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CONCORD. N. C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27,1911 '
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ALL PASSENGER . TRAINS ,
, STOP AT CONCORD IN
" FUTURE. '
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Aftr Consultation , Ear Yesterday
Between Superintendent Foreacre
' And Officials' and Citizens These
Ar Agreed Upon. Work to Be
- fia en Nw Depot Within SO Days.
Rejoicing Her. - '
- The City of Concord is to have a
new and modern depot that Will be a
' credit to the municipality in point of
accommodations, appearance and con
veniences, an agreement to this effect
havinsr been reached yesterday after
noon between the mayor, board of al-
termen and citizens or the city with
General f . Superintendent ' Foreacre,
who spent the day here investigating
the matter. The traveling public ol
Concord has suffered much on account
of the inadequate and,' out-of-date
passenger station and endured much
on account of poor- accommodations
but in the course of a few months
they will have the pleasure of enjoy
iur a . commodious and " convenient
passenger station with many improv
ed accommodations. -
(Superintendent Foreacre arrived in
Concord ysterday morning, his' pri
vate ear being attached to No. 36. He
spent the .morning, talking with citi
sens about the railroad situation here
and in the afternoon, invited the
mayor, board of aldermen and a num
ber of citizens to his car for the pur
pose of reaching some agreement on
the matter, . The city .ofMals -and
quite a number of citizens responded.
The city board recently passed an or
dinance requiring the Southern to be
gin work on a new passenger station
Within thirty days and if the work
was not begun for the mayor to em
ploy counsel to take the matter up
with the corporation commission.
When the party met irt Mr... ore-
. acre's ear said ibatSMther
would be glad ..to. IwUd, Concord a
on anv rlan for a new station.
Mayor ' Wagoner replied that the
people here-, had not made any plans
for a station as the board and citi
zens bothjtid not want to make any
demands pn the road in that regard
and that they would be perfectly will
ing 'to lealte that matter with the rail
road but -that he did want to see a
station that would be a credit to the
city in point of appearance, accomo
dation and conveniences. .
-inai iiio truau wuutu huuu iuw
of a station and added that he was
glad they made do 'specific demand
for a certain kind f depot as the
road wastof ten handicapped by such
demands.' He said the new station
would have much larger waiting room
for white people than the present one,
and a colored waiting room ufflci?ht
ly large to take care of that .class of
travel and that it would have 4 bag
gage room and ail modern; conven
iences. :?
The exact location of rtne new sta-
the citizens nere naa-aeiernnireumpiT
Hon a. not definitely agreed npon-Umd
It was suggested "that tne present.
' .freight Sdepotj.be rmoved downthe
- track and a passenger station built
there. S' Mr. Joreacre stated that he
would have the" Southern" architect
1 to eomhere and he would accom-
pany him within a few days, possibly
Friday to make' plans for the- new
- buUdihg,' He also said that it might
. 5 be possible for him to arrange 1 to
build the new" station at its present
' location,: provided the necessary; de
velopments can be made in the sur
rounding property, but that tbeL ta
. tion would be loeated at the most ad-
nntageons pont to au . concern
. - . .
. Mayor Wagoner, on
city, suggested that the track in frrt,
at the nresent aUtion, be ra18".
Eve eW which will no doubt meet
withthe favor of the railroad com
pany, .and at the same time enable
the 'city to build an underground
erossrog at Corbin street crossing. :
initio mrcestion that is of .great
(mnrtnce to the business interests
auviiuv -nn . .
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m. .Ui wm that the railroad run
.-it. track up Corbin street, and build'n members of the. family and eon
S a freight depot near th Crowell roller neeti0ns who have any family records
' inilD-i Mr. Foreacre' stated that be are asked to bring' or send them to
woulft seriously eonsiaer i;iu iu.,
and if the-property owner wouw not
11111 im i-.-r-.- . w ik.;.
' chare prohibitive pncei ToJv their
natat it might btf favorabl ot
H: Asto'th ordinance requiring a l
that - the . fast
i UJW.'" .
-trains be not mad t stop on account
Mr." roreacre wku
f lrfeal trafBe but as the ordinance.
' ,tood he wouldtee U. .company
complied witn , iws-uj --
October 1st, the time lfled,fB..th
-j w .T -2a Rfe urediction,
' however, from Wormatiom gthnd
In conversation witn we cnjr
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that tow ordinance will be modified,
making Concord a flat-stoD for all
trains that do .not now stop her with
the exception of No. 43, which will
be made a regular atop.
" The work on the new depot will be
gin as soon aa th plans and location
are decided upon. , This matter will
be presented to the citizens and it it
very likely that htey will be d terrain-
ed upon without the slightest friction.
Mr. Foreacre' aaid' that b appre
ciated the fact that the movie of
Concord had been patient with his
company during the time they have
been btrilding a double track and
making other improvement on .the
line and added that the road would
always be willing to comply with
every reasonable request made by the
people here. - .
There is universal rejoiein-r here
over the fact that he city is to have
a new depot and that the matter has
been so harmoniously settled.',
Parlctte's Conception of the Lyceum.
Yes the lyeeum is inspirational
rather than educational. It is to in
fuse the new, but more to enthuse the
old. It is to explore, but more to im
plore. It is to quicken the pulses,
to leed toe fires, to lubricate the life
machinery. ' .
It is to exalt opportunity and to
awaken the dead. It is to invoke
daily sunshine and nightly stars. It
ia to make the schoolboy love his book
and the householder his neighbor. It
is to make the servant more loyal
and the burden bearer stronger. It
is to give the preacher new eeal, the
editor new courage, the public man
new conscience. It is to bring strength
to the weak, hope to the fallen, faith
to the Taint and enthusiasm to all.
Better sign the contract .to go on.
You may go in the hole. It is better
to go in the hole than in the shell.
It is cheaper to go down in your pock
et than down in your enthusiasm. ;
'Freaks in the lyceumT Yes, an oc
casional Halley's . with v cyanogen
trail. But Jupiter and Venus and the
fixed stars go on with full seasons.
The lyceum commercialized T Then
it will need no coffin. Niagara is
i ovnunerauuizea, na tne aisiani city
ffniklfif iha tliinll Wo f f or A GtAtuniinii
ij. 6omm-ey.3alked ahave iSi
oight een-iour train. St rawbevry short-
cuuiuierciuusea Bunnnine. ure
ercialized death. Hurrah!
coming ' t6 ' ettr eks; in
December.
The Author's Unusual Success.
Thomas Dixon, author of "The
Clansman," a big revival of which
will be seen here on Saturday, Sep
tember 36, -at opera house, has had
unusual success as' a novelist. ,
Contrary to thep rove'rbial custom,
he did not have to peddle his initial
work for months, for it was accented
for publication without delay and
when issued, was a tremendous suc
cess t This was "The.' Leopard's
Spots," of which the play, ..''The
Clansman," is a dramatization . in
part, taking in -incidents in : the book
of 'The Clansman'.' as well.
The Leopard's Spots" was intend
ed as an. answer to. "Uncle Tom's
Cabin," whose author bad dealt slav
ery a heavy blow, without loking for
ward to the consequences of the eman
cipation of the negro. The substance
of Mr. Dixon's argument' ia to repu
diate, the idea-,that absolute equality
can' ever exist between' the Caucasian
Ethiopian-in the-United Stafes.
''The Clansman" is the . greatest
problem play, ever written. ,
; The Death of Mrs. Bostain.
We regret that an error was made
in the name of Mrs. M. C. Bostain,
who died Monday night at her home
on West Depot -street. We publish
ed the name aa Bostic. ; Mrs. Bos
tain 'a; death was caused by consump
tion. - r i":C. t -vi V' ''-'
Mrs. Bostain had , been lingering
a long time and her death was not
unexpected. ' She was born December
20, 1857, and-died September' 25,
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J1H11. BUHU .Uu VK1IH. n I111I1I L 111 D1!U
dayii'She leaw two daughters,
Hnrley Griflill Md Mrg? Jame8
Wh f thi 5tv. hnahanJ
L mourn her eath- She wa a mem.
mer of Mount '
ohurch.. t2r2
Mitchell Methodist
:,r.
Orercash Reunion. I ', " ;
The members of -the Overeask fam-
1 ilv 'will have a rannion and nienie at
Rnnnhvilla nn Thnmdav. OntoW 19.
p reunion so that tne lamiiy nis-
tory to the earliest
settler may' , be
straightened out.
Card of Thank.
We wish to express. our heartfelt
tYianlra fn all nt nnr friAndfl tnr- thpiir
faithfnlnBa and kindness to us dur-
j, the gicness and death of our be-
kved W1f, and mother, especially the
two Kins wno so ianmuiiy nureca
her during the last few days.
B. M. BOSTAIN AND FAMILY
-"I)t.W.-'4VJl'--t spendinsjibe
aay in ynanotie.
HOME
BURNED
again.
IMraDing oa Sam Sit a On De
stroyed Two Year Af Ho Doubt
' of Incendiary Orlxin. . ' . '
The home of Jim Ellis, colored, on
Cedar street waa destroyed by fir
last night between 9 and 10 o'clock.
The fire started while the family waa
away attending; church and had rain
ed great headway when the alarm waa
sent in, which greatly handicapped
the fiermen. Another serious mis
take that proved a great obstacle to
Driver Byle waa the fact in 'phon
ing in tne location the party misled
the' firemen. Another serious mis-
where fire was, but the boys made a
great run and succeeded in keeping
me conflagration irom spreading.
The house was a small one and the
blaze literally ate it up. Ellis and his
neighbors did not have time to save
but very little of his household furni
ture. There was only a small amount
of insurance. It is thought the fire
ia of incendiary origin and it is said
that JLUis does not hesitate to sav ao.
A house belonidnir to him and sitnt-
ed on the same lot was destroyed by
fire two years ago. One of the fire
men says that Ellis told him last
night that be believed he eonld lav
Ws hands oa the party that set fire to
tne dwelling. ,
If an investigation shows that there
is any foundation for his statements
a rigid investigation should be insti
tuted at once.
' Ellis and his family were also at
tending church services when their
home was burned two years ago.
EDWIN R. WEEKS "
COMPANY TONIGHT.
Tonight at 8 o'clock in the Central
graded school building the Edwin R.
Weeks company, presenting hnmnrnnn
sketches, classic music and an en
tertainment of general nature and of
rare worth. For several years this
company has been before the pleas
ure loving public and each season has
found them delightful entertainers.
Each member is an artist and stands.
PSSHljlE-ly lone in the part of the
program occupied. . . ;
J. he program consumes an hnnr anil
a half, tb-sotne4falnxcctinvuur 'vv-
ery moment,' there being no pauses or
wwrnussions, and the. Dress notices
signify rthat the time passes all too
soon for the audience.
Prominent Man Suicides.
Winston-Salem, Sept. 26. Mr.
Thomas L. Farrow," Sr. one of the
best known citizens of Winston-Salem,
shot ' and killed himself shortly
after noon today in the Masonic
lodge room on the fifth floor of the
Masonic Temple building. Ex-Gov
ernor Glenn, whose office is directly
belew, on the fourth floor, heard the
noise of a shot at half-past 12 o'clock
and the sound of the body striking the
noor. lne janitor of the buildiner
discovered Mr. Farrow's lifeless body
near the foot of an altar, upon which
Hible waa opened at the eighteenth
Psalm, the book being held open bv
a square and compass. A note written'
ten by Mr. Farrow said that he did
not see any use trying to fight it out,"
and gave instructions about the dis
position of his body.
Formed Governor Joseph M. Brown.
who was defeated for . re-election by
Gov. "Hoke Smith, has announced his
candidacy for t her governorship, to be
made vacant when Governor Smith
resigns next month to assume his du
ties as United States Senator. This
makes -three avowed candidates in the
field the others being Judge K B
Russell and J. Pope Brown. v ! '
CENTRAL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
a30 0'eloc!:, '
CLEAN, CLASSIC FUN-MAKING
. ENTERTAINMENT. '.
Consisting, of Qostumed Comedies
and "Caricatures of i, Oonspidon
Characters. , Combining - to . Cans
Cheerfulness in Cars-Worn . Com
mnnitiea.. ..; : ' - .' -."VVt!v
i : ' ; i ADMISSION:
ADULTS-
60c.
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CHILDREN
Oet a Conn Ticket of Mr. Wagoner
at th Citizens Bank eY Trust Co.
(2.00 for Six 'Superb ' Attractions.
M R. M Ceoji'y
PERSONAL 1H3TX0K.
Soma of th Popl San aai El-
wher Wi Ooa and Oa.
Mr. R. L. Morrison spent yesterday
iiernoon in Dauaoory.;.
Mr. Thomas Widanhoua t spend
ing the dayn Ubarmtt.
Mr. W. C. Ruffin, of Mavodan. is a
business visitor in th city.
Mr. Cliff Pearaoo, of Greensboro,
ia a Uoneord visitor todav.
Mr. W. L. llobbina im spendint; the
day in t harlot te. .
Misa Mary Sims, f Charlotte,
visiting Misa Eva May Brown.
Mr. F. C. Nibloek has gone to Salis
bury on a short business trip.
Dr. and Mrs. PK. MeFayden are
spending the day in Halisbmy.
Mr. W. A. Wilkinsoa has gone tv
Charlotte on a short business trip.
Miss Lucy Stokes, of Durham, will
arrive tomorrow to visit Miss Ashlyn
Lowe. ' : '
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Miss Ashlyn Lowe and Mr. Luther
Brown witnessed "Take' My Advice"
in Charlotte last night.
Dr. R. M." King, Mrs. Elam King,
and Miss Nora King are spending
the day in Charlotte.
Dr. Walter Cook, who has been
t
visiting his father, Capt. Johas Cook,
in Mount Pleasant, has returned to
his home in Salisbury. .
Misses Beulah and Delia Walter
1 ft last night for - Washington,
where they will meet, their brother,
Mr. Van Walter, who is on bis way
home' from the navy, where he has
just completed serving a four-year
enlistment. Mr. Walter will visit
homefolks here for a month and then
return to the navy, having re-enlist
ed for four more years. "
Monument of Historic Interest in
Rowan Church Yard.
Salisbury, Sept. 26. There is a
church at Thyratira in Rowan coun
ty where one of the original Knoxes
who came to this eountry was buried.
There was a, soapstone, headstone to
mark the grave and on it the name
'John Knox" together with the date
of hia birth-ana detWMxjavfJ
Salisbury has had a. fine Rowan gran
ite headstone made, and this old soap
stone headstone has been set into it,
making a very pretty monument. This
John Knox had seven sons, all of
whom fought in the Revolutionary
war, and he had one daughter.
The third son, James, moved to
Hopewell, in Mecklenburg county. He
had a daughter who married a Polk,
and she was the mother of President
John Knox Polk.
In Memory of Pioneer Methodist.
Plainfield, 111., Sept. 27. The dele
gates to the Rock River Methodist
conference in session at Joliet came
Plainfield this afternoon and as
sisted at the dedication of a monu
ment in memory of Jesse Walker, a
noted pioneer of Methodism in Illi
nois and the middle West. Bishop
Hamilton, of Boston, presided over
the exercises and Bishop Hendnx, of
the M. E. Church, delivered the ora
tion of the day.
America to See Noted English Acgor.
London, Sept. 27. Lewis Waller,
who for years has been regarded as
the finest romantic actor on the Eng
lish stage, sailed today for his first
visit to America. Mr. Waller has
been engaged to play the leading role
in Ropert Hichens's "Harden, of Al
lah," on its production in .New York
next month by Liebler & Co. y
- See The Times fox Job Printing. .
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAST KIOHt!
. "
A urW. At i i.:
annua aeciaeni occurred last
night at the
time exeitment waa at
a high tension on account of th fire,
when Donnell Smith, who waa ruling
hi pony to the fir, ran into and re-
noualy injured Will Ellis, a ten-year-old
colored boy. Young Smith wax
tiding his pony at break-neck speed
down . Georgia avenue, whea just in
front of the residence of Mr. Thom3
Hawthorne, he ban upon the little ne
gro. Both made an effort to dodge
the other but in the confusion they
turned in the same direction, the
horse striking tb boy and hurling
mm violently to the ground. When
Mr. Smith saw what had occurred he
hurriedly summoned a physician. The
injured boy was taken to his home
and his wounds dressed. He ia in a
serious condition this morning, his
physician stating that he is suffering
from a slight concussion of the brain.
The accident was entirely unavoida
ble and happened at a time when the
whole street was the scene of tumult
and great excitement Mr. Smith is
doing everything possible for the boy
he injured.
Officer Lands Notorious Negro Char
acter of East spencer.
Spencer, Sept. - 26. Paul Goode,
colored, alleged to be one of the most
notorious rogues in the colored set
tlement of East Spencer, was taken
in tow this week by Special Officer A.
F. Attaway. He is charged with Bell
ing tobacco stolen out ol a Dox-car
on the Spencer yards and was caught
with seventy packages of the goods
in- his possession. .Jtus.home ... was
searched by the officers and a quanti
ty of the stolen tobacco found hidden
between the ceiling and weatherboard
ing. He became so violent when ar
rested that he. vomited freely and
confessed to the officer that "yon
s ho' did have me wha' the wool was
short." He is in jail awaiting trial.
Episcopal Church.
Friday being the-, festival of St.
Michael and all Angels, (otherwise
known as Michael-Mass Day) there
will be no evening prayer, this Wed-
The first vespers, with' short ad
dress will be tomorrow, Thursday ev
ening at 8 o'clock on the feast itself.
There will be Holy Communion at 10.
m., followed immediately by Mat
ins (plain.)
: W. H. BALL, Sector.
Beautiful and
Exclusive
Designs
AT
Opening,
Tlisi! &pl28tli
Misses' and ChiK
r dren's C Opening'
Friday, Oct 6th.
Education in
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Thrift Tr
Is Real Education.
S s. i . - r
Teach - yourself to save
money and you will b wise in-
deed. -
': Teach yonr eh'ldreu to! save
and tliey will some day rise tip
aud call you blessed.
V If you do not poseesi a home
bett-r get busy at onceJ Dc
' posite your money in some safe
institution, which will aid you
in your purpose of homeu-bud-.
ing. Such an institution as
't'r 'tj - ,
CABARRUS COUNTY &. L.
ft SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
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: Th 27th Series begins Sat
urday,1 October 7tb 191L and
von ran sutoecLo for tiiaes
TODAY.
"Prudent Sarlnt;, , f
ELKS GO TO LEXINGTON.
-'Mta" Atu4 From Ceanord.
J. A Bnb Concord Elk went to
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P M uu HH rTTHWITTH IS
instituting a lodge ia that city. Th
initiation was followed by a banquet
at HoM March, which was attended
oy rJks- from this afv. C.hrntt
High Point and Salisbury. The local
hardt np to Lexington and he was
grvea na-int the mysteries of
the order. The local delegation was
about Jo strong, including Freeman,
the janitor and general handv man
about the clubroom. Those who at
tended the initiation were:
J. Montgomery, .Jr., Q. E.
Smith,' Ji C. Wadsworth. J. R. Can.
non, E. A. Moss. Wat Moaer. T. A
Fisher, C. R. Montgomery, E. J. Bras
well, Jr.; H. W. CaldwelL L. A. Bikle,
v. oamnarat, u. w. Cook, C. V.
Krider, H..D. Townsend. W. A. Ran.
penfleld, A. L. Taylor, LeRoy Ivey,
H. G. Gibson, Afton Means, G. L.
Patterson, Ernest Ouerv; K. C. Cr.
relL Clifford Porter, John Porter,
John Porter, Cyrus White, J. B.
Womble, N. A. Correll, V. F. Brown
and Frank Morrison.
Ootton-Picker Not to B Tested Be-
' lore Last of Week.
Charlotte Observer, 26th.
Final arrangements have not Un
made for the demonstration of th
Price-Campbell cotton-picking ma
chine, but this will not occur earlier
than Friday, according to the present
outlook. MtWaiiam White Wood,
who went over the .county Saturday
with Mr. R. A. Lee looking for a suit
able hit for the -exhibition, has left
the city and wilTnot return until to
morrow. The test will , be made on
inly ne field. Mr. Theodore H.
Price will not arrive before the latter
part of the week and he will be pres
ent atf the time,' A large crowd of in
terested spectators will; witness the
tryout. a
-
Otto Seller, whose drop kicking won
three games for the University of
Illinois. lasfyear.Tias reveovered from
an - operation" tot appendicitis and
will again play with the Illini squad.
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Misa Suther who has chare
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uciiihcu vo mow you our sauorra anu ivcauy-to w car
Hats which we are specializing this season. , ' ; . ; ,
l .1 SOr -aim is to give you stylish, up to date Millinery ready
to wear at moderate prices.
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We call your attention
which ,wtll be especially displayed.
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It's a pleasure to show you.
H,1 Li. Parks & Co.
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CONTRACT PCS '
MORI DRAIN AOS.
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8tatesvill Landmark.
Messrs. John M. Sham. S. A.
Cooper and H. Bark, eommiaaioaars
for Fourth Creek Drainage District, "
have dosed a contract with th Amar- -
can Steel Dredge Company, of Fort
Wayne, Indiana, for the drainage of
Fourth ereek from th' Cornelias
place, in Concord townshin. to tha
Rowan county line, a distance of 15V4
miles. Tb contract, which was mad .
through Mr. Jaa. P. Kerr, a repre- '
sentative of th dredge eompanv. r-v
quire that work begin within 00 days '
and th time limit for it completion
is January 1st, 1913. Mr. Kerr aay
that a force of men to build the
dredge boat will arrive within a few
days and begin work and his com- S
pany will ship on of it dredge her - L,
and have it placed on th boat readv
for operation before the 60 days hav
passed. The shovel of th dredge, or
the dredge proper, will bare a capaci
ty of one and a half yard and will
move the dirt and mud rapidly. ,
I he new channel for th ereek will
be cut in accordance with the plan
and specifications of th government
engineers who surveyed it and will
be from 16 to 32 feet wide with an
average depth of nine feet Acco- .
ing to the calculation of the govern
ment bureau, the opening of the chan
nel as surveyed will necessitate tb
removal of about 450,000 yards of
earth and the contract price will be
5.56 cento the yard. The fourth
ereek commissioners had figured on
the purchase of a dredging outfit, but
finally decided that they could get
their work done quicker and better r
by contract.
The Times-Dispatch which is au
thority on the "heavenly signs" see
it bad for Taft Listen; "It look
bad for Mr. Taft; another comet has
been discovered, and when two com
ets occur n th same month the year -before
the Presidential election, it ia
always a sure sign that a Democrat
is to be chosen." ,
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of this Department will be
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