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J v- - I I 2 M, r- f1 r - 'A - ' PAGE EIGHT YADKIN yALLEY 'HERALD, SALISBURY, y. C., (MAY 11, 1917. v' f- I , if, J 7 1-i 'is-;- 1 .V". J: . ' try - -1 " . , . r r- ' ' ' ""'1 -.'.. :X " -v Sharp Break in Wheat. Chicago, May 10. A sharp break in wfieat took plac? today owing to vague rumors of impending peace de velopments. The opening quotations which ranged from 1 cent decline to 3-4 advance with May at $3.10 and July at $2.46 1-2 wtre followed by a general fall is much as 5 3-4 in some cases, but then something of a re action. Cotton Advanced Today. New York, May 10. The weakness and declines of yesterday on the cot ton market was followed by a sharp advance at the opening today. The advance was from 7 points on May and from 17 to 35 points on later de liveries. There was active buying. July sold up to 19.54 and Octoberto 1K 7S hfnre t.tm frrst hnnr of t.raHinc. ! New York, May 10. The cotton market, opened steady today. May 19.47 July .. 19.35- - October ., 18.63 December . . 18.65 January .... .... .. 18.76 Close of Cotton. New York, May 10. Cotton closed as follows: January .... 18.78 May 19.62 July 19.43 October . . 18.64 December .. .. ...18.72 Corn Shortage in Sweden. Stockholm, April 10. 'Sweden's supply of sowing corn is reported to be 200,000 tons short. COMMENCEMENT FLjVNS FO R LENOIR COLELGE. Hickory, May 7. Commencement exercises, mariking the close of a very successful year for Lenoir College, will foejin on Friday, May 18, and , end Wednesday, May 23. Including the various departments, the gradu ating class consists of 34 members, and out of this number 24 will' re ceive A. B. degrees. Among the speakers at the commencement this year will be Rev. J. W. Horine, D. D., of Colurmbfa, S. C, who will preach the (baccalaureate sermon; Rev. C. S Miller, of Greenville, S. C., who will address the college Luther League, and Prof. M. S. Beam, of Lincolnton, who will address the literary socie ties. The faculty and students are anxious that the public attend the exercises this year, the program in full being as follows: Friday night, May 18 Expression recital. Saturday nfght, May 10. Annual concert. Sunday, May 20, 10:30 a. m. Bac calaureate sermon by Dr. J. W. Hor ine, of Columbia, S. C; 8 p. m., ad dress before the College Luther League by Rev. C. S. Miller, of Green ville, S. C. Monday, May 21, 10:30 a. m. Rec lamation contest; 1:30 p. m., meeting of board of trustees ; 2 to 5 p. m., art exhibit; 8:30 p. m., Junior orators' contest. Tuesday, May 22, 10:30 a. m. Ad dress before the literary societies byj Prof. M. S. Beam, of Lincoln ton; 8 p. m., dramatic entertainment. Wednesday, May 23,10:30 a. m. Graduating exercises; 5 to 8 p. m.f alumni ibanquet and exercises. ADDRESS AT SUMNER SCHOOL. Mr. J. Z. Green, State Organizer and Lecturer, Farmers' Educational & Co-;Operative Union, will address the publicat Sumner school house Saturday night at 8 o'clock, May 4.2. Mr. Green is a favorite with the farmers of Rowan county, and al ways has something good in store for them. To this meeting, which is a public one, the women of the county are invited. Mr. Green is preaching the production and conservation of food, and will outline a plan of ac tion. All who can should attend ,this. meeting we can not learn too much about production and conservation at this time. At St. Paul Sunday. Rev. Christenberry Ritchie, Binghampton, N. Y., will preach St Paul's E. L. church 5 miles tne county, Sunday, May 13, at o'clock! This is Mr. Ritchie's of at in 11 old home church, and his many friends will gladry receive him. He is one among the many Lutherna ministers going out from St. Paul's church. He has beep. Secretary of the the JOTXT "VY.lf CimnJ -C A. j. lui me past vent iar a vmir. nnn ia attanmn xt in Lutheran Synod, which is being held at Albemarle thi week. - r - N ' - s ; - - ukkumwg laic xi. j Services at Faith UtW-fw rpv,-D -it u- Z. "T " . . There will be nreachin. af Lutheran church next Sundav. Mav I church mt fiiinifir .M i q 'i. ' ' VJ ft." o uviuck. p. ni. oermon to oe preayhea by tlie Rm. c. A: Ritchie; f Nwf Tork, formerly, of Rowan, : The public is cordially invited to come out and , hear him. -The meeting of the board of alder men, scheduled for tonight, has been called off and will be held at a later date. 7 r v: LATE . v : IORtH CAROLINA MARKET QUOTATIONS WMttrs Newspaper : Union News Serrtoe ; Prices Paid - by Merchants for Farm; , Products, tn ther Markets of North! Carolina ai Reported to the bivisioit, of Marketsffor the Week. Ending Saturday, M ay 5, 1917. Asheville. ,; Corn, $1.90 bu; .oats, 86c; tra; Irisb' Potatoes, $6.75;tobl;, eweetpotatoee, $1.25lbu; apples, $4.50 bbl. ter. 43-44C lb: e. 27c doa: fiDriiurflthouSh-an7 of them have quite chickens, 25c lb; hns. n Vti. : ' e ot lethargy to overcome in :.. Charlotte- ' rv!p neur cties or parts of their coun- ! ' i ' ties. Mr Zeno Moore, Agent for VCorn, $1.70 Jbu ;oats, SOcJm; pea.,, Edvecomibe county, one of the livest $2.75 bu; Irish potatoes, $8Jbbl; sweet) wites in the r orts an amus. p0St!, ?nP1t J !'ing and significant occurrence. Weatern tou In one section of Edgecombe a 25c lb; hens, 15-20c lb; bogs, ?14 owt Cotton, middling, 20c; . cotton seed, fiOc bu. ' , 1 Durham. - Corn, $1.85 bu; bats, 85c bn; peas. t$3 bu; Irish potatoes, $6 bbl; sweot potatoes, $1.10 bu; apples, $5 bbl. Western butter, 50c. lb; N. C butter, 45c lb; eggs, 30c doz; epring chickens, 25c lb; hens, 15c lb.w ' , Cotton, middling, 20c lb. Fayettevllle. V Corn, $1.80 bu; oats, 86c bu; peas, $2.50 bu; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. r N. C. butter,45c lb; eggs, 25c doz"; j spring chickens, 30c lb; hens 65c .each; hogs, $12.50 cwt i: Cotton, middling, "20c cotton seed, 75c bu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed, 2500. 1 Lumberton. Corn, $1.90 bu; Bweet potatoes, 80c bU. f , Western butter, 45c lb; N. C. butter, 45c lb; eggs, 30 odoz; spring chickens, i 20c lb; hens, 10c lb hogs ( $15 cwt , Cotton, middling, 19.75. Maxton- Corn, $1.80 bu; oats, 88c bu; peaaJ, $2.30 bu; Irish potatoes, $7 bbl; sweet optatoes, $1 bu. ' Western butter,, 48c lb; N. C. butter, 45c lb; egs, 30c doz. ' , Cotton, middling, 19.25c cotton seed. 70c bu. Raleigh. Corn, $1.77 feu; oats, 86c bu; eoy beans, $3.50 bu; peas, $2.35 bu; Irish potatoes (new) $11 bbl; sweet pota toes $lbu; apples, $5-$8 bM. Western butter, 48c lb; N. C. butte, ijcW; eggs, 25c doz; spring chickens, 25c lb' hens, 18c lb; hogs. $12.50 cwt. """)' ; . 8ailbury. Corn, $2 bu; oats, 90c W; peaa, $2.75 bu ; Irish potatoes, $8.50 bbl ; weet potatoes, $1.50 bu T Western butter, 45c lb! N. C. butter, 44c lb; eggs, 28c doz; spring chickens, n 35clbl hens, 19c lb; hogs, $11 cwt - Cotton, middling,. 19.75; cotton seed, 83c bn- t 6cotland Neck. Corn, $L90 bu; oats, 87 c bu; Irish potatoes',, $8.50 ibbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. r " " j Western butter, 55c Jb; N. C. butter, SOc lb; eggs, 25c doz; spring chickens, ,30c lb hens, 18c lb; hogs, $14.50 cwt. -Wilmington. Corn, $1.75 bu; oats, 88c bu; Irish potatoes, $7.50 bbl; sweet potatoes,:! 1X1. '.j s ;: Western butter, 49c lb; N. C. butter, 48c lb; eggs, 28c doz. . ' Cotton, middling, 20c; cotton seed, 90c bu. .. , Wlnstoh'-Saem. Corn, $1.50 bu; oats, 90c vbu; eoy beans, $2.70 bu; peas, $260 bu; Irish potatoes, $6.20 bbj;r sweet potatoee, i$.15 bu ; apples, $5'" bbl. ' ; N. Crbutter, 43c lb; eggs, 27c doz; pTing chickens, 17c lb; hens, 16 o lb ;, hogs, -$15 owt- ; f Greenville. ' Corn,$2 bu; Oftts, 85c.bY;;oy beans $4bu; peas, $3 bu; hlsih potatoes,1 8 )b5 ; Bweejt potatoes, ' $1 tra. . t ' Cotton, middling, 20c cotton seed, 80c bu. - - : y -Chicago.', . ; v No.n 2 " white ; corn, r $L;SS $1.66bn Welivered in Raleigh 1.7V$1.76 bu.' 1 "Butter, 32-38 c (creamery); eggs, ,$l-34c firits). v 1 K ' '.NeW. York, h. . t Iriah- potatoes, $,p-75 bMjysweet pbta toes, i.ouf3, i, jersey DasKexj. Butter, 40.j-43c (extra); eggs. '36-37c -(extra-fine). ; ; Prepare for Yachtinojpeoartaf'n! : Conuhodore' Alexander - Winton haa begun 'preparations forttie Jeirlaker Tachting association's ' twenty-fourth annual regatta, to.be held at Put-sin-;6ay In July. d This Is tie classic evkt; ,f all yachting regattas! on the Gratj .Lakes, and Includes In its membership ! 25 dubs. " ' -. i iz i Hernlna Sian .With Pirates. Catcher Horning, captain of. the 19164 r-a . .- . t r Red Get Tomae Romanaeh. Tomes Bomahach, the Cuban' base K Pw"meia i 'inaepenaeni league iasi;. 'yi L ti 1 Lii i :'....'. .- -i aonat jueajue ciuo xor uq in Bea- (son. feoccer r Gains popularity. . I- j With the -arrival of soccer players iwbrt- formerlv nlaved von elevens M n. Entand, IrelanaVSc6tland "and Wals, jfootball fis growing in the United States. - H 'V Indications at Hard Show Thaf the Effort to Increase Food Supply is on-, in Desperate Earnestness. - . Raleigh, May. Enthusiastic re ports are coming-in from the farm demonstration. agents in vtarious coun ties in the State to Mr. C. R. Hudson, State Agent for Farm Demonstration Work. All of those agents are mem- p?.0 ? Conservation Com i mission in tneir respective counties ! ' and are devoting their attention ."very largely to the matter of securing an increased acreage and production per acre, of food and feed crops. Some report already and understanding re sponse upcn the part of the farmers, a to a "Food Conservation" meeting with excellent results, liefore sun rise next mofning a farm demon strator' noticed a neighbor a Mr. Eagle, leading a force of hands and six mile3. "Where to so early?" asked the in terested farm demonstrator. "I heard last night that my man on the other farm lacked, twelve acres getting his cotton planted," replied Mr. Eagle, "and I am trying to beat him to it and plant those twelve acres in corn." Thus the good work goes on, but ac cording to . Secretary Lucas of the State Food Conservation Commission, "We've got a long way to go yet be fore we are out of the woods. CORPORAL EDWAIN , WILSON HERE. Corporal Edwain Wilson, who has been in charge of tne Greenaboro re cruiting station, has been transferred to Salisbury and will be in charge of the army recruiting station opened up on ihe second floor of the building on North Main street and occupied by the Salisbury Re'alty & Insurance Company. Corporal Wilson will morve his family here at once. He is a splendid .young man and has already made a number of friends in this city Corporal Wilson will be glad to talk to any one who s interested in the U. S. service, and will be glad to talk to clerks or stenographers which are wanted for the Quartermaster Corps and which gives plce to a fast ad vancement to qualified matt as non commissioned officers carrying an al lowance, of quarters, heSd and light in addition to regular pay. The Recruiting Station iwill be open day and night. MRS. ANNIE KLUTTZ DEAD. Woman of St. Matthew's Chiirch Neighborhood a Victim of Pallegra Mrs. Annie M. liiuttz, aged 39 years, 11 months, and 24 days, wife of Mr. J. R. Kluttz, died at her home at St. Matthew's church parsonage six miles west of Salisbury Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock, of pallegra. The funeral will take place from' the home tomorrowmornin? at 10 o'clock, con ducted by Rev. Dr. C. A. G. Thomas of, the First Baptist church of Salis bury and the interment will be in Chestnut Hill cemetery. The hushand and three children survive. , , ..Mrs. C. B. Phifer, of Lexington. Hied in this city last night and the remains were sent to Lexington on N6. 36 today, the f,uneral and buria! to take place there. Deceased was 43 years old. v The two weeks old infant of Mr and Mrs. A. A. Sawyer died lastinigh and the little body was interred at Franklin this afternoon. --This was one of twins, the other having died when only several days old. Report of the Condition of the CITIZENS BANK, ! at Cleveland, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business May 1, 1917. Resources. Loans and discounts $19,876.64 Overdrafts, unsecured 17.31 Banking House, $2,000; Fur niture and'Fixtures, $540.00 2,540.tK Demand loans 1,775.00 Due froni National Banks 11,719.3 Cashjtems 140.00 Gold Coin 15.00 Silver coin, including all minor coin currency 285.88 National bank notes and other U. S, notes 509.00 Total. $36,878.14 Liabilities al stock paid in $7,000.00 .Undivided profits, less current. expenses and taxes paid 580.81 Deposits subject to check- 25,280.76 Demand Certificates of De posit. 3,577.49 Cashier's Checks -outstanding 439.08 Total . , : . . . . . . . State of North Carolina, County of Rowan, 1917. $36,878.14 I, W. W. Rosemah, Cashier of the aibove named Bankdo solemnly swear that( the aibove statement is true to: the best of my knowledge and belief. W. W.vROSEMAN, Cashier. Oorreit-Atteit:; V " -WE." THOMPSON, ' . 1 X H." LYERT.Y, ' ' C. .A. BROWN, Directors - Subscribed and sworn ta before nie, this 9th day of May, 1917. ' W.T.'BUSBYNoUry Public." Ttfy 'commission expires 2-20-1918. j. ' " ' j ' 5 '.J ' " t " 1 A Number of Defendants Sent to the Roads and ' Sentence in One Case is Reduced Believed to be Case of Mistaken Identity. ' - The criminal docket of .Rowan Su perior court was completed late Tues day af ternoon and the . court is now busily engaged in disposing of the civil docket, wh(ich was taken up this morning. The first case called on this docket was that of J. R. Nicholas vs. Norfolk Western Railroad Company for damages in the loss of a merry-go-round with which his son was traveling with a carnival and which was burned aboard the railway cars. Cases disposed of in the criminal court and not reported are: Andrew Walker, larceny of a errip from a .shanty car, guilty, eight months on the roads. Dave Mooney, false pretense, mo tion to quash allowed. Bob Massey, selling liquor, judg ment continued on payment of costs. Harvey Wood, breaking and enter ing, eight months on roads. Drew Boyderv larceny, eight months on the, roads. Robert Wood,. larceny of grin from caboose on Southern's local yards. not guilty. This was a peculiar case and was evidently a case of mistaken identity-t now being believed the man s brother was the real criminal. The, defendant, a young white man. lives in Wilkes county. rhe sentence of ten months im posed on Caldwell Ide in a liquor case was reduced to eight months. ILS TODAY Those Having in Charge the Mechan ical Department of the Southwes tern" Roads Discussing the Matter of Increased Pay and Readjust- ment of Hours. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 8. Railroad offi cials representing the mechanical de partments, of practically all lines Soptheaat 4?f Washington are in ses sion, here 4;oday considering the ques tion of. increased "wage and readjust ment 01 hours; The matter will effect twenty-inve thousand shop men and it! is understood that the new. order would involve about twenty million dollars annually. 1 The-meetings aTe held in strict privacy and surrounded by the great est secrecy. Officials who participat ed in .the -conference refused to make any statement whatever as to their purpose. PRACTICALLY TESTED Girls Eye is. Photographed and Re vealed in Outline the Head of a Man .as the Last Thing the Eye Viewed in Violent Death Negro Held for Murder. (By Associated Press.) Memphis, May 8. L. C. Persons, a negro who late last night, confessed to the murder of Antoinette Rappal, a fifteen year old girl, and later de capitating her ibody, near here, it was said today, is on the way to the state penitentiary for safe keeping. On the theory advanced by some 2 n j .1 '1 crimmaiogisxs tnax wnen a person meets a violent death the" eye often mirrors the last oibject viewed, the body of the girl was disinterred and a photograph of her eye taken. By means of a miscroscope officers as serxea xnai tne outlines - 01 a man s head was discovered in the eye, SUIT AGAINST EXECUTORS. The following is taken from the Lexington correspondence of the CrreensbOro News regarding suit against, the executors of the estate of the late Phillip Sowers, said execu tors residing in Davidson county: Mrs. Minnie C. Sowers, widow of the late Jacoftr Sowers, of Rowan county,? acting for her minor son, Philip Sowers Jr., las filed a com plaint in the Rowan, court in a suit for $50,000 against H. H. Hedriek and Philip J. Spwers, executors of the estate Of the late Philip Sowers. Ap praisers recently are reported to have valued the property at aibout $40,000. Ea'ch of the four heirs shared alike in the;peraonal property, amounting to several thousand dollars. ' , 1 THE BANK OP ROCKWELL. Rockwell, May 9. The Bank . of Rockwell -which was organ ized sometime ago, and which wa$ . chartered with , J $25,000 capital and Which , Dr.. G. W Choate of . this city is Presi dent and Mn T. R. Garner of Salisbury, is cashier, began its active work' this week with the, construction' of a nice brick -building and itis . ; .being con structed on the inain corner in town.' v RAILROAD OFFICII SESSION The aboard of county commissio:ner3 met in regular monthly session Mon day and Tuesday with chairman J. S. Hall "presiding and all members being present. The following business Was transacted: 4 Ordered that petition, relative to Baxter Daniels be .accepted and he (be sent to the . Cagwell Training school at Kinston at the expense " of the State. Ordered, that certain taxes said bv the Allman shows in East Spencer be refunded to the firemen of East Spen cer. It was ordered that the matter of the road by&M. A. J. Bo'st's and Robt. Thompson's be deferred. -' Ordered that C. M; C. Barger be given 30 days more in advertising for taxes. It was ordered that camp No. 3 when, through on the Sherrill's Ford road go to Bringle's Ferry road. Ordered that the Colored Memorial Association be allowed the use of the Superior court room on May 30th. It was ordered that the county line be established between Cabarrus and Rowan counties and that Cabarrus be asked to pay half of the expense. Ordered that Messrs. Gray and Pat terson (go to Kannapolis and establish a temporary county line for the bene fit of the tax listers in the event the county surveyor has not had the time to get there. It was ordered that the matter of Back Creek and Bear Poplar road be deferred until next meeting of the board and that Mr. Knox- and Dr. Brown be present at said meeting. It was ordered that Rowan county give $400 and Rowan county school board give $400 to the Home Demon stration Work and that Chairman J. S. Hall meet and confer with the Farmers Union relative to the pur chase of a Ford roadster for use of the home demonstrator. Ordered that the following report be adopted: That T.'H. Knox prop erty be condemned and road put on survey; that survey at crossing near Mr. Goodman's be used; that the road be left on old roadbed near Mr. Good man's barn lot; that extra .width only, be taken from the Sherril property; and that fill be made on north side of railroad near Mt. Ulla station instead of east side of station. It was ordered that the following resolution (be adopted. It .appearing to the board that the. sum of $50,000 is required to defray the, necessary expenses of the county, the-following resolution is ad opted j Be it resolved, - by the Board of Commissioners of Rowan county that the Chairman and clerk of this board be authorized to borrow the sum of $50,000 to meet the necessary ex penses' of the county, and to execute the notes of the county payable as follows; $10,000 Nov. 7. 1017; $10,000 Nov. 7, 1917; $10,000 Nov. 7, 1917; $5,000 N6v. 7, 1917; $5,000 8 Nov. 7, 1917; $5,000 Nov. 7, 1917; said notes to be dated on the day of their issu ance, to bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. Be it further resolved, that said notes shall ibe paid out' of the proceeds of the collection of taxes heretofore levied or to ie 'levied during the cur rent year. Be it further resolved, that said chairman and clerk be authorized to negotiate the sale of said notes and deliver them to the purchased thereof at their bid price. - Be it further resolved, that the pro ceeds of said notes be applied only to the necessary expenses ofjthe county. Commissioners voting in favor of the resolution were J. S. Hall, C. J. Fleming, E. E. Gray and Wn. Kes ter. Those voting in opposition to same were R. A. Rainey, L, A. Kes ler, F. D. Patterson. " Ordered that Supt. Thomason con fer with Chero Cola Company and do as he thinks best with reference to known as the Krider and Cleveland road. Jt Was ordered that J. C. Deaton go to Greensboro and see if any arrange ments can be made ot place Mrs. Hodge, a woman in peculiar circum stances, in a good suitable home. Ordered that the Gold Hill and Piney road matter be deferred. ' - Overman & Company were awarded contract to furnish -supplies for the county gangs; work house arid county home for the month of May. Ordered that the order, passed rela tive to C. M. C. Barger in regard to advertising of taxes be rescinded. It was ordered tha tthe districts re pair forces be kept as at present and same to foe financed so as t6 get satis factory results. , Ordered that Supt. Thomason con fer with the attorney and act on cer tain trouble n road to Mr. Kluttz's. Ordered that Supt. Thomason use camp No. 3 in building the road putting up road markers. Ordered that Supt. Thomason put in piping in front of homes on public J roads as he thinks best. It was ordered that Rowan county pay the railroad fare of any Confed erate veteran to Washington and re turn in .case he is,, not able to do, so and that said money for fare to Washington and return be . handled through Clerk MicCulblbins and Mr. A. H. Bcyden. - Ordered that Supt. Thomason with Commissioner Fleming to look over road near Cleveland. , It .was ordered that a road be built from Baker's branch near Kannapolis around the- hill -by Pethel's store to 1 J the county line. ' IL. It was ordered that the following I resolution fee adopted: Ordered, that . Mr. Stabler be allowed $15 a month from July 1st to October, 1st, 1917, as increase in salary. . Ordered that the matter of buying a , truck be deferred ' - It was ordered by the (board . that the construction of Salisbury be de ferred and that said avenue foe repair ed, at once hy Supt. Thomason. . Those voting for said resolution' were Messrs. Gray, Kesler, Rainey and Patterson; votimg against the resolu tion, Messrs.. Fleming and .Kester. The following resolution was pass ed: Resolved, That the Salisbury and Spencer Railway Company is hereby granted permission to lay gas mains on the side of the public highway from Spencer to the toll bridge at the Yadkin river, location of mains to be given said company iby the county en gineer in writing, upon condition that the public highlway be not obstructed, and upon further condition that so much thereof as is required for the said gas main is to be placed in the same condition as tlie pulblrc highway now is. If it becomes necessary for the said company, to make any further connection or repairs to said main or conections the said company shall re place the roadway so disturbed in the same condition as found at the time of said repairs or conections,. upon being authority to do so by the board. The following resolution was adopt ed 4b y the board of county commission ers, having been passed by the coun ty farmer.' union: Resolved 1st, That the Rowan County Farmers' Union believes that there should "be a Board of Agncul ture in Rowan county -to make plans for the development of the agricultur al interests of the county. Resojved 2nd, That this board be composed of the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, the chairman of the School Commission ers of the county, the County Super intendeht of Schools, the president of the County Farmers Union, the pres ident of -the 'Chamber of Commerce, the president of the County Farm Women's Club, the president of the Woman's Civic League of Salisbury, the County Farm Demonstrator and two members from each township by the. .above designated directors Resolved 3rd, That this proposed board serve without financial compen sation. Several union matters were dispos ed of, including allowances to out of-door poor, and the meeting ad journea. . . r CITIZENS TICKET In "the China Grove municipal elec tion Tuesday there were two tickets, the Citizens and Peoples- There was but one candidate for mayor, "Mr. C. G. Bost being on each of the tickets and was, of course, elected by a splen did vote. The Vote was as follows: Citizens Ticket For Mayor, C. G. Bost 100. Commissioners J. E. Correll 163. (Mr. Correll was on. each of the two tickets.) W, J. Swink 163. J. B. Walker 128.- Chas. H. Deal 139. A. A. Hurley .147. Peoples Ticket: H. J. Eddleman 48. ; McL. Ritchie 37. Geo. R. Davis 43. D. B. Gobel 39. Brown Wins at Granite Quarry. Out at Granite Quarry there was a contest for -mayor ,the opposing candidates being R. M. Brown and J. J. Lyerly. The rvote stood as fol lows : , R. M. Brown 26. J. J. Lyerly 14. For Aldermen: D. H. Lyerly 39. J. W. Hudson 26. B. L. Frick 26. J. M. Lyerly 38. jR. B. Peeler 16. L. L. Walton 15. L The election was for four alder men and the first four named were chosen, as the vote indicates. Spencer, May 9. Considerable spice was thrown into the municipal politi cal arena late -Monday evening when Mr, J. D. Dorsett threw his hat in the riiig as the Republican candidate for mayor against Mayor W- H. Burt-n who had already received, the Demo cratic nomination. - There was ho time for newspaper publicity and barely time to . have the additional tickets printed for use, when the polls fopened Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. The Democratic nominees for alder men and prosecuting attorney receiv ed the ' endorsement of the Republi cans and the only contest was as to the mayor. The voting was spirited throughout .the"" day though at no time did the- Democratic candidate appear to, fail in having a good lead over the Republican aspirant The Republicans, it - s said, almost to a man, voted f of the Democratic nomi nees for aldermen, and cast the ballot for the ' Republican candidate for mayor. Democrats who had gone , into the primary April 28th felt hon or, bound to support the nominees and did so. s The result of the contest as counted -out bv. the iuds-es about 81 p. "m. gave, Mayor Burton a, majority of 76 overMr; Dorsett. The entire Democratic ticket was also elected including for aldermen J. E. Connell, D,- Carter,' R: ?Hr Kluttzv Braxton Young, cjdIi.; Bunch and H. Holt. - For ; Prosecuting .Attorney J u. nuuson was re-wejvcu The" ESpOTceClecliottCpiissed off ouietly with Prof H; J . Peeler as the new roaydr elect, having received , a majortty- of ll.votes ovVr his Re publican: opponent S A? ; Earnhardt. Prof. Peeler, who is at tne nead or the East Spencer school, entered the. race at the last 'hour, l coming :$njt -late Monday, afternoon. He is regarded as a good man for the place and- is ex pected to give "the- to; avsuccessful administration,1 Mr. , Earnhardt . had received the?, endorsement" of a meet ing of citizens' some -two weeks ago but the voters"' thought different" and gave the place to; Mr. Peeler, The newly elected aldermen in East Spen cer are Messrs.' F.' A, - Sides,- T. A. Howell, G. 1 W. .Waller arid " Bi "W. ; Eof -lin.-' r -r' yor'Murphy Greenaboro; was defeated by . his opponent, - former Mayor Stafford. The nriayor and the commissioner .of safetyweiSt dovm in deefat. Tie' onlx; old officer reeleeted was Commissioner of Wor-ks, J. G. Foushee. 7-"V'- " ?In Ciar!6;ja.'jEtBiii was elected mayor; without lijy opposftion The other Iwo members of the - ne w commission were' Arthur Wearn and Horace Moore,. ' William P: Ragan was elected (may or of High Point over' Mr; Charles F. 'Tomlinson. . , Mayor Young Re-elected at Lexing- - : ton. : Lexington, May c8, Mayor Charles Young was yesterday re-elected by. a plurality of 26 over George L. Hack ney and G. Foster Hanking Hackney leading Hankins iby. four' votes. A small vote was cast on - account of rain late in the day. v The most in teresting contest was oyer city com-" missioners; where three "candidates were running against the slate, nomi nated at a citizens' mass f meeting. One of the three, C. L. Leonard; de feated H. H. Koontz, -running; on the "regular" ticket. The old Ioard of commissioners hold their . final meet ing tonight and turn oyer :the affairs of the town to the newly elected com missioners, five of tSe eight being ' new. At the next regular meeting the "favors" will be given out and al ready a numiber of aippli cants- are wanting to take jobs away froci men connected with the city ; admiaistra- , tion. . . ' . - Old Ticket in Concord. Concord, May 9. Avery quiet. and uninteresting election was held iri'this city Tuesday resulting in the election of Mayor C. A. Isenhour and his board of aldea-men as nominated in th.e; "Dem ocratic primaries. ' ; '- U There was ' In, opposition ticket,-.a ; Citizens iixbF'CS-'fimMi lock. This ys -defeated turdughoutf carrying only ; one , jbox - in the first v ; ward. There was very small interest and a very light vote cast 'V ,i . TO N. C. LUTHERAN SYNOD. Rev. Dr. Kinard and Tlev. G. H. L. Lingle and Delegates go to Albe marle Others Pass Through on Their Way to Meeting., The annual convention of the North Carolina Lutheran SVnod opened in Albemarle today and will be : in ses sion through Sunday. A large num ber of ministers ' and lay delegates passed through the city .this morning on their way to Albemarle for the meeting and others will go down, this . afternoon. Among the delegates here this morning were noticed two -former newspaper men, -Mr. John D. Barrier, who goes from Holy Trinity church Charlotte, and Mr. J. P. Cook, . the representative from St. James' church Concord. Rev. Dr. M. M. Kinard of St. JohnV church, this city, went down today, The delegates from St' John's are Mr. W. L. Sifferd with Mr. J. M. Peel er alternate. Rev. G. L. Lingle pastor of Haven Lutheran church, Chestnut Hill, also went down this morning. His delegate is Mr. M. L. Gan'tt with Mr. E. A. Goodman alter nate. Mr. James D. Heilig, treasurer of the Synod, also went to Albemarle today to be present at the opening session. LOCAL ILL PEOPLE GET A TEN PER CENT BONUS Cannen Manufacturing Company An nounces Increase in Wages on Ac count of High Cost of living Kes ler Mills of This City Included. The Concord Tribune of Tuesday has the following regarding an an nounced increase in the wages of em ployes of the chain of Cannon1 mills, including the Kesler- mill in "Salis bury: ' k J - ; The Cannon Manufacturing Com pany of this city and KannapoliB, makes the announcement today:' that it will give to, aU its employes hele," at Kannapolis at carina. Grove and Salisbury, a bonus of ten per cent of their wges and salaries. This n&w move on the part of the officials of the mills wall become " effective , at once.' The hiffh-cost of livincr is vorven 'as the reason- for tjhe bonus. The on,- cials of the mills state thai they will 1 V- continue the bonus so long as livtejfj gyif conditions demand it The mills to w benefitted by the increase are - the I Franklin, Cabarrus, Gibson and Can.' mon Mills at Kannapolis, the iPatter- ' son Mills at China Grove and the Kes vb! ler Mills at Salisbury, tT " ? Hie f Vi h V it fj I . -Ji-: hit '.4 X h . 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Yadkin Valley Herald (Salisbury, N.C.)
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