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nlg (Hewspiaper ju WfsbltEbpwan County :?rstato Library Vol. 6. No. 80i EDENTOS -NORTH GAiEQLINA;??EIDAT; JULY 16,1816 Subscription:;$1.00 a Tear ; ' .- -.v. .. - . n . .T. . r - . .-- - - i-:.- . . . . - - - '- - ------ i ADREllSS : 81? Delivered by-Mr..J J. Gatling at the Uiiyeilin oi the Confederate -Monument In Gatesville July 8, Mr, Godwin and young ;gentU- men of the Confederate Monument Organization:, . I thank my gallajit ; young friend for the beautiful speech he has just made i in -the 'unveiling of this ornate and artistic monumen- . tal pile, and on behalf of the Confederate Monument Organiza tion of Gates County and: its presentation through myself, to the survivors of the Confederate Veterans. This beautiful ?. ex pression of love in cold marble is the heart-gift of our noble J citi zens to perpetuate the; memory of our heroic soldier boys of '61 and '65, both of the living and of the dead. . I thank you for the good words you have spoken of us, and about us; I thank you gentlemen of the C. M. 0 , for your untiring efforts in arousing our people tothe im portance of contributing to this work of love. We thank you for setting apart this, Thursday July 8, 1915, fifty years since the star of Our Southern' Confederacy sank into final obscuration on the fated field of- "Appomatox." We thank you -for inviting and dining this big concourse of peo pie here today, many of them descendants of ; our beloved heroes, and for " procuring the ablest orator iit all the country to speak-; to sr ind;: by J these" means, showing tojall the - worldj that Gates county loves her heroes, dead and living, just as well as she did half a hundred years ago when they were all young, bright, beautiful, gay and true as steel. Surely this is.- a great day for Old Gates. When I received notification, from your committee, Messrs. WV w - T. Cross and A. P. Godwin, that this monument was completed, aiid would foe un veiled, tp the public and presented to the Gates county surviving Veterans on July the 8th, that I had been appointed to accept the same, on behalf of the Survivors, and that this must be done in person, I revolted at the idea and said and felt, "No, I cannot," that I was neither worthy nor competent for such a high trust, and I shrank from the task. - . Then a still small voice seemed to whisper in to my ears, saying "Stop! thinkl aook oenina vou. and l nad a vision, x day dream. In imagi nation, I saw my dead comrades rising up on innumerable and forgotten battlefields and firing lines, oyer the valleys and hills f noble old Virginia and West Virgin:a and of Maryland and Pennsylvania and waving their bony hands at- me they seemed to say, "John, go for ward and do your duty," For this reason and this reason alone atn I here, commissioned by the7 dead as well as the living, to accept for them, this beautiful monu ment. God giant that, as it is a thing of beauty, it may be a joy forever. We accept it with joy and gladnes? and pray that it may bless the fivers, bless the receivers and bless the artist whose fertilelrain conceived and wnosc chisel chipped into har monious lines the replica of the Confederate soldier on guard All of these wrought wiser than a! 1015 they knew, V - - L Well, gentlemen, you have dorie a noble work,-and these -thirty veterans have come here in re- - - ,'. T-.y "' J"-.. - sponse to your urgent call to see what is to be seen and hear what s said; These you see here,' this ittle remnant, I am persuaded, are nearly alt that are left living out of the 600 or 700T brave, young, stout and lovely boys, that went out from Gates to meet the. maelstorm of death. I tio not really k no w ho w m a ny c om -panies in all were made up, but do know that the . 11 Gates Guards" of which I was a mem- ber, was the .first one raised, "Gates Minute Men" was next. Then -both of these companies were assigned to the 5th, North Carolina State Troops, -and anpth errcompany "r trom iiertie, under Gapt T. M. Garrett, one half of the men from Gates and the-balance from t Bertie county, Hardy Parker of Gates, was Order y Sergeant. Next came to. us then at the front,, the news of another company being formed, called 'Panola Uuards,". with Capt; Tom Parker, arid Biddick Satling 1st. LieuL Then the news was borne to us imthe army. of the formation of Capt. Bovothe's corhpany whichenlisted- as pany C" of the IsJ North; GkrcK Una Calvary. Then and last so far as I know, Capt. R. H. L. Bond's company, later Capt. Wm M. Daughtrey, now living in At lanta, Ga f this company enlisted as company "I" 68th, North Carolina. If there were any other I do not know anything a- bout them. Now, my old comrades, I am proud you are all here to -enter into and enjoy the festivities of the day. It makes us happy to feel that our native " people, whom we went out to serve, are so well satisfied with our records upon the. battlefield and in the service generally, that it ought to make us happy, and thank God he has prolonged our lives to ' see many marvelous things come to pass. Oh! how we sorrow, for the loss of so many of our former friends on the battlefield and from sick- t - . ness. They are dead, and Their bodies arejdust, Their good swords, and their goocl guns are rust, Their souls are in Heaven with Qod we trust." Peace b,e to their souls, their Immortal souls, and joy forever more; and as a further reward, I pray God to send His choicest blessings uoon all of their de- 1 - o : scendants, Until the last syllable of recorded time." f believe that through the thin veil that seoarates us from their higher life, our heroic, dead see and know what we are doing here today, and that their great hearts swell with pride and gratitude, to you for this beautif ul memento and for-your presence here today to do honor to their memory of their sufifering' and ; faithfulness unto death. . , - T7rr our heloved women, . who reared and trained these heroes, living sndrdead, and who like the Spartan mothers sent them" forthhe told pf the giath-dp the var- to battle wtththe injunctidn 4To tear theif shields with honor, or be borne back upon ;themS -who saffered-andi prayed! and deliied t h e I m se 1 ve is t h e o r d i n a r y c 6 m f o t ts of lif erur a way the jworUT can never know; for them you" for this splendid' mark oi love and appreciation- . " This shaft also commemorates the few faithful coloreH- people our servants, in the darkest hours of our country's distress. When' all of our able bodied men; fath ers, brothers and sons,, had gone to country's call, and "were far away from home and fireside, the faithful slaves, remained true Many of them refused all offers of freedom and .' labored on to help feed, clothe an d protect our dear women and children at home, and : this monju me n t will keep a live the memory j( these . few faithful negroes. ( Now, my beloved old comrades, and I address these remarks- to every Confederate veteran of whatever section, county or.state, that is here today, let us be proud ot our county and of our South-1 land ; for our people have done the best they could for us,- and especially for those -of -us who are needy. We , are the rear guard of the vast caravan of dead heroes, who going ahead ofus, have passed over the darkjjiyer of death, into that country ' from whose bourne no traveler returns. , - . - - : -, . We have reached arid passed-lhe. span of man on earth, and in, 'the nature of things, it cannot be long ere we too, all of us, shall close up to the river of death, and like our immortal Stonewall Jackson, who fell in the very zeneth of tils glory, ana lett- nis loving country in tears, we trust we shall be able and prepared to "Cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees," by the side of our immortals who have gone before us. A Short Sketch of the Council On the 17th. of May the Worn- an s meeting was neia in tne Parish house at 10:00 o'clock A. M.,.Mrs. Staton presiding. Mrs. Cox, the secretary, called for the DiocearL reports alphabetically. There was a manifestation of in terest and progress, while many good reports showed good work done in the parishes. The finan cial statements were very en couraging. The meeting was opened with a hymn, prayer, and an address bj the Rev. T. P. Noe. Mr; Lay, of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, was also asked to speak His address, in substance, dwelt upon the importance of Christian education for the girls through out the Diocese, who would soon take their places in society,-hap pier and better for the advantages of Christian training. He laid great emphasis upon the influ ence of Church and Chapel -upon the young, the lasting associations of t h es e t hi ngs , th rougho u t life: He made ' an urgent appeal to parents to send their children where they could gt the .best training, Mr. Smith of Thompson Orphan- fage gave a short talk in which f three;score and'ten; declared bv lobs voluntary contributions were to bis trork that ofteawhen he wai reeling very depressed a gift pf 4v 00 would corned and so on until it made him feel good7 all over." , I thankfTifter a few more Biocesan re hrfjt were read-Mr. -Huske yery ctjrdifclly invited -guests visitors, bPJts, h ostesses, and friends to GleWtrnie Park for supper, to be served there by the ladies of New Bern- Previous to this; it 'was4 voted and carried- that a Contribution fund shtndd beJtaJsed-for,a schol arship at:Fdfe'Cruci W an : ap pro'prrate meotiaj to: the late Bishop Strange. - 1 falsb: btdf atriec tha vtHoti thrdiighout ther:Iibeest ifse a fund of $50.00 for a Music Course to b ej taken by our young Mis sioUaty student, MTiss Yenetia Cox. r While speaking of the Emer gency Fund" Mrs. Staton said, that she would give a little more than a. day's income, llOOffjO, to - ' ........ . . - this cause. Tuesday morning there was a rising vote of thanks to the Standing Committee for their at tention and courtesy during the time of the late Bishop's illness. Later aout 12 o'clock, M. in the Church, a large assembly present, the "Resolutions" for our beloved, honored Bishop were v ' " ill - ' " '"" - read ; by Dr. Drane, while the whole congregation rose and e- port ot his work throughout the Diocese. Afterward during the afternoon session of the Woman's meeting in the Parish house, several pa pers relating to Diocean interests were read, and one of these en titled "Christian love" was es pecially interesting when read by the author Miss Venetia Cox, The early Holy Communion service was solemnly celebrated n Christ Church that same morn ing in the presence of a large gathering of -women who thus held their corporate ! Communion. The "Bishop's Fund" was pre sented, and it was afterward, ac knowledged by the Bishop him self, who said it was $510.00. " There were many other inter esting features of the Council hut it is hoped that this short syriop sis will convey a dim idea of the New Bern Council. " . - M A. WARREN. Delegate from St. Mary's Guild, St, Paul's Parish, Edenton, N. C. Attention, Fariiiersl Some vears ago the Commis sioner of Agriculture drew a bill, which was unanimously passed bj the Legislature, to reduce the cost of legume iuoculatirjg'materi alfrom the exorbitari price of two dollars an acre to a price at which He fell the average fafmer could use it. " The effect of this bill was' to reduce the price of this material not only to the far mers of N. C. but to those" of the entire South as well," and a num ber of the other southern states have since followed the lead of N. C. iu reducing the price of this material to their farmers also. At first the Commissioner plac ed a cost price of fifty cents an acre oa the material with the de- main;ed,rverently. standing. t " iAxcn ;deacori,- Noereaa a re termination to reduce, the pnceays touiId up their farms and J hwerand lower as the demand iiiCredSeoV Daring 1014 the De partnlent distribated nearly 8,000 aerb bottfes from Aug. to Dec , thus effecting -a direct saving to the fataers of the State, of over $l0,d00 in less thaupur months: During the'past six , months the distribution has reached - around 1200 'a'erea ;ad the . season has hardly opened. The Commis sioner feels, therefore, that the time hss come to ' make another cat ill tlie "price, and he now plans torreduce the cest price ot the ma terial ironj fifty cents an acre to forty 63nt3 an acre, begiuning July 1.1016. Approved : . " L. BUBGESS Stale Agronomist. VT. A. GRAHAM Commissioner of Agiiculture. How Fresh Air Cures Tuberculosis . A patient in a tuberculosis sanatorium writer to the State Departmeut of Health to ask What is the effect of fresh air upon the germ of tuberculosis in the lungs?" Reply .There is probably no direct effect of fresh air upon the. tubercle bacillus in the lungs. The fresh air affects the patient; and makes it easier for .him to I ight off the disease. -; The healthy human body has it to hold its own against the tu bercle bacillus if it is given a chanch. Great numbers of peo pie become infeoted with tubercle germs who do not develop actual disease because the germs cannot gain any foothold. It is the peo ple who live in overheated rooms and breathe the air of dusty fac tories and get too little food and sleep who fall victims to tuber culosis. Dissipation and attacts of other 'diseases also prepare the way for it. Life in the open under medical advice, breathing fresh, cool air and surrounding the body with fresh, cool air these things some how stimulate the system to re sist the invading germ, build up its vital resistance, so that the patient who has jnst began to develop tnberculosis succeeds in overcoming the germs and at last gets well. In every case of tuberculosis and in most other disease as well there are two sides, as there are said to be to a quarrel. It is just as important . to . strengthen the body as to weaken the germ, and this is what fresh air does. In deed, we cannot by medicine or in any other way attact the germ of tuberculosis. farmers Should Cooperate The Record-Advertiser, pub blished at Houston , Va., is urging Its-rural subscribers to do just what we should like for our farm ers to tdo give us the news from their farmsto make-our paper a sort of clearing house qf ideas for farmers of this vicinity Farmers do not use their local papers enoughrand yet the pa pers afford the best and quickest Coaoty I ' communities. -Every- farmer should telHus local apcr about ' his successes on the fare anA now they were achieved We. are al- ways glad to get a "fafifatorv" for it enables us to: spread' the. news;of progress in our Vicinity. And ho one needs a flbV rof ele- ' quence.to' tell of his ' success. -The facts of a farming success are eloquent in themselves. So write us. The editor can rear- range the wording of it if such ' need be done - No farmer should be too indif ferent or too engrossed in his - own work to pass a good iclea a- !??f to his fellowmenf thus' giv ing them the benefit of his ex perience. Such articles are al ways an inspirttion to others. We well know the true arid V-fast -ing advancement of our commun ity can come in no oer wayj than through the: upbudding of our farms and so it is not pon1i-r cal and social L ns " frAm '-:W:i " -iicuittuuiu x ess and Banner. Save The Hanofe Cfojp The secret of profits . in ; all great manufacturing concerns ' is to utilize fully all the by-products see that nothing goes to wastel ; This is good sense and anrA Kne. iness. Farmers should dn lTv. wise and suffer nothing to waste. One of the most important of iwuismusr ttuift me reiuse from cows, horses and ;fiogs is " worth often: $1 per mSnlh: My plaS Uro use aS hTOr to cater liquids: aTpViT to the soil each week, spreading it thin. The. use of cottonseed meal as feed adds much to the value of the manure. -Manure ideal plant food, and'supplie what all soils need nitrogirid humus. It is a shameful exhibition: to see man u re exposed to te weath er or allowed to leach or fire. In applying manure it is better to spread it on top rather 'than' to plow it under. . Even hen manure is" worth much attention, as each hen should contribute 25 cento - per ye.ar. Ira M. Hawkins, in The Progressive Farmer. - Cisco Holds Cowpen NeCk Scoreless. Cisco and Cowpen J Neck pfay- ea ineir nrsi maicn game oi ball Saturday July 10 on ttden- ton diamond. Bunch, who . pitched' for -Cisco, held Cowpen Neck scoreless throughout the game, While Waff for Cowgen NecVwas hit hard and often ; with poor supports The score'was 18 to 0 In favor of Cisco. ' Batteries for Cisco: Bunch and Brinkley. Batteries for Cowpen NeCkf Waff E ' . and Smith. , .; ; . ' ' ;: -Umpires: Smith and Morids. Cisco and Bylanct ivill?Iay at Ciscc Saturday; July VT rtifi? clock M. ' . -; cjvil Eifiimi it icsi-j; Land Surveying- ahd"Ma!52-f StreerThd Rbad ImpVoyeSentV . Water and Sewer Works; I Phone ' . . - Edenfori. Nl O.
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