The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
CHATHAM CHIPS.


ASSOCIATION---THE HIS
TORICALORATIONS OF
COL. LANE AND MAI.
YORK.
The CrOps---The Champion To-
bacco PIanters--The Schools,
Churches Etc.
CHATHAM, July 12.-Interest now
centers on the coming reunion Of
the Veterans Of the Lost Cause at
Pittsboro. on the first Thursday IN
August next. The old soldiers will
all be there as far as possible,
SO they say, and bring with them
their wives and children. Their
number is growing smaller every
year, and there will be great sur
prise to many on the publication Of
the Census returns as to their num-
Der, beng much smaller than most
persons think; but a full euarter of
a century has slipped away since the
fatal days'of Lee and Grant at Ap-
pomattox, and johnson and Sher-
man at Bennett's house near Dur
ham.
The historical grafton on the 26th
N. C., Regt. at Gettysburg by its
gallant and accomplished comman-
der, Col. J. r. Lane, will be an inter-
esting account Of a most terrific
struggle in the wheat field at Get
tysburg on July 1st, where that
superb regiment, known everywhere
as Vance's old regiment, lost more
heavily than any regiment in the
army at any time or place. 1t was
part, also, of thes orming column
Of July Bird, so ill-strred and doomed
from the first to defeat almost an
initiation. Yet the fact remains
plainly, fully and most unequivocally
established by the official reports
that two brigades of Heth's division
under the command Of Gen. Petit
grew went from 40 to go yards fur
ther than Plckett's division cf Vir.
ginlans, and took the stonewall
Pettigrew's command was only two
brigades from Heth's division, the
other two brigades coming from
Longstreet's corps. These two
brigades were Pettigew's N. C.
Brigade composed of 18th, 26th
47th and 52nd Regiments, and Jc
Davis Mississippi Brigade of 2nd
llth and 42nd Mississippi, and 81
n. c. Regiment. Pettigrew's brig.
ade was the right center brigade Of
the storming column, and Jo Davis
(brother to President JEFF. Davis
brigade vas the left center.
They took the stonsWaH, from 4(
10 go yards in ddrance Of phere Pick
sa took The Salient IN tie scan So sa,
all the official reports. Fyue N. 6
Regiments participating.
Maj. York's oration will tell the
story of the 9th N. c., at Sharps.
burg. On that field, the 9th N. G.
was the pivotal regiment on which
Hood successfully performed th.
hazardous but successful maneuvrt
Of charging front forward on th,
left regiment within pointblanl
range Of the enemy. Hoods divi
sion saved che day as the troop.
from Harper's Ferry had not Yet
come up. The loss was very severe
the 9Th n. T., losing about two
thirds, and every field officer wound
ed, Coils. Webb and Tate severely
and Maj. York slightly.
The wheat and oat crops were
total failure almost. The corr
crop is promising, while the tobace,
crop was never known 10 be bette
and seems TO be all that che plante
could ask for. Among the larg
tobacco planters, Rev. NJ. s. Ferrell
r. II. Beavers. Esq, Robert J. Bol
ling, James Stone and Thos. Kelly
have superb crops. Among en-
smaller planters, the crops Of L. d
UKelley. Bartlett Yates, Doc. VIII
liams, VIM. Pope, Rufus Upchurch
and MIR. Phillips are very fine IN
deed. liz seasons continue the crol
Of tobacco will be far more than al
average both IN nquality and quantity
The schools are all closed, an,
will remain 90 until September
Yates Academy opens then unde
Prof. Barker, and deserves liberia
patronage. The MorriyilIe HigI
school opens July 2eth under favor
able auspices, with Prof. H. N
Gates, a veteran teacher as Principal
| Owing TO The early curing Of 10
bacco this year, July supplant
| August as the month for protracte'
meetings. Some planters are no,
Engaged in curing primings, and, b,
the first Of August everybody vii
be curing the crop. The churche
have all arranged TO hold their pro
'tracted meetinys in july. and com