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VOL. II.
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-10CAL NEWS l(ATTERS.
Short Items Concerning ' our Peopk ltd
' V Their Doings. , "
" Krouth Thorn, of CharloUe;
epent a tew days here with hi
parents this week. -
J ; S. Batts made a-bnainess trip
4to Albemarle Tuesday.
Did you go to the oirous? was
as popular Wednesday as ' was
the phraBe 4,itAis raining:-
Some people walect-part of the
way to town Tuesday so it is said,
Yon may- know they wanted, to
see the monkey;
From all "aooounts "the light
fingered gentry pat in a good day
in town Tuesday and did a thriv-1
ing business. Pity 'tis that all
such people can't ba given a oon
traat to make good roads for
honest people.
j" Mrs. A'. , M. Hanna speu t a short
t. mr in Ashevilie last wer-k w h ere
8ho wis -joined by bar husband,
wb6' was'; traveling' wof ; .ru C&to-
lina iu the ' interest. 61 i he Harvey
Drug Co. -
Cone Sechler, of Pennsylvania,
arrived here las week , on a visit
to his father and mother, Mr. and
;W Mrs. AT" D. L. echler.
..-''Mr.-and Mrs. D, D, Ritchie and
Sp lS iittle daughter, Paarl, ,ot Rich
'''vrfield,' spent a short, time bore the
;first of the week visiting their
f daughter and sister, Mrs. Mc. L.
i'v J.v-'U"' Mr. and
Mrs. Mike4 .Winecoff
r ' :and two chilhren spent Sunday in
"W-iOoncotd.
:ViJ3lIBS. Vreorgia XOUUg, Ol f UIOBU
City, came to town last Satur
day "to visit her brother G. J.
Ynnnflr.. She left lor heme the
jHlfiittJoftSaweek. - - .
vf: of Con-
:'iivM'ordivisited;her brother. R. A.
t'hiam:Stiamily last Satnr
Mrs. Dr. otevens, of AshevUle,
is visitiog her mother, Mrs. I.
Frank Patterson and other rela
tions; having arrived here last
Saturday night. '
Miss. Ada Stirewalt, of Mt.
Pleasant, spent Sunday here with
- her parents, Mr, and Mrs. M, A.
Stirewalt.
Mrs. Charles Kimball, of Col
umbia, S. C, arrived here last
Friday to visit her father, J. M.
Bddleman and "other relatives.
She was joined by her husband,
Mr, Kimball. Sunday evening.
Misses Mattie and Myra Good
man of Charlotte, spent Sunday
here with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. Goodman,
.''...''
Miss Lala Brown visited her
'friend Miss Katie Earnhardt,
pear Concord, over Sunday.
Mike Winecoff has resigned bis
position with the China Grove
- Hardware Co. 1 -;-
-Mrs. Gus. Wertz visited her
fatber, J. L. Hols&ouser, last Sat-
""elf ' ' ' " .- ' i
urday and Sunday . ,
( Miss - Dora :Bost pleased her
v.; many friends by a short visit i to
xwir city lasweeK. .& .; :
Bank Directors' Meeting ;
The -direetors fy;the -Bank of
China Grov&.held a meeting last
weeif.' This was a semi-annual
meeting when a thorough exam
ination of the bank's condition is
Kinade : Everything was in the
best shape possible and the direc
tors :were well satisfied with its
condition . A small dividend was
declared. : : In a reoent statement
: sent out' to the patrons this-.batik
made creditable showing.
'.'S:Rev, A. ;Jflgtfal
i of- tbLutheraissipnMf
in Japan,-wVo aUiorne n va-
catioci, preached t'in St. ; Mark's
.. chnroV last Sunday ghjto
large and appreciative audience
Rev, Stirewalt is. known as the
ohildien's missionary. While here
on his Vacation he goes from place
I to "nlace and makes known the
' conditionland needs of the foreign
fields .He is making a splendid
impreseion. wherever be goes.;
Death of Jerm Freeze; .V
" Although he' had hienjiok for
some time v Mr.;r Ft6zes-maqy.
'friends Were surprised -0; Jeari?;
Wednesday morning, that he had
died at his' home in Landis; idur
ing - the night. Mr. Freete bad
been sick with a complication- of
diseases for several weeks, but Jt
was not though t that the end "was
so' near,
He leaves to mourn his taking'
away a wife, four sons, three
daughters, M teen grandchildren
and many otner relatives and
friends. .
He was 60 years, months an
9 . days old. . -His; remains were
copveyed to Oak Grove Methodist
church, near Sawi for interment,
which took plaoe at 11 o'clock on
Thursday. Rev . J. J . Eads con
ducted the services.
Sune Pumpkfns and 6oards, ..'
Ran Sloop takes the premium
on pumpkins so for as we kLOw'.
He haB not taken them to the. fair
but he has some pumpkinB. He
says he has 15 large pumpkinB on
one vine, all of uniform" sizfe and
very few of "them' would go into a
half buaheh -
Robt . Ritchie says -he picked ai
half bushel of baby gourds from
one vine and the prospects are
that he can get another half bush
el; . . . . - ..' - ,'.
Who can beat these pumpkins
and gourds?
Note of Thanks. '
Having quit draying I take this
method of returning thanks. to my
patronB in China Grove for the
many kindnesses shown me while
I was engaged inthat occupation.
. : R. A. Bostian.
LANDIS LOCALS.
Silan anfl TBi. Klntta.
Urn
of Charlotte, spent " Sunday with
Mr. C. W. Corriher. .
Rev. J. L. Morgan preached
here Sunday morning.
B. Swift Davis, cf Charlotte,
now has charge of the Linn-Edwards
Drug Store. '
MiBS Fannie Hinson left here
last week to enter school at Albe
marle. r ,
Carl Taylor, of Riohfie'd, . was
seen on. our streets Sunday!. ; :
Fred Fisher left here Monday
for Newnan, Ga., to take a Gourse
in telegraphy.
Luther Fisher spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fisber,
as did also Mrs. Mac Baker, of.
Cabarrus county.
"JWoyd Melchoir and Miss EOie
Lee Melchoir, of Mooresvillff, were
in our town receutly .
Fails With His Monoplane.
-; New York, Oct. 19 The heed
lejsnesa of a moment came near
being the death.tcday of John B.
Moisant, the AmeriGon aviator,
whHe he was-trying out his new
Bleriot monoplone at Belmont
park " - ' - .
:. He fell 115 feet and wrecked his'
machine beyond repair, but pick
ed himself out of the dust unhurt.
He had just mide tw) brilliant''
turns of the mile and a quater
track when he took his spill. - - A
paff of wind struck the tail of
his monoplane and swung, it to
one side. The aviator quickly
righted himself a id then, in over
confideuce, lifted ' his feet' from
the rudder to tinker with the oil
feed to his; motor. - r - -t,
Instantly the mon oplane swoop
ed sideways-like a bird winged by
a fowler,' dived 125' f?et to . the
ground, struok dn its righ wing
and turned completely over.- - The
uninjured laft wfng ' broke Moi
sant's falkand be slid easily from,
his seat to the'dirt. 0
Charles K. Hamilton's- freak
1 10-h ofsepower biplane which was
on the eround in readiness 'for a
ternpon in a crasn witn iir...A. w.
Waldron's monoplane ''No
one
GhnrcKWoikers' Comention to Meet at
Enochlille: :y . f7
The Church Worersl ,X3oriven
ti?n of the Central District North
CaroHnjr.Classiawiirweetfi'
Paul's Rmed Church, E9ch
viUe,t:N:Ofv!ridayj Saturday tand
iSanday; October 8-30. 19l0.':4
"A. meeeiog .or-ine'juinisneriura
will, oe field Friday, Vf z&u p. m
in China Grove Reformed ; church
parsonages v x '
ir The programme' for, the pccaBion
is a follows : - - , ; r
' SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29v v
10:00 am.-r-Devotipnal- Exer
cises. "w - ' ,
: 10:15 a. m Elements of True
Worship, Rev. J. L.-Yelirick.
11 :00 a, m.--Tbe Pew and Tne
Pulpit, Rev. J. M, L. Lyerly, Ph.
D. "- "y;m. --'""il":
11:45 a. m r Denominational
loyalty, Rev. Anthony Shu ten -berger.
. J;
loon hour 12:80-1:80 , :
1:80 p . m. The Holy Catholic
Church, Rev, P. M.Trexler, D. D.
2:15 p. m. The Reformed
Church History and Doctrine,
Rev. W. B. Dnttera, Ph. D.
8:00 p. m. Support of the
Church, Rev. W. H, Causey.
8:45 p. m, Systematic and
Proportionate giving John D. A.
Fisher. ' - j
8UNOAY, OCTOBER 80. -
- 10:00 a. m. Sunday School,
'Opening Exercises.-
Addresses : . Our Orphans, Rev.
E. G. Williams, D.,D. The Sun
day School ; Its Needs and Oppor
tunities, Rev. Paul Batrmger, D.
D.; . . . :-'::V.-;.'--"';;;:V '.
;11:00 a, m. Sermon i Rev, C.
Bf Heller.
No in hour, 12 :80-l :80.
'1:80 p m. Education ; The
)ejuominational .College, Prof. J.
F. Bncbeit, President of Catawba
Qollege. j-. .
jr "O t -rw "rnnw Vrtnnrt- PjinnTo -
II, L. Peeler.
''' Miscellaneous businets
"''ClOTing exercises ; er1!
Addresses limited to twenty
minutes ; general disensaione, five
minutes to each speaker . ..
A Significant Challenge.
beverai weess ago tnis paper
remarked upon the wisdom mani
fested by the democratic congres
sional committee of he Eighth
district in. selecting Hayden
Clement for its chairman. As
the campaign progressej evidences
multiply showing its fitness for
thaplace, - He is a live wire and
there is "something doing':' in the
Eighth all the time. Republi
cans are on the ruu in that-dietrict
as else where,v bat Mr. Clement is
after them good and strong and if
this thing continues he will put
some of them , in a hole 4rf or
keeps." HiS latest challenge is
couched in .the following lan
guage: v
"Inasmuch as Mr. Cowles has
repeatedly refuselcrtd f uribtr meet
Mr. Donghton In joint discussion,
if there is any Republican in the
Eighth coDgressioiial district that
desires to defend Mr; Cowles' rec
ord in congress, cr to defend the
record of t he? Republican - party,
and wjll agree to accompany and
divide the time with - hiui from
now until. the oth day Of Novem
b9r-1 will gladly seud him a . list
of Mr. Doughton's appomtm ents
and assure him of an equal divi
sion optima and. a fair and a re-
sp'ectful hearing at each and every
appointment
We jutt.feel like Dnughton will
lick Cow les. despite the : ma ioritv
of
1,875, against nim -td begin
with .,
aid. -Heuderson villa Uaily Her
RALEIGH, N. C
Monday night, Oct. 17 Today
has been a busv dav.r hundreds of
j people entering1 tlierr ; exhibits.'
Every department is full, and there
are more and-" fiAeWex4ibits,than
were, "eyer known-: befcre. The
midways full pi. sfde: shows and
everythingpoints to the largest
lair that has been held in Raleigh
iu many years. Curiosities have
ben coming in to my department
all day- long." 'The Chinese and
Japanese curios are extra fine this
year, ah my snow cases are
r Btairs. first vsnaav to thk left &
you go in,- adjoining the ladies
fine ats display. ?j . Veiius,
ATTEMPTS TO GET OGUSHTON.OFf TRACK
Ceres' UaaJger Wakes Last Effort With
Desratlsn Born of Despair.
8ilisbujJN Oct, 19. 1910
Mr. Henry Keynpia
Chairman Republican f '
doagreasioinal Committee,
v j. ; w ukbooto, jn. u.
0ponmy return from- Raleigh,"
Ivf du'nd a telegram from you, - as
manager 6f Chares: H.v Cowles
oougressjonat committee, inviting
Mr..Donghtpji to: meet Mr Cowles
in-Alleghany County, on October
21st, 22nd24th;.;and 25th, and in
Wilkes - County A; October 2CtB.
I have also Received a letter from
you, which iathesame as has been
published by you ia the Industrial
News, in; whlabyou haveiseen
proper to criticize me for not re
ceiving your telegram. I was in
Raleigh and dtd.vnot receivie it:
Should you haveseen proper ;:Bq.
have addressed lto me as' Chair
man of the Democratic -Congressional
Committee, Jt would ; ha ye
been opened and answered . , In:aS-
much as it was "addressed
tome,'
personally, it was not jent" to the
headquarters of the Committee,
and no one on that Coin mittee
knew orlieaid of its existe'nee un'
til this morning: . . , ?.;
It seems that jfpu, with a desper
ation born of despair, at the close
of the campaign, knowing that Mr
Doughtop has . ejb'gagemehts for
the same; dates, in. Caldwell and
Watauga , coinji,v.;VOballenKe
him to meet Mr. Cowles as above,
with the evident purpose and ln-r
enuon oi permitting mi, joyie.n
o butt his head against the stone
wall of DeiriocraoV in Alleghany,
County where nttean? avail him
nocning,' inasmuop aa cuuuy
is practically solid for Mr. Dough
ton.. , It would, -jimply 'have the
effect of requirinM f.' Doughtoa
to cancel all engagements iiifCald-
WWII 'U.:- JfT WUgyji'VM"ioor
wiiiofrhww
later. The ruse is clever, but uh
succesBfutr-. I-vfeel that Caldwell
and -Watauga counties should
not be sligh.te.ect by this : effort to
remote Mr; D6ughton, and "that
these two ' counties- should have.
the benefit of Mr Doughtou and
Mr. Cowles in joint discussidn. I,
therefore, time and again have
challenged Mr, Cowles to meet
Mr Doutfliton all ever this dis-
ict, and still cordially invite
him to meet Mr. Donghton in
Caldwell County, at King's Creek,
on October 24th, and accompany
him for the rest of the campaign
through Caldwell, Watauga,
Ashe, . Alleghany, and Wilkes
counties; . ' T "
It is evident that your present
offer was not made for acceptance,
but in order to show you that we
are sincere in desiring a joint can
vass, I am sending you the follow
ing telegram : 1 , : v r.--.
'lt Cowles is willingto cancel
alt' his appointments and meet
Donghton" from now until ; the
election, Doughtou wiildo he
same, and 1 will meet -youin
Statesville October 21st and r arT
range joint discussion fair Jib both
parties Answer immediately
-Awaiting further.; communica
tion from you,: I am,.
- ;4- Very respectfully, .
. Hatden Clement, chairman.
Storm Takes Away Part of New Pier, at
: , . , . WrighJSKille Beach. c
- Wilmington, Oct.1 19 About
one hundred and fifty feet of the
ste'epier built' during the past
summer in front of 'the-Seasbore
hotel was swept away this morn
ing and ) i is feared that the e.utira
stfucture i will go a high, ide io
night. ,-The entire length .of the
pier extendin g over the" oce an" 750
feet.and was erected at consider-
able-Jblbat.-5',5 1 '-ztxiM.
higb tidevthjsiorlflhe
water rwalbvr fepiOTajn:waB
atmostitothe; tracks bfj, th'e elec
trid line whee; the rcfc' crosses
. Wrighvilieutidhe pier was
carried iaway by; being -lifted ; by
" -r-
the' gianV waves. Scfefar no other
damage; has been MoneCat. the
beach -but the stoi m . has not yet
strcuk this portion of .the coast.
Charlotte UDserverJ -v.-; v':;
Senator I IntfrWins High Praise in Dw
. . . ' haa.. P- v i-''
The address of c Senator . White
head Kluttz before the first voters
club of Durham-Thursday night
was pre-eminently the 4 talk of the
town yesterday,perhaps the most
discussed speech that "has - ever
been delivered in Durham upon an
occasion having " no abnormality
of im,portanoe.- .v -
It possessed .that rare virtue of
brevity and directness, of splendid
phrasing and magnetic ' declama
tion, of brightness without pert
ness andithouBacrifioo of reas
on for sake of rhetorio . In pretty
nearly every speech, reported by
unthinking partisans, there are
sweeping: claims of "making many
.vo'tes" and. such stuff. It is a
safe wager that not one" speeoh in
a hundred changes an opinion . It
has become a ; ma,tter of record
that one good republican was per
suaded to promise his democratic
vote this year' and that another,
mighty close to officials in the
party 'declared that hVis high in
the air as a result of it. These
a exceptional tributes . to. the
pwerof'BeeJi'ii '
The ; most epthusiaBtio;, tribute
that was paid it, - perhaps, .came
from that unbending democrat,
Mr. John W. itmstead oi7: Man
gum, who. declared; that htf" .. has
heard nothing itt forty years of
democratic devotion that surpass
ed it and that it far excelled all
utterances? made here in recent
campaigns, if it succeeded in
moyfpg. the "doubtful- and the. in
different to vote, it served the
purpose and of Jh is there appears
ta be no doubt. ? ; -
the city, dining with Jdge Mann
ing and spending the night in the
city. Withoutperhaps, knowing
that the city fell in love with him,
he became enamored of Jt, and a
real, lasting :and . an - orthodox'
wedding of the two wouldn't be. a
Herald.
Halloween Entertainment at Barger's
-School House. ; - - -rv
A Halloween entertainment.
Where?. At Barger's School House.
When? .-Saturday night, October
29tbii19l6l it 7:80 o'clockT Ad
miBsion ? Ten centB (lOcts) adults ;
five centB. (5cts) for ohi!dren from
six to twelve years vProBedirigS
for what 'purpose? f bung.'Peo-
gle's Missionary Society" of 'St.
Peter's E. L. Cbdrch; - A ., . '
. Program? "7
. "Juanita, Duet, Missea'Park.
' Aatumn Fesfeival."'' -
Recitation, "Little Orphan An
nie." -r
Solo, Fa"r Away," Tom
Thumb 2nd, . ' ., '
Tableaux, Thirteen Wives of
Blua Beard. - --
Drama,"Two Ghosts in White."
Pantomine "Witches of Mac
beth." 1 ; - -
' March of the Ghosts.
-Solo and Chorus, 'Old Black
, Other attractions ' I.
Fortune 'felling Indian Squaw,
Outting'of Dardq Fortune's : Cake,
etc ; T Ref resHneits? v Witches!
Broth andte,yilsVFoodi ; .Ener-:
tained ; .byXiwhom? tlndians,
Witches. :5htBtsand; Old Black
Joe." v W hb are! invited? -The pub-
liOi 'most cbrdiaUy '- K --
. Bad Fire at HenjIersoiiilIIe. :'X;
. -Henderson ville Oct . ; 19, Fire
this morning destroyed "five frame
rbuBiness houses and a new resi
dence?, entailing a lose, with the
contents of ;the, different, build-
ings,?of. about $10,000. ' There' isj
nrftfitiofti I v rro inRnrftnoft. ' ' :-"
Only the efficient -work -bf ithe
ifire .- department preventedthe.
blaze from becoming 1 ar bad'con?
flagratipu ands weep0i c&kivvfe
tire part of - HenderBonvine near
the. Southern passenger j-depbl
The -fire was' fannedXby . a - stiff
breeze arid 'the sparkaf el fin clouds
upon buildings three'- blocks dis
tant from the fire . - " J. . M-. :.Lan-
mug's Vecently built residence was
total ly des tt ojedsy He ; carried
$400 insurance, t Outside - of .this
there was vut a trifling ambuntj6f
insurance, on any of the buildings.
INFORMATION FOR VOTERS.
When And Where to : Register anih Chal-
Jengeif Kicessanf..
.rl'here will not be an entirely
new registration'-, this - year, -and
no person ,k- who haa registered
since 1901 will be required to reg
ister again for the: general :elec
tion in November,- unless he has
removed into a different ward or
voting place. If any' has moved
inCoadiffBrent precinct r within
four months next before the elec
tion day, he must go baok to tbe't
precinct-he moved from in order
to vote. '.' The registration books,
are- now open, for the registration
of such persons as have not aU
ready registered .; in theprecinct
or ward Jn' whiqh they . will - be
entitled to vote in November ;
for instance, for those who have
come ot age since the last election
or who have moved into a differ
ent ward or precinct since '; last
election who have heretofore
failed 4 to register. Each regi
trar will keep the registratida
bSoks open from 9 o'clock A.M.
until sunset "' on " each. - day
Sunday excepted) until ' sunset
Saturday, the '29th day-" of
October, for rthe registration of
any electors residing in bis ward
or precinct and entitled to regis
ter." The registration books
will be closed for registration at
sunset on Saturday, the 29th day
of October. - No registration will
be allowed on election day unless
a person shaU " become 21 vyeara
old between the day of closing of
registration and .the day rof elec
tion. On .each Saturday during
this period of registration tho reg
istrar : will attend with his reg
istration , books at ; the - polling
place of his ward or preciiict. for
the registratipn of voters v ; Chal
lenges will be heard by ..the elec
tion officers at their respective
polling places between the hour!
tf 9 A, M. and 8 , Pr M .-- on Sat
urday, the 5th day . of Notemler.
Every male person who has . been
naturalized, 21 yeara ' of age.r a
citizen of the state of North Caro
lina, who shall have resided two
years iathe state and six months
inr Rowan : County. and'' - iour
I month's in fbft'nrBninftt nr ward in I
TwTitoheaftribl
preceding the -election' ahall, if
otherwise qualified under the elec
tion. law, be a qualified elector, in 4
the precinct or ward in which he
resides. The residence of a mar
ried man is where his family re
sides, and that of a-single man
where he sleeps. , .. y
x Edwin C. Gexqoky,
chairman Board of Elections.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Although the blaze was discover
ed at 2 o'clock, in themorhing, it
was nbt long Vef ore nearly 2,000
spectators were on the ground. A
Southern Railway freight train
aroused everyone within a mile or
more by . means of its whistle
souiewhat vigorously blowing.
The sites occupied by. the old
buildings will be improved at
once by the erection of several
modern business- structures.
Charlotte Observer, "w
. Sir Edward Holdea Sails for LoadaB.
" New York, Oct.. .Sir Ed
ward H. Holden, president of the
London City and -Midland Bank
of London, sailed. today for Lon
dfn:".' He toojk,with iiim the " pro
posal of thejstt'retjr,: oxmpsniet td
act ln.-aByuaicaier po guraniee aoi
ton blUs .of ladiDg foi; ratification
bylEnglish ajodoontmintalbank
New -tYorkf fof jte - nogotialfcibns
had been clothed witbf nil power
of attorney Jo -act ..f or ;'he'!.urb-
pearbTnkera in stuaigfftaning out
the bStton mills of lading difiicol
ty. His departure now seems to
indicate f that? the - difficulty bas
been satisfactorily cleared up.V-
"DUNN'S MOUNTAIN:,
Little Meettal.Myriok, d aughter
pi jui e ;r;anav Mrs. iSiJU.- a
"died Thursday tnorningi- .tOcjtober
-lOBDBncuney remaiDB were,xnT;
redFrTdaVebing
Trading FdfBaptwt jCiurch
Qai'te an -jaQflideht; occurred rat
The American Stone Cbrtf -
day, Qct bor:i3th; ;at 6: (ocockr
when the large engine 'running
naraer tnan lis uauai speea,, pursve
mg the ' larger puqey th en-
gtue; - anor tnrew irimentaj
quarteir of a mile i jQBAXi(
i,It was.iffit generally.ingwnhat
$irwaf.9s:C'i
rr.- mi?-c.
BOY DEM SAYS : "D H , UE,
Bat Here kit tie Facts Vft!:!i are raara
-: L-;h Host flf (Jar Citizens. ': . ,
y ' - -J.
A. H. Boyden's record in bo-,
half of the old soldiers is like ,
this : r He- opposed Capt. John
Beard for sheriff, he opposed Capt. ,
Jas. R? Crawford for sheriff , ha '
refused to allpw: Capt. ; Crawford -to,
be a "delegate to the county con
vention after ,he was" .elected; by
the voters 9f his -box, he opposed
Capt; T.B. Beal for register of
deeds, he opposed ther old veteran
Cyrus BWatsofi for U. S Senate
and when he became mavor of
Salisbury ..he disdhargedx B. R. .
Ketchie, an old soldier, and ap
pointed a negro m his place. We
dare any Boydenite to deny these
charges. .. ' .- .
The above article was published ;
in Thk Watohmab, OctQbW 5th, ,
and so far no one has 'bad the .
hardihood to come forward with r
any substantial denial, ; but it haa '
come to our ears that A. H. 'Boy-
deu did, at Landis, recently, pro-'
nounce it" 'a dr n , lie,' hence r.
we herewith publish the factaT in
regard to his having dischargds
B. 'R, Ketchie. an old soldier and
later , appointed, or.liad; appoint- r
edt a Negro in the same position.'
This Negro was given the same po
sitioo and had the same authority
thai Mr Ketchie had, V and every -man,
whether white or blacky had
to go to this Negro street foreman
to - get h his voucher, " or order,
for any work T performed ' on the
streets, under the Negro, or wheth
er he hauld rock . or dirt : In re- x
gard to ," the - matter Mrl - Ketchie
says i,;-. , . - . . ;;: ,
'i ,went to. Mr, Boyden, after '
his election and asked him - if he;
was going to-give me work and he J
replied:" v " 'r'-Vy'-'-'-' .'z
.fy?Ot course I am going ib give
jou work,- yon. are an old s soldier, -aadTlwill
give you work." .
i ' Just two weeks after this Harry
J Overman town -jolerk, : handed
me a note which: read about as "
" . t" -
follbwa:-'
HTO
any longer.'
(Signed) A.'H. Botdkk.
"Monday - morning "following .
this Julius Aj Mahaley a topic the
position and held x it abont six ,
weeks," more orless . Then ' his
services were.- terminated and . a
Negro, Mose rown, was given tbV
same posUioD.. "The Neerb had
the samemanagement that I. did...
VI- was a tnembeiv pf 4 Company '
D, 42nd -N. O. . regiment, - under '
Capt. Robt.-;Riprawfqrd, and.
served the CohfederMy-: one year -
and nine months." T r v
."lam" ready? to swear to the
above statement of facts. ' ' --r.'y
. - ;B. R. Kktchi;'
' Now we' understand Mr. Boydeh iA
is going about the county denying
that be put the Negro" . in the 'pa-
sition from . which het; re moved'
Mr. .Ketchie. , Mr. Ketchie saysr
he did oyer his signature, and -every
posted citizen of -Salisbury
knows he is telling the it&t. But.
if any. one wishes further testimo
ny he can make " inquiry ,ofc We ,
will cheerfully furnish the names '
.of men who know the fiLcts. ..Of
course theBoydeErttte :wUlJSHiJ
remember anything of :yjLyff'd
lw this oughvto provoioanir :&ti
Rairinnryld
I man, ;.jr jiB jjbld ,1'.
halKmfJ
rarer, nut on
ff correct',' bu.morev;;Be8id' s Mrl
'Ketcbie, the late Mr. Mah tley waa t-
tarnedldowu and a Negri given. -
the'preference. But this 1 1 not
alltlt further shows' the , clrarao
teristic dnplicity of Boydeni. He?"
tbld:Mr Ketchie-; that hV would
give him work, but diimisscdlum.
He wrote and ' signed the. state
ment that hedid not need a street
boss any longer, but at thiv very,
.moment hadfrnade, an angoui ents
for Mr. Mahaley to take tb-?.: po
sition. -;' Is this aipeoimeff of the
kind of honesty that sh nld' be
indorsed? Is this the; ki;-( of; a
'injirith'at good Vpeople m in t ' ele-
ttatfd r;Vola:pbsition of h6n r; vs an
example xo.ine youtn ot tii- coun
ty?;'; thiB a specimen of r irath- t
fulnals that should be admired by : .
true; rnen and old aoldiersr Will
.the rJld-soldiers. theVheri jind . ' ' :
patriots , who followed Lee 1 I X
an'd..;jackson,r men wb'i spent : . --
years, fighting for right, n , dorse v ; '
sucbdaplicity WlllttJiobr ;t ' V:
Christian votes, of the Vou: i y . be- .
lievethls -perpetual " officeS.s;vker ' : :.
in preference to the; disint ;jrj s ted ,
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