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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
Thomas C04ey Writes Of
Death of the Gallant Pelham
N Camp and Aabamians Heard at Kelly
Ford When the Brilliant Young Artlleryman
Was Killed

this way we get some right good fight.
ing out OF the scamps. The country
Is indebted to the original regiments
for Its salvation and though our ranks
have been badly thinned by disease and
losses In battles the Confederate States
win have to stili rely on those gaia nj
veterans.
General Rodes now commands our
oivision temporarily. General Fiji has
oeen sent to North Carolina to COM
nand at Wilmington. / do not know
VINO our Major General will be bnt
report says that Cadmus NJ. wilcox,
VINO has recently been promoted, will
De the man. hope 80 as he Is con-
Longstreet's corps.
The "Yanks" are quiet but as soon
as the roads dry they win be on the
wing again. I suppose they win at
tempt We passage OF the river again
peIore q great whiie--if they do I
want TO fight them ON the battle field
OF the 18th OF December as we nave
me place so strongly fortified we cant
be whipped.
II this letter reaches home BEFORE
him. and tn pants by Hooper. I bourht
MIN, ana the pants by Hooper. bou 81,
VIII DO While. I was compelled to
nave EN-, as had flag OF truce"
hanging from prominent part of INV
Ola uns. l need no shirts but if Ma
mas sent any ] hope they will not he
white, as they show dirt too much A
Ieliow sometimes don't get a chance 10
cnange his rags more than once per
nonth and when such is the case the
nee get so Numerous that they tote n
fellow clean away.
you have told me in at least four
letters that Sallie Lewis had spent
tnree weeks with you. Wen. I hone
tue VISIT was as agreeable to her a 8
was to you. Sorry I was not at home
ior who knows but she would have
taken fancy to a spindle shank ed
solder about my size. Has DR.. Els
perry called to see you yet? Hub, Will
lie. raul and John are all well. Know
of no news today of interest Had q
letter from William yesterday
was at Iiillsboro. N. c.. and was very
wen. Love to ALL Wrote Aunt Lizzie
last week. Did she get the letter? Tell
Hoop to get a substitute If he can.
WIN write him in few days.
Your brother,
Thomas.
h THE DEEP SNOW
Camp Santee, Caroline Co.. Va,
March "a. 1868.
Dear Mary:
have been waiting for a letter from
nome for a month past. and as nary
one has come to hand ] have conclud-
ed to write you a few lines. The last
letter ! had from home was brought
me by Suie Rast one month ago What
Is the matter with you aIl7 Are you
waiting for another fellow to come on
SO that YOU can save postage? Saw
John and Billy this morning. and both
said the last letters they had from
home were by Julie Rast. Are we for
gotten? We CAME or picket last Fri
marshes of the Rappahanock. The last
two days the snow fell almost inces-
sanity and 1t now lies on the ground
deeper than have seen 1t at any time
during the past winter. We had nc
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25

Raleigh. N C. some bold bug-lar had
broken into his room and stolen sun
dry articles belonging to him. John s.
Parr, member of orr company, died
with pneumonia on Wednesday night
last. He came with the regiment two
years ago--was a brave fellow and did
his duty nobiy at Seven Pines, Gaines
MIL Malvern Hill fwhere he was
wounded) Sharpsburg, Boonesboro and
Fredericksburg. i am In very good
health. Tell Hooper none of the de-.
tail that left two weeks before he did
have vet returned. and to stay at home
as long as he can. DO you get The
Enquirer regularly? Boynton. of
Pleasant Hill. is dead. Love to all.
Your Brother.
Thomas
YANKEES ARE USING
BALLOONS DAILY.
XVII
Camp Santee. Caroline Co., va.
April .. 1863.
Dear Mary:
Hooper arrived In camp last even
Ing and confess was somewhat sur
prised to see him. How silly he acted,
I wrote him twice not. to come back,
hut his head was SO, hard my advice
was unheeded. Colonel Battle had no
more right to order him. back to the
army than I had as he was detailed by
General jackson and was subject TO
the orders of no one but the General.
He found all this out after, he got To
Montgomery. but his head was 50 hard
he would not go back home. He brought
me handsome butter and soap and
I assure you that all OF the articles
named were quite acceptable. If you
had sent me a pair Of cotton drawers ]
would have been much Obliged. The
only ones I have now are the wooden
ones Ma sent me last winter. IL the
war lasts ten years. I hope she will
never send me wooden goods again
unless she can make outside shirts of
them.
/ had the best breakfast this morn
ing have enjoyed since left home.
The ham. butter and our rations made
good meal, and assure you Mess No.
0 had good time generally. We have
been living long while on one-quar-
ter of a pound of meat and one pound
of -four per day. am afraid starva-
ton will be the cause of our subjuga-
tion and not the bayonets of the Yam
KEGS The rascals know the straits to
which we are reduced and of course
they are more hopeful of finally over
whelming us. The Yankees are very
oufet along this line now. They send
up a balloon daily for the purpose of
inspecting our position. We have so
much snow and rain now, military OPP
erations are simply impossible. / hear
fighting has commenced at Charleston.
Don't believe 1t. I am in good health
and feel more like used ter did
than have in a. long time John, Bill
ly and the rest of the boys are well. ]
know no news OF Interest. Had let
ter from Maria and Aunt Lizzie last
night. Tell them ! will write soon.
Enclosed you will find a tribute to
Major Pelham of Stuarts' artillery, ]
heartily endorse every word of II.
Your Brother.
Thomas
P. ST. never get the papers you send.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
Irelnnd's Troubles.

Mr.. Redmond said that last year
they had their domestic troubles In
ireland. What country or political
party was without them? At thes anne
time they suffered more when there
was dissensions than other countries
or parties, because of the manner in
which 1t was exaggerated. There
fore, proportionally greater was the
responsibility of any mon or section
of men who gave to a hostile public
in England the opportunity of point
ing to ireland as land of discussion
and division. He believed that dissen-
sion in ireland was at an end and that
in the immediate future the Irish, par
ty. absolutely united in itself would be
able to speak for an absolutely united
Ireland in the House of Commons and
in the country. There future would
witness bitter and incorporating OPP
position at the polls and afterwards on
the floor of the House of Commons to
any party in the next Parliament, be It
Liberal or Radical, Socialist of Tory.
which did not make Home Rule a lead
ing item in it's practical Legislative
program.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25

letters was lawyer practicihg in
MONTGOMERY when the war broke OUT.
lie volunteered as private and serv-
ed through the entire war Tne let
fers were written from camp to mem
5 hers OF his family IN Lowndes and
Montgomery counties.
He survived the dangers and hard
ships of the war and returned TO Aia-
barna, where he lived to ripe age, dy-
ing only short time ago.
GLAD CONsCRIPTs ARE
BEING ROUNDED UP.
pound oaks Church Caroline County.
Virginia, Feb. 16, 1858.
Your letter dated the srd instant
was received last evening and as some
DAYS have elapsed since I wrote you
i presume you feel little anxiety to
hear from me. At the time Hooper
laft ] was confined to my hut and Tor
some days thereafter but I arm getting
on very well now and no doubt Will
be all right in a short time. ! do not
weigh as much by dozen pounds or
more as / did one month ago-the dys-
EMERY reduced me to my present
standard but as / am nearly over IT I
expect to .slosh around" as usual our
ing the pleasant weather we are now
i u
by Hooper but he went of. without cali
frlg at my domicile. / did not blame
him as he was In measure almost
crazy to get home. / think he was as
much surprised at getting leave OF alb
sence to go home as any one, as Jack
son at the time had discontinued grant
ing furioughs for any purpose and why
he made an exception in his favor l
cannot imagine. As no definite time
was mentioned in his furlough for him
10 return I presume he will stay ar
home as long as his conscience VIII let
him.
You mention that quite a commotion
is being raised among those who come
under the provisions of the Conscrip-
tion act am glad that the law Is
being enforced, and hope that every
one able TO do military duty win be
forced into the ranks to aid those now
IN the field to repel the enemy from
our SOIL These gentry are great at
Boosting what our army has done, but
do not seem to remember that they
have contributed nothing to promote
the success of the cause. and l am
now in favor OF taking them nolens
volens and If need be kill them In or
der to get them away from home. The
trials and sufferings of this army nave
been greater than you can lima CINE, and
as we have done our duty to the coun-
try they ought to be made do theirs.
/ hope 60 - will be hustled Off to
the army 1t is a shame-an outrage.
q Disgrace for him to be living at home
enjoying his ease, and our country In
so much peril and in need of every
man. He may think 1t all right to
sneak out OF the army and thus save
HIS immaculate body from Yankee bull
lets. but one thing is sure. Such con-
Duct will be remembered TO his disad-
vantage in after days. The conscripts
as general thing are believe worth
less and unreliable in the hour Of bat
tile but when advancing on an enemy
we have a line Of file ciosers Dehind
the lire OF battle with orders to sh cot
down the first one that falters. In
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
Doctors Prescribe

Doctors Of all schools in all parts Of the country have used and
prescribed Duys Pure Malt Whskey for many years Read
following selected from large nrmber received
uniform good results obtained BY each and every
of these skilled phvsicians
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
BY MAIL PREPAID

II you are unable to Duffy Pure Whkey from thu
local druggist dealer made special and will
have shipped direct plain prepaid any address
Bottle for:......~ $10O Bottles for. $3.50
4Bottles for. $3.50 IL Bottles for 49, $1,000
receipt of price Money be certified check post Office
order or express order to Duffy Malt Whk Company Rochester
Full particulars medical booklet and advice sent on an
con References Any Rochester Trust Co. Dun or
Bradstreet's Agency. - =
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Of these skilled physicians.
Pre.crlhed n For I4 YEAR.

Permit me to say that have pre-
scribed Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in
my practice for the past fourteen
years 1 have been familiar with this
medicinal whiskey for over rs years,
and specify Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey
In all cases" l. L1Hertel, NJ D..
Chicago. Ill.
Recommends II A. Pure.
II have often prescribed your article.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. in my
practice. and can recommend, 1t most
highly as azure whiskey" DR.. f. A..
Kittinger. o. Main Street Lockport.
N. Y.
Prescribed in Hospitals
For a number of years have used
your wlfiskey in the Various public in
situations Of this city, of which I was
attending physician, and IL is stfl1 be-
Ing used In them. have your product
at my private hospital. and am per-
fectly satisfied as to its merits. also
use IL in my private practice. and as I
have been practising for upwards of
forty years, consider that 1 am able
to Judge of its good qualities" ]. c.
Beard, NJ D., s3S Canal Street, New
Orleans, La.
A Pure stfmuiant.
IT have attained the most satisfac-
tory results from the use of Duffy,s
Pure Malt Whiskey when a pure stirn-
ulant is required In my practice" J.
p Gendron, M. D., IS Washington ST.,
Worcester Mass
Preserfbes II As Best whfsgxey
when my patients require a stimu-
liant l prescribe for them the best
whiskey. Duffy's Malt fills all re-
quirements." e. 8. Siggins, M. D..
North Yakima. Washington
1t isfnvaluable for overworked m
II strengthens and sustains the syste
witty; makes the old feel young and Ike
II you wish to keep young, strong
the glow of perfect health, take Duffy
ing to directions. It tones and strene
entire system, 1t is recognized as a "a
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25

Education can't make a wise man
out OF a fool.-Baltimore Sun.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
Uphoids vital strength.

"That a pure alcoholic stimulant Ii
essential in many cases when nature II
tardy or inefficient, TO assist, In up
holding vital strength In exhaustive
diseases Is fact of urgent Importance.
Judiciously advised by the experienced
physician. the results are such as must
commend Duffy's Whiskey to the i'm
telligence OF those who have witnessed
the recovery of very Ill persons, the
trend of whose condition seemed hope
less. speak from abundant observa-
ton. and only from physician's view
point. can duplicate the most flat-
tering statement you have received
concerning Duffy'ss F. l. Peiro. N.
o., ~ Z. Madison st.. Chicago. Ill.
surpasses Any Other Product.
IL have thoroughly tested the merits
OF Duffy's Pure Malt whfskey ana find
II surpasses any product of the kind
that have ever used or prescribed pros
fesslonally." Chas. T. Mitchell. M. D.,
Canandafgua. N. Y.
Prescribes II
ct have been aware OF the merits of
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for a num-
Der of years. and do not hesitate to
prescribe II In my practices ]. l. 8.
Han, NJ D.. 473s s. Ashland Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
Uses IT In His Own Family.
Replying TO your communications or
recent date wherein you ask my opin-
ion regarding the Malt Whiskey pvt
out by your firm, win state that have
both prescribed 1t and used IT person
ally In my own family. and consider il
OF great value In cases where stin,u-
liant Is required A. 4. Livingstone,
NJ D.. Chicago, Ill.
m. delicate women and sickly children.
m; Is q promoter OF health and longe-
cps the young strong
and vigorous and have on your cheeks
; Pure Malt Whiskey regularly. accord
tnens the heart action and purifies the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25

Small U.ady docking rather ner-
vously at her new cook)-"Did you
have any words with your late Ynls-
tress as you were leaving your last
place." The Cook (encouragingIy)-
mot in the least mum. 1 locked her
things in the bath room. and took all
my things and slipped out as quiet as
you please. Weekly. Lon
don.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-15
MEMORIAL TABLET
AT BLOODY ANGLE
North and South Join In Unwilling
Shaft on Battlefield.

Fredericksburg. Va. May 13.-The
north and the south Joined hands here
In unveiling q memorial tablet on the
battlefield of Bloody Angle" and q
monument at Salem Church. to the
New Jersey volunteers who fell on the
battlefields of Spottsylvania county
during the Civil War. Two southern
girls, Miss Lena Rowe and Miss Grace
Jones. OF this city. and two New Jer.
sey girls, Miss Jennie Cawley and
Miss Miriam Gordon. jointly pulled the
cords that threw the memorials open
to the breeze.
J. Taylor Ellyson. lieutenant gov.
ernor Of Virginia. represented Gov.
ernor Swanson and delivered an ad-
dress. After the singing Of the Star
Spangled Banner" by the assemblage
the four young women pulled the
cords which unveiled the monument.
General Joseph Plume presented the
monument to New Jersey. and Go-.
ernor Fort, OF New Jersey. accepted 1t
and transferred It to the Fifteenth
Regiment association. The acceptance
speech was made by Theodore F.
Swayze, of Washington, after the sing
ing of Columbia" The principal ad-
dress of the occasion was then made
by State Senator Joseph s. Freling
huysen. OF Raritan, N. j.. who received
much applause.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-15
Nine Drowned az CRATE Josef.

Nine persons. who we're out boating
IN the Susquehanna river at Port
Griffith, near Wilkes.Barre. Pa. were
drowned by the upsetting of the boat.
They are William Andrews. of Port
Griffith; Theodore and Thomas An.
drews. Frank Marianosky. Adam Stru-
kus. Frank Ganofsky. Mrs. Frank
Ganofsky srd their two small boys.
John and Michael. all OF Providence.
near Scranton.
William Andrews was entertaining
a number OF relatives from Providence.
Lackawnnna county. and after dinner
took them out for a boat ride. They
crowded into a small boat, Ave men
with Andrews. his sisterin-law and
two little ncphews. and started out.
The boat was low In the stern. with
the several people seated In It. Ap-
parently one of the men there moved
forward TO help Andrews with the
oars. the movement causing the boat
to rock. II shipped some water at the
stern.
Those seated there stood up to avoid
the water. the boat rocked more and
shipped quantity of water There
followed a wild scramble OF the now
thoroughly frightened people, and the
next moment the boat upset. and with
shrill shrieks for help all the occu.
pants were thrown into the water.
Welded Forty Years; Seeks Divorce.
Sandusky. o., May 13.-After hav-
ing been married forty years. Charles
H. Fuller has commenced action for
divorce from Henrietta Fuller. alleging
wilful absence for more than two
years. The petition Is the shortest ever
fled In this county. They were mar.
ried in 1867 and have no children.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-15
Hains Guilty Of Manslauohter.

Captain Peter C. Hams. Jr.. U. q. A..
faces a prison term Of from one to
twenty years. Despite all the testimony
submitted by thedefense as tending to
show insanity. he was convicted Of
manslaughter In the first degree at
Flushing. NJ Y. for killing William q.
Annis at the Bayside Yacht club last
August.
Quickly following the young army
officers conviction. his counsel an
nounced that they would produce am
davits to show that the jury had not
been properly guarded during the trial,
and upon this allegation will urge that
q new trial be granted. These affida-
Wits will be submitted on Monday. the
time set for passing sentence and for
any motions that the defendants coun-
sci desires to make. There will. Of
course. be the usual motions to set
aside the verdict as against the weight
OF evidence and contrary to law. but
the unguarded jury feature is the only
departure from the streotyped proce-
dure looking to a new trial.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-15
MANY KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
Thousand Pounds Of Dynamite
Goes OF PrematureIy.
VICTIMS HORRIBLY MAMGLED

Bodies Were Hurled Hundreds Of Feet
and So Badly Mutilated 20 TO BE Al.
most Beyond ReoognItIon--Laborers
With shovels Gather Remains In
Boxes.
Albany. N. r.. May 13.--At least
twenty men were killed by prema-
ture blast Of dynamite In stone
quarry operated by the Callahan Road
Improvement company near South
Bethlehem. eleven miles southwest Of
Albany.
One thousand pounds Of dynamite
exploded. and the bodies Of the vic
Tins were hurled hundreds of feet by
the concussion and so badly mutilated
as to be almost beyond recognition.
AS darkness was falling wagon drew
up to the engine house loaded with
bodies that had been picked up back
on the quarry hill. A crowd Of grief
stricken relatives gathered around.
eager to identify the dead. only to turn
away at the sickening sight.
Italians with shovels found here and
there portions Of bodies and brought
their gruesome loads In boxes to the
engine house, which served as o tenn
porary morgue.
The Callahan Road Improvement
company furnishes crushed stone for
road building. The preparations for
the blast had been going on for six
weeks. Thirteen holes. seventy-five
feet deep had been drilled at points
about twenty feet back Of the face Of
the big quarry. and the explosion Of
the dynamite with which they were to
be loaded was expected to displace
10000 tons OF rock.
Over 5000 pounds Of dynamite were
to have been used.
The workmen had placed 500-pound
charges in six of the holes and were
working on the seventh. when q per.
cussion cap was prematurely discharg.
ed. A terrific explosion followed. which
hurled tons of rock into the air and
scattered the bodies of the victims In
all directions.
The officers of the company were
standing nearby at the time. directing
the work. and several were killed.
Houses in the vicinity were shaken
and windows shattered hy the concus-
sion. and CONSERVATION reigned in the
little village half a mile away.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-15
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR K|DNAPPER
Boyle's wife Gets rs Years
and $4,000 Fine.
MAKE SENSATIONAL CHARGES

Boyle Accuses Harry Forker. Mrs.
WhitIa's Brother. Of Murder, and
Says He Suggested the Kidnapping
to Pay Iackmali-Declares Whltla
Offered Him Protection u He Shield
ed Forker.
Locked and bolted In separate cells.
the man to spend his life within the
bleak and grim walls OF the western
penitentiary In Pittsburg. the woman
to remain at least for O period of
fifteen years and perhaps q quarter of
q century. Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Boyle. kidnappers of willie" Whitla,
began to suffer the maximum punish
ment possible to impose for their Of.
fense
Boyle's only hope Of freedom lies
in the remote possibility Of a pardon.
Mrs. Boyle. convicted as Mary Doe"
the name given by the law to desig-
nate IAN unidentified person." was SEN
fenced to serve twenty-five years and
to pay a fine OF $4,000 and the costs of
prosecution. But since It has been
customary to forget" the fines and
costs imposed upon state prisoner, 1t
IL assumed that these penalties will
be waived and that the woman. should
she earn legal reduction OF her SEN
tence. will be released after fifteen
years.
Boyle gave out statement. impli.
eating Harry Forker. brother Of Mrs.
Whitla. In the kidnapping case. In
Mercer and Sharon the story does not
seem to be generally credited. and as
the district attorney has no faith in
Il there is little likelihood Of any for
NAL action In the matter.
In his statement Boyle accuses
Forker of killing man at Youngs-
town. Ohio. years ago. and claims to
have levied blackmail on him to keep
his secret. He further says that while
he and his wife were in Sharon six
months ago he met Forker and de-
manded $4,000. and that Forker. not
being BILE to secure the money. few
days later In a letter suggested the
kidnapping OF Willie Whitla. Boyle
says Forker sent the boy with an es-
cort TO Warren. o.. where he took
charge OF him.