North Carolina Newspapers

ytf r A Home Newspaper Published . US Interest of the People -and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. - IB rflQHEfc C0UCTV0W Vol. V. No. 37. Salisbury, N. C, Tuesday, August 3isr, 1909. wm, h. Stewart, Editor. Carolina "am m m - wane ID 1 tu ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. Our Neighbor Town Counts on Doing the Growing ad on a Large Scale. Stanly Enterprise. August 2tith. Reuben Maulder. is apparently gradually sinking. He has some form of stomach trouble, and for ten days or more has not been able to retain nourishment. Oth erwise, he eeems to suffer but lit tie. He is said to be an inveter ate cigarette smoker, and this may be iu part responsible for his seri oub condition. The marriage in Union county ou yesterday, at the home of the bride's p.-t rents, ol D, Boone Me- Curd- to Miss Wilma Long is an event of m re than ordinary in terest to friends in th's communi ty. The marriage was set for an earlier date, but owing to the ill health of Mr. McCurdy it was postponed. "Miss Long was one of the toachers in the city graded schoois last year, and daring her stiy here made many friends both in and outside the school room. Mr McCurdy is busiues3 manager of the Albemarle wh lesale gro cery company, and a most excel lent young man . The young son of Allen Tucker who was struck on the head by a baseball bat during a game it the farmers' union picnic a6 N. A. Teeter's on the 12th instant, is recovering from his wound. Young Mr. Austin, who waB bat ting at the time of the accident, may have to show before a jury 1 hat the blow was not intentional. Tucker was a bystander, and al legations Hiade since the game would imply that the blow he re ceivod was intended for another Almost any day in the week may be seen men from other prrts on our stieets. This week J. B. McCrary & Co., of Atlanta, had a representative here lookiug into contracts for construction of lights and water plaut-. The I Southbound has a man here con tracting for crosstieB, and others who are looking for business loca tions might be named. All go to show that "Albemarle is forging to the front, and that our board of trade needs to get busy. Mike, Arnold, and John Parker are spending a few days at home 1 .. y are express u.essengers on tl- Southern. Mike at. d Arnold ar? twins and are so much alike that their own parents ace con fussed at times in tilling one from the other. Mike says it is a com mon thin: for him and Arnold to exchange 'runs," and it is a rare thing that the employes of the road detec the change. While t he article published Ju another c umn of this paper, in its speculations on the pos&H'ili ties of the .Southbound Railroad, HflPma rather partial to Winston and Lexington, it will be read with interest by our readers. But anient those who are familiar with Albemarle and Stan 5 y cou i ty, and those acquainted with the fact that An this county untold resources have laiu dormant in their cry for railroad outlet and for capital to come in and devel op, no uneasiness will be felt. One of the greatest water powers in land now almost harnessed, grwat mineral resouicfs, surrounded by a section in which development has hardly as yet begun, the Southbound brings to Albemarle an opportunity which it will not be 6low in grasping, and the gen eral prosperity that is expected to follow the building of the road will be shared in a largo measure by us . With the organization of a board of trade, and a co-operation of our wide-awake husiness men who will continue to be ou the alert for every move tbat will tend to promote the welfare of our section, Albemarle has noth ing to fear and much to gain. It will surprise us if its rate of growth does not eclipse every oth er town or city along the line, and to that end our people are now looking w ith confident expectan cy. The Watchman $1.00 a year. CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. ; A Specimen of the So-called Social Club. .Prisoners Still at Large. Concord Times. August 26th. Nothing has b-jen heard frcm Lem Carter and the Blackwelder men who broke jail last week. L. P. Childers and Dr. J. E. Smoot, who have bejn at the Sal isbury sauitorinm, continue to improve, and will soon be able to return home. The many friends of J. Cleve land Carpenter, cashier at J. M. Belk Company's, and Miss Jennie Bell Goodman, formerly book, keeper for the Singer Sewing Ma chine Company, will be interested in the announcement that they are to be married ou Tuesday, September 14. One of the citizens! of N. 5 township who wanted to be sure of attending the re-union in Char lotte this week went to the depot several days before going and pur chase his ticket, Baying he was afraid that the tickets would all be Bold, and he would not be able to get one if he waited until the day he wished to go. It was report ed ou the streets yesterday that the gentleman referred to had got lost on his way back home. How- it -1 ever, his trienas nope ne will reach home in safety. A rucus which occurred last Saturday night at the Concord Social Club, near the Gibson mill, was airrd in the recorder's court Weduesday with the result that the club surrendered ita charter as a compromise, to stop any fur ther proceedings against it. The evidence showed that a number of members gathered at the club, filled up on beer, and were having a "good time," which was broken up by a fight. As a result of tht. trial those engaged in the fight were fi.ied $4.87i each for fighting and $10 for gambling. Spencer Items. The Crescent is pfeased to learn there is a prospect for the organi zation of a baud in Spencer. The firm of S. A. Blalock, do ing a grocery and produce busi- ness on Fourth street, this week sold its entire stock and good will to Messrs. G. W. Bringle and W . D. Cornelison, who will continue the business at the old stand. The Spencer Mercantile Com pany, one of the largest mercan tile establishmets iu Rowan county, held ita annual me ting at the offices of the company here last week at which nearly all tho stockholders were present. A cash dividend of 10 per cent was declared and a handsome amount passed to the surplus of the com pany, and it is stated the pafet year was a moBt satisfactory one. The fallowing officers were elected : J. D. Dorsett, president; J. K D irsett, vice-president; b. T. Dorsett, general manager; W, A. Goodwin secretary and treasurer The plant of the Correll Over all Company is being moved this week from China Grov to Spen cer and will be set up for business within the next few days. The machinery is being placed aud when this is done tho subscribers for st ock in Spencer wiil b-3 called together to inspect the plant and take an inventory of the premises after which a re-organization of the company will follow. Several new directors will be elected and other changes made which will be in keeping with the enlargement of the business. The company has for some throe years enjoyed a large and steadily increasing business and i" coming to Spon- -. i . a e ii cer it was nut natural tor tne concern to seek one of the bett shipping points in North Carolina. P. A. Correll, an old-railroad man who, however, has for six years given his entire time to this line of business, will have active charge of the plant iu Spencer, being one of the largest stock holders. He has already moved his family here and expects to make Spencer his home, Spencer Crescent, August 26th . ORIGIN OF MECKLENBURG FEUD. Had Its Beginning in a Runaway Mar riage. The row Saturday night at Huntersvillej was the culmination of a family feud covering a period of about two years. The Hucks and Cox families reside in the Croft section of Mallard Oreek township and have been neighbors for a long time. The trouble be gan two years ago when Reece Hucks, the deceased, stole away from the Cox home one of the Cox girls, Miss Elva, daughter of Charles Cox, the man so seriously wounded, and sister of Ed. Cox, the mau in custody charged with the killing. Hucks was acting in behalf of his frieird, Robert Beatty, who was in love with the young lady but, who on account of his blindness could not go after her himpelf. Miss Cox and Mr. Beatty were married shortly after flight from horn aud have been living happily to gether ever since. This interfer ence of lleece Hucks was not rel ished by the Cox boys and- there has bfen trouble pending evr siiice. Several fights have al ready takenplace, one of whjch was carried iuto the courts, but which was patched up by counsel before the case came to trial. It has been known for some time that the storm was liable to break at any momont, for several inti mations of approaching trouble had been noted. This was evi denced by the action of Mr. Charles Cox last week iu selling bis farm iu Mallard Creek town ship and auaouncing to his friend that he was going to move away from the neighborhood in order to avoid trouble. He did not get away in time. It is the consensus of opinion that the trouble is not yet settled The Cox family is a very large aud influential one and so also the Hucks and Davis connections. All are known vto 'be as nervy as can be and it is certain that, the settlemeirtHhuB far reached is not satisfactory. One of the witnesses here to attend the coroner's in quest declared that both factions were "so scrappy that they wonld even light torches to fight by." Jasper Hinson, grandfather of the Hucks boys, is remembered as the man who killed Cranford in a saloon on College street in this city ma iy years ago. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to be hung. ThiB sentence was commuted to life impris umont and later he was pirdoned. There were many callers at the jail, among the number being Mrs. Ed Cox, the bride of the prisoner, and his sister, Mrs. Robest Beatty, about whom all the trouble clings. Charlotte Observer. W. E. Breese Found Guilty and Sentenced. Asheville, Aug. 28 William E. Breese and Joseph E. Dicker son were to-day found guilty of the charge of conspiring to de fraud the First National Bank of Asheville, the jury which has heard the case since July 26, com ing into court at 9:45 with a ver diet which recommended the mer cy of the court. Judge Newman promptly sentenced each of tbe defendants to serve two years in the Atlanta r enitentiary, the maximum under the statue, and to pay a fine of $2,500. Motion for a new trial and an arrest of judgment was made by defendant's counsel and set for hearing before Judge Newman September 14, each of the defend ants being required to give bond in the sum of $5,000 for appear ance then, such bonds bing promptly furnished. In the event that Judge Newmau over-rules these customary motions pre re quisite t" appeal tbe defendants will appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, the ap peal going to the court in the spring of next year, with a possi bility of decision in May on the qustion of whether errors were committed in the trial or whether the law justifies the verdict. STATE NEWS. Short Items of Interect Gathered From all Parts of the Commonwealth. A chemical engine used, by the fire department at Brevard, ex ploded while being used at a fire Wednesday. J. P. Aiken colored was killed and four white firemen were injured. The A. A. Shuford Milling Company, which will build a cot ton mill at-Hickory, has been chartered with an authorized cap ital of $125,000 and $80,000 sub scribed. The Cochrane Mantel and Novelty Company, of Char lotte, is also chartered by J. E. Cochrane and others ; authorized capital $25,000. An unknown negro employed in the Haag shows which exhibited here a few weeks ago, was killed in A9heville Thursday night. He went to sleep under one of the big show wagons and when the wagon was moved the wheel ran across his head and crushed his skull. Mrs. Ellen Holtou, of High Point, while visiting iu Morgan- ton, recently, fell and broke her arm. one claims her lali was lue to the condition in which the side walk wfTfTr5ud has therefore en tered Baif &tf8ages. The county superintendents of public schools are in session at Henderson to-day. A very large number are in attendance Raleigh is to havea uew theatre, 'reparations are now in progress or its erection. It will be known as tbe Grand. Ben W. Morns, Jr., shot and killed John Capps in Asheville, ast Weduesday evening. The men were at Morris, house and Morris claims tbat Capps was rummaging through his things breaking his furniture and at tacked hiui with a razor and he therefore shot in self defense. The cornet n a mrv exonerated edple1 ere Morrva, but 0anos not satisfied with the verdict and have had Morris arrested charging him with murder. Morris is now out on bond and will be giyen a premlinary hearing September 7th. Nash and Edgecombe counties to have a big home-coming and celel ration at Rocky Mount, Oct. 12th, North Carolina Day. James A Blackeney a Meckleu burg farmer, was the first in that county to market a bale, of cotton this year. The bale weighed 496 pounds and brought 14 cents per pound. Mr. Blackeney has done this same thing for the last 28 years. A Fight in a Creek. The Wadesboro Measeuger and Intelligencer says : They tell of a fight, between four brothers, two on one side and two on the other, that recently took place in the waters of Richardton creek, in Burnsville township, that waB a hot number while itlasted. Ac cording to the story told by the M. & I. the men were seining in the creek when a brother on one side told the brother on the other side that he waB uot holding his seme right. The d m lie was then passed and all four of the men went at it hammer and tongs. The fight continued for s. me time in the crek one, of the brothers being held under the water until ho was awnost strangled. Fin ally the men reached the bank of the stream where the fight was continued bv a brother on both sides uutil the face of each of the combatants was beaten black and blue. The men at "laBt desisted trom sheer exaustion, neither of them having conquered the other. All parties have since made friends aud are now on the best of terms Seared Wih a Hot Iron or scalded by overturned kettle cut with a knife bruised by slam med door injured by gun or in any other way the thing needed at once is Bucklen's Arnica Salve to subdue inflammation and kil the pain . It's earth's supreme healer, infallible for Boils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eazema and Piles 25o at all druggists. BIG FLOOD IN MEXICO. High Water and Rushing Waters Kill Pee pie and Destroys Property. Monterey, Mexico, AugUBt 28. Eight hundred persons drowned, 15,000 homeless and- property damaged to the extend of $12, UUU,UOU is the result of a flood which struck this city between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. Laredo, Texas, August 23 Word reached this city late this afternoon of one of the most dis astrous floods that has ever been experienced in northern Mexico caused by the overflow of the San ta Catarnia. river . According to rumors there has been great loss of life, estimated at 100 to 300, and the fiuancial damage is esti mated at anywhere from $1,000, 000 to $2,000,000. For the past 48 hours a veritable deluge of rain has been falling which together with the flow of water from the adjacent mountains into the San ta Catarina river, so swelled the stream that it reached a width of a mile and a half and completely overflowed certain portions of the city of Monterey, and wrecking houses aud causing loss of life as it rampaged ou its mad course. Reports state that the current in the river was so swift that it ap peard to the stricken families who lived in the vicinity to be a miu- ature Niagara. Laredo, Tex., August 29. Di rect communication with Monte rey was re-established over the Associated Press leased wire at 10:30 to-night. The operator at he point stated that the number of dead will reach 1,200. The Monterey News was compelled to supend publication two days ow ing to high water and light and power being cut off. Laredo, Tex., August 29. The property damage is variously esti mated at from $5,000,000 to $12,- 000,000, Last night in Monterey was one of death, desolation, darkness and sorrow. The fl iod waters of the Santa Catarina river continued on their rampant course throughout the night aud, to add to the horror of the situation the rain commenced tp fall and caused untold suffer ing to the thousands of homeless peons v,ho had congregated on the various plazas. The destructive fl od, due to the continued rain fall for the past 96 hours, swept everything before it aud hardly a vestige is left of what was a conglomeration ci small huts swarming with fam ilies belonging to the poorer class es. The less of life, which can not now be accurately estimated, was among the poorer classes and i9 variously placed at from 400 to 1,000. Last night every effort was made by the kind-hearted citizens to shelter the women and child ren. Their hjimes were thrown opeu to the sufferers ; the police station, many of the hotels and private clubs as well as the rooms of ; several, organizations were placed at the disposition of the authorities and for the greater part the women and children were cared for. However, many of the men were compelled to sleep in the open in various places. Many women were separated from their husbands, mothers from their children, without knowledge of the whereabouts of one anoth er, and scenes of the most pro found grief are witnessed on all hands. Twas a Glorious Vlctoiy. There's rejoicing in Fedora, Venn. A man's life hasbeen sav ed, and now Dr. King's New Dis covery is the talk of the town for cuiing C. V. Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. 'T could not work nor get about, he writes, "and the doctors did me no good, but after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks. I feel like a new man, and can do work again. ' For weak, sore or dis eased lungs, Coughs and Colds, Hemorrhages, Hay Fever, La Grippe, Asthma or any Bronchial effection it stands unrivaled. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free, Sold and guaranteed by all druggists LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. Thomasvilie Is Figuring on a Cotton Mill and Lexington is Completing one. Lexington Dispatch, August 25th. TUa C i. f auo arse car or pressed grey brick for the hotel arrived Mon day. Work on tearmg down the old one is progressing slowly. It is th ;ught the brick work on the new Dacotah cotton mill will be completed this week, with the exception of the tower. Mrs. Nannie Keen BroWn will leave Tbomasvill6 this week for Columbia, S, C, where she is go ing to open the Caldwell Hotel of thatcty. Shehopestoepen tbe ho- tei next weex, ner orotner Uhas. A 1 TT l . Keen, formerly of the Selwin. of Charlotta. will have charge of the omce aepartmeut. Mrs. Brown an experienced noteiist and she lutends to make this hotel 'one of -i . ...... tne nest m every way. , , , - (Mrs. .Brown is the widow of i-l... cs r .1 iaw ouos Drowu ana was at one time a resident of SaKsbury. Ed Watchman. Ihomasville is now in a fair way to secure at least one $150,- 000 cotton mill aud has a mighty good chance towards securing another in case if the site is given . And just here it may be said that by just a few minutes talk Friday afternoon by a num ber of the business men of the towi:, over $2,000 waB secured and the arrangements have been make by which a suitable site can be secured and the necessary site offered to clinch'the offer made by oreign capitalists in the second instance the people of the town will subsribe part of the stock equal to the amount of foreign capital. A large part of Thomas- ville's stocq has already been sub- sribed. With the above proposi- tion presented it seems a fact that Thomasvilie will secure a cotton mill before the close of the year, All the citizens and business men are working harmoniously togeth er and will make the strongest ef fort possible to get these cotton mills, The New Cents. The new ceuts, called by some, pennies, have been in the cofftrs aud pockets of Salisburians for about a month, but not every one has seen them. We confess w have no foundness for anything disfigured with Abe Lincoln's likness, ncf do we like the gener al appearance of the new cent. On this subject the Statesville Land mark says : The new coin is the first one cent piece of the United States to bear the potrait of one of the Presidents Eince the issue of the Washington cent of 1792, It bears the potrait bust of Abraham Lin coln, wnen tne pennies were first issued it was noticed that the initials of Victor D. Brennar, the desiguer, appeared on them iu very tiny letters, and the matter was called to the attention of tbe director of the mint . President Roosevelt desired that Brenner's name go on the coin but the di rector of the mint decided to have only Brenner's initials Howev er, it was decided to issue no more of these coins and in further is sues the V and D. will be omitted, leaving only B. the last initial . STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO LUCAS COUKTY. SB. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot ba cured by the use of Ha'l's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY CI i 3 I 1 .pwuru to ana sunscriDea in my presence, this the 6th day of De cember, A. D., 1886. (Seal) A, W. GLEASON, Notary Public XT 111 1 . i nan b oatarrn uure is tasen in ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & Co Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. STATESYILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY. Engineer Folsom Severely Injured amd Barely Eseaped Death. Statesvllle Landmark, Aug. 27th. Four residences are in course of construction in a single block of one of the principal residence dis tricts of the town, and work on a fifth will begin in a short time. C. C. Folsom, of Asheville, an engineer in the service of the Southern railway, was seriously injured in the local railroad yards Wednesday afternoon about 5:20 o'clock. He' was knocked from the cab of a locomotive bv t.h standpipe, He is now at Billing- I . O ley hospital, where -he was taken soon after the accident- and getting along as well as could be 18 expected. While his iniuriea are quite serious thevare not consid " ered iw.oBanrilv nnarnn. I j muqwuuo. a thorough examination of Mr. Folsom's iniunes at the hnHnifcftl i rvo loH f hof v,;a ua and face are a mass of cuts and bruises. There are three very ugly wounds, one just below his left eye, anoth er back of his left ear and anoth er over his right eye. The one back of his ear is considered the most dangerous. A number of persons saw Mr. Folsom when he fell and these consider it almost miraculous that he did not meet instant death. All felt sure that either a hand or a foot had been crushed off by the wheels of the engine, but fortu nately his head "was nearest the track and in the struggle none of n,s "nibs wer6 thrown across the rall Mr. Folsom is a mindle-aged man and has a family. His wife and sister were5 brought to StateB- ille from Asheville on a special train late Wednesday night and M8- olsom is still with him at tne hospital. His sister returned to Asheville yesterday. About Snakes. Major George W. Olegg, wlio U well acquainted with tbe habits of snakes, called at The Landmark office this week to say that while some people might not believe the Anson county story of the king snake swallowing the rattler (told by the Wadesboro Messenger and copied in the last issue of The Landmark), he knew it was true because he had witnessed a similar occurrence many years ago. in this case the victim of the king snake was a moccasin, larger than the king snake but about a foot shorter. Major Clegg's attention was called to the snakes while the king snake was squeezing the life out of the moccasin. Then the swallowing process began and the major watched it through, al though it took the king snake about three hours to get the moc casin down . When he had finish ed he was so full he couldn't crawl. Major Clegg laid him in the corner of the fence and saw him no more, but suDDOses he survived. As to snakes laying eggs, the major says tpoisonous snakes do not lay eggs but the non poison ous do . The king snake, while perfectly harmless, is theking of all snakes. As to the poisonous snakes, we understand that there are only three in this class to be found in North Carolina. Thev are the rattlers and copperheads, which are pretty common throughout the State, and the cotton mouth, only found in the flat country in the east. Some say the spredad der and moccasin are also pois onous, both of which, we believe, lay eggs. Ed . Watchman. Washington's Plague Spots lie in the low, marshy bottoms of the Potomac, the breeding ground of malaria germs. These germs cause chills, fever, ague, billious nees, jaundice, lassitude, weak ness, and general debility and bring suffering or death to thou sands yearly. But Elestric Bit ters never fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. "They are the best all-around tonic and cure for malaria L ever used," writes R. M . James of Loullen, S. C. 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