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Final tarvty of the Frogo d Nrw
' Bllreed--vt Tot f U Out to the
BoUttra JTi-jerous Personals.
Mr. N. B, VeCtnltM, of Salisbury,
was ft vuutor here Mnedey. Ho mum
with aa MtoBobil full of Informa-
, Uon about the railroad, part of which
. ft left behind (the information) while
. put ra retained tar future delivery.
la order to pot to rest the fear of
- not few disbelievers, it ia but Jaw
to state that the Mt. PWaaeat raiV
road has net yet bea told oat to the
Southern; railway and there it nothing
' to indicate that any tueh tranistrtinn
nil hkelj toko place. A competent
corps of eagineora baa beta employ
4 to make the aaal survey. Tbi will
- bo done just m aoon the engineer
complete ft large job upoa which tbey
are at piotsut engaged. . No eo
traett for grading iavo boea let as
- yet, bat Bono of tbo largest contract
oro ia the ooaatry ore already flgur
inf oa tbo work tad at tooa ftt tba
enrrey is completed moving dirt will
begin. Doubters novo yet toother
i doubt coming before) ike ."railroad
has fall through.', - .t ; ,
Tbo children's missionary toeiety
of tbo Lutheraa ihureh gaa most
delightful lea areas sapper on ths
church lawn Monday evening from
wbieb nice sum was realised for
tboir treasury. . -
Dr. P. J. Kloita, of Maiden, ia vis
iting bis sister, Mrs. A. M. Nussman.
Messrs. F. W. Foil and H. J. McAl-
lister attended tbo unveiling of the
Jonas monument in Balisbnry (Sun
day. Bt. T. W. flmilh, of Conoord, filled
tbo regular appointment ai .tbo Motb-
. odist ebnroh Sonday in tbo aboenoo of
tbo pastor, fur. fi. tt. JUebardson.
Mrs. C. A. Heilig, of Salisbury, is
eisking her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J
ULsfler. 1 v--;.
Miss Ethel Hammond, who has leen
visiting Miss Ethel Conine, hat re
turned to her borne at lAunaburg.
. Mrs. Edward Fnleawidor, of New
berry, 8. C, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. 0. W. Blsekwoldor.
. Tbo friends of Mr. C, D. Sarringer
wiQ regret to know that bo suffered a
sunt stroke of paralysis last week.
Mrs. J. P. Miller and daughter, Mi,
Grass, go to China Ototo tomorrow
for an extended Tist;'r,',"
, Mr. Q. W, Blaekwolder has gone to
Charlotte for medical treatment.
The Lutheran ehureh has just been
thoroughly renovated aeeording to the
laiest ideas of sanitation and a new
carpet put down. 4 '
Miss Nina Nusmnan is visiting her
brother, Mr. P.M. Nusaman, at Spen
cer. .A..- ; ' -'V
v Capt. W. B, Poreher, formerly com
mandant of cadets at the Institute,
spent Sunday hero renewing old ac
quaintances. Messrs. Hal Lewis and Raymond
8 hankie, of Albemarle, were visitors
hero Sunday, i?'- -V ;' : ; 4 '.
Miss Bertie Barrier is vjs.iting in
Spenoor.'':f .v.Jv'?-;'
The countv rock erusher which hss
been on dtfty for the now pavements
for sometime, bavins' completed the
work, has been moved io its position
on the roads.
Mt.Pleasant, Jnno 7, 1911.;
Oharlotot't Discharged Policemen U
Bring Suit,
-Statosville Landmark. ,
Ti'e a dull dav when there isn't
nmthinff dointr in Charlotte mu
nicipal circles. Recently when tho
new administration took charge some
' members of tho polios foreo were
dropped, whereat, there was a bowl
from tho deposed ; policemen and
their friends. Some of those found
or think they havo found that
Charlotte has a municipal civil ser
vice law and it ia claimed that tho
policemen, faing under tbo civil ser
' vice, oouldn ' bo discharged except
" foT Cause, :V: ,:, i"- 'ic-;
TYrilowinB this three Of tbo deposed
policemen have notified tho mayor and
1 board of aldermen that, having been
. ihrMul withont cause their ser-
' vices aro duly tendered for duty and
tho three report daily for duty. And
in nnrsnsnee thereinunder. about 25
lawyers havo boon employed to bring
' suit to test tbo ngnv oi uo ooaru w
- diseharscd without cause, tboir aer-
' action may bo brought "for damages
for political conspiracy."
. Mr. Horace Proomaa Married.
'.- TnHav'a Durham Herald contain-
' td xho following, which will be of in
terest to Conoord people: , -
Mr. Horace S. Freeman and Miss
: Bessie Stevens, of Dunn, were quietly
- married on the first of Juno in Rocky
Mount at the home of Mitt Fannie
Hall, tbo minister of the First. Bap
tist church officiating. Tho wedding
waa a complete surprise to the friends
of both of the patriot. ' .
" Tbey came to xho city and spent a
- few days with Mr. Freeman's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. U rroeman, ano w ,
yesterday for Waahington, saiumon
and New York, on their honeymoon.
The groom it well known in tho mty,
. spending bis boyhood dsyt hero. " -
BOTS' CO 15 C0XTE3T.
Any Boy Oaa Eater any Tlaas ia tbo
Month of Jane Wflkos tbo Bauar
Oouty. .
To tbo Editor: At the December
ateeting of tbo Board of Agriculture
i here yaa appropriated $500 for
pruea to too cots of the oft who
made the most corn oa aa aero of
ground. .-Bales and retaliations gov
erning the eon ten were sent to all
applicants. Sines thea there bat been
subscribed by manufacturers of fer
tilisers about 500 more,' miking about
11,000 to bo gTrea to tbo boys who
excel in growing corn. Ia asaay coun
ties the number of boys entering ths
contest has been disappointing. ' la
view ox this I am going to bold my
books open . through the month of
Jane, and win enroll any boy of the
right an woo sends in hia applica
tion.' Then is yet a fine oooortunitT
rfor tout boy who hat not entered to
do to and win a prise. There will be
about $100 worth of prises to each
Boys' Cornclub district.
So far Wilke ia tbo banner Cora
club county in tbo State. The county
superintendent of that county, Mr. C.
C, Wright, bat tent ia 133 applica
tions. If every county in tbo state
would do at Well ao Wilkes wo would
havo mora than 10,000 boys In the
contest studying com growing and
laying tho foundation for better and
more profitable fanning against the
day when they shall become men and
undertake the responsibilities ,: they
will then assume. What state,' agn
culturally, North Carolina might be
come in a few years if we had 10,000
of her fast boys now studying how to
grow mora corn and - incidentally
learning the foundation for better
farming ; along all lines. - Enough
county pride should possess every
progretnvo person in tbo district to
encourage bun to give tho movement
tho benefit of his or bar influence. Let
tbo fathers and mother of the boys
in the district encourage them to enter
he contest and too now much corn
they oaa grow on an aero. The ex
perience wll be worth a great deal,
even though they should not win a
price. Besides wo, hope to continue
this work; and if $ boy faila to get a
prist this year he atands ft better
chance of getting one next yetr if he
enters tht contest now thanl- if be
waits until 1912 to enter.
I fchall be pleased to send blanks
to any boy who wishes' to enter the
contest. Do not write to me to enter
your name, but ask for a blank to fill
out, as only those who have signed
spplieations in my office will be con
sidered members of tbo Corn club. I
will send with the application blank
one of our Boys' Corn club buttons.
T. B. PARKER,
., . Director Boyt- Corn Clubs.
Raleigh, N. O; Juno 6, 1911.
Rev. O.
T. Row May Accept Ohali
at Trinity College.
Wintton Sentinel, 6th." '
Tbo Sentinel learns that Rev. Gil
bert T. Howe, pastor of Tryon Street
M. E. Church, Charlotte, and one of
tho leading pulpit orators in the
south, has been offered the chair ot
Biblical Literature in Trinity College
and some of hit friends are Inclined
to tbo opinion that he will accept.
Rev. Mr. Rowe went to Durham Mon
day to attend the commencement ex
ercises which aro being -held this
week ftt Trinity. If ho accepts the
position to which ho has been called
it is not thought that ho will give
up his pastorate in Charlotte before
next fall, perhaps not until after the
annual meeting of the Western Worth
Carolina M. E. Conference at States
villa in November. Mr. Rowe is now
serving his second year as pastor of
Tryon Street Church, lie is exceed
ingly popular with' hia congregation.
Will ths Southern Firemen Strike
Washington, Juno 6. The negotia
tions for an adjustment - ox . tne
grievances of the ' firemen of ' the
Southern Railway ' reached an acute
stage today and wither settlement or
complete breaking off of all negotia
tions with consequent strike is possi
ble within , twenty-four hoars, j No
statements were obtainable tonight
from either side of the controversy or
from tho mediators. It was under
stood, however, that the negotiators
were considering ft last proposition
and unless some concessions were
made on one side or tho other, a strike
of the 2,400-odd firemen on tbo sys
tem waa imminent. The firemen's
representatives have insisted all along
that they will consider nothing but
a 20 per cent, increase of salary.
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAT.
To keo pin touch wrth homo
newt Coneordiant leaving the city
should not fail to havo tho Trib-
nns muled tor them. It will be
aent promptly and addresses may
bo changed as often aa desired
without interruption of service
Mail order or phone 78. Ten
tents a week in advance. tf
UCBX0XD4BXXR. '
Marriage of Popular OompU to .Take
Place at Rocky River Church This
Evening.
Historic Rocky River church will be
tho scene of a beautiful wedding this
evening at 7 o'clock, when Miss Eve
lyn Orier, of Harrisburg, will become
tbo bride of Mr. George Riehmomd. A
largo number of friends of tbo young
eoople will drive out from this tity
and a number from Charlotte and other
placet will also attend. The bride will
be given twty by her brother, Mr.
Thomas Orier, and her sister, Miss
Anna Burwell Orier, will bo maid of
honor, and Miaa Mary Orier and
Louis Meani bridesmaid. Little Miss
EstherOilmer Hall will bo ring bear
er. Mr. Maury suenmona, brotber of
tbo groom, will be beet man and
Messrs. W. R. Archibald, W. W.
Flows. W. J. Montgomery. Jr., E.
Saavain, A. R. Hoover and A. R.
Howard will bo groomsmen. The
ceremony will bo perfomed by Rev.
James Lapsley. ' Mr. Richmond and
his bride will leave on No. 38 tonight
for Waahington and other northern
atioav
Charlotte Would Do Well to FoUow
., . Concord's Example.
Charlotto Chronicle.
Tbo aldermen of the city of Char
lotto havo made arrangements for ex
periments with oil sprinkling the ob
ject of the sprinkling of course being
to keep down the dust. Here is an in
stance where we can save much time
and goodness knows how much dis
comfort, inconvenience and'' annoy
ance by profiting by the other fellow's
experience. The enterprising and
wide-awake city of Concord sprink
led two or three blocks of or
dinary, macadam street, with the usual
amount of dust on the surface, six
weeks ago. There has been no dust
on that street since, while on either
side on the section treated the dust is
terrific If Charlotte wants to lay the
dust, why let's get busy and do the
sprinkling now. If the oil lays Con
cord dust, it will probably just as
successfully keep down Charlotte dust
and germs.
Residence and Contents Destroyed by
. .a-i-vi-ii. Flre. . - i .-.-
"On "Tuesday mornTng the residence
of Mr, Ingle O. Cook, of No. 5 town
ship, was destroyed by fire, with all
its contents. The Are occurred about
11 o'clock while Mrs. Cook was en
gaged in cooking dinner, and was
caused by a defective stove Hue. the
fire had gained such headway when
discovered that it was impossible to
save any of the household furniture,
There was no insurance on the con
tents. There wss a small amount of
insurance, however, on tne nouse,
which was owned by Mr. Cook's la
ther, Mr. Rufus J. Cook. It was only
by hard work that the home of the
latter, which is nearby, was saved,
and but for the good work of the
neighbors this could not nave been
done.
Salisbury Takes Stock in Methoidat
Assemblyy.
Salisbury Post, 6th.
Rev. George Stuart, the noted evan
gelist, of Cleveland, Tenn., and Mr.
J. R. Pepper, a well-known banker of
Memphis. Tenn., were in Salisbury
yesterday evening and had as thir
wests for supper at the Empire hotel
a number of the official members of
the First Methodist Church.
These gentlemen are just closing a
canvass of thirty-three cities in the
South in the interest of the Southern
Assembly, .the Methodist institution
for Asheville. Local Methodists sub
scribed for over $2,000 of tho stock
of the association. , :
To Visit Jackson Training School.
. A message was received this morn
ing from Salisbury stating that the
delegates attending the State conven
tion of King's. Daughters would come
to Concord tomorrow afternoon on
train No. 7. to visit the Jackson
Training School. On account of the
short time between now and the ar
rival of tho visitors no definite plans
for their entertainment have been de
cided upon., but Superintendent
Thompson, of the Training School,
and the members of tne local enapter
of King's Daughters will make every
arrangement possible in such a anon
time for the entertainment of the via-
itort during their stay heV
' ' "o -tattewetstmwaaeeavsBSieawaat "
' Minister Shocka Women.
Boston. June 6. "There are many
women here in their best clothes, but
they are as jealous at the devil, and
jealousy is the most hateful thing
senaratino' von from Uod."...
; This statement of Rev. Dr. Cortland
Myert it occupying the thoughts of
hundreds of Hub women. During his
sermon Dr. Myert insisted that , the
Ribla hat ten timet at mnct to say
about the tin of eoveteousnest at ot
murder, .,mv
Count Zeppelin is having almost
much trouble with hit airships at
woman has with bar hobble skirts.
?C7ALMT2mOX.
toast of the Fettle Ear had Bat-
: 'where Who Com and Oo.
Mr. W. A, Boat ia spending tbo day
in Salisbury.; . .
Mr. A F. Otedmn ia spending the
day in Chariot t.
Mist Doaa Henry is spending the
day la Charlotto,
Mr. H. Bi Heptane spent yesterday
aftoraooa la Charlotto.
Mia Bessie Waskwelder is spend
ing tho day (n Charlotte.
Mr. W. J. Hill apent yesterday af
ternoon ia Charlotte.
Mr. T. J. White has gone to Albe
marle- oa a short business trip.
Mrs. T. M. Crowell. ef Ststetville.
it visiting Mrs. H. B. Parks.
Mitt Mary Laffertv has rone to
Harrisburg rto visit Mist Sue Mor
rison. .
Miaa Ada! Craven has gone to Ba
rium Springs to . visit for several
waeka. : t-'- .
Mrs. W. H. Hovev has returned to
her noma ia Soartanburr. after viit-
ing her sister, Mist Josephine Smith.
Mr. C. W.tWoolev and daughter.
Miss Bessie, of Mount Gilead. aro vis
iting at tba borne of Mr. D. L. Bost.
Mrs. D.' C. : Maunev. of Kinirs
Mountain, it spending the day in the
city with bra sister, Mrs. R. E. Riden
hour. Mrs. J. P Cook snd Misses Zula
Patterson and 'Maude Brown have
gone to Salisbury to attend the State
convention of Kings Daugbtrs.
Ia Honor of Miss Ooodton.
One of the most delightful of the
many pro-nuptial social events of the
season waa the variety shower given
yesterday" afternoon by Mrs. J. C.
Wadswoitb ia honor of Miss Frances
Goodsoa, whd on - next Wednesday
wilt fcecome the. bride of Mr. H. B.
Hopkins. Hearts Diee was played
and at the close "of the game the
guests gathered in the dining room,
which' was beautifully decorated. The
large table was covered with many
beautiful aoddeiuty pieces of hand
work, which' were-presented to- the
guest of honor. Delightful refresh
ments were then served. Mrs. Wads-
worth's guests were: Miss Frances
Goodson, Geneva Parks. Dora Burk-
bead, Mary Bingham, Isabella Cecil,
Nell Herring, Margaret Lentz, Pattie
Baugham, Kathleen Smith. Catherine
Uoodson, Gertrude Lafxerty, Mary and
Adeline Morrison, Mary Porter, Wil
lie White and Bertha Hill.
Committeet of Retail Merchants
As-
sociaition.
The following committees have been
elected by the Retail Merchants Asso
ciation :
Committe on Constitution and By-
Laws: C. J. Williams, C. H. Barrier,
E. Davis and Lewis Hartsell.
Committe on Membership: C. W
Widenhouse. C. M. Ivey and C. H.
Barrier.
Finance Committee : C. J. Williams,
C. T. Troy and Lewis Hartsell.
Directors: Aubrey Hoover, 1. 1. Da
vis, T. J. Smith, E. M. Honeycuct and
'. C. Niblock.
Messrs. J. E. Davis and Lewis
Hartsell were elected delegates to the
State convention which meets in Hen-
drsonvillo June 20, 21 and 22, and
were instructed to make every effort
to secure the next State convention
for Concord.
Caldwell Family Reunion.
Charlotto News, 6th. -
Tho family of the late Mr. J. Elam
Caldwell are anticipating a happy re
union next week at the old homo, "As
pen Home," 12 miles from town, on
tho occasion of tbo 71st birthday of
Mrs. Caldwell. To meet at their old
home, with the mother who ia the
family anchor as all mothers are-
are ill of the children of Mr. and Mrs)
Caldwell, to whom tho little poem,
"We Are Seven" BDoliea Mrs. R. F,
Orier, ot Fort Mill; Mrs. Elva Harris
and Mrs, J. Harris, and Mrs. Edward
Cochrane, of Albemarle; Mrs.-Robert
Erwin, of Charlotte; Mr.. J. E. Cald
well,' who lives at the old homo, and
Mr. Harry; Caldwell, who is expected
homo today from the North, where he
has been at the Horace Mann school
for several years. 4...;.,. j
Reformed Presbyterians Fix $900 as
; . Unlmunt Salary. . f;'fK,
Pittsburg, Juno 6.-A reeolutiiaa
was adopted today at the" Reformed
Presbyterian Synod making-the min
imum salary of the lowest paid minis
ter $900 a year, instead of $800.
Tho fight for higher salaries was led
by Rev. T. J. Allen, of Beaver Falls,
Pa., who declared that he barely was
able to make a living lor himseir. "let
alone providing for a wife and fam
ily." -'A '--y-' '-
" The new Secretary of War ' has
never been in v battle, bnt ho tat
through, ont of Hobtoa't speeches.
- . CHUA OROTB BSWS.
Pleaaaat Party for tba Little Folks
La wa Party Personal I teat.
On Tbursdsy afternoon, Juno 1st,
from 4 to 6, Mrs. Harry U. Hendrix,
pleasantly entertained a jolly party
of twelve little mimes in honor of her
sister, Mist Kathleen Williams, of
Kings' Mountsin Flinch and Cheo
tindio were the games of the after
noon, after which delightful refresh
ments were served in this dining room,
the color scheme being pink and white.
Those who assisted in entertaining
the guests were Miss Margaret Hen
drix, of Concord, and Miss Annie
Rose, of China Grove.
A lawn party wss given Saturday
night by the Methodists in front of
the hardware store.
Miss Dorothy and Mandelin Irwin,
of Charlotte, are spending a few days
is the guests of Miss Ruth Cline.
Mr. J. E. Cline, of Charlotte, spent
Sunday in town.
Mr. Frank Eddleman, of Charlotte,
spent Sunday in town.
The bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Letter, returned from their hon
eymoon Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Edwards and
daughters, Callie and Pauline EtV
wards, and Miss Lizzie Barger, spent
Saturday evening in Concord.
Mr. A. R. Davis spent Saturday in
Concord.
Messrs. W. J. Swink, F. M. Thomp
son, C. J. Young and Esquire P. A.
Sloop spent Monday in Salisbury in
the interest of the public road lead
ing from China Grove to 8aw.
Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Cowan spent
Saturday night in Mooresville.
- hina Grove, June 7, 1911.
Wanted: Better Depots.
News and Observer.
The people of North Carolina are
entitled to fatter depots and to better
accommodations ou the trains. A
Raleigh genleman, who recently trav
eled in the day coach from Washing
ton to Richmond on the R. F. & P.
said: "The service was (rood, the cars
were clean, there was soap and a tow
el and cleanliness in the toilet room.
and the passengers were not compelled
to pay a tax to Pullman to travel
comfortably and wash his hands upon
Hearing his destination.". JIow does
this contrast with most dsy trains in
JNortn Carolina! loo many of the de
pots in this State are ill kept and
cramped. The Canton Observer in a
recent issue says:
"Canton ought to have a better de
pot. The present one is a dirty old
structure and the waiting room (with
out ladies toilet) ig a sight to behold.
Rat beds are sticking through the
cracks from the overhead ceiling.
Surely a place like Canton is entitled
to something better. ' '
The railroad authorities should, up
on their own initiative, remedy these
conditions, but as they will not do so,
but permit dirty depots and no prop
er accommodation on their trains, the
Corporation Commission should delay
no longer to require every railroad
to provide clean and necessary ac
commodations in their depots and on
the care.
The traveling public has waited and
requested these rights for months and
years. As the railroads seems to be
inefficient it is up to the Commission
to act, and to act without delay.
A Palpable Hit
Catawba County News.
The new catalogue of Catawba Col
lege is out. It was printed in Char
lotte. We wish to inform the college
authorities that it could have been
done just as well here in Newton, but
we suppose the Queen City Printing
Company has done more advertising
for the college than either of the New
ton newspapers.
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account oa rot
$0UNMH-fWOUt
CONOORD NATIONAL BAITS
Capital 1100,000 Surplus 130 0'
Far Cent Interest Paid oa Ttma
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Changs ia Harrisburg Road Messrs.
Ervla and Earahards Re-elected
Other Matters.
At the June meeting of the board
of county commissioners the following
are among the business matters trans
act ed:
C. L. Ervin, C. W. Abemathy and
J. A. Bernhardt were appointed a
committee to inspect and locate a
road beginning at the Camden road
and entering Rocky River road.
The committee apointed to inspect
the Boger road recommended the
Q. E. Smith survey except the turn at
Smith shop snd enter survey near Mr.
Hudson's house.
The committe appointed to inspect
the Harrisburg road recommended
tbai it cross the railroad track as it
does at present snd cut off corner at
Mr. Paul Stalling's plsce snd run in
front of Will Davis' cabin, thence
practically straight to where it enters
Mecklenburg road near Presbyterian
church.
The following elections were made
for terms of one year:
Road Superintendent C. L. Ervin.
Superintendent of chain gang
John Earnhardt.
Supervisors of various townships in
numerical order T. M. Query, Char
ley Faegart, C. O. Cashion, C. R.
Cline, R. F. Cline, M. W. Allman, J.
M. Barringer, W. C. Barringer, R. L.
Barrier, Ifc J. McManus and Geo. E.
Faggart.
Taxes for City Purposes.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission announced its opinion
that the cities and incorporated towns
n this State have the right- to leave
the actual fixing of the tax rates for
city purposes this year until after the
new tax valuations are made. The
matter can be opened at the June
meetings this week and final action
deferred until the new tax valuations
are finished and in hand. It is ex
pected that the re-assessments this
year will greatly increase the aggre
gate, so that it will be possible to have
lower tax rates in many towns and
cities.
See the Times for Printing.
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STATS YEWS.
Ztoaa of Rtwt from all Parte of the
- Old Hortt State.
Oastonia pootoffioo hat boea desig
nated a postal savings depository.
Tho Mangum modal for the beat
oration at the University waa woa
this year by Mr. Chat, Mcintosh, of
Denver, Lincoln county.
The twenty-eeeond an anal conven
tion of the North Carolina branch ot
the international order of the King's
Dsughters tnd Sons meets ia tho First
Presbyterian church, of Salisbury to
day zor a two days'
The new salary law for Wake coun
ty officials Has just gone into effect,
having been enacted by tbo last Leg
islature to bo effective the first Mon
day in June. Under the new law tbo
sheriff receives $2,750; tho clerk of
the court $2,750; the register of deeds
$2,500; the treasurer $2,000, and tbo
auditor, (a new office) $1,800.
Section 4148, School Law, waa
amended by the General Assembly ot
1911 so as to require the school cen
sus to be taken biennially instead of
annually, as heretofore. The census
therefore, will not be taken this sum
mer. The next school census will bo
taken during the summer ot 1912. All
apportionments, etc., for this year .
must be based upon the census of
1910. ,
Lightning Burnt Prayer Book From
Womaa'a Hands.
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 6. During
a severe electrical storm yesterdty
lightning struck the Trinity Episeo
pal Chureb and stunned many of the
worshippers.
A prayer book held by Mrs. W. W.
Shryock was burned from her band,
which wag blackened by the bolt. '
The church was filled with light
from the flash, and when it had past
ed the organ, which waa operated by
electricity was silenced and all elec
tric lights were out. V "
There was a momentary panic which
was quickly subdued. ' ;'
Cononel Roosevelt it is understood '
will not undertake to address tho Es
kimos in their own language.- -
and looks.