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CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1910.
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No. 136
LEFT NOTE TO HIS BROTHER.
Mr. Wads worth Said He Was "Going
on a Long Journey." ed Schools Prof. Black Elected
Seldom has anything ever occurred i Principal,
in Charlotte which created so mucbj At a meeting of the school board
interest and was the cause of so much . ast njght Prof. A. S. Webb was elect
regret as the suicide of Mr. James W. ! ed siiDerintendent of the citv sraded
Wads worth, which occurred Monday
evening. .
Before firing the fatal shot which
sent him into the great beyond, Mr.
Wadsworth sat within a few feet of
his sister and inscribed a few words
to his neit youngest brother, on whose
shoulders the head of the business
would fall after his death
After every medical aid had been
rendered in vain, and the if our attend
ing physicians had pronounced him
dead, a note was found on bis desk
addressed to
his brother, George
Wadawortb. It was very short, but
plainly showed that the man had fully
made up his mind to end his exis
tence upon earth, and that he was im-
patient to fire the fatal shot
The:
note contained these words :
"I am going on a long journey
night. You will be the head of-the,
family. God bless you, my boy. i
JIMMIE."
Several years ago Mr. Wadsworth
had h very severe attack of pneu-
mania, his life almost being despaired
of at the time. After recovery he was ,
kept on stimulants for some time ow
ing to his physical weakness. The
habit of drink fastened itself upon
him. His nervous system was shat
tered by the excessive stimulants, and
this was assigned in a statement made
by his family, as the cause of his rash
act.
The funeral services were held at
me irMutiico if u ciw i uesuuv m-
lerooon conuuexea uy xvey. i. uwn
Rowe, pastor of Tryon Street Metho-j,
diet church, of which the deceased
was a member and a strong supporter.
The pall bearers were all young men,
intimate friends of the departed one.
The interment was in the family plot
in Elm wood.
Sketch and Portrait of Dr. McKinnon
to Appear in July Uplift.
The July number of The Uplift,
which will appear next week, will car
ry a splendid picture of Rev. Luther
McKinnon, D. D., together with a
Bketch. Hundreds of our readers 'will
remember f hi man .. of God. For
twelve yean bet was 'pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, of Con
cord, going from here to Davidson
where he was president of the Col
lege until severe illness overtook him,
and from which he has been an inva
lid since. The editor of The Uplift
was recently in Clinton, Dr. McKin
non 's home, and called on him, and
this visit so impressed him with tke
greatness and power of the man that
he came back determined to have a
story in The Uplift. Those who de
sire to get this number would do well
to send in their names to the editor of
The Uplift within the next few days.
"I'll be Here," Bays Cannon.
"God willing, I'll be here next ses
sion, and it will be for the Republi
can majority to determine who shall
be Speaker."
Speaker Cannon paid a farewell call
at the White House Tuesday, and the
above is what he had to say regard
ing hiwfuture plans.
"To make a hare pie," continued
he Speaker, "you have got first to
catch your hare. I may not be living
when the next session of Congress
eomes around, but if I am I will be in
the hands of the grand old Republi
can party to do with me as they will.
There are a lot of folks' who think
chaos would reign if I eame tack as
Speaker. They prate about Czarism
and all that sort of thing, but let
that go."
Sewing Machine Demonstration To
morrow. Remember, the - sewing machine
at the Coneord Furniture Co. will go
to the one whose bid is the highest,
and' you can bid nntil 4 o'clock on
Thursday, June 30 tomorrow. On
that day a demonstrator will be at
this store who will conduct a demon
stration and explain to yon the merits
of this wonderful machine. -. He will
also do some fancy feats in stitching
whieh will be of interest to every
body. Don't miss this free exhibition.
Be sore to go and take your friend.
Delegates from Ward No. 2. .
. The following is a list of delegates
from Ward 2 to the Demoeratie conn
ty convention:
. Messrs. J. Li.Ervin, C. McDonald,
W. G. Means, W. A. FoilfjC. W. Sides,
- T. W. Miller, A. B. Cleaver, A. Means,
J. N. Brown, 8. C. Fisher, W. D. Pem
berton, E. C. Barnhardt, J. A. Skip
with, J. 8 Braswell, Claude Ram
aaur, WJ. Montgomery, Jr., and J.
V. Beed. . f - ' ;
The last "wish of Hilary Roberts, a
well known manufacturer of Savan
nah, Ga., was gratified Tuesday, when
he was buried in a coffin made of
Georgia pine. The coffin waa made
by Roberts more than 15 year ago,
and ever since that time he had kept
it in his bed room under his bed . ,
PROP. WEBB ELECTED.
Superintendent of the Concord Grad
j schools to succeed the late Prof. J.!
r. Lentz. Prof. Webb has been
, principal of the schools for the past
J two years, and on account of the ca-j
i pable and efficient manner in which he
das tilled the office of the principal I
ana his known abilities and superior
: nnnlificntinnii as a. toncW his pW-
tion as superintendent was naturally
expected by the people of Concord.
Mr. W. E. Black, of Charlotte, was
elected principal of the schools to sue-
ceed Prof. Webb. Mr. Black .was
hiyhlv recmimemlel tn th mmnhprs
oi me Doara as a teacner.
n . . . . . .
A rule was also passed by the board
requiring all students who live out -
side of the corporate limits of the city
to pay their tuition monthly in ad-
t'arw.i fl.n MA..m. P 4 L. . nV,,.t
to-'honnl. Th rAniiirmnt. nt ruin
will be strictly adhered to during the
coming school year.
We think the school board has done
the very best thing in electing Prof.
Webb. He is well qualified, by edu -
cation and training, for the duties of
the position. His election will eive
sat isf acton to the people here.
Delegates from Wards 3 and 4
The following are the delegates
from Wards 3 and 4 to the county
convention Saturday:
Ward 3 L. A. Bikle, L. A. Brown,
Jno. K. Patterson, J. AEarnhardt, C.
A. Isenhour, N.
A rv,!! 1 X? T
Braswell
War(i 40 T Crowell j M H
Frnnt winiama j p ri w
M. Corzine, J. F. Dayvault, Chas.
Freeze, T. D. Maness, G. M. Lore, C.
A. Pitts, M. L. Marsh, R. M. King, C.
A Robinson, A. F. Hartsell, L. A.
Talbirt, M. B. Stickley and J. L.
Miller.
Concord's Depot.
Charlotte Chronicle.
The Southern Railw:y's telegraph
office at Concord has been moved
from the depot to Buffalo Mills, near
ly a mile to the north. There are ru
mors that there is something more
than the people know behind this'
move. In short it is rumored that it
means a new depot at a ne wlocation.
How 'Would Concord lik thai, f Rnf-
falo is about as near the western line
of the town as the old depot, but is;very strenuous lines,
further from the business section and 11 ls generally believed that, if it
the new location would mean the i appears that neither of the two Meek
building of a new street car track oft J 'eburg candidates can secure the
the line of traffic. What The Chroni-1 nomination, Mr. Wilson will receive
ole hears is that thia tiw lnnt mmnr ,
springs from improvements the South
ern has in contemplation in connec
tion with the new double -tiack ser
vice. Concord's demand for a new
depot has been acknowledged as just,
but the town had not probably figured
on a new location. At best, though,
all this is but rumor. It may be idle,
or it may not be.
Wanted Smith Suspended Also.
A movement to have Recorder D.
office because fewovo(IhtnhinAlledin
B. Smith, of Charlotte, suspended
from office because of his fight with
Chief of Police Christienbnry on Sat
urday afternoon, started by two alder
men who are strong friends of the
chief, who was suspended Saturday
night, was nipped in the bud Tuesday.
Smith, 'who is in the race for solicitor,
led his opponent, F. M. Shannonhouse,
by a few votes ,and the Shannonhouse
supporters thought that any such pro
ceedings as suspension would only
serve to increase Smith's strength in
the convention. Hence, they went to
the two aldermen behind the ouster
movement and requested that they let
the matter drop for awhile at least.
This was granted reluctantly.
Colored Religions Meeting.
The District Association of Con
gregational Churches, of Western
North Carolina, will convene in th9
Westminster , Presbyterian Church
here on Thursday morning, July 21,
and continue through Sunday, July
24, at which time the public is cor
dially invited to attend these exer
cises. '.- . , .--
On Thursday evening at 8:30 the
welcome address will be delivered by
Hon. L. T. Hartsell," city attorney
Response by Rev. W. D. - Newkirk,
Moorcsville, N.C. - ' ' -s -;
On Friday evening at J:30 a mass
meeting will be held in the interest
of the Colored Reform School of
North Carolina. Everybody is " in
vited to be present to assist in es
tablishing it ;
:- Mr. Stuart to Leara Concord.
Mr. W. W. Stuart lias purchased a
farm two miles from Old Fort and
will move his family there in about
ten days. Mr. Stuart has been a resi
dent of Coneord for a, number of
years and both lie and Mrs. Stuart
have S large number of friends wbo
will regret to know, that they are to
leave Coneord. , v .
'HUGHES WOULD ACCEPT."
Albany Prophets Say all He Wants is
Roosevelt's Assurance.
If Colonel Roosevelt can "show"
Governor Hughes that he can be re
elected Governof"Tie will forego the
honor of being a member of the Uni-
ted States Supreme Court bench and
run again, according to the political
prophets at the Capitol in Albany, N.
Y., says the Albany correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun.
Politicians say the presidential bee
s still buzzing about the Governor's
head, and to be in the limelight in
j 1912 Hughes must stay in politics,
I Politicians in Washington who are
Popularly credited with reflecting the
Administration's attitude, look upon
i the course of Colonel Roosevelt in at-
tempting to dissuade Governor Hughes
.!, (J IV I
niH-cjiung me oupirum vuuu
judgeship as the first indication of a
!ruPture between 'Roosevelt and Taft.
: The suggestion that Hughes would
become a candidate for President in
1 Q1 IS Oil P of HlA Tlltist. 11 tl nl PJ1 S.I 1 1 1
'phases of the proposal from the Taft
j administration point of view,
I Those close to the President say
Tflft selected Hughes for the Supreme
I bench with the definite idea that ho
!woul' s't during the arguments of t ho
trust cases in October and they de-
lBr it would sorely, embarrass Taft
I if Hughes should not resign, Congress
not being in session and the selection
of another justice being out of the
question until next December.
Mr.
Wilson Has Good Chance to be
Nominated for Solicitor.
Gastonia Gazette.
The contest for the solieilorship of
the twelfth district is yet to be fought
out in the convention which meets in
Uastonia on Thursday, July 7th. Be
tween now and that date a very line
j political game is to be played and no
one can salejy predict the outcome.
However, there is no denying the fact
that Gaston county's chances are most
excellent for securing the nomination
of Mr. Wilson. In view of the friend
ly campaign waged, it is altogether
probable that Mr. Maiigmu's strength
will go solidly to Mr. Wilson, the lat
ter having more than double the num
ber of votes oft he former in the con
vention to begin with. On the other
lland lt seems not improbable that it
wili be impossible for the friends of
the two Mecklenburg candidates
Messrs. Smith and Shannonhouse, to
get together, this in view of the fact
lliat their campaign
as waged along
sullicient votes from the Meckleiiburi
delegatiou to insure him the nomina
tion. Certain it is that the judicial
conventon will be a most interesting
political gathering and there is a
probability that it may last for sev
eral days.
Mr. Russell Not to Run in Second
Primary.
J. A. Russell, the present clerk of
the Superior court of Mecklenburg
county, who received the next highest
vote in the Democratic primaries last
Saturday and 'was to have run against
C. C. Moore in a second primary next
Saturday for the nomination, has no
tified the chairman of the executive
committee that he had decided to
withdraw from the race. W. F. Ste
vens and C. L. Barnett, also candi
dates for the nomination, have with
drawn, which leaves the nomination
for C. C. Moore. The vote stood :
Moore 1,940, Russell 1,030, Stevents
CoO, Barnett 498.
A Pleasant Evening.
The "Constant Workers" class of
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Sabbath School spent a most enjoy
able evening at the hospitable hAme
of its charming president, Miss Anna
Creech last evening from 8 to 11
o'clock. After an hour of devotion
and business conducted by the presi
dent, the class and its invited guests
were invited to the spacious and
beautifully decorated dining hall
where dainty refreshments were serv
ed by the president and social committee.
FllR'Ri? Yur BQnk Deposits
h vC5c4 and Oar Best Service
JilaJl
Thirteen Years of Successful Experience.
Paid in Capital .; ...... ; . $100,000.00
Earned Surplus and Undivided Trofit. . . 50,000.00
Y' With Resources over 700,000.00
All combined to equip us to serve you.... We want a large number
of New accounts small account as well as large ones .welcomed.
The Cabarras Savings Bank.
FOR HER FATHER.
Daughter of Murderer Powell Tells
a Tale Like Unto a Dime Novel.
The trial of E. E. Powell for the
murder of Policeman Dunn, in Hali
fax county, several monthes ago, is in
progress at Warrenton. There was an
unexpected intermption of the trial
Tuesday caused by the illness of a
juror, and court adjourned till next
morning.
On the stand in the case Tuesday
morning at the opening of the court,
Miss Alice Powell, a daughter of the
defendant resumed the testimony be
gun at Monday afternoon's session of
the court and proceeded narrating
a story in connection with the life of
her father for the past 20 or 2.3
years, the telling of which sounds like
the pint of a dime novel. On Monday
Miss Powell told a thrilling story of
the scene at the home of the defendant
on the day of the tragedy, immediately
following the killing of one man and
the injury of the two others. Miss
I'owell told of her father's strange
actions as he came home in a rapid
walk, almost a run, after he had shot
the men, his gun on his shoulder and
marched back and forth in front of
the house, like a sentinel at his post,
until concealed behind a tree on the
opposite side of the street, Richard
Kitchin, a brother of one of the in
jured men began firingit her father
with a rille. The old man, stepping
behind the tree, answered the shot
with another and seven shots were
exchanged before Powell fled into the
house, . where he was later taken a
prisoner. At the session Tuesday
morning, when Miss Powell took up
the testimony again, she stated that
at present she was at home alone,
her mother having died since the hom
icide, one brother a fugitive from jus
tice in Halifax county; the other con
fined in Halifax jail in default of a
f3,.")00 bond under several charges of
retailing. The defense played one of
its strongest cards when Confederate
veterans were called to the stand to
relate the-story of the life of the de
fendant who had been their comrade
in the civil war. The testimony was
offered by several of these showing
that prior to the war the defendant
was a model man and that during the
war he was a model soldier, but since
the war he had taken to drink and
gradually gone down until in recent
years he was considered a bad man
and by some an insane man. Some
witnesses stated that in their opinion
there were times when the defendant
did not know right from WTong. Coun
sel for the defense stated in explana
tion :for the reasons for introducing
this kind of evidence that they de-j
sired to show that the defendant's
mind had been affected by the trials i
of the war.
The prohibitionists candidates for
Governor of South Carolina are hav
ing a nice little squabble among them
selves as to who is the logical candi
adte. There are three candidates for
Governor on this platform.
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Deposits.
CONCORD NATIONAL BANE
i Capital f 100,000 Surplus $30 P0
isYoars.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Some of the People Here and Else
where Who Come and Go.
Capt. A. II. Propst is spending the
.day in Newells.
1 Mr. Lewis Heilig is a Concord vis
itor today.
Mr. John McDowell, of Morganton,
is here for a few days.
Miss Annie Furgeson, of Statesville,
is visiting her mother here.
Mr. I). R. Hoover left this morning
on a business trip to High Shoals.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Odell, of
(trens-boro, will arrive here tomorrow
011 a visit.
Judge W. J. Montgomery went to
Salisbury (his morning on legal busi
ness. Miss Grace Baruhardt, of Pioneer
Mills, is the giies of Mrs. E. ('. Barn
hardt. Miss May Pitts will leave this af
ternoon for Charlotte to spend several
days with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Morefield. of
Savannah, Ga., are visiting Miss Alice
Hr.vant, at Sunderland Hall.
Mr. F. M. Shannonhouse, of Char
lotte, candidate if or solicitor of this
district, sjent last night in the 'city.
Mr. .1. P. Cook left this morning
for Iiincolnton, where he will spend
several days at Lincoln Lithia Springs.
Mrs. V. F. Goodman will leave to
night for Hot Springs, Ark., where
she will he treated for rheumatism.
Miss Lucy Brown, who has been
visiting in Charlotte, will return home
today accompanied by Miss Caroline
Jones.
Miss Louise Sloan, of Statesville,.
who has been visiting at Capt. H. B.
Parks', left this morning for her home
in Statesville.
Mrs. 0. M. Ivey left this morning
for Charlotte, being summoned there
011 account of the illness of her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Foard.
Miss Kosn 1'hifer left Montreal last
week for Joneshoro, Tenn., where she
is at tending the State Normal school
in session there. The present term will
close the first week in July.
How About Your
Summer Shoes ?
Have you tried the SELBY for ladies? If
not, you are missing: a real treat these warm
days. We have all the leading styles, such
at Black Suede, Patent, Gun Metal, Tans
Vici, ankle and instep straps Pumps and
Oxfords in all sizes.
Prices run from $2.50 to $4.00
Nice, cool Vict one-strap Ox fords $2.00
Cheaper grades $1.25 and $1.50
Misses' patent, gun metal, tan and vici ankle strap
Pumps from $1.25 to $2.25
Same in children's 75c, 90c, $1.00 to $1.50
Infants' from 25c to $1.00
All sizes barefoot 6andals.50c, 75c, 90c, $1 to $125
No better shoes made and the price is cheap
er than you can buy the same quality any-,
where. It Is a pleasure to show them to you.
H. L. ParKs Co.
Mrs. J. P. Cook left this. morning
for Charlotte to visit her sister, Mrs.
Blair.
Miss Anna Cunningham, of South
Carolina, is visiting Miss Minnie
It oss.
Mrs. D. Matt Thompson, who has
been visiting her son, Mr. Walter
Thompson, at the Training School
for several days, left this morning
for her home in Statesville.
Mr. Roy Propst left this morning
for Charlotte. He will return this
afternoon with Mrs. Propst, who has
been in the Charlotte Sanatorium for
the past two months.
Mr. Joe Kerns left this morning
for Hickory to attend the marriage
of his brother, Mr. Dee Kerns and
Miss Emma Coble. Miss Coble is
well known in this city where she lived
for a number of years. Mr. Kerns
as formerly an insurance agent here.
More Trains.
Lexington Leader.
The Southern railroad will soon add
two more trains on the line between
Greensboro and Charlotte. As it is
now Ijexington has a good railroad
service as we can almost leave town
at any hour and with the addition of
two more trains it will add greatly to
the convenience of the traveling pub
lic. The new trains will pass here go
ing south about 8 a. m. and north
about 4 p. m. Iexington has now
fourteen passenger trains every 24
hours.
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Mr. Huyler's Fine Gift.
Charlotte Observer.
The Montreat colony is happy.
Mr. James Iluyler, the well-known
candy manufacturer of New York
has uotilied the directors of the Mon
treal Association, that he would can
cel the $23,000 mortgage against the
estate provided that they would raise
$10,000 ifor improvements.
That the proposition has been ac
cepted with the heartiest gratitude
goes without saving.
The condition of Mrs. James S.
Sherman, wife mf the vice-president,
who is seriously ill at John Hopkins
hospital, in Baltimore, is reported to
be very grave. The exact nature of
the illness has not yet been disclosed.