North Carolina Newspapers

' l ShrrlMd Publisher. PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK. 8, CO Vr. Du. ,n Adv.no. - l . XXXVII. I CONCORD N. C, MONDAY. JULY 17. 191 !. N0 5 AS ItffT vow AS EVER. ;;, of Ensign Young, 1 . .. V Mi'- ere a . a: .ir..V"-lvtr:!.u i.r).r.v:i l'.rliiv.1 Whatever to the Wnere- a j iterance of - Ensign iL...,r f.j-whn. the news 1 lr, .M.rhout the country a-0. And despite me s of relatives and the 'not a single clue has that tends to led to 1 boiii. L .;1r.e ias b?eri received from Jnfle Friday night and -this lv increased the' fears of i nilitaii'Cd the tbeoryjthat utlirvr committed suicide, was in Washington Situr in company with Senator cnHe.! upon the officers of Vpartrnertt tlire. It is not ;(. (k'linitely whether I Dr. , ,.ft Washington and it is , .habit that lie will return 1 until he has exhausted all at h.U command in search 1. ts Father Now in New York May Have Been . Overcome by Heat pull Contents of Note Left (Not Given to Public Thought He is Still L.ving Water Has Not Yet Been Dragged. v 1. :ln tension of anxiety With Words has been eagerly anv new developments in disappearance of En- You rig, Jr., is unabated,and e and on all sides you may front ! Robert Young 7 The hi 1 waiting the nivstmous kiira K. i vervwhe Jliear the ami news irrivetl id will lose ier to tl ipen no' awe and for sever yard at 6:15 -o'clock this morning to take part in the naval manauvers at Gardners Bay. There were reports current about the navy yard that En sign Robert S. Young, who .disappear ed on Tuesday night last, had return ed to his ship in time to sail with her, but it was stated authoritatively that these reports, were not true and that when the destroyer the ensign was still absent Perkins pulled out. The was to have sailed Saturday, but was detained because of a delay in the de livery 01 oil for her engines. A New York dispatch to the Balti more evening Sun of Saturday says: I Reports to the effect that Ensign Robert S. Young, Jr., of the United States destroyer Perkins, who mys teriously disappeared from (that ves sel last Tuesday night, leaving a note threatening suicide, had returned to jthe vessel, were denied at the Navy Yard tonight, Lieut.-Com. I J. R. P. rringle, at present in command of the Perkins, which is in drydock stated : j ' ' We have heard absolutely nothing from or concerning Ensign Robert S. Young, Jr., since he disappeared last Tuesday. He has not returned, and the case stands now precisely as it has since his -mysterious disappear- ince. 1 Several officers at the Navy Yard elieve Mr. Young's body will eventu ally be found in the Wallabput basin, Into which they believe he jumped, Others say that they don't believe he Committed suicide. ! t The harbor police searched the TfVallabout basin with drags "Wednes day without success and have ceased fforts to find the missing man's body in the water. Ita.Yiung left here Friday and New York next morning; anb ho time in probing the4 mat- A' New York dispatch to Sunday's harlotte Observer is as follows: The whereabouts of Ensign R. S. bung, Jr., who mysteriously disap- eared from the destrover Perkins, is bottom. Mrs. Young f has vet unknown, to the general public. t tied of her son 's disappear- )Vhile the Brooklyn naval I comman- slie will remain in Atlanta aer, Lieutenant Pnngle, would not ad- tu days yet. . I nut to The Observer correspondent Thejtitement that Dr. Young f had that he had either seen the young man .KJ.JIit nWiHn1 lnc c--i a Ala I J 1 " J 1.1 ' 1 1 1 1 Sallv notified of his son 'sf dis- appearank-f is an error. I as up t6 the .inie he' 1 M now 'Since; Verritt !S tll( 2 i:iis was not. H i n man ia :cr fiini ('ft hi r his father, who had come on here rom North Carolina, the latter,-it is ft for :i New: York no messaare rfssArtpd. Has naid a visit. t.n th onm- mriTeetf it&rWf mander and himself has disaoneared. since his absence. but has carried with him the assur- u nasi ueeiopeu mat uss anee tuat ms son, is aiive. as recently m ew York it Some of Youmr's associates still as- neral mpinion of the vbunsr sert that he is love-sick, and will turn however, lie cause of his strange Con- ic nnt sharpd bv-spvpral nf I tbp navv o, . I r J - . J is their opinion that rather yard officials, who still believe that e a court martial and have Young's body will eventually be ecieu wiui u ensign xoung tound in tne wall about tne Dasm, up into which thev believe he threw Himself. i Tie Suicide Theory Gains Ground ! utenant Pringle, and Ad- WA lr- n tt. oi- miral Leutza make it plain that they nMpineaus.Tnis omp oaiis not believe Youm? a suicide and Without Him. fecial ; MorVjuiy as tne days kmi no tidings come of the $T .I- ! luew V , . i,. ,. . . I Vnrl' lino rhino1 n rmpfl re i npTtmn 1 roll hv missing to the sailed -t disa North Carolina ensign, Rob ung, Jr., who was attached oiedo boat' Perkins, wjhich 'day, and Who mysteriously appeared leaving a suicide note, on ineor explode spates sav. "J low.'; , t p td manv ies that he is still alivel are and Young's friends and as- A Washington dispatch to The New York Sun says: Mueuus aim as- i . i i. i i 1 x ini-ni-n,;- . l ine excessive neat 01 iue iui iew '"'"fii'vu iica.ua aim buiy I II 1 i t j u 4-1,-. l guess! he is dead, poor fel- T -f- 13 . 1 veu,.u tue. rtV.A u" h 1 ! - I f V,,f;- in Ytatra Kaon nnmnri v TP. . L. II ,i ft ii 1 a late; hour tonight no word If0181 I ine PTr A Pll lieard frnm anv nf 't.h mu&A8" ' """SJ v yv. W, 'M! tl.rousl,out tie cmn- 4 C, was tacMto the tor- dries' i Brooklv 'i Yout i nis d, o8i,.ials yard w t'lllcll Tl ?'e. had reporte Jounj . fcrentl J't't eo pmiori tuat.Y o Charlotte Observer. hint at a love affair, but they decline tib commit themselves on ja direct question. 'Nor will they admit that Y; ork. One thing: appears I certain Ensign Young is either involved in nWe serious trouble than a love af fair or is a suicide. pMo boat destroyer Perkins at the New York navy yard, ana lor tne suicide ten days ago of Lieut. Thomas ij. Ozburn of the pruiser Tacoma at the same yard. , . I Papers concerning both cases wmcn have been forwarded to Washington by Rear Admiral E. H. C. ' Leutze, cdmmandant of the New York yard, indicate that both officers had com- rdained of having suffered greatly I rill- I - If , . i 1 J rm-rrn-rA onl to give out oil the f tne nea, una -F- - althoifcli he is said to Bave hFe resonea 10 iu uac Db to Washinotrtn flmf I ih lants as a resuii. WDiild indicate that the! en as still - 'nil vp AnviAHd' in f fi'ieii.ls and relatives at the n navy: yard regarding news are- met with 4 4 Not a word, eaixuits are still a mystery." Pe.S IlOt fftmp frnm Iiq Uod it. 1'roin attaches oft the "'-are presumed to be in close h headquarters. '-'Winaiililljint. T.ipntpnanf jirin , 7 tiuvuuiiiU Jii 1AU THE FAEMEBS INSTITUTES. To Be Held la Concord, Mt. Pleasant and Harrisburg August lf 2 and 3rd. Farmers' Institutes will be held at Concord, Tuesday, August 1, Mount Pleasant, Wednesday, Aujrast 2, Har risburg, Thursday, August 3,: begin ning at 10 o clock. . At the same places and dates will also be held institutes for women by Mrs. I. L. Stevens and others. The objects of these Institutes are to bring together the women from the farm homes, that they may become better acquainted and talk over among them selves subjects tending to the. better ment of conditions in rural homes, such as better and more economical foods and better methods of prepar ing them, home sanitation, home fruit and vegetable gardening, farm dairy ing, poultry-raising, tle beautifying of the home and home surroundings, etc. Let the wives and daughters come out to these meetings in large numbers. Interesting programs have been prepared for these meetings. A premium of $1 will be given for the best loaf of bread backed and ex hibited by a girl or woman living on the farm. A premium of $1 will be given for the best five ears of pure-bred corn. A premium of $1 will be given for the best pure-bred pig between 8 and 12 weeks old exhibited by a man or boy living on the farm. The Institute will be conducted by Prof. F. L. Stevens, of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic ' Arts, with competent assis tants, who will discuss questions of interest to the farmers. A question box will be opened in the afternoon, and a full discussion of the subjects presented will be given. All farmers and their wives, sons and daughters, and all others inter ested in farming and the betterment of the farm homes, are urged to at tend these meetings and join in the discussions. .- . " Morning sessions will open at 10 o'clock and afternoon sessions at 1:30. Bring a book and pencil to take notes. Missionary ervice at St. John's. Inteesting missionary servcejs were held yesterday at iSt. John's Lutheran church, morning and after noon services being conducted. The annual iSunday school exercises were held at 10 o'clock, at which the at tendance was large and the offering most gratifying. At 11 o'clock the preaching service was held and a most intresting sermon was preached by Mr. Bruner Petrea, one of the three theological students , of the church. After an intermission of two hours, during which dinner was served on the grounds, the congregation re assembled and a children 7s missionary service was held, consisting of songs, recitations and dialogues. An able ad dress was delivered 'Dy Rev. Chas. P. MacLaughlin, of Concord. A most gratifying offering for missions was taken, amounting to $70,00. WHEN THE ODELL . P MILL WAS STAETED. Clipping Froxa the Concord Son of Jnly 14, 1881, Giving Names of Stockholders, Etc ) Ae have recentlv fom mn clipping from the Concord Sun nf July 14, 1SS1, which has an article in regard to the organization off the Odell Manufacturing Co. which1 will be of interest. The following is the arucie in full: outheiner is still alive If (Admiral Leutze telegraphed to the fact, the atthiBihe "V aft!r?K? v, the Deiier tnai xoung uiu nut ,T 1- iU 1 mirn'. r,r,A:i i - V U 1 1 11 r" 'll II' I t-BW fill I I U I 1 . m asserts that 7h7 l.Z self but had disappeared for the pur- 3i i nose oj. t&cauj-iiii uioi. in deeper trouble than N to liiHit. Th the I At the request of Dr. R. S. Young n A.i Wever, almost t a of Concord, N. C.,' father ot tne miss- MnnS's body will soon be "f Jund Z enS1 Senator Uverman oi mat his 'rettv a Wt.-a m, t . State called at tne Iavy .uepariuiein; "vicauuuLs. inp,v Twiinr, i t z , - n j i atie love affair with! the af teoon. and Z10? 1 l.y Mrmn n Tv,oi -r.- t!.- Ateting secretary jNicnoisou uj. w imeh t ; .r3uc"' mibS fin ln far a thev are known. Sen t i . -"'.iMi. ill 11 Tno ronnrf thot I j-.'-' 'UH 1.1,1 t '. , fc ' iVliwxu uuu I i( - -A- 111 .1 . V I I: I I Li 111. e- UK -;;u. nimX , "'u;;,ljaruai trial, and! the h..V(,i T ueather which is; be rmhh i -:e affected his already U-1 ' ''ra!n' believed to have su;;.LT' 1,11 the bav. TTpnJ YZ'1 disappearance.! lhv,-u ,vun understand that -r-l Mills 1 1 o o -V 1 1 t i ' For Pl ,i; : i " treiiea ner re- anrf d UWU11 otthe Vonncr o-n vats hear timt. ivrrr-r: cw ynri. 'S - w tu come iv .t w" ami by his ator Overman appointed Young to the Naval Apadpmv and has known him all his life! He declared his belief that Young was not a suicide and was d that he was to face a Court martial, declaring he had always been of the most exemplary habits, un tl p theory of non-suicide I the navy yard basin and slips will not be drag ged tor a iew days at least. me ftav ana personally take urfthe sin!' S father of 'Mil1' nt-ir-.. ' i: Poe Victim of Thief? Moreantown. W. Va., July 14. o " ' ' .H 11- 1(11.1 All U Trrnr. -nnt Irl I IPfl II V u'u tl;(. imve excessive drinking, out was we U and isStLrniSearch f his tim of a thief, who drugged the poet that iTSl ? fe! leisat; i4 order to get possession qf a .purse amC. vY iiere 0f $l,5UU, whicn ne was carrying vi.m.uj; ui ithp rim ft or ins aeaiu ixi jKii"vv. Th o a tha 1p. aration ot ir- elder Mrv l1' gne is as much of a v as th'p ,i; "me appearance of,! the I ni.-i ttt Trnf nrAfossnr nf English tie tA.. i li:inMf.i.A of thp TTnivprsitv of Vir- 8ailed from " tl, n s tT, Pr - Fer" ginia, who r is deUvering a series of -i!.tUe Brooklyn havy lgctures. on the Uterature of tha South! No. 12 Township S. S. Convention. A large congregation attended the No. 12 township Sunday school con vention at Forest Hill Methodist cnurcn last mgnt. lne meeting was presided over by President M. B. Stickley. Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe and Rev. C. P. MacLaughlin delivered able and elouquent addresses on the Sun day school and, its work. Secretary D. C. Caldwell read the reports from the various Sunday schools in the township which were gratifying. Mr. J. C. Fink was elected president for the ensuing year and Mr. D. C. Cald well was re-elected secretary. . The secretary's report will be published in full in this paper as soon as it is tabulated by that official. Increase of Pay of Rural Carirers.- The local postoffice department has received an official notice from the Postmaster General of the increase in salaries of rural ' mail carriers. The new salary scale gives an increase from $864 to $960 for carriers on routes between 22 and 24 miles long. This increase effects two local car riers, Messrs. George Barndardt and J. H. Ritchie. Carriers on routes 24 miles long get an increase from $900 to $1,000 and Messrs. W. H. Heglar O. T. Umberger, J. Mack Caldwell and G. W. Means have routes of this length. Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio refuses to become interested in Mr. Bryan's suggestion that he would make a good running mate on a presidential ticket with Judge Walter Clark, of North Carolina. The names of Clark and Pomerene -were on the now famous list published recently in The Commoner as men who would be satisfactory to Mr. Bryan. The name of Judson Harmon was conspicuously THE NEW FACTOEY. List of its Lubricator8,, Charter- Eight Down to Business, jj The first meeting of the directors of the new cottonfactory, held on ne 14th, was reported in the Sun last week. Last Tuesdav a second meet- ing was held and thp rprwirt nf tli ommittee to draft a petition for a charter, was accepted, and after jlook- ? over a few minor details the meet ing adiourned sublet tn thp rail nf he clerk of the superior court. ( We give the list of stockholders and tbVamount of their subkrip- tions: J. M. Odell, $15,000; I. F. Patter son, $2,000; R. C. Lentz, $200; J. . Udell, $5,000; W. H. Branson, $1,- 000; O. R. Cox, $3,000; C. R. Make peace, $2,500; D. Curtis, $5,000; W. K. Udell, $5,000; D R. Hooveri $1.- 500; Gj'M. Lore, $1,500; Elam King; $2,000; D. F. Cannon, $2,000; J. W. Cannon, $2,000; P. B. Fetzer, $2,000; W. J. Montgomery, $2,000; Mrs. R. M, Mix, $1,000; Mrs. L. M. McKin- non, $1,000; M. W. Johnston, $2,000; A. J. Bost, $2,000; Mrs. F. L. Thorn- well, $1,000; A. H. Moss, $2,000 ;! Mrs. C. Mills, $1,000; W. R. Kinleyl $1, 000; E. D. Lentz, $500; E Foil, $500; H. S. Puryear, $1,000; R. M. White, $1,000; C. W. Trice, $500; J. R. White, $500; J. M. Wharey, $1,000; M. 1. VVinecoff, $1,000; W. H. Lilly, $1,000; T. W. Smith, $200; R. W. Allison, $4,000; J. P. Allison, $1,000; T. W. Morrison, $100; A. E.'Xentz, $200; D. B. Morrison, $200; T. E. Wyche, $100; Mrs. M. R, Dusenbery, $200; William. Smith, $500- The charter is expected to be irran- i"d the company irr about three weeks. t provides for a capital stock of eighty, thousand dollars, with the priv ilege to increase the same to two hun dred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one "hundred dollars. The company wTill be officered by a presi den, secretary and treasurer and three directors. It will be governed as the majority of the stock directs, f The stock is non-assessable and the stock- lolders are not individually liable for he company's debts. The company will continue to re ceive subscriptions through thej sec retary, W. M. Smith, until the char ter is granted. ! David Cannon, Jno. Odell and Geo- Lore, the committee to negotiate for machinery and building material, are provided with ten per cent, ot the subscriptions as a preliminary outlay and are already at work. Hurrah for the new factory! To B ia Concord Jzlj 21-Let Ui Hake it a Big Day. j The Southern lUilwa elvJ roads rain will b in Concord ta FridaT. July 2. This train ill ran i.i cva ctction with the Unitcl Stjti l- srtment of Agriculture, tui will car ry a number of rUd. bulldic- expert! who will give frw tervoptiron Iro- ures end practical instractioa for building good roil - j There will alo be exhibited on this rsin worki :g LdeU, na by eiec r.dty, of ucnix'ed. Tuud Lu'ldbc chine rj. j The free lectures and demonstra It ns will be conducted by L. E. Boy- kin and II. S. Fairbanks, road expert irom the U. b. Department of Ag riculture. W. J. Hurlbut, aent, land and Industrial department, Southern railway, and representative of the American Highway Association and of the State will accompany the train. Ihc object of this train is to give Practical instruction in the buldng and mantenanco of improved roads, with the view of inducing their con struction and saving millions of dol- ars annually to the farmers on the movement of their: crops to the railway. It is proposed to make this the biggest dar Concord has had in sever al years. To this end the Merchants' Association has taken the matter up and. detailed announcements will be made later. There is nothing more important to us than the building of good roads, and every person should be interested in it. The train will reach Concord at 10 . . - m m. a. pi. it will reach Salisbury at 3.30 p. m., July 27, and Albemarle at 2 p. m. on July 29. Good roads mean cheaper hauling, es-s wear and tear on team, harness, wagon and driver, higher land val ues, more profitable crops, better schools and churches, better condi tions generally for every phase of rural me. . A good road brings prosperity and happiness. It is' one of the best in vestments. The South' is awakening o the vast importance of good roads. It means to have better highways hroughout its great agricultural sec ions. Its farmers, merchants and manufacturers are alive to the nec- cessity, and are seeging ways and means for the improvement of its roads. ! HIDDEN CHECK FOUND Miss Jennie Smith the Lucky One to Solve tne Problem-nAnother l Next Saturday. 1 The Tribune's Hidden Check Page was the talk of the town Saturday af ternoon, and hardly had the jpaper reached the homes and business houses before the people were sep arating the letters and forming j them into a sentence. In all public places could be seen parties pondering over the letters and in a short time the search began. "I got it," said one young man. in a drug store crowded with people, "it's behind something on Depot street and I'll find the something in a few minutes." It s somewhere about the Southern sta tion," said another and so on it ran But to Miss Jennie Smith belongs the distinction of solving the problem ac curately and also belongs the check for $5.00. ' Behind the Piedmont cigarette sign in front of the People's Drug Store:" was the sentence and ... ,,. i - j. Miss Smith succeeded in making it successfully. On next Saturday The Tribune will publish the Hidden Check .rage again with a different set of letters, and the check hidden in a different place, of course watch for it . Acheville Preparing to Entertain the Juniors. Asheville, July 15. The members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics of Asheville are looking forward with keen interest tp the meeting here August 22 of the state council. It is expected that there will be in attendance when the! state council meets at least 700 to 8O9 rep resentatives and convention visitors, and the local Juniors are determined that the visitors shall have the bes time of their lives. WEATHER REPORT. ' Fair today, and ; Tuesday exeep local thundershowers. . GOOD BO ADS TEAIX. SHALL WE HAVE THE NEW KOADt Coacord Caa Get ea Lire of rropocJ Ea4 froa Norwood td CaailotU U It Urtt tat Proper Ef orL The propivi Norjitc.CEaxiott riIrx'A.l c.ctm- to a titUr S lire cxacrra to tl n!ifr.i of Omi cATd, and everl.f lh nif't pabUa pjrit eituBt hae lt ia ck toocJ wiih the pruBiotrm of th road. Oa of the jreollensra Ute4 jTtterdiy UulI aUlxHijrh tber h4 bxi htlU oU ward maaifetation f tU iaterwA here for tht mo4 that h felt al. tnMi iiDruine oer ihe war a aos&er of men of affaim hrrt had Ulke4 to him concertunj- it, tad that h waa a areyl that if the road ii eoattmctod and every indication pointed tat way, that Concord eould ture it if it makes the prvjr effort. Mr. G. lid. Kestlcr, who In aiwayi taken an active in!eve; u matters tbi kind jertainin; to llo cjty, aad who waa apfointed by Mayor yagoaac on a cotitmittee to invrMiatc the pro position for a new railroad for Coo cord, has been in communication with the nun behind the Charlotte-Nor wood road and ha reeeired word from them that they will give the cit izens of Concord every consideration when the matter ia brought up aad definite plan were made. It will be well for the jpepoU oC Concord to begin at oneo toward de ciding upon some plan to present Con cord 'g advantages and poaaibilitiea to the officiaU when the route ii fiaaHj decided upon. j Weekly Report of the Concord Publia Library. Bok taken out by adult........ 87. Books taken out by children. . 93 Total ...183 No. borrowers added during week. 40 No. books presented during week.. 15 No out today l.s ..-...-123 Wo have every reason to bo en couraged in our work.; The outlook is very bright. . " MRS. J. D. LENTZ, - Librarian, FOREST HILL NEWS. f R. Capt. Henry's Funeral. Salisbury Post' 15th. ' ' The funeral services of Capt . Henry, chief engineer of the Salis bury-Monroe Railroad, who met a tragic death at Mt. rleasant were conducted from the residence in Win ston this afternoon at 3 o 'clock by Rev: J. E. Abernethy, pastor of Cen- enary church, of which Capt. Henry' was a member, assisted by Rev. Mr. Richardson, of Mt. Pleasant. Accompanying the, remains to Winston yesterday were, besides the wife and son, Rev. Mr. Richardson of Mt. Pleasant, Mr. M. R. Smith of the engineering corps, Mayor Shup ing of- Mt. Pleasant, and Mr. N. B. McCanless, of Salisbury, president of the railroad on which Capt. Henry was at work. This morning's Winston-Salem Journal savs : 'Vhen Mrs. Henry reached home she found a letter addresed to her late husband, who was one of the best known civil engineers in the State, telling him that he had been elected engineer to construct the water mains to Charlotte from the Catawba river. This was one of the many high tributes to the engineering skill of the late Capt. Henry 4ut it came to late. Salisbury Couple Married Here. Mr. J... L. Wright and Miss Ha Ramsay, of Salisbury, "ere married yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the parlor of the St. Cloud-Normandy Hotel. Mr. C. C. Kluttz, of Salisbury, came to Concord yesterday morning on the train and secured the license and made other arrangements for the marriage, the young couple with Miss Keesler, Miss Aaron and M. L. Carter arriving about noon in an automobile. The party went to' the First Baptist church and waited until services had been concluded and then secured Rev. S. N. Watson to perform the ceremony. They 6tayed at the hotel for lunch and returned to Salisbury by automobile. Friends of ihe young people say that it was not a runaway marriage but reports from Salisbury indicate that it was. "Goat-Riding" is Put Under Ban By Elks. Atlantic City, July 15. No more ' ' f horse-play ' ' will ' mark initiations into the Elks' fraternity. The Grand Lodge's last important action was the abolisment of "goat-riding" and all other forms of amusement for those already Elks. ... The fight had been on for a decade against the practice. Personal Items of Interest from tfcft Northern Part of the City. Mr. J., A. Adams, superintendent of the Springstime mills at Cheater, S. C, spent Saturday in Concord wita his friend,. Mr. C. E. Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bangle and Miss Netta Wat kins, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in the city with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wat kins. Miss Netta Watkins has com pleted 1 her course at the business col lege ahd has accepted a position ia Charlotte. Mrs. C. E. Ader, who ha been vis iting Mrs. W. A. Wood for a few days. left Sunday afternoon for Salisbury, where she will visit for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. George Hudson, ha? returned from a week's visit tp rela tives at Georgevule. , Messrs. W. A. Wilkinson and Merl Crooks spent Sunday afternoon at Center Grove. Messrs. J. A. Fowler and A. Hearne. of Charlotte, spent Sunday in the citj with Mr. J. A. Fowler. Miss Thelma Gaddy, who has been visiting her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mclnnis, returned to bee home in Charlotte yesterday. She was accompanied by her aunt, Miss Nora Mclnniss. Mis3 Mary Carter, of HiUboro, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Kizziab, on North Union street. Mr.'J. W. Miller, who has been liv ing in Kannapolis for several months, will move his family to Concord this week. Mr. Miller has accepted a posi tion with Brander mill. - New Civil Engineer for Saliabury- Monroe Road 1 President N. B. McCanless of the Salisbury-Monroe Railroad, informed The Charlotte Observer correspondent at Salisbury Saturday that he had employed Civil Engineer S. T. Hanes of Mocksville, as chief engineer, to succeed the late Capt.rR. P. Henry, who met a tragic death in a storm at Mount Pleasant last week. Mr. Hanes, with a corps of assistants, will take up the work of survey near Mount Pleasant where Captain Henry had reached, beginning tomorrow morning, and the, work ,will go on un interrupted; First Mecklenburg Melons. Charlotte Observer, lfith. Sustaining the record which he has successfully maintained for J three successive years, Mr. W. P. Wilson of Long Creek township drove into Charlotte yesterday with the' first Mecklenburg watermelons of the sea- son. They were handsome specimens and were quickly bought up. Mr. Wilson's reputation for success in growing melons is widespread in the county, as the products of his vines are uniformly of high quality. i 1