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HE 'FELL SIX AND OflE
IfALF'FEET. The Murderer of roliceinan Kerns rays
the Penalty o His Crime on, the
Gallows In Salisbury He Confesse'd
and Said the Law Was Right Ilis
Last Night in Jail Passed OuietIy-"I
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Am Ready" Were His Last Words on
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Earth.
Will Edwards passed Sunday
night, his last night on earth,
quietly in his cell in the Salis
burv iail. He was but little
nervous this morning and ap
parently seemed to have rested
well during: the night. He was
interviewed this morning ana
confessed that he was guilty
. and that the lawT was- right. He
said that he had made confession
to his God and was ready to die
About 10 o'clock Edwards was
led from his cell to the scaffold.
He seemed considerably -nervous
as he approached the gallows
Rev. W H Bryan, standing be
side him on the scaffold, offered
prayer for the condemned man.
When asked if he had anything
to say he replied: "I'm convicted
and I'm ready to die." He then
turned to the sheriff and said:
"I'm ready."
The black cap was then placed
upon him and at 10:17 the rope
was cut that hurled Edwards
soul into eterenity. He, fell 6
feet. His neck was broken by
the fall. There were only a
few muscular movements after
the faH and in 11 rflinuteS his
pulse ceased to beat. .
He. had been on the gallows
ju,st 20 minutes whe,n .his body
.was taken down 'dead. The
hanging took place a little earlier
than intended in .order .to got
his .body off on the eleven
o'clock train but failed
to get through in .time. Mis
15od which will be on the south
bound train tonight, will b5
shipped tohis sister Jessie Ed-
wards,. at Biacksburg, S. C, for
burial. Nohe of Edwards'rela-
tives ivre present to be with
him hi his last hours, The col;,
ored Luthtran 'crgirrfiJof vSalis-
buryplaced a floral tribute on
his coiiin.
rhe nanghtg vs priva, only
flibuti being prrnt, iii'iftci-
pall:r officers and rAn;rters. .
T!ii f.riiiie for which Will Ed-
wicls- was ban
:dp)dny (Mon
lay) was committed September, I
1899, just One year -ago Sun-;'
day," and was the . killing ofj.
. . Policeman Will J Kras Mr.
Kerns, was coming up depot
street when lie rnefe three ne-
groes, Will Edwards, Tom Carr
and Robert Richardson. Ed-
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wards and Carr had been
cursing along the street arid
Policeman Kerns politely
informed them that unless, they
stopped they would have to be
taken up town. Edwards told
him tp go away and not bother
him. Later several shots were
mi- 4i i ii-
nred which resultedm the killing
Tr , ,
of Policeman Kerns. Edwards
, ... ,
escaped but was afterwards ar-
' . .
i rested and tried with.Tom Carr.
Edwards was convicted' of mur-
der in the first degree; Carr
plead guilty to murder in the
second degree and is now serv
ing out 20 years penalty in the
penitentiary. There was no
evidence against Robert Richard
son and he was discharged.
MR.. HOPKINS KILLED.
Sudden Death of Father of Mrs. Dr.
Marsn To Particulars Have Yet Been
Learned.
Mrs. Dr. M L Marsh received
a telegram Saturday night say
ing that her father Mr. J R Hop
kins had been killed. No par
ticulars of the sudden death has
been learned.
Mr. Hopkins home was in Hal
t TV ' a
timore. Jie nas, oeen in good
health and his sudden, death i& a
surprise and shock to friends
and relatives.
He was a contractor.
Mrs. Marsh has been very un
well since hearing of thei sudden
death of her father but hopes to
be able to go to Baltimore to
night.
Cotton Report Shortage of o, 042 Hales
Cotton-Weigher Propsl gave
us the following cotton figures
that will surprise many of our
readers. Conuting the '.cotton
year from September to Sep
tember the year just ended fell
short &,6 bales compared with
the yem- before. For the year
just ended there were 9,993 bales
put on the Concord market while
or the previous year there were
15,523.
awing Oyer a Meadow of Hay.
We are informed today of two
farmers who were here one even
ing last week lawing over j
rmeadowofhay which h;ul,been
cut. Whan they returned, late in
the evening they found that a
rain" had visited, their section
and the hav T.ac J beyond the
reach of eithbr
Editor's. Awful Plight.
V T. TTii7?ins. Edtior Seneca
New, wa.afflicted for yearwith piles
tlii o dolm or, ohhIj helped until j
he.'iPcl Buolilen's Arnica Salve, th
bett ijf e wofld. Hewrite8, two boxes
wholy cured him. Infahble for piles,
Care guaranteed. On1y . Sold at
Fetzi-r's dru-- store.
Messrs
Blwn a'ro spending today m'
Albemarle.
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St. James Congregation Its Gro'iii
Within Four Years
Improvement
Added Auxiliary Societies.
As announced o'h Saturday tho
Rev. C B Miller's discourse on
Sunday morning referred to his
relations with St. James church
for the four years just ended.
Tho brethren from the Central
M. E. .and the First Prosby -
terian churches in 'which there
were no services swelled the au
dience almost tQ the capacity for
seating in the auditorium.
The pastor gave the following
Rt,a,t,istiV.n,l facts that innst ho
gratifying to the devout of all
denominational persuasions, for
all rejoice in the prosperity of
Zion.
During the four years there
nave been added to St. James
church BJt communicant members
and 26 baptized members. A
feature especially-gratifying is
the fact that 38 of these commu
nicant members have been added
during the last year .and 12 were
baptized during the year, making
50 enrollments for the year.
External and internal improve
mentsr the pastor said, had been
made that aggregated in cost
somewhat more than $2,000.
He was gratified especially
with the increased interest in the
Woman's Home and Foreign
'Missionary Society and the La
dies' Aid Society and also the
Children's Missionarv Sociotv.
all of which have assumed im
portant positions in the work of
the church.
Tho pastor was peculiarly im-
pressivewhen he said that he
I
naa no complaint lo uiuito un at-
tendance on divine service, but
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rather the opposite. He had
had good congregations almost
without, fiTP.fint.inn. hut thai, nas-
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tors in "their studies bare on
their minds and hearts the con-
a.
JXtJgclljLUU UiS iXi wiiuiouuu as suui- I
viduals and that he studiously
preparos his sermons to moot the
x A. Z? il - ! a 1 . n .
warns, ox inose "wtiom ne kuows
to need aid, sympathy, comfort
and encouragement. How im
portant then that the attendance
on church make it possible for
pastors to 'render this service.
He said that in .consequence of
human imperfection he may have
fallen short of the highest meas-
I uro of efficiency as a 'pastor, but
inau ne naa oeen iaiiniui in nisi
, , . . i
purposSand his efforts and wS m
willing to stand before the great
judgement bar vtfthis congrega-
tion to be judged of his sinceiity
. . ..'
for their spiritual welfare,
He enters upon his fi'iih year
encoUraged and strengthened by
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his relations with the contrrcira-
it
tlon in the four years "
ended.
'Cabarrus County Teachers' Associa
tion. '
At the. conclusion df .the
Teachers' Institute Saturday
,;vtluu& uiuuuug was ueiu ana
3 Cabarrus County Teachers'
Association, organized. Prof.
Amos Penninger.was made pres
ident, Mrs. Misenheimer, of
the graded school, secretary, and
the following were appointed on
the exocutive committee: Prof.
Ghas. Boger, Miss Pauline Means
jand Prof. Amos Penuiager
A public meeting will be held
on ' Saturday, . Oct. 27th. A
sPecial program will be arranged
for'the day and .published later.
Masonic fiotlce.
A iteguiar communication
I m r i
ing'at 8 o'clock, Sept. 3, 1900.
visuing craitsmen are cor-
diallvinvited.
Brothern be prompt.
R H Griffin, Sec.
Sopt. 1, 19Q0.
AFRESH LINE OJb1
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FKESH
Summer Cheese
AT S. J. ERVIN'S
DAIRY
Buseiness
Combined,
I have bought the Bairvonuip-
ment of Russell & .Louain, tho
2?k. Dai' wblch, succeeded tho
Riviera Darv and will mm hi no
the same with Buffalo Dairy on
September 3rd. Haying run the
Dairy business here for eight
i , . , -5. ,
Dairy business of the town it will
be my Earnest endeavor to merit
tho libfi.ral arfd united Vjatrnnnffn
0f the town and I promise mv
most laithtul elforts to please.
Very respectfully,
J M COLEY
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y0U All KtlOW AhOtlt
The Man Behind
We aje also ready for action in
witix all kinds of
Furniture and House Furnishings
to the muzzle. Wo forth conquering ancf to coiuer.---Car lob
and eavingf all discounts. We are iu a position to dp you yoou.
Our line of "
Mahogony, Birds Eye((Map!eancI Cio!dei Oik Suits
m uouui. jiuuuuuiiiMoucuBiuciumm u me iowi,
can't call , for anything mda
Furniture that hayen't in
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Come and see us, weare never too busy to welcome you.
Bell, Harris & Co.
Residence Phonf. .... 90. .
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A sure cure for chills and 4
fever ia
S' Hance'5 Tasteless Tonic
Y CHILL CURE.
W ' Children like it. Notie bci
X
ter. 'It is positively guaran- a
X, teed. Give it a trial and be
W cured. Price 50c. per bottle, ! :A
O bottles $1.25.
Comcord Drug Co.,- 0
The School
Supply
Department
Of this store is now fully
prepared to furnish any and
every ne,ed in this line. 'Next
week, Sept. 3rd, the small
boys and girls will be waut
hig their Slates, Pencils,
Tablets, Crayon, etc., and
we hppe you will remembr
Parks & Co. are selling
these articles at a very low
price.
Here arc some of these extreme values
brleny indexed :
Pencil Tablets, small size, lc.
Ink Tablets that will surprise
you at 3, 4 and 5c.
Extra large Tablets 5c.
Composition Books with .stiff
backs only 5c.
Pen Points 3 for lc.
Pen hold-
ers from 1 to 5c.
Large assortment of Lead Pen
cils from 1 to 5c.
Crayon, 14 different colors for 5c.
Rulers, which are quite necessary
m all schools, lc.
Ink that will not spill out
o f hot-
tie DC
There are many other
things in this line not ifien
tioned that will pay you to
call and see.
s L, Parks & Co.-
the Gun !
correct Ipfra vith tady aim, loudud
Yen
out of wood us3d in the
trre, oVon theVay.
house for
. ffm's
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Musical fnstrhmcni;. 1;
whicil shows vvu didu t buy ua- p
auveuly. .
Store Phono .
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