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XI. A. LONDON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1911.
BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
Today is the 49th anniversary
of the battle of Fredericksburg:,
which was one of the most brill
iant victories won by the Con -
federate army in Virginia. It
was notable as being the only
important battle fought during
any winter of the war by the
Army of Northern Virginia.
Nearly all the important battles
fought by that army were in the
summer season, in hot weather,
but this battle was fought on the
13th of December when snow
was on the ground.
By reference to the map it will
be seen that Fredericksburg is
on the south side of the Rappa
hannock river, about fif tv miles
south of Washington. After the
battle of Sharpsburg (Septem
ber 17th, 1862,) Gen. Lee had
withdrawn his army to the south
side of the Potomac river and
awaited the advance of the Fed
eral army. The latter, however,
Teinaiued inactive and was kept
busy drilling and perfecting its
organization. This delay and in
activity provoked the authori
ties &t Washington finally to re
move Gen. If cClellan from the
command of the Army of the Po
tomac (as that Federal army
was calid) and General Am
brose E. Burnside. of Rhode
. Island, was placed in command.
This change of commanders, as
was soon shown, was no improve
ment, for Burnside himself was
soon removed (after being in
command only two months) be
cause of his de feat at Fredericks
fcurg and subsequent inactivity.
Soon after assuming command
Burstlde determined to make a
forward move aient and capture
Richmond. II a had an army of
mora than 103.000 well equipped
soldiers and SOO pieces of artil
lery, while Gsn. Lee had only 60,
000 men and 1:50 pieces of artil
lery. As soon as Lee discovered
that Burnside would cross the
Rappahannock river at Freder
icksburg he concentrated his
troops in that vicinity, and so soon
as Burnside hr.d crossed the riv
er he was rea-:y to resist hi3 fur
ther advance. The Federal army
marched across the river on pon
toon bridges r.nd deployed on the
south side in ?rrand style, ready
to sweep aside any opposition.
But thp Federals were badly dis
appointed, when, after repeated
and determined assaults, they
were not able to push aside Lee's
veterans who successfully re
pelled every attack made that
cold December day. Early in
the morning there was a heavy
fog that obscured to a consider
able extent the movements of
the Federal, as they crossed the
river, bat soon the sun came out
and the deadly work of destruc
tion began when the Federals
attempted to drive away the
Confederates.
The main attack of the Feder
als (and where they suffered the
most) was at Marye's Heights,
near the Confederate centre,
wnwn they charged several
times with great courage but all
w being repulsed every
iub wita heavy loss. Gen. Rob
rt Ranaom, of this State, com
i t .
maoaea two Brigades at that
place and greatly distinguished
fcfraself in repulsing the enemy's
wtaeltoL. Column after column
f tbe tnemy advanced to the
waaalt and charged most desper
ately, bat eaeh time was hurled
ed baek with terrible slaughter.
The Confederates having suc
cessfully resisted every attack
Banaaide finally desisted and
nitfht covered with darkness the
iryfildof earnage with noth
ing gained by him to compensate
Tor his heavy losses. Next day
tire Confederates awaited and
expected a renewal of the battle
but Burnside and his army had
been sufficiently amused and, af
ter spending mat day idly, with
drew on the third day back to
the north side of the river which
they had crossed with such high
hopes on the morning of the 13th
of December, 1862.
In this battle the Federal army,
according to th official reports'
lost 12,653 in killed, wounded
and prisoners, and the Confed
erate loss was 4,201. Of course,
as was usual in all the htti00
Virginia, certain North Carolina
regiments suffered a heavier loss
than those from any other State.
The heaviest loss of any Confed
ate regiment was that of the
57th North Carolina and the next
heaviest was that of the 48th
Nqrth Carolina regiment. This
This was the first fight in which
the 57th had been engaged and
it greatly distinguished itself.
Alone it charged the enemy in a
railroad cut and drove them out
after other troops had failed to
do so, and no seasoned veteran s
could have acted better. Gen.
John B. Hood, who commanded
then the division to which the
57th was attached, highly com
plimented that regiment in his
official report, saying, "It is with
much pleasure that I call your at
tention to the gallant bearing of
both the officers and men of the
Fifty-seyenth North Carolina
regiment, Col. A. C. Godwin
commanding, in their charge on
a superior force of the enemy
posted in the strong position he
had gained. ' Gen. Hood also
complimented the 54th N. C. reg
iment very highly.
The battle and victory at Fred
ericksburg closed active opera
tions of both armies for the year
1862, and the Confederates cer
tainly needed and deserved a
rest after the bloody and ardu -ous
campaign of that year. When
Gen Lee was given command o f
the Army of Northern Virginia
on the 1st day of June, 1862, the
Federal army under McClellan
was almost in sight of Richmond,
nearer to that city than it ever
was again during the entire war,
until the evacuation on the night
of April 2nd, 1865. When the
year's campaign ended at Fred
ericksburg the Confederate army
was about as near Washington
as tne reaerai army was near
Richmond, and during that cam
paign Lee had not only driven
the Federal army away from
Richmond but had carried his
army north of the Potomac river
and had alarmed the Federal au
thorities for the safety of their
own canital.
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.
A severe West Indian storm is
headed this way.
Jack Johnson, the negro pugi
list, has quit boxing.
The national anti -saloon league
is in session at Washington.
Cherokee Bill, 116 years old,
has registered to vote in the city
election at Grand Junction, Col.
It is said that Col. Ashley
Home, of Clayton, has given ten
thousand dollars for the erection
of a monument to the women of
the Confederacy at Raleigh.
-Atlantic Coast Line train No.
80 was held up by robbers earl v
Tuesday morning near Hardee
ville, S. C. Several sacks of reg
istered mail were taken. The
robbers escaped with their booty.
A timely warning against fires
at Christmas has been issued by
our efficient State Insurance
Commissioner, Hon. James R.
Young, and we wish to empha
size that warning by calling spe
cial attention to it. As every
body knows, more fires occur
during the Christmas holidays
than at any other time of the
year. Many of them start from
Christmas decorations and Christ
mas trees, and not only destroy
much property but many human
lives.
This "Holiday Fire Bulletin"
calls special attention to the dan
ger of decorating Christmas trees
with paper, cotton or any other
inflammable material, and urges
the use of metallic tinsel and
other non-inflammable material
only. Be careful about the use
ot candles on the trees and do
not leave matches loose. Fires
are so easily started that people
cannot be too careful in guard
ing against them, and especially
at Christmas.
Out of eleven townships in
Guilford and Randolph counties,
High Point was the only one to
vote in favor of issuing bonds
for the proposed Randolph &
Cumberland Railroad at elections
held Monday.'
Chas. F. Dowdy, a white car
penter of Wilmington, beat his
father's head in! o a pulp with
an axe Sunday night. Dowdy is
in jail. This makes the eighth
murder committed in Wilming
ton within the past six months.
The greatest cotton crop on
record, 14,885,000 bales, is the
Department of Agriculture esti
mate of the country's total pro
duction this year. This is great
er by 1.447,000 bales than the
record crop of 1904. The esti
mate for North Carolina is 935,
000 bales. Ten years ago North
Carolina produced only 500,000
bales.
In the report of deaths of in
fants in North Carolina under
one year and five years,, the cen
sus bureau has given out the fol
lowing statistics: Asheville, un
der one year, 14 per cent, under
five years, 21 respectively; Char
lotte, 15 and 29; Durham, 29 and
35; Greensboro, 21 and 30; Ral
eigh, 18 and 23; Wilmington, 24
and 34. and Winston. 21 and 34.
Judge George W. Ward, of
Elizabeth City, has forwarded to
Gov. Kitchin his resignation ef
fective Dec. 31st as judge of the
superior eourt of the first judi
cial district. His action was due
by continued ill health, follow
ing several attacks of vertigo
during the year. Judge Ward
has been on the bench seven
years and has made an able
judge. W. C. Rodman, Esq., is
mentioned as his successor.
Mr. Walter A. Parker, of Ral
eigh, estimates the 1910-11 cot
ton crop at 14,350,000 500 pound
bales. He states this is the larg
est, as well as the lowest grade
crop, ever produced, about two
millions of this cotton is blue and
very trasy cotton, and that
there should soon be an active
demand for the twelve to twelve
and one-quarter millions of cot
ton at considerably higher values.
A party, of 10 homeseekers have been
entertained by the chamber of com
merce of Kington.
Turboro has hal a woman suffra
gette meeting. About o0 people heard
Miss Margaret Conner, of New York,
speak there last Friday night.
The first purchase of land in North
Carolina for the Appalachian forest re
serve has been made, 13,503 acres in
McDowell county being bought, the
price paid being ?i00,iO6.
Saved His Wife's Lite
"Mv wife would have been in her
grave today," writes O. H, Brown, of
Muscadine, Alabama, 'if it had not
been for Dr. ; King's New Discovery.
She was down in her bed. not able to
get up without help. She had a se
vere bronchial trouble and a dreadful
cough. I got her a bottle of Dr King's
New Discovery and she soon began to
mend and was well in a short time "
Infallible for coughs and colds, it's the
most reliable remedy on earth for des
perate lung trouble, hemorrhages, la
gnppe, asthma, hay fever, croup and
whoopinsr couxh. 50c. si Trial iw.
tie free Guaranteed by G, 14 PUk-lSOld at all prices,
Coffins and
A full stock of Coffins and
Caskets always on hand and
ORTGAGS SALE. -By vir-
tue of a mortir iira executed to
Horace Jones by J. M. Maj'nard and
wife, on the 1st day of October, 1UC8,
and registered on page 286, in Hook
"EA," in the office of the register of
deeds of Chatham county, we will sell
for cash at public auction at the court
house door of said county, on Satur
day, the loth of January, iail, the fol
lowing tract of land in Williams town
ship, in said county, lying on the wa
ters of New Hope creek and the Dur
ham and South Carolina railroad,
bounded by II. Sears on the south, by
Tuck H udson on the east, and by
New nope creek on the' west, it being
the land purchased from the Murrell
estate aad containing about 13IJ acres.
H. A. LONDON & SON,
Attorneys.
Dec 13, 1911.
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as administra
tor of W. M. Gattis, deceased, I here
by notify all persons holding claims
against said decedent to exnihit the
same to me on or before the 18th day
of December, 1912. This Dee. IS.idh.
JOE W. GaTTIS,
Administrator.
Hayes & Bynum, Attorneys. 1
All kinds
and sizes.
B. Nooe,
Pittsborc. N. C
NOTICE OF LAND ENTRY.
To John W, Johnson, Entry-taker of
Chatham county:
The under&ixned claimant, teingr a
citizen of the State of North Carolina,
hereby sets forth and shows that the
following tract of land, to-wit,lying in
Williams township, Chatham county,
X. C; and described as follows: Ad
joining the lands of J. E. Andrews on
the east and southeast, on the west bv
the lands of Esperan Itigtrsbee, also on
the north by Esperan Ptiggsbee, cos
nering on Henderson creek, begin
ning at a branch west 25 poles, thence
south 43 1-2 poles to J. E. Andrews
line, thence with J. K. Andrews line
to the first station, containing by esti
mation three acres.
It is vacant and unappropriated
land belonging to the State of North
Carolina and subject to entry, and the
undersigned claimant hereby makes
entry of, and lays claim to and pays
for a grant for said laud. This J5lh
aayoi -November, ivii.
J. E. ANDREWS,
Claimant
Witness Myrtle .7 ohnson.
TRUSTEE'S SALE. -By virtue
of a de-a of trust executed to me
by Joseph W. Mann and wife on the
14th of January, 1910. and registered
on page 8 in Book 4'fiV," in the office
of the register of deeds of Chatham
county, I will offer for sale for cash at
?ublic auction at the court-house door
in Pittsboro, at 12 m , on Saturday,
the Cth day of January, 1912, the real
estate described therein, situate in
Baldwin township, said county, in
the village of Bvnuua, beginning at a
stake on the north side of th Chapel
Hill and Pittsboro road at the south
east corner of the lot of J. E. Sturde
vant, thence north with the eastern
line of Sturdevant's lot 3 1-2 pole to
the northeast corner of Sturdevant's
lot, thence east 19 poles and 17 links
to a stake, corner of .1. Q. A. Bryant's
Jot, thence south with Bryant's line
27 1-2 poles to the said road; thence
west with said road to the beginning,
containing about 3 5-8 acres, on which,
is the former dwelling of Raid Mann.
W. L. LONDON, Trustee.
December Cth, 15)11.
CUT FLOWERS.
WEDDING BOUQUETS,
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
PALMS, FERNS, BLOOM
1NG PLANTS. CABBAGE
AND TOMATO PLANTS
All orders given prompt atten
tion, n J. MCPHAIL.
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'phone, No. 94. Florist,
i Sanford. N. C.
(f GUARANTEED TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS
tn ffaOBS THE C3IGSNAL CABBAGE PLANT GROWERS.
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In order to tiioi our accntauli
over Suits, Overcoats, Soy's puits, Pants
and Mats into ssioxaey riglit away,
- we are making the foIlowlEi
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over, which
$2.00 to $0.00, now
Men's Hate, formerly sold from $l.ro to rr f ,
?3.50, including, a few Stetson. inake, Hi it lfird
now being offered at.. ilUli I I IC
Men's Winter Suits, in sizes ranjiintr is, c
from 32 to 44, principally smaller size JUSl ilSil
tue jufc luciuuiiig uouoic ana single ji
breasted styles in blacks and fane vs. I'll
whico. formerly sold from $5.00 to $20, ' T 6
now being oi!erei at PnC6
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It's our intention to sell thesegoods and
offer you Use opportunity of sav
ing some money. .
Our goods are all marked in plain, figures, and we sell at
the same price to all, naturally this price is low in the
beginning, and when that is cut in half, you
must realize what you are being offered.
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REAL BARGAINS.
Come and look wlietlier you fcuy or not.
T. J. Lambe Sons
119 West Main St., Durham, N. C.
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I w e rov t!iw lire'; F3C5T rtitcy PLOHT s in l.s. Iiow us. OTr cirentr tfimiuod
tUfWmi'fA v. e aiTf. rrown and oid nore C3!x(; "JiU uan all m'sct traneiu la the SMitOKnt
r-in'.3a eoPTBod. WHY ? lef-Rii'j otir pltuna must pre w we ueei rone my back. Order tov;
it Js timo to tthew pi.jit3 la your soctiua to cc ozcr eaily ouiuatfs, auiiiey are tk oum
Hip.i sull f,-ir the jnist moiiPT.
fz sow lhrs onz of te&bzm 3oed m? se&soa
t ruit tri't-s and .riminM!tal8. Write for frccr.fciiisr of fJ-JSt-prwf plsnU of the bt-st Tarietios,
oiuCAininTTaiiabie infrmaMon about fruiSiuid vvcUiblc R-rclivT. rX on Cabluis Plants.
In lots of K00a.tlil.0O: 1000 to piO Si Hi pr tt owsajir!; 5.0C0 to SuXOil.Stf per thonraBd: 10.C00 ai oyer
$LCG Itr thousaud. t. o. b. Y'oncs Island. Cur &pcotel express rose on plant is very low.
Wm. C Geraty Co Boa: 139 Yoejjcs IsSaxsd, S.
P. A. B. Widener, of Philadelnhia,
has just paid $1,000,000 for three of
Rembrandt's paintings, '-The Mid.
"Apostle Feter at a Writing Desk,"
anu "i-ortrait 01 a Alan."
fought by the Army of Northern 8,339.
The census, bureau has recent
ly issued a bulletin showing the
population of North Carolina by
races. According to this bulle
tin the white population of this
State is 1,500,513 and the colored
population 697,843. This shows
an increase since 1900 of 236,910,
or nearly 29 per cent, in the
white population and 73,374, or
a little less than 12 per cent in
the colored population. Swain
county has the smallest number
of negroes, only 185 out of a to
tal population 10,403, or less than
2 per cent, while Halifax county
has the largest number, having
24,328 negroes out of a total pop
ulation of 37,646, or about 65 per
cent.
As previously stated in these
columns the total population for
North Carolina is 2,206,287, in
cluding white, colored and In
dians, the last named class em
bracing about 1,500 Cherokees in
western North Carolina and the
Croatan Indians of Robeson coun
ty. The white population of
Chatham county is stated to be
14,958 and the aolored population
7,668.
In 1910 (bef or e Lee county was
created) our cou nty's white pop
ulation was 15 '573 and colored
UXECUTOR'S NOTICE. -Kav
in? qualified as executor of the
last will and testament of James I).
1 ales, deceased, this is to notify all
persons holding claims acrainst said
decedent to present the same to me on
or before December 13, 11)12
This Dec. 13, 1911.
EMMETT YATES,
Executor.
MORTGAGE SALE. By vir-
Vi tue of a power of sale contained
in a certain deed of mortgaara, execut
ed to J. W. Strowd, deceased, bv .1. W.
Atwater, deceased, of Chatham coun
ty, and registered in the office of the
register of deeds of Chatham county,
Book CP. pages 805-6, default having
been made in the payment thereof, I
will, on Monday, the J 5th day of Jan
uary, 1912, at the court-house door in
Pittsboro, Chatham county, North
Carolina, between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 4 p. m., expose for sale and sell for
cash to the highest bidder, the follow
ing described lands, to-wit:
Beginning at a dog wood near the
Brewer spring branch, east 40 chains,
50 links stake; north 8S chains 75 links
to stake, north 85 west 2S chains 05
links to stake, north 3 chains to a
stake, south 06 1-2 west, 24 chains to
stake, south oG chains and 50 links to
a pine in Joe Stone's line, .north 35.
east to the first station, containing
one hundred and seventy-two (172)
acres.
Also another tract, beginning at a
stake, formerly a white oak, the L,vs-
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Ma luau, mence fust wild saiu roaci to
J. II. Williams' line, east to .1. H. Wil
liams' line, west to J. II. Williams'
corner, south with said Williams' line
to pine C. C. Atwater corner, west to
red oak J. W. Atwater line, thence
north to the first station, containing
seventy-two acres, more or less. 0
For a complete description of the
above see register of deeds office and
book referred to above.
This the 13th December, 1911.
R. L. STROWD,
Executor of estate of J. W. Strowd.
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to get even with low-priced cotton.
25 Coat Suits reduced to
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Coat Suits reduced to
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next ten days.
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