SM1THF1ELD, N. C.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1910 Number 27
VOL. 29 ,
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RAINS IN WESTERN CAROLINA. I
Ashevllle In Darkness. Light Plant
And Street Car Service Put Out
Of Commission?Streets Were Run
ning Creeks and Rivers, Lawns De
stroyed, Stores Flooded?Serious
Break in Water Main Causes All
Night Work?Newspapers Go Back
To Hand Press.
Ashevllle, N. C., August 31, 19X0.?
The whole of Western North Caro
lina Is prostrated by the heaviest
flood in years. The damage has
been immense and an estimate at
present of the loss is impossible.
Means of communicating with the
western part of the State are not
practicable now. More than six inch
es of rain has fallen within the past
twenty-four hours and rain is still
coming down intermittently.
The French Broad river is ten
feet above the normal. Asheville, the
chief city of the mountains with its
boasted electric light and street car
facilities is in darkness to-night.
There are no street cars running, no
lights, no power and railroad facilities
are badly crippled. Three lines are
entirely out of commission. Only
the Asheville-Salisbury and Asheville
Knoxville lines were open for traffic
to-day. The Murphry line, the Tox
ttway line and the Asheville-Spartan
t>urg line are all tied up by washouts.
All trains on these lines were an
nulled.
Included in the damage list is the
trestle of the Southern railway at
Craggy, connecting the main line
with the National Casket Company's
plant, a trestle being swept away, j
several thousand dollars damage to 1
the new incomplete county concrete '
bridge across the French Broad ri- 1
ver, three trestles between Hender
eonville and Lake Toxav.ay, a serious !
freight wreck on the Murphry divis- '
ion, numerous small bridges, both j
county and railroad, swept in the j
torrwits and tremendous damage to
crops.
The downpour of rain began last
night about eight o'clock, coming
from the southeast. The volume in
creased towards midnight when the
water came down in sheets. The
streets were running creeks and
rivers. The water at points left the
streets, invading private grounds.
Reek walls were washed from their
moorings, streets turned into gullies,
lawns destroyed, storehouses flooded
with six inches of water in the depot
section, sidewalks undermined.
During the downpour, a serious
break was reported on the water
mains and the supply of water cut
off for a while until the break was
repaired after a night's work.
There was another break to-day,
but after the repairs the water sys
tem was all right. It is only the
public utility here tonight in working
order. Candles and kerosine lamps
were pressed into service in an
tffort to light the houses. The only
electric light in the city tonight were
those at the Battery Park Hotel, an
independent system. Not a single
isr moveel nor a motor turned since
the French Broad river at 11 o'clock
forced the power plant to be shut
down. Newspapers had to go to the
hand press, while the postoffice
clerks hammered away at old time
cancellation methods.?News and Ob
server.
Saved the Bottle of Beer.
't is reported that on Thursday, !
August 2oth, Mr. D. J. Ivey, who lives
near Benson went to town and hav
ing bought a bottle of beer In the
saloon of Mr. Seth Coats, commenced
to drink it when Mr. John Hudson,
who had a grudge against him and
twd prorrised him a beating struck
Oim two licks, Mr. Ivey deliberately
?<t hi3 beer down and turning ran
to get cut of the way of Mr. Hudson,
"n having the side walk he fell into j
thi- street ai.d wps overtaken by Mr. |
Hudson who gavo h.m several ha'il
P"tt t about I he "u? ad and made one
^ ? '"ir. I on him. Mr. Ivey went
t'a-k and tin-stiFil Ms bottle of beer,
thereby showing t m at determination
' matter of drinking it.
' t'hpaiee of Grover Cleveland
" Caldwell, N. J., is to be purchas
rl in the Democrats leaders of Caid
*"11 and neighboring towns for use |
"i clubhouse. The property is now i
ttH* Presbyterian parsonage, but was I
T" pla<-ed on the market by the
I tbnrrh trustees.
PRINCETON NEWS.
Matters of Interest Reported for
The Herald by Our Regular Cor
responded
Princeton, Aug. 30.?N. D. Wells,
of Henderson, spent last Tuesday
and Wednesday in our town.
Mif-ti Louise Massey, after spend
ing a month In Greene County, has rc?
turned home.
Miss Lelia Benton, who spent two
weeks at Fremont. has returned
home.
Mrs. N. D. Wells and daughter,
Gladys and little son, Nelson Whit
mere, after spending two months in
our town, returned to their home In
Henderson last Friday.
Miss Lela Hooker, of Bayboro, is
visiting Mrs. J. W. Perry this week.
D. P. Howell, an employed of the
Southern Railway Company as sec
tion foreman, of Stem, N. C., and
family were visitors in town last
week.
The McKinne-Oliver children and
all their children and family connec
tion had their annual picnic at Mas
sey's school house on last Tuesday.
A large crowd was present and plen
ty to eat and to spare, so I heard.
Several of our young people took
in the picnic at Ebenezer last Wed
nesday and report a fine time.
Died on the 28th Inst., Leland, aged
12 months, Infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. F. Woodard. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. J. M.
Daniel cn the 29th. It was laid to
rest at the Snipes grave yard.
Willie Massey and family, of llni ;
versify, are visitors in our town.
John W. Massey and family, of Clay-,
ton, visited our town last week.
There was quite a crowd of young
poople of Goldsboro, attended Sun
day school at Methodist church Sun
day. They were the guests of Miss
I.ouise Massey.
Miss Maude Pittman and Mrs.
Creech, of Goldsboro, spent last week
in town with their uncle, W. C. Mas
sey.
Mr. Will Barber, of Four Oaks,
spent part of last week in town.
George T. Whitley has lately ad
ded some improvements by way of
building and painting on his property,
occupied by Mrs. Strachan, which
enhances the value in looks 100 per
cent.
Wakata street, or at least, the
Finlayson part of town on Beaver
Dam, Is no laggard. She is coming
to the front as fast as time rolls on.
New stores with attractive glass
fronts jave been erected and more
to follow. This writer believes in
expansion and improvements.
Our people love fish judging from
what was sold here Saturday. I
think there were 13 boxes?over one
hundred dollars worth?Don't that
beat you, Mr. Pine Level?
Mr. Hodges Booker, of the Prince
ton Lumber Company, spent last
week at his home in Raleigh. Dur
ing his absence Mr. Castex, of Golds
boro, filled his place.
Our merchants are all laying in
a large stock of goods anticipating a
good fall trade.
Messrs.- W. J. and Geo. P. Mas
sey have began work on their dwell
ing houses. They will be on Fourth
street and will add much to that
part of our town.
Mr. J. L. Benton, Street Commis- l
Moner, is having out town drained
and worked to perfection.
Our friend, Mr. J. M. Oliver, is
on the sick list. We hope he may
soon regain his health and strength.
Mrs. J. W. Perry gave a party
Monday night in honor of Miss Lela
Hooker. There were present, Misses
Lelia Benton, Clara Finalyson, Lou
ise Massey, Rosie Hastings, Messrs.
Alkal Masey and Willie P. Suggs.
Ice cream and cake was served.
Sheriff Hunter of Buncombe coun
ty safely delivered to the State's pri
son Friday at 7 o'clock James B. Alli
son. sentenced to die in the electric
chair February 24, the trip from
Asheville having been made without
special incident following Allison's
sensational attempt to take his own
life Thursday In the Asheville prison
by cutting his throat with a small
knife he had concealed in his cell.
Compared with 1870 pauperism In
Tendon has decreased by 50 per
cent.
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FREEZES OFF A BIRTHMARK.
Form of a Furry Dog on Boy's Face I
Removed by Hospital Surgeon In
New York. Covered One Whole
Side. Solution Brought to 120 De
Grees Below Zero Eradicates Dis
figurement. I
A birthmark, that covered one side I
of the face of Joseph Joyce, eleven 1
years old. with a shaggy fur has I
been almost entirely removed by Dr. I
Alfred Potter, of the Kings County |
Hospital. The mark bore a close re- i
semblance to a dog. Through a dif- I
flcult surgical operation I)r. Potter ]
has eradicated most of the fur and (
the outline, and expects within a
few weeks to effect an entire cure. t
The case of the boy has been one ]
of the most difficult on record, and t
because of the success of the ope- !
ration the physicians of the Kings ,
County Hospital believe that they ;
have solved the problem of disposing ,
of ugly, disfiguring birthmarks.
The Joyce boy lives in No. 32 |
State Street with his parents. A few | ]
weeks before he was born his moth-11
er was attacked by a vicious New- j (
foundland dog and has never over-1,
come her fear of the animals. The bafl ;
when he grew up was an unusually I
handsome child with the exception of i,
the fur that hid the right side of his |
face. 11
Instead of wearing off, as the mo-'.
ther had hoped, the hair on the side ,
of the boy's face grew with his 1,
years. It was of the thick texture' ?
of a dog's fur, and the most curious j
thing about it was that it was shap- ,
ed in the form of a dog. ,
The head of the animal was close |
to th'e boy's forehead and the other:
lines in resemblance to the animsil 1.
were brought out in uncanny detail )
on the boy's face. His mother brought ]
him to -the Long Island College Hos-1f
pital several months ago, but the boy , ]
refused to submit to the treatment, j,
He ran away and would not return. |
He was finally convinced that the 1,
mark which made him so conspicuous ]
could be eradicated, and he consented ' t
to submit to an operation. I)r. Pot- |
ter, one of the visiting surgeons of t
the hospital, who had had good re- i
suits in this branch of work, took
charge of the case three months <
ago.
His solution to kill the growth of (,
the fur and to remove the traces of j ]
the mark was composed of carbon j (
dioxide and snow. This was brought t
to a 'euiperature 120 degrees below ?
zero and applied to the face.
"Take it away! It burns," yelled ^ ]
the boy as the frozen solution was-1
applied to his face. He was per-.!
mitted to feel the tube to convince 11
himself that it was frozen, but he ' i
made the same outcry when the cold !
instrument again touched his face. 1
Finally he became so violent that he 1
Tiad to be strapped to the operating
table during each application.
After a few months the treatment '
brought results. The fur disappeared
and showed no signs of a new11
growth; the natural down show
ed in its place. The marks under the
skin were blotted out and the face
took on the same boyish flush that,
showed in the other cheek.
The head of the dog, however, still
is unremoved. Dr. Potter has re-'
cognized the danger of applying the
treatment too close to the temple
and is going slowly in his operation
in that region. He believes, howev
er, that it will be possible for him
to get under the skin with his knife
and to apply his solution without1
atrophying any of the nerve centres
so close to the brain. In the next |
few weeks little Joseph, the surgeon
thinks, will be sent out without the '
disfigurement that threatened to
mar his entire life.?New York letter
to Richmond Times-Dispatch.
George Washington Peachy, the i
only surviving son of a Revolutionary
war soldier, died at Los Angeles, Cal.,
last week, at the age of 81* Mr. Pea
chy was born in Kentucky in 1829,
and went to California in 1863.
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Prof. Royall In Charge.
Prof. L. T. Royall, who was* last
week elected County Superintendent
of Schools to succeed Prof. Canaday
who resigned, has moved to Smith- '
field and has taken charge of the
school work.
HORSE FLESH UP IN PARIS.
France Eats 200,COO Horses Evary
Year. Demand Greater Than
Supply.
Paris, Aug. 17.?There Is a crisis J
In the horseflesh trade in Paris at (
[he present moment and it seems
:hat import duties are the cause of
t. If meat were not subject to an
mport duty there is no reason why
he French workmen should not eat
)eef and mutton like the American
workman, but since the duty exists
:he price of meat is frequently too
ligh for his modest purse, and he
?ats horse flesh.
More than 200,000 horses are I
slaughtered in France annually for
mman consumption; in Paris alone
:he figure is about 80,000. The con
sumption of horse flesh has Increased
remarkably in recent years; five j
rears ago only 50,000 horses were ;
?aten.
The demand is still growing, anl
:he supply appears to be stationary.
It is becoming increasingly difficult
.o obtain horses to kill, for the reason
;hat a duty of $20 or 130 is imposed
>n each horse entering the country
?nd intended for consumption.
The other day the "General Syn
licate of the Horse Industry" and
he "Syndical Chamber of Horse
Butchers of Paris and the Seine" held
i meeting: to discuss the present
crisis. It was decided to send a del- j
nation to the minister of agriculture, !
isking that the duty on horses lm- 1
ported for human consumption be at '
jnce suspended as a temporary mea
sure, until the matter can be brought
Defore the chamber.
There are about 500 shops in Paris
Rhere horse flesh is sold for human
'ood; these are the "hippophaglc !
autchers," and they are not allowed
:o sell anything but the flesh of
norses, asses and mules. The closing
jf these shops would be a heavy blow
:o the working classes, but unless
something is done to bring about !
lower prices. It is possible that this
step may be taken.
SYSTEM IN BUSINESS.
One of the greatest needs of the '
South is system. Many a farm, many |
i store and many a mill lias failed for
?rant of system. Nobody at the I
head of a business and every one
ioing as he pleases will not bring :
success. On a recent visit to Kenly
we were impressed with some im
provements in connection with the
large mercantile establishment of
Messrs. G. G. Edgerton and Son.
Cwry now and then they put more
system into the management. The
store is opened at 6:30 by Mr.
Snipes, the bookkeeper, and one of
the salesmen. Mr. Snipes serves as
cashier until Miss I>eone Edgerton,
the cashier, comes at 7 o'clock,
when he and the salesman who help
ed him in the store the first hour, go :
to breakfast. At dinner only one
?r two of the force is out at a time.
They close at 7:30 o'clock. They use j
I he Lumsden Air Line Cashier sys
tem by which money is sent from
five different stations in the building
to the cashier's stand. This keeps I
the store's money at one place and
secures absolute accuracy in making
change. The salesmen send the mon
ey to the cashier without having to
go and carry It. This gives the
store a city-like appearance.
The store of Messrs. J. T. Edger
ton and Brother have a Cashier's/ sys
tem also. They keep hardware and
furniture in one store, clothing, shoes
and groceries in another, dry goods In
the third and millinery in the fourth
store. Under this arrangement the
cashier's system proves a great help
to them.
Erery man should put into whatev
er he does all the system possible. ,
Fifteen thousand employes of the
Amoskeag Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, of Manchester. N. H., were
thrown out of work Tuesday when the
seventeen mills of the plant closed
for a period of fifteen days. Cur
tailment of production was the rea
son of the shut down.
The Canadian General Methodist
Conference In Victoria has declared
in favor of a union church, to con
sist of all the Methodists, Presbyter
ians and Congregationalists in Cana
da.
NOT HARVESTING RAINBOWS.
But Representative Lloyd Says Dem
ocrats Have Chance. Does Not Ex
pect to See a Tidal Wave, but Sub
stantial Majority in the House.
"For the first time In several years
the Democrats have substantial basis
for hoping to elect a majority of
the House of Representatives," said
Representative Lloyd, of Missouri,
chairman of the Democratic Congress
ional committee.
Mr. Lloyd explained that he was
not In the business of harvesting
rainbows.
"I do not expect to see any po
litical tidal wave?no two to one or
three to one victory," said the man
from Missouri, "but a substantial
working majority. My reports are
surprisingly pleasing. There are
sections of the United States where
Republicans are showing more inter
est and concern for Democratic suc
cess than the Democrats are, appar
ently.
"Insurgents appear to prefer Dem
ocrats in Congress rather than 'stand
patters,' and the 'standpatters,' or
regular organization, in other locali
ties are reciprocating in kind. Be
tween the two forces at war in the
Republican party the Democrats must
gain something. The whole Republi
can organization has been weakened
by the fight. The Republicans have
been divided and in discord before,
but never quite so much as at pres
ent."
Chairman Lloyd admits that there
are localities in which Democrats may
vote for the insurgent Republican
nominees, but he believes that in
most cases of that kind the regular
Republicans who will support the
Democratic nominee In preference To
the insurgent Republican will more
than make up the Democratic defec
tion to insurgency.?Washington Her
ald.
BRYAN OUT OF RACE.
For First Time He Makes Definite
Announcement.
Kalaazoo, Aug. 26.?"I will not be
a candidate for President in 1912,"
declared William .1. Bryan at Kalama
zoo to-day. This Is the first time
the N'ebraskan has positively stated
that he will not make an effort to
secure the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency in 1912.
"There Is plenty of good material
in the party, but who will be the
next candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket depends upon what
the next Congress does," continued
Mr. Bryan. "I believe the Democrats
will control the next House. That
the country Is dissatisfied with the
Republican party is manifested in the
strength of the insurgency move
ment."
Mr. Bryan refused to make any
comment when asked about the pos
sibility of Gov. Harmon, of Ohio, be
ing the Democratic candidate for
President. He said:
"I was pleased to note the state
ent of Col. Roosevelt yesterday,
while in Ohio, in which he said the
time had come for corporations to be
driven from politics. The Democrat
for years have been urging this very
thing, and Col. Roosevelt, by the po
sition he has taken, will be able to
do us much good."
FIRST BALE NEW COTTON.
Marketed at Morven Monday And
Brought 16 Cens.
W'adesboro, Aug., 29.?The first
bale of new crop cotton was marketed
to day at Morven. In this countyj The
bale weighed 517 pounds and was
sold by Press E. Ratliff, to T. V.
Hardison at 16 cents. Mr. Ratliff has
brought the first bale to market for
several years. Last year he had the
first bale on the market. August 17th,
and in li?08 the first bale was mar
keted August. 12th.?News and Ob
server.
An Acre of Fine Corn.
Last year Mr. J. D. Underwood
raised on an acre, near his dwelling.
14 3-8 barrels of corn, or more than
seventy bushels. He saved from
that acre nearly five hundred bun
dles of fodder. This year he saved
735 bundles of fodder and hopes to
get twenty barrels of corn.
BENSON NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Reported by Our
Regular Correspondent.
Sir. Z. L. LeMay, Chairman Demo
cratic Committee, was in town Mon
day night.
Mr. F. H. Brooks, of Smithfield,
was in town Tuesday on legal busi
ness.
Mr. Joseph W. Wood returned Mon
day night from Wake Forest where
he took the Summer Law course.
Miss Jessamine Yelvington, of
Clayton, who has been spending some
time with Miss Maud Hall, left yes
terday for Mount Olive to spend sev
eral days with friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ryals, of North
Emporia, Va., visited their father,
Mr. Jno. Ryals, Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Royal en
tertained a number of our young
people at their home on West Main
street Monday evening from 9:30
to 11:00 in honor of Miss Mamie Ste
vens, of Dunn.
Miss Pearl Adams, of Greensboro,
j who has been spending some time at
the home of Dr. F. T. Moore, return
! ed to Greensboro to-day.
Misses Floy Johnson, of near
; Smithfield, and Kate Cummings, of
Raleigh, visited at the home of Mr.
E. F. Moore last week.
Messrs. C. T., P. B., and Chas.
Johnson left Monday for New York,
; Baltimore and other northern points.
I They will be away for several days.
Mr. A. B. Hudson has purchased
the lot east of the post office oil
Main street and has begun the
erection of two brick store buildings
which will add much to the appear
ance of East Main street.
Miss Vivian Betts, ot Raleigh, has
been the guest of Miss Jewel Hall
for several days.
Mr. Edwards, of Rocky Mount, was
; in town Tuesday with friends.
Mr. J. E. Wall, traveling salesman
for the Richmond Hardware Company,
was in town Sunday with his wife.
Mr. Marvin Johnson is moving to
day to the residence of J. W. Ben
| son and w ill take boarders for the
school which opens Sept. 6th.
A very enjoyable occasion was
that at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Boone Tuesday evening In
honor of their guests. Misses Bessie
Denning and Ethel Hooks, of Dunn.
Punch, salads and other refreshments
were served.
A revival is being conducted at
the Baptist church this week by the
pastor, Rev. T. B. Justice, assisted
by Rev. J. V. Willis, of South Caro
! lina.
j Mr. R. F. Smith and sister, Miss
Leola. and Miss Ora Pool returned
I Monday from Baltimore where they
, purchased a large stock of millinery
| and dry goods for the R. P. Smith
Company.
Our people regret very much to
| learn of the resignation of Prof. J.
| P. Canaday, caused by ill health. We
also congratulate the County Board
of Education in selecting Prof. L. T.
Royall to succeed Prof. Canaday.
While we regret exceedingly to lose
Prof. Royall from our town and school
we feel that the public schools of the
county will have another excellent
man at their head.
The Benson Graded School will
open Tuesday Sept. 6th under the
nlanagement of Prof. Z. H. Rose, of
Princeton. Prof. Rose has had sev
eral years' experience in teaching
and will make aji excellent principal.
He will be assisted by Misses Emily
Canaday, Ruth Jones, Fannie Richard
son, Mary Cooke, Mary Carroll and
Mrs. Luna Toler.
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Theodore Gilbert, the 5-year-old son
of Will Gilbert, near Lincolnton, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed Friday afternoon. The little
fellow with his mother had gone to
the well for water and while hU
mother was talking to a number of
her friends who had gathered at the
well the fatal bolt srtuck in the
midst of the group. Mrs. Gilbert and
six others were stunned, but their
condition is not serious.
Nagasaki is the oldest port in Ja
pan, where the first foreigners, Por
tuguese merchants, lander1. 326 years
ago. It Is one of the five most Im
portant ports of the country, with a
population of 75,000. The largest res
Isels in the world can anchor in Its
spacious harbor.