North Carolina Newspapers

.ft' V PBETTT B03IANCE CULMINATED Iff FAMOUS LAUREL PABK1THEK MILLIONAIRE WINS LOVELY ' , BRIDE. . ,.. : The romantic marriage of , million aire Frank Gunn, of Macon, Ga., to Hiss Cynthia Neal, , Atlanta : beauty, solemnized at Laurel Park - Retreat Thursday tells a human-interest story of love at first sight, of separation an ardent two-days' courtship amidst surroundings mQre conducive to the blind gods worship the joyous con summation of an event of greatest in terest to the people of two states and finally the complete happinessof roune hearts temporarily estranged. The millionaire ... groom has been counted the most eligible bachelor of Macon, while the charming bride, a member of a prominent family, is one of the Southland's fairest daughters A short two months ago they first met at Indian Springs, where tney were snendine a few. weeks. Their mutual friends admitted it would be an ideal matine this union of Southern mil lions and Southern beauty, and whispered amongst themselves that it -was "really love at first sight, don't von know." The god of love's task rested lightly upon his bare shoulders and the young people's bark of bliss sailed under fairest of skies. Then came the. inev itable misunderstanding estrangement and crudest of separation. The pi quant beauty left at once for her At lanta home, quickly followed Dy ner millionaire Jover. From Atlanta's heat Miss Neal fled to the mountains or Western North Carolina, and in Laurel Park, a beautiful residence park just outside of the city of Hen dersonville found surcease -for a . sor row she would not admit. Within a day or so of Miss Neal's arrival at JLaurel Park Retreat, a family hotel In the park, came a monstrous motor machine, sweping up the broad ave nue leading to the hotel. With a grinding of brakes it stopped but be fore it came to a standstill a manly figured leaped from the car, flew up the broad steps of . the building, and there found his heart's desire. Also the misunderstanding was there, too. While the sparkling of bright eyes and the faint flushing of delicate cheeks were involuntary indi cations of real heart feelings, femi nine perversity prompted only -softly modulated words of conventional greetings, and the millionaire felt a sad sinking sensation within his breast where once his heart had lodged. . , . But Laurel Park is Dan Cupid's own private-and particular domain. That "most beautiful natural park in America" abounds in cupids paths and lover's lanes, 7 in coolest and shadiest of mystic walks penetrating almost impenetrable thickets of laurel and rhododendron, bordered by laughing streams and murmuring wa terfalls telling young T hearts the se xet of happiness. And so it came about while hearkening of the sigh of pines, the whispering of silver ma ples they" hearkened also to the sigh of the little blind god, all cobwebs of mistr. ' t2.T.i::g were swept away and two souls met in perfect peace. That evening, as the day star drop ped behind Echo Mountain and his million shafts of light made .radiant the darkling sky, a quiet announce ment of a wedding on the morrow was made at the . Retreat, and the sixty guests tnere naa not me siigniest , difficulty, in " picking the prospective I T)ride and . groom. Congratulations ! came in showers and they were imme diate and sincere, for the course of the pretty romance had centered the whole attention of the hotel's guests, guests. . So, soon after the breakfast hour, came a man of God to the Park, and surrounded by daintily dressed and in tensely interestd girls, and smiling men in cool-looking summer apparel, in the big hall of the Retreat was con sumated the romance of two lives when happy hearts found that th -world existed but for them. The long, rakish touring car had ' -made but few trips over the shaded ; Wn 3 - Jvi T St 11 vast 1 X- It" ni J Un'InMf j-vw ! roads in Laurel Park, and its last for many a day to come was when it . whirled the millionaire bridegroom and his beautiful bride to the Hender sonville depot, where they boarded the Carolina Special for New York. They will spend the honeymoon in Europe. The Charleston-Ashevile Highway. . Interest in the "One Day Highway to be constructed from Charleston to Asheville via Hendersonville is grow ing every day. At a meeting of the officers of the various Good Road As sociations of South Carolina Thurs " day in Columbia there was expressed some doubt as to whether the route would come by Columbia unless there was some improvements made in certain section of Lexington county. Instructions and circular letters have been placed in the hands of all the , prominent advocates along the proposed routes as to the exact loca tions and day of construction of this great highway of over 300 miles into the heart of the mountains of Western North Carolina. Hendersonvile will receive untold benefit from this great highway and farmers and citizens of this 1 county will lend aid in every way to perfect one of the greatest mountain high ways in this part of the country. with the completion of the route "hundreds of automobiles and vehicles of every description wil ljourney up Into the mountains during the summer months.' Plans for Carnegie Library. llessrs. Brownlow Jackson, W. C. Hector and M. C. . Toms, the Hender- -sonrille Carnegie Library trustees, are .sow In correspondence with different . .A. M AM M. plans for the building. As soon as suitable plans have been jwcepieu u ujb trustees, mey win oe submitted to the , Home Trust Com pany, New YoTk, and when approved 3by it, bids for Its construction willbe immediately advertised tor. There will be an important meeting d Knights of Pythias to nirhL All .TT7im pieass use souce. If He Only Had Time. The boy In town could learn at school and take a good stand among his schoolmates if he had time, but he has to smoke cigarettes and play base ball and do too many -things. The town girl could do well at school if she had time, but she must read the trashy novels and go to so many parties and shows, that they hold her back in her books. v County boys and girls could get an education, but they have to work every "day to pay debts, many of which ought never to have been made, or to pay for land which the lamiiy does not need. - . The young man in the county could go to college and equip himself for life if he had time, but feels that he must go at once to farming, or off to a store or, into some other business. He goes without an education and Is handicapped all his life. The young lady In the county could ea to colleee if she had time, but while she is only 16 years old she has an offer of marriage and thinks it will probably be her last chance during life, and gives up education to get married. . . - The farmer could succeed if he had time, but he must take up merchan dising or running a grain thresher or a saw mill to keep away from his farm. The merchant could make money if he had time to devote to his business, but he turns it over to clerks and runs a farm or a saw mill or some thing else. The doctor could make money at his profession, but he feels that he must go Into other business to make money faster and thereby loses put at both. - The lawyer could make money if he had time, but he must go into poli tics or something elese to keep him from succeeding. Young people could add much to the happiness of the home if they had time, but there are so many places to go to they cannot devote time to such things. The church member could do good work In his church if he had time, out he is too busy with his own affairs to devote his efforts to his church. r The old man could enjoy life and get some of the fruits of his labors if he had time, but he must delve from day to day to add to what he already has, laying up money for people who will not thank him for it. The old woman could get around a little and enjoy life more, but she feels like she has no time. She must stay right at home all the while and look after things there. Ex. The Swiss Railway Well Patronized. The Swiss Incline Railway at Lau rel Park is , being well patronized these days about two hundred peo ple, on an average, make the trip daily. The station is at the terminus of the street railway in Laurel Park and the clever piece of engineering work is of general interest to the crowds daily visiting "the most beautiful na tural nark in America." One feature of the" Swiss Incline that appeals to i most everyone is its absolute safety. The cable that actually pulls the car to the summit of Echo Mountain is ; tested in 15.000 nnnnds. dead weight, i This is equal to ten times the strain jt ts ever subject to. As a matter of fact the cable could pull, both the dummips. and all th strppt Mrs tr the top of the mountain. Then there ! is a safety cable, tested to 10,000 pounds dead weight, and another test ed to 6,000 pounds. The engine that pulls the car is on a concrete base sunk 15 feet Into the solid rock, and could no more be pulled out of posi tion than the mountain itself. The tower on the top of the moun tain is 2600 feet above sea level, and through the four-foot glass there may be seen Mount Mitchell, Kanuga and Highland Lakes, Saluda and other points. It is a magnificent picture of broken country circled by mountain peaks whose cloud topped summits . are lost m tne sKy.' were the absol- ute safety of the railway and the won derful view to be obtained at its terminus more generally known there would be hundreds, where now scores, patronize the - Swiss Incline Rail way. Fortune Hunters on Job Quite Early. Pittsburg, July 7. A few minutes after it became known today that Frederick Prager had' been found dead in bed at his home in High street, North Side, neighbors rushed to the house and began ransacking for $11, 000 alleged to be hidden somewhere about the premises. It took a squad of police to clear the house of fortune hunters and save the building from be ing wrecked. Prager succumbed during the night to the heat Three weeks ago his sis ter, Mrs. Emma Strana, committed suicide, while a few months ago John Strana met a violent death in a mill. The three deaths wiped out the Stra na-Prager family and neighbors en deavored to get the rumored fortune. The police will make a thorough searcn some time today. Taft Entertains Several Senators.! wasmngton, July 8. The yacht Maynower, having on board Presi dent Taft, Senators Bacon, Brown, rosier, uverman, Penrose, Root? and Taylor, whom he is enteraining on a week-end yachtinxr cruise from Philadelphia to Washington, tonight is proceeding slowly down the At lantic coast off northeastern Virginia. ""cicsb messages state mat mem bers of the party all are well and that good weather is being . expe rienced, maKing tne cruise an enlov- able one. The Mayflower nasseri nut the Delaware capes at 2:23 d. m.. and headed southward. She wouM reach the Virginia capes early Sun 4v mornfne but may cruise farther beyond before entering Chesapeake bay, or she may go Into Hampton Roads for a brief visit at Old Point Comfort tomorrow. The Mayflower Is expected to start up the Chesapeake late in the .afternoon or earlv Tn- iag, reaching Washington Lfonri-r foreaocx - PATROLMAN McCONNELL DIES, EITET OF PISTOL WOUND v Patrolman Edwin C. McConnell, of Asheville, who was shot 'last week while in the act of arresting John Huff, a negro desperado, died in tthe hospital there Friday night after hov ering between life and death for near ly a week., Mr.- McConnell made a des perate fight for life but the wound was too serious. The tolling of "33," this being the age of the deceased on. the fire bells of Asheville was the means of Informing the citizens that . another brave officer had met death In the dis charge of his duty. The deceased is survived by a wife and two small chil dren. His death will be mourned by a large number of people because of his genial, whole-souled personality. His popularity was not limited 'to his associates on the police force but em braced a wide circle of friends. The wanton murder of such a man as this In the discharge of his' duty can not be too strongly condemned and If the murderer, is ever caught he will not doubt receive the full penalty of the law which he so richly de serves. ' The murderer has not been appre hended, though rewards aggregating nearly $700 have been offered. So strone is the feeling in Asheville against the murderer that private- sub scriptions to aid in effecting his cap ture have beep, started. A ready re sponse has been met with and It money can serve the purpose then John Huff ff will not long remain at large, a menace to the people of the State. So far the fugitive has shown re markable cunning in eluding the offi cers of the law, but he will have need to be more wary still, if he is to final ly escape because the death of his victim will prove to be a greater stim ulous ' to those now prosecuting . the search. May he . meet with speedy capture, a short trial, and soon go to that warmer place from whence no fiend of his type ever escapes. R, F. D. Carriers Get $4,000,000 Washington, July 10. The 40,000 odd rural free delivery carriers in th United States are to receive salary in creases as a result of an order issued Saturday by Postmaster General Hitchcock. The order provides for the disbursement during the current fiscal year of $4,000,000, wnich will mean an Increase of $100 ;ver the 'present salary of $900 for all carriers on standard routes, with proportionate increases on the shorter rout is. Picked Up. Do parents ever think what they are allowing their children to be taught through the eye and ear by the "Funny" paper and the moving picture show? A child some time ago was caught stealing from a neighbor. When asked why he did it. said he saw it done in a moving picture show. A boy forged the name of his em ployer and said afterwards he first got the impression of such a thing in a moving picture show. A servant jErirl stole the jewels of her employer. When asked why she did it, said she got the suggestion in a moving pic- ure show. Jjo you ever think of wnat your children are learning by their sur roundings? There is ;n old story of father and mother who had three bright boys. When the oldest was about grown he wanted to join the navy and could not be satisfied until be had joined the navy. When the second came on it was the same When the third came on it was the same. The fond parents were horri fied and called in the minister to ad vise with them. When told of the sit uation the minister asked to be taken to the boys roomi In the room he saw the picture of a great man-of-war hanging on the wall, where the boys could lodk on it the last thing at night and the first thing in the morn ing. Pointing to the picture, "There" said the minister, "is the explanation of the way your boys have gone." Beware of the surroundings of your children. ' New York, July 7. No less than sixty-three million barrels of beer were sold In the United States during the twelve months ending June 30. The National Cleansing ?a. The reports of the daily press would lead the reader to think that rascality abounds in high places; and that there is no honesty and truth left in the world. The, situation, how ever, is not' desperate as long as, what Is happening is in the line of exposure of rascality and punishment of ras cality. The country would be in dan ger really if rascality were left un exposed and rescals unpunished; if the public, knowing . of corruption, should complacently put up with it; if the law officers kept their, eyes shut and congress failed to investi gate, and if the courts serileiy bowed before wealth and refused to Inflflict punishment in accordance with the spirit of the laws. We are passing through an era of cleansing; of rurification or setting tne nouse m -rder; and, of course, there are many disgraceful specta- cies Drougnt to public attention. This is unavoidable, but it is a. curative process, and we learn to endure it until the end aimed at is attained. wnat these numerous investiga tions, trials, exposures, , etc., go to snow is tnat nrst our system has offered encouragement to indulgence In greed. That must be changed. Second, that human nature is likely, if unrestrained, to go to extraordin ary lengths when influenced bv erreed That - teaches that we must put the curb upon the men who use the hook and the crook to accomulate great ncnes, and whose path is sterwed with ruin, despair and death. s The close study now riven to this subject will surely be productive '.-jot gooa results. The proceedings -are most salutary. They give promise of better things,. The republic will be stronger when .. comnnif vmU learns the lesson and 'confines lestlf to legitimate fields and when the peo ple have demonstrated their nower to protect themselves from evil r-omM- natlons,no- matter how large; no matter how shrewdlr Ingeniously m&nared. iiamia n4o. . - y - o"" TIIE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAIL ROAD. With eleven million of French cap ital, it is said, oae.iung tnem,. tne .transcontinental Kailroad, or tne Ap palachian Interurban Ran way, nas ac tually started wont in Henderson COUnty.'''- V "-. ; . At Fruitiand is the camp of he first surveying corps actually;- surveying the route of the railioad in tnis eoun ty.They have been stauonea mere dur ing part of the - last wee and are gradually working towards Fietchei. It is said there is also a construction gang' at work in Ruiueioiuton coun ty, not far behind tne surveyors. ' The line, it is said, -will come up through Bat- Cave to Fruitland, aiounu Byers Mountain, vunougjx Terry's Gap to. Fletcher. This is vii tually a water course and offers no obstacles to its construction. It will ye remembered .thut the stocks, assets and liabilities of the Appalachian Interurban Railway, or ganized 'here seveial years ago with with Mr.- W. A. Smith as ; president, was recently purchased by this , new company, said to be backed by eleven millions of French money. , They re cently secured about sixty convicts from the State of North Carolina, now at work in Haywood county. . There is said to be another construction camp located in Rutherford county, whose men are not very far behind' the en- EXPLOSION FROM WITHIN No Outside Agency Could Have Been Responsible For the Destruction of the Battleship Maine,' According to the Report of Gen. W. H. Bixby. Washington, July 7. The loss of the battleship Maine was caused by the explosion of her three magaziriess. No such effect as that produced up on the vessel could have been caus ed by an explosion from without. Such is the opinion of Gen. William H. Bixby, chief of engineers, U. S. A., who has returned from a personal in spection of ; the work of raising the Maine. General Bixby says that a portion of the deck over the magazines was blown upward and backward and that there are numerous conditions which prove, this. No explosion from the outside, says the general, could have caused the same result. "What the primary cause of the explosion was," said General Bixby tonight, never will be learned." General Bixby does not believe that the Navy Department will find the bodies of sailors and officers on the Main. He. says that they are prob ably buried 200 feet or more from the wreck in the mud. Clearing IVays for Reciprocity. Washington, July 10 A lively clear ing of the ways fo rthe eventual pass age of the unamended Canadian reci procity bill by the voting down of the Cummings and Simmons amendments to the measure and continued discus sion and action on other provisions in connection with the bill will keep th.-: seate busy all this week, vhile tne house, which will meet Wednesday and quickiy adjourn until Saturday, will be active" through its committees. Musn't Fish In Town. Fishing is good right here in Hen dersonville.but for- goodness sake don't let. the cops catch you at it! Tbe county commissioners have stocked the basin of the court. house fountain with perch and mountain trout and catfish and generally there's a crowd around it interested in vatching the sportive antics of the little fellows. . The "Lake City Leafrue." The Lake City League ts now beintr organized and the, schedule for the season will be announced shortly. Highland Lake, Kanuga Lake,. Laurel Park and Hendersonville teams- will compose the League. There is an abundance of first class base ball ma terial among the visitors and perma nent residents of the four places and the four teams will be very equally balanced, it is said. Kills Wife and Self. Farley, Ala., July 7. While officers were approaching to arrest him on a trial charge, Roy Horris, a farmer 25 years old, today shot his wife seve-" times, killing "her. He then turned his pistol on himself, putting t Wo bul lets into his body, dying instantly. The couple had been separated fo some time and Morris had called on his wife, at her father's home, in an effort to effect a reconcllliation. gineers at-Fruitland. The proposed ro-jte of the road as outlined above cuts out Henderson ville entirely. This town however will undoubtedly connect with the linrt at some cor anient point, assuring to HendersoD.ville all the benefits of an other railrc? 1: Solid Carload of Sh6es. Perhaps fo' the first time in the history of Hendersonville has a mer chant received at one time a solid car load of shoes. M. M. Shepherd one of the best shoe men in Western' North Carolina has received a solid car load of shoes and is offering the people of this city and county the best bargains to be had anywhere. The famous Hamilton and Brown brands have made for themselves a reputation all over the United States and It is safe to saythat they have a good reputation In the county. . Mr. Shepherd has this season devoted al most his entire stock to this one great company. However he also carried Jn his mamomth stock many other styles and varieties. . . Mr. Shepherd will shortly begin an extensive advertising campaign in the French Broad Hustler. Neeress Assaults Lady And Is Jailed. . . Salisbury, N. C, July 10. Charg ed with a serious assault upon Mrs. R R. Davis, a well known Rowan wo man,. Etta , Pettus, colored, was lodg ed in .the .Salisbury Jail today. Yes terday the , colored woman ' went to the home of Mrs. Davis to rV ber ries and when asked to leave th pre mises assaulted Mm TkTit o ' clnb. Inflicting serious . Injuries. Isn t lhisrroor h Tliat S. B. M do your J VV TO WHOM IT MAY-CONCERN - "We Keg to state that we have had S. B. Mace, watchmak Ver and jeweler, of Hendersonville, N. C. in our employee for a period of about four years and his work at all times has given perfect satisfaction. .. '' He was also our watch inspector for the C & N. 'W. R. r. Co., and proved himself in every way capable and efficient Mr. Mace is also a first class JEngraver and we consider him far above the average watchmaker- We can best speak of him as being in every particular a thoroughly, reliable ef ficient and first class Jeweler and we consider him good for any contract that he would make. The MORRISON BROS. CO. 'V -: ' ;?",-l:;;0;-::v-''';M6iM)in n.c. ft k Shiomii t of JUST ALL 's c Jr or Oracle 3 C to fij MM phone 310 BROCK & LANE Livery and Feed Stabes Nice Carriages, Saddle Horses, Surrys and Runabouts- - Cornier 3rd Aveniie and Church Streets MAKE MS. Kanuga Club opened July 1st witli a larger attendance than usual, in cluding guests from cities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,; Tonisiana. Kfiw .Tptsrv and Ohio, and i with reservations from practically every Southern State ,, not included in the above. Many of ' the early arriv als are cottagers, being mostly those who now look upon Kanuga as their summer home. As usual children are numerous and within a few days Miss Mary Catherine will begin her . kin-! dergarten nature work for the pleas ure and instruction of the little folks. The celebrated Coburn Players will give two performances at the Club on July 18. With its superb surround ings of virgin forest and well kept lawns sloping to the edge of the glis tening lake, Kanuga is admirably adapted to the open air performances of Shakesperian plays given by this famous organization. Miss Marion Oskamp, the graduate dietition who is in charge of the chil dren's dining room has arrived and is enthusiastic about both the equip ment and opportunity at Kanuga. The members of the. Club are con gratulating themselves over the fact that the Kanuga equipment now com pares favorably with that of any coun try and the remark is often made that the low cost of living at the Club, iv perhaps, without parallel in the United States. Of course this is made possible by the cooperative plan and almost perfect organization under which It is conducted. Waste is prac- ticauy eliminated. -. Kanuga Road, the delightful "high way of the hills," connecting Hender sonville and Kanuga Club, which, with its branches to points of Interest on Kanuga estate, a scientifically built sand-clay road of about twelve miles, is a source of great pleasure to Hen dersonville visitors and hundreds : of them drive and motor over the road daily. Britain Will War No More With U. S. Washington, D. C, July 8. Within a week or ten days at the latest, the signatures of the Secretary of State, Philander C. Knor, and the British Ambassador James Bryce, - will be placed on the teaty between the Uni ted States and Great Britain, which will provide for the arbitration of all questions, Including.; even matters of vital Importance and national honor. The signing of the treaty will bring to an end the notable negotiations be gun at the Infancy of President Taft and Ambassador Bryce early this year M will make what many believe to- be .re greatest step toward international peace ever taken.- : mO. H. Miller, of New York and Mr. H. B. Faulkner of Charlotte, who are spending the e summer in- Ashe ville, are the guests of Mr., and Mrs. W. A. ccott for a few days. nough ace is the nra to a tch Repairing? eraftor RECEIVED SIZES Furniture JLier J0S11CE & BROGH. DEALERS INC FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS Beef, Pork, Mutton, Lamb, and Sausage, Fish and Oys ters., Phone or call at JUSTICE & BROCK,' up to date meat market will serve you on quick notice. If you have any fat hogs, ' cattle, sheap, lambs or chickens to sell phone 284. West College St. New "Rock Hill" liahtcs Running, Most Stylish and Durable on Market I Patented Long-Distance Spindles, oiled without removal of wheels. qPaterited Side Spring. 4JStrongest braced Body made. jKew style Seat I Every feature of big class make. Phaetons, Surries, Runabouts of same High Quality. J Our guarantee your protection. HILL' A;Pl Cert Ito Bs WO! Briaj A? 4.&-tslTo Yea At Caec I ?ROCK