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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People anfor oheflty, in ,governmenta1:Affairs.
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Salisbury, n: C, Wednesday;- MARCrniTH, 1908
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Vol. IV. No 12.
aVm. H. Stewart, Editor.
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Court Adjourns. Woman woo Broke Into
Jail Found 6ulltjof Ralllng.
Lexington Dlspateh. MarcHh.
A case of local interest th,at may
be tried this court is that ot- Miss
Maggie Earnhart vs the Wen
nonah cotton mills. She was
hart in an elevator wreck in the
mill, and sues for $20,000. ' It is
reported that $1,500 has been of
fered as -a compromise, and re
fused. The Drv . Olodfelter case
may not be tried.
Two young men fro n Jackson
Hill passed through this town a
foot on - their way to Salisbury
with one little possum hide, to
purchase some of that precious
oorn juice. I guess they expect to
go into the retail business. Lin;
wood note, -
The season for shooting quail
and other birds .in Davison county
closed Saturday. This has been
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
First Automobile In the City. New Steam
Laundri to be Operated.
Stanly BnterprlBe.'March 5. .
. Mrs. A. L. Patterson and little
son are spending' the week with
relatives in Salisbury.
R. L, Sibley is the first to""6wn
an autimobile in this city. He
took his first ride on it Tuesday.
Somewhat of an innovation, and
SI
E HEEDSflH EYEP0e
'CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS AT
SALISBURY CONVENTION,
At the beginning, of the jneal
there was a pause. Jbinaiiy, tne
Hon. J, D. McNeill'spoke:
"The Democrratio party," said
he. "is in a ota hx. it nas
dried up." ' . "
t a Qpaicatfld said Mr.
D VXAWWM www m -
way
a very enjoyaoie season ior an ine tne Bttm The promoter8 ten UB
sportsmen ; lots of game has been tnat machinery will be installed
killed and plenty has been left, as soon as the building is corn-
Most oi tne nortnern sportsmen lpite.
have gone back north.
One man says that this year is
going to be a fine fruit year, be
cause the 14th of February, St..
Valentine day, was warm and
rainv. Last year, he says, this
rf - a, - -
day was cold and- clear, indicat
ing a fruit failure.
If some people are to be believ
ed, there is much that is unlaw
ful and disgraceful just above Ar
nold, in the Center church com
munity. There are good people
there, jind there are some bad
ones, it seems. It is said that
Tblnk ot the Liies Saied Bi a Timely Drink hTnhxr
inenuonsiaer tiiecis oirroipmon. ...,Ifc h forgotten the
Salisbury, N. -0., March 5.-- home," said Mr: Morton.
The conference of prominent "This is populism," replied Mr
Democrats that met here "today Morton, "It is tetotahsm.
was very very prominent. In "We are the only d excep
Mr. Sibley may in. this matter be 1 fact, there was no trouble in dis- tions to prove the rule' acquieso-
regarded as a pioneer. tinguishing them among the ed Mr. McNeill.
-There has been quite a mad dog crowds of visitors to Salisbury. Dinner over the convention was
excitement on onr utreeta the oast The average crowds disgorged at seated in a carriage chartered by
this Doint from local trains carry Mr. Murphy. "We
by another with the rabies", and their rips swinging on one finger town," said he.
aaa resnlt leverftl canines have when they get off and go away The convention
been nlaoorJ where all or moat of I wiuu a ubew Bsoxxft lLB a -preuv u,
the otherB oncrht to be. load- Morton,
When the p.nnference of Demo-1 claimed
Aioemarie win nave a steam i - . it,OTT TOarQ
readilv recognized bv the fact
0 w
that their gripB were already full
The conference itself wore an ex
pectant look, As it disembarked
it looked about for the conference
and discovered the Hon. W alter
Murphy.
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wnere is uuo uuuiwitsiio
"Grandma" Omie Austin, as asked the conference.
laundry. Outside capital is inter
ested in the spheme, and experi
enced men are backing it in a way
that will guarantee it success from
Wq will boa f he
. WW .m m WW ww
rode. "That
ob&rfed Mr,
"There is andiher," ex-
Mr. . Stubbs. IpTow in
my town," Stid Mr. MCXHeui, "a
sight like that plate glass would
create a stampede.' .. .4 5
UOCKSYILLE AND DAYIE COUHTY.
Magistrate Who Has Held Office Oier
Tlrirt) Years. Sop, Personals.
Mockavllle Courier. March B.
Dr. John Kerr Martin passed
CONCORD; AND
CABARRUS COUNTY.
B, F. Rogers Dead. A Carious incident
atiBirtRfajr Party.
Concord rimes. March -. ;.
In the matter of receivership
through towa Monday. en route to of the Odell Manufacturing Com
his home in Patrick oounty, Va., pany, of Concord, and the South-
from "Fumehurst," where he hj&s ern Cotton sMills, of Bessemer
been spending some time with his City, Judge Boyd last Tuesday
nephew Wm. K, Clement. morning, on report of the re-
tv,q T?Kii Vhaiii ceiver, presenting resolutions
STATESYILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Clmrch Oftleers Pen lip Widens. Sone
' tOlDg 8 HlPBOSiSt C0BlM5t o. "
StatesvtUe Landmark. March 8-8.
It is reported that 8' number of
church officers are penning their
chickens against the possible ap
pointment of a board of inquiry
by the Ministerial Associaton.
Daputy Collector Davis s and B.
C. Griffin visited North Iredell
convention here Monday evening 1 adopted at a meeting of the credi- Tueid'ay and destroyed an illicit
and eleoted the following officers :
Dr. M. D. Kimbrough, chairman,
A. T. Grant, Jr., secretary.
Carr Swicesrood who has been
s;al months ntotned tome SaUut-
John R.
Williams, the
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j. j i ii : in 1 . 1
tors una BWCJtnoiuers, neia aaa aifttillerv nlanfc in New Hone
week, continuned the recivership township, in the corner of the
of Ceasar Cone for the Odell C0Unty adjoining . Alexander and
Company for longer. rykeg s
No limit was fixed. for the South- . . , , ,
ern, a. it ia understood that plans 7. bnrgl" ent.e,red .h
M : mer eoniiieration which u fV0" jfcl . blld"
mav reanltin ft RatisfacfeofV ar- wg, which is nsed-for a kitchen,
urV oh j-v I ltiestiajmiBhtr, ty raising tf
sev-
Fat bar-keeper on the side-walk, appointed a justice of the peace
she is familiarly known to all her
friends in Harris township, is
young at 82 and can of six chil
dren, 58 grand children and 92
great grand children, all living.
She is cheerful and a most lovable
old woman, and is one of the
bounty's most remarkable aged
persons.
'The State does not hold a more
earnest, consecrated and enthu
siastic temperance worker
Rev, C. J. Black, of this county,
and the prohibition cause in Stan-
"an'
whiskey has long been sold,. that hy j8 greatly strengthened by hav
much "gambling goes on and other mg him as leader,
rottenness exists. The officers A UnAid map wag reoently
and the good people there ought mftde q hQ Bhowning the
to keep their eyes opened, , and mcorpotftte limit8t by Henry M.
break it all up: Lilly, of the firm of Fields &
Grover Proctor, who, it will be Lilly, architects and engineers,
remembered, while eloping with a who recently opened a branch of-
Miss Myers in Thomasyille town- fice at this place. The map is of
ship, became engaged in a dim- a high order and reflects great
culty with 'the girl's father, and
cut Jrim severely, was fined $100
and costs. -
The report of the grandjur;
fQ?nWl a. recommendation for an
addition ta the jail, the jury say
ing that it was too small for the
Tinmhor nf prisoners usually in
prison.
credit upon this excellent young
engineer. Tne firm is securing
many orders from the people of
this place and surrounding towns
forarchitectural drawings and en-
lg work.
"Faith," replied Mr. Murphy,
'tis verselves that are the
conferees."
-4 'But we have already confer
red," exclaimed the conference.
We have it already mapped out.
There is no disagreement between
us. Where ara the other Demo
crats?"
Mr, Murphy waived a hand to
ward the main street of Salisbury,
than distinguished for plate glass in its
windows, "There is the reception
committee," said he, "lake ioy
that there are no more to oe en-
said Mr. Murphv. c,au' what's the
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difference, so longas we are
agreed?" , -
Accordine to the liscence the
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writer has been granted as a. poet,
the above is an accurate state
men ofjhow the Conference of lead
ing Democrats called to meet in
Salisbury and is sue a State protest
against the Populistic innovation
of State prohibition arrived. They
met a cordial greeting not only
from Mr. Murphy, but from th
entire city. At the same time
they seemed, unhappy. They
waving his apron :
"Hurrah for Democracy I"
"He means me," said Mr. Mor:
ton.
"Us," corrected Mr. Stubbs.
"Three cheers for the conven
tion."-
ruesday night, ny raising , a win
dow sash, and took ' therefrom a
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vxeorge v. ooanian, ox u. q1 of bread whijh
3 township wasin tosee us this had been leffi 0n" "table." Judge
morning; He states that the Connelly hearo bis dogs bark fu-
young people of his section are rioasly during the 'night but as
still chasing foxes that almost this was not unusual ha did not
everyday he can hear the dogs on et np to investigate. He feels
the trailr Thktjpartlof the coun-that he vnowg ;he truiltv arty
Lawyer," was inafcown Friday on
business and dropped in to see us.
Mr. Williams is a remarkable
man an many respects. He was
by the
1885..
Legislature of N. C,, in
THB CONVENTION
MEETS. UK
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convene
At twelve o'clock the
tion went to the opera house and
were let in at thestage.entrance by
the janitor. They emerged after
a session of two and W half hours.
Although important party plans
cannot be given out :; in detail, it
is learned that the; proceedings
consisted in hearing speeches
fromM. Morton, Mir. Stubbs and
Mr. McNeill. ; Mr. ;Mnrphy kind
ly acted as audience with the as
sistance of the janitor. An open
letter to the people of North Car-
all olina was proposed by Chairman
SCorton and vunanHppusly adopt
ed. In part the letter said :
THE "OPEIT 'tiKTVEB. "
"Wo appeal to all patriotic cit
izens of thetate and of the par
tv to sav in this hour whether or
a position -with a drug1 firm in
Salisbury.
Geo. W. Shook, aged 48, died
at his home in this place last
night at 10 o'clock. He bad been
in ill health ior several months,
and about - two months aso he
and the fox-hunters are enjoying
some fine sport.
On last Thursday night when
No. 35 cam? in from Salisbury,
policeman Ben field noticed the
action of one Frank Baxter, a
vounjr negro" hack-driver, and
Fayssoux, the gentleman who
was hypnotizing people in States -ville
last week, 'is unable to
hypnotize his creditors, it seems.
The Charlotte Observer sayt Fayi
aoux has been indebted to that es
tablishment in the sum of $40 for
gave 'Qp'ui.W? kept a wat3h,on him, finally seiz
service at Salisbury and came iug a grip which-contained two
home, where he continued to grow gallons of liquor and three bot-
not their bottles shall be knocked week.
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worse until tne ena came, ne
held for a number of years differ
ent and responsiblo positions in
internal revenue service, and prior
to that he had for twelve or fif
teen years been register of deeds
of Davie county. He is'survived
by a wife and several children.
Cooleemeee Journal, March 5.
Coolemee basL ball team got to
gether and .organized last Sat
urday evening. Glad to see the
boys getting right.
Louis Gullet - of Salisbury,
the printer, has been visiting his
father of this place, and also made
a busines trip to Mocksville this
several years, The account was
placed in the hands of an attor
ney and an attempt was. made to
attach' FayssduxV belongings8 in
Charlotte last week but 'he1 got
A family reunion was held in out of town before this could be
No. 2 township J ast Friday at the done.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Lin
ker, the occasion being the cele-
tles of beer.
from their lip3 and iheir bar
rooms shattered about their ears.
There is an era of populism ca
reening drukenly along the paths
of liberty. In this hour of peril
we appeal to all true Democrats
. Salisbury and Lexington must
be getting on the bum . the way
people are moving here from those
places.
The preacher has bought him a
cow and iB getting ready for the
panic He says tne repuDiicans
bration of the birthday of Mrs.
LinKer. Quite a jolly time was
had. Mrs. Linker was the moth
er of fourteen children, twelve of
whom are living. Nine of . these
children with their children - were
present on that-day in all twen
tynine' children ; and grand
children. It was quite a 'coinci
dence that five married daughters
Bhould attend, each having a babe
just five months old. The day
. Miss Emma Reid died Friday at
12 ;40 o'clock, of pneumonia,1 at
the home of her brother, John H.
Reid, at Davidson, in her 68th
year, i The funeral services were
conducted Saturday af UrnoOn at
o'clock at titer home, by Rev. El
Mi Sentdle, of Davidson, and the
interxnent was t Center ohutch
oemetery near Mt. .Moorne, . this
ajbunty: Mie Keid WW datigh-'
ter of the late Ruf us Reid and Isa
bella Torrance Reid, and was a
member of a prominent south
was pleasantly spent, and the big I Iredell family. She was born and
For Everybody., ,
Norman R. Coulter, aprom-
Uelbert
" ... ' . - . . -1 rTK4. ornViitanf. in the
rew. com ? Bdi-mancuoo, "I
ago jsars. . uiw 8ui - J I fully endorse all that nas oeen
old, feeble woman living alone gajd 0 ElectricBitters as a tonic
kept looking over their shoulders. wh0 have ever taken a drink, to wont furnish soup.
They were nervous. pause and consider where their Mrs. B. L. Elliot was called to
the bedside of her father, Mr.
. . ... i j x it. j i ouuuiuki wo
iiiir i ,M it iv.tann i" Qoron nninr. r.ci t.nh feruuitiuiiH nun rHumb u
YYUBIO IB JJ ijououui -j -o
about a mile and and half from
"robbed of $50 by two
XSAUtt WWW
masked men. who went
to
medicine-. It is good for every
body. It corrects stomach, liver
herUnd kidney disorders in a prompt
and efficient manner ana omiuu
the Hon. George Morton.
"Sick," replied Mr. Murphy.
"Where is the convention?"
ksked Mr. Harry StubbB,
of
that
are informed, has
nn on mom a..
they are f no longer prece- r a t t Tirown
dents. We denounce theattempt vigit t her oid home in Salisbury,
to legislate morals as immoral and spent Sunday with her
and propose that the only ration- daughter, Mrs. Melton on Chest-
al method of dealing with the li- nut Hill,
Rev. and Mrs. By rum Bpent
home circle was not broken until
late in the day, when eaoh , wend
ed his way homeward with pleas
ant recollections.
G. J. Miller, a colored man of
No, 5 township, was in Concord
last Saturday with the stuffed
skin ot tne largest racoon ever
reared at the old Reid homestead
at Mt. Monroe. ' Miss Reid is sur
vived : by one brother "and two
sisters JohnH. Reid, of David
son; Mrs. Frank Brown, of Salis
bury, and Mrr. Ri' H. Morrison,
of Shelby.
seen in these parts. The "coon" . TvV.Tr
I IN flftm V Cl llnQ 1)11 Ii W 1 Ii II IDHttUl llHIftb
was as large as tne average dog,i . . or
and 20 pounds of meat net were
"Where is the rank and- file
l nni'iiA1 onrl .'forcihlv took! .. . ti Tii..i -niijiwl; 4..:,.4 mmm hlnntlad A mot i nun nnor nnfiat.ion is to atT13int a com
UUIUO, OU.oio - V . UD the SVSiem. iiieCi OHWIB UaHWUll-, iwvv-.; -a rjr I m J in O.liaknw
tiia trionnv from her. She had it :0 t.Va nftHt.Hnrinff medicine ever LuWan a who like the use and ab- mittee of experts as a court and u 3 J'
vuv IHVMW j I 19 UW WVMirwc"-Q - I X VVUW " I -
over a druggist's count- u... nA ohnao of liauor?" aaked make drunkenness a felony.
the Hon. J. D. McNeill. Drunkenness shall be construed, large, even my capacity
TUfr MnrnhrnmntPrt n.r. i.tlfl (71 ftHH I hnwflVflT. B.S ariSinff OniV wflBIl LLIB I ovx.
J f o I
I bell-boys who had been employed patient is unable to get up. When
count-
ounner it is in-
M.
50c at all drug stores.
is
in a wkllet. straDoed to her body, gold
L.-.-11. (,..vli.t ThftHP.onndrels er:las a blood
IJUUcabl-I UDl oaiiui I , - j
n.iiot from its fastenings. 1 equaled.
Villi DUO nvv . w -
n.ni1 ran.
T . --, aire F. H. Fleer's case
, Capt. Milt Jones,
county s rauroau - . roBBed and he
is limit-
for hutit-
obtained from it. He caught the
animal last raonaay mgnt in
South Rowan, near the line. It
was under the nouse alter the
chickens; when he set his dog on
it. It was soon treed and cap
tured. It is now on exhibition
at the store of the Cannon &
Fetzer Co.
I ntUVinnf nnn.rooiflflnt MCfinBft I
a kn.loi- onrtl"o " : .
w raxxiu. , . wasnol orossed. and he was to
miner, passed down the road to, - .q r f& wm
Charlotte last week with anomer - -
$3,000 gold brick, taken from hiB
B. F. Rogers died last Thursday
Lorning at 6 o'clock at the Ortbo-
paedicSanitarium in Philadelphia.
Mr, Morton said: "I have
to "but I am afraid it is in for man lays down under liquor, the fought it out along this line for
five veara. I will continue to
tha rinft1 t.hev were met by the battle in the party and save it.' out.
Howard, larceny and recemng, 4 fivQ extra bell boyB who had been "We call uponUe party to save it- Mr. Stubbs saidt .I have never
months on the rOads. Webb Ken- . ... .... l;..4-A1.ravai MrvihifioTi T
Io a mine in Montgomery county. abandonment, gives ' $100 employed to hand e tne crasn. self irom an uncnscomame un- ."r- J
The brick was the result of pne bona and judgment suspended on The two extra clerks bowed be- constitutional, irremediable as- have never introduced a bill, l
The brick: was tne . J of otfl: The ca8e y,;nA f.v,a The exnectant aanlt noon the vested rights of have voted against everybody else's
I 7 . : O TIT. .1111 MM llUliiiLD I tltM T w ' I UliiU " 1 K 1 1. "
YV dOA O liW"" :
he has a million in sight.
ored
landlord smiled and rubbed his the citizen in the pursuit. of lite, uu 4uMUU. x
I hands. wealth and beverage. For the have saved my town. I protest,
The Hon. Georce Morton, the latter he ought not to-be compel!- but 1 am not going to let it inter-
1 am usea
na.vm.ent of costs. The case
against W. jj . .mcwoweii, retail
ing, was dismissed, but his wife
. 1 I. " 1 1 A "1
Saturday morning a noted coi-rthe woman wno "oroxe. in?ojau,
woman died here-manny -w s jr. w fluuQ Qn,hn Hnn. ori f,n Tnn too fftr or too lona. He fere with my appetite.
Bradshawr celebrated tor ner man bein 8U8pehded, Peter j. d. McNeill were escorted to might die of apoplexy and that to it.
if old works in many . ncme Everhardt, for carrying a gun, their S6verai ro0ms. The five bell- would be unconstitutional. We captain m'ntiiiJl on
T-rinffton. Few women ever did wfta fined $10 and costs. Ha . uu.ji A - ...
::w rV or a hard work as Wnd an old nistol in the road D0VB unammuuB B:. " "w Mr- McNeill spoke at some
! TTi weddW. and was carrying it. Will Cross pitchers of ice water and ran BIiOW buioipe by state. length upon the necessity, of li-
eno uiu. I i. an f oooonlt urit h IVmot.ilv .o wait, on tbo convention iTTi. i. jut- tu-xt-:ii n
gUfc W unjo ...v- r I VV XitJii XliUtJl VIOYVOU 1X1. L. OUJ. I qUUI 111 O V Di Jf WCfl-lcgumiou
deadly weapon. . before it,had rung, ihememoers said. ; household. He also enthused the
of the convention had each anl
This is what Hon. Jake Moore, ,, . Tnnm RnftClfli. , , A, , u t u j u
affQ Wrnen of Georgia savs of DVtiUiJ" " , -r -- about xne poor ienow wnose me -men wnu wuum x uavo uruu.,
State W arden or ueorgia, says oi tn fV.a nngni.. TnL - , . . ... .. ... :Li nr.
w n i y ixuudu. up j-- . i aavon. ih tme ot tne uemooTftmc wm e remaining euutJi. xnr. jiiu-
LIFE-SAVINQ.
spoke at
it was Mandy they sent for. bhe
did the good cooking for every big
event. There are families here
Who couldn't get ' along with
Those who knew her
. l-i-n ..si- nf miWitt Sr. Co.: Chicaso. 111. Dear the dining. room ten extra waiters nartv and the State. Thev are Neill said: "It is a humane as
-fill A TalBuU Qoi XctIp f j v I w w - o i . , i T J - - i
. . . rtv-lPlit T have suffered more than waited nervously the call of the nmmu;--' oW Bnim1e. .well as ba
wen. one
say
children nicely and
stood high with colored folks and About eighteen months ago-I had
white neoole., rneumonia
4-lna to 11 Of) ' Ot her death
hnried Snndav bv the "True could not retain anything on my enga
" . . I 4-,oV, Tlr.af.9F.lha?
twenty years from indigestion. reenlar staff. In the kitchen tne
waited - for
wis grown so much worse that I could I a. t n , . t ; nnl:narvl
and she not eat a crust of corn bread and "" "
ment.
THE CONVENTION
awhile the
is fed:
in iact x
NReformers," a colored organiza- . vtninflthftticolldnot
a V.;U n Vi r. I-iali-incrorl I .. . i i .? 1 I A tt-nf otttTi?1q the f.on VOntlOn
w wiiiv,u quo, x6 llve a snoru lime, wuuu a 1"71 . . .. . , , , 1. j 1;
i -v . m -. M-i i rnn ioanvr rt hsnot rv m twr n ikn v n a a a irui iiimiiv kiwmr iiiiiimi iiiiii
recommended fil en- nto the dining room. JJ'irst "uiyuBu nuiuV UM DW'"" J
both committing slow suicide, well as patriotic duty we owe
hey need a life saver and an eye Once a" man came to me and said
opener, it is lor tne party to say witn teare running irom u vyw .
A little more drought and there 'Save my hf eJ I pulled my flask
will be no oasos like your flowing and gave him a drink.
toWn. Wilmington will be turn- better at once. I saved his life, as
or! into a salt lake. Yon have no I have no dotfbt every man here
The state docket engaged the friend of mine
attention of the court all of last
week until Saturday noon
the grandjttry was discharged.
Eleven new jnen were sent to the
county , roads. - The Shoaf case,
one of the most importanii, wb . . - --t - will b6
continued oh account of the UH Yours very truly, Jake Moore,
neas of Mrs. Shoaf. Other cases lanta. Aug. 10, lyua."
tyy were settled as follows; Million-
Kodol. I consented to try to came the Hon. George Morton, I have traveled to reach here, it lar circurngtances. Dupposeit
, Hon. Harry made a man tnirsty to loot at. pronioiuon naa. prumuiwm x
'nnna t I Tf I could save the life of the could not have saved that hfel"
ever did in my life and am m - . , WJ Ue Murnhv. party and the State, I would do The convention after looking
better health tharr for many years. D, McNeil and Walter Murpny, p y , Salisbury, left for their
Kodol did it. I keep a bottle con- arm in arm. tThey sat nown ma . j -r "V- homesxpressinghemselves de-
santly,and write this hoping that Btinne8s that was broken by a re- disposal of my friends who come jj hted with the town, with its
humanity will be benefitted. Mf aw prnffle amonst the waiters to Fayetteville. But I am practi- Hn;,lta and devotion to the funda-
. . - . ....II 1 i;U---1 in 1 - . i ' 1; .T III I . mmmo t-ln. txrtat-nttm mor. A
them ShOUld Caiiy uUB-OUijf uubibi wudib iu i mental principles oi liuorsj. , iiumo uxxu huoudiucod mcu v
Favetteviiie and. wniie mv will is Hneciai to tne raaaiavi jubdoj. . , uo puuui
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At-
This announcement, while not
a surprise to the people, was the
cause of expressions of universal
reeret. Mr. Rogers, whose health
had been failing forseveral years,
during the past several months
had become much worse, and ten
days ago, as a last resort, was ta
ken to the sanitarium named
above. His loved ones knew hiB
serious condition, a do reaiizea
that little could be done for him,
but felt that they must exhaust
evey means to benefit him. Mr.
Rogers had enlargement of the
liver and a complication of dis
eases. Benjamin Franklin Rogers
was born in Mt. Pleasant October
21, 1847, and was, therefore, in
his G2nd year. He was reared ih
Mt. Pleasant, his father being B.
O. Rogers. Mr. Rogers lived for
several years in Salisbury, coming
He felt 1 to Concord in 1879. since which
0
time he has made it his home.
For sometime he taught school in
an bid school house in the rear of
the present residence of Jne. A.
Kimmons. Later he-Decame a
commercial traveler, and for
twenty years or more he was one
cf the best known and most sue
cessftrl 1 drummers in the South.
He commanded a large salary,
and had an extensive acquam-
and the electrical annartus in
stalled she mill will be operated
by electricity. This mill's ma
chinery will be installed this
month. When the mill. will begin
operation has not been decided,
-Lester Moore, young son of
Sam Moore,' of Shiloh township
was given a hearing before Justice
W. W;Turrier Saturday afternoon
on the charge of abandoning "his
wife , He gave a bond of $200 ior
his appearance at Superior Court.
Mr. and-Mrs. Mcpre were married
about 1& months ago and it is al
leged that the husband ' went to
Wilmineton some time ago, leav
ing his wife with relatives in
Sailoh, and remained there with
out providing for his wife'or even
writing her as to his whereabouts!
Both" Mr. and MrsMoor are very
young, being 6nly about 18 year
old at the time of their marriage.
Sold by a9 fe0 which three of
James Plummer and all druggists, bring ,the soup
1
Lunatics BrertWiadfif Bars aad Ecapss.
Four male patieutSj Confin-
ed in the ward for the viol
ent ineane at the State HospiV
tal in Morganton, madfe their
escape Moiay jniht 4 US
breaking the iron guards f rem
a window. And thengha'vig
ilant search has been made
for them, no, trace, has been
found so far. The Hospital
authorities are still making '
every effort for their . ttppr$
hension and Relieve' they c will"
soon be recaptured.
Kodol is today the best known
and most reliable remedy for air
disorders pf the. stomach, such as
heart burn , ' sour stomach and
belch jng of gas. Kodol ' contains
the i ame jqices found in a healthy
stomaciu ' Kodol , is pleasapt to
take. ' It is guaranteed to give re
lief and is sbld ' here1 James
Plummer and all drugU. ;
ie Pharmacy
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