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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-10-27
NOTICE. Of First AGNhlg OIL Creditors
In the District Court of the United States
For the District of Vermont

In the District Court of the United States
For the District of Vermont
In the matter of !
Chauncy E.. Brown In BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt.
TO the creditors of Chauncy E. Brown Of
Wolcott in the county of Lamoille and dis
trict aforesaid, bankrupt:
.Notice is hereby given that on the 1 9Th day
OF october, A. D. 1909, the said Chauncy E.
Brown was duly adiudicated bankrupt; and
that the hrst meeting of his creditors will be
held at the office of the undersigned in HYDE
Park on the 30th day of October. A. II. 1909,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims. appoint a trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such otker business as may
properly come before said meeting.
FRED Ii. MCFARLAND,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated at Hyde Park, in said District this
18th day of October. 1909.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-10-27

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia
and constipation-weakens the whole svs-
TEN. Doan's Regulets 25cents per box
correct the liver, tone the stomach, cure
constipation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Asylum Building Burns.

Cleveland, O., Special Fire de-
stroyed the mems convalenscent cot
tage Of the Cleveland State hospital
for the insane at ,Newburg, suburb
of Cleveland, Saturday mig hit. Fifty
insane invalids, awakened from their
sleep by the flames, fled to the street
in paroxysms Of fright, or, huddled in
corners, resisted the urging Of atten-
dants who besought them to leave. A
hasty roll call when the building was
evacuated showed that all had escap-
ed. The fire broke out beneath the
roof of the building. 1t spread rap
idly and in few moments after its
discovery the entire building appear
ed to be in flames Efforts of the fire
men were hampered by the necessity
of caring for the escape of the pa
tients and the upper portion of the
building was completely Quilted be-
fore the fire was brought under con-
troll. The structure is regarded as
total wreck
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
cuRT1ss plEAsEs ST. LOUIS.
Makes Spectacular Flight Against
Adverse Circumstances.

Adverse Circumstances.
St. Louis, Special.-Under the arch
of brilliant rainbow, Glenn III. Cur
tiss thrilled thousands of rain-soaked
spectators here late Saturday by an
aeropiane flight Of more than mile
over the tree tops Of Forest park
Curtiss was in the air one minute
and forty-nine seconds, and in that
brief time he covered close to nine
furloughs. At first rising to height
Of forty feet he dipped, then rose
gracefully over the tree tops as he
turned in a great arc and came back
to the starting point. The landing
was on rough, soggy ground, but it
was so skillfully executed that no jar
was noticeable.
Curtiss literally risked his neck and
his machine in the. flight. Previous
trials had shown that the aviation
field under the shadow of Art hill, in
Forst park, was too carmped for Sc
curing manipulation Of the delicately
poised aeroplanes. A group of trees
so yards from the starting point was
an obstacle which George Osmont,
operator of the, rzon-Farman' BIZ
plane had tried in vain to overcome
during the week and was the indirect
cause of his accident Friday.
But Curtiss, flying in the face of q
fitful breeze, the remains of a gusty
wind that had ragged all day, rose over
the tree tops, and although his BIZ
plane tipped as he turned, he calmly
righted it. The exercises in connec-
tion with centennial week closed
Saturday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
COTTON MILLS TOCUR1AIL
Cotton Too High or Goods Too Low to
Encourage Manufacture.

Encourage Manufacture.
Boston, Mass, Special.-A gigan-
tic movement, born Of unrest of long
standing, is in progress throughout
the leading cotton textile districts of
the world; looking towards a general
curtailment Of production during the
remaining months Of this year and
in 1910. The principal reasons ad-
ranced for the movement are the
gradual increase in the cost If raw
material and the failure Of the dry
goods markets to respond in a way
which would assure continued profit
to manufacturers during the next
twelve months.
In Lancashire the yarn spinners
have been running their mills on short
time for two months, and recently
many other English mill owners voted
to shut down two days each week un-
til November s.
On September Is the Ar4wright
Club, Of Moston, representing 14,000,-
900 out Of 100000 spindles in New
England, sent out to ali the cotton
mills in this district, which is second
in the industry to Lancashire, forms
Of an agreement for signatures for a
curtailment. The Investigations Of
the executive committee of this club
convinced it that no difficulty would
be experienced in securing the sigma
ture representing seven million spin
dies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

West. face:
To commemorate the victory OF
Kings Mountain, October z, 1850.
On the east face the names of 1.-THE
killed, the mortally wounded and the
less; seriously wounded are inscribed.
President Snydor Of Wofford Col
lege was the orator Of the day. He
was measurably brief but eloquent
and historic to the delight of the vast
assembly.
Senator Oyerman and Gov. Kitchin
of North Carolina, Senator Smith and
Congressman D. E. Finley Of South
Carolina each addressed the enthusi-
astic audience. Congressman Webb
was detained at home by sickness of
his son and his address was read by
Congressman Page, his colleague IN
Congress.
The whole occasion was the. exc
cution of program most inspiring
to young patriots and pride inspiring
to the descendants Of the heroes
whose noble deeds the handsome shaft
stands as q perpetual memorial.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
IN MEMORY Of THE Fathers
Battle OF Kings Mountain Commemorate With
Grand Monuments Day osSSpeech-M
and Patriotic Pride.

was Col. w. w. Lewis Of the First
Infantry. In general charge Of the
whole exercises was Col. j. c. Boyd
of Columbia: S. C., Adjutant General.
The monument is the third erected
in honor of the heroes Of this turning
point Of the revolutionary struggle.
Col. Asbury Coward, chairman Of
the executive committee, in present
ing Gov. Ansel to- preside over the
meeting said:
tThis beautiful day ushers in a
day rendered glorious for the deed
accomplished on October 8,sl7SO. 1t
is the most notable that can be found
in all our annals.
SIT is peculiarly s!matter of COM
pelling pride because the result of the
battle was due to the spontaneous ini-
tiatiwe of the plain people of that
whole section and others contribut-
ing of their men to the American
forces on that occasion. It was here
on this lonely spot that the represen-
tative Of a foreign power was over
thrown and triumph achieved which
laid the foundation for the realiza-
tion of the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence and the existence of the con-
stitution Of the United States-the
repository of all our liberties.
ssThe dead were left uuburied after
the battle and the place was avoided
as haunted territory. Then, about 80
years later, the neighbors came again,
buried them at the foot of stone
which recorded their deeds il simple
language. In 1856 the counties recog-
nized the significance Of what had
happened and gathered to. give e1-
preston to appreciation. Men like
John S. Preston and the great his
torian Bancroft, spoke with eloquence
of the part played by the men at
Kings Mountain. Later came the
other monument. And SO the recog-
milton has spread. First the neigh
bors then the counties, then the State
and now the United States has placed
its seal of approval and appprecia-
tion.'
The monument first erected is a
simple soapstone slab. The second
is much more pretentious in monu-
mental form, and is quite creditable.
The third for which Congress ap-
propriated $4,000, is a granite shaft
SO 10 feet high, with inscriptions as
follows:
On the north and front face:
Erected by the
Government of the United States Of
America,
to The establishment of which the
heriosm and patriotism of those
who participated in this battle
so largely contributed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
WESTERN TRAINS COLLIDE AND KILL SEVgNTEEl

Topeka, Kan, Special.-Seventeen
persons were killed and ten severely
injured in a collision between a
freight train and construction train
on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad near here Friday. The dead
are eleven Mexicans, four section
foremen and two brakemen. 1t is be-
lieved some of the injured are fatally
injured. The work train was backing
into Topeka with fifty Mexicans rid
ing on the fiat cars. As the train was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Fatal Pistol Duel.

Jacksonville, Fla, Special.-In a
pistol duel at Lake Butler late Friday
afternoon C. A. Rich and John Parker
were both killed, Parker dying on the
train en- route to this city for medical
attention. Both left the store where
they had cuarreled, but met at the
railroad station later and commenced
to fire at each other. Rich was in
stantly killed and Parker received a
bullet wound in the breast which
caused his death half an hour later.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
One Killed in Accident on T. & N. G.
Railroad,

Knoxville, Tenn, Special-Threc
coaches of passenger train on the
Tennessee 8; North Carolina railroad
left the rails at point ten miles south
of Maryville late Friday and rolled
down an embankment, seriously in
juring two and bruising all Of the re-
naming twenty passengers. David
Ridge, a Blount county farmer, died
as result of his injuries. All mem
bers of the train crew except the en-
gineer and fireman were injured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

Washington, Special.-The follow
ing resolution was adopted at the
meeting of the board Of managers of
the National Geographical Society
held at Hubbard Memorial Hall as
an introduction to the reports Of DR..
F. A. Cook and Commander R. E.
Peary, to be printed in the magazine
of the society:
eve print herewith the reports
of DR.. F. A. Cook and Commander B.
E. Peary announcing the discovery of
the North Pole April 81, 1908, and
Anril 6. 1909. Before the society can,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
cursiss Makes a flight.

St. Louis, Mo-, Special-Under ad-
verse conditions, Glenn E. Curtiss, by
a flight in his bi-plane late Friday
afternoon in Forest park, received the
applause and cheers of the many
thousands Of persons who had waited
for hours for the wind to slacken.
George Francois Ozmont and Hugh
Robinson of ST. Louis attempted to
make their machine fly but failed.
.Ozmont, after Curtiss had made his
successful flight, tried a second time
and his machine was damaged by
striking the ground. but he was un-
injured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
-Four Persons Burn 20 Death.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-Fire
broke out here Friday morning while
occupants Of the house were asleep.
over store. Four of the fire COM
panies arrived on the scene, but in
spite of heroic efforts to enter their
apartment in the face of flames burst
ing from the windows, every member
of the, Fishman family but one perish
ed. Miss Rachael Markeson, the 9TH
er victim, lived in same apartment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Freight Collides with Passenger.

Troy, Tex, Special.-Running at a
high rate of speed, Missouri, Kansas
& Texas passenger train No. 8 col
lided head-on with fast freight train
on a curve near Troy late Sunday
afternoon. Three of the crew of the
passenger train were injured, but the
passengers escaped unhurt. The de-
livery of wrong order by tele-
graph operator is said to have caused
the collision.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
seminole-southern Life Case.

Ashcville, special.-In the case of
Seminole Securities Company by its
receivers against the Southern Life
Insurance Company, Judge Pritchard
issued an order Saturday directing
Julian S. Carr, j. G. Patterson and G..
w. Hudgins to show cause here Octo-
ber 81 why they should not be ell
joined from prosecuting suits in the
superior court of Durham county in
volving the property now in charge Of
the Federal court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
Will Test Corporation Tax.

Cincinnati, O., Special.-P. D. Gold
of Raleigh, N. c., was Saturday elect
ed a member of the executive COM
mittee of the American Life Insur-
ance Association, which closed its
three-day convention here. The meet
ing adopted resolutions declaring
that the convention would contest the
constutionality of the corporation tax
in the courts, that tax over one per
cent is confscating for insurance COM
panies, and that all States should
have the same tax on insurance busi-
ness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
DRIFTED By THE STORM THEY WERE PERISHING

with slight chances of recovery, while
another was washed overheard in the
recent hurricane, and a second died
Of starvation shortly before and cane
to the helpless vessel, washed hum
dreds Of miles out of her course.
!, The Kate Flore sailed from Mobile
about September II, with cargo of
lumber for Cuban ports. Encounter
ing the hurricane, the boat was strip
ped to the decks and waterlogged.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY is STILL DUBIOUS

however, accept the conclusions OF
either Commander Peary or DR.. Cook
that the North Pole has been attain
ed it will be necessary that the scien-
tifc records and data Of each explor-
er be carefully examined by it's
committee on research or by some
body or commission acceptable to the
board.
"The society takes this position,
not from any distrust of the personal
integrity Of either explorer, but be-
cause Of the many calculations that
enter into the determination Of the
DolaD
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

There seems to be growing pre-
iudice against the surgical contre-
temps manifest in sewing spongSs,
forceps. scalpels and what-not inso
patients. The loss of the material
may pe a trife, admits the Philadel-
phia Ledger, but several subjects OF
operation have objected to being load
ed with junk, and made real fuss
about 1t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

rounding curve the northbound
freight crashed into it.
Engineer Edward Ash and Fire
man Jospeh Corey on the freight
train jumped as soon as the air brakes
could be set. The engine on the
freight ran over the four fiat cars
comprising the wreck train and almost
score of men were pinned down and
it was several hours before they were
extricated. 1t is said the wreck was
caused by crew disregarding orders.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

mill which is in a position to do SO to
sign this agreement and enter upon
general curtailment until the price
of goods becomes on % parity with the
price of cotton"
The committee formulated the fol
lowing:
"We, the undersigned, agree to cur
tail operations of our mills one day
or more each week until goods ad-
vance to a parity with the price Of
cotton.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

At a recent meeting of the Amerl-
can Cotton Map:.ssctnring Assoeis-
tion In Charlotte Friday the following
resolutions were passed:
ttResolyed, That in view OF the
disparity now existing between the
price of cotton and cotton goods, we
resolve:
81. That a committee of FIVE be
appointed to formulate eurtailment
agreement.
SO That ne recommend to every
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

Port Arthur, Tex, Special-Water-
logged, dismantled and with the decks
barely above the water, as she was
being towed by the Guffey Company
steamer Winifred, the Kate Flore,
Capt. Whitney, from Mobile to Cuban
ports, limped into port, Friday with.
what was left Of the crew in the
throes of starvation. Of the crew of
seven which sailed from Mobile, Fri
day night five are in the hospital
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

The sentiment of Kipling's recent
poem has attracted so much attention
that little has been bestowed on Its
splendid craftsmanship. Possibly the
author is weak on prophesy, OBJ
serves the Philadelphia Ledger, but
he still is able to marshal words In
an orderly manner and cause them
to say things.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13
COTTON CROP NOT:SO GOOD

Most Unfayorable Report Issued by.
the Department of Agriculture st
This Season Of the Year In Many
Years.
Washington, Specialize most
unfavorable report on the condition
Of the cotton crop issued by the
Department of Agriculture at, this
season of the year for many years
has just been made public. Financial
and weather conditions combined to
make the report unfavorable.
The official report indicates that
on September rs the condition of the
cotton crop was only 58.5 per cent.
of normal, as compared with 63.7 per
cent. on August 25, 1909; 69.7 on
September 25, 1908, 67.7 on Sep
tember 25, 1907, and 81 per cent.
on that average for ten years on Au-
gust 25, 1909.
After the announcement by the
Department Of Agriculture Of the
figures recording the average for this
month, DR.. S. A. Knapp, chief of the
cooperative demonstration work for
the Department of Agriculture in the
south, after the conference with Sec
retary Wilson, said tllat the serious
falling off in the figures, especially
for Louisiana and Mississippi, were
due to two conditions. One was the
excessive rainfall in the early part
of the cotton crop season, followed
by a serious drought and the second
was the failure Of cotton planters to
obtain advances on their crops from
bankers. The latter reason forced
the planters to dismiss a, consider
able part of their labor at time
when the boil weevil was most serl-
Gus pest.
Dr.. Knapp Gives Reasons.
DR.. Knapp stated that another rea-
son which induced falling off in the
general average Of Louisiana, war
that there was practically 80 per cent.
less of acreage in cotton than in pre-
vious years.
The boil weevil did serious damage
during the past year in the southwes-
tern quarter Of Mississippi.
"In my Judgment" said Knapp,
"the really serious trouble, which
applies to all Of the cotton States,
was brought about by the excessive
rainfall in the early part of the sea-
son and the excessive drought in the
latter part. In some Of the States
planters scarcely could obtain water
enough for their live stock. This
was particularly true Of Texas and
Oklahoma. What is known as the
New Orleans storm, which passed up
through portions of Louisiana and
western Mississippi, blew out i'm
mense quantities of cotton and served
seriously to detract from the excel
lence Of the crop"
Secretary Wilson declined to make
any statement regarding the figures
given out by his department. He
said that he could talk about the
wheat crop, about the condition Of
cattle in the west and about almost
anything else but cotton He said
that DIR. Knapp knew more about the
cotton crop from practical observance
of conditions in the soath than any
other man in the department, and he
,hadanothing to aadd to the statement
made by him. 2 s'
Comparisons OF conditions by
States on September 25 and the 10
year average follow:
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Kings Mountain Battle Ground,

Kings Mountain Battle Ground,
Special.-Thousands Of people Jour-
neyed Thursday on patriotic Pill
grimage. The battle-ground of Kings
Mountain was the shrine of their
seeking. Here in the presence Of the
official heads of North and South
Carolina two United States Sena-
tors and two Representatives in Con-
gress-besides others prominent in
the oficialdorn Of two States, official
dedication was accorded the Kings
Mountain monuments signal reeog-
nition by the Congress of the United
States. of the valorous part played in
the war of independence by the sol,
diers of the south. -
It was day of many features. Pre-
sided over by Gov. Marin F. Ansel of
South Carolina, the exercises of the
morning which were prolonged into
the afternoon were entirely interest
ing. Undoubtedly they were to the
audience gathered from. vast ex-
panse of many counties in two or
more Commonwealths. For never be-
fore did such an audience, Of whom
the majority stood the entire time,
listen for three hours and a half to
constant making of. speeches without
the slightest exhibition of restless
ness.
Never had lonesome Kings Noun
tain been host to such a concourse.
For a day or two in advance strag-
glers had been coming in wagons,
harbingers Of the hosts to follow.
From CASTOR, from Cleveland, from
York, from Chester, from Spartan
burg, from Mecklenburg, from Nc
Dowell,' from Cabarrus, from Lam
caster, from Union, even from Bun
combe they had come, the earliest ar
rivals pitching camp by the roadside
and in the woods in true pioneer
fashion.
Before dawn an endless stream of
carriages and buggies and wagons
! were rafting and rumbling along the
winding ways. Three roads, that
from Kings Mountain, that from
Grover and that from Yorkville had
been put in excellent condition by
public appropriations and private
subscriptions inspired bylcivic pride.
Contributing most brightly to the
animation Of the occasion was the
delegation of Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution from Charlotte, from
Yorlaille and other places. The
Charlotte delegation, Of course, in-
clnded the delegates who were there
attending the North Caroline Con-
gress Of that organization. 1t is
doubtful if ever before so many-rep-
resentatives of feminine culture, re-
fnement and loyal patriotism climb
ed breathlessly the cliff which the
plateau overtops.
Seven companies of the national
guard of North and South Caroiina
were present. Friday they reproduced
the battle of Kings Mountain witA
the deathless cartridges. One of
these companies is from North Caro-
lima, the Dallas company, under the
command of Capt. A. L. Bullwinkle.
The others are respectively from
Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Columbia, Corn
wall, Yorkville and Spartanburg. In
command of these provisional troops
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

President TAFT and his party on
their return from the around-th-
continent trip will be taken on a
cruise of the Cape Fear river The
revenue cutter Seminole has been de-
tailed to take the Presidential party,
at Wilmington, N. C., on November
8 on short trip down the river, when
the local reception committee will
show the President the conditions
along the stream. The people of Will
mington are planning the decorations
of the wrater front and a great ma
rine parade in connection with the
visit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-13

The Panama Canal Commission
Friday forwarded an estimate of $43,-
063,OO0 as necessary to continue the
construction Of the canal in the fiscal
year of 1911. This estimate is $10,-
100000 more than 1910 and $15,000,-
600 more than 1909. Fifteen and a
half million is for labor; $2O,000,000
for supplies and the remainder for
general expenses. Two hundred and
ten million dollars has been appro-
priated for the canal to date.