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in order to get iS, and that is any only newspaper in TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY J. J. MMER; dWRER AMD MANAGEl A HOME PAPER FOR HOME ^ISOfLiB—ALB HOMB PRINT vOLUME*XV BREVARD, NORTH CARm4. nROEMBER 30.1910. NIJMBIR*5e brothers have a FATAyiFFICULTY Duel to the Death Over Griqr Mule. shocking ALABAMA TRAGEDY John and Will Benefield Quarreled Over Mule—White Benefield Tried to Make Peace in Vain, and Then Shooting Began. As the result of a quarrel over the ownership of a small gray mule. Will Benefield, John Benefield and White Benefield, brothers and well-to-do farmers, who reside near Hopewell, Ala., just across the Georgia line, en gaged in a duel with revolvers and all three were killed. During the fight, the mule, which was the innocent cause of the fight, was also killed. It seems that the mule was in the possession of John Benefield, but Will Benefield claimed to be the owner, and had demanded the return of the ani- man. John Benefield refused to sur render the mule, alleging that his brother’s claim was unjust. A bitter quarrel between Will and John Benefield followed, and White Benefield, the older brother, tried to act as peacemaker and have the own ership of the mule submitted to arbi tration. John Benefield was willing, but Will Benefield said the mule was his prop erty and he intended to have the ani mal. Will Benefield tried to lead the mule away, and was warned to stop by his brother John. There was another ex change of bitter words, and then both John and Will Benefield drew their revolvers anfl toe^rTin flrStis other at close range. Both men emptied their revolvers, every shot taking effect. When the smoke cleared away, John and will Benefield and the mule were dead, and White Benefield, who iiad tried to stop the quarrel, was dying. He lived only a few minutes. All three brothers were prominent in their section, and each of them leaves a wife and children. While the dispute over the mule was the immediate cause of the trag edy, it is said that the real bitterness between John and Will Benefield was due to an alleged insult which Will Benefield is said to have offered John’s wife. 4:LEMENTS succeeds KNAPP. Georgian May Head Interstate Com merce Commission. The nominations of the two mem bers of the interstate commerce com mission, C. C. McChord and V. H Meyer, have been confirmed by tho senate. Within the liext two or three weeki, the commission will organize and the probability is that Judson C Clements of Georgia, will be elected chairman of the commission, to succeed Judg«> Martin S. Knapp, who goes to the new court of commerce. Judge Clements is now the senio^ member of the commission and ac cording to usual custom would be the logical chairman. As he is very pop ular with his associates, his election is considered a foregone conclusion OFFICERS FIGHT IN DARK. HEAVY VERDI3T. Penncylvania Roads and Steel Co. Con victed on Rebating Charge. The United States district court at Philadelphia has refused to grant a new trial to the Philadelphia and Reading railway, the Lehigh Valley railroad and the Bethlehem Steel Com pany, recently convicted on charges of rebating. There are a large number of counts in the indictments against the three companies, and if the maximum penal ty were imposed against each defend ant, the Bethlehem Steel Company would have to pay a fine of $3,200,000, the Lehigh Valley railroad $2,500,000 and the Reading railway $1,740,000. The jury, in rendering its verdict ol guilty, however, recommended the companies to the mercy of the court. Federal Officer Is Wounded in Battle With Detectives Near Memphis. A battle in the dark on a Missis sippi river sand bar near Memphis be tween United States revenue oflScers and city detectives resulted in thf wounding of Deputy Revenue Collectoi Thomas H. Baker and John Garneli a 15-year-old boy. The whole affair was a case of mis taken identity and of the effort of tht two posses to capture the occupant ol a shanty boat wanted for the vlolatioij of both federal and state laws. Ba ker and several special deputies were on guard about the boat when Detec tives Shea and Nolan, on the same mission, ran into their ambuscade. A general fusillade followed, and before identities were establishpd Baker anc the boy had been wounded. Their in juries are not serious. CLASH OF FACTIONS. Outbr#ask it Fei|red in of Alabama. Citizens of Georgiana^ Ala., are ex cited over a mysterious shooting affray in which J. T. Smith, a prominent mer chant, was killed by J. C. Brown, who is in he meat market business. The mystery of the situation has been deepened by the spiriting away of a negro, Sam Singer, to the Green ville jail in order to prevent his be Ing lynched by citizens for a part he is supposed to have played in the shooting. The shooting occurred in the store of J. T. Smith. It is said that Smith cut Brown’s clothing with a knife be fore he fell to the floor in a dying condition from four bullet wounds. Both men belong to the most prom inent families in this section of ths country. The authorities are making an inves tigation of the case and will mak^ the facts known in order to preveni an open clash between the two fac tions. Brown has been taken to GreenvilU a Did is itoi the hands of the authorities of that city, pending an investigation FAMINE IN CHirJA. Roadways Are Said to Be Dotted With' the Dead. The throne has issued an edict re fusing to create a constitutional cabi net in compliance with a memorial recently presented by the national as sembly and also declining to accept resignations of the grand coun cilors. The imperial senate also adopted a resolution, praying for th© immediate creation of a cabinet and it Was believed that the throne had Decided to accede to the demand. The i^ational assembly will meet, when tho whole question will come up for dis cussion. Winter is intensifying th© famine in the Yangtsekiang district. The au thorities are endeavoring to suppress sale of children, which is esci- mated at over 1,000,000. The major- of these are girls. The roadways; ^re dotted with starving and dead. The relief committeee is now makiai? appeals abro^ fp^ aid. FATAL HREms IN PHilDElPHiA Bmng IM CU^ed Buy- iiKfirffliii. POLICE WERE IS8 VmiMS Sickening Hoi*|^ Occurs While Brave Firemen Wifere Fitting Flames in Five-Story Buildln^^l-^Twelve Lives Were Prcbab^ L<^, ^ Probably twelve fiJttmen lost their lives in a fire which 4p«troyed the five- story brick building ^ D. Priedlander, leather dealer, 1116-21^ inclusive. North Bodine street, Philadelphia. More than a seor^ at others have been taken to hospi^fis. Of those taken td#^#i>itals half a dozen have frac^red skulls and are internally injured. I^ir cha^c^-tif recovery are slight. V; The blaze was first >^scavered abbut 10 o’clock at night and in less than half rn hour the interi<>r buildilig was a seething- furnace. lAable to figlit th 3 flames from the roof of .tlie doomed structure, the flretii-en clltubed to thy roofs of three small "dwellings adjoin ing the building. It was here that a sickening accident o^urred. Scattered about on the three small Ptructures at every vantage point wer« nearly two score of m^n, while cling ing to their icy laddet, which was leaning against the south wall of tho leather factory,, were Patrick Carroll, George MacHinsky and John Carroll, all of engine company No. 7. The men on the houses saw ftielr danger first an^ yelled a warning to their comrades on tlia ladder, but so sudden was the ccr|»pse of the wall that not * floul t)<» escape the terrible rain” of bricks 3ind twisted beams and girders. With a terrific roar the five-story mass crumbled like a toy block house, carrying either death or injury to every man who a moment before had stood ice-covered trying to save adjoining property. SCHOONER CATCHES FIRE. TOBACCO GROWERS PLAN POOL. Burley Growers of Four States Hole Meeting in Lexington, Ky. The first definite steps were taker in Lexington toward the organizatior of growers of burley tobacco in this and adjoining states with a view tc either rehabilitation of the 1910 poo. or the elimination of the 1911 crop. The call for the meeting of growers was signed by more than sixty mer who have heretofore been independ ent, and the gathering included mans also who were identified with the re cently collapsed pool of 1909-10. The burley growers of West vir ginia, southern Indiana and southerr Ohio were represented in addition t( the burley growing belt of Kentucky FOUND $4,000. Jersey Woman Lifts Boards and Discovers Hidden Treasure. No one in New Jersey has found house cleaning more profitable than has Miss Ida Simonson, who got $4,000 as the result of her annual overhaul ing of her homestead in Vernon, N. J. While cleaning a closet she lifted a loose board in the floor and brought to light the treasure, $500 in go^d and the remainder in bills of large denomination. The money was prob- ably put there about 40 years ago by a relative who died soon after hiding it Two Seamen Killed, Two Injured When Big Drum Explodes. Two men were killed and two oth ers were seriously injured when a 50- gallon drum of gasoline exploded on the schooner Lillie White, of Ke5' West, at the Gulf Refining Company's docks at Tampa. The schooner was wrecked and sank to Che bottom almost immediately after the explosion. Fortunately for the two injured men, the accident happened at low tide and the vessel was not submerged. Immediately following the explosion the boat caught fire. There wer« nearly 200 drums of gasoline aboar 1, and when the firemen arrived they feared that every moment would bring another explosion. Hearing the crios of the two wounded men, who were lying helpless in the hold of thie vessel. Assistant Firfe Chief Torres headed a squad of men to the rescue. Both men were dragged out and drums of gasoline in immediate dan ger of the fire were rolled beyond danger. The fiames were quickly ex tinguished. MARKHAM CHOSEN. Will Be President of Both Illinois and Georgia Centrals. The gossip of Wall street. New York, is that Charles H. Markham, formerly -of the Southern Pacific, but now engaged in the’ oil business in Pittsburg, who became successor of J. T. Harahan as president of the Illinois Central railroad, will also suc ceed the late Major J. F. Hanson as president of the Central of Georgia railway, which is owned by the Illi nois Central. It is a peculiar coincidence that ft became necessary to select a new pres ident for each of these companies at the same time. The retirement of President Hara han, whose resignation becomes ef fective on his seventieth birthday, January 12, brought about the neces sity for the choice of his successor at the saime time that the filling of the vacancy in the presidency of the Cen tral of Georgia was under considera tion. GENERAL An emergency fund ot NEWS several thousand dollar? NOTES. has been tafsed among som^ of the . leading Baptist educatort of Alabama as the beginning ot a suia of money which is to be regul«rl7^ aside to ^ in eliminating expenses of the Baptist institutions of Alabama. The is in charge of J. C. Carter ^ Ro^iibke, who is chairman of the educa:i6%|il comtrission of the Baptist church. Examination of"^a dog’s head has just been completed ic the State Pas teur department, showing that the ca nine which bit little Jenny Copeland*, daughter of A, Copeland, of Bfr mlngham, was 'afflicted ^th, a bad case of rabi&. at 'the time of the acci dent. The ani^l bit the gir\ oif the 12th of l^ember, and- died from the effects of the disease 'on December 18. The little girl has becTfi advis^ to begin the Pasteur treat ment at once. The senate passed the bill to e.t- tend for a term of three years the act providing for the marking of the ^ayes for confederate soldiers and "sailors .who died in northern prisons. The original act was approved March 9, 1909, and provided that the work should be accomplished within fout years-. --The^bill Just passed by both houses, extending the term three years, will now go to the president for his signature. Because the eaves, of his house fell on a pedestrian, Julian Horencia, of MayagUez, Porto Rico, will be re quired to pay $9,000 damages as the result of the terminaUon ci a c^^ in the supreme court of the United States. In 1907 Felix Ourman was injured by the eaves of a house fall ing upon him. A local jury awarded him $9,000 damages. To hasten the completion of post- offices and other buildings authorized by the piSblic building act passed by congress-^^Rst June^ Chairman Tawney, of the appi*e-prlatfon« committee^ offered a resolution asking the secre tary of t^e treasury to submit esti mates of the amounts that can be ex pended upon all buildings to June 30, 1912. Owen Moran, who recently knocked out “Battling” Nelson, issued a chal lenge at Boston to Ad Wolgast for the lightweight championship at any time or place the latter may name and offered to place a $5,000 side bet. Moran says he will give up any or all of his engagements to meet Wol gast. The Pope has created twenty-four new Knights of the Golden Spur. Among these are the Duke of Orleans, the French Pretender; Marshal Her mez Fonseda, president of Brazil; Senor Franco, ex-premier of Portugal; four Austrian archdukes and six Ital ian princes. The calendar year 1910 will be a banner year for the world’s interna tional trade, according to the bureau of statistics at Washington. The bu reau receives statistics from practi cally every country and these show that both imports and exports are considerably greater than in 1909. The American League of Associa tions, a combination of mercantile houses throughout the country, has started a campaign against the pro posed establishment of rural local parcels post service and a fund is said to be available to fight the bill now before congress. D. B. Johnson, a white man, was terribly mangled in a cotton gin near Claxton, Ga., dying later. One leg was torn from his body. He was married and leaves several children. Following the fight made by the au thorities of New Orleans on the pro miscuous sale of cocaine and other habit forming drugs the state board of health has taken the matter up and the crusade will be made state wide. GovemiiNQt.. Representetive—Thos. S. Wooi Glerk Siq»erk>r Court- Cos. Paxton. Shei^ and Tax CoHectwFred. Shufocd. . ']ft:eai|irer7*Z. W. Nkhc^s. < < ^ ^ - Register of De^s—B. A. .GillesjA^^ ^ CoroneiPtrJ^^ ^ Ljpday. - ^ Survey^:^. C. Wike. "i ' Commlpsionezs-r*W. L. 1^ day, Aitji^ Milkr. ' Supei^tej^dent of Schools—T. C. derson. Physipail—l>t. Goode Cheatham. Attomiey—IL L. Gash. Town Govenunait». Mayor—^W. E; Bteesp, jr. Board of Aldermen—T. H. Shipman. J M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Mitchell, F. L. De- Vane. E. W. Carter. Marslud^J. A. QaU^way. Cki^ and Tax Cdiector^T. H. Gallo* way. Treasurer—^T. H. Sbipmai^ Health Oflker—Dr^ C* W. Htoit Regular meetings—First Monday night in each month. Professional Cards. w.w.zashSF Attorney-at>-Law N. C. R. ±M OASH. LAWYBR. 11 and 12 Mdffina Bidldim Notary l?ubllc. H. C. BAILEY Civil and Consnltins Engineer and Surveyor CITY EN6IIIEER HENDERSQNNILLE. N. C. NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX. Having qualified as executrix of the last will and testament of Wash ington E. Galloway, late of the coun ty of Transylvania, this is to notify all persons having- claims agfainst the estate of the said testator, to present their claims to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 1911, or this notice will be plead in bar of cheir recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will make immediate setclement. This July Oth, 1910. SARAH LUCINDA GALLOWAY, W 3lch Galloway, atty. *Executrix. ADMINISTRATOR’S. NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of J. C. McGaha, deceased, late of 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 at office of R. L. Gash, Esq., Brevard, N. C., on or be fore the 27th day of May, 1911, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 20th day of May, 1910. V. B. McGAHA, Adm’r estate of J. C. McGaha, deceased Christmas-New Year Holiday Rates. The Sonthern Railway annonnce the sale of Christmas Holiday round trip tickets at reduced rates, to be sold on the foHowing days: Dec. 15th, 16th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23d, 24th, 25th and 31st and Jan. 1st, 1911. Tickets good returning to reach orig.nal starting point not later than midnight of January 8, 1911. For further information call on the undersigned. J. H-Wood, D. p. a., Asheville, N. C. E. W. Carter, T. A., Brevard, N. C. Entry No. 2568. W. J. Owen enters and claims six hun dred and f or^ (640) acres of land, lying in Hogback Township, on the waters of In dian creek. Beginning on a white oak, E^ D. Owen's comer, and runs thence north 66 deg. east sixty (60) poles to a -hickory stump on top of the Blue Ridge; thence south 24 degrees east with S. A. Owen’s line to a stone, S. A. Owen’s comer, on top of the Blue Ridge; thence south with the top of the Blue Ridge to a black oak, John Kizer*s comer; thence west, mnning so as to include all the vacant land on Indian ercek. B. A. GILLESPIE, * Entry Talir* Executrix Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been appointed Executrix of* the last will and testament of W. B. Duck worth, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby noti fied that they must present same before the 25th day of November, 1911, or this noticc will be plead in bar of their recov ery, All persons owin^ said estate ai*e required to make immediate paymei^t MRS. ELLA F. DUCKWORTH,
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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