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V ' . .v-;-r 1 .. . -' i r7 hi LEADING NEWSPAPER AND BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN MADISON COUNTY. 7 '1. i (( I j liiiiJVli 1 - . - s vol: III. 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 ' 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 IN THE DAYS OF THE '-', . - ' ' Ll 1 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. 1., 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 - 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 '.