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... . w r - j. . - - , - oVm B- Srierrill, Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED TWICE A WEE1C ml GO Yonr, Duo 'AUvnnc VOL. XXXV. CONCORD, Ki C. MONDAY ilANUARY 10, 1910. VOTE IN PIANO CONTEST TO-DAY, 1 thousand votes have been Severa 'i'sue. Margie McEachcrn, who . TnsTitiite. regains fv'pis.mt .vuj(,-- ---t - Lri'ute c;ng oiuj pi''" ..,..,. l- t-tioH ,Vn.r the vote. ; it The candiuiiies arc au. iuv cuui iu nu in juuu earnest, viuu e rr tins in the vote may be expected. "lk ill your friends everywhere to help you. It does not cost ;.tr' mything to vote, and they will VI of the contestants have strong supporters, and it is impossible ! ...i win. It is a Question L M V " '"" he foU rht over, every territory ui vauarrus. county win ue invoiveu N. ti c vote "'hunters; while friends of the candidates will go out into 'i nin couuties, and send word, and .write to absent friends for help, Votc-earlviin uoiten. lourinenu, mougn now oenina, may De ..' 'c uk r to-morrow. iycuiciiiuci.. iuc uitc i& iiol aiways iu uic ' w;ft " and cartjful planning, backed by steady and intelligent effort, ure to bring a candidate along to the top sooner or later. ! ... u . Kerr. . ..,-,,1 strive to .be one of'the winners. CniHC-L a.., . . - . ,.lV v ill draw more votes from your friends. ' i'lie vote to-day .stands as follows: Mi-f Margie. McEachern,- Concord . . . . . . . . . ... . . Mt. I'leasant Collegiate Institute. ............. ... ... . Mi?s Laura Barnhardt, Concord. , . . Rocky River High School. . . . .. .. . . .. .; Company L, Concord ; . Miss Marv Moser Misenheimer, No. 5 Township. Mrs. C. C. Hill,' Glass .............. ........... Miss Grace Watkins, -Concord. . . . . . ................ Miss Ola Yerton, Newell. . ... "Miss Loula Hartsell . ... Miss Herth-a Linker, Concord. . . . ..... . Miss Aylma Ridenhour ... . . . , . Kannapolis School . . . . .'. . . . ; . . .v. . . Miss Louise Means, Concord. ... ........ . Miss Lena Harris, Concord . . .... . ... . . . . Death of Mrl John McGuirL r M i . John McGwirt died last Saturday ahrnoon at ."i o'clock, at his home on Val lev street, his death being due to hf-art (lisease! Mr., McGuirt was a native of WaxhW, aud came to Con-ord about ten years ago. He wis employed-in the mills here for about two years,' when he moved to Siiencer. NVh'ile he was living in Spencer he married Miss Delia Rogers; of tl.is city, daughter "of Mrs. M. . A. Kreee. He moved back to! Concord 'uboiit two years ao and for sometime operated a restaurant. He was later elected a lneinbtM' of the city police fur life served on the police force or over a year, resigned this position at tl;e request of his physician, who advised him on account of his having a mail, cijciih.tl utci caci uug himself. Mr. McGuirt made a very capable and efficient officer while on the police force and was very popular public ' official. The funeral service was held yesterday at the home of his-- wife s mother, Mrs. M. A. Freeze, beino; conducted by Rev. C. W. Irwin, of the Cannon ville Presbyterian Church. Knights of Pythias Banquet. The Concord lodge of Pythians held theirregular meeting at Castle Hall last Friday night, at which time the installation of officers for the ensuing year was held. After the installation ceremonies were over the Pythians marched to the St. Cloud-Normandy Hotel, where an elegant banquet was served them by Landlord. Norman. Mr. James C. Fink was toastmaster ami all the Knights present were call it upon for impromptu speeches, ujuny of them responding in a most leasing manner, which addedinterest ai'd enthusiasm' to the gathering. Ainong the well known visitors pres ent was Rev. C.-B. Miller, of the -southern Power Co., formerly pastor St- hune$ Lutheran Church here. r Ivey-Askins. .-h; Charles M. Ivey left this morri MorLake City, S. C; where he be married to Miss Caroline A(skms, to-morrow' afternoon at 4 ? clock They will have a quiet home wedding, witnessed by the relatives -nd a few intimate friends of the vouiig couple. Mr. Ivey is a promi nt yung business man of this city, ,11 1 a krigbt future. hein? resident V he Ivey Shoe Co. Miss Askins is ; 11 remembered in Concord, where made her home for sometime, be ? a stenographer at Cannon mill. J-'u then- return to Concord they will ; - -nr. ana Mrs. JN. 1Y Yorke's-. Saw Mill Burned. , HatT J1 longing to Mr. J. L. rtsell and Mr. P. B. Fetzer, of this J , yaS destroyed by fire last Thurs mght. The mill was located in TQmnty- twelve miles from 110t t r0- The origin of the fire is ia ora0?-n;as themiU had not been hvJ, U 011 for some time aild no one ' bnt bm5? StaCkGd n the mil1 lui L thls dld not tch e. The Had n " -Was Wel1 insured, but the mill 300 0olnSUrance' The loss is about perhft; VIcNeiU wil1 be the new H&t the grander mills. lll f Wis Natchez, Miss., is expected here in a few days! Cast in our Piano contest since lost first place in last count to Mt- it to-dav bv a 6mall vote, the In- j .... . rrrrr rrunc ac V-ill hw cr-i Iv inm . U. , be glad to render you this little ot work, hvervmch ot frround 4 O. i.. : i. i j. our gam in votes eacli 14,712 8205 6255 6170 573 2740 2045 1580 1012 95 250 250 15 - Our Three Splendid Prizes. Our Piano Contest is nowgetting well started, and great interest is being mani fested in it. v The first prize is a very handsome and excellent $400 Piano, which anyone should be proud, to own. This will go to the one getting the largese number of votes. To the one getting the second largest number of votes we will give a finely pol ished Brass Bed, complete with the best springs and mattress. This is now on ex hibition in the window of the Bell & Har ris furniture Co. Third prize a beautiful Gold Watch, ladies', or gents' size. This watch is engine-turned, of the latest pattern and standard make. "This is now on exhibi tion in the show window of J. C. VVille f ord's Jewelry Store. Any one may enter the contest by cut tiug the nomination ballot from The Times and putting the name on it. If you do not wish to enter yourself, send in the name of some one else. If your friends see your name jin the list of con testants, they will vote for you. Go out among your friends and secure subscrip tions for The Times. We will -provide" you with sample copies. For each new subscriber you obtain, with $1.50 cash, you will be entitled to 300 votes for your favorite, and for all moneys collected on back subscriptions and renewals, 100 votes, will be given for each, dollar col lected. When a new subscription is re ceived, a certificate counting as 300 votes will be given, having on it a blank to write the name of the one voted for. Same with arrearages and renewals, one vote for each cent paid being allowed on these. Line up your friends and collect a greater amount than any one else, and se cure for your own this expensive piano or one of the other prizes. You have three chances. If you do not get the first grand prize, you may get the second or third. Any of them is worth while. We do not know just when tha contest will close, but the date will be announced soon. J i New Advertisements. " H. L. Parks; will have a slaughter sale of ladiesl coat suits Wednesday and Thursday of this-week. Black & Shepard offer you anVop portunity of saving from 25 to 50 per cent, on ladies long coats, sweaters and undervests. ' - A new ad vertiser in The Times' col umns is the Davis Drug Co., successor to the Fetzer Drug Store. The, young men who succeed to this business are popular with the people of Concord, and we predict a successful career for them. Another new advertiser is the Con cord Furniture Co., which has con tracted with TheI Times for a year's advertising. They sell a general line of furniture , and call your attention especially this week to the Standard oewing iviacnine, 01 wnicu mey nave a big stock on hand. The firm of Cline Bros. Co. is now in the store room formerly occupied by Lidpard & Barrier, and are better prepared than ever to serve the public. Letters from Our Subsbnbers. Mr. W;. C. Caldwell, of Plant City, Fla., writes us : ' 'While you are eating sausage and pig feet, and enjoying the icey flakes from mother goose, we are eating fresh tomatoes arid, strawberries and enjoying the weather with our coats off in South Florida. Happy New Year for Old North Carolina and The Times-" " The impression has been created in some way that our Piano Contest is nearing its close. This - is a mistake, as it has only fairly started. LOCAL POiCUnGi Short (tens of Lcczl Izlaxsl ta Gty, Ccdsty esdlfcis Scctisx Miss Rosa Muud haa'resigned as court stenographer of this county. The infant of Mr. George Widen house, aged four weeks, died Saturday night of pneumonia. Mr. B. C. GrifTm now has a position as traveling salesman, and will take his first trip in a few days. MrsMary Morrison has qualified as administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Walter W. Morrison. Mr. Jacob Barhardt, who has been very ill of pneumonia at his home on Spring street, is much better, and Ids early recovery is expected. We are glad indeed to note that the condition of Miss Sudie Smith, who is ill of pneumonia, is greatly improved, and that she is now well on the road to recovery. , Mrs. D. B. Porter was stricken with an acSute attack of indigestion at her home on Bell avenue last Friday morning. Her conditio A was very serious for some time. i Mr. John Gordon, of Gold Hill, and Mrs. Robert Harris were married last Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. A. P. Black welder. Rev. S. N. Watson performing theceremony. Sheriff Honeyihttt 1m 57-Uad a tele phone put in his office JpK the conve nience of the public. Thisis the only 'phone in the court nbusfi, and the Sheriff's action will be appreciated. Messrs. J. Lee Stone and Lacy Cochran have leased the store room recently vacated by Blume Bros., and will open a moving picture show. Workmen are now busy getting the building ready. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sims, of Charlotte, formerly of Concord, have gone tp Salisbury to' locate, and for the present are making their home with their daughter. Mrs. William Johnston, on LaFayette street. Master RandalL Harris, one of The Times' carriers, who is the Concord agent for the Saturday Evening1 Post, was awarded a cash prize for handling the largesv number of iapers of any boy in North Carolina during the mouth1 of December. Mrs. ant! Mrs. Nicholas J. Smith, of Lynchburg, are visiting at Mrs. M. G. Deaton's. They will leave this after noon to visit in Iredell county,. Their daughter, Miss Sal lie, left last week to attend the SouThern Presbyterian Col lege at Red Springs. Mr. Heury Smith, who had been connected with the American Tobacco Co. in Durham for some time, lias re signed, and has accepted a position with-Mr. B. F. Qrowder, who has the asrencv for E. M. sP. and Flanders 20 automobiles. Who knows but what you may win the beautiful $400.00 Piano as one of the other prizes given away by The Times? You certainly stand as much show as any one else. Enter the contest to-day and start in with a win ning spirit. We learn that Dr. D. D. Johnson, who left here two vears ago for Bran dy, Va., has sold his fine farm there, and has moved to Richmond, where he. has opened up a drug store. It is understood that Dr. Johnson sold his farm at at advance of 2,000 over the purchase price. The St. Cloud barber shop wTas The room has been opened Saturday. thoroughly renovated, handsome oak fixtures and chairs have been added, making it a most attractive place. Mr. Shirley Suther is proprietor of the shop and Mr. George Strange, of Lex ington, is assisting him. Mr. Smith Scott last week moved his barber shop into the room next to Day vault's beef market, and has an up-to-date shop in every respect. He has received an entirely new outfit and fixtures and opened up last Satur day ready to serve the public, in the very best style. Salisbury Post: . Mr. Albert L. Carter, who left Rowan eight years ago for the west and located in Spo kane, Washington, is at home on an important, mission. Next Monday af ternoon he is to marry Miss Sallie Cress, daughter of Mr. D. M. Cress, a substantial and well known citizen of Cabarrus county. The management of the Southern Railwav Comnanv has flwirWl nrt tr operate its special Palm Limited this - a. 1 1 r 1 m - . . season ior ine Deneni 01 tne tourist traffic which reaches its height just about this season. Instead nf this special train, No. 29 will be. operated. il A " 1 " . ... , inis irain naving oeen vastly improved in accommodations and general service.- .. The payment of the county and State taxes at the earliest possible mo ment is urged by Sheriff Honeycutt, who must have the money to meet the demands on him. This is not a merely perfunctory notice, but is made from the urgency of the matter. The taxes have now been due for over four months,, and payment should not be longer delayed by anybody. Gertie Smart, k well known coloml woman of Concord, died this morning. Marriage license has been issued to Mr. Charlie Barriner and Mitt Besai? Beater. Mr. H. J. King leave to-nizbt for and f&milr will Aroim, Texas. where they will make their home. Miss Jennie Maxwell, stenographer at the Young-Hartsell mill offices, has been confined to her room on account of sickness for the past week. Master Randall Harris is now organ pumper at Central Methodist Church. This position has been filled by sons of Mrsn 8. L. KlutU ever since the organ was put in the church. .' The law firm of Adams, ArmfielJ. Jerome & Maness has been ehangtd to Jerome, Mauess & Sikes, the ihe m brs; l?ing ilesnrs. T J. Jerome, T. I. 3Ianess and Oscar J. Sikes. Tle many friends of Mr., and Mrs. Loui3 A. Brown, will be glad to know that their little son, Louis A. Jr., who haiiwv very ill with pneumonia for the past two weeks, is improving rapidly.' y - The hoard of county commissioners of Rowan, have issued a call urging the people to settle their taxes early in order that a settlement may be made with the State as early as possi ble. A similar call is needed in Ca barrus. Mary, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McLelland, died of gastritis yesterday morning at C o'clock, at their home on Franklin Avenue. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at the home. Cotton weigher D. B. Porter has re ceived a large pair of scales from Fair banks Scale Co. , to be used at the cot ton j platform. These scales are es pecially constructed for the purpose of vyeighing cotton and guaranteed to be perfectly acurate. The reception at the Jackson Train ing School will be held Wednesday at 12 o'clock in honor of Mr. and Sirs. Roth. At 1 o'clock Dr. B. F. Dixon, of Raleigh, will make an address. All who are interested fin the work of the Institution are cordially invited both ta the reception and to the exercises. Mr. Arthur Norman, the oldest son of Mr. rd- Mrs. Y. L. Norjjian, of tiii.si city,' has gone to Muskogee, Ok lahoma, where he has secured a posi tion with the Muskogee Gas & Klec tricl Plant. Mr. Norman was fnr spv era! years an employe of the Southern Power Company, located at Great Falls, S. C. A good many of the great throng of people on the streets here last Satur day afternoon about 4 o'clock had the opportunity of witnessing in front of the) Citizen's Bank the first round of what promised to be a twenty round bout between two well known citizens of the county, Mr. Lum Kizer andJSIr. Wallace Abernathy.. These two gen tlemen had been in a controversy over the title to some land for some time and had been in a lawyer's office that afternoon and compromised the case. There must have been something that they failed to agree on in the lawyer's office, for. soon after coming out on the 'street they both began to fight. The fight was fast and furious for a few' minutes until they were parted by the? spectators, who gathered around them. Both of the gentlemen seemed well satisfied with the result of the fight,and went down to police head quarters and submitted and paid a fine. To the Public I wish to say to the public of Con cord that the bad behavior at the opera hopse will be suppressed, and that hereafter this annoyance will not be found an objection there."- I am de termined that this shall be done, and the law will bo invoked, if necessary, to that end. ! L. 0. Biles, Manager Opera House. Rowan Man first Mr. Tobias Goodman is said to have been the first man in Rowan county to operate a circular saw by steam; that Mr. Chas. L. Summers, of Statesville, at different times clerk of the Superior court and sher iff of Iredell, was the first man to operate ' a circular saw in Iredell, steam power being used; that Mr. Adam Lentz, an uncle of Mr. Jacob Lentz, was the first to operate a cir cular saw in Catawba county, and that Mr. Jacob Lentz operated the first circular saw in Alexander coun ty. In the last two cases the saws were operated by water power. Be fore the days of circular saws saw mills were equipped with long saws, something like cross-cut saws, and went through a log by moving up and down. - The cotton crop of the year 1909 will be smallest since 1899 accordirg to the statement of W. D. Hunter, of Dallas, Texas, expeft of the department of agriculture. "It is due," he said addressing the House conirnittee on agriculture; 'to the weevil in Louisiana, portions of Arkansas and . Mississippi and the extreme dry weather in Texas, where sensational conditions interfered with propagation of the parasites." mauRD wAGMirs passu xl EHcd ferUst Pexfcrcustt sX Ctsctfd. friisy, lizzzxy 14 This will witliout d;U l on cf tle ttjcifrt artistic thmtirical erects evtr olTcml to tur local Iheatrvir.. Tie company i the waf that hs plsywl the urrwjnditisr .-cities foe the jt live years. The manartr.ent rarrr every tliiujr for the prtJuciVn. adsptrd Unh to larye and Mnall ihmtrrs, uin no loral Ketiery. as the company carry all crneryt eWtric, effects and rara phenalia complete. Owing to the unuual length of the lrforiuance h curtain will ri? for the fir&l act pnmiptly at 7: 43 p. m. There are four acts, each one of which j rejuirvs alxut forty . -nttnute for its ' enactniciit. The jnttrausion are comparatively short and the fiuial cut tain (aU at 11 VeWk. It b one of thej-tdes of the lierformancej and the , management gives the assurance tliat j the rale will be strictly enforced, that every one must l?e nealed Ufore the j thratr? b daracncil, which mciins U 1 fore the mii-sie starts. Iite comer will not be howii to their . eaU until the conclusion of the act. Warning of the approach, of rommf ncement time will be given by trumjters in the lobby entrance. Reduced Rates to Tiacs Sdjscnhcri. All subscribers of The Timks, whether new or old, who pay in ad vance will have the privilege of sub scribing through us for any of the pa pers named below at the prices named. These papers may be secured through us at any time at the reduced price. Note the following list and prices for a year's subscription : Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer, 75 cents. Progressive Farmer new subscrip tions, 0 cents: renewals, 70 cents. New York Thrice-a-Week World, 05 cents. Home and Farm", 25 cents'. . Cotton Journal, 60 cents. Atlanta Th rice-ii-Week Constitution, 7ceuts. Philadelphia Daily Press, $2.00. Uncle Remus Magazine, 5' cents. Carolina Union Farmer, 50 cents. Southern .Ru.ralist, CO cents. Remember these low prices are om to all who pay a year in advance to The Times. Don t forget that every subscriber who pays a year in advance gets free Ja pair of S-inch Spring Tension Shears. that would cost 50 or .75 1 cents any j where. . ' The Public Schools. The collections made on North Car olina Day in the public schools of the county ior tne jacKson lrainmg School, so far reported, are as follows: J Howells, $1.00r Mt. Gilead, f 1.52; . Cannon school; 5S cents; Brown Mill, j 61 cents; Coddle Creek, 84 cents: Bar rier; "No. 5, 89 cents; Barrier, No. - 9 GO cents: WinecOff, $2.39, and White Hall, $1.50. ; j 3Ieasles is making its' appearance ' a 0 . sr t rrs- in tjje schools of the county and caus iag a general decline in attendance. The following is a list of the honor roll at Mt. Gilead school: Chester lisenheimer, Ruth . Earnhardt, Wal ter Patterson, Marvin Misenheimer, Thelma Misenheimdr, Fred Nelsler, Mary Neisler, ;Clyde Cook, : Harvey Mu rph , Charl ie Good man , Wade Cook, Annie Margaret Misenheimer, Francis, Walter and William Long. Miss Mamie Barnes is teacher and the school has m enrollment of fifty-four. Concord Presbytery. ! r, There was a called meeting of Con cord Presbytery in the First Presby terian Church last Friday morning, Rev. R. D. Brown, of Iredell county, was moderator, and Rev. C. W. Ervin Clerk. v--f The first item of business was to act on call from Poplar Tent and Gil wood ch urches to Rev. J. E. Summers. The calls wre found in order, and placed in the hands of Mr. Summers, who accepted. Mr. Summers will be installed as pastor of these two chin-ches on the third Sunday, at Gil wood in the morning and at Poplar Tent in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. A call from Beth page for the pastoral services of Rev. T. B. Anderson was read, found in order placed in his hands and accepted. Mr. Anderson was duly examined and preached be fore the presbytery at 12 o'clock. In addition to a number of elders from nearby cburches.;Revs. C. A. Monroe, of Hikcory, R. D. Brown, of States ville, attended the meeting. r For every new subscriber you get for The Times with the cash, you are entitled to 300 votes for any one you wish in our Piano Contest. Any one can get two or three new subscribers and many t more if a little .work is done. . - '-' . For the first time in the history xsf Yale University the Ten Eyck prize for speaking was won: by a Chinese when Yum Hsiang Ts'soof Shanghia, China, a junior, was awarded the honor. The award carries with it the income of a fund of $2,G00, es tablished in 1888 in memory of Henry James Ten Eyck of the class of 1879. Ts'so's subject was "America and the Far East." - I MrC Krnk Ilniklit4ftfrirt4i Mr. IwJ 1 fr t HixS lat. Mr. and Mt Clr!e l.rrtlr. of KaA&sU are vi;tu t Mr. T. V. orm'... .' . Mm KUiVMUui llRti, U vitit- K, A. Archi at the lHtne f Mr tsild. I Mrs. J. D. lUjcWts, ftf AtUnu. U rmtin the (sm.iW t4 Krr fjuW. It. T. W. ,nuth. Mr. J. IZ. Kf.rl. of l4kmx U Ut xctk at tlic linltide of It .o. !r. VA. KfmJ, who liAt fctrr, Mlm Mary Kssni snd lrr Wt. ruST, of ChirUlte, 1 are -u;Unjr Miit Era Mav llnmn, Mm. Catherine Gtslnt' : rttume4 Friday tuht f nwn a v Uii ta M rs. T. J, Fctwrm WadcUn. - Mr. and Mr. W. T. Wall left this tnormnjj for HrnnHU, xhre wl twit Mr, Wall' parent. Mr. B. C. Griflln lio rtunel to hU home in UtesvtUe, after peudin wteral days in the city, Mr. Henry Smith, who ix been m Concord wnce the Chritmas li. days, returned this ntomin; to hU home in Durham. Mrs. J. C. Fouthee, who las been rUitinfT her daughter. Miss Virjrinw rousltee. has returned to her home in Ninety Six, S. C. 'y . 3Irs. Plato T Durham returned from Italeigh wliere she has beoti vis iting at the home of her father, Iter. J. N. Cole, for several da vs. Pttrea-Ridcnhoar. Mr. Dejma IVlrfa and Mivs Nora Ridenhour were married lat niht at 7 o'clock at the home of the brulo's father, Mr. Jacob Ridenhour, in No. 8 township. The ceremoriv was 'per formed by Rev. M. L. lhdenhour, a iusin of the brid. Vlh of thrso young iplo are very, jxipular in this city where, they have Urn making their homo for "wiiw time, Mr. IV trea has U-en a mtnt elllciftit arid pop ular saleslady in Kflrd's hi depart ment fctore for the pat year. Mr. Petrtxi in a young man .of ability aiu promise, being superintendent of ilm Cohcortl Steam laundry. Mr. and Mrs. Petrca arrivtxi in Concord th morning and Will make their home at Mr. A. S. Dayvault's on Franklin Avenue. A Gruesome Discovery. The head of new-born negro infant discovered In a piece of woods just at the edge of Wades bo ro Saturday morning waj.the cause of considerable-excitement. The discovery was made by James Home, who was hunting rabbit. From an examination it appears that the head was cut from the body with a knife. A wound on top of the head was made by a blunt instrument. The coroner is making an Investiga tion, ana a young negro girl 16 years of age is under arrest. She denies all knowledge of the infant. Search ing parties are looking for the decapitated body. An inquest will be held togay. With his body burned into a erin Adam Lyerly a young wn of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. L. Lyerly, of Granite Quarry, Rowan county, died at that place Wednesday night from injuries received early in the day. While playing around a heater in the room while the mother prepared a meal the clothing of the lad ignited asd burned from hia body before as sistance could be rendered. He lived in great agony for several hours when death resulted. The funeral was held from Christiana Lutheran church where the interment took place. - The report of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company on passenger train movement for the month of move ment for the month of November shows that on the main line running from Kansas City to Tribun, out of a total of- 120 trains run only one was on time and the average time late per train run was four hour and twenty minttes. On the other lines of the company operating in Kansas a total of 1,530 trains were run. 923 or GO per cent of which wereon time. On the Central Brarich Railroad odt of a total of 118 trains run sixty seven were on time. After spending fifty of his seventy one years In the Connecticut State Prison, John P. Warren, know as Convict No. 1, is to be released on pardon. The penitentiary authori ties say he has been behind prison bars longer than any other convict in the country. It was in 1859 that Warren killed his 18-year-old wife in Wtllington by holding her head under water in a brook. He con cealed the body in the wood3, cover-, ing it with leaves.
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