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A. Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in- Governmental Affairs. s VOL. IV. NO 20. Salisbury, N. G., Wednesday,' May 6th, 1908. Wm, H. Stewart Editor. THE GREAT NEW ORLEANS REVIVAL, Tite Whiskey Forces Bern Up a Riilial mi Destroy tiw-Bailding. Christian Observer, April 89thr.'OS. The most remarkable religious moyement of its character, in th history of New Orleans, was begun February 23, 1908, whenin response to an invi tation extended by seventeen Protestant Churches, Evangelist M. F. Ham, of Bowling Green, Kv,. entered upon his labors in theXafayettePresbyterian church. Thorough preparation for the rork had previously been made in prayer meetings, which had been held from church to church during months preceding Mr. Hams arrival. From the begin ning, the campaign assumed large proportions. The first night La fayette church overflowed. The following Sunday night, the larger auditorium of the First Presbyte rian church was packed with people. Later the Athenaeum, the largest hall in the city was hired, and its capacity was also qvertaxad. -Finally, with the consent of the local United States authorities, a temporary Taber nacle with a seating oapacity of over four thousand, was erected on the new post-office site, on Lafayette Square, and occupied on Sunday 29. As the meeting progressed, it developed the most striking fea tures. One of those was the sing ing of the Junior Choir a chorus of four hundred children's voices. Another, was the observance of days of fasting and prayer three of which Were kept. The obser vance of these days was accom panied' by the most wonderful out pourings of the Holy Spirit. They were in turn days of the joy of surrrender and of instruction in God's Word. Another feature of the revival was its attractiveness to men. Special services for men were held Sunday afternoons beginuing March 8. At the first of these 900 1 mer came together. Each Sun day the numbers increased until they reached 2-,500." Again, the revival stirred the most unbounded enthusiasm, the best expression of which was the building, and paying for in a few days, of the immense. Tabernacle. Also the conduct of the meet ing aroused the bitterest antago nism. Mr. Ham denounced in unmeasured terms the most heavy sins of our people. His attack on the Carnival brought down upon, him and the revival the con demnation of some of those high in the councils of our Protestant Churches, who, heretofore, have favored with their presence and support the various Mardi Gras organizations of our city. Then, too, Mr. Ham was merciless in his condemnation of theatre going card-playing and dancing. But the storm of opposition broke when he attacked the liquor in terests. Every , one. who knows anything about New Orleans knows that liquor controls her' politics, dominates her society and has some of her churches Douna nana ana ioot. The combined liquor interests were not slow in striking back. First, Jhey tried to have the Tabernacle condemned on the ground that it was unsafe. Fail ing in this ridiculous conteqtiote, they raised the point that it was a fire trapr and sought to have the Mayor revoke his permit . for its construction. Foiled again, they told monstrous falsehoods about tha evangelist, and filled, the pub lic press with vicious attacks upon him. One night during public worship the Tabernacle was stoned. .. Finally, as a master, appeal was made to Washington to have the Tabernacle removed from - the postoffice site. The contention -been erected on Government ... . . .-. .. ground, by a traveling evangelist, without permission. - Washington fell into the trap and the Treas . ury Department ordered the "tent" instantly removed. Some influence, which has ; not ; yet been revealed, caused the , local ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. eraded School Closes. Pythian Meeting of the Dlnth District, Personal Items. Stanly Enterprise, April SOth; J. R, Godfrey has the contract for'erectingfl nice residence" in Salisbury for M. L Jackson. . - ... - Samuel Lawrence Belk on Tues day was bitten on the face by a dog, the wounds being quite pain ful. ' - Fresh paint is beautifying many residences and buildings in our little city, and , it would seem there is to be no let-up in the im provement line on acoount of dull times. .. " The Albemarle, graded school will close on Friday of next week, excepting the ninth grade4, which will be carried on to the end of the school year. This is due to a lack of money. The Wiscassett- Ffird school is not affected. j The Wiscassett Band will assist in furnishing music at the Repub lican convention of the State, which meets at Greensboro this morning. Quite a compliment to the young men qf the band. The most notable fraternal order gathering ever held in Albemarle was that on Tuesday evening when the several Knights of Pythians lodges ot the united district met in accordance with a call made by District Deputy Grand Chancellor P. S. Carlton, cf Salisbury. W. A. Smith, of Albemarle lodge, welcomed the members of the va rious lodges, in an appropriate address which was responded to by T. J. Jerome, of Rowan lodge, No. 100. The most interesting event of the evening was the con- teriog ot the rank of knight upon Messrs. Lipe, Litaker and Parker ly the members of Salisbury lodge No. 24. The excellent work of this team won applause ' from every one. The program was con cluded by "Grand Chancellor Crist, who made a happny chosen speech on Pythianism. authorities, who had previously given the permission, to peremp torily demand -the Tabernacle's destruction. Thereupon, a body of citizens interested in the revival, tele graphed the truth of the situation to President Roosevelt, and he in turn had the Treasury Depart ment wire back to spare the build ing pending an investigation. This telegram was held in the of fice of the local custodian from Saturday until Monday at 12:15 p. m. In the meantime, under the terms of an agreement orgi nally made between the local cus todian and the ministers' commit tee, the building had been sold and its demolition begun. Thus liquor apparently won. In reali ty though, it had but, given' the American people another sample of its true spirit bydescending to persecution and falsehood. v The utter loss of our building, broke up the revival just as it was entering upon its widest scope. Who but God can number the souls who thereby lost a chance to gain eternal life? Already over four hundred had been won to Christ. - The. last service was held Sun day evening, April 12, when fully five thousand people, the largest Protestant congregation that ever gathered in New Orleans, met to hear Mr, Ham's farewell sermon. On that occasion he was invited by a unanimous vote of the peo ple to return to our city next fall and resume his interrupted labors. Two incidents of significance have occured recently in New Orleans, and not the leasi of their significance is the f acf that they may be repeated in any city or community of our country. Both incidents serve to show the des peration to which the traffickers in drink have been driven. The latest and the most plainly par taking of persecution was. the securing a Government order for the destruction of a large taber nacle built at a cost of over two thousand dollars in which, a union meeting was being conducted . by seventeen Protestant churches of that city, as is told in the article above. ; . - " : . .,; This, incident seems to give a victory- to the saloonists, CLEMENT'S PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT He Wins In the Primaries of; Durham asr ; Is Endorsed In Three" Other Counties. : - In the primary of Durham county, held Saturday there was a contest between Hayden Clem entf, Esq., assistant attorney gen eral, and his opponents, which resulted favorably to Mr. Clement. Mr, Clement receivedTa majority of 126 votes. J Beside the endorse ment by the Bar of Stanly coun ty, wbioh recently appeared in the Watchman, we publish below a splendid and deserved endorse ment by the Bar . of Salisbury. He has also been endorsed by the Democratic Convention of Ran dolph county "We, the members of the Salis bury Bar, desire to heartily recom mend our fellow townsman and brother lawyer, Mr. Hayden Clement, as a fit and worthy can didate for the- office of Attorney General of North Carolina. We do this because we like Mr. Clem ent very much personally, but, more because we think him splen didly equipped in every way, to fill the office with entire accepta bility to all persons concerned. He has been performing the du ties of the office, for most of the time since his appointment as Assistant Attorney General. We have it from the highest authority, that his work has been exceedingly satisfactory. Mr. Clement has the ability, courage, experience, training, poise and general bear ing to make the State a very com petent, efficient and courteous official. We again wish to ex press our approval of his candi dacy and we bespeak-for him a successful outcome in it," Burton Craige, Edwin C. Greg ory, R. Lee Wright, Thos. J. Jer ome,B. B. Miller, Theo.F. Kluttz, Whitehead Kluttz Walter H. Woodson, T. H. Vanderford, Jr., PS. Carlton, Bismarck Capps, W. B. Smoot, T. G Furr, Walte Murphy, John S. Henderson, Kerr'Craige. J. H. Horah, T. C. Linn, Jtf. F. Hatcher, John J.. Stewart, H. J. Overman, T. F. Hudson. but the city is aroused as never before, with the possible ex ception of the time when the Louisiana lottery was destroyed, and ministers and members of the Protestant churches regard the persecution as the precursor of "a greater and more decided victory for temperance next fall. The other incident occurred in the same city. It was the publi cation,, by a daily newspaper of that city, of a letter from a mana ger of a brewing company in Mil waukee with the following threat of boycott if it did not cease to "boost the prohibition game:" Dear Sir We beg to call ycur attention to the fact that certain newspapers through but the coun try feel rather inclined to boost the; prohibition game, makiog large front-page displays with flar ing headlines (presumably in sympathy with the Anti-saloon League, etc ), which the brewers in general are keeping a record of (we being noexception), and as you have"had a certain proportion of our business in the past, we we feel it our duty to adviee you that all these different newspapers who fail to suppress prohibition and Anti-saloon LeagUanews here- alter ior wmcntney receive noon ing, while the brewers are large advertisers, Bpending enormous sums of money in newspaper ad vertisers, spending enormous sums of money in newspaper advertis ing every year) will not only lose our patronage, but also that of al most every brewery in the United states, we are now receiving daily reports, on tins suec; and all papers continuing to knock out business in this way can ex pect to be turned down on any future advertising contracts from both ourselves and all other large breweries. With a boldness approaching madness, the brewers demand of the newspapers that they 'suppress prohibition and Anti-Saloon Lea gue news hereafter.1' Should this threatened boycott become a real ity, Christians everywhere should stand by and support the press that dares to defy such an insult 1.1 1 i '1 X 1 1 . Tt io an eniignienea people, nam- ly and more plainly is it being re- vealerf that the ldve of money , , ' , hooin nosainn that, rtravarr.a Vnon'a minds into th mistaken convic - tion that nersecut ion and bovcott can succeed in this day. CONCORD AND CABARRUS CSUNTY. Meeting of North Carolina Classic Bnr- j " giar Enters House of Preacher. .concoTd Times, Aprmg-Mav Miss Flossie Hendren, who is attending Crescent' Academy, is visiting her sister, Miss? Jessie Hendren. ' ' ' W. A. Stone spent last-Sunday in Salisbury with Mrs. Stone, who is in the hospital there. She is much better, and is expected home in a few days. ' .' ."' , The new laundry, the name of which is the Electric Laundry, will start up next Monday. .The wagon has arrived and was on the street yesterday. j Nothing has yet developed in the case of the killing of young Arthur Krimminger, who was shot from ambush in No. 5 township. No evidence has yet come id light which fastens the crime on any one. Rev. V. R. Stickley, who has been the supply pastor of St. An drews and Mt. Hermon Lutheran churches for several months, has accepted the pastorate of a church near Burlington, and will begin his work there in a few. days. Columbus Eller, son of A., M. EUer, of Rowan, "was married Wednesday-night to Misg Eliza Manlden. The ceremony was per formed at the bride's home at 8 o'clock by Rev. T. W. Smith. Mr. Eller has a position iu the Cannon mill. Last Monday Robert Safrit, fell from the big road roller of J. T. Bennett on the new Kanapolis road, and was badly bruised. He fell between the engine and the wheel. His hip was dislocated and he was badly bruised on the stomach. Had the machine mov ed further while was in ,that posi tion he would have been' crushed to death. His injuries were at tended by Dr. Pemberton, and he is now getting along very well. - A burglar attempted to enter the home of Rev. W, J. Boger, of Mt. Holly, a brother of C. E. Boger, of Concord, last Saturday night. Mr. Boger was not at home. Only Mrs. Boger,, Grand mother Boger and two small chil dren were in the house, Mrs. Boger attempted to fire at the buglar," but the pistol snapped. Finally her screams aroused the neighbors, when the scoundrel fled. The North Carolina ClaBsis of the Reformed church is now hold ing its annual session in Concord, the first session having been held Tuesday night. Rev. D. E. Bowers, of High Point, preached the opening sermon. Rev. C. E. .Wehler was elected president. Ringing resolutions endorsing State prohibition were unani- mouslyvpassed. There is a large attendance and the sessions are very interesting. JUDGE PRITCHARD'S ADORERS. Heard by a Large Audience of Voters of Greensboro and Suiiford County Fight Id America Just Beginning, Greensboro, N. C, April 25 Jndge Jeter C Pritchard, of Ashe ville, made an address on prohibi tion before an audience of people from the city and country in the GrandOpera House this afternoon. Me was introduced by Speaker E. J. Justice, of the local bar, in an appropriate manner. The speech was plain, practical and to the point, and was listened i to with much interest by his audience. Among other , things he said that the fight for prohibition in the United States is just beginning, that in the future voters in both parties should see that the Con gressional candidate won in favor of laws preventing the shipment of whiskey into prohibition territory. Judee Pritchard went from here I - ' to Lexington, where hepoke to night. Special to News and Ob ' Berver j um BUI Men may come and m,en may . "... ' but 1 - on j .forever." Boihbookb Rollbb Mills. Gold Hill, N; C. - 2-12 -8m MOCKSYILLE AND DAYIE COUNTY. Mrs. Curtis Speaks. A Drug Sfora tube Opened. Other Items.; Wocksvllle Coarler, April soth. We are glad to see the street force at work on the Salisbury road, several improvements are being made, ditches cleaned out and the side-walk build up which is a matter of much consequence during the wet and sloppy weather. One of the fiirest bicyole perform ers ever seen In Mocksville gave a street exhibition on. the court house square yesterday to a large crowed of men and boys. He did some marvellous stunts ''on his wheel and very few hesitated to dr&p in a nickle when the hat was passed around.1- Mr. Allen, who lives about" 8 miles from town on Route 2, had the misfortune to lose his barn and contents by fire one night this week. Dr. FJippin, ot Salisbury, came up Friday in an automobile and while here gave several of our bus iness men a ride over town. Solicitor Hammer and Judge Council passed through town Sun day en route to Yadkinville where court convenes this week. Mrs. Curtis, a Texas lady, ad dressed the people of Mocksville on the subject Of prohibition at the court house yesterday. The audience was large and enthusias tic, the majority being ..ladies. Mrs Curtis made one of the most eloquent addresses ever made here by a lady She talked fori about two hours and was applaud ed again and again by the crowd. From what we hear Mocksville is to have a drug store in the near future. This is good news and will. add mucn to the convenience "of the people. We wish for our new druggist, whoever he may be, much success in this locality. We have heard it said, that "if you want to get rich quick, go to a dry town and and start up a drug store." But this one is dry town where it will not work so well, that is, as far as "booze" pre scriptions are concerned. A. T. Grant, Jr.-, is having many improvements made on his new home on Main street, and when finished it will be one of the handsomest dwellings in town. Cooleemee Journal, May 1. The ministers of the Methodist and Baptist churches of Davie county met in Mocksville this woek to arrange for the canvass ing of this county for prohibition. The Rowan conference of the convocation of Charlotte is in ses sion at the Episcopal church this week. The Rev. E. A. Osborne is in the chair. Mr. Deadman, one of our lead ing merchants, made two trips to Salisbury last Tuesday. One in a wagon, the other in an automo bile. Don't know which trip he liked best. Sunday at 8:80 will be the time for the Juniors at the Methodist church. Rev. J. A. J. Farrington, of Salisbury, will be the speaker. S.JJ. Harrison, of Salisbury, is also taking in our town, of which he speaks in the highest terms. We are glad to welcome Mr. Har rison. He is 81 years old, but in spirit is verv young. He is the guest of Rev. Mr. Brown. Cooleemee High School is con tinning with fair attendance. Classes reorganized, new text books begun and those taking ad vantage of the extended term are being greatly benefitted. It Reached the Spot. Mr. E. Humphrey, who owns large general store at Omega, O., and is president of the Adams County Telephone Co., as well as therHome Telephone Co., of Pike County, O., says of Dr. King's New Discovery : "It saved my nfe once. At least I think it did. It seemed to reach the spot -the very; seat of my cough, when everything else failed." Ds. King's New Discovery not only reaches the cough spot ; it heals the sore spots and the weak spots in throat, lungs and chest. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. 50o and $1,00. Trial bottles free. I a - . STATESYILLE AND IREDELL" COONTY. Operator Was Riding oo Bogus Pass. Sheriff Appoints Mrs. Connelly Jailer. Stateavllle Landmark. April S8May 1. Mrs. L. 0. Caldwell joined Mr. AJaldwell at Salisbury yesterday, where the latter wis attending court, They were expected to re turn home last night. Fire at J. E. Thomas' saw mill, on E. F. Watts' place, Shiloh township, early Thursday morn ing, damaged the machinery of the mill and some belting, cans ing a losa.of about $150. The fire is supposed to have originated in a pile of sawdust near the boiler. Attorney L. C. Caldwell and Messrs. W- J. Stimson and W. J, Lazenby attended Federal Court at' Salisbury this - week. Mr. Caldwell was there to appear for the railroad and Messrs. Stimson and Lazenby were witnesses in the case of Canup va. the South ern, a suit for damage. Sheriff Summers has appointed Mrs, L. R, Connelly jailer to suc ceed her husband, Lee R. Con nelly, deceased. Mrs. Connelly practically4had charge of the jail during , her husband's "life time and she thoroughly understands the management of the institu tion. L. H. Bradshaw, of Braium, will sleep at the jail and assist Mrs. Connelly managing the jail most of the time. A young white man named Oates, who was formerly employ ed by the Southern as a telegraph operator, was taken from passen ger train No. 11 yesterday morn ing by Chief of Police Conner, at the request of Trainmaster King, ; who was on the train. Oats was riding on an operator's pass given him at Salisbury, bearing the sig nature of the division dispatcher. Knowing that Oates was not enti tled to a pass, the trainmaster com municated with the dispatcher and on learning that the dispatcher had not issued the pass Mr. King wired the Statesville officers to meet the train here7 and arrest Oates, Oates fras taken before Justice Sloan but on investigation a cage- could not be 'against him and he was released. Mr. King will further investigate the case to find who is really responsible for the bogus pass. A burglar attempted to open a window at the home of A. C. Mc Hargue, at the Butler place on the north side of town, about 2 o'clock Saturday morning, but was frightened away by Mr; Mc- Hargue before he accomplished his purpose, Mr. McHargue's bed is near the window the burglar attempted to enter and when he raised up in bed to get his pistol the burglar disappeared in the darkness. The Merchants and Farmers Bank, which has had temporary quarters in the office of the States ville Realty and Investment Co. since its establishment in Febru ary, moved yesterday afternoon to its handsome new quarters iu the Patterson and Anderson block. While not all of the office fixtures have been installed, the canking room is practically com plete with all modern office fix tures. A majority of the stock was not represented! the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Iredell Telephone Company Tuesday nigbt and the election of officers was not held. A report made to the stockholders present showed the business of the company iu good condition,"' The connections are constantly being extended and the service covers a large ter ritory in Iredell and adjoining counties points. and reaches distant The registration books will, ac cording to ruling, opened on last Friday, the 24th, and wilT""olose on the 16th of May, giving, the 20 days ordered by law, exclusive of uSundays. There will be no new registration, but all citizens who have changed their place of resi dence, and all who have become of age since last registration, must get their names on tho .books and pay their poll tax else they won't be allowed vto TQW.r' v.;. LEXIN6T0N AND' DAMN COONTY. Ranflst flhnrph n ha Da ' w Doctors for Lexington. - Lexlnjrton DlttiSh. Aprli SJtK, ;;. ' Freight trains of 60, and some times more, cars are, passing dailyA now. If one is rtovjudge7by the number, and length of these trains the Southern is doing big business and the times "is" getting better. Wednesday the "Southern ran si "thirty-sixes,' the firs) being the regular passenger and the other five being special passenger trains carrying several cars each of oyster shuckers returning from the ; season's - work on the Gulf . These people, mostly foreigners, nass here each fall by the hundred going to the southern coast towns to handle the oyster patch. In the spring they return north. The "Lexington Greys," a new base ball aggregation, is' daily practicing for the season's games. Mr, Fred Hill iB captain and Mr. Luther Propst manager.1' The boys aim to have a' crack nine, and to that end would be glad of any help that folks may see fit to extend. Work on the fronts of the burn ed buildings is going On fast. The Lexington Drug Company, which will occupy the corner store, next to the court house will have a handsome home. There will be a steel ceiling, a, floor of tiles, and and a splendid display window space, rne furnishings will make this drug Btore one of he hand somest. - Thos. Kincaid and John Beeker, who had been hauling booze from Salisbury to Cooleemee,; and dis pensing it freely were arrested Saturday 'and put in jail at Statesville after trial before a federal commissioner. Lexington is to have two new J TV- A ti ' Cooleemee, will arrive this week, and Dr. J. B. Gibbs, Burnsville, Yancey county, about the 10th of May. x The Baptist people have decided to remodel and add to their church building on Main street. Wednesday night the congregation voted unanimously to commence the work. The Baraca class has agreed to raise $2,000, one half being already subscribed. In all about two-thirds of the amount needed has been subscribed. The building will commence very soon and by the first of October it M expected the work will be done. Something like $10,000 will be 8 pent. When completed the church will be a very edifice. Bob Hays, colored, was sent to court Monday night by the mayor on a charge of selling whiskey, He gave bond in the sum of $100. The police are going after the blind tigers and it is to be hoped that they can put an end to -the importation of blockade goods. 1 Supt. W. W. Browri has accept ed re-election at the hands of the schOol commissioners. Other teachers will be elected about the close of the school. It has been hoped that another teacher could ' be secured to take charge of a 10 th grade at theschool, but ow ing to lack of money it is doubt ful if the commissioners can do Chief Engineer O. H.jConnell, of the Southbound, spent Friday night in Lexington with two' gen-" tlemeti, and resumed '"Saturday morning a tour of the country a Inn it ' '.Ka linn - c4 Mifi ' nrhrinaAil - - tr-r ; railroad. It is said that the mflii with -him are lookitur over the road with a view of investing.' A street rumor has it that when tUlD: UA ! LB VU1UAVVU, TT U1A Hill begin on the road. The Dsspatoh is unable -to say what is doing. We only hope that this, road will be started : this summer,, giving '. Amnlmrment to .matvv who ara. bnfc of work, and making a reality rout ot a dream that has been, dream edT long1 enough.' " If the. folks ,wHb are oenina ine xoaa- mean r-pusi- : nessit is time they were making' good; -v; . ; Subscribe to The Watchmas. -