XL No. 25.
G ON CORD, N. C. , MONDAY , MAY 27, 1895.
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FIFTEEN f'H ANNIVERSARY. I A DOUBLE LYNCHING.
The Crystal Wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
W. It. odeli Celebrated Saturday
Eventng. Presents Numerous ami
Haudsome150or More Guests.
Two Youiigr Men llanged for Brutally
Assultins a Youh;-' U(Iy-The Jlob
ted by the Girl's father. , -
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T 7 uuBome flome at this morning a mob whicn bad been
the head of North Main street, was In possegsion of Vermillion countj
the place; Saturday.eyening from-8 jail for several .bWrs, sueceeied in
wu u was ine nme; ana tne celebra-
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XnoSmKlen Deaths.
. Sim Jay night about- 9 o'clock,
vhlle attending the colored baptist
church, Susan Thompson, an aged
and rejected colored woman of this
0tv, became suddenly faint and re-
luriicti to her home, only a distance
i( ... ids, whtre she expired in
a very few minutes. "Aunt Socky"
waa the wife of 'Washington Thomp
son and mother of Cicero, the gbar
ber. . She. was 84 years, old and was
well and favorably known.
Washington Peas, an old -colored
raao living in Pineiand, took sud
denly sick Saturday afternoon and
died Sun iav night. His death was
due to stomach disorder.
When Eaby vras sick, we gave her Castoria.
"hen she was a ChUJ, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
Whea she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
At St. Andrews.
Sunday night the union Sunday
schools of the Lutheran and Metho
dist churches at Uannonyille carried
out an entertaining, programme es
pecially arranged for Children's
Day, which consisted of singing and
reciting. The singing was especially
fine, and e ;ch one who took part in
tha txercisea did his or her part re
markably well. Kev. R H Parker,
of Central Methodist . church, de
iivered a short address. Mr. L D
Ouval Is superintendent and has the
children under splendid control.
The school is in a flourishing con-
. dition. A collection was taken for
missionary purposes.
iel at Torest Hill.
Mr Clayton Walter, who has been
ck- for tome time, died Sunday
":n--of bicod poison, at Forest
reflfiD8 will be ' interred
if1' Carr-n-i rivejfird tomorrow
I 'Uoid'iy) 10 o'clocl. H o leayes
t.na three children. Mr.
:ic vjbonr, 24 xp.nr& old. R"V
cLauiiii v.iil conduct he funeral
&vices.
r' it Found.
ace the rtceut cold spell in May
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na2 been on, there has been much
ersity of opinion over the Scrip
furfes, which is said to read : "The
llQs will come when ve - shall 'not
c,v fit ter from summer except
lfle putting forth of the buds."
aay that it is in the Bible,
wnile others contend thit it is not,
h it is enh an old saying. We
locite the' quotation, and
i(i like for soma one-well -Versed
.ell ns in what part of 'the Bible
r 13 10 be found, if found at all.
1 youeof the force.
ton of the 15 th anniversay of tne
marriage of Mr.and Mrs. W R Odell
was the occasion. i
It was the briilia it occasion of
years, in Concord.
From the time the beautifuly en
graved cards were issued to the many"
friends of these most excellent peo
pie, it was the coming eyent to all.
The many looked forward .with exx
pectations of a most joyous occa
sion ElbethVone of the loveliest of
Concord's elegant homes, was, if
possible, even more beautiful on this
occasion. The light streaming from
within wheneyer doors opened and
through the windows, mingling its
rays among the Raindrops falling
without and those hanging heavy
on trees and sbrubberj, the scene to
those advancing upon Elbeth wa3
suggestive of the crystal wedding
occasion within.
At the. door little Miss Barrow re
ceived the cards of nearly 150 in
vited friends of the bridal couple.
Once in, amid the hospitalities of
these good people, and surrounded
by the grace and beauty of Concord,
Charlotte, Greensboro and Salis
bury, without a care and m couch
with all that's cheerful and charm
ing and inspired by music each
individual saw a living picture,
which my pen can not describe. It
was not a dream it was real, life
like and earnest.
Not only a pleasure to be present,
but doubly so to see Mr. and Mrs.
W R Udell, the bride and groom,
and give them heartiest congratu
lations upon the 15 th anniyersary
of their matrimonial voyage, and to
wish thenar long, long, voyage be
yond tnis occasion, all without a
breaker, without a cloud in sight.
Mr. and Mrs. W H Branson, of
Durhan, and Mr. and Mrs. S J Dur
ham, of Dallas, assisted Mr. and
Mrs. W R Odeli in receiving.
Dozens after dozens entered the
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dining hall there a scene of beauty
.and one never to be forgotten was be
fore every one. The decorations
were in roses and water lilies, the
latter predominating. This, cheer
ful and grand in appearance, was
only surpassed by the marriage sup
per in abundance and prepared fit
for gods. How could memory forget!
Never. That scene will be yivid
when the crystal wedding years will
have tnppled themselves.
The presents, all cut-glass, preB
senfed to all a picture of rare beauty
and brilliancy tHey were numerous,
handsome and many of them C03tly.
In long rememberance the crystal
wedding of Mr. end Mrs. W R
Odell will be held by the 150 guests
presant. It was an occasion of ioy
and happiness not 'a single thing
was left undone to, make the even
ing perfection itsel f.
Mr. J. W. Mehaffey JDead.
Just as our forms were about to
close, at 4 o'clock, the death of Mr.
Joseph W Mehaffey, whose serious
illness we have noted, is announced.
We haven't space nor time for fur
ther particulars in this issue.-
"The weather has broke," says
Prof, McAnnlty.
locating John Halls, Jr., and .Wm.
Royce in their cells,: took them aside
and hanged them for agaulticg Miss
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Laura Barnett.
brom midNnight, Jvhen the crowd
first made its appearance at the j ill
until the victims weVe reached, it
was a determined, deperate struggle
of a frenzied mob to baeet summary
justice, battling against heavy oaken
doors and iron bars and occasionally
halted by the grim stand of a little
band cf defenders of law and order
under the command of "Sheriff
Thompson. .
After repeated efforts to break
down the outer jail door with a tele
phone pole the crowd for a moment
desisted in their efforts to break into
the jail. Ed McCusker stood on
the iail steps and addressed the
mob, begging them to desist. They
laughed him down, Sheriff Thomp
son, his. wife and deputy sheriff
James Sloan also besought the mob
to disperse.
F V Barnett, the father of the in
jured girl, said to Mrs. Thompjon:
"Madam, her blood demands venge-
ance. His reply was wuaiy ap
plauded. '
; At 2 o'clock Sheriff Thompson
sent for Judge Bookwalter, of the
Circuit Court, ,who addressed. the
crowc from the jail corridor. He
made an earnest plea to let the law
take - its course. He assured them
that Halls and Rojce would receive
severe punishment if found guiltv;
that the 'iial jurj would do it& duty.
But the leaders, who were among
the ,mo3t prominent men m the
county replied :
"Yea, we know the jury will con
vict them and give them a severe
sentence, but Governor Altgeld will
pardon them out. He recently
pardoned three brutes you sent up
from Champagne county for 20
years and he will pardon these men.
If any other man than Altgeld was
Governor we would not lynch these
men. But we are determined he
will neyer have a chance to turn
them loose."
With these words thej again com
menced at 3 o'clock. -
Sheriff Thompson, finding himself
powerless to control the mob tele
graphed the Governor asking that
the militia be sent to hja aid.
At 3:15 the mob secured both of
the prisoners and started toward the
bridge. with rope3 about their n-cks.
They were hanged almost upon the :
scene ef the crime. - I
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For the Iadies. j
Mrs Nd Ireland -Thacker. 1 007 I
aentutive of W7 H & R STuckvr &
Co , wholesale and retail mercL&nts .
of Raleigh, is at the St. Gloud with j
samples, at retail, of new and ex.
tensive lines of Spring and Summer
colored and black dress goods, silk?,
velvets, laces, trimmings, corsets, ,
kid gloves, shoes, etc, all of the
latest styles, and invites all the
iadiesof ' the town and country to ;
call and inspect . her display. She
will be here only a few days-and to
get a good selec ipn it would be to,
your interest to go - at your earliest !
convenience. - ad. " j
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