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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs.
VOL. IV. NO 32.
Salisbury, N. C, Wednesday, July 29th, 1908.
Wm, H. Stewart Editor.
STATESVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Taylorsvlile Has Severe Storm. FarmarShlnn
Experiments with Wheat from State Farm.
Statesvllle Landmark. July 21-24.
A little child of G. A. Dearman,
ot the Harmony section, aged a
few months, died Saturday. The
child's mother died only a few
weeks ago.
Logan Stimson is expected home
from Johns Hopkins hospital.
Baltimore, todav. A medical at-
tendant will accompany him.
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axis. xv. vuL. xiiiiia is an f uuuioai i
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at tne bedside ot ner tatner, j . u.
Thompson, who has been critical
ly ill for some days. Mr. Thomp
son is about 77 years old and his
recovery is doubtful. Mrs. Mills
will remain at his bedside until
there is a change in his condition.
W, A. Overcash's horse, which I
was attached to the buggy, ran
away Saturday about noon,
slightly injuring Mr. OvercaBh
and tearing the buggy to pieces.
The horse was cut on the leg.
Mr, Overcash had driven home
and had some tin in the buggy,
The tin rattled and the horse
started. Near Mrs. Coone's Mr,
Overcash was thrown out with
above results.
Dr. W, S. Rankin, head of the
medical department at Wake
Forest College, who has been here
some weeks superintending the
equipment of a laboratory at Dr.
Long's sanatorium, completed the
work Saturday and left for Lenoir,
where he joined Mrs. Rankin.
Yesterday, they went to Mr. Ran
kin's old home in Cabarrus coun
ty. J. C. Shinn, of Barringer town
ship, told The Landmark Satur
day that he had threshed his
wheat and that from a half bushel
ofjseed he got from the State farm
and Jsowed on one-fourth acre he
made,18$ bushels, or at the"rate of
78 bushels to the acre.
D. R. Julian, of Salisbury, was
in town yesterday in the interest
of an excursion which he and M.
L. Jackson will run from Salis
bury and Asheville July 31st.
Mr. Julian formerly represented
Rowan in the Legislature and was
sheriff for several years.
Taylorsville was visited by a
very hard rain, wind and electric
storm Saturday afternoon. The
large barn of Dr. O. L. Hollar, in
the western part of town, was
blown down and is a complete
wrecs. Two norses ana a wagon
of Dr. Hollar's were in the barn.
One of the horses was so badly
crushed by the falling timber that
it win die. rne otner was not
hurt. The wagon kad one wheel
broken. A mule was tied under
one of the barn sheds just before
the rain and it was partly covered
by the falling timbers of the barn
and shed, though not badly injur
ed. The loss is quite heavy on
Dr. Hollar.
TilTII I
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Geneva, the little adopted
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Shuoing. entertained about fifteen
of her little girl friends, also her
teacher at her home here, it beiag
her sixth birthday. They had a
happy time and a table of cakes
of many kinds that they all en-
joyed very much. -
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George Cauble, 10 years old, were
visiting in Faith today.
Andy Basinger is out on the
granite belt in the interest of his
buggy business.
July 28rd, 1908, housekeeper at
Charley Ross.
July 25th houskeeper at D.
Casper's.
Peeler, Bame & Co. have been
awarded the' contract to fur
nish the large set of granite steps
to the Carteret new court house.
mnas stirewait has returned
from the south where he went
with his drove of horses.
Venus.
For Sale. Hege saw mill cheap, as
good as new for the price and
terms see E, A. Goodman, Salis
bury, N. C. 7-6 4t pd
MOCKSVILLE AND DAVIE COUNTY.
Afflicted Man Visits Salisbury to Try the
Virtue of Osteopathy.
Mockaville Courier. Julyi8rd.
Mrs. J. T. Parnell left yesterday
I evening for Salisbury . where she
will spend several days visiting
relatives.
C J. F. Ward, of Route 2, while
in town Monday was a caller at
our offioe Mr Ward tells u8 that
the g ho$ he killed in the winfeer
which tipped the scales at some-
thing over 1,000 pounds, brought
,
him
F. P. Ratts, who has bjen in
feeble health for some time, left
for Salisbury Saturday night
where he goes to take the treat
ment under an osteopath for
paralysis. We hope that Mr.
Ratts condition- will improve
muoh and that he will soon be
with us again in better. health.
A horse belonging to a Mr.
Walls, ef near town, which was
hitched to a maple tree near the
Methodist church last Friday eve
aing while Conference was in ses-
sion, got niB toot hung in tne wire
fence and came near cutting it
off, and would have done much
more harm to itself had not some
one who was coming down the
street saw the horse rearing baok
and the wire cutting deep in to
the flesh and after several efforts
succeded in . getting the horse's
foot loose, but not until it had
been badly cut. t
The very destructive fire in the
early spring has caused the mill
to give quite a vacation, but at
presant quite a number of hands
are employed and the nev ma
chinery is being rapidly placed
and it will not be long any more
until the whole mill will be run
ning again. And while others are
taking their rest Cooleemee will
be running rigb ton. 'There is nol
better place in the state for mill
operatives than at Cooleemee.
There are very few people who
ever live at this place once and
leave but what come back, and
when they get back they say I
wish I had not gone . away. We
can imagine we see. those who
have gone to other mills, where
they have stopped off work, stand
ing witk their faoes turned to
wards Cooleemee with a very
homeward lookupon their coun
tenance. Come on, we will care
for bur own. Cooleemee Journal.
A FearfQl Condition.
In the trial of a murder case in
Wake county Teoently. Judge
WftUer H Neal embodie fehe fol
lowing in his charge ta the jury
"In 1903 there were 9,000 horn
icides in the United States against
221 reported from the German
empire wifch its 60,000,000 people.
In the same year there were only
322 homicides in England and
Wales with its population of
85,500,000 people ; and in France,
with 88.000.000 neonle. there were
.::-
only 526 homicides. In Ohioago
in 1906, there were 187 homicides
as against 24 in London, with its
populatian almost double that of
Chicago
"In 1885 there were 1,858 horn
ioides in the United States or 82.2
for each million people, with but
108 convictions for the offenses
I charged. In 1887 this number
had increased to 2,885, or 89.8 to
eaoh million .people with but
seventy-nine convictions for the
offense charged. In 1894 the
number reached the startling
total of 9 800 followed by but 132
convictions while in 1904 the
whole number wbb 8,492, or 1,044
for' eaoh million people people
with 116 convictions. No statis
tics are presented after that year
but it is doubtful if any improve
ment would be shown."
Just Exactly Right.
'Thave used Dr. King's New
Life Pills for several years, and
find them just exactly right,"
says Mr. A. A. Felton, of Harris
ville, N. Y. New Life Pills re
lieve without the least discom
fort. Best remedy for constipa
tion, biliousness and malaria.
25o at all drug stores.
TO TREAT HYDROPHOBIA.
The State Will Take Hold of the Matter
and Handle Patients.
Dr. C. A. Shore, state biologist,
has equipped the laboratory of
hygiene and now has it ready for
the .treatment of patients who
have .been bitten by mad dogs.
He is prepared to make diagnosis
of rabies from the 'brain of the
animals and will treat the pa
tient who has been bitten, with
an assurance of recovery if the
victim of the bite is brought to
the laboratory before disease has
developed.
The work is done in many state's
but has never been done in North
Carolina. Heretofore persons
were obliged to go to Baltimoe or
New York for treatment, which
involved great expense, and the
state board of health determined
to take up the work here and give
Lthe treatment to patients at cost,
Dr. Shore is ready to do the
work now, but official announce
ment will be made by Dr. R. H.
Lfewis, secretary of the North Car
olina board of health , in the
monthly health bulletin.
After the disease has once de
veloped in a man, Dr. Shore said,
no treatment will cure him, but if
the patient be taken in time after
bitten by the mad dog the treat
ment can then make him immune
from the disease. The treatment
is based upon taking the patient
in time. Raleigh News and Ob
server.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Story of a Sensational Matter From a
Sbemweil Standpoint.
The city officers were very cu
rious yesterday morning when a
telegram was received; from the
oonductor of No. 37, the south
bound vestibule, asking that an
officer be at the station when the
train was scheduled to pass this
place. Chief Hayworth went to
the station to learn the trouble,
but the conductor refused to
make any charge against any jone
asking Chief Hayworth to ac
company him to Spen-cer.
This Mr. Hayworth told him
he could not do, ' When the
tram stopped here this us not a
regular stop Baxter Bhemwell
stepped off.
Later in the day a report was
circulated in regard to Mr. Shem
well having some trouble on the
train with the conductor. Mr.
Shem well's version of the difficul
ty, it is understood, is that he
boarded the train at Staunton,
Va., having purchased a ticket at
that place to LexiDgtm, N, C
Yesterday morning when between
High Poiut and Thomasville he
and the conductor had words
about the train making the stop
and Mr. Shemwell says the man
in charge of No. 87 baoked against
the side of the car and drew his
ticket puncher on him. Mr
Shemwell quickly reached for his
gun and covered the conduotor.
As stated above the conductor
refused to make any oharge when
the officer went to the station and
it was not until afterwards that
the nature of the difficulty was
known. Lexington Dispatch,
State ofOhio.City ofT jledo,
Lucas County.
88.
Frank J. Chaney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Chaney & Co., doing
business m the City of Toledo,
County and i State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case oi Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure,.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
(fhsAii.) A. W. GLBASON,
Notaby Public,
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surface of the
system. Send for testimonials
free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75o.
Take Hall's Family Pills for
onstipation.
VentrllOOUlsm. Art of throwing the
voice learned at home. My
dollar book for one dime. Send
today. Moore, 121 South Fron
St., Wilmington, N. C. s
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Farmer Suffers a Serious Loss From
Lightning. Pastor Installed.
ConeordJJiines, jaiy 21-24.
There is a surfeit of water m el
ons and cantaloupes on the Con
oord market just now.
There was a family reunion at
Jos. W. Foil's, in Mt. Pleasant,
last Thursday, it being the occa
sion of Mr. Foil's sixtieth birth
day, rne reunion had been ar
ranged by the members of the
family unknown to him, and was
a most pleasant surprise
Rev C. W, Ervin was installed
as pastor of Canuonville Presby
terian church last Sunday evening,
Rev. C. A. Munroe, the Presbyte
rian evangelist, assisting in .the
services.
LaBt Saturday night about 8
o'clock the barn of Henderson
Winecoff, of No. 4 township, was
struck by lightning and together
with it contents was destroyed.
Mr. Winecoff did not know the
barn had been struck until
his neighbors raised the alarm.
One horse, a lot of wheat, oats
and hay, and several farming im
plements were burned. A colt
was also badly injured but is still
living. Mr, Winecoff had $100
insurance on the barn, but none
on thejcontents.
We "regret to learn that R.
J. Cook, whose illness of asthma
at his home in Salisbury we noted
last week, is not expected to live.
His sons of this county are now
at his bedside. The latest news
Monday afternoon was that hia
condition is somewhat improved.
While S. J. Hartsell was bring
ing a prisoner, Lon Thomas, col
ored, to jail last Friday evening,
the prisoner made a leap from the
buggy and escaped. Mr. Hartsell
shot several times, but the negro
kept running. "The negio,- who is
a preacher, had another negro
upon a charge which he failed to
sustain, and as he could not pay
the ooBts, he was ordered to jail.
Allen Frame died at his home
near the Odell mills yesterday
morning, after a few days illness.
He was stricken with paralysis
aoout ten nays ago. and never
rallied. He was a Union soldier,
and located here immediatly after
theolose of the war, and was draw
ingfa pension-of $30 a'month. He
was reared in Goshen, Ind. He
was married the second time
about a year ago, and his wife ear
vivos him.
it Can't Be Beat.
l ne best ot all teacners expe
rience. C. M. Harden, of Silver
City, North Carolina, says: 1
find Electric Bitters does all
that's claimed for it. For Stom
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles
it can't be beat. I have tried it
and find it a most excellent med
icine." Mr. Harden is right; it's
the best of all medicines also for
weakness, lame back, and all run
down conditions. Best too for
chills and malaria. Sold under
guarantee at all drug stores. 50c.
Killed by Train. -
W. S. Stuart.4 of Charlotte, died
at the sanitorium here Sunday af
ternoon, his death being the re
sult of his being struck by a train
Saturday night. The unfortunate
man came to" Salisbury Saturday
night on No. 12. Somewhere
south of the depot and not far
he Hotel Jackson he was walking
along the track or sitting down
close to it when he was struck by
No. 38. The flagman of the train
saw the acoident and took Mr
Stuart to the depot. Me was
afterward taken to the sanitorim
While able to waix to a carriage
Mr. Stuarrt was seriously injure
infernally. ne rapidly grew
worse until the end came.
Dropped Dead in Paris.
News has reached here, that
some time ago while visiting Paris,
F. Sohmeber dropped dead on one
of the streets of that city. The
deceased was formerly connected
with the Union Copper Mine at
Gold Hill and will probably be re
membered by a number of citizens
in the county.
A PATHETIC CASE:
iqocr is Doing the Sams Thing for Young I
Men All Over the Land.
One of the saddest cases that
has ever been tried in the courts
of Winston came up before the re
corder this morning.
A young man who graduated at
Trinity College with the class
of 1897 was arraigned for drunk
eaness. He pleaded for the mercy
of the court, saying that he was a
gentleman and that this was the
first experience he had ever had
in the court. He wept great tears
during the progress of the trial
and was heart broken over being
before the court.
The history of the young man
is the sad part of the story. He
entered college with great hopes
or the future and was one of the
brightest men in the class, He
belonged to the Columbian Liter
ary Society and played left end
on the famous Trinity football
s
earn of 1897. He was a theologi
cal student and was known famil
iary as the poet laureate of rag
ged row, ' ' a hall in one of the dor
mitories.
Things went well with the
young man and he stood first in
his class and was popular with all
of the students. But once upon a
time in his college career he start-
ed to reading Voltaire, Paine and
ngersoll in order to be in better
position to refute the agnostic
cachings of these men, but in
stead he himself turned agnostic.
Driven almost insane by his
agnostic thoughts, he turned to
drink and the appetite soon over
came him and he attempted to
drown everything in drink. And
today this man who can solve thve
most subtle problem in calculus
and higher mathematics and who
can quote the cream of the learn-
iog of the ages, who is skilled in
all the knowledge of the past, is a
ottering and helpless wreck.
He has kept a diary for the past
month and shows that he has
traveled over 700 miles in the past
month, muoh of the time on foot,
and has found only nine work
days in that time.
He is a telegraph operator and
was tnrown out or employment
during the recent stringency and
has been wandering ever since.
Last night he received word
that the only girl for whom he
ever cared, the girl he had loved
since childhood, had committed
suioide at ner nome. The poor
man told this story while his en
tire frame shook. He said that
this was caused him to drink too
much last night and that he
would never do it again.
The man's story moved every
one in tne court room and tne
court was disposed to deal lenient
ly.with him and he was dismissed.
He left the court room with pro
fuse thauks, delaring tbat his
mother would bless the recorder
for his mercy towards her son.
The policemen, who come into
contact daily with unfortunate
people and are burdened somewhat
as far as the emotions are con
cerned, were visibly moved by the
pitiiuiness ot tne ngure who is
wrecked in destiny by eating of
the fruit of the forbidden knowl
edge. Winston Sentinel.
Barn Burnd.
Sunday night about 10:30 the
barn of C W. Windsor, in the
rear oi his residence on Hast &v r
street, was discovered on fire. An
alarm was given and by the time
the firmen reached the scene the
barn was almost consumed. The
department turned its attention
to the residence and managed to
save it from total loss. The barn
was entirely destroyed and only
the most heroic effort saved what
is left of the residence. Mr.
Windsor estimates bis loss at
a'lou't $1,500. The fire is believed
to have been incendiary origin.
Rheumatism Cured without medicine.
By following instructions a cure
is guaranteed or money will be re-
funded. Best of references fur-
nished. Call at this office, or ad-
dress Wm. H. Stewart, Salisbury,
N. C,
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Capt. Rcbbins Very III. Juniors Soon to
be in Their New Building.
Lexington Dispatch, July 22nd.
The many friends of Dr. Ley-
burn, who underwent an operation I
tor appendicitis at the Whitehead-
m - 1
atones hospital at Salisbury about I
ten days ago, will be delighted to
know that he is rapidly improving
and is now able to sit up. Hisj
physicians say he has been an
ideal patient and that his readi
ness to follow instructions to the
letter has had a great deal to do
with his rapid recovery. There is!
every reason to believe that it will I
be but a short time before he will
be able to return home.
There is somewhat of a lull now
in affairs politically, but in a few
more weeks things will get good
andhot and remain so until after
the November election. Very
little has been gaidso far as coun
ty politics.
Several weeks ago the building
owned by the Junior Order at En-
terpnse was burned, it having
oeero, announced at tne time in
-i ... .1
ine Dispatch. News now comes
that the building is to be replaced
at an early date, l he new build-
mg will be 26x50 feet in siz, and
wil1 be a much D6ter structure
Bnan ae oia one- A &e nr8t noor
wm De UBea tor ore and the
Byuuuu iae Jumor uraer-
The colored population is notnewiy made friends.
t Vi Q nnltr plaaa that la rtA 4a haaI
WflOrnnH ml liner in f Mm fcVio nnnnfrn I
j &.MV. Daa
o wuiju 7
with watermelons. Many a citi-
" """"" b"" ..wxuo huit
ing a melon under his arm.
Floyd Young, a young man
who has been working at Salis
bury, is eick at home of his moth
er, Mrs. tot. U. xoung, near Noko-
mis. He has typhoid fever.
uaptam racK u. Kobbms, one
of the best known lawyers in thiB
section of the state, is very ill at
his home in this city with what is
supposed to be typhoid fever. . At
first it was thought he had mala- the remedy that does the healing
rial fever but the latest develop- others promise but fail to per
ments indicate typhoid. It has form." savs Mrs. E. R. Pieraon.
been about a week since Captain
Robbins was taken sick and sinca
that time has been confined to his
bed. Hejhas a remarkably strong
constitution, but owing to his ad-
vanced age his friends and rela -
tives naturally feel much concern
over his condition.
Farmers report that they have
never seen corn look nner at this
season, and the dry weather of the
past two weeks has given them an
opportunity to get their corn and
cotton free from grass.
CONCORD'S BI6 FIRE.
Lightning Causes a Disastrous Fire In Our
Neighboring Town,
More than a quarter million
worth of property was consumed
last night before midnight, when
the Kerr Bleacbery and Finishing
Mills were burned to the grou d,
lightning having struck a suction
flue in the napping room on the
second floor during oneof thejheav-
iest rainfalls in the history of
the town and county coming!down
in torrents, rendering aid to the
quelching of the flames an impos-
sibibility. The bleachery was an
old and important in this citv.
having been founded nearly twen-
ty years ago and was for many
years tne only concern in the
South of the kind with the excep
tion of a small plant at Augusta,
Ga. John Chritian, a trustworthy
negro, was on watch duty at the
mills aud when the boH came he
was horrified to sea the entire
napping room light in an instant
and spread to other parts of the
immense structre, He made his
way downstairs to the engine
room and there pulled the whistle
for half an hour or longer, and
stood by his post until the water
from the hillsides above had filled
in the baBin in which tha mil.
stood to a depth of four feet. He
struggled to the landing above the
basin and groped about the
premisesnntil he reached the Can
non Mills' engine room, where a
I general alarm was sounded.
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
Some Vicissitudes of Life at Skating
Rinks. Revival Meeting Closed.
Stanly Enterprise, July 23rd.
Miss Gertrude Palmer, of Pal-
merville, is in a serious condition.
and but little hone is entertainfid
" - '
for her recovery.
Jaoob E. Efird died Sunday ai
his place 4 miles- south of Albe
marle, after suffering a numbtr.
of days with typhoid fever. Mr.
Efird was about 68 years of age.
and of late lived rather a secluded
life.
The meetings at the Gospel
Tent closed last evening. Rev
Neighbour left Saturday for his
work at Salisbury, and sinoe then
Jfivangehst W. L. Walker, of - At-
lanta, has been carrying on the
meetings. Following the good
work done by Mr. Neighbour, Mr.
Walker has, apparently , preached
the very sermons that were most
needed. He is a preacher of ?reat
force, and has a graphic wav of
presenting scriptural truths that
call for him interested and earn-
est attention. Two or three ser
vices a day have been held dnrins
the past seventeen days, and those
who have watched the interest and
results declare that the town has
been wonderfully blessed by the
meetings. Mess3. Neighbour,
Walker and Ruby will be "oog re-
membered by their hundreds of
Tt r .
reaisou Jiiorion is nnrai nc n
I 1 r
urujten arm as a result or a iail on
Saturday at the skating rink.
Lame anKies ano torn tresses are
seauels to other amaBinff avrai
10db of the bcginne-s' attempts
at the rink. Little Ad die, a sister
of the boy mentioned above, both
children of Mr. and Mrs.. James
Morton, had the misfortune a few
days ago of breaking her shoulder
blade by falling over a stake.
The Remedy That Does.
"Dr. King's New Discovery is
J of Auburn, Centre, Pa. "It is
curing me of throat and lung
trouble of long standing, that
other treatments relieved only
temporarily. New Discovery is
1 doing me so much good that I
I feel confident its oontinued use
for a reasonable length of time
will restore me to perfect health."
This renowned cough and cold
remedy and throat and lung heal
er is sold at all drug store. 50c
and $1. Trial bottle free.
The fire started about 9:30
o'clock, but when the hard fall of
rain had subsided enough to per
mit people to go to the- conflagra-
tlOD the bmldmg was pft saving
and contents was doomed. Water
IViorl fill oil in anfl a Fnn r A f V a milla
L , , . , , , . . . , .
I to aldenth of from six to ten feet.
aud the np.toWD fire department
was unable to reaoh the building
at any point. The Cannonville
firemen attached a hose near the
plant and saved the boxing and
shipping room. Outside of this
the entire plant was destroyed.
The capital stock of. the mill
I was $li0,0X). J. M. Odell is
president and his son, W. R.
Odell is secretarary and treasurer.
The latter was at Nashville, Tenn.
I A number of mills and commie-
sion houses had goods in the
bleachery for finishing purposes
amounting to more tnan $iuu,uuu,
and it is said more than had ever
been in the concern at any one
time since is its establishment.
Among the mills in this State to
suffer a loss were : Caesar Cone, re
ceiver of the Odell Mills, this city ;
Brown Manufacturing Company,
this city ; Gilmer Bros., Wipston-
Salem; Revolution Cotton ..Mills,
Greensboro. Other concerns
were losers, but information con
cerning them could not be obtain
ed tonight. At thiff hour The
Observer correspondent was in
formed by Robert S. Wheeler, the
superintendent and general mana
ger of the plant, that the total
loss would, reach as much as
$250,000, with probably $200,000
insurance. Concord special to
Charlotte Observer, July 22.