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11 me Monroe Journal VOL. XVHL NO. 29. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, Mil. ONE DOLLAR A TEAS. 1 MR. G. R. SOWELL KILLED. Victim of Lightning at Pagclandj Last Sunday Evening Mr. Wa! ter Robinson Also Struck While Standing by Mr. Sowell. 1 Mr. G. R. Sovnll or ragclaim was instantly killed by lightning at 4::itl Sunday afternoon, lie and Mr. Walter Robinson of Mon roe iiml Mr. .1. Y. Duster of Page laml wen' standing in the house of the latter when the tragedy oeeurreil. Mr. Sowell was lean ing against one of the posts of the dining room door and Mr. Robinson was leaning on the oth er, while Mr. Doster was stand ing in the room near by. All were looking out the window at the rain fall. Mr. Sowell remark ed that there was more water in the cotton rows than there had been this summer. These were hus last words, for just then the Indt came and he never knew what struck him. Mr. Robinson was knocked down and remained unconscious for some time. Mr. Duster was slightly stunned. The holt tore a great hole in the roof, tore up a bureau in an other part of the house, knock ed a lot of weatherboardiug off and did other damage. Mr. Sowell was t6 years old. lie was a Confederate soldier, and was well known in this sec tion for many years.. The body was buried yesterday, lie is sur vived by his wife and seven chil dren, all grown. He bad just completed three brick buildings in l'ageland and had several oth ers there, besides large tracts of land in and near town. The rail road was run through his farm and the town was largely built upon it. lie thus became a man of considerable wealth. Mr. Robinson had gone down to carry Mr. Duster borne from Monroe, lie had decided to start home just as the cloud came up. and went in the house with the other men to wait for it to cease. No one else was in the house, .lust before going into the house they were standing on the piazza, and when a flash of lightning came, Mr. Sowell remarked that he had always been afraid of lightning and had better go in. In five minutes thereaftre or less be was dead by the force that ho bad always dreaded. It might be well to here repeat the warning that has been so of ten given, namely, that during thunder storms people should never stand under trees, or lean against any object like the sides or post of a house. When light ning strikes it is making an ef fort to get to the earth and al ways goes by the easiest route. The human body is a better con ductor than wood, hence, when a man is standing against a post or other piece of wood he is in viting the lightning to leave the wood and go through bis body. Fullenwider'i Many Successes. Fie Fuleinvider was Friday afternoon defeated after winning !) straight games, the last three being shut-outs, says the Colum bia State. When Columbus scor ed in the third innings Friday it was the first run scored on Ful enwider in thirty innings, .Af ter losing to Charleston, 4 to U. Fuleinvider won nine straight games. I'ntil Friday's game Fuleiiwi der had won fifteen out of his sixteen games pitched. He was defeated by Albany, 4 to U, by an awful decision by the umpire. Derrick, costing him the game lie then won si, in a row before being defeatd by Charleston July being defeated by Charleston on July !lrd. False Hair and Corsets to Go. Minneapolis, Dispatch. The recent decree from Paris banishing corsets is a long step toward better health for women, according to Miss Anne M. But ner, head of the Department of Physical Culture at the I'nivcrsi ty of Minnesota. "I am glad to Bee false hair go I am gladder still to tec fashion outlaw corsets. There can be no doubt as to the injurious ef fect of corsets. Women who do not wear them are healthier than woman who do. Nature never intended that women should be boxed up and squeezed together at the loins," said Miss Rutiier. Death of Miss Laura Rowe The Charlotte Olwcrvcr this morning says: After a critical illness in which she exemplified always the high est type of fortitude and patience Miss liur.i A. Kowe died yester- dav morning at G o'clock. To those who watched by her bed side with loving devotion during the past days and weeks or bad daily inquired with unfailing con cern and interest as to lu-r con dition, the cud came not as a sur prise. To hundreds of friends elsewhere in the State the news will come as a painful shock. To all who had come within the in fluence of her gracious personal ity her death is a source for sin cere sorrow. Since last November Miss Rowe bad been in declining health. She contracted a severe cold later and complications followed. For sev eral weeks she bad been confined to the home of her brother. Rev. Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe. on North Tryon street. Steadily her con dition grew more serious. Satur day the attending physicians an nounced that they entertained no further hope for her restoration of her health. Silently the tide of life receded until yesterday morning when she sank into rest. Miss Kowe was a daughter of Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe, presiding elder of the Salisbury district. Western North Carolina Metho dist Conference. Coining here two years ago when her brother assumed the pastorate of Tryon Street Methodist church, she has since resided here with him and his family. Her sweetness of spirit not only made her presence in the household a source of joy but won many friends besides, Into the work of the church and the Sunday school she entered with a sincerity of interest and enthusiasm which made her of the utmost usefulness. Since ear ly youth she had been a member of the Methodist church to which she was loyally devoted. Last summer Miss Howe look an extensive trip abroad, deriving keen intellectual improvement from this contact with the more ancient civilization with which her wide reading acquainted her. Miss Rowe was born at York i oiiege, nowan count v. Mie is survived by three hrothers.Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe of Charlotte. Dr. Henry 15. Rowe of Charlotte. Mr. Claudius H. Rowe of New York, and by two sisters, Mrs. A. M. Fry of Hryson City and Miss Eu genia Rowe of Asheville. The latter had been with her sister here for-some time. Mrs. Fry and Mr. C. W. Rowe arrived last night. Kev. Dr. J. C. Rowe, the father, had been here for several days. The funeral will he conducted this afternoon at '.I o'clock from Tryon Street Methodist church. The services will be conducted by Rev. J. R. Scroggs, presiding elder of Charlotte district, Rev. W. L. Sherrill. The active pall bearers will be: .Messrs. A . K. Riteh, Joseph McLaughlin, E.A. Cole, 15. S. Houston, F. L. Mc Ginn and A. II. Wearn. The oth er stewards of Tryon St red church will be honorary pallbear ers, luterment will be at Kim wood. Not Impressed With Charlotte. Charlotte Chronicle. A negro excursion came into Charlotte Monday with all of its attendant glory. The excursion ists had wandered there mid here, everywhere looking at the sights to be seen when one comes from the little town off yonder to view the sights of a large city. Hut one there was in that crowd of brunettes from the capital of Iredell who saw not through the magnifying glass. After roaming ubout until he had seen it all, one, to paraphrase a laminar saying, among a grove of blacks, blacker than they all drew up in front of the skyscrap er and looking for the nonce of its towering frame, said with a air of one who had given the mat ter deep thought: "Shucks, ef it wan't fur dat air skyscraper Statcsville's evuh bit as big as Charlotte. For urumer diarrhoea in children tl wiivi iv I'hamberlain'a Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Kfmedr and castor nil, and a ipecdjr cure ia certain. For tale bjr all Waters. Cotton in Critical Condition. (Commercial Appeal. Aug. I'll. Iack of rains all in the Caroli na, part of Georgia and in Tex s and western Oklahoma gives rise to complaints of shedding of a rather severe kind, while in all other States excessive rainfall is producing a very rank growth of stalk, is retarding the proper setting of new bolls and is rot ting a few already made. The natural maturity of the plant is also being delayed and the crop4 will be excised to un usual danger from frost if the rains continue. Preceding the inauguration of this drought in the extreme East and the Southwest and heavy rains in the central States, the plant was well fruited and com paratively early in growth, so that although the loss has been rather heavy during the past two weeks, the promise is still good to fair. On the bright side, it is also worthy of note that in manv localities showers have been neither excessive nor scant and the crop is extremely good. Kxcept in Texas and South Carolina, but little cotton pick ing has been done and the bolls are opening slowly because of the continued growth of the plant due to the rains. The boll weevil in southern Mississippi and Lou isiana now appear active enough to stop all further setting of squares. The worm damage has not been extensive. Texas reports say that a good soaking rain within a week will restore much of the loss and will help the plant to make a late crop. Blacks Killed by Whites. Donaldsonville, Ga., Aug. IS. Three negroes, members of a part of blacks who barricaded them selves in a house and fired up n a party of whites, were killed at Jakin, Kaile county, this after noon and further clashes are l ea red. The race riot of serious propor- tiotiu low follou-eil tltn L: i 1 1 i ii nf Muix.n v.. i........ Tn..i.,,. , ;..i, mill niililt aIU'h.II lilt. it ill II laIl b - , h( .Likin Thorniiiddv eoiw,..llf"'01""' Lexington over the murder of the officer, people have burned a number of negro lodge buildings, school houses and churches. P.usiness at Jakin is suspended and white families are remaining in their homes fearing more trou ble. It is understood that the sheriff of the county is having difficulty in controlling the situ ation. The whites are angry because the negroes refuse to thell the wheraebouts of West, the negro alleged to have killed Marshal Newberry. It is claimed that the negroes are arming them selves. Rumors are current that the Governor will be asked to or der out the State militia to pre serve order. Superior Court in Session. Judge Garland S. Jones of Waynesville yesterday began a term of court vor the trial of civH eases on the I'nion county docket. Only one ease has so far occupied the time of the court. It is one involving the ownership of five acres of laml in New Salem township consid ered valuable because of the gold that has been found on it. Mr. R. K. Lindsay of Alabama is sueing to gain possesion from Mr. J. M. Austin of this county. Mr. Lindsay's father once lived in this county and it is through his claim to the bind that the present suit is brought. Going Down the Catawba in a Boat. Taylorsville Special. Kith. Ernest A. Seeman of Dur ham and E. S. Mcntosh of Chapel Hill, left here today by canoe on the Catawba river from Oxford's Ford for Charles ton, S. C. They expect to make the trip in about three weeks. Mr. Seeman and Mr. Mcintosh had intended starting at Old Fort but bad to change their plans at the last minute on account of low water. Their route will be by Ca tawba river to the Wateree, to the Cooper river, which leads in to Charleston. Their first atop. except for nearby postoffices, will be Camden, S. ('.. from where they will go directly to their fi nal destination. NO WHITE SLAVERY. Man Who Attempted to Conduct it in North Carolina Sent to the Penittentiary. Ixingtoii, Aug. 'K Charles Xocl was found guilty today of aMui'tini: Iiura Cihhs. daugh ter of K. H. Gil'bs of this place, and Judge Daniels sentenced him to 15 years in the State prison at hard labor. In sentencing Judge Daniels expressed surprise that North Carolina harbored a citizen of Noel's vileness and he characterized him as a monster. There was evidence of the most convincing kind that Noil and his wife enticed Laura Gibbs and Vcrta Kindlcy, age l: and 14 years respectively, to leave their homes here for the purpose of placing them in a house of ill fame in Charlotte. It was a clear cut ease of white slavery and the two children were saved from a life of shame by a mere chance. The two children were carried away from here on May il.being promised a life of ease, plenty of money and no work to do. A third young woman was approach ed by Noels' wife and asked to accompany them to Charlotte and this young woman, older mid more experienced than the child ren, Mrs. Noel was frank and ad mitted her purpose. The girl spurned her. With the two children Noel and bis wife left on train No. on May !t, and they were taken to a bouse on South Myers street. Kharlotte. The parents of the children start ed a search for them and by the merest chance, they found them the next day in Charlotte. Warrants were issued for Noel mid his wife and Xocl was ar arrested in Danville. Va ami brought back here. His wife ac companied him. The preliminary trial was heard by Judfe Mover and both were bound over to court. Noel's bond was fixed at fc'iKl and his wife was liberated on lw certificate of a physici an that confinement would be in- juries to her health She hung for several weeks and about two weeks be fore court disappeared. I'p to the present time she has not been located. Attorneys fought for a continuance because of her ab sence, but Judge Daniels refused. Squire Lancy Has a Close Call. During an electric storm this evening I was slightly shocked. I was at home alone and was busy closing doors and windows. All at once a tremendous crack of thunder came mid 1 saw a flash of lightning pass over my head. You bet I was seared. What if I had been killed? Some one would have said that I had died of heart failure. I found that a big walnut tree had been struck in a few feet of me. There have been meetings at ." different churches in a radius of 5 miles of me in the last two weeks. They are P.apt ist. Meth odist and Presbyterian, all work ing for the Master's cause agaimt sin. and all working under one Lord and Saviour against Satan and his forces. The preaching lias been good and the behavior cxeelb -lit. There have been sev eral reclamations and accessions and I hope lasting good will fol low. The meeting at Trinity will embrace next Sunday and enninute a few days. Misses Cornie and Cora I.ii in have been visiting at Little Hock. S. C. Misses Adeline and Adelaide Nelson of Lancaster have been visiting at Esq. V. T. ('hears '. Mr. P. R. lSelk has b.vii con fined to his bed for five weeks with a painful mid serious car bundle. His daughters, Mrs. J. T. Laney and .Mrs. Ledbetter, have been with him and he is now improving. .Mrs. J. F. lirooni has been low with typhoid fever, but is now recovering. We had a fine rain Sunday, and all the water courses are full. While it came too late to make us a full crop it will do good. J.C. L. Right in Totir biuiest n when Ton hare the least time to ppare yon are most HKeiT io late diarrhoea and lne arveral dnTi' time, unlet mi hare fhaniherlain'i Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Kerned at hand and tak a dote on the fint appear ince of tha diaea. For tale by ail deolera. Joia the Prettier Home Erigadc. Progressive Fanner. We are publishing another batch of painting eXperiein-es this week, and have a number on hand yet. We expect to keep the matter bc fore our readers until cold weath er comes, as the work can he done any time. We are glad indeed to see the interest taken in this caiiipaiirn. both by our readers and the local j new spa pcrs. The Marshviilc, N. ('., Home says: 'A campaign, such as never before been known, is now be ing conducted for more painted houses in the rural districts. The Progressive Farmer has sounded the note and it is being caught up by the pencils of a large ma jority of the editors. We hcleivc it is safe to say that within less time than six months the results of this campaign will be notice able. Every thinking farmer will admit that the paint question is an economic one, to say nothing of the beauty and pleasure it adds to home life." It is a fact that it pays to paint even if no consideration is taken of the beauty and dignity added to farm life by the work. Let the houses of a neighborhood all be painted, mid they will surely be followed by greener lawns, more flowers and shrubbery, better fences, neater out-buildings a general renovation and "smart ening up," in fact. Set the ex ample for your neighborhood, if your buildings need painting, and see if others do not imitate it. Great diffefrence will be notic ed in the experience given. Some beleive the farmer should do his own painting: some say to hire a painter. Again, some arc well pleased with certain cheap paints others say they are no good. We do not feel competent to decide these questions if indeed they need deciding. It seems to us that if one can do good painting, and can do this work at odd time it will certainly pay him to do it himself. It will even pay him to spend some time working on the backyard fence and the backside of the burn just learning how to handle a paint brush. Such know I edge as this never comes amiss. When one does not feel, however that he can do the work as it should he done, he should by all means hire a competent painter ti? do the job. It is far better to pay a little extra sum and have the work done well than to save money by sacrificing good looks and the satisfaction they bring . English Railway Strike. A general strike among rail way employees has been going on in England some time. The cause seems to be a desire for better wages. If couditioiiss there arc as they are represented, a strike is not a surprising thing. A railway employee writes from England to an American news paper as follows: A few thousand railway share holders divide among themselves each year in our railways the enormous sum of $21.".(liKI,(HHi. There arc ."1 highly paid mana gers who get salaries of .-f 1 ,1 ."." per week. One general manager who directs a small Scottish line gets $25,000 a year. Now, as an offset to those 1 1 i ; li priecd people, there are 1.0.0,iti of us employees whose average wi-ge is less than ifo a week. while another :I50,0(') g t $.".(i0 per week. Altogether, there are .1 boiit 5:14.000 employes in these low-earning positions, W!u n our last strike was threatened evidence was given before the Labor Commission that many employees work seven ty hours per week for $ !.'!('. The railway workers get hss than any other trade in England per man. Big Meeting at Shiloh. Rev. A. Marsh and Rev. Brax ton Craig conducted a most suc cessful meeting at Shiloh, four miles above Monroe last week. There were .34 accessions to the church, and 22 were baptized. The new members were mostly beads of families. Large gather ings attended each service and the meeting was one of the most successful and far reaching in its results. NEW RAILROAID IS CERTAIN. Editor Gantt Says He U Cer vinced It will go To Southport Will Come Throujh Union County. The Join n. d has had strung faith that the proposed Trans continental Railroad from Ten nessee to Southport would be built, and if it is it will come by Monroe. Editor Gantt, of the White il le News Reporter, is up in the mountains and is enthusiastic o ver Colonel Jones' transcontinent al line. AY ri ting his paper on the 10th from Chimney Rock, Editor Gantt tells his paper of his observations and convictions: Today a string of wagons load ed with tents and other equip ments for an engineering party passed my hotel, cu route to liutherfordton. They belonged to the surveying corps of the Trans continental Railway, having com pleted their work to Reedy Patch Gap. and which is the entrance of the Iliekorynut Gap. I talked with the head of the corps of engineers, and he says they will meet Monday and set to work at Rutherfordton, to connect up the work they have already done. The most difficult parts of the road have been located from here to the Tennessee line, and at which latter point a squad of hands are now at work grading the road. The road will pass through this (Iliekorynut Gap), and w hich is one long grade. Col onel Jones brought the charter and subscipt ions vote to a form er company, which gives him a right-of-way through the mount ains. Just as soon as the survey is completed squads of hands will be set at work all along the line, from Tcnncsf'.rr to Southport, and it is beleived that in a little more than two years the work will be completed and in opera tion. There is not a shadow of doubt about the building of the Trans continental, for the money is in hand to complete the work. So Whiteville can confidently count on having another great railway system. I am indeed glad that I took this vacation, for it satisfied me about the building of that great system and which will mean so much for my people and Colum bus county. The people of Hay wood county have voted 2.'t5,000 in bonds; Hiinconibc. .200.000; Henderson, $S2,000, and two townships in Rutherford county have voted I'J.OIM) toward the building of this railway. Add to this the .tlO,(KK) per mile from the State in convict labor, and which will grade and erosstie the road to the foot of the mountain, and our people will see then' is no doubt about the building of this road. Now, let the other count ies do their part. The Transcontintal will open up the finest section of the South and through this beautiful "liiind of the Sky" to the doors of our people. The road will be an air-line, passing through Ruth erfordton, lletidersonville. Ashe ville and Waynesville, and be come a great highway for sum mer travel. Colonel Jones made a ten strike when he secured the charter to th projected Appalachian Inter iirbaiiKailroad, lor it gives him passage throgh the most desira ble and available pass in the Hlue Kidge Chain. Keedy Patch is the lowest gap in that mount ain range, and the grading throueh this beautiful Hickory -nut Gap, into which it is an inlet, will be very light. For t -u miles the survey follows the headwaters of I 'road river and which rcaly affords a natural grad -. I'.eyond here, toward W.r. nesv ii!e, there will be sevcr.il tunnels, hut through tin heart of the mount ains the grade will be compara tively level. First Bales. Mr. L. D. Oghurn of Chester fdd county sold bale of new cotton here Saturday. It brought twelve and a half cents and was bought by Crow Brothers. Wades bo ro got its first Bale Thursday, Charlotte and Concord each on Friday. This is the earliest that any one ever remembers to have known a bale sold on this mnr kf t. In 1881 a new bnls was sold on the 20th of August. 1
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