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ELECTRIC BEXLS.
THE ST. LOCIS EXPOSITION.
Modern Safeguard at, liailroad Cross- j Highest On Yet Comparative Ylevr of
iuffs How They are Constructed.
The question of protection at
the (jiam Show?
Qear Sir : In order that you
highway croossings has been a may have a general idea of the
source of considerable annoy-
magnitude of the Louisiana Pur-
g COUKT FKOl EEI)L(. .
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Hi UoBor, Judffe S'arbuefc, In th
Teftiplfl of Justice Dispatclilus Busi-i
nss.
Superior- Court adjourned to
day. Quite a nutnbor of cases
went over for another tgrm.
In the case of J W Wilkinson
vs. George Lee, judgment was
given in favor of the defendant.
. In the case of W G Means vs.
the, commissioners of Concord,
plaintiff obtained judgment for
The Centennial Exposition at 6200.
Iu the case of W A.Foilvs. the
ance to raitroa'd officials ou ac- j chase Exposition, St, Louis,
count of keeping watchmen and 1903, 1 beg leave to place before
gates at dangerous crossings, ' you a faw tersely stated facts,
but by the tise of electricity, the The St. Louis World's Fair
inventive mind has been -able to will be approximately twice as
construct an instrument that will, big as any former international
ffive an audible warning at dan- exposition.
gerous and obscure highway
crossings: and it his remained Philadelphia covered 23G acres,
for the Southern Railway to put the Paris Exposition of 18'JI). Southern Railway Company, the
sucn an instrument at the South- 1900, 336 acres, the Columbian j plaintiff was non suited.
ern crossing here. ' Exposition at Chicago 633 acres, In Caso of Thursa Plyler vs.
The instrument is manufact- the Pan-'American at Buffalo 350 1 Rob't. PJyler, prayer for divorce
ured by the1 Railroad Supply 'acres. " was granted.
Company of Chicago, and is The St. Louis World's Fair In case of Alice J Parlier vs.
called, the Chicago Crossing Sig- 11 cover 1,200 acres. !WJ Earlier, prayer for divorce
nal. It consists of separate cir- The estimated cost of the St. was granted,
cuits in such a way that when Louis World's Fair will be $30,-1 Iu the caso of Rob't. S Young,
the train's' coring towards the 000,000 This, as a man of prac- administrator of Alfred Litaker,
the station in either direction t affairs, you know will mean deceased, vs. Miss Mary E
it will cause the bell at the cross- $40,000,000 by the time the wcrt ' Brachen, judgment was given in
nig to ring. To do this, it is is completed,
necessary to bind each rail joint! Before the Exposition gates
for a distance of three thousand are open May 1, 1903, the City
feet each side of the crossing. ; of St. Louis will have expended
The binding consists of drilling ' the enormous ( f $20,000,000.
ine-SMiall holos near the end of ! Of this amount $5,000,000 was
the rail and running wires from
one rail to the next. At the lim
its each way from the crossing ,
insulated joints are put on the
rails; also at the crossing where
wires are run to a relay, which
in turn, closes- a circuit to the
bell when a train approaches the
crossing and gets within the sig
nal limits.
There is also on top of the bell
pole, at the crossing, a small
electric flash light which gives a
visiblo signal, as well as an au
dible one, atnigut v. 'lien t'ia tra.n
approaches.
We are informed that the
Southern Railway intends to put
up others at different points
along these lines.
favor of the defendant.
Dogs Kill ft IIIgrlinAyinau Who At
tacked Tlieir Muster.
Late last night, as Burley
Wyandotte, a wealthy farmer
living northeast of here, was
driving home, a highwayman
stepped from the roadside and
stopped his horses. The high-
appropriated for theFair through
the Municipal Assembly, her
citizens raised $5,000,000 addi
tional by private subscription, j wayman drew a revolver and
and by popular vote at a special demanded his money. Wyan
electiou October 22d, the Char- dotto had three largo dogs in the
ter Amendments were carried,
which will enable the city to ex
pend $10,000,000 for street pav
ing and other -public improve
ments. ' Yours truly,
Chas. M Reeves.
COLLISION ON TI1E SEABOARD.
A Freight and Passenger Train Come
Tesrether Near Saranuah Postal
Clerk Killed.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 8.
Through a misreading, or
misunderstanding of order,
a fast passenger train and
a through freight train collided
head-on at Limerick, 20 miles
from this city, on the Seaboard
Air Line, early this forning.
The trains had, orders to meet
nnd pass, at Burroughs, 12 miles
out. The frieght engineer ran
past his meeting pointy and mo
the passenger hurrying to m
Long Case Cowpremised.
A Statesville special of tho
3rd to - the charlotte Observer
says:
The noted case of Long vs.
Railroad, which has been twice
tried before and which was sot
for trial today, was amicably
settled, without evidence or
argument before a jury, .the
terms of compromise having been
agreed upon by attorneys on
both sides. By the compromise
a consent verdict of $6,000 is'
rendered in favor of plaintiff,
and by agreement an additional
sum of $1,850, the defendant
railroad company to pay all
costs of action and all three
dropped from the
wagon and set thorn ou tho man.
Before ho could defend himself
the robber was thrown down and
tho clothing was torn from his
body Wyandptto then called off
his dogs, and, being alone, drove
home. Ho returned a few hours
I'iirv:'1! ri searching party and
found Lao body of tho robber.
His identity is unknown. Tip
ton, Ind , Dispatch.
P&rks
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DEPARTMENT STORE.
Good Shoes for Tender Feet.
Clothing to Fit Anybody.
Dress Goods and Trimniln
Millinery and Ribbons.
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cases are
docket.
Encouraging Missionary Meeting.
The newly elected president of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of tho First Presby
terian church, Mrs. N D Fetze'r,
had reaaon to be very much en
couraged on Lfonday evening- by
the increased attendance and by
tho animated interest in the So
ciety's work. Several very in
teresting papers were read and
One-Two -Three !
and before; you know what you arc about
The Bell L Harris rur. Co.
will be moved sure enough. U you have
any desire to buy goods from them at the
old stand do so at ouce. 'Elevator is now
being placed and before many moons thev
will be playing Ilumpty Dump in Catoifs
Hall. We have studied your interest we
have everything convenientt Not a wish we
can't gratify. Come in and be happy. If
we don't give you more for your money
than yott have ever realized out of Ca ton's
I Jail we will quit the show business,
Come and see.
The Bell & Harris Fur-. Co.
P Good Job Work!
items of missionary, news freely j
substantiate this statement
the s:d;
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The freight train
was laden with rock for jetty
work and smashed the pas-
senger to.y- -Joth fcjgiticrs
and firemen j unified and c-i?d
with injuries not necessarily
tal. Mail Cleric ; J A Rice, of
Jacksonville, Fia., was crushed
so that hedied in an ho'jr.- The
wreck caught tiro but wis
extinguished.
Saved Him From Torture.
there is no more sigonizingi
trouble than piles. The constant
itching Hn4 burning rankes life
' ' J -vable. No position is com -1
,ti The torture is unceas
ing. DeWitt's Witoh Hazel Salve county.
cures piles at oqc. For skin
diseases, cuts, burns, bruisos, aU
contributed. .Miss LizzieYoung
read the letter from Rov. J Mer-
ceroiain, in the Presbyterian a; with ,t he real stuff, and leave it to you
Stancfardon "A Year's Wortc in
Mid-China."
Mrs. Blain, who is an efficient
lissfsliant in her htsband's mis-
'ed as Miss Clause Grier of J.fiis '
p to say whether our work is all right or Q
r nnt"1 cinrl if it ic not aq n-imianlon r
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In Kepi? to In((lriesA bve pleasure
Trake it so. We are here to mal e a
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TO CO US UC
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in anariuucing tuat tuiy a jjiqnrd cream ;
kd.-fjf wounds, it 1fi unequalled, i Balrutii like the solid tteparation of j
J S fjp a!. St. PaulrfArk., says: that admirable remedy in that it I U
"r:-l03 buffered w th t he oi.aapsanu r ec? --w- -A
t Tr i- -i ? i by uasal catarrh. There is 110 drying I '..3)CA X1 " J ... -"
proiu hu ir, bleeding piles and J mcezinf,. The Lignid Cream Balm T fc
ould hnd nothing to help me iand"ptedto u-e ly yatientu who 1ee TTZ
unti 1 i; -d l)eV ltt's Witch Ha-. troubla ib inhalinjr tnroun tno noee
proTiu--a iiving"--a!so
Q our.customers.
The Standard Job Office.
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counterfeits. -Gibson Drug Store, ert, 5U WarieuStrc
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