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LEXINGTON. N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26. 1911.
VOIXXX-NO. 12
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- ALDEBJlEX met.
City Fatten Fix the Tnx Bate fipee-
lal Tum Levied Exeentive
- SmIb
GOOD B0AD9 TBAI5 TOMORROW.
Lecture WD1 to Given at tto Star
Wm to IDagtrato bj Hand-
mm Pictures.
The board of aldermen net Mon
ti IK a anarlal AaJlad aaaafon.
The meeting wee called tor the pur-
poae oi uxing we w n axraigras
tor apeclal taxes, etc. On motion of
Alderman McCrarr the board went In
to execntiTe session, thereby exclud
ing all outiidera, and a full account
of their doings is not obtainable.
. The rate of taxation was not chang
ed. It will remain at $1.80 on the
$100 worth of property and $3.40 on
the poll. The county tax books will
be copied and the taxes collected there
from, aa has been done in the past
The following special taxes were
levied: f :
Pedlers. $50; Hotels, boarding and
lodging bousea, $10, $S and $2, ac
cording to accommodations; Restau
rant. $5; Restaurants on wheels, $26;
Markets, $25; Peddlers of fresh meats
and fish, $26; Merchants selling fresh
meat, $5; Merchants selling 'fish and
oyaters, $5! Barbers, $5 for the first
chair and $1 for each succeeding chair
In the same shop; Two-horse drays,
tin An hnrBA-rirava. i&: T Jvrtt sta
bles, $2 for each vehicle kept for
hire; Itinerant photographer, $60;
Moving - picture ahowa. $25; i Boot
ki.k. ti mn nnattra. 110: Pool
rooms,' $40 for each table; Lemonade
stands, $10 (and none to be allowed
on the sidewaias.;
The Southern Good Roads Train
will vouth Tvtnatnn tomorrow
(Thursday) morning and every cltisen
or ueviaaon county anouia iae a looa
at It. The lecture, which Is one of the
most interesting features of its kind
ever presented to a Southern audience,
win oe aeiiverea in ins but idutiu
picture soeatre on mau html nan-aa-ar
Rhiv varv klndlT tanflared the
use of hia theatre and his moving pic
ture outnt to tne gooa roans ions uo
he wiU see to it that everything is
maria fomfnrtahla for tltm audlenca.
I There will be plenty of electric fans
to Keep tne ioiks cooi ana we lecture
will be well wortn neartng.
rpk MMkjnahlM will haain at
o'clock aharp. L. E. BoykH. and H.
S. Fairbanks, or toe united states ui
m f Piihiu Roada. wilt eml&ln tile
wnrkUin nf the rood roada machin
ery, models of which will be shown
in one of tbe care. . Tnis pan ot tne
display will remain at the Southern
notinn aat will ha nfwn to AVArvhndv.
All of the details of road making will
De explained ny experts.
Tk .ririraaa will h llluatratAd with
eteropticbn views, showing good roads
from all over tne worm, -ine lecture
will be bright and interesting ana win
i waii wortn wnne. rjvervnoay
Lexington should hear it
Glenn Smith is Dead.
Th death of Will Glenn Smith
hi.h vnrrad Rnndav morninc at an
aarlv hnilF. hrOllffht nO little SOffOW
tn tha nnn1a of Lexington. The
young man had been sick for four
long months and had suffered intense
ly rnr tha greater cart of that time.
It has been known for some time that
he stood small snow or recovery mm
k. Ami wna tint u-nexnected. It was
.nn-4 Oafnrdav mnrnlns. and It was
believed for several hours, that his
gentle spirit naa gone out, dui no uu
.a. nn until Rnndav morning.
Will Glenn Smith was seventeen
old Ha wu a brlEht lovable
nvmiilm hnv and every One who
knew him admired him. . His death
has brought sadness to an unusually
large circle or rrienas.
Vila naranta. Mr. and Mrs. J. B
amith hava tha Rvmnathv of every
body in Lexington and the news of
4A a wmi rs a man 'a riPftth will sadden
many hearts in all paru of the coun
w Tt nanaa of hla death was what
la Irnnvfl II a "recurrent abscess" of
(ha kin faint
Besides his grief-stricken parents,
nr. .nH xira J. B. Smith, he leaves
two brothers and six sisters. -The
bretbere re Messrs, Bid H- nd FM.s
Lee Smith and the sisters, Mrs. E. B.
G. Taylor, of Breno Bluff, Vs.; Mes
daimes E. B. Craven and J. H. Thomp
son and Misses Crawford, Madge and
Pattle Sue Smith of Lexington.
The funeral was conducted from
the home Monday afternoon by Rev.
A. L. Stanford, pastor of the First
Methodist church, and the interment
took place in the Lexington Cemetery.
The following were the pall-bearers:
Messrs. John T. Lowe, Fletcher Dor
sett, Cliff Thompson, Mai Grimes and
Charles- Patteraon. - ; .
The floral tributes were many and
unusually beautiful..
FABIEBS nSTITTTES THIS WEEK
Fall Pregraai for the Interesting
Events Institutes fer Wenten
ea Saate Dates.
Farmers' institutes will be held In
Davidson county this week at Wall-
burg, Enterprise and Reeds' on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday respective
ly. The morning aesalona wiU begin
promptly at ten o'clock and the after
noon sessions at 1:30. The program
ia as follows:
MORNING SESSION.
Soil Improvement and Legumes E.
S. Mlllsaps.
Poultry on the Farm J, P. Kerr.
Plant Diseases and Spraying Dr.
F. L. Stevena.
General Discussion.
. AFTERNOON.
In
"Lexington and Greensboro Officials
'Busy." V y
The Lexington offlclala are rolling
up their aleevea and going after the
blind tigers. In a meeting of the
town aldermen during, last month, it
waa very evident that they are deter
mined to rid their town of all eorts
of lawlessness, and the police were
authorized to do their full duty in
getting convicting evidence against
these fellows or band In their resigna
tion. They are all In thorough sym
pathy wth the enforcement of the
prohibition law, as well, as other
; lawa. -
The city of Greensboro liaa been
hard after the blind tigers for the
vast month. About the first of June,
, detectives from the Raleigh agency
were on the ground for a week or ten
dys and landed some ten or a dozen
cases. Most ot these were convicted
in the recorder's court under Judge
Eure, but appealed to the superior
court, but there -they found no more'
sympathy, aa tne jury convictea wnen
ever evidence justified.
It is worthy of note that these de
tectives were wearing the city police
; badge and were therefore clothed with
' the authority ot police, and aa a wit
ness their evidence came from a city
official. This is desirable from many
' standpoints. We believe that wherev
er city governments use the detective,
they ought to cloth him with the same
. authority they do the police force of
their town. The American Issue.
Shooting Affray at Clemmons.
An nnfnatnnata ahnntlnff affair oc
curred at Clemmons, this county, Mon-
nflv a at ins mail ir m H nmiiuui iivki i
nit?. if lorn vhfnh tha Innte411iiirit7
I parties wished to buy and as a sequel
Mr. K. B. u raver was Boot ra mo uai
by Joe Tlse and tne latter naa Deen
nnmmlttad tn latl until Mr. Oraver is
able to attend a Drellminary hearing. It
is reportea tnat mr. graver uau iiituii
ed to Winston-Salem to some one
ahnut tha land, which Mr. Tlse also
wanted. Mr. Craver started to this
city early Monday morning and as he
was passing Mr. use s residence, nr.
tiba it la alloffad etartAd acroBR the
. ,OV, . . a -
road toward him with a piece of wood
in nis nana. wr. nse claims tutu u .
Pnv.r nraw a ntatol. At ftnV rate
TIbo turned, hurried into the house,
got nis snot gun, ana as air. graver
waa walklnir back toward his own
nnma -It la aalil Mt - TtBA fthot him
The gun was loaded with shot and the
wound inflicted is not consiaerea se
nous. union Kepuoiican.,
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Shot Wife and Slster-In-Law aid
Killed Father4n-Law.
fi,miial tlvna a whlta anan 27 rtnri(
old, early tnis morning rorcoa au -en?
trance tnrouga- a ,wwoo una uiu
Imihu nt VJ to nAaalav, jit farhartn-
law, proceeded to Che room ocr'.upieJ
oy nis wne wno naa seeu seiwiniru
rrom mm, ana aeuoerateiy Biii't uwi
Thraa. hnllata hit tha wlfe'a littlo ,fltH.
iter, who was asleep in-the bed with
Her ' - - -
Hyde then walked out of the room
Into tha hall, whera ha pncounteivd
Mr. Beasley, who had been awakened
by the pistol snots. Beasley, wno is
SR vaara old. causht hold of Hvde and
a t.innln fnllniBaH Tn tha tilD.la T4vr1a
reloaded his pistol and fired at Beas
ley, tne snot piercing nis neart aau
causing Instant death. Hyde surren
dered and waa taken to jail. - He said
he went to the house to kill his wife,
that he is well satisfied with his deed
nt la vaariv tn rila tnr It. - Ha aavs
bis only regret is mat ne naa to snoot
tihe old man. Anderson. S. C Dis
patch 17th.
Shot by Melon Thief.
Ulnknr rilanatph 33- A VArV r
ious and fatal shooting scrape occur
red two miles north ot town last night
when Julius Fry was shot by an un
known, nartv. who was stealing his
wataimaaSna Mr. Vrr heard some
one In his melon patch, which la near
bis residence, ana proceeaea to inves
tigate. He discovered some one In
the act ot taking away some of his
melons and fired a shotgun, which he
had in his hand, to scare the thief
away. . Instead of being frightened
away the rogue returned the fire with
a nlatol. th ball takina effect in Mr.
Fry's side one-half Inch below the
haavt Hi waa arrlad tn tlha house
ami iw,t. 14 Ahamathy waa Imme
diately summoned. - Dr. Abernethy re
sponded at once ana spent sometime
in an eirort to locate tne oau, uui
fallari , Ha return ad again thla morn
ing and made another effort to locate
the ball, but at laat accounts naa again
failed. Tne wounaea man is in a pre
carious condition and but little hope
is entertained for hla recovery. The
Identity of the guilty party or parties
remains a mystery. ,
Some Preventable Human Diseases
Dr. Stevens.
Corn Culture or Cotton Culture
Mr. MUlsans.
(Opening of Question Box ana Gen
eral Discussion.) -
In a circular letter addressed to tne
farmers of Davidson county Mr. T. B.
Parker, director of the Institute work
in North Carolina, explains that the
above program Is given to indicate
the nature of the Instltue, but It may
be changed or added to, aa those pres
ent desire. A question box will also
be open, Into which all are invited to
put such Questions as they desire dis
cussed. A large number of Intelligent
questions means aa Interesting Insti
tute, and special attention will be giv
en to this feature.
The Farmers' Institutes are held
for the benefit - of farmers, and none
but strictly farming questions will be
discussed. It is, therefore, especially
Barry Boy Prefers Death to Psalsh.
. ment From Father.
Cephua Lane, son ot Mr. J. D. Lane,
of Rockford, route 1, Is dead and bur
led as the result of a gunshot wound
Indicted by hla own hand. Aa learned
by the Mt Airy News the story is that
late Monday, Mr. Lane went to help
some ot his neighbors thresh grain
and . left nis three boys to hoe out
. some tobacco. The oldest of the three
Is only thirteen years of age. This
little boy claimed to be sick and hoed
no tobacco during the day. When his
father came home at night he punish
ed the child for not working. Tues
day morning the father went away to
help thresh again and told the boys
again to hoe out the tobacco. Some
time after breakfast Mr. Lane bad
occasion to return home and he found
that the two least boys were In the
field alone. ' He asked them where
their older brother was and they told
him that he had gone to the house and
that he claimed that he waa not able
to work. Mr. Lane started towards
the house and the little fellow saw htm
coming and got the shotgun and ran
behind the strawstack and deliberate
ly ended his life by placing the end
of the gun against his breast and
: emptying the content of the load In
his heart The coroner's Jury found
Business Mews Hotos,
W (l Panrr. "Tha On a Price Store."
Is still offering some unusual specials.
. . . . i -4a,
Tnis weex it is pereaiea, vuuia
nualltv. at 8 cents per vara, wnue
they last A word to the wise.
Tour headache may come from your
eyes. See Dr. Mccuitocn a aa in tnis
lSSUe. i- ' .
nmat raductlnn in clothing and
shoes. The cuts range from 36 .to 60
n aant. at Busar Brothers, Their
ad tells the Interesting story.
The Crescent Academy has an ad
In this Issue. - If Interestea in tne ea
ucatlon of your children, read it-
Tha SVan Thnmnann ComDany ad
vertlsea a clearance sale of low cut
shoes. They have waix-uvera, riaia
tona, Zelglers and Selbys, the very
best Shoes on tne maraet, ana n
the price of these standard shoes that
they are slashing. Ralston $4 shoes
at 13. Others correspondingly cheap
Tha rtavlilann Hardware ComDanV,
The Store That Treats Tou Right,"
an.wiaaa tha "Beat Pumn on Earth."
tKa livara Thraa War Double Action
Force Pump. It sells for $1S and Is
better than many other makes at itu
Read their aa.
l hh tnh naad hr Martin J. Van
n, an tha lsitli resldent of the
his heart TM coroners jury ... c.ntl
that the boy came to nis aeam oy mm - -- - - y a.
own hsndThey also found that the "auction at MatoewM. N T, 8a-
chlld had not been beaten In a way that uroay. . - n7", w
cansed them to make a report on this "lie dea .r offered f
Snel. -"- w j to I MIL
BEATTIE HELD FOB SI KDER,
Strong Case Against Teang Kkerooid
Xeretoat Betleted That His
CeavfeUon is .Certain,
Henry Clay Beattle, a young bann
er and merchant, 21 years old, la in
Jail In Richmond, Ya, charged wiih
killing bis wife. One night last week
be went automobtllnsl with his pretty
young wife along tha Midlothian road
out of Richmond.-- An hour or two
later he returned to the city with hla
dead wife in hla arms, driving his
car madly through the streets while
he steered with on hand. He told
the oAeers that at a point about aix
miles froaa the city , a man stepped
from the bushes beside the road with
s shot gun in hla hand. Stopping
squarely in front of the car the man
raised the gun and said In a threat
ening maner: -; t
"Trying to run over uie. are you?
Beattle said that the man was about
six feet high, wore rough clothes and
had a beard.- His voice was very gruff
and harsh. Beattle leaped from the
car and aa he jumped the man Area.
He struck Beattle aa he ran np to htm.
making a mark across hla face. Be
attie wrenched the gun from the man's
grasp and the man rait. When he
turned back to the tar he saw his
wife crumpled up on the seat and he
knew that she was shot. He put one
arm around her and- with the other
drove his car to Richmond.
That is the young man's story. It
'.was not accepted even from the start.
some tnougnt tnat pernaps some anti
automobile maniac might have shot the
woman, but the majority of people
scoffed at the idea. - Beattle kept his
nerve admirably, telling the same
story without variation. He kept por-
WOBKTKQ 05 CEHTBAL HIGHWAY.
Dr. Pratt Reviews AeUflty en Great
Bead Threngbeat the State
Engineers Active,
Five corps of engineers are now in
the field eurveylng the route ot the
central highway from Beaufort to the
Tenneasee line, aald State Geologist
Joseph Hyde Pratt, at Raleigh Friday.
The surveying haa been completed In
Carteret. Craven and Lenoir counties
and H. C Wells, the engineer aent
from the United States office ot pub
lic roada, will work in Wayne county
next week. Mr. Morten ia now at
work In Johnston county, and C. M.
Miller in Davidson county, Mr. Vo
shell, of the United States office ot
public roads, Is now at work In
Orange county and Mr. Moorefleld, al
so of the government office, Is la Mc
Dowell county.
Mr. Moorefleld haa been doing some
work In Black Mountain township on
the sand clay problem and ia now en
gaged in the most difficult task of the
whole route, laying off the road down
the Blue Ridge mountains. Several
tentative lines will be run before a
definite route is decided along this
part Iredell county, which recently
voted a large bond issue, has Its own
county engineer at work. Dr. Pratt
hopes to have a man In Catawba coun
ty within the next two weeks and it
is his aim to have the entire route
surveyed by August 7 the week set
apart as Good Roads week.
GOOD ROADS WEEK AUGUST 7.
During the week August 7, Dr.
Pratt stated that it was hoped to have
much ot the highway built Some of
the counties, notably Craven, Carter
et, Lenoir and Johnston, are going
rapidly ahead with the construction
RECIPROCITY WHS.
Beasare Passes Senate by Overwhelm
ing Majority Three Democrats
Yete Against It
The trade agreement between the
United States and Canada embodied
In the reciprocity bill passed the sen
ate Saturday without amendment by
a vote of 63 to 37. A majority of the
republicans voted against it
Of the 63 votes in its favor there
were 32 democrats and 21 republicans.
Of the 27 against the bill there were
24 republicans and 3 democrats.
This action settled the whole Cana
dian reciprocity question so far as
congress is concerned and nothing
now remains but the executive approv
al, and the Canadian parliament's rat
ification will virtually make it the
law of the land. Congressional prac
tices will delay affixing the presi
dent's signature until next Wednes
day, when the house la again In ses
sion. The bill having originated in
the bouse. It must be returned thare
for the signature of Speaker Clark
while the house Is sitting.
The Canadian parliament has as
yet not acted on the agreement With
one exception the bill as passed by
congress will not become effective un
til the president issues a proclamation
that Canda has ratified the act This
exception in the procedure is in pa
per pulp section ot tne mn, wnicn it
Is announced will become immediate
ly effective when the president signs
the bill.
The democrats voting against the
bill were Bailey of Texas, Clark of
Arkansas and Simmons of North Car
olina. President Taft expressed delight
and gratification at the result The
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GEKEBAL FAB C0XBJTTEES.
Fill Qiete at CeausJtteeaeen Xaaaed
for Service Planning Big
Thlagi Fer the Fair.
At a raCAnt maattnar nf tha Ka. wA -nt
directors Of the Dayidann HnnntT Pair
many of the details of the great event
were woraea out and strong commit
tees were named to take charge of
the work. Last week The Dispatch
carried the names of the hesds ot the
oiuerent aepartmente in the farm di
vision and there haa haan riaman tn
a full list of the committees appoint
ed. They are aa follows:
Banners, Merchants and Manufac
turers Day Mr. Da via ... Conrad,
general director.
Bankers Oommlrtaa na,.. w
Montcastle, chairman; J. E. Foy, J.
t: ueaaerica, James Adderton, J. L.
Armfleld, A. H. Ragan.
Merchants Committee J. T. Hed
rick, chairman ; Charles R. Thomas,
J. L. Michael, D. L. Brlnkley, G. D.
Thomas, W. H. Moffltt
Manufacturera Committee L. J.
Peacock, chairman ; W. H. Walker, W.
F. Sparger, Geo. L. Hackney, C. A.
nuut, jr., jonn t. Lowe, G. M. Hoo
ver. J. H. Thomnsnn. .Tnhn W lam.
beth, Thomas J. Finch, W. E. Holt, Jr.
caucauonal Day Prof. P. S. Vann,
general director.
Committee on adnnattn A U T . '
rett chairman: Prof K n rsiria nt
Wallburg; Prof. S. G. Hasty, of Church-
ioiiu; bit. b. i. Harrison, of Denton; -Prof.
J. N. Hauss and Prof. N. L. Kes
ler, of Thomasville.
Farmers Day Mr. Wesley C. Wil
son, general director.
Planners' Committee Walter. G.
Fitzgerald, chairman; W. C. Wilson,
n. jiay uniDD, U B. Ripple, W.
B. Meares, A L. Leonard, H. J. Con
rad. M. M. Swine. CI. f Palmar T M
Morris.
Poultry Denartmant M, T T? u
Crary, general director.
Poultry Committee Mr. Charles E.
McCrary, chairman; T. 8. Eanes sec
retary; j. f. Deal, J. R. McCrary and
A. L. Fletcher.
As announced last week the big
fair will be held November 8th, 9th
and 10th. The entire week, beginning
Monday, November 6th, and ending
Saturday, November 11, will be "Home
Coming Week" and Invitations will be
sent out to all of the wanderers, ask
ing tnem to come back home again.
Other sub-committees will be an
nounced later.
Mrs Ruth Gallimore, XOX Years Old. and Four Generations of Descendants,
A little Girl Killed.
A news dianatch from Sfstenvllla
Saturday carried the following sad
story: k ..-
Little Brown Fesnerman. the fi-vear.
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
uesperman ot statesvllle. Lost her '
me yesterday afternoon,, about ' six
miles from town( under the wheels of '
a threshing machine. Tha little rirl
was on a visit to her erandDarentB.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown, who Hy
I in the Bradford neighborhood, Shiloh
townsnip, and was olavina: In front
of the house when the traction en
gine drawing a threshing- machine
I came along. Several children of the "
neighborhood were takinx a ride on
I the tongue of the thresher and little
Brown decided to join them. In Jump
ing on the tongue she lost her bal
ance and fell backward under the
wheel of the thresher which ran over
her head, death being instantaneous. -The
dead girl la survived, besides her
parents, by a twin brother, which
makes the accident all the more sad.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
12 o'clock at Concord church, Loray.
One reads frequently - ot ' persons
that have passed the century mark
but is not often that facts will bear
out the claims ot the alleged centen
arians. Davidson county has at least
one person that has passed the cen
tury mark and there Is no doubt about
It The centenarian is Mrs. Ruth
Gallimore, of Silver Hill, and her pho
tograph, together with her daughter,
her grand-daughter, her great grana
daughter and her great-great grand
son, appears on this page.
Mrs. Gallimore has lived ten dec
ades. - When she was bora the gal
lant James Madison was president of
the United States. The morning of
her life waa spent' In the days when
this great government of ours was In
the process of formation. The United
States had just been established and
bad not begun to realize Its strength.
At middle age she saw the govern
ment disrupted by civil war. The war
of 1812, the Mexican war, the civil war
the Boanlsh-American war aa nave
come and gone since first she saw the
light of day and now she bears of in
ternational peace treaties, ana tne
end ot the war. From the rude ox cart
and the rough roads ot pioneer days,
she has seen developed the steam rail
way, the macadam road,' the automo
bile, the airship.
Born during the administration of
the third president ot the United
States, she has lived to see the pass
ing of twenty-two chief executives.
President' Taft the twenty-seventh
president, and President Roosevelt
the twenty-sixth, are still active cit
izens, but during her life time, all of
the other presidents, with the excep
ton of George Washington, passed
away.
In the picture, reading from left to
right, appear: Mrs. Ruth Gallimore,
101 years old; Mrs. J. M. Prim, her
daughter, 80 years old; Mrs. E. L.
Stoner, grand-daughter, 60 years old;
Mrs. Will Apperson, great grand
daughter, ' 22 years old; Master
Vaughn Apperson, great-great-grandson,
aged 6 years.
The photograph shown herewith
presents five generations and la n very
unusual and striking picture. A
sketch of the life of this remarkable
old lady follows:
f MRS. RUTH GALLIMORE.
: Mrs. Gallimore was born March 1st,
1810 in Emmons township and she
was one of twenty-four children. Her
parent were Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Wright Her father married twice.
His first wife waB Miss Nancy Mor
gan, the second Miss Kara Kittrell,
who was Mrs. Galllmore's mother.
Each wife had twelve children, six
boys and six girls, and each had
twins. None ot the children are liv
ing except Mrs. Gallimore.
Her father was a Primitive Baptlat
minister, a prominent well-to-do man
in his day.
On November thirteenth 1828, Mrs.
Gallimore, nee Miss Ruth Wright, was
united in marriage to Jesse Gallimore,
Esq., a prominent young man and ed
ucator. Spencer Clark, Esq. officiat
ed at the marriage, which occurred
at the home of the bride.- The follow
ing day the groom carried his bride
to his father'a home, going the dis
tance horseback, as there were no
buggies or such conveyances In those
days.
Mrs. Gallimore loves to tell ot the
great preparations which were made
to make a trip to Fayettevllle In those
days. It was to the people then as Inter-
eeting at n trip to Europe for the
present generation. It required elev
en days to make the trip and great
preparations were made, for it was
$20,000 for Berne; Polite.
At lanta, Ga., dispatch, 21 A cour-
quite a serious time. A number of teous act of the part of William R.
citizens would meet and arrange to I O'Neal, of Bainbridge, Ga., has been
make the trip together, carrying all rewarded by a fortune. When ONeal
kinds of produce. Including flax seed exchanged a lower for an upper sleep-
to exchange for coffee, sugar, etc. A ling car berth with J. T. Young, of
few years ago she could recollect I Oakland, Cal., four years ago, when
much that occurred during the admin-1 the two men were en route to Floii-
lstratlons ot presidents in the year da, where Mr, Young was going for
1829 and later. For the past few I his health, be thought little ot the ln-
years, however, her memory is not ic went.
quite so retentive as It was and she! Evidently Mr. Young considered it
seems to remember better the hap-1 a great favor, for In his will he left
penlnga of the earlier dates. . I $20,000 to the Georgian, who Is 28
She Is yet active and enjoys life but I years of age.
for the past two years she has seem-1 O'Neal was In Atlanta yesterday and
ed more feeble than formerly. I was informed of his good fortune by
There are five generations living at a son of Mr. Young, who had come to
present Only three of the nine chll-1 Georgia to look for him.
dren of Mrs. Gallimore a are now liv
ing. These are Mrs. J. M. Prim, of Bandar Frlehtens Girls.
Sliver Hill; Mrs. W. K. Dickens, of
A special from Rocky Mount Satur-
SZL ?iS'!t.2liiZnJ daThad folTo;
who -came from Denver, Col., a few
Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning
desired that a large attendance of
farmers and their families be secured,
and to thla end you are urged to be
present and to induce your neigooors
to do the same.
Brina a pencil and blank book in
wihlch to take notes. .
A nramlum nf one dollar will be
awarded tor the best five ears ot corn
exhibited. The five ears exhibited
must be of one variety, uniform in
shape, size and color. Mixed corn or
mixed varieties will not be allowed
to compete for the premium. The ex
hibitor must ne aoie to give, aa iar
possible the name of the variety, Its
productivity, yield per acre, and
whether grown on upland or lowland.
Thla offer la mada solely with the view
of studying corn and the comparing of
different varieties. . - .
Tha Inatltntaa for women will be as
Interesting as the institute for men
and should be as largely attenaea.
They will be held on the same day aa
eha man'a Inatltntaa. beainnlng at the
same time. The following suojecta
will be dlscussedi
MORNING SESSION.
Health In the Farm Home Mrs.
Emelle McO. Orr.
The Cooking of Meats Mrs. unaries
McKlmmon. . ,
The Moral Training of Our Children
Mrs. Orr. " -
(General Discussion.)
. AFTERNOON.
Bread-making and Quick Rolls
Mrs. MoKlmmon.
Food and Dietetics Mrs. Orr.
Home Dressmaking Mrs. McKlm
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fectly cool, smoked clgarettea con
stantly and did not seem to be wor
ried. He attended tne coroner's hear
ings and answered all questions read
ily. He was not arrested lor two
days following the mnrder.
Saturday the storm broke. Paul
Beattle cousin of Henry Clay Beat-
tie, urged on by his - conscience
and the insistence or bis young wire
and his grandmother, made n confes
sion to the officers In whoh he sail
that Henry C. Beattle got him to pur
chase a shot gun for him at n pawn
shop and later Identified the ' tnia
found near the spot where the mur
der waa committed as the one be bad
bought for Beattle. The gun was one
ot an old fashioned pattern, about a
dozen years back, single barrelled.
Beattle had instructed his cousin to
buy Just such a gun, not telling him
what he wanted with It : When thin
evidence was out Beattle was at once
arrested for the murder of his wife
and has since been In jail.
As' usual a bad woman figured In
the case and she came in the person
ot Beaulah Bloford. ' ' -.
Not alnce Evelyn Neablt Thaw barej
her lite history has Beulah Bin ford
tele of love and death been equalled.
During the past four years, the sev
enteen-year-old girl naa neen inti
mately connected with Beattle. At fif
teen aha mothered a boy, hla son.
Prior to that Beattle paid for her ed
ucation at St Mary' Bohool at Alex
andria, Va. She says, she agreed to
leave Richmond when he was mar
ried, but a month art ahe met him
accidentally at Norfolk. She return-
(ConUnued on Page Eight)
of sand clay reads.
The engineers are laying out a fine
road, of easy grade and eliminating
bad dlpa and hills. . In some places it
is necessary to relocate the road; in
others to regrade the present road
bed, while in some instances the pres
ent bed is Improved, In others It needs
only surfacing. It every man along
the route put In hla week's work, the
central highway will soon be accom
plished.
Dr. Pratt says the surveyors on the
crest of tbe Blue Ridge highway,
which Is to run from Ashevllle to
Blowing Rock across tbe Craggy
mountains, and Mitchell, . are making
fine ororress, the camps being located
at present in Stepp's Gap, near Mount
Mitchell. The men wno are clearing
out the horseback trail are following
close behind and the trail will likely
be In use In the latter part of the
summer. . v
News of continued good roads work
in all sections of the state Is encour-
arlne- to the efforts ot Dr. Pratt
In regard to tne next meeting oi
the Southern Appalachian Good Roads
association, organized three years
ato at Ashevllle. and of which Dr.
Pratt is president, tne oate ana piece
have not been selected. A decision
will be reached shortly. Among the
cities asking for it Is Richmond the
National Good Roads association
meets there this fall Roanoke, Winston-Salem,
Spartanburg, Columbia
and Ashevllle. The chief objection to
meeting In Richmond Is that the na
tional meeting would overshadow the
southern association.
Arrangements have Just been com-
years ago to be with ber aged moth-1 there was considerable excitement at
er and Is still with her. Her hus-lthe home of W. N. Shine, on Hill
hanii Taaaa (laiiimnra Van haa haul I street, when a negro man, evidently
. la burglar, crawled into the window ot
aeaa j years. I- rnnmwhara two nt tha mnn ladlaa
of the home were asleep. The young
women aerAamad and tha imrm flAd
president received congratulations be-1 through the , window through which
fore leaving late Saturday afternoon he had entered, but a sister of the
for Beverly to spend the week-enn. I young ladies, frightened, hurried to
In reply the president declared that! tha arena with a nlatol and flrad on a
he waa receiving too much credit ana time at the fleeing figure, but the
tnat secretary Knox reaiiy aeservea I ghot missed Its mark, so It Is bellev-
tne greatest praise. led.
senator renrose venturea tne pie-1
diction that congress would adjourn
not later than August 9 or 10. There
will be n bitter struggle next week
over the wool bill.
It Is Interesting to note that the
reciprocity pact la stirring up trouble
on the other side of the line and it Is
Cholera In New York City. ' .
New York, dispatch 22: Medical ex
perts of the board ot health swept
aside to-day the doubts and the wan
ing hopea of the Bellevue hospital
doctors by diagnosing - aa Asiatlo
not at all certan that the Canadian I cholera the case of Manuel Bermudee.
parliament will pass the measure, af-l opanisn sailor wnom tne noepitai
ter all the fighting and fuaalng that sheltered for two days. The victim
haa talran nlaaa In anna-raaa Tha I WSS talen lO Quarantine. '
matter now stands at a dead lock In Mannattan a urst case oi uie piague
tha Oanadlan narllamant and It la nm. Mm 8S a ShOCk tO the medical an
rilntad that tha nramlar will rilaanlvn I thorltles who are losing no time In
that body and "apnea! to the country" Purging the city of any germs that
a form of referendum possible under may have been left behind.
tha Ensllsh law. ir the neoDle mm- .
prove of the reciprocity treaty It will Texas Goes Wet
then become law. , - I Dallas. Tex., dispatch. 22: A Vic-
Itory for the wets Is Indicated by the
election returns tonight from today's
pleted by State Geologist Pratt with I election on the liquor question held
the United States coast and geodetic I throughout the state.
survey whereby the latter has agreed The eleclon today closed one or tne
to assist the fish commission of this bitterest campaign ever waged ia the
state In surveying out the restricted state. It Is believed that the majority'
distrl'ta in the sounds in the eastern for liquor will be small. The antl-ea-
part of the state. This work will be I loon forces hold out that when the 0-
of much benefit Dr. Pratt Is making I nal results are In they will have a
arrangements to hold a fish eonven- majority. But ao far the "wets" are
tlon In the east In the late fait No (far In the lead. The result ot the
place haa been selected, but New election will probably not be known
Bern haa been surcestea aa neingi before tomorrow, as it is rmra to f i
convenient for alt Thla will he a very the returns from many of the t
important gathering. , I counties.