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Vol. It. No. 4.
Salisbury, N. C, Wednesday, January 17, 1905.
Wm, H. Stewart, Editor.
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THE CAUBLE ESTATE SE
TLEO.
WILL 6HEEN RUN OYER! BY GAR.
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
SPENCER NEWS.
60SSIP FROUtAROUHD FAITH.
THE FIRST ACCIDENT FDR STREET CARS.
h, Messrs.
Saturday.
Prick and Cauble Will Return
Dunn's Mountain, Jan
8.
; The health of the community is
generally good.
! An election of officers was re
cently held at Union E. L church
which resulted in the selection of
the following ' gentlemen as dea
cons and elders : Paul A. Peeler,
Tnos. Kerns, Calvin Li Kesler,
Adolphus Agner., These gentle
men make a competent and efficient
set of officejrs. j j
; Joh'n A. Cauble, son of the late
Wm. -A. Cauble, has. returned to
., his old home on a visit to relatives
and friends. j He has been accord-
, ed a hearty welcome by all .
Some time ago we were talking
wrth a gyntleman who lives near
Millertown and we suggested to
him, (as Betsy, our former cor
retpondent, has taken on greater
responsibilities,) that he should
take up the good work and send
in the happenings of Millertown.
We beliiye that our friend, the
editor, would give this brother a
hearty welcome and we all,
the
correspondents, would be glad
to
hear from this brother. So we
say send us the news. Certainly,
let him begin at once. Ed. !
No further per cent having been
put on the Cauble lands, the deeds
were filled out on the 8th inst. as
follows: Abraham Morgan, 100
acre tract, $1,410.00; N. B. Drury,
50-acre tract, $890.00, and Hon.
John S, Henderson, 2 7-100-acre
tracts $800. bO. A final settlement
of the estate will be made Satur
day, January 18th.
-! . Dunn's Mountain, Jan. 15.
James Earnhardt, a young man
of this place, died at the home of
his parents from the effects of
pneumonia! Friday, the 12th instl.
about 4:80 p. m. He was abou.
2$ years of age. We are j inform;,
ed he attended a party not long
since, got very warm and cooled
off quickly, took a chill and was
confined to his ted several days.
He got up from '. lis bed to attend
another party, b it was too unwell
to take any part in the dance,
went home and again took his bed
from which he never arose. Rev..
N. D. Boole baptised him a day or
so before: he died, although he was
unconscious of the solemn rites
that were being performed. His
remains were interred in the Un
ion S. L. cemetery, Sunday even
, ing, the 14th instant.
Chas. A. Frick lost a fine colt,
6 years old, last week. Cause of
its death is unknown. The loss
to Mr. Frick was
about $125.00.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Jos. W, Miller, of
Millertown, spent a few days in
our neighborhood last week. -
MrJ and Mrs. Chas. A. Trexler,
yisited in this community Sunday.
Mrs, Pierce Leonard, who has
been visiting her father, C. L.
Kesler. ' returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Leonard does; not seem to re
cover very fast from the attack of
white swelling,
Messrs. J. A. Cauble and A. R.
Frick, who have been visiting rel
atives and friends hereabouts for
a week or more, will start on their
way home Saturday, the 20th inst.
AH of the relatives and friends of
these gentlemen have given them
a hearty welcome and will regret
when the time comes for them to
return to their homos in Illinois.
This is Mr Frick's first visit in 12
years. Une and all say come back
oftener.
Mrs. Mary J. Cauble j has had a
severe attack of neuralgia, but is
better at this writing we are glad
to note. I ;
George Boger, who lives near
Your Jiois Earnhardt's Dea
A Terrible Accidsnt at the Salisbury Cotton
Mill Saturday Morning.
Will Gheen. who recently accept
ed a position With the Southern
Railway company as breakman,
was ran over and killed by a coal
car . near the Salisbury Cocton
Mill, Saturday morning. Mr.
Gheen had just thrown a switch
and was attempting to mount the
car when he either lost his footing
or hand, hold and fell directly un
der the moving car. The car pass
ed oyer his legs near the thigh ahd
practically cut them off. Mr.
Gheen was brought to ior treat
ment, but died in a very short
time. His remains were taken to
G. W. Wright's undertaking es
tablishment later moved to the
home of his uncle, Thos. Gheen.
Mr. Gjieen did not loose conscious
ness for some time j and though he
realized his condition he talked
intelligent
y concerning the acci
Gheen was dut twenty-
dent. MrJ
three years of age, he had just fin
ished several years j service in the
United Stated army as a cavalry-
Wn, he was a son of the late John
.rGheen and is well
remembered
here as a party to the murder of a
negro some years ago, his partner
at that time being James Earn
hardt, The fu&eral services of
Mr. Gheen were held from Frank
lin Presbyterian
church Sunday
afternoon, Rev. John H. Grey, of
Salisbury officiating.
EARNHARDT I ALSO DEAD.
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James Earnhardt, who was with
Will Gheen at the time of the
murder of Allen Miller, colored
also aged twenty-three, died Fri
day afternoon at his home in Pro
vidence township, of , pneumonia
The- funeral services were held
from Union Lutheran church Sun
day afternoon, Rev. N. D. Bodie
officiating. I
It is of interest to note that
Wiley Rush, prosecuting attorney
against these two young men, died
soon after their tral.
A New Road To China Grove
The County Commissioners have
appointen a committee for the
purpose of making a personal in
spection and report on the feasi
bility of constructing a new road
between Salisbury and China
Grove. The Commissionere corn
template macadamizing a route
between these two pointf and in
to estimate the cost and ascertain
the most direct route a committee
was appointed at the last session
of the Board for this purpose.
The route which meets with most
favor lies on the north-west side
of the Southern railway, a large
portion of the way is now used as
a public road, and the intention
is to straighten ; this and secure
rights of way for the balance of
the distance and thus avoid cross
ing the railroad tracks. A con
sicerable amount of macadam has
already been laid at China Grove'
and its noped that the entire dis
tance will be thus improved.
A Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party may
be ffiven to vour stomach and li
ver, bv taking a medicine which
will relieve their pain and dis
comfort, viz: Dr. King's New
Life Pills. They are a most wonder
f ul remedy, affording sure relief
and cure, for headache, dizziness
and cons
ipation. 25c at all Drug
gist's.
Union, spent part of Sunday with
his sister. Mrs. M. J. Cauble. The
writer enjoys Mr. Boger's com
pany as he is a fluent conversa
tionalistl We don't know the
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meaningl of such big words,r-Jbut
we hope they are O K,i as we heard
some one sav sometmng mat
sounded like the above..
Bartlette
An old Gun on Exblbition at Toonasiille,
Ret. W. A. Smith Resigns.
Lxelngton Dispatch, Jan. lOtb.
A Lexington young man was
fined $1 and costs, amounting to
over $3, for expectorating on the
floor of the postofBce lobby one
day last week.
We are told that the two banks
of Thomasville issued checks -i for
a thousand dollars to pay for Sal
isbury whiskey for Christmas be
sides what the postoffice and ax
press Company die in orders.
More drunk men were on the
streets on Saturday than we have
ever seen in the town in a weekL-t-Charity
and Children.
N. H. Slaughter has leased ihe
Hege property on Main street a,nd
will at an early date convert ;he
store-room and residence at pres
ent occupied by H. A. Hege intlo a
hotel. Mr. Slaughter is a hotel
man of many years experience,
having conducted well known hos
teleries at High Point, Lexington
and other towns.
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jD. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte,
has been in vited and has accept
ed an invitation to address the
people of Lexington and vicinity
on the subject of building and
loan associations, The address
will be delivered in the court
house; here on Saturday night,
Jan. 20th, and it is expected that
a large audience will be present.
Frank Sheets, an inm?te of the
cbunty home, died Sunday ifrom
burns received by j falling in the
fire a few; weeks ago. Sheets was
subject to epileptic fits and it was
while! having one of these that he
ieli- in the fire in an open 'fire
place! He was not discovered for
some minutes and when found was
horribly burned. He iwas about
87 years of age and was a native of
this county. j i '
M. L. Richie has placed in the
show window in C. R. Thomas,
drug store, at Thomasville, for ex
hibition a curiosity, in the way of
a gun. Me tells us that he has
the history of the gnn and it is
143 years oln. It was originally
the property of old man John Tur
ner who died many years ago, at
the age. of 90 ; at his death the
gun was given to his son, Eli Tur
ner, who is now 86 years old and
from whom Mr. Ritchie purchased
it only y few days ago, . The gun
is hand made j and the lock is of
the old flint and steel model. The
gun weighs ten wounds, is of the
rifle eype and stand nearly six feet
long. With the gun is the origi
nal shot pouch and in it is the
bullet moulds, lead for moulding
chargers, and a turkey caller. It
will pay you to call at the drug
store and see it,
Rev. W. A. Smith oL Sunday
night f ormaly tendered his resign
ation as pastor of the First Bap-!
tist church of Lexington, the same
to take effect March 1st, 1905, at
which time Mr. Smith will have
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served the chuch here four years.
While it was known that Mr.
Smith was considering a call from
Berkly Avenue church, at Berkly,
Va., yet his resignation was a
paiiif ul surprise to many of: the
members present Sunday night
and their loathfulness to let him
go was apparent to j all. His re
signation was accepted, under
protest as it were, aud immediate
ly afterward a call was unani
mously extended to Mr. Smith,
urging him to remain with the
Lexington church.
The stockholders of the Lexing
ton Upholetering Co. met; last
week, declared a handsome divid-
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end and re-elected all the old ofiSc
ers tor the eusuing year. . wnile
a comparatively new enterprise
The Presbyterian ctiHrcn receltes a cheek
'for $500 and has a new pastor. '
The Presbyterian church of this
place recently extended a oall to
Rev. C. Cuirie, Dubbin, Ky.,
and he has accepted same. Mr;
Currie is a young man of consid
erable ability and it is believed he
will give entire satisfaction to his
new flock here.
A commodious suite of rooms
has been set apart in , the new
building of the Spencer Railroad
Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, which said . association in
tends to equip for the purpose of
an mergency hospital. There
will be a
ward for patitnts and
an operation room,!
both of which
will be supplied with the best e
quipment and latest appliances.
The Southern Railway officials
are greatly interestad in this
work, have been and will continue
to be liberal contributors for its
maintaindeuce.
The Presbyterian church here
has just recently received a check
for $500 as a donation from the
Southern Railway company. It
is understood this money will be
used for completing their church
edifice. The check was sent at
the instant of C. H. Ackert, fourth
vice-president of the company.
The congregation is delighted with
the liberality of the Southern.
George Fink, who has be n liv
ing in Winston for some time, has
returned to Salisbury.
A Uarriage at the Toil Bridge.
Salisbury, R. F. D. No. 7, 1-15.
J. T. Simeson and wife t since
ther marriage are making their
home at Mr, glimeson's father's,
J. H. Simeson.
Wat. Lanning, who has had
charge of the pumps at the Yad
kin pumping station of the South
ern for several years, has resigned
and H. T. Hackett has been ap
pointed to the position.
( Robert Jenning, Anna Long and
A. M, Reid and wife, in company
With a preacher, all colored, came
to the toll-bridge office at the toll
bridge, last S'iday. While there
Robert Jenning and Anna Long
were married with L.T.Yarbrough
as witness.
Mrs. J. H. Snider vited at A. G.
Yarbrough's Saturday and Sun
day. i
The best -advice I can give you,
if you want the news, is to sub
scribe for The Caboliha Watch
man. With best wishes to all.
YaYa.
W. H. Leonard who has
conduction a jewelry store
been
here
tor some . time,: a
branch of his
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Winston store,
has decided to
move his Winston stock to Salis
bury. Mr. Leonard is a clever
gentleman and his patronage here
has been such as to cause him to
take this step.
this is one of the most prosperous
business concerns in Lexington,
and their business steadily increas
es. The shipments last year were
50 per cent, greater than in! 1904.
annual meeting of stock
holders of the Elk Dixie furniture
factories was held Monday. The
old officers were re-elected The
meeting was largely attended, was.
entirely harmonious and the af-1
fairs of the comyanies found to be
in a satisfactory and prosperous
condition. These two factories
manufactured I about $350,000
worth of furniture durion the past
year and the outlook for 1906 is
exceecing bright, there ; being or
ders already on hand suffiicient to
tax the capacitp of the ; plants for
several months, i
Faith a 6:sd Place to 6et Started, an old
Soldier Dies Suddenly.
W. M. Bame, superintendent of
the Peeler, Borne & Co. 's granite
works gave a turkey dinner to his
friends recently. Venus was7 a
mong the number.
Mr, and Mrs. Lewis Ward in
vited a few friends to a big holi
day dinner and "wee" were in ev
idence there also.
Owing to the bad condition of
the roads it is almost impossible
to haul granite over to the rail
road. c
Wages are so good here that if
a man gets in one-fourth of his
time he can have plenty to live on.
It is almost impossible I to get
working people to chop wood here
at any price. One man was offer
ed two dollars, per day to chop
some stove wood, but refused the
job. Everybody Who can use a
hammer goes into the granite
quarries, as they pay so much bet
ter wages than can be obtained at
ordinary labor, and who can blame
them.
Any young couple jusi; begin
ning their career would do well to
come to Faith to live. It matters
not how poor they might be they
would find many friends here who
would assist them, and if . they
were working people, it would not
be long before they would have a
plenty of everything. We jknow
because we have seen it tried;
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L. A. Raney has gone to Char
lotte to accept a position in a
wholesale dry goods store of that
nlftce. If he hnstlea off cmnda
Uhwnf t Jp fastw-liin he did here
he will soon work himself to death;
News has reached here that; Eli
S. P. Lippard, a farmer and old
Confederate veteran, who lived
nearMount Hope church, died
very suddenly Sunday morning.
Rev. F. M. Harr preached a fine
sermon Sunday night to a large
congregation, at Wittenberg
church, Granite Quarry. The
members of Stone Lodge, I. O. O.
F.' and visiting brethren,, num
bering about 45, marched from
their hall to the church in a body.
Venns.
Sold Knob Items.
Gold Knob, Jan. 18th,
A. Goodman Sawmill
The El
Co. has
finished sawing on Mr.
Park's lands and is preparing to
move on the lands of O. O. Oddie,
near Dunn's mountain.
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Clarence Phillips has returned
to Trinity college and Henry Park
has returned to Mt. Pleasant,
where they will, enter school at
these places.
Mrs. J. M. Trexler, of this'place,
was called away last week to her
mother's bedside, who died near
Lisk postoffice.
Mies Clara Proctor gave a house
warming on new year s night in
honor of Miss Tellie Brown, of
China Grove, who visited Mrs. P.
M. Phillips during the holidays.
The iFrests played games of I van
ous kinds and light refreshments
were served.
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Work is rapidly going on on M.
C. Park's residence at this place.
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Mrs. Katie Earnhardt and Miss
ClaraProctor left Friday for Cleve
land where they will visit friends
and relatives. j
Contractor Sidney A. Trexler
will soon build a house at Rock
well for Geo. Holshouser, Mr.
Trexler will soon finish a large
home near that place. i r
G, W. Park, who lives hear this
place,! lost his pocket book' some
after Christmas containing $800
in mill notes and $195
in bank
notes. Mr. Park is at a
Know when or where he
purse.
l088 tO
lost the
Lb a.
E. 0. Stallings Struck by a Street Gar
and is Painfully Injured.
Eueene O. Stallin
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been at work in Salisbury for the
last week or two, but who lives on
north Main street, just inside the
corporate limits of Spencer, met
with a serious accident late Sat
urday evening. Mr Stallings had
gone home on the street car and
was put off at his home, but for
some reason decided to sit down
on the track whic he did and prob
ably went to sleep, at any rate
there is where the carr on return
ing, some twenty or thirty min
utes later found him and rudely
disturbed his dreams. Gene was
probably some three or four sheets
in the wind and was some time in
learning just what struck him.
He was bruised up considerably,
receiving sdveral servere cuts a-
bout the head. He was given, im
mediate medical attention and
will probably be about again in a
few days. Just why the motor-
man, with a large headlight on
his car, did no see Mr. tailings
on the track is a mistery. Some
months ago we called attention to
the fact that the motorman spent
to much of his time looking back
in the car instead of ahead.
Whether this will account for the
accident or not we cannot say.
P. A. Threatened with Pneumonia.
Lyerly, Jan. 15.
The roads are very bad out this
WAT. I nfiv aro dlmftot. i m rtQ ooa
ble.
" Our chain ting force can not
do much woil; these days; too
Rev. N. D. Bodie has been very
busy visiting the sick in his charge
as pastor of Union and Chritiana
ohurches.
Wm. F. RuftyVent hunting the
nf.Vl AT n i crVif. nnrl nart rrVi f nrr Ana
opossoms. We hope he will in
vite the editor and the Hustler to
help sample them.
Some of our boys who have been
attending school at Lenoir college,
will get through with their studies
by the last of January. There are
a good number on the roll up there
and we wish them much success.
We are sorry to note that we
have a great deal of sickness in
our neighborhood. At present it
keeps our doctors on the road very
near all the time.
Adam Smith had a very sick
horse a few days ago, but a few
doses of medicine from the Hust
ler soon got him well again.
CM. Lyerly, our quarryman,
has been employed to superintend
the work of getting the rock out
of the public road near here. He
is right man in the right place.
P. A. Hartman, at present sup
erintendent of the Rowan chain
gang, has been having a very bad
cold and is no threatened with an
attack of pneumonia. We wish
him a speedy recovery.
With best wishes for the Watch
man and its readers, I remain,
The Hustler.
A fire occured at Livingstone
College one evening last week
which caused censiderable damage
to Sanford Hall, the gial's dormi
tory. The fire took place on the
third floer and the damage is esti
mated at about $600, fully cover
ed'by insurance. On the person
al affects of the students which
were destroyed there was no msur
ance.
A Guaranteed Core for Piles '
Itching blind, bleeding, protrud
ing piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money if Pazo Ointment
fails to tare in 6 to 14 days. iOs.
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