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1 AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE Mrs. Annie Wilson, Wife of B. B. Wil son, Cuts Her Throat Witb Knife. THOUGHT THAT SHE WILL RECOVER XT f m r NUMBER 21. A Sunday Horning Tragedy Tna Came Near Being Fatal -Result of Long Illness An Old Taole Knife Used. . Just before the beginning o church services on Sunday morn' ing, there was enacted a horrible tragedy on Holloway street, only a few yards away from the Firs Baptist church, and immediately below the Methodist church, of thU city. It was at this time that Mrs. Annie Wilson, the wife of Mrs. B. H. Wilson, made Ipsnerate effort to end her life with an old table knife, which she secured from the ' dining table. A very painful wound was inflicted, but the arrival of friends orevented Mrs. Wilson from finishing the rash deed, The knife used by the desper ate woman in the effort to end it alt was an old table knife which she had sharpened on a brick, leaving a very rough and ragged edge. The wound was just un der the chin, in the fleshy part of the throat But for the fact that the knife missed the main arter ies and wind-pipe, the wound would have immediately proved fatal. Doctors Mann and 01 ive arrived quickly on the spot, and everything possible to relieve the suffering of the , woman was done, and she was then carried to the hospital. " : From the appearance of things soon after the terrible deed, it was evident that Mrs. Wilson had intended to make a complete job of it She was alone in her room at the time, the other mem bers of the family being else where in the house. She lock the door and all windows, lower ed the shades, thus making the room as dark as possible, and then hid herself in a closet. Kneeling down. she drew the knife across her throat It was in this Dosition. with blood breaming "down her neck, that she was found. I'oisibly the coming of several nwik-rs of the family to the ix-r hastened the act, and upon iing the door locked it was f ruken open and the struggles of the suffering woman were heard in 'he closet This was opened an l she was found to have the "dy knife still In her hand. The exact cause of the rash act i not known but it is generally thought that her mind had be come mentally unbalanced on "count of continued sickness "I'i bad health. During the pst few years she has been In xtremcly poor health and has utiered a great deal. Mrs. Wil came nere sometime ago Chatham county and is rm a good family of that place. i is 35 year old and has a hus- and, several children, brothers il sisters. She has made Dur. m her home for a number of "'irs and has a lartr r't;nds among our people. Late- . . is saia, she has acted very rangel? and it has been neton. iry to keep a close watch over ' IMS nrrnuntt In a MAantM the quick discovery of her T life find tha mnrnKiir nf t Willy WOfA fnclnnn m,tU nd her before she.made a further The latest report from the "Mai, where Mrs. Wilson was V1.' u.T?8a. othp" complications ". -us mougnt that she will recover. A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. : Large Gathering 01 Young Folks At Bardie's Mills. Seldom have we enjoyed an occasion better than we did Sat urday evening July 11th, 1908, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Daniel, when their daughter, Miss Eugenia Pearce, celebrated the 21st aniversary of her birth. It was a beautiful day and a large crowd were present to "partake of the hospitality of these people who endeaverd to make it a pleasant occasion. The musicians were Miss Ruth O'Briant. or ganist Dixie Long, Banjo, Colon Wilson, Violin, and a part of the H. M. Vocal class and indeed the music i was fine, but : the best feature of the day was when the refreshments have arrived, when the crowd assembled around a large table on the beautiful lawn in front of the house which was! ngntea by the starry heavens and the moon which was throw ing out her golden rays of bright- ness.and partook of refreshments which consisted of ice cream lemonade, cake, pickleand various kinds of fruit a . "." Among, mose present were: Miss Ruth O'Briant, of Durham; Miss Bannie Parker.of Hillsboro: Walter K. Long, of Rocky Mount; Henry Wilson, of Hills- boro; Henry Parker, of Hillsboro; Henry Brewer, of Raleigh; Misses Bannie Blackard, Colon Wilson, Dixie Long, Iva O'Briant Iva Harris, Sudie Holeman, Annie Coleman, Gertrude O'Briant, Amelia Coleman, Annie Breeze, Bera Bradsher, Earle : Long, Ara Hall, Annie Horton Myrtle Laws ;" Ella Horner, Lula Bradsher, Mary Hawkins, Eva Moore, Annie O'Briant Fannie Hawkins, Jodie O'Briant Messrs. John O'Briant Charles Holeman, Jr.. Claude Holeman, Arthur Long, H. G. Laws, Eugene Ferrell, F. W. Blackard. A. F. Bowles, Ottis Blackwell, Ira Rimmer, Ira Hawkins; Jasper Rimmer, W. C. Hawkins, E. G. Horton, Elijah O'Briant, Ernest Moore, Elijah Phelps, Hugh Moore, John Horner, Walter Hawkins, T. O'Briant, C. F. Harris, Floyd Hawkins, Otho Hawkins, W. T. Hawkins, It. H. Bradsher, C. E. Long. The following Mesdames were also present: T. O'Briant, John Horner, Otho Hawkins, Oma O'Briant, Iris O'Briant, Annie Hawkins. It was a very enjoyable occasion ongto be remembered by all who were present. It was mid night before the crowd disband ed and returned to their various homes hoping to attend another such happy occasion some day soon, miss reari received a arge number of presents as a reminder of a large host of true riends. Dreamer. LYON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. George L Lyon Wins Championship In Trap Shoot Near "Boston. HE BEAT PROFESSIONALS LAST WEEK Broke Ninety-One Out of a dred -Ms Score Marvelous. Papers Give HIra Boost -A Fine Record. Hun On Saturday a large number of people attended the Durham dis- net Sunday school convention, which was held at Duke's chapel. There were two sessions held, one at 10 o'clock in the morning, and another at which dinner was a part of the programme, was held ater. Mr. J. D. Fletcher, pres ident of the conference, presided over the meeting. There were present reveral ministers, Includ ing Rev. G. W. Fisher, pastor of he Durham county circuit. The dinner was served on the lawn, and there was plenty of good hings to eat for every one present On Sunday the first service in he new Memoriat church on Chapel Hill street was held, and the pastor, Rev. M. Bradsher, lied the pulpit. ' i George L. Lyon, of this city, won the eastern championship in the handicap shoot at Welling ton near Boston, Mass. last week. Lyon's score was 91 out of 100 targets, which is considered marvelous. At the end of the thirty targets it was found that Lyon, the ameteur - southern handicap winner, was in the lead he having broken 28 out of 30 targets. He shot from the nine teen mark with a twenty-one yard limit, at which were placed the following: Lester German, John R. Taylor, and Hawkins, professionals, , George S. Mc carty? H. E. Buckwalter winner of the preliminary handcap, and Chauncey Powers, ameteurs. Hawkins lead the professionals with twenty-seven out of thirty, J. A. R. Elliot second with tweny- six, and J. R. Taylor third with twenty-five. . The Boston Herald gave a fine write-up of Mr Lyon last week, and thinking that it will be of much interest to our readers, we publish it in full below: . "North Carolina sent up one of its youngest guns to the third eastern handicap, the blue rib bon of the eastern trap year. which was decided under the auspices of the Inter-State asso ciation over the traps of the Pale face Shooting association at Well iugton yesterday when G. L Ly on, of the New York A. C, but hailing from Durham, N. C. an nexed the coveted trophy with a score of 91. He defeated A. B. Richardson, of Deleware by three birds while for third honors E. W. Maffet, of New York, and Dennis A Upson, of Cleveland, shot a tie of 87. . "When the star event, the eastern haddicap. was begun, ere many rounds han been fired, Ly on, Richardson, MofFet, of New York, and Dennis Upson, of Cleveland, last year's prelimin ary winner, pulled away slightly and battled man for man to the end. Lyon and Richardson both came away with a straight while, the remaining two of the quartet each dropped two birds. "In the second round Richard son and Moffet failed at one each, while Lyon and Upson each connected with 13. It was in the following round at 20 targets that the North Carolina shot gained his winning hold on the trophy, for he smashed 17, and went with a tie with Richardson. The latter could not stay the pace in the last two rounds from home and at the end was three birds in the rear, and with a score of 91 Lyon added the east em troyhy to his list for the first time." . . .... a An Unapproachable Mora. An Krl young man called to take hit wiflhttirt nut driving the other daj, but wheu the stunnlngtr attired young Isdjr caught tight of the turnout the young tnnn had hired for the occasion be feigned a headache and refused to accompany him. "Why. Violet." asked the astonished mother, "why didn't you go with hlrar "Well, maiuma," was the Indleuant reply. "I consider that a very foolish quentlou on your part How could I tco when the horse tie waa driving didn't tnatctffH single thins 1 bad to wearrKausas citj Journal. rasseinuB Do widow's weeds ever bloom T rardonicue-Certatnly! They produce orange blossoms. Chicago Kecord Herald. BEPUBUCAM HOLD MEETING. Convention to Be Held August 15 Mr. Uangumfor theLesfslatira. The Republican executive com mittee held their first meeting on Saturday, when they met with Chairman J. WuRigsbee presid ing, and Secretary Bramham call ing the roll. Every precinct in the county was represented, ex cept one, Houston Barbee, of Cedar Grove township, having died some time ago. . It did not take long for the Re publicans to transact business, for which purpose they met. and the date of August 15 was decid ed upon as the time for selecting delegates to the State conven tion to be held at Charlotte Aug ust 26. Every one thought that the time of the county convention at which the Republicans wil nominate their men, would te named, but they decided to wait until the Democrats had taken further action. It was decided, however, to hold precinct prim anes over tne wnoie county when the delegates to the county convention will be chosen. There was no dis-satisfoction among the Republican men what ever none clamoring for either an early or late primary; they merely wished to wait awhile be fore taking further proceedings. They all seem to be very hopeful and satisfied with the way things are going. Up to this late hour seven democrats have announced their intention of running for lower house' honors, and since only one of them can be chosen" for this office, things are beginning to be come auite interesting. In the Republican field one gentleman for the Legislature is being talk ed of, and it is generally conced ed that Mr. D. C. Mangum will run. He is the only one yet to oppose the seven Democratic as- pirers, bnt there will possibly be others in the field. When the democrats nominate their ticlwt, the Republicans will know better what to do, and they are waiting for that day to come. As yet Mr. Mangum is the only one of them who has an nounced his intention of running for the office. He is now con nected with the Durham post-office, and will perhaps stand a good chance of receiving the Re publican nomination. tttot Mrs. C. H. McGee died Mon day afternoon at her home on Lyon street, from a complication of diseases. Her death occurred at about 6:30 o'clock. She was 42 years old, and was a member of the Main Street Church, of this city. She leaves a husband and six children. The remains were shipped over the D. &. S. to Barclaysville. near which place the burial will take place. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the nomi nation of sheriff of Durham county, subject to the action of the-democratic primary. 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