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Narrowly Escaped .With Their Lives.
Spartanburg, S.'"0.,"April 1.-
Foreat Justice and his wife, who
live about a mile ; from Spartan
burg, barely escaped with thejr
lives In a fire which destroyed the
store and residence of Mr. Jus
tice at-an early " hour Sunday
morning. - When the flames were
discovered they had burned their
way into the apartment of Mr.
ana Mrs. justice ana, jumping
from bed, they rushed out in their
bare feet and clad only in their
night-dresses just in time to save
their lives Everything in the
building was destroyed.
Mr. Justice conducted a grocery
and general merchandise 6tore on
the outskirts of the city, living
over the store, Sunday morning
about 5 o'clock there was -a se
vere electrical storm and the store
was struck by lightning, setting
the building on fire. The flames
soon enveloped the t entire struc
ture and in a short period of time
the fire had entered the bedroom
of Mr. Justice, who was awakened
by the smoke and the crackling
of the flames. -Special to Char
lotte Observer.
May Enter Harvard.
A former resident of Cambridge
who is closely identified with col
lege affairs, is authority for the
statement that Prince Oscar, Em
peror William's fifth son and the
next to thd youngest, will proba
bly enter Harvard University as
a student this fall.
The info.mation comes from a
relative of the Cambridge man.
A letter received by him from
Germany today says : "At table
I am sitting opposite the play
wright Fulda He tells me that
the German Emperor takes a keen
interest in Harvard University,
and that he expected to send his
Bon, Oscar, to Harvard for a course
of study. I am not sure, but I
am under the impression that he
said the Prince would go to Cam
bridge the coming fall.' Boston
Transcript.
Accidentally Shot His Sister.
Durham, April 1. Today Mis
Mary Bowen, 18 years old, daugh
ter of Thomas Bowen, was seri
ously wounded by har brother
firing a shot gun in the house.
It was uot-fchoughtthat the gun
was loaded and when the young
er brother, who was about twelve
years of age, first presented the
gun at his sister, she( warned him
not to do that. The mother said
it was all right, that the gun was
not loaded. This gave encour
agement to the-boy and he snap
ped the gun with almost fatal Re
sults. The load of bird shot 4 en
tered the left shoulder and breast.
The young lady was taken to trie
Watts Hospital, it is thought
. she will recover, -Special to the
Charlotte Observer.
Where Titles are Cheap. '
The cheapest country for buy
ing a title used to be Portugal
When a man is made a baron or
..- a count there, his patent recites
the service for which the grant is
made, I was once in Portugal
and I had some curiosity to dis-J
L-eover what were the services for
which an Englishman of my ac-
: tugue3e baron. I therefore looked
the matter up and found that it
was for having introduced into
the country a new tree. There
J i I i- U I J I
coming a baron; It appears that
there is, or was then, a convent
whichjonce had.ajlarge possession.
All its tenants were jby the fact
of being tenants, barons. But
; the convent had lost its posses
sions with the exception of one
farm. It had an agent in London.
For a verv mnrlnratA nnnaMftra;
tion the agent let this farm to a
would-be tenant. He -therefore
became a baron., and when he re
signed the farm to the next ap
plicant he retained the title.
Truth.
After sevejral dayarconfinement
to his room our new Sheriff is able
to be out again,
"Father" of Hon est e ad Act Deal
Binghamtom, N.Y.y March Btr.
Former Congressman Galusha A
Grow died at his ;. home . in Glen
wood, Pa., this afternoon as a re
I suit of the general break .down,
attributed to old age. ' ,
Mr. Grow was elected to Con
gress from the Wilmot district of
Pennsylvania as the youngest
member of that body in 1851, ard
after retirement from public life
for nearly 40 years he re-entered
tae House of Representatives as
Congressman-at-large from Penn
sylvania 14 years ago. When he
retired four years ago, his publio
service in the House extended over
. . - .
the longest period, although not
continuous service, of any man
who ever sat in that bodyr
During the ante bellum days he
. 11 1 . a
was quite wen Known in tne
United States and in 1864 he came
within one vote of being nomi
nated for Vice-President in place
of Andrew Johnson, who became
President on the death" of Abra
ham Lincoln.
Mr. Grow was elected Speaker
of the. House of Representatives
in 1861 and occupied that position
during the first two years of the
war, until his retirement from
Congress in 1863.
Mr. Grow's greatest publio ser
vice was as the "father" of the
Homestead act, through which
measure .many million acres of
Western farm lands were opened
up to settlement by homesteaders,
an act which has been credited
with doing more than ay other
one thing for the development of
the great West.
The Burning of Judas.
Of the many ceremonies of
Easter W6ek the one which most
excites the interest of the stran
ger in Mexico is that of the "Sa-
bado de Gloria," the Saturday
before Easter.
On that day the arch traitor
Judas is held up to public execra
tion by being burned in the shape
of effigies stuffed with fireworks.
The effigies are usually misshapen
monsters and are hawked about
the streets on the days preceding
the "Saturday of glory." The
artificers give free play to their
fancy, and some of the results
are, to Bay the least, astonishing.
Most of the figures have horns,'
claws and other suh appendages.
On Saturday morning the larg
est Judases are suspended on wires
stretched across the street and are
burned amid the wild excitement
of the crowd which gathers to wit
ness and conduct the ceremony.
New York Evening Mail,
The Mourners Stampeded.
Spartanburg, S. C, April lr
Five hundred colored men and
women were thrown intovild ex
citement this afternoon during
the funeral services of Rev. J. M.
Brown by the fallingof the floor
cf Macenodia church. The de-
C3ased preacher was pastor of this
church and hundreds "of his flock
were on hand to pay their last re
spects. The sermon was being
preached bv Rev. Leak and just as
he reached the most solemn part
of his discourse the church floor
began to creak and tremble and
then it fell with a loud crash
Women screamed and men prayed
and a general stampede followed.
Several women were injured,
though not seriously The devout
'members of the church declare it
was a visitation of God because
many members oi Macedonia were
not as kind to Rev. Brown during
his life as they should have been.
SpeciaFto Charlotte Observer.
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Sheriff Arrested for Carrying a Pistol.
Columbia. S. C, March 81.
Sheriff Rabon, of Aiken county,
this State, was arrested in Jeffer
son county. Georgia, charged with
carrying a pistol. He was con
victed, the sentence being $20
fine or four months on the chain
gang. The South Carolina offi
cial was armed with requisition!
papers from Gov. Terrell and was
endeavoring to arrest a fugitive
from this State. The matter has
just come to light. . r ,: '
Oenson UikeOls EscarV
The Greensboro News if last
Friday says: ' " y
"Norman Den son, one w the
young men who was recently in
dieted by the Souehern Railway
Company for robbing freight cars,
and who, with other defendants
in a similar case, was tried before
Esquire Glasscock here and dis
missed, was arrested in ; Hi&h
Point yesterday on the charge of
stealing a watch .from a maa in
Salisbury. He was placed in the
city prison at High Point about
KTo'clock yesterday morning and
in less than two hours succeeded
in tearing the lock from the cell
and escaping,., leaving word jthat
he would sentf thh lock by ex
press.
It is said that Den eon stole
the watch from under the pillow
of a sleeping man in Salisbury
an covered his victim with a re
volver while he backed out of the
room. The Salisbury; police tel
graphed to the chief at High
Point to look out for him and ht
was located in that city a short
time later He resisted arrest,
and when forced to accompany
the officer cursed his captors
soundly. As soon as the officers
learned of Denson's escape a
bloodhound was put on what, was
supposed to be his trail, but in
stead of bagging the man wanted
the dog treed two hoboes.".'
Enriched Carnegie and Died Poor.
John Brislin. inventor of the
massive rolling-mill machinery
by which beams or iron weighing
tons are run through the rolls,
and through which Andrew Car
negie made most of his millions,
died here tonight, at the age of
72, blind and in poverty.
Carnegie and Brislin were boy
hood friends. Brislin And Anton
Viu'nac, another workman, -after
years of experimenting, perfected
he rolliug-mill machinery that
revolutionized the steel industry.
Then they discovered that their
secret was known, and soon the
Carnegie Steel Company was using
their invention. They ever after
ward asserted that their models
were stolen.
They brought suit, and were
awarded the ownership of patents
valued at $40,000,000; but the
verdict was reve rsed on a techni
cality. They had no money to
continue the fight, but they
spurned the Carnegie Company's
offbr of $100,000 for a settlement.
Viunac died of grief and Brislin
went blind.
It is said that on Saturday
Brislin received a letter, supposed
to be from Carnegie. "Every
thing will be all right now," said
he, "Carnegie knowall about it."
Pittsburg dispatch in the N. Y.
World.
Congregation Panic-Stricken,
Newborn, April 1. A congrega
tion, numbering between 800 and
1,000'people, which gathered at
$t. Peter's A. M. E. church Sun
day night to witness Easter exer
cises, were panic-stricken by the
storm Sunday night. Imagina
tion played a large part in the
affair, wind blew down, a portion
of "tha, tower on the roof, causing
a fright and the audience all made
for the door. They were quieted
with difficulty and a few received
slight injuries i: the rush.
Mansfield i Yerj Sick Uan.
New York, April 1. After a
conference of physicians in at
tendance upon Richard Mansfield
today, Manager Steveus said they
had reported Mr. Mansfield to be
considerably improved. He isJ
yet a very sick man, however, and
full recovery will take several
months, but it is the oipnion of
the doctors that ultimately he
will regain his health. ,
Boarders s Wanted!
The Salisbury House, 120 South
Long Street, is prepared to ac
commodate a few boa rd e r s.
Rooms nicely furnished, tab 1 e
well suppled and prices xeasona
blek ? 2-18 tf.
FAITIJ.
J. P. A.' Fisher shipped a large
car load of building stone' to Dur
ham today "rrom his pink - quarry,
' We had a cold rain Easter Sun
day and some snow in the evening.
Miss Clara Gant is confined to
her bed with pneumonia.-
The old folks singing is going
on at the Lutheran church here
today, . : " - . .
Another good old farmer and
old soldier retires1 from farm life
and moves to FaitB- soon, to live
the balance of his days in ease and
comfort. This time it is Pinkney
Ludwig. He bought a house and
lot from Augustus Basin ger, near
the Baptist church. He sold his
farm. We welcome him and his
wife to our little town. He will
move soon.
Frank Jackson is out again."
Faith will have electric light
and electric tram roads plenty, as
soon as the power-house is done at
the Yadkin river.v
Rev. and rs. W. R. Davis have
returned from the mountains
where they have been for the past
few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Goodman
have rented a farm near Union
church and have gone to keeping
house for I hemselves.
Happy Easter to all the readers
of the Watchman,
Venus.
Will Work in the Mountains.
Boston, MafS., March 31 Rev.
Hervey C. Parke who hask been
curate of jOnrist church, Cam
bridge, since September, 1, 1904,
has notified he rector, Rev. Pres-
scott Evarts, that he shall send
in his resignation sometime this
summer. Mr. Parke expects to
go to Waynesville, which is in the
Asheville missionary district of
North Carolina. There he will
be associated with. Deacon Hug
son in Waynesville associate mis
sion and will work among the
mountain whites. Mr. Parke was
born in Michigan and prepared
for the ministry in the General
Theological Seminary, New York.a
On his graduation, he came di
rectly to Cambridge, where his
first pastorial work was at Christ
church. He plans to leave for
his new field about September 1.
Youtbtul CrlQioals.
Two lads, one 16 and the other
17 years old were arrested Mon
day by Officer Cauble for breaking
into the residence of A. L. Smoot.
The boys claim to be from Ten
nessee, say they are orphans and
are looking for work. They are
suspected of knowing something
of the robbery of Mrs. C. A. Rices
house.
Death of Urs.
Mrs. Mary Lentz died last
Thursday afternoon, at the home
of her daughter, Miss Martha
Lentz, on South Caldwell street
The deceased was 85 years of age
and from early childhood had
been a member of the Lutheran
church. She had the. reputation
of being a consecrated christian
woman, and one who had done
much good in the course of her
long life. The funeral was hld
at Grace Lutheran church on Fri-
nay afternoon.
Bishop John C. 6ranbury Dead.
Richmond, Vs., April 1. Bis
hop John C. Granbury, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, died suddenly at His homej
in Ashland today while sitting in
a chair. He was 76 years old and
and had been bishop since 1882.
UOBSf LOSt A purse containing
$7.94, four one-dollar bills, bal
ance in silver and change, was
either lost or stolen from my
pocket, on the ' publio square - in
Salisbury, Saturday if tern dan
about 1 :80 o'clock; - Any' infor
mation concerning rsalnev will be
greatly appreciated by the under
signed ' Geo. M. Oauble, Uoute
o, palispury , rN . U.
Does rCbffee disagree vith you?;
Pfobably it doasf; ,Then try Dr,
Shoops Health (JoSee. "Health
Coffee" is a clever combination of
parched cereals y and nuts. 'Not
a grain of real Coffee, remember,
in Dr. Shoot's Health Coffee, yet
its flavor and taste closely matches
old Java - and Mocha- Coffee. If
your stomach, heart or kidneys
can!t st&nd Coffee drinking, try
Health Coffee. It is wholesome,
nourishing and satisfying. It's
nice even lor the youngest child.
Sold by N P Murphy.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
helps the stomach-action,
because the Pabst Perfect
Eight-Day Malting Process
has practically digested all
food substances in thebawr.
Pabst Blue Ribbon' Beer
istfit G ighly aged, rich and
me! lr v-it agrees with even
dyspeptic stomachs and is
f an active aid to digestion.
The hops used give
flavor to the beer and
tone to the system.
When you order beer, call
for Pabst Blue Ribbon,
the Beer of Quality
225 E. Ennis St., Salisbury.
Phone 75.
Easter flats.
Go to
Mrs. Jno. A. Murphy'so
to buy your
EASTER HAT. She has
the most beautiful and up-to-date
hats for the least
money. She has moved next
to Cook's drug store, 202 S
Main St.
Mrs. J. A. nurphy,
202 S. Main Street.
Draw Your own Conclusions
ME ID SAFETY
make an excellent har
ness combination.
Yours for the purchase
(ff price (a moderate one)
tf? if your investment in
9 horse goods is made
b7 here. Prove it? Cer-
7 tainly first time you
(3 seeTis.
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flotice oup Gash Prices
& . -
115 E. Council Street.
FOR SALE!
-1 offer toy farm of . 189 acres,
more-or less, situated near Gold
Hirrrfor sale, and if not sold pri
vately, will be sold, publicly,
Uonday April 8tn;- Ensuing at 12 UM
at the Court House door, in Salisbury,-
This farm .has a superb
dwel ling and. kitchen, together
with barn, wheat-house, corn-crib,
lyork - house, blacksmith shop,
smokehouse a- n d cotton-house.
There are two wells -of excellent
water. It is finely watered, has
abundant meadows,, a good pas
ture enclosed with wire fence, is
timbered with Cak, hickory and
fieldj)ine, is easi.ly cultivated and
produces well. " '
Terms: cash, balance secured
by note and mortgage. '
L. H. ROTHROCK,
Feb. 25, '07. 6t. Gold Hill, N. C.
Infcrease Yocr
fields Per
Acre
depends upon the life-loner study
and experience of the men who di
rect cms Dusiness. and who mix a
f ertilizerwhich "makes three (often
aaozenj DJaaesot grass grow, where
onlvone crew hfifnm Thn noma
of it is
Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer. -
By its very liberal use, a week or
two before, or at planting, as well
as second application, multitudes of
farmers in the South have "in
creased their yields per acre." and
with the larger profits which these
increased yields brought, paid off
th e mortgage on their farms. Don 't
be fooled by any dealer into buying
a "cheap" substitute.
Virginia-Carolina Chemi&l Co.
Bicbmond. va. Atlanta, Ga.
Norfolk. Va.
Savannah, Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
Memphis, Tenn.
Shreveport, La.
Durham, N. C.
Charleston, 8. C.
Baltimore, Md.
"Dr. "Williams Indian Pile
Ointment will cure Blind,
Bleeding and Itching
Piles. It absorbs the tumors.
allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant re
lief Tt Wl'1 Hamo' TnrH oti "Oilo fliTit.
ment is prepared for Piles and Itch-
II ing ef the private parts. Every box is
ceipt of price, 50 cents and $1.00. WILLIAMS
MANUFACTURING CO.. Props.. Cleveland, tthfo.
as to our Carriage and
agons, but how are
you going to know un
less you soe them and
try. them? These few
lfnes are meant to in
vite you here. Will
yoiTcome? Youjwill if
you wish to serve your
own best interests.
COPYRIGHT.
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you, your friends ands
"the man in the street"
is any one of our many
vehicles Carriages,..
Surreys, Runabouts,
Mantels, etc. "They're
built that way." Also
built to last and run
easy without running
into much money.
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