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4 -4 - INCORRECT DATE 2 Correct Date MARSHALL, MftDISON COUNTY, N.feT vol: ii: 1908. NO. 17. JiS 111 .Republican. State Convention . Names Standard Bearers THE MEETING WAS HARMONIOUS State Republican ' Convention . Ad- - jonrni After Sessions 'Lasting Two Daya Mr. J. Elwood Cox, of High Point, Given First Place on Ticket and Mr. Charles French Toms, of Xenderionville, the Second Dr. - Cyras Thompson Named For Sec rotary of State. Charlotte, N. . C, Special At 5:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon the Republican State Convention which Assembled here at noon Wednesday, 71 -completed its work and adjourned aune aie. a piauorm was anopi-ea -and a State ticket nominated. .' Judge Adams, as leader of the Republican organization in 'the State, delievered the openiujaddress of the -convention. Judge Adams declared that the Republican electors would carry V North Carolina and. that Taft and I Sherman would sweep the cuontry I because the Repoblican partv stands Hor and has always stood for, the , bent interests of the whole people. After listening to the speech of State Chairman Adams, the conven tion, look a recess until 8 o'clock Wednesday night. '"''."'. The Night Session. .'" " At. 8:45 ' Judge. Adams , called fffe ,:meoting to tjrder and announced that he would- appoint Mr. Daniel A. Ka Q nipe,i of Marion, . sergeaht-at-arma.-AV This' had a quieting effect upon the hoys. Mr. Kauipe is a formadible eit . " izen aud able to throw out an ordi V narv, citizen. ' "" -v ; :' ' . The report of the committee on credentials was made by .Mr. Charles french loms, of Hendersonytlle. The JIMC .counties were -not- ipre Wfld : Anson. Ashe, Graham. Hvde. "Maccn, 'Northamptoji , and Yadkin. - n. . 1 V '.. . i.;inere were - t . ;. a ' .;. ... ;ifl-;4; ji.m(i vnawc-a jj, Jiwjiiuiun, ut 111- -. ston-Salem, put in nomination for ." ; ; permanent .ehaiiman .of the jonven- ' tinn: Mr. A H PriM nf RnlisKnrv. : i j ivin a brief Bpeech. He said that Mr. , ; : , . ..rrice was eminently Qt lor tao posi '1. tion"Mr. VirRiV S. Lusk, pf .Ashe :,"''. ,"VUle, seconded the nomination of ( ' . Mr., Price in a characteristic speech. 1 Be declared that he had beeji voting ' ''; the Republican ticket in lftncombe , , . . mvi..l.j " . U ,f J. u 11.. t. OJll . . 11 v.; be made for tlie cause was Jo three -"vhite men and 500 negroes. ; In the ;' oming election, he said, Buncombe " ' Republicans would east 3,000j votes. A prediction of victory was made. ,' ';'. Mr. Price was escorted to th chair "'by George W. DePriest, of (Jaston, . and -Mr. Lusk and Mr. Adams, in tr duced him. 1 . r ju 4aiviii kite vutiir as pcruytllinii. !j ohairman Mr. Price made a sjtropg ; speech, declaring for the interests of r J line nnrfv nnd nlnimintf that. Rpmih- :- Jican victory this year is sure.'v .'The -convention re-asserftbled ii' innrsaayat noon and Droceededto- i v ..tne work of naming a State ticket. T-v ': t T7 I j y-i l J : ,t nomination for governor by Pro.':J. ;s r. J. Britt. In aceptiug the nominn- i- tion Mr. Cox said : '-.Xi: Mr Cox ' Speech. ir Mt Hr. Chairman and. Gentlemen of tb.e Convention: ' ; v l recognize it is a great honor to l'r i Tie -Governor of the Great State .of r - , v- .11 U 1 Vll.lll A U.IJI L. 1U11 ,UV 1". J :uthat it is a great honor to be consia3 t 'h red- and to be. nominated for tin ' tt " , v.:l 1T - - 1 a! . ' tf ""ill in" rprtrAcanrinv ma It lfiAa nna lillli . ..kit. P.iUyd -. Ji.. .1- - 1. j -VI - v- -uicurvuuuaauu ui uiui o n iiivq in uiun near is, raosuy native uuni, anu u. 5 -srood 'men as ever trod shoeleather oi:1 to any political party, anyv. A-sjM "S'My friends,' you well know I have; ' XIO !W lI"s uonur, urn. iibvb . Ll .1 -' 1 I. 1 1 l . peatedly said that. I could not stand ' : ibt it. or in snv sense be considered ....... nVi A . ' 1 . .11 J la-.'U."' interests oi- otneiw uiitioi 11 ; icars. Inlly nrrninv mv time and atten- '. M , . ; tion. . , Vv-.-v. -,. . .. - --"-uuiy .wueii a wan- 10 uihicui a a .1 ttr. Hti cmili tmnivniflcpni ASSPm- . t ttilage of representative North . Caro- ji 1 i- Jiuian5g;wRac cau no uu uut accept. . '.( I-- desire to emphasise one feature ; J'; ,i,sfcif 'thi Vrreat convention, which has ", - .iu.ptcssed me more perbapa than any V ti ther,vand which 'appeals strongly to -r i.ivn linn r..v w ' . .-wth ro.pdeei8ion, and that- is the '--.'-rjretprice of nn mRnv intelligent, stal- v, ..ypuraiT yonng , men , wno nave ennstea V. "mkM -tho" 'Republican standard. This . v. 1 ..JVCpUUUIMtU JK1TIJF, 411 MVUU d'V Caroliiki' - 'I thank you, gentlemen, . ' 'f or," this high honor. : You must nn . dergtand, however, .that in my cAifi v- this campagn will b a quiet one, " conducted in a dicmifled manner. , .ill ", "will bo on a highj)lane, and an ap peal made' to the reason and intelli gence shd not to the prejudices of rnr people. I shall later in a more formal way make known my views1 upon tho?e issues in which bur peo ple are so vitally interested. i Few Words Fron Mr. "Toms. ' Mr. Z. V. Walscr, of Davidson, in troduced Mr. Toms, who said thajf he considered it an ' honor to be .'the nominee of his party for Lieutenant Governor. At Chicago, where he saw the convention that nominated Taft and Sherman, he thanked God that he was a Republican.' Again, when he read that Bryan had fed the ne groes on chicken, he rejoiced. At 2:30 the convention adjourned to meet again at 3:30, on motion of A. A. Whitener, seconded by Judge Spencer Adams. Mr. .J Elwocd Cox. Mfty-two years of age is the Re publican nominee 'for Governor of North Carolina. On the 1st, day of November, 1S.56, Mr. J. Elwood Cox was born in Northampton county and 6ince that time he has been continu ously a resident of this State end playing, since the attainment of the years of manhood, a potential part in its commercial upbuilding. His life history is the story of steady, ener getic self-development and of untir ing exercise of his fine business qual ifications in a way which has won for him a h,igh place aniong the business men of the Comon wealth. Mr. 'Cor s of a sturdy English de scent. His earliest known ancestor in this State was Joseph Cox, who cams from England, settled in the county of Perquimans and built a home there. He, the great-grandfather of Mr. Elwood Cox, was a teacher and a preacher, a firm believer in the ten ets of the Quaker belief and influen tial in promulgating this faifh among theettlers in that section. William Rog'erson, a Revolutionary soldier, was another great-grandfather.--The father -of Mr. Cox, Jonathan E. Cox, was also, a teacher , and a preacher. In 185S, when; his son was two years of age, he leftjiis Northampton farm and accepted the superintendency of life Quaker school at New Garden, Guilford county, which, after years of -successful, management, by him, was converted into Guilford College. VfWfimfSvAK Cox received 4he train ing that fitted him for-the important station in life he. has accepted. On, the- 23d day of October, 1S7S, he was married to Miss - Bertha E. .Snpw -the .-nly daughter of Copt. William1 'H Snow, who has been spok fn -6t as '"the father and founder of the.-yeal High Point," where in the ' innn i t. 1 : year inau n.e movea. mis mamuge, ns: "events transpired, was an import ant event in the life of Mr .Cox and of the section, as it led to the asso ciation of Mr. Cox and Captain Snow in the manufacture of hardwood, at that time an industry practically un known in North Carolina. With what success thjs industry was nursed un til it sprang into power all North Carolina knaws. . ..Todajt the business has -grown until, through its branch plants, " it ..covers nearly every State in the South and its finished product reaches neaVljt every country ita a roDe. Mr. Coot -how stidblies the de- fjntfandV ofineffriy the entire world for shuttle blocks. y ScarcelyMess important ' lias been the work of Mr. Cox in other fields of commercial advancement. In I3SS- -80 he was one of half dozen citizens of High Point who combined with leading ' citizens of Randolph to se-iM-re a railroad from Asheboro to High Point. The result, Was the. se curing of, a charter jbEthei organiza iiort of the High Point, Randlemnn, Asheboro & Southern. Railway Com; pony,. whitfH was" put - into "operation w-Snfy, IflSO. . He was one of the first directors of that company and. has been one of ;kS$ dirpctora. con tinuously since. He has been one of the executive committee for years. Again he was an aetie jprotnjoter'of" the establishment in 1801 of the Com mercial National Bank of High Point when better banking, facilities, "weiSe', demanded. At the fire meeting Of thev directors he wat. " oh. presiflenV a4' position which be 'has occppied wjthj atmn ahilitv for RPWn ' Mr. Cox was one oi the--Mcks.a&' f.lhe Home Furniture "Company, of- kHigh Point. He was a chart6rghare i.poiaer in ine organisH.won jnixa, oien.-.- LJBon 01 tne uiooe riu-niture'. uui- r.i. ... . .. - , 1 j 1 jinny, wnicn maKes tne nigner graui? f .furniture. His was, thea'j cf I the eonsolidation or tn two .. inro, yie Globe-Home Furniture "Compnny, making it the largest furniture plant Mthe South, with a capital. os-ifi 000 SieethtrinBSlidation-trf" wpanj hennas been its president.- Mr. Cox is aiso a dn-etror ne IVoXt I'Cotn- strongest presi dent of the Southern CprnVtek'Ot High JPxiintcjuih'fnnfac.tu compaiysin .differenf towns . - . Qirte apart, -from hiSJajctjivUies in the,jwl4Nof'ibmmerce has been the part wheh Mr. Cox has played in the educational ; and ; governmental realms. He has been an unfailing friend to-Guilford College, giving both of his ability and his means to its 'effectiveness. . ."' GnSmsborp Loan i pafef, oe fc. .Ge6bdro'r fiiiahcial institutions. ' He is REPUBLICAN T4ETICKET ' AN0 PLATFORM IN FULL Declaration of Priciplea of the State Republican Party as Given by th - Charlotte Convention. . '-" .-. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Govenior J. Elwood Cox, of Guilford. Lieutenant Governor Char les French Toms, of Henderson. Secretary of State Dr. Cy rus Thopmosn, of Onslow. Auditoi- John Qnin'cey Ad ams Wood, of Pasquotank. Treasure! W. E. Griggs, of Lincoln. - Superintendent of Public In struction Rev. Dr. J. . L. M. Lyerly, of Rowan. Attorney General Jake F. . Newell, of Mecklenburg. Commissioner of Agrienltnre J. M. Mewboruc, of Lenoir. Corporation Commissioner Harry G. Elmore, of Rowan. Insurance Commissioner , J. B. Morris, of .Wilkes. . Commissioner of Labor and Printing C. M. Ray, of Meck lenburg. , , Klec!ors-At-Large A. , 'A. Whitener, of Catnwba, and Thomas Settle, of Buncombe. Tne nattorm. We, Kcpuolicans or JVortn Caro lina, in convention assembled, com mend the wisdom of the national Re publican convention, and rn!i"-nt-i. late the people qf the United States on the. nomination of W illiam !' laft lor uie picsiuency of tuw. republic, and wc endorse tne prin, ciplcs and policies of the Republi can paFty as enunciated in. its plat form at Chicago, June 16, 1908, and we endorse the administration o Theodore Roosevelt.- We appeal to the peole of North Carolina to set the welfare 04 our State above party and above preju dice: to exercise their freedom .to conscience; and to choose those men for' public office whom they deem best fitted to serve the public interest. We ask the people to consider wheth er they will best promote the weliare of the State by committing its, af fairs - to the radical f action now in control of theD.emocrfcthv party or by voting 'for" the candidates and policies 'we offer. We ask nil thoughtfuh NortlCan uniuns 10 consider , particularly, whether the present Democratic Gov ernor and Legislature have dealt wisely or justly with all classes, of 9ur citizens in the laws they have recently passed concerning railroads and the violent measures they have taken to give these laws ". effect. We believe in regulating railroads and other , publii carriers strictly and jarefully and in compelling all ' cor porations to-' obey the---law as- faith fully as the humblest prjvate . citi icn. But we do; ho " believe "that.. Legislatures arbt $oWtent o-fix 86 toldtely' the precise rates jvt which passengers and freight shall be carried,- -We Ve sure that the Legis lature of this State, which attempted :o fix passenger rates-' absolutely and aeglected. freight , ' rat'es-much the more substantia grievance pf our people had neither the special know ledge nor the right spirit Ifor sncll in yndertakjng -! .-.;' .TBejs diKfcgatded - the. constitution it the United States, and they threw thousands of North Carolin ians out -of employment. " ' ' We denounce in unmeasured terms ;he unwarranted and uncallod: for at tack; of-the Democrats on capital," i ij, ; .L. n .t i. vuiminating iu tue iii;iit uu uur- jan iJLjJ : 1 - .1.. uVnA .... ft- AiA in .rvltUv-tllvulvlli llic k71ULC ao IK pw sostlv litigation: paralyzing business threw -IhcAisands of laborers (Inti pi smplojWent, drove millions ofi capi-v: . -1 gJi. '. U .. Cf.t. AnJ cant lailV01 CB1 X1UU1 IUC UIBW, HU ocm . M.V vi jec.ufitp"''iJown to less than .half; leif vahiej , " ' ' ,We phedgo ourse'yes, if the people entrust us with pGVer; to set our Sfflves aiaMit two kinds of injustice r pne'MSisTg which permits weBy. corporations aiiu, ihuiviuuuib w Ty. ppQik-te vPt ana , tne : lujujiticB wmqu .saciwwes . propcitjr u 1 - rauitjs."biitmress in order that cheap, rUm.ifnp-nca mav net to keen office. , ' Wp f aSioridie policy of the State Drolber regulations to every, childi in the p'nblie schools alljieeessary text beokst4hie fuTtheiJinTprbvement and ":i-etenson at wnatever cuov, ui ire l .... -A-:-A' - t,'n public school system,, em Domien 111 the! ennstiEutHoft ii Sortlr Cajrolin ttfJOxH Iftpjublicin party: ' We favof thIdncation of a.11 our children up to the very . limit ofour.;; avatfimre w We fso iavor'B iiDerai pouoy );,L our higher. instjUiuejis ,niearning. The Sflnth afeedS highly framed men, and we would nave - tne ; neceBBi j' training provided here, so far as we have the means, and put within the reach of our young men of talent and industry, to the end that Southerners may guide our people in the develop ment of our resources, in government 1, towns, in the tcha mafle j insane, anyj co fortunn civllir oud Cd noti.-t( State) the 4 want A pledges ,rer soldiers and their w able 1. pensions - commensurate their services to the State and we be lieve that whenever practicable they should b Riven ' the - preference in matters :j oi . " employment, and all things bciitig equal, they should b' honored i'Jilh the emoluments of of fice, JJl Wet'dsnjnnd a fair election law. whih' will permit n elector to cast a ballot 'privately, without 'interfere .Dni-" or dictation. nr ' . Yejiavor, as we ha ve-' ever lavor ed, local self-government, and de mand the , right to -elect by the peo ple all members' of the county board of educatiyn.aconrrty superintendent of public instruction, county commis sioners, tax collectors and justices of the peace.-. yS favor an extension and im provement of the public roads of the State, and believe that the employ ment of the State's convicts on such work is the best use that can be made , of criminals convicted of crimes; we further favor a law, pro hibiting tta useof striped . uniforms upon allfgersons convicted of mis demeanpAjliu the courts of North Carolina. We f afor the establishment of one or two iffprmatories for the correc tion of ykithful criminals convicted of minor Affenes, and we favor a separate ( Yrmatoiy "for ' females convicted, M similar offenses. 1 We pledge ourselves to a liberal appropriatfuh for the care and sup port 'of our . charitable institutions. - 1 .We fav the exemption from tax ation of : two hundTe-,rworwi oi DersoneL prope ifnonsenon.'V'IErrtii jorth Carolina.. II , We' believe in the diKiiity. oft labor 'and the elevation of the wage earner, and pledye pur party to the fnact- 1 laws as will best pro we believe that Janor co-ordinate branches rial- life each neces sary to rlTi(. othci- that neither con prosper vifciout the other, and look ing to this end we pledge our party to the enactment of such laws , as will so 1 ar as possible create , the kindliest feeling between labor and capital, icflluve all causes for conflict between the two and promote the upbuilding of both classes in North Carolina. We. favor restricting immigration rigidly, .admitting lione but j fhjsi'beli' tit ' class .to our. shores, and protect ing 'American labor against foreign ijheap labor of Europe and the Orient. , We believe the South should no longer hold itself politically separate and apart from the rest of the coun try,; Wc believe the time has come whon no interest or principle any longer demand such isolation. Wo ask the people of North Carolina to give ! us their suffrages, not merely because the Democratic partv un.i"r its present leadership, both in the state and in the nation,- is-unnt tor power: not merely because the can didates were here nominated and the policies wfl reccommend, are worthy of acceptance, but, beeaue-eVery Re publican vote bast in, the South is a vote for freedom, a Vote for the ngbt of our children; to enter fully into the1' fife of the great republic, which our fathers labored .and fought and ittljcrfd.'.to" estahiiah. Part of,. Seaboard Brldcv Kear Bock- r ., Ingham Gone. Rockingham, N. ,(J4 Special. The flood situation is getting-, better,' the watery receding;' 'The trestle on -the island, connecting the steel parts of the Seaboard bridge oif the Pee Dee. nvef is washed away. The Rock ingham Po'wer Company's damage at Blewett Fallsi is not as great as at first' feared : Crops in- the lowlands art-fruiuedV " :i.",vv-- '':Li -i1 : "' - t. , wir". " , . . - i ; v Eelie theKedmont, I " cjiarlotte N"1 v6; gpeciai.7-:The fjoo situation belie is only memory, except great . damage' : f to , crops, to streets and public roads and. bridges. Train 'schedules are. being rapidly re sumed. V; k: - ,.; George P. Sovell Dead. . J Poland i Springs,' .. Me., Special. George P. - RowelL .of ; New York, prominent for . many: years m the newspaper advertising business, died Friday night at the Poland Springs House, following an illness, of more than. a month. v tC ".'.; There ara 40.00 lakes la Me (oundlaa4i in ;bui And VTer ic yrted i j - n 11- Z"'" iuows witffVsuit- I Vith I Kent of tttch mote thit i nd ; Land ,capih. are o'f our inCist afPipOTI Sim News of Interctf GSkaned from AB Sectbms of the State and Labor Pay Proclamation. Raleigh,- -Special. Governor Glenn issued a proclamation urging the people of North Carolina to observe Monday, September the 7th, as "a day of ' rest, recreation and . thanks giving throughout the entire State." In this executive paper the Governor refers to the drastic effects of tLe panic in other sections of the coun try 'and the providence that has sved North Carolina from its worst effects. ' The proclamation is as follows : State of orlh Carolina Executive Department, ' Raleigh. , Labor pay Proclamation: Whereas, .the Ueneral Assemmy or North' Carolina has s'et apart the first ' Jjjfondajr. in September of each year as Labor Day, and made it a legal iu!itla : t Now "therefore, to the end that said day shall be properly observed, I, R. B. Glenn, Governor of the htate of North Carolina, in- accordance with law, and with the earnest de sire that all peoole shall recognize this 'day, do recommend and urge that Monday, September 7th, 1908, be observed as a. day of rest, recrea tion and thanksgiving throughout the entire StaWsf I further direct that all the State offices be closed on that day, and all work on. the part of State employees cease, and request,, as far as possible, that all business in the State be sus pended, to the end that is may in deed be ,a day of rejoicing and rest toall,-rnoth those who toil with their hands and those who toil with their brains. '-' While daring the year I007 and continuing, even unto today, a severe panic has coma upon our . country, and deprived many who toil .from; 00- taininff workv and making- ir Hying, still when.wi see "ho little this panic has affected! our own 1 State, -:or .caused otiiTOPioveai ,o lose vwork, in comparison Ktthi -aiiff erin g-' ' "ind want of work both an the ' Western and Eastern. States ,and . while , we regret that even one person is deprived- of-an honest livelihood, still we rejoice that God has blessed our State and comparatively spared us iwny ills that come from poverty and want of employment. JThis La bor Day should be one of good cheer both to Capital and Labor, and should be so enjoyed as to bring these two great forces closer to gether, each helping the other, tiros fulfilling the Master's commandment of "loving one another." , ' There is no class of people in the State that more deserve the respect and lore of all, than those who labor with', their, hands, and tbe great les- 9rt should be taught tw ail on t,a bor Day, that it is not the kind of work you do that degrades you, but the way you do the work and that a person who docs the most menial service and does it Welt, is as de serving of praise as those who per form great deeds. Let us therefore be thankful to God on this Labor Day, for our health, and many other . undeserved mercies bestowed upon us, and let us in return to Him who does so much for us, on this day resolve to encourage all who toil and do what we can to add 'to-their comfort and success. Let us do nothing on this day in violation of lawV either human or di vine, but .let the day be so spent as to strengthen and encourage us in our daily .work, and make us re spect and recognize the rights of nil mankind. In testimony -whereof -I have hereunto set. my hand. and .caused the frreat'seal of the State.to be .affixed,; -this,' the' 26th day ,o,f(War he' w'as'a lieutenant in the Sevi Aust1,l?03J.inutbe' jieSr"6f our Ity-first North Carolina Infantry. Boy Tatafly Burned at Crarmantonv Winstbri-Salem, Special ;News. was received here that the 3-year-old sort of Robert Bades, of German tont. this eouny, was fatally burned there Fri day afternoon. The lad had , been left at his home in charge of a broth er, who left ! him for a few jnmafres, On hia return the boy was, writhing in names and physicians say he. can not live. . ...' t Records Broken at Wilson. Wilson, Special. Probably the lar gest break of. tobacco in the history tof the Wilson market was sold "here Friday, when apriroximateN half a stiUiea wnads were sold. All ware houses were filled and many farmers stored their tobacco on account of congestion. Prices held up to nor maL r . ' - Greenville, Special. The Green ville tobacco market had the largest sale of the season and one of the largest in the history of the market. Tho. five warehouses sold approxi mately three hundred and fift ythous and pounds. .. ,,; Lord one thousand nine hnndredl and eight, and in the one hun dred and thirty-third year of our American independence. R. B. GLENN, By the Governor: A. H. Arlington, Private Secretary. Fish and Oyster Convention Ovtc Morehead City, Special. A very Oyster Convention closed at -MoaWO s head under the chairmanship of State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt, with Mr. W. J. Tate, of Cnrritnek, as ..secretary. A great deal of work was accomplished. Three . sessions! were. held daily and practically every feature of these important interests) was thoroughly discussed. The work cf the "convention was principally along v the lines of deciding what " to icu...uifiiil to the next session of thai Legislature for embodiment in a general fish' law and some very valu able recommendations are the oat come. The convention recommended) favorable legislation on the question of the cultivation of the oyster, ap proved the establishment and tho work of the fish commission, with recognition of its value. Theh ques tion of general legislation was dis cussed and favorably received and at close search for certain commercial fishes was recommended. The mini mum size of mesh that can be legally used in certain kinds of nets was passed on, and it was decided that a more open passage way for the ftah going up the sound and rivers would tend to concerve the industry, there by increase, production. This applies more particularly to Croatan and Al bemarle sounds, ' .and V the streams empyting therein. ' About fifty mem bers were present and-while differ ences of opinion developed the meet ing was enthusiastier harmonious ami optimistic spirit. 'prevailed through out the, eonvoirttiotuafforded foe first time an opportunity for repre- " sentatives of all the sections of., the State in which commercial fishing?" is practised together, know eack others' needs, and, thrash out the whole complicated subject in a maifX her that cannot fail to be produe- J tive of much good to the State afe. large, Prof. T. Gilbert Pearson, sec retary of the Audubon Society, made, a most interesting talk on the con servation of the natural resources at the State, which vied with the chair man's address as a valuable contribu tion. ' - i Better Conditions at Raleigh. Raleigh, N. C, Special. Flood con ditions in this section are mneh more hopeful and with a big falling off in the rain there is a rapid) receding of waters from the over flowed lowlands. Railroad bridges are found in much better conditio than railroad men dared hope would be while the raging floods waw surging around and over them. Ths Seaboard Air Line found the bridges between here and Hamlet all right, save some repairs that could be dono in. a few hours. Consequently tho main lino track from Raleigh t Hamlet was put back into service. Fabius H. Busbee Dead. Seattle, Wash., Special. After am illness of six days, Fabius Haywood) Busbee, a prominent lawyer of Ral eigh, N. C, who was in Seattle to at tend, the convention of the American Bar Association - of which he was at member of the general council, die of Bright 'a disease at the Minor Hos pital Mr.' Busbee was 60 years oldL He was admitted to the bar of Nortk Carolina in 1869. '.. During the Civil. i- ' ' 4 1 a .1 gn " Per Slander. ' Wilson, fipeciaL--Wednesday ; af ternoon .before- Magistrate W. . BL Wood, Mr. Andrew Whitley was ar raigned 6n-the charge of slandering- the. good name of Mrs. Ceua Niebols. Both parties are' residents of Spring" Hill township; After hearing the evidence the 'Squire bound Mr. Whit ley over to court, where a jury will decide .what is to be done with Rowan Snnday School Association. Salisbury, : Special. The Rowan County -Sunday : School Association, v convened in annual session at Thy-t tont, near Salisbury for a two days , convention.. ! On 'account of high , waters, due to , exceedingly . heavy rains, many delegates were prevent ed from attending,, though there warn a goodly number present. ; The prin cipal speakers on . the program ' were ' Rev. C. Brown Cox. of Burlington, president of the ' Nortk; Carolina Sunday School Association, and Prof. J. B. Robertson, . Stat secretary; each of whom made atronc addresses. . , , 1