3t
US
VOL XTAVT
MOUm AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY:, JULY .3, 1913.
AO. 1
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AT GETTYSBURG AGAIN
Great Army of Blues and Grays
in PriP!ipRif.Ti rf Great Battle
p- j,
it. I tictnsnurg years ao,
(Jeltyshurg, 1'iu, .June 'M. , w ),,.,, t. j,rjc,. 0f the nation un-Tw-enty
five thousand veterans of j ,,.,. (;,.l)t.rHl Lee of the south
the Mnc ami gray, the biggest .,,i eCimal Meade of tin- norrh
ainny of it U in. I gat lured t-geth- ,.ru armv met in dcadlv conflict
t in fifty years, awoke today on
tln field of (iettysburg to tlic cull
of the reveille ami the warlike
rattle of pot.s ami pans in the
mens tcnt.s.
Army men in charge of the
camp expected 1 5. M K yet rans to
arrive today. Py tonight they
will he prepared to take care of
over forty thousand men without
difficulty.
The great army of joace is
mow in full is.se.vsi,n of Gettys
burg and all the surrounding
c aw try. The panoply of war i.s
to be seen on the battlefield, hut
the implements of death and de
struction are not here for the pur
pose that brought them hen' .
years ago. Nevertheless, they are
remind r.s S those bitter days
vhenthousaiiios of the youth of
the Nofl-tli and the South gave up
'their lives for what lh 1 n 11 y h t
right.
Special trains arrived at inter
vals of every half hour or so to
day and adxlcd thousand; t the
thousand wilready Irere. The old
soldiers who had arrived Satur
day and Sunday were up bright
and early this morning. At day
break almost, the crowd began
to move toward the battle field.
All sorts of vehicles wi re pr-;s-d
intx service to carry the visi
tors. The lay's program includ
ed numerous events of interest,
but for tlue most part the old s 1
dier.s prefericd to wander about
the battlefield, inspecting the
momorials and seeking out the
locutions of stirring incidents in
which the participated hli' a
century ago.
There was no set program to
day. 1 The veterans were left, free
to look up old frenLj and old ene
nies, twap war stores and enjoy
themselves as tlwy saw fit.
A jont reecpton was held to
day by survvi-is of 4 Jen. Huford's
cavalry and southerners of (Jen.
"Wheeler's cavalry.
It was Huford who discovered
the gray army advancing on (Jet
tyJurg on .July 1, .") years ago,
and the picket who first saw the
scouts of Lee swing up the Cliam
bersiburg pike fired the first shot
of the greatest battle of the civil
war.
The officials in charga 'f the
celebration announced te-day thut
governors had accepted invi
tatior.H to be present some time
lurirg the week.
(Jen. llimter Liggett assumed
!oniunand of the veterans' camp,"y ri". said Colonel lloyden.
today. Ills first ac. twas to ap-
point as adjutant lieuteiiaait Si-j
lmui liolivar Ibickiier, the Con-
fetlerate general's son. j
Among the early arrival- waslo oif 1 Ll-.
(Jen. Daniel Sickb-s, who declin-j "It's a shame upon the state
I hotel quarters and went to the; that she has let oO years pass and
tent pitched upon the site wlu-rc no monument here to mark the
be lost his leg during the battle, j grei.t deeds of her men. 1 trust
Sickles was cheered lustily by this great reunion will firing out
both blue and gray vetm-ans. the patriotism and that rmiin!-
A picturesque personage who
attracted much attention was
(Jen. Felix Robertson of Texas,
who appeared in the full uniform I
of a C. nfederate general. Cm.
Kobi-rtson deelimd In t -1 accom
modations, sain' In- preferred
to share camp life with his com
rades. Gen. A. .!. Wi-t of Atlan
ta, also bunked with hN com
rades on the battlefield.
Col. Charles McConnell brought
from CIlii'flL'ii a tel t WNiell v;ll
M-rve as headquarters for the Inn
Mrigadc and l'ett icr -w s N'orlh
Car.
Wil
u!,
':!.! 1 1 f i : -! -. G.-in-ra! A. I.
iin, of Florida, a I i t i r -I
Confederate officer, was
amoiiL' t m I i y' arrivals.
A bn train load of Virginia
C.nt.-dMi-tti s were giv ! an .
-!ie i .-e t;.u. at tin- ial!
station. M, n and ni.-n
d and cheered and waved
rad
'oil
han.lki ivl,':, i, ,,. r;,in u'l
in and the v. veterans in
t'.iiir biloxe.l uniforiiis of gray
v'heend in reti.rn.
18 Deaths From Heat During 4
Days in Chicago.
Chi. ago, dune 2-v Four das
and nights of uninterrupted heat,
brought a is-sult lo re today in
14 .bstths from hc.it stroke and
f.ur from drowning attributahe '
t heat. ,
Tar Heels Bwik With Foes of
Fifty Yearf Ago.
(iettysburg, Pa., .Finn d. In
marked contrast to their invasion
a,.0ni Culp's Hill, Devil's Den
Ml' 1 Little Koiui.l Top, the Blue
a IM L the Cray, the vanguard of
two (iff tile greatest armies that
ever met on the field of battle
lire (i gain camping on the same
ground where they did a half
century ago, but today's meeting
Is not a-s a Inutile einiciny, but
to celebrate what will be known
as one of the great.-st events of
the world.
Some of the same men who fir
ed cannon af each other in that
memorable conflict tonight are
the ln'.st of friends and are oc
cupying bunks in the same ton's.
North Carolina veterans to the
number of WM) reach d here late
this afternoon and are camped on
Seminary Kidge.
They were led by General .Jul
ian iS. Carr, Colonel A. II. Poy
dei of Salisbury, 1). C. Wadded
of Greensboro, .Judges Walter
Clark and Montgi no ry, .1. P.rvan
Crimes and W. .1. lYele of Iial
eigh, Major W. L. Loniiwi of
Pittsboro and J. I. Met of Wil
mington. The Tar Heel veterans art
proud of the part they took in
the Gettysburg contliet. The
state had dl regime. 'ts of infantry,
four of cavalry and t ur batteries,
of artillery.
There were over LOO Tar
JlenI soldiers who failed to au
Nwer the roll cail affer the three
day' fight around thi mountain
town, and. the v.t.van. who are
here tonight are proclaiming to
all comers that the state's troops
were "ifnst at Hethel. furthest at
Gettysburg and Chickamauga and
last at AppAmattox.'1 -Notr "ouly
this, but flags bearing1 that in
scription float from the tents of
General Carr and all of his of
ficers. Kvery North , Carolina veteran
readied here in fine physical con
dition, not a single man so far
Iww hxul to have medical atten
tion. Judge A. W. Graham, of Ox
ford, with a special train, anoth
er special from (liarlotte .'Uid Sal
isbury and several special cars
will arrive tonight bringing 5(X)
to (!()() more men.
"You will find North Carolina
foot prints all over, Gettysburg;
on Seminary Kidge, the heights'
of Cemetery Hill, Devil's Den
and along both sides of Willouirh
"No history can ever be writ-j
ten of Gettysburg wthout giving'
North Carolina a prominent jartj
for her heroiMn ami braverv and I
lately a monument fund will
Marti d to erect not no -relv'
shaft, but a ttinplc of fame
ihat the great histt iiai s imiv
be
a
SI)
be
of
.able to get their bearings
What North Carolina did."
That the sixth and 57th North
Carolina got ever the rock wall
on Cemetery Hill, captured ;md
spiked the guns Was the Mate
meiit of W. S. Adams of the 5t'ith
N'.-w York rt g'uieiit. who va in
charge of a gun at that point.
Adams declat'tsl t. North Caro
lina Veterans tonight that had
they Im . ii projM.fly support d at
that time a different htorv would
record. d of the f.
amoip
Notice.
D.-ns, i,.
mas i . -'is, j, vv n
..a the
a-p! to
r . e'.e
ii,l D n-
i-.-ted of
- at Fall
r Court
fi ' ear
.1
.1 .Mi!v I'.M !.
.f
s.v!!. : ey Com-!
f T a par ! ui, :!.e .-
I 'l
ha ;ng o.-, :, roiiv
nurdi-r in S, ,-,, I j ) -gro
rm Si- ry s,, .rI
:: i s. nti n-.-ii t ' w t
in State Penitent". y . Any per
sons desiring t i ..p.- the print
ing of the jietitiou arc not'.tie! to
proniit their pr i'"'ji on t b. f .r
that dav.
This dun- 2. 1113.
Thomas Denson.
O. I'. Snow. At? v.
POLICE AND SUFFRAGETTES
FIGHT.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst Led Un- j
Buocessful Expedition tc. Cap- j
ture Cabinet Ministers.' ,
. . , ... , . i
London dun.. 2 .Mi .vlv.a ;
I ankhurst tliiiighfer ot Mrv;
L.mnehne ankhurst, tlo- suffra-;
... f, . n' 'K
ft-nuxiii for the purpose of im
prisoning the cabinet ministers.
The expedition Was un.sui'ee.s.sflll.
.r..t
'Pi 1 . :
' "I j 'l capnwe I mnK j
tarfed, but the v.etory ot the ,,v
ice was not won without a seri s
of fierce se.ri m mages, in which
bith jMilicematt ami women Were
injured.
Miss I'ankJiurst appeared Ht a
demi uistration in Trafalgar
Square in favor of free speech.
Mie ilenouneeil tli.-Kight Hon. i ,iu-yHrl.T office. The pan el jb,.!v p-k him like that. Gradv
Kegmald McKenna, the homekviu be tr).;,ted as ordinary mail 1 alre'ad v "het up," rs.-nte! Heii
sccretary, for "killing my mctJi-j inutter until it reaches the office j ricks V mark and invited him to
er." Then she invited the crowd aii,ir,.M wi,m. payment of i take it up. Il.drick didn't rare
to go to Downing street ami nn-
prisotn the ministers ui tlmir own
houses."
At the head (.,f a large body of
sympathizers, many of whom
were dockl workers, she marched
down Whitehall, with the flag of
tlw Women s Social and Political
I'nron surmounted by a liberty
cap.
The jwliee, however, had been
appraised of the intentions of
the deinontit rat roil and had
throwi a strong cordon around
DowiMiig street. The dmikers tri
el to break through and some of
the women went to tlmir aid, but
were severely handled. In the
fighting women were thrown to
the ground ami the dockers were
cluliJietK Many were arrested.
Finally mounted police dispersed
the crowd.
The incident which Ld to the
outbreak was M'ks Pankhurst 's
objection to a resolution put to
the meeting, because it contained
liM tUr-t-TefuecetatTOt : for
women.
"The men on this platform."
said, "have refused to put the
question of women's vote in the
resolution. That just shows you
what Democrats they are."
Thon pointing toward Downing
street she continued:
"The ministers are jast a hand
ful of greedy cowards. They
doiy't all go for week-ends and
we could imprison them in their
own houses' even this afternoon
if we went down there. "What
are you going to do?"
Cheers greeted th'w .speech and
there was a general movement tw
wards getting into line. I'.e
twvrn 1,000 find 2.000 persons fol
lowed Miss Par.kburst's banner,
singing the Marv -cilia. Having
. , 7 ... " , ."iMuin in- vanu mi- me i-oiiocuoi
starts tin- a trtk tht suffraget.e f unpai(l ,IM(l hhopt.li(-h, ,)lrtta(rt
ica. i r elf. the a 'U
to h r i.ioporters
UU ' ( I I
WW V l.w.r-
e oii
. ,
Kaiueicu rt 1 1 1 1 .e ii i ' 1 ami c ."
ileue b h e l : f r owning St.
Find ng they w ; , t unable t
intir Dowirng stn et from Whu1-
l. . I A . - - 1
hall
f :I ;-''Ht.g.;.t pnreedcdjJVintUif are (.xha aul n )ul
nroii.:. . t ."ne.s I rk with th(1.ti)in;il , f wi,j )(
iitrnti"! i f .re if 'in wav lo i
. . . . . ., ' . , printed.
h. iin.iistcr'a' res iVr.e. through !'
, , . . ,
lie park i ic to tie street.'
tin
mt
th
park en! i c to ti e street.
This
en-
nut wa.s
The poller
sin. f esstuoy
:id the
I; 1 ty and
u .iturbance
t.-d
a: in r and '.l
of
tin t ll'l li i
Th
iv d half an h uir
.n rn:
lh 'iiiseK e.s
rejiulsed
M
Pankhiirt and h.
iiippor-
t-u . :n i-eh'-d i1!: t i 'I tafaigar
I t i it..
1 MlI'Ml
e.'. that
I. ng - rl
m ai I w
in .T
h-r
iicciar
slowly gone
u other
. -r i:a:r
n tin p
t w
ee
Sv.ffrag-ettcs in Burke Ccunty.
Mar
rg:ii.iii, .Mine 's. Among
T a
tl
ilie liirg lust i I attraetions n an-
n d o.r the Fourth of duly e.-U-bratioii
here tin-re is one which
is attracting m..r- at'.-nti-in than
.'ill tin- rest and. otic whi.-h is
thoiight to be the first of !t.s
! in North Carolina. TI
Will
g. It-
h. l c
:t pr
'Mi- '
a lu!!y orgair.z! sutfra
l.arade, and the jiromotci-s
met with SIK-ll Sieei.s.s that
niis, s to be no small affair,
aptain and citv officers haf
bi en elected and a large number
i bu.-iiii.vs men have also prom
ised to juin in the parade.
The leaders are very much elat
ed over the fact that
Sheriff '
P.'rrv is one of the most
j.n.
!,,, , ,
thu-iastie s:i.porters of the cause
and will b.- with the parade.
Changes in Postal Service Are
"Now in Effect.
Three important changes in tin
piTU WTVlce WtMIl 1MO eueci
duly 1.
'.""w regulations in i. gard
to sending pack'.ugeM collect' j n
foll(W:
Tll(. srliU,r (f a lliaila!)!t. ar.
nn . , u fullv
Iprepaul may have the pru-e of the
article and the charg'-s thereon
-ollected from the aihlri'-se on
,.f f f t ,.,.,.;
i 1
affixed, jirovided that the amount
(,!(s IH(t (.x,.r(.( ,W. Such a tieular to d
r(.(,j wiU m, jnsiin.(l nlfct Il)'tll(. riinin
.. Ill ill1'.! I..
u amrire. it win b,. deliver-!
all charge, it w ill be delivered
to the addressee, or, unless other-
wise directed by the addrevsee, tjo
the person, firm or corporation in
win use care it iei addressed, or ti
wiiiioii; a.niiTionai cuarge, in an ; .loniihon, son 01 Hie policeman, re
anioiuit equivalent to its actual! buktsl Kaymoiul. There were
value, but not exceeding $."0. Jsmtne words and (Jrady swatted
A C. O. D. (c dlcct on ddiv- j ltaymond on the jaw. Raymond
ry) i;u-kage will be acecpte! for j didn't nply and Jess Helrick,
mailing ddy at a miiiiey-onler of-ia bystander, olnservcd to Hay
ficc and when addn.sxd to u'monil that lie wouldn't let anv-
any responsible person to whom him ti' the insult to the dog and
the addressee's ordinary mail Ls siilseuin.t events. Hedrick was
custonnarily delicvcred. sitting peaceful on a bench talk-
The addrtssee w ill not be per-! ing to friends when he bst con
Jiiittid to examine the contents sciousness. The policeman, a :!00
of u C. O. I), parcel until it has I jHMinder, cajne on the wene and
been receipted and all charges ' before Hedrick knew anything
paid. A"iareel my, however, was on he was put to sleep w ith
be refused when it is tendered a swat on the jaw and theheavy
for delivery, but after delivery weight wa.s t.n ti of him. ly
has been et fected it canin t !' re-' Manlers null! the iruardi:in f
turned on account of li-.satisfa
... i
tiisn with the contents.
The department will not be re
sponsible for 'rrors ma.le by sen
tiers, in stating the collection
charges or for any inisundemtaiid
ing between seinlei and address
ees, regarding the character or
contents of parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
ixjstage- is fully prepaid may be
insure! against lorn, m An anvunt
nspajvalent to its actual value, but
not exceeding $23, tn payment of
u fee of five cents, and in au a
mount -puvalent to its actual
value in excess of $23 but not ex
ceeding $50 on payment of a
fee of ten cents in stamps to be
affixed. The amoimt of the in
hiirance fee shall be placed on
the receipt given the sn-nder, and
on the coupon reUiined at the
mailing office.
On and after July 1 ordinary
stamps, including commemorative
issue, slutll be valid for postage
and for insurance and C. O. D.
fe-s on fourth c!a-s mail, and lis
tinctly parcel post stainjw shall
be valid for all purjo.sis for
which ordinary stamps- are valid.
The regular issue of due stainis
Kkall le valid for the colloction
aLW... .if" .MtH
-' 111 V III - H I I 1 (, I
ti,
ic
issuaJiee of paivel ixist
ti.,,i-. ......... i . .1,,..
If L 1 1 1 I1IIH jl.II' l- lllir OLIIIl'
to oust masters shall lie di.se. oi- .
tinoi.l nt'ter wt...l. j mne mi torn. 1 i
in the P.ureau of Engraving and
Homing Pigecn Flew From Brazil ,"Jl,,va WJiI,'r ,,, ni
. , . i the stores,
to Pennsylvania. j Tu, stonil strui.k , hi.;u.t
leaniiette. Pa.. Dispatch. i the town. A large number f
The neord flight of a homing ' tn-iN wer' blow u down, some of
"giiu fr. ui Kio .lane!ro. Prazil, thein being twist d off m-ar the
n-portid by St. ;.hen Krupa, a ground.
local fancier. List April he. Two large hogs were killed in a
shipptd Sunny .Uai and two oth- ivn bv timbers falling on them.
a- racing p:g
'aneier, who
n.s to ;t li'.o .Janeiro
libi-rated them in
ml.
square of Kio .Janeiro
Su:.n dim put in an
here .iune 'M. after 4
n
Mi
ippi arane
d.
iTght
Kr
M.a d-e!
fore '
-W the
.i-i,ns t
n-s that
h an. d"
-l tut r.
at in. n-
a p'1
from
n
oil UeVef
a p lint I
several O
tal .and An.. : i. . 1
ship. id homing p
tiint oinr.s in Af
Ann r;e. i, I ut no
h., I.e. n able f
through the i .j:..!?.
a unt of the et
air l'.nc d'.t aiu-c
f;i :..-' is hive
geepX to d'lS-
'ea .and S aiMi
.;rd In r.-t. fore
H ike its way
rial ! g'ol s nil
'I
. The
.J.i'i-
t'iis.-e
eiro to tn
s crv
v.Tly half
over wat.r.
be
:i-g
Here is Relief for Women.
If yo'i have nains in the h.t.k. I'r
'Kry. H'.a.l.ler or Ki lio v tro able, try
Mother ttray's Aronnitie Leaf. a
ilcHsant ht ib renieily for women's
ills ami a sre.it tonic Pixrulve At
l'nnrKiKis tir t.) rnail ;.nc.. samt. c fre
Molhr (.ra. ,.n ' v
I v.. ."rv
' Bystander Kicks at Dig and
Mighty Incidents Follow.
S ra t tv i 1 1 ij Lai u 1 1 n a r k .
j "Dchold, how great a matter
a little fire k'inlb-Mi," was fully
' exemplif iis iik Lexaigtll the oth-
,.r J;1V Tl). ly,ilU.U t(.1U a. in.
t(.p, ht j s(orv aI)llt ,t
volve,! anund a d g anl a v. rv
worthless dog at that
1 lie tlog
dosn't belong to anshodv in
iartieii!ar but he had ad'rt.d the
,-limiu.
of 1 oliceman JohrLsun.
' I Jay Conrad, having nothing par -
, kicked at the dog,
howled and Gradv
'II .l .
: to.
to. Hdriek forLrot the incident
and that
ti all he remembered
until he "came to" an hour af
terward. (Jrady hunted up his
pa, 1 oliceman .Johnson, and t 11
the 'a'e off his vicitm and car
ried Hedrick home, where he re
gained consciousness.
Next day the yolici man's boy
was fined $5 and c.xst.s and his
pa $20 and costs and the alder
men suspended the officer for !X
lays for starting something in
stead of preserving the psice, as
lie was paid to do.
And it wai all about a worth
Jim, dog. AgaiivJ' Behold . li aw
great a matter a little fire
kindleth."
Big Damage by Cyclone at May
cdan. HMdsville, N. C, June .10, A
dorm -f cyclonic projrtion.s did
dauuige estimated at $10,000 at
the mill town of Maydoan, Roek
kngham county, alout 7 o'ebn-k
Saturday evening. The telephone
and telegraph lines were put out
of commission.
The tower f the cotton mill
was removed and blown about
one hundred yards, falling on the
eo tit on storage house, the top of
which was a 1st badly damaged.
, The Metliodist and Kpiseopal
churches were removed a distance
of about eight feet each. lVoth
structures were badly damaged.
The plastering in the Moravian
church and one large lamp were
shaken
down. The parsonage
W;w 'hnnaged slightly.
j p.Iack.s store bouse wan' eH,
l ,(,tt.v lini.0(,f,.,l, j,, fact ever
! . .i .
: store m the town was more
u .,, , ., i , ... .
. Iitss ilaiuage!. I lie stocks w ei
! . i o
oin-
rv
r
re
II . ! 11 .'t
Part i.s from M.ivodan reort
that the storm was the
niosj dc-
strin-.tive that has ever
thai s.-etioll.
is i : 1 1 1
Will Gc After Jack Jchn.scn
!.:: n. dune -V'Vh a'l
tl..ind..nel of s'ciirng th.
at:. ui of da.-k dohr.-.son fr m
.!. officials if the Depart-
. f State and .lust ice to-
t
i. ,ri
ana. I
i I.
a.i '
i an examination i..f cx
treatie.s witli .I'.uroj.ean
. inv.i j to iP- i-riii
t ll -g.'o e,l lit be eXt
he lands in Furope.
:M wni.t
adit -.1 wl
li s .!:
ti. n is s.iid to be Havre.
.No ei.nelus'.oii lias v t n n
P aeia d as to lils exta lita'.il ty
from Kuropean countri. s l.e may
Ni-sif. It was made char, how
ever, t! at if he coii'd be extra
dited, immediate slips would be
take. i. Johnson is mt on bail
on a .s.'.iteiM-e of a year f r con
viction under the white slave
law.
Heaviest Cannonade Heard in
America Was at Gettysburg.
In the .lulv American Magazine
the fiftieth airni vensary d the
; battle of Gettysburg, which coimn
on duly , U celebrated with an
; luminal descriptor! of the battle
by Ivdgar Allen Fori-. Coining
ito the ?,ird day of th- battle. Mr.
i Fin bi w n'"s n i 1 1 :
j "The giva" h mi. it G 't;, .vi urg
; is at hand Mi- Irmr of the ev ti
ling sacr ifa-e. 'I he c um met rs m
Seminary Kidge and grouped b--
hiiKl a hundred massed gun..
... . i. i i . .
!'1'!!
"IX niioiner iiuuirei on ' eiu
etery Kulg-, a mile distant. Pick
ett, bin long black, hair falling
about his shoulders, ride up to
Lee and refiorts that his division
i ready, litig.tcet is also there,
moody and silent, but inwardly
ri'belliotlS.
"An order from Alexander,
'chinf i,f artillery, semis the ean
luuieers to their jxrsts behind the
cruel euginis f b-ath. Two puff
of .smoke atwl flame shoot out
frmu the Washington artillerv,
; and the work of hell begins with
jolid shot anl shell on both sidec.
I For over two h-ng buors the over
ture eontinuif in a deafeoiri roar
I 'the heaviest cannonading ever
heard on the Ameri-an continent.'
"The fire of neither side does
any serious harm to the shelter
infantry, but the shells scattered
death ami destruction among the
batteries, where the sound of
expt xling cations alone drowns
the pitiful nuighirg of wounded
horsiK. At 'the HIixhIv Angle'
where Pitchett's blow :s to fall
heaviest, here is what is happen
ing: " Licuten uit dishing, of P,at
tery A, Fourth United States
artillery, challenged the admira
tion of all who saw him. Three
of bis limbers were changed with
the cassdnn limbers under fire.
Several wheels were shot off hi
guns ami replaced, till at last
severely wounded himself, lit of
ficers all k'Uled or wounded, and
MrifhHbnt cAnnoheers' enough"" to
man a section he pushed his
grm to the fence and wa.s killed
while serving his last canister in
to the ranks of the approaching
entinv." , . -
l i
Ioe and Sleet and Sncw in Ire
dell June 9, 1913.
Statesville Landntark.
Mr. J. O. Neel of Mooresville
writes The Landmark, as follows:
"Mr. C. h. Sh.Hik ami wife,
wliio are reliable jeople, say that
on the morning of .June !), 1011,
then were ieich alnit thir wat
ering place and that the chil
dren pulled them off and ate
them."
Accepted. .The Landmark has
been a doubting Thonwi about
the sleet and siww in Iredell on
the date named, but Kev. .1. W.
Jones settled the sleet matter in
itJie affirmative, others assert that
snuw fell and now it is shown
there were icicles. We are now
alwnit ready to a pt an thing
said about the wcatlur on that
date. In fact we are almost will
ing to accept the story of the old
citizen of imrth Iredell, that on
one occasion he wa'kid across
Dig Koeky creek on the ice en
route to the hari t field ;and if
theke.-p on they may prove that
snow was a foot dei in Iredell
i n the !th nf dune. I'Jll.
Feels Safe Aguinst Mcrnianism.
Kaleigh. dune 2.S. Dr. J. Y.
J.iyn.-r, State Supcrint-nd.-nt of
Public Instruction, aid Supt. F.
M. Harper of the Kahiigh Pnb!c
S-ho.ds leave Monday for Salt
Lake (vity to attend t' 1 annual
-i ssions of th- X.atioi.d I'.due.a
' i -mal Association.
An Aslievi,. 'a.ly, z-abMis f-r
the moral we'd b. ing of the
teachers of X- rib C-irolina. wroti
I) .-tor Joym-r asking for the
nanus ,,f the Xoi-S. .inV;';a
tci.-h rs w ho w .u!.i go to S t't
L d- 'it . s m g that ' d- -'r-
d t .s.nd each one a tract a
g.ii'.st Mt i man'sm before be .Vast
! Mr. .toyn--r's r y 'vns to
th .:'!.. t ;i.;.t 1:.- '" i: ..pe the
i--'i ! s tnuu fills Stilt- who go
to S..!r hake Citv will he in no
.1 ir -g. r el r!oi rn..!i cent n!:i;it: n,
an 1 i it ,i. for ! in .s. .'. he was
in. I... re two yen-s ago with
Mr .'..er .and t'r-y c.tme
a way m re than ever loyal ta
m- n.og .un y, that ihey have lived
haj pdy tegitlier s'jic- and t'aat
p. w Mrs Joj nr is a'dowinjr him
to make tbis trip V :sa!t Laka
City alone