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CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 5.1912.
Slagl Copy, PIw Cent. JQ. 205
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.FEOBULT TATAIiT WOTODED
. BY MB. K. A. HAMILTON. "
v BhooUnf-Octumd Late Monday" Af
, - ' - tornoon in Elrd'i Store. Kbren
dSritandint Orer Account Hamil
' ' ton Owed Ejtcli. row EhqU Fir
. ed, Bnt Only On -Took Effect
. V" Ballet Entered Abdomen, Foriini
Upward and Qraxlnf Lanf. Mr.
' . ' Bitchle Taken to Salisbury Hoipit
'. aL San. LiTicf. Witk Chance of
I '.. . Eacorery. Details of tk Tragedy,
- : Mr. Mumford F. Bitehie, a promi-
ncnt and popular young hardware
.... merchant, liea In Whitehead-Stokes
Sanatorium with his life hanging in
- - tlie balances as a result of being shot
. . - by Mr. Marion A. Hamilton yesterday
, - afternoon about 0 o'clock. The sen
sational affair took place in Efird's
. . department store, where Mr. Harail
' -tn, works. . Mr. Ritchie. bad gone in
' the stores to collect an account from
. ' , fitr. Hamilton,, b misunderstanding
. arose and the shooting followed. :
' ,.v Occurring at the lime of day when
v - quiet reigned supreme, the streets be--
ing almost empty, elerkslaborers and
' T lata shoppers baying already gone to
" , - their homes, : and just as nature was
. drawing' the evening shades to assist
. . , in the metamorphosis of the dwind
' ling day into calm and tranquil ev
.: ... ening, the shocking suddenness of the
f . unfortunate affair made it more start-
' The two men were talking, behind
- -.. the counter about ' midway the store
v on the shoe side.: A number of clerks
- , - had left the store for the day and of
' those who remained several were out
' - towards the front of the store and the
'V others were in" the rear. Mr." Hamil
: ... ton saidl a misunderstanding about
the interest on a bill, for a buggy
v arose and that Mr. Ritchie struck
' him and. had him over the counter
- knocking him tfhen he. shot; him. : ;
Four lead bullets from a 32 cali
bre, pearl handled Smith & Wesson
..'.pistol ".were s fired;.. Only, one" took
'..effect, penetrating the lower left .vest
pooket of Mr.' Ritchie's vest and en
teringbe abdomen. "The three th
era bored into the floor just behind
' the counter; v ' " ,
,r JVlien' the shos. were. fired clerks
from Kflrd-s tushed into Ritchie's
r hardware Btore, which is next-door,
. . and told what had happened.' Messrs.
- John Hopkins and Boyd Moose, of
the "clerical force, and H. (3. Gibson,
. bookkeeper at Ritchie's,, rushed into
-Efird's store.--Mr. .Gibson states that
. when they arrived the. two menVwcT
in a struggle, i They caught hold of
Mr. Ritchie and lie exclaimod: "Roys,
I am shot, but don't know where."
Mr. Moose assisted bim out the front
, door into the front door of .Ritchie 's.
Ue walked the distance all right' but
. appeared to give way from weakness
- just-as be entered Ritchie's. He was
, vplaced upon a counter and physicians
summoned. When his brother - and
; business r associate, Mr. Charley
. Ritchie, reached his side,, he said:
"Charky, I am shot, but don't know
- where." - ' ' i - ".
Bv this time the news had spread
.. and great crowd of ihe curiously
- . anxious had gathered-in front of the:
-" store. The physicians arrived and be
gan their heroic, work. The crowd
: pushed ana showed tor an opportun
ity to get a look at the injured man,
- making it necessary for the lerks in
' the store to cover the windows with
., ' .blankets and robes to cut off the vul-
ear gaze of the- throng. ; . n
- Mr.' Ritchie remained conscious,
bnt appeared very weak and his phy
. Bicians would not allow anyone to
v talk to him of the shooting. .'i t.Be
S ' fore they arrived, however,, he made
' ".U.fet .fn n l.t
m snort statemeni 10 nnj assoeiaies
.... i 1 'l fcj 7 A .
in the store, saying: M I went m there
to collect the account and said, nam
ilton; I have been--doing business i
' long time and :I never knew a, man
to aot as you have.Hamilton said.
T never knew any man to act as you
have.' and lie handed me a check
and shot me." ' ? ' ; , i
Mr, Hamilton surrendered to the
" police. ' At police, headquarters he
appeared Calm and unperturbed.' He
; requested' that a physician be sent
,." for to dress an injury to ; his nose,
. wliich he sustained in tha,scuffle, but
showed no alarm over the act. If or a
few minutes, immediately after the
shooting, he and the police and a rep
resentative of this paper were in the
police headquarters alone. " During
ttiis time Chief of Police Boger asked
' him what he and Mr. Ritchie were
- doing when the shots were fired. He
replied: "He had me pver'a counter
knocking me and I shot." His broth-
, er, Mr. OeOrge A. Hamilton, arrived
at headinarter8 about that time.
,' C'Wof Hoer then took the two young
men in the city tax collector's ollle
nnd examined them. If Mr. Hamil-
i ton made any statement then it has
not been given out. . .v -
At the conclusion of the examina
twin noiuliicted bv Mr. fco'.er in-the
c'ty tix collector's ofliee, Mr. Gor?c
- Hamilton went to secure counsel, re
taining Mr. T. D. Maness and V.Pr
- ' Means. Counsel went before Record
er rurycar, who placed tho yoiimr
,', man uijder bond of T$.M, wi.ich
, friends raised. ' "
At the time the shoot in-' occurred
t'-ere were no customers in 1 IV.
" Cn fimloves lias r'" to f
EflnT and Mrle OixAs were in tha
rear. Wbca tbe sbols were fired Mr,
Kflrd nubed.out the rear door to tbe
hardware store and told tba men in
there that "Mr. Hamilton and Mr.
Ritchie were fighting and that ahots
d been fired. Mis Blackwelder
and Mr. Crooks went out the rear
door and Messrs. Cook and Teague
out tbe front. Mr. Ueorge Hamilton
said that he ran towarda the men to
part them and -that tbey were grap
pling over tbe pistol. Clerks from
tbe 'hardware store then arrived and
took- Mr. Ritchie out. The stores are
adioininv rruima in thm cim hiiill.
;. - :vB
ur. uamuton placed nia pistol in
a drawer and surrendered to the po
lice. . Officer Benfleld later went to
the store and got the pistol- It is
now in the custody of the officers.
At above stated, four shots were fir
ed and -4n ball remained in the
weapon; 1--'. '
From- 8 until 80 o'clock" Mr.
Ritchie lay on tba counter in the
hardware store," surrounded ' by bis
brothers, physicians and clerks in tbe
store. Mr. Lloyd Cook, a member of
the clerical force, was sent to notify
Mrs. Ritchie. She came to the store
immediately, Mr, Cook accompanying
her. . She bore up bravely until she
reached tbe aide of ber stricken hus
band., Here the shocking realisation
appeared too strong and she was led
away on the arm of ber brother-in-law,
visibly Bhaking with emotion.:
. Train No. 38 was 40 minutes late
and train No. 35 was on time. Tbe
physicians knew the value of every
moment of time before getting their
patient -on an operating table and
when they left the store at 8:25 they
decided to take the train that came
first, No. 38 to Salisbury or No. 35 to
Charlotte. No. 38 came ' first. Mr.
Ritchie ' waa accompanied by Drs.
Young and King, Messrs. Louis A.
Brown,, J. M. Sills, O. L. Patterson,;
two brothers, Messrs. Walter and C.
F. Ritchie, and his wife." Vi
It developed after the shooting that
there' had-' been i a misunderstanding
about tbe account between Mr. Ham
ilton and the hardware firm for sev
eral days. - It was reported that Mr.
Hamilton bad been in the hardware
store last week and there were words
between the two men about the mat
ter, a, Mr H. G. Gibson, bookkeeper
at tba hardware ator, was asked by
representative of : Tbe Tribune it
this waa true. : He stated- that Mr.
Hamilton waa in tbe store last Friday
evening a,nd be and Mr. Ritchie werei
taikingto him aeout the . account.
Continuing, Mr. Gibson said: , ''Mr.
Hamilton became angry and began
using barsh language, ' Mr. Ritphie
told him. that be had taken as much
of bis cursing as be waa going to and.
that he could either hush or leave tbe
store and Mr.' Hamilton left." v
Mr. E. V L, Efird, proprietor of
Eflxd's store, .returned Saturday
night from New .York.-where he had
been buying goods for bis nrm. Mr.
Efird heard that there had been a
misunderstanding between tbe men
about the account and in conversation
with the i'b6va" of the store about
the matter he advised Mr. Harailtdh
to see of it could; not be adjusted
amicably, stating that they were
neighbor and he would regret if any
feeling-arosf between tbe two nrms.
Nothing; further was-said, however,
about the matter until yesterday af
ternoon, v .'5 ;"f ' V.r-Y' "v
Mr. Hamilton's bondt was rawed
abfiut 0 o'clock and he went to bis
home. Messrs. Graver Love, R. 'B.
Biggers and Prof. J. ; W; p. "Long
signed it.' He will be given a prelim
inary, bearing tomorrow -morning at
9 :30 o'clock. ' . : X, . , ,v;
Mr. Hamilton Is a son of Mr. T. C
Hamilton, of Union county, and has
lived in Coneord for about three
years. , He is married and has two
children. He is a young man of qiiiet
disposition and so far as is known has
neve been in any dimcuities.
. Mr, Ritchie is from Kiehtield. tie
baa beenCengaeed ' in tha hardware
business here for several years and is
one of the best known and most pop
ular young business men of the city.
He . was married ; several years ago
to Miss Ethel Van Landingham, of
Lancaster, B. C.," and they have one
child, an infant soh . f ; '
Bullet Has Not Been Extracted.
The Tribune called tap : tbe Sana
torium at 12 o'clock today and the
head .nurse stated that Mr. . Ritchie
was resting well; but that' his eondt
tinn watt varv ctrave. She Stated that
from the report of the physiciamfwho
operate3n him last night that tbe
ball grazed one lung Dut aid not toage
in the other lung as reported here to-
dav. When asked if the bullet was
removed she stated that it was not
that tbe physicians decided no" to
probe too deep last night, ,
Judge Montgomery Goes Back to San
atorium.
.Indue W. J. Montgomery returned
this afternoon on train No. 7 to the
Charlotte Sanatorium for a few days'
treatment under Dr. Crowell. He was
accompanied by the trained nurse.
Miss Kill. He in improving.' nicely.
and It is honed that after a few days
stay at the Sanatorium he will furth
er improve.
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I J
nomSTBlAL PEACE
' AKD PKOOKBSS.
To Conalder tha BeUttoii , Between
Employer aid Employes. -
Washington, D. C, March 6. Sev
eral hundred delegates, appointed by
lite governors of lorty Mates, alLmen
of earnest thought, devoted To the I
best interests of their country, met
in tbe assembly ball oi tbe' Bureau
of American Republics this morning
to discuss tbe subject of industrial
peaee and progress. Tbe National
Civic Federation, aa a feature of its
twelfth annual meeting, brought
them together to exchange ideas and
to recommend informally some solu
tion or the serious problems pertain
ing to the relations between employ
era and employes. . . ' -
Three notable participants' in Aht
initial session were- Seth Low, the
president of tbe National Civic .Fed-
ration, who called the gathering to
order; Cardinal Gibbons, who acted
presiding officer, and President
Taft, who delivered the opening ad
dress. ; rii addition, tbe seats on the
platform were occupied by members
of tbe cabinet, senators and repre
sentatives, beads of departments, not
ed financiers, merchants and manu
facturers, educators, ministers'of the
gospel and heads of great labor organ
isations. V ;'-""-''. - ..; " r' v .. .
The day was devoted almost wholly
discussion of relation of employer
to employe from the following stand
points: "The Private Employer to
his Employes"!," The Public Utility
Company to Its Employes " ; " The
Government Federal, State or Mun-icipal-r-to
Its Employe,.",
Tbe discussion of the nrst topic in
cluded . consideration of .such trade
agreements as those between the Pub
lishers' Association and its 100,000
employes who are members of - the
typographical, pressmen s and stereo
type', unions; and the contracts be
tween the' building trade employers
and the half-million members of the
thirty-five national . building . trade
unions., ...; ' .
Under the. division applying to pub-
lie utility companies special consid
eration waa given to the successful
operation of the Erdman Conciliation
act, and to the methods of negotia
tion between employers and employ-
Judge Martin A. Knapp, of the
Commerce- Court,' Jed the .discussion
ana among the other , participants
were managers of several of the large
railroad systems and, tbe beads of tbe
railroad brotherhoods. ' ; V.' J
Under the "Relation of the Gov
ernment to-Jts Employes' was con
sidered the question, "How can pub
lic employes secure redress of griev
ances withdnt striking f " The dis
cussion of this subject was Jed by
Second Assistant- Postmaster Gener
al Stewart, and addresses were made
by William H Edwards, commission
er of the New York street cleaning
department ; Representative Lloyd, ot
Missouri; Samuel Uompera, presi
dent o fthe American 'Federation 'of
Labor, and Dr. Charles P. Neill, com
missioner of labor. ' " ;
The general topics selected for con
sideration at tomorrow's sessions are
Workmen's Compensation and the
Prevention Of Industrial Accidents
and "Pensions for Public and Private
Employes.". Charles . Nagle, Secre
tary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, wiapreside at the morn
ing session and Franklin MacVeagh,
Secretary of the Treasury, will oin-
ciate in tbe afternoon. Senator Suth
erland, of Utah, chairman of the con
gressional commission, on workmen's
comDonsation.. will open the' discus
sion on "Compensation for Injured
Railroad Employes" and Represent
ative fredenck H. Uillett Jhat on
'Pensions for Federal Employes." -
Thursday the federation s depart-
ment-on regulation of industrial cor
porations will consider an analysis of
tk. 1R nni .nni;ao tn- iti. unnnl inn.
aire on Trusts" and its, proposed
Act to supplement the Sherman an
ti-trust law,' based thereon. The wo
man s welfare department also rwill
meet; Thursday, i Its programme will
consist of a Business meeting in the
morning and addresses from reprc
sentative "women in the 'afternoon.
Means- of preventing the ."law's
ielav" will be the topic of the ,de
Dartment on reform in legal proce
dure, which consists of representa
tive lawyers from every State. The
department is urging the passage or
the bill drattedoy a -commmee m
tbe American Bar Association design
ed to prevent delay and unnecessary
cost; m. Utigation ;througn reversals
by higher courts on technicalities.
The annual -dinner win oe given at
the New Willard Hotel tomorrow ev-
ening and will bava a number of men
of national prominence as speauers.
The following evening Mr. and, Mrs.
John Ilavs'Hamraond will give a re
ception at their home to the delegates
and members of jhe, JNauqnai ivic
Federation, i . . x.y.
,r ' ' Tba Voiceless Message,'
distinct and clear is the recom
pense of kindness bestowed. The
n ihnt ion of a mute child makes it
necessary for its foster parents vtc
learn the sinn lnmruaee. which saves
them from .possible dnth and rob
bery. This charmiimyVitaprraph wiU
be 'tV; linctly. and urly shown by
!'. n,-ip : ' ('!!( f.f the' Thntorittm
: . l t v-,: ." . yoni
.lit: . . St v ihi',.1 l.f Bin- s to let
COUNTT MATTEK8,
Coa tract for Stael Bride Over Rocky
. Eiver. Caf Matters. '
' The board of county commission
ers held tbe regular monthly meeting
at the court house yesterday. Tbe
work of the board ' consisted chiefly
in going over tbe financial affairs of
the eounty, endorsing payafders and
bearing reports on the vanons eoun
ty institutions. A number of dele
gationa on road matters also appear
ed before tbe board, asking for- new
roads, bridges, etc.. .
Mr. R. &. Kiser was paid f 70 for
raising abutments and bridge over
tbe branch pear the Gibson mill. '
Messrs. John W.jCook, John W.
Morris and C, L Erwin were appoint
ed a .committee to baye the Morris
mill road surveyed. " .
Superintendent J C. Earnhardt
waa paid $331.60 for expenses for
ehaingang for month' of February.
Superintendent Ml I. Winecoff was
paid 972.42 for expenses of County
Home for month of February. A
The-board awarded a contract to
the Oswego Bndge Company for a
steel trestle for. the Morehead bridge
across Rocky river, according to the
i a.j i. . i. J u j i. V i. :
regular meeting on February 12. The
edntract price is $1442, this being
the lowest bid on the trestle when
bids were opened. This contract is
only for tbe steel, It also provides
that a. competent superintendent be
sent here by the company to superin
tend the erection of structure.
KTurmrr. rjaroSTOIs
IS JUBl'B VEBDICT.
BaUsf led That ,Beal Ximmel Died,
1 Bnt So Not Kmowtha Date. ,
St. Louis, March 4i-The jury in
the Kimmel ease reported to Judge
Amidon todt.y that they had agreeu
tbat A. J, WJiite, whd claima to be
George A. Kimmel, was an kiqiostor
and that Kimmel was dead.
It was stated tbey could not agree.
however, as to -whether" Kimmel was
dead to prior toJuly 22, 1904, when
the suit Under consideration was filed.
The jurors asked for further m-
stractknav '--'.'!-'';.."''
Although the lwry agrees that Kim
mel is now dead, it is not possible for
them to render a verdict without fix
ing the time of hie death f.rior to
1904. 7"- ' . "-,1 '
The case invrJIyes Insurance
Ktmmel's life. . 'T' ". '
Flva
Thousand Killed By Biota in
Pekin.' March 4. Five thousand
people have been killed here since the
outbreak of the mutiny; according to
figures given out by Yuan fchi Kai
today. :, '
The property i loss will amount to
more than $15,000,000. ; x
Two hundred American troops com
manded by Major Anowsmith, arriv
ed . here . today und pitched camp
around the United States Legation.
Several - companies may be ordered
from the Phillipines. ,
' For County Fair.
Tn accordance with the action of
the citizens who attended the meet
ing last Saturday for tbe purpose of
organizing a eounty fair association
I have appointed the following com
mittee to decide upon a location for
holding the fair: Messrs. J. t. Wads-
Worth, W. L. Morris and p. U Um
berger. : . ' ' ', tgiw v
; - . II. n, fAKiVB,
. " r' Temporary chairman.
f "ft No Leonard Verdict ' Yet
. Lexington, March 4. Tlie Leonard
case went to the jury this evening at
six o'clock. The entire u day was
taken- up," with speeches' : of counsel
and Judge Furgeson'. charge. The
prevailing : opinion is that the , de
fendant bas been proven guuty. . A
verdict is not 'expected tonight.
-Yoiir rBrain' -'.!.'';. -. , .
Is Your Pilot
" " If you are steering" for success, better keep a clear
: brain. . - t j 1
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. ' CofTee and tea. Contain a drug caffeine which fogs
the-brain of many naturally bright persons. , .
which" is really 'a food-drink made of wheat, contains not
only the elements which nourish the body, but also the ,
Phosphate of potash (grown in the grainrequired by
Nature' for " building ! and : maintaining a, clear, healthy ,
brain.
A change to Postum 10 days bjs shown many a way
to steer their liv into a course leading to health, happi-
nefis and some!. u.s ulnars. f . '
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1XTTEB rBOM EES C&OSS.
Amount Sent for T amine 8nfarera
By Tribune Beadera Cabled to
CUna February 88. . '
We bae received the following let
ter from Mr. Cbas." L. Msgee, sec
retary of tbe American. Red Cross
Society at Washington :
Editor, Tbe Concord Daily Tribune,
. Concord, North Carolina.
Dear Sir: Tbe American Red Cross
gratefully acknowledges receipt - of
your letter of February 22nd enclos
ing check for 15.11 collected by your
paper for the relief of the famine
sufferers of China. Your cooperation
in thia.work for humanity is greatly
appreciated by this Society, as tbe
scopqand effectiveness of the relief
work is limited only by Ihe amount
of funds procurable
Wer always take pride in advising
our friends and contributors tbat ev
ery cent of money donated for' re
lief purposes is used for the object
for which it is given, nothing being
deducted for expenses of any nature.
The Chinese Famine Funds are for
warded to China at frequent inter
vals by cable, the Department of
State transmitting the funds to the
American Consul General at Shang
hai. China, to be delivered to the Cen
tral China Famine Relief Committee,
which is a well organized and efficient
international committee. The - pro
ceeds of the check forwarded in your
letter of February 22d were cabled
to China on the 20th of February.
The total amount sedt since the publi
cation of the President's appeal in
January is imw $31,000. 1 enclose a
circular containing data respcetitTjF
t
e famine in China, some of which
ou may find of sufficient interest to
lay before your readers.
Very sincerely yours,
("HAS. T. MAG EE,
Secretary.
The Lyceum Attraction Tonight
The Wilbur Starr Quartette will
live a concert at the Central graded
school auditorium ' tonight ; at . 8
o'clck. Mr. Starr is a good imper
sonator as well as singer, and his se
lections .given in "make-up" - will
give strength and variety to the en
tertainment. ,
' Mrs. Starr is a brilliant pianist nnd
'cellist and her work will greatly
strengthen tbe programme.- Aa an
accompanist she can scarcely be sur
passed and her skillful playing adds
much to the musical features nraaenU
ed by Mr, Starr and his quartet sing
ers. '
The trio of singers whom Mr. Starr
has selected to accompany him are
highly capable of carrying out the.
high-class programme announced,
which we believe to be the best pro
gramme being offered .by a -Lyceum
male quartet this season. Jiivery sing
er is an artist and was thoroughly
coached by Mr. Starr before the con
cert tour for the season opens.. Ta
ken all in all, the management is ex
ceedingly gratified, even, proud, to lie
able to offer this great organization
to its committees. For years we have
wished to have the management of
Mr. and Mrs. Starr and whatever
company they might head.
tlOO B.BWABD S100.
The reader ot this papoc will be
ni.o mA tn lorn that there la at icast
on. dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages, and
t t Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure !
tr only poaitlve cure now known to
tlie medical fraternity, uaiarrn oeina
ni.tiiiiinni.l dlae&aa.reaulres a eon
tltutlonal treatment. Hairs Catarrh
ia taken Internally, aotlna dl-
...ti hwm tha hlonil and mucous Bur.
race of the system, thereby destroylns;
the foundation of me dleeaae, and riving-
the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting na-
...... n AMn It Work. The DrODllS-
tors have so much faith in Its curative
ih.t th ntrer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It falls to
..... EUnri tnr Um 1st of testimonial.
Address: . P. J. CHENET A Co, To
do. Ohio.
8old by druglsts, 76a. -Take
Halt's Family PIHs for constl
tlmi :.. ;' . A-,i
See change in ad. of Mr. Jk F. Hur-
Uy today,
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DB. SEBJUVO HATTY. '
"Soatwftert la tbe East". Snooting
' Ducks, ' And His Cap is Fall.
A card from Dr. IL C. Herring
brings tbe information that he is
"somewhere in the east." The gen
ial doctor does not state whether be
is in the East Indies, Eastern North
Carolina or Eastern Stanly. He jnat
puts it "somewhere in the east." He
adds, however, tbat it is a fine eoan
try and that game is more plentiful
than in tbe past 30 years or more,
which is some length of time aa well
as an abundance of game. TTie doe-
tor proves hi assert ij by stating
tbat aa be writes there are 26 ducks
lying dead before him aa a result of
a morning a bunt. Tbe doctor also
expresses fear that rf tbe Concord
boys were there tbey would not go
back to work. This is very reason
able indeed,, for who wouldn't quit
work to kill 20 ducks in one morn
ing? Thing of killing 62 ducks in one
day. No wonder the doctor fears
they would not work any more. He is
right, exactly right. For if any Con
cord boy or any otlier boy would ever
jo oft "somewhere in the east and
kill 52 ducka in one day he might
come back borne but . not to work.
That boy would spend tbe res of his
natural life telling how he done the
trick. i
Really, Doe, if this duck killing
-duff is on the level, yon can found
a colony "somewhere- in the east. "J
lou could be the John Smith of thp
whole ahebang, toss yon hat into the
ring, and dive into tha ring after it.
fet a houn' dog for the boys to kick
aronn ', secure a self-appointed groom-
r or presidential candidates, candi
dates, be elected, and run things with
animated moderation.
Special Dog Tax in Bowan.
Salisbury, March 4. Taxpayers,
especially those of the rural districts,
continue to complain of the special
dog tsx which is $1 on each dog own
ed. This tax waa pnt on for Rowan
by a special act of the, last legisla
ture and is more for the purpose of
reducing the number of , worthless
dogs in the county than for raising
revenue. This tax goes into the
school fund of the eounty.; Township
Tax Collector A. M. Rice has one ne
gro man on his books who returned
lght dogs for taxation. There is no
escape from .this tax if you have, a
dog and gavjg .ifirand. every ue
owning a dog was expected to return
the same. . 'V. i.V-.f
The King's Daughter's will have
an important meeting tonurnt at i
o'clock at Mrs. Dr. Herring'a, , The
will meet early on account of con
cert at graded school at 8 o'clock.
1
$350 &8S
Clos? Out at:
One lot of Ladies' Fine Patent
Leather Shoes, in the Newest
Style Toe, 16 Buttons, 7rinch
Dull Kid Top, Sizes 3 to 5,
Regular $3.50 sellers, to close
out quick for x -
"' - - ''
As we "are making room for
our Spring ; Line, you vill
find very attractive pricco c:i
all ourV die 23 now.
n
TO ABBAX0S roB,
STATE PEES 8 lCEETHTO.
Exaentire Ooatmittea to Meat la al-
igh Wednesday, Marck SO.
To the Members of tbe North Car ,
lina Press Association: '
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Press Association has
been called to meet in Kewa and Ob- '
server offtae at Raleigh on Wednes
day, March 30, at 12:45 o'clock p. m.,
for tbe purpose of selecting the time
and place of tbe annual meeting of
the Association.
such other
business aa may be re-
quired.
The members of tbe committee arc:
J. J. Farrisa, H. A. London, R. W.
Vincent. H. a. Varner, R. M. Phillip,
D. T. Kdwards and J. B. SherrilL
Tbe association baa already receiv- -ed
an invitation from the Atlantic
Hotel of Morehead City and ' tbe
chairman of the board of trade of -tbat
town to hold the meeting there,
and no doubt other invitations will '
be presented to tbe committee when
it meets. t The members of tbe asso
ciation are asked to express to some
member of the committee their choice
of a place for the meeting to be held,
so tbat the eonTtnittee in its aetion
may as nearly as possible represent
tbe wishes of the members;
J. B. SHERRILL, Secretary. y
Concord, N. C, March 5, 1912. .
Mr. .Stable Linn, a prominent .
young Salisbury attorney, has an- ,
nounced that be will be a candidate 1
for prosecuting attorney in the Row
an eounty court, to succeed Mr. Kerr
Craige. . : . - - .:.
CAPITAL, f 100,000
SURPLUS ......... 33,000
!!ew Accc-jr.ts ;
; Urje or Small
Welcomed at
' TbisEa&k.'
Concord
, Nationl
FOUB FEB CENT. Interest
; Paid on Tims Deposits.
to
2.
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