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CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1910.
Single Copy 5 Cents.
No. 138
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DIES BY HIS OWN HAND
ON HIS WIFE'S GRAVE.
Mr. W. H. Skinner Committed Suicide
Saturday Evening in Oakwood
Cemetery.
The body uf Mr. William H. Skin
ner was found Sat unlay evening
about 7 o'clock lying beside the
grave ot Ins wife, ile had killed
himself not long before with a British
bulldog pistol, which was found near
him.
Several ladies who were in the cem
Wry arranging Mowers on tln graves
of loved ones, saw the body or a man
lying close beside a grave. It was
thought al lirst that he was in a
drunken stupor, but on closer exam
inatiou it was seen that there was
blood on his siiirt on the left side.
There was no man near, and the la
dies went at once to the home of Mr.
W. W. Morris and telephoned to the
Chief of Police. Policemen Braswell
and Earnhardt went to the scene, and
at once recognized the dead man as
Mr. Skinner.
Mr. Skinner was seen in the ceme
tery as late us 5 o'clock in the after
noon, and he could not, therefore, have
been dead long. His aim was sure and
deadly. The ball entered just below
the heart and ranged upward. Death
must have been almost instantaneous.
Coroner Caldwell was summoned but
it was decided that an inquest was not
necessary, as notes found on the dead
man's body told too plainly the story
of self-destruction. The body was at
once moved to Craven Bros, undertak
ing establishment, where it was pre
pared for burial.
Mr. Skinner was almnt (Ml years of
age. His wife died about two and a
a half years ago. He came to Con
cord from Wilson when quite a young
man, and made his home here almost
ever since. He was a tinner by trade
and a tine workman. He worked many
years for Mr. W. J. Hill and after
wards was in business here for him
self. Ile left Concord a year ago, and
had since made his home in Charlotte;
His family has been broken up, and
in his loneliness lie felt, no doubt,
that there was nothing to live for.
Mr. Skinner tame to C'oucord last
Monday, and every day last week vis
ited his wife's grave at the cemetery.
No doubt when lie came here the in
tent ioiT to take his life was in his
mind. From a conversation at the
home of his brother-in-law, Mr. Jno.
M. Young, it was evident that this
was his purpose.
In Mr. Skinner's pocket two notes
written on an old bill head were found,
They are numbered one and two and
are as follows:
Note No. 1. "I am a lonely father;
no home to go to; just left my two
childreu. Kr and dear C. I saw all
of them I care to see. Mother is in
heaven, I don't know where 1 will go.
Life is no pleasure to me since 1
lost her. I have no mind it is a
blank. This is for one of my chil
dren and no one else."
Note No. 2. "1 have done a better
part by some than I ever got credit
for. Salisbury depot. My eves is fail
ing. Concord is my next place and I
hope it will be my last."
Mr. Skinner leaves seven children
as follows:
Mrs. H. B. Ticntz, of Salisbury;
Mrs. Powell, of Virginia: Mrs. J. F.
Hatbcock, of Virginia; Mrs. Edgar
Barrell, of Boston, Mass.; Mrs. W. K.
Snider, of Winston-Salem ; Miss Wil
lie Louise Skinner, of Salisbury; Mr.
Charles S. .Skinner, of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Hatheock and Miss Willie
Louise were the only children who
were able to attend the funeral, which
took place yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Mr. Skinner married Miss
Fannie Keesler, a sister of Mrs. Jno.
M. Young, of Concord, end Prof. R.
L. Keesler, of Charlotte.
Labor Dispute With Southern Roads.
- Railroads operating in the territory
south of the Potomac ami east of the
Mississippi have applied to Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commission
under the Erdman act, to settle a dis
put with t'lieir men over a question
of wages. . ' ,: -
, Chairman Knapp, and Commission
er of Labor Neil! held 'a conference
later 'with E. P. Curtis, vice presi
dent of the Order of Railroad Con
ductors and Vul Fitzpatriek, vice
on the su jbetctsliF edifyoealaY
president of the Railway Trainmen,
on the subject. It is likely that the
'matter will be given to a board of
arbitration for settlement.
A $10 Bfwlns Machine at Tour Own
f Price.
A splendid iiigb-grade sewing ma
chine will be given to the highest bid
der by -the Concord Furniture Co. on
June 30 at 4 o'clock; p. m. Make your
own bid on it any ime you-choose.
The one making the highest bid will
get the machine. AU yotf have to do
is to go to their store, enter your
name and make a bid. You will find
full particulars in a large ad in this
paper. The store will be opea every
night until o'clock. ' r
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
To be Held Next Saturday No Con
tests for Nominations.
The Democratic primaries for the
selection of candidates for the vari
ous county, district and State offices
will be held next Saturday throughout
the county. The primaries will be
I held at J o'clock p. m. in all the town-
ships, except No. 12, where they will
be held al the various wards at o
p. m.
So far but little interest has been
shown in the primaries. There are
no contestes for the county offices,
there being only one candidate an
nounced for each. This is, we think,
the first time this ihas happened in
Cabarrus politk'4 (The candidates;
'announcing themselves aire as 1'oIh
lows :
Clerk of Court M. L. Widenhouse.
Sheriff J. F. Harris.
Register of Deeds J. B. McAl
lister. Treasurer C. W. Swink.
Cot ton- Weigher VV. B. Boger.
Mr. L. T. Hart sell is spoken of
for the Senate, and it is hoped he may
be prevailed upon to accept the nomi
nation. Mr. W. L. Morris, of No. 11,
is wanted for the House.
The following have been mentioned
for county commissioners: Messrs.
Jno. A. Bamhardt, Rufus Cline, Jno.
W. Cook, Geo. W. Dry, C W. Bost,
VV. W. Flowe, Jno. W. Propst and W.
Recce Johnson.
Pretty Expensive Fun.
Sallie Ervin, a colored woman of
this city, was tried in the Recorder's
court this morning, charged with dam
age to property, belonging to M. L.
Brown & Bro. She hired a horse at
Brown's stable yesterday afternoon
and drove over to Tournament street,
where she met up with two of her
mends and rnvited them for a drive.
They had a good supply of liquor, and
after imbibing pretty freely of the
liquid they proceeded to break a few
speed records along Tournament
street. While they were driving old
"barleycorn" began to have its ef
fect, with the result that Sallie was
unable to keep toe steed in the mid
die of the road, and the buggy soon
departed from the straight and nar
row path, landing in a ditch and scat
tering the three colored damsels,
booze and all, along the highway. The
buggy was turned completely over and
the top broken. The Recorder decid
ed to allow Sallie to pay Brown Bros.,
$10.00 damage to the buggy and tax
ed her with the costs in the case, the
whole amounting to $18.60. She was
given until tomorrow to pay the fine
and if she is unable to do this she 'will
be sent to jail for thirty days. Iu
(he meantime Sallie is in the lock-up.
Surprise Marriage in No. 6.
A marriage that created no little
surprise among the relatives and
friends of the contracting parties was
consummated yesterday afternoon at
the home of Rev. T. R. Lingle, in No.
.1 township, when Mr. L. Sid Barrier
and Miss Mamie Peninger were uni
ted in matrimony. Only a few inti
mate friends of the young people
were aware of the forthcoming event.
The parents of both the contracting
parties did not know that they con
templated such a step until after the
ceremony was performed. The groom
came to Concord Saturday afternoon
and had a friend to secure the license
for him. Yesterday afternoon he and
the bride ,were out driving, together
with Miss Opbia Baner and Mr.
Clyde Gillespie, of Salisbury, and the
young people drove to the home of
Mr. Lingle, where the ceremony was
performed. Both of the young people
are well known in Concord, the groom
being a brother of Mrs. Recce Long.
A Doc's Obituary.
We are asked to publish the follow
ing which was written by little Miss
Emma Winecoff:
Saturday, June 18, Bonnie, the little
fox terrier of Mrs. S. P. Heard y. died
at twelve o'clock. She was 6 years of
age and was loved by every' one, not
only her master and mistress but by
every one who knew her. She had
been taught many tricks and learned
many. Among these was when one of
the old bens deserted her httle chicks
and Bonnie adopted them and took
care of them until she died. She at
tended church every Sunday and was
very attentive during the "sermon.
Bonnie "will be missed by every one
but her memory will last as one among,
the brightest 'and most sensible dogs.
The condition of Maj. H. A. Lon
don, of Pittaboro, who has been crit
ically ill with facial erysipelas since
Monday,' is somewhat improved and
strong hope are now entertained for
his recovery. Two doctors and two
trained nfcrses have been daily attend
tng i him and hit severe illness has
been 'of the deepest eonoorn to the
people bf the State. ' "
.j. Master Jno. Stedman, who baa been
visiting at the borne of 1ft. C. L.
Ervla,. will return tomorrow to his
borne in Oxford. ' ' g
MT. PLEASANT NEWS.
A Narrow Escape Children's Day
Observed Other Items of Interest.
Drs. Moose and Wallace had a right
exciting experience as 'well as a nar
row escape from serious injury Fri
day afternoon. Dr. Wallace 'had
over from Concord and, accompanied
by Dr. Moose, went to see the small
pox patients on Mr. John Kindley's
farm. They were driving Dr. Moose's
horse and on their return to town,
in making a sharp turn, the buggy was
overturned, causing the horse to run
away. Both occupants were thrown
from the buggy but escaped unhurt.
The buggy top was broken, but no
great damage was done the vehicle.
How it all happended with so small
damage done is almost a miracle.
Chilren's Day exercises were given
at the Methodist church yesterday at
the evening service. The programme
was an excellent one and was carried
out by the children to the smallest
details in a way that reflected great
credit upon themselves and those who
had the work in charge. The exer
cise was enjoyed very much.
The Mt. Pleasant Council of the
Junior Order observed yesterday as
their annual decoration day. A spe
cial committee went to Concord to dec
orate the graves of their deceased
members there, and the 'whole Coun
cil attended the decoration exercises
in the afternoon here.
Considerable damage is reported to
have been done the wheat crop by the
rains of last week, though it perhaps
is not as great as was at, lirst sup
posed. Rev. J. P. Miller, pastor of the
Lutheran church, entertained the min
isters of the town at dinner Friday.
Work is progressing nicely on the
new flour mill "which is being erected
by Foil Bros, on tbeir lot near the
Tuscarora Cotton Mill. Score another
manufacturing enterprise for the town
without a railroad.
Dv. (i. I). Moose leaves tonight to
atiend I lie meeting of the medical as
sociation at Wrightsville.
Quite a number of young people
spent, yesterday at Misenheimer 's
Spring--.
M!?s Mary Ileilig leaves tomorrow
for Jefferson, S. C, where she goes to
snend the summer visiting relatives.
Miss Margaret Bost, of Hickory, is
visismg her friend, Miss EUa Moose.
Prof. O. F. McAllister is home
from Asheville where the attended the
meeting of the Teachers' Association.
Mr. Roy Webster, of Gaffney, S. C,
spent a few days here last week.
Mr. Chas. Thayer goes to Salisbury
tomorrow to spend some time with
friends and relatives.
Miss Anna Bello Barrier leaves
Thursday for Hickory on a visit to
R-v. and Mrs. J. H. Keller. Later
ibi will go to Murphy to spend some
time.
Mr. Nip Dry, who is in the employ
of the International Harvester Com
pany, is home from a trip on the road.
Miss Nina Niissninii and Mrs. C F.
James are guests at Misenheimer
Springs.
Mt. Pleasant, June 20.
Forest Hill News.
Rev. F. L. Townsend, of Lincolnton,
returned to his home this morning
after spending several days iu the
city with Mr. Eli T. Goldslon. Mr.
Townsend preached to a large con
gregation Sunday morning and night
at Forest Hil Methodist church.
Miss Dorthy Dixon returned to her
home in Charlotte last Saturday after
spending some time in the city 'With
her friend, Miss Lena Hall Fisher.
Messrs. W. Keighley and J. L. Fon
ville, of Howard & Bullough Company
are in the city erecting machinery at
the Locke Mills.
Mrs. Margaret Vance left today for
Charlotesvalle, Va., where she will
attend the Summer School for six
weeks. She will be accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Beulah Johnson, of
Mooresville.
Messrs. R. F. Coble, Chas Forest
and Sam T. Forest Spent several
hours in Salisbury yesterday, making
the trip in an automobile.
Mr. J. C. Keler, of Kings Moun
tain, has arrived in the city and ac
cepted the position of overseer of
carding at the Locke Mills.
A lamp exploded Saturday night at
the home of Mr. G. W. Petrea on North
Church street and for a few minutes
the ' room was ablaze and threaten
ing to burn the house. Mrs. Petra and
dapghter bravely attacked the flames
and in a few minutes bad tbem under
control. f' Mrs. Petra received several
painful, burns on her hands and arms.
The fire alarm was promptly turned
in and the fire company as promptly
responded but luckily for all, there
was no fire for them to fight.
Seven of the Asheville dentists' of
fices were entered by unknown thieves
last Saturday night and gold, ased for
olhng purposes, ' together -with large
quantities of false teeth, valued in all
at about $1,5000, was taken. No
clue to the rotors has yet been found.
at her old hpme in Enochville. -
ROOSEVELT BACK AGAIN.
A Welcome that Will go Down in His
tory. Greets Him on His Return.
Theodore Roosevelt set foot on
home shores Saturday for the first
time in nearlv tifteen months and re
ceived a rousing welcome iu New
York.
Though hot und sultry, the weather
held fair until the marine parade, the
exercises at the Battery and the inarch
up Broadway and Fttb avenue to Cen
tral Park had been carried through
with punctuality and precision. Then
it rained great guns. A torrential
thunder shower, accompanied by a
high wind that did much damage,
swepi suddenly down on the home
ward hound visitors but cleared again
shortly before 5 o'clock.
The lino of march in the lower
city was through a seething whirlpool
of enthusiasm. The tall clifts of the
canyon that is Broadway, were spec
kled with faces at the windows. Ev
erything imaginable was waved alow
and aloft. Whirls of descending ticker
tape, thrown from windows in the
financial district tilled the air with
spiruls.
Colonel Roosevelt was as enthusias
tic as the crowd. He remained stand
ing almost constantly throughout the
t'wno-hour journey.
In the excitement and suspense of
waiting for the time when the return
ing marine parade should bring the
colonel to his appointed landing point
at the Battery there were many lit
tle incidents that showed the temper
of the crowd. One stevedore unload
ing a ship laid down his hook to
watch and wait.
"Hi." shouted the foreman, "you
come hack here or I'll dock you an
hour.
"Dock me a week, "shouted back
the recalcitrant. "I'm going to have a
look at Teddy."
Without exception, the evening pa
pers declare the affair was a splen
did tribute to the popularity and ap
precialion of the genius and ability
of Roosevelt. There is nothing else
to sav. But the lack of real enthu
siasm is indicated in all the reports,
and the element of curiosity is made
much of.
NEW LONDON.
Jrmes Uinstead, of Durham, Sent
Sunday at W. M. Ivey's.
Brack Talbert, of Kannapolis, is
here visiting friends and relatives.
Messi-s. II. L. Brown and Wade
Russell, of Tuckertown, spent Sunday
with friends here.
Miss Mary -Crowell, of Yirgilina,
a., who has been visiting her sister,
Mis. Dr. J. I. Campbell, of Norwood,
tor the past few months, is here tor
a tew days stay with her grandmo
ther, Mrs. T. J. Crowell.
Mrs. Margaret Page, of Winston-
Salem, is visiting her sister here,
Mis. Otho Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Huckabee, of
Albemarle, visited relatives here Sun
day.
Miss Fannie Harris, of Albemark',
visited friends and relatives here, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Mattie Moss left for Edge-
inoul on last Saturday, where she will
leach this summer.
Messrs. Krone Misenheimer and
(Irady Lilly, of near Rest, spent Sun
day and Monday with friends here.
Wheat in this section is excellent,
and there are good prospects for a
l reniendous yield this year.
Prof. Zeb V. Moss left Tuesday for
Asheville, where he will attend the
N'orth Carolina Teacher's Assembly,
which is in session there now.
Health in the village is excellent
this spring, better than has been
known for several years. M.
W. H. Griffith, an expert sewing
machine adjuster, is now in Coneora.
If your machine needs attention you
had better telephone .ia.
trcr. without doub
U CHBCttlNGJACY
COUNTS will hblM
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Will enable too rq
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4 Per Oi nt Interest Paid on Time
..Deposits. - ,
CONCORD NATIONAL BANS'
Capital f) 00,000 Burping 30,"3
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Bind of Fertiliser to Use.
'r. Editor: Mr. C. R. Hudson has
the .fallowing to say with regard to
kind of fertilizer to use on cowpeas
and ot ur legumes:
On o'd fertile soil, cowpeas, soy
beans and" other legumes require only
small a movint of nitrogen or perhaps
none at a.'J. However, they all feed
strongly on' phosphoric acid and pot
ash, and should always have these
substances aipplied to the soil. The
red stiff cla.y soils where deeply
plowed usually furnish considerable
potash, but scarcely no phosphoric
acid. I would prefer cotton seed meal
to nitrate of soda for corn. 1 would
apply Halt oi it wnen me corn is
planted, and the other half when it
s from one to two teet high. Nitrate
f soda should not be applied until
the corn is bunching for tassel. Be
ing very soluble, it may be carried
otf by rain before the corn can prop
erly take it up. However, 'by proper
I arming, including the planting ot
arge areas oi legumes, the farmer
should never have to buy any nitro
gen. That is what we are trying to
get into practice through our work.
Yours very truly,
H. C. RIDENHOUR.
No Earthly Use
n throwing away vour sewing ma
chine. Griffith can repair it. Tele
phone :8.
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ThetCgbarxtis
Judge Long Unanimously Indorsed by
Bar of His Home County.
To the People of the Tenth Judicial
District :- Whereas, Honorable Ben
jamin F. Long. Judge of the Superior
Court for the Tenth District, has, as
we believe, faithfully and conscien
tiously eifoi med the duties of this
high position during his first term,
now cloMiig, has borne himselfr with
dignity in ollice and has rendered un
tring uud able service to the State, in
recognition of his unquestioned abil
ity, both as lawyer and judge, the rec
ord he has made, .,nd his high charac
ter as a man, we, the undersigned,
Democratic members of the bar of
Iredell couuiv, do hereby heartily and
unanimously approve and commend
his career upon the bench, and endorse
him for another term, ami we respect
fully ask, at the hands of the Demo
cratic party of the district, that he be
renominated. This Mav 21, 1910
J. A. 1IARTNESS,
JAMES B. ARMFIELD,
C H. ARMFIELD,
DORMAN THOMPSON,
ZEB V. IiONG,
.1. B. CONNELLY,
L. C. CALDWELL,
HARRY P. GRIER,
GEORGE B. NICHOLSON,
W. D. TURNER,
R. B. M'LAUGIUJN,
A. L. STARR.
Z. V. TURLINGTON.
To The Farmers!
It isn't safe to keep money in your house
these days.
A Bank Account is a great safe-guard and
profitable in-more ways thau one.. .
this bank pay your bills wth
neip ua anu -we win always
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Savings Bardz:
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