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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
BY JANBs A. nDcrRroN.
copyright by American Press Associs-
tion, 1911.l

tion, 19i1.l
0N Oct. 20. 1861, there left Hamp-
ton Roads for the south the
w greatest fleet ever gathered
up to that time in American
waters 1t sailed under sealed orders,
and so jealousy had its secret been
kept that hardly one of the officers
knew its destination. In the north
there was excitement over the move
ment and in the south apprehension.
The widest rumors were anoat. Pop
ular gossip had the expedition headed
toward practically every port between
Hatteras and Galveston. Charleston
especially was expecting attack. Yet
at least one man in the Confederacy
knew. On Nov. Judah p. Benjamin,
acting secretary of war. sent tele-
gram to those most concerned inform
ing them that the Union feet was
headed toward Port Royal.
The Federal navy had decided that
1t must have a southern harbor that
would serve as coaling and repair
station. Port Royal is perhaps the
finest harbor along the southern coast
1t is at the confluence Of several
streams and is In the midst of the rich
est cotton plantations OF South Carroll
M. where the famous sea island cot
ton is produced. 1t is also the en-
trance to Beaufort. where southern
nristocracy then congregated.
The fact that Union ships had to &C
north to coal and repair weakened the
southern blockade With harbor like
that of Port Royal. which is about
midway between Charleston and Sa-
yannah, this difficulty would be in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
Mcclellan General In Chief.

While this thrilling action was going
forward at sea important changes were
being made in the command of the I'm.
ion armies. On Oct 81 General Win
field Scott. general in chief of all the
armies of the United States. asked TO
he retired because Of physica disabil
ity, and the next day General George
Il. Mcclellan. builder and head of the
Army of the Potomac. was advanced
TO the supreme command.
As the conqueror of Mexico Scott
had made n worldwide reputation as
nn able general. BY his refusal to go
out of the Union with his native state
of Virginia he had endeared himself
to the north. lie was now an old man
however. unequal TO the gigantic task
of leading the armies in what was to
prove the greatest war in history. At
this time Scott was few months past
seventy-1ve. while Mcclellan was not
quite thlrty-nve. Despite the friction
between the two and the things the
young general was saying Of the older
one In private letters, Mcclellan now
paid tribute to Scott. There are
two or three significant passages in
McClellan's correspondence at this
time. On oct. 81 he writes:
"'Our George they have taken Il into
their heads to call me. ought to
take good care Of these men. for be-
lieve they love me from the bottom OF
their hearts: / can see IL I'm their fuces
when ! pass among them. presume
the Scott war will eliminate this
week"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24

part overcome. Therefore with Port
Royal as the objective the great expe-
dition was organized. 1t was com
manded by Flag Officer S. H. Dupont
and consisted OF the flagship Wabash
and about fourteen other war vessels,
besides a large number of transports
and smaller craft The land forces
were made up Of three brigades and
some unattached troops, possibly 12,-
600 In all. under the command Of Cen
eral Thomas w. Sherman.
Fleet Scattered In a Storm.
In steaming out of Hampton Roads
the expedition took the form of a gi-
gantic inverted V, with the Wabash at
the apex and the warships and trans
ports commingled in two long lines
streaming out behind. The vessels
forming this immense feet had been
improvised from every sort of craft
even New York ferryboats having been
pressed into service. Many OF the
boats were not seaworthy. especially
In gale. The trip around Hatteras,
where storms are nearly always In evil
dence. was dreaded yet there was
nothing else for 1t. The vessels were
needed, and even converted ferryboat
was better than nothing. To maintain
a blockade of coast line thousands OF
miles long was severe task for ma
tion that less than one year before had
possessed no navy worthy the name.
Cape Hatteras lived up to her repu.
tation as breeder of storms. Up TO
NOV. there was good weather. but on
the afternoon of that day came on a
gale that increased In fury with the
approach Of night. The fleet became
widely scattered. and the gravest fears
were entertained for its safety. espe-
cial apprehension being felt for the
transports. II was necessary that the
officers keen the declza al night. aud
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occasionally they could see through the
driving rain some of the companion
ships staggering through the wind
lashed sea. In the driving gale the
rain whipped their faces like hail. To
add to the wildncss of the spectacle
the sea had phosphorescent bright.
ness observed sometimes in this latl.
tude. When morning broke there wac
but one gunboat in sight from the flag
ship. but in the next five days Others
came struggling to the rendezvous in
front of Port Royal. It was found that
the transport Governor, loaded with
marines and stores. had gone down.
but that all except seven OF the men
had been saved by the Isaac Smith.
which was compelled to throw all her
battery but one gun overheard in order
to effect the rescue. The transport
Peerless had also capsized. her crew
having been saved by the ATohican.
One other transport was injured. and
three more failed to come into port un-
ill after the fight. One or two trans
ports were compelled to put back to
Hampton Roads.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
The War Fifty Years Ago

Sailing of Big Federal War Fleet From Hampton Roads.
Its Destination Unknown, but Supposed to Be to At
tack Seaport the Atlantic Coast--The Ships We're
Wooden and Roughly Handled In Storm Off Hatteras.
Mcclellan Succeeds Scott at the Head Of the United
States Army--General Fremont Relieved of His Com
mand In Missouri - General Robert E. Lee Sent
Away South.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24

The value OF the Rand goIl in
dustry to South Africa IS estimated at
half n million dollars n dav
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
Anxiety of the North.

The suspense before felt at the south
now shifted TO the north. Days pass
ed before certain news was heard of
the fleets safety. One southern paper
took 1t as an omen that God was
fighting on the side of the Confeder.
ates. The same storm that scattered
the Union ships also played havoc
with the Federal garrison at Hatteras
inlet. An immense ;idal wave sub
merged the island, stores were swept
away and for n time 1t appeared that
everything was doomed. After ter.
rible night however. the waters re-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
Finds 'The Army Disorganized.

IAAus AHS army lsoibdlllLSu'
On Nov. he has evidently begun to
feel out his new duties, for he writes:
81 dnd the army just about as much
disorganlzed as was the army of the
Potomac when | assumed command;
everything ut skies and sevens: no
system. no order, perfect chaos. 1 can
and VIII reduce II to order. 1 will
soon have II working smoothly"
That Is Il most remarkable letter 10
be written by man who has Just as
sumed chief command of the forces OF
n great nation In the crucial hour of
its history. Can he not forget himself
even nowy Can he not eliminate the
big | and little you" attitude that
sticks out all over Il? Here the lead
ing military men of the nation had
been labOring for months and had sue
ceeded In evolving nothing but per.
feet chaos" Yet he alone will straight.
en- 1t out In short order.
The next letter sounds humber
note:
II have already been up once this
morning-t was Mt o'clock. TO es.
cort General Scott to the depot II
was pitch dark ana pouring rain; but
with most Of my star ana n squadron
of cavalry | saw the old man off. lie
was very polite TO me: sent various kind
messages TO yon and the baby; SO we
parted. The old man said his sensa.
tions were very peculiar. leaving
Washington and active life. can
easily understand them. and 1t may
be that at some distant day |. too
shall totter away from Washington.
worn out soldier with naught TO do
but make my peace with God. The
sight OF this morning was n lesson 10
me which | hope not soon 10 forget
/ saw there the end OF long, active
and ambitious life, the end OF the ca.
reer of the first soldier OF his nation.
and 1t was feeble old man scarce
able TO walk. hardly any one there to
see. him Off but his successor Should
ever become vainglorious and am.
bilious, remind me Of that specta
Gle"
Was there n note OF prophecy here?
hSOicliuh WIS 10 uull III u IDunnef
not entirely dissiminr, and the day
was not so distant" as he here pre-
diets.
The Removal of Fremont.
A change even more Troublesome TO
the administration was that Involving
the command OF the western armies
There had long been complaint OF Gen.
eral Fremont, the charges against him
ranging all the way from ineiiiciency
TO eXtravagunce and lax financial man
agement. For one thing II was said
that he was inaccessible TO those hay.
ing business with him aud for another
that he overstepped his powers on sew
eral occasions. Peculotion OF some
of his under officers was also alleged
The chief objection TO him had been,
however, that he had not accomplished
nnythlng and that he had failed to ro-
enforce General Lyon at Wilson's
creek in August and Mulllgan at Lex
ington In September, thus being indl.
rectly responsible for the disaster az
both places Fremont was exceedingly
popular in the west ana among thr
more radical hnti'slayery men. and
trouble was threatened should lie. bc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12

" here from Kirby and will occupy
the house vacated by J. X. Hoyey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Burt of Han
over, N. H., spen. Sunday with DR..
and Mrs. r. T. Johnson
The ladies of the w. r. G. receiv-
ed about 81 as result of their sugar
party.
DR.. w. J. Aldrich of st. Johnsbury
was in town sunday on professional
business
Mrs. Lot Woodbury. of Royalston
Corner has been spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Miranda
Dodge. Mrs. George Dodge of East
ST. Johnsbury spent Sunday with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hill of East
St. JohnSbury were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cassius McGregor over Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
NORTH WALDEN.

Miss White of Cabot is working
for Mrs. Fred Allen.
Miss Alice Page of Danville was
a guest of Mrs. Herbert Kittredge
part of this week.
The Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Carrie Orion on Wednes-
day for an all days session.
H. #. Kittredge was in st. Johns
bury a day recently.
Mrs. Della. Parker was in st. Johns
bury on business one day last week.
Misses Marion and Belle Bur-
bank of Lunenburg are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. A. L. Beals.
Academy Notes.
On her way home from Washing
ton, Miss Marguerite Esdon spent
Sunday with Miss Margaret Mills at
Townshend and on Monday evening
Miss Mills entertained Is of her
friends in honor of her guest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
SUTTON.
OOIlONs
Listers Find it More Difficult Taking
the List.

The listers are finding that is more
difficult taking the list than it has
been in the past. 1t takes them longer
at each place and but few of the tax
payers know what the law requires
them to do in making out their in
ventory for the listers.
George Rice has been quite i'll but
is some better, also Mrs. Rice is poor
ly. Their grandson, Bennett Curtis,
has been there with them to help
them along in their illness.
Arthur Fogg has sold the standing
lumber and wood on the Erastus Way
farm on the North Ridge to the
Parker & Young Company of Lis
bon, N. H. They have until April /,
1916 in which to take the wood and
lumber off from the premises.
Frank Drown is working for Fred
Chapman through the sugar season.
Miss Fanny d. Hastings returned
to Barre Saturday morning for the
spring term of school.
Miss Sadie e. Blake was at St.
Johnsbury Saturday on business.
There was a good attendance at
the Grange meeting Saturday even
ing. The first and second degrees
were given to a class of six candi-
dates.
Some of the sugar makers have
their trees tapped and are trying to
make sugar but do not get very much
sap. Some will not try to make
sugar as it is so late and the snow
is so deep.
The town clerk licensed SO dogs
up to April 2.
Miss Grace Davis has returned to
Campton, n. H., for the next term of
her school in that place.
Mrs. Charles McKown is i'll with
pneumonia and is being cared for by
her daughter, Mrs. Wells. from
CRANKY.
Mildred Houghton is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clark.
Mrs. Carl Houghton from St.
Johnsbury visited her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark,
the past week.
by getting off the road into deep
snow where it was so badly injured
that it was necessary to kill him.
William Richards who lived on the
road above Sutton depot, near the
Summit, died Friday and was buried
at the village cemetery Sunday after
noon. He had been in poor health
for some time past.
Mrs. o. w. Jesseman who lives in
the Union House neighborhood fell
last week and broke his leg.
The M. w. of A. are to hold their
next meeting at the Town Hall next
Saturday evening the 18th.
Miss Sadie Blake was reelected the
secretary and treasurer of the
Northern Caledonia Supervision Dis
trict of Schools and Martin e. Dan
iels of LyndonvlIle was reelected
superintendent for another year from
July 1, 1911.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
MCINDoE FALLS.
freeman johnson Has Purchased
His Fathers Farm.-Locals.

n AC5AAA3M gOAAAASOA HAAS WANAAt&SGN
His Fathers Farm.-Locals.
R. M. johnson has sold his farm
to his son, Freeman Johnson, and
will move his family here in a few
weeks into the Perry house which
he purchased a few years ago.
Mrs. w. M. Phelps has been on
the sick list the past week.
D. M. Crane has purchased for
his son Royal Mr.. Trask's farm
about a mile south of the village.
Mr.. Trask intends to move back to
Dover, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Bishop returned
last week from ST. Johnsbury where
they have spent several weeks with
their daughter, Mrs. James McGill.
M. j. Moore was home from
Thronton, N. H., over Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie White, Alice and How
ard White spent last week at Horace
Chamberlain in Ryegate.
Floyd Hartwell of Lyndonville
was a guest at A. L. Guthrie's over
Sunday.
Harvey Winch of Templeton,
Mass, was a guest at w. M. Phelps
the first of last week.
DR.. Albert Moore of Boston was in
town few days last week, called
here by the serious illness of his
father, John P. Moore. Conner
Moore of Peacham was with his
father over Sunday.
Miss Nellie Manchester visited
friends at st. Johnsbury a couple
of days last week.
Alex Gibson spent last week in
South Ryegate visiting relativs.
Mrs Della Lavely and sons,
Frank and Felix, of West Burke,
were guests of her sister, Mrs. Clar-
ence Hilliard the first of last week.
The young ladies gave Mrs. Clar-
ence Chase a Shower" last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Lena Welch of ST. Johnsbury
visited Misses Alice and Lena Moore
Thursday and Friday.
Duncan Edgerton was in East Rye
gate over Sunday, the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. H. J. Phelps.
About rs attended the reception
at the vestry last Wednesday given
to Rev. and Mrs. H. t. Barnard in
honor of his 10th birthday. A very
pleasing musical program and a re-
citation by Violet Guthrie were
given. Rev. Mr.. Merrill of st.
Johnsbury made a few remarks.
M. G.. Rodgers presented Mr.. Bar
nard with sum of money from the
parish. Mr.. Barnard responded
with a few well chosen words. Re-
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Miss Adine Lawler returned last
Tuesday from New York city where
she spent a few days with Miss Mary
Morgan on her return from Wash
ington.
Miss Emma Kent returned to her
school at Bath, N. H., this week.
Miss Lena Moore to Barnet, Miss
Alice Moore returned to Plymouth
Normal School Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase of
Woodsville, N. H, were guests at M.
J. Moore's Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
BARNET.

Marjory Albee visited at Orleans
last week.
Margaret Morgan visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Marion Goss, at ST. Johns
bury last week and Barbara Morgan
visited in Passumpsic.
Katherine ROBBIE returned Sat
urday from a visit to her sister at
Hanover, N. H.
The w. C. T. U. will hold a bus1-
ness meeting at the home of Mrs.
Emily AIbee Wednesday at $50 p. m.
Miss Eula Gochee has been engag-
ed to work in the central Office of the
Passumpsic Telephone Co. at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farr have gone to
Greensboro to work.
Mrs. Prussia Brown is working for
M. E.Turner.
Mrs. Philip Mason goes soon to
Oakland, Me-, to keep house for her
son-in-law, P. G.. Smith and care for
her daughters little ones
Raymond Campbell returned home
last Thursday from Newport, N. H.,
where he has been spending month
with his brother.
Mr.. Brown of Montpelier is visiting
at A. N. Gilfillan's.
The Y. P. S. C. E. held a sugar
party social at the town hall last
Thursday evening. A good crowd
of young people we're present and
a short program after which the
sugar was ready.
Ardie Shaw has gone to Lebanon,
N. H., to work in printing Office.
Monday of this week. Miss Lena
Moore of McIndoes in the grammar
school and Miss Mae Wilson in the
primary deDartment
Perley G. Smith and son, Phil,
started home on the early train Sun
day. They will go from Boston to
Oakland Tuesday. Mr.. Smith will make
his home in Bangor, Me-, in the near
future.
Miss Eta Parker is spending her
vacation with her parents at Rev.
Mr.. Clark's.
w. E. Kimbal1 spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends at East st.
Johnsbury.
Bert Wilson is working in St.
Johnsbury painting and hanging
paper.
Miss Lora Morse is in town and
will have her millinery shop in the
house Of Miss Robina S. Laughlin.
Fred Kinney has rented his farm
to Fred Carrick and will move his
family to New York to go into mills
ranch.
The Misses Ruth and Florence
Wilder and Abbie and Mildred Hall
return to their school in ST. Johns
bury this week.
Miss Catherine Potts of ST. Johns
bury spent last week at her grand
fathers, Sherburne Moore.
Mrs. Charlotte Dow will teach this
term in Monroe, n. H.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Emily Albee Wednesday after
noon at $50.
The Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Ella Johnson Thurs
| day afternoon.
There will be an Easter Concert
at the church next Sunday evening
at 7.30.
Mrs. Sheldon Smith of Windsor
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Will
Higgins.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
LUNENBURG.

Judson Gray, who has been en-
ployed by the Silsby Bros, at Corbin
Park, returned home Saturday.
Miss Frances Maillet is visiting her
sister, Winnie, in 'Livermore, N. H.,
for few days.
G. G. Temple was a business visit
or in St. JQhnsbury the past week.
There will be no services at the
Methodist church next Sunday ow-
ing to the absence of Rev. Albert
Gregory at conference.
Deputy Inspector Moore of Bar
net was present at the last regular
meeting of Hilltop Grange, giving
them several helpful suggestions.
Sugar and doughnuts we're served.
Sheriff Richard Beattie of Maid
stone was in town part of last week.
Miss Julia White went to Boston
last week to visit relatives.
Judge Kyle T. Brown was bust
ness visitor in Island Pond and Guild
hall last week.
A. B. Noyes of st. ~Johnsbury was
in town last Friday.
John Wilson is to move into the
village soon.
The jurymen drawn for the April
term of county court are as follows:
Grand, H. T. Silsby, Stephen C.
Smith; petit, Ira Carpenter, James
w. Smith, H. NJ Day, Ernest J..
Spaulding. The term begins April
rs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
WEST BARNET.

Mrs. J. P. Blair and Miss Rebecca
Fitzgerald have been i'll with grip
for the past week.
Ralph White who has been spend
ing several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roy returned to Amsterdam, N.
Y, Saturday.
Miss Stella Wilson of Peacham was
the guest of Mrs. Marion Somers
over Sunday.
Miss Sarah Brock returned to
Lowell, Mass, last week.
Miss Attic Field of McIndoes was
the guest of Mrs. Choate over Sun
day.
The village school commenced
Monday with Mrs. o. E. Flint as
teacher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
Card of Thanks.

We wish in this way to express our sincere
thanks to the neighbors and friends for the
kindness and sympathy shown us in the
death and burial of our husband and father,
also for the beautiful flowers which were
sent and to our pastor for the beautiful tri-
butte which he paid his life.
MRS. S. w. FORD,
DAN FORD AND FAMILY,
ELLRRY FORD AND FAMILY,
w. H. LINDSAY AND FAMILY,
MILo A. GREEN AND FAMILY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
NORTH MONROE.
House Occupied by Ranney Champ
any Burned. Family Lost
Everything.

Everything.
The farm house at the meadow
owned by w. Higgings and occupied
by Ranney Champany was burned
to the ground Saturday evening.
Mr.. Champany's folks lost every
thing. A e. Carter and Oscar
Schoff circulated papers Sunday and
collected quite a sum for Mr.. Cham
pany's family as they did not even
save their clothing.
Mrs. Gerge Bort has been quite
sick the past week, butt is better at
this writing.
S. j. Astle has commenced to car
ry his milk to McIndoes creamery.
Mrs. w. E. Emery has not been
as well the past week.
Mrs. George Gates visited at
Olive Hastings at the Plain Friday.
Edith Blair has returned to her
work in Barnet at Bert Gilfillan's.
Schools in town commence next
Monday.
Lawrence Moore has finished work
for r. B. Hall and gone to Wilder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
A Reliable Medicine-Not Narcotic

A Reliable Medicine-NOt a Narcotic.
Mrs. F. Marti, ST. Joe, Mich. says:
"Our little boy contracted severe
bronchial trouble and as the doctors
medicine did not cure him, I gave
him Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound in which 1 have great faith.
1t cured the cough as well as the
choking and gagging spells, and he
got we'll in short time. Foley s
Honey and Tar Compound has many
times saved us much trouble and we
are never without it in the house. :"
G. G. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
WEST WATERFORD

Mrs. Mabel Carpenter and daugh-
ter Edith from ST. Johnsbury visit
ed S. F. Cutting few days last week.
Mrs. Walter Harvey from Concord
recently visited her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Hastings.
A steam mill is in operation on the
Carpenter farm. About 40 men are
employed there and in the woods.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express sincere gratitude to
each and all for their MANY acts of kindness
and sympathy, also for their beautiful flower
remem ORANGES in the loss of our wife, daugh-
ter and sister.
Mr.. PERLEY G. SMITH,
MRS. P. A. MASON,
Mr.. PLIN P. MASON,
Mr.. AND MRS. HALE MASON,
Mr.. HOMER P. MASON
MR.. HARRY A. MASON.
Barnet, VT, April 8, 1911.
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present at the meeting to give his re-
port. All members of the society
and all interested in the good OF the
this meeting.