The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-13

OF KINGS MOUNTAIN
Governors and Members of Congress
of South and North Carolina, VIII.
Many Other Prominent Men From
the Two States, Take Part in Ger
emon:cs Attending Dedication.
A special from Kings Mountain.
y. c.. to The News and Courier.
says Upon that historic battlefield
men lived again Thursday the strug-
gle for American liberty. North aai
South Carolina Wed with each other
10 do honor 20 the memory Of tie
heroes .. that decisive engagement,
Of the Revolution. Within sight of
he graves Of those who pe-.shed
ior their country. their descendants
recited the story OF deeds Of days
gone by. They told OF the bloody
battles CT the war with the mother
country. Of the privarioa OF the
soldiers, OF the final success Of lib-
erty and America freedom. In that
mighty conflict Kings Mountain play
ed an important part-the turning
point OF the war;" the spot so sacred
to sturdy uountaineecs is rightly
called. Ferguson vas routed here
the brave British warrior lost his
life here-and the fortune OF war
was changed.
To commemorate the brave deeds
Of the American so,3iers on this bat
tlefeld. the United States has given
q monument. This monument was
dedicated at Kings Mountain Thur
day. On the very spot o: ground
where Ferguson was routed. the peo-
pie Of the two Carolinas io:rei in
paying tribute to those who fell for
the cause Of liberty. On the sacred
soil consecraced by the blood Of
these men Of the Revolution the
honor due them was given.
It was great occasion Tor the
countryside. From early morning
people came from the neighboring
towns. and from the farms wagons,
buggies and every form Of vehicle
conveyed the cgowds to the noun
tain On the side OF the hills and
for quite a distance around groups
were gathered as II at picnic The
trains brought hundreds. and in their
enthusiasm OF the occasion many did
not hesitate to walk for miles to.
reach the battle ground. The crowd
that packed and surrounded the
stands and was stretched in every
direction the country around could
hardly be estimated. Many Of those
who csne could nrs get within the
sound OF the voices Of the speakers.
Eight thousand people we're probably
Il the mediate neishborEood-
a distinguished gathering packed
the stands provided for the OCCASION.
Governor Martin P. Ansel presided
gracefully over the exercises. The
Governor OF South Carolina. by his
pleasing and happy manner. WOE the
hearts o: the audience. On the
stand With the Governor were seated
Governor ". ". Kitchen. Of North
Carolina: Senator Lee S. Overnau
and Congressman r. y. Page. OF the
same State: Senator Smith and Con-
gresham Finley. Of this State: DR..
II. y. Snyder and Dr.. S. c. Mitchell.
presidents OF WoTord and the Uni
rersity. respectively. the ladies OF
the Daughters Of the American Rev
olutioa: Gen. Julian S. Carr. Of North
Carolina. and many other distin-
suIshed persons.
On the stands and Immediately
surrounding the main stage were the
ladies of the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy and visitors who were given
cards TO enter. There has rarely.
If ever. been seen IL South Carolina
such a large assembly of beautiful
women and young girls. and woman
got her share of tribute. Il Is to
woman that the State Is respors!ble
for the preserving of true facts Of
history Woman has made possible
all the beautiful monuments 70 war
heroes. the Daughters Of the AmeTi-
can Revolution were uu;iring in thei-
efforts to &c: monument at Kings
Mountain. and finally succeeded.
The battle heroes will never be for
got as long as the women live 10
commemorate their deeds Of valor.
God bless the women" was the SEN
timent in mems hearts at this uo-
yelling. as always.
AS fitting feature OF the ce!e-
bra;ion the soldiery OF this State AMI
o. North Carolina were represented.
Col. Lewis. commanded the proris-
ional regiment from this State. COM
posed OF the following companies:
Greenvilie. Co:nweli. Rock Hill. Co.
lurn b!a. Camden. Fort Mill and Spar
tanburg. The North Carolina com-
pany was from Dallas Governor
Ki;chin's staff was present as fol-
lows: Adi, Gen. J. F. Arnfeld.
Lieut.. Col. W. W. Pierce. Col. c. B.
Armstrong. Personal Aide Col. 4.
Montague. Major A a. Hicks. Col.
T. R. Robertson.
The battle Of Kings Mountain
was fought IN sham conflict by the
troops These manoeuvres were un-
der Gen Boyd's supervision.
+ The soldier boys are encsnped on
the mountains side. and right royal
was their entertainment 10 their
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