Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-03-11
(For The Observer.
Men and Women OF Or
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Men and Women OF Or
nnEe County:
AT last our people have awakened
, "'h- duty OF erecting . Monun.n'
At Raleigh 10 l.erpetGase for al! time
the deafness deeds CT her sons " ho
served in the Confederate army +;
aud the love We Dear /" the EtemoTN
III those who linked and lost their
lives III de.ense &: the rights 1T
States, And liberty at the people II
i. proposed 10 make this Monument
w.tihy OF The cause it commem"-
rates Of The heroes who died fer il,
and of Tue love that " bear them.
TIE Legislature has given an sppro
prIa,inn of ten thousand dollars on
behalf OF the State. aud 1t is pro
posed that each county shall raise hy
a genera! contribution irom every
mau, IONA aud child within i,s
limits = sufficient sum To tav for q
block Of gtaulte upon which shall be
engraved the number OF men she
seut i,,.n the field, and The names OF
those who died beneath that starry
cross ~hfch now has no place amoug
The flags OF the rations.
| ask, and | ain sure | DO not ask
in vaHt, That eva'y person in Orange
cocn,y whose father, s.n. brother,
husband. or lover enlisted in the
Confederate aruy vii give What
eve nonn they can possibly spare
even at a sacrifice To themselves
tor the ereciinn Of This Monument
and the per ictua;ing OF the names c1
those who >ieep-Ah, 20 many q
them J! in far distant and unknown
graves upon every battlefield aue
sNirmI>h lnc from !he y,eeu hills q
Gettysburg 10 the b.ue waters of I'll.
RIO Grandc
| appeal especially to The Some,
Ut 1he couAt,, Who know the agon,
wath which they saw their ue'
march away; aud the desoia,ion il
which they stood above a rough pin
box that shut away from their tea
wet eyes the powder hiacken~'
! blood stained lace OF d dead soidie,
am \ soldier. daughter and
y soldiers sister, and | know all tn
: lonS heart break vi those days.
Mothers, wives, daughters, sisters
This is the last thug We cau 30 IL
our deal, wll VI not do our We,
utmost $, that We can show to IT.
e whole world, and the children VIII
|. >ha't come after us that we kne
| our men struck tor ,ne Right an
We love ani honor them al II
mn'e because death and defeat ";
: The harvest that tfey r-ap-d.
'e | woulT be glad IL nave eve
. one Who ma<ts a contribution a
,. company i, With the name, ST 5;
their family who wore the q;
Jackets, AMI especially al those VII
only Share IL oar present llte IL Il
the love and soriow that We give
he dead.
r.. Old soll;ers are asked to q
} what they can spale; AMI also
notify comrades VITO have LETT |,
- State # Ii Undertaking.
Orange Mas SAID 20 have Sc
ore men INTO the war than al
other county IN the State. Let
see If she Will give her money
generously as sue gave her SONS!
EEBECCA C.AMEROE,
Vice President for Orange Cuuu,
Munumentai Association.
All contributions viii be ackuou
edged through the ORANGE CUM.
OBoEKyER-and can be left a, /
prlntMs Office, Superior Gov
8 Clerks Office, or seat direcluo NJ
kebecca Cameron, =. o.. Box,
i%li'i,b"ro. Orange County. \.
% st, Mays teouie can hand tn.
money To Rev. Is. S. X zie
30 the 81 Sunday OF each month
mere convenient.
~ - Safe papers please copy.
iiti>b,rO. =. c. Mar 6 }Sy2