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7 7 . , 7 THE oqmmo: ALTH A Family Newspaper: For the Promotion of the Political, Social Agricultural and Commercial Interests of the People volume xxxra. TWICE-A-WEEK SCOTLAND NECK, N 0., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916. READ IT FIRST IN THIS PAPER NUMBER 46. CASUALTIES TO DATE NEARLY 100 PERSONS Angry Waters of Rivers Continue to Yield Up Dead Bodies. Damage is Appaling. RAILROADS GREAT LOSERS Automobile Mail Service to be Put into Effect by the Government. Additional Bodies are Found in Flood Waters Additional bodies found today in widely separated districts of North Carolina brought the num ber of deaths from the recent floods up to approximately 90 with six persons missing and be lieved to be dead. Seven of the flood victims were drowned at Ronda, near Wilkes boro in the overflow of the Yad kin river. They were in two ouses cast ashore at Ronda af ter having been washed 15 miles from the point where they ori ginally stood. The other deaths occurred in the Bat Cave and Chimney Bock section southeast of Asheville, where the Rocky Broad river raged through a narrow valley Sunday carrying everything be fore it, and near Belmont, on the Catawba river. News is coming in slowly from the Yadkin river valley, as well as from the other parts of west ern North Carolina known to have suffered from the high wa ers, and it is feared the number of deaths will be materially in creased when full reports can be had. The crest of the flood has been passed in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia, leaving in its wake demoralized railroad and wire communication, and armies of repair men are working in an effort to restore normal condi tions. Many bridges and miles of roadway must be replaced. must pass before a complete audit of flood damage in the mountain countiy from here to Asheville can be made. And when the totals are reached the chief damage, the major suffering, is going to be found, not to cotton mills and other industrial plants, but with the plain people, the farmers, mer chants and all who owned land or busi ness property along the mountain streams. ' The Southern, of course, and indus trial plants have suffered heavily, but the people are proportionately greater sufferers. Instance after instance could be recited where the loss is absolute. The land is in such shape that its prep aration for a new crop is said to be im possible at this late season. The con dition is all the more unfortunate be cause drought had curtailed crops on the high lands. Those losses are not confined to the Cawtaba. Every stream was a party to the rampage. Branches that ordinarily would afford fine wad ing for children were swollen to the proportion of rivers. And everywhere the water backed into the lowlands, drowning out vegetation and leaving behind mud and the debris of the coun try-side. "Clearing our fields is going to bo great problem" a farmer across the Cawtaba told me yesterday. Today several people are leaving Statesville in hopes of working through to Asheville. Among these is young Lipe, whose father met death in the flood waters at Asheville Sunday. De spite railway reports, it is quite evi dent that several days will elapse be fore the Southern will be able to work out transfer arrangements. When the writer crossed the Catawba late yesterday nothing had been done. no workmen were at the river and no start made toward inaugurating a fern service. Telegraph linemen were mak ing a bold attempt to throw a wire across the Catawba, which at this point has cut a new channel and formed, in effect, two separate streams. A narrow strip cf land, the old bank of the river, stands between. The new channel has put a new river here about the size of the old in normal times. This is going to cause extra construction difficulties, it would appear. We walked up the right-of-way for probably a mile after crossing the river before turning to the dirt road. For this distance all the Southern has left its right-of-way. On up the track toward btatesviue we could hear a work engine and it was said 200 men were at work on the track. Over across the Catawba nothing had been done as far down as Morganton BANDITS ATTACK TRAIN; THEY ARE BEATEN OFF Attack Occured Near Santo YsabeL According to Trevino's Report Chihuahua City Mex., July 19. A band of Villa bandits attacked a train on the Mexico Northwestern near Santa Ysabol about 50 miles west of here yes terday according to a report to General Trevino today. The bandits were beat en off and eight of them were brought here today for trial by court martial. The prisoners wiio said they were members of a small band commanded by Martin Lopez, a notorious Villa lieu tenant, asserted they had been cut off from the main Villa armv after the recent fight of Jiminez and were onl their way to the Big Bend district of Texas. After the Jiminez engagement they said, they made their way into thn Provideneia valley, west of here where they remained in hiding several days, finally being forced by hunger to at tack the train, which they did not ex pect to carry a military escort. A loosened rail brought the train to a stop, but before the outlaws could board it the guard detrained and at tacked. The bandits fled southward a- foot, leaving horses, prisoners and sev eral dead. Government troops suffer ed no casualties. The prisoners said if thev had been successful they would not have attempt ed to rejoin the army along the Duran goborder, but planned to cross the lino of the Mexican Central and start to ward Ojinaga. Reports of General Trevino today from Colonel Rojas at Ojinaga, said that he had completed the disposition of his troops to repel the reported ad vance of a band of 200 Villa followers upon the American border in that vicin ity. He said that his scouts had not determined the exact location of the band, but added that he had informa tion that the outlaws have connection in the United States from whom they expect to obtain what supplies an 1 ammunition they nect!. Reports from the south were meager, but indicated that the campaign against the main Villa band along the Rio Florido, under General Matias Ramos, is progressing favorably. Six Carranza Troops Killed El Paso, Tex., July 19. Sit govern ment soldiers were killed in the Villista, attack upon a Carranzista supply train at Palomas, Chihuahua, on Monday, ac cording to private dispatches here to day. The dispatches conflicted with previous reports from Chihuahua City, which indicated that the attack took GERMANS PAIL TO CHECK THE ALLIED DRIVE French in the West and Russians the East Still Hammer ing Teuton Lines in RUSSIANS DRIVE TEUTONS IN ON THE EASTERN FRCN1" CARPATHIANS ARE CROSSED Cossacks are Reported .: in the Mountain Passes, Ready to Make Plunge London, July 20. The French forces of General Foch today cut a great gash in the German front south of the Som me on a front of seven miles. Tonight their lines have reached the river at one point, while in a late afternoon at, ttempt delivered along the front of two and one-half miles from Estrees to Ver- mandovillers the important height which bears the name of the latter piace was carried, logetncr witn tne German first lino trenches, along the en tire front of the attack. Winston-Salem, July 19. At least seve.i persons ha've lost their lives dur ing the recent flood in the Wilkesboro section, according to a party driving here late this afternoon who has been marooned at Ronda since last Saturday. Four of the victime who were found near Ronda late Monday evening have been identified as a Mr. Caudles, his wife and two children. Three other bodies were found, but as yet have not been identified, they are those of a man, woman an aged woman. The Cat. dies lived on Reddies river near North Wil kesboro. They were found in an old cabin which had drifted down the stream become stranded just above Honda. The other three bodies were likewise found in a demolished cabin but in another section. It is presumed that they lived on one of the small streams that run into the Yadkin be tween North Wilkesboro and Ronda as no one is said to be reported missing in the sections between these two towns. Kills at Kannapolis Forced to Close Down. Kannapolis, July 19. Several hun dred people are out of work here today, and will probably continue so for sev eral days as a result of the closing down of the Cabarrus, and Cannon mills Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, owing to in ability to secure power. Managers of the mills are unable to say when they will be ready to begin operating again. During the heavy storm which cen tered in and around Kannapolis yester day evening, one of the Southern Pow er company's lines burned in two over the lot of C. C. Stonestreet, and knock ed one boy nnconcious, killed two hogs. jind tne cow belonging to Mr. Stone street. Automobile Mail Line Will be Estab lished in Flooded District Washington, July 19. At a request of Senator Overman the postoffiee de partment late this afternoon authoriz ed the establishment of an automobile mail service between Asheville and Hendersonville to handle all mail mat- nn to last nicht. There were onlv I " 1 J. few section workers in the territory P'ace -r"- , ... . j. i Other reports reaching here said tnnt and thev were without equipment to 1 , . . i p. nan l oi aioui .wuviirans, uunn .mv.i- ti'Avl- x-i Vi Poocon rrara mi Til a rftrin n ui r t itiii i aoo ugvio v i i wi i . . , . 4 . v . , ! . .. , aA o as Hernandez, also is operating in nm train No 21 asked that it be backed ' n, ,, o j. tt- i v. vicinity of Palomas, which is about .t x e i.i 1 f rlii;iiiioliiin -i,i HI11CT SiUUlItv. CBl Ul vjiuiiuaiiucv xj, . . were told the tracks would not support it. And yet this is the only link from the Catawba on to Bridgewater where the rails lay intact. The work engine would not attempt to pass from New ton to the Catawba yesterday. So trans ferring passengers from link to link is yet a matter of days. The whole section appears to be stu pefied. Farmers stood on the banks of the Catawba and looked upon the mud dy water. Only one anticipated that peojile would want to cross, and his in dustrv in constructing a boat was well rewarded. The Western Union line men paid him $5 an hour for four hours then hi brought our party across. John Michaux, Greensboro's handsome city clerk, says he never again wants to take passage in such a freaky craft, lie had felt some desire to ride a sub- about 15 miles east of Santa Ysabel. SIX ARE KILLED WHEN A NEGRO RUNS AMUCK Chicago, July 18. Henry J. Mcln tyre, a crazed negro, believing himself a prophet who must die to carry "a message to the Almighty," became vio lent here today, and the result of his frenzy was a casualty list of six dead and three injured. The negro and his wife were killed but only after more than a hundred police had besieged his residence for more than three nours and had been forced to resort to dyna mite and lire to end the tattle. In simultaneous attacks north of the Somnie the French pushed forward the Herbecourt-Mamelon line to the very brink of the stream. Still fur ther to the northward on the front held by the British, General Haig struck steady blow north of the Bazentin Longueval front, the English troops driving through the German line for more than one-half mile. The gains today were equaled only by those of the first day's Fieardy bat tle. In the course of only a few hours 2,900 Germans were taken prisoners. Several batallions have been practi cally wiped out, while for the twenty days of the offensive the German casu alties in killed and wounded alone arc estimated at more than 150,000. Of prisoners the French anr Britisi hold more than 30,000. - On tiro Britisk BfeikOr. eSfiecuwly tw- lent lighting is being waged tonight in the Delville wood and among the ruins of Longueval. The British steadily re gained the ground lost at these points, General Haig wires, while the German war cffice lends its official confirmation to this statement. The French this morning launched their first attacks simultaneously on both sides of the Somme. North of the river they drove forward on the Her-becourt-Masclon front, while south of the river they launched an extensive attack on the line stretching from Bar le'ux to Soyecourt. The Germans at first succeeded in holding their own, the statement indi cates, but later the tide turned to the French and they made decided g".ns Then late in the afternoon came their drive on the front from Estreas to Ver mandovillci "s, where the entire first syr. tem of defenses was earrid. Czar '8 Forces Driving Invaders Across Carpathians Naval Fight Hinted. London, July 20. A resumption of the Russian offensive from Riga to the southwest of Lutzk in Volhynia is re ported today in dispatches from the eastern front. Tli!i fight for Kovel is being contin ued with increased violence, according to unofficial dispatches from j-'etrograd and Rome. Berlin reports a successful assault against the front in the bend of the Stokhod north of Sokul. The re pulse of heavy Russian attacks in the district of Skrobowander is also claim ed. In the meantime the Russian cavalry led by cossacks continue their advance in the Carpathian mountains northwest of Kimpolung. The newspaper Dagens Nyheder of Copenhagen hints that a naval battle has been fought in the Baltic between the Swedish Islands Landsort and Got ska Sando. The paper states that during the whole night violent cannonading was heard and it is supposed that the Rus sians repulsed the German warships as the firing was audible in a more south: erly direction toward eleven o'clock tin' next morning. Firing was also heard near Sunds wall, nearly three hundred miles from Landsort. SECOND STORY MEN WORK ARISTOCRATIC HOSTELRY Quests of Durham Inn Relieved of $200 in Valuables. Durham, July 18. Second Story men entered the Afton Inn, one of the city's most aristocratic hotels, before day this morning and emptied the trouser pockets of the sleeping guests. Over $200 was secured in money and several gold watches, stick pins, cuff links and other valuables taken. The Afton Inn is located almost in the heart of th; city on Roxboro street. Chief of Police Pendergrass was no tified of the robbery by Mrs. M. R Vickers, proprietor of the inn, and has been working on the case single-hand ed todav without results. None of ths police sergeants, patrolmen nor coun ty officers were told of the affair until it became noised on the streets this afternoon. The victims were residents of Phila delphia, and were brought here by Mr. S. Carr, Jr., to remodel General J S. Carr's Dillard street mansion. Ap proximately $25,000 worth of work is being done on the Carr home. tary and he kept the minutes of the eoiiference correctly. Among the visitors present were the following: Dr. L. S. Massey, with Ra leigh Christian Advocate; Prof. W. W. Peele, Trinity College; Rev. Z. T. Lidd ell, Evangelist; Prof. F. S. Bennett, of Greensboro College for Women; Mr. Ivey Allen, Louisburg College; Dr. S. E. Mercer, Carolina College; Rev. J. E. Underwood, Presiding Elder of the Ra leigh District; Rev. C. A. Jones, pasto." of the Granville Circuit; Rev. M. Brad- shaw, pastor Edenton St. Church, of Raleigh; Rev. A. S. Barnes, Supt., of the Orphanage; Rev. R. H. Willis, pas tor Oxford Charge; and Rer. R. F. Taylor, of Raleigh. The preaching during the conference was done by Rev. E. H. Davis, Thurs day night; Rev. E. T. Liddell, Friday morning; Rev. W. W. Peele, Friday evening and Saturday morning by It. C. Beaman. The sermons were of high order and thoroughly enjoyed by large audiences at every service. By a vote of 50 to 5 the conference voted to sell the district parsonage at Littleton and change the location to Weldon. The reports of the preachers and de legates showed the work of the dis trict to be in good condition and pro gress being made along the various l:nes of ohureh work. There was a full attendance oi preacher", and & pretty good represen tation of laymen. All spoke highly of the entertainment given them by th people of Macon and community. Din ner was served on the ground Friday nd Saturday. Delegates to the annual conference were elected as follows: E. B. Stal- lings, Dr. M. Bolton. W. T. Shaw, and T. Flythe. Alternates, W. H. New ell, C. G. Moore, J. C. Hardy and S. B. Holloway. Mr. J. C. Hardy was re-elected lay leader. The Conference decided to meet next ear at Enfield. CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENTS NOT YET GIVEN Committee Still Considering the Plans and Estimates. May Decide Soon. MR. LOVING IS STILL HERB MISS ALBBKTSON EH'i'JiltTAlBO. Miss Bertha Albertson was hostess to marine, but even this ambition is dead the Kill Kare Klub Wednesday evening now. Mr. Michaux did not learn it be- t her home near town. The guests fore leaving here last night for Greens- were met at the door by Mrs. Albert ,nm hut after brinffine him over the Unn and admitted after which Misses lone boatman refused to make another Jeanette White and Mary Lamb serv trip, declaring the suction in mid-cur- ed punch. Tables were arranged for rent came near capsizing his boat on cards and at the close of the game jvirs the last. At that time the river was Charles Smith was found to have made i isiiu' acain, but this morning it is sub- the high score. Following this a deli siding. cious salad course was served Statesville looks normal and is suf fering now only from loss of train con nection. Service to Salisbury is in effect also to Charlotte. On board the Tay lorsville train this morning are several people who are trying to work across Wilkesboro section. Q wMnl rpnresent.ative of and investigators returning yesterdav t1 1111)11 L 1 1 V 111 1- . j . . . I . . . . l . - 1 tVio T)mlv News. Correspondent oi Mrs. A. McDowell and daughter. I Miss Annie, left yesterday lor iew York City, where they will meet Mr. McDowell. RUSSIANS NOW DROP IOMBS BIG AS 42S. Petiograd, July 20. A new system of air tactics has been woiked out for Russian big aeroplanes. T1k giant Ilya Murmometz, the aeroplane in question has at last come into its ovn. As a result of an imp'ovement in phototechnique, the airmei. even when travelling at full speed, can drop bombs with smazinir accuracy. This solves the problem of bombing trenches. Man ned by four men, the Ilya Murmomet- zes can carry bombs neary as heavy and deadly as the Krupp 4,: centimetre mortars can shoot. They drop these bombs, it is claimed mor accurately than the Krupp guns, and they are u finitely more mobile. Hii spout of flame can be seen rising fom the ene my's lines, and the explwior are so terrific that when the eneny turn, lies are close Russians have tc crouch and stop their ears against tie effect of concussion. DR. WHITEHEAD HONORED. Halifax Man Elected Honorary Mem ber N. C. Dental Association at Recent Meeting. The many friends of Dr. Cliff White head, who some years ago retired from the practice of Dentistry, will be pleas ed to note that he has been elected an honorary member of the North Caro lina Dental Association for life. The convention was recently in session at Burlington and Dr. Whitehead was ap prised of the action taken a few days aeo. He is one of the county's best citizens. BOY'S BODY SEEN WEDNESDAY FLOATIN DOWN THE YADKIN Hieb Point. July 19. A member of the crew of the Southern train No. ?fi which passed here about 1 o'clock this afternoon, stated that in crossing the Yadkin river this side of Salisbury to day, persons on the train saw the body of a boy floating down the stream. Th little fellow, according to the infor mant, had on knee pants, and was clear ly recognizable as a white boy as it swirled along through the muddy waters. Representative of Atlanta Con cern is Giving Citizens Much Good Information. Messrs. T. B. Wheeler, Henry Clark and J. E. Bowers, members of the om- mittee appointed by the mayor t.- the contract for waterworks, seweraj and paved streets had not let a coa tract up to this afternoon. They ar seriously considering the estimates fur nished by Mr. Loving and other erj.i neers. Mr. Loving is still in the citr, giving definite information. DANCE TONIGHT. The young folks of the town will have a dance at the Mayor's office to night. Music will be furnished by th Iledgepcth band. OAK CITY ITEMS. Miss Dare Daniel is spending a short time in Robersonville. Miss Helen Everett lias returned to Robersonville. Miss Clarice Cartwright is spending few weeks at Cartwright 's Wharf, Va. Miss Mary Hines returned from Cary Tuesday. Miss Helen Council of Hamilton was in town a short while Tnesdav. Messrs. Jim Council, Herman Rawls. Jim Rawls and Misses Jefferson House and Beatrice Daniel met with an acci dent Sunday evening which m:g:it have been a very serious one, but for the good management when the steering gear of their automobile became loos ened and threw the car into the ditch. throwing the occupants out. No one hurt except a few slight bruise. Mrs. I. S. Bowen has returned to her home in Burgaw. Miss Alma House has returned to Stokes. Miss Chloe Bennett and little Miss Casper were in town Tuesday. The Williamston ball team player Oak City Tuesday. The score was to 2 in favor of Oak City. WANTS TO TEACH BAND HERB. The Commonwealth has received a letter from Prof. Artlhir Whitley of Mount Olive relative to the formatioa of a band here. Prof. Whitley is a musician of note and has been teaching bands in this State for 2." years. Any interested parties may have the letter by calling at the office. THE FOUR TABLE CLUB. The Four Table Club was delightful ly entertained on Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock by Miss Maud Leggett in honor of her sisters, Mrs. Henry J. Rawl of South Carolina and Mrs. Walter S. White of Edenton. Af ter four games of bridge had been play ed, a delicious salad course was scrydl by the hostess, assisted by Misses Vir ginia and Agnes White of Edenton. The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by the following guests: Mcsdames. T. D. Kitchin, C II. McDowell, R. II. Gray, C. B. Riddiek, J. E. Bowers, Ray Boyettc, II. J. Rawl, E. W. Hall, J. B. Flangher, Joe Cotton, Misses Bessie Gray, Mary White, Susie Hill, Jennia Leggett, Mrs. W. S. White. ACH, LOUIS! "I'm afraid these Louis XX. heels are much too high for me. Perhaps you have lower ones say about Louis X. would do, I think." London Opinion. WENT TO INSPECT WORK. Greensboro News. Three Children Lost in in Landslide Alexander. Taylorsvillo, July 19 Three chil dren were killed in Alexander county, eight miles from here, in a landslide Saturday night. All were children of Lonas Russell, a well-to-do farmer. Re ports are current here of other loss of ter between these two points until the j j.fe fin(1 tremeni0us property damage in Alexander, Ashe, Wilkes and Yad kin, but nothing definite has come out of these stricken sections. Parties are organizing now to try to get across to Wilkesboro, 20 miles across the moun- o5r, nnri tliToiiirh a. county a Ford will not attempt to negotiate. Flood Casualties Now Stand a Eighty Three. Asheville. July 20. The list of i 1.1... m Kiirwlnv's flood in five Southeastern States, which has been onstantly growing, stood at M today railroads are able to resume train ser vice. Senator Overman and Represen- j tntive Page are getting requests from all over that section of the State which was hit by the flood last week for the establishment of some kind of mail ser vice. It is understood that the department mntemplates putting in automobile and hack schedules between all points where the railroads are unable to oper ate trains and before the end of the wrek probably every section of the State will be furnished with some kind of a mail service. Stateaville, July 19 Days and weeks from the isolated mountain hamlets brought reports that raised the death ' total from yesterday's 37. The property loss has also been heavy great damage having been done the railroads, industrial plants and agri cultural interests. This has been con fined to a great extent to the Caro lina's, but adjacent portions of Ten' nessee, Virginia, and West Virginia have also suffered. Effort are being continued today by the local relief committees to care for the flood sufferers and the work is be ing rushed, although it will be at least a week before railroad traffic will be normal. Ten dead and great property los near Alta Pass, North Carolina, is the report brought here today. That town is at the top of the mountains bet ween Marion and Johnson City on the C. C. & O. Railway. The railroad has DUPLIN CITIZENS ARE HALED INTO COURT ATTEMPT TO BURN APARTMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE ABE SLEEPING Salisburv July 13. An attempt to burn an apartment in whim Mrs. Geo. Poole and two yoing daughters were sleeping, this morning al 3 o'clock, proved unsuccesstd became the blaze was discovered etrly by a man passing near the house o his way to the depot. A quantity of oil saturated waste in a box had been jlaced at the front door and lighted. Tlis door was the only means of exit From the apartment hich is upstai over a business block. The fire was jstinguished before it had burned th6ugh the door. Arrested and Fined For Allowing Their Stock to Run at Large. Warsaw, July 19. Nino Duplin county citizens, all from Smith 's town ship, were tried before Justice J. H. Fonveille Tuesday for allowing their stock to run at large. They were found to be guilty, and were fined from one to five dollars each, the costs be ing equally divided. Each promised to keep his stock shut up hereafter. Mr. W. B. Aycocke caught a fine chub fish, weighing seven and a half pounds, in a pond a few miles from town Tuesday afternoon. MISSES NDORE ENTERTAIN. Misses Evaind Willie Moore enter tained a mincer of their friends last evening at tfeir home in Greenwood complimenta to their guest, miss Willie Moorj of Kinston. TETANUS OR LOCKJAW IN ANI MALS. Tetanus is prevalent in many coun tries, though it is more common in the .. . T 4 1. t .i t-iiI 1 n warmer climates, in m" , where there is little freezing weather and the ground is seldom covered with snow, the Veterniary Division of the Station has found the trouble at all seasons of the year. The frozen or snow-covered ground prevents infec tion with the specific, tetanus organism of many foot wounds. Man and nearly all classes of animals are subject to this disease, but by far the greatest number of cases are seen in horses. The cause of the trouble, as above stated, is a specific tetanus organism which is as necessary for the produc tion of the disease at lightning is to produce thunder. While due to a ger-n the disease is not contagious nor eoni municable from animal to animal or from animal to man. The germ is introduced into the body in nearly all cases through wounds. In the horse a very large per cent of these wounds are nail wounds of the foot. Many of them are thought to be too insignificant to treat, and some are not Local Gentlemen Visit Ayden to Pass On the Water and Sewer System. Messrs. T. B. Wheeler, J. E. Bowers, Henry Clark, N. A. Riddiek and other went to Ayden last Tuesday to inspect the new waterworks and sewer sys tem, recently installed there by the J. B. MeCrary Co., of Atlanta, Ga., who are figuring with Cue committee here with a view of landing the eont.r.'.ct for the municipal improvements. With the above named gentlemen was Mr. Harry W. Loving of Charlotte, repre senting the MeCrary people, who is here for several days submitting esti mates and data. The committee is un derstood to be well pleased with the quality of the work put down by the Atlanta concern. INFANTILE PARALYSIS CASES ARE INCREASING DAILY THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE. List of Baby Sufferers Rapidly Ap proaching Three Thousand Figure. New York, July 20. The epidemic of infantile paralysis robbed the city of 31 more babies today. To the number of those who lie still and helpless ow beds of suffering was added 119 more little ones. Tonight the grand total since th epidemic stands at 187 deaths and 2, 446 cases. Mr. E. B. .losey has returned to his home at Wilmington after a visit here. The Annual Session Held at Macon Large Attendance. (by J. C. Hardy.) The 36th, session of the Warrenton Conference, met with the M. E. Church South, at Macon, Thursday . afternoon, July 13th, at 3:00 o'clock, and closed Hoiirilmr. the 15th. Rev. J. D. Bundy, Presiding Elder, was present and pre- i age, 4 An ounce or prc cm.un i., even observed at all or cannot foe found. If the organism has been introduced through such a wound into a good place for development within one or two weeks, usually symptoms of tetanus will begin to appear. It seldom devel ops from a large, open wound. disease result from a continuous spasm j or contraction of the museles of the bodv. The contraction of the muscles ImH to difficult opening of the mouth, with often a complete closure, or " lock wounds, especially of the foot, should jaw." This, of course, rendars chew ing and swallowing impossible. Few diseases exemplify the old ad Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pittman and Mrs. Noah Biggs left this morning for Buffalo Springs. with rine persons missing. Most of the deaths were in Western Nortn Cac!m j -t;u anr! vnt. the rmsinc?s a pound or curr. xnc imw.-.i -...- been practically demolished in many JU ,.,f tM . fc- nuwin in a business be accomplished in two ways; ,f a .'l places. Estimates of the property dam- Miss aaras ... . ... " . " I exposed wound, it can be gi 1 . . -vt -, ?n . Lnminif foiiWeldoa after a visit to like way. expostu , are at Marsnau, in. i" v-, - --.-j . friends aadrelatives fcere nnn Rev. R. W, Bailey was elected Seere-j eient antieeptie giren treatment, as I, i ..1 .i- ... receive, come smaii, m-i-p wui.- can not be thoroughly disinfected; hence it is then necessary to use a specific pre ventive serum, known as "tetanus an titoxin." While Fome rases recover, many die. ef jand there is no known specific cure, at all j there is no epeeifie prevention.
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