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MORE REMINISCENCES OF "POOR CONRAD." A BLOODY BATTLE NEARLY A HALF CENTURY AGO-CAMPAIGNING IN VIRGINIA. Editor County Record:? Forty-eight years ago was a bloody day for the Confederates as well as the Union, as my history gives that battle as the bloodiest of the Civil war, according to the number engaged. General Lee had about 40.00<? men and General McClellan had about 9P.W0. It was a drawn battle. Capt Hugh R Gar din's battery of light artillery of Sumter, S ('. of which I was a member, was attached t H >o-i's division of Longstreet's corns for awhile. In the morning before the tight began we were awaiting orders on the Boonesborough road between Antietam Creek and the town of Sharpsburg; we were about 1-2 mile from the creek spanned by the bridge over which General McClellan's force crossed; our pickets and sharpshooters kept them back for awhile, but were driven away by the batteries The Yankees soon were in position and tne Union troops began to pour across and deploy right and left, forming long black lines. We commenced to shell them and the hot work began. They soon had about five batteries in position on the opposite side of the creek, and the solid shot, shell and shrapnel were rattling about awfully. We soon had one of our brass howitzers disabled either by one of our shells exploding before it got out of the gun, or we thought perhaps it might have been a shell from the enemy: anyway, the gun was cut inside and we could not get the shot down with the rammer. Another gun had the wheels shot from under it. About that time a shrapnel shot passed through my left foot. 1 hobbled away to the rear and stopped at a field hospital about one mile from the battle ground. I tried to have something done for my wound,but the surgeons said: "Oh, we can't attend to you; we have others who are in worse condition who must be attended to first.'' I did not think the battle had been going long enough for so many to be wounded. I saw in one pile hands, arms and legs out on the ground in a heap about the size and shape of a large sweet potato bank. One poor fellow I saw was shot through the neck; the ball entered his windpipe and came out behind. He v.as suffering awfully; his head was almost double its natural size and one could have heard him trying to breathe fifty steps away. While I was still sitting there one fellow fame by me and squatted down not far from me with his back against the tence; his right arm had just beer, cut off by the surgeons; he looked at the place where the arm once was and said: "Well, boys, I wou a nor nave naa rnis aone ior the world." Poor fellow, he was very pale from loss of blood. Well, before our battery went into the fight, which took only about o te minute, for we were quite near the main line, it happened that we were in a garden full of fine vegetables. so I got a large camp kettle and built a fire and >oon had Irish potatoes, cabbage, beets, onions and bacon hoiling in style, but before it was ready to be eaten we were ordered up on the hill and opened fire on the Yankees. They came on huzzaing but we soon scattered them bnok t, iw.r :> 1 h - oivek and I never knew what became of the kettle of vegetables. 1 hobbled away from the hospital towards the Potomac river and reached thereabout dark.four miles from the battlefield. Our company's wagons were camped at that place. The next day 1 could n?>t walk at all. Mr Sam Muldrow, who was the, company's artificer, made me a pair of crutches. General "Stonewall" Jackson's tent was quite near our wagons and J saw him at prayer thai: night. The next day our army began to cross over the Potomac river into Virginia. The river had ( been down, but was rising fast; the ' * * 11 - -l -x 1 1 Dritlge nau Deen uesiroveu ana me army had to ford it .the water being about waist deep. 1 managed to get over in one of our wagons, but I had to get out and hobble on; my crutches caused my arms to become so sore I began to think I would have to give up and be captured, as the cavalry came dashing by saying the Yankees were crossing the river. The houses along the street of the town were filled with woum'ed Confederate s some of them called to me from windows above and said: "Old fellow, you had as well give up: you can't go." They siw that I was about done. About 1 that time 1 saw an old, broken-down gray horse with a bridle on without reins and I managed by some means to get hold of the old horse. A regiment of soldiers was marching by and one of them helped me on the horse and I rode him until night in the direction of Winchester. I guided the horse with one crutch on one side an 1 the other on the other side. I was along by the troops as they were marching and many funny remarks were made about me and the old horse. Anyhow, I got to Winchester the next day, it being 30 miles from Shepherdstown. I perhaps may continue more of this story alter awhile, as 1 wish to write something about the old men of Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsi burg, their sayings, doings and jokes, some are living now. Some of them loved "toddy" quite well.I saw j a good deal of service in the Civil war, was quite healthy and with my command nearly all the time. I can I talk and tell many things about the Civil war much better than I can 1 write and will say that it would be j much better for the old veterans to ; meet about every three or four : months at the county seat and take j; turns in telling the war stories. I j could make what I would relate more ; amusing. Poor Conrad, j j Kingstree, October 15. COUNTY'S TAXABLE PROPERTY Shows Nearly Third of Million ^ Increase This Year over Last. In many counties of the State we have noticed that the returns of 1 real estate and personal property show verv little increase and in some * i ' there appears to be an actual i shrinkage in values. So marked has ? been this falling off as to provoke ] discussion in some of the daily pa- ( pers of the State. In response to a request from The 1 Record our courteous and capable ] auditor, Hon J J B Montgomery, has given us some data compiled ; , from his books, showing that there ^ has been no retrogression in Wil- ] liamsburg county as to property val- 1 ues, but, on the contrary, a very < gratifying increase is shown. In view of the very low percentage of , basic valuation permitted under the i present system of making returns, I the prosperity of our county is indi ^ c ited by these figures in no uncertain j way. ' The following is a comparative ] statement showing the property . valua'ion for the years 1909 and 1910. The figures speak for them- I selves: Real Estate 1910 $2,476,110 ' Real Estate 1909 2,287,073 Increase S 189,037 * Personal Rroperty 1910 $1,527,255 , Personal Property 1909 1,400,919 Increase $ 126,336 , Railroads 1910 81,313,154 1 Railroads 1909 1,310,214 ! Increase $ 2,940 Total Taxable Property 1910 $5,316,519 j <iok - Increase 8 318.313 I icome Tax 1H1<? 8 170 20 Income Tax 1000 124 15 Increase $ 52 05 Forced In Leave Home. Every year a large number of 1 poor sufferers whose lungs are sore i and racked with coughs are urged to go to another climate. Hut this is costly and not always sure. There's j a better way. Let Dr King's New Discovery cure you at home. "It ( cured me of lung trouble," writes \V R Nelson of Calrmine,Ark, "when , all else failed and 1 gained 47 pounds .] in weight. It's surely the King of all cough and lung cures." Thou- ^ sands owe their lives and health to it. It's positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Asthma, ?' B11 Throat and Lung troubles. 50c J and $1.00. Trial bottle free at M L j Allen's. I KuiiirfT "I would like to guide H suffering women to a sure Eg H cure for female troubles," fi w writes Mrs. R. E. Mercer, E of Frozen Camp, W. Va. R "1 have found no med- |g Iicine equal to Cardui. I ff had suffered for about B four years. Would have B headache for a week at a 9 time, until I would be B nearly crazy. I took Car- S j dui and now I never have a ! the headache any more." (?> The Woman's Tome I The pains from which W many women sufier every t# month are unnecessary. ^ It's not safe to trust to g strong drugs, right at the E time of the pains. pfC Better to take Carduf g| for a while, before and ? H after, to strengthen the g|j 48 system and cure the cause, re M This is the sensible, H 9 the scientific, the right way. ||j Arrival of Passenger Train* at Kingstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad I has promulgated the following schedule, which became effective Sunday, May 15, 1910: North Bound. No SO - - - 7:45 a m' *No 46 - - 11:36 a m! No 86 6:12 p m South Bound. No 83 - - - 11:12 a m *No 47 - - - - 6:09 p m i No 89 - - - 9:10 p mJ * Daily except Sunday. Report of Chairman of Auditing Board for Third Quarter Ending October 1. 1910. 1910?August 1: ( I J Graham,road engineer ?10o 00 Walker. Evans A* Cogswell Co. tor clerk court's office 71 69 ' I P Frierson and guards, chaingang 10) 00 I T Frierson. road plow 35 00 I J B Montg- mery aud sal July 33 34 I N JIammet, cocmi sal July 5<> 00 i 4 4 " contingent 3 65 >orge J Graham, jail rep July. 57 60 i 44 44 lunatics 20 65 P H Grumbles, road plow 30 60 I Wesley Co<>k. treas sal July ... 33 31 j I Wesley Cook,jury and witness tickets 25 00 I Wesley Cook.treas,contingent 4 20 Miss L J Cunningham, reindexing 50 00 R J Kirk, reindexing 75 00 : P M Brockinton. lunatics 20 00 Dr W S Lynch.damages to horse ( and buggy 25 00 Z W Wolfe, ads and e h supplies 06 75 , W i'liamsburg Live Stock Co, | mewing grass court hou?e 1 75 ) G MeCullough, supt ed, sal July - 50 00 | I G MeCullough, supt ed,stamps and stamped envelopes 15 00 Dr W V Brockington. lunatics and post mortem 15 00 Kingstree Telephone Co, 'phone rent June and July 4 00 . F M Player, coroner, constable.. 2 00 , Dr W S Boyd, 3 lunatics 15 00 4 1 N 44 4 4 44 15 00 EI O Britton, 4mos sal 141 66 4 4 44 contingent 4 75 H E Alsbrook. cliaingang 5 10 W D Bryan. luml>er for road-.... 38 S8 J W Cowar.l, chaingang 6 77 W Wolfe, ads for roads 4 25 August 2: I L Marshall, ditch bridges - 50 ieo J Graham, lunatic?.. IS 75 I P Cooper, summoning cur jury 2 00 J B Files, mag and en 33 75 :. I .1 Eaddy, lumber?d bridges 2 TO ! \\ R Bryan & Sons, lumber, d ! < bridges 9 15 . IV T Britton, rep2r??ad plows ... 17 00 IV M (. ollins, d bridges 10 0') . CM Gamble, roads 13 50 |. Johnnie Heinemann, c< rn tor r->ad plow mules S5 00 ! j J 1' Gamble, chaingang 4o00|? r E Lifrage, " 4 00 i I G Altaian, d bridges 5 50; ] rl E Eaddy, Mingo bridge 10 00 j I'lie Wilson Lumber O, lumber for d hrid ires 16 14: 1 s Met'lain, road plow. 23 30 ] I hd uodwin, roads ... > Uu ,? S M Asking' Sons Co, rd plow.... IS 20 | i T Davis chaingang 15 <s4 I Dr L W Moor.-, " 3 00 1 VI A Scurry, roads 3 25 < W C Hemingway & Co. lumber for bridges 27 s9 t \ K McCollougli, lumber lor j J bridges S 40 j 1 I P Mouzon, corn for road plow mules 20 0');. I'rio Farm Supply Co, chaingang 0 SO I H I> Chandler, feed lor rd plow _ I mules _ .*. 55 0'? ; ( jeorgetown Gro Co, chaingang 4:! 01 j 3s 14 i ? ? 38 12 M > 11 Patrick, chaingang 0 19 1 I P Haselden, roads (pa-t indebtedness) 5 Oo 11 r P McMillan, d bridges 5 40 1 farmer*' Supply Co, ehaingang IS 35 , J " " " hammocks. ; t &c. for jail 10 30 I lohn T Bry;.n, bridges 173 00; 1 fohu M Sturgeon, Lake City j J bridge 534 55 . 5 (7 G<>urdin. surveying new rd. 2 > 00 ] .aurenee 11 McCullough, sur veyitiK new road 20 00 Atlantic Coast. Line Railroad Co, freight on tiling 39 61 J J B Montgomery, and sal Aug 31 34 " " " contingent .. 2 50 J N Han met, cocom sal August 50 00 " co.itinjeit 2 90 J.l Graham, road engineer 100 00 I N Timmons, roads 10 00 B (J " 20 00 John T Bryan " 10 00 S J Singletarv, bridges 2" 00 A W Graham, ditch bridges 2 44 G W Camlin, read- 6 00 A E McCollough, lumber for d bridgt> CIS W s Bennis, lum for d bridge- 17 ."4 ' J J Snow, lumber for d bridges 7 04 Jno T Breton. roads 13 50 W C Hemingway & Co.cha ngatig 12 20 S T and J V llrown. tuning and staking off new road 7 00 W H Gaskins.lumber tor bridges 13 09 II J Barfieid. d bridge- 6 50 C A Terry, b e! lor chaingang 11 "Jl ft 1' I ! Tlioin, lumber for bri'ges (1909) l "0 S p l!ritt<>n, roads . 40 '#> i T P < lr'h im * * 0" W E Altmati ' ? ... 2) K F Cox, Jum! er for bridge- 5,i W A Webster. bridges ' ?U ou Blakeley-MeColl"Ugli Corp.chaj.. gang . 156 S3 Biakeiey-Mi Cuiit ugh Cori>.?'h:iiii gtug 12 S"i T"\vn t-f lvii.ig-t.ree, roads 163 43 .1 Ed Godwin road- 40 05 J J B M"iignmery.jiiry corn's -al 35 .*>5 WJ dit-rl. r?'ads 1650 L- t?e City News Co, :u s for r?;:ds . 6 06 .lob.1 T i.rvm.s -e--ial ?onstable tor w ill-am-l org T4 70 G Ih go >tan' il.i"iage tommies 7 43 W E ilan a. roa s 1" HO li 1 n Tiiton (1 fridges. 1 50 Kain i.-ki Ha dware Co, chain in ui ! gang ?.? C K Euddv, roads 24 00 H I) Roddick, chaingang 73 (.f?)Od Roads Machinery < u, road plow 3 04 M I) & H L Smith Co, tent for chamgang 34 02 Georgetou n Gro Co. cha'ngang 70 11 32 54 " ? " " !?4 01 7? 68 - " 8*2 63 .< .. ?. w $0 })l Bultman Bros Shoe Co, ' 54 25 s l> Suow leii, roads 18 25 S .1 Suowden. ' 11 00 C NeKon. d bridge* 7 00 J C Mc< onncll. i v rseeing at poor farm ... 0 00 R .1 Kirk, rein-lexing to records !8 73 Miss Lilly ' < I'nningham. reindexing co records 12 50 II O Britton.jury com. sal year.. 05 55 ' '* contingent 8 25 Geo J Graham, reward (123.00) and contingent ($18.35) 43 3"> Geo J Graham. lunatics 13 35 ' " j iil report Aug 106 00 .1 Wesley Cook, jury cm sal yr 35 55 treas, ?al Aug 33 34 II D Reddit k. court iioti-e & jail 11 23 Farmers' Supplv Co, stove for jail * 2115 l)r E T Kelley, lunacy 10 00 Carol na Furniture Co, hammocks for jail 4 25 J F Scott,township hd assessors 10 <u Elliott-Fisher Oo, c c otlice 10 24 J G McCuIlough, supt ed. Aug.. 50 01 ' ' - contingent 3 05 Ivingstree Telephone t o, 'phone rent August 2 00 ? P M Brockinton, services in In naey 26 00 P M Hroekinton, services in lunacy (1900) 50 00 I S Fri-rs 'n, road plow 35 00 I J ii Montgomery, sal Sept 33 34 44 4- 4 4 4 4 ana bd... 12 50 44 " 44 contingent.... 2 60 J Wesley Cook, contingent 11 55 4 4 44 sal Sept 33 81 J N Hammet, 44 44 50 00 4 4 4 4 contingent 3 10 R C MeKlveen. mag and con .... 33 75 Geo W Davis, mag 18 75 D F Kdwards. c<>n 15 00 S G McDonald, mag and con 33 75 0 S Baldwin, 44 44 *4 175 00 L M Belk, 44 ex 11 25 R K Wallace, 44 100 00 S M Bradshaw. mag and con 33 75 John T Bryan.special con for co 99 85 ! P M Brockinton, co com and con 14 00 J J'Graliam, road engineer 1U0 00 H 0 Brit on, contingent 6 75 R K Gamble, coroner 37 50 T Dunk Gamble, roads 15 0<> Geo J Graham, constable 75 00 4 sheriff's sal 875 00 44 4 4 4 4 lunatics 13 35 44 4 4 4 jail report Sept.. 130 40 Kingstrce Telephone Co.' phone rent for September 2 00 King-tree Hardware Co.jail and treas office 4 10 J B Files, mag and con 33 75 Dr I N Bovd, ex lunatic 5 00 \V S 41 " 44 5 00 J G McCullough, sal Sep' 5" 00 * ? I'l 111 ttfinront 9 in Jr.o I> Britten, reindexing,Sept 50 oo| I RobtJKirk, " ' 75 00 i I .J Grnhon freight on shoes,&c 3 20 E I P Frier-on una guards, chain- |J ifii tor 100 oo p J S Frierson, road plow 35 0<? t R F Ki.ps, roads 1 50 | \W E MeConnell. roads 6 55 R B Fitch, roads 5 00 ~ I Z MeConnell, overseeing at poor farm 3 5? King-tree Hardware Co, ehaingatig 6 05 L? C C<??|M'i-, road- 0 .*0 > M Pro. kinton, roads 32 45 E Z Howard, ' 15 25 I G Altman, *' 47 00 11 50 1 R Cox. ' 4 00 IV S D'-ntiis " and bridges 7 *3 3 M Gambie, " 23 uu - ? 50 I W Bodiford. s 35 situs Gamble, " S 50 II A Stuckey, " 9 00 It J Ferdon. chaingang > 04 I M Kennedy, r<>ads > 50 S" A Lese^no. 2f on 15 S Smith, new r<>ad? 5 00 L r Ti>dale, ditch bridges. 3 30 Georgetown Gro Co. cliaingang .">0 00 ;. 3S( !)5 38 20 Town oi Kingstree. road- 125 02 l)i f. W Moore, cliaingang 20 00 \ A Brown, staking off new rd 1 50 3 A Ga-klns. '* " " 1 50 1. o Gaskiu-. " ' " " 1 50 f M Terrill w Co. ditch bridges 30 OS ,'hattano >ga Sewer & Fire Brick Co, tiling for r< ads 07 00 \ 1! llaselden, rouls 38 00 I Wesley Cuok, jury and witness tickets 800 80 J N HAM.mei, Cliairman of Auditing Boird. Knocking We have in th at the doors of no le homes in Williamsb continue to knock a son Bros, becomes a of every man, woma burg County. We v of the goods we sell i offer from week to \v month. Where else can you find S wide, only Where else can you find inches wide, only Where else can you fin worth 50c the pair, goir Where else can you find } that sell for $1.25 going Men's Heavy Pants, well the pair. Call and sae; Where else can you find Q worth $1.00 the bundle, We sold one lady two bu us that she made 5 quilts ; five pound bundles of thei Don't fail to see and Cotton Blanket: forts. These cool ni will soon need quilts Don't fail to see Clothing. Nice Buster Brown Suit the suit. 3 to 8 years. Boys' Fine Suits, from 8 suits, from Don't fail to se Lines of Men's, Ladi in town. Don't fail to visit ment of Ladies', Mis in g. Ladies' Coat Suits from Black Skirts from Children's Dresses from Ladies' Black Embroidere< cav.ii. Jenkinson Arthur P. Greece1 j formerly >35iSTant_commis3ioncr cr ratem ?torus Wash i U .'Sr^nq^foreign Pate ni C av eats^reissu ES Attorneys Counsellor actio e^TnJai H Tfffc*rfasonablf~and~bfstt OF^ALLllNTERESTsfl (BUSINESS 'CONDUCTED " UPON ' JUNDE.R.PERSONAL* SUPERVISION ALL^LETTERS.OF. INQUIRY ANSW INFORMATION AN0 v QUR-lBOOK. ENTITLED 'GRI SENT.FREE 1|^ Greeley PATENT "ATTORNEYS. UullulMBMaMMHHaa resTi ^ ?V__Derv\( Northj Florid A passenger servi and comfort,equipped Dining, Sleeping anc For rates,schedul tion, write to YVM. . u< PI I llll HI I?III II at The Doors ie last ten days knocked jss than three thousand >urg County and we will t the doors until Jenkinby-word in the mouths in and child in Williamsvill continue to tell them > and of the great values we * eek and from month to ea Island Hamespun, 3-4 yd 4c yd Sea Island Homespun, 38 5c yd d Eovs' Knee Pants, well lg at 25c the pair Ien's Black Cheviot Pants r at 89c the pair worth $1.50, going at 11.23 and be convinced. }uilt Calico, 5th bundles, well going at 75c the bundle of 5 lbs. indies of these goods and she tells and 2 children's dresses from 2 se goods. i our lines of fine Wool s, Down Quilts and Comghts remind you that you ; and blankets. ourlineof Children's Fine :s with belts, from $1.50 to $5.00 to 17 years, two-piece knee $2.25 to $6.00 the suit e the Newest and Best es' and Children's Shoes : our Ready-Made Departses' and Children's Cloth$10.00 to $25.00 the suit $2.00 to $10.00 25c to $3.00 the dress 1 Drop Skirts from $1.00 to $2.50 Qrno On UIUO. UU. [ SSjtS I* WMTC RANC hM^lNTI R E FoRTY.Ye ARS aN^PRACTl cc; treet.nTw. NGXON, D.C.. I _ trade-marks > * R > ^ Design ors,-m e^anica?ex p e r.t3* llJu. sTcourts> ADVICE'ALWAYSGIVEN.'REGARDLESSy XCEPTj-HAT.OF^CLIENTS.' highest >r0fessi0nal7pune rand* i of_mr.*greeley.andJir^mcintire..i 'ered.promptly on day.of.rece1pt.j "ADVICE FREELYjGIVENj, | eley's mdntire^on .'patents"/ i torany.'address.' i &?MClNTIRE. {fWl I washington.'d.^c. av vlm ta(?flST|lNE'l QUOHFAREcfjRflVfiL I sen Ifre? indSOUTH 1 a?Cuba. fl ce unexcelled for luxury I 1 dwith the latest Pullman 1 1 Thoroughfare Cars. 1 e, maps or any informa1. CRAIG, :neral Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C.