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"Please buy him
for nie," begged
Ben, standing
first on one foot,
then on the
other, in his eag
erness, while
Don. the beauti
ful red setter,
; eoU nose into Ben's face
; plainly as a dog could
Y h. ,L buy me;" but Ben's
t?:it.'k uia head doubtfully.
r..n large a dog to take care
city," lie said. "I wanted
s 1! dog." The dog-fancier
;u r.'s eager little face, as
;,. iv-n's beautiful head,
y '.me taken such a liking to
:. 1 v that I am afraid you
; :::: tie Ben to even consider
; : " he said to Ben's father;
i. roeu found this was the
. j .n her dog would do. At
:.y ju;g or terrier Ben shook
; V - s--:iid each time. "If I
! r. P n, I don't want any
I... :. i ara." Finally, the dog
. v-;- know Ben's father very
r. 1 v.-ho was very fond of Ben
:. .! you what I'll do, Mr.
You may take the dog
w:h you and keep him for a
7 '-morrow is the Fourth of
. I a holiday, so I will not have
to sell Don then. Give
l. ; and then, if you don't
hring him back on Thurs
and exchange him for
I have."
Do that, please, plcace,"
r. Thank j-ou so much,
..i "
. if mamma and I decide we
;:- ;) him, will you give him
t.;k another dog instead?"
Ir. Rogers. "Remember it
harder to give him up then
r. iv."
rll not be much harder,"
:.. vi'.h a s!.qh. "If you say
: ': fi him after we give him
I v.-ill give him up; but I
?.:it any other dog." Ben
h!- hands into his pockets,
kin:r to the window, swal-:--e
or t vice very hard. Ben3
ooh: d at Mr. Wood with a
knrd to refuse the boy," he
1 -v tone. "I think we will
y.i"-' Don a trial." Then he
a tciie loud enough for Ben
i 'h t. Ben. Wo will take Eton
! ktep him a day at least."
a :i to them with a bright
'dr. Wcod said:
n. that is better than
Don at all. Nov see what
-fore you take him." Mr.
!' '! to a newspaper which
f.oor some distance away. -it
here, Don," he com-r
5-: nrrl Don trotted obediently
ever to the paper, took it up hi3
o-i-h, and brought it back to Mr.
'Dr;:i it!" said Mr. Wood; and out
croid the paper from Don's mouth,
T-uile h wagged his tail and looked
from e-i- to the other, as much as to
say, "Could any dog do better than
tnat?"
"No v i umn snlrl M nj, a
stick; and over Don
not k
lit1 c-
o:i t:
out a Ion
n ?ivo 1113 your r!ght Paw."
j';';: "t1 h5s Tl& Paw. and placsU
, 00'-!? outstretched hand
coa!" said Mr. Rogers, laughing.
"12?. Know the &ft paw also?"
Lvu:'- cemmanded Mr. Vrcod;
!'ame the left paw, to Ben's
tier: i j
-a!" said Mr. Wood. "lie
Seta a little puzzled about
d left paws, but he is evi
nis good behavior to-day."
rni no r!ni.o ... 1. 1 -i, t
'T:-f-. -n ' '"-ii.o, WilSUU JUOn
fo-V':;tu..n9 after tbe other. Dc
w-jTm r delight that ths dog
tC '"ey Uim eIso' wb.en ho used
jV; ; c; ot cqmmana that
v ..-a'i did,
tv !iput a Prett? collar oa him."
, a iticj were leaving,
i.';;?1'0 light chala to Jt, so he
i::r- yet away from voi.' nor,
eyea and a bright face.
All that evening Ben
with
out
-u una Hen'a nttia dUa rt
iaiped and r'A'Pr1 tnwthav
v. WnVb4.V-A I
'-'Oil annnriiMtl v wna AitiA
A.ii. uua Airs,
" o'-'OU ipr
r.v.l..
cid
Co of
eU Hon
thy,
aa i ir,
llUZC-r ..tJ
i: . mo auuui Keuiug
fir. nr. 1 1. T-.
t uen leit he had made
pression, and he hoped, as
n v. ouid happen to make them de-
To keep him.
I'! n,-.vf JnV -r. . .
--J occupied all day with shoot-
- lire-crackers, from an early
;i th0 morning till supper time,
'-inch went off with a satisfying
-f;o:i at first was a little afraid
- riGiSe. but Rnnn ?row Rpniis-
- a, ai.a sac up on tne veraa-
1:1 1:5 distance. Just before sup
a epecia! treat. Ban'a father
"";ut hl"J a giant Hre-cracker. a
tempting one, with a Ions
banging out of one end,
'--tire cracker about eight Inches
j',"3 and covered with brillfant red
i 11 was oae of the sort that
, wlth a magnificent whoop-t'v-
ang, loud enough to satisfy even
- n.oSt patriotic little boy in the
, '"U'V; and that is vph? i,r in.
!- Mamma looked worried when
uc-r ' T?11 fire u off rISht after sup
kyjt L said Ben. .. . .
io;:
tit
"Don't light it till your father and
I are with you, Ben, dear," said mam
ma, anxiously; and Ben promised,
holding the cracker lovingly in his
hands.
The days are long In the summer
time; and it was still light when Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers stood on the veran
da, watching Ben prop the cracker
up ready for lighting. Ben had
begged so hard to light it all by him
self that his father, had consented,
after showing him how to do it.
"I shall be glad when It Is fired
off," said mamma, uneasily. "Run
fast after, you light it, Ben," she
called.
"I will," said Ben.
Littl Dorothy with her nurse had
goue next door a few minutes before
to see two pretty maltese kittens they
had, and Don had followed her over.
Now Baby Dorothy was ready to
come home before her nurse was, and
no one noticed her slipping through
the gate but Don. He, it happened,
had not been pleased with the kit
tens at all, when he found they were
not big enough to "chase; and he fol
lowed after Dorothy, feeling sure that
she could not take care of herself
even that short distance. Thus it
happened that, just as Ben touched
ground, his arms around the brave
dog's neck,, sobbing.
"Dear, dear Dori! You saved Dor
othy! You did, you did; and I ara so
glad you dropped It in time to save
yourself."
"And to save you, too!" cried Mr.
Rogers. "Brave dog! Brave boy to
think of it!" , -
"Bennie, dear Bennle, and dear
Don," was all mamma could say, as
she hugged Dorothy close to her.
A little later in the evening, Doro
thy, who had been a little frightened
by the noise and excitement, fell
asjeep in her mother's arms, Mr.
Rogers leaned over them with a heart
full of thankfulness. As he stooped
down to kiss little Dorothy's pretty
hair, they heard Ben's voice from the
veranda steps, talking to Don.
"Do you think they will let me
keep you now, Don?" he was saying.
"I should think they would, wouldn't
you, after what you did, and because
I love you?"
"Oh!" eaid Mrs. Rogers. "He
doesn't realize that we could never
give Don up. Tell him, dear." And
Mr. Rogers called in a voice which
was husky, but so full of happiness,
that Don's tail thumped hard in ap
preciation when he heard It.
"Ben, my boy, you may keep Don
all hi3 life. I am proud of him, and
you, too, you precious rascals!" And
Ben and-Don were happy oh, eo
happy. Christian Register.
On an average each resident of
Berlin is said to spend one-eleventh
of his income on intoxicating drink.
THE DAY SPEAKS.
I am a funny day, for sad -And
joyful is "my lot ;
In one land 1 am morp than glad,
In one land I am not.
One people 1 surcharge with bliss,
And one I cause to tsigh
The reason f the which is this:
( I am the Fourth of July!
It. K. M., in Harper's Weekly.
The 8 years after July, 1776, were
periods of great, suffering and priva
tion. There was no money to buy
fireworks, because it was all needed
to help carry on the war. The people
who had rejoiced at the first Ind-3-pendence
Day had, many of them, be
come very poor, and some were be
yond all suffering, victims of British
warfare. There were anniversary
celebrations, but usually among the
army folk in the field.
THE MONUMENT AT .FREDERICK, HD., TO FRANCIS SCOTr KEY,
AUTHOR OF THE "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER,"
! I i
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER."
1 rT.t. ,W?S--!'
14 - " VSIS?- ft.VTsri
"O sry, tan you see, by the chiwn's early hplit,
Vv hat so proudly v.c hailed r.t the twiliffhfs last gleaming,
Whoe hriad ctripe.j and bright stars through the perilous
ficht.
O'er the ramparts v.-e watched vetu so gallantly stream-
And tlie rochet'a r;d j'h-re. the h.omhs burst ii:v in air,
Ct ive I roof thnuigh the mlit that our f'n:? was f;till there.
( say, does that Mur-Fpantrle.l l'annor yet wave
O'er the land of the free end the lionia of the brave?
0n that nhore dimly peen through t'ie mists ;f the deep,
here t!io foe's haughty hot in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully Mows,, now conceals, now discloses?
Xow it catches the jrh-am of the morning's iirst team,
'n full glory reflected now shines in the stream,
'Tis the Star-Spimglwl Banner; O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
"And where arc the foes who so vnuntinply swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blaod has washed out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror t.f Might or the gloom of the crave;
And the tar-Spnngled Banner m triumph doth wave
O'er the land ot the free and the home of the bravo.
"0 thna be it ever, when freemen shall Etand
Between tl,eir loved homes and the wai's desolation:
Blest with victorv and peace, may; the heaven-rescued land
Braise the Powsr that hath made and preserved us a
nation, ....
'hen conquer wo must, when our cnuse it is just,
,nI mis re our moito, tu uuu jo hui nub,
? -5&spVS:j ATmr. rd th Star Spang ed Banner :n tnurr.pti rnan wave
KI-,tSirSrf re? the hLd cf the free and the home of the brave."
6ga-WWiiaSWS 1
New :York Ledger .
tbs match to tb0 long string fuse and
ran away from the cracker, Dorothy
and Don cama elowly through the
gate eioss to the place where It lay,
the little dangerous yellow flame
creeping slowly up tbo string.
"Pretty! Pretty!" said Dorothy,
leaning over It. Ben saw her, and
gave a shriek of terror.
"Dorothy! Come away!" he called,
at the same time making a dash back
to the fire-cracker. At Ben's cry Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers ran after him, call
ing to the baby; but she was too
little to' understand what was the
trouble. There was no time to bo
lost. Ben knew none cf them could
reach her in time. -
"Don!" he called.. "Bring it here!
Good dog!" It all happened in less
time than I can tell you. In the few
seconds' time that yet remained, Don
understood tho command. In his
doggish heart waa mistrust, and per
haps, soma fear. Ho -did not like
these., things that went off with a
bang, but he was trained to obey. He
picked up the fire-cracker End ran
toward Ben.
"Drop it!" screamed Ben, In an
agony of fear lest it should explode
in the dog's face, and Don, obedient
once more to the command, dropped
the cracker; while Ben, at last by
THE GRAVE OF THE FAMQUSJ1NBER0F LIBERTY EEll DISCOVERED
A short time ago .the gsxton of Old Pino Street Presbyterian Church,
at Fourth and Pine streets, Philadelphia, Pa., found among the crumbling
tombstones that had lain neglected In the churchyard, a headstone of
which the Inscription had become almost obliterated by age and dirt. He
cleaned tho moss and lichen from the stone, and was surprised to find It
boro the name of the famous bell-ringer of Revolutionary days, William
Kurry, who tolled the Liberty Bell at the time of the signing of the fate-
5 W-ra ftc
! WV iinTi
ful Declaration cf Independence. Hurry was at that time the caretaker
of Independence Hall. When he was gathered to his fathers his remains
iaiiea to
covery was
exploded with a frightful communicated to tne urana Army ABwaauou, uw
roar, but harming no one. Ben burst made for the decoration oi tne restored grae ui u uC-s,
intg Igars of relief. He sa&k on the Memorial Day. - ; " v "
hi oirio. drasrsred him awav to a com- were buried in -the Old Pine Street (jnurcn, Dut inquiry wwr
i;i anfa riiQtni-io f- fhp dtsf.lnsfi the whereabouts o-the grave. The news of the dls
lQl Oi liX t-lj vu"vv, j u I , . ,
cracker
BIGGERS IS ACQUITTED
Jury Holds That He Was Insane at
: the Time of Killing Hood.
Charlotte, Special. The jury of
twelve freemen, the select body chos
en to pass upon the merits of the
case of State against W. S. Diggers,
charged with : the murder on the
morning of Tuesday, February 9, of
J. Green Hood, reached a verdict Sat
urday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock,
their decision being that the defen
dant was "not guilty" of the crime
as charged.. '
As noted by every one who follow
ed tbe trend of this great legal bat
tle whose results held within it the
freedom if not the life cf Biggers,
tho pica of insanity was the entire
issue. It was not that insanity for
which the asylums '.arc built and
maintained, but that termed various
ly emotional insanity, brain storm,
and the like, but in this case termed
' ' eonf usional ' '-insanit y.
The case was fought before- the
bar with the utmost tact and unlimit
ed talent-and legal force. No stone,
as it were, was left unturned. It was
plead that the man had suffered a
wrong and that his financial straits
had preyed upon his mind till men
tal confusion had brought him to the
stage of not being conscious of the
enormity of the deed which he con
templated and actually committed.
At the first vote of the jury: -10
stood for acquittal, one for murder
in the first and one for murder in the
second degree. ,: v
The jury had the case just " four
hours when it became unanimous.
The case had taken 11 days in its
course.
Shepard the Slayer of Holt.
Durham, N. C, Special. Solomon
Shepard, the negro cf mysterious
action, has confessed that he killed
Engineer Holt near Durham last De
cember and that he had no assistant.
This startling turn in the dreadful
affair came Saturday night when Dr.
N. M. Johnson went into the jail to
attend a sick prisoner. Shepard had
spent the day reading the Bible and
getting religion. Why he took a
notion to unburden himself to the
doctor, is not known, but he did and
said that he slew the engineer that
uight without the aid of anyone.
The negro tells a reasonable story.
There never has been any large num
ber of people who did not believe that
Engineer Holt met death meant for
another man. The wanton use of a
shotgun was commonly ealled a Reu
ben Barbee characteristic, but nobody
ever found the motive whereby Reu
ben Barbee became the assassin of
Fred Holt. The brothers of the dead
man believed that their kinsman had
been murdered by mistake and the
negro says so.
buspicion for this crime has been
resting on Reuben Barbee who is now
in jail awaiting trial.
It seems that Shepard had been
put off the train. In his rage he
secured a shot gun and went to kill
the brakeman who put him off. Not
finding his man he fired a random
shot, as he says, to scare somebody.
This shot put out the life of a popu
lar and most valuable engineer.
Joe Brown is Governor.
Atlanta, Ga., Special. Joseph M.
Brown, son of "Joe" Brown, one of
Georgia's war-time Governors, took
office Saturday amid ceremonies of
Jeff ersonian simplicity.
Governor Brown's address was
brief. At its conclusion. Governor
Smith handed Governor Brown the
seal of the State of Georgia and the
ceremony was complete.
Governor Smith's last official act
Saturday was the signing of 15 par
dons. Those set free included six
murderers and three persons convict
ed of violationgjthe prohibition laws.
. , Firemen Lose Case.
Atlanta, , Ga., SpecialThe Geor
gia Railroad etrike arbitration board,.
Saturday night decided against the
seniority, of white firemen over ne
groes. The arbitrators, however
placed a premium on intelligence
among firemen, which It is believed
will ultimately result in the gradual
elimination of all except the most ex
pert negro firemen. .
From Chicago to Charleston,
Winston-Salem, Special. The of
ficial announcement Saturday by the
Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk and
Western that the Winston-Salem
Southbound Railroad would be push
ed to completion, within the next IS
months is received with great satis
faction here. The movement for this
through line from Chicago to Charles
ton, with the Twin City as a prom
inent junction point, was begun about
three years ago, Cel. F. H. Fries and
Mr. Henry E. Fries, cf this city, be
ing among the leaders in the enter?
prise. Henry E. Fries is now presi
dent, "
Exonerates Man Convicted of Murder
Palatka, Fla., Special. When
James Kelly and.D.-M, Davidson
were setenccd to life imprisonment
for murder, Kelly said: "I accept
the verdict of the jury, but as for
D. M. Davidson, he is as innocent of
this crime as auy man in the hearing
of my voice." The men were con
victed of the murder of W. C. Sel
lars, a night watchman of the Atlan
tic Coast Line Railroad three years
ago at High Springs, Fla. v. . . ;
TAR HEEL CHRONICLES
Happenings And Doings Cleaned From AH Parts
Of The Old North State. j j
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Convention Held at Hender
sonville. Rev. J. O. Atkinson
Elected President and J. B. Sher
rill, Secretary-Treasurer.
Ilendersonville, Special. The edi
tors of North Carolina were literally
presented with the key to the city
Wednesday morning of last week,
when, at their opening session held
in the court house,"Col. S. V. Pickens
gave them an ancient, rusty, , two-foot-long
jail key, recently uncovered
here by workmen in excavating for
a new building.
At 9:30 the convention was called
to order by Dr. J. O. Atkinson, third
vice president, who invoked a divine
blessing upon "the town of Ilender
sonville and the members of the as
sociation. Mayor Staton then pre
sented Col. S. V. Pickens, who cor
dially welcomed the editors to town.
M. Lf Shipman, on behalf of the local
press, spoke a few words of apprecia
tion and Archibald Johnson, editor
of Charity- and Children, responded
gracefully cn behalf of the associa
tion. Dr. Atkinson then read the
annual address of the president, who,
on account of sickness, was unable to
be present in person. It took to task
the criticisms some politicians and
others make of the press and closed
with, proposing "Optimism and Good
Cheer," as the note the press should
sound. The association voted
to wire President Thomas its
appreciation and its regrets that he
was unable to be with them. The big
audience, in the court house listened
to 'short talks on- timely topics by J.
W. Atkins, J. J. Farriss, H. B. Vai
ner and Archibald Johnson. At 2:'J9
p. m., J. F. Hurley read the histor
ian's paper. Full of interest and lis
tened 1o attentively was Tbad K.
Manning's talk cn the subscription
price of the weekly newspaper. This
was followed by the transaction of
miscellaneous business. At night,
before an audience which completely
filled the big court room, Mr. John M.
Julian, of The Salisbury Post, deliv
ered the annual oration.' He com
manded the closest attention of Ins
audience to the end of his address.
Thursday morning was pleasantly
spent in a drive to Lake Osceola and
to Mount Hebron, the pleasure of
which was not marred by a slight
shower, which, Mr. J. P. Caldwell re
marked, was but a plaasant diversion
Tbe editors and their families went
in a body and the string of carriages
was a long one.
The-ball at the Gates at night was
largely attended and thoroughly cn
joyed by both visitors and home peo
ple and was distinctly a success.
At the afternoon session the fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Rev, J. 0. Atkinson; first vice
president, M. L. Shipman; second
vice president, J. R. Swann; third
vice president, W. K. Jacobson; sec
retary ami treasurer, J. B. Sherrill;
historian, Archibald Johnson; ora
tors, W. C. Hammer and Josephus
Daniels; poet, D. F. St. Clair; execu
tive committee, H. A. London, W. C.
Dowd, H. B. Varner, Josephus Dan
iels, D. T. Edwards.
A resolution was adopted condemn
ing the United States government for
maintaining a job printing office to
compete with the country's job print
ers, and a copy of the resolution was
ordered.sent to every-Representative
and Senator of North Carolina.
Interesting articles were read by
Rev. J. 0. Atkinson, Clarence H. Poe
and R. R. Clark. " ,
The important -address of the day
was that of M. Y. Richards, land and
industrial agent of the Southern
Railway.
The Wheat Crop is Fine,
Mount Airy Special.Never in the
history of farming in Surry county
have the farmers been in a deeper
hole with their plowing and harvest
ing. The wheat crop is fine and ripe,
but up to Friday heavy rains have
fallen daily, rendering it impossible
to cut grain and plow corn, etc.
In the Hands of Receiver.
Fayetteville, ' Special. The Con
solidated Street Railway and Power
Company of this city was placed in
the hands of, a receiver by Judge C.
C. Lyon, resident judge of this dis
trict, at Elizabethtown last week.
Mr. W. D. McNeill, president of the
company, being appointed receiver.
This action will not affect the operating-value
of the property ncr the
progress cf Fayetteville. Car3 are
now running and will bo able to
handle tha preat crtfwds that are ex.
pected here Monday.
Camp Guard is Convicted.
New Bern, Special. Abner Paris
was found guilty of manslaghter in
the Superior Court last week. The
case is somewhat peculiar. Paris, a
guard at the convict camp, shot Tom
Toler, white, a convict, wha was un
der sentence for running a blind
tiger. The case was of unusual in
terest on account of its connection
with the liquor cases. It was gener
ally expected Paris would be acquitted.
Resolution of Thank3.
The following resolutions, offered
by Mr. Josephus Daniels for the com
mittee, were unanimously adopted by
a rising vote:
"Resolved, That the thanks of tho
association be and are hereby tender
ed the Western Union Telegraph
Company and the railroad companies
for courtesies in the matter of rail
road transportation and particular
ly to the Southern Railway Company,
for the courtesy of an excursion to
Lake Toxaway; to W. A. Smith, for .
a car ride to Laurel Park and an en
joyable afternoon at that beautiful
resort; to Capt. M. C. Toms and John
L. Orr and their associates for ex
tending the courtesies of Mount Heb
ron ; to the management of the Gates
Hotel for excellent service and for ,
the courtesy of a ball tendered tho
association; to Mayor R. II. Staton
and the reception committee and nil
the public spirited citizens who tenT
dered many delightful courtesies,
including the mountain drives and to
Lake Osceola, and for more pleasures
than can be enumerated; to Mr. M.
L. Shipman, editor of The Ilender
sonville Hustler, and to Mr. T. R.
Barrows, associate editor, for their
brotherly welcome which made .nil
the editors. feel at home.
The association left ou a
special car Saturday for Lake Toxo
way, returning to their homes from
there.
The - following ' eighteen new
members were enrolled at the session :
J. V. Sims, ' Raleigh Times;
W. I. - Underwood, Greensboro
Patriot; J. A. Parham, Fayetfo
ville Index Owen G. Dunn, Newbern
Sun; R. A. Deal, Wilkesboro Chron
icle; W. E. Pharr, North Wilkesboro
Hustler; M. L. Yeager, Southern
PuRisher; R. E. Ranson, Spring.
Hope Leader; Andrew Joyner,
Greensboro News Bureau; C. A.
Eury, King's Mountain Herald; Clint
N. Brown, Salisbury Post; T. II.
Gosorn, Bakersville Kronicle; II. II.
Hamlin, Beaufort Lookout; D. L. St.
Clair, Sanford Express; E. P. Pepper,
Danbury Reporter; T. R. Barrows,
nendersonville Hustler;-J. R. Round
tree, Kinston Free Press; CLas. H.
Williams, Folk County News.
1
Rev. F. J. Murdock Dead.
Salisbury, Special. Rev. F. J.
Murdock, D. D., rector of St. Luke's
Episcopal church in Salisbury, died
suddenly Tuesday morning in Char
leston at the home of his brother who
he was visiting. He was 63 years
old, had been rector of the church
here for 35 years and was widely
known in "both church and business
circles. He was president of tho
Vance Cotton Mills, secretary Ofd
treasurer Salisbury Building and
Loan Association and was a bank di
rector. He is survived by a widow,
one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bell,
and one son, F. J. Murdock, Jr.
Heart failure is said to be the cause
of his death. The interment took1
place in Salisbury.
Private Laws Ready.
Raleigh, Special. The private lawa
of the session of 1909 of the General'
Assembly are now almost ready to be
issued, as the printing of these has
been completed, only the index is yet
to be completed..
This is quick work and it follows
close on the early publication of the
public laws, which were issued early
in May. The printing of the lawa
this session has broken past records
for the rapidity in punblication and
the State has therefore access to the
full information in the laws at a
much earlier date than is usual.
Killed by Live Wire.
Greensboro, Special. Bryan Ben
ton, tbfc 12-year-cld brother cf James
M. Benton, city editor of the Morn
ing Telegram, was instantly killed by
a live wire late Tuesday afternoon,
The boy was at a lawn party at tha
Christian church, and with a play
mate climbed a tree. His flngoti
touched an uninsulated electrlo wire,
his leg another, tho short-circuit
causing him to drop, .
Death cf Miss Sallls Undirwood.
Charlotte, Special. Miss Sallit
Underwood, the young lady struck by
lightning near her home in Gastoa
county last Thursday afternoon, died
Sunday morning at 3:30 o'clock
without regaining consciousness. Tho
funeral took place at the home Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ser
vice being in charge of Rev. J, B.
Tabor, of Mount liclly. The inter-,
rcent wa3 made at Castania church.
The funeral procession i3 said tq
have been one of the longest that
ever followed a funeral in Oaston
county. ,
Youth Develops Rabiss.
Spencer, Special. Scott Winders,
an orphan boy, aged 13 yetrs, at tin
home of D. M. Penning? on,, a promi
nent farmer, living near Spencer, 19
la a desperate condition with what is
said to be hydrophobia. The boy was
seized with fits and, when under the
influence of the spasm, attempts to
bite and scrach his friends. The lad
was bit by a dog six-months ago and
no attention was given the nfatttr
until the disease developed this week.
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