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13. Stierrill, Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHED TWICE A. WEEIC
SI CO n Year, t
Vol. xxxvi.
CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY. AUGUST 15. 1910
NO. 13
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GORED BY A BULL.
NEWS FROM FOREST HILL.
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Thrown
THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. PIEDMONT TRACTION COMPANY DRAINAGE CONVENTION.
T. Allison, of No. 3 Township, Case of Diphtheria Several Personal
Over a Fence by a Mad Item3 of Interest.
ri'. ri . t ii i!
;,t Thursday evening about two weeks vacation with friends in
! Avvn, Mr. Charley T. Allison, one Johnson City, Tenn., and Marion, Va.
ni')'t prominent farmers of No. Messrs. J. S. Stroud and D. F.
. . --hip, had an experience which Poole spent Saturday in Charlotte.
iiU n t likely forget soon, and Mr. T. R. Simpson spent Saturday
"jri'-rht have cost him his life. " in Bessemer City.
; b'l'ore dark he went into his Mr. Curtis Bullard, who has been
' "' il.A nntiii! itrVtan Tx 1 o yrra SntnHnf SOTT1P fl'mO With Jllc ti t OT-
'( -ill I It'! 1,147 v u tt .ij nui.u t taigV I O - " v-,
( V 1, ;!, which he owns, made at Mrs.? E. C. Geddy, returned to his
' K. foie Mr. Allison could get home in Fayetteville last week.
. C 4.1. I t Afro T?MCri rvf "Pol'Jri ATrtnt
' ' v a. I V .
count', is spending a, week with her
sister, Mrs. J.'S. Goldston, on McGili
street. Mrs. Goldston and Mrs. Rush
spent yesterday in Charlotte with Mr.
Will Goldston
Mr. Claude Smith, of Salisbury, is
. I..: "r m i c : -v- 1 1.
i oii-c- Dr. uouger was ai once vimhu- i. jtiuju iuuiue, uu onu
1. who found that Mr. Alii- Church street.
... . I r T-i m t t nil t
iur. jonn 1. iioweu nas returned
home after spending several days in
Albemarle. Mrs. Howell and children
will spend two 'weeks visiting rela
tives near Albemarle.
Mr
after
and
Miss
is spe
at th
Misses Bessie Utley and Ruth Gib
son returned home Saturday night
from a two -weeks visit to Mrs. A. C.
Allison at Hot Springs.
Misses Maggie and Odell Mills are
expeeted home today from a week's
visit to friends at Bessemer City.
. Mr. J. S. Joyner spent Saturday af
ternoon in Salisbury. ;
Mr. C. R. Lockman is confined to
his home near the Buffalo mill on ac-
ji.'.riis and thrown over the
, Tin; pasture was several hun
vnrds i'rorn the house. Mr. Al
;i!ti;i tcd the attention of his
it iiomf. who came and took him
,,,, '-Aonnds, while quite serious,
, ( r.. ;,ot fatal.
telephone message to The Times
Mr. Anion's resiaence ax
1 L
todav says ne is resuug vexj
1 ennn it i finnfvl. hp
nt'nl cuts in the stomach, but
To he Held at the Central Graded If Plans Are Carried Ont, it Will Be To be Held in Ccrccrd Tstsday, Aa-
' School Building August 22nd. One of the Greatest Intemrhaa rnst 3rd Lonj and EicU; of
All arrangements have now been Systems in the World. CaUvba Ccnntj, th Spealcn.
completed for j the Institute to be If the plans of the promoters of the Mr. Editor:-rA ettsj f oar
held at Central! Graded School build- Piedmont Traction' Cuotpany and the jeopr i herrby called at ihm coart
ing, beginning August the 22nd. Greenville, Anderson i: Spartanbar fcous in Concord on Taodav. Aa
t!.; Jr.ai.isi uatu ay Company are earned I arraga zszd to cozler tie qaetioa c:
Prof. A. T. Alien,
Grade4 Schools, but recently elect-J the piedmont section of tbe Carolina
ed superintendent of the Salisbury Hl have m the near future or liie
Graded School, and Prof. N. C. Ne greatest internrban trolley systems in
bold, superintendent of the Washing- the world. Expert employed by
tnn C.'itv Rh(uU will J!.ive rhre of the two companies have investigated
the drzica bv
I c."CK
the Institute. T!f. will be H-?-i$:eu
by Mrs. Y. L. Steven, of the State
Department f Education, and Miss
Mary Lewis Harris, of the city schools
of Concord. The above corps of
teachers have had wider experience in
this work and will give to our teach
ers the best methods and best thought
in their several departments.
The City School Board has made an
appropriation to the Institute and all
city teachers who have not attended a
Summer School will be required to at
tend. The following notice is beini?
mailed out to the county teachers:
and reiorted that thi section has
greater possibilities for such, a sys
tem than any undeveloped section of
the. 'countrv. It is he plan of the
Dukes and Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., and
others interested to interlace the two
states with two systems that will be
Operated as one "and probably com
bined, the systems being connected
with a line from Spartanburg through
Gastonia to Charlotte, the North
Carolina system connecting the towns
along the main line of the Southern
railway to Greensboro, with branches
to Durham and to Winston-Salem,
stream! arJ KmUsd. 1 hate been
fortunate in -ee.irits a ijeai.er far
the 'ocexsijo Mr. Clurira K. UnjT. t
Neutos, 'Cla'tattba cyanty, aud Mr. J. j
D. EliH.tt, of lLckon. Mr, Lzg Lx
been a .jcia ted with the dredpr. ;a
Catawba coasty, on Clarke creek,
and u thoroughly familiar th all
the technical questions that pertain
to this work. He built the dredge
Uat and bought the machinery, start
ed the work and i familiar with the
initial cost and wilt give all facts a
to the rate per acre, the cost of hjot
ing the dirt per cubic yard and all
other questions that will naturally
arise in the discusion of this impor
tant work. Mr. Elliott is a prime
mover in this in the State, is cnthu
COTTO:? 2HLL&
5,COw v'J Xs Ztlzt Srst la psiU
Is Stw Cctua IZZX
Ii i rrarlaV liat fac
of tl itaat?j list ka (jutX lh
rotta taaaafaetries ia4aitry. tt h
pxl er or w list ti.fr i.aM b'
s tzxth acthity roUa. c:Ul eaa
tr3cti4n m tkx wv!... It i th-
crtasn eridcr.re tat tl. tsa a afar t.
nvtr of thi NsfUs3 jv rsdJIer4 of
la North
U
r, tfa
'i!).V
a i
injured internallj'. It is prob-
Inckv thms that the bull threw
ii, at once outside the ience where he
,',.,',1 not get to him, or his injuries
Hit liave been fatal.
. uiautru iu vvu.iij im ua. f - Ml.kl 1,0 t a n,l tnns.
I . . ... . v . . . 11 I il Illi III llllillll LUCA. -AbaF s v ' - - I
. Lee Mills has returned home A CounJ: -Institute will, be held . -f . . c l Mastic over it, and, I believe, u the
spending a week with friends in a? Central School, toncorU,.N. U, be- r , overestimate! and the author of the N. C. drainage law, the
near Davidson. giuniu aL y d. m. uSuab ..uu, -" l people of this eitv, especially the man- iawoi us ain,i in apy aiaxe, to
Kate Wiley, of Bessemer City conunmng iwcr week.,, sec on ufaeturin- and commercial inteiests, the Uovernment exjert on this quea-
nding several days in the 'city thf bcllIo1 ,Law sa.ys; t A.u Pu.."5 are vitally interestei and concenied. tion tells me. I hrte our people, -
ft homP of Mr. A. A Ramsev. s-'jooi iwners ouu, coumix in a:i,i if. UA nronoed svstem lieeiallv those interested iu Urainage.
with -a renorter this norain? a cn- Will come out on the Jfra, ami give
renorter this nwrnin? a cen- I WH ome oat on the 2:5rd, and
tleman who is in Charlotte enough to these gentlemen a big erowd. We
keen in touch with condition's there hope at this meeting to orgauiza for
aid that there is one thing that worK along this line in xne couniy.
such institute and school is conduct
ed are hereby required to attend the
same continuously during its session.
unless providentially hindered, and
failure to attend the biennial insti- ;i,rMfone ti1A rfMinn nf the bier There is nothin? so vitallv imtwrtaut
tute and school shall debar any teach- sestem, assuming that the necessary to our industrial growth aa thu and
er so failing to attend continuously amonnt of eanital has been or will be nothing that will lend more to the sani
from teaching in any of the public subscribed. " There is one snag in tary condition of our town and eoun
schools of the Stale for a period of th wav. hp said'. 1 'Charlotte is ex- t v. Thes frenttemen -write that thev
one year, or until such teacher shall ceedingly unfortunate in having just will be here without fail.
have attended according to law some at this time a board of aldermen, G. ED KESTLEit,
county institute and school as herein more politicians than statesmen, -who Chmn. Board County CommUsioners.
prodded for in some other county have showii by their actions in the -
lou are required 10 nnng an oi past that they are not nearly so mind- j A Model SchooL
the text books used in the public fulof the progress of their city as the Mr. Editor :A model school "will
school through the primary and inter- people generally and members of the t. 'nAuA in th First Grade Room
Tvo Children Killed by No. 44 Near
Thomasville.
Sunday morning about 8:30, Vada
Cook and Hazel Myers, two little girls
a-h about 9 years old, were killed
about five miles north of Thomasville
bv northbound passeng2r train No. 44.
TtTn. hvrt o-irlm- aeeomuanied bv their
,rw, P-ottcn otf train No. II I count of a spell of sickness.
from Hi"h Point t L iki arid were Mr. Henry Fisher, of Danville, Va.,
omiti" pp the railroad track to the spent several days last week at the
t.nmAnffl Mr. Freedles, a relative of home of Mr. J. E. Wright.
their J who lives a mile north of Lake. The young son of Mr. D F. Joyner, . de ag the institute will fiv4G ter charlotte Club esneeiallv
xi i 1 tit - .it uras j-n ivi ni ii 1 1 crraor tito cs Trtifir 1 . . . - -
As they were
they met a frei
X)mpany nn cyta L,:u eurtr7 IKa Peher inat
11 1 .1? ? 1 j i 11 1 ii 1 uiiu w-"" -
lets ana a pair, ox scu r s. uueresis or uiey v.ain, 10 gouge vuexn. . h,-npra -i.ouia OG started.
An Institute for the colored teach- The people of the city, especially the c , . w n,,PA
ers will be. held at the colored school I business men, raise a howl and the I
at the same. time; newspapers roast and ridicule them, 00n , Wo . trpnVv.fivehndren
..nnoAMioKU 1 " w V J " '
UUL ' 1U1 pviAlv uuatvvuiuauiQ Ataovru
find getting
freight train ot iii the way of train proved at this time.
Ko. 44 going north, lhe two nxtie
girls were struck .in-the back of the
"head and their skulls crushed, killing
them instantly, the mothers barely
escaping death, by, toeing only a little
further away from the - track. -The
remains of the two children were car
ried to High Point on 22 for burial.
The same engine that killed these
children was the jone that - some
months ago was being driven by En-
rineer &eDe I'erry, oj. tuis ciuj, v"
Mr. C. W. Wright, of Kannapolis,
spent several hours in the city last
Saturday.
Mr. ..." Billy Wilkinson and
"Buck" Wiliamson spent. Sunday. at
the - Bethel campmeeting."
Mr. Reece Champion spent Sunday
in Charlotte with home folks.
. . . I sir vnarc n H m rtVr that hltVA nfttTeP
Bethel Campmeeting. , , thei won't listen to- protests. ' r.r"- , " V. T
Theamp-meting at Bethel began new traction company must secure "tion on, 25 will
c,tow ,1 .will 1am WAr1nM. iraneoise .irom mis ooara hi , ' j "
have occurred in the West Indies, mas
last Saturday and .will close weanes- """- , . 7 ' h aeeented
. ' ;T , -L . immpptmna and it vet remains to be 00 accepieu.
day. Kev. J. r. luxigers, agent ox -"-7::.-- , jiifa f,A fhrnaf. nf
the Children7s Home at Winston-ba- , , ia an. drove street. 'Phone 243.
rl lil 111 Iw, UK. Kr. knann-IT. I A. O. tjlHj, OUPl.
1.1- . - - . 1 1 ,1 mriu ih win 1 1 l 1 1 11a 1111 ii uwuu . ' .
ministers in attendance werettev. ur.
Please send names at
at board cuts the throat of once to Miss Mary Lewis Hams, No.
Severe Earthquake Somewhere. fle "s 'V nliT the eitv
A severe earthquake, supposed to ie.m! Pa" Charlotte will probably be headquar-
lie met with his death, says tne xiign recorded aturaay ny tne seismo
Point correspondent of the Charlotte graph of Georgetown University.
Observer. It is reported that several
other engineers have met with severe
accidents while running this engine.
Convicted I of Incest.
In Wilkes court Friday John A.
Hufffman was found guilty of the
most horrible case of ineest ever heard
in that court. He was given the limit
of the law, five years in the peniten
tiary. It now develops that the
charge made six years ago that Huff
man murdered his wife must be true.
The shock began at 8:02 a. m., and
the tremor continued until 8 :30. The
maximum shock occurred at 8:17.
Father Lorndorf said the reeord in
dicated a shock of extraordinay se
verity, such as -would cause a big
tidal wave.
Judge Montgomery's Birthday.
Judge W. J. Montgomery was 76
years of age yesterday, and the oc-
eation was celebrated by a dinner
Rowe, Rev. J. A. J. Farrington and
Rev. -S. S. Higgins. Among those
who attended from Concord were the
following: Messrs. J. H. Dortonj J. L.
Miller, W. W. Flowe, Howard Cald
well, J. F. Honeyeutt, W. G. McBride,
ters of the System and possibly get
the shops.
Arrested
We Make Another Try for the Men
dacity Medal.
There
on Charge of Burning Hos
iery Mill.
has been considerable ex
citement in Newton over the arrest of
8 o'clock John H. Raeke, charged with un at-
Vrirlnv -mornino- about
Mrs. H. W. Fryling and daughters, Mr. John McLelland, who -works for tempt to! burn the warehouse of the
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Love.
Shot in the Train.
Mr. Aubrey Henry, who came in
from Albemarle Saturday night, tells
us that some miscreant shot into the
the Carolina Bottling Co., saw a big Newton Hosiery Mill last November,
horse fly which he thought he had Raeke was an employe in the mill and
properly murdered when he pulled 11s alter u ciosea ne movea 10 unanuue.
head off. Several hours later he dis- Thursday night he reached Newton on
covered that the body of the ny was a visit to his parents, soon aiier nis
still living and he took it. over to the arrival Chief of Police Goforth re-
nlaeel it I eeiveH a telerram from Insurance
tram (No. 3o) when ;it was near Chi- - q .. 'f M Gus Archibald Commissioner Younsr to arrest Raeke
na Grove. The shot entered the win-
hot entered the win- how long it would retain life, on the above named charged, which
of the one m which m cundav. was at once done, and Raeke placed in
4.Uv jnn.,Vxnv.4. At- I -' 4 v.w . . : I . . . .
jaiL It is said that itaeke had made
a confession in which he states he was
hirfwl to hnrn the warehouse.
. -. . 1 11 it T- .1.1-. n 1 11 TIC 1 I 4. 1. .4- N' n rnnic hwflnt 1C? TAA
come to NYilkesboro and ten xne wnoie . 1 -Montgomery, 01 i;narioite jur. ana iub - uuiauuiBu
affair Mrs J R . fiherrill." Miss Anha Donsr- severe for the person who will hre
I V - 7 - I . . . m 4
It is claimed bv the neighbors that hass Sherrill. William and Cottrell into a train failed with people, andit
eiven at his home 'to which all the
The flano-lipr of thft nrisoner. a party I children, orandchildren and ereat dow just in rear
o; 4r - - --7 o . ..,,", I , . - j .1 4
to the crime, sent word to tne 3 uage grand children were invited, ine ioi- ne was biuing, am m vupaniui.
tuat it her latner was put in pnsou lowlDg were present: iuB.ri t,c r.TS '-Raiinr,. Tirnna Thousands st Feet
ha ,r nrf Iipt she would TVfo TT. n RoonctPT atiH l)r. . . ass in ma T., jn o one was nit wini 1 w.
jic vumu iiciti . I j-u-io. jj. vi v-0wvw I . . , , . , I . .11. r.4h
10 a XLOmuiC xrcabu.
Benny Pnnz, a young balloonist,
so
Huffman's wife caught him in his Sherrill; Mrs. D. B. Privett and two is hoped the guilty party may be
onmp Af Wecf trA that, hft ttOOK UD a nV.il1rpn ' Mr J. I). LentZ and IOUT IOUnQ.
chair and struck her on the head witn children; Miss Shirley Montgomery,
met a horrible death Friday afternoon
at the close of the aviation meet at
Asbury Park, N. J. In making a dou
Leaning Tower of Pisa to Go.
"According to the Rome correspon
dent of the London Globe, expert en-
it, killing her. He convinced the peo
pie for awhile that she had vertigo.
Huffman comes of a family, some of
"whom are splendid citizens.
W. J. and George
Mr3. Lilly iu Extremis.
ble narachute-drop,
chute failed to open and he fell more
"Cnec-re 4; K . .
Montgomery. Mrs. "W. H. Lilly suffered a relapse that 2,000 feet. As the swaying body
Sunday's Charlotte News contained Friday afternoon, and since that time f neared the ground, it strut. iue nuiu
I Mnnoci liana vaAAtn rr An 1 4st tV)A T t ?1 1
the second para- ? A,.nmont fatnone lean-
1CI11 jUf VI 4W4V UJ V- 4VJ V ftUMW U VM v M
the following: has been gradually growing worse.
Todav Judsre Montgomery, of Con- Her life todav hang by u thread, and
Government May Take uver mam- eorj ;s celebrating his 70th birthday, her death is looked or at any mo
moth Cave. As nsnal the-familv will mark the mpnt. She was in the Charlotte San
T'nrivujh a bill to be presented by jv uv famiiv reunion, and a big Utorinm about three months, and her
''"lipVssman Thomas, of Kentucky, it Kirthdav .dinner. Mrs. Register and condition was greatly improved. For
is. nniUnhlp that Alnmmoth vave. me i n TftnfrrAmPTv went, to ( ,on- I c-n,-fiv.il n-ootc linxcovAr shp hnn not
. - ... i XJL el . vj. j ' ' i vci ui ixxj, w
America, will ,
ftiLS- 1 VkAArt -V TIT
, . . . . . v. ' ' , l tJX (l lityL- CVCiuu t.J J"" L : I uccuou ntjij uu i '-i' " "
'h uuii p n finvernment reservation, j p TnIorp Aiontcomerv oftomnnn
- - - vji - t -iiiF's-iwjii i i r ii 4i. . t m - - i ' i 1 1 i n i 1 i i a. tvi ifvi1 La
of an apple tree and the boy's head
was transfixed on the limb like an ap
ple on a spit. As it struck the ground
the headless body was crushed into an
unrecognizable mass.
This Plan line Wn fostered for some . . Minf thv State. His
1 " j f , I IS KIlVWIl ILlitll"""1'
time hy Mr. Thomas, and at the pxt hundreds of friends send him greet
ing today.
eMiin a Conm-ess he will present
t lie measure., f he-cave is just ai it
ws 100 year ago, with the exception
the thousands of names scratched
upon its walls by persons who have
visited it. Better facilities will be ar
rauLied if the Government takes the
-;u-f over, and it is. ex
iank with Yellowstone Park and other
natural wonders that are now
pronertv of the Government.
Small Tire Last Night.
The fire alarm was sounded last
night about 10 o'clock. Fire was dis
unvpvPl 111 the residence of C. J.
"Ttert Blai; colored, in Ixvetawn, by a
pecieu i I To4. KpfoTP she saw the
. . . n X
k if ronoirwi - h nn si v nv I nurftiapH snme eoous iium
Dr. H. C. Herring from Mrs. Herring, promising to pay with money to be
who is in Philadelphia with their obtained from a certain source.
. . m I ... .1 Xl. A. I. . .m -w-r nTI T Ft
Aanerhter. Miss Sarah, says the latter's he got the money he leu me
O ' - . mi I . .
nnnditinn is sTeatlv imDroved. inis it. A warrant
the
Tct hetore sne &aw
IlClgUUUi. """" . , ,
fire she heard some one in the house
and saw a man jump out of the win
dow. When the house was entered it
was found that a sofa in the hall was
afire. None of the family were at
u Tt,0 ofn was entirely consumed
rlpmhle damasre done to tne
1 'ho I?onnlir-nn f? tVii eonntV Will I fi Hip work of an incendiary
-..j.,.,vA..- -" I 111 C tlO t v . -
thevL..i o., nTPtio'ation is being made.
'tosivo, in the semi-weekly edition of n the furniture was carried out, and
the News, which will be started this uch cf it was damaged in conse-
cek. Mr. Morris -was formerly edi-
1 4f- . h . 1 I"
Mr. Morris .Here.
Mr. E. II. Morris, of Mocksville, ar
rived here last nisrht to take charge
ihe Cabarrus County Political De- ana ,Consi
tor of the Mocksville Record, and also
postmaster at Mocksville, and has had
Mr. L. A. Graeber, of China Grove,
is here todav. He is a son or xr. -a.
considerable newspaper experience. uwe.iwaj. r;?4v.
nnarninfr at. Mr. -reo. r j . j? isn 1 "" - . tt. . t:ju-
n w - I . rm . I I iITHI IH V
J tt 4. x - i." ' s nn iwnrkinsr ior tue o. - J
I "VT 4f (-i
i r
ite is
vr's.
after the election.
vr rVwmanv. ne nas ueeu
Cni,ff two months with his father's
famiiv. and will return to Mississippi
balem, is here today. j on the 26th instaiiu
Miss Sadie Herring Better.
Arrested for False Pretense.
. Lewis Bost, colored, was before the feet. I
Police Justice Friday morning charged I a
with obtaining money under false pre
tenses from Hahn-Honeycutt Co. He
n TI - t a J J
ing tower ot i isa ue vorn uuwn aim
re-erected on a better foundation.
The report of the engineers is suj
plemental to that they recently made
and follows a thorough lamination
of the foundation of the tower, which
is believed in danger of falling. The
tower was built in 1154. It is of white
marble. 188 feet in height. The inch
nation from the top to the base is lb
try U day. UrefsUy tl
hvn ?r:i of .:! U Crv! 'In -I
no t?ate it it rrvby tfm '
bm raptSal of th-rttti te-inafaet-arin
rs!rqn" tl lvm '
darjr the prrat jcr n r., ill trrr
fiearlv reach the ru a jr. ;:'? ni 4n $t
The wtnt tleirj4snt in t! la
dutry in . Soath -'Carina la beri
unpriecdentl. larc t.r tr.ilU am
Win onranitil atCWr.rt KfWrry,
Inarms Gray CV-irt, Kbrenrr,
peniy, Clir4tos, Fountain Ir,n, VCil
liamton and (m-envil! d in vtm
of these placf the' 'mpanir hato 1
bien orpanweJ an! wurk Vrn on
the plant. Tl:rr ire tea of lbe
enterprise with a tUl f f3,05,K
to repreent the capital ittx-k. j
Heybcrn Makes an Ass of Hinxtlf ,
Afiln,
Senator W. II. Ileybum, of Iiabo,
dulike Dixie." He created a sen
sation at a reception p a to Con
gressman T. It. lUmer, at Wallaec,
Idaho, Thursday night by stopping tb
orchestra while the tnuaiciant wcr
playing the popular. -strains. Col.
Hamer had just nnitbed bit address
and the orcbetr had started a medley
of well known sirs, j About the fixlh
number in the tnedley wsi " Dixit. M
The Senator leaped to hi feet, it rod a
across to the musicians and cried. oat:
"This is a Republican meeting. Ws
want no such tunes here."
The amazed musicians stopped Im
mediately. The Senator strode baek
to his seat. After a moment of silence
Mayor Hanson arose and closed ths
meeting. ,
Explorer! Saw Traces cf Cook.
The Uaembcrs of The-Kesr Vork
Herald and Portland Oregonian party
which attempted the ascent of Mu
McKinley, returned to Seattle Than
day night. Their mission failed, C T.
Uusk said, because the party was in
sufficiently provisioned. The ItusI
party ascended to a height of p(K)
feet and on July 12, met the raxker
Brown party well equiped for the as
cent and in good spirits. Mr. Rusk
says be believes they will make the
top.
"We took the route followed by
Dr. Cook on the east side of the moun
tain to Ruth Glacier, On th rout
we saw abandoned camps and much
of the scenery pictured in Dr. Cook's
book. That far Dr. Cook' statements
are authentic. Further I would not
say, but I do not believe he ascended
the mountain to the top."
Georgia Cotton Crop Short.
The Georgia cotton crop is estimat
ed to be 05 per cent, short of what
it was last year. Returns to the state
agricultural department made public
over the entire state are bad In some
sections practically no cotton at all
will be gathered. J
In orne counties the reports slat
that entire field of coton have been
destroyed by "black root." The
greatest damage, however, was don
by excessive rains.
The crop is at least three weeks
late.
"The Georgia crop will not
be over 1,250.000 bales as against
about 2,000,000 Iat year," aid Com
missioner of Agriculture Iladson.
nnt was issued lor e ' . .
am was t j I no tun ro,n,wmont K.qid. to be Dro-
A ..n-o tn her many last June. In the meantime ne ow ;v
friends, who hope tnat tne improve- paid an tne account ecP v -
4. anA timf cVia mav Iqc Ulmrtrprl on Davment OI tnis
UKJUI LLliX ZXJ Xllliiuu auu rf . " " c , "
Insured Against Bain.
The possibility of rain during the
firemen's carnival, at Basking Ridge,
X. J., has no terrors now for those in
charge.
A policy for $1,000 has been is
CM4xl tnr M00. but it is worth
be permanently cured.
amount and the costs in the case.
Cheering Report on Mayor Gaynor,
Mayor Gaynor 's physicians yester-
day morning issued tne toiiowmg dui-
letin : .
8:30 a. m. The mayor had a rest-
ful night. The improvement contin
ues: The pulse is 68; respiration 17;
temperature 99 3-5. Last blood exam
ination is also satisfactory.'
ARLiITZ, Stewart.
toeted acraist
' The company has laid a bet with
the .' chief of the fire company that it
will not rain from 1 o'clock a. m.
FridavJ August 19, to midnignt oi
Mr. C. Hoke Peck, who returned Saturday, -August 20.
Fridav on the Norfolk excursion
train, tells us that it was the biggest
excursion he had ever sen. . There
wpt-a ti vp twnons ol
,each from Marion, Charlotte, Gibson
ville, Greensboro and Salisbury. Ev
'erv seetion was crowded, 251 persons
beinjr on the five trains.
Worst Boy in New Jersey.
Krnest Diers, an 8-year-old boy of
Fairiew, N. J., was pronounced by
Justice Phillips to be the wort boy of
his axe in the State of New Jersey.
"This youngster, besides being in-
torninDie, is oruiai, ' saii xne uuncr.
Is This the Biggest Melon?
Miss Ruth Coitrane entertained at
a six o'clock dinner Saturday evening.
The following were present: Misses
-a r I'll n C.wtna Tlol
tonrof mnrie B bit it to trot it out or here
IS M Charles and Ross Can- after forever old hkpeaee. It is of
non, and Afton Carr, of Durham. ; the Shaker Blue variety.
Turtle in His Stomach.
Kew York Tribune. j
William Douglass of the north side,
is dead as the result of a turtle egg
hatching in his stomaeh. A few
weeks ago Douglass partook of some
turtle soup. Four days after taking
the soup he became ill ano! numerous
physicians were unable to diagnose his
Yesterday ne iiea. An u-
r
s,y Vtheis ieTon fa the" tJ was rfonied and a partial
tv It we& 51 pounds, and Mr. formed turtle, almost as large as a
At wei0us V. F , i t.- re fnrtnA in hi stomach.
xrTiampl cm f anvDoay na uuc i ucu a
I - ; ,
Mr. Ed S. Efird has returned from
a stay of several days in Charlotte. '
"He yesterday cbokei to death two
chickens and smiled with findih de
light as thev struggled.
"He drove a nail into the body of
a dog, and because bis brother had
more pears than be, slashed him on the
head with a scythe. One prank, in
which he took a great deal of pleasure,
was to dig np a foot of lawn grass,
with a spade and throw it at the own
er as be ran away.
Dies at 115.
Turner Browning, who had lived in
perfect health for 115 years, is dead
at his come, six mues iron lmuaia.
He had fall recollection of the sec
ond war between the United State
and Great Britain and childhood rec
ollections of Washington, - Adams,
Madison and Jefferson. He was born
in 1795. His son, in middle age, was
killed in the Civil War. .
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