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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-14
GRAND FORKS MARKET
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One can't judge the size Of a crowd
OF coyotes or college men by the noise
produced.
1t sometimes happens that the heir
apparent continues apparent for a
long time.
Some mon are 8 o lazy they will pro.
long a sick spell longer than the doc.
tor requires.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

'nein- instead of the Confederates in
oiiouSI llylng, as predicted by Gen
iiocheI MS own army fled in utter
ioul 10 the d~efenSes around Washing
toh: "a campaign began With the
Feoerafs confident Of capturing
hlciifnoho but in a few days they
were r~etreating TO the defense Of
the1r own capital, Washington City
1t was at the battle Of Chancel-
iofSVliIe, On May 2, 1863. tina Stone
wall ckson executed his celebrated
llank movement and put to rout that
portion OF the Federal army opposing
MIN ms was one of the most bril-
iiant military movements ever execut-
eu In any war, and would probably
nave resulted in the capture-or ami
nlllatlon of the entire Federal army
IL had not himself been ac-
cldentai1y mortally wounded. This
sad event occurred just after dark
and prevented the further pursuit Of
the enemy t,at night. The mex morn-
ing, forty-eiSht years ago today, the
dttack upon the enemy was esumed
and although protected by strong
breastworks the Federals were driven
back from all their fortified positions
With heavy loss in killed. wounded and
prisoners and r~etreated toward the
RappahannOck. BY ten o'clock on the
morning Of the 3rd Of May. 1862, the
C~onfederates were in full possession
Of the battlefield.
SO that instead of the Confederates
"ingloriously flying upon the APP
proach of the Fedora army, they
went forward, assumed the offensive
instead of the defensive. and attacked
n enemy, winning a glorious VIC
tory. AS was said by Gen. Lee in his
official report Of the battle at Chan
cellorsville:
The conduct Of the troops cannot
be too highly praised. Attacking
largely superior in strongly
entrenched positions, their heoric
courage oNercane every obstacle Of
nature and art. and achieved q trl-
umph most honorable to our arms
It should re a source of pride to
all North c~arOEnianS to know that
the North Carolina troops therein en-
gagged rendered most conspicuous
service, as their death list shows. In
In that battle out Of 1851 Confed-
crates killed 557 Of them "a little
more than one-third) were our brave
North Carolina soldiers. 1t Was ia this
battle that General Ramseur's North
Carolina brigade charged and cap
tured some breastwoGks which the
troops from another State had been
ordered to attack and which they had
refused to do. In this charge Ram
seur'S North Caroiiniahs ran over the
other troops who a refused to move
forward.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

NJ not have done IN the Whole four
years OF the war History Will for
ever associate his name and fame
Win that Of the peerless Lee aS the
TWO greatest and most beloved of al
the Confederate generals. h men
ton OF no other names in any south
ern audience viii arouse sucn en-
thusIasm as the names of Robert +.
Lee and StonWall Jackson.
Net only is today the anniversary
OF -iack sons death. but il is also the
anniversary OF seyer ighting near
SpottsylNania Court House on the
10Th Of May. 1864. and day aCte-- to
morrow Che 12th} is the anniversary
OF severe fighting there TWO days lat
er. 1T was on the 18th of MAJ. 1861.
very early in the morning, that Han
cocks corps attacked and captured
that part of the Confederate breast
works held by BuShrod Iohnson'e Iii
VISION. which came very near being a
most serious disaster. The daS svas
saved. however. chiefly by the un~lr-
passed courage Of our Nor.h Carolina
troops Who recaptured the line a14l
drove back the enemy. Gn tkat day.
our North Carolina s0idir~s suffered
heavily, among the most distinguish
ed of the killed beng Gen. Junius
Daniel.
The people of the South cannot too
highly honor the of their
COMMEMORATE heroes, ana It IS ~lninen
~ proper and appropriate that on
every Tenth Of May they decorate
With flowers their un.i1ne'y grave
II this connection We may be pardon
al to- quoting those NOS. beautiful
iifies. which every child Shouts mem
ori.". az follows:
Cover them over with beautiful
flowers,
Deck them with garlands, those
brothers Of ours,
Lying SO silent. by night and by day.
Sleeping the years CT their manhood
away.
Years they must waste in the mould
dering grave
All the bright laurels they waited TO
bloom.
Fell from their hopes they fell
to the tomb.
Give them the need they have won in
the past.
Give them the honors their future
forecast
Give them the chaplets they won in
the strife,
Give them the laurels they lost with
their life.
Cover hen oyer-Yes, cover them
Parent. husband. brother and lover!
Crown in your hearts those dead he
fOes of ours,
And cover them over With beautiful
flowers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
No. f.-TWO BATTLE ANNtS Ets-
SAtsIEIS.


tFrom The Chatham Record, Nednes-
day. May 5, 1910
This week is the anniversary of
some of the most important battles
and seVerest fighting that occurred
during the War the States
We refer to the battle OF CHAN
ceIlorsNille on the 2nd n 3rd OF
Man, 1863. and the battle of the viii
derness on the 9Th and 9Th of May,
1864. Although a ear apart those
battles We're fought on nearly the
same ground. the Union army at the
beginning of May, 1864. being in near
~ the same position that it was at
the beginning Of May. 1863, and no
nearer Richmond. This IS a fact
worthy of rance. That ls.
although the great battle of GettyS-
tUrS is generally considered so dis
astrous to the Confederate army. yet
ten months afterwards the Union
army was no neare Richmond than
II was two months before that bat
tie
The charlottesville campaign was
one Of the most brilliant for the Con
Tolerate army that has ever been con
'urlfd in any age or During
The winter and early spring Of 1863
IN" Federal army occupied the north
SIDE Of the RaDpahannock river op-
p'Slle Fredericksburg. 10
the Patomac, and the Confederate
army was encamped on the south side
@! the Rappahannock. The men of
'oth armies knew that a hard fought
'ampaisn would begin as soon as the
condition of the roads would permit
me movement of the wagon trains. So
confident of success was the Federal
*tie1al who at that time was
~fl%htng Joe RcoRer'') that on the
%eth Of April. 1868. before putting
MS army in motion, he issued General
'foeTS No. Al in which he boastful1y
announced that our enemy must
other ingloriouslv fly. or come ont
rom behind his defenses and give us
ndCie on Il own ground. where GER
'dit obstruction awaits him"
ms proud boast was doomed to a
uiSastrous disappointment. The Con
Ieoerates did not ~ingloriou fly"
nor did certain destruction efa1l
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

MY our state passed the
ordinance of Secession hy = unan{-
nous vote That ord nance VAS Sirurd
hy delegates Who had stronr9 on
posed Secession unll Llncoln'S call
Tor troops. As an Illustration II the
change Of sentiment prodcctd IN this
state ~ Iincoln's cali Ter troops ue
Mill mention that two Of tn. three
delegates from this County tfion John
Manning and Mr.. l. j. MerritA had
been active opponents OF Secession ur-
I'll Lincoln's proclamation. ana I'M
nlediately thereafter volunteered in
the first military pany organized
IN this county aud Mr., Merritt sealed
his devotion t. duty with his Gre-s
blood on the battlefield OF Nalyern
Hill, IN July 1852.
The convention that met fifty years
ago Was probably the ablest body n
men that ever assemble IN this
state Among them we're Coy. era
nam. Judges Badger. Rufnn. Eiggs.
Howard, oSborne. Warren. Coy Reid.
Gen. Grimes. several .x-cOngre~emen
and many other very distinguished
citizens. One OF the TWO SURVIVORS IS
Hon. Kemp p. Battle. whose many
friends wish him many more Years
OF usefulness to his state which he
has served 50 long and SO well.
Fifty years ago seems a long time
and most Of the participants in those
stirring times have passed away. and
Therefore il is prope to cali them 10
the attention OF the present genera
ton who annot appreciate or even
imagine the excitement prevailing in
our State when our ordinance Of Sc
ceSSlOn was passed on the goth DAY
Of May. 1861. i was a solemn scene
ia our Cap5to! when the members Of
that convention signed that historic
document and just as the last sigma
ture was affixed cannon doomed. an
~noHncinc The fact. drums were beat.
buglec blown and the people chcered
most Justify: Little did those cheering
crOwds f~oresee the uireful results Of
that days action
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
.pFC0TLECTONS OF THE
WAR BETWEEN STATES
continued from page tenn

ornart in The South, might rekindle
uar whose fires are now dying
who have felt the past war
90 t;frcrIv and keenly as any man
~I,ld confess myself afraid Of a new
and a new war is bound to re-
w.. frnm the action You sugges OF
aI,fac 10 the enfranchised negro SO
Tor~e A share in the delicate task Of
rptriug the southern States in pTac-
ti.a1 working relations with the gen
eral Government
After the cabinet at Washington
had rejected the terms of t~he~surr"n-
der first offered by Sherman to john
.ton. the infamous Edwin NJ. Stanton,
Secretary OF War, ordered Generals
MEADE. sheridan and Wright. who
we're then in Virginia, to disregard the
tr,cr or armistice mad by Sherman
ard Johnston and push forward re-
pardless Of Sherman'S orders. Sher-
man Justly considered this a gross in
sulr 10 him tthus ordering other gem
erals to break his truce with john
stonl. and he very declared
.b.t f such an a+taran was made his
sense If honor would compel him to
,,se his army in protecting Johnstons
army and preserving the truce. So in
diguaut was Sherman With stanton
that at the grand review of Sherrnans
army at Washington, when Stanton of
tered to shake hands with Sherman IN
the presence Of the President he de-
cIined and passed him to shake hands
with others.
Il was most fortunate for North
Carolina, specially that part west Of
Raleigh that
when he did. for in a few more days
Sherman's army would have marched
through this section and devastation
vuuId have ensued. Sherman had al
ready outlined his march and had is
sued orders for h cavalry. under Kill
patrick. to keep up a snow OF pursuit
Of Juhnston's army towards BnTling-
ton tthen known as Company Sh0pS);
Gen. Howard to turn to the left by
H4"tney's X Roads, Pittsboro, Saint
Lawrence and ASHORE: Gen. Slccum
to cross the Cape Fear river at ANents
ferry and move rapidly by Carthage,
Caledonia and COxs mill, and Gen
Sth0field was to email at kaleiSh
with part Of his force and with the re-
mainder follow an Intermediate route
IN this wav Sherman intended to head
of Johnston's army by taking a
shorter route to Salisbury.
In of this plan kilpat-
rick's cavalry had reached Chapel
HUl. and the infantry had reached
Holly Springs, Car and MorrlsNtlle
when Johnston and Sherman agreed
on the armistice and there they halted.
Another days march would have
brought Gen. HoWaTd's forces into this
Whathamo county and u country
men would then have fully realized
The horrors of war. As it was, a few
hummfrs strayed into this county n
did some pillaging. The present gem
Grafton cannot imagine the terror OF
our people during the month of April.
49,. When they were daily expecting
the "Yankees'. and everything was
being hid!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
NO. +: DAY
(From the Chatham record. Wednes-
day, May 10, 1919

{From the Chatham Record Wednes-
day, May 10. 1919
Today is observed in this State as
Memorial Day and by an act of the
Legislature is a legal holiday. It IS
called memorial day q it Is
observed in memory OF our Confed-
crate dead. and on this day their
graves are decorated with flowers
and moistened with tears. This beau
tiful custom began soon after the
war and should never be allowed TO
cease.
Confederate memorial day is not
the same in all the Southern States
In Virginia it is the seth Of May, in
this State and South Carolina it is the
10th of May and in the other
Outhern States it is the 2tth OF
April. which is IA anniversary OF
Johnston's surrender to sherman.
The 10th of May was selected as our
memorial day because it is the ami
versary Of the death Of StoneWall
Jackson. A later day (3Vth OF May IS
observed in Virginia because more
flowers are in bloom than on the
10th of May, vegetation in that STATE
not being as forward as in u more
Southern cline. In the other South
ern States vegetation is as Tar ad-
vanced on the 26th of April as it IS
here on the 10th Of May. n there
fore hat GATE was StleGleu bA liitih.
AS stated IN last weeks Record
Cen jackson was morfally wounded
on the Cd Of May. 1862. but he dld
NOT die until the 10th OF MAY me
! ead circumstances of his death have
been puhlished SO often that they
ought to he we'll remembered by ev-
erv school child. 1t viii be remember
ed that just after dark on the 2nd
of Nav 1868. Jackson was shot by
some of his own men, Whn IN me
darkness of the night mistook MIN
and his escort for the enenNs aNalfN
who were expected to Ivan from
the direction from which ackSo was
riding. he having gone out in front OF
our lines TO re~cOnnoiter. This wound
ING of Jackson occurred Just alter
his troops had thanked and routed the
enemy and was most unfortunate and
;nonportune for the C~onfederates. just
as was the killing of Gen. Albert Sid
ney Johnston at the battle Of Shiloh.
in April. 1862.
It was not thought at first that
Jackson was mortally wounded. and
i the wound itself was not necessarily
fatal but he had an attack Of Dneu-
monia and that is said TO have cans
oil hic death. In his death the Con-
| federate army suffered Iteraiit an
irreparable loss. for no person could
fill his place. In considering the mil
;+arv genius and success of Gen. Jack
con # must be renlen bered that he
5,ar was only half over when he GieG-
IF ho attained such fame and world
renown in only two years, what would
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
no. 7-NOTABIE ANNIVERSARY
tFronn The Chatham Record. Wednes-
day. May "a. 1910

tFrom The Chatham Record. Wednes-
day. May "a. 1910
Next Sunday is the fiftieth anniNer-
sary of the departure of the chat
ham Rifles to the war. On the 2sth
day Of May. 1861, that left
here for Raleigh and it was an oc-
casion that will never be forgotten by
any who were present. That was the
first military company organized in
this county and WAS composed OF four
officers and one hundred men. which
WAS the full complement of a com
pany. MANY others had volunteered
but could not be accepted in that COM
any because no more Were allowed
ia one company.
Fer nearly six weeks before their
departure the members Of the COM
pany were drilled here and preparing
for active service, while the ladies
had organized a sewing society and
were making uniforms and other gar
ments for them. During those few
weeks of preparation some Of the
enthusiastic young soldiers became
very impatient at the delay and were
eager to go at once TO Virginia fear
ing that the war would be over be-
fore they could get there. So impa-
tent w@re they to go to the front
without further delay that q de3ega-
ten went to Raleigh To urge Coy Ell
lis to allow them TO start at once
but he very wisely told them to wait
here a while longer and drill.
At last order were received To 20
to Raleigh. so on the 18th OF MAY.
1861. they started from here and
marched to Morrisville and there took
a train To Raleigh. Before leaving
here that morning the company was
drawn up in 'front.' of the old Ramsey
Hotel. when a most eloquent aud
Sou1-Stirring speech was mace by non.
Hugh Waddell, who was then iINlnG
here. and then appropriate prayefS
were offered up by Rev Dr. X. -
Sutton. who for eighteen years was
the beloved rector OF n Episcopal
church. Then followed the sad part
ingS. Mothers. wives. sisters ano
sweethearts vept over their loved ones
ard with trembling lips and moistened
ewes b2de them farewell, and atdS,
for many il was a last farewell
Oat of the band Of gallant Young
men vino that beautiful MAY morn
ing marched forth so braNely, - We're
and 80 died or were Killed
in service. Little did they kno" ih@t
morning what fate awaited them anu
what terrible hardships ana suiieFlhSS
they would be called on 10 cndur" Tor
the next four wears. OF the 1o4 young
soldiers who left here fifty years "+2
next SUNDAY only one-rnth are no"
alive and they are James T. Burh''
J j. Crump. Hugh Zen
iamin + Clegg. samuel J. fliing'oii'
Ambrose Eubanks, John X fSHNhtS'
SamIel NJ Holt. " II H Harmon.
George T. Leach, W. J.. Iondon. Ed
win Long. Andrew J. Lloyd Fen. =
Poe. Stanlv ". R~iggsbee. Mat'he"
James p. Taylor. Thomas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

tFroIn The Chatham Record. Wednes-
Gay. MAY il. 1917

tFroIn The Chatham Record. X edneS-
DAY. MAY Il. 1919
Next Saturday is the fiftieth ami
versary of the secession of North Car
DINA. On the goth Of May. 1861, the
Secession Convention tas it was
called) assembled at Raleigh and on
the same day. by a unanimous vote.
passed the ordinance of secession. The
unaninity With which the ordinanc
was passed may be considered quite
extraordinary and yet is easily ex-
planned.
There had been a strong Union SEN
tirnent in this State. a large majority
Of our people being opposed to Sc
cession before Iincoln's call for
troops the day after the fail OF Fort
sumter On the 2Sth Of February pre-
ceding an election was held in this
State for the voters to decide whether
q convention should be called. and the
convention was defeated by a small
majority, six and seven hun
dTed. Thus the voters of North Caro-
lima were opposed to secession that.
in February 1851, they were unwill-
ing to call a convention even to con
slider the question Of secession. and
his was after seven other States had
seeded and had organized the pro-
Nisional government Of the C~onfeder-
alto States.
After the ian vi dIIitf III EiN
proclamation Of Lincoln calling for
troops there was a complete change
of sentiment in this State. and our
people were as enthusiastic for Sc
cession as those Of any state that had
already seeded. They realized that
war had begun and that they must
fight with or against their Southern
brethren. and III making their choice
there was no hesitation. AS one nan
thu people Of this State rallied tOgeth-
er against the proposed invasion and
coercion Of the Seceded states. Gov.
Ellis at once called the Legislature
in extra session and that body prompt
IL PASSED an act calling an election for
delegates to a convention 20 meet at
Raleigh en- the Goth Of Nav.
calling for 10000 volunteers in add
BEFORE that convention met this
State a practically seeded. The
governor had issued a proclamation
tion to ten regiments Of regulars 70
he and soldiers were drill
ing All o.er the State AMI active prep
a-atione were being made for war.
Pefore the convention met a number
Of our troops had gone - Virginia
several companies Of the First or
Bethel regiment having arrived al
Richmond on the 18th Of May. 1861
The United states forts and arsenals
in this state had been taken posses
sion Of hy orr citizen SoldierY and all
authority Of The Federal government
had ceased within our borders
n condition Of affairs easily ex-
plains, as above stated. the reason
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
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Come fully equip,

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ASK experienced motorists why this
is an advantage"
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
POSTPONED GAMES
HELPS BOTH TEAMS
Chance to Rest Up for Giants, With P ssbility
of Mathewson Coming Back "---A thetics'
Players in Good Shape and Feeling Fit
for future Fights

, But he has delivered. both in fielding
and hitting, in grand style, and has
been instrumental in hitting in runs in
Two OF the three games
The noticeable feature of the 1911
series has been the inability OF the
New York batsmen TO meet any kind
Oh pitching the Athletics have served
up So tar. They have tackled three
inherent styles III Bender. Plank and
Coombs. and ali three mad them a,
their mercy.
forgot TO mention in the features
OF the series the catching OF Thomas
and Lapp. especially the throwing OF
ior the outcome OF TINS ser es, l sim
cerely believe the Athletics Will win.
as before stated. Their hitting is
much better and their fielding seems
more sure than that OF the Giants,
and with the New Workers failing 10
run the bases on the Atn.e,ic catch
eFs, and two games Won by two OF
Mack's well rested pitchers would in
dictate tnat they have the pest chances
OF repeating. Bender, having u rest OF
six iull days. should be ut.
Now, with these facts in favor OF
the Athletics, and playing their next
game on their home gro nds. the
Giants pitchers seem TO be their only
chance. Just compare the two pitching
stats. 1 mean the men that are liable
TO Work in this series, and the fielding
and batting strength in favor of the
Athletics. This proves. as far as fore
casting the outcome goes, that the
Athletics certainty are big favorites
The rain will also help the Athletics
cause, as the Giants base runners will
farther be hindered from using their
speed by the wet grounds, not as
base stealers, as they have already
shown their inability 20 pilfer, but in
taking extra bases on hit balls. where
their natural speed would be TO their
advantage.
"Matty" Is orerworked.
AS observed by the writer during the
hard game OF Tuesday, coming so soon
after the equally hard one of Saturday.
Nathewson used TOO many curve balls
When the Giants could not get him a
read SO he could ease up for rest In
stead the Athletics were pounding the
BAH very hard, and were right after
him all through the game; it neccssi-
tater him working very hard and
curving every ball during the last four
innings. stated in Wednesdays
story that "Matty" had worked at
least eighteen innings, and would
not he ready for several DAYS.
'Matty,' in his own account OF the
same game n n newspaper acknowl-
edged that he had worked too hard
In throwing too many curve balls, and
was afraid he could not come back
This add ct the end as another strong
.o!nt in the Athletics favor as
''Matty' admitted he was overworked.
The admission from Mathewsou him
self indicates that he really believed he
was overworke6
The umpires for the next game will
be pineen behind the bat and KLEIN on
the bases
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
R|DERLESS HORSE
!. SHARES IN PURSE
Especial to The T.mes-ptspa tch.l


Raleigh, y. C.. October i9.-The State
Fair races today came of in fine form,
with excellent track conditions and
many thousands of the most enthusi-
ast!c spectators 20 urge TO best speed
one untoward feature came near re-
sultns fatally II was in the ego
stake race, when the i've runners were
making sharp turn, that there was q
niH-up, in which Funny Crank was
tipped and threw his rider. Tom Settle,
over high embankment so that he
landed on his face. Conclusion of the
brain was feared, but he rallied and
was able to enter a later race. The
horse. Funny Crank. regained his gait
IN the race, and, riderless. passed under
the wire fourth. winning a share o.
the purse. The races:
2:13-John ~. nrst; Rob b, second;
Alfred P, third. Time. 2:2sM, 2:24,
-.2oi2. Purse $500.
2:2i stake raee-Charies x. first;
STAR Grafton. second; Paul c.. third;
Funny Crank, fourth. Time. 2:20H,
2:454, 2:22A.. 2:l7H, 2:164. Purse
$500
2:2O pace stake race-Ashline Joe.
trst Mary c.. second, Wiley. third; Ap-
Dalachan Belle. fourth. Time. 2:20A,
2:I6H, 2:17M. Purse $500
FREQ for all--Ailen Brown first: Our
Doctor second; Dan third; Angie w,
fourth. Time. 2l$h. 2:13ls Purse
$500