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fT The News Printery qufrped to do jonr next " crier ef Jwt PriEing rc-ptly. ltoa. t&d your vwk Hwt of to a we will do it to salt joa. COJTVTNCE YOTJ- !v. rL rr 4i I; The " Lenoir News. 11a Try b( dTertiAifi? 'Medium, b timam it it red by the L.rjr Kuitwr ol the people o( C11A CjtUr. : ONLY Sl.OO T1IEYK4R j-'rioavs H. a MAHXI Editor and IProp. PUSUSHED TUESDAYS AM FBISAYS. PRICE S1.00 THE YEAH. , VOLUME XI, JLEXOIR, 1ST. C., JUNE 25, 1909. iSTO. 67 4 i i i Daniel Boone. Some time ago I promised to give you some facts or traditions in the life of the great pioneer Daniel, Boone counected with the town of Boone, Watauga couuty, North Carolina. The town is named for him, and it U supposed that he once had his cabin here for awhile. The people are proud to claim this, and they point out a pile of stones which are supposed to be the re mains of the chimney of his cabin. Near by stands a solitary oak of centaries' wthpn, wWch it is said be hung his deer to ski a them. It is possible and probable that Boone may hare had bis cabin here at one time whether the place pointed oat is the exact spot or pot tax Jhts would, be on a prob, able course from his home on the lower Yadjrk to Kentucky. He Sould naturally make hie way up le Yadlda jta head springs at river (roaai its aoaroa Uw yards distant), and beinf attracted by this protected valley he may bare taken np bis adode beae for awhile, possibly for a winter or a summer. He could have found few better summer homes. It is claimed that Boone lived on the Yadkiu in Wilkes county, pos sibly at other points, and there seems to be pretty good evidence that he, or at least his father and mother, lived in Davie county Id 1751 his father, Squire Boone, moved his family, including Dan iel, from Pennsylvania to the Yad kin valley, most probably within or near the present limits of Davie. As an evidence iu favor of this his father and mother are buried in Old Joppa cemetery a mile from Mocksville that couuty. This writer has been to their graves. They are side by side and are mark ed by the old fashioued soapstone tombstones on which appear their names "Squire Boone" "Sara Boone" with the dates of their deaths, and I think their acres. I am not certain about the the fig ures but think the dates are 1700 and i(bo. Lhe tombstones are well preserved except the corner of one is broken oil'. The lettering was still plainly visible a few years ago. D Note. Since writing above sketch ol Boone I am informed that the tombstones have been thrown down and marred by souvenir collector This ought not to be. I). Beggar Had $14,000 in Bank. Philadelphia Dispatch. Arrested on the charge of beg ging after he had been evicted from his room in a cheap lodging house for non payment of rent, Bernard Moser was searched in a police station here today and it was , found that be had $54.90 in cash, and bank books showing de posits of 114,335.82 concealed in his ,tatt Rothes, ,, --, For years the police have be cirram&anoes iii m m ma the Thilac he will be obliged to pay his board. Car Runs Down, Auto. Anderson, S. C, June 20. In a collision between an internrban car of the Anderson Traction com pany and an automobile, at Brea- zeales Crossing, near Anderson at noon today, one person is dead and one is fatally and two seriously in jured. Some defect in the mechanism of the automobile caused it to come to a stand still on the car tracks and theelectrie car smashed into it while going at a high rate of speed down grade. The dead: James tit." Cobb, superintendent Beltjon Cotton Hills Belton, 8. C. The injured: Mrs. D. D. Richardson, bruited about body. ' : Rer. D. D. Richardson, fataUf . Rev. . A. McDowoll, Ninety x, 8. C, broken shoulder and arm. The automobile was demolished and. its four occupants thrown from twenty to fifty feet. Atibc coroner's inquest this afternoon the verdict was that the accident was unavoidable. All of the victims are prominent throughout the state. Rev. Rich ardson is pastor of the8econd Bap tist church at Belton, and the Gluck Mills Baptist church of An derson. Rev. McDowell and Mrs. Richardson will recover. Fearful Ending of Children's Pic nic While 15 children attend ing a Sunday school picnic at Mar tin Springs, Ga., Saturday, were standing under a tree, to escape a shower, a bolt of lightning struck) the tree and every child was render ed unconscious. When aid came the children were lyiug in a heap at the foot of the tree apparently dead. There were two doctors in the picnic party and on examination they found not one of the children had been killed outright, though six ot them were in such a condi tion taat their recovery is hardly possible. TTe other ten while rendered an conations, are not cooslderea in a dangerous condition. Examination disclosed that on the bodies of nine of tbe children the tree, hadbeen perfectly photo- graphed by the electric bolt. Shoes bad been torn from their feet aod every piece of metal about them fused. lizard, VeryyWjAg ed, in Rock. Found Great Falls, Mont., June 21. Iu a ooal mine near here yesterday, Moses Martindale, miner, uncov ered a lizard about nine feet from the surface and eml)edded in the solid rock. There is no conceiv able method by which the lizard could have entered the caviety since nature closed the gap thous ands of years ago. When first un covered the reptile was torpid. When brought to the light, how ever, it showed more signs of life. There is no evidence that it has been affected injuriously by its long fast and imprisontueni in the solid rock. ces and frepjntiy gavi lrwycomBvtteo;.:to MtT hospital, where Little River. Mr. Holmer Crouch, was at Mr. John Paynes, Saturday evening on business. , We are very glad to note that ihe little infant son of Mr. E. W. Mcreary, who we reported in our last writine as not expected to live, is now better. Mr. M. W. Roberts, was in Lenoir, on business Saturday. Mr. N. F. Sims, was at Mr, W. L. Presnells. last week on business. Yours for success. Mr. Cade's Typesetting Machine. The Charlotte 'hronicle speak ing of the Rev. Mr. Cade's pat ent typesetting machine says: "Mr. Cade is a machinist from youth. He has been working on this invention for a period of thir ty years. His first machine is now being built in Philadelphia and will be completed and given a test within three months. It has been inspected and approved by tbe best mechanical experts in the country, who say that; it Will do what is claimed for it. We are drawing this much from a conver sation we had with Mr. Cade this morning. Much that he said was not for the public print at this time. Did we feel privileged to say more, we might Inspire greater faftntWsnSUon. ' t AiS uggested to Mr, Cade that if hf a millionaire. His respose was tfiafe jiipney , making; . ,was hl Jajs$ thought. He is working for the good of barman it j, .for in giving to the v world a typesetter ' of the char acter which he invented, he would certainly be conferring a blessing 6n the whole people. 'We believe that a paper in Shelby, his home town, is to have the honor of raak ing the first run on his new ma chftie. Mr. Cade and the machin ists who have pkssed on his invert tion may find themselves mistaken in le r expected performances of the machine, but in case they nit ie fight, we may look for a slump in Mersren thaler stock. The next 'fewmonCKI Will tell the tale." v Active at the Age of U. Wilkes Patriot. There lives near Boomer a lady, Mrs. Susie Fox, whose age is 94. Oae would conclude, therefore, that she is blind and helpless and that she sits in the corner at some great grandchild's home through out the day, smoking a pipe and complaining of rheumatic pains. Not so, however, with Mrs. Foi. She is hale and hearty and as sprightly as a woman of fewer years. She lives by herself and does her own house work. She leads a busy and activ life, too Not infrequently, we are told, she walks to Zion Hill chnrch to wor ship, a distance of two miles from her home. She attributes much of her long life to the fact that she has always been busy and active and contented. She think9 it bet ter to wear out than to rust out, and has found that the wearing pro cess is much slower an indeed, much more satisfactory. Trial Lasted More Than Five Months; Jurors Disagree Sun Francisco Dispatch. Terminating in a disagreement of the jury, with ten men determined on acquittal and two resolved on conviction, the trial for bribery of Patrick Calhoun, of the United Railroads, ended at noon today Fve months and a week had pass ed since the wealthy street railroad owner, a descendent of Patrick Henry, made bis first appearance in court to answej to the charge of offering a bribe of 14,000 to a su Dervisor to obtain an overhead trolley for his corporation. Not until each juror had pro nounced as hopeless tbe prospect of a verdict was the order for their dismissal made by Judge Lawlor, prosecution and defense giving as sent to the discbarge. Both Killed in Duel. Louisville, Ky., June 18. rank Sliggers, a railroad detec 6ve'employe2 by the ftentucky Indian Bridget BUroadCompanJ nttdi t. Charles', a switchman! for the Illinois Central Railroad Company quarreled over theif work and meeting later in a saloon engaged in a pistol duel which re suited in speedy death for both . "Notice where these men were killed, in a saloon." W do not know of any other pil that Is at good as De Witt's Little Early Rrigere, the famoiu little llret pilli ntnall, gentle, pleasant and sure pills with a reputation. Sold by J. E. Shell, Lenoir Drupr Co., and O rafiite Tails Drug C6. Springfield Man Commits Suicide. Springfield, June 10. Near the hour of 10 o'clock this morning, Mott L. Douglas, a white farmer living about three miles east of the town, deliberately shot the front and top of his face and head off. Mr. Douglas was about 35 years old. He had a wife and three children, the eldest being about 9 years old. It has been learned from his family that for several weeks Mr. Douglas has been very despondent and, for the past few days, quite unwell. He bought a bottle of audanum here a day or two ago and that be wanted it for a sick mule. It now appears that he drank a part of it yesterday and it failing to kill him, he awoke with fall determination to complete his deed. Selecting a time wheo bis wife ws attending to bis stock, be took bis gun and going iato the yard, ay down upon the ground, placing the muzzle under his chin, when he pressed the trigger with his toe, shooting away his entire face and the top of his head, The act was deliberately planned is shown by a short note addressed to Magis trate Corbett of this place, asking him to collect an account due him by a citizen of this community. He also left the following note: ''To Whom it May Concern; 'If I should be suddenly taken off, I ask that Marian Ehney take Muriel, A. W. Corbett take Eva May, and that A. K. (ilea ton take Harold. I hope my wife will fare better without me than she can with me. My health is gone and I am not able to work any more, and 1 -do not wish to lie a burden to any one. I can not col lect the claims I have on another and I can not pay my debts. Every thing I have is under papers ex cept my hogs, cows, and household eoods. I have some tools that could be used to pay some of my small debts. M. L. Douglas. What Mrs. Spraf ue Ate on Her Centennial. Mrs. Dinah F. Sprague. oldest livintr member of the omen s Relief Corps, of Chicago, 111., cele brated her one hundredth birth day June 1st by eating four big meals. Mrs. Sprague is as spry as the average woman of 50 and attri butes her longevity to eating. Always eat what you want and as often as you want," said Mrs. Sprague, "and you will be healthy I've done it all my life, and nevei" hadtocallina doctor but once, and that was in my 91st year. whe i I fell down on the ice and broke my arm." Mrs. Sprague had for breakfast today: Two Cups of Strong Coffee Three Doughnuts Bacon and Eggs French Fried Potatoes Here is what Mrs. Sprague bad for noon dinner; Hot Water Milk Roast Beef, Well Done Boiled potatoes Asparagus , Doughnuts This was her supper: Fied Chicken (Nearly a Whole One) Hot Biscuits Baked Potatoes Strawberries Doughnuts Coffee Just before retiring at 10 p. m. Mrs. Spragne said that she believed that a little "bite" would help her to sleep better," Here is what she had: Pot of Tea Piece of Cold Fried Chicken Bread and Butter. Preserves Doughnuts. At midnight Mrs. Sprague was resting well. A Splendid Selection of Base Ball Supplies for the Grand 3rd Celebration. In fact yon will find here everything necessary to the full enjoyment of the game. Base ball bats, catchers gloves, masks, shoes, protect ors and suits. The goods are of all grades we have them for every need and priced to meet every ones re quirements. Let us supply your needs in this line. We can do so most satisfactorly and economically. Reach's RN First Baseman's Mit 92 00 4L " " " 3 00 DR Catcher's " " 3 00 30 " " 4 00 4C 1 " 7 00 5F Fielder's " 2 50 OS " Glove- 2 SO " oi " " 3 00 " Balls and Bats, any price. Official Guides, each 10 In Building you have got to have a good foundation if you want the house to stand. The same way with harness. We figure leather is the foundation and we use the lest we can make. We also figure that workmanship is the first story, trimmings the second story and style the third story. To make a long story short our line of har ness is a regular Sky Scraper. Bring the whole family on July 3rd. "WHEN tl DOUBT, BUY OF PRICE!" I TUfc NORTH CAROLINA STITE K0RL1IL IKOUSTRSAL COLLEGE. Maintained by the State for the Women of North Carolina! Four regular Courses leading to degrees. Special Courses for Teaehers. Fall Session begins September 15, 1901 Those desiring to enter should apply as early as possible. For catalogue and other information address J. I. F0UST, Pres., ...... Greensboro, N. C. -4- t
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