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IHETIIRE LIBER EMM'S | ^ . M ftMMWii IIP M fHHE iThe Plant a Total Loss, Estimated to Aggre gate $tfy000? Nolnsurance Carried ? Fire; Originated in Dust Room-Fire Department Does Creditable Work. . ; ? ? WILL REBUILD^ MILL AT ONCE > The Gum. Tight Stare Mill, known at the Moore Lumber Company, lo cated, at the extreme end of EaBt Main street, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The qwners of the mill estimate their lo? to be $10,000 with no Insurance: The work of rebuilding the mill on a larger scale ?vr commenced this morning, and the company hopes to ha running again within the next SO day*. _v' c". ?9: SO o'clock. A blaze was seen is suing from the dust room by the col ored watchman, Samuel Csrrow, and the foreman of the mill, Mr. W. C. Bills. They at once gare the alarm an^d did all within their power to stay the flames. The shavings and wood located in the room were so dry they easily furnished fuel for the flames amd in a very- few minutes it was be yond their control. The fire depart ment. Jbt with standing the long dla ~ lance to the scene, responded as quickly aa possible, and did excellent work. The steamer being so heavy ?could nut.bi* C&rnea across the Jack's creek bridge, so had^to be utilised on this side. After the firemen got the hose connected to the engine she gave a good account of herself. The en ? Ure Are depart oat deserve no little praise for the way they bandied the blaze. ~ ,Tha ealiga mill plant was totally destroyed, *? well as the machinery. Th$ ?ttwfc?6r*d mt* mi, wwr kilns, tMa. etc.. escaped, due to the hard ?ght made. by the department A News representative in- talking to. Mr. W. F. jlarrell, the secretary an<f manager, this morning aaked how he accounted for the origin. He stated he could flot," "Unless the con veyor that carries shavings and other refuse to the boiler, accidentally gathered sparks sufficient to Ignite ft?" ".v The boilerhouse and dustroom are separate from each at least 50 feet, and how the fire got there can only be surmised In' the way above stated. ? liigfiiy aDWecla^eyrffr work of the firemen, and expresses his thanks lu tlmui lu auDj|Aii? uul-*' umn. Early this morning the order was given for material with which begin reconstruction of the plant! JK will be two stories this time, Instead of one. The capacity of the new mill will be about the same as tly former. Notes. Mr. 'L. I. Moor* th? nro.Mfnt nf the company, on hearing of the con flagration, came over from New Bern, last night in a special train, arriving movd to qila city and taken no their WWMW It lit bnov Ttrt. pj^.ln Smith succeeds Capt. Pater Gallop aa custodian df^tbc yard. Ha haa been In the lighthouse -aorvlca for SI yetra. k*T te* beejiLlteetfer of Hatteraa lljcht for 19 year* and Ocracoke is yaara. ,Wlth the exception of Captain Gallop fee lathe oldest man In tha service. Captain Gallop takes charge of tha lighthouse at Wadaa Point, Pasquo | Uak county. The following invitation haa been' received In the city: Mr. and Mm. Joseph D. Underwood will give In marriage their daughter ~ Mary Anna ? - . srv> ~~ : CAPT. SMITH TAKES CHARGE -^Mceew Utfptain Gallop asC?-| todian of the U, S. Buoy ? - Yard. WKDDIKO ANNOUNCEMENT. about 2 o'clock. . The fire laddies were all ? to the good last night. Every member was at his post and worked valiantly and weU. _? Things were certainly dull around the carnival until after the fire was extinguished. Prior to-the ringing of the bell they were doing a rushing business. * There were no plugs In the vicinity of the burning mill and so the engine partment for water. There was sorae^ delay In getting . steam. Poor pres sure was another trouble. Much of thek pressure was lost through the length of the line*- of hose, being something over 500 feet. A slamese* .connection was UBed, being a grafted ; stream, coming from the singfe line of hose laid from the engine. Two } nozzles were used and played *upon, the fire. In addition to the buckets, { which were of no use except- to pre-j vent the catching of the neighboring j mills and houses. The fire had gatn-j ared Buclfi hesflwnr tinfin r ItiftlTTrpnTr ment reached (he scone no amount of water could have extinguished it. It" will be welcome newB to the Daily News readers to learn that the company will rebuild, and do so at[ onee. ? This shows eulbrpri'se Ififl" .pah. Quite a number of citliqpe visited l-the scene this morning. The ruins show the fine work done last " i"t The Volunteer Hose jC.ompany made , the most spectacular run to the flrej | ever seen here. The deXOTtment was I late in getting- out, and the big grays | of the outfit seemed to be aware of| the fact that ft was up to them *0 j atone so far as possible for the lost: lime. Urging was aot necessary and! the gong was only used when necess-j jHLlo^ clor the ltr&ai. ? The whole - soumeastern part of the city was lit I up jrith the reflection, and when the i wagon turned info Main street on the | long race against the devouring ele-, I ment. which already had-eo [ start oirlheifla,'tHe^ anxious animals became excltefd and bent to their -WOm witn a rervor which made the apparatus sway hard and at times seem almost to leave the ground al together, making it a ride fraught with danger for the seven or eight men hanging on to the sides and rear mile in length, and the finely-trained hnsstn wero almost sa fieaii and im lous at Its end as at the".'beginnlng. | At times if took two men lu habdie the lines. [GENEROUS TO [The Gifts Amount to 183,984. 1 Duke Gave Sum of *50.000. at TrtaltyCollege m c?)ilirHM tty| rrtniwie H dllilay and" ?resi dent KU-j goe's address last night. . The dons- j tlons amounted' to |83,98\ Of this' a?Qunt-l?. N,J&*S?h?? i 15^0fRFftft~ for ww buildings. The 1900 class receives $1,000 and the current ex pense aacount receives $82,000. There are 79 Individual donors. H president Kllto's- address he sgoke in high praise of Mr. Duke, who was not present, and declared that If all ritfh men lived as foe did t&ere would be no problem as to what we ' should de with ottr millionaires. With the generous man's gift to the col lege. he declared there was Imposed a sacred responsibility to like up to high Ideals. Right there, he declared, Chicago .universally failed ef the Chicago University filled of the TBcmLfmm uuoago so?R? : recently and thpaght of social scan dals and political graft, he could not help feeltng tfMW -with Its forty ?fl row no mcS jr|i?,und?r h?r ih.dow. | "T?t'*T?y wore yon h*?r." he ? ?d. "1. * Imk word, erorr < HATFffitD OffiS IN PENITENTIARY He W as a Leader in Gttebrsted " " Kentucky Mountain Feud. Washington, Oct. 4. ? Th4 loss of a 'registered- letter hnd the tragedy which, following In its wake, post the life of a woman and the life Impris onment of a leader of the Hatfield McCoy feyd In the Kentucky moun* talrka, is recalled by the news of the death In Moandsville penitentiary of Harrison -ftatfleld. Part of the |2, 554 contained in the registered letter was recovered by postofflce inspectors. The affair also led to the imprison ment of Alexandra, mfif, poetmas-* ter at . Horsepen, W. Va.. who later escaped and is still a fugitive from justice. Hatfield lived near Horsepen. Be Ipg unable to writa well, he called upon Trent to draw for him a check on^he Ouyan Valley Bank of West "^irtfnla for $2,854* The letter 'in closing the check directed that' it be sent to Hatfield at Horsepen. On April 24, 1907, the day the let ter containing the money was due, the aged mountaineer was unable to await the coming of-the mail, and- he reques^d Trent to receive, the letter for hjm and jlace <n nrap^nf postofflce safe until the next day. Early the following morning fire de stroyed the postofflce hulldlng, and when the safe was opened no trace of the Hatfield letter was found. Trent declared Ihat the letter had oeen leic with the rest of the mail in the office. Postofflce Inspectors who investigat ed the burning of the'oflfce also took complaint tfru hM r fc Tatned from a Chicago firm a type writer by fraudulent representations. A search of the postmaster's house disclosed the machine. j Trent finally admitted the truth of the charges brought against him. He was arrested, pleaded guilty to hav ing used the mails to defraud, and | was released on bond. He and his fa jther, P. M. Trent, were later arrested. nf frv-^,1 n.?|-Tr..h- m n l ni'ltl 1 letter containing the large sum of money.. Again Trent, it is alleged, jconfeased, and as areault $1,280 of I the money was found hidden under the. Trent ham .. ? , ? i While servlng-a pentence for fraud ulent use of tfrp T1-"- > ??'nfi from Moiindsvflle penitentiary April J 1, 1908, and has never been recap tured. -*? ?-? But the iron had entered the sovi of the old feudalist Hatfield. He grew. morose over the loss of his money. and Anally bora mo tomporarly in and whlle-to this condition he ooison- 1 WU 61* Wife, an I Milan Woman ^'lcted of murder and eenteuL-ed^^^ "TT*e Imprisonment in the same peni tentiary which harbored the author of his wrongs. Hatfteld died. In the feud country of i^entucky and >vist Virginia Harrison- Hatfield frftttflr known as "Old Hatcher." and yraa^a leader In the Moody feud with the McCoys, which f#r a time JtmnnBi?4 almAal .?? n the Kentucky and West Virginia bor der. Columbia, 8. C-. Oct. 6. ? So much Intelsat was shown In the tubercu-. losls exhibition at the State Fair last Jt uif ?!??> HtiiA .BMfii nt Health has planned to continue It this year. Secretary Cr^TTwilltams was in structed by the board to correspond with the National. Association about securing the traveling exhibit whlclt It soon to.be brought Into the 8tate preceding the tour through North Carolina which la booked to begin early In Januaryr Today the director of the exhibition was in conference at Charleston with Chairman Robert Wilson of the State Board of Health, and Wednesday other conferences will be held at Columbia with Sec retary Williams and the local mem ber* of. the State. Board: The Health Board Is vsry anxious to #aaMft-_ cruwas waiCTi Sttend the State F*air| with an educational health show. i ? i . ; A KknMH pastor. fln<lln? ti I? ? POPULAR COUPLE WEDDED TODAY Miss Willie Jlargroyt Became the Bride of Mj. John G. Bragaw, Jr., Das Morning. At St. Petalk Church this morn In* at tO o'cli k was celebrated the marriage of Ji ss Willie Ruth Har grove and Mr. John Qoldsmlth Bra gaw, Jr.. both ot Waftrtatffonv The chaYm of sumi Br lingered in the au tumn.alr and he morning was soft and sbnny. Lo Ing hands had decked the altar and fthancel In white and imums and the soft adles gleaming on ? Church very yellow ch light of man, the brass, beautiful. Under the dfti touch of Miss Lil lian Bonner, the organ pealed forth the strains o( * Lohengrin's weddfng march, as Misses Athalla* Bragaw. in d< passed up the bon, closing Messrs. Steph Camden W Jr.. and Th& taking position little ribbon girls, i'ayloe and Margaret ity lingerie dresses, with tends of rib pewa. The ushers, Cam bre ling Bragaw, Ick, James E. Clark, H. Clark, followed, the chancel. Mrs. rhn",a" w "? of honor, gowned in whlfe lace over messallne, with large blafk hat. and carrying yellow chrysanthemums, passed up Che aisle and Crossed- tar right, and the maid of h<mar#*l(iM Katherlne Blount Bragaw, In gown OT white silk with picture hat of white beaver, and carrying white chrysanthemums, Im mediately preceded the bride and crossed over to left of chancel. The bride fojlowed On the arm of her un cle, Mr. James & Clark, Sr. She wore a handnomc traveling dress of cataw ba broadcloth with hat and gloves to inafph flnri narrlftrt rnaai ? ? ? ? ? ? xx. the |4" tar steps she was met by the groom with his best man, Mr. William Bra gaw. The soft melody of Schubert's serenade mingled . with the voice of Rev. F. Harriman Harding, as he read the betrothal service, after which, the beloved rector. Rev. Nathaniel Hard ing, said the solemn words which made them mgpjand wife. Alter aifhlpj notes of Mendelssohn's -wedding march, the rich bell taking up the glad refrain. ^ Miss Hargrove is greatly admired for her refined and charming person ality, and throughout the State "John" Braigaw Is honored and loved for^hls strong, high character, busi ness ability and his untiring energy In the Master's service t Mi. aud MH. Bragav, left on t^j 10:40 train for New York, Provi dence and other places of Interest In the North, followed by the best wish es of a h.ost ot friends who. had ac-? On the retn^^f the bride and \ f"nm " "nnT" 11 ' thefla at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Clark. ._ Oyt of town gnests attending the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Camden W. Mellck, of Elizabeth City, and Rev. .F. Harriman Harding, of Char lftptnn. r r. i ? ? - ? HUSBANWUU?S THE BOARQER Returns to Home He Htfd Quit and Slays the Oth?r ? ? u*** ? =J New'York, Oct. 4. ? As Mm Frank Vince and her three children sat' at breakfast today in . her flat Jan. the first floor of 515 Bast 1170^ street, apd talked to. Joseph, rtclalv. aboard er, tUe door opened suddenly, admit ting her estranged husband, who ^romctLy ahot tW-boarder dead. Tlc llajy fell with three ballets through nt? heart, 'while/ Vince. with scarcely a look at his terrified wife and chil dren. turned and disappeared. The police layMMlWr h1' ft 3ltt far-hlia. Ficlajy was a beatm^n. who board ed jit the Vince fiat whenever he was sshore. Vince. who was' employed in a -wire factory near the plsc*. recent ly anarreM^ .with Wa wife aad reft her. She ottid that she did not see him again until today. Flclajy had come off th?. host today and weft up to he Vince flat for breakfast aad a change o| clothes The polltt* say that VHtte. must have been watching to follow th#^o*tiilan or tbAt some oue must have informed him of the loan's presence, in hta for mer home. ^ Mrs. YTnce, a rofKty youjig woman 16 "U*1 ? 'fx <?h>" n?uwannrinu<l fr. J??r?; Jaaper, 4 jeara, and Emma. I jraara PtcUU,??t chatting when Un door opened and Vine* ont.rad. ' rirl.j, ?I?M MONTHLYSESSION County Board Meets Many Orders Made? Petition for a New Road Granted? Resolu tions of Respect Passed? Other Business. The Board of County Com^psslon 9rs met In regular monthly ^easton Monday and Tuesday. AH the mem bers were present. The following business was transacted: Orders. Ordered, that Mrs. L. W. Foster, if Bath township, be allowed $1.50 per month for three-months. Ordered, that Mr L Jaakson, of Long Acre township, be "relleved^of poll tax {or the years 1909-10; imount $2.00. Ordered, that Mrs. Clarissa Curtlss. jf Bath township, he allowed $1.50 Tor th?ee months. Ordered, that Levlo. Whoalton, of Richland township, be relieved of poll tax for the years 1909-10. Ordered, that Lawrence Harris^ of Bath township, be relieved of poll Lax for the years 1909-10; amount 12.00 ( blind i t Ordered, that Peter BurruB be re lieved of poll (ax; amount $2.00 (over age). Ordered, that H. n. n. salary as keeper of the Washington bridge be Increased- from $25 Xa $35 per month. Ordered, that Mariah Taylor be al lowed 9 yafds of bed tiering and 10 yards of dress goods. It appearing to Che satisfaction of the board that there is an error in the taxes of J. W. Moore, agent for wife, of $900, it was ordered that he be re lieved of same; amount $7.20. It appearing to the board that the Attorney Geaeral has ruled that Mr. WtPe owuw uf the Gem Theater, was charged and did, pay top much licence tax. It is now ordered that the county refund their part of the overcharge; amount $30. '^Contracts Awarded. The bids for the building of thej two htfuBes for Pantogo and Pungo | creek bridges were opened as adver sattsfactory bidder, was awarded the | contract at $750. fof both. Bids for furnishing wood to .-tire" County Home which was advertised being the lowest bidder, was award *d-Uic contian tu furnish 20 eordsur $2 35 per'cord. To List Property."" For satisfactory reasons the board allowed M. B. Wilkinson, agent for wife, to list $5,250 aolveaCxcedtta at single tax; amount") 4 2. For satisfactory reasons the boartTf allowed Claudia Spencer (col.) of WasUlugtuu. tu llm property. valued -at 4?35 In &atd city trt amount $7.40. To Buy Underwear. Mr. N. L. Hodges, t"he Superinten dent of the County Roads, was auth orized and Instructed to-btiy-the n?c- 1 essary underwear for He waa also Instructed to keep only one horse or mule at the convict To Sell Mules. Commissioners Warren and Von Ebersteln were appointed to sell two of the county mules t& "the very best present use for then* t v Petition*. .?* A petition, signed by many cltlsens, was presented to the board asking that they request (he Norfolk and Southern to have the county road where their road crosses said road leveled and. placed In better condi tion. The matter was referred to the county attorney, Mr. W. C. Rodman. Petition For Road. To the Honorable' Board of County Commissioners: ' l _i, We the undersigned petitioners ask you to establish as a public road be ginning at W. E. Swains on Guxn swamp road, and running to tha old South creek rpad, through the larfda, of C. C. Archbell and others, and a short pieco of road beginning at the northeast corner of C. C. Archbell's field on the west side of their pro poned new road running to the old ?lnjn swamp road between C. C. Arch betfa.'iapd .and that nt. J r> The road Is made and la in good con dition for % new road. ___ ; A O, MIDJETTB. " ^ " ' ? ' " JHi d ntk*M ? ? i?Vat ton waa grajxUd and the sheriff waa commanded to wunmos ? Jury to 1*7 off nM road. To Bonow mil. A - wi)?r?*?, !t It Mimirf to' borrow from tl.MO.ta U.OOO for curr?,t .1 ?m" ot tk? eovatfi bow th?r*(ork, b. |t SAVED FROM SEA BY USE OF OIL Passenger Vessel -Almost -Over whelmed When Captain Re sorted to Oil. Norfolk,' Va., Oct. 6. ? Several bar rels of fish oil poured on the troubled waters from ah ingenious device rig ged in the bow of the vessel saved the Norwegian passenger steamship Texas, of the' Norway-Mexlco-Gulf Hue, from almost certain disaster in the late hi^rlcane, according to a thrilling account of the storm given by Captain Pederaen when he visited the hydrographlc office yesterday. Two days out from Galveston, and bound for NorfoHr, the Texas was overtaken "by the hurricane on the morning of September 19th, and for forty-eight hours she was In the cen ter of the tornado, practically at the mercy or the elements: With the wind so strong that the vessel was heeled over toward the lee^tprd continually, Captain peder sen at first put her noee up into the , Btorm, attempting to ride it out un der full steam, but the vessel drifted back, ev.ery wave llf^ig her high out : of the water fore aiyraft, so that the engines raced dangerously. Seeing that the position of the ship was untenable, and fearing for the safety of the propellor shaft. Captain Pedersen headed oat to s^a. trying to , make away from the center of the hurricane. . * ; In this position, three-quarters to the wind, huge waves broke clear over the ship, so as a last resort It was decided to use oil. and the device forward was rigged. A tank in the extreme bow was fill ed with thick fish-oil.- whi^h freely in a warm climate, apd brass pipes were riggvU UVUP 6BUI1 felde of the bow from the tank. Then the first barrel of the fluid was allowed to pour down the sides of the vessel. Almost immediately the Texas be gan to make better time and she nos ed her way seaward 'under a. forced draft, escaping from the full strength of the gale -In- two hour*. The efTect of the oil was remarkable, according 10 qgfcpukln mm m ms Huge mwuwr that seemed to threaten to swamp the ship apparently stopped just be fore they reached her. and she fdVged through with her stern continually in the water and her propellors gripping steadily. The Texas arived at Newport News overdue, but little the worse for her encounter thanks to tfrf coaled yesterday-at-ljambert^Polnt; and will proceed for Bergen and Co penhagen today* ..J. - ]LesolHtM8&?f- ? Respect Passed The following resolutions were ln-| troduced and passed by the Board of County Commissioners at theLr late| session : the providence of His all-seeing wls iluiii. Hyeil HT to remove^ Jroox our 1 friends,, our fellow member of the Board of Count? Commissioners of Beaufort county, Herbert. G. Jordan; and sembled. desire^ tn nav ????- . bute to his merits, his honesty, his Integrity and his valued services as a "? ??? ?r-onB -ouaru llf'UI people of the entire county which ha loved so well; be it Resolved. First. That the Board of County Commissioners of Beau ? county tn meeting assembled tenders its deepest and most sincere sympathy to the widow, children and other members of his family who are left to mottrti hla msmoTy: ; . Second. That in the death of Her bert G. Jordan thia board has lost a most valued member, whose wisdom in council, whose lOV&^ie character and integrity of virtue it wyi he hard to supply. That the people of the en tire county have losf a. commissioner who was always their friend and who was ever attentive to their interests _ yet courtem and affable to all with whom he^catge into contact. Third. That these resolutions be ' spread upon,* separate of the minutee of this hoard, that a copx of the same be sent to the widow apd that a copy be published in the pa pers of the county. R. R, Warren, Chairman. ?THE PRESIDENT TO RECOMMEND HEALTH BUREAU Be Under One Head / , The Chief Executive -Will Ask for Its Establishment at the Com ing Session of Congress ? Not a New Department. ' ? Washington, Oct. 5. ? President Taft will recommend to the next ses sion of Congress the establishment of a nationfTP bureau of health, to be under the supervision of the Federal government, and to comprint all the rarlous government agencies now In existence for the preservation of the public health. j^The Id&a. Is to con solidate under one head the pres ent bureaus, and this Would take In the Inspection bureau jpt the Immi gration service, sanitation now con lucted by the War Department, pure food Inspection at present carried on by the Department of Agriculture and the quarantine work of the public health and marine hospital service, which 1s under the jurisdiction of the Ireaeury- Department. Th5~PFesldent. In several speeches, hae said that he vrould like to see su?h a bureau ea taTfttnhed - There has been talk that the move ment for establishment of a bu reau of public health wight result in the organization of a department, similar to the other departments, at Hie head of wBK'H would be an offl rial r>f rqhltml, ran k If is not believ ed, however, that this suggestion will be carried out. The administration believes that all the advantages of the plan can" be obtained by the con solidation of the present public health bureaus Into special bureau, working under one of the depart ments already in existence. ..While nothing definite has been decided con cerning :thlo, the impression prevails ;that theHiew bureau, if established, will be under the War Department or the Treasury Department. Before President Taft left on hla western tour he consulted with Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale, concerning the best way to carry out ^he plan. Prof. Fisher is a member of the committee of one hundred, organized some time ggo, kftd whose woTk~ for the past two years -has been to urge the estab lishment of such a bureau." This committee represents the American Medical Association and has practl leal profession of the country. Recently President Taft rp>oeU-pf1 from Surgeon General Walter Wy man. chief of the public health and marine hospital service, a report on tl^e advisability of establishing a bu reau of public health. Previous to- present movement to consolidate all public health agencies of the government under orfe bureau < ?nrnmluepfr of prnmlnnnt phyaklatas ? laid the jiatter before President Roosevelt several times who' favored It very much. ?> When President Taft took office asked for reports from the various bureaus interested. With thesw th* _ wyman report, jsmd the backing of the? committee of one Ittfndred, rep resenting the medical profession of the request In his message to the next session of Congress wlH result In that bodyAklng prompt action for the establishment of the new bureau. PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT. The prayer meeting at the Flrat Baptist Church will be -held tonight is usual. The time w| II be from 7:30 to 8:15 o'clock.* The manager of the carnival, Mr. Simpson, authorizes the statement that on account of the service, durtag the time named, the attfactlons la the Immediate vicinity of the church will be kept closed, arttl none of n>?? others will run that will \n any way disturb the service. This generous iction is very murh appreciated by the rhurch-golng people. New Advertisements in Today's News. Hotel Kernaw, Baltimore, r. a^nay^ ~m:iiwfedal?. !?? K. Clark Co. ? American Lady Oomta. , ? Stewart's Jewelry Store ? Fm w rfet'e Tailoring Parlors. Knight Shoe Oo. ? Korrect Mtapa