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- " V Wxtcliman. A Home Newspaper Published 1". tne Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. Vol. V. No. 23. Salisbury, N. C., Tuesday, May 25th, i909. Wm, H. Stewart, Editor. ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY. Rumors of New Cotton Mitts. Pfide fo* Those who Meet Small Oehis Promptly. Stanly Enteri.rl.se, May 20tli. Miss Sallie Lilly, of the Rest vicinty, has been visiting relatives at Canton and Salisbury . Mrs. G. A. Fisher and .little son of Salisbury are visiting at Mrs Pemberton’s. Mr. and Mrs H. S. Whitworth of Lavonia, Ga., are guests in thf borne of their son, L. S. Whit worth, our ciever dep t agent. It will be of iuterest to his many friends here to learn that Rev. G. T. Rowe will conduct 11 series of meetings in Centra! Methoditt church hero during the summer, date to lie decided later. Miss WiHie Pemberton return ed Tuesday from Salisburv, where she has been uud- rgoiug special treatment in’ the sanit- oriuin dur ing the past few weeks. Her many friends will be glad to note that the treatment was entirely successful. The fellow who stops his paper because he becomes ffended at some item that does ii"t suit his fancy, always imagines he is get ting even with thi publish ir, bio he is never missed. This only liappens occasionally, for ther ate only u few people in any com munity who imagine a paper should contain nothing but what they appro-v of. There is an interesting rum r afloat that two new cotton mills will soon be erected in Albemarle that will overshadow anything of the kind in this section, and that looms will be installed. It is known that plans are being f >r mulated to this] Piid, but as yet no information of definite nature can bs given out for publication. • We want to say a d w*ro i n the man who meets his small ob ligations promptly. They are not as plentiful as they should be and the man needs encouraging. Most men will pay but fewer will pay promptly. Almost any firm will testify that, counting the time, postage, booking, and the like it costs all some accounts are worth to collect them, and still the mail owing them is perfectly responsible in a financial way. It very often happens t'r at the worst sinner in this particular Is the man best able to pay. Tough on the Banks. Washing, D. C., May 20.—Ow ing to the Oklahoma deposit guar antee law, there has been a de crease in the State during the past year of 07 national banks. The statements of the 242 na tional banks as given by the re ports of condition on April 23, 1009, show a decrease in loans and discounts since the last call (February 5, 1909) of $635,800, and a decrease in the same item as shown a year ago (Mav 14, 1908) of $1,085,890. Individual deposits show a loss of $721 978 since the last cal), but a gain of $651,339 over a year ago. Total resources show a loss oi $3,060,865 since the last cal), and a lo-s of $2,122,856 over a year ago. City Contracts Illegal. Richmond, Va., May 19. — May or D, C. Richardson and City At torney H. R, Pollard to-day gave their opinion to the city council that city contracts, involving over a million dollars, are void because they were awarded by viva voc vote of the council instead of hy a two-thirdB vote of that body, re quired by law. A curious feature is that D. C, Richardson, as a law yer, found out t-hat.U, C. Richard son, as mayor, made a mistake when he signed the ordinance! authorizing the work. The prin cipal public works held up uuti the contracts cau be made lega are the $350,000 high school, tin Blue’s battalion armory, the nev market house, and the settlinj basin llume. Watchman $1 the year. LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. Nat Excised Over the Southbound. Prof Jarrette to Leave Salisbury. Lexington Dispatch, May 19th. The adjusters of the insurance companies iuvolved in the hotel (ire were expected yesterday after noon to settle the losses of the parties concerned. Until they finish the owners of the property ! have no plans; but the people cl the town are earnestly hoping they will decide to erect a modern ho tel 1. Davidson county wheat is very good this year and looks fine. Harvest w'iil bo along in the first days of June. Binder twine has ; made its apptarauce at the stores. Cotton is two weoks behind, heavy rains having prevented it from coming up. People are harrowing iow to give the little plants, after which the world inquires so solic itously, a chance to grow. F. P. Young, of Boone town ship, pointing to several crates of ; imp >rted cabb age, said he could [ beat that, having had cabbage fr >ni his own garden for the last I two weeks. Sunday he had home im.li snan hen.mi for dinner. Onite ! a number ot' people have been en ijovmg t.heir own cabbage, but Mr, V ung is the first we have heard of wlio has been eating beans. Mr. Young lost a $50 cow the other day,cause not known, and he says a number of his neighbors have lost cows in a similar sudden manner. The carnival which wound up a week’s performance Saturday night, is likely to be the last show ■f its kind, at least for some time to come. The firemen, under wh ose auspices it held forth, lack something like four dollars of | paying expenses, and of course received no profits at all. !'be sh iff was but poorly patron ze< The gambling features came in for attention and talk of in dictment closed one such attrac 1 cion. Prof: A. H. Jarrette, of Salis bury, the newly elected principal ; T the Lexington graded schools, : was here last week, making pre liminary preparations for moving his family. Prof. Jarrette is a Yadkin county man and a gradu ate of the University. He has taught three years in the grammer shool at Salisbury and prior to that taught three years in Albe marle. In him Lexington has se cured a good teacher and priuci pal. A railroad contractor nas re ceived advices from the South bound people to the effect that work on the proposed railroad from Winston to Wadesboro will commence this summer, and the contractor was asked relative tc bidding on some of the work. This may mean something and may not The Dispatch refuses to get excited over anything connected with tht Southbound. Like our people, it hopes the road will be built, and tiiat work will indeed, comment shortly, but until it sees “some' thing doing,” little interest at taches to reports. Noted Millionaire Dead. i New York. May 19.—Henry H Regers the Standard Oil million aire and financier, died at hii home lure this morning. He was seized with appoplexi at 5:30 and was dead an hour IaP er, never regaining consciousness His wife and family were at hii bedside at the end. Rogers wai an officer and director of twenty five diff rent corporations, includ ling the Standard Oil, IJnitec j States Steele and Amalgamatec Cupper, He was a director of sev ei'al railloads and recently opener the Virginia Railway, which hi owned individually, He was born in Fairhaven . Mass., which trwu he rememberec with numerous magnificent gifts He was a member of the Americai j Fine Art Society and uumeroui , social and civic organizations , His business associates declarer ’ to-day that his business is so ad justed that his death will not ef feet the enormous interests ir which he was concerned. WHY THE MAIL IS LATE. —3t. Paul Dispatch. DIED IN BATH BOOM. Sudden Death In Atlanta of Former Salis bury Young Man, Last Tuesday Lee Mock received a teLgram from Atlanta bringing the news of the death of his broth er John, in Atlanta, that morning Mr, Mock left for Atlanta Tues day night and returned with the remains on Thursday morning. The Atlanta Journal of last Wed nesday contained the following account of the death of the young man: J, R. Mock, a well-known young business man was found dead in his apartments at 28 W. Alexan der street on Tuesday morning about 11 o’clock. The servants connected with the apartments were the first ones to discover the death of Mr. Mock who lived en tirely alone. Mr. Mock was engaged here in the insurance business, though he was fcruie; ly connected with a prominent railway company. He was 39 years of age and unmarried, having come to Atlanta from Sal isbury, N. C., several years ago. The servants connected with the apartments had noticed that Mr. Mock had risen on Tuesday morn ing about the regular time, but he had not gone down town, as was liia r»natom TTa nrao fnniffl riaori ill the bath roim, practically dressed with the exception of hav ing his coat off, aud he had been smoking a cigarette. S. D. Mulliuax, who was an in timate friend of Mr. Mock, was notified over the phone, and Mr. Mulliuax brought Dr. Oglesby with him to the apartment. Dr. Oglesby attributed death to heart failure. Mr, Mock for several days past had been complaining of neuralgic pains in his chest, es specially in the region of the heart. It was learned that for as long as six months Mr. Mock has been troubled with this same affliction, and among his friends there was no surprise that he met a sudden death. The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Bar clay & Brandon, where it will be held until relatives of Mr. Mock can be communicated with at Sal isbury, A book on Rheumatism, and a , trial treatment of Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy—liquid or Tablets—is being sent free to suf ferers by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You that are well, get this book for some discouraged, dis i heartened sufferer 1 Do a simple act of humanity 1 Point out this . way to quick and certain relief! ■ Surprise some sufferer, but first ■ from me the booklet and the test. He will appreciate your aid. Cor nelison & Cook. PROPERTY DIVIDED. — f* Large Estate Distributcif^Among Children ot Desceased Citizen. Some time ago, L. H. Clement, Esq., attorney for Archibald Hedrick, brought suit for a divi sion of the estate loft by the late John A. Hedrick. Commissioners wore appointed to make the divi sion, and it was agreed by the heirs that a'! \v. accept the iindiug of the * commissioners. The gentlemen appointed to agree ! upon the division, were: Capt. W. C. Coughonour, J. M. Knox and J. C, Sowers Their decision was as follows: Miss Laura Hedrick, the store room corner Main and lanes streets occupied by Max Moses, stores No. 1 and 2, on Innessrteet formerly occupied by the Spot Cash and a part of the Hedrick farm. John Hedrick, storeroom corner Main and Fisher streets, occupied bv W. M. Cook, stores No. 3 and 4 in building on Innes occupied by Bell Telephone Company and the home place near the Yadkin river. Mrs. Mamie Proctor, storeroom occupied by Salisbury Dry Goods Company, storeroom occupied by Theo. Buerbaum, building occu pied by the First National Bank and “The Island.” W. Archibald Hedrick, store room occupied by Kluttz & ltendle man at.cirprnnm oafnrni ture department by Salisbury Hardware and Furniture Company storeroom occupied by N. P. Mur phy aud a farm in Davidson couu ty. Miss Bessie Hedrick, storerooms | occupied by the Globe Department store, Jacob Feldman, Arey Hard ware Store, an interst in a farm and a one-half interest in the Barker home. | - Of Course They Will. ^nd yet these Republicans who are doing most of the talking w'ill walk right up and vote for Mr. Taft in the convention next time if they think he is going to win.— Durham Herald. If your Stomach, Heart or Kid neys are week, try at Fast, a few doses only of Dr. Shoop’s Restora tive. In five or ten days only, the result will surprise you. A few cents will cover the cost. And here is why help comes so quickly. Dr, Shoop doesn’t drug the Stom ach, nor stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. Er. Sboops Restorative goes directly to the week and fail ing nerves. Each organ has its own controlling nerve. When these nerves fail, the depending organs must of necessity falter. This plain, yet vital truth, clearly tells why Dr. Shoop’s Restorative is so universally successful. Its success is leading druggists every where to give it universal prefer ence. A test will surely tell. Sold by Cornelison & Cook. SOME OLD HISTORY. Fads Worth Knowing in Connection With the Southern Railway Company. Investigation in the right of the Southern Railwav Company, to use the property along its right of way between Grensboro and Dan ville for double tracking purposes, which right is now in litigation in both the State and Federal courts, brings to light some interesting facts, probably trite many years ago, but new to the general public of to day. The road was chartered in 1861, and strange to say, originally pro vided for a double track road, something new iii railroad con struction in the South fifty years ago. The road waB built as a mili tary nec ‘ssity to give the Confed erate forces and government forces and government through commu nication between the seat of the government and its Southern ter ritory. It was ns Buch operated by the Confederate government during rhe war, and after the war was over the United States govern ment seized it as part of the effects of the Confederate government and it was operated by the Secretary of the United States treasury. The ; Richmond and Danville corpora ! tion established its claim to the property by showing that it had purchased and paid the Confeder ate government every one of the bonds of the road, paying full val ue. Another interesting circum stance is the fact that the Confed erate covernment beine oblideed to build this gap between Danville and Greensboro aud being unable to procure rails, praceeded to confis cate the rails on the road between ; Clarksville, Va., and Henderson ville, N. C.. completely disman tling this road; aud building with the iron aud other material the imperatively needed link. A few years after the war, the Richmond and Danvil'e road laid new rails I from Clark mile, Va., along the 1 old route f r five miles south east, making it part of the new road now known as the Oxford and Durham. Within the last year, the balance of the old line of the Clarksville and Henderson road has been worked over by some cor poration and rails are being or have bee 1 laid via Townsend church i > Granville county, a dis tance of 15 or 20 miles, thus after fifty yea a restoring a road which for military necessities was dis mantled l early fifty years ago.— Greensbc. j dispatch, 17th. --• • Sluggish livers and bowels are the cause of nearly every disease. Cleanse your system and regulate the bowels and liver to healthy, natural acti o by Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. The surestremedy known. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets. —Cornelison & Cook, CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY. Cutting the Salaries of City Officials. A Home Burned in No. 9. Concord Times. May 20th. H. B. Parks, who has been much bothered by English sparrows, tells us that on Tuesday he killed over 100 in six shots. He brought down 60 in two shots. He says he can’t miss ’em, however. Mrs. Baxter Cook, of No. 5 township, had her collar bone broken in a runaway accident on East Depot street Tuesday. The horse became frightened and the buggy was turned over, throwing Mrs. Cook out, with above result Mrs. Cook’s seven year old son. whc was also thrown out, was un hurt. The M. M. Tucker place in No. 9 township was destroyed by fire last Tuesday about 11 o’clock a. tn. The house was occupied by the family of F. A. Barrier, who wore away from home. Mr. Bar rier was ploughing in the field nearby, and got to the house too late to save anything. The dwel ling. barn and all outbuildings and contents wer destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. At the meeting of the city coun cil Tuesday the following reduc tions in salaries were made: City engineer, from $1,000 to $600 a year. City tax collector allowed 2^ per cent flat commission, instead of 2| per cent on interest and school fund and 3^ per cent, on general fund, This will reduce the salary about $200 a year. City clerk and treasurer, from $600 to $360 a year, City attorney, from $250 to $150 a year. -• - Davie items. Geo. F. Feezor, one of the county’s most prominent farmers, on last Saturday bought of the merchants Wholesale Grocery Co., fifty kits of fish, which he will use of as fertilizers. Mr. Feezor says they come pretty high still he thinks the investment will prove satisfactory in the end. G. W. Hendricks died at his home near the Mocksville furni ture factory last Thursday even ing of heart disease, and was bur ned at Smith Grove Friday. He was about 60 years of age and liv ed at Smith Grove until about three years ago, when he moved to Mocksville. Surviving him are three grown sons and his wife. A Solid car load of one quart fruit cans—about* 50,000—con signed to U. A. Steelman, Yad kinville, were unloaded at the depot here yesterday and will be used by different parties in put ting up fruit in Yadkin county this summer.—Mocksville Courier May 20th. For National Probibiton. Louisville, May 17.—Iu his re port on temperature to the South ern Baptist convention to-night, Rev. E. E, Folk, after stating that the fight against the liquor traffic would never be stopped, urged all Baptists to insist on congress passing a law refusing a privilege tax on sale of liquor in territory where it is prohibited, and prohibiting shipment of liquor into dry territory. Eventually the prohibitionists would ask for a national prohibition law, he de clared. y -• —• Concord Company Win Prize. The prize of $25 for the state company making the best appear once iu the parade of the Twen tieth, was awarded to Company L, of the First Infautry of the North Carolina Guard, of which Louis A. Brown, of Concord, is captain --- Kills to Stop the Fiend. The worst foe for 12 years oj John Deye, of Galdwin, Mich, was a running ulcer. He paic doctors over $400.00 withom benefit. Then Bucklen’s Arnics Salve killed the ulcer and curec | him. Cures Fever-Sores. Boils | Felons. Eczema, Salt Rheum | Infallible for Piles, Burns, Scalds lCuts, Corns. 25c at all druggists ✓ STATESViLLE AND IREDELL COUNTY. Good Prospects for a Wheat Crop. A Cobless Corn. Statesville Landmark, May 21at. The prospect for a good wheat crop this year is very promising, the weather recently being especi ally favorably for that crop. Some farmers report a bad stand 01 cotton. The cool weather about the time cotton was coming out of the ground caused a large per cent, of the plants to die in some in stances. W. P. Johnson, of Shiloh town ship, has presented The Landmark a specimen of “ccbless corn” grown on his place last year. The ear—or rather the receptacle that holds the grains of oorn—grows on the stalk where the ear usually grows and is shaped somewhat like a nead or wheat or a large pice none. The affair is composed of shucks and the grains of corn are enclosed in little receptacles or grooves of the shucks after the manner of wheat or oats in the head. The entire ear is similar in size to an ear of corn but not bo long. Mr. Johnson has not exper imented with the corn sufficient ly to advise its cultivation. One difficulty presented, if the yield was sufficient to justify cultiva tion, is in getting the grains threshed from the mass of shucks. A machine would have to be in vented for the purpose. The corn and shucks chopped up together would doubtless make good feed. -• • Republican Discrimination Against Negro. The Republican party is pitch ing the colored brother out bag and baggage, The lateBt blow is the adoption of a schedule which will make razors higher,—Greens boro Telegram. -•-„ Kills Brother Over Land Dispute. Pensacola, Fla., May 21.—A duel between Joseph and Monk Bray, brothers, and prosperous farmers residing near here occurred to-day, in which Monk Bray met death. They had quarreled over the dividing line of land, and when they met both were armed. Monk Bray cursed his brother and then fired at him. Joseph then leveled his shotgun and with the statement “I hate to do it,” fired, the contents entering the breast of the brother, who fell dead. A Gashfy Find. John Lewis, a colored man re siding at the end of Green street in the eastern part of the city was surprised to find yesterday when he heard a noise at the back door a dog with the remains of an in fant, newly born, in its mouth, The animal had eaten part of its leg away, but the head, trunk and one leg sere intact. From all in dications it was a colored baby though the darkened conditions of its face and body due to the length of time since its birth nrevented an absolutely accurate opinion as to whether it was white or black. —WilBon Times. --• •____ Near Beer Causes Much Drunkeness. Asked last night concerning the unusual amount of drunkeness re latively speaking during the cele bration, a number of the police officers laid the blame upon the concoction being sold under the name of “near beer.” They ex plained that they had received no instructions as to breaking up these plaoes and were not informed as to whether it was a violation of the law to sell the drink, but many of them were persuaded that a large percentage of the drunks this week came from imbibing this stuff.—Charlotte Observer, -—-— Smashes all Records. As an all-round laxative tonic and health-builder no other pills can compare with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They tone and regu i late stomach, liver and kidneys, 1 purify the blood, strengthen the nerves; cure Constipation, Dys pepsia, Biliousness, Jaundice, Headache, Chills and Malaria. Try them. 25c at all druggists.