North Carolina Newspapers

1 t4v A Home Newspaper Published . taj; Interest of the People and for Honesty in Oovernmental Affairs. Vol. V. No. 26. Salisbury, N. O., Tuesday, June 29th, I909; Wm. h. Stewart, Editor. WaMiniaix 7 V '5 THE LAST RPES. The Mortal Remains of the Late Recto' of St. Luke's Church, Laid to Rest. Thi remains of the late Rev. F. J. Murdoch, D, D., reached this city from Charleston, S. C, at 11:55 Wednesday morning, and were accompanied by Mrs. Mur doch, Miss Daisy Murdoch, a sister of thfl deceased, Fraucia Murdoch and Capt Richard Henderson, the latter having gone to Charleston with Mr. Mardcch early Tuesday morning. The funeral was held at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon a St. Luke's church. Bishop Ches hir officiated, assisted by Revs E. A Osborn", of Charlotte and R. B. Owens, ,of Rocky Mount Wit h these were Revs. Harris Mai linkmdt, W. R. Smith and Fran cis Osborne, of Charlotte, F. W R. Arthurs, of New York: S. S. Bost and Thos. L. Trot', of Dur ham, Hunter, of Raleigh; Browu, of C oleemee, and L. W Blackwelder of this city. The pastors of the different churches in the city attended in a body. The members of the vestry, with the exception of J H. McNeely, .who is now in Oklahoma, acted as pall-bearers, as follows: Hon John S. Hotiderson, Dr W. W McKeuzie, Capt. Richard Hender son, S. F. Lord, Theo. Buerbanm, W. S. Blackmer, Capt, W. 0. Coughenour, Johu R. Id, A. M . Ricp, J. O. White and T. F. Young. The church was crowded to its full capacity and a number who came were unablo to get in. Aftnr the brief, but beautiful and impressive service had been read the funeral party proceeded to Chestnut Hili where the intarment took place. Nearly all the stores as well as, the various business en terprises with which the deceased was connected, r leased their doors during the funeral. Dr. Murdoch was.a remaiksible man in numerous respects, and it may be safely asserted that his death has created a larger gap in church and business circles, than could have been caused by the de cease of any other man. He was a many-sided, versatile man. His shrewd business sagacity, his far seeing judgment and his high ideal of honor and integrity, serv ed to place him upon a lofty plain few men ever reach. Socially he was a most charming mi l. i . i n a man inose wno nave naa in' anecdote, could tell a story enter tainingly and always enjoyed one which bad a tinge of humor in it. He had during his long life more than the usual opportunities for coming into contact with great men great men in a scholarly aud cultured sense. Being a stu dent of human character and by tho way a "most excellent judge of it, his contact with men was ever a source of much interest to him. In trave'ing over the conn try. while he could grasp almost the minutest details connected with the section he chanced to visit, its products, climate, peo-i pie, etc , he seemed to alwayB care more for a close knowledge of the people than of the places. It has been remarked that he never forgot anything he once knew, and he had acquired an immense fund of valuable and interesting information which was ever at the service of his friends, or others who needed it. These things, combined with his culture and so cial, geiiial disposition, made bim a conversationalist out of tne or dinary and it was a rare treat to spend an eveniug with him. The deceased was a warm-hearted, generous man and he did great good wnicn win doubtless uevt-.r be known to any except those who were recipients of his bounty By reason of his position ha was subject to calls for aid from all sources, and if any were ever turn ed away without th aid needed, it was merely because he felt an attempt was being made to impose upon his charitable and benevo lent nature and with all his kind heartedness, Dr. Murdoch was not a man who would permit himself - to be deliberately imposed upon. (Continued on Pago 2.) CQNCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. Does not Speak well of his Old Friends. Wart Care in Granting Franchises. Concord Times, Jane 14th. Rufus Peacock, and aged citizen of Kannapohs, died la6t Thursday after a lingering illness. His death was not expected, however. Mr Peacock was 70 Tears of age a a Confederate veteran. , Richard M. Patterson, whose illness we noted in our last issue, died at his home in No. 4 town shin last Friday at noon. His death was the result of malaria fever. It seems that there are several parties who want to build a car line here. We think it will be the part of wisdom for our city fathers to go slow in the matter of granting franchises, as this a most important matter. Miss Lelia Judson Tutle, of Le noir, make a talk at Central Meth od ht last Sunday morning, and was most attentively listened to. M iss luttle has hniBhed a course in the Scarritt Bible and Train ing School, of Kansas City, and will leave September 1st for China, to whicn country sne goes as a nissionary. A friend in Co;. cord recently re- o.-ivf-d a letter from Max Sebmid- berger, who f ormerly operated in icf pisnt here, but who is now liv ing in Nf-w Mexico. He is a Ger man who has not been this country a great while. He says in his let- tor: "Here is very dry weather this y ar and many of the Indians have already lost stock on the range. On my place is a little creek four miles long, where is running about 10 gallons of water the minute. In order to keep off other people. I had to fence all the water or they put on 100,000 head of stock which, meant they would dripk all the water and eat' all the -grass round me. "I am.' sorry I did uot go out here four years ago. It had saved me much worry, and the people in Concord did not treat me fair as being a foreigner." June 24. A force of ban Is has ieen at work on the sewer line dn North Union street this . week trying to find out the cause of its being stopped up. The trouble was caused by the roots of the rees going through the pipes. ' John W. Philips was kicked in the face by a horse he was plough ing Wednesday morning. As a result Mr. Philips is minus two teeth besides having his face cut in several places. The wounds are not serious, however. David Utley, of Henrietta, Tex as, will arrive in Uoucord in a few davB to visit relatives. Mr. Utley left this couuty about forty years ago. Me ib a brother of Mr. Henry Utley and Mrs. Hay wood Denis. At a meeting of the city alder men Tuesday night a frachise was granted to the Piedmont Carolina Railway Company, of Salisbury, to build and operate a street rail way in Concord. The franchise stipulates that the company is to commence work within 60 days from the date cf the franchise and that three mile" of track shall be bid within the corporate limits of the city within two years, and also that cars shall bo run over the track after being laid every hour for 12 hours a day. If the w irk does not begin within fiO days the company is so forfoit $1,000. How to Preserve Your Lawn. Many people who have fairly gooi lawns run the grass out by the way they treat it. They al low it to grow up tall and then mow it off and rake off the cut grass, thns constantly exhausting the soil. The bf-st thing for the lawn in spring 19 a good dressing of raw bone meal. Then run the oets tall enough for it tn hit nd then let the cut grass lie. It will soon disappear, aud will be con- stantly thickening the sod with uj a iivi ioi jvj uiiu. 'UJUiDVUiP) wuilo if the grass is allowed to grow tall, i i : 1 1 u j. i- l t uioisturp, wmie -a m growing weather the lawn mower, i,uti wui uw too iuuuu leaves, in snouid ne run once a week. Kal- eigh, (N. C.) Progressive Farmer, ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. The Way to Build up a Town. Sick Come to Salisbury tor Treatment. gtanly Enterprise, J une 84th. S. A. PoplinJs on the sick list as he has not fully recovered from a case of the yellow jaundice last w'nter. He has gone to Salisbury for treatment under Whitehead and Stokes. Shankle cor. Daring, an electric storm last Thursdav. a large sow and four small pigs belonging to J. S Honeycutt, proprietor of the City Market, were huddled together against a wire fence, and apparent ly were killed instantly. The matrimonial ball will soou begin to roll in Albemarle, Not to be outdone, our little city may endeavor to keep abreast with her thriving neighbors in this line as well as others. A terrible disaster of wind and heavy rain swept through this section last Friday tveniug, did considerable damage to crops, fruit trees and other timber, and washed lotto! the worst that was ever known. Silver Hill cor. The best man we have in our town for the general good of the town it one yon will always see on the front seat in the progressive "band wagon.' He is the first one to extend an open and warm hand to greet the stranger and welcome him to the best town in the state. He will resent an in sult to ur town as quickly as he would a slur at a member of his amily. He very politely invites the chronic croaker to "move on." He is ever ready to give his just proportion to every public enter prise. He talks up our town mt home and;abroad and believes; it the best place upon God's - green earth in whiob to live and desires to be baried here when he dies. et us all try to be like this man for one year and our little city will take on new life and improve as never before in its history. How to Control Flies. Flies on the farm can be made much scarcer by keeping the ma nure well cleaned up. Then thn wooveu wire screens are now made very cheaply and easily adapted to all sizes of windows, and wire screen doors fitted with springs to close quickly will also aid in keep ing cut fins and mosquitoes. The few that get in can rapidly be dig posed of with one of the fiue wire brushes, now sold in the hardware stores. With one of these, the housekeeper can gc around the room and kill every fly on wall or window very rapidly. Especially should there be the closest attention to keeping out flies when there is sickness in the neighborhood, and people are care- ess about the wastes of the siok room. 1 called attention last vear 4 to the fact that flies in the din iug room caused the outbreak of typhoid fever at the State Normal College at Greeusboro, and doubt less, many other cases of diseases that puzzled people to find the cause, were due to flies. Hence it is not only important for comfort to keep the flies out, but especial ly important as a preventive of disease. With a farm house isolated from other buildings, it should be easy to prevent many of the flips that ar usually found there, by keep ing tho stables and farm-yard ab 8 lutely clean of manure, and get ting it out whore it will do good and not harm. Remember that they bave horse manure and filth to breed in, and ycu do not Want these carri-d in to your milk oi othor food.W. v. aiaesey, in Kaleigh, (N. C,) rrogressive Farmer. TfOllble Makers Ousted. ! When wfferar from stomach i trouble takes Dr. King's New Life Pills he's mighty clad to sea his Dyspepsia and Indigestion fly but fi . n more he's tinlrl u;- ne appetite, strong nerves healthy VI8or fttl because stomach, liver ana Kiaueys now work right. 25c at all druggists, v LEXINGTON AND MYID5UN COUNTY . Good Year for Honey." -few Hotel will Re- place the Structure Destroyed oy Fire. f Lexington Dtopaten. Jufii i3r&? . Thrifty gardnere have been en- joying rcastiug ears t for several - - .' i days. Georgia watermelons are on the market, irain loads of meious are gmug uortn aany. More encumbers are being shipped Uf ?pt:, .,. Saturday was rather .ii unlucky day for Charles Rhodes' boys. One of them lost the tip of a finger in a machine, and Dr.;W. J. Vestal had barely finished dressing the hurt before a brother of the boy was brought in from the N komis where he had jumped on a spool niiu BtucK a guou-Btzoti piece oi one j. f u. u u- e . . j j i j - i . r . The wound was wood drawn out, doped and the Monday Jim Green was in town with a lot of fine hob y and while displaying it to a -frieud. W. B. Hunt walked up and asked why this was such a good Hee year, say ing that 15 bee trees had been found in bis section and that there were a great many swarms this year. Nobody knew why it is a good season for bees,1 but according to reports there will be plenty of honey. Rev V. Y B ooier, of Concord, has accepted the call to the pas torate of the Lexii..on Lutheran church, and will arrive October 1st. until then Kev. 11 Beat- tv will serve thechcrch Thnew nastor la nresident nf tb Nnrt.h Carolina svnod of his enomina- r I io i. and stands out nrominentlv as a minister. The Lexington t .. f:!: . t ' . - I utnerans are to ne consrratuiated on sparing Su'bfe preacher, . " i " I and thejtown wlU welcome 'him h )artilyl -I , f ';,. :. Tuesday rM at l" o'clock Dr. Francis JTMrVrdocb, of Salis bury, died in ChrTeston, S. C, of hnart disease, whither he had gone to visit two sisters and take a rest. fine old gentleman, courtly, scholarly, loveable, his sudden death shocked all who knew him and many to-day mourn his taking off. Plans have been agreed on by the owners of the h jte. property but the archieots, Wheeler & Stern, of Charlotte, have not com- pleted them yet. The new build- ing will be three stroripe, equipped with steam heating and all m:dern Ilf 1 Ml 1 1 1 I conveniences. wor win iiKeiy begin as soon as the plans are forthcomu-g m. ,Lrj j v.a 1UB pUBLUUlUW UOJJai tituouu uao replied to the petition for a new route aud talks as if the territory is now covered by mail Bervice. Citizenswho live from two to five miles from a route have filed fur ther petitions and an effort will be made to get the department to send a man bere to investigate it, at least. The Wat Snakes eat Eggs. - We have often heard of snakes eating eggs hen eggs but we never ku w how they went about it until Saturday we learned the secret from an eye witness. It was in Rowan county where the black snake swallowed four hen - -. . i i j eggs, tie touna ine ueBt uuuwr au apple tree and although the eggs wer larger around than the snake's head, his neck or even his body, he had no trouble in getting them pushed down the narrow passage You cou'd see them go without any trouble aud when the four eggs were in the snake you could see the four knots on the snake. But how did he digest them? WkII that w s an easy nnpnt.inii f.-.r Mr. Bluckauuke. He crawled up to the body of the ap; pie tree wrapped him elf around it and tightened himself until pop, pop, pop, pop and all the eests were broken. Stateville Mascot. Mothers Have you tried Hoi lister's Rocky Mountain Tea? It's a great blessing to the little ones, keens away summer troubles. Makes them sleeo and grow. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets. Cor neli son & Cook. SPENCER ITEMS. Some Snort Items of Interesi In Our Neigh bor Town, j Spencer Crescent, April 29tli. Roy Pritchard, machinist, has gone to Asheville, and will engage in the insurance business, through Messrs. Jackson and Stephens who nave been spending some time hero, and are now in Asheville. P. A..Correll, of China Grove, spent Monday in Spencer in the interests of the pvejall factory project, which it is hoped will materialize an industry which Jpencer really needs. Mrs. Lee Haithcook, who had been in the sanitorium at Salis bury for surgical treatment, died VPafarr? a xr mnrninor Mi- TTn i f Vi I J J -.iviuiur, uii uaitu- ix i , . .. XT cock, who is with N. M. Gemaye, brought the remains to Spencer in the forenoon. The interment will be at-Lexington1 to-day. Scott Winders, 15 years old and an orphan living with D. M . Pen nington, abont 6 miles from Spen cer, manifested last Friday acute symptoms of rabies, foaming at the mouth, struggling, biting, and attempting to tear off his cloth- iug. The boy was bitten by a dog, some months ago, the animal not having since developed mad- dess rand while little hope is en tertained that he will recover, the malady is said to be something other than hydrophobia, baffling the diagnoses of the physicians. Dpentonc following resolutions were . t . MOPl6Q a a recent meeting oi I . . T- ... tne Minister s Association, of Salisbury: - " Whnraai dnil in FTJo inofiifa : ' Li 1 ,j. : :j i ui uut uuvniDg proviuence cas taken from our midBt the Rev. Francis Johnston Murdooh, D.J),, for B? yearrector of St. Luke's church, this isity; .therefore be at Resolved, 1st, That we the Min ister's Association of Salisbury desire to place ourselves on record feeliug keenly our loss of an effr cient aud beloved member of this body. Further, that we, are con scious of the great loss which the whole community sustains in the demise of an eminently useful man and citizen. Resolved, 2nd, That we express our heartfelt smpathy to the be- reaved family of the deceased brother, and send a copy of these resolutions to the loved ones, on whom the Btroke falls heaviest of 11 TIT A. A 1 J J I an. w e commit inem o ino cov- enant keeping God. Resolved, 3rd, That our AssO' ciation attend tne funeral ser- vices in a body. W. B. DUTTERA, M, M. KINARD, L. W. BLACKWELDER, Committee Minister's Associa tion. Mauretanla Clips Record. Queenstown, June 21. The Cunard Line Steamer Mauretania has clipped another 50 minutes off her best previous eastward rec ord, which also is her own. She made the run from New York in 4 days 17 hours and ; 21 minutes, the best previous being 4 day 18 hours and' 11 minutes. She arrived off Daunt's Rock at 11 minutes past 10 o'clock this morning, i ne total run was z, 933 knots, at an average speed of 25.88 knots an hour. The best previous speed was 25 70 knots an hour ' The ;day's runs were592, 606, 609. 602 and 524 '-.'.A Thrilling Rescue. Hiw Robert R.Xean, of Cheny, Wash , was saved from a frightful death is a story to thrill the world "A. bard cold," he writes, brought on a desperate lung trouble that baffled an expert doctor here jTh m I paid $10'to $15 a visit to jilting specialist in Spokane, Who did not help mev Then l weut to Califor nia, but without benefit. Ajb last I used Dr. Kings New Discovery, which completely cured me and now I am as well as eyer." . For Lung Trouble, Bronchitis,; Coughs and Colds, Asthma, Croup and Whooping Cough it is supreme. oOo and $1.00. Trial bottle, free, Guaranteed by all druggists,- STATESViLLE AND IREDELL. COUNTY. Killed by a Train. Jubilant Oier the Sun shine. Caught in the Shafting. Stateville Landmark, Jane 22nd. Rev. C. E. Raynal, of Cnarlotte, wno was recently called to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church, preached at that church Sunday morning and evening and made an address at the Children's Day exercises Sunday afternoon. He was heard with interest by large .congregrtions at all the services. At the close of the services Sun day evening Mr. Raynal announc ed that he hed been deeply im pressed with the unamity of the call extended him by the oongre gation and that he would make1 final answer to-morrow, after re turning to his home in Charlotte . A fatal accident happened here Saturday morning just as the train was leaving the veneering plant in eastTayiorsville. Uncle Jo. Chat ham, 188 years old and deaf, had been to town early in the morning to make some purchases, and re turning home stepped on the rail road track near thevAreneerins plant just as the train was ap proaching. The engineer blew the alarm several times, but it is sup posed that the noise from the machinery of the veneering plant prevented the old gentleman hear ing the alarm, or caused him to pay no attention to the train. The engineer,' thinking Mr. Chatham was on6 of the work hands. at the veneering plant and that he would step off air the proper time, failed to stop his train and Mr Chatham was struck by the engine, one leg cut off, the other broken, and in being burled from the track his skull was crushed, re sulting in. instant death. Tay- lorsville correspondence. Four days of sunshine with only one little shower of rain brings re newed hope and oourage to the farmer and all the rest of us, for our hopes-are based on the far mer's success. There is ground for hope that the protracted wet spell is at an end. While it has greatly damaged crops, washed lands and retarded work so that it will be a strenuous job to clean com and cotton of grass and weeds, with favorable seasons from this time on the returns may surprise us all. Robt, Nix, a young man about 20 years old, an employe of the Slaine Glass Company, suffered a serious injury at the factory, on Fourth street, about noon yester day. Young Nix was throwing a belt from a shafting when his left leg was caught and wrapped around the shaft. Both bones of the Mmb were broken about midway of the leg and the end of a broken bone pierced the fL .tih and rriade a gash about five inches long. Strange to say, Mr. Nix was not drawn into the shafting, but the limb was caught and broken he was in some way thrown away from the shafting. He did notjffall but when a companion saw him he was staggering back from the shafting. The presence of a ticket collec tor on the Taylorsville aud Char lotte train was noted yesterday for the first time. Recently the South ern has been using the ticket col lector on moat of its lines. The function of this officer is to take up all fares aud the conductor has nothing to do but give his time and attention to the passengers. There is no permanency about their jobs. They may be here to day and somewhere else to-morrow They are detailed to duty where- ever the higher officials ara mind to send them. The one hera yes terday was on the ' northbound train from Charlotte Tell some deserving Rheumatic sufferer, that there is yet one sim pie way to certain relief. Get Dr Shoop's book on Rheumatism and a free trial test. This book will make it clear how Rheumatic pains are quickly killed by Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy li quid or tablets. Send no money. The test is is 'free. Surprise some disheartened sufferer by first get ting for him the book from Dr i Shoop, Racine, Wis. Cornelison & Cook, TheRelaHoi of the Dairy Cei te Sell Fertility. r Among the profits to be derived from the production of dairv Dro. ducts, the improvement of the soil is one whioh most not be over I ooked . Cattle are the great ma nure machines. Bji consuming the rough fted grown on the farm they not only enable the farmer to secure a good price for much that would be otherwise unsalable, but ihey also return most of the fertility in this food back to the soil in the best shape yet known for the production of crops. This is especially true of the dairy cow. Tha man who sells only dairy products off hig farm sells far less fertility than does the man who sells grain or hay, or even live stock. In fact, the man who sells only butter removes an al most infinitesimal quantity of plant food. The production of dairy products will not only add to the farmer's income, but will also build up his soil and enable him to grow more and better crops with each succeeding season. Thousands of farmers in New Eng land, New Yprk, and Pennsylva nia regard the dairy as a necessity because it keepB up soil fertility ; and out in the Northwest they are coming to look at it in the same way. It is a much more economi cal way, too, of keeping up the land than is the reckless buying of commercial fertiliiers such as the Southern farmer has been used to indulge in. The greatest need of Souther soils is more hnmm. and the cow is pre-eminently the humus-making animal. The cot ton' seed meal, corn stover and peavine hayof the South should be fed to cattle, and thus retarded to the soil . ' "Notf only would this stop the annual sending away of millions of dollars of beef and dairy products; but it wovld . also result m greatly increased yields of cotton, corn, and other staple , crops. Raleigh, (N. C.) Progres sive Farmer. 6ood for Rewan. The Charlotte Observer, of re cent date contains the following, which speaks highly for the abili ty and the methods of Rowan farmers : "The report of J. S. Hall, spe cial agent of the Department of Agriculture for North Carolina, located in Rowan oounty, shows that Rowan leads all counties' in this State where the farmer's co operative demonstration work has been carried on. Fortv-eieht farms in Rowan have been ( tested as to the yield of various products. The average yield of corn per acre was forty-ssven bushels at an Av erage cost, exclusive of cost' of land, 15 cents per busheL The banner was taken by A. S. Dean, who produced 100 bushels of corn per acre." This report was recently pub lished in full in The Watchman. Negro Wrete to White Girl. Washington, June 25. Upon the complaint of a young white woman that she had received an insulting letter, Garrett N. Worm- lty, a malatto messenger employ ed in the office of the Assessor of the District, was arrasted today by Central Office Detectives Mul len and Evans Wormley was taken I ef ore United States Com missioner Taylor and there held under bonds of $1,000 to await further investigation. - The sending of the letter to the white woman is attributed to the conditions which exist in : the of fice of the Assessor, which make it necessary for white wemen clerks to work side by side with negro men. Clerks of the Assessor's of fice say they have to be courteous to the black messengersand cierki, and that the negroes take advan tage of their position to. become familiar and . overbearing.- Balti more Sun. To relieve constipation, clean outthe bowels, tone And strengthen the digestive organs, put them in a natural condition with Hoi lis ter's Rocky Mountain Teg, the most reliable tonic for thirty years. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets, Cornelison & Cook. ,5-