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LEAKSVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913.
No. 42.
Reminiscences of The Civil War.
(By D. L. AUSTIN)
When war was declared between the
States in 1861, I espoused the cause
of the South and enlisted in The Mer
cer Rifles Company, Infantry, at
Princeton, Mercer County, V., (now
W. V.) June 29th, 1861, and followed
this profession of arms till the echo of
the “last beat of the Confederate drum
had died away forever.”
During the months of July and Aug
ust 1861, the drill company drilled at
Princeton, W. Va. and the 1st of the
following September, “we left the re
finements and comforts of life, for
danger and bloodshed, privation and
strife.”
At this time Brigadier Generals Floyd
and Wise were in the Kanawha Valley.
Brigadier General Garrett had fought a
battle in August at Cheat Mountain,
in which Garnett was killed and his
army routed. We went to Big Sewell
Mountain, Fayette county, W. Va.,
and went into camp.
Here for a short time we with the
3rd. Regiment, Wise began later on
assigned to the 60th Va. regiment Co.
H.
Not far from this camp New River
pours through the Alleghany Moun
tains. On the right bank of the river
is the Hawks'Nest, a rock that rises to'
a perpendicular height of 500 feet, and
a little farther on is Ansted where re
pose the remains of Stonewall Jackson's
mother. Several years ago some broad
minded philanthropic, patriotic men
erected a monuement at her grave
where she had reposed for years in ob
scurity. Some 50 or 60 miles farther
on the capital grounds at Charleston,
W. Va., is a monuement to Stonewall
Jackson.—The: trump of fame will
sound his praise, while ocean bears a
wave.”
In November 1861. we went to
Greenbrier coonty and pitched our
t?7ts 7i?n.* th? Qr^^s brier Wh tc S-jl- -
phur Spring. Here Col. V/m. Starke,
pne of the bravest of the brave, took
command of our regiment.
Early in Dec, we broke camp, march
ed across the mountains to Selma, Va.,
there we got aboard a train and went
by Lynchburg and Petersburg, Va.,
Weldon and Wilmington, N. C., and
Charleston, S. C., to Coosawhatchie on
the Charleston and Savannah R. R.
where we camped a while. Then
went to Pocotaligo 5 miles from-Coo-
sawhatchie. In January one of our
comrades was run over by a train while
he was on picket on a railroad trestle.
He was burried the next day with mili
tary honors. There is not in the world
a more imposing and affecting spect
acle than the funeral of a soldier. The
military forms observed in committing
the remains of fallen bravery to their
parent earth are grand and solemn.
The hearse draped in mourning, the
horses that draw the hearse accoutred
in mournful trappings, the slow and
measured step of the firing party with
reversed arms, that precedes the corpse
the death like stillness that reigns
around, all-all are calculated for mourn
ful effect from the first tap of the crape
covered drum which announces the
movement of the sad procession, until
the tripple roll of musketry peals above
the grave and tells that a gallant war
rior there “sleeps the sleep that knows
not freaking.” Such was the case
when we laid our comrade to rest by
the roadside at Pocotaligo, S. C., far
away from his home-“There was lack
of woman’s tenderness; There was
death of woman’s tears.”
Gen. Lee was with us in S. C. Our
brigadier General was John C. Pem
berton. We never conversed much
with our commander-in-chief.
A private soldier told of a conversa
tion he had with Gen. Lee. The sol
dier was a calvaryman and while on a
march one day, they came to a farm
house by the roadside, cherries were
ripe, and he dismounted, turned his
horse loose in the yard, climbed a
cherry tree and began to eat cherries.
A little later on Gen. Lee came along
and said to him: “Get down out of
that tree and take your horse out of
that yard.”
He said he came down as quick as
he could, mounted his horse and rode
off. He said that was all the conversa
tion he ever had with Gen. Lee.
We left Pocotaligo, S. C., 20th of
March, 1862, and came to Wilming
ton, N. C. Here Gen. French was
our brigade commander. Some of the
soldiers were permitted to go out every
day to the Atlantic ocean, and that
was a grand scene to view the rolling
deep, where the scattered waters rave,
and the winds their revels keep.”
Left Wilmington 20th April, 1862,
went via Petersburg and Richmond to
Guinea Station near Fredericksburg,
Va. Here we performed picket duty
on the bank of the Rappahannock
River until sometime in May, then
broke camp and marched toward Rich
mond, Va. One evening when near
Pamunkey River in close proximity to
Gen. George B. McClellan’s army,
there was some excitement. The citi
zens were fleeing from their homes,
some of the ladies crying and sobbing-
heart-broken. Here we met General
Maxey Gregg, of S. C., who was some
what advanced in years.
“His face was a well written page,
But time alone was the pen.” He
fought his last battle at Fredericksburg,
Va., 13th oMiecember, 1862.
. (Continued next issue.)
Mr. Jacob’s Will.
The last will and testament of Mr.
A. W. Jacob, who died in Danville re
cently was probated last week. It was
written March 4, 1912 at San Antonia,
Texas.
The following is a copy of the docu
ment:
“This, my last will and testament,
made March 4th, 1912, being in my
right mind, do give and queath to my
sister, M. W. Jacob, $30,000 of my
estate, and to my neice, Miss Bessie
Jacob, $5,000; and to Mrs. P. B.
Gravely, 810,000; to Mrs. Mary Cana
da, $1,000; to Miss Marguerite Smoot,
8500, and the balance of my estate,
except the drug business, to R. Chal
mers Jacob, my nephew.
- The drug business I- give to Mr.
John Pruitt, my partner, if he agrees to
pay my sister $500 a year for three
years.
I appoint Eugene Withers, together
with Robert Jacob, my brother, to set
tle the estate.
(■Signed) A. W. JACOB.
“Witness: H. M. SMOOT.”
The Life Time Earnings.
New York—Secretary of State Willi
am J. Bryan, speaking before the cleri
cal conference of the New York Fed
eration of Churches on the subject of
“Fundamentals,” declared it to be his
belief that “it is possible for a man re
ally to earn $30,000 a year for a life
time of 33/4 working years, or a mil
lion dollars a lifetime.”
Secretary Bryan made this declara
tion in discussing man’s relations to
the society, which, he said, was one of
the three things fundamnental in hu
man life. Other fundamentals he men
tioned were “one’s relation to the gov
ernment under which he lives and to
his God.”
The meeting was attended by min
isters representing fifty religious de
nominations.
Comparing the wealth of the richest
American, which he estimated at $500,-
000, 000 Secretary Bryan declared his
belief that Thomas Jefferson and Abra
ham Lincoln rendered services to the
world that were worth immeasurably
more than that. What the world needs
he added, is not the men who amass
money to give away when they die,
but men who give themselves to so
ciety.
Mysteriously Murdered.
What I Am—What I do.
The Courier wishes to one and all
A Very Merry Christmas
Reception to Mrs.
Percy M. Millner.
Mrs. P. R. Millner and daughters
gave a most delightful reception in
honor of the bride of Mr. Percy M.
Millner on last Saturday afternoon.
The room and hall were'tastily de
corated with white and pink chrysan
themums and ferns' and with white
wedding bells’and -festoons.
The house was darkened and render
ed most attractive by the soft light of
a hundred candles which lent a charm
to the attractive gowns of the bride
and hostesses, those, assisting the host-,
esses and the large number of guests.
The bride who was the center of at
traction was attired -in her wedding
dress of white charmeuse and lace
showing to every advantage the charm
ing new citizen whom all so cordially
welcome to our midst.
Her affable manner and graceful
ease already bespeak for her a host of
friends among her new acquaintances
whose warm greetings she accepts and
returns in kind.
At the door the guests were met
and greeted by Mrs. W. R. Walker
and Mrs. T. Lee Millner, assisted by
little MIcs Mary Millner, who received
the cards.
The guests then were received by
Mrs. P. R. Millner who presents each
to the bride who was assisted in the
receiving by Miss Annie Millner, Mrs.
T. J. Smith, of Reidsville, Mrs. A. E.
Millner and Mrs. Gilliam Grissom who
also performed the pleasant duty of
ushering the guests into the dining
room which was charmingly presided
over by Miss Katie Millner assisted by
Misses Madeline Ould, Rivers Ivie,
Annis Moir and Corinne Smith of
Reidsville.
Here refreshments were served to
every one’s heart’s content and all were
escorted to the coffiee booth by Mrs. J.
D. Martin where Mrs. D. F. King, Jr.
and Miss Gertrude Fagge poured.
During the reception appropriate so
los were rendered by Mrs. D. F. King
Jr., and by Miss Gertrude Fagge and
the guets were favored by instrumental
music by Misses Rivers Ivie, Madeline
Ould, Corinne Smith and Martha Tay
lor.
Seldom has our town seen either so
large or so enjoyable a reception and
amid the talk on many yaried subjects
there always was prominent the inquiry
as to who would be the next bride.
Every morning compose your soul
for a tranquil day, and all through it
be careful often to recall your resolu
tion, and bring yourself back to it, so
to say. If something discomposes you
do not be upset, or troubled; but hav
ing discovered the fact, humble your
self gently before God, and try to bring
your mind into a quite attitude. Say
to yourself, “Well, I have made a false
step; now I must go more carefully and
watchfully.” Do this each time, how
ever frequently you fail. When you
are at peace use it profitably, making
constant acts of meekness, and seeking
to be calm even in the most trifling
things. Above all, do not be dis-
dourrged; be patient; wait, strive to at
tain a calm, gentle spirit.—Francis De
Sales.
Eye-Openers.
Dedicated to Would-be Character Robbers,
It is Little Use.
I am a well-aimed missile in a vasty
volley of preventing putting disease to
flight;
I am a messenger of atope who visits
the thousands in despair
I am a harbinger of Joe cure and at
my coming the hopele .ake heart;
■ ' I am a missionary of: unity and pro
claim thelrqih where error reigns and
fraud sits enthroned;
I carry the consumptive from the
tenement to the mountain-side, from
the crowded street .to. the open field;
I pay for. the food that'nourishes the
weakened body of the coughing moth-
er l
I send the visiting-nurse as an angel
of mercy to tha bedside of the sufferer;
T hold my school in the open and
see the color retain''to pallid, childish
faces;
I open'the sanatorium gates to him
who, without.me, wonkL'-iie alone;
I print the gJod news for the un
knowing and spread the gospel to the
ignorant;
I 'smile a benediction on him who
buys me at .Yuletide., am I make glad
his heart because)- he Saddens the
I am small but 11 can dtp eighty
work; I am humble .but I save human
life; I am mute but I speak a message
of iove;
I AM THE RED CROSS
CHRISTMAS SEAL.
I can be purchased at most stores,
and at T. J. Betts & Co,
Information reached Leaksville Fri
day afternoon of the death of Franklin
Flynn, of near Price, and he is suppos
ed to have been foulelly murdered.
The story goes that Flynn was in
Rigdeway on Monday, December 8,
and was exceedingly recklass in display
ing a large roll of bills, and that while
there he purchased some ten gallons of
whiskey. It might be said that Flynn
had the reputation of illegally selling
liquor, hence the unusually large pur-
chance of the Ridgeway spirits. It is
surmised that some one took notice of
the unfortunate man’s money and fol
lowed him to his home for the purpose
of robbing him. It would seem ac
cording to the circusmstances that the
murderer waited until Flynn retired at
night and probably fell asleep. It was
found that five shots were made from
a revolver, three of the bullets being
imbeded in the wall near the bed, the
other two entering the body of the vic
tim. One entered the back and the
other the head. When found, the
body was lying on the floor and was
badly decomposed. The money was
gone but the ten gallons of whiskey
was still in the room, apparently un-
touched.
It is little use for the local editor to
waste his lungs and sprain his spine in
trying to boom a town when the citi
zens all stand around with their hands
in their pockets and indifferently wait
for something to turn up. If the cap
italists or business men do not put
their shoulders to the wheel and do a
little boosting it is useless for the edit
or to [try to boom things. He can
write “boom” articles till he gets
baldheaded, but if the citizens them
selves do not take hold and push, the
town will forever stick in the mud.
The above was taken from the Char
lotte Observer credited to an exchange.
That, however, does not lessen the
truthfulness of the statements, although
some people seem to think that an
editor should know all things at all
times, be responsible for the short
comings of the whole community, and
tell the truth always.
The Other Fellow.
LOVERS’ LONG QUARREL ENDS
Quaker City Couple United in Marri
age After Being Separated by
Spat for 20 Years.
Give him a kindly, brotherly thought
at least once in a while. Make him
the center of things occasionally in
stead of yourself. Get into the habit
of seeing a few things from his point
of view. As you value the best things
for which men were made, do not
make life a competition and all human
ity a field for your exploitation. Of
course you can get ahead of the other
fellow if you try hard enough, and act
meanly enough,- but the net result of
it all is bound to be terribly disap
pointing. The money in your pocket
that ought justly to be in his may not
burn a hole and get out, but it may
do something worse than that—it may
burn and scar and scorch your own
soul. It is really a rather serious mat
ter living alongside the other fellow,
What we do with him may be import
ant from from his view, but it is ve.y
much more important from ours.—
Christian Guardian.
One of the blackest crimes in the
history of Rockingham County was at
tempted during the trial of the suit
wherein The Leaksville-Spray Institute
was plaintiff and B. F. Mebane defend
ant, when A. L. Brooks, C. O. Mc
Michael and A. D. Ivie, attorneys for
the defendant, seemingly colluded to
gether deliberatedly, premediatedly,
and with malicious intent for the pur
pose of going into the Temple of Just
ice and by falsehood, slander, vilifica
tion, misrepresentation and inuendo,
rob me of my good name and charact
er, in an effort to advance the interest
of their client. That their effort re
sulted in a miserable failure does not
lessen the crime, for it was by no fault
of their own that they failed to accom
plish their hellish purpose, but because
I was too well and favorably known.
The Judge presiding, who has known
me from, childhood, knew they were
lying, the spectators knew they were ly
ing, the jury knew they were lying,
and the sadest part of it all is, they
themselves knew and were bound to be
conscious of the fact that they were ly
ing.
I have been looking for the good
that may be
It brings me
portunity to
his grace by
gotten out of this crime,
face to face with an op-
glorify God and magnify
forgiving these would-be
character robbers, and this by his help
and grace I will do. Already I have
buried all purpose and desire for per
sonal revenge. If only by touching a
button I could bring disaster upon them
and their homes and thus get personal
revenge I would not do it, but I feel
the rather like saying: “Father forgive
them for they know not what they do.”
The Lord God whose servant I am,
requires me to forgive the sinner, but
to hate and condemn his sin. 0, the
magnitude of the sin of the character-
robber! Who cm compute it? When
Pay In Advance.
Reception to Brides.
The ladies of the Episcopal
and
A very old Irishman one day aston
ished a friend by announcing that he
was about to get married.
“Married !” exclaimed his
friend.
“An old man like you!”
“Well, ye see,” the old man ex
plained, “it’s just because I’m gettin’
an ould boy now. ‘Tis a foine thing,
Pat, ta have a wife near ye to close
the eyes of ye when ye come to the
end.”
“Arrah, now ye ould fule!” exclaim
ed Pat, “Don’t be so foolish. What
do ye know about it. Close yer eyes
indade. I’ve had a couple o’ thim,
an’ faith, they both of them opened
mine.”—Atlanta Journal.
Presbyterian churches gave a floating
reception at the home of Mrs W R
Walker in honor of the two brides,Mrs.
W. J. Gordon and Mrs J Walker.
The ladies of these rer^ctive chur
ches conspired together to give their
pastor’s brides a hearty welcome, and
even the weather lent a genial warmth
to the occasion. King Sol was shut
out, with his bright, searching rays,
and day was transformed into a mellow
glow by the many subdued lights.
Miss Ann McCargo and Mrs Jno P
Price were the wide awake sentinels
who guarded the entrance, cordially
receiving the guests. Little Minnie
Walker bore the card fray, and Mes-
dames Millner and Foard [were the ush
ers, who conducted the geests into teh
parlor, a symphony in green and
white, where the receiving line pre
sented a glittering array of costumes
and bright faces. The guests filed
down the line to be greeted in turn by
Mesdames Walker, Gordon, Rainey,
S L Martin and Miss Stone. Thence
one proceeded to the dining hall, than
which fancy could picture no fairer
sight—’twas indeed a fairy scene, and
here Mesdames Moir and Walker pre
sided. The decorations were gold and
white, and one paused long enough
to partake of ices, cakes and bonbons.
One made the circuit and landed in
the coffee room, where this delightful
beverage was dispensed by Mrs Jones
and Marshall, while Mesdames Walker
and Field charmed all with music.
After a separation for nearly a
score of years, during which there
were several romantic features, Miss
Matilda Kass, of Appleton, Wis., and
George Alvord of 624 Henry street,
Camden, Pa., have just been married.
Twenty years ago Alvord and Miss
Kass were sweethearts in the west.
A difference arose, and they separat
ed. Some time later Alvord married
another woman and moved to Cam
den. With the couple went Paul
Engum. After a time the boarder
and Mrs. Alvord disappeared and
Alvord awoke one morning to learn
that his wife had divorced him and
had married the boarder.
Recalling his sweetheart of years
ago, Alvord wrote and found she
was not married. A correspondence
was entered into, with the result that
the two decided to marry. In the
meantime, Alvord received a letter
from his erstwhile boarder, in which
the latter stated that Alvord’s former
wife had divorced Engum. The lat
ter had learned of Elvord’s approach
ing marriage, asked forgiveness, and
sought to act as best man. Arrange
ments were under way to carry out
such a program, but Engum -was un
able to come east.
I went to an inn when I’d finished
my work, possessed of no goods but
the clothes cn my back; I wrote down
my name and requested the clerk to
give me the niftiest room in the shack.
The clerk seized me up with an indo
lent eye, nor withered away in my ar
rogant glance; he smiled at my orders,
and said in reply: “All guests with-;
is only a part of it, possibly his pocket \
change, but when you rob a man of his
character, you take a priceless posses
sion, and strike a blow at every mem
ber of his family, not only the innocent
babe in the mother's arms, but child
ren as yet unborn even to the third and
fourth generation.
No man has a right to sell himself to
do wrong, and yet these men must
have sold themselves to commit this
crime for the sake of the silver that was
in it. This article is not a malicious
attack upon them, but only an outburst
of righteous indignation and a rebuke
to such a crime.
The writers of both sacred and pro-
out baggage must pay in advance.” I fane history agree that the character-
started to argue the matter at length, robber is by far a worse man than the
Illustrated Lecture
There will be an illustrated lecture
on Palestine in the Baptist church un
der the auspices of the B Y P U on
Friday night at 7;30 o’clock. Admis
sion is free but a collection will be tak
en to defray the expenses of securing
the stereoptican views.
There will be no service in the Bap
tist church on Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, but the congregation will un
ite in a special service at the Spray
Baptist church in celebration of the
liquidation of the indebtedness on the
building Rev R E White will preach,
Evidently Ready for Him.
A gentleman who had been in town
only three days, but- who had been
paying attention to a prominent belle,
wanted to propose, but was afraid he
would be thought too hasty. He deli
cately approached the subject as fol
lows:
“If I were to speak to you of mar
riage, after having only made your
acquaintance three days ago, what
would you say to it?”
“Well, I should say never put off
till tomorrow that which you should
have done the day before yesterday.”
—Life.
We have just received a nice ship
ment of Huylers fine Xmas condidies.
Also a big assortment of Fireworks.—
T. J. Betts & Co.
SIX STATUES OF THE WORLD
Continent of America Divided Into
Two Parta to Please the
Artistic Eye.
Only recently the stairway foun
tain at the Trocadero at Paris,
France, and the statues which domi
nate it were restored. This work
brought out a curious fact which for
a long time has been forgotten.
The statues represent the five parts
of the world, but unfortunately there
were six statues. The extra, statue is
accounted for in this way. When,
forty years ago, the sculptural dec
oration of the palace was ordered
(the Trocadero is the only remaining
decoration of the exposition of 1878)
it was decided to erect statues to rep
resent the five parts of the world.
But to maintain the symmetry of the
decoration six statues were needed, so
it was decided to divide America into
two parts. Aime Millet and Houssin
were the sculptors for South America
and Hiolle for North America. Eu
rope was fashioned by the chisel of
Schoenewerk, Asia by Falguiere,
Africa by Delaplanche and Austral
asia by Mathurin Moreau.
said I was insulted bv such a demand;
“unless there’s retraction I’ll use all
my strength to hoodoo your tavern
through all the broad land.” The
clerk gave a wink to the janitor bold,
who gathered me up by the slack of
my pance, and sighed, as around on
the sidewalk I rolled, “All guests with
out baggage must pay in advance.”
Some people can travel around on their
gall, though why they should do it is
not understood; the man who is wel
come in tavern or hall has visible as
sets to show he is good. Although we
have pity for fellows of worth, knocked
out by the buffets of fell circumstance,
this rule’s holding good in all parts of
the earth: “The guest without bag
gage must pay in advance.”—Walt
Mason in News and Observer.
highway robber, and if any writer has
made him a better man than the mur
derer I have failed to discover it. The
strong arm of the law and public senti
ment have driven the highway robber
from the land, but the little jackleg
lawyer is still plying his trade in some
places and will continue to do so until
an awakened public concience drives
She Came “Into Two.”
A lady with a wasp-like waist faint
ed in the street one day, and was car
ried into the nearest drug stere. An
Irishman who had observed the oc
currence looked into the store after a
few minutes and inquired:
“How is she?”
“Oh,” said the druggist, “she’s com
ing to.”
"Ah,” replied Pat, come in two, has
she. Poor thing! Bedad, it’s
that I was afraid of.”—Selected.
According to the American
just
Bible
Society, the Bible is now printed in
between 400 and 500 languages and
dialects. In many instances the mis
sionaries have done heroic work in
Bible translation, some of them having
to deal with tribes whose language was
crude and unformed. In Africa and
in the South Seas work of this kind had
to be done.—Christian Herald.
him out. If ever there was a day when
such tactics were useful, that day has
passed in Rockingham County. Her
best citizens stand for truth, honor and
justice.
Now, if what I have written is not
true, I have slandered these men, but
if on the other hand it is true, I have -
rendered a public service by repudiat
ing and exposing their methods. Let
us hope that-such a crime as this may
never again be repeated in any of cur
courts of justice
By some it has been thought a mark
of great courage to stand in the Temple
of Justice and abuse and slander one’s
neighbor, but it is the same kind of
courage that displays itself when one
takes the advantage and conceals him
self by the roadside and shoots his
neighbor from ambush. The right to
practice law does not carry with it the
right to abuse, vilify, slander and lie.
The legal profession has, in some in
stances, been degraded by a few who
thought they could not earn thru fee
I without resorting to such methods but
the higher class lawyer feels that he is
entitled to his fee when he has render
ed a clean, clearcut service.
I do not believe that either of these
men, who appeared for the defendant
in this suit, will ever enjoy the fellow
ship of the Lord Jesus Christ, (which
is worth more than everything else)
until they make public confession of
this crime. Nor do I believe they can
ever enjoy the esteem, respect and
confidence of their fellow countrymen
to the extent they might have enjoyed
it but for this crime.
Yours for Justice,
1 Adv.