THE CAROLINA YATCHL1 All
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
- The contract of . the i Bitulithio
Company, " -f Atlanta, with the
city, has beeu compJeied.Thia
concern has put down 40,000 yards
of the bitulithic - ' .
-Rev. C. I, Morgan will preach
at Christ church, SpettcerytintU &
racular pastor is -secured. The
services w,iU be j held on Sunday
afternoons. -
Prof. Walter Thompson, of the
Jackson Training School, at Con
cord, delivered an. address at
Spencer Sunday mornifag. Mr.
TKomDson spoke in the interest
- , f
of the Laytaan's Missionary Move
ment. -i
ThejofBoers have not beerfable to
Ideate Fred Byers, the negro who
escupedr-irotn cuBtody last week
Byers' presenoe was greatly desir
ed at thk ipresent term of court
and his leaving- is a matter of
much regret.
The Preabyterian churches of
Chestnut Hill and Spencer have
extended a call to Bey. Chas.
Friend, of Bell Haven.lVa., to be
their pastor. It is stated that
Mr. Friend will most likely ac
cept.
Miss Lina Jacobs, aged 83 years,
died at her home in the East
Ward Saturday night. The fun
eral was -conducted Sunday after
noon by Bev. M. M. Kinard.
J. O. Houston, recently a can
didate for sheriff on the Bepubli
cap ticket, will leave for Haywood
county shortly, where he may re
side for some time. Mr. Houston
isra good citizen and The Watch
man hopas that Rowan will not
permanently lose him.
Senator Overman left for Wash
ington Monday night.
The Elks Memorial service will
be held next Sunday afternoon at
the graded school building.
Railroad men at Salisbury and
Spencer have been much interest
ed in the announcement of the
resignation of P. L. McManus,
who has been assistant to General
Manager Ackert, and the abolish
ment of that position.
Tiie secoud payment on the
pedestal for the Confederate mon
ument has been made.
The time of the Superior Court
this week has been taken up with
civil cases.
Beginning with next Monday it
will be "Sheriff McKenzie,"
Engineer Francis entertained a
number of the Spencer machinists
at dinner last Saturday evening.
The dinner was served in the din
ing room at the new passenger
station.
A number of the ladies of the
city remembered the inmates of
the coenty home on Thanksgiving
Day and sent them a fine dinner.
A few days ago the infant of
Mr, and Mrs. C D, Cornelison
got hold of a half grain moiphine
tablet and swallowed it. A phy
sician was hastily sent for and
after arduous effort on his part he
succeded in averting any serious
consequences.
Rev." R. L, Motley, of Atlanta,
who has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the First Baptist
church, is expected here to-morrow.
The case of George Murphy in
dicted for being engaged in a con
spiracy to rob-a bank here has
been continued until the nest
term, of court.
Calvin J. Deal, who lives near
Landis, lost his barn arly Satur
day morning by fire. He also
lost two cows and a quantity of
feed. .
Bemember the place China Grove
44 Day Saturday
" Hour 1:80 P. m.
' what will be given away
absolutely free; Gold silver and
frea loW ; -
MrStShiies Dies at Sanitorium.
Mrs. Charles Shives. of Faith,
died at the Whitehead-Stokes sani
torium here, on last Saturday af
ternoon. Mrs. Shives had been
under. treatment at the sanitorium
for some time. The remains were
taken to the home of the deceased,
- at Faith , for interment.
Hsnali for the Big Sale.
Don't fail to be in China Grove
on Saturday Dec. 5th to hear the
twinauotioneers sell town lots at
jour pwli price.
. An old Confederate veteran, JW
A. Buis, wa robbed. Monday eve
mng oi Beverai ou nates ne was
carrying home. The robbery :oc
curred on Church street near the
entrance of Oak Grove cemetery.
Mr. Buis had stumbled and fallen,
and before he could jet up -. some
one grabbed his property and
made a hurried retreat.
Impaled on Fence.
Some one is mouring the loss
of a .. good shepheid dog. One
night laBt week the animal at
tempted to jump the wooden fence
in front of the residence of C. W.
Pace, at Main and Kerr streets
There are sharp points on the
fence and the dog. not clearing the
fencej became impaled uponrone
of these. Officer Iagle had to
shoot the dog.
6oes to Chicago.
Bev. A. W. Plyler, former pre
siding elder of the Salisbury dis
trict of the Methodist . Church
South and who was appointed' by
the recent conference at Asheville
to the -pastorate ; of a church in
Mecklenburg county, . has- been
excused from 'this duty. Mr.
Plyler applied to Bishop Atkins
to be excused that he might go to
Chicago and take a course at the
Chicago University. He is an
able man and will be missed from
this conference.
Loses Wife and Child.
Samuel Leslie, a tailor who
came here some time ago from
Danville and conducted his busi
ness on Fisher street, left Tues
day for Danville, taking with
him the corpse of a little, daugh
ter for burial. About two months
since Mr. Leslie lost tis wife and
the little one will be buried by
her side. The bereaved nosband
and father has the warm sym
pathy of the community. Mr.
Leslie does not contemplates re
turning to Salisbury and will
probably locate in Baltimore.
To resume Operations.
The1 Union Copper Mines at
Gold HiU Rowan counnty, which
were closed a year ago on account
of a big drop in the copper mar
ket, vrill reopen with two hundred
employes this week and will run
on full time. The main shaft of
the mine is about 1,000 feet deep
'j ?-'i21l' J !iL A Ti, -Ml
ana is uneu wuu wnwjr. win
require the use of three pumps
throwing eight-inch streams for
three months in removing the wa-
er. Two Qther mines adjacent
to the property will be operated at
once, i. is also ecatea tnat tne
Southern Mining Company, oper
ating for gold ore, wLl resume
work at Gold Hill this month.
Spencer dispatch. '
A Gathering for Spencer.
A Spencer dispatch states that
the conference of all the Southern
Railway Y. M. C. A. secretaries
employed on the Southern system
which held its laBt annual session
in Atlanta this month, will meet
next year iu Spencer, the action
having been taken upon an invi
tation extended by B. P. Steven
son, secretary of the Spencer as
sociation. The date for the con
vention will be September 8 and
9, 1009. There are seven railroad
associations on the Southern, sys
tem, these being located at Spen-
cer, Atlanta, seima, meridian.
Miis., Knoxville, Tenn Oakdale,
Tenn., and Monroe, Va., with sev
eral thousand members.
Oisliketo Lose Him.
The following letter has been
BBnt to the First Baptist church
here by the former Atlanta con
gregation of Rev. R. L. Motly :
. "The acceptance of your call by
one of the most beloyed of our
minister!, Rev. R. L. Motley, was
the occasion on last Monday
morning of hearty and generous
regret on the part of the Atlanta
Ministers Conference. Our re
gret is that we are to lose Dr
Motley, who has been for a num
ber of years one of the leaders in
the wonderful progress of Atlanta
Baptists, which has attracted the
attention of the whole country.
We, however, congratulate you,
and do not nesitate to say as a
conference of thirty-five pastors
that in Dr. Motley you haye one
of 'God's nobleman,' 1 Our pray
ers will follow and will abide
upon you. -
p . By order of the Conference this
expression is sent to your church."
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STATE NEWS.
Items of interest From Numeroos Sec-ion
of the North State.
Following the custom institu
ted by him at the beginning of his
term, v Governor . Glenri ? issued
Thanksgiving Pardons whiob took
effect Thursday, Pardons are is
sued only to long term prisoners,
who have good records and who
have no friends who have interest
ed themselves in getting a pardon
for them. He has heretofore is
sued only two pardons, but as this
is his last-time he issues four.
Those pardons are: Jeff Mace
white, Madison county: Walter
Newton,1 white, Granville county
Will W hite,' colored,Iredoll ; Mos
es Pender, colored, Edgecombe.
Winston Salem, N. C, Nov. 6.
The tinveiling and dedication of
the tablets commemorating Wash
ington's visit to Salem took place
Saturdav afternoon. The schools
of Winston and Salem were
invi-
ted to attend.
Mayor T,'S. Franklin returned
to the city this morning from New
York where he went earlv in the
week to assist the district attor
ney's office in the prosecution of
one Samuel Citrone, who, it is al
leged, is responsible for the for
gery of bond No. 1 of the city ol
Charlotte. Mr. Franklin, when
seen in his office in the municipal
jnilding this afternoon, said the
caso was being vigorously pressed
and Citrone and his confederates,
if convicted,' will be punished se-
erely. Charlotte News.
The State canvassing board Fri
day gave out the official vote tor
gcixernor in the recent blection.
W. W. Kitchio, Democrat, receiv
ed 145,102 and J. Elwood CoxH
Republican, 107,760, the majority
or Kitchin being 37,342,
Coy Crotts, aged about 17 years,
son of James Crotts, a well-known
contractor, was killed Thursday
afternoon, about two miles from
Lexington by the accidental dis
charge of a : gun. Young CrottB
started to push the gun into the
rear end of a wagon, butt fore-
moBt, and in some manner it was
discharged and the entire load en
tered his stomach. He lived only
about three minutes.
Thursday while out hunting,
near maxton, uoe McLean, iu
years old, accidentia snot and
instantly killed Lacy Barnes, 14
years old. McLean claims that
he was fixing to shoot a lark when
Barnes got in front of the gun
and received the 'load just a few
inches abov9 the heart.
A Croatan girl named Brewer,
iving on M. C McMair s place
nearM'axton, while burning trash
in the yard Thursday, afternoon
allowed her clothing to catch on
fire and she was burned almost
over her- entire" body and is ex-,
pected to -dicrat any time. 7it
Leaie Throttle for Pulpit.
A Spencer dispatch says: "C.
E. Lumsden, of jSpencer.ia highly
regarded , locomotive engineer on
the Southed Railway; with a run
between thia"ApVace- and Mbnroe,
Va., has left tW'ijab for the pul
pit ' and has Entered Rutherford
College for a thorough prepara
tion for the ministry. Mr. Lums
den is prominent in the Brother
hood of LocomotiveEDgineers and
is well known up and do: n the
mam line of the Southern.- He
has given much thought to the
matter and decided only recently
o prepare himself for the minis
try before . asking for admission
into the Methodise Conference.
Mr. Lumsden makes the third man
to leave 6he railroad service at
Spencer during the past fw years
to enter the ministry, the other
two being Bev. W P. Campbell,
of Seven Springs, and Rev. C. E,
Hypes, of Woodleaf, who are
meeting with success
The old fashioned way of dosipg
weak stomach, or stimulating
a
the Heart or Kidneys is all wrong.
Dr. Shoop first pointed out this
error. This is why his prescrip
tion Dr. Shoop's Restorative is-
directed entirely to the cause of ;
these ailments the weak inside or)
controlling nerves: It isn't so
difficult, says Dr. Shoop, to
strengthen a weak Stomach; Heart
or Kidneys, if one goes at it cor-,
rectly. Each inside organ lias its,
controlling or inside nerve. When
these nerves fail, then those or
gans must surely falter. -These
vital trutha are leading druggists
everywhere to dispense andfec
ommend Dr. Shoop's Restorative.
Test it a few days, and seel Im
provement will promptly and sure
ly follow. Sold by Cornelison &
Cook. .
Tnanksglring Services itOrgin.
T h a n k s g i v i n g h services ; on
Ttiankegiving Day at- old sOrgan
will evtr be remembered-as1 a day
of much- joy and gladness The
service at ll-o-'clock was we41 at
tended by the members of Organ
and Ebenezer. ' " .
A collection on the" day - was
taken for the orphans' home
amounting to $10.
After the, service the congrega
tion was invited by Mr. Abe Eller
to take dinner with the preacher,
Rev. H. A. Trexler. The pastor,
was dumbfounded to think about
feeding such a multitude of peo
ple at one time, but he soon caugth
on to the trap that was set to take
him by surprise when he beheld
the dinner baskets coming in from
all sides. And what a heaVv r
loaded table! It was actually,
aX a . V 6;r." . 1 f ,
gathered 250 men, women and
children and much was left. The
pastor was. again surprised when.
after dinner one by oi the peo-!
pie uegau uu pausing various artl-'
clesj too numerous to meutioii,
and unloading them on the nas
tor' 3 premises, all- amounting to
$41. Many thanks go out from
the heart of the pastor and family
to these good people for, these
gifts the evidence of apprecia
tion. May the Lord proeper his peo
ple. ' X.
Kotice oi Mortgage Sale.
By virtue of the power of sale
contained in a Deed of Trost exe
cuted on the 6th day of Noyem-
ber,1907, by O. B. Jordan to the
Southern. Life & Trust Company,'
Trustee, which said Deed of Trust
recorded in the office of the
Regbter of Deeds of Rowan Coun
ty, boos 'zv, pages 6oz and follow
ing, and by direction of (the party
of the third part, the party to
whom the note secured by said
Deed of Trust is payable ; the
said C. B Jordan having made
default in the payment of said
note when due: the undersigned
rustee asaforesaid, will on
Monday, the 4th day of Jannary, 1909,
at twelve 6 clock m,. offer for
sale at public auction, for cash,
at the Court House door in Salis
bury, N. C, the following describ
ed lots of land, to-wit:
Being lots Nos. 15 and 16 of the
'Harrison Survey" andIyiug at
the intersection of the extension
f the South Fulton Street with
Harrison Street and being the east
corner cf said intersetiou: front-
ng one hundred (100) feet on
Fulton Street and ruuuing back
parallel with Harrison Street two
hundred (200) feet and beine in
hape a parallelogram ; The above
referred to "HarriBJn Survey" is
map which is filed' in the regis
ter of deeds office of Bowan Coun-
y, North Carolina in book No.
69 page 600; Said lot deeded to C.
B. Jordan bv C. L. Hall : to C. L.
Hall by C, E. Corriher.
Southern Life & Trust Company,
By A. W. MnAHister, president,
This the 28th day of Nov. 1903
THE
Summersett Undertaking Co
Are Fully equipped with the latest Hearses,
Church Truck and all supplies, necessary for con
ducting funerals, and have a complete stock of all
grades of
Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes.
' Their Mr. R. M. Davis and Mr. T. W. Summer
sett can be reached by phone at all times, night or
day.
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Cobbrrof the UniversityHjtNorth
Carolina, Jrj the waterways
ivenfeoa shohld 'arrest the r. attsn-.
t ion. o t ha v; coun try. xThere jan
be'rxo tlouM that the1 most ' impM'
tant section of t-he entire proposed
inside? outeu Along vfheT Atlantic
Coast is that leadimj from Chesa
eake bay through th North. Car
hua soundsi iThis- fact Profess
or Oobb shows- with-force and
plearhes's; The po'rtio'n l of the
rQuta-witch- leads through? Mary
land Dela warePenii sylvan ia; an d
Massachusetts, he isaid, is.devalop:
'ed ?untrykii It is abundantly- pra
yided-with railroad facilities1 and.
he might" have added, alteadv has
oauAlflnveiLWhichrtraffiais mvingt
i " LU1 b".JB UBwltm rroiets
: 801 ODD said in his admirable ad
dress1 ; "What Baltimore is in
tereated in, as well as every other
,-Afw;nf, , tuQ ji
. r.,. ' o lL . .
tory new reached ineffectually by
scattered railroad facilities, taxed
to their utmost by normal trajde."
A waterway for coasting vessels
from the Chesapeake through the
sounds, with a deep outlet into
the-ocean near Beaufort, would
open up to the markets a territory
rich in resources and with a soil
capable of producing enormously.
Baltimore Sun.
What a Time in China Grove.
1 Saturday Dec. 5th., at 1:30 p.
m., where there will be a bag of
gold, silver and a free lot given
away at the auction sale of nice
resident lots. .Cqme one and all.
Bring friends.
Mortgage Sale.
Default having been made in the pay
ment of the debt secured by a certain
mortgage deed of trust executed by
Walter E. Montgomery to F. JVEose-man-
on the 22nd day of October, 1907,
and duly registered in book.31, page
522, of Rowan county Record of Mort
gages, pursuant to the provisions of
said mortgage the undersigned will
sell at public sale to the highest bidder
for cash, at the court house door in
Salisbury, North. Carolina, on
Monday, the 7th day of December, 1908.
at 12 o'clock m., the following proper
ty: . . Beginning at a stake in the West
edge of the uew Concord road fifty and
one-third feet from, the southwest
stone corner of the intersection of
Wharton street and said road, aDd runs
thence south two and three-fourth de
grees east with the the west edge of
said aoad fifty and one-third feet to a
stake in west edSe of said road, thence
south 80 degrees wpst 136 feet, to a
stake, thence north 10 degrees west 50
feet to a stake, thence north 80 de
degrees east 143 feet to the beginning ;
same being lot No, 69 on the Southern
Loan & Trust Company's may of prop
erty adjoining the Great South Ward
of the city of Salisbury. See Rowan
county Record of Deeds, book 106, page
67, and book 113, page 60.
This the 2nd day of November. 1908.
E. J. Roseman, trustee.
B. B. Miller, attorney
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Mrs. E. W. Brooks, 5415 S. Steele St., South Tacoma, Wash., writes :
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felt rery weak and exhausted, and it seemed that I could not regain my
strength.
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much advertised remedies without relief. I had little faith, as I was very
weak, but within a week after I had commenced taking Peruna 1 was like a
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Mrs. G. W. Heard, Hempstead, Texas,
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son's ears had been affected since he was
baby. He seemed to have risings in
his head. He would be very fretful for
several days, then his ears would run pro
fusely what appeared to be corruption.
"The last year I thought he had almost
lost his hearing and had a local physi
cian treating him for about six weeks.
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