tSqr wmitfrfirlu 3Hrral&. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cents VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903. NO. 14. COTTON MILLS DESTROYED. Terrible Flood Sweeps Every, thing Before It. Awful Destruction of Property and Loss of Life on the Pacolet Riv er In South Carolina-Cotton Mills Destroyed and Op eratives Drowned. The following from the Char lotte Observer tells the awful story of the awful floods near Spartanburg, South Carolina, last Saturday morning: As a result of the heavy rains six cotton mills?the Clifton Mills Nos. 1, 2 and 3, the Ulen dale Mill and the Pacolet Mills Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (the Pacolet Mills Nos. 1 and 2 are one plant) have been swept away. The Southern Railway bridges near Spartanburg, S. C., have been destroyed and three other bridges are badly damaged; there are washouts at a dozen places along the main line in the Piedmont section, and at Lan drum, S. C., 18 miles of track are submerged and partially ruined. The sudden and unexpected rise in the Pacolet river was the direct cause of most of the disas ter. On this stream are located the Clifton and Pacolet mills, the Ulendale Mills being on Lawson's Fork. All the plants are within a radius of seven miles of Spar tanbunr. For 36 hours prior to Satur day morning the Pacolet river had shown the effect of the con tinuous rains, but the river, swoolen as it was, did not cause any apprehension Friday night. The mills were, ou an average, about ten feet above water level; they had stood the test of many freshets and were thought to be safe against any torrent. Hut if all accounts are to be believed, there was a veritable cloudburst Saturday morning at about 6 o'clock, and the river rose, visibly, higher and higher. In two hours, it is declared, the river rose 50 feet, making it 00 feet higher than the usual water level. Kefore this fierce tide the mills went like straw. The first to go were the Pacolet Mills Nos. 1 aud 2, a plant that is near Pacolet station, on the Columbus & Asheville branch of the Southern Railway. Half a mile down the river stood the Pacolet Mill No. 3, a smaller mill than Nos. 1 and 2, and that, also, was torn to wreckage and carried away in the stream.. Of the Clifton .Mills No. 1 was first destroyed, and was soon followed by No. 3 Clifton No. 3, the largest of the mills that were lost, was situat ed at Converse station, six miles north of Spartanburg, on the Southern Railway. The mill stood 200 yards above the trestle. For an hour it resolutely withstood the mad onslaught of water, and then gave way, gradually, throwing into the current large pieces of timber that seriously injured and threatened to destroy the big trestle at Converse station. The steel bridge over Lawson's Fork on the Pacolet river near Spartanburg has gone. It was one span and was 350 feet long, including the approaches. The bridge over the Middle Tiger river, between Duncan and Wellford, is destroyed. It was three spans and 142 feet long. The bridge over North Tiger river cannot be used. It is dam aged, though the full extent of the injury cannot be ascertained yet. The big bridge over the l'aco let river, six or seven miles this side of Spartanburg, is said by railway officials to be very un safe. It is still standing against the tierce tide, but is badly dam aged and is in a very serious con dition. The bridge over the Pacolet river is 107 feet high, one of the highest bridges on the Southern system. It is 342 feet long and made of steel. The Pacolet Mills had 156,000 spindles; the Clifton Mills, 112, 000; the Dew Glendale 30,000 spindles, making a total of 300, 000 spindles ana a total of near ly 8,000 looms, according to the J estimates made by Capt. J. H. Sloan and other well-know cot ton mill men who were seen by an Observer reporter last night. This estimate makes the mills worth over $0,000,000. ( Spartanburg, S. C., June 8.? ( Fifty-eight is the death recoru | to-night. Three bodies were re covered this afternoon along the river bank under the sands ' and debris. Besides the known . dead, from 10 to 15 operatives are unaccounted for. The material losses aggregate ' between $-1,000,000 and $4,500,- ' 000, which includes the estimates ' on everything known to have felt ' the effects of the floods. Funds for the relief of destitute i and homeless are coming in from < all parts of the country, insur- < ance companies, wholesale con- i cerns and fraternal orders re- 1 spondiug by wire. President i Twitchell has received $3,000 from business houses North. The grand total of contribu tions to storm sufferers at the j Clifton mills and the Pacolet up to 10:30 p. m. was $10,108.24. MR. BAILEY'S HOME BURNED. I Midnight Fire at Kenly Causes a Loss of $3,000?Insurance $1,700. Kenly, M. C., June 10?Our townsman Mr. VV. T. Bailey sustained a very serious loss on m the night of the 8th Inst, in the j complete destruction by fire ofi his handsome residence on Alford Avenue. The fire originated in milk house attached to back of i dwelling and is supposed to have been caused by rats igniting matches, possibly in bundle of carpet in closet attached. Bis loss is estimated at $8,000 with $1,700 insurance. Our people made a generous response to the alarm of tire and by good work managed to save a portion of his furniture. The most serious part of the accident at one time was, that one of the children in the excitement had been left in one of the rooms asleep and no one knew it, as it had been stated that all were out of the house, until cries from the little one was heard. By this time the room was enveloped in smoke with the flames approaching very near. But thanks to the heroic efforts of Mr. H. F. Edgerton and J. VV. Harden the little one was saved. By the time Mr. Edger ton reached the child he had ceased crying on account of suf focation by the dense smoke. -Mr. Edgerton was almost overcome by the smoke himself and but for the assistance of Mr. Harden they both might have been lost. Therefore we were reminded of the fact that under all trials and afflictions there is cause for thanksgiving. "it might have been worse." FOUR OAKS NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams, of this place, are attending the com mencement exercises at Trinity | College this week. The musical entertainment ; given at the home of Mr. and i Mrs. Chas. Grady Saturday even ing, in honor of Miss Kate Casey, who was visiting there, was high-1 | ly enjoyed by all. Sunday morning we were visit ed by the heaviest rain this place has ever witnessed. It was al most a cloud burst. The fields are washed in gullies and the crops are washed completely off of acres of land. Well, Dame Rutaor missed the mark when she said that Mr. D. H. Sanders was to be married 1 Sunday, May 31st, but after keeping his anxious friends in suspense for so long, he drove in Sunday evening from Mr. John Lassiter's with bis accomplished daughter. Miss Lowie, as his bride. The knot was tied at ten o'clock Sunday morning. We wish them a long and happy married life. M. STATE NEWS NOTES. short Items of Interest Clip ped and Culled From Our Exchanges. Rowan county has sold #25, )00 of bonds authorized by act1 if the last Legislature. They < irought 10-tJs. B. F. Covington, a prominent 1 jitizen of Anson county, shot and 1 iilled himself Sunday. His mind aas been impaired for some time. ' Out of a total of 107 who , stood the examination before the North Carolina Medical i board, held at Hot Springs last week, 70 passed. A bridge spanning Sandy Creek in Franklinsville township, Ran dolph county, gave way Thurs day and two hacks and ten per sons were precipitated 20 feet in to the water. Only one man and a horse were hurt. The.Philippine commission at Manila has applied to lJresident W inston, of the A. and M. Col lege, to receive five Philippine youths for education in agricul ture and mechanic arts. For lack of room President Winston has been forced to decline to re ceive them. The expenses are to be paid by the government. An election was held in Macon county Saturday, May 30th, under an act of the Legislature, on the question of the adoption of a compulsory school law. The county voted, by a majority of 84, in favor of the law and Ma con will soon be the first county in the State to make the experi ment of compulsory school at tendance. The dead body of D. A. Munn, a one-legged Confederate. veter an, was found in the bushes in the suburbs of High Point Sun day. The body was, partially decomposed and a pathetic letter found by it told that the old man had taken laudanum ihrough despondency. He said he was unable to get work and was too proud to beg or to live ou the charity of his children. The State Board of Education has adopted for use in the public schools in the State a text book on Agriculture, written by Profs. Burkett, Stephens and Hill, of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. The book is both sim ple and comprehensive. It will serve also for a book on nature study. The authors claim that real nature study is a prepara tion for agriculture, and that the two should go together. EARPSB0R0. Quite a number of our young people attended the Vocal union at Lee's Chapel last Sunday. Mr. J. Brantley Richardson, of the Corinth section, visited relatives near here Sunday. We were delichred to have Mr A. G. Wilder and sister, Miss Myrtie, of the Emit section, with us last Saturday afternoon. Mi?s Mamie Hales who has been confined to her room for the past two weeks with fever, is still quitejsick. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Our pastor, Dr. R. H. Whitaker, who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks, failed to fill his appointments here and at Watkin's Chapel on last Sunday. We are glad to learn that he is improving. Our farmers seem somewhat encouraged since the rain. Some of them were beginning to have the "blues" over the long dry "spell." They couldn't find much work to do and the crops were suffering badly for rain. Now they find plenty of work to do. "Jumbo." Driven To Desperation. Living at an out of the way [ilace, remote from civilization, a amily is often driven to despera tion in case of accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Buck len's Arnica Salve. It's the best on earth. 25c. at Hood Bros. Drug Store. DROUGHT DRIVEN OUT. West Had a Little too Much Rain but the Favorable Weather Has Made a Great Improvement Generally. The weekly crop bulletin of the North Carolina section of the Climatic and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau for the week ending Monday, June 8, 1903, says: "Rain in geuerous amounts occurred during the past week nearly everywhere, so that drought no longer prevails to any serious extent in North Carolina. Precipitation fell chiefly from the 4th to 7th and was heaviest in the western portion, and in some northern counties, where excessive rain washed soil badly (Rutherford and Hender son counties) and caused streams to overflow, but the small dam age done is overbalanced by the favorable effect of abundant moisture on growing crops. A general improvement in all crops is reported. The number of rainy days was too frequent in the west, interfering with farm work, and in that section crops are becoming a little grassy, though over most of the State they were clean and well cultiva ted and in condition to respond to favorable weather. The first of the week was quite cool, the latter part warmer, and on the whole the temperature was below normal. Vegetation is now showing evidence of more rapid growth, and crops, though very small, are more healthy in ap pearance. "Some cotton is not yet up, but generally abundant moisture brought most of the seeds up, and stands have improved; as regards size the plants average nearly thirty days; chopping is proceeding actively, and most of the cotton has been cultivated once; cool weather prevented rapid growth. Corn is doing well; the plants are small but healthy in appearance, and dam age by cut and bud worms seems to be limited to stiff bottom lands; cultivation is well ad vanced; there is very little more corn to be planted. The week was especially favorable for transplanting tobacco which progressed rapidly; drought caused early set plantsiu theeast to bud or button quite low, so that more farmers have cut plants back; the condition oi early set tobacco is not very good. Springoatshaveimproved somewhat since the rains, which came too late for winter wheat and oats; rye is good; harvesting is proceeding rather slowly. Gardens have improved; cab bages are heading nicely; thf shipments of Irish potatoes continue from eastern counties with fair yields. Meadows are it better condition. Apples will bt plentiful, peaches and plums an beginning to ripen, also black berries and dewberries. Peanuts are doing well, but the entirs crop has not yet been planted A large number of sweet potatc slips were set during the week.' Lee-Morgan. On last Wednesday evening, ai the bride's parents, Mr W. J Morgan, Mr. J. T. Lee and Misi Aldonia Morgan were married S. M. Johnson tying the nuptia knot. After the ceremony thei returned to Benson where thei will make their future home. Mr l^ee is one of Benson's successfu merchants and has gained mam friends by his many favors. Miss Morgan is one of John ston's most successful teacher and one of Turlington Institute' student. This writer wishes them i happy and prosperous life. That Throbbing: Headache Would quickly leave vou,ifyoi used I)r. King's New Life Hills Thousands of sufferers have prov ed their matchless meritt fo Sick and Nervous Headaoes They make pure blood and buil j up your health. Only 25 cent money back if not cured. Sol I by Hood Bros., Druggists. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. ?? Some of the Week's Events Scissored and Condensed from the Press. The dead in the Topeka tiood are now known to number 78. The damage by the flood in ! South Carolina is estimated at $2,000,000. Norfolk is shipping to the Western cities 4,000 barrels of j cabbages a day. Andrew Carnegie has offered $25,000 additional to complete the Washington City Public j Library. President Roosevelt will visit Cleveland, Ohio, next week, to attend the marriage of Senator Hanna's daughter. The assembling of Admiral Evans' squadron in Chinese waters is taken to mean trouble is likely to occur in that vicinity. Eppinger & Co., of San Fran cisco, one of the largest grain dealing firms in the United States, have failed, with liabilities over $1,000,000. Charles D. Bird, Democrat, was chosen Mayor of Wilming ton, Del., in Saturday's election, and the Democrats carried the Council?10 to 3. The latest report from the steamship collision Sunday afternoon near Marseilles, France, gives the number dead at 187, all on board the steamer Libanan. The Federal grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against ex-Superin tendent of Free Delivery August W. Machen, charging him with receiving profit from a Govern ment contract. His bond was placed at f20,000. The Hamburg American liner Batavia arrived in New York i Monday morningfrom Hamburg and Bologne. She brought 2854 steerage passengers?the greatest number ever brought to that port on one vessel. She will dis 1, charge her cargo at Baltimore and Boston. Noah Bates, a negro upon whom sentence of death had been passed, committed suicide by hanging himself in the county jail at Selma, Ala., Friday night. ? Bates shot and killed his brother's wife at Marion junction six I months ago. His case had been | appealed to the Supreme Court. Coats-Thompson. At the residence of the bride's ? father, Mr. A. G. Thompson, i Mr. Walter Coats and Miss , Geneva Thompson were happily i united in marriage in the presence ; of a few friends and relatives Sun ; day, June 7, at 2 p. m. In response to the wedding i march which was sweetly rendereid ? by Miss Minnie Johnson, the . happy couple entered the parlor i which had been beautifully ' decorated with ferns and roses. Attendants: Mr. Joe Stephen sou with Miss Esther Creech, Mr. Arrie Langdon with Miss Addie k Vinson. The bride was attired in a gown a of french organdy tastefully trimmed with laces and ribbon, j The ceremony was performed f by Rev, J. W. Suttle in a simple j but very impressive manner. i After the ceremony the entire j bridal party attended church at ?f Pisgah. Immediately after church the . newly married couple left for the s home of the groom accompanied H by the bride's father and mother, besides a few other relatives and a friends, where a most sumptuous supper awaited them. The table was presided over by Mrs. Ella Creech. Their many friends wish foi them a long life of happiness and J1 prosperity. * To Cure a cold in One Dav i, Take Laxative Bromo tiuinine d Tablets. All druggists refund s the money if it fails to cure. E d W. Grove's signature is on eacb ! box. 2be. SOME POLITICAL CHAT. Ma). Steadman Mentioned for Gov ernor?Rumored That Glenn Will Oppose Kltchin. Greensboro, June (5.?If a poli tical ruinor originates anywhere in the State it hurries to Greens boro. The railroad station here is the highest point in North Carolina for political news or gossip. The town is centrally located. If a Tar Heel would go anywhere, North or South, he must pass through the Gate City. Mr. Clarence Call, of Wilkes county, was here to-day. He says that the Hon Romulus Z. Linney is a candidate for Con gress in "de ate." The old war horse has pulled off his coat and will give Hon. E. Spencer Black burn a run for his money. Mr. Linney has declared that, if nominated by his party, he will meet his Democratic opponent on the stump. The Bull of the Brushies seems to be in a fight ing mood. He is wearing a chip on his shoulder and is hunting for trouble. He does not think that Mr. Blackburn, who has moved out of the district, is entitled to the nomination. Mr. Linney is this very week shaking hands with the patriots in the State of Wilkes. There is a hot time coming in "de ate." \i_: ni i \r 1_ cix-j -muj ouaries niauiy oeeuman, of Guilford, is gom{* togivesome body trouble. It is not denied by his friends that he will be a candidate for Governor at the next Democratic convention. His friends, and their name is legion, say that he is the ideal man. He was Lieutenant-Governor at a time when the State Senate was full of splendid fellows who have since developed into prominent men. Many of these are certain to be among the Greensboro man's most loyal supporters. Maj. Stedman is a clean man, a polished gentleman, a rounded scholar and a popular fellow. Greensboro has claims and she will ask for the nomination of Maj. Stedman. Just the mere rumor that Maj. Stedman would be in the race has brought hun dreds of letters from prominent politicians and admirers from all parts of the State. Maj. Sted man was born in Chatham, lived in Wilmington and practiced law in Asheville and Greensbaro. He is well and favorably known. If he enters the contest, and his friends are certain that he will at the proper time, somebody will suffer. I got hold of a most interest ing bit of gossip here this after noon. It is to this effect: Mr. It. It. Glenn, of Winston, may enter the field against W. W. Kitcnin in this district. Mr. Glenn may not know of this, but some of his most loyal friends are talking it. If he does come out against Kitchin there will be a lively time in the fifth. it r rr ? ? _!!< u iravis, 01 namaxis men tioned for the place that It. I). Gilmer, of Haywood, holds. It is said that he will be out for the attorney generalship. He is a mighty shrewd wire-puller and likes to go to battle. | All of this is on the side, but it, is dead straight. The election is a long ways off, but the aspirant who fails to lay his pipes early will get left. It is said here that the Farmers' Alliance will en dorse Col. John S. Cunningham for Governor ? H. E. C. B. in Charlotte Observer. Martiimr tvidence. Fresh testimony in great quan tity is constantly coming in, de claring I)r. King's New Discovery j for Consumption, Coughs and , Colds to be unequaled. A recent , expression from T.J. McFarland, L Bentorville. Va., serves an exam ple He writes: "I had Bron . chitis for three years and doctor I ed all the time without being benefited. Then I begnn taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me." Equally effective in curing all ? Lung and Throat troubles. Con I sumption. Pneumonia and Grip. . Guaranteed by Iluod Dros., i Druggists. Trial bottles free, reg ular sizes 50c. and $ 1.00.

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