aaIUa ..." fr-ii -AY ill Mil VC: VOL XXI. : CONCORD. IL C THURSDAY JULY 6. 1911' Pries, (3 Cents ft ITiaU. Singls Oopt. 0U - -NO Z f death cr la. a. 8. ttakrtb Ou of Oar Best Know CiUssne Ckna ' - Tenacity Trunm and Shsrit ; sf the County Tlmsral Ssrrio To mororw Homing. V :,'7 . i ' t Mr. Bl 6. Harris died tausaora' ing at 9:30 o'clock at bis bom oa " Grove street after an illness of sev . sral month. Mr. Harris bad been in st feeble health for tome time past, and v- about two months ego" his condition became such that he was unable to be . "away from hia home. ; Absat week ., : ago be began to grow gradually worse and continued so until hia death this - morning.' ' ;...V.- ' -.- .. . i Mr. Harris was bora at the home of hia grandfather, Richard Sadler, near v Rock Hill, S. C, January 4, 1835, and ,. was in hia 77th year. ' He moved to Concord early in his .'youth and be ; came actively engaged in tbs business -. life of this eommnaity and was' soon . recognised as one of its leaders." Mr. Harris always manifested a deep in-.-i terest in politics and for a' number of years he was matt actively engaged , in conducting the -affairs of his party, . serving two terms as treasurer of the "! county before the'eivil war. When the . -war started he enlisted-with the Ca ;1 barrus Black Boys and was made see- ond lieutenant and served throughout the war to the end at Appomattox. After the war Mr. Harris returned to oncor and again became active in business and politics, being elected : sheriff of the county in 1868 and served-for three terms. Later he was cot , ton-weigher of the 'county, serving . six years in this position. . ' ;.-... , " Mr. Harris was one of the brightest . men Cabarrus comity has ever pro- ' "dueed. He was a worthy scion of one y of the most prominent families of the county. He was of a genial na . turs, and consequently numbered his . .friends by the hundreds. v He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ,Mary Annette Hurru, and seven chil dren: Mr, Wade H. Harris, of Char lotte; Mrs. Thoe. J. Wilson, of Win- Bton-fialem; Mrs. James F. Shinn, of Norwood, and " Misses Rose, Mary Lewis, Clara and Sarah Harris, all of A whom are here with the exception of ;v iMrsWilsonfwhoiis detained at hee :hoaa MLoSunstoibaali -ha'aiistiint sf J tne illness oi ner aoa. ; ' , M-ltnunWal will-WMd tomorrow imorning at 10 o'clock at the borne and will be conducted 4y the pastor jt the deceased, Rev. D.. J. M. Orter, . jot the First. Presbyterian eburoh, as- -fited by Rev. S. N. Watson, of the y.Firstaptist ehureh, 1 Th MclTer Loan Fund. The Alumnae Association of the vSiate Normal College has set itself :;-the task of raising a loan fund of flity "Vthousand dollars, to be known as the "LMcIver Loan Fund, in honor of the rV man who not only en&eared himself to every-stodent' and friend of the Nor- rmal -College, but. did such a great and tjaeting work, for the cause of educa- lion m general. - This work wai inaugurated in the summer of 1908, during which time a ' 'field secretary, began the organisation v of alumnae associations in the various counties of the state. For two years ' Miss Etta Spier gave her enire time , j- to this work with be result that now - there are fifty counties organized and twenty-two thousand dollars pledged .for the fund The amount to be epn- ributed ,by the county is left -with .i each eounty; associaaion. no asi ments beinar made. ' A . separate ' ac count is kept of the ' money derived from each county. . This money will be used by ' young women of that COUntV.' i: y"'"-'v- The use of tbis loan fund will be Dy strict business arrangement. . A young woman wishing to borrow, money for her college education makes a written application and gives her note in legal form.; Th 'loan must be repaid as soon as possible, the interest begin ning be September .after leaving col lege. As partial payments are made they will be put back into the fund o be need over again. ,''' , " 7 . A large proportion of the money al- ; ready raised for the Mclver ' Loan Fund has been contributed by mem bers of the association, but to aecom- - plish our purpose he assistance of tne people oi inc siaie is requireu. Special Pullman Oar from Concord to ' Atlantio City, K. J. 1 Arrangements have been made for special pullman from Concord for ac- eominodation of Concord Lodge No. 857. Car will leave on train hjo. 12 ' at 6:40 p. m., Saturday, July 8th, and be attached to special (train from f Greensboro, arriving at Atlantio City about noon Sunday, July flth. Low round trip ratcs.open to everybody, and many will go who are not Elks. Pu"oian reservations can be mads by an '-J'ng to W. J. luantgomery, Jr. Miss Jane'Siwimerill, of the State Normal Cxi!!,"e, is here in ihe inter " at of the HilUe. lliwa tummerill is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Smoot. Haxt Cetsioa of Moat Anoeaa 8ta- laary Cement PavjmanU Conv yleted Parsonala. Prof. J. H. C Fisher, president of Mont Atooena Seminary, has given out some interesting announced nts con cerning the coming sess'.on at 4hia well esablished institution. The faculty, for next year will be an exceptionally strong one; the curriculum baa Iwes strengthened at maay places, which assures the institution high rank in the educational world. Misses Crab tree, Stirewalt and Cline, members of last year's faculty,' will return and continue their work as heretofore. Among the new teachers Jn he insti tution are Miss Mary Mauney,N gradu ate of Lenoir College, who will (each Latin and higher mathematics, assis ted by Miss Lena Moose, graduate of 1- Mont Amoena H," in Latin. v iMiss Cora Ballard will assist in English, Science and Art. Rev. J. J. Long, pastor of St. John's, will have Bible History. Miss Crabtroe, assisted by other members of -the faculty, Trill also serve in tho, capacity of Lady PrineipaL A thorough canvass will be made during the remainder of va cation. Mr. Long going to Couth Car oline at an early, d&te for that pur pose.' A number of tho faculty are attending summer sclools for special work in their, representative duties. Already it is requiring considerable correspondence to kejp trace of the scores of inquiries coming in, seeging lnlormation (or another year. All in dications point to a splendid session ahead. .;: The cement oavoment is completed. Mr. - J. A.- Walker of Concord," the contractor, did a first-class job and Mt Pleasant is in the mud no longer.! About three thousand one hundred square - yards were put down, and according to Mr. Walker, who is well informed on. these uatters, we have one of the longest single stretches of pavement to be found anywhere, lack ing only a few feet of on mile with out s break. The (total indebtedness of the town, toludg'Ireet! work done before the present board eame into power, and stmt now under eon- .ta?r;'11 otcd $200. Thiss geumg on on rae easy peaai. xnere is yet a great deal of work that needs tole done, and it is -noped ths board will continue the present policy until hills, mud and stagnant waiter will be unknown in thu iralago. Many questons nro askel uovAcsys about the railroad. The surveyors are working steadily on' r the job. They expect to make this place their headquarters in a very short iime. The little folks of the Methodist church Sunday School did (themselves great credit Sunday in their Chil dren's Day exercise. It was one of the best that has ever been given here.- ' Mr. L. E. Foil will represent Mt. Pleasant at 1!he great gathering of t,lks at Atlantic City next week; Dr. ii. p Moose and Mr. F. W. Foil spent the glorious fourth in Salisbury.- , , ' Miss Bessie McEachern spent last week visnnng in Lendis. . -v ' Messrs Raymond Shankle and Hal Lewis, of Albemarle, were : noted among the Sunday visitors. . , Beginning tomorrow. , Miss Ora Fisher will have for her guests' for next fortnight,! Misses Mabel and Minnie-Wallace, of Laurens, 8. C, and Miss Maggie Boatiah, of China Jrove. Misses Ethel Conine and f fiuth Misenheimer, Messrs. Paul Moose and Berley Beaver spent the fourth at Misenheimers. :i s. i :?:, : Rev. R. A. Goodman, of Spencer, pastor elect of the Lutheran church is nere ior rew uays. 7 Mt. Pleastat, N. CV July .6, 1911. Woat Fools Baseball Makes of , Some f'Psoplev-:;''-;-;,. Statesville sLandmarlt r . ' Because they were displeased, with the decision the umpire at a ball game in that city, Saturday, s crowd of Charlotte people tried to mob the umpire. The mob was, riot composed of the irresponsible and reckless but the' Observer avers that prominent and responsible Charlotte people led the rush on. the umpire. . Protected by the police on the ball field, the um pire was later assailed by .mob of 500 savs the Observer, on Sacred-In dependence .Square, and for a time a howling mob who shouted "thief t" robber " "shoot . him!" "Kit him f and the like field sway in the heart of the city. The nmpirs was saved from violence by being hustled into an automobile and hurriedJiway. The sensible people who participated in the affair were doubtless heartily ashamed of it when they had time to cool, as they may well he; but the in cident illustrates how the baseball craze makes fools of otherwise sen siible people. ' . Mrs. D. J. Miller and ' daughter, Miss Julia Miliev, of DeLand, Fla., are visiting Mrs. G. W, Brown. LxmrxzAx zxusioir To Ss Held at MlssnTialmar Spring TwMday, July 11, MIL ' ' First reunion of tit Lutherans of Stanly, Rowan and Cabarrus counties to, be held at Misenheimer Springs July 11th, Mil: - - 10 s, to. Band , Concert by " Mt Pleasant Cornet Band. - - ' 10 a. m. Rev. H, M. Brown, presid ing. ' - -. Hymn ''Holy, Holy, Holy." Scripture Lesson, Psahn 46, Rev. W. A. Dotton. . " "i - ... Prayer Rev. L. D. Miller. Address of Welcome Rev. H. M. Brown. . Hymn-r"i Love Thy Zion, Lord." " Address Our Heritage," Rev. R. L. Patterson, D. D. : Hymn-J"Ein Feste Burg." Benediction. -Dinner. 1 p. m. Band Concert. 2 p. m. Prof. G. F. McAllister, presiding. Hymn-'All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." Prayer Rev. C. P. Fisher. Hymn "The Church's One Foun tain.'! Address "The Bask-ground of the Diet at Augsburg," Rev, H. A. M? Cullough. Solo "Fear Not Te, 0, Israel," Mrs. C. P. MaeLanghlin. . Address "Lutheran Opportunity, Rev. J. J. Long. Hymn "Now Thank We All Our God." Lord's Prayer. Benediction Rev. G. H. Lingle. Music by ithe Band Excursion to Eichmond, July 18, 1911. - 'nnthein Railway will operate Annual Popular Excursion to Rich-1 Hud, Vs., Tueaiivy, J I7 18, 1911, at very low round trip rates. Tickets will be good to return on any regular trains leaving-'Richmond, up to and including, Thursday, July 20th, giv ing two days and one night in Rich mond. Special train consisting of first class coaches and Pullman cars will leave Charlotte, at 8 p. u., Tuesday, July . lSoh, and frrrivo at Richmond, 6 a. m., following morning. Very low roortd trip, rates from all branch line points, rickets from tcese points good on regular trains connecting with special train. Rare opportunity ito visit historic Richmond and the many nearby poinitB of interest at small cost. Following .ound trip rate will apply: Concord $4.50 Albemarle $5.25 Salisbury $4.50 Rates from all other points in same proportion. For other information, Pulman reservations, etc., call on any Agent, Southern Railway, or write, R. H. DeButts. T. P A., Charlotte. New Pellagra Treatment. An empolye of the Beiumont Mill.i, Spartanburg, S. C, weat ;iico Irwiu Floyd's drug store the other day and bought some tincture of iodine. He said he had pellagra and was us ing the iodine as a remedy. H said he took one drop in water three timea a day for a week, two drops three three drops a day the third week, and then went back to one drop again. He said he had had pellagra for a year, but since beginning this, treat ment had improved. ' Tho man assert ed that a woman living at Sarin .Mills had cured .herself of pellagra with this treatment. ' ' ; . 1 : Tincture of iodine in water is often administered ' 'in .. cases of typhoid fever, - - . -v'y ' . ,. x; fitimpson to inspect 6anaL New York. Jul? 6. Secretary of War Suiiipson sailed today for, Pa nama to maks his first inspection of tbs- Drotrress of the canal work and the detail8"f Its fortification. In cidentally,, the Secretary wil stop at Havana to view the ruins of the bat tleship Mainland will also visit Por to Rico to inquire into questions of sanitation and the present method of choosing municipal judges. Gret "Flr-FJUinx"! Contest. and a -quarter million dead flies in and a quarter million dead flies in one heap being a pile three feet high ami five feet wide, represents ; : the slaughter wrought by small boys as tho resuMTof fly-killing': contest, which closed here yesterday. V Robert Basse carried off first prise of $10.00 with an official, record of 484,320 dead fles.-- Oax to Stop One Minute at the finara. Beginning yesterdey ths street car company has ordered that the ear stop ons minute , at the public square in each ddrction.? This Is a temporary order and it la made as an experiment. Ths order has been made in answer to universal demand and It U hoped it will be permanent. r ; ..' Watch eheok. for ' The Tribune's hidden EX) WAS '8 TZJ OLDEST CTnZEXI Whs Are ntyl4l Lbt WltX Xs- inest f or Additions, Salisbury Watchman. ' Tbs Watchman has been making an effort o ascertain wbo are the ten oldest citisens in the" county and it has been-abls thoa. far io obtainJ the names of tcnjwno are over 80. We believe there are ten or more over 90 in the county and when all the returns are is this belief is ex pected to be verified. Are not (here soms old folks in your neighborhood who are not in the list T If so we would thank anyone to send them in. Just send (hem in on a postal card will be sufficient sad be sure to give the date of blrth.Jf possible. Ws recently stated thai probably the first church established in the county was at a peint known as Crys tal Springs, on tbs Concord road be tween Salisbury and tbe community known as Rock. ;An old graveyard, probably the oldest in the county, is in this vicinity and may be the burial ground for this :'old church. Who knows T and who knows , of 1 those buried there? Probably some have slept there two hundred years, and many have 00 doubt long since been forgotten. They Were Jhe pioneer, they fought the wild beasts, the In rians and British,; cleared the land, populated it and are now among that great host, that has passed over the river, and so soon forgot ton. It seems that , a little of the Chinamen's .re spect for our ancestors might not be amiss. Many of the graves of our most respected ancestors are not even marked.::;'. j Our present list of oldest citizens is as followed;?'. Jacob Holsbduseri Lrtaker town ship, horn June. 1, 1815, now96 Mrs. Elmina Shuping, of Salisbury, born June SL 1815, aged 96 Mrs.' Margaret T. Fleming, Enoch- ville, bora. June 1, 1816, now..95 Henry Morsran. i, Stf ere township. born February .14, 1818, now ...93 Charles Morgan: Morgan township, born 1821,1 now" . 90 W. M. Barker, o Salisbury, born November 30, -1821, aged I Matthew , Meniui Steele town- f- ehipr born "Fenruary' 2V1824..87 Lapt. Riley Blaekwelder, No. 2? - China Grove, born December 1835 now 85 Mrs. Mary Menius, Steele town ship, born February 26. 1828..83 Franklin Weant, Steele ownship, born December 17, 1830 81 Mr. and Mrs, Menius have been married 33 years acd ere still hap pily living together a. their home near Mill Bridge. This is a splendid record. We believe this couple holds tbe banner for Rowan. Who are the others T Send in the name of the oldest person you know. Started With Nothing. Charlotte Chronicle. Dr. John T. M. Johnson, president of the National Reserve Bank ran Kansas City, at a recent meeting 01 the directors of that bank, arose and asked that each one present who had begun business with a capital of $10,- 000 stand up. There were 25 direc tors of the bank m the room, and tbeir wealth would aggregate $20,- 000,000. Not a man of the 25 arose. ( Ih ulbnson tlhen tpvl Bnothor proposition. He said: ,. 'Each man of you who had $5,U0D with which to begin business stand up." The 25 directors looked) at each other'and laughed, but none of them arose. Dr. Johnson keDt trattinir the pro position, lowering the amount the $100- each time, and when ho got down to the 4150 one of ths directors stood up and said' that was the amount of his capital when he began business. - a v v , The majority of tbe others began without a dollar. ; - Dr. Johnson,' himself, estimated to be worth well on toward a half mil lion dolars, began bis business career without even a pair of shoes. Teachers Flocking to San Francisco. San Francisco, Ca. July 6. Hun dreds of delegates end visitors are arrivine in San Francisco for the an nual convention of the National Edu cation Association. For ths most part the early arrivals are going to tha near-hv resorts to remain until tbe end of the week, when they win return for the convention ' proceed ings. ' Saturday will be the' opening day of the gathering. Ths next day will be "Educational $umiay,'i ana special sermons will b preached in all the cities churches Tho" real bus inesr of the convention will begin on Monday aft moon, when the first gen eral session will be held in ths Greek theatre of tbs University of Califor- Mrs. M. -L. Brown - has .returned from Salisbury where shs has been visiting Mrs. F. F. Smitn for a weex, 1 Tbs Indicatlona are That Ha Will Defeat Senator Tsrrsfl la Gsorgia. Atlanta. Ga, Julv . The senator- l Ga, July 6. The senator-' Ion U attracting much (be near approach of tbe day , Georgialegialature wifi ial' situation lion with when the choose a successor to Senator Terrell in the United States senete. The bal loting will begin next Tuesday and all signs point to a spirited eontyrtl Senator Terrell, who waa appointed to fill tbe seat of the late Senator day until the legislature could choose his successor, is a candidate for elec tion 'to tbe full term of six years. The- leading candidate, however, ap pears to be Hoke mith, who was Secretary of the Interior under Pres ident Cleveland and who has just been inaugurated for the second time as' Governor of Georgia. Governor Smkh, it is understood, has long as pired to a seat in the United States senate and his supporters are now pre paring to make a strong fight for his election. On the ather hand, the an ti-Smith element, which includes many prominent politicians In all sections of "the State, will leave no stone un turned to prevent nis election. A number of other candidates for the toga are receiving more or less at tention. One of those whom it is be lieved could make a formidable show ing should decide to make an active fight is Pleasant A. Stovall, the Sa vannah editor. "Tom" Watson, the former Populist leader: W. A. Cov ington, one of the authors of the State prohibition law, and several others have announced their candi dacies. Opossum Comes Rev. W. A. Lute's Way. Statesville Landmark. Early Friday morning Rev. W. A. Lutz, pas; or of the Lutheran. chusch, who lives on Mulberry street, cast his' eyes toward the path that leads from the house to the barn; and while his eyes were not good opened he saw a good sized 'possum scampering along. And ilhe pastor's mouth be gan to water as visions of 'possum and 'taters flashed through his mind. .And he .called his family that they jnigbi corns j(mdses i pjursus this daring representaive of he harsuplals. And when he had caught 'him Mr. Lu!z 's mouth watered even more than at first He broke the 'posaucfl neck and called his people to witness this, also. But after it was dead Mr. Lutz discovered that he tiad not only kill ed the mother 'possum but an even dozen-' of little 'possums, which she carried in her pouch. Attention, Veterans. All who expect to attend the State Reunion to be held at Wilmington on the 2nd and 3rd days of August will please hand in their names not later than July 15th. H. B. PARES, Com. Camp No. 212 U. C. V Found A Jersey cotj. Strayed to my house yesterday. Owner can 1 get same by paying for damage and this advertisement. C. S. Shall, this advertisement. C. S, Small, Railroad street. Gibson1 mill. 7-5-tf $5.00 in cash free to the finder of The Tribune's "Hidden Chcok. ' ip in j ppro.v of untTTonN A CHtCUm ACCOUNT 1 WITM TUB MOHMt rOU FIND NtCtM- , UKT TO HAWM. ON HAND-IOiT DUA VAILT Tilt AMOUNt NEEDED, mHiTHt in A BOVIBHOLD ACCOUNT OK 0 tuitNtttnrKf011 OONOORD NATIONAL BANS, ''. Capital $100,000 Surplus 3P V 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Tims Deposits. CHICHESTER S PILLS Til I bo.. tmtei " V 1 1 1 4- M J ' iIAuNft It HANI PlUAfcf fmn knowkM Bst, Sats. Alwsys Rdisist SOLD BY KUCiSTS LVLkTmiutE HOKE SMITH rOB SENATE. J j ' III IsImmsisI HmslV MKl Uoisl nalUcVX mltk him HilibMa, V 3u y wf rasp - K0STH CAL0U5A aww lro 014 ort BUU- Asheville now has a curfew law. I stun-'Children under 16 cannot rnaut treeta unaeeompaniM by parsnta guardians, after 9 o'clock at night. AsheviUe now has a curfew Shelby's oldest paper, Tbe Aorors, has been absorbed by Shelby's new est paper, The Highlander, which, with he newly acquired Aurora list, now hag a circulation of 4,000. Edward Bumgardner, assistant elec trician for the Thornton Light ft pow er Co. of Hickory was electrocuted at 11 o'clock Tuesday night while re pairing a street lamp. . j Lightning struck a cotton house four miles from Cberryville, Gaston county Tuesday and killed Miss May Coster, aged 18, and in addition Sylvanus Mauney and Charles Neil were severely injured and twenty others less severely shocked but none seriously injured. A horse driven by one of the party was also killed. Cap. Miles O. Sherrill, state li' brarian and a gallant Confederate sol dier, has just gotton out a neat and very interesting booklet entitled "A Soldier's story of Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 1861. '65." He is receiving many compli ments on the admirable narrative he is wiw.ten. Corporation Commissioner Henry Clay Brown .died Tuesday morning at 6:30 o clock at his name in Raleigh, after an illness of six weeks that has been pronunccd cancer of ithe stomach. His condition had been critical for about a week and his death was expected at any itime for three days. It is stated 'that 3d cotton mills in Gaston county have closed down for two weeks or longer on account of the yarn market. Cotton mills all over the country are closing down or run ning on short time on account of un satisfactory market conditions. Few of the cotton mills have made money in the past three years nd it is great ly to be hoped that the skies will soon clear for this important industry. New Mid-Summer Shirtwaists We have just received a new lot of cool, stylish Rummer Shirtwaists that are $1.50 values, well made and petty neat patterns, on display noW,: 98 cents. Arc You Wearing , GcrCcn Summer Hosiery?, Our stock is complete in every re spect. . GORDON Hosiery for in fants, misses and ladies in the best summer weights and colors. Every pair guaranteed to "wear. : Prjced, 15c, 25c and up. All Summer Millinery at cut prices AT. inniississ ieieeta uocia a., 4 if a - Scots of 11 ts e. , JJ J TitL - W Vf JSA. Cookems defestsd Locke Mill yes- ball Tbs gams atarted out with every indies-. , tn 1 Hat it would bs a close and ex- citing contest but Swsringsn, (fee. Loekiea one bert bet in tbs harlis hne, injured bis tend in tbs esrt' ' stages of the contest and was forWi to retire, leaving fcia team without ' . capable substitute. Casble, who was v. in the grand stand as a spectator, was- ealled to the firing tins and took p tbe twirling without an opportunely ' of warming up and was naturally very.' wild, six runs being scored off of him June Sapp relieved Casble and pitch- i ed creditably, but cbs gams was sir ' ready sewed tip by the visitors. SanC- Gantt, of Trinity, was on Abe mound.-f for the visitors and held tbs gams sax ... : at all stages, his pitching being one sf . the features of tbs unfolding. The : clever fielding of Aldridgs . sad tbs batting and base running- of Bost." eought the fancy of the crowd. . . ' Batteries: Gnatt and Honeycottj ' Swaringen, Canble, Sapp: and Good- man. .... 1 :; . ... Meeting of Alumnae of Stats Normal . . : College. v -There will be a meeting of all for mer and present students of tbs Stats, Normal College of Grensboro, at "tbs; court bouse Friday . afternoon "it 5 v o 'clock. The object of this meeting is to formulate definite plans by which Cabarrus county . may -redeem the pledge of $1,000, which it mads t thsy.; Mclver" Loan Fund four years ago. 1 The Field Secretary, Miss Jan Sum -merell, will be present and sxplais. tbs work, a statement of which ie made . elsewhere in this paper. . There will bs . short talks by representative cititens.. of the town. It is earnestly 'hoped -itthat the public generally will bs pies- , eri and lend their interest and eo-OBor- ; atron to a, auae that is destine -mean so much to the county. , . . - . , . : i , Look for'annoqneement of ThsTria . uneV'Hidden Chock." ' ' ,. ' '