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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
FAMILY OF FIVE
PERISH IN FLAMES
Father, Mother and Their
Three Children Burn
With Their Home
'NEIGHBORs SEE
FLAMES TOOiLATE
Firemen. Out on Another Alarm
Reach Burning Residence in
Time to Rescue Bodies
Of Father and Two
Sons, Others De-
stroyed.

WATERTOWN. MASS. December e7.
John c. Clark salesman In seed
store on F'aneuil Square, Boston. whose
home was on the border OF this town,
with his wife and chlldren-John.
eleven years Of age: Philip, nine years,
and Doris, two years-were burned to
death while they slept at a fire which
completely sutted their home early
to-day. y
The fire was discovered BY persons
who reside in the vicinity about !
O'Clock. Evidently the blaze had been
in progress through the interior for
some time. but did not show on the
outside. AS noon as the fire was seen
ali alarm was sounded. but the fremen.
Ia false alarm some distance away, were
not back at their quarters when the
alarm for the Clark home fire was
rung.
The Clark house is at the northern
end OF the town, and about two miles
from the town centre. but the drenen,
once started. urged their horses to top
speed to reach the scene as soon as
they learned OF the alarm.
On arriving the hremen rushed
through the fire and smoke TO the bed
rooms. where the Clark family. still
were, and brought out the father and
two boys. They were found to be dead
| when brought into the open air. Tho
Are was TOO hot to, allow the men 10
20 back for the bodies of the mother
and little Doris The bodies. burned
| beyond recognition, were found In ths
ruins several hours later.
| worked Hard 10 Control Fire.
| The f,remen and men from neighbor-
ing houses worked hard to control, the
/, tire. but the building was an easy
/ prey Of the flames. The house wat
new one and we'll fitted up. standine
al the corner OF; Hovey and Belmont
\ streets. It was two and one MOI
4 stories high. the Clark family bed
rooms being on the second floor.
i Mr. Clark moved to boston iron
washington twelve years ago. H'
/ had been employed in seed store !.
| the latter city. His father, John =
'tClark. Is reported connected wit tn
i government at Washington. Mrs. Clarl
was Southern woman.
1 Mr.. Clark,s father was notified o
/ the tragedy to day and Will come hcr'
/ to-day to take charge OF the bodice,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
SOUTHERN EDUCATORS
state Superintendent. Make Reports Reports

S..te Superintendent. MIKE Neports
s'n. WY on public schools. a.
a1,ExINC;TON. KY.t Deeember -; w.
r,;ha 1fentures of to-day's sesslo otstns We
sol,t herne HEducntional conference 1s. neSets
We're the reports of edllsa i' tioha,; ~ p.ss
rres. in. the Southern states. ;siasa-s s.nnsa
mas report was presented ~ SMpsr- on,
;nten,,ent ;,,it H. c. Gunnels. Of MontsomH-
cry: that for Arkansas by Sup,nsrln,.ennne nv.
ont j Doyne. Of Little RnGm;t 1,;i,;,,,, n =;
TioriaIa. Tn by Superintendent M.,lllan lo,,
renresentsd. by Superintendent w. y.
Meritt or Atlanta: Kentucky ny. ny. ~
nsrintendent ]. IL. Fud,,a. ot tvanN tvIa'eNt
Fart. Maryland by Superinteendenlt 4, ~ y, 4
a. a. Stevens, OF Annapolis; Misslsslp'pl;;g 2;
Nv ~ superintsndent j. n. Powers, ,ot
Jackson: North Carolina 2 by 7 a, Snps,rram- ,ram-
3iendent j. Y. Joyner. OF Ra 3;
nessses ny Slncrintendsnt III. a:!mmss. c,',N.,..
~ Nashville: virginia.. by state snnsr- 3Iisn
sintendent j. y. Eggleston. L. or is,Sr-s
8tendent i. q. Miller, OF CharlsSto@n' On
"A paper8on "Compul sorry Sen.n"i ~, ~
tandanCe" was oresente,l by SS,uIpt' Sup'er.itlhs .tlsi.
tendent u. N. Mark. OF Loulspil, 4, \, y,
S'9.,The Training ofSTsachers In LlnIavy
MetRod1s a = 1sbnson. a Of Rock Hill. s. and
iaindustriai Education, BY q g " = y.
con Of Columbus. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
is sNATe eHEDS FROM DEATH

say .Grantcd Negro Murderer When
He Seemed Doomed. =
a BIRMINGHAM. Ala. December -
Just as the black cap was about to be
placed to-day over the ead OF Henry.
Thaxton a negro. convicted OF the
killing of S. II. Hunstucker. white, a
Telegram from the Governor ordering
a suspension of the execution for M
teen days was delivered to the sheriff.
I'he prisoner raised Ills hands and ex-
claimed: MY God" The negro had
made a statement from the gallows,
ard In a minute more the trap would
have been sprung. At this point a
hoy messenger walked up to the gate.
handed n telegram to Chief Deputy
brown, who quickly cried out: Hold,
Colonel: wait minute" Then the
sheriff mounted the steps of the gall
lows and read the message aloud. The
pri soncrs In the jail gave aloud cheer.
and the prisoner was led back to the
fjetl praying and weeping.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
FIVE. D DEAL. in AWFUL CRASH
Passenger Train -CoIlides Head-on With
Double-Header.

Pa9AcuRer'Tr0Su -I01udea heHO.on VNn
Doub1e-HeadeY.
DETROIT. MICH. December 27.--
Speeding through, q dense fog at forty
miles an hour. Grand Trunk passenger
train No. s, which left Port Huron
shortly before : o'clock tonight for
this city. collided head-on with dou-
bic header freight train twelve miles
north Of Lenox. Mich. Five train,nen
met death. four being killed instantly.
the fifth dying three hours later. All
the passengers escaped injury except
n baby who was only slightly hurt by
being thrown out of its mothers arms
and over seat when the trains
era shed. The Iead are:
Engineer Bennett. Of the passenger
engine.
Engineer Bohowski, of the first
freight engine.
Fireman Boughner
Fireman Albert Mccall.
Switchman W. G. Taylor.
The passenger locomotive plowed un-
der the engines of the doubie-header.
and the Victims were buried in the
wreck. Their bodies were terribly
mangled and scalded by the escaping
steam. Engineer Fred Haug and Fire
man Washburn. of the second freight
engine. escaped Death II is alleged
that the switch was not properly closed
and on account OF the heavy fog which
prevailed the passenger crew could not
see that the target was set against
Il At.~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
iNEWLANDs ASKS TROOPS
Ncvsda senator Urges 'rheir Retention
5 nj (.oJdneId.

b nj CoIdAeld.
sswASHtNGTON, y. c., December 2I.--
Senator Newlands,3 OF Nevada. IL en-.
dcavoring to prevent a withdrawal OF
the government troops from Goldfeld
until so,r,a other means OF protection 's
had. To-day he called upoE Secretary
TAFT and strongly urged that the exc
cution OF the order issued by tile see-
iretary for5the withdrawal of the troops
next Monday be SUSPENDED. He has
had an opportunity to commun,eats =
Will, Governor Sparks. and endehyored
to indilce him to call the Nevada Leg :
s!ature together.
Secretary TAFT has been advising
with Secretary Root on this subject.
and communicated with the President
at Pine Knot. Unless the original or
der is modified the troops must leave
Goldfield mex Monday morning and be.
fore the President returns to Washing
ton.
Administration oflicials feel that7tte
present situation IN the matter OF the
Goldheld case cannot be continued, IN
view OF the doubt that exists as 10
the constitutional right OF the executive
to employ any part of the regular
army in Nevada under present condi- :
tions. Secretary Taft tonight declined
! 10 state what course he had recon-
lncnded in the matter. nor would he
state whether he had heard from the
President. In turn. Secretary Root
said that the White House was entirely
without advices from Pine Knot. as the
Goldheld question was being handled
by the War Department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
THREE KILLED IN
TRAIN COLLISION
r ende.r Of Accommoda-
tion Train Telescopes
the Next Car.
WRECK ED COACH
PARTLY BURNED,
Accommodation Train About tc
Run Into Rear Of Atlantic
City Train in Fog When
Breaks Are Applied,
Causing Fatal
Wreck.

CAMDEN. n. j.. December 27.-Three
persons were killed and eighteen In
1ired in collision on the elevated
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
just outside the station here. to-day,
when Pemberton accommodation train
express. A heavy fog was the princi-
pal contributory cause of the accident.
The dead are:
C.tP. Sontjen. Stanwich. N. j.
]. L Garbarini, Mount Holly. N. ].
r. L. Webster. Merchantvillc, N. j.
All those killed or injured were pas
sensers in the first car OF the Penn
berton accommodation. Both trains
were due in the Camden station at s:31
A NJ. tile Atlantic city express having
precedence. The fog was so thick that
running cautiously. and just outside
the station the Atlantic City train was
signaled to stop. The engineer OF the
Pemberton train failed to see the At
.sntic City train In time to avoid a
collision. but he instantly tammed his
brakes down hard when 1t loomed up
through the fog. The sudden jolt
forced the tender OF the Pemberton
train into the hrst car. wrecking II
badly and either killing or injurine 9
everybody in the coach. The train
however did not come to full stop
but slid into the rear of the Atlantic
City express. causing the tender to
still further telescope the first car
The force OF the collision was slight
and no one was injured on the forward
train.
Car Partially Durns.
Hot Goals from the wrecked locomo.
tive Of the Pemberton train set the
ureckage on fire. and 1t was at first
r. Aot ~ hG ~ a q.
sengers, who Were pinioned under tbs
heavy. twisted iron and wood. would
b. burned to death. hut the prompt
action of the Camden,fire department II
distinguishing the flames. and the eff
cient rescue, work OF the uninjuret
passengers. undoubtedly saved man,
lives. several OF the injured may die.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
SENATOR SCOTT IN POLITICS
West virginia, IN Comparing Asrirants,
Snys Fairbanks lis Strong.


says Fairbanks lis Strong.
WHEELING, w. VA. December 27.--
Senator N. p. Scott. who arrived here
to-day from New York, In an interview
said OF the Republican presidential
candidates:
MIR. Cannon has the advantage OF
tho Republican Congressman, all being
warm personal friends. and should they
go into their Individual districts and
make fish. for delegates. 1t would
make him a pretty strong candidate.
and he would be hard to beat. I would
say that Taft. possibly. 10 leading at
the present time, but YOU know he Is
| In danger OF being slaughtered In the
house OF his own friends, or rather in
the house OF Foraker's friends. II
Foraker succeeds in getting fair
share OF the delegates from Ohio. It Is
going to be pretty hard to nominate
Taft
"Fairbanks is good. clean. strong
man. and the country would make no
mistake IN nominating him. In my
opinion he Is going to chow great
deal more strength when ~ comes to
the convention than good many peo-
\ pie look for
| g. y
!, fectly safe. and probably there is nc
better lawyer in the United Staiss
| Hughes. in my opinion. is not vel
1 enough known, and do not believ.
that the Republican party wants
sdark horse or wants to take chance
as to what the politics would be under
q man like Hughes.
| 81 should say there. may possibly bt
some kind OF financial measure
PASSED, although in conversation Sen
ator Aldrtch told me he was going tt
20 very slow and be careful: that pos
/ sibly legislation might only make con
\ dltons worse. For my own part. !;
am really in favor of a central bank
something on the same system as tn
central bank Of Germany My oh
servatlon Is that the men who know
! the least about financial and bushes
/ methods OF the country are, the mos
anxious fellows to rush in and prepar
new currency bills.
The Senator denied that lie assatle!
4 President Roosevelt IN recent speecl
before the Potters' Association. an
4 said his relations with the Prestden
4 were most friendly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
Paper. Already Served.

NEW YORK. December 27.-United
States District Attorney Henry l.:
Stimson said to-day that he had been
served with the papers filed In tho
United States District Court by coun-
SOL for VIC. Reid, a member Of t,e
battalion, Of the twenty fifth United
States Infantry, which was dlsbandel
by executive order following the riot
Ing at Brownsville, Texas. The plain
tiff sues the government to recover
pay lost through his discharge from
the army. Attorneys In the case have
admitted that they We're retained bS
wealthy gentlemen of New England.
whose real object is to determine the
slegafttyJof the Presidents action.
Mr.. Stimson said that he had as yet
given the complaint only a cursorNe
examination, but that he did not think
there was any evidence that President
Roosevelt had violated his constit,,-
,tional rights in dischargins the Gcot-
ore,l soldiers without honor.
The district attorney added that he
had not decided what he wouldHdo IL
the matter Tia might. he thought, de-
gnnur to the complaint. or. possibly.
waive that right and. II he was con
vi1ced that he was right In accepting
service OF the papers. try the case
upon it's merits.
81. PlnintIffs Counscl Talks.
} Charles Il. Mellen, OF counsel for Stie l1'4
plaintiff, said to-day: -um not 8 as
liberty to tell who the gentlemen back;
Of this action are. They VII ! disclose
their Identity sat the proper time, and
somebody will be surprised. They are
ali mensof national prominence. They
banded together In aninformal4 4orgnnl-9 :
cation for the purpose of seeing thmG
moor individuals received the rights
guaranteed than by the constitution ie,1
Of the United States. They selected tne
case OF Reid because his dismissa! ap-s
peared to them to be partlcuiarlS
fragrant case of violation Of the con-
stitutton. He Is a very poor man, anu
could not seek redress himself. They
viii help any other Individual. black .,v av
white, who has been treated q In .ha
san,e manner. These gentlemen arc
withholding their names at present oe-
cause they do not wal want t. ths nsa paolls 70
to attach any political sisnitlsanse ,s ~. ~
their action. Il can state positively, toT
them them that politics has nothing what.
ever to do with their action, when, :, !. IS :
animated by son,ething nishss ,a' en4's 49,
La 4 --
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
Mr.. TUG KER HAS BEEN ILL
Ex-Prcsident Of ExposttIon VIII Go
to Norfolk To-Day.

[From Our Regular Correspondent.l n
WASHINGTON. d. c.. December 81
Harry ST. George Tucker is In Wash
ington with Mrs. Tucker, The two
have been spending some days at
Mtoodlawn. the home OF Mrs fuckers
sister, near Mt. Vernon. Mr.. Tucker
has had severe attack of grip, which
has lasted several weeks, and pre-
vented his even consulting with the
receivers of the Jamestown Exposition
Company since he was designated as
their attorney. Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker
will 20 to Norfolk o-morrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
FATAL. FALL OF BalDGEMlEN, E
Cn,,np.e of Frl.c Work Causes Death
ss.s'sl nu,l Many Injuries.

CO1lnDac of FNlrC CaWOEAYaSuuScsst A'SsssA' -
4 .'S5s5 and Many InjHries.
PHILADELPHIA; Pa. Deesmhsr,,a g J, !, j 4 Z. :
One man was killed and nine ON =, ers ::
Sy tie Of neW posson cansrefa q
Ihridre over thesNVissahickon Greek. III
tie northwest section of the ;rfl! city,, !. rs
was crushed to death by the falling
mass. . . :, 80, -
received internal Injuries. and both
arms were crushed, one Of 9, them, = sd So
ana endd sJoseph Layton, aged nty-nine'
was injured about the spine and botf l
OF Ills hands were crushed.
Z, Seven other Workmen We're cut an'i
bruised by the falling frame work
The bridge, whlchsts thcslargest con,
crete structure ~ the country, ana AZ, Stl,s !
lust i heen completed. It Is known az a
the walnut Lang Bridge end ! Wae "a soo 6ut!! !,
connect Germantown and Roxbo no , ,f ouE0 "
sVrh The "a fraIneworK q fell feet from the
highest point In the bridge. A,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
MINISTER HAS BIG R.ATTLE !, $.
WITH CHRISTMAS ~ Ist1<hEx
.1spec.al 10 The Times.

tspecinl 10 The Times Dispatch;
sArIsBuTY, II. G., Deca,nber ss7.--
While attempting to behead Q large
turkey gobbler at his home IN Rowan;
county Tuesday afternoon, Rev. ", II.
Eesperman. . well-known Lutheran
minister. was painfully woInasd IN
aesperatsls dos when the minister tried. TO
minister hnally succeeded In taking
Its head, hut only. after the turkey
had sang its spurs into his slesh,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
FOR STRIKING HIS WIFE
Dnnie,s. Given $40 Fine aud SIX Months
In JAIL Takes Appeal.
Especial to The 7 ,mes- Dispatch

NORFOLK, VA, December .7.-De-
.claring Carl L. Daniels. a salesman. the
mcanest brute that he had ever sec n.
the prisoner having admitted that he
struck his wife. Justice simmons. In
the Police Court to-day, imposed a5pen-
.aitysof $50 fine and six months in Jail.
on two counts. The defendant gave
notice OF appeal.
Daniels pleaded not guilty explain
ing to the court that his sister-in-
law was egging his wife onto quarrel
with him. that he, struck at Mrs.
Towles. the sister-ln-law, and.t his
Wife,. jumping in between them. re :
He charges Mrs Towles with the re-
sponsibility for the fact that he and
his wife cannot get along together.
Mrs. Daniels charges repeated mall
ant spends allSof his money in pool
rooms and leaves her tog2suffer for
necessities if-.lt tt4s !'55h ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
WOMAN SECRETLY.
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE
[speeIaI 70 The rlmes. pispatch.

X -1BALTlMOHE, ND,;. Decemher 1I,---
Miss Matilda \. Tucker twenty-one
years old. OF King and Queen county,
Va.,Fand Mr.. Elijah p. Parker twenty
eight wears old, OF Nfillsboro, Dell met
In this city TODAY and procured u
license to wed. They then went6to the
home OF Rev. Robert Welch, Me tho
dist pastor. who performed the cere-
,nony, The couple told Rev. Mr.. Welch
they had eloped and asked him ia
,keep 1t dark"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
YOUNG MAN ENDS LIFE
shoots Hin,self In Room With Other
n w. NIcmhera OF Family.
snectal 10 The Times-pispat,

ft tSnectal@toThsT Times-Dispatch.l
TINkLINC;, VA. ecenlber sI.-Alr.
Gustus Snead, the son of Mr. FL. Snea
of this county. ended his own life at
the home of Mr.. c. G. fBrough. rear
here.
Nj. Snead arose early. dressed and
wrote note to his mother and placed
the same in his pocket. while the
other occupants of the room had their
backs to him. he placed .32-caltbre
revolver against his breast and ended
his earthly existence. Mr.. Snead was
about twenty-five years OF age. and
was we'll and favorably known and
universally liked.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
Wallace Arrs.ted for N,urder,

BRISTOL. VA. December a7.-Luth-
or Wallace, the young man who shot
and killed Lee Eldridge, a man OF
family. tenn miles east of Bristol.
afternoon, was fcaptureda
near Abingdon, Va. to-day. The case
win be tried ut bingdon, as the kiil-s
Ing was committed lust across thaa
State line IN Virginia. Fl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
WIFE KILLS HER HUSBAND
Ir.. John $. Moore Claims She Shot Shot

Mrs, John s.. Moore Claims She Shot
In Sclf-Defcnse.
NALDOSTA, GA, December 27.-John
s. Moore. well-known citizen OF
stockton. Ga, was shot and killed there
by his wife to-day Mrs Moore claims
sclf-defense. She says her husband
attacked her with knife. threatening
to cut her to death. She seized pistol
and fred, killing him. Moore was
drinking. Moore killed a man several
years ago In the room In which he
died. Mrs, Moore was Miss Bass.
daughter of well-knownl citizen.
Moses Bass. She. has not t#been arrested.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
iDRuMMoRD FOR SHERIFF.
for the Une1pired Term OF
E5-ts sheriff Beard.
Especial to The Times DIspatcl

lAMHERST. VA. December e7.-
Judge Bennett 7. Gordon last night
III Of this county to succeed the late
Jno. p. Beard. who was killed In Dam
VILE last month. The appointment
was for the term which will end on
the 31st of this month. 1T Is generally
conceded, however, that Mr.. Drum
.mond will also be appointed for the
full term OF four years, which begins
on the 1st day of January.
Mr. Drummond held the office OF
sheriff once before when he was quite
"a young man.. He was also one OF
the commissioners of the revenue OF the
county for long time. having been
defeated for this Office by Mr.. A. d
day after. the. death of his brother.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
AGAINST COMMISSION MEN.
Must Pay Full FaYe While Looking
91 4 fter SbIpnlents.

Muat Pay Full Pare While LookinE
s fter SbIpnents.
WASHINGTON. gDecember 1,-An
administrative ruling, issued to-day. By.
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
holds that employe ut produce cornpa.
.nles must pay full fare In travelling
to points on the carriers lines where
they expect to secure and
become caretakers. and that the limita-
by steam power as gatnst those hans
died by electric power Is unlawful and
must be eliminated from the tariff. The
commission adheres to It's previous
legal remedies to collect undercharges
from consignees before filing their Pc
titlOns for redress .ffiit go 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
Mitch.l 4, Rcc,o,yer,ug.

INDIANAPOLIS, md. December 81.
Mine Workers az America, left to-day
for. Chicago ~ to meet his wife and
3brother, who will accompany HIN, to
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mr.. Mitchell Is
;waakaned condition,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
OPEN DRUcE GRAVE MONDAY
Mystery Of Cnsk-t'- Gontents to lie FL
nslly solved.

LONDON. December 2T.-The consis-
tory Court this afternoon granted per-
OF TIC. Druce to decide whether It
contains body or roll OF. lead, The
actual date of the exhumation Is be-
Ing kept secret In order TO avoid at
tracting crowd. but there is reason
to believe that Monday or Tuesday of
next week will see the mystery Of the
coffin cleared up. The court has re-
fused the application OF George Hoi-
Druce. who is bringing the berjury
suit against Herbert Druce to sub
stant!ate his clair, TO the title and
vast estates of thezD Duke OF, Portland.
grave on the ground that lis desir-
able TO limit to the utmost the NUM-
her OF persons present at the exbpma :
tion. G.Holla mby Druce however, will
be officially represented
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
colonel lRowdeu = very In.

T SPeVTN5 70 y Nv tF'Fe" y 'S3'''ser'1
6 q NORFOLK, VA. December 2S.--Geo.
'nitteeman for Virginia, and clerk Of
the United States Court here. is very
III, " Late tonight there.is no Improves
iment In his condttion, & 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
SHOT THE. BOY DEAD
White Youth KILLED by Negro MAJ"

White Youth Killed by Negro Man,
l'OOlinE With Gun. b
sr Special toThe Times Dispatch. /,
STAUNTON. VA, December 2I.---J Ohm
Jones, a young negro man. fatally shot
John. Armstrong, aSyoung white boy.
yesterday at shooting match ut
Churchville. heng held by the sports
men q dr the neshb1rhooa. eIsh frh,, IN /, ons
OF. the sportsmen, inserted a shell. and,
pointing it at the boy, said he would
make. him dance. The gun went oft,
the whole load entered the boys side,
and In half an hour he died,
The negro was held by magistrate
to answer to the grand jury. VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
SHOT BY HIS BROTHER
Claude Darber Seriously Wounded b!
Accidental Discharge OF Gun.
ir Snocfai m Tho Times Dispatch a,4a

SALISBURY. n. c.. December 20
Claude Barber, aged nineteen years, and
a son Of well-known citizen of
Rowan county. was accidentally shot
and seriously wounded near his home
at BARRIERS Junction yesterday by a
brother. William Barber. The two We're
hunting, and Claude was ten feet IN
front, when Williams gun was dis
charged. the load OF shot tearing
large hole. in the sidetof Claude VINO
fell in his tracks. He was brought TO
hospital9in Salisbury. and by an op.
GRAFTON to-day the shot were removed
from near the heart. Ills condition IS
CRITICAL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
Receive GIFT in Home waters.

IA RALElGH,N N. ca tDecembsr . 7.-tioY-'
ernor Glenn has been notified by the
Navy Department that the battleship
North Carolina. when fitted for service.
swill receive the silver service TO be
presented by the State Of North Carr
,olina In l,npe Lookout harbor. 4