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tTHE COURIER J. D.BOONE, ... - Eoitob. SUBSCRIPTION OvxYmab, - - Six Mokthi , - . RATES: - 1.00 - .60 fUle AdopU by thi tl.C. Press Astoria Hoi. - ' t The aam of not test than ive cents per I Ine will be charged for "cards of thanks." "resolutions of respeet"and obituary poetry, also for obituary notices other than those which tiM editor himself shall give as a mat ter ot news. Notices of ehurcb and society and all other entertainments from which rerenue la to be derired will be charged for at the rate of five cents line. As we are members we mustenforee these rules hereafter and we trust no one will ex peet us to deviate from them. FRIDAY. FEB. 26. 1897. Thi Alabama legislature journed, last Friday. ad- Thb Shelby Aurora is now pub lished twice-a-week. , I r Gotkknok i Russell don't mind he will win a reputation as tne "cussing" Governor. J The board of trustees ;of the State University has opened its post graduate course to women. Minister Raksom j passed through Charlotte Saturday night from Mexico. He was called home oit account of the serious illness of his wife. - We rejoice at Editor Roscow- er's soccess. The Goldsboro Headlight will soon move into a two-story brick building of its own and will be fitted up in first class style. Editor J. P. Caldwell of the Charlotte Observer and the other N. 0. delegates are in attendance on the National Press Association at Galveston, Tex. They will after adjournment go on a trip to Mexico. J. C. Tipton who moved his paper the Rutherford Democrat from Rutherfordton to Oxford, and -became the sound money Democratic organ during the last campaign, has moved to Lincol ion and will publish the Journa.1. - i JUDQH A. Yft mlYMOBKOf the D. S. District court in Eastern Caro lina died in New York last week. Governor Russell and one or two other Republicans are spoken of as his successor in the event that Cleveland does not flllthe vacan cy, but if -Mr. Cleveland does decide to fillit.Ministerliatt W. Ransom stands a eood show for the appointment. NO GRADED SCHOOL YET. As our readers know we have been anxious to set a graded or public school tor Waynesville. Last Friday night as announced we met at the court house in a second mass meeting to hear the report ef two comraittes and take steps m the matter. The committee on expenses necessary to run such schools made its report, but the one to draw a bill for the jreneral as sembly reported through Hoii. R D. Gilmer that they were unable to agree on a bill and considered it rather late to get a bill through the legislature. , Some remarks were make v for and against schools at the pres ent time and it was decided to postpone further action. But the public schools wil come sooner or later and our prediction that night was that in less than five years we would see a good system of graded schools in our town and that after the svtem had been inaugurated a , short time not a kicker would be ; . - , " - - . I 1 ' found. - i i . Our readers, around Waynes ville at least, know Prof. E. J Robeson. We received the fol- , lowing letter from him on Thurs day night of las week which shows how well this system of education works wherever tried : r Mr, Editor: "I See from the last issue of your paper, that you are advocating a--, graded school for WayM&ville. Will you allow one, who was formerly connected with' the school interests of your '.' town and "who has a tender spot in his heart for her people, to add a word by way of endorsement! After six years experience in graded school work in three towns in this State, one of them no larger than Waynesville, I believe it to be the cheapest, most 1 thorough, and most satisfactory ' system of education available. It is almost impossible to har- monize and unify public senti ment, and to concentrate he educational forces to one end, in any dther way. The history of school life in Waynesrille is the same in all towns, which under-. take to run a private or denomi national school. "With the money which natur ally goes to the school fund, the tax would be only nominal. The argest property owners would contribute less than tuition feel will amount to, and at the same ime add. greatly to the value ot real estate and build ""ud their town. Two years ago, when I came to Uuitman. there were hree or four little schools in the town and all of them starving. We now have a modern school building, with over two hundred pupils in attendance, and one of he best organized graded schools n South Georgia. The results are that property has advanced, new houses i are going up, and within the last few months Quit man has gained a number of her best citizens. Like results will ollow in Waynesville, and you will have a'permanent' school for your children." s Waynesville has good schools now, but the most of our.children are barred because their parents are unable to pay tuition. How ever, we hope that these schols will be liberally patronized, even at a sacrifice. Two years hence we will try again to get schools that all classes can patronize. - Sketcb ot tbe 25th ltetriment of North Carolina Volunteers. In May 1861 the companies which were to form the 25th Regiment, began to, organize in Western North Carolina and to assemble in Camp: Patton at Asheville. As each successive a mm - company iook its position in camp the guard line was extend ed and the civilian began to do duty and learn the step and maneuver of the soldier. By August the 15th, ten companies, the requisite number,! were in camp. On the 15th of Augustl861 the reeiment was organized, the field officers being elected the votes of the commissioned officers of the compaines. jHpn. Thomas L. Clingman, who for years had represented the mountain district in the Coin- gres of th) United States, and who had resigned his seat in the. United States senate, was elected Colonel; St. Clair Dear ing, who had resigned his posi tion in the United States Array, Lieutenant Colonel: Henry M,. Rutlage, a boyish looking young man of twenty-two with military education and bearing, Major; W. N . Freeman was ap pointed Adjt. ; W . H. Bryson Q. M.; John W. Walker, Com missary; Dr. S. S. Satchwell, Surgeon: Dr. G. W. Fletcher, Asst. Surgeon; J. C. L. Gudger, Sergt. Major j Clinton A. Jones, Q. M. Sergt.;! Julius M. Young, Commissary Senrent; Peter M. Rich, Drum Major. The companies conposmj the regiment were: A from Hender son county, commanded by CaDt. Bavlis M. Edney, who was killed in 1865, and after wards by Capt. Mathew H Love, who was promoted to Major and Lieut. Colonel; Capt John Plumbly, who Mas killed at Five Forks; Company B from Jackson county, county, com manded by Capt. ThadeuS D, Bryson, and afterwards by Capti David Rogers; Company C from Haywood county, com manded by Capt. Sam C. Bry son, who was promoted Major, Lieut. Colonel, wounded at Frasier's Farm, in front of Petersburg on the ni,ht of the i7t.h nf June '64. resigned, and afterwards by Capt. W. "N Freeman; Company B from Cherokee county, commanded by Capt. John W. Francis, who Was nromoted Major, wounded at Malvern Hill, resigned, and afterwards commanded by Capt Lee B. Tatham; Company E from Transylvania county,! commanded by Capt. Francis W. Johnson, afterwards by (lant Wrn. Graves, who was killed in front of Petersburg then by Capt. ' Osborne; Company F f r.mi Haywood! county, commanded by Capt. Thomas I. Lenoir, afterwards: by Capt. James M. Cathey, who was killed at Grant's Mine in front of Petersburg on the 30th of June, '64, then by Capt. Jas. A. Bl ay lock; Company G from Athens, Georgia, Clay and Ma con counties, North Carolina,' commanded by Capt. Wm. S. Gfrady, who was promoted Ma jor and mortally wounded j at Grant's Mine on the 30th of June, '64, and afterwards by Capt. John S. Hayes, then Capt. John H. Phinisee; Company H rom Buncombe and Hender son counties, commanded by Capt. Frederick Blake, and af terwards by Capt. Cun ningham, who was killed at Frederisburg December 13th, then by Capt. Thomas J. Young; Company I from Bun combe county, commanded by Capt. George W. Howell, after wards by Capt. W. Y. Morgan, who was promoted Major, and then by Capt. A. B. Thrash; Company K from Buncombe county, commanded by Capt. Charles M. Roberts, who was promoted Major of a battalion and killed by bush whackers while on detail duty in Madison county in 1864, and then com manded by Capt. Burlison. With the exception of a part of Company G the regiment w - o : was composed of mountain men west of the ridge, the Col onel was a politician, a states man; the Lieut. Colonel a pro fessional soldier; the Major a civilian with a military educa tion. There were but few slave ovfners in the regiment,, ninety per cent, of the men we're farm ers and farmer's sons', fully eighty per. cent, home owners, brjthe sons of farmers who pwned their farms. With the Exception of the Lieut. Colonel; thesurvivors expected to return to the peaceful pursuits of life after the war should terminate. The majority of the men com posing the regiment had been Union men until after Presi dent Lincoln's Proclamation, they then regarded thir iaisiF&fSIvern Hill late in ests with the South and ac knowledged their allegiance to thej State. They ; had gone to war to defend their homes from invasion by an armed fo. j .' The men had been accustom ed to independence if tbpught and freedom of actioo-aflcl i had elected for theircompany offi -cers4hsirneighbors and com panions and had no idea ot giving up more of their person al liberty than should be neces sary to 1 make them effective soldiers obedient on duty in dependent off this spirit, they in a marked degree, retained to the close of the war, and it was this which made them the pride of their General in battle and sometimes gave him an noyance in camp. Under the mild discipline of the Colonel and skillful training and accur ate drill of the Lieut. Colonel and Major the regiment was soon thoroughly drilled j and disciplined, on duty. On the 18th' of September the regiment marched from Asheville to Icard Station below Morganton, the nearest railroad 'point; the majority of the Regiment had naver seen a steam engine or a railroad. It stopped a. day or two in Raleigh and drew ! uni forms and reached Wilming ton on the 29th day of Septem ber land went into camp at 'Mitchell's Sound. Here! the regiment had arms: muskets distributed to it. In November it was sent to the coast defence of South Carolina and camped near Graham ville most of; the winter, doing picket duty, drill - ing and building fortifications. March 14th, 1862, the regiment left Grahamville for Newbern, N. Ci, but before reaching that point the city had ' been taken and the regiment met the re treating Confederate troops at Kington, where it went into camp and remained Until after the re-organization, being at tached to the first brigade of the Pamlico, commanded by Generals Robert Ransom! and J. G.i Martin, respectively! At the re-organization Clingman was re-elected Colonel, Lieut. Col. Dearing being a profes sional soldier objected to again taking a second place iu the regiment and retired from the command. Major Ru Liege was elected Lieut. Col. and Capt. S. C. t Bryson of Company C elected Major. Colonel Cling man was soon promoted ' B rag aidier! General, Rutlage to Colonel; Bryson to Lieut. Col., and Capt. Franc is of Company to. Major. On the 24tn of June, 1862, the regiment reached Richmond, Va., as a part ot General Robt. Ransom's Brigade; by sunrise of tne 25th it was on the march towards the front and to join the division of Gen.f Huger, which was then engaged at Seven Pines on Williamsburg road. There was heavy firing of artillery and musketry Jin fout. It had at last come in hearing ot true music of war. About one half mile from the line the regiment was ordered to double quick. It was thrown in line on the immediate left of the Williamsburg idad, passed beyond our ) line when within range of the enemy the regi ment halted, the front rank at the command fired,'fell to the ground, the "rear rankfired over them, then with bayonets fixed they raised the Rebel yell and charged; the enemy gave way and the ground which had been loft in the morning was re taken. The enemy opened a heavy fire of musketry and three times tried without effect to re-take their lines. At six o'clock p.'m. a heavy fire of grape was opened on the regi ment without demoralizing 1 or moving it. It was relieved at dark. Major General Huger in his report of this battle says:5 "The 25th Regiment (Col. H. M. Rutlage's) was. pushed to the left ot the Williamsburg road, where the enemy had advanced, and drove them back in gallant style." The loss of the regi ment was tvo killed and forty wounded. Private B. B. Ed mondson was promoted to Adjt. of tno regiment for gallantry on the field, Gen. Robert Ran som commends in his report of the engagement the officers and men ef the regiment. The regiment was on several occasions during the succeeding days under fire.J2i:the first the evening it made a charge, but for want of support and: on account of galling fire, it was ordered back, and with other regiments of the Brigade was re-formed under cover by Gen. Robert Ransom, and again ad vanced to within one hundred yards of the enemy's guns and ime, when the men raised a yell and charged in the face ot a perfect sheet of fire from mus ketry and artillery, without wavering, ifo ; within twenty yards of the enemy's guus, some going even nearer. At this point Gen. Ransom discovered that he was not supported and that the enemy were heavily massed, very greatly outnum bering his men. Unwilling to sacrifice his men in a hopeless charge and dark coming on he withdrew from the attack. In his report of the battle , he speaks in the highest terms of praise of the conduct of the of ficers and men, commending especially the courage and coolness of Colonel Rutlage and Major Francis. The Colonel was stunned by a bursting shell and the Major wounded. The regiment's loss was ninety three in killed and wounded. After the battle of Malvern Hill General Ransom had full confidence in the fighting qual ities of the 25th Regiment, and: the men of the regiment - had full confidence in him as a care ful, courageous and skillful leader in battle. It was only in camp and on the march that any difference existed between the 1 mn and their General; this existence amounted to pos itive dislike, in some instances hate. The men of the 25th Regiment would hot have ex changed General Robert Ran som as a leader in battle for any General in . the army of Northern Virginia- His mas tery of military tactics, cool ness ou the field, and judgment of ground enabled him to place his men in , action with great rapidity and comparative safe ty, until they were ready to do execution. If he had under stood volunteer soldiers and realized that four-fifths of the men in ranks were as careful of their personal honor, and as anxious forthe success of; the causers he, he would have been the greatest General in Lee's army, was the opinion of the men, and is stil the opinion of the writer. , After Malvern Hill the regiment went into camp for a time at Drewry's Bluff. It was here, in conse quence of the exposure just gone through, that army sick ness first made its telling ef fects on the regiment, the loss by death from sickness being eighty.one. lobe continued next week. S0imiCAlUvLIJfA.' -Hay rood Cuuiy. in the Superior Court octoro the Clerk W T 'Adrar. of it L Moody, def i. v?. A II Moody, . E T Moody,Laura U Moody, Ella Havis. and husband J 8 Davis, ilajrsie Francis hihI husband li L Frincis, Quincy E Mood 4 0car Moody, Fred Moody. I Order of pub 5 lication. The al.ove entitled .aiue of rw "i fTt cm,",pen"'I in Ibe Superior AHMoo,lyone of above named deleiidnnts s h necessary party to the J-anl acnon, and .haihe iuon-r. ident 'V. Ut,C' " !S 11lCrelore orderel suxice be bad !ls to u,t, defendant A II v;,; j1'UDh,,l5lu" u Waynes in ti -ouIKK a i'ew1)aper published "avood county tor six recessive lA r16 deod''"t A II Morwly will therefore t.-.ke ,,utke ti:i,t i,e U required to a ppt.,r u-V,re J K I..oe and answer or demur .u tle plahitills eomplan.t or judgmei.t will he taken p r coidesfo as to deleixfam. A II Moody! Given under inv hand at oilke this 2 W day ot Jan, 1897. J K Uoonk, CU rk buperioi Court ol Haywood County. Ky F W.Milleu, DC. HoLcoMBfi& Green, Attvs for Plaiulifl-. CLOVER, V J??:5nSf-Wr W?mrZZm22Sm -. Jr $eedsfs lertilizers TIMOTHY, RED TOP, ORCHARD GRASS, BLUE GRASS. All Seeds pure and clean. Prices as low W9 still have a ury .'at reduced CANVAS . ' . C0 II 1 I CIO I II II 39 North Main Street, WHITE & LEWIS, y ARDmREv-STOVESvTlN.tDr Cutaway Discs, Harrows, Cultivators, Poultry Netting, Fence Wire, Axes, Picks, .Mattocks, Shovels, Spades, Hoes, Rakes, Mechanics' Tools, s ; Disston, Atkins - and Simonds' Cross-cut Saws, Cutlery, Mowing Blades; QYDAPIIQC Dl nQ' U I linUUUL I LUIIII you it is the BEST PLOW he VUAituui n vjij auu ao iuu ill nt iuvi. iun y v "JillitLIUU pOIIItS 111 Val"-OUS dther places. . ! - i In fact, if you need AXYTIIIXG in the MARDWAREne, we have it BEST Quality Goods, and at Prices that Defy Competition. Sale cf Land. Ou Monday, the first day of March. 1807 within leg.il hours at toe court-houso door ia Waynesville, S.C. I, A. .N.jShouii for th5 Mntual Building and Loan Associa tion, will sell at rullic sale to the higher bidder, for cash in hand, and in bar of the equity of redemption dower and liomesteed the following deseriledeal estate.situAted iu the town' of Waynesville, Haywood county. N. C, and described as follows, to wit: LoU 1. 2. S. 4. .5. fi. 7. 8 9. 10.11 and 16 in Clock i. in the New 0.tk Forest j addition to the town of Waynesville, sur j vcyed, platted and mapod bv E. C. Brown action I engineer, and bounded as follows: Besin- I nmgon the North side of Bovd Aveuue at runs thence N 55 3 22 K along the east side of Siiid R R to N V corner of lot No. 14; thence With the line of lots 1-1, 13, 12. S 6 15' W to the N W corner of lot No, llitbenceSSao iS' W 150 feet to Hitch land Btreet; thence along the west side . of uaid street S 6 15' W 300 feet to Riyd Avenue; thcuce along the N side ot Boyd Avenue N 83 c 45' W 150 feet to a staKe; thence N C 15' E 150 feet to a stakefHhcnce N 83 45' W 50 eet to a stake; thence S 6 3 15' W 150 feet to Boyd Avenue; thence along the N side of Boyd Aver.ne to tho beginning Said real estate will lw sold under the powers given in a certain mortgage execut ed tosaic Ass.Aiation by ni. A. Cnniplell ai d Martin J . Campbell on the 2tt .day oi April 1893 which is registered in the ileg ster's office of Haywood county in book vol. D. page 4G2 et seq, default in pavmeut having made the debt therein secured due. A. N. Siiodn, President of the Mntual Building and Loan Association. This Jan. 28th 1897. PREMIUM BRAND accgJ BONE MEAL, ACID PHOSPHATE, LAND, PLASTER, J All nigh-grade goods. Special Prices oh car-load loU lo Dealers, as can be made on good stock of . . . Clothingiats, r r " ltr b . Ajooas, ttc; prices that will pay CLOTH, for Plant to Merchants as cheappa Midi rVGtO, . . . Respectfully,. RflOFMS - - - Now is the Time to Build...! i. Xever was the time when builders' hardware could.be bought so low as now, You can get Xails now at the unheard-of price of ll cents per pounjJ. Every farmer wants more qr less nails, especially so at this season df the ye?ir. Come in and get a few kegs at these prices and you will save 25 to 50 per cent, on what you-have been paying. In what better way can you practice economy ? And these prices can't last, from the fact that nails are now bought; for' lets than tue cost of nianu- facture. "A word to the wise is ficient." Xos. 0:3,94, and 95 on level io in Jiuisiae plowing, ii neighbor how ho likes the Syracuse. ever hitched to. : We keep the WHITE & LEWIS. Respectfully, Admin isirator's Notice. STATK OF NORT CAROLINA. Ilajwoml County. The undersigned having q-nlified a a i-. njinistraor, with the will a:;uexa 3 ol l.evis fc. Smith, deceasel, hereby givvs notice that he requires all persons h n iiig. 1 ims against the.estate of the said Iewis S. Smi h to present them to the sail I Henry A. Sm:!ii. duly aUithenticatesl. for payment, on r before the 12th day of February. 1S,)S, T this notice wUl le pt-a 1 iti b.ir ot rtvov.-rv. Persiins iudebted to the etito tnnst pav without delay. This the loth day of February. 1807. f HBNKY A SMITH, Ad:nY. i with the will annexed, T of. Ijewis S S i,-it'i. ile -m-c ! Attention, Farmers ! Tho will Asheville Milling Co lKl.v QRr per Imsliol on cars at ville or Wheat Clvde, for so-intl good quality, Shoes, you to examine. t Beds. Willselllf . , & CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. T T PI norsc noes, TV .1 1 "1 mine onoes, ollars , Pads, Singletrees, H arness, Traces, clevises, Etc. Cook Stoves, y Heaters, StoVe Furniture and Our Own Make j j Tin ware, any one piece of which we guar antee to outlast SIX of Manufactured Ware. Lamp Goods, P. T. Chimneys. 160 Test Oil. suf land, and Xos. 40, 30, 20, 120 and you need a 1 low. last ask lie lias it. and will i r your 11 re gkxuine. Extras, made from pi Ml