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■ W. r. MA1SHALL, Hltw >W fr—rtoUr.DEVOTED VOL> XXV‘ ___•_ GASTONIA, N, C., FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. 1004. SOME INCIDENTS or CBANCELLOISVILLE. Pert Takes by Oee Private Sal* dler—The Weandin* el Jack* mo Stirred tha Fighting Bleed el Me Traces—Fereat Fires Domed the Dea^-Vala Elfert te Identity a Bey Barted Is a Sraye el 57 Be dies. To im editor of IU OmMMi After reeding Brother Henna'* •ketch of the battle of Sharpe bare with to much interest, I deiire to say that all was well said and well told. Bat not half of it can be told by man. not even by those who tramped the whole of the twelve days march, and were in the hardships and perils of actual battle. Now, I will try to give you a short account of the battle of Cbancellorsville, the last battle planned by Stonewall Jackson. General Lee’s army was sta tioned in front of Frcdericks bnrg, and on the morning of May the first we bad orders to prepare to march. Jackson's iruips wu »ogn in iidc. we marched out two mile* in the direction of Gninea station until we attack a dense wilderness of undergrowth. There we turned to the right up the river. We marched all day cutting our road as we went tor the artillery aud ordnance wagons. At dark we found onr army 19 miles above Fredericksburg. Five miles above the Chancel lorsvilie House we crossed the old plank road and aoon opened fire on Hooker’s left flank. The enemy had obstructed a small road by. felling some timber across it. Tba pioneer corps was enttiug oat this timber to clear the road when Gen. Jackson and staff rode over it. They coaid not have gone 40 yards until Gen. Jackson passed back over this same timber supported by two of his staff, one on each side hold ing to him. Like fire in dry leaves, the word spread "Jackson wounded! Jackson wounded 1” As he was beloved by all his men as no other coaid be, it seemed to give the bora deter mination to defeat Hooker’s army. The fire was kept up un til 9 o’clock that night. When we ceased we had driven the enemy back four and a half miles. Hooker took a aland at the Chancellorsville House. Early Sunday morning the fight was renewed and there was hgavy fighting all day. We drove Hooker from his works back over the river. Onr cannon act the dry woods on fire sod on Monday 1 saw a great many Fed eral soldiers that were burned to a crisp. , Sunday night Hooker’s army fell back across the Rappahan nock on his pontoon bridge. Then and there I realised the great disadvantage nndcr which the poor southern soldier bad to make war. Hooker’s surgeons and ambulances were permitted to cross and come over on the battlefield. The antbnlances were grandly fine and the sur geons splendidly equipped. On Sunday morning ss we were charging through a small piece of oak forest, just as Hook er’s lines began to give back, one of . my dear comrades fell dead without a struggle. It was Hennr Gaither, of Co. G. 4th N. C. State troops, Grimes’s brigade. He was a brother of Tbos. H. Gaither, now of Char lotte. Aa I passed over.him, knowing he bad a Bible in his Israaat rwuslra# wstiinh Isa A }ast brought from home, I opened bis coat, took it from his pocket, sad carried it nntil the battle *as over. At Fredericks burg. hi* father, Bpbriatn Gaith er, of MockaviUe, Davie county, came tor his body. We were then 19 miles from the battle field. He ssked Captain Kelly —our old captain, now living in Charlotte — if any one knew where hia son was buried. The father was told that J would > know, if anybody did. He came to General Ramfeur's heedqoar ■ t lold h,« M* *°» fell with hia head ratine pn the roots of an oak that forked at the ground, and that be had been buried is 'a large grave sear the tree by a detail from scute brigade before we went back over the ground we bad fought over. Gen. Raraseur gave me, Pomp Rene, asd Edmund Dongbterd. all of the eatse company, a per mit to go. and with a good wag on and team we went back to the battlefield. At the snot where be fell, we lifted S7bodir« from the pit te our search for Gaither. They bed been buried eight days and yes may guess wist we tndnred, Our friend could not reeogalse hie Jon, so* ' ’ u. ■ * could wc, so be left as he came with nothing but the pocket Bi ble to remember dear Hoary by. The coffin Mr. Gaither brought for bis son was sold on the spot to another man who recogniied hta son by the uniform he wore and we brought him away in the wagon we bad carried for Henry. After the war, Henry's father and mother invited me to visit them. After dinner they showed me tbc little Bible with the in scription 1 bad written in it be fore. the father came for bis boy’s body. I was a member of Co. G. 4th N. C. State troops, Grimes’s brigade. Gen. R. E. Rhodes di vision, Jackson’s Corps. Respectfully, O. M. Shivrs. Issisnli and Vardanian. Rkcbnund News-leader. Aa*. 1. It is almost inconceivable that a president of the United States should have forbidden the postal department to give to an obscure country poatofnee the name of a man personally offensive to the president. Yet we have waited vainly for a denial of the pjb lished assertion that through President Rooaevelt’s influence or tinder his orders the people of ■ miBsissippi ncignDornooo Dave been required to abandon the name of "Vardeman** they had chosen for their office. They intended the honor for Governor Vardeman, of their State. He it a spectacular individual srith long hair and a general air about him of being en advertisement for something and has said many foolish and extreme things. But be never hss said or done anything so extreme, so small or so foolish as the president's re fusal to allow a postoffice to be named for him. Of course the first result will be to gratify Governor Varde man's vanity immensely to make him something of a hero and martyr and to strengthen him him vastly in Mississippi. A more important result will be to deepen the distrust and disgust felt toward the president by the sober, hard-headed butineaa ele ments of the North. These care nothing foe Vardeman or the president or their quarrels. They will, however, consider the act as an addition to the presi dent’s list of impetnons follies, a new illustration of bis lack of sense of personal and official dignity and responsibility. The tnck is one snch as a silly school-boy might be ashamed of. Suppose. Governor Vardeman while editor of a country news paper and making stump speech es in Mississippi did abuse the president with savage disregard for the ordinary courtesies and proprieties? Can he afford to stoop to the petty vengeance or resentment of denying him a lit tle honor snch as is bestowed on any Tom, Dick or Harry, girl, boy or country storekeeper? We find in the list of Mississippi postoffices snch names as Booth, Tillman, Africa, Alligator, Pos anm Neck, Coonville, Crows* yille, Dahomey, Bourbon, Asy !??.* Dixie, Free Trade, Yellow Cat, Lazarus ,uid Rye— anything the humor or whim or impulse of the neighborhood njiftht suggest. Would the ad dition 4>f "Vardeman" make it anyth* worse or leas dignified? The average business man woo considers matters from a business-like point of view would not entrust any? important interest or work of his to a man capable of snch small, foolish, absolutely tbonghtless and crazy spite aa the president has been guilty of in this matter. • A mate of that kind cannot be safe be cause be cannot be counted on. Tha same impulses that drive faH*es in *mall matters will betray him into like follies *° grave and large matters. Thl* ip the president's first "break" since the patty con ventions. Democrats may look forward hopefully to seeing him make others between now end election day ; and the people generally will hops and pray Uiat before we get rid of him bis impulses and eccentricities may not do Irreparable harm to the country. > THE NEWS FIOM EAST 0AST01 Wldowara Still a Coartiag Rack Sarlega Qam pmeetini Next Week—latsrsstlag For -'■M of It! OtMtu. Bast Gaston, Ang. 3.—Colonr Abernetby went up aud spen Sunday with uncle Davie Under wood who baa been sick (or acv eral weeks. He haa improyce no be enn be out some now. Col. W. B. Hlpp la putting ai addition to bis honae, whicl will make it much more con venient than it haa bean. Tbe Colonel ia tbe tbe kind o’tnan te do things when he takes a no tion. Mr. A. Mack Hcudcraon am bia beautiful wife went up te Lowcsvillc last Monday to spent the day with bis brother-in-law Col. D. A. Lowe. Mr. W. B. Rutledge, of Moonl Holly, haa opened school it Bast Gaaton at the Bend seboo honae. Camp meeting cornea off al Rock Springs in about 10 daya. Everybody in onr section ia get' ting ready to go. We wiab all t good time, but more especially do we wish that all may derive aome good by going. Mr. w. T. Connell,, one of tbe beat and most reliable you ns men of Bast Gaaton. baa beet spending several daya with bit brother, Mr. J. R. Connell at Connellys Springs, in Burk* county. Mrs. J. R. Connell and chil dren of Connelly Springs, are in Bast Gaston visiting tbeii many relatives and friends. We were more than glad to see them. They were once citizens of Bast Gaaton. Col. C. T. Thomas, tbe inven ter of Farrortown and bis old friend. Major William Bdwarda, went np to Open View last Sat urday to ace the famous cow that has been attracting so much attention of late. Tbe Colonel and Major Edwards are like uncle Jimmie Connell and Col. Kelly—looking out to see where the prettiest girl ia at. Heavy rains fell in some parti of Bast Gaaton Monday night, but we have" not heard of any damage yet. We’ll be jumped np if Uncle Shoog hasn’t got one on na. He says that instead of raising crow: :ng turtles, he has them now with long legs and feathers on them. This they inherit from tbe Buff Cochin hen that hatched them. Bast Gaston. BESSEMER ITEMS. CTdo tetc far TmhIv'i papt r J Mr*. Sarah Black, of Knox ville, Tenn., it visiting her sis ter. Mrs. H. N. Garrison. Mr. J. P. Chandler has re* ttimed from a visit to Warren* ton, N. C. Mrs. Prank Ormond and chil dren have returned to Gastonia. Mr. L. W. Buck and Mr. Lacey have returned from Ashe ville. Mr. Robert Lewis of Dallas was the gnest of Mr. E. L. Fronebergtr Sunday. Mr. M. J. Shober, has returned from a trip to St. Louis. Miss Wilketon, of Charlotte who has bees the guest of Mrs. J. H. Wilkins returned Tuesday to Charlotte. * ■ Miss Beatrice Whitworth, of Georgia is tbs gnest of her brothers, Messrs. D. and L. Whitworth. Mr. and lift. H. N, Garrison have retained from e visit to Mecklenburg. Mim Ellington who has been visiting Rev. and Mis. Ellington baa returned to Charlotte. Mrs. L. W. Back, Mrs. J. H Wilkins, Mrs. C. B. Whitney sad Mrs. Lecey, thtf Misses Helen Buck'and Bernice Lacey and Ti McMillan visited Gas tonia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Psll re joice oyer the arrival of a son. /?. r * -v•*£• f.-v;/*/«».«: . < - I SKOU CRUSHER BT BUCKET. - Mr. DarM JrakiL Kill ad la a I Wall—Stracfc ky FalUa* Back > at aad Uni bat a Few Mb Mi. David Jenkins, aged a boat i 22, was killed by a well-backet t Tuesday morning about fifteen minutes before noon. At bis ■ home, the Christie Jenkins ! place, four miles west of Gas tonia, he was walling np a well, i Old man Tony McGill, the nc i gro well digger, waa with him. They had taken oat the old wall, > sunk the well deeper, and were • coming back with the new trail about twelve feet from the bot tom. The distance above them i waa about 30 feet. David’s i brother Blaine, (tin cousin George Rhyne and some others were at the windlass. Presently, the warning, "Look out I” came from above. Old man Tony aaya be straightened np quickly just in time to see the Wg bucket fall of heavy rock strike David on the bead and knock him across the opening. In the square well Tony waa standing in one corner and the young man in the next corner l.fa HVL _ A _.11 J!_ a s*v v«w xvit u*K(vi was agitated for a moment, be said, but he seised tbe bleeding boy to raise him op. The first two or three efforts were tin suc cessful, hot be called for the rope, tied it around the body, sad had it drawn op out of the well. The wounded boy never spoke, and was dead in aboot fifteen minutes. A gash six inch es long was cat scrota tbe back of his head just above the line where tbe hat fits. Tbe skull was crushed underneath like an eggshell and on the right side it was cracked clear down to tbe ear. Tbe bucket containing seven large rocks bad broken the well-rope about a foot above the hsndlA and fallen with fall force for 30 feet apon bis head. It teems but a few short months since Mr. George Pcttua in South Point met his death in al most the same manner. He was killed in a well two years ago next month. It is s pitiful tragedy. This young man was living with his brothers and three older sisters at tbe old home place. The family circle was sadly broken in early December by the death of the father, Mr. Christie Jen kins, sod again seven weeks later by the death of the mother at. a time when David himself was so fll with pneumonia that it was feared be would not re cover. Now in a moment be is gone and the home is again a bouse of mourning. Their friends sympathize deeply with the sorrowiag ones.. The funer al and burial took place Wednes day at Mount Olivet where the parents are buried. THE ASSASSIN DEAN. Thi Siam at Mia talar Van Plefcve Mm Frta Vanda la* dieted Nr IHa awnBMak. Tbe uiuila who threw the bomb that slew tbe Russian Minister, Von Plehve, last Thursday died Monday from wounds be received in tbe ex plosion. Von Plehve was Mini* •ter of the Interior and wu In St. Pet era bury driving to tbe station to take a train tor Peter boff where ke was to make bis weekly report to the Emperor. Tbe assassin, a young Finn, threw his bomb at tbe carriage with deadly effect. The minister, bia coachman, and several others were killed, and the'aasasain himself wrfs torn by splinters. ' ’ Tbe post-mortem examination of th% remains of Von Plehve showed that bis death was In stantaneous. The entire tower part of bis face was destroyed, and tbe upper part' wu shock inyly furrowed by bomb splin ters. Tbe ears were torn off; there was a gaping wound in bia breast; bis left shoe Idee wu mangled; his left arm wu broken off between the wrist and tbe elbow, aad his legs were broken. The assassin, whose name was given as Lego, alias Poroseff, was taken to a hospital, where he died Monday as a result of bU injuries. He declared that the crime was care tally planned, that he had no accomplices, that ha wu animatad by human itarian motives. He expressed not tbe slightest regret, and made no disclosures, dying with out giving tbe slightest doe to hia identity. Rev. Or. John 0. WUson, pte siding elder oi the Cokeaburv district, has been elected presi dent of the Williamston Female ■ college tosucoced Or. 8. Lander, daceneed. STATEMENT BY MB. LA PAA. ■« Oivea m Accaanf af the Prw - . < . -ai*. »5/J* ry -X sr Pot fear that false impresaiooa may have been made to my prejudice by reason of articles which have appeared in the newspapers regarding the con troversy lor right of way over my land between the Piedmont Telephone Company and myself, I desire to make a brief state* merit of the facts and proceed* Inga in the ease. The representative of the Piedmont Telephone add Tele graph Company asked for per mission to erect its line across my lands. 1 informed him that I did not want the Hoc erected at all, bat I agreed lor a price I named, whicb I considered fair, to let the line be erected. I re ceived at this time no decided answer, whether or not this price would be paid, but subse quent to this time the manager. Mr. Babingtdn. proceeded to go upon the land to dig holes. When I discovered he was going to build the line, I forbade Ms doing so. When I perceived ha was disregarding my demands not to erect the line on my lands, 1 consulted an attorney, Mr. Maagnm, and ha went to Char* •otto to get an injunction from the judges. He informed me on his return that the judge was bolding conn, end that be would not grant a restraining order without first investigating the matter. The judge said be coo Id not consider the matter antU the noon adjournment. My attorney returned at noon from Charlotte and the Telephone Company proceeded to erect the line. I asked my attorney if I would be liable to indictment if I cat the poles, and be informed me that be thought not. I cm five or six of them. On (he nigh( fol lowing the Telephone Company replaced the poles and strong a wire over them. The neat day I cut them all (18). Then the Telephone Company began con demnation proceedings for the right of way. Upon the filing of the petition by the Telephone Company, I filed aa answer denying the right of the Company to erect the line, end upon the hearing of the matter before the Clerk of the Court, with Mr. Mason and Mr. Wilson appearing for the Company and Mr. Mangum for me, the Clerk of the Court granted every contention and re quest made at the hearing by tbc Telephone Company contending that commissioners should be appointed at once to asses* dam ages. I contended by my attor ney that the proceedings should be transferred to the Superior Coart for trial by the jury. The Clerk overruled my contention in the matter and appointed commissioners and I appealed to toe judge. In the meantime the commissioner* met in Gastonia, and after viewing the property assessed the damages at $37.00. Some time after tbu assessment had been made offers of compro mise were tendered k-y the Tele phone Company, offering to pay si oners had allowed. I refused to accept tbeae oiler*, and fixVd a certain sum which l agreed to accept with some conditions for my protection to he insetted in the contract. Mr terms were re* fused until the Company learned that Judge Hoke hud reversed the Clerk of the Court aod ruled in iny favor. Then the Tele phone Company, without delay, paid the amougi I demanded, which was more thkh double the amouut allowed by the^ommis sioners. and alto agreed to my terms and considerations. Thus ended a long controver sy, in which I was endeavoring to resist the tresspaesiog upon and taking of my property agaiust my will until I was paid whet I considered a reasonable price for the privilege, or else, such rights were obtained by lugal proceedings. D. R. UPai. Gastonis, Aug, t, 1>04. Jail Delivery Vault. SValSv Star. Last week teems to have been specially Mt apart for fail deliv eries in North CaroliuU. MfhB prisoners escaped front Gaston Jail, six from Henderson jail and two from Cleveland's' escape groof Jail. And the criminals The Cbicora ‘cotton mill st Rock Hill, Which belongs to • New Jersey corporation has closed down on account of till, gation in which lu owner baa become involved. . » ■■■ . ,_■ ,im , - ; ^, ft-x±w7'7»f.iXJLSr:ik-y.‘ .•• •'? -=?_■■■=■ ■"■■ "■■■■!jl- ■-.■LL .. r'^;^ keepinFfruits. The fruit season Is on and you will find our stock of fruit powders, acids, and spices of all kinds com plete. King's and Scott's Fruit Powders, Salicylic, * Tartaric Acids, Cloves, f Spice. Cinnamon, Tumer ic, Pepper, Ginger. ADAMS DRUG CO. Description druggists g —g—1 ■
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