North Carolina Newspapers

J J. B. Sherrlll, Editor and Publisher. PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK. VOL. XXXVI. CONCORD NYC MONDAY. FEBRUARY G. 1911. NO. 64 I iii mi I i-rmiiiiiii 11 mumwin mi urn i.imliiM-fl..wMin m.iMtonwiS' av4ft.' ie.-.-.-. .....,.. .T,. v -..,., -, nhrgcMmMasMK $1 60 a Yonr. Duo in Atjvnno - ! "I 1 i I THE LEGISLATURE. Vhat the SeaUDn and .Repri&enta- tives at Raleigh Ar; Doing. ipcoia.l to The Times. -Raleigh, Febrviary 4.4-By the terms the new bill by Boyd en in the Sen te and Kent in the House today the ighth Congressional district will be trengthened by the transfer of Un n from .the. Seventh to the Eighth nd Alexander to ihe ninth. Action is ot expected till near the close" of ie session. ' The House bill requiring eottton mills and other- factories to provide permanent medicine:, chest (cost not to exceed. $10) as first aid to injured doyes- was stopped in the Senate the objection of Kitchin, of Hali It has been deferred till next . :day l and will -probably pass then. The new "bills are unimportant. Boyden's bill placing mothers on : rity with fathers; in disposing of c ildren "..passed the Senate, and is of ri jch'intcfot to every mother. The fiivt general anti-trust bill of the session was introduced this after noon bv SiMialor Raggett. - H LLEWXAM. R a le igi t . Fchr u a ry (5. Sc n at or L. T. " ! irtselFis still absent on lea ve. A bill lo strengthen the enforce- .nt of the -State prohibition law was introduced by Kwart. It makes buy :'. or seller equally liable. Either m be -convictetl aml':puhishedori the, iestimony of tlie other. Some say it is a dangerous bill, as it puts a T,-eapon iii ihe 1 hands of undesirable class to vent spite. L ; ', r- - Committee thresliing out several tills on subject this evenuiug. The following new bills were in troduced To create State Board of Trade. j Penning . duties of officers seizing listillerj.es. To regulate fares collected on trains. Authorizing certain corporations- to make changes in public roads. The bills passed were unimportant, I.l.k'VVX A 1 I China's Call for Help. Knoxville feentmel. . Chinese ministers resident in Eu- rope and the United States have been instructed to request the sending of bubonic plague experts to help tight the dread disease. The plague is rag- ing in one of 'the suburbs of Harbin and in other parts of Manchuria. It threatens east Siberia and Irkutuck on the west of Lake Baikal. China offers to pay all the expenses of 'the foreign physicians iwho may be lent This call should be heeded in the in terest riot only of Cliina and human- ikv hut ? thA wnrl.i.fli larP. Tf not fought Rigorously the plague will trav- cl westward along Ihe Siberian rail- ,way and will join cholera in decima- ting the Russian peasantry. It will attack the Mediterranean seaports and 'will disturb steamship cbmmuni- up cations with the Baltic, the Mediter ranean and the Atlantic. It has a vast field in China and 'from there Would assail the islands of the Pacific and our own Pacific coast. Any help given China would be repaid tenfold iu fu ture immunity from -the plague. Goodman Admitted to Bail. After hearing the arguments on 4he writ of habeas corpus 'Saturday af ternoon Judge Biggs placed Robert Goodman under a $10,000 hond. The T o n T niiA.i came as no snrnrise to 'tlie elosft fol- lowers of the case as from the evi- donee so far introduced the element of .premeditation has not been fullv estnhli.A.l nn.i iW ntm,v fnr the Siate di.l W ' tpmnt tn . troluce such evidence it - the hear- r Saturdav but tlii flons nnr mom that they will abandon the charge of first deree murder. r;oodman' hrmA wa sionW liv Af iV Tpeter W W Flnwe "nnd" Wl ;.w 0..v.v. -father W J P Goodman The Congressional Districts. News and Observer. The Congressional- District Appor- tionment Committee will not get down , uiiues! umu luey Know now many ta Kiiiia ..U.l i .1 : w-auiea uiu'ii urouua win we frlr rerJ,ie Iiew apportionment, xne uepuoiican caucus 'has passed o -rerti; u:-i- :i n ' I rn miA.-io .H J "VT: i1 r .1 v vu.i61,.uireuuce onn vara- tt " c -p, ' . " "ua ? uuiiiuiir or memners ot thfl n , mi; Representatives trom iu to iiino is , 1 1 i. nupn nnie .-rma L-fli . --0-- v, I jaiijjou is strongly; in tavor of keep- ing tne membership of the House ) down, and if he succeeds North Caro- Una will only have nine Congressmen 1 m the future Remember, if you pay your sub- scription a year m advance, either to Daily Tribune or The Times, you are entitled to & pair of our eight inch spring tension shears or a-year's u V"1"" i lu lUB ooutnern Agn- culturist, free. . .'; MR. E. C. BARN HARD T RETIRES . As Active Head of the Gibson Man- nfacturing Co. on Account of His Health Is Succeeded by Mr. A. R. . Howard. A change in the management of the Gibson Manufacturing (Jo., which has been .contemplated for some time has been definitely decided upon, whereby Mr. E. C. Barnhardt retires as secre tary and treasurer and active head of the enteprise and is succeeded by Mr Wpx R Howard, for several1" dpsiniiflr at. the mill, who in h,m' i.AAilp liv; Mr. Fn o-pn e rdt.Jr. The announcement -of Mr. Barn- liardt's retirement will come as a sur- prise to the people of this city and throughout the State, Where he has long been -known as a leading tex tile manufacturer, but those close to him have been aware of such a step on his part for several months, which is necessitated on account of ill health. All through Mr. 'Barnhardt 's business career, he has displayed a vigorous energy and under the strain of a score or more years of the pres sure and responsibilities of directing a hie industrial idant his physical condition lias become impaired; and upon the instruction of. his physician he will iut be aciively, engaged in business for the ensuing year but .will spend his time in an effort k regain hU ho.-ilth. Mr. Barnhardt be-an his business career here in the Odell mill and has been connected with several mills in other cities in the State. He came to the Gibson mill at a time wheri.it. was facing a crisis of its existence and under his personal direction it has grown to be one of the strongest in- dustrial enterprises of its kind in the Sou Hi, the output of which has at- taiued a national reputation for its quality of high class cotton products. Mr. "Barnhaixlt 's many., friends here and evervwhere he is known wish for him' a speedy recovery and hope to see him again engaged in the work he had sueh remarkable success in at an cdov uair. - .. .,1 I Mr. Howard, who assumes the man- jagement of the mill, is a native of Georgia, being an alu-mus.ot lieorgia School of Technology, and has been a resident of Concord for the past nve years, tie is a young man 01 Proven worth and aibility and his- score ot iriends here wish lor mm every success in his new position to which he has been deservedly pro moted. Improved Service to KnoxviUe, Cin cinnati, Louisville and Points West. Effective with the inauguration 6 ' Effective with the inauguration of the Southern's new train the Carolina i special wnicn is a solid tnrougn train fronl Charueston, S. C., to Cincin- "aL1 "ulo Pul in operation on uan- UW wu, passengers, tor ivnox- Vim- wnciuuau, ouisviiie, ana points est,can ole0ave Salisbury on train ffo. 21 at 2:30 p. m., which is a solid tnrougn train irom uoiasboro to Asheviller-with parlor car, arriving at Asheville at 7:40 p. m. and Cincin nati at 10:00 a. m. The Carolina Special makes close connection at Lex ington, Ky., for Louisville and points west. This gives three daily connec tions from this section to Knoxville, Cincinnati and points west, and very greatly improves the service. The Law vs. Common Sense. In the case of 'Jovner vs. Harris, in IC it Avas aueged idv the piaintiit trat the defendant, while register of t eed!'. 15sue,d marriage license to his daughter. -when she was under the le- ai ?e runout due inquiry con- cerning ner age, me. jury returned a verdict upholding the above allega- tlons but did not allow Joyner to re- cover any amount oi damage. The law sas ttie Plaintltt -Shall (be entitled lo recover -tne-sum oi uu. judge Biggs changed the last issue o"f the I 1 t t t 11 veraicl wnicn w'as answered by theuoodman. Ihe petition was opposed hurj - "nothing," to $200. BiU Nye Day. schools will be observed on Washing- ton's birthday. A program 'has been SPnf for in th nntv on I s. v I Superintendent Boger requests us to announce that he will expect every teacher to devote sufficient time toTOisse Shirlev Montomerv. of Con familiar a nh ' - collection will also be taken ,the pro- ... . . . o fn r- v,rt xr,T. r-i it-cuo iu j iu nic -Liju ju;uiuiioi Fund, which will be used in erecting l l i i . i a. cuuaue ai me tacK.un ixuiuiu School. Complaint About Street Lights. T'liora licio hcAn rrroaf inmnlilinf -fVr some time past about the very unsat- lights. Many of them are out en- is"iaetorv condition ot our street tirelv, and several are missing even in the arches in the heart of the city, The light on the corner of Marsh 'and Spring streets has not done any busi- ness worth speaking of for several WeW THE CIVIL DOCKET. A Peculiar Verdict Rendered in the Case Against Ex-Register of TJeeds J. F. Harris. - The civil docket was taken up Thursday, afternoon and the following cases have been disposed of: M. T. Tucker vs. E. C. Tucker, ad ministratrix of II. D. Tucker; judg ment for plaintiff in the sum of $750. Mattie Baker vs. Tom Hearn, claim and delivery for an organ; judgment I iavor oi .uie piaintui. I E. Moore vs. EUa Moore, . di- vorce ; judgment in favor of the plaintiff. ' J,1,1VI1 vs- u- - rey, juag- ment in favor of PIaintiff for $" Drury. Hughes & Co. vs. L. A. Wed- dington and C. A. Cook; judgment in favor of t he plaintiff for $277.77. The jury in the case of R. D. Joy- ner vs. J. F. Harris, former register of Deeds, leturned a rather unusual verdict. The issues in the case were: . 1. Wa the plaintiff's daughter Julia Joy ner, under 18 years of age at the time of her marriage? Answer- Yes. t 2. Did the defendant issue the marriage license wihtoiu the plain- tiff's consent and wthout reasonable inquiry? . Answer les. - What amount, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendant? ; Answer Nothing The statute says the penalty shall be $200 for a Regisfer of Deeds to is- sue license contrary to law. juage Biggs charged the jury that if they answered the first ;t wo issues "yes" ihy should answer the third $200. In explaining the verdict the jury state they thought the judge charged them the last issue eonld nor exceed $200. Advertised List at the Concord Post office February 6th, 19ir. MEN. Charlie Armstrong. A. G. Carrett. I W. A. Cauble, .Sim Dockery, J. C. rvans. iMiioerrv rjans. w. f . itire. i 71 nr'n tti. -rrr. -r- Anderson ' Hastv: J. V' Kerr. Thos. I ripe, Ira Love, Albert Maxwell, Ezra C. MeSwam, W. N. McDaniel. R. L. Philemon, Walter S. Reynolds, Jona than Rabon. J. F. Robinson, Ruf Rod-1 ish, D. S. Shavey, W . M. Smith, C. A. Tarlton. Yates Wilkie. Cilvester mine. WOMEN. Hattie Anderson, Frankie Austin, Ruth Cooklev, Maggie Edge. Alles Hill, Mrs J. A. Hailicock, Laura Jones, Mrs. Carrier Kenble. Mrs. Sal- Ha Tarv .T.iA PAarv Mt T.ifiTiv Pea Richf01, Eliza Peaplev.hny friends and acquaintances. Af Mrs.' Clvde Smith, Bertha Wedding - ton. Delpha Watts. When calling for the above olease say "AdV Jsed. M. L. BUCHANAN. Postmaster. Clipping from an Old Paper. - Mr. W. S. Ritchie, of No. 4 town ship, was in the city today and 1 1 A 1 snowed us cuppings trom an old is sue Ol The Concord Flag, a paper published here before the war. One of the items contained in the clip- pings is as follows: 7 Three patriotic citizens of Caibar- rus, Messrs. Milas W.; Johnston, J. L. Parks and D. Fisher, gave $100 each to ihe volunteer Deweese's batterv. Major Foard, of Concord, proposes to raise a battalion from the eonntie? of Cabarrus. Rowan. Staulv and David- P - Argument Heard for Bail in Goodman Case. Robert Goodman, who is confined to jail charged killing Sid. Barrier, was brought before the court batur- day at noon on a. writ ot habeas cor pus petitioning that he he admitted io oau. rx-Judge jf . l. usoorne ana Senator L. T. Hartsell represented r.. .... t by Solicitor Wilson and W. G. Means-, wno appeared lor the iitate. Judge Biggs heard the evidence and the ar-l admit Goodman to bail in the sum of $10,000. The bail was given and he wa taIaqc Sunday's Charlotte Observer says: rr. - ,'"uu&uwv,i'ii"iu'" "'o1"" t ' I. . 7 the city yesterday en. route to Lan i o n l -i. at- nrt taoici , LO V1S11 xXOU lWlii- eryV sister, Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon. -n , -i i , n j.ne win return tne last oi tne ween to spend several days with Mrs.' J. C. Montgomery, on South Tryon1 street. The steel structural work o'f the new boiler shops under construction forhe controversy as alleged T the Southern Railway company in Spencer has been completed and the brick work is now under wary. Mr. W. B. Dorton has accepted a position with the National Packing Co., of Charlotte, and left this morn ing for his first trip on the road. FOREST HILL NEWS. Goes to Danville Mr. Charley Wi- j denhouse Sick Mr. Shinn Gives up Forest Hill Hotel Personal Notes. Gusj Winecoff leaves-todav for Danville Va., -where he has accepted a poitionl -.in the dye-house of' the Riverside Mills. jMr. C.. W. Widen house is confined to bi home with an attack of grip. ;31r. ilovle Shinn, who has been run- nifo the Forest Hill House for about " uul wc uuiej uu n and will, move into a private residence this week L i- Ed and Frank Cook, of . ein omm ,n Ue ciiy with' relaiives. Mr. CleveMelnnis, of Mooresville, lsi s-pendmrr a few davs in the ritv with friends. Mr. Lewis. Shores goes to -Salisbury today where he has accepted a posi tl?n fls second hand in the weave room at night m the Kesler Mill. iMessrs. W. B. Morgan, T. H. Voun-. T. J. Smith. Vic Widenbouse. Elishix Morris and Vic Scarboro sent n few hours in Kannapolis yes terdav. 'EMessrs. L. A. Hinson and Jno. M.c- forkle have gone to Landon. S. C. to spend a few days in order to ship their hoiisehold goods to- Concord, where they will make their rhome. Killed the Chicken that Laid the j Golden Egg. The chicken' industry in Cabarrus county is gradually increasing and a numbers of fanciers have stocked their henneries with a fine breed of fowls from far and near.. but it remained for just a. plain, common Cabarrus eliieken, with no special claim to anv liih sounding title, or value of five brj ten thousand dollars, to break the local record "when it comes to the sivb- jeict of chickens. Mr. Louis Shores re ports that he killed , a heln Saturdav that weighed eight pounds after be ing dressed, and contained five fully developed esss and one dozen not quite fully developed. It is needless iv sirx;iJiar. uuui'uer oi;emcitens ot ii iZ-:t.l--J. 1 . i -1.: -1 D thispartieuiar breed 'would prove a great force against the high cost of living Bost-Litaker. On Sunday evening at 7 o'clock at the home of the bride on South Spring street, Mrs. J. R. Litaker and Mr. M. Luther Bost, of No. 11 town ship, were united in marriage, Rev. C; M - 1 le o-heiating. L was a quiet :lt'fair and was solemnized in the ir sence of a few inviied relatives I S "ill and comes as a surprise to their W Ine ceremony tne guests were in vfted to the dining room where a sPlentlid supper awaited them. The pkrties are well known and we wish for them many happy days. Mr. and Mrs. Bost will reside in Concord for the present. ' X Marriage in Which Concord People are Interested. A wedding in whieh Concord peo pre are interested was that last Ihurs day evening at Easton, MdM of Miss Minnle M. Beebe to Mr. Kandolph Cesser, a wealthy New i ork business man. The bride is a niece of Mr 1. A. Archibald, of Concord, and is a member of an old Carolina family After the wedding Mr. and Mrs Neeser left for New York. Thence they will sail tor Europe to spend me time in southern France, Switz 4rland and other points tit interest on the continent. Returning they will lji-iake tlieir home at The Plaza in New' York. I ' Postal Banks Popular. r ' ' If the necessary appropriations were available I would establish postal savings bank tomorrow in five jiundred additional cities and towns of the United States." : This statement was made Saturday night by Postmaster General Hith cock in view of reports thus far re ceived concerning the first month's PT, 01 1 f H. L em. ine reports aie uiust oiailv iiJo o Mr. Hitchcock and to the other officers of the postal savings service. They are regarded as demonstrating ihat the new system already has pass ed the experimental stage. Prominent North Carolinian Shot and The Case of Cook vs. Mink. The ease of C. A. Cook, administra- kor of G. W. Long, vs. Joe Mink, was tried Saturday afternoon. The fol lowing are the issues in the case: 1st Did the defendant unlawfully convert to his own use the mule in nswer Yes. 2nd What was the value of the said mule at the time of the alleged unlawful conversion? Answer $165.00. Mr. I. I. Davis is spending the day in Morganton on business, i FOR FALSE PRETENSE. Willis hong Arrested Charged With Selling a Mule Which Belonged to His Father. : The ca-e of Coik v. Mink, mnljoa e elsewhere, giew out f a bwe trade between Willi lArs of the late G. W. Lonsr. and Mr. Mink. Young Ing traded a mule to Mink several months aco, and it was alleged by be defendant at the time of ih trade that Willis Ixn? nvesentei that the mule was bus property and not that of hi father. Since the trade Mr. G. W. Ixng dicvj and Mr. 0. A. Cook, administrator for his es tate, entered suit for tlie mule, alleg ing that it wa the property of the estate and not of Willis Long at ihe time it was traded. Willis Lott tes tified that he did not tell fink that the mule was his protertv at the time of the trade. Several other witnesses testified that they were present at the trade and heard voung Long state that the mule was his property. Several members o fthe Ixng family testified that ihe mule belonged to the estate and not to Willis Long. When the jury rendered the above verdict against the defendant Mink. the latter immediately had a warrant sworn out lor ilhs Long, charging him with fale pretense. He was ar rested but will hardly be tried at this terui of court. Dr. McCormack Tonight. Dr. J. N. McCormack, secretary of the state hoard of health.of Kentucky, will deliver a public address in the court house this evening at 7:30 o'clock to which every citizen of Con cord is invited to be present. Dr. Mc Cormack is considered in medical cir cles an eminent authority on health matters, and hts lectures are alwavs pertinent to the wellbeing of every person. He does' not talk of techni cal medica lsubjects, but lectures in the interest of pure food, pure drugs', better sanitary, and hygienic "'condi tions, betiier medical colleges and bet ter doctors, and talks in such a clear and ejrsy manner of these matters that he may be easily understood by those unversed in medical subjects. Dr. McCormack is touring the coun try as the chairman of the organiza tion committee for the American Med ical association, and while here will be ihe guest of the Cabarrus 'Medical Society. At the public lecture tonight it is especially desired that every intelli gent person of the city, ministers, lawyers, teachers, members of wo men's clubs, etc., be present. The McDowell Players. m 1 f" T'v tit ine .uciJowen players arrived in the city from .Asheville last evening where they closed a week's engage ment Saturday night to the largest business ever done by a popular priced attraction. Reports from other 'Southern cities where the company has played pro claims it one of the largest and best companies ever offered in their respec live cities for the price. Musical comedies should appeal to the theatre-going public and the theatre should be filled tonight. As a special inducement the man agement has concluded to admit ladies free Monday night when accompanied by one paid. 30c tick t, which must be purchased before G o clock today The opening bill will be "The Red Dagger, a beautiful storv of life in the South. A Week of Unsettled Weather. The coming week will be marked by a series of well defined storm areas passing eastward across the United States from the Pacific ocean in con sequence of which periods of fair and foul weather will follow in quick succession according to the weekly forecast of the weather bureau. The first of these disturbances is mow over the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, whence it will move, east ward attended by rains in southern, rains or snows in Middle, and -snows in Northern districts east of the Mississippi river, and reach the At lantic States Monday. or Tuesday. An other disturbance will appear on the Pacific coast Mondayv 'eross the Mid dle States Wednesday or Thursday and the Eastern States Thursday or Friday. The third disturbance of the week will reach thejacific coast by Wednesday or Thursday and pre vail over the Middle West the last of the week. Marked variations in temperature will occur during the week in practically all districts east of the Rockv Mountains. Mr. Thad R. Manning, the popular editor of the Henderson Gold Leaf, is home again from a hospital at Rich mond, and his friends are delighted io see him so much improved. He is able to read and enjov the newspapers and to walk up town, but not able to work much vet. TODAY'S WHATHER ZZTOZT. ierk.-f.i ?s ariab!f - Tar lx. LOCAL AND 07HX21WU11 Mr. J. F, ,Fir .aisrep position at t-e Soiitiurn Kipre -tire. - ; : M a Mtv Mildrel Sulher, who it ajtenl. ; - - i i - in fteatwl to lucfcory, jtjcn: etfiay here mjth home folks, I 'j - .- I ' ' ' Mis Sue NichUoa now ha a pi- lion a itfeaojrrapher ati Ukke1r at The Times and Tribune of!ke.! the Five an, Ten! CVal Store will HKin hav a February Home (kl Sale. Watch the card iu miadaw far date. ! '!.'. -Mr. L. 1. Honeyctrtt, o5 No. 7 own- xhip, pa&?l through lnrordt thU morning on hi av to Charlotte, where he will enter the Preb)tcrtaa Hpital at-that plac. The Royal Italian Orchvtra, con-.-Uiing of three piec-ej. arrivM in the city this morning on NV. 37 frKt New York and will Wjhcre the entire week at The 'Pastime Photoplay Theatre. -i ( - " 1 ! . Mr. I,. (J. Porter and Mi Mae BratTrd. of ti e Brown .Mill, J ere marriij-d Satunlav ee!iing at! the home irf the bride V father, Mr. Rob- en Bfafford. Kev. J. W. Snyder. per forming the cerenionx. j Saturday V Stlibury. Poi : ' Rev. C. B. Miller, who' ha been ujeonten- dent of richt-nf-wav for the S)Uthern Poker Company for some time, spent last night in the rity on buinea. has recently been made superintendent of the right -of-wav also for the) Pied- mdnt Tnwtion Company, the In in terurban conhpanv headed bv! the Dukes and other?." - -,''. Mr. Sam Goixinrati ang "Fear Not, 0,1 Israel" at (entml Methodift clrurch last night, and .bin nngiuj pleas d the gool congregatioiii pre ent. He has a Rood high tenor voice, nd has usod it on a number of occa sins to the deliglif of thoa wbo heard him. He sang for several vears in a large choir in Lo Angele, Cal.V where he was trained by.rfipahU in$tructors. ! , Killed by the Wife of His Friend, ! - . r -; Charleston Dispatch, oth. . I Shot four limes arid iiwt ant IV kifU ed bv Mrs. N. M. Haxos, a Ivouug woman, in her hme at Tabor. N. C, just a nss the South I arolina line, yetsterday evening, Robert MiToyd, a -j prominent church Tncmlwr ani a member of the senior c last at the South Carolina Melical College in Charleston. : lie. dead at lii home . in Conway. S. C. j! 'Mucli invsterv fuirrotinds the YtU ing. Floyd arrived in Tabor; early in; the evening and wa invited to thi Hayes home by Mr. Have, ,who waf an old friend. A few minutes later, four shots rang out and rubbing ia the husband found! bis wife wb 4h revolver, in her hand while Floyd 'a dead body lav at her feet. ! f"Ke insulted me and I killcl him," was her imple statements Floyd was 30 years of age and well educated. .Mr.. Have, the layer of the ycung man, is prominently con nected. County Commissioners in Session. ; The board of county rommlsioneri are holding their regular rnrthly meeting tHlay, but up to the nooa hour no buriness, other than the ti ual routine, had be.en transacted. Mr. N. B. McCanless and Attorney Kerr, Craige, of Salisbury, are ajcarin before the board t hi afternooii in the interest of . the proposed railroad from Salisbury to Monroe. They will request the board to call an election in the - townships which the railroad will traverse on the proposed bond issue, ine law states mat tne noara shall call anjclection where the peti tion are signed by 20 per cent, of the qualified voters. Petitions will b presented from Nos. 6, 8, 9 and 10 townships. In the pciitions the rail road agrees to build a depot in every township through which the road will pass, provided the bond rsue ps?. ! Later : The- hoard granted the peti-" tions from the various townships and set March 11th as the day for holding the elections. Three Splendid Premiums. The Times has choice of three splen did premiums to offer to all subscrib ers who pay a lull year in advance. They -re as follows : t 1st. A pair of eight inch Spring Tension Shears. I 2nd. The Progressive Farmer 0n yeas for only 15 cents additional. This applies only to NEW subscribers to the Progressive Fanner. ; j 3rd. -One year's subscription to the Southern Agriculturist. j ) All may hare choice of any of the above premiums, but of course only i