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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18

it was intrusted to General Miles and
his followers.
The first assailants marched boldly
from behind their shelter of woods into
the open ground in front of the FEEDER
al works. Doubtless they were at first
ignorant of what awaited them there,
for they recoiled almost instantly from
the fire Of Miles rihemen and Of the
Twelfth Massachusetts battery. whose
guns, four in number. stood near the
angle on the east of the track. Two Of
Gibbons batteries = Browns First
Rhode Island and Sleeper's Tenth Mas
sachusetts-posted west of the track,
helped to repulse the first attack.
There was time for Hancock to re-
tire after the first demonstration, for
Miles had kept the Petersburg road
open. But Hancock. knowing as he
did that General Grant wished for just
such an opportunity as that presented
at Reams' Station. a chance to meet
the enemy outside his strong intrench-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18

cavalry brigades, led by Hampton and
General M. G. Butler. closed IN on the
left flank. intending to work around to
the rear, while one brigade made a feintI
against the short intrenchment ON the
west. and three others dashed for the
northwest angle near the railroad
A wagon rDad parallel to the railroad
was Hancock's route of communication
with the main army. Along that he
expected re-enforcements to march to
his aid. or. in default of their coming
and In the event of defeat. it would be
his avenue of retreat. The defense OF
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18
BY Capt. GEORGE [. KrLr4ER. Late .. ;. v.

BY Capt. GEORGE [. KILr1HR. Late U. $. v.
T%HE Weldon railroad, running
from Weldon, n. O.. into Pc
tersburg, served the Confeder-
ate forces who were besieged
in tina town as a line of supply. After
the siege had fairly begun, In the sum-
mer of 1864. 1t became General Grants
object to Gu the road After a few
miles of 1t had been destroyed the IN
envy simply bridged the gap by wagon
ing their freight the last few miles
into the Petersburg camps. General
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18
The War Fifty Years Ago

Remarkable Battle For the Control of the Weldon Rail
road---General Grant Orders the Route of Supply
For Lees Army Closed--General W. S Hancock
Leads a Federal Column to Destroy the Track---Con-
federates Interpose at Reams' Station, Near Peters
bure---Heroism of Hancock and General Nelson A.
Miles---Federal Disaster Ends In Retreat at Night
fall to the Cover of the Main Camp.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18

ments, took It for granted that Grant
would hurry forward supports.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18
JOHN F. KIEFFER gM9aRM4R Q
SIS West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18

w. s. Hancock. with two divisions OF
his second corps and General D. NJ.
Gregg's division of troopers, marched
along the track on the oath of August
and halted at Reams' Station, four
miles from the left flank of the Army
Of the Potomac. which then invested
Petersburg on the east and north.
Some weeks before General J. ii.
Wilson's cavalry division returning
from a raid of destruction within the
Confederate lines found their march
checked at that point by a column of
Lees cavalry. and in order to give bet
ter protection to their slender force
had thrown up slight intrenchments,
covering a section of track from the
north. south and west. The existence
of those works contributed TO disaster
on Aug. 25. Poorly constructed and
planned. they proved a snare and de-
fusion to Hancock's men.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18
Charge of Cavalry.

The Confederates formed line Of
battle behind a curtain of woods.
which screened their movements, and
about 2 O'Clock several infantry bri-
gades Of General A. P. Hills corps
charged along the whole front. Two
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18

elevated and partly sunken. so that re-
endorsements and ammunition could
not be SEM from the rear to the men
lighting in front without exposure to
the enemy's fire.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-18
Confederates on the Scene.

Early on the 25th Gregg's troopers
rode out from the camps at Reams'
Station In the direction whence the IN
envy might be supposed to approach,
for so wise a commander as Robert
e. Lee would not look quietly on while
cut off from his soldiers In Petersburg.
In fact. a body of General Wade
Hampton's cavalry had hung off on
the flank Of Hancock's column all the
way down the railroad. and messages
from Federal headquarters In front of
Petersburg reached Hancock during
the night Of the oath. stating that 5000
or 10000 Confederates had marched In
pursuit of the railroad ~destroyers.
Still, rumors of this stamp are often
not trustworthy. and when Gregg's
mounted scouts and skirmishers report
ed that the enemy hanging about the
outposts would not stand Hancock told
his ~subordinates to continue destroy
ing the tracks and bridges south of
the station.
Hancock's second division, led by
General John Gibbon. moved down the
road for that purpose. but did not pro-
coed far before it met one Of Gregg's
brigades hurrying back to camp, pur-
sued by Confederates. After showing
a bold front to help Gregg's men back
safely Gibbon also fell back to his old
position. Hancock's first division. IN
der General Nelson A. Miles, had mean
while remained In the trenches and
formed the right of the line. Gibbon
held the left, the two divisions cover
ing three sides of a parallelogram ex-
tending east and west
Gregg's cavalry was drawn up on the
east side. where there were no para
pets. The lines running east and west
were so close together that when the
enemy should attack u their fire
would pass over and take the men
holding the other in reverse
The west face of the works had its
element of weakness also. The para
pet lay twenty or thirty yards in front
Of the railroad track. which was partly
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
LURE OF LOG CABIN
Rich PhiIadeIphians Show Prefer.
enCe for Structures.
John +. Morris Of Quaker City Seeks
Quietness and SecIusion In One on
His Estate at Chestnut Hill
Others Do Likewise.

Philadelphia.-The boyish fancy for
building a log cabin and playing in
dian Is being exemplifed in children
of a larger growth. On many of the
estates of rich men log cabins are
being built. Thus in a secluded cor
ner of the estate Of John T. Morris
at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, a tiny
log cabin has been erected.
The interior consists of only one
small room, neatly furnished in con-
ventional log cabin style, with a Nava-
10 blanket on the floor and a few sim
pie articles Of furniture. Here the
owner of the mansion and its big
grounds retires to read when he has
g fancy for complete isolation.
A little rustic bridge leads across
q brook in front of the little cabin,
and in fine weather the owner of the
cabin can sit on a tiny porch and
listen to the ripping water and be
happy in complete seclusion and qui.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
BIG FLEET OF DlRIGIBLES
German Inventor Would Carry 800
Passengers Across the Atlantic
. In Sixty Hours.

Vienna.-The German airship in
ventor, A. Boerner, is here trying to
raise capital to finance a line Of trans
atlantic dirigibles each capable Of car
ry1ng 800 passengers and of crossing
the Atlantic in SO hours.
French experts state that the new
airship certainly is the most practical
BILE yet designed for long voyages. The
inventor says it will bring Vienna with
in 60 hours Of New York. The ships
are, to be as luxurious as the Impera-
tor, with a length of 800 feet and a
width of 80. There are to be 300 cab
ms, dining and smoking rooms, a
promenade deck, kitchens and electric
lights. Built in a semi-rigid car run
ming the entire length of the ship will
be "a motors Of $50 to 200 horse power
each, so arranged that no ballast will
be carried.
Engine breakdown or explosion will
be theoretically impossible. Three
separate gasbags in a single envelope
will lift the ship. The ship will be able
to make a nonstop flight Of 1000 miles
at an average of GO miles hourly. land
Ing without external aid.
It can descend on the water, along
the top of which it can travel 35
miles hourly with no danger Of a
wreck.
Boerner is trying to raise sufficient
money to build six ships requiring $5,-
600, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
MONEY FOR TAXPAYERS
English Cities Draw Revenue From
Exploitation Of Municipal Proper
ty or Some Points of Interest

Norwich, Eng, has converted the
Norman keep Of her castle into n
of the finest museums in the country,
and makes it minister in a small way
to her rates; while the famous and
beautiful Valley Bridge at Scarborough
yields a yearly profit of about $4,000
to the corporation for various town
purposes. For a whole century Ply
month has been owner Of her Thea
tai Royal, ever since its foundation
ste. was laid by Mayor Lockyer in
1911, and it's lease reduces the rates
by considerably over $4,000 a year.
The ratepayers Of Birkenhead owe
much relief to the famous ferry across
the Mersey to Liverpool. 1t owns a
feet of many steamers, which, as car
riers of goods and passengers. con-
tribute, it is said, something like $780,
900 a year to the municipal e~xchequer;
the contribution to the rates during
the last ~half-century falling little short
of half a million pounds. Liverpool
makes from $4,000 to $4,000 by the
annual exhibition Of pictures in the
Walker Art gallery. Already 1t IS
claimed that more than s5,000,000 has
gone to the city funds from this source
alone, in addition to the'profits made
in other directions, such as electric
ity works and the manufacture of con-
crete slabs for paving purposes. In
fact, Liverpool is credited with max
ing we'll over $500, 900 a year by its
various enterprises.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25

TOWRf
IS HELPS
CALLS FOR WORK OF EXPERT
City Once Properly Laid Out, Resi-
dents May Be Trusted to Develop
and B~eautify 1t.

A movement of the first Importance
and of great proportions is taking
place among American cities, WHICH,
while it has not attracted any very
marked degree Of attention on the
part of the general public, is yet one
which will have lasting consequences
Of the most beneficial character
writes author Of American City
Planning" Modern City Planning
and Maintenance"
This movement, the r~eplanning OF
cities, has only begun to TAX shape
in this country in the last few years.
but already great progress has beer
made, and plans Of the most elaborate
and MAGNIFICENT character have been
proposed.
The subject is one Of such tmpor-
lance in the social, aesthetic and prac'
tical betterment of cities that it is OF
vital interest not only to the city ad'
ministrator, the engineer and the arcn-
itect, but also to every citizen who
has the advancement Of his city's vel
fare at heart.
The work Of the expert is to super
wise the whole undertaking, to con-
ceive the design and develop the plan;
to direct the work of the engineering
staff and that of the Office as we'll. He
is the directing head Of the whole un-
dertaking, and working in harmony
with the commission, should have a
free hand to develop the best possible
plan. In cases where more than one
solution Of the problem Of the city's
replanning is practicable, he should
submit tentative plans for the fur
Their consideration of the commission
and the public.
When the work Of the expert has
been. completed a public exhibition
should be held of the drawings and
the plans and they should be subject
ed to the criticism Of the public at
large and discussed in public meet
ings and in the press.
The commission should then decide
upon the plan to be adopted and the
work then should be actually under
taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
BOUND BOY TAKES TO HILL
Youth Rolls Himself Almost Back to
School After HoId-Up by
Bandits.

Pottsville, Pa.-The State police are
investigating q queer hold-up reported
to them by the school authorities.
James Vented, a thirteen-year-old
boy, while on his way to school, stood
near a stable and overheard two men
plotting to steal horses.
The men caught Vented eavesdrop-
ping and bound and gagged him, leav.
ing him, as they supposed, helpless.
Although unable to break the thongs,
Vented was able to roll himself out
of the stable, and then he allowed him.
self to roll down the steep Race street
hill.
This loosened the ropes about his
feet, and in this bound-and-gagged con-
dition Vented was able to shuttle
along, and presented himself to his
teacher, Miss Mae Snyder, in the Jack
son street building.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
PHYSICAL City Conferences.

Mankind Is every day becoming
More cosmopolitan, and perhaps a sig
nihcant indication Of this is to be
seen in the number Of congresses, both
national and international, that have
recently been held. In connection
with town planning and its allied sub
iects there have been held this year
an international town planning con-
gress at Client, an international road
congress-, an international housing
congress, and an international con-
gress of architects, and, in addition,
important congresses on housing and
town planning both In London and
several provincial towns held under
the auspices Of the National Housing
Reform council, an important congress
in town planning held under the aus
pices of the engineers at Norwich, and
also a sanitary congress. This nation
al and international h~andshaking Is
certainly Of the utmost value in CO.
prdinating the work Of experts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25

etude, far from the big house
and free from the annoyance of such
modern demons of unrest as the tele-
phone.
Another log cabin has been erect
ed on the estate Of W. H. Newbold in
one of the suburbs Of Philadelphia.
This is a more %pretentious structure
than that of MI. Morris. 1t is model
ed after the log cabins that sheltered
the patriots at Valley Forge.
The floor is we'll waxed for dancing
and there Is little furniture except the
setees around the wall. A feature
is an immense fireplace for the burn
ing of logs. A more interesting place
for a country house jollifcation can
scarcely be imagined.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
The Charleston Navy Yard.

The roll of civilians employed at
the Charleston navy yard at present
numbers 1922 men, and slightly over
$1,000 is paid out to them every day.
With the starting up of the clothing
factory in the lea few weeks the
civilian force VIII be increased fully
rs people, which will increase the roll
to 897. Up to a year ago the mum.
Der of people employed at the navy
yard averaged 500, showing that the
enrolment now is not far from dou.
BILE Of what it vas a year ago. The
highest number of civilians ever EN-,
ployed at the navy yard was 915, but
the fact that less than this number
are now employed doe snot signify
that less work is eng done. The
wedding out" Of dead timber" it
is stated, is responsible for a smaller
force now employed than at the time
when the roll numbered 915.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
WASHINGTON AID IN OLD PAPER
Baltimore Publication of 1878 Says
General Has 10000 Acres
for Lease.

Johnetta, Pain searching among
old books and newspapers which had
come into his possession, I. E. Allen
of this place found a copy Of the first
edition Of the Maryland Journal and
Baltimore Advertiser. dated August
26, 1773. The paper, yellow with age,
contains an advertisement inserted
by George Washington. The adver-
tisement states that George Washing.
ton has obtained patent to 10000 acres
of land along the Ohio and Kanawha
rivers and he offers to lease the land
at reasonable rates." Thomas
Brereton, a broker, advertises that he
wishes to purchase a negro girl about
twelve years old"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
STATE BOOSTERS MEET SOON
Meeting of Secretaries Will Be Held
at Anderson On the 18th OF
January.

Anderson.-There will be a meeting
in Anderson CT the secretaries OF all
the Chambers Of Commerce Of the
state on January 16. 1t will be an I'M
portant occasion when an effort will
be made to get the secretaries to-
gether in a plan for statewide work.
A. V. Smell, secretary of the Charles
ton Chamber of Commerce, writes:
"We also desire to have present the
president of every Chamber of Com
merce and Board Of Trade in the
State, and we hope to make Anderson
the grand rallying point for all OF
the commercial interests of the state.
Every Chamber of Commerce needs
the cooperation Of every other in
answering questions and in meeting
conditions that arise:
The local people are preparing to
entertain the visiting commercial Sec
retaries. The programme as arrang'
ed up to this time is at present:
II M.-Meeting called to order.
1925 P. M.-Welcome to Anderson.
1890 to l P. REPRESENTATION of
all questions upon which united &C
tion of the state is desired. Ten min
utes allowed for each discussion.
1870 to 2:30 P. M.-Election Of Of
lcers and general business.
2 to $3.50 P. M.-Lunch. :
Five minute talks by each secretary
on what he is trying to do for his
community and where he has succeed
ed or failed.
4 to 6 P. M:
20 minutes, advertising and Mis-
advertising South Carolina" H. N
Clark.
20 minutes, Traffic and Freight
Rates, Cooperation" Henning.
20 minutes, Agricultural Co-opera
ton and Recent State Development
w. W. Long.
20 minutes, How a Chamber OIL
Commerce Can Promote Agricultural
Development" T. M. Morgan.
20 minutes, 1.-THE Chamber Of Com
merce and City Government" w. K
Summer.
20 minutes, Retail Trade Exten
sion," Porter A. Whaley.
s P. M.-Evening session.
Local address,, Agriculture, South
Cardinals Greatest Asset" E. j. Wat
son.
"a Chamber of Commerce.; Is II
Worth While?" A. S. tombstone.
South Carolina and the Panama
Canal" A. V. Smell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Bio Lumber Plant.

Fort Mill.-The Fort Mill Lumber
company has about completed it's
building its building which is to on
tain a complete wood working outfit,
and the machinery will be installed
at an early date. This will be a val
liable addition to the industries of
Fort Mill, as for a number of years
past all finished building material has
been shipped from other points. In
der the management of J. j. Bales,
this concern has built up a very large
business in Fort Mill and the sur
rounding territory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Is EPILEPSY CONQUERED?

New Jersey Physician Said to Have
Many Cures to His Credit.
Red Bank, N. ]. (Special).-Advices
from every direction fully confirm
previous reports that the remarkable
treatment for epilepsy being admin
istered by DR.. Perkins Of this city, is
achieving wonderful results. Old and
stubborn cases have been greatly
benefited and many patients claim to
have been entirely cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to DR.. H. w.
Perkins, Branch 40, Red Bank, N. j.,
for a supply of the remedy which is
being distributed gratuitously.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
To a Tobacco.

Camden.-John T. Mackey, banker
and planter, issued a call for all far
mers in Kershaw county interested
in the planting of tobacco to meet in
Camden, and as a result there is a
certainty of 1876 acres being planted
this year, with a possibility of the
acreage being increased to $50 or ITS
acres. Among those contemplating
planting tobacco are the most promi-
nent farmers of the county and the
average acreage of each experimental
crop will be about five acres. It is
believed it will prove successful.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
To Increase Tax.

Spartanburg.-To increase the tax
leyey for Spartanburg county one.half
mill in order to have an additional
$4,000 with which to better improve
the county roads; a plea for the ap.
preparation Of $4,000 to be devoted to
the erection and maintenance of a hos
pital in Spartanburg for the especial
treatment Of pellagrins and a petition
from ]. West Harris that legislation
be enacted whereby the county might
acquire the Magnolia street school
property, were some of the matters
presented at the meeting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Stated a Fact.

In a private sitting room at a certain
hotel sat a party Of merrymakers,
when there came a knock at the door,
and an attendant announced:
"The compliments Of Mr.. -, the
author, who is In the next room, and
he says you r making SO much noise
that he cannot write"
HE can't write, eh?" said one of the
prettiest Of the party. why tell him
everybody who has read him knows
that"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Delay Railroad Work.

Florence.-Work on the new rail-
road ha sheen delayed for several
days. dueto lack Of material and other
causes. The gap between Florence
and Poston has not yet been filled.
The piers are about ready for the
bridges across the Atlantic Coast
Line road at the transfer yard, but
the long spans of steel bridge have
not yet been put in place, and it will
probably be as late as February be-
fore this work is done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
DESTROYING Dangerous Animals.

Many wild animals are destroyed
every year in India. The following
list Is for Bengal in 1912, three wild
elephants, 1872 tigers, 327 leopards, 26
hears, IS wolves, 2 hyenas and 1904
other wild animals, besides 1854
snakes, and Rs. 13,477 was spent by
the government in rewards for their
destruction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Cause for Appeal.

This story is related Of an old time
fudge in Sullivan county, New York:
During a session Of court there was
so much talking about laughter going
on that the Judge, becoming angry
and confused, shouted in great
wrath:
SILENCE, here! We have decided
half a dozen cases here this morning,
ard I have not heard a word Of one
Of them"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Ideal Houses for Poorer Glasses.

In H%uddersfield, England, the o r
ough council has decided to erect oo'
houses for the laboring classes. These
houses will be erected in different To-
calities, easy Of access, and In lis
trlcts where good light and air as well
al good sanitary conditions can Do
had
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-25
Want Expert Over Schools.

Pointing out that an effective and
responsible school administration
must be taken out of politics, w. H.
Hand, state high school inspector,
ha addressed a communication to
the public, advocating that the office
of state superintendent of education
betaken from politics. He declares
that the superintendent should be
elected by the state BOARD of educa-
ton.