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. " I II I p VOLUME IXmO. 86 PUBLISHED SEAI-WEEKLY 1 , v.. I -41.- t ; . Winkon-SalemT Nov. 26.-The -nio ! - .Raleigh, 8 Nov. . 26.Vheri,: vis ? i'iti Is ty-first aittwial Co:pferenceofto 0 Methodist PtstanXhuiclv iri Nflrtt session of the North Carolina V CoUn lcomeSt literary" nd Hiatoincvt Asso- rormorriiagHlJbou dty tsKort? business : ssion'beginning;: ,at j December 5 anW 6; former ;refir 9:30 o'clock. " Tlie 5 conference : liasj dent- WilHaml Edward. Taf t as' tiie ? SxbeiehinJ gesv ith ja general ' C: past six days and. has been large jy atr prograni of'associatia wor-c f jbui tended," more than; 20ft delegates: and passing 'interest; ? - ' , . pastors having been present. ; .'' by "Todays "-prcarram waa featured - by r : . - T.irrpe flnienaia . meetings; uie wiuma- tion sermon' in the morning the me 'rnibff in the morning the .morial Service in the afternoon and a se'rmon at night by Dr. P. T, Benson K editor of vthe Methodist 3! Protestant, the CbTtirch Organ,-, published itr Bal- timore, Md;V Doctor ; Benson spoke to ' night .tothe largest crowd that has yet attended a session of. the .Confer- - ence. Not orJy Were : practically all oi tne pastors iuiu uwegaws i"racu ; but many mends 01 tne vvmsxcn - oa ;lem congregation from ther Churchy :'es' in the city, crowded into ttiexcon- vention church. T - '. Aiiothcr larfre crowd was present rat the eriorld service this afternoon .? -while "the'V-'curch Was ' packed Cthia morning when Rev. :G. F. Milldway of " Greensboro, a. former pastor of the First Church here, delivered the ordination sermon. t " : : ?This morning many of the pulpits ;r bf the city were filled with visiting divines here -attending the sessions of 7-''- vthe- Conference. . .' :H ' -STTV'v.Mebanfe... is Selected. ,' - v: -a. jw eDane was seiecxea as me ciiy o teertain r, the ninety-ninth . annual in Morth Carolina which e" there m : iNovemoer . oj next year- rffhe decision, was reached after a 'Vote had been taken by Che v more ; than twd hundred pastors -and delegates attending-tthe, ;:nmety-fijrat. Conference here, - this week. Both Mebane and Thoniasville were strong - bidders : -for the honors-; ' -; the vote showing that Thomasville was defeat- l by only .two votes.- , " PAUL ROCKWELL TO WEPj. - v". k m. i("ri --;.i :uw Bumcuinc ucrau .ui nuvw icw : Paris;'Nov?26.-P'aui AI RocWemj6"' and fid that mt- of Asheville, N. C. will marry SMane Francois "Jeanne Leygues, daughter of Georee Leveues. president of .the foreign affairs committee of the cham ber of deputies. . ' : : ,y Rockwell is a brother of Kiffin Rock well, the American aviator - killed -in September, h The ; brothers came ': 5 to France at: the 'beginning of tlfewaT, and enlisted in the., foreign - legion- Paul was retired, because of injuries receiveddn the trenches, while Kiffin was transferred to the aviation corps, Paul is 27- years old. The wedding will take -place early -in December, ". couple going, on a honeymoon to Spain and northern Africa and returning in , the spriner to live in Paris.- With her - sister, Rockwell's finance will inherit the bulk fva large fortune lefto h5r father by. Hippolyte Alfred Chau chard ' Pounder, of the Louvre depart ment store PROMINENT CITIZENS " OF LEXINGTON ARE ILL Lexington; wov. zo.-several prom inent Lexington men are more or less seriously ill. . President G. ' W. Mountijastle of. the Bank of Lexing ton has been under "the care of phy sicians at his "home hero for the' past week. C. A. Hunt, Sr., cotton mill owner, and a: Confederate veteran, has been confined .to his home for several weeks and doets not show improve ment," W. F.- Curry, owner of valu able real - estate S nLexington and prominent farmer is ill here at the home of . his 'daughter, Mrs. W." F. -Lopp. .' ' 'y ' '' ; Dr. C. M. Clodf elter, local physi cian is undergoing treatment in . New York,, where he went a r veek ago ' The ' four '. "young women : who . were hurt in an. auto wreck last Monday are ; still confined to - their" bads, . all having suffered 'many severe bruises Miss Wheeler, -the most dangerously hurt of the four, has shown marked improvement: " " ' r J ASHES OF JACK LONDON BURIED ON GLEN ELLEN - Santa Rsa Cal., , Nov. 26. The ashes, of .the" late Jack London, the author, who died Wednesday , -night; were buried- today-'on'a hilTside-ofJhis Glen Ellen ranch. - 4 The orignial intention was to scat tej the dust' ovef the land he loved but- Mrs7. Iiondott'S'f direction a concrete receptacle' was prepared on the : .hillside,' and '"there, without 'cere monyj in the presence of Mrs. . Lon don, a few neighbors, and .the': em ployes of the ranch, the urn contain ing the-ashes was placed and- the re ; ceptacle sealei. "5:'-NfS: , , Mr, Taft will address the assceia' , tion in the aud4 touC ot- MeredJtft tion i-Collegev onWedfiesday eyeaing D s-. cember 6, t fif;$0 5' o'eloefc ; He will aiscuss me career .-w suawaia mviag- ston and his relations to Joha .Mar shall , ' Thomaa ' JelFerson and A odrew Jackson. Livingston not only 'oerv a number of .terms' both fcougefrvOf j Congress, but also wis Secretly f State under Aadreit . Jaelcsea, and j Minister to - Prance, r His career ws nje M ini ijiosi inweBBnj most and ro- - 1 matic m the ' anmals of Ameriean history ti' y-'-:;-?. j Followin Mr. Taft'e address the I Woman's Qui, of, Kaleigk: will for- IIlilllJT wcn voioix itutuwuc ;uu bulldintf i oa Hillsboro street with a reception to Mr. Taft and the ment bers of . the i literary ad Historical Association aad the members of . the North Carolino; Folk Cociety wh6IntS::this 1;S- v ":s " V ' PRETTY BABY B6Y. AsheviUe, Nov. :26.r-Mrs.v W. L. Miller, who lives mar Headerson- vlehasa perfectly, good baby boy, about eight months of gs whos mother she is axnionsly seekiiig The babyis a beauty but Mrs. Sillier haa plenty of children of her- virtu. aaJ does not deir to ket ih i'ttest ad dition to the f amFy which- cam to her via av trick that has h&tn wttkti for lo, tbese many years. - Mrs. Miller whs standing in ateve at Henderson ville yesterday wiwa well ; dressed -yonag wonuua. . ry- proached and ailfced her to hld the baby for. a few miauiea. Tb yoaag woman then, didmypeated, and flailtd to: retarmf After holding, ttke Sby for sometime beyoad :tho alloted few case of baby clothes, an J so&o Vahy'a food had been left fer her, tcgetae with ?a note stating fkatrAc waa known to be a go6d Christiam saodeT and had been picked for a .guardian to the little strangor & that ac count. The nete explahted that tie baby's name is Albert LS Say : and asked Mrs. Miller to be food to hiia. The poliee were moUueiJ and are searching tz: the ttethy.. of the baby, but so fax wifieut suceeas. LANSING AND GERARD KT. v: J CONFEK OVER GERMANY . .Washingtoa, . Nov. 27. German- American relations were the - subject of an : hour's coaference today . be tween Secretary. LansiBg and Ambas sador. Gerard, who sails December S to resume his post-at Berlin. The Ambassador expects to see" Preside t Wilson tomorrow. v ; :;'-:; - y: ; - No . statemeat was f orthcomiag either from the Secretary or the Am bassador oneernag their coaference. It was learned authoritatively,- how ever, that there was ae extended dfs- eussios of the aubmarCae sitnatioB I and that prospeets for peace were not gone into, Coaditions generally ' rJ Germany are said to -ha vd been talk ed over at leagth, ahd ft was suggest ed at the department that Mr. Laasr ing outlined .. fully , the' attitade. of this government toward the deporta tion of Belgians for labor ia- Germa ny. t T "--';:; :" ' ' v " Count von Bernstorff the German Ambassador, eatertained Ambassador Gerard and . Secretary Laasing . at luncheon, and tonight tit, Gerard, the German Ambassador and Joseph E. Willard, America "Aabasaadof to Spain,' were dinner- guests at Secre tary LansinVs home. " ; . ATLANTIC COAST INVENTIONS The,f ollowing pateats were just is sued to Atlantic Coast dieatsi reported by "D. Swift and Co.," Patent .Lawyers Washington J-t fwho will foraish copies of any ; patent for tea -eents apiece to our readers. ' '.--'"'-''. '"'. Va., J. A Bradshaw Richmond Rotary water-distributor?-A.. J. Early Merrimae Mines. Lock; A. C. Free man, Norf alk, v Steam-cooker: J. 1? E. Marsh Reedville, ApparaS ' f or se- f paratiag oil and fish-meat from water. : -'N; C., . GW-Gaatt, Mount Airy Stoneworking-machiaer A Har rington, Raleigh, High, tension " ahd telephone line eonstrucott;. L Hechea hleiker Charlotte, Electric furaffiBe. ! : S. C, J. M. Bell, .Chester Aparatns; for solding and welSiag joiats; E. TimmeraaJv Ward Cemhiael cievts ! aad lal-liakVi--''-' - i VILLA GETS AWAY? AGAIN BY MEANS OF AUTOMOBILE Chiehuahua dtv. Mejdca. Nov. Via' Marfa, Texas, Nov. .26. Late yesterday afternoon a smmall band of Villa. bandits took a foqthold- in the ehurchr of $anta. Rio de Guadalupfe Jhey Jwer driven "out by gunfire from their; stronghold and : cavalry-dis-persed them. '. V' 't' ' The' night was spent' in expectation of a desperate attack which did not materialize. In the morning' of - to day small groups of enemy cavalry were shelled by the artillery of San - ta Bosa hill. , Yesterday afternoon Viiia drove up la an automobile to , witnm TiDout three miles of the city from the northwest, m The Jutomobile was ahelled ;by .f ionir ranee giins but "he esped' The' column : of ; General Mayeotte, who has already, left Santa tas already left Santa Rosala with 3.600 dkvalrv is .exnect- ed to' reach bere Sunday and driw a fourinch bull-iehgue ? in - the same I the appointment of Rev. ; Z. E. Barn -off t&o remaining bandits No flglfiw;" ' After-running A log over it I hardt as "pastor-of Tryon Street urea Showing the easulties on either aid during ; the . three days fighting! is yet available. ; i ' V .Villa's Auto Struck by. ShelJ to. ,ther hills as his .forces have heen scattered . by the shell and rifle , fire of Ifche de-facto - forfies :and his .ef forts to capture, the city are growing less, and ; leas'-; foreeful. ' ' J , Villa. Auto Struck by Shell. . ; Chihuahua City, t Nov 25, via Cour ier .o Marfa, Texas Nov. ; 26. Fran cisco Villa's A: automobile which was I being used by him to direct his cam- 1 paiga against the Carranza r troops. was "etruclf by shell fire today and was abandoned- near ". Fresno . south? west' of the city. ' y - J . f ; Later ia: Forced to Abandon ;Cr; : .Th shell holes and -bullet , marks were plainly ayi on the -sides of. the big - automobile - when It "was found on -the 'battlefield after Villa aban doned it and rode - away on horse back. V The - battle today ( Saturday) started soon after the telegiahic communication with ; Juarez - was cut.' Thej;wire went down at 10 o'clock a. m.- tne v battle . started with 'raging by; ,11:30 m.' The bandit's attack wremi uie entire- souwiei ami ; west, The most deeper oovired the etitire- southetri -front erate fight ing occurred oil Zarco avenue with ra'the city. The bandits threw their best equippel forces againft the en trenehment which had been thrown up across this street and street fight ag.eliowed. i---.;-;.- -'. rxao' viua iorces made eyery " pos sible effort to take these entrench meats which were the key to the de f eases of the citp proper. The do facto infantry met -these charges with counter-charges 2nd the battle, waged back and forth in this aarrow street until the -Villa bandits were driven out of the mouth of the avenue onto- the plains where- they were raked with machine gun fire frdm the housetops andHhe artillery fire which had supported - eff ectivelx thf infantry -efforts. "- 5 , inf loss ea , doui siaes are - re- parted to ! be heavy as . some" of the fightiag during the past 24 hours has beear almost hand-to-hand ' encount ers... The wounded who fell outside of 'the city could not berescued f r'bm th JNo Man's ' Land" beyond the Olrst line trenches because of the fir- iag y boththe bandits and the Gov ernment forces. It is expected :". to rescue", parties out tonight to bring : in ttie .wounded, and bury . the dead The wounded. who: fell within the city are being cared for at' the municipal hospital. Womap are serv ing, as -nurses in this and other hos pitals of jthe city. ' - ; y , ' The droops on . boQx the bandit and Government aides appear very tired after' three days of almost constant fighting; The Government: - f orcesr howeves, are int good spirits. They celebrated - the victories which they claim over the Villa bandits as they huddled around their , campfires in the first line' trenehes. - " . , . ' " ROCK HILL TO HOL BIG y "FATHER AND SON FEED Rockhill. Nevt 27. Friday night, December 8, the annual "Fatherland Son" banqiiets of . the . community I Young Men's Christian Association will . be . held ' V' -;v...'; s -; ;v -y :; ' n.--"' Oa this occtsion each adult will havie to be accQhipanied by a boy ; if he has no boysV he will be expected to. hunt around and find one. These : annual banquets' have heretofore proven en joyable, enabling the fathef and 'sons of the community to touch elbows and have a. good .time;togetherry'.'-'-,-; ' C.:W..Blakey, the first-Y. M. C. A. community secretary here, will be One of the 'speakers oft the occasion, Mr. , Blakey. now being general -secretary of boys' iwrJk; in . Tennessee. V, : J): ; Wl IDanioL of vaemsoa:.CoI lige, will ales deliverraa; ade5ess.v LIVING ON A Sf t AtfeE FARM v l moved here; January' 6th. I had no money but good health and a will to work. The fi: U thing I did was to. bor?ow jp.0ft touy av,hich cow, as I had; ribne. "We pWy,Rtfd horse, a ;od6w and fortyrw chickens, ana naa tne teea jor our stock to buy atar prices. I then proceeded to get my garaen m shape, as I am trucking ioi the local market I hauled forty five one-horse loads "of lot - manure from towtf, ; two milesi; and ; saved. all; l.eould at home besides. I planted M two acres m corh,two in Bweet oota- tOesi OnefdUrth irt - Irish" botatoes. a ; lalf in-sdrgum and Spanish peanuts, tnree-iounns t m - .watermelons , ana - who has been appointed commission cantaloupes, and one-half in- garden er of ' Emory TJnivefsity to aid in tnisKT. . ' , . raising funds for the great institution :Th'e two acres I blanVedJh corn was of the Methodist Eni&onal Chnri-h i the'fpoorst : land m the country,' so my neighbos saidr I - tuftied it . with a ighbo smaUrturmngpldtr.atid f luowad- withi f.w pre cioag ana nrm jae grouna, x laioff rows four, and a half : feet apart, ana ran tne Jog over it again. ,I ,culd jioi tell 'where tfc I rows .were when I got throhgh ? until - the corn ciire. ub. When:' tbi" corn got kne'e high (which I thought it never would) I put 150 poundiSpf blood and bone to the 'hcre,.cuTtivated tetelr and at lay- "B'W' viuicu was -uuuut me- uiiic i began to tassei I put 100 . pounds of rcottonseed meal to the" acre. 1 7 gath- ered seventy bushel of -as good corn ai ; ever saw. ' My helghbbrj.across theiline only made iiihety-ftve .bushels on aix acre ahd had far Better land. He used barh mmahure ok ihree acres and cottonseed meal bh 4hree but did not prepare his land at alj not so much ; as to cut oM cortl stalks and laid by with turning plow o na high ridger! -find it always jpays to put land in good shape: before planting. 'Now f oik my vear'6 harvest. . I have two good raiich cowS Ahd one heifer. My bow has broughi iwo litters of pigs She has" hine f otfr jwteel tld f rom a registered Berkshire male, "and a flev casao the first of February, which wil m4ro than make my meat. I will hava plfy -of r:: pbtatolels! j inthe'fielqlto itt en them. w ehaye .izb grown c s, and- one" ficient com and - hay to ' go oh nerf year. The Wife, his. r&tided forthi winter by putting Up T cans of to matoeg 24 cans- of ok'ra and beans about .40 ifus of cgs ahd Reaches, and we also Rave plenty of ?ried butter beans. We wil) . Seii t-nbugit cane .o buy my sy; km hae lots - cf sweet pota -.'- leti!es. and test of alT, we dont ow any 1 eng. x. winn, DeRidtWr, in irJouthein R;iralist FOOT AND M0UTH ' " DISEASE IN MISSOURI - Kansas City, Md Nov. 26. Live stock cfficrals of ithe Federal Govern ment in Kansas and Missouri - said today theyy were not positive that cat tie under surveillance in theMocal stockyard! were ll affiicted with foo and ' mouth- disease but na chances are being taken of a possible spread of an epidemic The temporary quar antine imposed -last night was. con- Ktinued. , " f .... , m r.-f, . -. .. - v All members of the Cannonvillej Council No. 25 and- Forest Hill No. 49 Jr. O. U, - A. M. ari requested to neet rith No. 49 to night in . joint session. - Mr.' C B'c WebV National Councilor and Mr. Chafe. F. Alexander Sjate Councilor will fc -present. J . W.,CUNE, R. S, By virtue 01 the power contained in - a Mortgage .mist uefeo. executed by Wrikht Smitii, to the mdersigned on the 17th day 01 iecember, registered in th jnce."of Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, N. 7 C. Book 24 page 280 I ..wilt ton Saturday the 23rd day of .'SmMK I9l6 at the Court House door 'is M0dncord, N- C- sell at-pubMc ea0ft loathe highest bidder '; "the "following -; described real estate . in No. TaWship Cabarrus Codhty North Uarofin. -z ; ? ,7 - Lying ad beSig m jthe city of Con cord, Ward No. and being the place where Right Smith nw: resides.! Be ginning at the North West corner of Henry Moss lotion ChfefeutStreet and runs with id hetSrttt street 60 ft. to a stake: Thelice South, 150 ft. to & stake : thehce N. 8;, E. 60 ft,' to a stake. Henry moss rjiei'i'Sience withi his "line; 150 feet to .the Deginning. Said lot ;being . f ully-'-deS'yibed in - a deed from J. , Lee CrxjWofl, Trustee: to Wright Smith 'see boei Noj?2 page 31 of the records of Deeds of i Cabar a rus -Cojinty. . j, :--fsV :&i:zXKi& M - This .property is sold to satisfy .the j-provisions of said mortgage, in default of having been able to make 'payment of the . amount 'secured ? - ki 'Ttile of said property is -supposed to be, good ' but purchaser will take sucn , title as we are' authorized tto ffiiyev C. R. ANDREWS, Trustee CHANGES -INi-METHODISTP rf ;. J. MINISTERS ANNOUNCE GastoniajNoV' '27. A ,number . of chaiiges in the pastorates of churches in Charlotte and": the, Charlotte dis- trict were made-when "Bishops John C Kilgo, tonight' at the!.cIosing.aes- jsion of the Western .North Carolina ( Methodic : Conference anr qw cd the . appoints '-ut s jof m?ni?tcs , Ut. the next .yar. t',:vt-V-Ui'i " Chief among these - is . the return j of Rev. Dr.' T4 P. Marr, former pastbr of Trinity. Church as presiding eld er. Doctor Marr has been ' in Salis- hnrv a rnatr rtf h Pirjrynrli f He succeeds Rev. " Dr.: L. T." Mann, South, in Atlai'ta. Second in interest to "f he return Vf Doctor; Marr as presiding elder as nurcn, isucceeamg: Kev. Dr. JU. i Bainf ; who goes to West Market Church in Greensboro. Mr. - pam hardt has been . pastor of the Spring Garden -Church in Greensboro for the last two years. "t , 'i J The appointmenjts for' the ; Salis bury: district were as -follows. - ' . - '3. C.' Rwe presiding elder.; ; Albemarle; Central J.. E. Gray.""; ' Alberharle First Street W. I Hughes ary. - ; Albemarle M. Gentry, Isupernumer- Circuit Iir F. ; Starr, ' Bdih--W..R.'Sheltoh.i Bethel J. T. Stover.; ' .' China Grove 'and - LaiidisW. a, Hales. .' : ' ; I; - Concord, Central M. F- Moores. ; Concord, . Epworth and Center A S. Raper.' ' ':.-. ; :- ..'..:: -;.-' . Concord, Forest-Hill C. Mi Short .Cbncord, .Westf ord S. K Owen supply. yMyyy:' fr ' k ':-?i ' West Concord R. - K. ' Brady. Concord Xircait-P. lu iTerrell. x. Cottonville-J.' F- Starriest J. ' 1 ' 1 Gold HihW. W;- Stride . " : ' j : Kartirapolis PT W. Tucker. ' i -; . . Kannapolis Circuit -R. .Lt Forbes Mt Pleasant GL -.Av Stamper X ri.ie7liOhon 1 J. yoe. Norwoodr-R.. hL. Taylori Oakboro. and Love's--r-J.' J.,Eades. Salem A. L. Coburn, supply- 1 . - Salisbury, First Church--W. , A. Lambeth. : ''-.''-'. '.-i ; Salisbury, Park-. AYenue G-; W. Vicfc - j. ; ; ..;.'--,t-,'- . , 'Salisbury South Main.Streetr-J. H. Brendall... , ;, - x.-- v- ., ri Salisbury CircuitR, C. kirk. . Spencer C. M. PickehsL . '. ; . " East Spencer and . North Main Streetr-S.'E.. Richardson. : . . , WoodleafJ. W. Kennedy. -; ' Conference Evangelists R. A. rffey- tor..- .-' ' -' ' ' - -' . Rev.' J. Rogers was : reappointed presiding elder of the " Waynesville District y Y'Z 't v C. R. Allison to Rural Hall. v SLAYING, VERDICT FOUND Z IN MYSTERIOUS DEATH ;Lumberton, - Nov. 27. At its third hearing the corner's jury investigat ing . the death of. Neill Shaw rendered a verdict that , , he was killed by an unidentified person.' Mr. Shaw. dis: appeared from - home ; several, months ago but his body was only recently found .' nearby. .. - , - -. Thi3 mysterious, case 'calls to mind the disappearance of L. Parker, formerly, traffic manager of the y v & O. s. JRailroad - Mr. farker was last seenr on the night before Thanksoriyr ingr-1915. His books were fcfind in good shape and no reason.has Veyer been assigned .for. hjs disappearancce Inquires regarding him have, been sent . throughout the " world without results and his' friends here have cop Huded "he was slain- inpoine manner. Recently it was reported he.'nad been seen in, a western city out this re port has never been confined and is given little credeAce here. r . HALIFAX COUNTY HAS i OLDEST. VOTER IN STATE Scotland ' Neck.i Nov 7. A : lead ing journal of north Carolina.: ia an article '- recently ' deejared t;hat ? Har nett JCountyU boasted of rfthe:. oldest maii "in the State, . who had. always voted the straight- Democratic .flcket. Xhis' Cian accordinglo: the article..- is 94" years old. ? . . - - x Halifax county " cane go Harnett County' one 'better mthis' respect as resident oi.tfccit brdbk M ( 96 years . .old. and : has, voted eaiglit:: ticket since ; he; became era. Besides ' beinsr r the" s oldest Democrat 'voter . in the- State Mr. LBsbroolc has two sons': vMessrs Wil son? pilsbrdok and j Benntt; Alls-, brook, -who are boh rpa,st:-.the three score and ten" majck ,nd . they , too have always voted tne ticKet. : ims by maft'y is considered a record, v BRITT MANDAMUSl ;sS - MAY BE APPEALED AsheviUe, Nov." 2t-The cNorth Carblina .Supreme Court probably 1 will bepealled upon to decide wheth- er Representative James. Jt . Britt,; Republican, cr State : Senator Zebu : Ion Weaver, " Democrat, shall repre sent the Tenth i North Carolina .Dis trict, in Congress. - ' : - . - Superior' Judge Adams today disV missed, .a . writ .of -mandamus, issued -on behalf of I Britt; to 'compel the; Buncombe Courfty board of. canvass-. ers to comply . with the law in certi fying returns, The - board certified f the : returns shortly .' after the ; man-: damus. was issued' and gave Weaver , a majdrity ef 10 votes; in the district Brtt's attorney, contended .that : the board's action was illegal in that eer tain ballots that were unmarked but .which contained "only " the ! names of the-cWgressiohal candidates were counted. CounseT for Britt noted? an "apoeal to the State 'Supreme . Court and Be publican leaders said .an effort probr ably, would be made to enjoin the State Jboard of elections from issuing: a v certificate'' of election -to Weaver; pending a. decision. r-yy. .yxy Britt's counsel has claimed that if all the counties should count, the un marked "hallots been elected. Britt would . .haw FIRE DESTROYS $25,000 vVv " : . ICE PLANT IN GASTONIA Gastoniat Nov. 27. This morning. ' about 3 o'clock, the Gastonia ;Ice y Plant, of 0 tonsdaily capacity,' wa;. discovered - afire, was .: practically :. de. " stroyed by 5;oclockT with an -"esti- mated loss of from . $20,000, to' 2i5.-, 000," with no 'isuxanece i The owner " of - the property . was f Frost Torrenco' one of J 'Gastonia'frr : subsncialbusjnessimad in; 18-months pasT about 017,000 ad ; been spent in jadditions to; the plant : The 1 machinery 'was.;:disrAtled and a I damaged hut Vsoine of it may.:te re- stored. The coal supply 4 was saved, j. 'J The blaze was sighted this jaoaft.. . ing by a negro In- Dallas, and later a -: white rnah-walldng from Dallis about 4 y a. rnf to. jGastonja, came upon pearly" an "hoi .UUUUlUg . U. wuuea. later Jie reported to Fire Chief Ter rell, , who thought called top latetto savetrthe , ice plant, ; saved the build ing around it also a carload Of cotton," the top of which had. just caught and! which had a value of at least $5,000. ; " '. ' :. . METHOBv bF SAVING MEAT ; .sranomfrh r (gin(o kP . .dtranDcm 'As hog killiiifg time'will soon bjhera, I will pve-my method of saving meat After1 the hogs get the most ojf the scattering potatoes, peas, . peanuts, etc'.l put them up in close, floored pens and finish off with corn fur aScftt three JweeKS. - jnfnen am reaay , 0 .m I have , everything ready and plenty of help. I Mir and cieau in the mern ing, and as soon tt ran get ar wni generally "afternoon, t cut ; up ' aad salt the meat down :n barrels aud let it stand 1 for abou t i t'lrec weeks, but' in, a few days ifter I 1 ill I draw off the bloody bnrtv: and thew . it awav. Then at the end;of the three weeks I take if-p,;rinse off, sbme of the salt and hang up to smoke. 1 'use greea lackory wood .mostly. I smoke it ua til the meit is a light brown. I get ' large pan or tub and exnpty the eon . tents of; a. pottle of prepared uquio smoke - in it and take a cloth: about : he ft ze'Af a dish rag. : 1 taKe eacn r piece ; of eet and rub - thct-iughly with: Jhe' prepared smoke and pack fa.. .. . barrels' rThen you can go ofi.about' . yout :busihese :and not : worry -about the : skippers, getting in your meet; for .theywa not bother it: I.nevtf have to Jbe careful about keeping my meat barrel covered .tip tightl -1 1 havo read many' fetters in the Ruralist, hut I don't emember reading one where nnnsTM) nmoke was used on meat. It costs $1,00 p& bottle : of . quart and one bottle will go over , 25 to 300 pou nds , of meat. E. L. : Breckenridge, " MyAlewood,, Ala., hi Southern Rura- list. A' $200,000 FIRE BURNS ' - , BOLTON. LUMBER PLANT r Wflmington, Nov. 26. Eire of un determined origin destroyed the plant of the Waccamaw dumber Company at Bolton, 2Q "miles south of Wilming eon, "entailing an estimated 4 loss of $200,000 .insured, early, this raorhmg " An "electricic power plant operated in lumber mljl was also destroyed The flames ad gain ed considerable headway.; when ; oia-.- covered ajidr the source of water sP-, ply in - some unknown way ' was eut off.,' The. stock of lumber on the 'yard . fwas not conssumed ; Did a political canuiuutc - - . J. 1 : ' - - - ' 1 J. M.Ati4l 1 vanity ever survive tne signi w own porxraiv on ,vmim6" rT T ; SA ... Sf; 1 i - 7. .jr. V, ( I mmMm
The Chronicle (Albemarle, N.C.)
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Nov. 28, 1916, edition 1
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