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l v CONCOXD, H. C, WFDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1910. Single Copy 5 Cents. No. 78 VOL. XXI. Prica4aCenUaconliu CITY AIT AIM. .WILL IT GET SEABOARD'S; - WILLUNQTON LUTE? Work on Etmt Trarersfcd It tit Cw Iin No Action .Taken' Alwut. Southern Power Company Nesotiatinf Chani;lui Kwn of Union Street Other Matter. : . : i : The board of. aldermen held their regular monthly meeting at- the .city hall Tuesday niffht." The -following marterr outBids'of the usual routine were considered oy.ths. bQarU ' Mr. 'M. L. Cannon wa elected member of the water and light board to fill the Tocaney caused by .the res ignation of Dr. W. C. IMuston. . Dr. King, chairman f the street committee -was . ftathorixed to pur- - chase a sufficient quantity of rock and for Seaboard Eoad from Charlotte ' to Wilmington. - It fcaa become known in Charlotte that the Southern Power Company i negotiating with the "Seaboard Air Line Railway Comnanr for a lease of I the line of the latter company between ) Charlotte and Wilmington. It is also understood that the power company has purchased the entire property of the Rockingham Power Company at iBlewett Falls, Richmond county, I which was to have been sold in New York last Wednesday bat of the saje double the force of -street bands so of which n formal announcement tag rr,Ut tha wort fT MTlDrOTinU uceu uiaue, theconditi6n of Depoi; street within the "next thirty days. " ", - t. ; " ; The following letter was presented to the board from Mr. T.D. Maness, representative of the street car, eom- Mr. Wm. Gibson, Clerk to" Board of Aldermen. Concord. N. C. . Mr. Dear-Sirs I would be glad if fJT? rXr whh io Plans for vfaioh have already been an The quimtion o ftbe Blewett Talk plant, which will develop about 36V 000 . horsepower of electricity when completed, i to supply source of power for the Chariot te-to-Wilming ton line, which will be converted into trolley une and will be operated in connection with the interurban sys tem that will network the piedmont section of North and Sooth Carolina, act in connection with myself and the street boss, with view io making contract by . which West Depot street work can be done under contract witih the city, or" toy which we can do the work required of, us as the work pro bv the city. It la almost im " possible jtor either one to finish np the woric propeny n eepuxaie wuiot, n on need and upon wihioh the surveys nave already begun. The new line will be -an outlet to the coast, which is very necessary since the interurban system will especially push the freight traffic business. ' - The fnteTurban system apostate, connecting the cities of "-Greenville, bpartanburg, Anderson, Chester and other cities and towns in South Car- XltSA fa, and Charlotte, Concord Salis thorossinl neafM. C Walter & Ca's bury, Greensboro, Durham and Win lVr nA .Am until the ston-Salem-and other 'North Caro- city gets' ready to do its. part. - We trust Jhat this arrangement can be f mad and that the work can be com pleted at once, v In this connection ' yon rill not be expected to look to the company in' the adjustment otf the matter, but to ng as individuals. V' I intended to have "gone before the board tonight myself with s proposi tion of this kind, but I find that I will " have tQ.be out of the city, not return Sinir until midnight tonight.-" .'' ; Tbunkiiw von in advance for bring ing tho mutter before the Board, I "am, - ; Very truly yours, TV " ' . T. D. MANESS, ; Concord October' 11, 1910. lina towns, lhas long since been as sured and the preliminary work as being done now. The securing of line to the .coast opens up a field for much surmise and while there is no absolute authority for the statement, many who have watched the develop raents of the Southern Power Com pany believe that this new line will have several branches, to Raleigh, Wilson, Newberne, Kinston and other places. "-. : The Southern Power Company, less than five years eld, has spent more than $10,000,000 in developing the waterpowers of this section and build ing a. transmission system that cm- Some of the People Care and Else where Who Corns and Go. . Mrs. 8. J. Lowe is spending the day in Charlotte. Mrs. J. A Walker is visiting friends in High Point. Mr. John McAllister, of Mt. Pleas ant, is here today. Mr. E. M. Archey. of Dallas, Texas, is the guest of his brother. Dr. I M. Archey.. .. - ... ' : i y ,. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ridenbour -tfUl leave Saturday for Richmond to visit for several days. . ; Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Pemberton and Miss Myrtle Pemberton are spending the day in Salisbury. - Mrs. C. L. Smith bas returned from Fayetteville, where she bag 'been vis iting Miss Bessie uainey - Miss Mary 'Miller who bas been vis iting Miss Jennette Lents, wiu re turn tonight to her borne in Salisbury.. . Misseg Beulah and Bessie Black- welder . and . JVUs Uiiie Disner are spending the day in Charlotte Mrs. W H Shields, who bas been visiting Mrs. W. L. Robinson, return ed Tuesday-to her home in Charlotte. . Mr; C. Capron, of London, Eng., and Mr. J. Arthur Tfiomas, of Shang hai, China, spent yesterday in " the city. , - Mrs. W. M. Widenbouse. of Georcre- !ille arrived Tuesday to visit her son, Mr. VV. JU VVidenthouse, for several days. Mrs. C W. Trice,. who bas been viisting her father, ex-Sheriff Propst, has returned to ber home in Lexing ton. " " . - AtUKVll, www' . hn... ,a than Hftft -mil.. f li-non I ifn.WWwlS. a for the d.lstFlbut.10.n 105 borsefo veral days. . - . , la married man is cWttw toetwith the represen- fwer or. eoini.y o , .we cituss, . Mesdames W. L. Robinson and W. les ,and tha of a SSSp thTafcreercar XpanT 8. 8nd ttm mills nd olber in-, H Shield8 haye from RWh. he sleeps. - -- - . - i nnarnn i oxr iPinnnTa tvr rnia Hnpnnn i 1 Mrs. Charles M. Suther. -who hai been visiting at the home of Mr. V. Y, Suther, bas returned to her home in Durham. REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN. DEATH OF, KIS3 EOSE WHITE. On of Concord 'a Best Toung Women Passed Away Tuesday Afternoon at 4 O'clock.' r '" The many friends of Miss" Rose White, daughter of Mr. S. W. White, were grieved Tuesday alternoon at o 'clock when the news was spread that ber death bad occurred at that hour. .While all knew that ner con dition was a serious one, few realized that death was go near. At 2 o'clock it was seen by the members of ber family that death, would soon ensue, and ber brother and sisters who were ont of town were telegraphed for. Mies ttotw tad teen ill just a year with consumption. She was up to the time she was taken sick manager here for the Bell Telephone Co, which po sition she held with preat acceptabil ity for five years. She was competent and obliging and made a great many friends by ber pleasant manner and courteous treatment. She was a mem ber of the First Presbyterian church, and exemplified faithfully and con scientiously the life she professed be- lore cne world. h:i Mies Rose leaves her father and six sisters and three brothers, name ly ; Misses May, Lou, ' Lina, Addie, Grace and , Willie White, Messrs. Samuel and. Miller White,- of Clay ton, and Cyrus White, of Concord. Miss Willie White, who is teacning school at Loray, and Mr. Miller White arriivjed Tuesday njigjht and Mr. Sam White arrived this morning to attend the funeral. The funeral services were con ducted from the home this afternoon registrar will attend with bis regis-1 at 3 o'clock by Rev. Dr. J. M. Grlcr. tration book, at the polling place of Many beautiful floral tributes have his ward or precinct' for the registra- been laid on the casket by loving tion of voters. - - friends, Challenges will be beard by the - The pall bearers were as- follows election, officers at their respective Messrs. A. B. Pounds, L. D. Coltrane, Dollinar olaee. between the bours of F. L. ' Smith: M. F. Ritchie. 3 A, Persona Who Are eg!stered Will Kot Hay to Segister Af ain TUg Tear. Mr. E. C Gregory, ehalnnan of the board of elections of 'Rowan county baa the following in the Salisbury Post in reference to registration: ' There will not be an entirely new registration this year, aud no per son who bas registered since 1901 will be required to register again for the zeneral election in November unless he bas removed into a different ward ot voting precinct. , If any registered person has moved into a different pre cinct within four months next before tie election day, he" must go (we to the precinct be moved from in order to vote. ,-:'. .The registration books are now open for the registration of such voters as have not already registered In the precinct or ward in which they wiP be entitled to vote in November; for instance for those who nave come of age since the last election, or who have moved into a different ward or precinct since last election or who have heretofore failed to register. Each registrar will keep the registra tion books open from 9 o'clock, a. m., until sunset on each day (Sundays excepted) until sunset Saturday the 29th day of October for the registra tion of. any electors residing , in bis war or precinct, and entitled to reg ister, v No registration will be allowed on election day unless a person shall become 21 years old between the day of closing of registration and the day of election. On each Saturday during this period of registration the 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. on Saturday the Cannon and C. M. Ivey. 5th day- of November. Jflvery male nerson who bas been naturalised. 21 years of age a citizen of the State of North Carolina, who shall have resid ed two years in the' state ; and ix months in Rowan county, and four . 1 1 ' it. . 1 1. m.J - .n ther. left today for ber borne in Dur-1 i,ii. ih nfe nTt nrAAedlnir ham. " - . ... , thn election, shall, if otherwise ouali- ' A very little cash goes a long weigh - (Rev. Dr. J. M. drier lhas returned I fled under the election law, be a qual- w winter. from his, old borne at Steele Creek, lined elector in the precinct or ward where his family re- smgle man where Mr. Charley .Long, of the St. Cloud Barber shop, .'was called to King's Mountain today by the illness of bis lather, . (Mrs. Eugene Landis, who has been visiting ber cousin, Misg Elma Sn- Eeen interest is felt in diplomatic circles as to whether or not President Taft is going to recognize the new Republican Government that has been established 'at Lisbon, and ff so how soon be is likely to take the necessary MT. PLEASANT NEWS. First If amber ' of Lyceum Course Highly Pleasing Public Schools Open Monday. "O Tbe first number in the Lyceum , course wag given at tne auditorium Saturday night, being the concert by the Scotch Singers' of Glasgow. Not withstanding the weather was severely inclement a full bouse was present and were well paid for braving the , weather. Tbe entertainment was high , toned in every respect and the local management is indeed fortunate in. -having secured guch a pleasing attrae- tion. We are assured that Uie cum- . bers to follow will be equally as good. , We are authorized to state tbe pub- . lie schools for this district will open - next Monday, Prof. U. W. Barrier inN charge- - Rev, and Mrs. L. D Miller are at tending the annual meeting of the Tennessee E L. Synod at iincolnton. The first shipment of the new uni forms for the Institute Cadets has. arrived and pretty soon the "boys in , grey" will be in evidence again. IMjs. Jno. Letter, of Hon wortn, Texas, spent last week at Mr. and Mrs.' J. L. Letter's. . " Mrs. R. L Patterson has returned to , her home in Charlotte after a short visit to he parents, Mr and Mrs. G. W. Blackwelder. y ; v Mr. and Mrs. J. 5. Eindley, Messrs. C. G. Heilig and W, A Kindley and , Miss Luoile Kindley attended the fu neral of Mr. Ed Heilig at Salisbury Friday. No words of ourg could prop erly convey the feelings of sadness at the news of 'Mr. Jtleilig's deatn among the people of bis home town. Mr. Duncan Matthews has taken up his work as principal of the public 9choolg at Mints Station. Miss Mary Miller, of Salisbury, is : visiting her . sister,' Miss Christina Miller, at Mont Amoena Seminary. . ; Mt. Pleasant, October 11, 19ia ; 1 Salisbury will bold its annual fair October 18, 19, 20, 21, 1910. Redne ed rates on railroads. Tickets on sale ; Monday, October 17th. Don't iforget the dati - i Mrs. T. D.' Maness has returned . from Charlotte, where she bas been visiting friends for several days. . ; ana aevise some uiwui. vA intj,rni,i.Bn 1W in -i,,. ! inroroVementg on the streets traversed , , ' J;n - . Piedmont section alone will cost more than $6,000,000 and tbe line to the I A .1 A I- 1 1 -11 i. i me way provided for Jmfang the about g(nne figure unle83 pany succeeds in leasing the Sea- mond", where they have been spending week with relatives. bv the car line. The board authorized cnat mere ne extra cells recently placed In tbe city At a former' meeting of the board a petition was presented requesting that the name of Union street be changed to Main street. ' Mayor Wag- board line. Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., vice president and manager of the com pany is at present in Europe in con nection with the plans for the estab- oner referred the matter to the street , . . nf committee.- to report at meeting. " No definite report was made but the committee seemed to be fav orable to a change from Union to some other name in a majority of the resi dents thought a change was necessary : but they hesitated to change the name - back to Main street. One member which will be nitrogen to be extract ed from the atmosphere by an elec tro-cbemical process, Mrs. W. H. Shaw and Miss Lura Wheeler, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. R. S. Wheeler, have gone to King's Mountain,, where they will visit Mrs; J. h. McKay. Hmesday's Salisbury Post: Miss Carrie Heilig, one of Mt.i Pleasant 's charming young ladies, who has been in the city the past week with ber brother, Mr. C. A. Heilig, left last night for Concord, where sba will visit before going borne. ' . An Immense Collection. 'What was said to be the largest collection ever taken up on plates by . " ,-. nnv liiirnh in Amftnc! an ternreta- a .un m.A.M n .wnn. H.iinABfl wit nu I w.7 " 1 , . - -- Oil ULUab 'iUHLU Dli-VTL avuuuvv. ibiwvi I . . . . -rr M 1 , i.v:. iv- tion dv tne xiouse or oisnops upou opinion of the committee, (but ne saia . --yjr-r-:-""-it n. !- inn Ma trAt to change the name of the church were amone tne most important maxiers transacted by the - triennial conven. tion of , the Protestant Episcopal church in session, at Cincinnati Sun' uav. : -While the convention Body was in session, a communion service was Do ing held in Christ churcih, where tne " if the residents along this street bad - lany. treasons known to . thjemsjelyfes - why a chance would be best that the :: , board is perfectly willing to make the ' change, but would refer to give a v ' i street like Union, one of tbe prettiest and one so eenerally admired by vis- itors, a name more appropriate than tr.: 1 iJ.A llflU, it fha v:i. -J,i,'Kn,,ia- donations were being received from feive it the name of Main, as it sounds missionary fund. At the JJ - is if we were a city of one street and was announced that the plates placed - i- - i:m. uion the tables in front of the trus- hnf fnwi it " ' - teeB had ibe6n Plled mth: unds ggr ! hratinar B242.110.83, East Cabarrus Farmers' Club. . The showing was nearly $20,000 in j:'' , The East Cabarrus Farmers' Club excess of the collection made at Rich- ' bag arranged to bold their short school mond, Va., there years ago. the urst 01 course some tune - near December. The "instructors for the school will be sent from Raleigh. The programwill consist of general farm interests such eg testing of corn. the improvement of soil, butter mak ing, judging of stock, . lectures .: on ' stock and so forth. Now each farmer ' is reauested to select a sample of each product of his farm such as home grown ana proline vansura vj. wun, to be exhibited at this school. . Every ! farmer in the county is urged to take part , in this school and make it a suo- , cess in every way. - L , - W, H. FISHER. Charlotte's Population 84,014. '. Just after we went to press Tuesday we received a telegram from Census Director Durand stating that the pop ulation of Charlotte is 34,014. in 1890 the population of that city" was 11.557. and in VJW it was la.uui. Charlotte bas made a wonderful increase, but the 60,000 she has been claiming .did not materialize. Mrs. Kan Rpgan, of Salisbury, is visiting her mother, lira. M. . L. Dlackwelder. " ... . ' , - 'Painter Seriously Injured. j". Monday afternoon "Mr. Jim Kelly, formerly of Albemarle, who has 4een in'Thomasville for some time paint ing roofs of bouses, unet-wittf an acci dent which almost cost him bis 'life. While on top of the finishing. room of the Standard Chair Company's nlant: No. 3. painting near the edge of fmri the roof, by some means, be lost bis forty feet -to tbe ground. He was knocked insensible, his face . and mouth badly bruised, bis left leg near the hip broken, left arm broken near the wrist and from the : amount of blood he vomited it is thought perhaps he is injured internally. . , , - ' Salisbury Fair Next Week. The Rowan County Fair will be held in Salisbury next week. It is planned to b the biggest yet held there- Scores of attractions have been booked, the ' race entries . (were all completely filled some time ago and the exhibits will be many and varied. Each night . there is to be a magnifi cent display of fireworks and electri cal illumination. The midway will be the most complete ever put on at any fair there. The race track bas been put in fine shape and everything is ready "tor tne opening day. -'i ne lair will 'last through four days and there wilt be an abundance of free attrac tions each day. - School, Teacher Shoots School Com-1 - ' " - mltteeman. - - At ' Hemphill, ' ten miles north of Waynesville. Allen Birchfield, a school teacher: shot Lark , Cagle . school committeeman. The ball took effect just above the waist band and lodged under the spine. ; Cagle Is la a pre carious condition, and is not expected to live. - Allen Birchfield, the teacher, took to the tall timber and as yet has not been arrested. ; It is icportedTthe touble culminated over School Com mitteeman Cagle reproving the teach er, Birohfield, for some fault. Senator Simmons and Overman to - Speak in Cabarrus. . Concord and Cabarrus Democrats are fortunate in that they will soo.il have an opportunity to bear ooth I our' able' Senators on the issues of the eampaitfn. On Friday. October 14, at o'clock, Senator Overman. will speak at Rocky River school house, and on i Thursday, VctoDer (, senator oun- mong will speak at Cfcncoro. - Salisbury Fair will not disappoint this vear a it will De 'Hummer. Don't forget the dates, Petober 18, 19, 20, 2L Reduced rates ontn raiiroaa. cp rut losses Jim DissAPOimMEsrsiN : BUSINESS JRIDUB TO, , A CARlLtZS SUPER riSON OF EXPENSES : JHAT MEANS VLT1 MATELT FAILURE.. , JCEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON EVEUT 9RANCH 'M'EXPENSEINTOVft AFFAIRS. SgWi, O DOMESTIC, AND, START A CHiCKINO ACCOUNT HERE. TOO THEN KNOW EXACT. iTrHATIQUSPtNCt CONCORD NATIONAL BANK Capital 1100,000 Surplus 3D 000 . Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits. , Political Speakings. ' Geo. W. Wilson and L. T. Hartsell, Thursday night, October 13th, at Kannapolis. , ' Geo, Wt Wilson and L. T. Hart sell, Friday night, October 14th, at Young Hartsell and FranklinWill. R L. Doughton anduT. rXartse1!. Saturday irht, October 15, at 7:30 o'clock at Mount Pleasant. . Jixo Faxtio-ULlax, 3Dp- ClXCd. tythis bank which endcayora at J all timeB to learn the . needs of the larmer, Merchant. Finn, Corporation and Individual . Depositor and meet them in a helpful manner. J Our Capital, Surplua and Profits of tUX tZIO furnisha ample means "not only to assist the business man, but to protect his deposits. ' You are cordially invited to place your Account with this Bank ""VV ma Keady-tQ-year Kimonas and Black Petticoats Special Just in by. Express, a New line Kimonas and Black Petticoats that are the greatest lvalues we ; have ever had. , These garments are all .well made and , guaran- -teed to wear. .. , .. . 4 Long Kimonas in pretty new designs, specially priced 98c, $1.25,. $1.49 ;up to $2.50. ( -i; , Every g&rise&t is full cat ' '.;.r. PETTICOATS; The greatest , line ; of ; Heatherr . . bloom . Petticoats1 ever. 'show , in Concord. $1.59 Values ra Elich &sd fascy eclors, QSc , $1.53 Vahss, Chck crbrciicrcd reffls, spe- cisl ----......--.-01.00 Hack d . colors, t!:o caTcItiss b genuine , ,$i.OO, $1.25, ; $1.50 to $2.98 Hrjdir tzz 35 b 42; Cd vzz r!:a. Let cs ths;y yea l:fcre ycur thz b gese. 1 -I 1 1 1
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