Carolina Watchmaa
GAL.
THURSDAY, JAX. 13, 1887.
FBRSOSS writing for information on maMread
rerttsed in this pper will please ay-"adYerUed
ta the Watchman."
Subscription Rates.
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Watchman are as tonowa :
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pa viu t uelavea dim az.uu
paym't del'ed 12 mo'a2JU
Roads rough, but not muddy.
No mow beyond Hickory last week.
Game is getting scarce, so say the hun
ters. Burn out your chimney while the snow
is on the roof.
The Graded school opened on Monday
with full attendance.
Miss Hattie Bobbin has returned from
a visit to Winston.
The coldest morning here last week
waft about 8 degrees.
Howling dogs, of which there are
many in town, are a nuisance.
Kerr Craige, Esq., saw the ball put in
motion at the Capitol in Raleigh.
Tjheo. F. Kluttz, Esq., spent the latter
i portion of last week in Baltimore.
The Rev. Dr. Paul Whitehead's family
Of Va., are still in town and will remain
till spring.
Attention ! To Meroneys' advertise
ment in thin paper. They are offering
bargains.
Apart from the usual winter colds there
is scarcely any sickness in town, except
a lew cases of measles.
Mr. Quin n. the experienced cotton
buyer, is again on duty after ipending
the holidays in Charlotte.
Miss Caldwell's ?ehool opened Jan. 3d.
This is a popular school and has more ap
plicants than can be admitted.
The oysters shipped here this season
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are exceedingly cnoice. oupenor w
what were formerly regarded as fine.
Sleigh bells jingled till the wee ma
hours Saturday night. The poor, much
abused horses," but the happy young
people !
Mr. D. A. Ramsay has removed to the
house on corner Bank and Church Streets,
formerly oeenpied as the Methodist par
sonage. The icy streets make walking very
dangerous. Several accidents are re
ported in neighboring towns, one lady
breaking her arm.
ir. T. J. Meroneyhas been in town
this week. - He signifies his intention of
remaining at bis famous Connelly Spring
during the winter.
Miss Fannie Jordan, the accomplished
danghter of Rev. Dr. Jordan of Winsbo
ro, S. C. was the guest of Mrs. J. M.
Brown, last week.
There was nothing unchaste about the
. performance at the Hall Monday night.
Reports were circulated here beforehand
that did the company an injustice.
Rev. Chas. W. Byrd, the new pastor of
the Methodist church, has entered upon
the duties of his work, and has preached
acceptably to his flock the past two Sab
baths. Thos. H. Vanderford of this place, a
Deputy Marshal in the Internal Revenue
Service, spent a part of this week at
home. He is regarded as a very efficient
officer.
Accidents, that was once so common
on the Western road in Fall and Winter
seasons, is a thing of the past. This road is
now inrthe very best condition and trains
running on time.
There are premonotory symptoms of an
agreement between certain parties in
town, that will, if done according to
usuage, require an extra service in one
of the churches.
Now is the season for trimming shade
trees and setting out young ones. Noth
ing adds more to the appearance of a
town, than shade trees, when planted
regularly and kept trimmed.
The week of prayer was observed in
this town, the . services going from one
church to another, four congregations
Joining in it Methodist, Presbyterian.
Japtist and Lutheran.
An abundance of snow is followed by
n abundant harvest nf small crrn i n
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y the sages. If so, the amount already
alien this winter, will entitle us to better
Irops than last year.
To the Building and Loan Association
ind the Old Hickory Club rooms, is at-
ibuted the decrease in patronage at the
xr and billiard rooms here. That thpm
a decrease is very perceptible.
B. C. Black sheriff of Stanly Co.onvts-
rday settled with State Treasurer, by de-
siting in the 1st National Bank of Salis-
iry, $4,055.13 am't. of taxes collected bv
lm for the past year.
There is one subject that is often the
kerne of discussion here, and one upon
uch all of our citizens agree, that is.
it there should be a laree first class
ftel on the Mansion House corner.
It is reported that Mr. Thomnson of
L . ... - T-r "
rro, nas not abandoned the idea alto -
' of removing his foundry and man-
ctory of agricultural implements to
place. With proper encouragement
may yet be induced to settle among
.w.uugn statesville is claiming him
ituren oi that place.
Lb
Mrs. W. R. Barker, having secured the
skillful services of Miss Funck of Iialti
morey who comes well recommended,
v, ill open soon a first dan drees making
establishment, Another step in Salis
bury 's progression.
Greensboro has adopted 'the plati of
supplying the town with water by cis
terns. A steam fire engine has been
purchased. The system agreed upon for
Salisbury we think is much more desira
ble as it dispenses with the use of an
engine.
Mr. Chas. Overman, Sr., is spending
the icy days of winter in the "Land of
Flowers." He writes, the air is as soft
and balmy as April and May. Ho !
for such a spot; here embraced by bitter
cold, we long for the "Land of Flowers."
Mrs. Chas. Price has been enjoying the
mid-winter society season in New York
City, for the last two weeks, and is now
in Baltimore. If she is as delightfully
entertained, as are the guests of her own
parlors we can ask nothing more in her
behalf.
No straight Democrat, but David R.
Julian of Salisbury, could have (under
the circumstances) been elected door
keeper of the House of Representatives
at Raleigh. Dave is an untiring worker
and deserves to succeed. The House
never had a more efficient door keeper.
The Christmas decorations at the
church of Sacred Heart were very beau
tiful. The Babe of Bethlehem was rep
resented in the manger on a bed of straw.
The dark rich green of the festoons and
garlands resting against the native wood
finish of the church, brought out its beau
ty with fine effect.
Our Dave Julian may be, with justice,
denominated as "a plum sight." They
drew the lines on him down at Raleigh,
but, in some way, he managed to head
off and round up enough of those bolting
democratic steers to secure his election.
in electioneering ne beats tne worm we
have seen him beat it.
We are to congratulate our popular
and singularly earnest young townsman,
Mr. C. D. Crawford upon his appoint
ment to the position of Assistant Enroll
ing Clerk to both Houses of the Legisla
ture. Moreover, it is very likely that we
will have "CT D. Crawford, Attorney at
Law," flung to the breeze in our midst
about the first of March.
Mr, P. A. Frercks is now firmly estab
lished in the possession of his own once
more, having bought out Mr. C. D. Ver
non, his lessee. Mr. Vernon has deter
mined to devote his entire time to the
McAdoo house in Greensboro. He is in
every waya worthy and capable hotelist
and will deserve the patronage of the
traveling public. As for the present host
of the Mt. Vernon, he needs no encomium.
The house will be maintained by him in
the same old meritorious way.
It gives us pleasure to announce to the
citizens of Salisbury that it is quite prob
able that Salisbury will have in the near
future a male classical academy, a school
at which the boys will receive instruc
tion calculated to fit them for the lower
Classes in our colleges. Mr. Jas. Hill
will be in charge of the school.
Mr. Hill will open his classical school
(temporarily) in what is known as Boy
den's office.
In the Leuislature our representative,
Mr. Overman, has introduced the follow
ing bills: t
Au act concerning appeals Rcfered to
Judiciary Committee.
Bill to change the name of Third Creek,
Rowan county, to Cleveland Passed its
second and third readings.
Bill to require banks and bankers to
make- a report to the treasurer Refered
to Finance Committee.
Rev. W. Q. A. Graham has removed
the Prohibition Banner from us and gone
with it to Statesville. His reason for it
is doubtless best known to himself. Very
probably, however, the Banner didn't
ban worth a eent here. Hence the mi
gration. We suppose this paper is not
expected to be guilty of the beautiful
piece of in sincerity of saying "success"
to a third party organ. Individually,
and as a quiet, orderly and respectable
citizen of ours, for a time, we may wish
success to W. Q. A. Graham in some
other occupation.
"Ho worth's Double Show " gave a per
formance at Meroney's Hall last Monday
night to a fairly good audience. The
character of this entertainment was some
what different from the productions usu
ally given here by traveling variety
troupes. The laughable comedies were
interspersed by a splendid Panoramic
view of interesting scenes in Ireland.
Taking it altogether, songs, dances, jigs
and fun generally it gave more general
satisfaction than any like performance
that has been in our opera house in a
long time.
The Howorth troupe had a tolerably
good band and orchestra with them. "But
the band music of to-day does not begin
to approach the standard of that charac
ter of music in former days. Indeed a
real fine, soul-stirring band has not been
heard in these parts since the dissolution
of the old Salisbury band. The music
rendered by the S. B. B. in those days,
was of a high order and not' the trashy
stuff that the bands of today employ.
Nearly all the instruments and' a "majori
ty of the old band are still Hying, and
citizens of Salisbury. Why not reorgan
ize? One strain from the old band
would produce an effect upon the ordi
nary Salisburian, not unlike that of Mar
seills Hymn upon a Frenchman.
ALL MEDICAL AUTHORITBS
Agree that catarrh Is no more nor less than an ln
namation orthe lining membrane of tne nasal air
passages.
Nasal catarrh and all catarrhal affection of the
head are not diseases of Ike blood, and it is a seri
ous mistake to u eat them as such. No conscien
tious physician ever attempts to do so.
It is held by eminent medical men that sooner
or later a specific will be found for every disease
from which humanity suffers. The facts Justiry us
In assuming that for uatarrn at least a positive
cure already cxlstsn K!ys cream Balm. 7 .
The stockholders of this institution
held a meeting on Tuesday, and re-elected
the same Board of Directors with the
exception that W. C. Blackmer was elect
ed to fill the place of L. Blackmer, Esq.,
resigned. The same officers were re
elected. The business prospects of the
bank are excellent , and its usefulness is
extending. '-j-
The reader will find in another column
a statement of the affairs of the Bank up
to December the 28th, setting forth in
detail its condition.
The Water Works.
There has been a little hitch in the
business of erecting water works at this
place, not on the part of the contractors
engaging to erect them, but on the part
of those who have engaged to aid them
pecuniarily. But at the most this hitch
is merely temporary. The erection of the
works may be delayed a short time, but
that is all. Even if the present contrac
tors should fail to come forward in time
(which is not expected), there are others
ready and anxious to step into their shoes.
So that there need be no apprehension of
a failure in the enterprise.
Dr. Isaac M. Taylor.
The many friends of this gentleman
will be glad to learn that he was yester
day elected to the position of Assistant
Physician to the W. N. C. Insane Asylum
at Morganton, a position for which he is
must admirably qualified, and which he
will fill with credit to himself and use
fulness to the State.
Dr. Taylor was graduated from the
University of North Carolina in 1879, and
from the college of Physicians and Sur
geons of New York in 1882, spending
some time after his graduation as an as
sistant physician in one of the large hos
pitals there, a position which he won in
a competitive examination of a large class
of applicants.
For nearly four years Dr. Taylor has
practiced his profession at China Grove
in this county with signal success, and
has so deported himself as to win the
genuine respect of our people. Learned
in his profession and broad in his general
culture, Dr. Taylor is yet as modest and
as gentle as a woman, and a man of the
highest integrity. The directors of the
made Asylum have n wise choice, and one
which we fell sure they will have no
cause to regret.
Editor Watchman : The long continued
cold weather with snow covering the
ground, has made it pretty rough on the
people in the country, and it is all we
can do to keep ourselves in fire wood.
The ice crop has been splendid, A. L. Hall
and all others who desired it, succeeded
in filling their ice houses with good solid
ice. We have tried it for many years,
and from long experience, we are satis
fied that we have better health without
it, and therefore declined to put up any,
notwithstanding we had plenty of it
within seventy five yards of our house.
We are decidedly of the opinion that the
constant and free use of it, in hot weather
is deleterious to health.
It is a mortifying thought, that our able
and brilliant representative in the House
of Representatives, Lee S. Overman, , was
defeated for the Speakership. We are
sure he was the choice of the democratic
party of the entire State, and was with
out a doubt, the most suitable man in the
Legislature for that position. But, it is
only another of the many bad cfl'ects of
the practice" some democrats have, of
supporting '"independents." It is one of
the inexplicable things which our mind
has always failed to understand, why
any man, professing to be a democrat,
will ever support a candidate who fails
to get a nomination in convention, and
then cries "not fair," and runs as an "in
dependent." We would rather, bo
caught in a steel trap than in. supporting
an independent, and worse still in ac
cepting an office as such.
We know nothing about the man Web
ster, but we would rather have the vote
given to Overman than that given Web
ster. Of course it was to be expected that
the republican vote would be cast against
Overman, because he was our strong
man, and it is their policy to strike at
and cripple all such in order to weaken
us; but we fail to understand why the
independents should form a coalition
with them to defeat Overman, and if this
is an indication of what their course is to
be, there will propably be but few demo
cratic measures passed at this session; but
we shall see, and in the mean time, "this
lesson should not be forgotten, especially
by those democrats who produced this
trouble by voting for "independents."
We learn that our commissioners at
one of their late meetings, determined
not to grant any more license to retail
liquor anywhere in country districts. If
the present Board should never perform
another official act, this one alone should
render their names immortal, and should
entitle them to the everlasting gratitude
of all present and future generations.
The Max About toe Country.
The Gate City Guards nf Atlanta will
not be allowed to enter England. Such is
the derision of a Tory lord. We know Eng
litnd once got 1 mighty scared"' at the sight
of the Southern sol fliers, about the time
Old Hickory thrashed t flower of the ar
my at Ne Orleans, hut we thought it
had ot over t,he fright by this time. One
Southern company with forty ninaket is
too much for Salisbury nerves. Wil. Star.
LIST OF LETTERS.
List of letters remaining in post office
at Salisbury, N. C, for the week ending
Jan. 8, 1887.
James McCony,
J McDaniel,
Jessie McCuilum,
Mary L Hargrave,
Jacob Kluttz,
PoMv Holmes,
Q T Barnhanlt,
Mr Camty,
J L Crowd!,
A M Carson,
A M Freeman,
J M K H Farley,
Chas L Gately,
Miss Lien Grub,
Hattie Harris
Frank Hamon
Victor M Haldeman,
W R Harris,
Wm PHolshous,
Dr O D King,
James Harry Lee,
A L Moore,
Jacob Misenheimer.
R L Pharr,
M C Paiish.
Lee Hamson,
Groner linscus,
Andrew Simmona,
Jennie Sim lord.
Troi'don Jfc Shunn,
Charlie Watson,
N S Young,
Laura E Young"
Please say advertised when the above
letters are called for.
A. H. Boyden, P. M.
For cleansing the throat and strengthen
ing the voice, Ayer's Cherrry Pectoral is
invaluable to singers and public sptakcr?.
MINING
T. K. BRUNKIt KDIT0K. RALEIGH, Jf. C
Metallic
Another mineral, heretofore unknown
as having existence in this State, has
been identified by Dr. C. W. Dabney,
Jr.t State chemist of North t,. Carolina, as
metallic arsenic. The specimens came
from near Mt. Airy, in Surry county, and
weighed originally about three pounds.
It was broken in half one portion sent to
Dr. Dabney for examination and deter
mination. After a number of tests had
been applied it was declared to be metal
lic arsenic. Native arsenic is rare in the
South. It has been found in New Hamp
shire and Maine, but, so far as the writ
er's information goes, it has not been
found any where south of this State. Do
not confound metallic arsenic with ar
senopyrite, or any of the arsenic com
pounds, such as arsenites and arseniates,
which are more or less common.
Metallic arsenic is remarkably volatile,
as well as the most combustible of the
metals. Its specific gravity is 5.96, and
in the scale of hardness stands as the
softest solid metal, being only 3.5. It is
not a desirable thing to have associated
vith iron ore, as it has a tendency to
make iron brittle; at the same time it
gives great fluidity to melted iron. For
this latter reason it is used to make
sharp, or delicate, outline castings, es
pecially where no great strength is re
quired of the casting. It has no value as
a metal, but is rare in this country, and is
sought by collectors and men of science
for cabinet purposes. It is interesting in
that it adds another to the long list of
minerals found in North Carolina.
ISENHOUR MIKES.
The I sen hour mine, .situated in Cabar
rus county, and one of the Gold Hill
group, seems destined to come into prom
inence. On several occasions allusion
has been made to it in these columns, yet
the place deserves more than passing
mentipn. It is a type of the auriferous sul
phide class, and its successful operation
will be a great object lesson in teaching
the usefulness of like properpties now idle
in the State. The possibility of making
this class of ore profitable has been con
sidered entirely feasible in the past, per
haps because there was no means at hand
for extracting the gold. It must be re
membered that this class of ore carries
no free gold, t. e., no gold which can be
collected and saved by ordinary mercury
amalgamation. The gold is so finely dis
tributed that it remains in the sulphide
until decomposed, or desulphurized, when
it is easily saved. The . ore from this
property can only be treated to advan
tage in this way.
DESCEIPTIOK.
The Isenhour tract contains 216 acres,
more or less, and is favorably located.
The vein crosses the property in a line
north by 35 degrees east, and is nearly
half a mile in length by an average of
three feet in width. There are four
working shafts, distributed over a
length of 181 feet, as follows: The engine
shaft, 50 feet deep; the second shaft, 105
feet from the first and 55 feet deep; the
third shaft, 64 feet from the second and
46 feet deep, and the fourth shaft, which
is but 12 feet distant from the third and
about the same depth. This puts the
property in position to be culculated; say
50x3x181 will give the number of cubic
feet of ore in sight in the mine, while
there are 60 to 80 tons of ore on the
dumps.
The formation is huronian slate, and
the vein matter is talco slate, quartz and
iron sulphides. The crude ore assays as
much as $30 to the ton, and the concen
trates run from $37 to $52 to the ton by
actual work. The only work being con
ducted on the property just now is the
concentration or tne material on tne
dumps. The owner, however, contem
plates increasing facilties with the com
ing spring and proposes working the mine
on a large scale. These plans may be
interfered with by the mine changing
hands, as there are negotiations pending
which pay result in putting new men
and more money into the work. Should
this transpire, the Isenhour would per
haps reach distinction earlier as a pro
ducer; that seems to be the ultimate des
tiny of property anyway.
At the Presbyterian Church.
Services at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday were varied and delightful.
In the morning Dr. Rumple preached
from the text appointed by the Evangeli
cal Alliance, 'Thy Kingdom Come.
This was a most interesting and-1 in
structive discourse, the able divine dwell
ing on the growth and spread of Cnriat
Kingdom over the earth. The music was
good, the organ bursting forth under the
ski I i In 1 and graceful management of its
petite mistress, and the clear liquid notes
of the soprano floating out during the
collection in a sweet voluntary, "Nearer
my God to thee." While listening one is
melted to tears and can say from the
heart, .
"Though like a wanderer
Daylight all gone
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer to Thee."
Were words ever more touching,
or
voice sweeter :
The afternoou services were dovoted to
the Suuday School which is in a flourish
ing condition, numbering over two hun
dred. International Lessons are taught
with beuutiiul picture illustrations, and
notes expounding the verses. The Short
er Catechism is thoroughly drilled, and
the Sunday school has Ottered as a prize
a Bible to every scholar who recites it
perfectly.
The service at night was that of a
Praise worship, being devoted to music
with sketches of the hymns, who compos
ed, &c. Charles Wesley's hymns were
used on this occasion that beautiful and
perfect poem of his: "Jeena lover of my
soul" was sung in volume and with
pathos. This hymn will live forever, and
has brought peace and comfort to mnv
troubled soul in this world, and lit up
with joy, many a dying bed. Even in
this town, not long since it was sung by
sainted lips ce she took flight to a home
in the "Many Mansions." The organ
again sobs out in prayerful tones in that
grand anthem from Handel's Messiah, and
the tender floating voice charms her bear
ers as the words break forth announcing
that comforting truth "I know that
my Redeemer liveth." Oh the joyous
triumph of such an announcement and
when sung by tuneful hps. and a believing
heart, who can fail to reel it. Another
hymn and prayer and with "Praise God
from whom all blessings flow" the Sab
bath services are ended, and worshinnera
go home over the snow full of thought
win meuiiauon .
MARRIED.
December 80th '86, at the residence of
the bride's father, in Rowan county, N.
C, by Rev. W. R. Brown, Mr. Carson M.
Fisher and Miss Ellen L. J. Holshooser.
If faithfully used, Ayer's Sarsapsrilla
will remove the scrofulous in whatever
form it may exist.
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If you want to keep up with the times
take the Watchman you can't he left.
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JOHN WILKES.
MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND
In Scotch Irish Township,
Saturday Dec. 18, 1886.
A tract of land belonging to Julius
Wilson, consisting of fifty -one acres, more
or less, will be sold at public sale at the
Courthouse door in Salisbury on Mon
day the 3d day of January 1886, to
satisfy the provisions of a mort
gage given to Wm. W. Mott, Sept. 4th,
1886, and registered in Book 2, page 891,
Register's office of Rowan county. This
tract adjoins the lands of Burtou Mont
gomery, Scott Turner, Isaac Lowery and
Margaret Addie and Pollv Wilhelm.
Sale will take place at 12 o'clock. M.
Terms Cash. Wm. W. Mott.
Nov. 18, 1S86. 6:1m.
NOTICE!
All persons indebted to me by account.
note or mortgage, that has been standing
some time, will please come forward and
settle the same; Will take cotton and
produce at market prices in pavment.
R. J. HOLMES.
Nov. 1st, '86. 2:2m.
M Mil, Window & Door Stones.
The nndcrsijrncd owns and works a
granite stone quarry ix miles South of
Salisbury, and is prepared to fiil orders for
anything in his line Mill Stones and all
kinds of Building Stones, a specialty. Will
ive large orders special terms and prices.
James A. RiTcniE.
Not. 18, '86. 6m: Imp.
Regular Horizontal Piston,
The most simple, durable and effective
Puinp in the market for Mines, Quarries,
Rjh'neries, Breweries, Factories, Artesian
wolls, Fire duty and general manufacturing
purposes. 3Send for Catalogue.
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WORKS
BOILERS
KINDS OF
Having determined to go out
of the Mercantile business, I
offer my entire stock of
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING,
Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps,
Crockery, and
Glass Ware at N. Y. cost
commencing on January 1st. aod ronUaalas
to 15th February, unless disposed of sooner Tnu
1 a rare opportunity for the people to buy goods for
less than ihey are worth.-SpecaU lerms with coun
try Merchants. Extraordinary inducements to an v
outalvln the whole stock.. Come and see me
To those whom I have accommodated through the
summer and whose -mortgages are past due I mr
come to sec me at once and pay all you ran. aad
perhaps I cjb manage to extend, but settlement la
some way inust be made at onee.
, .. w J- McCUBBIN'S. 8.
Salisbury. M. C, Dec Slst, ISM.
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