flE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Local News Items
A charter was granted Friday
to the New South Investment Co.,
with an authorized capital stock
of $5,000,000.00', $3,000 of which
has been subscribed. The object
of the company is to do a general
public and private construction ytions
business, Lonnie L. Gaskill, of
Salisbury, is one of the corpora
tors. Geo. W. Montastle and W, H.
Mendenhali, president and cash
ier of the Bank of Lexington and
Dr. W. F. Welborue, of Lexing
ton, attended the Salisbury-Lin
colnton ball game last Thursday.
Mrs. Gordon Setzer and little
daughter, Lucile, left Tuesday for
an extended visit to her parents
in Brevard, N. C. -
The Spencer Mercantile .Com
pany which has been so success
fully conducted by Messrs, Jas.
D. and Sam T. Dorsett is to un
dergo a change. It is to become
a Btock company with an author
ized capital of $50,000, $10,000 of
which will be paid in immediately.
The.officers will be Jas. D. Dor
sett, president, and W. A. Good
man, secretary and treasurer.
Sam T. Dorsett retires owing to
ill health.
The plans for the fair build
ings have been received and ac
cepted. - .
R, M. Pendleton, an old typo
of this city, who accompanied the
firemen to Wilmington as assist
ant chief, took seriously ill while
away and returned in a precarious
condition. His friends hope him
an early recovery.
The colored people's Lutheran
church on West Inniss street,
which was destroyed by a wind
storm ou the 5th of April, 1905,
has been rebuilt .and will be
dedicated on the third Sunday in
September.
Locke Craig, of Asheville, a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor and the
gentleman who during the Pop
ulistic era almost out-did Marion
Butler, was in the city last Wed
nesday night.
Prof. I. C. Griffin and party,
who have been touring Europe
duriug the summer, will return
soon and be ready for the opening
of the public schools, September
3rd.
There was quite a number of
Salisburians in attendance at the
MocksvilleJ picnic last Thursday.
They report the usual large crowd
and about $1,000 raised for the or
phans. Whitehead Kluttz. Esq.,
made a splendid oration on
fraternalism.
Mrs. Phillip N. Peacock, repre
senting the Womans' Auxiliary of
the Firet Methodist church at a
meeting ot the Womans' Foreign
Missionary Society held in Con
card Thursday, read a paper enti
tled :"God's Call to the Women of
Salisbury District."
E. R. Fonda, the new superinten
dent of the federal cometery, has
arrived and entered upon his du
ties Mr. Fonda's family consists
of a wife and daughter. He is a
native of New York but has made
bis home in Omaha, JNeb., tor a
number of years.
The Southside real team of
Salisbury won four prizes at the
Firemen's tournament iu Wil
mington last week. In the grab
reel race the home team won two
first and two second prizes which
amounted fco $275. The loving
"cup, presented by the underwrit
ers of Greensboro to the company
making the most improvements
during the year, was voted to the
Statesville Company.
P. S.; Carlton, Esq , has been
appointed by the Grand Chancel
lor Knights of Pythias, W. C,
Crist, district deputy for this the
-9th district.
The annual meeting of the
Rowan Mutual Fire Insurauce
Company was held at the court
house here last Saturday Dr. C.
M. Poole, president of the com
pany, presiding. Reports showed
that the company has something
like 900 members and its other
affairs in a satisfactory condition,
except the company would like to
fill out about 900 more applica-
during the coming twelve
months. It is a very deserving
institution in every way and
should receive the hearty support
of everybody. The old officers,
Dr. C. M. Poole, president, and
Rev. J. M. L. Lyerly, secretary
and treasurer, were re-elected.
Excavations are now in pro
gress on the lot adjoining the
Jackson Hotel, preparatory to the
erection of a handsome business
block to be erected by D, L. Gas
kill. E. E. Proctor returned from
Crossville, Tenn., Monday, where
he had been to attend the funeral
of his grandfather.
Alex Davis, colored, while
crossing the Southern Railway
several miles south of Salisbury
Tuesday, was hit by passenger
train No. 36 and instantly killed.
The crossing was an open one, the
tram could easily be seen and just
why Davis did not make some ef
fort to avoid the accident cannot
be understood. His neck was
broken and his body badly mu
tilated, His home was at Kan
napolis, Cabarrus county.
T. G. Murph of Dayton, Ohio,
who left this state nearly 50 years
ago, came to Salssbury last week
to see his brother, W. F. Murph
who is dangerously ill.
The seventh district of colored
Odd Fejlows is in session here this
week. The meetings are being
held at Livingstone College.
The Salisbury Ice Company in
tends to double its capacity by
putting in another machine.
This will be used mostly in cases
of emergency.
The Salisbury base ball team
has disbanded.
W. E. Hopkins returned last
week from a two-weeks visit to
his parents in Seneca, S. C. Mr.
Hopkins says the crops in Oconee
county are good.
The receipts of the Salisbury
postoffice for July, 1906, were $1,-
692.32,and for July, 1907,they
were $1,917,30, anincrease of
$224,98, which goes to show that
we coninue to grow.
A charter'has deen granted to
company to be known as the
Salisbury German Coach Horse
Co. The company is capitalized
at $10,000 with G. A. Fisher, F.
MisenheimeiLand Cw M. Hender-
lite corporators. "
J. D. McAnulty, engineer at the
city pump house, which property
adjoins the pesthouse, was ar
rested last Thursday mtfrning.
charged with the murder of Robt
Owen. He was locked iu the
county jail and was given a hear
ing Monday, before Esq. H. J.
overman, some damaging evi
dence was brought out, but noth
ing sufficient to convict. McAn
ulty was placed under a $500 bond
to await court, which he gave and
returned to his work.
FEVER SITUATION AT 60LD HILL.
Two Dead, Some Dangerously III and
Others Coovaleslng. House Burned.
Special to Thb Watchman.
Gold Hill, N. C, August 12.
H. L. Griswold, superintendent of
the Union Copper Mine, has gone
to colorada on a ten-days vaca
tion. Frank Casper is visiting his sis
ter, Mollie Casper.
John Casper and wife are visit
ing at Mrs. Basingers.
The house occupied by Thos.
Vandeburg and belonging to the
Union Copper Company was
was burned down last Thursday
night about 10 o'clock. The or
igin of the fire iB unknown.
There have been four deaths
here since last Thursday night.
Three of them being corpse at the
same time. Milas Simpson died
Thursday evening from a stroke
of paralysis, B. C. Cody died that
night from typhoid fever and
Robert Johnson a Former Gold Hill
boy, died at Albemarle of con
sumption, and his remains were
trought here for interment Friday
about 12 o'clock, The interment
of Milas Simpson took place at 3
o'clock and Mr. Cody was interred
at Wesley '8 Chapel Sunday, the
11th. Arthur Johnson died Sat
urday afternoon about 6 o'clock
and his interment also took place
Sunday evening. Arthur was
about 16 years of age and died of
typhoid fever. Mr. Cody was one
of our leading merchants, a splen
did business man and liked by
everybody. He leaves a wife but
no children. His wife will con
tinue the business in which he
had been very successful.
Analysis of the waters, from the
publio well and Mrs. E. H. Mont
gomery's well has been received
from the health department at
Raleigh which indicates the water
from both is badly pointed. It is
highly probable that the epidemic
of typhoid fever now prevailing
here is attributable to this cause.
No new cases have been reported
for several days, but some are
desperately sick, while others are
convalescent.
Mrs. Kate Moyle is very sick
with flux, but is somewhat improved.
V. r . Umitn nas almost com
pleted his building to be used for
a beef market.
J. A. Arey iz sinking a well at
his new residence near hi store.
Mr. Palmer; of Palmerville, haB
arrived with his engine and drill
ing machine to put down an arte
sianrell for Geo. Morgan. The
well is to have a 4-inch iron pipe
lining in it, with pump for raising
the water.
Mr. Cox and his assistant lady
preachers, have closed their ten
days meeting at the Holiness
church, and have left for their
home in Greensboro. They made
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a good impression wnme nere,
and much interest was man ids ted
in their services, the church being
crowded at every service.
Mike.
Marriages. - -
Miss Daisy Trexler and- Benja
min Eller wereunited in the holy
bonds of matrimony at the resi
dence of J. W. Basinger, Esq,
Sunday evening, July 28th, Esq,
Basinger officiating.
Miss Lillie L. Russell and Thos.
A, Carr, will be marritid at the
home of the bride's parents on
West Bank Street, tomorrow eve
uiug at 8 o'clock. Miss Russell
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Russell and Mr. Uarr is a young
man of many excellent traits of
character.
For an Impaired Appetite.
To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion try a few
doses of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. H.
Seitz, of Detroit, Mich, says:
"Thev restored my appetite when L
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impaired, relieved me 01 a Dioateo
feeling and ?aused a pleasant and
satisfactory - movement of the
bowels." Price, 25c, bamples
free, For sale by James Piu ai
mer, Salisbury, and Spencer
Pharmacy, Spencer, N. C.
Wood ! Readers of The Wi tch
man who may wish to pay their
subscription with wood are invit
ted to do so now.
Everybody loves our baby, rosy
sweet and warm,
With kissy places on her neck and
dimples on her arms.
Unce she was so thin aud cross,
used to cry with pain
Mothe gave her uascasweet, now
she's well again. Sold by
James Plummer and all druggists.
Attention is called to the adver
tismentof Dr. L. S. Fox, dentist,
the Wachovia Loan aud Trust Co.,
banking, and J. O, White aud Co.,
dealers in buggies, wagons and
repairer of same. These firms are
among our bestaud deserve liberal
patrouage.
The Grimes Milling Co.
chasers of the North Side Roller
Mill, have put the mill in thor
ough condition and are now busy
making a high grade of roller
flour.
John Kiha, a prominent dealer
of Viniug, la., says: "I have been
pur- eelling DeWitt's Kidney and Blad
I'll step your pain free. To
show you first before you spend
a penny what my Pink Pain Tab
lets can do, I will mail you free,
a Trial Package of them Dr.
Shoop's Headache Tablets. Neu
ralgia, Headache, Toothache, Pe
der Pills for about a year and
they give better satisfaction than
any pill I ever sold. There are
a dozen people here who have
used them and they give perfect
satisfaction in every case. I have
used them myself with fine re
sults." Sold by James Plummer
and all druggists.
As will be
Valley Fair
change of ad.
noticed the Yadkin
Association has a
in this paper. The
riod pains, fete., are due alone to managers are pushing along all
blood congestion, D. Shoop's iiues for a first-class fair in every
Headache Tablets simply kill pain ticulaf A room has been fit
by coaxing away the unnatural ' ,
blood pressure. That is all. AM- ed UP 111 the Mansion House
dress Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. over Huff s grocery store which is
Sold by Grimes Drug Store. being used as headquarters.
J. Elliott Goit Married.
J. Elliott Coit, Ph.D., waB mar
ried Tuesday morning, August 6th,
to Miss Emilie Hannah, of Ral
eigh, who has been assisting in
the preparation f the Men of
Mark of N. C. T,1ih couple left
immediately for Black Mountain
where they are spending their
honeymoon, Mr. Coit is a son of
Mrs. W. H. Coit, of Salisbury,
and is a graduate of the A. & M.
College, Raleigh, but has been at
Cornell for the past four years
working his way through and
graduating there last year. Mr.
uoit tooK a post-graduate course
at Cornell and received the degree
of doctor of philosophy. While
at Cornell Mr. Coit edited the
Cornell Countryman and pub
lished a complete peony check
list, which represents a year's
labor and is of woild-wide inter
est. He will go to Tucson, An-
zonia, about September 1st, where
he has a good paying position in
the government experiment sta
tion located there. Mr, Coit de
serves a great deal of-credit for he
is a self-made man and exhibited
much determination, patiei.ee and
ability in climbing to his present
enviable position.
ICnives ! Should you want a rea
good pocket knifepay one dol
lar in advance f or a vear'a snhstmn
tion toTfl Watchman and - we
will-present you with one that you
cannot buy for less than oOc.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
OF MEDICINE ifgg8BP
STUART McGUIRC M. D., PRESIDENT.
Modern Laboratories in Charge of Specialists
Clinics in Five Hospitals
Rated as First-Class by those who Know
Three free cmtmioguea-Specify Department,
MEDICIHE-DENTISTRY - PHARMACY
Miss Cora Linker, daughter of
W. M. Linker, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. F. Blue in Lauren
burg, N. C.
In Warm Weather
Vinol is as delicious as a fresh
orange, and as soothing as can be
to the weak, irritable stomach. It
coaxes back lost appetite, improves
digestion and creates strength
throughout the whole system. We
strongly recommend Vinol to all
who are weak and run-down from
any cause, particularly to delicate
women and children, old people
and for those who have pulmonary
toubles. Money back if you try
Vinol and are not satisfied.
The T. W. Grimes Drug Co;
Trinity Park School.
A First-Class Preparatory School.
Certificates of Graduation Accepted
for entrance to leading' Southern col
leges. Best Equipped Preparatory School In
the South. ITPaculty of Ten Officers
and Teachers. II Campus of 75 acres.
Library containing Thirty Thousand
Volumes. We i Equipped Gymnasi
um. High Standards and Modern
Methods of Instruction.
Prequent Lectures by Prominent Lecturers
Expenses Exceedingly Moderate.
Seven Years of Phenomenal Success.
For Catalogue and other Informa
tion, address
H. M. NORTH, Headmaster,
Durham, N. C.
J. 0. WHITE & CO.,
Carriage and ITJagoti Builders.
FARM AND DRAY WAGONS.
DELIVERY WAG0HS,0PEH&T0P, BEST QUALITY STYLE.
We sell the celebrated Geo. E. Nissen & Co.'b farm and Log
Wagons, fully warranted.
Old Carriages aud Buggies Repaired, Painted and made as
good as new.
New Tops made and Old Tops Repaired.
New Cushions furnished and old Cushions Repaired.
New Dashes furnished and old Frames Recovered.
Rubber Tires a specialty, Steel Tired Wheels changed to
Rubber Tires.
Old Rubber Tires Repaired.
All Kinds Wood and Iron Work done at short notice.
We have skilled workmen in each department.
Surry s, Buggies and Wagons for sale.
Harness of all kinds made and repaired.
Call aud get prices.
J. 0. White & Co.
DRUfltoERS SAMPLE
For both Work and Dress at
O9co on Hlne
Avail yourself of the opportunity of buying
two pairs for just a trifle more than you
pay elsewhere for one -------
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Popular price foot wear
TERMS STRICTIY CASH
jkjkjt M. G. McCURDY, Manager,
111 Ncrlh Main Street. Salisburv. N. C.
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SPECIAL BARGAINS HERE NOW.
A GLEAN SWEEP PRICE ON ALL SUMMER GOODS.
We must make room for the Big Fall Stock
which is already coming in.
36-INCH SICILIAN AT 25c.
Double width 86-inch Sicilian, real pretty quality J
and worth 35c in blue and black at. . ..; 25b
75c all wool Panama - 50o
36-iuch all wool Panama, r jal nice quality. Noth
ing makes a more serviceable skirt than a nice
' quality of Panama. We have them in black and
two shades of grey, worth 75c, special at 50c
25c HOSES 15c.
Ladies' 25c lace hose pretty pattern. This is our
third case of these goods this season and they are
bip sellers at 1 5c
Men's 10c Socks in red, blue, tan and black at. . . . 5c
The always busy store,
BE LI - HARRY CO.
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If you want the best furniture
for the least money, it will
be to your interest to see us.
We can supply you with ev
erything that goes to furnish
a house.
Don't fail to see us.
T. E. WITHERSPOON & CO.
Empire Block, near Ceu nraJ ' H. yr&L
BINGHAM
SCHOOL
1793 1908
FOR 115 YEARS boys have been prepared for COLLEGE and for LIFE, and
have been trained to be MEN at THE BINGHAM SCHOOL Ideally located on
Asheville Plateau. Organization MILITARY for discipline, control and carriage.
Boys expelled from other schools not received. Vicious boys expelled as soon as
discovered. Hazing excluded by pledge of honor. Limited to 136. Rates reason
able. Address Col. R. BINGHAM, Supt. R. F. D. No. 4, ASHEVILLE, N. C.
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CHIP TOBACCO is one of the best and largest plugs of
flue-cured goods ever offered the consumer at 10c It is
manuiacturea by a strictly INDErKN DENT firm, a con-
cern depending solely upon the good will and patronage of
the people at largea patronage only desired upon the
strength of thesuperior quality of their tobaccos. That
it has earned-fnis appreciation is amply proved by the
tremendous" and rapidly increasing demand for CHIP. In
f actwherever their tobaccos come into conroetion with
other makes, whether with the people or before judges of
urn nviiu b gicat upvaiuuiis, wury urv mvuruuvt mrenei o
Call for CHIP and save the tags as they are valuable.
A copy of our 1907 premium catalogue, which is one of the largest
and most attractive ever gotten out by a tobacco manufacturer,
will be mailed to any address in the United States on receipt OK
only 4c in postage Btampa or 8 of the taga we are redeeming.
HancocH Bros. & Co., Lynchburg, Va.
IfJOODTfJARD & LOTHROP,
10th,. 11th, FandG sts.
tiashington, D. G.
Mid-Summer Sale of Women's Jumper
Suits and Shirtwaits.
We are offering some exceptional values in Women's Jump
er Suits and Shirtwaists. With at least two more months of
hot weather these garments should be very attractive at the
prices quoted.
All $12.50 Jumper Suits Now $8.75.
In this lot are stylish suits of white and colored linen plaid
cotton voile and daiuty striped batiste all of them made in
the stylish jumper effect with full plaited skiits Colors.
white linen, light blue linen, blue and white striped batiste
and black and white plaid voile. All sizes n w but you would
better place your orderat once to insure getting the proper
size. Regular price $12.50 Price now $8.75.
$5.75 Jumper Suits Now $3.50.
Chic Jfumper Suits made of pretty lawn in striped and check
ed effects blue, pink and lavender,, fine tucked skirts regu
lar price $5.75 now $3.50.
China Silk Waists: an Exceptional
Value at $3.75.
Tucked aud plaited tailor d waist made of fine soft cream
Jap silk an exceptional vulue at $3.75.
Tailored Linen Waists at 2.50, 3.95 & 5.00
Tailored Waists of white liti'-n are considered the correct
traveling aud general wtar waists. We are showing the most
approved tucked and plain styles at $2.50, 3.95 and $5.00
Lingerie and Tailored Waists Special
a $1.90.
In this lot are many different styles of pretty shirt waists
made of good quality white lawn in embroidery trimmed lin
gerie waists tucked and the Marie Antoinette tailored waists,
long and short sleeves, all of them stylish and well made
special price $1.90.
Wash Goods, Cotton Voile, Etc., at
Eeduced Prices.
Summer Silks at Keduced Prices.
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