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cVOL XXII tFkt OCnt. a Moctfi.
MAUUn LAST STEXXXO.
Wedding ef Mr. Royal B.
Aad Miss Oreoa M. Brews, a Bril
liant Alalr. "
Elaborate preparations thai glit
tered with brilliancy and splendor by
perfect fallfilment to minn'tcst de
UUa mad the wedding of Hiss Grsee
Missouri Brown and Mr. Boys! 8.
Sanders, wbioh took place yesterday
afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at the First
Presbyterian church, on of the moat
brilliant erentt of ita kind ever con
summated in Concord,
The ban dsom church was taxed to
ita spacious capacity with a great
concourse of friends and relatives.
For serersl minutes before the ap
pointed hour Miss Lucy Lore ren
dered a most delightful musical pro
gram. The wedding decorations were
magnificent The choir rail and pul
pit were banked in snow white cot
ton and covered with white eloth
an aisle being formed at the center
of the pulpit by two tall pedestals
wrapped in cotton, from the top of
whieh rested two graceful ferns and
extending around the bottom of the
chancel was row of beautiful. ferns.
The pure white of the pulpit and
choir rail . was outlined by long
wreaths of smilax dotted with lovely
white chrysanthemums, making a
scene that daisied with beauty and
grandeur. , Just preceding the wed
ding hoar the bridal chorus entered
and took their places immediately
back of the snow white choir railing.
The chorus was composed of Mes
dames J. B. Womble, E. A. Moss and
H. I. Woodhouse and Mioses Eugenia
Lore, Nannie Alexander and Mary
Morrison and Messrs. E. Sherrill, T.
C. Newman, Lloyd McKay and W. C.
Correll accompanied by Miss Lucy
Lore at the organ. They sang "The
Boa Maiden."
Those who composed the chorus are
among the city's most gifted vocal
ists and the manner in which they
rendered the beautiful selection was
most inspiring to everyone. The
blending together of these gifted
voices in perfect harmony was truly
a fitting prelude to the joining in the
sacred bonds of wedlock two young
Uvea.
ttaba4ee)
signalised the
soon 's wedding march signalised
entry ( the bridal party. Rev. Dr.
J, M. Grier, the officiating minister,
was first to enter, taking his place
at the pulpit."; The floral girls, Mrs.
F. D. Berkley, of Gastonia, and Mist
Maude' Brown entered from the left
aisles Sd Miss Ellen Gibson and Miss
Mary Bingham from the right aisles
carrying garlands of smilax and wear
ing lovely gowns of pink. They met
at the center aisle and proceeded to
the altar in pairs. Messrs. Ralph
VIUH) Vf UiH, UUgU Uf ,1 IIIIW1M
8anders, of Greenwood, and Messrs.
Louis and Leonard Brown, the nsh-
, era, then entered the right and left
aisles in the order named. They were
followed by the bridesmaids and
groomsmen who entered from the op
posite' aisles and met at -the center
aisle, taking their places on the put-
' pit. . Mis Helen Alston, of Green
wood,: wearing pink satin with hand
embroidered lace and chiffon coses
carrying a pink satin mnff with show
er of lilies of the valley, and Mr.
Earle H. Brown; Miss Hazel Elliott,
of Hickory, pink aatin with overdress
of chiffon and real lace and muff
.with shower of lilies1 of the valley,
and Mr. Arehey Smith, of Green
wood; Mis Louse Means, pink satin
with. dew drop chiffon and crystal
fringe and muff with shower of lilies
of the valley, and Mr. William Al
ston, of Charlestown, W.' Vs.; Miss
Blanch Gray, of Gastonia, pink aatin
" overdress of beaded chiffon and mar
about' muff with shower lilies of the
valley, and Mr. A. - F.. Goodman
They were followed by the dames of
k honor,, Mrs, Lotus A. Brown, pink
satin: with overdress o dew drop
M chiffon, carrying a boquet of. La
France roses, and Mrs. J. Leonard
' Brown, pink satin, trimmed with .lace
and swansdown carrying La France
roses; The, maid of honor, Miss
Blanche Brown, atrikingiy ' hand
home in gown of pink aatin with
overdress -of dewdrop chiffon, carry
ing a gorgeous boqnct of pink La
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right aisle. , Jost behind her entered
'- little Mies Jennie Gibson Brown, the
ring bearer, wearing a dainty W
tiste dress with pink ribbon and car
rying a large pink aatin rose in the
center of which was the wedding
ring. The groom and bis .best, man,
' Dr.' Gillman Glover, of Jacksonville,
FkC entered from the left aisle. The
" bride, leaning on the arm of her
- tnother, Mrs. R. A. Brown, who gave
t bet. away, entered from the right
' aisle. Her beauty waa strikingly pro
. trayed in lovely gown of Duchess
satin trimmed in princess, lace and
pearls, i Her only ornament was
crescent of diamonds, the gift of the
green, Which aha wore at ber threat
Mrs. Brown was diiaiid in white
crepe meteor trimmed in baby Irish
lace aad psaris. The couple joined
at the altar and the ceremony was
performed by Bev. Dr. 3. M. Qrier.
To the strains of Lohengrin's reces
sional tb bridal party left the
church.
From the church the bridal party
drove to the church of the bride 'a
mother, Mrs. R. A. Brown, on Booth
Union street, where an elegant recep
tion wss given. .
The bride is a native of Concord,
where she hss lived all her life. She.
is prominently connected here and
haa a wide circle of friends. The
groom is a successful young ttavcHng
salesman, of Greenwood, and is from
a well known family of the Palmetto
State. Many elegant presents at
tested the popularity of the couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders left last night
on their wedding tour, which will em
brace .visits to Washington, Phila
delphia and New York.
Evidence in the Vardaman Suit
Jackson, Mis., Dee. 22. The tak
ing of Vhe depositions in the ease of
the' state of Mississippi against ex
Governor James K. Vardaman was
begun today. The purpose of the
suit is to compel Mr. Vardaman to
account to the State for various funds
he is alleged to have misused or mis
placed during his term as governor.
The funds involved are the exeeufcive
contingent fund, amounting to over
120,000 during the four year tenure,
the Meridian cyclone . roUf fund
Which is alleged to have been about
fl.OOO, the whitceap pro-eeunou fund.
jo Spamsb-Ameru V ltod and
ad allege- unlawful collection of in
terest on baek-datil boi-.li.
It was this sui; which occasioned
he irnt epeecj ill the United States
sonde ot Senator Perry, of Mississ
ippi, in which he ststbingly denounc
ed ex-Governor Vardaman as- an em
bezzler. AC.er the primaries last fall,
in which Mr. Vardaman won the con
test to succeed Mr. Percy in the sen
ate, the latter announced that, though
his term still has two years to run,
he would resign to give immediate
force to the popular choice. In his
recent speech, however, Mr. Percy an-
9immm
f"8'! 'EE?
mm v mwuniu W nvuiu vuuvui-
ue to hold hi scat until 1913.
IMr. Vardaman has asked for an in
junction to prevent the hearing of
the' suit, which has been set for trial
bore in January. An interesting fea
ture of the litigation is the fact that
Attorney-General Hudson, who took
initiative -in the proceedings against
Mr. Vardaman, will retire from office
early next month, and there is much
speculation as to whother the new
attorney-general, fios A. Collins, who
is a close personal snd political
frend ot Mr! Vardaman,' will push
the ease.
How
a Slanderer of Women
Was
Humbled.
Maxton, Dec 20. A human inter
est story with a strong lesson attach
ed, took place here last Saturday
morning in Barnes Bros.' drug store
thst came near resulting in a trag
edy. A group of traveling men and of
men about town had dropped in for
a drink and for a moment to get ont
of the inclement weather when one
of the traveling men, of the rarer
kind, began spurting out inuendoes
about young ladies in other towns
and . incidentally mentioning the
names of several. A young man was
present whose relative's name was
mentioned and the affair was bitter
ly resented. Going immediately to
his place of business he armed him
self and re-entering the drug store
he called the careless talker behind
the prescription counter to demsnd
full and instant retraction oi au
that bad been said. With death
staring him in the face the retrac
tion was forthcoming immediately
and a tragedy was averted. The
only reason advanced in excuse for
the statements being ''they say."
V,r Mlstnhslmer-Moseri
A marriage that will prove quite a
surprise to their wide circle of friends
was solemnised at tb home of Mr.
P. M. Misenhoimer in No, 5 town
ship yesterday afternoon, at 3:30
o'clock, when Miss Dora Moser, of
No. 8 township, became the bide of
Mr. iKetner Misenhoimer. of Asbe-
ville. v The ceremony was performed
by Rev.; W. H. Causey, pastor of the
Reformed church of this city. Both
oi the contracting parties are natives
of this country, Mr. Misenheimer, of
No. . 5 township, and , Mrs. Mis
hoimer, a - daughter of , 'Squire
and Mrs. T. A. Moser, of No, 8 town
ship. Mr. and Mrs. Misenheimer will
make their home in Ashsville, where
the groom is associated with his
brother in the management of Chero
kee Inn. .
CONCORD,
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN ROUTE.
Concord on Main Line. Lack of
Knowledge Displayed by a Corre
spondent The Greensboro News thug sets
straight a newspaper correspondent
from Washington who seemed to be
making some wild speculations:
There is some speculation about the
plans of the Norfolk Southern that is
decidedly amateurish. For instance,
an article in the Charlotte Observer
yesterday under a Washington date
line and marked "special," says:
"Plans of the Norfolk Southern are
taking a definite shape. The immedi
ate purpose of tine road is to build
from Raeugn to Charlotte without de
lay. The route will be from Raleigh
to Fuquay Springs over the Mills
road.
"A road 24 milos long will be con
structed form Fuquay Springs to Co
lon. From Colon one will bo con
structed to Star. From Star the Nor
folk Southern will go to Mt. Gilead
Af fir
' be Pt
Troy over a Page road.
mcfesug H. Gilead, the end
Page branch line from Star,
the Norfolk Southern will proceed to
Charlotte. The program in the minds
of the practical railroad men of the
Norfolk Southern is to go to Uliar
loVte direct form Alt. Gilead via
Norwood, leaving out Albemarle,
which already has the Southern and
the Southbound, and Concord."
The chief point of interest in the
foregoing is the lock of knowledge of
the physical situation displayed.
"From Colon one will be constructed
to Star." The road is already built
and in operation from Colon to Star,
and the same division extends to Troy,
a distance from Colon to Troy of 50
miles over what was formerly the D.
C. road. From Troy to Mt. Gilead
the route is over the "Page road."
By way of furthei" illumination we
quote the remainder of the "special"
from Washington:
"If tho course indicated here is
adopted, and the informant of the
writer thinks that it will be, the
Norfolk Southern will have a line
from Charlotte 24 miles shorter than
either the Seaboard or the Southern.
The points on khe road would be Ral
eigh, Fuquay Springs, Star, Mount
Gilead, Norwood and Charlotte.
"There is another idea in the minds
of the Norfolk Southern people. The
Page road main line rune from Aber
deen to Asbboro. From Ashtboro to
WHmton-SblCTn vi HSgh Point is
bat ft Bbort distance. The extension
will be made, giving the old Aberdeen
and Asbboro road a through line
from Aberdeen to WinstonSalem
'Each of the projected roads, one
from Fuquay Springs to Ctolon, one
form Mt, Gilead to Charlotte and one
from Asbboro to Winston-Salem,
would pass through some fine unopend
country,
"Tt m wmiA that in the Norfolk
Southern goes straight to Charldtte
from iMt. Gilead it will build a spur
to connect with Concord. This would
give Concord, connection without
miles in the journey irom Kaieigu to
Charlotte.
'xiert railroad engineers says that
the route followed is the one outlined
here, accomplishing saving of 24
miles in the journey form Raleigh to
Charlotte.
"Tie clan to connect Winston-Sal
em with Adhboro indicates the pur
pose of the Norfolk Southern n pur-
chssing the Page roads. The exten
sion proposed willc give the Norroiu
Southern a line reaching almost across
the State from south to north."
:. If the Norfolk Southern is out for
a short line between Raleigh and
Charlotte the route will noV.be as in
dicated by the correspondent. The
shortest route will be from Troy via
Albemarle, the latter to go from
Troy via Concord to Charlotte than
N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1911.
from Troy via Mt. Gilead to Char
lotte. Frankly, we do not believe the
foregoing article in based on the au
thority of any practical railroad
man. lue suggestion ot a "spur'
track to Concord form a Mt. Gilead-
Charlotte line puts it in the doubtful
column.
And if the Norfolk-Southern wants
a line reaching almost across t lie
Slate form south to Boi'ih," as is in
dicated in the lost paragraph of this
remarkable communication, the logicnl
route is from Asbboro to Oreensboro
and to Spray and Leakoville. That
would open up territory to alio north
of this city absolutely untouched.
George Hall Pardoned.
Salisbury Post, 21st.
George W. Hall, a former Salis
burian, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for fifteen years, 1ms
received bis freedom; and is on his
way home. He is now stopping with
his brother-in-law, Mr) B. W. Hall, in
this city. i ( r
Hall, it will be remembered, was
sent up for taking pafc'ui the lynch
ing of the Gillespie negroes at Salis
bury several years ago. He was the
only man prosecuted for the crime.
the others succeeded in concealing
their identity or at least successfully
preventing their arrest and trial.
The crime of the Gillespie negroes
is still frosh in the memory of the
people. How the negroes in the (load
hours of the night, entered the Ly
lerly home near Cleveland and hor
ribly butchered Mr. and Mrs. Lylcr
ly and several of their children while
asleep in their beds, by chopping
them to pieces with an axe. The
deed is too terrible to contemplate.
Hall, along with the others, parti
cipated in the lynching of the crimin
als. He confessed and was sentenc
ed to prison. Governor Kitehin, rec
ognizing a petition from Rowan cit
izens has sent him free. And now,
however justifiable Hall may have
felt in helping lynch the negroes, he
was violating the law and his pun
ishment should teach bim a lesson
for the future.
Resolution is Signed by Taft
Washington, Dec. 21. President
Taft returned from a three-day visit
to New York, where he made a num
ber of addresses. At 10:17 this morn
ing the president signed the joint
resolution of Congress abrogating
the treaty of 1832 with Russia on
account of the discrimination against
American Jews in the matter of pass
ports issued by the United States.
Socrotary of State Knox was present
when the final act of the chief exec
utive swept away a crisis. Efforts
for a now treaty with the czar's gov
ernment are now in order.
St: Petersburg, Dee. 21. It is
claimed hero that the United States
will be the loser by the abrogation
of the 1832 treaty with Russia
through tariff operations and trade
relations. It is the opinion of many
officials here, expressed today, that
Russia will compel the United States
to make retribution for the summary
nullification of the treaty.
The Charity Ball.
The young ladies of the Thompson
Orphanage Guild of All Saints Epis
copal ehurch are making extensive
preparations for the Charity Ball
they will give Friday, December 20th.
The dance will be held at the Elks'
Home snd' the Christmas idea will
be carried out extensively in the dee-
orations. Ashbury's orchestra will
furnish music, coffee, sandwiches and
various refreshments will be served
and elegant favors given. ,
A mon doesn't have to get fat in
Older to make the mot of himself.
CASE DISMISSED
AGAINST MR.
MORRIS.
Doubt as to Whether Tax Receipt is
a Tiling of Value.
The trial of Mr. Z. A. Morris, one
of the city's largest tax payers, on
charge of securing a tax receipt un
der l'ulse pretense, was called in the
Recorder's Court this morning. The
charge arose from Mr. Morris obtain
ing his tax receipt lust month by a
part payment of money and part pay
ment of a bill he held abainst the
city. The city tax collector, Mr. W.
.1. Montgomery, Jr., claimed that the
hill had not been endorsed by the
finnnco committee and be refused to
lake it as part payment on the tax.
He also alleged at the time the war
rant was sworn out that Mr. Morris
went to Julius Fisher, the young son
of Mr. George Fisher, who was as
sisting the tax collector at the time,
and hy a misrepresentation in re
gard to the bill induced t lie boy to
take it and in this way secured his
tax receipt.
At the trial this morning Wl
charge against Mr. Morris was dis
missed. No evidence was introduced
against him. On t lie other hand City
Attorney llartsell made a motion to
the court immediately after the war
rant was read asking that it be dis
missed. In his remarks Mr. Hart
sell stated that the matter did not
come under his jurisdiction as city
prosecutor but that he had been re
quested by the tlnnnce committee to
appear in tho ease. Mr. llartsell al
slated that there was doubt in the
minds of the attorneys as to whether
a tax receipt was a thing of value
and under the law to be guilty of
false pretense a person must secure
a substance of value. He also called
tho court's attention to the fact that
under the city charter the tax eol
lecor is not required o give a ax re
ceipt such as the law requires the
sheriff to give and that it was left
with the tax collector to give one,
which increased the doifbt as to i'rs
being of value.
The court ruled that the case be
dismissed for want of probable
cause.
Attorneys W. G. Means, M. B.
Stickley and J. Lee Crowell repre
sented Mr. Morris.
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TRADT HO. SS WRECK I
Six Cars Tan Over But All Passen
gers Escape Unhurt.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
Kings Mountsin, Dec. 21. Al
though five well-filled coaches turn
ed over on their side when Southern
Railway passenger train No. 39 north
bound from Atlanta to New York,
was wrecked here tonight, there were
no fatalities nor personal injuries
and the track was torn up only un
der those cars that turned over. The
derailment was caused by a brake
beam, which is believed to have drop
Ied from a car of a freight wliich
passed about thirty minutes ahead
of 38. This beam, after having been
passed over by the engine and ten
der, wrapped around the rear trucks
of the mail car, causing it to leave
the rails, following in rapid succes
sion by the diner, club and parlor
cars and two Pullmans. The engi
neer had his train under perfect
control and brought it to a stop with
in six car lengths after the mail car
jumped. All of the above cars, ex
cept the mail car, turned over against
the embankment.
The absence of injury to the pas
sengers is attributed to a combina
tion of Providence, steel coaches snd
obedience to the law. Providence
staged the wreck in a deep cut, which
made the fall of the coaches against
the high embankments only a mat
ter of a few feet; the steel coaches
proved amply strong to witstand tin
crash and saved the passengers fr..m
Hying timbers, etc.; and the engi
neer's compliance with an ordinance
of the town of Kings Mountain -not
running within the town limits at a
greater rate of sieed than 20 miles
an hour made it pottsible to bring
his train to a stop in remarkably
short time. The engine and three
rear pullmans remained on the. rails.
Fremier Yuan Shi Kai, Thursday
gave his answer to those who are aim
ing to transform China into a repub
lic. In an olheial statement he de
clared without qualification that he
refused to accept a republic.
fey Christmas !
Only two more shopping
days till Christmas. We are,
still in a position to show
you a good selection of !
useful gifts. .. ..
Suggestions in Dry Goods
Ladies' and Children's Furs, Parasols, Sweaters, Ooata, Coat '
Salts, Petticoats, Wool Blankets, Rags, Table Linen, Doilies,
Towels, Silks and Dress Goods, Silk Scarfs,
Suggestions in Notions
Children's Gloves and Mittens, Ladies' Short and Long Gloves;
all kinds of Hosiery, Jabots, Collars, Fancy Work; Novelties
in Belt Pine, Colls r Pins, Waist Sets, Belts, Hand Bags Chil
dren 'a Handkerchiefs, Ladies' Handkerchiefs, Small Pin ,
Cushions, Cot Glass snd Hammered Brass. . , .
Suggestions in Clothing .
Neck Ties, Gloves, Shirts, Box, in Silk and lisle; Suspenders,
Cotton snd Linen Handkerchiefs; Hats and Caps; Boys' Cloth
ing, Hen's Clothing, Ovsrccats, Raincoats.
Suggestions in Shoes
Rubbers, Over Gaiters, Bedroom Slippers, Baby Shoes, Chil- i
dren Shoes, Ladies' .Shoes, Boys' Shoes, Ken's Shoes. -
Holly Ribbon in MUlinery.
The Greatest Line of Dolls ever
shown in Concord.
tJ.l. PflffiSQ 60,
Single CmyftJPr'.; NQ. 138
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" PERSONAL MEITIOH. '
Sosss sf the People Here Aad Saw
where Whs Oosss Aad O. ''
Mr. Henry Propst, of Laxingtoa,
is s Concord visitor today.
Mr. Ray, of Detroit, is vkiting bis
father, Mr. John R. Pattersosv
Dr. O. L. Ing haa gone to Fooa
tain, N. C, to visit relatives during
the holidays. -
Miss Nsn Cannon has returned
from sn extended visit to New York
and Baltimore.
Mr. Archie L. Taylor wil leave to
night for Oxford to spend Christmas
with his parents.
Mr. A. R. Howard will leave to
night for College Park, Ga to apend
Christmas with his parents.
Miss Isabelle Tnrpin, of Center-
ville, Md., is the guest of Miss Elisa
beth Gibson for six weeks.
Mrs. J. H. Separk and Mrs. F. D.
Berkley, of Gastonia, attended the
Sanders-Brown wedding last night
Mrs. John Blackwslder, of New
berry, S. C, will arrive tonight to
visit her sister, Mrs. C. C. Caldwell.
Misses Helen Wilkinson and Mary
Propst arrived in the city yesterday
noon to spend the holidays with rela
tives. Misses Willie May Stratford, Mary
Propst and Nell Herring, of the State
Normal College, Greensboro, are at
home for the holidays.
Miss Delia Thompson, of States
ville Female College, arrived yester
day to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thomp
son. Misses Novella and Carrie Iugh
liu and Helen Wilkinson arrived last
night from Greensboro Female Col
lege to spend the holidays st their
homes here.
Mr. Calvin Burkhead, of Norfolk,
Va., is spending the dsy in the city '
with his sisters. Misses Dora, Jessie .
and Florence Burkhead. Mr. Bnrk
head is chief electrician for the Nor
folk Southern Railway Co.