Established 1899
tiniE CiRL WALKED |
m CREEK: DROWNED
Two-Year Old Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Punch' of Fair Grove Sec
tion Loses Her Life at Play.
Saturday afternoon just after
hard rain that visited nearly
B ve ry section of Catawba county,
H . che l, the little two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
p„.,ch of the Fairgrove church
Stion, wandered about 200 yds.
Jrnm the house and was drowned
park's creek The little *irl
Ld been in the habit.of playing
' t he creek with her brothers
"d sisters during the dry weath
er when the creek was low. A
little wagon which the little girl
had carried with her was found
on the c-eek bank where the chil
dren had been in the babit of *n
ter ng the creek. The creek was
swollen and the current very
swift after the rain and it is sud
po«ed that the little girl walked
on into the streum, not knowing
the danger. The body was found
about a half-mile dowh the 3tream
in some drift. The funeral and
burial services were conducted at
Fairgrove church Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock by Rev. J. P.
Hornbuckle, of this city.
Jerusalem Becoming a Jewish City.
Vienna, July 19 -Miss Jane
Adams, founder of "Hull House"
in Chicago, who has been in at
tendance at the Women's Suf
frage conference in Vienna, talk
ed entertainingly to the World
correspondent of her visit to Syr
ia, Palestine and Egypt, on her
wuy here.
"My desire/' she said, "was to
acauaint myself with the Holy
Land, and more especially with
Jerusalem. 1 was most favora
bly impressed with the extense
material and social development
going on in Jerusalem. The Holy
City makes in many of its parts
the impression of a modern town
Most interesting, of course, are
the relations between the three
religions which have to Ret along
together, though not always with
out friction.
"Jerusalem, as was to W ex
parted, is rapidly becoming a
Jewish centre. Not only pojr,
bit many wealthy Jews, are
fl eking there, and they will sure
ly succeed in creating a great,
prosperous town, with a renais
sance, in some degree, of its form
er importance. The development
of the town is most noticeable in
its suburbs, where wealthy Jews
from Bokhara have built numer
ous streets with handsome build
ings. I also gained a very favor
able impression from the social
institutions, schools and agricul
tural colonies, which I visited.
Truly the Zionist movement
among the Jews has accomplished
some palpable and beneficial re
sults, and more may be expected.
Setzer-Isbell.
A marriage of considerable in
terest and surprise was solemniz
ed last Thursday by Rev. J. G.
Garth, pastor of the Presbyterian
shurch of this city. The contract
ing a ties were Mr. Gordon L.Se t
ze-\ formerly of this city, but now
of Lenoir, ana Miss Sarah Louise
Isbell of Lenoir. Miss Isbell is
the daughter of the late Captain
James Martin Isbell. one of Cald
well county's most prominent cit
izens, who died a few weeks ago
in Lenoir. Miss Isbell is a very
attractive young woman, and her
Tmrt'itfe w j|i bp an importanttop
ic of L ioir si c I circle , coming
as it dops as a complete surprise
to all her friends and to some of
her immediate -family. Mr. Set-
ZT has charge of the Lenoir Bot
tling Works and is making a suc
cess of his business. He has been
in the trade for some time, hav
ing traveled for a number of
years for bottling supplies. The
coup'e left on No. 12 for a trip
north, to points of interest in va
rious places. They are uncertain
as to when they will return,
though in a few weeks, and will
make their home in Nortrt Caro
lina, the place being as yet unde
termined.
Work to Begin September First.
Mr. A. K. Joy, Secret *ry of
the Chamber of Commerce re
ceived a letter frorfrt&e contract
or who is to build the post  ffice
for Hickory, stating he would
begin the work on th#» building
the l*t of September, and have
the building complete in
ninths time. Hickory is much
in need of the building and we
are triad to know it will not be
long before it will b* completed.
We are informed that the First
National Bank will occupy the
Bpacf» now occupied by the
post .ffice.
THEL HICKORY DEMOCRAT
. A Correction.
I In setting the ad. of the Penny
Bros, land sale last week the
printer _ made the error of set
'ting at the bottom of the ad
'Southern Realty & Auction Co."
when it should have been "Amer
ican Realty & Auction This
correction is made s> as not to
get the two companies confused
as they both have offices in
Greensboro.
Pound Into River.
Ashevilie, July 20.-If every
fish down the river was not on a
drunk over Smday, it was not the
fault of Sheriff Williams of this
en-mty. And, if the chief peaie
' fficer of the community has re
ally caused the piscatorial speci
mens to go upon a spree, it was
not his fault but is the result of
certain orders made in the Supe
rior Court yesterday. * ,
Last April, Deputy Sheriff Lom
inac and a policeman became sus
picious at a passing wagon below
Craggy. They hailed the driver,
one Sam Hollingsworth. and ex
amined the contents of his vehi
cle. They found 19 gallons of
corn liqor, as white as was ever
turned our. from sny bill in wes
tern North Carolina. Holiings
worth contended that he did not
know to whom the whiskey be
longed and made that claim in
caurt yesterday. The judge or
dered that the whiskey be poured
into the river.
There is a tendency today to
minimize differences between de
nominations and emphasize points
of agreement rather than points
of difference. This is as it should
be, for Christ desires that His
people shatl be one in Him. How
ever, this tendency should not
cause Protestants to overlook the
fundamental differences between
Protestantism and Romanism. A
pastor of a certain Presbyterian
church recently announced that
he would preach a series of ser
mons on the differences between
Protestantism and Romanism.
Some members of the church »d
vised against such a (iwmgsion.
but, after the differences were
Nearly set forth, practically every
member of the church saw the
necessity and propriety of dis
sussing this subject at the pre
sent time. There is as wide a
Jifference between the principles
)f Romanism and the principles
it Protestantism today as there
was in the days when Luther and
Salvin and Knox dared to stand
jnfalteringly for the truth. It
is the boast of the Roman church
that "Rome never changes"
The discussion of the differences,
however, must always be in a
jpirit of love and of fairness, and
mrith earnest prayer that God
will open the eyes of those who
know not the troth, that they
may learn the spirituality of His
Kingdom and the supremacy of
lesus Christ as the Head of His
Church. For a roan to assume
to usurp the prerogative of Christ
is the Head of His Church is to
/folate every priaciple taught by
fesus and revealed in the- Word
rf God.
Catawba Items.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Winecoff
speat Saturday in China Grove
with relatives. .
Mr. S. E. Berry of the South
ern came home Saturday night
to visit his family. •
Miss Winona Leonard spent
the week end in Claremont the
guest of Miss Claudia Setzer.
Mrs. Eva Little and Miss
Beulah Little of Newton return
e i home Monday after a brief
visit with Dr. and Mrs. C. A.
Little. ,
Mr. Coite Shernll of States
ville spent a few days here last
week-
Miss Sue Ellie Rhyne of Dallas
spent last week here the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. John Sherrill.
Miss Novella Leonard spent
Sunday fti Claremont with Mrs.
G. E. Huitt and Sunday night in
Statesville with Miss Janie Leo
nard.
Fayetteville Finances.
Fayetteville, July 18.- In the an
nual budget of the finance committee
of the board of aldermen the estimated
revenue of the city is placed at $58.-
603 61, whli; the budget calls for the
txpendtiure of $54,550* the $54,550
expenditure provided for in the budget
will leave a balance of $,053.61, which
it is proposed to apply to the sinking
fund.
The commission for the loca
Hon and erection of the North
Cnrulina Home for the wives and
widows of Confederate veterans
in session this week at Fayette
ville selected that place for the
erection of the building. The
State appropriates #O,OOO and
Fayetteville will tfive $3,000 and
a site.
. HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 24, 1913
MED in WBECI He
BEECEB TO 3E SLtt
When Friends Refused Agonized Plea
of Young Engineer He Cut His
Throat With Knife —He Was
Soon To Wed.
Decatur, Ala . July 19—Caught
under an overturned locomotive
in the Louisville and Nashville
yards here la£r night, hu ton G.
Fleming, a 26 year-old engineer
whose wedding date was set
within the week, killed himself
by cutting his throat with his
pocket knife to bringrelief from
he suffering. Wita
his legs crushed and steam fairly
his body, the young man
begged feilow workmen to Kill
him. The men refused, though
thev could not rescue him from
the wreck.
"For Gad's sake," the young
nun cried, "put me out of this
living heli; kill me."
Beneath the tangled mass of
machinery the man's white face
was seen hy the crowd. Then,
with half paralyzed hands, he
managed to grope toward a DOC It
et of his coat. Out of it he
brought a penkni-'e. He opened
a blade of it with his teeth.
"Well," he sobbed, 'if none of
you men have the nerve, I'll do
it myself.'*
Without hesitation he drew the
bl irie across his throat.' He made
a deep wound that severed the
jugiar vein, and that instant the
suffering man escaped his agony.
John Smith, a fireman, who
was a witness to Fleming's terri
ble and dramatic death, said:
"It was too awful to look at
And we couldn't do a thing for
Fleming—one of the best liked
men among us. Welostnotime
getting the wrecker down here
and trying to lift the engine, but
the wrecker wasn't big enough
to lift such a big locomotive.
And all we could do was to stand
there and see him suffer and
hear him beg us to kill him. He
was in such fearful pain it seem
ed almost right that somebody
should do as he asked. But, of
course, none of us could bring
ourselves to do that. And finally
the boy got out hi> own knife.
We Wire all too sick and weak
with watching him for any of u?
to think of takir g the knife
away from him. We just stood
there staring while he cut his
throat."
The wedding of Fleming was
to have taken place in a few days
and his fiancee is prostrated by
the tragedy.
LEWIS LEE CONVICTED.
Man Who Killed Publisher ot Lincoln
ton Times Gets Five Years.
Special to Daily News.
Lincolnton, July 19.—The case
of Lewis Lee, charged with the
killing of Floyd Beam, publisher
of the Lincolnt >:i Times, an
affair that happened here aboui
two months ago, was concluded
this afternoon when the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty of
manslaughter. Judge James L
Webb sentenced the defendant
to serve a sentence of five years'
in the penitentiary at Raleigh.
This has been one of the hard
est fought cases in the history of
the county, four attorneys as
sisting the solicitor in the pros
ecution, and three appeafed for
the defendant. The case came
up by special order >n last
Wednesday morning, the argu
ment of counsel was concluded
today 1 o'clock, the judge con
cluding his charge an hour later.
Hickory Rifles Leave For Camp
The Hickory Rifles, known in
military service as Co. A.., Ist
Regiment, North Carolina Na
tionai Guard, left Monday even
ingon a special train under com
mando! Capt. Lyerly, for the annu
alencampment atMorehead City.
They will be gone ten days. The
company this year is composed of
51 enlisted men and 3 commis
sioned officers. Notwithstand
ing the fact that a number of
their best men have been dis
charged since the last encamp
ment owing to their terms of en
listment being out, yet the com
pany is well drilled and the pros
pects are that they will make an
excellent showing at camp this
year. Last year the company
made an excellent record at
target practice making the high
ost score of any company attend
ing camp.
In his first public utterance
since the calling of an e*lraordi
n*rv session of the legislature,
Governor Craig speaking at a
big rally dav celebration at Black
Mountain Monday, declared that
while he is governor his energies
will be directed towards secur
ing justice from the railroads for
the people of North Carolina.
Mr. And Mis. Setzer Leave for Africa.
Mr. and Mrs. Annum H. Set.-
zer left yesterday ? r Philadel
phia where they a ill be until Sat
urday at which time they will sail
for Liverport on the "Dominion"
of the American Line Steamship
Company. The voyage to Liver
pool will take about ten davs.
Arriving at Liverpool .they will
proceed to London by rail and will
spend two or three weeks in Lon
ion gettingMogether the outfit
vhich is necessary for the Congo.
From London they will go to Bel
gium and spend a month or two
in that country studying French
Hud getting acquainted with the
Belgians and their government,
for it is the Belgians who govern
in the Congo. They will pail from
Antwerp for Luebo. They ex
peefcfro arrive Ufcre some time
near Christmas af*er a six weeU&
trip from Antwerp.
fc LOCAL AND PERSONAL. +
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Mrs. Will Self is here spend
ing some time with relatives.
Mr. Ted Hoover, of Raleigh,
was in the city Sunday.
Miss Adlaide Johnson is spend
ing the week at Blowing Rock.
Atty. 1). L. Russell was a busi
ness visitor in Newton Monday.
Mrs. C. H. Geitner and chil
dren are spending some time at
Blowing Rock.
Messrs. Gary and Moffet Kirk
patrick are here on a visit to
their mother.
Mrs. Fannie Joyner of Farm
ville, N. C.. is visiting her niece
Mrs. Wesley Martin.
Roy Abernethy went to Blow
ing Rock Sunday to spend the
day with Mrs. Abernethy and
baoy.
John Henderson spent Sun
day with his mother. We are
always glad to see John in the
city.
Mrs. Douggly. has returned
home after spending some time
with Mrs. Dr. Blackburn.
•
Miss Grace and Mr.Baily Patrick
have returned home after spend
some time in Rieftmond, Va.
Mr. Louis Philips, of Newton
spent Sunday here with friends
and relatives.
Don't forget the annual excur
sion to Norfolk which leaves
here on the 29th.
Messrs. John Mauser, Macey
Hight and Dr. J. C. Biddix are
at Blowing Rock on a camping
trip.
Mr. J. ; D. Elliott and family
*pent the week end at Blowing
Rock.
Mr. J. H. Patrick attended the
Wholesale Groeerymen's Conven
tion in Charlotte last week.
Mrs. Tatum and children have
returned home after an extend
ed visit in Mooresville.
Rev. Wannemacher and family
left Wednesday for Blowing Rock
where they will spend sometime.
In the case of L. C. Miller vs.
the Hickory Township Road Com
mission in Superior Court last
week, the plaintiff was awarded
$250 damages for injuries to his
property.
Miss Maude Echard, who has
charge of the Girls' Tomato Clubs
in the county, and Mr. E. L.
Flowers gave a canning demon
stration at Claremont Thursday.
Mr. Geo. E. Bisanar has been
appointed as a member of the
County School Board to succeed
Mr. A. C. Link. Mr. Bisanar
will attend the next meeting of
t le board.
Mrs. Roy Abernethy accom
panied by her sister Miss S'jur
beerarespending a while at Blow
ing Rock. Mrs. Abernethy went
there to her baby, hoping it
would be benefited by the change
o? climate.
The Catawba County Creamery
building will soon be completed
and the machinery installed.
This building will be a credit to
itny city, and we are proud of it,
as it is a great help to the farm
-rs of the county, as well as a
great addition to Hickory.
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Menzies,
Mr. and Mr?. E, B. Menzies and
Mr. K. C. Menzies left here last
Saturday afternoon for Blowing
Rick arid spending Saturday
maht and Sunday there. They
report a most enjoyable trip, and
were delighted with the cool
breeze of the mountain's. They
report the roads from here to the
Rock good with the exception of
two or three places. There i«» no
place in our South Land that will
surpass that of Blowing Rock
The Hotel's all have large crowds
and every one there seem to en
joy life to the uttermost,
PROF. IMIN WRITES DF
HIP TO imSBURC
The Battle of Gettysburg Fifty Years
Ago, July 1, 2, 3, 1863, vs. The-
Battle of 6ettysburg Today.
Those who wish to see an au
thentic description of the former
send for a copy of the Philadel
phia Enquirer and you will see
the photos of every general and
a host of other photos descriptive
of the three memorable days.
Perhaps their never has been a
more memorable field of which;
&o much has been written as
Gettysburg. We must give pur
epitomized statement of the sec
ond battle fought out to a finish
in 1913, July 1, 2, 3. The for
mer a cannon and musket duel.
The latter a burial of the hatchet
a hand shake across "The bloody
chasm" and general grand old
love feast.
The preparations made princi
pally by Pennsylvania were ela
borate, and the invincible eight
from Catawba "had the trip of
their lives." The first after land
ing was a city of tents, well fui
nished. Avenues and streets
through which we marched, not
like fifty years ago, but qaite dif
ferently, being conducted by mu
sic and cheers, and shouts of joy
and. gladness. The music was
up to that sent broadcast. Bread
and butter right from the refrig
erator, ham, breakfast strip, beef,
chicken, mutton, every kind ex
cept frog legs, they cultivate the
landstoo closely to furnish in
quantity that dainty.
After our "kits" were filled
we filed off to a table and ate
about one half of that which was
served, the rest we threw into
the fire made for the pui pose of
sanitation. After breakfast we
set out for a tour of inspection,
each trying to find the place he
was wounded, or where a com
rade fell dead or mortally wound
ed. Wearied and hot we would
return at 11 or 12.
After a dinner of all kinds of
vegetables, soup, meats, tea, hot
or iced, lemonade, ice cream, we
would keep under shade till four
in the evening, Then for anoth-.
er searching tour and return at
dark. By this time having par
taken of a dainty supper we were
fully prepared for a night of re
freshing sleep, not as fifty years
ago without supper on the watch
all night with the thought of
what tomorrow "will bring forth
For four days did we thus view
the whole area of the battle
grounds which extended a radius
| of three miles around the old his-
toric city.
From the Oid Town macadam
road lead out in a kind circle over
all the territory within the rad
ius, and on either side of the mar
cadam road are spaces 20 or 30
feet wide covered with a green
sward and enclosed with an iron
fence. On these plats one will
find monuments and historic tab
lets descriptive of what took
place near that spot* and on the
higher elevations one will find
monuments of officers. States,
Regiments, Brigades, etc.
The saddest scene is the ceme
tery where thousands of the
dead were buried. The head f
stones were marked for those who
were indentified. Others were
marked "unknown". No hu
mane comrade could stand there
i and look o rer that large cemetery
and reflect that the bitter, bitter
tears of mothers, wives, sisters
and the thousands of poor little
orphans without himself weep
[ Sherman's definition of war is
; "hell," and it is the most apro
t priate yet given.
The government has d one hon
or to the dead in making sacred
those spots where lie their ashes.
Surely America has seen enough
of the ravages of war to stand
and she is able to stand firm'y
that wars Snail cease. Surely
the United States have Christ
ianitv enough to lead other na
tions into a Conference that wars
shall cease —shall be no more.
After having four of the best
spent days of our lives, the in
vincible eight wended their way
homeward. At Washington D.
C., they spent another day that
added much to their love for Am
erica; or that part called th*
United States, and indeed did
this second battle of Gettysburg
unite and make once more and
for all time one union, one flag
now and forever. The nations
of the world stood agast to see
what these one contending fac
tions would do who were recent
ly the bitterest of foes. We
went, we saw, we united "now
and forever, one and inseper
able."
We would sit down Yank and
Johnie, like children and regret
that we tried to be cruel and
murderous, and then ana there
Democrat and Press, Consolidated ]905
hiiid in hand pledged ourselves t j
©reserve and protect the great &■ |
nation upon the earth.
The Pennsylvanians and N«v
Yorkers were especially friendly
with the North Carolinians giv
ing evening after evening ova
tions after ovations with the 010
rebf 1 fife, drum and band, mar
ching through otir streets, now
and then stopping—calling foi
the rebel yell (of course we gav* j
it) and then we would call for
the yankee yell■— sure we got it.
Reader, you make talk about
union, restoration of peace, to
the writer's mind there nevei
has nor never will be another
union of such for searching re
suits —the nations of the earth
have 'earned now as never be
fore that the United States have
now a people as a whole whose
patriotism is invincible— "Union
now and forever, one and insep
arable." She has become a lead
er of nations,- but this second
battle of Gettysburg has added
wonderfully to her laurels. She
stands today as a model of unity.
Every state in the Union was
represented in this 2nd, battler
'of Gettysburg, and we went
specially for Pennsylyania that
*he took the lead and did herself
honor in that she furnished $450,-
000 for our entertainment, and
when the news went out that
there were 10,000 more veterans
than provisions, she supplied the
deficiency. In addition to all this
when 3he was in formed that
some of the old soldiers had lost
their return tickets, she immed
j iatelv wired the railroads to grant
all such a return ticket and charge
same to the State of Pennsylva
nia—grand old State. Say, Sou
thern Veterans! William Penn's
magnanimity is still coursing the
veins of his posterity.
Of the "invincible eight" each
of whotn mingled freely with
the blues, were rightly informed
there was not a State in the Un
ion who did not grant free trans
portation to her veterans save
North Carolina, who was kindly
appealed to by the Reunion of
her soldiers at Winston-Salem in
1912. What! Shall North Caro
lina ignore the last demand, per
haps, of her noble sons who bear
the noble title of first at Bethel,
fartherest at Gettysburg, and
last at Appomattox. She nas
done it, and the invincible
eigut shall leave on record their
indignity of ignoring their peti
tion. Thousands were physically
able to go, but financialy not.
They will ever regret that they
missed the climax of the veterans
life. Other apprpriations were
made by the last Legislature that
look to an old soldier superfluous
A.
as yet.
The rising generation have
seemed to forget that the now
rapidly passing generation of bat
tle scarred veterans settled the
great question of chattel slavery
which ought to have been settled
bv the arbitrament of arms in
stead of the makeshift of the
Missouri Compromise. Every
year it grew more difficult, more
destructive, more carnal. What
think you, reader, had it been
postponed till 1913 would have
been the conflict? The Civil War
would have been a tame affair in
comparison. And we are glad
that we settled the great subject
of chattel slavery instead of our
sons and grandsons. The great
est regret was the robbery oi
thousands of college educations.
Thousands of soldiers who spent
four of the best years of their
lives in the conflict who if they
had spent those four years in col
lege would h&ve been of great
service in the field of science,
upon the forum, in the pulpit, etc.
Comrades, we are sorry you
missed a meeting that would have
added ten years to your lives; but
the legislature of N. C. seen fit
to chloroform us all in that they
ignored our gentle request at
Winston-Salem. We, the rem
nant of the battle scarred veter
ans, keenly ffelt the the blow, but
let each press forward in the dis
charge of duties until God calls
us to the eternal Reunion where
North Carolina legislatures are
superceeded by the infallible Law
of Charity.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
The pastor will continue his
series on Child training next
Sunday morning. The subject
will be "The Three Psychological
Motors," or in other words, the
incentives for obedience which
parents must use in the control
of their children.
• At night the pastor will preach
at the Reformed Church in the
absence of Dr. Murphy, who is
away on his vacation. _ *
The Covenanters will have
their monthly meeting in the af
ternoon, led by their leader, Mr.
A. A, Whitener.
Mrs. is spendingisome
time at Blowing Rock.
JEPLY OF AMERICA
DISAPPOINTS JAPAN
filiation Has Reached Deadlock—
Japan Undecided Upon Her Next
Step.
Tokio, July 19. Deep disappoint
is felt in Japan in connection with the
American reply to the last two Japanese
QOtes on the subject of the California
ilien land ownership legislation. This
does not accept any of the Japanese
contentions that the bill violates the
Japanese-American treaty and does
not offer any suggestion to a solution
of the difficulty.
The situation here has reached a
deadlock. Japan has not yet decided
on her next step, but is so desirous of
maintaining friendly relations that it is
not believed she will adopt retaliatory
measures.
The Japanese public has been led
by the press to the belief that Wash
ington wotrld afford some relief to the
situation, and therefore the govern
ment s position has been rendered
more difficult. The public generally
howev-r is absolutely in the develop
ment of the Chinese situation. Official
advices sh—v that the rebellionin South
China has J come grave.
Horrible Murder in Texas.
Mr. H. L. Seitz brings us a
copy of the Houston Chronicle of
July 17th containing an account
of the murder of his brother's
wife, Mrs. J. M. Seitz. in Angle
ton, Texas, on the night of July
9th. The murder was committed
under suspicious circumstances
and a number of arrests were
made, but at the time the paper
was issued that was sent here,
they had all been released except
a negro by the name of Jim Duf
fee. On this negro public opin
ion at Angleton had almost from
the beginning fastened responsi
bility for the crime. Blood stains
were found upon his clothing. It
is expected that the mystery will
be cleared in a few days.
Mrs. Seitz, when found in an
alley, in the most thickly settled
part of town, was dead and her
Oody showed that she had been
stabbed in the heart four times,
oit on the cheek and shoulder, and
one leg was broken. It was one
of the most cruel murders in
many years*
Mr. Seitz, the husband of tho
murdered woman was formerly
of near this city, being a son of
Mr. H. G. Seitz, of Rt. 1. He
nas been in Texas for about six
years.
Belated Snake Story.
Newton, July 22.—Mr, Cicero
Cline tells this story and says he
will vouch for its truthfulness.
Mr. J. A. Gabriel of Sherrills
Ford tells the same story as oe
curing many years later.
Mr. Cline, when he was 5
years old, which was 70 years
ago, was "watching the gap"
whiie his father and older broth
ers were hauling hay out of the
meadow, when he noticed some
thing that resembled a snake
crawling slowly along the ground
Upon examination it proved to
be a collection of small black
worms about an inch long clus
tered together and forming the
snake. The head resembled
that of a snake and the body
sloped off until it formed the
pointed tail.
His brother, Daniel Cline, saw
what he thought to be the same
snake about a month later only a
few hundred yards trom wheit?
it was first seen. The one Mr.
Cline saw was about three feet
long while the one that Mr.
Daniel tells about only half that
length.
Announcement of Candidacy to Suc
ceed Senator Overman in Coming
Ejection.
Greensboro, July 21,—Hon. E.
J. Justice of this city, former
speaker of the house of repre
sentatives and still a member of
the legislature has formally an
nounced his candidacy for suc
cessor to Senator Lee S. Over
man > whose term expires in
March, 1915 but whose successor
will be selected next year by a
direct vote of the paople. When
his present term expires Senator
Overman will have served two
terms of six years each. It is
understood that former govern
or H. B. Glenn will also be a
candidate and it is reported that
State Chairman Charles A. Webb
may also get in the race. Mr.
Justice is on his third term in
the general assembly. He has
been president of the Greensboro
chamber of commerce and is a
leading lawyer. He is a son of
Judge M. H. Justice, of Ruther
fordton.
Miss Nannie Philips, of New
ton, spent several days in the city
this week with her sister, Mrs.
Ben Gaddy.