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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Govern men tal Affairs
Vol. II. No. 45.
Salisbury, N. C, Wednesday, October 31st, 1906.
Wm, M. Stewart, Editor.
SlATfcSVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
DEATH OF MRS. CALDWELL.
JAPAN IS SORE.
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
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Former Sheriff Dies After a Long Illness.
Sw?et Potato Used s Weapon.
Statesville Landmark, Octob rO ri.
v Jno. H Wyckoff, ex sheriff of
Iredell comity, dd -Saturday
night at 11 o'clock, at his home
on west Sharpe street. The end
came after a protracted illnese.
Mr. Wycoff, who was never ro
bust, had been in poor health in
recent years. For several months
th past summer he was confined
to his home. About two months
ago he improved sufficiently to go
about and there was some hope
, of his recvrv. About two weekaJ
ago he suffered a relapse and
gradually grew worse until the
end. For several days prior to
his deah his condition was criti
cal and the end was expected at
any time.
- In the mayor's court Saturday
afternoon Ed. White, anegro boy,
was fined $5 and the costs for an
assault or: another boy of color,
Jesse Poe. The incident occurred
Friday night in the stoe of P. A.
Jcnes, for- Whom the boys were
working, and the weapon used by
White was a large sweet potato,
with which he struck Poe such a
blow on the head as to lender
him unconscious for some time.
During the Spanish war in 198,
Capt. Sam Cowles, of the United
States army, was app oi n ted
Lieutenant Colonel of the First
Carolina regiment of which Co).
J. F. Armfield, of Statesville, was
'colonel. This regiment was the
first to enter Havana after, the
flurrender of Spain . It is "qu;.te 'a
coincidence that Col. Cowles, who
has been advanced in the regular
army until he is now colonel of
the Fifth Infantry, has been sent
to Havana with his regiment, and
his were the first regular troops
to enter that city since our gov
ernment took control of Cuban
affairs.
A wreck of freight trains at or
near Bridget ater Saturday even
ing resulted in the annulment of
A&atbound passenger train No. 12
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J and west bound passenger train
JNo. 35 Saturday night. Passen
gers had gone to the Statesville
station and in some instances had
bought tickets for these trains be
fore they. learned they would be
annulled.
David Deal, aged 70 years, died
Sunday evening at his home in
.Shiloh township.
Mrs. Otis Hoke died this morn
iDg about 7:30 at her home on
West Front street, after about
two weeks, illness from typhoid
fever. .
David Hartline, aged about 70
vears, died early Sunday morning
at his home in Fallstown township
and was buried yesterday at bt.
Martin's graveyard. The deceas
ed suffered a . stroke of paralysis
some time ago and this is suppos
ed to have caused his death.
Tolerably Drunk.
A group of local churchmen
were the other day exchanging
newonal observations relative to
the drunkest man they had ever
flen The one that seemed to
oifi the rag and fairly 'brought
down -the house' with laughter
wab related by D. C. 'McDona'd,
who said that the drunkest man
he had ever seen was lying flat
n the ground, face downward
nd holding on for dear life to
keep from falling off the earth.
Waxhaw Enterprise.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles,
Itching, blind, bleeding, protmd
ints piles. Druggists are authorized
n refund money if Pazo Ointmekt
Curem6tol4days. 50c.
Farmer Badly Injured by Failing on a Corn
Stalk. Several .Deaths.
Concord Times, Cctoter 26th.
Mrs. Georgia Crowell, wife of
Walter Crowell, died last Tues
day afternoon of pneumonia. She
was about 25 year of age, and
leaves her husband and two chil
dren. 1 Her maiden name was
Brown, and sha waB a daughter of
Mrs. J. F. Brown, formerly of
Concord but now- of Sherrill's
Ford.
Jay Sims returned to Concord
Saturday night from New York,
where he stopped for about two
weeks on his way home from a
tour of two years abroad. He is
a musician in Buffalo Bill's show,
which has disbanded for the win
t r. Mr. Sims will remain here
until after Christmas. Many old
friends in Concord and Concord
and Caburrus are glad to see him
again. !
Charley White died last Thurs
day night at his home in Ashe-
ville. Mr. White was formerlv
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a resident of No. 10 township,
this county, but for the past 25
yars had been living in Ashe
ville, where he was merchandiz
ing. He was an old Confederate
soldier, and was a member of the
23th S. C. Regiment He was a
brother of Mrs, Wm. Talley, of
Concord. -
Mrs. W. M. Corziue had the
misfortune to fall of the porch at
ber home Sunday afternoon and
break her ami, She suffered a
great deal, before. A physician
could be secured. Iti was set by
Dr. Pemberton, and she is now
doing as well as could be expected.
P. K. Alston died last Tuesday
at the home of his pireats on
Pine street, after an illness of
sine' time of tuberculosis. His
home was at Graham, but he had
been here for treatment for about
three months. '
While hauling corn Monday,
Dan Godfrey was seriously injur
ed by jumping on a corn stalk.
He -was was taken to Davidson
Tuesday where an operation was
pjrformed. From last reports he
is restiug very well.
The weather operated against
rfairs held in North Carolna last
week. The directors of the Meck
lenburg- fair are i a hole to the
extent of a theusand dollars or
more.
Train Dispatcher Wins.
Louisville, Ky., Oct, 24 In
the United States District Court
today Judge Walter Evans made
a ruling in favor of the defend
ant in the . cause of the United
States vs J. M. Scott, a train dis
patcher for the L. & N; Railway
Company. Scott was on trial for
the alleg'd violation of the Erd
man act, This act seks to pre
vent interstate carriers from keep
ing their employes out of labor
unions.
A Certain Cure for Group. Used tor Ten
Years Without a Failure,
Mr. W. C. Bott, a Star City,
Ind., hardware merchant, is en
thusiastic in his praise of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
His children have all been sub
ject to croup and he has used this
remedy for the past ten years,
and though they much feared the
croup, his Wife and he always felt
safe upon retiring when a bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
was in the house. His oldest
child was subject to severe at
tacks of croup, but this remedy
never failed to effect a speedy
cure. He has recommeuded it to
friends and neighbors and all who
have used it say that it is un
equalled for croup and whooping
cough. For sale by Jas. Plum
mer, Salisbury,. N. Ci, and Spen
cer Phawxiacy, Spencer, N. C,
Sfio Di1d Peacefully at her Home in
Statesville, After Long Illness.
Mrs. Amanda Caldw0H passed
peacefully away at 1 o'clock this
(Friday) morning after a long
illness. For more than a week
her condition had been critical
and the end wis not unexpected.
During the laat few days of her
illness she displayed a wonderful
vitality, but sank slowly to the
end.
Mrs. Amanda Caldwell was born
on. the 20th of June, 1820, making
her 86 years old. She was a
daughter of Capt. John McCul
lough, of Rowan county. She
married Hon. Joseph P. Cald
well, a young lawyer' of States
ville, who afterward represented
his district in the Congress of the
United States. In 1858 her hus
band died and left her with four
little children to rear and edu
cate The war came and swept
away everything that she had, but
she struggled bravely on, raising
the children and giving three
girls college educations.
Mrs. Caldwell was a Presby
terian of the old school. She was
a member of the Thyatira con
gregatiou. She attended couutry
schools f Rowan and Iredell and
there laid the foundation for the
splendid store of knowledge she
had. Being a close observer and
a careful and voluminous reader,
she was well informed. In con
versation she was clever and in
teresting.
Mrs. Caldwell was a Southern
woman of the old JbyjyL SIie.-had'
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great force of character, charm
ing manner and accomplishments.
Up to the time of her death she
was bright and clear-headed. In
many respects she was a very re
markable persou. She had fiuie
sense, good judgment and splen
did business ability
Mrs. Caldwell leaves three chil
dren: J. P. Caldwell, of Char
lotte; Miss Janie Caldwell, of
Statesville, and Mrs. T. F. Kluttz,
of Salisbury. One daughter, Miss
Katheriue, died 20 years ago. 7
The sweet devotion of her
daughters, Miss Caldwell and
Mrs. Kluttz, has been marked
during her old age and declining
health. Miss Caldwell, who has
always lived with her, has been
her constant companion for years
and Mrs. Kluttz has gone to at
tend her. Statesville special to
Charlotte Observer, 26th.
Tragedy in Tennessee.
An Asheville lady visiting at
Newport, Tenn., writ's particu
lars of "the horrible tragedy near
Newport Saturday morning when
a farmer named Mautonth killed
four members of his family and
fatally injured two others. The
daughters were preparing break
fast and the father hnd gona to
the barn app -rently p-Wect'v ane
o feed the stock. He returned
with an adze and entering the
house struck dowu his wife and
the three a mall children and then
going to the kitchen killed the el
dest daughter with th adze. Man -
tooth went out to the woodshed
and hacked and sawed his throit
from ear to ear with a dull razo1.
Quinsy, Sprains and Swellings Cured.
"In November. 1901, I caught
old and had the qumsv. iy
throat was swollen so I could hard
ly bieathe-. I applied Chambr.
lain's Pain Balm and it gave me
relief in a short time. In two
days I was all right," says Mrs.
Tj. Consins. Otterburn. Mien.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm isa liui -
meut and is especially vaiuaie
for sprains a-od swellings. ! For
sale by James Plummer, ; Salis
bury, N. C, and Spencer Phar-
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macyrSpencar, N. V.
Much Feeling Exhtsts Between that
v Cntry and the United States.
Washington, Oct. 26. Seriwus
consideration was given the Jap
anese situation at today's cabi
net meeting. Although matters
have not progressed to the point
of "strained relatious" between
the United States and Japan
there is no concealing th fact
that officials of the administra
tion are considerably perturbed
lest such result may ensue. Ei.ch
nation in effect has accused the
Othej of violating . treaty rights.
JT;ipau asked the United States its
opiuion as to whether or not the
action of San Francisco authori
ties in barring out Japanese chil
dren from public schools was not
an infraction of the treaty of
1894. The United States has
made a similar inquiry as to the
conduct of Japanese poachers in
Alaska waters. While these ex
changes aro going on between the
State Department and the Tokio
foreign office, the administration
here will make every effort to as
suage an ti-American feeling in
Japan. . Plans were considered at
today's meeting of the cabinet
for working out a solution of the
problem at San Francisco.
San Francisco, Oct. 28 At a
mass meeting held by San Fran
cisco Japanese last night for the
purpose of discussing the prefef t
situation regarding the admission
of children to the -city schools,
there were 2;500 present. One
important action taken was to
f:iiids.Jji)reg9 an injunction
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su.t m court. ; Dr Kivakawa. one
of the leading Japanese said ; ,lWe
shall fight out; the test case in the
circuit court. ; In the meanwhi'e
the Mikado and United States
will come together to arbritrate
the international side of it,"
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Negroes Still in Mecklenburg Jail.
lj)dlla Dillingham, George Er
viij and Henryi Gillespie, the three
negroes charged with complicity
ishiixjarder of the Lyerly fam
ily, in Rowan county, iu the sum
mer, are still in the Mecklenburg
county jail. It will be remem
bered that Jack Dillingham, Nese
and Johuillespie were lyncued
at Salisbury August 6th for the
offense, bat the mob spared 'the
t-iree who are! at preseuj in the
jail here 'and; Fannie Gillespie,
who is now in the Rowan jail.
Delia Dillingham, George Er
vin and Henry Gillespie were
brought bacK to Charlotte Aug
ust 7th, the day aftprthe lynching
and have been here ever sincel
The case agaiust them was trans
ferred to the; Stanly "uperior
Court and is set for trial at Albe
marle in January. Charlotte Ob
server. .
Miser had $5,000.
An old man named Joseph
Thompson, in the edge of Ala
mance, died last week, leaving in
his house hid away over $5,000.
He was an old ! bachelor and was
very miserly, lit is said that he
had wheat oh hand . that was
twenty years old, and that he was
so illiterate thfit he did not know
the denomination of paper money.
Chatham Record.
Afflicted With Sore Eyes for 33 Years.
I have been afflicted with sore
eyes for thirty-three years. Thir
teen yearsago I became totally
blind and was blL.d for sjx years.
My eves were bally fnflrtmed.
One of my neighbors insisted up
ou my trying Chamberlain's
Salve and gave: me half a box nf
it. i To my sui prise it healed my
i eyes and my sight came back to
me. P. C. Eaiils, Cynthiana, Ky.
Chamberlain's! Salve is for sale
by James Plummer, Salisbury,
N. C, and Spencer Phatmacy,
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Compliments Mr. Henderson; man run Over
at Whitney and Killed.
Sianlv Enterprise, October ?5th" .
Hon. Jno.1 S. Henderson, of
Salisbury, was in the county a few
day 8 ago, and his speeches wtrp
Ireard by more than five hundred
voters of the county. And it can
be truly said that no more splen
did speeches have been offered
anywhere than those he delivered
in our midst, y Mr. Henderson has
the proud record of having been
one of the State's hardest work
ers and most influential repre
sentatives in Congress. His
speeches have brought forth good
results, are highly complimented,
and he was a welcomed visitor.
This county owes much to him for
the interest and influence he is
putting fortlf for the industrial
development of our county.
Editor Green must have had
heart palpitation fast week when
he was talking about discrimina
ting agaiirst Stanly in the tran
scribing of registration books.
There is no danger that any Re
publican will be cheated out of
his birthright,- and the registrar
but obeys the law.
We are glad to have Juhn M.
Furr with us this week. He has
been with his parents Mr. ,aud
Mrs. Wm. E. Furr since Sunday.
Mr. Furr is just up from a case of
typhoid fever whicTTkept him con
fined 49 days,
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Lem Staton was run over at
Whitney on Monday morning, by
a dinkey engine and killed almost
ih"8faritly. He was trying to res
cue a dog from the track, when he
was struck by the engine. He was
about 44 years of age, leaveslTpQSrHeheRgister of Dee
and several children. Hr
lived at New London, "but held a
job at Whitney. He was a good,
substantial citizen and held the
respect of all who knew him. . It
was a sad. and unfortunate acci
dent, and the more co from the
fact that his effort to rescue a
worthless dog should have been
the cause, "
A wreck on the freight train
near Granite Quarry on Monday,
in which several cars were smash
ed and the track badly torn up,
caused a delay of the passaeger
train, the Whitney, trin having
had to transfer passengers and
mail to this point.
A memorial service was held in
the Methodist . church Sunday
afternoon by the local chapter of
the U. D. C, iff" honor of Mrs.
Jefferson Davis, mother of the
Confederacy, who died last week.
Rev. Geo. H. Cox conducted the
services, ad he .spoke of Irs. Da
vis as one who knew her person
ally. His talk was splendid and
the services impressive.
Rev. G. W.. Belk left Monday
evening for Red Springs to see his
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who has
been in the infirmary there for
more than three weeks from ef
fects of a snrained ankle. -Blood
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poison has been, feared and Miss
Belk is not recovering as fast as
was hoped.
Is the Moon Inhabited?
Science has proven that the
moon has an atmosphere, which
makes life in someform possible
ou that satellite; but not for hu
man beiugs, who have a hard en
ough time on this earth of ours;1
especially those who don't know
that Electric Bitters cure Head
ache, Biliousness, Malaria, Chills
and Fever, Jaundice, Dyspepsia,
Dizziness, Torpid Liver, Kidney
complaints, General Debility and
Female Weaknesses. ' Unequalled
as a general Tonic and Appetizer
for weak ' persons and especially
for the aged.. It induces sound
sleep. Fully guaranteed by all
druggists. Price 50c.
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Says Rev. Lichenstr in Was a fakir.
Salisbury Will Remember him,
Lexington Dispatch, October 24th.
The Hebrew gentleman who
bore the name of Mr Lichenstein,
who preached here in the Baptist
and Methodist churches, on Sun
day 14th, appears to have been
somewhat of a fakir. Rev. J
N: Huggins, of the Methodist
church, has discovered through
investigation since the Jw's ap
pearance here, that he is not en
gaged in buildmg any mission
church in St. Louis for converted
Hebrews, but is connected with a
soap factory in High Point. Mr.
Huggins retained the amount col
lected in his church, and sent it
to St. Louis. It has been return
ed to him because there is no such
mission there. Lichenstein kej t
the proceeds of the other two cob
lection, he raised here. Sunday
he appeared in Charlotte.
Gaorge Smith, a negro at But
ler's camp of railroad hands, shot
his, wife Suuday afternoon about
2 o'clock, because, he claimed,
hei love. for him had waned and
her heart was no longer beating'
for him aloue. One ball struck
the woman in the wrist and one
passed through hur face, knocking,
out some teeth. Two other shots
went wild. The woman will re
cover. -George was crazy drunk.
When arresteoTiiebegged Sheriff .
Dorsett to kill him aiH'hfire is
doubtless some regret on the part
of his spouse that the usually ac- '
commodating officer did not com
ply with her husband's oft re
peated request.
When his Republican opnj
to sign the UtUepr&C
vote-buying, Mr. Owen toldhim
to put it away in alcohol-, 'and his u
suggestion was followed out. i The
humor of his advice is good. The
only way the Republicans can
keep their pledges is. to preserve
them in alcohol.
Cupid had a narrow escape from
dire trouMe Sunday but now all is
well and the little god is smiling
over his close call. Gir Everhart,
a young man oi the community,
wa8 married to Miss LowmanUa
-daughter of Frank Lowman, al
of Lexington, on Sunday. thejsre
mony being performed laquire
T. L. Moore, but the bride was
only 14 years old, 15 next Janu
ary, and the father was exceeding
ly wroth about the wedding on
that account. Some friend of the
groom's had sworn that the bride
was of legal age. After a short
storm period, however, the skies
cleared, and the young fo'lks were
forgiven and received into the pa
rental home.
Friday morning little -eight-year-old
Flossie Reece, a daughter
of Grant Reece, who lives about
14 miles from Lexington, was
killed at her father's saw mill.
The little tot was playing around
the mill and was caught in one of
the machines. Before her father
or tnyoue else was aware what
was happening, she had been
Whirled around several times by a
wheel and her arm torn com
pletely off. She lived only a
short time, but was conscious.to
thelast. The funeral took place
at Shady Grove Cemetery
Elder Henry Sheets, has ac
cepoed the call to Asheboro and
will preach his first sermou there
on the first Sunday in November.
Weaver Pianos Preeminent.
There's a reason f-.-r the gr-at
strides made by the Weaver Piano,
both in the' musical and business
worlds. It is the superior quality
of the pian. Recommended and
sold bv G. W. Frix & Co., Salis
bury, N. C.
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