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VOLUME XXIII ALBEMARLE, N. C MARCH 11, 1915. NUMBER l
1
COMMUNITY BUILDJNG
FOR STANLY COUNTY
Building at Albemarle to Contain
Rest Rooms for Ladies Who Come
to Town for Shopping Purposes A
Wise Step by Members of Piedmont
Commercial Club and Other Citi
zens of Albemarle.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
the Piedmont Club rooms last Thur3-!
day night, the main topic for discus
sion being the proposed Community
Building, or rest rooms, for the ladies
of Albemarle and Stanly county.
' Tentative plans, drawn by Contrac
tor I A. Moody, were submitted for
examination and discussion. Messrs.
A. N. James and J. M. Morrow had.
each agreed to donate a wall of their
buildings on Second street. . An alley
between the City Cafe and Lyric
Theatre senarates the two buildings in
question. Mr. Moody said by using the1
two walls a good and attractive one
story structure could be erected at a
cost of $800. About one-half of this;
amount would probably be pledged by
the county and the balance raised by
private subscription. The town ha$
agreed to furnish lights and water iii
case the building is. erected. ' I
One large rest room furnished, with
comfortable chairs, a smaller room, to
be fitted out as a toilet room, would
be the main features of the building.
It goes without saying that this
community building would fill a long
felt want in Albemarle. Much of the
,terror of shopping days would be re
moved for the good women who come
to Albemarle from the country to do
their trading. For the women, too,
who desire to meet for civic purposes,
or to discuss plans for social better
ment, the community building would
serve as a good meeting place. .
One idea strongly . emphasized at
the meeting was to the effect that the
building must be for women through
out the county who come to Albemarle
and care to use it. "
Much credit is due our good citizens,
Messrs. J. E. Ewing, G..D. B. Reynolds
and A. L. Patterson, who constituted
a committee, appointed by W. L.
Mann, president of the Piedmont Com
mercial Club, to consider cost, loca
tion, advisability, etc., in reference to
the building. This committee did its
work so well they were continued as
a building committee, and to serve
with them the chair also appointed T.
S. Parker, to represent the county, and
John D. Spinks, for the town.
We believe the various womerfV
clubs in Albemarle will heartily en
dorse the movement for the proposed
building and do all in their power to
help raise sufficient funds for its erec
tion. - ; The local chapter U. D. C's has al
ready informally expressed them
selves as being in favor of the build
ing. The Daughters have had in mind
for some time the erection of a library
as a memorial to the Confederate
soldiers. Hearty co-operation on the
part of the men and women of Albe
marle in working for the community
'builling and the library should bring
laudable results at an early date
CENTRAL METHODIST NOTICES
Theme Sunday morning, "Clearing
the way for real attainment." Even
ing theme, "How some men have come
intn the Kingdom the Demoniac if
Gadara."
SnnHav school at 9:45 A. M. Let
every one come promptly. H. L. Hor
ton. superintendent.
On Monday and Tuesday, March 22
and 23, a Missionary Institute for this
end of the Salisbury District will be
held in Central Methodist church, Al
hemarle. An excellent program will
be arranged and delegates will attend
from six or seven adjoining pastoral
charges. Of course the public gener
ally will have the privilege of attend
ing these exercises.
Our spring series of protracted ser
vices will begin May 3 and continue
for- ten or twelve days. ""Rev. J. E.
Abernethy, pastor of our church in
Monroe, will preach for us during that
time.
We hope that a goodly number of
our Sunday school members will at
tend the meeting of the City Baraca
and Philathea Union, to be held in
Central Methodist church tomorrow
(Friday) evening at 8 o'clockN
DEATH OF MRS. MOLLIE DAVIS.
. Mollie, the wife of Tom Davis, diad
at her home in West Albemarle Wed
nesday,, March 3, of tuberculosis, aft-er-an
illness of several months. She
was 18 years of age. Surviving her
are her husband and a 9-months' old
babe. Funeral services were conduct
ed last Thursday by Rev. B. G. Whit
ley. Interment took place at Pine
Grove church. v
CHATAUQUA FOR ALBE
MARLE NEXT SUMMER
P. S. Memory, representing the Al
kahest Lyceum System, of Atlanta,
Ga., was here last week getting
pledges for the support of a Chatau
qua, to be held here at Albemarle
sometime between June 15 and July
15 of the. coming summer. Thirty-two
signers were secured among the lead
ing business men of Albemarle.
Since Mr. Memory left T. A. DeVane
has carried on the work, and so far
fifty-one signatures have been secur
ed. The Chatauqua goes only to those
places where $1,200 can be pledged by
as many as thirty men. The way in
which the canvass of Messrs. Memory
and DeVane has brought results
speaks well both for them and Albj-
marie,
The Chatauqua will prove a verit
able god-send to Albemarle and entire
comunity.
Senator LaFallette will make an
address one day during the session;
famous orchestras, bands, quartettes,
Shakesperian players, etc., are to be
other, features of the gala week.
The Chatauqua is to be widely ad
vertised throughout the county. It is
to be educative and uplifting in its
effect upon our people and nothing
short of our most, hearty support
should be given it.
MISENHEIMER.
A combination of March and
"ground-hog" weather makes things
rather disagreeable.
The community was shocked to
hear of the terrible death of Mrs.
Peter Sell. She was at home with
two small children, Mr. Sell having
gone to the home of his brother a
short -distance away. On hearing the
cries of his children he hastened home
to find his wife lying with her head
in the fire. She had fainted and fallen
in the fire, and was dead or had al
most breathed her last when he got
to her. Before marriaga, Mrs. Sell
was Miss Hall, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Hall, of Mt. "Pleasant,
both deceased.
The public road being opened be-
twe8n Misenheimer and Eiohfield is
creating much discussion, and it is
likely to cause lawsuits bfore it is
finished.
The public schools will soon be out
and numerous closings will be the or
der of the day.
TRY IT!
SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL
Starts Your Liver Without Making
You Sick and Can Not Salivate.
Every druggist in town your drug
gist and everybody's druggist has no
ticed a a great falling-off in the sale
of calomel. They all give the same
reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is tak
ing its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know it, while' Dodson's Liver Tone is
perfectly safe and gives better ra
sults," said a prominent local drug
gist. Dodson's Liver Tone is person
ally guaranteed by every druggist
who sells it. A large bottle costs 50
cents, and if it fails to give easy relief
in every case of liver sluggishness and
constipation, you have oily to ask for
your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely "vegetable remedy
harmless to both children and adults.
Take n snoonful at nieht and wake up
feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head-4
ache, acid stomach or constipated
bowels. It doesn't gripe or cause In
convenience all the next day like vio
lent calomel. Take a dose of calomel
today and tomorrow yu will feel
weak, sick and nauseated. Uon t lose
a day's work! Take Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and feel fine, full of
vigor and ambition.
RHEUMATISM YIELDS QUICKLY
TO SLOAN'S.
You can't prevent an attack of
hheumatism from coming on, but you
can stop it almost immediately.
Sloan's Liniment gently applied to the
sore joint or muscle penetrates in
few minutes to the inflamed spot that
causes the pain. It soothes the hot,
tender, swollen feeling, and m a very
short time brings a relief that is al
most unbelievable until you experience
it. Get a. bottle of Sloan's Liniment
for 25c of any druggist and have it In
the house against colds, sore and
swollen joints, lumbago, sciatica and
the like ailments. Your money back
if not satisfied, bu, it does give al-
mnat instant relief. No. 2.
Five stores were robbed at Morven,
Anson county, Sunday. The suspect
ed burglar has been lodged in jail.
NORTH ALBEMARLE ITEMS.
Contributed by the Students of the
Wiscassett-Efird Graded School.
Earl and Charles Lefler, of Pal
merville, visited friends and relatives
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. A. M. Dry, who has been vis
iting homefolks, returned to his work
in Biscoe Saturday.
Miss Dora Lowder is, visiting rela-
i ' i rii' a r"T
tives and friends in Millingport this
week.
Misses Lena - Blalock and Bertha
Lowder of Palmerville visited rela
tives and friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Hiram Lipe and daughter of
near Millingport visited her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Harwood, a few days ago.
Mrs. W. S. Blackwelder visited rel
atives and friends near Millingport
for several days.
Robert Furr of Newton visited rel
atives here several days.
Beadie Sides of Concord visited in
town this week.
Miss Erma Ritchie visited her pa
rents in Richfield Saturday and Sun
day. Miss Mamie Norman visited home
folks in Spencer Saturday and Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Eudy of Mil
lingport spent last Thursday and Fri
day with relatives here. '
I. W. Lipe is attending the W. O.
W. meeting in Durham this week.
Miss Gertie Eudy of near Milling
poort visited her sister, Mrs. Henry
Harwood, last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowder, Opal
Chandler, and James Stoker visited
friends and relatives in Kannapolis
Sunday and Monday.
Our school will close Thursday of
this week, as teachers and pupils wish
to attend the County Commencement
Friday.
BIG LICK.
Owing to the extreme inclemency
of the weather, Rev. J. A. L. Miller
did not fill his appointments here last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. T. J. Rowland has been very
sick for the past week at the home ot
her daughter, Mrs. D. E. Efird. We
are glad to state that she is now much
better and is able to be up.
The funeral of Rebecca J. Smith
was conducted here list week at the
Baptist church by Rev. J. S. Harris.
The bereaved ones have our sympa
thy.
Rev. P. G. Hartsell went to Char
lotte last Sunday to be present at an
operation of his grandson. We hope
the operation will prove a success.
On next Sunday at 1 o'clock, Rev.
J. A. L. Miller will preach at St. Mar
tin's E. L. church, and on the same
day at the same church, Rev. V. C
Ridenhour will preach at 2:30 o'clock.
Installation services will be held im
mediately after by Rev. V. C. Riden
hour.
Rev. E. M. Brooks preached a very
interesing sermon here last Sunday to
a very attentive audience on the sub
ject of "Repentance and Faath."
Next Saturday marks the closing
exercises of the Big Lick high school
for this term. The exercises will be
gin at about 2 o'clock and will be end
ed that night. The afternoon exer
cises will consist of declamations, reel
tationa and dialogues. The night ex
ercises will be mainly composed ol
dialogues, declamations, etc. Let all
who will, come and see for themselves
how 'the students have prepared to
entertain you.
The teachers have suc-
ceeded in training the young minds
and the older ones as well to act their
parts well. Remember the date, next
Saturday. March 13. Come and make
yourself at home,
NEW LONDON, R. F. D. 2.
Rev. R. L. Melton filled his regular
appointment at Bethany Sunday even
ing. -
Miss Anna Morgan left for her
home in Concord Monday evening.
She was acompanied by Miss Anna
Ritchie.
F. A. Holt left Tuesday morning
for Mocksville, where he went to take
up work.
The remains cf the infant child or
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris, who live
near the Isenhour brick yard, were
buried in the Prospect cemetery last
Tuesday.
The death angel entered the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Treece last
Saturday night and bore away the
spirit of their only child. The re
mains were interred in Prospect cem
etery Monday. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. B. G. Whit
ley, who was assisted by Rev. R. L.
Melton. The entire community ex
tends sympathy to the bereaved pa-
' rents.
COMPROMISE LIQUOR BILL
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
Will Be Law April 1 Limits Ship
ments to Two Quarts of Whiskey
and Ten Gallons of Beer Per
Month.
Raleigh. In the Senate Friday and
in the House Friday night the anti-
jug law act, which the House passed
two weeks ago by such an overwhelm-
ti a i i i iv rt
ing majority to be lost in the Senate a
week later by amendment to refer,
was accepted as agreed by the confer
ence committee, and the bill is now a
law.
. The new act becomes effective April
1. It has much of the original Grier
act and merges into that bill after the
first several sections are reached. Its
main nrnvialnna are t.Viaf rmt mnre
that one quart of whiskey and five t
gallons of beer may be shipped to any
person, firm or corporation oftener
than twice a month, and its advocates
understand that this applies to those
generous-hearted - individuals who
would go away and bring back a pond
of booze to their friends. It limits the
actual drinking. That is purely inci
dental. The bill is aimed at blind ti
gers, '
MT. PLEASANT, R. F. D. 2.
The health of this community is
very good at present.
C. C. Lowder & Co., are doing a lot
of sawing now.
Dora, the little daughter of Eli N.
Herrin, is improving from a recent op
eration for appendicitis.
Almond school is progressing nice
ly with W. G. Whitley as teacher. The
Bloomington base ball club is pre
paring for a new organization. They
are expecting to play greater ball this
season than ever.
Hurrah! for the Million Dollar Mys
tery! It is very interesting for every
body to read. -
RITCHIE.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bowers, ot
near Whitney, spent Saturday night
with M. D. Brooks.
H. L. Ritchie and M. J. Morgan are
on the sick list at this writing.
Gurley Talbert, who has been con
fined to his bed for several weeks, is
able to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Coggin spent
Saturday night with G. C. Moss.
W. A. Dry left last week for Har-
risburg, Pa., where he will go to work
again.
Misses Nellie and Pansy Misen
heimer and Hattie Fesperman, of Al
bemarle, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Misses Verona and Pat
tie Pickler.
ALBEMARLE, R. F. D. NO. 3
Good roads is the talk of this com
munity at present. We hope talk will
not be all.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harwood attend
ed a birthday dinner at James Hat
ley's near Mission on last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lipe and daugh
ter, Tena visited in the home of C. A.
Hatley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Harwood visited
W. H. Lowder Sunday evening.
Wheat and oats are not looking
very good on account of so much rain.
P. B. Lowder has purchased a fine
mule. '
Mrs. Jacob Poplin and two daugh
ters, Fannie and Mary, visited Mrs.
Poulin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Lowder a few days last week.
A good many people in this com
munity were busy working in their
new grounds until the recent rains.
REASON FOR SHORT SESSIONS
IN FEW COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Supt. E. F. Eddins has authorized
us to state that a few of the county
schools will not have a five months'
session by reason of the fact that
loans had been made to these schools.
But for this every school in Stanly
county would have a five months' ses
sion. It should be the ambition of every
district in the county next year to
have a six months' session.
"FLAT-FOOT" CIDER.
There is a kind of cider being sold,
or has been gold, in Stanly county
called "Flat Foot." According to an
analysis recently made by State
Chemist Allen, this cider is intoxi
cating, and the sale of.it is illegal.
Those who have been selling it should
discontinue sales at they are likely
to be prosecuted.
How To tilve Quinine To Children.
miiDiT rwiMtritriirWfnrk name riven to an
Improved Quinine It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas
ant to take and does not disturb the stomacn.
rhiMrm tlr it and never know it is Quinine.
Also especially adapted to adults whs cannot
. t. - n.iin.ii. tvim tint nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
it the next time you need Quinine for any pur
nose. A-k fnr Jounce original package. The
name FhHRlLiN K is Uuwu in bottle. 25 canta,
CLOSE OF 63RD CON
GRESS LAST THURSDAY
Stirring Scenes Marked Close of Long
Session Measures Signed Feat
ures of Congress Closed.
The work of the 63rd Congress end
ed shortly'after noon on the 4th inst.,
the Senate adjourning at four minutes
past the hour and the House about 30
minutes later. In the Senate the clos
ing minutes were businesslike, digni
fied, and at times slightly dramatic,
but in the House of Representatives
abundant good cheer and exuberant
excesses, such as songs and shouts,
characterized the occasion. The gal
leries of both Chambers were crowd
ed with spectators, there was a good
ly representation of the foreign dip-
I.muati corP8 and Poetically all of the
high dignitaries of the tovernment
were present. The President was in
in his private room near the Senate
Chamber and signed many little bills
as they were rushed through during
the last hours. He seemed to be' in a I
rare good humor and even indulged in j
several jests and pretended to be sur-j
prised that the ship purchase bill fail
ed to show up for his signature. The
door of his room remained open dur
ing his entire stay, for the first time
in the memory of the employees, and
all who wished were privileged to en-
ter and pay their respects. '
Among the measures signed were I
the seamen's bill and the neutrality I
resolution, placing in the hands of the
Presldent full power and authority
to enforce strict neutrality and, if
he deems necessary, to prevent ships
leaving our ports when it is suspect
ed they are carrying munitions of war
or supplies for any belligerent nation.
Owing to the limited time many bills
scheduled for passage in the rather
ambitions program attempted during
the short session were forced to go
over. Among these were the Philip
pine bill, designed to allow a greater
degree of self-government in the Is
lands; the rural credits measures, and
the conservation bills. The Colom
bian and Nicaraguan treaties also
failed of ratification as did a reso
lution calling for an investigation ol
the present Senatorial campaigns in
Pennsylvania, Illinois , and other
States. Two important measures fail
ing of passage in the rush of the
closing hours were the PostoflRce and
Indian appropriation bills. In the
emergency occasioned by their failure
joint resolutions continuing the ap
propriations in force during the pres
ent fiscal year were passed, thereby
avoiding the necessity for an imme
diate extra session.
,One of the distinguishing features
of the 63rd Congress was the fact that
it was an almost continuous session.
Beginning with the special session for
the consideration of the tariff in
April, 1913, which merged into the
regular session in December, it ran
until October of 1914, when there was
a short break before the regular ses
sion just ended, began. In that time
much important legislation has been
enacted. Prominent among the meas
ures passed we find the act lowering
and adjusting tariff duties; the Fed
eral Reserve Act creating our new
banking and currency system; the war
revenue act; the establishment of the
war risk insurance bureau; the repeal
of the act providing free tolls for
American coastwise ships passing
through the Panama Canal; the act
providing for the construction of a
railway system in Alaska; the sea
men's bill; the act creating the new
Federal Trade Commission; the Clay
ton trust act; the bill permitting the
admission of foreign built ships to
American registry; the income tax
law; and bills providing for the bet
terment ' of the Navy and the
strengthening oi tne nauuna. u,. awyer who defended me was assign
Another remarkable feature of thejed tQ th(j cage fcy yourself phna.
Congress just closed has been the , de, h-a Pub,ic
growth of the Exeuctive power in amm
shaping legislation and d ctating poli-.
.i 1 1 . i
cies. With an overwhelming Demo -
cratic majority in the House and a
comfortable if close margin the Sen
ate, the President has practically de
manded certain action and .in a large
measure Congress has acquiesced to
his desires. The Democratic leaders
have freely asked the Chief Executive
for his advice before pressing meas
ures and the members of the Cabinet
have enjoyed a greater degree of free
dom in making suggstions than here
tofore. This tendency has been stub
bornly fought in some quarters and
in the cloak rooms disgruntled legisla
tors have expressed themselves in op
position, but only a few openly re
volted on the floor of either House.
The decreased Democratic majority
in the next House will make insur
gency perhaps more effective and it
will probably develop. The long and
DIGGERS SEARCH GRAVE
FOR TREASURE.
From time immemorial there have
been men with such a greed for gold
that they would not hesitate to rob
the dead to get their heart desire.
Now and then there comes to light
some new exploit in this line to re
mind one of the search for treasures
buried with sunken Spani. h galleons,
the digging for gold burk l by Black
beard, the pirate, and tho:;e ghouls of
Dickens' Tale of two Cities, who
would cut off the fingers of dead peo
ple to get their gold rings.
But to get to our story. Dave Low
der, a man now 82 years of age, who
has lived for nearly 30 years at Low
der's Ferry on the Yadkin River, act
ing as ferryman, was here Tuesday
and gave us the facts herein related:
On Wednesday night of last week
when the moop was shining in all its
glory, the grave of DeLamont, a
Frenchman, buried some 75 years aga
on the Montgomery side, opposite!
Lowder's Ferry, was dug into by cer-
tain parties, who obviously searched
for gold, long reputed to have been
buried with DeLamont's body. Mr,
Lowder tells us that this search was,
within his own memory, the third one
made for the old man's gold, at his
grave. It is needless to say that no
gold was found,
On the night that the grave was
dug into there was a spelling bee at
Dickville school-house, and a number
of boys and girls from the Montgom-
ery side attended. Kron Lowder, a
son of Dave Lowder, served as ferry
man that night. After the match was
over he and another young man set
the party of young people over to
their home side. Kron, noticing
certain young men standing idle on
the Montgomery shore, asked what
they were there for. One fellow
said, "I ain't going to tell you now.
Your daddy will know soon enough."
Those idle fellows had worked in a
field near the grave during the day,
and naturally their actions have
aroused suspicions.
1 It remains to tell something of De
Lamont. He came from France
about the same time that the late
Doctor Kron came with his two
daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Ad
die Kron. DeLamont being rich
bought much land both on the Mont
gomery and Stanly sides of the Yad
kin. Before he died, having no rela
tives in America, he willed his prop
erty in Stanly to the Krons. For
some reason a lawsuit ere long fol
lowed, and Dr. Kron, rather than lose
his property, willed it to his daugh
ters. These two lived, on the estate
until each in her turn passed into the
silent land. What became of De
Lamont's money will probably never
be known until the sea gives up its
dead. Let us hope though that his
ashes will never again be disturbed.
MRS. A. C. HUNEYCUTT
ENTERTAINS.
itl. if if.i i..r- 1
ine merry luauuns uuu- anu
score of other friends were guests of
Mrs. A. C. Huneycutt on Wednesday
afternoon from three to five o'clock
nr. hpr attractive home. Miss John-
Son was a charming out-of-town tr
guest. A rare privilege to the guests
was that of hearing Miss Nemon play.
Mrs. Frank Patterson, acompanied by
Mrs. Mauney, sang beautifully and
Mrs. Hubert Patterson's readings
were greatly enjoyed.- The hostess,
assisted by Mesdames D. C. Kluttz.
and M. H. Efird, served an elegant
luncheon.
Placing the Blame.
"Have you anything to say before
I pass sentence?"
"Yes, your honor. I would call your
attention to the fact that the tool
j successful filibuster against the ship
purchase bill has again caused an
agitation for cloture in the Senate
and the next session may see that
body stripped of its ancient preroga
tive of unlimited debate.
It is extremely probable that the
64th Congress will be called together
early in the fall, perhaps in October,
instead of convening at the regular
time in December. There will be a
vast amount of work awaiting them
and many are urging the necessity of
'such action. One of the most poten-
- tial reasons for an early convening is
the fact that all parties are anxious '
to bring that session to a close early
in the coming summer to allow ample
time for the shaping of issues, in the
political conventions for use in the
Presidential campaign in 1916.
H. E. RICKARD.