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VOL'XIV.
30 Cents a Month, Cash
CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1907.
Qlngle Copy 0 cents
No. 71.
EEGRO GOIEK
BEFORE RECORDER
Police Court This Morning Netted
$210 in Fines Entered Against s
Dozen Negroes for Gambling Last
Sunday in High Town John Love's
House Almost Totally Wrecked
When ! the Officers Hushed the
Game.
Sunday night Officer John Bras-
well and John Earnhardt made a trip
to High Town, a section of the city
at the extreme end of what" is known
' as "Chapman Bow," and ran upon a
veritable don of gamblers, , When the
presence of the olfieers became known,
the burly negroes scrambled for es
cape and in making good, several
men plunged through' a window, tak
ing glass; sash and all "right over the
head of Officer Braswell, while a half
dor.en -or more made a desperate and
successful escape through the door by
the wily Officer Earnhardt. It is said
that one fellow climbed to. the loft of
the house and removing the chimney
flue, escaped over the roof. The
gamblers were routed at the home of
John Love. Some of them have been
arrested and stood trial this morning
while there are others yet to come. .
" There were, thirteen bailed before
the recorder this morning : charged
with gambling lost Sabbath. Some of
them were in the crap game -Sunday
night, while others were following
the old line card games during the:
earlier hours of the day set apart for
more sacred things.- As their 'names.
were called they marched to the pris
oner's box and took their seats, each
pleading guilty until the - eleventh
man came, whose name was Goodman.
He plead not guilty and was dismiss
ed. 'Then two more were called .and
their pie was "guilty." v . .C,
- Police Justice MeConholl'' looked
over the long line of stout men and ill
his summing up' of ' their offense
against the law he allowed each man
to' pay a fine of $20 each, including
the cost. This total amounted , to.
$240. Those who were ara'rigned this
morning are: Sam Wagoner,. John
White, Tom Gainey, Will Archibald,
"d, oharged on two warrants, with
'. .oxieation. and profanity. Fined a
penny and eost in the last case; '
Sam' Alexander iutoricatitJitf -aud
profanity. Allowed to"pay the cost
in the last charge.. i ' . ', "
Ed Garver was held on a warrant
charging him with stealing a buggy
and harness, on or about the 17th of
September, from J. Mason Wood, the
liveryman. He was bound over in the
sum of $100,' to await the next term
of Cabarrus Superiorj'eourt in Janu
ary. ...... .- ;.;.'::.;";, V'
BARN-BURNERS ARRESTED
BOLL OFFERS AID.
Cannon Manufacturing Company Will
Advance Money on Cotton, Storing
Same, or Will Take Cotton on Call.
The Cannon Manufacturing Com-
.Two Negroes Charged With Setting
Fire to Mr. John Ferris' Barn in
Steele Creek Arre?ted Hearing
This Afternoon. '' ;
Two negroes, Henry Pea and' Jim
Steele, were arrested yesterday morn
ing by Constable J. H. Dixon, on a
warrant charging them 'with having
set fire to Mr. John Ferris' barn in
Steele Creek township, several weeks
ago." Vigilantly guarded r.nd esjorted
by several of th leading citizen's of
tho Steele Cvek. commmity they
were driven into the city yesterday
afternoon and carried beforj 'Squire
S. H. Hilton for a hearing. ' 'Squire
Hilton committed them to jail under
a $1,000 bond each until the evidence
MRS. EARL H. BROWN DEAD.
A Beautiful, Sweet Young Life Em
- Gone Out,' Causing Sorrow Through
out the City. :,
The dreariness of' this autumnal
day brings with it in announcement
that .falls upon the community like
great, black pall, and the sorrowing
expression tnat is passed from one
home to another, feebly outlines the
distress that ' death has brought to
the home of Mr. Earl H. Brown,
Agnes, the young wife of Mr.
Brown, died today .at 12 o'clock after
an-illness of some months. To all ap
pearances the young woman was en-
joying the best of health, but the
home circle has been aware for some
time of her serious condition,
The tidings of her passing is breath-
may be investigated today. The trial
pany, or rT "2 lo,ca! reP,e" tak. place this afternoon at;l ed in tle from t
tentative is Mr. E. C. Bacnliardt, has!0'clock. The following' named citi-L,, mM'M!l M . JL
offered to accept the. cotton of farm- , of the county have'; been sum-' flned ,0 the home cjreIe 8nd relati
AIHI vim mnnf tn baaiku, MnnA-.. .l I 1 x . . . - Tit -a J 7
"""" y i.ii", mracj, "'- monea 10 lesuiy: Messrs. rnen uni-
vuncing to the farmer 8 cents on his
and Oscar Marks.
While nothing of a. definite nature
could be gained yesterday afternoon
as to the nature of the-incriminating
aviflanpa. if in finifi in he v-prv ulrmitf-. '
eotton, and storing the same in ware
houses in Concord, where 6 per cent.
interest is charged on the money, and
15 cents a month for storage and in
surance, or the company offers to take
the cotton on call, agreeing to pay the
prevailing price whenever the farmer
sees fit to surrender his receipt.
This arrangement offers, the iarmor
an opportunity to get a better price
for his cotton, although it amounts
virtually- to a -sale, as the farmer is
not promised to receive back his bale 1
of cotton,, or any cotton, but takes i ANOTHER HOMICIDE
either the spot market price, on sell
ing, according to grade and weight,
and if cotton is above present figures,
or even above 8 cents, the farmer will
be materially benefited. The plan,
however, is not accepted readily by
flth, Mason, Robinson, Ernest Cathey,
for ho woman who has ever lived in
this city has been -more greatly ad
mired and beloved by everybody. In
her sweet, gentle way, even from
childhood, she has ever attracted
friendship nhd(adntiration of those
wild knnW htr Tint' in flitv4nntliintf if
saw inai wese iwo nancies ; the nuraberless ones with whom she
have been under surveillance ror some ,., j:i ,tJt .
time past and that their actions have
been suspicious. The indications are
that a great throng of Steele Creek
farmers Will attend the hearing to-
day.-i-Chorlotte Observcu
IN MADISON COUNTY.
Mrs. Brown was the only daughter
of Mrs. -C. W. Swink, and was born
Moss, on the old 'plantation of her
father, the late Dr. John Moss. Early
in childhood her parents moved to this
city, where she has made her home
ever since. . V ' "
About six years 'ago Miss Moss be-
Asheville, N. C, Nov. 1I.-A tele- !came tI,e bnde of Mr- Eari a Brown
phone message from Marshall this 8nd 88 a result of that nnion she
mnminf folH of ,,ohr homi,.,d in ,uaVeS 8 8ma11 onr Dnght 8ttr8c-
mj;a .) t..,;..iM ,.t h,a rive boy of Ave. She also leaves a
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all of the farmers, who realise that ! tragedy were unobtainable ;.friuer JZV .Tm, v 1
:ii , than tha faet that vesterdav after- : ' T . ' "'
iu ' : !t .11 it:- -:t n i
thus disposing of their cotton
have the same effect of Selling, and noon Clark Norton,
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therefore they look askance, some of ,. ami a most .nstant.y k.Ueu. en- ; , ,;
son, mother and
brother share alike in the tender
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ure, offset the inability of the farm- Norton, ana iraiiktins are pronuneu, . -
er to get money on his warehouse re- people or. juauison coiiniy ana me
thera,.at.the proposition, while oth-ii8lnil Franklin, at the home of George!,
era toke a different view and believe ' Franklin, at White Rock, in the Shel- e8d .h"'ba"d'
that' this offer will in a' great mea.s-! ton Laurel sectioa of the county, The
L-illiiiD-. it ia anirt. hna nrentflH nn litt1i,,nB cu'"
m . , I At this hour no arrangements have
er a irirl. but DarticularS were not
. Mr. David C' Caldwell has moved ' learned.: Norton has been arrested, """""
ceipts at the bank. Charlotte Chron
icle. ' .' '.--' '
jbeen made - for the funeral and in-
Bob Colt rane Bob Ellis.-Ma 'Ellis, his household effets VrQm-.:-Spfing .nd will be talten to Marshall tonight, i . '; " .
Al Colbert, Ed Thomas, Joe Osborne,Jstreet to dwelling on Georgia aVV - - - : ' ,. y -Tickets are nown ale it Gibson's
fjnn Bost and Am4 Phifr'4f:'rl.'j,w. ,jThe Aousa Tasated By Mr.-CBld- Mr.hnd Mrs. J, Lee Stone have re- drug store for the appearance of John
Other cases' that were.' brought 'to well 'will, be occupied- by Mr. Herbert turned from Salisbury after spending Griffith tomorrow night in "King
the attention of the court werei Will Honeycutt.
several days there with relatives. Richard the Third."
CONFERENCE THIS WEEK.
FOREST EIUi XBWS. "
Western North Carolina Conference
. of tha Methodist Church to Open in
, .. ' 4v ur . H. Thompson, on North Chureh St,
The annual meeting of the Western . r
Mr. D. . L Thompson,
.county ia visiting his father, Mr. J.
North Carolina Conference of the!
Miss Bessie Goodman, of China
'' OF ROMANCE,
Saved Girl From Injury
ia Ran-a-Way and is Now to Wed
- The World prints this piece of Ro
mance whieh reads like a page from
one of the latest reds, flaming cover
ed pieees of modern fiction:
Having saved Miss Ruth Hilborn
Methodist church will begin at Sails- Grove vi8i'inK M- wm Cau-
hnl-v inmilrmw with Riahnn lfnrri. them's.
son presiding, Salisbury has made Bv- J- p- Rod8ers ot Henrietta,
mnl. .rr.n.mnt for tkinff r. f i family, will arrive on No. 38
th. m.mW. of th. nfr.BM .nd morning on a snort visit to Mrs .from hurt, perhaps from death, in a
the session will be one of interest hr10' '8thw Mr J- Burrage .runaway, Jack Goldberg promptly ran
church circles. The Concora interest Mr- Rode "iU g on tonight to Sal- away with her affections eapturing
will be buve as usual over tha an-bury to conference. After confer- her heart Tbey wiH be earned on
pointmenta for tbia eity and eoun(y. ence he ai bis wife wiU go to the Mareh 1 next
.n Concord no one of the pastor, has Jameson Exposition. , Goldberg twenty-fivo yean old, !
filled the four years limit and there ! lM stewards oi me vxmcora zircon one oi mow gmu.ni,
is aleeling that many or all of these 'met the P""1 th evnin .epmmercial travellers. He left his
will be returned, which will pleas, .v- H n8d settlement with their home, No. 222 East Seventy-second
TL. .. a ..lM.f rVi a wallr in n.ntr.1 Park on
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Proridwt for at Oonferanos. mn M U1 r years. . ; am, w wi. i "
Concord delegate to conference at nv- Mmn Kiaennour preacn at .snning u umi i w
Salisbury have been provided for as Centr Sundy toT th P"0- fieth ,tmt h h'rd th nPid wt
follows: i Kevt. ju. M. Liong ana AiDerl aner- rai-m-wi vi ruoaw. wm
J. C. Rowe Mrs. Susan Saylor. ,U wlU a tonight to Salubrry to be hoora.
a ai,.iii p n Wkiftu present at the opening of conference ' With th. bit in his teeth the animal
W. C. Jones J. M. MauDin. .tomorrow. Mr. Sherrill wiH go, next
J. W. Long Mrs. C. H. McKensie. 8und,y to 01d Trinity and preach
M, M. Long W. S. Taylor.
W. R. Odell Lee S. Overman.
Walter Thompson J, K. Link.
D. B. Coltrane E. K. MeLarty.
T. E. Wagg Dr. J. F. Griffith.
W. H. Perry A. W. Northern.
A. L. Aycoek C. M. Rogers..
dashed toward Goldberg; in the sway
ing runabout it drew sat Miss Ruth
pale and helpless. Goldberg jumped
in th. road, grabbed the horse's brid
le and hnng on. The animal swerved,
NOTED RAILROAD MAN I the runabout was overturned, Miss
DIES AT WASHINGTON.; Ruth fell but was nothurt. The horse
at 11 o'clock. He was pastor then
ifor three years.
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(blinded by fright carried Goldberg
Washington, D. C, Nov. 1L Jesse! against a tree with such force that the
Newton Seale, manager of the north-lyoumr man fell unconscious. A
A Runaway and a Broken Buggy. !east unes tne Southern railway, mounted policeman came np at the
The fine black horse of Mr. Luther wno was stricken with paralysis at moment and called an ambulance, but
Brown broke his rein at the Cabarrus Salisbury, N. O, last Saturday, and , Goldberg, reviving, insisted on being
mill about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon brought here on his special ear, died; taken home and not to a hospital.
His injuries were serious. Miss
Ruth, admiring and solicitious, and
her mother, Mrs.' Emma Hilborn, vis
ited him several times during the fort-
and chased himself up Corbin street, "t the George Washington University
down Union to East Depot, out East hospital today. On his arrival here
Depot to Chureh, up Church to Loan, aympwrna oi pneumonia were awcov
w r. Ko.b wrfk it; ered. He. was unconscious from early
xtuui mmiA uava h a ui sa vuawu. auav v
' ii . 1 ia a a mi.
ng a bee-line for Gibson's drug store, lu, morning unui iaie ms anernoon. inignt n. was eonnnea 10 oea. men,
urh-M ha HQ ohanbail in him mij flight WDen HO aiCO,
over the city. The remnants of the ' Mr- Sal WM h0 l Mississippi
buggy can be found all along from ln 1862 w" employed hy the Associ-
Loan street to the St Cloud hotel. atea rre8H m new uneans in tne ear-
The horse was slightly bruised on on V eighties, and had held various po
ol his hind legs.
There were, several bales' of cotton
on the market today despite th. cold
and rain. -The price paid was 10.25.
Mr. J. B. Spenee, the clever Char
lotte postmaater, was in the eity yes
terday, th. guest of Mr. C. B. Ivey.
Miss Beulah , Query has gone to
Mecklenburg today where tbia even
ing at 5:30 o'clock she will attend
the marriage of ber friend, Miss Mar
guerite Auten and Mr. Howard.
sitions in the railroad and telegraph
service.
A Big Mrcantn. Sal.
Beginning tomorrow morning the
Dayvault Company wiH, begin a ten
day sale. Th. store is closed today
while th. goods ar being arranged
and marked, for th. sal, A large ad
vertisement in this paper tells of the
sale and also states that ft number of
extra salespeople are wanted.- See
this half page advertisement
naturally, he visited her at her home,
No. 10 West On. Hundred and Thir
teenth street He fell in love with
ber; ber admiration by gentle degrees
deepend into the warmer passion. He
proposed, and when he asked mamma,
Mrs. Hilborn gave ber consent The
wedding will be at th. Hernstardt, No.
27 West One Hundred and Fifteenth
street
Mrs. J. W. Long requests the Tri
bune to state that she erred in her ar
ticle printed in Monday's paper con
cerning the gift of $10 to eharity.
The $10 was given by Mr. J?D. Lents
for some secret order, while the First
Presbyterian church contributed $5. -
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Thelentife Stock of The -Dayvault Gompany is now in the hands of the
:u--A C. Davis Salvage Company, the World's Greatest Bargain Givers.
The celebrated A. C. Davis Salvage Company, the world's renowned cut price bar
gain giver is now here and for the next ten days will give the people of Concord and surround
ing country some of the greatest bargains known in the history of Concord. The store of The
Dayvault Company is now closed arrangingjfpi; this great sale. The Davis Gompany are gomg
through every department marking and, rearranging, makmg Bankrupt races-Salvage iTices
of tte : entire- stock. . Saler;begins' at 9a. m, and will open with a
special'5 cent sale. .The Dayvault Company in the hand3 of the A. C. Davis Salvage Company.
Look for the Red and Blue Sign covering entire . front of store room.' - V
Wanted -20 experienced: salesmen and salesladies. :.v ?y ' -: -;