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GRACE
. Charity May stopped briskly to and
fro before the gpinnlng-wheel which
she bad brought out to the door-
stone of the gray farm-house on the
hill. Occasionally sbe lifted her
brown eyes from her work and gazed
out over the rolling pastures of the
fair Island of Prudence or across the
strip of bay to the Rhode Island
shore.
" Tis a fine day, Polly," she said
at length, to the small girl who sat
boslde her sewing. "I think, perhaps,
mother will lot us go out In the boat
when our work is finished." .
"Ob. Charity! Does thee think she
will?" chirped little Polly, iu hor ex
citement taking rather longer stitches
than U3ual. " 'Twill ho beautiful on
the bay this morning."
Charity studied the sea and sky In
tently. "Thcro's very little breeze stir
ring," she replied "I am almost
sure mother will say we may go for
a while if we do our work particularly
well. Take care of those stitches.
Poll. The Inst ones had best come
out. They will never earn thee a
Jaunt, but more like an extra long
psalm."
Polly ponteC, but in a moment
laughed and pulled out the offending
stitches, crooning softly to herself
as she set them again with great caro.
Charity worked with a will, and her
task was soon finished. She dlsap
nearcd Into the house, and In a few
moments her voice rang merrily
through the open door.
- "Mother says 'yes,' Pollykini. Put
VI) tby work for to-day."
Sweet Mother May followed1 her
elder daughter to the door, and gazed
lovingly after the two young figures.
Though Charity was Polly's senior
by five years, the slstors were loving
comrades. Thoy were both very hap
py when their brother Ben built for
them a boat, it was a rough craft
hut staunch r.nd seaworthy. Charity
had strong young arms,: and soon be
came exrert with the oars, and even
elght-yecr-old Polly quickly learned
F gallantly. yirfyj,;,:,' V'
Tms morning the boat lay on the
rand where Ben had left It after a
fishing trip the day , before. : Polly,
with a Joyful gurgle, climbed in, and
By
. took her seat in the stern. Charity
pushed off with little difficulty, and
they were soon floating on the wide
bosom of Narragnnsett Bay, On this
August morning the warm, blue base
. mado all distant points vague and In
distinct. Presently Charity dropped
her oars and sat still with clasped
bands, and even Polly for once was
quiet, as the little boat drifted with
the ebbing tide down toward Newport
and the ocean. .
"The French. ships sailed out yes
terday to meet Admiral Howe's
ti squadron at cea, so father' was tell-
r w ;v lng Een last night," Charity" said at
last, breaking the long silence. "How
can men fight and kill each other In
this lovely summer -Weather?" ;
. ' "Oh. Charity! Do they really do
such dreadful things! Does thee
think It can be really true?" and
. t Polly lifted a horrified face from the
' water, In which she had been dab-
' Ming hor dimpled fl'gers liberally be-
l.x, spattering her gray gown and white"
kerchief.
"I fear It is, lambkin." her sister
answered with a shadow- for a mo
. ment In her dark eyes. "Ben said, he
beard firing over in Portsmouth when
-ii "be was out fishing yesterday,"
. - t " . A puff of wind coming over the
i water made Charity lopk up sudden
ly at the sun,
" 'Tl past noonday, sis," she said,
, "and we are a long way from home.
We must start at once of mother will
, worry." ,
Hastily picking up her oari the
, turned the boat away from the Bear
by Portsmouth shore, and headed for
' Prudence Island. At the settled her.
. eelf for the long pull homeward,
something on a point of land directly
In front of her caught her eye. Bhe
' held her oars suspended and looked
again.
t . '.'That must be a signal of distress
I'Turn about, PolT, and see what thee
. v - t 'can make. of it." . ;
Polly screwed ber body around, and
gated with wide, blue eyes., f
"I see naught but a rag tied to a
- stlck.'V she said. "How thee af
.. : Irighted-wo, Charity! '-. " y -.
i "Tes, but why should a rag be
. t .tledto stick on that lonely polntt
gome poor creature must be Id ru
. He. We will gb and see." v ., . ,.
, '.'JJut. Cbority." objected the little
, ' ' plrl, 'Tls lonely feere. As thee
rays, Some one msy hurt us, And
then, too, 'tis growing late, and the
' wind Is rlsWS.'- The bay Is all white
- "r, rufaei now;-; If we don't get home
toon, I shall be afeared." - :
. Don't, fear, little pn." Charity
t . soothed, "sister WU1 take care of thee.
, Bit still now.: -We will be only a few
moments, and then If W both row I
v.-.. think we can-get home before three."
- . And sbe turned the boat again to
t .wards Portsmouth. - j
. - Once on shore, she hesitated.. Was
she taking ber little sister Into peril?
"Would thee rather sit in tbe. boat
and wait for Charity?" she asked,
"No, no," and Polly scrambled
. hastily out and caught her hand. "Ill
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E. CRAIG.
not be left. I will go with thee
Wo
will take care of each other."
The two girls climbed the slope
to the summit of a knoll, and there,
a tew feet away, was, the little staff
with its pitiful banner. They
threaded their way through the tan
gle of bushes, stopping now and then
to look and listen. All about the
bayborry and sweet-fern had been
crushed and trampled as by heavy
feet, but nothing broke the stillness
of the summer noontide save the bees
buzzing over the flowers and the
crickets chirping In the grass.
"There must have been a skirmish
hore yesterday," Charity said.
Suddenly she stumbled and almost
fell over somothlng, and stopped with
an exclamation. There, la the sholter
of a thicket of bayberry, lay a man
In the uniform of a British officer.
Polly clung to her sister and began
to cry loudly.
At the sound of ber weeping the
man moved slightly, and opened his
eyes.
"Hush, little one," Charity whlB
pered. "He cannot harm thee. lie
Is badly Injured, JIIs leg Is broken,
I think."
At her sister's assurance, Polly
took courage and stopped crying.
"Limping Painfully, He Made
Coming closer, she examined admir
ingly the 6carlet coat witu its trap
pings of gold. To the little Quaker
lass, who bad never before seen any
thing but sober garments, it seemed
wonderful Indeed.
But it was Charity's turn to look
distressed. -
"We must get him into tbe boat
aqd take him home at once," she said.
"But how, Charity? He looks
heavy," and Polly surveyed the pros
trate man doubtfully.
"I don't know," answered her sis
ter, "but -we must find a way," and
the gently touched the gold-braided
sleeye. Again. the soldier opened his
eyes. Suddenly, he made a weak ef
fort to rise, ,
"Can thee not move a little way
now, It we help thee?" Charity, asked,
looking out a bit anxiously across the
wide strip of water to Prudence Isl
and. A fresh westerly wind bad
sprung up, and Polly's ''white ruffles"
ofVho'ur ago bad become whplo
an hour so
caps now.
Once more the soldier endeavored
to rise, and this time, with the glr)'a
help, suoeeeded.
If thee can only get down to our
boat," Charity urged, 'we can taXe
the home,-and then mother will
ear for thee."
"Come, poor soldier," Polly echoed.
"Dear mother win make; thee Quite
well."- . ;
A smile crossed the officer's pain
drawn face.
: '"BleSs your dear heart, pretty
one," he said..
. Limping painfully with the stif
fened leg dragging, he made his way
to the- beach, Charity Just behind
him, 'supporting him when he stopped
to rest, and Polly by his side patting
bis red sleeve when she felt he needed
encouragement The man's breath
came in gasps, but he smiled at bis
rescuers. : ; '" ' .. '. .
"Good little Samaritans," he whis
pered. ' 'i
Suddenly Polly cried out, "Oh,
Charity! ' Look; therejs a storm com
ing!" Sure enough.- Over the high shoul
dm of Prudence Island, great masses
of purple clouds were rolling east
ward. The wind was Increasing al
most to a gale, too. One of the
sudden,' violent storms of the region
was approaching
"We must gal hornet before It
breaks.' Charity ispoke calmly, but
for a moment her heartbeats quick
ened. "There Is no shelter here
abouts." r Making 'a last, supreme effort the
soldier rolled Into the boat and faint
ed. J'Neymind him, Polly," Charity
Marshall; madison countt,! n. c:, Thursday, july i, 1909.
commanded. Thee must take the
other pair of oars and pull tor dear
life." ' - ;
A low growl of thunder (n the west
served to turn Polly's attention from
their wounded passenger. She caught
up her oare and rowed like the brave
little woman she waa.
"What time doee the think It is,
Charity?" she inquired onoe.
VAfter three a good bit," ber sis
ter answered.'
"Mother will be worrying." the lit.
tie girl said, with a slight shiver.
"Yes, mother will be worrying,"
ber sister repeated, looking over her
shoulder at the approaching clouds.
She fully realized what Poly only
felt, that they were in a perilous po
sition. Wind and tide were both against
them, but they made good progress
for some little time. The young man
at their feet moaned now and then
and moved uneasily, but the two
rowers pulled steadily on.
"Mother will care for hlm.t once
wo reach borne," Charity said, look
ing back again at tho clouds, which
bad now rolled over the sun.
It grew suddenly dark on tho bay,
the wind dlod away slowly and the
sea became oily. In the lull the row.
ers pauped to rest. Suddenly a vivid
flash of lightning rent the darkened
sky, followed by a crashing peal of
thunder. The girls In the boat sat
motionless, petrified with terror. For
a blinding, deafening moment, sea
and sky seemed to meet. Then the
squnll shrieked down upon them In
all Its fury.
Charity's cap blew off, and ber
dork hair waved wildly about her
face, but she flung the whole weight
of, ber slender body upon the oars,
pulling valiantly, and shouting
through the din for Polly to do the
same. One moment of hesitation on
the part of either would have caused
(lis Way to tbe Beorlk"
dlsaster, but, guided by the two pairs
of oars, the little craft kept her nose
pointed to the seas, and rode out the
gale. The worst of the blow was
over in a tew minutes, and then
sheets of rain Jegan to fall. Through
the storm the young mariners rowed
bravely on toward the borne shore,
and, after half an hour of hard work
pulled Into tho calm water inside the
point.
When the storm clouds had rolled
over, leaving the western sky aflame
with gold, and a rainbow spanned tbe
bay, promising a beautiful to-morrow,
-Charity and Polly, once more in
spotless caps and kerchiefs, were sit
ting on the old door-stone band In
hand.
"I'm glad we saved the young
man," Polly remarked happily, "and
I think his red coat Is very pretty,
even though 't is wicked."
''Dear little Poll," Charity . an-
, we; " llu " UB" .m"v
Wfor him 4
a .ni. t .1 u. It m I. nt
no tycaio icui lug mviv ui hihb,
Just as we wear the gray of tbe
Friends.".
'I wish Prlenda wore red then, If
t is not wicked, 1 ilka It," Polly
said decisively,
"For theme, Polly," her sister ad
monished. "It Elder White should
hear thee, he would say again that
mother is not strict enough with ui,"
Up-stalrs the British officer, his In
Jury having been found to be only a
bad strain, lay in Mother May's lavender-scented
. best-room . bed. He
was now fairly comfortable and bad
told his story.
When the French ships had been
lured from Newport harbor by tbe
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STATE STREET, BOSTON. ,
appearance of Ad&tral Howe's fleet. '
the British troops bd marched out ;
of tbe city, and succeeded In driving
the Americans tenV the Island,
though not without severe loss. In
the battle on tbe debus, be. Sir Hugh
Grantham, major Jin bis Majesty's
Sixty-third Foot lUgtment, met with
an accident. His horse was shot,, and
fell Instantly, pln'olhg htm beneath Its
body, and injuring (tits right leg. He
with dlflloulty crawfod away from tbe
FHANCIS SGbTT KEY.
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scene of tno comoat, and, when tho
of tho combat, and.
British retreated to tho city, was left
unnoticed in bis place of refuge under
the busbos. Next day, lie succeeded In
dragging himself nearar the shore
and hoisting a signal of distress, a
bit of his shlrt-Bleeve tied to a stick.
The young soldier Improved stead
ily under the kln'lly caro of the
Quakers, and soon vas able to limp
down-stairs, and ( ton Joined the
children in their favorite working
placo on the old door-stone. He
proved a merry . companion, telling
many stories of his home across the
sea, the old red manor-house among
the great oak-trees, where his mother
lived with bis little sister Marjory,
whom he declared Clmrlty strongly
resembled. Polly- rejoiced greatly
when he once more donned the beau
tiful red end gold cpat.
"It is so gay," sbe said, patting it
often. "I do like It"
"Dear heart!" its" wearer cried one
day, catching ber up, I believe you
are a little turneoct. I think you
would , really change your poacatul
gray for warlike retf, Is It not so?"
"Yea," and Polly' struggled to be
free, "i would.' Does thee not think
I could be as good a girl in a red coat
as in a gray one? i
"Perhaps," he answered gravely;
"but certainly you , could not bo a
braver little maid. W , r .
At last the davTime for Father
May to take ST Jtha oferq
to Newport, wwy jttf'was q salt
for England wtthldf regiment, and
two very sorrowful little lasses In
white caps and kerchiefs watched
their father's boat out of sight
They missed their friend sadly and
they bad not forgotten htm, when,
in the early spring, a boat came up
from Newport bringing letters and a
large box which had Just arrived from
over the sea. The letters were from
tbe major and bis mother, thanking
the Mays once more for their kind
ness to the wounded "redcoat." Drais-
j ing the bravery of the little girls, and
begging that the family accept the
contents of tho box with the heart
felt gratitude of the Granthams.
Marjory sent many loving messages
to Charity.
When the great box was opened,
wonderful treasures were disclosed,
beautiful things such as the simple
New England Friends bad seldom
seen. Books tor Father May and tbe
boys, fine linen- and delicate china
for the mother, some heavy silver
spoons tor Charity's dower-chest,
"Just like Marjory's," tbe letters said,
and, down in the very bottom some
thing red. As Mother May drew it
out, Polly began to dance.
"For me!" she cried, "is. It not,
mother dear?"
Her mother looked at the label a
little doubtfully, and then suddenly
smiled, es she saw her little girl's
shining face. In another moment
Polly was shaking out before the ad
miring eyes of the family a beauti
ful, long, scarlet cloak.
''May 1 wear it, mother? Will thee
npt fay I may?" she begged.
And Mother May. wise woman that
the was, still smiling, answered,
gently, "Thee may wear It tome,
times, my dear."
And Polly did wear It until the
Friends in Providence City heard of
the frivolous red - cloak down on
Prudence Island, and tent a stern
letter of remonstrance to Mother
May. Then it was laid carefully
away and has been kept safely
through many, many years, and
Polly's great, great, grandchildren
treasure it still as a- memento of their
little Revolutionary ancestress. .
REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS.
FIGHT WITH BAM ROBBERS
Latter Escape Shots of Citizens
and Take $3500.
Slate Senator Hewitt, President of
the Bank ut Loike, N. Y., Fires a
Uoieu SIMS Without Meet.
Locke, N, Y. In a fight to capture
burglai-s who blew open the safe and
secured 13500 in money of, the Cltl
sens' Bank, here, State Senator C. J.
Hewitt, president of the bank, ex
changed about a (oren shots with the
robbers, but they escaped, none of
the shots taking effect. The robbers
kept up a revolver fire, keeping back
every one in their path until tbey
reached the cover of the woods.
The first explosion In tho bank
aroused Mr. Hewitt, who got his re
volver and fired continuously, the
robbers keeping up the fire, while one
of their numbers wus rilling the snfe.
The thieves gnlned entrance to tho
bank by forcing the front door.
Ionc RandlCfi Fcnt.
Fort Worth, Tes. In true frontier
style a highwayman, described ns
gentlemanly in nppeurauce, robbed
the brunch bunking house of the
Waggoner Ennk and Trust Company,
in the heart ot Kort Worth, of fsiou,
and, some assert, escaped in an uutu
mohlle. The robbery was tho moat dariuji
attempted in Texas In years. Walter
K. King, the cashier, wus nlono in tlio
bank after closing time, finishing the
business, of the day, when a man
walked in. As the man appronrhod
the window of the cashier's desk King
looked Into the barrel of a revolver.
"Make a move or a noise of any
kind and I'll kill you," was the greet
ing Mr. King received.
Setting a roll of bills, the man
backed out of the door, covering King,
with tho revolver. King ran to the
telephone as he (taw the man walking
down the street anl mingling with
the crowds with an air of unconcern.
The police reached the scene five
minutes later, but the robber bad die
appeared.
Green Bay, Wis. Two armed bnn
rtlts entered the night office of the
United States Kxpress Company here
at 2 o'clock iu the morning and com
pelled the man In cbarge to open tbe
safe. They obtained 15000.
rOWI)ER WORKS BliOW UI'.
Two Men Killed at the Da Tont Works
at Fompton Lakes.
raterson, K. J. Two men were
killed and three badly Injured in an
eiploslon at the Du Pont powder
v i. T)n ...... .. t -1-- ir". . .,nn-
wre: - WiMinm ., Caller, tblrty-IWe ,
Tears Ittrmartfe'.' Jea'ver-..'- widow I
and five children; James Weather- largely attended and thoroughly 'cii
walks, thirty-two years old, married, jovwi'bv both visitors and home'peo
leaThr Crer were?" 'heodore ' pi-"-;' was distinct.y a success.
Wcatherwaiks, brother of the dead I At t,,e afternoon session the fol
man. thirty years old: William Coe- lowing officers were elected: ircsi-
rer, forty years old; Theodore Monks, '
twenty-seven years old. Tho works
ure In a gorge of the Wynockle River,
and consist of a series of small frame
buildings about fifteen by twenty
feet each, cororcd with corrugated
iron.
CAPE COI) CANAL BEGUN.
Land IJroken on Farm Where Com
modore Perry Was Horn.
Sandwich, Mass.--The first shovel
ful of earth that gave the official im
petus to the work of digging the long
projected Capo Cod canal was turned
by August Belmont, of New York
City, on the little farm on which a
famous ancestor of his, Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry, ut Lake Erie
fame, was born.
Tbe canal will be seven miles long
and will cost $10,000,000. The dis
tance to New York City by tho canal
will be cut sixty-three miles.
ALIENS HKKK TO WOKK.
Foreman ot Print Mills Fined ?200
For Breaking Labor Law.
Boston, Mass. Norman Thack
arey, foreman of the Arnold Print
Works iu North Adams, was convict
ed of violating tbe alien contract la
bor law, in the United State District
Court, and Cneu 1200.
It was contended ho Induced Clif
ford Geldard and Bernard Tugwell,
two English mill hands, to come to
this country and work lu tbe plant et
which htf waa foreman.
DnOWXEI) IX MILMtACS,
Left Homo to Work Two Men Lost
Their JJres.
Ann Arbor, Mich. Oswald Llp
pold, tblrty-flve years old, and Will
iam Arnold, twenty-one, both of Mil
waukee, were drowned iu a mlllrace
here when swimming, and William
Cole, also ot Milwaukee,, was rescued
unconscious.
The three men came here to work
on the construction ot the University
ot Michigan Chemical Laboratory,
Llppold being foreman. . - , i
Gentry neiensed From Prison.
James K. Gentry, -who killed Madge
Yorke at Philadelphia. Pa., in 1S!5,
and who was parJvied bv Governor
Stuart, has been released from the
Eastern Penitentiary. .-v.-.
Nultan to Tour Europe. s
Mohammed V., tbe new Sultan of
Turkey, wilt start on a tour-:! the
European courts In autumn, - :
"HOUSE OP SEVEN GAULEH" SOLI)
Building Made Famous by Haw
theme's Novel Tfid For Charity. ;
galem, Mass. The "House of the
Seven Gables," around Which Nathan
iel Hawthorne wovo one ot his best
known and most characteristic tales,
and which Is now visited annually by
thousands of tbe great author's ad
mirers, has been purchased by Mrs.
Georgs R. EVnmerton and la to be
turned, into a bouse for settlement
work. -, -. . t
TAR HEEL CHRONICLES
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Happenings And Doings Gleaned From All Parts
Of The Old North State. :
N. 0. PRES8 COMVENTIQ3T.
Rev. J. O. Atkinson Elected Presi
dent and J. B. Sherrlll, Secretary
Treasurer. ilendersonville, Special. The edi
tors of North Carolina were literally
presented with tho key to t lie city
Wednesday moniini, when, ut t heir
opening session, held in tho court
house, Col. S. V. Pickens Rnve them
an ancient, rusty, two-foot-lonsr jail
key, recently uncovered here lv
workmen in excavating fir a new
building.
At 9:30 the convention was called
to order by Dr. J. U. Atkinson, third
vice president, who invoked a divine
blessing upon the town of Ilemler
sonvilje and the members of the uu
soriotion. Mayor St at on then pre
sented Col. S. V. Piekens, who or
diully welcomed the editors to town.
M. L. Shionian. on behalf of the local
press, spoke a few words of apprecia
tion atid Archibald .lolinson, editor
of Charity and Children, responded
pracefully on behalf of the associa
tion. Dr. Atkinson then rend the
annual address of the president, who,
on account oi' sickness, was unable to
be present in person. The association
voted to wire President Thomas its
appreciation and its regrets that lie
was unable to be witli them. The nig
audience in the t'0"rt house listened
to short talks on t..oely topics by J
W. Atkins, J. J. Fnrriss, II. 11. Vnv
ner and Archibald Johnson. At 2:30
p. in., J. F. Hurley read the histor
ian's. paper. Full of interest and lis
tened fo attentively was Thad U.
Manninir's talk on the subscription
price of the weekly newspaper. 'This
was followed by the transaction of
miscellaneous business. At nijrht,
before nn nudietxie which completely
filled the biif court room, Mr. John M.
Julion, of The Salisbury Post, deliv
ered the annual oration. He com
manded the closest attention of his
audience to the end ot his extremely
able address.
Thursday morninpr was pleasantly
spent in a drive to Loke Osceola and
to Mount Hebron, .the pleasure of
which was not marred by a slight
shower, which, Mr. J. P. Caldwell re
marked, was but a pleasant diversion.
The editors and their families went
in a body and tlte string of cnrriagt'S
was a lonfne.,4; I - ;
Tkc bun48bffrtei!9 nfrsitshi-1
dent, Rev. J. O. Atkinson ; first vice
president, M. U Shipinan; second
vice president, J. I?. Swnnn; third
vice president, W. K. Jueobson ; sec
retary and treasurer, J. U. Shcrrill;
historian, Archibald Johnson; ora
tors, W. C. Hammer and Joscphus
Daniels; peet, D. F. St. Clair; execu
tive committee, II. A. London, W. C.
Dowd, H. B. Vnrner, Josephus Dan
iels, D. T. Edwards.
A resolution was adopted condemn
ing the United States government for
maintaining a job printing office to
compete with the country's job print
ers, and a copy of the resolution was
ordered sent to every Representative
and Senator of North Carolina.
Interesting articles were read by
Eev. J. O. Atkinson, Clarence II, Poe
and R, K. Clerk.
The important address of the day
was that of M. V. Richards, land and
industrial agent of tho Southern
Railway.
Resolution of Thanks.
The following resolutions, offered
ky Mr. Josephus Daniels for the com
mittee, were unanimously adopted Dy
a risintr vote:
VRcsclvcd, That the thanks of the
The Wheat Crop Is Fine,
Mount Airy, Special. Never in the
history of farming in Surry county
have the farmers been in a deeper
hole with their plowing and harvest
ing. The wheat crop is fine and ripe;'
but np to Friday heavy rains have
fallen daily, rendering it impossible
to eut grain and plow corn, etc.
In the Hands of Receiver.
Fayctteville, Special. The Con
solidated Street Railway and Power
Company of this city was placed in
the hands of a receiver by Judge C.
C. Lyon, resident judge of this dis
trict, at Elizabethtown last week.
Mr. W. 1). McNeill, president of the
company, being appointed receiver.
This action will not affect the operat
ing value of the property ncr the
progress of Fayctteville. , Cars are
now running and :, will bo able to
handle the great crowus that are ex
pected here Monday. . 1
: Cams Guard ia Convicted, .r
1 New Bern, Special. Abner Paris
waa found guilty of manslaghter in
the Superior Court last week. The
case is somewhat peculiar. Paris, a
guard a$ the convict camp, abet Tom
Toler, white, a convict, who was un
der, sentence for running a blind
tiger. The case was of unusual in
terest on -account of its connection
with the Hqlior cases. It was gener
ally expected Paris would be acquit
ted. .
cSMT
NO. 8.
association bo and are hereby tender
ed the Western Union Telegraph
Company and tbe railroad companies
for courtesies in the matter of rail-
oad transportation and particniur
v to the Southern Railway Company,
for the courtesy of an excursion to
Lake Toxawav; to W. A. bmitn, ior
a car rido to Laurel Park and an en
joyuble afternoon at that beautiful
resort; to Capt. M. C. Toms and Johir
L. Orr and their associates ior c
tending the courtesies of Mount Heb
ron; to the management of the Oates
Hotel for excellent service and for
the courtesy cf a ball tendered the
association ;' to Mayor R. II. Staton
and the reception committee and all
the public spirited citizens who ten
dered many dtlightfiil courtesies,
including the mountain drives and tm
Lake Osceola, unci for more pleasures
than cmi be enumerated; to Mr. M.
L. Shipmnn, editor of The II"nd"r
sonville Hustler, and to Mr. T. K.
Harrows, associate editor, for their
brotherly welcome which made all
the editors fed at home.
The association left on a
special car Saturday for Ijike Toxo
way, returning to their homes from
there.
The following accessions to the
association were enrolled at the ses
sion: 18 new members were admit
ted ns follows: J. V. Sims, Raleigh
Times; W. I. Underwood, Greens
boro Patriot; J. A. Parlmm, Fayette
ville Index; Owen O. Dunn, Newbem
Snn; R. A. Deal. Wilkesboro Chron
icle; W. E. Phnrr, North Wilkesboro
Hustler; M. L. Yeagcr,-- Southern
Publisher; R. E. Ranson, Spring
Hope Leader; Andrew Joyner,
Greensboro News Bureau; C. A.
Fury, King's Mountain Herald; Clint
N. Brown, Salisbury Post; T. II.
Gosorn, Bakersville Kronicle; H. II.
Hamlin, Beaufort Lookout; D. L. St.
Clair, Sanford Express; E. P. Pepper,
Danbury Reporter; T. R. Barrows,
Ilendersonville Hustler; J. R. Round
tree. Kinston Free Press; Clias. II.
Williams, Polk County News.
Ashe County Fair. ,' .
Jefferson, Special. Ashe' tonnty is
to have an agricultural fair on Sep--tember
15-17th. The following offi
cers were elected : 1 President, W. IT.
Dent, T. E. Reeve3rrv-al''"'R-rv
A. Hamilton, W. E. Johnson; pre- f
mium committee, Jas. ' P. Perkins,
Geo. J. Hamilton, W. T. Colvard;
mnsic committee, P. E. Fogle, Joe
Worth, W." E. Gentry; committee to
arrange premiums for the Ladies'
Department, Miss Jennie Worth,
Mrs. W. P. Ilnmilton, Mrs. B. W.
Tugmnn, Mrs. A. E. Grnybeul, Miss
Eulo Todd; advertisement committee,
W. E. Johnson, G. L. Park, Chas. S.
Neal.
Ministers Wife Skips.
Newbem, Special. The congrega.
tion of Centenary Methodist Episco
pal church was greatly startled Sun
day morning when the pastor, Rev,
R. C. Beaman, D. D., announced to
them that his wife had disappeared,
and could not be located. The pas-
tor's words were pronounced in na
line oratory as has ever been heard ,
in that pulpit and no word of ceu
sure or bitter feeling escaped Lu r
lips. It was a very pathetic- scene.
Notes found in different places indi
cate that she has left with a man
named Grant. The Methodist church
is the largest and most influential in
the city and one of the largest in the
State and Dr. Beamah's charge over '
it 1ms Ven marked with a period pf
prosperity. " ", '" . . : ..,'" x
KUled by Live Wire.
Oreensboro, Special. Bryan Ben
ton, the 12.year-old brother of Janv?s
M, Benton, city editor of the Mora
lng Telegram, wai instantly killed by
a live wire late Tuesday afternoon.
The boy was at lawn party t the
Christian church, and with a ploy
mate climbed a tree, His flngore
touched an uninsulated electric win,
his leg another, the short-clreutt ;
causing him to drop. . . ' . , ;
Death cf Miss Sallie Underwood.
Charlotte, Special. Miss i Sallio ..
Underwood, the young lady Struck ;by
lightning near her home in Gaston
county last Thursday afternoon, died
Sunday : morning at 3 :30 o 'clock
without regaining consciousness. Tho
funeral, took place at tbe home Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ser- '
vice being - in charge of Rev. J. 3.
Tabor, of Mount Holly. The inter
ment was made at Castania chirroli.
The funeral procession is said to ;
have been one of the longest that,'
ever followed a funeral in - Gastuq'
county.
" Youth Develops Babies.
8encer, SpeciaL-rScott ...Winders
an orphan boy; aged 13 years, at t'"'
home of D. M. Pennington, a promi
nent farmer, living bear Spencer, is.
in a desperate condition with what is -said
to be hydrophobia. The' boy w;h
seized with fits and, when under ti e
influence of the spasm, ntteivHs to
bite and scrach his friends, lie! 1
was bit by n dog sis montl-s r 1
no attention was given V i i
until the disease develop' J '.