Vol. 1.
Statesville, N. C, Tuesday Evening, August 18, 1908.
No. 2ft
CroKer Will
CHARGES ARE DENIED.
Help
COMING OVER NEXT MONTH.
Bryan.
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Fonner Tammany Chief Says he
Will Take off His Coat, Roll up
Work for Colonel Bryan In 1 Qharges made against its conduct
htr
Commander Armfield Says "While
in Camp I Saw Not One Case of
Drunkenness Neither Did I Hear
of Any, Either in Camp or En
Route to or From Home Sta
tions. 5 ,
General Jt F. Armfield, of this
city, who was commander of the
post at Camp Glenn during the en
campment of the First Infantry,
hasi written Colonel t. T. Gardner,
01 the First Regiment refuting the
Two Killed:
Two Injured.
BAD BOILER EXPLOSION;
CONFEDS TO WINSTON.
He Opposed The Nebras
kan.
(Special to The Mascot.)
New York, August 17 Richard
Croker, former leader of Tam
many Hall, will come to America
next month to lend the weight of
his influence to the effort to elect
William J. Bryan president. lie
is expected to leave Queenstown
for New York on or about Sep
tember 18. 1
This is the information , that
came today from close friends of
Richard Croker;, "Jr., and Edward
Cahill, the two men in New York
most intimately acquainted with
the plans of the old Tammany
Hall chief. His coming is expect
ed to cause rejoicing in the ranks
of Tammany, where the personal
influence of their former chief is
still strong.
Mr. Croker 's plan to help Mr.
Bryan' is in line with a promise
made by him to the Nebraskan
when Mr. Bryan left Ireland on
the last lap of his world tour two
years ago. Mr. Croker accom
panied Mr. Bryan to his ship and
assured' him that in the event of
his nomination by the Democrats
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he (Croker) would do everything
in his power to bring about Bry
an's election. Further than this,
while Mr. Bryan was in New
York in the early summer, Mr.
Croker sent a personal message
expressing the hope that the dem
ocrats .would againnoijiinate him.
Richard Croker; Jr., with his
bride, left New York for his fath
er's home in Ireland a week ago
by the North Carolina Advocate.
General Armfield says in part :
"Your Regiment did exactly
what they Mire sent to- camp to
do, i. e, sjiot the marksman's
1 course in Special course Con
sidering the short stay at camp
this was fast and good work.
While in camp I saw not one sin
gle case of drunkness. Neither
did I hear of any, either in camp
or en route to or from home sta
tions. The order and behaviour
of the men both while in and out
Henry Gilbert and Fred Jackson
Two White Men, Lose Their
Lives at Reid's Sawmill in
Caldwell County Owner of the
Plant and Son Also Injured.
Tayloisville, August 17. Two
losttheir lives and two others
! were seriously, probably fatally,
injured by the explosion of the
boiler at Mr. William Reid's saw
mill, near Draco, ia Caldwell
county, sixteen miles from Tay
lorsville, this morning at 11
o'clock. The dead are ,
I Henry Gilbert, aged about 50.
Fred Jackson, aged 21.
Half Hundred of the Old War-
J riors Will Probably Attend the
State Reunion at tha Twin City
on Tomorrow.
The conspicuous outstanding
and overshadowing event of the
week for some 4,000 veterans of
jhe Confederate "army which forty
five years ago astounded the civi
lized world will be the state re
union of these self-same soldiers in
the city of Winston-Salem, in the
county of Forsyth.
, Just, how many will go from
Iredell is not known but it is safe
V
to say that this county will be well
represented.
r They will go clad in the old re
galia of the " Lost Cause," there
to clasp hands once more with
their associates of the days of war,
and warring according to Sher-
Broom Handle
Vas Weapon:
USED BY THE DEFENDANT.
TVi a m'nr Prl nri Mr AYilliam
of bamp was good. They were or7 . the owner 0f the mill, and
derlv and well behaved."
(General Armfield has also given
out the following facts relative to
the encampment of the First :
"The soldiers arrived in camp
Saturday, and the- remainder of
the day and evening was spent in
getting; the camp in shape. The
next day t being Sunday was of
I course a rest day. The four re
maining days Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday were
days of hard work. Under the
regulations of the War Depart
ment, the soldiers must take what
i? known as the marksman 's course
and unless this course, is taken
they lose their standing af the de
partment. At his encampment
the course was taken and the en
tire course means thirty shots for
each man. To do the work the
men were engaged in the broiling
hot silnrfrom early morning till
evening of each of the four days
One battalion shot at a time and
one battalion Iras required to keep
and wait on that engaged in shoot
-ins. This left one battalion in
camp for guard and regular camp
Mrs. Maria Weatherman Prances
Into The Lime-Light Once More.
This Time She is Accused of
Perjury and Her Son With As
sault With a Deadly Weapon.
Considerable interest , is being
manifested in a case that will be
aired in Magistrate Sloan's court
tomorrow morning.
At that time Mrs. Maria Weath
erman will be tried oh a charge y
perjury. At the same time her
son will answer to the charge of
man s uciuiuiun. . -I i. , i j
nmi . assault with a deadly weapon.
it There are many of these old Ti . ,
mi 1 -: J , i 11 - . -1 V.ii
inursaay, anu; was Aouuw d battalibn -finish
Mr Cahill. Both young Croker , !
and Mr. Cahill will return to New
York with the elder Mr. Croker
in September.
In announcing his purpose to
come to Mr. Bryan's bid Mr.
Cooper is reported to have said
that ne nas nomtemion , ft f might hayd
nf tflklrrrr anv further part inthe " ! i
New York political game. Other
phases of the situation, he said,
he had no thought of interfering
with, and he would return o Ire
land as soon as he had accomplish
ed what he colud to further the
interests of the Democratic nom
ed shooting another took its place
and this was kepFup during the p
tire four days. So far as real and
active price in the duties of a sol
dier are concerned, this encamp
ment far surpassed any that have
been held. Of course, a visitor
concluded that was all of it, know
ing nothing 'of the real work at
the -rifle range, some distance
away. . -
The chargerrofthe Advocate was
as follows
inee.
The news "EEat Mr. Croker had
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"An eye witness informs the ed
itor of the Advocate that the en
campment of North Carolina
sent to New York his unqualified troops at Morehead, last week, in-
indorsement of Mr. Bryan for the eluding the tr.p nome s u
nomination caused a scurrying grand debaucn. iow
about of cerfein Tammany lead- time tor the people to nave
ers. The news that Mr. Croker is thing to say about spenduig their
to follow up this indorsement by good money once a year for noth-
- . , : 4.V.W offnrdm nt an ODD or-
a personal effort to elect Mr. iry- mg - -
J is expected to accelerate mate- tunityf hooze on the part ol
.:n nnfivitv nf Tammany's these military companies? bo far
V i0a rtp PamDai-n. as any drill or practice is cpneern-
Despite Croker's severance of ed the whole thing is a picturesque
official relations between himselt iarce. t .
and the organization oi .wmcu c
was so long the head, his personal
oninions still have great weight
with thousands oF" his former
workers. L
r rvntoT nrmnsed Mr. Brvan
XHl. uivw v' 1 t w
in 1896, but soon afterward re
vised his opinion of the Nebras
kan, and for 10 years the personal
relations between them have been
growing closer.
his son, Hugh. .
All the iparties are white and
were working at the sawmill when
the ' explosion occurred. Mr.
Beidi is not expected to live and
the son is in a serious condition.
The exact cause of the explo
sion has hot heen ascertained but
it is thought to have been the re
sult of too high pressure. The
safety valve was tied down and
the exact pressure at the time oi
the explosion is not known.. The
boiler was fhrown 50 yards and
lemolished. ; The engine was also
completely wrecked.
Cafe Changes Hands.
, The firm- of Gregory & Foster
was yesterday dissolved by mu
tual consent. '
Mr. Gregory disposes of his in
terest in the Iredell Cafe and will
devote his entire attention to he
Gem theater. ! ' .
The patronage of this amuse
ment enterprise has increased
very materially of late and Mr.r
Gregory has found that its man
agement required his undivided
attention. I
Mr. Foster riow becomes sole
proprietor of the Cafe and pro
' poses to run it in a thoroughly
first class and up to "flat c manner.
. , Mr. Foster will cater both to
the transient trade and .regulaij
boarders He alreadyjias a num
ber of he latter and they all
speak in the highest prafse of both
the "table" and the service.
Mr. Foster is one of Statesville's
popular young men and all hands
should give his establishment the
patronage it deserves. t
. H
many
"Vets" in and near Statesville
and they never miss a meeting;
they are never absent from any oc
casion where the Confederacy is to
be mentioned
I A still smaller number, who' are
able to do so, neer let any stretch
of geographical distance whatever
keep them away from a scheduled
reunion. If it is in (Texas, if it is
in Kentucky, if it were to be India,
they are and would be there
It will be remembered that some
time ago Mrs. Weatherman had
Elmore Cloanfnger arrested on
about as many different charges
as are known to the criminal code.
Cloaninaer had ran away with
one, of the old lady 's daughters
and married her. He was charg
ed with trespass, various kinds of
assaults and if in the three or four
warrants she had forgotten any
thing that she thought was bad
wouiu ue lucre. j , , . , . , , , . ,
I nhnin n ot noTtr cAn.in. nnr aha 4-nlH
I rPl 1, 1,,1 1-rrrV.rv will I I - '
xnese are iuc aiuu vhw viu u i . -i
are me kiiju v hu win r ,t . , . .i
, . of it in her testimony.
lourney to NV mston-fcaiem ana i XT n.
prosecutor and in a warrant he
many of them are already on the
way.
The program for the two days
is as follows:
I Wednesday, August 19th.
Meeting of Veterans at Elks Audi
y .'. torium ffi o'clock.
Iklusi c tAmerca,
Prayer Rev; H. A. Brown.
lias sworn out, he charges his
mother-in-law with the serious
crime of perjury, in that at the
recent trial she testified under
oath that the daughter he had
married was not then 18 years of
age and that Cloaninger obtain
Mrs. E. L. Long and daughter,
Helen, of Elmwood are at Davis
Springs for a week, i
New Telephone Line.
Mr. F; G. Drumwright, of Eufo
la, who had charge of the construc
tion of the new telephone line be
tween Statesville and Mooresville,
has completed a line to Diamond
Hill the new suburb east oi tne
citv. I I - ; , '
Patrons of the Iredell Telephone
Co., can now get connection with
the Statesville Safe & Table Co.,
and the Statesville Plaster & Ce
ment Co.
Single Men Wanted.
The editor of The Mascot has
received a letter containg an ad
vertisement whieh reads:
, "'Single Men Wanted Apply
at Davis Brothers' Sulphur
Springs." (Signed.) j
One of the Old Maids.
"I inclose 10 cents ' ' the letter
says ' 4 to pay for one insertion-
Nevertheless " the sender neglec
ted to send the money .and so of
course it is against our rules to
"put the ad in."
The letter is writen in a dainty
feminine hand and is strong with
sweet perfume of Young Violets
We cannot believe that the maid
who sent it has reached a suffi
cient age to' entitled her to the
Tv?Midonviri "old maid" as she
i .
sijrns her ad.
'4 0
Weather Forecasts.
Washington, D. C, August 18.
For North Carolina generally fair
tonight and Wednesday. Slightly
cooler tonight in interior.
rayer nev. xi. uiuwu. i , ... ,
J - TT fled the marriage license by swear-
Address of Welcome Hon. 1.d. . . . . .u
'
Response in behalf' of Veterans
Gen. H. A. London.
Address Gen. Bennett C. Young,
Commander of Kentucky Di
vision of United; Confed
erate Veterans.
Music Old-Kentucky Home:'
,Address-rGen. C. Irwin Walker,
Commander of the Depart
ment of the Army of
V Northern Virginia.
Music Carry Me Back to Old
Virginia. -
Recess for Dinner.
Diner at Brown's Warehouse,
12:30 to 2 p.m.
3 :00 p. m. Annual Election of Offi
cers, Division and Brigade
Comamnders, and miscel
laneous business, c
at Elks Auditorfium.
Watermellon Feast at 5 :00 p. m.
Farmers' Warehouse,
Supper 6:00 to 7:30.
8.00 p. m. Grand Concert at Sa
lem Square by Winston and
Salein Bands' playing to
gether, sixty pieces.
Thursday. August 20th.
9:00 O'clock a. m. Parade of
Veterans, led by Brass Bands em-
nlovinsr seventy pieces with Drum
Corps, to start from corner oi ou y . prosution.
i ru--w Qfafo npripp .down I - .- .
:I11V4. v-i'",-.. - 7
gal's" age.
He also, in another warant
charges Burt Cloaninger, a son of
the old lady, with assaulting him'
with a deadly weapon, to-wit, a
broom stick.
So hVseems that Cloaninger has
found the matrimonial road fully
as rocky as that to Dublin.
The trial is on Squire "Sfoan's
docket for 9 a. m.
Darkey's in Court.
The residents of Rabbittown
were out in force this afternoon in
Judge Sloan's court to hear the
trial of Emeline Griffin, charged
with slander. .
Witnesses testified that she as
serted that Emmer McLelland
had caused a man and his wife to
I !
seperate Several witneses, among
them Mr. D. A: Miller ahd a negro
Methodist preacher, testified as to
the good character of the McLel
land woman. ,
The defendant, her husband and
several other witnesses denied
the charge but the Justice con
cluded there was "probable
cause' and held the prisoner in
$50 for the Higher court. She
furnished bail.
Lawyer Zeb V. Long appeared
I . PERSONAL NOTES.
Some Happenings Among. Those
Peiople You Know and Others
You Don't Know.
The Charlotte Chronicle says, : .
''Mrs. E. G. Gilmer, of Statesville,
is among the guests registered at
the Central today."
Misses Edith loore and Julia
Bristol, of Statesville, who visited
Miss Margaret Bristol at Morgan
ton have returned, to their homes
in this city. . '
The Morganton News-IIerald
says: "Mr. John .Ford", o.f the
Statesville Marble Yard, jjs spend
ing this week ;in town.' j
Mr. James Mcintosh, the popu
lar mail clerk on the Taylorsville
and Charlotte road is spending
the day in the city:
The Greensboro Industrial
News says : ' ' Miss lary La F.
Robbins, of Statesville, who has
been attending the Harvard Uni
versity summer school at Cam
bridge, Mass., arrived in the city
Saturday and is 'visiting Mrs.
Clingman, in Ashe street. '
Ir. Geo. A. Grimsley, secretary
and treasurer of the Security Life, ;
and Annuity Co., x)f Greensboro
will spend today in the city.
Dr. J. PT Turner of Greensboro
passed through this city this
morning on Jiis wayhome from
Davis' Sulphur Springs at Hid
denite. Mr. Turner is traveling
in his automobile, and reports nice
roads, and a pleasant trip.
Miss Gertrude Diuguid who
was visiting her cousin, Miss Beth
Evans, has returned to her home
at Lynchburg Va. -
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Knox, of Mt.
Ulla' visited Mr and Mrs, WVL.
Neely over Sunday. '
Miss Roy Kincaid of Griffin
Ga., has arrived with her cousin,
Mrs. L. B. Bristol.
Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Shannon
house of Edgefield, S. C, j are ex
pected to arrive tomorrow for. a
visit with Mr and Mrs. T. M.
Mills. ! ;
Miss Amrie Caldwell who has
Incoln-
Cherry Street to Shaliowf ord
thence to Main
street to Court Square.
The procession will move1 in the
following order:
First Gen. J. S. Carr and staff,
with distinguished visitors.
Second Band preceded by the
surviving members of the 21st
Birthday Party at Amity.
3Ir. A. W. Cook of Amity was 85
years old yesterday and his friends
celebrated the event by giving
him a surprise party
Mr; Cook has recently recovered
from a severe illness
: 4 40 V ;
Mr R. B. CuId of Mooresville
and 26th North Carolina Regi- visited here yesterday on his way
mental Bands, with their old I to ew York where he was form-,
war instruments. lerly in business for a visit.
TVi ; i.Tli a Vpf ran column on
JL iil KA. Jfc . j,--
been visiting friends at
trn frvr snnip timr is' exnected to
arrive here tomorrow for; ja visit
with Mrs Dr. M. R. Adams.
Mrs. P. F. Laugenour returned
yesterday from a visit in Char
lotte. Mies Flossie and Lillian nous-
ton of Davidson are visiting
til V OAtST
W H McKav and little
child are with the former's par
ents at Hiddenite.
Lawyer Dorman Thompson has
returned from Morganton where
he was the guest of friends oyer
Sunday.
Miss Willie Connelly and Mas
Clarence and Louis Connelly have
gone to Taylorsville to visit Mrs.
J. L. Gwaltney.
Rev Charles A. Leonard who
was assisting Rev. S. D. Saim in
a protracted meeting at Lexing
ton, in Davidson county, has re
turned to this city. j
Mr. J. C. Sullivan who has been
visiting here and in North Iredell
for several days has returned jto
his home in Winston. j
Mr. W. O. Benton, government
ganger in the internal reyenne
service has recovered from his re
cent illness" and returned to his
office at Salisbury yefeterday.
foot.
Dinner from 12!30 to 2 p. m
Fourth Sponsors, disabled Vet- muring 1 afternoon Free Trolley
erans, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, and Sons of Veterans,
Military and Fire Companies.
Fifth Visitors and Citizent in
carriages.
Ride. Tickets furnished Vet
erans by Committee. i
6 :00 p. m. Closing exercises at
Square.
(Supper 6:00 to 7:30 p. m.
Will Meet Hacked
It was stated on the strieets this
morningby one who claimed to
know, that 3lr. C.1I. Cowls, repub
lican candidate for congress, had
decided to accept . Representative
HaceTPs challenge and that he
would shortly announce his will
ingness to meet that gentleman in
a limited number of appointments.