The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-31
WEATHER REPORT.
SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE FROM
STATE WEATHER BUREAU
Fair to day; Tuesday showers; varia-
BILE winds.
ARMS STACKED AND
FLAG FOLDED.
DISpENSARY SICK.
REV. JOAB EDWARDS

REV. JOAB EDWARDS
Editor Advocate: Memory though
gathering into It's store house every
day new facts, new faces and new
sciences, does not fail to swing is
back into tho past and let us enter
into the days that have gone by. The
music OF our lives, whether it be in
strains of JOY or means OF sorrow, is
found largely in mcmoryS, pathway.
The present with its bdsy changes
cannot bury past experience. Re lch
ing Greensboro n. -. yesterday eve
ming, l gave my mind up for awhile to
camp life here forty years ago. The
lay of the land is all that appears nat
ural. Stately buildings are on every
side while busy and prosperous peo-
PIE are Il stir from country and in
town. The 4th Of July was made the
occasion for celebration, the revOlntinary
battle near here and the giving Of Il
picnic to 5000 operatives by the own.
erS of the Cone cotton mills Gen
erous and refreshing showers cameand
linen, lawn, starch and clay were some
what mixed up. This morning |
sought an interview with one OF
GreenSboro's oldest citizens, in order
to get the location Of the camp of the
7th regiment OF S. g.. V. at the time
Of the surrender in 1866. Hon. j. A
Pritchard was the man to whom | was
referred. l found in him man, who
lived near the place. and with in
terest in those days alive. / pause
on the street and think Of faces long
since gone into dust hi Eth ire lge
aad A!ec!: Denny my men mate: hn h
gone. DR.. George Etheredge, Sam
Beullpight, Nathan Bouknight our
ComnNsary, Jim Denny, butt let me
stop. Why should the roii uf the tic,ti
be called here? On this hill / h ard
for the last time the drum beat of the
7th Regiment to fall in B. @. w
Matthews, ON. n Still st i've ), ant:
ny years yet, .but the
hm iS>hussssG+ for ever.
Dcampment To the depot is
but asllOrt distance Well do rem
ember the evening our cncampment
here was broken up. In the usua
order the regiment moved down tn
the depot and formed Il line aloug the
railroad. This was the last line the
7th regiment formed with flag ard
Guns in hand, though her flag had
been held alCft ON many battle field
and her guns had sung the song of
fire and blood in Sin or seven states
now they are exchanged for honorable
paro!s. Capt. A. r. Bouknight, who
knew no fear and, e.cr showed
kindness, commanded Co. & to order
arms, ana then stack arms soon
the noise of an approaching traiu is
heard coming from towards liillsboro,
Now it appears in sight. The engine
is Dedecked with banners and flowers,
it stops, il is loaded with federal sol
dierS to whom we commit the care OF
our guns. y band of music is with
them, few words are exchanged and
then they play Dixie. The order then
comes to the disarmed regiment left
face forward march, as we start
homewaTd the band plays Sweet home.
Thus ended the closing chapter of the
7th regiment OFFS c. V. There were
other troops bcS idc the 9TH regiment
present, possibly some of the 18th and
goth regiment =. &. V. | have noted
only few details of the 7th. My
friend Mr.. Pritcbard has the diSting-
nished honor Of being the first man in
the \, G. leg. slatnre;wh of, red a bill
TO improve the public highways, 10y
taxation. The good roads of n G.
to-day are fruits of the efforts put
forth by himself and his colabCrers
Through an octogenerian his interest
in all progressive measures is unnabat-