Stanly News and Press from Albemarle, North Carolina • 1

Albemarle Enterprise BADEN BOOMING THB DRAGON AMONG US Look for the Big Easter Page In Next Enterprise The Last of the Tribe ia Stan ly ouad Dead Sunday ia the Children Cr OR LETCHER'S The Woman's Missionary So ciety of irst Baptist church of Albemarle will meet with Mrs Parker next Monday after noon at 8:30 At this time the first denial offering for home misaions will be made Route 4 Extended Through the efforts of Con machines buggies carriages wagons some four horse teams ud some afoot until a large crowd had gathered Uh)! And mem unity Mrs Hartsell and ftrof neral services Services were conducted on Thursday afternoon from the Baptist church by Rev Alexan der Miller pastor of the deceas ed assisted by Rev Riden State vs Jim Smith for mur der Defendant plead guilty and was given 15 years in the State prison State vs rank Lee rude con duct on church grounds Guilty Judgment suspended upon pay ment of cost State vs Harreln cruelty to animals Guilty Judgment suspended upon good behavior State vs Till Poplin public drunkenness Not guilty The case of State vs Walter Kennedy was continued till the July term of court on account of sickness of witnesses and attor neys Court adjourned Wednesday at noon were fine The teucnew Hattie Green and Prof Hartsell deserve much credit for the good training of these students The band furnished We hope hej Superior court for the trial of criminal cases convened here on Monday Judge Shaw pre siding The following cases were taken up: State vs Rav Sassaman as sault with deadly weapon Guilty Judgment suspended Marriage Licenses I Elijah Webb colored 25 Nor wood Carrie Crump colored 19 Norwood Arthur Lowder 25 New London Vivian Littleton 22 Albemarle James Hopkms 25 Big Lick Maggie 19 Locust William Morgan 21 Go Hill Annie Eagle 18 Gold Hill Garland Yountz 21 Albe marle Agnes Glover 20 Albe marle Capt Sein 32 Winston Sa lem Bessie Jenkins 27 Albe marle The City by the Narrows Going Up ast Baden continues to grow TKe streets are being laid out and leveled Ditches for water and sewerage pipes are being dug Houses faster than mushrooms during a rainy season in sum mer are rising from the fields and hill sides amilies are mov ing in The rush of the city is becoming more evident Before many months have passed wind ing avenues and concrete walks will stretch for blocks in every direction Pierson it Goodrich who have the contracts for the erection of the dwelling houses have al ready completed 25 small houses that will accommodate two fam ilies each They have also al most completed 15 larger apart ment houses that will accommo date four five and six families each These were all planned by Pingle an architect whose home is in New York The dwellings are not only artistic ally constructed but they are perfectly planned to suit the convenience and comfort of the occupants The big club house was open ed for the first time last Satur day night This is a magnifiesnt building constructed at a cost of $35000 The manufacturing part of the Aluminum equip ment will consist of three plants Tvo of these have been under construction for some time The third was begun the first of this I week It alone is to cost $1 00000 ive passenger trains go into Baden daily The company op erates it own trains from Whit I ney and meets every train going into Whitney on the Southbound i and Southern road There seems to be a great im provement in the government of the workmen especially among i the negroes Dputy sheriff Earn hardt is to be complimented upon i the way he handles things In 1 stead of being a danger ous place to go to as it has often I been reported it is as safe as the average place and is much safer than the ordinary scene of I lush out the accumulated waste and poisons of the winter months cleanse your stomach liver and kidneys of all impuri ties Take Dr King's New Life Pills nothing better for purify ing the blood Mild nor grip ing laxative Cures constipa tion makes you feel fine Take no other 25c at your druggist Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all hurts dv stives and attending the county commencement Several from this section were aupoenaed to SrPear as es at Albemarle last week in the trial of State vs Kennedy can recall many examples of men of this type men who lived a life of mystery men who could not be seen for weeks at a time Such was the life of Tom Springer He came to town at in nulnm came unless he was compelled developments to do so I Thejnan leavre two desrend Democratic Mass Meeting in ants Mrs Rufus Smith and uiii Anril 8 Springer I Raleigh April 8 Wm Bryan josepnus umn iels Governor Locke Craig ex Governor Glenn and other Dem ocratic leaders of State and Na tional reputation are to speak at the great Democratic Mass Meeting in Raleigh Wednesday April 8 beginning at noon A State wide legalized primary the adoption of the proposed Consti tutional Amendments better system of taxation improved legislation affecting roaeds schools health and country life a better child labor law and many other big issues are to be discussed Every Democrat in the State is invited and special railroad rates are expected There will doubtless be a great attendance Rev Edwards attended the union meeting of the Stanly associa tion at Locust riday and Sat urday Reeves has been quite sick for a few days but is im rfnuincr onmA John Coggin has moved from son of PalmcrviUet and James kL taihnrd nld nlAfP TO KAdlTl George Reid of Salisbury has whom were present at the fu bougnt a nouse ano ui a Blackwelder and will go in busi: neas Cicero Ritchie has landed the post office and will take charge of same the first of April Cotton has bought a small tract of land near Palmer ville from I Biles Miss Theresa orrest who is taking a business course in Char lotte is at home for a few days Homer Cotton has bought the home place of Isaac Biles The young people are guessing as to what Homer will do with a house all to himself When rundown with kidney trouble backache rheumatism or bladder weakness turn quick ly forhelp to oley Kidney Pills You can not take them into your system without having good re sults Chas ox Himrod says: Kidney Pills hove Hnne me more rood than BJG Local school com fisoOO worth of menremente in this section near They give you good results or ly every day sale by all dealers adv Mr Sikes the blacksmith is NOTICE We the undersigned Demo crats wish to endorse John Boyett for Register of Deeds We urge the people of Stanly county to elect him to the office of which he aspires Mr Boyett has made a good officer and in our opinion it would be best for the people of Stanly county to keep him in office Wilhoit Norwood Coggin New London urr Locust Lowder Norwood A Hough Norwood Thompson Norwood John Smith Locust Snuggs Norwood Love Albemarle Lowder Albemarle Rummage Albemarle Love Locust Tarleton Locust Underwood New London Hartsell Locust Sides Albemarle 3 Poplin Norwood A Smith Norwood Harris Albemarle adv Stomach Trouble Cured Mrs Cleveland Arnold Pa writes some time I suffered from stomach trouble I would have sour stomach and feel bloated after eating Noth ing benefitted me until I got Chamberlain's Tablets After talrinr two bottles of them I was cured" or sale by all dealers adv Springer Perhaps the most unique char acter that has lived in Stanly county in the last quarter of a century Tom Springer was found in the woods dead Sunday morning His body was lying 1 partially covered with water though it was evident that he had not been drowned 1 His death like a great part of his life was a mystery He had been staying for several days 1 with his daughter Mrs Rufus Smith On Tuesday March 17 he left the home of Mrs Smith He ate dinner the following day with a friend and left saving he was not feeling well That was the last time he was seen till the body was found Sunday Some children discovered the body and Coroner Huneycutt was called The body was dress ed and taken to the Smith home It was buried Monday at Bear Creek church I Not far from where the body was found a bed of leaves was discovered under a log It is supposed that he had lain here for several days A sack formed the pilliw A few feet away was a jug almost empty There was no sign that he had eaten any thing it is thought that he be came thirsty went to the stream to drink and was unable to go back to nis leafy bed Springer had some wealth be ing worth something like three thousand dollars Two hundred and sixty three dollars and sev enty five cents and a watch were found on his person He sold his home a year or two ago ainoa that timfi I1AS lYIRfip hour The services were most ome partially with his peo impressive and a large number Je and partially with the rocks of friends had gathered to pay and of nature last respects to the deceased A few of years ago a Pall barers: Huckabee of this type was not the A Green Hathcock rarity he is at present Old men renningwn Ewing Among the out of town vis itors were noted: Melton Melton Watson Watson Mrs Stephen Watson Miss Geneva Watson Mrs Moore and Mrs James Henry all of Wadesboro MATTHEW WATSON DEAD THE PASSING A UNIQUE CHARACTER On Wednesday March 25 quietly passed away one of Al A Once Noted Type is No More bemarle well known citizens Matthew Watson at the ripened age of 74 years Mr Viateon had been in fail ing health for sometime and his last illness occasioned close con finement of several weeks He I Jason Blalock is! COURT PROCEEDINGS sick at present will soon recover Mr and Mrs Ross re turned home last Saturday after several days visit to their son Wm Ross of the ork vicinity A Swaringen sold 24 1 2 dozen eggs last Saturday Mrs Johnson also sold 13 dozen eras after using about upon payment of cost four dozen at home State vs Esther Snuggs for was of quiet disposition atten Mrs Story is improving murder The defendant plead tive to his business devoted to some we are glad to note guilty and was given 10 years in both family and church ties and Miss May Snuggs and sister the State prison Mrs Smith made a busi ness trip to Norwood last Sat 1 urday Rev Taylor visited the homes of some of his members last week Walter Roysworth is able to be out again want our boys to take in terest and organize a base ball team for Randall this summer Mrs Story is very sick Mrs Julia Swaringen of Ba din is spending a few days at tL? home of Mr and Mrs Snuggs Mr and Mrs James Boys worth were in this vicinity last week on business Craven Allen was in Albe marle last Saturday on business Snuggs has shut down his saw mill and is about his farm work Crowell Blalock has rented farm from Smith on the Tyson place We read Isaac let ter with great pleasure last week Junius Story spent Sunday evening with Raymond Johnson Mrs Johnson has been on the sick list but is somewhat better now Sam Smith is on the sick list Miss Corinna Snuggs has been sick but is out again much im proved Judith the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Storv is sick A number of Mrs friends and relatives visited her last Sunday as she was confined to her room A Swaringen and family spent last Sunday evening at Crawford of Porter was in this vicinity last Sunday Our teacher Miss Parker spent Saturday night and Sun day with homefolks Owing to some lost time she taught last Saturday and will teach next Saturday We wish to extend our thanks to her for her kino ness to the students this winter NORWOOD NOTES The Comings and Go ings of Her People NORWOOD Bolichpent Monday and Tuesday in Charlotte Ussery the new A station agent moved a few days ago into one of the cat tapes re cently built by Almond Clarence Morris of Porter has moved his family here Miss Leak of the school facul ty of Mt Gilead was guest of Miss Asbury here for the week end Miss Lee Steele spent the week end with home people in Statesville Miss Irva Wheelers of Anson ville was the guest of her cousin Miss Mary Wilhoit Saturday and Sunday I )u la of Ansonville was among the visitors here Monday I I Ivav nf Kow Tyin don was guest oi mss jnary Lentz a day or so last week Miss Evelyn Harris was a vis itor in Albemarle Monday 1 Mrs Martin of Anson ville was guest of Miss James oreman a day or so last week Melton and family of Albemarle spent Sunday here with relatives Dr 1 Campbell spent Tues day in Charlotte with Mrs Campbell who is under treat ment at the Charlotte sanitari um Mrs Lampley is in Char lotte sanitarium for treatment this week Born to Mr and Mrs Mercer Rice on March 29 a daughter Rev Jenkins of Parkton I passed through town Monday on I his return from a visit to his pa rents in Albemarle Rev Jas armer of Ral eigh spent a few days here greeting old friends leaving on Sunday Mrs Tyson in her own gracious way entertained the I Thursday Book Club at its last meeting Mesdafties reeman and Sinclair were on the pro gram for the day and both read excellent papers Miss Evelyn Harris daughter of the hostess assisted her in serving a delight ful luncheou We reluctantly bade our hostess good bye con ceding it a meeting of great pleasure ALBEMARLE Route Wheat and oats are looking very well A Shaver spent Sunday I in the home of esperman Glodfelter spent Sunday I in the home of Coley I i Raturdav I night in the home A Shaver doing a good business in his line I Rassell spent Sunday pr Vaughan and wife Iwith Russell move into their new cottage I Lowder spent Saturday near the reridence of Rev I night with Smith Black on church street this I Our school will close with ex wcc lercises riday night April 8 school here at the I The public is cordially invited to church is being well at Icome are to set our Glodfelter spent Sator JSDeoptetas the OKlerday night in the home of Jim in thia reiteious I Morton in Montgomery county in the advance He says there ia noplace like Christi I home I Tom Rummage spent Satur Iday night with Tom Mitts inMontgomery county I Best wiahee to the Enterprise I and its many readers I NEWBERN Our I school is progressing vwy nicely with Biss Bessie Troutman as I teacher I wish for him a speedy recovery Monday March 23 vms well at I Walters nfrde a business tended The young peopie per Itrip to Concord last Slturday formed their parts wex me I We are glad to note that recitations and dedamations A i MlOfl cowers is improving I A large crowd attended the cotton picking last Saturday night at A Hatley's I Newborn school will have an exhibition April 4 Every body I is cordially invited to come Te I boys will have a ball game in tae lafternMin I Daniel Clark has purchased a State Organizer Green Here Green State organizer tor the Union was in Stanly Tuesday light and Wed nesday He was looking after the interest of the Union Mr Green states that Stanly county is fast coming to the front in ag riculture He says there are come good farms and live farm owuaui wuuu ua streets of Albemarle is an imemnse dragon whose fie ry breath stings and stings Ik nt 1 1 During the winter months gressman Doughton rural route his foul breath has been 4 from Albemarte has been ex choked by the cold Now tended about four miles and now that spring has opened his serves sixteen families more nostrils have become dilat This uts ed his breath poisonous Albemarle Griffin is the his sting more sure carrier What is this dragon? It is the waste cast here and there in the town me streets the alleys the va cant lots are used as dump ing grounds for decayed fruit paper useless boxes and hundreds of other ob jects Pools of stagnant water can be found within a few hundred yards of the main part of town Ponds of water with green matter growing in them are not en tirely absent These are the breeding places for moo quitoes When will these things be remedied? Will it be now or will it be after the dragon has demanded his toll? A live dragon must have food Shall Albemarle feed him? wa highly respected by all who knew him He was born in Chesterfield county South Carolina March 7 1840 a son of the late Ste phen Watson He first joined the Methodist church and after wards the Baptist of which he remained a member until his death He served gallantly in the war of the early sixties a member of the 8th Regi ment Shortly after the war he was married to Mrs Mel ton who survives him He re sided in Anson county and was engaged in farming until old age and ill health caused horn tc give up this work He came to Albemarle and had resided for the past few years with his son Joseph of this plce He Is usrvived by four chil dren Watson and Mrs Hinson of Albemarle Watson of Wadesboro and Mrs Allen of Porter Surviv ing brothers are: Geo Wat son of Albemarle William Wat son of Charlotte Joseph Wat A Watson of Unionville all of IIVEST WEEKLY IN MORTH CAROLINA volume XXII ALBEMARLE S' ArRIL 2 1U NUMBER 1.