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PiESCtDJY DiilLET
^GiiSitionai/aui^y T/:;;?edy
Ht KashviLe, Tijna.
^oman charged with murder
^iss Loulia Cunnigham Lodged In Jail
the IV!urder of the Wife of John
F. Wilson—She Says Providence Di-
**®cted the Deed. t
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 19.—The wife
■of John E. Wilbou wad shot ana Ivill-
this mopning at hor home in Bast
^’ashville, and Mits l.oulia Cuuniug-
is in jail charged with the mur-
tier.
The women were living iu the house
iio diftei’encos had ariisen between
t^eni. Several yeais iij,o V'. il;on mar-
I’ied the sister oi' Miss Cunaingham,
"ho Went to live with :he;ii and con
tinued to make her hoiue with her
brother-in-law iater the ucuth ot uer
sister.
^Vilsoa married Miss Alica Carey,
l-(->uisville, last Sunday morning,
^nd brought his bride ai once to Nash-
ville. There was no obji'c-rion to the
marriage on the part of *\lis.s Cun-
i^ingham, and all went wc‘11 urf.l tlii.
iiiorning, when witliout wui!iing. she
snatehecl a pistol tliat lying on
tae mantel and lirod lour tiniss in rap-
-iu succession. One biilU*t ■j!i''rcod th'
beart of Mrs. Wilson and a:u tlier went
through her hand.
cause Is kn.)wn for the deed,
othei' than the sr;Ui':;ii'!'.t in.)d(> by thu
liinrdi'i’ei’^ who savt; thi'.t piovi b'uce ui
iwcted her to commit t’.:e criir.o.
ed th"> woods and ponds were scoured
in vain and he was given up as dead
He says he was inspired to run away
by stories of adventure and traveled
all over the globe.
Insane from Sunstroke He Suicides.
New York, Sept. ID.-^Floyd Knox'
aged 23 years, disappeared from his
home in Hillsdale two weeks ago
while temporarily insane from the ef
fects of a sunstroke. He has just
been found dead in the woods by hunt
ers. Knox had (‘limbed a tall tree
secured himself there and then com
niitted suicide by shooting.
V/ORK OF
L0.\
Several Measures of Importance Pass
ed by Legislature.
-Montgomery. Ala.. l‘J.—Th^
house of rej)resent.iiiv^ s b
tile senate bill e.xtcnciin^ tlic terms ol
the t'.vo associate rniIro:ui I is
•t IV'. '.V. T. Sai;tiers ana \r, C. Ti;n- !
sial], two years. !
iifbato was cv.t off by the advjcate::! '
cl :!;o bill by moving the i<;-cviiuu-; ;
t;'on. j
A 1)11] to rearrange the ci’’- ■
cuits. niakjiig seventeen c-ii-cnils. v/a-j
ulsu j.assed. i
Tr.i' houL-c vote i down the bill tr j
PCTiiiir bookkeei'ing .-Jcriing and
of pools (ni horse races.
Quite a sensation was ci'e:iT:';l in i
tii<- j-1'.nate by a ni,>ti-.in to reconsider |
t:if auO])tion of the res ihitlon .Liivini: ^
one of Alabama's places in statiiaiy;
i'.iill ,)! fame to Dr. J. L. M. Curry. Tht.-
nuition was carried, but was hiter rnlf.l
out of order because the iiet's'.' e.i ,
n.)t have the reso!utii-n. It will ].(?
rec:il!e.l. The purpi.se of tl'.e r.i(it: ;n
is iM;t known.
T!'e senate adopt";! the nr.mlierol
.hall' t iu the el?:-tion bill, but has
as yet passed the bill.
COTTON CROP ECTIMATES.
Do No-t Run Over 11,000,000 Bales—De
terioration of Plant.
New York, Sept. 19,—Telegraphic
reports to The lnternation?\l Mercan
tile Agency regarding the more impor
tant changes and features of tl e week
are summarized as fellows:
Southern advices af fuithor deterior
ation of The cotton plant are general
and crop estimates do not run over
ll.ltT/O.OoO bales. expectations nortn
ttud south is that the i)rice of cotton
goods must take a sharp upward
turn.
Indian corn has been much less hurt
by low temperature than reported. At
lea 8st(» per cent reported absolutely
safe and undamage.l.
Kentucky tobacco will grade high
er than the l»st year. rt will amount
to tw(>-thirds of an average crop. In-
dei)endent buyers have been active,
but indifference l)y the combine leaves |
prices havy. Ijidiistrial interests has j
centered a”ound st; ?1, ])rices of which
it is deciared will net be lowerei, yet
billets have sold at or a dollar un
der the poolo pi ice. I Of S from strikes
this y^ar is over ^oJiD.UUO.OvU. quite an
excess of last year.
-N\'w England ccttcn men say they
will net resume in fnll until the new
cc'tton sup])lie.s v.xrrant it. The tex
tile sitiKiion in Philadeli)l'.:a is slow- j
ly lm;;roving. Demand for agricul- I
tural implements, notably at Louisville. !
is excellent. Temar.d fo» j;ig iron;
v»’ii;tin'4 at Chicag;). not st.'t'ng at |
'I’hiltKielp'nia and tirni at Pittsburg. |
Gor.(’raI trade is most active in the’ 1
ccntral an ] southwestern states. I
heavy niuvenient is conspicuous at St. ^
Louis and throu.-iliout the states tribu
tary to that ciLy, which c.Mends to all
s:ai)le lines.
SC'JTH£RM MA;<23 REPORT.
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MARRIED BY TELEPHONE.
Grocs Earnings For Fiscal Year End
ing June 30.
\ev.' Ycrli, -Sept. IS.—The anr
ro’jort of the Soutiu rn railroad just
is.'’ie,i shows that in the fiscal year
ended Jtine 3(>, grcjs earnings we:e
$4 an in; re.:se oi $4.t;41 .b> 11
or 1:1.;;i pt i- ( Cnt. X.i e.iiniiigs wt-re
$1 }.i‘19, an increase of ;?4i):i.:) i,s.
or 4.G per cent. The surjilus income
over fixed charges w.ts i;S.7ii7.-i77, a:i
iJicrease of 313.9 per cent conii)ar;‘d
wirh ]Sj5, v.-Jiijii the Sjc.r,iiern’s; tlrsi
annual report was issued. Annual
exi-'ensos and taxes SrM),!<o9.139; an in
crease of ;,142.:':u2 or 1-1.-;3 per cent.:
The cost of maintenance and e.">ui i
me-nt in;-reated ?1.24:t.4oi, or 22 per
cent. C( St of transportation incre::s- ;
ed $2.(;21,913 or 1 n j)cr cent.
In the annual r-'iiort of the Mobile '
and Ohio a part of the Southern, a.i i
Vt^edcied In Hacte to Get Fourtune
Aunt.
Binghamton, X. Y., Sept. 18.—TIio:n-
as P. Baker and Miss Mariv' Wells. .>1
Atlanta, were married by telephoi:e.
the !->ri .a being at Glenwoiui, Pa., and increase of about in
the^yi’oom in Buffalo, X. Y. and $255.0iX' in net is shov/n.
1 lie couple had been < n^'agod foi '
some time, the weddin,.: b-ing a fani- j MAN’S STRA^,!Gii FAT'T.
ily match. The date wi? set for Oct
1, bill it wa,3 leai ned that an a—ed Frichtentd
aunt, who had set her lu^art on tli':
match, had decr(*ed in h.er will thal
unless the mai-riase tock place before
her death proj;erty to the amount <d
wouL; divert fror;. Miss Well?,
to ot’ier relatives. /
The aunt was stricken with
o Death ?t Gight of Cij
AuiCiTiObi 1-2.
New York, Sept. IU.—Patrick Col-j
Ilns, or> years (;!d, a driver in the em
ploy of the city, has bee.;i frightc'neJ !
Jto
n
F
I Hope
My Customers Will
Excuse Me
OR not chaiif^ing my {kI. oftener, as I am usually too busy selling goods to
our many customers to take time to think what to put in an ad. And
besides, I i)refer talking lace to lace with the people to seeing them at long
I’ange through a newspaper. So don’t wait to see me in that way, Tliere is no
use for me to do so, but 1 will tell you that I have the best all-round general mer
chandise store in Brevard; and those who don't already know it can find out by
looking through my store. jly lines—including Dry (roods, Groceries, Shoes,
Clothing and others—are strong; and Ironi the amount of business done my prices
must be low.
ITo})ing that I may be al)le to serve a satisfied people,
I am yours faithfully,
T. D. ENGLAND
Phone 8.
McMinn Block.
Brevard, N. C.
From the
Factory to the Foot
T. W. Whitmire' 1ms just i-ocoiv(‘d the largest lino of men\s. women's and
chiklriMr.s Shoes in IJri'varU, and t!ie jjricf.s ai-e '21 p.n- {-.(iiit. cheaptu-
ron.siihM-in.i^ (lualily tiian any ottier shoes in town. These shoes are bought
dii-ect from the i'aclory. and (,*vefy }>air guaranteed. ]\Iy Clothing wtLS
boui,dit ihi' saiiH; way—direct i’l'om the fiictory—and I have some of the
nicest tind most stylish patlei ns in the city. ]\Iylineof Negligee Shirts
and Neck'woar ;ii (‘.simi)ly out of si«^ht. “When it comes to dressing a gen
tleman froHi head to toe and iu the swellest of style no one in Brevard can
do this l>ul mys('ir. and thi.s is the way I do it: First thing is a silk finished
unilershii i with douhlo »‘lasti(* seams: Scrlvin's drawers; nc^xt is that pretty
little low collar and midgt.-t tie with the i^Oth century link cnlf?^ and buttons;
tiuMi 1 follow that up witli a suit of the Kantbebeat brand of clothing, which
is tlic' most swt'll lin(' in town; then comes the great Mtinss pat. cult blacher
shoe, the ju-ctticsl thinii'(‘Vi'r s(>c‘n in ]>i-(‘vard. tind evi‘ry pair guaranteed;
the last and be>l of all is for the head, and that is a John B. Stetson hat in
t he hitest shai)i‘. if you will tell me what more it talces to dress a man I
will buy it. Ah! 1 forgot to i)ut any soc.-ks on my man, but it is liot oecause
I liaven't i^ot them. I have them, tind th(^ very nicest in town. ^ly dr^”
goods tUid groci3i'y trtide is good enougli. Come and see me.
T,
W. WHITMIRE
/, 2, 3 Cooper Blocks Main and Broad Sts.
death by the sudden glare of an
I autoniobilo that nearly lan into his
j team in Jerome avenue, at One Hun
plexy a-nd pronounced dying. T’ne I drcd and
groom, who is a traveling man. wa; '
and Seventh street.
As (''ollins aj)]n‘oached a sharp turn
located at Bufui.o, am! tiie marriage j in the avenue the l>ig white automo-
arranged over the teleplione. A mUv | b!le with a brilliant headlight,
istt'i oificiated at eac h end and th€ j dcnlv lo(uned up.
ceremony was concln ied M minutes^je to drop the
We Wish
.. to
TME
OPERATES
fore the aunt breathed her last.
Mississippi’s Va.'unbla Find.
JacKSGnviiif, ..Miss., Se^jt. I*.—While
Mississippi cannot rival the famous
petrilied luresi in Arizona, she yet re
joices in a recent find iiiong this lins
that ^s attracting the attent.'^^on of ge
ologists and curiosity seeker^^. The
find is on the farm of A. H. hradley,
near Flora, and is said to con* ist oi
some -large, beautiful and w5i^nJer
ful petrifications.” State Ccnlimis-
sioner to the St. Louis Fair Henr^i’^ ha.=
sud-
CoIIins wBs seen
•eins, .=t:ire straight ahea !
for a second and then topple from the
wagon.
The driver of tlie automobile swerv
ed his n:achino in time to avoid a col
lision. Hosj)itaI physicians who we;t3
summoned said the old man's weak
heart kiiled him and that he was prc))-
abl}’' dcaa before* lie strucli the ground.
I''<‘nr<‘i{l <)t!<Js A.nasnst Him.
I HMiri(l(ien. alone and de.^titute.
Such, ill brief, was the condition <>f an
old soldier by the name of J. .T. Hav-
ens. Versailles. O. For yeai's he was
visited the petilfied forest’ and/made i trouhlsd with Kidney (iisea.se and n<M-
arrangenients for m exhibit /of its tlier doctors nor medi<Mnes o-jive him
wonders at the big fair.
Mourned as Dead for Yesfrs.
Xew \ork, Sspt. 18.—Ai'iei*' being
mourned as dead by par< nts and
frien s for 13 years, Wah^r l^razee.
a former resident of Scotch Plai U '
J., has returned to that villagt ' howel complaints,
azed mother was overcome witf S I ‘^”teed by Z. W. Nichols, drujrjrist
and swooned. When Fraaee disarl f-’ q he Xfws office fi.r Blauk I)eed.«.
meduMne:
)‘elef. At lenjith^'iie t)‘i(Kl Kleetric I3it-
ters, Tt ])ut him on liis feet in short
order and now he testifies: ‘*I'm on
the road to complete recovery.” Best
on earth earth for liver and kidney
tro\xt)les and all forms of stf)mach and
Onlv oOc. (iuar-
'HK {itteiitiou of oui* customers to
the lii(;t tiiat wo have some special
^
T
L^auis 111
Dry Goods
These goods must 1)0 sold, and \ve iiavo
put them oil the marker at a very low
price, giving our customers oin* proiit.
To orK CouxTKY Trade:
When in town malce our store your head
quarters. Brinof all your ])i'odut;e and we will
pay you the highest market {)ri(!e.
Dovbk Daily Trains
Tarrying- Pullman Sleeners. Cafe Tars
ja la carte) and Chair Cara (r.ats free).
Electric L!^.hted T^’rouji'^out
BETWEEN
Sirming:tiain, I^ssnpJais and Kansas City
AND TO ALL POINTS IN
rexas, Oklahoma ar.d Indian Temtorics
AND THE
Far West and Nsrthwest
rtlB ONLY THROUQH SLEEPING CAR LINE
BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST AND
KANSAS CITY
Yours for business,
KINSLAND & WELLS
Phone 71.
Descriptive literature, tickets ar-
rang-ed and through reservations made
upon application to
IV. T. Saunders, Gcn'l Act. Pass. De**t.
OR
F.E.Clark, Trav.Pass.Aqt., Atlanta, Ga.
Brevard, N. C.
W, T. SAUS^DERS
I Gen'I Agent Passsnser Departnn&nt
j ATLANTA, CA.