.. Pitts and a number of others from the city expect to attend the Princeton school picnic l-'ridny. Dr. Potent, So licitor Cooper, W. c. Wharton and Snot. Pjtls will bo the speakers on this occasion, ami a line day is dll tit Ipat? d by all. i Mao Itudd, Helle Madden and Mrs. Sullle Waits milled the cords that un veiled llio nionuiuenl. Tin locul chap, ter was named in lionoi of ('ol. U. w. Hall, who was ho in and raised In this township and who was a hraa< soldier and Borvcd through the war. The monument stands- at the Inter section of llailroad und Main Blreots mar Ihe depot and can Im seen for ipllte a distance. Inscription on M on nil ? ;,? I8?1 IXflfi ('on fed < To <?tu (!ou federate Soldi" llv Tin neauforl Watt Pull Chapter r. I?. c l'sos Who Wer. Npl Terrllled lu Demi Nor liislionn ed llj Defeat, The holtoiu liase, second haso and ca>" and Spiro are of Mi ftlrj ill anile (X ('.) The third btisi !ti d die !s of \ i'., I lark Westert? y The spin- is lim- . || at cut work, the cap also line eight cut with the lot tors and monogram in ro md raisod letters in full relief, The cm Is pol ished on all four ishh'i the third base also polished tour hidi 1 with O. O. moulding line ? Ight cut 'l he second ami hot toil! liases nn rock and innr ginod inne inch margin) washes on liases line eight cut. Total height L'n foot o Inches. Mount Pleasant School Picnic. The Mount 1'lcasant school Water loo Township, closed Piidny with a delightful picnic dime ami interest ing exercises by iho school Despito the disagreeable wcntln't the parlous and friends of the r-chool ? rued out in force and Hie occasion ? much dljoyed, Miss l,i/./le Hunt' i is prin i Ei?IiI of ihe Mount IM? asam ? hool ami tie- session Juni closed hai boon one of il:'- most s uccessful in it , history. LAURENS MONUMENT