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fir- J vol,. IV. BODY IS POUND N A CREEK Nude Body Of Mrs. Wood it l Who Had Been FouUy Murdered, Found DySomo DoysHer Sup posed Slayer Sutddei; - St. Michaels, Md., Speeial. Pras tkallv the entire eastern-, chore of Han';". -J was aroused and searching Thursdiiv night for one Enunett-E. or Job T. Roberts, wanted cou- nectiou wnn uie brutal muroe? -of Mrs. Edith May Woodill, wife.of.GiI-PVoodill bert Wocnlill, an automobile ' dealer of Los Angles, CaL, whose nude body the skull crushed in from' a, blow ap IKrently delivered from behind; the fa e horribly disfigured, the entire bcnl swollen from the. effects of sev eral ilays' immersion, "-and weighled with an iron pot containing half dozen bricks was Wednesday dis covered by boys who . were "grabbing m Back creek, tributary of tbe.Qiopr tank river, not farTrontheTionfe-crf Mrs. Woodill's foster father, - CapU Claries II. Thompson, a few miles from here, f Roberts was with Mrs. Woodill when she was seen for the last known time, and he is accused of, having committed the murder. The motive for the crime is at present a. mystery. The police of Baltimore and all other cities to which Roberts might make his way were asked to search for and arre-t him. He is said to be about 50 years old, five feet six inobes tall, stout, smooth-shaven, with abundant bushy hair and a ruddy complexion, He limps and wears a brace on one leg. He claimed to be a magazine writer and general corespondent of newspapers. Mr. and Mrs. Woodill came here early this month, the latter with the intention of spending the' summer with her foster-father. Her husband retrained only a few days, leaving' it is understood; for Detroit, whence be intended to return to. Los Angeles, From that time, Mrs. Woodill and Roberts are said to have seen much cf enoh other. Last Saturday Mrs. Woodill went to Eaton to have some dental work done, and it had been ar ranged that Roberts should meet her at Royal Oak and return "with her to her home. Roberts missed the train for Royal Oalc and drove there, met Mrs. Woodill and drove with her back here tu the landing where his launch was moored. They entered the launeh and Mrs. Woodill was not seen again alive,, so far as has been learned. Since her disappearance Roberts has made a trip to Baltimore, from which point a letter was received by Captain . Thompson, -ostensibly from Mrs.- Woodill, saying that she was ia that city and would shortly return Roberts remained in this . neighbor- Hood nntu ithe finding of the bodv. He had previously endeavored to al lay the growing uneasiness of Cap tain Thompson irf connection with his foster-daughter's . absence, and used KATHARINE GOULD DENIES New York, Special. Katherine Clemmens Gould was called back to the stand for a final ordeal Thursday to explain away if possible the dam aging testimony given by the wit nesses for her husband in her suit for separation . and alimony of $250, 000 a year. - It was a day of denials, beginning with the reading of the deposition of Dustin Farnum, Ithe actor, who de nied in toto all allegations of impro per conduct with Mrs. Gould and end ing with Mrs. Gould's repeated de nials of practically everything in word or action attributed to her by the witnesses for the -other side. MR.S. GOULD GETS New York, Special. After a trial which lasted nearly three weeks, Katherine Clemmons Gould obtained a legal separation from her husband, Howard Gould, third son of the late Jay Gonld, by a decision-of Justice Dowling in the Supreme Court Fri day. With the exception of alimony, her victory was complete, but in this phase of the case the rourt decided TESTIMONY CONCLUDED IN Atlanta, Ga., Special. With the testimony Friday afternoon ofrGen ral Manager Thomas K. Scott, of '-Jq Georgia Railroad, the proceediugs hefore the board of arbitration in the matter of the settlement of the ques tions arising from the recent strike of white firemen of that road, reach ed the argument stage. General Manager Scott gave a de tailed history of the differences be tween the firemen and the railroad, offering in evidence many letters, tel- HORRIBLE CRIME OF A 12 Modesto, Cal., SpeciaL Cecil Hop kins, 12 years old, Friday confessed that he shot and buried his brother, Theodore, 6 years old, and his state ment strengthens the coroner's belief that the victim was buried alive on the hill where his body was found Thursday. As he told of the shoot ing and consequent burial -of - his brother, Cecil, ate eandy and appa rently failed to realize the gravity of SMITH GIVES REASONS FOR. Atlanta, Ga., SpeciaL Governor Hoke Smith Frida sent to the Legis lature a special message,, giving his reasons for suspending from office Chairman McLendon, of the State Railroad Commission. ' " The message -eharged in -jgenei'at that McLendon had abandoned the principles of the convention which nominated him, and, specifically, that ! McLtndon used free transportations tbe letter referred to as evidence in support of his contention that -she .vas air right and would- soon return. ; When the body was brought aBhore it -was so horribly swollen that Cap tain Thompson ei4d not, at firstrbe liero that it was the Iwdv of Mm. wflo said to have weighed only about 100 pounds.- The Identifi cation -Was made, positive however by the dentist Mrs. Woodill; had vis ited professionally in-Eastom -s - Investigations since "made -indicate that when Roberts jind Mrs.' Woodill left here they .went in the launch to a . bnngafcw that is beings built tu Roberts f -small farm, near "that of Captain Thompson, and that - in this bungalow the mnidet was committed. There WMft fnnnA KIwlu cn a-nA mattress and portions of a woman's Mptnespartry burned. Tnese" nave beeu identified as having- belonged .to Mrt. WOOdllL There were also found in the bungalow a pair of corduroy tronseis in the pocket of which were two letters. One, believed to have been from Mrs. Woodill and to have some connection with the, meeting, at Royal Oak. ' ' '- Mrs. Woodill before .her marriage was given an excellent musical edu cation lu this country and Europe and she is said. to have sung in the White House before the late Presi dent McKinley. She was a beautiful woman and highly attractive, and was given a warm welcome by her many friends in this locality when she re turned with her husband the early part of the montK - " Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage took a great deal of interest in Mrs. Woodill, and has vis ited his young protege .at : Captain -Thompson's home.' - The Murderer of Mrs. Woodill Mttf-" - ders Himself. - St. Michaels, Md' Special. The last tragic ehapter in a story of crime unparralleled in this section of the country, was written in the half light of an early summer's dawn Friday when the man acoused of the heart less .murder of pretty little May Thompson Woodill a spectre-like form fleeing in a skiff from a posse of determined, relentless pursuers, who had coronered him on the waters of a narrow creek, then fired a bullet crashing into his, heart and fell "ft lifeless lump into the bottom of the boat, whieh he . had hoped would carry him to ft" landing place where flight might be possible. The mystery is deep as to the mo tive, but it all points to the f aet that Emmet E. Roberts, who was really Robert E. Eastman, committed the terrible deed, and stayed about with silence till the body was found and he was known to have been with her lasW- He then attempted to escape but finding escape impossible took his own life. CHARGE OF IMMORALITY For two warm hours Mrs. Gouldj looking for the first time somewhat uncomfortable in her smothering blaek satin gown, answered the care fully framed questions of her coun sel, repudiating with a; monotonous fiat denial all testimony and insinu ations charging her with exeessive drinking, profanity or any other im propriety. Chaffeurs, grooms, stable rrrn, shop keepers, laborers and other servants and' employes were alike branded with the short and ugly epithet. She never drank to excess, never used - prof ane language, never forgot her dignity as mistress of Castle Gould, . " - DIVORCE AND $36,000 A YEAR that $36,000 a year was sufficient, al though in her suit Mrs. Gould asked for $250,000. She has been receiving $25,000 a year from Mr. Gould, so that the amount fixed by the court is but a slight increase, compared with the amount sued for. i. As to Dustin Farnham, it was held that her association with him came after Mr. and Mrs. Gould separated. GEORGIA RAILROAD CASE egrams and other- documents to bear out his verbal testimony, which was directed to show" the unjustness of the demands of the firemen, from the 8tandpoint of the' railroad.' Mr. Scott testified that pegroes were-competent firemen. He " declared : . the -'" Georgja Railroad had no reason to complain of the service: of the" negro, firemen now in its employ. Some., of these had served the road' faithfully, he testified, for years. E. J. Poole, master mechanic of the Seaboard Air Line, said, there is no trouble between firemetf on that troad due to racetior color. " ,. - YEAR OLD CALIFORNIAN the ..acts related.' .According to nis story, Cecil Skilled . Theodore . while the parents 'were , absent; from -home after the beys had - quarreled. : ver their luncheon. CeeiLf idhe drove, his brother from the house and shot, him. Fearing the : consequences of his deed .when the parents should , re- turn, he due a grave"' in -the : "sand. While-digging the grave for the boy. Cecil said Theodore moaned and stretched his arms. . , 7- " SUSPENDING COMMISSION to go Wer the Atlanta & West Point Railroad, using the private car of the president of the .road,'? in violation of the rule orthe commission. : : It was charged also "that McLendon opposed tbe commission's. decision to fight all' increase,, -in. "-..rates...' by 1 the Georgia JJailroad and .that he resist ed the . lQweringof. freight raters. be tween Jhe ports, of Qeprgia. arj jn- tBX0f ppinta. v : I: K : KBHAKS j: WASHINGTON .NOTESYi MuclT voting nd little- talking characterized the work in' the Senate Wednesday. I The . lumber schedule was disposed'pfand thb duty on pine apples.' was ". increased, the finance, committee-suffering defeat- in - tlifr latter ease. .,. An attempt to." reduce the" finance committee's rate of $L50 per thousand on sawed lumber to $1; the House rate,: was lost. : The entire wood schedule making" reductions "of about 25 per cent' from the presen t rates was agreed to." A new amende ment to the coal schedule, offered by Mr. Aldrieh, : reducing the duty oh bituminous coal from 67 to 60 cents a ton and' eliminating the reciprocity clause from ' tl J. House - bill, - was adopted. . The two - Senators from Florida a pineapples producing State in upholding the amendment to in crease the dutyon pineapples- fron $7 to $8 per thousand, were opposed pjr tne two Senators from'Marylaud, in which State there are a number of I lai?e -paeapple'" canning factories. .Th Wright brothersr whose time in' which ; to complete their official tests with their areoplane would have expired ; next Monday, were granted an extension of thirty days. The question of the eight hour law was submitted to President Taft ia the form of a request by Thomas' Dolan, president of the Steam Shoi elers' Union, that the President ob tain from - the Attorney General an opinion as to whether the law . pro hibiting' payment for overtime is not being violated on the Panama canal. Just before-the Senate, adjourned about 7. OjClock Friday night, Senator Aldrieh, ehairman of the finance com mittee, introduced . the - corporation tax amendment to. the tariff bill, rec ommended by President Taft. T encourage American shipping, Senator-Elkins introduced an amend ment which would allow to American vessels a reduction of five per cpnt In tariff duties. , Petroleum, linoleum and serap iron tariff schedules were the principal ones discussed in the Senate.;, Sen ator Penrose's amendment firing a duty of half cent a gallon on crude oil "was lost. Increases 1 over the House rates were made, as follows : On harness from 35 per cent ad val orem to 40 per ; cent 5 on -scrap Iron from 50 cents to $2.60 per ton; and on wire nails from .1?4' to 1-2 cent, and from 1-2 to 3-4 cent per pound, the former for those less, the latter for those an inch or more in length. ,;- " Althf ugh it devbted almbst eight hours to strenuous effort in that di rectionj the Senate Saturday afiled to conclude its. consideration "of rthe scheduleseof the .tariff bill, and, at 5:12 o'clock, an adjournment was reached, there were stil la number of important rates " to be determined. The day, however, w,as full of achieve ment and a number of provisions were disposed of . ' . Probably the most exciting' inci dent bf the day was the vote on Sen ator Beveridge's amendment reducing from 30 per Tent ad valorem to 15 per ,cent ad '.valorem, the duty on cash registers." The Indiana .Senator began his fight for this reduction some days ago and was. enabled to force a vote on it Saturday after eompratively little discussion. The vote . resulted 31 ayes and 33 noes. Stating that after the vote was an nounced several Senators had inform ed him that they , had voted against his motion under misrepresentation, Mr. Beveridge said he . would renew the motion at a- latex, date. The wood pulp provision also again received attention, and it "was sup posed that it had been finally acted upon until Senator Clapp, taking ex ception to the retaliatory provision of the schedule as amended, stated that he would make an effort to have the provision entirely eliminated before final action should be taken upon the bill. In the Senate Monday the finance committee's amendment to take hides from the free list and place a duty of 15 per -cent ad 'valorem on them was under- discussion all - day. Senators Warren, of Wyoming, and Carter, of Montana, ; spoke ., in : fovor of the amendment, while Senator Page, of Vermont, opposed 'it. Orville and Wilbur Wright, who arrived here Sunday, started in Mon day at Fort. Meyer to asemble their aeroplane, - the official government test ; of which , will begin in a few davs." Orville expressed the belief that his new machine will . make" an average speed of forty miles an hour. ? President Taft set June 28 as the time when:a hearing as to "what is whiskey ' will be granted the attor neys for the various distillers. . The - President consulted withAt torney General Wickersham for an hour and a half on the subject of the proposition tax upon the net earnings of corporations. -j; -There seems now to be little doubt but that the corporation tax as pass ed will exempt net earnings of $5,000 and less so as to take any undue bur dens off the: smaller- corporations. Late - Tuesday - the ; Senate reached : the voting stage on the hide' schedule, and after several" amendments hd been 'defeated, the amendment ? of the finance committee fixing a duty of 13 per cent ad valorem '. on hides was agreed to; 46 to 30. This is. the rate ot - the present law, nut under the ruKngs of the Treasury Department is applicable only to- hides weighing more than 25 pounds. The House placed all hides on the free list, but the ' committee restored the Dingley policy. - - ' ' " - ' Senator .McLaurin .undertook , lo have the provision amended so as 10 make the duty : applicable to .hides weighing less than 25 pounds, but failed, his - amendment being voted 31 to 48.1 - An amendment ly I" Mr.- Stone placing no; pnly hides but many of their prooncM on tf VlELE,:pqPLIsr COUNTT,: Ni C;n JUNE 30, DIGGERS SErFREE i Jury Hrlls That He Was Insaniat the- lime of Killing Hood. ; I ; s Chaplottex Special. The" t jury of twelve, freemen the select body-ehs-en. to; pass . upon the merifs of,- ihe case of State against W. S. BiggersJ charged with the v murderjion the morning . of Tuesday February 9, of J.' Green Hood, reached a verdict Sat; urday afternoon at "4:45 o'clock, their decision being that .the defen dant was "not guilty" of the crinift as eharged. " . - - - As noted by every one who follow cd : the trend of this"gteafc legal bat tie whose results :held within it th6 freedom if not the Bfeof - Biggrs, the plea of insanity was ' the entire issue. It. was not that, insanity .for which the asylums- are " built -and maintained, but that termed various ly emotional insanity,5 brain " storm, and the like, but in this case-termed 'confusional" insanity. i . 2 The : case was: fought' before the bar with the utmost tact and nnlimit ed talent and legal force. No stone, as it were, was left unturned. It was plead that the man bad" suffered5 a wrong and that his financial straits had preyed upon his mind till men tal confusion had brought him to the stageof not being conscious bf the enormity 'of the deed Whieh he con templated and actually committed. At the 'first vote of the jury .'- Ifr stood . for, acquittal, one for murder in the first and one for murder in the second degree. .. - " ' - The jury had the case just -four hours when it became unanimous. The case had taken. 11 days in its course. ' ; v Shepard the Slayer of Holt. Durham, N. C, Speeial. Solomon Shepard, the negro of mysterious action, has confessed thaNhe killed Engineer Holt near Durham last De eember and that he had no assistant, - This startling turn in the dreadful affair came Saturday night when Dr. N. M. Johnson went into the jail to attend a sick prisoner. Shepard had spent' the day reading the Bible and getting religion. Why he. took- a notion to unburden himself to the doctor, is not known, but he did and said that he slew; the engineer that night. without the aid of anyone. The negro tells a reasonable story. There never , has been any large num ber of people who did not believe that Engineer Holt met-death meant for another man. The wanton use- of a shotgun was commonly called a Reu-I ben Barbee characteristic; but nobody ever found the motive whereby Reu ben Barbee became the assassin of Fred Holt. The brothers of the dead man believed that their kinsman had been murdered by - mistake and the negro says so. Suspicion for this crime has been resting on Reuben Barbee who ii now in jail awaiting trial. It Seems that Shepard had ; . been put 'off the "train. In his rage he secured a shot gun and went to kill the brakeman who put him off. Not finding "his man he fired a random shot, as. he says,, to scare somebody. This abut put out the life of a popu lar and most valuable engineer. Joe Brown is Governor. Atlanta, Ga,, Special Joseph M. Brown, son of ."Joe" Brown, one of Georgia's war-time Governors, took office - Saturday amid ceremonies, of Jeffersonian simplicity. "; Governor Brown's address was brief. At Ms conclusion Governor Smith Handed Governor Brown -the seal of the State of Georgia and the eeremony was "complete. Governor Smith's last official act Saturday was Jhe signing of 15 par dons. Those -set ' free included six murderers and three persons convict ed of violationg the prohibition laws. ... i -. Firemen Lose Case.. Atlanta, Ga Special. The Geor gia Railroad strike arbitration board Saturday night : decided against the seniority of white firemen over, ne groes' The arbitrators, however, placed a .premium "bri intelligence among firemen, which it is believed will ultimately result in the gradual elimination of all except the most ex pert negro firemen. Exonerates Man Convicted of Murder Palatka, Fla Special. When James Kelly and D. M. Davidson were seteneed to life imprisonment for murder, Kejly'said: "I accept the verdict of the ury, but 4si for D. M. Davidson, he is as innocent of this crime as" tiny man in the hearing of"my voice." ' The men were . con victed of the murdei of W. C- ;Sel lars, a night watchman; of the Atlan tic Coast-Line" Railroad -three years ago at High Springs, Fla. ' - J From CMcago to Charleston. : . Winstou-Salem, Special. The ' of ficial announcement Saturday by the Atlantic Coast Line and" Norfolk and Western that . the WinstonSalem Southbound Railroad would be push-' ed to completion, within the. next 18 months is received with great .-satisfaction here. .The movement for this through" line from Chieago to Charles ton, with "the ;Twin City as a prom inent junction point, was begun about three years ago, Col. F. II. Fries and Mr. Henry. E. Fries, of this city, be ing among .the leaders in . the enter prise. Henry. E.- Fries is now presi dent. i 1 1 " Perished in Pack Ice.r Tromsoe, Norway, Special.-r-The steamer-Arctic, of Walter Wellman 's North pele -expedition? returned here Sunday from Spitzbergcn: with her flags at half mast, . bringing the news that Knul Johnson, , one of . the two men - who -remained at the i Wellran camp this winter, had perished inrthe pack ice when" his airship had been destroy ed-by a heavy storm."" - . On May 10 Johnscn. went -Tith Jais fellow "watebman Paur Bjcrvigj-cn a hunting expediticn vcr,tb pttcls ice. TAR HEEL CHRONICLES Happcfllngs Ahd Doings Of The Old 7 - '- JL 0. PBESS CONVENTION. Bey.Z J. O. Atkinson Elected Fresi s dent and J. B. SherrilL Secretary- 'Treasurer. " Henderson viHe, SpeciaL The editors- of - North Carolina were; literally presented with ' the key to the city Wednesday morning, when, at their opening session, held - in the court house, Col.-S. V. Pickens gave them an . aiicietit, rusty, twOf oot-long" jail key . fecently uncovered here . by workmed lii excavating for ft flew building':.. - - .- At 9:3,0 the cbhvehtioii, was ealjed to. order Try Df. Atkinsodj third vice president," who invoked a-divine blessing upon the town of Hender sonville and the members of the as sociation. Mayor Staton -then piSB sented. . C4." S. V. Pickens,"who' cor dially welcomed the editors to town. M. ii Shipman, on behalf of the, local press, spoke a few words of apprecia tion and-Archibald Johnson, editor of . Chanty and Children, responded gracefully on behalf of the associa tion. Dr. Atkinson then ; read the annual address of the president, who, on account of sickness, was unable to be present in person. The association voted to wire President Thomas its appreciation and its regrets that he Ifras unable ie be with them The Dig audienee in the cort house Ustetled to short talks on' t.mely topics by ; J. W. Atkins, J. J. Farriss, H. B. Var- ner and Archibald Johnson,:.. At 2:30 p. m., J. F. Hurley read the: histor ian's paper. Full of interest and lis tened to attentively was Thai E. Manning's talk-, on the subscription price of the weekly newspaper. This Was followed by the transaction of miscellaneous business. At night, before' afl audience which completely filled the big ceurt- roonl, Mr. John M. Julian, ot The Salisbttfy Post, deliv ered-the annual oration. He" cOro manded the closest attention of his audience to the end of his extremely able address. ' : Thursday morning was pleasantly spent in a drive to Lake Osceola and .to : Mount Hebron, the pleasure of which was not marred by a slight shower, which, Mr. J. P. Caldwell re marked, was but a pleasant diversion. Tho editors and their families went in a body and the string of carriages was a long one. ' .' --" irie ball at the Gates atnight was laraelv attended and thorouirhly en joyed by both visitors and home peo ple and was distinctly a success. At the afternoon session the fol- L lowing1 offleew were ' elected : Presi dent, Rev. J.. O. Atkinson ; first vice president, Mj L. Shipman; seeond viee president, J. R. Swann j thiixl vice president, W. K. Jacobson; sec retary and treasurer, J. B. Sherrill; hlstonadr Archibald Johnson ; ora tors, :W. C. Hainmer'; and" Josephus Daniels poet, D. F. St. Clair; execu tive committee: H. A. London rft .Lt Dowd, H. B. Varecr, Josephus Dan iels, D. T. Edwards. A resolution was adopted condemn ing the United States government for maintaining a job printing office to compete with the country's job print ers, and a copy of the resolution was ordered sent to every Representative and Senator of North Carolina. .Interesting articles iwere read by Rev. J. O. Atkinson Clarence H. Poe and R. R. Clark. ; The important address of the day was that of M. V. Richards, land and industrial . agent of! the Southern Railway Resolution of Thanks. The following resolutions, offered by Mr.: josephus Daniels for the com mittee, were unanimously adopted by a rising vote: "Resolved That the thanks pf the The Wheat Crop is Fine. Mount Airy, Special Never in the history bf farming ia Surry fcOliiity have the farmers been in a deejer hole .with their plowing and harvest ing. The wheat crop is fine and. ripCj but. up-to Friday heavy rains have fallen daily, 'rendering it impossible to cut . grain and plow corn, eta. In the Hands of Receiver. . Jfayetteville, Special. The Con solidated Street Railway and Power Company-of this city was placed in the hands of a receiver by Judge C. C. Lyon, resident judge ;bf 'this dis trict, at Elizabeth town last week. Mr. W. D. ! McNeill, 'president of the company, being appointed reeeiver, This action will not affect the operat ing value of the property nor the progress of Fayettjyille. Cars are now runninsr.and : will "be able to "handle the great cruwds that ajre ex pected nere Monday. . Camp Gnard is Convicted. ,New Bern, ' Special Abner ; Paris was. found guilty of manslaghter in the Superior Court last week. The case is somewhat peculiar. Paris. a guard at the convictcamp,. shot. Tonj Toler, ,whitet a convict,who was -under sentence for running- a . blind tiger. . The ease was of unusual in terest' on account 'of its connection with the liquor cases. , It .was gener ally expected Pans: would be acquit ted. - . i-v- Injuries Prove Fatal. " Asheville, Special Miss , Bertha Lanf ord, who," while driving with her- jnother and a small negro boy to the Avery s Creek sectioniof the county Friday, was thrown from the buggy and badly injured,, died at the Bilt more Hospital Friday . night. Miss Lanford suffered a fracture of -the skull at the base of the brain and the attending physieians at the hospital where the young womqn was taken expressed the fear f that the ; Injury ifopid rfait fatally. f i 1909, Cleaned I From All Parts North State. association be and are hereby tender ed : the Western" . Union Telegraph Company and the railroad companies for courtesies in the matter of rail road transportation and particular ly to the Southern" Railway Company, for the courtesy-: of an -excursion to- Lake Toxaway;-to W. A. Smith, tor a car ride to Laurel Park and an en joyable afternoon at that beautiful I resort j to Capt. M. C. Toms and Jolin L.j Orr and their associates . for ex tending the courtesies of Mount Heb ron ; to the management of the Gates Hotel for excellent service and for the courtesy of a ball tendered the assbciatibn J to Mayor. R. H. Staton and th teceptiort committee and nil the public spirited citizens who ten dered many delightful eOttrteSies, including the mountain drives and td Lake Osceola, -and for more pleasures than can bo enumerated ; to Mr. M. L. Shipman, editor of The" Hender son ville" Hustler, and to Mr. T, R. Barrows, associate editor, for their brotherly welcome which made all the 'editors feel at home. The association left on a Bpecial car Saturday for Lake Toxo way, returning to their homes from there. The following accessions to the association were enrolled at the ses sion t 1& new members were admit ted fis follows i JZ V. Sims, Raleigh Times ; W. I. Underwood, Greens boro Patriot j J. A. Parliam, Fayette ville Index; Owen G. Dunn Newbern Sun;. R. A. Deal, Wilkesboro Chron icle; W. E. Pharr, North Wilkesboro Hustler; M. L. Yeagcr, Southern Publisher; R. E. Ranson, Spring Hope Leader; Andrew Joyner, Greensboro News Bureau ; C. A. Eurv, King's Mountain Herald; Clint N. Brown, Salisbury Post; T. H. Gosorn, Bakersville Kronicle; H. 1L Hamlin, Beaufort Lookout; D. L. St. Clair, Satiford Express; E P. Pepper, Danbury Reporter; T. R. Barrows. Henderson ville Hustler? 3. R.: Round tree, Kinston Free Press; Cha3. ll Williams, Polk County News. Ashe County Fair. : Jefferson," Special Ashe county is to have an iigricultural fair on Sep tember. 15-17th The following offi cers were elected:. President, W. H Worth; secretary and treasurer; P. E. Fogle; executive committee, John Dent, T. E. Reeves, E. J. Johnson, R. A. Hamilton. W. E. Johnson; pre miunl fcOmmittee, Jas. P. Perkins, Geo. J. Hamilton, W. ,T. Cohardj music committee, P. E. Fogle,. Joe Worth, W. E. Gentry ; .committee-to arrange premiums for the Ladies' "Department, Miss Jennie Worth, Mrs. W. P. Hamilton, Mrs. B. W. Tugman, Mrs. A. E. Graybeal, Miss Eula Todd; advertisement committee, W. E. Johnson, G. L. Park, Chas. S. Neal. Ministers Wife Skips. Newbern, Special. The congrega tion of Centenary Methodist Episco pal church was jrreatly startled Sun day morning when the pastor, Rev. R. C, Beaman, D. ,D., announced to them that his wife had disappeared and eonld not be located. The pas tor's words were pronounced in as fine oratory as has ever been heard in that pulpit and no word of cen sure orvbitter feeling escaped his lips. It was -a very pathetic sc?ne. Notes found in different places indi cate that she has left- with a man named Grant. The Methodist church is the largest and most influential hi the city and one of .the largest in the State and Dr. Beaman 's charge over it has been marked with a period of prosperity. Killed by Live Wire Greensboro, Special. Bryan Ben ton, the 12-year-old brother of James M. Benton, city editor of the Morn ing Telegram, was instantly killed by a Hve wire . late Tuesday afternoon. The boy was at a lawn" party at the Christian church, and with" a play mate climbed a tree. His . fingers touched an uninsulated electric wire, his leg another, the short-circuit causing him to drop. y . Death of Miss Sallie Underwood. Charlotte, Special Mies ' Sallie tJnderwood, the young lady struck by lightning near her home in Gaston county last Thursday afternoon, died Sunday morning at 3 :30 " o'clock without regaining consciousness. -The funeral took place-at the home Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Ser vice being in charge of Rev. J. B. Tabor, of Mount Holly. The inter ment was made at Castania church. The funeral procession is said to have been" one of the longest that ever followed a funeral in Gaston county.. ; ."' . - . "'''- .. Youth Develops Rabies. Spencer, Specials Scott Winders, an orphan boy, aged 13 years, at the. home of D. M. Pennington, a promi nent farmer, living near Spencer, ia irii a desperate condition with what is said to be hydrophobia. The boy was seized with - fits and, when under the influence of .the spasm, attempts to bite and scrach his friends. . The lad was bit by a dog six months ago and no attention was given the" matter until the disease developed this week. Potato Crop Damaged. " ; Williamstonr Special. The heavy rains of the past week have greatly damaged the Irish potato, crops near Williamston -' and throughout ., the county. The potatoes have "begun to decay in the ground, and many plant ers are. contemplating letting- them remain, as they are so badly damaged that they will not bring the standard prices. Thii means a : heavy loss to many, of the farmers, as theae pota toes aro: grown extensively in this, ection, - . " 3 , " - KF3WSY GLEANINGS. - Frederick De Martens, 'a. famous -Russian statesman, died suddenly In a railway station. l : r . -a A bomb' -wrecked ; the house of father James Zuccarelll, in Newark "but harmed no one. - - - - , - : A Wall Street rumor that- E. H, ilarrlmanwfls dead in Vienna caused a big slump in stocks; . - . George Kraus, of Pittsburg, eighty-three and despondent, " committed suicide by taking poison.. , . - . v - Colombia has decided - to present the . tripartite treaty to the National Assembly, which will be elected on July 20. - A committee of the trustees ot Brown University " formally recom mended that the institution become non-denominational. The Rev. Dr. Leon- Harrison said In bis sermoa in the Free Synagogue, New York City, that Christians shouldn't marry Jews.: Philip Lamb dived into the East River. New York City; to show his uncle how well he could swim and never came to the.gurface. t.- -t: General George B. Loud protested to the War. Department against the m "desecration" of Memorial Day at West Point by a baseball game, Edwin. Hawley's ; railroad system obtained an outlet on-the Pacific- by a traflia agreement with the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, The State Department Is satisfied that American capitalists will ' be al lowed to share in the profits of the loan to enable China to build a rail way. Frederick Cudmore, a young clerk, illustrated in a boat on a pier, In New York City, "how a fool rocks a boat." He fell off the pier and had a narrow escape..- ; :. . .m': ; " . GETTING AJCQUAINTED; . 1 don't know her, but I mean to i&QVf her before the day is over." ' "Beware. "... You are on thin Ice." X "Then it will be all the easier to break it." Loulsvllla Courier-Journ a!. THE HENDRICKSON & ANDREWS COMPANY Jsuccessor to J. D. Hcndrickson and Roberts & Andrews PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS 120 and 131 Callow hill Street Philadelphia. Pa All Fruits and Vegetables in Season- Mr.Tfueker We do not contract to grow crops;, that is your end of the business.. It 14 our business to handle them on a commission basis hence we have nothinf to conflict with shippers' interest -. If you want the best obtainable results, we will get them for yoa beside ; . you will get a, square deal and your returns promptly. ; . " - Be Safe and Sure 31 ship. your Strawberries, Lettice, Beans, Cukes, Cabbage, .Cantaloupes, Mellons, Potatoes and other produce to the safe and satisfae . ( tnfv nnmmission House of KAIvllVIERER BROS. COMPANY PITTSBURG, PA. NORTH CAROLINA FRUITS . AND VEGETABLES, LETTUCE, . STRAWBERRIES AND VEGETABLES A SPECIALTY. PROMPT RE- TURNS TO EACH SHIPPER. WRITE FOR STENCILS AT ONCE. " GIVE US YOUR BUFFALO SHIPMENTS. WE ARE THE ONLY BUFFALO REPRESENTATIVE OF. THE WRIGHTSBORO . TRUCK- 7 r' GROWERS' ASSOCIATION, WRIGHTSBOiRO, N. 0. -. . - , a . cm Commission Merchant j Berries and all etables , 113 Dock Street Philadelphia, - - REFERENCE ': First National Bank, Philadelphia; Sixth Nat. Bank, Philadelphia; Mercantile Agencies; the Trade.; 1 44 -" -; -i ' - -:-x:sr - ESTABLISHED 1884. ' . ' Ernest M.RierriGk? -Successors to DUE AND- MERRICK. - Wholesale Fruit and Merchant : References : : 937-939 B. : Central National Bank. " s ' Lord & Spencer, Boston. ' 7. Newhall ft Sons. Chicago. . Apie, 9f9l Pm Orioii, NO; 48. -v - ' SHADE FOIt DUCKS. The -best success in raising ducks -Is' In 'ft-partly- shadeA yard.,. An old- " -orchard with Jrow and. then a- tree j missing is an Ideal proposition, Youn 5 r- - v ducks cannot- stand the full heaot ...; the sun, but they do better In. dry quarters. Old ducks , like to swim, q . but water is a r damage " to youfljj . . ducks except just enough .to drink, and It is better 10 keep the drinking water so protected that the Kttle felt lows cannot get themselves wet. EpI- tomtat C tK U' ' Atl-.'f,M4nVUUi DO YOU WANT EARIY CABBAGE- AMD PLENTY Of THEM,. TOOr If so buy your plants from u. Thty " - ; -are raised from the best . seed, and-' grow on the ea islands of South Car : - ; r olinat which on account of being sur ""-Cy . rounded by salt water, raise, plant that are earlier and hardier 1 Chose grown-jn the interior. They eaa -. c. be' set v- out sooner without . dangat from frost.-Varieties f Early Jersey Wakefields, Charleston or Large "Typ T tyakefields, Henderson's ; 8uceeuioB knd Flat Dutch. All plants earefullf ;r v counted and packed ready for ship V tnept, best express rates in the South. -f Price : $1.50 per thousand up to 5,000 " x- -5,600 to 10,000 at $1.25 per thousand , , f.0,000 and upwards at $1.00 per thou- . andf Other Plants Supplied: Cel- . ; ery. Lettuce. Onions and Beet, ready c p December, "apeaai uaxaan tvt ;Uier $5.00 per sack of 200 pound lyerytbing f. o. b. Meggett8, B. U , 'ha U. S. Aericultural Department ' . as established an Experiment Sta- " ion on our farms to test all kirvds of vegetables, especially cabbages. W will be pleased to give results of nea tsperiments. .Write to us. - . 9i U. Butch uo., Mcggewa, -Ui vp :tt4t.iii-i.. i n ina' Anti-Pain Pffla, : ' r Gentlemen Buffalo, New York. V ' SPECIALTIES: . w Southern Veg- Pa. ! . Produce Commission Street N. fT. WaihinonDccC Xfttai ;4 Ortljjfii ; to0 'icto,-: . - e "v - " ..V...f?.vti... ' ... . 1 Z -r vr. it-"