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i 1!. If i V x , 4 , V I (. t - V. 7AiA:;i)ri:i:;;oNAL h. X,', W. Orr will huvn this I ' f .r rf -M-v lli. i ai-h, vtl r tl.o will iuii I two or thrue ; l:urili Monk, of Kills' lluun t a, I visiting Mla Cora Iong, at I i iiit JIM. .'. ' Among the vlnitors In the city yes terday mornlntf MIb Vivian Towimend, of Lumberton, ho ' a guest at the CVntral Hotel. . , MIh Addle Huy will leave "Ihls morning fo Wrlghtavllle Beach, where she will spend a week or ten . ' days. ., .." ' .'. ''" t- A .' Among the vlfdtors In the city yes twday were Mr.,. .M- Propat and Miss E. Propst. of Concord, who were guests at 'the Hotel Buford. Judge and Mrs. Piatt D. . Walker . and Mlaa Nettle Dockery. after spend ing aeverat week at Atlantic City, N. J., have returned to the city. , Miss Julia Robertson has returned to the city after apendlng aome time with friends at Northern reeorta, ... Mlaa Anita Nell, of Selma," Ala,' Is visiting her sister, Mra. T. W. Crewa, at Dllworth.,.. , . - . '..,'., o Mr. and" Mrs. Cameron -Morrison have returned to the city after a visit , to Mra. Morrlaon'a father, MaJ. a F. Tomjlason, who haa been 111 for aome "timer ..,...,. .,.:-.; V'',:,. 7" . - .- v v. ; " Mlaa Minnie .Cranford will go - to Blowing Rock to-morrow to visit Mra. X H. Washburn. t-',. V i .. .,.' ;V. v Mra. Gordon ringer haa returned . home after a vlalt to' relatives at Btatesvllle.-'. '. ,' Misses Margaret Reeae, Laura Bpong and Annie Louise , Hutchison will go to Blowing Rock to-morrow to pend aome time with Miss Nancy Drown, . '.''..".'.... ' ' Mlaa Katharine Ray ta visiting rel atWea at McAdenvllle. . Mr. and Mra WY H. Twltty will go ' to Blowing Rock to-morrow to apeqd two or three weeka . , , '' ' - , . J Mr.'. John1 Baxter Roes, ' of Prorl '. denca. and' Mlaa . Amelia Kerr, of Sharon, will be married to-morrow - evening, at Carmel . ; Preshyterlan -church, on ta Providence road, alx tnllra weat of the city,. ' Mr. Roaa la a proaperona young farmer and Mlaa Kerr a popular, young lady. Thla will be Oie aoclat event of the week In . iha county. . ; . - j ' '...(' . . . ' ' Mlaa Flora Bell Cornellua, br Can ada, who attended the Presbyterian Collge "the - past term., Is visiting frlecda In Uncoin county, . ,--,v"- ... - - -' . Mesdamea R. H. Bennett, of Ma , rton, and R. E.-'Arrofleld and John r H.- Gray, of StatesvlUe, are In the city, stopping at the Central Hotel. -. Mrs. Bennett and .Mrs. Gray will re turn to Stat villi to-day -but . Mra ; A-TOfleld will remain hertf for aome - aira,-v :?j,.-;..5;-,.;, Mr. Robert Ranaom and Mlaa Esther '. E. Ranaom spent taat' night' at the - Central Hotel, on their way to Hall fax irota .Hickory. They are going ' home- to attend the marriage of their brother. Mr. M. W. Ranaom. ta Mlaa ' Nettle Johnston, at Littleton, to-mor- . R-.v. Drand Mra W. T. Ttllett and V Mlsa Katie TJllett, of Nashville, Tenn.. .have been guests of Mr. and Mra. C. s W. Tlllett. on North. Tryon street, during the last fw days. Dr.'.TlUeU : la a brother of. Mr. TUlett. Cvr-. - '. 7 ' , Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. P. McCorkle, of Savannah, Ga., . are visiting Mrs.' ' ' McCorkle'a brother, Mr. F. H. An ' drewa, on East Morebead street. Dr. McCorkle la pastor of the First Pres byterian church at Savannah and ho ' is supplying the pulpit -of the First church here during the vacation of Rev.-Dr. J. R. Howerton. Di Mc Corkle ta apendlng a few, days thla -, week at Catawba Springs. , , , WATER COMMISSION MEETS. ' Aasorca Elisabrth College Authorities That Biologist WHL be Employed ., and the Water Kept Pure Will Operate Plant by Hlevtrlclty Ileno- . ' lutiona of Itenpect for tbo Late Dr. . II. J. Brevard. The city water commission held Its ' regular monthly meeting at the coun cil room of the city hall yesterday 'afternoon and last evening, Mayor. B. , 8. McNInch presiding and Messrs. E. T. Cansler.. W, C. Dowd and K. L. Keealer being present 'A committee consisting, of Mr. D. A, Tompkins, consulting engineer; Dr. C. A. Mlsen helmer, physician, and Mr. C. H. Dule, attorney for Elisabeth College, ap peared . before the board and asked that It officially assure the Institution .'represented by .them that the board would employ a capable biologist and ' take other proper steps to keep the , city's water v supply pure and un- ' Infected. . y . ; -: . - The gentlemen stated to the board . that some patrons of the school w,re Vdeclded tea to whether they ahould send their daughters to the Institution, , the aeveral cases of fever that - de veloped at the college at the close of - 4he last term frightening thejn, , The assurance asked for was to N satisfy these-patrona r The beard agreed to comply with the request of the comi mlttee. stating that It had already de termined to employ a biologists who would be an expert on Alteration, etc., also. The board will at once wire Mr. "W. W. Locke,, of the 1 metropolitan ' water and sewer commission,' of JUoa- ' ton, Maaa., who waa In the city rec ently, to employ a competent man fqr the- city.: The official assurance to the college by the board Is In the form of a letter, printed elsewhere In : the paper. . v' ';:.;.',, , - , ; Acting Suprlntendent Pat.' H. . WIN llama, aubmltted .his monthly report, . which waa approved ana put on file. The acting superintendent was In structed to have a. transformer house erected at the new water-works plant without delay 'so that electric power may be used In the operation of thw plant.-It being believed that electric ity will be cheaper than steam. Mr. S. Wlttkowsky appeared before the board to complain that the pump ing of water Into the new atandplpa, which Is only about 40 yards from, his residence, Jars his house ao that ' It causes members of his family. to have nausea and prevents them from writ ing. He stated that ' If the matter -were not remedied be would be com pelled to take other step.- If the annoyance exists It Is hardly probable that It can be remedied, so the water commission may have other trouble Jn tore for' It. ,-:'"..;''.'''. .'.;,.. The following resolutions of respect ,for the late Dr. R. 4. Brevard, who was a member of the board, were adopted: ,; "Henolved, , That In the death of Robert J. Brevard the board haa lost a hiont valuable and efficient member, who waa ever faithful and loyal to the Interests of the board and the public ' service, and whose chief am bltinm waa to at all times furnish th puMlo through the medium of the Just try I'.lue IMIihmi .Lemon and Va rill trHrlH on'' Slid ou will Hlwnvl Onminil tiim. "lukf-s lljvors por- lect.y." iiHMiU'll-a! wati r pl.iiit ' 'n e I abunduut siii ply nt wal r. i.w buinJ hereby exti-n.ia to las m Irf-bU U ken wife and ehtidron Its kiih-.to iymrathy in thla tliolr nore bert-HVemetit ami ijiiocts thut theHO rtM'jlutlona bo Hread upon th tnlnutes and a copy liicn of ti ant u. ilt. J lo the family of the (1eeeuHd. "Hy order of the board,". - YOUTH KILLS KISTEH,. Acelilentiil Ils-liarpe) ' of Gun lit Hands of IitII i undcrhurk Kill r Dellm l!ii4 10-Year-Oll KIhUT Tho v Children of Mr. and Mm C O. : 1uii1ci litirk. ,' .The accidental discharge of a gun In the hands of young VlrgU Funder burk i yesterday . morning about 9 o'clock Instantly killed the' 10-year-old sister of the boy. The accident occurred at the home of the parents of the children Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Funderburk. just north of tha city, on the Salisbury road. Virgil, who fak-a youth of IT years, was cleaning hla gun when hia little sister, Delia, came Into the room ta watch him. Virgil, not reajlxlng that the gun ' was loaded, waa oiling a trigger, JI' cocked - the gun. In handling the arm he, lot the trigger fall, with the result that the gun was discharged, the load . entering the. little alster's mouth and horribly mangling her face and ' head. ? The report of the gun attracted the parenta of the children and one or two neighbors, who' summoned a physician and did all they could for the little girl. All efforts were vain, howeverfor the little-one died In stantly. .. X The . parents were almost prostratod at the death of the child, the only daughter; and Virgil, who waa the unintentional cause of the death, waa almost frantic with, grief. SHOT AT HIS WIFE. . . John Key Attempts Life- of Wife Re ceive Mie WonUI Not Leave Her "' Work at Mra. O. L. Beet's and Go Home With Hlmv , ' Because she , refused to go home with him at the time demanded, John Key, colored, last evening shot at hla wife. Mary Key, who coka tof ' Mra George L. Best, at No. 411 - North Church street. It waa between 1:10 and o'clock when John appeared at the back, door ct the Best reeidence and called his wife to the door. Mary went to the door and, John aaked her to go home with -him. She stated that she was not ' ready - then and started back to her work, whereupon John drew his gua and fired at her. The rloalng screen door destroyed hie aim and the shot went wild. '.1. After firing the shot John turned en his heels and made for . parte un known, The police .were notified and will be on the lookout for the man. - ( IN SELF DEFENSE. Major Hamm. editor' and manager of The Constltutloaalist, Imminence, Ky.. when he was nereely attacked, four years ago. by Piles, bought a box of Bucklen'a Aral fa Salve, of which he says: "It cured me In ten days and no trouble since." Quickest healer Of Burns, Sores, Cuts and Wounda Sc. at R. H. Jordaa tk Co.'s drug store. HOW WOMEN LOVE fVT;THE PARK : ' ; TO-NIGHT. '':" v..i'i' ' ""'.' , '. i- ,-;..-vK,...-y; .' ' ri.'M-JtfJ- . Yi!1 A." Peters-Stcck Ca," :-?'t 5 vs;,- ItlEBTS K9 UtSS WOElt - - : ; ., or trusting to luck when yott I '-. connde your tailoring troubles to us. We. don't do things on ;the hit or mlas plan. . . . j , . We know .... v-... . and know that we -' , .. know or - we wouldn't jV,-V y be in the tailoring . ' .7 - i ,: r , business.' . . -' Your eyes aren't covered - with . .. promises of Impossible tailoring feats, or daasllng . , prices. . Tailoring of ' character , and substantiality . la sold here ; gt a price equivalent to value given. If you1 know ,,. values K you will recognise the Justice1 - of our prlcea ;,- . TROUSERS SALE is fast coming to a close . ' several choice patterns still ', remain. Don't watt a minute, ' -. . . Special Prlcei , . $6.oo i $f3.73.;:$7.25"t'; XABAN1SS & C0 (nc . TAILORS.-, '. t socrn thyox street. H0:.iE WASHED CLOTHES and those done by the washer woman are not clean, not given sanitary treatment,, and they- seldom look as White and. nice an they should, owing . to the fact that : thorough rlnalng Is almost' Impossible for lack of time, facilities and ' water. s J,. -; r ' , " Also they are . ' STOCKED AND STREAKED by " dust ' and smoke while hanging ' on the line to dry. Our, "ROUGH DRT" plan roves you lota of time, worry and bother, and glvna much more satiHfnotory results. Pup pone you 'phone us to-day and let us tell you all. about It, At tint I'iirk. In niiito of the ruin, quite 'a num ber' of the faithful tifxciiiblod St Imtta J'Hrk lunt nls'l't to witness the first perfurinttiice of "How Vomeii lxive." While there Is not a great ieal of comedy In the play, the heart Intercut i strong, the situations and climax thrilling, the third act being eopeclally strong, in lta construction. The company in cant wel and while a number of the members deserve special mention, the palm of the evening can be given to Mrs. Peters whose part gives her the opportunity to portray the young girl, the wife, the mother and the wronged woman. Thla ia a play with a strong moral and will doubtlesa attract full houses to the auditorium to-night and to-morrow nlirht ' Ha;. : Water - V Under the.' FIRST NATIONAL BANK ' oq draught ; ' , . ;' ' mid a spbi.vgs water " -chick '. sprivgs water .. wthte ; stoxe ; utuia ; ; K WATER. ,';.' t GLASSES"- ..''J.'";. ' ' : I CENTS. ;,'V.' ' ': ',''' . ' . '' '" ' .- f . ' For jrour ; stomach's . sake, .'drop In to see os,' ' ' '.- ' ' Thone us your orders for ' ; HALF GALLONS ; , l". '.? . GALLONS and , .')' :' ,!.' I GALLON DfcMraa . j ' , Tbones SSS and S3&, , ' Orannon . Cafbonating Co. COTTON ; LAND FOR . SALE! ; '''..,;' . :,. :': . ' .- ; . ..I i ' ; On Monday, September Srd, 1106, at It rri, at the Court House Door In the town of Rockingham,, N. C the undersigned will sell at publlo outcry, to the highest, bidder, for cash, that . highly Im proved cotton farm, containing 05 acres, known as fbe"Ledbetter Level."; adjoining t the town of Steele's Mills, a station on tha main line of tha & A. L, four miles west of Rockingham, N. CJ, The undersigned will take parties who desire to become bid ders over the premises, at any time, and wfll also reply to letters of Inquiry. A.?, .- '.R, 8. LEDDETTER, Rockingham, ??. C A y ' . 4 . T , ,We have selected a large TROUSER s and will place them on sale Monday at $2.00 ' . These Trousers, are what we have been selling all season at '. $1.00,' $1.80 and $4.00. Sale prlca tJ.OO. . , : i;C ' , ' The sale mill last until goods ' are sold. ' AH ilxea, $0 to . t-lnch' waist; -all lengthaV, ; YORKE BROS. . i i -. 1 ." has Its highest expression In what we now shew In Parlor Suits.. Kvery piece U most artistically , designed, skillfully and strongly "constructed, finished, polished and upholstered In - a manner abso lutely .perfect. , . . Our prirrs on then suKs are so moderate that none can afford to miss this grea opportunity of saving money,. , . j is v; .: :' i'r- v '.v!-. ,...' . Becelved yesterday special X lot White Shirt Walats, nice embroidery; worth $ I. Z 6 to, $1.(0.. .. .. 98c. ' Those Linen Finished Embroidered Walats that we are selling at 76c. are a special ;, bargain. : . We don't think you . can match tbcm,.1 Under f 1.00 or 1.?6., ,. TBO. v , New Umbrellas Special lot' new, Umbrellas, ; nice selected '. handles, ; Including black mdurnlng. . i'i $1.00, $1.60, tc. Short lengths of 11 1-Ic. Bates' Qlngharoa, extra ' good f or children's dresses, boys' waists, etc Per yard '".:'..'. .. .. .. ... ioc Linen Finished SktrU .. tSc, ' Just " received - another , lot , White Llnon Finish ' Skirts, like r we have ao)d so many of. They are ' nicely made end good widths. . Only , , tSo. 98c Hals Such a" sale , was never before In Charlotte. , "Fresh Trimmed Hats In latest style; worth up to $1.00 each tso. W will surprise you If you will let us show them to you. .. ... ! . .'v - .. .... portion of our Summer Trousers ., '.j; i. i. fr, "l',u!:l;- 'l:i':':"r. ' - & ROGERS Furniture . ;r1.,.r-' 7 ;vv.v V-' vv.'"C.::; i -f ..; llawisssalW' . SALE 'II.;' " II :..', f.;: Audrey Suiting, ' .. . ..... McCaws ntsmtri; washing rowou Take tha placo of an other washing prepara tions, and you get a full pound for 6c , It dis solves in soft or bard, hot or cold water ana . tarns scrubbing into easy work. It can Mused in every way for very purpose washing' wood work, fabrics, metal or anyuiin eue. 1 FULL POUND ;'z'5c'z: Sold by all rrocers. Made only bv McCaw Mfg- Co., Macon, Ga. J BIDS WANTED Sealed nroDoaala will be received by the Mayor. Board of Aldermen of Salisbury, N. C, until o'clock, p. m., Aug. llth, 1901, for ..constructing 1,1 feet of la-incn newer ripe, in feet Of 14-Inch C. I. Pipe, Man holes and one fleptlo Tank. One II' Inch and one s-Inch vlrtined elbow. Three I -inch and two 11-Inch C. L Sluice Gates. For snecincatlons, forms, proposals, etc, address, jr. M. - Bandy, Con. aulttng Engineer. Oreenaboro, N. C or J. W. Webb, Plumbing Inspector; Salisbury, N. C.--.'" ' . V..:--V,-. ' Mayor.'-;'1 ; - 1 . . .IL 3, OVERMAN. V v. '.City Clerk. We are agents for , DAGGETT, HAMSDIXL'S ' COLD CKEAM. All sizes, r ' HIKER'S VIOMTr CEItATE '; (0 cents. . ' CREAM OF CITCTMUERS .SO cents. .- ..'.'. , .' M51E. VALE'S , AI3IOND RIOKSOM COJ1FLEXIOX CREAM. I'3v,!:y's Fi::fi::r GETTING-READY FOR SCHOOL DAYS What kind of ; materials ' for early fall school apparel have the attention ; r Econbhiicar Materials for Underp V::r''':.v'...V,':.,'.,.. 12 l-2c .yd. Wide Dark Percals 10c The best quality ' yard-wide, dark Cambrlo Percala, pretty range of styles, Including. the several shades of blue, red and black; the 15a roods, at - . . .. i .. '..' .. .. loo. Suiting at J' " 'i v. ;.'.:. . '.'-.:' a pretty, medlum-wolght suiting; good . Trice t '.' . jjj'-. ',. '' f .; '.T" 10c, i- ' v. Ae Fo Q Dress Ginghams 1 0c Usually scarce are pretty Dress Ginghams. Our . present stock embracea a seasonable selection of good styles that are splondld for boys'' waists' .. and school ' dresses. Price . .. .. .. .. .. ..... 10c. l';f' . -t." ' - , , . - ' 'Z:-' I;' ' '':!'.':'Z Bates Seersuckers at 1 1 1 and 12 c A splendid material, positively warranted not . to , fade. For ' boys blouses and chlldron'a school dresses there Is no equal. Price . .. . . BELK BROTHERS Wholesale and Retail I (i08d Snscials in ID' Goods to Made This a Busy Veelr Us 36-inch White lawns New lot just in, nice smooth quality, yard i0-uZ::ZZZZ ':y::Z:Z:: pine quality Persian Lawn, a regular 25c quaUry, yard J5c.' - . . " Curtain Swiss ; 38-inch Curtain Swiss, a beautiful sheer quality in all the pretty new patterns, flowers large and small, : dotsV etCe7i would be cheap at 15c yard, JOce ' 10-4 Sheeting ,.,'-', , . . . . ... n Good firm quality 0-4 unbleached sheet ing, yard 23 c S ' J 0-4 bleached sheeting, yard 25c. . Amoskeag A C. A. ticking, the beet en; made, guaranteed feather proof, regular Kz and20c quality, yard 'J4cv 1 1 ip : I J, J L u I, Dept. Store, Corner ' -''. ' ' ': 1 -'fi,'1' -1 This Use f A . , J: 1 0c i : . . c '-1' v... ..v. vi. selection of styles, -v! 11 M-m ana 13 i-so. P r h i ! Tt:lz c::l C
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