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Washington Beaufort CountyIWotli Killed 1, i net In.interestedaLettered * h e wi Iderneas I hare ththesemen do clingsh.;rt article in April number ofWake Forest Student. It wasAlmostblazedthe gen-1 ttuly wlt;come. This reminds I elusion,good kind letter from somearmed confederate I man w«eiit bv Ge- rge Anderson Foote, | veiier*F!e man who »s lonesomepoverty I had badson of the late Dr. George A.or ha? a community of interestFoote, of W arreuton , an honori with me, and wishes to writewishes to sell two very old volii- has*d and h'ghlv reputable physic 1rntioni ■an lately deceased. He first givese youan extract frcm Appleton’s Gy-! o pec(wronglyprinted “Biology”), ©f the hangbanging of that very gallant andjientonoUP officer, Captain Johnfor he knows th%* I will listenThere are many more of themrnes that were published in 15421 terminit“Iliad” and “O iys«ey” 11 j women.theHemer. Tbs binding is in whitish I Doleatherliving than 1 thought, for menralsed itnag«s acd ph) fo*©*grow silent as thsy near the enunondermake no noise.rum mats, butflowers stamp d on it and the at - teachimtographs on the title page atw hasrovidencs ismostchil-eure.Young Beall a notive of Virginiaficult.xnd born in 1835, and hanged 24o; February, 1M5^as most infamous, mots infer*a!He was regularly com mis'oned. and was acting underorders. It wa- one of the manydisgraceful acts of the Goths andVandals iu their war upon thedren and children's children tocomfort themAlbertGleubevne. and of the ft1 hilip Melanchton. And there weight-Latin inscription as followsIt is aConrad1 Rheum a titbethe passing hours. An old manbe forlorn, indeed, whonone of these. Charles La1515r:18this be Melanchthontoautograph th se volumes If ex perhis old and mellow days, wrotegreatpresecugreater man has lived or died in 1 moat catsadly whensaidWhere are my playmates.South, and literally without anyreasonable or just causeAskat fa map found amongthe companions of my childhoodin the joyful school days. Allall are gone—th© old familiarFootelinleon 111 th* Confederate army andbefore me touti-thes© centuries—thean atteachose feet Luther knelt in rever-| graniteenceErasmus ex-1 schoolclaimed. “My God, how pro- ever doifound is his learning,exalt-it*ed is his virtue.nThese two. doesknown and silent shorey*ButLamb was wifeless and childlessmas imprisoned in FortCo-sboutromeaIambus, New York harborDr.peathumous paper is bothinteresting «nd informing. Hetells ofmadepaveCaptain Beall’s life by GovernorAndrew, of Massachusetts, andothers, hut in vain. Dr. FeoteCell in which he was confined wasidjointng Captain Bealfa. BeallWilkes Boothhadbe sad. Heshould nave adopted some brightlittle orphan child who wouldlove him and call him tatber anddsclinincEvery old bachelor shouldLuther and Melanchthon—sleep patent dside by side in Wand harts, cerect portraited over his grave a beautiful and prlt;monument—a duplicate of that gvmnastoyer Luther's. I do not know ical lab(1what evidence this veteran bat- instructthat Melanchthon ever owned cabinetsI have just rsceia goodlong letter from an old and forgotten friend whom I ku«winthe long ago and supposed wasrlt; om-mates at college, and werevery dear friends. Booth triedevery way to secure Beall’s release from prison, but in vain.escapedeadHe is nearingfou ryears, but writes the sameschoolthat hisgeneration was taught to writegoodstrongmade, in which Dr. Foote was to1of mind and loves to commuuewith memories of the pastbe a party. In fact, two plans halcyon days, as he calls them.Came to naught.JdI 1 interesting point really ofcatalogue, ail free con-xidthle andand willtoDr.Foote’s private memorandumitives a statement that will sur-1 a p ro pe tfor it. Ourin the s uth as to pttcesprise in a 11 vf as it did usthecommon ideathat PresidentLincoln was murderedJohnLK W * KfcBooth becauseIboysword balconies from two Greekthesebut 1 will make aknow. It is certain, however, I teacherthat they were published in hi How Iday and he could have owned the qmthenteacherThe Latin inscription reminds *sk whathatsent to Delongmefor translation not long ago by denomila friend in Alabama. It is on Who isthe top of a massiveheadedcane that is an heirloom in thefamily. There is a crown engrauponunderneath1 *areifwordsnoe ebor,” which are notthe sea and an egg. When thegood Latin nor Greek, but I sup-elder duck lavs her eggs on thehigh cliffs by the sea, it is always warm and pleasant weather*and hence came the wordvonare.)h.*ad of the Northern States andrfolk. Varesponsible for the war upona Is,sea, andposeAt anvratecomprehensiondescended from a disa christiHas heknow heWhatchoolsuate,Needsnguished Episcopal bishop ol fQ reD(lean eggNew York city. The more I try Lboald rRichardssolveI h reedouIn other words, thatWAd-ionBooth, being in intense svmpa-jdison Richards, who were ourthy with the Bouth, and being .foremosts. c#hadnatedlm the forties. They publishedthe President on account of his!published “Georgia IllustratedI amvineed that “a littlemostlearning is a dangerous thing.t?neededsome collegeandwhat thi.t Latin means.SprupBILL ARP.the CaliVi»L D. Hillcourse in the war. After the I and tile Orion Magazine andBooth I many beautiful legands of theashingtonv.I ,ea vknees implored President Lin-Bavside coln Secretary Seward tole, Btlha- parnon or at least respite Beallans. This brothelpublished a war paper called TheSoldiersot which I have*y ex cep-rc n * *nira, (waterBa\ side1 veil 5 a m k. Bavsideicg with1for ali N'flkd railroadhjia, Bal tl-nC0•RichLincoln promised to respite, hutthat night ordered his executionDr. loots says:“ihis order mas executed, andBeall was hanged within thirtyyards of 111 v window and insideFort Columbus, and not at John-asly reported.“Booth, for what he termed the.rit andvesv 1 rIk Sou thLincoln toll irnand friend Beall, atonce swore to avenge his friend**deathLincoln andsome copies issued in 1SG4 111Augusta, Ga„ and are little gemsboth in editorial and selectedmatter. He now lives not farfrombarracks, nearAtlantapostmasterGolden Gate, and still finds timeand pleasure in writing poetrywhenspirit movesim.toosome verses to•w C’aa*t n*t RentedEdwaiB ee a nnotcor res pothe result of exertion. It is due one tearto the unhealthy condition ol and stillvcur blood. Thetalmtfluid mg?’’ iqshould give nourishment to every journaloigan, nerve and muscle, But 1; jf meats■1cannot do I his unless it is rich undeniaand pure. That is what you want lor womatired feeling—pure, m not al*blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla liege or 1wi(lyou»«get restedftItmore syswill give you vigor and vitality I naps, buand brace• IJohn Anderson, Mr JoeftThese old men do not like theJohnpouse sleeping at the foothill, but want them to rise againt. Parvin.Monday*3 at 6 a. m.ltting) andreturning and Pasew*He did not intend toa^d enjoy heaven. Wallace Reedshoot Lincoln iu the theatrbut ought to go outthat Go Id enthe contemplated opportunity didGate and interview Mr. Richardsnot offer itself elsewhere.| and chronicle some of his niemo-“But for the faet that Boothis about the on tvdeliveredSchedulemt notice.spur caught in the curtain thatbetweenup so that you I than an)may feel well all throughto learncoming summer. If you have I the hearHood’s Sarsaparillt*. ideaseeit ener-1 go to cogizes aod vitalizes your whole (amountsystembir of faegisimaJim Crow car law goesmental cJuneOnly the sma 1the trailrailroads are exempted from prothat thetatal night he would have escaped—at least for a time. The warhad nothing to do with the ass-.totAg*t.99tore fr**c nehoJ-r. a Write us©tes for tuition money in bank is secured. Cat vacation. Bn Oj*rn for lothoard. 5tnd fot rd catalogue it either place.a. m*s.is*.cwritlitff, etc.id ptogreatit!. and the bm oraed by bunk-others.” Four 1 are ecjtm 1 to . F. Hraughon,'s newavdemassination of the President: itwas due simply and aolely to re-veege, intensified by Booth’s loveand the past. These pioneersseparate passengertools. 1should not be forgoMo«tmodationsracesrhe univginningpioneers*Wefruittrains usof the orchards and vineyardspreparationsyears.and take no concern about who catarrh ; they dry uy I like thatplanteda dozen peosecretionsadhere tlt; I collegeand admiration for his friendRome, a city of 13,000 p**o- the membrane and decompose *Boot hto New York thepieplantedtreesseriousjust as eexecution.and, ** «ive 8ucl' ma*nific«ntordinarycoat collbeing so grievdisappointedoccurred, he becamelaid out andor who firstornamentedtarrh. Avoid all drying inhalwillsmeasurablymanbeautifulthe ^nt8 fta(j U8e that which cleanses,dreds ofleastBoothWhohill cemetary go,,thet and heals. Ely’s Greamnever w«the PresidentCooperPatl* Balm is such a remedy and wil«who areplan was knownmanveloping and building up the ironcure cat armheadveryand to him Booth revealed itindustry of Ohemkee Georgia?easily andasuHA trialfive thoucanonly an hour before the assassi-What engineer seuehtmailedUrge I I’hat unation. The man to whom hethe winding waya railroad50c. All druggists keep it. smallestthus confided his purposefrom Atlanta to Chattanooga Elv Brothers, 56 Warren Street, jority wiand find-c K**y.I for homehim not to carry it out, incr that Booih was not to beyears agoNew Yorkliving’ bed ail its curves and spanned theof an acsi man .ship and Dune Study/* learned, bcok-while hollifipTatar.—tl K-Tl»er FjcXs. Ill-Wrur.)ruedthe I nveri and creeks with bridgts?'1 bwthti A.bout HfkwEfroibefore the horrid tragedy ocago I asked a conductoris far mocurred.**and Chattanoogaschool teacher is by nolftraning,Weintimate withraii i ©adplannedperson responsible I er effor*ING LADIfSrr.*F»ote tor many yearsHethat magnificent wont acrosseducation of pur boysed. are owas our family physician, andCumberJan mountainshe girlseducaiioueat aieaOne of »»pathetic, andcou’d not tell me. WhoI do nit mean school traininghave. Voryoung agnificentekiiiful. We always tncught himold Franklin collnow the only: but the training cf parents, I selvesirnthlul, honorable, and sincere.University of Georgia, and whoset beim pro ve-res; grand valley ofilth. Eu-laststatementconceived and projected the es-eyesthe young by I told to uwithout reservation.— Wlimingtabliflhnient of the Wesleyan Fed men and women who arc lookedMessengermale College, the first female un to by the community asThe piteachers.Cot lege in the world? Tne anti- erscoladvantagequanespayWhenat the Ctents fromgoodprices for old things,as I an honorable position in the?* commcatalogue|ypriog medicine, and HoodJfurniture and worldreceivedplaudits Uisit andRRIS,saparillathe best I curios, but carethemeans] mauufacnoke Ya* that money can buypioneers of our civilisationthethatteachers shouldpncee
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Washington Weekly Progress
Washington, North Carolina, US
Thu, May 18, 1899
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