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■ XI-
pMJNOLE INDIAN WAR
n’t of History and Tradition Related by A For
-1 mer Resident of Old Gwinnett.
rson on reaching Tampa
e following account of thi3
n d massacre of Dade and
as given me by my father
brother F. Capt.
as attacked and surround
be Indians (at the time
e under Chief Osceola.)
lians were in large force,
tes being out numbered
haps out generated. Every
md soldier save one was
nd scalped, and the escape
one was miraculous. An-
B eeiug all would be slain,
thought with him was how
his own life. The soldiers
ing in heaps and dying
m, so he fell among them
well knowing the bar
labits of Indians that if
md him without blood on
ion they would killed and
m. So Anderson pulled
n a bloody dying soldier
i soon covered with blood,
ians remained on the bat*
nd during the night. All
ie Anderson wasjcompelled
in as still as if dead. To
his condition of affairs
ibearable if possible the
burned Dade’s cannon
j burning was near the feet
rson and for him to show
iof life would have been
death. The fire was so
n that it burned off the
his shoes and blistered the
of his feet. Early in the
; after the massacre the
left the awful scene for
ding places.
:son was some fifty miles
unpa. To reach his friends
idian country was a task
lich the most courageous
ave shrunk, but an effort
i made, so he started out
distant journey in the
nos Tampa. He traveled
y and a half and made
ir miles. On reaching the
ooche river he sat down
anksexhausted, here he
dering what he would do.
I down the river and not
y he saw an Indian water
pony. The Indian dis-
Auderson and went to
6 was sitting and asked
o he was and what he was
here. Anderson told the
the whole story. The In
rrior was moved to deep
sion, he dismounted from
y ai ‘d put Anderson on the
and bade him go to Tam
ils Indian was the chief
nmanded the Indians in
He of the massacre, and I
it was Osceola himselt.
was the son of an English
med Duell, and well edu
ud spoke English well and
Andersonsaid after get
the pony he kept looking
inking every moment the
"°uld shoot him. Ander
! into I'ampa unmolested
e to hi ß people a full ae
-1 the destruction of Capt.
command.
aiter the massacre of Dade
lllea the news reached
tl that itwasCapt. Inzer’s
3 had been massa
news caused much
ent > many personß be i iev .
of the report and
[ 9 would not believe
se - *o at that time it took
1116 0 B®t news from south
to Lawrenceville.
P e °ple of old Gwinnett
seedingly kind to the ab
hler’s families. I have
;arh my mother speak of
treatment, and es
-1 remember the very
Tee News-Herald.
BY CAPTAIN JOHN W. INZER.
great kindness of merchant Asa
R. Smith, the father of the illust
rious Bill Arp, (Charles Smith.)
Mr. Smith said to my mother do
not stand in want for anything
while Capt. Inzer is away. My
store is open to you. My mother
has been dead but a few years,
having died in herpOth year.
The horse my father rode in the
Florida war was indeed a fine
animal. He was purchased of
Newton Alexander, his name was
John. This horse died at Griffin,
Ga., the property of my father in
1850. This horse was about as
well known in the regiment as any
soldier in the oommand. Colonel
Foster while living in Gadsden,
Ala., told me that after the close
of the Florida war, aDd while he
was riding in Cumming, Ga., he
saw the horse hitched to a hack
on the street and at once started
in search of owner and£soonlfound
him, my father, and carried him
to his hospitable home where a
pleasant evening and night was
spent, no doubt discussing the
Florida war scenes of 1887 and
1838.
I used to hear my father narrate
many incidents connected with
this Indian war, many of them
having passed my memory, and
on one occasion he said he had
been out on a long scout hunting
Indians for three days and noth
ing to eat, having in some way
missed the supply wagons. That
on meeting up with a supply man
they procured rations. He at
once issued an order that no man
should eat one bite of his bread
until the meat ration was cooked
and ready served. He knew the
bread would be soon gone and the
men left with the meat and no
bread. This order very much
provoked the men, they said in
deed it looked yke the captain
wanted to starve them to death.
In a very short time the captain
bought a demijon containing five
gallons of fine Jamaica rum and
issued it to the men. Soon all
were happy and the abuse of the
captain was turned into praise.
The company had a serge on
they did not like very much, and
as the company was leaving
Florida for home in the spring of
1838, and before they had gotten
out of the Indian country, some
of the men planned to go out a
mile or more to a lake duck hunt
ing, taking the doctor with them.
Some time in the evening the long
roll was ended and the order to
fall in was heard all along the
line. My father saw the men of
his company were disposed to
laugh. He instructed they should
tell him what pleased them so
well on being called out, as it
seemed, to battle. They would
not tell him anything. Soon the
doctor came into camp telling
what happened to the squad that
went out duck hunting, said all
had been killed but himself and
he alone was left to tell the dole
ful tale. Soon the men reported
dead began to come in and the
doctor disappeared and soon left
the regiment. These soldier boys
had posted men all along the line
hidden to fire on the doctor and
his squad, and at every fire a
soldier fell as if dead. The doc
tor was one of the fellows always
boasting of his bravery, the men
knew him to be a coward and in
this way tested him.
He said Peter Dodd had a dog
he had gotten from the Indiana
on their return home, and was at
tached to the animal. Peterchain-
(Continued on second page.)
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.. HONDAY, APRIL 3, I9!l.
?!E GRIM REAPER
i TAKES HIS TOLL
Reed Roberts, Mrs. Hadaway, Mrs. Wor
thy, General Allred Iverson, Dave
Elliott and Others Pass Away.
Mr. A. R. Roberts, of Suwanee,
aged ninety years, died last Wed
nesday and his remains were in
terred at Level Creek Friday.
The deceased was perhaps the
oldest man in Gwinnett county and
was held in the highest esteem by
his many friends and acquain
tances.
"Uncle Reed," as he was famili
arly called, was a good man and
one who attended to his own af
fairs and let the other fellow’s
alone. He was a model farmer
and always raised his own supplies
at home. He loved to have visit
ors and when any one went to his
home he could not do enough for
them. He was strictly honest and
treated his fellow man as he would
be treated.
He was a member of the Masonic
lodge at Buford and his remains
were interred with the honors of
the order. He was likewise a
member of Level Creek Methodist
church.
Mr. Roberts was twice married
and is survived by his last wife,
who was a Miss Verner. He also
leaves three brothers, J. W., G. N.
R. and T. G. Roberts.
Mrs. Sara Hadaway, widow of
J. P. Hadaway, died Friday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George
W. Thomas, and the remains wei e
laid to rest at Hog Mountain Sat
urday, the funeral being preached
by Rev. J. C. Johnson.
She was seventy-six years of
age and leaves only one child, she
being Mrs. Thomas, with whom
she was making her home. Mr.
Hadaway was captured during the
civil war and died while in prison
in New York.
Mrs. Worthy, widow of the late
Dick Worthy, died at Five Forks
Sunday and her remains will be
buried at Friendship today, the
exercises being in charge of Elder
J. T. Tordan. She was a conse
crated woman and had many
friends who will regret to learn of
her death.
The infant daughter of the late
D. L. Bradford died from the ef
fects of measles one day last week
and the remains were carried to
McKendree for interment. On
account of so many of the family
being ill none of them were able
to attend the funeral and the ser
vices were held at the house.
Mr. G. D. Elliott, a former well
known and popular citizen of Law
renceville, died at his home in Cham
blee last Thursday night from pneumo
nia. Dave Elliott was agent for the
Lawrenceville Branch railroad for a
number @f years, and later conducted
a grocery store. While residing in
Lawrenceville he married Miss Lula
Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Brooks, who died a few years ago,
leaving him with four children. Mr.
Elliott later married the postmistress
of Toccoa, and she also preceded him
to the grave. Our sympathy goes out
to the orphan children and other rela
tives.
General Alfred Iverson, a brother-in
law to the late Judge N. L. Hutchins
and Mr. C. S. Hutchins, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Iverson Randolph, in Atlanta, last Fri-
CROWDER HOUSE AT
THE UNION SERVICES
Rev. Fritz Rauschenberg, ol the Pres
byterian, Preached a Good Sermon at
Methodist Church Sunday Night.
That it does not require the coming
of a stranger to draw a large congrega
tion in t&wrenceville was demonstrated
at the Methodist church last night, the
occasion being a union service and the,
sermon being preached by Rev. Fritz
Rauschenberg, of the Presbyterian
church. The large building was packed
to the doors and a most attentive hear
ing was given the minister as he pro
claimed the old time gospel. The text
was 2d Cor. 5:20: ‘‘Now then we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God
did beseech you by us: we pray you in
Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to
God.” "The three points of the dis
course were, “The messenger, the
message, the means,” and each one
was brought out in a clear and forceful
manner.
Mr. Rauschenberg has endeared him
self to the people of Lawrenceville
during his four year’s ministry here.
As he feels that his work here is fin
ished, and that he has been called to a
larger field of usefulness, he has ac
cepted a call to Greenesboro. How
ever, he has one other appointment at
this place and will occupy his pulpit
next Sunday morning and night. No
doubt the other paators will call in
their night services and again give Mr.
Rauschenberg a full houae.
His new work will embrace three
charges the church at Greenesboro
taking s*o Sundays and the other two
being divided between Penfield and
Lexington.
It is understood that a concerted ef
fort is being put forth by the Lawrence
ville church to retain Mr. Rauschenberg
as pastor.
He will return in July and conduct a
protracted meeting at Fairview.
Birthday Party.
Miss Essie Green delightfully en
tertained last Friday afternoon at
her beautiful home on West Perry
in honor of her fifteenth
birthday.
The house was beautifully dec
orated with cut flowers and ferns.
In the receiving line were Misses
Essie and Sallie Green, Nelle Bag
well, Myrtis Kelley and Maggie
Robinson.
After many delightful games
were played the guests were carried
into the dining room where a de
licious salad and ice course was
served.
Those present w r ere Misses Ruth
Davis, Arvilla Smith, Willie Pate,
Nelle Bagwell, Maggie Robinson,
Myrtis Kelley, Georgia Byrd, Grace
Moore, Eunice Rutledge, Eunice
Gouge, Bessie Poe, Pearl Austin,
Ola Garner, Louise Townley, Vera
Britt, Louise Brand, Lynette Raus
chenberg, Gertrude Stewart, Essie,
Sallie and Eva Green; Messrs. Paul
Kelley, Walter Branham, Ellison
Cook, Dan Rutledge, James Robert
Poe, J. T. Smith, Author Alford,
Kuhl Martin and Hoy Green.
day. He was eighty-two years old and
served with distinction in the Mexican
and civil wars. His daughter, Mrs.
Randolph, has visited Lawrenceville
often and has many friends here who
sympathize with her in the death of
her father.
Dr. J. N. Jelks, father of Miss Lillie
Jelks, died at his home in Hawkinsville
last Thursday. Miss Jelks resigned her
position in the public school here to go
to the bedside of her father, and her
many friends extend sympathy in her
bereavement.
REPLIES TO GRAND
JURY STRICTURES
Mack Cornett, Clerk ot the Board, Says
That Body Was Wrong in Computing
Expenses ol the Commissioners.
I see from the general presentments
of our last grand jury they charge the
county commissioners with spending
near eight hundred dollars for their
own salaries and expenses during the
last six months.
Upon careful examination of the
clerk’s books I find we have spent for
that purpose $498.
They seem to think that a one man
commissioner is cheaper. I have pos
itive information that our sister coun
ty, DeKalb, with the one commissioner
plan, for the corresponding six months,
of which they complain, spent $1,350
for salary of commissioner and his
clerk, to say nothing of traveling ex
penses.
Now, as I have said in these columns
before, the office of county commis
sioners belong to the people, tax pay
ers and voters of Gwinnett, and if they
want to change the plan I don’t object,
but I want the people to know the real
truth about the matter.
My books are open for inspection by
any citizen of Gwinnett county.
M.-S. CORNETT,
Clerk Board County Commissioners.
Hamilton-Edmondson.
On last Friday morning Miss Mamie
Hamilton and Mr. J. B. Edmondson
were quietly married in Atlanta.
The announcement of the marriage
came as a surprise to their numerous
friends as it was generally supposed
that Miss Hamilton’s relatives desired
the marriage postponed on account of
her health but, as it is often the case,
the young people deoide to obey yie
promptings of their own hearts and be
married without further delay.
Mrs. Edmondson is the daughter of
Mr. Charles L. Hamilton and was great
ly admired by a large circle of friends
in and around Buford. Mr. Edmond
son is one of our rising young business
men of the firm of Edmondson & Brog
don, and is also very popular in social
as well as in business circles.
They went from Atlanta to Charlotte,
where they will remain a few days,
when they will probably return to Bu
ford to reside.
The Journal with their many warm
friends extend congratulations and best
wishes.—Buford Journal.
KIRBY-BUICE.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Kirby,
of Cumming, announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Alma
Eugenia, and Mr. Ulus D. Buice,
of Buford, the marriage to take
place the latter part of April.
Miss Kirby formerly edited the
Buford Journal and has many
friends in this section who con
gratulate her and the groom to b ri
on their approaching marriage.
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed mail remaining
on hand at the post office at L»w
renceville, Ga., for the week ending
April 3, 1911.
Ladies’List —Mrs. Nancy Buchanan,
Miss Bessie Congh, Mrs. Cora Fowler,
Miss Callie Glass, Miss Eula May
Hughes, Miss Fannie Hay.
Gentlemen’s List—J. M. Durham, R.
E. Fuller, Collie Glass, Henry C. Smith.
One piece third class matter for H. D.
Miller & Son.
Parties calling for same say “ad
vertised” and give date. One cei t
due on each letter. Advertised mail
is sent to the dead letter office, Wit*! -
ington, D. C., in seven days.
W. O. Cole. P. M.
Cry
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ATTORNEYS TO OPPOSE
PARDON OE STRIPLING
H. C. Cameron and I. L; Oakes to Ap
pear Before Prison Board in Now
Famous Case.
From the Atlanta Journal.
Attorneys H. C. Cameron, of Colum
bus, and I. L. Oakes, of Lawrenceville,
have been retained to appear before
the prison commission on Thursday to
oppose the pardoning of Edgar H.
Stripling. They are in Atlanta Saturday
for the purpose of consulting the rec
ord of the trial at which Stripling was
convicted. This record will be pre
sented to the commission. The two
attorneys will supplement it by state
ments urging that the pardoning of
Stripling would be unwise and unjust
ifiable.
Indications are that if Stripling is
pardoned it will be only after his peti
tion has been vigorously opppsed be
fore the prison commission. The hear
ing of this petition on next Thursday
will result in a fight for and against his
being pardoned.
This hearing will begin at TO o’clock
Thursday morning and probably con
tinue several days.
The attorneys who were in Atlanta
Saturday came to consult the record of
Stripling’s trial. One of these attor
neys, speaking of the position of those
who are opposing Stripling’s pardon,
said:
“We simply want justice done. No
effort will be made to persecute Strip
ling, but we will urge that the sentence
that was imposed on him be carried
out. In that/sentence itself he was
shown a great deal of mercy.”
MRS. JOHNSON ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF MISS POSSK
One of the most delightful soda!
events of the past week, was the
reception at wfiich Mrs. Mellville
T. Johnson entertained in honor
of her neice, Miss Possi, of Nash
ville, Tenn.
The house was artistically dec
orated, the walls hung with bam
boo and the loveliest spring flow
ers were used everywhere.
Mrs. Johnson received her
guests in a lovely gown of laven
dar messaline.
Miss Possi was a dainty figure
in red.
The punch bowl was presided
over by Misses Ellise Craig and
Louise McDonald, who wore pretty
pink mull dresses and ribbons.
Many enjoyable games were in
dulged in and at a late hour re
freshments were served.
Those invited were Misses Annie
Bagwell, Mary Byrd, Ellise Craig,
Louise McDonald, Lola Liddell,
Lucile Craig, Jewell Campbell,
Folie Barnett. Mable Peacock,
Junie Holt, Mrs. Fortune; Messrs.
Robert Logan McDonakf; Willie
Webb, Dr. T. C. Mason, Herbert
Peacock, Ross Craig, Frank Webb,
Howard Townley, Vaughan Harvil,
Watson O’Neal, Victor Hagood,
Carl Possi, of Atlanta.
Mrs. Ware Entertains 42 Club
Mrs. C. R. Ware entertained the
42 club very delightfully on Satur
day afternoon, at her elegant new
home.
The house was prettily decorated
for the occasion, there being two
tables of 42.
After the game a salad course
was served.
Those enjoying the hostess
charming hospitality were Misses
Lieze Vose, Minnie Mae Powell,
Leila O’Neal, Willie Britt, Hallie
Byrd, Mrs. L. M. Brand, Mrs. W.
P. Martin.
NO. 38.