J. i '-;:" 3 ; ... J - - " " ""lpP J p y " Vi'"- 'I- re ''I- LOCAL NEWS VUFERS. Short items Concerning our Peop'e a d Their Doings, T. M . Wiuecif, wife and ohil dreu, went to Concord to. attend a birthday dinner given in honor of his mother on Tharsday, Septem ber 1, 1910. Bev. J. J. EadB is aay aseiet ing JRav. M.. P. RiohardBon in holding a protraoted meeting in the Mt. Pleasant circuit. Miss Rhea Ritchie lft here yes terday for Lexington where she will visit before returning to her home in Ritohfield . Mrs. A. M. Hauna delegate, from the St. Mark's congregation, Miss Lnrline Graham from the Girls Guild, and Lula Pearl Bos tian, from the Children's Society, attended the meeting of the Wo man's Missionary convection in Spencer last week. Mrs. J. A. Thorn aud Rev. and Mrs. W . B.N Anil also attended as visitors Photographer J. A. Simpson is in town. Read his advertisement elsewhere in this paper and go to ee him as hij stay is short. H. J. Eddleman went to Atlan tic City on the excursion last week. Miss Connie and Cappie Boland, of Salisbury, spent Friday night and part of Saturday visiting their friend, Miss Zula Correll, on Franklin street. Stokes Propst has his new dwell ing about ready for the roof. ' Mrs. Annie J. Miller, of Wilmington, N. C, who had been a delegate to the Womau'B Convention in Spencer came down to Ohina Grove Tuesday to spend a few days with Mrs. J. A. Thorn. Mrs. P. R. Miaenheimer, of Misenheimer Springs, visited her mother, Mrs. P. B. Kimball, this week, arriving Tuesday r C. M. Kimball, who has been living southwest of town, moved last Saturday into - the house oc cupied by his mother, Mrs. P. B. Kimball, in this place. Miss Rosa. G. Propst, of the Union Church neighborhood, .who has been visiting at Rev, C. A, Brown's ince last Saturday, re turned home on No. 44LWejdiie daymormng. . ( A SorpMse Birthday Dinner. On Monday. August 29th, the" children and a goodly number of friends gave Mrs. M. E. Propst a surprise birthday dinner at her home near China Grove, being the fiftieth anniversary of her birthday, It was also the birth day of one of Mrs . Propst's daughters, Mrs. Carrie Cline, who was present as an honored guest. Among those' who were present werd Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Brown, 4heir pastor. At noon the company were call eoaround a table spread with an abundant supply to meet the de mands of the physical man. The blessing invoked all present help ed themselves till they had enough, and yet there 'was some left. The days was pleasantly and profitably spent. May Mrs. Propst live to see many more, birthdays, and may each succeeding one' be spent as pleasantly as this one. ' pox Chase. Will Freeze called up the fox hunters of Landjs on last Friday and to id them that a, fox had , come into his yard and attacked his chickens. Qaickly word was passed to all the lovers of the sport and about eight with a num ber of dogs started out to find Mr; Reynard. The trail was struck aud kept for about three hours leading all over the country. It is estimated that oU miles was covered in the four hour chase, but Reynard save the dogs the slip near Sandy Ridge church and they were cabled off .and all re turned home saying they had plenty of sport and still have the prospect of running the same fox again. - Services at St. Mark's. There will be services at St. Mark's, Rev. W. B. Anil, pastor, Sunday as follows: Sunday School at 10 a. m. Morning Service at 11 a. m. The subject will be, "Mocking." The sermon will be practical and will apply to present day life". At 7 :80 in the-evening the sub- L ject will be, ''Kyushu GakUin" a Japanese school. . This will give some Japanese history, and facts. Everybody is invited to all these services. Fingers Cut. A. L . McDaniel got his third and fourth fingers badly out with a woodsaw on Tuesday of this week . . The knuckle of the fourth finger was cut off and the third badly lacerated. Dr. J. B Gaith er rendered the necessary surgical aid. . --... A Runaway Accident. As Tom Hendrix and sister, Miss Maggie, were on .their- way from China home in Concord Grove, last Sunday night, they met with an accident that might have proved much more serious. They had been visiting their brother, DrH. M. Hendrix, and had started home late. As they drove into the cut at the Linn Mills Co.'s warehouse they met au approaching buggy. The horse took fright and ran up on the bank overturning the buggy and pitching out the occupants. In the suffle the buggy passed over the ankle of Miss Hendrix hurting her right much. The horse start ed' to run, dragging the buggy up sido down, but Mr. Hendrix held to him and succeeding in stop ping him when the cotton mill was reached. The shafts, one wheel anH the top were wrecked. Mr Hendrix had number M bruises bunbtbiug' " soulTr'fe was taken to his home in Concord by a team from W. M. Brown & Go's, livery while Miss Maggie werTt in a buggy with her sister, Miss Mary and Mr. Frickhoffer Barnhardt-Roberts. Last Monday, August 29, .1910j. about 4 o'elock, 'Mr. Baruhardt and Miss Lizzie Robertiudrove to parsonage and were united in holy wedlock by Pastor D. I, Off man. Only a few were present to wit ness the ceremony. They then repaired to the home of the bride where a supper was tendered them. The brid? it the daughter of Back Roberts of Landis. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eph Barnhardt, near Saw. They have the good wishes of a large circle of friends Death ot Child. Death invaded the. home of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Wagner, of Chi na Grove, last Monday August 29, 1910, and claimed their little son, Charles Grady. He was born June 26, 1910, therefore, was but two months and three days old. His little body was convey ed . to Concordia ohurch where", after a funeral service by Pastor W. B. Aull, the interment took place. The parents have the heartfelt sympathy of all in their bereavement. Big Beet. Esquire P. A. Sloop says he has a beat that measures 32 inches around. It is still standing in the ground and he cannot tell any thing about its length or weight. Who can beat'that beet? 4huada? Afternoon Club, Mrs F. M. Thompson was the charming hostess to the members of the Thursday Afternoon Club at its last meeting. The visitors present were Mrs . M L. Patte.r son' and Miss Jennie Patterson. The two hours, 3 to 5, were spent pleasantly in a social way. Watermelon, delicious cream and cake were served. R. M. Ritchie was in Salisbury Wednesday on business. if Preaching at Harris Chapel. ;. - 'V- Rev. A. L. ' Aycock, of Went worth, will, preach in Harris Chapel on the 1st Sunday, , Sep tember 4th, 1910, at 11 a. m., and in China Grove at night at 7 :30. Everybody invited. Rev. Aycock was pastorJiere for four years and is well remembered by pur people. Stockholders Meeting. The annual stockholders meet ing of the Patterson-Young Mer cantile Company was held in the oompany's store last Wednesday. The following stockholders from a distance were present : Dr. G. E. Young, Forest City, Messrs. J. F. Alexander, Ltlesvilla, 0. . E, Lowe, Kannapolis and E. D. Cor riher, Mooresville I The stock was all represented and when the annual statement was read it showed the business Th good shape. The regular 5 -pr cent dividend was declared. The following officers were elec ted: J. F. Alexander, president; G. W. Patterson and C. E. Lowe, vice presidents ; C. J. Young, sec retary and treasurer. Messrs, C J. Young and Tom Wilkie left here-Wednesday night for northern markets to purchase a stock of fall and winter goods for the firm. . They will go to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Richmond before re turning. LANDIS LOCALS. Mrs. J. P. -Linn and three lit tle daughters went to Mt. Pleasant last Wednesday to visit her pa rents, Rev. and Mrs. A. Shulen berger. They returned home Wednesday of this week. J. P. Linn is in Baltimore buy ing g ods tnis week. J. R; Rice and W. M. Brown w Mrs. O.-E.Scarboro and chim dren spent last week in Concord visiting. illiss Maud Walker visited at kDave Goodnight's, near Moores- ville, last week. Sid Moore, of Mt. U 11a spent thet nighty, here lat Wednesday wlt h.is'friendt Mr. McConnell MissAda Fesperman came home jas. sun a ay , nayin. oeen; visicin g relatives in Cabarras county; The entire fainjly of Sam Pethels was sick last week. They are all better now. C. J. Deal,, who has been siok for some time, is able to be about again. Peter Long, of Cabarrus, Killed by Tree Falling on Him. - Concord, August 30. A tele phone message from Carrjker this morning conveyB the information that Peter Long, aged 17 years, who lived near Brief, a few miles from the Union county line, was struck by a falling tree Monday af tbrnoou about four o'clock and instantly killed. The yonug man, with two com panions, Ernest Black and Reeoe Long, about the same age, was en gaged in nutting down some tim ber about a mile and a half from the Liong home. They had cut down a tree which lodged in the branches of another tree. In order to dislodge it another tree was felled so that it would lodge against it. When the second tree struck the one that was lodged the latter flew back, and struck young Long iu.the breast. He was knocked down and the butt of the tree fell on his head,, crushing it and killing him instantly. Ihe boys who were with him were unable to remove the log frpm his-b .dy and had to go to a saw mill to get help. The dead body is a son of George Long, and a nephew of W. B . and R. I. Long, of Conoord and Murray and Hoyle Long, of Char lotte. Uharl tte Observer A fair will be held here October 18, 19, 20 and 21. Owing to the fact that Rinling Bros, circus will be here on the opening day the iair win oe aDDreviatea, so tome extent. Certain features are to be stressed while others will be omit ted. The $ grounds have been leased to Garland Daniels, ' of Greensboro, who is m tho city se curing advertisements for the pre mium list; which will of course be printed in Greensboro, and is ex pected to be out soon. . . 1 COUNTY1 CORRESPOMDEHCE. Items of Inerest in . YarionV Nelghborhoo ds . Sent ittbi Our Friends. faith, Sept. 1G. C. Miller, qf Dunn's Mountain and Miss Bertie Peeler; of Faith, "daughter of P. A. Peel er, were married1 in SAliabury' at J the home of Rev. K. 'Duttera, August 80th, 1910.1 I They left on the train for Mt. Airy next morn ing where they will reside for the present. Mr. Miller has a posi tion with the Mount Airy Granite Co. , ' " . " , Dorse McOombg has eight large pumpkins" on 'one vine . If you can beat that trot out your vine. Several residences have been painted here recently. Milas Stirewalt !s at home sick. . Mrs. Merk Uujtderwood and children, of Concord, are visiting her parents, broth ei s and listers this week at Faith.' " .-' . . Another new 'phone line has reached Faith.' Phones have been put in.at Peeler Bros.' and at R. A". Rauey'g stores; Peeler Bros, have two 'phones now, - The writer hasACt ihquirry for an assistant housekeeper and com panion Mn a good family where they have everything plenty. They offer f 2 50 per week. Mrs.. W. L. Ludwick has gone to MooreBville, N. C , to visit her relatives who are siok. Several of the Faith boys-have gone to Mt. Airy to .work in the quarry. Miss Jessie Surratt, of Salis bury, is visiting at Samuel Fra- ley's this week. We ii having great deal of rain 'the t past several days and nights'. 1 . . Jige from Granite arTyttaW4l PresVlfStiii monds, tho shoe maker, is dead . He died at his home there this morning, September 1ft. 1910. Peeler Bros, are sawing a big pile of logs today. The Faith Granite Company is crowded with work. Vends. GRAHAM X ROADS. Aug . -80 --0. W; Graham is running his sawmill in full blast and is ow ready to place his ma chinery in his ginhouse. His ex penses are about $6.00 per day. Mr. Cook, whose house was burned some weeks ago, has all his lumber on the ground for his new house. It will be ready to move in by Christmas. Eli Shulenberger has his new barn up and had a covering Mon day. He will have a fine barn when cempleted. " Ex-Postmaster of Manning will have a barn covering some time this week. We have a lot of cloudy weath er but not much rain. Will Safrit's wife and children, cf Rimertown, were the guests of L. M. Safrit last week. 7 John Sfrrit, of Rimertown. re , oently visited his ooutin; Tom Sa frit and his brother. Rafus Safrit. We have some cool weather at this writing.- Firs would be very comfortable. Willie Honeycutt, of Cabarrus County, has a pear tree which bears two crops of fine fruit. The. first crop has gone and tne second crop is now as large as- a nen e ; Stork Brown and brother will leave, about the middle of Sep tember for Roanoke, Va., where they .will -enter school . Their mother will accompany them to her old home in Virginia.- Rev B. S. Brown will go t Richmrnd, Va., about the 9th of September where he - will' attend the United Synod. So there will be no preaching at Salem the seo ond Sunday." unless by another pastor. ' : ' Jack. VEQOKWELL. -mi Aug. 29.5fc.8sMittie Shoe has typhoid fevet. Clarence rst, of Rook well, and Myrtle Reaver, w nose nome is a few mileB from Rockwell, have left for parts unknown to the peo pie of this community. 1 guess it is their desire to hunta better part of the country. G. H. Siffordxand Julius Friok attended the State meeting of the Jr. O. U. A. M., which was held SURHINB STRANGE ABOUT THIS. About the Appointment of Mr. Hobson . Postmaster for Salisborf. - W. H. Hobson, who has been appointed postmaster, taken charge of the office just has and James H Ramsay has retired . ,.. It will be remembered that President Taft invited. Senator Overman to make a recommonda tion aud he endorsed the present incubent. It . haB long . been : an official custom for- the president to acoeed this as a , courtesy to Seoators when the appointment concerns a postmaster in the sena tor's home city. Mr. Overman did not expect to monopolize the 1 1 office, but merely did what the president requested of him. It appearing that there was a differ ence of opinion as to who should be -'appointed " the piesident, as claimed, promised that he would not make a recess appointment ai.d"..Mr . Overman naturally felt perfectly safe about the matter until Congress re-convened. v We do not know that Senator Overman will have anything fur ther t j do with the matter unti1 the matter of confirmation !comes up, but imagine bis surprise when he learned that tho presi dent had not kept faith with him. A Washington telegram to the Raleigh News and Observer eays: uOn ;his arrival here today, Senator Overman learned that President Tafi haB appointed V. H, Hobson , postmaster at Salis bury. Senator Overman at once dispatched , a telegram to the President recalling that he had promised not to' make a recess ap pointment at Salisbury. Senators of both parties .are generally:-accorded the privilege of saying who shall be the postmaster in their home towns and for this reason Senator Overman gave his en dorsement to the incumbent, Mr. Ramsay whf is generally-endoYg." ed by ehe people of Salisbury and who has given satisfaction. Hob son is an assistant in the postof fice and was a supporter of Na tional Committeeman Duncan at the Greensboro convention. ; It is pieBumed that Mr. . Duncan p got busy for his friend who cannot take charge of his office until Vis commission is made out, which has not been done. Senator Ov erman simply put thet .matter - up to Mr. Taft recalling srpraise that he made." The fact that this appointment was made just at a. time when Senator Overman was: known to be en route to Mexico, seems to clinch the idea that in viewof the promise made, jtd vantage weaken of the Senator's absence. Life on Panama Canal . baa had one frightful drawback- malaria trouble tbat has brought suffering and death t: thousands Tha germs , cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jauDdico, lassi tude, weakneBS and general debil ity. But Mectnc Bitters never fail to destroy them and cur9 ma laria troubles. "Three bottles completely cured me"Vf a very se vere attack pf malaria,'.' writes Wax. A. Fretwell, of Lucama, N. C, "and I've, had good health ever since." Cure stomach, liver and kidney troubles, and prevent typhoid. 50c. Guar nteed by all druggists. at Wrightsville August2Sfrd. They report a fine time and a good meeting. Arthur Beaver visited his. fath er last Saturday night F. R. Sifford seems to be mak ing quite a number of trips up in the Rocks neighborhood. From all reports he has found some thing very attractive up there. ; The Rockwell roller mill is do ing a better business now than it has for along time. I hope it will continue to be busy . Rockwell and Gold Knob cross ed bats last Saturday, on the Rockwell diamond, but the G ld Knob champions met a sad defeat by the Rockwell team. Miller was in the box as .pitcher for Rockwell and had something up his sleeve that Gold Knob could not reach. The score was 1 to 18 in favor of Rockwell. The only run Gold Knob made was on an error. The teams will play again Saturday, September 8rd, at Rockwell. The score of each in ning wagAs follows: Rockwell. 0 1 1'4 8 0 0 8 1, 18 Gold Knob, 0 010 0 0 0 0 O, 1 .: 'J-'J', - U.T'i - 'fir? Cowles-Dougliton Discussion; Demoeritie Nominee ,in Eighth Bests Cowles at Lenoir. UTTER IS COOLLY RECEJYEO. CosgressmaB Defends Russell Admlalsfra- tlon and Retrajs Iporance of Political Hlstori; . 4 Charlotte Observer ' - Lenoir; Aug-. 29. Mr. R. Do'ug-hton and Congressman Cowles of . the eighth district met m joint debateJiere at noon today; A- large, crowd of voters listen ed to the discussion, TTstanding room beiner utilized to accommcn I date those present. : Mrr Cowles led off with an hour's discussion and his speech was coolly received by. those presi eot. ( - The burden of his effort was anticipatory and a painfully feeble attempt to explain what Doughton was going to' say; He devoted some time to State issues, referring in commendable terms to the Russeir administration. U- Ac counting - for the deficit : in -the affairs of the State prison in the Russell ' administration, Mr. Cbwles; stated that it was -'due; to the fact that Cleveland was Presi dent of the United States at the time.- He condemned Doughton's Doughton had poisoned the oil used in this State. "j i u; . ; BENDERS BI.ACKBTON SPEECH. ' ; lie adverted in a loose, disjoint ed manner t6 free liquor, free trade free silver and free anti toxin. Cowles devoted thirty two mirutes to the above men tioned matters and then launched forth into a rendition of the - f a! mqus Spencer Blackburn politi cal speech, which the voters v of the district so well remember; namely : bull calves, tan bark, beans and eggs. Mr. Cowles tfefer'bne "attempted to defend 1 the Taft administration, but did, "however, advocate" high protec tive tariff, especially on shirt but tons and tin plate. -: He cited The Charlotte Observer in, sup1 port of his position on the tariff, and asserted that while" this pa per ostensibly -favored his oppen nent. it was secretly andat heart in- favor of him and 'all 'other -republican congressional xahdi-f ttatesr5 irriisi Plainlv Mr. Cowles had failed and disappointed his friends, which was forcibly indicated by the expression on Col. Moses Har shaw's face. J A DEMOCRATIC DAY. Mr Doughton arose and w a s greeted with wild and tremendous applause. The condition so plain ly manifested showed conclusively that it was a democratic day and a Doughton occasion. At the oustart it was- evident that Mr. Doughton Outclassed Cowles in every respect and had obtained and accurate measure pf his op ponent and proceeded to destroy him as a campaign orator. Doughton's effort was dignified and forceful and was frequently interrupted with genuine and ap proving applause. He met every argument advanced by Cowles in a masterly manner and turned them to his own advantage. He unmer cifully ridiculed Cowles' remarka ble ignorance of history. Cowles appearing to be unmindful Of the fact that McKinly was President at the time, that Russell was Gov ernor of North Carolina. i. ' ' Doughton called attention! to the fact that he had driven all night from Boone to Sparta in or- der to meet Mr. Cowles, and show him the white feather that it was . . , , . . jm . claimed Mr. ; Doughton had ds- played, l his passage pieasea the crowd immensely. He argued withlforce that Cowles was out of his natural channel and " was a pittiable failure as a congress man in reply to a reference by Cowles io a ' loss sustained by Doughton in a cattle deal years ago. - COMPARISON OP RECORDS, j ' In . this connection Doughton cited his success as a farmer and a cattle dealer and invited a corn- parison of his life and record as a - . i'A.--'r:-' --"Jw?'- ''' cal careers Dough ton here,called ' attention Xtb the . . magnifidait work of the Stater prisdh - under 'i : democratic rtile'bn the Alleghany andvMattainuskeet ' railways and this too7 when the able-boddied , . convicts ire.now in most caaes sent to the chaingangV of - the " counties, - arid contrasted the man-; agement of "the' prison T. with its record ujider the fusiottiadminis-' tration. Here Dougton cut vith a dainascus' blade;' referring i -. to the appointment iof a democrat ) to a Federal judgeship and stated that the three nominees: for the : sepublican State convention for justices of the Supreme Court were men who Taitdeclared were not fit candidates for the Federal judgeship.-; At this 1 point Mr. Harshaw looked sober and . gazed at the floor. ; .. " t BIDicuI&S JOSPESTTY. CLATMS. ' Doughton ina masterly man- . ner exposed ihe fallacy of socalled republican prosperity and locat-,; edrthe origin, of the panic of 1893 and traced it to . Harrison.s ad ministration ' and V showed that Cleveland fell heir to a bankrupt government and assumed control of a nation" in the throesof a dis astrous financial panic He'detti onstrated that-S th'e- succeeding years of prosperity iwere due to the f?r!ifli?i' war Uoerjjwar and : Kus-' sJap- war whrch. had created a demann for Ai&erican - products not 'the.'rbca;Tj(pxliciev- Here , he challenged Cowles to'gbto the" people.; upon- the ' cause of the present discontentiHe condemned a high tariff, sKawing " that, this" evil was responsible f or. the - pres ; ent hich cost of . livinff; " He f se-- verelyariaigned tfie republican:- with American people uponproin ised revisio'n of the tariff dovvn-;': ward. In a forceful manner t he invited attention to the present insurgency in the republican par- ty', asserting that the present dis- ; integration in. the y arty was . due - to broken promises and; decep tions attempted upon theublic Heeri:tae,iacthaait made his campaign upon a prom ised revision of the; ; tariff down- ward and had betrayed the.people. alter crettiufir into omce;:A y EXPQSKS COWIES AIAlC; Dousrhten exposed f vCowl claim that he has so industriously j . - had secured an apprdpriatio'n : otKi j $60,000 f orthe erection .p.piv.t lie i building -3: a-!WUcesp6rp.-& ' Doughton -introduced -a ipircular?;ir:;;' letter ffotten -. out by tt reprbliv ;v fcan executive tiommitt "iwi" v for"tn"HEey achievement Q&sX&n, gressman Cowles. , Among those achievements was the appropria tion.. Dough ton here read a let ter from the treasurery Depart ment, which contained- the infor mation that no such appropriation had been made, thus revealing an attempt of Cowles. to hum -bug the voters; of his. district. He charged Cowles with an - at tempt to revive the force bill which was not denied,1 Doughton having the goods with him in the form of the printed bill He further charged that this measure was so iniqitous. and disgracef ul that congress declined to pass it. In this connection Doughton elab orated further Mr.. Cowles' incom petency as a congressman. Doughtqn closed amid deafnrng pplause. He had created a splended. impress ion on the voters and they were plainly in sympa ; thy with him from start to finish His speech inspired confidence among the democrats and created . a strong impression among hesi tating republicans. The results of . the day had cast a shadow of gloom and dispairover Moses and - -the republican candidate. . ' ; ' THE REJOINDER .FEEBI.E. Mr; Cowles, then rejoined in a V speech or ten minutes,- whicn ap eared as the struggle ot a dying man. m a ieeoie ana lame -manner he again referred" to the- oil bill, his Sparta debate which vhad . been reported by him under the Vlumf of "Wilkes Pair i oU" He explained his failure to yote on thJ forest, reserve , bill, assijrninor as a reason thai he owneda few acres of timber lafad. Never once did he explain cfr de fend his own or his partysTfc rd. Caldwell Will be found m thej democratic 'column in NovembcrJ EXECUTORY WOTiCr. Havine analified as executor "f tl last will and testament of J '-. :i Freeze, I hereby-notif y all persons .. ing claims against his estate to presi i them to me on or before teptribet 1911 . or thu notice will be Diet d in of recovery. - All debtors to s&id est are notified-to make prompt raymej this Aatrustetn. mo. " 6t. '- Hxbhak J. JTuszx, t leoutbr A - i'-A--'-- r "f -''."T.?-" 'H'i ' ' :' . 5 " t: -- y1 ,-. - t.; X- -v-