CilAIMXiVi; DAILY
. . i 1 i i i i ,
t.o:;i; moki: mixi.k. ,
'in Cotton Oil Company at Da
' ' n Jiclli-vrs Water Scarcity
I crn-icrs Buy Wood , Sawing Ma.
Unr.
f pedal to The Observer. ,
Davidson, Jan. J. Not every hunt
er report aurh fine luck aa lo Mniri
"Welter Torrance and Johnle Brown
from their hunt on the latter's -plan-
tation a few days ago out toward th
Catawba, Their day find wa ' 1 i
eovles. all but two of these In the af-.
ternoon. Making no mention of the
"wounded," they return aa the "kill
ed" and bayged the large number of
67.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company
ha , been troubled thin fall with a
scarcity of water and la relieving the
embarrassment of the situation by
boring two additional tube wells..
Other recent addition to the plant
consist of an enlargement of the office
to twice Ita original alee and the
building of a large room where com
mercial fertiliser aro to be mixed
ready for sale and Acid and
kanit are shipped here in bulk for
, the company's use. It would be
agreeable news to the farmer In thin
section to know that these several
constituent of a complete fertilizer
".would also be sold separately If no
dealred or mixed a the farmer
wishes, aa in the rush season Hnd also
' fn the Interval between seasons It Ih
sometimes difficult for the merchant
to keep on hand the needed quantities
4t these.
I Mr. M. J. Blue, of Effland, who wan
.'"formerly employed here, ha
i returned to Davidson to till
the place made vacant by
f the removal of Mr. I I. Frazler to
Charlotte, where he continue with
the company In the office there..
, The latent addition lo Mr. rald
well's and Dr. Crey's equipment In a
Hf for cutting houne wood, the
"whole machine being made of steel
and Iron and doing Ita work most ex
; pedltlously. A combination of Inter
' esta and a common Investment on the
part of aeveral neighbor In the pur
chase and ue of the more expensive
machines and Implements of work
: will relieve very greatly the acuteness
. of the labor ouestton on the farms.
" though even the very best and most
scientifically conducted still need and
always will the hired man.
Mr. Chandler, representing the
Southern Klectrlc Power Company,
has beet here for several day, ar
ranging with the owners of the land
' and purchasing the right of way for
the electric wire line. Dr. Shearer
was his escort for a part of to-day
ver the doctor's little farm. Just
north of the town limits.
One of Davidson's prominent busi
ness men Is telling thin one on himself.
He snd hi friend were chatting In
his Office when the. latter remarked :
"If you will send me a statement of
my account I win r"y y whiU 1 ow'
yOU. for I guess the account lias been
running long enough." "All right,"
aid the creditor, " Til send In the
statement at once." The next ilay he
aent hi friend the bill and waited, as
he thought. In vain, for the promised
check. Home time after that, meet
ing hi friend, he remarked: "I sent
you that bill, but after ull It does not
appear that you were in any 'tear-your-ihlrf
haste lo pay It." "Why,"
replied the surprised friend, "I sent
you the check the next day. And I
remember going Into the Whlie-Cot-ton
drug store, getting from the desk
an envelope that hail the tlrtn's name
on It and mailing the die, k to you."
"Thunder!" exclaimed the recipient,
"I got that letter, but I thought
it was a bill for me from the drug
Store. I tossed It Into the plKeon hole
In my desk and there II ha lain ever
since."
FILL DRESS I NIl'ORMS.
Washington Soldier II") Are St)llsh
ly liulliM-d MIiiIhIi r' A mm 'In lion
Formed.
Special to The Olmcrvci.
Washington. N '. Jan. !' The
Washington I.IkM Infantr) Company
O is making ample preparallohH for
the army mario. in i . and the James
town Exposition next Mimmci. The
armory Is being k pt i " ' evei y nlithi
for drills, and Hi. intnp.iny In making
every effort to n.rur. tin- regulation
full dress coats. When them- aie re
ceived, with the . ,ip and trous
ers recently leceivrtt. Company will
b one of the few staii Cuard m.
panics havlnic lat -t (nil ilr.
uniforms
At the mormiiK in ih, in
tlst Church ls.it SiitmIim I ii Merer,
the pastor, nnnnum l in ih nnnri'
gatlon that u lady nuiniiir ..r Un
church had decid'-d to undertake in
support B native missionary In ' Mn.i.
beginning with this year 1 1 on y,v
la the amount nei eHsarv foi Oils pur
pose, snd the payment" Mill be made
ouaXterly
The different nilnist'i of the iliy
tiave met snd formed a mlni-ier' ,i
SOClatlon. The following ministers
wera present: Rev 1i M'-r. i of u,,
Baptist church, Rev lr i;n.r . . r i ti.
Presbyterian (hut ( h . Ki v a n Cun
ningham, of the Christian hun h
and Rev. A. IV Tyer. of the Methodist
church. Mr. Cunningham ws made
president and fr Mercer si-i retar)
Dr. Mercer was instructed to dtaw ip
ft suitable constitution and hy-laws.
The object of this nssoi hitlon x to
promote Chilsll.in fellowship and uni
ty and to work together for tin- up
building of God's KliiK'loin ihiouKh-
Ut the city and oiunii
Mr. Samuel Cair-iw I In- . ity.
has been selected ,y ihe i; i.. ri I'orl
ner Brewing Cotupariy .i- hiuiiiko of
. the local branch in this . a- Mr
Nfwmsn, the reni maii.iKi i . ill
. have to be away for some tltm or ,(,
count of the iHni ss f his it.
HIRTHOAY OF ;f. it I-:, i l l:
. . -i.
' Th eorth t'arollna llllon of ilic I
DC. Will ObM-re IIm- Amilii-rsar)
In Fitting Msniier.
' Th following Instrui lions Iiiim
Wen sent out to the Slal division ol
. the IT. l. C, ' Mrs l.l.Zle Ceolue
Jlenderson, president gtnrrai
."The P. I) C. are to uniii with
Ih Other Confederate ..nbi in I be
tihservsnce of the one bun. lr. .lib an
tirversary of the birth ..( den Uobi
K. Le. The celebration is to be held
nn January IVth at 1 - m . nd the
following programme Is to he laill.-d
out:
'Prsyer.
.'Hymn "How Firm a Kotindntii.ii '
'Reading of Or tier h I lee's Farewell
Address to Ihe Confederate Army,
i "'Hong (by rholri 't ome I'nto Me
"Address on the 1,1 fe and charac
ter Of Oen. Robt. P.. lee
'Hymn 'For All the Saints Who
tmm Their Labors Rest."
Mrs, Wm. II. Overman, of Salls
tiury, Terorder of rross of hnor for
North Carolina, wlltglndjj: ....continue
to, forward all sppllcatkms for crosses
until January 12th. the time limit si
lowed hT. - - - '. j
rrtes get qules relief frnm fsr ghoup't
ie tilnimem, hememlier it's pmhI
I...V4 tnt Vt it wortw Willi ree
tsbHy sn4 sutlefsetlen, Itehlr. pslnftl.
t roil letlng. of Mind ttlles ilPienr like
, -m- by ) ne, Trr M a4 m bur-
i 1 Ioibo Jieisd Htrt. ... ..
MOWS OK UAIVNF.Y, H, C.
Ijn-b1 Train t ors From CHini'lottc to
- tiaffney In Only 73 Hours May
. Iliilld Bridge Over Klioals. ...
Special to The Observer.
Guffney, S. C, Jan. One of the
freight engines attached to a through
freight on the Southern "went dead"
at Gaffney Sunday night, and did not
get away from ' Oaffney until ,a lsto
hour Monday afternoon., A local train
recently i left Charlotte at.;, 8, .o'clock
Tuesday morning and arrived at Gall
ney Friday nioi-nlng, a distance of 04
miles. ; Operator Cathay, ih hare of
the railroad oftlce here, was on duty
for ' Is" hours consecutively ; up to-2
o'clock - Monday 'monlntl.rt':'
Apropos of 'the county , bridge, at
Gaston Shoals on Broad river, Mr. 1
.T. "Randall met the county", commis
sioners at their meeting . on Monday
and, in a most eloquent ' and logical
speech, presented the matter to them
so forcibly that they appointed,, the
following committee to Inquire into
the practicability of the scheme, and
the probable cost ; 3. A Carroll, L. Y.
Randall, J. Q. Little, J. N. Plpscomb,
W. H . Ross, L. It. Ross, 8. C. Carle
ton. Louis Hopper, Wm. Phillips and
E. r. Lipscomb. All of these gentle
men are good practical business men,
some of them being, residents of Cher
okee township on the other side of
the river, and it Is safe to say that
the county commissioners will weigh
carefully any recommendation which
the committee may decide to make.
Messrs. T. B. Butler and J. B. Bell
were In Spartanburg yesterday on
business before the court which con
vened In that city yesterday.
I'OSTOFFICE HF.CKIITS.
Figure Given Out by Postmaster
Paul, of Washington, . ('.. Show
Increase of 17 a-4 Per Cent. Dur
ing 1000.
Special to The Observer,
Washington, N. C, Jan. . A
very interesting report of the volume
of business done at the Washington
postofflcc has been given out recent
ly by Postmaster Hugh Paul and It
shows a steady and Increasing busi
ness that reflects moro clearly than
any other one thing the growth of the
city. The transactions through the
postoffice are generally conceded by
all to be the fairest Index to a city's
growth. The December sales amount
ed to $1,291.68. The sales during
the last quarter amounted to 13,
421. 0, compared with the corres
ponding quarter of last year, which
was $2.910. 25, showing an Increase of
$611.25 on 17 3-4 per cent. The sales
during the current year reached $11.-
9U.il as compareo 10 iu,.uj.ii
last year, the Increase being $1,709.- I
40 or 16 1-2 iter cent. This is the
larireKt l.., rei.se ever mad In one
year since the postoffU'e has been es- j
tabllshed in this city.
The money order business, which ;
is never included In the rstlng of a!
postoffice and Is not recognized In the
ligures which show the amount of
business done has also reached a y Xatio.ml Bank of Salisbury Re
large scale and its growth during the j.., onl(.(l,Xo Uun,h Bulkl
past 10 years has been almost mar-. ,nc nm, ,Atu s,.l,0inr.
velous. This business amounted to ,m , T,.p obHrv(.r.
about $30,000 ami Is a large Increase j,,,,. ,.A 1)1P(ir,K llf te
over the year 1 905. notwithstanding : ylritl Na,Mni, Bank to-day reunited In
a bad year. Postmaster Paul since ! ihe re-electlof of Messrs. John 8. Hen
hls administration has made many ; 'l-tson. T. r. I.lnn. Mutton Cralge, A. H.
Improvements In the office and Is to ! I ' 'ec II. N. Woodson, " alter H Wood
, . , . j .u r , i 'son. VV R. .strachan and V . C. t oughe
be congratulated on the fine show Ing , ,. .net.oT. lor the ensuing year,
he has made. J Capt. V C. I'oughenour was again
elected president; T. ('. I.lnn, vice piest-
DISI'I.EASt RK AT SCHEDM.E. w 11 w,,l'-L,,'"1,,,1,",': Kl "
j Woodson, teller. J. V. f'lumnier and J.
' . . I.. Klsher, hook-keepers. The annual
Many PassengerH Ini-oitvenlcnccd by import w,. -he lv,i this splendid Instl-
Non -Connect Ion of South: rn and ; tnlim h.u yet made.
A. . at Sanfortl.
Special to The Obsi-rvet'.
Sanford, Jan. -The new schedule
on the Southern which went Into ef
fect Monday in;ide imlte a change
In the situation here. The Southern
inn! ('oust l.lne heretofore used the
same train through from Mount Airy
lo Wilmington. Just changing en
gines and crews here. The . hange Is
unite an Inconvenience to the travel
ing public. According to the old
schedule the Const l.lne from Wil
mington arrived here at I: Ii.'. p. m.:
the Southern took It out at t:1 p. m.
The Southern train arrived from Mt.
Airy at 3 ii,. the Coast l.lne taking ll ;
out ..' 4 The Coast I. in
h,.i
"dlllo
-land- as It was. hut the Southern
leave" eat Her and arrives later, leav
ing for Mt Airv at 2:IR in, ar
rlvlnir ttoin Mt Airy at ' p m
The tirst day the Southern bit on
nine. H. the Coast l.lne arrived a
few minute" Hter w ith about pas
sengif. who wished to go on Ihroiigh.
hut lisd lo wait till the n-xl after
noon The Southern then came In al
fi o'clock with about LMI pasm-tigcrs
who wauled to k
u hlch left on tlm
till ihe nem aftern
the South, rn I- I
on the ( 'oast l.lne, ,
. hut had to wait
ii 1 1 seems I bat
blame for this
hniiKi as t.ii us i an be learned, and
II is heliiK snail) condemned '"' cx-
iiiiiiik I rh an alieadv bad system
This hlinge. of .out-.e iloer llo affei l
sUnf
II
(food
man.
I mil
,in III nind I ha I blow-. 1 1 1 I n I v
Mr II II I'owell th. hotel
h ib IlKhled u H h the . haiiKc
NF.W tlt. N HUI l
WIImhi Bupll-ls liislsll l ine Mu-lciil
liiNirumciit A si. uimi I lr- Tn-Kir
ItiMil Resign-.
Spei lal to The i ib-. t v i t
Wilson, Jan The Wilson Drug,
I'oinpany has pun based throiiKh Mr
I'M I. nulls, of Ih' Amcrl' an Soda
Water Fountain tompsnv. a hand
sonic Innovation fountain to be pbu --.I
by March I. The apparatus will
be the tlnest of the kind III the city
Yesterday afternoon about ! o'clock
lire was discovered In the third story
ot the annex to Ihe Wilson Sanl
i.itlum Tib' IiIiiki' "a . xtltiKUlshcd
wnh about II."1" I""s I" the building
i ml oUlenf.
Til. new $ J.Oli'l. organ tor tin- Klr-n
Hiiptl-l church MirHe.l to day and Is
being .iit up by representatives of the
fai try The organ IH be one of the
hindsoinest In the State.
Ilr J Itoy.l Jones, pastor ol the
hi Istlim church, bss reslnne.1 his
liasloiate here to lake effect Fehru
iim I Mr Jones will go to Indiana
It is to the general regret of hi i nlire
ugn-gHtlon and of the people n
. rally that Mr. Jones will leave 11
son Ills successor her has not vet
been announced.
Tli' ministers of the Methodist.
Baptist, Chi 1st lun, Presbyterian and
KpitM opsl churches are holding re
IIuIoiim services dally Ibis week The
wrvli if will be In the nature of unlmi
services, with egrhsnge (if pulpits
CatHtttia MimtiiimI AIiiiiiiiI Organise.
H peel si to The observer.
Hickory. Jan. . Al the residence
of Mrs. K. II. Cllne, the Culavtba
County Chapter of the Asaoelstlim
f Former Students of the Htale Nor-
insl snd Industrial College, has been
organised. Mrs K. II. Cllne. of
Hickory, was elected president snd
Miss Mamie Digon, secretary and
IreSMUrrr, There were eight former
students prem.nt and the meeting was
a lively one.
Much enthusiasm Is being shown
snd It I safe to say that tha Interests
of the Btate Normal College are well
guarded la Catawba county. A num
ber of students from Newton snd
other, places la tha, oualy, will JoUi
Uttr,
CONCFKT AT mooiii:svilliv
The Musical live, a Star Course At
traction, Will Give Kntcrtttlinuciit
".To-Morrow Night UanUn Com
i puny Organised. , ,'..',.
Special lo The Observer..
Monresvlllc, Jan. The '.Musical
Flvo Friday night at the . academy
promises to be one of the best en
tertainments in the star course given
under the auspices of the Knights of
Pythias and the Junior Order, '
This company Is sometimes known
under the sub-title of the Boston "Ar
tistic Novelty Company-n This tltla Is
due to the various, combinations In
which they appear during a single en
tertainment. ; They constitute nrst "of
all an orchestral club using the ; fol
lowing Instruments: violin, clarionet,
cornet, trombone and piano. They are
combined Into ; a quartette, rendering
both popular and classical L ? music.
Then appear the soloists: Mr. Heffcr
man, violin; Mr' Wilson, saxophone;
Mr, Trlda, cornet; Mr. Harvey, trom
bone. ' '
The vocal selections' are 'rendered
by a quartette 'consisting of Messrs.
Hofferman, Wilson, Harvey md Pe
ters. This part of the programme
Includes the best old-time songs of
the North and South with special so
los by Mr. Hofferman and Mr. Har
vey. For those who enjoy -a whole
some laugh Mr. Wilson will appear
In one or more humorous character
sketch readings.
The W. W. Rankin Company has
been organized with a capital stock
of $100,000; paid In capital. $10,000T
The following officers were elected:
John A. Rankin, president; C. A.
Mayhew, secretary and general man
ager; . I. Bradley, first vice presi
dent; B. M. McNeely, second vice
president. Mooresvlllc people are
(Clad these gentlemen have decided
to continue business at the old stand
of W. W. Rankin ft. Company. This
change was brought about by the re
cent death of the senior member, Mr.
W. W. Rankin.
Capt. J. W. Mrdock, who has been
railroad supervisor for the Southern
Hallway on the Midland road for
the past few years, has bean promot
ed to the position of roadmaster over
the Mooresvllle division, with head
quarters at Winston-Salem. By the
promotion of Captain Murdock the
company has secured a roadmaster
of much ability, always faithful to
duty. While Cuptaln Murdock will
have offices at Wlnnton-Salem he will
continue to make this his home and
his family will remain here.
Attorney Zeb V. Turlington and
Mr. M. W. White have, gone to Ral
eigh. Mr. Turlington Is a member of
the House of Representatives. Mr.
White Is the representative from the
MooreHvllle Lodge of Masons to the
'I . . . l. j I- rl
Ig'aiio louge. w nicn convene.. ...
rKh Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McKee, who
hp" 'a!,t "prlng to visit the West
and South, have returned home.
HANK OFFICERS CHOSEN.
I, uelus Allen, the South ( rttnllti.t ne
gto. who i badly esrvfd two colored
women S.nday iiftennon, was nlveh it
itrelimliinry heailnn this innrtiliig and
layoi fro. Tern. I,. I',. Helllg gave him
H ehanee to gel out of Jail i-n $1) twtnd.
He was not aide to ri.lse it and will re
mit hi In pr'so'i until he In tried al the
February term. The neuro wild he was
In double with the women snil was
blockaded at. Ihe dix r Willi a blfr stick
iiinl a tiiHit lie. therefore, had to cut
hi- way inn. The oilier evidence was
tli.it lo- cut his way in and came near
ending the llve of two.
The lliil'illng ti ml lian scheme, en-
glneere.l by Ahlertuai, 1,.K lleillg. Is
I lo be launched In a f w day and S.
WIllkowKKt. of Charlol:.-. has written
thai l-e will be here to projei-i h. The
K..INhury people are verv desirous of.
i K ii .' ii iimiiwps.) tciii
.l.. I .1... all! U a
Mi i 1 1 (in- III" ling "i ' ' "in "
number of other imakeis In the city.
. Then will be tomctlilng like tt.00 shares
I w oh w hi' Ii lo heitln.
1 Mrs le H Overman b-fi yesterday
; loi Washington, where sbe (oins lite
! S' : ator fm the soring lerni Mrs. Over
! n an liml be. ti an honored Invited gucvt
si ,i number ot llie mm.. events of
a-liinxt n society It al she nil. He. I dur
! Ins the holidays
' Mi. ti Van Wyek. Jr. of Anieisoii.
H c left this nmi ulna for Washington
and I ,ee riovcrsttv whi re he attends
h
'
)(l
I Mr Van Wyek was detained
on a w.ll to hilt aunt. Mn. W II.
i man. I v Illness, l ecnvnliipj enniiirli
le.iunc Ids trip
The (JnolNlloii In the IllncUbiiru Cnse.
Ti i lie lalltor of The tiUsrver
In Tie Send-Weekly Otisetver ot Jan-
ii.ii v 4 il
was an inlereslini: id'tortnl
1 nrilei the .iiptlou of "The Had t'ase of
j Mr C I a . kbii'-u " But II Win Ihe hile
U '. Mi.Hiiow. not flrli k I'oineroy, :
wlio mull. "Wlien ('.oil Alnilslitv lavs.
' Ills leu I on a man 1 take mine ' If."
.Mi riowiil' was tcniying lo a nine
loi. u.oi. I insrlf written bv the hue
Ceo 1 1 II Hill. New went nut from
vValiiiiiil.ii. tlni' Ml. Ilrownlow was In
vet l.-el.lc In ilt It (len. 1 regnrded
I - li.ill lr- .lib .i ,1 JialKineut sent upon
I on .ml sal'' so ll was then that Mr.
In. widow rote the above.
ne o'Imut Is usually so Correct
lllil a si'', use i ne arsive encues sur
prle J A STIKBI.KATHKU.
Illl-e J.llllllilV t
Plumbing Concern IuicIhhI at High
Point.
Siv ...I i The ills-river.
IHuli I'nlnl. Jan. 9. Ihe rhatidard
riuii.l.iiii; Conipiiny Is the ttyle of i
new ' ern oiKanlxed here lo .lav. with
n caulcil iloeK of ttt.IO. The ne..rM.rH
l". are W I Montgomery, Frank C
It.. i I'm. ..el IV, 1 1 MadJox. f I j K It
I In. ,,t.. h K HII-s, of Wlmton.
I ' 1 . 1 1 I . . . i it n ail lines and branches will
he hun, . .1 .nut tlx. new en.nHliiv slttria
in mest auspi. loiuly. T1.o office of
.he . .mi ern will lie on Kngllh street,
the liiind"iiie display rooms holntig In
il.e t r
The i i niinerel.il N.i 1 1. 'tin I rtnuk of Ihls
ph. i e i .-dsv In rensert In capital ' slock
(,..ie rA'K1 l H VI Ull
Mnry of Hie Wilson Homicide. v
S e. till I ' The ihnnrver.
Wilu.ii. Jim. s, lit uee Units n proves
in tie tlm nam of th" negro who died
I ...I ninhi from pistol shoi w.uiivls. tired
Iv Jese Tut fey. another negro, yesler
.1 . afternoon III thl clly. Tnrfey and
ilmr negioes wrrt. lalkliia.- when ltrown
1 drove un In n wagon and topped o
i fek -rune hnv Hint fell off, llmtn
ma I Sen iimi lie nsn neen snot six
limes Turfey uil.l lie lisd liol hetMi shoo
in the rlahi place. Brown hss.hI him If
he wnmed in try It. Turfey said, "I wlu't
s.iriv." pulled hla gun nn.l tired three
tln.es. iw.i bulls inking effect, m.e enler-
.hh . 1. ii I,..,. ..in,, T11...U ...r.t.1 TI,.
,tlt,M was over 'a woman.
ttil'NTV AS8r.HS"1R WAYI.AII1.
J W, (Vulter. of laHlle. H. ll.. As
seor nf BUuley eounly, rebilea th
folio wlnj; "I was Waylaid by a compll
cut ton f throat and lung tr.nihliM, bmh
t hu u. n.ihms snd a terrible rough,
which fleeted m for years, when I
was Surude.l to try Dr, King's New
Ineeoverr Rellrf rsme almost Immedi
ately, aed In s short time permanent
cur reealted " Nn other metlleine com
psres with It s s sine asd auiek curs
lor eo'tglia snd ftulds. It cures after all
ether remedlr have fulled. Kveiy hot
aKMameni mt all ruistis Prloa
Wn and I1.0 Trial botUs frte. , v
.:: ok :t son-urn.
Petition Presented ' lo Howan Com
mlwiloners AsUnir ltrlIn Over
Main Lino of Southern Ncur Kails
bury -Guard I'lned $I.V .
special to The Observer. -;
Salisbury. Jan. 9. 'Tho , county
commissioners met yesterday In their
regular monthly session, all members
of the board being present. The day
was consumed In routine business,
but petitions were presented for
number of Improvement and a pro
posed bridge over the west crossing
on the Trading Ford road was the
biggest thing asked, '.'v'-m
As to the petition for a bridge over
the main line of the Southern three
miles from Salisbury and at the JSSd
mile post, the commissioners decided
to take It up with the railroad au
thorities. It is an especially danger
ous place and the double track has
rendered It more so. The cars aro
divided at the .jncture of the rail
and dirt roads and 1 persons driving
on to the track often do, not know
which way the trains are coming un
til upon . them. 'V
The reports of ' Superintendents
Carter and Horah, of the county road
forces, show 65 convicts. 69 colored
and six white.. This ratio is made
larger than ' Usual because several of
the whites, lumped their jobs. W. B.
Hartley was made superintendent, of
camp No. 2," at, a salary of $50 per
month.
The commissioners did an unusual
thing to Guard Baxter Jacobs. He
had charge of the-Carmthers and
Tom Brown prisoner when they es
caped and so brutally Insulted the
bloodhounds by horieylnK them along
and driving them back. Mr. Jacob
wa charged $15 for his alleged
carelessness.
Guy W. Cox, who yesterday bought
the Union Copper Mine, of Gold Hill,
left last night for Boston, where ho
sits this term with the State Senate
of his native 8tate. Mr. Cox has
served another term and is a popular
Republican politician. He will re
turn as soon as his legislative duties
will .allow him and take up the big
mine proposition.
BANKS DECLARE DIVIDENDS.
First National and Commercial Na
tional of High Point Reward Stock
holders Freight Train Breaks
Down and Causes Trouble.
Special to The Observer.
High Point, Jan. 9. Both the First
National and the Commercial National
Banks, of this place, at their meet
ings yesterday declared the usual five
per cent, semi-annual dividend, which
left a nitre balance for the profit ac
count The - Commercian National
Bank Increased Its capital stock to
$150,000, all of whlcii was taken at
the meeting with application for more.
The old officers were elected by
both the Commercial National and
the First National. These two banks,
'together with the branch of the
Wachovia Loan and Trust Company
and the High Point Savings and Trust
Company are doing a splendid busi
ness. Yesterday a freight train was stalled
here In a rather unusual manner,
while making the run for a
siding within the city limits
and while on the Main
street crossing a draw-head was pull
ed out. The train came to a sudden
standstill. The suddenness of the ap
plication of the air brakes pulled a
second draw-head at the other end of
the train near the engine. It was Im
possible to move the train one way or
the other for a long time. In the
meantime the officers, not knowing
the trouble and being aware of the
fact that tha city ordinance had been
violated In regard to trains blocking
the crossing for five minutes, had "It"
arrested, but at the hearing when the
facts were brought out tho matter
was dismissed snd the train allowed
to pursue 11 Journey. One of the
passenger trains was blocked for sev
eral minutes on account of the nccl
dent. DIES FROM PA Mi.
J. T. Ilcnd. iMin, Young Man Who
Fell From Factory Roof Monday,
Dies From Wound.
Special to The observer.
Durham, Jan. 9. James T. Hen
derson, who received such a hard full
yesterday while at work on the new
factory of the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company In east Durham,
died yesterday from the effects
of the hurt he received then. Concus
sion of th,. brain was the cause that
brought about his death. Jt was tlrst
thought that there was a fracture of
the skull, but if this was so It has
not been found Mis remains will be
taken to his old home near DanvJIle
to-morrow and there the interment
will take plnce.
Henderson was a young man. being
Just 27 years of age. He moved to
ihls county from Danville som six
yeHrs ago and lived In the country
near here until thrt or four weeks
ago, when he mover! to Durhnm.
Since moving to the, county he mar
ried Miss Daisy Hodges, who Is the
(laughter of Wlllh'm 8. Hodges, BJid
of this union there are two children.
The wife H also living. He was Ihe
son of Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Henderscti,
both of whom urn living ami -,11
reach here to-night. He left four
brothers and one sister, ull of whom
live in Virginia
In the tall Monday he hud hold
of a window casing and this, being
b'r. temporarily placed In nmi'lii.
gnv away and he fell 21 feel, h
head striking the lloor. Ho n.-v-r rc
E. 'nrc consciotiMiieM and l ite lest
night It was seen that he coal I not
mi over.
tiOT STOLEN IIORSF.
Slierlff Freetiian Captnres Aslievllle
Fqulne ji (trei-nvllle, S. p., ami
Sends Xsage That Mlglit be Mli
undersKHHl. Special to The (ibserver.
Ashevllle, Jan !. A horse stolen
from the stable ..f f rt. McDarls, In
tills city. has been- rSNvrd by
Slierll J 1.. Freeman, of Henderson
county. In Greenville, 8. C. When
Sheriff Hunter, of buncombe, wus
notllled yesterday of the theft he
immediately sent messages to the
sheriffs of the surrounding counties
with request thst they keep a look
out for the a til ma I and anyone that
might be riding or driving It. Sheriff
Freeman, of Henderson county, got
on the track of the stolen animal and
fussed the thief into South Carolina,
recovering the horse at Or nvlllc.
The Henderson county sheriff to-day
sent this message to Hherlff 1 unter:
"Greenville. 8. C, Js 1. 8.
"Sheriff Hunter. j
."Ashevllle. N. C. j
"I have steiipn horse. Will ho In
Ilendersonvllle to-night. ,
"J. U FREEMAN."
The message did not, atata' whether
or not the Henderson county! sheriff
had raptured the thief.' tt w sun
posed here, however that' lie did,
Sheriff Hunter will send to- Ilender
sonvllle for the animal and also to
take Into custody the) thief If he has
been captured, -. , .
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Croup en positively be'sfnfpeil In S
minute. Ne vomiting nothing to sick
en or !islres your rhlld. A sWeel, pleas
ant, end safe Syrup, called Dr. Snoop's
I' rutin Cute, does the week Kn4 doea tt
Julrkly. Dr. B hoops ('roup furs Is for
:rup aloes, rcmemcbr. f does not
claim to eure a aosen ell moots, jn for
I '"Mils, that's sJU .) ay l)U)-wu-DM
Retail Hot. -
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i n i s at i. "' v m m:.
t'oi.niiKi'ittidii ami Val i Coiul.liic to
Ilamiifte .ooli In Tu, loch's Store
A Homo DiHtrojcd liodxe Officers
Installed. ,
Special to The Observer. '
RcldHvtllc, Jan. Fire was dis
covered In J.. a.' Tulloch's store, last
night about 10 o'clock and the alarm
was promptly, answered by the Are
department. Before being discovered
the, flumes had gained considerable
headway, necessitating hcavy streams
of water, which greatly damaged the
stock of goods. The fire department
3ld efficient work.' Mr,.;; Tulloch car
ried Insurance to the'amount of about
16,000. - The origin of, the tiro Is un
known. '
An alarm was also turned In from
I south ' Reldsvllle yesterday. The
home' of Mrs., Rltch was totally de
stroyed by fire. The loss on 4hft house
Is partially' covered, by Insurance, but
the furniture was not Insured."
r'i The ; Royal Arcanum , Council In
stalled the' following officers last
night for the ensuing yfar: Regent,
C.'I Tesh; past, regent,'. J. H." Mor
rlon;tlcr regent, T. S-V-Wray; or-"
ator; A. W. Way; guide. W. a Floyd:
secretary, R. T. Burton; treasurer,
PredDegrotte; sentinel, Rudy Ros
coe; "'. warden, J. .;R.' Worth;
chaplain, . F. B. , Jone; tnistee,
George W. Brlttaln.v 'C;; C. - But
ler, Geo. E. Barber. . ... V
At the last regular ' meeting of
Reldsvllle ldge No. 384, A. F.. & A.
M.( the following officers were Install
ed: A." J. Elllngton. W. M.; C. L. Tesh,
S. W.; 8. G. Harden. J. W.; Jk W.
Clark, 8. D. ; Geo. W. Baker, treas
urer; H. N. Ware, secretary; J. A.
Haldjn. tiler.
The warehouses are disposing of a
good deal of lobacco this week.
Farmers aro coming from all directions-
and streams of wagons are
entering Reldsvllle each day. In the
neighborhood of 800 wagons loaded
with the golden weed were here yes
terday. It Is anticipated that sales
will continue heavy the remainder of
this week, and for some time to
come. Should1 the present rate keep
up, the amount of tobacco sold here
this season will be unprecedented In
the history of the market. Prices
continue at top notches and Belters
are highly, pleased with returns.
CONGESTION NOT SO BAD..
Tkvup Stated to be Somewhat Re
lieved Coal Comes to .Relief of
Cabarrus Mills.
Special to The Observer.
Concord, Jan. 9. Mr. Newton
Pharr, one of Cabarrus county's old
est and best citizens, of No. 3 town
ship, is spending a few days In town.
Mr. Pharr wears a beautiful nugget
of virgin gold upon the left lapel
of his coat, and, when observed by
your correspondent, the old gentle
man remarked fftat "we llnd those
lying about on the farm."
Mr. T. P. P. Carson, the clever
agent of the Southern Railway at
this place, states that the conges
tion Is somewhat relieved, but that
the tie-up will be feltT until late in
the summer. During the past few
days the railroads have been able to
deliver some coal to our factories and
other Industries, and the mills are
again running on full time. The
greatest calamity was threatned Wnen
the supply of coal gave out at the
light and water station, but that has
been averted by the timely arrival of
several cars of coal.
A series of religious meeting Is be
ing held at Forest Hill Methodist
church this week under the auspices
of the union of the various churches
of the city.
Messrs. Charles and Ed Isenhour
have moved their restaurant Into the
room formerly occupied by the South
ern Express Company, and have one
of ihe handsomest places in town.
The entire room has been remodeled
for their convenience, and Is equal
in appearance to the fine restaurants
or much larger cities.
Mr. O. V. Fouat left this morning
for the eastern part of the State for
a few days. He will probably leave
Concord permanently about the llrst
of April.
Several of the citizens 'nere who
have occasion to meet trains at the
station have resorted to printed
schedules and have pasted them In
their hats.
Tlwtt Was the Idea.
Durham Herald.
We will now sec If the schedules of
Southern trains have been reduced to
the time they actually make.
Wo Think So, Too.
Norfolk landmark.
What a pity Governor Hughes, of
New York Is not a Democrat!
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fpllf Of-J vy. sweetest blend ever secured
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J J To relievo the worst 'forms
O of Rheumatism, lake a tea- )
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(J yOVlll.U. lil L..U 1U..I.W.IIJ llllJL- f
ture after - each meal and at
bedtime: -
Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one-half ' "ounce; - Compound
Kargon, one ounce; Compound
Syrup Sarsaparllla, , three
ounces. Shake well In a bot
tle, . , ' ' ...', - '
, These harmless Ingredients
can be obtained from any good
pharmacy. , ; , . ,
This prescription, atates a
well-known authority, . forces
tho clogged-up, fnactlve , ' ktd.
neys to filter and strain f com
the blood the poisonous ''waste
matter and ; uric; acid, which
causes Rheumatism. ' Relief la
felt frbm the first few doses.
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It Is said that a person, who .
would take this prescription
regularly, a dose or two dally,'
or ' even a few times ' a ? week,
would never have serious Kid-'
ney i or Urinary Misordera or1-'
Rheumatism. .'; t ' :'. 's
Cut this out and preserve It.'
Good Rheumatism prescrip
tions which really relieve are
scarce Indeed, and when ; votf
need it you want It .badry yj-f;
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BILL AGAINST RIGSBEE. '
Grand Jury of Durham County Re
Opens Litigation In Celebrated Case
. Harris Case To-day. f ,
Durham, Jan. 8. The ' only , Im
portant feature of the court yesterday
was in the finding of a true bill
against W. T. Rlgsbee, charged with
Illegal voting In the city election two
years ago next May. This case has
had many ups and downs. There have
been indictments, true bills found,
bills quashed, anew bill sent, failure
to And a bill and finally this last bill
has "been sent and the grand Jury re
turned a true bill yesterday.
Cornelius Mill Stockholders Meet.
Special to The Observer.
Cornelius, Jan. 9. The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Cornelius Cotton Mill was held In the
offices of the company yesterday.
The secretary and president's report
showed that the mill continues In a
very satisfactory condition and tht
the net profits of the year abundantly
Jusify the semi-annual dividends of 5'
per cent. It was recommended by
the stockholders that the mill equip
Itself with a complete finishing ma
chine and thus narrow the cost or
the production of the fabrlca.the mill
Is manufacturing. Heretofore the
goods have been sent to Greensboro
for the finishing touches. The old
board of directors was re-elected,
Messrs. R. J. Stough, J. C. Cor
nelius, president. C. W. Johnson, J.
A. Dove, P. H. Stough. secretary and
treasurer.
WHAT TO DO WHEN UILIOUS.
The right thing to do when you feel
bilious Is to take a dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach nnd Liver Tablets. They
will cleanse the stomach antl regulate
the liver and boweli. Try It. Price, 2i
rents. Samples free at R. H. Jordan &
Co.'b drug store.
Dear Charley:
The box of cigars Is coming your way. T
had tried s6 many things and the cold was bad
almost pneumonia. 1 took the bottle and
rubbed my chest two nights and two mornings.
It fixed me and I pay the wager. Hereafter
you will hear me singing the praises of Gow
an's Pneumonia Cure. I ' bought one fifty cent
bottle. I am writing wife to-day to be sure
to keep it in the house.
So Long,
JACK.
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