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Slierrill. Editor i ' - - I, xxxv. and Publ her. PUBLISHED TWICE A. WEEK, k PIANO CONTEST VOTE TO-DAY CONCORD, N. C.. MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1910. BOYS' CORN ClUB. I CO n Your. Duo lit AilvmiOn. NO 61 LOCAL PLNQILNGS. Margie McEachern gains firpt place in the Piano Con ! ihead of the Collegiate Institute for the first time in several f will now be a race to the finish. Misses Barnhardt, Wat . ( ' Pr imer also make trains in their vote. : ntr-stantS have Shown no special efforts tO Win the prizes, , ttyixxv nnrl nrromred the IWs' 'SAtiirdiv momma- vrwiv- - . . i f 1 .. " : o j nrkint?. reserving wicir sucuuui iui me ... virn ub. n purnrises may oe in biore ior bumcuu. vmcis . The following are some or the re organized Here Last Saturday. Names Short Items of Local Interest ta Gty, of Ihose Who Have Entered Contest t County and Ihts Section. The boys who have entered the I The family of Rev. J. Brice Coch boys' com -raising' contest from this ,rane. pastor of McKinnon Presbyter countv met at the court house Satur-! ian Church, arrived in Concord last .'.1 J .i-C-.fl, a fire tr CPrntl (1 nr?7fC ftHniirrK it nninmang f - r-l f flritc i j t t h(V COU1U IIJl .nil ihov s w. l iiuilcuiciiio iui wiawwouw. . -u- r rif tlipm tn -win these) and ae bus-v at work for The "contestant must be between J. . . . r l 11 1 11 U .- ru -i.e. Prof. Geo. F. McAllister, of the Collegiate Institute, delivered an ex cellent address in St James Lutheran Church yesterday morning: on Chris tian Education. . 1 A 1 1 - ' which is a beautiful gold watch, and is well worth any. iweive anu seveuuxH ears oi a, t . f. ,i. except mai any ooy wno win oe :n;iy pUl ion". T , UtrJfo nnt latpr than .Tuno'th 1st , is interesting.. ou have heara o, , . x iuck, energy. " Ih d ante v 1 o i, will count more man ai yu mg e.sC. . B seventeen and will not be eighteen : Philadelma hospital. irieuus. uci i iun: wuu aic aucauv i . , . tiiuri .tlfrlls. ief w:n 1 . iKhprn i toAfiin r ,IIHl i, do or During- the absence of MUs Ple -Mearw, who is with her mother in a j.tk around among your menus, v.vv not jater thaQ August 1st will be eh- fShernll is teaching- in her place at o ,.11 n..r nn m ac x.rMt z-ot-1 inT fm 1 it m CI... i .1 1 1 1 to renew- oa an mc new jih. ..v. iv..Uu.o gible. Any acre oi ianu on the iarm - graueu scnooi. 1 are worth winning. 1 here s no time to reason why, may be used, provided that it is a ,t w .nnt M u r titin . die.'- Don't lo?e- a single hour f rom now until part of the rugular farm; but garden ! f M n A oi'aweii s plats or city lots or plats belonging j revorXed who had moved to Concord to oUier corporations cannot lie used j tQ t a Uion al lhe depot but a for this contest. The contestant must ; brother of his live oh the farm and the acre must be; a part of some regular field. It must j- On Monday, February 14, at Salis- be a full acre; less than an acre will oury, non. v mieueaa iviiuiz, corn not be considered. The plat must not i misioner, will sell 105 acres of the be less than a half acre wide; a square ; Pethel lands lying near Kannapolis. plat of land is preferred. i bee ad. in this paper. AVrtonHinv V 1 II fill MTMT I AT m- . r- v- " -v t i i i iwvcAWJcuiut Ti.v niiui Mrs (i A t rtrlpsriv had a serious mercial fertilizer may be used on one . SDn of sickness vesterdav mornimr. , 1 il J 1 I 1 vxuxon seeu, coiun-seeu meai, ,ic to-day stands as follows , Margie t. ,:n jiaiiy Ilieh School I I ir. C. C. .Hill, Glass ii.s Ola Verton, Newell.'. . j. Loula Hartsell, R. F. D. No Uertha iuikci, vuiiwuiu, . . . Avlma Ridenhour . . 3455 3.257 "o77 8170 780 6$ McEachern, Goncord I'iea'-ant Loueunc iuhuuic. . Laura liarnhardt, Concord.. L. Concord. . ...... i .rv Moser iisciineniici , iuhbiiijj 1 . s L x I r I'l (irace Watkins, Concord. .. . . . 5ioo ...... 3120 ..... 2040 ..... 1S12 95 450 ..... 2;o 7, Concord. ronnnnolis School : ........... lies Louise Means, Concord. . . 250 j orn Day. Farmers of Cabarrus: rorn croi) is one of the most 1m- ., . .1: t fKo fbtA it 111 u'is seciiwu ji vv from good methods or prepai-a-tultivaTion, fertilization, etc., the J,f seed ilanted plays quite a hart in the question of yields, friler to assist farmers in getting ted to plant, the Farmers' Co- (. . Vrvlr will Sml Corn Day at Concord on Vv 14. Several expert judges vt'-ral practical corn growers wijl Mil l 1 1 T 1 j JIClVVl m.V vw. t. alks uxn corn growing.- They mi tlie (rrounds from 10 a. m. ,. The talks will probably Wn 1 to 2 p. in. IMease come jriii with you' from thirty to jf the V'stcavs of your seed ami have enough selected to a seed patch of one acre. In Jl we will go into the seed patch you and help you make a care ;ld selection. We will then talk preserving from weevils, storing jeeiiing your corn perfectly sound h the winter. Next spring we tart , thtf same operation again pe by this means to have some tent seed seed corn' on a large jer ouarms 111 this county. hope you will show your inter this forward movement by com- ut. and be sure to invite your jbors and the boys to come. Re W the date, the nlace and come A. II; LlTAKER, Local Agent. Hi ds.-n, State Agent, v Raleijrh, N. C. A Good Minstrel Show. A nuber of the members of the lo cal military company in Salisbury have given minstrel performances lately m Salisbury and Albemarle, The Salisbury Post speaks highly of acre. city garbage, fish and fish scraps will be considered commercial fertilizer. All the stable and home gathered manure may be used that is available. The contestant must do all the work of cultivation himself., but he "may get some other pesron to plow his land for him so as to break it well with a two horse plow, but' after it is well broken the contestant must do all the work himself. Any contestant per mitting another to do the work of cul tivation, or receiving help other than advice from another, will be ruled out. This ruling is made in justice to, all f 1 -L 11 io 1 uuug 10 uiauv 1 1-1 juau 1 Vv ' J g and to get the boys interested in doing uura i-niii" a. 1 .1... 1 4.1 1 ,,mi , , -i 1 nie worn iiiciuscivcs,. The local military company made rm . ' - aa ma . good in its minstrel performance at William p Ha? chairman; Lloyd the Meroney theatre ast night. .There Ye secretary, and Hilburt Hol- was an absence of amateurishness land? ;easurer. ' about the performance that gave it Th'e followi bave dntered he spice andr ing of the professional contest. ciarenCe Hough, Bost Kind. ti:ii . t ri., i i.l iv,a1 xxiii; ucitj uiauiiwciuci, wuiwiu, Route 5; Willie White, Concord, Route 7: Hilburt Holland, Harris "Under the direction of Mr. J. M Andrews and management of Mr. Whtehead Kluttz, the participants fc R'oute wmiara P. Harry, fcK P?ltf"ily J." Harrisburg, Route 3, and Lloyd YeV ri7iV7 J-r 1T tor, Newells. Many more b m-splendid hands was evidenced by exctedto enter thjs contest .1?' 41,. -o' next few days. All of those .v boys are in the .who ex- a went up uie fc t enter the contest are requested pretentious but ' M t fiti,tw t. thft Wabbly and Weak Versus Solid and Strong. jnent for Our Military lompany. t. L. A. Brown has returned a business, tnn tn rtistnn fltifl Vli- While in Raleigh Capt. 3i called on General Armfield general Macon in the interest of securing a tary sup- amoiir them I- He succeeded in s apnopi iution of mili Jul' is company, ollowing-: ln- magazine ty-eiirlit olive drab uuiforms, i'r cans- siv lT Si v bayonets. 7 scabbards, - (i gun s. T waist belts and suspenders. H aid nackets TiS liniKPidvpe 5S Vnt ...11 . .1-1 .1 11 on straps, 4 nana axes ana rs. l-jiiattocks, 18 entrenching 's- wire. e.utteif4. one stove and ig outlit. :()o revolver cartridges. all cartridges, 12.000 gallery cartridges. 8 tents. 1 bule. 1 pte outdoor Aiken target outfit "lany other supplies necessary in uipinent of a hrst-class mihtarv UV. S'.icll :w Prk T. Viae alivoro ----- -w, . iiuo ui n J 0 biuge preSeiiieu an uup.aeiuiuus uui : , t etlnipV nf the inug. mice i"ia 1,, atn,Qr stood under an American flag at the rear of the stage as the other members . of the company, all but the black Report ot the brand Jury. faces dressed m Khaki uniform came t0 te jjon. E. B. Jones, Judge: upon the stage. Ihen the fun by We, the grand jury for the January the tambo and bones began and every term. 1910, Superior Court of Cabar- line was as clever as could be and rus COunty, beg leave to submit the gotten orr wiin a vim mat maae a Dig following report 1.I1. :iU 11 I T7 I - it m m nil wiiu uie nouse. We. have acted on all bills ot m- This show will appear here at the dictments handed us by the solicitor. opera house next Friday night, Feb- and have made presentments of all ruary 11. violations of the law, that have been brought to our knowledge. To Push the Car Line. We visited the County Home by t l rr i 'ovu -o . committee and found things in good , Last Thursday s Salisbury Post con- . . i:ij:, . - I. J. 1 i mi u condition, except the buildings need uns the following- which will be of Fj H some repainni; mm uc.v giuudir built. Inmates well cared for. Num ber of inmates 26; 13 white and 13 colored. We found on the farm 2 mules, 6 head of cattle, 8 hogs, with plenty of feed of all kinds for the year. We visited the chain-gang by com mittee and found everything in good running order and doing splendid work. Number of convicts 36; 12 white and 2i colored, with separate sleeping apartments; 16 head of mules, 2 hogs, and-all in good condition. We visited the jail in a body and found things in good order, except the .building needs repairing which is at tains the following interest to our people : "Work is being steadily pushed on the inteV-urban line between Salisbury and doncord and the line will be com pleted some time during the summer and cars will be running by early fall. 'This is the announcement made to day by Mr. T. II. Vanderford, Sr., who has all along been the active rep resentative of the interested parties. A construction is engaged in Concord and all the work preliminary to the gradiug, but little of which will be re quired, and placing of the track from Sahsburv to the Concord limits is in falling to the floor unconscious, and it was some time before she revived. Her condition now is much better. When you come in to pay your sub scription, get certificates to vote for vour favorite m our Piano contest. You are entitled to 100 votes for everv dollar paid pn subscription. Rev. A. J. Crane has resigned the pastorate.of the Amity rresbytenan church Which he has been serving- in connection with the Newell Presbyter ian church for a number of years Mrs. H. M. Barrow, who went to Tarboro on a visit recently, has decid ed to remain in Tarboro. She expect ed to go to Norfolk to spend the win ter. Her daughter, Miss Adelaide, is in. Norfolk attending school Mr. James C Fink has resigned as secretary of the United Citizens' Club on account of having made business engagements which will occupy all his time. He has made a good secretary, j and the Club regrets to give him up. The three-year old child of Mr. Har vey i orter, of the Brown mill. - died last Friday of pneumonia following measles. There .have been quite a number of deaths among the children here recently from this cause. Thursday's Salisbury Post: Messrs. John Miller and Bud Palmer left this morning for Concord to bill the town for the local military minstrel, com pany. The boys go to Concord on Friday night of next week and are looking forward to a big trip. 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 more if a little work is done. Mrs. W. G. Means, who has been in a serious condition forsom time, was taken to a Philadelphia hospital last night by her son, Mr. Gaston B. Means, and her daughter Miss Belle Means. Mrs.' Means' many friends nope for her speedy and permanent recovery. - Winston correspondence 5th: Mrs. in Water can't rise above Its lerL Nor can a community rise above the level of its citizenship. If the citizens are lukewarm, limp and lazy, the town will be wfchy washy, wabbly and weak. If the citizens have VERTEBRA. VIM AND V1GOU, the town will be substantial, solid and strong. Let's all brace up and make this town of ours a place of. energy, ambi tion and enterprise. Capt. and Mrs. Edward Hill, who have been spending some time with Capt. Hill's parents here, will leave Wednesday for Worcester, Mass., where they will .spend a month with Mrs. Hills relatives. r Mr. W. Ross Cox, the Salisbury groceryman who failed last week, has arranged to again open his place of business, and' his numerous friend hope he will be entirely bn his-feet again financially within a short time. Mrs. Jane V. Walters, 57 years of age, died at her home on Church streeC Saturday morning'bf tuberculo sis. She was a well known and most highly respected lady of the city, and is survived by her husband and several children. She was a faithful member of McKinnon Presbyterian Church. The funeral services, were held yester day and the interment made at Beth page, X v . Mr. Mack Brooks, of Wilkes county, and Miss Annie Ledville, of Moores ville, were married here in the office of 'Squire Pitts this morning. There was no objection ' on the part of the parents of the young people to the marriage. Mr. Brooks was in Moores ville, and he and Miss Ledville decid ed to drive to Concord and be married. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for Mooresville. The board of county commissioners is holding the regular monthly meet in sr to-day. Up to the noon hour PtKOXAt IUM101 A Pirtal Ihl ef Ite Asssf Us tvb Ccse tsd Go. Mitt Nti Oinnoa U miunha Mirdi Orxm t New r!fs Mr. A. ll lxnh .f S!;!n:nr. trrmt rutjtby in tle citv with Mr lVrU Mr. Thru, IUm. of KnnajMlt i vitjR InemU at Tnaitr (Vdlr- f a fen dartk.-' ": ' - " Ir. S. W. WiUUttit ha rriumrd L Wale cxmnty t rutin? rrUur Mr. Allan Mlm I.a rriarnM from Hichtnoml W, m t h Ut ski St, IVtrr )'tU) f.r trmt- tneiit. i Mrs, J. II. Vithrr;u rrturni Sturd4 to her hme in lw.cmlr-r Her wvter. Mi Shirley. ' Montmrrf ifcccinjianl her. Mrs. A. A. Kin?, Mim LU Mar King and Mr l. l l4VTau!t m at Hickory at the Uxlde of Ir. I. J. Johnin, wlw U im4 exm-trd to lire. Mr, GaMon H. Mrun jurired here last Friday frvm Oinciiinali. when he was on businmt when called ta Coo cord on account of hu mothrr UU- ness. -The completion of this line will l!fnt j"? d?,ne- be a notable event and will prove Of incalculable benefit to the commercial and industrial life of all the points it touches." New Advertisements. We visited the Clerk s olhce and found records aud everything properly kept. On investigation and inquiry from the clerk we find that guardians are making their annual accounts and renewing their bonds, with the ex ception of a few who are not as A. issett Mills Loses Case. " - 1 the civil suit Thursday, the Wis ll 1 -Hills Co, vs. Wm. Ma srvn 11 , a cotton broker of New Orleans, Ui-v hroiifrlit J . 1 O w m ma'w v . 1W I UI iltP .. .defendant TTia cnit woo J V Ult CAO by the mills on accountof the jed damages sustained by them on of Smith sending them an in Pr Jfrade of cotton other than the fact wh him called for. f iscassett mills bousrht 400 01 Uon from Smith, andclaim ut were lelow the grade of mat uieir contract called a UiUerence of $10 The famous Royal Telt Mattresses prompt on such matters as they should made by Royal & Borden, of Golds- be. boro, have stood the test for IS years. Our work being done, so far as we They are sold in Concord by the Con- know, 'we respectfully ask to be dis cord Furniture Co. See their ad. charged. sun. Kai about them on page three. Mr. Hugh M. Propst has some new offeriners in real estate, bee his ad. in o this paper. Tire bi-monthly statement of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. appears in this paper. W J. Hill handles the very best oils for both steam and gasoline en gines. W. L. Robbins wants all kinds of hides, old rubber, and old iron and metal of every kind. See ad. in our Penny Column. Cline Bros, want to sell you your shoes. See what they have .to say in i sum of 1900 was involved I their new ad. The new spring goods are beginning to arri ve at Black & Shepard's, and the winter garments must go regard less of price. Noah's Liniment is sold in Concord by. the Gibson Drug Co. This js said to be one of the best liniments made. for on the Jas. W. Blackwelder, . Foreman. Charles Hill entertained most charm- j no matters of unusual imjortance had Jngly yesterday afternoon at her home j come before the board. I t was or- 011 est Lnd, complimentary to her dered by the board that the Burroughs two sisters-ih-law, Mrs. James W. adding machine, now in the SherifTs Cannon, Jr., and Mrs. Martin Luther office be purchased for $200 with the Cannon, of Concord, who are the privilege of exchanging it for a 2.0 guests of Mrs. J. Barnette Douglas. one within CO days, -and that a con In his series of praver-meeting- talks tract for the same be drawn up and ture,' Rev. Plato Durham last Wed nesday spoke on Alfred Tennyson, the last of the great poets of England. The prayer-meeting room at Central Church was packed. Mr. Durham will speak next Wednesday on Brown ing: B. Cline. loeal pdif :V?"ig Tribune, has resigned his "A'i. and left last night f or No'r-':-. to accept- a position with ull!'un Company as Pullman car -ictoi-. i(i Olvinr.Jo 1 oi i l t i v-uuy otore is naving p juate glass front placed in their f- i ihe front will also b other improvements made. It will be a source of deep sorrow throughout North Carolina to know that there are fifteen cases of smallpox at the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage. Blume-Lyerly. Mr. G. A. Blume and Miss Lilly Lyerly were married Friday night at 9 : 30 o'clock by Rev. W. H. Causey at the Reformed church parsonage. The only attendants were Miss Vernie Blume, a sister of the groom, and Mr. Frank Weddington. Mrs. Blume is the daughter of Mi. W. A. Lyerly, of Misenheimer Springs, and has been a resident of Concord for the past two years, where she held a position at Day vault Co.'s store. Mr. Blume has been money order clerk at the post office here for the past two years, where, by his clever and pleasing man Master Randall Harris has received a letter from the Curtis Publishing Company stating that he is the winner of the first prize for North Carolina, j given to the boy who sells the largest number of Saturday Evening Posts during each month. This is the; i second time, that he has won this prize, having won it during the month oi December. Mrs. J. C. Tinimerman, nee Miss Rosa May Phillips, died at her home at Plains, Ga., last Monday. She is survived by her husband Rev. J. C. Timmerman, and one child two years old. Before her marriage she made her home in this city with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hartsell, being a cousin of Mrs. Hartsell and a grand daughter of Phillip Correll. A business process of almost daily demonstration is truthfully described bv the Warhaw Enterprise: That miner savs: When a man starts out Work of the CourL The Superior, Court adjourned last Thursday till to day, the State docket, except the murder, case, having been finished. The case of the State vs. Pink Dry and Gaston Blake, charged with the murder of Myrtle Flowe, colored, will be called Thursday morning. A spe cial venire.of 100 has been summoned as jurymen in this case. The case of the State vs. Duncan, the young man charged with complic ity in the robbery of the goods of the railroad and express companies at Kannapolis. will be called for trial immediately after the murder case has been disposed of. Political Outlook. Winston Journal ' f v C1 rciii- i.i. . i-ii i f -ti, tc n nnf ner of dealing wilh the public, he has iw W , rit J Trt- -Ac row of men m-motion, each' one stan- won many friends. ing to pay his also. When business Mr. L. E. Boger, State agent for j seems to come to a temporary stand the Jackson Automobile Company, (still, it may be due to the fact that has received a large 40-horse power car, which makes a fine appearance. This car will be used as a demonstrat ing car, and Mr. Boger will no doubt place a good many orders with it. someman in a long row has failed to settle his account with some other per son when it was due and thus the lat ter was unable to settle his account with others, and so on down the line." I have talked with many people on the subject of politics since 1 have been away, and everywhere I find the Democrats hopeful and the Re- publicans downcast, tas every one is chanrine the present High cost of livine up to the Republican 'party.'' The above statement was made Tuesday afternoon by ex-Governor R. B. Glennr having returned home that morning after an absence of over two months from a lecturing tour. He will be here only a few days and will then cro to Mejaphi3, Tenn. On the completion of this trip he will return home for a vaca tion. Muss Nannie Alrtandrr will leave tonight for New York 'to buy her spring line of millinery. She will bo ioined in Salisbury by Miss Martha lienU. Mr, and Mrs. It. K. Coble, Mm Grace Watkins and Mr. J. I. Robin son, went to Charlotte Saturday to. witness the play at the Academy. They stopped at the Selwyn. Mr. J. It. Swann, editor of Madinoa Record, aud oil injwtor of the ninth district, was in Concord lat Saturday on olhcial buKinesw, lutving born transferred temporarily to the eighth district. Reduced Rates for Times Subscribers. All subscribers of Tim Timc. whether newor old, who pay in ad vance wilt have the privilege of sub scribing through us for any of the pa pers named Ixdow at the prices namrd. These iapers may be secured, through us at any time at the reduced, price. Noto the following lUi and pri- for a years subscription : Charlotte Semi Weekly' OWr?er. 75 cents. Progressive Farmer, new subvrip tions, .10 cents: renewals. 70 ceuU. New York Thrice-a-Week World, C5 cents. Home and Farm, 25 cents. Cotton Journal, CO cents. Atlanta Thrice a-Week Constitution, 75 cents. Philadelphia D.-uly Pres, 2.00. Uncle Remus' Magazine, 50 cents. Carolina Union .Farmer, 50 centa. Southern Rural ist 60 cenU. Remember, these -low' price are open to all who pay a year in advance to The Times. . Don't forget that every subscriber who pays a year in advance gets fre a pair of 8- inch Spring Tension Shears, hat would -cost 50 or 5 cents any- where. at immMuumwuimmmmmmmmm Subsxriptions Paid. We acknowledge with thanks th payment of subscriptions from the 'fol lowing since Our last rejort: Iawsou Ikwtian. -Ed. - Menius, W. N. Barnhardt. L. R. Strieker. C. M. Ikst, Mrs. M. A. Litaker,, Mrs. V. Ervin, J. A. Peck. Will Sizars. J. D, Littleton, C;. B. Caldwell, T. II. Rine hardt; Z. A. KlutU, 11. A. Cruse, It. E. Ridenhour. Mrs. B. F. Rogers, Dr. W. L. r.ell, II. I. -Woodhouse, Iter. H. A. Trexler, II. M. S.ifrit, O. D. Honeycutt, H. C. M. Goodnight, K. L. Fisher, J. II. Howell, Zel ma Wat son, V. C. Kiz?r, W. H. Wads worth. Palace Barber Shop. T. F. Utaker, F. C. Carroll, Mrs. C. W. rsterday, J. D. Moflitt, Mrs. Harry Ruth, R. L. Hartsell, Miss Horence Paul. ' C. 3l. Cook, JL Cline, Mrs. France Petrea, 3Irs. J. W. Fetzer, R. T. Honeycutt, M. J. Hartsell, F. E. Cook, Henry Graeber, J. Watson Morris, E. A, Cress, C. W. Bost, W. BarnliardL J. D. Cline. W. II. Hutcbina, Miss Annie Carter, P. J. Blackwelaer. T-t R- Alexander, Joe Barnhardt, George Corl, C. M. B. Goodnight, J. B. Rose, J. A. McEachern, Miss Car rie Hathcock. Peek School Makes Record. The Peck School in No. 7 township lias broken all the attendance records of the county. They have an enroll ment of G, and during all the bad weather of the past month they had a daily average attendance of C4. The measles are stall ramps A . in many. of the schools and are causing the school authorities no little trouble. The aggregate attendance of all the school this year .will be largely de creased on account of the measles. Dave Haunon, a well known char- acter here, was 'tried, in the Police; court last Thursday for an affray and fined fl7. He was given a day in which to raise the fine, but failed to do so, and was sentenced to the county roads for 45 days.