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1he Monro JOURN Volume XVI. No. 52. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, January 25, 1910. One Dollar a Year. NOTORIOUS WOMAN IN JAIL. A MASS OF MANGLED FLESH. ENGINEER AND BOS BOYCOTT A SENSATION. THE COMET A SURPRISE. And the Folks Say that a Man Who is Much Meaner Than She Should be There Too. Stanly Enterprise. Laura Simpson, the decrepit and degenerate woman of notorious fame in lower Stanly, has been sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for twelve months. At the end of twelve months she must give bond for good behavior and to refrain from retailing. If the terms of her release are violated, then her bond will be come forfeited, and suspended judg menu in other cases against her wil be enforced and the woman will be compelled to spend her life in jail. It is of note that Judge Adams turned a deaf ear to pleas in the wo man's behalf on account of ill health, and the physicians certificates avail ed nothing. V.' R. Krider of Rowan county owns tbe place near Cottonvule upon which Laura has been living for some time. This possession covers about three acres of almost worthless land and we are told that it is not even cultivated. It is alleged that krider uses this place for lllega, purposes and that he is the chief of fender. Had he have letn cn trial at this term of court upon the evi dence that was offered by witnesses against Iaura and which implicated hi i', he would soon have been serv ing a sentence upon tbe roads. It may be said here that Krider attempted in last week's Albemarle Chronicle to reply to the open char ces that have been made through this paper. In his article he makes veiled insinuations against men of standing in the Cottcnville commu nity in order to divert attention from himself. ' It is from such men as W. F Crump, W. II. Iiivens, and W. II Hough that we got facts in our for mer article, and Krider can t dis prove a single statement therein made. Death of Vann Aycoth. Corrpondi-nc of The Journal. That death comes alike to the young and old, has again been era phasized, this time by the death of Vann Aycoth, the four year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. (1. W. Aycoth of Bu ford township. For several days he wrestled manfully with that dread ful disease, pneumonia, until on the morning of January 18th, 1910, it finally gained the mastery over bim and his spirit took its flight and went to the great beyond. It seems strange that one having reached the glow of youth and just ready for transition to young manhood, should be taken away, but the death angel found him a sheaf ready for his sickle and made haste to thrust it in and gather. Vann was a good boy, the joy of his parents, and now that he has gone, may they feel one more tie binding them to heaven and live in fond anticipation of the day when those long parted shall meet again. Mr. and Mrs. Aycoth desire to thank their friends for many kindnesses. r, Had a Real Rat in Her Hair. Raleigh Newt and Observer. Sunday morning a lady in one of the largest churches in the city was seen to move her hand not infre quently to her hat, arrange the pin, pull down one side, push up the oth er, and never seem satisfied that she bad rectified the trouble with it, whatever it might have been, and she, herself, at the time, Aid not know. But she felt that something ' was wrong, and continued to bother her bonnet. hen she returned home she removed the beflowered creation, and much to her astonish ment a small mouso leaped to the floor. It had stolen into the hat and cot caught in the trimmings, and what gave the lady so much trouble in church was the fffort of the rodent to extricate himself. Death of Miss florrls. Waxhaw Enlerprliw. Miss Delia Bell Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Morris, died i Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of her parents near Wed dington, after an illness of several days. Miss Morris was a young lady of fine character and was an artist of high type. Her many beautiful pic tures were all scenes from nature. She is survived by a father and int Vior and the f olio win ff named sia- N fcm and brothers: Misses Uannan. Tilla, Emma, Ruby and Pattie Mor Mprsm L. W.. W. J. and Rus- ..ti Lfnrria. The funeral services were conducted Sunday morning by Her. J. H. Bradley and the burial took place at Weddington. ATE A POISON TABLET. Mr. S. S. Dunlap, Calling: on fir. Redfearn, Nibbled at the Latter1 Foot Powders and Then Had to Take Eggs and Milk. Wadeaboro Meuenger and Intelligencer. Tuesday afternoon Mr. 8. S. Dun lap, a sewing machine agent, went to the home, near the graded school, of Mr. R. J. W. Redfearn to repair a sewing machine. Mr. Redfearn is confined to his home with sore feet and uses dissolved bichloride tablets as a wash. Mr. Redfearn 's little daughter handed the bottle of tablets to Mr. Dunlap, remarking as she did so that it contained ''papa's medi cine." Mr. Dunlap took the bottle while sitting by the fire talking to Mr. Redfearn and commenced nib bling one of the tablets. No one paid any attention to what he was doing and he finally ate the entire tablet About this time Mrs. Redfearn came into the room and Dunlap stat ed to her that the tablet was burn ing his throat. When she learned what he had done she told him the tablets were deadly poison and that he had better go to a doctor. Dun lap left immediately in search of a physician, but none he went to hap pened to bo in their offices. After quite a while he went to the Zoo Pharmacy and Mr. R. P. Lyon sent out and got half a dozen eggs and gave him the whites. Mr. Lyon also sent for half a gallon of sweet milk, but Dunlap, apparently not realizing the danger he was in, left the store just before the milk arrived. Dun lap was taken home and has been very sick ever since. Dunlap when asked if he did not know the tablets were poison, said he saw they were labeled poison, but did not think one of them would hurt him. Woman Jumped Into 30-Foot Well. U in-hin Salem Special, Slut, to Charlotte Ob server. Mrs. Lee Kelly, wifo of ex-Sheriff Kelly of larikin county, is suffering from tbe effects of a peculiar acci dent, having either jumped or fallen into a 30 foot well at her home in ladkinville several days ago. Her husband, assisted by 'Squire John II. James and Dr. T. R. Harding, rescued her. Mrs. Kelly has been bordering on nervous prostration, it is said, fol lowing a pitiable breaking down of tbe mental faculties of her daughter, Miss May Kelly, several months ago, which necessitated her confinement in the asylum at Morganton. Larly in the morning her husband awoke and heard her voice calling outside. He traced it to the well and discovered his wife at the bot tom, swinging to the chain. Rush ing across the street to neighbors, Mr. Kelly secured their assistance and dragged the half-dazed woman from her dangerous position. She knew nothing of how she had fallen into the well, and the physician thinks she must have wandered to the place in a semi-conscious condi tion. Flying Expert Carries Passengers on His Machine. They're having an aviation contest in other words an exhibition of the work of flying machines at Los An geles, Cal., and last week Louis Paul- han, an aviator of distinction, made a record cross country flight The whole distance covered was 4 miles and the time was one hour, two min utes and 45 4 5 seconds. During the flight Paulhan maintained an alti tude of 1,000 to 2,000 feet, the high est point being 2,130 feet It is probable that he will win the $10,- 000 prize offered for the most suc cessful flight. By carrying his wife in his biplane on a 22-mile cross-country trip to a point half a mile over the ocean and back, by taking another passenger on a 12-mile flight over the fields and by taking three other passen gers, one at a time, on short flights, Paulson established new world's rec ords for heavier-thanair flying ma chines. A Pointer fof Retail Dealers. Uerchanta' Journal. The retail consumers of today can not be held long in any section of the country by past favors or accom modations. People are too prosper ous and independent, and "all debts cancelled" comes pretty near mean ing they will go where they please next time, and where they please means to the man who gets the near est to them through wide-awake methods (advertising) and plain talk wnicn tells or goods together with an up-to-date way of showing them. Explosion of Nitro-QIycerine Kills Fifteen Workmen and Makes a riass of Human Flesh. ruhklll Landing, M. Y., Dlopalch, Jlrt. Fifteen men, three of them Ameri cans, were killed late this afternoon by a premature explosion of nitro glycerine in a tunnel which is to form part of the great aqueduct which will carry water from the Ash okan dam in the Catekilla to New York city. Five were terribly mutilated, but were so near the mouth of the tun nel that they were rescued alive. The other fifteen were found beneath a mass of rock and debris, literally hammered by the force of the explo sion into a bleeding mass of heads, limbs and torsos. It is believed that the explosion was caused by one of the workmen who, carrying a torch, tripped and fell, igniting a fuse and setting off a series of charges of nitro glycerine. The squad of twenty men who were involved in the accident, hav ing drilled the holes and placed the explosive, were trooping from the ex cavation, fifteen those who were killed in the rear, and five, all of whom were foreigners, in the lead. As the five neared the mouth of the tunnel, there was a terrific roar, the countryside shook and the five for eigners were hurled senseless to the ground near the opening. Inside death was instantaneous to the men COULDN'T STAND ANSON. No Bologna Sausage and Light Bread and Climate Cold as H-l, Italians Skidooed. WadestKiro Menaenger and Intelligence r. Italian labor in Anson, so far, has not proved a success. Readers of the Messenger and Intelligencer will remember that mention was made in the paper recently of the fact that a number of Italians had been brought to Anson by tho contractors who are reconstructing the Atlantic Coast Line railroad in this county. These Italians, who were landed at the camp at Bennett station, six miles south of Wadesboro, were intended to take the place of negroes, who, it was given out, were not satisfactory workers. It now turns out that the Italians, we learn, became greatly dissatisfied as soon as they reached the camp at Bennett station and all of them ex cept about 25 have left for other parts. To persons with whom they talked they stated several causes of complaint, the principal ones being that they were deceived as to the wages they were to receive and as to the climate here. They also said they would not stay at any place where they could not get Bologna sausage and loaf bread to eat. As to the climate one big Italian said they were told that this was a warm climate, but they found it as cold as h 1. They arrived here in the midst of the recent cold spell. Sudden Death of Mr. U. A. Davis. Wadeaboro MeHaenger and Intelligencer, 20th. Mr. U. A. Davis died suddenly of heart disease at his home at Russell ville yesterday afternoon. He had not been feeling well for several days but was up and about the house all day yesterday. He was walking in the yard when he fell and died instantly. Mr. Davis was about 55 years of age and had lived all his life in Burnsville township until a few weeks ago, when he moved to Dr. McLendon s place at Russellville. He was a good all around citizen. He was a brother of Mrs. E. S. Marsh of this place, Mrs. J. W. Kiker of Dia mond Hill, and Mr. W. P. Davis of Union county. A wife and several children survive him. Heart Cut Open With a Wood Saw. A special from Rockingham says that at the mill village of Roberdel, this side of Rockingham, Mr. W. S. Dunn was instantly killed by a wood saw that he was operating. By some means the supports holding the saw gave way, causing the saw to plunge with such force against Mr. Dunn as to cut his body open from the left shoulder down to the ribs on his right side, his heart being almost cut in two. The accident was witnessed by members of his family. Mr. Wolfsheimer, the representa tive of the Monumental Custom Tai loring Co., will have their line on display at our store Friday, Saturday and Monday, Jan. 23th, 29th and 31st Let him take your measure for that spring suit Fit and satis faction guaranteed. The Cash Mercantile Co. Orphanage Boys Listen for fir. Shannon's Whistle and Write Him How They Would Like to fleet Him. When Engineer CM. Shannon went to the pofctollice the other morning he got a letter that surprised him a lit tle, but at the same time made him feel good. It was from some of the boys av the Greenwood, South Caro lina, orphanage, which is situated on the be board, and explains itself so interestingly that no comment is nec essary, save to say that Mr. Shannon is mighty proud of that letter, and it is certain that he will not forget to make himself known to the boys. I be letter says: . "I have never got a chance to meet you, but hope to do so before long. Mr. Shannon, I guess you have seen us boys down at the railroad when you go into Greenwood, haven't you? We found out your name by asking the railroad hands. The orphanage is located about a mile outside of Greenwood and we are the boys that are down at tbe railroad when you are going north. If you write back, just throw it out the window and some of us boys will be down there. Mr. Shannon, I tell you, we boys like to hear you pull that whistle you have. You must pull it good for us when you pass the orphanage, whether we can get down there to see you or not. Pull it for the boys I am going to try to see you in town some of these days. "P. S. The way you can tell me is by me pointing at myself w hen you pass by. Mr. Shannon will certainly not for get to "pull that whistle for the boys. Disgusted With the Qrxft and Quit the Pension Committee Washington I'lspateh, 17tli. Representative Martin Dies of Tex as resignel from the pension com mittee o. . i,e 'louse today because, he is oppt.sed to the pension system as now administered. In his letter of resignation to Speaker Cannon Mr Dies declared that he was iu favor of general pension laws, but opposed to private pension bills. "Every man on the pay-roll of the government, from the President down to the porters around the capital, is anxious to have his pay increased," declared Mr. Dies in a statement. "Within the past few days the Pres ident has announced himself in fa vor of pensioning government em ployes. In the meantime Congress is spending nearly s 100,000.000 a month and the people are groaning under high living expenses. If this thing keeps up it will soon be worse than the militarism of Europe. There every laborer must work to support a soldier. In our case every laborer will be compelled to work to support a pensioner. I am heartily opposed to the system and I am glad to be on tbe committee. Death of Mrs. Ida Horn. After a long illness and great suf fering, Mrs. Ida Horn, widow of Mr. Hampton Horn, died last Thursday morning at ber home in Monroe, The funeral was held b7 Rev. E. A. Osborne of Charlotte, Mrs. Horn hav ing been a member of the Episcopal church. The deceased was 49 years of age, and was a daughter of the late Mr. Albert McCall, and spent most of her life in Monroe. She is survived by several sisters, as well as six children, four boys and two daughters, one of whom is Mrs. J. M. McLeod of Matthews. A. & H. Man Will Speak to Teach ers' Meeting. The next meeting of the Union County Teachers' Association will be held in tho graded school build ing, Monroe, on Saturday, February 12th, beginning at 11 o'clock. This will be a joint meeting of the Farm ers' Union and tho teachers' associa tion. Prof. I. 0. Scbaub of the A. & M. College has promised t) be pres ent We hope to see a full attend ance of the teachers of the county, and a full representation of the Far mers' Union. R. N. Nisret, Co. Supt Kept All Off Except the Lord. Wadeaboro Metaengerand Intelligencer. Solicitor Robinson was examining one of his State's witnesses in a case in which the said witness had been shot in the leg. The witness said he thought be was going to die after he was shot One of the defendants lawyers then took him over and ask ed him if he had not made up with all of his enemies at such a time. "Nobody 'cept de Lawd" the wtt- ness hastened to answer. Non-Meat Eaters Protest Gaining Attention of the Whole Country and the Trust May Hear Some thing Drop .Revolutions Have Happened With Less Cause. "Revolutions have been created by less than the American people are suffering now," says Senator Joseph L Bristow of Kansas. "Meat foots up to a quarter of the average house hold expense, and it ought to be cheaper today ins Wad of dearer than it was twenty-five years ago, because of the greater economy in its prepa ration and sale. When I was a boy, twenty five per cent of the carcass went to waste. Now, nothing goes to waste not even the blood." Senator Bristow's words crystalize in the sentiment of protest in all parts of the country against the higher cost of living, says a press dispatch from Washington Thus far the gov ernment, which first took form in an actual boycott at Cleveland, has met with most success in the West. The East has been slower to follow, influ enced perhaps by a widespread feel ing among small dealers and in the labor unions that a universal boy cott, though effective as a protest, would actually play into the hands of the packers, who with their con trol of cold storage houses and re frigetrator lines, could carry their product through a prolonged boy cott, whereas even 30 days cessation of trade would put the small inde pendents out of business. What the scattered and sporadic boycott all over the country and the universal protest have done, how ever, is to focus tho attention of the nation upon the necessity for econ omy. Ibe most serious warnings have been sounded on this subject by economists, statisticians and busi ness men without bringing the truth home to tho people as has their sud den realization of its application in one particular. Waxhaw Admits Only a Part of Jug Story. To the Editor of The Journal : If it was the Waxhaw local W. C. T. U. that the Monroe correspondent bad reference to in his article to the Charlotte Observer dated January the Gth, his informant was correct in stating that our local W. C. T. U. ap pointed a committee of two married ladies and one single lady to meet the trains but the following state ment, "The ladies had not gone far in their investigation, when the mar ried ones discovered that their bus bands had a jug apiece, and the un married lady found the names of her two brothers on the same number of jugs," is absolutely false. The Committee. Waxhaw, January 21. Important to Merchants. Merchant!' Journal. Devote one hour each day to the study and preparation of your adver tising and pondering on your vari ous forms of "publicity" the show window, interior displays, etc. Go over the writing of your advertise ments again and again until you are satisfied that it is the best you can do. If you are subject to too man interruptions in the store, make this a single exception to a rule not to work at home. rite the advertise ment wherever you can be assured of the concentration of all your men tal powers. County Union Meeting at Monroe February 12th. In order to hear an address from Prof. 0. 1. Schaub on importance of agricultural education the February meeting of Union County farmers Union will be held at the graded school building in Monroe on Satur day, February 12th, promptly at 11 o'clock a. m. This meeting will take the place of the regular meeting that usually convenes first Monday in each month. All local unions are requested to send full delegation and as many visiting members as can at tend. The first part of the meeting will be public and will be a joint meeting with the public school teachers of the county. The execu tive session of the Union will be held at graded school building, if suitable hall is available. If not, it will be held at court house, immediately af ter the public meeting. As the time is here to arrange for tbe purchase of fertilizer ingredients it is impor tant that each local union be well represented. J. Z. Green, Pres. A severe wreck on a Canadian road in Ontario Friday killed some 75 people. Many of the bodies were im orison Ad nndflr ica in the rivnr and have not yet been recovered. I The Heavenly Visitor Seen in tbe Southwestern Skies Not Halley's Comet, but an Interloper Visi ble Only a Few Times. Did you see the comet Saturday night in the clear southwestern sky ? Many folks did, and since the work! has been talking for months about the visit of Halley's comet, due with in our vision every seventy-five years, most people who saw the long tailed star the other night came to the con clusion that the great comet which bears the Englishman's name had come in ahead of time, but not so. The present visitor is a surprise to even the astronomers. This one was first seen in Africa some ten days ago, and is supposed to be a wajder er that may be seen from the earth a few times only, and maybe never again. The tail extended upward some twenty degrees, and can be seen just above the horizon when tho night is clear; just how many time is not yet known, but certaiuiy only a few. Halley's comet was first seen by powerful telescopes December 7, and is rushing earthwards thousands of miles an hour. Just when Hal ley's comet will become visible to the naked eye cannot be calculated with any considerable degree of ac curacy for the reason that on the oc casion of its past recorded visits to earth its brilliancy has varieJ great ly and none can predict what changes may have occurred to it during its long seventy-six years' whirl around its inconceivable orbit billions of human beings having lived and died since its last visit. Save soon after it attains perihelion, which will bo about the middle of April, it may bo Icoked Tor in the morning skits. TILLMAN'S HAVE A FUROR. Ben Tillman's Son Gave the Old Man His Children and Their riother Brings Suit for Their Re covery. Columbia IM-ia(i-h to Charlotte O! rver. Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., grand daughter of the late Governor Pick ens, who also served as minister to Russia, where Mrs. Tillman's moth er was born and christened by tho Czar, Douschka, will tomorrow bring habeas corpus proceedings againBt her father-in-law and mother-iu-law, Senator and Mrs. B. It. Tillman, bo fore Circuit Judge J. W. IeVore at Edgefield, and have them cited to show cause why they should not turn over to her her two children, Douschka Pickens Tillman and Sa rah Stark Tillman. Under a deed dated "this blank day of December. 1909," young B. R. Tillman, who holds a clerical posi tion at Washington, deeded the two children to his parents, alleging hi wife's unfitness and inability to raiso "my two children as they should bo raised." This deed was placed on record a few days ago at Edgefield, but after the children bad been turned overt) Senator and Mrs. Tillman, while Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., was ill in Wash ington, it is alleged, without even being given a hearing her children were taken from her, and she wa told to go her way, this after her husband had squandered much cf her estale, it is claimed. While sho was ill at Washington, her husband and the two children dressed, telling his wife they were going on a short visit to Senator and Mrs. Tillman, who were then in Washington also, her friends claim. When they did not return that night nor the next day Mrs. Tillman demanded cf bet husband to know of their where abouts, and he informed her that ho had turned them over to his parents, who were taking them to South Caro lina and that she could go home if she liked. Mr. and Mrs. Tillman, Jr., had separated a few months before this, following rather harsh languao he had used toward her and about her. There was a violent quarrel at their home in Edgefield when young Till man walked in one afternoon and found ex Lieutenant James II. Till man, the slayer of Editor II. C. Gon zales, in the kitchen, it is alleged, with one of the children on bis knee. But tbe outraged husband after ward apologized and acknowledged that his actions had wronged his wife. There was a separation, but this was shortly followed by a reconcilia tion, Mrs. Tillman stipulating, her friends claim, that in the future Sen ator and Mrs. Tillman most not bo allowed to meddle in any manner. Then following a trip through tho west last summer came young Till man's act in deeding the children to his parents.
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