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Carolina Watchman. f L OCAL. THURSDAY, DEC.. 19, 1SS9. Iftcsubscriptian rates of The Carolina Mutehimin are fzl, n.iv in advance, - - - - $1.50. V,vinrnt delayed ;i months - pay 2.00. " ; Kim lino li o 1 lfn?i 0 vrwl r?aJe on the streets this week. ystentine Mauney, Esq., one of Stanly untN-'a best citizens, was here yesterday. Tlje annual country ball will be given It the Jmes 0,1 Friday night the The -pointers arc putting the finishing toucli n Dr. Trantham's new resi dence, , A couple ofsticufts on the street Wed gdar Result, contributions to the aky treasury. . . Tberewillbe services at St. Mary's t Kundav evening at 3 o'clock bv !! v y Kev. 15. S. McKenzie. Mr. M. li- Howell died here last Sun- A..f morjuiur. His remains Were sent to Alei marie for burial. Mr. Isaac M. Taylor, assistant physi cian at the Morganton Insane Asylum, tfii here- Wednesday, Mr- James Hodirin and little soil, of Winston, are visiting her parents, Mr and Mas. P. P. Mcrouey. Mr .and Mrs. C. L. Welch have return d from their bridal tripandarestopping li preteut at the bt. James. Five cardoada of emigrant negpo fain ilu niiwi throiiirh Sadishurv last Kri 111V" I - CD .7 ilav on their way to the Southwest. Vet ; ilv the O. P. 4do move." r Rev. Mr. Byjrd left Tuesday morning for his new charge at Fayettevllle. The best wishes of a host of friends and ad mirers in Salisbury go with him. Lee S. Overman, Es., i.s in Raleigh this week attending the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pcnitcn- tiary, of w hich he is an honored member. Rev. T. W. Gutherie, the new pastor, preached at the Methodist church Sun day morning, and Rev. Mr. Byrd, the re tiring pastor, preached his "farewell'' sermon at night. There will be cummunion meeting at Salem E v. L, church, Rowan county, X. C, the 5th Sunday iii December. Preach ing also on Saturday at 1 1 by, by Rev. C. k'f. Fisher, of Mt. Pleasant. 1 . Rusher and Rendlcman's Club expires with the present-year. Those of them whitjh wish to renewor any wishing to join it, ;jtre requested to report to either A. Wj Rusher or J. L. Rendleman. 4 : f There wiiHte a regular communication of Fulton !.o( jc NoUi) A". t & A. M. on Friday ni" lit December 20tli. - Election si - : : 'I of officers: and work in M. M. degrees, a full attendance is desired. Visitors cordially invited. Vhat might have proved a disastrous fire was discovered last Monday niiiht uboiit midnight in the cxpresH office. Some allies had been placedlina wooden ' recfitaela in the house which took fire but was hapily discovered before damage was done. Mr, Rolit, Kenncdyjlied very suddenly of appoplexy, in Wilmington, Friday morning last, just after rising from the breakfast table. Mr. Kennedy was a primer, and wotkcu in mis oince several years during the fifties. He lived in Wilmington after leaving this place. Rev. J. J. Renn was made a Presiding Elder 'by the last Conference, and put in charge of the Salisbury District. The District parsonage being located in Salis bury, he will make this his home. Rev. Mr Renn is well and favorably known here,-having served the Methodist con gregation in 1S7S, 1 '79 and '80 three fe-ars. Excavation is going on and pipes be ing laid to extend the ga& mains to Brooklyn and other points in, -town vhieh are now in the dark. The propo sition by the gas -company to extend the mains was made to the town commissioners-several months ago but owing to other matters it was not considered util Jatdy, when it was accepted. Quite an exciting runaway fook place yesterday morning. A team hitched to i"oijftsttre on Fisher street and ran Main, up Main to Innis and out Inn is ta&L A remarkable fact in relation to K Was that jiio public square was filled tte'time with wagons and horses but W" runaway passed through the erowd thout touching a thing. We wouhl like to call the attention of .faring men and all others Who have a"y3,fo,r a steam pump to the adver Wl;ofhe. Cameron Steam Pomp "Mnyon the fourth page of his paper. These pumps have a wide reputation for simplicity, durability arrd efiiciency and ;trc adanted to all nurnoses where .-- i 1 - PWd ptnan .i 'needed. Senrl to their rths lor catalogue and estimates at0u need. o: y ;e . rattle Tycoon" was played at flic J house here Tuesday and" Wedncs- TJtmgnts to fun houses. The cast was -YMipostMl entirely of home talent, and wa& ftj..i 1... uum. .-.-i isniirv hna ifrtml talent amenjr it j .. .j f-,"' iinmtcurs ond we wonder that they (1 on t do tbMt "Oil . . " ne p lay -was;gi ven for t-he benefit1 ItlH. Y M f A ' I .1 -m . i . a. - In tins connection wc Till ...J.i . , . . "" mat the manager of the new hows nt Hickory has invited the 2Bytoviii bat place and nive a J2ttM-H.vi about Uie loth of wlii, h ifaitatiou has been ac- The mill stone quarry in Rowan has' een under test for more than fifty! years, and orders are still coining in I a metimes tfty listant cmtnth-s itl our own State Mr I , yfiin HfLiun u tin mim i J. T. Wyatt who is workina the old Enoeh Philips quarrv. shinned a nir f J Thursday, to Bladen county. We have samples of the stone in our cabinet of minerals which mav be mt K I fhoae interested on the subject . w It affords us pleasure to ackiwwledire the payment of a number of claims due this office during the past eieht or ten days, and hope that there , arc many others who will remember thcir obliga tions to hs between now and the close of the year: The subscription year of many of the patrons of the Watchman expires January 1st, and it will oblkre us if a general renewal shall be made about that time. -Quite a numbernf new nnma have been added to our list within the last tvo weeks, and we trust there are others who may enroll for 1S90. Persons having anything of real value which they wish tt selt at a fair price. always desire that the public shall know of it. Persons haying good things of any kind to sell, cannot make it known to the public wkhout advertising them. This may be done in several Vays: by handbills sent to every house in reach, or by employing ai boy to go around-with Ull 1 . . ' - I u vcu uuu nonce, or. py a notice in a newspaper. Thdfatter mode is probably the best. But in any case, only a few leading articles mentioned is better than to lump a whole store. Some few seas onable articles With a d ascription of their excellence, is better than to say that John Smith has a house full of goods come and see them. Everybody knows John Smith is a merchant, aud that there are twenty others in the same line of bus iness. Rut every body does not know that Job ) Smith has good fresh Norfolk oysters fresh mince meats of superior quality for Christ man, &c. &e. An Oli Gun. Mr. Jacob Mcsimer, living near China Grove, has an old rifle gun made by Henry Primer, a gunsmith, w ho manu factured gnus in this country before 1819. Mr. Mesimrr prizes the gun very highly, and snys he can knock squirrels out of the tallest trees in our woods yet al ways shooting them in the head. The gun has been in use oyer seventy years. Breaking ths Town Ordinances. It has got to be quite a serious thing to break the town ord inances of Salis bury. There have been several case's against the b y. f-n"shooting fire crackers in the last ton days, and a number have been fined smnjl sums, but as they have persisted in keeping it up our mayor yesterday made an example of Walter O'Xoil by fining him $30 and costs. This ought to be a warning to the boys and probably vU be. Customary. It is customary for the Watchm jv to issue only a half-sheet during the Christ mas holidays ami that custom will bo followed next Thursday. Ii is also customary for the carrier boy who carries around the town papers to carry around a Christmas address on Christmas morning that custom will also be carried out. It is also customary of those" having their paper delivered to them, to give the earl ier boy a quarter, or more if they wish and Lloyd expresses the desire that this custom will also be fully carried out in this instance. 1 i v i . The Publie Roads. We have before us a very interesting article of considerable length describing the macadamized public roads of Essex county, New Jersey how they are made, w hat they cost, who pays for them and of what advantage they are to those who make and use them. If our people of Salisbury and Rowan county were in a condition to entertain the subject of improving the public highways ini a per manent manner; if they were financially able to do so, or thought themselves ready for such a work, the article refer red to would be of practical value to them, as affording the very information they would desire before entering upon it, and wc would publish it entire for their benefit. But are they willing to undertake it? First rate macadamized roads of 60 feet width, cost in towns and citicc, in cluding cobble gutters and curbing, $10, 000 per mile. But it is found that $2,500 per mile will cover the costs of very good roads in the country not exceeding 18 feet in width, provided stone of suitable quality can be cheaply obtained, The stone usually found on farms is too soft except for first or bottom layer; for fin ishing, crushed trap roe?k is the best, or such granite as we hayc in this country. But it is of little use to talk on the sub iect as intimated above, and so wc drop it. We publish below a letter to Mr. D. R. Julian from a iit tic deaf and dumb boy at Raleigh, the son of R. A. McLaughlin, of Harts P. O., this county. The report spoken of gives him an average of 94 in eight studies out of a possible 100. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. G, 1SS9. Dear .Mr. Julian: lam a smart boy. I seinl you my report. You are my friend. You are kind. Father wrote me that you would send me something nice for Christmas. I am eight years old. Do you think'iny report is good? Miss Marshall is my teacher. She has eighteen pupib. Nine are loys and nincafe girls. 1 have a cat at home. I have a mule. I have aTtlog. I love my mule, dog and cat. I have been in school thirteen niontns. uoou oyc. l our nine menu. John McLaughlin. Dr. R. k. Gregory, a leading physician ; of Greensboro, died there Monday after a very brief illness. His age was about GO j years. Busy as Bees. SOME OF OUR SOLID BUSINESS MEN. . arC wideawake, solid business 1, ' ?u,sl:,r-v , uerc s no better time to answer this ; ngbl now when every! ZZ his best uc '-ores ami lnarKets are crowu i v tt nil v i i iirwi innminir imr t-i nun A a a . i chasers 0w"w v v 416 llll UU1 In the first place, no town in our State can boast of a more genial, wide-awake and prosperous set of traders than can Salisbury. Our streets are continually crowded with teams and pedestrians. The radius of trade extends to an aston ishing distance, and a canvass of the crowd would reveal delegates from many surrounding towns. The merchants of a towu aro known to the outside world chiefly through the columns of the local newspaper. Through its columns they make known their goods and prices and iuvite patron age. When a man advertises extensively aud constantly, it's the best evidence in the world that he is making money and enjoying a good business. His advertis ing brings in good returns and encour ages mm to launch out still more. If you do not let folks know that you have goods, they cannot be expected to flock in and purchase. Tho shrewd business man advertises in his local paper, and as a consequence has a " house full " of ous tomers, while he who does not advertise sits about the stove and wonders why trade is so dull. Now, suppose you look through tho columns of the Watchman and see just who the business men of Salisbury ure. Where shall we commence? Well, we will take the most extensive advertiser first, and pop into tho dry goods empo rium of O. B. VAN WYCK, where we will find a big line of dress goods, dry goods, carpets, cloaks, wraps, jackets, &c., &c, &c. Mr. Van Wyck buys strictly for cash and of course can give his customers better bargains than those merchants who buy on time and have interest on their outstanding bills to pay. It seems perfectly natural that with his prices a big trade from the towu and county should fall to share, which is certainly the case. He is proverbially good naturcd and good humored and scarcely ever lets a person leave his store without offering them such interesting bargains that they are forced to buy. BOYDEN & QVINN is a busy, prosperou firm on Innis street. They arc not so much on the sell as on the buy, antl always fix the price on cot ton and grain for Salisbury; they are recognized by many of the largest cotton manufacturers of this country as among the best experts on cotton in tho whole South, and as a consequence very little of the cottou they buy leavesthis coun try. Wc said above that they were more on the buy than on the sell, but they will sell you any of the best and finest brands of commercial fertilizers (they only han dle what they know is good) at a less price than you can get it anywhere else ; they also can furnish you with an ele gaut carriage or buggy at a price that places it within the means of almost any one to buy. Next we come to the popular young clothier, M. 8. 1JROWN, who keeps a large and elegant stock of clothing and gents furnishing oods. Mr. Brown hasheGn wonderfully success ful in building up a large trade, his de partments being twice their usual size this season. His motto has been "lib eral dealing, good value and low prices are the factors which make a great busi ness." He acts on this motto, and his liberal dealings, good values and low prices hare been the means of his making a great business. A veritable Santa Clans headquarters is what the store of W. H. It EISNER & BRO. is often called. This establishment started out on a very small scale, but by strict attention to the wants of the peo ple coupled with fair living prices and honest work, it has become one of the leading ones of Salisbury. Mr. Reisner has been constantly devising means for extending his busiuess and has been gradually increasing his stock until now it could not possibly be piled into the quarters he occupied only three years ago. Ilia stock consists of watches, clocks, jewelry, fine cutlery and every thing that goes to make up a first class jeweller'sestablisbmcnt. Mr. Reisner has ii wide reputation as an engraver, and has turned out some work that is excep tionally fine. The old established house of R. J. HOLMES, on Main street, is still stocked with a choice lino of groceries, provisions, dry goods, &c, aud still holds the patronage which it has won. Mr. Holmes keeps the best of everything, but only keeps it by ordering, as his sales arc large. This house is one of the most substantial in Salisbury, and is so well known that it is foolish for us to try and s:y rriuch about ' it. Mr. Holmes has a good patronage,! and will undoubtedly keep it, . j r,M . - ., . . I The s.gn of the big gold boot is m front of the store of J a. SCHULTZ, who keeps a large stock of boots, shoes, hats and umbrellas. Mr. Schultz has at0111' served last J hursday evening. , t , , - , t-i a hemlved. That we most cordially ten good trade in his line, besides dom a ,Ia. ,l' i. . .i i i- i . der our thanks to the young ladies who wholesale business to the smaller stores so gratefully dispensed the hospitalities around in the country. lie always keens of the evening. Also to the good people both the flner and coarser grades of boots of the city who generously contributed nd shoes, ojid can always suit the most ! IS liberall-v Patronized, the enter fastidious in quality, tit and price. Don't j Ueolred, That these resolutions be pub forget the sign of the big gold boot when lished in the Salisbury Herald, and the you want to be suited. other city papers lie requested to copy. . r Joiix A. Ramsay, ) Among the country people pei Imps the V. n. Reisner, ; Committee, most popular store in Salisbury is lhat of W. 11. SmooT, "" j D. R. JULIAN & CO., j who keep.-; a large stock of groceries, pro visions, dry goods and everything that a m . person needs in everyday life. Dave has the Acuity of " gittin' thar every lime, and when he docs "git thar." he stays. When a customer once goes tof ! W.. 1 . r 1 I. : . . : c linn- uiwujs lounu uis prices on some things a little lower than anywhere else, and the country people who bring their produce to tow n to sell generally find that he will pay them a little more for it than any other merchants. This store is doing a big business in their line, and although they have been too busy for several weeks to write a new advertise ment, they keep their space in the paper to prevent rival merchants from occupy ing it. P. H. THOMPSON & CO. should not be left out when we are talk iug of enterprising business men of Salis bury, as they show their enterprise by a standing advertisement in their local paper. They are turning out excellent work at their factory and shipping large orders to other States. They do their work in a workmanship manner and use the best of material. Had they made the " wonderful one-boss shay," it probably would have lasted one hundred years longer, especially if it had been ironed with iron from the hardware'; establish ment of D. A. ATWELL, '' who keeps the best of everything in his line, consisting of farming implements of every kind, plows, axes, nails, glass, paints and everything fhat can be found iu an extensive hardware establishment Mr. At well, as well as his clerks, are al waj's willing to give any advice they can in reference to their Hue of business, aud parties going there are always treated in such a manner that they never go any where else fqr hardware. We have many other prosperous busi ness men, but space forbids that we should speak in this article of any but those who have shown by their standing advertisements, year in and year out, that they are doing a prosperous busiuess, and that one of the great factors to their success is advertising. An Oration to he Delivered. When Maj. John W. Daniel, of Virginia, pronounced his oration upon Gen. Robert E. Lee, we give it as our opinion that it was the most splendid production we ever read from a southern pen, and one A. -! ! A 1 A 1 oi me nooiesi, aim most eloquent ever delivered in America. We have had no occasion whatever to change our opinion He makes fine, imposing, masterly ad dresses, always, ills King's Mountain and Washington orations are certainly admirable, but far below his great ora tion on Lee. Virginia is fortunate in having such a sneaker. It, is very agree able to us to know that at the request of tho Virginia Legislature he is to deliver an oration on the character and public services ot ex-rresiuent Jenerson Davis It will be delivered in Richmond. The Time a says : "The subject of his coming oration will furnish the senator with an equally ample field for intellectual display. The two orations will, no doubt, largely com plement each other, the life of Mr. Davis being chiefly important on account of its civic triumphs just as the life of Gen. Lee is principally celebrated for its military achievements. It will be a memorable event when Virginia's greatest living orator shall discuss the most conspicuous aud engag ing figure in southern political history. It would be very gratifying to us to hear the gifted Virginian portray in letters of living light the noblest personality since Washington, with the one exception of Cicn. Jvce, wtio is the most attrac live, the most kuightlv, the most perfect character in the world's history so far as wc have any knowledge, unless we go to the Scriptures of Inspiration for the ex ception, i hank God that he has given to the South such grand, such exalted such great men to illustrate and adorn ner picturesque and rich annals as Washington, Madison,. Calhoun, Robert L. Lee, stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. No such men were ever born north of Washington, and we doubt if such will ever be born there. These men were great in character, great in life great in all that makes men noble and supreme and worthy of an heroic people's homage. M iltnington Mcxxenger. Good. The Farmers' Assemhly, which met in Richmond, Va., last week, passed a res olution requesting the Legislature to pass a dog law, wlucn might be called a local option dog law. The law they suggest authorizes each county hy n vote of the the people, if it should deem it advisable, to impose a tax on dogs with a view to raising a fund to indemnify owners of sheep for depredations hy dogs, &nd pro vides that any surplus over and above what may be necessary for this purpose shall go to the credit of the school fund of the county. Wit. Star. Country Produce Market, Reported by D. R. JULIAN k CO. Corn Peas Flour cntv 2 Meal bacon bams " sides .40(.15 .i;u(W .Gf 00(,2. ")0 .)! ,Co .12A .1 i Lard .10 Potatoes irsli 00 .G5 ' swet 4-i .50 Eggs .15 Butter .20a22J Chickens 12 (a) .25 Molasses country .30 houMers .10 Rooms of the Salisbury Y. M. C. A., ) Salisbury N. C, J)ec. 10, '89. j At a meeting of the Salisbury' Y. M. C. A., in their hall on the 10th inst., the undersigned were appointed a committee to prepare resolutions, Ac, and reported the following : ficsolced, That the members of .this As- illti."' do most gratefully thank the committee, Mrs. Cashing, Mrs. W. A. c Jallimoi-o. Mrs finrnm Mrs. .Wnh Horah, Mrs. E. B. Neave, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Schults and Mrs. R. L. Shaver for the elegant and siuuiduous supper that ! they so carefully prepared and so gener CRASH! it o u uo mm ( NOTHING sold at greatly reduced prices. Never have you seen goods at such low prices as at our store this week. Too many goods and mild weather the cause. MONEY MAKES THE MARE GO, We propose to make the glorious ani mal go pretty lively all this week in. Liihi-f Biikt Overcoats, Chinchilla Overcoats, Charlottesville Kersey Overcoats, Bloe Cheviot Overcoats. Men's Saits, Youths' Suits, Our departments are twice Ltheir usual siEe this season, over shadowing everything of their kind in this city, and surpass ing air their former achieve ments. And why do they grow o rapidly f Large buiinefp ie the reiult of the power to buy right and the will to sell right, or, as you may say, liberal deal ing, good value and low prices are the factors which make a great business. Our stock ranges from the Cheapest to the Finest, which must be sold without delav. We recognizo that in order to do so we must make concessions in prices. We have marked them down. Compare our goods and prices with others, and you will buy from us. Respectfully, M. & BK0WN. 49:3m, 18 MY SPECIALTIES . i ' ... FOR 15 DAYS ONLY ! My Millinery must be sold leaves for the North then to post Cloaks, Wraps and Jackets '."'"50 dozen Shirtsie'ft at New York cost.,. Yw can luy,asijt from roe at 50 cent? and if 1,25 worth $ 1.00"ana'f2:5tj. " r ' I wiil close out 100 dozen Ladies', Misses' and Childeitf Hose far below what they can be bought for North or South Now's your time. We have a great many handsome and useful things suited for Xmas presents. Don't fail to give me a look lefore buying. Remember I don't keep shoddy Racket Store goods, and as to my saying I was going to leave here in Spring and selling out at cost, &c, I meant it, but there's such a fascination and such great attractions in Salisbury, it would break my heart to leave the dear old town. And as to Bro. Stoner's hits at me, I will only say I am sorry ho did not succeed here and it should be a warning to him to keep good goods hereafter, and not in pose on the public with Racket Store goods. Everybody trades with Van Wyck. f Wishing you all, but especially my customers, a most de lightful Xmas, I am yours striving day and night to please, 0. K. VAN WYCK. ANNOUNCEMENT OF W. H. REISNER & BRO LEADING JEWELERS. Wc arc receiving new goods daily, and now have for your inspection the finest line of Wafohes. Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Rings and Novelties ever on tnis marKci. w e nave every thing complete. Our work department is the best equipped in the State, and are now prepar ed to turn out work at short notice, and in a i 1M : A. iitAf man lkP iiimmimm' Appreciating past favors shown the old firm, wo respectfully ask a continuance of your patron- age to the new firm. We are, truly youre, W. H. REISNER & BRO. N. B. The change of the firm name neces sitates the closing of the old books, and I would respectfully ask all who arc indebted te me to call and settle the same. Very truly, W. H. REISNER. Cotton and Ga n Market. Reported by BOY PEN k QCISX Strict good middling, Good middling, Middling, Low middling, Tinges, Stain, OSA1N. Wheat Corn Outs G0(rt.8.r) 60 CO awX THE WATCHMAN 90 in two weeks as my milliner . - up on the latest Spring styjeeu; et b at New York cost.' J . Executor's Notice. Having 'qualified as Executor of the last will and testament of Duncan A. MncRae. dee'd, I hereby give notice to all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, to exhibit them -to me on, if not before, the 29th day of Novem ber, 1890. November 27, 1889. J. 8. SPENCER, Executor, of Duncan A. MacRae. Craikk & Clement, AU'ys. 0:Gw.