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VOL. XIV .
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
NO. 32.
Madlso County
Bstabllshsd hy Uw Legislature: Im
aloa 1U0-'H , w
Population. 20,133.
County Seat Marshall
1641 toot abovo mi level '
Now and modern Court House, cost
(3t.000.00. .' 1
Now and modem Jail, cost $16,000.00.
Now and modern County Homo, coot
U0.000.00. ' v
Otnoera.
'. Hon. Jas. L. Hyatt. Senator; S3
District BurnsvUle, N. C.
Hon. J. C. Ramsey, Representative.
Marshall N. C. . v
W. H. Henderson. Clehk SuperloJ
. Court. Marshall N. C.
W. M. Buokner, Sheriff, Marshall
n. a
James Smart Register ot Deeds,
-Marshall N. C.
O. F. Runnlon, Troaaurer, Marshall,
n. a. r. r. a no. i.
- R. U Tweed. Surveyor, White Rock.
N. C
Dr. J. H. Balrd. Coroner, Man HUl
N. a '
Mrs. BUM Henderson. Jailor, Mar-
ihalLN. C.
John Honeyoutt, Janitor. Marshall
KG.
Dr. C N. 8prlnkle, County Physician.
Marshall N. C.
James Haynle, Supt County Homo,
Marshall N. C. ' v
' Home located about two miles south
K"- west of Marshall
Courts.
Criminal and Civil, First Monday be
fore rirst Monday In March. Com
mencing Feb. 26th, 1912.
CivU 11th, Monday after First" Mon
day In March, commences May 20,
191
Criminal and Civil., First Monday
' after First Monday In Sept Com
mences Sept 9th, 1912..
CivU 6th Monday after First Mon-
, day In September. Commences Ooto-
tor 14. 1911
, BOARDS.
County Commissioners.
W. C, Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall
H.C
C. P. Cassada, Member, Marshall
N. C R. F. D. No. 1.
Reubln A. Tweed, Member, Big
Laurel N. C.
C. B. Mashburn. Atty, Marshall
n. a
Board meets first Monday In every
month. .
Road Commlselonera.
A. S. Bnran. Chairmen. Marshall N
C R. F. D. 2.. . ,v.- -t-,v r
J. A. Ramsey, Secretary. Mara HUl,
N. C. R.F.P. 2. '
Sam Cos. Member. Mars HUl N. C
R. F. D. No. J.
O. W. WUd, Big Pino. N. C.
Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer,
Marshall N. C. '
George M. Prltchard, Atty, Marshall,
N. C. . . -:'.;.' '
Board meets first Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
' ' Board of Education. '"--' '
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, 8pring
Creek. N. a :"-
Thos. J. Murray,- MemberMarshall,
N. C. R. F. D. No. 3.
W. R. Bams, Marshall N. C, R. F,
D. No. S.
Prof. M. C. Buckner. Supt of
Schools, Mart HUl N.. C, R. F. D.
No. 1 ' '
Board Meets first Monday m Janu-
ary, April July and October each year,
. Colleges and High Sohools.
. Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore,
President Mars Hill N. C. Fall Term
begins August 17, 1911. Spring Term
begins January 2, 1912.
' 8pring Creek High School Prof.
a C Brown, Principal Spring Creek,
N. C I Mo. School opened August
t 191L
. U.hn. Brnilnan ' Hlrh flchOtll.
T ' m. vraatherlr. Principal Ma
shall N. C R. F. D. No. 2. 1 Mo.
. Sohool began Octobei1 2, 1911.
- - Bell Institute. Miss Margaret B.
..Orlfflth, Principal yralnut N. C, 8 Mo."
. School began September I, 1911.
: Marshall Academy. Prof. R. O,
Mo. Sohool began Sept 4, 1911.
. Notary Publics.
3. C. Ramsey, Marshall N. C. Term
expires Jan. 11, 1912. -
A. J. Roberts, Marshall. N, C, R. F.
D. No. 5, Term expires' May 80, 1912.
. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C.
Term expires August 10, 1012. ,
C C. Brown, Bluff, N. C. Term ex-
plres December 6, 1912.
- J, A. Leak, Rerere, N. C. Term ex
pires January 10, 1913.
W. T. Davis. Hot Springs, H. C.
Term exbtres January 10, 1913.
J. H. Bouthworth, Stackhouse, N. C.
I Term expires January IS, 1913.
- N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C,
Term expires February 6, 1913. . -
J. H. Hunter, Marshall N.-C, R. F.
D. No. 8. Term expires April 1, 1918
J. F. Tllson, Marshall N. C. R. F. D.
No. 1 Term expires April 3. 1918.
, a J. Ebbs, Marshall N, C. Term
expires April 21. 1913. V -
J. TV. Nelson, Marshall N. C Term
expire April 25. 1913.
Roy L. Gudger, Marshall N. C.
Term expires May 3, 1913.
Geo, M. Prltchard. Marshall N. C.
Term expires May 25, 1913..
, Dudley Chlpley, Marshall, K. C.
Term expires July 29, 1918. V .
" Vt. C Connor. Mars Hill N. C. Torn
xplrai November 27. 1913.
- ' POST. ' : '
George W.' Gahagan Post No. IS
O. A. R.
1 S. M. Davis, Commander.
J. H. Ballard. Adjutant
1 fts at the Court Koae Saturday
t re the second Canity U
mt:.: at 11 A. IS.
GRACE
IS GIVEN LIBERTY
MRS. GRACE WILL MAKE NO
STATEMENT AS TO PROBABLE
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
VERDICT t)F "NOT GUILTY"
Women Prees Around Her When the
Verdict Is Rendered, Congrat
ulatlng Her.
Chronology of Grace Trial
From ,8hootlng to Verdict
' .
March 5 Eugene Grace sum- 4
4 mons police to his residence, 29
West Eleventh street at two
o'clock, saying that he had been
4 shot
He accuses his wife, Mrs. Dal-
sy Ulrlch Ople Grace, ot having
shot him and then left him to
die. . - .
Mrs. Grace returns from New-
nan at seven o'clock with her
husband's people, and Is arrest-
ed after conversation with Grace
at St Joseph's Infirmary-
March 5 She is released on
$7,500 bond. - -
4 March 7 She Is re-arrested. It
4 It rumored on sensational evl-
denco discovered against her.
She it forsaken by her husband's
people, who retain lawyers for
4 the prosecution. 1
' March 19 She It released on
$7,500 bond, assessed at her pre-
Uminary trial when she wat
4 bound over for assault with In-
tent to murder. Goes lmmedl-
ately to Philadelphia with an at-
torney and newspaper men to see
about her property. .
March 24 She returns to At-
lanta, goes to live with nurse In
West End.
March 29 Eugene Grace It re-
moved to Newnan. '
June 15 Operation performed
4 on Grace relieves pressure ot bul- 4
let on spine. He has chance to
recover, fully.
' July 28 Grace ' trial com-
4 mences In superior court Grace
present on a stretcher. 4
August 2 "Not guilty."
Atlanta. "Not guilty."
A startled cry fell from the quiver
ing Hps ot Mrs. Daisy Ulrlch Ople
Grace, when the Jury foreman pro
nounced the verdict which forver puts
the woman beyond the pale of the law
on the charge of shooting her hus
band, "Gene" Grace, in their home,
29 West Eleventh street last March.
The stirring climax of .the trial
crowded Itself upon the prisoner, her
attorneys, the court and others. The
wretched woman, pale and trembling,
almost ran through the streets from
the car una to tne court room, ana
when she sank, exhausted in her seat
ner P were nam set ana ner nugere
beat the tahle line etroaes oi a trip
hammer. .
She says that she it going back to
Philadelphia just as toon as ner ai-
torneys would permit her. In her ambassador, Charles Page Bryan, pro
right band she fidgeted with a tele-'Bented a message from Secretary of
gram wnicn ene received rrom ner
sister telling her that Little Webster
Ople, her blind boy, was "very HI."
A sequel to- the tragedy will be
divorce proceedings, which will be In-
stltuted.
Word was sent to the attorneys
ft., tli. 4irv hniT rnf lraii that thev I
wanted further instructions from
Judge Roan and five minutes later it
was announced by Deputy Lydell that
the Jury was ready to give its verdict.
Mrs. Grace was not in her seat when
Judge Roan ascended ' the bench to
receive the verdict -but she rushed In
before the jury came from tho ante
chamber. - """ '
"Gentlemen,--'have, you reached a
verdict?" ; came vClearjy from the
bench. . . " v ''"-""i
Wllliani A. llrA the foreman, nod
ded.' The court jjoom was hushed. It
was- possible tot one to hear the
heavy breathing: of . the crowd when
Foreman Laird raised from hit teat
GunboatOrdered to Blueflelda.
Washington. Evidence of the grow
ing anxiety of the administration in
regard to the revolution in Nicara
gua was shown when orders were is
sued to the gunboat Tacoma at Guan
tanamo, ' Cuba, to proceed forthwith
to Blueflelda. She is due to. arrive
soon, and will try to communicate
with Managua, so Minister Weltxel
may keep the state department in
formed of developments. The gunboat
Annapolis, on the west coast has been
getting only fragmentary advices
from Managua. . :
Palmer Scales Mount Ssndford.
New York. The conquest of Mount
Sir Sandford, 'the highest peak In the
Selklrks, by Howard Palmer, secre
tary of the American Alpine club,
nounced in a message sent by Mr.
Palmer to the American Georgraphl
cal society. The ascent pf the moun
tain.' which is 11,634 feet high, and
is practically one continuous wall ot
ice, was made on June 24. No less
than eight separate attempts to scale
81r Sandford have been ma3 during
the last half dozen yesra.
THEODORE A. BELL
-. .
: .... .
Among the prominent figures at the
Baltimore convention was Theodore
A. Bell of California. He had the
honor of seconding the nomination
of Judge Parker for chairman and
took an active part' In the subeequent
proceedings.
with the indictment In his hand.
'Please read It" commanded the
court '.
Mrs. Grace moved a trifle forward.
She bit down heavily on her Hps. Her
face was livid, and her hands clutched
nervously at the yellow telegram
which had startled her lust a m'-n
ute before.
'We, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty!"
The crowd could not hold back its
emotion. Some crowded forward. A
peculiar sound like the muffled steam
valve on an engine rose above all
others. Some said that It was cheer
ing, others declared that the verdict
was hissed. It was impossible to tell
just What' sentiment passed through
that morbid, sweltering crowd.
Two women dashed bailiffs from
the rear door entrance, and one wept
on the shoulder of the prisoner. The
other pressed Mrs. Grace's hand. The
only response from Mrs. Grace was a
half-hearted smile and a handshake.
The jury was standing, and Judge
Roan was thanking them for their
patience. .
A NEW ERA IN JAPAN
The Era of Talsei "Great Righteous
ness" Commences In Mikado's
Empire.
Toklo, Japan. The era of Talsei
"great righteousness" has commenc
ed. The era ot Meijl Intelligent ad
ministration" closed with the acces
sion of Yoshlhlto.
The death of the emperor, Muteuhl
to, while causing widespread grief,
has had. small effect on normal condi
tions here; There has been . a re
markable absence of demonstrations
and aside from the closed banks and
Rommerclal houses, the nrniut-hnnnil
jflagg at every entrance and evident
Bigna 0f mourning by forelgnere and
natives alike, the nation moved along
u. accustomed business.
xelegrams of sympathy are pouring
'in. They .include messages from
;preBdent Taft to the emDeror and
the dowager emoress. The American
state Knox In behalf . of the Amerl
ran people to the people of Japan.
The self-restraint and dignity of
the entire people under a great sor-
row an aa sudden shock Involving
perhaps a superlative change and cer-
tainly irreparable Iobs was one of the
most striking features of the first day
of mourning.
Decree "Ne T.tmere" Not Changed.
Washington. No change in the Ro
man Cathollo church law relating to
marriages of Catholics with non-Catholics
in the United States has been
made by the recent order of the pope
affecting such cases, according to
Bonaventura Cerrettl, charge d'af
faires ot the papal, legation. Mgr.
Cerrettl said that the order as explain
ed from Rome simply restored force
to a provision of the church govern
ing mixed marriages in Germany and
Hungary which had been suspended
In the early nineteenth century.
United States Warns Mexico.
Washington'. The United v States
has again protested to the Mexican
government and to General Orozco,
leader of the revolutionists, against
attacks upon American citizens and
property in northern Mexico. 1 Secre
tary Knox ofclally renewed hit no
tice of two montht ago, that the Unit
ed States will hold Mexico to strict
account .for all damages, and unoffi
cially notified Orozco that he would
be held personally responsible for
damages to Americans or their prop
erty. . . ' '
' . .' September Cotton 12 Cents.
. Americut, Ga. Satlsed that 12o it
an excellent price for cotton, even
with the assured prospects of the
shortest crop locally In several years,
some farmers here evidence a willing
ness to sell at that figures. "Several
hundred bales were sold through a
local warehouse to American buyers
for 12c, the cotton being good "mid
dling, to be delivered during Septem
ber. Similar lines were attempted
here three years ago, when many
farmen sold crops for fall delivery.
roiiis no
TWO AMERICANS
BODIES OP THE VICTIMS WERE
FOUND NEAR CANANEA,
80N0RA.
INVESTIGATION IS ORDERED
Msdero Says the Americans Were
'Hanged by Rebels In Order to
Causs Intervention.
Mexico City. Two Americans were
hanged near Canane&V Sonora. Their
bodies were found and the Incident
reported to President Madero by the
governor of Sonora.4' The governor
has ordered an Investigation; He be'
lieves the two men were executed by
rebels In order to Dree citato Ameri
can Intervention. - The victims have
not been identified, i '
Juarez, Mexico. General Pascual
Orozco, commander-la chief of the
Mexican rebels, declared he did uot
recognize the United States govern
nient He made the remark to Thom
as Edwards, American consul here.
who called at the rebel leader's quar
ter! to deliver a message from Secre
tary Knox.,
The message, belated through diplo
matic channels, was regarding the
treatment of the American settlers In
northern Mexico by the rebels, grow
ing out of the disarming of the Mor
mon colonists. .
General Orozco told Consul Ed
wards he did not receive tne Ameri
can as a representative ot the United
States, which , government, Orozco
said, he did not recognize. However,
he was glad to see Mr. Edwards, he
said, and to receive him as an Amer
ican citizen. Orozco accepted the
message from the American consul
without further comment
HE HID FOR TEN YEARS
Clyde Sims of Charlotte, Ga., It Found
by Detectives In St Louis.
St Louis, Mo. Clyde Marcellus
Sims, 42 years old,' who disappeared
from his home in Georgia ten years
ago and has been hiding under the
name ot C. E. Van Warmer, was found
In St Louis, and, after close question
ing by detectives, admitted his iden
tity. . .
His wife, who has been aeeklng him
for- a long time and who for years,
mourned him as dead, is in the city,
and a reconciliation took place be
tween them in the office of Chief ot
Detectives Allender. Sims was found
through detectives employed by an In
surance company, which had been
sued for a $5,000 policy on his life,
under the legal presumption that one
who is missing for seven years is
dead."
Sims, or Van Wormer, at he has
been know here, was taken to police
headquarters by Detectives McLaugh
lin and Boyle. :
As the man was led to Chief Allen-
der's office, he was greeted with
"Hello, Sims," by a detective. He
changed color, but affected not to
know the remark was addressed to
him.
Lumber Combine Declared Guilty.
Jefferson City, Mo. The report of
Special Commissioner Reynolds In the
state's ouster suit against certain lum
ber companies, alleged to be In a
trust which was filed in the supreme
court, was against the lumber com
panies. The suit wat filed against 35
lumber companies. The commissioner
found that 89 of them are in a trust
In violation of the anti-trust laws, on
four allegations. The first of these Is
that the lumber companies had a
price list committee and used what
was known by members as an "asso
ciation price Hat;" second, that mem
bers of the association curtailed the
output to consumers; third, that there
was a Joint trade agreement
Pell Out of Sleeping Car.
Springfield, Mass. The body of Cur
tis Nichols, a traveling salesman, who
occupied a berth in a sleeper on the
Chicago express, which left Spring
field .was found in a gully adjoining
the tracks west of here several hours
later. It was believed he fell out of
the window while asleep.
"Blue' Tag" System Opposed.
Washington. The senate gave Its
approval to the abolition of the "blue
tag" system or fast freight branch of
the second class mail service Inaug
urated by Postmaster General Hitch
cock, agreeing to second class pro
visions ot the postotnee appropriation
bill requiring transportation ot peri
odicals In mall cart. Senator Swan-
son led an unsuccessful fight to give
publishers the option of having their
publications go by mail , or fast
freight declaring that the postofflce
bill at presented was unfair
First Bale 8old.
Savananh, Ga- In front of the Sa
vannah cotton exchange, the first bale
ot cotton for the new season of 1912-
18 wat sold at auction. The staple
brought 81 1-2 cents, a new record
for the first bale for many years. The
bale was received by express from A.
Petway of Eastman. It graded
middling and weighed 350 : pounds.
The bale wlU be expressed to New
Tcrk at once. The first bale of cot
ton was received last year on July 25
and sold for IS 1-2 cents a pound.
CHARLES MURPHY
Charles Murphy of New York It tho
leader of Tammany Hall.
EMPEROR OF JAPAN DEAD
MUTSUHITO FOR FORTY-FOUR
YEARS RULER OF THE
JAP8 IS DEAD.
Sigh Expressed Sorrow 'of 20,000 Sub
jects Gathered About Palace
of Jap Emperer.
Toklo, Japan. Mutsuhito, for forty-
four years emperor of Japan, Is dead.
Yoshlhlto Haru-No-Mlya reigns un
der the formula provided by the Con
stitution promulgated by Mutsuhito,
the king it dead; long live the
king!"
Mutsuhito, who was the 121st em
perer ot Japan, passed gently away.
He bad been unconscious for many
hours prior to his death, and the em
press, the crown prince and the most
prominent officials of the household
and government were at the bedside.
Everything known to science was
done to prolong the life of the sov
ereign. The whole nation watched pa
thetically, because the death of the
emperor would establish a new record
In the history of Japan and the peo
ple clung almost fiercely to the tradi
tion with which the dying monarch
appeared indissolubly linked.
At the end upwards of 20,000 sub
jects silently paid their last homage
outside the palace gates. It was a
marvelous scene when messengers si
lently mingled with the crowds and
scattered the posted announcements
ot the emperor's death. Deep emotion
swept the multitude, but there was no
evidence of excitement. The only
sound wat a long drawn tlgh
Within the palace the death wat
communicated to the waiting Imperial
prlncet and notabilities, whereupon,
without delay, the accession ceremo
nies were begun at the Imperial sanc
tuary. The shrine was decorated ac
cording to the Shinto rite. Prince Iwa-
kura, the chief ritualus, officiated, lay
ing the offering on the sacred altar.
He was assisted by a subordinate.
who rang a bell while the offerings
were being placed. The oath was
read In the presence of the ministers
ot state and councillors and other
dignitaries.
The emperor ascended the throne.
before which had been placed simple
wooden tables. On these reposed the
sacred sword and necklace, two of the
three sacred treasures. The third of
the sacred - treasures, the mirror,
which is deposited In the shrine of
Ise, will be received by the emperor
later. The imperial and national seals
also were taken over by his majesty,
who Immediately arose, and, standing,
received the homage of the entire as
semblage. This concluded the cere
mony.. The emperor then retired, followed
by the ministers and the military
aides, bearing the sacred treasures,
and the lord chamberlain, who bore
the seals.
It is not believed that the accession
of the new emperor will change the
situation with regard to the policies
of Japan. Yoshlhlto Is highly respect
ed by his subjects.
The Crown Prince Yoshlhlto was
born August 31, 1879. He was made
heir-apparent August 81, 1887...
Worms Stopping Trains.
Washington. The house committee
on agriculture recommended an im
mediate appropriation of $5,000 to
stop the ravages of the army worm
In Southern states. Secretary Wilson
asked for It Representative Heflln
of Alabama told the committee that
the worm was stopping railway trains
on his district The committee will
try to rush the appropriation through
before the agricultural appropriation
bill is agreed upon. (
Becker Indicted for Murder.
New York. Sensational develop
ments in the investigation of the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal, the gam
bler, who was shot down in front of
Hotel Metropole, two weeks ago, came
with a rush when Police lieutenant
Charles Becker, accused by -Rosenthal
at hit tide, partner in a gambUng
game, waa arrested, accused of par
ticipation in the killing and forced
to plead at once to a charge ot mur
der In tho first degree. He waa re
manded to the Tombs.
COLONEL TO DRAFT
HIS OV
H PLATFORM
COMMITTEE MUST ACCEPT HIS
"CONFESSION OF FAITH IF HE
IS NOMINATED.
WILL NOT DELAY HIS SPEECH
Roosevelt Asserts It Was Question of
Principle He Left Republican Party
and Refuses to Compromise Copies
of 8peech Sent Out
New York. The National Progret
live party must accept Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's political doctrine if he is
to be its standard-bearer. He said
that he would insist upon making his
"confession of faith" to the delegates
before the committee which is to
draft the plaform makes Its final re
port and that he would not accept the
nomination on a platform which did
not meet with hit approval.
Colonel Roosevelt's speech was or-
lglnally scheduled for Monday night
When it wat tuggested to him that
the time of Its delivery be postponed,
he sent word to his managers that
he would not consent to a delay untU
after the platform had been present
ed to the convention. Advance copies
of the speech reached the leaders of
the new party several days ago. The
Colonel said nothing, however, to in
dicate that the suggestion for a do.
lay In the delivery of the speech was
duo to the impressions of those who
had read it
Colonel Roosevelt said that In bis
speech he had dealt fully with all the
great political questions of the day.
He spoke frankly and fearlessly, he
said, and believed that the conven
tion ought to be fully apprised ot his
views before ratifying the tentative
nomination which he accepted at
Chicago last month. He contends that
It was upon a question of principle
that he left the Republican party and
now that he hat done so he cannot
make a compromise of principle In
accepting the leadership of the new
movement.
His declaration of political faith.
he said. Is one which will be termed
either socialism or anarchy, and prob
ably bothy but represents his convic
tions. He goes to Chicago to make
these views known and to receive the
presidential nomination only If they
are acceptable In their substantial
provisions to the new party.
Taft Will Veto All Tariff Bills.
Washington. President Taft's In
tention to slaughter all congressional
efforts to lower the tariff was con
veyed to standpatters of both houses
In a most postlve fashion when the
Senate, by a vote of 33 to 28, voted
to recede from its amendments to the
steel tariff revision bill repealing the
Canadian reciprocity. The president
will immediately veto the bill. For
this reason the Old Guard Republi
cans did not endeavor to delay action
on the steel and iron bill.
Charles Crane May be Treasurer.
Sea Girt, N. J. Charles R. Crane ot
Chicago, wealthy manufacturer and
supporter of LaFollette In his cam
paign for the Republican presidential
nomination, may 3 treasurer of the
Democratic nations campaign com
mittee. Gov. Wo row Wilson had
the name of Mr. . ane under consid
eration. The only announcement the
Governor would make was that the
treasurer had been agreed upon by
himself and National Chairman Mo
Combs. To Try Lieutenant Becker Soon.
New York. District Attorney Whit
man intends to place Lieutenant
Becker on trial during the present
month, according to authoritative
sources. Plans have been made by the
district attorney to prevent any pos
sible tampering with the talesmen.
As soon as the panel is drawn at least
two private detectives will be assign
ed to shadow each talesman to prevent
any one attempting bribery or intimi
dation. .
Demand Observance of Law.
New York. The revelations of ths
Rosenthal murder case pointing to
the existence of a system ot police
blackmail levied upon illegal resorts,
prompted a number of leading citi
zens to issue a call tor a public mass
meeting at Cooper Union to adopt
plans "to make effective the public
demand for the observance of law and
order in this city." .The signers of
the call are Jacob H. Schiff, Eugenlus
H. Outerbrldge, Eugee A. Pihlbin,
Henry Moskowitz, Alleu Robinson and
Felix Adler. . -
Situation. Has Become Serious.
La Llbertad, Salvador. While tele
graphic communication between Sal
vador and Nicaraugua is suspended
sufficient newt has leaked through to
show that the stiuatlon In Nicaraugua
It regarded aa very serious. . Both
President Diaz andthe ex-Mlnister
of War. General 'ena, who Is now at
the head of the revolutionary party,
are Conservatives and It is understood
that the Liberals are supporting Mena.
Mena, now holds Masaya and Gran
ada and is said to hare a strong force
at Rlvas.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Short Paragraphs of State Newt Thtt
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By tho Editor.
Hendersonvllle. Judge M. H. Jus.
tice convened a special two weeks'
term of superior court in Henderson
vllle for the trial of clvU cases.
Winston-Salem. Hon. Locke Craig,
Democratic nominee for governor, hat
accepted an invitation to address tho
Confederate veterans of North Caro
lina at their annual reunion here.
Raleigh. Owen S. Butler, ot Samp
son county, who escaped from tho
state hospital wat caught about eight
miles out in the country and returned
to the institution for the insane. -
Smithfleld. Work on the new coun
ty office building is progressing nicely.-
This is to be a four-room tiro
proof brick building for the clerk and
register of deeds and will be a hand
tome building.
Elizabeth City. The Camden and
Pasqoutank counties educational meet
ing will be held in the court house
here under the supervision of Con
gressman John H. Small A very in
teresting program has been prepared
for the occasion and a large crowd of
farmers from these counties are ex
pected to be present
Salisbury. The Salisbury fire de
partment is arranging to purchase a
motor fire truck. It will be modern
in all respects and wUl be used In
fighting fire in Salisbury. Alderman
John Ludwick, who is a leading mem
ber of the council has been making
an investigation .of the matter and
wUl recommend the purchase ot a
truck for this purpose.
Dunn. Dr. Hlghsmlth and C. 3. Bell
of Dunn, claim that the state cham
pionship for killing swallows at a
tingle thot each. They shot into a '
drove on the grounds of a local sana- -torium
and declare they got eighty
two birds. Thousands of swallows
had been roosting in. the shade trees
on the grounds, and had become a
nuisance to the patients.
Winston-Salem. The revenue de
rived by the government from the
sale of revenue stamps in this city
for July aggregate $400,868.26, which
meant that a total of 6,010,853 poundt
of manufactured tobacco wat shipped
by local manufacturers this month.
This It an increase of $135,172.74 in
revenue and ot 1,689,672 poundt of to
bacco over the corresponding month
of laet year.
Charlotte. E. H. Gibson, of tho bu
reau ot entomology, department ot
agriculture, Washington, is spending
several dayt in Charlotte investigat
ing the ravages ot the fall army worm
in this immediate section. He It also
urging upon farmers in localities
where the worm hat manifested it
self to take instant and effective
measures to eradicate the pest
Dunn. County Superintendent Ex-
tell is holding a two weeks' Institute
for the teachers of Harnett county at
Lllllngton. He is being assisted by
Prof. Joe E. Avent of Goldsboro and .
Miss Ada Womble, who hat the chair
of pedagogy at Peace Institute, Ral
eigh. A large number of teachers .
are in attendance. There will be a
big school rally, celebrating the past
decade in the school work in Harn
ett county, r
Sanford. The Lee county highway
commissioners met again and elected -R.
P. Coble of Oxford engineer, they
having -been advised that he would
accept and enter upon the work at
toon aa desired. The commissioners
now feel sure that the work can begin
on the roads without further delay.
Arrangements have been made with
each commissioner to have necessary ,
repair work done on old roads in their
several townships, until permanent
work can be done.
Fayetteville. Former Congressman
John G. Shaw, late candidate for lieu
tenant governor before the state Dem
ocratic convention and president of
the local law and order league, which '.
is at present active against violators
of the prohibtlon law. has received
an anonymous letter signed "Friends
of Liberty," threatening to burn hit '
cotton house and reminding him that
his tobacco barn was burned some
time ago. A postscript adds, "You
got to let beer alone and ttop impeach
business." . ' ,.:
Kinston After hearing the state'!
ilde of the case against Jonah Holmes
a negro youth charged with attempt
ed, criminal assault upon' a 16-year-old
girl ot his race at Falling Creek,
Justice Peebles in this city, bound
Holmes over to the court under $500
bond.' .
Dunn. A ton of, a very substantial
farmer and mill man, S. C. Neighbors,
wat badly hurt when hit four-mule -team
became frightened and ran away.
The young man wat thrown out of
the wagon and the wheel ran over
his1 head, inflicting a sever scalp
wound.
Lexington. President W. C. Wilson
of the Davidson county agricultural
association, announced that twenty- -five
farmers bave entered the third
annual farmers' corn contest
Durham. The statement of Mr. Vic
tor S. Bryant that should two law
yers be nominated for the lower homa
be would ask to be relieved cf 1 i
candidacy for the senate, since ha f 1
Dot believe that three lawyers f '
represent the county in the r t I
lslature is working out f r t' 3
f Mr. G. C. StaWnri, f. a f
the three cornered rt e Sri
omlnatioa. ,
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