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CONCORD. N. C SATURDAY, AUGUST 26.1911
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THE rUSUO. U22JLXT.
; Growth Eminently Satisfactory. Do-
,'. nations lUda-1,000 Books WIS be
Take, Ont This Jlcnti, ;
" ft AD friends of, the Publie Library
mill bit gratified to know of its steady
- growth. - The trustees are making ev-
cry effort f or a strictly up-to-date li
brary. Opened Juno 8th, too librarian
- 'issued 390 books first month ; second
month, ending August 8th, 840 books
-. .wen loaned, .while the. third month,
Just eoming to a close, the number of
- borrowert, will reach lfiOO; 425 rol
. nines have been added sinee opening
- day. The trustees acknowledge with
thanks the' following donations!
'Knights of Pythias, $25.00; Junior
'Ordry Mechanics, $25.00; ; BeU &
Harria Fnmitnre Co., $15; Craven
Bros, two leather chairs; Mrs. J. W.
Cannon; $5.00. ' .
The- trustees have the assurance
"that other orders of the city will con
' J tribute, the money to be used for the
' purchase of books. "If ft man emp
ties his purse into his head, no man
can ake it from him. An investment
in knowledge always pays the best in
terest" Franklin. -"
The .following volumes of modern
"fiction have been placed in library:
'Mary Cery," "Miss Oibbie Gault,"
"The Long Roll," "The Rosary,"
"The Mistress of Shanstone," "The
-Power gsnd the Glory, 'V Calling of
Dan Matthews," "Molly-Make-Be-1
Beve,"'," The Winning of Barbara
Wbrth-Queed," "The Miller of the
Old Church," "The Broad High:
way." "The Prodigal Judge," "The
Town Woman,""The Path of Glory,"
eliso "Ancient Crowns and Famous I
iWills."A '' : :':
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The Back Home Movement Masting
I w Uhartotte. . .;
Charlotte, N. C7 Aug. .so. Mo
more practical method of getting peo-
pie into the State has ever been con-
eeived than what is known as the
'Back Home" movement y -
A State-wide meeting has been eall-
ed for September 12th, to be held at
, the Selwyn. Hotel in Charlotte at
which meeting ft State "Back Home"
organization will be perfected.
rr ' ..l.-i ' J I J
i J-:-.- i-i.- at.. I
- .tw4-ih,A-th-w,,v.t,irti nH i niim-1
. bar have already signified by". letter
bjtteaion'6FDepTBBntrathe
. fcfiewqfo"g wlm arV the follow-
"ing: JoeepSus iMmlels, ttaleign; u.jeo numuer ut
"B. Tff,xingtm; J. H. Cine,1 pnrtyt the home of their grand
viaii.ik!i .ffi' Rh.rriil CnnimrA- O Dsrentsc Mr. and Mrs.? J. W. Cannon,
i P. Crowson, Burlington J. V. Sims,
Raleigh: T. G. Cobb, Morganton) C.
-C. McLean, Greensboro; N. Buckner,
Ashevilloj ' J. 8. Kuykendall, Win-
'ston-Salem; Fred A. Olds, Raleigh;
v Z. P. Smith, Fayetteville; F. L. Huff-
BU. Mnrmntnn; C. Q. little.1 Naw-
ton: H. B. Horton.' North Wilkes-
" ru xt Vmmin ". iiWiii J
w Wnii.ni wt. Hnlli aiut.thia i
t a Kl". touuitinir
f and a profitable one, 'and one that U Yorke, Mary. Penelope Cannon,
i -iii u, h i. hLm.rkJ iHJaiiMlNanev Lee Cannon, Cottrell Sherrill,
Jj. - " " - (''
BuTTsying tJerps Again at Mt Pleas-
4 tit-Mi to v bntM. -Bride.
et.is.1. . . I
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Pdent N. MoCanless,f the
' BausDury-to-Monroe uauroad yesier-
V day afternoon, as to now tne; f00
i - - a. sjko.a. -
was progressing he stated that the
surveyors wen "working on a kinK
at Buffalo creek. : The first survey
called for bride 50 feet high over
this creek. Mr. McCanless wants this
.An.A A iu thn half if u. Um
tvvt of tha mnt. fmm Vt. Pima,
o-
snt must be renrarveyed, and this is
what he is havirnr done. Annies that
the higher the bridge, the greater wiH
be the danger of the traveling public,
aa well as the greater the cost of eon-
Thm n( nmK.
. 1 I ' 11 . -i -J 1S t
amy leave tne granne noge, wuiwi
.t.nU tAni. tha rharrn - line!
mm JiatanM tA thu rivht imino'
south. :y,-'"j: ;;
- "f . jt '
ftVli: Pro Tina. ' -
Mk A5 M' ' Shhlenberw. of Keene.
Texan, -arrived here Fridav
xsa arrived here Friday jon a -risit
AnUHitea rA nlj tr-ianAm TTa lft
Dni, annnhr fnr Tnu 24 mn .irn
He it va brother of Mr. J. L. Shulen- spoakiny last night, for the tobacco
berger and Mrs. 1. A? Beaver, of growers, of Virginia and North Caro
i .....j w.-W rvl ? nf Una. declared a Dool of the tobacco
Mooresville. He expects to return to
t.. u .Knf Mv V RhnUn.
berger says that Texas will have a tion; and on the "bright" grades of
fine cotton erop this year, 4,000,000 tobacco wU be held for 20 cents. At
bales being the estimate of the size k" 60 t the 0,000 tobac
ot the crop. He says hot winds ear- co growers in the combined districts
. i in tha Winn minnA the corn of the two states will be represented
' erop, but this was replanted in the
middle of July and the prospectsmiow
are for a good crop of corn. ,
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ISr. Jo Walter's Horn Euna Away,
A Irorse belonging to Mr. Joe Wal-
tcr became frightened at a passing de
hvery wsgon while bitched in front
of Mr. C. A. Cook 'a , residence on
Spring street - yesterday ?. afternoon
and jran away. The -horse ran down
Brring street and turned up Corbin,
strikuig the buggy against a post and
imal was captured in the back lot
rear of postoCoe. In . buggy was
only sl"htly damaged: ., h
87 HraT.TO TO DEATH.
Lthlga Valley Train Plunges Oyer
Trestle. Harrowing Scenes at
Wreck. : . v .
Manchester, N. Y, Aug. 25-Speed-ing
eastward behind time, Lehigh
Valley passenger' train No. '4 train
ran into spread rail on trestle near
here today. and two day coaches from
the rear section of the train plunged
downward 40 feet, striking the east
embankment ' like ft pair .of projec
tiles. In ihe awful plungs and eraah
at least 87 persons are tonight believ
ed to have been killed, and more than
60 injured. The. injuries of several
are so serious that' It is feared they
Will ; ' r'V ' : '.
Both ears were filled with passen
gers. .Jn few moments the ears lay
in a crumpled wood, metal and glass
antler which ft hundred men,, women
end children, many of whom were
killed instantly, were- buried. The
greatest destruction occurred in the
dsy coach go. 237, and ft doses per
sons were taken later dead from the
second day coach, which after follow
ing the the first over the trestle, snap
ped its rear coupling and thus saved
the rest of the train from being
dragged along. '
The second day coach struck on the
bottom and stood, end up, the rear
end projecting ft few feet above the
top of the trestle, AU of the passen
gers in this ear were piled in a tan
gled mass of broken seats at the bot
tom of the ear.
. The ears did not catch fire. Axes
w re secured and body after body was
removed and earned by the rescurers
kna dean in the riverbed to the bank
on the west side of the trestle.
' It was necessary' to chop through
the Afa and bottom-pf the day coach
at the bottom nd the work of remov-
ing the victims moved with painful
slowness. ' Death had come quickly
to many, ft large number of the dead
having had 'their skulls crushed in
when they were thrown against ear
teats and projections. The mortality
was high among the older passengers,
most of whom were veterans of the
Civil War and their. wives.
VNU1HU vimmwu x miji
Little Misses Margaret Louise and
Nncy .Carrthe. pretty andattrac,
tivWtle. daughters of Mr. and .Mrs.
3r S. Carr, Jx of Durham, entertain-
yesterday afternoon. The little folks
gathered -on the lawn where they
pont several hours playing various
amusing games. At; the close of the
games refresmenU eomristing ; ol ! ee
cream and cake were "Aby Miss
Laura McGill Cannon and Eliaabeth
Coltrane. The Misses Can '.guests
were : Misses Elizabeth and Ray
Brown Easterday,' Jennie Gibson
Brown. Adelaide Harris, Alice Bern-
Mariam Louise Coltrane, Elizabeth
nnd Dorothy Black, Naney Lents,
Janie White. Mary Branson Coltrane,
Nannie Lee Patterson, Minette Mar-
haU ftnd Vinrinift Wftdsworth. Reod;
Masters A. Jones Torke, Jr, Earl
Hendewon Brown, Jr- J. ArcUbald
CwiJ10, j. D. Franklin Cftnnon; Jr,
Martin Luther Cannon. Jr . And Tom
Gsy Coltrane. . . -
To Pool Tobacco ' Crop. .
Greensboro. Aug. 25,--At ft secret
session of the six hundred farmers
1 ... m vt iv n
ana lODaceo-growers OI Kiona tuo-
Una and Virginia in the Grant opera
house this afternoon, ft report of the
resolution eomrcj"? favoring the
pooung 01 im iu wvp uwuijj
ior neiier prices was uniiuauujr
I sdoDted. At the sessions of the con-
I rantiAn tuxini halll tnnWht. Mil wlliftll
""" ,"t t-e 1 -
will Drobablv be continued tomorrow,
details of the plan will be worked
put . This .ia an-important step for
1 the tobacco-growers 01 we ongnt 10-
baeeo belt of Virginia and North Car-
olina, and is the first time such pool
has ever been nhdertaken in this
I Won.
I t Joel B. FortC. of AdamS, .Tenn
rop of 1911 and the price not less
thsn 15 cents per pound in any see-
n tne pool, and in many instances 00
P ent. will be represented. Tobae-
p win w jwto m onr pnriai u-
iiu me price aemanuea is given. ;
At a lodge in Philadelphia a group
I of very old men, some with empty
sleeves, were telling stones about
I Lincoln. "My wife collected ' u-
tograpbs,". said one, "She: wrote
to Lincoln once for a sentiment and
autograph,' and she got in reply a
note than ran, -.'Dear Madam::
en you ask from a stranger that
in which is of interest only to yourself,
your sentiment, and here a your an-
tograph. A. Iia,eoln,' ", ; ' .
ATWOOD COMPLETES PLIGHT.
Lands ta New York After SpecUcn-
lar night. Tinal Up la 48 Xlav
ttes.
New York. Angust 25. Sailing se
renely aver New York's myriad water
craft, its ferry boats and ocean liners,
Harry N.' At wood, the Boston avia
tor, arrived in New York on his aero
plane today, the first man in history
to travel as far as from St Louis to
New York by way of Chicago, in
heavier than air machine. -
At wood's safe landing on Govern
or's Island, after flying down from
Nyaek, N. Y, above the Hudson river,
through a fog which msde him only
dimly visible to the million eyes that
watched him, was a notsble incident
in the annals of aeronautics. He not
only broke the world's record, cov
ering 1,265 miles in an airline, or per
haps, 100 more miles with his detours,
but he flew all the way in the same
biplane and with no important mis
haps. Atwood s flight is comparable only
to that made by fast trains, for he
covered the distance in an actual fly
ing time of 28 hours and 31 minu
utes. Summary of the Finish of Atwood 's
Flight '
Distance covered in airline. 1,265
miles. -
Total distance, including detours
around New York and other places,
1,365.
Started from St. Louis 8.05 a. m.,
Monday, August 14.
Finished at Governor's Island 2.38
p. m., Angust 25.
Flying time for entire trip, 28
hours and 31 minutes.
Number of flights in route, 20.
Average distance of each flight,
634 miles.
Beats previous world s record by
101 miles, not crediting him with the
extra 100 miles which he claims for
detours.
Friday's trip began at Nyack, N.
Y.. 25 miles north of Forty-second
street, New York, at 1.52 p. m.; fin
ished at Governor 's Island at 2.38 p.
m.
Telephone on the Farm.
Atlanta, Aug. 25. An increasing
number of farmers are coming to an
ppreciauon in Georgia of the merits
f the- telephone as a useful adjunct
to the farm, both in an industrial and
social aspect In the seven Southern
States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir
ginia and West Virginia, there are
now 20,468 farm telephones connect
ed with the Southern Bell Company
or under contract. Georgia leads with
7,283, showing that her farmers are
the most progressive in the South.
During the first five months of this
year there were added to the number
of farm phones so connected 6,222 in
West Virginia.
High School Teachers Taking Exam
Inationi.
Raleigh, Aug. 25. Twenty-five ap
plicants from every part of the State
for high school teachers' certificates
undertook special examinations to
day under the direction of the State
Board of Examiners with a view to
meeting, an unusual demand for high
school teachers this season, ine ex
amination was in the senate cham
ber with Secretary J. A. Berwick, of
the State Department of Education
in charge, he being secretary of the
board of examiners. There are 18U
high schools in the state and they
require aooui io teaoners.
Bam Destroyed by Fire.
Last night about 8:30 o'clock the
barn of Mr. J. R. Rice, which was sit
uated just above Landis, was destroy
ed by fire. .The origin of the fire is
not known, but It is supposed nave
caught from matches. ;Mr. Wiley
Walters is in charge of the farm and
he lost two very valuable mules, 30
bushels ol wneat ana a lot or straw
and hay. The fire had been burning
tome time - when discovered, as the
Toofwrw falling-irrwhen the first per,
fson got there. "; The barn was an old
June doublet Rg one., --. - , ?
.'. Votes on OonuniMoaPIan.'! , .
Knoxville. Tenn- Aug. 26.VA. spe-
citl election was held in Knoxville' to
day to decide the question of- the pro
posed amendment, of the city charter
so as' to provide for the; commission
nlan 6f tfovernment. Advocates of
the commission; plan, including near
ly all of the'business men ol the city,
have waged a vigorous campaign in
its behalf and are confident that the
final results of the balloting will show
a substantial majorit in" favor of the
charter amendment.
- Campaign la Maryland.1
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 26. The po
litical campaign in Maryland virtual
ly closed today. The -primaries will
be held next Tuesday, when both par
ties will select candidates for govern
or and other state officers to be elect
ed this. fall. , Interest centers chiefly
in the contest .between Arthur-, P,
Gormen and Blair Lea -for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor.
HEWS rOETC-UST POK -
, J TH8 C0MZNQ WEEK.
Washington, D, C, Aug. 28. Both
political parties I in Maryland will
hold their state I primaries Tnesdsy
for the election of candidates for the
state offices to be .filled at the autumn
election. Interest - center chiefly in
the spirited contest for the Democrat
ic gubernatorial nomination between
State Senator Arthur P. Gorman and
State Senator. Blair Lee. Phillips
Lee Golduborougb will receive the
Republican nomination for Governor
without opposition.
. Republicans, of. Alabama will hold
a state convention' n Birmingham on
Thursday to soleeft.a new state com
mittee and chairman and to consider
the state representation in the next
national convention
The Republican candidate for con
gress to succeed the late Alexander
Mitchell as representative of the Sec
ond Kansas district is to be nominat
ed by the congressional committee at
a meeting to be held Monday in Kan
sas City, Kan. ' ' ,
A conference of state railroad com
missioners is to be held Tuesdsy in
Lincoln, Neb' to discuss methods of
obtaining physical valuation of rail
road property ,
. Tuesday is the' day fixed for the
consecration of Rev. John E. Gunn
as Roman Catholic bishop of Natchez,
Miss. The ceremony is to take place
in Atlanta,-with t Archbishop Blenk,
of New Orleans officiating.
Governor Baldwin, of Connecticut ;
former Justice Brown of the United
States Supreme Curt, and Baron
Uchida, . the Japatt&e ambassador to
the United States, are among the not
able speakers scheduled to address
the thirty-fourth,, annual meeting of
the American. Bar Association, which
will begin its sessions in Boston Tues
day, '.w- i-
The seasons of fairs and exhibitions
reach its height during the week. In
addition to a dozen or more state
fairs in various parts of the United
States the week will see the opening
of the annus!" Industrial Exposition
in Milwaukee, the Canadian National
Exhibition in Toronto and the Pro
vicial exhibitions in Quebec, British
Columbia and other; sections of the
Dominion. iW;'-:-
The political campaign .1 in. Canada
is-expected to. ba icaatinwsd with in
creased ' energy on bothr sides. . Sir
Wilfried Laurier will carry his cam
paign into the Maritime Provinces,
while Robert L. Borden, leader of the
Opposition, will continue on the plat
form in Ontario and Quebec.
The statue of Steuben, which has
been presented to Germany by the
American Congress, is to be formally
dedicated in Berlin Saturday. The
statue is to be dedicated in the pres
ence of the Emperor, the American
ambassador and many other notables
and the function will be made a pic
turesque and literary ceremonial.
Other notable events of the week in
the. foreign field will include the
great German naval review at Swine-
munde, the annual meeting of the
British Association for the Advance
ment Of Science, which will meet in
Portsmouth, and the beginning of the
lestivities in celebration or tne cen
tennial of the Royal Frederick's uni
versity at Christiania, Norway. At
the last-named event the United
States will be represented by a dele
gation of well known educators.
To Fly for $50,000 in Prises.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 26. Attract
ed by a prize list totalling nearly
150,000 in cash, some two-score of
the most noted aviators of America
and Europe-have gathered here to
take part in the secong big flying meet
to be conducted under the auspices of
tha TTarvurrl Aviation Knnintv. The
t w formaUy inaugurated on the
aviati0n of the programme, will be
i, eMabuntry flieht.of 160 mires, for
which a cash prize of $10,000 has
been offered by a Boston newspaper.
The route of the contest is to be from
Boston to Nashua, N. . H. from
Vaahiia 'tA vWirAAotar. Xfadfi ! frnrtl
Worcester to Providence, R. I. and
from Providence to Boston. ,
Bev.'Dr. Cox Retires From Ministry.
Rev. Dr. George H. Cox, who for
twenty-five years has served the dif
ferent congregations of the :: North
Carolina Lutheran Synod and. the
Holston synod, and is at present pas
tor of the St. Enoch and Trinity eon
gregations in Rowan county, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
September 30. Dr. Cox wiu give up
active ministerial work and will make
his home with his son, Rev. C Brown
Cox. who was recently called and ac
cepted the pastorate from the Bur
lington church to the First Lutheran
church at Norfolk; Va. Dr.-Cox has
served several terms as president of
the North Carolina Synod.
In fighting Sunday morning's fire,
the citv water nlant of Kinston used
approximately 300,000 , gallons of
water, at a cost of about $100. . The
reservoir, Which holds 375,000 gal
lons, was practically emptied, as di
rect pressure . was used, and the
standpipe eut off. ,
PEESOKAL XEXTXOV.
Soma of tha People Hera and Else
where Was Come and Go.
Mr. D. A. Caldwell is visiting rela
tives in bpartanbnrg.
Mr. E. T. Cannon is spending the
dsy in Thomasville.
Mr. B. A. Moose hss returned from
a two weeks visit to Hiddenite.
Mr. Lewis Carpenter, of Greenville,
S. C is visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. Josephine Hearne, of Albe
marle, is visiting Mrs. W. S. Bing
ham. Misses Eugenis snd Addie Lore
have gone to Hiddenite to spend
somo time.
Miss Sal lie Castor has
Zone to
Mrs. W.
North Wilkesboro to visit
R. Wilkins.
Miss Fannie Paul Ivey, of New
London, is visiting her brother, Mr.
C. M. Ivey.
f- .T.niM n fm
ua waaLuD vsj una ivimucu aivui
Montreat, where he has been visiting
for several weeks.
MTtrnwj . , .,
Mr. W. B. Ward and family will
leave Monday on a visit to relatives
in Randolph county.
Mrs. J. F. Davvanlt has returned
from Barium Springs, where she has
been visiting relatives.
. ... .
Mr. Charles Cannon will return
from Asheville, where he has been
spending several weeks,
Miss Elizabeth Ecker, of Mount
Pleasant, will leave Monday for Phil-
adelpbia to visit friends.
, ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Womble have
returned from Goldston, where they
have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Clegg has returned to
h r home in Norwood, after visiting
her mother, Mrs. A. A. King.
Mrs. M. B. Heathman, who has been
nursing Mrs. C. L. Smith, has return
ed to her home in South River.
Mrs. W. A. Foil, who has been vis-
Wine, lioi f nttior Mr -7 A Prnnat. haa I
returned to her home in Atlanta. .
w ti a v. aJ""-x ' 6ttU napolis
the home oC. Mr,1 A. r.. HaTtacjla.
Mr. J. L. Ervin has gone to' Dur.
ham and Oxford on a business trip.
He will go from there to Philadelphia
and New York.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. White and fam
ily have returned from Black Moun
tain, where they have been spending
the summer.
Mrs. N. M. Smith has returned to
her home in Laurinburg, after visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Brower,
for several days.
Mrs. R. Will Johnson and Mrs. P.
TT Rrnek. of Charlotte, will arrive
on No. 46 to visit at the home of
their father, Col. J. N. Brown.
Salisbury Post: Miss Ellen Gib-1
son, one of Concord's most attractive I
young ladies, is expected to arrive in
the city the nrst or next wees, to ue
the guest of Miss Janet yumn.
In Honor of Miss Grady.
Miss Edith Grady, of Charlotte,
who is visiting her brother, Mr. E.
B. Gradv. was the honoree at a party
at his home last merit, ine lawn
was lighted with a number of Japan
ese lanterns and the guests spent sev
eral pleasant hours in indulging in
various games or interest. J. nose
nresent were: Misses May founds,
Margaret Pounds, Elizabeth Mcltacn-
ern. Neelv Moore. Bessie Biacaweia-
or. Anna Bell Cruse. Blanch Dorton
and Edith Grady; Messrs. Evie Cook,
Bryce Willeford, Sibley Dorton, Rob
ert Ridenhour. Earl Blume, Gray
Bost, Cecil Lentz, hirer rropst, and
George Fisher.
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Deposits,
THE BEATTXB TEIAL. '
Witness Saw a Oar Similar to Beat
tie's Stop Near Scene of Crime.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug.
!? V 8ytor, a dwrymaii ; Sam
Tally, a day laborer, and A-ILBriggs,
the 15-yearold son of ft Richmond
contractor, took the witness stand in!
old Chesterfield courthouse today and
gave what the prosecution regards as
the most important and the moat dra
matic testimony so fsr introduced in
the trisl of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr,
under indictment for wife murder.
In all an even dozen witnesseowera
heard, but Paul Beattie. the star wit
ness for the commonwealth, was not
among them. He may be called late
tomorrow afternoon. v Dunns? .the
morning session the witnesses re
hearsed a great deal of the testimony
that came out at the coroner's in
quest.
The dairyman swore thst Mvn
sun-set and dark on the nisrht of the
murder he saw an automobile similar
to.Beattie's halt at the mufeida nnt
far from the scene of the erime. A
I .
J??6 man tePPd out, he said, and
.""" i uempi
io snow, was tseame, concealing the
Urun with which it is ftllemMt h ahnt
his wife.
Tally swore thst about 11 o'clock
I that night, sitting on the back Doreh
' " home no 'ar from the road-!
ude he heard the scream of a woman,
men a snot ana nnauy tne noise ot
. k;i- ...
The Bri testified that some
tikme between 10.30 snl 11 ',lk
on the same night he and a number
of companions, in an . automobile,
passed a ear at the roadside, a stone's
throw irom where the murder was
inA tu v. :
parently was fixing a tire; the woman
was standing on the running board.
To Nominate Madaro,
City of Mexico, Aug. 26. The na
tional convention of the Progressives
will convene here tomorrow to adopt
resolutions and to formally nominate
francesco Madero for the presidency
t tn republic
BT- J- Walter Simpson will preach
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Sees DeaocraUe Victory Says
aetata Pat Taft in a Sate
Salisbury Post
, Senator Lee 8. Overman arrived .
home from Washington City yestsr
day. To ft Post reported ha stated
today that he is "home for a rest"
The Senator ia lookins- Am. and
while he says be is resting be does
not appear to need it at aU. The
hustle and bustle of the extraordia
ary session only served to stimulate '
bis energies and if it was necessary ,
he would get out on the stomp tomor- :
row or go back to Washington. -The
Senator is in the best of hu
mor, in regard to the wool and cot
ton bills he said, ""We didn'a ex-;-'
pert Mr. Taft to sign them, but we
have got the administration in a '
hole." .
Asked what effect he thought tha '
President's action would have on the
next national election he said he be
lieved it would cause the Democrats
to sweep the country. '".--
benator Overman has always stood
for the people, for a reduction of the '
tariff and he was untirinsr in his ef- ;
forts during the special session to,
have his ideas promulgated into law '
out mere was "one man" bigger "
than the people up there who declar
ed the country should not have it
that it was too early, that December
was the time for the revision. ,
Albemarle livery Stable Burned.
A telephone messaee from Albe
marle this morning states that the liv
ery stable of Eflrd Moody wac
bnrned about 70 o'clock last night.
All the horses and other live stock
wore saved, but nearly all the vehi
cles were destroyed, A ear load of :
hay just put in was destroyed.' This
stable was destroyed by fire last year
when fifteen horses were burned.
Both the fires occurred on Friday
night.
Sir Wilfried Unriar's Casipaigsv
Montreal, Quebec, . Aug. 26. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier closes, his campaign
in the Montreal district tonight' The
Premier will spend the coming week
in the Maritime Provinces speaking
in St. John, Halifax, Charlottetown,
Moncton and several other 'places,-; "
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