North Carolina Newspapers

"'r2"' ai -i roiina A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. Vol. V. , No. 8. Salisbury, N. C, Tuesday, February 9th, 1909. Wm, h; Stewart;.Editor. CH1U 6B0YE NEWS ITEMS. 6ETTIN6 DOWN TO WORK. CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. STATESVILLE AND IREDELL COUN fY. SERIOUS FIRE. LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUHTY. Ca - 'A I i.'1' f .f"rt-x" vv a wiimsMiio.: . ;-'" 1 . . i " - f A Rssbsr of Brief Hd Interesting Article of our Neighbor's Doings.' On last Mon lay morning W. C. Sifford, cashier of the Bank of China Gove, and secretary of the China Grove Building aud Loan Association, -, was assigned the entire control of the bank as regards to inside work. Rev. 0. B. Miller, president, is still the president, but will take no part in the active work. Mr. Sifford will be assisted on the books by his 8:ster, Miss Mary L. Sifford. Mrs. Eva Lucindia, wife of Philip Shnffler, died at her home on Church street, last Thursday night. Mra. Shumer had been a sufferer from a complication of diseases. Before marriage, about eight years ago, . she wasa Miss Foil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Foil, who survive her. She also leaves a husband and brother and a sister to mourn their loss. Sh professed religion about 13 years ago and joined the Evangeli cal Lutheran church, and wheu rest camo to her she died in that faith. She was in the 80th year of her age at the time of her death. The funeral was preached by her pastor, Rev. C. A. Brown, at the Methodist church, in China Grove, after which her remains were carried to Green Lawn cemetery where they were sacredly placed to rest. The husband and parents have the profound sympathy of the entire community in this sad honr of their bereavement. A little girl, one of the infant twins of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Deal, died on last Monday night . The little child was about six weeks old, and had been a suffer since its birth. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of a large circle of f riendB. The funer al was preached at the home on .Tuesday sf ternoon at 2 o'clock by , their pastor, Rev. M M. Noacher, after which the little body was carried to the Green Lawn ceme tery, where it was placed to-rest. The China Grove Cornet Band attended, in full force, the Miller town lot sale at Mooresville last Tuesday, having been chartered by the Millers to play that day. This is a splendid band, of which our town, or any other town should be proud of, and every, one should do all they can to encourage the members in their efforts to render first-class, soul-stirring music. There are 19 members, and the material of which it is constituted ia as irood and will standvsfts fair o- as any band in the State. District Committies of Associate Charities Haie Been Appointed. i The city authorities have offered the city hall as a meeting place for the Associate Charities, which offer has been gratefully accepted, Some members of the committees will be at the hall every day ex cept Sunday, between 12 and 1 o'clock. 1 he district com mittees have been appointed and the mem bers have consented to serve. Fol lowing are names of those ap pointed on these committees : District No. 41 N. Main, West era Ry., N. Fulton and W. Innes Committee: J. E. Hennessee, Mrs. C. M. Brown, Miss Jean Mar tin. District No. 2.W. InLes, N. Fulton, all west and north Com mittee; T. H. Vanderford, Sr., L. W. Blfickwelder, Miss Carrie Rob erts. District No. 3 North Western Ry., west Main line Southern and East Jackson Committee : T. E. Johnston, C. M. Henderlite, J. R. CrawfoTd. District No. 4 E. Iunes, main line Southern, Western Ry. and N. Main. Committee : G. H. Sha ver, W. R. Cox, C. W. Windsor. District No. 6 East Innis, main line Southern, Park Ave., and all east. Committee: G. W, Whit lock, A. G. Peeler, G. A. Fisher. District No 5 Park Ave., Main line Southern, all east and north Committee; M. L. CaUbie, H. , Rufty, S. Bradshaw. District No. 7 Maiu line South ern, Hi. innes, iw iioran ana ail east. Committee: B. L. Cauble, Henry Beaver, Fred L. Palmer.. District No. 8: Main line South ern, it;.' Jioran, Mill St., aud all east. Committee: J. M. Steele, Mrs. R. V. McDauiel, Miss Carrie Corl. District No. 9 Mainline South ern, -W; Innes, W Horah jtud all west Committee- Theo,. Brown, 51. C. Quinn, Stephen-F. Lord, District No. 10 Main line Sou hern, W. Horah, W. Thomas and all west. Committee : Dr. I. H. Foust, A H. Snider, T. H. Stiff. District No. 11 Main line Sou thern, W. Thomas, all south aod west Committe: C M, Higgms, Miss Josie Nussman. 'M. D Co burn. District No. 11 Main line Sou thern, Mill St., all east and south Committee: R. M. Leonard, H E. Russell, John Cruise. A Counterfelr Blind Tiger. A fake blind tiger, it is said, did a thriving business here last Saturday night. The tiger would ipot a man whose looks betokeued great thirst, aud approaching the thirsty one would whisper, 'Don' you want to buy some coru?" I "the man approached expressed a desire to investhis ciQ n "corn' and they do say that there were many corn buyers runniug at large last Saturday night the purchas er was told to meet the seller at a designated place and time the time being mighty soon after the deahwaB made. ; The seller showed up at the appointed place and time named with a pint or a quatt of com and got his money for it at the high price of 50c a pint. There was not so much fake about the transaction after 'all, for it was not corii juice that was sold, but just plain cornj sound 'and fit for use. , And they do say further that there was no cheating as to quantity, no short weight or meas ure, full and fair measure being given. A pint of gcod clean white corn for a half dollar. The price was high sure, but those who bar gained for pure corn have no kick coming, because they did not get corn juice Monroe Journal. The South Will do as It Chooses. "The fcouth. tin section that haa eiven more or leas trouble in politics for a good many years, is again being brougnt to tne iore ground in the hope of changing its political complexion and nav ing it otherwise mend its ways. The Tradesman has nothing to do with politics further than urg ing all those who have vested in terests to exercise their franchise rights and thus insure a safe ad ministration, whether local or national. At the same time th haroioff again on the "Solid South" is not to our liking, nor i it. we believe to that of the maSU jority of our citizens. If on national administration canuot do any given section of the coun try full justice without stopping to inquire whether the section is 'Solid or otherwise," it is time to look after the . national end and not the Bectional. The South, like the North, East and West, is going to do just ex actly what it believes is rjght and neither threats uor promises is going to change it politically or any other way. It is a section that has worked out its own sal vation thus far, and, it is gratify ing to add, reaches a point in in dustrial importance that assures its being able to continue doing I bo. Chattanooga Tradesman. Child Burned to Death. Needed an Ex pert Lock Picker. Concord Times, Feb. 4th. On last Saturday the six-year- old daughter of H. M. Lefler, of he Bala mill, was burned to death. Her mother had just stepped out of the house, when during her ab sence the child's clothing caught fire while she" was standing in front of the open fin-place warming her self, the weather being very cold. he child's clothing was burned entirely off and her body so badly burned that she died the next day. he sufferings of the little one were terrible, and death was a re- ief. Everything possible was done for her, but to no avail. The bereaved parents have the deepest sympathy of all who know them in such a great affliction. Several days ago something got wrong with the lock of the safe iu the Cabarrus having Bank at Mt. Pleasant, and the cashier, L. J. oil, took the combination off to have it fixed. Capt. Jonas Cook, also connected with the bank, did not know this, and shut the door. he lock was thrown by force of gravity, end the door could not be opened. An expert had to be se cured from a distant city, and he worked at the lock for two days before 'ha could open the door. This was done last Monday, to the great relief of those interested, aud everything is now all right. Louis A. Brown entertained a number of his friends of the Ma sonic order at dinner last iSundaj at the home of his mother, Mrs. R. A. Brown. Thosepresent were : Messrs. T. C. Linn and Paul Bern hardt, of Salisbury, Jas. C. Fink, M. L. Buchanan, J H. Rutledge, J. M. Hendrixand Leonard Brjwn. The outfit of the Central North Carolinian, the Republican paper which was published here for sev eral months; but whicrTfr been suspended since December was at tached for unpaid rent last Tuus day by J. P. Allison, the outfit being in the Allison building. The equipment consists of a Babcock oress and a complete outfit of body and job type and other ma erial for getting cut a seven col umn paper. Last evening as K. L. Craven was on his way home from his coal Badlj Damaged by Dyf amite. New Rural Route to be Established. Stanly Enterprise. FeJMth. W. E. Tucker, of Locust,, seat us a nice red clover blossom which he plucked from his field. Some thing unusual in this section for January. A . new rural route leading but from Albemarle, to go by what is known as Finger postoffice, has been granted and this news will be of interest to the many patrons living along the line. It will start off April 1. On February 27, a competitive examination will be held here for the selection of a carrier of the route. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Town- send, who have been touring India for several months, are expected to arrive in Albemarle on Satur day, on a visit to the parents of Mrs Towuseud, Mr. and' Mrs. S. H Hearne. D wight the 9iyear old son of Mr. aud Mrs. R.?A. Crowell, ou Sunday lost the thumb, index and middle fingers on his left hand and the index finger on his right hand as the result of a dynamite cap exploding in his hands. The cap was an old one and was thought to be empty. D wight was using a hat pin to pick out what he thought was dirt when the explosion . fol lowed. Ouly one joint of each fiugar was removed. Dr. V. A. Whitley,, fortunately for the boy. was passing at the time, and prompt atteation was given him. Dwight's friends will be glad to learn that he is getting along nicely- Uo'ber Finds Child Dead In Bed. Buttons Dropped off his Clothes. Statesvllle Landmark. Feb. 2nd. Ben Cornelius, who stood the civil service examination for rail- F. U. Tjtck Hiif Loser. ; Origin sf Fin BotflefiBitiirHoia.; Some time last Wednesday night the large store and: dwelling of F. M. Tyack were -destroyed bv way man cierxs at wreensDoro last jure. Mr, Tyack lives on the March, received notice yesterday Stoke V Ferry road about ten or that he is now on the eligible list I twelve miles from Salisbury and for appointment. I conducted a general grocery and Saturday morning a number of I merchandise busiuess. Hacarried gentlemen were standing arouhd I Ja8e stock, the amount at the theTig atove in the store of the fem? of tho fire bei"g roughly es Evacs Hardware Co., when theOtimaed & fropi seven to eight were amazed to see the buttonBboiI8and dollars. As the fire left dropping from the coat of a mem- no clue DJ which any theories ber of the party. The gentleman I could e formed, the origin of the whose coat seemed to be under thefire lB iu doubt, but there is some spell of a magician, picked up one circumstantial evidence to show of the buttons ;to investigate the hat robbery waa behind the affair. trouble and found that the but- Aneaay before the fire Mr. Tyack one were made of a substance notlced two strangers who loafed bat is easily softened by heat and aroanl the store a great deal. as they were heated by the hot The were dressed roughly as the stove thev melted from the coat, average farmer would be when at The cloth showed no signs of be- work in the field, but Mr. Tyack ine damaged by the heat .which sayB ine strangers did not Have the appearance-of being farmers or even working men. They pur chased lunches at the store, paying : for them in p3nies, and tt will be remembered that the men who recently robbed the Hurt bi Explosion. Leroy Gillespie, of the county, was the victim of a -serious acci dent a few days ago; Mr. Gillis pie lives at Mill 'Bridge on the farm of J. Rowan Davis and has had temporary charge of a store at that place. While cleaning up the store be found a small pack age which anu9ed his curiosity. Mr. Gillispie opened the package aud found that it contained some small dynamite cartridges, suoh as farmers often use when clearing land. Mr. Gillispie. evidently did not know at the time what the stuff was, or he would have yard, uriving a young mule to one handled it more tenderly, while of his wagons, a shaft broke and Dicfeine at the stuff with a knife. i a. v the mule started to run away. Mr. or pin jt exploded and made con Craven was thrown out violently giderable racket. Three fingers to the ground, his head striking 0 Mr Qilltsoie's left hand were the hard macadam. He was knocked senseless, and did not re- cover consciousness until Borne time after he was removed to his home. It was at first thought Lni3 hi8 chin was badly fractured that his injures were serious, but Tn8 yiotim of this unfortunate it was found that his skull was ---ia-nt j. ail excellent man and so badly injured that amputation was neccessary while one of the fin sera on the other hand wae o badlv lacerated. Iu addition to notfractu ed, andnobones broken. He io now resting as well as could be expected. A Touching Incident. The Standard says a Concord widow in destitute circntr. stances, with two sick children, lias en his friends sympathize with him strongly. A negro who was help ing Mr, Gillispie, ran out as soon as the explosion occured and possibly going yet. is The Government Building. Threatning feverishness with children is quickly and safely calmed by Preventics. These lit tie Candy Cold Cure Tablets should always be at hand--for prompt ness is all-important. Preventics contain no quinine, nothing harsh or J sickening. They are " indeed, "the stitch in time." Carried in pocket, or purse. Preventics are a genuine safeguard against Colds. 25c, Sold by Uorneiison a yooK, melted the buttons. M. A.. Chandley, of Madison county, who has been in the reve nue - collector's office for some years, coming here with the office rom Asheville, has been promoted of n M . . . by the transfer of Deputy Collec tor Freeman to Revenus Agent Sam's office at Asheville. The oromotion means an increase in he salary of Mr. Chandley. H. ten dollars in pennies, and small com. Danngthe night Mi. Tyack heard what he thought was a gun shot, but which he now believes was the noise made by. robbers in forcing their way into the store ,r . .f with gome sort of exDlosive. The keeper at Salisbury, succeeds Mr v. . , , , . Chandley, and arrived yesterday : i4QQ . . , . . to take up his new duties. it tha waniiwr hftfnr w. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. I The robbery theory is almost gen- Q. M. Freeze, of the Amity section j erally believed. . died very suddenly yesterday Early on Thursday morning. morning. Mr. and Mrs. Freeze Mr. Rainey.of the Faith neighbor ed their bed early in order that I hood, father of L. A, Rainey, of Mr. Freeze might get a early this city, was coming to the city start on a trip to Rowan, county; j in bis wagon when he overtook a the baby being left in the; bed in j stranger whom he offered a ridev) its usual health. Shortly after The man rode with nim Aoear Mr". Freeze returned tothe bed forlthV KeslerMil!, trhdn negotut the child and was horrified to j 0f the wagon and made off. The find it dead. The child had not man told Mr. Rainey he had been suffocated and the cause of its j working at Whitney, but had been sudden death is unknown. recently laid off. and had been The coroner and county physi- told a day or two ago by Mr. Gil cian were summoned but they saw lespie that if he would go to Pitts- no reason to hold an inquest and burg be would give him a steady none was held. job. The stranger stated that he Statesvllle Landmark, Feb. 6th. was trying to g?t to -that place. Oeo. P. Holland, of Philadel- Mr. Rainey knew there was no phia, the travelling man who was work going on; at Whitney, and il Liil il iniured in a runaway at Loray a tnougnt tne man a ratner suspi few weeks ago, and has befen at 01008 cnaraoter, out at tnat time Billingsley hospital, will be able h.e hadnot heard of the burning laotra fir hia hrtm i within a. wooir oi Mr. ryacK's property. Mr or ten davs " Tyack had several thousand dol m B. A. Cowan, who has been agent for the Southern at Marion for some time, has been officially ap pointed agent at Statesville to sue ceed W. P. Maher. who has been lars insurance but- the amount is not known. exact Hopes Thej tike to1 Winter iWiifltir. Uore Old Citizens Ccsa to the Front. Lzln)riDlBpatb,Fel. trd. r Those folks who' have been sigh- ing for real winter weather got their fill during the past few days; Saturday a cold wind blew and the thermometer-went down steadily until by night it was . barely" 17 degrees above zero. Sunday morn ing at daybreak it showed 10 ? de grees. Many water pipes lurst, and thejeanget in the kitchens of Dr. Riley and Fred Watson bio wed" up when the heat was applied to the water tanks . The boiler in the Baptist church burst. Tee formed at every placepossible. Many people missed it by not "cutting off" their water Satur day before, dark. Ice formed in the living rooms at many homes. It has been the coldest weather for several years. Following the unseasonable warm weather of the past few weeks, it "hurt." We knew that there would be response to the challenge in last week's lajer to name an older citizen than A. F. Pickett, of Ar nold, who is soon to be 90. Knew it because Davidson county is full of old folks, hardy citizens who -give old man Time all he is look ing for. B. F. Lanier writes that Mr. Clement Lanier was 91 years . of age last Sunday. He was born. in tnis county near ailoam church. At 89 he could wall5 miles in a day. He now lives near the Steep Rock mountain in Emmons township. Mr. Lanier ... was married twice,' is the father of 14 children and grandfather 6f ' 58, and is great-grandfather of $7. This strikes us as thie recordr -.If ' isn't, speak; out. It makeik . 75-year-old citizen 1 look like a ; barefoot boy. . -. ' " ;:Byefyboc(y dUessiipof?" conyfneed that the little yellow v) ffce tSaTbitiiiir tbel'wis&iS lation Qf the townand vacinity'w'tt surely mad. Las week two dogt in Tussytown went mad and were killed, and 17 others that had penned up since the flee through. The dog itself was killed by a man three miles belowi the county home. It is sajd he IBjot it three times and then had toJEse a rail to finish it. A report is tl&t there have been several mad do'gs along the line of Thomasyiliousifd Abbotts Creek townships. TheH. has been an epidemic of rabies: ana he, who has a dog should keep watcn on mm. Fortunately xno person in this county has been bitten. '- v - Ihe Temperance Wire. King Canute tried with a broom transferred to Asheville, and will to b gn back the wae f. feb arrive tomorrow to enter upon his new duties. Mr. Cowan is .a good J. G. Heilig has a force of men gaged in cutting wood to make a at work cieaning up the ground a support, and tnat a lew aays ago church and Inniss streets, which she stood at a woodpile all day win hft ocennied bv the ffovern and chopped wood in a com uriz- ment buildiUK. The purpose is to zling rain. Such things ought have all buildings removed and not to be in any community. Th) th -ite made readv for the foun woman is evidently not lacking in jation.in thirty days". Bids for the energy and she should be helped erecti0n of the building are to be and given more suitable work. opene(i 0n February 17th, and the btatesvine anumarit, P.nnt.ract will no doubt be awarded The above opens a broad ques- 80on after that date. tion. Intellectually, nnanciany, m opportunity, advantage, etc., ln eickness, if a certain hidden there are great differences. Some uerve eoes wrong, then the organ are highly favored in one or more that jhis nerve controls will also nf the above aud abu:e the nrivi surely ian. xo may De a Dtoniacn shore, where his throne had been placed. With equal success, but with more show of temper, the governor of Tennessee tried to prevent the passage of a statewide prohibition law. Tennessee joins North Carolina. Georgia. Ala bama, Mi8sissippind Oklahoma in a determination to remove the saloon from debauching the youth and exerting an undue influence The Secret of Long Life. . A French scientist'has discover ed one secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long ago million? of Americans had proved Electric Bitters pro longs life aud makes it worth living. It purifits, enriches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the entire system. Its a god send to weak, sick and debilitated people. "Kidney trouble had blighted my life for j months' writes W. M. Sherman, of Cush- ing, Me., "but Electric Bitters cured me entirely." Only 5Qo. at Ail druggists. railroad man and his friends in railroad circles say that Statesville people will find him an agreeable gentleman to deal with. He is an Iredell man from the Elmwcod community and "home folks." The Iredell Association for the extermination of Hawks has been organized with R. V. Brawley sec rftt.arv and treasurer. The obfact of this association ia to extermi-1 in politics nate the hawks in the county to Even where State prohibition is prevent their preying on birdB and 1 not popular, the temperanoe move- scftln delivered to Mr. Brawley. "1UUUB uau "u yi It is a well known fact that hawks ago, produced in part by increas destroy more birds than many of ing license from $500 to $750 and the hunters wno ta&e cnances at iftrgely by the temperance senti uuuo uu " " 1 ment.. A prominent citizen of Sam Carlton, colored, convicted Richmond who was -in Louisburs ot arson in ireaen oupenor our iast week, gave it as his opinion ia weei, .. " that Ricnmond would vote out the years in the State prison, and I ... Richard Potts, colored, wuo bud- vppursuuny. mitted to manslaughter he killed Four o. unties in Indiana voted on ThomasTille Han Snlcldes. i Thmasyille was shooked this morning as the news of the death of Adison Cox was spead over the community. Having.deliberately taken a pistol, placed it to his head Mr. Cox blew out his brains without-any warning to the fami ly or anybody. He had just finished breakfast and as he was leaving the dining room he asked ond of the boarders to mail his letfMJk Going to fiis wife's room, and' kissing her and his little child ffoodbve before , leaving the house for his work as he was accustomed to do, he went up-stairs, laid down on the bed on h?s face, placed a revolver to his right temple and pulled the trig ger.. - . . i uu ri u ill iii inn. v il iuf m w i w mi i leges. Others improve them an( 1 Bt.ronrt;h and suonort to the Heart i Lon Summers at Elmwood and the question of ountynrohibition n . . r . . , j . k I . ... " - 1 thrive. Still there are many otn- n. XtiAnatra Tt. WR9 Tir Rlinnnthitt 1 was sentenced to 15 years m tne An TnoorlftTr all Finn r irntin rm HA era more unfortunate. Either 8rst pointed to this vital truth. Stitepriaon, Were taken to Rligh montie. ,-ioeedinir 1 BOft through mirfortua; inability or Dr. Shoop'- Kert-r.tive wa. not ! veeterday .by Shenff Deaton to wr i - . t . a. in a rtnm n r n o i r hum r.u 1 1 1 m h Uo made to a se iae otomacn nor to , uoB4U stimulate the Heart ni- Triilnfiv'a. That; old fashioned , aaWMv.j ta all mrnnff lip X r nun ' a Wasluigton Once Giie op loot nf crifh nr'advantftsre. thev trudge along and often come to "-llj want. It is here where brother's keeper' part comes in Restorative goes directly to these t three doctors; was kept in bed the poor are with us always and failing inside nerves. The re- for five weeics. uiood poison our auty piaiu. uu .uumu uii-.- .".V .Tt V " i. ut. i rm,! Arv. Onlv n1fln .liTtT in North Car. ilina, witn two sick ecription demonstrates tne wiBuom aeep bvivb wwibx u. - p W ,ulfl8 ie actual cause of doctors ianea, tnen xucnian s i precincts m tne seven counties Hamilton county piling up 2,461 against tne saloon. Last month three other Indiana counties Vot ed on the question and the saloon was voted out of every one, mak ing seven Indiana counties voting children should be forced to chop of treating the wood all day in the cold, drizzling these failing organs. And it is Arnica baive completely curea gaTe a wet majority.-NewB Snd rain for the suonort of herself and indeed easy to prove. A simple me,1 V writes John Washington, of nkaorvo. - - . childreu, in Uoncord, Winstoni- five or ten days test win sureiy roBquvinw, . x-wi .wtmua, Ralm St,at,fiHvillft or other com- t.All. Trv it once, and seel Sold boils, nurna ana pneB its supreme. munity. Winston Republican. Cornelisou & Cook. 25c at All druggists. Subscribe for. Thk Watchman. "Jn'z This. - nWe i offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cnre. F. J, CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio. W, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all busiuess trans actions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan& Mabain, wholesale druggists, To ledo," Ohio, i. : Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternlly,3acting directly upon' the blcod and mucous surfaces of the eysteuit- testimonials sent freei Price 75c per bottle. Sold ba!l druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills ;f or consumption. ";-'-J- ' '7"