The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 20, 1910, Page SIX, Image 6
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
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at The Doors
ie last ten days knocked
jss than three thousand
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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
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