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1T7 ( Tho Lenoir News. ( ( The News Pri intery ( 1 IS .NOW PREPARED TO DO JEV fciwr tli. THE V t BY BEST ADVERTISING MEDI YOUR JOB PRINTING. ALL THE LATEST TYPEFACES USED. GIVE USA CALL. . . A TRIAL IS ALL WE ASK. UM. BEAD BY KTESYBODI OKLY 81. OO THE YEAR. H. C. MARHN, Editor and Prop. ri'EUSEEi return m fi::ats. PRICE 81.00 THE YEiR. VOLUME X. XENTOm, C, MARCH 13, 1908. io. 36. lU i ; i K r OLD SOLDIERS EXPERIENCES. Incidents Recorded From IS6I to IS6S. Perilous Escape From Point Lookout. The following is an address de livered by Mr. Simon Seward be fore A.P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans, of Petersburg, Va., sometime ago. Comrades: I was captured Juue 28, 1863, iu Maryland, near Rock ville, the same day that we captur ed a train of three hundred and fifty wagons and a few days before the battle of Gettysburg. I was car ried to Washington and put in the old Capitol Prison, and was kept there six weeks. I formed the ac quaintauee while there of several noted men. amontr them oue of Mosby's captains, of whom I will toll yon later. 1" rom there I was carried to Point Lookout Prison. This place was situated in the fork of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. On reaching there I found about one thousand prisoners. We received the rations of regular soldiers and had a good time. Just imagine a Confederate soldier eating fresh loaf bread, good coffee vith sugar in it, and beef and pork in abundance! We had feasted but a short time when the cook house was built. Then steal ing and short rations commenced. A friend (McPherson, Atlanta, Ga.) and I, not liking the board and various other things, decided that we would quit the place and go home. The prison was square, containing about a space of ten or more acres, and at that time had no fence around it. The guards continually marched up and down on their beats. We decided to wait for a dark night, then crawl as near the guards as possible and wait until they met and turned their backs, then run through in the darkness. During this time I caught a severe cold and had a wretched cough, so could not go with my friend. 1 told him the way to go, gave him ray father's address (which he cut on his ringer nail ), and told him to leave word on the road that I would soon fol low. He did this, and also wrote to my father, giving all the news and tolling him, of me. Up to this time my people believed me dead, as it had beea so reported by persons who said they saw me kill ed. Well, our rations continued to grow smaller, and my friend was gone; so 1 was more determined than ever to leave. A tall fence had now been built around the place, making it very difficult to escape. I tried many ways and failedk Once after I had gotten out I was caught dhd put in the dungeon (a tent) and fed on bread and -water. This made me all the more auxious to leave. It was cus toniary to close the gates, at sunset These gates le1 us out to the sinks during the day. The first day of December, 1803, was dark and rainy. I thought this was my time, so just before time to shut t,h pates 1 crept out. Not a soul o was to be seen. The fence was Derp strongly built, with very largo posts and a parapet on top where the guards were on duty. After passing out of the gates, I went to the right for several pan art of soldiers. I via. .I - y hid behind a post until they passed. They were within thirty yards of me. When they returned, they must pass within five feet of me. Bo I got on tho other side of the post when I saw them coming back. I expected to be found and pinned to the wall with a bayonet: but t , ho happened that when they came within twenty feet of me their at tention was called to a pile of sand on the beach that looked like a grave. It was piled up aunng me day by some ol the prisoners. The soldiers vent at once to the modnd and commenced to stick their bay onets through it. It was owing to this I escaped detection. I re mained close behind the post until nine o'clock, when all was quiet except the tread of the guards over head aud the murmur of their voices as they conversed with each other. My next move was to go from post until I reached the cor ner. To leave there was to do one of two things either swim the Chesapeake Bay or go through the 5th New Hampshire Regiment in camp on the only ground there was I decided on tho latter. When in side the Camp, I saw some horses tied, and tried to untie one thiuk- ing to ride him through the camp and out: but this was "no go The horse commenced to move: the men saw it and meand said: "Who is there!'' I said nothing, and they came to see. Then commenced a race for the bay, about one hund red vards otf. the soldiers aud eruards after me. The darkness saved me from being riddled with bullets. I went at once into deep water, and commenced to swim for my life up the bay toward Balti more the soldiers being camped on the shore for a mile or more. I had a fair wind and tide, and made good time. When I found I could go no farther, I gave up to drown, bidding farewell to this world, . . . ... . i when 1 louiul myseii in water oniy three feet deep. 1 thought at first I had struck a whale, but found afterwards it was a sand bar. After 1 1 1 nrvaln and continued in the water a dis tance of six miles, passing outside of what was called the blockhouse, where thev had wires connected with bells in a house on shore. Thinking myself safe, I went ashore. A chill came over me from a sharp wind then blowing. My teeth commenced to chatter so loud I thought I would be heard So I put my ringer between them. My feet then refused to move. I was chilled through; but hard work and a determination to move on brought a circulation, and I moved first-, slowlv. then faster, until I - --j j , struck a path through the woods I ran up that path with consider able speed until I found myself in front of a large white house. hat to do, I could not tell. I rang the bell and a lady came to the door in her night dress, it lmng about twelve o'clock. She said: "I know who you are. Don't speak, or our servants will hear vou. I will send my husband." He came, in vited me in the parlor, and said "I will help you all I can, but don't speak of it if caught." He mrn me some Iwef. a bottle of o- ' whisky, a coat, and several dollars. Ha said hft whs an oflicer in the Federal navy,-but loved the South and owned negroes. I walked all night, aud at the break of day took a little rest to wait for more darkness. 1 soon fell asleep, but it was a short nap. I found that too much walking, beef, and whisky had made me so stiff I could not walk. Some dogs came across me, and made so much fuss that I for got my lameness and rau through the woods in an opposite direction from which I was sroine. This saved me from capture, as a com pany of cavalry was right after me. Tho dogs followed me through the woods until I came to a deep break covered with ivy. I frightened something, either a man or deer, I can't say which: but it scared me nearly out of my wits. The dogs loft me aud ran after it. I then rmwiAd a little stream ut the hill and fnnnd mvsclf in a field aear a small negro hot. I went to it and spoke to a very bright colored man and asked him the way to a cer tain place. He replied; "Go away from here. If they fiDd you here, I am rained, for I am just out of the penitentiary yesterday." I moved on through the woods and fields until I came to a road and started to cross it, when I met a man who said; "If you go up this road, you are caught, for the sheriff is coming." I looked, aud there he was, riding a horse, with a double barrel ed shotgun on his shoulder and a prisoner walking by his side. I walked right by him, and as soon as I could took to the woods, run ning a mile or more, until I found a thicket, where I hid until nearly night. Being much refreshed, but a little hungry, I started off again and reached a small house. See ing a bucket of water on the porch and wishing for information, I asked for a drink of water. The lady said: "Yon are the man they are looking for. The soldiers on horses have just left here." 1 moved on again faster than ever until I heard them coming back. I jumped over the fence and waited until they passed by. As they passed I heard them talking, 1 sup pose about me. It was dark, and I commenced again crossing fields and woods until I gave out. Walk ing and running twenty -five or thirty miles with nothing to eat was telling on me. I decided to go to the first house and ask for food This I did, but the lady said: "I can give you nothing; my husband is absent." I asked if I might stav until he returned. She re- plied: "Yes. We know of you Y'ou may stay in the yard." When her husband came, he said I could eat and sleep in his house if I wished. He also owned slaves After a good supper came bedtime He said: "To show you that I wil help and protect you, I will make you a bed in this room and put my son in bed with vou." About two o'clock he tapped me on the head and said: "The soldiers are here asking for you, and 1 have told them from the window that you are not here; but they are go in ir to sear eh. So run!" "Come this way," he said, taking me to the back door. I jumped through a gate into the garden, which was terraced, and I thought every time I struck the ground I had gone in .... to a pit. There was a big hiss at the house, but I was gone. By a spring near the garden was a hoi low tree. I went up that aud awaited depelopments. Soon heard a whistle, but gave no an swer. Then 1 heard a voice say: "They are gone! Where are you!" I recognized the voice of my host, and came down. He had a bucket full of meat and bread, and led the way to the woods some distance off and told me to stay there until he came for me. I remained there about two days. On hearing a considerable noise I looked out from my hiding place under a holly tree. where a litter of pigs had been re cently raised ami where fleas were plentiful, to see my pursuers going back, as I thought. TO HK -CONTINUED. Resolutions of Honor and Love. aw J. HAIPE8, Pre. AJL BEAU, Cukier. WA. SHELL A-artltr The session of Rankin ' Presby terian church, Lenoir, X. C, mourns deeply the removal of our esteemed, honored and beloved Emma Rankin by the death Aug el. We pray that our loss is Heaven's gain We honored her for her sympathy and Christ like feeling toward us. Her donating to us a lot, upon which to erect a Presbyterian church'for the colored people of Lenoir. We honored her for her philanthropic spirit. We saw the trend of her soul; more blessed to give than receive. She has cast her bread upon the water to gather after many days with Saints in elorv. She has sowed the seeds of love .among the poor, to reap a harvest of joy among .Niigels. Whereas it has pleased God to call her from labor to reward; Be it Resolved: 1. hat we tender the bereaved fami- y, our heart felt sympathy. 2nd. hat we hold in fond remember- ence her kind feeling toward us. 3rd. That we appreciate what she has done for us. 4th. That we revere her lofty character. "th. hat a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family and a copy to the Lenoir News. Respectfully, r.DEK W. S. Ckakj, ) Eij)ER Turner Norwood - Com Mod. Rev. M.E. Powell? Si Your earnings get into bank sooner cr later whether yon put tbem there or not. If you spend all you make yon let somebody tl deposit your dollars. Having a liank account in somebody else's name will never do Y'OU any good. Why don't you get busy and start a bank account of your own with a part of your own earningf A little bit faithfully added to your your store each week or month will in time make you independent. Deposit your dollars yourself. Let us give you credit for them aud help you on the road to success. ASSETS AND RESPONSIBILITY OVER $300,000. CULTIVATORS. Now's the time to take Rocky Mountain Tea. It drives out the reruis of winter, builds up the stom ach, kidneys and liver. The most wonderful spring tonic to make peo ple well. You'll be surprised with results. 35c. Tea or Tablets. Dr. Kents and Granite Falls Drug Co Rank Foolishness. "When attacked by a couh or a cold, or when your throat is sore, it is rank foolishness to take any other medicine than Dr. King's New Discovery," says C. ' 0. Eldrldge, of Einpira. (ia. "1 have used New Dis- oovery seven years and I know it is the best remedy on earth for coughs and colds, croup, and all throat and lung troubles. My children are sub- iect to croup, but New Discovery quickly cares every attack." Known the world over as the King of throat and long remedies, Sold under gnar nfaat. .T R. Shell's druar store.: 50o and 91.00. Trial bottie iree. Mortimer News. According to an old saying, we may look for some more winter to come again soon. Everything seems to eDjoy the bright warm days, even the little birds are busy singing their Dew songs in the forest. Business in this section as yt remains very quiet, W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. is only operating their plant half time, and the panic and bad roads are both unpleasant for the lumber hands. There has recently been a new mail route established from Edge- mont to Mortimer. Rev. J. R. Annas filled his regu lar appointment at the Baptist church here Saturday aad Sunday. Mr. A. W. Agee, of Hampton,! Tenn., was in our village this week on business. Messrs. M. E. Crisp and J. L. Hayes visited friends at Happy Sundav. Mr. W. C. Moore, Sr., the po pular lumberman from Globe, moved his family to Edgemont a few days ago. Mr. Moore is hav ing a nice dwelling house built there. The two daughters of Mrs. Chas. Young, Hattie and Rose, who have been attending school at" Barium Springs came home this week. Mrs. E. T. Gragg, the popular and elever hotel ladv of Edgemont. has moved, with her family, to Deemer, Miss. We regret to loose these good neighbors and hope they will do well in their new home. We have unloaded a Car Load of Buckeye Cultivators & Superior I Corn Drills. AreYooReadv? BERNHARDT-SEAGLE Hardware & Furniture Co. MOOME'S lose Out Mrs. W. W. Sherrill and daugh ter, Miss Prudie, who were guests of Mrs. Gragg while at Edgemont have returned to their home at Blowing Rock. Success to the News. Reportkr. Mortimer, March 10, 1908. Subseribe to the Lenoir News $1.00 1 Goes on daily and will continue until sold out. We are going out of business. The lease on our building expired Jan. 1, which necessi tated a change, since Mr. Jno. K. Moore has gone on the road, now leaving our business to be closed out. We are offering our stock at ACTUAL COST Entire line at prices never heretofore made in Lenoir. Ready Made Clothing, Ladies Coats and winter lines at half price which is much bolow cost Values never offered before. We want to close out right away. Our stock is new, bought to ' -till in." Everything will be sold at Cost, as the business will be discontinu ed. See for yourself. Yours truly, MOORE BROS OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDING.
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