North Carolina Newspapers

Is 7' i -' It' " -"H: . fy Vl i'' UL mtzsa OQUJKSWa "to-- : Hit Tfcw Vol. I. No. 37. Salisbury, N. O., Wednesday, Sept. 6, loos. Wm, H. Stewart, Editor iIVE 7 ll ,f .1 Carolina 1 hp L BLaCKBURS'S PAPER. An Executive Session at Greensboro Friday Night. Greensboro, Sept. 2. There was a gathering together here last night of seme of the directors of the aim oat lost sight'of corpora tion known as the Tar Heel Daily Publishiner Company. Two of the most conspicusus of those ab sent were President H. L. Grant, of Raleigh, and First Vice-Presi dent Charles J. Harris, of Ashe- ville. Congressman Blackburn arrived on a belated noon train from Washington, and found several of the faithful awaiting his coming. There w:.8 an executive session of the directors held in the Tar Heel Club rooms last night. Among those present were Messrs. Couch (private secretary to Black burn) Laws and Bivens, of Wilkes county, Locg, Wagoner and Brown, 6f Iredell, J. Y. Hamrick, of Cleveland, and G. L. Patterson of Cabarrus. MB. W. B. SMOOT LEAVES. A Prominent Merchant Determines to Enter the Legal Profession. Mr. W. B. Smoot, manager of Smoot Bros., and R gers' clothing housejacPf or ten years or more one of Salisbury's most prominent business men,lef tTuesday morai for ChaDel Hili. where- he w ii pursue the course in law. Whe i he has completed his studies ne will apply to the Supreme court for license and may remain in Sal isbury to practice his profession 1 It is no surprise to Mr. Smooi's I nti mates that he has taken this step. His earliest ambition as a boy was to enter the legal profes sion and but for circumstances over which he had no control and which required bis unremitting at tention to th8 mercantile life, tie would have long since started up on a legal career. Mr. Smoot is of a family noted for its splendid intellectual' ty and is himself a man ; of no ordinary ability. He is a :son of the late Rev. Dr. Smoot, one of the pio neers of Methodism in Western North Carolina and a brother of Rev. T. A. Smoot, of Durham, and Mr. A. L. Smoot, register of deeds of Rowan county. Glenn Congratulates President Raleigh, Aug. 30 Governor Glenn telegraphed President Roosevelt as follows: "Accept congratulations snd endorsements of vour monumental work' of bringing about peace .between Japan and Russia." Mrs. Bullock Executrix. Mrs. Augusta H. Bullock, of Spencer, has qualified as exeuctrix of tbe estate of her late husband, Engineer H. Bullock. Lexington Citizen Here for Treatment Mr. W. H. Walker, of Lexing ton, is at the Central Hotel, where he is being treated by Salisbury surgeons f ot an abcess which hasx recently threatened grave results. An operation performed this week proved of great relief and Mr. Walker's 1 condition is very satisfactory. LANE FOUND GUILTY. The Long Drawn Out Case of C. W Lane is Ended One of the most interesting as well as important cases tried at this term of Rowan Superior court was that of the State against Contractor C. W. Lane, of West Virginia, who was charged with enticing laborers from this State in violation of the immigration laws of the State. The trial con sumed more than a day and a half and the jurv late Fridrday af ternoon returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Lane, through his attorneys, appealed. PROF. E. H. MILLER IS INJURED. His Left Wrist Badly Sprained. Brother Also Hurt. His Prof. E. H. Miller, principal of Franklin Academy, and his broth er, Mr. Rose Miller, were both painfully injured in a runaway about two miles from Salisbury Thursday. They were returning to their home at Zeb f i'om Salis bury and were driving a - mule, which became frightened at a team coming upon them from the rear. Mr. Miller cluncr to the reias which snapped like thread and both occupants were thrown out. Prof. Miller's injuries while not of a yerioui character are verv painful t;nd he will be unable to use his ien txvm for several weeks. His brother's hurt is confined to bruises on the face and body. MB JOHNSTON TO WED Ceremony Takes Place September 12, at Her Home. A wedding announcement, with out cards, but of exceptional in terest, is that which is first made public today. Mr. Will M. Johnston, of this city, and Miss Jessie Sims are to be married Tuesday evening, September 12, in Spring Hill, near Concord, at 8:15 o'clock. The ceremony will be performed in the brides home, after which the young people will spend their honeymoon in Old Point Com fort and Washington City. They will then return to Salisbury and live with Mr. and Mrs, Thos. P. Johnston, the parents of the groom. Miss Sims is a young lady of uncommon beauty. She has visit ed Salisbury often and is popular here. , She is tbe daughter of ex Sheriff John A. and Mrs, Sims, of Cabarrus county, and her family history is splendid Mr. John ston wins a fine woman. And tbe bride captures an excellent roan. He has an honored and esteemed family. The city has no better young man and the twain weds wisely and well. Messenger Boys Strike. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 30. The fifteen messenger boys employed in the local office of the Western Union Telegraph Company went on a strike this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, when their demands for a cent additional on each message delivered was refused. The boys received 1 cents per message, which was not satisfactory, They want 2i cents MBS. ALBEBT LEONARD BUBNED. She Survives in Agony for 4 Soun and Tells the Story of the Tragedy Mrs. Albert Leonard, of Trad ing Ford, Eastern Rowan,, met a fearful death Thursday afternoon. Horror added to horror was the fact that she lived in consciousness four hours in awful agony, plead ing piteously with the attending physician to spare her the suffer ing by terminating her life. Mrs. Leonard was alone in the kitchen at her home yesterday afternoon preserving fruits, Mr. Leonard being in Salisbury on jury duty and the children of the family distant from the kitchen. The fire was going out when Mrs; Leonard poured oil upon the dying coal, hold the can within a foot of the open stove. In a second the, flames shot upward, the can ex ploded and Mrs. Leonard was ablaze. She ran to the yard but her clothing was already burned from her body and from neck to feet she was a crisp. Ex hausted, she fell to the ground, where she was found a little later in torture. She was re moved to a house and 8 physi cian immediately summoned but one glance satisfied his skilled eye that she was beyond mortal aid. Morphine was administered in copious quantities to ease the pain but the unfortunate woman suf fered greatly until her death at 9 o'clock. The house and household effects were destroyed by fire. Mrs. Leonard was but 28 years old and was greatly esteemed for her many womanly qualities'. She m m m 1 1 is survived oy ner nusoana ana six children. The deepest sympathy is felt for Mr. Leonard, who is an industri ous and well to do farmer, in hi bereavement. MTSTEBIOUS ASSAULT. Arthur Wyatt, a Charlotte Negro, Knocked Silly at Passenger Station. Arthur Wyatt, a Charlotte ne gro, was hit in the back of the head at the passenger station last night and knocked to all fours. An ugly wound was inflicted and the man was immediately given medi cal attention. Neither the assailant nor the weapon used is known but it is believed brass knucks were employed. BASINGEB COMPANY MOVES. Will Retain its Present Quarters as Salesrooms. The Basinger Carriage & Har ness Company has moved its me chanical depaatments to the new quarters near tbe passenger depot and the greater proportion of its employes will be employed there. The commodious building on Council stree t which the compa ny's business has outgrown will be used as a salesroom. Mr. Sifterd Returns to Salisbury. Mr. W. L. Sifferd, for several years a resident of Salisbury, who moved to his old home in Locke township last year, has returned to Salisbury and will resume his residence here. Mr. Sifferd is a desirable citizen and Salisbury ii glad to own bin again INCREASE III POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS An Index to the Increasing Volume of Business Here. The increase of business done by the Salisbury postoffice does not abate and a comparison of the r e ceipts for August 1904 and August 1905 shows a gain of nearly 50 per cent. The receipts for the month of August last year amounted to 11,074.46, while for the month just ended they aggregated $1,582. 79. The money order business has more than doubled, in many in stances more than trebling last year's business in this department. Resolutions of Respect Whereas, The all-wise Ruler of the universe has seen fit to take from us and from his labors our beloved brother, Albert Sidney Heilig, and Whebxas, Our brother has shown in his death how to die as he had shown us in his life how to live, therefore Resolved 1, That while we do not understand why, in the early days of a life so filled with bright signs of usefulness, he should be taken from us, we bend our hearts in humble submission to the will of our Heavenly Father j who knows all from everlasting to everlasting. 2. That Winona Council No. 18 Jr. O. U. A. M. has lost one of its best and most useful . members and that a place is made vacant in our Council, our . community, State and county, which we do not see how to fill; but we are in spired to live more consecrated V ----- v v and useful lives and to show more patience, charity and brotherly love, because of his life among us. 3, That we extend to his aged mother and the members of the bereaved family our deepest sym pathy in this time of great afflic tion, assuring them that he lived his life well. 4, That a copy of these resolu tions be spread on the minutes of this Council and published in each of our city papers and copies fur nished the family of the deceased. By order of the Council. This the 29th day of August, 1905. R. Lee Wright, J. L RSNDLEMAN, Max Barker, Committee. ROWAN'S FIRST BALE. Raised by John Locke Link, Bought by Overman & Boyden. Mr. John Lock Link, one of the most progressive and prosperous farmers in Rowan county, brought tolSalisbury Friday the first bale of cotton raised in Rowan county this season. The baleweighed 550 pounds and Mr. Link received 121 cents a pound for it from Over man & Bovden. Last season's - first bale was marketed on August 26th. Dr. Kluttz Returns to Hew Mexico Dr. W. Clarence Kluttz, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kluttz -for the past three weeks, returned Sun day to New Mexico. Dr. Kluttz has been entirely restored to health by the climate of his new home and he contemplates return ing to Salisbury to resume the practice of his profession within a tit yeari. RAILROAD SUIT COMPBOMISED. The Estate of Jefferson Lewis, De ceased, Gets $1,500. Messrs. R. Lee Wright and Ed win C. Gregory, counsel for the administrator of the estate of the late Jefferson Lewis, compromised a suit against the Southern Rail way Company yesterday for 11,500. Mr. Lewis, it will be remembered, was killed last year by a Southern train while going to the Spencer station to meet his son. The defendant company al leged that the deceased was in toxicated at the time. DUNN'S MOUNTAIN SOLD. Although the deed has not yet arrived, really nothing stands in the way of an early consummation of a deal in granite that has es pecial interest to Salisburians. A party composed of Messrs. L. H. Clement, Senator Overman, J. C. McCanlessand a Mr. Rooch, bought this week the property ly ing between Dunn's Mountain and the Whitney quarry. A su perintendent has been, selected and work is now being done on it. For the immediate present the operation of the new quarry is pretty much on its present scale, but of course . is to be increased soon. This is considered a most valua ble property and will be especial ly so since it has fallen into the hands of such enterprising gen tlemen. HYMN STOPPED PANIC. Electrician Threw it on a Screen During a Stampede in a Church. Norfolk, Aug. 31. The pres- ence of mind of an electrician operating a stereopticon at the First Baptist church here here last night prevented what promised to be a serious panic. As it was, a partial stampede occurred. Two electric liees became crossed dur ing an ilustrated sermon by Rev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell. The church was thrown into darkness, and part of the congregation start ed on a mad rush for the doors. The operator of the stereopticon iashed a hymn on the sc en and the choir began singing, which calmed the congregation until the lights were turned on. CHESTNUT HILL WINS AGAIN. Took a Game From Cooleemee Satur day Evening. Chestnut Hill's crack ball team overcame Cooleemee again Satur- j - day afternoon by a score of 8 to 4. i The Chestnut Hill boys are claim ing the amateur championship of Piedmont, North Carolina. FIRE AT GOLD HILL. Boiler Room Destroyed and Valuable Machinery Badly Damaged. A telephone message at 9:30 Thursday afternoon says the boiler room at the Gold Hill Mining ComDanv was burning at this s. ' hour and a damage of $5,000 wil result. Not only is the boiler room destroyed, but damage is done to other valuable machinery The fire started from the smoke Uck. STILL WORKING ON THE WBEOK Southern Detective Does Not Give Up Case of Train Wreckers. Detective Haney, who has been in Salisbury for two weeks work ing on the case of the wreck on the Southern yards here in which Engineer H. Bullock lost his life, went up the Western road last night. Mr. Haney replied in answer to the inquiry if he had any clue to the party who causedthe wreck in the affirmative. Further than this he would say nothing with reference to the case. It is be lieved that his investigation will result shortly in an arrest. SUBMITS TO MANSLAUGHTER. Elmore Phillips, the Child Hurder- er, Submits Tnrough Counsel Elmore Phillips, the 12-year-old negro boy charged with the mur der of his step-father, Will McKa- than, of Cleveland, submitted through his counpel, in the Supe rior court Thursday to manslaugh-. ter. The boy was badly frightened and his disconnected story might have been attributable either to guilt or timidity. The general belief is that he killed McKathan to revenge himself for several un merciful floggings he had received at the hands of his step-father MBS SNIDER DEAD One of Salisbury's Grand Old Ladies Ends a Beautiful Life. Mrs. Sarah Weant Snider, mother of Mr. W. F. Snider, cashier of the Wachovia Loan & Trust Company, died Monday afternoon very suddenly. In the early morning Mrs. Sni der went to the home of her son to spend the day which was , being observed as one of Miss Sadie Sni der's anniversaries. She was in better health than she had been for many months. It was her first visit to her son's beautiful new home, and the day began as hap pily as any of hers or her child ren's lives. At 11 o'clock she com plained slightly and alternated be tween the bed and her chair, but not until one o'clock was she forced to quit the pleasures of the day. She grew worse but not alarmingly so. A physician was called in but when he arrived she had reached a dying condition and there was nothing to do for her. She retained consciousness to the last and felt the fog in her throat. But she had no fear for she knew the life she had lived and met the end as calmly as the moonlight greets the sea. The Asbury Park Baby Parade. ysbury Park. N. J., August 31. The annual baby parade, which forms the principal feature of the carnival week, is a thing of the past. Never before has there been such a large numbtr of babies' in the parade and never was the dis play so attractive from every point of view. Thousands of vis itors had come from all parts of the East to swell the large crowds already here and there is no possi bility of finding room for the enor mous crowd in the hotels here, Most of the visitors will be con- . palled to km toalght.