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it- i ' - --f-' - -' - - 1-1. t ' - r v -si v,;- r -i i , , .. ft . ', t i-f.ii j VOL.JI. SPENCER,:N.C, THURSDAY, NOyEMBER 18, 1909 NO. 37. -v r te T"- 'rf , i! 'Vi--rv. r.rr. . v v n.r ' ? f-v-f v..... : ... . 1 s-i- ... v.: DISLOYALTY,-SHAME AND SUFFERIII6: III VOMER'S PATHETIC LIFE STORY Once Prominent in State Affairs Sacrifices All for a Woman Dies in County Home. Of the sad death of Charles A. Gomer in the Rowan County Home, Monday afternoon,; the Salisbury Post says: "The-death, yesterday afternoon at the county home, of Charles A Gomer closed a life replete with pathos and v tragedy, Finis was written for one ywho had all but achieved distinction, had later be come mind-possessed of a woman other than. his lawful wife, and who in his closing years drank to its last dreg of the cup of regret When Mr. Gomer came to Salis bury ten years ago he was accom- X panied by a woman whom he intro " ' duced as his wife: They boarded . with Misses SaUle and Maggie . Chunn, one of the best homes in the city; on East Inniss street, and their devotion was often remarked upon; llr. Gomer was a man of striking ; appeaiaiice, but when his reputed s ife became mentally afflicted he :;bean to decline physically. The vcsian was : finally removed to the 'friantbhhospital for the insane. 23 an, incurable: and soon died. nef Md tnrnins brought ' sbury and they were j interred tnut Hill cemetery. . " , these; years, Mr. Gomeri (sllemectotcited hlsjiraife- at, the South- em's Spencer shops, drawing a hand some check every month. He was lavish with his money and spent as he made. It was no uncommon thing for him (agnostic as : he was in his palmiest days) to drop a five dollar note in the, collection plate when he attended church. : "With! the decline of his health, following upon the death of the wo man came ' another; affliction. He began to lose his eyesight. Special ists were consulted, but to no avail, and in a few months he was totally blind. It was about this time that a Mr. Parkhurst, a New York journal ist came to Salisbury on a special assignment He, too, stopped with the Misses Chunn and was so im pressed with their hospitality and touched by the helpless condition of Mr. Gomer, who was: now penniless and subsisting off the charity of the big hearted sisters, that he wrote a storfor a paper published in Pat terson," New Jersey, Mr, Comer's former home, relating the story of the unfortunate man's- plight and suggesting that assistance from friends and townsmen who knew him in his easier days would not be amiss. This well-meant act was responsible for the revelation of Mr. Gomer's former life. A considerable sum had already been raised by popular donation for him, when his legal wife appeared, produced a mar riage certificate, and told the world the whole story of her hnsbancTs in fatuation for the other woman, It was a pathetic story, for despite his his disloyalty, she had never sought OFsevmERN -Wit iJelief that gome . day he would re- power; K H; Copeman, manager, J. Hainon, superintendent of motive power, A. H. Westfali, general super intendent; P, H Walton, superinten dent; W. H. Wells, chief ehneer of construction; G. G. Thompson, dis trict freight agent the train con sisted, of six private cars, and the engine w,as driven by Engineer Thos. Beech, one of the most popular engineers tin the road, At 12 o'clock, noon, Mr. Finley spoke-to a . large and appreciative andieiicevin the courthouse. From eight to twelve last night the visit ing officials were , entertained at -a banquet at the Empire hotel which waa a brilliant affair. Mr Flnleywas presented by A. H Price, Esq.and he said in part jNoonecan iook iorwara the future with greaterjconfidencc than can.the farmer,, and in nly opinion , thereisVho area of ' equal ricultural outlook is better thanv in Spent Couple of Hours YesterdayiLooking Over Shopi Royally Entertained Ui Salisbury , Where He . - Spoke atl-Noon rresiaeni w. w. rimey, 01 -uie. Southern Railway, came to Spencer yesterday and spent a couple hours going pver the Southern's main moth shops, after which he, went to Salisbury where he was the guest of the Board of Trade. , With Mr. Fin ley, on the special train running as second thirty-seven, was H. B. Spen cer, vice-president; D. W. Lunn, chief engineer of maintenance; A Stewart, general superintendent of, motive our Southern States, T$Le T directed attention to the dependence, of all the" people? of the earth' upon the fanner for food am clothing, tracing' the causes; of , low priceai for farm products, in the Nineteenth Century in large measure to tie opening up ot extensive areas t? agriculture and : expressing the belietthatv such relatively rapid ncreases .in the. supply of farm prc4ilciion in f ine future were not probablel Shpwing by comparative slatlstks therateuat1 which the demand for cotton; goods is in increasing, he expressed 1 the belief that "we may: look forward to - a time in the not distant future when the, world will call on the American cotton planters for 20,000,000 bales Annually," while, at the same time; that would be an increased demand, at home and!'' abroad, from cotton seed products. .Yet he did not coun- sel the growing of cotton to the iieglect of other crdps, but advised that the increased production needed kep pace With the demand of tjjie1' World' should be secured by niore intensive cultivation and by : l?jme:4r0.wmg of other crop with cot t into WmA : pupeamna rom we viewpoint oi c6 in touch with the relatives of ly and demand ? affecting dif- extent in tle.world, where the -jjg-. J2lcommoditiesIn th JJmteti States and in foreign countries. Mr. Finley, with a view to making sug gestions of r practical . value, emphasized the H opportunities in the South for the production of grains, hay, ; fruit vegetables," live stock, poultry and dairy- products, giving special attention to the market opportunities for Southern grown cabbages, Irish potatoes, and sweet potatoes.. He showed that farmers in some localities in the South, were shipping .- fhesej producteboth to Northern' and toSouthern markets and were finding ' the business so profitable as - to warrant increased products." - - " New Telephone. Directory The new directory of -the South ern Bell Telephone : Company has been delivered to the $smt&;in Salisbury and 5 Spencer by : Manager S. H. Wiley.1 The" new directory is attractive in appearance and con tains all the changes corrections in listings that have been made since the. last directory was printed. ; The number of new names ap pearing in the list would indicate that there are constant additions to the number of subscribers inSalis bnry and Spencer, and the surround-. ing country,- a further proof of the progress these two towns are making in spite of the late panic. Her Letters to him are badly written and her stationery speaks loudly of thfr bar gain counter, but his replies, though his penmanship may not always be evident-are alwa'ys , written x upon stationery of .the finest quality pur- 1 THE PRESIPEIIT SETS IIEXT THURSDAY THE ' DATE TO GIVE THAflKS Following. Usual Custom Day . . . . v Set Aside is Next Thurs -, dayy Nov. 25tlL - President Taft has issued his Thanksgiving Procl amatjon, naming r Thursday November 25th, J as the date for the observance.. " The proclamation says: By the Presidentt of the United Sta'tes , A PROCLAMATION:" 1 .The season of the year has 1 . --.. returned when, in acjcordance with the reverent custoniii niied by , our fbremtheEfe peorJe 'of the; United wont to meet in their usual: place of Worship on a, oy Cof Mthanjving appomteti Dy the"cMai6ate tB return thanks to God for the great mercies and ;beniflts which they have enjoyed. ' "During the past year . we have been highly blessed. No . great calamities of flood or tempest or epidemic sickness ha ve befallen, us. -We have lived in ,qmetness":.un- reace ana ine plenty pi v Dounteous crops and of great industrial pro duction aninlate a cheerful and resolute people to all the renewed energies yand beneficent indusral and material and moral progress. It is aitogether fitting that , we. shoulil'i , mWeretefulIy acknowledge: , 7 ' li.:.l.V-.- faS,y ' . . : ...... : - - . . . Ill ss f 1 Walker Makes L ' - III SCk 1 1 1 T fl, - :;r 8 ' 1 . f ' . TAILORS : ' feK Next Door to Empire Hotel. WOULD SIT DOWN to your Christmas dinner in a suit that does not meet the demands of the occasion? Rerhaps the one you are wear ing is a bit too tight fitting to permit you to do justice to the good things that will be before you. or maybe it looks a, trifle old for the annual celebration. Better drop in and see those handsome patterns we are showing at from We can please you here.' We guarantee to do so. Try us and be convinced that Phone 49. mmmm 7, f ?,t ., 'I, - ' v - . .. MKI . ' - . ' ' - I SB - . m if$ette I i -l .(S3 - - . i WADE STOCKARD, Manager r.
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