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VOL XXII " Nc 40 Ceota a Mont..
CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY -DECEMBER 12. 1911.
Slngk Copy,
NO. 128
, v HAY-B3ME.
BiapU Bat Beautiful Horn Wsd
ulni at Mr. Jobs W. Kim'.
' A very simple but beautifnl bom
wsdding wm solemnised thia morn
in at 10 o'clock when Miss Annie
. Rash Kim became the bride of Mr.
' Adolph M. Hay, of Oreensboro.
' The ceremony waa' performed by
Re. T. W. Smith at the home of the
bride "a brother, Mr. J. W. Kime, 192
: North Chnreh street, in the presence
of a number of relative and friends,
The room in which the ceremony
waa performed waa beautifully deeo-
rated for the oeeaaian with evergreen
- - 4 Xfl L . l . . . I
bride, Mr. Carrie Kime Emery, to
gether with eat flowers and feme.
The bride' wore a dark blue tail
ored aoU with, bat and glove to
match. Mrs. Hay i the youngest
daughter of the laU Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Kime, and ia well known in Con
ord, where she lived until a few
year ago. Since then baa made her
borne in Graham. Mr. Hay ia the
aon of Dr. -and Mra. P. A. Hay, of
Winston-8alem, and hold a respon
aible position with the South' rn rail
road, with headquarters in Greene
t , ...
oaro, ana is one oi me most wiaery
known and popular engineers in the
service of the company, . : -Immediately
after ' the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Hay left on No. 36 for
a two weeks trip to Northern cities.
The many beautifnl and useful
presents received attest the high es
teem in which their many friends
hold the newly married couple.
The out of town visitors at the
wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Hsy, brother and sister of the groom,
of Winston; Mrs. J. B. Montgomery,
of Graham; Mr. Paul A. Burns, of
Greensboro,- and Mr. John' A-Wood,
of Burlington.
fin thai Mktnra iim tti Vfipfh
- Mr. and Mrs. Hay will spend the
holidays in Concord, after which they
will make their home in Greensboro.
Tea Drinking Given by Mrs. L.
D.
, Ooltrane ; '
A decidedly charming event was
the tea drinking given yesterday af
ternoon given by Mrs. L, D. Coltrsne
from 3 to 4 o'clock ih honor of Miss
Grace Brown. About thirty-six guests
. called during the hour, every minute
t which was fdledwith pleasant, en
joyment, '".--."'-'.
The hostesa had provided a decid
edly clever manner of entertainment
for the evening. The guests were
presented with a card, on one side
of which waa a kodak picture of the
honoree and on the. other a toast to
the'bride-cleet. Each guest then read
the toast on her card and they af
forded .much enjoyment to the party.
Delicious tea and sandwiches were
served. ' -
Farlette's True Mission. .
Ralph' Parlette, the next attraction
on the Concord Lyceum Course, who
wilt appear here this evening, is one
of the most remarkable men and one
of the hardest workers in America.
After an experience of fifteen years
on the platform he says: "I make
no bid for the gallery. I don't care
much for the applause of the evening.
T vwnfr .nnl.nu that. Mimas, nr
that I would like to have come, next
- week; that is, the solid approval of
the- truth of the lecture." Parlette
baa repeatedly appeared on thejarg
eat and moat exacting courses and be
lt fore the greatest chatauquaa in Amer-
.. lea and baa been many times return'
ed. Tonight Central school autitor-
ium at ouo o clock, v
. ''Tariff a Curs.'
Washington, Dee. 11. Francis L.
Stetson, attorney for J. -, Pierpont
Morgan, who directed the legal work
of organizing the Steel Trust today
aaid to the Senate uommutee on in
terstate Commerce:
. V"I am a radical free trader. . .
; think the tariff haa been wire to
the countrj. We would be better off
if wa had no tariff ami no Sherman
Anta-Trnet law."
" On th trust Dcpblem Stetson said
"A to the question of specific rem-
Mies, I would aay that I And; much
to ewv litdmr in the last message of
President Taft, in the bill of Senator
La Follette and in .the suggestions
of Judge Gray." '
9 sswsa.e,l"'sas mmtmXf.fj r -
' ' "Barrino-Tucker.
Waddine invitations 1 as follows
have been issued:
r ' Mrs. C. Electa Tucker
invites yon to be present at ber home,
t , Harriaburg, K. r. V. o. ., on
; Thursday afternoon. Decern. .-,
ber the twenty-first nine-
: teen hundred and
, ; . ' eleven at three ..
to witness the marriage of her daugh-
., .1 ter ,
' - - , Atha " 4 -
" " and
Mr. Charles Wilson Barrino,
"Around the Clock" at the opera
bouse tonight. - .
I nr ion oatta rAs , ;
18 14,885,000 BALES.
These Are the Official Estimate Fig
mrea ef the Crop Reportinx Board.
Former Record Oroy 1904. ;
Washington, Dee. 1L Ths ' total
production of cotton in' the United
Siates for the season of 1911-12 will
amount to 7,121,713,000 pounds (nof
including Bnters), or 14385,000 bales
of 500 pounds, gross weight, according
to the first official estimate of the
aise of the crop issued at 2 p. m. to
day by the erop reporting board of
the United States dc partment of
agrieulutre and made up from re
ports of the correspondents ' and
agents of the bureau of statistics
throughout the cotton .belt. This is
greater by 1,447,000 balsa than the
banner year of 1904V j
Heretofore the record cotton crop!
waa that of the year 1904, when 13,
438,012 bales, exclusive - of linters,
were grown. Other large crops were
those of 1906, which was 13,273,309
bales, and 1908, when 13,421,799 bates
were grown, In point of value, how
ever, the crop of 1910, which was 11,
608,616 bales, exclusive of linters,
was the record one, the fibre being
valued at $820,320,000, and the cot
tonseed at $142,860,000, a total of
$963480,000 as the aggregate value
of the cotton crop of that year.
V Conditions early in the growing
season of this year led to the belief
that the erop Would be one of record
proportions. ;' First estimates of the
yield, based on the condition figures,
placed the probable production" well
toward the flgurea of " the "biggest
erops heretofore grown. '
Scorching hot and excessively dry
weather during the middle of sum
mer caused considerable -.damage to
cotton in many parte of the cotton
belt. Later in. the season weather
conditions were distinctly favorable
in most parts of the belt and the crop
improved. The hot weather ' and
drought, however, were responsible
for a smaller yield thia year than ex
perts early in the season predicted
as a result of the record acreage and
splendid growing conditions then pre
vailing. One result of the hot weath
er was that the crop matured about
two weeks earlier than usual. - t
Officials of the department of agri
culture were not surprised at the aise
of , the crop as . condition figures
throughout .the ouw aeaaon .indi
cated that the production would be
large. Unofficial estimates made
monthly during' the year using the
department 'a condition figures as the
basis, were greatly exceeded by the
omcial estimate maae toaay.
Waylaid and Brutally Murdered.
Wilmington, Dec. 11,--W. G. Dow
dy, an honorable and highly respect
ed citizen, waa waylaid and brutally
murdered last night about V o'clock.
An axe was used by the murderers ;
possibly two axes, aa one iwas found
at the spot oi the murder and an
other some distance away, both being
stained with blood, Mr. Dowdy was
on bis wcy from ma place of busi
ness on the edge ox the city limits
to bis borne in the downtown section
mi waa accompanied by has little
giandeon. Mr. Dowdy died at 'the
hospital balf an hour after the aa-
sault. KoUbery was thought at first
to have been the motive, but early
today county officers suspected Char
lea F. Dowdj, 35 years old, a car
penter, son of h murdered man, and
be waa gnmodnately taken into cus
tody, though there appears tonight
be but lwtle if anything to con
nect the' aon with the crime. It was
young Dowdy's aon who was with the
old man at tbe woe ox the assault.
The boy saya that it was a negro who
attacked h grandtatber. ;
Mourn aa Dead Girl Long Gone.
New Tork, Dee. 11. Miss Dorothy
Arnold, whose mysterious disappear
ance from ber home here puasled the
police of two continents, will have
been missing just one year tomorrow.
Her absence waa first made public
January 26 and since then various
conflicting reports concerning the
search for her have kept the public
in a state of bewilderment.
John S. Keith, the Arnold family 'a
lawyer, says the. family believe the
girl ia dead and no other explanation
can be conceived, as absolutely no
clue to what became of ber ever baa
been found. ' ;
Indications of ft Severe Storm.
Washington. Dee. 1L Indications
of a severe storm, which may strike
the South Atlantis States, were re
ported to th weather bureau from
Turk 'a Island, seven hundred miles
from Miami, Fla. The bureau issued
cautionary advices to pointa along
the South Atlantic coast. ' '
It ia believed that one of the
storms of the West Indian hurricane
season ia on it way.
What ia a nicer Chriatmaa gift
tban an Edison Graphophonet The
Bell Harris Co. bav them. See
new ad. today. - . '
ADMITS OTJTTTJra SMITH. ,
But Claims JnstintioB,Martlm
Privett Arrested am the Charge ef
Assaulting J. W. Smith Near Mon
ro Saturday.
Monroe, Dec 1L Martin Privett.
one of the men whom the officers hsd
under surveillance in connection with
tbe assault upon Mr. J. W. Smith
near here Saturday evening, was ar
rested' early this morning- bv Con
stable Clifford Fowler, and be admits
the cutting, but maintains, however,
that he was justified in his part in
the affair, which, he alleges, occurred
in his yard- and not in tbe road near
the borne of Mr. M. K. Lee. as stat
ed by Mr. Smith. Privett waa taken
before Recorder R. L. Stevens, who
denied him bail. He is now in the
us tody of Constable Fowler nendinar
developments in the condition of the
wounded men, who ia considered to
be on a fair way to recover, unless
complication arises. The correspond
ent ia unable to ascertain why priv
ett waa not remanded to jail.
rnvett's version of the affair is
to the effect that be and Dock Tow
were driving home from Monroe and
were overtaken by Smith in front
of the home of Mr. M. K. Lee, a mile
from Monroe. Smith drove on be-J
hind them until they arrived at Priv
ett 's home, which is about three-
quarters of a mile beyond Mr. Lee's.
On arriving there, Smith got out
of his buggy and followed Privett
and Tow into the house. He asked
for some matches and later gave
Privett a drink. The men engaged in
conversation and there was no trou
ble until Smith became boisterous
and made insulting remarks to Priv
ett s wife and daughters, tbe elder
girl being just in her teens.
Privett immediately ordered Smith
out of jthe house, so he alleges, and
after gaining the yard,' they 4 'had
some words." Privett finally called
Smith a liar and Smith struck him.
They went down, Smith on top, and
it was while Smith was betting the
best of him on the ground that he
got out his knife and did the first
cutting. Dock Tow was present
throughout the fight, Privett alleges,
but made no attempt to interfere un
til Smith had been cut until he could
not offer any resistance. The wound
ed man then climbed in his buggy
and started towards town. r
Believe Argentine Ant
lcat Boll Weevil.
New Orleans, Dec. 11. After ex
tensive experiments, Father Albert
Biever, a Jesuit scientist of this city,
has announced that in his opinion the
Aregentme ant, a Louisiana pest
which is the despair of housewives, is
tbe youth's most effective enemy 01
the boll weevil. It was round that
the ant will destroy the young wee
vils and eggs, but the assault on a
mature weevil is another matter. The
scientist is firmly of the opinion that
in time the ant will bolster up suf
ficient courage to attack gipwn up
weevils but not until he is "educat
ed" up to it.
"It is believed that these ants will
finally exterminate the boll weevil'
said Father Biever.
'They destroy all other ants by at
tacking the nesta and destroying the
eggs. They will treat tbe weevil sim
ilarly." Further experiments are to
be made.
Parlette' Popularity,
The -bureau, managers of Ralph
Parlette, who cornea aa the third at
traction of the Concord , Lyceum
Course, report his season sold long
ahead, with more demands tban tbey
can fill, and we are forttmate indeed
to be able to secure him. His lecture
will come nearer pleasing all tastes,
with his humor, philosophy and elo
quence than any speaker we nave
heard in years. Ton will hear him
at the Central school auditorium to
night.
Sneaking of the appearance of
Th. TWaC" t Aahnville ths Cltl-
sen says: "Only a small audience
witnessed what waa really one of the
good attraction which have appear
ed in Asheville thia season last night
at the Auditorium, when "Tbe
Thief." a nlav which greatly enhanc
ed the remitation 01 Margaret 411-
ington and Kyrle Belew, waa present
ed, witn one or two executions wis
company .was a strong one, the wqrk
nf Unhurt Bennett as Raymond be
ing especially good. Tbe scenic ei-
feeta were all that could be desired
and the audience waa not slow in ex
pressing its appreciation of tle
chow." Thia play will appear .in
Concord next Monday night, ;
Th MftNwmara brother Sunday
entered tbe San Quentin penitential?
wW James B. ia ondemnedi to ire-
main tbe remainder of bis life jfor
his confessed crime of murder, and
John J., eeeretary of the Internation
al Association of Bridge and Structur
al workers, ia sentenced to 15 years
imprisonment for dynamiting, j
FEBBOICAL MEKTIOS.
Some of tbe People Bar And FJae
whar Who Com And aW 'V
Mr. C. R. Scare ia spending th day
in Charlotte. J
Mrs. 3. P. Allison is spending the
day Salisbury. 4
Miss Lee Dorton is spending the
day in Charlotte. . 4,
CoL Walter Henry, of Charlotte.
ia a Concord visitor today. -
Mrs. Claude Ramsaur speni yester
day afternoon in Charlottej
Mr. G. G. Dalley has gonf to Sal
isbury on a short business trip.
Miss Lueile Blaekwelder is visitinir
Mrs. W. B. Dorton in Charfctte.
Mr. Frank Robbins, of Salisbury.
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mr. Hansell Thomas, of Winston-
Salem, is a Concord visitor' today.
Mr. and Mra. Lewis Mason, "of Ply-
ler, are visiting friends in Concord.
Miss Eva Bay Brown left Monday
afternoon to visit Miss Mary Sims.
Mr, A. J. Torke has gone to Win
ston-Salem on a short holiness trip.
Miss Catherine Goodsonlhas gone
to Charlotte to visit Miss Jesse Buch
anan.
Mrs. W. D. Pemberton and David
Pemberton are spending the day in
Salisbury. : .
Mr. J. W. Alspaugh, of Winston-
Salem, is a business visitor in the
city today. '
Miss Jesse Combs has gone to
Greensboro to spend the holidays
with relatives. I"
Attorney L. T. Hartsell has return
ed from Raleigh, where he, has been
on professional business. 1
Misses Mary and Laura Heilig, of
Mount Pleasant, spent yesterday af
ternoon in the city with friends.
Miss Myrtle Broom, has returned
from Waxhaw, where she has been
visiting relatives for a fortnight.
Mrs. J. F. Dayvault and children
have returned from Cleveland, where
they have been visiting1 Mrs. Day-
vault's father. t
Mr. and Mrs. John Collett have re
turned to their home in (Davie coun-
WmTradi-TOraftMvisitftir Mr. .J-", Collett
for several days.
Report That Taft Might Withdraw.
Washington, D. C Dec. 11. A re
port that Taft would withdraw from
the presidential contest was in circu
lation today, but was discounted by
the anti-T&ft men. One of the lead
ers of the fighlt against Taft in the
national commattee this afternoon
said:
'We thought three days ago that
Tatft might quit and get out of-ithe
way of the cars, but we don't think
so now. Taft wants renommation
more than he ever wanted anything in
hia life."
At the White House the report 'that
Tart would withdraw was pronoun
ced a "malicious fake."
Arizona's First Election.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 12. Arizona
held her first State election today,
voting for governor -(uid other' State
officials, judges of the -supreme and
district courts and members of the
legislature. In addition, the voters
also -expressed their preference lor
two United States Senators ami also
voted: on the proposal to eliminate
tbe Judicial recall from tthe State
consti'tution. Complete tickets were
put in the field by the Republican,
Democratic and Socialist parties.
Owing to the municipality of candi
dates the oomblete resulita of the
election probably will not be known
before Thursday.
Judge Ward Resigns From Court
Bench. ;
Elisabeth City, Dee. 11. Judge
George Ward) wijl tomorrow forward
to Governor Kitchin hie resignation
a judge o'f the Superior" Court from
the First Judicial distract, tne same
to become effective December SI. At
a meeting of the Elizabeth City Bar
wesooiaifion (this afternoon Maj. W.
(X Rodman, of Washington, N. ,
iwaa endorsed for the judgeship. ,
Judge Ward' action was prompt
ed by continued ill health following
several attacks ,of vertigo durmg tne
yean. - -
Sou of Dr. Black Badly Burned.
Master Samuel Black, the 6-year-old
ton of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Black,
of Pioneer Mill, waa very painfully
burned early thia morning. - Th lit
tle fellow waa standing in front of
an open fir .when awvnting gown
he waa wearing caught fire. Hia old
er brother, Master John Black, was
near him' and quickly tore tbe gar
ment from bis little brother. While
tbe burns are very painful they ar
not considered dangerous, - -
1 VEW FOBJC OF TICKET.
IntarchangeaW Fanny Scrip Book
to Be Put on Sal January 12, 1912.
Atlanta, Oa., Dee. 11. On January
Ah, 1912, certain of the prominent
Southeastern lailroads will place op
sale 'at their principal ticket office
a form df transportation order, desig
nated "Interchangeable Penny Scrip
Books," which will be honored by
practically all tbe railroads of tue
Southeast.
Each book will contain at the time
of sale twenty five hundred (2,500)
coupons of fare value of one cent
each, or $25.00 in tbe aggregate but
will be soM for $20.00. Tbe coupons
of each book, when attached to tbe
cover and contract thereof and pre
sented to ticket ugenta by the origin
al purchaser, will hf accepted in the
purchase of transportation, between
stations in tbe Southeast for his own
use at the rates and under the regu
lations set forth in tike tariff govern
ing tbe sale and use of this form of
transportation order.
The Southern Railway Company
will soil and bo nor these scrip books
in addition to the present two cent
per mile interchangeable mileage
tickets of forms Z and ZZ which tihe
Southern Railway has had on sale for j
the past several years, thus making
no change in the existing forms and
rates of interchangeable mileage
books bl Southern Railway, the serin
book arrangement simply being as
far as the Southern Railway is con
cerned, an additional transportation
facility.
Charged With Murder of Father.
Viocennes, Ind., Doc. 12. Every
thing is in readiness for the trial of
St EJw:jh1 Stibhdns, the young man
who is chained with flist degree mur
der as the result of the mysterious
billing of his father, Goorge W. Stib-
bins. ihe case was on the court cal
endar for today and ilt is' expected
to proceed with tbe trial without de
lay. The elder Stibbins was shot and
tilled while feeding cuttle on his
farm near Petersburg on the might
of November 17 last. Tbe revolver
used by the murderer was taken out
of the mud near where the body was
found, the theory of suicide was ad
vanced by members df the Stibbins
family, but the authorities placed no
credence in it after it was shown
that the dead man wore heavy mit
ten- and there we aofwwder marks
near the wound.
The son, S. Edward Stubbins, was
taken into custody audi later charged
with murder upon evidence that he
had been on 'Unfriendly terms with
his father for some time and was un
able to give a satisfactory account
of his whereabouts alt) the time the
crime was committed. The accused
man is thirty-two years aid and a
giaduate of the tetate Normal School.
For some years be has been engaged
in teaching. Other1 members of the
btibbins family have declined to dis
cuss the crime other than to assert
their belief in 'till innocence of the
son.
Rev. R. J. Hunter, of Canton, for-
merly pastor of Rocky River Pres
by terian church, is, visiting friends
in the county.
GsS iU Criminal and Ccnalna
HORLICK'S
MALTED MILK
Ths Fooddr!nk for All Ins.
For Ikiant8,bvalidt,andGrowng children.
nBcNutrinoUaUp building the whole body.
Invigorates the nursing mother and the aged.
Rich milky malted grain, in powder form.
li muck limck prepared1 la a mi nut.
rake no lubiritute. AAfor HORUCK'S.
7rf In fitw milk Trust
CONCORD BUSINESS SCHOOL.
I will open a Business School in
the Morris building, Monday, Janua
ry 1st, 1912. The course of instruc
tion will include Shorthand, Type
writing, Bookkeeping, Commercial
Arithmetic, Business English, Punc
tuation, Commercial Law, Spelling
and Office Practice.
Day and night school. Enter any
time. Individual instruction- given
those who cannot attend during
the regular hours. ' Th course of
study is practical and useful. Noth
ing taught that ia useless. Nothing
omitted that is necessary. Thorough
ness and efficiency ar the chief con
siderations. . - - -
I have eight years experience in
teaching and office work, and my tes
timonials all attest my success in the
Commercial work. ; , . t
For. further information and terms
'phone 125, or call at Dr. J. E.
Smoot'a residence, 67 Grove St.
MRS. L. MULLOT PAYNE.
lWt 1-tw. t i
ACCIDENT AT 8AW MILL.
Mr. Ernest Seaford, of Ko. 3, H11 '
ringer Cut Off and Am Broken.
Mr. Ernest P. Seaford, son of Mr.'
J. M. Seaford, f No. 3 township, :
naa ine misfortune to have a finger
eut off and his left arm broken yes
terday afternoon about 4 o'clock by
getting his hand and arm caught in
the aaw at the saw mill of Goodnight
& Johnson, in No. 3.
Mr. Seaford was attempting to
clean tjie trash out of tbe saw box,
which is just below the saw, when
his arm and hand came in contact
with the saw. The second finger of
his left hand was cut' off and his left
arm was jerked violently against tbe
carriage, breaking it just above. the
wrist. ' He was taken to his father's
home nearby and received medical
attention. Reports from his bedside
this morning state that he is resting
comfortably.
Fir Caused by Fire-cracker.
Last night about 9 o'clock some
obstreperous youth threw a fire-cracker
towards the home of Mr. J. P.
Cook' on West Corbin street. It
landed in the rolls of an awning and
very soon there was a blaze. A pe
destrain noticed it in passing and
notified tbe members of tbe house
hold. They arose and quickly extin
guished the blaze. A large hole was
burnt in the awning and the damage
is only slight. If the passerby had
not made a timely discovery of. the
blaze there would in all probability
been a serious conflagration.
If the fire crackers are going to
be shot there should at least be an
effort made to see that peoples' prop
erty is not damaged by the practice.
Mrs. J.
P. Fisher to Entertain inf,
Honor of Mrs. L. A. Fisher.
The following invifations were is
sued here this morning: 0
Mrs. Joe P. Fisher
at home
Wednesday, Decembor the twentieth
Three-thirty to flvi'-thirty
Mrs. L. Archibald Fisher. ,
Ladies' handbags at Gibson Drug
Store from $3.00 to $12.50.
Special for May
Xmas Handkerchiefs,
Neckwear and
Fancy Work
A large shipment each of the above have just
arrived. By buying at this time we Bought the
entire lots from the importers at Special
Prices. Monday we give you the benefit of
our good purchase.
100 Dozen Cambric Linen-finished Handker
chiefs, white and colored border, worth '5c
Special for Monday r8 for 5c
90 Dozen Pure Linen Han'kerchiefs, 10c val
ueSpecial - -.6 for 85c
" L ig lot of 12c and 15c Pretty Linen Hand
kerchiefs, plain and hand-embroidered corn
ers, 10c each or -8 for 50c
Children's' Xmas Handkerchiefs in Pretty
Boxes, look like 25c ones Special 15c
The prettiest Handkerchiefs .-you have ever
seen in Genuine hand-embroidered at
: 15c 85c 50c
BIG LOT OF FANCY WORK.
Buy early-it's easier to find what you want.
Mexican Drawn Work, Cluney, etc., ina great
variety priced 15c, 85c, 50c, 85c and up , '
Such an assortment we have never shown' in
Pillow Tops,- Center- Pieces, tc, specially
priced at ;.- 85c 89c 39c 50c
XMAS NECKWEAR ALL IN XMAS
BOXES
In Lot 1 you will -find all the Newest Side
Frill Jabots, Bows, etc., worth up to 50c
Special -I., .-25c and 35c
Other Special Nos. 50c and up
New lot Coat Collars underpriced at '
93: $1.85-$1.50 -
I0 YOU WEAR GLOVES? Ask in the
' , Notion Department to see . the Special i
'Numbers. ; ' . ,y H I,
YOU CAN GET IT AT . " '
HORTH CAXOLDTA VEWS.
Itama ef Hews From All Part f tk
014
StateWll Landmark, in de-
tbe bride at a recent mar-
rtage, said or ber "oh is 00 of ,
tbe pre'itiest girl in tbe community.
an excellent housekeeper and an ex- -
put cook." ; -
Colonel Ashley Home ha given ten
thousand dollar for the erection of '
a monument to tbe women of th ,
Confederacy avt Rafei&h, after the '
Kinney design, according to a tele-,
gram received Monday from General
Julian S. Carr by General C. Irvine -Walker,
as chairman of tbe execu
tive committee) on women's monu
ments in the South. r
The Rabe Marble Tard, of Salis
bury, Thursday, December 7, shipped
a marble tablet to Randolph county
to mark the grave of a Mr. Dawkui,
a former citizen of that county. . In
serted on the tablet are the words,
"The largos man in ihe State,"
which were eut according to instrue- -tion.
Mr. Dawkins - weighed '., 556 .
pounds before his last illness and at
the time of his death 456 pounds.
Out of eleven townships in GtnV
ford counties, HEgh Point was the
only one to vote in 'favor of issuing
bonds for the proposed (Randolph .&
Cumberland Railroad at election
Qield Monday. Kandleman gav a'
close vote on ihe proposition, but not
quite a majority was obtained. Tbe
total amount of bonds asked in ele
ven townships was $395,000. High
Point voted 4100,000.
The annual meeting or the North
Carolina Farmers' Educational and
Co-operative Union, which will be
held in Wilson Wednesday, Thursday
I J , .n.. . '
u rrlaay. i la-io. more
man counties in ine state are or
ganied at present and it is expected
that approximately 500 delegates will
be present at the convention, with 200
or 300 visitors in addition. The an
nual eledtion of officers will take
place and it is understood that Dr.
H. Q. Alexander, of Mecklenburg
county, will again be elect er presi
dent of the organiation and that most
if not all of the old officers will be
re-elected. . ;