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43 | THE TOWN OF UMION HAS jj TT ~W~ ? *w~ -y -y "W" ^ ^ y rB^ _M- ^ , ? THE TOWN OF UNION HAS | SI Three Cotton Ai ilia, one the I) 'Bin I ] I I 1^^ B ^ H fi S /ffl Us I* ^ ^ * The largest Knitting Mill and l| /(, largest iu the South. FuurFui- (/ ?| J m I m Oft M ml ((( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil // j mture and \V\od AituutacUir- 1 . I I I m m B I ml Hi i . a,<1 Munufactnring Co. that ) log Concert s. One Fen ale ; | | 1 J I H 1 H F H I I 111 I ' i L 1 r ?>ake?* an unexcelled Guano, j Seminary. Water W or.<s u,.d , _H - m JL 1 JL 1 .JL Hi M A f ( Three Graded Schools. Arte- (( v % L'kK-'8: _ _ (!/ Ill Siun Water. Population (5,500. /// VOL. LI. NO. K. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL ?(L 11)01. #1.00 A YEAR. ? *> **> <ae ^ F. M. FARk President. J QEO. MUNk", Cashier, J. | Merchants' and Plai !| OF UNI< i ^ Capital Stock Stirnlns $ Stockholders' Liabilities i I Total * jjc Directors?J. A. Funt, \\ a T. O. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, ] T \Vm. Coleman. T We Solicit Y< * 1901 APRIL 1901 Su. Wo. Tti. We. Tli. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ONION COUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by our Correspondents. REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR. Interesting Incidents Connected With the Late War, Bringing Out a Great Deal of Unwritten History, in Which the Private and tiaannrtiinaie Officers are Given Credit lastly Due Them. Some of the Truest, Noblest and Bravest Men That Ever Faced an Enemy Were to be FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES. DY J. L. STRAIN. We will now go back to tho closing scenes on Edisto Island, on the 29th of March '02. Brave men are always tender hoarted; cowardice is the parent of cruelty. The philosophy .of these assertions no one will gain,say. As our troops fell back, and *were passing the picket post the ^Federals were holding, when we ad* t/pneed on them that morning, we , /ound two Federal soldiers mortally pounded. Col. Stevens had them .placed on litters and brought off < Our command of dismounted men were in the rear on the retreat. We came up with the litter bearers just after they had crossed Watt's Cut. i We relieved them and took charge of one of the wounded men and carried him to the boat at Gov. Aiken's rice mill. Jake Porter, Gilliam Thomas, Jonn Faucett and myself were in the first relief. The other wounded man died on the litter, and was buried by .pur men at Gov. Aiken's summer fjicuse on Jehosse Island. Ilis name ^ vwas John Sowp. lie belonged to B <?).>. IC, 65th Penn. Regiment. The m?n wo had belonged to the same eompauy and regiment. His name %ras Jonas Ritchey. We crossed with the wounded man at Gov. Aiken's rice mill and placed him in an ambulance and he was car. irfed to the hospital at Adam's Hun, where he died tho next day. He wag buried at the church below Adam's Hun on the road leading to White Point. X mention theso facts for the satisfaction of those who may want to know the fate of the unfortunate men who fell into our hands that day. I am a little ahead of my work I will go back to our first occupancy of Jenoese Island as pickets. Half of the picket force was infancy Our men, dismounted, con- I ?titu&vj other half. Each had v fheir own non-commissioned officers v* Already I have mention that ' Lieut. ^ Hates, myself and another man? 0ergt. McCreary, I think it was? VS ?ook a scout on Edisto Island." 'This, together with the presenco of x?r picket force of about 80 or 35 * gnen on Jehosse Island, drew out the {Federals. Our advanced post was at $Vatt's Out, on whioh we kept about . } $ S??L At* Al* JLML .?M. Frv ?f% TWr A. H. FOSTER, Vice President. J D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. | liters' National Bank f $ 51V, 8. C. J $60,000 | 50,000 } 60,000 j $170,000 | r. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, & E. P. McKissick, A. H. Foster, X ?ur Business. .! AM AM JM >A* AM A.?A AM A*/. A>/. AM one-third of our men all the time. The river made a bend here, and we and tho Yankees ?both on the same side?had a sheet of water 500 or 000 yards between us. A company of Federals with long range guns, gave us a volley at that distance, knocking the dust up all around us. We returned tho fire but our lead did not reach them, falling into the water away this side. We threw fntYOfliar crimA Krw?Va o *-? rl ""bu""v' >",v'"u """ l,luw 10 part of an old house that had been standing there?and this formed an improvised breastwork, behind whioh we lay down and waited for them to advance within range of our guns. This they took core not to do at that time. The road we had to travel to get to our post and l ack from picket headquarters ran 11 long the river brink for nearly half a mile, and in travelling the same in daylight we were ex posed to the sharp-shooters of the enemy. We were confident that the men we had at the post behind the embankment and brea twork could keep the whole Yankee army at hay for a while at least. They could only advance by fours and we could kill every man they had before they could get to us. 80 things remained for that day. n.... ?1 ,.?r. VUl llWH VUUiUJIOOiUilCU UIHL'flS were Corporals Gcorgo Watkins and Wdiiaui 11. Jeter; George Watkins was on post and had been nearly all day. Privates Adolphus E. Fant, Henry C. Burrough, Ilenry It. Fowler, It. Gilliam Thomas, J. Wesley McKown and myself represemted the "McKissick Rangers" at the time we speak of. While we were lying behind our breastworks and holding them at bay, as we thought, and were itching for them to come within range of our guns, we saw a gunboat coming. Things took a change. Something must be done and that soon. To retreat would expose us to the enemy's sharp-shooters, which was more to be dreaded than the gunboat. The road, as I have already said, was on the river brink. On one side was the river, on the other was a marsh. Our retreat began, and not in the best of order. The road bent with tho river and wo were in plain view of the gunboat all the time. Ilenry Burrough, thinking he could make the ferry sooner, plunged into tho marsh, almost disappearing at. pvprv ilimn. (IrAatln aatnnialiAil ? ? ? j j r " - ?v.j an old negro body servant of ExGov. Aiken, exclaimed: ''Look at dat white man, boss. He makes de mud fly like a 'gator (alligator) What am he name?" Dolph Fant told him his name was 4'Captain Simon Suggs." The negro exclaimed 'Laws-a-massy, bo3s! I hearn ole massa talk about dat man long time ago." From this circumstance IT T> 1- - 11 1 neury uurrougus was canou "Uapt. Suggs," which lasted as long as he lived. Ilenry Burroughs was a generous and noble hearted man, and well thought of by those who knew him. He was mortally wounded the day that General Lee surrendered. His was among the lost lives given to the "lost cause." As the Confederate flag went down at Appomattox C.H., Va., the immortal spirit of Henry C. Burroughs took its flight to the God who gave it. Comparatively a young man; just married before he entered the army; and having endured the hardships of army life for nearly four years, his cause was the more to be regretted. Should these lines fell under the eyes of his widow, family or friends, they will please accept the assurance of one wno knows that Henry Cf Burroughs died a soldier, a gentleman, and I tru*t, a christitn, | Corporal George Watkitis was n j brave man and made a splendid j executive non-commissioned officer. ] His health was bad and he was no: able f r nclitoservice long, lie was a member of the First S. C. Hegi mcnt under Col. Maxy Cregg, and joined the ''McKissick Rangers" afterwards. At Camp Tayloi Jimmy Heron was made Corporal of the guard, pro tern. The privates concluded to hive some fun out of Jimmy that night. i\ i i n ?-? * ?? uoipn i' iint posted the rest and made i known the plan to which they all icadily agreed. It wa9 this: They were to call for the '"corporal of the guard" at such a number, and just before Jimmy got there another guard i was to call, and so on indefinitely. : It was one of those dark, drizzly nights peculiar to the coast region. I Soon the fun began by the guard i calling at post No. 1. The call was . extended all around the camp?a c mtinuous call from post to post for a ! considerable length of time, Jimmy I could be heard falling over stumps j and other obstacles. At last he fell i flat and exclaimed in a loud distinct voice, k'Dom the coorpooral of the \ giard," and immediately offered his t resignation to tho proper authorities < Before Joe Lawson brought his s alligator into camp a number of dogs i had been colloctod there. Somebody 1 got the clogs?who hale the gator . by instinct?after him and caused | the whole or nearly the entire regiment of horses to stat pedo. We had a Fronchman (Capt. Dubose) to drill us in the sabre exorcise. Wo had a great deal cf fun ou* of him. lie rode a little pony, and the men would ride all over him and his pony on drill, and complain that their horses were unmanageable. The dex terity with which he could use a sabic or bayonet was surprising. It was a long time before we could understand bis commands. He would do all the talking (what little was done), which ran about this way: "Ten chaun gompany. Ven I zays dhraw zabe, you doo dees. Und ven I zays, Peczaunt zabe, you doo decs. l)en you gount de inozions decs vay?von, doo, dbree, vorc. Now ten: Ten chaun gompany, Pee zaunt zabe, von, doo, dhree. Garry zabe, von. Aganst enfantree, ride, parry, von, doo, dhree, vorc. Dat ish not ride. Ef you doo dees und dees,you vill gut you 'orses 'ead, und efe you doo dees, you vill gut hees datl. You must " parry mit te pack ov your zabe, dees vay?von, doo, dhree, vore." and so on ad infinitum. > We had several sham battles with the infantry. We were supplied with blank cartridges and they would fire c at us when our cavalry would charge a them. This part of the drill was for 0 the benefit of our horses which it was 1 desired to make familiar with the rat- f tie of musketry. Few people, only 1 tKoan it'K A Kaun conn if f ruwl liicrn ^ wuuou nuv; uut v ouuu iv kiiV/V^ ititv v ^ any idea what pride a horse has for J military life. After one or two charges our horses had a desire to L rush through the lines of the infantry c and many riders came near being s bayonetted by the horse's desire to charge through the line. I will go back to Jehosse Island and finish my narrative. When we went there on picket we arranged to ' stay at least a week. It was not 1 often that a soldier could put up a I week's rations and make it last him 8 that long, so we "were often without or had to get them the best way we 1 could. I will say hero that the is 1 sue was sufficient to have done us. 5 but we would not take proper care, ' and consequently got out sometimes. : One Sunday, David Orr and myself undertook to provide for our pickets who were out of something to < eat. We found an old negro on the Island who let us have about a peck 1 of corn?hard, flinty corn, such as is raised in that section. We took it to a hand mill, the upper stone of which was about the size of a common grindstone, the nether was confined to a bench made for the purpose. The upper stone was not confined in any way, only by a rim to keep it in place. Near the periphery of this upper stone was a hole in which a long stick was inserted, the other end of which was in a hole in u beam overhead. Grasping the stick near the mill stone with one hand we turned it, and with the other we fed the mill. In this way we ground our corn into grits, that many experienced millers couldn't beat. We got some milk from an old negro woman and returned to our picket headquarters. We put our grin on to cook, at the some time we put about a gallon of rice on in the same way. Before the rice got done it had swelled so that wo had to take some of it out of the vessel in which we were cooking it, and we kept taking it out until we had filled all the plates and cups we had and then had to throw some out to make room for the rest to cook. I think we had a bushel of rice when we got done cooking it. Some of the men said they didn't like mush and 3weet milk so some of us had to ' worry" down the grits and sweet milk while others took the rice an 1 Nassau gravy. This was a Sunday's J ?L. nu WIISIUUIU'I It tuu WOrK of necessity and consequently no disrespect for the Sabbath. It was perhaps that same evening that the scouts came to us and took rooms in the upper part of Gov. Aiken's summer house in which we were quartered, of which mention lias already been made in these letters. They had a spy ^lass. We would go up stairs and ihrough this glass see the Yankees drilling on big Edisto. We could see he stripes on their uniforms. CMier ;roops further away on the Island we wouldn't see so plainly. We counted six stands of eolurs within two miles of 1 is. As I have already siid these 1 lien occupied the upstairs in Gov. (Viken's summer house while our pickets occupied the lower part. As our shotguns were not sufficient :o reach the Federals, who were in he habit of coming within range of is with their improved guns and tceping us hugging the ground tor lours at a time, we concluded to turn ;hc tables on them. The shotguns , n Acre tue very thing we wanted if ;hoy would attempt to cross Watt's Jut. From our infantry we got a ot of the best Enfield rifles they had ind kept them on the picket post, md when the Federals came to annoy ! is again we drove them off in a nirry. This was on the 18th day if April '02, and we never had any nere trouble with them while we itayed on Jchosse Island. Soon after his our men were withdrawn and for he remainder of the time that we tayed on the coast we had peace, ixcept on the 1st and 3rd of.June 02, which I will tell you about hereitter. . (Continued next week.) rHE LATE JUDGE ' WALLACE (1827-1901). | 1 Tribute From his Former Pastor. 1 1 Judge William II Wallace who reiontlv died in Union, S. C., and ibout whose death our Advocate has tlready spoken with beautiful approjriateness, was under my pastoral iharge three different times. I lived n Union for the first time during the rears of 18G2 and 18G3. Daring [8G3 I was junior preacher on the Jnion circuit. II. A. C. Walker >ving the preacher in charge. Ca'.>nel, afterwards General Wallace, vas in the war during this time. lb was rarely at home, Indeed 1 lon't remember to have met him at ill during my first residence in Jnion. 1 lis family then consisting >f a wife, a sister, and" three litle daughters, were always at their daces at church and the Sunday ohool. At the close of war, i. e. during he fall of 18G5 there was a gracious evival of wondeiful power and remits utjUnion. It was largely through he personal ministry of Dr. James A. Duncan then a refugee from his liome and charge at Richmond, Va. Dr. O. A. Darby was pastor and is gratefully remembered and appreciated but the preaching foy this special occasion was mostly by the eloquent and able Virginian. Ilis sermons are talked of to this day. Some of the leading citizens of Union came into the church during this meeting. Several of them haa been exemplary members of the congregation for many years; but had never joined the j church. During this meeting a break in their ranks was made and quite a number came into the church on a profession of faith. I recall the names "of some of these: Judge David Gjudelock; Hon. Wallace Thompson; Capt. B. D. Gulp; II. L. Goss, EJsq ; Maj. W. T. Thompson Mr. E. R Wallace and Gen. W. II. Wall ice. There were doubtless j others. And then several elect ladies ' came into our ohurch at this time. 1 Wm. A. NICHi R A ML urvi^i r Transact a Regular Bai Branches and Insure , Boiler, Liability and Ac< of Indemnity for Officis Individuals as Administ YOUR BUSINESS IS RE During niv second pastorate in Union (1873) Gen. Wallace was one of iuy stewards. lie was then in his early pri.ie. lie was a lawyer in fail practice and a member of the Legislatuie. A few years before he crowned himself with immortal honor as the speaker of what will go down in history as the * Wallace IIous\" But I wish to write of him here as a Methodist and a steward. During the year my health gave way. 1 had to give up my work for the time. It was in connection with this misfortune that.?C recived the greatest compliment of my ministy and hfe. The Board of Stewards, at the instigation of Gen. Wallace, ('is 1 afterwards learned), formally invited me to remain another year as their pastor. Their gencrous offer was for me to return and to preach as often as I could and if I couldn't preach at all to he their pastor an l neighbor and friend. Although I did not return, I felt and feel the same appreciative gratitude as through I had d >ne so. My third pastorate (IN87?1880) i hrnuidit 010 in fiv>f?nonr nnnrn/^ wiS-K I Judge Wallace. 11c was a Christian gentleman of the highest type. He was always in his place at the Sunday morning services and ever claimed his privilege at the table ot the Lord. I am debtor to his safe judgment and his excellent common sense in matters of great importance He was a Methodist from conviction. All honor to his memory. Sameel A. Weber. Yorkvillc, April fi, 1901. The News from Lockhart. Ladies' Aid Society Hstublisltes u Record. Editor Times:?On Sunday afternoon the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church held its second mee'ing which was probably the ia)st remarkable one on record in this State. As before mentioned this society purposes the building of a place of worship and does not eonfine its membership to i's own denomination. At this meeting the organizition had a membership of two hundred and twenty five which gives a monthly income of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents. The meeting i . was well attended and an intere.-ting program rendered, consisting of a tillc by Rev. S. T. Creech, original papers bv Mrs. William Cary and Miss Mary Montgomery, and a number of musical selections. A pr'ze was awarded to Miss Kate Evans fur obtaining the greatest number of members, her list bearing one hundred and seven names. M ss Sallie Grice's list was next in number having ninety-eight names. J If any other town of a thousand inhabit tnts can boast of such a church society, Lockhart would like to hear from them. On Friday evening, Apt.l-tith, the Lockhart Cornet Land will give a public concert conduced by their leader. Prof. Herndon, of Yorkville. Thoy will render a full prop ram of the latest tnusic, and Prof. Ilemdon will favor the audience with a number of solos, In addition to the free concert the ladies of lockhart will have cake, cream, flowers, etc, to be sold for the benefit of the band. We cordially invite every lover of moonlight, music, love, flowers (and ice cream 1 to come. They will give you a hcaity welcome and a good time. Mrs. W. K. Livingston and charming daughters, Misses Sarah and Clara, are the guests of Mrs. J. C. Cary. Prof. Herndon, of York vide, will spend the next two weeks jin our town instructing the Lockhart Cornet Band. Riyerswe. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take laxative liromo Quinine Tablets. All dniereriula vufnn/l thn nrtAtinu If it ** ? Wl Ug^lUVU 1V1UIIU VI1U UIV1II.J It III | fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature 1 in on each box. 36o. 43-}y OLSON & SON, CER5, " king Business in all its Against Fire, Tornado, 3idents, and Issue Bonds lis of Corporations, and rators, Etc., Etc. SPECTFULLY SOLICITED. PLEASED WITH OUR TOWN." . t North Carolinian Expresses Himself as Well Pleased with Our City and its People, Mk. Editor:?Having been a subscriber to your valuable paper for more than twelve months 1 venture a few (lots from this part of the city. Heing a native born North Carolinian and a stranger in this part of South Carolina 1, three vears ago the fifth ' f o day of this month, cast my lot with the good people of Union and havo never in the least regreted doing so. Since becoming a citizen of this county I have met and made many warm friends whose favors and kindness will never be forgotten, tho' tlin ;~tw. .. f ~ -i i i .uv. tii'iuiii uucciuii iur lue oia xar I loci State still predominates. Still I have all I could wish for to make me contented in my adopted State, taken in a general sense I am surrounded by good quiet peacable neighbors and everything, so far as f know, is moving along smoothly. The Union cotton mills are running on full time with Mr. J. E. Shaw as superintendent, a noble hearted North Carolinian whom all the operatives in his employ holds in the highest esteem. We need not question how he keeps plenty of help and some to spare, we need such men at the helm. Well this old world is undergoing wonderful changes. Today the 20th of April we see snow falling, it seems that. thf? enrinr* coooah Jo ? J - ?-w w^/?aug UVUOVU AO latCl OOli colder than when I was a boy. "Ye shall know winter from summer only by the budding of the trees,"' seems 1 have read that somewhere. The health of West End is good with a few exceptions of la grippe. Generally speaking I think I. nion as healthy a town according to sizo as you will find anywhere. We have clean r.i;o streets and I notice all back allies and lots arc kept in good sanitary condition. For fear of being consigned to oblivion among tho waste in your basket I will hold up for this time. N. Carolinian. [You are welcome, come occasion-* ally, our happy circle will inch up a little to admit you.?Ed.1 MEMBERS OFiCO. K., S. C. VOL. /I Member Now in the West Seeks 111 form ntion Concerning Comrades. (Columbia papers requested to oopy.) Magazine, Ark., April 18, 1901, Editor Union Times: 1 was born in Union county, S. C., in the year 1840, oame to Arkansas in 1881. 1 was a Confederate soldier and went in the army in my 15th year, surrendered with Joseph E. Johnston at Greensboro, N. C., in 1865. I was in my 19th year when the war ended. 1 was a member of Co. K, Second S. C. Regiment. My captain was A. P. Vinson. My coionel was Bill Wallace, of Columbia, S. C., one of the bravest men in the Confederate army. Now comrades of Co. K, read this letter and iisten. W here is Leon is Badclift'e, Tom LeomiB, James Ramsey, Phillip Medley, Nick Medley, Sam Martin, John Davis, John Douglass, John Gruber, John Hendricks, John II. Osmont and I were the only boys in our regiment irom Union county. If any of the Second Regiment, Co. K, see this letter please write me or come to the reunion which will be held the last of next May at Memphis, Tenn. If Claud Pigues is yet living I would like to see him or hear from him. lie was our brave color bearer. Now if any of the Second Regiment, S. C. Vol. are yet alive I hope to meet them at the reunion at Memphis, 1'an? t ( mi ? *vuu< any uiio win write me at Magazine, Ask., from ray regiment or company I would like to hear from them. Any of my oompany desiring to write to me addrese W. C. Scott, Magaiine, Ask. , W. 0. 8ww. v\