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CONCOUD. N. a THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1911. '
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Thi Greatest of All Newspaper Competi
! tions Has Aroused All Concord as Noth-
c ' Ing Else Has Done in Recent Yars Eren
1A&N AND CONTENTS BOTJTO.
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Thia Morning. about three o'clock
the Starting of the Street Cart Was Lost
Sight of in the Interest Aroused in the -"8.
Contest The Babies Overshadow All"
If You Wish to Have Your baby Peering at You tront
' .These Columns! Send or Bring Ua a
Y ;Once If You Have No Picture, Come and We Will
1 Make Arrangements to Get One for You Absolutely
; -Without Charge to You. S "
. la this .' TminfV iesne will o! surprised bow rapidly the votes will
fonnd "a partial list ef tta popular
and eeeotifnl dimpled darlings who
" ara ao far entered in onr contest.
Tha bahiee repment tha Tory boat
: ' homes in tha city and tha rarrooadinf
country; thay art all ml babies, tha
. . liveliest lot tha contaat manafara
have am seen. ?:;'
': Look over fha list of nanus, and
' vote for a favorite. Thar ara vary few
.,'who ara not thero, hot will bo in a
day or ao finrely among nch a aa-
toot list of babies yon see tha namts
" of soma yon want to help. , Than dip
oat tha Oo ii pons and rota for your
favorite. Vote! ; Vciil Vote! v
Nominations have been coming in
. by the aeora and it is a great pleas
V op to us to know that there are so
: soany Ana babies in Coneor and vie-
imty. No ehanee lor Koosevelt to reg;
; ister a complaint on this city, and- we
; are willing to make the statement,
that there is not a ity of its sise in
f i he state, or in ihe whole United
- Sta(es for that matter, where there
aro more nice babies.
Lads and lasses, of eyes of blue
and eneeu 01 tan, or rnoy nps ana
' ci rose-bad dimplesj. They are the
V -viMtatestrift of X3od and'eattsa the
best f sentiment m human nature to
farm' in Ko. 3 township, about fire
miles from the eity, was totally de
stroyed by fire. - The bars had been
recently erected. - : i -,
The wife of 6en Barbae, colored.
Picture at I who Uvea in tbo houaa nearty, had
oeeasioa to get up for something about
3 o 'clock, whan through the window
aha diseoTered that the barn waa on
lire fibs' aroused her husband, who
rushed a once to tbo aeeae. The roof
waa then1 falling in, however, and it
waa impossible to tare anything. : :
There wore five males burned to
death, worth in tbo aggregate about
91,000.00. One pair of the mules waa
rained ftt about $600.00. The other
contents destroyed were: A lot of
Tha Oeaaas rignras Chow' Gain f 7
IV Canty-Baa at JCm, fthalan-Voriar--'
aUaCay OaA Agaisr
atom fraam' Aaaatla--farsoaal
Hm. .:;'J '?
At last the oeasas for Mt. Pleasant
baa been naado inbKe.. It gives us a
population of f 53 gainst 444 ton
rears agov Whlia other email towns
1 i L'lil . . i . .
nave gamea ira ataa, eomo aeraauy uirea TrooMtakoy an annuity of 13,
smaller than they wore ten yeara ago, 600, which aba proved waa promised
wo nave naoo m nw.oi almost v aer bv Cbakmer before she divorced
come pouring in, and tha parents and
friends of tha. baby who work the
hardest ara bound to win in this eon-
test.
fiead tha rules and re eolations that
Mini thwM tnna nf ronirhrwwca. thrA
appear in 4hia issoo carefully and if tone-of fertiliser, a two-horse wagon,
there is anything about it that you do flve 1 of plow mars, collars, bridles,
per cent. This! tniaaaaa has been so
steady and constant to to almost im
perceptible. "Thi fixed phrase that lit.
Pleasant Manajha "jast about the
same" is abundantly refuted by the
facts.' At present we are in the midst
of the greatest era -f improvomenta
known in tha history at tha place. Thia
ie but tha aoginkring; others will nec
essarily follow in - rapid succession.
There is no res ton why the next een-
how a gain beyond
not understand, information will be
eheerfulyy furnished at tha contest
office in the old Postal Telegraph of
fice. Come in and get a subscription
book. Phone 138.
etc There, was 9500.00 insurance on
the barn and contents, and the loss is
probably three (times that amount.
It is plain that the fire waa the work
of an incendiary, though there is no
To mothers and friends of babies Liu aa to who was resnonsible for it
living outside of Concord we want I u. MnntnuMirv un h knows of no
to say, that yon have the grandest op- one biMk; or white, who entertaina
ponunity ever anoreu a oaoy o wm ai fng for him, and he ia at
as two big priaea go outside the eity, U 0 io know why anyone abonld
with some apeaial prizes. The babies
out of town have identically tha aame
opportunities aa those in the euyr
Gold and Glory and tha Seward.
Thia paper is not offering cheap
jewelry, dishes or the like, but gold
and glory. In thia why yon know ex
actly' what you ara getting, and there
have perpetrated snch a crime. ' The
art occurred at the busiest iarm sea-
ton of tha entire year. Mr. Montgom
ery 'a kind neuchbora have offered him
all tha assistance in their power, ao
that his farm work may not suffer un
til ha can secure a new equipment.
One of the mules belonged to W. J,
Mr.
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: assert itself the love of and pride in
ft baby.
v - II you are' going to nominate a little
' friend, do so at once, while the great
V offer of one, thousand free votes is
open. ' ; Of course every mother
thmks lier baby is the most popular,
. and all ber friends, - who have no
babies of their own, think thejMa
W. O. Taylor's Residence Burned
it in No. 1 Township.
W. Ci Taylor, & tho lower part, of No.
ia nothing cheap attached to the offer, Montgomery, Jr., and was not insured.
nor netmoua yaiuo- piacea on me
-The honor is just as great
gold.'and every parent should take a
Deraonal oride in seeing -theirViot "
of many could not nave been won by ,cof w" " m "X
i.LT.- -ni-Ml th nA l Mrs. Taylor, who discovered thai the
V " . A.,!. and kitchen furniture except that eon-
aonrow. awHw, T-'TJ taJaed in the cook room. The smoke!
0SL- 9::,. iTTl " hon wa also burned, although some
of the content of this were saved. A
office, call ua up. hone 138.
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ininK. out wn.cn oaoy aoee v J V-.ny o. T "1 lot of peas and wheat was consumed,
2fr:,TJ T 8 r" I . rN?J??Zr?:ZZr:X. hay stack between the house and
inu i me rewb quevuun w ite mmvcu
, by The Times and The Tribunes
Call on your friends and you mil
soon learn how. easy it is to get votes
for your baby. Oct one or two or
even a half a dozen to help you. They
will gladly do it -and you will be
BEAKS OUT THEIR POSITION.
Webb, Oudger and Donghton Point
With Pride to tha Report on tha
Tree List BUI
(Washington,.; April. 26.- Senator
Simmons and Representatives Webb,
Oudger and Dbughton point with
delight to the report of the commit
tee on ways and means on the far
mers' free list . bill; Several sections
seem to bear them out in their views
on the Canadian reciprocity measure.
.Some paragraphs cited are: "The
advantages of the agreement are
greater for the people of our own
country. 'As the president said in his
tnesaage of January CO, 1911: 'Reci
procity with Canada must necessarily
be chiefly confined in its effect on the
,coat of living to food and forest pro
ducts,' . '
t; 1' fi'- fsct, action on the. Canadian
i 'Si 'i;i:'aTeement involves -tbo necessity or
further a,nd immediate action in re
A moving a number of duties or im-
" porta from other countries, in order
that justice may be done to the great
'' army of our -agricultural producers,
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le'"",rU Zr.7J-Zttrn was also destroyed, and it was
... , - -- w,th difficulty that the barn was saved
:riT-!n" k!-TZ igniting.' It is thought the fire
U no.limit to 4he number f b.bi rZZlVr?.?
nominated. . - - i f
it is not known bow much.
wheat, rye, Wa,' barley Jbn'twnet
and' corn are placed on the free liat.
WitlTthe removal of duties on im
ports of these articles from the only
Small Tire at Mr. W. A Foil's.
The Are alarm waya sent in from
OEAIOim WIU.
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Uaivomttiea af VlrglnU and North
OaroUaa ta Drrido Entira Estata,
Saya Farmer New Yorker.
Richmond, Va April 26. Despite
the fact that the Supreme Court of
New York haa ordered the committee
of tha person and property of John
Armstrong Chaloner, formely Chan
ter, to pay to ihe Princess Amelie
sua ahould toot'
the 100 mark.
Next Monday
town officials.
polities and no
than safe to aa;
fraud, no bril
tioa aftermath,'
after tbo el
is election day, for
yes there ara no
ndidates. It is more
there- will bo no
e whiskey, no elec
io eanrt investigation
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who in tha Canadian agreement are
(a have all the alleged protection re
moved from their products without
a corresponding or reciprocal removal
of the protective duties most burden
some on the commodities they must
purchase aa necessary to austain their
Uvea and industries. Aa a beginning !
in - the correction of thia injustice,
against which our farmers properly
protest, the bill herewith , reported
hss been framed. V , -"By
thia measure-agricultural tools
nd implements l of every kind" are
placed on tbo free list, in order to re
move or to prevent any possible dis
crimination agaist our farmers in the
priaea of theaa necessary articles and
to place them on an equal footing with
their ' competitors clue where in the
world.!' .
'it The report continues: -'In the Ca
' hadian reciprocity agreement, cattle
C x nd all other live atock including
V?-?v awine, sheep and lambs, and likewise
country from which real competition I the residence of Mr. W. A. Foil this
could he eroected our farmers are I mornintr about 9 oVloek, but the blaze
openly and avowedly placed in a free I was extinguished without the aid of
market aa to foodstuffs and food prod- the department. The fire was caused
ucta in tha farms in which they leave by an electric iron, wmch was placed
the farm. Reoresentativo oreanixa-l on a bed when the current was o. No
tions of the farmers ara therefore urg- damage, other than a scorched quilt,
ing that Jill ttho people shall now have was sustained.
the advantage in the forma in which I
they are finally consumed." - - I' Two Sides to It.
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L Wilkesboro Chronicle.
K Birthday Party. The Winston Sentinel says: "Many
Mra. Lanra C. Wrieht. widow of the a child is in its crave because of
late David Wrieht. was aiven a aur- eenn-ladea kiss.".. And many a boy
nrise as her homo in Enoch villc on I is in jail, penitentiary or on toe roaas
Tuesday, April 25th, 1911. 4 beeaaea of the lack of a few kisses,
The occasion waa her seventieth gcraww rnougn tney oe.
birthday (24th) and tbo near ap
proach of the 48th birthday (28th)
of her eldest child, Mias Alice Over-
eaah, who on account of a spinal trou
ble, baa been confined to her bed fori
14 years.
Mrs. Wright was first married to I
Mr. Gideon Overeash, who was lost I
during tbo war of i 'vl-5. After the I
close of tbo war aha waa married to
Mr. David Wright. She is tha mother
of eleven children, four aona and sev
en daughters, all of whom are living.
There aro also 37 living grandchildren.
Theaa together with two brothers, two I
sisters, relatives and mends, number
ing in all about 100 persona gathered I
about a long table, loaded down with I
good things, spread out in the yard. I
Alter an tnvoewion "J ne nev. ueo.i
H. Cox, D. D, all Mridok of the boon-1
tif ul repast, and there waa abundance I
left. .
Mrs. Wright haa lived all her life in
or near to Enoohville and ia known
tnd beloved by everybody. The ag
gregate age of herself and two broth
ers and two sisters that were present
After, aeveral' months confinement
to his room, thai many' friends of Mr.
W. H. Khnfrey re glad to see him on
the streets agaiij.
Mr. Boy Webstar, of Gaffney, S. CT,
spent Sunday here. ,;
Miss Margie VMeJEaebren and Mr.
Horace Black welder, of Concord, were
noted among our Sunday visitors.
Miss Lena Batager returned from
Charlotte today) where abe spent last
week VMM ing relatives.
Mr. John Moyssv. theological stu
dent at Mt. Pleasant, & C- preached
at the LutbeTanieharea at the evening
service Hunday.,,; ..- i . -
Miss Orace Ladye, of Concord, apent
IfMidejrtjew-jtta
vMis8 Ksto'Shimptwk is visiting rer-
atives in Gold' HilL ;
The graded school closed a most
successful session last Friday, under
the principalshtp of Prof. H. W. Barrier.
The Mt fleasant Cornet Band is
getting itself in readiness for the 20th
ot May celebration. The boys are
prepared to eiv(. a first-class account
of themselves.
Mrs. A. N. James spent last week
in Albemarle at the bedside of her sia-
Ter, Mrs. P. W. Tucker, who haa been
right seriously ill, though ber condi
tion is reported to be encouraging.
Mr. Hilbert Fisher, who has been at
Annapolis for the past few months
preparing for the entrance examina
tion to Annapolis Academy, returned
last week. He is now at the Collegiate
institute, preparing to graduate with
lis class next month. Ue has not yet
received any report from ins exami
nation at Annapolis.
Miss Mary Barringer ie spending
the week in Concord with her sister,
Mrs. w. t. Wall. v
Mrs. fichulenberger. wife of Rev
Mr. Sohulenberger, pastor of ihe Re
formed church, who had been criti
cally ill for some days, . died at
o'clock Wednesday evening. Tbo in
terment will be made at China Grove
Friday.
Mt. Pleasant, April 27, 1911.
him, tbo latter aaid today be will re
sist tbo payments unless his former
wife signs a revocation ot her alleged
dower rights in his property.
How he will do this is problematic,
aa he is a lunatie under New oTrk
law, and bis receiver has accepted the
court order for payments. (
Chaloner today said that his former
wife waa "romancing" when she told
the courts she had turner over io him
920,000 abe hid earned with her pen,
in consideration of which he had
agrred to settle the annuity on her.
The Princess never composed a
greater romance than when she said I
borrowed 930,000 from, her," aaid
Chaloner. ''But 1 had decided to let
the statement go unnoticed until I
found that she hsd refused to relin
quish her dower rights. .Now I will
try to have the ease re-opened.
"In my will I have left practically
my entire capital to the University
of Virginia and the University of
North Carolina for specific educa
tional purposes. ' It now becomes my
duty to see ihat they are protected
and that they will get ;his property
when I die. Unless the Princess re
linquishes ber dower rights I will
congest any payments whatever to
her."
Snldde at China Grove.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
China Grove, April 28.-Mr. Q. H.
Weddington, a well known, citizen of
tkis nluv eommitled Suicide at " Ms
homo here today by ehoe-turg himselff
in the leff aide with a 32-ealiber ntle.
For sdme time Mr. Weddington has
been suffering with asthma and on
yesterday told a neighbor that he
thought he would kill himself, as be
was not able to assist his family in
any way and was an expense to them.
Just before noon his wife found
bim with the gun in his hand but at
her -neeeation he put it away. At
dinner' time he joined the family in
the dining room, but did not eat any
thing and returned to his room and
in a few minutes a noise was heard in
the room as if he had fallen on the
floor. His wife end son ran to his
assistance and found bim lying across
the bed gasping and the gun betiween
his legs. Before a physician could be
gotten he was dead.
Mr. Weddington N was about 50
years old and is survived by a wife
and several children, also two or three
brothers living in Cabarrus and Ro
wan counties. He was a member of
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran
church and the interment will be here
in Greenlawn cemetery.
The official figures of the ravages
of the bubonic plague in the central
provinces of India show the appalling
total of 95384 deaths from the die.
-a9e in March. The fatalities during
r eDroary were 3jva.
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It was an enjoyable occasion, and
will long be remembered by all who Oanttal 4100 000
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Good for Twenty-Five Votes
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VOID AFTER IttY 8TH,: V-.''- ;
WH&tLjs Bimk is kelpfol sot only to mt
b pc;;im bat to eVery m and woman
wta Jkaa any bitinns tranMctiona,
It encourages i ecenomy, eeUblisbea your credit, luakek sending
money away or paying ; bills ; wliri - Lheer , easy, ; beside
SStteguardlug your rasp, . , , ; ; ,
' ; ITiy t8t slcrt jtzr Ctcilsj r Trlvtlt Access! wia
Quality and Price
Always Sight.
Tow can get II
AT PAULS'.
SPE
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FOUBAV ' ,
Five Thousand yards of izyic and i$c fine "
Dress Ginghams, Percales, new Lawns, etc., 27,
4 on1 InrKe u; A XfrxAiv Qu rAlr mnA r t
Ylnnrlav all fnr one nr!r '" 1 Or 'Ward
New lotof7c figured lawn, pink chambrayi r .
calicos and yard wide Cannon cloth. 5c yard
New lot of Dress Ginghams in stripes and fancy : 7
colors; also white goods, special ,!7c
Extra good 36-in Percale in all colors 19c-l2ticJ:
Big Bargains White Goods
27 to 40 inches wide :
In this lot are white lawns, dainty waist material, '
Pajama cloth, ladies cloth, worth up to asc"
yard, divided in three lots, speciaL5c-7c-llf 'Jj,
40-inch, just like linen lawn, special '-
10c and -I2lic yard .
I5C tan linen , , y0.,"
18c linen crash, special -,L
I2c Morafock linene in stripes and colors for.t
skirts and boys' suits 10c
35c Foulard silks in a beautiful range of new
patterns, special 25c
We carry, everything in all-over Nets and bands.
Embroideries of every kind.
$1 50 Shirtwaists, sale price.
.98c
Ladies thin gauze hosiery,10c, 12 c, 15c pair up : '
The new Lisle hose, special.; -1.
Children's and Infants' Sox and.!
Stockings in any size or colotK- .
New lace and embroidery Dutch Collars at
. . ,25c and 35c
New Novelties in Jewelry.
Good gauze vests at .
5c, 10c, 12tfc, 15c
Don't fail to see pur Corset Covers
and other Muslin Underwear.
New MilliM for Friday,:
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Boys' Hats ...25c and 49c
Children's trimmed hats .25c, 49c, , 98c
Misses' trimmed hats ...$1.50, $1.95 and up
Ladies' black turbans ....$1.00, $1.50. $1.95
New lot of ladies' trimmed hats underpriced
at. . $1.95, $2.48, $3.50, $4.95
' We carry the largest assortment of Ribbons to
be found in Concord'. : All colors and kinds .
..... ,1c yard and up
Visit our Clothing and Shoe Departments if
you want your money's worth. , r ;. ,
; Special sale of Canned Syrup in the Grocery
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