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VOL.25. SMITHFIELD. N.C.. FRIDAY.FEBRUARY 15.1907. NO. 50.
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
A Deed ot Heroism Performed by a
Private In the Ranks at Plymouth,
N.C., In 1863.
, I
Much has been said and written
about the Confederate soldier, of
his valorous deeds upon the bat
tle field, and on the skirmish
line; of his patient suffering in
camp, and upon the weary march.1
It has been said that no army
ever marshalled upon this conti
nent had such leaders as we had,
and that their presence and bear
ing, under any and all ciicum
stances was sufficient to inspire
the private soldier to great feats
of heroism. This I believe, and I
believe also, that we had thous
ands of private soldiers in the
ranks that possessed as true and
brave spirits as did our trusted
and revered leaders, and my pur
pose in writing this article is to
give one incident among hun
dreds of others, that came direct
ly under my own personal obser
vation during the Civil war, as
proof of this assertion.
It was during the seige and re
capture of Plymouth, N. C., from
the enemy March 19, 1863, by
Generals Hoke and Ransom, that
the incident of which I write oc
curred. It was after repeated
attempts of our army to take
the town by assaults upon the
upper, or front fortifications,
that Ransom's Brigade, was on
the evening of the 19th of March,
sent around to the eastern or
rear part of the town, to make
an assault from that quarter. It
was late in the evenipg when we
reached a position about one
mile from Bachelor's Creek below
the town. Col. VV. J. Clark's, the
24th North Carolina Regiment,
was placed in advance, and Com
pany E. Lane's from Johnston
County, was thrown forward as
skirmishers. It was now night,
and the moon shown bright from
an eastern sky; I was given four
picked men and sent forward to
reconuoiter the enemy's position
at the creek, and to ascertain, if
possible, if the bridge across the
same had been burned.
The timber on either side of
the road had been cut by the,
enemy, and felled in such a way !
as to make it impossible for usi
to advance iu any other way,
except by the main road leading
to the creek. Reaching a point)
very near the creek, we discover
ed the enemy in force at the
creek. We could see them by the
moonlight, and could see that
they were in action and in con
siderable numbers. I halted my
men and placed them in a secure
position among the brush. I
went back to the skirmish line
to report to Capt. Lane the dis
covery I had made. Lane order
ed me to report to Gen. Ransom, j
whose Headquarters were in a
little house on top of the hill
overlooking the town. I found :
hirn very readily, and after mak j
ing my report as to the army at
the creek, he began to ask me
many questions about the army
and if the bridge had been burn
ed, and the chances for going to '
the creek. To all of these ques-1
tions 1 answered as best 1 could, i
making thesituation and chances \
tor going to the creek as bad as
I well could, with the hope that |,
my report would be taken as i
final, and I be excused from fur- '
ther services as to any discoveries j'
concerning the bridge at the j'
creek.
He finally left the matter with !
me to use my own judgment and
discretion in finding out all that
I could, cautioning me at the
same time, not to expose myself 1
unnecessarily, for he would not I
have the life of one of his men I
lost unnecessarily to the glory <
of beating the Yankees the next 1
morning. We felt better, and '
thought for the moment that we i
were out of a bad scrape, for we 11
had seen the enemy and knew 1
thai there was danger at the i
creek. i
I saluted, however, and start- t
ed for my men left in ambush, 1
but had not got e far when I was t
halted. Upon discovery 1 found i
it to be I.ieut. Applewhite, of the t
Texas Z maves, who bad been f
j. re; eat dui ing t ..e maki ig ol my i
report and insisted on taking
this man, me, and going to the
creek. I never knew what follow
ed between him and Gen. Han
som after 1 left, but coming up
to me, he ordered me to go with
him to the creek. 1 remonstrated
and told him I was taking a dis-,
patch to Capt. Lane on the skir-1
mish line from Gen. Ransom and j
could not go. He told me that'
he hud seen the General since 1
had, and that 1 must go with
him. 1 saw it was no use, and we
accordingly set out down the
road but did uot go very far!
when we were again halted, this
time by two men. Gouiiug up,
we discovered one of them to be
an officer, Gen. Hearing of our
cavalry, the other man I did not
know. Hearing asked us where
we were going. Upon being told
that we were going to the creek
to see if the bridge had been
burned, he said he would go with
us. Again setting out we soon
reached the creek, and not a
Yankee to be seen. The bridge
had been burned and on the op
posite side of the creek was a
small boat or canoe. Every
thing was as still as death. Hear
ing asked who would swim the
creek and get the boat. No
sooner said, than the man we did
not know, jumped in and swam }
over and brought the boat to j
our side, when Hearing stepped ?
in and pushed across the creek.
At this moment, Capt. Lane
with his company reached us j
with a pontoon boat; pushing it
across, Lane and his company
crossed over and gave the com- j
mand to deploy on right and
left and to advance.
The enemy, a regiment strong,
was lying behind breastworks
about forty yards from the creek,
and at this moment poured a
destructive Are into Lane's men.
and for a few minutes we had it j
hot and heavy. The Yankees!
ran and we advanced to the;
hedgerow, some four or Ave hun-1
dred yards. Wo never knew |
what became of bearing, Apple
white or the man we did uot
know, after crossing the creek. I
have never known for certain
who this unknown hero that
swam the creek was, as several
men since the war have tried to
claim the honor of this brave
act, but 1 am inclined to the j
opinion that his name was Caven-!
augh, belongiug to the 85th j
Regiment?Ransom's Brigade? j
and from Onslow Countv, and
that he may yet live. I have j
good reasons for this belief. 1
have written this as giving one
instance, among thousands of
other brave deeds performed by
the Confederate soldier during
the Civil war, and to show that
the private soldier as I knew and
served with him in the ranks,
possessed as true bravery and
courage as did our trusted
leaders.
W. N. Rosk,
Bentonsville, N. C.
Jan. 19, 1907.
Rising From the Grave.
A prominent manufacturer,
Wm. A. Fertwell, of Lucama,
N. C., relates a most remarkable
experience. He says: "After
taking less than three bottles of
Electric Bitters, I feel like one
rising from the grave. My
trouble is Bright's disease, in
the Diabetes stage. I fully be
lieve Electric Bitters will cure
me permanently, for it has al
ready stopped the liver and blad
ler complications which have 1
troubled me for years." Guar
anteed at Hood Bros-, druggists.
Price only 50c.
Nine counties in Kentucky
rave carried local option within
ive days, with majorities as fol
ows: Greenup county, 4 .">(); Som
erset. 131; Ballard, 1,339; Whit
ey, 2,4ol; Clay, 2,140; Logan,
i'anceburg, Pendleton by good i
majorities, and Yodd county,
5he only wet county, in Southern
Kentucky, by nearly 700 major
ty. Nine counties under the
jew county unit or county op
don law have banished the sa
oou withia five days, aud about 1
wenty counties within five '
months including many large '
owns in these counties. There
ire now ninety-three dry counties
' Ke" uckv.?R ? .? H l' i
Kenly News Notes.
Miss Emma Matthews visited
friends and relatives in Selma
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Maud Edgerton went to
Wilson Saturday to see her
sister, Miss Leone Edgerton.
Mr. Oscar Sasser spent Satur
day night with his sister. Mrt. J.
F. Crumpler, near Piukney.
Mrs. J. C.Grady, after spending
several days in tioldsboro with
her sister, Mrs. Smith, who has
been very sick, returned home
Sunday.
To the surprise of their many
friends, it was made known Sat
urday that Mr. Charles W.
Edgertou and Miss ltoss Florence
Harden, of this place, had on
Thursday evening last been
united in the holy ties of matri
mony. It is useless to try to
eulogize Mr. Edgerton ias he is
widely and well known. His
many friends congratulate him
in the scoring of this victory.
The bride is widely and well
known as she has for several
years been the manager of the
millinery department of Mr. 11.
A. Hales' store, and to know her
is to Know one of Kenly's most
popular young ladies, one of a
loving disposition, and of ster
ling qualities. The marital ties
were solemnized by Itev. A. L.
Ormoud, at his home in the pre
sence of only four witnesses.
May the blessings of Him who
is able to bless, continue to rest
on this happy couple while they
journey haud in hand through
life, is the wish of their many
friends.
Mr. .J. 11 Kirby and Mr. C. W.
KJgerton went to Raleigh Tues
day, to be present at the hearing
of the Wine and Cider bill, Tues
day being the day for this hear
ing. It is another victory scored
for the temperance woruers of
?Johnston county, that there was
not any change from our present
temperance laws except allowing
the farmers to make and sell
cider and wine from fruits grown
on their own lands, or rented
lands on which they live. We
can speak for Kenly that we do
not want any more bar rooms
or dispensaries. It has been the
argument of the liquor side for a
long time that if you want to kill
a town get prohibition, but we
dtfy this statement, and ask you
to come and see the prosperity
of our thriving little town under
prohibition.
Max.
Kenly, Feb. Id.
Going Down The Dark Road. I
Sad! Sad! We could call the
names of a half dozen talented 1
men in Wilson who could make '
reputations and success in the 1
business and professional world, 1
but for the awful hold the devil j.
has upon them?appetites and I(
passion?whiskey and licentious- 1
ness. We have been shocked and 1
astouudedto hear of some young 1
men going down these roads, '
whom we would never have 1
suspicioned! And when we are j'
talking with a talented man who j1
could make a very high mark in 1
the world?in his special line, and }1
he cannot talk natural?because'
his brain is shaken with whiskey, '
we say, "He is gone if he don't
quit now." If we were to tell
them what we know about it
they would be offended. It is a
sad state of affairs! Going 1
Down the Dark ltoad to Death! 1
The life wretched! The soul lost! c
?The Wilson Messenger. e
i
Neighbors Got Fooled. I
?
"I was literally coughing my- ?
self to death, and had become j
too weak to leave my bed; and ^
neighbors predicted that 1 would v
never leave it alive; but they
got fooled, for thanks be to God, j j
I was induced to try Dr. King's j
New Discovery. It took just J
four one dollar bottles to com-,
pletely cure the cough and j
restore mo to good sound health," v
writes Mrs. Eva Uncapher. of, I
Grovertown, Stark Co., Ind. t
This King of cough and cold J
nures, and healer of throat and t
lungs, is guaranteed by Hood 1
Bros , Druggists.. 50c. and $1.00. a
Trial bottle free. a
Archer Items.
Mr. and Mrs. W A. Newton
returned Saturday from a visit
to relatives near Oxford.
Mrs. (ieo. it. Stancil and Miss
Sallie Stancil returned Thursday
from a visit to relatives and
friends at Earpsboro.
We regret to note that Mr.
Charles Stott is seriously sick
with grippe. We hope he will
soon be out again.
Rev, A. A. Pippin preached an j
excellent sermon at White Oak
Sunday. His subject was "Life's
Reserve Fund."
There will be services at Salem
next Saturday and Sunday by
the pastor, Elder J. A. T. Jones.
Mr. J. A. Eason, of Clayton, |
came home Saturday morning to
attend the burial of his aunt,
Miss Tempie Eason.
Mr. Walter Whitley, who has
recently undergone a successful
operation in Ilex Hospital at
Raleigh, we are informed, is ex- j
pected home soon.
From the amount of stalk cut- j
ters our farmers are buying wej
think the old style of beating
and cutting by hand will soon
belong to another decade in our
community.
Mr. J. W. Barnes haseoutract
ed.to finish cutting the timber,
recently discarded by Messrs.
Hobbs & Martin, and will move
his machinery there at once.
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Barnes,
of Clayton, were among the vis
itors here Sunaay.
Mrs. Anu Wittenberry, of
Earpsboro, arrived last week to
spend some time with her niece,
Mrs. Geo. II. Standi.
It is reported that smallpox is
raging iust above us near the
county line. We trust it will
come no nearer.
Mr. A. M Medlin, an aged citi
zen who lives here, died last
Wednesday of pneumonia, lie
was buried at the family burial
ground Thursday afternoon.
The sympathy of the entire? com
munitv is extended to the be
reaved family.
On last Thursday night the
spirit of Miss Tempie Eason
passed into the regions beyond
She had been confined to her
room for two weeks, and all that
loving, teuuer relatives and
friends and skilled physician
could do was done, but to no
avail. The grim monster, Death,
with all his terrors came on apace,
not terrors either to those who
are prepared to meet their God.
She suffered untold agonies, yet
she bore them patiently, and
when the end came the spirit fled
as peacefully and calmly as the
flow of the ebbing tide, and the
soul of a good woman went to
reign with its God. She was 70
years, 3 months and 20 days
old. She had for some time been
a consistent member of White
Dak baptist church. She leaves
three sisters and three brothers,
besides an unknown number of
relatives and friends to mourn
her loss. The interment was
tnadeinthe family burial ground
at her home on Saturday after
annn
S. L. W.
February 12,1907.
Marriage Near Powhatan.
At the home of the bride's fa
;her, Mr. J. B. Coats, near Pow
latan, at 3 o'clock on Wednes
iay aftenoon, Mr. R. E. Pool
tnd Miss Judia Coats were united
n marriage, Mr. G. A. Smith:
lerformiDg the ceremony. The
ittendants were Miss Alice Pool |
rith Mr. Herman Coats, Miss
Inna Pool with Mr. Herbert 1
loats and Miss Vara Harrison !
tith Mr. Ponnie Pool.
We wish them much success 1
n life.
!
A Valuable Lesson.
"Six years ago I learned a 1
aluable lesson," writes John,<
feasant, of Magnolia, Ind. "I l
hen began taking Dr. King's
Jew Life Pills, and the longer 1 <
ake them the better I find thein. " I
Phey please everybody. Guar- (
intend at Hood Bros., drug- f
fists 25c. ' c
Lower Johnston Notes.
Our sick list for this week is as
follows: Mr. and Mrs. Seth .Mc
Lamb, Mrs. J. E Jernigan, Mr.
Fldridge McLamb, and Master
burchel McLamb. We wish for
them speedy recoveries.
The school of McLamb's school
house, under the management of
Mr .lunius barefoot, is progress
ing very nicely.
The young men's literary socie- :
ty met at McLamb's school
house February 7,1907, and dis- j
cussed the following query: I
"Which has been the greater in-j
jury to North Carolina, pride or
whiskey?" The judges decided
in favor of the affirmative. They
will have a public debate March
the 10th, 1907. The query is,
Resolved, that the government
of the I nited States should own
and control the railroads. The
speakers are: Affirmative, Mr.
Junius barefoot and Mr. JohnO.
beasley. Negative, Mr. A. If.
Jeruigau and Mr. James O. beas
ley. The public is cordially in
vited.
()r? February 8, 1907, at the
residence of the bride's father,
Mr. J. 11. barefoot, his accom
plished daughter Miss MeliaJ.
barefoot, and Mr. Willie beasley
were happily united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. The at
tendants were: Mr. Oscar Mc
Lamb and Miss Flla barker; Mr.
?I. W. Tart and Miss Hetty beas
ley; Mr. E. P. Parker and Miss
Carria barefoot; Mr. Junius
barefoot and Miss Lizzie Lee;
Mr. Kldridge McLamb and Miss
Maggie Marshburn; Mr. Junius
McLamb and Miss Liser Lee; Mr.
llrady Johnson and Miss Valeria
Tare; Mr. J. (). beasley and Miss
Armartha Parker.
The ceremony which made the
twain one flesh, was impressively
said by Mr. L. P. Johnson, J. P.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple, with friends,
left for the home of Mr. beasley's
parents, where all report a very
pleasant stay.
SciUBR.
Peacock-Matthews.
Mr. Charles Peacock, accom-j
pauied by Mr. Clyde Peacock,!
Miss Rosa Peacock and Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Fuller, went to]
Fayetteville Wednesday after-j
noon where he was married yes-!
terday at 11:.'!() to Miss Nellie j
Matthews. The marriage took
place at the home of the bride. |
the ceremony being performedj
by Rev. Mr. Hughes, of the Epis- j
copal church. Mr. Clyde Pea-1
cock, brother of the groom, was
best man, and Miss Alice Mat
thews, sister of the bride, was j
maid of honor. After a reception j
was tendered the young couple
at the home of the bride's |
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M.
Matthews, they departed for
Smithfield, tneir future home.
FOR STOMACH SUFFERERS.
Dont Use Any Remedy That Keeps
Its Formula a Secret.
People troubled with stomach |
weakness cannot afford to use a I
medicine unless they know what
it contains.
Mi-o-na is the one remedy for!
stomach troubles that publishes
its formula: chemically pure bis
muth subgallate, to allay any
inflammation of the stomach and |
bowels; cerium oxalate, to
strengthen the stomach nerves; (
sodium bi-carbonate, to neutra
lize the poisonous acids that are
present in the stomach troubles; i
and nuxvoinica, which restores (
vigor to the digestive organs ?
and tones up the whole nervous
system. j
This combination of valuable J1
remedies is found onlv in Mi-o-na ! i
stomach tablets, and it so rarely |
fails to strengthen the digestive ;
system, and cure even the worst \
form of stomach trouble, that |
Hood Pros, sell the remedy un- <
ler guarantee to refund the '?1
noney unless it cures. [ (
A 50c box of Mi-o-na will give t
luick relief for indigestion, dis- t
rcss after eating, sleeplessness, j
>r any of the other symptoms of; i
stomach troubles. Unless H e
loos this, the c .st is nothing. 1
Legislative Notes.
The legislature is hard at work
on railroad bills. The House
Committee's bill, putting passen
ger fares at two cents per mile on
all roads which earn over
per mile, at two and one half
cents on all roads earning be
tween $1000 per mile, took up
considerable time in the House
Wednesday and Wednesday
night.
Representative Zeb Turlington,
of Iredell County, sent forward a
substitute bill providing first
and second class fares and em
dowering the Corporation Com
mission to reduce rates to 2%
cents for first class and 2% cents
for seoond class.
Mr. Manning, the chairman of
the Public Service Corporations
Committee spoke iu favor of the
Committee's bill, explaining the
bill, stating that a rate based on
a sliding scale of earnings would
hold before the courts. He furth
er said that the Governor of the
State and the Corporation Com
mission recommended the change
from two fares to one fare. He
claimed that it would be hard to
get any appreciable reduction
without abolishing the second
class fare.
Mr. Laughinghouse said that
the only objection to the bill was
that the Seaboard Air Line was
not included in the two cent class,
but that he was willing to yield
to the judgment of the Com
mittee.
Mr \lnrMn 3 ?.u_ lj.i
WIJ UJ/JJUBCll tuy U1II.
He said that the people are not
demanding u reduction in fares,
but are asking for a better ser
vice. He further claimed that
the reduction of fares woulc^
retard the progress of the State.
Mr. Turlington spoke against
the Committee's bill and in sup
port of his substitute. He claim
ed that the railroads are at the
bottom of the provision for only
one class fare. He took occasion
to speak of the provision in the
Committee's bill to change the
present law in regard to the sale
of newspaper space for transpor
tation and characterized it as an
insult to that class of hard work
ers (the newspaper men) who
have doue more thau any other
class of citizens to redeem the
tttate from misrule, and hold it
forth for good government. He
said let's do away with this idea
that every mau who does not
agree with you is a rascal. He
said several other things which
showed that he is a strong friend
to the newspapers.
Mr. Uarshaw, Republican, op
posid the bill, declaring that
freight reduction should come
first. At the night session sever
al spoke on the bill, among them
Mr. (Jallert. of Rutherford, Mr.
Stevens, of Union, Mr. Owen, of
Sampson and Mr. Justice, of
uuiuoru.
Judge Justice on Prohibition.
Judge Michael Moke Justice, in
his charge to the Mecklenburg
County jury, gave expression to
sentiments thatjdeservejto be read
by every citizen of North Caro
lina. From the account of his
charge published in the Charlotte
News this extract is taken:
"The day of saloons in North
Carolina is nearing an end. The
number grows less and less every
year, and men are seeing that
where prohibition reigns, condi
tions are better without any ex
ceptions. * * *
"Men say that prohibition
won't prohibit. When they make
this statement, they slander the
citizenship of that State and the
community in which they reside.
Wherever it does not prohibit it
is because you do not enforce the
aw. Now I am not going to
make a temperance speech here
today. I simply saj* what I am
loing to say and have said on
this subject because I know you
lave absolute prohibition in this
ounty. The opponents of the
iVatts Law argue that it dis
:riminates between the rights
rod privileges of the rural dis
ricts and incorporated towns,
ust because the country people
ire not allowed to have their
iross-roads grog-shop forru^r
y ?News anil ()b*ervpr.