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"Statesville, N. C, Thursday Evening, March 20, 1909.
Vol. 2.
No. 61
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Cooper's
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Guilty
MRS. 'J. F. SHERRILL DEAD. M:
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1 or MAXSLACtfTEH.
,. . Jury Alter Deliberating all
j,H Return a Verdict of
r MljiV a J Duncan 15. and Robin
( f, r Judge Rait .Gives .Them
', .))!"!(' of, ilO Years Each in
,1,, ,r nit'-ntiai-y.
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Tern,-,' March 20. The
,1 a verdict ti guilty or
against Duncan 13. and
.Cooper at 2 o'clock this after-.lad-gc
Hart "' immediately
,t j--.'nl(.nce ' of 20 years each
",. ii itont iary on them.. If an
..- taken a bond of $25,000 is
ir-'ii.
TAI
i;m.u;izes Cleveland.
Tait
Talt -
Lall ' ilii
n';t.-l;i!i
in a ny
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U i"vs Late Ev-Piesklent!s
S!i').ii',u Why he Climbed.
York. .March IS. President
to Nrw York today to
-si "adtlivss at the Cleveland
iikil rnoftiai; held in Carnegie
nfiemoon. His trip train
t.r.i in v, private -ear attached
Mfir tin in. was uneventful.
Oorgo Cray, of Delaware,
r. ;!(iv pasenper with the pres
Wilmington, to Jersey
in TaM was met by a
ti,r,Tm- at the Jersey City sta-
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I'scqi'iiMi ny a ruruuu ui
witriing' automobiles, in
vl-ici, tk- iri' : was made by the
Tu !-! i v-t h ii'ii street ferry to the
l.onv if his- brother, Henry'w. Taft
in Wot '-Twenty-fourth street. It
was' Mr. -Faffs first trip as "president,
ami- there' -was considerable curiosity
ns to wIhmIh't or not he would shake
Uts.tuls with the . engineer. He did
not'. The president will attend a
second Cleveland meeting 'tonight,
but -will not. speak. Tomorrow he
ivs to New Haven. . - ....
President Taft was the speaker at
t If, exercises. II o sa id :
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Death Caused by Inflammatory
Rheumatism Remains' Shipjied to
Lincolnton tor Burial.
Mrs. J. F. Sherrill, wife of Mr. J.
F . Sherrill, an employee of the
Fla?nigan -Harness Co. died at her
home on Stockton street last night
at 10:30 o'clock, death being caused
by infiammatorj- rheumatism, of
which Mrs. Sherrill has. been a suf
ferer for several years. The re
.mains were shipped to Lincoln
ton this , morning, where, tbrey will be
interred this afternoon at 5 o'clock,
the services to! be conducted by the
Presbyterian minister of that city,
llev. Mr. M inter - "
Mrs. Sherrill; was' a native of Lin
colnton, and was in her 5Cth year.
Mrs. Sherrill has twice been married
her first husTraTToT being a Foard, by
whom five children survive, three
sons arul two daughters, as follows:.
Mr. B. S. Foard of this city Messrs.
Robert L and F . B . Foard of Lin-
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colnton,.and Mrs. J. M. Gaston and
Miss Minni,. Foard of Lowell. Three
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sisters, Mesdam.es Etta Carroll, J. F.
Gheeir and Mary Doty also survive.
All. the children! and sisters named
above were present. wheri the end
came. . Mrs. Sl errill married Mr,
Sherrill about 2G years ago, but no
children survive Jfrom this marriage.
Mrs. Sherrill ! has been sick, as
mentioned beiore, tor several years
at times her condition being improv
ed and at other itimes very serTSus.
On last Sunday i sue became much
better and a great deal of hope w7as
held for her, but on Tuesday she be
came much wors, and the end was
not unexpected. She .was a mem
her of r the Presbyterian church, a
good Christian woman and despite
,her suffering she has kept faith and
all feel that she has received her re
ward.
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SCHOOL CLOSES.
Child
'DAVID GABRICK" GOOD.
pi :rsonal mention.
Sniall i Child is Buried A KoH.ibh
Given by the Young People -
Other Items From Troutman
No." 2.
Mr. James Sharpe of Harmony and
Miss Lenora Wagoner of this place
closed; their school at Simpson's
schooT house Monday the 16th, with
an entertainment that was a erpat
success and greatly enjoyed by all
present. The program consisted of
dialogues, speeches, and songs, and!
also an excellent address by Rev. Ed
wards, which was very interesting.
Mr. Sharpe has proved very success
ful during his four months here.
There was also a game of ball played
between Troutman and Simpson's
the score resulfftrg 7 to 3 in favor
of Simpson. :
'pltsrtcTa Julian of Salisbury is
isjting relatives near" here.
Miss Cora Davis of near SaTTsuury
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. L.
Houston,- of this place.
Miss Alice" Honnicutt is visiting
her sister, M A. Spears at this place.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Neill Eller wa"3 buried at Vander
burg cemetery Saturday morning.
Mr. I and Mrs. Floyd Coone of
Sheperd's spent Saturday night at
Mrs. JJ S. Simpson's.
Mrs.j Anurew Keill and children
spent a few days with Tvlrs. F. K.
Oswalt'.
Misses Minnie and Bertha Gant of
Mooresville have been visiting rela
tives near Ostwalt.
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Missi Emma Robbins of States
ville visited at Sheperd's last week.
-A sociable was given at the home
of Mr. Coma Arthur's Monday night,
The affair was greatly enjoyed.
A. M. S.
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May Stewart.
Just as we are going to press we
are advised that Mr. Walser, mana
ger of the opera house has just sign
ed contracts securing the distinguish
ed young artist, May Stewart and
her excellent company for an early
date in an elaborate production of
ABOUT JOHN LUMSDEN.
A Good House Greets Mr. and Mrs; - A Comrade in the Spanish-American
Edouard D'pize and the Local j War Writes of the Young Man.
Talent in "David Garrick' I j The Washington (N. O'Messen
! 1 ger printed the following contributed
A comfortably filled house greeted j article about John Lumsden:
John Lumsaen, or 'Fatfy,,, as he
Ar-
Pegram
Mr. 51enn iLazenby passed
through the city tday en route
to his home near Cool Spring, f rom uhe iaugual3Te "comedy '"The Daugh
ter's Dream" by W. P. Gilbert, au
plotoly Ahieruan in his character as
Li-iK'oii. ithom a college educa
tion, he' prepared ' himself for the
bar. His Tife was 'confined to wes
torn Xew Yerlv. Hhs vision of gov
nriiineiu and of society was not wid
. Pid by - foreign 'travel. . lie" was a
pure product of .the village and town
Jifo of T.hT, middle states, affected by
Nw EiiKlnnd . ancestry and the at
mosphere of a c!irgyrnan's home.
Pis chi. -f "(dinract eristics . were sim-
ncy ri.hd honestyrcouraga of his
ninviotioiis. with- a sense of put lie
d'lty tlui.t lias been exceeded -by no
'statopmnn within my knowledge. It
va - ?o strong in him that he rarely
Toh- anything, whether in the form
oi' -;;riv;.tr or public communication,
:fiiar tin-"oiili'galion of all men to ob
wrt, t!u jMiblic interest vas hoc his
driof taenia '
'His' career was a remarkable
f,ne. l!y his administration of the
affnir.s o'f his city as its mayor he
vhnwed his power of resistance to.
and o'f. overcoming, the influences
that made, for corruption and negli--Pniv
in city government; both in his
'1 party and in the p'arty of his
rvor..r.t. tt i i rianntntion in this
roirava sin-ead over his native state
of Now York at a time, when such
rin attitujlp of his seemed exception-Ti-
ana Ws standing before the eom
KuTiiiy became a . political asset for
democrat ie: party that even those
v'!l0'l!ad 'n;t little-s'ympathj' with his
prill'"i.l4C's were glad to seize upon as
a.n'pans of - gottiiig into power. Ac-
Atlanta, . where he has been attend-,
ing a ueniai school. ;
Mr. C. C. Taylor, agents' director
of the Security Life ami Annuity Co.,
of Greensboro, returned home this
drover Cleveland' was ascom-jmorning; after spending several days
nere : wilh jii . v .j u. oiwu.n uu
agent for the above company.
Mrs. C N. Allison of Asheville is
spending: a' few days at the home
of her slsTer, Mr. T.'-M. Dale, on
Bell street, in this city.
wasssJt W-nr shrd shrdat autauaau
Mrs.. Ella Miller
in the city a few
She was en rout.
Asheville from T
she has been .visitih
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iur.t.iviy h(1 was dominated tor the
elected by the
iot oulv of his own party but
hours yesterday,
to her home at
avlorsville where
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relatives.
Mrs. D. C. Ellis and children who
have been in the city several days
as guests of Mrs W. R. Sloan, return
ed to their home at Stony Point.,
Mr. Earnest G. Gaith'er is in Geor
gia on a business trip.
Mrs. J.; B. Rogers of New York is
visiting Miss Sarah Oowles at the
lut tor's home on East Front street.
.Miss Fannie C. Long, of Elmwood,
spent last night .in the city with
friends, .returning' to her home at
Elmwood today.
EuTtor B. Robinson of the
Mooresville Enterprise, was in tne
city yesterday.
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Sees His Appendix Removed.
New York Tribune, ;:;
Dr. Edward J. Robbins, a veter
inary stirgeon of ; If a.y shore, L. L, re
fused to take' ether when he had
his 'appendix " reinoved last-., week.
He remained qhie'l"' throughout the
operation and just four days after it
ho drove five miles to his lioniO'. Thf
following day he was attending to
his nractice. The case is believed to.
be without a parallel.
V()tO;
- h undrods of thousands of the re--Hran
party.
Tl-! discharge- of his duties as
f'vrrv.ov conlivijnod and strengthen-
fh - . reputation that he -had- a---
'I'lirr,!
drove over to the
Dr. I William H. Ross.
five miles from his
r. Ross and Dr. Hay-
en preparea iu- onuiaic "
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nnrsp auiiroaiiieu uic
Dr. Robbins
sanatariunr of
at Brentwood J
own home. D
i o n ,rr,ro lir. tin'! i u ,qv nnno bp pnlinlv waiVH! her !
his olfiee as governor he -had I aside.
r'ct.d president of the United
Mi
legiUor Knew Him Not.
1'. Alri rv:li r, n TT tt' t vf T "n inn
ii.ium J.J.- lUUIVil V'll.vr...
'10 c iVWTltliin i.r.i.'.-7 r. Tr nnrpllflCPlt
linso frojn Register of D'eeds Boyd,
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There's nothing -the matter, witn
your rfeart, old mail," Dr" Ross, who
is au old friend, assured him
"I know it: but I'm going to cut
the ether out because I want to see
the operation,'' said Dr. Robbins.
You may paint on a little cocaine, if
r lh wantage to Miss Cloo Tern- maV naihro'h a little cocaine, if, you
1,1, t;ijr, also of Union . Grove. TThe wish."
This was done, and the operation
proceeded steadily without interrup
tion from the patient, whose head
was'proped up so he could see every
move of the surgebns.
(1 1 I -,-, 1 . TIT TT"" f -.n
litIL KI1UW .111. YUWICU
jnd a. witness had to be found be
J1'' the necessary papers were is-"u,Hl-
This, was rtnalljl" done, and
"Vffytlung is now all right.
thor or the Comic Opera's Pinafore
Mikado .and others. .. ... , ....
This will be Miss Stewart's first
appearance in Statesville, but she
comes heralded with an Eastern
reputation and is playing to crowded
houses everywhere.
In speaking of Miss Stewart's per
formance in Kansas City. The Kan-
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sas City Journal said: "No star in
our theatrical firmament has shown
with greater brilliancy than Miss
Stew-art after she had appeared per
fectly in several scenes her recep
tion in the third act amounted to
almost" an "ovation."
An excellent supporting company
will, be seen with Miss Stewart; and
the ladies are promised a rare Treat
in the display of magnificent cos
tumes."; om ; .
At the Crystal.
Tonight at the Crystal the best
picture 'showever given in ; this city
will be run. The feature of the per
formance will be "When Knighti
Wrere Bold.'' This is a special pic
ture and every one should see it.
The entire weks program will also
be repeaieu.
Sees Wright Fly Twice.
Pau, Southwestern .France, March
18. -After witnessing two flights by
Wilbur Wright, King Edward warm
ly congratulated the American avia
tor and his sister, Miss Wright who
was a passenger on the last trip.
The King went to the , aviation
grounds in his automobile. The
weatherj was highly favorable; the
sky was unclouded and there was
Jittle breeze.
Wilbur wrigni conauciea iae
King to the aeroplane shed, where
the latter minutely examined the ma
cnlne, which was decorated with
American, British and French flags.
His Majesty, watched the prepara
tions for the flight With the greatest
intprpst taking a nositlon with a
group for a photograph.
Mr. Wright made the first ascen
sion alone, remained in the air seven
minutes, performing remarkable ev
olutions with, the utmost precision
around the King and his party and
coming to the ground without diffl
culty.
. On the second mght, when Miss
Wright was a passenger, they soar
ed to a great height, then descended,
skimmed along the ground and dis
appeared in the direction of Pau
after six minutes
Mr. and Mr. Edouard D'Oize and
the local talent in the interesting
comedy avid Garrick' presented
at the opera house last evening.! The
curtain raised at T4 5 o'clock,! and
from tSjft until the curtain fell at
the cTtss to the last act the audience
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was kept fn a continual uproar. j
Every member acted their parts
well, and every one went away feel
ing that they had received their
money's worth. Mr. D'Oize as
David Garrick did his part to per-
ection, especially in the drunken
scene. Mr. Herbert Hoffman as
Sirnon Ingot was fine, also were Mr.
H. L UlcCall, as Squire Richard
Chivy, Claude Evans as H,?r. Smith,
Clyde Alexander as Mr. Brown, and
Wallace Hoffman as Mr. Jones.
Miss Marie Long as Ada Ingot, acted
her part wonderfully well, and many
favorable comments have "been pass
ed about er. Mrs. D'Oize as
minta Brown and Mrs. E. S
as Mrs Smith were also fine, Mrs.
j .
Pegram acting her part wonderfully
As a whole the play was interesting
from start to ! finish, furnishing
furnishing mucn amusement for the
much amusement for the audience.
Mr. and Mrs. D'Oize will leave this
evening for Dillon, S. C;, where they
are sceduTeu to put on the same
play In that Town.
Pat Surprised.
Pat Coleman, the umbrella "fix
er T who is in town says ne was sur
prised at the large numer of persons
who wore the , green on St. Patricks
Day. Pat is one of the loyal sons
of Erin, and says he could not cele
brate the the day in ,the proper spir
it fon account of some articles of
drink whiehwere Tacking. j
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CHURCH TO BE FINISHED.
Work Will be Resumed on The
jBroad Street Methodist Church
tfext Week.
, - The building committee of the
was known by I his comrades in the
Spanish-American war, never did a
wilful harm to anyone, and was be
loved by all the boys. He was a
great bass singer and often have the
nights in Those" dreary camps at
Jacksonville, Fla., savannah, Ga.,
and Havana," Cuba, been enlivened
with his sweet voice in old familiar
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songs of home and long ago.
His old comrades of the First N.
C. regiment arTTbver the state, and
many comrades, from other regi
ments oi ' 5SIef -sTates will learn of
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his sad calamity with sorrow, for he
was the life orithe camp and often
with other boys ' of the regiment who
composed, one of the finest quartets
in the 7th army corps, sang for Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, the commander-in-
chief. . ' - -'
May his sorrows in that far away
prison be enlivened by the thought
that though gone from us for quite
a while, he is not forgotten by his
old comrades in arms who will ever
pray for his deliverance.
May He who doeth all things best,
bless, guide, and -keep his heart
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broken young wife and dear father
and mother is an bid comrade's earn
est prayer. I J. E. B.
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TREASURES SEARCHED FOK.
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H. L. Bowdoin Buys Right of Oak
Island, Nova Scotia.
New York, March 18. "Ten feet
below two million pounds lie burled,"
an inscription said to have been
found years ago upon a stone dug
from a depth of one hundred feet out
of a hole on Oak island in Mahone
Bay, Nova Scotia, is the magnet that
has attracted the attention of H. L
! Rowdnin. of his p.itv and caused him
to sign a contract with the owners
of the island : under which he wil
literally tear up the earth in ques
of hidden fortune. He expects to
begin his operations next May.
Tradition has it that Oak Island
To Conduct a Millinery Establishment
at That Place -Other Notes.
Miss Lin wood Bost left this morn
ing for Cooleemee where she will
manage the millinery department
which the O. C. Wall Company of
that place have recently established
n connection with their other busi
ness. This firm bought all their
millinery stock from The R. M. Knox
Company'of this city, and Miss Bost
has been hSrcr for several days
trimming and getting things in
shape The R. M. Knox Co., who
have recently added the wholesale
millinerr department to their large
line" of business state that theji are
having . a, splendid business. .
Miss; Manp Boyle of Taylorsville
was. In' the city last, evening between
trains buying some supplys from the
R. M. Knox Company for her niil-
linery store at Taylorsville.
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TEDDY SAYS TUT TUT-
DSS BOST TO COOLEEMEE
Will Come Back From Africa Safe
in Spite of Dire Prediction. ,
Oyster Bay, N. Y., March 1 8
Theodore Roosevelt this afternoon
received at his home on Sagamore
Hill, his neighbors of Nassau county,
a delegation of 250 prominent men.
To them from the veranda of his
home he made his last public utter
ances prior to nis departure ior
Africa. He assured them that he
Intends to disprove the gloomy fore
bodings of Professor Starr who de
clared that Mr. Roosevelt will not
come out of Africa alive if he follows
the itinerary he has mapped out.
He promised those present, if he
proved he is right, that in a year
and a quarter they would celebrate
together. Fro'm this remark it ap
pears, that Mr. Roosevelt will he ab
sent from the United States no long
er than fifteen months. ; : - j'
"I am now back with my friends
and neighbors of Nassau county,'
Mr. Roosevelt said, "and I feel deep
ly the way every body has greeted
me. It is with the deepest pride
that I feel you regard me. as not
having entirely unworthily repre
sented you at the white house. I
am now a private citizen of a very
private kind, as private aa these gen-.
tlemen (pointing to the newspaper
men present) will allow, me to be."
Three cheers were called for "our
Teddy." Mr. Roosevelt said "Now
Eentlemen. don't cheer for the
lions"
riroa'dsTfeet Methodist church have once was -a rendezvous for Captain
decide"d to resume work on the new Kidd and his band of pirates and tha
Broad street Church, and next his ship, the Adventure, often came
week a large force of carpenters will to anchor in Mahone Bay? where the
be put to work. Most of the exter- spoils of the marauders raids on the
ior work has been finished, and the I high seas were" landed and buried.
material fnr the interior finishing Other persons are said to have
is ordered and already part of it has! had rough tilts-wTCE fortune in an
been received. The work will be endeavor to locate the supposed nia-i I'roviaenuai iiowieK.
pushed to a finish, as the members den treasure and although an or -rrovmence, saia me UWLUU
are very anxious To gef into the new them have failed, there are those "gho' do look atter aecuuua race.
building. - jwho relate tnat one man, aner me now come; : ucmauucu,
This church is one of the finest hole had become partially filled with Dickey, i "
in the Western North Carolina Con- water, bored down to a great depth "WelL hit's dlsaway: De nigger
ference, amTrf?indeed a credit to- with an auger, Which when taken out baby ez dey say, walk too soon.
the Broad 'street membership, held particles of gold and the links "Sho do!" asserted Brother
Funds ran low about a year ago, and of an old fashioned gold chain. Dickey.
the period of hard times just passed Mr. Bowdoin is a hydraulic and "Dat makes him bowieggea.
through has made it impossible to mechanical engineer and he says that '"Now you talkin'!"
work on the church, consequently with modern appliances he can dfgl "An' bowlegs is de mos' conven-
unfinished for some I to the bottom or tne noie ana una i leniest iega w ucu -
treasure that may be hidden! tree weh a possums on ae top
it has stood
months.
any
there.
FUNERAL TTIrS AFTERNOON
The Remains of Little James Knox
Is Laid to Rest in Oakwood.
The remains of little James, the
two year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
SETTLTv CUT OP RACE.
The President Will Name Man in the
District.
Washington, D. C, March 18.-
TimK' " Frank L. Stanton In Uncle
Remus's The Home Magazine.
WOLVES KILL LITTLE GIRLS.
stmnirn Tale of Traeedy is bTlt
From Canada.
Ottawa, Ont., March 18. A Sas
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J. P . Knox of Waynesville arrived I iUC Jnv"jmv'" '" waiuuu uiau
in the city last evening accompanied this past week that he would not ap-, hs brought to Saswatoon from Moose
un ts onAnrr-0 tatreT. tn point as judge of the Easern ivortn Lake northwest of the i-ass. a
the home of Mrs. Knox's sisters, Carolina aistnct any one who does trapper had secured a number of
TVTpCHQp0 w w anri w l Kin- not reside im the district, unis enm- young wolvs which he rainea
mid on Davie -Avenue inates Thomas Settle, who is now-in driving, the animals having remark-
9. on iv hw aftemnnn the the city, and who had tne oacK or M endurance and speea.
I a a t r J ATiAitn I . . v J . Im ttrnlAn
Knrial tnMr WT3to in th"e Tiakwood Kepreseniauve moreueau uu finishing up a nara ua, m-.wv-
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in the western aistrici. the animals had no iooa, xne unv
Every'one here is at sea so far as I an(j team"- approached the shanty
the Presioent's intentions .with re- that was their home. His little
ference to the judgeship, though the I three-year-old child" ran out to meet
claim is made that he is going to I them.
nominate a Tawyer of high standing I- s the famished animals reach-
worolat the bar. Whether a democrat ed ner they jumped on her, ana sne
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will be considered has not yet beenl was dead before her father couiu
disclosed.
They reappeared
descending amid applause from the
Iking and
other Visitors.
cemeery, the services at tne garve
heiner condnc.ted bv Revs. T. HL
SDence of -Cleveland and W. H.
Wharey of this city.
.No funeral services were conduct
ed here, as they were held in Way-
the
remains
nsville, before
shipped here.
The grief stricken parents have
the deepest sympathy of their many
friendsyin this city in .eir great
loss. Mr. and' Mrs. Knox will remain!
in the city until next weeEV
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raise a hand. Seizing a sharp axe
The report that the three republi- tne trapper went at the wild crea-
can congressmen endorsed Seawell j tures and never stopped until he had
well is a mistake. 1 Representative I billed tlfeentire lot.
Grant has never given his endorse
ment to any one save ex-Judge
AdaTns. Mr. i Morehead has confined
Senate Will be Divided on Tariff Bill I his support to Settle.
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Washington,, March 19. That
there will be a great variety of opin
ions on the tariff bill when it reaches
the senate is how certain, according
A Democrat for Judgehip.
Washington, March 19. The air
is' .full of rumors about the easfern
judgeship. It is believed here that
within the next week" or' ten days
ProoMont Taft will annoint one Of
Jfotice ot Meeting.
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The UnitedT'Commercial Travelers f01jr well-known Democratsthree of
cf tn whose will meet tonight in their room for Uhom are"how on the state supreme
inn0 fho'vorinnc indusL the purpose of installing officers. I court bench, the other one being Mr.
tries chiefly affected by the changes Every member ot this order is earn- James E. Shepherd. Thomas Settle
n.Anni.rfi n h i,n ico h! esuy requesieu io ttn-cni a wno sim nas uupea, o .
The proposed inheritance tax will a j very imyuruuu.ccuu.. ana jnage l. . ."tZZl
Teiurnea. 'in iaci ui j""10
Va. ,! mi tinea anil thrnaf a well-lrnown reDUDHCan baiu iu-
Seawell
be stoutly resisted' and the senators
will have oDDortunity to vote upon
an amendment providing for an ii should be Eeptin good orCeT. See night that
would be a in
come tax.
Dr. Wakefield's a3 in want column, 'appointed.
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