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NO. 197
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loyi. 13 Passes Second Eeadini
" la Senate. ' (. -
fyecial to Th Tribune. ;
Raleigh,' February 20. The Hoose
ia committee of th whole began eolP
sMenUion of the meo byi," report
ed by Oisira Dpughton, of th fi
nance committee, section by taction,
and devoted most of the day to it. ' It
will likely take ell week to dispose of
"""It in the nous. It Inyolye sweeping
change for th purpose of increasing
State's income and if possible to pre-
' Tent a recurrence of deficits of the
,' last two years. ?; "''r;."
In h Senate Boydea'a State
ministration building bill, after long
debate and, ; numerous amendments,
- passed second reading by a rot of
, za to a. u anmorues a dodq issue or
half a million. -On third readia to
.' lumn wnml .nuttuliTUinta will he
5, offered. : IIJEWXAM.
A Jan Kick from West Depot Street
lfr. Editor: , -; ""
While the public as general rule
doe not ear for kicker, I believe it
is time for the eitisens of West De
pot street to kick, and that vigorously.
From Wagoner's grove to the depot,
specially on Saturday night, this
street ia a disgrace to the town. Some
of our law-abiding citizens have been
beard to remark that it is dangerous
to even stay at home after ' eleven
o'clock at nteht, as throwing of rocks
' and bottles and firing of pistol is a
common occurrence. 1 These orunRen
' crowds not only stay on the sidewalk
cursing and singing but in" a number
'of cases co into the yard and break
7 down young trees and do other dam
age. Not many f thee people live
on Depot street but are on their way
home from different places aneY as the
officers nay no attention to this part
of town these rough, crowds seem to
think they -can curs and shoot onmo-
le.4ed. As the eitisens in ibia portion
' of town are expected to pay a much
tax as other people they feel like they
should be entitled go some protection
f0Jlfm-fM. ."".'in mrnpf y-Wv-f
Mr. Durham to Chariott Pythian.
Observer. 20th. v ; f ; , -,.-,
Preachinr the anniversary sermon
to v the" Charlotte" ' members of ;; the
Knights of Pythiaa at Tryon Street
Methodist church yesterday , morning,
- Rev. Plato T. Durham, of Concord, ex
alted s the ideal of fraternity that
which n universal and without re
strictions. 0"The time to coming,"
said he, toward the close of his dis
cussion, "when, -if Pythinnisra .does
not teach the love of all men,? -you
. innst March araid the dusty records
of the past for Pythwnism. The
time is coming -when,- if Masonry
teach not' the love of all men- as
brethren, you must look, into history
to find your Ifaeonry."-. -uK '- fs H ,
Mr,- Durham ; preached from Ro-
mans Mi "For scarcely for a right
eous man will one die; yet peradven-
tnre for a good man some would even
dare to die."
"' : ' Betterment Aasodation in No. 11.
- , -Mrs. R. A. Brown, county president
.'-of the Woman V Betterment Aseoeia-
tioa visited the Litaker School in No,
. , 11 township in behalf of th associa
tion. Several of the ladies who were
interested in the work met with her
and organized with the following offi
cers: Mrs. 0. F, Litaker, president;
Mrs. ilea Black welder, vice-president;
-Miss Sadie Utaker, , secretary, and
Mrs.- H.' W. Fryling, treamrm.
Those present were very much en-;
, thnsed and as they toave always done
their best in equipping tbe school
room and grounds for the comfort of
the teacher and pupils ,tbey bop to do
" better in the future with an organised
society. ' , A FRIEND..
Flag Sal8ing and Bible PrescnUtioa.
- The Junior Order of Toung-Hartsell
mill bad a flag raising and bible pres
entation at the Patterson Mill school
last' Saturday afternoon.; Mr. M..B.
Stiokley made an appropriate address
and nuwic.was furnished by the For
est Hill band., There were some inter
esting exercises by the children of the
the school, and a collection was taken
for the Bill Ny Memorial building at
the Jackson Training School. ; 't ,-.
Governor Kit chin ordered special
.. term of the Wilson county court for
the trial of Lewis West, the confessed
slayer of Deputy Sheriff Mumford, the
pursuit and final capture of whom
stirred such sensations throughout ehe
state a week afro, to convene in Wil
son on March 13, for one week, with
Judge J. S. Adams presiding.
Marrinjre licenses have been Issued
to the followling: Mr. Charles Green
and Mise Ufami Kerr; Mr. 0. C.
and VAt Linie Neislcr; Mr,
John Sealtorn and His Eos Lee. - '
TES EilD-UP OP KO. M. . j
Conductor Thouxhi It Was a Joks
' Vothing II sard of the Bobbers. .
Chariot U, N. C, February 18." I
tbonght the whole affair was a prac
tical joke, ' ' exclaimed Conductor Mau-
uey, who wa in ehanre of tti South
ern s fsst mail No. 36, held op near
Gainesville, this morning, when be
ended bis eventful ruo at his tome
here at 10- o'clock. , "Wben I felt
the train coming to a atop near White
Suplhur I knew something waa wrong
and selling my lantern, alighted and
started for the engine.- Just as I left
tthe coach a masked man thrust a pis
tol in my face and ordered me to hold
up my bands. I knew some of th fel
lows on the train were in funny
frame of mind, and I knocked ttoe
gun aside, exclaiming, "Cut out this
foolishness, I've got to look after my
train." The stranger pushed th gun
closer to my face and with, a string of
oaths, said: ' xou d n Tool, get back
into that ear, or I will blow your head
off,' - Still unconvinced, I asked the
man wkk the gun what be was trying
to do, And be answered: W are
holding up the train and are after
what is in the safe in the baggage
ear Get back in that ear . d--n
quiet ' ' The train was Mopped in a
deep cut, and' nil I could do waa to
comply with the demand. A moment
later I heard two terrific explosions in
quick succession. A number of pas
sengem started to rush out before
could restrain tiem.)nly two got off
the train and they were quickly hus
tled back by the robbers. On of
them, Jdhn Bruce, of New' Orleans,
was shot at, the bullet passing close
to his face. .We saw the men disap
pear into the woods after the second
explosion.",. ''':s-.-.:'-'
Charlotte, February 18. Express
Messenger, Wm, B. Miller, in ehanre
of the ear, which was looted, had par
tially recovered his nerve when fie
reached tbe end of his run her this
morning. ."It was a terrible experi
ence," declared 'MElIer, "though not
man was hurt. When the train
came toa standstill two masked men
entered the ear and at the point of
pistols forced me to get ut. " As I
stepped to the ground I was held up
oy another masked man, and while my
bande were in the air the ear was rent
by., two quick explosions, The win
dows ox th ear were blown out. The
smaller safe In the ear'oonf abed oe-'
tween $700 and 1100. Everv cent
waa takenbut the larger safe, which
was the object of theeeeou4 explosion,
resisted the efforts of the robbers,
and in that was $65,000. When the
robbers hind - completed the Job they
jumped from the train and forced us
to get back ordering the engineer to
move ouiok. Then they disappeared
in the woods. It waa all over in a few
minutes.'
A dispatch of the 19th to the Char
lotte Observer from Gainesville, Ga.,
says:' rlZU ; .feM
While the officers here are reluc
tant to discuss any information, it is
learned they have reliable clues to
the identity or the bandit : and ar
rests are. expected within th next
day or two, Suspicion et ill points
to three men who were seen ekulking
into town early this morning. These
men were followed by several eitt-
xens but when one of the strangers
turned on bis shadows and showed
fight, they retreated and the strangers
made their escape. It is believed that
th officers at'work on the ease have
information as to their whereabouta.
Information received her late to
night is to th. effect that on of th
packages taken from th express ear
saie contained fi4,om ' In addition
to this a quantity of foreign money
also is missing. Several foreign pieces
of silver were found on th ground
shortly after the robbery and these
are oeiteved to have been in the miss
ing package. T' ,
ine roonera are supposed to com
prise fhe name gang who killed Police
man -Dunnell, at Greenville. S. C,
Friday and robbed several stores in
Williamiston. : Early Saturday the
post office was robbed at Easier. S. C.
just over the Stat line, and that is
supposed also to have been their work.
The passengers were hadlv fright
ened, hut when they attempted to
leave the train th robbers airieklv
'forced them hack. They hid their
valuables in the cuspidors and. under
the seats. Women concealed their
pocketbooks, but they were not mo
lested.
EILL NTS DAT. ; ,i
Public" Schools of th But to CU-
Vrat Day for Memorial BnQding
at Jackson Training SchooL v .
"Bill Nye Day" is next Wednesday,
February 22, Washington' birthday.
The day ia to be mad memorable m
North Carolina by exercises in the
public -ecbools of th Stat, at which
Bill Ny, his life and work will be
told of, so that there may be know
more of thia noted . humorist. . who
made North Carolina his home 'for
so many years. " .
The day will be need to help provide
funds for memorial building at the
Stonewall Jackson Training School.
Th work of erecting this cottage
was nndortaken by the North Caro
lina Press Association at its meeting
at Wrightnvill last June. The com
mittee appointed decided that this
memorial to the lamented humorist
should take the form of a memorial
building to be one of a group or part
or th Training School.. Heady for use
in th training of errant boys, it is
to cost not leas . than $3,000. : The
money is to come from, contributions.
generally. i :- ' .-v.
To aid the press of the State in its
work of love State Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. Y. Joylner des
ignated Wednesday, February 22. as
"Bill Nye Day',' in the public schools,
an interesting program being ; pre
pared for use, and contributions of at
least penny each ia asked of the
children, who may contribute more if
they desire, while citizens generally
may aid with larger contributions, to
be credited to the eohools through
which they make their gifts. In' nam
ing the day State Superintendent
Joyner urges superintendent and
teachers to give hearty co-operation in
making the celebration a. success and
in suggesting that at least one hour
be devoted to it, saya:
"The noble work o fthe Stonewa'l
Jackson Training School - for ' giving
ayward boys of the State a chance
to ' be trained, into good eitisens,
should appeal ettongly. to the hearts
of the children of the public schools.
who, but (for the merev of God. micrht
be like these wayward boys. ; It is a
privilege, therefore, lor these chil
dren to have an opportunity to make
eoninnution to nch a work. It will
do (hem goooV I earnestly urte. theTe-
ore,"tht iwprtntewaeWand
vi;s iciiu nioir etMopenuion in secur
ing, at least a penny contribution from
every child in the public schools for
the erection of the Bill Nye Memorial
Building for" increasing the facilities
at the State's school for training
wayward Hoys."
in ine program or exercises pre
pared for "Bill Nye Day'? there are
oiuvto nurnn am sijv, auricles oy
him, and articles about the Jackson
Training School. These are to he read
to the school by the teachers, or the
pupils are to take part in the-read
ing, tne icacner to maxe comments.
The articles are: "What is the Jack-
eon Training Schoolt" "Edgar WiK
eon (Bill) Nye,". "Personality of
Washington,' written by Nye; "The
First President,"; also by Nye," and
How' y Understood the Cherrv
Tree Incident, 'i this last being: - ..
"Washington was a soldier in the
true sense, and, . when a lad, " was
given a little hatchet by hi father.
George cut down some cherry trees
with this, in order to get the cherries
without climbing the- trees. One day
his father discovered that the trees
hod been cut down,, and spoke of it
to the lad.
"Yes,", said George, "I did it with
my little hatchet; but I would rather
cut down a thousand cherry trees and
tell the truth abohfit, than to be pun
i C0I4 way Elti Texas. -
' Dallas Texas, Feb. 19. Following
spring-like weather and gentle rains
in the past week, a norther swept
over Texas today, sending the temper-
Latur down thirty degrees or more,
in some instances oeiow ine i reeling
point, and fear are entertained for
th fruit crops should th wind die
tonight. Orchards are in full bloom
over the Stat.
.'The - cablegram , from Korea An
nouncing the death of Mias May Pitts
stated that sh. died of heart failure
on Tuesday February 14. ' '
CZAZY MAN rTTTJJt TWO. j
literally Out Eis Son-in-law to Piece
EUbUd Wif to Death. :
lEgh Point, Feb. IB. John Speaks,
supposed to b craxy, tried to kill
thre persona near hia home in the
CkvTOeld section thia morning at 7
'clock. About that hour he went to
he, home ct his son4n-law. living
neaf. by, and literally cut hun to
pieces with a sharp knife, however,
not 'killing him at the time. H then
returned home and stabbed hia sleep
ing wif through the heart with the
earn knife, killing her instantly. A
on was th next victim the wild man
went after, hut he managed to escape
unhurt.. Will Miller, the son-in-law,
whd was so terribly cut up by the
mV was removed to the honpital and
diea later,' . ' ,
t Teks has been in an asylum in
M&saachusette, hut, it seems, was
given hia liberty after it was found
ott'Jht u native of North Caro
lina,' it la said that some time ago
two men accompanied Speaks here
front that -State and saw him safely
landed, and reutrned home from their
mission. ' A glance at the man before
he Committed the crime was enough
to assure one that he was badly de
mented," and he never should - have
been allowed to run at large.
bpeaks was still at large late to
night, though a large posse has been
scouring the country for him. The
people rear ror their safety, wrth a
wild man loose.
Taft1' Winston Journal has the fol
lo'willfft:;:;-";--
JSdme three weeks ago Speaks came
to Winston-Salem and all the way on
his journey from High Point to this
city die Was vowing to his companions
on.jtp train that he was coming here
lor fheole purpose of killing District
Attorney Holton. When he arrived at
the home of Mr. Holton the district
attorney waa away at Greensboro at
tending court. Mrs. Holton was very
UMicifrightened at the brusque and
etinfWge manner f the man, who en
ure) the house and declared that he
was13oing to epend the night there.
The eiglhors were called in and suc
ceed, vl in getting him out of the house.
hut i ur several days h stayed around
in t" vicinity,' finally leaving when
the c Hcers wer called.- -' - - -
A i little more tlmn a week nva
gpej at.untA-Jt. the, rjwtwctu4
tomeys4iome and this time found his
intended victim there. Mr. Holton,
being satisfied that the man was crazy,
locked him in a room, where he spent
me mgau ine next morning epeaKS
left, before breakfast, having appar
ently changed his mind as to murder
ing Mr. Holton, and had not been
heard of here until the news of the
tragedy at -High Point came yester
day. ' .
We ask all public school teachers
in the county to adise us as early as
possible (by phone or otherwise) the
. .. . 1 ...1 ..
amount : raisea in eacn scnooi next
Wednesday, Bill Nye Day, toward the
cottage at-the Jackson Training
SchooL " .
VESTIBULE TBACf
SITS SEITTINa XX0UTB.
Jast North of Depot Saturday Bight
No On Seriously Hurt Operator
Discharged. . ,
Th Southern's New Orleans to New
York limited passenger train No. 38
ran into a shifting engine a short
distance from the block office, opposite
the Buffalo mill, here Saturday night.
The train was going at a very alow
speed when the collision occurred and
hut for this fact it is very probably
that a disastrous wreck waa averted
No. 38 is train of solid Pullman ears
and when th collision occurred tk
passengers were only slightly shaken
up, one lady received several gashes
from a mirror before which she was
standing, and several other passengers
received only alight bruise
When asked as to the cause of the
collision," Yard Conductor Troutman
gave out the following : - '
The collision was due to the over
sight of the telegraph operator to close
the switch which had been opened a
few minutes previous to allow two en
gines to go on the track where the
trains met. Train No. 38 was due to
go on the northbound double track
and on account of the failure to throw
the switch it was turned in on the
southbound track, where the engines
were standing." .
The pilot on the engine was de
molished and the engine to 38 was
also badly damaged, it being necessary
ro bold the tram here for about two
hours in order to get an engine from
Charlotte. An attempt was made to
get the train away with the local Shift
ing engine but, this proved too light
for such a heavy train.
The train crew and the local opera
tor ,wre ordered to Greenville, S. C,
yesterday where an investigation was
held. W. D. Miller, the operator, was
discharged. Engineer Tankley was
given demerits for not sloping at
switch. No blame was. attached to
Conductor W. B. Smith.
rOBEST HIT."- VS.
ad Away froa
-'ABltrnoul etot.
B. Raifont, overseer of -fin
ishing at Lock Mills, will leave to- '
morrow night for a ton days neit to
New Orleans, and to Wesson, Miss,
his former home, with his family.
Misses Cooper and Lethia Miller
spent Sunday in Kannapolis with
friends. .
Mr. Frank Mills and family moved .
to Concord last week from Lexington '
and will live in the Barrow house on
North Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. Msck Foster have
gone to Kaleigh and will probably
make their bom at that place, .
Mr. M. Lk Glover expects to move
to. Mooresville this week, where h
will work in a mill. '
Miss Betti Howell, of China Grove,
spent last week in the city with rchv -Uvea.
'
Mrs. J. F. Morgan and Mrs Ketner
spent Sun lay in Salisbury with
mends.
Miss Bessie Coggins, of Salisbury,
spent Sunday in the city with her
friend, Miss Ethel Johnson. . -
Miss Martha Ferrell, of Elan Col-''
lege, arrived in the city yesterday and
will spend some time here t the home
of Mr. Eugene Morgan.
Mr. J. S. Joyner has gone to bouse-.
keeping and is living in a cottage on
Buffalo street.
Union Meeting.
There will be a Farmers' Unioh
meeting at the court houee on Thurs
day, February 23, at 2 o'clock p. m.
A full attendance is desired. '
" . A, H.. LITAKER, President. ;
Bill Ny Day in th Concord Schools.
There is every reason, why our
schools should make a good showing
in the collection for the Memorial
Building at the Jackson Training
School. Each child will be asked, to '
bring at least a penny for this pur
pose but there are many that can ea
sily bring more. Believing that there
are many people here that will . b
glad to contribute to this cause, w
have asked the children to call on
their friends and If you would lik
to contribute to this worthy cans
hand your offering to one of the school
children and they will be glad to bring
A. S. WEBB..
R. K. Black has ' just received, a
second shipment of spring coat suits. ,
II
ished for it.
" wen saw, uvy brave boy," ex
claimed the happy father as he emp
tied George' toy bank into his pocket
in payment for the trees. "You took
the word tight out or my mouth."
" An Old Tax Receipt , ,
Mr. X A-Brantley,-of No, 5 town
ship, waa in the city Saturday and
showed us a tax receipt that belonged
to tus. great grandfather. 'Mt. Jacob
Hilemany which is a century old and
si as follows; ' '
"Received of Jacob Hileman his
tax in full for th year 181L" ''
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00N0ORD NATIONAL BANK
Capital $100,000 Surplus $3P
Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time
Deposits.
ARE PABTlCDLARLT DESIRED
by this bank which endeavors at all
times to lekrn th needs of the Farmer.
Merchant, Firm, Corporation and In-,
dividual Depositor and meet them in
. . - r --. ' - .'.-.''1.' r
t helpful manner,,' .
i
Our Capital, Surplus and Profiti of ' . '
1160.000.00 furnish ample meant not
only to assist th business man, but to rTf rt 7 T ft 1111
nroliwt hi. dennit. M I i UUU. I I U
You art cordially' Invited to plc C, "
vnnr unnnnt with this Eant . J..V4 .
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Will be good shopping days 4
for early spring buyers at , .
P A R K SV
Extra Good Values in DRYIGOODS
NOTIONS and READY-TO-WEAR
New 60c Spring Drees Goods in black and all col-'
lore, per yard ., - - ,-- -.48a
All colors in New Silk at, per yard25c, 39c, 59c
12c quality White Checked Dimity --llOc .
v Spring Ginghams, in good patterns at per yard
. 6c, 7c, 10c and 12c ,
Special values in Embroiderie8..5c, 61c up to 10c -
One lot of 50c, 75c and $1 corsets, Special...S9c
$1.50 American Lady Corset. . ..69c
Good lot of Pearl Buttons at...... .5c, 10c,and 15c
Fine Muslin Underwear
Children's Drawer and Bodies and Corset Covers ;
at . . 10c
Children's Muslin, in fine assortment .l....15c ;'
Ladies' Drawers, extra well made garments.. 25c
Large assortment of Ijadiea' well made Muslin, spe- ;
cially priced ati.......39c, 50c, 75c and up
,New Spring Skirt Specials. V
v f 2.50 Bkirt values, $1.98. f,V 'J , 4. . , ,
, 3.00 Skirt values, $2.25 and $2.49. 7;;--
- ,A ' $4 and $5 Skirt values,, $2.95 tq 3.95!
12jc quality Domestic ..L.
, 10c Fine Sea Island Sheeting.
,10c
.81c
. We appreciate your trade. Let us show you. -y ; ,