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VOL, XXV.
NO. 281.
ASHKV1LLE, N. C, WEDNENIUV MORNING, J HI A' lS, 1!HH.
OUHiAGED SOLOflS
liOIIOTOfJESTO
REV. BROUGHTON
He Is Called More Different
Kinds of a Liar Than Teddy
Ever Thought of
BROTHER IN CHURCH
JOINS IN ONSLAUGHT
Noted Atlanta Preacher Finds
Himself In Hot Water
In Liquor Fight
I ' (By Associated Press.)
' ATLANTA. Ga., July 27. The antl
prohlbltlonlsts in the state legislature
forgot the truce today, rolled up
their sleeveB, grabbed their war clubs
and sailed Into the opposition with
such bitter Invective that an aged
clerk shook his head and remarked:
"Nothing like that ever happened
In the legislature In the forty years
I've wen attending It."
Jhe fun began when Anderson, of
Savannah, who la fighting the near
beer bill, arose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He was whltefaced,
trembling and had to moisten his lips
several times before he found his
voice.
That Short, t'gly Word.
"I notice,' he began, "that a local
minister named Rev. Ven G. Brough
ton, la quoted In the press as having
said In a germon that I was fighting
the neajf-beer bill because I had
bought stock in a Savannah brewery
after the prohibition bill was passed
and that I was the only man In the
state who had made money out of
prohibition In Georgia. I desire to
say that this preacher Is a willful,
malicious, reckless, malignant and vi
cious liar. I fully expected to be as
vailed and vilified when I obeyed my
constituents' will and opposed the
Alexander bill. But I never even
streamed that a minister of the gospel
0. follower of Him who preached
Charity ind taught truth, would stoop
to become slanderer and common
liar. ' .iii.-vt:,' rr: -' '
v i Still Km Stork.
'T(i the first place,, no Savannah
brewery, nor stock in- one has been
sold since prohibition went into effect.
Hentie this IS another He of the Rev
erend Hypocrite. About fifteen years
Continued on rwire four
PKICE FIVE CENTS, j
TIME HAS DULLED
PUBLIC INTEREST
IN OLD BANK CASE
i j
Very Few Present to Hear Mr.
Holton Vividly Recount Inci
dents of The Sensation of a De
cade Ago.
The Hreesc-nickcrstin trial in Fed
eral court proceeded In somnolent
fashion much of yesterday niornlne's
session. Being relieved by a show of
animation among the few spectators
at the opening and close, featured by
the aggressive outline to the jury by
Lnsrrici Attorney Holton of the ease
he said the. evidence would show
There seemed to be a fair attend
ance when court opened, a mlxfhre of
spectators drawn there by defferent
motives, some by the casual Interest
attaching to any court on the part of
the man of lei.sure. and others moved
there by specilic curiosity In the rase
but of these there were few Indeed.
townspeople being scarcely represent
ed, and when the jurors aside from
those trying the Issue wen: dismissed
for the term, and the government
witness was well under way. In Indi
cating the several hundred notes giv
en by defendants, general apathy ov
ertook the small assembly, one spec
tator falling asleep, and the jurors
looking as if they wished thev were
in the green hills far away where the
Murpny railroad trains meander
their leisurely course .
But things were happening for all
that, and there was not a moment's
relaxation on the part of the coun
sel or Judge. District Attorney Holton
galvanized the court Into animated
Interest with his slashing statement
argument defendants' counsel called
of what he expdeted to prove by
the evidence and witness. Col. W. H.
8. Burwgyn, totalled a mutter of some
1257,623.24 of the notes he said had
been given by the three defendants to
extract money from the ahout-to-fall
First National bank in 1 S!7 and the
years preceding and reported that
when Its doors did close they closed
on only $491 In tangible money.
What Holton Said.
Mr. Holton told the jury that he
would tell them what the government
expected td prove to prepare their
minds to. understand the evidence to
be "forthcoming. " A combination and
conspiracy Is charged, he said, and he
defined conspiracy to be a combina
tion of two or more persons by con
certed action to accomplish a crimi
nal purpose, or a purpose not crimi
nal by criminal means. It wax not ne
cessary, lie said, mat oeiemiaius for
mally agreed in so many words, but
that they reach u common purpose
for an unlawful design. Judge Moore
objected to an argument at this stage
and Judge Newman said that he
would undertake the instruction of
the Jury In the law.
Alleged t'nlawful Acts.
Turning to matters of fact or alleged
fact the district attorney said he pur-
poseu io snow mat me bank was
wrecked; that defendants began to
purchase the Block of the bank with
the money of the bank until a few
years before it closed, they had ab
sorbed nearly all the stock, thev con
tinually overdrew their accounts and
after they had overdrawn to the ex
tent that It would not do to appear
on the honks they put in bogus notes,
each tilling in for Die other until
1257,000 wee. dissipated and $309.
257 were In their pockets. Breeae got
$114,000, Penland, K 1,000. and Wck
erson $61,000, these amounts being
represented by bogus not. To rover
up these speculations they made false
reports to the comptroller. They rep
resented that thi-se notes were sol
vent, and the signers business men;
they told people from whom they
songtu to iMrrow that theso notes
were good, they published In the pa
pers that the bank had assets of over
$300,000 while they were withdraw
ing the money by checks backed by
these worthless notes. Kach went
through the same process; where you
find one you find the others. They got
men worth nothing to sign notes In
blank and then tilled them In as they
wished. They used the notes of the
Baptist church which had given a
mortgage on its property and after It
had paid It these notes were In bank
and were put up as collateral In
Charleston.
Worthless Dividends.
They forged the name of W. W.
Rollins and others. They declared
dividends on these worthless notes
and that look more money out of
the bank. When the doors closed the
entire assets outside of the reserve
fund did not otceed $3,500 or $4,
00 out of $309,000 nominal assets.
They put In notes of tramps and
Bums, Illiterates and persons of no
property and took out cash and at no
time .did they have an honest penny
In the bank.
Bank famliirr.
Col Rurgwyii, former bank exam
Iner. testified that he visited the bank
(Contlnml on page four.)
Looks Good To Him!
SLAYS HIS WIFE'S
FORMER HUSBAND
IN SUIT FOR CHILD
I Ires Fatal Bullet In Court
Room While Hearing
Is In Session
SENATOR DAVIS AN
ATTORNEY IN CASE
First Bullet Diverted by Court
Attendant And ho
Fires Socond
BLERIOT'S FEAT OUTDONE BY LATEST
ACHIEVEMENT OF WRIGHTS MACHINE
Remained in Air for Over an Hour with a Passenger Aboard and Covered Almost
Twice Distance Across the English Channel Surpasses All Previous
Exploits of Aviators.
OFFICER IN DESPERATE
OOTLAWESIjAPES III
Outlaw also Got Away Af
ter Puncturing the Of
ficer's Hat.
TOWN WAS EXCITED
(Special to The Citizen.)
CHARLOTTE. N. C, July 27.
Fighting desperately, hand-to-hand,
With Will Harris, the notorious negro
desperado, who has a price on his
bead, Mr. Will Caudle, well known
here, where he but recently lived, es
caped With his life yesterday morning
In the southern outskirts of HunU
vllle. Caudle Jumped off the train from
Charlotte as It was about to slow up
for Huntersvillo at 10 o'clock. He is
going loaded for Harris whom he
knows, seeking the reward of $225 on
the head of this escaped convict and
desperate fugitive from Justice.
Accompanied by Mr. Tom Cifrav.
who used to work for Sanders and
Orr, Mr. Caudle was going up to
Huntsville this morning. He declares
that as the train was about to enter
the village he saw Will Harris near
the Presbyterian church. He told
Gray of his discovery and they jump
ed from the train and made a boe
ltne for the negro, who was accom
panied by two others.
After a nervy attempt to effect the
capture of the desperado, alive, pis
tols were resorted to and Mr. Caudle
got three holes in his felt hat from
Harris' gun, after being knocked
down by ono -of the negroes with a
hot gun.
The firing of six or ten shots raught
the ear of the town and crowds has
tily ran to the scene, but when thy
reached there Harris and his pals
had fled to the woods.
The affair caused great excitement
In the peaceful little town, and ex
aggerated reports of what had hap
pened began to spead. It was being
,r'd in Charlotte that Policeman Van
Felt, of Huntersvllle, attempted to ar
rest a iregro. who shot him dead and
that then a race riot ensued in which
dozen or two shots were exchang
ed between the whites and blacks.
The news created a great deal of ex
citement here. Chief Christenbory.
STEEL COMMON POT ON ,
THREE PERCENT BASIS
Earnings for Last Quarter
Show Large Increase
Over Last Year.
BIO ORDERS BOOKED
(By Associated Press.)
NKW yOHK, July 27 Common
stork of the Culled States Steel cor
poration was placed um a three per
cent per annum. 'Iasls by the action of
the directors hi re today in declaring
a quarterly dividend of 3-4 of one per
cent. The regular quarterly dividend
of 1 3-t per rent was also author
ized on the preferred slock. The
latter dividend is unchanged but the
rate on the common stock is Increased
one quarter of one per cent over the
previous quarter.
Htecl common has been paying two
ner rent annually since 1!M7. In 1 :'
it was only 1 '4 per cent, while there
was no dividend m ll or I3r,
With Ho general belief In the street
that there would be an increase, the
slock has advance,! steadily, reach
ing ils highest point of 73 on July
17. It closed today at 71 1-4 It is
understood Hint tlic dcri.-ion as to the
common stork dividend was reached
as a compromise between direct, im
who had different we as a.i to the in
crease. The net earnings for the quarter
were $23.323.3115. a compare, with
$lfi.3.ri3 9!I0 for the corresponding
quarter of
The surplus for the quarter w.n
$5,804,24 4 as compared with $195,Sr.
for the corresponding quarter last
year; an Increase of $S.sH.M9.
The unfilled orders June 30 were
4 fl.ri7,939 tons, an increase of 744 on-.
tons as compared with the same
quarter last year.
The company's official report sta'-s
the total earnings for the- quarter,
after deducting- operating expense.
Including those for ordinary repairs
and maintenance of plants and th
Interest on bonds and fixed charge5
of subsidiary companies, were $ -' 9 . -340.491.
and increase of $9 074 73'. as
compared with the same period Id
year. After deducting $fi.017.09fi for
sinking fund. on bonds of subsidiary
companies and depreciation ami re-
FELL INTO SEA JUST AS
SUCCESS WAS IN SIGHT
. i
Got Within Two Miles of
English Shore When He
Came Tumbling Down.
BADLY BATTERED
DOVER, England. July 27. Her
rt Latham's second attempt to fly
across the English channel ended dls.
astrotislv today. Almost In the mo
ment of victory his monoplane flut
tered down Into the sea two miles
from shore, like a bird with a broken
wing. Thousands who saw the fall.
for nearly half an hour were kept In
suspense, not knowing whether the
taring aeronaut had met death or
again had been rescued
A pinnace from the Itriltsh battle
ship Russell picked up the unlucky
flyer and put him aboard the French
torpedo boat destroyer Kscopefte. A
surgeon attended to his Injuries and
the destroyer broiiKht I .at ham asbore.
Ills fare was bandaged and bleeding
md his nose was broken. The ma
il ine was badlv wrecked.
Latham's flierht in some respects
rlipsed Rleriot's. He made gre-afer
speed, being only twenty minutes in
the air from the time he left the
a-t of Kr.'incc. Apparently he Hleer
1 a straiRhter course
The dlrastroHs ending of the flight
furnished a dramatic scene. Soon af
It became known that another
channel crossing was lo be attempt
ed, the water front, the piers, and
he cliffs behind the town were rrowd
.!, Poon two French torpedo boats.
which preceded the aeroplane, were
seen approaching at a furious pace.
The airship once discerned. the
rapidity of Its flint wa evidenced by
the quickness with which It grew lar
ger. Kuddenlv It tw-gan to slacken speed,
eliding toward the surface of the
ocean It fluttered a few times and
f. ll like a wounded eagle Into the
sea. There It floated. Signals fmm
the ships finally told Ihnw on shore
that Latham had escaped
When the Kscopette came along
side the Prince of Wales pir. I-atham
and his machine, which was seen to
be much larger than Bleriot's little
serve funds, there remained net earn- flyer, the crowds cheered enthuslasti-
(I4y Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 27. The
world's aeroplane record for two m n
is to both time, and distance, was
broken this evening In a beautiful
Might of one hour, twelve minutes and
forty seconds upwards of tifty miles.
and at a speed averaging about forty
miles an hour, by Orvilk. Wright at
Fort Meyer, with Lieutenant frank P.
Lahm, of the army signal corps as a
passenger. The tormcr record was
made last year by his brother Wilbur,
Joint Inventor wjth Mm of the ma
chine In which botft achievements
were performed at M Mm France,
with Professor Palnleve of the French
Institute, hs passenger. That flight
was one hour, nine minutes and thirty
one seconds. Wilbur was an eager
spectator of today's flight by his
brother.
"You Just scotched your brother's
record without damaging II much" re
marked a newspaper man to Orvllle
after the light.
"That's all we meant to do," re
plied Orvllle with a smile, which his
big brother appreciatively duplicated.
President Compliments Hint.
The cheering which heralded the
setting of a new mark In tlw con
quest of the nlr was led by President
Taft In person, who hud sat, im In
tensely interested speclutor through
out the lllght, nod who Insisted at its
conclusion upon personally congrat
ulating the brothers upon their suc
cess. This success was all-Important to
the Wrights In that It completed th
first of two crucial tests of their ma
chine Imposed upon them , by s the
United, tiUit ,,,i.vrttmttibi
called "endurance test," which re
quired them to remain ono Hour con
tinuously In the air with one passen
ger, orvllle d.iil nearly thirteen min
utes heller than that and rould hate
kept on indefinitely -three hours and
a half, the limit Imposed by the gas
oline rapacity of Ihe supply lank,
Speed Test Today.
The oilier test, that for speed, will
he complied with tomorrow, weather
p, rinillliiK, whni onlllo is to take
Lieutenant Henjamln Foutols, of the
signal corps on a cross-country fight
to Alexandria and return, a total of
ten miles, over a measured course
and at a speed required lo average
forty mlhs an hour. Orvllle could
have mudo that tight this evening,
hut It was almost (lurk when tie at
last alighted, after a fight which
would have carried him almost twice
across the Kngllsh channel.
lUtwIla Last nights.
Poignancy ' was added ito today's
achievement of prvltto' Wright by Urn
rcaiiiation or evoryotmy present that
VRqjUjUMl attempt .to Blt the
ulr with a passenger, that passenger,
Lieutenant Helfredge. was killed, and
he himself terribly Injured, Ills de
voted sister, Mlsa Kutherlito Wright
who nursed him through the period
of his recovery from that disaster,
anxiously wulrhed him today from lha
doorway of lite shed where the aero
plane Is kept, and when he returned
unhurt from his flight, gripped him
(Continued on page four.)
RIOTERS CONCEAL THEIR
DEAD TOAVOID ARREST
At Loast Dozhi Wore Kill
pl in Political liitifs in
Mexican ('it v.
(By Associated Pr-ss.)
MKXICO CITY. July 27. li eport i
of Ihe number of .pad and Inland in
Sunday s riot at the city or liuaouia-
Jara, vary and the -.Iticlultf serin r u
nt about giving out the real figure-
V conservative i inn itu. received In
lay places tile niiinher of dead al
at
SEA ISLAND FARAAERS
WANT RICHER PRICES ABROAD AND RIOTS AT HOME
Meeting (ailed Was Delay
ed Because They Had Not
Set Their Watches.
twelve and the
thirty-live. Main
led their dead .n
vate homes and I
fat from the autfi
prlsonment.
The trials of i
rioters were lie I I
were sentenced to ;
ty days imprison u,
ret servli e ag nt
the ringleaders of
will be severely
caught.
The correct n.i r-
injured is St '
omes from I'.o.-i
in Mexico for tin
American Coin
ed at the Stale . , '
nted indcmriiz it
half of Murpin j
A tvi rii aos w )i ,
suffered from tix
of the mob.
The city has
no further tr
strong force of ...
maintained, lew
liniisly Injured
,,f the rioters car
I wounded to prl
, concealed the
!i' lea, fearing iui-
ty-elght of the
' lay. The or n
Ml fifteen to tblr
i,l each. The sc
ire hunting lor
; move rrtent w lei
lt with w In u
f the Am, re in
Murphy. I la
out has r- si'i- -i
t year
- itniiel ;ill. t , ill
today and jii i -i
claims on i" -I
seven oi lo r .
. eg of bu.vie .-
nen and bull' t -
uli I all day and
i xpoet'-d. A
reserves is itill
S.i a
I 'Hi"
' t In
I hot
flty AWHlaled Press.)
.SAVANNAH, July :!7. For the pur
pose of org;! ui.Iiik in the Infi-rcst of
liiKh ami slahp r prb e for Sea Island
eotlOII. the ep,vers of (Ills Staple, to
lie mimlii r of live hundred, met in
ii n ,i li today a.'i the tanners
ii Si ,i Island Cotton (Irowers'
lilloll. Ilefol'e tile delegates Is
iieton of building h big ware
, In Siiannah I but will be used
to store Set Isl.iiid cotton In the
1 1 ii 1 1 1 lor heller prices.
Tin,, Nt, ilex are represented by the
ii , 14 ; t . :: lieorgi.i. South Carolina
mid I loil, la Jot -g i,i representing
about i lie Sea l-liind' acreage.
Tlie i ohvcntloii of growers start' 1
oft in a muddle l.eenuse the watches
,.; in . I .f tin f.ii io' r; r."', an hour
lo.Mr rloin S.iv.mmih time. A rc-
,ep,t,,,i , onirilillee t , escort Preside!!!
V . W W l.li of llahir.i ;.-!.. In tin
,;,ll h,r. the ,,,i,v litem meeting.
a1 re h, mi' lo Id, found liim in no read-
mi . lo .
LINEMAN KILLED
STRONG CURRENT
SPAIN EMBROILED IN WAR
Protest of JJareelonans
AgauiHi war jiioouy as
War JtKelf.
640WER&
(.Continued n pg four.)
lngs of J2J,J:3,395.
cally.
WASHINGTON. July 27. Forecast
or North farolina: rartiy cloii.lv
Ith local shower" Wednesday and
Thursday; light to variable winds,
mostly south.
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Tt.l' 1 1 .ii
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pole OH tl
Quern h.t r i
part ef lie- ' if
lie ,iiid .1 n-if
Were ;it W -.fl
and piitt'iiK in
d.inge,,ii. Jul, I
main Iced -a 1 ' e
ir' uit. and til'
live wire, km tl
The fill M )
' . .1 oi- 27.-- - Krnmcl
in. in ot tlie Ourham
. h is iri',l;inflv kill
v. Iiile nt v. ork on a
r r of I'eahodv and
Ihe soul heustern
- of oth' r llneme
'Ving a tl old pol
ne-.v
1 : III-.
T til'
WO
pole.
one it was a
it was on thr
Kast O'lrham
a number of
Realizing this
danger. 'I ' VVhitli, Id the foreman,
did the 1110,1 ii i ft ii 11 It part of the work
in the forenoon Thl-' afternoon young
!!tgliec u.ri oh tli'- poh to tiKhten
.1 guv line The hr t that bis com
panions km v.- of Hie accident way
when Mr Whitfield heard Rlgsbee
groan and looking up. realized that
he had raught hold of the high volt
age wire.
(Ily AsMiclafnl Press.)
HA.iCKIONA, July 27 Barcelona
is now under martial law. Herlons
rioting has occurred following the
declaration f a general strike yester
day and In protest against thw military
operations In Morocco and the des
patch to that country of largo bodies
of iroopH. Several persons have been
killed mid a large number woundml.
There has been much lighting In Ilia
etreets and practically all communi
cations have been destroyed. The
food supplies have been cut off. re.
suiting In great hardship and suffer
tug, csperlully among the poor.
The strikers cheer tbu soldiers but
have attaeked the pollre of Barcelona
and suburb. Many innocent pedes
trians haie been shot as well tut
rioters
All commercial activities are pros.
Ir.ited There is fear of more scrl
ou disorders. Trotiiilo is also re
potted from the Interior towns.
MADItlU, July 27. General staff
announces that slight sklr inlHtiing oc
curred at. the ailvani e po,-ls outside
of Melllla today. The S.,i iitali loss
wuu one man killed and eight wound
id. Trlhe-inivn fiom various points
mi-. Hocking to and are
preaching a holy war. Tin- presence
of warships af I'euta is linperativu to
Vop the smuggling "f arm.
intimate of the Si.inidi losses have
bei n raised to tour hundred killed
and wounded. The mountain pluses
are tilled with Hit? bodies of Moors,
over which Jackal and birds of pruy
liijht.
fits AMM-lM!fwl IVrni
j I.ITTIjK KOCK. Ark., July JT.
I Shouting ovsr the head of Bsnator
Oavls, W. Y. Ellis, resident of Pin
Hlnff, fired a bullet Into the heart ot
Nathaniel Parkar Willis, owner of a
lluuor cura at Indianapolis, Ind., la
ihe Circuit court room here tHIa af.
ternonn.
The shooting was the traglo ending
if a law suit brought by Willis against
his divorced wife, who had subsa
uuently married Kills, for the posses
sion of his child. Willis died almost
Instantly aftor he was shot. In the
arms ot his mother, who was waiting
across tho room and rushnd toward
him ax 'he foil In tho hallway outald
of the court ruom.
Willis scoured his divorce a number
of years ago and recently started the
litigation for the possession of hi
child, Yestorday he secured an order
from Circuit Judge Kulk to take pos
session of tho child, who ha been for
the past ten days In the custody of an
uncle at Pine ltluff, and today the
parties to the suit mot In tho court
room to decide where the child was
to bo delivered. Kills appeared for
his wlfu, the former Mrs. Willi, and
Senator Davis reprrsentd Willi, . ,
f'lrd ttocoiid Blurt.
Wlille Judge Fulk ttu Mated at a
tafllu In the court room, discussing
with Senator 'Pa via the condition of
the transfer, of. the child. Kill pulled
revolver from hi pocket and fired,
point blank, at Willis, who wa eats
d terns the t bis. A court attsch
knocked up hi arm,' Just ss the wea
pon was dtHcharged and the bullet wa
embedded In the wall. '.' "
Willis ran around the table with
Kills close at hi shoe!. The tatter
rested his pistol against the door Jam,
Just as Willis ran out, and fired a
second 1 1 rim. Willis felt to the floor
dying, clasped In his mother arm.
Sheriff itoberts aolsnd Kills, pullinf
him Into an auto-room to prevent an
further shooting. He surrendered hi
pistol to Judge Kulk and was at one
taken to Jail. '
loth Boys Are Sons of
Prominent .Virginia
Families.
VVKKK SEEN FLEEING
I)K. MKADK AM.LI.
HK18T0!.. Tenei., July 27. Rev J.
nils Mw!flr. now rector of ;hri4t
Kpiscopal church in Klohmond. has
been called lo Emmanuel Kfds'opal
"hurrh here. He will announce his
derision In August.
MAVOIt M DKAD.
Kl.IZA I! ETI ITON, Tenn.. July 27
K A. lonz, mayor Of F.lizahethtoli,
lifty-tbree years of age, and a promi
nent and wealthy citizen of Kast Ten
nessee died here this afternoon.
WVTHKV11XE, Va., July 87. J.
'buries Appleby, a wealthy and agd
New Yorker, wlni recently settled
hero, was sssaivlted and robbed lit
his hotnn last night, receiving- Inju
ries which may result seriously.
Htephen Putney, the eon of lira
phen Putney of "Ingleslde and
Marlon Hlddlek, the fifteen year old
son of Professor Joseph Hlddlek, the
rliicipul f tint Wythevllle Training
school, both socially prominent, at
ai niseil of the crlmo.
l'he old man waa beaten oner the
1 ad with a Hammer, wntcn wa ieri
on the ground by his assailants. The
scalp was torn from the pon at the
back of the skull. Other wounds In
dicated that numerous (blow had been
dealt. The cries of tho old man wer
heard by women In the neighborhood
who Kiivc the alarm.
Applriby was found on the floor In
an unconscious condition. Jte rerov-
iil consciousness at Intervals during
Ihe operations of tho surgeons. In
response to question he stated thai
be was playing this with young lud
illck when ho wa utrurk from behind.
Hmeral women saw and Identified the
fleeing mon as Putney and Itlddlck.
They Jumped Into buggy and drove
to Cripple Creek where It la amid
tonight they gavo themselves up.
ANCIENT LANDMARK
BURNED TO GROUND
HHITNSWICK, Oa., July 27. 'Th
Iletreat," a summer home on St Si
mons Island, that was built In 170
by James Kpaldlng was burned today.
How it caught lire Is not known. Is
tho old homes history It has shel
tered among other noted persons,
Aaron Burr and Fanny Kemble. Th
storm of 1 898 rendered th house un
inhabitable and It had not been r
faired, .. . .svjsl