THE MONROE
TOT TON. AT
VOLUME XVI. NO. 20.
MONROE, N.O, TUESDAY JUNE 10. tOOO.
One Dollar a Year.
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NEW PERFECTION
Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove
il without equal. In principle of concentrated heat meant that the work
uu bt duo juk kly and without (he kitchen being heated to in unbearable
depree. Can be lighted instantly and tumid "high," low" or
"medium" it will. Thiee si.ej. With or without Cabinet
Top. At your dealct's, or wriie our nearest agency.
The
7?aV& Lamp
hrif ht light that rra hef the farthest totner of a candeJ
lirinif-nioin. Well made throughout of nickvlcd brassy
pedes. tly taft and tenr ornamental. If not with foul
dealer, write our ncautt aemy.
Standard Oil Company
If s Esy
to get all the Perfumes, Toilet flood. P.ruslios, Syringes. Hot Water
Hags, anil nil other Druwi.it Sundries, if you don't mind what you
tet. Hut it is safer in the long run to take the trouble
To Go To The Right Place.
Don't go THK WKONti WAY.
We are in position to supply the
everything that is to lie had in the
we Bell them at such remarkably
win your custom and incidentally your good will, lull on us.
C. N. Simpson, Jr.
Rocky River Springs
CHANGED TO ALL-ROUND
YEAR RESORT.
Summer Season
The proprietor of these Celebrated
Springs has made many improve
ments since last season has just
installed Electric Light Plant and
Water Works, lighting up all the
buildings, springs and grounds. :::
Sulphur, Iron, Arsenic
And Magnesia Springs.
For rates, etc., address,
W.T. BRASINGTON, Prop.
Rocky River Springs, N. C.
On The
That is what we always try to be with our clients.
When we talk
INSURANCE
you can depend upon it that we represent the
safest and best companies. Take LIFE Insur
ance. Do you know that is today one of the best
investment? You not only protect your family
but you share in the profits as well. Call and let
us explain the latest Endowment Policy.
Gordon Insurance
r' nt tiri
i ue uu aiove nun i
a CABOT TOP I
The New Perfects Vk Blue
I'Lime Oil Cook-Stove diners
liiHii ill other oil staves. It kai
- CABIXET TOP.
means you can keep dithrt and
utensils within easy reach while
tanking, tmj tn kup fitJ ktl
tur rrmn'nj il frm iht tLzt.
From in wonderful humeri 10
in ranks for hoMmg towel the
to pft.
wants of everybody. We bave
Driiir or Diw Sundry line and
low prices that we are bound to
Opens June 1st
Level !
6 Investment Co.
History of the Sheriffs
Office of Union County.
T o. I4U Il l.iu! -
Please allow we to niake nue
olwerval ions on "The I:, turn of a
t'nion Couutv lllack shm-p" in
your issue last week, also I lie
mentiou of Kimr other hislorr along
the mine line. Col. Hi'liaid Irhy
was not Ibe lirotber of Kev. J. K.
Irhv, the old clerk of the county
court. Kev. J. K. Irhy wan brolV
er to Cole and John Irhy. I think
(VI. Milliard was the only sou of
William Irhy. lie told me lie
named the rouuly L'uiou as a com-
pronii.se between the friends of
liemocrat and Whig celeln it ies.
William Wilson waseleeted sher
iff of the new county ( I uiou i at
LaHatta Ctom lioads ou the IM
Mouday iu April, lst t, at Hie or
ltanii.it icn of the rounty, to hold
the ullioe nutil the prneral elertion
on lot Thursday in August, I S 1 4.
Sheriff Wilson attended the roun
ty court oHned at LalUtts Cm
Koadg on 1st Monday in IK tolx r,
IM.t, at the close of hi h lie wax
unwell and went home sick ami
died a few da) a thereafter.
John Hlonnt wild coroner and hy
law was entitled to art as sherill
ii ut il the successor of Slier ill Wil-
t ti should be chosen hy the niiicm
(rates of the county a.etiilled ut
the courthouse. He sei y il as sherill
until 1st Monday in J.iiHi.irv. 1II,
at which time an elect urn hy the
ruiu,'isl rates was held at Iill.ittx
Cross Itoads for a slu rilf to serve
out the unexpired term of Williuiii
ilson, late chenll. John 1 loiiut
and Alex. W. Kiihardson ln'in
the only candidates. Uieharilsou
reeeiveil 1-' and liloitnt II votes.
Itirhardsou was inducted into of
fice to (ill out said unexpired term.
At the general election lor slier
ifl' on 1st Tlmrsiliiv in AiiuM,
IS! I, A. W. Kii-l.dtdsou, Kussell
liters, John lilouid urn! William
alk up were candidates U'f tie the
people, the result id which w;is a.--
follows: A. . Kii haid.-mii, . I
votes; Kukm'II IJoifers, :i."i7 votes;
John Itlount. W votes; imd Wil
liaiu Walkup, !) votes. Thus you
see that nlkiip had the leat nuiii
1st of all the opponents of Kicli
unison. HIierilT Kichardson tilled out his
full term of oil ice, but was Hot u
candidate for re election IstThut-H
day of August, lMil, which was
the most exciting contest which
hud yet beeu in the county. Dar
ling Mushing, William Ktcgull
("Iong Hill" ), and John Itlount
were the candidates, mid resulted
as follows: Hushing, .'!."-; h'tegall,
:t:;; and ltlouut,
When the vote from the dill'er
ent precincU were handed in to the
clerk of the county court, whose
duty it was to add up and declare
the result, he made u mistake in
placing Hushing or HKiiint's vote
at game Iwx to .Stegall ntnl giving
8lcgnll'i to ltihiiig or lilount,
which hud thecllect to elect "Img
itill" Ktegall by 1 vote. l!;dieit
Simpson, who had a M on the re
sult and who favoreil Hushing, had
kept a titlile of reports Iroui the
lillerent Iwxes, challenged the
clerk's count, and ou a careful ex
amination the error w as discovered
and then the fun lieguu. Stigall
was a jollv good fellow, had his
barrel of cider on hand lo treat,
and had already tapped it and the
tsiyi had commenced the Iridic
usual on such occasions. The clerk
made public proclamation that
Hushing waa elected. Stegall, in
his jolly new said, "1 have bad the
feeling of being elected nd defeat
ed in the same day."
Stegall ran against Hushing for
the ollice again in is is. hut was
lieaten much worsts Hushing held
the ollice until August, Is.M, when
he voluntarily reined, having
made most excellent sheriff.
lu August, IS)!, Joshua Sikes
was elected, and re elected lor a
second term in August, lS5li, w hieh
1 1 the universal regret of all he was
not permitted to do. He died
alsiut Decomlier, is Hi, and ("apt.
Henry Lone, who was coroner, act
ed as sheriff until 1st Monday in
January, s."7, when the inagis.
Irate elected Culcp)er Aiistiu to
HII out the unexpired term of
Joshua Sikes. Ho was successive
ly elected on until August, IM'I,
when V. I Rigcra, now of Sin-
saha county, Tex., was elected and
he.ld the ollice until the downfall
of the Confederacy in April, lsi;.Y
hen the garrison of Federal
soldleri came to Monroe alsmt 10th
May, 18ii."i, reestablishing civil
gnverumeut, the old ollicers were
all appointed and sworn into their
respective oflicea by Col. Jones, the
commandant, except Mr. K. L.
Hoger, the sheriff, it lieiug report
ed to him that Hogcnt had said be
would not take the oath of allegi-
auos to the United States, aud he
The
NORTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND MECHANIC
ARTS.
The State's college for vocational
training. Courses in Agriculture and
Horticulture; in Civil, Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering; in Cotton Mill
ing and Dyeing; in Industrial Chemis
try. Why not fit yourself for life by
taking on of these course?
Address
D. . Hill President,
Wat Hhk.N.C.
1 lu reiiiKiu appointed and sw ore Cul -'
pi per Austin as sheriff, who held
the t'tlice until lieewiiKlrih-tioa in
July, tsuS. '
At the election "lot, '-Mud aud
j::.d days of April, iMi-S for rati- """ IM,I",,,M""". a seveie
ricatioii 01 reiectiooof aconstitu- ,;r,,w'",,u -N-iiai.-r Aldi.ch. who
tion f.,rlhe State and elwlion of ;lun"''i" H- S iuie and slus
variolic Slate and eouulv otlicers, ! Jf"'! ion 111 the ii.i,-,,m ,. ,,red.
John J. Hasty defeated Mr. Austin "r' mra ll,: "'
torherill l.yafewv.4e.andagaiu,n:,, ,,,"",.""i,l""w ','f rl',:l hU"
iu l70 by more than l.VI. C'otiiiue to e,,,.., the s,ial priv
At the eht tion in l; , A. F. ''T ''"e u.il.l, I them to
Stevens wan el-ll .,v.r SWifT ."I """'"OS on nnllmns l.y
llastv t.vae.HsliuioMtYaudheldil,'vl"K ''i1:'"". " "' '"'l'1"-
!,... "o;. ik.u i.,.,
itively declined to ruu again; in
fact, be could hardly lie rexi rained
Iroiu resigning iu lesa than year
alter Ins election, so incompatible
to his mild disMwition were the
duties of the office.
lu the election of IsTI, John
Vilsiii (irilhti waa elwtwl over
Sheriff Hasty and beld the office
to elertion in l.sT.s, when John J
llas'y was agaiu elected over J
Perry Horn on account of party
wrangles. A. Joseph Trice was
cli-cted sherill over Hasty in 1SS0,
and held the ollice by re election
until election in issi, whn J.
Perry Horu was electel and held
the ollice by continuous re election
until election in 1.sm, when his
son, Iieniamiu A. Horn was elected
and held the ollice by successive
re election until lilOS. He was not
a candidate for re elect iou in 1!HIS,
when Johu (irillith was elected,
who is now filling the ollice accept
ably.
Tr.e Horns, father and sou, held
the ollice twelve years each, aud
made most acceptable ollicers. May
we alway s have as good. X
Duke Gives Another f 50,000
liiirlmm Nul t, Nw. ihil OWrv.r,
At the graduating exercises to
day at Trinity College it was an
noiinced that Mr. I!. X. Duke had
donated $'o,tlHl lot the purwe ol
Itiriiisliiiiganutlicrdoiuiitory build
ing, ami iu tins coiiniH'tion it was
aiinoiiuied that the gradual inj;
class hail giveu f l.tMMi lor the pur
pose of lormiug an endowment for
the college library. The anuoiiiiee
uient of Istth tlue gifts was receiv
ed with much enthusiasm and ap
plause.
lYcMilciit J. H. Southgute of the
Utiiid of trusties said that at the
Itcgiiiiiing of the present college
year that it was found then' were
1 l.'i new men entered, this number
Mng four greuler than the entire
enrollment of the college eight
years Hgo. There w as not space to
piaitcr this lurge inllux of men.
except to use every nook ai.d cor
hit. In the extremity the presi
dent of the hoard of trustees told to
Mr. Duke the needs. He at once
directed that he Is1 drawn upon foi
5o,immi with which to provide an
additional dormitory. This gener
ous oiler was reported to the lioard
if trustees and accepted and was
today made public. It is under
stood that work on the new build
ing is to licgiu at once and every
effort will be made to complete
the building during the sumuici
months.
This gift of Mr. Duke sums up a
total of about Cl.VtiOO that the
Pukca have given to Trinity, firs!
and last. It is a known fact that
the late Washington Duke laid the
foundation for the great Duke gifts
by the magnificent gilts that he
made to the college. One of these
gills, for IOO.ikki, opened the doors
uf the college to women and thh
act also practically opened the
loors of all the colleges of the State
to women.
The one thousand dollar gift ol
the senior class to the college li
litury came iu the nature of the
regular class gift. It has been the
custom of the retiring classes foi
several years to make gifts to the
college. This year the class gave
the library endowment instead ot
some other gift. It was Mated by
Dr. rew, who made the announce
niriit, that he hoped it was the be
ginning of an endowment thai
would yet result in 1 00,000 foi
the library alone.
There was general applause at
the announcement of both these
gifts.
Antidote for Troubles.
Voutli'e Uomiuotltin.
We alwars wondered a little bow
Amos Dore and his wife got along
really," Aunt Km Macoiuber said
frankly. "Some in the neighbor
hood said they'd never overheard a
single loud or cross word on either
aide, but I.ijo Daniel always stuck lo
it thai Amos was as miserable at
home ns a man could be.
"lie never spoke right out till
Amos died and Mis' Dore went bark
up country to h-r folks. 1 hen he
Id out."
"What?" queried Aunt F.m's visi
tor.
"Well, Amos worked logging
alongside of I.ije every winter, and
summers they hayed together most
always, and it seems," said Aunt Km
irrmrcssi vely, that Amos complained
of bis shoes hurting hitn about all
tbc time, finally Lije asked why
he wore tight shoes.
" 'Why don't you get a pair big
enough, asked I.ije one day.
" 'Well, I'll tell you," Amos says
'When 1 wear tight shoes I forget all
my other troubles.
Trouble Makers Ousted.
When a sufferer from stomach trou
ble takes Dr. King's New Life Pills
he's mighty glad to see his dyspep
sia and indigestion fly, but more
he's tickled over bis new, fine ap
lietite, strong nerves, healthy vig
or, all because stomach, liver and
kidneys now work right. 2.V., at
Knglish Drag Company's.
Sharers In The Infamy,
iver lopo-s
Till t hail. .He 11
fioiu the New Voik J1101..1I ol Com
masms. Al.lm li 1:1 tlo
'nale and '
iiuiii im me aic i.'ic up ins
oi uie nionoiiiiisis now Wliosi-vk
and secure siieeul puvihges and
through government u:d are en
aided to rob their fellows - hut
Aldrich and Cannon, while the)
deserve all the evil tilings tli.it can
lie saiil of them, are h- to hlame
than the underlings shoaiesuli
servient to them, and csicci.ilh
those who have coin n lions wiili
out courage.
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At tins Hiint I he fact should Hot
lie overliMiked that a nuiiils-r ol
Southern D. iii.h i.its. U.lli in the
House and Hie Senate, hive ninn
thau once voted w ith ihe agents ol
the interests sii.ee the tat ill' bill
has been under consideration.
an excuse the pleaof aiding South
ern ministry and ilovelopmcnt is
offered, and we ure told lli.it while
this protective sttem exists we
should have our share of its l.ri e
tits. Both the votes itnd Ihe ex
ease i.ll.-red have ivccivcd ihe i
probation of the l wi ver and olh
er papers, who appear lo think thai
whalever is alleged to he ot hem lii
o nouiuciu itkiiMri.il piogress
should Is- cnceii!;'j;t d. II.it even
vote cat for 1 pi un iple i l pro
tei'tioii is and has l n an aid to
Mr. Aldrieli and Mr. Cannon to do
the very thing lor which the Join'
rial of Cniuiueree denounces llieui,
which denunciation the o!sctici
applauds. All Hum- yean we have
denounced Ihe system w hich builds
up the interests of one section, oi
of particular industries, at the ex
pense of the w hole. The system
was either light or wrong.' All
these years the iK imsralic part)
has denounced us Ihe I'lcalcst
wrong and outrai:e the cu-lom ol
taxing the public for the Is'in lil ol
any particular class or seel ion. Yel
we have lived to see Deinocials
from the South vote for these sauu
sjkm i;il interests on the pica ol aid
ing Southern industry.
Ihe demand for this prol eel ion
in the South has come fiom a small
nuiuls'r of people iuteiested direct
ly or indirectly in mime industry
for which tlicy desire pivernmeiil
ud. They have looked with en
vions eyes on Ihe wealth aceumii
lated in New lluulaud and else
where by I his system and the)
want lo prolit in the same way.
We might as well bave our share,
say I hey, uutl the thoughtless up
plaud. lie it remembered that in
receiving our share we do not Ies
sen the infamy of the maimer ol
its receiving. II the system thai
taxes others for the bciiolit of a few
was wrong w hen the Mouth was not
a inaiilifucliil ing but almost solely
an agricultural country -and the
Landmark believes it is wrong any
whero and at any time - then it
cannot lie less wrong now; and tin
excuse that we had us well have
our share while it is going, does
not lessen nor iniligale the wiong
in the least; and the very moment
we yield to this idea that very mo
uient we have yielded oiirconleii
tion for the principles for which
the Democratic party has contend
ed for generations. It is aid a pol
icy, not a matter of expediency to
he changed with changed eouili
tious, but it is a principle thai
itamls for all t ime. When we have
once yielded, no matter iu how
small degree and no mutter what
the circumstances, we become aid
era and alienors of A Much ami
Cannon to that extent: and we not
only weaken our content ion for a
change in this system in any ilirec
tion, but it ihs's not become us to
criticize those who have gone "tin-
whole hog" when we have willing
ly aud cheerfully taken a part ol
the pork. For if it is wrong to tax
all the consumers of the country
that a New Kngiatid industry maj
reap enormous profits, it is just a
wrong to tax all the people of the
country that a Southern industry
may reap large profits: and Ite it
remembered also that il industrial
enterprises are aided, the U nelits
received arc con lined to a few and
YOU
KNOW
IT,
OF COURSE,
but that doesn't lii-Ip you nfter
the fire, nor your family after
t'ntie fluath Wlmt vrvn inlnnil li
j vu. uvnvii. . vm it... i.t. vr
do and don't do is worthless.
BETTER GET
YOVR INSURANCE
TO-DAY!
See N. C. English and
0. H. Richardson.
Saving, Loan 6 Trust Co.
ale given at t!i yeiine of the
nu:r, ,
Ti e J,.iui.al ol Cnu mere aud
,.u!wMpr ,,u fl.ar tlla, hra
Hied.!) ot re, 'timing comes - as it
must is.nie .,,i,-r or later Ihe
pent up wi.it'iut Ihe (ss.ple will
inK le vistiisl on "entrenched
gied" a!ne, but ill punishing the
guilty h .-iitiii:re u.icivsls will stif
I. r as we.l. That ia always the
Jse. The pn.ple aie lung suffer
itiL. Il is always a matter of won
der how long glaring and manifest
wiongsaie endured. Kncotiiagrd
by tins iiidiltereui'e the avaiitmus
i I
......
he vicious ad I to the burden
year tiler year. Cut when the
awakeiiiiu; comes, the dani:ral
ways is the ethei extreme. ' hen it
is ihe wroi nl mast Is-coiite as
violent as they have been iudill. r
iiil: in Iheir blind wrath they
stiike at whatever is ill sight;
many imiMtut Miller along with
the guilty, and those who are guil
t) iu su.ad digue if guilty at all.
are held ifsjionsihle wiih the t hief
oll-lnleis. j
Penitentiary for Chauffeur.
William D.ui .gh. Ihe lirst auto
mobile seedei to Is triisl for Inur
del. who w i, convicted of mail
siaugnter in il, e in-st degree, was
scnteiiced to ind less than 7 and not
more than '.' )e..rs in prison tislay
oy Jadgo Mii'iiiiiin, who hinted
that the next sin h ntb-uder might
:aee capil.d puuishiiieut.
"I am coin hiii-il,'' said the court
in passing MMiU nee. "that if you
Inu! been a in h man or a dissolute
mill the verdict would have Isen
minder. The l-j;al prisit of inur-b-r
was nvi I nheliuiiig, but hot
even tin- in ist sympathetic piror
eoiihl :i(.int you of manslaughter.
"A ilithiuit situation confronts
us today. The automobile bus come
io stay. Properly iisid, it is a
solute of heultliiiil recreation. Il
is an iiupo. iaiil l.ictor in business,
and nlfonls lemunei.ilivc employ
tuent to many. Hut it is clear that
Us use is fiaugl't w illi the gravest
danger to the peopli. Therefore,
ill driveis and ow in is of these ma
.li i iK-s must be extrenie'j 'fateful.
liccklcNsiicss imd negligence will
oibjcit thiin to severe peimllies,
I'hey must i.ol sink their own
pleasure or conveuieiiee at the risk
of the public. It is the paramount
Inly of the Stale to protect the
IVes of our people.
"tine of my colleagues, Judge
wuii, bnl recently gave warning
io the reckless drivers of automo
liles. The district attorney has
K'en diligent, and the jurors have
done their pail, so that it is now
incumbent on the court to rccnt
he warning and to impose a sen
euce thai will diive the lesson
lioiue to all. The next man who
nines to the lrtr of this court
barged with (his olleiice may pay
he penalty with his life."
Darragli, who diovelhe machine
of Cl.ailes I'.. Fitcc, wasou his w ay
dong Moi'tiingside aveiiuo on the
evening of Match '.'7, going at III
miles an hour, when he reached
( liit- Hundred and Kighleenlli street
- there I ugviiard Trimble, aged l.'l,
mil several small bo)s were play
ing. The machine caught Ti nnhli
and ho was lilti il to the mudguard.
Mortally it juri d, he was carried a
block, till the IhmIv slipplcd oft
into I lie street, and Dairagh raced
hi. tie licit lioin the city and was
caught in Port Aithur, Texas.
Airship Flies 456 Miles
On One Journey.
I'l V l i machines are divided in
to two classes, those that use gas
nidation on the principle of the
hallo but can be guided at will,
and is driven by a small engine;
mil those that really Hy ou the
principle that birds Hy on. The
:atter is Is'ing most perfected by
lie famous Wright brothers ol
America, who once conducted ex
periments upon Ihe beach in North
Carolina, and lately have Is-en lit
orally ' Hying" in France. Of the
unship, the (lermans are the most
lei sisteiit ex periiueutvrs. and Count
Zeppelin hits for many years la-eu
an invent) r prominent in the eye.
of the world. Last week he made
i joiiniey of l.'ii miles w ithoiit stop
ping. The journey lasted nearly
twenty-two bonis. He has already
Is'aten all records for dirigible bal
Ichii.s, with the opportunity ol
greatly improvingthe performance.
It was announced aud widely
distributed in special editions ol
the newspapeis that the Count
would come lo lieiiiu aud land at
Templehof I'amde (Iround. Hun
di-eds of thousands gathered there.
The I'inperor, the Faiptess, several
priiices, leading military officials
and ollicers were present, and to
ward evening searchlights were set
to wmk in anticipation of the ap
preach of the airship. Soldiers
kept an enormous space clear until
half past in o'clock at night, when
a dispatch from liitteilield an
nou need that the airship was re
turning to Friedrichshafcn,
.1 .......1 .,, ....
This
caused intense d s 'ppoin linen t.
Count Zeppelin, who personally
was iu charge of the airship and
whose hand was on the tiller dur
ing Ihe greater part of the journey,
had not given permission tor a
word to be made public about his
intention to undertake an endur
a nee trip, hut it waa common
knowledge that he purposed to
noire the lirst favorable opportuni
ty to go to llerlin in his newest
craft, the Zeppelin II., which
built to replace the one destroyed
near I'.chterdiiigea last year.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
In all walks of life the 'ri win, kiv.s i if.Mimd rigl.t up to Ihe
minute has a trem. tx..ii. m i.i;-,- our hih- w ho il.-s rM. He in more
raraldr of tukii .-are uf himself il iIkim- mho niiy I- i.-s iU.in u.hi
him in his ikaloi; with his iV!.,w nun. 'I he niai who never r.-ail- a
nrwsuii-r. or reads urn- th:it is nut rvlral.V, i at a disadvantage aial.
II else being e.(ual. is Roii' to be U-ft I. hind in ll- r:i.i.l man h of
linvnss. CAKKPI'l. KKAIdNii tif A KU.IAIll K NEWSI'APKR is
one of tlx biggest secrets uf success an.1 vnu may h in- tin- sis-ret al a
Very small cost by subia-riliiiti; fur uir of Ti- Hi.-, rvi r puMu .ili.ms.
Five (Itarrver mblieatiuiis and prices:
THK HAI1.Y tillSKIiVKU
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TrnglC Drowning
Near Rutherfordton.
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ou llroad river, Tuesday afternoon
a parly irom Kiitlierionllou inei a
feailul accident. Mim Louise
Lynch, the daughter of Mr. mi l
Mis. Chas. M. I.yuch, was drown
ed, and her sister, Miss I'.velyu,
baiely escaMd Ihe same fate, Is-i'i
resuscitated after more than an
hour of unconsciousness. The ac
cideut liapS'iied alsmt 7 o'chs k.
The party tsuisisted ol the foi
low ing persons: Messrs. W
Curtis,
Twilty, James M. Carson, Charlie
McFailand, John Harris, Oscar
llouser, Ileal ty Toms: Misses Liii
ise and Evelyn Lvnch, Ida M. I 'a
vies, Nellie Smith and llcssie Hes
ter. Others from the town wereiu
the parly that went on the trip,
but were not in the lsi.it or iticlud
si in the accident.
As your correspondent is inform
ed by one who was in the boat, the
circumstances were aland these:
I he persons named a'sive took the
Isiat ut the bill IV; and alauit u mile
and a half Isdow the starting point
whei the river makes a horseshoe
Is'iul, the bow of the boat Is-caine
entangled in a bush that had lalleii
over from the rigid bank of the
river. Mr. Carson, who was on the
Ihiw of the boat, caught some of
the branches, and w hile he was try
ing lo release the Isiat, the current
if the nver caught the stem and
twisted the Isiat somewhat cross
wise. When the boat dropped
away from the entanglement, it ran
in a sunken tree or log which
caught it about midway between
the Imiw and the stern. '1 he cur
rent just outside the whirling eddy
rut the boat up along the log near
er to the bank, careened it, and
suddenly dropping it, the boat was
capsi.rd and all itsocciipanls turn
bled into the river without a mo
ment's warning. The river was
alsmt eight feet deep at this point.
From the opposite side ol the
river, a tree had been uprooted b)
floods and fallen lengthwise across.
Ihe trunk was some feet under
water, but branches of its top pro
traded alsive the surface.
When the boat capsized, Mi.
Carson came up near the Isiat, as
did also Mr. Houser ami Miss Nel
lie Smith. Mr. Carson, holding an
arm over the boat, gave Mr. Hon
icr a push towards the shore, he
showing conclusively that he was
struggling irrationally. Mr. Tw it
tv had swam aud scrambled ashore.
Miss Smith came up also in reach
ing distance and Mr. Carson caught
her and pushed her so near that
Mr. Houser pulled her to the bank.
Meantime Mr. Twilty had gotten
up the hank with great dilliciilty
aud run alsmt loo yards down the
stream to the rescue of those bod
ies be saw lieing whirled and tossed
alsmt by the current lielow. Jump
ing down the hank he swam in ami
caught Miss Evelyn Lynch ami gol
her to shore. Hut the hank was
steep and muddy, and she being
unconscious, was too heavy to be
A Lucky Find
l a four-leaved clover. You II be
moan your luck though If you
wake up to find you're left. Uc
lucky and buy
Rugs. Matting,
Porch Chairs and Settees here.
It's luck to find desirable furniture
at our low-down prices. Stock
fresh, big, seasonable.
Your Credit Is Gool
W.H.KERRJR
Monro, North Carolina.
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The Observer C-
Citi'ulatiuii li-p:o linrnt No. A,
CHARLOTTE. V C.
gotleu up the Kink, lie held her
!";"' al.ve water and called for
,,,'ll'- Mr- I'"", and
tt"er. s","'e ,,,IIV',:,.l1"y ,,,,-' hpr
"!' be bank. bile this was lak-
lug place, Mr. Mel- ai land ha I swam
out into the middle of the stream
and caught Miss Hester and car
lied her to the protruding limits of
the sunken tree Is-fore mentioned,
and told her to hold to the limbs.
II" aU) aided Mr. Toms to the
same place.
Mr. ll.it lis, who is a swimmer as
well its a hen, h id plunged for
ward as he came, lo the surface ami
1 1 ciiiivhi unci
.niss iuvii-s. lie caught anil car
ried hrr to the place where Miss
Healer was. Miss D.ivies was al
most exhausted, and at lirst Is'gged
him not to leave her, bat he told
her lie must go to tlie rescue of
others. He had seen those whom
the currents were sweeping below.
Erave girl as she is, a nurse iu the
hospit d, she told him to leuve her
aud go. 1 1 must lie reuicmlM'red
that the water where the tree top
branches protruded was deep, aud
lo let loose a branch was to drown,
ami they could Is? held only with
dilliciilty. Mr. Harris got off his
sIiih's, umi sweeping right into the
current, be swam ou by Carson and
Twill), who were engaged in their
struggle to get Miss Evelyn to safe
ty, ami lil'ly yards below them he
felt the lHidy of Miss Ixiuise Lynch
touch him. Catching a part of her
garment, he swam ashore with her.
lint he was too weak to lift her lo
the bank. Calling to those alsive
him to come by all means to his
help, he lifted her head above
water aud waited. Mr. Carson and
Mr. Twilty left the work of trying
to resuscitate Miss F.vciyu, ran to
him. and the three gut the msly up
aud laid it ou the bank. Hut it
was lifeless.
Meantime Mr. McFailand bad
swam ashore to the bank opposite
where Misses Hester and Rivics
were clinging to the tree top, ran
more than half a mile lo a house,
procured ropes and help and the
parties were rescued.
Miss Louise Lynch wasnswcel
aud beautiful girl of IT nod bad
put returned from Davenport Col
lege. It is all so horrible! I here ih not
a heart iu this (own but is full of
grief, not a home but in (doom.
Mi oi Union
and
R6GlDr06ltU.
This Hank, at the beginning of
its career, adopted the policy of
doing the utmost good to its cus
tomers within the limits of safe
ty. It has never forgotten to
maintain this position and it will
strictly adhere to it in the future.
Safety and Progress is
Our Slogan.
We would not be swift at the
expense of safety, but we want
it understood that we are for
progress along all b'nes.
Talk about safety! The Bank
of Union is conducted discreetly
and on sound business principles.
It is as safe a bank as any man
needs, whether State or National.
Deposit your money here and
there will be no occasion for you
ever to regret it Our apprecia
tion is strong and abiding.
Respectfully,
W. S. BLAKENEY, President