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THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
The Southern Club Co . , is the
name of a new club chartered by
the State for certain Salisbnry
citiz-ii8 It is capitalized at $2,000
ftfd V. A. Blackweli is the pro
moter thereof.
W. H. Wallace, who will have
charge of the Wallace Clothing
Company of Gre.sb ro, left for
that city to day to rnako prepara
tions for opeiiing. This will be a
branch of til? Wallace store of
Sulisbury .
N . P. Jacoby, who came to Sal
isbury about a year ago, and who
has been conducting a clothing
store at 115 North Main street, is
dosjerately iltat his home on
Jackson street, lie has been iu a
delerioua condition for severa
dysand it is feared his illness
will terminate fatally.
J. Frank R -ibinsn, the well
known bridge builder and auc
ti uper met with quite a serious
accident Saturday aft.rn :ou He
was climbing to a high loft in a
barn at his reside ..c in the coun
try, when he slipped and f ill. He
was knocked unc -usei ns, his
back was injured and ;n arm was
broknn by th fall. Mr Robin
eon has many friends in Salisbury
and throughout- tho c unty- who
will regret to ieini A his misfor
tune Dr J. E. Smoot, of Concord,
who has been under treatment at
the Whitehead-rt k : -"luitorium
here for a wt tk r nu i-h i- rupidi v
recovering and wi.l soou bi him
self agaia .
3. C. Lis;, of Morgan township,
was in the city y-st-r ia. ai d to
d iy.
The Morgan Township Sunday
school convention, which meets at
Z'on M. E church on the Stokes
Ferry road next Friday, August
13th, bids fair to of much in
ter st aLd it will pay any one to
attend it.
The Rowan Fair A-sociati, n the mePtlDg9
has been issued a charter by the' The Encampment of Nor'h
-secretary of State. Among the . Car lii:a, I. 0. 0. F , is in session
incorporators are Hon. J hn S. i here to-day . Nothing more than
Henderson, T. J. Jerome, Ksq roune business will be tansact
and T. H. Vanderford, Sr ed.
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News vya received here several
davs ago, nun uncinet the death
on Wednesday 'ast, of Mrs. J. A.
Wade, of Morheud City Mrs
Wade was a native of this city
aud -spent many years in Salis
bury. The deceased was a sister
of Mrs. D. R. Julian.
D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte,
is expectei to deliver an address
here, on the eveuing of the 12th.
Efforts are being made to have a
large audience to hear him.
Mrs. A. P. Thomas aud ton have
assumed management of the Ho
tel Vanderford.
Senator Foster, of Louisiana, is
a guest of Senator Overman.
Officers have been after stray
dogs with a gun . If the tax is
uot. paid the officer may kill your
dog and you will be soaked for a
fine of five in addition.
W . B. Strachan has been elect
ed vice-presideut of the North
Carolina Underwriter's Associa
tion. The Baracas of Salisbury and
Spencer held a fine rally Sunday
eveuing at the FirBt Baptist
church. Mayor Smoot presided
and the principal address was
made by Dr. John Whitehead, the
teacher of the Baraca clas.. of the
Baptist church. Brief addresses
were made by others.
Mr. and Mrs Allison Misen
heimer, an aged couple, parents
ot Mis. George H. Page, will cel
ebrate their golden wedding to-day
at the home Mr. and Mrs George
H. Pag. Relatives and friends
will gather and partake of one
of those good old time dinners
for which the rural citizens of
Rownu are famous,
D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte
win pour water on the bick9 ci
some Salisbury ducks to-morrow
night.
The State Furniture Dealers
will meet -in Greensboro to-day
and to-morrow. W B. Summer
sett, secretary of the Association
has gone over to be present at
Sug'ar
and
Lard,
Sugar, soap, shoes, shirts, suits, skirts sheets,
shades, stockings, sox and thousand and
The
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A SAD AFFAIR.
One Man Dead and Another Piobabin Diing.
Officer Makes Grave Mistake.
The remains of John H. Bunt
ing, a young man who was killed
early Saturday morniug, by Offi
cer F. C Watkins, at the Hotel
Gladstone, in Black Mountain,
were taken to Wilmington, N C .
passing through Salisbury guuday
night. The sister and two broth
ers of th- deceased were with the
remaiup.
'Am Ashavillw dispatch
gives th following account of the
tragedy, which has shocked the
entire state:
Asheville, Aug. 7. John Hill
Bunting, of Wilmington, a young
traveling man is dead, and Paul
Cameron Collins, of Hillsboro,
cashier of the Bank of Hillsboro,
is lying iu the Mission hospital in
this city in a serious condition aB
the result of a shooting scrape
with Constable F. C. Watkins, at
the Hotel Gladstone at Black
Mouutain this morning about 1 :30
o'clock.
The men were brought here this
morning on an early train from
Black Mountain and taken to the
hospital and are under the care of
D'-. M F. Fletcher and Dr. W B
Hillyard,
Both men were shot at close
range an I both showd the effects
of powder burns. 0
It was found after a clo?e ex
aminatiou and operation on Mr.
Bunting that the bullet had en
tared from the front, a little to
the right side, passed through a
lobe of th liver and through the
paucreaa and lodged in the extern
f the back. The bul
let, a number 88 calibre, was ex
tracted. Mr. Bunting suffered
greatly from interna! hemorrhages
before reaching the hospital. It-
was found necessary to open the
abdomen.
Mr. Collins, while apparently
not suffering so much, is in a bad
condition nevertheless.
Th bullet striking Mr. Collins
ontred fnm the front, a little t
the right, passed through the body
just under the heart and above
the stomach, and came out on the
back near the spinal column.
How serious the injury is the phy
sicians cannot vet say, as they
have not operated, but are wait-
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It will pay you to visit these Stores every time you come to town. You will find
many interesting bargains from day to day impossible to mention in our advertise
ments, as some lots are small and often closed out by the time the paper comes out.
But as fast as one thing goes another takes it's place. Some pleasant surprises
await you Keep your eyes open for bargains. We'll Give 'em to you all right.
Greater
- 228 South Main St.,
i g developments.
The men were brought here
from Black Mountain,, arriving
here about 8 o'clock, and were in
the cure oi Dr. Landis and F. C
Watkins, cf Black Mouutain. It
was nearly 9 o'clock hefore the
men were gotten to the hospital,
and physicians could examine the
wounds.
The details were obtained from
Mr. Watkins, after the men had
been taken to th&hospiial. He said
that about 1 :30 o'clock this morn
ing a messenger came to him from
the manager of the Gladstone, ;
with a request that he go to the !
uuue. .m aUv,K "
disturbance created by two men
knt'n anH nllt O atnn a l.-nr n.-4
in the hotel. Constable Watkins
said that he immediately went j
over to the Gladstone; that
be
found the two men whose names
he did not then know, partially
intoxicated and on the floor of a
room which they were occupying.
He said that when he reached
the hotel women were running
around in their night clothing,
barefooted and frightened. "I
went up to the room where the '
men were, saia tne constable,
"and entered. The room was in
darkness and as I entered, I struck i
a match lb see my way and lighted
a lamp. One of the men, I don't
know whiah one, asked who I was
and 1 said a police officer the
town constable."
'One of the men with an oath
said in effect, 'well, we take care
of all police here," and about
that time one of them kicked the
do.-r shut and then the light was
snuffed out.
"One of the men jumped at me
aud grabbed me about thi neck,
the other at the time closing in
and clinching The men were
both of strong buil4; one of them
had something in his hand but I
don't know what it was. When
they closed in on me and grabbed
me, one reached for my pistol or
pistol pocket.
"I drew my revolver, a 38 cali
bre Smith & Wesson, and in the
darkness firrd two shots and the
men staggered back ; one of them
fell.
When I went in there was a
third person in the room, but
whether he got out before the
shooting I don't know. It all
happened quickly. I called for
your choosing
at the Combination
Empire Store Company,
Salisbury, N. C.
the door to be op ued and it was
opened don't know wheth r from
the inside or t he outside. A light
was secured and the . manager
came in I assisted one of the
men to bed ; the other one- went
out into the hall.
"A physician was summoned,
in company with the physi-
. . .
cian tne men were brought to'
Asheville this morning for m-edi
cal treatment."
It is said that Mr. Bunting and
Mr. Collins were recently arrived
guests at the Gladstone; that one
of the men arrived last evening
and the other one day this week,
TUi .vtn. nUni. OA .. QZ. nAn wo
AUO auuuo ou ui ou jroio
of age and it is understood, were
unacquainted until they met at
the Glsdstone.
Mr Watkins has been constable
of Blaok Mountain for some time
The Asheville Citizen says that
the officer, who was out on bail,
pending the result of Bunting's
wouud, was re-arrested on Sunday
and will be held uutil the hearing
which will probably take place
to-morrow. It was expected the
8rand Jury would take UP the
case at once and thoroughly in
vestigate it.
Death of Mrs. Hinson.
The Salisbury friends of Mrs.
Hinson, wife of Rev. O. I. Hin
sou, of Matthews, will be pained
to learn ot the death of that es
timable lady, which ocourred in a
hoopital at Nashville, Tenn., last
Thursday. Only a brief statement
of her death was received by a
Salisbury relative. Mrs. Hinson
came here a bride two and half
years ago while her husband was
pastor of Holmes Memorial M. E.
church. Salisbury correspondence
Charlotte Observer.
Rat in Hair Saves Life.
Roanoke, Va., Aug., 6. Bertha
Delane, a young white woman, at
tei quarreling with a young man
on the street, shot herself in the
head in an attempt to commit su
icida. A "rat" in her hair saved
her life, the-speed of the bullet
from a 32-calibre revolver being
checked by that appurtenance.
When the physician at the hos
pital pulled the hair from the
wcund the bullet came out with
the mass of false adornment, The
woman will recover.
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TORE
ESSON 6RANITE COMPANY.
Receiver Appointed to Wind up Business in
Order to Settle Estate.
The Esson Grauite Company,
the million dollar coucern recent
ly organized with large quarries at
, , . . ... . .
headauarters in this citv. is in the
i hands of George R. Collins, an ex
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' perienced granite man of this city,
as reciever, ho being named at
Asheville and he gave bond in the
sum of $25,000 with Charles J.
Harris, late Republican candidate
for governor, as sunty. The re-
f oipora h i r monitor! rtnrincr tr f Vio
eath of Herbert C. Hammond, of
'Canada, who was largely interest-
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ed and whose estate is said to be
worth, $5 000,000. That this step
will not hinder the operation at
the works is good news here. Re
ceiver Collins has issued, the fol
lowing announcement:
'To Our Friends and Patrons:
"The Esson Grauite Company
was recently orgauized to take ov
er, under ownership, the following
properties : The Dunn Mountain
Granite Company, American Stone
Company. Stacey Crushing Com
pany, Fairfield Granite Company,
and under lease: Rowan Grauite
Company and Balfour Pink Gran
ite Company
"One of the parties largely in
terested has died, and a settle
meut must be made with his es
tate. It is, therefore, deemed ad
visable to adjust all differences
through the medium of a receiver
ship, and I have been appointed
to act in that capacity. ,To any
creditors I may say that the val
ues being so largely in excess of
claims against the properties that
there can be no doubt bat that
they will be paid in full.
"I beg to say to our patrons
that all orders now in hand will
be promptly filed, and there will
be no interruption in the opera
tion of the properties. We solicit
your further orders, which will re
ceive attention just as promptly
as heretofore . It is expected that
the receivership will be of short
duration and that a re-organization
will be effected within the
next few months.
"Geokge R. Collins, receiver.' "
The Crime of idleness.
Idleness means trouble for any
one. Its the same with a lazy liv
er. It causes constipation, head
ache, jaundice, sallow complexion,
pimples, blotches, loss of appetite,
nausea, but Dr. King's New life
Pills soon banish liver troubles
and build up your health. 25s at
all druggists.
It
Looks
Good
To Us!
E. W. BURT, Sales Manager.
14 Gallons bt Liquor and to Jail.
Alice Pitts, colored, was" hefore
Judge Miller this morning for re
tailing and got four month, in
jail for what seemed to be her
guilt. Yesterday police officers
followed a negro boy to the Pitts'
boarding house on Long street .
The boy entered and came out
with a pint of whiskey- in his
pocket. He stated that he bought
it from the womair Alice Pitts.
The officers entered and found
fourteen gallons in the house. Al
ice and two others in the house
were arrested. All denied the
charge of retailiug, but as Alice
was in charge of the place and the
boy swore positively that he - got
the whiskey from her, she was
found guilty and was given a four
months term iu jail. It is said
that the whiskey found was prob
ably stolen from D. L. Arey's
warehouse. It may have came
from Arey's all right, but how?
k Big Livery and Live Stock Co.
The Harper Livery and Sale Co.
is the Dame of a new Salisbury
concern with anauthorized capi
tal of $50,000, $25,000 paid in.
J. P. Harper, one of the best
stock and liverymen in this sec
toin, besides a clever and agreea
ble gentlemeu, is the president of
the company, and Dr. M. J. Rag
laud, one of the best veterinarians
to be "found, is the secretary and
treasurer . The new company will
take over the Harper Bros. Livery
Stables and do business at their
place for the present. It will
handle live stock and vehicles, be
sides doing a general business livery
and run hack and automobile lines.
The company is composed of a
number of Salisbury's best and
most substantial citizens and will
succeec from the beginning.
Pain anywhere stopped in 20
minutes sure with one of Dr.
Snoop's Pink Pain Tablets. The
formula is on the 26-cent box.
Ask your Doctor or Druggist about
this formulaJ Stops womanly
pains, headache, pains anywhere.
Write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis .,
for free trial, to prove value of his
Headache, or Pink Pain Tablets.
Sold by Cornelison & Cook.
Calf for Sale. A three-months-old
three-fourths Jersey heifer can be
had for $5.00 by calling at The
Watchman Office.
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