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VoL viii. No. 7.
aljsbury, tf.,.Q;f January $Ut; 49.12.
rBopplarnant.
'UJCAL KEWS jfJtfFEBS.
Sknt tttas Coietrnlss r Pffple lid
timrdy, February lit, ,to .FrM
day, Februarytfad. ATbisaogj;
Wis made in order ..tbjit ,ajl he
D rtfaaigbt eattendjpii Friday
nht.& aoma could o be ?prefl
ent on Thursday night.
Therewill;5 ba a' meeting .of the
county superintendents and high
school tptinctpala mt Abe west
ointvairdiiferiot of Norfch QawJina !
inibiB'eity on February 44418.1
C BBogerf Qabanl county I
is president and C - O. Wright, ,of I
Wilkes oouuty, ,a rSeeretary
Superintendent of Public Iustruo
tkp,.J Y. Jpy ne wiU,een;d ithe
meeting as well as other -educational
men offpremineuee.
' Vance Jerome. , Bon of T. J.
Jerome, B8q., 4iai been added to
thertrce at 4 the People! drug
'store. -
A "large mrmber -attended thf
entertainment given, for- the bene
4fc of the Salisbury library last
Jfriday evening. A delightful
program was rendered and re
, if eehmente were served.
v I O.jFi Bradley, a (8alibutyiboy
-ffho fcas been jtworkjog f qr th
-Western Union telegraph Coin-
panVfer aeTeral rjearj, thas nneei
annninted chief oneratoi at Ma-
rrr v
icon, Qa . ..effective btMQuday f
jesek ago . .
i Sheriff J . H MaKenzi return"
iA fram Ftaaklin.Va.. . las. Fri-
day night accompanied by J. H .
Bile j,vwho is wanted? hei efor,ob-
iaining money under Jalea pte
4enae. tMr, Biley ia vbeardiag -at
ike lail until the iudse can . at-
tend to his caa.
MSamaBl EUiojtt,wbo wi stiqk
n wbh,paralysia.awhe hx)me of
hit father-in-law in the count;
About Chriatmas, waa brought to
Jfcia home on South Olay Street
Uat Thnraday, and is -under the
treatment of Dr. W. B. Mujtger,
oatapath.
Many bf the mployes 6f the
Spencer shopawho twere laid: off
lastHMondaynreiit to work -Mob
dav morning attain. It is under
stood that ahe-ectire force will
. resume work Thursday moriiing,
February lt.
jRer. Jfii jU-urons: mua an ap
pointment f'sX tthey Lutheran
chnroh at Fahhf.tonieht at 7:30
o'ock and he wil l presefit the
oause of attending vhe Liutueran
Laymen's Oont en tign to be held
Here on iJferjroary ;j i-w. it is
hoped that, a iarge Relegation of
Faith's citisens will 4 attend the
convention.
V" i . -
Qenry Crantt was pitied before
Juge Miller in the Bwan county
ootfrt Sitnrday onTthecharge -f
hopting birds on the ground in-a
baden during the recent snow.
Hat wasi found guilty and fined
f2Q and costs.
Ehe fire alarm was sounded
Saturday night, but Unproved to
be 4 false alarm. Th&iireman at
St.iLuke's Episcopal church bad
just mpide a fire to rlieat
ehurchifor Sunday, and jhe enor
mous amount of smoke frightened
bint andi he thought the?jchufch
waatotf 4re and rang thehurchld Uate iias5Unrtdntfpom. m is uinnffiy "ibd
bell.
ine nremen reaponaea do
lonMtJbat the alarm was false, M
the Charlotte 'Obaerver . itaff J
spent Mpjoday. ajIonAay night
in this city, jisiting-'his father.
Capt. Waitt, the SoutlMrnia
station master M;this plaqe jlB off
na raotion. sH,e lef Mm&f&
evaiqg fori Gh)lda.boro fjod iWiJ
mington to viajt jhia ;ehil4rsp and
be; gone fpr;iwe?al.waeka .
Q. 3. ,Pfttteraoii. of )the oounty
was paralyae.d at.his home 8pp'
day: aQjd hia couditLQn Jm aeriout.
Hirfrienda hope fjr hi,i rcoyf ry.
A number of Sajiabnry cd
.pwaer Pthiacs ,want ;to Albe
marle Monday evening to attend
a district meeting of .e Knighta
of Pythias there-that, njght.
Clyde I. Webb, of B. H. Jordan
& Ooi Charlotte, N. s0., wia.a
thorough registered 4ruggis,
comes to Salisbury to join Ihe
Smith Drug vQo'a foroe. He
oomes very highly 4xeoQmmended
by B . H. Jordan dbOo. as a man
as well aa a first-class registered
druggiat.
A great clearance sale will be.
"tr a tt
gin a psK-ttaiiys to morrow
morning at "9 o'olock. Be sure
and be Jthpxe aa; they will offer
our e real "bargains. For far
ther details.see th.eir Mrge advar-
tmemgnt. in thispaper.
fHon. John QxWojpdley, n9jbiopal
lecturer tor tne Anti-oaioon Ma
4ue pt America wilUpfiftk in tb;e
' i ,ai-.j - i ni.i
ruary 8rd, at 8 o'clock . Mr. Wooi
rlywaa the prohibition candidate
for preaident of the United States
at. ooe ( tiaae,aQd;ia a speaker ,of
national reputation. All the
ixmudt pf tampe.rancaihqujd hear
thia able speaker.
filiss Fespsrman Appreclitlii.
In a short note from Mtes
Ida Jl'jefiperman,-! winner of tUe
UadQmeipiiiq gisqn seaway
byHB'WATOHMAir and'Kiic
oed, ehe says:
"IrneYr realised what r I
had done until the piano wafe
delivered. 1 -am ,graty
pleased with it and have but
one regret. I am sorry that
I was not abje to.do ,more or
your; paper
TTIlIfllltorEKI.
It is not often you hear of an
editor heipg -figgedbut no doubt
therft-iss a fair portion of Jthfto
whc4serveB to-be, and, -if seme
folks had it in their power it is
probable quifcet a large porttQn of
them would i)a.given a large, doie
of the most ancient that oonjd be
LIiJafeftEBpecta.ole .DeaoonHemp
round, .sor -instance . imagine
hill and.Ool.vHeuri Watterson
would preaent ahould the School
Teacherbe privileged to return
some of the yellow 'now being so
unkindly heaped upon him.
However, what we started out to
ay waa to he effect 3bat aLout
pb?n yeitej-day ggs wece coming
our way. Upon our usuai rounds
wev gathered a, half dozen fresh
from the nests and our gpjpd
friend, L T. Yarbrpuxh,;t gate.
keeper at the Piedmont Toll
Bodge, having brought damevphick
ens to town, one of , tham deter-
-tminedtc, increase -the ege isnpnlyJ
aDd decrease -the high cost of
living, ahd in Mr. Yarbrough's
absence, proceeded to lay an egg
in his wagon. Mr. Yarbrqngh.,
always & friepd to the hungry and
drsUsesBed, tmade, haste; to bring ri
to ye Bcnbe,wbereupon -there
was rejoicing in
over tone egg received.
isgg are selling At;apdfq per
dpz.
ii wmy VTSB :m ,
iaaw?j :
The remains of Mr . Sigmpn, pf
Spenoer, iwho rmet .. hia death at
Boahoke. Va tej a st MlM
koQdJked Aver on. him, were
eroMht tto -Balwbury Satuydjiy
morning and; the. funeral was heW
from the home of relative! pn
South Jackspn atreet at 11 o jQiojok.
The Jburial took place at Monftt
Tabor .Methodift hmfoji in
-FrAaklin townahip. Mr. Sigmpn
jf as formerly empl ye4 at(tipjBn$er
n ;tbe Iron Gar Kepair depart
ment and left Bomettma ago jto
accept a .position -with the . Nr-;
fok & Western Uar Uepartmnt
at Moanke, where-, he has heeini
for. about one year. (Mr. igm.oju
leaves a wjteafid onfir child.
Mrs. Orissie Graham died -last
Friday, night at iier home in the
county near ,B,9Pk rQQt on the
western rauroad , leatn reaun-
lag fttom pnegmonya. jjbixb.
Graham was rabout 8 y eara old
and waa the widcw ot the late
Jjmi Oiahajn. .The funeral
took pjace from St. J ude'j iiiipis
copal chapel Sunday afternoon at
1 o'olcck, coQd;cted vj;w.
H.Sar4in,ad,he &Vrmets
An the.cemetejy t the,chapel .
W. W. Wilion died at Mb home
on Cemetery, street (Friday morn
ing ; at ;8i80 o'iock. The . de
ceased waa ' 64 years . old ,and
leaves a wifa.and, nhe children to
inour 'jhia eAtl?. His w if e s
Mies ; Lucy Ann ; Mitahael i before
their 'marriage -pearly 80 years
ago. .Herman,. litl jiou of Mr.
Wj,U)on,is very .aiqk pow, .w.hioh
makes the situation, of tha family
very trying indeed.
Miis Baulah iWaltonand Solo
mon F. Kester, both of Bowan,
wereiRftMin sfo"i;PftlKdy
afternoon at 8 o'clock at; the
heme of'Bev. 'J. M. iIcDzie.,cri
Nprh Mjn v Street. .The wed
ding was ,a quiet .affair. ,-The
oouple has 'the best - wishes of
their, friends over h.e county. ' '
MiB , Mary Hampton, of .Frank
liuJiawnahipand Claxance Frank
lin Meyers, of Davidson county,
Lwejjnarried Jajtuieday en-
ing at t$u o clc ck, at , the ftome
pf Biy.rJ. Jtf.&MdXgaie,. castor
of "North Main Street Baptist1
ohuroh. Bev. MoKenzie per
formed jthe cermpny. oQly
few -.&ie&ds of he-oppieBre,
preaenato witness the-oeremony.
OBESCENT.
ijTellKlutts was a welcome
visitor at the -,bpme f D. T.
Baeiet's iastJtMdayd Sun
day.
The Crescent Academy nd
Bsinas College has had a fpll
attendance ever since Christmas
and several new students have
entered the sohool.
cW!r&'per 08eri&jed he
school after beiag absent fof a
few. weeks.
W. M. MoOombs" bar been till
f orseveraL weaks.
Bev. S. W. Beck -preached at
t Luke's 4a?t Sunday.
George .Miller, wbo had his-face
seiy bjurnl .with. gunTpowder,
:. .Li.'i i t.
f J)ABBY'S PBOPHYLAG TIC
I FLUID.is a marvelous hjojehld
remeay. 4J.B cirer oranp cpue in
stantly. Corrects nauseated
MARRIAGES;!
the print shpplitoinac hi heals cuts, Wounds apd
J sores on the surface of thev.bpdy
I a .5,. . . t "
externally . rice 50 cents
per
hottle. .
JaoidUy all .nrnggists.
.A .at.. Lionia , Dflnsr la ajrainai
cause ha 4ay id n. ea, ui
look what kind of polmciina -'h
has ofight--Wil4n i ingtpn tar
.Thej AsetBtill tfcspwini? jfockai
at Woodrow, shut there ia mighty
little force behind themT ' One
pi&Gwing.up a iggeroaft thn
was expected, ven by ihia most
ardent admirers. ., 'pe alanidB fire
equal M 70'rbver.QMst6ro
Becofd. . i
If Woodrow .Wilspn jas m
Democratic eligible iz -months
ago he. is more sbtpdajr. He ;had
Btobd the tesi:p;f:;fre5j ,the 4
ttactioiiB .against .him are b'aga-l
telles tbAtrU.tabe eiied light
lojoa ,opppson. -rsWMpiqgton
Start. '
E&e majsrity -of Kentucky
newspipersr are suppprtipg 4Wil
SpnC. JSyxdenty that "schopl
m Wl . rk .Ifean Xttef njan' '
tjfceQry -dpeaji?t w,prk wh ,any
marked degree of success in the
borne pf ColoneiB.-TimeS'Derno-cjjaA.
Some man over in Kansas City
wants to elect Booaevelt Presi-
-dent as a -cure for existing 'tusi-
fiei .depfBsi.pn. iJcu.ndq pit
m wared :maut .of hia
pain f by Jcnooking him in the
head . with an axe. tWilmineton
Dispatch.
Nodpubt Woodrpw Wiso.wUl
be iniured Ay tJoie- camnaiKaif in-
juuae assaults on him.vbuB ifilhe
public will let a good man 1 be
jd'Whied hy,auoh pieo4s " te is;
.nonppe. ,Lpr,Ejue ,Qeac,man ntn.e
ermbUc.-Wttmingtontar.
-Wilson 'a enemies ' t should . pay
Oolooel Watterson to bseD ouiet.
Baqh time he opens JbiBi'mputh Jie
uts : bis foot in ;lt.rraiarlotte
hnews.
Haw.many .papers in North- Car-
olina are going to get: caught in
the game pf fUff agf if t ' ppcl
r.Piw .WUson? 'Isnl't: it awful,
Mabel, how some & Southern edi
tors can conjure up any virtuous
indignatipitojsf LUged ''ingrati
5p4e,,NtQiiuch4jm;p4d South ihter
as .Harper's Weekly ?-Wilining
ton Star.
Tha paaterenoa perlUs Adlcttloa Js the
Peking, Jan. .80.- Iti'ie , under-
atood.that immediate abdication
of - the'.thrbne has been decided
upon, as a result vpf UJthe , cpnfer
nce today between, the Empress
po,wager, Priapa jQhun, , the ,ex
regent, and'PrinoeOhiug, ths ex-
pcemier, .ia aocor4anoe with .con
ditions laidtdown by ithe repujb-
liscaps, namqly, that;tbe imperial
family and princess.are to .retain
their .empty ties, reside in Pek
ing or elsewhere at their pleaanr.e
ana receive jiBaiiaixpenfiQrisAJag'
gregatipg S.OOOOCO.taels (fr,Q0p,.
000) a and .that the trapsier of
power wiU .be effected with, as lit
tie loss pf dignity to . the ,throne
as possible. '
The .Empress Dowager has
summoned Xcabinet meeting .to
morrow to arahge details of the
abdication. Premier Yuan Shi
Kai, in a. l.tatement,to the news
papers, avers his readiness to . ac
oept almost v any . splotion which
will insure , peace. -He . has, no
fear or . tb. conn try's future, he
ifays, if .the settlement r is , the
fftui t pfeaion, trut h :nd j ust ice
Yuan further says that irhe has
no ambitatoibcoiue . president
fO tf pew. republic ad only , d-
- 1 1 . Ll! 1 ' ' .
sirersne eBispiianmenc oi .a , S)a
ble government.
Dallas. Tex.. -Jan. -80 --So-far.
ip the opinion jef William J.
New Jersey, has ban thelped
rather than hurt; because of his
controversy witli T Qftl. 'Henry
r-WatteraonKenutsky, jnd
considers o,TRrppjiison,feght
mfbelieving that,iBAn,is ispaft-
times Alirt J?y Athi.tjdf t ad Uen
piamQrpnsan hissnBpbrtV
AjBootfifse. II
A man in Kan sai4 wants a di-
tr .
vorce because his wife- won't "let
him smoke -at faoine. Blamed
fool; that sbouldifurnisViim a
Igood.excuae totay.dqwn stt be
club. Wilmington Dispatoh.
m m -
Marv Oamari.-m.. thanotr orw
man who Ghriitmas eye .niiht
Bhpt and ll'"JerhiiiS&
John Cameron. .atrjFajtejriiin
& quarrel f oliQwiug herefnaal to
play cards with him because it was
Duuunr. uiuBUBU jeuUfT ' OX . mail
Slaughter in Cumberland .finpe.
rmr Co.urtAnd . twaa niam)ed io
six months in the penitentiary.
Extteineft Ur Hales USoit!i$fs fcilKj
10 new uneans, La., UoUflB m, til
fUMCOll, Fi Mlccjjjjii $ f $rjl
On, appount pf the bpie ooca-
sion, the Southern oBailway JwiU
sell round trip tickets o 'Ke'w
gns, 14a., oe,7Aa,;2aud
Pensacbla, Fla., aVTirlallyri-
iw ai7D, siu&om vu mm la jp
final limit Fntil ' MWrA 16t1.
nn
deposUilicjketi ag
.Fbr-jfurther inftoajfcn, Puii
.n" WHfnf,ioJall
ypur neBtMotM,
EVEBY; W Ali CAN AKE
.MONEY AT HDME. The
Womana JExfihapge wiil help you.
COHE TO THE WOMAN'S EX
CHANGE. In ;Rids store,
'Phqne,OIO. . . .
; iMAjr.and Rsa
qDre 'guring, ?u, stay
ing ,a cQnijast jajrd , giving
away as .first prize one.ef the
best. and most reliable motor
cycles to be had and a'-goM
bieycl aa-the -eecondV prise.
AmamMStio .mearasrijjisinflas
Und:desir toentergiB m&t
teet,will plpase send ua is
name -and dtos.oflit iPJQGe.
Watchman and Keooed,
isbufy, &, 0. '
Pursuant, tn t,h nrnvilinna :nnnt.ln
d, in a mortgage. ttast4ed ;ixectcted
v.wepik i jcs. , neia ana . wire i Aane
May the 27th1907, nd regiBtred ;in
Book 81. nacro -pcuridtanTa
Eown couaty,. jdefahlt ixaving -been
made in the. payment xf Ipxineipal and
in teres W the underaUnoed:wili sell t
nnhlin .nntion. nf ! t.lia- nrvnwt ' Vmn
dpor, in,the city ol aaiiabury, ata2
u ciuuk. in., on . r. .
Monday, 'February tbehj 12,
jthelpUpwidebedi
Foui; lota 4QnaULraifteft)Ja
thetowuotJt eieri.O. .pd
known aa,J$bs.,4.&, landia Ajejsk
pv.leth. jm,rfeedjpf wr fcge.
rflMJRftPw Pa?e;14,Tfegfes
oe pwan, fipunty.. , IsidQrfiBt
50 Jef each. ,afld( un, ,,bapk . JQripet
each. , Jox uher piuUspd-
436 ofr the. reafttexa office of Eon
couUity.
Thanuary 267m2.'
KLTtm Wright, trustee.
mm