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CONCORD, N.C., THURSDAY JUNE 6,1912.
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" , CATS THAT THIS MAT BB j
' . - THE CAE. :
Little, When FaHe Out of the Wai
Oet ttetberlfaa
1- '. little Bald Han .With. Elm Wort
Ei.il ? X. '.UtX-tlf' IS
f ' - - fclr . Kysteij rT ' ' '
V .Tbere ttet ebiiaiforabre-' doubt as
j .to whether a bub was drowned at the
time-J. J. "Doll" Little came near
'losing his life in Cold Water tereek
; on the Boet null road Tuesday Bight
" when he drove his wagon aad team
into the twollea stream.
; 'f ' Hr."C. F. Smith, who livee only a
- abort distance from the ford, was in
" the eity this- morning and in, an in-
terview with a reporter of this paper
elated in' part: "My two sobs, B. B.
r and 2. B. Smith, rescued Mr. Little
while -he was holding to a bush. 1
. was also at the stream and we spent
several hours searching for the man
- and team before wo succeeded-in res-
cuing them.. When Little was pull-
V - ed out he was taken to my house. As
- soon: as the boys palled him out he
' said J. 'Get the other man, he jumped
out of the wagon on the other side
from me. ' Later when I questioned
- him about the man he Said he wore
dark suit of clothes and his name
was John and he couldn't give the
other part definitely. Little's. condi
tion wa euch that I eould.get very
' ' little information fpm him. A numt
bet of people investigated the affair
and two negroes who saw little re-
'....turning from town. say that a man
. was riding in the rear end of the wag
on and appeared to be sick. A search
- was made yesterday but , no trace of
a, man was found. - The wagon bed
was found ' this, morning Mar Post
Mill, about three miles from where
the accident occurred. The wagon
"' itself was badly broken np and. when
my son, Randolph, cut the mules loose
only the front wheels and Sxle was
Attached. -to, tb& .On. questioning
' Kittle further About the man, who he
' said was with him, he -stated that ho
- -" was positive a man was with him
- - part of time but .ha could not "tes
1 tify" as to whether he was with him
when the accident' happened." -'Do
you believe s; man' was drown
- led!" Mr; Smith was asked.' .
"I dont know, what to believe,"
he replied.,"I jiave given you the
facts as I found; them and anyone
wm just nave io urow uu u wu.
elusion." he ftddeQ-ri.-A'y-V.C
-. - Coroner Isenhour stated this morn-
- . in ir that he wain at a loss i to know
' what to believrabout the matter. '.'I
" can get witnesses who will ' testify
that they say Little and be had a com
panion in the jfttgon with him, and-l
V ' A can get witnesses who say tney saw
him. and there was" no one with him,"
I he said. - - " .
- - In the meantime the matter is be-
.' ing investigated,? and it is probable
' - that mors Ught.will-be thrown on it
in ft short time. .
Cist Hal reccxs'of Tioss' W
Eats tie Ixtirest of Ue City la
EiadT Eoae Cleaaing TJf kssdsd.
What has become of the Better
ment Association health . officers,
sanitary . committees, etc who are
supposed to have the beauty sod
health of Concord in handt -
The writer had occasion to walk
along Church street, between Loan
and Marsh, just, one square, the other
day, and what was' seen and amelled
is passed slT description. The gulley
to the right of thv street going north,
has evidently bem for long time
the "ning fTTwwid far5 all sS of
tr r:ta" it r - h CJN "y
kind, garbaro, r&hs,urapcT(rVlJ buck
ets, tin cans, the latter, when half fill
ed with- water,- the culture beds of
the' deadly mosquito. .When an epi
demic of diptheria or typhus fever,
(almost any fstsl disease could stalk
out' of the plaee) breaks out in the
community, it will be too late to
dean up" this unsightly, disgusting
place, almost in the heart of our city,
nly on street oil from the msin res
ident portion of north Union street.
How tbe people who live in fight or,
and smell of it stand it, is beyond
accounting for, eieept as some - of
them ssy, they just have to, although
they often can not sit on their pore li
st night for the. orders arising
therefrom and mosquitoes, are vying
with the niea for supremancy. I am
told there is another dangerous place
similar."to this one in rear of the
Fisat Presbyterian church just off De-
1 ' 1 . 1 t L . 'lL -
pot sireei, aiso- u wi inn oi uiw
city, -rrv , - I ;';.&'V vCTTIZEN.;
FestiTsi of Oorpus OhrlstL- -
'Vienna, June 6--Vienna today wit
nessed the eustotnary' elaborate cele
bration of 'therfestivil of Corpus
Chriityw -The festival !as institut
ed in-1264, in honor of the Consecrate
ed Host and though it is generally
observed by Roman Catholics every
where, in no other city is the celebra
tion: of such splendid character as in
Vienna. Tbo custom for the Emper
or of Austria to take part in the pro
cession -was begun in the seventeenth
century by Ferdinand II, who by bis
presence succeeded in putting a stop
to the conflicts between Catholic and
Protestant mobs, with which the cer
emonies : in those days; were almost
hvaUjaded. T
has been observed ever! since by the
Emperor of Aaatria. VI it-i2Jj?-
- THE STATE OONVENTIOK.
In Session at Baldgh To-day Sim-
mont-Kltchla fight Will Preep in.
Raleigh. June -5.-fb Wilson steer-
, imr committee will recommot4 tomor
row the following si the Wilson floor
. leaders: W. O. Hammer, of Asheboro,
' J. C. Biggs, of Durbtus, and Connor,
- of Wilson.- The' antirWileon forces
elatmed toniglvt an' unkstructed dele
ration would bo - sent. Varner to
ft nlit claimed ten : .district delegates
already seletled for Underwood to
eight for Wilson, i The sixth, the last
district to hold, will select ts dele-
sates at a . HiOetinx . fcere ; tomorrow
mornins. v S "'-' -
The Kitcihin-Simmons fight is liable
to creeo intortho convantion tomor
row and mayhffve a large bearing on
nomination for lieutenant governor
and eorooration 'commissioner.'" The
Kitchin forces are particularly active
ss evidenced by a meeting tonight o
tlovernor ,, Kitehin, ; Wirssman
(lauds KitcMn. Manager Frank Mo-
Ninoh, E. L.:Tfavi, and other lesser
liL'hts of the Kitcliin retinue.
It was learned tonight that State
Chairman & VL Eller will hardly be
reelected. liere is a possibility that
( hailes A. IVebb, of Asheville, may
' become manhger of Craig's campaign.
The fitiht ior instructions may draw
tli convent ion out several hours long--
er tl ao at f.rsit thought Tlie Wilson
delo ates s-" il to have been selected
by tl.e eau tonight a. i a E.J. Jdstice,
' R. B. Olenii, E. J. Hale, and fclen. J.
S. Ctrr. It was not clear at midnight
whom the opposition woulj support. '
Si;' Bull Cleans 1"1 entertaia at
a ens Jen party tomorrow evening
f c.r i 7 to 8 in honor of J'l Grace
CXXOOS CETeAt SATAIOLia. r
Pat Their Eladxeoa la Action And
Poinded Out Victory. Dally Stars
Oa PaUis, And Patterson Kirk
Orack Out Circuit Bmaahea. -la
a game eharaeterised by 'the
heavy hitting of the locals "Fox"
Qrier's-aggregation of ball . toasert
weqt down in defeat at Cineo Park
yesterdsy. Tbe ,game was exsctly
reverse of iW fast and snappy 1 to
0 contest pulled off here a week ago
by tbe two teams, when Kannapolis
came forth with the big end of the
aeorsrv ' .
Two homers' festured ths game,
"attefsoa and Kirk both hiUiag over
e fence into the neighboring voting
precinct Dally"" base running was
speotaeuiar j . jthe speedy . . outfielder
beat out three taps to the infield and
stele several bases: r '
The. Cineos started operations .. in
the run. factory in the first frame.
Morns doubled but was caught
third on Fe tier's rap to short Fet
ser purloined second and advanced to
third when Spry bobbled Cannon's
tap. Cannon swiped second end both
runners scored on Grier's error of
Sappenfleld's swst
; In the fifth the Cineos added three
more.' Patterson singled. Morns
HON.; LOCKE CaXlO '
Who Will Be Next Governor of Forth
; - - v Carolina.-' , ' .. ;
MARRIAGE IK ASHEVILLE.
Mr. W. Reece Johnson And Mrs. T.
' A. Holden Wed There Yesterday.
, A, marriage that will be a great
aingled and on Overeash's error Pat- Bm?? to Jha P8l8,f Concord
; f i Spencer Trainman Blued.
Spencer, June 4. S. A. Blackburn;
flagman on the main line of the
Southern Railway between Spencer
and Monroe, Va waa killed by coin
ing in contact with an; overhead
bridge near Lynchburg early thjs
morning, s It is said that ha was
knocked from the tender of the loco
motive of the train in which he was
working, that his skull was fractur-
! and that he was taken to a Lynch
burg hospital where he died later to
day. ; He lived in East Spencer, where
he has a wife and one eniia S year oia
Mrs,, Blackburn went to the bedside
ef her dving husband today, but it
is said did not reach "nim before be
died. ' ' -
Senator Nixon of Havana Dies la
Washington HosplUL -
Washbarton. June 5. United States
Senator George S. Nixon, of Nevada,
died' at 10. o'clock tonight.'
Senator Niton bad been at the Epis
copal eye, ear and throat hospital
since . Thursday when 'an ' operation
rr nasal cati'rii was pert- rme.1.
Spinal meningitis developed and the
Senator's condition soon Decame
critical. ' For the past twenty-four
hours .his-death bad been momentar
ily -expected. -1 :.'''i'--v
terson scored and Morris pulled up
at third. Fetzer hit to Bhort and Mor-
lii counted. Cannon ws safe on
short's error.- Bell singled, . scoring
Fetser. ,,.. .--vC-1 vs-.. ...v
; Dally pried the lid off in the sev
enth with' a tap to second. The tap
Itself was not -so much but bis race
to first, a la Mr. Cobb, caught the
crowd's fancy. He swiped second
and scored a moment later "on Pat
terson's eireuit- smash over the fence.
By the seventh the Cineos hsd tbe
habit." L. Sappenfleld .doubled,
Bell sacrificed. Hoover singled, scor
ing Sappenfleld. - Hoover stole second
and third. "Frits" Sappenfleld was
hit by pitched ball. . Dally came for
ward and made his usual tap to third
and beat it to first in his -usual man
ner. . Patterson was safe on an error.
Sappenfleld scored on a passed ball.
For six innings Bell had the Kan
napolis batters at his mercy, but in
the; seventh, two bits, one a home
run, coupled with some bad judgment
by the umpire and an error, the vis
itors scored four runs, Spry, G.t was
safe when Morris missed last strike,
was seTifiedJtO: eeond an4 Went "to,
third on a wild pitch, and scored on
fielder 's choice; Irby- singled, Over-
cash walked and Kirk scored them
both by hitting the ball over the
fence for a borne run.
In the ninth the boys from Kan
napolis added ; another., ' Overcash
singled but was out at second when
Irby hit to Patterson, lrby stole
second . and scored on ' two wild
pitches. , f ' -
Titanic SurriTor to .Marry.
K" New York June ; 6. Among the
passengers . who sailed on the steam
er "Baltic" from this, port : today
I'u
on t
-ion..'
j la
nee..
1'he party will lie f'
were; Mrs. E. : Edwsrd Robert,-; ier
daughter Miss Georgette MadilL and
her neice, Miss Elisabeth N. Allen,
who were among. the s"urviv6rs ef the
Titahie disaster -They are braving
tbe. dangers or tne deep again tor
Miss Allen's marriage to Dr. James
Mennell, a London physician.'
Comptrollers and Accounting bSlc&a
:. Buffalo; N. Y June 6. The annu
al convention of the National -Asso
ciation of Comptrollers snd Aeocunt-
ing Ofncers began in this city today,
with headquarters at Hotel Statler.
The "programme covers three dayi
snd provides for addresses of Mayo
Hunt of . Cincinnati,. - Comptroller
Prendergrast if New York, city and
other prominent municipal otl.cials.
JA ti I TT. "s Con's Widow,
i ' ' Zanesville. 0., June 6. John
r;ir.i, 63 years oM, is now the hus
band of the widow of his son, Mrs.
"iry II. P.airl, 33. The laws of Ohio
not prolu: snch a marriage, and
imird says: ""e can see no harm in
It. I have liked my son's wife", and
' -on "1 H t" l.ion .lisa ripened
and tbis section was solemnized in
Asheville yesterday wheiti' Mr.- W.
Reece Johnson and Mrs. -T. A, Hol
den s were married. . The "', cereujony
took place at o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Holden and waif performed
by Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe, presiding el
der of the Salisbury district. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson retnrnsd' to Con.
cord last night. - ? - .i .
There"4 were many ' people present
on the .nappy occasion. -.'The- rice
pleasantry . played ' prominently - in
their departure;, and the -automobile
in which they left was showered with
rice. ; .Happy congratulations filled
the'air.isNrtji. iif-;:;.:'
Mrs. Johnson formerly i lived- in
Concord and has many rrfends who
will welcome her here. Mi Johnson
is a well known business man of tbe
city and is widely known throughout
the county. -' -J"
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Letters Bare Myrtle Hawkins' Love.
Hendersonville, June 5.WLhad to
sit like a block and see the 'only boy
I really loved married to anotUr girrr
Man, it took nerve-;-1 wish WOod 1
could g down to" your hos&! for I
don 't see now 1 am going ko stay iere
loving him. ; I know it is a sin, but
loving him. I know t is a sin, " but
I can't stop. I think of nothing else
but Brad, Brad, Brad all the day. I
would be sorry and worried and I
him for anything Ibeeause I know he
would be sorry and . worrisd and I
want hi oi to be happy even if I am
miserable. No one all take away
the kisses that Brad gave me. I will
never kiss him again but I will never
kiss any one else." ' ,- .
Thus Myrtle Uaw&ins poured V out
the burden of her grieving heart , to
her intimate fnoad, Aide Tberrill, of
EEAUTZTITL MAESIAGE . '
BXZE LAST HIOHT.
Miss KuU Coltraaa Becomes the
Bride of Mr. Charles' Cannon.
Besutiful . in its simplicity, ex
quisite ia every detail was the wed
ding last evening of Miss Buth Louise
Coltrsoe. aad Mr. Charles A. Cannon.
Aladdin, with his genius of tbe
lamp, was surely the decorator for
tbe transformation was complete and
out of this handsome home arose the
"pslsoe for the bride." The interior
decoration was entirely in white, the
parlors with their eanopies of white
wistaria and trailing vines presented
a scene of rare beauty. ' Across ths
spaciousw uception ball was arranged
an altar of pure white lilies before
which the wedding vows were jpoken.
Over this waa arranged an arch of
lilies and ferns, studded with soft
lights, while overhead a canopy of
wedding bells swayed in rhymie time
to. soft music, and from every nook
and corner these lilies breathed forth
their ' fragrance and . nodded their
stately heads in approval of this con
summation" -of - "love's young
dresm." Music signalised the ap
proaching hour. . Miss Harris, ac
companist. Dr. John Reed, violin,
Mrs. Guthrie, voice. ; ,
Mrs. Guthrie sang, in perfect voice,
Serenade La Targe and "I Love You
Truly." To the strains of Lohen
grin the bridal party entered,
Misses Mariam Louise Coltrane and
Mary Ella Cannon, Misses Adelaide
Douglas and Nsncy Carr, - Misses
Mary Branson Coltrane and Margaret
Louise Carr carrying garlands of
flowers and ribbons. These little girls
wore exquisite white lingerie dresses
over white silk. Through, this aisle
came the attendants, Miss Elizabeth
Coltrane with Mr. Rosa Cannon; Miss
Laura MoGill Cannon with Mr. Win-
slow Scherman. Misses Cannon and
Coltrane wore' gowns of white lace
over satinV Following came the groom
with his -friend, Mr. Sisk. AU eyes
sought a'-' glimpse of the lovely bride
she entered on the arm of her fath
er. Always pretty, Miss toitrane's
beauty was f enhanced by : the
love light that glowed on cheek and
brow. Her gown was duchesse satin,
en traine, with dra penes Of embroid
ered Japanese tissue and rose point.
She wore no jewels, save the gift of
the groom, a diamond pendant. , w
The impressive Ceremony wss spot
en by Rev. E. K. McLarty, of Greens-
New Service, Lenoir To Blowing Bock
Lenoir. June 5. The service 'be
tween Lenoir and the popular summer
resort, Blowing Roek will be the best Concord, shortly before the unfortu-
sna. me most eonveaient ais seuuuu nate girl disappeared. The letter re-
that has been offered to the public frtil tn Oeoree Rnullev and was in.
Thr hackline rwill be eliminated and Urodwccd in evidence yesterday in the
automooues nsea aixogemer, mus se- trial in Hendersonville. -t
curing a much quicker service. Mr. o such girl is known here.)
TL C Bobbins, wbo has charge of the . ,.
line now hasthree ears and he will j0 Meet fa Gastonla,
put on others as the -season progress- Qagtonia Gazette. ' -
es. lhep an.is to operate two round ror the first time in ejeven years
trips to B owing Rock daily, and the th( Womaa.8 Foreign ifiSBmaiy So
ciety of the Western North"" Carolina
Conference, M. E. Church, South, will
hold its . annual meeting in Gastonia,
following : is a tentative schedule.
Leave Lenoir at 6 a. m. and arrive at
Blowing Rock about 9 a. m. . And re
turning the ear will leave Blowing
Roek at 10 o 'dock and reach Lenoir
in' time for 'dinner and to catch the
outgoing train at 1:30 p. m. Then
leave Lenoir at 2. tn., making eonnee-
bmia- and" arrive at Blowing Rock at " r" .. " T-
4:30. Returning the ear will leave -w muu, w-8;"
jk-.t a nerfectw? all arrangements for the
i Kates to Baltimore IJanventloiLS wined rree oi enarge in uie uou.es oi.
The round I trip fare from Concord r8 -1 ; '.."ft .
the session to' be held in Main Street
I church, : June 6th to 10th. inclusive.
Between 150 and 200 delegates from
the local societies in all seotions of
Western North Carolina will be in
to Baltimore, on account of the Dem- Sheriff McKenzie Makes First Indict-
oeratic convention is S135. tickets I . menaa Under Dog Law,
to. be on sale June 20th to 24th in-l - Salisbury, June 5. Sheriff MoKen
elusive, with .final limit to reach start-Uie today made the -first . indictment
uur-Doint Sot later than midnight of I under the doe law, warrants being
July 3rd. ..-. ' . jserved on three whitemetf' otZ this
In this connection the Southern I city; for allowing their dogs to run at
will operate a special train - from large, - The action of the sheriff was
Charlotte to Baltimore, leaving Char- brought about on account of the ee
lott at 8 p. m., June 24th, arriving vers biting of a little girl on ' the
si Baltimore, St' 80 a." m., k June streets yesterday by a dog which Was
Mit r.irt'tn nnnaidt. of dav coaches afterwards killed. There fa some
and Pullman sleeping cars.
- B. H. DEBJJTTS, p. P. A
' ''- - Charlotte, N. C.
'Affray at the Cannon MilL
The .case of Tom Porter, charged
with assaulting Caleb Cox," will, be
doubt as to the proper person to make
arrest and indietment on . .the above
charge, in tbe city limits and the re
sult of this case will be watched with
interest. "-r -A-'- :v:
Cotton. 78.9 Per Cent of Normal
Washington. June 4 AThe Depart-
tried in Recorder's Court tomorrow J mint of Agriculture, in its first cot
morning. The affair occurred at the ton condition report of tbe season, es-
Cannon MHI Monday morning. Coxl ttmates the condition on May .25 of
is a second hand at the mill and For-1 the- growing cotton crop i be 78.9
ter a weaver. A misunderstanding I pet eent. of normal. The condition
arose and the affrav followed. Cox W States is" as follows: Virginia,
recdved t deep cut on his right arm. 80 NorthXarolina, 87; South Caro-
Porter was arrested snd placed un- Una, 8J; Ueorgia, 11 monda,-v;a
der a $25 bond for his appearance to- Alabama, 74; Mississippi, 72 Louis-
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mnprnw. . .. s",.. liana. o: lexas, oo; leniieRseo, .i
Missouri, 74; Oklahoma, ?3i Califor-
The Times-Tribune represents oneldis, 96, and Arkansas, 7J. ; ; v -
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THE COSQEESSrOHAL
; CONVENTION TESTEiDAT.
Dealcatas Uninstnctai as'te Prasi-
dant - . Conxressmaa . Doaxhtos
Made a Eoatlag Bpeeck of Aceept-
Tbe Congressioaal eonventioa of
tbe Eighth district met yesterdsy ia
balisbnry, aad was called to order
by. the chairman of the committee.
Hayden Clement, of Salisbury.
KM Smith was called to act as
temporary chairman, ,and A S. Car
son, C. N. Brown aad J. B. Sberriil
secretaries. Tbe temporary organi
zation was made permanent
Senator L. T. Uartsell in an elo
quent and stirring speech plaeed in
nomination Hon. R. L, Doughtoa to
succeed himself. Seconding speeches
were made by Messrs. Long, Ballew,
Gwaltney, Jones and Klutts. Mr.
Dough ton's nnanimous . nomination
was made by a rising vote. .
Mr. Dough ton made a strong speech
of acceptance. He declared that he
has no fears of Roosevelt this year,
that if nominated for the Presidency
he would grow weaker until election
day. Mr. -Doughton further stated
that as soon as his opponent is named
by tbe Republicans he will challenge
him to a joint eanvass of the district.
W. R. Lovill, of Watauga, was nom
inated without opposition for elector.
Messrs. Hayden Clement and White
head Kluttz, of Salisbury, R. S.
Young, of Concord, R. L. Smith, of
Albemarle, and R. A. Doughton, of
Alleghany, were plaeed in nomination
for delegates to national convention.
The convention had previously voted
to elect four delegates each to have
one half vote. The result of the bal
lot 'was as follows:
Clement, 248.
Young, 226.
Doughton, 239.
Kliitt. 1B0.
Smith, 240.
Clement, Young, Doughton and
Smith were declared the delegates.
No instructions were, given them. All
are underwood mea-exeept Dr. Young,
who is tor Wilson, ' V v ,
A. H. Boy den 'asked tbe eonven
tion to endorse Gen. J. S. Carr for
delegate at large, but Edmund Jones,
of Lenoir, arose to say that the dis
trict had a delegate for this place
in the person of Lieut. Gov. Newland,
Uel -Boyden withdrescQen. Carr 's
name in the midst ef some confusion,
snd the convention- immediately ad-
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BOTE SIDES PUBLICLT CLAIM- ; .
; nra 'EVEBTTHDra. m' '
Ontcome is' Muck la Doubt, Eowstcc
Taft rorcas Control Committee, . ;
And Will Seat Taft Mea. D is
" Believed That Booaeralt Win Be in,
Chicago Next Week, v ' -
Chicago, June 6. With both fee-
tions claiming publicly everything is)
sight, and privately admitting that
the outcome will be close, tbe Bepub.;
liean national committee met today
to eonside temporary roll of eonven-7
tion. Tbe Taft forces are in control v '
of the committee and the result of "
the majority of the contests it is be--,
lieved will certainly be the sesting v
of Taft men. Tbe committee did aotr. ,
plan to take up contests today but
only the organization, election of r
chairman and defining the rules of;,
procedure during the coming ..; ten s '
days. ' ; , -;
A pnvate wire was hooked op to-
day from Chicago ' to the ' White v
House for President Taft, Boose- '
velt, it is believed is coming beret-''
next week. r .-, ,
, Dr. William Wadsworth," of Phil
adelphia, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Wadsworth.
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boro, Sjael Dr. J. M. Grier, of Concord.
Durmg'the ceremony Traumerei wasl- ra , Uv.. ;
ot m -m . . , . . IJUHIUU DUUVUI UUUUIOlUfi SV1 V UUCl
nessed the wedding ceremony, and af
ter the eeremony the wedding recep
tion Was held.
The guests" were received at the
door by Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Coltrane,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Garrison and
guided to receiving line by Mrs. D.
Cannon. Assisting the bndal par
ty in receiving were: Mr. and Mrs. D.
B. Coltrane, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Can
non, Sr., and Miss Coltrane.
At the register were:. Miss Blanche
Brown and Mr. L. D. Coltrane,
JrjQuests were taken to the dining
room bjuMr. and Mrs. W. R. Odell
Color tones or this room were pink,
shower, boquets i of Killarney roses
and ferns' with centers of small lights
swung from1 ceiling overHhe graceful
ly arranged tables.
Mesdames Hugh Propst,- W. D.
Pemberton, D. L. Bost, E. C. Bern
hardt served the sumptuous supper.
The guests were" shown the magnifi
cent array of wedding gifts by Mr.
snd Mrs. Archibald Cannon. Out of
town guests attending the wedding
were:
Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Garrison, Gas
tonia Mrs. J. F. Yorke, Mr. John
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gattis,
Charlotte ; Mrs. C. A. f 'amplin, Golds-
boro; Miss Austin, Charlotte; Mr.
George Winslow, of Carrolltonfl Ky.;
Mr. 'W, Scherman, Carrollton, Ky,
Mrs. T.. C." .Guthrie, Charlotte : -Mrs
W. S. Glenn, Spartanburg ;Miss Barn
well: Goldsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hill. Thomasville, Mr, and Mrs, Jul
un Carr, Durham; ! Mrs. Barney
Douglass, Winston-Salem; Mr. and
Mrs. George . Wadsworth, Mts. ' A.
B. Reese, Miss Reese, Charlotte; Mr.
A -H. Sisk, Havana, Cuba. X.
Bryan Talks Some More., ' v
Chicago,' June 6. Bryan in an ia-v
terview today speculates upon out-'1
come of Republicsn national eonven-J
tion. He asks if Tsft will accept a' .
Bteam roller nomination, and if Boose-
velt, in ease he is not regularly nomi-J
nated, will bolt. Bryan sees a possi-
bility of a ' national committee, seat-v
ing enough both Roosevelt and Taft
contested delegates to give balance -
of power to La Follette and Cummins.; .
1 I n. -f ThipAom AnTnhfln ' nfMnlflMf
to be most exciting exer held in the "
history of the country, if there is no g--surrender
before the battle," said.
Bryan., '
Treasurer , of . Christian Sdsnce
- ' Church Dead. ""'
' Boston, June 6. After a short ill-
ness, Stephen A. Chase, treasurer of t
the i ChristianScienoe, Church loft.
America, died, today
i
A horse' belonging to tbe Concord 4
Candy Kitehen fell ' down Monday -while
being - driven. to the delivery-
wagon and broke his neck. jThe e- . J
dent occurred near the Gibson Mill.
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H. L. PARKS & CO.
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Has Senator Lo rimer Been Asked
To BasignT
Washineton June 5.-renator Lor-
imer was asked tonight by friends in
the Senate o resign. Mr. Lonmer
wss told that three of - the senators
who voted for hint before will not do
so again if his ease comes to a vote
igain. .Those who will vote- against
him. it is said are Simmons, of North
Carolina, Martin and Swanson, of Vir
ginia, who voted for bun last year,
It ia understood that others ' will
break away from him if a ebow down
wmes. Facing this situation Mr. Lior-
uner is hems Breed to get out "
, . . ...
Those senators wno deserted mt.
Lorihaer do so because of additional
evidence brought out tn the second
trial. " ; -' ;-v -t1. ':.:..; ;
Old Folks' Day at St. Johns.
The service at St. Johns Lutheran
church next Sunday will be eon
ducted in honor of the old folks. At
the conclusion of the morning ser-
v; i t'icie wi'l he en i '" ' ion of
it.fl hour ft ltd C.iHy iuiii.,,,.i, ef!..
;.ii-h tl.e congn . .vloii Will re-a. .-nv
Lie and a song and prayer service will
lie conducted by Mr. G. E."EitcUe
f ."we by an 'res by Pev. C. V
The Supremacy of
tlcchcls-Stern
Ocltes
Among Reidy-to-Wear
Garments .was not tne
acnievement of one man
bet of many. Tbe finest
tailoring talent, tie beat
workshop faculties and
crowded . yean of ex
perience, each contrib
ntes to the perfection of
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CLOTHES. ?
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price, under any . cir
ccsstances, can yon te
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