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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
GEN. NELSON A. MILES
ON BATTLE OF ANTlETAM

frceing tho slaves of the Southern
States All sorts Of Delegations from
the United States came 70 Washington
10 see Mr.. Lincoln on this subject.
One of the great Protestant churChes
In the far Northwest sent Helegatlon
to see Mr.. Lincoln not long leioTe me
spokesman of this delegation told MI
lincoln that they had been sent oy
God 20 him. and had coIse by o Tsy
mated When MIR. Lincoln heard THIS
he assumed one OF his most comical
looks and told the delegate that ss ne
them 20 him. But. said he. don
you think IL very strange that Coo
should have sem Sent you 70 me Dy tb ayt
time Chicago was so noted LOT It's
The Confederate War was mighty
factor, and so vast was its proportions
that at times IL shook he very iound@-
lions of the earth. All civilized people
everywhere on earth were looking lot
ward 10 the close Of that war. and the
great giants wrestling with each otn-
or in that bloody struggle were NOT
all the powers at work mere ERE WEI" ens
tent. II possible. than the nghtlnS II
self, and one OF the very greatest OF
ali these which operated 20 against
the South the writer VIII now try TO
tell OF
When the war began. General Win
aolS Scott was Connander--in-chie
81 all the Federal forces. and his con-
tention was that the South could be
conquered into q due state OF submiS-
sion by complete system OF Dlockaoes-
General Scott said, in order 70 con
ouer the South. l. was not necessary
TO invade It, but simply blockade IL
effectually. and continue 70 do 80 un-
TN the South submitted. Al first
the blockade was imperfect. but as the
war wore on the blockade became more
and more com plete until al last the
Southern people, after the fall Of Fort
Fisher, had no intercourse with any
other people on earth except the men
giving missiles.
The Confederate government, at
the very beginning OF the war, an
tictpafinZ such contingency. had
sent two of her Wisest and best states
men. namely Messrs- Mason ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
THE rMEsDspArcH: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY FEBRUARY

every battle some OF his dearest
comrades must fali--even be himself ana ne,
acst lust as the civilian. except az shorter ragne
The thrilling experiences OF two young men OF
this community within three feet OF whom an
other was killed by a stroke of lightning and
fourth wounded. Is awful to contemplate.
Think OF this occurring every minute Tor
hours. and you have only one phase OF the
horror OF the battlefield
Early to the Rescue
Troops detached under Genreai Early
reached Lyachburg i'm time TO save the city
but Hunter, thoug,. defeated, escaped through
the mountains of West Virginia. taking win
him the bronze pedestrian statue OF Wash
ington which faced the sally-port OF the V.
M 4 Barracks Some years after the var
this statue was restored to its original posi-
ton.
Contrast.
The burning Of private houses by hunter
the destruction OF barns and mills Dy snefl.
dan. and the blazing dwellings, which lighted
up the route of sherman In his mucn- -oe,
praised March to the Sea. are let by GENERA
John -. Gordon in his "Reminiscences OF w
civil War" ia strong contrast with the noble
conduct OF Colonel (Profl William r. Peters.
so favorabIy remembered by his woFs AZ
Emory and Henry and later at the cmFei-
sity OF Virginia. who when ordered oy ms
sunerior officer to burn Chambersoufg. "a,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

Continued from last Sunday)
White Hall passed to him. and he died
there in July. 1871, and his wife the same
year. His children were John t5).
Ann Rich 10. affectionstely called
Nancy. who was the second wife OF
NatbsnieI BurweIl. of Gloucester. and
had Claudia "a. who married John Il:
Marshall. and Mary. CD who married
John Jennings; Perrin o. Maria tol'
Molly o., Nelson (s) and Elias (6).
None Of these Willises seem TO nave
left children but Ann Rich and Or;
John. DR.. John 90 Willis married
Nelly Conway Madison. daughter OF
President He lived at Woodley, IN
Orange County. and had two children
Colonel John G) and Mary Lee az, VINO
married Colonel John Hancock Lee
and had Nellie % and Lucy ~, oIs
young. and Letia ~. who married Or.
Robert Madison. of the V Z. l. These
Lees are buried in the Montpelier
graveyard. Colonel John f0 Willis
married Lucy Taliaferro Madison and
lived about in Orange County, at
lockwood" Howard Plaice" and
"Oakburn" and had eight children,
Mary Lee 81. Jane Champc el. married
Major John Richardson. of Clarke
County. moved TO Savannah Mo, and Ia
had four children, Maria Jane 49,,
Lucy Lee t9). Ambrose 90 Willis.
Alice o.; John Isl. who married first
Lucy Robinson and left son. Shep-
herd %; secondly John married Mary
Lupton and had Lucy Madison 9l.
Bessie l9). John Byrd o., Anna ~
Scott, and William Taylor; Claudia o.
Marshall married w. w. Scott, of
Orange, son of Garrett Scott. of
Orange County. Virginia. Nellie o.
Conway married William Byrd Willis,
son of Richard Henry Willis and Lucy
Mary Male Willis. Lucy 90 Cornelia
married Charles Morris. of Caroline
County, Virginia; Ambrose 49, moved
to San Francisco, Cal. and married
Andrew johnson 49, became an Episco-
pal clergyman and married Margaret
This brings the line of Francis Willis. OF
Gloucester, down to the present gene
ration.
This is the best record of the branch
of the Wiliises known as the Glouces-
ter Wilises to the present generation
which can be supplied by the family
itself Their ancestral home, White
Hall, sill stands in picturesque beauty
on Ware River. in Gloucester 1t Is
OF peculiar architecture, the hall run
ming parallel with the rooms. !t has
for many generations been occupied
by the Byrds. a line of the Westover
family.
Several of the wiIlises were buried
beneath the chancel OF old Ware
Church. and a few years ago they were
uncovered and removed from their
position of dignity in order to get the
correct arms of the Willis family We
saw them some years ago like man.
moth tablets on the inner walls of the
church. Since then, however, the
church has been repaired, and whether
the tombs were replaced under the
chancel which position always estab-
fishes the social position of the fam
lily, or elsewhere, we cannot say.
However, old Gloucester County
has the honor of being the Virginia
cradle of this distinguished family
The branch Of Colonel Henry Willis
the founder of Fredericksburg. Is
known as the Fredericks branch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
The Hart Family of AIbcmarfc.

Among the older families Of Abe
marie County is that of the Scotch
family of Harris, being n different one
from those Of the same name and
origin in the Northern Neck and around
fredericksburg. The first of the fam
liz to come to Virginia was Andrew
Hart. a native OF LinlithgOw. Scotland.
where he was born about 1884. his
father being a resident and landholder
in that borough. Andrew Hart came
over lust prior to the Revolutionary
War. He sought the upper sections OF
the colony OF Virginia. where the blue
hills OF Albemarle reminded him some
what of his far native land. and where
many other Scotch settlers had already
located and planted the Presbyterian
Church even before the Episcopal
Church then the State church. had
reached those localities. lie was ao-
com panied to Virginia By his brother.
John Hart. who located in Richmond
in later years. Andrew Hart settled
in South Garden. as the valley OF the
south fork OF Hardware River - call
ed. and built a store and began a sue
crsefgf mercantile trade His store
vss on the slope Of Jumping Hill.'
where the wagons from the great VAL
lev laden with wheat and other pro-
duce. passed on their way TO SCOTS
Vile. then a great shipping point lie
was vcry successful and purchased Sc
veraI thousand acres OF the rich lands 81
south Garden. and afterwards built a
handsome colonial home. known as
Sunnybank. In the beautiful valley
nearby. This home ~ now the prop
ertv Of HIS grcat-grandscn. Andrew ID.
Hart
Andrew Hart married on December
II. 1856. Elizabeth Leakc. the daugh-
ter 81 Rev. samuel Lcakc. the hrst
native born Presbyterian minister On
that section. then IN charge q the
Cove church. she died Ia 1899. iear-
ing three small chiidren-Mary. sam
uel and Elizabeth Lcake. On October
IL. ITgg. Andrew Hart married Eliza
beth Ovcrton Buckley. second dauehter
Of Sir william Buckley. q Louisa
County. who held The title Of sixth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

present a career that has been salut-
ed TO the verge Of savage lands as
bringing honor to the human race
Civilization-our own particuldriy-is
infected with ravening greed, when
menaces ordered society The thought
ful are troubled. Before men are two
OF the controlling organs Of chief
church. An editorial in each paper
utters dread Of up ooting OF govern
ment. Frenzied Selfishness, arables
to rob, a gluttoLy for gain, dehanco
OF law, the disclosure OF vilest schemes
for plundering the people, have pro
voked hot blood and thirst for condign
punishment. One OF those church organs
reckons that the approaching cloud has
in 10 clements OF ruin and com bustion
dire" far more destructive than the
slavery agitation.
IL il well worth while 20 recall a
marked feature of the noble life which
on the century anniversary OF Leo Is
receiving paens of praise without a
raucous note ia the wide world.
It may so turn out that ! can con-
lure and coax the rusting pen 70 tell
of Lee at the crisis of fate over against
the CORY cliffs in pennsylvania as
stood by him at Hills tent or as we
rode across the field. Ana the memory
of the years when l had relations with
his lecture room staff and enlisted
men" may have stored away untold
Incidents. There was hardly a day when
the college was working that i did not
see him. My headquarters was an
Intelligence Bureau" How FOND TINS
chief captain was of a merry story Wen
told
What a debt does the South owe
ave. the republic--to the conduct and
counsel of Lee after Appomattox ne
nation" will need courage and self
control-Lee sin the decade nigh TINS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

although as an act of retaliation. declined
firmly and fatly to comply.
7 remember we snapped musty meal for
wecyiI -four with Early's troops. each party,
40 worn out With the one as TO be slated by
the exchange for the other.
The battlefield the following day Was a
gruesome sight offending both the eye and the
nose The bodies OF the Federal dead mad
been entirely stripped and under the Intense
heat of unid-June sun. were great 'Noiieh
black cascarses. which az supt m iiai Sianco
were csaiiy mistaken for those OF negroes
From Lynchburg we returned 10 lhe v.
NJ L. grounds. but being homeless "ero iu1-
loughcd till the following FAN v
SHENANDOAH NALLL I.
Editor of Confederate Page
Dear Sir.-The Times-Dispatch pup
lished February 10. 1911. an unrigneu
sketch Of Joseph T.. Johnston. ana an
unsigned article with the title. Mhy
Jefferson Davis was never tried. ne
state Library much wishes 20 learn
who the author was.
Very truly.
II. II. McILWAINE.
VIII the writers or some one else De
good enough % give Us this infor-
fnatiOnl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
COATS-OF-ARMS

superbiv hand-pslnfcd ~ Amersczs
foremost acraidic artis- 'i'ric>a MOI
crate. thousands - Aucricans have
fh. rIEIf g. f1st-afrur. Serd names
81 your aucesfrai families. kese arcn-
r.... r..tafssra fust puoilshcf-
aS.,sera Id virginia ard Aliiet Fsrul-
ura- e11 families. I've .oll1nes pro-
r~s.f.. injected Sc. -end Tor fsf %
a~ra-f-aI lfrfa Ff-1 fcE DfSTRfBJT-
M, CONTAIN, . ". "a 81. Ne~ YORK.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
Genealogical Editor.of The Times-Dis-

Genealogical Editor.of The Times-Dis-
patch:
Can you give me any information
relative TO the Billiards.. who came
over to this country in the sixteenth
century, II you are able TO do 80,
will greatly appreciate il. Very truly,
w. G. BALLARD.
Bedford City, Va.
We have never made any search
for the Billiards.. but IL any member of
tho family Will send US any authentic
Ballard data we will publish It'd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

Genealogical Editor of The Times-Dis-
patch:
At the request of a daily reader of
your valuable paper I write 20 ask If
You can give any information as to the
Templeman family, who the first set
tiers were, and where from also the
coat of arms" A READER.
Richmond.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11
In Bankruptcy.
United States District, Albany
Division, Southern District
of Georgia.

In the matter of Samuel W.
Whitchard, bankrupt.
To the Creditors of the Above
Named Bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that
the above named bankrupt has
applied for a discharge from all
debts provable against him in
bankruptcy.
The said application will be
heard by the Honorable Emory
Speer, judge of the United States
district conrt, for said division
and district at the United States
court house in Alba ny, Georgia
on the Both day of April, 1913,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
All creditors of said bankrupt
are notified to appear at the time
and place stated, and show cause,
if any they can, why the prayer
of said petitioner should not be
granted.
Dated at Albany, Georgia, this
31st day of March, A. D. 1913.
JOHN D. CREWS,
1t Deputy Clerk.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11

Everything is arranged for the
opening of the Stock Company
ia be presented by Mr.. Frank G
Maddocks. The artists engaged
are arlivil G and Mr.. Maddo ks
assures us it will be one of the
strongest dramatic companies
ever presented to the patrons at
popular nrices. The caste will
headed b Mr.. Brl ce Ri1aldo
and Miss Helen DelMar, both of
whom have a long record of sue
cess to their credit. Others in
the caste are Louis Potter, Fred
erick Hoey, Frank G. Campbell
and others.
The plays to be presented dur
ing the week are positively guar
anteed to be new to this city, be-
ing controlled by this company
only.
The opening bill, Hearts En-
stranged," is one of the higher
order, ranking with the $500
productions. A beautiful heart
story, with a vein of rich comedy
neatly interviewer. 1t tells the
story of poverty, love, riches and
intrigue; depicting English rights
and Scottish law. This is one OF
Mr.. Rinaldo's best efforts anc
gives each member of the caste
an equal chance.
Mr.. Maddocks will also have ;
very prominent part in this pro
duction, and will no doubt b.
we'll received by his many friends
During the week Mr.. RinaldC
will produce his wonderful ORA
matization of Marie Correli's
"Wormwood."
Popular prices will prevail
throughout the week and capacity
business is expected.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11
Frazers Drug Store.
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
By Capt. w. Friend, Room S Philips Block.

good bargain acre farm with flowing spring of excel
lent water there two houses on this farm and good
ment of fruit pears pums peaches figs aid backbere this
S. 000 will sell for 81 70O about all in cultivation
good tract all in cultivation rods from good school
there small house this place. fine well of water and
shade graded road IL miles of city bargain $500 cash
IS farm close city with all suitable buildings for well
conducted farm there about % cultivation this farm is
worth So $780, but will be sold sacrifice want good
farm good city see this.
lots north Main street these lots the hest OF the
city opposite the park and will be sold cheap
2 Lots Grant St. N large business build me- one
wood suitable for factory large business house good
place. Can be bought easy
House and Barn and six 40 ITO feet o City
limits Watd This place will be sold cheap will trade for
lose in farm, Hurry up
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11
| u m b er!

/ am still furnishing lumber to
FITZGERALD Builders. My mill is
on H. M. Warren's place 3 miles
south of the city and | will fill all
orders for rough lumber for S IL.
so per thousand.
A. ], Sword,
RID. 6, Fitzgerald, Ga.
30-4t
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11
Advertise ment
A New Remedy for Indigestion
Gets Country Wide Endorsement

The new remedy for Indigestion
called "Digestit'' has been found
a certain quick relief and perma-
nent remedy for stomach disorders.
Letters from thousands who had
suffered the tortures of indigestion
and got relief from the use of Di-
gestit are evidence of its merit.
The enormous increase in demand
from every part of the country is
proof of its popularity. But you
do not have to take anybody's
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-11

word for it-try it Yourself on an
absolute guarantee, get package
and if you don't get relief you can
get your money back for the ask,
ing. Browns Digestit is a little
tablet easy to swallow and abso-
lutely harmless. 1t digests all the
food, prevents fermentation, stops
gas formation, prevents stomach
distress after eating, ards assimila-
ton, and relieves Indigestion in
stantly. For sale by.
- n.x &k0rn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
500 REWARD, $iOG

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is The emily positiHe-~sAre- now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in it's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send fol
list of testimonials.
Address f. j.. Cheney & Co., Toledo
O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, removing gra-
vel, cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism, and all irrcgu
larities of the kidneys and bladder
of both mca and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
sold by your druggist, will be sent
by mail on receipt of $1oO. One
small bottle is two months treat
ment, and seldom fails to perfect a
cure. Send for testimonials from
this and other states. e. Nv. Hall,
1920 Olive street, st. Louis. Mo. Sold
by druggists. 1912 tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
+ + + + 1. 1. 4. 1. i. + j. + + +
COTTON +
f + i. I. + + j. + + + + 1. !.
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, Sept. 12-Cotton-Fu-
lures opened steady with decline of
soil points Oh poor cables, and I'M
proved crop reports from Texas.
Many kilograms from that state re-
ported that the cotton plan. was
blooming again as the result of con-
tinued rain ald the chance for a top
crop was beginning to look much more
favorable. The market was dull in
early trading with neither buying
nor selling on an aggressive scale. At
the end of the first half hour of the
business prices were 1lMl4 points
under yesterdays CLOSE.
The decline was gradually widened
to 16M19 points The market did
not display weakness but lacked ag-
gressive support from the bull side
such as it has been getting of late.
Much bcarish comment regarding the
lack of good spot demand was cir
culatcd. The forecast Indicated lit
tie change in the weather conditions
prevailing i'll the western beat AID
bears called the outlook for more
rains favorable Profit taking by
shorts was rather heavy at the lowest
levels and caused Il reaction of about
10 points. At noon the market stood
at a net decline of 9@12 points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
New York Cotton

New York. Sept. 12.-Cotton open
ed lower on lower cables AID reports
that rains were helping the Texas
crop. Opened barely steady at d
decline of 1904 points. then sold II
@lS points net lower. Foreign trade
adviccs We're considered unfavorablc
Including reports that South German
weavers would go upon short time
this winter. Selling was more OF
less general, with the market Ter
v0us.
Stop orders were uncovered on the
early decline but after showing net
loss of 2On22 points the market
steadied on the western beit forecast
for colder weather and rallied 7MS
points toward midday. A New
Orleans authority estimates the crot
at 14,343,ooo.
The market became firmer during
the afternoon on covering and reports
that trade interests were big buyers
Oh the early break. Prices sold
back to about yesterdays closing
early in the last hour.
Liverpool Cotton
Liverpool, Sept. 12.---Weekly cotton
statistics: Imports, all kinds, $4,000;
imports, American, 1000; stock, al
Kinds. 100000; stock, American. 3D.
oo American forward, $4,000; tota
exports, 200.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
FOR SALE

West Third, corner Bird and Cherry
with one groom house, one 4-room
house. The 4-room house will pay
more than all taxes, insurance, ETC..
$2,40000.
2 acres with Groom house, all UNI
der fence and in cultivation. : blocks
from Car line, property practically
new. Will sell $500 cash, balance year.
ly at per cent.
Lots on 25th and Laurel. Sell on
time payment. sy
Corner 18th and Olive. Z rooms ios
6Ox12O, running through block g
Walnut street. Pig bargain lins snse
property now. s,..
500 acres land. 10 Hl!le IRON casS
on u xoed. $3.50
Money TO loan on Olty q
Real Estate s ss
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
Aces OF the Earth.

A French Scientist informs &c tina,
he earth may he 70000a.000 years
Id, although other scientists have
FEVER dared to estimate the age OF
our planet at more than 10o0n0,00G
years We would become vitality in
terested in this matter if 1t were not
Tor the fact that 1t would be Just DIS
hard as ever to stay in the earth, even
If we we're to establish proof of the
correctness OF the French scientists e.
Innate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS

west portion. Showers and colder i'll
east section.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Disturbances in Texas, the upper
Ohio valley and Florida have caused
rain in. theSouth Atlantic, Gulf and
Rocky Mountain states, the Ohio, Mis-
sissippi and lower Missouri valleys
and the Lake Region. The rainfall
was heavy in parts Of Oklahoma and
Texas. The western high pressure
area has spEead southwark to the
Texas Panhandle and eastward to the
Mississippi river, and has caused a
marked fall in temperature in the
central and southwestern districts
and light frOSts in the northwest
Dodge City. kans.. reports ii tenn
peraturc Of 46 degrees Unsettled and
colder weather is indicated for this
vicinity, with rain tonight and Satur-
day
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
No Difficulty.

George w Wilson was rehearsing
with Edwin Booth at the Boston mu-
scum. Wilson in one scene. asked
the star where he should stand
Where do you usually stand?" asked
Booth. Mr. barrett had me over
there" answered Wilson. Eyes
,uused Barrett 'J usually have hin!
here"-indicatinY the other side OF
he stage. Suit yourself-IlI find yon
rherever YOU are said Booth
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
Get Rid Of the Torment OF Rheumatism

That you can do by Kidding yourself
of the cause Weak and inactive kid
neys allow uric acid poisons to re-
main in the blood and rheumatic pains
swollen and aching joints follow. Take
Foley Kidney Pills to ease you of the
pain and torment. They will positive
ly and permanently build up the kid
news, restore their normal action and
keep the uric acid crystals out OF the
blood and body. Try them. Sea-
wells Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-13
OF Doubtful Status.

'Have you much of friendship
with Wombat? see you going home
with him occasionally" 1.-The status
Of our friendship IS puzzle to me.
He never takes me to his house except
when he has been drinking. Louis
vile Courier Journal ,>