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AT 5O000 PEOPLE BEAD THE DISPATCH WHT NOT TOCt . , ip rr happens rrs a , THE DISPATCH ONLY ONE DOLLAR A TEAR, THE THE PAx-lSCV THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AJD WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXTNGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916. VOL. XXXV NO. 13 XtdGia FOB STRICKEN WILKES. Lexington Citizens Quickly Contribute Large Flood Belief Sam Mass ' Meeting Held. . : At noon yesterday Lexington people had subscribed $656.25 for a relief fund for Wilkes county flood sufferers.' This action followed, the mass meet ing held in the court house Monday night during a downpour of rain. Less than a hundred people were at the mass meeting, but nearly four hundred dollars was pledged before it adjourn ed. A committee headed by Geo. L. Hackney was appointed to solicit fur ther yesterday morning. They com pleted their, work and handed in the list which is published below. A large amount of this was paid in at the time of subscription and others paid later ' in the day. The remainder should be turned over to Mr. Hackney, local treasurer of the fund, who will promptly remit ail funds to Mr. R. W. Owyn, of North Wilkesboro. It was the sense of the meeting, called by Mayor Young, who presided, that Wilkes county, being our hardest hit near neighbor should have the con tributions sent from here. Mr. Hack ney read the appeal sent out by the Wilkes committee. Mr. J. R. McCrary and Dr. J. C. Leonard spoke briefly and the work of subscription was be gun. . The response was spontaneous. There was no pleading, for the appeal of the; helpless touched the generosity of our people instantly. "This is just simply the best town I have ever seen," said a prominent business man interested in the work, this gentleman not having been a resident of Lexing ton but a few years. Everyone is de lighted with the size of the contribu tion and the ease with which it was secured. The need of Wilkes is very great indeed, and Mr. Hackney will be glad to receive further contribu tions and will forward them to Mr. Owyn. LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS. . The list of contributors and the amounts given are as follows: W. L. Crawford. $10; Philathea Class of Methodist Sunday school. $10; Dr. E. J. Buchanan, $5; J. C. Smith, $10; D. K. Cocll. $10: J. F. Hargrave, $25; L. L. Barbee, $2.50; Lexington Chair Co., $10; Rev. W. A. Daniels. $2; J. E. Norwood, $1; H. L. Fropst, 3; Casb, $10; W. J. Lancaster, $2; W. A. Hart ness. 11: C. B. Broadway, $1; W. O, Burgin, $5; Capt. F. C. Robblns, $10; Krlanger Cotton Mills. $50; G. w, Mountcastle. $10: O. F. Hankins, $5: Baraca Class of Methodist Sunday School, $15; H. B. Varner, $5; U A. Martin, $5; Joe H. Thompson. $5; C. A. Hunt. Jr., $25; C. M. Thompson, $20; Nokomls Cotton Mills, $25; Sam Hargrave, 15; a. u. Jonas, 1. a. Banes. $3; E. O. Hull, $3; J. V. Mot fltt'JSt.L. J.' Peacock.. $5: J.JL. Mc Crary. 15": B, X Rothrockv $6; Charles Rothrock. $1; Foy & Shemwell. $10 Rev. V. Y. Boozer, $2; L. V. Phillips, $5; Lexington Council No. 21, Jr. O, U. A. M., $25; F: O. Sink and boys, $2.50: Lexington Lodge A. F. ft A. M. No. 471. $26: W. B. Tucker, $5; Rev. Theodore Andrews, $5; Dr. J. C. Leon ard. $5: C. C. Hargrave. $5: Mrs. W. C. Norman. $5: W. H. Phillips. $2; E. E. Wttaerspoon. $1; C. C. Shaw, $5; W. S. Anderson, $1 ; C. F. Caudle. $1 ; Dr. Long. $5: J. F. Sprulll. $3: T. I. Warfford, 50c. Lloyd Hunt. $: LIQUOR "SPECIAL" CAPTURED. Lloyd Davis, Owner of Car, and Ne gro Driver Escape 35 Gallons Whisker Seised by Officers. Somebody last Thursday passed Foy & Shemwell's garage, whiffed the air and raided the question as to whether the nature of the place had not been changed. The scent could easily be traced, for sitting over to one side was a muddy Ford touring car that smelt ed like a demolished still house. It had. been brought there by Deputy C. F. Caudle and Chief W.. A. Hartness, who fetched along with it thirty-five gallons of corn liquor and the prevail ing odor which arose from the spilled spirits that trickled through the car as jugs were bursting in the race be tween officers and whiskey purveyors. Early one morning last weak the officers here received a tip from about Reeds, stating that a car load of whis key was being brought through from Virginia and was even then nearing Tyro. Chief Hartness and Deputy Caudle hurried out in Mr. Caudle's car and soon overtook the object of suspicion between Tyro and Church- land. Mr. Caudle's car had the higher speed, but the engine was working badly. At ono time he attempted to pass around and head off the fleeing Ford, but the pursuers mired down. They finally caught up with the liquor car below Churchland on a country road leading toward the river, the fu gitives thinking to take to rough coun try and get away from the heavier A stump, however, broke up their plans, as well as several jugs. A white man, thought to be Lloyd Davis, and a negro jumped from the car and escaped through the bushes. The number was still on the car and this was telegraphed to Raleigh. The reply said Lloyd Davis had been given that license number. Car and con tents were then brought to town, the car placed in the garage and the whis key put in jail. The route followed by the wild cat special" in bringing its unholy load from across the. line Is supposed to have be-n from the vicinity of Dan ville, through Surry county and into Forsyth; thence down the National Highway to Welcome and from there to Churchland, by way of Arnold, Reeds and Tyro.' Bad roads probably upset the calculations of Davis and he was a good many miles from home when daylight found him. Bootleg gers are finding It mighty hard to "get by" In Davidson county , of recent months. TOWNSHIP PRIMARY HELD. 11. H. Koonts Named for Recorder, P. K. Raper for Solicitor Thomason Leads Smith for Register. . Lexington township democratic pri mary, held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock at the court house, nom inated H. H. Koonts, Esq., for record er over Capt F. C. Robblns by a vote of 132 to 60. Cbas. E. Thomason led Ed. F. Smith for register of deeds by a vote of 113 to 61, with several scat tering votes. For the office of sheriff the vote was S. D. McMillan 87, C. E. Crowell 55, with several scattering votes. Messrs. McMillan and Crowell were the only nominees before the convention. Paul R. Raper was nam ed for solicitor of recorder's court by acclamation. For he House of Representatives the vote of the convention was cast for W. O. Burgin, there being no oth er nominees. The convention heart ily and unanimously endorsed F. H. Beall. of Linwood. W. F. Raper, of Arcadia, and J. C. Green, of Thomas- ville, for county commissioners. For surveyor, N. R. Kinney was endorsed by acclamation. For justices of the peace of Lexington township the fol lowing well known gentlemen were nominated: H. H. Koonts,-E. S. Gra ver, W. II. Nance, S. T. Berrler, J. H. Moyer and C. P. Craver. The zonvention was called to order by the township chairman, Mr. E. B. Craven, who called Mr. L. A. Martin to the chair. Messrs. E. E. Wither spoon and T. J. Henderson were made temporary secretaries. This organiza tion was then made permanent and balloting was begun, with the results named nbove. The primary was real ly a township convention and was sig nalized by a large attendance, the court house being filled. .The only nominating speeches of note made were by Mr. E. E. Raper, in nominat ing Captain Robblns, and Mayor Chas. Young. In setting forth the claims of his candidate for recorder, Mr. H. H. Koonts. Considerable cheering took place as each finished. There was more Interest around this than any other contest. All democrats in good standing ere made delegates to the county convention, which meets Saturday at 1:30 o'clock. , , , - - i A Lot of KHl little Work And . Little 6ain Candidates Handicapped Make Little I lead way Some Rivalry Devel oping Slowly, , But Interest StiU Weak SEND IN YOUR L"E TODAY Bros., $20: J. W. Earnhardt, $5; W. F. Brendle. $1; J B. Hayworth, $1; L. B, Hornaday. $1: D. S. Slceloff. 2.50; Lexington Bottling Works, $3; Lex ington Grocery Co., $10: Dixie Furni ture Co.. $10: Elk Furniture Co., $10; Elk's Club, $10: Southern Mirror Co., $5; Dr. D. J. Hill, $5; W. R. Halrston. 50c.; Gio. Welborn, 50 cents; R. B. McRary. 2.50; Sid Weaver. $1; Wal ler A Walser. $5: R. L. Leonard, $5; T. H. Lamb. $1; Cash, 60 cents: J. L. Michael. $2: Pickett Bros., $1; C. D. Hunt. $1; W. Lee Harbin, $1; W. F. Welborn. $5; E. E. Raper, $5; T. E. McCrary. $2.50; H. H. Koonts. $1: L. W. Weaver. 50c.; W. E. Holt. Sr., $30; W. E. "Holt. Jr.. $5; J. M. Gamewell, $2; Lexington House Furnishing Co., $2.50: A. Ct Harris, $1; Dr. W. L. Kib ler. $2; A. B. Sheet. $2; P. A. Myers, $1; W. W. Woodruff, $2; W. H. Mof fltt. $2; J. F. DeaderlcV. $1; Arthur Thomason. $1; C. E. Weaver, 25 cents; E. M. Bender.. 25c.; W. B Yarboro. 25c; Fred Thompson, $2; Sink ft Green, $1; O. F. Aired. 2.r.c; McCrary Furniture Co., $2; J. D. Red wine. $2; J. W. McCrary. $5; Cash, 25c; J. W. Messlck. $1; John K. Hankins. $1; S. U Owen. $1; Mr. J. F. Ward. $5: Cash. $1: L. M. Grimes. $1; a E. Thomason, 50o.: Dr. R. L. Reynolds, $1; P. E. Peacock, $1; Dr. W. J. Ves tal. $1: E. B. Craven. $1; J. C Bower. $5; Mrs. P. S. Vann.$5; Geo. McCarn, $5; O. W. Leonard, $1: Ladles Sun shine Club of Second Reformed Church, $5. Total, $656.25. ALL DOCiH MIST BE MIZZLED. Twa Cossrll Tske Prompt Actios Steps Take Looklag te Ssrtac la Mala Street A specUl meeting of the town coun cil was held Monday night and a spe cial ordinance waa passed requiring very dog In Lsxiogtoa to be muxxled. Tbls ruling goes Into effect at once and a fine of $5.00 is prescribed for anyone falling to obey. Special Offi cer W. F. Tbomaaon was retained for a month longer to help enforce this ordinance strictly. Many cltisena ap peared before the council and urged such action. It waa reported to the board that no lea than twenty-Art dogs were bitten by the same dog that bit Mr. Cllrtoa Pickett's pup. Seven people are now la Raleigh to take the Pasteur treatment, as result of the work of this little dog. Another action of Importance to the City waa taken, when Mayor tbas. Young was authorized to get la touch ' with the tsrvl companies and ascer tain the cost of surfacing Mala street as quickly a possible. Although the ooat will likely bo eomewbero between 11.000 and ll.MHJ. there seems to be a general demand for the proposition of fixing this street at one, Mrs. A. U. Jwtgart spent Friday la Several Bitten by Mad Dor. Mr. md Mrs. Clifton Pickett and son, Clifton, Jr., Mr. O. P. Pickett, Masters Alex Trexler and Oscar Wel born left Sunday morning for Raleigh to take the Pasteur treatment Morton Leonard, small son' of , Mr. " Arthur Leonard, was taken Saturday. All these but Messrs. O. P. and Cliff Pick ett were bitten severely enough by a bull pup afflicted with hydrophobia to have the skin broken. The skin was bruised on Mr. O. P. Pickett's leg, while Mr. Clifton Pickett fears he re ceived a scratch and infection while handling the dog before It was pro nounced mad. After it had bitten the folks named above, Mr. Clifton Pick ett, owner of the dog. carried it to crimes Raleigh Friday night for examination, Three Fine Cars Go Begging-Why Npt Try For One? Everything is "Free Find Out All About i 1 1 Now. Not much of a showing this week in the campaign column but as there is a very good reaaon for the little progress Indicated none should feel the matter too deeply.' j A new leader appears and several who have here-to-fore been somewhat behind, begin to move as though there might be some strength somewhere in the campaign. There are indeed some who appear not to worry about what hard work it is to do. something for themselves nor do they seem to think that getting collections for The Dis patch is so terribly degrading. Indeed there are some in the 'campaign col umns who seem to have a little grit and some determination and it is to these really real people that we can address a few words today. No one is invited to. enter the cam paign who imagines .that popularity has -much to do with the results ob tained. Merely being well known and popular will amount to little If the candidate does not work hard to make collections. A little known person may overcome . the great popular ity of another candidate by work. The race is not always to ins swirt ana to the strong. Work coupled with tenac ity of purpose is the eynote of uc-. cess in any field. ' Lexington People Held by Floods. Mrs. George W. Mountcastle and daughter, Miss Frances Holt, arrived here Friday night from Marion, where they were held nearly a week by the floods, which severed all rail commun ication with Western North Carolina. They were returning from Nashville, Tenn., and their train was cut off by the waters at Marlon. They managed to reach Rutherfordton and from there Any ope who feels as though he or she would like to try for the automo biles and other awards ottered in this collection campaign Is assured that he or she has a fair field and no fa vors. No one can win or lose except through themselves and their own in dividual efforts are what spell results, nothing else can. .' ' If you hav any sand tn. your make up and no yellow, then your oppor tunity la good for a spier, 1 g''v but if you are the wt- MRS. (iOOCR WINS HER SUIT. Judge Pritchard Will Set Aside Con tract-Estate Worth $250,000 - Net May Compromise. Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe Gooch. of this place, won a notable victory, at Richmond last week, when Judge Je ter C. Pritchard of the Federal court of appeals announced, after a week's hearing, that he would set aside the marriage contract between Mrs. Gooch and her late husband, Wayne H. Gooch. This contract specified that Mrs. Gooch should receive the income from $50,000 io long as she should re main a widow and further declared that she waived all rights to her dow er in the estate. The estate has been inventoried recently and the personal and real property found to be worth over a quarter million dollars. There are about $50,000 in debts against the estate, but accrued interest will cut away most of this and leave about $250,000, eighty per cent of which Is personal property. Of the personal property Mrs. Oooch will get one third in fee simple and a life estate In the real property. Judge Pritchard announced Monday that he would ask both sides to sign an agreement permitting him to ren der his decision from Ashevtlle in thirty days and both sides agreed. He stated at the same time that he was doing this in order to allow both par ties to the suit to have time to settle the estate ouKde the court and save more expense and litigation. It seems that this will surely be done. It is said, however, that Mrs. Suhor has ad ded Harry Smith, the famous defend' er of Henry Clay Beattie, to her coun sel and the statement is also made that the divorced wife of Gooch would try to nave set aside the settlement made dn her several years ago at the time divorce proceedings were heard. However, this Is not expected to have any effect on the outcome of the pres ent status of the case. This decision, it is thought, automatically gives Mrs, Gooch the right to administer upon the estate, a matter which is now in the courts, as all the restrictions of the contract are removed. Mrs. Gooch's victory is all the more notable. In view "of the seemlne fact "thai ISntlment In Richmond was gen erally against her. Some of the Rich mond papers made their opposition to her very evident She contended that the contract robbed her of her rights and that her late husband was guilty of fraud. The contract was presented for her signature while the guests were waiting for the wedding, and, im pressed with his seeming generosity, she signed It without having time to read tt. NO one except Gooch and his lawyer: brought along for the purpose of fix ig the contract, seemed to have TROOPS WILL GO TO BORDER. DESCRIBES BILTJI0RE FLOOD. Major Phillips Says Everybody Agrees on That At Camp (ilentt for Month or 80 Yet Major Wade H. Phillips came home Saturday from Camp Glenn to spend several days with his family here, re turning to his duties with the Third Regiment last evening. While here Major Phillips gave the following in terview to Tho Dispatch: "The troops will remain at Camp Glenn for 30 or 60 days longer. The entire brigade row being mustered in. the drills are becoming longer and al ready the work of hardening the sol' dlers is in progress. All soldiers will be required to fire the prescribed course on the target range to prevent waste of ammunition in case they go into Mexico. The wise ones say when this drill'and practice program is com pleted and after a trial march of as much as a 100 miles or more, General Wood will be notified that the troops are ready. Ho will notify General Funston and General Funston will name tho objective point to which the troops will be moved on the border. Everybody believes the North Car olina boys will see border duty. In any event, however ,they are certain to be away from home six months or longer. ' Captain Leonard and his men are making an excellent record at Camp Glenn. Captain Leonard has received strong compliments from officers of the regular army on his promptness In discharge of duty and the great en ergy with which he is building up his company. Company "A" is not only at the head of the alphabet but so far has led the regiment tn the work at .camo. The health of tne boys is ex cellent. The food is good and tne duty so far has not been hard. Several hours are allowed each day for recre ation. The young men have choice of fishing, sailing or surf bathing. Show er baths are furnished all officers and enlisted men. The water is obtained from artesian, wells and ia pure and abundant Colonel Skerrltt was sent down from .Washington to inspect Camp Glenn. He reported back "It is 0U( of the healthiest camp sites in the United States," and recommended tnat the troops remain there unless urg ently needed on the border. - "Captain Leonard now has about eighty men and other recruits are ex pected from Lexington. Captain New by's company from Thomasvllle is al so making a splendid record. If all the counties in North Carolina had re sponded as well as 1 Davidson, instead of having 6.000, which is required to fill the brigade to war strength, there would be between 15,000 and 20,000 men." It was promptly pronounced mad. The party must remain three weeks to complete the treatment, which Is the only sure preventive of hydrophobia. It is understood that probably a score or more iogs were bitten by the same dog that bit Mr. Pickett's pup. A few of these have been muzzled, several killed, some penned up, while others have been roaming the streets at will. Narrowly Escape Drowning. Mr. Hill Smith had a narrow escape from drowning In Swearing Creek on the Mocksvllle road Monday afternoon. While ie and Messrs. Zeb and Don Walser were in bathing In the swol len current be was sucked under and was unable to get out Don Walser tried to rescue him when he first came up, but was unable to do so, He came up again under tne bridge, our tne current sucked him back before he could get out For about 35 yards bs was undrjr water, and caught against a log Jown stream, with one band sticking just above the surface. Zeb Walser was In the current swimming after him and fortunately bit his body, polling htm out by grasping bis bath ing suit Hill had a restless time Monday night but yesterday morning waa all right, suffering little ill effect from bis thrilling experience. Swear ing Creek, as well as all other streams In the county, went on a rampage Sat urday and all Monday and yesterday were all over the bottoms along tne banks. Considerable damage was done to the fill on the highway at Swearing Creek. across the Catawba River at Mount Holly. .' . Misses Mary Trice and Ruth Fits gerald and Mrs. C. L. Cruse, of States vilte, are being held at Chimney Rock because of all roads being washed away. There are about 100 other guests and 150 inhabitants of the vil lage cut off there with short food sup plies. Food has been sent by wagons from Rutherfordton to within about ten miles of the place and is under stood to have been carried on the shoulders of men over the rocks to the village. Tho fine Central Highway from Rutherfordton cannot even be passed on horseback at many places. It was several days before this party could be heard from by friends here, but finally a telegram from Mr. Julius T. Homey at Hendersonvllle, brought word of their cafety. Other messages have been since sent out by courier to points where telegraph wires were still up. Informing relatives here of their safety, hut saying It was not known when they could get out. Several young men of Lexington and Davidson county, salesmen for the Reynolds Tobacco Co., are understood to have been cut off about Connelly Springs and have so far been unable to reach their fields in Western states. Two Big Masonic Picnic. If favored with fair weather It Is likely '.hat a goodly number of Lex ington and Davidson county folks will go to Albemarle tomorrow to attend the big annual Masonic picnic. This picnic Is given each year on the occa sion of the visit of the orphanage sing ers, and is attended by great crowds. Proceeds of the occasion go to the sunoort of the orphanage. Tho Masons of Mocksvllls will also give a big picnic tor the same cause on Thursday, August lotn. Tne sing ing class will give an entertainment and there will be music by Crown's Band, of Winston-Salem, from which place a tpeclal trala will be run. Oea erat B. 8. Rowster, of Oxford, state adjutant general, will be tho speaker of the occasion. The Dispatch Is Informed that there la a considerable quantity of wheat la tho county that has remain ed la the fields and has now practi cally rot'fxL One farmer at least U said to have as much as 00 bushels still In the shocks, which are now cov ered, with green sprouts. Tb fre quent rains of recent weeks made H difficult to save wheat, as there have not boea many tunes wbea the sua sbono long enough to permit the shocks to ' dry out aufflcieatlr for Yadkin lets Traffic Pass. The toll bridge over the Yadkin Riv er was opened to traffic late Wednes day afternoon, after holding all motor traffic west bound on this side of the waters for four days. Quite a number of people traveling in automobiles were held in Lexington and the March Hotel was kept pretty well filled up. Among these were several cars from Charlotte containing entire families. Dr. and Mrs. Steadman. of Lenoir, who were returning home after their hon eymoon, were held here several days In their automobile. They left Wed nesday and went as far west as tbey could get, hoping to reach Lenoir by stages. Three Kannapolls young men, Messrs. Ed and Jonn Murray ana Cbas. Watson, had been on a week end trip to Greensboro. They reached here Tuesday evening and waited un til late Wednesday. They hadn't ex actly taken along enough cash for a week's trip, tbey said, but friends naa saved tbem In the emergency and they were making the best out of the situ- stlon. Mr. James K Williams returned Wednesdiy from Marchmont where he was held from Bandar afternoon. when the officers refused to allow cars to pas over the Forsyth-Davis bridge near Wlnston-Haiem. He naa o re tern to Marchmont while tbs others of tbs party walked across the bridge and hired a car. Mr.- wuuams naa never before been In Davis county and hs lost several hours on unknown roads and pulling through mud al most bub deep, but be reached March mont about eleven o'clock that night tor hs traveled la a ford. then continue, to swing to and fro in the porch spoonholders and to remove from time to time the fly specks from your noble expanse of, brow, but do not endeavor tn get into the campaign for you will only be In everybody's way, including your own. The Dispatch has provided the op portunity tor several exceptional peo ple to gain exceptional awards for ex ceptional work, that is all. Accept the opportunity or leave it Just as you please, no one should worry for a minute which way you decide except yourself. Three persons will be owners of new automobiles when the campaign is over; you can be among these for tunate people If you will. Why not try? - The TRY costs you nothing- except a little time. There are three cars, remember not one, but three. All other candidates who work even to the amount of ten dollars will gain. Of course if you think you can only collect ten dollars don't try for the automobiles, you would be in the wrong lass entirely. In fact The Dispatch don't want those who can figure no higher than a thimble. It does to want help however, all those who are really ambitious and Industrious, so if you are of this class and are not afraid to acknowledge It, you are as sured of a hearty welcome Into the ranks of real people. '. ad 1 v-rnt as toitts contents. Judge7 PritehaftdT heldltl3at-the'"fraud was very evident and amply proven, Capt S. E. Williams represented Mrs. Gooch and was assisted by sev eral Virginia lawyers, Repnbllran Connty Convention. The republicans of Davidson county will bold their county convention on Saturday, August 26th, at the court house, the call having been issued this week by Chairman T. E. McCrary, for the purpose of nominating candidates for county officers. The primaries to select delegates to this convention will be held on Saturday previous to the convention, August 19th. CONVESTIOX MEETS SATURDAY. v . - Tyro Primary. .' he rimavy-tor Tr township was held Saturday, a goodly number of democrats being present. G. M. Thompson was elected chairman, and C. F. Koonts, secretary. The execu tive committee is composed of the fol lowing gentlemen: W. B. Hunt, C. A. Wood, W. M. Meacham, G. W. Kenerly and John Sink. The following were nominated for Justices of the peace: J. H. Lannlng. J. M. Frltts and L. F. Barnes. For constable W. M. Meach am. D. 0. Craver, C. W. Farabee. W. B. Hunt. C. A. Koonts, Adam Darr and C. F. Koonts were elected delegates to the county convention, and all dem ocrats in the township were made al ternates. No Instruction made as to the nomination for county offices. THE DAMAGE AT RADIX. Number Cases of Typhoid. Quite 1 number of cases of typhoid fever are reported in and around Lex ington, with reveral new cases devel oping last week. Mr. Sid H. Smith, who returned the first of last week from a trip to Baltimore and New York, was stricken shortly after his feturn and has been quits 111 at the home of his mother on Main street Master Eugene Raper was brought horn Saturday morning from Healing Springs, where the family had been spending some time, apparently suf fering the same malady. A nurse was secured from Winston-Salem Sunday afternoon to attend him. The larger nortlon of the cases are said to be on the outskirts of the city, away from the water lines. Not a single case has so far been reported but what In fection could be traced to a source out side tbs city water, which Is consid ered very purs. One or two cases bsvs been reported where the one af flicted bad previously tax en in typhoid vaccine, but ths attacks were very light and in patients nav quiet ly recovered, with little Ul affects. Ready U rolled For Fair. I wlsa to announro that I will be around collecting Fair subscriptions next week and It Is desired tnat every body pay promptly, as It is only a lu ll over two month now until th dates of the fair. It Is tlmt to get busy, so look out for ma and bav your money ready. ' DAVE LEONARD. gee. Treat. Davidson Coaoty fair Association, Marchmuat Tenant Bit Bard. Capt a E. Williams report that while his looses at Marchmont from ths recent deluge was vary heavy It will not compare with that suffered by a number of his tenants. Many acres of fine bottom corn wsrs cover ed by the water and damaged or de stroyed, this being practically tbs sol dependence of several families for corn. On family that suffered very heavy Ion Is also otbsrwlM severely amirted, th fstber, tnotbtr and on child now being In bed with typhoid fvr. Cant Williams says that for Innately, however, b baa oa band at ths Disc quit a portion of last rear's corn crop and with this will b abls to tide tb tenant ovr ontll another Mason. H was la Richmond during all of last wk and bad ao Ma of th Mverlty of tb tosses at Marcnntont aatU his return Sunday. , Interesting Time Anticipated When DatliUnn Democrats Tick Their Ticket for Campaign. Saturday afternoon next the demo cratic county convention will convene in the court house here promptly at 1:30 o'clock or as shortly thereafter as train No. 21 arrives and the dele sates from Thomasvllle can get here. The bujiness of the convention will be the nomination of the entire county ticket to be elected this fall and the member of the House of Representa tives from Davidson. Sheriff, register of deeds, coroner, surveyor, three county commissioners snd member of the House are the nominees to be named and a large attendance Is ex pected. For sheriff the race tor the nomina tion Is expected to be between Mr. S. D. McMillan, of Lexington, and Mr. O. E. Crowell, of Thomasvllle. At the primary convention her last Satur day Mr. Crowell received a large vote, the majority going to Mr. McMillan. He will come to the convention with a large following from Thomasvllle. while It cannot be estimated just how the country precincts will cast their votes. Mr. John R. May. of Thomss ville, has been prominently mentioned for th place but has made no formal announcement of his candidacy. It Is thought he will receive a good vote on th first ballot at least wbll sev eral others will probably get scatter ing vot. No nomination Is expected on th first ballot For register of deeds It csnnot now b predicted whether ther will be a contest worthy of note. As a result of th primsry br Saturday. Mr. Ed. F. Smith iias announced nis wttnaraw- al and has left th field to Mr. C. E. Thomason, of this pise, who so far Is tbo only msa besld Mr, Smith to an n ounce his candidacy. Whether- a dark horse will bo trolled In at th last moment Cnnot b foretold. Mr. W. O. Burgin received th Lex ington vot for tbs Hous. Wbll there hsv been ao candidates an nounced for this race, Mr. W. 8. An derson, of Lexington, and Col. F. 8. Lambeth, of Thomasvllle, bav ba frequently mentioned. It now appears that Messrs. F. H. Beall. of Unwooa, W. F. Raper, of Arcadia, and t. C, Oroea, of Tbomsavtll. will b th ticket for county commissioners. No nam has yst ba mentioned tor county coroner. Mr. N. R. Kinney, of Loxlngton. appears to bsvs tb Insld track for th nomination for survivor. Tho convention la xpcted to ratify tbo choice of tb Loxlagtoa primary for Judj sad solicitor of recorder Mr. Harvey Hutchison Writes Mother of Thrillinir Experience in Bat tling With the Waters. The things we read about in the pa pers never thrill us quite hs much as when the story Is told by someone wo know and who has experienced the thing about which they are writing. Mr. Harvey Hutchison and family are living at Biltmore and were caught by the swirl of the waters In early morn- . Ing and had a narrow escape. Mr. Hutchison tells abou It, in the follow- -ing letter to his mother, Mrs. J. S. Hutchison, of this place, written af ter the water had gone down: ; "Some time, some mess and some small bit of water. I will not begin or start to tell you all about it for it is too much and you would scarcely believe all I would tell you. The news papers are coming out with Associated Press news, which gets somewhere near what it is or was. At nine Sat urday night the river, which I walk ed over to see0 myself, was up but not nearly as high as it was one week ago and was then receding rapidly. We went to bed and were awakened by the Llpe girl and the nurses. Miss, Walker Rnd her sister and Miss FoIb ter, who were calling to Gladys Dowl- . Ing, telling her how the river was run ning and asking her to get lip and come look at it over near the bridge. You know the Lipes lived in the big frame house on the banks of the river at the bridge. Gladys would not go but insisted that they come in there and stay and they replied they were having too good a time and were going to watch the river rise. They are the girls that were drowned, with the ex ception of Miss Llpe, who was rescued at two o'clock in the afternoon after having clung to a tree since 5:30 a. m. Her father was drowned after having held his daughter up against the tree 1 for an hour and a half, when he be came so exhausted he turned loose and was swept down." r . ' Well, they woke us up calling to Gladys and then went on back home and the old man Llpe kept them there till too late to make It They started and got .as far as Lodge Street, which Is the street going to the estate where we walked to the spring. There were three oher men with them who had gone over to try to get them to come" on out, one, a Mr; Thompson, and Mrs. MilhoUand caught to a tree and hung there until 2:30 p. m. In the other crowd were Mr. Llpe, Miss Catherine Llpe, Miss Walker and her lounger sister and Miss Foister. . They had arms locked and the current washed them down aln-.ost to the gate, where they hung to trees but all were swept away hut Miss Catherine... When they woke us calling the water was four Inches deep 01 the sidewalk in front of tfce twrse.- I looked at tt-aad- asked -Meta about getting ip and she thought ' It was back water from the little branch pack of the street and tried to go back to sleep. In a few minutes we heard a roaring noise which I knew came from the river and I dress ed and looked cut again and the water had risen to the above the first step of the house. Meta said she could not get wet and thought the water would not come In the house so I then went out the back and began throwing coal out of 'be water onto the back porch so we would have fire if we were con fined to 'be house. The water when I went out. there was knee deep. "Very shortly the back steps floated loose and water had risen another foot and a current began to. run through from the back. Meta came out and looked and I went hack In the house. It was then about fire o'clock and we heard Mr. Bostlc with a hack at the front calling us to get out. We were about llfteen minutes getting ready, and the water was running Just up on the front porch. Mr. Bostic had his The Hlsch Waters Delay Completion of Dam Three Month Much Ma chinery Destroyed. It appears now that the largest In dividual loser from the flood of the Yadkin Rive.- was the Hardaway Con- hafk go structlon Co at Its big works at the 1 of )ronng Mea din. The Dispatch Is Informed tnat the losses will probably total $150,000 and that the completion of the 'dam has been delnyed for at least three months. It will be about two weeks yet before things can be cleared out for the full resumption of building op erations. The water rushed Into the Narrows with tremendous force, filled the two forty-foot tunnels and rose to a height of 37 feet being 19 feet high er than the top of the coffer dam. Among the losses so far counted up are 6 big derrlcKs. worm a total or about $21,000; one 50 horsepower boil er, three trestles, with their burden of U cars; three girder spans and all tbe tracks off the upper coffer dam, with much damage to both coffer dams and the concrete forms swept away from tbe main dam; two locomotive cranes aid one standard guage loco motive were entirely submerged; 54 concrete buckets, tbe largest In the world, were lost with the cars that went don, hut some of these will be salvaged, though badly damaged. Th machine shop was entirely submerged, a well a part of the mixer plant and It was necessary to remove all th electric motors from th crusher and mixer plants. Much damag was don to tb carpenter shop where th forms for th concrete ar mad. Tb com pressed sir line was severed and all air used by Rhlnebsrdt & Dennis on th Montgomery Bids was cnt off. This compsny sustained practically no loss. Tb $5,000 b. p. turbln just Installed la th new power bouse was covered with wster thst almost submerged this plant which Is bow well on th war to comoicuoa. on wail or in old French power bouse, constructed of steel and concrete, felt Into tb tiv- r, carrying with It five car and knocking over a dsrrirk. Of tb XI locomotives that bav beea used regu larly by Hardaway there, only four ar bow be'ng used. Th lower quar ries were entirely submerged and tb tool shops and bouses near th river banks wr swept away. On nsgro seen crossing th foot brldg below th dam bad not yet bn accounted for Sunday.. Th wstsr entirely cov ered tb old slav graveyard oa tbs sid of tho Bill, a thing never bsfor known. Tb Southbound Railway la bow op erating trains regularly from Whltay to Badl babies got out dry shod and were car ried from the water's edge to Mr. Fea sor's in his Ford auto, where they stayed until yesterday morning, when an auto tame from Fletcher for them and ook them out They were feeling very well yesterday afternoon. Press came n to see things again and told me they were all right I stayed in and tried to carry all the furniture up stairs I could. I stayed In the house 30 minutes, In which time th wster rose from the level of the front porch to about four Inches higher than my knees, at which time I left the bouse. I got all my furniture but th Iron bed snd my cot up. Did not sav any of my provisions and tbe water rose to just under the msntel In our room. Of course the stuff I carried up la all right and not hurt I forgot my bicy cle and left it In the coal bouse on tb hack porch. The motor will not b hurt but the bicycle's wheels are both warped until worthless. "Well, I left the house about 6:40 a. m and whn I stepped on ths pave ment In front of the bouse tbe water was over my shoulders and when I reached the street It was to my mouth snd I bsd to swim across th street when I was nble to touch ground again and could walk by jumping and paddling. Across the street Is not a far piece to swim but thsr was a fast rising current which It was hard to overcome only by heading against It I went from thsr on to help try to rescue tb LI pes, who war la tb wa ter and stayed la tb water with many others vainly trying to do something. which at tb tlm was Impossible un til lea when I gar out and bad to get out When w crossed Into th wster w stretched a rop from tree to tie so ws could get out again and without th rop with th wster still rising w could not have crossed out Ths wa ter rose on' II about Boon wbea tb big brick wall at tb estate entrance fell and then th wstsr began going dowa. "W had plenty of 'good swimmers but to get to any of tbs psopl they had to swhn a current that ao on could croaa. Tbsy got la hosts, t row boats: they were all fubed to pieces against troes. On big f)t bottom scow was tiisd and wt dinned to pioce at th trs oa which th Up girt was clinging. Two tnn wr la (Coatlausd oa Pag L gbt) Spsaeor with Mrs. L, H. Vuaoaaaoa. UrosaiBf.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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