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taSty, nutritious and wholesome.
LIST OF CASES DISPOSES OF.
Many Recruits to Rowan's Read Force.
A Very Busy Term of Court.
The following is a list of cases
disposed of at ' the May teim of
criminal court :
Jim Lcmax, nuisance by swear
ing, nol' pros.
Walter Cross, affray, nol pros.
Ethel Hyde, bawdy house, nol
pros with leave.
Ellen Ellwood, bawdy house,
nol pros with leave.
D. L. Smith, forgery, capias
continued.
Ja8. Heilig and Nina Styles,
slander, dismissed.
H, A. Leonard, embezzlement,
nol pros with leave.
Henry Lowe and Tobe Lowe,
assault, nol pros with leave.
Walter Bostian, Joe Bostian,
Will James, gambling, nol pros
with leave,
Max Stevenson, larceny, nol
pros with leave.
Jim Boger, a w d w, capias con
tinned. '
Lonnie Julian and Hattie
Brown, fornication and adultery,
capias continued as to Hattie
Brown. Julian called and failed
judgment... Ni sci for capias.
Jas. Trbutman, carrying con
cealed weapons, guilty; fined" $25
and the costs.
Buby Nash, bawdy house, nol
pros with leave.
Hattie Brown, bawdy house,
nol pros with leave. r !
Beulah White, bawdy house,
nol pros with leave.
Lucile Reid, bawdy house, nol
pros with leave.
Lilly Huishaw, bawdy house,
nol pros with leave.
Ethel Cody, bawdy house, nol
pros with leave.
Hal Robeson, larceny, nol pros.
J. P. Bunion, carrying conceal
ed weapons, fined $10 and cost.
Ben Ludy, a w d w, justified
bond of $50.
Palm Morrison, a w d w, capias
continued. ,
Jno. White, housebreaking,
pleads guilty, chain gang 12
months.
D. L. BeasUy, assault with
deadly weapon, action abates.
Jno, White, larceny, pleads
guilty, chain gang 12 months, sen
tence to begin at expiration of
case No. 91.
Jake Poe, carrying concealed
weapons, pleads guilty, chain
gang 4 months.
Jake Poe and Ira Brawley,
housebreaking, defendants plead
guilty, Ira Brawley chain gang 4
months. Judgment suspended as
to Jake Poe, he having been sen
tenced in another case.
Jake Poe and Ira Brawly, house
breaking, guilty; Jake Poe, chain
gang 6 months. Judgment sus
pended to Ira Brawley, he having
been sentenced in another case.
Jake Poe and Owen Walton,
housebreaking, defendants plead
guilty, each on- the chain gang
for 12 months.
Jno. R, Hallem, a w d w, pleads
guilty, fined $10 and. costs.
Jake Poe and Owen .Walton,
housebreaking, plead guilty : Poe
on chain gang 6 months, Walton
for 12 months.
Zeb Eaton, a w d w, pleads
guilty, fined $10 and costs.
Mary Meadows, a w d w, pleads
.guilty, fined $5 and coats.
; cruris
are r
e.
Sme Dorkins, a w d w, judgment
suspended on payment of cost,
Mary Miller, assault, pleads
guilty, judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
Lucy Harris, aw d w, pleads
guilty, fined $5 and cost,
G. W. Boger, a w d w, pleads
guilty, fined $10 and cost.
W. T Adams and A. D. Jurney,
c'c w, capias contined to issue.
Jas. Troutman a w d w, not
guilty.
Mag Rowland and Mag Holmes,
a w d w, Mag Holmes being dead
action abateB. Mag Rowland not
guilty.
Carl Maynard, a w d w, pleads
guilty, fined $15 and cost. Also
pay Jim Brown $10 for doctor's
bill.
Dave Porter, a wdw, defendant
called and failed judgment.
Thos. Foil, nuisance, guilty;
bond of $200 for good behaivor for
period of 2 years.
Dan Jackson, a w d w, not
guilty.
Jno. T. Barringer, a w d w,
pleads guilty ; 2 years on chain
gang.
Hazel Park, a w d w, pleads
guilty, 1 year on roads.
H. Parks, c c w, pleads guilty,
12 months on roads to begin at
expiration of last sentence.
Martha Freeman, larceny,
pleads guilty, county jail 12
months.
D. E. Duncan and J. W. Ellen
burg, a w 4 w, Dunoan pleads
guilty, fined $15 and costs, Ellen
burg, not guilty.
G. W. Owens, a w d w, failed
judgment. Ni sci fa and capias
to issue.
W. E. Roseman, indecent expo
sure, bond of $200 for gojd be
havior for 2 years.
Tii os. Enniss and S. L. John
son, affray, Johnson only on trial,
guilty ; fined $5 and costs.
Frank Sloan, assault, pleads
guilty; fined $10 and cost.
Grady Ingram and Jake Craw
ford, a w d w, guilty,-each paying
one-half the cost. Ingram fined
$5 and Crawford $10.
Robt. Alexander, housebreak
ing, not guilty.
Geo. Wensell and Jim Maxwell,
affray. Wensell, not guilty.
Maxwell, guilty, fined $20 and
cost.
Calvin Earnhardt, barn burn
ing, guilty 12 months on roads.
W. L. Wilhelm, a w 6 w, guilty,
fined $10 and cost.
Irwin White, resisting officer,
pleads guilty, fined $10 and cost.
Jno. Shipp, iarcny and receiv
ing, not guilty.
Chas. Clouse, false pretense,
pleads guilty, 60 days on roads.
Julius Allman, larceny, guilty,
4 months on roads to begin at ex.
piration of sentence he is now
serving.
Jno. Palmer, cruelty to ani
mals, pleads guilty, 4 months on
roads,
Jno, Robinson, false pretense,
waives judgment and pleads guilty
to forcible trespass. 80 days on
roads,
Peter Freeman, larceny, not
guilty.
, Geo. L Harris, larceny, nol
pros with leave.
Wm. Broadaway, larceny, . nol
pros with leave.
O. A. Simpson, co w, justified
bond of $50.
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rape,
nol
pros with leave.
Bud Giles, - v house - burning,
pleads guilty, 10 years on roads.
Bud Giles,, larceny, judgment
suspended. . .:: . .' V:V'!-; ;!"'
:Robt. Er win and Bud Giles
houBeburning, nol pros.
Walt Wood, Lewis Hawkins
and- Tpm Rioe, i affray, plead
jUt76ol'.fiiid''$5'' and one
thiid the cost, Rice and Hawkins
$10 and one-third the cost each.
Peter Freeman, disposing of
mortgaged property, nol pros
with leave.
f Will Haynes and John Taylor,
etc., affray, not guilty.
. Lee Boat, larceny, pleads guilty
of forcible trespass, judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
Chas. Barclay, larceny, pleads
guilty of forcible trespass, judg
ment suspended upon payment of
cost.
Boss Little,- abandonment,
pleads guilty, 4 months nn roads,
Felton Brockman, o o w, con
tinued. Bond of $25 for appear
ance next court.
Grdy McCall, A. Goforth and
Carlyle Davis, a w d w, guilty
judgment suspended upon pay
ment of cost by McCall and
Goforth.
Bill Smith, a w d w, guilty,
months on roads.
Walter Petty, larceny, pleads
guilty, 12 months on roads.
W. L. Thompson, retailing
on Sunday, nol pros.
There were several cases not
mentioned above which were con
tinued until the August term of
court.
STATE NEWS.
From All Parts of the State. Items Con
flensed for Busy Readers.
Alexander A. Blalook, a worthy
colored man of Vance county, has
invented a'cotton barrer and chop
per which it is claimed will Bave
much labor. It will barr off,
chop and replace the dirt taken
from the plant all at tne same
time. , . -
The Episcopal Convention of
the Diocese of North Carolina in
session at Raleigh passed rasolu
tions condemning the sale of alco
holic liquors except for medici
nal purposes.
It is reliably reported that Lex
ington is to have a new post of
fice building which will cost sixty
five thousand dollars. The peo
pie of Lexington have been woik
ing for more than twe years for t
new post office.
Esau Gray and Sam Walker,
both negroes, had a fieht at Bel
haven the other day. Gray first
stabbed Walker in the breast,
notching his breast bone ; then he
slashed him in the ribs and cut
one rib in.two; and with the same
stroke divided Walker's liver into
several parts. Notwithstanding
all these wounds Walker chased
Gray 400 yards, and then walked
back a mile to get a doctor to sew
up his wounds. Gray baa been
captured and is in jail.
The cruiser North Carolina has
been placed in commission. It is
stated that the presentation of the
silver service given by the state
will take place at Norfolk instead
of at Cape Lookout on account of
the dangerous character of the
water at the latter place.1
The residence of Jno.R. Wood of
Conoord was totally destroyed by
fire last week. The house was in
names when discovered and noth
ing was saved except a piano and
some trunks. The loss is over
$2,000 with $1,600 insurance.
Governor Glenn was the princi
pal speaker Thursday before the
NationalJResource Conference of
Governors at Washington. His
subject was the Appalachian
White Mountain project, and he
argued eloquently for action by
Congress that will preserve the
forests of the nationl
The inmates of Buncombe coun
ty jail have for the last fear weeks
been very much frightened at night
by the appearance of "strange
faces at the iron bars." Jailer
Mitonel determined to nnd out
if possible just what was causing
such fright. He lay'down on a cot
and awaited the arrival of the
"spook." It made its appearance
about 11 o'clock. On investiga
tion it was found that a large lo
cust tree and the moon were the
cause of it all. The moon shining
i-
through the bars had caused fan
tastic shapes to be thrown against
the window, ' I
Chas. McCormick,
Ex-Goveruor, Daniel L. Russell
died Thursday at his home in
Brunswick county after a long
period of ill health. He Lad been
a judge of the Superior Court, had
served in the Legislature, served
one' term in Congress and in 1896
was elected Governor on the fusion
ticket! Since his retirement f rom
the Governor's chair he had been
practicing law in Wilmington. .
Thos. F.iHopkins, of ConcoH
was attracted Wednesday morning
about 2 o'clock by thev cries of a
woman, and when he opened the
door a woman pushed her way in
followed by & drunken man. Mr.
Hopkins tried to persuade the
man to leave but with no success
The fellow, who gave his name as
Campbell, wag trying to take the
woman home, and she had become
so frightened that she , made the
putcry stated. Finally the man
left, and Mr. Hopkins took his
family Jio A. Viola's and notified
the police. Meantime the man
went back to the house, broke in
the window, and 'carried several
things away. BotEf the man ar.d
woman were arrested, and Camp-
ell was given 14 months on the
oads.
Thursday night at Lexington fire
was discovered in the retail depart
ment of the Everhart Grocery
Company and before the flames
could be checked the Btock and
building tegether were damaged
to the extent of $6,000, the same
being fully oovered by insurance.
The wholesale department is lo
cated in the rear of the building,
but this was damaged but little.
A statement by the State su
perintendent of public instruc
tion snai in tne past nve years
1,891 new public school houses
have been erected. The value o
school has increased to $4,250,429,
nearly quadrupled. Special tax
districts increased from 80 to 625
Durine the Dast vear alone mure
w a
than 100 local tax districts were
established.
i Will Harkins. a young man who
was recently convicted and sent
tb the Buncombe county roads for
forgery, has been pardoned. He
says that he believed that his sen
tience to the chain gang was the
making of him and that when he
had served his time he purposed
studying for the ministry.
i A change has been made in the
TV ' 1
ljaviuson commencement pro
gramme. Dr. Er A. Alderman,
of the University of Virginia, who
was to have delivered the address
before the two literary societies
ft 4a 1
was ooiiged to cancel nis engage'
ment. Governor Ausel, of South
Carolina, will speak in his place.
- READ ALL THIS.
in Never Know The Moment When This
information May Prove of Infinite Valoe.
xi is worm consiaeraoie to any
citizen of Salisbury to know how
tp be cured of painful, annoying
and itching piles. Know then
that Doan's Ointment is a nosi
tive remedy f oifall itchiness of the
skin, for piles, eczema, etc One
application relieves and soothes.
Read this testimony of its merit :
i Mrs. J. M. Litten, 202 E. Bank
St.. Salisbury, N. C, says: uSev
eral years ago 1 suffered a great
deal from a skin eruption. This
appeared all over my body but
was especially on my hands. The
itching was almost unbearable and
at night I was unable to obtain
my proper, rest I tried salves and
ointments but obtained only
slight relief and had about de
s paired of ever being cured
Jbinaliy uoan's uintment was
brought to my attention and after
procuring a box from the Sahs
bury Drug Company, I started its
use. The itching ceased at once
and soon every trace of trouble
disappeared. I know Doan's
Ointment to be a wonderful nren
aration f or any troubles of this
kind and will never fail to recom
mend it."
1 For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
Ezecator's Notice to Creditors.
Having qualified as Executor of the
last Will and Testament of P. W.
Brown, deceased; this is. to notify all
persons having claims against said de
cedent to exhibit the same to the un
dersigned properly proven on or before
the 4th day of April, 1909, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery.
This April n, 1W8.
W. F.SKIDrEB,
6t Executor of P. W.Bown.
Notice ol Application lor Pardon.
tinn trill ha mad. t.n flnv. R TV Olnnn.
for the pardon of Will Fisher, who was
convicted at,November term, 1907, of
Bowan superior court, for assault and
battery, and sentenced by Judge Jus-
tina tn twn vennx nn tha mihlin miua nf
Bowan county. This March 21st, 1908.
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Partition Sale oFtos tan Lands in
franklin lownsMp. ,
By viri ue of an order of the Superior
Oourt of Bowan County in the special
proceeding entitled Saliie E. Ghunn
and others ts T. J2. Bingham and
others" the undersigned Commissioner
will expose at public sale to the high
est bidder for cash, at the court house
door in Salisbury, N. O., on
Monday, the 1st day of Jane, 1908,
at 12 o'clock, m., the following describ
ed real estate in Franklin township
and Bowan county to-wit: ,
i irst Tract Jinown as the school
house tract, adjoining the lands of
Henry Monroe. M. D Simerson. J. L.
Cauble and others, and containing
3SJ$ acres, more or less.
second Tract On the west side of
the Mocksville road, in the front of
old Chunn house, adjoining Henry
Monroe and others, containing 3l)
acres, more or less.
Third Tract Known as the Chunn
residence tract, on east side of Mocks
ville road, adjoining the laDda o: Jas
A. Hudson and of others, and contain
ing 100 acres, more or less, on which is
located dwelling house, tenant house
and other farm buildings.
Fourth Tract Living west of the
lands f Jas. A. Hudson, and between
the roads leading to the Hudson house,
containing 42 acres, more' or less,
and a house and barn
Fifth Tract Lying between the road
from James Hudson's to Salisbury and
the Yadkin river, adjoining the lands
of Li. A. Wagner and others, contain
ing 115 acres, more or less, partly river
bottom.
Sixth Tract Lying up the river
from the fifth tract, adjoining lands of
Jas. A. Hudson and others, containing
115 acres, more or less, partly river
bottom.
All of said lands being known as the
Home place and adjoining lands of M.
L. Chunn and Caroline Chunn. Fox
information or description see map
posted at court house door or apply to
the undersigned. Two or more of said
tracts may be sold collectively if found
to be advantageous.
This the 25th day of April 1908.
Biohabd L. Thompson, Com.
a. a. Miiiier, Atty.
UVMA4 eo YEARS
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Designs
Copyrights Ac
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention Is probably patentable. Communica
tions strictly con9dcntlal. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Mann & Co. receive
tpecial notice, 'without charge. In the
Scientific American.
A handsomely Ultirtrated weekly. Largest dr.
cnlatton of any scientific journal. Terms. S3 a
year : four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers.
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When you need a crown,
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When you need a plate.
When you need any kind of
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we are doing The Business, be
cause we are doing first-class work
at prices you can afford to pay.
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122 No. Main St.,
Phone No. 305.
OflSce Hours : 8 :30 am to 12 :30 pm,
2 to 6:15 pm.
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Surplus, - - $40,000.00
Directors : John S. Henderson, D.
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Home-made Harness don't fail to
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We also do flret-class repairing
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Our line of Saddles, Collars,
Bridles, Halters, Whips, Brushes,
Combs, Robes, Harness Oil and
other horse supplies is always
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We solicit a- portion of your
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We pay 4 per cent on time de
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three months. .
Prompt attention given to any
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Your business solicited.
Peoples' National Bank.
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President. Cashier.
P. H. Thompson, J. A. Pekleb,
V.-President. Teller.
FURNITURE, CARPETS
AND MATTINGS.
We have everything in Furniture, and are also
headquarters for
CARPETS AND MATTINGS.
We make specialty of church carpets, Lodge
Carpets and all large carpels. Some of the large
carpets we have put down can be seen at the First
Baptist Church, Spencer Methodist, Holmes Memo,
rial and South Main Churches, Fulton and Spencer
Masonic lodges. When in the ci ty drop in to see us.
You are always welcome,
V. B. SUf.ir,lERSTT.
J. 0. WHITE & CO.,
Carriage and Wagon Builders.
FARM AND DRAT WA60N.
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We sell the celebrated Geo. E. Nissen & Co's Farm and
Log Wagons, fully warranted. . ?
Old Carriages and Buggies' repaired, painted and made
as good as new. - 5
New Tops jnade and old Tops repaired. New Cushions
furnished and old Cushions repaired.
New Dashes furnished and Old Frames Re-covered.
-Rubber Tires a Specialty ; steel tired wheels changed to
Rubber Tires. Old rubber tires repaired.
All kinds'o! Wood and Iron Work done at short notice.
We have skilled workmen in each department.
Surreys, Buggies and Wagons for Sale.
Harness of all kinds made and repaired. Call and get
prices.
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Look over this List and Consider their usefulness.
See them and Consider their Cheapness and Beauty.
Art Squares,
Book Racks and Cases, f
Beds wood, iron and brass,
Baby Carriages,
Curtains,
Carpets.
Clothes Baskets,
Chiffoniers,
Cots,
Chairs of all kinds,
" for children,
, ' for office,
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Our furniture holds the lead in
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The
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Value and Merit
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Kitchen Safes,
Lamps for Table and Hall,
Leather Furniture,
Lounges?
Linoleum,
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Mission Clocks,
Mirrors,
Mattings,
Mattresses,
Odd Pieces of all Kinds,
Pictures and Picture Frames,
Parlor Suits,
Rockers all kinds and sizes,
Rugs, '
Sideboards.
Toilet Sets,
Umbrella Stands,
Wardrobes, ;
Wicker Furniture.
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