The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-23
Denver Items.

quite number of the survivors moved
in and took up their quarters in very
much the same position they did twenty
seven years ago, and the greater part OF
the night was spent in jokes and reni-
sniscences of the was Soon Wednesday
morning people began gathering in from
the surrounding country till goodly
crowd was present at the opening servi-
ces, which consisted Of prayer by the
Regiments first chaplain, Rev. 81. T.
Sloan, D. D, after which Col. B. F. Cray.
ton made an address of welcome in q
beautiful. aud touching manner. In pa
thetic words he alluded to the absence,
through sickness. Of Mrs Orr, who has
heretofore been present to cheer the vet.
erans by her presence. Several short
speeches were made by the members of
the different companies. after which q
recess was taken for dinner, which gave
the candidates the chance to circulate
amongst the crowd and try and win favor.
Alter dinner ex Judge J. S. Cothran, N.
C, regaled the crowd with well-timed
and instructive speech on the tariff and
Clemson College. The most touching
incident of the day was the presentation,
by Col. G.. McD!> Miller, Of the oldregi-
mental flag, bullet-pierced and battle-torp,
at sight Of which eyes unused to tears
were seen to weep, and strong men were
moved to tears. After the death of Col.
Marshall, Mrs. Marshall requested the
custody of the flag which was presented
to the Regiment while on Sulfivan's
Island by the ladies of Charleston, and In
exchange, she presented the Regiment
with this one. The only time it was used
as battle.flag was at Charlottesville.
In this fight the entire color-guard was
shot down, and the color bearer, George
Bell, was wounded and retired, when AL.
fred Wardlaw, mere boy Of company B,
seized the broken flagstaff lit having
been shot in two when Bell was wounded)
and proudly waving the flag aloft 10 in
spire the men, fell mortally wounded,
pierced through the head with minnie
ball. After Wardlaw fell, Tom Puckett
seized the colors and bore them safely
from the field.
We had the pleasure recently OF seeing
another flag whose career, though free
from blood, was hardly less eventful than
the first one mentioned. We refer to the
flag in the possession of Mr.. 8. l.. Eskew
which carried us back on memory's
wings to the "Red Shirt" campaign of
:'76. when the government of South Caro-
lima was wrested from the carpet-baggers
and scalawags, and Hampton was placed
at the helm. On one side this flag bears
In beautiful letters the words Hampton
and Home Rule" and on the reverse is
the company's name-Aiken Guards.
These old flags. have served their purpose,
and are only relics Of the past-grim
reminders of the times that tried mems
souls.
The Reunion was re-organized with the
following officers G. Med. Miller, Pres
ident; j. J. Norton, Ist Vice. President; (;
r. Y. H. Lowry, 2nd Yice-President |;
John Eskew, 3rd Vice President Rev.
H. T.. Sloan, d. D.. Chaplain; w. T.
McGill, Secretary; John w. Thompson,
Treasurer. This was the first time Col.
Miller and Chaplain Sloan had met the
old command at Sandy Springs since the
war. Col. Miller presided at the. meeting.
A marriage occurred near Sandy
Springs Tuesday night, having in it quite
an element of romance. AS we learn, the
contracting parties were Mr.. Phillip Gas
saway, of Marietta, Ca, and Miss Margaret
Rice, of Sandy Springs. We learn they
{ had not seen each other in nine years pre-.
yious to the night of the wedding. Rev.
Fl. T. Sloan, D. D., performed the ceremo-
ny. May they live long and be happy.
Last Thursday afternoon Mr., Jefferson
Elrod, also of Sandy Springs, returned
from Pelzer, whittier he lad gone the day
before to get married. The happy couple
ere met at the station by relatives and
friends, aud escorted home. Our best
wishes for success in life attend them.
Mr.. S. L. Eskew is enlarging and other
wise improving his residence.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Jolley, formerly of this
County, but now resident Of Banks
County, Ga, has lately been visiting rela-
tiyes and friends in this County.
The churches throughout this section,
both white and colored,. of all denonina-
tions, are enjoying great seasons Of re.
freshing. Numbers are converted and
added to the church daily.
Fodder.pulling season is at hand, and
cotton is beginning to open, SO farmers
will soon be busy again sowing their
crops. JAY.