5E W SERIES. VOL. lo. TSo. 52
, HEXDERSONVTLLE, KORTII -CAROLINA, TIlUESDAT, OCTOBER 5, 1911
; . $1.00 PER YEAR.
' Mill
H-ltf : -77- -II ?x-T '
Mill DaiXl Near ' Austin,
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, -Torrent
Five Hundred Million Gallon of Wa
ter Break Through ' Dam With
Mighty Roar and JKushDown Upon
Towns 'and - TaUey,- Where Fires
Add to Horror. . '
Deails of Catastrophe " ;
Dam of the Bayilss Pulp & Paptr
company hurst on2 mile anl a half
north of town .V r v '
Fire follows bursting of natural gas
mains. v ' ' '
Scores of persons caught beneath
debris and slowly cremated .
Over 1,000 buildings wrecked
Heavy rains of past two weeks
caused reservoir to .fill for first time
since erected two years ago. - r
Food supply has been-swept away.
Costello, town of 450 people, be
low Austin, swept away, -,
Ccadersport, PaljSsept 30. -With a
roar that" could be heard 'for miles
the great dam of the Bayliss Pulp &
Paper company, at Austin, Pa., four
miles from here went out at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. '. ' - v '
The dam which Was 130 feet long
and 49 feet high, was 32 feet thick at
the base and held ' back more than
500,000,000 gallons of water. Fon the
few times since its construction, two
years ago. the water was running over
the top of the draw today and many
persons went out from Autsin a i il&
and a half away, to see the unusual
sight. - : - . - " '" "'
They , were panic stricken when a
section about 20 feet wide gave way
on the west side - A great volume of
water poured through the hole and
the alarm Was quickly sounded. Peo.-
pie ran for.their lives to the1 hills' near
by, but many were caught in-the flood?
and whirled down th.e valley. A mo
ment later - another break occurred,
this time in " the east sidelf. lt was
much greater than the firsC ahj'.per
mitted the: bulkof heV;watetehrnd"t
it to rush in a mighty volume toward
the lowlands, carrying screaming hu
manity with it. ,1 v ;
OperatorSpreads Alarm. ;-.- .
Harry Davis, a locomitive engineer,
reached a telephone- and notified the
operator at the exchange. She called
as many persons as possible but the
time was short.
The raging flood tore dcwn the little '
valley, carrying" death on its debris
covered crest. Many women- and
children, the men were away at
work, were caught in their homes and
drowned orcrushed before they knew
what had happened Houses" went
down before the mighty crush of.' wa
ter, and gas pipes, bent and broken"
released their dangerous flood. Be
fore the water had passed on. its terri
ble course through the town, a dozen
fires were burning in' as many places
and the cries of injured and imprison
ed persons in the terrific thunder of
the flood. . '. . -' v; vV ,
Gas Takes Fire. - C '
Austin, Pa., Sept; 30. A dangerous
situation developed immediately after
the great wall of water; had passed.
Austin is piped for natural gas and
the great force of the flood lece the
mains from the streets. Oneof thehr,
the largest pipe in the town, burst in
the business section A moment af
terward the gas . gushed out and in a
twinkling it had . taken fire. There
was no explosion but the flames leap-
ed to a height of seventy, feet or m'ore.i
ana, Diown uy a stroug -wijo.u., yo . -uv f -
communicated to the . nearest house. I preaching. The heat drove him. An
In ten minutes a dozen other, gas pipes . other took his place, and. they say he
had burst and were pouring; their was a doctor whose family had not
deadly inflammable fluid into the. air.' been - seen since- the flood of a few
Men who had rushed forward in;tne
hope of doing some good were over
come -and fell, while others were
caught in the flames and incinerated
The street became a glowing hell and
there was 'no salvation for those who
chanced to be near, How many, per
ished at this point is not known.
Death toy Fire and Water. -Austin
has little fire protection at
best and with this swept away by the
flood and no one left to man the little
apparatus the town, . possessed, the
progress of the flameh was uninter
rupted. Rapidliy they sweptrom
house to house, leaping ' streets and
alleys and fed by the cintinual supply
of gas from bursting mains there-was
no staying their progresfs. .They lick
ed up what the water had left '
Women and Children. ;
Women and children there were
among- the wounded and dying, . but
among the scores of men who might
at othr times have : braved death to
save the lives of the unfortunate there
was none to dare.
Down at the shoos of-the Buffalo &
Susquehanna rairroad -history was in
the making. The - buildings were lo
cated below the business - section ; in
the banks of Freeman run. and wer
more ' substantial ' than most of the
houses which had been swept away by
the flood, --When the great mass. of
crushed and broken timbers,' repre
senting the' homes of a few before,
came crashing down they lodged
....
Ugainst , the shops.; Thej mpact was
buildings shivered
v 1 1 -
rv -mis were crusnea m.
But
the T?
rk '-stood and formed a
barrier v
t which flotsam, and jetr
sam of. therI6cl found lodgement;
Caught at Machines. ' r
Here, as elsewhere, the natural gas
pipes burst and as the sh'ops were in
operation fire was quickly communi
cated to the heterogeneous mass Men
were - caught before they could leave
their, machines. ; Some of them' were
crushed to death without a warning,
but others less favored of fortune,
were pinned down" and met horrible
deaths in the rapidly kindling flames!
Nearby was the plant of: the Stand
ard Lumber company.; It had on hand
a large stock of stove wood ready for
shipment - v. When , the pipes r burst
there the burning gas broke through
the building and -it was soon destroy
ed. -Here, too, debris had piled high
and the luckless ones who had been
swept down stream met death at this
point. ;. ' .' ' ' ';
For hours the machine , shops and
the lumber" plant burned, o ; And the
odor of burning flesh was so strong as.
to drive many, persons from the scene.
How many died here : will never be
known. " ' r
U Futile, Efforts.
Here is where the first organized
effort" at relief was made. Maddened
by the sights about him, one man, with
tears streaming down; his cheeks,
cried for, volunteers to save the lives
of men -whose cries for - help were
gradually ; growing fainter. The
wreck, of the Austin Hardware corn
pan had been swept from Ipr location
on Main street to the lumber mill.
Here were buckets in abundance and
.there was the little stream, still swol
len although the force of the flood had
passed. - Seizing a bucket' this un
known hero dashed into the stream,.
Ufil led . it , with water .and calling for
I help ran toward a point where it ap
peared; one man : might1, be . saved;
Othem followed" his example. But to
ho purpose.- Gas and heat,'combined
to drive : them back and . they, eyent-f
uallygave up the-battle 2
Over at . the paper mill, the great
factory where so many of the people
of. the town find employment, the sit
uation was little better. Although not
so" many persons were 'killed, some of
them wf re crushed beyond recognition
when a part of the factory went down
before the water. ; It, too, caught fire
and the scenes to which the half,par
alyzed people were rapidly" becoming
accustomed were re-enacted. '
One little girl, she could -not have
been more" than fifteen. years, old, had
been caught in the crush. The flames
were approaching her with the rapid
ity only 'equalled by the speed of the
flood which had made her plight possi
ble ; Pinned down under a heavy
timber,' one leg crushed, it was Im
possible for her to free herself. No
one seemed to know her name but her
cries for help were not unheeded as in
the fire at the . machine shops an un
known man' Tose to the occasion.
Running into a part of the factory not
destroyed by the. flood he seized an
axe and returning to the spot where
the helpless child was imprisoned, he
chopped at the timber. But. his
strength gave out. ' - ;
Doctor's Heroic Stroke.
Meantime a crowd had ; gathered .
There were ot more than a dozen
men but 'when a J volunteer showed
signs of weakening another sprang
forward, snatched the-axe from his
hand and attacked the timber with
tnours Deiore.
He saw at a glance the fire would
be upon them before the timber would
be made to yields Carefully he looked
at the girl. Then with, calm precision
he levelled the axe at the helpless
rvictima stroke, or two and it was
over. The leg. was-severed. Willing
hands caught up the poor: scorched
and bleeding girl and carried her to
the hospital on the hill. She may . die
from shock. -.
Warning Too Brief. "
v - llie contents of the great dam,
which was filled to overflowing by the
heavy rains of two weeks, swept
through a natural gorge in which the
towns of Austin And . Costello were,
situated. ; Whie many or tne residents
of Austin escaped to the hills border
ing each side of the town the; warning
given by the blasts oi tne jayass miu
Whistles was. oo brier for, hundreds of
otViorfi
The: catastrophe- paralled: inJ many,
respects the . destruction : by flood of
Johnstown. Pa!, in 1889 in which over
two thousand lives were lost ;
Work of Rescue ;
Within an hour, of the first general
knowledge of the calamnity special
trains , bearing" physicians, nurses and
food supplies. were on the. way to the
scene. " Hundreds of automopnes Dear:
ihg. rescuers v also - JfJ
rough ana ignurous iuou"" xw
Continued on 8th Page
Lliulil niim
J. O. Bell of Tuxedo, wasa visitor
in the city, this week. , - , j
Judge J..H. Merrimon of Asheville,
is attending court here.
Wm. ; J. - Cocke of Asheville; was in
the ;clty' one day last week. - ' r ".
'Mrs. Coats of 'Ashevile, is visiting
her'mcther, Mrs. A. B. Freeman ; :.l
Tom-Staton, a prominent citizen :of
the Flat Hock . section is J attending
court this week:'
Judge B. vP; Lcig of - Statesville ,1s
holding criminal court in Hendersonc
ville this week. - : . ' .
' : Former Solicitor J. F- Spainhour,
of, Morganton, is , a visitor in the city
during court week. V ' '.' 'y-
"W. Hyderraised sweet potatoes
9 tc the half bushel by using T. B.
Carson's fertilizer. -;, - :
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, The TJ. p. C's met Wednesday with
Mrs. Ethel Dixon at her home on
Washington street. , v : : r - " '
;.Quite a number of people went oyer
to Asheville last ' Tuesday night ; "tc
witness Madam Sherry at the Audito
rium; ', ' - ' .; : ; : ' 'v...v .". : v.
Miss Dora and Diamond Grimmett
left - Tuesday for Selma, Ala., to be
with their sister, Mrs." Goodloe whorls
very ill. r" . - :T ,
Solicitor, A. Hall Johnson ' arrived
in the city last Monday and is busy
looking after the -. States interest in
the criminal term or Superior .court
here. ' ''.'. 1 :
. A meeting of the Asheville Presby
tery at Oakdale church at Rugby
began last .'Monday and will , last
through Thursday; ' -
G. W." Brooks left this week for
Wilaka? ' Fla., where he " will- remain
for the , winter. Mr T Brooks's family
will leave for Florida " in about a
onA. - y . f
The third marriage of prominent
young ' Southern couples which Rev.
R. B. Grinnan has. been called upon
to perform-was -last. Monday when
Miss. Susie'; P. ; Fulton jot . Savananh,
Ga "became the bride of F. 'M. Killin,"
a prominent business man. of Macon,'
Georgia. r
. A dance. waslgiven out at the Casino
last Wednesday by .the young men of
the city complimentary to the .visit
ing young ladles In the city Quite-a
number of couples. Journeyed out cm
the dummy-an denjoyed several hours
of delightful dancing. .
D. E. Stepp has bought the stock of
goods formerly owned by A. L. Tabor
and is' now conducting.' a first class
grocery . stand in the same old stand
next to., the' Palace Theater. Mr.
Stepp conducts a meat market in the
rear of this store. .. . !
Rev. R.'M. Courtney' left MoD',''r
for his home in Thomasvile k after
holding one of the most successtnIljH
revivals ever witnessed at the Meth
odist church." His vsermons were
thoroughly enjoyed by the many who
attended the meetings. , It is thought
that much, good has ben wrought by
these services and that a number of
converts will probaly be added to
"the enrollment' of the -church. ?
G. P. Hill, one of the county's, most
substantial "citizens' was' In the city
Tuesday Attending jcourt Mr. Hill
states that the corn crop in his sec
tion of the county was looking fine
and he is of the J opinion Jhat 'this
year's crop will out class any previ-r
ius one "We farmers in Edneyville
wil lnot have, to buy f ee'd out of the
state this year, . we hav raised it our-
selves," explained Mr. v Hill.; While
being- very v much interested in farm
ing Mr. Hill Is also one of the most
enthusiastic good road men of ; this
county. ..
Ell Rhodes. C
; Another good soldier of the civil
war has gone to,., rest.' Eli Rhodes
departed from this world at a . ripe
old age. of -'60 year. . He- was a faith
ful citizen and a member of the
Methodise church and rarely' did ne
miss a service until' about 2. years ago
when his health began to .fail. "
I have 'known iiim , nearly all my
life and I. firmly believe- that Eli
Rhodes never once voted anything
but a-straight democratic tickeU I
know that he has been a " constant
reader of the Hustler- since : it has.
been started. He died in full faith
of our Maker and oneNof the last
hymns he sang was "Come view the
ground jvhere you must shortly live."
Eli has gone but will long be, remem
bered by those who krw bim. ; ; ;
. -v .-...-.,-. G. W.' XYDA. -
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: Miss Brett of Newport Newst Va,,- is
a guest of the Misses Waldrop, at
their Broad street home.
Miss Josephine Clifton of-Aberdeen,
Miss., Is the attractive guest of Miss
Amy Edwards for a few days.
v Miss Lucy Monk, ' of Selma, ; Ala.,
who has been the guest of Miss Roach
at rthe .Waldrop place on Br6ad street,
has left for Asheville. . She will spend
several daya ther. - v
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Highland Lake Club closed on the
first of October,, the last week of the
season having been characterized by
many delightful social functions. On"
Sunday ;' evening Mrs.' T. C- Watts pf
Mcotgomery, Mr, Crensen of Savannah
and' M. : Lockwood of Montgomery
contributed to a very delightful musi-.
cal program. On Monday evening the
Club jgave , its ' final bridge . party, the
prize r being . won by. Mr. v Marshall of
Charleston. . ,
I Perhaps "the most charming affair
of the season was an evening $ arty at
which Mrs. J. Mc Tharin and Miss
Elizabeth" Howard Tharin entertained,
in .honor of Mrs. Delancey Vincent" of
f f New. Orleans, and. Mrs.'. Butts of Vicks-
burg. a- j . . , ;,'.
Last and least in the list of social
functions, . if the age '. and size of the
host be considered, - was a birthday
party-to which Mr. Joseph Holt, Jr's
friends were, bidden to pay obesiance
to the fourth, mile post which marks
his young existance. Each tiny tot,
beruffiedr .. "and-. be-riboned, . attested
their . appreciation of- the important
occasion with some dainty gift for, the
little host, and ,by. way of reciprocity,
a big birthday pie was provided, into
which each guets "put a thumb and
pulled out a plum, and said what a
smart boy am .On a prettily . dec
pratedtable a big birthday cake form-;
ed a pedestal for four, red candles
aflame with diminutive importance,
and. surrounding the central decora
tion was "sugar and spice and every
thing nice"- which the fond, heart of a'
fond mother could supplyrv Needless
to say the occasion was ' one never to
be' forgotten, and oft to be repeated
through the years..- .. ,
Its now up o Greenville county to
shpw whether the .officials of "that
county mean business or not. , The
Henderson, county ;hain gang has be
gun work o the Hendersonville-Green-ville
highway -and with the grades
mtde by the county surveyor . from
tfie ftoif of ! the "'mcntaln'-at'-thfestate
line r there is . indications - that - the
road will - be well uriderway by he
first of the year. ' :
Several weeks : ago a" committee of
I prominent citizens -of this .city went
P f " . j. 1 - Ji-
to ureenviiie in anrauipmopiie ana
were met by; a delegation of Green
ville citizens! and county officials.
Those in the party were, Messrs. Jno.
L. Orr, U. G. Staton, F. S. Wetmur,
and . Geo . B . .'Justice, county supervi
sor. ; These gentlemen r were met by
a delegation headed by prominent
Greenville men amdng whom ' were
Messrs. George W. Serrine J. W.
Thackston, J. IL Allen and J. P.
Goodwin county supervisor. -
The Hendersottville-Greenville high
way has been agitated; for a long
time. At a good roads meeting In
this city this summer the highway
was thoroughly discussed. Several
handsome ' subscriptions were made
by prominent visitors who were in
terested in the completion of the con
nection link of this - sectiop of the
county an dthe National highway. " ,
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1 COLLECTORS
County Tax Collector V C. V. Shep
herd made his . annual statement to
the." county commissioners last-Mon
day, for the tax, -receipts for 1910. Mr.
Shepherd feels highly , complimented
in the record he has made in collect
or 1909 is said to have been large.
It is interesting to note that the
valuation of - county property for this
year, will be over half a' million dol
lars more than ever. before.
- October 1 ended Mr. Shepherd's
first term as tax collector office. His
re-election last spring gives him theJ
office for the next two years. Yester
day the commissioners . heard the re
port and passed on the required bond
furnished by Mr. ; Shepherd.. ' - ;
- Kitchin and Common People.
No living man in North Carolina
stands so near to the great common.
people as. Governor Kitchin Had he
lived in the days of the - great, civil
war , in England, he would have been
fband fighting in the ranks of Crom
well. While he; is kingly -in his bear
ing ahd while no cavalier was more
knightly still JKitchin is a man of the
people. Tie laborer bowed beneath
theload of -daily toil, the farmer scat
tering the seeds or gathering the gol-
at the open furnace, in the busy mart8
of trade, or, wherever honest'labor is
earning daily bread by the sweat of
an honest face ; : theS men are the
men to whoas service Governor Kitch
in's life lg consecrated. Yanceyville
Sentinel. , ! - . - j '
GUillttE'Sf
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REPORT
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DWY-:ULliSTM--
M LOCAL POBTOFFIGO
The' equipment for .', the free city '
delivery has been ordered for the lo
cal postofflce'and in fact some of the
furniture and fixtures '' have already
arrived.;."-: ; - y." ;
Postmaster Jackson ays ;. that the
delivery, will -probably be installed
I and; ready, for work December.
: An examination -ror- city man car
riers will be- held in the county court
house, October 14th; .There is to. be
two carriers for this . city and one
substitute..- One of. the most import
ant items in getting the system start
ed was the ' delivery,. limits, arranged
Free delivery wjLll not extend in every
part of ' the . pity J limits. "There' are
restrictions as to where a " carrier - is
allowed-to go, an inspector has been
in the city some- time getting- the lim
its made. ''.j ' . ' "' " .
The limits are. given below? showing
the ; vexact ' location " of the grouts to
be made by the two carriers of the
freee mail delivery. In proportion to
routs , in -larger cities these .routs" are
said to be large ones. This may . be
the caused of the local postoffice, soon
getting additlonaUcarriers as the bus
iness increases. -1 v- v ;. , v
The following is Jthe limits given
out by. the (locarpostoffice authorities:;
. - City delivery, limits. ., , C
All of main street from' South 4th
ave. to 9th ave. .' r ' ; ; : '.'-
: All of Church st. v from: South 4th
Ave. to 8th"ave. - ' ' ' '
AH of" Buncombe street from. 1st.
ave. tof 9th ave. V V-ZW.
AIL of Oakland street from 6,th ave.
to 9th ave. : . '. -" .. - y'.;
- All of Flemming street from' 1st.
ave., to 9th..;' -.'-, i.W
All of , Justice Street from 3rd, ave
to 6th aye. -;.v- " --v'-- ";",.' ;
All of "Oak street, from 3rd ; ave., - to
5th" ave. ' ---r v.vv.
All of King street -from - South 4th
ave. to 7th ave. . ..' .;, ,
rnuiJLitu iu
- Criminal term of - Superior " court
convened here Monday morning for a
two weeks term." Judge B. F. Long'
of Statesville presides c7er the court.
With one of the largest, dockets in the
history of . the county Judge Long is
rapidly- disposing of the many: minor
criminal cases before him. . Fines
were imposed in rapid succession and
where the case - seems to justify it
Judge Long does not' let up as " to the
amount of the fine. v- - .. '..;.
Perhaps .the first time 'in; the his
tory Of '- the county lasfMonday one
of the colored prisoners escaped from
the court- house Just after he had
WEST JWW OX TAFT.
JIr.'Shipman Gives First Hand im
. presSions on National Politics 3 - !
" (Greensboro News.) . '
"Hon. M;L. Shipman, commission
er of labor and printing, was in the
city yesterday, afternoon en ..route to
Raleigh from. Lincoln, Neb, where he
had been to attend "the convention of
the: IntematioaV Association of Labor
Ccuimissioners. -Mr. Shipman : made
an address before the convention in
which he gave many interesting facts
about North ' Carolina The conven
tion met last year at Hendersohville,
while1' in .1912 it. Is to meet in Wash
ington. ' '; " ,. .-; -..'
.While in the -far west Mr. Shipman
had an opportunity, ' to learn, first
hand, the 'trend of political sentiment
He said that the farmers of the north
Taft; on V account of Jiis reciprocity
measure, xie accoumeu lor uie large
crowds that' are greeting ; President
Taft on his western, trip ,by the fact
that they are honoring him as Presi
dent ; of the . United States. ; Speaking
of the President's wool bill veto he
said that .sentiment of the - western
section .seemed, to be against the
Pf-essident jespecially in the agricul
tural districts. He said that condem
nation was especially v noted in Re
publican circles.- J ; - : t f i
The west, said Mr. Shipman, wants
a progressive -candidate for Presi
dent and is not going to, support Mr.
Taft Jb.3 strongly- as it has in- the past
If he is nominated; Mr. Shipman said
representative men of both parties
told him that a progressive Democrat
will1 carry the country. The west
claims that it has . never had a Presi
dent or vice-president ' residing west
Of the .Mississippi river, and if Wil
son is nominated for President, Folk,
of "Missouri, will get strong backing
for vice-president. They, want Champ
Clark to 1 continue as speaker ', of the
house. , ';" ' ;' r'-'".' " ' "'
JWhen the hews came, that Canada
had defeated reciprocity Mr. Shlp
man'said . that , there v was great joy
along theAmerican border. To the
Canadians "who attended the . conven-
All of Grove street from South 3rd .
aye. to 7th ave. m -
f . All of Pine street from South 3rd,
ave. to 6th ave: , -
v All of Locust, street from ; 7th ave. 1
to -8th ave. T v ' . -
AH of Maple street from 7th ave.
to 8th ave. . ' .
All of Williams street from 5th ave.
aye. to Jones street . . , '
All of Barker street to Jones street '
to 7th ave. ..- - - - -
All of First street "from 7th ave,
toJones street . , , , -
;, All cf Second street from 7th ave.
to.Pace ave. ' . - "
All: of "Jones street iroin-lst street
to; Southern" Railway. "
. All- of Pace ave. from 2nd 'street
to Barker street' .;.
All of Washington ' street . from
South 4th ave. to 5th ave. : v'
All of 9th-. ave from Oakland ave.
to Main "street, . - Z- -
All of 8th ave. from Oakland aye. to '
Southern Railway. . J '
All of 7th ave. from Church street
to 2nd, street , (across Railroad.)
All of 6the ave. from Justice street
to William. sstreet. . "
"" All of 5th aye. f rom- Oak street to
Williams street. v. , :
All of 4the ave. from Oak street to
Southern Railway. '
All of. 3rd avenue from Oak street1
ta Southerh Railway. ' - ' ; "
i All of 2nd ave.. from Oak street to
Southern Railway. ' , - -.
"All of-' 1st ave. "from Washington-
street to Southern Railway. v"
.. All of 2nd ave. from Fleming streets
to Southern Railway. ,"'
AH of 3rd ave. South from Wash-'.
ington street toTransylvahia railroad
All of 3rd1, ave. South from Wash
ington street to Transylvania railroad
All of 4th avenue Sooth from Wash
ington st to Transylvania railroad.
ouuuiiiLcu mio - ca&tj ui uafruig con
cealed weapon and - had been fined ,
$35.00 by the judge. It ' seems that -the
deputy. -who had been, standing by :
door to quiet the disturbanceof loud,
talking. The acting sheriff was also
busy with other matters and the ne--gro
was apparently at his , leasure.
Hfi immfdia.fplv . niarlo - lnta otU' n-nA
so far. no. traces have been made of
his whereabouts.. ' '
There;, is some speculation as td-'
when the negro murder case will be
tried: It is"likely that it will come '
up. near the end of,thIa term of court"
tion, it brought regret. - It was, claim-'
ed by some , of the- Canadians that the V
Advocates of reciprocity used one ar-
gument in the cities and another in -the
country and that this did not';
work'. ' " '
Speaking of crops, Mr. -Shipman '
said that it looked like the west had "
enough to feed the whole coantry for
Ktwo years. .. The immense fields were. j
a revelation to him. . '
Hit in Hed.
News was received here Monday
that a negro named Freeman who re- -sides
; at Roosevelt ' was hit in the
head- by. a sledge hammer from the
hands of Bill Scott, another negro.
Scott immediately left . the country
for , parts unknown. -' The" officers
were notified;' $nd - are now on the
lookout for him. The condition of
the wounded . negro is thought- toube
critical, although there is '.some'-
cnance ror recovery.
CITIL SERVICE EXAMIXATIO?. "
Clerk-Carrier. ' ' ' '
'.An examination for clerk and car
rier, will be' held at the post-office in
this city on October 14 1911.,
Age limit, ; 18 to 45 years, on the -date
of the examination. ' -.-'
Married women will not; be admit
ted ' to the examination. ' This prohi
bition, however, does not apply to. wo- ;
men who; are divorced or those who
are 'separated vfrom their husbands '
and support themselves, but they ara '
eligible for appointment only' as '
clerk. ; , --n ' . ' -
Applicants must be : physically'
sound, and male " applicants : must be
not less than 5. feet 4'inches' in heighf
without boots or shoes, and weigh not;
Ijess than '., 125 pounds r without over
coat or hat
For application blanks "and for full
information relative to the examina
tion,' qualifications, . duties, ' salaries,
vacations .promotions etc. address im-'
mediately - .
- ' CLAUDE M.' PACE, JR.,
:;-..''-, i: '-Secretary,
Board of Civil Service -Examiners
- Post-office, Hen'dersonvillfc," N'CL