North Carolina Newspapers

i THE-FLOORS 1 " - - .. . A 1L M I.;' :'?.. " t i ! A Home" Newspaper Published in th& Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. j, Vol. II. No. 36. 5 Salisbury, N. O.,: Wednesday August 29th, 1906 Wm, H. Stewart, Editor. r " n - . : " " ' ' i r f ; ' i ' ' - ' "" i l ' ' " : i : : CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. BRYAN LOSES OUT. OHIO ENDORSES BRYAN. -STATESVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY. ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. -"r". .1 tvr : :t - -IV" . ,- r. A Close Gall for a Young Couple Who Were Out Riding. Concord ' Times Aug. 21st. Oscar Walter and Miss Ella Gray came near being drowned in Coddl Creek on Thursday night of last week. They were return ing from the County Sunday School Convention at Harrisburg, and finding they could not get across the creek on the upper road "on account of the swollen waters, they went back and attempted to get home by the lower road. Theylrove across the bridge1 at Coddle Creek, and on this side got into water over the horse's head. Thd animal and the buggy were quickly carried down, and the buggy: was turned over. The horse was drowned, as it was im possible to extricate him, Mr. Walter making every effort to save the young lady and himself. They climbed on top of the buggy, and made every effort to attract by their cries the atten tion of some one living near or some passer-by. Finally about 4 o'clock in the morning, after they had been in this perilous condition for hours, they attract ed the attention of a Mr. Smith and a Mr. Garmon who lived close by. These gentlemen came to the rescue, and after much trouble managed to get Miss Gray out by means 'of a rope. The vehicle then turned over and started down the stream with Mr. Walter holding to it. He was washed off and caught on the branches of a tree, where he re mained until 6 o'clock ; before he could be rescued. It was an awful experience, and the young gentle man and the young lady are to be congratulated that they escaped with their lives. Last Monday night the store of inn Bros, at Laudis was rojbed. The door was forced open and some shoes mis3ed, butbo money was taken. Just what amount of goods was stolen has not been learned though it is thought to have been small. The officers there have no clue. c A change will go into effect on R. F. D. route No. S soon. This will add about 5 miles to the route, and about 180 families will be served. Only four families now served will be off the route, and tnese can oe serued .jy agoing a little further for their mail. The change will put a number new families on the route. We are glad to note that Eu gene Cannon, who was so serious ly hurt in an automobile accident several weeks ago, is now able to be up and out on the porch at his home. 7 ccf, 3i A charter was gran tecUiTuesday to the Concord Realty and Rail way Company, with a capital of $125,000, with power to build an electrict railway jfrom Concord to Charlotte, or in any direction within. 50 miles of Concord. The stockholders of this' company are : R. A, Brown, L. A. Brown and J. L. Brown, of Concord; C. W. Johnson, of Charlotte and E. A. Johnson, of Rock Hill, S. 0. Mrs Mamie Hoi dbrooks. wif of S. E. Holdbrooks, died 1 aturday morning at Her home Mecklenburg county, aged about 80 years. She was adaugh ter of MrB. S. E. Alexander of Concord. v The Yellow Feief Germ .has recently sm discovered. It bears a close resemblance to the malaria germ. To fnfe. the sys tem from disease germs, the most effective remedy Is Dr. King's : New ; Life Eills. Guaranteed to cure 111 diseases due to malaria boisofr and constipation. . 250 at 6A rt in all dniggMt - A Suggestion as to Hail and tils Kind. Ston of Beans. - Lexington Dispatch, A ug, 22nd. i . A farmer with a load of beans was trying to get 45 cents a bush el for them. He recited the fact that some one else had sold beans at that price and brought other arguments to bear on the jlealer who. however, was not convinced that beans were worth more than 40 cents. Finally the man with the beans shook his head vigorous ly and declared that "beans was scace, I tell you. The rain makes 'em fall off the vines." Rain proved to be the magic word and the deal was closed instanter. The graded schools will open Monday, Sept. 10th. The year will be notable in the history of Lexington's educational progress, for the handsome new school building will afford for ! the first time sufficient accommodations for most of tht Lexington school children. Ten rooms have been fitted with dteks and all neces sary 'equipment. The school grounds are bting prepared with an eye for beauty. About six hundred children may attend the graded schools this year. There are three places in North Carolina where negroes are not tolerated over night. These are the village of Canton, in Hay wood county, a beautiful place on thp Pigeon river; and Madison aujd Mitchell countivsj As far babk as the memorv of man run-, neh ho negro has ever passed a night in Canton. He may work there as he can in Mitchell and Madison, but at night he must skidoo. I one is found after sundown he is quietly told that it is not healthy for him, andVhe -travels. The Davidson insurance and Trust Company has completed its survey of lots in. Denton, and now "has a Jarge force of hands at wi rk opening streets. The com pany will not be abld to put any ots On the market until after the 0 first of the month. A great many applications for lots have been received from people both in and out fof the county, and the pros pects for securing several factori- ! ' mi es are very encouraging, xne outlook of the enterprise is very bright. 3 k The heavy rains for the past threp or four days have prevente the i farmers round about fro bringing in their usual supplies of produce, and town people are get ting hungry. Butter, and eggs, chickens and even: melons have been; much sought after and rare ly found. The town depends ab solutely on the country. e Hall is spending fifteen few . ' ' . . years invtne penitentiary, wno prov-ides for his wife and children? How about taking only enough of the ! proceeds of the forced labor of such men to .pay their expenses , : . - . . . . ! and turning tne remainder over to the family instead of the State treasury. roof is being puton the ss iactory ouiiding tnis wee the plant in other ways is be ing completed.. The superintend ent, ' Thomas Gallagh r, w h o comes here from Butler, Pa., is residing with his -i&mily on De pot street. A second twin canteloupe has been" presented to the office, this timVby B. C. Gobble. It seems to- be a good year for freaks of this I sort. - This one seems to be good to eat. I A Guaranteed Cure for Piles, Itching, blind, bleeding, protrud ing piles. Druggists are authorized to refunUmoney if Pazo Ointment fails to cure in" 6 to 14 days. 50c n m wkii V Illinois Bemocrats Ignore his Request for j the Remoial of Sullifan. By a vote of 1.088 to 570 the Democratic conventioii placed on the table the request of William J. Bryan for the resignation of Roger Sullivan from the Nation al committee. Despite the fact that Mr. Bryan had declared that he did not wish to be endorsed unless Sullivan was repudiated, the convention declared him to bb the one and only man capable of leading the Democratic party to victoTy in 1908, The endorsement of Bryan and the tabling of the motion calling for the resignation of Mr Sulli van I came at the close I of a most exciting session of the conven tion,; in which there were several fights and throughout which con fusion reigned supreme. The committee on resolutions declin ed to report a plank calling for the resignation of Sullivan and the debate followed upon a mo tion made in the convention by Judge Owen Thompson, of Jack sonville, calling for Sullivan's resignation- It had been agreed that each side should have fortv- five minutes of the time to pre sent its side of the case, and Judge Thompson was the first ad vocate of the cause of Mr. Bryan, He aroused the hostility of Sul- ivan's friends by the unsparing manner in which he dwelt upon the last Democratic convention at Springfield. He stiode up and down the plat orm. white with wrath and his form shaking with the intensity of feeling. His caustic criticisms finally lost him he ear of the convention, and be might never have been able to conclude his speech if Sullivan had not personally requested qui- . Peoria, 111., dispatch. Chicago 'Phone Girls Strike. Three hundred and fifty tele phone girls employed in the ceu- ral exchange, of the Chicago Tele phone Company struck today. Seven thousand telephones in the business district were put out of service. The cause of the strike was an order,, issued by the company directing tho girls of "Central" to enter the building through a rear door, which, in order to" reach the ssagewayt is muddy evpn in the time, and dark, slimy and slippery at night. There are hree saloon eutraoes on the alley, and the girls declare that they are annoyed by hangers-on of hese places. A demand that the order relat ing to the rear door be changed was refused by the company, and the girls struck, after a stormy meeting held early today Chica go dispatch. Union May Colla.se. The Durham Printers" Union is almost a: a collapsing point on account of the secretary, Charles Thomas, skipping out with $175 of tho money. Thomas has been gone some time. At nrst it was the opinion ot the printers that he would return in a few days, but he has been gone two weeks and nothing has been heard from him. Durham special to Char lotte Observer. For an Impaired Appetite. To improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion cry a, few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, Mr J. H. Seitz, of Detrort, Mich., says: "They restored my appetite when impaired, relieved me of a bloat ed fueling and caused a pleasaut and satisfactory movement of the bowels." Price 25 cents. Sam ples free. James Plummer, Sal isbury, N. C, and Spencer Phar macy, Spencer, N. C. Zdav Democrats of That State ImpailentJy Await His Summons to Battle. i - The Democratic platform de clares the question of public or private ownership of utilities should be left to the decision of each city, town or village; favors legislation making unlawful the giving or accepting of steam or street railway passes : favors the election of United States Sena tors by direct vote and initiative and referendum on franchises or renewals thereof : and endorses Mr. Bryan in the following para graph : ; "It is with feelings of pride that a half million Democrats of Ohio note the preparations mak ing to receive the most distin guished private citizen cf Ameri ca upon his return from a tour of foreign lands. His intellectual endowments, his purity of mor als, his high ideals have arrested attention and compel admiration of the people of all climes. He returns to the United States spleu didly equipped to grappk with the great problems of state. Ohio Democracy renews its allegiance to his brilliant and matchless leadership. No other name ap peals to us for presidential pref erence; We cordially endorse our great commoner, William Jen nings Bryan, for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1908, and impatiently await the summons to battle under his ban ner." Columbus Ohio dispatch. Wholesale Theft of Jewelry. The police today unearthed a wholesale jewelry' thief in the person "df a uegro girl named Bes- sie'Freelandi She was arrested, plead guilty to two charges of stealing jewelry. There are other charges which may be brought against hr. She was not only a wholesale, but rather a slick thief as well. She stole on short ac quaintance. A few days ago she was employed at a well known boarding house and in three days had stolen $75 worth of jewelrj from Mrs. W. H. Alexander. Yesterday afternoon she went to the home of J. M Ream9 to get employment and while talking to Mrs. Reams stole two gold pins and made her escape. The police are looking for other stolen stuff and may fix this on the, Freelund girl. She went to jail in default of bond. Durham special to the Charlotte Observer. Graves Washed out by Flood. The. washing out of graves by torrential rains have exposed 200 bodies to view at Elmwood ceme tery. The cemetery grounds are five miles from the business cen ter of the city. Monuments top pled over and other damage was aone much damage was done m the country districts. In the city i 93 iuches of water fell in three and a half hours, a record for that length of time. The police and fire departments rescued a great many persons frombase- ments in the north end of town, and in he east and west bottoms where the water entered mauy small houses. Kansas City, Mo., dispatch, A Healing Gospel. The Rev. J, C. Warren, pastor of .Sharon Baptist church, Belair, Ga., says of Electric Bitters: "It's a Godsend to mankind. It cured me of lame back, stiff joints and complete physical collapse. I was so weak it took me half an hour to walk a mile. Two bot tles of Electric Bitters made me so strong Irhave just walked three mi 18 in 50,minntes and-f-el like walking three more. It's made a new man of me." Greatest reme dy for weakness and ail Stomach, Liver . and Kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee by all drug gists. Price 50c. As Old Suit Settled. A Ghange in Hotel Management. Statesrllle Landmark, August 21st. There is talk that the star route mail service from Statesville to River Hill will be discontinued; as a part 01 tne territory is now reached by rural routes. If the route is discontinued Cool Spring community will be served by a rural route f om Cleveland and Oak Forest by the route from Elmwood. The construction of the Iredell Telephone Company's lines will begin next week and tho construc tion force will be in charge of J. H. Weston. The poles have been put in shape and the work of con struction will be- pushed. Some time ago it was announc ed that ex-Judge A. L. Coble, of Statesville, would be appointed assistant United States district attorney to succeed A. H. Price, of Salisbury, and that the ap pointment would take effect September 1st. Wednesday it was announced from Winston that District Attorney Holton had received Judge Coble's com mission and this settles the mat ter of the appointment. Herbert Morrison, who was operated on at the'sanitorium re cently for appendicitis, is able to be oaand will go to the country j in a few days to recuperate. Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock Herbert Clarke was verv painfully hurt in a runaway on Meeting street. His collar bone was broken and he was otherwise injured. - W; A. Wright, who was recent ly appointed deputy marshal, will move his family to Statesville from Shiloh township today. They will live on Race street. Mr. Wright is already here and has assumed the duties of his of- rfice. Miss Alice Cox, of Statesville, and W. T. Williams of Rocking ham, were quietly married yester day morning at 11 :30 at the home of the bride's si3ter, Miss Jennie! Cox, on Tradd street. The cere mony was performed by Rev. J. H. Pressly. Some years ago Carl M, McKes son, a brother of L, W. McKes son, of Statesville an employe the Southern railway, was killed m a wreck on the road. L. W. McKesson qualified as adminis trator and brought suit, Thp case, which was pending in the Federal Court has been settled by compromise and a check ,for $2,000, in payment of the consent judgment, has been paid intojthe office of Col. H. C. Cowels, cierk of the Federal Court, Juo. H. Gray, proprietor of the Statesville Inn, yesterday leased Lthe property to E. G. Gilmer pro prietor of Hotel Iredell. The lease is for two years and takes ef- feet September 15th. O.i or about tnat date Mr. tfilmer will take charge of the Inn and will conduct both hotels C.;M. Miller, of Salisbury, was here Wednesday with N. B. Mills, chairman of the county commis sioners, surveying the. hill on north Center street. The matter of grading this hill, by contract for the macadam work is being considered. Right Word and Sentence Sermon. The North Carolina judge who called the membeis of a lynching mob coward's, hit upon the right word; and the South Garoliua editor who wrote, "the communi ty that lynches takes a step back ward," said a cclumnHn one sen tence. Presbyterian Standard. The Endless Chain of Prayer. Passenger Depot to be Enlarged. Stanly Enterprise. August, 23rd. We never like to appear sacre ligious, and dislike to discourage some one who may earnestly be lieve he is doing a good deed, al though he may be using the fool's method for bringing it about. The endless collecting chain crank has long become a nuisance and been ruled out. But his plans were taken up by the religious crank who has instituted the endless chain of prayer. Prayers pro cured in this way are not likely to help any cause, and it is re freshing to see some of our re ligious organs crying out against the thing. The ten or twenty five cents paid out bv each ' indi vidual in keeping the links of the chain complete might do wonders of good ; but the good obtained through the chain of prayers is to be received with a question mark. Blackburn, does not believe much in the law of supply and de mand. (With a large crop" of wheat in the west and a fine yield of corn everywhere, the Republi cans will have fine opportunity for displaying their ability to ' regutate prices for twe farmer. Wheat is ilready on the decline and it looks now as if the Demo crats w 11 have to break down that tariff wall for protection of our farmers and home people against the trusts and monopolies that infest our laud. The passenger and freight de pot at this place is to be enlarged. The order hastieen given and the work of construction authorized, and it appears now that the "work will not be delayed. We have not heard any definite particulars as to the plans, but it is assured that the service will be greatly im proved and a depot building that will be adequate to all demands. E. Parker, of Milling- V -v, nas accepted the position as principal of the Jiigh school in Arcadia and he and bis family will move there next Tuesday. We regret very much his leaving, as he is an able preacher and his loss will be greatlv felt in the community. Miss Cora Stanjof Rocking ham, who is a gudjl Mrs. J. N. Anderson, unfortunately got one of her arms broken on . Monday. She was lowering the top to the carriage in which she was riding, wh3n hei arm was caught, the weight of the top breaking it. G. L. Hampton died of pneu monia Sunday nightin California, and his remains are being brought here for interment by his brother, Vt S. Hampton. Yesterday afternoon Adam T. Efird had the misfortune of get ting his leg broken just above the ankle. J. R. Baiicum, in a play ful mood; caught him by the shoulder and threw him down, j hl8 leg breaking in the fall. Remarkable Printing Press. The Unnvwrsity Press at Oxford is one of the most remarkable printing establishments in the world, as welt as one of the old est. It is what you might call self containing, and if everything pertaining to printing were blot ted off the face of the earth to morrow,, the University Press would go right ahead as if noth ing had happened, It makes its own type and its own ink, burns its own charcoal for .making the ink, makes its own paper, and so on. The workmen in the Press are as interesting as the estab lishment itself. In many in stances eon has succeeded father down the centuries in its emplov, as naturally as if the son were bis lordship, the father an earl and the position an entailed estate. 1 0 LI r ,.-,r i 3 i.v; i."psi.--:'- :' ... r.. fl 0