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THE DISPATCH. Printer' Ink ayaTHZ DISPATCH bf the largest circulation of ny political weekly newspaper in the South. vtouoon'tiuo - . THE DISPATCH YOU DON'T OR THB XKWI. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1903. VOL. XXII-NO 6. THE PAPER OF THE, PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE. THE FRANCHISE IS GRANTED. WILCOX GOES TO THE PEN. THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, LEXINGTON, N. C. GREAT CLOUDBURST IN OREGON. PERSONAL MENTION. Work on Water Works to Commence Within Six Months. A special meeting of the board of commissioners of the town of Lexington was held Wednesday afternoon of last week for the purpose of taking action upon the granting of a franchise to a com pany consisting of Messrs. W. G. Penry, F. W. Siebert. G. W. Montcastle, J. B. Smith, J. M. Riley, R. L. Burkhoad and others for the installation of a system of water works. The petition, signed by 245 tax paying citizens asking that the franchise be granted was pre sented to the commissioners. Af ter careful consideration 01 tne articles of franchise the same was granted to the company aforesaid named. The franchise provides that the - company shall install a complete system of water works here for fire protection and for public and private use, the source of supply to be approved by the commis sioners. The franchise also gives the town a right to purchase the works after ten years, but we are informed that should the town, be able to purchase the olant after it is completed they ean undoubtedly do so. The Electric Light and Telephone Company will be under the man asrementof the water company and we are glad to learn that better service is in store lor tne citizens of Lexington. The com missioner s, on the part of the town, agree tocontract for ten hydrants at an annual rental of $400, at the installation of the system, and to increase this num ber as they see ht. The com pany on their part is . to furnish a free drinking fountain for man and beast and also a lawn foun tain at thejetmetery. Maximum rates are fixed for tho supply of water to private parties. The franchise provides that work on the installation of the ' water works system must begin urit.bin kit months and the same must be completed within p.iorhteon months from date of franchise. The company proposes to fur nish the water from artesian wells and to erect a tank of 200,- 000 eallons capacity, high enough to have a constant pressure of 40 nonnd pe" sciuare inch on the E - hydrants. The parties to whom the above franchise was granted have made application ior oiaun liuni toi under the name of the Lexington Water and Light Co. They ex pect to commence operations ns soon as the cnarter is grameq, Progresslveness of the Eureka. The Eureka Trouser Co. will some time this week receive six additional machines to be added to their present plant for the manufacture of trousers. Since , its establishment here less than a year ago this company has met with splendid success, , their goods finding a ready, sale upon the markets. Twenty-four ma chines are operated at present and turn out complete 200 pairs " of trousers per day. The six ad ditional machines will bring the number up to thirty, with an output of- 300 pairs per day. Medium grade goods are manu factured and wholesale at from $24 to $30 per dozen. , The enterprise is under the very able management of Mr. J. w. iNoei ana nas oeen a success from the start. About forty la ' dies are employed in the sewing department ; Mighty Lfrely Paper. . Editor H. B. Varner 'a excellent paper, the Lexington Dispatch, is twenty-one years old and a mighty lively paper too; we sup pose it is one of the most sue cessful and paying newspapers , in the State. southern ,r ud .' liaher. y-..y; , Mr. W. E. Holt, Jr., was in Raleizh yesterday and was an at t.hn murrimrn of Mr. Erwin Allen Holt, of Burlington, and Miss Mary W. Davis, of Ralofgh. The event was solemn b.oi in Christ church early yU tcr-'ryr-orr-irj. Celebrates His Departure by Fhing a Pistol in His Cell, Taking a Drink, Using Unprinta ble Language, Etc. Elizabeth City, Juno 15. James Wilcox, in the custody of Sheriff T. F. Winslow, of Per- quimas county, lert this alter noon for Raleigh to serve his 30 years in tne estate prison. ;tie was driven to the depot in a closed carriage with- Sheriff Winslow, accompanied by his deputy, Mr. Isaac White, and Sheriff Keid, ,- of Pasquotank county. A5 large crowd was at the depot. Wilcox was stubborn and said ha was not going to the penitentiary. , Wilcox had to be carried by force to the carriage. He de clined to put on decent clothes and donned ragged pantaloons. He put on old shoes, slit with a knife, and a soiled hat and would not wear a coat. He fired shots in his cell from a 38 calibre pis tol, which he had concealed. He said he had the gun on his per son in the court room during both trials. He gave it to the astonished jailor and said: I am not going to work in the peniten tiary. I shall not be . there long and will soon be back here." He took a drink of whiskey before leaving jail. He swore and cursed at the depot and used language not fit for print when a newspaper man attempted to take his picture. He was also insolent to the officers. New Subscriptions. Remittances for subscription from the following parties have been received at The Dispatch office during the past week : James F. Lowe, D. B. Clinard, W. H. Barnes, L. M. Teague, Rev. .J;; H. -Grey, Mrs. Martha Jackson, W. H. Collins, Lina Har- erave, H. N. Craven, J. E. Fine, L. B. Leach. Miss Belle Work man, F. W. Faulkner, G. A Pierce, J. T. Bean, E. C. Pierce, T. D. Hunt, G. B. Loftin, Julius L. Myers, J. L. Smith, J. L. Young, R. A. Sossamon, W. M. Morris. W. J. Pierce, Miss Alice Peacock. L. Kearns, C. E. Ken nedy, Peter A. Conrad, G. W, Tvler. Julius Sechnst, W. H. Kennedy. Dr. C. A. Julian, T. L Russell, Ballard Martin, A. C Burgess, N. R. Teague, Lee Aus- band, J. C. Loftin, J. R. Skeen Mrs. Lee Beck, E. V. Smith, G W. Black, Capt. M. L. Jones, D T. Black, C. F. Yarbro, Mrs. M E. Kinsey E. R. Forest. Building and Loan Association. Sixty years ago a poor boy left North Carolina, going to a neighboring State. Last week ho died worth two millions. He used to say it cost him more self-denial to save the first thou sand dollars than to make his millions in after years. Building-Loan Associations are the. best friends or a poor man, Where to put your little savings until they accumulate something of worth to you is the trouble with Bo many working men. A share in the Lexington Per petual . Building and Loan - As sociation costs but twenty-five cents per week, and is as good, if not a better investment than can be found for either the rich or poor. If you have not yet secured stock in this Association, call on Mr. W. H. Mendenhall, at the Bank of Lexington. He will be pleased to explain to you the workings and purport of the in stitution and issue stock certifi cates, should ycu so desire. As to Giving In. , . - The corporation commission has instructed the county com missioners that it is not lawful for taxes to be given in before Register of Deeds and those who fail to give in at the proper time should be double taxed and are liable to Indictment. - ' The commissioners have no discretion in this matter and taxes must be given in at the proper time and to the' tax as sessors. Mr. home nooa. Jno. M. Harkey arrived Saturday from Chatta Rev. J. C. LEONARD, BiD., Pastor. This church was organized January 20th, 1901, with 17 mem bers. The enrollment of the Sunday school was 55. The erection of the church was commenced on the fourth day of the preceding October; the house of worship was dedicated February 17th, 1901. The congregation is now two years and five months old, and the present membership is 83. Tne School has an enrollment of 150, cradle roll 33. The church has recently walls were beautifully murescoed with a delicate shade of blue, and the entire church was thoroughly renovated, and the present ap pearance is most pleasing. Reopening services were held Sunday night, June 13th. Addresses were delivered by K. T. Pickens, Esq., and the pastor, and special in its bnef history has had a prosperous exietence, and its mem bers and friends loook forward to a bright future. Complimentary to Miss Smith. . A very delightful daiice was given in the opera housjfi at this place on Monday evening, com plimentary to Miss Nell,' Smith, a charming young lady of Rock ingham, who is visiting in this city. The affair was given by Messrs. G. F. Hankins, B. H. Finch and Joe H. Thompson and was attended by a large num ber of young people who greatly enjoyed the occasion. Those invited were : Misses Camille Hunt, Bessie Hinkins, Nell Smith, Kathleen Smith, May Thompson, Edith Groor, Irene Smith, Nellie Trice, Arlene Trice, Edna McCrary, VeiRh Hutchinson, Miss Mulgrove; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Montcastle, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hargrave, Mr. and Mrs. E B. Craven, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hunt, Jr., Mesdames J. N. Mendenhall and J. H. Greer; Messrs. James Adderton, G. F. Hankins, O. E. Mendenhall, Harry MacCall, Lloyd Hunt, Brantley Finch, Joe Thompson, Will Welborn, Lawrence Grimes, Henley Hunt, Percy. Grimes, Stanly Boring, Harlee MacCall, Ed. Hutchinson, Z. I. Walser, J. R. McCrary, Hugh Boring, T. E. McCrary, E. B. G. Taylor. New Burglar-Proof Safe. The Bank of Lexington on yes terday received a very handsome new burglar-proof, time-lock steel safe. It is of Manganese make, weighs over 4,000 pounds and cost $1,800. The safe was installed , yesterday and is beauty. It is said to be the only real genuine burglar proof safe in Western North Carolina. Idle men at Belleville, 111., re fused profitable employment in protecting a river levee from the flood. They could not let any thlnglnterferewiththeirpleaaure in burning a negro alive. ; mam department oi tne bunaay the home department SO and the undergone repairs The interior music was rendered. The church A GREAT MOUNTAIN CAVE-IN. Thousands of Tons of Rock and Dirt Fail Upon aRailroad TracE. Asheville, N. C, June 12. The side of a mountain caved in on the Southern tracks between Spartanburg and Asheville at noon to day. Thousands of tons of rock and dirt plunged down ward, completely tilling one of the largest railroad cuts in the mountains of western North Carolina, and effectuallyshutting off all tho traffic from the South. The landslide occurred near Tryon, N. C, just at the foot of Saluda Mountain. The road had just succeeded in resuming oper ation of trams which were blocked by washouts in Spartan burg county last week, yester day being the first day that regu lar schedules were in effect. For several hundred yards stone and dirt cover the traok to the depth of several feet and it is said that huge boulders loosened by the incessant rains continued to roll down on the track for hours after the first great sec tion of the -earth moved glacier like down the side of the moun tain. The present disaster will cause the annullment of all trains on this road for at least ten days, as authorities say that it will be impossible to clear the track be fore that time. It is also given out that another crack is seen in the mountain just in the rear of the cliff from 'which to-day's avalanche descended and it is predicted that another tumble of earth and rock will occur. "Owe No Man Anything." Ctudrtr ud Children. .'- ' Did you ever think of how ex pensive a luxury credit is? It doubles the expense of book keeping, doubles correspondence, multiplies worry many times over, often destroys confidence, wrecks business galore, and makes mischief of all kinds with' out limit. ' More than all, many of those things enter into tho cost nearly every thing, which is bought and sold, and even the cash buyer, with all bis discounts off, pays enhanced prices be cause of the cost of other people's credit. Imagine the world run nffig a month without the credit system! Next to the miiienium it would do more to create and maintain general happiness than any other condition that could be introduced; ; v . More Than 500 People Die in a Flood 300 Bodies Recovered. Portland, Ore., June 15. Five hundred people lost their lives in a cloudburst that almost entirely destroyed the town of Heppner, Oregon, at 6 o'clock last night. Heppner is the county seat of Morrow county apd had about 1,250 inhabitants. All the tele phone and telegraph wires are downand noaccurateinformation can be obtained, but the estimate of loss of life is based on the most reliable reports received up to to night. A report from lone 17 miles from Heppner, is to the effect that 300 bodies have been recovered. A messenger who arrived at lone said a wall of water 20 feet high rushed down into the gulch in which Heppner is situated, carrying everything be fore it. Tho flood came with such suddenness that the inhabi tants were unable to seek places of safety and were carried down to death by the awful rush of wa ter. Almost the entire residence portion of the town was de stroyed, but some of thebusiness part, which is on higher ground, escaped. Huge boulders weigh ing a ton were carried down by the current and many people werekilledbybeingdashedagaust the rocky bluff. Early in the af ternoon a thunder-storm ocurred, covering a wide region of coun try, and later a heavy rain-storm set in, many of the small streams overflowing their banks in a short time. Bridges were swept away like straws. As soon as possible after the flood subsided the work of relief was commenced by the citizens of the town. Dozens of bodies were found in the creeks and in some places they were piled over one another. Up to 2 o clock this afternoon over two hundred bodies bad .been .recov ered almost within the ' city limits. The buildings which were not carried away were moved from their foundations or toppled over. Hundreds of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs that had gone into the creek bot toms for water perished. News of the calamity did not reach the outside world to-day. all the means of communication having ceased. As soon' as pos sible news was sent by couriers to the near-by towns. The Ore gon Railway & Navigation Com pany started a relief train with physicians and supplies from The Dallas shortly after noon. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon another train of relief started for the scene from this city. The citizens of Portland started a re lief fund as soon as the news of the disaster spread over the city, and within a few hours $5,000 was raised. Supplies will be rushed to Heppner as soon as they can be assembled. New Gnns for the Militia. The militia of this State are soon to be armed with a maga zine rifle, and the question is will this be a Krag-Jorgenson, calibre 30, or the brand-new Springfield magizine rifle of the same call bre, the latter being now the standard both for the army and navy. The new Springfield has the barrel entirely encased in wood and so the soldier can at all times handle it, even in the most rapid firing, without burning the hands. Few people who have handled rapid fire guns have any idea , how quickly the barrel heats. The new Springfield Is lighter than the Krag and weighs only seven and one-half pounds, The most important thing about it is its perfect automatic action, by which after the soldier has fired all the cartridges in the magazine he is rendered unable to go through the motions of shooting again until he has re charged the magazine, since the gun is locked at all other times, The barrel has been shortened to the length of the carbine and so the infantry and cavalry will hereafter use precisely the same weapon. J. C. Haverley, day operator on the switch yards at Hamlet, was run over by a switch engine yesterday morning and injured so badly that he died four hours later. Mr. Ferd Watson, of Winston, was here one day last week. O. E. Wilson, of High Point, was here last week on business. Capt. C. C. McAlister, of Ashe- boro, was here on business last Friday. Masters John Trice and Lu ther Propst are visiting relatives in Concord. Mr. W. H. Trice went over to Concord yesterday afternoon to visit relatives. Mr. Harlee MacCall returned from a week's visit to Statesville Saturday night. Messrs. J. H. Greer and Eu gene C. Koonts spent Sunday at Healing Springs. Luther Curry left for Gaffney, S. C, where he will reside for some time, Monday night. Mrs. R. C. Whirlow, of Salis bury, who has been visiting Mrs. J. L. Michael, returned home Friday. CoL F. H. Stith, who has been in the city for some time, left yesterday for New York and Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Long, of Mt. Pleasant, are here on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Chas. E. McCrary. Miss Mary Richardson, of Williamston, is expected here this week and will be the guest of Mrs. J. W. Crowell. Mrs. T. F. Grimes spent sever al days last week visiting her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Dorsett, of Bethany. Mr. Chas. E. McCrary spent a few days at home last week, i' fng Monday morning on a titociIj- Ci KtiDinaoa f-rin Miss Nell Smith, who is visit ing her friend, Miss Kathleen Smith, will leave to-morrow for her home at Rockingham. Mrs. R. T. Pickens and chil dren left yesterday morning for High Point, where they will visit her parents for a few days. Mr. Alex. Garner, of the farm implement firm of Garner & Morefield, is in North Wilkes- boro this week on business. Misses Louise Hanes and Nona Sink went to Greensboro Satur day to visit the family of their grandfather, Capt. L. C. Hanes. Miss Lula Noel, of Roxboro, arrived here yesterday and will spend some time visiting the family of her brother, Mr. J. W. Noel. Mrs. E. iW. Koonts, who has been visiting relatives in Lexing ton and in the county for several weeks, returned to her home at Asheville Saturday. Masters Baxter and Herbert Peacock and little sister, Mabel, will leave to morrow for Fullers, Randolph county, to visit their grandfather, Mr. T. H. Fuller, for several weeks. Rev. W. A. Smith filled his regular monthly appointment at Swepsonvilfe Sunday, conse quently there were no services held in the Baptist church at this place on that day. Miss Mary Hursey, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. F. Weaver, for several weeks, re turned to her home at Chester field, S. C, yesterday." She waa accompanied as far as Charlotte by Miss Lizzie Weaver. Mr. Grover Dale, a son of the late T. S. Dale, of Yadkin Col lege, was here Thursday, en route to Charlotte, where he went to stand an examination for enlistment In the United States navy. ' . Mr. Sam. T. Raper, who has a position with the R. J. Reynolds Co., Winston, is at home on a va cation. While coming to Lexing ton yesterday morning Mr. Ra per in company with Prof. J. E. Hill, narrowly escaped serious Injury by being thrown from a buggy. The horse the young men were driving became un manageable, kicked and reared and smashed i the buggy, but the gentlemen escaped from the wreck with only a few bruises.
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