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CHINA GRpvef N. G., October 62th, 1912.
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Local Train Schedule.
Arrival of passenger trains
at China Drove.
(0d7 trains that stop here are given,)
Northbound.
10 8 for Richmond. . . . 4:35 1-0
10 44 for Washington. . 7:05 I B
Q 36 for Washington . :37 l-IR
K0 48 for Greeosboro ., 4:10 p-B
10 12 for Richmond. ... 7:19 p n
Height of .Assurance.
A man was charged with stealing a
horse, and after a long trial the jury
acquitted him. Later in the day the
man came back and asked the judge
lor a warrant against the lawyer who
; a j
may rfll
mamB
Wepj
we fajj
workl
Thf
the c,
horse?
f had successfully defended him.
i "What's the charge?" inquired the
t, u kiOf aA tliA man
Thilr OolBgs.
William Overman, former
ly of Salisbury, but dow of
Dunn, N. C, was a China
Grove visitor Sunday.
Miia VirRinia Winecoff is
visiting her sister, Mrs. R.
,E. Pouncey, at GaineBville,
Ga., for a few weeks.
F. B. Goble was a Salisbury
visitor yesterday. He did
. not buy the Grubb building.
Miss Sallie Marshall, who
has been visiting here, left
yesterday for Thomasville.
Geo. J. Templeton and
wife are spending the day in
Charlotte taking in the fair
and Ringling Bros 1 show.
Mrs. M. L. Stevens, of
Asheville, who spent a week
here with her mother, Mrs.
M. L. Patterson, returned
home Monday m orning.
. Irs. F. M. Thompson spent
Wednesday in Concord visit
ing. - . .. ..-.-'1-
R. W. Gray left yesterday
lor High Point on business.
1 The children who were res
ported on the Sick ltet last
week have improved and will
soon be back in school.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hanna
were Salisbury visitors Wed
nesday. , j
Misses Frances Wortham
and Mary Rankin spent from
JMday to Monday at Miss
Rankin's home near Kanna
polls. Prof, and Mis. Karl Pat
terson, of Hickory, and Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Patterson,
of Albemarle, spent Sunday
here with Mrs. I. Frank Pat
terson.
Mrs. L. E Miller, who is
in Albemarle, has been quite
sick for several days, but she
is now improving.
Mrs. H. C. Miller was sick
for a few days the first of the
week.
: Ifrs. Jas. D. Dorsett, of
Spencer, is here visiting Mrs.
W. J. Swink. They spent
yesterday at Kannapolis.
Miss Eudora Bost was a
.Charlotte visitor Wednesday.
' Miss Katie Efird and her
friend, Miss Snooks, are
visiting at Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Brown's, but are taking in
the fair at Charlotte today.
Mrs. A. C. Wilhelm and
children, who have been here
for a month or more visiting
Mrs.. C. A. Saffit, returned
to her home at Duneden, Fla.
Wednesday night, i
A. p. Sechler, one of our
enterprising and substantial
merchants," was busy yester
day putting in a brick front
for a' boiler at the Patterson.
Manufacturing Company's
plant here. " Although Mr.
Sechler ib perfectly able to,
ana generally aoes rest one
day put of every seven, he
never; hesitates very long
when an opportunity to do
real work presents itself.
Mrs. W. Ai Black welder
and Mrs. Mosely Lee, of Sal
isbury, were visitors at Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Yost's Tues
day night and Wednesday,
Rev. J. C. Keever, spent
Wednesday -afternoon and
night in Salisbury on church
business.
A. T. Bost, the enterpris
ing merchant, has a change
of advertisement in this
paper to which your atten
tion is called.
Henry Blonnt, North Carolina's
foremost humorist, appeared be
fore a China Grove audience Fri
day night and in the role of Rip
Van Winkle.
R. W. Gray has commenced
work on a new residence on Main
street. The building will be of
enameled oement and hive ten
rooms.
George Litaker of China Grove,
has sold one of his farms, and ex
pects to move to Salisbury as soon
as he can find a house to suit him
or a lot on which to build a home.
There were several transfers of
real estate at Landis, this county,
Saturday. G. O. Lipo bought
from Deal & Corriher a piece of
property, on which he ezpecti to
build ; J. L. Shulenbnrger .bought
from W. M. Brown hit . residence
on Chapel street; Wl M. and 0. J.
Deal bought from Ernest Ayers
his, property, including the. resi
dence and store house, also the
grocery stock, fixtures and meat
market. Mr. Ayers is moving to
Norfolk.
To 6et Elietln Nets.
A number of our citisens are
considering the matter of getting
the election newa by telegraph on
the night of the election, Tuesday,
November 5th. . This hat not
been fully determined but it it
very likely to materiaHze. r LeV
all chip in andmake sure.
Utllfl Ui Troatan's Blrtldif Pirty.
, Miss Marguerite Troutman, the
cute little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. . Troutman, very
charmingly entertained about.
twenty-fivejof her little friends,
Saturday afternoon, the event
being her tenth anniversary.
The dining room was tastefully
decorated in autumn colors and
flowers. Occupying the oentral
position on the table was a large
and deliciout cake on which burn
ed ten candles, indicating the ten
joyful years of the host's pres
ence in fairyland. After , re
freshments had been served the
guests participated in numerous
games and social conversation, all
present enjoying the evening very
much.
Many of the guests brought nice
and useful articles whioh they
presented the hostess; as a memen
to of esteem and perpatual friend
ship, and Miss . Troutman was du
ly appreciative of. the sentiment
accompanying the gifts.
It was a very delightful evening
for the little folks and all left
with a wish for many happy re
turns of their host's anniversary.
Singing Class it St. Paul's Church Suadij
A singing class from the Naza
reth Orphan Home, Orescent, N.
0., will beat St. Paul's Reformed
Charcn next Sunday morning at
11 o'olock. The exercises by this
class are always interesting and
instructive.
Communion service will be held
at Mt. Zion Reformed Church,
Rev.J.H Keller pastor, on the
fir8f. Sunday in November.
Saved By Hla Wife.
She's a wise woman who knows
jnst what to do when her husband's
life is in danger, but. Mrs. R. J.
F'int. Bramtree, Vfc , ib' of that
kind "She insisted on my usins
Dr, King's New Discovery," writeg
air 'tor a dreaatul oougb when
I was a" weak my friends all
thought I had only a short, time
to live, and it completely cured
me " A quick cure for ooughs
and colds, it's the most safe and
reliable medicine for many, throat
and lung troubles, grip, bronchitis
croup, whooping cough, quinsy,
tonsilitis. hemorrhages.. A $riai
will convince you. 50 cts. and
I $100. Guaranteed by all 'drug
gists,, . i?. V v '
THE MAGNET
Ueiting tf Ttarsft'iy Aflirioca Club.
The Thursday 'Afternoon Olub
was charmingly entertained by
Mrs. W. H. Riser at her home on
Franklin Avenue, last Thursday,
Ootober,17th.
A very enjoyable feature of the
meeting was an interesting "Fab
ric Conumdrum." Mrs. B. O.
Edwards of Landis, winning first
prin, a beautiful hand made jabot
and Mrs J. A. Thorn consolation
prise, a picture
The hostess then led the way to
the dining room where an ele
gant salad course was served, fol
fowed by cream and cake.
' Those present, in addition to
the regular members, were Mea
dames B. O. Edwards, Fred Shep
herd, J. A. Thorn and J. H. Kel
ler. The next meeting will b
Mrs. W. 0. Sifferd.
with
CirrSfcscUcgs Gijtn. -
Last night the : good old time
eorn shuckings were held at vari
ous, plaoes in the surrounding
community.. Among those heard
of were the following: James E.
Corriher, Jr., Ed Bostian and
Henry V. Ritchie. T, L. Ketch ie,
who lives near here, Has about 200
bushels of corn gathered aud has
prepared for a big shucking to
night. A number of oitiz ns from
town will be present.
ADttgFlglt.
Adogjflgbtt ByHeok! 8hould
space be given to the narration of
a dog fight? If we ate to fill this
sheet with the local events the
chronicling of dog "fights, on some
occasions at least, seem a necessi
ty. The space must be filled and
since the death of our friend Luaky
Freeze, peace to his ashes, some
thing of equal value for filling
must be found or the space will be
given over to an unabridged ac
count of W. W. Kitohin's record
while in Congress- and governor.
At any rate two dogs or two worth
less cars, at the tax-advooatea
would have it, fought, barked, bit,
scratobed and made hair fly in
this incorporated oommunity
Wednetday. It it not known
whether the dogs wtre merely giv
ing an example of the oonduct of
some candidates in the State this
year or were giving the Candidates
an idea of how it is done in the
dog kingdom.
DiBBertts WHIFIgit For Seniti Majority.
New York. Oct. 21. Demo
cratt will make a vigorous cam
paign to obtain a majority in the
United States Senate where they
now lack six votes of having con
trol. The departure of Chairman
MoCombs, of the Democratic Ex
ecutive . Committee for Chicago
where today he conferred with
party leaders is believed to mark
the beginning of the most strenu
ous part of thia fight. There are
senatorial vacanoies in Colorado,
Illinois and Idaho, the last nam
ed .caused by the death ef Senator
Hayburn.
Senator James A, Reed of Mis
souri, chairman of.the Democratic
Campaign .Oommittee, will
reach New York Wednesday and
will send Governor 8b a froth of
Colorado and former Governor
Thomas of the same State into
Idaho to get into th'es senatorial
fight. Democrats now have 48
seattiQ the 8enate.
Martin Ooluqibut Leaser, aged
57 years, died' . rather suddenly
Thursday night, a little over a
mile from town. He was buried
at Miller's Chapel in Cabarrus
County, Friday.
Robert Morris, who lived about
two miles North of China Grove,
died Tuesday morning from the
effests of some kidney trouble.
The funeral was held from Harris
Chapei, of whioh he was a mem
ber, Wednesday morning, Rev, J.
O- Keever, pastor of the church,
officiating. -The interment was in
the cemetery adjoining the ohurob.
Mr. Morris leaves a wife, three
sons and numerous relatives to
mourn his departure- Mr. Mor
ris was a hardworking and suc
cessful f a'f mfr, good eitif efi and 4
a consistent member of his church.
He lacked four days 6f being 60
ytars Old.
WBlteiead K'Bttz, Esq.. ta Speak
Silnr
dai Nigbt.
Whitehead. Kluttz, Esq., one of
the original Wilson advocates,
will speak in the school house here
Saturday night, at 7:80 o'clock.
Mr, Clnttz is an orator of ability
and no doubt a good a zed crowd
will be out to hear him .
The ocunty candidates will also
be present
Ur. Pries Satsrdai Right.
A H. Prioe, Esq., spoke in the
sohool house here Saturday night
to a good sized crowd of voters.
He made a splendid talk on the
issues of the diy and was given
olose attention. Jas. D. Dorsett,
J. H. Frick and P. J. Rosemocd,
candidates for sheriff and the leg
islature respectively, were also
present and made short and in
teresting talks.
Qjster SbBektrs Pass Throigh Sallsban
Witb 64 Ut'ants.
A carload of babies, 64 in num-be-,
passed through Spencer Thurs
day. This was thelargestjnumber c f
babies ever seen in one bunch there
They were accompanied by their
parents, a party of oyster "shuch
ers" en route from New York to
the oyster beds in Mississippi.
In the party were all sorts of hu
manity. The train was running
as a special and'had no other pas
sengers Aboard .
A New BaBk Building. "
Last April the stockholders of
the, Bank of China Grove in annu
al session, instructed the directors
to select a site tor a bank build
ing, as the business had grown to
that point where more room ..and
better equipment were neoessary.
The directors in semi-annual ses
sion a short time ago, reported
that they had agreed on a site and
at a call meeting the stockholders
ratified their choice Satuaday
The building is to be 86x40 feet,
two stories, modern' in all its con
struction of brick or tranite. and
will contain a fireproof vault and
other conveniences. The upper
ptory will boused for offices. The
site selected is near the depot on
the east side of Main street and is
known as the Sechler Store prop
erty. Work will begin as soon
as plans are completed.
LIGHT
ON ANCIENT
PANIC ARGUMENT
History Demolishes Republican
Claim That Democrats Make
Hard Times.
1893 WAS UNDER HIGH TARIFF
Kvery Panlo Slhoi the Civil War Has
Been a Republican . Panlo L tone
. From 190? Upheaval.
The enemies of Democracy are mab
ing their anticipated and regularly re
cur ring howl they are predicting hard
times if "Voodrow Wilson is elected
president 'on a Democratlo tariff revlr
aion platform.
(The .: Republicans are claiming all
credit for present prosperity.
A glance' backward will be worth
while at this time. '
' Every panic since the Civil war
originated" and developed' under Be--publican
rule, v'
; The Republican campaign textbook
of '1904 devoted much space to the
many business diss stars-occurring from
July, 1883, to November. UH In ten d
lng the public to attribute them to the
inauguration of President Cleveland
in March,. 1893. But the Republicans
fail to refer to the fact that the Re
publican tariff law was in force "dur
ing more than twelve of the sixteen
months of greatest business disasters.
This fact must be remembered the
McKinley tariff bill became a law
Oct. . 1890. and the first indications
-of the 1898" panic were seen Nov. ll,
'1890, scarcely more' than thirty days
'after the MeKmleyMaw was passed,
and the panic reached' its worse stags
In 1893 and early in 1894, during
which time the lioKinley law was in
full force. .
MUlloflo
It mar be rcaIM. too, .that fhm
panic of 1871 under Bcsmblican jvH
and in a period of twelve years hiaii
tariff taxation, :, was most dtsastreua.
It continued, nve yeara 1000,000 work
mtrmeawefe thrown oat of ejnploT
ment and bankruptor ran riot. '
, i :ws paaaea,aauflve "wwre io,bti
faUurss. f oUowedv br , U494 ; la 1291.
i The 'tariff !was Tatood to nearly SO per
eant, bnt ' waa stood atul or de
eiined, while the boat of neoeasarles
advanced.'-
The most sertooa labor troables in
the history of the United States bars
occurred under Republican high tariffs,
Leseoite " Frem 19(7.
The Republican panlo of 1907 for
nlahed another forceful -refutation oj
the Republican claim that Democratic
: administration and hard times, lowes
tariffs and -panics have been coes
latlng.
In 1907, ta the midst of prosperity,
i thousands of lweittng banks, with ban
idreds of milnons on deposit, suspend'
ied cash payments. The trouble began
as a result of a straggle bet wees
j greet New Tors: financial Inaflrnftrmi
tfor business.
The New York post In October, X80
Oofidmai
certain and signlttoaat t&s b
'that It wfU be known as a Repubflcas
and high tariff panto. Protest as Re
'publicans may, they wQl be held re
t sponslbce. Out of their own mouths
the Republican party and the Dtagle
Ites will stand ccodemned. They fhred
jln 1890 the standard by which they
cannot escape being Judged. In ths
; party platform of that year they re
jfored to the panlo of 1893, and tht
i hard., times following, squarely ts
charge up the entire accountability ts
the party m control ef the Tttffnsl
I government,' and the political infer
l ence was .stated wtth merciless logic:
TBvery oonsMeratlon of publl
safety and indivtdsal Interest de
isnands that the gorsznment be re
cued from the hands, of. thews whs
have shown themsetree mcanable el
) conducting It 1
; Now, what are the Republicans go
jlng to do when the Democrat hens'
them back thecr poisoned chalioel
: A. great emergency hae ooms
land the high tariff le seen to be of ns
j avail whatever.' It was to keep us all
'right and prosperous.
l MBecause the . country has just got
iover the results of a Republlcaa penis
ithe president and Ida friend are ttrg
ling us to "perpetuate the -Republican
- admlnistratkm,'' says the Phfladecptala
Record. v .
"Am soon as bustneee was checked
'five years ago the steel corporation,
which was encouraged by Mr. Roose
vent to nraltow the Tenaeeeee con
cern, then Its most formidable poten
tial competitor, drew its fires ' and
threw about half tts workmen out ef
employment Other industries dM
much the seme thing.. There
was an extensive stoppage of
-In PwHederpWa,
The Republican candidate for
gross in the Kensdngtoawfichmond
district is using the "soup houses of
1898 as a. means of scaring the wage
earners from voting the Democratic
ticket. Those soup houses existed un
der the McKinley tariff. But there
have been more recent .ones. , After
1907 there were ' soup houses in the
Kensdngtofl&iomond district, and ev
erybody -who ."was "obaurrtably disposed
was begged f or ootrtrlbutlone to f eed
the pecctr v were out of
EOB 00U6HT0I.
Sfirfii TttBp Bt Iminst CciCBfilcg the
CiBiTtUsu frea tills Dlsfrict.
Bob Doughton entered; . the
realm of North Oarolina politics
outy af er. proving hie ability to
succeed in his chosen vocation, to
make farming pay.
It required great stores of ener
7f big braiu snd rare executive
ability to bring . to T fruition the
dreams of his young manhood,
but all theseattnbute he possess
ed' to a marked degree. He
thinks rspidly, and as rapidly
puts his plans into execution, and
if there is any one thing more
than another that is accountable
for his, roDiark'jkble success as a
farmer it is the thoroughness witb
which he does things . He never
equivocates where there is a prin
ciple involved and never oompro-r
mises with a difficulty. As a boy,
his old plajniatds tell, be was net
r ktion to dodge a mud ! hole,
out regartt icss of Sunday shoes or
io th tit. La always split right
thiough the middle of it, leaving
uita; i it pund ta regain its
iost plaoidity as best it oould. . Ti
iaythe l j grown older-hie would
n . t flinch ii. m any duty, fearing
as little the rational problems he,
as a membei oi Congress, is called
on to help solve as he did the mud
holes of his childhood I
His coming marks the begin
ning of a ti'-wera in North Caro
lina politics. While he is a
splendid mixer he is not the ordi
nary type of politician, the loud
laughing handshaking, joke, tell
ing candidate, who heretofore has
nearly alwaya been the successful
applicant, tha "Peoples' Choice
He persuades ' hit - people by the
eloquence of his reason, touching
eit jninda - irithoui- arolosing f
their "passion, creating -a whole-,
s cue interest u governmental a
fairs. His Mlity to do .this is w
once the sc-uge and enry cf Lisj
opponents. A man without gune,
full of sympathy for the people j
he has been oalled on to lead, he
stands obedient to their will, with
hand and heart ready to serve
their every wish.
His private life has been ex
emplary, and nowhere does he
stand higher than in the hearts of
his neighbors. There is an old
saying that it takes the exception
to prove the rule, and his is the
exception in the ease of the old
proverb: "A prophet is not with
out honor save in his own conn
try." His campaign against Cowles
in 1910 will be long remembered
in this section. It was a new
thing in in these parts to see a
farmer leave his plow handles,
like Cincinnatus of old, don his
8unday shirt and take the stump
against a smooth and experienced
politician and speaker to win
from him his seat in the National
Congress, the greatest legislative
body in the world I Though a re
publioan majority of 1875 con
fronted him, his old disregard for
difficulties manifested itself in
the fervor with which he under
took to convert this republican
majority into a democratic ma
jority and his eleotion to Congress
by a majority of 750 is a further
witness as to "the thoroughness
with whioh he does things." He
ran his campaign while running
his farm and marketing his cattle
making speeohes against his oppr
nen tbetween trips to the station.
In his speeohes he always,
deals with the practical side
of all questions. Instead of tell
ing tome joke, whioh is always re
membered to the exclusion of the
point sought to ber illustrated by
it. he tells his hearers how they
may save two gtnta a pound on
sugar, from two to five dollars on
every suit of clothes, and so on
down the list. And this method
of oaspaigning.-which comes to
him as naturally as breathing, is
his best asset in vote winning.
As a campaigner he is feared by
every republican stamper in this
ooantry A leading republican
in this section said the other day
he had rather ; run up against
Locks Craig on the stump than
Bob Doujhton. la hit campaigafor
the Senate four years ago he literal
ly ran his opponent off the stump,
and as a voter recently expressed
iths 'dipped Charles Cowles With
Wilkes throwed in," and if the
Legislature ' hadn't transferred
this County to the Seventh dis
trict, there are tnany who bebisve
thit Bob. Doughton - would hitvt
eventually oonverted ' the "State
of Wilkes" 2 to the democratio
told! .'Jr' . '
He has the disiinction lot bsing
the only farmer in Congress from
North Carolina.- .
Bob Doughton's friends believe
that the farmer, should, have a
least one represenative out of the
12 in Congress from North Oaro
lina and their contention!; art
both reasonable and just.- Count
on Alleghany .'for a, much larger
majority for him this year than
ever before. He has been weighed
in the balance and found - not
wanting. Soores of republicans
h a ve expressed their in tention to
not only vote for him, but to get
out' and work for him, recognising
the fact that he is the servant of
not only the democratio part but
the whole people as well, and
that he stands ready and willing
to do any thing he can for 'every
man in his district be he demo
crat or republics n1 Alleghany
Star. " :
To CeUbrttB ReforaitlOB Dtj. ? .
The members of ; St. John's
Lutheran Church, Cabarrus Coun
ty, will celebrate reformation day .
October 8 lit. Among other things
it is stated that this service whioh'
will be a service for 'all "the Lu
theran churches in : Cabarrus
County will be held in old His
torio St. Johnls, one of the
three original : LutheraQychnrohss
St. John's" Salisbury? and:
Organ
:hurch, in Hp wan.
Cabarrus, was .organized by the
early German settlers of this 'ait
tion and is" yet a vigorous, pros
perous congregation of over tOO
members. Bev. C. B. Pless is the
present pastor. i .
The Lutheran church in thd
South numbers over 50,000 com
municant members. She is the.
third largest in the United States
with a membership of over 2,250,
000. In the world, the Lutheran
church is the largest Protestant
body. ' ';
Organ church, this county, was
organized m 1745, Bev. Adolphaj
Nusamrn being the first regular
pastor and Rev. H. A." Trexler
now watches over its ; welfare.
3t. John's, of Salisbury, was es
tablished in 1768, Bev. Adolpttos
Nossman also being the pastor,
vrbile Bev. M. M. Kinard, D D.,
now officiates at its alter. - Strange)
to relate, Bev. Nusaman waa alsd '
the first pastor of ; St. John's
church iu Cabarrus , County, he
having been called there. . He
oame to this place from Germany
in 1773. ' 'V; ' -. '. . -
The first church established in
this faction is thought to have
been a Scotch Presbyterian one,
at Cool Springs, about ten miles
south of Salisbury. ,
Iredell People Can Now Cobs Ib Rma.
J. T. Plott, who had the odn '
tract to grade the Salisbury road
froai b.tosville to the Bowan
:juqv Hae, completed the work
wes. The county commis
si outre have awarded Mr. Plott
the contract to grade the road
from Statesville to Cool Springs
and he will immediately move his
force to the Cool .Spring road.
The contract price H 25 cents the)
Lyard. Statesville Landmark,
Fortunes la Pacear
There's often muoh-irutb in the
saying "her face is her f ortsiae,"
but its never said where pimples,
skin eruptions, blotches, or other
blemishes disfigure it. Impure
blood is back. oK them all, and :
shows the need of Dr. King's New
Life Pills. They promote health
and beauty. Try them. 25eentl
at all druggists. . '
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The case of Clarence Trollinger
for assaulting Charlie Woodraca
witb a water pitoher in the South
ern Hotel recently, is to be called
on Saturday,, November ' 9th,
Trollinger is still under bond and
the woman he waa With is held in
jail. Woodrnm ia gradually ica-
proving.
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