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Corrent News Of Interest to raragrapb By Teiegr apl W . And Cable HARRISBURG,. Pa., Dec. 27. Representative John G. McHenVy of the sixteenth Pennsylvania district, died at his 'home in" Benton,- Pa., - to day. . . . .. . - ; .' . LOS- ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 27. Two unidentified men were burned to" death and five other persons .were injured, ons fatally, in a fire -which destroyed a North Main street lodging house late las: l ight. " ; v . .- . .. ' o '. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.7 Dec. 27.' The town jail ' at Archer,, Fla., "a. lit tle town, .near Gainesville,, was "de stroyed by lire , this morning A ne gro arrested yesterday was burned to death. ' " " ' ; ' ' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27.-rOpium valued at ?5,00p was seized' bycus toms officials here yesterday on board the American- Hawaiian ..steamship Mexican on its arrival ; from , Salina Cruz, Mexico. One hundred and eighty tine were found in the ventilator lead ing through the coal bunkers. "-.'" WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. With savants from throughout the United States and Canada present, the joint convention of the Archaeloglcal In stitute of America, the American Philological .Society ! ancU the Society of Biblical Literature I; and "Exigesls settled -down to business -today. They will be. in session until December 31 GARDEN CITY, Kan, Dec , 27. William ; H.r Thompson, United . States Senn ..or-elect,: narrowly : escaped - seri ous injury J Christmas night,; it was le irned today, when his ; Santal-Oaus costume, caught fire. 'His hands were burned; and most of his hair . singed oft. (.. The1; Senator threw himself ; '. on ths floor, ; -wrapped ; himself, In a. rugi and extinguished the flames. ;. .'(i-i , -: " K - - r" ETTltoeKJtW propsK tion.to; incjy de.JNew "Yor:. City' in the grand circuit of trotting " meetings this year Will be. presented -.to the stewards of the circuit at s their an nual meeting in Pittsburg.. January 14, according to report; in ; sporting circles. . R. M. Williams : is .nanied as one of ?i the horsemen .Interested -in the proposition. , A plan to include'' New York" last year was adopted, but later abandoned. . . " , - SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. San Frar Cisco's ; first municipal railway,' the Geary street line extending from Keiiney ' street' downtown to Golden Gat Park, a distance of about f our miles, is to be .'placed in operation todt y. Mayor James Rolph will board the first car-, followed by " members , of the board of supervisors " and ; other city officials. To complete ' the road from Golden Gate Park -to the ocean beach will require several months. ' GIjLFPORT. Miss., Dec. 27. V. Aagai d, Norwegian consul at Gulf port received notice last night from the owner of the Norwegian bark Sterna that the vessel and all on board had been lost at sea. : The Sterna had a registered tonnage of 1,297 and car riea a crew of IS inei; She sailed frorn Gulf port for Rio Janeiro August 27 with a full cargo of lumber. - Noth ing had been heard' from the vessel since she Cleared from Gulf port. ": DAVIDSON NEWS Mr. William .Holt of Memphis Quali fies as Executor of His Bfqtber's Estate; Other News of the College Town. ' - - ' - ' ( Special to The Chronicle. ) DAVIDSON, Dec.' 27. Mr. William Holt, of Memphis, who has been nere for some days, called here by the ill ness and death of his mother, - Mrs. Julia Menhis Holt." will return home in a day or two. His sister, - Mrs. D. W. Mclver, will remain at Davidson or some weeks. ; '' '. " ' -' Mr. Holt went to Charlotte yester day to qualify as. ' executor of . his mother's estate. " The valuable prop erty, residehca arid lot oh Main street just opposite "Oak Row'.' and the "Eumenean Hall" and commanding fine views of the campaus rwill- be of fere d for sale Immediately. The premises are variously estimated from $5,000 to S6.000. Other lots, several acres, west of tne railroad and adjoining .the lana of the colleee and the Linden Cotton Mill were purchased yesterday, by Dr. J. p. Munroe. Mr. Richard Johnston of .Norfolk, spending the holidays here said last night that in the earlier stages of the war between the Balkans and Tur key he was very r uneasy about his brother, who is , representing ' the American Tobacco " Company in .Tur key, but that no danger seemed ; tq exist, that his brother, had written that at Stamboul he was absolutely safe, that ', large bodies of Turkish troops, fierce and vicious fellows,: had come in but that they were absolutely quiet and well behaved. Miss Cornelia, the popular College Librarian spent Christmas 'and yes terday in Greensboro with ,' relatives. Again she Was handsomely- remem bered byUhe students on Christmas Bay. The gift, as always is some thing worth while. 1 Are Orderly And Quiet Variety 0! News : - Chronicle - Bureau, v h , - - ' 1 Gazette Building, 4 " '' i " Gastonia,' Dec. 27. ' The" Christmas , holidays , in ' Gas tonia . so far .have been very, quiet ana 9rderv.'jNoting'theimmense amount of booze which .was ' shipp ed in; hero for., a,week. priori to -. Christmas there was ; some fear that there! would .'be iriuch - carousing - and V drunkenness, but -such ' has not been the ' casa. There has been 'very ' little drinking, so - fa'n as --the "-public co'uld see, ana not a single . accident or tragedy has marred the. Yuletfde" season. There has vbeen ? Tcaueh J conilhg and going and the people generally have had a royal good time. They ' are now getting . back. tor work. The mr- Chants say they had '. the best' Christ--nias trade ' in niahy years, in fact the best'in the r history of "the town. (A "commodious Sunday school ro'on'i, in the shape of ah addition; to Efasji Baptist" Church, has just been c6m 4 pleted , by' : the Baraca ' class ' of that congregation at a cost of about . $4'0&' and the r first"' service1 will be held in it by the ; class Suhday morning ! at 10 o'clock, when Rev. W. C Barret pastor of the ' First Baptist Churcn,; will; deliver an! address. Mr. ..W. L, valtersis-teacher, of this class, "which has' nearly iOO- .members. .The' ac complishment . of . this work, ' which they unertook recently, is a splendid tribute to the loyalty and' energy o the" men who'; compose "this class.'' The East. Baptist Sunday school is thet largest' in the South Fork As sociation 'with an enrollment of about 400.; ' ' ;; .f -': '. . ;A pleasant , occasion 'of, Christmas Day. io , qutfti a ; number, df? pedpW,wai a family ' reunloh ' pi "t)ie' chlldrrf;?i grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs; A. B. Jenkins at f he -home of ; their., daugn- ter, Mx.'-R. Hi -Barker, in' Gastbh;uK Ali" tfc&tiitlx- &UdHttweje 'tJresentt' are. Mrs. B-V H. Barker, v Mrs. John Wilson and r.: Iawrence ' Jenkins. 6t Gtqnia,;;:rsU C BQ.dsbn.Mrs. "J.M. Jenkins of :rputi four -and c Miesv.Gruce" Jenkins at home. ; A; big. Christmas dinher . wa enjoyed.' indKthe. ; entire '; day was 'on' of merriment' for alii present, ; ; ' " v. " Rev! ' N. C . Williams, . pastor v or West End; ; Franklin - Avenue and Ozark Methodist churches left yester day for Rockingham, on - a visit to his parents, J Mrnd MrelI) ..'Wil liams.' 7 ' He will , . return . Saturday night and ; fill his . regular ' appoint ments 5 Sunday. ; . r -v" .' f,-v:.: "Mr. .Durham' Queen - and MissLu-. cinda Beatyjwere united in marriage o nSaturday ,; nighty December 2 1 , by Rev. 'J. "J. '" Beach'cat v the'.pars6nage of - East. Baptist ; Churchy . The grOon is a son ot. iurv -jl nomas uueen ,ana the" bride1 is a daughter of ' Mr. J onas Beaty, both 1 being' residents" of East Gastonia.-- '." ..'.'-y,- ,.jOn Christmas Eve,; at the" home.of Mr. T. W. Bishop on Dearborn.' street in Great 1 Fajls, S. C., Mr. Svlveste Carter and Miss .Mettle- Killlan were united in marriage, . ..the ' ceremony' being performed by Rev F. G. Hart man. 'The bride lis the beautiful daughter of Mr. ; and, Mrs." L. .C. K.ii lian' of West Gastonia and has - many friends ; here who will be : Interested in the news of her marriage. : Mr. Carter holds a . responsible.:; position with the Republic Mill at Great Falls; o;' ; Friends in Gastonia , of Mrs. 11a Holcomb, who formerly lived in (Gas tonia, Will be' interested to learn thav she was vrec ehtly married .to Mr. D. ,W: Holcomb, a relative of her first husband! and that they .; are , now making their home in San Francisco, Cal. . The . first knowledge of . the event came a day or 'two ago in a letter from Mrs. Holcomb to a Gas tonia. friend. While a resident of Gastonia Mrs. Holcomb 'mad e nu mer ous friends, all of whom will ; wieh heir : much happiness . In her new home in the West. Prior to her mar riage Mrs. Holcomb lived in Lincoln County. - .-: ' ' ' " - Mr. F. P. Rockett, assistant post- master and secretary of the locat board of civil service, examiners, gives notice that an "examination for clerk and carrier for .the Gastonia1 pbslofflce will be held n January -l i lt Is "understood that, in all prppa? bility, two clerks or two , city car riers and one substitute carrier; will be needed in the local r yostqffloe at an early 'date; Besides the natural Increase; in Hhe bUsiness of the .local office the- parcels post, which, goes into eft6ct January 1, will bring extra business thus necessitating t an in crease in the', clerical ' force. . " On Sunday, : December 29, tlje services at; St. ? Mark's .. Episcopal Church will be as 1 follows: Bloly Communion at 7:30 a. m., evening prayer and sermon at 7 p. m. The Rt. Rev. J. M.- Horner of Ashevilie will preach and hold confirmation at the -evening service. The usual morning "prayer service: at 10:45 a. m. witf be omitted. . Presldent-Elect Goes; To Great - Celeliitii In Town Of!ll - ...... ., , w ...'.v.v-j,, , rx, v-i'f? .'.,fi .? - BIG DEMONSTRATIONlllI Physician Says Governor's Condition .-is .Much -.Improved . and Trtpf Can Be Safely -.' Made -Bonfires . Alone . ; Railroad. W11 Light Path Through Native state Ovation to Be Given in Washington. v 1 ' - ' ;. PRINCETON, ; N. J., : . Decv 28.- President-elect Wilson shook; ff- his attack of the. - grip and. started ,away today to Staunton, Va., his. birthplace where tomorrow he will1 celebrate-his 56th birthday. Mrs. Wilson' accom panied the Governor. ; He, was jb.uh- dled up warmly In. au automobile which took them to ' the ' statl on; A drizzling Tain ; was falling and the streets were "full of slush. "; ' v. -' ' Dr. James . Carnochan called early to. 'see-; if .the .Governor.; was, physical-, ly fit to make, the" trip and prpnounced him "about himself aga in." V . ; He said "he ". did not think" it par ticularly.;, risity for Mr, Wilson to. go out, but advised him to take -.good care-of hmself.' ; -'.'..--; ."' f'Tlie';. Governor's train left here at 10:30, dueto connect with-aast train which' was stopped especially, for- him at Princeton Junction at 10:48. ..; -.r- National Chairman McCombs and a party of Virginians tltvingt in New York were aboard the train. ;" i Governor1 Wilson; expected tq sleep tonlgntf fn is own' heM- in1 thPres byterian manse at Staun.tqn '.where he was born. ife. will patfeipate in; the jlatiDarAffJLteh toqrrowv.ai;vnii attend- a banquet in his honor iomdrrow nlghCHe wilt leave Staunton at il:05 Sunday morn- V trig and will ' reach Princeton Sunday nignt. Staunton: Is Beady. -fjrAUNTC."7 Va., Dec',: 2 , -A great arh bearing the ' words, - "Welcome Home," , outline'd v by -' incandescent, bu'bM, : forms the ; gateway through which Presideht'Elect Wilson ' will pass . '.when -he - returns to his birth placehere tonight. Preparations un der Tay for nearly two weeks to make the home doming a great .7irirginfa,.oc cas'on were completed early today.- ; ' 1 le parade to-, be'-revfewed ' by the President-Elect, tomorrow will be one of ihfegreat ifeaturesi of the festivals Staunton streets jiiave been strungfoV blw'-.ke with incandescent blbjffd' gas .arc lamps; flags and buntfhg jwere in evidence on' business blocks and pri -ate TioUses; aftdstreets have been flushed . and' 'scrubbed and- swept, for the i. passing of tjne .Wllsyn . parafdel ;";; Much interest centers in the frame house ' that was Wilson's, birthplace and'his residence during his .boyhood.' Plane-' that had ' been r made--for an "old yirginia dinner" hive , been abandoned Efforts will .be'vmade to protect Governor Wilscn as fully as pot,f- ble from exposure or. inclement weather that might endanger?:, his health., , - Ovation at Washington, r , " . WASHINGTON, Dec. 27;--Elaborate preparations have been "- made here and in adjacent Virginia tor the recoi.tlon of President- Elect Wilson when he arrives late today on his way to his birthplace in Staunton,-. Vsu, to cele urate his birthday . anniversary. Bonfires will light the train's flying jou ney from the, Virginia end of the bridge spanning, the Potomac River .to the President-Elect's birthplace. '(;" ..' Governor Wilson""wlir be " accorded an - ovation .. here. Democratic mem bers of Congress now in ; the capital are to be at the railroa 1 station when the train arrives. -""; . j ; ; . ; N'early a score "of police and. detec tives left today for the Virginia town to lend their aid in caring fori the cro ds i -that will; be attracted by the affulr.- V ; '- '.' Passes Philadelphia. I . T 11ILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. Presi dent Elect Wilson and . party passed through here at 11:50 o'clock en route to Staunton, v Va. - ' r "l feel a little bit husky,", said the Governor, : "but otherwise I am "all rlgnt." - ; ' " Tn Governor said the' weakness: in' his voice probably .was' due: to the re laation of the , last "few ; days rather j hau Fettled in the" throat... ' -",.-" "'" fhe Governor's'. . fac6v'sppeared dravn but he 'Saidhe- probably would go back to normal" health In a aay. or, o. . - . - '' Yre President-EIect had a great many things to tell National Chairman M'iOombs, who was on the" train. To Mr. McCombs alone it Is believed iGov NEW, TORIC. J; Dec.-i 2 7 .Apples, : fresh eggs and country. butteV' direct from ',the farm- to ? the Vhougewif e by jiarcels ppst, to rech half a. million homes; to NewiSandlits enviro this is the newest Jplan- announced today, .of'Mra. Juliin ath, presl dent of "the National ' House wives League. . Mrs. Heath says J her , plan will become; operative? to bdrae extent . : , ' .-.'- . ' .. ' - iv ,. . .; ' .. 'i . . . . on January l, when the' mais are opened to parcels post" packages. rf Mrs. 'Heath's plan to eliminate the" "middleman": involves the creation ot a .registry committee . This com mittee . has begun- its preliminary work ' of " listing" air rmer within the 50-mile sone. The' rolls wtlt' be opened' to all housekeepers who wisa to .avail themselvejo an - opportunity to V- obtain-"-fireshx produce 'at small cost. ; :, ...v--;;'" ; ' ;' - ; - The league ,wiyw,or!t in harmony with the State, GrangeVVv ;'?,:;.;; The resultant econojioy Mrs. Heath believes, will be . dual, inasmuch as the farmer "will receive; more for : hi produce ; than he lftowr receives from dealers, while "J th6 , eonsiners .' will get fresh : food ;at . lower prices , tharh tliose now charged. 5-33w plan wiii be extende;Mrk;JlW'iaidi "to ln clude. .vegetables, in season, ...'' ; v Similar regisiry Cbureaus ' will be open next Wednesdayin tnj principal cities of the cbuntryV Mrj Heath de clared.. ' ';.-...-;'';: ';C?- .; WHERE HQOEiJ GO Interest "in England Ccriters'in King George's Patronage fot" New Years .Day. - f ;' ' " . LONDON,: Dec?- 27-Thporo be conferred by King Georg on New Tear's .Day have given ri to some interesting rumors. f;'M 5 -' ' The vacancy roil of the - order o merit naturally createsthe greatest, specuiaoh;- "' The.nante ;'.'' of;-;. ;Mr impy'aT'tfaiiterr hs been . mentioned in, tms -conxtecMuo, , uwi v . is likebr that'-while :fshe -wlirreive 1 06 ;ric9gi wilr go? to son iah- -AcadeinR-V iany people ;- 'wotd ; like to .see. Sir; Aston; Webb, the arch itect, become the successor to the late Sir iAwrenc Alma-Tadema -) as a xriember of Ji -oren iIt is said that. John S. SargenthCamerlcan aHisfi' would have; received it had he become a5British' subject.'. ,"': -r. Johnston Forbes-Robertson, the actor, V it is r said; " will On ' this . occa sion, be dubbed a knight. - J Prince " Arthur , of Connaught, "the son of the Duke Connaught, Governor General of Canada;, is . due to receive af dukedom,, probably . that of Kent, but; this . may he postponed,. until, the Ring's birthday, a rvv-; .,'' , New peerages .will '. be few and all of f them '.outside. .of Parliament as the government; is - not, willing, to run -any-further .risks of- losing by-elections. . HEARING RESUMES ; y" ' V: '- ' .- '. . New York's -- Aldermanrc Probe w Into . Polices Ctonditlons Will Bring : Oj.t . Some Ugly. Conditions. . ., new tork; Dec. 27 with the resumption today of the' inquiry by an aldermanic- committee - into New York police' affairs, it was Intimated that the investigation for the pres ent would, be aimed directly at poiice oftcials,TwhO it is alleged,, have been hamperlh; the ' members t Of the com mittee 'in - the ' Search ' for records at police headquarters.' It was "said that tlie investigators had found at head quarters ,300 complaints of question able resorts in connection with which it was not shown that any official action-had been taken: : v--' In the .meantime, at police head-; quarters the , trial of a J . policeman charged with .taking protection inon ey from a - woman will . be ' continued. A. third, line .of. Investigation is being conducted by a number of prominent me nand women interested in the vice problems of the .city. They hsve call ed a meeting , for. next Sunday -night at whl?h the pproposition of ; holdlnS a" public mass meeting to ; put' , the questions of the city "morals equarely before the .public to be discussed. MR. AND MBS. TEDDER i-. LOSE LITTLE : CHILD i' -. : y . . k News was. received this morning, of the death' today of the little' child of Mr. , arid Mrs. ' Ed - Tedder at-their home in Monroe,1 the 'little one -being but "two months old. ; The body will be brought to; this city, this af,terhoon and. the funeral will be held' from the residence of the grandparehts J.Mr and .-Mrs. D.. M. Tedder v Saturday. Satprday1 morning I at 10 o'clock; , on. North-phurcft .street. ' :. pnjjffjdinsT his thoughts abont making up tfie, Cabinet. 3 'T.ational chn-maa, admitted to dayjfthkt. ihe, knWjmany fhirigs,-but was iotal'U'berty to tell :He believed, however, he "said,- that'important an-n-Vance'ments" would ihotvbe- made until March 1. - ' " Jory Ep Conspiracy ; Case c This Afternoon HAY TAKE EdHGER TO 1; CONSIDER 'EVIDENCE hong -Dravrn, Out ' Case Said - to Be ?M4st Importam'in HlstoryofJFed ; era! Courts,' Is Nearing Its Close In . lndlanapollsPewr BPayBeen ,'Alble to Hear the .Testimony in Small Federal Court Boom. ' : '" V ' 1 NDIANAPOLIS, :t Ind., Dec. y 2 7. Verdicts . inthe dynamite cohspira'cy,r pases, if any are found ' today ; will ; hot" be -reported,, to the court ;. until - this aftrrnoon at least." 1 ; - ' . ; That : was assured. . vrhen Federal Judfee 'Anderson, 'on receiving word from ..the jurors that they .were not ready to. report, adjourned court until 2:30 o'clock. .. - . . 4' r ;' Government .officials were confident that before night the Jurors would be ab'e to - return their .findings iri the cases of ,.the 40 ' labor union- officials w1 are - accused !- of 4 assisting 1 in . ahd appropriating f l.-OOO a month f or,.the sStes "of one hundred dynanilte ahd njro-glycerine. explosions carried on by the McNamara brothers against the ehiDloyets. of non-viniQn; labor, i , . y rom the. fact -that .Judge Anderson inducted jhe juryv to carefully- con sidev all-, the evidence In-, the' case, Si'h; it "required three months to pre sent, attorneys for ftPrank M.- Ryan, president of the "iron workers' inter na M 0 nat ' unions and: the other defend--ahti were?bf. opinion thatthe jurors miy n'6jt ;.e, able to find- verdictar with- in' 24'liouts after their retirement; Vatto witnejteUhe jctostog scenes of wiEtt jth grnmenTpnten 1noin trt urijbl pfflciaii4v!er.;h4; Courts . Judge' Anderson ' court room is, comparatively. ; small, . being i 6ccu-! piedT almost t&' Its ' capacity by. the , 40 defendants members ofytheIr families, attorneys and" newspae r correspond ehi3 The ;roOmOccud by ithe ju- rore days and night foi: three months is reached by a specla stairway -not accessible to the publi:: ; ; :.,y CilI the same floor With the jurors are; .Ortie E. ;-McManigaU and Edward Clark,, confessed dynamiters. .McMan igair upon wno's'e confession the. Gov fTment laid; the basis, of Jts ' charges that 4abor un'iori pfflcials, : violated the. Fe? ral law prohibiting ' the trans portation , of 'explosive's .oh -passenger trains," is to be returhed. to the custody of : "Los Xngeles; Couhtj?; as" soon as the trie!, ends nere. His recreation since, his being " brought r here' as. a; ''loan" frorn Los Angeles -Counay, ' has been exercise :oh -the roof of the ' building arid; carving picture frames out of ".ci gar boxes. "Clark,- who confessed to blowing .up the' bridge at Dayton, O;, is to be sentenced after the verdicts as to the' other- defendants, are returned. ; ; : Th'c' Defendants. '..The defendants are: ; ' .. :' J rarik:M, .Ryan, president of the In ternjptipnal Association of Bridge and Structural "iroh'Wokei's; r John T. Biiller, Buffalo. yice president;' HerT b.ertS&'ilockJn former secretary;, Olaf Av. .Tveiimoe,San Francispo, secretary of the Calif ornia; building' trades coun cil; FhgehV A.; Clancy, San Francisco; Phillip vAv 2bol,ey,;' New Orleans;. , Mi chcel j ypouhg,7 Boftoh;. Prank J." Hlifryins, Boston; , J.E. 'Munsey, Salt Lake City,' IJtahV' Frank C; Webb,' New York is Patrick: , F.. Farrell," New York ; Jolin. H. Barry,"; St Louis; . Paul' , J. Mori-ln, St. Liouis; Henry W. Legleit nerj Dehver;.: Charies N. Beum, Min neavpllsl Herman..Qv Siff ert, Milwau kee: Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago; Jantus Coo ney, Chicago ;.:. James ..H. Coughlih Chicago; vyiniam . Shupe, Chicago; Edward Smythe, Peoria, lit; Jan.es E. Ray, Peoria, '111.;' Murray L. Pawnell, Springfield, IU. ; Daniel Buck ley.DavenportJ : Iowa; 'William' C. BernhArdt, Cincinnati; Wilford - Bert Brc wn, I Kansas City, Mo. ; William xJ . McCain; Kansais City, Ato;' Frank K. Painter; , Omah'ar Peter J. Smith, Cleveland; Michael J. Hanhon.'Scran toii. Pa;;; XJeorgel Anderson, . Cleveland;- Edward B. Phillips, ' Syracuse, N. Y.r; Charles Wachtmeister, Detroit; Frank J. Murphy Detroit;, Fred J,. M(ochey, Duluth; Ernest G.' W.-JBasey,-indlunpolis; Fred Sherman,, -Indian. apo,4tf; Hiram; RV Kline; Mimcie Ind, ipTTvtr; ofganiaer . 'for Mhe Ignited Btherhood lot , Carpenters and Join- - - J except .Tveitmoe and ; Kline are conrected with the I ironj ' workers Union V - - .r' fV v - Decision Late Today. , - Clancey, Webb, Legieitner, Farrell, C'KiJey, Beun and Young are present or :iast members of the iron workers' executive board " and ' as such ' are 4 charged with appropriating 1,000 to inamA(C!Koa thousands pt "pertons avie-trhsdn Aged And Beloved Cbariotle IFo- man Siiccnmbs To An Attack Df Pneumonia Mrs. Lydia Josephine Dowd, widow of y the late . Hon. Clement ; Dowd,a lawyer of Charlotte and once a mem ber of.. Congress, died, Friday, morning, at' 1 : 15 o'clock after'! an illness of 10 days with pneumonia. Had she. lived & few days longer .she would have reached ' her 81st birthday.- - . : :A She was ; born. In Moore County in 1831. She' was of Scotch descent and belonged to the family of - Bruces, which " has " been conspicuous "In the annals ,of Scotland and in the Rev olutionary history ' and America.- Her father was Dr. Samuel Child Bruce, a; physician of Moore County, and the grandson of ..Charles Bruce, who was. a noted figure in. the Revolutionary history of -North Carqlina, having been a member of " the constitutional convention of North Carolina. The home of Charles Bruce was at Bruce's Cross Roads vin Guilford; County, the earliest place of meeting of friends of liberty and the scenes of .many stirr ring events " of the' revolution. Mrs. Dowd's mother was Martha Kennedy, a daughter of David Kennedy, also a prominent actor in . the ,war of the Revolution. 'After, i the Revolution was oyer he built a gunshop In Deep. Riv er; Moore-County, 'using , slave labor. . 5 Lydia Josephine; Bruce- was ' .mar ried in 1847 , to Murdock B. Person of Carthage , who died - three' years la ter, and ' from this 'union , was one child, Fannie,-' now the wife of Mr. K; B. Adams,' a - lawyer; of Monroe. 3 ' ; In 185S Mrs.'; Person 'was married: to Clement Dowd, " a young lawyer, of Carthage and a veteran of the ' Civil War. -The children of this " union were f .Misses Ella - and ; Mattie Dowd and Mr, Willis B. Dowd. Dr Jerome Dowd; Mrs. E.- K. Bryan of Memphis. ji;enn.. Mrs: -w. Hadlhg and HVf r. . ! ; MiiDqw was a nothan of 'the Old school and was hot Influenced by the modern.' lendehev of women toward iiiterfef t:' aridO palclpatloh In affairs outside, of "the home.. Her ! life; was centered In her home, her neighbor-, hood And her church. She .loved do mestic life arid her ; children were to her a supreme joy. " She delighted, to serve them, play : with them and be :a., companion to - them. It was , this vabeorblng interest; in her, family ,that Won all .of her children to , her with a devotion that was s supreme. For many years her children have" assem bled for a family reunion at Christ-' mas. Mrs. Dowd took; the most child ish "delight - in the ; festivitiy-; andex change of gifts and-greetlngs of this holy day. ' She 7 had- looked ' forward to' the Christmas just passed with her usual happy- aritlcipatidri arid ' a,' few ; days before she was taken 111 she vis ited the stores and; laid in her sup ply of presents for. her children, grandchildren and friends. . It "was perhaps' the exposure incident to this shopping that brought on the Illness that - turned ' the Christmas - occasion into 'one of sorrow' In her home. She" realized the probability of her death and , faced :lt with 1 Christian resignation;- - Her illness was not one of great suffering, and in her , last . hours' she was in'a very cheerful mood and talk ed freely to all her' children. A short time before ' she ' lost ;' consclousne'ss, she called her oldest son,' Mr. Willis Dowd," to her bedside and taking both of his hands .in hera' said I "My. dying . message to my children,' " who .' have been the pride and joy of my life, is this: I. have lived a long and I trust a successful Jlfe.- ?I have believed in God and tried to. follow the example of 7 Christ. ...God. is our" refuge : and strength, a very 'present help In : trou ble. My prayer is that my children will believe as I have believed and live as L have .tried-to live. : I know If they do all-will;be well and we shall be reunited in ! thie world to which I am going'.; ;; ,; ;: , .'. Z;- - " ' . ' .' ' ' - " ' ' . - : y . "BIG TTM? SULLIVAN'S CONDrTIOX UHI'RQVES. - . i - '.;.. ' YONKERS, N. Y.. Dec. 27. Qon-gressmen-elect Timothy .'D. .Sullivan, who has been seriously ijl In a sana torium here.: for nearly Iwo months, may be able to, appear in Washington for the y extra .session .of Congress. Big Tim."7; who has long been a prominent figure in' - the . New 'York Legislature as well as in Congress for a-previous term,was greeted by. his friends on , the- street yesterday for the first time. He ' declined to " dis cuss his condition, hut .appeared ,to he much Improved. . emible -John J. McNamara, then sec re taiy, to pay expenses of dynamiting. chortly after 10 a. m. Judge Ander son adjourned court until 2:30 o'cfek thi? afternon. This means that if any vek-Icts are' reached they will not be reci-.ived before that time. c Happenings 01 The City Sketclieil x; In Briel As Seen By The Chronicle Reporters ! The local. hotels have been notl-s fled Of the opening of the new. Pied mont Hotel at Burlington, on Janu- ; ary 1, the hostelry being ' in : charg ; of ;Woodson A." Young. . '. . .. - .. The congregation t of the. SartEJa ; Associate.', Reformed Presbyterian ' Chuich i stoday enjoying its annual gathering which features every Christ mas season with this people. ; " : j ' Mr. Tom Guthrie, Jr., who re-; ' cently - went ' to Raleigh : with ' the' . , Southeastern r Underwriters, has . re- -turned to : Charlotte and , will study' law in the office Of his father, Mr. T.' T C. Guthrie, In the Law building. ;v -v -Excelsior, . Joppa . and'., phalanx , Lodges, of Masons have assembled 'a , ( quantity jof supplies' and gifts for the Oxford Orphanage which .will be. for warded to . that institution in . a' few ,f i days. " 'J- - : '" '. ' ..'! -' ' ''' ... " "; H:'y. The-.-' Christmas entertainment which was given-' by' the Trinity Meth-j' odist Sunday- school last Monday night' f is, to': be repeated tonight at 8 o'clock.: , Qutte a number of -unique, features ,' '- have been . planned and . it Is the put-: pose , of those in charge to present an; " exceedingly attractive ' program f. ,i v No meetings , whatever are : an- nounced for the remainder of the ' ' week, in municipal circles.; the observ-; . h ance of . the holiday being completeJ. The gauntlet will, however be taken, j -up again Monday night by the board: , of aldermen. .' .,. "'-;'.' Messrs. -E. M. House, Neal Ellllott, ' J; T. Farrington and 3'. T, - Manies ; of ' the local' police force .are Vail iOft : duty this week on ; account of illness. ' Mr; , Hciibe is saidto be quite ill, while Mr.' Manies. who has fever; Is reported; to be resting comfortably. - ' -r-MrA Frank Graham who has-bee; recuperating at the home of his pa-", . . rents 'here from the broken leg he re: . ceived some time ago in a? football! garnet at' Chapel. Hill, : is doing weir an 1 hopes 'to. be able ; to . resume th0i study; of law at the university -in the course pf a few eeks. . V" i-The' children of ' the- Sunda -T-" school of Westminster - Presbyterian as itree yesterday evening' at - 6: So " : clock, wlien a special 'Program,, was ' given ; and, talks ;made by - the .pastor, ' Rev.-r Wi-cooper Aaams, . ana ;.. superintendent, Mr. '; W, B; Reid. . ; John Morris, charged with taking a pocketbook from Mr. R. B. Ridley, a local mill man, was today placed under a $5 00. bond for his appearance at the' next term of criminal court.. A . witness" bond of .$500 was required -of Mr. RiddleyV'thls being quickly fur nished by, Mr. H. W. Warner. , Another civil service examination fqr the position of - agronomist - In J wheat investigation will be held on January 20, including a thesis of not less than 2,500 words on the. improve- . ment of the wheat crop. The other' points ' are general , education arid training, practical ; ' experience in wheat investigation and ; a dlscussioii on one. of . a number of subjects sug gested. : ; v -..: ;t ;;;!.v . :. -k v An entertainment will' be given by the boys' orchestra, tonight when they will- entertain their friends at. an in- , formal reception at the Ydung Men's Christian Association. The boys have , arranged a most pleasing program for the evening and extend a cordial invl- -tatioc to all of their frieads. This Is . not meant to include . the members "Of -the association alone, the: invitation being- extended : to their parents and adult friends. ' . . ' ,V'.v Mr. R: C. Biberstein, mill archl tect, Js working on plans for an-ex-, tension' to the Dacotah cotton .mill at. . Lexington.- The mill company; ex- ; pects to install new warping and spooling frames and 100 looms In. the . new plant, as well as equip a-new,; machine shop. 4 Work will : begin . In . the 1 early spring and- be pushed to completion. This wlll mean an addi-"' tion to the help of the mill of a num- , ber of employes. - .' ; ; The Northwest winds have blown . the clouds away and the threatening weather. which hovered - pver this coin-. munity last night and ;. early ' this ' ; morning have been -dissipated.' FTom . the office " of the ' weather - bureau . comes today the prediction" that 1 the v ' temperature will do a little dropping and' the continued clearness will pre vail for the next JSi hours. . , The teni- , . perature . will probably . be as . low,. :af " 30 tonight. .; : ; ;" . -', '. - , . ; ", ARRANGE SCHEDULES -.-:"" . v . Officers of Big Leagues Meet in Aiken i to Talk Over. Games for Next Sea- T- - son. : - ,-: ' ;'..-"" : NEW YORK, .' DecJ . 2 7-Secre'tary :;'V. John Heydler , of the : National League C will start- late today for Aiken, S. C., . to -aid s President -Ban Johnson or the American League and; President ; "' Barney , Dreyfuss Jof ; the Pittsburg ; National League club, in drafting the schedules of ..the big leagues-; .base ball ..season of 1913. Dreyfuss is al ready in; Aiken on account , of : his'. ; health and Heydler ; said Johnson . was expected In Aiken -today. : Th three will meet on : Saturday to sift out as many conflicting dajtes as pos sible.'.. "''; ''".;; -::;'v''-. ;'"- " . These conflicts are almost a rarety nowadays, there having been only flv last year, ; all of which were in Chi- cago Five years ago there were 3 or more. The full schedules will not be - made public -until the middle or February,' when the National and American Leagues have their schedule, ratification meeting in New York.,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 27, 1912, edition 1
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