The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 04, 1901, Image 3
Kmerson's Concord llymn.
.{Sung .it the Completion or tlie Cattle
Monument, April 10. 1S.J6.J
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the
world.
The foe long since .in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward
creeps.
THE CONTINENTAL SOLDIEIt.
On this.- green bank. l>y this soft stream, i
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem.
When, like our sires, our sous are gone, j
Spirit that made these heroes dare
To di'.\ find leave their.children tree, i
JBid Time and Nature pent'v spare
The shaft we rai>e to them and thee.
Bv Katherlnc Hell Tl|>j?ett*.
B1| ATI! AN BE.1j^
u\ g MAN was a pa- '
II Ttho I
s 11 hut Nathan didn't like
//^BssRv till to work on the farm.
Zwn^^V. '' loved to ' rove
?9' ) thror.jrh tlio forests,
aKL. 4fliwI markiuc his trails l>y
I tutting the bark from
1L V' the trees along the way.
\ !l He set traps for the foxes
{ Jj! and raccoons, w h i e h
abounded, end his winter
coat, cap and leggings were all made
of the fur of these animals or of the
eoft brown pelts of the beaver which
lie trapped.
The little country boy was stout and
vigorous. lie often spent the short
winter do.v unou Lake Champlain tish- j
3ns through holes which he had cut in
the ice. As he sat holdius his lines he
used to watch the dolus* of the sarri- I
MnmmmM
^YOCR FATHER SAYS YOF KNOW EVEN*
THE RAT-HOLES IS THE FORT OFFORITE."
son of Fort Ticonderoga. on the oppo- I
cite side of the lake.
The boys 01* the l'ort. whose, fathers ;
composed the garrisou, had line times
on the ice. sliding and playing games,
which Nathan lougvd to join in because
they seemed so different from j
the sports he knew*. He became greatly
interested in a contrivance the boys 1
had for sliding on iec, and one day
plucked up courage to ask how the *
strange iceshoe was made and put on, J
and there and then had his first lesson 1
in using skates.
The uncouth looking little fellow, 1
half animal In dress, became the tar- 1
get of their jests, but he bore them so
well, laughing with the others at his <
own expense, tnat at last ine uoys ai- <
lowed him to take part in their sports, t
ii
When spring came Nathan not only
played under the walls of the fort, but (
went Inside, his ready wit so amusing *
the soldiers that he was permitted to (
stay. He taught the soldiers many
things about hunting and fishing they* <
had not learned with all their long i
marching through the American wil- <
derness. He was also able to give them :
historical information about their own s
fort during the days when the Indians i
had claimed the stony height on which f
the fort stood, and had named it (.'lie- i
onderoga. meaning the place of many t
mellow sounds, because here they j
A THE
\ ^
It's B'Csmin! it's i'coimnf^t'll be
Though the hours are 'c-awl
But it takes away a second eVcry
So 'twill really be the Fourth
I've got ten packs of crackers. y<
And his ma's goin to \t his
J'll let my toe stick o$>t of bed a
There'll bcythtZ>bigrfthc:su&ihand
^AadthlJ? ^Lon horseback x
HeslJ^oPas'igrand lis Cen'ral Miles
.With eperlets and coat all trimn
And Sis,is gain to be dressed up it
'Cause she's Columbia standin <
She'll be on top a great, high
And (hat's jest bully-je^^
\ He'll tell ab.
Th.
"Thcugh
Billy
) | Like Ci
hoard the musical roar of the falls of
the Horieon a mile beyond.
Now. the Fort of Tieonderoga lind
cost (Jrcat Britain many million dollars.
It contained 120 cannon, besides
the large military stores, so you may
be sure Nathan had wonderful tales to
tell at night by his father's fireside.
o ?
It was after one of these firelight |
talks that Nathan climbed the ladder
to his bed in flic loft above. 1I<? could
t'o, sleep. The cold wind came through
the cracks of the nnlelv built house,
for, although it was May, the u>hts
were raw and chilly. In the winter
the snow sifted iu also, powdering the T
coverlid over him. ^
AH was quiet in the room below. 1
where his father and mother were }
sleeping. Suddenly c rap sounded
at the door. lie heard his father ask a
who was there and then open the door, s
Soon some one bfjran to climb the 1
ladder to bis room. Ills father ap- <
pearrd above the open trap-door with t
a caudle in his hand.
"You are needed, my boy. Make 1
haste." was all Farmer lleaimfn said. !
When N'than stood below lie saw I
several men sfnudinc by the lire. f
' This is Colonel Ethan Allen, Nn- { <
than," said his father, pointing to an ' t
alert-looking man. j t
Colonel Alien laid his hand on the j t
hoy's shoulder. "Your father says you (
know even the rat-holes in the fort op- 1
posite. We must rapture it to-night. 1
Will you guide us there':"
"I'll go, sir." returned Nathan, who :
had heen reared to serve his country t
; at all times and sacrifice. I
When the lake had been crossed and <
the patriots stood outside the fort AI- i
| !en said quickly: t
"We're ready. Show us the way to t
! the sallyport I" t
*
The startled sentry snapped his fu:ee-lock
and fled as the "Green Mouutlin
boys" dashed up the bauk. They
followed him into the fort.
Then arose cheer upon cheer as the
British soldiers came rushing from the
jarracks and were taken prisoners.
Colonel Allen followed Nathan to
^aptain de Laplace's quarters, where
hat surprised commandant surrenlered
hastily, "In the name of Jehovah
ind the Continental Congress."
He found time to exclaim, as his
'tps fell unon the bov. "What! You
tere, too. Nathan? That explains our
apture!"
This happened In 1773. and to-day
inly the ruined walls and half-filled
uagazines remain of For* Ticonder)ga.
The name of Nathan Beaman is
ilraost forgotten, and of the thousands
of tourists who come each sumner
to view this historic place very
ew think of the boy guide whose
lame at one time was on every pariot's
tongue.?Woman's Home Com>anion.
GOOD OLD fOBRl
here
in awful, awfvJsslorJ.s
time the. dock gees "tick?JJ .
fi firsT^thmh yo i know/" /(
rs, (and Tftiiy, he's nine,/
siicjfyytin rr.\ij \-^>L
ndI hitch it to c On //jS* <
fr.o wnea sac
\ fbi al/ the ttaaLtr'/bid
iusff i can shSo/thcy lightni
\ And fang fwty/as lively
1ri11 p aitj up/ everybody. at
| W< '/i jbuit jtjd bang and
idf w.jcjrf its little for bfeai
1 Bu' p/j/v- jtjst commepsx
i white and W?- sj brown,
ind r/rfc\a/f ,ore^| tow??)
3^oJ| J
fire's (he draitoQyUw * a* uu* w v,.
old Judge Burgurri g'yes it, and
jut our "martyred\\iires," jest lik&Jhe
".nil come the t/fefrorks and the
mksgivin's mighty good, and N:\v~Y-;
. somehow, they aint quite the be sirs
d me b'lievs k$avcn\i: a place tha''s
hristmas and thje fbjrlft rolJed into c.
WHEN tlio first Fourth or j
July celebraiiou waked 1
the echoes of old Piiila- i
delphia 123 years ago It j
ras the signal that the United States .
ind opened for business. The colonies I
been fighting their king for a I
ear: General Washington was in the '
:e!d with a ragged and poorly equipped ,
r;ny of not over GOUO men: 17,000 tics- j1
iacs (German soldiers) had been hired j
>y King George to subdne the A uteri- j
::it ]?atriots. and the king's forces in j
in* United States amounted to over
<i.OGO men. At this time, when a large
iroportion of the colonists were oplosed
to the war and ruin stared the
{evolution in the face, a tierce desire
or absolute freedom seizetl upon mc
o.'onies. Through their representaives
to the Cominental Congress they
trged some action that would declare
heir independence of English rule.
)n the 7th of June. 1771 J. Richard
ieury Lee, of Virginia, offered a rcsoution
in Congress declaring that
'these united colonies are. and of
ight ought to l>e. free and independent
< lutes." A furious discussion folcweJ.
John Adatns, afterward Prrsi-.
lent of the I'uited States, was the
nest powerful and active supporter of
li<> resolution. On the I'd day of July
he resolution was adopted, all of the
birteen colonies but New York voting
in favor of It. Thomas Jefferson, afl
terward President of the United States,
was delegated to draw up a declaration
of American independence. Mr.
Adams and Benjamin Franklin read
the document before it was submitted
to Congress, and they made a few minor
changes in it. Otherwise it is the
work of Jefferson. On July 4 Congress
adopted the Declaration of Independence,
and the new nation was wild
with joy. All day Ion;; the acred bellringer
at the State House in Philadelphia
had remained in the steeple, wait
iu.tr to ring the boll when the act of
separation from the mother country
was officially declared. As hour after
hour passed and no word came from
Congress his spirits fell and he muttered:
"They will never do it?they will
never do It." But suddenly a boy
came running from the hall and shouted
"Ring! Ring!" So the liberty bell
rang as It never had rung before. And
the citizens gathered in the public
square, shouting, firing off muskets,
beating drums and making every demonstration
of delight. Instantly couriers
were dispatched on swift horses
to carry the news in every direction.
All the cities and towns faithful to the
patriot cause joined in the celebration.
In Philadelphia the king's arms were
torn from the Court House and burned
in the street. At New \ork the citizens
pulled down the great lead statue'
of King George and melted It into bul?'
1 Mk,
re. why. we'll jest goosing the beW
the sehooUkoute keys, y
n rod. and get in 'bou(js wcl?
' as you please.
id we'll have dead loads of ho,,
sizzle till it's day.
'<Jast, why. the racket istft done,
^ js you might say.
rjwui 'iVfQf ru-j - - w
"Hi i M ^
tlways i doss. // a\
r^r'a. cbtJrse. {ppfitnt,
t Ln<3$
il! the lime
cr.
JOB LINCOLN;
Iris. Everywhere there were bonfires
and illuminations, ami there was a carnival
of noise.
Thus was the Fourth of July tradi
tiou established, and even to this day
we have inherited the noise and reekless
rejoicing of that distant tirst
Fourth.
It is an interesting coincidence that
John Allans. the chief advocate of in
dependence, and Thomas Jefferson, the
writer of the declaration, died ou the
fiftieth anniversary of the ndoptiou o"
the Declaration of Independence. They
died July -1, iS20. ? Chicago ttccordIlerald.
tViifn First Itrad In Itos'on.
The Declaration of Independence
was first read in Boston, amid great
rejoicing, tn.ai the la loony of the
Town House, on July IS, 1770.
rlilldUli Fun.
"Open your moat' an' shut yer eyes,
\\ illic, un* l'li gib yer soweiin tcr maka
yer wise!'
?New York Journal.
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THE MEAL CASE ON TRIAL.
Famous Case Proceeding In Columbia
?A Sensational Development.
Columbia, Special.?The trial of tho
State against W. A. Neal, former superintendent
of the State penitentiary
was commenced Thursday afternoon
at i o'clock. There was nothing startling,
nothing new in the evidence submitted
and the ca3e progressed indifferently.
Tho charge against him is
failure of an official to turn over
money to his successor within 30 days
of the expiration of his term of office.
The only unusual incident in tho
trial was the peremptory summons ti
J. S. Fowler and W. 0. Hammond to
appear in court. Mr. Fowler appear-*
ed and was lined >10 for delaying tha
court, but the fine was suspended until
he can have a chance to show causa
why it should not be paid. Mr. Hammond
never appeared in court yesterday
afternoon. These two Anderson
county farmers hired convicts fron*
the penitentiary during Ool. Neal's administration
and their names wera
mentioned just lately in connection
with the Anderson "slavery" case3.
When the case was called, Mr. Julius
E. Bogg3 of Picken3, leading attorney
for Col. Neal, moved to
quash the indictment on the ground
that the statutes of 1S95,section 304 of
the criminal code, under which this
prosecution is brought, is inconsistent
with the acts of 1898, section 501.
The former section makes it a misdemeanor
for an official to fail to turn
over funds to his successor within 3)
days. The latter say3 nothing about
the time within which an officer shall
turn over moneys, but says that "whoever
shall embezzle" such funds shall,
upon conviction, he held guilty of a
felony, and punished by a fine la
proportion to the amount of the embezzlement.
while the punishment in
the other act is fixed at a fine of $1,000.
He claimed that the repealing clause
of the later act nulifies so much of the
act of 1895 as related to public funds,
and that if the indictment were
brought under the first act It should
be quashed.
Solicitor Thurmond arose to reply
to Mr. Boggs, but Judge Gary indicated
that there was no use.
The judge overruled the motion,
saying: "This indictment does not
charge embezzlement. It is made under
the statute which makes it unlawful
for x public official to fail to turn
over funds." He continued that the
effect of Mr. Boggs' proposition would
mean that the charge in the indictment
be changed to embezzlement,
and that Mr. Boggs had argued that
rseai is not guilty or emoezziemenr.
The case is analogous to the proposition
of a doctor who was called in
to treat a rase which he could not
diagnose. The doctor declared he was
good on fits, so he would just throw
the patient Into fits and then cure
him.
It i3 rather a coincident that on
each side are employed a solicitor
and an ex-solicitor. Mr. B llinger". the
attorney-general, was a solicitor, as
was Col. Nelson, who represents Neal.
Solicitor Thurmond and Solicitor
Boggs are on opposite sides in the
case.
I When the drawing of the jury was
commenced, E. H. Flowers. C. B. Hoffman.
H. J. Hennies, C. J. Reckling. J.
H. Altee. W. F. Martin, were objected
to by the defense. G. B. Radcliffe was
objected to by the State.
The following were sworn: J. M.
Van Metre T. J. Roberts, C. H.
Flynn. Bass Byrd, J. C. Plumer. L. S.
Hoyt, H. W. Walker. Jr.. T. C. Thornton.
L. C. Williams, C. F. Dani?l3. J.
U. Rials. J. L. McKee.
Solicitor Thurmond read the indictment
to the Jury.
The indictment charges that Col.
Neal neglected to turn over to his successor
within 30 days of his getting
the office the following sums, all from
the hire of convicts: W. Q. Hammond,
dieck. $."00: J. S. Fowler, check, $">00;
I Fowler & Cooley, check, $250; J. S.
Fowler, check, $200. The two amounts
first named were paid to Col. Neal . in
IS93; and the two last named in ;'S9L
On the Maximum Capital.
For some time there have been aris.
Ing questions at tho office of the secretary
of 3tate as to the construction of
j the act r-'.ating to charter fees. The
office has now construed the act to
mean that fees must be paid on the
maximum capitalization named in the
declaration. For instance if it is sta'e 1
that a company is to have a capital
stock of not less than $1,000 nor mors
than $130,000. the fees on $130,000 must
be paid. When subsequent increases
are made the fees are on the basis of
the amount of increase. The fee under
the new law is $300 on a capital of
$300,000, and $123 on a capital of $150.000.
The fee is one mill on all amount*
under $100,000.
Brief nention.
Hickory Grove. S. C.. is having a
gold mining boom. Several mines are
in operation and the reports are that
some of them are fielding rich ore in
large quantities. The ore will be reduced
near the mines. Some of the
ore is free and some Is mined in the
shape of sulphurates,
j M. DeGiers, the Russian minister at
j Pekin, has been appointed minister at
I Munich.
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