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Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

We begin 10 have tangible evidences
Mai We arc TO have q reduced county
TAX rate when we see the Trustees OF
the Poor asking for an appropriation
Of only $as, 900 for the present year
nom the Levy Court. This 10 81, 600
lees than was appropriated last year.
Not only this. but the Board of Trus-
tees OF the Poor have surplus on
hand to return TO the Levy Court of
1900, making $24 600 saved to the
taxpayers OF the county by the sale of
The insane asylum to the State. This is
very good as far as i. goes, but more
pairing down Is necessary to reach a
low tax rate. For this we look conf.
IDENTIFY fox q reduction OF IS, 600 from
Sheriff Aliens enormous profits Tor
feeding prisoners- II this latter reduc
ton is not made the taxpayers will
want 10 know why.
When everybody else IL straining
every nerve TO reduce extravagance,
II would be little cool to demand q
profit OF $4,000 year 10 the sheriff
Tor feeding prisoners. But the Levy
Court while pairing down expenses
should not forget themselves. Their
salaries run in the aggregate to over
rs, 600 per annum. This 10 too much
by 5000. There ia too much com
mNtee work done and too much time
charged tor overseeing work in the
respective hundreds. Not many year.
ago the Levy Court did not cost til,
county over 81, 900. There is no goot
reason why it should have MATERIAL,
increased since.
Clerk OF the Peace Cochran, an
Aounced himself in his speech til
night before last as being prepared &c
. pairing operation. Last year III
clerk received 1, $50 SIS as clerk OF th
Levy Court, and S797Sj rs Clerk {
the Peace, an aggregate OF 5000. OK
This amount is OF course Independent
Of other lees and perquisites of th
Office. We do not know how niue
padng the clerk can bear of this sun
certainly not more than $500. Tn
with the Levy Court saving and u
saving from the sheriff's excess
profits would aggregate ~. 400. a.
with Se4 900 saved BY reduced apprt
prlations tor the alrashpuse and 81
plus returned, we have . total savil
vi 1873, 500.
This is still not enough to reach Il
20 per cent tax rate basis promised
Mr.. Cochran. To reach this will i
volvs the most rigid economy
bridge building and repairs OF caus
ways. A counter movement TO the I
ductlon oil the tax rate Is the lar
number OF taxpayers more than ey
before who have crowded the lie
Court at its present session, urgine
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

On the 1st prox the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company viii put in effect new
tariff OF rates between Phila elphia aud
Long Branch, Ocean Grove, Spring Lake.
Point Pleasant and intermediate stations,
A 1G day excursion ticket will be iseued
via Monmouth junction at Q rate Of 81. so
aud 3-day excursion ticket at rate oil
IS. A To-day ticket will be issued via
Camden and Sea Side Park only at a
rate OF -, and 3-day ticke, BY the same
route at 81 so.
Tho 25-trip family ticket heretofo
issued Will be replaced by 2O-trip lam.
lily ticket which will be sold at rate of
$50, good by either Of the routes specified
above, and will be issued 81 any time
during the year, expiring on December
3ist OF the year OF issue. A so trip indi.
viduAl ticket will be issucd, limited to
any three consecutive calendar month";
from May to October inclusive, at rate
of 80.
A l00-trip Individual season ticket will
be Issued at . rate OF $50, good from
May 70 September inclusive, or from
june to October inclusive, and a 100
trip individual season ticket with same
limits, at rate of $1J.
The 100 trip annual ticket will be is.
bueu Nc uefet0tOre AZ rate OF 80, ex-
piring on December 3lst OF year OF issue.
The usual summer excursion ticket will
be issued At Q rate OF g. Single trip
rates remain unchanged.
The @-trip ticket will also replace the
% trip ticket heretofore issued to Tom .
River, Bay Head and intermediate sta
tons and to Barnegat City and Beach
Haven, and the extension OF limit on
season tickets will also apply to these
resorts.
THIS arrangement not only makes 9 re-
duction In the rates heretofore existing,
but also presents more conveuient forms
Of tickets, the choice OF which will lie
regulated by the wishes OF the purchaser
1t 10 o liberal concession on the part Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company tc
tue large and rapidly increasing voiam,
OF travel now developing between fh!la.
delphia and the upper coast.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
PHILADELPHIA, Wilmington
Baltimore X. K.

$50 a.,
a IA J Ia ~ so n7nG
a. m SO 10 ,as,' Ia =, ~
- az noi 10 a M
Acconmo atlon. go. 40, sot tn
a. M Iaas' sss 10. sin j., III, Wa
n. IN.
ID. iI6i a. M, Il y. . a. 81, tx
10 % %. NJ.
Accommodation, SO, %, vs. eh
u ~ =. ~" - 'Vs ~, va
and ~ IA as. An IA az
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

The remain. OF Nellie Gertrude, In
FAINT daughter OF Thomas A. D. aud
Laura v. Hutson. were taken to Balti-
more Cd Wednesday. The family were
met ut Union street depot by large
number of friends, including the pastor
OF Union Square Church. From thence
they proceeded to Mt. olivent Cemetery,
where the last sad ritss wers performed
over the darling child, and the parents
left the grave Tor their homo in our city
nearly lesrtbrokeu
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
UphoIs cry,

Special offering for Saturday.
Curtains. 10 pair Swiss
Tambourd Lace s7.7S worth
SI2.
5 pair Swiss Tambourd Lace
$3.50, worth $40.
5 pair Swiss Tambourd Lace
$3.50, worth s25.
5 pair Irish Point Lace sI2.so,
worth SIS.
S pair Irish Point Lace $3.50,
worth SIS.
5 pair Irish Point Lace SIS.
worth SIS.
| All exclusive designs. We
hope that ali interested in hand.
some Lace Curtains will look
through this line. Our Spring
line Of silk Florentinc and
Madras Curtains, both by the
yard and in pairs, is now COM
plete and much more handsome
than ever before shown. The
prices will be very attractive to
buyers.
Furniture Coverings
In Silk Tapestry, Silk Broca.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

WEST CHESTER, March 21.-This
morning q man was killed near Green
Tree Station, on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, while walking on the track. he
had stepped from one track OF the line
to avoid coming traiu, when another
locomotive going In an opposite direction
struck him and msngled his body 10 q
learned, but he is supposed to have re.
sided in Columbia, and becn an en-
ployee OF the PenusylyaniA Railroad
Company.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

VIM. H. Mccarthy Successor TO w.
W. Doughty, stall. 81. So, So and 54
Third street market, has constantly on
hand Daw son Bro best creamery but.
ter, York State equal TO priLt) butter,
tub and roll butter. He has also eggs.
cheese and poultry, 10 which he invites
the attention Of the public. As bis price,
are moderate, and as the articles are OF
the best qualities, he may expect large
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

A1OTICE.-I, THOMAS DoHERTY.
IN the tenant Of tho hoase, situated
a 40. sos wsss Front street. In !, shs
Wilmington. County q New Cas-
and State Of Delaware, Ia COM
piiance with tho requirements Of
the acts Of the General Assembly IN such
case made and prov do hereby give
notics that ! shalt apply IN writing to
the Court rf General Sessions Ut the
Peace and jail Delivery OF the State OF
Delaware, IN and for New Castle COun-
~, on Monday. tho 18TH day Of May,
A. u. 1891. being ti,o next term OF said
court. Tor license for shid hause as an
inn or tavern. for the sale therein Of in
toxicating liquors IN less quantities
than one quart, to he drunk ON Tho prem
ises aud tho following respectable cit
liens OF eatd ward, at least twelve of
whom arc substantial frocloldors OF
said ward, recommend the said applicn-
tion, viz:
Peter J. Donnelly, Il. L. Moody,
Preston Ayers, julius Gunfhcr,
J.. L.. Mcssick, Christian spoCri
u J. McManus, Charles Currigan,
James II. Hnrkias, Daniel Bnbcnxor,
John Filliben, Michael Riley.
James Mckcnna, Fred HOFFMAN,
Philip u. Plunkett, VIM. Fleinming,
William q. Baugh, John n. Fiiiibcn,
William Il. Alden. Frcd OFT,
John j. Mahaliern, Edw. Z, higgins,
Hugh Collins. James j. Riley.
James A. U'Donncll, Daniel McE.wee.
nsG-5t THOMAsDOHER
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

JusTIcE and mercy are going forth
through the land hand in hand. JUS
tice is bringing to the bar the Demo.
cratic corruptionists OF Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey and New
York, while Mercy 10 driving hard.
hearted and cruel oppressors OF weak
humanity from the humane asylums OF
Philadelphia,
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

The rotten bottom seems to be about
- ready to fall out Of the Democratic
tub In Maryland as In Sussex county,
Del. Both Maryland and Delaware
VIII most assuredly unfurl the Repub-
lican flag and place their governments
under Republican rule next November.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

TIE Grippe is over, blu. Lung Diseases
are As prevalent as ever. The Balssm
cures every time coughs, sore tAroat,
Group. etc. and really prevents eousump-
tiou. SO cents and 81. Sold by dragxists
depot Fourth aud King streets.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
echcdoie IN effect Nov lo,so
esAAAs LEAVE DEL. AVE, IN,
EAE. Buusn

-. Schedule IN effect Nov io.pp
xkAlks LEAVE DEL AVE mr.,
EAE: Buusn
Gzpress train.
Nkw YoRg. weekday. .,,,
Z. ", az ~ - tas5 I8. u fals1
Nkw YORK, sun'l,y. T. ~.
az 70, - u. II. ~ 10 n m. w
a. nILApLLfnit, week dnv, ,9i,
", 100 4 % ssM. sol slcn ,sa,s
=; ~. sl2Os, on, 'eis S,a i 1,s
% Clo 70 40. OF / So 10 Il "s
,lraniLApkLrHiA, sut,ava .gI. y
~. f@ II 20 n. M. sls0s Ia
~. tie.Sia. t2l sie .eis, n
LnEsrEn. week oays .s,,
". 49, - 81, . %. sjiA y oh
o o.. si2 Os, / 0o :. a. VIZ y
~ ."sla .tlJ. ;o1, Z, ~ ~ 4
" HEsryH. Sundays, on "a, NJ
eo3 II aoa. M, sleo, " ,W I@
81. o $40 80, i5land .IeTi !
a. A n CITY n, j., 80
,.,., whsrBouYp
,,l'inore nlih Wnghtn,in, ia.
II, ~ =; M, 40 'iij. His ID
eaceni s,,,a "a IN. 'al0e H.. n
baltimore and PRINCIPAL s,e,t..
Pniln Division, tl5p. M. daiIy lion
r,ttsburs $50 Il. m. aid ii, y
Ciiicago. IS Ea. IN. VI,
.n Gins y Z : m ana d a. Ilouls IGa
6iHenILr AccoAxoDArlos ia
daily sndl225 n m, daily, e.csn,
day, 10 " y. IN. sunday 9a,y
LAHpvsBKRo AocoxxopArior
Days ~, llJI q. IN, eisanii an
Sun days. W a. IN. b,l5 p. IN.
TRAINS LsAvr MARKET srnsrr s,.,
For Philadelphia ana vac n.
week days: ~, q y. .1 .leis
lsSA s3S. -. tpj y m. sund.rs
z g1ii. IN. y u. IS. % y. m "u4''
For Baltimore. week day. BIZ
q. MT 81. % s.. - - p. ~. saaL,<
.. MT IS and sl5j y. IN.
| Baltimore and principal s,a,iunl
| NmiIn division nt S.ii y. III. =, daily i
| Tor Lanccnherg and way sta,lon,
gays, go, 10 iiA N, .Ss. M
sundays ~ n. me- - n M.
day. IS" "''' Nsp|
Pittspurs, " am, daily,exoep,
day; $50 =. m. ny.
LEAVE Pnir.pELpniA Fon WrNlSt
DaiIy.st 10, .ll5, 1907 rliea.m
noon, ] y, 800, 'Rl'im. Az $50 Ii,
el0, 10 10 p. N.
Daily. except Sunday, sis. g inani ,
M, eljS. - iVHni . 81. II. sJp. IN. sun
only, $50 a. M, y 81 m.
Telephone ~ ~
N nates 70 westsrr polnls lover d
vtaany otherllue.
J.T. OpLLL. l.o.scuL'
Gent MaAlse-. 6enlfa,s. 4
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

7. A. Shannon has huc line of dry
goods. trimiaings aud gents furnishing
goods al lowest prices Al 3o5 West Second
sireet.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
OF
STOCK.

living winierea a lot Of stock. will
ieil at public sale A. my residence 10 Penns-
mites west OF Chstd's Ford, AID u. miles
EAST Of Hamorton. GA
THURSDAY. April srd, 1890
at O'Clock, p. m, the following described
NJ. /. ,Ine handsome Msmeripo chief
fosIy1 N september .4lh. lisa; isa hleoded
bay vita black points, is Isl hands high and
aea eh,Is eGa
iy broken. fnis Is an extra fne horse anu a
sure fDsl setter. For pedigree see hand oils.
10. lisa brown mare. 10 years cid, good
No. ,. Bav mare colt coming years old.
No. I. Bay horse colt coming scar old.
No. s. Roam horse c IL lmtHk year old.
TWENTY-FIVE Lead good dairy cows As 1ne
q lot As there Is IN Chester counsy. Ih,y are
tts s s9 .rlas ss sqs ste Ts sss
pure Sonthdowu ewes and u head OF lambs;
sonthdosn BUCK years old: 80 Ia sheIs Of
corn, lot u potatoes, roai cart ana many
Terms; All sums OF 80 and under. cash;
over that amount credit Of 5mOn;hs bT
siNins note with ,rR 5is;.r 's IN nSy;sp.
| L. W. sudhsm son. sucts . 2i-sod-itw
PUBLIC SALE.
lies. In the Tenth ward, in the eity Of VII,
1T EspAY. April .lst 100
beion sing ic tie est.ie e o, The iate r rrsncf
| Green, the brick house, situated Al the corne
OF second and t,ttrfy size + sisA lot 'front.'
Terms At sale.
| T Thasafs GREEN GREEN Aamiuistr.'or,.
s-i0-St-e3d'
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
Furniture Polish

Apply with a rag. renews gloss
furniture at once. U Sc o II
pianos, organs. bedroom suites,
chairs, grained wood work in
houses. or natural wood finishes.
Don't use soap, twill spoil you
furniture. Our FURNITURE Pol
ISL restores the original new APP
pearance.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

novelties In vail decorations at Jones
Nc. a22 Marke, street wo-k done with
dsspAtst.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
Kalsomine

Looks good as wall paper. Any
body can apply lit. All colors,
also white.
We have lots of things you
will need when cleaning house
this Spring.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
Inferred In Baltimore.

Miss Damai. of Philadelphia is visit
log Miss Chalfant OF West Third street.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
MANUEL RICHENBERaxH.


NOTICE., JAMES WHITE, tho
IN owner and occupant of the house
situated ut tho N. u. corner of Front
and Poplar streets, In tho second ward
OF tho city OF Wilmington, county OF
New Castle and State of Delaware. In
compliance with the requirements OF
tho acts of the General Assembly in
such case made and provided, do hereby
give notice that shall apply In writing
10 the Court of General Sessions Of the
Peace and Jail Delivery OF the State OF
Delaware. in.and for New Castle Coun-
~, on Monday, the 18th day of May,
A. ID. 1880, being tile next term of said
court, for u license for said house as an
Inn OF tavern, for the sale therein OF in
toxicatinR liquors in less quantities
than one quart TO be drunk on the prem
ises, and tho following respectable cit
liens Of said wnrd. twelve being sub
stantial frceholders. recommend the
said application, viz;
George N Quinn John Dunbar
Charles X parks Richard Hodgsou
Robert Kenyon James irvin
Michael Walsh Edmund Y ,tAynes
Patrick iIArmey George Henderson
tiustAve konitfer Newton Pszbody
Henry feldmeter Alexander Chambtrs
Tebi George Hirxei Hernard flyan
Michael Grady yoapb q Conner
Daniel O'nyrnc John y Helmet
John J O'Hars HorrLt Back
MAsheus spsigelhaitsr Win u Tnhbs
Iourph w flearn NV shockley
Matthias HurnberR v Reed
s-2B-sts jAhEs WHITE.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
TaI|orIng,

Have you ever taken
the trouble to look
through our stock9 We
claim to have a stock of
fine goods for making
fine Clothing to order
such as you seldom see.
We have gone Into oil
the markets to find the
best things to be found.
We think we imported
direct from London
some Of the most stylish
Suitings andTrouserings
ever seen in our city.
We have also bought
from Philadelphia, New
York and Boston lots
and lots Of handsome
goods which we have
ready to show you, and
IRE prepared to cut and
make the m up at short
notice. We have four
cutters cutting and fit
ting, with a big force Of
tailoYs hard at work all
the time. Come 10 and
look.
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28
walnut stain


Cheaper than carpet, and far
healthier
Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

living winterea a lot OF stock. will
sell at public sale A. my residence 10 Penns-
barry township, Chester tountF, Pa, -
miles west of Chsfd's Ford, AID III miles
east Of Hamorton. On
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-15
Didn't want a Thermometer.


''Can ! sell you thermometer to-
day?" inquired young man at the back
door OF farm house.
Whats them?" demanded a hoarse
voice from the echoing corridors of
large kitchen, and the manipulation OF the
voice loomed up in his shirt sleeves.
"Tbermometers, answered the youth.
"What are they good for?"
ITO indicate the temperature.
"What tempersture?'
The temperature of the atmosphere
where they are located. 3"
"Reg'late the weather, eh?"
"No, they don't exactly regulate the
weather, but they indicate it. Ia other
words they tell you just how hot or cold
it is by easy reference to graduated
scale running from 40 degrees below zero
to far above the boiling point,
Say, confouud yer picter, don't 700
s'pose we know when we'er cold and
when weer overheating ourselves?"
Certainly, but then"
"What 10 thnnder do we wan. of q
thermometer? Don't yer s'pose eft | was
cold now I'd put on my coat? Mebbe you
think haven't got coat. Even ct |
hadn't got coat. couldn't | sell two
year-old and get me onef"
eyes, certainly, but this is not the
idea. You know some seasons are
hotter or colder than others, and often
times it is satisfaction to know just
how much they vary"
"Well, darn your hide, eff I'm too
warm-ef eny OF us is too warm-csn't
we peel ourselves; can't we shuek off
every last rag an 60 in swimmin! :!
Come, now, what do you say to that,
eh?"
'But then there are other uses for
reliable thermometer You make
butter, do you see?"
Yes, sir, we cSurn once day regler.
We've made butter afore you was
weaned. "
"Yes-wel, you may not have noticed
it, butter never comes until the cream
has reached certain temperature. By
the thermometers you can readily aseer-
tain the exact temperature of the cream
and"
"And let Bob stand around the room
idling away time waiting for Jersey
cream TO heat up. No, sir, it won't 90
down, that kind of argument won't.
Bob's hired to work, not to watch a
scientific rattletrsp, and when the butter
don't come say to Bob: You keep on
churnin. and then he shakes her up for
all that's out. No, we don't want none
of your thermometers. We hsin't got
no use fer EN-. You'd better 20 hum an
go to work. young man. afore you get
too cranky for this world. / shouldn't
be bit surprised to see you around here I
next Summer with some kind OF contrap-
tion to tell us to 90 in when it rains. |
Sure you haven't got something to tell
us when it's suodown?"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-15

:, The carly part OF last year had a vio-
lent attack Of rheslmatisn, Ill. from which
Was Y, times was unable to turn myself 10
Any aseven raise the cover. A nurse had TO
peu,V e.n Vsonstant attendance day and night
y sso !" feeble that what little nourishmenG |
VIZ WI bad 10 b. given me with a spoon. At
tsr syS calling in the best local PHYSICIANS, and
e;n,, ~ ali other medicines without receiving
w ~! tss,.aet / was induced by friends to try
S..y;ft,s Sny spec fS. s. s.. discontinued al
o,,er medicines, and took a course of S. s. s.
"OITs ,6irteen small bottles, which affected COM
nlete and permanent cure.
P''' +. {. BAsSET, FL Dorado, Kansas.
Treotiseon Blood and skin Diseases mail
.ltree SWIFT SPECIFIC co. Atlanta. Ga
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WIN. S. B0NNIFIELD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WtSNKMUccA, NEVADA.
tye-tt
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inherited Scrofula.

o.u,,t,s Specific Is. s. 81 cured my little
sWns hereditary scrofula, which broke out
DY yer % his face For Q year ne had suffered
and npii ~ length decided to use s. $. 5. AT
When ~ az i few bottles be was entirely cured.
ger usisS isaySmptom now remains OF the disease
~. ssss three years ago
Tnlso wTs T /. MATHERs, Mathersville, Miss
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Hoods sarsaparilla
l. Purihes the blood.
2 Creates an appetite
3, Stren9 thens the nerves.
4. Makes the weak strong.
8. Ovoreomes that tired feeling
6. Cures scrofula, salt rhtum, etc.
z. Invigorates the kidneys and liver.
8. Relieves headache, indigestion, dyspepsia.
Children CT @pitCnGr'S CaEi0Fls
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-15

ID G.. WBEELER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
viii practice In all the Courts Of the State.
0nice nc Paradise, New.
Aug. 20. 1883, e.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-24
THE NEWS FROM PoOLER.
The Weeks Doings of the Busy Little
Village up the Central.

The Weeks Doings of the Busy Little
Village up the Central.
Miss Mary Walsh returned to Savanna b
last week.
Mrs. Walsh of Savannah is visiting her
brotaer, Mr.. McEvady, on Morgan street
Mrs Jacob Eitel, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Dave L. Christian. returned
to Savannah last week.
The friends of Miss Ella Sibley regret to
learn that she will return 10 Savannah
during the coming week.
Col. A. B. Hazard, veteran typo, &C
companted by his son-in-law, JACOB Eitel,
spent last Sundayin Pooler.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wilkinson returned
home Wednesday after spending two eeks
with friends in Charleston, s. c.
Joseph B: Sibley, a cotton shipper Of Sa-
vannah. who has been visiting friends in
Pooler, will return to Savannah in a few
days.
Miss c. A. Gruver and Fleetwood Gruver
OF Charleston, s. c., are visiting their
brother, George w. Gruver, on Rogers
street.
Miss Lille Hussey has returned to Pooler,
after having spent part of her vacation
with the family Of ID. c. Newton, in Tattnall
county.
SD@S- ON-Na
Fellows grand lodge last week-D. D. Jack
son of DeKalb and j. L. Gilmore of Chat
ham-~ho were admitted as past officers.
The Central authorities have not made
any move yet in regard TO a depot or wait
ing room at the station, but their workmen
are.still engaged on the garden" There is
no doubt bu6 that the travelling public
would much rather have a comfortable
depot than flower garden.
The "boys' of Pooler return their thanks
TO Uncle" Nike Jordan. conductor Of the
"goober," for his efforts in securing the
benches which have been placed in the bag
gage car. Before they were put In it was
impossible for everybody to get a seat, the
accommodation not being sufficient for the
number Of passengers who ride on that train.
Everybody in Pooler halls with delight
the news Of the county commissioners
action In having the chain-gang sent to
Pooler to make the proper drains and
| bitches in the village Too much praise
cannot be given Messrs. Sheftall, Heidi,
Newton and Rothwell for the interest they
have taken in presenting the drainage
matter to the commissioners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-24
BURNED THEIR BATTLE FLAG.

Capt. A. A. VIM Tells the Fate OF the
Banner of the Third Georgia.
Capt. A. A. Vim, who was a member of
the Third Georgia regiment and also of
Cobb's Legion, furnishes the following state
ment of the fate of the old flag: THE battle
of Sailors creek was fought on the evening
of April 6. 1865. Our command, then at
tached TO Ewell's corps, bore a conspicuous
part in the battle. We held our part Of the
hae against greatly superior numbers until
the troops holding the right and left TANKS
were overwhelmed and compelled US to
give away. We were then ordered to save
ourselves. We fell back in the direction
of high bridge, but were met by members
of the corps, who informed us that the
bridge had been set on fire and that we
could not rel Din Gen. Lee in that direction.
AS | returned to the pine thicket l met
" lillian Coooof Coviagton, the colo bearer
Of Cobb's legion, who had also made efforts
to escape. Seeing that all avenues of escape
were closed and that our capture would fol-
low, the gallant be irer of the colors said
he didn't like to surrender them. The
enemv's shells had set the brush on fire
around us. L requested him to lower his
flag, and, taking my knife from my pocket,
cut the colors from the staff and threw
them On the fire. We remained long enough
to see the old flag. which had been carried
in triumph from Yorktown to Sailors
Creek, burn to crisp. The flagstaff with
the tassels were thrown aside, and the next
morning, while Gen. Custer and staff were
making a display of the captured flags,
Color Bearer Cook and myself pointed out
to some of the legion the remnants Of our
old battle flag, the staff and tassels.