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About Jacksonville sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1903-1906 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1903)
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The Big Store with the Small Price. man ami shunned him as a monster, t'nder his command and oliedient to his order», ’he massacre at l?«»rt Griswold was committed, where seventy men were killed, and thirty-five mortally wounded, after they had given up their arms Ami even after the butchery ceased, some of the wounded were hea|>cd into a baggage wagon, at the brow of the hill, on wliu h the fort stcxxl, and the wagon turned loose to run down the steep hill. The | jolting over the rough ground killed some and finally the wagon brought up against a tree, where they were left until the British were ready to embark. Then they were stretched out upon the beach ami thirty-five of them were puroled and left in a house near by, where they were not even given a drink of water to as suage the burning thirst that always ac- conifsuiies loss of blood. One of the cruel though not unde , served results of Arnold’s treason was the death of Major Andre. Andre lias been represented as a martyr ami Wash- [ ington has lieen called cold ami hard hearted for not pardoning him. But there is no doubt that Andre was the principal instigator of Arnolds treason. Amlre acted as a go-between for Arnold and Sir Henry Clinton, who did not know who was offering to betray the Americans to him, until Arnold had gained the command at West Point. Andre it was who met Arnold on the 21st of September and concluded the final terms of the act. He received a description of the armament and stores that Arnold was to surrender. He dis guised himself and with the pass word ’ given him by the traitor to enable him to get through the American lines, he started to join Sir Henry at New York. He was captured by three militiamen, John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart and I »avid Williams, after he had gotten through the lines. Although the militia men could not understand the jiapers found on his person, they knew that something was wrong and unfortunately sent a message to Arnold that Anderson, a British spy, had been captured, thus H Begins Monday, May 18th. Closes Monday, June 1st. B. NYE & CO. So shunned, hated, and despised, he giving that astute scoundrel a chance to i scape, which he promptly did. leaving lived aud died. His death occured in his wife and child ami Amlre in die London on the 14th of June, 1N04. If he hands of Washington, while poor Andre ever repented it is not known, but doubt expiated his fault, and the crime of his less he found little happiness in the money or rank for which he forfeited the accomplice, on the scaffold. The fortunes of the Continental army respect and esteem of mankind. It is were at that time in a very disastrous related that on one occasion when a condition. Arnold was uctutated by a celebrated Frenchman was thinking of number of motives. He believed that visiting America, he was told that in an He the British would triumph and he knew adjoining room was an American. that if such was tin- case, that the leaders souglit linn and asked him for letters to of the Revolution would all be hanged, his friends in America. “I was lorn in ami he hoped to save his life as well as America, lived there till the prime of gain profit by his treason. And though my life, but ah, I can call no man in he di<l not succeed in turning over to America my friend,” so answered Bene General Clinton the fortress and property dict Arnold. J kssh C arr A pplegate . whose loss might have insured the defeat of Washington’s army, still he received B ig D am I n R<".ri. R iver —TheGold- the money ami a commission and liecatne one of the most vindictive of his country's en Drift Mining Company has resumed with a vim the work of completing the enemies. Amlre was offered in exchange for big |>ower dam across Rogue River in the Arnold but, although Sir Henry was Dry Diggins, three miles above Grants very anxious to save Andre’s life, he Pass. The dam was begun early last year, but was not completed beforethe arrival of would not give Arnold up. Arnold’s subsequent life shows him to the Fall rains. The dam, ev“n in its un have lieen deficient in common honesty completed state,withstood the very high all his life. He was engaged in trade in water and several freshets of the Rogue Saint Johns, New Brunswick, from 17H1 i during the winter. The company will get it fully com to 1793, but he was fraudulent in his dealings and became so unpopular that pleted by the close of the present summer. in 1792 he was burned in effigy by a To this end it is pushing work with all mob. He resided chiefly in England s]ieed, and is employing a large crew of until his death, but was shunned and men. The sawmill is at work near the despised by the very people who had site of the dam, cutting lumber ami titn- laiught Ins honor for a price. He was i her for the completion of the structure. frequently insulted b? British officers The prime purpose of this dam is to furn ish power to operate the mammoth and could not help himself. On one occasion the King of England, pumps that will be installed for pumping George 111, introduced General Arnold water to the battery of giants that are to | be operated in the Dry Diggings placer to the Earl Balcarrus. “I know General Arnold ami all fields, owned by the Golden Drift Cam- abominate traitors," said the Earl, and 1 pany, and to supply irrigating water for refusing his hand to Arnold turned his the farms ami orchards of all this section back to him. Anotiter time lie visited of Rogue River Valley. the English Parliment. A British states I The surveys for the irrigating ditches man, as he arose to address the House of i have already lieen made and they will lie flowing water for next seasons crops. Commons saw Arnold in the gallery. "Mr. Speaker," he said, "I will not Misses Nellie and Emma Wulf were speak while that man," and he pointed Medford visitors Tuesday. to Arnold, ,,is in the house." & LOCAL NOTES. George L. Schermerhorn, one of Med fords leading contractors, was in Jack sonville, Monday, attending to some ad ditional work which he is doing upon the new planing mill of the Iowa Lum ber Company. Mr. Schermerhorn has recently put a large tank and a tower for a water system at C. H. Lewis’ orchard place and he has also put up a tank and tower for Wallace Woods in East Med ford. He recently completed the Med ford creamery building and now he has a force of men at work enlarging the big apple house on E. J. Harts place. Mr. Schermerhorn has from five to twenty men in his employ during the busy sea son and he is one of the few contractors here that work his men but nine hours a day. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Brown of Medford were in Jacksonville last Sunday with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. John Wetzel, whom they were showing the many at tractions of this town. Mr. and Mrs. Wetzel are recent arrivals from Columbia City, Indiana, ami were former neighbors of Air. and Mrs. Brown when the latter lived in the East. Mr.And Mrs. Wetzel were greatly pleased with Jacksonville ami the many pretty yards and houses it contains, it reminding them verv much of Eastern towns in its home-like, cheer ful appearance. W. J. Freeman, who is in the imple ment business at Central Point and J. H. Gay, who has a small farm on the Jack sonville road adjoining that place, were in Jacksonville Monday consulting with Wtn. Al. Colvig, their attorney, in re gard to matters pertaining to the estates of C. Magruder and Al. .Magruder, of which they are the administrators. Air. and Airs. Birt Manning returned Monday from Dead Indian, where they have been for the past two months, with Mr. Alanning's brother, who runs a saw mill of that place.