The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 28, 1913, Image 2
My Lady of
the North
TJfc LOVE STORY <tf
A GRAY JACKET
By Randall Parrish
cAuihor %f
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ARTHUR B. WILLIAMSON
"Going boms. Jod?'' 1 asked, as ho
glsncod up and saw mo.
"Jlst as dum quick as I kin gtt
thar." ho returned emphatically. ' By
Sum, Cap, I ain't bin way from Marlar
long as this afo*-* In twelve year.
Reckon she th'uks I've skedaddled fer
good this time, aa 111 be a takln'
up with some other malj critter lest
1 git back thar nighty sudden. Wom?
en's odd. Cap, durn nigh as ornary
'bout some things as a muel"
He eyed his mount critically.
"Durned If svar 1 thought I'd git
astraddle o* any four-legged critter
agin." he said, rubbing himself as If
In sudden and painful recollection of
the past. "But I sort* r picked up this
yere muel down et ther corral, an' he's
tsw durn wore out a totin' things fer
you uns ter ever move offen a walk.
I sorter reckon it's a heap easier a
olttln' yere thsn ter take it afut all
ther way ter ther : lountlngs."
It was long after dark the second
day when, thoroughly wearied, we
turned Into an old tobacco field and
made camp for the night. To right
and left of our position glowed the
cheery fires, telling where Early's
command bivouacked In line of battle.
From the low range of hills In front
of where we rested one could look
across an Intervening valley, and see
far off to the northward the dim
flames wLlrh marked the position of
the enemy. Down In the mysterious
darkness between, divided only by a'
awlft and narrow stream, were the
blue and gray pickets. The opposing
forces were sleeping on their arms,
making ready for the death grip on
the morrow.
As I Isy there thinking, wondering
whst might be my fate before another
nightfall, seeing constantly In my half
dreams the fair face of a woman,
whk-h made roe more of a coward
thsn I had ever felt myself before,
I was partially aroused by the droning
tones of a voice close at hand. Lift?
ing sjptgll ?s oca elbow I glanced
rurtously around to see where It
originated, what was occurring. Clus
tered about a rosrlng fire of rails
were a dosen troopers, and In the
midst of them, occupying the post of
|oror upon an empt\ powdef K-'g. sjaj
Hungsy, enthusiastically reciting
Scott. I caught a line or two:
** 'At once there rose so wild a yell
Within that dark and narrow dell.
As all the fiends from heaven tha* fell
Hsd pealed the battle-cry of hell.' "
and then the drowsy god pressed
down my heavy eyelids, and 1 fell
asleep.
CHAPTER XXII.
T*e Battle in the Shenandojh.
To me It has always serried re?
markable that after sll m> other hat
Ho experiences--Antletim, (Jetty*
burg, the Wilderness, ay! even In
eluding that first fierce baptism bf
firs at Mansssas?no action in which
I aver participated should remain so
elearly photographed upon memory as
thla last desperate struggle for su?
premacy In the Shenandoah. Every
minute detail of 'he conflict, at
laset so far aa I chanced to be a
personal participant, rtres before me
aa I write, and I doubt not I could
trace to-day esch step ?akcti upon that
stricken field
Th* reveille had not sounded when
I first awoke and. rolling from my
blsnket. looked about tue. Already a
faint, dim line of gray, heralding the
dawn, wss growing clearly defined In
the east, and making manifest those
heavy fog banks which, hanging dank
and low, "obscured the Valley, The
tired men of my troop were vet lying
upon the ground, wrapped tightly in
their blankets. obltvlowf of the deadly
work before IBOSJ Bit 1 OBald ' ear
the horses slready moving uneasily at
thotr picket-ropes, and oawtftad herd
and there the chilled figure- ?,f BOOfltrV
leaning upon his gun, O'ldly Ml itOftad
In form by the enveloping mist.
MBBtttf In sdvance of where ws
rested, s long hill sloped gORtlj up
wsrd for perhaps a hundred yard* III
crest topped with a thick growth of
young oak trees, yet seemingly devoid
of underbrush No tfOOBfl WON
ramped In our Immediate front, and
feeling I BftOSJI to jgogftpjl MOJOthtRg
of osr formation, as well ns to ev
atntne the lay of the land between us
and ?he position occupied by the
enemy, I walked slowly forward, un?
hindered, until I sttalned the crest
The fog yet held the ROt rets of the
vsllsy ssfely locked ulthln Its STOWS
hsnd. and I could p? netrat? BOM of
Its rnvoferles It was like gazing
down from mine In a.Hand into a si?
lent. uBvexed sea Hut dlreellf SCfOOt
from whore i stood, ? poo really tloni
tho summit of ahothsi dmln of low
hills similar to those we occupied, 1
could perceive the flames of numerous
camp fires leaping tip Into suddeu
radiance, while against the brighten?
ing sky a great flag lazily flapped its
folds to the freshening breeze. Evl
d? ntly our opponents were first aHtir,
and the headquarters of some division
of the enemy must be across yonder.
As I gazed, other fires burst forth to
.,'ft and right, as far as the unaided
eye could carry through the gloom, ,
and I was thus enabled to trace dis?
tinctly those advanced lines opposing
us. Experience told me their position |
must bo a strong oue, and their force
heavy.
As I turned to mark our own forma?
tion, tho roll of drums rang out,
while the quickening notes of the
reveille sounded down the long lines
of slumbering men. Life returned, as
If by magic, to those motionless forms,
and almost In a moment all below me
became astir, and I could clearly
distinguish the various branches of
the service, as they stretched away
commingled upon either hand. We
wero evidently stationed close to the
centre of our own rositlon. The In?
tervening ground sloped so gently for?
ward, while the hill crest was so
thickly crowned with trees, it looked
an ideal position from which to
advance In line of attack. Upon my
right there appeared a break in the
solidity of our line, but even as I
noted it, wondering at the oversight,
the dense front of an infantry column
debouched from a ravine and. march?
ing steadily forward, filled the gap.
1 could distinctly mark the wearied
manner in which the men composing
it flung themselves prostrate on the
hard ground the moment they were
halted?doubtless all through the
long hours of the black night they
had been tolling on to be in time.
Aides were galloping furiously now
among the scattered commands. The
obscuring fog slowly rose from off,
the face of the valley, but all the
central portion remained veiled from
vie"' Suddenly, as I watched, the
brown cloud beneath me was rent
asunder here and there by little spits
of fire, and it was curious to ob?
serve how those quick spiteful darts,
of flamo swept the full length of my
vista. I could distinguish no reports,
?it was too far away,?but realized
that the opposing pickets had catight
sight of each other through the gloom.
Then a big gun boomed almost direct?
ly opposite me, Its flame seeming like
a red hot Knife rending the mist. Th'o
had barely vanished when a suddec
cheer rang out upon my left, and I
turned in time to behold a thin, scat?
tered line of gray-clad infantrymen
swarm down the steep slope Into the
valley. With hats drawn low and
guns advanced, they plunged at a
run Into the mist and disappeared.
Our skirmishers had gone in: the ball
had opened.
I had tarried long enough; any
moment now might bring "boots and
saddles." and If I possessed the slight
On Foot and Dying He Reached Our
Front.
est desire for a breakfast to fight on,
It behooved mo to get back within
our lines. The memory of that ani
mated scene in front still fresh upon
me, how quiet and commonplace ev?
erything appeared down there in the
hills.
"What has become of Hungoy?" 1
questioned of Colgate, who was lying
upon his hack with eyes fastened
on a floating cloud.
"Do you mean the little mountaineer
who came in with us last night?"
I nodded.
"Oh, his mule bolted at the first
shot over yonder, ana the little fellow
Is after It. He's down the field there
somewhere."
How time dragged! The battery to
left of tin went into action, and began
firing rapidly; we could mark the
black figures of the cannoneers at the
nearer guns, outlined against the sky
o* er the crest, ss they moved quick
ly hock and forth. Twice they bore
motionless 1 odlei to the rear, and laid
them down tenderly beyond the fierce
zone Di fire Then the heavier pieces
of artillery farther down the line
burst Into thunder, and we silently
watched a large force of Infantry
move slowly past us tip the long slope
until they halted In line of battle Just
behind Its summit the Advanced files
lying flat upon their facet and poor
ing over Hut no orders camo for us.
Nearh noon hy the reel huu hiding
behind the drifting powder cloud The
ever deepening roar of ceaseless con?
tent had moved Westward down the
valley, when an aide wheeled his
smoking horse In front of the Colonel,
spoke a do/en hasty words, pointed
Impetuously to Iho loft, and dashed
off down the line The men leaped
to their feet In eager expectancy, and
as the Fall In. fall In there, lads,
echoed kjyousl) ffOSX lip to lip the
kitidiing eyes and rapid movements
voiced unmistakably the soldier spirit.
Wo moved westward down the long,
hare Hlope in the sunshine, through a
half-dozen deserted, desolate fields,
and along a narrow, rocky defile lead
ing into a deep revine. At the mouth
of the ravine w? came forth Into the
broad valley, and halted, .lust in
front of us, scarcely a half-mile dls
tant, were the fighting lines, partially
enveloped in dense smoke, out from
which broke patches of blue or gray,
as charge succeeded charge, or the
wind swept 'islde the fog of battle.
The firing was one continuous crash,
whilo plunging bullets, overreaching
their mark, began to chug into our
own ranks, dealing death impartially
to horse and man. The captain of the
troop next mine wheeled suddenly, a
look of surprise upon his face, and
fell backward into the arms of one of
his men; with an intense scream of
agony, almost human, the horse of my
first sergeant reared and came over,
crushing the rider before he could
loosen foot from stirrup; the Lieuten?
ant-Colonel rode slowly past us to the
rear, his face deathly white, one arm,
dripping blood, dangling helpless at
his side. Tills was the hardest work
of war, that silent agony which tried
men in helpless bondage to unyielding
discipline. I glanced anxiously along
the front of my troop, but they re?
quired no word Trom me; with tightly
set lips, and pale, stern faces, they
neld their line steady as granite, clos?
ing up silently the ragged gaps torn
by plunging balls.
"Captain," said Colgate, riding to
where I sat my horse, "you will see
that the paper I gave you reaches
home safe if I fail to come out of
this?"
I reached over and gripped his hand
hard. 1
4Tt will be the fjrst thing I shall
remember, Jack," I answered earnest-1
ly. "But we may have it easy enough
after all?It seems to be an infantry
affair."
He shook his head gravely.
"No," he said, pointing forward,
"they will need us now."
As he spoke It seemed as though
the sharp firing upon both sides sud?
denly ceased by mutual consent. The
terrible roar of small arms, which had
mingled with the continuous thunder
of great guns, died away Into an In?
termittent rattling of musketry, and
as the heavy smoke slowly drifted up?
ward In a, j;rcat white cloud, we could
plainly distinguish the advancing
Federal llaes, three ranks deep,
stretching to left and right in one
vast, impenetrable blue wall, sweep?
ing toward us upon a run. Where but
a brief moment before the plain ap?
peared deserted, it was now fairly
alive with soldiery, the sun gleaming
on fixed bayonets, and faces aglow
with the ardor of surprise. Some one
had blundered! The thin, unsup?
ported line of gray infantry directly
in our front closed up their shattered
ranks hastily In desperate effort to
stay the rush. We could see them Jam?
ming their muskets for volley fire,
and then, with clash and clatter that
drowned all other sounds, a battery of
six black gun*> came flying madly past
us, every horse on the run, lashed
Into frenzy by his wild rider. With
carriage and caisson leaping at every.
Jump, the half-naked, smoke begrimed
cannoneers clinging to their seats like
monkeys, they dashed recklessly for?
ward, swung about into position, and
almost before the muzzles had been
well pointed, were hurling canister
into that blue, victorious advance
How those gallant, fellows worked!
their guns leaping into air at each
discharge, their movements clock?
work! Tense, enger, expectant, every
hand among r.s hard gripped on snbre
hilt, we waited that word which sure?
ly could not he delayed, while from
end to end. down the full length of
our straining line, rang out the yell
of exultant pride.
"Stendy. men: Rteady there, lads!"
called the old Colonel, sternly, his own
c> es filled with tears. "Our turn will
come."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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$10.30. Account of Bummer
School ot the South, June 2 111? to
August 1st. Dates of sale June
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, July
f>, 8, 12, and 19, 1913, with final
limit fifteen days after date of .sale
unless extended by the payment of
a fee of $1.00 and depositing with
the Ticket Agent at Kiioxvlllo.
WAYXEHVILLE, N, C.-rAnd re?
turn. $7.LT?. Account of Laymens'
Missionary M E. Church, South,
.1 nie 25th to ?)uly 10th, Tickets on
.snle June 29 t" Mil, 1913, with
final limit July 13th.
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Tl< kets on suis J uns I to
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from dote ?u* sale unless extended
bj depositing with ticket agent it
Ashland, Va? und the payment ol
ii lie of $1.00, W hi* h t Inn t he lim?
it eon be extended to and Septem
bei 30th, 1913,
Kor fun lo r Infot mat Ion call on or
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Wilmington, N <\
WINS BECOKI) MONEY IN HOBE
WAGON RACE.
(.umcoock City Men Hag Second
Place by Strenuous Run?Much In?
terest Manifested by Large Crowd
of Spectator*.
special to the I tally Item.
Abbeville, June 2b.?In (he hose
wagon contest. taking place thin
morning the result was as follows:
Bumter winning second place by the
narrow margin of 1-10 of a Becond.
New berry won first place: NY wherry
2H 1-2; Bumter 28 3-6; Abbeville 31,
Chester 35, Anderson 33; Darlington
29; BlehopVlllo No, 2, 30; Columbia
21?; Bennettsvllle 30 1-6; Georgetown
30; Union 31 1-2; Greenwood, 30;
Marion (blow out); Blshopville, No.
1, (blow out).
The races were witnessed by a large:
crowd, who took interest in cheering
on the various teams. Sumter's
horses made an unusually good show?
ing.
BUMTER WINS IIANT) REEL.
Come First in Hand Reel Contest ut
Abbeville.
Sumter came out first in the hand
reel races at Abbeville this afternoon,
making the time in 20 seconds, Hat;
Columbia came in second.
STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION.
Chief Urethren t iiauimoiisly Re
elected President of South Carolina
Association?Addresses.
Abbeville, June 24.?Chief Louis
Hehrens of Charleston, president of
the Soujth Carolina Firemen's asso?
ciation, called the ninth meeting of
the association to order in the court
house here this morning at 10.30
The meeting was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Louis BrlstOW. Mayor
(Jamhrell then made his address of
welcome turning the keys of the city
over to the firemen. Henry C. Tlll
man. on behalf of the firemen, made
a happy response.
J. D. McNeil, president of the North
Carolina State Firemen's association,
made a very instructive and stirring
address.
President Hehrens then read a very
interesting and well prepared paper
on "Aims and Objects of the South
Carolina Firemen's Association."
This paper was ordered printed in
the records.
Strong addresses were made by
Richard I- Manning of Sumter and
f. h. McMaster, insurance commis?
sioner.
A motion was carried that the
legislative committee draw up a bill
to be presented to the next general
assembly looking toward the better
handling of the per cent tax levied
upon Insurance premiums. Some
members stated this fund never
reached the Bremen, but was used by
the town authorities in their general
expenses.
Secretary Hood and Treasurer
Dibble made their reports which were
received as information.
Several strong talks were made
against the use of lire horses for
street sprinkling, etc.
The credentials committee, consist?
ing of Chiefs James <?f Darlington.
Jackson of Anderson and Breeden of
Bennettsvllle, passed on (be creden?
tials and found 83 delegates present,
and the following named towns rep?
resented: Orangeburg, Bennettsvllle,
Camden, cluster, Blshopville, Lau?
ren*, Abbeville, Marion, Darlington
Florence, Hartsville, Charleston, Co?
lumbia, Sumter, Georgetown, Green?
wood, Anderson, Timmonsville, Hock
Hill, Kingstrec, Greenville. Then"
arc IS chiefs and 12 assistant chiefs
in attendance upon the meeting.
Officers were chosen as follows;
President, Louis Behrens, unanimous?
ly rcelected; J. V*. Elgin, Abbeville.
Ilrsl vice president; Chief Flowers,
Kock Hill, second vice president; T.
< >. s. Dibble, Orangeburg, treasurer;
It, s. Hood, sumter, secretary.
At the night session of the conven?
tion a resolution was passed desig?
nating the second Sunday in June as
memorial day.
Florence will enteratn the meet
fug next year, The vote stood. Flor?
ence ''?1. Anderson 12. Bumter 0.
Resolutions of thanks were voted to
the people of Abbeville tor thoil en
tertalnment, the press tor the full
reports and the railroads lor reduced
rates.
Automobile Like Aeroplane.
Mi Cecil It, Culler, of this city
W ho is .i genttIS when it comes to au?
tomobiles, has invented and built an
automobile thai is propelled like an
aeroplane. An engine drives a large
propeller, which generates suffi?
cient air to drive the machine as fast
as forty miles an hour. this speed
having been attained bj Mr Culler.
There is no connection between th
engine and the wheel* ol the itiu
i hi no, the nlr propellei driving I In
car alone, entirely, Ornngchurg
Times h mi I >cmo< I at.
THE FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
stMTLR FIRE IT?.H l I.Ks M AU
RED AT ABBEVILLE.
So Sem Records Wore Established
hut Uood Ttmo was Made in Roth
Races. Sumter Won First in Hand
Herl Race ami Second in Hos?? Wag?
on Contest?Time Records of Con?
testants.
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Abbeville, June 26.?Some .six <>r
seven thousand people flocked to the
Abbeville firemen's race course today
to see the running of the events
which carry with them the title of
supremacy In South Carolina, New
berry and Sumter divided first place
honors, Newberry winning in the hose
wagon race and Sumter In the hand
reel event. Sumter also scored BO( -
ond In the hose wagon race, while
Columbia and Darlington came in
third.
in the hand reel event Columbia
won second place and Georgetown
won third.
These two races, with the firemen's
parade tins morning, made up the
programme which attracted the large
crowd. C. D. lirown and J. T. Bose
man and P. (J. Godfrey were the
judges.
The firemen's parade formed at
9.30 at the lower end of the public
square and proceeded up Main Street
to the race track, headed by the Sec?
ond regiment band. Following the
band came an automobile carrying
Mayor C. C. Gambrell, President Louis
Behrens and the governor. Then
came the other ofllccrs of the lire
men's association, followed by the
hose wagons and racing teams. Rac?
ing began immediately after the pa?
rade.
The time T.r this event follows:
Abbeville, hydrant 17 seconds, water
31 seconds; Marion, hydrant 16 2-5,
no water; Chester, hydrant 15 3-4,
water 34; Anderson, hydrant 14 2-5.
water 33; Darlington, hydrant 17 1-4,
water 2!?; Bishopvllle, No. 1, hydrant
15 4-5, water 3<?; Columbia, hydrant
17, water 29; Bishopvllle, No. 1, hy?
drant 15, no water; Greenwood, hy?
drant 15, water 80; Georgetown, hy?
drant 16, water 30; Sumter, hydrant
10 1-4, water 28 3-5; Union, hydrant
17, water 31 1-2; Bennettsvllle, hy?
drant 16 1-5, water 30 1-5; New berry,
hydrant 19, water 28 1-2.
Newberry thus won first money of
$150 and Sumter second money, $l<u>.
while third money was divided be
tween Columbia Palmetto's and Dar?
lington. The tastest time to the hy?
drant, 14 2-5 seconds, was made by
Anderson, the only team driving
EMteer.
In the afternoon the hand reel
races were pulled off, Sumter winning
first money, $75; Columbia second,
$50; Georgetown third, $25. The time
for Showing water: Sumter, 20 sec?
onds; Georgetown, 21 4-5; Columbia,
21; Newberry. 22 2-5.
Women and Police Whistles.
Miss Lota Robinson, at one time
one of the best-known society belles
In Baltimore, has applied to the po?
lice department in New York for a
police whistle. She is not alone In
her request. Several other well known
New York society women have made
the same request. They desire the
whistle for self protection. In case
of attack they say they will use them.
"Should a similar request he made by
one of Baltimore's pretty society buds,
what would you do?" was asked Mar?
shal Farnan the other day. "I would
have to consider the request," was
Marshal Fnrnnn's answer. "From what
I have seen of Baltimore women they
can scream loud enough to attract the
police without a whistle."?Baltimore
American.
SCHEDULE
SOUTH CAROLINA WESTERN
RAILWAY.
No. 7. No. 5.
5.00 P, M. 10.40 A. M. Lv. Hartsville
5.24 P. M. 11.01 A. M. Lv. Lydia,
5.32 P. M. 11.12 A. M. Lv. Young.
5.37 P .M. 11.17 A. M. Lv. Alcot
5.33 P. M. 11.33 A. M. Lv. B'n'ville.
CO7 P. M. 11.47 A. If. Lv. Manville.
6.12 P. M. 11.52, A. V Lv. Meredith.
6.21 P. M. 12.01 P. IL. Lv. Aman.
6.28 P. M. 12 08 P. If. Lv. DuBose,
6.37 P. M. 12.17 P. If, Lv. Brent.
6.50 P. If. 12.35 P. If. Ar. Sumter.
No. 6. No. 8.
8.35 A. If, .3.00 P. If. Lv. Sumter.
8,r,3 A. If. 3.18 P. If. Lv. Brent.
9.02 A. If. 3.27 P. If. Lv. DuBose.
9.09 A. M. 3.34 P. If. Lv. Aman.
9.18 A. If. 3.43 P. IL Lv. Meredith.
8.23 A. If. 3.48 P. If, Lv Mamille.
9.39 A. If. 4.04 P. If. Lv. B'p'villS,
9.53 A. M. 4.18 P. M. Lv. Alcot.
9.58 A. If. 4.23 P. If. Lv. Young.
10.06 A. If. 4.31 P. If. Lv. Lydia.
10.30 A. M. 4.55 P. If. Ar Hartsville
No. 6 leaving Sumter 8.35 A. If.
connects from North and West, and
for Darlington and Florence.
No. 8 leaving Sumter 3.00 P. M.
connects for the North and West and
from Florence and Darlington.
Note that this schedule is not effec?
tive until March 9, 1913.
For further Information apply to
J. T. CHINA, Agent,
Sinnier, S. C
C. C. OR WFS, T M
Hamlet, N. C,
NEW BALKAN WAR.
MKYIANS DEFEAT BULGARIAN!
IN MACEDONIA,
Quarrel over Division of Turkish
Tcrrlior} Leads to Hostilities and
Bulgarian Attack Servians?rive
Hundred Reported Killt.I.
Belgrade, June 25.? The Bulgarians
have been defeated at Zletovo. An
official report says that the BervJejM
went into action only when heavy
forces of Bulgarians began to cross
the river. After desperate light mg
the Bulgarians broke and fled, leaving
behind many dead and wounded and
abandoning all tire positions they had
seized in Servian territory.
According to udviccs 12,000 Bul?
garian troops with 500 bomb throw?
ers attacked the Servian positions at
Zletovo. Eventually the Servians
charged with fixed bayonets all along
the line and the Bulgarians hurriedly
retreated. The combined losses ex?
ceeded 500 men.
A strong force of Bulgarian troops
attacked the Servian positions at
Zletovo an'! Etatkovlata in Macedonia
at 1 o'clock this morning. The attack,
according to official information, was
unprovoked.
Eater reports from the scene of the
fighting said the Servian artillery had
gone into action and a fierce battle
was in progress in which both sides
bad suffered considerable losses.
The Bulgarian attack on the Ser?
vians has created a dangerous state
Of excitement here.
The newspapers publish special edi?
tions declaring in large type "War
has begun."
The streets and cafes are filled with
excited crowds.
- v*;,
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Outbreak May Obstruct Russian Me?
diation.
London, June 25.?What according
to Sorvjan imports was a serious battle
occurred today .it Zletovo, near Istip,
between the Servians and Bulgarians.
Whether this outbreak will obstruct
tha projected Russian arbitration by
strengthening the war party in Ser
vla will be seen when Premier Pash
itseh, with his reconstructed ministry,
meets the skupschtina in extaordi
nary session tomorrow.
The Montenegrin premier has ar?
rived at Belgrade, ready to accompany
Premier Pashitsch to* St. Petersburg.
In view of the meeting of the skup?
schtina is awaited.
Was Made High Officer. ( *f
Efagood, June 52.?In a personal
from this correspondent regarding the
election to an office at Clemson Col?
lege of Mr. Virgil P. Corbett, it should
have been stated that Mr. Corbett was
made 1st Battalion Seargeant Major,
instead of "Seargeant."
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The Fiftieth Anniversary
Gettysburg, Pa.
On account of the above celebra?
tion, the Southern Railway company
Will sell round trip tickets to Gettys?
burg, Pa., on June 26, 29, and 30 and
July 1st, with final limit July 10th,
1913.
Exceedingly low rates have been
authorized from all points in the
Southeast. Some of the attractive fares
from points in this territory are as
follows: Allendale, $17.15, Bamberg,
*lt;.S0, Barnwell $1?.55, Blaekville.
I16.SS, Camden, $15.20, Charleston,
$ 16.t0, Denmark, $lt'?.65, Lancaster.
$11.75, Orangeburg $16.60,. Pregnall
$16.90, Summervilte $iti.90, sumter.
$15.60, Similarly low round trip rates
in effect from other point! in South
Carolina.
Southern Railway has arranged for
a special through train without change
of cars to Get ysburg, Pa , for the ac?
commodation Of Confederate Veterans
and their friends. This train will
consist o? baggage car, nice first class
coaches, dining car and Pullman
sleeping can and will leave Augusta,
da?, I.4I P. M. Sunday. June 29th;
leave Blaekville, 1.66 P. M.. Colum?
bia 7 25 P. m , Chester I 13 P. M.,
Rock Hill 1.46 P. M.i and will arrive
Gettysburg 1.20 P. m Monday .June
30th in time to allow for arrange?
ments to be made for accommoda?
tions at the battlefield during the af?
ternoon. Those intending to make
this trip ? an board this train at Blaek?
ville, Columbia, Hock Hill, or any
other point enroutc, and this will
avoid n necessity of making any
? hange rnroute.
See that your tickets read via
Southern Railway and if further in?
formation is wanted or if reservation
on this special train or any regular
train is desired, write to w. E. Me*
Gee. A. G P. A . Columbia. W. H.
Cafl'oy. 1> P. A. Charleston, or S. H
McLean. 1>. P. A . Columbia, and your
communication will be given prompt
..notion. .^KuuiadAialg