The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-10


held over the state there IS a member OF
Company |, Forty-iirst Georgia regiment
living IN this county who was IN every
battle fought By his regiment. in every
skirmIsh in which nis company was engaged,
il every charge made by his command, and
did not fire gun. He was then, ana Is
now, a minister Of the gospel. He did not
believe in killing men, aud frequently
charged the enemy with a yell, saw MS
comrades fall by his side, and whether
routing the union soldiers or being routed
he would not shoot. He was always ready
for duty-stO0d guard, remained at the
picket post, and obeyed implicitly every
command of Lis superior officers except to
draw cartridges, load his gun and shoot.
At New Hope church, on the retreat from
Dalton, several rounds If cartridges we're
| issued to the soldiers and he took one, and
| a snort time afterward ne was struck by
spent ball, but not hurt This remarkable
man is a successful farmer, and splendid
Bible-Christian preacher, aud Is named
Zachariah +. Hardigree
At Wadley Saturday Miss Leonora
McCroan of Wadiey and Glenn Palmer of
! Hlnesviile, were in the presence of a dying
brother, united ia marriage, Rev. II. A.
| Hayes officiating. This marriage, accord
! ing to the cards, was to have been sOlomn-
lied at the Methodist chu en-, but Prof. Eli
| McCroan, the brother of the bride, was, on
| Monday night, taken very ill, and feeling
| that he could not live, desired that the
| ceremony should take place while he had
mind and thought 10 witness the marriage,
which was sJlemnized IL o'clock in the
presence of the family and many friends
| After tho marriage the bride and
groom, with hearts mingled with joy
and grief repaired to the room where the
| dying brother was lying. Collecting all his
strength of mind and power of speech, the
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| band and wife, after which he addressed
himself TO the brother-in-law: "Glenn, you
have won prize. She will make you happy.
Treat her right, protect her and love her."
The young husband answered: Il Will
Then, turning to his sister, the dying man
said: "Sister, from what know myself and
have learned from others you have dis
played good Judgment in your choice.
Glenn will make you good husband. May
you both be happy"
Ensign Murphy in Sumter Republican:
The true history of our flags is this: We
had three battle flags al of them borne by
myself, from Malvern Hill until the last
gun was fired, only when | was away
wounded. The first flag Gen. Doles sent to
Gov. Brown was placed by the governor
in the archives of the state. When Sher-
mans army passed through Millelgeville
they took that flag, together with other
state property, SO that was the last Of that
flag. The second flag went the ronnds OF
all the battles up to May 10 at Spottsyl-
vania Court House. At this battle our lines
were broken, and we fell back. In the at
tempt to recapture our last WORKS | fell
wounded, our men falling back again, leav-
ing me and the flag on the battlefield. |
fell into the hands of the yankees. Before
tue yanks came up / heard them comi lg.
| stripped the flag from the pole, putting
the same under my jacket the yanks
came up and formed a hne nearly over me-
some of them talklug to Ire about one hour
or 80. Later our men recaptured the field,
the flag and myself | lay on the battle
field nearly all night. Gen. Doles saw me
fall aud could not help me; he knew had
tde flag; that Doles sent +. z. Black
now of Atlanta, Ca to hunt ma. A little
before day Black found ne lying on my
back with the flag still under my jacket. |
turned it over to him. Black turned it over
to Gen. Doles, who sent 1T to his wife at
Milledgevile. She kept it hid in well
for long time Mrs. Doles gave it TO our
regiment at Talbotton a5 our second re-
union. She also at the same time and place
gave US her husbands sword So this flag
is, the one in the poss of John 4.
Sullivan of Americas. The third flag
was surrendered with Lees army l tried
to save 1t, but Caps. +. T. Sneed OF Ogle-
thorpe, would not let me.
Oglethorpe Echo: Some three months
ago James Doyle, the lessee of the
johnson granite quarry, between Licking
ton and Crawford, left Crawford, saying
that he would return in short while and
begin operations in his quarry on q larger
scale. AS he set no definite time for his
return, nothing was thought of his CON
tinued absence until some time ago, when
l.. NJ. johnson, becoming aparehensive
decided to open one of the many letters
coming to Mr.. Doyle in his care. TIE
letter was from q sister of the missing gen
tleman, and she wrote as if quite uneasy
about his long silence. Mr.. johnson
wrote the lady that Mr.. Doyle had
left Crawford, and his whereabouts was
unknown. This brought the lady from her
home in Pennsylvania, and she has en-
ployed detectives to search for her brother.
and though they have been at work for
more than a week their efforts have been
futile 50 far. A thorough search in At
lanta, Augusta and Macon, to one of which
three cities it was thought Mr. Dovle had
gone, has failed to get any traces of him,
and 1t Is feared that he has met with foul
play or some fatal accident. Mr.. DOYLE
| had just completed his arrangements for
working the granite quarry which he had
leased, and was hopeful of making
success of his enterprise. Fully $500
worth OF tools which he hal b Jught and
had made were left in his shop near Mr..
| Johnson's, aud his trunk filed with clothes
are still at that gentleman's home, wrere
he was boarding When ne left he carried
only d small grip holding not more than a
change of clothes. He has considerable
sum of money on deposit with one of the
merchants of Crawford, and was known to
have a considerable sum in his pockets when
he left. He is man of temperate habits
and pays strict attention to his business.
| which goes to make his friends more ap-
pfshensive that he has met with some
| nlshap.
DR.. A. W. Knight of Jacksonville died
| Saturday Of paralysis.
The dwelling of Capt. Scott at Lakeland
was entered last Saturday night. by an
unknown thief, who stole the captains gold
watch.
The Young Mems Athletic Club, recently
organized at Key West, has now sixty
members Theiuitiation fee has been raised
from 81 to So, aud 81 per month dues.
Commissioner Sheldon OF New SMYRNA is
in luck. While working near his house a
| short time since, he unearthed a crock Of
! pottery. On examining the contents he
! found between $40O and 500 of old Ameri-
can, Spanish and Mex can coins. Dates are
| found from 1928 to lS4S.
L. w. Duke is busily engaged in taking
I IF ha Cd l.,