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CONCORD, N, C.FftlDAY, JANUARY 12. 1912. VOL XXII Price 40 Cent Montn. NO. 161 but UW s. n. Ingram ixrr will. Lmtm His Property to Barium Springs Orphanage. Mr. J. P. Cook U Executor. Value of Es tate, About $3,500. A new situation which completely changes the method of procedure of nettling up the estate of the late J. N. Ingram, who wa burned to death last summer at his home in No. 1 township, has arisen by the fact that a will belonging to the deceased has been found. The will was found by Mr. R. W. Bikers, who conducts a store in No. 10 township, and was a neighbor to Mr. Ingram. The article was found by Mr. Biggers anions the valuable paers belonging to the de ceased. When Mr. Ingram, who lived alone, died a search for a will was made but none was found. He left no near kin and soon after his death, Mr. E. F. White, a real estate dealer of Concord, qualified as administrator. Mr. J. I j. Crowell, of the local bar. was employed as attorney and the customary legal steps were taken to ward winding up the estate. The land in No. 1 township owned by the doceased, was advertised for sale with Mr. Crowell as trustee The late J. X. Ingram was one of the quaintest characters ever known in this section. He was a globe trot ter, lecturer, writer and hermit, who lived his life away and apart from the race of meti. His home was in No. 1 township and often would he spend many weeks there in the soli tude of his hermitage. At intervals he would go forth as a wanderer over the land, sometimes making tours that lasted tor months. During his wanderings he visited most every State in the Union and many foreign lands. In this way he attained the name of globe trotter. On his re turn from bis trips he often went on a lecture tour. Whcu his itinerary was completed he would go back to his native home in this county audi remain there, sending his time mostly in writing articles telling of his adventures. He was noted for his idiosyncra sies and eccentric nature and sel dom ever did Seek the companion of other men. The chief place of in terest to him was a newspaper oilice and he was well known in many of fices in the State. By the men of the press he was always treated with kind consideration and usually left with his pockets bulging with ex changes. It was in this manner that he learned to know Mr. J. P. Cook, who was editor of The Standard here for several years. He confided in Mr. Cook and hod for many years made him his advisor. And the fact that he made him executor of his last will and testament " evidenced his esteem for the man who befriend ed him for years. The estate, which consist of 130 acres of good farming land in this county, is valued at $'X 500. The claims against it will pos sibly aggregate about .$300, leaving $3,000 to the beneficiaries of his will. The will was written in red ink and is in Mr. Ingram's own hand writing, which was sworn to at the time the will was probated by Mr. J. F. Hurley, formerly editor of The Tribune, and who had rend many manuscripts written by the deceased. The following is the will in full : Last Will and Testament of J. N. Ingram of Township No. One, Ca barrus Co., North Carolina. Concord, N. C, Sept. 10, 1907. It is my wish and I hereby on Sept. 10, 1907 bequeath my prop erty (of 112, -or one hundred and thirty acres as the survivors may determine) located in Township No. One, Cabarrus County, Xortb Caro lina, to the benefits of the Barium Spring Orphanage, located in Ire dell County, North Carolina. After my death when my burial, monument and other just expenses and dues are paid, the remainder of my property land and money is to be devoted to the Use of the Barium Springs Or phanage, The land is to be held in trust by the Board of Regents pres ent and successive boards of Regents of the Orphanage, and is to be rent ed out and the yearly rents devoted to the support of orphans at the or phanage. All moneys I may have on deposit or held or left otherwise af ter my death when my burial, mon ument and other just dues are paid, the remainder is to be held in trust by the Board of Regents of Barium Springs Orphanage, loaned out on approved security, and the annual in terest arrising therefrom devoted to the yearly support of orphans at said orphanage. The successive Boards of Regents of Barium Orphanage are hereby appointed administrators, to take charge of said projected and financial interests and bequests; and yearly appropriate the annual reve nues arising therefrom to the sup port of the orphans at said orphan- V. 8. SOIL BITS VET age. Of CABARRUS COUNTY I hereby appoint Mr. J. P. Cook, of Cabarrus county, N. C, to serve, without salary, as executor to settle up the affairs of my estate after my death, and see that the above be quests are executed; and the prop erty transferred to the supervision of the administrators mentioned and their 'successors as above provided, (a previous will of this property left with Mr. J. P. Cook I hereby cancel). If the Barium Orphanage ever sus pends the property or money men tioned is left to the circulating libra ries of the public schools of Meck lenburg county, North Carolina; the projierty or money to be handled by the Board of Public Education of Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, and their successors as administra tors; and annual revenues arising from rent on lands or interest or moneys to be devoted to the exten sion of the public school libraries of the county mentioned above. (Signed) J. N. INGRAM. J. W. Snyder, witness. RECEPTION YESTERDAY. Mesdames Simmons, Propst And Boger Entertain at Mrs. Kimmons' Delightful Home. Mesdames J. A. Kimmons, Hugh Parks and L. E. Boger very charm ingly entertained at a reception yes terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. A. Kimmons on North Union street from 4 to 6 o'clock. Welcoming the guests at the front door were Mrs. W. C. Houston and Itfiss Kate Archibald. They were then presented to the receiving line, composed of Mesdames J. A. Kimmons, R.A. Brown, Hugh Proyst, J. L. Hart sell. L. E. Boger, P. M. Lafferty and Miss Ruth Coltrane. The parlor, where the receiving line was station ed, was most attractive in decora tions of wisteria. Mrs. E. A. Moss and Miss Maude Brown showed the guests to the dining room, which was decorated in pink, pink carnations being most profusely us.d. A deli cious salad course was served by Mesdames W. A. Foil, B. M. Gillon, W. W. Morris and J. H. Rutledge. From the dining room the guests vis ited the punch room, where punch was poured by Misses Blanche Brown and Myrtle Pemperton, assisted by Mrs. I. I. Davis and Miss Zula Pat terson. About two hundred guests called during the evening. Surrey Mad In 1910 by Department of Agriculture in Co-operation with the 8taU Department Dr. W. C. Houston has received a copy of the report just made by the United States Department of Agri culture of a soil survey of Cabarrus county. This survey was made in 1910 by Mr. Risden T. Allen, of the U. S. Detriment, and E. W. Thorn ton and Hubert Hill, of the State De partment. The report makes a book of 50 pages, and is accompanied by a large map showing the various kinds of soil in every section of the coun ty. We copy the following from the summary at the end of the book : The soils are mainly residual. Sev enteen distinct types are recognized. Seven important series are represent ed the Cecil, Iredell, Durham, Meck lenburg, Alamance, Georgeville, and Congaree soils, the last including the alluvial types. The Cecil sandy loam occupies about 10 per cent of the area of the county. It is adapted to a wide range of crops, and is especially valuable for corn, cotton, oats, wheat, clover. cowpeas, sweet potatoes, truck crops and fruits. The Cecil coarse sandy loam is of less extent. It is adapted to truck and garden crops but has a tendency to droughtiness. The Cecil fine sandy loam covers 11 square miles. It produces fair yields of corn, cotton, wheat and oats, but is best suited to garden vegeta bles. The Cecil clay loam is the most ex tensive soil in the county, covering about 23 per cent of its area. The heavier areas of this type are suited WORK TO BEQXN ON NEW PAISENOER DEPOT Next Monday. To Be Built Just Be low Present One. No Plans Hart Been Seen Her, Mr. Porter and Mr. Itoyd, members of the firm of Porter & Boyd, con tractors of Charlotte, who have been awarded the contract for grading excavating work for the new pas senger station to be erected by the Southern here, spent the afternoon in Concord yesterday, making ar rangements to begin the work Mon day. The new station will he built just below the present one. There is a large bank of gravel and rook there and this will be removed at once by the contractors. It will also lie nec essary to move the big water tank in order to cut down tlie bank. The site adjoins the Cabarrus mill and the road has secured the permission of the mill owners to cover the win dows to keep them from being dam aged by the blast. The plans for the new depot have not been seen here. In making the request for the new depot on behalf of Concord Mayor Wagoner asked the officials of the Southern to build a depot "in keeping with the size and importance of the citv" and did not make a demand for any certain kind of station. The mayor also re quested Mr. Foreacre, stierintendent of the Southern, to submit the plans to a committee ot citizens here and Mr. Foreacre said he would grant the request. The plans and specifications have not yet been seen here, however, and it is not known what size or what ma terial will be used in the new station Mayor Wagoner stated this morning that he would write Mr. Foresciv New Officers Cold Water Lodge. The following ore the officers of Cold Water Lodge I. O. O. F. for the term of six months, beginning Jan uary 12. 1912: J. S. Lafferty, X. G. A. J. Demarcus, V. O. Leighton Brown, Recording Secre tary. C. J. Williams, Financial Secre tary. J. F. Harris, Treasurer. Joe Walter, Warden. W. T. Linker, Conductor. Frank Bobbins, Outside Guardian. S. H. Wolf, inside Guardian. Junius Sides, Right Scene Sup porter. D. A. Cruse, Left Scene Sup porter. J. W. Collett, Right Supporter N. G. Arthur Fink, Left Supporter N. G. J. M. Burrnge, Right Supporter. Vice G. J. C. Lentz, Left Supporter Vice G. Widow and Orphan Relief Com mittee: J. F. Row, June D. Sides, J. W. Collett. Finance Committee: J. M. Bur rage, C. P. Cline, H. A. Sherrill. Trustees: J. F. Honevcutt, Joe Walter, W. L. Bell. The installation will take place next Tuhrsday night, January 18th. All are requested to be present at that time. to the production ot wheat, oats, j and request that the plans he MiVmt clovcr and cowpeas. The lighter j led (o a committee of citizens Ten- urea arc adapted to corn and cotton, so mat the traveling public of Con At Trinity Reformed Church. Mr. John B. Swart z, field worker of the Reformed church in the United States, will hold a Sunday school in stitute at the Reformed church this evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Swartz is a specialist in Sunday school work, and there is a rare treat in store for all who will come. Sunday school workers especially, and everybody are cordially invited. Judge Montgomery Improving. A telephone message from Char lotte this afternoon at 1:45 o'clock brings the information that the con dition of Judge Montgomery, who has been in the Charlotte Sanatorium for several days, is better. He has been sitting up today, and his physi cians are encouraged regarding his condition. See the Timet for Printing. Eroded areas should be seeded to grass for pasture. The Cecil clay has about one-fourth the extent of the clay loam. Wheat, oats, corn, cowpeas and grasses give the best results on this soil. It is one of the strongest soils of the coun ty and capable t high improvement. The Cecil loam is of small extent. It will produce good crops of wheat. clover, oats, corn, and clay. The Iredoll loom and the Iredell fine sandy Ion in, locally known as "black-jack land." are adapted to wheat, oats, rye, cowpeas, and grass es. They are used mainly for cot ton and corn. The Durham sandv loam is a soil of relatively small extent. Although not used for tobacco in Cabarrus county, it is naturally well suited to its culture, producing in other parts of the State a fine quality of tlie bright yellow type. It is also a good soil for the other stnples. The Durham coarse sandy loam is also considered one of the best soils in the State for. the . production of bright tobacco. It is also well suit ed to potatoes, truck crops and fruits. The Mecklenburg clay loam, known locally as "red black-jack land," with proper treatment is well suited to the production of cotton. It is better adapted to wheat, oats, clover and corn. The Mecklenburg sandy loam is better suited to cotton than the clay loam, but is best adapted to corn, oats, wheat, and grasses. The Alamance silt loam ocenrs in two phases, based upon depth to un derlying bedrock. The deep phase is a good corn, oats, wheat, rye. cane, sweet and Irish potato, and fruit soil. The shallow phase is more droughty than the deep phase, but may be used profitably for the same crops. A good quality of sirup can be obtained from the sorghum cane grown on this soil. The Georgeville silt loam is well adapted to the general farm crops of theregion. The steeper slopes should be used for pasture. Cotton does fairly well, but early frosts usually reduce the yield. The Congaree silty clay loam oc curs in strips along the river and other large tributary streams. It is especially valuable for corn and grasses. Meadow includes wet areas along the smaller streams. Corn and grass would give best returns on this land when drained. The book is a valuable one, and a copy of it should be in the hands of every farmer. cord might know what kind senger station to expect. l IHtS- PERSONAL MENTION. Some of the People Here And Else where Who Come And Go. Mr. J. P. Cook has returned from n business trip to Raleigh. Mr. J. H. Womble has gone to Greensboro, on a short business trin. liev. Dr. J. C. Rowe, presiding el der ot the Salisbury (1st net. is hnre today. Mrs. Bertha Moody, of Richmond, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Robinson. Mr. John A. Watts, of Watts' Store, was a business visitor in the city yesterday afternoon. Miss Beulah Carner has returned to her home in Charlotte, after visit ing Miss Blanche Bovd for several days. Mrs. J. B. Douglass has returned to her home in Winston-Salem, af ter visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon, for a fortnight. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Grier left yes terday afternoon for Lakeland, Fla. They will spend a month there and at other points in Florida. Mr. Colb Morris left yesterday for Davidson, where he will enter Dav idson College. Mr. Morris will prob ably re-enter West Point Military Ac ademy in June. Mr. Carrie Cook, of No. 8 town ship, left yesterday afternoon for Salisbury to see her brother-in-law, Mr. James W. Fisher, who was in jured by a train at the Spencer yards ednesday night. TO REBUILD SEMINARY AT MT. PLEASANT. Attractive Proposition to Be Pre sented to Synod. The Accident to Mr. Fisher. Bad Telephone Ser vice. The Mt. I'leasant community is in the work of rebuilding Mont Amoena Seminary here and she is going to synod next week Willi a proixisition that will le attractive and with argu ments that cannot lie disputed or out Minted. She is going after the Sem inary regardless of what others mav have to offer, but. at the same time. duly appreciative of the work being done in other towns to secure the school, for it shows that they. too, are interested in education and know lull wen ine worm ol llieir midst ot an institution of the character of Mont Amoena heunnary. these matters were gone into at some length at the citizen's mass meeting last night, but in order not to anticipate our rep resentatives at Synod next week, we defer ontlining the propositions here. Suffice to say, a neat cash subscriv tion, together with a site as hand some as any city can offer, will be among the inducements to offer. We say among, for there are others and big ones. too. Ml. Pleasant was shocked yester day to learn of the terrible accident that befell Mr. James Fisher, a for mer citizen here, on the Spencer yards. Mr. Fisher was employed as car inspector and in some way was run over by a car, severing his left leu' and arm. His hint hers. Rev. C. 1'. Fisher, of Faith, anil Mr. W. II. Fisher went at once to his lied side. No particulars could he learned ow ing (o the unsatisfactory the mild est term in the English language telephone service. Tie regulations of certain telephone companies may he according to leal statute, but they arc at least n million miles from the principles set forth in that great statute, the Golden Kule. There is urgent need for n more friendly un derstanding lietween telephone com panies regarding the transmission of certain messages, at least, if the tel ephone 'is to perform its highest and most laudable service in .times, of sickness, distress and danger. Mt. Pleasant, N. ('., Jan. 12. 1912. MONUMENT TO THE CABARRUS BLACK BOYS. Information comes from a relioible source 'that the 'Sleaboard Railway has purchased 1")0 acres of land at Noilina, a small station about l." miles above Henderson, and that the Sea boar diutends t erect large repair shops at 'that place, making Xorlina to the Seaboard what Seneer is to the Southern. The largest repair shop-, of the Seaboard are now located a't Portsmouth, Va. Th company also does a large amount of repair work at Raleigh, and it is practically certain that Raleigh shop mill be re moved to Xorlii!?. Notice of K of State convention of Concord Lodge No. 51 tonight at 8 o'clock. Work in second rank. A.'F. HARTSELL. C. C. A girl expecting a love letter al ways suspects the postn.an of being a thief. Movement Not Meeting With the En couragement It Should. The movement to erect a memorial lo the memory of the Cabarrus Black I toy is not receiving the ciiroiirau'e- I merit such an undertaking deserves at the hands of a patriotic eople. The chief obstacle that retards the progress of the movement is the fact that there is no organization of those who are working for tlie movement. A great majority of the ieople are enthusiastic over the undertaking but as yet there has been no organ ization ierferted. There is a strong sentiment here to honor the heroes, but what is needed is a move toward the crvstalization ol sentiment. As yet all tlie steps that have been taken have been by individuals. Mr. J. P. Allison, who is very much in terested in the work. apeared be fore the commissioners some time ago and asked that a survey of the road leading by the spot where the deed was committed be made. The scene of the explosion is only a short dist ance from the present road and Mr. Allison asked that a survey be made to determine the cost and feasibility of running the road immediately in j front of the spot where the proposed memorial is to be erected. Soon af i ter Mr. Allison made this request a petition was circulated in that aee tion. asking the eommiwioDers to change the road in another direction. The result is that the board baa taken no action whatever and the matter of changing the road remains in status quo. What the movement needs in an organization of those behind it. It has been reported here that the Daughters of the Revolution would take the matter up. If this is done it is needless to say that this public spirited and active organization of patriotic women will bring things to pass. Why not have an organization here to aid them in the work should they undertake it T Form a Cabarrus Black Boys Memorial Association or some such organization to aid the Daughters of the Revolution in rais ing funds for the memorial WHO IS ITU? i I Opera House, Matinee and Night, Monday, January 22nd, Auspices Fire Department. One-fourth the voters of two of the mountainous counties of South west Virginia are about to be forever disfranchised as a result of the sen sational disclosures that have been made by Judge Henry A. W. Skeen, a Virginia circuit judge, who has un dertaken to purify elections in the several counties comprising his judi cial district. Ita, the Girl Mentalist. Ita. the Peerless Girl Mentalist, will appear at the opera house here January 29. There is only one Ita. She was featured from December, 1909, to April, 1911, with her own company, "The Great Ita Co.," which appeared in the best opera houses in the United States and Canda, and has broken all records for consecutive mental performances, her closing engagement in Louisville recently, being the 90th succeeding week. Engraved Wedding Invitations And Announcements. We hope our friends will not for get that we furnish the most elegant marriage invitations and announce ments that can be obtained. 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