North Carolina Newspapers

ri Evening Mascot. 1 "1 1 ; A Vol. I. warning In Teachers SLPT. WHITE ISSUES A CARD. Reminds Instructors, Committeemen andOther School Officers of Their Duties School Books Care of Buildings and Other Matters. Superintendent L. O. White of the county schools, ever watchful for the best interests of the children practi cally placed in his hands for their education and the school property of the county, this morning issued a card to the teachers, committeemen and other school officers of Iredell. This card is most timely and shows the keen interest the energetic super intendent takes in the work he has in hand. In appointed manner Mr. White calls attention to a number of ex tremely important matters, among them the use of unauthorized text books, the grading of work and the care of school property. Superintendent White's card is as follows: A Card to the Teachers, Committee men and Other School Officers in Iredell County. I beg to call the attention of the teachers and patrons of the public sc.'iools to section 406 t cf tin. school law making it unlawful to use in the public schools any text-books except those on the adopted list. A list of the adopted books will be furnished free upon application to me. I call brour special attention to Hill's ''Young People's History of North Carolina," and Peele's "Civil Government." They are both excel lent text-bookson important subjects by North Carolina authors. These books should be taught in every school in the county. I wish to call your atentibn to the necessity of grading the work in all , your schools in accordance with the graded course of study adopted for grades one to seven and found in Ed ucation Bulletin No'. 7. This bul letin contains most valuable sugges- gestions to teachers for teaching most of the common school branches. Copies of it may be had by applying to this office. Let me urge you to take every pre caution for the care and protection of the school houses and property. Let the teachers understand that they will be held strictly responsible for the condition of the houses and prop erty during the school term, and let the committeemen understand that, under section 4147 of the public school law, they are entrusted with the care and custody of all school houses and property,, with power to control them for the interests of the schools anfl the cause of education. At great expense we are building new school houses in Iredell county as never before, and I have reason to believe that some of our new school houses and school furniture are be ing damaged on account of the care- lessness of those in charge of the j property. Many school houses are left open after school . hours and during vacation to be at the mercy of every passerby. It is the duty of public school officials to talte the same care of the public school prop erty, as they would take of their pri vate property. Let us not forget that we as teach ers and officers occupy the stragetic point in the public school system of our rnnntv find the SUCCeSS Of the schools this year will be largely de pendent upon our activity, fidelity and wisdom. The responsibility and labor si rt ereat: but the results Will be infinite. With heartfelt gratitude for your past kindness and loyal support and with best wishes for a happy and successful year's workil am Very truly yours, L. O. WHITE, County Supt. of Schools. 4 o ; Benevolent Association. The first fall meeting of the Benev olent Association was held yesterday nffornrvnn In thft PTflTld 1urV TOOm Of a. w A-A V M - , A-M. w Q f m the court house with the president, Mrs. A. L. Coble in the chair. Considerable routine business was transacted. The association now has about $50 in the treasury but will require much more for the work of the coming win ter, when it is expected that the de mands uobn it may be unusually REV. MR. LUTZ HOME. He Attended a Very Successful Meet ing of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod at New Market, Virginia. The Evangelical Lutheran Tennes see Synod, . which held its annual ses sion in New Market, Va., September 23-27 inst., is composed of three con ferences, viz: one in North Carolina met recently in Statesville, one In South Carolina and one in Virginia. It formerly had one conference in Tennessee. About 30 years ago this conference withdrew and organized the Holston Synod. Rev. W. A. Lutz who attended the recent session of this body arrived home last night. He reports a very full synod and a great deal of import ant business transacted. This body raised for benevolent and missionary Dumoses the nast year more.than $10,000. One young man, Rev.' Wise, of Newton, was or dained to the. office of the ministry. The next session will be held in' St. Paul's church, Newberry county, S. C. . The United Synod of the South, composed of the Virginia, North Car olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mis sissippi, South West Virginia and Holston synods will hold its blenjial session in Savannah, Ga., October 7 12, 1908. This body is composed of one pas tor and one lay delegate for every 1,000 communicants. This general body directs all the Home and For eign missionary work, the orphans' home and the publication business of the Southern Lutheran Church. On last Sunday Rev. Lutz preach ed two semons In and near Mt. Jack son; Va. : TWELVE COUNTIES GO "DRY." Two Hundred and Eighty-Nine Sa loons Voted Out in Ohio. Columbus, O., Sept., 29. Twelve counties voted today under the Rose law and all went dry by majorities ranging from a few hundred to more than 2,000. The number of saloons affected is 289. 1 Most of the counties which voted today are largely agri cultural, but Scito and Lawrence counties have a large urban popula tion in Portsmouth and Ironton, re spectively. Altogether 16 of the 88 counties in the state have held local option elections and all have gone "dry.'' The total number of saloons voted out is 390. - : 4 0 ' COTTON MARKET. Prices a,t wagon : Strict Good middling. .9 Good middling. . . Middling. , .... Stains and Tinges. 878 812 5&7 The market was steady. New York Market. The New York market showed but little change. ; Spot closed at 9:30. Futures closed as follows: October.... . 8.93 December. ...... . . ... .8.68 Tanimrv .. . 8.53 March . ..... 8 59 4 1 Train Dispatcher Here. Mr. H. H. Mills, chief train dis- patCner at Lakeland, Fla., is a visitor ,n tne city. A He arrived Tuesday to visit his 'ather, Mr. H, M. Mills and his sister, diss Nanie Mills. This is the first visit Mr. Mills has Lade to his old home in some years and he says that ne sees many changes, most of them in the line of improvements. New business blocks have been erected where vacant lots oYistPrt new faces are on the streets and there is a general hustle and tactic, fl-hnnt the citv that did not J m.www exist in the days he lived here. o A Long Illness. Mr. Edgar Moore, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. w. a. aioore, wnu -mm- T- live in the vicinity of Bloomfield, is slowly recovering from a long siege of typhoid fever, He has been confined since the 8 th f AiiP-iist About tne 3st oi au- . . . . t X. A Ul, O i gust, when he had almost recovered, cuff prpd a relaDse and for some XX. J - days his condition was critical. He is not yet able to sit up. Time to Register. The registration books in this city win nnpn tomorrow. October 1st at Tf XXX vv - 9 a. m. . - . On each Saturday the various reg- istristrars will sit in their precincts from 9 a. m. until sun down and at other times will register all qualified to register at any place, The books will close on Saturday, j October 24th at sundown. Statesville, N. C, Wednesday Shot Down Outlaws By ARVONIA IN STATE OF TERROR. N. M. Gregory, Victim of Thomas Zimmerman Rand Armed Citizens Patrol The Streets to. Prevent-. Out laws From Carrying Out Threat to Burn Town. Richmond, Va., Sept 29. --At Ar vonia, Buckingham count, last night, N. M. Gregory, a well-known busi ness man and capitalist,' is lying a? the point of death, while a posse of u hundred men is scouring Ithe woods for a trace of the Thomas-Zimmerman'' band of outlaws who shot him. The outlaws are reported to have taken up a strong position in the forest between the James and Slate rivers, where it is believed they will make a desperate stand if an attempt is made to arrest them. The shooting of Gregory is believ ed to have been in a spirit of revenge because bFtestimony which he recent ly gave against Arthur and Benjamin Zimmerman and Charles and William Thomas, which testimony led to the conviction of the men for housebreak ing. Shortly after the four men made fTfeTr escape, assembled the dis persed gang about them and began to terrorize the neighborhood. Men and women in Arvonia, including Gregory,1 received letters signed by the Zunmermans and Thomases threatening to burn the town and lynch the inhabitants. The country side is said to be in sympathy with the outlaws. Gregory alleges that two women whom he met on the road Saturday night gave the signal that resulted in the shooting. The identity of these women cannot be ascertained. The town of Arvonia is being pa trolled tonight by armed citizens, who fear that the outlaws may at tempt to execute their threat to burn the place.' The "women of the town are panic-stricken, many of them flee ing to larger communities in antici pation -of bloodshed. 4 0 ? With the Sick. A young child of Dr. V. M. Moser of Claremont, Catawba county is at the home of the .Misses Thomas on Center street suffering with a throat trouble which the physicians are un able to diagnose. Mrs. J. E. Colvert has returned from Salisbury where she was called last Saturday because of the critical illness of her sister-in-law, the wife of Dr. John Gaither who is in a san atorium there. Miss Hattie Iobbins is seriously ill with fever at the Billingsly. Mrs. J. D. Cox continues very 4 ill at the Billingsly hospital. Miss Mae Vickery, who has been ill with typhoid fever at the Billingsly, was sent to the home of her brother, Mr. J. W. Vickery, today. " Mr. Sidney Fleming, who has been ill at the Billingsly, is fast recovering. Had Permission to Take Wood. Tom McLelland was before Magis- trate Sloan late yesterday afternoon chareed with stealing wood from the brick yard. It was shown that the negro had been given permission by Superinten dent Horton to take away some kind ling wood and as it was not in evi dence that he had done more than this, Judge Sloan discharged him. He had been seen leaving the yard with an armful of wood and it was the natural supposition of one who did not know of the above permission that he was committing a theft. c Meeting of Heptasophs. Statesville Conclave, " Independent Order of Heptasophs held a very en joyable and enthusiastic meeting last night. District Deputy Supreme Archon John B. Sloan pf Rock Hill J S. C was present ana gave an interesting talk on the work and general stand ing of the order. 4 0 No Preaching at Amity. There will be no preaching at the Amity A. R. P. church next Sunday as the pastor will he away. Q Gov. Glenn will speak at the Court House Friday at 2 p. m. Ladies especi ally invited to hear him. Evening, September 30, 1908. An Convention MANY WEARY LOOKING MEN Most of -The 'Delegates Declare Them selves to be Just Plain Hoboes and Said They Are Proud of It A Pic turesque Gathering. New Tory, Sept 29. Two hundred weary-looking men, most of whom declared they were plain '.'hoboes' and proud oi it, handed in their ( e dentials at the Manhattan Lyceum, in East Foui th street, last night, and organized the preliminary session of the Unemployed. The convention will continue sev eral days and, while it is not intend ed to place any ticket in the field, it is the purpose of the delegates to ex prses their opinions upon any nation al issues and to point out to the pow ers that be how employment could be provided for those now compelled to beg or starve. It was a picturesque gathering, composed of shabbily dressed men, many of whom plainly showed the want of food, but those who were drawn there through idle curiosity were surprised at the intelligence and he eloquence of most of the speakers. The controlling spirit of the meeting was J. Eads How, known as the "Mil lionaire Hobo," who has surrendered a comfortable inheritance because of his sympathy with the 'submerged tenth.'' He presided and addressed all the delegates and speakers as "Brother." Before the meeting there was a parade and the marchers caried ban ners with legends like these: ; "We cannot find work; we may not beg, but we can and will change the conditions." "This is the first parade of the un employed we trust it will be the last the unemployed and the Brother 'iood Welfare Association." 'Twenty-five thousand unemploy ed walk the streets every night. Is there any reason for it?" "The city, the state and the gov ernment can give us viork. Why lon't they do it?" - Invitations had been sent to all the prominent candidates to' be present at the convention, and the secretary read letters of regret from Secretary Loe.b, for the president; from Wil liam T Rrvan Williom W To ft Tn- ene V. Debs, Thomas Watson, Gov ernor Hughes, Mayor McClelland and a dozen other prominent men and candidates. The main topic of the session was National Health and the Unemploy ed." Several New York physicians spoke with men who declared them selves tramps and hoboes. Socialism permeated the gathering, and many political speeches of a soci alistic character were made. Topics of general interest to the unemployed will be discussed and crystalized in resolutions. . 4-40 A COLLECTING TOUR. Sheriff W. A. Summers Will Com mence His Annual Rounds Next Monday for the Receipt of Taxes Will Have Company. Sheriff W. A. Summers will start on ..Monday next ior a visit to vari ous points in the county for the pur pose of collecting taxes. The candidates for the legislature and a number of the county officials! will accompany the sheriff. The itinerary will be as follows: Bryantsville, Monday, October 5. Evalin, Tuesday, October 6. Jennings' Store, Wednesday, Octo ber 7. Houstonviile, Thursday, October 8. Harmony, Friday, October 9. Olin, Saturiy, October 10. Cool Springs, Monday, October 12. W. H. H. Summer's Store, Wed nesday, October 14. Scott's, Thursday, October 15. Bradford's Store, Friday, October 16th. Elmwood, Saturday, October 17. Troutman, Monday, October 19. Brawley's School House, Tuesday, October 20. Mooresville, Wednesday, October 21. ' P. A. Shinn's Store, Thursday, Oc tober 22. Statesville, Friday. October 23. Mr. Howard Stirrett of Charlotte, recently visited Mr. J. Mac Connelly but has returned to his home. Unemployed J State Libation PINK YOUNG lAJt Popular Republican Candidate for Sheriff is Kicked in the Head by a Horse and Has a Narrow Escape. This city was thrown into a gen uine (flutter of excitement last night by the announcement that Mr. B. P. Young, the popular blacksmith and radical candidate for sheriff of Ire dell county had been kicked in the head by a horse and probably fatally injured for Mr. Young is well known about the city and is deserved ly popular with all, irrespective of party or creed. Fortunately, however, the first re ports were greatly exaggerated and as soon as this became known the ex citement gradually cooled down. As itlwas, however, Mr. Young re ceived severe injuries and will proba bly be confined to hi& home for some days despite his rugged constitution; Pink, as he is known to his small army of friends had just finished shoeing a horse owned by Mr." D. Ai Miller. He had taken his clipping device and had already clipped the long hap from the lower extremities of the animals front legs. Just as he started in to do the same at the other end of the beast the . animal kicked' the unfortunate man squarely in the side and near the crown of the "cau. ne was reuaerea msensiDie and at first it was thought that he . , ., . had been killed. As soon as it , was discovered that life was still left in the limp form, the injured man was hurried to Dr. Long's sanatorium where he was attended by Drs. Long and Sharpe. He was on the operating table for nearly an hour and a small portion of the skull was removed. This, however, was in the nature of a chip or splinter and it was found that there had been no fracture. Air. Young soon regained con sciousness and was taken to his home on Kelly street where there were many solicitous callers. . : Today the injured man has been resting as easily as could be expected and has been asleeD for . a srreater portion of the time. Even last night he was able to be un and converse with his friends. . , At 3 p. m. today it was not thought that he would suffer any serious con sequences as a result of the -mishap other than an exceedingly sore head for some days to come. It was a mighty, close call for Pink Young, allright. ' - o CRAZY MAN ABROAD. Guard From the Morganton Hospital Is Here Looking for a Patient that Escaped Sometime Last Night. Mr. J. M. Long, ah atenualit of the Morganton hospital for the insane, ar rived in the city this morning: He was looking for one of the pa tients that escaped from that institu tion last night, some time after mid night. . The fugitive's name is Will'ams. He is a state patient and as his home is in Yadkin county, the hospital au thorities thought very likely that he might head in that direction and that he would stop here. Mr. Long, how ever could find no trace of him. The ' man made his escape. by loosening some screws and removing several window guards. He was in his proper place at mid night. - , ! J - He is considered harmless and it would not be noticed that he is ment ally unballanced unless one had a more or less extended conversation with the man. . He is very tall,, about 6 feet two inches, is dressed in a light suiL and wears a broad brim black hat. He is rather dark, skinned and about 34 years old. .' - . . . 4 0 . To Assist sin Son's Installation.. Rev. W. Y. Love of this city, pas -'1 . i tor of the Associate Reformed -Pres- byterian church at Amity will leave tomrrow for Steele Creek and there will be no preaching at his church next Sunday. Mr. Love goes to Steele creek to assist in the installation of his son, Rev. C. Y. Love as pastor of the church at that place. The installation services will be held on Friday and besides Mr. Love, Dr. G. R. White of Griffith and Dr Duncan of Charlotte will take part in the services. For a mild, easy action of the how- els, a single dose of Doan's Regulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 25 cents a hox. Ask your druggist for them. 4 1 Mr. William Walalce has returned from a trip to New York. f No. 324 Chauffeur A Veils Heiress SHE WILL INHERIT $1,000,000. Miss Sylvia Speer, 17 Years Old, of Atlanta, Eloping Bride. Russell Thomas, 20 Years, Son of a Rail road Contractor, The Groom. Atlanta, Sept. 29. -Miss Sylvia Speer, 1 7-year-old daughter of W. A. Speer and sore heiress to a fortune of more than $1,000,000, 'was secretly married to her chauffeur, Russell Thomas, about 20 years old, at the Congregational Church here yester day. ' ' Rev. Mr. Atkinson officiated. The license, was procured by W. B. Thom as, a railroad contractor and father of the young1 man, who, when told that Miss , Speer was:under age, an nounced that he would stand as her guardian, and a statement to that ef fect was recorded. Aside from the young man's father, there werer pres ent I.Tllv t fail rf VJa PkIjivwIc. . 11 i wnom are chauffeurs foi vcjalthv Atlantans. The young couple took a train for Washington. - l" , ' W. A. Speer is a son of a former treasurer of Georgia and the present h a.d of the wholesale firm of John Silvey & Co., of this city. ! the o.nly daughter of the His wife late John' SITvey and Miss Speer is. her only chiJd. She is, theTefore, sole heiress to the large Silvey fortune, which Is estimated at considerably more than a million dollars. It Is stated that Mr. Silvey left more than $900, 000 in gilt-edged bonds, besides his valuable business and real estate. More than a year ago Russell Thomas applied to Mr. Speer for a position and was given employment at the store. Mr. Speer's attention was attracted to the fact that the young man had more of a mechanical than a business turn of mind and when he purchased for his daughter a handsome six-cylinder car, Thoma? was quickly educated to operate It, and was given the position of chauf feur. From time to time since then there have been rumors that Miss Speer was deeply interested In him, and it is stated that on one occasion recent ly brought these reports to Mrs. Speer, I who threatened to discharge the'gallant chauffeur, and would have done so but for the fact that her daughter came with tears in her eyes and pleaded with her to retain him. The daughter, of course, had her way. The home of the Speers is one of the handsomest on Peachtree road, just beyond f the city limits. The house originally , stood on Marietta street, nearly three miles from its present site, and was built som'j years ago by Mr. Silvey. When Peachtree road rose in prominence and became the fashionable thoroughfare, the structure was taken down, stone by stone anff brick by brick, and re erected on its present site, one of the handsomest In the residence section. Mr. and Mrs. Speer and Mrs. Silvey, the young lady's grandmother, now more than 80 years old, were much agitated when they learned, shortly after noon, that the wedding had taken" place. " They have not fol lowed the young couple, but will make every effort to have them come back' and ' at ' least, agree on some terms of separation until they are olderr" Mr. "Speer stated this after noon that, although employed as chauffeur, the ybung man came of good family and that his chief objec-" tion.to the-marriage was the extreme youth of his daughter. It is understood that he has placed the matter in the hands of an attor ney an4 than one has also been employed rby, the father of the young man with a view to seeing if some amicable agreement cannot be reach ed. 4 4 j Trial of West Ayers. Lawyer Lf "C. CaCldwell of this city has been retained to assist In the defence of West Ayres who Is held in Mecklenburg county under an indict ment jcharging criminal assault. The case is on the calendar- for Friday and will probably he taken up at that, time. , Young Tyers home is In this city and tTlere is much local interest in the case. , ' ' Lawyer E. T. Cansler of Charlotte will be associated with Mr. Caldwell In the defence. -; if ? i i I t . r t ' i I t i i i It' ( ' I i t-i 1 I s: ) :l ': - W tr; i s i ? V !! 5 i i V i heavy, i .hi'