LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
-ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
RATE MUDDLE BOILS AGAIN.
PAST AKD PRESENT
"tirriyrfr mKHFinmsisc nn
SI ATtSY I LLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
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Remarkable Snake and Fish Stories.
Crowder's Whereabouts Still Unknown.
Lexington Dispatch, July 24th.
Friday night Mrs. Carrie Nation
delivered one of hHr lectures on
prohibition in Thomasville. It
was not kuown that she was in
the city until very late in the
afternoon. However, the news
leaked out and while at the
Thomaville Hotel she received!.
many callers. The Chapel was
crowded and many could not get
in to hear. her. She spoke for
about an hour and delighted her
audience. After she had conclu
ded her lecture she sold her books
and sovenir hatchets. The de
mand for the hatchets was amaz
ing. President Archibald Johnson
arrived ki Thomasville Saturday
night from Morehead City, where
he was honored with the presi
dency of that Association. At
the station to meet him was the
"Orphanage Automobile,' the
Orphanage band and a large num
ber of the officers and children of
the Orphanage, as well as a big
crowd to greet the "Great Chief."
President Johnson said in his lit
tle impromptu speech that he ap
preciated the great ovation given
him in his home town even more
than he appreciated the presi
dency. Davidson county has
more presidents of State and Na
tional Associations than any pther
county in the State. Our county
appreciates the honors.
July 15th, the doors of theFirst
National Bank of Thomasville
ware thrown open for business,
with the following officers : Presi
dent. Chas. F. Lambeth : vicf-
president, T. J. Finch ; cashier, A.
H. Bagan,
Snake stories and fish stories by
universal agreement are allowed
the privilege of being only partly
true, butjwe have a snake story
here, handed in by a most estima
ble Lexington lady, and it must
pass as absolutely true. A little
girl, on going to a hen's nest to
see how the hatching was coming
on. found the fowl standing up in
the nest, and tried to push her
down on the eggs again. The h9n
refused to be pushed, and then
thinking something wrong, the
child put her hand under the hen.
She felt something sufficiently
cold and clamy to cause her to
give the regulation feminine
scream, and help came on the run
Investigation revealed
D
snake that had crept
Cotton Mills Declare Good Dividends. Ne
gro Shoots Negro.
8tan!y Enterprise, July 25th.
Will McKnight shot and-killed
George Stant on Monday night.
Both negroes were -from Gastouia.
The "shootine occurring on the
Montgomery side of the river at
Whitney, Mcknight was sent to
jail at Troy. 'The later claims
that the shooting was accidental
and he shows great sorrow over
the death of his friend.
B. F. Bruton eame in last week
to spend a few days with his fam
ily and to recuperate in health
before returning to his work at
Doeruu, " Ga. Mr. Bruton has
been under treatment for several
weeks at the sanitorium in Salis
bury, and is now very weak from
an operation. "
The family of S. O. Goode have
moved into the Lutheran parson
age on First' street. Mr. Hatcher
and his mother, who have occu
pied the building for several
months have stored their furni
ture preparatory to moving to
Salisbury in the near future.- Mr.
Hatcher will take up his practice
of law at that place.
Sheriff Love had made arrange
ments last week to carry "Mich"
Hearne, a colored insane woman
who lived near Gladstone, to . the
The Seat of trouble Between State and
Federal Authorities Transferred.:
Asheville, July 26 The inac
tivity of the past three days in
the railway rate matler pending
negotiations between .-Assistant
O .S'ifr-:
Attorney General Sanford
Governor Glenn, looking a
peaceful settlement of tlieontro
versy, ended today when tfie grand
jury of McDowell county Superior
Court returned truer H1 Is against
the ticket agent atT Marion, and
the ticket agent at Old Fort for
violation of the 2 cent passenger
rate law. This renewal of "hos
tilities" was by no means unex
pected by the railroad officials.
In fact last night it was generally
understood that indi c t m e n t s
would come today and Colonel
Rodman went to Marion to repre
sent the Southern and the agents.
As soon ai it was known here
that the two agents in McDowell
county had been indicted by the
grand jury a special engine-was
sent from Asheville- to Marion,
presumably for the purpose of be
ing handy in case it became neces
sary to bring the agents to Ashe
ville. Incidentally papers for
writs of habeas corpus have al
ready been prepared and just as
soon as tne agents are served with
Erected
liclir.sNei Cotton U ill to
BiiTrt Bsckvell. .
"VThe ,BarrjngerrJIauufacuring
R. WilliasMs Old Rj'sidafit ot ftUifrV
uns 01 MMTbiags of Interest. ;C
- Salisbury, Julv.-190tV
Editor of W atchmas : It is with orapioy wa organized last Tues
mucbfpleasure the writer hti this jday lfitheffice ' of the Kejler
letter notes the wo"uderfuTt'adICotton4MiH8at?SaliBbnrv." The
vaneement North Carolina ihaelplant'.ofj'ttiis npany will be
made in the world , of progress! erected , at Rockwell the thriving
The writer spent his boy hood Rowan cotmtryHfage,"
days in Gold Hill with hia parents, i A xharter- was tasked jwith, a cap
Rev. John Williams, who waa ital to begm withr6f JSOtXX), and
manager of the mines ther, ..on an authorized capital of 150,000
the advice of Horace Greely, when MQre;than!4he $30,000 1 ineeded to
sixteen years of age, we left Gold begtn operations has already been
Hill for the West. After" growing subscribed!.-" -up"
to manhood we traveled five jiriUSrilT be S.OOOt spindle
years with a show as ticket seller size; and7 wijl make -"NciJ0, two -and
lecturer with the' side-show, ply " skein" yarn at first. It is
In thii capacity we rtraveled,:all contemplated to add looms later
over the south and ,then eugaged a' As' stated, the mill will be erec
in commercial business, ana Jfar'a ted a 'Rockwell, on the Yadkin
number of years sold drilling ma- railroadf here- has been -pur-chines
in every coal mining Btate chased titom Messrs, J. W. and
in the Union, hence we deny sue- Albert Peelell$ acres of land on
cessful contradiction when we say which to erect it. The contract
the State of our youth has" f ally for the brick to build the mill has
kept pace with the world of pro-already been let. ?
gress and for churches aiid.mag- It is 'expected that the mill
nificent school bouses she has set will be ready by January 1st. It
pace for others to follow,, "as in will be 'operated by electric power
Concord and adjoining: counties from Whitney, which is only 20
there is two hundred thousand miles away, and will be started
dollars invested in thse bnildf just s soon as the power can be
ings. Here our mind goes1 back secured.
to the years of '55 and '65; : when! . The provisional directors are:
warrauts these writs will be signed I the school houses were log cabins J. W. Cannon, Paul Barrings, C.
by Judge Pritchrrd and the in 10x18 feet, one log cut out of jthel M. Pool. J. M. Holshouser, Chas.
asylum at Goldsboro, but the wo-1 dieted agents brought here. It is side for a widow, with split logs! H. Klutz, L. J. Foil and Albert
for a seat, a ten-cent' spelling! Peeler. Mr. Barriuger, for whom
book, a niteen cents . arithmetic, the mill is named, will be presi-
a twentv-five cent georgraphyf dent. .He has been signally sue
Carry Nation's Natifity. Makieg an Effort
for the Reformatory. New Cotton Mill.
StatesvilI6 Landmark, July 23-26,
Brack Wilbome and Miss Julia
Ball, -.laughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Ball, who live on Seventh
street, ran away to South Caro
lina Sunday night and were married.
The Landmark is asked to an
nounce the annual fa-sol-la sing
ing at Providence church, Rowan
county, the first Saturday in Au
gust the. 3d, Singing to com
mence at 10' a. m. The commit
tee expects to have some one de
liver an address during the day.
S. E. McNeely, of Mooresviile,
tho was for a few months with
the Statesville Realty and Invest
ment Company, recently gave up
his position with the company
and is in Black Mountain, where
he is interested in the organiza
tion of a bank, with which he will
be connected.
Civil Engineer Greenlee, who is
tc survey the route of the States
ville Air Line Railroad from
Statesville to Mt. Airy, arrived
here this week and is looking out
a route for the road to enter town.
He will go over the line from
Statesville to Mt. Airy and the
regular survey will begin early
next month.
i
a biacK
under the
man died Friday.
The large brick block occupied
by Morrow Brothers & Heath Co,,
becomes the property of J. S.
Efird, the consideration for the
transfer being $25,000. The pres
ent occupants have a lease for two
years at an annual rental of $1,
800. The semi-annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the
several mills at this place was held
last Thursday. The Wiscassett
and Efird mills declared a divi
dend of five per cent, and the Lil
lian knitting mill three per cent.
Our mills are in the most prosper
ous condition, and it is a matter
or note that increased dividends
have been declared.
Pat H. Howell died suddenly
Sunday in Oklahoma. He was a
son of Mrs. Fannie Howell, form
erly of this place, aged about 25
years. tLis remains are expeciea
in Salisbury today, and will be
brought to Albemarle for iuter
ment. Mr. Howeil was a nephew
of our townsmen Messrs. P. W.
and S. Austin.
The Junior Order, at Big Lick,
will
last
be
in-
was to
of Mc-
to Old!
expected that the writs
necessarv tonieht. The
formation received here
the effect that the sheriff
Dowell county had gone
Fort to serve the warrant.
The officials of the railroad and
counsel are by no means resting
easy tonight. Aside from the in
dictment of agents at Marion and
Old Fort today the news from
Raleigh that Governor Glenn
would probably call an extra ses
sion of the legislature caused ac
t.nal alarm. The officials, how
ever, are again not giving out
anything. That they are badly
scared is evident. There, have
been frequent and long confer
ences today among the officials
and the attorneys ; while also the
attorneys for the road, including
principally Mr. Thorn have sought
Judge Pritchard's office in the
Federal building not infrequently.
AGENTS A BOUT TO RESIGN.
Added to the many troubles of
the railroad officials comes the in
side news that the agents are be
coming mere and more restless
every day and that at any tim
resianations may be the order of
slate and pencil was -the ontfiit- lcessful in the management of the
Note today the magnificent school jTuscarora mill at Mt. Pleasant,
buildings soaring heaien ward, and and will no doubt score as great a
see the average pupil going andj success at Rockwells
rHtnrninsr from school, five dollars I 'The erection of this
would Jiot pay for pis outfit . of I mean much for'Rockwell, and we
books, while the seaa are . fthel congratulate t the- good people of
very latest improved; 'pattern that splendid little town orr Be
modern and up-to-date in7 every curing" it,-Ooncord 'Times,' - . -respect.
A wonderful contrast rVr 1 ''rr
between the old splits lgwithHa' rp 4rorIntSrTgdd abrdlng to
back to it, where he was compelled
to sit the entire day while the ed
ucational gun of knowledge was
fired at his mind by a sixteen dol
lar teacher.
The writer thinks the women
the dlstatea of their own conscience
asking neither fear nor favor of no
man. The people doing well in
the world of progress. While the
supply is not equalled to the de
mand for labor, as since coming
and ladies get better looking every LQ state a number has inform
. hen without alarming her enough win giyQ ft picnic in tnat town Sat- the day. In fact it is stated that
in mfttA her leave her eecs ; and it
had deliberately Set about to
swallow all the eggs, seven of
which it had already gulped down.
Jt was killed and cut open, and
six of the eggs were intact. They
were put back in the nest and in
doe time hatched, everyone.
A special from Morehead City
says that during the meeting of
the editorr last week, Mr. James
H. Alexander, of Lexington, was
fishing in the sound and lost his
pyeglassesv in the ater. After
groping around for half an hour
in semi-bHnaness, ne nooneu
pefcb and on drawing him up,
found, lo and behold, his eye
glasses a-straddle of the fish's
Bosel This has already been
called the annual Morehead lie
Mr. Alexander joined the Press
Association this year.
Dne of the most welcome items
of news this week is the announce
ment that in the not distant fu
ture a modern brick business
house will replace the old, dilapi
dated and unsightly wooden store
rooms occupied by Jule C. Smith,
the' well known merchant. Mr.
Smith has purchased from James
Adderton one-half interest in the
orooertv. which will afford ample
urday, August 10. A band and
rfifreshments svill be among the
attractions.
English language and literature.
Newberrv is one of the best col
leges in the South and"takes high
rank among educational institu
tions. Dr. J. A. B. Scherer is
president ,of the college. Mr,
Fulenwider has not considered
the offer so far, but hsB reached
no decision concerning it. It is
to be hoped that he wjU decline
and remain in Lexington, where
he has accomplished the erection
of a modern church and is engaged
in building up a strong congrega
tion. Policeman Lookabill has a let
ter written by R. J. Miller to W,
L, McCrary anent the Charlie
Crowder case, in which Miller says
that he knows where Crowder is
but will not tell. He resents the
suspicion entertained at-first that
he had anytning to ao witn crow
der's disappearance. As stated
last week, the officers no. longer
think that Crowder was killed,
but they were stirred up consider
ably week before last, when they
dragged the creek for Crowder's
Crowder s aadress is sun
already no few agents sought to
rasien. They have been assured,
however, that they would b taken
care of and this assurance has act
ed as temporary stay.
. While the railroad magnates
have conferred pract.cally all day
it is impossible to forecast what
will be their next move aside from
the sueing out of habeas corpus
for release of the -ag nts in Mc
Dowell county . In well-iiformed
iMTfilfis the threatened action of
. j
year, as tnere are no women w
equal the tar heeh. In those
days the writer made weekly trips
from Gold Hill to Salisbury, a
distance of fourteen miles, and
,
cau't remember a frame house
along the entire distance. Today,
after forty-three years absence,
we return to find the old log cabin
in the back ground, only a relic
of the nast. while on its former
t x
site we find a magnificent building
erected, modern and up-to-date in
every respect, being of the latest
improved pattern, with splendid
lawns and well improved farms.
The writer, on Wednesday last,
visited Gold Hill, the home of his
vouth, and was led with amaze-
w
meat to note the great activity
there. We fotind three mines in
operation and one large stamp
trill going up to the new mines.
The writer noted the much lm-
nroved aDDlianoes there used. In
ed us hired help cannot be secured
for love or money. In the town
of Wadesboro we were informed
one hundred laborers could secure
work. One more informed us he
had tried for four months to se
cure a man to look after his poul-
frv. and hadn't found anv. The
j t
writer desires through the W atch
man to congratulate the public
spirit shown by capitalists in
keeping North Carolina up to the
best j)f them in investments, as in
our travels over the counties of
Anson, Gaston, Mecklenburg and
Rowan we see many enterprises
going up on every hand, and more
to follow. Let the good work go
on. i no writer iwvb uiaimou
The annual picnic at Elmwood
Thursday, August 1st, promises to
be an interesting and enjoyable
affair. Dr J. A. Scott, of States-
vill, and Prof Chas J. Hendly, ol
Elmwood, will be the speakers of
the occasion. Passenger trains
Nos. 35 and 86 will stop at Elm
wood to accommodate Statesville
people who attend th picnic.
The contract for building the
Paola Cotton Mills near the
Bloomfield Manufacturing Co
1 has been let to the T. C. Thomp
son Bros., of Birmingham, Ala.,
atfd calls for the completion of
the mills by November 15th. A
contract has also been let to J, O
Gaither for an addition of 90 feet
to the east side of the Bloomfield
mill. The work will begin at
once.
At the last session of the Leg
islature an act was passed provid
ing for the establishment of the
Stonewall Jackson Mauuel Train
ine School, which is desigued to
be a reformatory. Under the pro
visions of the act, whenever a
certain amount of money is raised
by the organizations' ladies in
this State, who have the matter
in charse. the State will give a
- a
certain amount. It has been sug
crested that this school might be
o : , -
established at Statesville, possi
bly in connection with the Jtate
Test Farm, and the sueaest'on is
worth considering,
The Turner Cotton Mills Com-
Ceasar Cone Makes a Fine Showing as Re
ceiver. Mr. Vandertord Buys Land.
Concord Tflnes. July 23rd, 2th.
Ceasar Cone, receiver of the
Odell Manufacturing Co.,. says :
You will find enclosed herewith a
statement of the result of my
operations as Receiver of the Odell
Manufacturing Co., to June 29th.
The report indicates ' a profit of
more than $80,000,00, which was
almost entirely earned in ninety
days. The mills are running
smoothly and I feel cheerful of
the future. I believe, the creditors
are safe, barring any unexpected
disaster, and I feel the stockhold
ers will not snffer the loss which
at one time seemed inevitable.
Col. J. F. Newell is jubilant
over the prospects of a glorious
celebration and home coming in
No. 10 township Cabarrus county,
early next month. The date is
the 7th, and the place the Sherrill
mineral springs, nine miles south
west of Concord.
Col. N. J. Sherrill, proprietor
of the Sherrill Mineral Springs
Company, is having the , plans
drawn for a 30-room frame hotel
which he proposes to have built
at the springs this fall. The well-
known Sherrill springs are located
9 miles southeast of Concord in
Cabarrus county. The building
will be within a stone's throw of
the Governor to call the Legisla- miuinS the oldf d& the
this State as his home and has of- pany has been chartered to build
ten said it has more natural ad
vantages and less disadvantages
than anv state in the Union to
day.
Yours truly,
R. Williams.
ture in extra session has been dis
cussed with much interest. It is
believed that the Southern will
not hold out against this step on,
the part of the State and that
rather than have an extra session
of the Legislature at this time
it will agree to put the new rate
into effect. However, this is mere
speculation. .
Best Medicine in the World for Colic 4
Diarrhoea,
"I find Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to
be the beat in the world," says Mr.
C. L. Carter, of Skirum, A!a. "1
am subject to colic and diarrhoea
time drill was used, pounded on by
a ten pound hammer while pene-
rating the rock, today they are
using electric drilling machines of j
the latest pattern. On passing the I
office we notice the old time coal
oil
electric lights. On the question j
of wages paid for labor, it is with
much interest we notice the
wonderful advancement that has
beep, made in the past forty years,
Miller savs in his letter several
. . naw atnresrWhile times that he knows where he m.
UUH,nT.7. - peculiar affair, even if
t is not propaoie .mi uu"" Crowder is living, and the public
needed improv menii w" ijauo
this year, it will doubtless be
"made early next year.
Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pttstt r
of the. Lexington Lutifun church,
: has received a very high, Ui ngh
fniiv deiRflrved. compliment from
Newberry College, South Carolina, ty, will visit
He has been offered tae chair of i week.
Kndir r.rowriAr'B address is
unknown to anybody here, but Last spring it seemed as though 1 1 hired by hi8 master at an
Railways Have Forfeited Much Sympathy
The Southern Railway and .the
Atlantic Coast Line appear to
hmr Inst their reason. The fact
1 lmn lo,,ff since disnlaced bv that they bid defiance to the laws
r o " I r iuA Cinfn ohAnra hru7 nooritn I Ifi
It I I.I H llU UD DilU Ww D AAV V vv
the lesson they are going to learn
bef oreur State courts are through
with the matter. If they had I s
tened to the advice of their
frieudB and obeyed the law of the
Oi.i. ntil it nnnlH h o va noon
Hjp in the days of our yoath. the ' VonTd
writec-mBiuuerB wii wuwu lauur them8elve8 a great deal ot the
could wfe seiured in Orold Hill for moral support and sympatny they
eighteen dollars per month, sixty- have forfeited. unarity ana vnn
nine cents a day, and board them
selves. While there was a cheap
er class of labor known as the
dren.
would be interested in the full de
tails.
Mrs J. K. Goodman and daugh
ter Miss Fannie, of Mt. Ulla, re
turned home on Saturday after a
visit to Mrs. Goodman's sister,
Mrs. Lee Phillips. Miss Sallie
Lucky, of Cleveland, Kowan coun-
Mrs. rmuips tuns
would die, and I think I would if
I tyidn't taken Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. I haven't been troubl-
old price and his board, which
consisted of one peck of corn meal!
with the bran in it, one pound of Tenn.
Wise Counsel From the South.
'I want to give-some valuable
ah
advice to those who suner witn
lame back and kidney trouble."
avb J. R. Blankenship, of Beck,
i : l l .j. j. ii l.
a cotton mm at wnas win uo
known as East Monbo on the
Tredell side of the Catawba river
at what tfas been known as Coop
er's fishery, and directly opposite
the Monbo cottonr mill. The
company has an authorized capi
tal of $250,000, with $100,000
subscribed. The promoters are
Messrs. W. D. Turner, J. C.
Steele & Sons, of Statesville;
Samuel Turner and C. L Turner,
of Monbo; the Monbo Manufac
turing Co ; Zeb. Shelton, of
flharlotte: A. A. Shuford, of
Hickory, and others. The com
pany will be formally organized
early next month and the erection
of the buildings will begin as soon
thereafter as practicable-
The Landmark stated a few
weeks ago that a report had gone
abroad that Mrs. Carry JNati n
was & native of Iredell county, or
whs a descendent of Iredell peo
the springs and will cost approxi
mately $10,000. The contract
will be let soon and the hotel will
be ready for the "accommodation
of guests next summer.
Thos. H. Vanderford, of Salis-
bury, came down Wednesday to
consummate a real estate deal
with W. S. Hartsell, of Mt. Pleas
ant. Mr. Hartsell sold to Mr.
Vanderford, who represents a real
estate company of Salisbury, 112
acres of land about two miles
from Salisbury on the Franklin
road for $7,000 cash. $6,000 of
which was paid in gold. Mr.
Hartsell bought this land eleven
years ago for $1500,
The matter of free city mail de
livery, which has been a dream of
our people for several years, and
to which they have been entitled
for a year or so by virtue of popu
lation and also the postoffice re
ceipts, is yet a thing of tne fu
ture. The houses in our town are
all numbered. In fact all the re
quirements made of any other city
have been made here, and our peo
ple feel that they are being dis
criminated against in this matter.
Free "delivery has recently been
ordered in Gastonia and Hickory,
and Concord iB twice as large as
the latter place.
R. J. Cook, of Salsbury, was
called last Saturday morning to
the bedside of his step-mother,
Mrs. L. E; Phillips, who is se
riously ill at the home of her son,
C. A. Cook. Her condition is very
serious.
James Campbell, of the High
landers who settled in King and
Queen county, Va. Her grand-
uother was a Bradshaw, of Ken
tucky.
A young man named Woodward
who lives in Sharpesburg town
Bhip, was seriously hurt Saturday
evening while operating a thresh
ing machine engine at W. E,
Cloer's in Concord towns hip.
While the engine was running at
high speed Woodward climbed on
top of the boiler to adjust the
crovemor balls. He lost his foot
ing and fell on the belt, which
dashed him against the fore-wheeF
of the engine with terrific force.
An ugly gash was cut in the back
f hia head, he was badly bruised
about the body and remained un
conscious for several hours, ne
and although
in now at his home.
pie. It also stated that it did not his injuries are very painful, they
trv to verif v it nor was it partic- are not considered aangerous
j - -
I have proved to an ab-
f. .fTo nnA Tint of aaH. a.rA fhnr f unln . a nprtftintV that JfileCtriC
ea wiuu it, Dio uiivxx vuu. ppUnas of salt-pork for seven days'
when I had a-very severe attack
and took half a bottle of the 25
cent si?e of Chamberlain's. Colic, ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Ilemedy,
and this morning I feel like anew
man ' For sale by James Plum-
mer, csaiisDury, ana apeucer
Pharmacy, Spencer, N. C.
rations, llie Watchman readers
will note labor liyed high in those
days. Today we are informed
that the same class of labor re
ceives one-fifty to two dollars a
day. wnue on the rounds we
found two large churches, the peo
Bitters . will positively cure tnis
distressing condition, ine nrst
hottle gave me great reiiet ana
after taking a few more bottles, I
was completely ctrrea; so com
pletely that it becomes a pleasure
to recommend thiB great remedy."
Sold under guarantee by all drug
gists. Price dOc.
ularly anxious to find it true.
Carry herself has set all minds at
easetbout the matter. She de
nied the report at High Point the
other day and says that she was
not born in Iredell county, as has
been stated, but that she was born
in Garrard county, Kentncxy, in
the vear 1846. She is of Scotch
The Right Name.
Mr. August Sherpe, the popu
lar overseer of tha pcr at Fort
Madison, la., says: 'l)r "King's
New Life Pills, are rightly named ;
they act more agreeably, do more
good and make one feel better
than any other laxative. guar
anteed to cure biliousness and
descent, her father having been constipation. 25o at all druggists