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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-27
Buffalo News. e

Only a few more weeks and
Christmas will be here, and for
one don't feel like | have treated
our kind editor right. | have
been so negligent in writing this
year but will promise to do better.
The Buffalo farmers are living
in sweet harmony. There is but
very little sickness. Everybody
made very good crop, and most
of the farmers are puttig in a
phone. Buffalo is on a boom.
Mrs. Carrie Breeze and son, of
Caldwell Institute, spent Satur-
day night at the home of W. r.
Lawes, and Sunday with Mrs.
Sarah Gray.
Rev. N. NJ. Mcfarland preach
ed his last sermon for this year
at New Bethel last Sunday. He
has been on this work for three
years.
Jim" is setting rabbit gums
but don't think he will make 50
many trips to Durham this year
as the attraction is elsewhere.
NJ. NJ. T. wake up, and let US
hear the South Lowell news. We
enjoy your news so much.
Sorry to hear Roper has lost
another horse. May he be sue
cessful in finding one as faithful
as the one he lost.
Mr.. Duhling, of Granville, is
going to move this week. We
will be glad to have them in our
midst.
w. P. Harris. Of Rougemont,
has purchased a home near US.
We are glad to have him and
wife near US. NJ. K. C.
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Mr.. RrnnkS Here.

Mr.. A. L. Brooks. of Green's
boro. was here two days this
week shaking hands with his
friends. Mr.. Brooks looks well
and will now begin the building
up of a law practice.
Mr.. Brooks was here making
arrangements to appear in the
Tilley case. which comes up in
the December term of the super
lor court. His first appearance in
the Durham court in defense OF
a prisoner will be in this case
about which 50 much has been
said. Messrs. Manning & Fou-
shce. Graham & Graham and Mr..
Brooks will appear for TilIey.
while the Solicitor will be assist.
ed by Messrs. Winston & Bryant.
The case will be contested from
the first and much interest will
be shown by the public in the
trial.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-27
RObesoa'S Milling Wave.

The term OF Robson Superior
Court which closed at midnight
Saturday night was rather Olt of
the ordinary. 1t lasted the <Ill
two weeks for one thing and a
two weeks term was badly need
ed, and one man was convicted
OF murder in the first degree and
two tor manslaughter. Robeson
is, ordinarily. in spite of the fact
that it is inhabited by three diff
ferent races of people. one Of the
best counties in the State; but
during the past twelve months
something like a wave of killing
has swept over the county, an
average of about one person a
month having been killed in the
county during the past year. At
Rowlands alone. or within a
radius of two miles of that town,
five people have been killed since
the first of the year. Three of
the men convicted at the term of
the court just closed. one Of
them sentenced to be hanged.
were charged with murders COM
mitted in or near Rowland. -
l.umbcrton RobesOnian.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-27
A Child Dead.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Lemmons
lost their first born yesterday
morning at their home on Fuller
street.
The child was but a few days
old and died after a long
sleep that could not be under
stood. The funeral was held
this morning at 10 O'Clock from
the home.
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SORROW

Ploughs deep when We re.
gret. There is no regret
when you have in the home
a bottle Of Gowan's Prepa.
ration which prevents and
Cures all ailments where In.
flammation Is the scat Of the
trouble. External. asc; soc:
sf.oc. All druggists. Group,
Pneumonia-you know what
il is-bc prepared.
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The Evidence In the Case.

Is years use is evidence Millions Of
consumers Is eyidencc-salcs made bv
t6.cc agents is evidence. You buy i
gallons l.. 4 ". Paint and ! gallons Pure
1.iuserd Oil lat 90 cents mix them aud
make Z gallons best paint ready for use-
cost only fi.so per gallon-Done in =
minutes. Hackney Bros, l.. & NJ. Paint
Agents,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-27

Ambitious young men and lad
les should learu telegraphy: for.
since the now $ hour law be-
came effective there isl shortage
Of many thousand telegraphers.
Positions pay from $50 to $40 a
month to beginners: The National
Telegraph Institute of Columbia.
s. c. and five other cities is oper-
atcd under supervision Of r. K.
Officials and all students are plac-
ed when qualified. Write them
for particulars.
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Night RideriSm'S Future.

AACiILAChy anu leUeSS6S nave
sold their holdings to the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company for $12,-
OOO,O 600, a good price, and in
consequence assassination and
terrorism will cease in the tobac-
co district. This, on the face
Of it, is excellent news. But the
matter has another and much
less pleasing aspect which no one
can overlook. In the midst of
the Fluctuations, says The Louis
vile Courier-Journal with deep
regret, it cannot be forgotten
that the good name of Kentucky
Is still in the dust; that her pow
er has been defed, her laws set
at naught, her citizens driven
from her bounds, their possess
slons burned, their lives sacri-
ced. And for none of this law
lessness, except in one or two
miner instances has punishment
been meted out by the State and
its authority vindicated. The
millions that come into Kentucky
as the result of the growers VIC
tory cannot compensate the
State for that shattered authori-
ty, or for the life of Hiram He'd
ges. or any Of the negroes who
we're assassinattd in this orgy of
nIght-riderism.
And it cannot be forgotten.
either, that there has been born
a new form Of lawlessness which.
credited with having gained a
triumph. will recur whenever
occasion seems to demand
Night-riderism has justified itself
IN the eyes of the night ricers.
1t is stronger to-day than it was
at the height of its recent activ-
tiles: it becomes an institution,
assured of long life and potential
ly always in existence. The out
look for Kentucky and Tennessee
in regard to night riding could
not be much worse.
Whether infected wholly or in
part from Kentucky and Tenne-
see, the cotton States of the
South have developed this same
disease. Over most of the belt
night riding up to the present
has made itself felt as little more
than a threat. but in some sec
tionS. notably Arkansas, parts of
Mississippi. and northern Texas,
serious outrages have taken
place. Only few days ago a
negro farmer in the last-named
section was murdered by night
riders while on his way to market
with a load of cotton. In Arkan-
sas night-riderism is rampant.
Resolutions of the two recent cot
ton conventions formally con-
demning night riding lose much
of their force when we consider
that many who voted for them,
or did not oppose them. were
open. when off the floor, in
their expressions Of symphthy
with the night rider: that dele
gate who did express such senti-
ments on the floor of the Mem.
phis meeting received more
applause than any other speaker;
that the official head Of the South
ern Cotton Association declared
good prices the only sure cure
for night riding"
kentucky, Tennessee and the
South at large have on hand a
new form of lawlessness which.
if not quelled. will from time to
time rear its head high. The
duty of all good citizens in the
matter is, or should be, as clear
as clearness itself. Charlotte
Observer.
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Read the change Of ad in this
issue Of the W. A. Slater Com
pany, which appears on the
fourth page. Read what they
say about good clothes and visit
their store when in need Of any
thing in the clothing line.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-27

Christian & Beall have bee
awarded contract by J. z. Stagg
to do the grading around his new
residence being erected on Vic
kers avenue. Work will begin
at once.
The oasis., 1908-10-31

that the company had arranged to-
pillow the land and plant 1t aud bis
work will begin with the thinning
Of the beets. lie will bring about
forty Of bis countrymen here ut
first and increase the force as the
season advances until it numbers
perhaps hundred men. Mr..
Koehy is very enthusiastic over
the winter climate OF Arizona
where one can work all the time,
as contrasted with the Colorado
winters.
Globe Silver Belt: The new
freighthouse OF the ella Valley,
Globe q Northern will not be fin
ished any too soon for the require
ments OF business. Five carloads
OF general merchandise, consigned
to Globe merchants, were received
and unloaded yesterday, and
though all the teams available
were busy handling goods from the
depot throughout the day, the
freight house was crowded with
freight when the doors closed at
knocking Off time yesterday
evening. The outbound business
is equally large, the company be-
ing called upon regularly to fur
nish extra freight trains to haul
goods down the valley, while
through shipments are also increas'
ing largely in volume.
Phoenix Gazette: Farmers re-
presenting over 1000 acres in sec
tions one north, two east and 80
two north, two east, met in the OF
flee of the Water Users association
yesterday afternoon and unani
mously decided to build a new
} lateral canal, under the co-opera
tive plan submitted by the recla
: nation service. Steps will at ono
be taken to go through the pre-
scribed form and award the con
tract to the lowest bidder. AS tn
) contractor will be paid in certifi
r Gates, which will apply upon tn
e the construction cost of the Roose
! welt and Granite Reef dams, tn
e farmers themselves will probabl
build the ditch. Within shol
time the Water Users associatio
! will advertise for bids.
The oasis., 1908-10-31

Phoenix Republican: The sign
ing of contracts for the raising of
sugar beets is now an incident of
every day occurrence and is hardly
a news item any longer. The sugar
factory is "go" and therefore the
sugar beets must be go" Mr..
Koehy, the japanese who has con-
tracted to farm 1000 acres of the
company's land, said yesterday
The oasis., 1908-10-31
ARIZONA NEWS.

Globe and Northern was begun
Yesterday morning, when the sur
yeyors staked out the site and gave
the levels for the big freight house
that will take the place OF the one
which the growing commerce OF
Globe has rendered all too small. (
The lumber has already been un-
loaded here, the carpenters arrived
Yesterday morning, and work will
begin tomorrow.
Phonix Republican: Henry
Mitchell, who lives mile north
and two miles east of the Indian
school, yesterday brought to the
board Of trade an egg plant OF stu
pendous proportions 1t is almost
a misnomer to call it an egg plant
because of its great size, which is
nearer that OF pumpkin, though
it only weighs five and a half
pounds. the density OF that par
ticular vegetable not being great.
The plant was transplanted in
Nav and is now green and grow
ing.
Phoenix Gazette: One of the
first racing men to arrive in the
city for the fair is w. B. Snyder OF
Fresno, California, who came in
today and will remain till after the
close of the territorial fair. Mr..
Snyder is we'll known trainer
and has his trotter "Dutch" entered
in the 2:24 and 2:2S trot and the
PAGER "Wanderer" entered in the
2:20 and 2:25 pace. These horses
will arrive here this afternoon or
tomorrow and will be taken to the
fair grounds and training and
workouts will be the order for the
next two weeks.
Arizona Sentinel: The new
roller cotton gin is now installed
at the experimental station ano
several tests have been made, un
der the supervision of w. G. Peter
son and the government experts
who are here in the interest o
Egyptian cotton culture. The gil
is an imported roller mill, simila
to the one now being placed in tn,
Sacaton district. The ordinar,
saw gin is totally untitled to dea
with the long staple, and thes
mills were imported from Englan'
upon the advice of Mr.. j. A
Walker, an expert of internationa
fame.
Benson Press. Yesterday sew
eral car loads of railroad trac
steel arrived at Dragon station
for the Johnson. Dragon u North
ern R'y Co. A. j. Pidgeon, presi
dent of the above railroad CON
pany, when interviewed by tn
Benson Press, confirmed the repol
that had already come to the Pres
through railroad trainmen VIII
had noticed the cars of steel. Q
being asked when track layin
would begin, Mr. Pidgeon state
that just as soon as all the trac
steel is at Dragon station, whic
is the point where the new railroa
will connect with the Souther
Pacific railway system, he will pr
a force at work laying track.
Phoenix Republican: The sigl
ing of contracts for the raising
sugar beets is now an incident
every day occurrence and is hard
q ,,ou,. ;taDo INV lopuar Tho Suu
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
some Other Colonel.

Editor National Tribune:- Il would
like to straighten out Comrade c. j.
Durham, Fife Major, 11th, ind, who
says that on May /, 1863. dCoi Hogg,
of the I'd Ill. Cav, gave him a canteen
of commissary whisky to, give to the
wounded after the fight was oyer. He
is mistaken either as to Col Hogg, OF
the I'd Ill. Cav, or as to the date.
Lieut.-Col. Harry Hogg was killed in
August, 1862, about eight miles south
Of Bolivar, Tenn, in a cavalry charge
against the rebel Jacksons forces. We
are all getting far down the western
slope of our years and our minds are
not quite SO clear, our memories
not quite so reliable as they once were
1 don't think there was any of the
I'd Ill. Cav. at that fight; but a part
of the regiment was at the front and
all thru the Louisiana swamps. / was
the fifth man to cross on the pontoor
bridge over Black River. My Captain
Nose e. Kelley, was in command OF
the cavalry squad that crossed, and
went as close as it was safe to go to
Vicksburg, and the rebels opened their
big guns on US. That was the first time
we heard "Whistling Dick."-T. T.
Daniels, Co. /, I'd Ill. Cav, Ansley, Neb.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
Kent Behind Banks.

Editor National Tribune: Allow me
space in regard to Sabine Crossroads
and Pleasant Hill. / was present at the
occasion. particularly the latter. We
had just returned with Gen. Sherman
from the Meridian campaign, when we
were ordered to reinforce Gen. Banks
on his expedition to Shreveport and
Galveston. 1t is useless to state that
we had Il battle and took Fort De Russy.
We went to Alexandria, and camped on
Gov. Moore'S plantation several days.
awaiting arrival of Banks and his army
of about 10000. When they marched
past us we were lined up on both sides
of the road watching them. A finer
lot of soldiers. / never saw: clean and
dressed as If going to a parade. 1t was
here that Gen. Banks called us smith s
guerrillas," and that name stuck to US
ever after. He rode up to Gen. Smith
and said, General, what do you want
with those guerrillas?" The answer
was Il will show you before you get
thru with them.'' We were kept in
rear of Banks until we reached Sabine
Crossroads. We could hear the battle
sounds perhaps 15Jto 20 miles in our
front, about or 5 O'Clock on the even
ing of April 8. We soon got orders to
double-quick. 1t was perhaps IL or II
o'clock when we reached Pleasant Hill.
We lay there until some time before
noon, when we changed positions and
formed q line of battle and lay there
until about p. M, when the rebels
took it into their heads to drive us off,
as they did Banks the day before.
Banks and his entire army had disap-
peared to the rear; were perhaps at
Grand Ecore. He had in the mean
time sent three messengers te A. j.
Smith to follow him and retreat also:
but Gen. Smith Stubbornly refused, say
ing that he came out there to fight,
and would not retreat until he was
whipped. About o'clock the fine line
of rebels Appeared With q yeHti which
we all knew well and will never forget,
but they went back farther than they
came. They reformed and came at us
again; and so it was kept up until
about 7 o'clock, when they decided that
they had enough, and never showed up
any more. We remained in position
until IL o'clock, when we were. ordered
to build all the fires we could, Having
done which we followed Ranks, and
from that until about 20 miles from
the Mississippi River we were in the
rear Had to form a line hasd give
the rebels a few rounds. As for the
number on our side, when We left
Vicksburg we were supposed to have
10000, but about 1000 were on the
transports, going up Red River, guard
ing the vessels, consequently there were
between 5000 to 1000 on our side. The
rebels no doubt had many more, be-
cause they defeated Banks the day be-
fore, who had an army three times as
strong as we had. Our army consisted
of one iivision" Of the Sixteenth Corps,
A. ]. Smith in command. We have, no
doubt that we saved Banks and his
army from becoming prisoners of war.
That made our gallant Brighten. A, J.
Smith a Major General. 1t was Stated
at that time that Banks had preferred
charges against Smith for disobeying
the orders to retreat.-Christian
Schmidt, Co. H, 117th ILL.,, st. Louis, NO
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
EGYPT STATION, MISS.
The Conduct of the Ex-PrisOners Recap
tured There.

Editor National Tribune: In your re-
ply to T. j. Williams, Duncan, Okla. in
regard to 100 ex-prisoners of war cap
tured at Egypt Station Dec. 23, 1864,
you say that the skirmish line COM
posed of the eX-prisoners fired upon
and killed three officers and 20 men of
the I'd n. J. Cav. This is surely mis-
take.
In the report of Col. P. J. Yorke. the
first skirmish line was composed of the
ex-prisoners. I had command of the
first 80 men that charged thru this skir-
mish line. We could not understand
their actions, as a few of them fired
their guns in the air, threw down their
arms and ran toward us, saying who
they were and saying to us mot to fire
upon men wearing black patches on
their caps" Close behind this skirmist
line was another skirmish line COM
posed of rebels themselves.
We were Joined here by Maj. Gal
lagher. with part of his battalion. This
second skirmish line then fired on US
killing Maj. Gallagher and some 20 men
We were then driven back, and the
regiment, with others, charged upor
the intrenchments. composed of rail.
road ties on end with holes between for
firing thru, which led to the capture OF
the entire rebel command.
A person in this town, now dead, was
one of the ex-prisoners captured at this
place. In conversation with him, ir
regard to this matter, he verified every
statement that have here made Corp
Daniel Shronk, now living at Manayunk
Pa, also gives the same account of this
! that / do.
would like to correspond with any
member of my old regiment that may
read thfs.-W. Fl. Arndt, Sergeant, Co
f, I'd n. ]. Cav. East Mauch Chunk, Pa
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
That 18th Pa. Flag.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade
G. ID. Hamm, New Bethlehem, Pa,
says he is somewhat mystified by the
statements as to the flag of the 18th
Pa, and also the colors of the 26th
Tenn. / should think he would be.
He carried the colors of the 18th Pa.
until the battle of Stone River. The
flag then was sent back to New Beth
lehem, Pa. Why was it not sent to
Philadelphia? After the war the regi-
ment gave it to him to keep as long as
he lived. Who in this regiment had
this right to transfer flag that be-
longed to every man in the regiment
to keep until the end of the war, then
to be turned over to the State of Penn
sylvania for safekeeping? Then some
years after the war he was sent a free
pass, with instructions to bring the
flag to Philadelphia and turn it over
to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Why
was this not done? A true soldier
obeys orders. Comrade Hamm says
the 18th Pa. had a new flag. What be-
came of this one?-Henry III. Gushee,
Hamilton, o., r. f. d. Z.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
Derwerker were wounded. We were

-
Derwerker Were wounded. We were
not fighting regiment )
AS the battle of CedsI Crsek de-
stroyed Early's usefulness there, the
Sixth Corps was returned to- Petersburg.
where the Winter was spent in the
trenches. When the rebels made their
attack on Fort Stcadmany our brigade.
to relieve the pressure at that point,
attacked the picket line in frnnt and
captured it Capt. Oakley and Lieut..
Pierce were killed.
On April 2, 1865, our corps was
in echelon. the Second Division in eche-
Ion. the .brigades in echelon; the First
on the right and the Third on the left
in echelon. The 18th and 49th n. Y.
were the point Of the wedge: Axmen
were ready to remove the abatis. At
4:30 a. m the gun from Fort Fisher
signaled the advance of the mighty
wedge that was to pierce the formid-
able works that had confronted the
Army of the Potomac for nearly a
year. The works were carried, and q
message sent to Jeff Davis to get out" ="
Col. Cav and Capt. Clapp were wound
ed. But our regiment does not belong
to the noble 900, tho it stood in its
place from the organization to the dis
bandment OF an army that could stand
up and be knocked down many times.
and each time get up and do just as
good fighting as any other army ever
aid until it finally came off conqueror-
the grand old Army of the Potomac
c. e. Stevens, Captain, 71th n. T.,
Westport, N. Y.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

KIFER-At Jefferson Township.
Fayette County. Pa, Aug. rs. 1908.
Henry Kifer. He was born Sept. 6,
1870; served in Cos. H and L, 1st Pa.
Cav. Two daughters and three sons
survive him.
ANDERSON.-At Meadows, Idaho.
Sept. 10, 1903, Simon Anderson. He
was born in Allen County, KY, March
8. 1893. enlisted July &c, 1862, in Co.
A. Sth Mo. Cav, and served three years
with hono1s
ILIFF.-At teavenworth Soldiers
Home, Kan., May Z, 1908, w. J. Tiff.
aged IS. He served in Co. K, 2Sth Iowa.
ALLEN.-At Hiawatha, Kan, Sept.
6. 1898. A. W. Allen, aged rs. He served
in tie 1st Minn. L. A.
SNCOK.-At Hiawatha, Kan, Aug.
IA, 1908, w. w. Shook. aged 81. He
served in Co. H, 1st Iowa Cav.
LANGHAM.-At Duncansville, Pa,
Sept. 6, 1908, Solomon Langham, aged
10. He served in Co. E, 125th Pa, from
E, 18th Pa. Cav, from Feb. 26, 1864. to
July IA, 1866. Three sons and three
daughters survive him.
AUSTIN.-At Wakeman, O.. Aug. 20.
1908, Julius Austin. aged 70. He served
in Co. A, 101st Ohio. Two daughters
and two sons survive him.
yANDYKE.-At Milan. Ind, Sept.
IA, 1908, Isaac N. Vandyke, unmarried,
in the 66th year of his age. He served
in Co. A, SD Ind, from the beginning
to the end of the war against rebellion.
GODDARD.-At Gambler, o., Sept.
20, 1908, Charles C. Goddard, Captain.
Co. A, 1st Battery, 18th U. s., aged "
years. He entered the service in Sep
tember, 1861, and resigned May &c.
1864; was wounded at the battle Of
Charlottesville, after which he retired
from active service in the field and
performed duty as a mastering officer
during the remainder of his service. He
was an alumnus of Marietta College,
and after his graduation was pursuing
a military course at West Point, and
when the war broke out he left that
academy and entered service in the
field He leaves widow and two chill
dren.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
The 9Th Mass. Cay.

Editor National Tribune: Reading the
account of the 5th Mass. cav in your
paper. L was mucn pleased with it. AS
you are writing history, know you in
tend to be fair with all. / will add
what you have omitted, that the 5th
Mass. was mounted, equipped and
drilled while guarding 5000 or 1000
Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout,
and was one of the first regiments to
rush into Richmond the morning the
city fell. / was in charge of a squad
of prisoners gathered in. 1 turned them
over to the Provost-Marshal, and re-
ceiyed a receipt for the same. They
said that we made a great impression
on the people in the city that morning.
All know is that we went in one end
of the city and out at the other end on
the Turnpike road. We were on a trot
all the time.-Jas. Camrel, Sergeant,
Co. X. 5th Mass. 65 Ruggles ST., Rox-
bury, Mass.