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Page Eight A THHILLINy STOK\ GENERAL STO' Tf? " out .. . is ' K?* I? v. R tlv.;.,v. of A'eran ier county,1 un<i prJutod nt the Rub b Neo s fid Ob? c Son j iy. M of the- S. ' . - vetei \S tike >?>oro. f-.irr:; ;he 1 the copy t :> North Wilfc. > Roto Hurler cor taiuiny the story. which is as fol lows. ! Mardi. *' ? . <? 'V"al Stu - ma1 left isast Tern ni? on fror Taj ' . Wata conntv to De p (Jap th* B it Ridtcv On "he 2vth of March, h ?:nlered H- > X. ' . and th day !' ?winy ' h?. ;.ntr: wo.s iivi.i cd. ojiC divsu*'' ..ivier (ie.IK.T5 Scorn Mi exflheh , , -irds u* Ismi * hi? rl^> . i>r.dpr G**'n>rr, o -* ? i? > : The iobb<>r> La ot the 1 - - y:v and t . aid ..orni'v.:: I fee up: . -..V lb< I >.:>e ?i<?*v. a direction. Lhr: ' . aid be not hi o move tu: ir i us than to attenvp : rvi.'jh it. TV. s house belo-g^L \ *mc d;-rep-..: b-t woman by *.h c- c i K ;-nvy und alter jwade ha bv-i aru o?uupixii :t the name V h It wag Known \va sFort Hal s nowi. , tr how ma: y r?? ert- engaged : theSe dep?vi.vtiot. Perhaps the ber actually eng^i ?-'i v.-. not more than thirty. A !? of f2^?;r.'?or. rant-- was found wr.e chat ?iuir.h-wa- '.mawn to co-ope ;n revenge ana a desire for plunder, all their raids. Indeed, tney see;:.', to think that they must treat v. i the utmost cruelty aU who v.v_o n< in sympathy with them. They vs hrave men and well drilled. All t! peopie of Wilkes county i.cod in c? stant dread of them?frightesred every baTk of a dog or * s? rnrr.lii of the leaves Life .-e' r " v. or than death. All Wilkes cosrty w subdued by fhv rn. They w . . al raid- into Alexander and Caidv*. counties, robbing the citizens ai subjecting men and women to ? grossc-: insults. On the Tea of 31; 1805, they made a raid ir?t cCaldw* with a few men, made a well plann ~11.1. ~?? OF THK WAR " NEMAN'S MARCH cjrn >w v- the fort Snrju.y i i$U io It >remetl that W;ui\ an<2 bi? - tier were rot ;tw;iro i r>; ly-hum's .or:.-;tch unto he >r d hi- men hud v nrercd the house. VVa-iv and his r l' art- ouneed their h? t>> >. ctntiiand begged foi th< No - > being: seen Bintrh.-.r believed - iietr hi : - T:: y ? ' e Wade! ; and his v\n\ time :< dr?. s>. after aj which, at u moment when the eapt? :. !> ! . ovf their eruard. they ru^hu d to tt:? 1 u trts. e hr. r: a ere cona :ih at their le<is and opened e'?>11 Idem. The result was that t- C'lark .-or: of i.TeJu-r.i! rUrk. of : y. an i He! ly, of the .r. ? aunty, v.ere fcd'e f. The others d the i .i s of C'avk The .Saturday right t?* i^winjr tiwy t..j -tver into A! \r ier county : . *pi : kill W t\ R> i: -ireen, wh been t ; t hv Conftri army. i?ev. Kr. (Veen bad mn-d ef the expressed pur kill r > >?., and they were on : - .'<>: ft dtr.vr . ' v.hich h : way. ; rriet. with ?:" v hen 2v w: - r a h- . thou* f-rc-1 '.! t- W. Iiuit rvtur? frcni A?> a?ti tmrr .:; ?{ them. re,f - n :!: -. ttlfdv d ?p r-Srr-?\v yaixfe i?f rh- for : 1 of * ? - :vv-n. . inu'" I . . .g?| K. /.. Lin - |.T vti, kiip ami lilt i? j. i : Th I :>. roroo of th< n f: : '; cir h'.'ivi'S ar.i . . p T UtiJ !: ' t"Sopor v. Moriivi;'.-; r ,h jf St : urfti-n >.:?v i*rv.uly 4??|; ? j -vly v i..- were irr?:*t!y ?r. :i 1 ! iheir t v?> Victoiu !?< and Qpow* dow cf tflu >ra a * . 1:..- eoirpuj6l> -.h : -. r. 5jc.r..'hv. !> of %:> ?. r. ?.hh- -i.i. ::ry . ' . > pt Cu togc the* an* c.-rjsultoti-'-r. uivh a numh.-r ?1 the *i<I : -t? u-.-i it was s-.on de i.i> .1 that another effort shoo Id : < made to dislodge them ami put or 1 ?-r.d to rht- work of plunder and mar ^ ier. I left my school ir. the hand: ^ of one of my pupil.- and joined th< eomr-atty. We started on Tuesday . ?if?r*: !'oon following the Sunday ? i v. hi L . Alexander men had beer :ept;i?ed. The company numberet . ; a1 ut twenty men. Having: crossec J, i he Brushy Mountains at Cove Ga] _ jju.-t b.-f- ;'t. reaching Moravian Fails I ::t Wilkes county, we met a mar. Iron <T ear Ho'.man's Ford, who told us tha ;ri Wade wa? looking for us and declar . <J he could whip a thousand of u& ri3 : and he hoped that we would come on We -topped and heid a consulta: :oi jn a:a; sen; one 01 our men imo reeut*] county to ark Col Robert V. C.ay;.; r who had commanded the 33rd Rear: . incut of X. C. Troops in the war jus ro I. Jo gather up all the returr At ! -oldies he could and 10 come to Hoi : maid.- lord with ail possible sjtcr .. " < en ai othcone of our r u yrr -* - headquarteds of a portio- o ( "he federal army .camped near !. ington, N'. C., to inform them i ti. of tilings in Wilkes com tj ^ i a?ke?i thorn to send and relit v ndj ' l" ^LUat~'on early as they posx?V. . j could. We then went on. reach.nc t Moravian Foils about sun-set, and n u* anainedl there till near midnight, an. then moved siowiy and cautiously u the road leading to Hoi man's For ed The night was dark, or the after pai UI THE WATAll i?i , aad all felt that the march watrausht with danger. Cominj: with *. a wile or less of the ford, a volet ." ' at. and clear ranjr out: "Halt. wh? ^ There":"* ?Sharpe replied >! from Alexander. "Who an yotrg" The mswo; came. "Oxford' "from Caldwell r^urty. Ad . . " ft " as good ti. s V- e ! . : \ Ox^ora < n?cr iJ? slecmri; .... . tht u Dear the roa. ex :r tv > or fhree who we*- * w.iik >entif'c"'r V*.' shared of iea . hrc a* of ca; I ir? .. the cal" came for all to rt ir:<i fall into line more *J ar. fori We left the road leading to th fi.rd ,.nd turned up the river to th t ft ami crossed at a small ford o f&rnt ff .? Mr. Triplet* and the ..-i :ded a pill to the valley road an . -n.our.iea a"i fed onr horses an r : <\.r 'mvn -MCh- anu an.* urea l'list the yard of Mr. Triplett. 1 *. - h-? . . a woman dying, wh a th '> hoSbaad the day before wa :.chir.sc th- ?' <: ?{ in a wagon an ivfcs shot by one of the robbers froi : -i :e than a quarter of mi . distant \\ riiie here Mr Tulbei ;?ui : V.-i; may easily judjr nr. *' ars <ff the.> :vbbers ar ?ny feelings toward them, but dare not say a *oi\l But my a. y ; 4" back home; fo ' that : n y ?u h: i not be abl the lpol : ; doubtle. - . ' n - \ dip ^ {'or^ r\^ |j| {' id a counsel A f; V.' of OjflS bp3; V$i I'-.lC tl WC1 :r. tar 3?#.' i>aej-. a; u wait in ' r fore* vnfjG" r;*- ^q*tr tift r-;) '~"v' &\to. - tit':e r.arvO' Avt eodfv-o '.?' :?] t?inc : :u?|g, H Vou gg r.-?..1; fc.- hi; \ on U' i fc'.i.- i'.'i ' h -vt: . -vluih hi - r.. t\, v: . ... ouul; It, li' .-ai- v .. yoi- rcacli the hi . - that the: ra- ; . I v. . . u;kt the con n\ m hoi . t -t.itior. them u ? t .. . a -1 <>f li.' fort ai . ? ; - i: ?u tided wit it South. Wlu m?. r. ,re -tar.o?.ad a jijii will I " 'rod -n th. east that y.-u may kno we art . . p;:?c1 took t> e men ami \jffi wni: >m^ie file Or : tcr ar.othv i-, expecting ev ery sir i . shot dew a. We .reathed n< hi Until v ?cached 1 I and ?coui\ iI it jail ia? r and t\?nr * . otie 011 it. \Vi had b'? en in mat! : .ace* of danger dwng :he wai. In 1 t v : had out courage bet-., trit 5 a- : i . i.a? tua'cb thmugr th; kt.t . i\. r\ hat an e:ie?v ;r. we to aid nut see \vas &b( J s > >]> us it: t.'aelis?in <. 1 t- vt-i-atiou ot Oeii.4 ?hoi into cle i i,o-v \i".- a. v.>?- gg? i ; r t&z~\ . . ' : t ^'.yggBBBSBPga . ty when ivt- it'.?,-hod that i.j ' v. r.i-r- v.e fed tpjit ?r. the right -> ad reo fa v. \Vc na.'i i.Vv-r. t! I iiiii o.-ify u i minutes v Ihi ."?! dijt?0"Ok ii'tS Vv^HS rffcOIl itS&Vtli. tlx. <uiu j&KfHS&rfo the ii'-'iu fil iv in ic- > ?era! r'nc- ho?:os >..-. .;-;.7.:.._. He bridled one if or ... .; w hi'c erid.'Ug OUe o\ wcr.'i. a:: j iit briiijraijr tin horse the writ* : 11 tiie hill about tvrenc v.. i- toward the ere'k (Lewis F-u . from .. p.it- tree v.a> -rying t _ * shot at the robber, Hv.r thei iu many iv* ^r "n the way 1 i he horse rapidly awav bey or : s >me thickly timber land and '.'.as oi * ^.ight In less than five minct< ' l hoard the gun ol one vf my men o 7.i>.* r.s . t p behind nisnap. 1 iooi ed and saw that he was pmi t'.ng h ' art: . toward the creek below me. II ' guii snapped several times. I kne that he was trying to shoot one ( Wade's band, but I could not see hin : but i felt thai the mar. was betwee me a: i i he creek. Then 1 saw- anotl 1 or one of my me nsiip his gun to tl ? one whose gun kept snapping. h reached his hand and took hold oi tt 1 muzzle ? f the gun and pulled it i 1 him. He raised it to his face and T V. 3 - i ut acnx U a gUE !'i)l louder. He shot at one of the ro 11 *rs sitting on the bank of the cree S;.it missed him. He pitched furwai into the creek and ran down it t wards the Yadkin. The creek w; t .so over hung with undergrowth th. we saw no mure of him. We su !" posed he was then wa thing for 01 . approach. If he knew of our pi t nee till tired on we knew not. T! P j warning he got saved his life, for i di-i not return to the fort. Our m< kept up tiring o nthe house aii da .?:.u they returned v :ire3' at i e and shot with such accuracy that 1 " had to keep at a great distance I - iiihd tiees and logs. In a very f* ~ minute after the shot was tired ' the robber on the creek bank one p J the me nfrom the east of the fo d fired his gun to let us know that ? rt were stationed. Then such a yell w i GA DEMOCRAT "\ raised in the fort n gwe never heard fore nor since. The most fearful tths. ft was more lik" the howling: * f devils, curing us and prioR us to n e on: evidently trying to make it I . ' pear that thev were there in strong: 8 Night came on ;t was a very datk . <>cdy night. Another counsel of " a: wauv held. Some advised that in lev of our small numbers ami the ; robability of their bringing in re. uils that night and surrounding us. :t would be the part of wisdom withdraw and wait til.' we could a ly greater forces. Others said if we did not dislodge them then that ley would never return for another ffort. A majority of us declared n 'hat we could whip all the recruits hat might come and that we must ay till the fort was taken, saying, II Tvath is preferable to the miserable * fe which they ar*? causing us to lead, vi live or die let u sstay till the >k is done." We staid. And i*i < darkness we constructed a new of breast-works nearer the fort n - d kept on shooting at the house some time after dark. The ene...i; for them to see us We had jl Alexander company a man m IredeJ C'-ur1. . Ii'.o M.e of 5 Wallace Sharp- . Ke went y the --f Wa'l S'. ;?_ . His t: near the rvfirg and bci v.een . h ?.'? ] MV.i wry i - ?r it ; : he a .L. t b at I small - wvc:\ d jrj, i a t:s *?ul - wr; . -A diy. \Va.; .-h.:r?K on as he to, ' set - ens of np r.Kiir day, pail- a e!V his shoes . t y . i'i: waj *o *!v a touched it ano ?jVi? i>?u t?? ill" rivii. V..,; Tharpe replied witl i atii: 4*Wt *-vfli last oiuj Tl .. :hnie out with \Vad< front Hi rai>?d his hand tun h:s '.at a tnou^h he wouk :-.?h ? and tin.:. ?laru-d like an ar v. .iuua the -? --? } hili toY-an! th? i d - on thio igh our line, oui | >. X. isin.;- at him. h;v . ;::tr tee ?:arlc t.? -<_e not a siugh <hot hit him. He ran across the l ot torn |< the Yadkin river and hi? un 10 i del hank ei' he river. Wi-b a! ic , . . .. , , , . , our - i-eha'u wi- l.-.ued to find him lz | IU > IV:.* <>Ke afterward > tha ; sonii i .,r men came within five > . -ix . e* ..f him. We tracked him . the river, hut coutd ne; no fiirthe IV 1"t'f]a0C kin:. Such strides as h< ^ | made arte ihc bottom, according: t< his track . it did not seem possible t< *l j bt made by man. As soon as tin IV I ! other: me out thev ver- seized o; the Miidicrs, and for a few mir.i'tvs i -ee:m .1 that ihov would be torn ti r- . _i Oil . i r.i V A'(-W 1?1 f-ll.. llUllitv: .. men \vho>c mothers. wives and sister .. V.:?tl lr Milted. The whole com v j r:.':y ?va- tor a bule time an inl'nriat fd mo'. . Then for the- first time som "*!oi a.- w re ftnpi essed with ihe fac ' viia' il i- nothing so much to hi L l" ari d a.- a H'nip:iiiy of men so or. w i raged - ti Jose their heads Men u-iTt n?mmaii'lefl . ?.T:mb t< the top of the bouse and extluguisl 1 ; the fire, so rh&t Mithciem time wauh '? | be had to ascertain what was conceal $ed therein. property of nearly everj ? dos iptio:- was found. Mary tini LI ih'e.'ses and ladle* hats uhich the 1 had taken for the dtSoiure vvoniat l" wfcc ..a .pied the house. Many fin? | horses were in the pasture nearby? about twenty. They were returnee n | to their owners. Stakes having beer v" erected for their execution they wen |s told that they must die. They begg l2> ed to be imprisoned for life, but wen l\. told they must he disposed of sum ** J marily, as they had disposed of Clarl a? Henly. Linney and Brown . Passinj n j with them through the yard to th< - j piace 01 execution, 101. anarpe ton le them they could have a little while t? j make any preparation for death ,e should they so desire. They begai 0 i praying, hut their prayer was, "Men ! -pare us!" Wall Sharpe said with ai * > oath, "don't pray to us. Pray ti *r' God. He alone can save you." Som b-jof the men still burning with rag ;?egar? to ridicule and mock then rc* j Wall Sharpe said: "Men. we hav | given them time to repent, and yoi as shall not bother them." at . (To be Continued! p-| 1 DOSE COLD fl m seems to run its course but welcome relief ma; is usually be had durint v2 the worst of the attacl e- by applications of? I WICKS ? VapoRub as Ovmr 17 Million Jan UndYoar* NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE j i 1 rtue of an execi ozs d rect ':Wa ? taugra County, from the Superior j i Court of said county, in that certain action, entitled W. C. Wilson and O. M. Wilson vs. D. I. SUnshery and .J. ?. Stausbery, on the 10th day of i April. 11*23, 1 will on the 2nd day of July, 1023. it being: the first Mon; day of sa a month, to satisfy ..aid 1 execution and costs, sell to th ehighi est bidder, for cash at th? court-. k.i.t.or of Wataujra County, be-j twve the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. I and 4 o'clock P. M.. the following j described realestate. to-wit: Beginning on a beech. running South 73 deg\ West 17 poles to 'a; chestnut: the: North 4 deg. Hast 72 | poU - : a stake; ?n top of the ridge; I then with said ridge Westward 2S pole.-. to a stake in the Ladrine Kgg< ; - ' ; v. ,th : t . s:..k? Davis' Inn th? :? Davis* lino to a stake i.i Landrir.e Eggcrs Deceased, line; then w.th said EggerM line f" an s>.d d<i<re..<d corner. now j i'j.u1'- 1::!o an Kiefward r.to a stake in l.andrine Kegel's line; rear j a pair of drawbars ami school-hoi s- ; | then with the .-aid La?inline Egg vrs* j Jr. iine to the beginning, centeirdng! [| 5-52 acres more or less, from the j fo'-eu'dng boundry is excepted a lj..'-. "f iand allotted to J. Stan - ^ ; k'ontst | t ollew s : , Beginning on a .-mail dogwood hi- J low the little old -tore house at : jushiic i'oa 1. and runs Nor'. I: 8 deg. , West |?oh-s to a stake; tie. ".: Xorth >1 : u. East -i po:. to a rock rhei! South -s deg. East %2 |h>K-s j : t *1 ft 11 popular; then South 25 d . . E, i ' t pole-* to slake n. , 2'I: then ; v, i. the old road to ti: ; pT- Xess. r.e i 2 ?'av cf Me. 1922. < ?. . HIT. :!KR. _ 1 . G re.". P. S NOTICE. X." I.. '1.INA. v,\.: . .\ > TXTY. ?.i. M. s.i.Meith. Admim-lrat -n | ] red gptfey el ai Heir ,';u \ i Geu. ? 'otfcy. PCCC aod. Having been appointed a C?mrais-r 1 violin : i-y the Clerk o? the Supwlor Court "f Wut&uga i "iir.ty, 1 will o. ,Junc i. 1._." . ffer : r ai the Court House ?S>r, in Roone, at one " o'clock p. in., the lands suuafrejA ii? V Watauga township a*, i known as the Geo. Coffey land con sibling ?>f about acres, said lands bounded by the 1 land of Hill Wright and others. ' Terms to be anm?it2iced upon day r of sale. G. M. St DDERTH. Commissioner. for bconomical SUPERIOR MODEL $62< i REMEMBER W EH> ERY, TRUCKS, TOU J STERS, SEDANS, C GIVE REASONABLE ON ANY ONE OF T] COME AND I.FT OUT THE NEW PL; MAY OWN ONE OF MAKE EASY PAYM The Boor 1 WALTER? ' ,waa?. ... ? \ JUNE 7. 1923 If you want money for your real estatesee, write or wire us. GLOBE REALTY & AUCTION CO. Johnson City, Tenn. VALVE-IN-HEAD "J ^ ^^MOTORCARS Fours -- Sixes F. M. Richards. BANNER ELK W_ H. Gragg, BOONE Insurance-Fire, Life and Casualty AH new business and ex* p-rin^ policies promptly at tended to. Adjustments promptly made. GEORGE F BLAIR BL WING ROCK. N C (Office 'r. Poslpffic? Bld^^ I g After Every Meal iiiiEis | Top oil each meal 5 with a bit of I sweet In the form I of WRIGLEY'S. I It satisfies the / sweet tooth and S aids digestion. g Pleasure and combioed. J 8SP(p Transportation i ).()() WE LIGHT DELIVERING CARS, ROAD- J :OUPES, AND CAN Y GOOD DELIVERY HESE MODELS. US TELL YOU ABVN WHEREBY YOU THESE CARS AND ENTS AS YOU RIDF. > ie Garage IOHNSON, Mana?er- fl
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