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BILL ARP’S LETTER
Bartow Man Convinced that
Nanoy Hart Was No Myth.
HE KNOWS SOME OF HER RELATIVES
Brave Woman Did Kill Torlea During
Revolutionary War and Evidence
of the Pact Cannot be Sue-
cetsfully Combatted.
A few months ago some doubting
correspondent hinted that the story
of Nancy Hart was probably an exag
gerated romance or a banded down
tradition or maybe a myth. It is for
tunate that the doubt was published,
for it awakened and aroused the good
old people of Elbert and Hart counties
and brought to light facts and records
concerning the old lady that 'might
have passed into oblivion. Thht the
story of her heroism Is true Is now es
tablished as clearly as It were when
Hart county was cut off from Elbert
and named for her, the only county in
Georgia that was named for a woman.
While this newspaper controversy was
going on down In Georgia there was a-
great strapping Virginian named Tom
Lee, C 1-2 feet high and large in pro
portion, operating the pas&enger de
partment of the Lackawanna railroad.
He is the great-grandson of Nancy
Hart, descended from her in a bee line
through honorable Virginia ancestors.
He knehr nothing of this controversy
concerning his maternal accstor and
said recently when Bpeifklng of her
that it was the sorrow of his life that
he was not personalty acquainted with
her.
Tom Lee Js a great favorite among
the railroad officials. Very recently
he wished to try the work and speed
of ac new monster locomotive and in
vited the presidents and superintend
ents of several railroads and forty-
three editors and. newspaper .men to go
wltli hln^on a special to. Pocona moun
tain itad back again. On the northern
roads the superintendents now have
an Indicator or Dutch clock in their
private car that reglfara the speed.
“What do you want?" said Tom Lee.
“Well, about 70 miles, ' said the editor.
The speed was then 05 miles an hour,
but quickly the olock registered 66, 67,.
68, 60, 66, 70, where it remained for
several mlnuteB whllq the - engineer
was holding her dowu. to an even,
steady pace. A glassful of water on
the floor would not have spilled a drop.
Tom Lee said: “I would have given
you 80 it you had asked for It.” After
a while they stopped at the Swlftwater
house, where Washington and Lafay
ette played croquet after, the war way
over and where Joe iefferson spends
his summers. Tom Lee knows his line
age and that his parenid were Virgin
ians and nearly related to the Harts
for whom Thomas Hart Benton was
named.
For the sake of her many children
who have never heard the story, I will
briefly relate that durlpg the dark
days of the revolution flvo torles came
to her cabin and qrdered' her to get
dinner for them. She did so and while
they were eating and drinking and
their guns wero set up In the corner
of the room she quietly took them out
side, and standing’at the door with one
In her hand she drew aim on the lead
er and ordered them to surrender or
die. One man. started toward her and
•he shot him dead and seised another
gun and shot'another who had risen
from tablo. With another gun she kept
tbs others quiet until some neighbors
came and they were taken prisoners.
No doubt this is a true story and a
man had better not move to Elbert or
Hart county and express any doubts
about it. I have been there and know.
Some years ago I lectured in Hart-
welt and from \here Journeyed to El-
berton in a buggy with a preacher. We
got a late start and the preacher's
horse wanted*to slow up at every
house, where there was a woman in
sight, aud when we got to the river the
ferryman wan away and wc bad to wait
an hour tor hlm to Wne back. So it
was dark when “wo reched Elberton.
The court house vas lighted up and
seemed full of people and the boys
were rapping and calling for “Arp,”
“Bill Arp." The preacher unleaded me
near by and told me to go up stairs
and open thaball while ho went home
to put up.fils' hor«e. As I hurried.in
the door the doorkeeper stopped me
and said: “Hold on, my friend, you
havdn’t paid^-f woffestly'WTfl him
that I was the speaker. “Oh, yea,”
said he* “Mayb* you are and maybe
you aln't.MSeveral* other men haVe
tried to paatf onJhatschcdSla* I reck-
on you had belter pay." So I paid a Machlas, now at Colon, de-
haHUrflior-Uo go Sq- jtfd'.hellr .myself , Mm to proceed Vttb tbit- v^ksel
her great-grandson, Tom Lee, has nev
er tarnished the name or fame of the
family. When John Randolph boasted
of bis ancestral blood, Trlstam Bur
gess, of Rhode Island, his bitter enemy,
rose up to say that good conduct in
posterity was of more cousequence
than good blood in ancestors. ,“I have
great respect," said he, “for the gen*
tleman's English blood and his Indian
blood, but he should remember that he
is removed from them by several gen
erations and that only one-slxty-fourth
part of Lord Rolfe or Pocahontas’
blood flows in his veins. That is not
much to boast of. The rest is widely
scattered, diluted and degenerated."
Burgess and Randolph had many spats
like that, but they never came to
blows.
There never was a time in' the south
land twhen so much eager interest was
manifested in tracing up ancestry-
lineage. I receive letters almost dally
from good people, from Carolina to
Texas, asking for help to trace up and
prove their claim to join the Sons or
Daughters of the Revolution or to ser
vice of their father or grandfather la
the civil war of forty years ago. The
genealogical department of The Con
stitution and George smith's weekly
contributions to The Journal are doing
valuable and interesting work on these
lines. -
There is one other line that has been
shamefully neglected. From first to
last there were near 90,000 Georgia
soldiers in the confederate army, and
yet there Is no record of them—neither
In the counties nor the stare nor at
Washington. I do not suppose there
are ten in a hundred of these soldiers
whose children or grand-children or
near relatives can prove themselves.
Colonel Avery did the best he could to
make up a roll of each regiment and
name the officers, but there is no roll
of the men nor a record of who was
killed. Some companies changed their
captains from three to eight times, but
what becune of those who dropped
out? Colonel Avery says: “The fol
lowing list Is painfully imperfect It
was taken from the confederate war
records at Washington, D. C., and from
the meager documents in the Georgia
archives-and such personal Informa
tion as could be had. The war de
partment of the confederacy was most
loosely run. Regimental muster rolls
were mingled and confused; the con
stantly occurring changes were hot
noted.”
Now, ask any old soldier, Can you
prove your service by any undoubted
evidence? Is there any record that
you cOn jgo to? Two years ago Gov
ernor Candidr alluded to this shame
ful neglect in his message and urged
the appointment of some one to gather
up and make a record of these Geor
gia soldiers before the. witnesses were
all dead, but nothing was done; Why
do not the veterans demand it? It
would cost but little—perhaps the sal
ary of a good man for a year. The chil
dren and grandchildren of these sol
diers are Interested and have a right
to demand the preservation and rec
ord of their-father’s or grandfather’s
honorable service. Why not? Will
there be enough veterans or patriotism
in the next legislature tq see to this
and have established a muster roll—
some kind of a roll that the humblest
dtisen can point to os his hall of
tame?—Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitu
tion.
talk; but I got half of it back when we
divided thmfitfcidNPr V Ur
Now, I don’t know that Nancy could
read or wrUAebWt eflf could ibpot and
In' war times That Ta* better. At arifr
rate Georgians are pfpud of her and
MONEY PltOX MAMMA
Redeems Mat’* Jewels and Mops
Chase of Guv t aptaiii.
At New York, .Tuesday, May. Yobs
recovered the missing jewels pawned
by Captain Strong, the complaint
against Strong at police headquarters
was withdrawn by Miss Yohe, and,
so far as the public can perceive, the
affair Is ended for the time being.
That Mrs. W. L. Strong furnished
the money with which to redeem :he
Jewels of May Yohe was practically
conceded by alt those interested.
FAUX* OF UNITED STATES;
Total Number In 10U0 Was 5,739,.
U57, ways Census Keporl.
The census bureau, Monday, issued
a bulletin giving the condition of agri
culture in the United States for the
year 1900- It shows that there were at
that time 6,739,667 farms In the entire
country, which' were valued at |16,-
764.694.247. Of this amount $3,560.-
198,191 represented the value of build
ings, and, $13,114,492,056 represented
the value of lands And Improvements
other than buildings.
XAUma TO C'PE.UaTlMN. ^
nr Moody Order* Gnu Boat ta
mark •■’epulillr.
cdy In a; cablegram
mender McRae, of the
£ GEOlR^irrt j
Brief Summary of Doings
Throughout the State.
Carroll Building Good Road*.
Carroll county Is now busy In build
ing. good roads. Half a dozen or more
good roa'ds machines are plowing and
shaping, up roadbeds in the various
districts of the county.
- * • *
New Battleship Georgia.
A dispatch from Bath, Me., says:
The keel Is stretched and the job of
framing nearly completed on the bat
tleship Georgia and the plating has
been commenced. There Is nearly
three years’ work ahead on the craft.
* O •
Georgia Exhibit Returned.
The Georgia exhibit which was at
the Charleston exposition Is back at
the capitol. It arrived several weeks
ago, but was only hauled to the state
house a day or two ago. ^Geologist
Yeates will arrange it along with the
other features In the state museum.
• * •
Horticulturists to Meet In .Macon.
The annual convention of thp Geor
gia State Horticultural Society and the.
exhibition of fruits, plants and. vegeta
bles will be held at the' Hotel Lanier In
display of fruits, etc., are expected.
An Interesting program has been pre
pared for the occasion.
* * « „
Fourth Annual Camp Meeting.
The Christian Missionary Alliance
will hold its annual camp meeting- at
Piedmont park, Atlanta, beginning
August 20 and continuing eleven days.
This Is the fourth annual camp meet
ing that has been held by the Mission
ary Alliance in Atlanta, and it is ex
pected this year to have the largest
attendance and the most enthusiastic
meeting that has ever been held.
• * *
Cemetery Graves Desecrated.
A grewsome sensation has developed
In connection with the sale of lots by
the city In Oakland Cejnetery, in At
lanta. ' Lots have been sold upon which
graves were subsequently found. In
some Instances the graves are said to
have been open id and the bodies re
moved to another place. Another in
teresting phase of the matter Is tbe
fact that according to stringent laws
a body cannot be removed, without the
consent of relatives.
• • •
Largest 8ea Island Cotton Gin.
The largest cotton gin In the world
for ginning sea Island cotton Is new
going up in Valdosta. It is being built
by the Valdosta Gmnlng Company, and
-It will cost over $60,000. It will be fit
ted tip with 32 Cheesman gins, having
a capacity of over 100 bales a day. It
Is understood that parties Interested
In the new gin are going to have buy
ers of seed cotton In the field this year
and that an effort will be made to en
courage tbe farmers in selling their
cotton in the seed. «
» ’ • •
Central’s Bonds Taxable.
Attorney General Wright has seat
to the comptroller general an opinion
concerning the taxation of certain
bonds held by tbe Central of Georgia
which have heretofore not been re
turned for taxation. While the opinion
will not be made-public until after
President Egan has replied to Comp
troller General Wright’s communica
tion, It is understood that with regard
to the greater amount of these bonds
the attorney general sustains the opin
ion of the comptroller general that
these bonds should be taxed.
• • • 7
New Road for Augusta.
A movement ia on foot for the con
struction of a railroad from Louisville,
in Jefferson county, to Wrens, a sta
tion on the Augusta Southern, 36 miles
south of Augusta. The construction of
this road would greatiy reduce the rail
distance between Loulsvile and Augus
ta, as the only route now Is the cir-
cultout line via Wadley and Milieu.
The chief.object in the construction
of the road would be the turning of
Jefferson county trade to Augusta, and
it is understood that the Augusta mer
chants will subscribe liberally to the
stock of the road. .
• • •
Georgia “Helra* Disappointed.
The Identity of the eccentric old man
who died rqceptly at Groton. S. Dak.,
leaving $142,000 in cash, has at last
been established and the two Georgia
claimants will get no part cf. the es
tate. For a time it was supposed that
the dead man was Charles Hill, of this
state. Everything feemed to point to a
quick solution of the mastery sur
rounding the odd character, but It now
to Cape Haltien In response to the re- njuualn ® “ e «» a
quests ot the 'UnUpA T urtt * **** InaUad MhCtog a^south-
there Orders were also sent to the h*. S.$|t I **d. l pL.-Ma«»aeJiu
gonVOat Marietta directing her to pro- ,etts -
ceed to Colon to take tbe place ot the
Machlas.
Hls name was’Salem Charles add he
came of a very old family ot Brim-
field, Mass. Eight direct bt, lrs have
been found am<»S whom the .money
will be distributed- , y-,
see
Pledger .Will Not Issue Call.
W. A. Pledger, chairman of the re
publican central committee of Geor
gia, who has just returned from 9L
Paul, Minn., where he has been attend
ing the National Afro-American ccrao-
cll of which he is the first vice presi
dent, says that he will not call s
meeting of the central committee, this
year 'jinless requested to do'so by a-
majority of its menabers. This sets at
rest all rumors that the Republicans
of the state were contemplating put
ting out a ticket this year.
“The ticket that has been nominated,
by our democratic friends,” said
Pledger, “is generally Accepted «a a
good one by all citizens. They are oat
friends and have stood against the dis
franchisement of the negro. As the
negroes compose nine-tenths of the re
publican party in the state this means
something to us.”
"The party has no desire to stir
strife politically and /unless a majority!
of the state ceatrdl committee shall re
quest me as chairman to < all a meet
ing of the body I shall not call It dur
ing thoyear.” 1
• * •
Melon Growers Buncoed.
The melon and, cantaloupe growers
of Lowndes cOuuty have suffered heav
ily this'year through the rascality of
alleged commission agents and mer-
WHERE DOCTORS FAIL
To Cure Woman’s Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Com*
viand Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
Jayson Writes:
"DiasMb*. Pikkhah! —Soonafter
mw marriage tVm years ago I found
mysdif In constant pain. The doctor
stud ay womb was turned, and this
caused the pain with considerable in- .
HunmatloB. He prescribed for me for
Macon on August 6th and 7thi "A large cIlanta - At th ® first ihf the season some
attendance of horticulturists and a fine ot the melon growers at Ousley were
swindled out -of several car loads ot
melons by a man claiming to. be the
agent of a commission homo in
Charleston. One ot thq victims: went
to Charleston'and spent considerable
time and money in an endeavor to
save hls produce or get pay foe It,- but
failed to do so. The same agent Is
said to hava beat one of the Valdosta
banks out of a considerable sum.
Messrs. B. P. Jones and.J. A. Dasher;,
of Vpldosta, together with a number'
of other growers. were victimized a
few days ago by a man claiming to
represent a Pittsburg, Pa., commission
'house. Tbe agent bought about fifteen
cars of'cantaloupes from these gentle
men and paid tof them with fraudu
lent checks. The cantaloupes sold for
an average of about $460 a car, mak
ing a total of over $7,000. Messrs.
Jones and Dasher have Just returned
from Pittsburg, and It Is understood
will save something out of what It
was feared at first would be a total
loss.
s • • •
Call For Referendum Ballot.
A call has been Issued by S. J. Me-
Knight, state chairman of the popu
list party, for a referendum ballot to
be participated In by members of the
"allied people’s party, socialists, labor
unions, republicans, and all democrats
who are opposed to the corrupt and
extravagant state government of
Georgia.”
From present Indications it seems
that Judge James K. Hines, of Atlanta,
will be the nominee for governnor, Dr.
McKnlght having announced that for
ty-nine out of fifty ballots received so
far bore hls name.
tf you hava something' to sell, lot
the people knew K. An advertleement
In thla paper will do the work.
.-PORTING BREVITCS.
Docking horses has been declared si
crime in Michigan.
Jimmy Michaels has determined to
give up the turf again and try tho
cycle track.
The American polo team is to invsile
England next year again. It will spend
$60,000 in an effort to win.
Frank L. Kramer has won the two.
mile open professional cycle race at
Vnilsburg, N. J., Jn 4m. lls.
At the Grosse Point track, Detroit.
Mich.. Direct Hal has made a new rec
ord of 2.00% for green pacers.
England Imported 394 automobiles,
and motorcycles in May last and 1500
for the first five months of 1902.
Sir Thomas Lipton says there is no
foundation for the report that be will
challenge uext year for the America's
Cup. '
Jolly Bachelor, a horse without &
record, has trotted in 2.13% In a win
ning race at the New York Driving
Club’s meeting.
C. H. Seeley has defeated Robert
Moore In tbe final for the Con
necticut golf championship by 12 up
and 10 to play, at Hartford.
Charley Mitchell has tbe locomotor
ataxia,. Kid Lavlgne, has the strait-
jacket, and John L. Sullivan—weU. but
It’s a great game while it lasts: ' *
The governors of the Automobile
Club of America urge clnb members
to spend half ail hour a day In .educat
ing bones not-to fear motor vehicles.
ArnoldTJtwson, a son of the Boston
millionaire, has just brought from Eng
land the bulldogs. La Roche and Gen
eral Do max, with which he expects to
sweep all the American dog shows.
J. E. Gorman, of the Golden Gate
Rifle and Ptttol Club, broke the record
Jn- a revolver handicap at San Fran-
cisco. Cal. this score-of 924 out of ar
possible 1000 beattnd-fap six-points the
' previous record of 018. held by C. &
Richmond, of Savannah, Ga.
Mbs- PAVLINK JCDSOK,
Seeretax^of Schermerhern Golf Chib,
four months,' when my husband became
impatient because I grewworse instead
of better, and in speaking to tho drag*
gist he advised him to- get Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound *
lad Sanative Wash. Row 1 wish I
had taken that at first; Ur. would hava
saved me weeks of suffering. It took
three long months to- restore me, but
it la a happy relief, and wo are both
moat grateful to-you. Your Compound
hue brought joy to- our home- and
health to mo.”— Mx»i Pawxjsk Jusbow,
47 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. — •
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It vwnW. seem by this state- t
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ana also write to Mrs, Plnkham
at Lynn, Mass., for special ad*
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