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fTWW> ..JOJi' "t: ]^Irs. Mollie Allen, of South Fork, Ky, says she has prevented attacks of cholera morbus bv takinj^ ChainV)er- lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack coming on. Such attacks are usually caused by indigestion and these Tablets are just what is needed to cleanse the stomach and ward off the a])proaching attack. Attacks of billions colic may be pre vented in the same way. For sale by Z. W. Nichols, Brevarc*, and O. L Erwin, (’herrylield. Reduced Rates. On the first and third Tuesdays of J ily, August and 8eptenil>er the Frisco System (Saint Louis and 8an Francisco Railr<»ad) will have on sale reduced one way ?ind round trip tickets from Birniingham, Aiemphi-s and Saint Louis to points in Arkan sas, Missouri, ()kIalioni;i, Indian 'Perritory and Texns. V/rite W. T. S.iuuders, (J. A., I*. !>., Frisco Sys tem, Atlanta, (Ja,, for inlbrniation. The University OF North Carolina* Departments: Academic, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy. < )jie hundred and f iL’ht r?cliol;u‘ships. Free tuition to toachei-s atni to sons of niini-iers. Loans foi* the needy. 608 Students 66 Instructors New doi'niitorles. watei’ works, CcJitral i.e.itinii' systcJH. Hhr;iry4;*.iHi‘) vol'.unes. Fall term. aoiK^tinlc and profc'^siona! d''parinv-^nts. begins Sept. T. IDp.'J. A ddre!?s F. 1’. VKXAIUJ-:. l’;-esidcnt. ( luipel III 11. ('. Painter -AXD- nterior Decorator ARTISTIC Paper Hanging .vll work jruaranteed and ])rices reasonable Shop on Broad Streets LIFE IMPBISONMEHT FOti JETT AND mni Jury Finds lliain Craiity of Marcum’s mvirlbv, FAMOU>S CASE 13 CONCLUDHD. KEQ OF POWDER EXPLODES. Motion For New Trisl Wiil Be Made by Defenaants’ Attorneys—Verciicti of Jury Caused Little Surprise After So Prolonged Dcl.beration. Cynthiana, Ky., August 15.—^The jury in the case of Curtis Jett and Thomas Wliite charged with the as- saoftinatiou of James B. Marcum at Jacksou this morning returned a ver dict guilty, tixiug the punishment of each at life imprisonment. The verdict was returned when there were but few persons in the courtroom. The only attorney present was Coun ty Attorney Web=tev. Jeit received the verdict with comparative indiiter- ence and calmner.s. VvHaite, who has been apparently under a severe scrain during the trial, flushed up and his eyes tilled with tears. Attorney Golden, fcT the defense, stated that a motion for a new trial will De made as soon as possible. The general opinion *eems to be that the motion will be overruled by the court and that it w:ll then go to the court of appeals. The verdict occasioned little sur prise here after the deliberation of the jury had been so prolonged. The only question which caii?ed the delay, it is said, was that of punish ment—death or life imprisonment. The verdict on the whole is regarded as a victory for the defense as the prose cution asked that no middle ground be taken and that the men either go clear or be hanged. The case has been on trial almost three weeks, having been begun July 27. At the first trial at Jaclison, the jury disagreed and it is believed the verdict today was a compromise with a juror opposed to capital punishment. The frie nds of Captain B. L. Ewen and other witnesses for the commonwealth who have suffered greatly and were living In fear of their lives are great ly relieved. They expected the death penalty, which they were confldeni woMld have been followeJ by confes- Bions from the condemned men expos ing parties high in authority in Breath itt county who are considered to b« back of the conspiracies. There have been 27 lives lost with in the past two years in the Hargis- Cockrlll feud in Breathitt county and this is the firs’t convi(‘tion. No ar- re'its or iK^ictments ha/d been made un til last May, wh^n the troops were or Jerfed to Jackson to protect the grand i Jury and afterward the trial jury and I witnesses. | Jett is still under indictment for i first degree murder for killing Town Marrhai Cockrill. Jett said last night the ro;.ie had never be«n made with which to hang him. His friends say he will have a new trial, and even it he falls in that elTort he might b8 pardoned in the course of time. The friends of the defendanis show ed such relief as to leave no doubt of their previous apprehension of the death penalty. The attorneys for the defense were absent when the jury came into court and Judge Osborne sent for them. The c^urt asked them if they had anything to say after the verdict was read. At- tci neys Blanton and Gol len. for the de fense, said they did not. The judge then said that he wouIJ adjc-urn court until 1:30 this morning. Ben Grolden objected as he desired to leave earlier for his home in Barbourville. Judge Osborne told them to make their mo tion for a new trial. The attorneys went to the office of Blanton and filed a motion for a new trial. WTien it was announced that the jury had come out a crowd gathered at the courtroom, hut it was ^uiet and orderly. All the mountain men having gone to their homes. ‘t 10:45 a motion for . new trial ♦^ore Judge Osborne and ha under consideration ®d u;itil 2 p. m. VANIA ROAD. 'ollide—Brake- Injured. 17.—Two Loss of Life In Mines Near Birming ham, AJa. j Birmingham, Ala., August 15.—A keg of powder exploded at the en trance of the North Alabama Coal and 1-ron company's mine, at Coal City, the following results. The tlead: Austin Davis. bam Scrogins. Fatally injured: John Dickens, John Kitchens. iKtchons and Dickens were brought to Birmingham and taken to St. Vin cent’s hospital. They are both badly burned on the face and about the up per part of the body. It is not known whether or not they can recover. The explosion occurred while Da vis, one of the men who was killed, was testing a handful of powder to see whether or not it would burn. At the entrance of one of the mines there were several kegs of damp pow der. Taking a handful of this, Davis is said to' have poured it over his miner’s lamp. It would not burn, so he took another handful from another- kog. This i^roved to be dry, and a spark fell on the keg whore more powder was and ignited. The result was a terrible explo sion. Five men wore standing around in a group and not one of them es- crped injury. Davis and Scrogins died in a few hours. The others are painfully in jured. Clayton Hotel LEADING $1.50 PER DAY HDUSE. good- Livery Stable IN CONNEGTION AT REASONABLE RATES. ^ TRAIN RAN WILD. In Southern Railway Accident Two Lives Are Lost, Asheville, N. C., August 15.—A train of 13 loaded freight cars got beyond the control of the engineer on the Southern railway Thursday after noon and dashing wildly down a steep gr.^de on Saluda mountain, was wreck ed at a ttun in the road near Melrose. The dead: Engineer . H. Averill, Jr., of Ashe ville. N. C. Fireman William Hair, of Asheville. N. C. The injured: Brakeman W. B. Sherrill, of Swan- anoa, N. C., fatally. The train was fouriid to be beyonl control soon after leaving the top of the mountain, and its speed increased with each mile of the long run. By the time the train reached Melrose, it was going at a rate of more than t)0 miles an hour. Operator J. W. Heatherly, hearing the noise of the approaching train, ran out to see why it did not stop in compliance with the signal flag. He emerged from the station door just in time to see Fireman Hair wave a last farewf'll and smile grimly as the train sped on. Realizing that the train was running away, Heatherly fainted and fell to the platform. Both engineer and fireman stuck to their posts, and when the train reach ed a curve several miles below Mel rose, it jr^’ied the track and landed In a ccni • >d mass at t^e bottom of a .«teep embankment with the train men crn.shed beneath the debris. Erakf'man Sherrill had both legs cut off and he is ex.pei ted to die. AT CLAYTON’S STORE r You can get any article that is kept in a general store. Just arrived a nice line of Notions and Gents’ Furnishing Goods. date line of Hats and Shoes, Furniture, Bedrooin Suits, Mattres.ses, Springs, Chairs and Kiit »en Safes. Fresli Groceries on hand, l^on t f}»i t<> call and see me, ns I am making very lov' puces to all. Anythinfr in Deering maclnnt*>y want. Call and get prices. The celebrated Tate Spring mineral water for sale. Yours for business, J. E. CLAYTON Looking Costs Nothing Examine my goods all you like—the more you investigate the moic buy. My nice sj)riiig line of up-to-date Clothing, Shoes and Hats is just in and ray j)i*ice is as low as any one’s in Brevard. It will )>ay you t«> call at JIM AIKEN’S First Door Below the Postottice. BllHVAlll). X. ( THE Wachovia Loan & Trust* Co. Capital $600,000.00. Asheville Branch 43 Patton Jive. ^ * Jisheoille, N. C. Correspondence Solicited. General Banking Department. Savings Fund Department. Interest paid on Savings Fund Deposits at tlie rated' lour per ccnt. per aiiiiiini. Trust Department. TliUST D!''.l:’Airr.\[ lOXT acts as Ajjent. l*'xecutor. Administrator. (;uat' dian. Trustee, ileceiver. Will take entire chai-ye of lieal and IVrxmal j Kstatcs. T S. MOlilllSOX, W. B. WILLIAM.SOX. ; ( hairman Board of Managers. ( asliit r. Train Dashed Down Mountain. Wilkesbarre. Pa., August 17.—The brakes on a coal train on the Central railroad of New Jersey failed to hold on the steep mountain grade near Ashely today and a big wreck was the result. The engine preceded the train to Ashely to take water ^nd was about to start back to pick up the cars when they dashed down the mountain sKie at a terrific speed. They crash ed into the locomotive and Charles Devitt, a brakeman, was caught in the wreck a*nd fatally Injured. He had a leg and an arm cut off. Husband Suspected of Murder. Kansas City, August 17.—Mrs. Lil lie Maitde Evans, wife of George B. Evans, manager of the American Transfer company, was murdered in her home in the southern portion of this city today. The husband, from whom she filed suit for divorce last Wednesday, cannot be found and the police are searching for him. The murder was most cold blooded and oc curred while Mrs. Evans was asleep. ^ot Ovc*r-Wis«*. There is an tdd allegoi-ical picture of a girl scared at a gra><s-hop])ei-, but ill the actof heedlessly treading on a snake. This is ])aralieled by the '•n who si)e»ids a larye sum of money cyclone cellar, but neglects ■ family with a bottle of ’olic, C'eolera and as a safeguard ts. whose vic- cyclone a s every- })rompt • these chols, yfield. The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College COURSES: Literary Commercial Classical Domestic Science Scieniific Manual Training l*edagogical Music Five (‘ourses leading to Di]>lomas. Advanced courses learlingto D.-^rccs. Well equif)ped I’ractice and Observation School. Faculty numitcr< 4(k Tioard, laundry, tuition, and fees for use of text books, etc.. *14(» a vcar. For non-rosidents of the State Twelfth annual session begins .S.-i.trni- her IT). liM«. To secure board in the dormitories all free-tuition "'a))j)lic:iti(»ns should be made before July ]oth. (’orrespondence invited from those <]t'siciii*>- com})ctent teachers and stenographers. For catalogue and other infonnation address CHARLES D* McIVER^ Presidents Greensboro, N. C* DON'T HAVE YOUR WATUES MONKEYED WITH THE OLD WAT O-T WATtir Silverware Silverware Watches and A Clocks for sale. Eyeglasses and 4 9 pectacles. Eyes examined free and glasses fitted. BUT BRING THEM TCt Da.vid Ha,wkiris^ The Jeweler All Wobk Guaranteed _i l—L.
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