North Carolina Newspapers

ad 7 V 7 " VOL. XXI. Price 40 Cent month. irr. fllasant ltttix Big Picnics at Cold Sprin-Cham- pk& Watermelon Raiser School Teachers ElectedA Catchy Trade .' .Mark Personal Items. , ' The past week unusually busy in the number of pienies and opportu nities for those desiring pleasure. ; Wednesday was old soldier's day at St. John's, it being the annual reun ion of Co. H, 6th regiment "This is always an interesting event and one that is highly enjoyed.. .The, reunion Wednesday proved to be no exception. This was followed Thursday by tbe County Sunday Sohool Convention, which -was attended by quite a large delegation from this place. Friday brought a double header pic nic at Cold Springs. The children of1 the Methodist Sunday school here took their annual days outing there, chaperoned by their teachers. It was a great day m the "woods for the lit tle folks. The Mt. Pleasant Council of the Junior Order tad also selected the same time 'and place for; their first annual picnic which certainly proved to be a great success from ev . ery point of view, A number of in teresting addresses -were delivered by prominent speakers, good music by the ML Pleasant band, and a lot of di versified amusements completed e well rounded programme, so that no one went away dissatisfied. The week closed by ay pionie at Barrier's mill Saturday. , From the befit information obtain able Mr John Eagle holds the record as the champion "watermelon raiser. His largest melon pulled the scales at 61 oounda and a number went 55 pounds and more. This beats Mr. Mo Daniels', record byaten pounds for the largest melon. ;;;; The .Children's Missionary Society, of the Lutheran church, spent a most pleasant hour Tuesday afternoon on the lawn of the parsonage, serving ice cream and playing games. v At a recent meeting of the board of school commissioners the following vera elected for the enmuner year; H, W. Barrier, principal; Miss Mary M. Heiliff. intermediate, and Miss Ada oi . Taerchnnr. nnmarv. Messrs. C. F. and A. N. James left HVMnv for Philadelphia " and. New York on business in tnesinterest of the James' Knittinff 'Moll and the Kindley, Cotton Mills. They will be away one week: -1- ': -'" ' One of the catchiest things that has Mime to our notice recently is the new illustrated trade mark of the James Knitting Mill. It. represents one oi the original James outlaws holding up competition with a big seven shooter loaded with quality and price. The design has already attracted no little attention in trade circles. It; is a handsome piece of-work in colors. Mr. C." F. James worked it out after a year's study of many different trade marks and slogans. - Mr. Will Petrea leaves today , for Pennsylvania to spend sometime with bis brother, Kev. Jti. m. reirea. Misses Marie and Edith Beattie, of Charlotte, are visiting Miss Ruth Mis enfaeimer. " " . Mrs Kate Carpenter and daughter, Katherine Haines, of Concord are vis iting Miss Lena Barringer. - . Mrs. W. T. Wall, of Concord, has been" spending some time with her fa ther, Rev. Paul Barringer. Misses Eva Mae and Molhe Brown, of Concordspent last week with Miss Bessie McEachern. Messrs. G. R. Blaokwelder, J. L. Lef ler and I A. Lipe tatf . this-morning for WilmingtC where they go as del . egates from Mt. Pleasant Council Jun ior Order to the State meeting. - . Mr. R. L. McAllister has closed a contract to erect the new government building in Cone .'" " Messrs. C. 0. Heilig, F W. Foil and Prof. D. B. Welsh leave tomorrow night for a trip to Atlantic City, New . York and Baltimore. . Mt. Pleasant, August 24th. Presbyterian Churcn to Be Built at Kannapolia. - The Presbyterians at Kannapolia will iff a few days begin the ejection of a neat,' modern frame church at uw. nlnpA. The building ' will be erected just opposite tne residence of Superintendent T. U ooss. u is ex pected that the congregation will be gin worshipping in the new church about October 10, The building will cost $2,000 when completed. It will . have five Sunday school class rooms ui ruined seats in the main audito rium. Rev. T. B. Anderson, pastor of Bethpage church, is also pastor of the Kannapolia charges , .The Woolf'a Near Their GoaL . Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Woolf-who are walking from Kansas City to New York, reached New York Monday. ' Mm Wonlf believes she has walked . farther on the road than any' other woman. Both she and Mr. vvooii are in excellent health. . - ' The Woolfs left their Kansas Cy borne May 2. The-trip was decided upon ithat Woolf. who is a musician, might regain bis health. A horse drew cart with provisions. Mr. Charley Hill, of Thomasville, spent Sunday here. i death or as. & it nxs. One f tie Beet Women of No. I Township Paasea Away. Mrs. Magsrie A, Fink, wife of Mr. Rufus M. Fink, of No. 5 township, died last Saturday afternoon after an illness of some time of cancer of Jhe liver and kidneys. Mrs, Fink was born October 23. 1850. and-, -was . 59 years, 0 months and 27 days of age. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Valentine Mitchell, a prominent eiti-H en of the county, fche leaves ser husband and four children, namely: C. A. Fink, of Wichita Falls, Texas; Miss Ollie Fink and (Harper and Bo ger Fink, the latter three living at home. Mrs. Fink has one brother, Mr. Worth Mitchell, of Ripley, Tenn and a sister, Mrs. Trilly Wilhelm, of China Grove. She was the mother of eight children, four being dead..; She has two grandchildren living. . The funeral service was held in the presence of a large congregation Sun day afternoon at Mt. Cannel Metho dist church, of (which she was one of M . . . . 4 . -, roe loremosi ana most vseiui mem bers. The service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. P, MeGhee, who paid a beautiful tribute to her mem ory. She "was indeed a good -woman, and many mourn for her. Quite a number of friends and relatives at tended the. funeral from - Concord, among them being: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Query, Mrs. Worth Propst and Mrs. Rhetta Patterson. Japan Annexes Korea. 'Within a week tbe "Hermit King dom" and the Empire of Korea will become historical terms, twelve mil lions 6f people will be added to the population of Japan and territory as large as England will become part of the Japanese Empire's ' dominions. The treaty of ports south -which set tled the war between Japan and Rus sia provides that Japan shall have tne "guidance, protection; and 'con trol'? of Korea and the 'last stage of this agreement is now becoming an ac tuality after three, years of experi menting to discover a practical meth od, for conserving the national entity of the Korean peninsula. ; The Yi dynasty in Korea has lasted for 518 years, seven branches of the family: remain,, and the beads, of these will be riven, rank as princes. A. number of other Korean officials will be-elevated to the Japanese no bility. - Throughout the negotiations the mass of the Koreans have been kept in entire ignorance of what has been transpiring. - Tne newspaper censor-, ship is complete and Japanese news papers have not been permitted to be sold in Korea. . . H Blair Republican Nominee in . the Fifth. The fifth district Republican con gressional convention met at Greens boro Saturday afternoon and by ac clamation nominated David H. Blair, a well-known lawyer of Winston-ea- lem, for Congress in opposition to Maj. Charles M. Stedman, the Demo cratic nominee. ' . It is no secret that in the ante-con vention caucus of leaders every effort was made to induce Col. W. A. Blair rot Winston-Salem, brother of the nominee, to accept the nomination, but Colonel Blair defeated the pro gram long fixed upon by refusing point blank to accept the nomination under any consideration. i There was a strong sentiment in favor of the renomination of Con gressman Morehead, the newly elect ed Republican State chairman, and several conferences were held iwith him in an unsuccessful effort to in duce him to allow the use of bis name. , - - - ' Woodman Picnic at Poplar Tent. . Hickory Camp,' No. 152, will give a ionic at Poplar Tent church on Tues day, August 30. Mr. E. B.- Lewis, State manager, will be present and make an address. Several other prom- inet sneakers will also be Dresent and speak on this occasion. Music will be furnished by Givwood and Poplar Tent String bands. There will also be sing ing by the Veterans' Choir. The com mittee in charge is as follows : H. B. Emqrson, C. L. Andrew - and J. F. Bradford. Gone on Camping Trip. - "Rev. S. N. Watson left this morn ing with terra boys to spend a week camping on Rocky River, and . no doubt all will enjoy the trip immense ly. (The boys are; Tommy Smith, Reedy Rutledge, Dewey and Fits Sap penficld, Charles, Paul and Max: Wat son. - , . . A Card of Thanks. To our friends and neighbors we wish to thank ; one and all for tbe many kindnesses shown us during the sickness and death of our baby. May God bless you alL. , ' MR AND MRS. JAS. GOODNIGHT. ' Henderson vjlle" is undoubtedly one of the most popular summer resorta in North Carolina, or in the South for that matter. The Herald claims that there are ten thousand visitors there this summer. ' - CONCORD, N. C, Some of the People .Here and Cse- when Who Coma and Oa. J Miss Lela Dortoa Is visiting friends at Flows. - , Dr. D. G. Caldwell is spending the aay in inarioue. Mr. Clyde Ponndrfis visiting friends in ureer, a. v, . Miss Margaret Lents is visiting menas in Salisbury. Dr. J. C Montgomery, of Char lotte, spent Sunday here. Mr. Jno.vW. Winder, of Charlotte, is a ton cord visitor today. Miss Vernie Blume has returned from a visit to Norfolk. . , - 1 - Mr. Junius Wrenn, of High Point, spent yesterday in tne city.' Miss Fleets Crowell, of Salisbury, is tne guest or Mrs. Waiter ititcbie. in. e. w. rage, or "italeigb,,' as spending the day in the city. y Mrsr Monroe Isenhour is critically in at ner nome in cto. i township. 4 . Miss Evelyn Grier, of Harrisbnrg, is visuing at jar. u. w , means. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. White visited' in Mecklenburg county last week. ;r Dr. Witherbee, of Charlotte, spent yesterday atternoon in Concord. ! Mr. W. C. Alexander. Jr.. of Char lotte, is the guest of Mr. Charles Can-J non. ' .. . Mr. R. K. Black will leave tomorrow on a business trip to the northern mar- sets. 'i'V,- Mesdames E. A. Moss an C.VW. Swink are spending the day in Char lotte. Mrs. Z. M. Moore left this moraine tor Unarlotte, where she will visit for ten days. .. .. Mr. Ed Efird has gone to New York to buy goods for the Efird Department Stores. , Dr, and Mrs. W. C. Houston are vis iting in Monroe, and will retrun to morrow. Misses Louise and Katherine Means left this morning for Davis Springs, tuddepite. a two weefes visit to Sanford and Wil- mintgon. . " ' . Miss Jessie Willeford has returned from Charlotte, where she has been visiting friends. Miss Pearl Fort, of Pikevflle, will arrive this afternoon to visit Mrs. Richmond Reed. . Mr. L.' W. Brander returned this morning, from a three weeks trip to New York and Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Guffy, of Spencer, 'were guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Guffy, of Concord. : Miss Fannie Ketner left this morn ing forHiddenite, where she will spend ten days at Davis Springs. Mrs. W. T. Wall and child returned this morning from a visit to Mt. Pleas ant. Mr. Wall spent yesterday there. Rev. T. B. "Anderson, pastor of tietnpage and Kannapolia Presbyte rian churches, was in the city today. Mrs. D. G. Barrier and daughter, Miss Pearl, have returned -from a months' visit to Charleston, and Co lumbia, S. C. . Miss Julia Ke'lley, the trained nurse who attended Mrs. M. E. Lilly in her last illness, left Saturday night for nor nome in Calumet, Mich. Miss Minnie Smith, who was here visiting her sister, Mrs. R. A, Brower, was called to her home at. Launnburg yesterday afternoon by the illness of her mother. Miss Fannie Kletner,, Mites Rose Burleyson and Mr. Carl Spears left this mdraing for a trip to Waynes ville and other places iu the moun tains. - 1 Messrs. W. W, Flowe and M. Boger left this morning for Roanoke, Va., where they will joitr Mr. W. M. Smith and party, who are.!: camping in the mountains of Virginia. Mr. Chas. C. Stevens, of the New born Journal, is spending the day here. . Mrs. Stevens is engaged in the work of the' Teachers' Institute at the Central graded school r . - ?: It mea ns Safety , for your Cash, an acquaint ance with the bank's officers, a loan when your farm or busi ness requires it. In fact, an all around helpfulness. : VJliy not rlS.ri your rvecount io-drvy ? MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1910. THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. Opened at Central School this Hom- - ini A Largt Attendance. ' The Teachers ' Institute of Cabar rus county met this morning at the Central Graded school building. The Institute will be in session two weeks, holding two sessions a day. The morn ing session will be from 9 to 12 :30 and tbe afternoon session from 2 to 4:30 o'clock. An interesting program has been arranged for each day and the Institute is conducted by an able corps of teachers. Among the well known educators of the State who are here conducting the Institute are: Prof. A, T, Allen, of the Salisbury Schools; Prof. N. C. Newbold, of the Washington City Schools; Mrs. C L. Stevens, of Newborn, and Miss Mary Lewis Harris, of tne city schools here Prof. J. A. Bivins. of the Teachers Training Department of this State, is here today. Prof. Bivins will return to Concord on Rally Day, Kept. 2nd. There was a good attendance at the Institute this morning, seventy-eight at the Central school and nineteen at the colored sohool. The teachers of the city school will tender a reception to the visiting teachers and conductors of the Insti tute this afternoon from 3 to 4 o'clock. ' ' -" STATE FARMERS' MEETING. To be Held in Raleigh August 30th to September 1st, Inclusive. Of great interest to farmers all over North Carolina will be the Farmers' State Convention of North Carolida, which will hold it's sessions at the Ag ricultural and Mechanical College be ginning Tuesday, August 30 and last ing through Thursday, September 1. An elaborate program of discussion of practical questions in practical fashion has been prepared. A unique feature of the convention will be the talks by two boys who have made phenomenal records in the raising of com. They are Charles F. Phillips, of Randolph county, and Lee Blackwell, of Granville county. Young Phillips won the boys' corn club prize last year, nffaking 134 bush els of corn on one acre of land. Mas ter Blackwell, who weighs 7 pounds, Lmade 76 1-2 bushels of corn on one acre a little over a busnei tor eacn Special rates have been arranged on the railroads and the prospect is good for a large attendance of agricultur ists all over the state. The college will furnish rooms free. Meals 25 cents each. Members of the convention will please bring sheets, towels and one blanket. Ask railroad agents for certificates to get reduced rates. Barn Burned in No. 6. Lightning struck a bay stack in the rear of the barn of Mr. Geo. W. Watts, who lives at the Cross Roads, in No. 6 township, last night between 7 and 8 o'clock. From this the barn was ignited and entirely destroyed by fire. All the horses, tools, farming imple ments, etc., were saved, but the rough ness was all destroyed. The toss is about $500, with $100 in surance in the Fanners' Mutual. Cent Interest Paid on Time ' ' Deposits. CONCORD NATIONAL BANK ', Capital $100,000 ' Surplus $3C,??3 v y ' r h.. I 'I HE BELIE V Ed IN . :!j TELLING THB ' . i ; TRUTH-WE 'FIND . ij 1j - . IT A GOOD POLICY) I ! TO FOLLOW TOO.) i ! ' WHEN W6 5AV AJ 1J CHECKINO AC-1 , 11! COUNT I S A i l - NECESSITY TO ', EVERY MAN-ITS ' ' TRUTH INVESTIOA-J 4 -Per YOUR MONEY With The CabarrusrSa rings Bank does not mean that you have only a modern way of paying bills with checks, .v' ,, 3 STRANGE ACTIONS CAUSE A TRAQEDT. Two Hen Throw Cherryville Into Ex- - ckement. The quiet village of Cherrwain. in the foothills o f the Appalachians, was muvwu uw a state ox wijd excitement at two o'clock Saturday morning by tbe rather peculiar movement of two unknown -men, one carrying a grip. So strongly were the people wrought up that a posse was formed, and the strangers' being spotted, several of the posse opened fire on the men as one . i .... reaeuea lowaxas fils nip, tnough no pistol was found after, according to reports received here, killing one and the other being chased and captured. The dead man was later identified as Ambrose Pruitt. His companion Reilly Gallant, was locked up, and la ter made a statement. C. S. Reynolds, who fired the fatal shot, was ordered held without bail, by the coroner. He was aeting as deputy to Chief of Po lice Bean. Habeas corpus nroceedino -will Kb instituted at once for the release of Reynolds, iwho u is said, is not blamed at all for the deed for which he is held accountable. The men had been to a 'house of ill repute, and Gallant claims that they ota.m .1 J 11. . 1 . "cic uuugmg on mat account. The excited citisens thought that the men were preparing to burglarize a local bank. Intense excitement has followed the night's strange experi ences. Another report was that tbe men were supposed blind tigers. A Frightful Error. Salisbury Post. Mistakes will occur in the best of regulated shops. The Concord Trib une, in an obituary, stated that its subject had been married twice, where upon a Concord citizen (doubtless an indignant friend of the deceased) called the Tribune to time in this fashion: "I note you say in your ar ticle about Jesse C. Furr that he had been married twice. This is an error ihe was married five times. ' ' A fright, ful error that on the part of our con temporary,, 'tis true, but The Tribune may be able to live it down. (The Post has been guilty also of a "frightful error." - Mr: Furr is not dead, but is the one whose fifth wife ran off with another man.) -.-;. . GET OUT OF Si That's What We Are Saying To AH of Our Men's Ladies' and Children's Low-Cut Shoes. Furthermore we are going to make it our business to see that they go. Nothing is reserved. All this season's Ox fords, Ties and Pumps, in about all leathers. We simply want room for our Fall Shoes. And we want money. Take advantage of ; these offers. The more you buy, the more you'll save. , New Fall Line of Selby Shoes FOR LADIES in Suede, Patent Cloth Top, Gun Metal and Vici. , , Fall line of Bostonians for men ready for inspection. Let us show you. ! v iNo.30 Late library TOWNS WIPED TEOM THE MAP. Forest Fires Cause Great Loss of Life and Property in Tar West , Forest fires in Western Montana and Idaho are sweeping over a vast area, driving hundreds of fugitives before them into dismal settlements and wip ing out of existence millions of dollars worth of property. Thirteen lives have been lost, and the property loss is $100,000. The fire is still threatening. t The most serious incident is report ed from the St. Joe country, where 180 men engaged in the forestry ser vice are missing and it is feared they have been burned. When the fire ap proached the camp where there were 200 men, two of the fighters took a horse and riding tbe animal to death, reached another camp and ordered a rescue party, which penetrated the fire at Bird Creek. Eighteen of the men were foend in the wrer, where they had gone for safety and they were unharmed. Of tbe remaining 180 no word has been received. v , ' Abbout a thousand refugees were brought into Missoula, Mont., Sunday. There is much distress among them., Their wants are being supplied by Missoula people and they have been given temporary homes. Local hos pitals aTe caring for the sick. ? A private dispatch received in. Chi cago Sunday night says the forest fires in Idaho are beyond control. - The message was sent from Portland, Ore., and was received by an official of a Western railroad company. Rowan Republicans Name Ticket. The Rowan County Republican Con vention held here Saturday nomina ted G. M. Fisher for sheriff; J. P. Crowell for the House; H. H. Hart for Register of Deeds and a full ticket for County Commissioners. No nomi nations were made for State Senate, County Judge, Solicitor and Clerk of Court. W. A. Fogleman was elected county chairman. Congressman Ccwlea addressed the convention. The State Democratic Executive Committee is called to meet at Raleigh Wednesday, August 24th; 1910, to re ceive the report of the special.com--. mittee on the Sixth-District contest,. . THE