WEATHER FORECAST
Rain tonight; Sunday colder.
VOL. 14, NO. 288.
SPEAKS IN PARIS
Great Outpouring of Citizens of
French Capital Greet President ;
wiLson On His Arnval.
DIIOVS THROUGH STREETS
BETWEEN FILES SOLDIERS
Entertained at Dinner by Presi
dent Poincare and Makes Not
able Address.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 14.--Presidcnt Wilson
made hi3 entrance into Paris at 10:15
o'clock this morning.
The President's arrival at the cap
ital was greeted with a salvo of ar
t.llery in salute. The dense throng
gathered to meet the American execu
tive hailed his coming with volleys of
cheering.
The President was greeted by Pres
ident Poincare and Madame Poincare,
Premier Clemenceau, Andre Tarlieu,
French high commissioner to the Uni
ted States, and other high officials.
The route to the presidential resi
dence was lined witih French troops in
solid array along the entire length.
The welcome given by the crowds as
the President drove by was vociferous
and hearty.
The formalities of the greeting over
the President entered a carriage with
President Poincare. Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the President followed in another car
riage accompanied by Madame Poin
care. The party drove immediately to
the residence of Prince Murad in Rue
Vie Monceau, where the President will
reside while at the French capital.
President and Madame Poincare
pave a dinner at the Palias de IElyses
in honor of President and Mrs. Wilson.
tresident Wilson on this - occasion
spoke in part as follows:
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"Mr. President: I am deeply indebt
ed to you foT your generous greeting.
It is very delightful to find myself in
France and feel the quick contact of
sympathy and unaffected friendship
between representatives of the United
States and representatives of France.
"You have been" very generous in
what you were pleased to say about
myself and I" feel what I have said and
wlhat I have tried to do has been said
and done only in an attempt to speak
the thought of the people of the Unit
ed States truly and to carry that
thought out in action.
"From the first the thought of the
people of the United States turned to
ward something more than the. mere
winning of this war. It turned to the
establishment of eternal principles of
right and justice. It realized that
merely to win war was not enough;
that it must be won in such a way and
the question raised by it settled in
such a way as to insure the future
peace of the world and lay the foun
dations for the freedom and happiness
of its many peoples and nations.
"Never before has war worn so "ter
rible a visage or exhibited more gross
ly the debasics influence of illicit am
bitions. I am sure that I shall look
upon the ruin wrought by armies of
Central empires with same repulsion
and deep indignation that they stare in
the-aearts of the men of France and
Belgium and I appreciate as you do,
sir, the necessity of such action in the
final settlement of the issues of the
war as will not only rebuke such acts
of terror and spoliation but make men
everywhere aware that they cannot be
'ntured upon without the certainty
of just punishment."
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ADDITIONAL UNITS
COMING HOME.
Genrral Pershing Designates More
I -nils of American Forces for Re
turn to United States.
MlBy Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 14. The desig
nation of 172 additional officers and
4JM6 men by General Pershing for
early return home was announced to
day by the War Department,
The largest unit included is the 51st
regiment cf cost artillery with 70
officers and 1,770 men.
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LAITY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.
Methodist Conference at Goldstar
Recognises Women and Change
Creed tor Kead "Church of Christ-"
" (By 'Associated Press)
Goldsboro. N. C, Dee. 14. The
North Carolina Methodist conference
in session here voted in favor of giv
irtr women the laity rights by a vote
of 160 t 13 against.
The conference also voted, 100 to
52, in favor of cianging the creed to
lead the "Church of Christ instead
of the "Holy Catholie Church."
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Mr. Wr C Maupin, Jr, is hone
from Trinity College for the holidays.
I he is
IS pres. inns
AMERICAN INVITED TO JOIN AMERICAN RED
aHtary Everasng
w
eman
AGAIN IN EFFECT
Beard of Health Meets and Finds
the Influenza Situation on the
Increase in This Community.
PERSONAL PRECAUTION IS
j URGED ON THE CITIZENS
; Churches Permitted to Hold Sun-
day Morning: Service Picture
! Theatre and Poolrooms Close.
j The Rowan County Board of
j Health met in the court house at
10:.)0 o'clock this morning to hear re
j rxrt of the county helath officer on
i the influenza situation and discuss
i setps to further combat the disease
I which hns again shown an increase
I during the past week or more. All
1 members of the board were present,
Chai-man H. E. Rufty, Mayor Walter
jH. Woodson, Superintendent R. G.
i Kizer of the county schools, Dr. R. V.
j Brawley and Dr. H. T. Trantham.
I Dr. A. J. Warren, county health of-
f icer made his report showing that
! during the present week the number
: of new cases daily had been beween
1 64 an.l 115, and it was not believed all
of the new cases had been reported.
' Dr. Warren recommended a strict
closing, especially as related to all
! public gatherings.
j A delegation of the ministers were
j present and stated that a number of
the pastors of the city had held an in
formal conference this morning and
! it was their unanimous opinion that a
i more strict quarantine and closing or
; der be enforced. They were willing
to close churches if it was deemed ad
Ivisable but were of the opinion that
' the church was about the last public
meeting place that should be, closed.
However, it was evident the pastors
of the city were perfectly willing to
be held down to one public worship
each Sunday the 11 o'clock service.
After much discussion and a thor
ough canvass of the cituation it was
decided that the churches be closed
with the exception of the morning
service Sundays at 11 o'clock ana
church officers business meetings
when deemed safe and necessary by
the pastors. This closes the Sunday
schools, night services - and Wednes
day night prayer service
It was also ordered that all picture
shows and pool rooms be closed until
further notice and that all public
gatherings be prohibited, that loafing
on the streets or at the passenger
station in groups be forbidden and
tht officers see that this is complied
with.
All public . and private schools in
I the city and county are to be closed
I until further notice.
It is also made unlawful for any
i restaurant, hotel or other public eat
inrr plac to serve meals without first
thoroughly sterehzmg all dishes,
glasses and other utensils. This ap
plies also to soda fountains and ice
cresm parlors and these must provide
individual paoer cups and saucers.
The penalty for violation of thi is not
less than $10 or imprisonment 30
days.
All meats and other edibles subject
to exposure must be kept unexposed
to flies.
The police officers will be instruct
ed to see that these rules and orders,
wh'ch are- now law, are complied
with.
The boTd acting on the advice of
the physicians, desire to call special
attention to personal precautions by
the cit'rens. It is agreed that it is
the well people who spread the disease
after coming in contact with those
who have it or are infected. You
are not Immune from catching the
disease anywhere and personal pre
caution is essential. All cases should
bo reported promptly and visitors
other than nurses and doctors should
keen away from homes where the dis
ease appears. This does net apply to
neighbor who go bi to be of assist
ance to the sick, for it is realized that
nurses cannot be procured for all of
the sick. ,
The situation is such that every pre
caution must be taken to stamp it out
pnd the citizens areasked to co-operate
with the health authorities to this
end.
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McADOO TO CALIFORNIA.
SsM the Secretary f the Treasury
Will Take Up Hia Resident in Los
Angele After January 1st; . .
. (iBy Assoorsted Press)
ILos Angeles, CaL fW. 14. Secre
tary of the treasury William G. Me
Adoo has taken a three montfHs lease
on the Lns Angeles horn of the lata
George W. Houck, wire wheel mag-i
tmte, according to a statement today
by a real estate dealer. It is said Mr.
McAdoo's leas starts January 1st. j
MEMBER
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Armistice
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RID CA088 WORKERS DISTRIBUTING REFRESHMENTS.
NEW CM MILL
FOR ALBEMARLE
Wiscatt Mill Company Announces
That Construction of Mill No. 3
VV ill Ytegin Shortly. '
Special to The Post.
Albemarle, Dec. 13. Albemarle is
still in the habit of building new
cotton mills, and while the wa
somewhat checked up the mill build
ing here for some little itme, still th
armistice had hardly been signec
when active preparation was madi
Mills Company has already com
menced the construction of what ir
said to be known as Mill No. 3. Th
mill is to be a fairly large onethough
not so large as the last one built by
this company. It will be a two storj
mill several hundred feet long ant
upwards of one hundred feet wide.
And this is not all the factory
work under construction and to be
under construction in Stanly shortly.
It is reported generaly here that
the aluminum company at Badin will
soon start in a great construction tc
double its already great plant. It it
said the present pot rooms will be
duplicated just as soon as material:,
and labor can be secured. This wil
be preceded by the building of up
wards of 100 new dwellings some oi
which are now under way. The low
er dam being built by Hardaway
Construction Company is near ins
completion and the new factories
are to take care of the additional
power turned loose when the new
great moves in and near Albemarli
and a number of other enterprises
now being talked of for the new
year, 1919 looks good to Albemarle
and Badin, as wel as Stanly county
generally.
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Captain Leeter Says German Luther
an Pastors Were Importuned to
Preach Pro-German Few Ministers
Were Disloyal, However, and Oth
ers Aided Government.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 14. German Lu
theran pastors were instructed to
preach pro-German sermons before
the United States entered the war,
Captain Lester of the army intelli
gence service told the Senate propa
ganda investigating committee today,
and some of the pastors who joined
the army later and continued to
preach in favor of Germany are now
in the Atlanta penitentiary.
On the other hand Captain Lester
said other Lutheran pastors were
wholly loyal and aided in giving the
government information. He said
representatives of the larger German
Lutheran Synods informed the intel
ligence service that unfortunately
some of the ministers were disloyal
and that steps were being taken to
get them out of the church.
Describing the unsuccessful effort
of German propaganda among tfre
American negroes the witness said
word was passed among negro re
cruits that if Germany won and oc
cupied the United States a portion of
HUN
PROPAGANDA
FURTHER PR OB
the country would be turned over to that the President before he left er
thein exclusively. mitted some of his Intimates to nder
W S S ' ' and that he was sroing to "call the
A locomotive gives four separate' British,, naval bluflr in nort, that
puffs for every turn of the driving at the right point In the discussions
wheels. . J - (0tSaus4 oupaga v
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA SATI RI) AY.l)Kl'. 11. 1918.
HAKES
ED9
HI
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'Y''j iL a
111 AND BRITAIN
German Press and Individuals Here
Are Doing Their Best to Foster Bad
Feeling.
By JtUDiSON C. WEfLLlVER.
(iSU-ff Correspondent of Globe. Copy
right, 1918, by J. C, Welliver.)
Washington, Dec. 11. Largely un
'er the old guise of "Anti-British"
.here ia flcrumnlntin pvirtpnr-o nf
vTi. wa 1 1 ii
WANT TO SPL T
lomething like a movement to foster j new U't of clothes in the man's suit
ad feeling between tihe United States I CB8e wa Identified by members of the
ind the entente powers. ! Concord clothing house as the one
The assiduity with which the Ger-! o'd to him and also a neck tie which
nan press and government have been i was given with the purcahse. The
eking to draw a sharp line between ' man had evidently made effort to con
President Wilson and the entente ; ceal where the clothes were purchased
premiers, with anneals to the United as the cloth label on the inside of the
itates alono, as if they regard
.8 a mediator, has been noted for
some time. Now there is a growing
impression among public men that a
corresponding effort is afoot on thia
tide, aimed to take advantage of and
. '
nnagniiy every suggestion oi diver-
rence between President Wilson and
fae British government.
People who, before the United
States entered the war, talked of the
British blockade as the real trouble
that was drawing this country into
he struggle; those who opposed arm-
in? our shins and selling our muni'
ions abroad ;in short, all those who
ent themselves to playing the pro-
German game down to the time Amer-.
lea entered the struggle, are recover- The man evidently has a wife In
ing their voices. They are not speak- Charlotte, as he said he did, and also
ing so freely as formerly, for they . several children. He wrote a letter to
Have been under the necessity for , his wife from jail yesterday and as all
nearly two years to keep very still j letters f-om th prison are read be
ind their efforts now are indirect and fore mailing this was done in this
insinuating. But so much of this sort i case, although he did not suspect thia
f dwouasion nas Deen neara taieiy ,
that it is possible to classify the ar
guments with which it is seemingly
nought to create a rift between the
English-speaking powers.
n Here Are the Arguments
They are:
1. England is determined to
maintain !naval supremacy strong
er than ever.
. In .doing o, it is moved by
purpose to prevent American
success in building and utilizing
a gret merchant marine.
3. British projects all look to
monopolize the trade of the
world hereafter, excluding the
United States and Germany alike,
and using its navy as a threat
against this country.
4. Britain is determined to hold
' the conquered German colonies
i and most of Turkey.
5. Ireland will lose its last
chance of freedom unless Ameri
can policy forces consideration of
the Irish question in connection
with the peace making. .
On the last of these pomU much
stress seems to be set by the profes-
sional Irish sympathizers. They are
wepared to be disappointed if ttia
Jrresiueni aoes nov nun uu
issue. That he will even remotely
suggest such a thing is apparently
not seriously imagined in any public
quarter; but the issue is good enough
to serve in the general effort at arous
ing prejudice in some directions.
Story of "Calling Bluff."
The most popular anti-British argu
ment now centers around the control
of the seas. The Includes merchant
marine, world trade thereafter, and
naval policy. A report is circulating
xtended
CHECK FLASHERS 00
CONCORD PEOPLE
Well Dressed Appearing Young
Couple Arrested Here Wanted
There by Officers. .
j PLIED THEIR CROOKEDNESS
i AT SEVERAL PLACES
Should They Arrange Bonds Here
They Will Be Held Further for
the Cabarrus . Officers.
Further operation of the alleged
check flashers, a young man and wo
man arrested in Salisbury Thursday
and given a hearing in the county
court yesterdny morning, on me to
lipht je3terdaiy afternoon, when it
was learned positively that the couple
had operated in Concord. Concord J)ar-tios-
enmehere late yesterday after
noon and positively identified the
couple.
In that city the woman purchased
an inner tube at the Cabarrus Motor
Company for 5.75 and tendered a
check on the First National Bank o:
Gastonia for $36.00, receiving the
tube and $29.25 In change. The check
was signed "Mrs. J. B. Shelby' Com
muication with the Gastonia ban
brought the news that no such woman
was known to officials of the bank
there and no funds were on deposit
in that name.'
The man is ldentlfided as one pur
chasing a suit of clothes from -the
White:Morison-Flowe Company at
uoncom lor saz.uu ana tendering a
:he?k on a Gastonia Bank for $36.00,
receiving the difference in change. A
iticoat hrtd been cut out and s label of
the Wallace clothing store sewed in
', Its place. It is not known where the
! lust label came from but there are
; signs that it was cut from the coat
the man wore and which might have
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; "ecu pu.cuuocu ui mo ttauui-v wro
i in Charlotte, where the man says he
lives.
i Warrants have been issued for the
woman and also the man, charging
I them with passing worthless checks
ion the Concord firms and these are
now In the hands or Salisbury ofll
cers. Should they arrange the $10
bonds which hnve been required of
them in the Salisbury case they will
be held for the Cabarurs authorities.
to be done. He directed his wire te
come here and claim the suit cne
containing woman's apparel and also
informing her what to say as to when
he left Charlottte. The woman stat
ed in court- yesterday that she had not
been in Concord but it has been es
tablished that she spent several davs
there, leaving Thursday afternoon and
coming to Salisbury. Here the woman
gave her name as McCulberson.
As stated yesterday, it was at the
Router garage here that she endeav
ored to purcahse an inner tube ana
tendered a check above the cost of the
tube in payment but susncion was
nused and the check was not secept
ed. In the meantime te officers
wise to the m"tter nd on the Inform
ation coming from Concord previously
that parties had been operating there
the couple was taken in charge and
held for Investigation.
The couple are well attired and put
in a splendid appearance. The man
talked rather indenendently on th
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I SIAI1U IUU UCIIltl mil VIK
e"i nce produced ainst him, as aido
i,id the WPmBn The woman is well
dreed tml j( nest appearing nd
, looHne It , by the
ftffMW, nt thev have been playing
their game in other cities.
SEND MISSION TO POLAND.
Allied Countries Will Send SpeHal
Delef ation There te Investigate Re
ports of Atrocities.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oec 14- lAmerlcand
allied countries have agreed to send a
pedal civilian commission to Poland
to investigate reports of atrocities
committed m that country.
It is announced at the State Depart
ment today that this step was decided
voon at the instigation" of the French
rovernment and had been approved by
the Polifb representatives In the vari
ous countries. - . , -
Post
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To Jamiagy ; 17
FAST DEMOBILIZING
Total of 15,000 Men vAre Being
Discharged from Home Camps
Daily This tq, be Increased.
FLOW OP OVERSEA TROOPS
WILL CONTINUE TO OR0W
war Department Designates s
Total of More Than. 800,000
Men to be Sent to their Homes.
(By Associate:! Press.)
Washington, Dec. 14. The demobil
ization In the United States is now
proceeding at the rate of 15,000 men
released fyom the service in i.ie asmy
every day General March announced
today. It is still anticipated that a
race of 30,000 a day will be reached
when the full momentum is obtained.
The war department has now desig
nated a total of 824.000 men in the
United States for discharge.' an in
crease of nearly 200.000 in the last
weeK. uenerai March made It clear
that designation of troops does not
mean immediate discharge but sever
ance from the service as tiheir turn
is reached in demobilization. Some of
the new branches of army included in
demobilization orders are 12.000 Porto
iRican troops ordered discharged. Of
the total of 824.QUO men desiarnated
ab&ooo are in ascot and develoDment
oauaiions ana eirrvusr limited units.
in addition w.vW) men on industrial
furlough have been ordered released.
'Demobilisation of officers is pro
ceeding more rapidly than is the case
with the men, General March said a
total of 17,203 officers had been honor
ably discharged since the armistice
was signed.
Summarising the flow of returning
troops from France General March
said a total of 6,653 officers and 135,-
oz men had been designated for re
turn by General Pershing up to Da
cember 12th.
Of that number 1,373 officers and
39,706 men have actually sailed from
V ranee.
Other units are the 23rd, 176th.
247th and 264th aero squadron and
the lth, ZOth, 21st, 22nd. 24th and
2tUi photo section air service; Co. P,
2!Hh engineers, the 1st trench motar
battalion and the 52nd and 63rd
ammunition trains.
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CAMERON MORRISON TO
ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY
Formally Enters Field for Democrat
Ic Nomination to Succeed Governor
Hickett.
Washington, Dee. 13. Cameron
Morrison conferred with Senator
aimmons and other friends here to
day, lie will probably announcer hia
candidacy for governor, to succeed
Governor Bickett tomorrow or Run.
day. Mr. Morrison has contemplated
taking this action for some days but
did not get ready to pull the trigger
until today.
it is not known whether or not
Senator Simmons will support Mr.
Morrison, who has bee nihs political
and personal friend for years. It is
believed here that he will give his
support to him or play hands off. -
When the Morrison announcement
is out. the ball will begin to rolL It
is understood here that Robert N.
Page, of Montgomery county, will en
ter. Max Gardner, of Clnvl
county, is already running.
PENSION WARRANTS HERE.
dork of the Court MoCubbins Ready
ta Hand Out Pension Voucher Mon
ey to Soldiers sad Widows.
Clerk of th Court J. F. MoCubblns
announces-today the receipt of the
Confederate pension warrants for sol
diers and widows. These are now at
his office in the court house ready for
distribution. ,
There are quite a number of these
vouchers for money and the total runs
up to around 110,000. They always
come in just a few days before Christ,
mas and com in good to the recip
ients. ,
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Reichstag Meeting Convoked.
(By the Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Dec. 14 Konstantin
Kohrenback, president of the re ic li
st g, has convoked a meeting of that
assembly, "reserving further indica
tion ox the time and place of th
meeting," according to a report from
Berin. -
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Newberry Credentials Presented.
Washington. Dee, 14. Presenta
tion to the Senate todsy of formal
election f Truman H. Newberry, of
MVhigsn. Republican senatorial can
didate who defeated Henry Ford,
Democrat, resulted in a controversy
culminated in the withdrawal cf the
credentials for th present.. i
CROSS
ONE EDITION
2 CENTS
PRICE TWO CENTS
Moved Up to 5 O'clock On Morn
ing of January 17th, a Copen
hagen Dispatch Says.
MAY EXTEND IT UNTIL
- PRELIMINARY PEACE
This Action, However, Is Subject
to Consent of the Various Al
lied Governments.
(By Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Friday, Dec. 13. The
German armistice . hat been extended
to 6 o'clock on the morning of January t
17th, according to a dispatch from
Treves, wfcere delegations of th var
ious countries have been in confer
ence. '
This prolongation, It Is said, will be
extended until conclusion of a prelim
inary peace, subject to the consent of ;
the allied governments. x .
The allies have -notified Germany
that they reserve the right to occupy
neutral sone east of the Rhine from
Cologne bridgehead to tin Dutch '
frontier, according to a dispatch from
Treves.
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Colonel Fries Makes Appeal.
Editor Post:
W;--Th Secretary of th Treas
ury hasjust wired me saying that the
Government's monetary requiremtne
were never greater or more 'pressing
than they are at this time and earn ,
sstly unrimr that we use everv do&iI- '
PAR Q
GERMAN ARMISTICE
HAS BEEN EXTENDED
ble effort to raise North Carolina's J
M' O ! 11. '
War Savings allotment.
This call from Mr. McAdoo li' a
challenge to every patriotic .North
Carolinian. We are proud of our un- '
blemished war record whether that '
record measured by the achievements
of its soldiers on the battlefield or in
the sacrificial responses of its citizens
at home, and yet at this hour North .
Carolina is in danger of having its
war record besmirched by failure. ' '
We were asked by th Government
to invest 148,606,380 in this security.
Up to the first of December we had
invested about 126,000.000 in Stamps
and st that time about that much mors
to raise. The women and children
and small investors have as a rule
gone to the limit of their ability, and
it is now necessary .to ask the busi- '
ness men of the state to furnish th
balance.
Thanking you for th co-operation, . '
I am,
Very sincerely yours,
F. II. FRIES,
Stat Director.
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Hog and Stock Raisers of This
County Receive f in Specimens or
Heifers, Bull and HogsFinest
Hog at Charlotte Show Purchased.
Rowan county is fart becoming a
place for th breeding of fin cattl
and hogs. Just th past week at th
Charlotte live stock, show a number
of fine ckttla . and hnira war nur
MOR
BLOODED
STOCK COMES HERE
- Uhaied by Rowan farmers and stock
A fin Guernsey hull, on of th '
finest ever brought to this section,
came to Salisbury yesterday after
noon from Charlotte and will go to a
block of the Rowan Guernsey Bull
school house neighborhood. . This
bull was purchased at an Ohld stock .
show and taken to Charlotte and put
on exhibition. H is five years old
and weighs 1,400 pounds. His stard." ;
erd weight is 1.600 but he tost sev
eral hundred pounds during his tran-
sit from Uhio to Charlotte. u wiii
be used for breeding purposes and
adds another to th number of fin
Guernsey bulls for this county. Five
fin -Guernsey heifers were purchas
ed at Charlotte by various ttowsn
farmers - snd ' stock - raisers and '
these also cam In yesterday after
noon. :i i --"i :t
In addition to these Mr. C A.
Brown of Cleveland purchased at th
Charlotte exhibition th finest Duroc
Jesey sow there, th price being
$250. Mr. F. N. McCubbins got . in
th gam ; and bought th finest
Duroc Jersey male hog at th Meck
lenburg stock show.
Other Rowan farmers are antici
pating th purchase of fin cattle
and hogs and within a few years
Rowan wil take a place well up in
the front in - the raising of fine
cattle and hogs. - ;
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Horse racing in England wm
known ta exist as early as il t -. i
century. . f - -1
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