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The news & observer., 1905-06-09
AMONG THE RAILROADS.

M. l.. Shipman, assistant commits
sioner of labor and printing, returned
yesterday from brief visit to Hender-
sonville and Asheville, in the western
part of the State, where he went to
look into the matter of introducing the
resort industry in the departmental
report for 1905. He says the prospects
are extremely encouraging for a large
influx of visitors, during the approach
ing season, at all the mountain resorts
and that the people are making extern
sive preparations to receive them.
While in Hendersonville on Satur-
day Mr.. Shipman attended large and
enthusiastic meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Appalachian and Inter
Urban Railroad Company This COM
pany proposes to construct an electric
line from Hendersonville to Asheville,
and from the same terminus via
Chimney Rock and Columbus to Gaff-
ney, S. G. A permanent organization
was perfected Saturday by the election
of w. A Smith, Esq, of Henderson
vile, president; F. NJ. Stearnes, of
Polk county, vice-president; J. w.
Wofford, secretary, and j. Williams,
treasurer. A board of directors was
also selected and it is believed that
operations looking to the ultimate
success of the movement will be be-
gun at once. More than $4,000 of
stock has been subscribed. and ten
per cent. was paid in at the organiza-
ton Saturday.
Mr. Shipman is confident that the
project will be carried to q success
full conclusion. Polk county alone
offers to subscribe 100000, and the
townships in other counties through
which the road is to pass are anxious
to give all needed encouragement
Several wealthy Cincinnati capitalists
are interested and promise to furnish
all the money needed in the construc-
ton and proper equipment of the pro-
posed line, all of which means much
for our enterprising mountain friends
Mr. Norman H. Johnson, attorney
general OF the North Carolina Retail
Merchants Association leaves for
Greenville this morning, where he
will deliver an address tonight. Mr..
Johnson says that this meeting tonight
is called largely for the purpose of
arranging committees to confer with
the general passenger agent of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway seeking
the establishment of additional trans
portation service between Weldon ana
Kinston. The railroads have given
several additional trains, and all of
them l understand are self-support-
ing. No section of North Carolina has
more inadequate passenger facilities
than this section and the demand for
a double daily service along this route
is universal. The people of Weldon,
Scotland Neck, Williamson, Green
Vile, Kinston and intermediate points
will arrange committees to urge the
establishment of this additional train.
1t is sincerely hoped that the Atlantic
Coast Line will improve their service
along this route by giving it this need
ed and necessary convenience.
The many friends of Mr.. F. c. Bryan
will be glad to hear that he has beer
chosen vice-president of the Saint
Paul ard Western Coal Company, with
headquarters at st. Paul. North Caro-
lima boys do we'll wherever they go
In making the announcement of Mr.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
THE FOUNDER OF ELON.

BY inadvertance, this paper a few
days ago, in alluding to the election OF
the new president of Elon College,
stated that Rev. w. w. Staley, d. D..
was the first president. DIR. Staley
was elected in 1894 to succeed Rev.
DR.. w. S. Long, who is the founder
and father of the college. The grow
ing success of that hourishing institu-
ton is largely due to the early work
of DR.. Long and to his continued wise
counsel and deep interest in the sue
cess of Elon College. The success of
Elon College is largely due to DR..
Long and his name will be forever
known as the founder and father of
E.on.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Bryan's appointment, the President
gives this statement of Mr. Bryan's
past railroad service:,
Bryan, F. c., General Western
Freight Agent Norfolk & Western Ry.
and Norfolk & Western Dispatch Line,
Office Chicago, I'll. Born May 3rd,
1864, at Raleigh, n. c., entered rail
way service April 4, 1883, in local
freight department Atlantic & North
Carolina Railway at New Bern, n. g,
since which he has been consecutlVeIy
May 18th, 1886 to anuary l, 1883, JOINT
agent of the Associated Railways Oh
Virginia and the Carolinas at Raleigh,
n. c.; January l, 1888 to September ~,
1890 chief clerk general freight anu
passenger department Seaboard Air
Line at Portsmouth Va; September
20, 189 to December 18th, 1892, assist
ant general freight and passenger
agent same line; December 18th, 1892
to date, general western freight agent
Norfolk & Western Railway, now the
Norfolk and Western Railway ana
Norfolk & Western Despitch Line at
Chicago, Ill.
Mr., J. NJ. Cherry, a civil engineer IN
the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line
is seventy-nine years or age ana can can
turn summersaults equal to a clown
So Colonel Lilly says. Colonel LILY,
who is in his 73rd year thinks MI
Cherry will reach 1877 years at least,
for with splendid vitality the colonel
now in his 73rd years only hopes 10
attain 110.-Wilson Ties.
The board of county commissioners
and magistrates of Craven county, III
meeting assembled Monday, IN New
Bern, passed a strong resolution undnl-
mously, condemning the lease OF the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
to the Howland improvement COM
pany and directed the commissioners
to investigate the legality OF the lease
and if possible have it set aside
Pamlico commissioners took a similar
action also.-Kinston Free Press.
The .Sner City Grit of this week
says with the exception of. three
forces all the sections hands on the
Southern Railway between Sanford
and Mt. Airy went on a strike Mon
day morning. The hands on the work
train are also on strike. The strikers
refuse to go to work until their wages
are raised from 70 cents to so cents
Il day. s'hs
The Seaboard Air Line is doing a
big business in the handling of Vege-
tables. 1t is said that over one nun
dred box cars and refrigerators cars
with fruit and vegetables are shipped
over that road for the Northern mark
cts from Florida and Georgia.-San-
ford Express.
An effort is being made to have the
ShoOfy train run from Weldon &c
Sanford instead of stopping at Raleigh
as it is now doing. According to the
present schedule the train would
reach this place early in the morning
and after a short stop return to Raj
eigh and Weldon. This would be
a convenient schedule for the people
at points between Sanford and Weldon
and especially for the travelling men
Sanford Express.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Wntcr-Not Mountain Dew.
Cwilkesboro Chronicle.)

Col. Harve Ferguson, of Goshen,
was in town this week. He tells us
that he has not lost a meals victuals
in eighty years on account of sickness.
He is as jovial and lively now as a boy
of sixteen. If you want to live happi-
ly always just come and live on the
pure fresh air of Wilkes.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Prosperity Does Not Depend OF
Saloons.
Chatham Record.

Chatham Record.
1t is said that within the past twelve
months there have been built at High
Point 194 dwellings,, 10 stores, 13 fac
tories, churches and 2 hotels, at a
cost of $312,S00.
This is remarkable growth and is
in a town that is now, and has been
for several years, about the strongest
prohibition town in this State. Does
this look like the prosperity of town
depends on saloons? Or that prohibi-
tion injuries the business of a town?
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Why Has Their ArdOr Cooled?


If your Uncle Sam desires to inVeS-
tigate some of it's belligerent officers,
he can find some evidence by the ask
ing. May be there is no one banker
ing after an investigation any way?
Not long ago, some of the belligerents
were actually demanding investigation
in a court where the matter could not
be investigated. But some how they
hushed up Immediately and we have
not heard of anything being investi-
gated by the proper process and prop
er authorities. Why let their ardor
cool so quickly?
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Tho Word Intern.
Gastonia Gazette.

A fellow never knows unless he
learns That word intern" had the
'in-turn' on a lot of folks who insist
on reading all about Togo and Ro-
jestvensky. 1t is of French origin and
means to shut up and keep under re-
straint in some particular place.
Don't Cnderrate Spencer, for He Can
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Two Ways of Looking At 1t.
Tobacco Journal.

southern Tobacco Journal.
In speaking of the resolutions offer
ed by Colonel Cunningham end adopted
by the Southern Industrial Convention,
or whatever it was that was recently
held in Washington, calling upon the
President to use his best efforts for
the abolition of the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco, the News and Observer
SAYS that it is not the tax on tobacco
that has caused the trouble, but lays
the blame to the tobacco trust. COZ
onel Cunningham and others who stand
with him on the tax question. do not
differ with the News and Observer,
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Spirit of the Press.
Don't Undcrrate Spencer, for He Can
not 'sBeat Retreat"
Greensboro Record.

GreenSbOrO ReCOru.
1t begins to look like the indus
trial. crowd had e. Spencer down.
They have too much money for him,
and if he tells the truth they are hold
ing offices whether they can get more.
Mr. Blackburn is a mighty big man up
in his mountain district. but he will
hardly measure up to any great di-
mensions when he gets out where the
experienced politicians can hit him a
welt. 1t reminds us of what a negro,
who was as white as any man, said
when asked why he did not go where
he was unknown and pass as a white
man-"I'm a great big niger among
niggers, but l would be a mighty lit
tie shoat among white men," Mr..
Blackburn is a mighty big man among
his constituents, but he is rather lit
tie shoat among the old FOUNDERS.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Cohesive Power of Public Plunder.
Chatham Record.

Although this controversy now
seems to, he bitter, and the leaders are
accusing, each other of being liars
(Which accusation .nay be true), yet
Democrats must not be deluded by this
and think there will be a permanent
split among the Republicans. Repub-
licans may fight one another before
elections and truthfully accuse one
another of being liars and all that, but
when election day comes "the cohesive
power of public plunder" cements
them together solidly.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
The Type of Men Needed in Public
Life.
Presbyterian Standard.

Hon. A. M. Scales, the worthy son
of a noble sire, has been in the fore
front of the fight for reform in
Greensboro. AS city attorney he has
seen to the enforcement of the laws
of the State,not only as to the blind
tigers, but as to the other evil resorts
He is making the same reputation with
a smaller opportunity that Joe FOLK
made in st Louis, and is hated and
decried by the same sort of folks for
the same reasons Moreover he has
been eminently successful and that is
another unforgivable thing in a re-
former. The State may find some
larger place for A. M. Scales than he
has yet occupied, when she turns about
to look for q man.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

The new president of Elon College,
DR.. f. L. Moffitt, took the degree of
ALB. and MA from Trinity College.
Later he took a postgraduate course
at Harvard University and took the
degree of MA. from that great insti-
tuition of learning. In practical Judg-
nent he is well posted as we'll as in
scholarship.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Special Term OF Wake Superior Court.

Notice is hereby given that special
term of Superior Court has been called
by His Excellency, Governor II. b.
Glenn. for Wake county, to begin on
Monday, the 18th day of June, 1905,
and His Honor. Frederick Moore. has
been designated by His Excellency to
preside over said court
l.. II. ADAMS,
Chm. Board County Commissioners.
6-4-t. f.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Poor Greensboro.

Wilmington Star.
Finally, what has Greensboro done
to be picked out as the scraping
ground of the two factions, as if it.
were the headquarters of Republican
ism in North Carolina2
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

The Railroad Literary Bureau is
keeping up it's active work to try TO
create the impression that popular
sentiment is growing against railroad
regulation. The Senate will go for the
railroads unless Roosevelt strenuously
holds the Republicans in line.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Can't Keep Newspaper Man Down.
(Wilkesboro Chronicle.)

John Crouch has been selected by
E. Spencer Blackburn as his private
secretary. Crouch will be over
whelmed with offices if the process
proceeds. Editor of the Blackburn
Delivery Route, Supreme Censor of
Ministers Of the Gospel and now chief
Scribulum to the Strutumski, of
Greensboro. 1t is hard to keep down
a newspaper man. ~
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

but their idea is, with the tax taken
off. hundreds of small independent
factories would spring up. All of
which may be true, but years will
come and years will go before the tax
of tobacco is removed.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
STATE NEWS.

DR.. Josh Tayloe left this morning
for a three weeks trip to Rochester,
Mimi, to be the guest of the Mayo
brothers. two noted surgeons of the
United States. The, Mayo brothers
have a private hospital of their own
in Rochester, Mimi, where they have
performed some rare and delicate op-
erations known to, the medical fra
ternity all over this, country, and even
on the Continent. Washington Mes
senger.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
1t Takes the "Stuff."

Durham Herald.
We will believe that the Republi-
cans will start daily paper in Greens
boro when we learn that they have
come down with the stuff.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

There are about five hundred dol
lars in hand for the Raleigh monu-
ment. Why not. press the matter and
raise enough to complete it this year?
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Major J. H. McIve;' has resigned his
position as superintendent of the con-
vict force at work on the Enterprise
Lumber Company's road and left last
Friday to join his family in Green's
boro. He is succeeded here by Mr.
Waddell, who arrived last week. Major
McIver has been in the service of the
State for twenty-five years He made
many friends here, who regret his de-
parture.-Mt. Olive Tribunt.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Rev. r. w. Hines, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mebane, offer
ed his resignation as, pastor to the
church last Sunday, to take effect
August 1st, 1905. The people of Me-
bane regret very much to give him
and Mrs. Hines up. Mr.. Hines health
work m
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Dyspepsia-bane of human exis-
tence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures
it. promptly, permanently Regulates
and tones the stomach.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Everybody's liable to itching piles.
Rich and poor. old and young-terri-
bic the torture they suffer. only one
sure cure; Doan's ointment. Absolute
ly safe; can't fail.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Those tirnid folks who are afraid of
the yellow Peril ought not TO De
frightened at that "bogey man.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
MORNING TONIC.
TMrillin1nn Penn

William Penn.) -.
Believe nothing against another but
on good authority; nor report what
may hurt another, unless it be great
er hurt to conceal it.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Is it a burn? Use DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. A cut? Use DR.. Thomas
Eclectic Oil. At your druggists.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09
Resolutions.

al Resolved, That the members OF
the bar especially recognize that lhey
lost from among their number q great
lawyer and an advocate whose elo-
quence has charmed thousands OF our
people from the sea to the mountains.
'2. That in the death or TINS uls~
tinguished citizen and lawyer his
county and State, as well as the nation,
have sustained a loss that it will be
difficult to fill
''3. That his successful life should
become an example of Industry and
continuous activity, even down to old
age, that will be valuable to the COM
ing generation of our people.
"a. That a copy of the memorial ana
these resolutions be sent to the famlly
CT General Ransom ana copy 10 the
newspaper press for publication
"Respectfully submitted
"T. w. MASON,
"WILLIS BAGLEY,
IS. j. CALVERT,
&C. G.. PEBBLES,
"B. S. GAY,
COMMITTEE.
After presenting the foregoing me-
mortal and resolutions, Mr.. Bagley, Ior
the committee, in feeling and appfo-
pirate words moved their adoption.
Motion was seconded by Hon. l. w:
Mason and B. S. Gay, ESQ, both OIL
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

Three spectres that threaten baby's
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery,
diarrhoea. DIR. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry never fails to con-
quer them.
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

The many friends of Mr.. F. G. Bryan
will be glad to hear that he has been
chosen yice-preSident of the Saint
Paul ard Western Coal Company, with
Headquarters at st. Paul. North Caro-
lima boys do we'll wherever they go.
In making the announcement of Mr..
The news & observer., 1905-06-09

The Seaboard Air Line is doing a
big business in the handling of Vege-
tables. 1t is said that over one hum
dred box cars and refrigerators cars
with fruit and vegetables are shipped
over that road for the Northern mark
cts from Florida and Georgia.-San-
ford Express.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15
1t Never Fails.
Thonpson's Barosma, Kidney
and Liver Cure has Never
Failed in a Single Case.

We have never known Thompson's
Baronna to fail in curing any case Of
Lumbago, Backache, Kidney, Liver and
Bladder trouble. or Sciatic Rheumatism,
neither have we ever known one single
Instance in which there was a return of
the disease or any of its symptoms.
E. j. Nourse, of Mapleton, Iowa, SAYS:
"For fifteen years was afflicted with
Inflammation Of the kidneys and pains in
the groin, side and back and suffered no
one knows how much until l procured
Thompson's Barosma, Backache, Kidney
and Liver Cure, which made complete
cure, as / have been perfectly well 10,
several years" Thompson's Barosma is
guaranteed harmless and pleasant to take.
"a friend Of mine was afflicted with
Bright's Disease and given up by the
doctors. He was urged to try Thomp-
sons Barosma and today he is as well a,
ever. AMOS GOODWIN, l26 w. 10th St.,
Erie. Pa.
Thompson's Barosma soc and 500.
The dollar bottle holds more than two SOC
bottles.
For saleby H. P.Burke. Druggist
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15
24nov4tw.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

| List of unclaimed letters adver-
tised in the Clarksburg, W. Va,
postoffice, Dec. IL, 1905:
Miss Elsie Bell, Edward v.
Bryne, Madge Bennett, Central En-
ployment Company, Calvin Cottrill,
r. c. Crane, Asa Dotson, Andy Dill
Ion, Harry Dotson, George Drum
mond, James Dixon, Esq, Mrs.
Mary Davis, E. s. Fishback, Lsoldos
Ferener, P. P. Fleming, Gran
Galifth, John Greenbaum, T. d.
Gambill, Willie Garrette, Miss An
ME Higgins, Endi Horcanik, Lam
gum Hayne, Kelsey Hunt, Miss
Mamie Harbert, Wilfeld Hamnitt,
Charlie Jordan, Miss Ida Kimbse,
B. la Rue, B. McI.adden, B. E. Nc
Fadden, Miss Agnes Morgan, Hugh
Mathers, 2, Hugh Mathers, G.. E.
Mccoy, Q, J. A. Miller, Mrs. LAYER
da McCloud, Ollie Maze, D. S. Nor
ris, Lee Nutted, 7o1 Baltimore
street, Miss Angie Payne, Fred
Pyles, P. A. Pritchard, Miss Elsie
Ramsey, Harvey NJ. Raymond, S. j.
Shultz, W. L, Sinden, Mica Town,
Mihalyik Tanas, Charles Schune,
Charlie Sauer, ]. A. Steele, Annie
Toner, Harry fowler, John Thorn
as, ]. NJ. West, Rev. G. NJ. Yost.
s. G. DENHAM, PM.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15

AT four o'clock Monday afternoon
a dwelling belonging to the Fair
mont Coal Company at their Rey-
noldsville mines, was almost totally
destroyed by an explosion of powder.
That the damage done and injuries
inflicted by the explosion were not
more serious than they were, was o
stroke of luck. The house occupied
by Frand Bernartovitch, an italian
miner, was the one destroyed.
Like most of the miners Bernar-
tovitch kept his powder and other
explosives in his house for safe
keeping. AT the time of the ex-
plosion there was but one powder
can containing from three to four
pounds of powder upon the premises.
With the exception of the five-year-
old son none of the family were at
the house at four o'clock Monday
and the infant probably in imita-
ton of his elders, was the innocent
cause Of the disaster. The child
heated a poker red hot at the stove
and then proceeded to insert it into
the powder can. The inevitable re-
suit occurred, loud explosion,
and when the smoke had cleared
away one side of the house had been
blown ont, and door and window
shattered. The child was blown
completely out of the house, and
was found to have been burned upon
the face and side. While painful
the injuries will not be fatal. The
child was the only person injured.
Had there been more powder in
the can the explosion would have
resulted in another tragedy to add
to the list of the coal field opera
tons.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15
r,u..ee. Sale.

By virtue Of a certain deed of
trust dated on the 21st day Of JAM
uary, in the year 1897, Of record in
the office of the clerk of the county
court Of Harrison county, West Vir-
GINA, in trust deed book N. page
1872. executed to me as trustee, by
Joseph Parrill, to secure to N. vir-
ginia Lynch the payment of a note
Of even date with said trust like
wise signed by the said Parrill, for
the sum Of five hundred dollars with
interest thereon payable annually,
and on which note there is now due
the sum Of FIVE hundred and fifty
dollars, ] will at the hour of one
o'clock P. NJ, on Saturday, the
twenty-third day of December, 1905
Mt the front door of the court house
Of Harrison County, offer and ex-
pose for sale and sell that certain
lot or parcel Of ground in said trust
deed mentioned and described to-
gether with the appurtenances there
unto belonging and containing
about one-half of one acre, for a
description thereof reference is made
to said trust deed and the deed to
said Parrill by W. ]. Robinson and
wife, dated August 10th, 1892, of
record in said Office in deed book 81
page 147.
TERMS OF sALE-The terms
of sale are, as provided in said trust
cash in hand on the day Of sale.
B. F. ROBINSON,
24nov4tw. Trustee.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15
OHIO HANGED :
WOMAN ONCE
Alvy P. O., Tyler Co., W. Va,
December IL. 1905.

- : 49, ONst W. 'S
December II, 1905.
Editors of Clarksburg Telegram:
An article published in the Gin
cinnati Post of December 9, that
mo woman was ever hanged in
Ohio" is mistake. Born in Column
bus, Franklin county, Ohio, in the
year 1888, one of my earliest recol-
lections is of the hanging of two
persons, one a male, the other fe-
male, in the south end of the city
of Columbus. The names Of the
parties hanged were Clark, a man,
and Hester Foster, woman. The
officiating sheriff was Mr.. VIM. Dor
nigan. This statement will be veri-
fled by any old citizen Of the city of
Columbus, who lived there during
the years 1910 to 1850, and no
doubt some of the decendents of
Sheriff Donigan can testify to its
truth
Respectfully,
JOSEPH A. POINDEXTER.