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NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS Occurrence* Interest Gleaned From All Sectioue of the Busy T«lt Heel Slate IlUh School Teachers. Raleigh, Special.—Tbe State De partment of Public Instruction last week iaaned State high school three •year teachers' certificates to 38 ap plicants and special certificates for one year were issued to a small num ber. Those receiving the three year cer tificates are as follows: J. A. Hornaday, Liberty; Miss Laura M. Jones, Franklin; Herbert Behotz, Macon, N. W. Britton, Win too; C. M. Gallamore, Fletcher; Bobt. A. Freeman, Dobson; Miss Elizabeth F. Powell, Lenoir; M. H. Ackerman, Abbottsburg; Z. H. Rose, Williamston; D. Z. Newton, Lincoln ton; Miss Emma DeLorine, Ariail; Cary; Horace Stewart, Wallace; J. fi. Redden, Honea Path, 8. C. s , Mi*s Alice V. Wilson, Lenoir; Edwin P. Connor, Mars Hill; Isaac T. Newton, Blacksburg, S. C.; Miss Brownie Lombertson, Rich Square; J. O. Ald rrman, Tyner; Lonnie E. Osborne, Independence, Va.; Julius M. Weath erly, Kernersville; Cameron E. Pen nington, Kittrell; Maria E. Bristow, Conlev, Va.; Andrew MeNair, Fay etteville; John G. Viser, Walkertowri, Jno. A. Patterson. Shelby f M. K. Meadows, Lewisville; Andrew B. Riley, Brevard; Isaac Home. Swan Quarter; Miss Anna May Withers, Lillington; Emmett C. Willis, Trinitv; J. J. Lincoln, Elon College; Benja min E. Phillips, Aulander; Chas. C. Sharpe, Greensboro; Wm. P. Henley Farmington; Earl R. Franklin. Merry Oaks; Miss Lizzie Moore, Burpaw; H. H. McKcown, Stanly; J. 0. Gooi nan, Helton. A Pccuilir Accident, Lenoir, Special.—A peculiar acci dent occured here Thursday afternoon about four o'clock, when the two carpenters began work on the resi dence of Mr. W. L. Minisli on West Main street. The street was raised aix feet in front of Mr> W. L. Minish's residence. The nldermon agreed to have the residence raised up to the street and this was beinjf don« when the accident happened. The house had been raised and blocked up and while the workmen were about their work thise after* noon the house gave way on tlie southwest corner and collapsed and is a complete wreck. Mr. Minish's oldest daughter, Miss Maude was up stairs in the room over the corner where the sill gave way «nd was thrown against the window and only saved herself from serious injury by catching to the window sill. She emerged from the wrecked build ing with onlv a gash cut in her arm caused by felling against the window ylass. The "I" to the back of the house, used as the kitchen and dining room, is a total wreck, tables turned up side down, erockerv and glassware smash ed. canned fruit and evervth'ng breakable is almost a total loss. Tho housekeeper was in the kitchin at the time of ironing, hut was not hurt. None of the workmen were hurt. As the house fell it swerved to the left and the front porch and the "L" were torn from the main building. Warning to Farmers Raleigh, Special.-—Rev. R. J. Retts has just lost a two hundred and fifty dollar mule, and Mr. Ren Sasser a fine horse, their sickness and deatli having been caused by eating corn hclf cured on the stalk, not green, j but. not pronerly seasoned. Tt was only a few days ago that a mule was seen rolling on one of Raleigh's principal streets, suffering from colic. It is nnderstood that many farmers are feeding their stock on such corn and that manv of their best animals are suffering from it. . * New Corporation. Raleigh, Special.—The Smith's I.ithia Water Company was granted a charter last week to build a hotel and sell mineral water, with a capi tal stock of $50,000. The incorpora tors are Mrs. 11. T. Smith, R. T. Smith, L. W. Starke. W. R. Shaw, of Oxford, and J. 13. Mayes, of Stem. Shot at His Wife. Wilson, Special.—ll. D. McDowell, a bad, bad negro, who has caused no end of trouble here, filled np on dis pensary booze, hired a horse and buggy, armed himself with a breech loading shot gun and went to tho home of his wife on East Nash street and demanded admittance. The cou ple have been separated for some time. When he. reached the woman's house he knocked and demanded ad mittance. The door was slammed i*i his face, when he raised bis gtin and let ?rivc—pcrforating the dour in aereral places Hcarribly Discharged, Wilson, Spooir.l.—That gentlemau ami soldier, Mr. T. F. Miller, who enlist ml in the United States army -in 1901, and wlio pirst year been in charge of the recruit ing office in Wilson, last, week was borwrably discharged by the govern ment. His successor, Mr. James 1». I Tovd. who has bocn stationed at Raleigh, is row looking after Uncle Sam's interest here. The N. 0. Peace Congress. Greensboro, Special.—The North Carolina Peace Congress is to be in session at Greensboro October 12th to 16th, in connection with the Cen tennial celebration of the founding of Greensboro and the programme that has been arranged is especially attractive. United States Senatoi Lee S. Overman will discuss "Inter national House of Representatives," Hon. John Sharp Williams, "The Modern Amphyctonic Council." Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme Court, "The International Judiciary," Hon. Geo. W. Norris, of Nebraska, "A Practi cal Plan for International Peace Con ference," Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson, "Arbitration and Arma. ments." There are other special speakers including a number of prom inent men in this and other States. Ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock is president of the North Carolina Peace Conference, and the board of directors include James Sprunt, Wil liam E. Springer, Wilmington, A. A. Thompson, Raleigh, Hayne Davis, W. E. Holt, Julian S. Carr, Hugh O. Chatham, Thomas H Wright and others; Thomas H. Wright, Wilming ton, being secretary. Forsyth Sunday School Convention. Winston-Salem, Special.—The For syth County Sunday School Conven tion, nt Kernersville, was largely at tended, quite nn elaborate and inter- esting programme having been pro pared. Among those taking promi nent parts in the convention were Mr. E. A. Ebert, president of the association; W. B. Brought on, chair man State executive committee; Rev. A. S. Betts, Mr. J. B. Robertson, Rev. W. A. Lambeth, Rev. E. S. Cros land, Rev. W r . R. Lowdermilk, Mft E H. Stockton, Mr. 0. S. Norfleet, Mr. R. H. Horn, Rev. J. A. Hopkins, Mrs. L. F. Owens, Mrs. J. K. Norfleet, Mrs. J. F. Oriflith, Mrs. 0. T. Lumpkin*, and Rev. E. A. Sehenk. $17,500 For Her Husband's Death. Asheville, Special.—:Wlint is de clared to be the biggest verdict for a death ever rendered in nny court in North Carolina was returned by a jury in the Superior Court here when nn award of seventeen thou sand and five hundred dollars wa» made against the Southern Railway Company and in favor of Mrs. Ma tilda Hough, widow of the late Con ductor Hough, killed at Swannanoa Station several years ago. The case has heen on trial since Monday, Mrs. Hough demanding fifty thousand do! lars damage. Locke Craig, who with P. H. Winston, represented the plain tiff, made the concluding argument! Left Insane Hospital. ■ Stat esville, Spetf al —-A n attendant at (lie State Hospital at Morganton was in Statesville Wednesday search ing for n patient who escaped from tho hospital some time after mid niglit Tuesday night, but he failed to find any trace of the fugitive there. The man who escaped is a Mr. Wil liams. of Yadkin county, and he ef fected his escape hv removing the bars from a window of his cell. It was thought by the hospital people that he would pass through States ville en route to Yadkin after making his escape. Cotton Gin Burned. Raleigh, N. C., Special.—Fire de clared to be incendiary Thursday ni?ht destroyed F. R. Gray's gin, 43 bules of cotton, several mules and two buildings nt Cary, near here. Ru ral Free Delivery Carrier Iverv sa\s men told him that notice had been sent to Gray and also posted, tellinj him he must shut his cin down buf Gray has received no sueh notice. Fatal Fire at Morganton, N. C Asheville, N. C., Special.—Will Mull was roasted to death in the flames that burned bin residence Tues day morning nt Morganton, this State. Eddie D. Mull, a cousin, who was with him at the time, narrowly eseapod a like fate. The deceased and his cousin went into the house and after building a flro went tr sleep. Ed Mull was awakend by th» roof of the house falling in and mad* his escape, but"lns -cousin, who di r ' not weie, was burned to a crisp. Exchange of Courts. Raleigh, Special.—An exchange ol courts between Judge Justice an?* Judge Ferguson was granted bv Gov ernor Glenn. Judge Justice will 'hoi? the Rutherford court, beginning No vember 2d and continuing two week* Judge Ftrguson to hold the seeom'' week of Cabarrus court, beginning i November 2d. and the first week ot Cleveland court, bejiuing November Oth. • SEVERE ACCIDENT AT FIRE Mr. James H. Wood, While Fighting Stubborn Blaze, I* Injured by Hav ing mi Ankle Broken—Flats and Residence of O. D. Revell Burned. Asheville, Special.—While fighting a fire which broke out here Sunday morning in one of O. D. Revell'• big flats on Haywood street, District Pas senger Agent James H. Wood, who is also captain of one of the Are hose companies, fell through the burning roof and suffered a broken ankle. Mr. Wood was helped out of the burning building and down a ladderi and re moved to, his home. The fire on Hay wood street was one of the most stub born the firemen have been called up on to combat in some time. It broke out about 10 o'clock, or only a abort time after the firemen had returned from fighting a fire at Mr. Revell 'e residence on Charlotte street. The structure contained eight flats, all of which were occupied save one. Build ings on either side were saved by hard fighting. The flats were practically destroyed. Mr. Revell's residence wns badly damaged, while members of the family were compelled to leave the burning building in scant clothing. The origin of the fires are unknown. The property loss will amount to sev eral thousand dollars partially cov ered by insurance. Charlotte Cotton Market. These prices represent figures paid to wagons Good middling 9 Strict middling 8 7-S Middling 8 3-4 Columbia Cotton Market. Good middling 9.50 Strict middling 8 7-^ Middling 8 3-4 Charlotte Grain and Produce. Rye $1.35 Corn 1.08 Cotton Seed 22 1-2 Oats 68 Mefll Seed 28 Cotton Seed Meal 26 Butter 10@lf> Chickens —Spring... 30@3."> Ducks 20 Eggs 20(222 Geese —per head.. ..40(250 Hens—per head .. .35(240 Turkeys—per pound.. .. . ...13@14 The Rocky Mount Tobacco Market. Rocky Mount, Special.—The mar ket has been exceedingly active the past week. There has been right sharp advance on the medium to good grades of strips and leaf, including all grndes of bright leaf and wrap pers; which latter are getting mota plentiful. The offerings as a whole, show some improvement over last week, the proportion of primings and common tips diminishing, while the better grades of leaf are increasing in proportion. The sales for the week aggregate close to 600.000 pounds. Up to date the market has shown a gain of about 1,500,000 pounds over the corresponding peridd of last year. The average price paid for tho Inst week will exceed $10.50 per hundred pounds. Chinquapin Gatherer Shot. ' Wilmington. Special.— Thomas ,T. Kenan, a well-known trucker in east Wilmington Saturday afternoon shot and painfully wounded a young man named Rivenbark, who, with two others, a gentleman and a laiTv, were gathering chinquapins on his land while out for a casual Sunday after noon stroll. Two shots took effect in Rivenbark's neck and another in his hand, but his injuries are not serioiw. Kenan savs that he was shooting nt hawks and not tresspassers, ami that if Rivenbark was bit he must have been up a tree, where he had no bus iness at least that he did not sec any body until after hp had flred at the birds. A warrant charging assault with a deadly weapon has been serv ed on Konan. Injured Are Improving Spencer, Special.—The funeral of James Gobbel, of this place, one of the victims of the powder maga zine explosion here last week, drew a large crowd. The whole town was stirred by the accident, which caused three deaths and wounded twenty or more people. The injured are report ad improved, with two exceptions. Spring Hope Has a Mad Dog Scaro. Spring Hope, Special.—There were two or three mad dog scares in town last week. Tuesday while a large crowd was in town to t*ke in the cir cus a dog ran through the streets fiercely attacking every dog it eamc up with. The officials soon decided, that it was mad or would go mad, and it was promptly killed. The dog belonged to a negro some three mil«is in the country. The dog's head has been sent to Raleigh for examination. The next morning there was another scare in the back of the graded school. A dog supposedly mad was discovered and killed. Sandy Creek Baplst Association. Carthage, Special-The one hundred and fiftieth atanual session of the Sandy Creek Baptist Association was "held last week". A. large attendance rf delegates participated. Besides the regular delegates nearly all the va rious Baptist organizations had rep resentatives present, among them Rev. E. L. Uiddleton, of Cary; Rev. W. L. Poteat, of Wake Forest; and Rev. Livingston Johnson. ' t TO HEAR COMPLAINT Interstate Commerce Commis sion Ready For N. C. Case A STRONG ARRAY OF COUNSEL On October 22d the Interstate Com merce Commission Will Hear th* Freight Rate Discrimination Case. Raleigh, N. C., Special:—The Cor peration Commission is informed that October 22d is fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission as the date of the hearipg of what is known as the freight rate discrimination case in volving the Norfolk & Western, Louis ville & Nashville and the Big Four Railway. They will be heard before the full commission. The State is not a party to this suit, which is brought by the Cor|>oration Commission tho' the Governor took some action in re gard to appointment of counsel. The following are the attorneys for the Corporation Commission: Tillett & Guthrie, of Charlotte; Manning & Foushee, of Durham; Justice & Broad hurst, of Greensboro, and Herbert E. N'orris. of Raleigh. The attorneys for the railways are: Edward Baxter, for the Louisville & Nashville; J. L. Do ran and L. H. Cooke, for tho Norfolk & Western, and R. W. Moore, for all the roads. Besides these Davis & Davis and Douglas, Lecky & Thomp son appear for the Virginia cities ex cept Lynchburg, the latter not having crone into the fighiv Tho other Vir ginia points are fighting any reduc tion in rate. Hearing Shippers' Appeal. Atlanta, Ga., Special.—An appeal from the decision of Judge Pardee, irranting a supersedeas in the case of certain Georgia shippers against the Southern Railway and other lines, al lowing the railroads to put into ef fect increased Sreight rates was ar med before the United States Circuit Court here. When.the increased rates went into effect the shippers secured in injunction from Judge Speer re straining the roads from advancing •heir rates. The railroads then car ried the matter before Judge Pardee, who granted a supersedeas, setting iside the injunction granted by Judge Speer. Counsel for the shippers ar med thai when Judge Pardee granted the supersedeas he was out of his jur isdiction, being at the time in Ashe ville, N. C. No decision was render •d. Will Challenge Grand Jury. New York, Special.—John F. Me littvre, attorney for Captain I'eter C. Mains. Jr., and hi>» brother, T. Jen kins Mains, the former held for the murder of William K. Annis, and the latter as an accessory to it, has served notice on District Attorney Darrin of Queens county that he would chal lenge the array of the grand jury em paneled to pass on the cases of his clients. Killed in Family Quarrel. Philadelphia, Pa., Special—J. Clay lon Erb, captain ami regimental quar termaster of the Third Regiment, Na tional /luard, of Pennsylvania, was shot and killed at his summer home near Village (Jrecn. Delaware county, Tuesday night. His sister-in-law. Mrs. ''ntherine fieisel. is under ""arrest in the Media .jail, eliortred with the murder. The woman admits thai she Jid the shooting during a family quar rel. Russim Robcrs Murder Twelve.^ Tiraspocl, Russia, By Cable. —Rob- bers have committed a revolting crime in the neighboring village of Slohodze. Thev entered the house of a Jewish family named Cohen and killed twelve persons in-their efforts to get-away with the small amount of loot. The murderers were arrested. Quarantine Agfinst Havana Raised. Washington, Special.—Recent re ports having failed to indicate the ' presence of yellow fever in Havana, Cuba, the publjc. health and marine hospital service removed the quaran tine which was established against lhat eit-y a few weeks ago. The quar antine rrainst the province of San tiago still remains intact. President Castro Seriously HI. Willemstad, Bv Cable—lt is report ed here from Venezuela that Presi dent Castro is seriously ill and that the government of Venezuela probab ly soon will have to be turned over to the vice president of that republic. The illness of President Castro was confirmed later in the day by passen gers from Caracas, who declared him to be suffering from an affection of the liver and kidneys. His physi cians have not been able to agree whether to perform an operation or not. Owens' Victim Dies scd He Surrend " crs. Pensacola, Fla., Special.—L. A. Jones, a bookkeeper employed at the Pensacola navy yard, who was shot by R. J. Owens, a prominent young man of this city, sveral weeks ago, died Tuesday night. Upon learning of Jones' death, Owens surrendered to the sheriff and is being held pending the flnaings of the coroner's jury. \ ' ' THE GOV'T CROP REPORT Condition is 69.7 and Number of Bales Ginned 2,282,000. Washington, Special.—Crop condi tion, 69.7; number of bales ginned, 2,282,000. These are the reports is sued by the government Friday morn ing, the crop condition being baaed until September 20th and number of bales ginned until September 25th. Compared with the reports issued on the same date last year the crop condition is 2 per cent higher and the number of bales ginned one million less. The reports had an inappreria ble effect on the market. The variance in the' number of bales ginned this and last year is attributed to the fact that the weath er this fall has been much more fa vorable to the gathering of the staple than at the same time last season. In many sections of the country it is, stated that a large part of the crop has been gathered. Cotton Ginned During Tear. Washington, Special.—The census bureau Friday announced that 2.582,- 088 bales of cotton had been ginned from the growth of 1908 to Septem ber 25th, ap compared with 1,532,602 to the corresponding date last year. The number of active ginneries re porting is 23,6f)0. Condition of Cotton Crop The crop reporting board of the bu reau of statistics of the department of Agriculture reports the average condition of the crop on September 25th at 69.7, as compared with 7G.1 on August 25th and 07.7 on Sep tember 25th, 1907. North Carolina 69; South Carolina, 68; Georgia, 71, and Texas, 71. New Georgia Railroad Opened. Valdosta, Ga., Special.—The Geor gia & Florida Railway, a newly con structed line running from this place 100 miles northwest to Hazehurst, was formally opened to the public Friday. A special train brought 500 representative citizens from points along the line to this city. Work i& rapidly progressing with a view to uniting thfe newly constructed road with other divisions now in opera tion, which will give a new short line between Madison, Fla., and Au gusta, Ga. Lincohiton Men Interested in New Yorh Corporation. New York, Special.—According to official report of the Secretary of State "The Mutual Farm Commis sion of New York City,'* capital SIO,OOO has filed articles of incorpora tion with the Secretary of State at Albany with permission to increase capital to The directors chosen are named as Daniel R. Rhyne and James A. Abernethy, of Lincolnton, North Carolina, and Frank Guy Hull, of 1044 Nineteentu avenue, Brooklyn. To Extend Trolley Line. Spartanburg, S. C., Special.—'The street ear company will soon begin the work of extending its North Church trolley line to the fair grounds. Preliminary work is now tinder way and a large force of hands will be put to work, shortly and the, laying o? the rails will be rushed. The county fair will open November 3rd and continue until the fith. Indictment of T. Jenkins Hains. New York. Special.—District At torney Dorrin appeared before the grand jury in Queens county and de manded the indictment of T. Jenkins Hains as accessory before the fact in the murder of William E. Annis, who was shot and killed by Peter C. Hains. The principal witness against him before the was Mrs. Annis, widow of the Four Killed on Ohio Central. Toledo, 0.. Special.—Four person* are dead and two fatally and threee seriously injured os a result of i wreck on the Ohio Central Railroad at Sugax Ritlge, when an extra freight train plunged into the rear of a special passenger train. The dead arc George Cosier, Richard Rideont, Thomas Crane and Leslie Fuller. Texas Raises the Quarantine Against Cuba. Amtin, Tex., Special.—The State health department, through Acting State Health Offioer J. H. Florence, raised the yellow fever sfliarantin» which has been in effect against Ha vana and other Cuban points fer some time past. This action was based on a message received from th« surgeon general of the marine hos pital service conveying the informa tion that the government had raise] the embargo existing at Havana. Officer Kills One and Wounds An other. Hart well, Ga., Special.—James E. Carter, a prominent business man, while acting as £ special 'pdlifttßinr, Friday »hot and killed John Teasley, and seriously wounded William Hall, both negroes. It is said Carter fired in self-defense, the negroes having made an attack on him. Ha has »nr "eoderod to tha sheriff. With the Funny A. A Chanson. 'Tell me a storv, pa, tell me > story, Tell me of knights and of kings and their glory; , Tell m« of princes out of the fairy-book. How does the queen appear? How does the princess look. 'The queen u as fair ax the golden son, Fhe princess is even fairer. The prince is a gay young son-of-a-gun, And the king—is a holy terror." —The Sphinxt A Mean Remark. Mrs. Homely—"My husband Is ex iremely hard to please." Miss Caustlque "lndeed; yo» lon't look It."—lllustrated Bits. Social Blunder. "Why did Blnks' widow feel so in dignant at his funeral?" / .. "The members of his volunteer hose company sent him a floral firs extinguisher."—Judge. Where the Winds Blow. "Is this section prosperous?." "You bet It is," answered the Kan- Jas farmer. "I kin spread a net any time and shake a grand piano out of a cyclone."—Pittsburg Post. The Neighbors Would. Howell—"Nobody ever heard of /ou." Powell "Well, they will before night; I have Just bought my daugh ter a piano."—New York Press. All Records Broken. "Some men foolishly take their business to bed with them." "I know a man who is worse than that. He thinks of business even when he is at a ball game."—Chi« ■ cago Record-Herald. Growler Noise. "Pa, what is the meaning of incon istency?" "Inconsistency, my son,"exclaimed pa, "means a man who growls all day and then goes home and kicks the dog for barking at night."—Tit-Cits. Not Dangerous. Pat—"l hear yer woife It sick, Moike." Mike—"She is thot." Pat—"ls it dangerous she Is?" -Mike "Dlvll a She's too weak to be dangerous any more!"—» Brooklyn Life. The Comparison. Towne—"Yes, my wife Is able to dress on comparatively little money." Browne—"O! come, now! Com paratively little?" Towne—"l mean a little compared with what she thinks she ought to have." Press. Best She Could Do. "What is the matter with Mrs. Spicy? I saw her sitting on her porch as I came by gritting her teeth and looking daggers into vacancy." "Her husband is a half hour late, and she is giving him absent treat* ment."—Nashville American. r " Missionary Work. "So you once lived ln J Africa, Sam?" "Yes, Bah." v "Ever do any missionary work out there, Sam?" "Oh! yes, sah. I was cook for * cannibal chief, sah!"—Pick-Me-Up. The Limit. "There's nothing that mates a would-be society woman madder than to find her name left out of the re port of some swell function she at tended." "Unless it's to find beside* that her rival's name is in."—Tho Catho - lie Standard and Times. J" . Offended Art. "I want a photograph representing me just as I am. None of this 'touch ing up' business, understand:" "You are in the wrong shop." re plied the artistic photographer. "Bet ter try the police station. It's a Ber tillon style cf picture you're after." —Philadelphia Ledger. None For Her.. "Pop!" "Yes, my son." "When a person saws wood It means they say nothing, don't it?" "Yes, my boy." "And do women ev»r saw wood?" •'km, women believe that sawing wood is a man's work."—Yonker* Statesman.' Defined. Teacher —"Johnny, you may spetf the word 'neighbor.' " v Johnny—'W-e-i-g-h-b-o-r." Teacher "That's right. Now, Tommy, can you tell me what a neighbor Is?" Tommy "Yes, ma'am. It's a woman that borrows things."—Chi« cago News. Hard Lack. >"Yaur cHlca ho?v,looks~s*&£!~ "Yes, he's an orphan." "Folks die recently?" "Nope, been dead a number of years." "Then why the grief?" "Baseball to-day and no one Is his family to die."— Houston Poft. W
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