North Carolina Newspapers

IjOCAL NEWS " of interest to zzz ALL OF OUR READERS. The date for deuce Towuphip the Provi convention which i to meet at Bethe M K CMntrch, ha heeu chant?. c 1 1 cull ugu to Saturday Angu8t 26th, on account of the (,'onuty Far raers' Union picnic and rally a Uojq Kju.b on the 23 d. An interesting program has been arranged for the occa sion. No 1rac.i hap hen lound or Hie o nly of J bred White of Salisbury, who had the miefortuue of losing his life while in bathing at South Tort some Hint ago. A pa troi ih Kept on the beach all the time in hopes of finding it when it will drift aaliorr t. e p.-Vrol goe as far IDmilea a A paiemic ecene a the pieseugnr station lal Satur day was two women, a mother and grown daughter. a;d li'tle baby boy. the victim of the recent floods ii Oleveiand county. T h e were' in search for the woman's brot'i.r, Waitsell Gilbert, who was thought to be in Salisbnry and failing to find him they went to Johnson couuty to join other relat;ves. N A Trexler of Rockwell, the Democratic nominee fir surveyor, who has just com r leted a handsome residence on Ea4 Inns Street, has m)veri into it and will make Salisbury his home Mr Trexler is a splendid survey or and expects; to give the work in this county his. clos est attention. The local Milit- ry Com pany, 4th 'Jo C A C returned horn Satur lay night from Fort Caswell wher-i they spent two weeks in an an nuil encampment Tn eu campment was suer f i! d o ir boys made a fii ccvni down there The farmrsof this comty wi'l have an annual picnic at the Gold Kinb ec'ioolhous tiday aud Or Clarence Poe of Rileigh, will deliver an address. There will be a Liugle '.scalp picnic to be held at the old Hudson. 4 miles from Salisbury, on Tuesday, Aug ust 29fh. Every body is in vited to come with well filled baskets for dinner Theie was shipped fronr Salisbury to Raleigh Monday night two herds of the finest cattle in the State, belong ing to B B Miller at Mt Ull i. and K H Harrison at Mill Bridge The herds are to he ou exhibition during the pe riod of the gathering of the leading aimers and farm b ys tere this week. Sheriff Krider and deputy .Nash havts arrested n stout! v built negro who is believ d to be the noted criminal by the name of Will Thoraa alias Will Johnson, wanted either by Kentucky or GoMs boro. He was thought to be an escaped convict from the Kentucky penitentiary. "he Rowan Baptist Aso Nation of which Dr G O Ballock of Winston-Salem, is moderator, convened in fif t Zion Baptist Church Salis bury, of which Rev Fisher R Mason is pastor. More lhan 5oo delegates are expect ed to be in attendance. An interesting program has been prepared for the five days' meetings of this 50th annual convention; Rev L W Black welder of - this sity, who has been rec tor f the Episcopal Church at High Po5nt since January 1915 has resigned. Rev Blackwelder is at present as- fliatincr in mission work in Rowan and Davie counties The State Council Junior Order United American Mechanics w:n hold its an- .nual convention in Goldsboro beginni: g with a public meeting Tuesiay evening and closing Thursday fteruon lhere are now more than 40,000 members of this order in the State aud there will likely be 5oo delegates at the State Council 1 he session of the Rowan County Farmers' Union with Vhranda local last Friday and Saturday, was well at tended and much enjytd by those present. The next meeting of the Union wit' beheld in Salitb'iry at the court house some time dur ing October. Woik on the Council Street branch of the car line is pro gressing as rapidly as possi ble, there being a good eizd force employed at the woik. The des4 roved track of the Southern Railway between Old Fort and Asheville U being r3piilv built. The compiny hopas to have itV through by week. The trains running the first of the trains have been going no farther than Oid Fort since the flood. Solicitor Hayden Clement. Esq., is ill aUhe home of hi father, Dr L H Clement, with an attack of typhoid fever It is th' uht he ha9 a mild at tack and beiuj? given the oest of attention it is hoped by his many friends that he will soon be resto'd to his usual health. Kei reteutative I L Dough ton of thin district has dial- nged.his republican oppo nent, H S 'illiams, to a joiLtcnvasg which has been igreed to. The dates for peaking to be arranged later Ou Wednesday, August 9th, a yeung man by th' uame of William Bailey wa killed while at wok in Steele Township with a force who were assisting in the dredge ing of Witbrow1 creek. His death was caused by an ex his to plosion of dynamite and body wa? literally torn pieces. His remain" were r a gathered up aud taken to the home of his mother iu Ire dell county for interment. Closing Exercises Rowan County Teachers' Institutes. On the afternoon of the 18th mst., from 2 to 4 o clock, the Rowan County Teachers' Insti tute held its closing exercises, and every minute was full of interest and enthusiasm. The tirst number on the pro gram was the singing of Ameri ca. Prof. Highsmith asked the teachers to sing that good old song with the spirit that charac terizes every line of it, and every voice was a chime of real patri otism, filled with a desire for that efficiency that will place the young minds of Rowan County upon a higher and fuller stand ard of education, t-iat of mind, body and soul. We haven't a copy of the program, but would siy that the teachers as a whole held the audience spell bound with the beauty of their chorus es, solos, quartettes, recitations, original stories, dialogues, etc. Mrs. B. W. Hatcher, State Press Superintendent for the W. C. T. U. of N. C, was pres ent, and when called by Prof. Highsmith, she made a short but effective talk on education against the evil effects of alcohol found in wine, cider, beer and whiskey. Mrs Hatchar asked the teachers to hold their temperance essay contests in their schools, thereby educating their pupils and the community as to the greatest and most destructive evil of modern times, the liquor traffic, cigarettes thrown in Mrs. Hatcher presented the teachers with 160 copies of "The Teach- ers Temperance rxiucauuuai n T71J 1 Quarterly." With short talks by Prof Kiser and Prof. Highsmith the Rowan County Teachers' Insti tute closed with an enthusiastic Teachers Institute "Yell" by the young men. COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION AUGUST 29-30. A Two-Day ProCTam Full if IntereslingTopics. To Be Held at Rockwell. The program for the forty-eighth annual convention of the Rowan county Sunday school association to be held at Rockwell on Tues day and Wednesday, August 29 -3'"1, which is expected to be one of the bitr events of the year, is as follows: Tuesday, August 29th 10:30 a m Song Service Devotional, Rev N D Bodie Words of Welcome, Dr G W Choate 5 Response, W L Lyerly Roll Call of Townships President's Address, A B Saleeby The Sunday School and Its Su preme Purpose," Rev C A G Thomas Secretary's report, Eugreoe H Bean Treasurer's report, W L Kluttz Appointment of committees Offering Announcements Afternoon Sessions General Meeting-: Ursinus Re formed church Song Service Devotional, Rev J M Love Reports from township secretaries The missionary work of the Sun day school, Rev T F Marr Song The Baraca at work in the Sun day school, E W Tatum Song The fundamental that is chang ing everything, Rev J W Long General discussion of Sunday school work Miscellaneous business Assignments of homes ? Offerino- Older boys' conference: Lutheran church Conducted by committee f older boys of Salisbury Young Men's Christian Association, and open only to teen-age boys and men teachers or workers with boys Theme: Your Job" "What's the matter?" Ralph Johnston "Four sides, to a triangle," Lind say Taylor "Agenda, Things to Be Done" Discussion led by various older boys on the following themes:' A Boy and His Bible Praying versus Saying -Clean speech Clean sport Clean living 7:30 p m Address, W H Morgan, student secretary Int. Comm Y. MCA, Nashville, Tenn Girls' conference : Rockwell Bap tist ehurch, conducted by Mrs C M Jenkins (a) What is the purpose of the Sunday school class? Discussion by several girls from the county Sunday schools (b) How to adapt Sunday school class programs to theheeds of girls Miss Flor.sie Harris (c) Special and graded. courses, Miss Lucile Reams (d ) Cultivation of private de votional life, Mrs Frank R Brown (e) Reports of work done by giris classes throughout the county (f) Girls' responsibility for class service in an organized class Miss Lois Campbell (g) Girls' recreations, Miss Pearl Julian (h)A girl's reading, Miss Susie Whitehead (i) A irirl's need of guidance and counsel in every day life (Re sponsibility of Sunday school for) Miss Mildred Overman Summary Tuesday Evening School Building Devotional, Rev J A Koons The adult attendance problem, five minute talks, Hon J S Hen derson A L Smoot, P S Carlton, E B Neave, E W Tatum, B F Stevenson, Dr C M Van Poole, E H Bean. The. final aim of the Sunday school, Rev G T Rowe Wednesday Public School Building Song Service Devotional, Reu R O Kirk The ideal class, Rev G O Ritchie Sunday school enthusiasm, Rev r C C Wagoner The ideal teacher. Rev C B Hel ler The co-operative Sunday school, Rev W B Duttera The department of education in Sunday school work, Prof A T Allen The lars-er co-operation, Rev J W Long Wednesday Afternoon School Building j Song Service Devotional, Rev J W Strider How shall the work of the differen t departtnen ts be conduct ed the coming year? Training courses for teachers, Prof A T Allen and Rev J A Koons; Ele mentary and primary departments Mrs Edgar Johnston MissVirgie Jenkins: Cradle Roll, Mrs C L Emerson; Home and visitation, Prof L H Rothrock; Temperance, Rev M L Ridenhour, Organized class work, A L Smoot.- Round table. Question box, Rev J WXong Our work in Rowan county, Mr T P Johnson, Dr C M Van Poole, Mr J W Peeler and others Election of officers and dele gates Presentation of township ban ner, P S Carlton f Miscellaneous and new business Notes: Every Sunday school worker in the county is invited to be present and take part in the convention Be there for the opening session aud stay for the close. All subjects are open for dis cussion and anyone desiring can take part. Please see that the individual school reports get the township secretaries in time for him to get his report to the county secretary before the convention date. Ail delegates, ministers and visitors who desire entertainment over night will be accommodated whether they notify the enter tainment committee or not, but it will facilitate matters if they would do so in advance. Local Committee of Arrange ments: J M Holshouser urb w Choate. J H Sides. Entertainment Committee: Mrs A Linn, Mrs G W Choate, Mrs Martha Ridenhour; Messrs C H Wilson, Frank L Fesperman, J D Goodman. County officers: President A B Saleeby; Secretary, Eugene H Bean; Asst Secretary, Mrs W H Canup; Treasurer W L Kluttz iind Tigers Fined. Tube LenU wh ' wap flight by Sheriff Kt ider and 3eputy Lentz 1 adirg tn .?aIlonn ot liquor on the old Huffman place, , wa$ up be fore Judge Cariton last week aud find $100 or pent r eed o f'.nr months on the rosds. de and Hrlton who wn-e in directly connected witlr the ran?action Hre fined $200 each or four nr nth? each Mapev wap fi;ied $100 or two month?. A they, th tenant of the place where the liquor was found, wad fine $100 or wo months. repical Storm Did Millions in Damage. Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 20 The loss of life from the tro pical storm which struck Corpus Christi and 10 adjacent Texas counties on Friday night was placed at 13 tonight, including nine members of the crew of the small freighter Pilot Boy which oundered off Aransas Pass. The totaldamage in this section of which Corpus Christi bore the heaviest part, wai estimated at $2,000,000. This includes devas tation of a large portion of the lower coast's cotton crop which was ready to be picked. Damage at Corpus Christi was estimated conservatively at $500,( 00. Two British Cruisers Sunk. London, Aug. l, 12:LM a m. Two British light cruisers, the Nottingham and Falmouth, were sunk Saturday in North Sea by German submarines while the vessels were searching for the German high sea fleet, accord cording to an official announce ment by the Admiralty shortly before midnight. One German submarine was destroyed by the .British, while another was rammed and possibly unk, ac cording to the Admiral state ment. FourS. S. Conventions This Week. Four township 'Sunday school conventions are to be held this week completing the list of townships in the county and the couuty con vention is to be held at Rock well August 26-30. The township meetings this year have all been well attended and there has been shown a great interest in Sunday school work throughout the country. Young Kinston Dentist Kills Himself and V lLast week at Weaver ville, N. C, where they had been spend ing the summer, Dr. H. D. Har per, a popular young dentist of Kinston, N. C, shot his wife, killing her instantly and then shot himself, dying a few hours later. Dr. Harper's health fail ed about one year ago. leaving him a nervous wreck, and, as is so often the case, had recourse to intoxicants in moments of de spondency iu au endeavor to for- in one of these periods of morbid melancholia while . perhaps un der the influence of drink that he committed his tragic act. Both he and his wife were very prominently connected in Eas tern Caroliua. His wife was Miss Dora Davison, the only daughter of one of the wealthiest planters in Edgecombe County. Dr. Harper was the eldest son of Dr. H. D. Harper, Sr. deceas of Kinston, N. C. one of the most popular and widely known dentists in North Carolina, hav ing been several times president of the North Carolina Dental So ciety. He was the nephew of Rev. J, J. Harper, D. D. deceas ed president of Atlantic Chris-, ian College, Dr. M. VV Harp r, j deceased, a very prominent physician and Mrs. N. B. liood )f Dunn, N. C, and of Mrs. B. W. Thatch vi of our cii v. Of his immediate family lie is survived by Jack V. Harper, a popular travelling salesman of Gastonia, Dr. Carl Harper, I). ) , Mrs. Pugh Ward and Miss Mildred Harper of Kinston, N. ( ; Few Shipments of Live Stock Since Flood. Cattle shipments have bern greatly curtailed on the Southern Railway as a result of the floods of July 15. The feeding stations in Spencer under the management of J. A. Siceloff have had only one or two loads for a month and yery few shipments are in sight. The cutting in twain of the Ashe ville division has prolonged the ife of many hundreds of cattle which would have been on the Northern markets before now except for the floods. Kast Ten nessee chickens, which usually pa9s Spencer in at least one train oad a week, are also indebted to iho fhWlQ fnr tUolr ov;to n day, the shipments having .been almost stopped on account ot the flnnHs Ye Negroes Lynched By Mob in Florida. Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 20.- Boisey Long, the negro, who Friday shot and killed Constable Wynne and wounded -Dr L. G. Harris at Jonesville, Fla., when they went to his home to arrest him for hog stealing, last night was captured by two negroes six miles from Jonesville. At New berry, Fla.. five negroes, three men and two women were lynch ed by a mob who accused them of having" aided Long to escaoe Long- Was brought to Gainesville inil P.rlv tnrlav at1,113tPr romv to a point unknown here for safe keeping No further trouble is expected. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up Systen The Old Standard general strengthening tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives oui Malaria.enrichea the blood, and builds up the sys tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c ROCKWELL, ROUTE NO. 2. Brown & Lentz Threshing Co. had the misfortune to break one of their engine axles a few days ago. There was a Sunday school rienie. an Orlin Cruse's naatnrfi fl . A -oTL i luesuay, august oy wrgau church Sunday school. Trexler and Stocklether gath ered, up their toll wheat last week. A protracted meeting will start at Rock Grove M. E. Church some time during1 the week following the fourth Sun- day in August. v opuao ties nave been quite numerous . i . i in this vimnifcv. ii m i i i 11 r Ka ritT o ti i nn r o c? i r o Ti A i F iT 6 d,U LUW ITd.1 li. SWJUUl UUUSB, Several new automobiles have been bought in this vicinity. Uncle Bill. rhe Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Than the Weak Old people who are feeble, and vouneer people who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to go through the depress ing heat of summer by taking regularly Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole pfi"Ti f I 'MARRIAGES Mrs. Nora S Ashly, daughter of Geo A Patterson and' D W Taylor, both of Kannapolis, were married Sunday evening, August 20th, Esq W L Kimball officiat ing. Their many friends wish them a long and prosperons life. Going from Salisbury in an automoDue accompanied tv a number of friends, Gordon M Gupton and Miss Ida Peeler ar rived in Charlotte Saturday af ternoon'and at f o'clock were married by Justice J W Cobb in the parlors of the store of V. Wallace & Sons. After the cere many the bride and groom left for Rockwell, the home of the groom. The bride's home is in Salisbury. ' A wedding which has been ex pected for some time by their many friends took place at Taylorsville, August 15th when Mrs Margaret Murdoch Bell and i Edward M Hobson, both of this city, were married by Rev G W White. After the ceremony they left for a short honeymoon and will be at home to their friends at tliyir new bungalow on Mocks ville avenue Mrs Hobson is the (i.i.u.u'liter of ihe iale E v f1 J :.! ur.!o.:h and Mrs Mr. M'ii'S i ;i r,on Murdoch, of i!jtain vi;: ty I L'ii ry h ;Sso:i . ; " and a brother of V ii li ibson. Picnic Excursion to Barium Springs. The sixth annual picnic excur sion to iSaMuiii -Mr; Thursday ugii-.i 24th, promises to eclipse my of the for nr t-wnts. This vear it will be opeiated in two sections, the one fr m Gastonia that will bring the people from Gaston county and Steele creek Berryhill sections; the other from Cnarlotte that will take Charlotte and the northern part of the county. )iiin!ne rhai Does Uc Affect Th? Hes- . ;e cl Uf tonic and laxative effect. LAXA 6. SfiJMO QUININE is belter than ordinary Mo ff' "-vr rot cause nervousness yd ,--.rl'fr the iull name -iac CONTROL SQUASH-VINE BORER Cut Out Affected Parts of Vines and Harrow Infected Fields Lightly in the Fail. I - 1 -3 . The squasn-vme Dorer, wmcn ue- I stmva melnns. nipnmhfirs. Rnuashea and pumpkins by boring through the stems of the plants, and through the leaf stalks, is a hard pest to control. Spraying does no gooa: -ADour. tne Squash-Vine Borer a, Male Moth; b, Female; c, Eggs; d, Full-Grown Lar va in Vine; e, Pupa; f, Pupal Cell. only way to get rid of it is to cut out the affected parts of the vines. If your crop is injured this year, plant vines in a different place next year. Harrow the infected fields lightly in the fall, P10 Ul least bli lutues uecy in the spring. Or you may cover the vines with earth here and there, while growing, so that new roots will put out, and If the borer cuts off the plant from the original root it will still live. Farm Life. KEEP HORSE STABLES CLEAN Practice of Removing Litter Only Once Every Week Is Worthy of Strong Condemnation. The custom on many farms of clean ing the barns, especially the horse stables, only once every week, ten days or two weeks, is to be con demned. It takes but a very few min utes to clean the horse stable each day, and benefits received from so do- lnS far in excess of the labor in volved. Not only do the animals have cieaner, healthier and more comfort able quarters, thus minimizing the likelihood of disease, but there is an actual saving in bedding, and in time used in making the horse presentable by use of the currycomb and brush. An up-to-date litter carrier is a fast time and labor saver and a stable thus equipped is much more likely to be kept clean. GOOD MILK COWS ESSENTIAL -.. 01 cheapest. Best and Most wholesome Food for Family Value Hard to Estimate. I X HO ill Ob 1 co-ouu, ioi lug feisiru. 1 milk cows on the farm comes from V, that tVio-jr Twvwlrto the, nlioon. I LilU laVb .uiu vuw est best, and most wholesome food for the family. Their value is hard to estimate when we consider the amount saved on the bills. Their prod uce is a superior substitute for many foods necessarily purchased at high prices. In fact, there is no economic way of doing without plenty of good milch cows on the farm. OR.KING'S ft it W OlSCO VER 1 0111 Surely Stop That Cougb Margaret J Noble, a prominent negro woman of over ,85 years, died at her home riear- Living stone College Tuesday; night, August 15th. Robert Black of the Vance illm neighborhood, aged 45 years. died Tuesday night August 15th, from the effects of Bright 's dis ease. The funeral anf interment took place at Trading Ford Bap- tist church last Wednesday after noon. Mrs, Minnie Dillkm, aged 23 years, died at her home at At- well row near South Jackson street Monday and was buried by Rev. G. W. Vick of Park Avenue Methodist church at the Lutheran cemetery. She left the husband and one child. WHY WOMEN WRITE LETTERS To Lydia Pinkham Medi cine Co. Women who are well often ask "Ara the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. are continually publishing, genuine?" "Are they truthful?" " Why do women write such letters? " In answer we say that never have wa published a fictitious letter or name. Never, knowingly, have we published an untruthful letter, or one without the full and written consent of the woman who wrote it. The reason that thousands of women from all parts of the country write such grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has brought health and happiness into their lives, once burdened with pain and suffering. It has relieved women from some o2 the worst forms of female ills, from dis placements, inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, nervousness, weakness, stomach troubles and from the blues. It is impossible for any woman who is well and who has never suffered to realize how these poor, suffering wo men feel when re stored to health; their keen desire to help other women who are suffering as j.T . j; j We do the Best and will appreciate your orders. Call at o!fiC9 -or address Win. H. Stewart,' Editor and Proprietor, Salisbury. N. C. WHAT HE WAS PAID FOR. "How did you feel when the alien ist who testified in your behalf said you were crazy?" "Why, I felt that he was earning his fee." HIS WAY. "Why, Mr. Gloom, what is the matter? You seem in pain, or " "Pain?" snarled the pessimist. "Confound 3'ou ! This is the way . I smile!" Judge. BOTH WAYS. 'This is a positive outrage !" "What is?" "The photographer's negative charges." THE REASON. "The maid of Orleans electrified her contemporaries." "That must have been because she wa? an Arc light." No Fences. In many parts of Europe there are no farm fences. This preserves for cultivation large acreage, taking the whole country over, that is made worse than useless by fences and the growth of wild stuff on either side of them, such as occurs in this country,