Newspapers / The Concord Daily Tribune … / April 22, 1908, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
30 Cents Heatik, Cua; C0NC02D, N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1908. Slnfjle Copy 5 MISS GIBSOK TOA8TMISTEES3. - - SPEAKTKCL AT BETHEL. IREDELL MAN DESERTS WIFE. JOHN P. PATTERSON DEAD. AT RANDOM. K'' VOI-XVI. Sixth Annul Convention of the Kap- ' , ' pa Delta Sorority Adjourns After Pleasant Session of Two Days in . Charlotte Officers Elected A Number of the Fraternity Ooeats of Miss Jena jCoItrane,. Arriving This MorniM- . Toe sixth annual conveution of the KaiJa Delta Sorority came to a close i V. last night, after a session of to jays ' .; in Charlotte, with an elaborate ban- j que at''ih(.ttolwy;i&teLyjba''IlH - . server this morning says .. ' At the business session yesterday t ... it aa decided to. hold ba' nest an- .... nual convention in .Washington, the i home of the Sigma jchapter.'. The jfoi r v ; lowyig-named officers were elected to serve tne ensuing year t, Miss ilessr . Warren Leach, of. Tuscaloosa, ; Ala - president; Miaa Mary, Sumter Thom- .as of Columbia, '. S. C , secretary Misi Jenn , Coltrane, ; of Concord, N. C treasurer , Miss Elsie, M.. Brown, , . of jonth Dakota, chapterian; Misr Marguerite springs or iarktte, H, .. C.,j associate secretary and Miss Anna - CL ysxton, of Bristol, Va.-Tenn., edi tort-in-chief of The Angelos, the- Kap - pa JDeHa jpnrnal. In keeping with the 'V' custom of yean, the time of the next convention will be Monday and Tues ' Jay after next Easter , Sunday. , The ' members' tof the sorority, of i whom . there are between 40 and 50 in .the eltyi 'will leave for. their homes this ' - mornihg.- f U;;;r l' :Vn ' . -4 "Without any doubt, the eonven- - tion which dosed last night the sixth ..of its. kind, was, the best in the his ' , lory of the order. . The attendance .. was larger, the discussions were more enthusiastic and spicy, the spirit of - unanimity of effort, and loyalty to .. the Kappa Delta principles was more - abundantly manifested, the entertain ,. ment features -ere ' more elaborate . . .1 n a worn. AVArvrhincv Miianirif ri make this convention a notable one in - ; Kappa Delta annals.-VWhil many of the members were Quartered at the . Selwyn, numbers were the guests of J - . uuQui ia ue eiiy, tne arrangement all around beijig .moat' happy one. The concluding toast ratbe basqat ' last evening! "To Charlotte," by the , Delta chapter, was the occasion of splendid tribute to Uie charm, and beauty and hospitality of the sity whielr'was characterised as "A pleaa anter spot yon never spied." Two years $.n)ljiim . oi eiiieniamng me appa vena eon-.-; ventnL. . It . is to be' sincerely hoped that dio greater lapse' of time will in tervene tetween this .meeting which , :Jaa jagiadjaarne and the next one which comes to CharlotteV 4-". J--r , 'i "ThV parthjulai event of the day, ' .oowever, .Was? fhe' annual banquet Jast Slight .cMjsa) EHen Gi1wbn,f inimitabfe grace. The arrangements - of the table and the decorations were - lovely. Tha board surrounded by two . score young ladies presented a picture - long to ba remembered,,. The oor acneme oi toe decoration was. white and green.'K!rW ninsic was' supplied by the Rliftarn.hestralV.'':.: Misses (Jibson : and Coltrane, re-4 : turned to the city his morning. The i '. latter was accompanied by quite a -, beavy of her young friends, who will spend a week or probably longer here. -They represent many States. .throughout the union, and . are, res peetivry,Mi8a, : Clara ; Buskirk) of - Jackson, Mich.; Miss Mabel Troetor, of Arcadia, Wis.; JJiss Harriett Bee er, of Kinsley, Kans.; Miss Margner- . its Hamilton, of fovington, Ky. ; Miss Louise Laurenee, of "Cedar Rapids, Iowa;-Miss Louisa Kenner, of Rog ersVille, Terin.f'Missi Juliet MeMur- ry, of Bloonungton, IlLv Miss Lallage Oates, of Asheville; Miss Besio May Thompson, of Birmingham, Ala. It is nseless to state ithat the hospiubk -.. Coltrane, homewill , be the Scene of much social enjoyment for the next fortnight. " ' ,; ; . Tort Sow tit JaJDL! t Down at Wendell, Wake county, ' two men were locked np in the jail . Friday ; night for drunkenness and '.fighting. Some, time - during the night, they -tore) down 'the jail and , went borne. Next morning they presented themselves before - the mayor with the alopogy that they werfi "just obliged to have a drink of water," and sccordingly demol-L-led t!ie jail. . . It remind.4 one of a fellow at I'.'. 'i Toint who went to the ehief of police and aked lim to rent the c;i!..!)io-e for a Llarksmuh siii'ji, as it an in a fml ic!Vn f-.r sn-b a;i i ' : ' rr, a" 1 " v m c :, 't f- t. . : ' .i r N. .B. Bronghtoa Delivers Appreda Uve Address " in t-No. ' 10-pt&r : Items of Interest; 'HiXk.F : About 100 men and women were at Bethel Monday to hear Hon. N. Brooghton, of Raleigh,, speak on pro-: faibition. There would have been larger crowd, if the farmers lad not been so busy and then Monday, is bad day to ret a crowd, i '- The, speaking was opened by Rev! A. "N. Watson, of .Concord, who. con ducted the devotional exercises and several songs 'appropriate to the1 oc casion were sung by the Bethel ehoir after, which the- speaker was intro duced by Rev. J. W. Long, 'of Con- eordr Mr. B rough ton spoke for about an hoot and was given the closest a tentiun by all present V . He. spoke of the difference in this State now and 25year8 ago wheii bafi rooms or grog shops, were at almost every cross road in the State and also of the good effects 6t the Watt's and the Ward Bills in making "the distillers move to incorporated towns. wnexe, tney eouid have poliee'regnla tion. s-iS? ', ' '- I He made the proposition and asked if any one present to stand up if they wanted a distillery on their land. No one arose, lie said then why vote to put, it on another's land. He said that some said that they were in favor of high license saloons so they coulld educate their children on the tax of the saloon. "I would rather my ehild would grow up in ig norance than have him educated on saloon money and would thank God for the privilege." He said that saloon men said that prohibition does' not , prohibit, why then are. they fighting prohibition t He said that prohibition did prohibit in Raleigh and it would prohibit any place if the officers would enforce the laws. :'-: After the speaking a public dinner was served and all present went away feeling that the prohibitum cause was greatly indebted to . Mr.' Bronghton for Jus, line Address, .-Mr. and Mra, UL Hortanf Sal isbury, spent Easter with J. C. Hor- ton.. ; :' ; Misses Alma and Georgia Hartseil, of Albemarle, spent a few days with Messrs. L. T. and E. L. Bost. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Gillespie, of Mill Bridge, spent Easter in No. 10. Mrs. L. T. Bost entertained a crowd of the young people at her home last Saturday night - ' The Woodmen of the World will unveil a monument to Nolle Pigg at Red Hill ehurch on next Sunday at 12 O'clock. A large crowd will go from here as he was a member of Bethel Gaap, iil --...---V Mr." and Mrs. W T. Jerome, of Concord, spent Easter with W. .K Black.: . -. 1 s,' . . - SERIOUS ORIMS ATTEMPTED. Joe Moses, a Syrian peddler, was before Magistrate. T, H. White Sat urday, morning, having been arrested Friday near the dark Mill on a war rant" sworn out . by - Miles P." Bell charging him with attempted crimin al assault on Bell's wife, Mrs. Jdattie Bell, who- is a daughter - of - James Holland. It is charged in the war rant that Moses earns to the house of Mrs. Bell, who lives about four miles west of Gastonia on . the Bessemer City road, while all the other mem bers jof tbe family were away and made indeeenf proposals to her and laid hands upon her, but she escaped from his grasp and ran to the home of her father, about a quarter of a mile away, '.screaming for help as she went ; The Syrian escaped at the time, but was located at Uastonia Fri-1 day and placed nnder arrest - When brought before the magis trate for trial Saturday, the defend ant through his attorney, CfE. Whit- ney, Esq., of Bessemer City, waived examination and was bound over to the next term, of Superior Court In a bond of $500. Failing to give bond he was taken to Dallas and placed in ail. -Gantonia Gasette.'-vr', J.', NOTICE TO : There will be an important business meeting of Cannonville Council, Jr. C. A. M. at Pythian Ilall tonight. Let every member be present ' T. L. ciiaxey; R. S. A ten day's meeting at West Con cord liapust etinrca clo J I . t E "ht lh seventeen t) t!. liurrh, t.-rt by lipf n ( ! n bv f 1 r i ' ' Mrs. Chas. K. Caldwell Advertises The following dispatch sent oat from "Washington and published ,in yesterday's daily r Stata,papers wUl be cead1 with intertsttiymany peopla. V WaahirigtonrAprlf ti.On the -sivcrsary of the dajF'hf hosband Itft her, a year ago, to go to the bedsit?6 M Jurfltteg-iatier at Troutman, :N, i -m m a- t l C, Mrs. Charles M. CaldweU, foiUi- erly of Wsnlangtoa,s advertising' in baiCr ,00x09 .cities, withf tne nope ax uuuuig lum. rur m year ju.ro. vauu' rwell ;hatf beam unable to obtain ; traee,pf her missing husband. . i SUS uisajupeKrBiice, ana Buys, use tS 'interference' Of the CaldweU family' iriTrodtmaaJ According f to statement jmedo-byj Mrs. CaldweU! bar letter to her.husband.were unde-livered,- and he .was finally persuaded that- biff-, love thadftjieen misplaoed, Now. Mrs. Caldwell !a mother is (bv- ing Vith' tUbeVculsia artd'she is her self ,in poor'healthi'ai'a- result ;jbf worry and sorrow, and, through ,tb ' . , meaium oi me newspapers sue is now paihetlAllp ftjading with her hus band; jurioeailisboy, N.--:v- t After years of hnrdi work during her married, life, performed .for the purpose-, of assisting her husband fi. nancially and to' prepare him for the ministry, Mrs. Caldwell now finds herself 'without help in earing and providing for her dying mother. :t A : year ago . Mrs. Caldwell lived with her husband at 822 Tenth street north west J Her husband conducted small grocery store and she gave pri vate music lessons. When Caldwell was called to North Carolina by the illness of his father, his wife eontin ued her musical Work and, in addi tion, took charge of the store, thereby working from early in the morning until late at night. For two weeks Caldwell wrote to his wife every day, and then it .was decided that she should, move to North Carolina, the' store' was sold. Mrs. Caldwell -continue"-to write' to her'husKand DufafteV the' 'first' two weeks of bis absence she did not hear from him. She received a letter from a brother-in-law she says, curtly in forming her that her letters were un welcome. This brought on a serious nervous illness. As soon as she re covered, Mrs. Caldwell went to her husband s home in North Carolina, He had departed, however, and all Mrs. Caldwell's efforts to find him ave beenuhsuccessfuL ' ' ' CONVENES TODAT SUte Christian Endeavor CaWention ,".f ;. Elon College, N. Cn April 2L Del egates have already begun to arrive for the State Christian Endeavor Convention, which meets hert tonight regular meeting i beginning . at ' 10 'clock tomorrow; morning. Of this convention, Mr-' E. 1L Stpckton, of Winston-Salem, N. ,C, is the worthy president Mrs. H. is A Garrett, of Greensboro, N. C, secretary, and Mjss Mamie Bays, -of : Charlotte, N.r CL, treasnrer. !ii'w i'-ij.w r' Miss Hayes, president of Indiana State Junior Endeavor and secretary of the ' National Junior Endeavor, will be present, 'and take the leading part in the second day program far children on Wednesday afternoon,; in basket pienid'on'the college eampua. From anappeftranceS t present this promises to be the most success ful and most practical of all the: great State conventions yet held in North ' ". ' - ' t i .. TEE LITTLE CHTTDREN. 1. Ax Uniona Entertainmient Arrimged for TTiday Night hy the Tlrst Grades 'of 'the v Central 'Graded School Raise Funds for Snppla mentary Books Interastlng Pro gramme. . The first gradet of the "Central graded school, under the directions of Misses King and Harris will give an entertainment Friday night , in the school auditorium.. The-; admission ill be 15 cents and the hour will be o'clock sharp. The proceeds will be given for the -purpose of buying sup plementary readers . for the first grsdi-s, and .will consist 'of songs, drills and the Majpole dance, only the Li:' chil.iren taking part , TLI.4 will ta ot.e of the most de- l'"htful and enicrfalning pro.! ictlons e city lin r;.-;'f 1 f r s.-m-:'m, r ! ere is a t;- t in t'.r f r i ! j b- ': Comrade,'.' writing to the Enter- ; While the editors of the State Press prise at Mooresville, furnishes that are in sessipn at Charlotte today, tii paper the following . , .Mr. John P. . Patterson, aged died at the home of Bis son, Robt. Lea Patterson; in the vvteb.ie Creek section Saturday night about 12 o 'cloak The funeral, services were conducted at home by4 Rev. R. C. various candidates for 'office are also there. Among other things that will attract them will be the blowing of Home, whose headquarters - are at the Buford Hotel. ' e 'Since the atreious and diabolical Davidson, of thisplaee and the re-I murder of Mangum Martinj-and the mains were laid to rest beside the I following" shooting from, ambush of body of his first wife in the Bethel Arthur -Krimminger, I am-strongly eemetery., ;, ,:' .-. I of the opinion that it 18 high time the He leaves: a large- cirole, of kindred I authorities of Cabarrus eonnty were and friends to mourn .his loss. He I taking some desperate:: efforts in was twice married, his first L wife I bringing tbe murderers to justice, nd was Miss Aatander Adams. The (see that justice' is meted out to the fruits of this marriage, was six ehil- I dastard criminals." Such was the dren. ., '. - iy-'l '? - comment of one of our most promi- Mrs. Mary Lonla Smith and Mrs. Inent eitiaens this morning. This same Cora Louis Witherapoon now de- gentleman is also of tbe opinion that ceased; Mrs, : Joseph : Eldora John-I there should be a public prosecutor ston, and Mr. John -Adams Patterson, for the county, and not leave such of Arkansas. . . M k. i I work for the solicitor of the Superior His second wife;. was Miss M. E. court who comes into the, county only Smith, who , died, about three years la few times a year and then only for ago. Tbe fruits of this marriage a few days at the time. Public sen was three boys, Rtbt. Lee, William timent is growing every day in favor Shot well and Earl Coles Patterson, of a county prospecutor, and one is Mr. Patterson sprung from alnot only needed in Cabarrus county, prominent family '.f . Mecklenburg but in other counties of the State, county, in which county he was born I And while on this subject it might be and reared. ' He , was a kind and ob-I stated that small rewards seem to liging neighbor and had a host of have no tendency to cause knowing friends. ones to peach on the guilty parties, Mr. Patterson' was a member of Co. I hence it has been suggested that the F. 1st N. C. Cavalry known as the county and town employ a Pinkerton Cabarrus. Rangers, j He was a brave detective to come into this vicinity and ferret out the secrets of those two most dreadful outrages. Some thing must be done for the good of Cabarrus citizenship, and something will be done. Many of the churches throughout the country have placed a ban upon the "Merry Widow" hats, not allow- and gallant- soldier! V , WEATHER) iJBiOlui. Captain Charles McDonald Keeps Tab on the Elements Cold Snap Four YearAj from Which Frnit and Vegetables Escape. Captain Charles McDonald, who has for many years been known as onefing or rather requesting the ladies of the most successful truck farm-1 not to wear that particular specie to era in this entire section, and who I the services. It is said that in some has always been known for his gen-1 churches where the pews would seat eral information on all matters, hand-1 six persons quite comfortably, that ed Tbe Tribune pnsn m record he has with four women wearing those hats kept setting forth, tbe conditions of I the pews are entirely ocenpied. And the elements and the affect at a time I then the men who occasionally drop just four years ago, when everybody I n a pew on a Sunday, are totally ob thought all vegetation would oe scured from the preacher. This state i killed.' Here it is: "Rain, sleet and of affairs is effecting the clergy and snow on April 20th, ' 1904. Heavy the laymen, to say nothing of the peo- frost and ice on morning of the 21st. pie who patronize street cars and Frost and ice tbe mornina- of the railway trains. The big hats will 22nd. Fruit and vegetables escaped have their day, if it is Sunday. killing." These observations are well worth Sometime ago the board of alder- keeping, and it sets right many argu-1 men passed an ordinance prohibiting mants bad recently of the date On awnings from allowing their drip to whiflh that snow fell, some claiming fall in the sidewalk, but from tbe th.ft.,21et, some the 23rd and others on I number going up and from tbe size the 26th of April, 1904. , , - " In,, speaking of the weather eondi tions this morning, Mr. , WiUiam Propst, ex-sheriff of Cabarrus coun ty, stated that he was ia the coun try yesterday and that, one of his of tbe new ones, this "drip" com- ' plaint will not be remedied in the least. y Among other old sayings, one is that tbe frnit crop was never known old neighbors is of tbe firm belief I to be a failure during leap year. This that snow or sleet would fall not la- encouraging, ter than tbe 24th of this month. MAT RAISE FREIGHT: RATES. Keep the , Woman's : Prohibition rally in mind. Saturday at 2 o'clock in the Graded school auditorium... Street ears in Concord would be a great advantage to the Working peo ple and would liven things up consid- New York, April 20.-Jhat rail- erably. It is hoped that the move- road, freight rates should be increased I ment now on will soon have the trol- was the consensus of opinion at a I leys at work. conference of tbe presidents of near- all of the Eastern trunk :: lines held at the offices of the Trunk Line Association today. No . final action was taken in the matter,-which will be ' further considered by the indi vidual roads. : W' George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia . and Reading Railroad Company, oeenpied tbe chair, and at the conclusion of the meeting the fol lowing statement was furnished:. 1'The present business situation, as particularly affects railroads, was discussed.1- There waa a strong feel ing that while the rigid economies which have been introduced should be eon tinned and the expense of opera tion Should be curtailed so far aa is consistent . with safety and ' proper maintenance, still the roads most la crease their revenues if there ia to be sufficient margin of profit to make possible the. obtaining of moneys needed' for extensions and improve ments of the service." - -x - . -i .." Bittaa hy Boll Dog. , " Master Plato Durham, the young son of Mr. and Mrs, Stonewall J. Durham, of Bessemer, and a grand son of Mr. J. M. Odell of. this eity, was bitten by a bull dog several days ago while playing with the ani mal at his borne in I -cmer City. The dog was not mad, ; J there are no reasons to suspect any serions re- i, but as a preeaut!.-;...-y meas t' 1 ' ,'e man wa t ' 1 ta T- ' . i w::i ! ! 1 f.r 6REAT 7.DV.:iTAEE TO The woman who has money of her own for which the wishes the utmost safety coupled with fair return. , The workimr man who wishes to have an available fund be tween himself and the troubles which he would otherwise face in the event of sickness, acci dent or lack of work. ' The salaried man who feels that his best chance is to stay with a lar;e concern, but who has the same judgement to put part of Lis -salary where it will give him a reasonable degree of independence. The business man who wishes to safeguard his future by ac- cumulatir.j a fund entirely separate and distinct from bis business. - These are some of the ad vantrres: An account in this Asjoc. tion U infinitely super ior to tl"9 avert -9 ran of so called ''i-m:' -ta" prornia ir.i ri ' ;'-::y b-ra ret'rr-s, tut err.. r'-.-.-j ia UUa tut v::rry r-1 1. 3. Department Store. Notions Department Today we are showing: a very targe and most 1 complete stock of Notions to be found , in Concord. Always some thing new. " ; 1 - -' j,, S We want every body to see the" new Whit-Leather -4 Stocking in black and Tan for children and Misses.' A stack ' ing that is guaranteed to wear longer than any other on the j market today at the same price moderately priced 10 and 15c Large showing of the best values and. newest things in A Ladies' Hosery, priced 10c to $1.75 a pair. ' s ' Belts! Belts ! Ladies', Misses and Boy's Belts in a very large variety , of colors, styles and prices, ranging from 10c up to a beauti ful belt for $1.00. Side and Back Combs New lot of Side and Back Combs just in, quite a variety to select from, 10 to 75 cents. Just in another lot Braided Wire-hair-rolls 25 and 50c. Newest novilties in Collar Forms, Collar Stays, etc. Gloves Silk and Kid Now is the time to buy Gloves to match your new gown, while our stock is large. All colors and sizes in Silk and Kid Gloves at popular prices. Just in a lot of new novelties in lace and insertions. H. X. Parks d. Department Store. Now's the Time to buy your MWII'JU' ' porch chairs $1.50 ta $5 Gome in and look them over. XlruietXaJUngXjGj Boyd Erzzi OcSl!z3 :' fcr-Coys ::, :'"" '. - - : r. :"u. ,. ' This is the best line of Boy's Clothing in the city. We are showing all the new shades In Checks and " . ' : . ., ...... Stripes. . Prices ,, ranir j from"-.'": V;.-'1. ; ' C2.C0 to 07 r Come end e:!:ct a for your toy, l.'.zrz C sires trz lr:l:n.
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 22, 1908, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75