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MlJ v v' VVV, La VOL. XXIL CONCORD. N. C MONDAY. (SEPTEMBER 25.1911 ' Price, 49 OtsU Eania, 'Blub Copy, Oeata, NO. 61 HULL ILLLll tuiU I- . t .... . ... . Vv '; CONCORD CAN GET THIS EOAD t n if w-Ta wvnww .. .- - ' . J litter Tnm Kr. TJuaeaa. Coacord's Ij Chance to Get What R Needs, An I otter . BaJlroad. The ' Merchants v Aaiociatioa. Interested' ia. th Mat- , tel. " 'n-' ri .. v - -v- - . Another opportunity will--likely ' present jtaelf . to Concord within a few days to secure its greatest need that of a new railroad. Soma time ago Mr.: Lewis Hartaell, the hustling g secretary 7f ; the Retail Merchant it Aisoeiatiou, wrote Mr. E. C. Duncan, i who recently purchased the charter I of the Raleigh 4 Charlotte Bailroad J Company, requesting him to eonsid- er Concord's claims to the' road if it a was built as proposed. . Yesterday Mr. Hartaell received the following tireply: r- ' "' .5 Raleigh. S Pt 12. 1911. The Merchants' Association, -Conord, N-C- . .:. My Dear Sir: Tour letter of. the 7th to hand.. Ja reply will state that have made arrangements with the j incorporators of the Raleigh & Char- j lotto Railroad Company to take it over. My arrangements will not have : been completed with them until the a early part of October, and until then 41 shell not be in a position to take Tup and discuss the matter, ft Yours very truly, t .... E. C. DUNCAN. " The mad. as nrorjosed when first f incorporated several years ago, will run on a direct line from Raleigh to ACharlotte. If this course, if adopted, and the maps and surveys J-showed ".that it is by far the most feasible route, the road will pass Concord, Beginning at Raleigh and going to Durham it would have a direct line k through Chatham, Orange, Alamance, Randolph, Davidson, Rowan and Ca " barrus counties on to Charlotte, - '- -' " The 6u8din&ofrtM this great and populous section of North Carolina would mark the be- gianing of i&dostiMnaissa&ee jn which Concord could be a poten tial factor 'provided the citizens here will offer inducements commensurate terial benefits that would and sufficiently attrae- uee omciais oi the roaa lines here. , TheMehan8.'tA8SOjtation is man- ifestinir a creat interest in the mat- tr in thetnatter anT are asking the eo-operaMtfn and aid of every citi aen in the endeavor to ge.t the road if it should prove an actuality. - The citizens of Concord are. now thoroughly, aroused in their' efforts t6 get large and mora adequate: ailread. connections and should the opportun ity present itself, which is veryjike ly, for them to assist in securing the road bVeivine- both their moral and financial support they will gladly wel come 'it; 7- r- '-' ' . y ;; . FOREST HILL NEWS. KAK5AP0U3 THE WODTES. Dafeata China Grova in the Fastest Game Ever Witnessed on Diamond ef Concord's HnstUng Sabvk Efird Pitches Phenomenal Ball and Has Worthy Opponent la Barger. In the f aateat game of baseball ever played' in Kannapolie the" Cannon Sluggers defeated China Grove Sat urday afternoon by the score of a to Five hundred spectators witnessed the contest and all the old time riv alry between the two municipalities was . in evidence' and aa the game e-aawed along with neither aide be ing able to score- it increased in in tensity. Jap Efird, of the. Roanoke team-of the Virginia League, waa en the rifle pit for the Sluggers and the efforta of the Rowan pill pounders to .y:aV-. -.:.; with the be derive tive to" is to build ii THE MECHAKTS' AS80CIATI05I DIVIDE D0USL2 HEADEE. : - The Secretary Writes About the Locke Mill and KcAieirQle BpUt Good Work It la Doing Here.. Mr. Lewis HartaelL secretary . of the Retail Merchants' Association of Coneord, writes aa ' follows to the Merchants' Journal: . The local Retail Merchants' Asso- 0. Sappenfleld broke no a eruellinsr pitcners' oattle when be sent the win ning run across with a single. ' connect with Ms mystifying offer ings were puerile. Seventeen practic ed surgery on the atmosphere in an attempt 'to locate his saliva shoots. Barge was there with the bells on too, and he made the Virginia Lei guer go the limit before taking the count, j Barger only fanned five men but he was steady all the way and on- allowed one earned run; " Irby's batting and the catching of Miller were leaturea 'Ot 'tne game. - Dick Miller, who put China Grove on the baseball Siap, played short for his homefolks and -put up a rattling1 eobd game, "Wat". Moser, one of the games "big toys," did the O'Laugh- lin act. ". . .... - - China Grove Kannapoli8 , Batteries: . Bargea Efird an Belk.:ii i and 1 4 2 7 .Miller TWO MORE KILLED - . AT HENDERSONVILLE. MoTet.to Hlllaboro. Mr. Hurt Finds a Pearl. Personal News, Mr. Mally. McKay, who has been living in Concord for several months, haa.gtfne to Hillsboro, where he has accepted ' position. ; ,r ' ' . ' Mr. DJ. Bryant spent Friday Oreensboro, called there by the 'death of his sifiter. r1.j tV- i: ; Mrs. Vj. P. Hurt has returned from Forest $ty, , after : spending : a few days with relatives and friends and attending;-the funeral of her' father, Mr. James Francis. :. 'U lUw';i''':iT,! ; Miss Stella Stearboro,' who has -been visiting .fiss Mamie Stewart, for a - week returned to her , borne in Mt. Qilead tomorrow. : : - ' '": i;, - Mrs. David Lott, of High Point, arrived in the city yesterday and v will spend a week with her aunt, Mrs. ar;''.;&vVaW::P'Mw' : tn Kannannlia with friends. '14- Messra, Jas. A. Fowler, C. E.' Strat --ford; and"Onn Winecoff, of Charlotte, spent Sunday; in the city wiUr-rela- Mrs; V; P. Hurt found pe?l, na aa larae as an ordinary-pea, in an oyster Sunday The pearl had been heated some in cooking, but Mr'. Hurt believes it possible to get a fair-sized nearl on of it. A-- Mr. W. A.'.-Wilkinson spent a few hnnra iff: Cornelius yesterday. . ..r Mr: E. Stratford will have his ' home, o Union street, recovered and remodeled this week, r : S -V ' The Eliaa Cress tract of land in No. 8 townshio. eonsisting of 3514 acres, waa resold at the courthouse today - -at nooif ' It was nurchased by Mr. George W. Foil for $1,077. Mr. FoU - also purchased it before but there waa increase of 10 Per cent, on While Coroner Holds Inquest Harder Takes place Near His Office. . Hendereonville. . N. C Sent. 23. While Dr. William Reddin Kirk, cor oner of Henderson county, was list ening to the jury's verdict in the Will Fletcher murder ease at 7 J5 to-night another kuling was ! in grogress block in the rear of bis office. Anna Williams, colored, 28, literally, carv ed Mamie Bridges, 17, also eolored, almost to pieces.' The Williams wo man is in jail, xne bouse waa shambles. .. When the police arrived the " girt was sprawled, hideously rumpled on ' the floor, - around her. streaming in every direction, her life blood traced fastastie patterns, while from the mob outside negro lamenta tions rose dolorously. Deputy Sher iff Stroup arrested- Anna Williams, who was quietly seated on the porch of the house within three feet of her victim, twenty minutes after the com mission of the crime.'1 She had made no attempt to- escape. It was three quarters of an hour before a physi cian arrived. He said the woman could not live. -The terrific slashing inflicted was done by a raior, not yet found, but its ease was discovered in the woman 'a open grip. The quarrel started in a bed room occupied joint ly 'by them.; : The walls of the room, it. 1 1 .1. - a . m me uoor casing auu tue jutur ui wiw room and two others were almost covered with blood. Jealousy is said to be the eanse. The verdict in the death, of Will Fletcher, found' on the Southern-rail way tracks, was to the effect "that death was caused by a blow inflicted by a blunt instnnnent 'in the hands of persons unknown.". ::. ' is Doable B01 on the Liter's Oroaai Saturday. CharlcSBUh Comes Back While' the Leckitea Give Hl ' Faultless Support. 1 "v ti' Despite the fact thai MeAdenrille ciation.waa organiaed, or rather re- I WK'&Sa -a t organiwd, hero last October by Mr. twn TV'iPtll Vk ElkrTsUU orgwiiaer, with a very. ""V.T th'L'h aU'nH.mberahipTnVfortu.at.rJ hAkirJh!&T Mr. EUer waa called away from us e before he had the affairs of the asao-hd!ono cf a '1?der ? eiation well in hand, and the conse- un H,",n T- I.U " T ri quence was. that it aU but died.. B..lfc'" there were better days in store for us. " Tv C -i L m Mr. EUer dropped in on us rather t. VHl1 unexpectedly in the early, part tf h" thr hf4 . tha JV May, wd he together with myself, they are going son Fpr-Togo succeeded in calling together 18 of b" "kness for driving ta runs, our merchants and eomnleted the or- 4 ganization of the then very weakly institution, and elected the follow ing officers: President, J. E. Davis; Vice-President, C. A. Dry; Secretary, Lewis Hartaell; Treasurer, C. J. Wil liams. . And at this meeting we suc ceeded in injecting enough life into the project to be able to call another meeting a week later, at which time decidedly more interest was mani fested. Committees were appointed on by-laws and constitutions, finance and legislative, all reporting at the next meeting. Constitution and by laws were adopted, dues were fixed at $1.00 per month, and the legisla tive committee set about to have va rious local laws passed that would be a benefit to the merchant. It was also decided at this meeting that the association send two dele gates to the State Convention which was held at Hendereonville June the 21-22-23. President Davis and my self were hosen to attend this con vention which we did and found it interesting and instructive. This was especially interesting to us who were to preside over the destinies of a MAINE HAS VOTED DRY; . I LETTER FROM CAPT. PARKS. WILL BE SO DECIDED.' Cotton fa Texaa One-Third to One- Governor Glenn Gets Letter From 8apt of Civic League ia Maine, Which Shows That aa Error of 186 : Votes la Oat Case Alone Was Smith-, backed by the fxecellent sup port of Lockites, kept them anchored on first, not a runner getting past that tahon. - v- '? . . . ..... . .. ? . especially in pinches.: f But Charley Smith was there with his old maxim: L .j ,;,t; .ii.t K we don't git nary pne they won't " . ... I mf- wnwM Ana ' 1 nnii eVhetvlAtr IivaH nn would at the slightest jar crumble " ,1 J C 1 K . Ana in n. to his saying literally, as he shut v uuov mi vui aaceaaac in a . ' Wo t -Knnf fnn, mem out j. 10 u. t V WV SMWUV VUA A W V Ul U 11VU1 I . . , , . , the convention, having been thorough- 4 McAaenvuie won we m ganie ly charged with enthusiasm, to se- J 2- Ross Cannon did the pitching cure an increased membership, and f?r tes -?nd-th """P" our labors were crowned with an in- ton of being wild and a httle un- t 10 a- on 1 1 sieaav in one mmmi ue uiiuueu . a fMsed irf-tta-Waiia miftf 1rifl0n.tdtW 8u" BubeEIdndge-'Op- tial men of our city. , P08?5 him.anld Ithough hit equally Our collection department has been f? uulu fV""31? """T - 8 doine an admirable work, it havinsr hus, no managea 10 Keep nis more Special to Newa and Observer. Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. 23. Ex-Governor B. B. Glenn ia in receipt of the following letter from Mr. Wil bur f. Berry, 'of Waterville, Maine, superintendent of the 'Christian Civic League of Maine: 4 'Your letter of September 19, is received. The announcement made by the governor to which yon refer was a preliminary, announcement based upon the returns received at his of fice, but errors have been discovered in the returns in several towns, the clerk reversing the vote on the official returns made to to the secretary of state and th3 governor and council. ''The governor and council will give ample opportunity for the cor rection of these errors and I am con fident that they will see to it that the will of the people is expressed as ex pressed in the legally east ballots on September 11 shall be finally an nounced as to the election. "Mr. Davis, secretary of state told me yesterday morning in the presence of witnesses that it was certain that the drys had won and that the gov ernor and every member of the coun cil were anxious only that the vote, as legally cast, should be finally an nounced. , "Mr. Pattangall, the state's attor ney general, also is quoted in the morning papers as having admitted no' victory by a big majority. The errors committed 1 by town elerks were piantation, for which I am negotiat- by reversing the vote. Limestone voted iz -yes ana 10 -no, dui tne ,w ii. .r.itH ftw in. town clerk in the report announced it gtance the weevilg are worge m just ine revere as 10 una a noes, u : - u t " This error alone will make a difference, more than enough change result. A like mistake was made in the returns from Athens, Westfield and Matinicus Isle, and the corrections of these errors will make a majority at 70 0ent8 per gallon. Watermel of no' of at least seven hundred. ,ong flne- p,enty of them now Wa ay a oil mni.li (rrafiftoH vatih . .. . M . . widely scattered. The Lockites came back in the sec ond and put np the best game of the We are now at work on our rftte on, neimng tautiessiy ana piaying me game every nunuie 01 me ouuvbbu Charliey Smith opposed Eldridge and collected within the past month over an hundred dollars in small acoounts which were considered entirely lost. as ana we sincerely Deu.ve that our hustling, growing little city will ere long be one of the foremost of the Carolines. LEWIS HARTSELL, Secretary Merchants' Association. WILL SERVE liTJNCH. book and expect to have it out with in iha no,f tnjB vonla As whole we are verv optimistic Plae.mm Mie ine ausi ine score i to the future of our association, Pf 1 to Held Up on Midlothian Turnpike. Richmond, Va., Sept. 23. Samuel Martin, a farmer living in Chester field county. 10 miles south of Rich mond yesterday reported that he was held up at the point 01 a pistol at tne exact snot on the Midlothian Turn pike where Mrs, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.. was murdered. Ladies of the Library Association H said that last Wednesday night Will Serve Lunch to the Public he had just noticed that a front wheel Wednesday. Pfcoceeda .Will Be 01 018 wa&.n na? '?..r TTm! tn onnnM v. TnDM- gpike driven into the roadbed to iden- The ladies of the Library Associa- .the famou8 blood 8Pot V6"-.? 5ii xxrA-A rouen unsnaven man appearea wuu 9 to 11 o'clock in the room formerly P ?J St occupied by The Tribune. An attrac- r"""" V u- tive invitation has been issued to the K Purchase eattIe-L In hW uk. ieu Dacawara 011 iue mm, toucti wui The ladiesfthe Library 'Association ot W"4 8tttmlle'dti Tnt vtn inh wiihnnf wit., road. As the team went on, discon certing the highwayman, Martin took to the woods and hastened home by another route. Wagon and horse were drawn up at the gate when be got there. The $500- was saved. The I 1. ! .1 t l Itniut al.ta . ftA1 The placet The old home of meDaily - - Come early, and leave by "the light O 'the moon." Invite you to lunch, without hesita- tion Wednesday , September 27th is the time, From eleven o'clock to the hour of 'nine. Mrh R. - E. Riddick, special agent 1 : Seats One Week in Advance,' ? Owing to the fact that "The Clans man" bas not been 'seen nere lor three "years an unusually large de mand for seats is anticipated for the coming engagement 'of the famous play at the opera house on Saturday, September 30..- ( ! ' f The ' management of the opera house has therefore decided to place the seats -for the revival of "The Clansman'1 on sale one week in ad vance and theatergoers are Urged to the bid. ' 'Squire C. A. Pitts acted as a cure their seats early so as not to auctioneer. v''-M -r, 1 : ' jbe aisappoimea at we last momem. PERSONAL MX3TIC5. Half Crop. Thinking a short letter from the West might be interesting to your .Marvin Ray . .:n ; w I left Coneord on last Mondav. 11th .1 Ms Adah Craven has rtarnd froce by way of Atlanta, Meridian, Vicka- Bobm ef the People Han ami Elas vhert Who Oeau aad Ge. Miss Helen Arehey ia visiting Mlas in cuarlotte. burg to Shreveport, a beautiful city on Red river, 18,000 . people, stayed all night; left there on Wednesday morning for Tyler, Texas, landing here at an old veteran friend 'a J. R. Wallace's, 11 miles out from Tyler, in three miles of Cotton Belt railroad. The eropa here are spotted about u they are in North Carolina, ranging from one-third of an average crop to one-half. The finest cotton I have seen is on the Mississippi river, this side of Vicksburg, which is very fine, no boll weevil here, but the eatterpil ler is very destructive to the crop. There is a field of cotton adjoining this of 25 or 30 acres that would be an interesting 'picture for the na tives of North Carolina to see, the large timber has all been out and the smaller being cut around, but has green leaves on it ; cotton from 3 to 7 feet high, laden with grown bolls, and not a leaf on the stalk, all being eaten by the catapillers. They de stroy all the top crop which means a great deal here for the farmers. The corn crop is very sorry here, al though the land is very productive in this neighborhood, though there is "as poor land in Texas as there is any where in America. The farmers here are not so progressive as in the east, but some good farming is done. There is some very fine timbered land here oak, hickory, walnut, mul berry and gum. This is an $8,000 ing. There are disadvantages here big to I People here are becoming much in terested in vegetables, fruits and large orchards or peach trees are numerous,, and sugar cane grows lux uriantly, making from three to four hundred gallons to the acre, retail- We are all much gratified with this majority and had the stay at hemes m the. rural .sections and small towns voted, the 'no' majority would have been easily from 10,000 to 12, 000. Death Ends Their Song. Neenah, Wis., Sept. 24. Thirteen persons are dead, tnree otners are dying and five are seriously hurt as j the result of a fast train on tbe Chi cago & Northwestern Railway early today crashing into a hayrack on I which a party of thirty-one merry makers were returning from a cele bration. A big billboard beside the railroad tracks obscured the view from the lo-1 oomotive as well as from the wagen. Dust and fog were contributor! causes to the tragedy. Nine mem-1 bers of the party escaped without a I scratch. Nobody on the train suffer-1 ed except from a momentary severe 1 jar. The collision occurred at a.1 ., at the Commercial street crossing I ever since the 15th of June. H..Bs.pARKS. a week's visit to Charlotte. Mr. T. C. Newman is attending the State Photographers' u Asheville. . . . t , ,. Mra. Charles Hill, of Thotnaaville, ' is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon. . - . Misa Mary Austin left this morn ing for Greensboro, when aha will visit relatives. Dr. W. M. Cook, of SaKsburr. ia a visitor in the city, the guest of his oromer, Mr. John M. Cook. Capt H. a Parke has returned from Tyler, Texas, where be haa been . visiting for several weeks. .' Miss May Richmond, of Greena boror, spent yesterday here with her aunt, Mrs. W. J. Montgomery, Mr. C. L. White left this morning on a week 'a trip on the road, travel ing in Western North Carolina. Miss Mary Linn, who has been vis iting Mrs. A. J- Yorke, returned yes terday to her home in Salisbury. - Miss Sudie Smith 'left this morn ing for Spartanburg, where she will resume her studies at Converse College. Mrs. C. S. Stone and children, of Charlotte, are visiting Mrs. Stone's parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Alex ander. ' Miss Bessie Gibson, who has been visiting Mrs. R. A. Brower, will re turn tomorrow to her home in Au gusta, Ga. j Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hicks, of Spen cer, spent yesterday in the eity, the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. J. Har rington. They made the trip in a "Maxwell." ' - Mrs. H. M. Barrow, who has been visiting Mrs. P. B. Fetter, left this morning for Franklinton, where she will visit friends. Mrs. Barrow will go from there, to. Louisburg. - . Our Fall Shoes Are Now Ready! here. Train No. 121, northbound, whirled through the wagon-Joad of I singing and happy unfortunates, who! were returning from the Peter Han-1 ton farm, where thed bad gone to at-1 tend the celebration of a wedding an niversary. ' Mrs. Taylor Martin, Mr. Taylor Martin. Jr.. of Radford, Va., and Mrs. C. W. Umbenter. of Rowan, who have been visitinir at the home Oil Mr. B. L. Umberger, left this morn ing for their respective homes. ft Beautiful and Exclusive . Designs AT -.9 It Tn. A PUnnmon if vraa ham . NArn .; ., A 11 1 I UL - ilia TWtma v.v wainty waitresses oi wona-wiue re- .ftemoon. SeaU ; will go on W-j-j.- u- .l. weanesaay morning vmjr n, uwuwuij 6"- t (jibson'a jw store. . . in town) , " 1 Will serve chicken salad, beaten bis- euits, bread, pickles and nam. (Do come early and avoid tbe jam) Hot coffee, warm of iced tea, Just suited to your connoisseur taste, f don't yott seel The eostt Just a triffle, well wager ; v ,youH sorter . ' Feel glad to pay, just a little old w quarter. ' 1 - The nroeeeds will be used for the support of the library and those who Alii win not oniv miu m wurmj but will eertainly get their -money's Says; the. Charlotte .. Chronicle: "Canada seems to have voted for Simmons." If Joe Reece will pardon in lost a moment: "By jucksl It does seem so ureensooro Mr. and Mrs. L." E. Bost, who have tuwn visitinir at the home of Mrs. Boet' parenta, Mr. and Mrs. r. u. Cook, loft yesterday for their home in Savannah. ' Mr. E. C. Bernhardt spent yester day in Pineville with friends, - y Opening, Tfc-:isd3y, Stpt 28Lh Misses and .Chil . 'dren's ' Opening Friday, Oct 6th. Education in Thrift Is Real Education. Teach yourself .to. ava money and yon will hi wise in deed. J-' ' ; '-' Teach your ch'ldreu to save and they will some day rise up and call you blessed. ' '. " If you do not posses? a home, bett -r-'get busy at once. De posite your money in some safe institution, which will aid you in your purpose of homeu-bild-jng. Such an Institution aa CABARRUS COUNTY B L, n SAvrras assocution. ' The 27th Series begins Sat urday, October 7tb 1911, and you can stfbeei'le for shaes TODAY. x ' la Oonoord National Bank. . " Prudent Saving' We are sure that our display of choice atylea will please you, and the prices welU they are sure right Never before have we been prepared to give you such SHOE QUALITY as now. ' Each pair . is worth much more than the price we ask. ;;;.v ' .". . . : . In Ladies Shoes we have all that's new, such as Velvet, Suede, Patent Kid with cloth or kid tops;1 Tan, Gun Metal and Vici, button and lace - "i ' : : , Price, from $1.50 to $4.00. Men's Shoes in Patent, Tan, Velour Calf, Gun Metal and Vici, button or lace' ' Price, from $1.50 to $6.00. We make Boys', Misses, and Children's Shoes our Specialty. " ANY PRICE FROM CHEAPEST TO BEST. V DON'T BUY BEFORE YOU EE ' H. L. Parks & Go. t V.'