I sent this through on the 8th, and I didn't see it come through, nor do I see it in the Archives, but if I just missed it, I apologize for the repeat. "The Free Lance" Issue:  November 4, 1904 THE WINSTON TRAGEDY A dispatch from Charlotte, N.C. last night says:      A reservoir of the municipal water works, located near the center of Winston, N.C. broke at 5 o'clock this morning, causing the loss of nine lives and the injury of four or five persons. List of the Dead Mrs. Martin PEEPLES Mrs. VOGLER Mrs. John POE, and a 12-year-old daughter Mrs. SOUTHERN Miss Octavia BAILEY aged 20 Lucile MALONE Carolina MARTIN The two last named are colored.    The injured:  Martin V. PEEPLES, both legs broken; Walter PEEPLES injury to back; Gilley JORDAN, slightly bruised.      These are in the hospital: D. L. PAYNE, a traveling man, of Greensboro, may recover, though his condition prevents removal from the hospital now.     The north side of the reservoir, which is 20 feet high, tumbled over, falling upon the home and barn of Martin V. PEEPLES.  There were about 800,000 gallons of water in the reservoir and the mad stream rushed northeast to the Southern Railway cut, and thence to the Los pond, a distance of half a mile.  Four tenement houses were washed several yards. WELLFORD: --Miss Nannie MORRISON has returned from Clemson to take charge of the school of Friendship. --A. E. MOORE spent last week in the mountains, returning Friday. --Brandus BALLENGER, of Tryon, spent Sunday with relatives here, returning from the fair at Columbia. --R. L. QUERY took in the fair at Charlotte. --Ernest TURNER has returned home from Due West. --Capt. J. M. BENSON and Chas. T. JACKSON are in Spartanburg today. --Mrs. W. G. QUERY visited relatives in Greers last week. --Mr. and Mrs. A. B. GROCE were in Spartanburg today. LANDRUM: --The depot at this place was broken into a few nights ago, and four colored men here were arrested but proved their innocence and the guilty parties have not yet been caught.  The burglars did not find anything of value. --Mr. and Mrs. Balis EARLES have returned to Spartanburg after a visit to relatives here. --Ben DREARYBURG of Atlanta, Ga., was in town Saturday and Sunday. --Mrs. E. J. JACKSON returned yesterday from a visit to Spartanburg. --J. Ashby SEVIER, has returned to Greenville, after a visit to his mother here. --Mrs. J. H. RANDOLPH has returned from a visit to Santuck. --Arthur PAGE has recently moved into the JACKSON cottage.  His many friends here are glad to have him in town. --Mrs. Clarence MORGAN, of Brevard, N.C., who has been visiting here for a while, has gone to Spartanburg for a few days. --Mrs. Jones JARRETT continues quite ill. --Miss Georgia TURPIN leaves this morning for a visit to relatives in Abbeville, S.C. --Harry DORRELL of Wofford College, spent Sunday with his mother here. --William GINLEY of Spartanburg is spending a while here. --Miss Nina MORGAN, is visiting in Spartanburg. --Warren FULLER of Spartanburg spent Sunday with his family here. --W. F. DANIEL of Anderson, was here Friday and Saturday. LOCAL AND PERSONAL [SPARTANBURG CITY] --J. W. HARPER had gone to St. Louis on a visit to the World's Fair. --Mrs. C.C.F. HAMMOND and daughter of Augusta, Ga., are in the city visiting Capt. and Mrs. A. J. GWYNN. --Syd KIMBALL who was severely cut here about three weeks ago, is slowly recovering though he is still confined to his room at Magnolia Hotel, where he was taken immediately after being injured.  If improvement continues, he will be able to return to his home at New Prospect soon. --Capt. Charles PETTY of Spartanburg, was in the city yesterday looking after his property interests near this place.  --Mrs. John W. BRIDGES of Spartanburg, with her children, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. JOLLY on Depot street. --Robt. JOHNSON, who is attending Wofford College, at Spartanburg, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. JOHNSON. CHALK CASE SETTLED      The CHALK case, which has been pending to the probate court for several weeks, came up for a final hearing Wednesday before judge GENTRY, who after hearing the arguments in the case, sustained the will.       The case was an action brought by G. W. CHALK to break the will of his deceased wife, in her will had bequeathed her husband only $100 out of an estate worth several thousand dollars.  The case was brought by Simpson & Bomar and was resisted by Nichols & Jones.  Testimony was taken sometime ago and this morning arguments on both sides were made.  Judge Gentry rendered a decision sustaining the will made by Mrs. CHALK. "No, Cordelia, the little dears are not seen at stag parties" LEAVES LOVER; WEDS ANOTHER      Toccia, Ga., Oct. 30-Some time since it was announced that Miss Nora PATTON and Brewer STARK, both of this city, would be married this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Miss Patton's parents.      [The parties had gathered for the ceremony] . . .Mr. STARK had procured his license, and accompanied by a minister and some of his gentlemen friends, he repaired to the home of his intended bride.  There was an unaccountable delay.  The guests and would-be bride-groom grew impatient.  Several minutes passed and Miss PATTON did not appear.      An investigation was instituted.  When friends of Miss PATTON sought her in her chamber, she had just climbed out a back window and was then in the act of springing into a car-[cut off] FERD [sic] FLOYD's NEW POSITION      A Ferd FLOYD, head prescription clerk at Irwin's Pharmacy, has resigned to accept a position as traveling salesman with Parke-Davis Company pharmaceutical chemists of Detroit, one of the larges houses of the kind in the United States.  Mr. GLOYD will be succeeded by a Mr. LATIMER of the Dendy Drug Company of Pelzer.      Mr. FLOYD had been connected with Irwin's pharmacy for about nine years, entering the establishment when a mere boy and gradually working his way to the top.  He was a popular young man, attentive to his business and courteous and polite to his customers.  He will leave Spartanburg for Baltimore December 1, where he will enter the Southern branch house of the Parke-Davis Company to familiarize himself with the business before going on the road. VALLEY FALLS MILLS      The Valley Falls Manufacturing Company, S. W. SCRUGGS, president, filed two answers in the United States district, court at Charleston Monday to petitions against the company for involuntary bankruptcy.      In its answer to the petition of the Goldens' Foundry and Machine Company the Valley Falls Manufacturing Company denies that it is insolvent and that it has committed any act of bankruptcy.  It admits that Judge PURDY, did on October 22, 1904 appoint E. S. TENNENT permanent receiver, but denies that this receiver was appointed because of insolvency, alleging that the reason the receiver was applied for and the grounds upon which it was granted was irreconcilable discord and dissension in its board of directors, which  made it necessary that its affairs be directed under the order of the court, so that it might better protect itself and its creditors.      The answer to the petition of the Saco and Pertee machine shops and others is practically the same. free post Lisa