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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
AND ALL THIS FOR A QUARTER
Gorgeous Description Of Attractions OF
Oid-Time Circus.

There will be presented respieh'
ent series OF sublime, moral interest
ing. instructive. amusing and wonder
full scenes, which would appear eh'ire-
ly too fabulous II expressed in an al
vcrtisement They MUS, be seen TO be
duly appreciated. These great dis'
plays will unfold in all the loVelihess
and beauty Of enchantmrnt. carrying
the minds Of the brwildrr"d or spell
bound spectators of on the genie
wings OF the Imagination TO Sath
pageantry as they might dream "1
after reading a few pages of Arabian
Nights Entertainments Words are
really wanting to give adequate "X-
preston. Webster's unabridged falls
most signally in Language 10 fully por'
tray semhlance OF tie reality
Economy may be- learned n this great
college in a single evening Here the
visitor will see splendid specimens on
the zygodacty lous race that live upon
the earth. or float and pnS" upon IN"
wings of gold and silver plume in the
cerulcan arch; and In r"f1renc" 10
these the corps OF superintendent in
cour1ly dress will elucidate tn" prcu-
liarities OF each with guarded suavilo-
Guence "-From an Old Tim" Circus
Poster.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Y. N. {. A. ATHLETES
IN LONG RELAY RACE
Seven Hundred Youthful Sprinters
Will Carry Message to President
From New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. on.-With cheers
from several hundred Schoolmat"H
and fellow members of the Young
Mems Christian Association 10 spun
them on. the athletes engaged IN M
relay race offered by IN" rhHSlcai
department of the Y VI. {. A. be-
tween this city and Washinsto on. start
ed on their al mil" sprint ii, SO
today. the runners hearing mes
sage in silver tub" TO president
RO; Srv"li
The start was made from the inter-
national headquarters in East Twenty
eighth street. where X. {. Morse.
general secretary OF the international
committee of the association deliver
ed the silver tube into the hands q
the first runner George Waiihon. 4
High school pupil.
Frcm the East Twenty.eighth street
headGuarterS the runners carried the
silver tube to the West Twenty-thlru
street ferry. each runner sprintihg
a hundred yards with it and passing
it on.
From Jersey City to Newark IN"
RELAYS were $50 yards and from New
ark on, they heightened out TO
quarter of mile. From Newark
the intincrary is through Elizabeth.
Plainfield Princeton and Trenton
where the message will remain over
night. At six o'clock SATURDAY
morning the race for Washington Will
be resumed by way OF Camden. VIII
mington and Baltimore.
Unless some unforeseen hitch oc-
ours the message will reach the
hands of the President at ll:"n
Saturday night.
Altogether 700 runners will part-
climate In the run The President s
son. Quentin. will be among the run
ners to carry the message through
Washington.
! The tube contains a message from
the boys TO the President which the
latter will make public IL he 80 De
sires.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Eternal Fitness.

Women are wonders" said man
at the quick lunch counter. A friend
Of mine sent ne an invitation to the
funeral services over her pet Angora
cat that died in a fit. Now. | had
never been invited to a cat funeral
before. and ! had no more idea than
a rabbit what was expected OF me. |
vas in rush and stopped in at an
Italian florists and told him To fix
up a suitable design for me. He sent
up a cat. life size made OF whit" i'm
mortelles. with a huge purll" bow
dangling from the end Of its tail The
maid says my friend regarded il as a
deadly insult to h"r feelings. and |
wasn't even handed rain check when
7 called
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
BUSY LOOKING AFTER OTHERS
Physician Had Had No Time to Notice
His Own Family.

A little Cleveland girl returned to
school the other day after an absence
on account of measles The teacher
noticed that the child still had EN-.
She called up one of the school rhysi-
clans. and he said III" pupil would
have to remain out OF school another
week
Didn't your parents know that you
weren't over the measles YETI" in
uuired the teacher.
"Nom.' replied The child. 'iou see,
mother doesn't know much about I'm,
and pops a doctor, and he's been SO
busy with measles lately that he
didn't have time to notice that l was
still broken out"
Her father is one OF the most promi-
nent physicians in town
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Oyster-She,I Window Pares.

On the west coast Of India is found
a species of oyster. Pla1'una placen-
IA. whose shell consists Of Il pair Of
roughly circular plates about six
inches in diameter. thin and white. At
present these oysters are collected
for the pearls which they often con-
tain. although few are tit for the use
Of the jeweler. But in the early days
of English rule in India the shells
were employed for window-paH"s. Cut
into little squares. they produced 4
very pretty effect admitting light like
frosted glass. When the Bombay ca
thedral was built, at the beginning OF
the eighteenth century, its windows
were pancd with these oyster shells.
In Goa they are still thus employed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Feud Simply Settled.

In western Nllnh European lravCIers
recently found simple method OF
settling disputes One Of them writes:
While We called the midday halt at
TIA cha de. "" =: f"d the villagers CON
cernins som" row graves which We
noticed in iic,i close by. They ar,
swered ON head mar and two 9th
FRS were killed three months ago in a
feui with VILLAGE higher mp the
hills Is II sc'tI' now Yes. Did
YOU report tn" matter 10 i.aOwo" No.
What would ha:" loon the use? We
Just settled -" matter ourselves.
How oh W. E'l!"f eight OF the 9th
er parry"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
fle.|Isll Progress Yesterday Vas
uIds By The Defense Of H.
IeQsd Guinness Murderer.
nhl W,igsss WILL TESTIFY TO-DAY
sxoert IT. Dental Work Called by
Prieoners Counsel to Offset ident'f'.
cation b. States Witnesses OF
Teeth ard Bridge Work from MRS.
Guinness ,..outh.
IRy Associated Press.)

LApORTE. IND. Nov. 2"-f.Nc't
lent progress was made by the de-
fense in the amount of testimony
piaced before the jury Today IN the
trial of Ray I.amphere for the murder
Il Nrs Belle Guinness and her three
children: bu, aside from TWO WI
nesses to show that the fire. Al the
Guinness house, occurred at O'CLOCK
In the morning OF April 2S, no pro-
pcsitton advanced by Attorney
wooden in his opening statement was
followed up.
Court will be held tomorrow. the
expectation being that DIR. Wafer
Hayes, of Chicago. the defense's main
witness, will be here TO testify that
he found poison in the s'omachs or
Andrew Helgelein ard three OF the
four bodies found in the ruins OF the
Guinness house.
Expert Dentist Called.
r. DR.. George Masser. who was call
ed an an expert was shown the teeth
ana bridge work and idenihed by
state witnesses as having come from
the msuth OF Mrs Guinness.
He doubted whether a gold crown
in the exhibit ever was made TO nj
the teeth stubs to which it was said
b. the State. to have been attached.
The defense tried to show that MIS-.
Guinness might have removed the
work from her mouth and placed IL
~ - Lee hn iO,nrnSSlOn that
she was burned to death.
Er. Wasser said that crowns could
he removed intact without burning
away the roots, bu, he did not know
whether these were removed in that
Way.
). peSsnse Calls states Attorney.
The defense called States Attorney
Smith to the stand and asked MIN
regarding a trip which he AMI Roy
MAR made to the Warwick place to
get Lamphere's trunk after Lamp
here's arrest. He told the story ana
admitted that it was taken to his
once where il was examined and
found to be empty.
The State rested its case today.
This announcement was made when
the defense finished the cross exami'
nation Of Deputy Sheriff Anstiss.
The State lays great stress on two
points in the testimony OF Anst'ss'
hrst the statement Of Anssiss that
1amphere had admitted he would not
deny having seen Mrs. Guinness kill
Helselein: the second, Anstiss' state
ment that Lam pkere had said NJ
would plead guilty to arson were II
not for his mother.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
MR.. CUMMING HERE.
Secretary Of the Virginia Firemen's
Association Visits Hampton.

Mr.. George Cumming. OF Ports
mouth. secretary of IN" Virginia
Firemens Association. spent several
hours in the city yesterday discus
sing " MS for the annual convention
of the association in Hampton next
August with President William j.
WEYMOUTH. Mr.. Cumming and Pr'si-
dent Weymouth will soon begin the
work OF mapping out the program
and i; is the intention OF the local
,firemen TO make the session the best
the Virginia fremen have ever haa'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
MUST PAY THE POL
Ak BEFORE DECEMBER I
That Is II You Desire to Help Elect
Councilmen and Mayor in Hamp-
ton and Phoebus Next Year.

According to reports from tn" once
OF the county treasurer few men
have paid their poll tax and qualified
themselves to vote in The elections M
Hampton aud Phocbus next june
when cOunCilmrn and mayor Will De
elected.
Under the law the poll tax must be
paid six months in advance OF an tl'c-
ton and unless this tax Is pad De-
fore December first the men Of Hamp-
ton will be unable TO have say ~
to who shall represent them in c""h-
ell AMI b" the next mayor or ire
city.
The matter is one that the men
should not overlook and the 'r"as".-
er's ONCE is now ready to accept IN"
taxes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21

"Funnv Wha' little thing will give
Won comfort who Won are far away
from HON" and lends. said a gir'
who had JUS I"'Urned from France
4 sat on p'at'"-n At Cannes. to"
EomeSick and miserable TO wish IN
live any IOnse- Suddenly ] saw
big box. and It's label caught my eye
u held a farm WAGON manufactured in
nv own homo civ IN western state.
7 wen, right ovcr. sat on the box.
kicked my heels against u, pa'ted II,
and said lots ~ foolish things 10 II.
snd took my train feeling . hundred
times better IN spirits"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Matters Personal

Mrs. George W. Causey and Georg"
/. Barton, Of Suffolk. are III" guests
of Mr. and Mrs. |. T. Jones. in King
street.
Dixie Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet this afternoon with MISS
Catherine Remington. in Linden ave
nue. The election Of officers Will or'
chr ami ether business is 10 b" trans
acted.
Mayor and Mrs. Louis p Furness.
In Hope street. PhOebus. har" as thtir
guests. Mrs 4 G. Smith and Master
A G smith. Jr, of Wilmington. y. c.
Miss Florence Booker has returned
to her HON" in Washington after
visit TO Miss Margaret Kimberly. al
Old Point.
Messrs. c. r. Cheync and Charles
T. Bentley have returned from
cunning trip on the Eastern shore
The Misses Rose May Wise. Page
Jones Mamie Nottingham and VIZ
ginia Nottingham. of Cap" Charles
are visiting the Misses Mary ana
Katie Whiting in East Queen street
Miss Annie Richardson entertained
the Shower Club in her home in West
Queen street yesterday afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
LITTLE GIRL DEAD.
Miss Ruth Phillips Succumbed to Case
Of Scarlet Fever.

The death of little Miss Ruth Phit
lips the attractive nine year ola
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Curl phil
lips. occurred in the home or her
parents near Hampton. at II O'Clock
yesterday morning. She had been
i'll several days with scarlet fever
and owing to the nature OF the dis
case the burial was conducted from
the grave In st. Johns cemetery ycs'
terday afternoon At O'Clock. he''
George w. Wray. pastor of in" First
Methodist church. conducted III" re-
licious services at the grave.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Qualified as Guardian.

Capt. William A. Wood has guam
ed before Judge Robinson as tA'
guardian of the Misses EgGie Wood
Hazel Wood and Carrie Wood ana
Masters Nelson Wood and Richar'
Wood.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
jury Failed to Aoree.

In :he Circuit Court Yesterday IN"
Jury in the case of G. 4 Ashhy. ;rus-
tee. against NicoloPoCl",. an action
to recover $5Go failed IN agrc" and
vas discharged The c.S' will -
heard at another term Of tNc Cour;.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
York County Failure.

Mr. J. J. Iropmoncer. who "ondnc'
cd store In York county. has fil"'
a decd Of assignment naming VI
Conway Shields as the trustc" tn"
liabilities are in tho ncighbCrhcod o'
81. seo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21

Messrs. X. ~. Richardson 4 sen.
Of Hampton. have been awarded me
contract by The secretary OF the init
ed States treasury 10 fence in me
jamestown monument. The fenC"
will cost 1854. will De OF iron ana
must be finished within sixty DAYS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
GIee Club WIN SinQ.

The Hampton Roads Giec Climb VIII
have charge Of the program to be
given at :hc annual Thanksgiving
Day entertainment o: the Hampton
Carpenters ana Joincrs' Union on
next "Wednesday night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Can Perform Marriages.

Rev. J. II. Spaulding. pastor Of the
Phoebus BAPTIST church. has quail
faed before Judge Clarence W. Robin
son, IN the Circuit Court. 10 perform
the rites Of matrimony according to
the ri.-sl< o. the Baptist church.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
HOGAN AND MOORE FINED.
Unknown Strangers Assessed $50 To-
Being Walking Arsenals.

In the police court Yesterday morn
ing. James Hoore and George Hogan.
the Philadelphia men arrested by Or
ficer Henry Curtis. were each fined
$50 and costs on the charge OF carry
ing concealed weapons. The stFah'
gers went TO Jail for ninety days. dur
ing which time the police will look
into their previous record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Fireman and FIasr,an Killed.


(By the Associated Prr@S1
TrSCINMBiA. ALA. Nov. ~. -
Albert Schmuck. fireman. and George
Roberts. fasman. were killed by me
overturnng of an engine o! the South
crn Railway near Tuscumbta To-Day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Gratitude.

Gratitude" said Uncle Ebcn.
seems 30 be feelin' that even body
thinks somebody Else ought TO b.
'sperencin - Washington star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
WILL PREACH TO JR. v. o. A. NJ.
Rev. Or. Jones to Deliver Annual
Sermon Before Council.

Rev. f. Pendleton Jones. ID. D.. pas
tor Of the Hampton Baptist church
has accepted an invitation to preach
the annual Thanksgiving sermon 10
the members of Peninsula Council
Junior Order OF United American Me
chanics. The sermon will be preach
cd in the Baptist church on Sunday
evening. November 20. and the Jun
iors will attend in body.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
A. to PhY,iei,n eess V.

Says the Philosopher of Folly.
When you oveThesr the doctor say
ing tha, yours Is beautiful case.
you may know that ynu are pretty
badly hTrt"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Take your prescriptions to HJLLS
Cut Rate Drug Store. li-&-u


Not lik" other FotoGrafs. Oh. no.
don't Ecu think thai' CHEYNE'S
fg,cs have in6ividua!ism. which Is
Of his WORK u
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
A Word from Iosh Wise.

IL canary birds couldn't sing they'd
have to hustle thetr own hemp seed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21

Take your prescriptions to HuLLS
Cut Rate Drug Store. ll-4-1.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
Saturday Canday.

Speciai prices 20 cents pound at
Hr;,'s Cur Rate Drug Store. 1851
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21

Miss Annie Richardson entertained
the Shower Club in her home in West
Queen street yesterday afternoon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07
WHITE WOMAN MOTHER OF NE.
GRO CHILD.

The Negro Arrested and Acknowl-
edged His Guilt-Mob Overpowers
Sheriff and Furnishes the Brute.
Sundays News and Observer says:
Parties who came over from Mac
clesfield report a most shocking oc-
curence which took place near Pine
tops, in Edgecombe county, last
night. The gentlemen are reliab Bile,
and the story is given as related to
this reporter-without giving any
names. About five months ago a
white couple were married near
Macclesfield. Thursday the woman
gave birth to child which proved
to be a negro. Public indignation
was at once aroused and the woman
finally told that a negro In the
neighborhood was responsible for
her downfall. The negro was ar
rested and acknowledged his guilt.
sheriff Of Edgecombe was soon on
the scene and by persuasion the men
desisted. The sheriff then started
with his prisoner for Tarboro. and,
while between Macclesfield and Tar
boro-near Pinetops-the sheriff
was overpowered and tied to a tree.
The possee after quietly, possessing
themselves of the negro retired or
derly into the woods where. after de-
liberatings they decided not to lynch
the negro. but adopted another al
tentative"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07

ws wfIl never Aev anyshisx sfla sa<y
- 5 eAaag. ov aarnlnistraskna- Ne
f~es lie sistn' un tbs khoms sA~a-
isai. after sAiakin' hI. over. we sea-
svaiIy sts = torxhlase an % Ia ts~
parade aa' ssIil hope that snmpsAla*
vii turn np ter save tire enmnsry. IN
the parade we boiler tati ore air sAxk
an' hoArse aa' then sp~nd AL tAa
extra money 80 hev fer cuaxh
drops an porus plassrrx- And ssali
IL not safe.
They tell guide Joke on an old
'yoang man who lives In this eexE-
khun. an | reekoa the joke explains
shy he has not begun ter trot In
douhi. harness. Hit Ia ter the @ssckt
tha; the young man visited . e~r-
tain Young xomaa once n week tor
sixteen years. Naturally sneh .
faithful visitor must hev caused the
girl Ter suspect that be had serious
Intentions. an she must hex bin .
littae bit surprised when. after cali
ing upon her regularly for sixteen
years, the gentleman informed her
during a recent visit that he would.
IL entirely agreeable. he glad ter call
and pay hiz respects now an then.
1t liz said that after thinking over
hit fer a little while she informed
him that he might call. An hit In
sed that he hez bin quite cheerful
since that.
Az Ever.
ZEkE BILkfNS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07
HAPPENINGS AT L.
CANA.
Oil Did Not still the Tronbled
Waters.

VII bfu <<ot otBH tue IFtHDteu
Waters.
The following story was sent out
from Wilson Saturday: ''All kinds
of happenings occur in our sister
town. Lucama. Not content with
having one of the biggest diamond
finds the country has ever known,
and with airships lowering over the
town, that lively burg now comes to
the front with another strange story,
but, like the others, 1t Is a true one
Not long since there was a freight
wreck that occurred there in which
barrels and barrels of oil went float
ing down the deep bitches. Messrs.
Rose lie Lucas and E. F. Phillips got
permission from the railroad COM
pany to save the illuminant and sell
it. They did so and realized Ave
hundred dollars for their trouble.
About two hundred of this amount
was turned over to the company
leaving three hundred and five dol
lars for these wide-awake men. But
a dispute arose over the money
Phillips failing to make the proper
''divy'
This morning Mr.. Rosselle Lucas,
through his attorney. Mr.. J. d. Bar-
din, brought suit for his portion of
the oil. Judgment was secured for
$1O2.50- Defendant was represented
by Mr.. w. A. Lucas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07

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sseska@8a TA2s psusszsz . ssssshas
fsum y g uAsssxaa. 49, sssxS sss
sp~aAsx u As @sast s~sa Fse~v~ss.
gsss w~~~ h~aa1 ssxvs~.a 90 - So
s@sss@tkasz Tse - .A~@&sax swsssess.
scxasamx Ne ttaaxAm - Aasszx sAs
ssssess F~@eeaI EnA - 80 AsAse
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tie awu- Sc nasss8 sass - 80 as
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wpalA sns h~ faz AS s~s znsu 80
STATE wsss nseshlau&s TIE wF~s@as
sassasias 10 NaTsa CAFelzaA ~As -
he@a ch4nes sane~ tsss fsF sAe Nes
pahatcAas to eaFTr he state Afsss
srcncan nsiaa Al .sioxx go T 3 o~
-. rataex os sh~ Nsss INseassA ef
Ciiasoa. she essisss ~as essrvz sa
nnmaasssoa y = n~tzsssx @sz
aara~6 ~ Mr.. lfntlxx for aea~xasr
a very vsFm aaaxassIss ss.sk
pisce folbpslnR ss@s~ nomssastoas
"on soia~.tt. ~ssa s~up~sn wss
reached. the ex-ssnasoF snaaune~a
~ishie~n votes fcs owv8 amd Tsas-
soas. DelamAT having wighafHsa
Mr.. Garner. = deieEzt. from sAass.-
son. objected 10 tho sot.. tssslnx six
FOR Sawyer and nrosn Ar natsss
said ;t vas the sane party and shs
same ns~shod parsa~d a. AT Or.~ns-
eoro. Robert Hsnesek said M. Gar.
ner ~Az duly credited delegate.
the credentials did ncs say there
should Dc a unit vote. and the d~is..
gate ought TO vote un he ~lahea
On appeal To the chairman. IL ~as
held that the delegate was sntitsrd
10 his nroporiionz's vote of the eoaus
never had n black sheep befars.
Robert Hancock said Il ~As not thr
hrst time. and referred to the tussoa
movement In the State in 1856.
when Butler had refused 20 support
j. c. Pritchard- The ex-senator de-
nounced az false the statement. and
went into the expla nation Of the fa-
sion compact That Mr. psiirhafd
had followed the pepubiicau party
platform on the money issue. while
the speaker had remained true to the
Popalist is 10 /. lie said IadKa
Pritchard had never blamed him far
holding his position. lie referred tn
Judge Pritrhard to confirm this.
Robt. Hancock said he never had
heard this explanation. and waa glad
TO withdraw what he had said
The roll-call vote b. counties was
as foilows-Sawyer and Brown.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07

Near Kinston, Saturday afternoon.
John Henderson. a negro tramp. was
shot and seriously wounded by Con-
stable Ernest Jones. Of Trent town
ship. Henderson had asked for
food at the home of Mr.. w. w.
Jones and being refused became abu-
siye. Mrs. Jones then sent for her
husband. who soon appeared In the
yard. The negro drew a pistol and
fired several shots at Mr.. Jones with
out effect. Constable Ernest Jones.
a brother Of Mr.. W. w. Jones. then
appeared armed with a shotgun and
ordered the negro under arrest.
Henderson fired one shot at the con-
stable. who let go at him with both
barrels of a double-barreled shot
gun. The load took effect I'm his
head and breast Henderson Is in
jaii now and, though seriously
wounded, is not thought to be fatally
hurt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07
Negro Attempts Assault on White
Woman Near Fayetteville.

Fayetteville, May Am attempt
ed assault was made by an unknown
negro on Mrs. Payton. Autry, near
the Holt-Morgan Mill, in the out
skirts of the city, about $50 O'Clock
this morning. Mrs. Autry, who
lives in the mill neighborhood, was
returning from a nearby store with
her infant son when the attack was
made. The negro approached her
from behind and attempted to drag
her from the road, cursing and using
vile language. Mrs. Autry made a
prompt outcry and another negro
man, who was near, went to her
assistance. This frightened away the
miscreant, who dashed into a neigh
boring swamp. Sheriff Watson i'm
mediately organized a posse and be-
gan search for the fiend, but at
nightfall he had not been captured.