THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Looal News Items
District Supt. W. R. Beau, of
the I. O OTF., organized a lodge
of Odd Fellows at Smith Grove,
Davie county, Saturday evening
Is st. The degree work was done
by the Cookemee team. The new
lodge has a membership of 42.
The Moyle Brothers here,
Mes3rs: John and Jams, received a
message from South Dakota Fri
day anuouncing the death of their
brother, Matthew Moyle, at West
Poiut S. D. His death was due
to paralysis, from which he had
een a sufferer for a year. He
was 62 vears old and a familv
survive him.
An assignment of the millinery
business of Misses Crowson &
Hutchinson was made before
'Squire W. B. Smoot last Friday
morning. The liabilities are in
advance of the inventory and will
not exceed the assets-
C. C. Ramsay, brother of -Postmaster
Ramsay, is in the city for
a visit of a month or more. His
many friends will be glad to know
that he is looking well and has
been quite successful in his adopt
ed home.
Dr. J. M. Neal, of Lynville,
Tenn., will move here about Jan
nary 1st and practice dentistry in
Salisbuay. Dr. Neal is the son-in-law
of J. M. Proctor, of Salis
bury, and is a graduate cf the
Uuniversity of Tennessee. He has
had 10 years experience with his
experience with his profession
and comes to Salisbury with the
most flittering testimonials as for
personal work and ability.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Thomp
son, of Cincinnati, Ohio, are in
the city visiting Mr. Thompson's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
Mr. Thompson was married in
Cincinnati about one month ago.
The wedding of Miss Josephine
Branche Craige and Dr. Clarence
Kluttz, at St. Luke's Episcopal
church last Wednesday evening,
was one of the meet brilliant func
tions' which has taken place in
Salisbury for some time. The
ceremony was most beautiful; the
capacity of the churoh was insuf
ficient for all those who wished to
be present at the ceremony, many
of whom came from a distance;
and the eifts were verv numerous
and of considerable value.- After
the ceremony the couple left for
an extended tour.
Esquire D. M Miller has a fine
water melon in his show window
that some folks will most likely
devour today. ,
D. B. Phillips, son of Paul
Phillips, one of Rowan's most
energetic and successful farmers,
who is Btudying medicine in the
University of Michigan, is at
home to spend the holidays with
his parents and friends. Mr.
Phillips is a bright young man
and has a splendid future before
him.
U. M. Pless, one of the sub
stantial farmers of -Rowan in the
Lentz postoffice neighborhood,
has moved to Kannapolis, Cabar
rus Co., waere Mrs. Pless and
daughter will conduct a boarding
house. A. W. Pless, son of U.
M. Pless will conduct the farm in
Rcwan. Mr. Pless's many friends
here regret to lose him but hope
that he will merit with much suc
cess in his new home. .
Monday a fine turkey was re
ceived at this office directed to
the editor and conveying the fur
ther information that it was from
a friend. We believe we can Dame
our friend, but as his modesty
caused him to withhold his name,
we can do no more than state our
high appreciation both as to the
gift and more particularly of the
spirit in which it was given.
Good friend may your cup of joy
be ever full.
P. .Wt- B. Brown, of Iredell
c unty, una Miss Irene Fesper
man. of Salisbury, were united
in the bo'y bonds of wtdlock at
Zeb Sui-dty afternoon by Bev. R.
R. Sowers or the Lujtheran churchy
The marriage was a very select at
fair, only a few slose friends and
relatives being present. ' They
spend the Christmas holidays rt
Mr. Brown's old home in Iredell.
Just a little Cascasweet is all
that is necessary to give your baby
when it is crosri and peevish
Cascasweet contains no opiates
nor harmful drugs and is highly
recommended by mothers every
where. Oonf, Tina to the National
Pure Food 'Law. 'Sold by James
Plummer and all druggists.
The barbfirs of Salisbury have
signified their willingness of keep
ing closed on Christmas day.
Many of the stores will clase and
it is hoped the boss will also lock
their jdoora, front and rear, and
and thus curtail the evil intem
perance on this day.
Swift & Co., the big Chicago
packers, have opened a branch
of their business here. They
have a warehouse and salesroom
with Overman & Co., on Kerr
street, near the passenger station.
Mr. Jr T. Walker, of Greenuille,
S. C, is the manager.
Information reaches us that
Edwin C. Gregory is lying seri
ously ill wth pneumonia at his
home in Halifax couutv, contrac
ed while out hunting. It is to be
hoped that the report is untrue,
and that the gentleman is only
suffering from a severe cold.
Tom Bird, a negro, came into
Salisbury and was the cause of
calling out a brace of blood
hounds, one of our local officers,
anof a sheriff's posse, to appre
hend some hold-up men. L. D.
Basinger and H. C. Copley were
arrested and tried on the charge,
but the testimony of the prose
cuting witness was so conflicting
that they were promptly dis
charged. Bird has a criminal
record in South Carolina, and is
being held awaiting instruc
tions from the authorities of
Winnsboro, S. C.
On last Saturday at Spencer
the employees of the Southern
Railway Company were paid
$100,000. While many of the!
employees are now out of work
it is expected that by the first of
the year all the idle men will be
put to work again,
A letter received by members of
his family here last Saturday
from James M. Harrison, tells of
his marriage in Orangeburg, S. C,
last Sunday. He was married
last Sunday to Miss Clara Sopes,
of Orangeburg, the ceremony be
ing a very quiet affair. Mr. Har
rison has been living in Orauge
burg for the greater part of the
past two years. His host of Salis
bury friends will be glad to learn
of his marriage.
"Home Coming" night of North
State Lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F.,
will take place here on the eve
niug of December 81. M. R. Mc
Ninch with several local celebi
ties will be the orators of the oc
casion. A smoker will be held
immediately after the ceremonies.
J. W. Hendricks, a U. S. In
ternal revenue officer was shot and
instantly killed at Sraithville
settlement on Friday morning
last while in the discharge of his
duty destroying "blockaded"
whiskey stills. No clew as to who
did the shooting.
Dr. R. E: Stallings has been
tendered the position of State's
chemist by the governor of Geor
gia, -with headquarters at Atlanta.
He has not as yet decided whether
he will accept or not.
The court house was thronged
last Saturday as the result of a
meeting of our representative
farmers. The meeting was a very
enthusiastic one and indicated
that our farmers are alive to the
new agricultural conditions as ex
emplified by the agents of the
government.
Nwth Carolina Banks Get Panama Canal
K Bonds.
North Carolina national banks
will get $147,000 of the $25,000,
000 issue of Panama canal bonds
by the government. The banks
purchasing the bonds aud the
amounts alloted are as follows: .
Southern National Bank, of
Wilmington, $00 000, at 102 50;
First National Bank of Marion,
$56,000, at 102,50; First National
Bank of Wadesboro, $21,000, at
102 50, Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Charlotte, $10,000, at
103.07.
A tickling cough, from any
cause, is quickly stopped by Dr.
Shoop's Cough Cure, And it is
so thoroughly harmless and safe,
that Dr. Shoop tells mothers
everywhere to give it without hes
itation even to verv voung babes
TWe wholesome green leaves and
tender stems of a lung-healing
mountainous shrub, furnish the
curative properties to Dr. Shoop's
Cough Cure. It calms the cough,
and heals the sore and sensative
bronchial membranes No opium,
no chloform, nothing harsh usei
I to injure or suppress. Simply a
i reBinous plant extract, that helps
!to heal aching lunes. The Span
iards call this shrub which the
Doctor uses, "The Sacred Herb."
Always demand Dr. Shoop's
Cough Cure. Grimes' Drug Store,
DEATHS. ,
Stallings, Miss Minnie, daugh
ter of Rev. J. N. Stallines, died
at the home of her father in Spen
cer, early Thursday morning after
a very brief illness the result of
pneumonia. Miss Stalliigs was eJ
splendid musician and a most lov
able young woman. Since the death
of her mother she was mistress
in the home and her taking away
is a great loss to those who had
been accustomed toher daily minis
tration of love. The funeral was
conducted from the First Baptist
Church, Sunday morning and her
remains were interred in Chestnut
Hill cemetery, Rev. R. E. Neigh
bor officiating. Besides her fath
er 'she leaves four sisters : Miss
Bettie Stallings, and:Mrs. Kate
Woodruff, of Spencer; Mrs. D. A.
Gray, of Little Rock, Ark ; Mrs.
W. A. Lambeth, of Charlotte -ville,
Va. ; and three brothers,
Robert E. Stallings, Ph. D., of
Atlanta; J. N; Stallings, Jr., and
E. O. Stallings, o Salisbury.
Richard G. Cheney, one of the
foreman in the Southern's ma
chine shop at Spencer, died on
Friday morning, Dec. 20th, at his
home of pneumonia. Mr. Cheney
was about 55 years old and came
here from Thomasville. He was
a member of several fraternal
orders and gave them his alle
giance. Hp was injured some
ysars ago while in the performance
of duties and had Hot enjoyed per
fect health since the accident. A
year ago he lost his wife and the
bereavement weighed heavily udod
him. A son, R. G. Cheuey, Jr.,
survives him. The funeral took
pUce in Thomasville laat Sunday.
Rich or poor alike are habit
ually constipated. It slays its
victims by thousands, although
some other name goes into the
death certificate. Drugs will not
cure. Hat dailv.
What One Farmer Did.
H, Stokes Barger, one of Rowan's
best farmers, was in the city Sat
urday. Mr. Barger says he made
112 bushels of corn and 41 gallons
of molasses on 2 acres of laud.
The ground was cleared last win
ter by Mr. and Mrs. Barger and
the variety of com planted was
Pope's Prolific. The stalks had
from one to five ears each and
were good average ears His en
tire crop consisted of 450 . bushels
ot corn, eigbt bales of cotton, 25
bushels of peas, 30 bushels of
wheat, about 100 bushels of oats
and considerable roughness. He
killed two hoes reeentlv which
weighed 755 pounds. They were which is of a laxative nature.
13 months of age. Beside The
Watchman, Mr. Barger reads the
best farms papers.
Old Fiddlers' Contention,
A large audience turned out to
hear the Old Fiddlers' Convention
at Meroney's Theater on last Fri
day night evening, -and if the vast
throng did not get their mofiey?s
wujtiiu it was not tne iauic oi tne
performers. A feature of the 'en
tertainment was the characteristic
bow ing of the varied aspirants for
first place. Charlie Pegram with
his banjo was a delightful lull in
the hitherto battle of the bows.
Prizes were awarded as follows :
W C Hill, beitl lead ; Dr J L
White, 2nd best ; Rnfus Rufty, 3rd
best.
John Sloop, best 2nd fiddle, G
W Prim, 2nd best ; J E Briggs,
3rd best.
Booby Prize, B P Basinger.
Most Comical Fiddler, M A
Lemley.
Best of Most Old Time Music,
M. J. Poole.
Best Banjo, Charley Pegram.
Thousands of men and women
in all walks of life are suffering
from the kidney - and bladder
troubles. Don't neglect your kid
neys. Delays are dangerous.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills afford quick relief for all
forms of kidney and bladder trou
bles. A week's treatment 25o.
Sold by James Plummer and all
druggi ts.
y- The Formal Call.
French Lick, Iud., Deo. 23.
Chairman Thomas Taggart, of the
Democratic national committee,
issued formal announcement of
the action of the committee in se
lecting July 7th as the time and
Denver as the place for holding
the next national convention.
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
34
fO cents a package.
For sale by all Grocers
DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING s
Take fift&jcentB in your hand and go to the druggist and ask him
for it.-.
DIRECTIONS FOR USING:
Openjthe bottle and put the contents, a small portion at a time, on
the place affected if the lungs on the chest and rub as if jou
were expecting to find a bushel of twenty dollar gold pieces.
That's the story: In an hour or two, and not longer than a day,
no matter how bad off you may be, there will be a clearing up. Yon
will feel yourself again. Shorter direction is the old one : Rub it on
vour chest under your vest and it will do the rest.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? Why, GOWAN'S PNEU
MONIA CURE for Croup, Colds, Coughs, Appendicitis, anything and
everything where there is INFLAMMATION. Guaranteed and five
thousand testimonials. All druggists of course it is external.
JOT
TOFF
Specials for the COLD WEATHER for Sat
urday, and Next Week.
Prices cut in two in the middle and set on - fire at both ends.
This is the bargain event of the season Head each and every
item. But these are only a few of the Bargains:
Bleaching Specials.
Good of grade of Bleaching
m
10c grade of
Poe
7 1-2c
Bleaching at
- 1-ZC
12c grade of Poe Bleaching,
nice and soft - - - 9J-2c
Cotton Goods Specials.
Sheeeing yard wide at ? - 5c
Best grade of heavy sheeting
worth 8c, special at - - Tc
7c Light outing at - 5c
8ic Apron Gingham at - - 6c
CALICO, at - 5c
Petticoats.
Extra good thing in black
Petticoats, nieely made at 98c
ana we
turn them
Specials in Underwear
La lies 25c ribbed cotton vest
and pants, special at -19c
Childrens Union Suits at - - 25c
Ladies 50c Union Suits all si
zes, good heavy weight spe
cial at 38c
Boys heavy fleeced Union suits
worth 65c, special - - 50s
Boys heavy fleeced shirt and
drawers - - - 25c
Mens Undershirts at - 25c
Mensheavy Canton drawers
worth 35c, special at - 25c
Mens 50c heavy fleeced shirts,
special at 39c
Mens $1 grade heavv fleeced
shirts and drawers at - 68c
Hosiery
Infants black hose. 4 to 0 at He
Childrens heavy ribbed hose,
all sizes. 10c 3 for - - 2fn
Ladies grey-hose 10c 3 for - 25c
Mens lUc socks, tan, black red
or blue at - - - 5c
Mens 15c part wool socks at lOo
Mens gray socks at - - - 5c
Mens extra heavy grey socks
at lOc 3 ;f or - - - - 25
Blankets
Grey & white cotton blanket,
special at - - 48c
Better cotton blankets in grey
and white at - 98 & $1.48
Cloaks and Coat Suits.
Ycu can't match us on cloaks
We have a big stock and so" me ex
tra good values. Give us a look.
You'll not miss anything by see
ing what we have.
Hot Sht Prices in Shoes
We have a big stock of shoes.
too many in some lines,
are making prices to
into money quick.
Children's coarse every day shoes
9 to 12. worth 75c at . - 59-3
ShoeaJ3 to 2 woath 85c - 69c
Women's worth $1.00 at - - 79c
Women's Dongola cap toe fine
shoes at Q3c
EXTRA SPECIAL, women's $1.48
kangaroo cap toe. every day shoes
all solid insole, and will givp re.il
good wear, special at - $1.25
Men's cap toe shoes at - 1.25
Brogan, extra good one, worth
$1.75 at - - 1.0
Hickory calf shoes for men.
every day shoe, cap or plain
toe at $2.00 $2.50
Men's $2 50"patent Blucher
shoe, special, - $1.98
Men's patent Bluchr welt $3
shoe - - $2.48
Men's $3.50 patent and gun
metal, special at - $2.93
Men's $4.00 patent shoes $3.43
Bargains in Furs.
All ol our stores got together
and a large manufacturer made
special prices to get all of our ac
counts. So we are able to offer
Furs at less than many pay for
them.
75c Fu s for . - .
$1 50 Furs for .
Extra nice long Furs at
$1.98 and up.
48c
. QQo
$1.50
Chrismast Goods
Big stock of toys of all kinds
up stairs, uow opon at lowest
prices.
Also lots of otheT Chais-tmas
goods for useful presents. Gloves,
Handkerchiefs, Table Covers, Pil
low Tops. Shears that are guaran
teed, while Quilts, and lots of oth
er useful articles at lowest prices,
are to be found.
Clothing Special
Men's odd pants worth $1.50 and
$2.00, special price . . 98c
One lot of Men's suits worth from
$4 to $7.50, good, heavy winter
suits, but only Jone of a kind,
choice $2.48
Men's pants worth $3.50 . $3.00
Men's pants worth $4.00. $3.50
Men's long overcoats at . $3.48
Better overcoats at . $4 98 &
$8.50.
Men's sius extra good value
$7 50 & $10.00
Glove-All Kindss
Ladies' and Childrens' MittenB at
10c 15c and 25c
Ladies Cashmere Gloves at 25o
and 48c
The Best Ladies Kid Glove to
be found at price . . $1,00
Men's and Boy's Gloves of all
kinds and prices.
Lace Curtains
Nice pair lace curtains 2 yd long
at 48c
$1.25 lace curtains. 8 yds loag,
real pretty patterns & . 98c
Hand -Bags
Nice large hand Bag at
Big selection of Hand
48c and 98c
Back or side combs at . .
Box of paper and envelopes
. 25c
Bags at
10 c
10c
Millinery
We can sell you a verv pretiy
hat now awfully CHEAP. Big
reduction on all ready trimmed
hats. See our 25 counter.
Skirts.
Heavy winter skirts worth $1
special ,$t
75o
Towels
Nice large huch towels at
Turkish bath towelsat
8c
10c
The Tide of Trade Flows this Way.
BB3UKHAR
CO
r
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !
But a few days more and Christmastide, the time for mak
ing gifts to our friends and loved ones will be here,
so we cordially invite you to look over
our fine and select stock of
2?" TOT 3KF H "E?1 "O" 3RL !U
Suitable as gifts for both old and young:
We have little Chairs for the children at only 50c. We
have Rugs, Carpet and Matting for the floor, Pictures for
the walls, Lam.ps for the table, Tables for the lamps, Clocks
for the shelves Stoves for heating aud cooking, Window
Shades, Fiddles, Guitars, Banjos. Auto-harps, etc.
Our odd pieces in Leather, Wicker.jOak, Mahogony for
all parts of the house and for an? service is unusually com
plete and attractive.
All Kinds of Chrisimas Gifts from 50 Cents and Up.
Come and examine Our Stock.
Respectfully,
W. B. 5UFIFIERSETT
SUMMER8ETT-BELL
UNDERTAKING
mm
Coins
Caske
ts and Burial Robes, Do
Undertaking and Conduct Funerals.
108 West Innes Street.
Dear Customer :
You have missed a treat if you have not been to our
store within the last few days and seen our big and splendid
display of Christmas goods of every description It has
been a long while since any firm in this city has been more
careful in selecting Ohristmas Goods than we have been
this year. We want you to come and get acquainted with
our stock. Our advice is to come early, for the earlier you
buy, the bigger variety you have to choose from.
Trusting that we may have the pleasure "of welcoming
you, and showing you our line of Christmas goods within
the near future, we beg to remain,
Yours, very sincerely,
Mill
THE DRUOGIST.
Ill