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VOLUME*XIV
BREVARD, NOSTfftlROLINA, OCTOBER 1.1909.
NUMBER*40
A NOTABLt AFFAIR
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Hudson Fulton Fd« Begins a1
New York City.
WORLD-WIDE INTEREST
Celebration Commemorative of Twc
Great Historical Events in America.
Five Million People Witness Great
' Marine Pageant.
New York.—Millions of spectators
■witnessed the opening of the Huison-
Fulton celebration, which began wltn
a great naval parade of warships anC
other craft, in New York haioor, and
will continue along the historic HucT-
son river for several days, the scenes
being shifted from one city to another
along the river’s course.
The celebration is given in com
memoration of the discovery of the
great river, which bfears his name, by
Hudson, an Elnglish navigator and
adventurer, over three hundred .years
ago, and Fulton’s voyage over the
same course traversed by Hudson
some two hundred years later to test
the power of steam as applicable to
water craft.
In the great marine pageant were
replicas of the Half Moon, Hudson’s
chip, and the Clermont, Fulton’s ves
sel, manned by officers and crews
garbed in the style of dress worn by
the bold adventurers of long ago.
The scene was most picturesque,
presenting a novel spectacle to the
thousands upon thousands who lined
every vantage point to witness the
festivities.
The parade' went through as' suo-
stantially pla&ned and in sightly and
noble order; many foreign cruisers
find balMeships also taking part in
the pageant.
Conservative estimates place the
number of those who witnessed the
parades from the shores of Staten
Island, Long Island, Brooklyn, the Fw«l-
isades and New Jersey at 5,000,000.
From all parts of the world came
representatives of different nations to
be present at this, one of the most
elaborate and spectacular celebrations
probably ever witnessed in America.
The festivities will continue for
about a fortnight.
BANQUET TO COOK.
TAFT PREACHES SERMON.
President Talks to Great Audience In
Mormon Tabernacle.
Salt Lake City, Utah.—In the pulpit
of the famous Mormon Tabernacle In
this city, where-four years ago Presi
dent Roosevelt, then president,
preached a long sermon on right liv
ing and the duties of good citizenship.
President Taft faced an audience
which he/said inspired him to try to
follow in the footsteps of his prede
cessor and deliver a preachment. Mr.
Taft did preach a sermon—text and
all.
The immense audience in the flag-
draped edifice, the splendid musical
program of operatic and patriotic se
lections, the enthusiastic cheering as
President Taft appeared and the quick
response of the audience to points
which he endeavored to impress upon
his hearers. Inspired, the president
declared, to higher thoughts of country
and patriotism.
Brilliant" Affair at Waldorf-Astoria In
Explorer's Honor. ^ ‘
New York.—An elaborate banquet
has been given in honor of Dr. Cook
at the Waldorf-Astoria. A thousand
men and women cheered the intrepid
explorer as he. entered the great ban
quet hall, leaning on the arm'of Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley (re
tired).
Dr. Frederick Cook told his story
before the most brilliant audience that
he has addressed since he left the
country of Denmark. The banquet
was given by the Arctic Club of Amer
ica, of which Dr. Cook is a membel*,
in recognition of his last Polar ven
ture, which culminated in his an
nouncement that he had reached the
North Pole.
While there was no official repre
sentative from either state or nation,
the assemblage was cosmopolitan and
enthusiastic.
Among those at the tables were ex
plorers some cf whom knew the dan
gers and suffering of the Arctic zone
almost as well as Dr. Cook himself.
Men of science were there also, but
the explorer addressed himself prima
rily to the great majority of his hear
ers, whose interest in polar conquest
has but lately been aroused by the
clamor of the - world o /er the two
reported achievements.
The address was not technical. He
expressed thanks for the honor ac
corded him, reviewed the. history of
man’s endeavor to attain the pole,
paid tribute to the loyalty of John
R. Bradley, the man whose money
enabled him to undertake the expe
dition, answered briefly a few charges
that have'been made against him,
and reiterated that he unfurled the
^ag at the Pole on April 21, 1908. .
GOV.-JOHNSON DIES
After Brave Figtt, Succ&mbs to
Orim 4^per.
THIRD TEkll IN OFFICE
WHITNEY HASTENS HOME.
It Is Said He Has Cook’s Proofs of
Pole Discovery.
New York.—Harry ^Whitney, who
has been spending some time in the
arctic regions hunting, and who, it is
claimed, holds Cook’s proofs of the
latter’s discovery of the north pole,
sends an aerogram that he is hasten
ing home with them. . ^
Whitney, it is claimed, has said he
has no reason to doubt the truth of
Dr. Cook’s story.
In the meantime, it is reported that
Dr. Cook is preparing to bring suit
against Commander Peary, charging
slander and the misappropriation of
his stores by Peary at Etah. This
action is being arranged in view of the
report that Peary has placpd his at
tack on Cook in the hands of a law
yer.
DEATH IN AWFUL FORM.
Moro Pirates Murder Crew.
Manila.—^United States gunboats
have been sent to Moro, where, ac
cording to dispatches, the revenue
cutter Sora was captured by Filii>lno
pirates and the crew murdered. The
information contained in the dis
patches was Tery meager. They
stated that ^e pirates crept on board
during the night, overpowered the
men on watch, murdered them and
killed the other .members of the crew.
The Sora was sent to Moro to run^
down the pirates. Its crew consisted
of about twelve men.
Taft to Visit Georgia.
Washington—President Taft has
promised Senator Smith, of South
Carolina, to stop at Florence, in that
state. If he could find time to do so
in his Southern Itinerary.
On Invitation of Senator Bacon and
Representatives Bartlett, Hardwick
and Hughes, of Georgia, the presi
dent promised toT attend the ^ate
Fair at Macon, November 4.
Terrible Automobile Accident Occurs
Near Americus.
Americus, Ga.—Pinned beneath a
big burning touring automobile, which
a few seconds before had plunged
off an eight-foot embankment while
driven at a terrific rate of speed, John
McLendon, a prominent young busi
ngs man and. a bank clerk of this
place, and Viola Herman were in
stantly killed, and Ethel Hill, an
other member of the party, severely
burn^.
The dead woman's neck was broken
and death resulted instantly. McLen
don was not killed instantly, but died
in horrible agony beneath the flaming
machine. The bodies of the two vic
tims were consumed by the flames
from their waists to their feet.
Ethel Hiil, the young woman who
was severely burned, although suffer
ing great pain, ran for two miles
through the dark to Ameri<:us and told
the story.
The accident was caused by the car
striking a rut in the roadway, which'
hurled it to one side, and before the
chauffer coul^ get control of the ma
chine, it plunged down a steep em
bankment with the results stated
above. *
Dog Gets Death Sentence.
Baton Rouge, La.—Because his dog
bit a man. Will Norman was fined |10
and the dog sentenced to death by
City Court Judge Sambola Jones here.
With the primary obiect of having
the death sentence «et aside, Norman
announced his intention of taking the
case to a higher court. This will act
as a stay of the canine's execuUon.
Jehneon Was Ffrst Minnesotan to"
Be Chosen Chief Executive of the
State—Was of Swecflsfi"^' Parents—
Man: of National Fame.
Rochester, Minti;^Governor John
A. -Johnson, tl!^e times governor of
Minnesota, a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for president of-
the United States in 1908 and looked
upon by many throughout the coun
try' as the probable democratic na
tional standard bearer in 1912, died
at St. Mary’s hospital, following a
surgical operation.
DIVIDED HER FAMILY.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON.
Governor Johnson’s life hung con
tinually in the balance until the end
came. So frequently did his condi
tion change, alternately for the bet
ter and then for worse, that his phy
sicians, ever hopeful but none too
optimistic, were able to say at no
time since the operation was per
formed that the governor had more
than even a chance for his life.
John A. Johnson was the first Min
nesotan to be chosen governor of the
state, and of that distinction he was
prouder than of any other feature of
his career. Governor Johnson was
born near St. Peter, forty-eight years
ago. His parents-were natives of
Sweden. His father, Gustav Johnson,
his mother, Caroline Hanson Haden,
were both of peasant stock.
Comer's Tribute to Johnson.
Montgomery, Ala.—Governor Comer
has given out the following on the
death of Governor Johnson, of Min-
iiesota: ‘‘Governor Johnson was per
sonally known to me. I esteemed
him as the highest type of an Ameri
can' citizen. Of - national reputation
and Importance, evidencing high
ideals' and spectacular accomplish
ments, he was of great value, and the
future, unwritten, it is true, oouid
easily be prophesied as holding much
for him in the .way of accomplish
ment for the good the people.**
Census Bureau’s Cotton Report. ,
Washington.—The preliminary re
port issued by the census bureau on
cotton consumption shows the nunF
ber of bales held August 31 in the
United States to be 1,519,122. Of this
number 702,988^ "were held in the cot
ton growing states and 816,934 in all
the other states. Of the total amount
held In the United States 908,808
bales are held by the spinners. In
the United States in 1909 5,518,380
bales up to August 1 were consumed,
employing 27,783,391 active spindles.
Will Hot Join Taft Party.
Atlanta.—Governor Brown has writ
ten declining the invitation of the St
Louis committee- to President
Taft’s party at that point and make
the trip down the Mississippi to New
Orleans, thence through the intervene
Ing statM back to Georgia. This trip
wtU require at least ten days, and
Governor Brown says the business in
itlie exeeative ofiice is such that he
cannot affofd to leave It^ for that
length of
Mother Then Took the Life of Herself
'and Youngest Child.
Chicago^—-Dividing her two children
between bar husband and herself,
-much as a judge might do in" a di
vorce case, and arranging the house
for the «iise of her husband and his
half of the children, Mrs. Agnes Fiala,
despondent over ill health, killed her
self and her baby, Adallne, by turning
on the gas. ^
While her husband was away, Mrs.
Fiala rearr£nged the furniture for
the use of her husband “and their son,
Hugo, 10 years old. She set the ta
ble for dinner, with two covers, and
removed the bedding from all the
beds except the one occupied by Fiala
and his son.
The little boy waS' then sent to
meet his father. When the latter en
tered the house, he smelled gas, and
proceeded to investigate. He found
his wife and baby in a corner of a
bed room. They had been dead some
time.
The lifeless mother was still hold
ing Adaline in her arms. The child
had expired, her c’-ftek against her
mother’s breast.
MR. TREAT'S fitCCESSOR.
Knoxville, Tenn., Man Appointed
United States Treasurer.
Washington.—Secretary to the Pres
ident Carpenter has announced that
President Taft has appointed Lee Mc-
Cking treasurer of Yale university,
as United States treasurer, to succeed
Charles H. Treat, recently resigned.
Mr. Treat’s resignation is to take
effect in the middle of October, but
Secretary McVeagh .^ked him to .re
main' in 'office* until November 1, 1910,
when his "resignation will take effect.
Mr. McQlung’s ho^ is in Knoxville,
Tenn. • ^ ’
Previous to becoming treasurer of
Yale nniveralty he was connected with
the Southern railway.
TRAGEDY AT GREENVILLE.
Husband Kills Himself and Wife In
Presence of Their Children.
Greenville, S. C.—The most brutal
murder ever committed here occurred
at the Woodside Mill village, a suburb
of Greenville, when Whit Galloway
shot his wife and then killed himself
In the presence of their three small
children.
Galloway, It Is said, got his shot
gun and carefully loaded both barrels,
then crept to the side of the bed,
aimed at his sleeping wife’s head and
discharged the gun. Then placing the
gun on the floor, muzzle at the side
of his head, he pulled the trigger and
was instantly killed.
Domestic trouble is said to have
been the cause of the tragedy.
BOOM FOR HARMON.
Ohio Governor Will Probably ^Head
Democratic Ticket In 1912.
Washington.—^Although there are
few politicians In Washington at thi3
time, the opinion of those who are
In town is that the death of Governor
John A. Johnson, which Is so gen
erally deplored, places Governor Jud-
son Harmon, of Ohio, far In the lead
for the next Democratic nomination
for president. This belief is held hy
many Republicans as well as Demo
crats.
Of course H Is entirely too early^ to
“nominate" the man who Is to' carry
the Democratic banner > in the, next
national campaign, but there are so
few Democrats who are considered
available that the removal Gov
ernor Johnson from the field leaves
the governor of Ohio as the first
choice of those who are now giving
the matter a thought.
Representative L. F. Livingston, of
Georgia, who has served longer in the
_house than any other Democrat of the
present congress, except Representa-'
tlve DeArmond, of Missouri, and Rep
resentative Jones, of Virginia, who en
tered at the time he did, expressed
the opinion that Governor Harmon
would head the Democratic ticket
three years hence.
Connty Government*.
Representative—G. W. Wilsor.’
Clerk Superior Court—^T. T. Loftis.
Sheriff and Tax Collector—C. C. Kilpat
rick.
Treasurer—Z. W. Nicholte.
Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie.
Coroner—Dr. W. J. Wallis.
Surveyor—A. L. Hardin.
Commissioners—W. M. Henry, Ch'n; G.
T. Lyday; W. E. Galloway.
Superintendent of Schools—T; C. Hen*
derson.
Physician—^Dr. Goode Cheatham.
Attorney—Gash & Galloway.
Town Govenunent>.
Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr.
Board of Aldermen—^T. H. Shipman. J.
M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Mitchell, A. H.-King,
E. W. Carter.
Marshal—^J. A. Galloway.
Clerk and Jax Collector—T. H. Gallc#
way.
Treasurer—T. H. Shipman.
Health Officer—Dr. C. W. Hunt.
Attorney—W. W. Zachary.
Regular meetings—First Monday night
in each month.
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^ ProfiKdonol Cards.
W. B. DUCKWOR.TH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Buildin^^
GASH <& GALLOWAY
. LAWyjERS.
Will practice in allthe courts.
Ro6ms,9 and IQ, McMinn Block.
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Administrator's Notice.
Having qualified as administrator of the
e^ti^ A^Gen,..4eceaa^,' late~ef
Transylvania county. North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims'
against the estate of said deceased to ex>
hibit them to the undersigned on or before
the 5th day of September, 1910, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar .of their re
covery. All persons indebted to said estate
will please make imediate payment.
This 30th' day of August, 1909.
MARY M. AIKiEN,
Administratrix of J. P. Aiken, deceased.
a
Administrator's Notice*
Having qualified as administrator of the
estate of the late C. M. Moore, of Transyl
vania county, deceased, this is to notify all
persons having claims against said estate
of said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 6th day of
August, 1910, xir this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make im
mediate settlement. This the 6th day of
August, 1909.' P. C. MOORE,
Administrator.
'Wilson May Retire.
Washington.—The report that Sec
retary Wilson, of. the agricultiiral de
partment, is soon to retire, is again
current.
Entry No# 2555#
Mrs. _ Elizabeth : Galloway enters and
claims ^ acres more , or less of land on
the waters of Toxaway river. Beginning
on a stake in line of lot No. 775, runs east-
wardly with the line of said lot to a stake
of the Mill lot, then with line of same so
as to cover all the vacant land on the west
side of Elizabeth Galloway's homestead to
the Wood land.
Entered Aug. 30,1909. ~
B. A. GILLESPIE,
Entery Taker.
l>eafnes^ Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one .way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed yoq have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hear-
ing, and when it is entirely closed.
Deafness is the result, and unless the,
inflamation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are
Caused by Catarrh, which is nothing;
but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for ciceu-
lars, ftee. F. J. Cheney A Co.,
Toledo, O. Sold^by pruggiste, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for con-
stlpatios.