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7 Ev MASCU'i 'A Vol. 2. Statesville, N. Saturday Evening, June 19 1909. No.

128 CHURCH SERVICES. COLORED W. C. T. U.

KILLE6 BY TRAIN. HEAVIEST RAINS FOR YEARS i i i 9 I SPcrsoraf 9Tlertioi Notice of Services at the Different Churches Tomorrow. Mr. Joe Chapman, of Near Hid-denite, Killed by No. 23 This Morning About One Mile This Side of Taylorsville.

Thirteenth Annual Convention of North Carolina Thurman W. C. T. U. in Session at A.

M. E. Thirteen Inches of Water Has FaU Un During Last Tirty Days. Mr. Henry Lippard, who keeps record of the waterfalls for every day and month of the yeaivsays that more water has fallen in the last.

30 days than for the same length of time in recent years. His measurements show that 13 inches has fallen since about the middle of May. Mr. Lippard is 81 years old and says that the rainfall has been the greatest for the same length of time of any in his recollection. Mooresville News.

Dr. Bell returned Thursday from Asheville, where he attend- r4 1 Or Sociaf 3etfs Miss Rose Stephany was hostess yesterday afternoon to the McDowell Club at her atractive home 630 Mulberry street. It was a Chopin Afternoon" and a delightful program wTas rendered. blasters Fred Hyams and Frank Deaton entertained quite a num-F. her of their little friends last night from 8 to 10 oclock in honor of Misses Johnson and Brown, of Mooresville, and Miss Hattie Grier of Marion, Va.

Many games were played and a fine time is reported. Dainty refreshments wrere served. Mrs. Beulah Rumple will go to Salisbury tonight to visit her sisters, Mesdames George Archie and W. M.

Norman. Little Guilford Archie will' accompany his aunt home. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Stephany leave Sunday morning for Asheville and Lake Toxaway.

AVednes-day they will return here and will return to Baltimore -Thursday morning. Mrs Allen Mills delightfully entertained the G. G. G. Book club at her home on Elm street yesterday afternoon.

The honorary guests were Misses Anne Whita-ker. of Kinston, Elizabeth Mayo, of Washington and Kate Ingram, of High Point, who are here attending the Glover house party. Miss Beth Evans won first prize and Miss Kate Ingram won the booby. Miss Clara Mills, of Mooresville, arrived this morning to be the guest for a wThile of Miss Angie Mills, at her home on Broad street Mr. and Mrs.

C. F. -Ayres, of Charlotte, will spend Sunday with Mr. Amos Jenkins, of Western Statesville. Mr7 Jenkins is the father of Mrs.

Ayers. Mrs. Robert Burnett, of Char lotte, passed through the city this morning en route to Hiddenite A number of young peopl nlannerl a surnrise party last night for Misses Willie and Pearl Cox, who are visiting Mrs. J. Purnell on North Center street The youno- people met at the home a body from there.

Mrs. Purnell a body from theer. Mrs. Purnell was prepared for the guests and many games were played. Re freshments of cream and cake werp served! At a late hour, the guests, loth to leave the charm ing hostess and guests of honor, returned home, saying that they bnrl o-pmiine cood time, hose CD present were Misses Essie CoTvles, Elmina Mills, Lila White, Sara Adams, Anne Bell Walton, Helen Hoggins, Rae Gill, Arleene un- pier; Messrs.

Sam Tomline, Earl White, Lonnie Mills, Robert Hill, Oscar Marvin, John Scott, Carl Sherrill Russell Devereaux and William Cowles. Miss Rae Gill has returned home after a visit to Mrs. H. Coffey, near town. Mrs.

Furchess and two children of South Tradd street, left today for a visit to Mocksville. Miss Eleanor of Beth- auy. is In the city today. Miss Cora Sloop of near Mo ores- for of the by 'f! C. Zion Church, South Center Street Statesvile.

The thirteenth annual convention of the North Carolina Tbur man Y. C. T. U. met in South Center Church 'clock.

street A. M. E. Zion yesterday evening at 8 Addresses of welcome were delivered by Rev. F.

Wentz in behalf of the clergy, by F. Chambers for the citizens, Miss Blanche Murphy, for the schools, and Miss Marv E. loore the local union. The -response was delivered by At the-tsessions this monjinj; was the roll call report of the executive committee; appointment committees. The president's annual address and the reports of officers of the The convention wall be in session until Monday evening and during the convention several hv porta topics will be discussed, discussed.

Sunday morning the different churches of the city -will be visite the representatives of the W. T. U. and the needs of the work set forth. Quite a number of delegates and representatives of the YV.

C. T. VI works in the state are present and others will arrive this evening The word Thurman" in the official title of the convention is designate it from the w7hite W. U. It the name of one of their former presidents.

Vaudeville Tonight at Air Dome.) The Air-Dome, a big open air vaudeville show will give its mighty performance begining night at 8:15 o'clock. The" show consists of Toners, vocalists, den-. cers, and special muic. The large crowd which attended the show last night Was delighted with the performance and the promises for tonight are a large crowd and the best vaudeville seen in States ville for someT time Admission 10 and 15 cents. io Columbia, S.

June 1.7 The contract for the silver service for the battleship South Carolina was awarded lj ythe commission this afternoon to the Gorliam Company, of New York, through the Gilbreath-Diirham Company, of represented by Ir. D. C. Durham. The contract price was $5,000.

ville, arrived tday to visit Misses Kate and Mary Sloop on Walnut street liss Edna and Vivian Douglas of Barium Springs, were here today. Misses Douglas are going to Lenoir to spend some time. Aliss Cora Witherspoon wiio visited' relatives here, lias gone to Stony Point to spend some time Miss Resh Lawson is spending a while at Davis' White Sulphur Springs. Miss Pearl Kestler of Cool Spring, is visiting in Statesville. Miss Wixie Rhyne, of Stanley county, who visited at the home of Dr.

M. R. Adams, went to Newton this morning, where she will visit for a week. Miss Nannie and Celia Douthit returned to Clemmons, Forsyth cconty, today. Misses Lottie Feimster and Cilia Summers returned this morning to their position in the State Hospital, Morganton.

a First Presbyterian. There will usual services at the first Presbyterian church at 11 m. and8 p. m. by Rev.

Chas. E. Raynal, of Charlotte. Mr. Raynal will make a talk to the Sunday school at 4 p.

m. St John's Lutheran Church. Regular preaching services tomorrow conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. A.

Lutz, at 11 a. m. Preaching also at 8 p. m. and Sun day school at 10 a.

m. Race Street Methodist Church. There will' be services at 11 a. m. by Rev.

J. A. Scott, D. D. No services at night.

Broad Street Methodist. Rev. Harold Turner will preach at the court house at 11 a. m. and Sunday school at 10 a.

m. South SideA. R. F. Church.

Rev.JW. A. Kennedy will preach at 11 a. m. Western Avenue Baptist Church.

Morning service conducted by Isidore Woodward, subject ''The Great Choice of Moses." Hebrews 11:257 Usual evening services. Front Street Presbyterian. There will be usual services in the morning afT.1 :15 by Rev; B. Branch, the pastor, also at 8 p. m.

Sunday scnooi at iu a. m. First Baptist Church Preaching at 11 a. m. and p.

m. by Rev. A. Brown of Asheville Associate Reformed Church. Rev.

D. G. Caldwell, of Due West, C. will preach at the First Associate Reformed church Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Rev. J.

H. Pressly. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p.

m. BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. The Sunday school room of Broad Street Methodist church is nearing completion, so says the pastor, 'and we expect to be in it in a few weeks." Mr. Leigh Scotj, son of Dr. J.

A. Scott, of Statesville Female col'cge, left last night for Charlottesville, where )ie will attend the summer school of the' University of Va. Mr. Scott has accepted the chair of Latin, in the Durham High school, and it is with this object in view that he is now attending: the summer school. Tom Perry, of Wilkesboro, well known here, where he once resided, was taken back to the insane asylum at Morganton today.

Perry-wTas an inmate at this institution about a month ago. He was given his liberty, it being thought thaf'he was restored to his usual Health. But recently it was found necessary to take hirr back to the asylum. 4 ao Somnambulist Hurt. Maggie Blair, a fifteen-year-old girl who lives at Barium Springs Orphanage, sustained painful bruises by falling from a second story window of Howard cottage during Thursday night.

Miss Blair is subject to spells of walk ing in her sleep and she was thus affected when she met with the accident. 'The injuries sustained are painful buf not serious and an early recovery is expected. to Mr. Ollie Giirt-spie lias returned Statesville from Georgia. Mr.

Gillespie lived in Statesville some time ago, but accepted a position in Georgia. He will remain here tor some time. Mr. Howard Cowran is spending today with home folks at Elm-wood. Mr.

Morton of Wadesboro, en route to Asheville. Mr. Mor-ton is a brother of Mrs. Benjamin Scott, wTho lives on pace street. I Mr.

Jas. L. Moore of Mobres ville, spent a while in Statesville i today. Rev. and Mrs.

E. G. Kilgore have returned to High Point, after visiting their nephew, Mr. Benjamin Scott. Children's Day Tomorrow After noon.

The following program has been arranged for the special services to he held at the First Presbyteri an church Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock: I. Hymn "The Son God Goes Forth to II. The Golden Missionary Test. III. Prayer.

IV. Responsive Reading. V. Hymn "Bring Them In' VI. Recitation.

f. VII. Recitation. VIII. Hymn "I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old." IX.

Recitation. X. Recitation. XI. Address by Rev.

C. E. Raynal. -XH. Collection of Mite Boxes.

XIII. Hymn Zion, Haste, hy Mission High Fulfilling. Elmwood Items. Misses Vertie Frazier and Bess Alexander of Huntersville, are visiting at Mr. R.

T. Cowan's. Mr. and Mrs. W.

Garrison will spend Sunday with Miss Kate Cowan Mrs. E. L. Long, who has been undergoing treatment at Long's has returned horn much improved. Mr.

C. J. Henley has' returned from an extended trip to points uorth. I The Southern Railway is having a bridge' built over a deep cut three miles wrest of Elmwood. The bridge has been badly needed for sometime as this place had been almost impassable at times.

M. II IVoodleaf News Items. News of interest is scarce at this writing. Most everybody is shaking with chills. The farmers are about through cutting wheat.

Much of it has been damaged. Mr. R. C. Current has about completed his new dwelling house which he will move into soon.

There was' an ice cream supper at Mr. D. TV. Alexander's residence on last Friday night, which was for the Methodist Sunday school scholars. A large crowd tco m-pspnt and nil seemed to en- joy themselves very much.

Mr. Watson has gone to Moores ville to pend a few days on a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. TV.

R. Moore spent last Sundav evening with her mother and father, Mr and J. VT Harris. Jklr. CharlTe Benson and family spent Ta'st Sunday with his broth er, Mr.

'J. M. Benson. There was a fatal accident on the June Bug railroad about 1 mile south of Taylorsville this morning about 9 o'clock in which Mr. Joe Chapman, who lives about 3 miles north of Hid-denite, was instantly killed.

Mr Chapman was about 81 years old and partly deaf. He was walking on the railroad track in front of the Taylorsville Veneering Co's plant, coming in the direction, of Statesville when immediately opposite the plant workmen called to him that the train was approaching but he did not hear them. The en gineer did not see him until the train had reached a point about 50 yards from him. He immed iately blew the whistle and put on the brakes but could not stop the train in time to avoid an ac cident. Mr.

Chapman was struck in the back and instantly killed. His head was burs ted and one leg was badly mangled. left the remains in charge of a train hand and no titled the county coroner, although an inquest was deemed unnecessary. Mr. Chapman lived near his eon Mr.

James Chapman midway between Hiddenite and Tay lore ville. Mr. Chapman is said to have been an excellent citizen and was held in high esteem by his neighbors. He leaves several children. Rexalls Defeated Piedmont.

In a game of ball yesterday, fiercely contested until the last man was down in the ninth, the Piedmont team was defeated by the Rexalls. The game was played at Atbletic park. The score was 10 to 8 The batteries were: for Rexalls, Foster and Connelly, for Piedmonts, Sharpe and Turner. There will be another game played Monday, between the same teams. Boulevard Sick People Mrs.

J. 11. Ross who has baen quite ill for ten weeks, is reported no better today Mrs. Jettie Plyler, who has been seriously sick is not much improved this week Mr Cloaninger's condition is improved to such an extent that he is able to be out on crutches Mrs Will Kunkle and child, Annie Lee, aie both ill with fever Mrs Mason is confined to her with rheumatism The 13-months-oln child of Mr Claude Mills is resting better to day Troutman News. Farmers are petting more and more behind wTith their wTork, how ever a ew sunshiny days would soon put them in good shape.

Mrs. G. M. Young and children are spending a few days with rel atives at Davidson. Dr.

and Mrs. Klutz have return ed from from "Asheville where Dr. Kluttz attended the Medical As sociation in session there. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Hartsell whose illness was mentioned sometime aero is still improving. Mrs. J.

of Saluda, IN. C. returned home: Monday ev- ening after spending some time with her sisTer'Mrs. C. M.

"Wagner. Mr. Pressly Cavin. of ville, spent" yesterday here with father Mr. "WrL.

Cavim J. F. O. a. ed tne convention ot tne JNorux Carolina Medical Society.

k- r. II. N. How7ard went to Black Mountain Friday. Iiss Nadine Brawley returned home today after a week's stay at Davis Sulphur Springs with her friend, Miss Marjorie Washburn, of Charlotte.

Ir. J. A. White, of the" firm of White-Jetton of Davidson, has bought an interest in the drug business of E. Miller.

We gladly welcome him and his family to our town. Mr. R. C. Johnston who has been secretary and treasurer of the Statesville Table and Safe has accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Mooresville Cotton Mills.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnston ill make their home with Mrs. mother, Mrs. Nesbit.

They will add much to our town not only in a business wy, but socially. Mr. and Mrs. Watt returned home this morning, after spending several days with their jdaughter, Mrs. H.

N. Johnston. Miss Clara Mills leaves this morning for Statesville to visit her cousin, Miss Angie Mills. Miss Victoria Hudson, a daughter of Mr. J.

W. Hudson, who has been attending the Bible Teachers' Training School, in New York, will assist in Dr. Torrey's meeting at Winston as one of the personal workers. Little Miss Anie Lardner Moore, entertained quite a number of her friends Friday afternoon After playing many games, pineapple and cake were served. Those enjoying this oc2aaon were: Gay Kennette, Beatrice and Hall, Elizabeth Rankin Katherine Beach, Ruth Anderson, Linda Templeton Marguerite Brawley, Telle Hawthorne.

D. Pharr, secretary and ti asurer of the Mooiesville Loan and Trust on account of ill health has offered his resignation to the board of directors. Church Services. First PresbyterianRev. W.

S. Wilson, pastor. Morning services 11 a. m. Evening service 8 p.

m. Sunday school 9 :45 a. m. Second Presbyterian Rev. N.

B. McLauchlin, pastor. Services 11 a. m. Sunday school 9 :45 p.

Methodist Rev; R. M. Courtney pastor. Services at 11 a. m.

-Evenins: service 8 o'clock. A. R. P. Presbyterian Rev.

R. G. Davidson, pastor. Morning services at 11 Evening services at o'clock. Sunday, school :15 Baptist Church -Rev.

J. V. De venny pastor. Morning services 11 o'clock. Evening service at 8 o'clock.

Sunday school at 9.