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SAVES BIG BRIDGE, Inventor Works Three Days In Subterranean Cavern. RISKS HIS LIFE EVERY HOUR Bores Around a Corner With a Flexi ble Drill and Clears Coment Plugged Drainpipe?Forty Thoueand Gallons of Water Almost Overwhelm Him. With the tti<l of n drill thnt actually hones around 11 corner Hnrtwell W. Webb, ? Nnwnfk Inventor, bv rlakln.it his life for Ihrr ? days In a narrow con duit running down Into the huge stone anchorage for the cables lit the Brook lyn end of the Manhattan bridge, now being built In New York city, < leaned out nil important drainage pi|>e which had been clogged with hardened ce ment. In accomplishing what hud seemed an Impossible tusk be won a large prize for himself and enabled the 'ontracting company that built the an chorage to collect <250,000 from the city, the Inst payment due on the un chora ge. Not only did Webb display remark able nerve, but ho proved himself an Inventor of a remarkable Instrument. To clean out the cement which had stop|ied up the drainage pipe he con trived a special drill, which Is so pow erful and yet so flexible that It can drill a straight hole for a certain dls "V THE DRILL WAS RUN IIP THROUGH THB SIX INCH PIPE. tnnce and (lion go on at nn angle of forty-flve degrees. Tlio drill be used was twenty-live feet In length aud only half au Inch in diameter. It had a lilt four inches In length and cleared out a six inch pipe. Lying In water In a conduit, Webb forced the drill up twen ty feet, making a turn of almost forty flve degrees and slowly boring through the hardened cement. The drill is made ?of elastic steel pieces so put together that the drill can be bent and yet work with great efficiency. The spot In which he did his work was a dangerous one. lie was beneath the surface of the ground in a conduit that runs Into the stone anchorage. The structure Is thin feet long, almost as broad and 200 feet high. It Is built of massive stone and is required to be of sulllclent strength t > hold the great cables that will stretch from pier to pier to hold up the enormous bridge structure. There Is no occasion, how ever, for the anchorage being solid stone. The engineering company which constructed the anchorage built huge rooms about the slxe of the audito rium of an average theater iu It. Drains were left at the bottom to let ont water that might gather from ratn. A discharged workman dumped ce ment Into one of the pipes, closing It otTectunlly. lty the time the anchor lge was completed -10,(100 gallons of water had collected In the room, and the city demanded that the drainpipe be cleaned out. 'ri. ? i ..ti 1 : . . . . ? -?in nuuuuij; company ineti many ways of clearing thi' pipe, which ran downward through the solid masonry and then made a sharp turn, running he a conduit w hloh in turn connected with the si wer pipe. It found it Impossible /-each tlie clogged cement by a drill ? 6t foe ordinary kind. It seemed as if it well? lie necessary to tear down part of the structure until Webb sug gested his 11 exitilc drill. To reach the point where lie had to work be wept down a shaft twenty fee* anti then crawled on ids hands iAWi \nees through a conduit for uev *enty-flve feet into the heart of the an chorage. There he lay 011 his back. The drill was run tip through the six inch pipe and nround the corner nnd operated by electricity. Water in tbc conduit occasionally touched the fray ed insulation of the wire nnd carried the current to the inventor, who re ceived many shocks. Webb was In almost utter darkness except for a small electric lamp. He knew that the moment lie completed the lwrltic of the pipe the water would rush down 1 Ihin him. Once he thought he had struck water and started to scramble out, P-avfng the drill nnd tlie motor, but be was mistaken. Three slays he remained at the task for many hours each day, determined to iln 1st it Finally the drill burst througl: the cement, and a stream of water sb Inches In diameter "dashed down upor htm. it filled lib month and eyes, bit he pre 'rv 1 lib presence of mind nnd quickly turning face downward, scram :.led through the narrow conduit to tin ?shaft, where n workman wns wsltlu to pull htm up. NO RENT FOR 1.998 MONTHS. Campaign of Neapolitan Tenants Who Ara Leagued Against Landlords. The Naples householders have form ed a league with the object of obtain ing a reduction of rents, and they dis covered thut the bent method to force the landlords to accede to their de mands was to stop the payment of rents. The league numbers about J.ilOO mcmliers, none of whom has paid feut for the last six months, soys a Naples (Italy) corrcspondeut of the New York bun. ] The landlords tlrst attempted evlc ! ti >11. but they failed, as the |silice de clared that they were unable to evict 2.(00 families who meant light and ex pressed their willingness to stand a 1 sieve. Next the landlords brought suit In the civil courts. The case ctiuio on i i due course of time, hut none of the householders was present or repiv.-entcd. The land lords rejoiced at the prospect of an easy victory. Suddenly a woman walk ed In. She said she was one of the 2.000 members of the league anil wanted to defend her case. The judges have to aeeoril it reasonable period of time to the defendant In order that he may prepare his defense. This period Is generally a month. Accordingly on the woman's demand the case was ad journed a month. The month passed and the case again came on for hearing. None of the de fendants was present. The court then decided to hear the case In tbolr ab lence, but Just then another member of the league came In, repeated the identical performance of the previous hearing, and again the ease was put off for another month. For the next 1,998 months a member of the householders' league will repeat the trick, and the case won't l>e heard before that time. Meanwhile the mem bers continue not paying their rents. STORK'S CHRISTMAS JOKE. Left Wax Doll at Jersey Home Where Real Thing Was Wanted. Both Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Andrews, who live In Montgomery street, at Blooiuflcld, N. J., heard n knocking at the front door Christmas morning nt the same time, says a special to the New York Times. "(let up, Sam." urged Mrs. Andrews after the knocking had gone on for some time. "Get up. It may lie a Christ mas present." Mr. Andrews looked out of theWcond story window, asking the dark figure below what he wanted. "Here's a package for you." was the answer. Laying down n big bundle, the figure hurried away. Mr. Andrews went swiftly downstairs, with his wife making hasty preparation to bring up the rear. He struck a match, pulled back the cover and yelled up to his wife: "It Is a Christmas present. It's a baby." The Andrews home Is childless, and there was grcnt joy In the voice of the head of the house. All morning the nclghtiors crowded In to see the baby that had lieen left on the doorstep, Just as babies are In New York city, ou the stage nnd in books. Alarmed by the exceeding quietness of the Christ mas present, some motherly old soul. In a great worry, grabbed up the little figure and began to Investigate It from top to liottom. Well, It was a big doll; that's all. Bloomfleld Is n grent place for the hu morous. MUSEUM IN TOLSTOI'S HONOR ? ? Wife of Russian Philosopher Supervis ing Its Organization. Countess Tolstoi Is In Moscow super vising the organization of n museum In honor of her Illustrious hnsbnnd, says a St. Petersburg cable dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. The museum will contain a great mass of letters re ceived by the count, many of them be ing from America, one from John 1>. Rockefeller, asking the Russian philos opher's opinion as to the liest way to employ his money. It will also contain Russian docU incuts connected with the ohl count's ' activity on Itchnlf of the famine strick en lu 1801, U'sldcs nn ulhum of pcr Irnlts nnd photographs of the author of "War and Peace," most of them made uliroad. The famous painter lteptn has just finished a great por trait of the count, which, after figur ing In a perambulatory exhibition that will visit the principal towns of Eu rope, may finally l>e placed In this museum. No Need of Cotton Famine. The cotton spinners of the world are needlessly alarmed lest the ability of the south to Increase her cotton pro duction will not keep pace with the In creasing number of spindles nnd looms, says the Southern Farm Magazine. Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia in a recent article or Interview says that his state alone If necessary could pro duce as much cotton as is now being produced by the entire south. The same Is true of Mississippi and more than doubly true of Texas. The labor supply is absolutely the only difficulty that prevents the expansion of cotton production In the south to almost any limit that might be desired. New Industry For Boys. Boys who have lieen apprenticed to I no trade and who want to mako a en i reer for themselves Invent their occu i pattons. The knocker cleaner has lieen : knocking at the door. But two boys of i Charlton, England, appear to lie start t Ing a new Industry, says the I.ondon . Chronlcie. They called up the house - maid, as follows: e "Iki your missus want any kittens i or (.its drownded today? l'enny each or four for thrippence." Piney Grove Academy Items. Mrs. Hallard Sasser visited her sister, Mrs. 8. A. Pittman, Mon day. Mrs. Willis Tyner and Mrs. E F. Pearce were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tyner Sunday. Constable.I. H. (iame and Mr. U. A. Pearce are constructing a magnificent building for Mr. Alex Eason. Piney drove Academy school will close on February 29, 1908. The exercises will begin at one o'clock p. m. Every body is cor dially invited. Mr 8. R. Brady is gc ing to or ganize a Sunday school at the Brown school house next Sunday at 2 o'clock p. in Every body is cordially invited. Rev. W. C. Royal preached an excellent sermon to a large au dience at the Woodard school house Sunday. Mr. A. G. Tyner died of pneu monia last Sunday morning about 7 o'clock. Mrs. W. M. Rose, his nearest door neighbor, died on Monday morning about So'clock with the same disease. Both leave a host of friends to mourn their loss. Prophet. Feb. 17, '08. Smithfleld's Poison Factories. When food is retained too long in the stomach the poison tac toi-y in the digestive tract works overtime and there is giddiness, confusion of thought, despon dency, heartburn, sleeplessness, nervous trouble and other symp toms of indigestion. The general sale of Mi-o-na stomach tablets puts within the reach of everyone a reliable and positive cure for all stomach weakness. Mi-o-na quickly cures the worst cases of indigestion, and the pain and distress which is often felt after meals will soon disappear, such is the wonderful curative power of these little tablets. Hoo<l Brothers have seeu so many cures made by Mi 0 na that they give a guarantee with every 50 cent box that the remedey costs nothing unless ;t cures.. Try Mi-o na on this guarantee and you will be sur prised at the (|uick relief. Have your Screen Doors, Win dows and Window Shades made to order by Smithtield Hardware Co. Have your pictures framed by Smithtield Hardware Co. They have been at it for live years and know their business. They lead in quality, work and prices. Oth ers follow. Have your Lamps, Lanterns, Locks, Guns, Ritles and Revol vers repaired by Smithtield Hardware Co. Have your Shears. Scissors and Butcher Knives sharpened by Smithtield Hardware Co. Just received one car Ameri can Fence. Not tike cheapest kind hut the Ask any one that lias tried all others ?Smith ' field Hardware Co. 1 THE FERTILIZER ^ THAT NEVER FAILS Tobacco Guano ? wmmmmmmaamm /A COLUMBIA GUANO CO. ^^0 *>00000000000<l>00000000000<*s j[ Our Spring Hardware X Our Spring Hardware is arriving almost daily. ( , Jf We are putting in the laigest stock of Plows and V Castings ever shown in our part of the county. Svra- { 1 0 cuse Chilled Plows, 2 sizes in two horse, and the pret- ' 1 1 s tiest one horse plow we ever saw. Chattanooga plows < t A in two sizes. A large shipment of White's Dixie Clip- < i A per, Stonewall and Carolina plows and Castings. ( ( I We also carry a large stock of all kinds llard 1 ' ware, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Buggy and Wagon jr 1 > Harness, Collars, Bridles, Etc. O ? The Hall Hardware Go. | V Benson, N. C. If IATERAIA?iAL> jTAILOHIAIG CQ 1 NEW Y?RH I \ AND / \ CHICAGO / ' >v fa ^vfew models and A-\j fabrics from the interna tional are at your service together with the guaran tee to execute all orders for made-to measure clothes with absolute per fection I Gulley & Gulley, Clayton. N. C. J DO YOU NEED WOOD!! $ r \h |j| If so, I can supply you. I am running jjj <f\ a Yard and can furnish Pine ijfi on short notice ?|j Yours for good fires, ^ J Ui -!> R. C. PEACOCK, SMTHFIELD,N. c. jjj SALE UNDER EXECUTION. Nokth Carolina Johkston Oouwty. McNAlK and PEAKSALL V8 HEN J. and 1. H. HUDSON. Hv virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Johnston Co. in the al>ove entitled action, rhe Homestead of Henj. Hudson was laid off according to law and no excess in personal property being found, therefore the uuder dgtied ?h!f. ofJohnston County, in order to Mtisfy the afore said execution, as well as the following execution, against said Henj. and I. B. Hudson. isued out of the Superior 3ourt of Johnston County, ami in mv hands it this date to wit: Dixie Oil works. Ked C, >il Mfg. Co., Eonvtlie Grocery Co (fnc) Wil jon an<{ Thuram Co. (Inc ) West Over Paper Co.. 8ih th Mfg. Co.. Hamilton Pants Mfg. Co. Wells Grocery Co., and Kenton Baking Powder Co. i will on Monday the 2nd day of March J908, it 12 o'clock, m. at the Court House door of said county, hell to the highest bidder for ?ash. all the right, title and interest, which the said Henj. and I. It. Hudson the defend ints, have in the tollowiug described real estate to wit: Tract No 1 being lot near tho town ot Benson fronting on road 150 feet, and running back North 37' K 150feet, on which is jituat' da dwelilr g house in which I. It. Hud ?on now resides. One other tract containing &J acres adjoining the lauds of J. W. Wood, C. A. Heaves. Ju m Tart and J, A. Hall and !*ing and being in Banuer township Johnston County. One other tract containing 50 acres nought of Henry Bryant adjoining the lands yf Was Hudson, Geo. Hudson and John L, Itavnor and lying and being in Banner town hip. Johnston County. Por a raoro complete inscription reference Is hereby made to the Registry of Johuston County. Jan. 28,1908. U. M. NOW ELL, Sheriff, of Johnston Co. NOTICE. Under and by virtue of the authority con tained in a certain judgment rendered in the Superior Court of Johnston County of the December term, 1907, in a ease entitled J. W. Barnes and J.T. Barnes, executors of Jno. H. Barnes deceased, against Patience Daugh try, 1 will on Monda> the 2nd day of March. 1908, at 12 o'clock sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in Johnston County, at Public Outcry, the following de scribed tract of land, namely; that tract of land lving and being situate in Boone Hill township, Johnston County. State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Daniel Wood ard, Monroe Woodard, Polly Wiggs and others contaiuining 47 2 3 acres, more or less, and more particularly described in a mortgage deed made by the said Patience Daughtry to John H. Barnes and recorded in Book S. No. 8. page 244 in the Register of Deeds office of Johnston County, reference to which is hereby made for more perfect description. This the first day of tebruary, 1908. E.J. BAKNES, Commissioner. BARNES Si DICKINSON, Attys. Wilson N. C. NOTICE. By virtue of power of sale contained in a certain mortgage deed executed by M. B. Saunders. Anna N. Saunders, J. M, Norris and Ada Noriisto J.I). Farrior, on the second day of April. 1907, which mortgage d ed is re corded in Book S. No. 9 page 428, in the office of Register of Deeds in Johnston County, the undersigned mortgagee will on Monday the 2nd day of March, 1908 at 12 o'clock M., at the Court House door, in Johnston County, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described tract of land, to wit: That tract situate in Beulah township. County and State aforesaid, adjoining the lands of Gaston Fitzgerald, Vet Peeden, Levi Worley, Lilie Goawin and others, it being that tract of land bought by N. B, Saunders from Minot B. Saunders, containing 27 acres, more or less. This the 23rd day of .January. 1908> .1. 1). FARRIOR. Mortgagee. BARNES DICKINSON. Attys. Wilson. N. C. NOTICE. ? The undersigned haying qualified as execu tor on the eut.ate of Frank Williams deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 31 day of Jan uary 1909 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 29 day of January, 1908. ALEX WILLIAMS SR., Executor. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Aduir. on the estate of John K. (ieorge deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to pre sent the same to me duly verified on or before the 21 day of February 11)09 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery; and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 17 day of February. 1908. P. E JOHNSON, Admr. NOTICE. Tbe undersigned having qualified as Admit istrator on the estate of Martitia M. Sanders deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said es tate to present same to me duly verified on or before the 7th day of February, 190!), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and till persons indebted to estate will make immediate payment. This 5th bay of February, 1908. A. M. Sanders, Admr. NOTICE. Statu of North Cakolika, County Of Johnston. In the Superior Court befors the C'erk, Jan. 29 1908. Lucy Benson an<i husband .loe Benson, aud K. L. Barber. Vs. E. E. Barber. L. E. Barber Bertha Bar ber aud husband David Barber and others. By virtueof the authority oia judg ment obtained in the Special Proceed ings entitled as above, the undersigned commissioner ? ill on Monday. March 2nd, 1908. sell to the highest bidder at the Courthouse door in Smlthfleld at public auction for cash the hereinafter described tracts of land Lot No. 2 Beginning at a maple in the Horse Pen Branch, runs S. ti E. 5.97 chains to a stake; thence 8 8.25 chains to a red oak; thence X 65 E. 1.46 chains to a poet oak; thence N;41E. 14.25 chains to a pine thence N. 00 E. 18.20 chains to a stake in K. M. Barber's line; thence N. 64 \V. 5 chains to a stake; thence N. 12 W. .'19 chains to a stake; thence N. 82 W. 5 57 chains to a white oak; thence 8. 7.YV. 5 chains to a stake in the ditch; thence up said branch to the beginning. Containing 31 acies. Lot No. 3 Beginning at a white oak K. M. Bar bers corner; runs 8. 7 W. 5 chains to a stake in the ditch; thence up said ditch to a poplar; thence N. 15.4.33 chains to a stake; thence east to the beginning. Contaiaitg 3 acres. This sale is made for a division. This Jannary 29, 1008. Jar. A. Wellons Commissioner. BOI SE AND LOT FOR SALE. A two room house on a half acre lot adjoining the lot of Mr James A Wellons in Smithffeld for sale About twentj-flve thousand feet of lumber on tne place. Apply to O. R. Rand, Smithtield, N. U.
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