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A Home Newspaper PubHshed for Honesty, in Governmental Affairs.
VOL.IV. , NO. 37.
SalisburyN.TOWednesdaySep
Wm, Hi Stewart, Editor.
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LEXINBTON ARB DAVIDSON COUNTY.
IHach Damage in Oar Nelgliboriog County
by tne Recent Heavy Floods.
LexinKton Dispatch, Sept. 8 - ; r.-
S6 far as known, four bridges
were swept away by tha freshet,
two over Lick creek and two over
Flat Swamp creek. Two were new
ones, one costing $800. The old
one over Flat Swamp creek, at the
, place where they will build a steel
bridge, collapsed, and it is said,
fell so that .the ford cannot be
U9ed. All that end of the coun
ty is cut off from town. The long
approach at the Finch mill bridge
w s washed away.. , -'.,t ' '
W. F. Curry " is one farmer
whom the floods didn't hurt much.
He had no bottom corn. He has
25 acres of npland corn which he
expects to make him one thousand
bushels. His entire crop is ex
pected to total two thousand bush
els. When asked or an estimate
of the damage done in Davidson
county, he said he had no idea,
but it was great, far over one hun
dred thousand dollars. On the M.
K. Gray glace on Abbots creek he
said that 5,000 bushels of corn had
.been mined. The corn this year
was the finest for many years, but
the freshet on the river, and on
Abbots, Lick, Flat Swamp and
other big creeks, has ruined thous
ands of bushels.
An interesting coincidence dur
ing the Charlotte republican cod-
mention was discovered when Dave
Conrad, of Lexington; Marsh
Hoover,' of Thomasville, and An
son Beaver, of High Poiut, bad a
Cox banner made. When they
handed out a $10 bill to pay the
workman for same, the bill proved
to be one issued by the Commer
cial National Bank, of High Point,
and was signed by J. Elwood Cox,
president. In a sense Mr. Cox
monex was paying for a banner
. for him. j
It is now common property that
the grandjury made a presentment
against T. S. Eanes, ; member of
the board of aldermen, for violat
ing the law which forbids an al
derman to work for or contract or
. do business with the town. The
charge against Mr. Eanes is. that
he hauled material that went into
some sidewalks. His; friends as
sert that it is all spite work, that
there is no graft, that what was
done was done with the knowledge
aud consent of the mayor and
the board, and that the wagons
hired to the town were making 50
cents more per day than Mr. Eanes
charged the town for them. It
is stated that the work was done
because there was pressing need,
sidewalks in West Lexington being
very bad, and gave the school
children trouble as4hey passed to
and from the graded school. The
grandjury is also said to have pre
sented H. Cam Heitman for the
alleged larceny of a pistol in the
room of Dermot Shemwell, in the
Development building some
months ago.
Although a ereat amount of
damage has been done to crops by
so much rain and high water in
the streams, it is likely that farm
ers in most cases will find that
they are not aB badly hurt as they
thought at first. J. W. Fitzgerald,
of Linwood, was here Monday, and
speking of the Yadkin, he said
the river was not as high as he
had seen it in times past, and that
mora damage was done along the
creeks than in the river bottoms.
The high bottoms were not injured
so very much. Corn in the shuck
will sour and rot, but the cool days
we have had will prevent some
damage. Where an ear bends over,
so the water can run out of it, it is
said that the corn is safe. Mr.
Fitzgerald said ne would be sur
prised if it didn't turn out that
cotton was hurt worse than corn
It is already turning yellow in
some places and the shapes have
dropped off. '
Pink Pain Tablets Dr, Shoop's
stop headache, womanly paios
any pain, anywhere, in 20 min
utes sure. Formula on the 25c
box. Ask your druggist or doctor
about this formula it's fine
Comelison & Cook.
EDITOR HILDERBRAND DENOUNCES COX.
Republican Nominee forGoiernor Is notSup
ported by the Only Republican Daily.
The following letter from Edi
tor Hildebrand, of the subsidized
News, gives to the public the rea
sons why with Editor Hilderbrand
in charge the subsidzed News can
not support J, Elwood Cox for
governor: "
HEBE IS THE LETTER.
Greensbroro, N. C, July 22, '08. 1
Mr. C. A. Reynolds, Winston, N C.
Dear Sir : Upon my rjeturn here
after spending. Sunday in Ashe
ville, found a letter from you sug
gesting the wisdom of nominating
J. Elwood Cox for Governor. Jtis
very rare-in fact, it has been
only once or twice in my life,
I believe, that I have allowed
my personal feelings to enter into
my newspaper work. In this in
stance I hava found it to be men
tally impossible to lay aside my
prejudice against J. Elwood Cox.
If either you or any other stock
holder should insist upon the pub
lication of a letter urging his
nomination, I suppose I would
print it, but if heed should be
given to the advice and he should
he nominated, some body - else
would have to write the editorials
supporting him. .
WThen I came to Greensboro it
was not the understanding that
the duty of financing this busi
ness, which I found in horrible
shape should devolve upon me.
I have, however, done a good
part of this worfe, thus relieving
the stockholders and directors.
Shortly after I came here I was
told that J. Elwood Cox would
help us as he has frequently prom
ised to do so. I made a trip to
High Point and he told me that
ne wouia ive us one nunarea
dollars- for stock. This was about
the tenth of December. He said if
I would draw on him on tho 15th
he would honor the draft, but that
if I could wait until the first of
the year he would appreciate it.
His relative, Snow, also promised
o help us out on the first of the
year, I went to High Point again
about the second or third of Jan
uary and was astonished, upon
walking into the bank owned by
Cox, to be told by him that he
did net have tiirie to talk to me.
As he returned to his private
office I remarked I was not after
an audience but a check,
but he made no audible reply.
He knew that if I got near him he
could not decently get around
keeping that promise so he in
decently closed the door in my
ace, and after cooling my heels
on the outside of the bank for an
hour or so I caught the first train
back to Greensboro. Cox had
broken both his engagement and
his promise, couched in the terms
as definite as the English language
could make it When he broke
that promise, and I got my snub
bing, I was not working in my in
terest, but in the interest of the j
Republican daily paper published
in this State, and I do not mind
putting it in black and white that
if Elwood Cox should be nomi
nated for Governor I would vote
for Kitchin, for whereas, I have
always regarded Kitchin as a good
deal of an anarchist, I have always
found him to be a gentleman in
his relations with his fellow man.
Cox told me he was not asking
any lavo's oi the Kepuoiican
party, but he lied about that, be
cause he got his nephew appoint
ed postmaster of High Point when
every Republican in the State
knows that the office should have
gone to W. F. Ragan. Cox got this
appointment through false pre
tenses. He led the , Republican
leaders to believe that with his
money he expected to aid the party
and this paper. But whetheror
pot he has in the past asked favors
of the party he is hot after some
favors right now, and I propose
tomake it my chief end in life to
see that he does not get them,
Very truly yours,
" W. A. HiLDEBBBANP,
I also gt a frost from Snow.
The Watchman $1.00 per year.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Some of Those Who Find That the "Way
: of the Transgressor is Hard," '
Following we give some of the
more important cases disposed of
at the present term of court-:
Etta Brandon, larceny; not
guilty. ! r
"Jim Brown, larceny1 defendant
pleads guilty, and is given four
months on county roads.
Will Miller, larceny, defendant
pleads guilty and is given -four
months on the roads;
Josie Neely and Lula Knox,
alias' Vina Knox, a w d w j guilty,
judgment suspended upon pay:
ment of costs."
Murray Starnes, larceny ; guil
ty. Four months ' on county
roads.
- Thomas Boler, assault; defend
ant pleads guilty and is given four
months on coui ty roads. ;
George Le Harris, a w d w; de
fendant, pleads guilty and is given
four months on county roads.
Lucien Byers, larceny ; guilty.
Four months on the county roads.
William Taylor, cow; defen
dant pleads guilty and was sen
tenced to the roads for 60 days.
Judgment was suspended in the
case against Taylor in which he
was charged with beating a board
bill.
Caarie Dixon, a w d w; defen
dant guilty and was sentenced to
a term of six months in the coun
ty jail.
Cary Alexander, larceny; a ju
ror was withdrawn and a mistrial
ordered,
Charles Johnson, larceny; de
fendant pleads guilty was given a
term of six months on the county
roads.
Jim Luckey, larceny; guilty.
Defendant sentenced to four
months on the roads.
Mary Warner, larceny;
ment suspended.
John Kerr, c c w J guilty.
judg-
Has "Backed Down."
The following letter needs no
explanation or comment :
Salisbury, N, C, Sept. 2d, '08.
Mr. Henry Reynolds, chairman
Republican Executive Commit
tee, Wilkesboro, N. C. :
' Dear Sir: After desparing of
hearing further from you, and af
ter my letter of August 81st, add
Mr. Hackett's direct Challenge to
Mr. Cowles of August 30th had
been mailed, I received, on Sep
tember 1st yours, dated August
31st, declining my challenge of
August 7th to Mr. Cowles for a
joint canvass of the district be
tween himself and Mr. Hackett.
I regret this, as our people have
been accustomed to seeing and
hearing the candidates face to face,
and from what had been reliably
reported to me as to , the public
statements of Mr. Cowles of his
great willingness and1 desire to
meet Mr. Hackett on everv stump
in the district, I must be pardoned
Ifor saying that his present atti
tude is a most lamentable back
down, which, I am sure, will be a
disappointment to his own politi
cal supporters, as it is to Mr
Hackett and myself.
Democrats would not vote for a
man who would not meet his op
ponent, and I do not believe hon
est Republicans wilf do so, either.
Your suggestion (quoting your
own language) that "one or more
joint discussions, may be arrauged,
I think, if the times and places
can be mutually agreed upon,"
is to indefinite and evasive to mer
it reply. Yours very truly
Theo. F. Kluttz, chairmac
It's a pity when sick ones drug
the stomach or stimulate the
Heart and Kidneys. That is all
wrong 1 A weak Stomach,"means
weak Stomach nerves, always.
And this is also true -of the Heart
and Kidneys. The weak nerves
are instead crying out for help.
This explains why Dr. Shoop's
Restorative is promptly' helping
Stomach, Heart and Kidney ail
ments. The Restorative reaches
oat for the actual cause of these
ailments the failing "inside
nerves". Anyway test the Restor
ative 48 hours. . It won't cure so
soon as that, but you will surely
know that help is coming. Sold
by Cornelison & Cook.
STATESVILLB AND IREDEU COUNTY.
Mrs, Hooper Lacks OneW.of Rounding
Oiit. a -Full Century.--
StatesTill e Landmark. Sept. l." ' -
Fred Allison, the young negro
wha was m ysteriously hurt at W.
M. Westmorland's stable before
daylight" Thursday : njorning. is
still in a dangerous condition and
his recovery " remain'! : doubtful.
He is rational at timej but suffers
much from ccncussioo of the brain.
He is still unable to give an intel
ligent account of howjie was hurt.
:' A gentlemerrwhd kes note of
gch, $bjngi;, wants tvknow "how
comei'-vthWftfter'Statesville
ladies, by The Lamark's per
mission, had adapted the cross
saddle style of riding, the circus
ladies came to town and rode in
the old-fashioned way. The cir
cus ladies hadn't heard, probably,
that the modern stjle was per
missible in Statesvillf.
R, J. Shoemaker, o Statesville,
and Miss Myrtle Rsh, of Jen
nings, were married Sunday at the
home of the bride. The marriage
was planned as a surprise and was
a very quiet affair. The bride is
a daughter of the laie 'Squire A.
A. Rash.
The Statesville baseball team
has disbanded. ' The managers of
the local team had hoped and ex
pected to arrange several games
with Hickory for this week but?
the Hickory team disbanded Sat
urday and the local team followed
suit. The Statesville team lost
money and came out about $200
in the hole. The team has not
been able to play for some time
because of unfavorable weather.
It is believed if- Hickory hadn't
disbanded and several games could
have been played with Hickory
this week the local team would
have made some money.
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Mrs. Ho -per, who will be 99
years old next May, who is the
guest of her son, M. L. Hooper, in
Bloomfield, was driven down street
Saturday by N. P. Watt. Mrs.
Hooper is very deaf and feeble
physically, but she is in full pos
session of all her faculties.
Wm. Miller, of the New Stir
ling neighborhood, fell from bis
boggy Saturday morning while on
his way to town and his left hip
was dislocated. The accident hap
pened near the State Farm. A
physician set Mr. Miller's limb
and Saturday afternoon he was
able to go about.
He Would Make a Good Promoter.
As he is the only man with
young children in a district ot Lane
county, Ore., John Larkin formed
a Bchool committee, of which he
was elected chairman and his wife
clerk. Mrs. Larkin was installed
as teacher by the chairman, and
the five little Larkins now go to
school to their mother, who is
recommended by the State, Ex.
A Tough Story.
Speaking of the hard rain that
fell Thursday evening, Peter Jones,
of Gulledge township, says that a
reliable gentleman of his acquaint
ance down there was returning
from the creek, where he had been
fishing, wifch a water bucket on
his arm, during the rain. Notic
ing that the bucket's weight was
increasing on lookiug he iound
that it was full of water. He
emptied it at once and had to
repeat the operation twice more
before reaching home. Mr. Jones
will not vouch for this but asserts
that more Tain fell next day than
Thursday. J, M. Flake, of Brown
Creek, spoils this good story by
declaring that "you have to yield
a little to Gulledcje's," Wades
boro Ansonion.
A clever, popular. Candy Cold
Cure Tablet called Preventics
is being dispensed by druggists
everywhere. In a few hours,-Pre-ventics
are said to break any cold
completely. And Preventics,
being so safe and toothsome, are
very fine for children. No Quinine,
no laxative.nothing harsh nor sick
ening. Box . of 48--25c. Sold by
Cornelison & Cook.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Compare It with the One Put Forth by the
Democrats and Then Choose.
In a recent issue The Watch
man published the Democratic
State platform, and now it pub
lishes a similar document adopted
by the Republicans at their State
convention in Charlotte. .
"We, the Republicans of North
Carolina, in convention assembled,
commend the wisdom of the na
tional Republican convention and
congratulate the people of the
United States on the nomination
of William H. Taft for the presi
dency of this great republic, and
we endorse the principles and pol
itics of the Republican party as
enumerated in its platform at
Chicago June 16, 1908; and we
endorse the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt.
"We appeal tq the people of
North Carolina to set the welfare
of our State above party prejudice ;
to exercise their freedom to vote
according to the dictates of con
science, and to choose those men
for public office whom they deem
best fitted to serve the public in
terest. We ask the people to con
sider whether they will best pro
mote the welfare of the State by
committing its affairs to the rad
ical faction now in control of the
Democratic party or by voting for
the candidates and policies we
offer.
"We ask all thoughtful North
Carolinians to consider particular
ly whether the present Democratic
Governor and Legislature have
dealt wisely or justly with all
classes of our citizens in the laws
they have recently passed concern
ing railroads and the violent
measures they have taken to give
these laws effect. 'We believe in
regulating railroads and other
public carriers strictly and care
fully, and in compelling all cor-
poiations to obey the laws -as
faithfully as the humblest private
citizens. But we do not believe
that Legislatures are competent
to fix absolutely the precise rates
at which passengers and freight
shall be carried,. We are sure that
the Legislature which undertook
to fix passenger rates absolutely
and neglected freight rates much
the more substantial grievance of
our people had neither the spe
cial knowledge nor the right spirit
for such an undertaking.
"They disregarded the constitu
tion of the United States and they
threw thousands of North Caroli
nians out of employment.
"We denounce in unmeasured
terms the unwarranted and un
called for attack of Democrats on
capital, culminating in the fight
on our railroads involving the
State, as it did, in costly litiga
tion; paralyzing business; threw
thousands of laborers out of em
ployment; drove millions of capi
tal from the State, and sent rail
road securities down to less than
half their value.
"We pledge ourselves, if the peo
ple entrust us with power, to set
ourself against two kinds of injus
tice. The injustice which permits
wealthy corporations and individ
uals to prey upon the poor, and the
injustice which. sacrifices property
and deranges business in order that
cheap demagogues may get or keep
office.
"We favor the policy of the
State furnishing free of charge
and under proper regulations, to
every child in the public schools,
all necessary textbooks ; the fur
ther improvement and extension,
at whatever cost, of the public
school By stem, embodied in the
constitution of North Carolina by
the Republican party. We favor
the education of our children up
to the very limit of our available
means.
"We favor also a liberal policy
with our higher institutions of
learning. The South needs high
ly trained men, and we would have
the necessary training provided
here, so far as we have the means,
and put within the reach of our
young men of talent and indue-
try, to the end. that North Caro
linans may guide our people in the
development of our resources in
government, in business, in the
EARLY IS PENSIONED.
But Officials Are in a Quandary Unto
Whom the Money Shall Be Paid.
John R. Early, the leper, will
receive a pension of $72 a month
for total disability incurred while
a soldier in he army, according
to the statement today of the Com
missiner of Pensions, The pension
will begin as soon as the legal dif-
beautifying of our towns, our
cities and our homes and in the
elevation of our daily life.
"This is true also of our insti
tutions of charity, particularly the
provision made for the blind, the
deaf and the insane, for the ef
ficiency with which any commu
nity ministers to such unfortu
nate human beings i sa measure of
its civilization. It is equally true
of our Confederate veterans who
liave not the means of self-support
; the State loves and honorfl
them, and they must not be per
mitted to suffer want. We de
nounce the. Democratic party for
not keeping its repeated pledges to
provide our Confederate soldiers
and their widows with suitable
pensions commensurate with their
services to the State, and we pledge
ourselves to double the pension
now given by the State. .
"We demand a fair election law,
which will permit an elector to
cast a ballot privately, without in
terference or dictation.
"We favor, as we have ever fa
vored, local self-government, and
demand the right to elect, by di
rect vote of the people, all mem
bers of the county board of educa
tion, county superintendent of
public instruction, county com
missioners and tax collectors and
justices of the peace.
'We favor an extension and im
provement of the public roads of
the State, and believe that the em
ployment of the State's convicts
on sucn worK is the best use that
ca.n be made of criminals convicted
of crimes ; we further favor a law
prohibiting the use of striped uni
forms upon all persons convicted
of misdemeanors in the courts of
North Carolina.
"We favor the establishment of
one. or more reformatories tor the
correction of youthful criminals
convicted of minor offenses, and
we favor a separate reformatory
for females convicted of similar
offenses.
"We pledge ourselves to a liber
al appropriation for the care and
support of our charitable institu
tions.
"We favor the exemption from
taxation of $200 worth of personal
property owned by one household
er in the State of North Carolina.
"We believe in the dignity of
labor and the elevation of the
wage-earner and pledge our party
to the enactment of such laws as
will best promote this end ; we be
lieve that labor and capital, are
co-ordinate branches of our indus
trial life each necessary to the
other that neither can prosper
without the other, and looking to
this end we pledge our party to
the enactment of such laws as will,
so far as possible, create the kind
liest feeling -between labor and
capital, remove all caused for con
fiict between the two, and pro
mote the upbuilding of both
classes.
"We favor restricting immigra
tion rigidly, admitting none but
the better class to our shores, and
protecting American labor against
foreign cheap labor
"We bf lieve that the South
should no longer hold itself politi
cally separate and apart froin the
rest of the country. We believe the
time has come when no interest or
principle any longer demands such
- tTT 1 A 1 1 I
isolation, we &sk tne Deopie o
North Carolina to giv9 us their
suffrages, not merely because the
Democratic party, under its pres
ent leadership, both in the State
and in the nation, is unfit for
power; not merely because the
candidates we here nominate, and
the policies we recommend, are
worthy of acceptance, but because
every Republican vote cast in the
South is a vote for freedom,
vote for the right of our children
to enter fully into the life of the
great republic
which our fathers
labored and fought and suffered:
to establish.
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Result of Floods. Bost Family Reunion.
Cases on the Docket.
Concord Times, Sept. 1st.
Rev. Dr. J. M. Whary, who has
been supplying the Presbyterian
pulpit at Davidson for the past
three months, has been asked by
the session to continue his minis
trations till the 1st of November,
by which time it is thought that
the church will have succeeded in
securing a regular pastor. Dr.
Wharey has promised to give the
Rocky River church a week of
preaching, beginng with the first
of next week.
The following are the cases on
trial docket for August Cabarrus
Superior Court, which began yes
terday. Two cases of embezzle
ment, two cases of house-breaking,
three cases of rape, about
half dozen cases of larceny, about
half dozen cases of assault with
deadly weapon and several cases
of carrying concealed weapons,
three cases assault and battery
and three cases of selling liquor
without license.
As a result of the big floods last
week three mills on Rocky River,
were washed away, Turner's, Gar
mon's and Crump's, all in the
lower part of the county. The
mills were'torn all to pieces, and
the lumber in them scattered all
over the below. The water at
Smith Ford was 9 feet and 3 inches
over the floor of the new steel
bridge, which is 7 feet and 7
inches higher than' during the
great flood of 1875. This was a
rise of 35 feet and 6 inches above
normal.
On last Saturday at noon, when
Anthony G. Bost returned - from
his farm to his home on East De
pot street, he was puzzled to find an
unusual number of guests in wait
ing to dine with him. He was
unable to account for such a rush
on his hospitality until it dawned
on his mind that it was his 63rd
birthday. The-self-invited guests
had filled his table with contribu
tions from their own dinner bask
ets and many were the nice and
useful presents also there arranged
to greet him as gifts from loving
ha ids. There were in attendance
11 children, 10'grandchildren and
and a number of near relatives.
making a happy company of 32
persons in all who joined in the
celebration of the interesting oc
casion, The weather and sick
ness kept a number of others
away.
ficulty which surrounds the pay
ment of the money can be solved.
These difficulties are due to the
fact that the man cannot, because
of his segregation, spend the money
himself, and the judge advocate-
general of the army has been asked
to solve the problem.
"The case is unique in the an
nals of the army. If Early were
a drunkard or insane or a minor,
we could have a guardian for his
estate appointed, but he is none
of these."
It has been suggested that he be
placed in a house in the vicinity
of a soldiers' home so that he
might technically be considered
an inmate of that institution.
The officials of the home could
then sign and execute the vouch
ers and the money be paid ever to
his wife. Washington correspon
dence Charlotte Observer.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O.
W the undersigned, have
known F. J. Cheney for the last
15 years, and believe him perfect
ly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially, able to
carry out any obligations made by
his firm. Walding, Kinnan &
Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Take Hall's Family Pills for
constipation.