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TRIED JO WRECK tRAIM.
y E. H. Miller, of the Piedmont!
Directory Company was in Salis
bury last week. His visit here!
iwas for the purpose of arranging
for the publication of a directory!
P of Salisbury
$T Rumor has it that Spencer is tol
be treated to a. new passenger de-l
f. pot. The town needs pnealmoBtl
. as much as Salisbury does.
Gabe Kesler, who went to Ari
zona some time last summer, - fori
the benefit ot his health, has re-
turned home much improved.
The annual foot-washing atf
Piney church, in Davidson coun
ty, will take place this year onl
; A Sunday.. May 12th. Salisbun
; will nq doubt have its usual dele
- gat ion on hand.
The Salisbury-Spencer Railway
Company has put on a new cai
' for service daring the summei
months, v
Miss Eliza Cook and Emile
Morversheck were married last!
Thursday morning at the court
- house by Esq. D.' M. filler tr Tht
poiigleiexpecfcto leave aext eiil
I : tor a visit to the home of MrJ
5 Moryersheck, !in Crermany.
who "had
ini
. Whitehead Kluttz, Esq. is
rrmvch demand these "days aa
Speaker. R&b otoked lor-an ad
f dress to the Confederate veterans
. fcf Stably coBtnty on May lOtfi,1 a
Albemarle.
J. R. Law, manager of the Ga-
zetteNews, of Asheville, paid th(
t Watchman office a friendly cailj
last Friday.
A special service for children!
5 was held at the First Methodist
church Sunday afternoon.
ET. C. Lentz, of China Grove, al
former member of the Board of
. County Commissioners, has moved
to this city and will make his
home here. Mr. Lentz will be
'connected with the new Empire
1 Department Store.'
The Swicgood home on Main
street, near tne xpra nouse, was
sold at'aaction last Friday after-
1 noon. M. S. Brown was the pur
chaser of the property,- which
brought $12,650. The lot is 6fix
1185 feet.
A picnic for the benefit of the
Orphan's Home at Crescent, will
be given May 9th, athe home of
J. C. Miller, on Long creek.
Mrs. Nellie Creekmore, of Spen
cer, and A. P. Kirkner, of Pulas-
ki, Va., were married last Wed-?'
nesday night by Rev.-MJ M. Ki
nard, pasted of St, John's " Lu
theran church.
'" Several! cases of smallpox have
developed at Spencer. They have
been placed in quarantine and the
; county health authorities have
the matter well in hand.
The Commencement exercises
of Crescent Academy and Busi
ness College will occur May 15th
and 16th, "at Crescent, N. C. Dr.
Js Dixon, of Kaleign. is ex
pected to deliver the principal ad
dress of the occasion.
in
the
Of all the fruits there are
land, .' ..
That grow on bush or tree,
I would give up the choicest ones
? For Hollister's Reeky Moun
tain Tea.
T W. Grimes Drug Co.
A New Undertaking Firm.
Among the numerous enter
prises that are being added to the
sum total of Salisbury's modern
institutions is the firm of Sum-
mersett-Bell Uundertaking Co
Tnis nrm is composed ot our
townsman. T. W. Summeraett,
and W. L. Bell, of the BelPHar
ria: Furniture Co., of Concord.
-JMr.Bell has a state-wide repnta
Of loteresi io Old Soldiers.
The veterans of the Charles, F.
Fisher Camp of Rowan are lnvft
ed to Salisbury by the Daughters
of the Confederacy on Memorial
Day, the 10th day of May. A
dinner will be provided for them
and Crosses of Honor will be dis
tributed to those who1 have fillet)
in their applications. The din
ner will be served at the Graded
School after a Memorial celebra
tion arranged by Mr Griffiii.
There will be an orator for the
occasion. A full attendance of the
veterans is earnestly requested ;
Mbs. John S. Hendebson,
Pres'dt Robert F, Hoke Chapter,
2t. - U. D. C.
'had no knowledge of the affair.
S'hey MS Heife ntif 'Satur
laight," when they were released' on
nthis cbarga; The negro, 'however;
seems-to be one of the pa'rties'Who
is connected with the recent bur
glaries at China -GMver Hfeve
our police some information which
shows that if he is hot one of the
burglarff he has received stolen
goods. -The coat he wor was xyne
of the coats stolen. He said he
faad a suit case at the house of
John Mc Griff, awd the 6fficer' on
examination fouifd 'it thete.' 'In
it were a number of w articles
thought to have- been-secured in
the China jQrov burglary. The
negro'is being held for implica
tion in the affair.
The three men arrested were at
the station here after 'NoJ -43
passed, and "therefore1 can' prove
Jan alibi as far as the attempt at
wrecking is concerned. The two
white men were out in the woods
asleep near Harrisburg, when it
began to rain, and they sought
shelter at Harrisburg, wherf rthey
were arrested just after the negro
had-been taken?- Th whte ""meti
gave their tames as Oscar White-
sides and Floyd Wilson.
negro" said his name is
BTrazier. Concord Times.
At the Methodist Cbarcb.
The meetings in progress at the
First Methodist church, conduct
ed by the pastor. Rev. E. J. Mc
Earty, will continue 'during the
present week; if not longer.' Mr,
McLarty is doing the preaching
and is giving his large congrega
tions some powerful sermons.
Much interest is manifested " and
it is hoped that a great deal of
good may result. Mr. McLarty
preaches the plain gospel, with
out any attempt at sensational
ism, and relies upon its power to
.tion as an undertaker and em- accomplish the work of impress
balmer, and Mr. Summersett is, iug his hearers.
Staking a course of inslruction in)
.:one of the leading institutions in
lfthe country. The new firm has
secured quarters over W. B. Sum
Smersett's furniture store and is
; ;gnow engaged in fitting up and
- festocking same. Their quareis
.); will be equal to any in the" city
;vhen finished and . thehv hew
- Pihearse is equal to 'any inHhis sec-
-. fettion.J Thsd gentlemen claim ta
be able? tbjgiye ptdmptv and first-1
i ciass service at an times and at
" treasonable prices. See their vad.
linthii paper;
A Fair Association.
A movement is on foot to ep'
tablish what willlbe known as the
Rowan County Fair Atsociation,
the purpose herng to give thh
county -and section ' a ; first-clas'S
fair. " Salisbury people ' will ) be
priheipat promoters of the enter'
prile, but an endeavor will $ be
made to interest citizens of ba
barrus, Iredell; Stanly, Davie and
Davidson counties. An effort
will be made to have the street
Wanted. I will pay $20 per month car line extended down WmI Tn-
? for farm hands and furnish niss street to Jackson avenue, thk
f. JhtfWd'Bttff garden free R fairgrounds to belocaed'abSrit i " jf
iL7iT$6kAioN3bate 7, Salisbnry;,- mile: andhalf - from the court
WledTles on Track Baf Enslaver's
Carefulness Prevented Accident.
Last Friday- sight an -attempt
was made to wreck express - and
mail, train No. 43 near Harris
burg. Sonfe scoundrels had piled
a lot of old cross ties on the track
no doubt with the intention df
wrecking aud robbing the trairi,
which carries only mail and ex-
press, and often has on board
large sums -of- money -and other
valuable 5 matter? It 4 Carries no
passengers.
Engineer Kizzfah,
charge of the train, sa th'tob
struction in. time to sufficiently
check the speeH for the traiil as; to
avert an accident. The engine
struck the crossties, but was nbT
derailed, and they -were 'knocked
to one side. .
The train ; wals 'stdp'ped, and
hree men were seen running
away.-- The conductor fired at
hem . but with no - results. ' The
train wasaken tn toJ 'Charlotte,
arid the' 'authorities at' once noti
fied. "Immediately "Trainmaster
Camden went to Harrisburg on a
special engine. - As a result one
negro aod two white men who ac
ted suspiciously were ' arrested,
ndth8e, wee? brought to;-Gan-
rcord. They claimed. Tiowever.
tha'they were simply beating
UoreJflijifd'ieifs;1
;iV:iillace ami Sons will short
ly bultd five fire-pVdbf warehouses
lney will be put up on East
Councir streelfc iuBt across the rail
McCubbins, Mbs, J. A.The Toad, On the site occupied by Ihe
deceased , was a sister-in-law of J. Frick concern, and extending east
bamuel McUubbinsj-of this city. to-th Tatumistables; It is? tin
one aiea last rinursaay at nexderstood that work Von-. these
terment took place at Thyatira early date.
church, Revs. Walsh and R. E.
Neighbor conducting the funeral. HflJt? it Barber.
Mabman; 1HSs.,wife of Char- M.' E. Nanti.one of a wrecking
iey xiartman ana aaugnter' or ore bf ihe SoutherbwaS baldly
I""'.. e r lJbutt l BafberMast0week.'Whire
hiaFrwlaiht. Mrs.
I A. CC ' ' "
man was aooui, .years or ge Mr, Nintz. ininHn.r him
and had beeh married abor.t fivLhnnfe ho uaaA a..J
yearsi Thrfuneral and inter-1 ir - i
" ' 0., , 'iLr - wMy.Ya- iq ms nome at
MnmiM n VJit M RPenofr- Hirinjuriesare notre
,J..J, . I earded as
r t aiiniifvn .1tl t
oicariug away -a train
wreck there, - heavy truck fell on
ppezer officiating.
garded as serious and it is tbcught
ho will da I i
it. I auw uu utJ out in a
mxr&lA; J WlLii;-who was c&ti.f tJotiple dfweeksr
nedted J w ithMurtays 'hotel "!at
Spencer, died'suddenly last Welj-'
nesday morning, hemorrhage -fbf
Fnnonl nf Ixmot RhVd&iV . H
The remains 'of th'eiatejlml
Blackwell, who died fd Nashvttri
Tenn. , on Tuesday of last Weil
reached here on the nightof
24th. The funeral took place
Thursday morning Re v. t Ki -
Neighbor, of the 'First' Baptl
church officiating:, The boile
makers employed .at th.eV SpenO'
shops i of the',Southern. attends
funeral in a bodyw-
Hotel Property to lie Sold,
It is announced that,the Hot
Jackson property, formerly tlf
Mt. Vernon Hotel, is to beM so
at auction on. May , 7th. T
property is a valuable ,9ne, is
an excellent business location an
will likely- bring a . good - pr
Real estate here is bringing a gooo
figure and the owners of this
property deem the present a fav
orable time to sell.
d &
resors. it nas
beaeh and 'manyc natural attfio-tLoDs-and
makes a fine park v Tho
L-amonnt jbo be expended pn It is
their, way on train No .5itand?fS. -Overman-received word Satulr?-,
the lungs - -being the ! cauBe Sat
death.1 Th&'tBmains wereseuftib
Burlington the' former liome
the deceased, where the interment
took plaoe; f Bef bre ' going"' iii tb
ihU hotel? btiirrifess1 ifl Spender."
Mr. Murray' wars a fireman on 'thpl
Southern Railway.
MikteiMo'st.-Mitsr A.'S'-ilrs. fieb.
day morning of the death of
mother; ' Mrs. A S Merri
which occfifred aV her home4h
Raleigh. Mxsi Overman-tfeft fyf
Ralefgh'Sunday morning and wak
joined there late,ri!by,,iSenait)ir
Overman j Thdeeessed was tht
widow of the late Augustus
Merrim6n, former U.' 8. Senatbr
aud Chief Justice of the Supreme
court aof HdTth arfclhiaV 4 n
The
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BBADsaAW,D.'C.i-T,e of
friends were aware of the sericjAs
itlhess of Mr Bradshaw, and thp
newV6'f his' death, which occur
ias'V'IFriday night, was a grelt
snirprise. ' neunTriia was thh
cause of death. Mr. Bradshaw
was a native bt the Mill 'Brid?
section of the'eouuty. He mold
to Salisbury d few years' ago " aiid
engaged 1n the business of buildf
ing contractor. The funeral toAll
place Sunday afternoon at 2
The Royal Arcanum and JunfSi
Orders, of which the deceased, was
a member, were well represented
at the funeral. J
Bbown, "Mbs. Cbkssib. Mrs.
Brown died at- her - home in "thii
city Friday morning. She ap
peared in good health Thursday
evefiihgimlmidni
stricken with paralysis of
bxain and did not recover c6n
sciousniss. She was 75 y ears ' pf
age'and had3 spent mbst of her
lifeib this city, ft The fun'eral was
held Monday a-ftterfioi lat St.
Luke's Episcopal church, Revl?.
Ji Murdotsh, tsonidttctihg the ser
vice. !
was
the
fire 6n , Elirs Street.'
Moh'da'f night between 1 1 and f
12o'clock4sanfei MoyWa'nd T,
B. Mar6li"were jtassTng the noMe
6f B. E. fiummer, on South Ellis
Street, they noticed a fire in the
raantry, They, at once gave an
alarm and with tBe aid of a yard
hose attached to the bydrarit'they
niaDaged to extinguish -the Ifire
before serious damage resulted.
The origin of the fire is not known:
Tie Tent Meeting.
The tent meting, in charge of
Rv. R. ,E, NeigfA.6f, pastdp of
the First Baptist churchy began
lalst Sunday mornii g Thore
have bepn two sefiitfes'tiailyjat
8:30 p. m. and 8 p. m.' The tent,
large and commodious as it is,
cannot accommodate the numbers
who seek admittance, and this is
more especially the case at the
night service. It is well' to be on
hand early in order to get a seat.
Miss Millar speaks to the congre
gation at each meeting and her
remarks are strongly impressive.
Fin at Spencer.- j
Spencer had a fire last Wedtfei
day Nrftich 'did cousiderab le dam-'
age. The f blaze started in the
office of the Western Union Tele
graph Company. It spread '4q
the place occupied by E. Saleeby
destroying part of his stock and
damaging the' rest. A f r a me
building db the other side, owned
by Dr. C. M, Poole was damaged
to the ektenVof $1,000. Michael
fe Peacock, owners of the building
in which the telegraph office wal
located,' will lose about $1,000.
The fire looked very dangerous
for a time and fears were enter
tained for the entire block around
the Wachovia Bank building.
The fir em eh, however, did some1
excellent work aud succeeded' in
confining the fire to a small area!
)imffortoni
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The food we eat is rapidly becoming a very impor
tant auxiliary In the treatment of disease, and is often
- its preventive. TThe educated physician today gives
fhft ctiWert of food an imoortant olace. ; ' -
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VHEAT , FLAKE. CELERY
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is the whole wheat, scientifically prepared so that
the fourteen elements are retained with tbe nutritive
prclrtiI EafceS Sliced day V Witt betid befi
cial tb health "as well as an economical article of
i M daily diet. , . ,
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150 Pairs Men's Oi
onds to Go
Seconds in Pants'consists usually in the front and back cut from different bolts
and are a little different shade; and you have to examine very close in many: W '
.find any defect. We have 150 pairs of these seconds, worth from $1.50 to . 50,
YOUR CHOICE, S8CH3T ianil 1a2ey
liHRELLAS 25 CENTS.
Big stock of Umbrellas, all kinds, of handles
cohgo, boxwood and fancy steel rod; extra
good value. Price, . . 25 48,' 98c, and up.
WIRELESS UMBRELLAS.
Everybody knows" the little wire is the weak
est '-fart of an umbrella. We have them'madte
witholit it. Try one the neixt you buy,
Price,- tftv . . . '. , .;.;..... . 98c andup.
( FfeW tjCT RA SPECIALS.
.m Men's 10c Scdks'in black tan and red at 5c
Men's 15c white foot Socks, at lOo
Extra g-obd value in men's Negligee "
- Shirts at...... 50c and liQO
"Wash fotir-in-hands at . . 10 and 25c
"Malogo Hats, Boy's, ...........
Malogo Hats,' Men's extra 'wide.
5o
10 and 15c
We have lots of good values in this depart
ment. Best Calico and Apron GingTiams worth '
6 cents at . . . . 5c
Pine selection 6f Dress Material in fancy
' mixed goods, also in , black and .blue,
Price, : , 40 75, 05 and 1.00
SILKS.
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White Jap Silk at. ; 25c
" 44 ' 36-in wide,' atV. :39 tfd 59c-'
Beautiful " patterns in J dVtteol' : Siik : :i
at:, , 56 75 and. 98cV-
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vui m.iiiiiicxjf uoyaiiuAvm is a w oxiasriui. success a. we ..are, fieuing more
than ever before. Stylish Hats at reasonable prices is what you find -here.
" It always pays to trade at
Hats
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1 AtURE'S-"GRAT-BlJOri'0
The recent drug: exposures in this Country have' proven1 to all that lea1il$r po'isons'
and stimulants luik in many Patent Medicines.' You never know swhen you might be tak- "
. ing' some of that class.' - . . , . . - . ,.; .
Nature has made ample provision for. restoting- vigdr and
the publicfas well as dbctors, resort to Natural Remedied hVii all dtnerave faifpdV 5
Are you troubled with . .Dyspejpsia, Nefune&s; Mkr&rik Kiidkley oi
Bladder Trouble Chronic Diarrhoea, or Dysentery, and 'above all,' that t
?l dreadful disease Scrofula, which has almost baffled human skill, or Diseases perai-"
' liar to 'Females? .
Piedmont-Bedford Concentrated
Iron & Alum later
STesWhen you consider that disease comes
6f the system, this Natural Minefal Water
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Is Nature's Remedy for Nature's Ills; Yes
from impoverished or run down conditions
iurnisnes me system wnax it neeas. .
. ne analysis mis yv ater, snown on tne oottie. tens you wnari m aiure vnizuvs
you should take when sicK.,' and thedpetjor who la'ds it will 'agree.
Do you think the grouping togetlief! iifi ) Jmi$"vW.atey 17 differejQtjninerals, .which -are
recogriized by medical .writers as jnost pbweifuLlnbbd tonicscouldcha.vepeen,
accidental? Reason answers, NO 1 " ' t v v 1 ?V ".
, ,An 18-oz.,bottle of Piedmdnt-BedfoM?Ccmcritfa
.allthemjperal of 1 2tsaWof-the &frszeifte
of water when you tan get a hottlo oftmlnjsrws at the trlviil qost of
one dollar. . The dose is a teaspconraihriMassfJyOOTlown spnrigf water. , -
v'4, and teariyiiaore' evidently f '
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We have t many f valuable- certificates; -wbi we wiH be;. Mad,stQ jnajlv ilyotL are A
interested. . . .s, i .
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