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JJ. MINER, Mgr. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA CO., N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21,1908. VOL. XIII. NO. 34.
NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS
Occurrences of Interest GleeLived From All Sectious ^ the Bvsy
Toir Heel State
FARMERS’ CONVENTION.
The Sixth Annnal State Fanners’
Convention Will be Hdd at the A.
& M. College, Raleigh, Angnst 25,
26, 27, 1908.
This is to be a splendid three days^
meeting for the study of Agriculture
and the discussion of all questions
of direct and specific interest to far
mers.
Stock Breeders’ and Dairymen’s
meetings will be held August 2Sth.
Programs are being arranged for
the study of the foilowiiig subjects:
colon culture, tobacco culture, corn
and small grains, horticulture, for
age crops, general live stock, husban
dry, dairying, etc. Also special meet
ings for the women from the farm
homes, and lectures and addresses of
general interest to all. Speakers have
been secured from the United Slates
Department of Agriculture and from
neighboring States, who will be as
sisted by the leading agricultural
workers of our own State. All should
plan to come and make this the
grearest meeting of farmers ever
held in the State. Reduced railroad
rates, lodging free and meals at
cost.
Some of the best speakers on agri
cultural subjects in the United Stfites
will deliver addresses at this meeting.
Dr. S. A. Knapp, who has developed
the Farm Demonstration work to its
present extent and usefulness for the
Southern Educational Eoard and the
United States Department of Agn-
cultnro, and who is one of the strong
est .speakers on ajp-icultural develop
ment in the whole country will de
liver an address ou Tue.«day evening,
Auo^ist 25. Prof. W. J. Spillman,
CbJei' of the Division of Farm Man-
fliroment of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, will deliver
an address on Agricultural Educa
tion on Wednesday evening, August
26th.
The morning and afternoon ses
sions will be drvoted to the study of
agricultural problems, and in ad
dition to strong speakers from this
State, Dr. A. M. Soule, President
Georgia Agricultural College, will as
sist in the program for Wednesday,
Ansrust 26th.
There will be special meetings for
the ’.vomen on all three days for
«vhich an excellent program has been
prepared.
On Thursday evening, August 27,
and Friday afternoon, August 28, the
State Dairymen’s Association will
hold its annual meeting for which
an attractive program has been pre
pared.
On Thursday night, August 27, ar
Fiiday afternoon, August 28, a State
Live Slock Breeders Association w’ill
be organized.
Moore’s Creek CelebratioiL
Wilmington, Special.—It ^is esti
mated that upwards of five thousand
people attended the annual celebra
tion of the first triumph of American
arms in the war of revolution on the
celebrated battlefield of Moore’s
Creek, two miles from Currie, while
nearly as many more were kept away
by continued fresliets in many of the
water courses and the absence of
bridges swept away by the recent
floods in that section of the country.
The ^ Atlantic Coast Line operated
special excursion trains from Wil
mington and from Roseboro to Currie
but the larger number of course came
from the countryside in private con
veyance. The feature of the exer
cises this year w^as a masterly address
by Senator Lee S. Overman, who was
shown distinguished honors by peo
ple from six counties gathered in the
patriotic demonstration. The exer
cises took place in the large pavilion
recently erected on the grounds and
were presided over by President
James F. Moore, of the monumental
association, who delivered a welcome
address ornate and pleasing. Senator
Overman eschewed ppliblcs in his ad
dress and spoke largely of the in
fluences of North Carolina in the
formation of this republic, incident
ally coming out strong for the sover
eignity of the States and against the
tendency^ towards a centralized gov
ernment. He was listened to with
rapt attention and was given the mo€t
enthusiastic applause.
Seven Injured by Explosion.
Charlotte, Special.—Seven male
members of the Rabbit’s Foot Ce.,
a colored minstrel organization Vv’hich
nppeared in Charlotte several nights
ago, were badly bunied in a car at
^liclby at 7 o’clock Friday morning
yvid it if> thought that two of them
'■vill die. The injured were given med-
i'a! attention at Shelby and were lat-
' V uiought to Charlotte in a special
t!io train arriving about noon,
and plncn,! in the Good Samaritan
Hospiial for treatment. Most of the
victims of the flames were horribly
hurned about the hands and face.
Two horses which belonged to the
company and which were hauled in
one end of the car, where the mem-
bei’s of the troupe slept, were burned
to death. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a gasoline tank attach
ed to a cooking stove which was lo
cated in one end of the burned car.
Judge Fred Moore Dead.
Asheville, Special.—Judge Freder
ick Moore, of the Superior Court
bench, died shortly after 8 o’clock
Friday night after an illness of two
weeks of typhoid fever. An op>era-
tion was performed in the hope of
saving his life, but in vain. Judge
Moore was one of the best known
judges on the bench and a leading
Democrat of this section of the State.
Ee had been on the bench for about
six years, having held court in every
county in North Carolina. Judjjc
Moore returned from Bakersville, ten
days ago suffering with typhoid fever.
The disease had made considerable
j)rogress before Judge Moore would
consent to adjourn court and when
he reached Asheville he was quite a
sick man. His conditions grew stead
ily -worse until Friday night whoti
the end came as above stated.
MONUMENT CONTRACT LET.
Clash Between the Southern and the
Corporation Commission.
Durham, Special.—The Southern
Railway Company will fight the or
der of the Corporation Commission
in regard to making an undergi'ound
street crossijig at Gregson street. The
company has filed exceptions to the
ruling of the commission and will ask
to be heard in the matter. Should
the commission refuse to rescind or
modify the order the railroad com
pany w’ill appeal to the Superioi
Court. The order of the commission
recently made, was that the under
ground way is a necessity, and direct
ed the road to proceed and make the
w’ay. The city had offered to pay
$750 towards the cost and the com
mission dii*ected the city to. pay
$1,000, which was promptly done.
State News Items.
A charter is granted to the Bank of
Jacksonville to do a commercial and
savings business, the capital stock
being $10,000 and E. L. Cox and oth
ers being the stockholders.
Rockingham’s new water tank,
with a capacity of 250,000 gallons, is
neai-ly complete. The tow^n will soon
have an up-to-date waterworks and
sewerage system.
Work has begun on the buildings
to be occupied by the Rockingham
Foundry and Machine Company at
Rockingiiam
The American Motor Company, of
Greensboro, is chartered by the Sec-
retai-y of State to manufacture and
sell motors and motor carriages and
other vehicles and do an automobile
rental business. The capital is $25-
000 and the incorporators are H. L.
and L. B. Hopkins and J. C. W’^atkins.
The work at Blewett’s Falls is get
ting along nicely and 35,000 electrical
horse-power, it is said, will be ready
for delivery by June 1st, 1909—per
haps a few months earlier.
North State Items.
R. W. Bishop, patent attorney,
Washington, D. C., reports the issue
of the following patents on the 11th
inst. to residents of North Carolina:
Continuous sales-slip, J. R. Williams,
Fayetteville, assignor to the National
Stamp-Vending Machine Company,
same place; scissors sharpener, N. J.
Northam, Wrightsville; card clothing
attaching means, Addison Arnold,
Charlotte; game apparatus, J. B. Mer
cer, Wilmington.
Messrs. Gilmer Siler, of Charlotte,
and Louis I. Jaffa, of Durham, two
Trinity College students, have return
ed from a trip abroad. They left Dur
ham soon after commencement and
at Philadelphia hired themselves to g
cattle boat and worked their wa;?
across the water, receiving a return
trip from Liverpool to Philadelphia.
While abroad they visited several
points in England, Scotland and Ger
many and Holland.
Convention of Fish Dealers.
Washington, Special.—A number
of the local fish dealers are deeply
interested in the approaching con
vention of fish dealers to meet at
Morehead City, August 25th to 27th{
and Washington will be well'repre
sented there. The especial purpose
of this convention is the exchange of
ideas among the fish dealers for
bringing about a change in the State
fishing laws, for improving the fish
ing industry and bringing it back to
that highly profitable basis enjoyed
several years ago.
Rowan Connty Will Dedicate Abou6
October 1st a Shaft to the Memory
of Her Confederate Dead at Cost
of $10,000.
Salisbury, Special.—Rowan coun
ty’s monument to her Confederate
soldiers is to be unveiled about the
1st of October. The contract for the
base and perestral and the placi^ig
of the monument was let to the Bal
four Quarry. Company, of Salisbury,
and the understanding is that the
work is to be completed in time to
have the unveiling by October 1st.
The base and pedestal are to be of the
famous pink granite. The figure is a
replica of the Baltimore monument.
This tribute to Rowan’s soldiers is
erected at a co:$t of $10,000 and is
made possible by earnest efforts of
the local chapter of Daughters of the
Confederacy. The Balfour Quarry
Company will receive $1,500 and of
this amount $1,000 has been secured
by the soliciting committee—Col. C.
R. Barker and Capt. T. B. Beall.
They felt safe in letting the contract
with $500 yet to collect as they are
certain this amount will be forthcom
ing.
Big Quantity of Whiskey Fonnd in
Middle of Street.
Asheville, Special.—Patrolmen Lo-
minac and Lanning, of the local po
lice force, desire the acquaintance of
a certain person or persons who
“lost” a quantity of whiskey. It is
hardly probable, however, that the
owner of the whiskey will put in
a claim. The officers were making
a round in a dark section of the city
w^hen they stumbled upon a big quan
tity of ‘‘wet goods.” They were just
in time to see a man vanish in the
dark. The wdiiskey was found in the
middle of the street and it is the
opinion of the officers that a “blind
tiger was in process of opening.
State News Items.
Mr. James W. Brown, owner and
manager of the Lorene Oil Mill, at
Mooresville, has placed an order with
the Westinghouse Electric Company,
of Pittsburg, for two motors. ONiie
will be 50-horse-power and will be
used to drive his up-to-date ginnery.
The other one will be 30-horse-power
to drive his corn crusher.
Farmers in Forsyth and adjoining
counties say they are in the best con
dition they have known for many
years. Crops are in excellent condi
tion generally. Tobacco shows up
well. The fruit crop is of the
“bumper” class, growing in such lux
uriance that it cannot all be handled.
A charter is granted the Meldon
Chemical Company, of Zebulon, Wake
county. It is given power to make
many things but will probably devote
itself to fertilizers. The capital
stock is $50,000. The stockholders
of this company Avill build a cotton
oil plant at the same place.
Another charter of special interest
is the Farmers’ Protective Truck
Growers’ Association, Mount Olive,
Wayne county. This corporation has
$100,000 authorized capital and $1,-
000 subscribed by H. L. Faison, AYel-
lington Patton and others and has
for its purposes the promotion of the
best interests of farmers and truck
ers generally and the co-operation of
members of the corporation in the
distribution of truck crops.
Capt. John Duckett, of the State
department of education, who has the
supervision of the four State negro
normal schools, says the con
tracts will be aAvarded w’ithin a few
days for school room and dormitory
furniture fpr the new normal build
ing at Fayetteville, just completed at
a cost of $8,000. The location of the
Fayetteville school has been changed
and will reopen this fall very much
“better fixed.” The cornerstone of
the new building has never been laid
vet and the negro Grand Lodge of
Masons for this State will perform
this ceremony, August 27th.
Assault on Married Woman Charged
Against Young Man.
High Point, Special.—Jim Poole, a
young white man, is under arrest here
charged with a most serious crime,
that o fassault upon Mrs. Will Smith
wife of a factory employe living near
the suburbs of the city. The trial
occurs before Magistrate Johns. The
case has caused no little excitement.
There is said to be conclusive evi
dence against Poole.
TWO BOILtR VICTIMS
Deadly Explosion Gets in Its
Work at Sawmill
TWO OTHERS SERIOUSLY HURT
iSenry Gilbert and Fred Jackson
Two White Men, Lose Their Livea
in Explosion of Boiler at Reid’s
Sawmill in Caldwell County.
Fatal Accident at Henderson.
Henderson, Special.—one of the
most horrible acidents in the history
of Henderson occurred Monday morn
ing in Parkam Bros.- bagging fac
tory at 5 o’clock. While feeding the
picker Henry Allen, colored, age 30
years, had his left arm caught in the
machine, which drew his body also in
to the works, crushing not only his
arm and shoulder, but a part of ^ his
face disapearing. In an unconscious
condition the mangled form was re
moved to the oflBce, w^here death soon
relieved him of his suffering.
Taylorsville, N. C., Special.—Two
men lost their lives and two others
were seriously, probably fatally, in
jured by the explosion of the boiler
at Mr. William Reid’s sawmill, near
Draco, in Caldwell county, sixteen
miles from Taylorsville, Monday
morning at 11 o’clock. The dead are:
Henry Gilbert, aged about 50.
Fred Jackson, aged 21. •
The injured are Mr, William Reid,
the owner of the' mill, and his son,
Hugh.
All the parties are white and were
working at the sawmill when the
explosion occurred. Mr. Reid is not
expected to live and his son is in a
serious condition.
The exact cause of the explosion
has not been ascertained but it is
thought to have been the result of too
high pressure. The safety valve was
tied dov.’u and the exact pressure at
the time of the explosion is not
known. The boiler was thrown 50
yards and demolished. The engine
was also completely wrecked.
Bryan Denies Canard.
Lincoln, Neb., Special.—The most
important happening at Fairvuew
was the emphatic denial given by
William J. Bryan to a story printed
in Pittsburg saying that he hlad “sold
out” to the Kerr faction of the
Pennsylvania Democratic party in or
der to accomplish the defeat of Col.
James M. Guffey for national com
mitteeman. The price alleged to fig
ure in the transaction was $200,000
as a campaign contribution. The
charge is said to have been made
that Mr. Bryan “made good” but
that Mr. Kerr and his supporters had
not come forward with the money.
Mr. Bryan declared that he had never
heard of the offer or agreement and
he suggested that the proper per
sons to consult were the members of
the cimmittee on credentials which
decided the Pennsylvania contest.
Mr. Bryan would not permit him
self to be drawn into further dis
cussion v/ith James W. Van Cleave,
president of the Manufacturers’ As
sociation, who came out in the press
with additional reasons why the bus
iness men of the country should not
support the Democratic ticket. The
decision Mvas based on the fact that
Mr. Van Cleave had failed to defend
his former contentions but instead
had shifted the discussion to other
questions, Mr. Bryan said.
Pritchard Out of Politics.
Asheville, N. C., Special.—The ef
fort of fonner United States Senator
Marion Bittler and many influential
Republicans in North Carolina to in
duce Judge J. C. Pritchard, of Ashe
ville, to take the Republican nomina
tion for Governor of this State, is
without result.. Judge Pritchard will
have none of it. He says that from
a financial standpoint he is unable to
make the sacrifice which such can
didacy would involve; that his am
bition is to administer the law faith
fully, impartially and fearlessly;
that he believes he can better serve
the whole people in the position he
now occupies than by again entering
the arena of politics and that he is
entirely content with the place he
now holds.
POOL IS SENT TO JAIL..
News of the Day.
Mile. Fallieres, daughter of the
President of France, was married to
Jean Joseph Edward ‘Lanes, her fa
ther’s secretary.
The divorce of the Countess of Yar
mouth (Miss Alice Thaw) w'as made
final.
King Edward is on the way to visit
Emperors William of Germany and
Francis Joseph of Austria.
A big banquet to the visiting of
ficers and other overservances mark
ed the second day’s stay of the
American fleet at Auckland.
Four German sailors were drowned
while maneuvering in Sondenburg
harbor.
Cardinal Gibbons was given a ban
quet by the procurator-general of the
Sulpician Order.
President Ben Davis of the West
Virginia Mine Workers, is at Grafton
giving his attentiop to the strike of
the miners at Tunnelton: The men
have been out for some tme and Pres
ident Davis expects to be able to
settle the trouble.
Damaging Evidence That He Assault*
ed Mrs. Will Smith Brought Out
in Trial Before Blagistrate, Who
Holds Him Withont BaiL
High Point, Special.—Jim Pool, a
plumber, charged with assault on the
person of Mrs. Will Smith, a mill
operative, was tried before Magistrate
W, E. Johns, Sr., last week and sent
to jail without bond to await court,
which convenes in Greensboro Sep
tember 21st. The woman says the
assault was committed in the after
noon while her husband was away
and that she struggled to prevent the
foul deed. T. J. Gold represented the
defendant and C. C. Barnhardt was
counsel for the prosecutrix.
The trial was held behind closed
doors and developed damaging evi
dence against the defendant. Mrs.
Smith lives with her husband on the
outskirts of the city and was alone
with her infant when Pool, who she
says committed the crime, came to
the well while she was engaged in
washing some clothes. He inquired
about a girl, the sister of Mrs. Smith’s
husband, whom he called to see in
times past. After hanging around for
some time he came upon the porch
and when Mrs. Smith went into a
room where her baby was Pool fol
lowed and there assaulted her after
a struggle.
Mrs. Smith appears to be rather an
ignorant kind of person—in fact the
\f-itnesses who testified to her good
character said as much, and( there
fore she did not make a good witness
altogether. She was excited, but ap
parently told a straight story of the
affair. Dr. Duncan was called in for
private examination and his testi
mony before the court was damaging
to the defendant, and was one of the
strong points in sending Pool to
jail, as the magistrate remarked. The
trial lasted until after 11 o’clock and
excited no little local interest.
CRtAT SINGER DEAD
Ira D. Sankey Transferred to
the Choir Celestial
THE WORLD’S GREATEST SINGER
Former Companion of Dwight L.
Moody and th^ Greatest Hymn
Writer of the Present Day Passat
Away at His Home in Brookljrn.
Y. W. C. A. Extends Its Sphere.
Greensboro, Special.—The Greens
boro Young Women’s Christian As
sociation, v/hich has accomplished
much good in this city, is preparing
to extend its sphere of influence- and
usefulness by operating a boarding
house and home for young ^^en.
The directors of the association
bargained for the purchase of the
property on the corner of South Ashe
and East Sycamore streets, two blocks
from the center of the business dis
trict, and expect to open the house
about October 15th. The building, a
large and well-arranged residence, is
admirably suited for the purpose for
which it 'will be used. In addition to
the boarding department, a lunch
room will be operated for, the benefit
of young women w'ho* do not live in
the home. For the residents of the
place, tlnjre will be a gymnasium, a
reception hall and a library, besides
a number of well-arranged sleeping
apartments.
Summer School for Teachers a Suc
cess.
Newton, Special.—The Catawba
county summer school for teachers
has closed its three week’s session.
More than eighty-five teachers were
enrolled, and great interest and en
thusiasm marked the daily w^ork.
Many who came protesting against
having to attend two weeks remain
ed through the entire three weeks.
The teachers were required to attend
only two weeks but more than sixty
continued through the third week.
Horse Killed and Buggy Damaged.
Concord, Special.—No. 46, north
bound passenger train struck a horse
and buggy at Mount Ollivett cross
ing, three miles above this city, at
5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, kill
ing the horse instantly and demolish
ing the buggy. Paul Walker, owner
and ocupant of the vehicle, was
thrown some distance but escaped un
hurt. Walker was going south from
the church and did not see the train
until the horse was on the track. The
animal was valued at $175.
State News Items.
A charter is granted the Bank of
Stokesvlle to do a commercal and
savings business, the capial stock
being $5,000.
Governor Glenn left Monday to ad
dress chautauqua at Purcellville and
Harrisonburg, Va. From the latter
point he may go to Chicago to aid in
preparing the national Democratic
handbook.
Insurance Commissioner Young
paid into the State Treasury $44,813,
in collections during July.
The annual picnic and barbecue at
River Bend, in Gaston county, was
held last Friday and Saturday and
was a fine success in every respect,
being largely attended and the crowds
were addressed by prominent speak-
ei's.
Governor Glenn offered the ap
pointment of Judge to fill out the un
expired term of Judge Moore who died
last week, to Hon. Locks Craig. Mr.
Craig, however, telegraphed the gov
ernor that he was not so situated as
I to accept the appointment.
New York, Special.—Ira David
Rankey, known as an evangelist ^
throughout the Christian world, died
Thursday night at his home in Brook
lyn, but the news of his passing did
not become generally known until Fri-.
d*ay. Mr. Sankey was 68 years of
age. For the last five years he had
been blind and had suffered from a
complicatfion of diseases, broughht on
by overwork. But almost to the very
last he worked at hymn writing. Hia
tours throughout this country and
Europe with Dwight L. Moody, the
evangelist, brought him into wide
prominence.
Composer of Many Songs.
Sankey, it might be said, wrote the
Gospel hymns of the world. In China,
Eg^Tpt, India, Japan, in almost every
language known to man, Sankey *a
hymns are sung. He received a large
income from his publications and
leaves considerable of an estate.
Among Mr. Sankey’s most familiar
compK^tions are “The Ninety and
Nine” and “When the Mists Have
Rolled Away.” His son-ys are said to
have had a circulation of more than
50,000,^00 copies.
He was a rapid composer and wrote
book after book of Gospel hymns.
During the last five or six years of his
life he was interested in preparing
aad publishing the story of the Gos
pel hjTnns. At the eame time he sav
ed his wonderful voice for posterity
by singing into phonograjDhs. The
records were sent all over the world.
Sankey first m«t Moody at a Y, M.
C. A. convention in Indianapolis.
Moody was so charmed with the
young man’s voice that he urged him
to accompany him on his evangelistio
tours. Sankey explained that he was
married and could not give up his
position. ^‘You must come,” said
Moody. “I cannot get along without
you. ’ ’
Tours with Moody.
Sankey consulted with his wife and
they east in their lot with Mr. Moody.
They visited Great Britain from 1S73
to 1875, and again in 1883, and made
many tours throughout the United
States. When Mr. Moody died, Mr.
Sankey felt keenly the loss of his
friend. From that time he trivl to
conduct the work alone which chey
had hitherto shared between them, but
the task was too great. In 1902 his
physical condition compelled him to
give up most of bis evangelical en
gagement?., although he continued for
some time to compile new series of
h\Tnn boolcs. Then came failing eye
sight, w’hich speedily developed into
total blindness. With the blindness
came also a nervous breakdown.
After his retirement from public life
the impression became general
throughout tiic country that he was
dead.
Mr. Sankey lived in Brooklyn for
twenty-seven years, and it was there
that most of his songs were written.
He was a singer from bovhood, and
bis voice attracted attention in the
hamlet of Edenburgh, Pa., where he
was bom Au^st 28th, 1840. At the
banning of his active life Mr. San
key was a Methodist, but for the last
seven years he had been a Presbyte-
idan. He is survived by a widow,
Fanny V. Sankey, his two sons, I.
Allen Sankey and Edward Sankey,
and two grandchildren.
Negro Killed; Railroad Blamed.
Suffolk, Special.—John Melton, a
negro painter, was killed under a
train on the Norfolk and Western
railroad. He was getting away from
a shifting engine and was struck by
an express. A coroner’s jury, con
vened by Mayor John B. Norfleet,
found that the railroad was guilty
of negligence in not providing safety
gates or a flagman.
Apple Crop Prospects Good.
St. Louis, Special.—That the pros
pects are good for a bumper crop
of apples in most sections where tho
fruit is grown is the joyful news
brought by the delegates to the sixth
American Apple Growers’ Conrress,
which convened at the South
ern Hotel. Papers on all phases of
the apple business will be read da
ring the sessions by the members of
the congress, including commercial
orchardists, commission men, exporN
ers, entomological experts of the ag
ricultural departments of the nation
and the various States and profes-^
sors of horticulture at many colleges
and experiment stations.