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SOLDIER
BUSINESS MEN OF CITY HOLD
> HC?.D MEETING AT >
CHAMBER OF .
COMMERCE.
TO VISIT BOYS;
- . K\
Committee Will Go to Columbia
to Talk Matter Over With Mi
* :| lrtiamen and then Act
Several of te leading business men
of Anderson met in the rooms' of tho,
chamber of commcrco yesterday af
ternoon at 6 o'clock for tho purpose
of devising a plan whereby a- "pri
vates' luxury and necessity" fund,
for tho boya of Anderson county who
responded to tho call for border du
ty, might bo raised. Because of-tho
noir tr.rn tho border situation t?aa
taken it wes decided that no dufiuitc
Interesting Siti?!f{
News Tell O
'Anders*
Several newspaper men ure mern- )
hers of the South Carolina militia
now stationed at ?Styx, among them.
being C. C. Hall, of The Intelligen- j
cer. It had beep planned hy tho I
various newspapers to have inemhors j
of their editorial force' who wont to J
Mexico make reports to their rospec- j
tivo papors, but it" is now learned.
from, an official source that militia-j
men will not bo allowed to send out
press dispatches. F.cgular coresbon
- dentsr of tho different nows associa
tions frill accompany j the army and
V ,. will tieni out dispatches passed .op
on by tho war hews censor.
. The following from Camp Styx will
^be Jhteraestlng'ip that connection:.
Camp Mooro, Styx, Juno 29-Among
the newspaper men fin camp, not in
their professional capacities but as
, soldfers, aro: Robert E: Gonzales of
> The State, machino gun company,
Second Regiment, John Elliott-Puck
otto of Thc State, Troop A,: cavnlry
^/.(Charleston, 'Dight Dragoons1);' -..A.
.'.Floyd Littlejohn of tho Charleston
- News and Courier, Troop A, cavalry.
. '(sergeant)- H. A. Bogga of tho Charr'J
.""leaton Evening Post, Washington
./^fiht;,' Infantry, . Second Regiment
Clement Trail of tho Anderson ?Iptcl
. 'ligciiccr, machino gun company, First
Regiment. All of thcKO aro privates
with tho exception,'ci Sorgt. Utile-,
Jalipv"; Rog?latlona explicitly forbid
7 any.membor of- tho military establish
ment, whether officer or enlisted
man,' from acting n* a corrorpbndont.
: NowKpaper men accompanying thc
Held forces aro formally certificated;
ere required'to woa?'oltve. drab and
bear no Insignia except a brassard ci*.
* ?b?Sd Of white, having on it tho. let
ter 0.'-which ls worn around tho left
. aTra; They are subject to military
Interesting IReUc
Resident Ol
i Probably, tho most Interesting relic
. of Mexican war days ever seca in
.'. Andereon-a handsome medal pro
. 3cutfd to a member of tho furn? is
Palmetto Regiment-is in tko. posses-'
- ?'oj?^i): Mri; E. M. GriOln, of thia
'yi.i^vH^Tno medal : was prcsontcd to
V,; her undo, Hazel Hardwick, one of
, three brqtlio|ra-:wljo wout from Ches
ter county to, Mexico nr. members pf
the regiment ' thal will over live in
..-flWe ennala-flf Amorlcar? wora.
Thc modal ls a handsome affair
. ; and a workjof ort. Jus,t when it was
presented. t?^'th? ' original ofrner, hy
: not known ; but lt is supposed that
Bindiar medals wore preaonted^.toVnll
tho inhmbcra ??f 'tho Palmetto. P3egi->
; mont ?orne time after their ' return
. from the Mexican War. Tim medal
?'. ?ppjs?ra ,t? be mano ot adlver. 'and is
abyut three inches Itt diameter and,
iVprobably a q?artor. of an Inch thick.'
It ls fitted Into t\- handsome velvet
' ? cas?,* On one-aldo bf the mcd^l ap-|
pears tho seat, of tho state of' South
Carolina, this bofv-f executed in bar
i'Ollot of tho finest^ -workmanship?
. Around tho puter, edge ot- the;,, medal
auiicarS thp. following' well" ;.knowtt
C: i?oftot"Ahlmls . ApVbusqpu? 'rpar?tl
Dum Spoid;'; .Underneath p thiiae
word* appear- tho wo4?! known namc-tv:
"DJcktnsou, VBnterl, Gladden," Th*
V.:."- " ;. - jp.-..
action waa necessary until a com
mittee of business men could j talk
with the militiamen at Camp Moore,
Styx, and learn just what?,' they
thought of tho matter; also, whether
or not it had been determined de
finitely that tho Mouth Carolina Na
tional (Juard would be called to Mex
ico.
Tho original Idea ot tho business
mon behind tho movement was to
raise . a ' club ot 100 local residents
who Would subscribo $5 monthly to
such a fund. It was tho cocensus
of opinion of those in attendanco that
thors would bo no difficulty in raising
sufficient money io provide tor the
boys, and in the event they actually
;;o ~to the front such action will be
Immediately taken.
Other cities are already Soliciting
subscriptions for a ' fund to aid tho
soldier lads; notably, Augusta, Ga.
That city has raised among its bus
iness men $700 and tho fund IB dally
growing. Atlanta has. also started
such a movement, ind similar con
tributions will likely be started all
G??? Uj? .CC'??n?rj Wllhi'5. th? ?l??H?
week or ten days.
f?oingsOf
yn Folk
regulations and aro entitled to thc
privileges of commissioned officers.
Careers of Anderson Men.
Interesting sidelights . to the real
happenings' at Camp Moore, . Styx
aro accounts given 'of thc careers Ol
Anderson men.' A story, sont oui
from Styx, that will be of peculial
interest to tho people of Anderson
1B given as follows:
Camp Moore, Styx, Jnne 20-First
Sergeant W. A. Hudgens of tho First
Regiment machine |gun unit was at
Jacksonville with tho'South Carolin:]
troops during the Spanish-Amorlcar
war and shortly afterward raited ;
company at Honea Path; of which hi
was elected captain; tho war ended
however, beforo the company coult
get Into sorvice. Joe J. Trow
bridge of Anderson, who was a m om
the activo promoters of tho machi m
gun unit, was also a volunteer in tin
affair of '98, *n *cg
Capt. B. B. Gossett, commandita
the First (Regiment machine , gui
compBny, got leave today for a ebor
visit to his home'station, leaving tin
company in command ? of Ffl?st .Lieut
F;al ?)h Ram?r. -
Maj- Miller,'' medical corps, U. S
A., who is ' etipcr.vlsibg the examina
tlon'of tito South Carolina troops, am
Capt. .GoBsett at that time a ..lloutcn
aht in tho marino corps, wer? both oi
duty at Camp Columbia, near liaba
na several years ago, when o : Wea
Indian huridcano severoly damage;
that post. Capt. Goosett was offl?ei
of the coard and had In his chargi
nearly 40 prisoners.. These h? sot a
largo during tho storm lest theyf'Bi
killed by .tho. collapse-of the guar?
tents, but next day thoy all rc tu mei
to durance.
0f Mexican Wat
inscription "lil Piurlbus Unum" ap
pears. on the streamer sufmouutln.
the palmetto tree of tho stato . 'coat
o?-arms.1 . About; the . center . of th
medal tho following words"-are en
graved: "To tho Palmetto Regiment
On ono of,tho shields leaning agains
tho palmetto' tree is' engraved th'
dato 184G, .whllp on the other shiel
appears the; date 1847, At tho hot
tom ot tho design ls engraved th
name bf IJaxel Hardwick^ to whor
tho medal wa:; originally presented.
The reverse side .of, the med?
show? a squad of seamen or soldier
Ianding .under ?, fort from a' sinai
fcpat':^ "This steno ls supposed to dc
pict ai.' incident at Vera Cruz on th
occasion of : the occupation of. ' ilia
port daring the Mexican war. O
tab ou ter : edge. af this .'side of th
medal appears the names' of ijjaportan
battles br tho" -Mexican w^.^amolj
Vera Crux, Contreras, Chn?t?n??<
dh?jjultopeo. Garita do . Bolen . 1
was at tho battlb of ChttruWsto the
tho dawnttess PalmeTy!^* Rogim??
covered i?cself with .n?d>?ffjR .glory. i
This intorestibg ?ftllo waa pros?nj
ed io Mrs." Samuel Blair, mothar <
Mrs. E. M. Grlflini by> her brothei
Ha'.'.ol. ; Hardwick', , .some time after, h
t?fa'rn cd ifom, ; thn> i?exlcan war. Ai-rs
Blair ,'iept' tho medal for; years .^n
thon it phased into the i pbesfesalon <
'^ir>/.;jarljo?<>)Mrs;::i|^Ir bad th?
fcrothers. in. the Palmetto Heglmcm
but only ono of ;lh?m, Haxel/.surylte
tho first conflict whith Mexico,
Stomach Troables.. . ana' ttonetipatfo
"I will, cheer fully say that Chambsi
Iain's Tableta a?e the niost satLsfactoi
teatedy^r' stomach at?rbladdertrp?
les tod^consUpatlon that * fi?y? ^ol
in thlKy^to'u^ybw^^?^cgb>^i
i I IBIS HEBE
SOME SPECULATION AS TO
SUDDEN ORDERS FOR
M HIS RETURN.
TO LEAVE TODAY
I Lieut. Bradshaw Also Ordered
Back to Camp-Carao
Here as Recruiting
. * Officers.
Capt. It. D. Henderson, who or
ganized the Anderson Volunteers Io
Anderson and surrounding torritory,
and who was on Wednesday, ol thia
I wc ok commissioned hy the United
Pinto? war department as a special
recruiting ofTicer, to bo stationed . in
thc Piedmont section of South Caro
lina, returned to Andereon l?st'night
for tho purposo. of establishing here
a recruiting office, and upon arrival
rccolved Instructions from Acting
Brigadier Gehoral Blythe to return
immediately to Columbia. .
Ca-fft. .Henderson said ho'was with
out the Blighest Information as to why
ho was called back to Columbia, and
thc ordor came as a Burpris? to him.
He will leave over tho Brue Ridge
railway at 9 o'clock this, morning for
Camp Moore, Styx. Ho'stated that
lt was his present Intention to stop
over in Greenwood and arrange fo?
transportation for . cevoral rccrtdf?v
Unod, up by 1 Messrs. t'cannan aim
Trlbblc, who recently wero working
tor new men at that place, l?out,
?Bradshaw, who carno to. Andorson
Wednesday afternoon for the pnrpoW
of recruiting new men, wa? also call
ed- back, to Columbia and will leave
this morning with Capt. Henderson.
Capt. Henderson reported the An
dorson Volunteers, as well as the oth
I cr boys r. tnt lone d at Camp Moore, as
hoing in fine spirits. "The Anderson
Volunteer?, to he known In the fu
ture as> Company K of the First S.
I C. E&glment, are j tho pride ot .tho
camp," he.said. It was a much dls--:
cussed . ?fact. that tho company' Waa
organised, transported to the s ta to
: camp and sworn into ' United Staten*
?rvlqo in 36-:hours after "h call for a
libwr conrpany was received In An
derson,'' continued Capt. Hcndorson.
As ls well known here Adjutant
General Mooro . telegraphed Capt.
Henderson" Sunday night to got to
gether another company, and prac
tically hil' pf tho recruiting work was
dono on Monday;'the volunteers leav
ing Tuesday morning with 66 men.
On Wednesday 'it noon, less than 36
hours later; thf ; were put into Unit
ed States ser .'.ce. :
Capt. Hendorson said ho was com
missioned by Capt. Graham, U. S.
A.whom ho said was higher in au
thority, thin any man at Camp Mooro.
He; eald Major vpn Kreskow, an Aus
trian, ls In tcharge of the Andorson
Volunteers. .-'...'.
, "There's a frightful rush about
j Cainp iiloore, especiallyr.'-'among tho
higher ofacers," Capt. Henderson
said. :VCapt. Graham Waroly had
time to rovlew our' company, as ho
had so many . other. Urgent. duties "to
perform. ;^I was told that' ho bad
not slept moro than two hours in 24
ijinco taklnir charge o? tho' enmp,-and
many pf the other ofHccre h^vo bes^
jurd. aa busy,"
As there were' no,startling deve?op
menta In ' the Mexican. situation, 'so
far da the genoral public had peon
I In forced np to-that tune Capt; Hen-*
I der|?cn received ordors to return to
camp, there 'ls sonto speculationjxa to
just what situation has orison to nec^
ossltato his sudden. return. lt waa
I suggested hy somo that tho'officiais
at Camp Gioorp possibly . .had In'fpr
matlon that would mean the sudden
: departure of the ' South Carolina
I guards for tho border; although up
to midnight uo such report had been
received In- Anderson.
invited to Big Festival at
Jolly Spring July 4Ui, .
Union .ml?u of''Anderson county
I Will hold a htg picnic , at Jolly's
I Spring on Tuesday,. July 4th. Th?
LmlajRU.public iacordlally lrt"ited and
IA "special Invitation; in extended 'ip
all./- iudidales. for.\pub\lcoffice-'snd,
to the management'ot the.a*?\la.
This promis??? to rho one-of the
Ingest picnic? ?? the scaso?. It la
I prcB?tuod that th? milla will . declaro
j holidayi f ror v tho "Glorious ^urth*
-thn?'giving ?ho thousand* bf oiuplpy
eca an opportunity to have c day tc.
'"iemiseiVes. which tti?? 'c^n-S?j?edv^n
j?t?nc ?nd TO??rrVniakIng
iS?V? ; sp??g ??c. feo ?M
rer the iMue Ridge rallvb?d,
Bgort Is. jast thia eldo '?itf-?at???
*?aa^te:-4<t??- ? t?? . the . oldest
^ ,^?t ^rt>W&#lc*!c grounds in t^c
lOuntyV The irai? ;w!it sbmatiT
$e?:t?lte^^
-mrtdn-?pfIJfflji?^i ta??;
- - -.^e?::pl?a?sp ?au^&jfart?1
, ?di?? ^e^ train there ;rat
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FORTY-SI3CTH ANNUAL MEET,
OF ASSOCiATICUM ?T $
. CHICK SPRINGS. ' <fM
JULY mi - 12 -13
Dr. Frank Lender, of W?liaantfor j
Will Be One of the Speak
ere-Seven Going
from Here, j - $3
Th'j Buutb Carolina Dqnta nBSocia-,
tlon ?rill hold its 4Gth annual session
at Chick SpringB July ll, 12* and 13.
Tho following dentista of this city
will attend:
W. W. Chisholm, iF. D. Suggs, J.
V. Trowbridge, W. H. Sherard, H.(
R. Wells, C. M. Sanders, J. L.
Sanders.
Dr. Frank Lauder o? VftUUi?ibi??,
will be ono of tho speakers at the
meoting. .
Tho officers of thu association are
endeavoring to put dentistry in this
state on a footing second to none;, in
doing-this i hoy have obtained' men of
national reputation for thia year's
mooting. Tho UBiial method of carry
ing out the cllnicB has been changed
to tho progressive order.'Among tho
out of the state dentists to bo in at
tendance *annA who wil lecture arc^
Sam L. -Silverman, Atlanta; J. L.
I Gibson, : Laurtnburg, N. C. ; -Samuel
BBS Suppl?e, New York; W. C.
I'Crabdall, ?Spencer, Iowa, and ti W.
jamieson, Charlotte. South Carolin
ians lo be heard, include J.L. Hamil?
ton,/Chester; Ernest -C. Dye, Qrcen
;.ville and ?Frank Lander, 3d. D., >W1U
[Hams ton. '_.'- ^
^ifor this year Dr. K.. O. Quattlc-.
.baum of Columbia is president of the
'assbalatlon, and tho other o fil conj
orO: Dr. J. T. Montgomerys .vice
president; Dr. H. B. Hair, second
.vice president; Dr. J. M. Wallace',
directing secretary
Dr. A. H. Corley, treasurer; Dr.
Ernest C. -Dye, recording secretary ;
Dr. R. H. Teague, editor in chief.
?]' Excurslrt to Camp.
.(in neut Sunday' morning an ex
cusi?n train,-from Anderson to Co
'lumbla'-will' bo run over. the- . -Bluo
Ridge 'railway,- leaving hore at-? &?
o'clock In t ho M morning . Special
rates will bo madje-to excursionists'.
The round trip j?faro will include
transportation ,to Canin Moore,
I Sayx, arriving tuero at 10:30 o'clock
Sunday morning, v On tho return trip
tho train will %Svb,* Colombia ; at. G
o'clock In tho afternoon, reaching An
derson Vat 10:30 ^
, 1 Free t Scholarships.
.Arin^uncement ;31B made hy ' Supt.
of I$daftatIoh J ?~$. belton that there
will-?he; four vacant four-year achbl,
orships7tp .Winthrop'college from An
derson county this year,. ; and the
board' of education v/Ill hold an ?xV:
amina tlon. for ->.thcsQ> scholarships on
July 7thy commencing at 0 o'clock
, and ending aty4'?o'clock in tho aftor
j .toben; Also, there are five four-year
ech?larshlps frota-, this county to
Clemson college,';examination to be
held July 14th.
Court to .Anjoarn.
-;Commqu' pioaS/icburt will adjourn
sino dio today ^'Yesterday's session'
was taken up mainly with- tho I?su
'ance bf prdoi? and decrees In equity
'matters. Judge Prince- stated that
he would tako tho ISrsgtnbv case . um,
:da? '.advisement ;aad ' issue a.'::i^r?|
later. Ho ordered tho tostimonw
transcribed. Tho cauri" fivorruled
motlbhs for. now trials in the.Casb?
ot .'Mrs. Annie MOHO against Sam W;:
.Millford,. and ?.the Piedmont & Nor-'
thorn . lines against >ihe Blue Ridge
railway. Judge. P^c? ordered :a ! n?flij
? trial in tho case of M?haffey against
.Meredith, appealed .-. trom ; a . magia
trate's court, unless thc plaintif
remit?; . $12.eoi of; tho Judgment.
No Cdebr?ti?oi>5 Here,
tip to this timo no 4th ot July cele*
orations tor thb! ?ity. ot; ? Andean
nave.been announced. It ia report
ed that -picnic trips * will bo made
oyer the P.;?c N. to WiHiaraston and
other points ?n 'th?t das'; Arranfj-/
at?rrathuvo bou?v KiHi?o at petecr for:
?jf'iS?ftb?rat^culcbral?ba, and lt la like
ly that a ??ii?her.' Of p copio will fj?
to that, place if ;6m, here cn. .the ,41h,
[Soma vfor?s: -afr calebratiansi .-r?>/. ".:tfels
city. Ii Vtel? ia - thereat the ats
militia ara on the ?ftvdor ut that tit
%?$t)b\T sora? festivities? aa 'a. mc
of honor to thu ?iCudier. lads.,
[ Chiefer
Nfcr?ay t&V^new patrol bat? boen
! Of - inestimable w?tth i; to - the pol ice
nHttj|ira^sh t?*
--'-d-:.itefc/:m^
made and ?crits capMjred that
. ^WiW'?ii^t*^^^
thovtritfm ade in "the old w"?y^^ ?'
" ,'?V. .
ll IBik Make * il
1 v " ; All now pattern*; and color* ? ^T?
guaranteed. Soft or utifT cuffs f g
Ai if you consUi&r Ut? ?.oihes *vV'? O???i la. th? S??sg c??Ss with t?:c ; -~aay ?^^f *.ssgfii... "IH'.11 ?
i usual ready madegarments. . ? j
I . ALGO GLOT?ES- 1 ? ? '
i are styled by a staff of acknowledged masters.. The fabrics jf '.^BK^^^y'' ?'./v
I are different. They are chosen for quality, not on a price ?- 1 ? ^Hfc^\ 8
basis alone. And the tailoring, men/ is net of the machine . ' v^?t ^^^tf? H i
variety. Hand work predominates, care rules every operaron, \\ V -S v':
and perfection is the result. ... '-^SL' -'i^/Y ' .
If you are going to spend either amount for clothes', *vhy not V??jfcf Mi^* $ Jr
get the most fdr your money? - ^ ?" - - . ^ ll''
S' Y ^ ^ ' <vV_y^ ?{^f ~\ * :Hss '
5g U< . - ,;;.;::-.^3f^ y J "Few men gcctimmtt? g,
??;"' ^^^^^^^y 7<rt? m?ri?y tijho did wot; Jg -
S .; ?? ? "."."^^S- 2wiy real estate.
gs ^ ! js^jjQjj^e . <^lgg?jQ_^^^^L^ 1."'?." '-1.; jsss
? /lit . ?';If?^fet'R?seipt '. ^iiiL' .;: : ?-???? . . . - n .??I .
SSS -VfgfegK .; :, r ' I JSS ? '.The beauty about a small -ssa.. =?
S ?Jr" . i^f^ truck Tarni is tliat it will.: .???-'.. ;.
ss'.' CQ^,- < ? >jifioibaJgj.J : . bring you in money every ,g^;,
.ST j ^? j ''.jE^^^^^^'' wonth of the year. ' ?. .jg3T:;'.-.
?atarday wlt? be "'pay day" for hundred? of fhen ?nd
women hi Anderson.
j d?bbage, beets, turnips,, let
'. tu^'Jn^th^;winter months
and alt kinds of vegetables,
hi .the summer.
$ ?.(j.oo wilt erifitls you to a "firsi teuf?^?,
North Anderson lot. Will give .':yo?:4':^d*.invest?
merit and willmake you ? systerria?c saver?
;A'.'ft^v hogs'the* year around.
to. use up the faulty v?ge- .
tables and i of her-'left: overs.
i
ri
sd
V^fiHHH^^palary you rec?le ?aturt?y c?n
irTlf??l
.; ppie'-'^yjbt?f w?f?tiy- is an . : :
Ideal p?acA for this kf?4 ?f f
firmhijfc;
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