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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
No Trouble to Get Cider.

1t used to be in these parts sh at
folks went from the country to
the town to get their booze. The
tide has turned and they are now
going from the town into the
country to get their hard cider.
1t is against the law to sell cider
in the towns of the county, but
the man with the price of a lively
turn out in his pocket and with
the proper thirst on his person
can in very short time couple
on to barrel of hard cider
Monroe Enquirer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
ALBEMARLE AND STAMLY COUNTY.
Salisbury CompIimented on Its New Depot.
An Honor to the City.

stanly Enterprise, Aug. 9Th.
The order of the Woodmen o
the World have placed an orde
with the Albemarle Marble Work
for a handsome monument fo
the grave Of their deceased broth
er, J. W. Bostian.
W. T. and G. S. Brasington, c
Wadesboro, have leased the Rock,
River Springs with the expeota
tion of developing this splendit
property into first class resor
of the kind.
Work on the foundation of the
Denning & James brick block
next to the Central hotel is com.
pleted and brick work will begin
at once. This building will be
three stories and will prove an ad-
dition to the town both as to looks
and accommodation.
Not Salisbury alone but the
whole travelling public rejoices in
the new depot for that town. It
has been a crying shame that the
historic town of Salisbury, that
handles all the trains on two of
the most important railway lines
in the South, should have put up
with such depots as haved been
forced upon her. Salisbury will
always be glad that she voted dry
and that she has one of the best
depots III the State.
The town of Wilson. this State,
which is about the size of Albe-
marie, has just added on a large
ice plant in addition to it's other
enterprises It already had two
ice plants. Albemarle has one ice
plant, and a small one at that.
The matter no doubt has been de-
layed here on account of getting
power from the river.
Possibly Furr township likes
being whipped into line by few
of the RAIDS that are around AL
bemarle or who are out for pie ;
but there ale seyc-a, mighty good
men in that township who wont
vote for the crowd that's trysng
to run things now.
Rev, H. G. Sprinkle will make
the address of welcome and intro.
duce the speaker at the Masonic
picnic, Saturday.
The Albemarle cotton mills
closed on the 31st for period of
ten days owing to. the low prices
of yarns on the markets.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
Mr.. MACK PLEASED.
Thinks Conditions in the East Favorable
to Democratic Candidate.

Norman E. Mack, chairman of
the Democratic national commit
tee, who arrived here today, has
in contemplation plans that he
believes will result in one of the
most active campaigns undertaken
by the party in a presidential
contest.
Chairman Mack will remain
here for several days before going
to Chicago. While here he will
go over the general reports of the
general situation sent to him and
develop certain lines of battle fol
the presidential contest. Mr..
Mack said today:
"The situation as I found it in
the State and in fact in all the
Eastern States, has been very
gratifying. The responsiveness
of the Democratic leaders in the
East to the call of duty denotes
a campaign that will be fought
vigorously to successful conclu'
sion. Plans are in contemplation
for a forceful campaign through
out the country, but of these
can say nothing at this time. AL
parts Of the country is our battle
ground and no section will be neg
lected. Everything augurs vel
for the selection of William ]
Bryan. "-Bufalo, N. Y. dis
patch,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
Graves Is Improving.

John Temple Graves, candidate
of the Independence party for
Vice President, underwent slight
operation today in private hos
pital in this city. It was an
nounced after the operation that
Colonel Graves was resting COM
fortably and that it was expected
he will be on his feet again with
in ten days or so.-New York dis
patch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12

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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
SHOT THE GIRL.
Rejected Sultor Tries TO Murder Girl Who
Would Not Marry Him,

The following special from
Elkin, N. c., to the Statesvill.
Landmark will be of interest here
Young Tharp, who did the shoot
ing is we'll to known a number o.
Salisbury people. He alway,
seemed to be fine young fellow
and his friends here were shocked
to hear of this terrible action Of
his
| Last night about 9 o'clock. the
sad news reached this place that
Miss Mary Ball, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Ball, of Elkin,
had been shot by one Tharp, son
of Frank Tharp. of Wilkes coun.
ty, q well-to. do and esteemed Cit
izen living near Dimmette post
office.
Miss Ball has been a teacher
for the families of the Messrs.
Hoots and a few others, for some
time, living near Dimmette post
Office, and during her stay there
the young man had been paying
her attention and on different oc-
casions had asked her to marry
him. She had refused him. Miss
Ball boarded at Mr.. Hoots'.
Last night Tharp took Mr.. Hoots
daughter to church, a few miles
distant, and Tharp's brother went
with Miss Ball. On returning
home Miss Hoots and Tharp
reached home little before Miss
Ball and h9r escort. Tharp show
ed signs of being restless before
Miss Ball arrived and was sitting,
on the edge of the front porch
with some members of the family.
When Miss Ball arrived and
was coming into the yard he arose
and without uttering a word pull
ed q 81 Smith and Wesson and
fired, the ball passing through her
body just below the heart. He
fred the second time when she
knocked the gun up, causing it to
miss her. She then ran around the
house up stairs to her room. The
doors were smut on Tharp but he
tried to break in. Finding he
could not get in he went into the
yard aud tried to see Miss Ball
through the window that he might
shoot her again. Tharp's brother
being a deputy sheriff he arrested
him and he is still in custody at
this writing, awaiting prelimi-
nary hearing.
Today at noon Miss Ball is still
living hut there is but one chance
in hundred for her recovery, so
says Drs. J. M. Reece and J. w.
Ring, of Elkin, who we're sum-
moned and went instantly to re-
lieve her suffering. Miss Ball is
a beautiful and accomplished
young lady and very popular here
and wherever she is known.
| She is q daughter of one of the
best families of Elkin and she
and her people have the sympathy
of every one. She is we'll known
in Iredell county as we'll as in
Surry and Wilkes. Frank Tharr,
the young mans father, is widely
known, and he and his family are
of the best families Of Wilkes
county. The parents have the
sympathy of all. J,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12

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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
Miss Ball Improving.

A late dispatch from Elkin, N.
c., states that Miss Mary Ball,
who was 80 seriously shot few
days ago by Freeland Tharpe, a
rejected lover, is getting along
we'll and may recover.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
CONCORD AND CABARRUs COUNTY.
Strange Sort Of Insect Playing Havoc with
the Cotton Near Concord,
Concord Times, August 7.

Concord Times, August I.
Geo. Cline, OF Anna, Ill came
in last Friday on visit to rela.
tlves and friends in Cabarrus aud
Rowan. He left this county.
where he was born, so years ago
for the West. He has been back
here only three times in all these
years, the last time about six
years ago. He will be here about
two months. He is a half broth.
er of Messrs. Rufus, R. F., John
W. and G. P. Cline. He is an
enthusiastic and successful farm.
er, and is greatly in love with his
western home. He says North
Carolina is making great strides
forward.
]. G. Skies has handed US anoth-
er old land grant, which was given
on November 9, 1884, just 124
years ago. It is for 200 acres, and
was given to Martin Slough. The
grant was signed by Alexander
Martin, who was the fourth gov
ernor of the State under the con-
stitution. This county was at
that time a part of Mecklenburg
county.
G. W, Revels, of No. 6 town.
ship, tells us that some insect Is
playing havoc with a cotton field
Of his. He has two acres of an
improved kind, and tho insects
have attacked every stalk in it.
He brought us sample stalk, on
which abont one-half of the cot
ton bolls are dead and also the
limbs as they grow out. He also
brought us several of the insects
in a bottle. which we have on ex-
hibitlon. 1t is about the size of
common ant, and is sharp pointed
at both ends. What is it? Mr..
Revels says several fields in his
section are affected the same way.
He expected to raise at least three
bales from the two acres planted,
but will not get half that.
VIM. H. Heglar, rural mail car
rier on route No. 6, was operated
on for appendicitis at St. Petsr's
Hospital in Charlotte last Tuesday
at - O'Clock. After having been
under the influence of the anaes-
thetic for several hours, he re-
lapsed into Inconsistencies again
at II o'clock Wednesday, ard has
been in serious condition since,
although he was reported better
yesterday,
Little Charles Marion, the three.
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
S. Stone, of Charlotte, who with
it's. mother is visiting at it's grand
parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. M. AL.
exander. was badly bitten about Z
o'clock Monday evening by the
Scotch collie dog belonging to
Capt. Alexander. The child was
playing with the dog when the an
imal flew at him, and before any
one could interfere bit him severe
ly on the face and head. The lit
tie boys wounds were promptly
attended to by two physicians.
The dog has been pet in the fam
lily for several years; but was not
accustomed to children.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Young Man QuarreIs With Ills Father and
Shoots Him Down.

| A fearful tragedy was enacted
on the night of the End at Cotton
a small mill town near Fayette
vile.
While James A. Riddle, engi'
neer of Hope Mills No. 4, was
lconversing with three friends in
front of livery stable at Cotton
at about six o'clock Sunday after
noon his son Tom Riddle, aged
about eighteen years. walked up
into the crowd and proceeded to
roll cigarette. The father re-
monstrated with his son on the
evil of cigaratte smoking and told
him that he must quit the prac-
tice or that evil results would fol-
low. Tom, the son, gave very
pert answer. Rough words fol-
lowed, when James Riddle, the
father raised plank and threat
ened his son with chastisment.
Tom pulled his pistol and began
firing on his father, one ball caus-
ing his death, passing through the
heart, another just above the
heart, another through the shoul-
der, another through the arm, the
fifth, and last chamber, missed.
Tom was taken to Fayetteville
Monday morning ard lodged in
Jail where he made the following
statement to reporter: II went
home at quarter to eight o'clock
last night and found my mother
and two sisters, Nell and Bessie,
greatly excited. My mother told
me that father was drunk again
and had just beaten and choked
her and had left the house a few
minutes before, saying that he
was going to the stable, "a livery
STABLE" owned by He: tor Proctor
and my father. at which I work
ed, and get pistol and return
and kill the family and him
self. Mother told me to run as
fast as I could to tn, stable and
get the pistol before father got
there. When I got to tie stable
father was sitting or a pile of
lumber in front of the building
and on the same pile Of lumber at
some distance off sat my brother,
Walter, aged 12 years, and Wesley
Cain, Lon Lowry and Tom Star
ling, all young men. l went up to
Hector Procter's room on the sec
end floor of the stable, got the
pistol out his drawer and came
down. AS l passed my father,
who was still sitting on the pile
of lumber, he told me to throw
away the cigarette l had in my
mouth and to get a pipe and
smoke 1t. told him that ci-
garette would do me no more
harm than a pipe. He replied
that he did not want any more of
my d-n sass, that he would
mash my mouth. By this time l
was between the pile of lumber
and the fence and my father
reached down and grabbed a large
board. As he raised to strike me
aud 1 was hemmed in and could
not get out of his reach I drew
the pistol and fired. I do not
know how many times 1 fired. /
was 50 excited and frightened. l
ran away and went to officer Nc
Mel cans house and gave myself
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Tough Brand Of Cider. Getting Rid Of
Empty Kegs and Barrels.
Lexington Dispatch. Aug. 5th.

Lexington Dispatch, Aug 5th.
The pension board held a secon
meeting Monday, at which eigh
applications from soldiers an
widows we're approved. Thi
makes about 16 new pensioner
for this county, if the state &C
cepts those approved. The tota
number of pensioners in the coun
ty now is about 265 or 270. Som,
of the applicants who failed te
secure were women who we're mar
ried to soldiers after April 1
1865. No woman gets a pension
unless she was the wife Of soldier
to that date. One poor old sol
dier Monday couldn't tell what
company he was in, nor who the
colonel was, nor anything about
the war record. Days pension
board meets are sad ones around
a court house, when wrecks of
men and women, bowed by the
weight of years, hobble in to ask
for help in their last days. Some
deserve help, some do not, judg-
ing them by the deeds during the
war. It is hard to make a decl-
sion on the applicants and no one
envies the members of the pension
board.
II had lot of kegs and bar
rels," said a dealer, sin which
various liquids had been shipped,
somewhere about fifty, I guess,
and I wanted to be rid of them. AS
soon as the brandy season arrived,
they went like hot cakes. I
haven't a single one left, but not
a man who bought one admitted
that it was for brandy. Each and
every one said, I want to put up
some vinegar, this is such good
fruit year. 1t would seem, there
fore, that the vinegar crop will
be enormous"
W. F. Curry brought a tobacco
leaf to town Monday that measur-
ed S3 inches in length and is in
width. It came from his sons
farm, John H. Curry, in Abbott's s
Creek, who has 9 acres of the
weed. The plants are breast high
to tall man and the leaves will
about average the size of the sam
pie. Mr.. Curry has the whole
country "skinned,' The land
was considered poor, but he has
brought it up to a point where he
would not part with it for 5000 al
acre.
Discussing the cider traffic-the
cider that is under the ban be-
cause it intoxicates-a citizen says
that a farmer who had grown tc
like the taste of the stuff, wished
to take some home with him not
long ago, and having nothing
to carry it in save a bucket
he put it in that. Next morn
ing he discovered that the stuff
had about eaten it's way
through tin. That fixed him
eff it does that to a tin bucket
sir, what in the name ov Gave
will it do to q mans stummick !
says he. The so-called cider IS {
fierce article, supposed to be made
from chemicals.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12
STATEsvILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
The Young People Got Married and There
Was a Great Surprise.
Statesville Landmark. August Al.


Was a Great Surprise.
Statesville Landmark. August47
The county commissioners ant
board of education were in session
yesterday and transacted routin'
business. A road controversy from
Fallstown township, in which J
NJ. Clark was plaintiff and CyruI
R,seman defendant, was to have
been heard by the commissioner
but was deferred to the next meet
ing on request of defendant'i
counsel.
Miss Eva Dotson, who has beer
ill at her home on Stockton street
for some days, is getting along
nicely and an early recovery il
expected. Mrs. 81. L. Troutman
continues seriously ill At the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Wood
ward, on Davie avenue.
Rock Woodsides, who lives near
Ioray, attempted to throw an i'm
plement or missile Of some kind
at dog Saturday, and hook at
tached to the missile caught the
flesh of his hand and tore it badly,
making a painful wound.
That Statesville needs a new
depot has been apparant for years
but the need has become acute
this summer. There is hardly a
day that the waiting room at the
station provides accommodation
for the passengers-the loccal
travel and through passengers who
have to wait for trains. The ac-
commodations are bad enough at
best but it is intolerable when
waiting passengers have to stand.
II. L. Troutman, who lives on
Park street, was exhibiting a bunch
of tomatoes Friday which he
raised. On one limb were SIX
large tomatoes, the aggregate
weight being a pounds.
Lee Clark, a thrifty colored
farmer of Bethany township, re-
ports a fine yield of oats. He
sowed quart of oats last fall and
the yield from the quart, thr@shed
a few days ago, was five bushels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Woolen,
who live on Caldwell street, we're
greatly surprised a few days ago
when their young daughter an
nounced to them that she was no
longer Miss Meta Woolen, but
is now Mrs. Walter Mayhem. Af-
ter making this declaration the
young woman proceeded with her
story and told of her recent secret
marriage to Walter Mayhem. Miss
Woolen and her sweetheart, Mr..
Mayhem, we're among those who
went to Charlotte on Eugene Nor
rison's excursion Friday, July
18th, and it was understood that
Miss Woolen should go from Char
lotte to Gastonia that afternoon
to spend awhile with relatives
She went to Gastonia all right
but not until she and Mr.. Mayhem
had hurried from Charlotte down
into South Carolina, where they
we're married. The couple parted
when they returned to Charlotte
and the relatives of the young
woman at Gastonia knew nothing
of the marriage. When Miss
Wooden that was returned home
some days ago she continued te
keep the marriage secret, and az
Mr.. Mayhew's visits to the Wool
en- home we're frequent no one sus
pected that thev were married
While the bride is very young, be
ing only 16, her parents made tht
best of the situation and had re
ceived their son-in-law into thei
home very cordially.
GraVnS Is Innr0Vlng,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-12

Drive rheumatism from the
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The Washington herald., 1908-01-02
MRS. STOKES TO AIDSTRIKERS
Is Coming from Chicago, and Will
Help Tenants.
Latter Only Offer 10 Pay Reduced
Rent, and Prepare for Battle
with Landlords.

New York. Jan. 1.-The cheering news
reached the headquarters OF east side
rent strikers to-day that Mrs. J. O
Phelps Stokes. formerly Rose Pastor,
well known all over the lower east side
for her settlement WORK. would arrive
from Chicago Saturday to aid and advise
the tenants in their struggle for lower
rent.
Mrs Stokes has become greatly inter-
ested in the situation and. it is reported,
is willing 10 lend financial as well as
moral aid to the strikers and their cause.
with a bombardment Of dispossess suits
the fight was begun in earnest to-day by
both landlords and tenants. Thousands
Of renters. when called on for the regular
instaIlment. offered the reduced rent or
none at all, and when it was refused
prepared 10 abide by the consequences
and their agreement with the Committee
Of Ten.
Many Of the landlords have become
worried over the conditions which con-
front them all over the lower east side.
The revolt continues TO grow. and is
spreading to the Italian quarter in Har-
lem.
Circulars were scattered there yester-
day calling meeting last night. and the
response was so encouraging that it was
decided by the agitatoTs that the neigh
borhood is ripe for an anti-rent campaign,
A number of small meetings were held
on the east side, but the big open air
gatherings were postponed because Of a
report that the police had been instruct
ed to break them. It is now planned 10
have the Rutgers Square meeting Thurs
day night.
Tomorrow is the big rent day. and the
crisis In the trouble is due this week.
Many landlords. !: IS claimed by the So
cialists, who are aiding in the campaign,
have already showed signs OF weakening.
while some have surrendered and grant
ed the reductions demanded
Dispossess suits against nineteen fam
lies in IA Ludlow street 240 De-
Ianeey street. and rs Monroe street
have been filed in the Madison street
Municipal Court. returnable January 3.
There are about fifty such cases in ali
To be tried in the court this week. and
the landlords expect TO make it a test
of strength with the strikers. If the
strikers stand firm, il is claimed by the
leaders, a landlord will have TO evict
every family in a house TO get rid OF one,
because those dispOssessed will be taken
back into the apartment Of others.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-02
DOZEN LINERS SAIL SAME DAY
All Records for Number of Regular
Steamers viii Be Broken.
-Four of These viii Garry 10000
EmiGrants to Ports on the
Mediterranean.

New York, Jan. IA greater number
Of liners will start from this port for Eu-
rope next Saturday than ever before. IN
the space Of nine hours. twelve passenger
and mail steamers. the smallest one OF
more than 5000 tons register, will sail.
Those sailing. with name of line and
destination, are: Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria, Hamburg, for Hamburg: Pretoria,
Hamburg, Hamburg; Campania, Cunard,
Liverpool; Hamburg. Hamburg. Naples;
Cedric, White Star, Naples; Columbia.
Anchor. Glasgow: United States, Scan
dinavian, Copenhagen; st. Louis. Amer
lean, southampton; Minneapolis. Atlantic
Transport London; Kroonland, Red Star.
Antwerp; Koenign Louise, German
Lloyd. Naples. and Caronla, Cunard.
Naples.
The procession will begin with the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, o. the Ham
burg-American Line. one of the largest
ships in the world. at a. m. and viii
end with the Cunarder Caronla at lunch
time. Four Of the twelve steamers are
bound for Mediterranean ports, and will
carry in ali more than 1900 emigrants
As usual thing the Saturday fleet of
liners consists Of not more than seven
vessels, but next Saturdays departures
Will be augmented by several big steam
ers that are practically bound on excur-
sions
One of these is the Cedric. the sixth
largest merchant vessel in the world She
is going to the Mediterranean, and holds
the record Of being the biggest vessel
that has ever visited Genoa and Naples.
The Coronia also is 10 leave on an ex-
cursion to the Orient, going as far as
Alexandria, Egypt
The Cedric VIII make the new record
of being the biggest ship visiting Alex
andria on this trip She is to call at the
Azores, MADEIRA, Gibraltar. and Algiers.
Unusual activity has been shown by
the officials OF the booking Offices to Sc
cure tourists for the first cabin OF each
ship. The rivalry is particularly notice
able among the lines having a Medlter-
ranean sailing for next Saturday All
the ships viii be well filled with saloon
passengers.