North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE TWO SOCIAL & PERSONAL BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT MT. PLEASANT TUESDAY { Miss Bonnie Misenheiroer Becomes the Bride of Mr. J. D. Miller. Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 24.—H01y Trinity) Lutheran Church was the scene of . a I beautiful wedding Tuesday evening when j Mis*< “Bonnie Misenheimer plighted her i troth to Mr. James DeWitt Miller, of Dalton, Ga. The church was artistically decorated] in white and green, chrysanthemums, j ferns and English ivy being used in pro fusion. The candle lighted chancel was. a beautiful setting for the lovely wedding group. j Prior to the ceremony a delightful musical program was rendered by Miss Helen Misenheimer. director of music of Mont Ainoena Seminary, and Miss Ada Stirewalt. teacher of music, of China Grove. With artistic skill Miss Misen heimer played Souvenir, by Drelil, and Louis NYU by Ghys. and accompanied i Miss Stirewalt in her charming rendi tion of two weddings songs, “At Dawn-j ing" and "Constancy. To the strains of Lohengrin the bridal precession entered. First came' the bridesmaids. Misses Mildred Barrier and .Mary Peck, lovely in frocks of two-tone satin of blue and of rose, and carrying huge bouquets of yellow ehrysanthelnums. They were followed by the groosmeu, Messrs. Todd Misenheimer. James Mis en he inter. Joe Banks McAllister and Clinton Smithdeal, in conventional even ing dress. Then entered the petite ring bearer; Elizabeth lvatt' McAllister, dainty in nrf-' tied white organdy and carrying’the ring in the heart of a huge golden chrysan themum. Foil >wing her was the maid of honor. Miss Billy Misenheimer. sister of the bride. Miss Misenheimer was handsome in a gown of rose-pink satin, trimmed in lace, and carried a‘sheath of Bussell roses. * , Preceding the bruh 1 amt gcooiq wyre the dower girls, little Misses Genevieve and Virginia McAllister* in attractive frocks‘of pink and of blip* organdy, who' from Dresden ,ba-j£ets syattered r >se jietals dawn the aisles. • . 'L, -- The bride euetered with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Misenheimer. who was hand somely gowned in cream colored lace with orchid trimmings. - Radiantly lovely was the bride in her wedding gown of white brocaded satin with trimmings of pearls ami real lace the coronal veil Os . point d’espiit-ixi£h trimmings of pearls and real lace, and carrying an exquisite shower b »liquet. The entered with the best man. Mr. Wiliam (’reswell, of Mooresville. While the strains of Hearts and Flow ers sounded very softly from the organ, the ceremony- . impressively per formed by th’e Rev. L- T. Fisher, pas tor of Die bride, assisted by Rev. J. 11. C. Fisher. As a part of the ceremony. ML* Stirewalt sweetly sang the wedding hymn. “O Perfect Lovti” The wedding pnrt\ left si lo altar to Jhe joy >ur strains of the Mendelssohn march. Soon after the ceremony Mr. and‘Mrs. Miller left for Asheville, where they will spend several days before going to their home in Dalton. -Ga Air. Miller is the son of Mr. and ’Mns. J. H. Miller, of Dalton, and is a prominent merchant in that < fry. Mrsr~~M iller. the eldest daughter of Mrs. Sarah Misenheimer, is a blond of unusual beauty. Her intellectuality, sweet disposition and attractive person ality have won for flej- a host of..sincere friends who wish for her all true‘happi ness along life’s pathway. Among the out-of-town guests present • for the-wedding were : Dr. C. A. JVlis-j euheiinpr. Mr. Todd Misenheimer. Mr. J. Squire and Mrs. J. McDow. of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton., B % Smithdeal. Mr. James; Misenheimer and Mr. Joe Banks McAllister. of Whisttui-' Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Williams Cres-, well, of Moore*v : lle: Miss Ada • Stive* wait and Dr. 11. A. Stirewalt, *»f Chine Grove; Miss Pearle ShaefFer, of Kan aap* lis: Misses Blondie Shaw and Maty McKinley. Dr. 11. M. Patterson. Mrs. A. S. I>ayvault. Mr. and Mrs. I). IV. Moore, and Mr. and Mrs. Bay McEacheru, of Concord: and Mrs. Don McManus, of Clieraw, S. C. f’lie extremely inclement weather pre vented the attendance of many other friends and relatives. Following the rehearsal Monday even ing the bifida! party was tendered a de lightful reception by the bride’s mother. Ihe unusually large and handsome dis play of wedding gifts attested the popu larity of the couple. .Mrs. D. D. Barrier, aunt of Hie bride' entertained the entire wedding party at an elegant course dinner Tuesday. Prior to her. marriage. Mrs. Miiler was the houoree a r a^number of delightful fW-tiotiK. the first of which Was an announcement party given by Mrs John B. McAllister. Following that, n kitchen shower was given her by Mrs. George I. McAllister, and miscellaneous showers by Misses Helen Misenheimer and Mary Peek, by Mrs. N. less and by the Luther League. At all of these affairs there were clever “stunts,” delicious refreshments, and most abundant “showers” f or the popular bride-elect. Hptchinson-Benfield. A quiet but beautiful wedding was that of Miss Bertie Benfield and Mr. J. Thom as I Tut < hinson, vliieh was solemnized Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ben field. 71 W. Academy* St Only relatives and a few intimate friends witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by the bride’s pastor. Rev. W. (’. Wauehope, of the Second Presby terian Church. Miss Joe Hutchinson of Greenville. S C.. sister of the groom, rendered an ar tistic program of music appropriate to the occasion, using the bridal chorus from Lohengrin us_processioual. The living room was artistically decor ated with baskets of white chrysanthe mums and garnet dahlias and lighted on ly by candles. The bride was gowned in a lovely brown crepe back .satin, combin ed with beaver trimmings. Her corsage was of bride roses and galley lilies. Following the ceremony. Miss Stella Benfield. sister of the bride. Miss Win nie Griffin. ChiH-loUe. N. C.. Miss Joe Hutchinson, of Greenville. S. and Mrs. Gilbert Hendrix served a delicious, course, and the wedding’ cake -vas cut. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson then ; left for a bridal trip tg Washington and New York. Upon their return they will be at home in Charlotte. The bride is the second daughter of, I Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Benfield. and is an 1 alumnae of the North Carolina College | for Women, Greensboro. Mr. Hutchin i sou is the son of Mr. T. W. Hutchinson. |of Newberry. S. C. He now holds a I prominent position with the Southern [ Power Uo., of Charlotte. Out-of-town guests for the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Blaekwelder, Charlotte; Hrs. 11. M. Hayes, Charlotte. Miss Johnnie Dixon. Shelby. Miss Geor- I gia Kelly, Charlotte. Miss Eleanor Col lins. Asheville. Miss Josie Hutchinson, Greenville. S. (’., Misses Winnie and Or pah Griffin. Charlotte. Dr. Geo. K. Hut chinson. Newberry. S. C.. Mr. Reece Ivey. Charlotte. Mr. Boy Langsdon. Charlotte. Cards reading as follows havt* been is sued : Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Benfield announce the marriage of their'daughter Bertie Irene to Mr. John Thomas Hutchinson on Wednesday the twentyfourth -of October. one thousand nine hundred and twenty three Concord. X. C. Accompanying card reads: Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Hutchinson: Jefferson Apartments Charlotte. N. C. Charlotte People to Attend Concord Wedding. Charlotte Observer. Mr. and Mrs. Craighead. Davidson and Mrs. E. Ci Register will motor to Con cord Saturday to attend the wedding of Miss E izabeth Potter Harris and Mr James Stanton Northrup. of New }ork. which will take place that evening at7 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Chinch.’ • V ■ * r ~~ r ~7~ * Choral Club Re-Ooiganued. A few members of the. Choral Society met’last eVerPng at tlie Y. M. C\ A. for the purpose of reorganizing the cLub. Officers were elected as follows: President—Mrs. li. P, Gibson. Vice President—W. C*. \Yaiiphope. Secretary and Treasurer —Ben MJiite. Librarian- —S. Kay Patterson* .*= Director —Price I )oyle. The club officers state that they fee 1 especially fortunate in securing Mr. Doyle u-s director, and plans are now on. foot for Several concerts to be giyeu dur ing the Winter. W WUI Entertain Fgr Mikhd Tally. Mr. and Mrs. Meins will entertain this evehiug at tfielf home on North Unipn Street in l»oi>of' Os Mis- Elizabeth Harris and Mr, Mtanton North nip. who will be maryiefi Saturday even ing. Members of the bridal party and a few other friends will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Means. . ' Misses Crowell to Entertain. Misses Ruth and Lois Crowell will en tertain tomorrow afternoon tit t heir home on Franklin Aventie in honor of Miss Elizabeth Harris, bride-elect, and Miss Alice Scilly, who will spend the week end here iy* Miss Lois Crowell's guest Carr-Howell Wedding Plans. Concord society will be interested to road the following article from the At lanta Journal of Sunday, telling of the wedding idans of Miss Margaret Louist Carr and Mr. Clark Howell. Jr. Mis> Carr has frequently visited here as tin lovely guest of her grandmother. Mrs j.T. W. Cannop, The marriage of Miss Margaret Louise Carr, of Durham. X. <’., and Mr. Clark j llowell. Jr., of Atlanta, which will be ’one of the outstaiiding events of the aut umn season of greatest social importance throughout. the entire south, will be sol_ emnized Saturday. November 3. at f o'clock in the evening, at St. Phillip's Episcopal Clnireh. iii Durham, the Rev. S. S. Host officiating. Miss Carr will be given iii marriage by her uncle. Mr. C. M. Carr. The maids of honor will he Miss Nancy i Carr, and Miss Martha Boynton, of At lanta. and the bridesmaids will be Miss Matilda Bryant. Miss Mable D. GoodalL Miss Valida Hill, all of Durham, X. C.; Miss Ki.tty IJrewitt,,. LexiugtMi, Ky.; Miss Marjorie Bird, of Plainfield. N. J.: Miss Alice Jones, of Bronxville, N. Y. Little Mary Ann Carr will be ring bearer and the pages will be Julian Carr 111 and Claiborne Carr, Jr. The groomsmen will be Mr. H. Comer Howell, best man: Mr. Albert Howell. Jr,, Mr. Hollis Lanier, of Americas; Mr. George B. Barrett, Mr. K. H. Foreman. Mr. Robert L. Foreman, Mr. \V. A. Raw son. Mr. A. J. Milstead. Mr. li. S. I>ang. There will be a small reception afte/ the ceremony to'be giv en at the home of the bride's mother. Mrs. Julian Carr, Jr. The bridal couple will said for Europe on tin* S. 8. Berengaria on November (3. and will tour southern France and other countries. Down to Work.. The literature department of the Wo man's Club held its initial meeting at the jiome of the president, Miss Margaret Bell, Tuesday evening. The following programme wqs render edo: Reading: “Art in the South’'—Mrs. J. P. Cook. Paper: “Copley’s Career as an Artist” —Miss Clara Harris. Reading from Rusk in, with a sketch of Ruskin's lift* s —Mrs* Hiiiton McLeod. All proved instructive and entertaining not only to the student of art but to those who wished to be better informed on the subject of art and the artist. After much discussion it was decided to make an effort to bring a lecturer to Concord with slides showing pictures of art for the benefit and pleasure most es pecially of the school children of the city, thereby showing that the aim of the department of Literature of the Wo man's Club is “Art for everyone and not I for the talented few.” MisseS Margaret Bell and Janie Kluttz served dainty refreshments after the pro- \ Rhyne-Bust. On October 20th. 1023. at S o'clock p. m., Mr. Brevard A. Host, of Kannap olis. and Miss Margaret Rhyne, of China Grove, were married at the Lutheran par sonage in China Grove, Rev. C. A. Brown officiating. Only a few intimate friends j witnessed the ceremony. I For the present they will make their ; home in Kannapolis. j The bride and groom are both splendid young people, and tlieir many friends j wish for them a long, happy and pros ; perous life. X. Teeter-Richardson. A wedding which came as a surprise to the little town of Rockwell was that of Zebulon Teeter and Miss Alma Vernor Richardson, which was solemnized at the Lutheran parsonage on Friday ev ening. October 10th, Rev. E. K. F. Roof officiating. It was a very quite affair, only a few intimate friends being pres ent. Miss Elizabeth Morris sang “Sunshine of Your Smile” by Ray. and “I Love You Truly,” by Bond, Mrs. Roof at the piano. At tin* conclusion of the silo Mrs. Roof played Lohengrin's wedding march as the couple approached the beau tifully arranged altar and during tin 1 ceremony, the ring ceremony being used, played "Beautiful Thoughts of Love.” After the ceremony Mrs. Roof served a delicious salad course with hot choc olate. Mrs. Teeter is the oldest daughter of *Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Richardson, of Whitney, Fla. She is a graduate of the Leesburg High School. Leesburg, j Fla., and a graduate in music from the Florida State College for Women. She is director of school music in the Rock well High School. Mr. Teeter is a sou of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Teeter, of Mt. Pleasant, N. C. He is a graduate of Trinity College. Durham, class of P. 122. Mr. Teeter was a former teacher in the Jackson Training School, of Concord, and is now principal of the Rockwell High School. Mr. and Mrs. Teeter arc making their home with Mr. and Mrs. 11. W, Host. They will" visit in Florida during the Christina;? holidays. X. Bridge For Aliss Nelie Harry. Jiridc * Elect. A most attractive party was given by Miss Elizabeth Dick Saturday afternoon at her home on North - Union Street, in honor of Miss Nolle Harry, whose marring** to, Mr. Louis Ore Stejdions. of Charlotte, took place Monday evening. 'Hie home was beautifully arranged for the occasion with fall flowers. Miss Dick's guests were: Miss Hayry. Mrs. J. H. Black. Mrs. ft. V. Campbell. Miss Mary Elizabeth Wearn .of Char lotte. guest of the honoyee, Mrs. B. E. Harris. Jr.. Miss Elizabeth Harris. iMss Mary Fisher, Mrs. Janies Lee Crowed. Jr.. Miss Addie Sue itarry. Miss Berfi’e Louise Willeford. iM-Ss Laura Gillon. Miss Mary Crowa-d :In<! Mr--: Ben' Teeter. Miss Dick presented Miss Harry with a guest of honor prize, and also gave an honor prize to Miss Elizabeth Httrris, another bride-elect. The prize for the top score was won by slWs Harry. At the c;iHiclusion of the game M4ss Dick, assisted by Miss Fisher and* Mrs. Teeter, served a delicious salad course. PERSONALS. Miss* Jeon Coltrane has returned from l trip to Philadelphia. Washington and Winston-Salem. In the latter city Miss Coltrane attended a week-end house par ty given by Mrs. W. N. Reynolds. m a ■ Miss Jamie Lee has returned to Char lotte to resume her studies in a business •college after spending the week-end here with home folks. • • • Mr. Peter Roger Bost. student at Dav idson College, spent the week-end here with his mother. Mrs. Jennie Bost. !-• • • M iss Ethel .Honeycutt has returned to Charlotte after spend : ng the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Honeycutt. • • ■ Mr. Joe Glass left Tuesday on a business trip to Rock Hill, Columbia and >thcr points in South Carolina. Messrs, Kail Broome, of Hickory, and Marlin Brumley. of Newton, spent Wed nesday here oil business. * * • Mr. and Mrs. Joe Michael have return ed to Greensboro, after . spending the week-end here with relatives. ■ ■ ■ Mr. Arthur Faggart has returned from tlie State University. Mr. Faggart was forced to give up Ills work during the present quarter due to ill health, and he plans to return to the University later. • • * Messrs. J. G. Parks and I). B. Morri son spent Tuesday afternoon in Moores ville and Charlotte. ( They were accom panied by Mr. Kluttz, of the Belk Store in Chester, S. C. * m m Rev. J. A. Baird ,of Kannapolis, is spending several days in Chester with Mrs. Baird. who has been there with rel atives for several days. » • * Mr. W. E. Gallant, of Anderson, S. C., was a busiuess visitor in Concord Tuesday. • * * The longue of a 70-foot whale has: been known to yield as much as a ton of oil. • • Mr. Stanton Northrup, who on Satur day evening will he wedded to Miss Eliz abeth Harris, arrived in Concord this morning. He was accompanied by his best man and several groomsmen. * • * Miss Lois Crowell arrived last light from Salem College to spend several days with home folks. Miss Alice Scilly will arrive tomorrow to spend the remainder of the week with Miss Crowell. m m i Mrs. T. C. Thompson and Miss Bessie Thompson, of Birmingham, will arrive tomorrow to attend the Northrup-Harris wedding. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sauva ; n while in the city. • * * Mr. Vernon Brumley, of Greenville, S. C., is speudiug the day here on busi ness. mm Mrs. J. B. Sherrill and Mrs. W. M. Sherrill arc spending the day in Char lotte. attending a party being given for Mr*. E. C. Register. • mm Mr. Cyrus White, of the Belk Store at Spartanburg, spent yesterday here on business. • • <a . Mrs. D. B, Porter has returned frbm; a visit with relatives in Asheville and Black Mountain. She was accompa nied home by her son, Mr. Clifford Por ter. • • * Mrs. J. A. Cannon and guest, Mrs. Will IJjll. of Danville. Ya., and Mrs. IR. P. Gibson are speudiug the. day in Charlotte. THE CO NCO R’ D TIMES JOHN GOSS LEAKS BAMLLE: WILL DIEMIERP Negro Charged With Attack On Aged White Woman Was Found Guilty Monday After Trial of Few Hours. NO ATTEMPT TO HARM THE NEGRO Everything in Bakersviile Was Quiet During Trial and Soldiers on Duty Had Nothing Special To Do. Johnson City. Tenn.. Oct. 23.—A UlL!& distance telephone message from Bakeiviville. N. C.. this afternoon is to the effect that John Goss, negro, con victed there yesterday on a charge of at tacking an aged white woman at Spruce Pine several weeks ago. left there under special guard of soldiers ami a deputy sheriff for Raleigh where he will be con fined in the State penitentiary. Goss was sentenced to death by electrocution ou November 30th, 1023. According to a message from Bakers ville the town is quiet and no signs of tuiy demonstration against the negro were shown. Court adjourned this morning. Bakersviile. Oct. 22. —John Gauso. negro, who went on trial in Mitchell coui't this morning on a' charge of at tacking a wmite woman, was found guilty after five minutes' deliberation by the jury and was sentenced to death by electrocution November JM). 1!)23. The attack on the woman precipi tated a racial disturbance at Spruce Pine. X. (’.. last month and about 200* negroes were deported from the town aiid its vicinity by the white citizens. Troops were ordered-there by Governor Moefison of North Carolina and re mained on duty for 10 days before order bad been restored but only a few of the uegroVs returned to their jobs. The negro formally entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned before Judge T. R. Finley nT the special term <vf coUJCt convening here today. The courtroom was pheked, number ing among those present many persons from the Sprueo Pine section- Judge Finley appointed 1). J. IVack. local at torney. to defend Cause. The negro was brought from Raleigh to the Mitchell county jail here yesterday for trial to day! He was escorted by a company of na tional guardsmen from North Wilkos boro. commanded by Maj. E. I*. Robin- 1 son." The trial*of 11 persons, including’ a minister, of the Sruce Pine section* on charges of conspiracy in connection with tin* wholesale deportation of negroes from Spruce Pine immediately after the. assault is expected to start at onrte. v ~ The defendant* are Stokes McKinney, Potrr Biddix. Joe Ward, Bot Buchanan. John Tripnian. Ik E. Jackson. Mm Rev. Mostou Buehnuan Arutbr Green. Lane Mucha nan and Robey Buchanan. From the Spruce Pine section many persons came to Bakersviile yesterday to attend court. Others arrived today. The series of, happenings following Cause's alleged attack on tin* aged white woman near Spruce* Spine wero unpre cedented in this county. When news spread through he hills and valleys that a white woman had been attacked a mob. of, men said to number over 100 congre gated -and immediately proceeded-, to rid the county of negroes till except those in the State convict camp about six miles from Spruce Pine. Some negroes, it was reported, left of their own accord but the great majority gs them, between 150 and 200 who were employed at mining and road eoiistinietioii camps, were marched down o the railroad sta-_ tion’at Spruce Pine at the point of guns, i Jaced aboard freight trains and sent out of the mountains. , In the meantime a band of men. among them several sons of the woman reported to have been attacked, bad started on a search that lead them over the mountains night and day un til the negro John Cause, alleged to have betm the woman’s assailant, was captured by officers near Hickory- Th«* negro was sent to Raleigh im mediately and placed in States prison for safekeeping. Several days later the Mitchell Comity woman, accompanied by her husband and a deputy sheriff, went to Raleigh, where the woman identified Cause as the negro who was reported to have attacked her. Troops were sent to Spruce Pine by order of the Governor when he learn ed of the deportation <>f negroes from the County- Under guard of the troops, about 50 negroes were brought back and placed at work on the highway projects and in the mine*, which suspended activities with the"scndiug away of the negro laborers. The troops then were withdrawn- As- it climax before the final, climax, which is expected to come with the negro's trial, a group of men. one of them said to be a minister, were arrest ed in and about Spruce Pi/m and played under bonds on charges in connection with the forced deportation of negroes fromthe county. Trial es these men is expected to take place at the special term of court beginning tomorrow after the case of John Cause lias been dis posed of. FRENCH VILLAGE AMAZED AS FROGS RAIN UPON IT Fall in Myriads During Storm and Roads Are Obstructed. Paris. Oct. 25. —If raining cats and dogs is an expression than true, the villagers of Osnes in the Ardennes claim that it literally rained, frogs there yesterday. \'t : During a heavy rainstorm they say that little frogs fell from the clouds in such number tliatthe roads were ob structed, and even the houses were iu vaded. Scientists are gravely proposing the ories to ’expluip how the frogs were lifted from jhhuls by a hurricane flung to earth again in torrepts. PRIZE WINNERS IN FAIR rARADE ARE ANNOUNCED Judges Award Ail Prizes But One, No Persons Contesting for Shoes Given by Richmoiid-Flowe Company. ‘Judges appointed to award prizes for contestants in the parade held on the opening day of the Cabarrus County Fair, have submitted their report. Prizes were awarded in each of the 11 contests eecept one there being on one com peting for the pair of shoes offered by the Richmond-Flown Company to the man walking bare-footed in the parade. The prizes and winners were an nounced a* follows: First prize—Best decorated farm float in parade—David Lippard, Millingport, .$50.00 paid by Cabarrus County Fair Association. Second prize—Best Decorated Private Farm Float—Fl. \V. .Harkey, Gold Hill. 25.00 in cash paid by Cabarrus County Fair Association. Third Prize—Greatest Number oi school children of school age competing— Noreott-Brown Mill. $.‘15,00 school sup plies given by Parlcs-Belk Company. Fourth prize—Greatest number of any individual family riding in -Ford car. giv en by R. M. Housel. Kannapolis. Win ner's name not known, car number 184,- 782. Fifth Prize—Fattest Woman of any age riding in Ford car; given by Cabar- Motor Co., won by lady name un known. Prize S2O in accessories. Sixth prize—Best looking unmarried couple riding in Studebaker —Won by Hugh Broom and Miss Bertie Louise Wil leford. Given by Auto Supply and Repair Co. Prize $25 bumpers. Seventh prize—Moat pleased leaking family riding in Buick car: —Given by Standard Buick Co. Won by Mrs. Arch White. Prize $25 in accessories. t , Eighth prize—M<*st tastily decorated closed' Essex, Hmlsoiu or Willys-Kniglit. Given by Concord Motor Co. Won by Mrs. AY. A. Foil. Prize $25 in acces sories. ' 1 Ninth prize. No conlesftuits. Tenth prize—Given by jEfiyd’s Depart ment Store. Mon by U. A. AYinecoff. Prize 525 suit. Eleventh prize—Best clown in parade. Given bv 11. G. Ritz. Won by "Jack'' •Welch. Ships With Glass Bottoms. London. Oct. 28. —An invention has been brought out by a British pilot which if is claimed will have the effect -of lessening the risk of a vessel running aground in shallow water or in fog. In the bottom of the ship,is a small win dow of very thick glass, through which a searchlight throws a strong beam of light on to the bed of the ocean. Above ‘he window is a gate valve which, if the glass tshopld get broken, could be closed instantly to prevent flooding. Towards the bow. of the #hip is a gup metal chamber open to the sea at the bottom, containing a tube which; can be, moved from, the inside. This tube is. lireeted on, to the point of light cast by the searchlight pn the bed of—the sea, ami the angle it bus-to make a hit this -pot is recorded. Given the exact distance qloiig the ■'hip's keel between the seareJii'gllNvwiu low and this tube, plus the angle which ‘lie tube has, to ipake with,the ship (the searchlight aidnes at a right anglei a simple calculating will work out the length of the searchlight's Beam. And so the captain knows the precise depth >f water in which he is sailing. When perfected, this new depth finder is* ei tPfcted to eliminate the ; difficulties of sounding, .and . will .tell the captain, his depth, hi Norfolk Southern is Adding to Equip » meat. ■ Pinohurst. October ?4. —A -southern man looking oij&pr the Jituatierti >ii Moore county off Ins! *fli*t dx new freight engines h^tye»jeceufiy been added to the rolling Ndock. and about 2or per cent of the freight cars have, been practically rebuilt, most of ‘hem with new steel underframes. Larg er amounts have been allowed for main tenance, with the prospects of increased nuns for the rest of the year. September ■evenin' from operation . exceeded that >/ the same time last year* by $50,000. uni the traffic is of such magnitude ‘hat the increase will probably run this way until spring. Loath'd cars moving uv about 11 per cent in excess of the ame time last year. The price of cot- L on is hurrying the crop to market, as fast as ginned. Road work is going on >n a broader scale than a year ago. The Tack in-getting in much, better dhdpd'tn ’landle the increasing business. ('rop* movements on the road are entirely sat-* sfactory. Road building material is a big itepi in the freight of the Norfolk Southern at. the present time, with promise of continuing that way. Heavier rail is going down in places, with re ucwal of ties its fast as possible. The general condition of the road is much improving. Dfath in Her 90th Year. Albemarle Press. Mrs. France* Adeline Hlalock. relict of tlie late Z. I). Blalock, who died July 0. 1 HI."), passed quietly away Sunday night at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. IV~H’nson. on Fast Main Street. She had been gradually paying the toll of mature age. •and death came as no surprise. She was in her 00th year, having passed the 89th milepost in .June. It is of interest to note that the de ceased has 54 grandchildren and 71 great grandchildren. Mrs. Blalock was a true daughter of Zion. She was a woman of gentle bear ing. and all who knew her loved her. She was one of the best known women of the Stouey Hill Church section, and joined that church at the early age of 11 years. 1,000 Textile Operatives in Pawtucket Thrown Out of Job. Pawtucket. It. 1.. Oct. 24.—Approxi mately 1,000 textile operatives were thrown out of employment today by the announced decision of the Hope Webb ing company and the Smith Webbing company to curtail pioductioc. About 700 of the workers were laid off in definitely by the Hope company and the remainder by the Smith company. Notices posted today explained that the shortage of a market for narrow fabrics was responsible for the curtail ment. 'file Hope company is the largest manufacturers of the uarrow fnbries in lihode Island, employing normally about workers. The War Mothers took in $3-j12.00 on sales at the recent Fair, and $75.00 from tin 1 concert given at Central School a fevv weeks aso. LOCAL MENTION We have been requested to announce that there will be preaching at the Prim itive Baptist Church on Friday night. The service will be conducted bv .7 M. Roal. Marriage licenses were issued yester day by Register of Deeds Eliott to the following couples: ,T. D. Faggart and M:s*< Gertrude E. Kirby, both of Cabar rus; and J. T. Hutchison and Miss Ber tie Ilenfield. both of Charlotte. A large piece of the glass in the front of the offices of the Southern Loan and Trust Company, fell out yesterday. The glass has been cracked for several months, but none of it fell out until yesterday when a jar or shook of some kind dis lodged a large piece. Mary Eugenia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bruinley. celebrated her eighth birthday Tuesday afternoon. Octo ber 23rd, from 8 :3() to 5:30 by entertain ing a number of her 1 little friends. Many interesting games were played, after which refreshments were served. One case only was definitely decided in Superior Court yesterday, that being the case of Walker vs. Starnes. The jury brought in a verdict in favor of the plain tiff. Ajt the conclusion of this ease court started ou the case of Concord Na ti >nal Bank vs. J. F. Bost and this case was being tried* when court “recessed for the day. Mr. R. L. Dick was carried to a Char lotte Hospital last night for treatment. Mr. Dick became ill while working in Kannapolis yesterday and as his condi tion did pot improve during the day he was rushed to Charlotte last night. Friends who accompanied Mr. Dick to Charlotte state that physicians there con sider his condition as critical. The Reformation Rally service will be held in St. Johns Church, in this coun ty. Sunday* Urtober 2&th. at 3 p. in. A number of short talks will be made. Music will be furnished by the St. John's Choir. The ]>eople of this community arO most heartily invited to attend. These services have become a large fac tor in the life of this community. Only one defendant was tried in re corder’s court the defendant being charged with abandonment. The defendant was sentenced to serve six mouths ou the chain gang, but sentence was suspended upon condition that the defendant live with and support his fam ily and appear in court for six months and show, that he is carrying out hi.* or der#. W, M. Sherrill yesterday defeated J. C. Walton in their match in the’ golf tournament of the Cabarrus County Club. Sherrill won 3 up, playing a consistent game. Walton steadied after the first round, displaying a good brand of golf. Other thatches fn the '.tournament prob ably will bo played this week, and .the second round of play will 'begin next Week. A new plate glass lias been placed in the front of the Concord Public Library. The old glass in the building was dam aged several weeks ago wl»en a small piece of material was picked up from the street by an auto tire and whirled against the window when the car started. The new g\:iss is one-of* the largest in the.ciiy and. its installation was Watched with interest by many people. ’ people s fair stated this morning that they are getting everything in shape for the big event. A large number of per- juade plnu*r,to eg-ter erhibiti*- f|e fjiiF, and an albiisment comirtuy h%r #igiipd up to fqtrnish ltftdtfay. *Tlie month and will continue for five-days. Mr. and Mrs. ,T. C. Biles returned yesterday, [to their htune / in 111., aftter having spent a uiontii here visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Biles, who is %-beother of Airs. M. J, Black welder and H. AI. (joqdnigu,, left here year# ago gfid. this is his first vligt to North GaVolina since lodvlng.* He was very much impressed with the progress of North Carolina. F urman defeated Davidson 30 to 0 yesterday in their annual football game. r l he game was played in Columbia at the South. .Carolina State Fair. Nick Sap penkeld, of this city, played part of th ganfc* for Davidson and his playing xvas g’ven as one of the features of the Pres byterian s play. Davidson unable to do anything with Furman’s line while Furman gained almost at will against the Davidson line. * j ( lines Pharmacy is ulav showing sev eral pictures taken last week during the Cabarrus County Fair. The pictures have created much interest, several nf them showing race horses in action and others showing the grandstand packed to capacity while the.races were being run. r ohe pictures are on display in one of the slpnv windows of Cline’s. Pictures of several babies in the Legion Baby Show also are shown in the window. It seems that jieople will not comply with the law about sprinkling th** side walk before sweeping.’ a Concord man stated this morning after walking .-from the square to the postoffice in much dust created by persons cleaning off the side walks in front of their places of bilsi ness. The city law, it was pointed out. states that sidewalks must bo sprinkled before swept, and if this was done a}! the dust raised by the sweepers would be eliminated. A Georgia newspaper says: "sA-cn years ago a farmer boy bung his vest, on the fence in the barnyard- A calf chew ed up the vest, in the pocket of which was a go'd watch. Not long ago the animal, and old milk cow. was butchered for beef and the watch was found to he lodged in such a position between the cows lung that the cow's breathing had kept the watch wouqd up apd the watch had lost but four minutes in seven years.” Tariff was originally the name of a Moorish chief who. haviqg a port in Spain, near Gibraltar, was accustomer to levy toll on passing vessels. His toll became a regularly understood thing, and, the amount was added to the price of the goods. Mrs. G. T- Crowell, Sir. Frank Crow ell and Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Patterson ATedoesday in Charlotte. Thursday, October 2S, i 9 SISTER OF coil WOMAN IS FATALty WOUNDED I TEJi ~ !"S at of Her £ i m Koppel, Texas. " r FUNERAL TOBE HELD IN CONCORD Body Wilfßeljro U g ht Here and Interment WiJI jj c Oakwood Cemetery, Wh ere Her Mother is Buried. Dallas. Texas. <)ct 04 Ivellersbergcr, thirty ' !: and fatally wounded in t| l( . father. Phillips ISoM-be „„ , " ' Kopperl. Bom,tie T . : l.ved after the fatal , hoJ . N! " Btfs. Mrs. Phi,lips Bus,V *!! ,: her step-mother, surrendered v Will M right at Kimball, sj the officer by long distanee am| htm Mm Kellersberger was uiH.n Bright and a dep„,j mu. took charge of her. Mr. ;Ull J ’ Bosche had been separate,! ’ - Ui( | u.' Bosclm lett Dallas Mo„dav ~ Kopperl. Meanwhile H.,s, he w , N i las seeing the state fair. At an inquest held Tallin In r, Nichols, justice of the p,. a «-c \\ Texas, and George Andersen ‘ county jutoriley. a verdict V va- / that Mrs. KeHersberger dhd .! WOUUfls. Mrs. Kellersberger was the medical missionary „f the IY,. s j n ' Church, who Ah now in Afrii-ft, F irst news of the death of Mr- R, lersberger reached Concord Tin "day tcruoon in a telegram to her sister'.Mr. E. H. Brown. The first message yav details, stating only that Mrs. K, ilei-i« ; - ger had been fatally shot. „ Mrs. Kellersbergei* left Cnm ord a time ago for Texas to spend' the v nu with her father. She had hern in <. cord several weeks with Mrs. I'.mw; imd during the past several years i U( j spent Minrli time in tliLs city. Her ivvi daughters uccotupanied her to Texas. Several months ago Mrs Kell, Mm ger. accompanied by her husband am! I children, returned to the State* from Af rica, where she and Dr. Kollefsberjr:- had been serving a> missionaries, sir* compacted an African illness while ■, (duty and was critically ill in a l.omim hospital for many months, 'rim fact dm' she had not fully recovered from the R ness explains her presence in tin* Fniml States while Di*. Kellersberg<*r wa> I* • at his missionary work. The body of Mrs. Ko!!ersi><*iger will brought to-Concord for burial. ll* mother, who died several year* o buried here. Just when the Ixml> wit reach Concord is not known, and funm arrangements will .await more .delimit' in-. formation. Mrs. Brown was prostrated in uetv# .of. diey. sister's «(>R. aqd L'o/joaJ Mils! 'drtfldV' Mi<K.*]:t{l, l’o*sf.*Hi;ii ts for life, her Church and her fellowman that made suffering in the wild* of Afn ca tt pleasure to her so long a* dc kfpw she E xvap performing a .servin' ter inanity. Mrs. , igcr radiao happiness wherever she 'went. ainJ : made many while ip ''one,* : d ing her visits here. The greater par: her life had been devoted to < : work and she served a number or v > in foreign fields with Dr. I\> 'id* - a medical missionary, foregoing " - forts and pleasures that awaited her h"*’■' in her gryat desire to hg of *t*n ■ .person# who do not know how i« - Themselves. The announcement ** sleuth cast a paH of gloom *#»» circle of peoplb here who knew and i'wc her. DIRECTOR HINES SHOWS MONEY WAS V\ VMi l» Director of \ (derails’ Kifie ui l.n - FacfsVto Committee App' ii't'd l»> < gress: AVashington. Dct. 2-’>. H‘‘' -Senate committee invest igut'ng crans’ Bureau was toid toda.r tor Hines that cut on<* oc<a*iou rcau had paid $(*4,000 tor a plants for a hospital at l,ivorni",e. and then found thu 1 the drav milted were vt intuit Able. Tin* director said the patn-'" made before he came into otiic*. a ( the recipient. Matthew * 1 I’• ' Angeles, had filed a cla u tm ttonal 818.000. which w«t* General Iline* added that "*• come to Washington, and in standard plan* for pubic buid - the War and Treasury dop.-inc l that these plans were t■ -11*> w in the drawings lie bU'-r "k Livermore. Miner Strikes Out Mighiy D'" Hazel ton. I'a.. Oct. 28. I>* ■ * came to Hazelton Monday ' ball game. If us made a mines closing at. noon and ' < schools (»f all tons in tin parly. Mino workers led ta 1 the majority of cjieratimis n bers that work bad f»» Babe went hitless against ' . j mine worker of Coleraine. . for the Hazelton team. I ■ home run king out twice, “Ford-For-PresideiP” » lid's i" Detroit. Oct. 28 (By "" Press i.—A call for a na - lion conference for all 1 ' ' ' ident” clubs to be hen home of Henry l ord. Dec*-.*. » : and 34. was decided upon a nf several local Ford clubs «* night. * " , e Workmen employed in ae ■ *f the great steel companies yingli district have bee • m joggles, which have serve: uau.v case* of Joss <-i \is-" As it further consequence tm-i --i direct saving to the corpora l -; “ >50.000 to 800.000 a vea* yaid out iu workmen t *