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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-27
CONCORD. AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Thomas Washman Thrown out Of His Bug.
gy and Died from the Effect,
Concord Times, Nov. 10th.

! Mrs. John E. Barrier, of near
Pioneer Mills, had a stroke of
paralysis last Friday about sum
down, and died that night at 8
O'Clock. She had been in her
usual health up to the time she
was stricken. She had been to a
neighbours house. and receivdd the
stroke just as she returned home.
Her husband was away from home
with his scorn shredder, and did
not get home until after her heath.
Mrs. Barrier was 81 years of age,
and a most excellent woman in
every respect.
| W, NJ. crowell, of Salisbury,
was married last Sunday to Miss
Ollie Blume, daughter of Mrs. W.
Fl. Blume. The ceremony was
performed at the Reformed par
sonage by Rev. W. II. Causey.
Mr.. Crowell formerly lived in
Concord.
On last Friday morning about
8 O'Clock J. Frances Bost, Of No.
4 township, found Thomas Wash
am, of No. 3 township, lying on
the side of the road leading from
the public road to his home with
his buggy upturned and one wheel
resting on Mr.. Washam' s stomach.
He was then alive and conscious,
and asked Mr.. Bost to take him
to R. W. Yost's, who was formerly
a nelghbor lin No. 8. This MI.
Bost did, and Mr.. Washam was
given every attention by Mr.. Yost
and his family. The night be-
fore was very cold, and Mr.. Wash
am was1 placed before the fire
and Thoroughly warmed.
About O'Clock p. NJ, Thos.
Yost started to his home with
him in buggy. When he got to
NJ. A. Emerson's he got out of
the buggy to telephone to Coddle.
II. B. Emerson, who went out to
the buggy, discovered that the
injured man was dead, and noti-
fed Mr.. Yost, who then 'phoned
the news to his family. Mr.. Yost
says that just before he got to
Trinity church he Strengthened
Mr.. Washam up in the buggy,
and he said "That is all right. ,"
Mr.. Washam spent Thursday in
Concord shopping. He had a lot
of purchases in the buggy. These
we're all found intact with bills
showing just what they were.
His watch, money, etc., were
found all right. When found
there were bruises on his forehead,
chin and hand. There was also
bruise on his stomach where the
buggy wheel had rested on him all
night. The internal Injuries re-
ceived from this were no doubt
the cause of his death. Mr..
Washam had been drinking, and
probably lost his way. His horse
wandered until he ran against a
tree, turning she buggy over. It
is not thought he rar away. A
projecting limb struck the horse
in the eye, putting it out.
Mr.. Washam was about So years
of age. He was a good citizen,
and was not known as drinking
man. He was one of the best
farmers in No. 8 township. He
lived near the Iredell county line
at Coddle Creek church.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-27


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from your druggist some little
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ventics. Druggists everywhere are
now dispensing Preventics, for
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ly certain and prompt. Preven-
tics contain no quinine, no laxa-
tive, nothing harsh nor sickening.
Taken at the "sneeze STAGE Pre-
ventics will prevent Pneumonia,
Bronchitis, La Grippe, etc. Herce
the name. Preventics. Good for
feverish children. 48 Preventics
25 cents. Trial Boxes 5 cts. Sold
by Grimes Drug Store.
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The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

! pany, on a writ of error.
 Tangier, Aug. 9 = Infuriated tribesmen are pillaging farms and slaughtering Jews all over the country. Indications are that :. religious war will be raging throughout Morocco soon. Euro peans are greatly alarmed
 Chicago. Aug. 9-The day oper- ators of the telegraph companies all went out at noon today.
 San Francisco, Aug. 9-Theodore Halsey, the telephone official who is on trial for bribery, was oper- ated upon for appendicitis yester- day and IS believed to be dying.
 Washington, Aug. 9-Amhassa dor Leishman of Constantinop!e. has wired to the Porte that there Is some doubt as to the safetv of Americans who are in tho dis puted section and demanded that they be accorded protection.
 Chicago, Aug. 9-Four hundred telegraphers quit work at mid night. They refused to handle Los Angeles messages sent bv a non union force. The day force is expe ted to go out today, and New York and other important points may follow suit.
 Seattle, Aug. 9-The, Saratoga sailed last night for Valdez carry ing her capac " of freight and no ! passengers.
 Montgomery, Ala, Aug 9-Thr railroads have at last surrendered to the state and inauQurated a two and half cent rate of fare. The freight rate is set at he maximum allowed by law
 Yakima Aug; 1O-The police have received letter stating that Nicolai. who has been missing from his city for several weeks. aud who It was thought was mur- dcrcd. is being held captive in q cave ten miles from here. De- irctivcs have been despalche to he < enc.
 Fairbanks, Aug. 1O-$17. .OOO in gold dust WIS stolen recently rom the steamer Seattle No 3, while going down the Yukon river. The
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15
Jap. Situation Critical

curtly refused to negotiate with the United States over the terms of the exclusion treaty. The Mikado says the sentiment in Japan is unfavor- able to the measure. Roosevelt is much worried over the turn affairs have taken, as the government has made several offers to the Japan csc. The United States agreed, if Japan would sign the treaty, to relinquish the stand taken regard ing the extraterritorialty of Korea and allow Japan to take charge of the Korean customs, but Japan re- fuses to consider the matter. The administration charges that Japan is not acting in good faith, be- cause they do not deny passports to laborers who are seeking ad- mission to the United States. The situation Is considered as very critical.
 Sinemunde, Aug g. Emperor William and Czar Nicholas had a meeting at sea on the flagship of the German fleet yesterday. and the conference is consid red to have great significance as indcat- ing a closer understanding between the two untries. The czar was taken aboard the flagship Deutsch- land for the c. inference.
 Winona, Aug 9-Fifty build lngs here completely demolished by wind storm. A train on the Southern Minnesota railroad was blown from the track and a wash out reported on the Northwestern railroad
 Washington, Aug. 9-Secretarv Bonaparte has ordered that the first testimony in the suit 10 dis solve the Standard Oil corporation be taken in New York Seut. 3rd.
 New Westminster, Aug. 9-Train robber Bill Miner tunneled through the walls of the peniteu- tiary here anu escaped yesterday. There is no trac" of his where abouts.
 San Francisco, Aug. 9-Gans and Britt have signed to fight here September 9 for purse of $25 ,O0O
 Washington, Aug 9-Torpedo boats will accompany the Atlantic fleet of warships around the Horn to the Pacific Arrangements have been made for the consu,S in the countries where the fleet will stou
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

1 lduSler, Aug. lU-KalSula and Sir MacLean have been captured by rival trihesmen and are now being held by them to exchang. for Moorish prisoners.
 New York, Aug. 1O-The West. ern Union employees announce that they will fight to the last ditch now. They expect plenty of strike breakers will be available, but expect to win regardless. The International Telesraphers asso- citation has placed million dol lars to u e credit of the trikers to assist in the fight.
 Casa Blanca, Aug. 1O-The Moors renewed their attack on this place yesterday, but met with de- feat, being slaughtered in great numbers by the fire from the bat tie ships. Two thousand of the Moo:s were killed. The town of Casa Blanca has been completely demolished by shells. All of the Europeans in this section have been taken aboard vessels and are now safe:
 McNeil Island, Aug 1O-Coun- terfeiter Herman Weudt has es- cancd from the prnijentiarv. and although boodhounds are being used. no trace of his trail has been found, It iS believed that he is still in hiding on the island. Chicago, Aug. 1O-Five hundred employees of the Postal Telegraph Co. have quit work here, and 15OOO of he western force are our. SaIl Lake, Helena, Dallas. Fort Worth. Colorado Springs. Denver, Fl Paso, and New Orleans are all tied up III the Western Union offices, and al New Orleans all of the Postal employees are out l. is expected that the strike will spread until 2S,OOO are oui in he Uni ed States. ih" board of trade of tbis city is paraINz,d and n,any olh,r lines of business are forced to cease ol era tions owing 10 lack of telegraph facilities.
 Wa h,ng' on, Aug. 1O-Sonator H'rrN Dupont has been made de. ir,dan; in the -uits brought by tn" government against the pow der trust.
 Seattle, Aug. 1O-The Goldie apartment house on 10th avenue was. burned to the ground last night. The fire was o. incen liary origin. Loss ,OOO.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
Twenty-Five Killed.

A mistake in the sending of train
order caused the death of 20 and in
jury of q passengers on the Quebec
express at White River Junction, VT,
Sunday morning The blame for the
wreck lies between the dispatcher at
Concord and the night operator at Ca
naan, small station near the juno
ton.
The mistake came in the confusing
of train numbers. The wrecked train
is No. go A Montreal train which was
scheduled to follow it 20 minutes later.
is No. "a. The latter was over an hour
late. But the conductor of freight
train was handed dispatch at Canaan
stating that No. 80 was an hour and 10
minutes late.
This gave the freight plenty of time
TO make a siding four miles away.
The freight went on and No. 80, which
was on time, crashed into 1t at full
speed near a curve, neither engineer,
in the early morning mist, seeing the
others headlight until too late to do
anything
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
TRAGEDY OF A BROADWAY CAR
Truly II Is Everybody for Himself" in
New York.

There were six in the seat of the
Broadway surface car, which was too
many. However, everybody who board
ed the car seemed to take a fancy to
that particular seat, so some were also
standing. A very small man sat
crouched on the end seat, a pretty girl
next to him. The small man seemed
to be very restless, and no wonder,
for all the rest were pushing the pref
ty girl, who necessarily pushed him in
way that seemed to infer that his
room was better than his company. At
length, unable to endure II any longer,
he all at once showed his shoulder
under the rail and fell out, apparently.
Mercy" screamed a nervous pas
senger, has he committed suicide?"
II don't know" answered the pretty
girl, "but, anyway, I've got the end
seat."-N. Y. Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
THE GRAND ARMY.

Charles G.. Burton, of Nevada. Mo-, a
former member OF congress, was elect
ed commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. in session in
Saratoga, N. Y, over three candidates,
Gen. John T. Wilder. of Knoxville,
Tenn; Charles Burrows, OF Ruther-
ford, N. j., and Patrick II. Coney. OF
Topeka. Kas His plurality was more
than 800.
Other officers elected are: Lewis G.
Griffith, Troy, N. Y, senior vice-com-
mander; William NJ. Scott, Atlanta,
Ca. junior vice-commander; DR.. T..
Lane Taneyhill, Baltimore, surgeon
general Bishop Samuel Fallows, Chi
cago, chaplain-in-chief Toledo, o., was
selected as the place of meeting for
the next encampment. The date will
be fixed by the national council OF ad-
ministration. In his annual address,
Commander-in-Ch Robert B. Brown
said of President Roosevelt:
President Roosevelt is the friend OF
the veteran soldiers and sailors OF the
republic. Official acts, public declara-
lions and assurances in private confer
ences warrant the statement that no
chief executive in the history of the
nation has held or could hold in high
er regard the services of the men who
saved this union, and no president has
eyinced stronger desire to adequate
ly recognize that service and it's re.
suits than Theodore Roosevelt"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.

No one is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to drink
strong coffee myself. and suffered
greatly from headaches and indiges-
ton. While on visit to my brothers
/ had good chance to try Postum
Food Coffee, for they drank II alto
gether in place Of ordinary coffee. In
two weeks after using Postum l found
/ was much benefited and finally my
headaches disappeared and also the
indigestion.
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has been
left of and Postum used.
Il observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers. II
greatly helps the flow of milk in cases
where coffee is inclined to dry IL up.
and where tea causes nervousness.
Il find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most
always serve 1t before 1t has been
boiled long enough. 1t should be boiled
Is to 20 minutes after boiling begins
and served with cream, when II Is GER
tainly a delicious beverage" Read
The Road to MELVILLE" In pkgA
There's Reason"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
NEWS Of THE
NATION
Ex-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is
ILL AND BEYOND HOPE
OF RECOVERY.
WELLMAN TO TRY AGAIN
May Live Few Weeks, But Is Pre-
pared For the Worst-The Airship
Did Not Reach the North Pole,
Wait a Year.
Rapidly Failing.

1--WE must all be prepared for bad
news from Princeton" said a Demo
crat Of prominence who passed
through New York city Saturday
night on his way to his home up
country, because Mr.. Cleveland's
health is failing rapidly. He is trou-
bled with govt in his feet, which is
spreading to his knees, and he has
fallen off in weight forty pounds
within three months.
mo communications of public or
private importance are now submit
ted 10 Mr.. Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland
is acting practically as his confiden-
tial adviser and secretary in all mat
tiers, and she is fully acquainted with
her husbands real condition.
Mr.. Cleveland has remained at his
home at Princeton all summer. The
Cleveland children have been at Mr..
Cleveland's New Hampshire home
with their grandmother. Mrs. Cleve-
land has believed it to be necessary
to remain with her husband at Prince
ton.
His recovery is not looked for. He
may live for number of weeks, but
he will never return to his Offices in
the Equitable Life building. Not only
is he affected with govt in his feet
and knees, but he is subject to fire.
quent attacks of acute Indigestion.
This great Democratic president"
went on the friend who told of Mr..
Cleveland's real physical condition, 'is
a perfect exemplification of the old
French saying: 1t is not so much
the entrance to life as the exit, e"
and he went on to say that after all
the battles, all the heart-burnings and
factional differences former President
Cleveland is now. in these radical
days, the idol of the real Democracy
OF the country.
From other sources 1t was learned
that Mr.. Cleveland has given up all
interest in public affairs and is pre-.
pared for the worst.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
JOKE ON THE CONGRESSMAN.
Waiter Drew Wrong Inference from
Guests Attitude.

A Georgia congressman gleefully
tells of an experience during his last
visit to New York.
The representative had put up at an
AmericaA plan hotel. When, upon sit
ting down at dinner the first evening
of his stay, the waiter obsequiously
handed him bill of fare, the con-
gresham tossed it aside, slipped the
waiter a dollar bill, and said, Bring
me a good dinner"
The dinner proving satisfactory, the
southern member pursued this plan
during his entire stay in New York.
AS the last tip was given, he men,
toned that he was about to return to
Washington.
Whereupon, the waiter, with an ex-
preston of great earnestness, said:
well, sir, when you or any of your
friends that can't read come to New
York. just ask for Dick."-Harper's
Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

A merchant in Wisconsin town
who had Swedish clerk sent him out
to do some collecting. When he re-
turned from an unsuccessful trip he
reported:
"Yim Yonson say he will pay ven he
sells his hogs. YIN Olesen, he will pay
ven he sell him wheat, and Bill Pack
say he will pay in january"
WELL" said the boss, that's the
first time Bill ever set date to pay.
Did he really say he would pay in
january"
well, aye tank So" said the clerk.
"He say dat 1t ban dam cold day ven
you get that money. / tank that ban
In january. Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
Loss s1oo. ooo-Homes surned.

A 100000 fire Wednesday morning
destroyed several of the resorts on
the north side OF South Haven, includ-
Ing the Avery Beach hotel, one Of the
largest summer hotels along the east
shore OF Lake Michigan. Other places
destroyed are the Breakers, Delmar,
Shanty, Walton, Graybird and Garrett
hotels.
Many Of the places were still occu-
pied by summer guests, who were
driven from home In scant attire. Per-
sonal losses will be large. The fire
started in the Breakers from an un-
known cause and aided by a fierce
southwest wind leveled all places
along Avery street, then jumping from
the smaller hostelries to the Avery
Beach hotel, which burned In less
than an hour.
Only the hardest kind of fighting
saved the three hotels across the street
from the Avery Beach, the heat from
the burning building cracking many
OF the windows in these places.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
The Kingsley Puzzle.

The third in the series was at
Kingsley. Clarence Workman, a far
mer, went after his cows as usual on
Sunday evening. Seeing something
white on toadstool, he went up to
1t and discovered a large, fresh toad
stool almost covered with writing. In
the fading light he discovered that
II was a message from Joseph Allen,
who was not known here, saying that
the writer intended to commit sui
eide. The toadstool was his WILL for
on II he gave to Ethel Thorn his
share of his fathers estate, declaring
that she had driven him to the deed,
but he loved her. No body could be
found and no trace of the writer. No
Ethel Thorn was known in the region,
and 1t was supposed that the name,
Joseph Allen, was signed by some
joker, but the toadstool also contained
the name of E. w. Allen. of Grand
Rapids, uncle Of the young man whose
name was signed. But Joseph Allen.
1t was learned, was 5000 miles away
In British Columbia, working as
bookkeeper in a smelling plant.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

Fire destroyed the barn and large
amount OF grain belonging to H. Fray
err, Dandy township farmer, and Gre
mated two horses.
w. c. Busch. John Burk and Archie
Brown, OF Standish, were so badly
poisoned by poison ivy that IL was at
hrst thought Brown and Burk would
die.
Four cases OF smallpox in advanced
stages were discovered in Saginaw.
The children OF one family attended
st. Andrews school. II il being fumi-
gated and the authorities are taking
vigorous measures to prevent an cpl
demic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
The Invisible stone Thrower.

The next mystery to occupy the
attention of the people had its scene
at Williamsburg. Mrs. T. Bailey, a
widow living with her two sons and
her daughter-in-law, is the victim. One
year ago her barn was burned from
unknown cause. Some time later some
one took thirty jars of fruit and four
pounds Of butter, as well as money
and other articles. About two weeks
ago, thieves again entered the house
taking more fruit, more butter and
even pie plates and cups and saucers
as well as all the money they could
find. Again there was no clue. A
week later the home was visited
again. The climax came on Sunday
night the Sth, when stones were
thrown through the windows and
search was made by the sons but
without discovery. At 6 a. m. while
the boys had retired for a little rest
more stones were thrown through the
windows, but they could not find the
thrower. Then guards were stationed
about the house for night and while
the men were eating a lunch at a.
m. Mrs. Bailey was in the kitchen
making coffee and from time to time
nervously glanced behind her at
side window. Sure enough, a mans
hand was seen and at the same in
slant revolver butt was thrust
through the glass and withdrawn.
This was the last seen of the in
truder
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

A Chicago University professor Is
on record as saying that Americans
segregate and isolate themselves too
much and are losing the sense OF fel.
lowship. I'VE don't pour out our soul
feelings to one another" he says,
land we fail to become confidential
Come. come! Where has this profes.
sor lived? Did he ever take a three
hours railway journey without some
chance stranger telling him the story
of his life?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
Who Fired the Mills?

The fourth and latest mystery lies
In the w. E. Williams mill Are
which occurred Tuesday night. entail.
ing a loss of $4,000. The fire occur
red in a dry kiln where hardwood
lumber was stored. There was no
fire there, it had rained for about a
week and had rained on the day of
the fire; in fact, a fierce rainstorm
was raging when 1t was discovered.
so that precluded any possibility of
II igniting from a locomotive spark.
Six months ago the mill was COM
pletely destroyed and the origin of
the fire was never learned.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
New In Natural History.

Not all English children are well
posted on live stock. The following
"howlers" are from essays exhibited
at recent show: 1.-THE young horses
have long legs. so that 1t might keep
up to its mother when wild lions like
the lion and tiger are after them to
devour them" THE fowl" declares
still another, when alive is used for
cock-fighting and when dead for its
beautiful feathers" "The pig gets
its wool coat off in summer. Then
we get the wool of it. The pig is re-
garded as a bad creature"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
NEWS
OF MICHIGAN
THE FOUR MYSTERIES OF GRAND
TRAVERSE NOT YET
SOLVED.
THE PROSECUTED WIDOW
Sister Mary's Disappearance, a Perse-
cuted Family, a Will on a Toad
stool and q Burned Mill.
Who Can Solve Them.

Every effort is being made to solve
four systeries which have agitated
the Grand Traverse region. but no
results have yet been obtained. The
first of these is the missing nun from
the Isadore convent On Friday, Au-
gust %, Sister Mary disappeared while
the priest in charge of the convent
and church was out fishing. An alarm
was sent out and every attempt has
been made to find her, detective
having been called upon. the case
only to give it up. Tracks of the
woman have been found, bloodhound
is believed to have discovered her,
but still she is missing, successfully
eluding all the searching parties.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

These are somewhat embarrassing
days for modest judges. One In
Omaha was actually caused to blush
by a handsome and grateful woman
to whom he had given the custody Of
her children, and who proceeded to
hug and kiss him IN open court, with.
out leave first obtained. 1t is note
worthy, however, that he had no pro-
ceedings instituted either for assault
or for contempt of court.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
The Truth.

Gobsa Code descended painfully
from his 90-horse power limousine.
II wish to purchase" he said, IAN
engagement ring"
Yes, sir" said the eager clerk. I'VE
have just imported superb ring, sir
two ruby hearts surrounded"
mo-" said the aged millionaire, in a
disillusioned voice; mo, that won't
do. There is only one heart concerned
in this affair. The girl is marrying me
for my money"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

chronic case. At one time / had to use
crntch and cane to get about. My
back was lame and weak, and besides
the aching, there was a distressing
retention of the kidney secretions.
was in bad way when ! began using
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1901, but the
remedy cured me, and / have been
we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.