North Carolina Newspapers

Caro Watekmaix lim ma A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. li t VOL. IV. NO 33. Salisbury, N. C, Wednesday, August 12th, 1908. Wm, H. Stewart, Editor. A. STATESVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY. Th3 Young People Got Married and There Was a Great Surprise. 8tatesville Landmark. August 4 7. The county commissioners and board of education were in session yesterday and transacted routine business. A road controversy from Fallstown township, in which J. M. Clark was plaintiff and Gyrus Rtseman defendant, was to have been heard by the commissioners but was deferred to the next meet ing on request of defendant's counsel. Miss Eva Dotson, who has been ill at her home on Stockton street for some day a, is getting along nicely and an early recovery is expected, lira. H. L, Troutman continues seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Wood ward, on Davie avenue, Rock Woodsides, who lives near Loray, attempted to throw an im plement or missile of some kind at a dog Saturday, and a hook at tached to the missile caught the flesh of his hand and tore it badly, making a painful wound. That Statesville needs a new depot has been apparant for years but the need has become acute this summer. There is hardly a day that the waiting room at the station provides accommodation for the passengers the loccal travel and through passengers who I have to wait for trains. The ac commodations are bad enough at best but it is intolerable when waiting passengers have to stand. H. L. Troutman, who lives on Park street, was exhibiting a bunch of tomatoes Friday which he raised. On one limb were six large tomatoes, the aggregate weight being 4$ pounds. Lee Clark, a thrifty colored farmer of Bethany township, re ports a fine yield of oats."- He sowed a quart of oats last fall and the yield from the quart, threshed a few days ago, was five bushels. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Woolen, who live on Caldwell street, were greatly surprised a few days ago when their young daughter an nounced to them that she was no longer Miss Neta Woolen, but ' is now Mrs. Walter Mayhew. Af ter making this declaration the young woman proceeded with her story and told of her recent secret marriage to Walter Mayhew. Miss Woolen and her sweetheart, Mr. Mavhew. were among those who went to Charlotte on Eugene Mor rison's excursion Friday, July 17th. and it was understood that Miss Woolen should go from Char lotte to Gastonia that afternoon to spend awhile with relatives She went to Gastonia all right but not until she and Mr. Mayhew had hurried from Charlotte down into South Carolina, where they were married. The couple parted when they returned to Charlotte and the relatives of the young woman at Gastonia knew nothing of the marriage. When Miss Woolen that was returned home some days ago she continued to keep the marriage secret, and as Mr. Mayhew's visits to the Wool en home were frequent no one bus Dected that thev were married. While the bride is very young, be ing only 16, her parents made the best of the situation and had re ceived their son-in-law into their home very cordially. 6raves Is Inproylng. John Temple Graves, candidate of the Independence party for Vice-President., underwent a slight operation today in a private hos pital in this icity. It was an nounced after the operation that Colonel Graves was resting com f ortably and that it was expected he will be on his feet again with in ten days or so. New York dis patch. Miss Ball Improving. A late dispatch from Elkin, N C, states that Miss Mary Ball who was so seriously shot a few days ago by Freeland Tharpe, a rejected lover, is getting along veil and may recover. AFTFR THE WARDEN. Admits Receiring Large Fees for Trans- fering Convicts from one Camp to Another. Jacob Moore, formerly chief warden of the State, whose official acts have been severely criticised during the present investigation into the convict lease system, was prinoipal witness before the Legis lative investigating committee to day. Dr. Hamby, a large lessee of convicts, who was on the stand yesteaday, was again oalled today, his testimony being along the same lines as that previously giv en by him. Former Warden Moore stated that he had often, while acting as chief warden, arranged the trans fer of oonviots from a camp where they were not needed to another camp where they were desired, and for this service had made at va rious times fz,tw. lie said be had acted under the advice of his attorney and did not believe that he had done wrong or failed in any of his duties to the State. He contended that in arranging the transfer of 25 to 50 men from a small camp to one already estab lished he saved the State from $2,500 to $3,000 a year in salaries. The witness took up the various acts of cruelty and brutality which other witnesses had charged he knew about, and declared that his actions in every case had been gov- erened by the evidence brought out by witnesses of these affairs when he made his official investi gations. He denied that he had ever used a convict unjustly, or that he had ever harmed or an noyed a convict lessee to surrender men working for him. Atlanta, Ga., dispatch. SENATOR ALLISON DEAD. ad Represented His State In Congress and ia the Senate for 45 Tears. Dabuque, Iowa, Aug. 4 Unit ed States Senator W. B. Allison died at his home in this city this afternoon. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure. he end came as a result of a se- nous sinking spell one to a pros tatic enlargement complicated with kidney diseases, and during a period of unconsciousness which had lasted since Saturday after noon. Two weeks ago the Senator left his home in the city to escape the heat. He went to the home of Mrs. Fannie Stout, a friend of the amily living on the Asbury road a few miles from town. For a few days his condition seemed to im prove, but he later began to grow worse. Medical advisers urged hat an operation be performed to rilieve the prostatic enlargement which was bringing his condition o a crisis. - THE END SUDDEN. Saturday morning the Senator was brougnt Daofc nome. soon afterwards he relapsed into a con dition of semi-consciousness. Ex cept for brief periods of partial recovery he remained in this con dition until death came this, after noon. News of the serious illness of the aged Senator was kept from the public as much as possible un til his heath came as a surprise to the thousands of friends residing in this city. Only the more in timate friends of the family were aware of his critical condition. The footprints of Dyspepsia have been directly traced to the Stomach nerves. When these "inside nerves" fail, indisgestion and stomach distress must surely result. For this, druggists every where are supplying a prescrip tion known as Dr. Shoop's Resto rative, First, these tiny inside Stomach, Heart, and Kidney nerveB. Then gas belching, Heart palpitation, or failing Kid neys follow. Don't drug the Stomach, or stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. That is wrong. Strengthen these failing nerves with Dr. Shoop's Restorative. It is the nerves, not the organs that are calling for help. Within 48 hours after starting the Restora tive treatment, you will realize the gain. A test will tell. Sold by Cornelison fc Cook. LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. Tough Brand of Cider. Betting Rid of Empty Kegs and Barrels. Lexington Dispatch, Aug. 5th. The pension board held a second meeting Monday, at which eight applications from soldiers and widows were approved. This makes about 16 new pensioners for this county, if the state ac cepts those approved. The total number of pensioners in the coun ty now is about 265 or 270. Some of the applicants who failed to secure were women who were mar ried to soldiers after April 1, 1865. No woman gets a pension unless she was the wife of a soldier to that date. One 'poor old sol dier Monday oouldn't tell what oompany he was in , nor who the oolonel was, nor anything about the war record. Days pension board meets are sad ones around a court nouse, wnen wrecks oi men and womn, bowed by the weight of years, hobble in to ask for help in their last days. Some deserve help, some do not, judg ing them by the deeds during the war. it is Hard to make a deci sion on the applicants and no one envies the members of the pension board- "I had a lot of kegs and bar rels," said a dealer, ."in which various liquids had been shipped, somewhere about fifty, I guess, and I wanted to be rid of them. As soon as the brandy season arrived, they went like hot cakes. I haven't a single one left, but not a man who bought one admitted that it was for brandy. Each and every one said, 'I want to put up some vinegar, this is such a good fruit year.' It would seem, there fore, that the vinegar crop will be enormous." W. F. Curry brought a tobacco leaf to to wu Monday that measur ed 83 inches in length and 18 in width. It came from his son's farm, John H. Curry, in Abbott's Creek, who has 9 acres of the weed. The plants are breast high to a tall man and the leaves will about average the size of the sam ple. Mr. Curry has the whole country ."skinned,' The land was considered poor, but he has brought it up to a point where he would not part with it for $200 an acre. Discussing the cider traffic the cider that is under the ban be cause it intoxicates a citizen says that a farmer who had grown to like the taste of the stuff, wished to take some home with him not long ago, and having nothing to carry it in save a bucket, he put it in that. Next morn ing he discovered that the stuff had about eaten its way through tin. That fixed him "If it does that to a tin bucket, sir, what in the name ov Gawd will it do to a man's stummick says he. The so-called cider is a fierce article, supposed to be made from chemicals. She Rides at Night. A young woman created some excitement in Spencer a few mornings since. Young women, and good-looking ones at that, are by no means an unusnal'sight in Spencer. But about 8 o'clock on the morning in question the par ticular one under consideration rode into Spencer on a fiue-look-ing horse. She went in to a, tele phone booth and after engaging in a brief conversation with some one, she mounted her horse and rode away. She was approached by one or two who thought she might be in need of some assist ance, but she needed nothing and while answering their few ques tions civilly, ehe was not at all communicative. She was armed with a couple of dangerous-looking pistols which were strapped to her saddle. She did state that her name was Miss M. L. Woodruff, that she was fond of riding at night and that she had ridden from Js.ernersviiie tne previous midnight. Whoever Bhe is' and watever her business, she had them all guessing. She might say, how ever, and somewhat appropropri ately: "What is it to you any way?" A TERRIBLE TRASEDY. Young Man Quarrels With His Father and Shoots Him Ooio. A fearful tragedy was enacted on the night of the 2nd at Cottou, a small mill town near Fayette ville. While James A. Riddle, engi neer of Hope Mills No. 4, was conversine with three friends in front of a livery stable at Cotton. at about six o'clock Sunday after noon his son Tom Riddle, aged about eighteen years, walked up into the crowd and prbeeeded to roll a cigarette. The father re monstrated with his son on the evil of cigaratte smoking and told him that he must quit the prac tice or that evil results would fol low. Tom, the son, gave a very pert answer. Rough words fol lowed, when James Riddle, the father raised a plank and threat ened his son with chastisment. Tom pulled his pistol and began firing on his father', on ball caus ing his death, passing through the heart, another just above the heart, another through the shoul der, another through the arm, the fifth, and last chamber, missed. Tom was taken to Fayetteville Monday morning ard lodged in jail where he made the following statement to a reporter : "I went home at a quarter to eight o'clock last night and found my mother and two sisters, Nell and Bessie, greatly excited. My mother told me that father was drunk again and had just beaten and choked her and bad left the house a few minutes before, saying that he was going to the stable, "a livery stable," owned by Hector Proctor and my father, at which I work ed, and get a pistol and return and kill the family and him self. Mother told me to run as fast as I could to th) stable and get the pistol before father got there. When I got to the stable father was sitting)! - a pile of lumber in front of the building and on the same pile of lumber at some distance off sat my brother, Walter, aged 12 years, and Wesley Cain, Lou Lowry and Tom Star ling, all young men. I went up to Hector Procter's room on the sec end floor of the stable, got the pistol out his drawer and came down, As I passed my father, who was still sitting on the pile of lumber, he told me to throw away the cigarette I had in my mouth and to get a pipe and smoke it. I told him that a ci garette would do me no more harm than a pipe. He replied that he did not want any more of mv d a sass. that he would mash my mouth. By this time was between the pile of lumber and the fence and my father reached down and grabbed a large board. As ho raised to strike me and I was hemmed in and could not get out of his reach I drew the pistol and fired, I do not know how many times I fired, was so excited and frightened. ran away and wnt to officer Mc- Mcl ean's house and gave myself up." No Trouble to Get Cider. It used to be in these parts that folks went from the oountry to the town to get their booze. The tide has turned and they are now going from the town into the country to get their hard cider. It is against the law to sell cider in the towns of the county, but the man with the price of a lively turnout in his pocket and with the pioper thirst on his person can in a very short time couple on to a barrel of hard cider. Monroe Enquirer. Bone Back to His Old Love. J. Frank Miller, one of the beet officers Salisbury has ever had, and who for the past year or more has been engaged in several busi ness ventures, has purchased an interest in the clothing business of Smoot Bros. & Rogers. He be comes joint manager of the con cern with A. L. Smoct. Mr. Mil ler was connected with this house as before he become chief of police. He is thoroughly at home with the busidess and his friends wish him success in his venture. ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. Salisbury Complimented on Its New Depot. An Honor to the City. Stanly Enterprise, Aug. 6th. . Th order of the Woodmen of the World have placed an order with the Albemarle Marble Works for a handsome monument for the grave of their deceased broth er, J. W. Bostian. W. T. and C. S. Brasington, of Wadesboro, have leased the Rocky River Springs with the expecta tion of developing this splendid property into a first class resort of the kind. Work on the foundation of the Denning & James' Jrick block next to the Central hotel is com pleted and brick work will begin at once. This building will be three stories and will prove an ad dition to the town both as to looks and accomodation. Not Salisbury alone but the whole traveling public rejoices in the new depot for that town. It has been a crying shame that the historic town of Salisbury, that handles all the trains on two of the most important railway lines in the South, should have put up with such depots as haved been orced upon her. Salisbury will always be glad that she voted dry and that she has one of the best depots in the State. The town of Wilson, this State, which is about the size of Albe marle, has just added on a large ice plant in addition to its other enterprises. It already had two ice plants. Albemarle has one ice plant, and a small one at that. The matter no doubt has been de layed here on account of getting power from the river. Possibly Furr township likes being whipped into line by a few of the Rads that are around Al bemarle or who are out for pie ; but there hit several- mighty geod men in that township who wont vote for the crowd that's trysng to run things now. Rev. H. C. Sprinkle will make the address of welcome and intro duce the speaker at the Masonic picnic, Saturday. The Albemarle cotton mills closed on the 31st for a period of ten days owing to. the low prices of yarns on the markets. MR. MACK PLEASED. Thinks Conditions In the East Favorable to Democratic Candidate. Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national commit tee, who arrived here today, has in contemplation plans that be believes will result in one of the most active campaigns undertaken by the party in a presidential contest. Chairman Mack will remain here for Bevoral days before going to Chicago. While here he will go over the general reports of the general situation sent to him and develop certain lines of battle for the presidential contest. Mr. Mack said today: "The situation as I found it in the State and in fact in all the Eastern States, has been very gratiiying. ine responsiveness of the Democratic leaders in the East to the call of duty denotes a campaign that will be fought vigorously to a successful conclu sion. Plans are in contemplation for a forceful campaign tb rough out the country, but of these I can say nothing at this time. All parts of the country is our battle ground and no section will be neg lected. Everything augurs well for the selection of William J. Bryan." Buffalo, N. Y.. dis patch, Pain anywhere stopped in 20 minutes sure with one of Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets. The formula is on the 25-cent box. Ask your Doctor or . Drupgist about this formula! Stops wo manly pains, neadacne, pains anywhere. Write Dr. Shoop, Ra cine, Wis., for the free to prove value of his Headache, or Pink Pain Tablets. Sold by Conelison & Cook. SHOT THE GIRL Rejected Suitor Tries to Murder Girl Who Would Not Marry Him. Ine following special from Elkin, N. C, to the Statesville Landmark will be of interest here. Young Tharp, who did the shoot ing is well to known a number of Salisbury people.; He always seemed to be a fine young fellow, and his friends here were shocked to hear of this terrible action xi his: Last night about 9 o'clock the sad news reached this place that Miss Mary Ball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ball, of Elkin, had been shot by one Tharp. son of Frank Tharp. of Wilkes coun ty, a well-to-do and esteemed cit izen living near Dimmette post office. Miss Ball has been a teacher for the families of the Messrs. Hoots and a few others, for some time, living near Dimmette post office, and during her stay there the young man had been paying her attention and on different oc casions had asked her to marry him. She had refused him. Miss Ball boarded at Mr. Hoots'. Last night Tharp took Mr. Hoots' daughter to church, a few miles distant, and Tharp's brother went with Miss Ball. On returning home Miss Hoots and Tharp reached home a little before Miss Ball and hr escort. Tharp show ed signs of being restless before Miss Ball arrived and was sitting. on the edge of the front perch with some members of the family. When Miss Ball arrived and was coming into the yard he arose and without uttering a word pull ed a 84 Smith and Wesson and fired, the ball passing through her body just below the heart. He fired the second time when she knocked the gun up, causing it to miss her. She then ran around the house up stairs to her room. The doors were shot on Tharp but be tried' to break in. Finding he could not get in he went into the yard and tried to see Miss Ball through the window that he might shoot her again. Tharp's brother being a deputy sheriff he arrested him and he is still in custody at this writing, awaiting a prelimi nary hearing. Today at noon Miss Ball is still living but there is but one chance in a hundred for her recovery, so says Drs. J. M. Reece and J. W. Ring, of Elkin, who were sum moned and went instantly to re lieve her suffering. Miss Ball is a beautiful and accomplished young lady and very popular here and wherever she is known. She is a daughter of one of the best families of Elkin and she and her people have the sympathy of every one. She is well known in Iredell county as well as in Surry and Wilkes. Frank Tharp, the young man's father, is widely known, and he and his family are of the best families of Wilkes county. The parents have the sympathy of all. J. Home Company Does Well. A meeting of the Rowan Mutual Fire Association was held at the court house last Wednesday, and the following officers were elected. President, Dr. C. M. Poole; vice- president, S. A. Earnhardt; secre tary and treasurer, Rev. J. M. L. Lyerly, The company is doing a fine business in this county alone, having something over one thous and policyholders among our home formers. The institution is pure ly a home affair, and its object is to afford farmers a safe insurance at a small premium. The losses by fire during the past year amounted to only $1,800. This company is constantly growing in farm? and its business rapidly in creasing. Piles helped at once with Dr. Shoop's Magic Ointment, Just to prove it. a trial box will be mailed on request, by writing Dr Shoop, Racine, .Wis. Itching, smarting bleeding piles, internal external, get quick, and certain help from Magic Ointment. Large box 50c. Sold by Cornelison & Cook. CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. Strange Sort of Insect Playing Havoc with the Cotton Near Concord. Concord Times, August 7. Geo. Cline, of Anna, 111 , came in last Friday on a visit to rela tives and friends in Cabarrus and Rowan. He left this county, where he was born, 50 years ago for the West. He has been back here only three times in all these years, the last time about six years ago. He will be here about two months. He is a half broth er of Messrs. Rufus, R. F., John W. and 0. P. Cline. He is an enthusiastic and successful farm er, and is greatly in love with his western home. He says North Carolina is making great strides forward. J. C. Sikes has handed us anoth er old land grant, which was given on November 9, 1784, just 124 years ago. It is for 200 acres, and was given to Martin Stough. The grant was signed by Alexander Martin, who was the fouth gov ernor of the State under the con stitution. This county was at that time a part of Mecklenburg county. G. W, Revels, of No. 6 town ship, tells us that some insect is playing havoc with a cotton field of bis. He has two acres of an improved kind, and tho insects have attacked every stalk in it. He brought us a sample stalk, on which about one-half of the cot ton bolls are' dead and also the limbs as they grow out. He also brought us several of the insects in a bottle, which we have on ex hibition. It is about the size of a common ant, and is sharp pointed at both ends. What is it? Mr. Revels says several fields in his section are affected the same way. tie expected to raise at least three bales from the two acres planted, but will not get half that. Wm, H. Heglar, rural mail car rier on route No. 6, was operated on for appendicitis at St. Petar's Hospital in Charlotte last Tuesday at 12 o'clock. After having been under the influence of the anaes thetic for several hours, he re lapsed into unconsciousness again at 11 o'clock Wednesday, and has been in a serious condition since, although he was reported better yesterday, Little Charles Marion, the three- year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Stone, of Charlotte, who with its. mother is visiting at its grand parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Al exander, was badly bitten about 7 o'clock Monday evening by the Scotch collie dog belonging to Capt. Alexander. The child was playing with the dog when the an imal flewi at him, and before any one could interfere bit him severe ly on the face and head. The lit tle biy's wounds were promptly attended to by two physicians. The dog has boen a pet in the fam ily for several years, but was not accustomed to children. Faces Serious Charge. B. Cox, a white man who came here a faw months ago from Jacksonville, Fia., and Concord, was arrested this afternoon as he was boarding a train at Fay etteville, on a charge of arson in burning a dwelling, which he occupied and known es the "first toll house" near here early one morning about two weeks ago. Cox carried about $1,000 insur ance on his household effects and this was believed excessive, where upon the matter was reported to the State Insurance Department and Capt. W. A. Scott; was sent to investigate. A warrant was sworn out and Cox left the city last night. He was arrested at Fay etteville upon telegraphic advices from here and will be brought here by Captain Scott tomorrow for a preliminary trial. Wil mington dispatch to Charlotte Observer. Drive Rheumatism from the blood -vith Dr. Shoop's Rheuma tic Remedy. Tablet or Liquid. Cornelisson & Cook. -'ft