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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK. St 60 a Yar . VOL. XXXVI. CONCORD N. C THURSDAY. JUNE S. 1911. NO. 9S J. B. Stierrill, Editor and Publisher. GRIER-RICHMOND. Beautiful Wedding Last Evening at Rocky River Presbyterian Church. Fortunate indeed is the bride who an have a country wedding in the month of roses. Every hedge and field I, i?cked ready to help her crealt( i j.crteet picture, Wednesday, Jane th" seventh, the wedding day for Miss Kvlyn Altona Orier and Mr. George If. Richmond dawned gloriously, but fo wards evening nearing the hour for the ceremony, heary clouds overhead .uwl a steady fall of rain prevented many from attending the marriage which took place in historic Rocky River church, seven miles from Con cord and three miles from Harrisburg, the home of the bride. The church was brightly lighted and prettily decorated in white and ever green. The altar was banked with foliage plants with Scores of wax can lies glimmering among them. Promptly at the hour appointed, the soft music of the organ gave place to those more assertive strains which announced" to fhe guests assembled, hat the bridal party had arrived. Miss Elsie Lapsley, the organist, be iran the wedding march, and the i groomsmen passed down the aisle crossing in front of the chancel, oach to the right and left respectively. Mr. W. W. Flo we with Mr. E Sauvain, Mr. A. R. Hoover with Mr. W. R. Archibald, Mr. A. R. Howard with Mr. W. J. Montgomery, Jr. The brides maids, Misses Mary Grier, sister of the bride, and Louise Means, a eousin, followed, each attractively" gowned in white lingerie with blue ribbons. Little Miss Esther Gilmer Hall, niece of the bride, daintly dressed in white, bearing the ring, preceded the maid of honor, Miss Anna Burwell Grier, who wore a pretty white batiste over blue. The bride entered ' with her brother, Mr. Thomas Grier, who gave her in marriage. Mr. George IL Richmond, with his brother, Mr. Maury Richmond, entered from a door in the rear of the church, meeting at the chancel steps. The ceremony was Ierformed by Rev, James Lapsley, and the benediction pronounced by Dr. J. M. Grier. - The bride 's dress was soft,' white marquisette, trimmed in teal lace and pearl ornaments. She-wore a beautiful pin with forty pearis in grape design mounted in old gold, the gift of her fa'ther to her mother forty-five years ago on their wedding day. Her bo quet was of white roses and lilies of the valley. A delicious salad course was served to the bridal party and a few invited quests at the bride's home after the eremonr. The bride's cai;e was 'then fut,' the ring falling to Miss Mabel Means, the thimble 'to Mr. E. Sauvain md the dime to Miss Willie Rich mond. The popular young couple received a areat many very handsome and beau tiful presents. , Those out of town present for the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kichrnond and Miss Willie Richmond, of Bedford City, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. soasle, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Grier, Jr., and Miss Jane Maury Barnhardt, of lnoir, N.-C; Mr. and Mrs. C. N..G. Itutt, of Charlotte, N. C, and Mrs. W. Hall, of Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond left on No. !- last night "for Washington and ther northern cities. After their" return to Concord they vili be at home to their friends at Mr. od Mrs. J. L. . Hartsell 's on North Spring street. ilr. "W. H. Gibson Buys Fisher House. One of the largest real estate deals "iadie here in some time' was consum mated yesterday afternoon when Mr. W,:.H. Gibson purchased the Fisher "o-ne on Nortli Union street from the I-'isher heirs, for $10,000. The Fisher '' ime is. one of the' handsomest resi i Mices in the city and its location is aU that could be desired. It is under that the lot will be subdivided j'i'l that the house will also be sold another party. This deal will prob acy be made today, it being necessary f-r the papers to be signed by parties 3ay from the city. The Drought Broken. t '1 he long drought that has extended -nough several weeks was broken yes-'-ruay afternoon about 4 o'clock 'C-n Concord and vicinity was visit 'hy a steady rain, lasting several :K,!i'- It began framing later in the .;t and continued in a steady down 'ir throughout 'the morning hours. j"r'rn reports from various sections of f!e ( oun ty the rain was general. New " Jnn vigor has been added to crops jni jill vegetation and the hopes of ihft ' ir.rv! : 11.. i i , -"nucis cspcuiau nave oeen re VlW and refreshed. 01.1 Doctor Johnson-is said to have 5?ne to see one widow every night for jvaia Al iasc some Doay said, Woman On A Yin flmnnnl, t ,1, i & my evenings f" -. MT. PLEASANT NEWS. Final Survey of the Proposed New Railroad Have Not Sold Ont to the Southern Numerous Personals. Mr. X. B. McCanless, of Salisbury, was a visitor here Mnoday. He came with an automobile- full of informa tion about the railroad, part of which he left behind (the information) while part was retained for future delivery. In order to put to rest the fears of not a few disbelievers, it is but just to state that the Mt. Pleasant rail road has not yet been sold out to the Southern railway and there is nothing to indicate that any such transaction will likely take place. A competent corps of engineers has been employ ed to make the final survey. This will be done just as soon as tho engineers complete a large job upon which they are at present engaged. No coif tracts for grading .'javc been let as yet, but some of the largest contract ors in the country are already, figur ing on the work and as.-soon as the survey is completed moving dirt will begin. Doubters have yet another doubt coming before ihe ' railroad has fell through." The children's missionary society of the Lutheran church gave a most delightful ice cream supper on the church lawn Monday evening, from which a nice sum ws realized for their treasury. Dr. P. J. Kluitz, of Maiden, is vis iting his sister, Mrs. A. M. Nussman. Messrs. F. W. Foil and H. J. McAl lister attended the unveiling of the Julian monument in Salisbury Sun day. Rev. T. W. Smith, of Concord, filled the regular appointment ai; the Meth odist church Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Rev. N. R. Richardson. Mrs. C. A. Heilig, of Salisbury, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lefler. Miss Ethel Hammond, who has been visiting Miss Ethel Corzine, has re turned to her home at Laurinburg. Mrs. Edward Fulenwider, of New berry, -S. C, is visiting her mother, Mrs. G. W. Blackwelder. The friends of Mr. C. D. Barringer will regret to know that he suffered' a slight stroke of paralysis last week. Mrs. J. P. Miller and daughter, Miss Grace, go to China Grove tomorrow for an extended visit. Mr. G. W. Blackwelder has gone to Charlotte for medical treatment. The Lutheran church has just been thoroughly renovated according to the latest ideas of sanitation and a new carpet put down. . Miss Nina Nussman is visiting her brother, Mr. P. M. Nussman, at Spen cer. . Capt. W. B. Porcher, fol-merly com mandant of cadets at the Institute, spent -Sunday here renewing old ac quaintances. Messrs. Hal Lewis and Raymond Shankle, of Albemarle, were visitors here Sunday. Miss Bertie Barrier is visiting in Spencer. The county rock crusher which has been on duty for the new pavements for sometime, having completed the work, has been moved to its position on the roads. Mt. Pleasant, June 7, 1911. Residence and Contents Destroyed by Fire. On Tuesday morning the residence of Mr. Ingle O. Cook, of No. 5 town ship, was destroyed by fire, with all its contents. The fire occurred about hi o'clock while Mrs. Cook was en gaged in cooking dinner, and was caused by a defective stove flue. The fire had gained such headway when discovered that it was impossible to save any of the household furniture. There was no insurance on the con tents. There was a small amount of insurance, however, on the house, which was owned by Mr. Cook's fa ther, Mr. Rufus J. Cook. It was only by hard work that the home of the latter, which is nearby, was saved, and but for the good work of the "neighbors this could not have been done. ' - Mr. Horace Freeman Married. Tuesday's Durham Herald contain ed the following, which will be of in terest to Concord people: Mr. Horace S. Freeman and Miss Bessie Stevens, of Dunn, were quietly married on the first of June in Rocky Mount at the home of Miss Fannie Hall, the minister of the First Bap tist church officiating. The wedding was a complete surprise to the friends of both of tbe pa tries. . They came to the city and spent a few days with Mr. Freeman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Freeman, and left yesterday for, Washington, Baltimore and New York, on their honeymoon. The groom is well known in the city, spending bis boyhood days bere. Our China Famine Fund. Previonsly acknowledged- $287.40 Ben and Farrow White ' 2.00 Total to date .1. $259.40 4,000 BOTTLES OF . BOOZE SMASHED. Hundreds of People, In rinding Many Ladies, See Intoxicants Consigned to Waters of tht French. Broad, ... Asheville Gazette-Xewg, 7ih. In the presence of a largecrowd of people, assembled on the new high bridge across the French Broad river, including many members of the Ashe ville W. C. T. U., police officers and Judge Junius G. Adams, of the City Police Court, and numbering perhaps several hundreds, between 3,500 and 4,000 bottles of intoxicants recently seized under the search and seizure law and ordered destroyed, were smashed against the central pier of the bridge and the liquid sent on its way down the historic French Broad to the Gulf of Mexico. The destroying of the thousands of bottles of corn whiskey, beer, ale, brandy and gin was an interesting and novel affair. It was at once an occa sion of gladness for the good women of Asheville, who have labored many years for the banishment and destruc tion of liquor, and a cruel moment for the thirsty, who recenly have been deprived even of their "mornin' mornin'." Especially for the mem bers of the W. C. T. U. was the de struction of the, whiskey an event. It brought to them much happiness to see bottle after bottle of the fiery fluid flung over the concrete railing of the bridge and smashed against the great pier at the water's edge. And they were participants, too. The of ficers in charge of the affair courte ously asked the ladies to assist i the "slaughter" and they gladly accept ed the invitation. Incidentally not one of the bottles thrown by the la dies "missed fire." They hit the 1 1 bull 's eye ' ' every crack and a smile o'er spread their faces as the s,ound of broken glass reached their ears and the "fire water" went trickling into the Tiver. - New G. F?- C. Dormitory. Greensboro Record. The - committee having in charge the task of raising the money neces sary to build the new dormitory at Greensboro Female College is still hard at work. During the past week $500 of the fund needed to stare the actual construction was subscribed!! in New Bern and the fund has reach ed the proportions of $5,000. ' The work will be started as soon as half of the whole cost is raised but it seems improbable now that this will be done during "the present summer. The building is estimated to cost $25,000, and it will be erected on the site in the rear of the main building of the college, facing Odell place. Mr. Sanvaine to Leave Concord. Mr. Edward Sauvaine, secretary and treasurer of the Ritchie Hardware Co., will leave Concord as soon as he can arrange his business affairs, for Birmingham, Ala., where he has ac cepted 'the position of secretary and treasurer of the feuck Creek cotton mill, formerly the Thompson mill, of which Mr. J. W. Cannon was recently elected president. A $250,000 addi tion will ibe built to the mill and it will operated under Mr. Cannon's supeil ision. Mr. Sauvaine has become closely identified with the business life of the city and is a young man of proved worth and . ability and his large circle of friends wish him every success in his new field. A Stagestrnck Beauty Arrested at Spring Hope. Raleigh, June . 7. News reached here today of the arrest of Miss Ethel Deans, the pretty 17-year-old daugh ter of Dr. A. C. Deans, of Washington, at Spring Hope Sunday.' For several days search has been maintained throughout North Carolina and "Vir ginia for this young lady, who disap peared from her home. Miss Deans is said to belong to belong to a well known family of Washington and de sired to leave home to make use of her training in elocution. She joined a theatrical company and was a member of it when located at a hotel in Spring Hope. She will be held until the ar rival of her father.' Mr Ray Bell Wins Highest Honors at Trinity. Mr. William Raymond Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.-L. Bell, graduated at Trinity College yesterday with highest honors, being valadictorian of his class. During his four years in college Mr. Bell made the highest av erage in his classy Mr. Bell graduated at the Concord High School four years ago and entered Trinity College -the following fall. He is now in his 19th year and his remarkable record in scholarship is a source of great pride to his numerous friends. Miss Marshall Cole will leave to morrow to attend the X W. C. A. convention at Asheville. She is a de legate from Randolph" Macon Wo man's College at Lynchburg. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. Sixty-three Persons Killed and Many Hurt in Capital. Mexico City, Mex., Jane 7. Sixty three persons were killed, scrent. -a A0unde! and Property worth $00,000 was wrecked todav bv an earthquake which shocked the Mexi can capital and injected a note of tragedy into what was to have been a day of pure rejoicing over the ar rival of Francisco I. Madero, Jr. When the work of searching the rums is completed, it is possible that the list t dead will be increased somewhat, as hiding here and there throughout the city there doubtless are many wounded, who, .with tra ditional fear of the authorities and government hospitals, are anxious to evade discovery. ' , It was 4:36 o'clock when the first shock was felt. According to the meterological observatory, the great est intensity was reached at the end of the first minuie, but the instru ments continued to record the shocks fourteen minutes more. Although the shock was plainly felt id all parts of ihe city, few realized the magnituref the catastrophe until late in the forenoon because the cas ualties were confined to a-comparatively small area. The. inhabitants were slow to realize that this was the most, serious shock the capital has suffered in a score of years. jNo personal property of Americans was damaged, and, with the excep tion of one Chinese killed, no for eigners were injured. In the barracks where the soldiers were killed twelve women also lost their lives. They were the wives of artillerymen. Great Crowd in London for the Coro- nation. London, June 7. A quarter of a million visitors are here for the coro nation, but the shopkeepers and ho tel keepers are disappointed at the absence of the hoped-for influx of Americans. The police regulations for 'the control of the crowds on the days of the processions will .be more stringent than ever before. TemDor- tftgateS are being - -ereeced in all thoroughfares through which the pro cession will pass, and these will be closed as soon aSjthe route is comfort ably lined with spectators. Probably this will be as early as 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning, after which the center of London will be a walled-in city. This method of closing the streets is expected to prove more efficient tthan the old system of employing cavalry to keep back the crowds. Wind Storm Does Much Damage in Salisbury. . Salisbury, Tune 7. The worst wind and electric storm for years passed over this section of North Carolina this afternoon, doing thousands of dollars damage. The roofs of the Salisbury Dry Goods company, Belk-Harry company and the Vance -Cotton Mills were partly blown off and the contents damaged by the heavy rain that broke a prolonged drought. The smoke stack and a part of the brick wall of the Salisbury gas plant were blown down and Bal Burgess, engineer at the plant, was injured in the head by a falling brick. As a result . of the storm thre blocks of cable and 200 telephones are out of commission in Salisbury and it; will take a month to repair the damage. A dwelling near Salisbury is reported blown out into, a field. ' - Lines Suggested by the Baby Contest. Hurrah for District No. 2 ! Now Concord thought to win first prize Would be as easy as living in paradise But in comes a tiny Wren from Dis trict two And shows them what a country bird can do." Three cheers for those dandy boys, the Moorhead iwins, With such a hustling dad they were sure to win. To those who lost perhaps some con- 'solins words would be sweet, So we wttl only say, there is often- glory in defeat. AL. J. King's Daughters to Visit the Train ing School. About fifty delegates who are at tending the State Convention of King's Daughters will visit the Jack son Training School this afternoon. It was the original plan of the party io have trains Nos. 7 and 12 stopped opposite the school but it depends upon the condition of the weather as to whether .this plan will be adhered to. If the rain continues' until that time they will -be met at the station with carriages and driven out to the school. A large number of "Concord people are expected to go out io the Training School and meet the party. The annual convention of the North Carolina Good Roads Association will be held" at Winston-Salem, June 13 and 14. " " , PERSONAL MENTION. Soat of tht People Htrt aaJ where Who Cos aad Go. Mr. W. R, Odell baft returned frota Trinity conrrnenceaient. Mr. Joe Parks arrived eftcnlay from Lehigh University. Mr. Smith Barrier ipent veiterJay afternoon in Charlotie. 1 MUs Allston Dsrsoc, of Raleigh, ii visiting Mrs. Plato Durham. Rer. E. F. Fnlen wider, of New Wry, S. C is visiting relatives in Mount Pleasant. i " Messrs. Ray Bell and Alfred Brew er will arrive tonight from Trinity College. Senator L, T. HarUell spent yeater day afternoon in Charlotte on pro fessional business. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Ritchie have gone to Wrights ville, where they will spend a fortnight. Mrs. M. C. Davis has returned to her home in Charlotte, after visiting her sister, Mrs. M. F. Ritchie, for sev eral days. Prof. R. L. Durham, a member of the faculty of Martha Washington College, of Abingdon, Va., is visiting his brother, Rev. Plato Durham. Mr. J. W. Cannon left this morn ing for Asheville to aUend a meeting of the Spinners Association. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cannon and Miss Laura Mcuill Cannon. Mr. E. F. WThite and family have gone to Montreal to spend some time. Judge Montgomery returned last night from Durham, where he attend ed Trinity College commencement. In Honor of Miss Goodson. One of the most delightful of the many pre-nuptial social events of the season was the variety shower given Friday afternoon by Mrs. J. C, Wads worth in honor of Miss Frances Goodson, who on next Wednesday will become the bride' of Mr. H. B. Hopkins. Hearts Dice was played aT.datr;the tlose? "off tliet -gsme tbe guests gathered in the dining room, which was beautifully decorated. The large table was covered with many beautiful and dainty pieces of hand work, which were presented to the guest of honor. Delightful refresh ments were then served. Mrs. Wads worth's guests were: Miss Frances Goodson, Geneva Parks, Dora Burk head, Mary Bingham, Isabelle Cecil, Nell Herring, Margaret Lentz, Pattie Baugham, Kathleen Smith, Catherine Goodson; Gertrude Lafferty, Mary and Adeline Morrison; Mary Porter, Wil lie White and Bertha Hill. Committees of Retail Merchants' As sociation. The following committees have been elected by the Retail Merchants Asso ciation: Committe on Constitution and By Laws: C. J. Williams, C. H. Barrier, J. E. Davis and Lewis Hartsell. Committe on Membership: C. W. Widenhouse, C. M. Ivey and C. H. Barrier. Finance Committee: C. J, Wrilliaras, C. T. Troy and Lewis Hartsell. Directors: Aubrey Hoover, I. I. Da vis, T. J. Smith, E. M. Honeycutt and F. C. Niblock. Messrs. J. E. Da,vis and Lewis Hartsell were elected delegates to the State convention which meets in Hen drsonville June 20, 21 and 22, and were instructed to make every effort to secure the next State convention for Concord Taxes for City Purposes. The North Carolina Corporation Commission announced its opinion that the cities and incorporated towns in this State have the right to leave the actual fixing of the tax rates for city purposes ihis year until after the new tax valuations are made. The matter can be opened at the June meetings this week and final aetion deferred until the new tax valuations are finished and in hand. It is ex pected that the re-assessments this year will greatly increase the aggre gate, so that it will be possible to have lower tax rates in many town3 and cities. Teddy Denies that He Has Agreed to Support Anyone. Springfield, Mass., June 7A-Col. Theodore Roosevelt said today with reference to a published sory that he would support Taft in the next presi dential campaign: "There is no truth in the report that I have agreed to support any man for President in 1912. I have neither made any such statement nor even discussed the matter. The story is made out of the whole cloth." Mr. W. A. Foil says that he grew 32 stalks -containing 9S3 grains of wheat from one grain on his farm on the Salisbury road opposite the Means place. ) COtTNTT MATTCHS. Cbanxt la HarrUbn Ed4Us?i Errtn s4 Earniurdt fca-tltcUi Other Mature. At th Jane me tin of the botri of eoanty rom;niiasr the following are a a: on; the iaoe. mattera ire& acted: . C. 1. Knia. C:S AberWay aai J. A. Ilamhardt were appointed a committee to intpret and locate road besinninjr t the Caasdea road and entering ILxly Hirer road. The committer apoioted to Inspect the ltoffrr mad recommended the Q. rL Smith iurvey xejii the tarn at Smith bop and nter urrey near Mr. Hudson boa. Tho commit !v appointed to t&pe the Harriftbur? rtwid recommended that it ero the railroad track at it de at prr.ent and cnl off corner at Mr. Paul Stalling' 4ace and ma ia front of Will -.Davis cabin, thence practically straight to where it eaf'era Mecklenburg ruad near Prcsbvieriaa church. " The following election were made for terras of one year: Road Superintendent C. L., Erria. Superintendent of chain gang John Earnhardt. Supemor of various, townships in numerical order T. M. Query, Char ley Fairgart, C. O. Cashion, C. IL Cline, R. F. CUne, M. W. Allman, J. M. Barringer, W. C. Barringer, It. L. Harrier, X. J. McMaaut and Geo. E. Frcrt. Charlotte's Dlschaxfed Policemen ti Brittf Suit . w Statesville Landmark. J J-- It's a dull day when there isn't something doing in Charlotte ma nicipal circles. Recently when the new administration took charge some members of the polite force were dropped, whereat, there was a howl from the deposed policemen and. their friends. Some of those found or think they have foundthat Charlotte has a municipal civil ser vice law and it is claimed that tb policemen. being under the civil er yiecouldjv'i be discharged except for eaufe. Following this three of the dcpifed jHjIieemen have notified the mayor and board of aldermen that, having been discharged without caue their ser vices are dulv tendered for dutv and the three report daily for duty. And in pursuance thereinundcr, about- 25 lawyers have been employed to bring, suit to test the right f the board to . discharged without cause, their aer action may be brought "for damages for political conspiracy." Charlotte Would Do Well to Follow Concord's Example. Charlotte Chronicle. The aldermen of the city of Char lotte have made arrangements for er periments with oil sprinkling the ob ject of the sprinkling of course being to keep down the dust. Here is an in stance where we can save much time -and goodness knows how jmuch dis comfort, inconvenience and annoy ance by profiting by, the other fellow's experience. The enterprising and wide-awake city of Concord sprink led two or three blocks of or dinary macadam street, with tbe usual amount of dust on the surface, six weeks ago. There has been no dust on that street since, while on either side on the section treated the dust is terrific. If Charlotte wants to lay th dust, why let's trej busy and do the sprinkling now. If the oil lays Con cord dust, it will probably just as successfully keep down Charlotte dust and germ's. Automobile Owners Must Coxae Across With Tax Raleigh, June 7. The time for au tomobile owners to renew their license has arrived and the secretary of state's office is mailing out notices to all owners to pay the license renewal fee of $1 and have their machiwej listed this year. Unless licenses are re newed the machine owners will be re garded as 'trespassers on the high ways. There are now about 2,501 machines registered in Korth Caro lina. . ' Hope of Avoiding Strike of Firemen Not Abandoned, Washington, June 7. Judge Mar tin A. Knapp, one of the mediators on the Southern Railway controversy with its firemen, said tonight that ne gotiations are still under way and the mediators have not yet abandoned hope of bringing the . two prties to gether. He declined to give the de tails of any of ihe proposals made by the mediators looking to effecting a settlement and avoiding a strike. Dr. Pemberton and family went to Albemarle yesterday in their machine to attend the marriage of Miss Mary Pemberton. Mrs. Pemberton returned on the train, and the other members of the family are help np on account of the rain. t f - i 4 I i ' i I li I I ; i: t - A i v ' I r
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