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CONCORD. N. O : TUE3 DAY AUGUST 29. 1911
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CAEAEITJS 8TJPEBI0E COUET.
Session .Opened Monday Afternoon ftt
ft O'clock. Only' Criminal C
.. Grand Jni7.w: '
,. Cabarrus Beperior Court convened
yesterdsy afternoon ; at 2 - 'clock,
Jndge W. -J. Adams, or . Certbaffe,
presiding.- On. fteoount of train No.
, 86 being' two houri late Judge Adams
r. did .not imn in time to open court
at the saal nonr..:
r In e few minutes after the session
.; tu formally opened Judge Adams
- had delivered hia charge to tke grand
' jury and the work of the court wat
' ; under way.'. .Only criminal eaaee will
be tried at thie term and the docket
- -. ia' an- an usually heavy one. Solicitor
George W. Wilson la at hia post.rep-
. resenting the state.
The grand jury is composed of the
following citizens: W. I Widen-
' house, foreman; J. E. Furr, JF. Mil
ler,. J. Lodwig, B. W. Dry, IL F.
Bernhardt, Julius HaH, J. G. Lowry,
". Jk F. Joyner, J. -Melton Howard, T.
A. Pinion, R. B. Deee, W. F. Stcgall,
M. N. Barringer, J. T. Eudy, W. L.
Mabry, L. C Hunsueker and A. C.
. Barrier. ' '- - 1
, Up to the noen hour the following
eases on the criminal docket had been
disposed of: ; -. j-. " r'i
. Fannie Watkins vs. H. T. Watkins,
dtvoroe, judgment in favor of plain--.
tiff, divorcee granted.. ... ' v
- ff State jftv- Amanda ' King, larceny,
- not guUtyv.."v v. -
v v gtate vs. George Rhinehardt, se
daotion, sol proa with leave. ; . u , i
Goodman Case Wednesday.
'The ease that is attracting the
greatest interest, ; that of . State vs.
Ijobert Goodman, charged with the
taurder ef Sidney Barrier, which oe
eured in Bud Goodman's near-beer
- stand one Sunday night last spring,
has been set for Wednesday afternoon.
Solicitor Wilsoa and Mt. W G.
Means will ftppeaf for the State and
Senator L. T. Hart sell and ex-Judge
F I. Osborne, of Charlotte, represent
Goodman. The ease is ; attracting
great interest in every section of the
eounty and will no donbt draw a
large crowd here to hear the trial.
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AEEESTED ON CHAEGE "
- ,OP SELLING COCAINE.
' )L- JBurW? WeU Kiowa;
Awoi Sere, Give Bond for
;jiorning. ny '.;'?
Dr. L.:N. Burleyson, a practicing
physician of this city with offices in
the Morris building, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on thee harge of
'Jelling cocaine. His trial was set for
Wednesday morning at 0:30 o'clock
iin the Recorder's court and he gave
bond of 100 for his appearance,
:Mr, W. WV,;Flowe being his bonds
j'toan. There are two eases against
,.,the jhjrBieian;,,botn of th witnesses
against him being eoloted, one a man
Cand the'other a" woman. v-Mr." W. G.
j Means represents the defendant and
Senator L. T. Hartsell will appear
i.for the state. t , .
S, The penalty for conviction en the
L charge of selling cocaine is a fine not
.'exceeding $50.00 for the first offense
'land a fine not exceeding $100 in the
- .second offense ..and not over six
months on, the roads for the third
offense;f.vH' :t:M:t
StntfordrThompsoa. 'f.-y-Kannapolis,
Angust 28. A ' pretty
wtAAinir warn solemnised on Sundav
evening at six o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Charles W. Wright r on Oak
street, when Miss Lola, the lovely and
rralar daughter; of Mr. and Mrs,
H. Thompson, of Polkton, N, C,
became the bride of Mr. John W.
Stratford, of this place. Rev. W. B.
Shinn, pastor " of the ' Methodist
burejb, performed ' the ceremony in
the presence of a few relatives and
friends.- ,
The bride was attractively gowned
in ft' charming whit' dress, with
groves and shoes to match and looked
hv Hoat Th trronm same here' three
years, ago from Concord. He holds
ft good position with tne uannon Man
ufacturing Company r and is the popr
Jar manager of the Kannapolis base-
', Both. Mr. and .Mrs.1 Stratford have
.ft number of riends here who will be
delighted to knowthey will still re
side. i Kannapolis, and after a short
bridal tour will be at home to their
friends at No. 17 Oak street.
, .,. . u, Wfarlit.
mmmmmw
; The fire alarm' was turned in- last
night about 11 o'clock from the Locke
mill vhm a tiUEa waa discovered in
the Forest Hill house in the center
of the business row on unurcn street.
Til Am wm Hiannvered in a rear room
on the second floor but the prompt
response and speedy work of the fire
men soon bad it unaer coniroi. iue
tma U nnt nrsnmeA bv anv one and
it is thought that a number of boys
hl Un in there earlier in the night
nt in imiui wv set fire to it The
house is the property of Mr. R. F.
Phi fa an A for a time was occuoied
& hntal hut for several months it
has H vfnnt The. dapmge is es-
timatea at i-o aua is iuuv covereu
by insurance
THE DEMOCRATIC
x riQHT.IN MA2TLA2TD.
Election Being Held Today. Bitter
Contest Between Democrats,
Baltimore, ML, Aug. 29.--Tj)e po
ll tieal campaign which has kept .Mary
land stirred from end to end for
more than three months closed last
night in a whirlwind finish and to
day the primaries of both -parties
were held throughout the state.
The. Republicans, with' no rivalries
for the principal nominations on their
state ticket, have shown little activi
ty, ine uemqerats, on . tie j other
hand, have been aroused by bitter
factional eon testa for- the - nomina
tions. This, added to the. faot that
it is the first time that nominations
for state offices in Maryland' have
been made by the direct system of
voting, causes the results of the pri
mary balloting to be awaited with
the keenest pubho interest -
Interest centers- almost whollv in
the fight between State Senator Ar
thur P. Gorman, of Howard eountv.
son of the late United States Senator
Gorman, and State Senator Blair Lee
of Montgomery eounty for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor.. Not
only the gubernatorial nomination
but a bitter fight for the control of
the .Democratic state organization is
involved in the contest for the head
of the ticket
Gorman is backed by the regular
state organization and hopes if nom
inated and elected to make tne Gov
ernorship the stepping stone to the
United States senate in succession to
Senator Isidor Rayner. The real di
rector of the Gorman fight is Senator
John Walter Smith, leader of the
state organization, with John J. Ma
hon, the Baltimore city leader, as
chief lieutenant.
The opposition, variously termed
as the insurgents or progressives, is
headed by Congressman J. Fred Tal
bott, Governor Austin L. Crothers,
who withdrew for his candidacy for
re-election to help Blair Lee, and for
mer Governor Edwin Warfield.
' Congressman Talbott is the Teal
leader in the fight against' Gorman.
Member ok the National " Committee,
boss of Baltimore eounty, and a life
long organization man, Talbott was
ft trusted liuetenant of the late ena
tor, Oorman, and followed the lead of
fatgi&iiti'i-te&)Ptf of
a century without question, Today
he is found leading the support of
Lee for the gubernatorial nomination
and doing his utmost to defeat the
son of nis former chief.
The real secret of Talbott 's turn
about-face in the political arena is
to be found in young Gorman's well
known ambition to enter the United
States senate. After the death of
United States Senator Gorman Con
gressman' Talbott aspired to succeed
to the toga, but was defeated in -his
ambition by John Walter Smith, who
had the support of the younger Gor
man and who has since managed to
retain a firm hold on the state org
anization. In the present fight Tal
bott again seeks to wrest the party
leadership from Senator Smith by
defeating the latter 's choice for- the
head of the state ticket. If Lee wins
the nomination for Governor, and is
elected, he will have, in the patron
age of his office, all-powerful weapons
with which to beat down the old or
ganization, create ft new one, and re
tire Senator Smith to private life.
Lee's success, according to the gen
eral understanding, would mean, the
election of Congressman Talbott as
the next United States Senator from
Maryland. -.
' The Republicans appear to be well
satisfied with the situation, they con
tend that whether Gorman or Lee is
defeated in the primary the Demo
cratic' party will be split wide open
and that be nominee will be knifed
to snch an extent that he Republican
ticket should be able to win out hand
ily. ."-i-J--'J -1 : ' ',.
. There are no contests for the Re
publican nominations. The state tick
et was agreed upon in conference and
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wui ds namea in toe wu'oavaauvn
without opposition. . ', PhUlipeXeee
Uoldsborough, of .Dorchester, is the
choice for Governor, W. H. Cunning
ham: of Carroll eounty, for state con
troller and Morns A. Soper, of Bal
timore, for attorney general. The
ticket is regarded as exceptionally
strong, representing as it does both
the younger RepubGcans and the old
er element of the party. .
Mr. Goldsborough, who is to be the
nominee for Governor, is ft native of
Somerset county, and ft lawyer by
profession. ' In 1800, when the Re
publicans were in control of the leg
islature, he made a strong fight for
United States Senator, but was de
feated by George L. Wellington. In
1807 he was elected state controller.
In 1002 President Roosevelt appoint
ed him collector of internal revenue
for the Baltimore district, and be was
reappointed by President Taft
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Mrs. J. W. Kime and daughter,
Madeline, are spending this week at
the home of Mrs. Kime's sister, Mrs.
Geo. Johnson,': at . .West, View
Farm, Bridgewater, Mass. V,
. ?AUL BEATTZE TESTIITES.
Gins Damning Testimony Against
Els Oouaini Lays Ears AEsg ed
Conftaaioft.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug.
28 Between gulps of intense emo
tion, Paul D. Beattie, cousin of Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr. who stands indict
ed for the murder of his wife, reveal
ed on the witness stand late today
that the accused told him 24 hours
after the murder bow sorry he was
. he had done n, a eireumstanee re
lating to the crime that he witness
hitherto bad suppressed.
Paul Beattie, at the coroner's in
quest a nervous wreck, but today
strong and determind, poured out a
tale which confessedly has troubled
his mind, net only because he pur
chased the shotgun for Henry, but
because he did- not until today tell
ail be knew of the ease. , With quiv
ering lips and tear-dimmed eyes he
set forth the story against which his
heart and sympathy had for days
been revolting. .f-
"I hated to testify against my own
flesh and kin," he murmured, as the
muscles of his throat pulsated, "but
my wife, my child and. the duty I
owe to my .city forced me to do
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The gasp that rose simultaneously
from the throats of those in the stuf
fy courtroom was strikingly audible
and for a moment the crowd held its
breath, while Paul Beattie continued:
Henry had told me that he want
ed me to stick by him, but I said to
him, 'this looks mighty black to me
and you've got me into a lot of trou
ble.' Henry then told me 'I wish to
God I had not done it, I would not
have done it for a million dollars,
but She never loved me, she only mar-
muf m. fnv mv mnnnw ' ' ' '
Henry M. Smith, Jr., one of the
lawyers for the defendant, rose from
bis seat, gazed hard at the witness
and in a loud voice confronted Paul
with the charge that at the coroner's
inquest he had not told the whole
truth as his oath required when he
omitted to make the statement con
cerning Henry '8 alleged confession to
him, . Paul looked appealing at the
counsel and, hardly able to repress
bis emotion, told how be bad not been
able to clear his mind at the inquest
when he collapsed or for some days
later and that he had only recently
been able to force himself to give
damaging evidence against his own
kinsman.
It was a late hour when this stage
of the trial was reached and adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morn
ing when cross examination will con
tinue. . In the meantime Henry C.
Beattie, Jr., was taken back to Rich
mond to permit of a conference there
with counsel. The prosecution let it
be known that it had practically fin
ished its case.
From early morning when a moth
er, Mrs. R. V. Owen, stifled her pride
and in a choking voice, almost whis
pered at times, told the jury the sor
did details of how Henry C. Beattie,
Jr. 's alleged physical ailment caused
his wife heartrending grief and hours
of anguish, the prisoner faced the
hardest strain thus far witnessed in
his fight for life.
Mrs. Owen testified to her daugh
ter's sadness , for some days before
the tragedy and to Beattie 's actions
on the fatal night The defense made
an unsuccessful, effort to have some
of her testimony ruled out. Her ap
pearance on the stand was a great
surprise' and regarded as a severe
blow to the defense. '
Through the testimony of the moth
er of the dead woman the prosecu
tion endeavored to define the motive
for the crime, the fear that news of
the alleged ailment might reach Henry
C. Beattie, Sr., and cause a rupture
between the son and father, upon
whom he depended. ;?
To reinforce its theory or tne mo
tive, the prosecution pnt on the stand
also Mrs. J. E. Binford, mother of
Beulah, "the girl in the ease," and
Henrietta Pitman, .her chum. Their
Ueatimpny ' brought to the surface ft
stonr oi ueame's lour years oi ac
quaintance with Beulah Binford, of
alleged numerous indiscretions, oi tne
birth and death of the child named
Henry Clay Binford,. and how, just
prior to the murder, this relationship
was carried on. ..-
Enough was told today of the. Bin
ford girl's connection with the ease,
in the opinion, of the prosecution, to
make it unnecessady for tne common
wealth to call Beulah to the stand.
Paul Beattie was asked: .
4 'When did yon first learn of .the
murderf" ' '"'',' '"s.W'--.
"Next morning." ; V'.' '
; "When after that did yon see Hen-
rvt" ': ..yf:y-iiVZ. ...V-1.
"That same day,' in the evening at
his bouse. -We stayed on the. front
Dorch. 'Paul.' he said, 'I want you
to go to the house of Mrs, Fisher, who
is Beulah Binford, and tell her that
if she ooena her mouth or says any
thing about this thing I'll kill her if
it takes ft hundred years to ao it.' l
delivered the message subsequently."
The witness told how he ' visited
Beulah Binford and gave her the mes
sage; how he walked with her from
her house, and aLe talked with him.
"Mi. uin. -1 bm-.kob nunrr i :iw
ueaine, jr, wui marry me sow,'
Paul eontiniuwl' ' i
Objection was made to this testi
mony and sustained by the court
Paul ftjtattia'a fctartlins- taatimAitv
came wnen rroeeeutor Wendenoorg
asked: ; -
"When did yon see Henry again!"
" un . rn&rmdiT nicbt at hu haiM
I said, 'Henry, this thing looks mighty
i tw wwu w uuu A
hadn't dona it X wouldn't have done
the thing for. ft .million dollars. I'd
Ilk J. frt knnw linw tluu. Amt m.-H,-
found out there Awe ft No. 6 shot in
mat gnu."-- -rt; .
" 'I want vonltnv atilr tv m '
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., said to me."
Paul Beattie Continued, "but I told
him I would tell the detectives all I
knew about it. AfW burins- TUnrv
I went home and later waa called on
the 'phone. It was Henry. HI asked
if I had been miminnnad hv tha
er and when I said no he chuckled.
American Ear Meeting.
Boston.' Massu Amr. 29. Tha thir
ty-fourth annual 7 meeting of the
American Rar AaanataHnn w.
ed in Huntington HaU, today, and
will continue throHigh Tomorrow and
Thursday, concluding with a. banquet
Thursday evaninirj l MniYV .minont
representatives o the Massachusetts
oar were present1 at tie opening, in
addition to some 400 Adavntaa
other parts of the eonntry.
President Edgar H. Farrar, of
New Orleans, called the gathering to
order and TJantAnant ftnvamnr PivWli-
ingham and Mayor Fitzgerald deliv
ered the greetings of the state of Mas
sachusetts and the city of Boston. In
his opening address President Farrar
reviewed the. most noteworthy chang
es in statute law in the several states
and by congress; daring the past year.
The initial session concluded with
the annual reports of the other offi
cers and the election of new mam.
bers. ' ' '' t '-i-.-i .:.
Tomorrow Vornlng i former Justice
Henry B. Brown of the Supreme
Court of the United States will lead
a paper on the "New Federal Judi
cial Code." ;
Tn thn avanino-' William Tt TTnrn.
blower of New York, will present an
address on .VAnta-Trust Legislation
and LitiratiftT?"'XifVrlara fnr tha an.
suing, year will be chosen at the ses
sion xnursaay morning.
Stringent Eules to Govern Boxing.
New York, Aug. 29. -The regula
tions drawn up by the newly organ
ized state boxing commission to gov
ern boxing contests in . New York
state went into 'effect today. The
rules are of the most stringest char
acter and are calculated to place the
port on a higher plane than it has
ever been before. Physical fitness of
the participants in boxing bouts is to
be insisted upon, betting is to be dis
couraged, liquors must not be sold in
places where contests ar in progress,
and care is to be exercised in the se
lection of club officials. Sunday ex-,
hibitions cannot be held under the
new rules, and no person .under eigh
teen years of age is to be allowed to
participate in any boxing contest, No
decisions are to be rendered except
in amateur tournaments held under
the rules of the Amateur . Athletic
Union. -
:' Came Home and Died.
Landis, N. C, August. 28. Mr.
Clinton M. Brown died here Saturday
evening. He was just finishing his sup
per when he was stricken with ap-
poplexy and died soon after. He was
an uncle of Mr. W. M. Brown, at
whose whom he was when stricken. He
leaves two sisters, Mrs; Patterson, of
Modresville, and Mrs. - Deaton, of
Landis. ' He was 9, years 11 months
and 26 days old, unmarried.! He left!
nome about rourieen years ago, ana
lived most of this time in Georgia;
he came back to, North Carolina to
his"' nephew's home, at Connelly
Springs. Last; Friday he- eame to
Landis, with his sister L. Hia original
home waft Mooresvjme, . v.
- ' Child Kicked It Colt .'.
The fifteen-months old child of Mr.
B. F. Bost, who lives at the C. C.
Caldwell place, on the Poplar Tent
road, was kicked by a pony last .Fri
day evening and badly hurt. The
child's' mother; was engaged.' in'; her
household duties when it wandered off
into the barn lot It was kicked in the
breast by the colt, .and every no on
one side was torn from the . chest
bone The little one's, life was at
first despaired of, but it is better now,
and will probably; recover. ,; '
A Great Tent Meeting. '& 1
Mr. Editort At-ft tent .meeting be
ginning Angust 13,. between the Pat
terson mill and Poplar Tent, , neat
Coddle Creek, we had a srreat: revival.
There were '98 people who professed
faith in Christ .and seven ief them
were from 63 to 6& years of age. The
meeting-was held by J. -K., Foster,
J, B. Hill and S.'H. McCall, laymen
of Fairview -ehurch.v.- The meeting
lasted for fifteen days-c "-r - ,
r. ONE WHO ATTENDED,
PERSONAL MEXTX0V.
Some ef ike People Here ft&d Else-
. where Who Come and Ge.
Mr. J. P. Cook baa gone to Raleigh
on business trip.
Mr. Masoa Goodman is visiting
mends In Salisbury.
Miss Mary Ramsenr is viaitinjr at
judge Montgomery's.
Mrs. R. L. Sibley, of Albemarle, is
visiting H. C. Calloway.
Mr. L. A. Brown is spending the
day in Salisbury on business.
Rev. J. W. Simpson has gone to
Koek Hill to visit bis father.
Miss Laura McGill Cannon is
riously ill with ptomaine poison.
Mr. A. Suther, of Greenville, S.
is visiting relatives in the city.
Mr. Luther Sappenfleld has return
ed from a ten days visit to Misen
heimer Springs-
Miss Helen Sumner, of Salisbury,
is visiting Misses Mary and Adele
Pemberton.
Mrs. George Little, of Raleigh, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. J. Hay
wood. ,
Little Miss Margaret Blair, of
Charlotte, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
P. Cook.
Mrs. J. C. Cook and Mrs. M. L.
Moore are spending the day in Salis
bury.
Mrs. J. F. Correll and children will
leave tomorrow to visit at Moores
ville and Eufola.
Miss Lucy Kerns1 has returned to
Salisbury, after visiting Miss Lola
Sappenfleld for several days.
Rev. J. D. Helms has returned to
his home in Charlotte, after visiting
friends in the city for several days.
Mr. A. D. Melton has returned from
Salisbury, where he has benn visiting
his daughter for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Haywood, Jr.,
and Miss Burton have returned from
a stay of some time at Blowing Rock.
Mrs. J. F. Gaither and two chil
dren, of Texas, who have been visit
ing Mrs. W. E. G. Robinson, have
gone to . Wilson to visit CoL J. F.
Bruton.
Miss Zelia Corriher, of China Grove,
will arrive tomorrow to attend the
Lafferty-Boger wedding. Miss Cor
riher will be the guest of Mrs. W. E.
G. Robinson.
Three Cotton Picking Machines in
Charlotte.
Charlotte Observer. '
Three Price-Campbell cotton-picking
machines have arrived in Char
lotte awaiting the arrival of Theo.
H. Price who will be here about
September 10 make a public dem
onstration of picking cotton by
his latest invention. The demonstra
tion which will be under the personal
supervision of Mr. Price will be giv
en on some farm yet to be selec
ted, but one convenient for as many
as possible to witness the event. It
is claimed that the new system is ft
practical success and several ma
chines are now in operation in Texas
under the direction of Mr. Price.
Stand
Between
You
and
High
Prices!
rr FATS TO TRADE AT
Fishers
, ON THE 8QTTAEE,
ffisbers
We
KAENAPOLIS VEWS.
Maniacs ef Popular Yonng People.
Mr. Simpson Preaches on Drottk.
Other Hews. '
Mr. John W. Stratford, and Miss,Pr00 known to be dead, many is.
Lola Thompson were, married Sunday
evening at 1 De nome 01 Mr. V. W.
Wnght on Oak atreet Rev. W. B.
Shinn performing the ceremony. The
bride 'is daughter of Mr. J. H.
Thompson, of Polkton, but has made
ber borne in Kannapolis for some
time and is very popular, having
mad many friends who rejoice at the
nappy union. Mr. Stratford is also
very popular and has scores of friends
here, all of whom are extending hear
ty congratulations.
Mr. C. E. Stratford, of Charlotte.
came up Sunday to see his brother
married.
Rev. J. Walter Simpson preached
very interesting sermon Snnday
morning, giving some lessons from
the drouth and quoted many passages
from Scripture proving that the Lord
brings on the drouth on account of
the people forgetting Him.
- The ice cream supper, given by the
band Saturday night, had to be mov
ed into the Y. M. C. A. on account of
heavy shower of rain which drove
all to shelter. The supper was a suc
cess, as there were about 500 people
present, and all enjoyed themselves.
Xhe Y. M. C. A. ball team played
a game Saturday evening with the
Gibson mill team and won by the
score of 7 to 5. The game was play
ed on the Gibson mill diamond.
The Cannon Sluggers also won a
game Saturday evening off the Cabar
rus mill team on the tetter's dia
mond. Score 13 to 2.
The Men's Bible Class, Sunday ev
ening, was well attended and had two
or three new members.
There will be a moving picture
show in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium
Tuesday irght, as usual. These are
always well attended, as the selec
tion of films are always first class
subjects. N H.
Kannapolis, Aug. 28, 1911.
Rev. C. C. Bernhardt, who is now
connected with Oklahoma Wesleyan
College, writes us: "While I am far
away, The Times serves as a binding
link. Cannot do without it."
Tailoring Opening
For Men and
Young Men
Wednesday and
August 30th and 31st
We request your presence at the exhibit oi , " 7 : . ;
SMITH, GRAY & COMPANY'S "!
Dislapy of FALL AND WINTER MODELS to be held In
Our Clothing Department
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, V 4
August 30th and Slit. -
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There will be displayed every New Model shown on Fifth
AvenueNew York, and the Fabric will comprehend the
entire range of good taste. Mr. Spater, the Special Expert,
; rcpresenUtive of Smith, Cray Co., will be present and wiU
assist in the display. . t -, ' ' ! .
LET US
. l. pLnis aca;
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THE HOME OF GOOD MERCHANDISE. ,
DEATH Z3f .
Serea Persons Give vy Their L(ws
at Chariest. -
Charleston, a C, Ant 2S.Sevesi
jured and property damage of more .
was fiuw seems to be the son)
total of the damage wrought by the
terrific storm which atraek Charles-
ton Sunday afternoon, isolstinr that
city from the rest of the world. "
Great relief was felt when it was
leaned late today that the people av
Sullivan's Island were all safe, hav-'
ing been taken off bv the farrrhnat '
Lawrence, which tied up over night
at the Mt Pleasant wharf. - " :
The harbor is filled with wreckage ; .
of small boats, schooners and Isaneb-
es, many piers are washed away along
the waterfront, and in the city the
streets are strewn with fallen trees.
roofs, fences and other debris. Among
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the customs house, postoi&M, ' St
Michael's church and the . Wehkon '
fertilizer mills, which were practical-''
ly ruined. The street ear, .electric' '
light, telephone and firs alarm sys
tems are entirely out of .commission. :
All trains tonight are' lea vino- the "-
city for the old depot, the new sta
tion being entirely under' water.
The tide was something- over eisfat
feet during the storm 3 1-8 short of
me recora, ioi. l&nsidereble dam
age was done by water in low sections '
of the city, necessitating many people
being removed from their houses. The '
waters have caused washouts on the :
approaches tot he union station, pre
venting the use of this depot. The
Southern railway announced that for
the next two days all of its trains will
be handled from the old terminus on
Line street, and it is likely that the
Atlantic Coast Line will use the same
depot. ' -
Great damage is feared for the rice
and sea island cotton industries by
the rise of the tide. Heavy damage
was done to these crops in the storm
of last October and another severe
blow might prove much of ft death'
blow to both industries. ' ." - ; '
The fertilizer mills also were dam-,
aged badly. ... r . ,.,
In the city, the damage is largely
in the unroofing of houses, blowing
down of fences, etc. 1 ' 1 '
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