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.' ; N . ' t 1 if if , .A "VVv.r'. r VOL XXT-i Prica, Cacti a MosU. CONCORD. N. CL. THURSDAY. JUNE 1,1911 NO. 276 III :. GOHTEST . CL CIS , IN ' A -: OF GLORY SATURDAY NIGHT rib SATURDAY NEXT IS TO WITNESS THE CLOSE v OF THE BABY CONTEST, r " ' . . . - ' -; . , , For Deep and Abiding Interest and Widespread , Curiosity Aa to Who I Going to Win, This Con test Makes a Political Election Look Like a Meeting of Selectmen In a Staid Old England Village. ' The grand baby eonreet inaagurated eix week ago by the Timet and Trib nne ia going to come to a close at 9 o'clock nest Saturday night. It go ing to eomo to a eloM in a bias of glory, too. For the put au weeka thia contest has ba the talk ot three counties throughout all of thia section, , as a matter of fact it has been the -chief iopie of conversation and it has stirred the people aa nothing else has done in recent years. But no it is coming to an end and in only two days.. Piaetieally but forty-eight hours remain and then it will be an event of tht past. Keep np an earnest striving for subscriptions. Don't, overlook any thing that will mean votes to yon. Everybody is eager and anxious to win'' and they realise only too well, now that the race if so near an end, that they mast leave absolutely no sione unturned if success is to crown their efforts. This contest will come to a formal and official end at nine o'clock Satur day night Everyone must report be fore then for it is imperative that all voting certificate be in the ballot box by that hour. The door will be locked promptly at nine o'clock. The work of judging this contest is going to be ' no small task. , It must not be de layed beyond the hour -of nine even though the judges who will officiate will be men who are experienced and apt at figures. If you have any friends who are holding back voting certificates for your little sweetheart, get in touch with them at onee and . warn them that they must be deposit ed by 9 p. m. Saurday if they are o bo of any avail. v Let father and xk ther, sisterafid brother, aunt and un cle1, frienov acqoainlanee eat- forth their most active efforts in behalf of The Methodist Chatauq.ua. j Greensboro, May V 31. Methodist laymen of Greensboro have taken . $10,000 stock in the proposed assem bly of the Methodist ; Episcopal Church, South, at Waynesville, which is the maimnm amount that ean be t taken by any city. Greensboro is the second city; to subscribe; .for its full amount, Atlanta having" been the .first. The chatanqua when finished "will be an exeelent place for men of ; . the church and their families to go on vacations; there will be numerous gatherings held at the place. A 100 room hotel -will bo built at once and many other buildings will be erected. A dam will be built thai will cover -200 acres with beautiful, lake, ex tending five miles in length, and 36 .feet deep.' Dr. Cannon will "be in charge of the place. Waynesville la considered a splendid location for the assembly and it will no doubt be a success and mean a great deal to the denomination. About $250,000 will be invested and this is expected to yield 10 per eent to subscribers to stock. General Diss Quits Mexico... r- -y Vera Crux, May 31. Diaa sailed this morning on the steamer Ypiranga -for Spain. the retiring ruler of Mexico left this country nnmourned and nnbonored after "such a long and undisputed control of it government. The only party accompanying him to the wharf was a military escort under General Huerta, to protect him from - 11.1 I 1 - Li . J any enemies mat migm nave jiioneu to intercept and harm bin,- There ' "was no demonstration whatever. Dias " will stop at Havana to confer with '""! General Reyes regarding the letter's ' candidacy for the presidency. - ; " rr', . v::;:M: , . ' " ' r V Baseball 8aturday. There will be two match games ot base ball Saturday, June, 3,between West Concord and Gibson Mill. Game to be called at 4:30 p. m. ; There will also' be a lawn party for tie lu'.elU of West CMWorJ team. Game and party will be at Tonng-Hartsell Mill a-rounds. ii The lawn party will open . at seven o'clock. AU are invited to come and enjoy a good time. Re ; fresbmente as usual will be served.. ' No School Census Thia Year. ' ; Superintendent Roger baa received notice that no census of the' schools will be taken this year. t ' The time of the census was changed . by the last legislture from: August to June' and the census waa made bi annual' instead of annual as before. . The 8tate authorities decided that the census would be taken next year and their little darling during the next Iorty-eignt boars, for what you do tonight, tomorrow and Saturday will spell success or defeat for yon. Drop everything else if need be to make baby a winner. How proud yon will be. if your baby can just eaptare that -proud title of "most popular baby in Concord and vicinity." Be sides that there are those prises of gold, $150, $125, $100, $50, which are to De distributed in etch of too two districts, making four little tota who are to profit as the result of this race. Don't let vain regreta possess yon af ter the judges have announced their decision because yon did not do this or thai. Tour baby may now lead his dis trict for all you know,, but if you do not work your level best between now and Saturday night he may be crowd ed out by others and may not finish among the winners at all. On the oth er band you may feel that your baby has no hope of winning. There is no baby even, at his late date that can not be brought to the very front of the race if you will but do all that you ean for him. No cause is hope less while there is life. Wellington defeated Napoleon only after-it seemed certain that the won f ul little Emperor was on the point of achieving the greatest victory of his truly remarkable career. And so it may be the case of your baby if yon won't slight his interests but strive mightily to land him among the vic torious. Once again the Contest man ager wants to urge yon to make yonr repotr as early as possible. " Do not wsii until the last day in the' after' noon. , If yon get Any aaccalaobearip tions you can turn them in Saturday evening.- Do not leive'it all until the last moment. --i Buyer aa Guilty aa Boon Seller. Rakish. May 31 Ebr Hhe firs time in the federal court here Judge Connor has laid down the rule that the purchaser of liquor from a "blind tiger" is -equally guilty' with the "tiger" who sella to him. This rule has just developed in ,he prosecu tion of three Johnston county men, Georee Potter, W. H. Bailey and Z. C. Strickland, on the charge of fur nishing whiskey for a "blind tiger'.' run by J. E. Young. They came to trial with the plea that they did not furnish whiskey for Young, but that they did on the other hand, bny whiskey from him. In charging the jury as to the issue of furnishing whiskey Judge Connor declared that the three are by their own admission equally guilty with the "tiger" for having purchased . ' from tun. v The jury, however, acquitted them of the charge of furnishing the "tiger,' The judge has not passed judgment on. the men for buying the whiskey as admitted. '- - Storm Headed This Way. Washington, May 31 A aetvesje storm, whose center increasing in in tensity in Ontario, will rush down the St. Lawrence valley, cause showers and thunderstorms practically every where east of the Mississippi river to- dayr In this city the storm broke with considerable force and down town streets were strewn with trees and branches. - At the White House two old trees were shattered. The disturbance ' wound - up another hot day in the East and Sonh, featured by a new record 'or nigh temperature for May established at Fort Worth, Tex., where the official record was 104 Hopkins-Goodson. . -Wedding invitations as follows were issued here this morning: Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Goodson .; requests the . pleasure of , your . ,' .' company at the marriage of - . r heir daughter ; '. . , J Mary Frances ",' , Itfr. Harry Benson Hopkins Wednesday evening, June fourteenth .!:..; - at seven o'clock, j i .. At home ; ' " Concord, North Carolina. IMPORTANT NOTI0EI ' All the special vote coupons (thi pink certificates) must reach the eon test office and be deposited in the bal lot box before nine p. m, Saturday, June 3d. This is very important and yon should look after it at onee. V LnrarsHowEa . , v i Hvm TUt Morning by XlaaM Mabel aad Louise Means In Honor of Miss Christ. A linen shower waa given thia moro- ing at 10 o'clock by Misses Mabel and Louise Means in honor of Kiss Evelyn Grier. It , waa one of the most pleasant social events of the season and waa enjoyed by a large number of our young people. Hearts dice and cards were played. In the game of hearts .dice the prue, a pair of auk hose, waa won by Miss Edna CorrelL Miea Ellen Gibson won the prize at cards, which waa a beautiful fan. After the games delicious refresh ments were served. Then Miss Kath rine Means appeared in the room with traveling grip and shouted: "All aboard for Harrisburg!" On open ing the grip it was found to contain large quantity of linen for Miss Grier, who is soon to become the bride of Mr. George H. Richmond. Those present were: Hisses Kate. Mary and Adebnte Morrison, Lucy, Ad die and Genie Lore, Gertrude Lafferty, Mary Bing ham, Mary and Ann Burwell Grier, Anna Shemu, Fannie Hill, Margaret Lents,' Shirley Montgomery, Edna Correll, Rosalie Smith, Maude and Grace Brown, Marguerite and Lncy Brown, Mary King, Ellen Gibson J Kate and Belte Means, Aishlyn Lowe, Myrtle Pemberton, Kate and Nan Archibald, Janie, Grace and Zula Pat terson, Frances Goodson, Mrs. G. L. Patterson, Mrs. C. L. White and Mrs, . F. Goodman. Mr. Abner Walter's Birthda,y Dinner. The annual birthday dinner of Mr. Abner Walter was given on last Sat urday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Freeze, in Mooresville. Omte a number of the children, grandchildren and other connection, besides aome friends, about sixty in all were present. A noticeable feature was the num ber of old people, fifteen of whom were sixty or. older aad several were 80. , Mr. Walter waa the oldest among them, being 85, is hale and hearty and takes long walks every day. The din ner was served on a long table in the beautiful grove of the Freeze-Smm pock home, after which a photograph of the crowd was taken. A record with ' personal signatures and ages of all who attend these birthdays iB being kept with Grandfather Walter at the head of each. About four o'clock the crowd be gan to disperse' to their many homes wishing for him many more happy birthdays to ' come. X. Some Fin Wheat. Mr. H. B. Parke brought us yester day a lot of wheat stalks that are just a little ahead of anything that has ever been reported to us. There were 38 stalks and heads of wheat which eame from one. grain. These heads averaged 85 grains to the head, making 3,200 grains produced from one. The wheat was of the Fulcasier variety, and. eame from Mr. Parks farm in No. 2 townshij, about 2 miles from the city, formerly the D. Oannon farm. Mr. Parka has 12 acres of this wheat, which he says will probably make 35 bushels to the Address Tonight at St James. The Rev. L. B. Wolff, D. D.. of Bal timore, Md., General Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the General Synod of the Lutheran church, will deliver an address in fit. James church tonight, at 8 o'clock, binder the aus pices of the Lutber Brotherhood. Dr. Wolff spent ' twenty-five years as missionary in India end will speak of this interesting bople. He is en route to Newberry, College, Newberry, B. C, to prach the Baccalaureate ser mon next Sunday and is visiting his brother, Prof. 8. A. Wolff, on Trib une street. The public is cordially in. vited. Two Windows Being Put in at Depot Carpenters are busy at the passen ger station cutting out a new window for passengers who have . mileage books. The window is about a foot from the one now in use and is about half the size. The same ticket agent will serve both windows and unless another' agent is secured the double window, will not facilate matters. It is also understood that a baggage man will be put on in a few days. "M"aaawniaa . Miss Stalling! Won the Piano, Friends here of Miss Maude Stall ings, of Union county, will be delight ed to know she won first prize in the piano contest conducted by the Caro lina Democrat, published at Monroe. Mi Stallings spent several days in this county soliciting subscriptions while the contest was on and waa very f EM05A5 laamoH. Soma ef thi lecpla San aad 223 whan Wa4 Oosae aad 0 Mr. J. Locke Erwia is spending the day in Charlotte. , Mrs. W. D.'Psaaherton is spending the day in Salisbury. Mr. William Sits peon spent yester day afternoon bt the city. Mr. William Bingham arrived yes terday from A. M, College. Mr. C. W. Johnson, of Charlotte, is business visitor in the city today. Mr. Boger Fink,' of No. 5 township, has gone to Wiehiba Falls, Texas, to live. - 1 Miss Leonimo .IDumaia, of New fork, is the guest of Mrs. Plato Dur- l .,- r nam. , Mr. R. S. Wheeler and little daugh ter, Catherine, are) spending the day Mr. R. O. Caldiell, son of Mr. R. . Caldwell, of No. 2, returned this week from the A. A M. College, Mrs. Paysaur, who has been visiting- Mrs. Hipp, returned this morning to Her home in sumter, H. t. Misses Ernestine Lott and Anna Delle Neal, of Winston-Salem, are the guests of Mrs, Claude Ramsaur. Attorney John L. Randleman, of Salisbury, spent yesterday afternoon in the city on professional business. Miss Anna Sherrill returned last night from Danvil(e, where she had been visiting Miss Kennedy, of the taculty of the R.IM. I. for several Mrs. R. L. Pattekon, of Charlotte, spent yesterday wife Mrs. MacLaugh- an at the Lutheran parsonage, re turning on No. 33 last night. Her father, Mr. Blaokwllder, of Mt. Pleas- ane, accompanied her home. Wednesday's Winston Seniinel: Misses Ernestine Bott, Donna Henry and Anna Dell Ne went to Concord tooay, wnerw iwy are guests or Mun Lott's sister, Mrs. Claude Ramsaur. Later the party will make a visit to Leaksville. NEW JmEROES BDILDDJG k LOAN OPEN ON Saturday, June 3 - Cabarrus Sayings Bank The Concord Perpetual Building & Loan Association Starts Its This Association ' hat matured and paid off 33 Series of Stock Amounting to $331,200.00, Dnii'f Mice THE OPPORTUNITY to start stock UUU I lillaJj in this Old Reliable Association. ROBT. H. I WOODHOUSE, 1 With thU in bntinets J aUie who It encourages ecenomy, establishes your credit, makes sending taoney ' away or paying bills with v Check easy, beside? sawguaraiitg jouT casn, ; Why not start yonr Cbecklog or Private Account wKa GENERAL NEWS. Items of News from Bare, Thar and Everywhere. The capital of Oklahoma will re main at Oklahoma City, so far aa ibe Supreme Court ot the United States is concerned. That tribute! declined to nphold that the Oklahoma statute, eaaeted last December to remove the capital from Guthrie was unconsitu tionaL The home mission committee of the Presbyterian synod of North Carolina has made arrangements with ex-Governor R. B. Glenn to speak on home mission work at various places in the state duping the next five weeks, and he ia now in Asheville for the purpose of delivering a lecture at the First Presbyterian church on Sunday morn ing. His subject will be "Home Mis sion Work in North Carolina." Senator Overman has introduced in Congress a bill appropriating $10, 000 for the execution of a painting depicting the scene of the baptism of Virginia Dare, which took place on Roanoke Island on thj shores of North Carolina August 18th, 1587. It is Senator Overman 's idea to have the painting adorn the walls of the na tional cpitol, where there is a picture of the saving of the life of Capt. John Smith bv Poeahontan Rev. L. B. Wolff, D. D., of Balti- irj i i -a ,L . more, ma., general secretary oi ine Foreign Mission Rnard. is visitinc his Ul MlllCl , 1 lUX. kj. fl.m T T win, uu iiiip une street. Mrs. B. F. Rogers has returned from Lexington, where she has been visiting her brother, Mr. John Har key. Mrs. O. W. Kelly, of Georgeville, left this morning for Boston to visit relatives for several weeks. Mrs. H. B. Parks has gone to High Point to visit her daughter, Mrs. E. W. Free e. - , - , The mills at Kannapolia have shut down tor several days on account of a shortage of water. AT - 46th Series. S. YOUNG, President Sec. & Treas, Bank it helpful not only to men bat to every man and woman has any business transactions. CHINA GEO YE NEWS. Delightful Birthday Party China Grove Defeats Kannapolia Party at Mias Grahaa'a Other Interest ing News. A birthday party was given to Miss i ha Seehler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Seehler. Those present were: Misses Callie Edwards. Gracie Ketchje. iQertrude Casper. Wilmer Ketchie, Espella Hurley, Pauline Ed wards, Uracie Felker, Duree Deal, Rosa Belle Wallace, Adie May Felker, Pauline Wallace. Franees Hurley and Madie Seehler. They served ice cream, I cake, strawberries, caudy and lemo- i nade. China Grove ball team visited Kan- apolis Saturday and beat tbem 15 to 8. The feature of the eame was the hard hitting of China Grove. Barger bit a home run in the fourth with two on bases. Cress school house end Piney Wood crossed bats at Cress' school ground Ascension day. Cress beat them 9 to 3. Only two hits were got off of Barger, who pitches for China Grove. There was a party at Miss Sophia , 1 ' . L1 , . 1 ' i.. mi. . Graham s Saturday night. The time was enjoyed by all -kinds of games. Those present were Misses Blanche and Madie Cooke, Lillie Bell Rogers, oora Kiritman, Kuth Cline, Kuth Ed- dleman, Kathleen Williams. Dorothv Kimmons, Vera Eddlemau, Thelma Hurley, Mr. Houston Stirewalt, Bittle Kimball, John Bostian, Archie Kirk- man, Loyd smith, Cecil Graham and Otis Hurley. Mr. Mike Ramsaur, who has been ttending the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill has returned home. The Junior Order decorated the graves of their comrades Sunday. Rev. C. A. Brown preached the sermon for them. T. S. Lefler spent Wednesday in Charlotte on business. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Troutman went to Charlotte yesterday evening to spend the night with friends. Mr. a. u. tflrd 's boy who has been SPECIAL SALE White Dresses ..Friday and: Saturday.. We now have on display a Big Sample line of Ladies' and Misses' White Dresses, well made and beautifully trimmed; all different sizes, ranging from : 14 to 44, and the price is ONE THIRD LESS than you have been paying for ready-to-wear dresses. Every garment fitted by an expert. i i """ ' WANTED--Three customers to buy the last three Summer Coat Suits we have. 'r;v.-- .:y;r?U Friday. Saturday and Monday Special prices will prevail in all Millinery, Flowers, Shapes and Trimmed Hats. Extra Special in Ribbons at 9c and ' 12c, worth up to 25c J Visit Every Deparbnent In Our Stort-U V3 ry Yea H.LPAiic:; sick for several days, ia abie to he oat again. .' China Orove, Jon 1, Mil. , AA Bid KaJacUi, The bids for building the new addi tion to the city water works system were opened yesterday afternoesi by the members of the water board, vha in conference with Engineer Gilbert C. -White, held a lengthy meeting and considered the bida until a late bow last night. After giving each bid the unit thm,iir)i ui.iil.r.tuui ttlA Ka.wI decided to reject all bids on ' the ground ihat they were too high. There were four bids on the complete job, th Mchoe h;n .v rwwi nA h est $42,500, and eight bids on porta of . the work. The contract will M let within the next thirty days bat. the board- decided not to advertise again for sealed bids, leaving the matter open fbr any eontratcor or contracting ' Arms. Even Congressmaa Kftchla is Hot Whole-souled Witt Bryan. . Washington, May 3L Colonel Bry an And hill fnllnwAfu will li WAMtjwl ! tomorrow when the House Democrats .... - ...... will formally consider the matter oi woolen schedules. Even so good a friend of the Nebraskan as Mr. Kheh in will not follow him more than half , way. The North Carolina congress man may vote for free wool in com mit iee, but he will stand by the cau cus. Albeit Mr. Bryan haa declared in effect that any Democrat who fails to support free wool under any cir cumstances has been Aldrichiaed. This Bryan-Underwood fight has eaused a decided stir among all schools of Democratic thought There is even talk of a possible break be tween Colonel Bryan and Speaker Clark. - Messrs. Thos. J. Jerome and Au gustus H. Price, Esq., attorneys at law, of Salisbury, announce that they have formed a partnership for the purpose of practicing law ia all of the State and Federal Courts, under the ; Arm name of Jerome Price. 1 1 , once every )wo year thereafter. Baseball at 4:30 o'clock. successful. '
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