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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
WOMAN'S PATRIOTISM FILLED
LEE AND JOHNSONS ARMIES

To the Editor: I want to relate what
came under my observation at one Of
the last battles of the war of 1861 aud
65; the battle of Fort Stedman in
March 25th, 1865. The soldiers of that
conflict who battled for a united coun-
try are passing away at the rate of a
thousand a month. The mortality in
the Confederate army must be no less
great. So rapidly are they passing
"over the river to rest beneath the
shade beyond that taps in Grand
Army Posts and Confederate camps
are sounded almost daily as the gray
haired veterans, with bent forms follow
yet another comrade to his last resting
place. AS we look at these professions
growing smaller every day; as We
weave a halo of romance around the
men who fought SO long ago; as we
will gather on next Memorial Day to
strew flowers on their flag surmount-
ed graves. how many of us will stop
to think of the heroic mothers who
bore these men; of the wives who cher
ished them: of the sisters who were so
proud of them and loved them so well
as they donned their country's uniform
and marched forth to face their breth
rem in deadly conflict? The graves of
these heroines may be forgotten and
uncared for. The memory of them and
their patriotism which led them to give
up their loved ones and suffer for four
long years in heart broken silence at
home may be passing or has passed
away. But it should not be so, and in
order to show to this generation the
spirit that animated a mother and her
daughters during the war, l want to
relate circumstance that came under
my notice after the battle of Fort
Stedman.
For nearly year Gen. Grant had been
tightening the coils around the devot-
ed followers of Gen. Lee as they held
the army of the Potomac at bay in
front of Richmond and Petersburg.
Something had to be done 10 break that
ever tightening coil, and at the instance
of President Davis himself Gen Lee
determined to make last heroic effort
Selecting the flower of his army, with
that chivalrous, intrpid and dashing
officer to lead them, Gen. Hy Kyd
Douglas, who still lives a. Hagerstown,
Md, an officer well worthy to wear the
plumes of j. E. B. Stuart or Gen
Pickett, some of whose men he COM
manded, he rode booted and spurred'
through the Union lines that March
morning in 60 and swept them clear for
almost mile, although the Federal
forts bristling with cannon almost
touched one another at the point at
which they broke through. Sweeping
on with the intention of cutting the
army of the Potomac in two, ana
reaching its base of supplies at City
Point, they were met by a second line
of battle, the Hartranft division of the
Ninth corps, who sprang from their
tents as the long roll sounded, and
were formed in line of battle just as the
grey dawn was breaking in the East
History tells of the fight that ensued
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

the victory won, the lines restored. the
both armies. / want to speak of but
one; a fair haired, handsome boy Of
perhaps 18 or 10 years who fell on the
Confederate side, and was lying after
the battle with his feet toward the foe
he had faced. and his wide STARING
eyes looking heavenward There was
that about this fair young face that
attracted my attention.; no contortion
as though his death wound had brought
him suffering, but sweet smile in
stead, and as l kneeled ovel him / saw
that from his nerveless fingers had fall
len a letter. which / after wards placed
in my pocket to read at a less perilous
time. 1t was written on the poorest
kind of white paper with what seemed
to me to be the juice of poke berries
for ink. The spelling AMI the hand in
which it was written, as we'll as the
style, showed lack of education in the
writer, but every line of the double
sheet was written upon as we'll as the
margin. 1t was a letter from the
mother at her home in North Carolina
to her son who now lay dead upon Fort
Stedman's battlefield In it / could dis
cover that the boy, her only son, haG
left the North Carolina home at nearly
the beginning of the war That the
father was dead and his mother and
three sisters at home constituted the
family; that this boy lying dead had
tire dof the service and had with some
of his comrades deserted ard were now
in hiding; that news of his desertion
and his whereabouts had just reached
this humble home, and this mother
poor, ignorant, and with only patriot
ism to guide her, was writing to her
boy and pleading with him and ap-
pealing to him by every power that she
knew to go back to his command, bear
any punishment they chose to inflict
upon him and wipe out the stain he
had brought upon himself and his
mother and sisters at home. over ami
over again she pleaded with him to re-
turn to his command. Your sisters
have not gone out to any of the neigh
bors since we heard of your desertion
and have not cared to see any one
since we heard of it,
This was the burden of her appeal
to her fair haired boy, and as sitting in
my tent after the battle | read and re-
iSaN Ilie lGtteI, WHICH afterwards lOSL
on the march to AppomattCx, l realized
what it was that was holding the ar
mics of Lee and Johnson together.
Hungry, ragged and shoeless they
might be; outnumbered and surround
ed they might be- but with mothers
and wives and sisters at home like that
poor uncultured mother in North Caro-
lima, they would stand in the ranks
like her boy until they would
Wake to sweeter music,
Than ever bugles played at dawn"
NJ. e. EMBRICK,
Member Hartranft Division, Ninth Ar
my Corps.
Boiling Springs, Pa, May 18th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
THE SEASON AT MACS HEAD.
Handsome Residences Marriage on the Tapis.
Shell Road Needed

Especial to the News and Observer
Elizabeth City, N. c.. May 18.-Nags
Head, that ideal place in which to spend
the summer months, the place of romance
and of history, the paradise of the sports
man, and OF all who seek enjoyment and
rest, will soon be the midst of another
season. the hotel will open on June LIST,
the steamer Newberne has been engaged
for the season, and from all indications
this season will be one of the most sue
cessful in the history of that famous
resort
The marriage bells will shortly ring in
our midst, three of our prominent and
popular young men will soon leave their
single blessedness and take unto them
selves a wife, the brides to- be" reside
in other counties mot many miles away"
Mr. d. NJ. Jones will shortly have
erected on Main street a very handsome
residence to cost about $4,000. He has
purchased the Bell lot Immediately OPP
posite the house now being erected by
J. r. McCable
If our city fathers would she'll the road
leading to the Park" it would make a
delightful drive these summer evenings.
The cost would be very little, and we hope
that they will do this There is no more
pleasant spot to be found anywhere than
drive along this water front, and it
can be made much more attrctive and
pleasant by having good shell road
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
JONESBORO GROWS
$4,000 Plant For New Sash
and Blind Factory.
A New Hotel to be Built. New Machine Shops.
Coffin Factory. Big Sale of Buggies.
Close Of High School.
Especial to News and observer.)

Jonesboro, N. c., May 1S.-It is a great
pleasure to note the progress of the towns
OF our good State, and it is with peculiar
pleasure that / record a few of the many
improvements in this hustling, busy little
burg, for it is a News and Observer
town and they stand by the old reliable
every day in the year.
The Jonesboro Sash and Blind Com
pany have just completed their splendid
$4,000 plant, and are today unloading
and putting into place two car loads of
the best and most improved machinery
When it is started up, as it will be in
a few days with every thing new and of
the best, it will be hard to find better
plant anywhere; and a success, of course,
it will be, for Dr. E. p. Snipes, president;
L. AGREE, secretary and treasurer, and
d. F. Thomas, general manager, have no
such word as failure in their vocabu-
larry.
Mcfarland Bros, are opening up a
foundry and general machine shops.
Mr. w. H. TIMBER is building a coffin
factory. This is an enterprise of the
town, but he will have to find sales else
where for oJnesboro people seldom die;
it is one of the healthiest towns of the
lands and happy. prosperous people.
One of the great needs of the town will
soon be supplied if the business men show
their usual town pride and enterprise.
This is a good modern hotel, and Mr.. Sion
II. Buchanan offers a splendid lot, located
just in front of the depot and $4,000 if the
town will raise S., 900 or as much more as
the citizens see fit.
Tho EouShpp Shines Puopv ConlDanV
have their mammoth storage room filled
with buggies and wagons and are having
fine run on same.
Mr.. l.. NJ Foushee, the hustlng whole
sale dealer of the town. is doing pros
porous business, and has to carry money
to the depot IN sacks to pay freights, hav-
ing paid out today more than 5000 for
freight alone and it was hardly an aver
age day at that There was SO left for
the News and Observer, though more to
follow whenever the subscription expires.
| want to say right here it is pleasant to
work for a paper when one does not have
to give it away to keep the largest cir
cuation by far of any daily paper in the
State"
Mr.. w. G. Parrish, the best horse
dealer in the State, has had success
full year, but growls a little because corn
and cotton won't get out of the ground.
The town is blest with good doctors,
one of the best dentists in the State, DR..
j. A. Ballentine, and as good schools as
can be found anywhere.
Prof. Dalrymple will have the closing
exercises Of his school on the 9Th
and 7th of June, and winds up the most
successful year in it's history. They are
looking forward with a great deal of
pleasure to the literary address which
will be delivered by Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
Mr. P. ]. Harris is opening up a good
, stock of goods, having recently moved
: from Keyser.
w. M. ROGERS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Leadsall DailiesinN Newsstand Cireulat

Zone, two, three. fret" Bang-and the
keen crack of the rifles was instantan-
eous. After a moment of awful suspense
to us, Belo quietly remarked bad shoot
ing again, Captain" Cousins answered
sharply and with apparent irritation,
Very bad as though he felt that his
craftsmanship had discredited him.
Again Colonel Goldsby, who was most
refined and cultured gentleman, with
sympathes as tender as woman's, call
ed out, almost with anguish in his voice,
Gentlemen, are you satisfied" and once
more from Belo came the quick response
that sent a chill through us all. mot
satisfied" The guns were reloaded for a
third fire and | shall never forget the ex-
preston of pain on Goldsby's fine, pale
face, as he called out for the third time,
Gentlemen, are YOU ready?" At this
critical moment DR.. Hudson from the
other party appeared on the crest of the
ridge waving his hat and shouting to us
to "hold on" AS he came up, hat in
hand, his first expression was don't
fight so id fast; we are about to set
tie this matter over yonder." Goldsby
and Townes readily agreed to accept any
settlement made by the other parties.
Hudson soon returned to us, ecorting the
other belligerents with the cartel in his
hand. Everybody shook hands and the
whole party adjourned to my ambulance
in the woods near by where l had gal
lon of fine whiskey which had been pro-
vided exclusively for the wounded, but
the morning air was damp and chilly and
we all returned to camp in high spirits.
1t was found that Belo had escaped with
a scratch. Cousins second ball had en-
tered the point of his shoulder, passed be-
tween the clothing and skin and emerged
at a corresponding point on the opposite
shoulder. 1t was probably the sting of
this shot that prompted him to demand
a third fire. One of Belo's shots struck
a pine sapling on a direct line with Cous-
sins head, but two or three inches above.
Firing with falling shot and hair
trigger" he had pulled just an instant
too quick. OF that party, Terrell and
Townes were afterwards killed in bat
tie. Colonel Comfy was severely wounded
ad lost an arm. Belo. then Lieutenant
Colonel, was wounded in front of Peters
burg a few days before our lines were
broken. His arm was shattered by
mimic ball, half way between shoulder
and elbow l saved his arm by resecting
about three inches of the bone, leaving
a false Joint DR.. Hudson, genial, warm
hearted, royal Hudson, died a few years
after the war in Alabama.
B. f. WARD, M. D.,
Winona. Miss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

of the camp. At the given signal the guns
opened and the men charged promptly
and handsomely. After a hot but brief
fight the enemy were driven from the
ground in confusion, leaving their camp,
their provisions, many arms and horses
together with prisoners from five regi-
ments IN our hands. The veteran North
Carolinians, only 275 in number, for
thirty had been left on picket and sent
scouting, routed a full brigade of the
enemy, capturing prisoners from every
regiment composing the brigade, and put
the whole force of Fitzpatrick to flight.
For as soon as the brigade which was at
tackled was driven in, Fitzpatrick re-
treated rapidly towards Yorktown, leav-
ing, beside the property captured,
caisson and a wagon. / followed him as
soon as the prisoners could be disposed
of, but want of rations and fatigue COM
PEELED a withdrawal of my men when We
had reached Old Church. BY the retreat
of Fitzpatrick Dalghren, who with
picked body of men was charged with the
burning of Richmond and assassinating
President Davis, in case the city could
be taken, found himself cut off by the
interposition of my command between
him and Fitzpatrick. He Immediately
sought safety in flight and attempted to
cross the Pamunky river at Little Pages
Ferry, but | had removed the fat. With
a portion of his force he swan the river
lower down and was attacked that night
by a few men of the Ninth Virginia cav
airy, under Lieut.. Pollard, together with
a detachment of the Home Guard and
was killed Upon his person were found
the papers which proved the atrocious
and execrable character of the enterprise
which he had undertaken and in attempt
ing to perform which he met the fate
far too good for him. Fitzpatrick having
recruited at yorktown moved out, as if
to ATTEMPT to force a passage through
my lines in order that he might rejoin
the Federal army. Anticipating move
ment of this sort, had concentrated my
command near Fredericksburg and was
prepared To meet him on more equal
terms than at our last encounter. To
prevent his crossing at Urbanna | or
dered the wharves there destroyed When
he discovered that he could not cross the
river below me and that my command was
in position to dispute his passage, he re-
turned 10 yorktown and placing his
troops on steamers, transported them
safely to Washington by converting his
cavalry for the time being into horse ma
rines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Us NORTH CAROLINA SOL
DIERS ROUTED A BRIGADE
Columbia State.)

Soon after the war Gen. Robert E. Lee
was importuned to write a history of the
Army of Northern Virginia He relied
for certain Information upon the great
captains under him. He asked Gen.
Wade Hampton TO write a sketch of the
Hampton legion and OF other troops und- +
HAMPTON.
This the great Carolinian did. Gen
Lee died soon after RET eivilg this man
uscript and it was never published in full
General Lee complimentcd it very highly,
and the executor of his estate, Mr.. Mar
SHALL furnished some of it to General
Hazen, statisti2jaan Of the War Depart
ment, who quoted from it fully.
There were 1917 pages of General Hamp-
toms manuscript, and nearly the whole
of it was burned in the fire which two
years ago destroyed "the Southern Cross, -
his pretty cottage home.
The following story is one of the many
interesting incidents which General
Hampton's narrative would have per-
petuated:
During the winter of 1863 and 1864 two
brigades of my division, Buffers and
burg picketing the Rapidan and Kappa
hammock rivers on the right of our infan-
try. Rosser's brigade was sent to the
Shenandoah valley on the 18th of De-
cember, where it performed brilliant SER
vice under it's distinguished commander.
AS it was on detached duty during that
time, beg to refer you to the accompany
ing report of Gen. Rosser marked AZ
for the particulars of this successful
campaign in the valley. On the 4th or
18th Of May ESQ blotted as to be indis-
tinct-W. S. CD it was reported to me,
at Milford that Fitzpatrick, with three
brigades of cavalry had forced the pick
cts at Ely's Ford and was moving to-
wards Richmond. Having notified Major
General Stuart and the authorities at
Richmond of this movement, | took the
First North Carolina regiment and a de-
tachment from the Second, in all 306 men
under command of Colonel Cheek, with
two guns of Harris battery and followed
him. Making a forced march, we struck
the pickets of the enemy at II p. m. the
same night at Alters Station. His camp
fires indicated his position and though a
snow storm was prevailing, l determined
to attack at once. Dismounting 100 men
| ordered them to attack as soon as the
artillery opened fire. The guns were
moved through the fields silently and
were placed in position within 500 yards
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Can All Diseases be Cured?
IN. c. Presbyterian

HE heaIeth all our diseases" Each
year the list of 'incurable" diseases
grows smaller as men think Gods
thoughts or remedy after Him. 1t seems
certain now that yellow fever conta
gionAis caused by the bites of infected
mosquitoes It is comparatively easy
to keep the mosquitoes from biting 2
yellow fever patient and thus in time
eradicate the dread scourge. And again
we are told that the cancer germ has
been discovered and hope is given for
its cure by incubation. The physicians
are working on the theory that the ali
is an absolute one, in ''IIe heaIeth all
our diseases and that there will some
time be found a cure for every one.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Senator Delivers Waning Fame,

Senator Deliver was recently asked
when he first began to consider him
self famous. MY first term in Con-
gress gave me my first sense of exal-
tation. The people up in the Iowa
hills had a little lake, and they named
it after me. Then a new postoffice
was named in my honor, and colored
woman named her baby after me.
l began to think of engaging niche in
some temple of fame. But in my sec
ond term l was disillusioned. A eli
matte disturbance dried uD the lake.
Free delivery wiped out the postoffice,
and the child died-and l found myself
back at the very place where l had
started -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-18

FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street. March ls-There was
large demand for many stocks
az the opening which carried first
prfces up point or moro ir many cases
The purchases OF 5000 shares Of Buriing-
Ton made the price ls,. ~ lsik. compared
with i6oh on Saturday. Ronr thousand
shares OF Manhattan sold at 1876 and lg'h.
compared with 10 or Saturday and 5"e
shares or Louisville carried the price up
90 ~; compared with 9Gis ON sis-erday.
Peoples gas Chicago terminal transfer
preferred, Brooklyn transit, Northern IA
ono and American tobacco rose h'1m 70
IA Tho coalers were heavy. the decline
reae hing a point in Reading lst preferred
While Prices for railroad stocks Cuniin-
ued TO recede after midday the offerings
were less eNtensiv and tb bulls bcnnt
more confident. Sugar was selected as a
leader and was bid up li2 y. The pur-
chasing movement then settled IN the
grangers, Huntington soaring 20 lbi and
Northwest preferred jumped points.
Other railroads rose strongly and the gen
eral demand became large and diversified.
General electric arose points 60 Hol2. Al
o'clock many stocks were ruling at the
best prices OF the day and the tone was
good all around.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-18
SHE WILL
RECEIVE
$4,000
- ~,
Mary {. Goodies Contest Of
Miss Mans viii Is Ended.
Decree Entered.

A big controversy over the will OF the
late Anna III. Man OF this city has been
settled by decree entered I'm the appel
late division Of the supreme court today
in the case Of Josephine A. Allen. execp-
trix Of the last will Of Anna r. Man.
Mary Il, Goodloe, a niece OF tesiator, is
OF Lexington, KY, am. she contested the
will. by the decree entered today au-
thorizing the executrix TO settle contro-
versles IN regard to her testator's estate
Mary II. -Goodloe viii get $1,000 In the
viii she was nof mentioned nor was any
thing eireu her.hy the codicils TO the Will
Z MISS Man came Of n very distinguished
and Wen known Rhode Island family. BY
her will she left $4,000 10 the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals. 10
be iieid la trust and the income used for
the societys general uses and purposes.
To Mrs. Almira Spencer, wife of Benja-
min l.. Spencer, of Providence, was given
"A house on corner cranston and Codding
streets with furniture. household goods.
wearing apparel, jewelry, books. writing
aud literary papers of the dead brother
of the testator, George.
An the rest and residue Of the estate
was given 10 the city OF Providence 10
hold forever as In trust as fund In such
nldUItI uIu IpfIl Oh investments as tue
city may chose and apply the net income
10 the support and maintenance of Roger
Williams Park Pardon = Allen was
named executor. This will was executed
August l6lSS6
BY a codicil, the executor is authorized
with the advice and cooperation OF the
principal professor of Brown University,
10 prepare for publication not less than
500 copies OF the history of Rhode Island
by testators brother George. The execu-
tor was authorized TO spend 5000 for this
purpose and by the same codicil William
O. Hammond is given a house and lot on
Cranston street This codicil was made
in 1857.
by a codicil OF January 2o,lSso. the ties.
tatOr made Josephine A. Allen. widow or
Pardon s Allen, her eXecutrix. ln
codicil signed Feb. end, 1895, the gift 10
Mr.. Hammond * revoked and $4,000 is
given for the publication of her brothers
history. the home and lots given Mann
Inond going To the residuary estate. IL
II was found inexpedient and improbable
To publish the history OF Rhode Island the
$40 900 or any unexpended part thereof
was given TO Mrs. Aimira Spencer and
Miss Julia A. Spencer was given 500