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THAT GREAT STORM
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Horrors Increase
With Details.
Early Estimates 'ot Much Eraggera
ted-The Dead Could Xot Eeceive
Burial at Tirst-Citics Sending: Re-
lief-Storm Velocity More Than 100
Miles Ter Hour. '
ti-ip frll rvcvmf? telegram signed
i',Ain, Arn woc and ot.hors
of Galveston gives the situation
in a nutshell:
"Galveston, Tex., Sept. 11.
"To the Associated Press, Mem
phis: "A conservative estimate of
the loss of life is that it will
reach 3,000; at least 5,000 fami
lies are shelterless and wholly
destitute. The entire remainder
of the population is suffering in
greater or less decree. Not a
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single church, school or char
itable institution of which Gal
veston had so many, is left in
tact. Not a building escaped.
damage and half the whole num
ber were entirely obliterated.
There is immediate need 'for
food, clothing and househol
goods of all kinds. If near-by
cities will open asylums. for wo
men and children the situation
will be Greatly relieved. Coast
cities should send us water as
well as provisions, including
kerosene oil, gasolene and can
dies."
As the details come in the hor
rors are more clearly depicted
and the awful calamity grows in
intensity.
When the storm had subsided
and its awful effects were scan
ned, committees were formed on
Sunday to give relief to the suf
fering and burial to the dead.
. On Monday when many would
havo bee'n buried it was found
that the ground was too full of
water to dig trenches. It was
then concluded to secure barges
and take the decomposing
corpses out to sea for burial.
This proved a failure from the
fact that men could not bo se
cured for the . work. Later,
however, the earth has become
more favorable .and the dead are
being buried very much like sol
diers on the battlefield just
where they fell.
, M'any are beneaththe debris
and in the haste to avert worse
ells flte is set to the-fnass wliere
practical and alias consumed to
gether. Many are unrecogniza
ble and'will ever be known
among the missing, but tloir
graves will not bo known.
Water is a great need as well
as food and shelter. The water
supply is from artesian wells,
but everything was overflowed
and filled with salt water.
Heroic efforts are being put
forth to clear up the debris' and
restore order and comfort.
Many citizens are going to
Houston and other 'points and
many of the leading cities South
and North are responding with
m0ney contributions.
dispatch giving the account
0f the storm says the wind had
attained the velocity df 100 miles
I per hour when the anemometer
was snapped off and blown
away. There is no telling the
limit ifc d!i(i-irl
More shamofultha.n surprisin
is the news that soldiers and
volunteer' citizens must patro
the city to prevent looting the
dead of valuables found on them
borne Killing nas occurred
through this.
Josio Harris in Trouble.
Tuesday night as two of the
most prominent white ladies o
the town were walking past the
bakery, a negro girl by the name
of Josie Harris ran against one
of them purposely, and after do
ing this she used loud and pro
fatie ""language on the streets
This morning she was arraigned
before Mayor Means on two
charges, one assault, the other
using loud and profane language
on the street.
Her fines in both cases amount
ed to ten dollars. It is very sel
dom that any thing like this
happens and when it does the
the guilty parties should receive
a no less severe penalty.
Very ra infill Injury.
Mr. ChasL Sherwood's son Ed
ward received a very painful in
jury at his home Tuesday.
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xie was on too ot a
stack of hay and while
rolling down his leg hit the end
of a rail on the fence and cut a
gash so deep and wide that it
was neccessarv to put twelve
stitches in it. He is resting as
well as could be expected at
present.
Horse Came Back.
Banner, the twenty -six;y ear-
old horsp thafformerly belonged
to Mr. Shakespeare Harris, but
now owned by Mr. H M Barrow,
6ne night this week took a no-
ion that she would go back to
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tier ola homo on the Harris
place, so she walked out of the lot
and reached her destination
about 9 o'clock the next morn
ing. But when she reached
here she must have been very
much fctJrpris(dnnddisappointed
to nnd the home she had lived m
so long burnt doWhf for shr; was
retracing her steps whe caught.
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Two Mare.
Two "hobos" wereconducted
jp'strcjfct Tuefjfiaynight frpm
the depot b tJaptam Harris.
One was from Salisbury nd the
other from Lexington. Tiitiyfcoth
paid tsir fees and ent on their
way rejoicing.
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Mr. J. S. M-illcr Foraorly of Heilig's
Mill rieate.l in Texas.
In a business letter, Mr. J S
Miller, of Dallas, Texas, says:
I appreciate the oKl home
paper- My old home is Heilig,
Rowan. Wish we could set
more items from Heilig.
The Organ items are .all right
T would like to tell my friends
that Texas is all O. K. this year.
The fine wheat crop, gcod aver
corn crop and 10 cent cotton
with the prospects of a bale or
two to the acre makes the farm
ers grin from ear, to ear.
I would like to hear from some
of my friends with whom I wil
be glad to correspond.
Mrs. II. A. Kimball to Leave.
. Mrs. II A Kimball, who has
been running the Morris House
for the last year, will leave to
morrow (Thursday) for Wake
Forest. She will take charge o
a boarding houso there unti
Christmas, and then she will be
come proprietress of tho only
hotel in that place. We aro
sorry to lose Mrs. Kimball and
wish her a full measure of pros
perity in her new home.
Mr. L. A. Lentz to tho Melchor Farm.
We learn that Mr. L A Lentz
has rented the Dcberry Lentz big
farm in No. 8 township and will
move on it. He has an option
on it for a purchase, wo under
stand.
Mr. Ilaniinong Coming. 1
Mr. H W Hammons who has
been training dogs in the county
for the past three years will re
turn this winter, and he has al
ready shipped three young dogs
here.
Two Election Jlows.
Charleston, S. C, Sept. 11.
One man dead and another mor
tally wounded is Fairfield coun-
y's record for to-day's primary
election. The murder occurred
at 'Feasterville, in what is gen
erally called the "Dark Corner"
of the county. Johnson Camer
on shot and killed H. A. Steven
son in an election row. '
The other shooting affray was
at Bythewood, in the sandhills,
where Ed Brasew3ll was shot in
he -leg some say by his own
father, others say by John Camp
bell. The. leg was amputated
and Brase well's condition is crit-
ical.
A cynic is a person who knows
hoprica of everything and the
value of nothing. Ex.
Annual Convention and Tour
nament of the N. C. State (cof.)
Fireman' AGsocutfion, Salis
bury, Sept. .irst-class
fare 70 cents for lound trip.
Tickets on sale Spt. 10 and 11;
filial limit Sept. 15. Firemen in
uniform, ten or more on one
ticket, 65 cents for round trip.
TflD
The Al i. riefils Ministfels.
The Al G Field Minstrels,
played to a gpod house Tuesday
night. We 'think the audience
was pleased with the show as a
whole.
The band is good, the costumes
are very handsome and pleasing
and much of the performances
v., quite clover: Some of tho
voices should t be trained to
greater harmony. A group of
boys in their musical and aero-
botic performances were exceed
ingly clever and would have
made a good show alone. The
dancing was excellent. The
Indian club performance was
surpassing and tho human
pyramid was unique. Tho
writer dogs not recall a mins
trel performance with so little of
tho droll and tiresome features,
called essential to a minstrel,
with so much of real excellence.
Wo hope Al G Field will come
our way again.
If a woman is jealous of her
husband, it usually keeps her so
busy that she hasn't much time
for anything else. Solocted..
. A Powder Mill Explolons
Removes everything in eight; so do
drostio mineral pills. No need to dy
namite your body when Dr, King's New
Life Tills do the work so easily and
perfoctly. Cures headache, constipa
tion. Only 2o canta at Fetzpr'a drug
store.
AFRESH LINE 'OF
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FKESII
Summer Cheese
AT S. J. EKVIN'S
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You All Know About
The Man Behind the Gun!
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We are also ready for action in correct form with steady aim, loaded
with all kinds of
Furniture and House Furnishings
to the muzzle! W.e go forth conquering and to conquer. -vCar lots
and saving all discounts. We are in a position to daou good.
Our line of
Maho'gOny, Birds Eye Maple and Golden Oak Suits
are beauties. Iron and Brass Beds are tho talk of the town, You
can't caljk for anything made, ouf of wood, used in the house for
. . Furniture that we hayen't in the sfcCre, or on the way.
Pictures!! Instrument's. I
f Third ship'ment in two mouths,
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Come and seo us, we are never too busy; to; wclcomo you.
Bell, far ris&Co.
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mm i n nuiv r -ifrn
UIIILLU .IIllU ILIL11.
A sure c.re for chills and
iever is
Hance's Tasteless Tonic
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cured- Price 50c. per bottle. O
gnr bottles $t 25.
fa Concord D rug Co.,' o
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i iie folio wing cliantro of schedule ?ook
atTect July 22, 1900-
NORTHBOUND.
So. 8 arrives at 5 37 n in.
t'G " " 10 2t a :n,
" 12 ' " 7-18 pu,
" 38 " " f.r. n rlitrl
" 34 " " JU4 p m,
ti2 " " 2.00pm(liei -it)
SOUTDBi UNI
Mo. 'Al arrives at 8 A h (rlu;?)
' !1 "' "112.0x.ui,
4 7 " " 8.51 i m, .
' S5 " " fl.lOpru, Cflae)
33 " " 7.29 a m.
' 61 " " 849 a m, (frciuht)
Effective July 22nd, trains N. H
and 12, heretofore operitprl ljfrveen
Norfolk, Va., and Greensboro, N U, via
Selma, N 0. will be (liscontiu-.i d eusfc
of lialeigh, N C, and operuh it between
Raleigh and Greensboro, lmndling lo
cal sleeping car line bvtween these
points.
At the 'same time pullmnn keeping
car line No. 508, now operated between
Norfolk, Va, and ClwloUe, N C, in
connection with trains No. 11 and 12 vin
Sebna and Greensboro, will bo ilivertocl
and operated via Danville, Va, trains
Nos. 3 and 4, 33 nr.d ?M npproximato
schedule as follows:
Nos. 3 and 33 Nos. 34 and 4
Daily Daily
7 40 p m Ly Norfolk, Va Ar !) 20 a m
433am." Danvilie.Va " 12 51 "
8 05 a m Ar Charlotte, N C Lv 9 20 p m
No, 35. when running ahead ol io. 7,
sflagged if necesnary for through travel
south of C harlotte, aj 1 U f toped for
passengers arriving from LynoJ-ljurg or
bevond. No. 3(1 stops rrgnlarly for pass
engers for Salisbury, Lexingtcn, High
Point, Greensboro, Reidsville, Danville,
Lyrchburg, Charlottesville anil Wash
ington. No. ' 37 stops for pas
congers coming from J.ynchburs or
points beyond, and to take on pas
sengers for regular stopping places
south of Newells. No. 38 ptops to let
off passengers from regular stopping
places south of Newells and to take on
passengers for regular stopping r laces,
Lynchburg or beyond
Nos. 33 and 34 6 top at Concord for
Jassengcrs to or from tl o C. C. & A.
'ivision Charlotte tn A'Tguta and
other points in South '' .'irolina, Georgia
and Florida, reached t'lmiwrh riumbia
or Augusta. Also for t'jn.iiiih pasfitai-
gers to or from Richtnond or Norfolk,
Va.
Nos. 7, 8, 11 and 12 are the local tnrroa
and connect at Salisbury with traiusof
Sto;-o I honor;. .12.
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