North Carolina Newspapers

ir1 , 4 IS t- - A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the :;People and or Honesty in Governmental Affairs. VOL. IN. NO. 30. Salisbury, N. C Wednesday, July 10th, 1907. Wm. h Stewart, Editor. Mi . '- "-.----4.'...--.'"-;- j fr- :--'" t"- y ST ATfcSVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY; A Wreck oi the Western. Statesillllans Come Down to see a Ball Gamr. Stateavile l andmark. July 2-5. Mrs. V. F. K'rkman dird yes terday afternoon at her home five milt-s north of town and will be buried today at Trinity, grave yard. -:' The county vacancy on the board of corurnissiouers caused by the deatn ot m. d JNesuit waB filled last week by the appoint ment of D. E. Tarner, of Moores ville. Under the law the clerk of the Superior Court is authorized t( fill vacancies on the board of commissioners and J-A'. Haftness last week appointed Mr. Turner. Mrs. Sallie Johnston White, widow of the late John W. White died riday afternoon at "1:80 o'clock at her home ou east Broad street. Mrs, White had been in feeble health for several months and for a week before death her condition was critical. Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Cook Johnston and was 60 years old last month. ; , While running at high speed about 10 o'clock Sunday morning, nine cars ofan east-bound freight train we derailed at a point on the Western road one and a qnar ter miles east of the Catawba river, nine miles west of States- ville, and as a result W. H. Bible, of Midway, Ten n.t-is in the saiii toriuml.here painfully injured, about 5,C 00 chickens, ducks and turkeyB are dead or injured, four, cars are demolished and the road bed was so badly damaged that t. nfflp wftH rialaved several hours. The cause of the wreck is yet to SoformJnor? Th car r.nntain- ine Mr.Biblewas one of the first pllsij && ' ithlng poultryf h tc jelly and coverinJlrT Bi neath the huge pile of flesh and splintered - wood and iron. As soon as the train stopped the trainmen rushed to the chicken cars. When they saw the sicken ing sight of blood and flesh they decided thatMr- Bible was dead. But a tew minutes later groans were heard and after moving part of the debris a foot was discover-1 ed and a little later the injured man was pulled from his perilous position. The trainmen and sec-1 tion hands began work at once to I clear the track and the spectators watched 1,000 to 2,000 chickens, ducks and turkevs. of the lot of 17,000, that had escaped unhurt. or were only siigntiy injured, scatter over the river bottom and the woods. Many of the people near Dy caugnt somw oi iuo uuiua.- ens and carried them home, and it is said that some "of the ducks made their way to the river near by and left by-water. Statesville was almost a closed town yesterday on account of the Fourth. The patriotic merchants suspended entirely; the drug stores and postomce observed bun- day hours. The Southern Power Company is having some trouble in obtain- ing the right of way for its lines f stotaoiriiio nrl fTifi t.rmihlftlto use regular straight tickets to Oao ma in h lnp.ftt.ftH at or in the vicinity of Oswalt, this county. Arrangements have been made for a preliminary survey of the Statesville Air Line railroad from Statesville to Mt Airy. - A com poLuui, nuByi.r u uu rcuu i. i i . . auu win otjgiu uib wurK. in auuui a moiitn. Judge A. L. Coble has returned from Alamance county where he was called last week on account of , the illness of his father, W. L. Coble. Mr. Coble is 80 years old and very feeble, but his condition is very encouraging and it is thought that he will- regain his uox 0,i0u5,u 4 ABW WWjl.. W. H. Bible, who. was injured in the freight wreck near jjthe Ca tawba river Sunday, and who is at the sanitorium fur treatment, is getting along nicely and will probably be able to go to his home at Midway, Tenn., in a few days, .Mrs, Bible arrived a few days ago 1 and will remain with her husband until he is able to go home. 'V ! 1 ' . . . .COXOORD AND CABARBUS COUNTY. Some Blockaders are Caught Red'-jiandeil. . Negroes Celebrate the 4th. Copcord Times. July 5th. J. G.Coggins, who has bejn here with Sills & Kluttz for some time, will leave today for 'Cres cent, where he goes to take charge of the. wood-working plant of the Crescent Manufacturing Co. The ice factory fbrgke - down Tuesday, and has been unable to turn out any ice since. Mrs. W. D. Pemberton will go to Salisbury toay for treatment in the hospital there. The negroes had a big hullaba loo yesterday, July 4. The band played, the firemen paraded, and they had a big time generally Later in the afternoon there was a big barbecue at Smith's Grove. The picnic at - Mooresville for the benefit, of the Barium Springs Orphanage will be held July 25. A team driven by John Cars well, and helonging to Concord parties, was held up by revtnue officers last week. The. officers met up with the wagon about five miles from Mt. Pleasant on the Salisbury road. 300 bottles of beer and three gallons of whiskey was found to be in the wagon. Cars well was arrested and tried before Capt. Jonas Cook, at Mt. Pleas ant, and placed in jail to await court. Will Smarr, colored, was1 also caught red-handed. He had concealed in a load of hay 25 gal lons of whiskey in jugs of from one to iour gallons eacn. ne law does not permit the seizure of a wagoa and team unless vessels Uoldmg five gallons or more are Ipuua on consequenuy noin inS could be. done. bu Sma" beai a hasty retreat nevertk eless. r Case Coccluded. ;ABhevillQ,4July d.-The railway rate case hearing, which was begun in this city before Judge Pritchard in the United States Circuit Court June 26, was concluded this after noon' and Judge Pritchard will render his decision in the Virginia case at tficnmona weanesaay. The case against the corporation commission of Virginia is some what different from that against (the same body of North Carolina, in that the attorneys for the rail ways in the former State raised the point of jurisdiction. rne report nas gone abroad in Iredell recently that Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas cyclone who has been operating in Charlotte au(j Salisbury the past few days, 19 a native oi Iredell county, or is descended from Iredell people So far the Landmark has been unable to verify this fact and we have no special desire to find it as a fact. If true it might result in the old lady paying Iredell a vis- it. The Southern Railway Co. doesn't seem to kuow or forget what a drawing card alisbury is, I on the Fourth of July. Yester- day the 300 reduced-rate tickets were all sold and the agent had supply the demand. The attract ion a saiisoury was a game o baseball (?). Only about hal this number of tickets were sold to - Hickory, where Statesville' own team was contesting for hon nra ujifh Tnnir. Snmo rprml i r c- ... hihhft,Ia bftfctiftr thfln hftse , Best Medicine In the World for Colic and Diarrhoea. "I find Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best mthe world, says Mr. C. L. Carter, of Sfcirum, Ala. "I am subject to colic and diarrhoea. Last spring ft seemed as though I would die, and I think I would if j hadn,fe taken Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarr h o ea Remedy. I haven't been .troubl ed with it since until this week, when I had a very severe attaok and took half a bottle of the 25 cent size of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, (and this morning I feel like anew ! man," For sale by James rlum . mer, Salisbury, and Spencer Pharmacy, Spencer, N. C. -I - - STATE NEWS. items of Various Hoods From Every Quar ter of Interest to All. Dick Watson, a cotton -mill op erative at Rhodhiss, while assist ing in floating a balloon in Hick ory on the Fourth was accidental ly killed by a large pole falling on him. It was-a sad ending of the celebration at Hickory. Oscar M. Maye, of Wilmington, while connecting some 'phone wires, July 3rd, fell across two live arc wires The calves of his legs were burned to the bone and it may be they will have to -. be amputated. His rescue was due to a colored physician who tele phoned to the power plant to cut off the current and to the fire de partment to bring a ladder and take the wounded man down. At an election held within thj borders of the contemplated coun ty of Lee, the vote was by a large majority affirmative, so thus ad vised by the canvassing board. Governor Glenn, on the Fourth of July, proclaimed the formation of said county with all the rights,' powers and duties of other cc un ties. High Point is figuring on a bank buildii g that will be the highest structure in the State. Arrangements are being made to put in a water works system for Shelby. Laying of the pipes will begin soon. A negro by -the name of Charlie Witherspoon was captured last hursday by Sheriff T. E. Shu- brd, of Shelby. Witherspoon nas oeen wanted lor Borne time or retailing. . There was a quite serious hail stoim in Surry county one day jThB little town cf iRaudiejnah has : arranged to nave eiec trio igbts in the near future. Tom Watts colored, was drowned m tne Liumner nverr wniie in bathing near Lumberton last Fri day. Sam Smith, of High Point, was picked up near the railroad tracks at Gre?nsboro Thursday night. His skull was crushed and his body badly bruised. It is thought he was struck by a train. He died soon afterward. Charley Miller, a negro, entered the home of C. E. Nowell, in Asheville Friday night. He rubbed against the bed and awak ened Mrs. Nowell. Mr., Nowell jumged up and scuffled with the negro and managed to ho'd him until the police were 'phoned for, arrived and took the prisoner to the lock-up. Miller h is a bad reputation and will be tried for his life. ! There are 290 convicts cn the State farm on the Roanoke river near Weldon, 224 divided in three gangs assisting in the vrk of of double tracking ?h Atlantic Coast Line bet wen Weldon and Wilmingtc n, 35 ut work on the Wilkesboro-Jeff erson turnpike and 118 in the State" penitentiary at Raleigh. The State now obtains $1.50 per day for the service of each man hired out. An unknown negro jumped off a freight train at Little Saturday night, threw open a switch and caused a passenger train to co'- ide with the freight. A dining car and a passenger coach were wrecked and the caboose on the freight was smashed, lhe negro made hia escape but was caught at Weldon later. V Ed. Wills, colored, shot and severely wounded his step-son at High Point Friday night Wise Counsel From the South. "I want to give some valuable advice to those who suffer with lame back and kidney trouble.'? says J. R. Blankenship,v of Beck, Tenn. "I have- proved to an ab solue certainty that Elect r i c Bitters will positively cure this distressing condition. The first bottle gave me great relief and after taking a few more bottles, I was completely cured; so com pletely that it becomes a pleasure to recommencUtbJs great remedy." Sold Tinder guarantee' by all drug-gists.-- Price 50o. - - ASHBY HAS A HEARING. Remanded to Jail without Bail to .Await ' j Jrlal at the Aognst Court. Ed Aihby, the slayer,, of Dan Overcash, waf givftni a prelinary hearing befolre Magistrate H. J. Overman in the court housT here July 3rd. Ashby dose pot seem a man of ordinary iuteligence.and as may be seen by what follows, that his plea will be self-defense. The following is the report sent to the Charlotte Observer by Mr. Bost ? Dr. Rose Dorsett.the ubiqu itous ! coroner, was the first witness who declared that theileath of Overcash was caused bya gunshot wound entering the neck below right fear and ranging downward and diagonally across the body. The neck was broken and death was instant. W. D. Pethel, a broth er in-law, was next up but was no rsye witness to anything except the ground and his testimony was not allowed. r 1 Mrs. Minnie Overcash, wife of the dead man, was next called. She Baiw her husband thalast time ahout 15 minutes before"9 o'clock and the tragedy occurred at 9 or thereabouts. , She declared her husband had no pistol except a 22 calibre which fwas left at home.! Her son, Ernest, gave the same i story, ootn agreeing that Reese Pethel, about , whose wife the tragedy developed, and Peth el's wife had walked off with his" father and. 15 minutes later the shot was heard. When they went there, nobody was with the body. The deceased had fallin face fore most with his hands 'under him. The boy, Overcash. went very much further into the 'matter and declared that tie and his father had gone over to Ashy8 Thurs day -preceding the homicide on Sunday ahd-i' fieaid ijpriejpf AshbywifeXlsMi sister rne tatner asted :mm vwhat was the matter and Ashby- said: "None , of your d d business," rand drew a gun on the deceased. On Friday he hoard Ashby say he intended to kill his father. The cross-examination riddled this story and made the boy admit that he hai not told it on the coroner's trial. Jess Russell gave most damag ing testimony as to threats. He said Ashby came to his house Fri day after the quarrel Thursday and said : 'If I could have gotten some f hells yesterday I would have gotten m9 a man." He then told of Overcash s coming to his ! L 1 1. 1 "I nome ana Deing ordered away. Ernest Overcash had testified that Ashby drew his gun. Russell de clared Ashby said he would get the damned S of a B yet. uroBS-examined ne said he was not asked these questions at the coroner's inquest. Reese j Pethel's testimony for the State was damaging to the prosecution. He said Overcash armed himself when witness told the deceased Ashby's story about relations between OvercaBh. and rethel s wife. Overcash said he would have to take it back. Wit J!3 i i . 1 . T ness aid not see tragedy but saw Overcash advance commanding Ashby tp "Take it back," and Ashby warned Overcash, "Stop Dan, don't come on me." Then i i a' : -i i . ne buol AsnDy nad nis gun in i 1 . x ' 1 . 1 IT ' . - ins imcKet. w ltness Ud not see Overcash's pBtol, nor did the other witnesses, Vergie Overcash and Edna Rogers, who had heard Ashby make threats. Kluttz, for defense, argued that the State had failed to make out a case of murder and defendant introduced no testimony. He. asked tor a small- boud, Carlton replied briefly that malice is al ways presumed in cases of assault with deadly weapons and that a magistrate could not . settle the matter as the defense had not in troduced testimony to show self- defense. Mr. Overman agreed that the case was not bailable ac cording to the evidence. Columbus just landed i meeting a big Iudian chief with a package under his arm he asked what it wo. uiem mwiMuiue, jaonts- ter s KOCKy Mountain - Tea,!' said the Ihjan. 85 cents, Tea or Tab- lew. x,. . vrrimes irug vo.- ALBEUARLE AND STANLY COUNTY, Mrs. Patterson Entertains, B. W. Hatcher's .death Fire at Mt. 6 lie ad. Stanly Enterprise. July 4th. . The district conference of the Salisbury district will be hld at New London next week beginning on Thursday; Travis V Jenkins of Salisbury, becomes owner of the City Meat Market, under purchase from H. B, Howie. Travis is a good fellow and he will, do his best fo give'the market correct attention. Prof. E F. Eddins was re-elected county superinte n de ii t - of public instruction Monday. He will conduct the regu- ar public examination for teachers, beginning on the second hursday in July. G. W. Melton of Mt. Gilead in- orms us that nre in that town early Sunday morning entirely consumed the harness shop and store of Elam Russell. Loss about $1000 with $350 insurance on stock The heroic work of the bucket bri gade kept the fire from spreading. A certain tender youth of sixteen summers taking his first buggy ride with his girl last Sunday had driv- ven four miles before discovering that the hind wheels of the buggy were in front and the front wheels behind. Moral : "Be careful boyB When you grease your spindles for the first ride in life." Union, Grove correspondent. Mrs. A. L Patterson on Monday evening; delightfully en tertained in honor of Miss Alice Eizerand Susie Whitehead of Salisbury. The broad porch and pretty lawn of the Patterson home were gay with Japanese lanterns That the evening was thoroughly enjoyed could easily be seen from the continuous Iaughter.that Vang Hroaghout theTening air. Miss Myrtle" Peraber ton was declared he prettiest girl present by votes of the boys and received a pretty hat-pin for the attraction. In pro gressive hearts, Gregory Mabry proved himself the best proposer, or which he received a lover's knot stick pin. B. W. Hatcher for years the Grand Lecturer for the Satte of North Carolina for the Masonic lodge, died suddenly on Monday at his home on First Street. He had been in failing health for seve ral months and had given up his work as lecturer in the early part of the year. While he was known to be quite feeble, yet the end was not expeced, and he was apparent ly recovering from an operation that was preformed by his brother Dr. Thos. R. Hatcher of Ross Hill, N.G.,and Dr. Hall the local pby sician. He had arisen from his couoh, hut soon fell back, life hav ing succumbed to his weak condi tion ad a failure of his heart By order of the Grand Worshipful Master R. E. Austin deputy Grand Worshipful Master was authorized to convey the Grand Lodge of Ma sons. This took place at Salisbury vesterdav morning, where the remains were taken for in interment. Masons trom all paras of the State took part in the cere mony, and nunareds oi meuas bowed in memory of the good man and his works as the twig of cedar was droped on his sleeping form. Quitea delegation of Masons and friends of 'the deceased accompa 1 1 1 l nied the remains to Salisbary, in terment taking place at 4 :30 in the afternoon. Stanley, wherever that may be. will have a grand celebration on the 18th instant. Governor Glenn will be present and deliver an ad dress. Free, for Catarrh, just to prove merit, a Trial- size Box of Dr. 3h6op Catarrh Remedy. Let me send it now. It is a snc w white, creamy, healing, antiseptic balm Containing such healing ingredi ents as Oil JiiUcaiyptuB, Thymol, Mpnt.hnL etc.. it etivas innt.ant and l&stinir relief, to Catarrh f i the nose and throat. Make the free test and see for yourself what . fetus preparation can and will ac bom pish. Addresr Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Large jars 50 cents. -Sold by Grimes Drug Store. ' i roa y ii 'ill " i ' ii IT " ' ii i - -- f .-..r .m-.x. 4 , - - .---V -.-.- r .- , .. . - . . - - - - - . " . - LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. Na School Election, More Railroad Work, An Automobile Line. Lexington Dispatch. July Srd. The police say more whiskey and beer came in Saturday night from Salisbury than has oome in on any one night itr months. Of course itwas oarried in, as it can not be shipped. TTb. 12 was load ed, but the conductor said that his passengers between here and Salis bury .gave him no trouble. They were a pretty sober lot, notwith standing their large packages of booze. This may be a result of the new law which gives conduc tors police power and makes it a misdemeanor to take a drink, get drunk or disturb the peace on a train. Wade H. Phillips has received his commission as captain of the Lexington military company suc ceeding Capt. H. H, Springs, re signed. Sergeant W. J. Smith be comes second lieutenant to suc ceed Mr. Philli68T- Mr. Bell, Lane Bros, manage here, tells The Dispatch that the bidding is open fcr the constrhct ion of the Carolina Valley rail road from Ihomasyille to High Point, and the successful bidder will be announced the last of this Lweek. The work beihe bid on em braces the rebuilding of two miles of the old Jones road, and the con struction of the road between High Point and Thomasville, which is to be an electric line.. Taking up the matter of a steel bridge at Beeson's mill, in Ab botts Creek the County commissi oners found four bidders, the low est of whom was the Roaneke Bridge Co.. the bid being $1,560 Ihis -firm got the contract and gives a $2,000 bond.- The bridge is to be of steel, :aod over 100 feet The most important" matter ie" fore the commissioners was the question of calling an election for special tax for schools, in accord ance with an act which has been published in The Dispatch. The provisions of it were that the elec tion should be held in August, in every township, and the, tax would be in force in those townships where it was voted. The com missioners were asked to call the election, but the proposition aroused strenuous opposition, auu the board decided not to call the election. There has been'a large arbor built at the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage for the purpose of holding the annual meetings. We believe at least 3,000 people can be seated under this arbor. It will be used this year for the great annual meeting. The aunual meeting at the Orphanage will be Wednesday, July 10th, and the largest crowd of people that has been in Thomasville in many a day will be here. Thursday about noon, Ed. Clod- felter, a prosperous farmer livicg about two miles southeast of Thomasville, had the misfortune to lose his home by fire. Just as d.nner was served one of his chil dren discovered fire in the comb on the main part of the house. The fire originated from a soark of fire falling on the rdfcf from the kitchen flue. D. K. Ceoil. the contractor, has a contract to build an addition to the Cooleemee cotton mills which ii to be 200 feet long and 75 wide, J L 1 1 -WW- auu one siorv men. ne has a force over there alreadv making brick for the-job. The corporation commission has ordered that the law in re gard to working railway telegra phers but eight hours a day be en forced at a number of points, among others at Thomasville, on the block between Spencer and Lexington, Spencer, Salisbury, etc. This means that instead of two men, the railroad will have to have three, each doing a trick of eight hours instead 12, as hereto fore. We know the telegraphers are pleased. -There is talk of an automobile line between here and Winston. It is proposed that an auto be op OUR HONOR ROLL. The Names of i Niisber of Good FcobIi v RwentliAidtoOBrLls :. ; The following good people have either" renewed or subscribed to the ?ATCHitJjsr since our last re portr ; " J E Gaither, JE Shuping, H J Shnping, J F McCubbins, C F Mc Bftde, A W Shuping, M A Deal, Oscar Nesbit, Mrs, 'Murtle "Kerr. eo. H Shaver. UF Fleming, V Cook, Moses Starnes, 'D D Alex ander, W A Sides, O T Bernhardt, W D Pethel," M A Weaver, , A L PowlaBs, J S Watson, J A yost, L W Saf rit, D H Thompson, Miss M H Cross, W L Beck, Benj, Brady, J A Arey. Daiie Count Items. Mockaville Courier, July 4th, Wards Chapel on Farmington circuit will be dedicated the 2nd Sunday in July at 11 a. m. by Rev M. H. Vestal. Everybody invited. Miss Edith Clement of Norfbrk , " Va., daughter of the late Capt. W. A. Clement of this place, was mar ried Tuesday, June 25th to Mr. Kenneth, of Norfolk, Va. A long and happy life is our wish ' for them. Mrs. R. P. Clingman died at her . home in Winston-Salem-last Fri- x day in her 38th year. Mrs. Qling man was a woman of splended Christian character, she was. the . daughter of the late F. B. Ward of Farmington. The remains were intered at Bethleham church this county on Saturday. Mrs. Cling man leaves a husband and four childrentb mourn her loss. Wolves Pest ot Texas. "Wolves are getting to be such a pest in Texas that the Legislature recpassed a calp'lairtimji aKuhty for each, one siaihi? mtAv - -the ixesentatrve , .oarieson of Lone State --'Our.- sheep and ; goat breeders have sufferd great losses , through the depredations on their flocks f Not long since I lost, seven fine Angoras in one day, and unless some immunity from the miserable wolves can be had it is useless to -keep in the buisiness of breeding animals for them to destory. The wolves are of two kinds-the small gray timber wolf and the big black wolf which revels in killing sheep and young calves. They are equally " cunning in evading schemes . aimed at their distraction. Some sort of intuition tells them to let alone a piece of poisoned meat. Then after making breakfast from a slauhtered lamb, Mr. Wolf will start for pastues new and by night fall will be thirty miles , distant from scene of his morning crime." Washington Post. erated twice a day between these points. During the summerwhen the roads are good this couldeasily be done and it looks like it would pay. A Mocksville report says that J. Wj, and W. R. Felker cut and shocked over 800 shocks of wheat and rye on 80 acres in 8 1-2 days with three horses and a six foot binder, without other help. The writer never did anything, like this, being a town dude, and d e'su't know if it is a good job or not, but it sounds big and must bn worth telling again. Rev. Dr. John H. Grey, former pasor in Lexington and later iri Faiisiury, is supplying the David sou charge during the summer in the absence of the regular pastor. W. Lee Harbin, the well-known Lexington contractor and builder, has been awarded the contract for building the new Hay Street Meth odist church in Fayetteville. This edifice is to be a .thoroughly modern "church building and will cost upwards of $S6,000 The Right Naae: , A Mr. August , Sherpe, tb popu lar overseer of the poor, at' Tqrt Madison, la.,; says: Dr Zing's New Life Pills, are rightly named ; they acijoadre agreeably, do more good and, .make one ,iel better than any other laxative." ' Guar anteed- to curd; bilinnsnABB onrt - j constipation. 25o at all druggists.