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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs.
Vol. ii . No. 49.
Salisbury, N. C, Wednesday, November 28th, 1906.
Wm. H. Stewart, Editor.
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ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
Reckless Boy With a Gun Comes Near
Doing Serious Damage.
8tanly Enterprise, November 22nd.
The Albemarle .postoffice is pre
paring to occupy its new quarters.
The new fixtures are handsome
and offers the town a modern ser
vice. Keyless lockboxes are an
improvement, combination locks
being used. W. A. Tucker has
accepted a position as assistant,
in place 01 miss MacK, wno re-
signed.
Dr. L. W. Hart, of Norwood,
spokesman for the Presbyterian
congregation at that place, on last
Sunday presented Rev. G. W
Belk a check for $100, as a token
of their appreciation for his pas
toral labors.
Mayor Honeycutt is ambitious
to secure an electric light plant
for the town, lit is badly needed,
and now is the time for action.
It is estimated that a plan costing
not over $10,000 would meet all
present demands, and until the
power company at Whitney could
furnish the current.
Blanton, the young son of Rev.
G, W. Belk, was shot Monday
afternoon by Marshall Parsons.
The latter had a - breech loading
guu and was shooting at larks,
not far from the depot; Blanton
saw the gun pointing dangerously
toward him and yelled at Mar
shall not to shoot, but the young
huntsman pulled the trigger and
Blanton dropped as though the
shots were fatal. The guu was
loaded with number six shot.
One struck the i boy in center of
the forehead, j flattening itself
against the skull ; one entered the
right cheek, went through the
tongue and lodged f gainst the
teeth ; one ii the fleshy part of
thumb and another in leg, all
served to make some right ugly
wounds. Two of the shots could
not be located. This impresses
the fact that boys ought not to bp
allowed to handle gurts. While
no blame attaches to young Par
sens, his carelessness in handling
his gun has brought about serious
results.
Taken as directed, it becomes
the greatest curative agent for the
relief of suffering humanity ever
devised. Such is Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. T. W. Grimes
Drug Co.
Hand it Around.
Don't be ashamed or afraid to
say kind things. There are. some
people who look as though they
had . been caught sheep stealing
after they give way to an impuJse
to be pleasant.
Kindness is not weakness. There
is no danger- of ovei pre duct ion
along this line. There is a mar
ket for all the bright looks and
good wholesome pleasantness that
can be turned out.
People go to bed hungry every
night for a gentle touch or a help
ful word. Men and women are
laid at rest in the cemeteries every
day, who would a thousand times
havethad a few thoughtful token
of good will when living than all
' the flowers that, have been heaped
upon their caskets.
Hand out; kindness and see that
joy it will bring you as well as
those at the other end of the
transaction, "Pleasant words ar
as an honey comb, swett to the
soul and health to the bones."
Get- away from the idea that
pleasant words should only now
and then bo thrown out like a
bone to a dog. Carry a full basket
and be generous. It will beat the
widow's cruse and flour barrel at
spontaneous reproduction.
Fortunate Missourians.
" When I was a druggist at Li
. vonia, Mo,," writes T. J. Dwyer,
(now of Graysville, Mo., "three of
my customers weie permanently
cured of consumption by Dr.
King's New Discovery, and are
well ana strong today. One was
tjying to sell his property and
move to Arizona, but alter using
New Discovery a short time he
found it unnecessary to do so. I
regard Dr. King's New Discovery
as the most wonderful medicine
in existence." Surest Cough and
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CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY,
Trying) to Get Street Car Line. Some
Good Words for Rev. McLarty.
Concord Times, Novenber 23rd.
The infant of Howard Ervin
was found dead in the bed last
Wednesday morning.
Paul Peacock and Miss Cora
Dry, both of Cpncord were mar
ried Wednesday afternoon, at 2
o'clock, the ceremony being per
formed by Esq. W. A. Stone at
his residence in No. 8. The bride
is a daughter of Claude B. Dry.
M. L, Hall, of Rowan, and Miss
Nora jSeaford, of Concord; were
married last Sunday. The cere
mony? was performed at the resi
dence of T. H. Sherrill by Esq,
C. A. Pitts.
N. Y. Harkey, a merchant of
McGiU street, made a voluntary
assignment last Monday to J. B.
Spence, referee in bankruptcy, at
Charlotte.
The board of city aldermen met
in adjourned session Tuesday
night to hear a report from a spe
cial committee to whom had been
referred the application of the
Concord Realty and Railway
Company for a franchise to build
and operate a car line under its
charter recently issued by the
State.j One Alderman, W. A.
Wilkinson, was absent, and the
committee not being readv to
make its final report, deferred the
street tear matter until -tonight.
when a full board is expected and
the matter will probably be set
tled. Rev, E. K, McLarty and family
will leave next Saturday for Union
county, where they wiil visit the
family of Mr. McLarty's father
before going tctheir new home at
Salisbury. Mr. McLarty is now
having his household furniture
packed and shipped to Salisbury,
Mr. McLarty h&s been pastor of
Central church . here, for three
years." j He is a young minister uf
unusual ability, and as a preacher
ranks with the very best in the
conference. He is a student and
a thinker, and a man who holds
up high ideals to his heprers.
John Bost, who returned Sun
day night from Oklahoma, was
married last Tuesday morning to
Miss Bettie Barnhaidt, of 9 town
ship, a sister of Geo. F, Barnhardt,
of Concord. The ceremony was
performed by Esq. C. A, Isen
hour. :
In habeas corpus . proceedings
last Wednesday at Salisbury court
in the case of Chas. Sherwood
against his wife, who have sepa
ted, the custoday of the children
was given to Mr, Sherwood.
O. L. Black, f No. 10, town
ship, who recently became insane,
and who has been confined in the
jail here for two weeks until the
necessary papers could be filled
out for his admission to the State
Hospital at Morganton, will be
taken there tomorrow morning by
Sheriff Harris.
A Splendid Idea.
Would it not be a goodMntvest
ment for the county if our com
missioners would employ a good
and experienced man to be super
intendent of road construction?
By doing this he conld instruct
the several township supervisors
as to best metheds, and settle
questions of dispute where points
of law are involved, and it should
be his business to audit all claims
before they are presented to the
county commissioners, thus sav
ing to ihe beard much valuable
time rit their regulr monthly
sessions. Money spent in this
way, tor a truly efficint head man,
would be money wisely spent.
Stanly jEnterprise. .
j Postmatser Robbed.
G. W. Fonts, Postmaster at
Riverton, la., nearly lost his life
and was robbed of all comfort,
according to his letter, which says :
"For 20 years I had chronic liver
complaint, which led to such a
severe case of jaundice that even
my finger nails turned yell-.w ;
when my dector piet,cribcd Elec
trie Bitters; which have cured me
and kept me well for eleven
years." Sure cure f:.r bilious
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Liver, Kidney and Bladder de
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At all Druggists. 50c.
THE HEDRICK CASE.
Defense Wiil Endeavor to Prove to Jury
Emotional insanity on Part of Hedrick.
Conductor Hedrick's case came
up for trial last Thursday after
noon. The jury selected to try
the case was composed of the fol
lowing: Paul C. J. Barger, Albert L
Lyerly, H. W. Silliman, Boyden
C.'Trexler, G. W. Isenhour, J. J.
Bostian, F. W.. Bost, T. S Hans,
J. Lawson Kluttz, P. J. Kirk. D.
M. Campbell and S. W. Hart.
Senator Overman and 7,, II.
Clement, Esq., appeared for the
defendant, while A. H. Price is
for the prosecution.
Dr. Dorsett testified that, as
coroner, he examined the body of
G. C. Whitaker and found fivo
bullet wounds in it. Two of these he
spoke of as flesh wounds, but two
through the bdy, and one through
the groin were sufficient to cause
death.
W. D. Dorton was as follows:
He was in the store of the Spencer
Clothing and Shoe Company.
Saw Whitaker come over from the
jY. M. C. A., and enter the store
to buy a tie. Mr. and Mrs. Hed
rick walked up and Hedrick said:
"Whitaker, I want to see you,.
come out here." Whitaker turn
ed, and Mrs. Hedrick tnrowinj
Up her hands shouted to Whitaker
not to come. Hedrick drew his
pistol and Whitaker ran. Hed
rick fired and missed, and both
went down the long aisle, Hedrick
with histol in his hand untu
Whitaker leaped over the counter
and found the screen door barred
Hedrick gained on the other man
while he was trying to open door.
Hedrick shot several times. Do
ceased half fell into the back lot
and severa: shots were fired after
ward, but did not know who-fired
them. The wood work of th
green door was struck by a ball
from Hedrick's pistol.
J. F. Biggers, who was also in
the store testified that after th
the first shotjwas fired, Whitak r
ran in a crouched position a:)d
when he leaped over the counier
his hand iooked like it had a pis
tol in it. At the door after Whit
aker partially fell out, Hedrick
looked as if he held something m
front of him, and went out and
shot several times more.
The first testimony that Whit
aker had a pistol, came from R.
B. Gobble. He was in his shop
at work. Hearing the shots he
looked up and saw Whitaker run
ning with his pistol in his right
hand and pointing to the ground.
Deceased crossed the bridge over
the alley, fell into a small ditch,
his pistol by his side. Hedrick
walked up and pointing his pistol
down said, "I will kill you now,"
and shot. Witness did not see
Whitaker try to use his pistol.
At 9:45 Friday morning when
the court proceeded with the case.
Dorton and Biggers, the eye wit
nesses to the beginning of the
tragedy, were recalled for the
purpose of showing that Whitaker
had no coat on. Here the court
hung fire for 20 minutes, the de
fense filing an affidavit that a
material witness living in Thomas
ville had been subpesned aird fail
ed and that the defendant feared
to proceed without her. The
court went on and Mr. Dorton
testified that Whitaker was with
out a coat.
John H, Harris was the next
witness for the State. He was
sitting on his back porch 150 feet
away when he heard shooting and
saw Whitaker as his ileg slipped
up and he fell into the ditch. He'
ran to the gate and, going near
the body saw Hedrick with some
thing in front of him. He heard
a snap, then saw the defendant
point the pistol down and shot.
Mr. Hedrick walked into the store
then came back about five min
utes later and asked, "Jake, is he
dead?' and was answsred yes.' -
W. T. Bost was called tq the
stand to corroborate Harris whose
testimony and character had been
impeached. Witness : interviewed
Harris, who said the pistol was
not lying at that time where it
was when he first saw the deceas
ed and that Hedrick : was the on
lv man he had seen who had: the
nerve to shoot a man after he was!
dead. There was some discusioni
T-i a tci a a f r tVio TolnvftliftV nf t his
tefitimonv. but it was allowed to:
to go the iury. On cross examina-
tion Mr. Clement asked the wit
ness if Harris was,, intoxicated,
and was told bo. i
Thos. P. Johnston stated that he
was conducting a sale at Spencer,
and after hearing of the killing
he went over to the store. At
first he did not see the pistol, but
saw it later. He saw the defend
ant and somebody begged him to
give up his pistol, which he de
clined to do.
Anoiaer saia "mil. as a mem
ner or tne U. K. C. 1 ask you to
give up that pistol." Hedrick
still declined. Witness then ask
ed Hedrick toigive up his pistol,
but he still declined, saying he
did not intend to hurt anyone else.
Hedrick asked some one standing
by that his insurance be changed
and his children be sent to their
grandfather. He took his pistol,
shifted it to his left hand, saying,
x uioaui uu xliii lulu,
daisy?" This remark
ain t she a
referred to
Mrs. Hedrick.
Mrs. Richard Josey said she
heard the shots and saw Whitta
ker s he ran out of the door, but
did not see him fall.
Chas. Kluttz, who prepared
the corpse for burial, described
the course of the bullets and the
nature and number of the wounds.
The testimony of Mr. Kluttz Dr.
Flippin and Coroner Dorset dif
fered slightly as to the number
i of wounds.
Dr, h hppen testified as to the
age of the boy, also that there
were seven bullet wounds on the
body, the seventh not breaking
the flesb. After cross examina
tion the State announced that it
would rest.
Mrs. JMary Hedrick, for the de
fense, said she was 23 years old
and had been.married seven years.
She spoke of Whittaker coming
in on a train and waving at her.
Later he called at her home that
morning and asked to be allowed
to see Mrs. Hedrick. The ser
vant had been instructed to say
she was not in. Then he called her
over the 'phone and asked her
v;hy she was treating him so He
aked to see her, that Phil was
: dlowing him and he wanted to
o her. Upon meeting her at
home he embraced her.
At this juncture the jury was
sent out of the court room and
the attorneys argued as to the
admissibility of the testimony,
the . State holding that it should
not be permitted to go the jury.
Senator Overman said the defense
would interpose a plea of emo
tional insanity with cir c u in
stances of self defense. The plea
of insanity is not put in as an
effort to show that Hedrick is not
amenable to the law, but that the
circumstances surrounding the
homicide were such as to tempo
rarily dethrone the reason of the
defendant. Authorities were
cited to sustain this positron.
A. H. Price, Esq., took the posi
tion that the State was willing to
go into the question of Hedrick's
sanity or insanity and to intro
duce testimony on . the subject.
Mr Price held, however, that the
matter going to the jury from
Mrs. Hedrick was irrevelant.
The court excluded portions of
Mrs. Hedrick's evidence.
Mrs. Hedrick was called to the
stand again andBhe continued her
story. When Hedriok came in
she mied him at the train.
When she returned home her hus
band was there. They drove up
home, asked her husband to let
her stop at the Y. M. C. A,, and
speak to Whitaker. Husband de
clined, and threatened to slap her
if she persisted in her intention,
Hedrick said he heard Whitaker
was carrying a pistol for him and
he feared trouble. Dispute con
tinued, and she told her husband
she was going back up homp. He
went with her. They fussed all
the way and was told if she loved
Whitaker more than Hedrick,
they could arrange to separate.
The womau would not agree to
this and Hedrick said "letrstry to
live better and cut this all out."
Then I said we would talk it over
with Whitaker. I saw him com
ing toward the store, My hus
baud said, "Whitaker, come out
here, my wife wants to speak to
you." He turn-ed send started to
me. He jerked out his pistol and
tried to shoot, when it would not
hre 1 told him tor uocrs
sake to
run. and he ran. Don' know
whether Whitaker shot or not.
Had heard Whitaker sav that he
heard Hedrick went -armed
for
him. and if he even made a crook
ed move he would kill him. He
told me he tried to get some one
(Continued on page 4.)
S1ATESYILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Wocan Claims the Distinction of BeiRg
Wife of Wiil Harris.
Statesvllle Landmark, November 20th.
At the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cul
breth, on Kelly street, Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, Miss Mary
Culbreth and D. W. Jones were
united in marriage, Rev. C. A.
Jenkins officiated,
Miss Emma Sproggs diecl Satur
aay morning about 6 o'clock at
home of her mother, Mrs. R. P
Scrogj8, on Alexander street
She was a victim of tuberculosis
and her condition had been criti
cal for some time.
While at work at Kincaid's fur
niture factory Saturday, Mr.
Stamey Ballard received painful
cuts on his hand by coming in
contact with a running sar. This
is Mr. Ballard's second accident
at the factory, he having received
painful injuries .there several
weeks ago.
It is reported in Statesville that
a colored woman named Delia
Harris, who says she is the wife
of Will Harris, the Mecklenburg
desperado, is living here. The
report comes from the colored
people anJ whether the woman is
what she slaims to be is not cer
tain. The negro desperado killed
near Asheville Thursday claimed
to be Will Harris but his body
has not been identified as that of
Harris.
Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards preach
ed at Front street church Sunday
afternoon and pTesided over a
congregational meeting which was
held to call a pastor. The con
gregation extended a unaimous
call to Rev. W. C. Brown, now
pastor of Concord, Clio and New
Salem Presbyterian churches, for
all his time, at a salary of $800
per year. Mr. Brown was the
first pastor of Front Street church
and is popular with the congrega
tion. Whether hewill accept the
call is not yet known.
Gol, H; C. Cowles .has a good
memory. vvnen tne election
tables were published recently he
asserted that in publishing the
congressional vote in the Black
burn and JNewland contest two
years ago the voWof the second
ana iourtn waras in otatesvine
had been transposed so that the
vote of the fourth ward appeared
as that ' of the second and vice
versa. And tne colonel examined
the records and proved that he
was right. The change made no
difference in the total, but the
vote of the second ward two years
ago was Blackburn 42, Newland
108; fourth ward, Blackburn 55,
Newland 115.
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the Weaver Piano, No piano
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you after you once know the Wea
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Frix & Co., Salisbury, N. C.
Much Bosh About the Reformatory.
We haye been trying to keep up
with the agitation for a reforma
tory for youthful criminals in this
State, but after hearing and read
ing all that the advocates of a
reformatory have to say we are
still unconverted to the reforma
tory idea. There has been a great
deal of bosh written about the
little boys on the chain gangs and
in the penitentiary. Show us a
boy who is wearing prison stripes
in this State who does not richly
deserve to wear them for a longer
term than the court sentenced
him and we will show you a dozen
kids who ought to be on the chain
gang. Monroe Enquirer.
Lingering Cold Withstood Other Treatment
but Quickly Gored by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
"Last winter I caught a very
severe cold which lingered for
weeks," says J. Urquhart, of Ze
phyr, Ontario. "My cough wa
very dry and harsh. The locas
dealer recommended Cbamberi
laic's Oough J&emedy and guaran
teed it; so I gave it a trial. One
small bottle of it cured me. I
believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to b3 the best I have ever
used.'' Thi remedy is for sale
by James Pummer, Salisbury,
and Spencer Pharmacy, Spencer,
N. C. e
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTS
Scarcity of Cars. New Church Completed.
Mines Being Worked.
Lexington Dispatch, November 21st.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
the Lutheran congregation will
hold services in the new church.
The pews, which have been de
layed, have arrived and will be
placed this week. The carpet is
being put down and other finish
ing touches made. Not all the
furniture, however, nas arrived.
When everything is complete, the
public and the various denomina
tions will be invited to join in a
union service at the church, when
the different ministers will be
asked to make talks. This will
probably take place Sunday the
2nd of December. Rev. Mr. Ful
ienwider will preach the sermon
next Sunday.
Notwithstanding discouraging
delays occasioned by people who
are noiaing the Southbound up
for exorbitant prices for right of
way, the road is forging ahead
slowlv. Almost all the trouble
has been in this countv and
around Lexington. There are 1
cases on the docket for the next
court to settle and three or four
other cases that will be settled
out of court. Although stations
t
are being indicated and depots lo
cated all along the route, not a
word is saidabout the depot at
Lexington. Two depot sites have
been selected in the county.
Thpmasville and High Point
are raisiug Cain because thev can
not get box cars to carry off their
chairs and furniture. The same
trouble is experienced here, al
though the furniture factories are
able to get a few cars. The trou
ble here is that there are no 40 or
50 foot cars for furniture ship
ments. Smaller cars are nrocura-
ble, however, and on the whole
our factories are doing pretty well.
The town authorities are hav
ing the trees on the streets trim
med, which is doubtless jieces-;
sary to make way .fojr w i jesses--peciaily,
aid to a Ho w; t ho' s tresis-,
to dry in some places where, in
summer, the sun never strikes.
but they have overdone the iob.
we think, by cutting the trees too
close. It is very likely that they
will have to cut some of them
down entirely, later, because they
win proDaoiy aie oi excessive
pruning.
The Emmons mines are being
worked full time these davs and
everything is in good shape and is
prosperous. A party of northarn
men, including several of the
mine owners, are there this week.
These mines are rich in copper
and we believe on the eve of in
creased prosperity.
Appointments of the W, N. C. Conference
For the Salisbury District.
D. Atkins, P. E .
Salisbury, First Church E. K.
McLarty.
South Main Street- J. A. J.
Farrington.
Holmes Memorial O. J. Hin
son. Spencer J. E. Gay
East Spencer and North Main
St.eet C. E. Hypes.
Lexington Station J. N. Hug
gins. West Lexington and Denton
S. S. Higgius.
Linwood J. W. Clegg. ,
Salisbury Circuit P. W. Tuck
er. Woodleaf J. P. Lanning.
Gold Hill- James Wilson.
Jackson Hill G. A. Stamper.
New London W. L. Hutchins.
Albemarle Station R. D. Sher
rill. Weat Albemarle J. P. Davis.
Albemarle Circuit W. S. Cher
ry and C. M. C entry.
Norwood A. L. Stanford.
Salem J. A. Peeler.
Cotton ville-r. T. Salizer.
Big. Lick E. M. Vent.
Mt. Pleasant T. E; Wagg.
Concord J. C. Rowe, Central.
Forest Hill J C. Wooten.
Epworth J. W. Long.
West Concord W. C. Jones.
Concord Circuit A. Sherrill.
China Grove Aycock Taylor.
Principal New London High
Sohool J. D. Rankin.
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