THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
The last of the steel workers on
the Gruhb building left Saturday
i night, having fiu ishod their por
tion of the work. It is not known
definitely when the brick work
Martin Wood, a well kn
colored man, was shot in the right ored that nothiUg more will be
aide of the face, accidentally it is done until spring, but as Mr.
claimed, by Sylvester Reeves, also Grubb is out of town this cannot
cdored, near the Southtru pas- be verified
senger station. The bullet enter
ed the right cheek and lodged in
the left side of the face. It was
dislodged and the wounded man
spit it out before medical aid ar
rived. Reeves says the shooting
was accidental and that he and
Wood are the best kind of friends.
He was taken into custody, and as
Wood claims that the bulkt is
still in his throat, will beheld un
til further examination is made.
Carl Hammer, who has been
living in St. Louis, arrived here
Sunday and will resume his resi
dence in : Salisbury. His mother,
Mrs. Josephine Hammer, will ar
rive in a few days and make her
home with Mr. and Mrs. Hammer
at their home in the Southern su
burbs -of Salisbury.
John Richwine, an old Salibury
boy who it making good in the
real estate business in Richmond,
Va., was in Salisbury Monday.
Miss Sallie Sumner, of Lincoln-
Preparations are being made by
the Confederate veterans of Row
an county to have the greatest re
union ever held on the 80th of this
month. It is proposed at this
re-union to have a roll call and ef
fect a re-organization. Distin
guished speakers will be present
and "a bountiful dinner will be
seryed to the veterans.
M. L. Jackson, Secretary of the
Rowan County Fair, says he
closed a contract on Thursday
with Strobel, the air Bhip man for
two flights daily during the fair.
He will have his latest and largest
airship here and will make flights
from the fair growns to Salisbury
and back. He will also give night
flights. His airship being illu
minated by search lights.
The Salisbury publio Schools
began the fall term on Thursday,
thelGth with 800 on the roll, whioh
will be considerably increased m xt
week. Nothing much was "done
ton, stopped over on Friday with 0n Thursday and Friday except to
her uncle, Sheriff Jas. H. McKen- issue the neccessary books to those
To Teach Road Construction.
Through the efforts of Senator
Overman, D. H. Winsiow, United
States Superintendent of Road
Construction, came from Wash
ington city to Salisbury for a week
to give instructions in road build
ing. He arrived Monday morn
ing and with chairman P. B.
Beard, of the board of county
commissioners, went over tne road
from Salisbury to the toll bridge,
as a result Mr. Winslow will on
Tuesday begin demonstrating the
economy and superioty of a pro
cess in building cue sand ciay
road. He will begin near the toll
bridge and superintendents Thom-
ason and Carter will be with him.
There will also probably be rep
resentatives from Forevth and
Cabarrus counties in attendance.
Mr. Winslow will demonstrate
the advantage of the mixture of
sand and clay when the clay road
iB found, as it is along a part of
the road between Salisbury and
the river.
Mr. Winslow's long experience
and his thorough knowledge of
road building lend State wide in
terest to his visit to Rowan.
zie. on her way to the State Nor
mal School at Greensboro.
In the debate Friday night at
the meeting of the Ephworth
League on the subject: "Resolv
ed, that the city is more condu
cive to christian living than the
country," it took only one ballot
to decide in favor of the country.
T. R. Garner was master of cere
monies and the judges, were: W.
B. Summerset, M. C. Rnfty and
Mrs. T7 S Boyliu. The affirma
tive was handled by Leroy Smith
and P. N. Peacock, and the nega
tive by J. H Suddeth and S. C.
Peacock. The debate was very
much enjoyed by the audience.
Rev.- Walter Lingle, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of
Atlanta, Georgia, was in Salisbury
last week on his way to Atlanta
He has just returned from a tour
of two moLths through France and
Scotland. He attended service at
the PreaSyterian church here Sun
day night.
An event of unusual interest to
. i n i l 111 I i L A
tne people or oansuury wm u m blowi 40 to 90 mileg au hour.
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marriage oi jylibs neii Virginia
Wilburn, to Charles Holmes
Thayer, which takes place on
Wednesday' evening, the twenty
n.nth of September, at 8:00
o'clrck, at the home of her friend,
Mrs. Augustus H. Dreher, 125
WpBt Monroe street. The bride
elect is one of Salisbury's
of the scholars who brought the
fee. Work began in earnest on
Monday. This book fee is charged
for thetuBe of the books and keep
ing up the school library. The
money collected was, this year,
placed in the the city treasury
andS amounted to nearly two
thousandj dollars. Heretofore,
well. Any one wishing to do so
has the privilege of buying their
books elsewhete and owning them,
they must obtain however, the
proper books.
Reports reached here to-day of
the fearful equinoxial storm which
has raged on the Mississippi-Louisiana
gulf coast damaging ship
ping, wrecking frail structures,
and seriouslv impeding railroad
trafic. New Orleans seems to
have been the storm center and
has been cut off from communi
cation since 4: 30. Monday after
noon. It has been verv severe at
Mobile, Biloxi, Miss., Pensicola,
and New Orleans. Wires are dcfwn
and trains aunuled. The wind
was from the southeast and was
The Last Officer of the Old Fair Gone.
We have in our possession a
copy of th9 premium hstissued by
the North Carolina Fair Associa
tion for the fair held in Salisbury
October 7. 8, 9 and 10th, 1873,
most with the following list -of officers:
More Trolley Line Talk.
It begins to look as if we were
really going to be connected elec
trically with Concord. T. H.
Vanderford who is very much in
terested in the matter says that
a force may be put on at Kau
napolis within a few days working
towards Concord, A franchise
has been granted by the commis
sioners of both counties and rights
of way along a greater portion of
the time has been secured.
Leslie M. Shaw, former secre
tary of the treasury, and Patrick
Hirsch, a financier of New York,
were here Saturday consulting
with local business men in regard
to the building of this interurban
trolley line in Piedmont North
Carolina. Itis said the proposed
line will conueot the cities of
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High
Point, Salisbury. Concord, Char
lotte and a number of Bmaller
towns, and will handle both pas
sengers and freight.
A franchise has already been se
cured through the counties
Rowan and Cabarrus .
of
Proceedings of Rowan County Court.
Friday morning, James Able,
(col.) through his counsel, R. Lee
Wright plead guilty to the charge
of retailing, before Judge Miller
in county court, was taxed
with $50 and the cost.
Nothing much-was doing in the
county cOurt on Monday morning,
which is usually the buBy day.
Only one case waB disposed of.
Bill Evans was found $500 and
cost for disordely conduct,
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To Organize Farmers' Union at Faith.
T. D. Brown, county or
ganizer for the Farmers' Ed
ucational and Co-operative
Union, assisted by the degree
team of Mulberry Local, No.
451, will hold a meeting at
Faith Saturday night, Sep
tember 25th, for the purpose
of organizing a local at that
place. Any and all farmers
interested in the Union, and
the general welfare of the
farming class, are invited to
attend this meeting.
Beware
that
of Ointments for Catarrh
Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de
range the whole system when en
tering it through the mucous sur
faces . Such articles should nev
er be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derivt
from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F . J. Cheney &
CoM Toledo, O., contains no mer
cury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be
sore you get the. genuine. It iB
taken internally and made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c
per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for
constipation.
Curtis Josey, 25 years of age,
was so badly burned Mouday
morning at his home at Gratiite
Quarry that fears are entertained
for his recovery. Mr. Josey who
is married was starting a fire in the
cook stove when the oil can
which he was using, exploded
throwing the burning oil on him.
lovely young women and her
: rnnd8 are everybody wno, know
her. Mr. Thayer is a prominent
young man of Mt. Pleasant .
Rockwell Council Jr. O. U.- A.
M.i No 175, had a flag raising at
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
at .the Rockwell public school
tower. The exercises were publio
and a fairly good crowd was in attendance.
Miss Sallie MeCorkle still cou
tiuues very sick at the hjme of
her siseer Mrs. Richard Eames on
East Innes street. She is steadily
growing weaker and the family iB
given no encouragement by the
attending physician.
A letter has been received by
Alderman E. H. Heilig from Pres.
W. W. Finley, of the Southern
Railway, saying that other engage
ments would prevent his coming
to Salisbury on the 2nd of No
vember, but that he would come
on the evening of the 17th, if that
date would be satisfactory. Mr.
Wflilicr reDlied that it would.
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Plans are being made to give
a rece
when he comes and arrangements
are being made for it.
Sheriff Jas. H. McKenzie will
send Ed. Scales to Chattanooga
to-night to identify a negro ar
rested there suepected of being
the slayer of Conductor Wiggins,
on the street car some time ago.
The authoritios there sent Sheriff
McKenzie a description of the ne
gro which was submitted to Mr.
Scales, who knows him, and be
lieves he is the man wanted.
a L. Baker, clerk in the of-
j- finance Com,
secretary and
superintendent
superintendent
Samuel H. Wiley, president;
M. L Holmes, first vice-pres. ;
P. P. Meroney, second vice-
preBident;
L. Blackmer,
S-, R: Harrison,"
B. F. Rogers,
treasurer
W. B. Means,
trials of speed.
J. C. Miller.
live stock department.
M. L. Holmes, superintendent
io rif.nl nral and horticultural
dep't. .
P, A. Frecks, superintendent
mechanical implements.
P. P. Meroney. superintendent
manufactured articles.
J. M. Hall, superintendent flor
al hall.
J. K. Burke, superintendent
poultry department.
In looking over the list we find
that all of them have passed away.
P . P. Meroney, who died on the
17tn of the present month, being
the last.
Among the advertisers we find
t.ho names of T. F. Kluttz. Mock
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Rich design and refined beauty in knives, forks, spoons
and fancy serving pieces are not attributes of solid
silverware alone. The skill born of long experience has pro
duced, in the famous "1847 Rogers bros." silver plate, effects m
pattern and design which make its name for beauty second only
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Sold by leading dealers everywhere. Send for catalogue
" CL showing all patterns.
MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO.,
(International Silver Co., Successor.)
NTeridon, Conn.
yOU'LL feel
betterforwork,
play or rest if you
eat Quaker Oats
at least
once a
day.
DR. M.J. RAGLAND
VETERINARIAN.
Office aud hospital on Iriniss St., near
Mansion House corner. Day phone
205. Night phone 430. 4-27 tf
Dr. L. S. FOX,
DENTIST,
THE
BUSY
It will pay, you to find out.
' TERM8 STRICTLY CASH.
Do You WaDt to Help
Make Good Times ?
Then put your money in our
bank. We will put it into
Circulation and pay you
4 PER CENT INTEREST
This will make prosperity and
everybody will be benefited,
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WACHOVIA LOAN X TRUSI CO
The
State's Strongest Banking Institution
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
For Sprinkling -and heavy hauling
phone No. 9, Griffith Transfer
Co. 8-24 tf.
PEOPLES
NATIONAL
BANK
BAL1LBURY, N. C.
Does a General Banking
Business.
i We pay 4 per cent on time de
posits. Interest payable every
three months.
Prompt attention given to any
business entrusted to us.
Your business solicited.
Peoples9 National Bank.
D. R. Julian, J
president.
P. H, Thompson,
1 V.-president.
D. Norwood,
cashier,
W. T. Busbt,
teller.
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EOWJIN COUNTY FAIR
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
October 19-20-21-22, 1909.
Free Acts -Fine Races -Good Music
Monster Air Ship in Daily Flights
Patrons Teams Admitted Free
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Write for Premium List.
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is packed full of the World's Newest merchandise in
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes, Domestics, Notions
and other useful merchandise.
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MRS. JNO. A. MURPHY
hoes rahi-noH frrim mnflrot With Q 1 1 thft IfltUSt P.TtfiftLS in iVllJN
linery and at prices that defy Competition.
Call and see Her before Buying
202 South Main Street, SALISBURY, N. C.
Dress Goods Dept.
Never before have the ladies of
the Vicinity had an opportunity to
select such high grade woolen dress
goods as we are offering.
38 inch Ranger Serge, in the lead
ing colors in green garnet Wistienia
blue black , 47c yard
52 inch Mohair in black, at 47c yd
10,000 yds of Sea Island Sheeting
at 5c yard
Calico at 5c yard
Apron Gingham at 5c yard
Nice qualityi Outing at 5c yard
1 box of 25c val. Mentholatum 15c
Duckling fleece at 12ic, 15c per yd
TTJoolen Remnants
Just the thing to select you a nice
skirt cheap don't fail to ask about
them.
Our Friday Saturday, Mon
day Specials are the same.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
We are better prepared to give
you what you want in footwear than
any other store in the city. Every
pair sold under our own Guarntee.
Shoes for Ladies
from $1.15 up to $3.50. Ladies try
us on a pair.
Men's shoes $1.25 up to $6.00.
Come and look at our $2 .00 specials
Children buy a pair of our solid
leather shoes to go to school in.
We can fit you at most any price.
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are being made to give him tnenames or p. xv.u.
ntion probably a banquet & Brown, L. V. Brown, Crawford
t T:JI ' Jrraneem onts & Heilig, F6,ter & Horah, Over-
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, very
low fare round trip tickets will be sold via the Cotton
Relt Route to points in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
mA OVIaVinm Take advantage of these low fares and
Bui & Co., J Allen BrowD, C. R. mvestieate the wonderful opportunites now open in the
man Holmes & Co.. C. P. Baker
& Co ., A. Parker, J. & H. Horah,
R. J. Holmes, Meroney & Brc,
McCabbins & Co.. J. M. Knox &
Co.. McNeely & Walton, G. M.
Barker & Co.. W. M. Barker, and
the Bovden House with C, S
Brown, proprietor, with the table
presided over by Miss Mary Wron,
the acknowledged queen ot house
keepers south.
In looking over this list reflec
tions bring to memory that "Time,
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fice of Sheriff J. Jcjven jnme, ine iomu uuuuer, uums uib
zio received a message bunday fierce career, dark, stern, ara pin-
night announcing the death of his less, and pauses , not amid the
brother Thos Baker, which decur- mighty wrecks that Btrew his
ed Snnday afternoon at 3 P. M.,at path, to sit and muse like other
Baker's Mill in the upper part ot conquerors, upon tne ieanui ruin
the county. ,he has wrought.
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Southwest. The 25 day return limit gives you ampie
time, and you can stop over both going and returning
The Direct Line to Texas
The Cotton Belt is the direct line from Memphis
to the Southwest, through Arkansas. It operates
two daily trains, carrying through sleepers, chair
cars and parlor-cafe cars. Trains from all points
make direct connection at Memphis with Cotton
Belt trains for the Southwest.
Do not delay your trip to the TSoothwest until
the bier opportunities are gone write me to-day
where vou want to eo and I will show you hovr
cheap you can make the trip and give you complete
schedule, etc. I will also send you free our books on
Texas and Arkansas, with County map in colors.
H. H. SUTTON, District Passenger Agent.
H. E. ALLEN, Passenger Agent.
109 W. 9th SL, Chattanooga Tenn.
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I will pay you to call and see our goods before you buy.
SALISBURY DRY GOODS GO.
NEXT DOOR TO KLUTTZ & RENDLEMAN. A.H.WERTZ, MGR.
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a irame nouse win no neeu ptuunug mure mau uuce iu auou ifii o uiteeu years u it, is paintea wita
the L. & M. Pure Paint, becauso the L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M. White Lead and gives the paint
; extraordinary life
LO jTj PAINT
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IT IS SEl fl IXED
If your house takeB 21 gallons of any ready mixed paint at$1.60 per gallon the cost will be. .$ 33.60
The same work is done with 11 gallons of L. & M. Paint at"fl.75 ger gallon mixed with 10
gallons of linseed oil at 70 cents per gallon thus making 21 gallons of pure paint for $1 25
ler gallon or 26.25
28 Per Cent or - - - 7-35
Four gallons L. & M. and three gallons oil, will paint a modern sized house.
"Used the L. & M. Paint f ir sixteen years . Painted three housas with it fifteen years ago;
they have not needed painting since." J. E. Webb, Hickory. N. 0. Sold by. '
Salisbury Supply & Commission Company.