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DEATH LIST NIGHT -
07 KU. M. 0. DUSENBERY.
Occurred at the WUtehcad-Stokst
gaaeteriui at Salisbury, Cansed
By Heart Trouble. i
Th announcement which reached
the eity hut night of the death of
Mr. M. C. Dusenbery, which occurr
ed mt 10 o'eloek Ut night in White-heed-Stokes
Sanatorium in 8alibary,
will carry sorrow to tb, hearts of
many people. Mrs. Dusenbery had
been suffering 'from periodic attacks
of heart trouble for aome time and
several week ago she vent 'to the
Salisbury hospital for treatment. Her
son, Mr. Oowan Dusenbery, and his
wife and a number of friends had
been making regular visits to her bed
. aide, and on yesterday her condition
was such as to give them eneourage-4
Bent. But last night her eondition
grew worse and the summons sudden
ly earoe, - ;'.- ' vv.
.. Mrs. Dusenberry wss 62 years of
age and was born and reared in Dav
t idaon eonnty. , Before her marriage
' she was Hiss Mary Cameron. Soon
after reaching young' womanhood she
waa married to the late Mr. H. a
Dusenbery, and they made their home
in Lexington. He died in 1875 and
Mrs. Dusenbery moved to Concord,
where she had since resided. She is
survived by one child, a son,' Mr.
Oowan Dusenbery, president of the
Gowan Medical Co. " 1: '
For a number of years during her
residence here Mrs. Dusenbery con
ducted a hotel, being manager of both
the old St James and the St. Cloud
and by her marked business ability
and courteous treatment of every one
won a place of high regard with
the traveling public in every section.
Mrs. Dusenbery waa a woman of
high culture and attainments and in
ber home life she was gentle, kind
and considerate, possessing- a nature
that took delight in doing things for
the happiness and comfort Of others.
She waa a life long member of - the
Episcopal church and since her resi
dence here- held her membership 'at
All Saints church. Her church and
. horn were twin objects of her love
and affections and to the former she
waa equally as devotedly attached as
.-fflHtHe 'vr i jshe. ever
r 4 fcWeeponued
ly.fr in.nfuwM oi her church in every
way with a readiness and eheerful-
ness that made value to it both as a
member and an example of inestima
ble; value.
The bodv will be brought to Con
cord this afternoon at &:40 o'clock
. and taken back to Lexington tomor--;'
row on No. 39. The funeral services
' will be held at All Saints church to-
:. morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Gowan Dusenbery, Jr., a grand
son, who is a student at Sewanee
,.. University,- will reach here in time
to attend the funeral..;
i RXWS rOSXCAST fOB
THB OOMDrO WEEK.
RESULTS OF W0RX CT '
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
Tribute From a Friend.
- Mrs. M. C-' Dusenbery died last
t night at the Whitehead-Stokea Sana
torium, where she had been for three
weeks for treatment. Her sufferings
for several days were intense, but
the Dark Angel, Death, came so sud
denly that her agony of pain was end
ed in iovful hallelujah. At the feet
' of her Master she faithfully served
and loved. No mother ever venutred
and eared for an only son with great
er devotion. Her loyal ' endeavor,
coupled with an ability such as few
' women possess, was exemplified in
her willingness to serve in behalf of
her town the St. Cloud Hotel for
years. - '".'
' Living and walking from year to
year before . the public in me open
light of day, her life was an open
- book,: In her sudden death, we say,
, : " What a sad ending to a beautiful
life." But faith triumphant points
me to where she now is, and the lin
gering smile in death- seems to read,
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be
Y steadfast, nnmovable, always abound
ing in the , work of the Lord, tor as
; much as ye know that your lanor is
'. not in vain in the Lord." - , '
ADA ROGERS GORMAN.
Roll of Honor, Hsrrisbnrg School
; The following names are on the
Honor Roll of the Ilarrisburg school
for the month of November: Fay
Alexander, Margaret Alexander,
Blanche Alexander, James Alexander,
John Davis, Martha Davis, Hubert
Gannon, Lloyd Gannon, Editte Gore,
Jimmy Gore, Evelyn Morrison, Rob
' ert D. Morrison, Annie Lee Morrison,
Bud Seals, Mary Cornelia Sims, Ben
lah Taylor '
Weekly Report of the Oonoord Publie
j i , Library.
No. books taken out by adults...' 125
No. books taken out by children. . 27
Washington, D. C, Nov. 25. From
many lands the high officers of the
Roman Catholic church will gather
in Rome at the beginning of the week
to participate in, or witness the great
ceremonial of the consistory, when
the largest number of prelates to be
named aa cardinals at one time for
more than 400 years will receive their
insignia of office and honor. The Sa
cred College will then be raised from j
forty-six to sixty-six members. Among j
the, new cardinals are the three Amer-
iean prelates, Archbishop Farley of
New York, Archbishop O 'Council, of
Boston and Mr. Faleonio, the papal
delegate at Washington, According
to the latest advices front Rome the
private consistory will be held Mon
day, and the public, and the public
one two days later. -.
. In far-off- Bankok. the eaoital of
Siam, representatives of the leading
nations of the world will assemble for
another ; interesting .ceremony the
coronation of King Maha Vajiravudh,
wno succeeded to the Siamese throne
upon the death of his father a year
ago. The coronation ceremonies and
festivities will Isst an entire week.
Another assembly of the nations
will be the international conference
for the suppression of the opium traf-
Dc, wbien is scheduled to begin its
sessions at The Hague. ' Great Brit
ain, the United States and other na
tions will participate in the confer
ence, which will try to complete the
work begun at Shanghai in 1909.
Ihe governors of ten Western
States California, Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Wy
oming, South Dakota and North Da
kotawill atart from St. Paul Mon
day night on a 5,000-mile tour of the
East and Middle West, carrying ex
hibits of the products of the States
they represent. The governors will
attend conferences and get acquaint
ed with the business men of the many
cities they will visit in an effort to
attract further, public attention to
the Western country as a desirable
Held for the homeseeker and the in
vestment of capital.
Pursuant to the call of Governor
Johnson - the California v legislature
will begin a special session Monday
State Concern, including woman suf
frage, the initiative and' referendum,
weights and' measures, and the issu
ance of irrigation bonds. j
Their Royal Highnesses .the Gov
ernor General and the Duchess of
Connsnght will be the guests of Tor
onto the first four days of the Week
and will be elaborately entertained.
From Toronto they will go to Hamil
ton for a visit of two days. j.
In Boston and in other cities as
well exercises will be held Wednes
day in celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of , the birth of
Wendell Phillips, the noted reformer
end orator.
The International Live Stock -Ex
position will open in Chicago Satur
day and the number of entries from
all parts of the United States and
from Canada and Mexico indivates
that a record-breaking display of
highly-bred stock will be exhibited.
The annual convention oi the
Southern Educational - Association,
which will begin its sessions Thurs
day in Houston, will be an occasion
for a great gathering of noted' edu
cators from all parts of the South. ;.
Of interest to society will be- the
wedding of Miss Mildred Sherman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Watts Sherman, of New . York, and
Newport, and Lord Camoys, which is
to take place Saturday at the home
of the bride's parents in New York
city, '
The football season ct 1911 will
be brought to a elose Thanksgiving
Day with many games in all sections
of the country. Of special import
ance will be the Brown-Carlisle games
at Providence, the Pennsylvania-Cor
nell game at Philadelphia and -the
contest between Scwanee and van
derbilt at Nashville. Other sporting
and athletic events of the week will
be the automobile races at Savannah,
the open championship tournament
of the Southern Golf Association at
Memphis, the amateur billiard cham
pionship tournament in new xorx,
and the opening of the Middle West
Bowling tourney in Des Moines.,
BEATTDC'i OOXTESSIOir.
Good Roads Movement Given Effee
taal Impetus by Southern .
, vsy'a Traim. -. .. .
Washington, D. C, November 25.
Thst the good roads movement wss
given, most effectual impetus by the
Southern Railway's "Road Improve
ment Train" which made a sweeping
tour through Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
between May 1 and October 27, is
indicated in figures summarising re
sults of the campaign just made pub
lic, in the period ot six months
during which time from one to three
demonstrations were given daily, the
experts accompanying the train in
structed nearly 60,000 people in the
art or building good roads and keep
ing them in repair. The train trav
eled a distance of nearly 13,500 miles,
stopping at 250 towns which were lo
cated in 201 counties. The attend
ance at the various meetings ranged
from a little less than 100 to over
IJJOO. .
The method used in showing the
people the advantages of good roads
not only afforded an opportunity for
iuem to secure a practical education
on the subject of highway construc
tion but was so unique as to form a
source of real entertainment for those
not directly interested in the move
ment. The train consisted of three
coaches, two of which were specially
Stted up for demonstration. One con
tained working models of good roads
showing the various materials used
in construction, miniature road ma
chinery shown in actual operation,
and enlarged photographs showing
every phase of the good roads prob
lem. The other car was equipped
with a stereopticon and illustrated
lectures were conducted by the gov
ernment representatives, showing in
very striking manner the advant
ages of good roads over bad. '
In some of the counties visited in
the interest aroused by the train was
such that the people went actively
to work improving their roads, vot
ing for bond issues and -employing
engineers to give skilled supervision.
A representative of the American As
sociation for Highway. Improvement
accompanied the' train for a. portion
of the trip -and efficient, work was
done in organizing branches of the
association in many . of the coun
ties. '
The Southern Railway handled the
train without charge to the govern
ment or the people in the belief that
greater prosperity will result irom the
construction of improved roads in
the South. Without a single excep
tion the work of the "Road Improve
ment Train was most heartily ap
proved and is every town were heard
unqualified expressions of the value
of the work and public spirit shown
by the Southern Railway in bearing
the expense;
Bankers to Visit Panama.
New. Orleans, La., Nov. 25. Sev
eral thousand bankers, their families
and friends, who have been attend
ing the annual convention of the
American Bankers' Association here
this week, departed at noon today on
a trip to Panama.- Three steamships
were chartered for the voyage, The
party will make an inspection of the
Panama canal and tour across the
Isthmus and back in special trains.
DeUberaWly FUaned to Murder Els
Wife-Cared .Xothlnf for His
Baby- la Astonishing Oonf esalon.
Richmond, YaJ, Nov. 24. Confess
ing to the inhuman and brutal mur
der of his wife, Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr., went to his death in the electric
chair today witbeut a quiver or a sign
of weakness, taking his place in the
annals of erime as one of the most
astounding criminals the world has
ever known.-, '.-t
With the calmness thst marked his
plsnning and .- jaommission of the
erime, Beattie, it his last hours on
earth, wrote and signed his confes
sion jn the presence of his two spirit
ual advisers in his cell.
He admitted that in cold blood he
made up his mini that the beautiful
wife, who had just borne him a son,
wss in the way if his enjoyment of
life as be liked it He told the min
isters how during the months pre
ceding the birth 'of the child he had
drifted back into the Tenderloin cir
cles, where previously he had shown
as a bright, particular star.
He admitted that life with Beulah
Binford, or some other such girl, was
the kind of existence he calmly de
cided was best fitted for his ideas of
enjoyment. 'He .'did not intend to
marry Beulah Binford that was not
the plan of his; life he had in his
mind. He wanted the shiftless
scons of the free lance.
In his frame of; min 1 he deliberate
ly planned to murder his wife.
Shotgun Story True.
It was true that he induced his
cousin Paul to' obtain the shotgun
with which the deed was committed.
Murder was in his mind and heart
that night last July when he induced
the unsuspecting jgirl-wife to go with
him on an auto tide on the Midlo
thian pike, and it was in cold blood
that he shot.: her when he reached
the place where he thought detection
least likely. . :
He had planned the story of the
mysterious "bearded highwayman"
in advance and it was true that he
threw the body of ilia murdered wo
man across the seat behind him as he
sped with the bloodstained auto back
to the home of bet Uncle.
His MtMaeeJfcuiBcient, his calm
ness was supreme and his beartless
ness was without equal, but he lacked
cunning. He had not the genius for
invention. His story of the bearded
man was too flimsy and on it the fab
ric of his crime first began to crum
ble. He was not a good actor, for he
knew but one part the part of the
sneerer. He could not feign the grief
that would have marked a man whose
wife had been murdered; he could
not assume the sorrow that normally!
Would have been felt by a man for
his bereaved son.
Beattie was glad his wife was dead;
he cared nothing for the baby, left
motherless, for he knew it was
fatherless, as far as any attention
form him would be concerned. He be
lieved that he was about to be what
he thought was "free."
All these things he admitted in an
astounding confession made to Rev-
J. Fix and Rev. Benjamin Dennis.
Then in their presence he signed a
brief statement for the public and,
apparently impressed with the idea
that he bad purfed his soul of any
stain, smiled calmly in the face of
death.
WITH THB CBTOCHEc-sfuU '-'-iU,. Dr. J. C Row.' will
' - l '-r-prcaeii in tne erelong at T e eloek.
AS Saints Episcopal ChsrcL
Kansas City to Jacksonville
Kansas City, Mo.,' Nov.' 25.-The
first through train ever operated be
tween a Missouri river point and the
Southeast will be placed in service
tomorrow by the. Southern. Railway.
The train will he known as the "Kan
sas City-Florida Special" and will
be run regularly during the winter
season between Kansas City and
Jacksonville. '
".Total ..... 5,'''- s
"No. books p resented .......... .'2
No. books purchased .....,.f..... 4
, No. borrows added .... 17
. , . MRS. J. D. LENTZ,
-. librarian..
Vh nr Fenny Column It Faja,
' The Girl From Sector's.
"The Girl From Reotor't" was
the attraction at the opera bouse
last night. If it had been the girl
from some rural resort the name
would have . been more appropriate
ly named, judging by the perfor
mance here. Granting that the play
is not indecent there is nothing to
it that is so commendable aa to jus
tify a person swapping bis 'coin at
the box onlce to witness It. All in
all, "The Girl From 'Rector'" ai
played here - last nignt was a posi
tively punk performance.) ,; :
Dr. J. W, Wallace is now living at
the St. Cloud hotel. -
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BEATTIE '8 LAST WORDS.
Glad Gorermor Did Not Interfere.
Took Foot Way of Showing Lore
For Hit Father.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 23. The fol
lowing is given to the world as the
last message of Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr.:
"Try to think a little kindly of me.
I am going to die tomorrow morning.
This is the last dsy I shall pass on
this earth and I am glad the torment
is so nearly over.
"It would mean a lot to me if I
eould only know that even a few peo
ple do not hate and despise me; that
they even feel a little pity for me as
I am to die.
"I never was much of a talker,
but I want to try to say something
for any sympsthisers I may have, if
it is nothing more than good-ble.
"Yon can understand that at a
time like this I am not able to think
of much beside what I am facing, so
make allowances if I talk sort of
rambling.
"But do not think I m afraid to
die. I am not It is awful, of course,
but here I am, condemned to die, and
I feel that it will be a positive relief.
I appreciate the well-meaning efforts
that have been made to secure clem
ency from the governor, but I can
honestly say today that I am glad
now that he refused to do anything
for men in the line of postponing
what is to happen tomorrow. It has
been hard to stand, but I think I can
keep on for the remaining few hours.
"And I have made my peace and
am not worrying about the hereafter,
for, thanks to the efforts of my two
friends, the ministers who have come
to see me, I have eome to look at mat
ters differently, and the Bible has
brought me comfort and assurance
that it will be well with me.
"I realize that I have led a bad
life and that I have been careless. If
I had cared less about being a sport
I would not have been here today.
But regret can not change things. I
can only say that I am sorry.
"I am not posing as a saint, but I
can honestly say this also: I have
no bitter feeling toward any one in
tne worm. -
"One of my greatest sorrows now
is the knowledge of the lasting suf
fering I have brought upon my dear
father; my father who always loved
me so much. I love him and al
ways did, but I took a poor way of
showing it."
Smith-Over cash.
An event that will be of much in
terest to their friends in No. 3 town
ship and surrounding country is the
approaching marriage oi Mr. Jason
B. Smith and Miss Mary Overcash,
which will be solemnized at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O. O. Overcash, November ZUtb.
Mr. L. L. Readling, of No. 3 town
ship, was in the city yesterday. Mr.
Readling is having an old mahogany
sideboard, that was shipped here from
Germany before the revolutionary
war, worked over. When completed
it will be one of the handsomest old
pieces of furniture to be found in
this section.
Sunday, November 26: Sunday be
fore Advent, Holy Cossaaunion, 8 a.
m.; 8 an day school, 10 a m.) morning
prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. evening
prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. Be
ginning December 3 and until further
nonee evening prayer, on Sundays
and Wednesdays, will be at 7 o'clock.
Choir practice after service Wedoes
dsys. Everyone welcome. W. H.
Ball, rector.
Alteration of Services at Episcopal
Church.
In consequence of the decease of
Mrs. M. C. Dusenbery, the 8 o'clock
celebration of the Holy Communion
will be a "requiem. The funeral ser
vices will begin at 10 a. m. promptly,
as her body will be carried for in
terment at Lexington on train No.
36, having rested in the church dur
ing the night. There will be no 11
o'clock service, but evensong will be
said as usual at 7:30 p. m.
W. H. BALL.
St James Lutheran Church.
At the usual hour for morning
service, eleven o'clock, a congrega
tional meeting will be held. All mem
bers are urged to be present. At the
Sunday school, 3p.m., several class
es will be promoted. Children of the
three grades of the primary depart
ment are earnestly requested to be
pr sent. Vespers at 7.00 p. m., subject
of sermon, "Witnesses of Jesus
Christ."
Assidati Reformed PTssVrteriaa.
Preaching ' tomorrow night at 7
'eloek. 8unday school at t p. as.
No morning service as pastor will
preach at Kannapoha.
Forest Em lbthedisV
Rev. W. M. Bobbins, the pastor,
will preach at 11 o'clock a. m. and
7 o'clock p. m.; Sunday school at
9:30 o'clock.
Central Mtthodist.
Usual service tomorrow morning
and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. H.
West. ' " ' .'
Literary Society of Concord High
GannonyiUe Presbyterian.
At 11 a. m. Rev. Geo. N. Thomas
will be installed pastor of this church.
Rev, G. W. Shipley, of Kannapolis,
to preside, propound the constitution
al questions and preach the sermon;
Rev. J. E. Summers to charge the
pastor, and Ruling Elder J, F. Hurley
to charge the people. Preaching at
7 p. m. by the pastor; Sunday school
st 9:50 a. m.
Epworth Methodist
Sunday school at 9:30 o'olock. The
congregation is invited to worship at
CannonviUe Presbyterian church at
The Literary Society of the Con
eord High School held its regular ' .
meeting yesterday afternoon. . - The
programme was opened by an essay
entitled, "Some of the Essentials of
Public Schools," by Miss Ethal Lip
pard, which was greatly enjoyed; an- ,
other by Miss Annie Cline on the
"Intelligence of Insects," which was
well read. A recitation by Mr; George '
Fetzer entitled, "On Broadway," was 1
enjoyed by alL Next was an essay .
by Miss Grace Furr, on the f Advant
age of Good Public Koads," which
showed that everyone is benefitted
by them. Another by Miss Katber-
ine Crowell entitled ''The Invention ;
of Printing." Next was a recitation '
by Miss Jessie Willeford entitled, '
ttRn Waa T. " wlii Ah wju VArv hnm-!
orous. The lsst event on the pro- ?
gramme was me oeoaie, , -.:
Thst r.ain ClinnM. k ,
Made Compulsory in the High Schools
of North Carolina, '
The affirmative were Messrs. Joe
Hendrix and Lee Crowell, and Misses
Mary Fisher and Willie Rosa. .- :'
The negative were Messrs. .Root.;
Ridenhour and Neal Good son, Misses '
Blanche Dorton and Ida Sides. The .;
judges decided in favor of the affirm. .:
ative. l
The criticism by Mr. F. H. Ball oa t
the recitations, essays, etc., will be ;
in future a great benefit. .
; CHAS. WATSON.
A Good Time To Buy
G LOVES !
Our Stocks Are Big and
The Variety Great. .
$5
CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
Capital $100,000. Surplus 833,000.
4 Per OssV Interest Paid on Tims
Deposits;
IN GOLD
Given Away
Absolutely FREE.
ATTENTION BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 15:
1 We are going to give a FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE to
the Boy or Girl who 'will wrfte the Best. Advertisement of
not under 50 or over 100 words, advertising the "Standard
Central Needle Sewing Machine." .
; Come to our store, have your name registered and receive
your number, as the judges will award the Prise by number ;
and not by name. t t
When you all to have your name registered yon will be
' furnished with a little Booklet, entitled, "A Stitch in the
Side," which will be of great telp to you in writing the
advertisement.. , '
All advertisement must he in our stow not later than Bator
day, December 22nd. v '
The winning advertisement will be run in The Txibunf ju
as it is written, with the winner's name and number. The
; Five Dollar Gold Piece will be paid to the lucky one Friday af
ternoon, December 22nd. Remember, it costs you absolutely
; nothing to try, and you may be the lucky one. Think of he
Christmas gifts you au buy .with this Five Dollars-
f " Don't wait ttuVil next week but come to our store NOW,'
- and you will have next we. k to write the advertisement
Concord Furniture Co.
Two Doors from Postoffice.
Concord, N. 0.
Ladies' real toft, pretty quality
1.25 Kid Gloves in Black, White, Tan
and Brown Special .......... 1.00
Extra good quality Ladies' Fin Kid
Gloves Black, Tan, Brown, white
perfect fitting .............. ,.8U0
8izee 2 to 8.
16-Button Kid Gloves in Ot Boat
Quality -Whits, Black and Tan.
WALKING GLOVES.
Another lot of Ladies Walking Gloves
ilk lined, in Brown and Grey. Ev
erybody la craxy about tnem -
Priced at fl-oo
Also other Good Walking Glove.
CHILDREN'S .LINED SUEDE
GLOVES .
TJnderprlced at 75o
Girla' Tan Walking Gloves.., :..98e
WOOL GLOVES-
Children's Mitte, all colors priced
st .................... 10c and 15c
Misses' and Ladies' Heavy Wool
Gloves 25o
Wool Soles for Misscss and Ladies, I
to 7 ...25c
ALL COLORS IN
SHETLAND FLOSS,
ZEPHYR AND
GERMAN-TOWN WOOL.
EVERY KIND OF
CROCHET NEEDLES.
NEW LOT OF EMBROIDERY
FLOSSES IN SILK. OOTTON AND
MERCERIZED WHTTB AND DOL
ORS. Ask or 'Phone for what yon
want
DRY GOODS PHONE.
....116
GROCERY PHONE
...130
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