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r : V ' lit- it f,- . m V' ' - - - . .; V', .-..'.-."- rr... - if - -. " 't" : r- (Ate THE EMPIRE BURNS. O.igin of Fire A Mystery. R. H. Pender mien iBd Earl Keeter Seriously Injured. Avery erious and what oro missed, to be a very disaBtrom fire occured Friday night, shortly after 10 o'clock, wheu the south end of the Empire stors on tha corner of Mam aud Bank streets, was tmruod. The fire was first discovered -by workmen on the Kress building and by the crowd which was dismissed from the play, Alice in Wonderland, which had been given by the children of tnH graded school, and, that the alarm was not given earlier wa9 fortunate. -Had it been it is likely that a panic would have ensued in the theatre and, it is very propable. that some of the children and patrons would have . been seriouly injured, if not kill r ed Jo the, rush to get out. A bright light was. first seen in th second story window of the Em pire building, near the corner, and almost immediately there was an explosion which was fol lowed by the flames boiling fom -the front windows on the second floor. The alarm was given and the firemen rasponded in a few min utes, but not before the fire had made suoh headway that it was feared that the whole of the Em pire block, which comprises six store rooms beside the hotel, would be burned. Thev soon had several streams playing upon it from the front, rear aud the Bank street side, but the pressure was weak and very little wasi accom plished until the engine, which had been delayed for some cause, not known up to this time, was gotten into action, and the arriv al of the Spencer lire department, v which resoonded on a special car to a message asking for their as sistance. The Spencer boys came. from Spencer and were throwiug water -twenty-two minutes after they were called and, by th combined efforts of all the fire men, with the Bteady streams poured upon it, the fire died down , and in a short time was under cohtrfil.-- The fames were confin ed to the south end of the build' ing over the double store room and was kept up stairs, except - ia tingushed before it could make auy headway on the lower floor. Before the arrival of the Spen cer firemen, or before the engino could be gotten to work, the flames had made such progress that it was feared that the whole block including the hotel would burr and all of the guests made prepar ations to move, but were spared this necessity, for by combined efforts of the firemen the fire was subdued and the guests returned to their rooms. No one seems to know hew the fire originated and no one was in the store jast at tbe time the flames broke oat. Just how a fire could get a start on the second-story, at a point where it would take longest to get at is somewhat of a mystery, hence difficult to explain. Th9 walls of the building do aot appear to be much damaged, and the building is in good shape, except on that part - over the second- floor on the south end. The roof was burned off and fell in, but the rest of the building was not 'hurt. The principal damage" on the lower floor and in the store department was from water vand smoke, aud, uutil things can be gotten in shape it I'will be hard to tell what the loss is. We hear that the stock was worth ' from $60,000 to $75,000, with insurance 'amounting about ; $80,000, with $8,000 to $10,000 on the building. r " During the fire it was neccesary to send one of the wagons to the city hall for more hose and the light wagon, driven by Mr. Hees, was sent for it. R. H. Pender aud Earl Keeter, who are not fire- men but who ware helping thm, volunteerd to go with the wagon. Their offer was accepted and the wagon had made three trips and id order to avoid the hose on Fisher street, the wagon took a - . i - " f Alone in Saw Mill at Midnight , uijmiudfnl of dampness, drafts, storms or cold, W. J Atkins t worked as Night Watchman, at ;. Banner Springs, Tenn. . Such ex pbsure gavejhim a severe cold that settled on his lungs. At last he had to give up work. He tried '0: many remedies but all failed till be used Dr. Kiug's New DUcov : ery. '..'After using one bottle" he writes, "I went back to work as l" well as ever."- Severe Colds, i'il itubborn Coughs, inflamed throats V aud sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Croup and Whooping Cough get : .' . If . 1 A. tmnw s aaicK renei sua uiuuiuneutonuui i this glorious meaiciue. uu y $ 1.00. Trial bottle free, guaran ; teed by all druggists. route from the city hall to Iuues street, diwn Iunea to Church thence down South Church. i T J - . TT moan, reuaer ana peeler were in the wagon, the driver does not kuow whethsr they were standing up or sitting on the side of the wagon, he was driving and had his back to them. A negro, who was on the back end of the wagon holding a Bmall reel of hose, also had his back to them- When at the corner of South Churoh and West Fisher streets the wagon ran in a depression, made across the street at that point as a drain, and, bb the wagon was driven rapidly over the gutter it gave a lurch and threw Messrs. Pender aud Keeter out, who struck the hard road with great force. Mr render was killed instantly, his neck being broken and his skull fractured. His body was taken into the Holmes & Overman Warehouse and afterward'a to Summersetts undertaking estab lishment, where it wkS prepared tor burial. Mr, K9eter was pick ed up in an unconscious condition, and, it waB at first thought that he was killed, but Dr Councill. who reached the scene in a few mo menti after the accident, made a hasty examination aud pronounc ed mm alive. He was tent at once to the Whitehead-Stokes Sanitorium and a more critical examination disclosed that only two or three ribs were broken It was then given out that, unless he had suffered seme internal injury, that was not apparant, be would get well. Mr. Pender was 24 years of age and leaves a wife, and one child, who were absent on a visit to friends in Winston His wife was notified of Mb death aud returned to Salisbury on Sat urday. He was employed as checking clerk at the Southern transfer shed here, and was gener ally liked by those who knew him. His body was taken to Winston and the interment took place there. Mr, Keeter is 45 years old and is married. He if em ployed at J. O. White's wagon and buggy shop on Lee street. He has lived in Salisbury for several years and has many friends here who will be glad to know of his probable recovery. we.- onenii McKenzie nas sncceeded in recovering the trunk which was stolen from Mrs. Hilton, in EaBt Salisbury, about two weeks ago. by Arthur Walker, who she got to take it to the depot for her and who had it checked to Morgan ton and left on the west bound train with it and had it rechecked while on the train to Marion. Sheriff McKenzie has been on the hunt for him ever since and the Sheriff of Burke county had him arrested at one time, but he managed in Bjme way to make his escape and has not since been apprehended A young man by the name of Love, who was implicated in the affair is here, and will be us?d as a witness against Walker in case he is caught. With this issue The Watch man, originally established m 1832, bagins its sixth volume in its new series. The year was fair ly satisfactory to us and we are thankful and appreciative for the patrollage extended by our sub scribers and advertisers. We hope to merit the continued pa tronage of our friends and shall make every endeavor possible dur ing the coming year to please our readers and improve our service to the advertisers. Now is a good time to subscribe . Messrs Hartliue & Co., have just finished moving their large stock of harness and accessories, from the corner of Innes and Lee streets, to their more commodious quarters in the Hedrick building, on East Innes street, formerly occupied by the Spot Cash store. This room has been remodeled and put in shape for them and they have arranged their goods and are ready to wait on their large trade in Salisbury and vicinty. Mr. and Mrs. Krego, nee Mrs. J. B. Isenhonr, who were married in Concord last Thursday and who have been on a trip south since, returned to Salisbury Sat urday night and are boarding with Dr. I. H Foust, on South Main street. . Looking One's Best. It's a woman's delight to look her best but pimples, skin erupt ions, sores -and boils rob life of joy. Listen ! Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them ; makes the skin soft and velvety. It glorifies the face. Cures Pimples, Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, Cracked Lips, Chap ped Hands. Try it. Infallible for Piles. 25c at all druggists. Proceedings of the County Court. There was not a single case to be tried in the county court on Monday, mis is very unusual. Monday is the big day with the court, hav ing Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday to gather them in, and it was a matter of sur prise that with the large crowds in town Saturday, day and night, that not a case was on the docket. On Saturday, Earl Goode, who had been convicted of using his knife so fiercely, and with resisting the officers who went to arrest him, wtfs given 8 months on the roads. Henry Goode was found guil ty of assault with a deadly weapon and was fined $20.00 and the cost. On Tuesday morning there was a pretty full house when court opened, Several minor cases were disposed of and some laid over until Wednes day. The principal case tried and which gave the most thought to the court was Tom Jarvis upon whom judg- ment was suspended about a month ago on a charge of abandoning his wife, and failing to support her and One child. He was rearrested upon complaint of his wife who stated that he had not complied with these require ments. It developed during the trial that she had been married to a man named Small in 1898 and had lived with him for several years, he had left her and she had not seen him for six or seven years, and that she had heard that he was dead. When she married Tom Jar- vis and has lived with him for 3 or 4 years having one child by him which is about two years old. She admitted thai she had heard later that Small was living, and when asked why she did not get a divorce from him she answer ed that he was 'tiBt worth a divorce, that he had left her and she had not heard from him in gsqdong a time tbat she thougnt a divorce was not necessary. Jarvis on the stand stated that he had married the wo man in good laith and upon her representation that her husband gwas dead, he had lived with and provided tor her until he learned that her husband was not dead and that there had been no di vorce, and although she had been very unkind to him, cursing him and calling him all kinds of vile names when he was about the house and had persecuted and prosecu ted him in every way, still he was willing to provide for her and his child if she would ob tain a divorce from Small, and marry her again so a? to legitimatize his child, and his reason for not complying with the judgment in the former case was that it had taken all the money he could raise. Some $20.00 to pay the cost in that case, and al though he only made $1.36 per day at his work in the cotton mill he had given her a small amount of money on one or two occasions since his first arrest, and had only used what was necessary to pay his own board. The money for his last week work There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was sup posed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed lo cal remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and there fore requires constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J. Cheney & Co Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It, acts directly on the blocd and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars! for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: P.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. NEW LONDON Geo. Palmer of ralmerville, was in town a few uaysi ast week. Miss Emma Napier spont Thurs day in Salisbury. Krone Misenheimer. who hat been very sick it h pneumouiav is improving. He is able' to set up a little bOTr. MTs .Miseafreitner is with him, The students have begin to look forward to Christmas. They" will have a vacation of abuut two weeks during which time gocd many of them will goi to their homes, and enjoy a few'days wth their homefolksj after Ibanrg Beut for several months,'4 All will appreciate the vacation, for all have applied thomselvesdihontly for the past few monthf'and will be glad to have- a s-Sprt; rest. And then bo ready to.sturt in school with the beginning et an other year. The students jjuvo ali . done excellent work i school hore, this term . . If you waut to Bpen&ia pleae- aut evenina come and ' se the "Wreck of Stebhins Pride" to by given in the auditorium! of Nhw ijonaon mgn dcuooi -anarsaav r i tt ' i v i i i night, December 23rd, 7:00 o'clock. Th:fjcast of chat-Tact rs is as follows: Echraim ,6t'bb:ijs. Lnthor Miller; Arnold! Parker, J hn Uuderwood : Robert Groy. Grady J. Ldh ; Mr. Yn.ths-m-, EddMngg; Ruth StoH ijn. ' Fa-i-nio Ivey;AuuL Ag-itna Stebbins, M"s Norton. Admis-jicpt: chil dren, 10c; fulu'ts 15c ; f k fti ved Boats 10c extra. , Mist Fannie 'F .rt, rf iv--i!b, N. (J., is the suf'st ;f Mft. Edna Eli K9ev's, of. i;e r lrl rado, spent a few days with hi'kir ithor S. G. Rwve3 here last w-y. He.iry Culp, who hju wilh the T A. Gilespie Co , Vt New Yorkj returned hotn fj-uriday, to spe.-d th holidays pkh his heme folks here. i VV. L C"tt n, r ceiv moss age, Thursday, that 'hja piotlu'r, Mrs Lucv J "O-'tt.-.in, whJlls v alt ing her daughter m Aiuiurle, had had a strike ; or 'palyis. News was receited laUr fiat she had hd oal v a light ah ck!ii4,'a8 got ting Mlorg l a fcSjke. txn?;cfeed. Mrs. J D. Ra- kin, has b j n vtrv sick f, r the !: i)i ntn, has luiproved -and sietr, last week, has shipped his St:ite6vlle. Mrs. - r t to v it ger Pror. fKJ: turiii .IV .pill j in him there in the ueur-'i wheu they will begin bottsek Jep- 'si Henry T. Sawyer, of Scuih Bcs ton, Va., diodaat his ho me there, Monuay night, and, his remains were brought hero for intjnneut Tuesday. Mr. Sawyer v.its for s .'meiime a mercha:,t of .this place and will be remembered nv,tnany. Mi . Sawyer was 1 ved by ! who knew him ai.ri made iri?id wher ever he went. Ho, was 44s - ears old. A wif.- una four children survive. Mr3. Sivvyer M'.ss Salenia Crowf 11 b' for" mJirrj nje. daughter - f T. J Cr.).nl di'.e and her child reti have, ' taa r' found sympathy of many Xri,-nd in this place. The jf mnujk were interred, under full s:toiG rit-s, in the Nrtw London wan t, ry here Wednesday, the members ;' Stan ly Lodge, No. 34S -c-nduethij: the services, Mrs. oawyrr ael chil dren, returned home ThnrVav. Ep'Mo-s was only paid him oil .Tues day morning, by Sheriff Mc Kenzie who had collected for him while he was in jaits He further stated that lie, had not gone back to li vex with her as directed by the 'tourt in the first trial, because he was advised by his counsel that to do fo would rjsnder him diable to a charge of adultery, and her to obc of bigamy, they both Knowing that the former husband was living and that there: had been no divorce. After .hear ing the arguments of R; Lee Wright for the defendant and Solicitor Craige for the State Judge Miller decided to let Jarvis pay ihe wbman $25.00 now and $5.0Qr per month for five months., J .This will give her tinte to gt a legal separation from Small and they can then marry again which Jaavis is anxious ! uo in oraer to legalize Ills I children, and another, which 3 is looked for before ali" this can be done. v. P Big preparations are 1 made for Christmas at leing Salem; There will be exercises on Friday evening, the 24th ; Saturday, Christmas day. at 2 p.; m., there will be preaching; communion on Sunday. , A Hanusome Doll to be 6!ven ilway. Mr. Urbansky. proprietor of tha oausDury fawn Shop, always ttb iu.iijs uusineiB ana always 1 v 1 1 . tt.isji.iuu8 t'j piease nis oostomers, has one of tUe pretiest windows shown in the city. In it he jias'a laige aou, nearry tnreo feet hiah u-i.u 1 eauTiuuiiy nressed,- whiofiB ta kuiuk 50 giye awayou unnstmas a!t rr-i 1 1 . Ha iiatj a iayge g aes jar uutuiDg aDouB tnree quarts which he will till wth money of differ ent denomi.jatiDns, including pen nies, uickles, dimes' quarters, halves and dollars .in Bilver, some gold aud some paper monev. All the ladies- and girls, and all the boys under 10 years of agp, can givwss at the amount of monev in the jar, aDd no strings to his pro position, no charge is made; and it is n t npccs&ry to buy auvthi'ng for th j privilege of cussiug. but he will require all those making gues ses to be at his place of business at 3 o'clock on Christmas day, as the d. 11 muJt go out that aiternoon. hi ich one will make out his or her gi. ss on a tiBfcet and these tickets wi l ;be gonBover on Christ,mnB morning, and if the one who innkeB-thenearestguesa does not appear to claim the doll on Christmas afternoon, it will go to the one making the nearest gu sa or to the one present who h;s the nearest guess. Mr. TJr butisky wauts it understood that the doll mns' go out cf his store t" some one Christmas afternoon. Seo the Pawn Sh-p advertise ments in this paper, Ghfistmas Tree at Dunn's Mountain Bap- Dunn's Mountian Bap list church will have a Christmas tree Fnday iiigut, Dscemb3r 24th. T re will be speeches, recita ti D3, so ug t.tc. Everybody is in v 1 d to c-'tue. Services will b gin strictly at 5:30 p. m. Debate at Mt, Pieasent. The Lidwig Literary Society ot T;-"Collegiate Institute, Mt. Plea sai't, N. (.will hold its annual de'-.ite this feveniiig, to which we aro iud)ht-.d for au invitation to b-- i-'snt. ' he Bubject for this durtft'-is 4 'Resolve J .'That men wfjin shottld -have equal .VG:i?3f 0 Loan on satisfactory real tv, Hatcher & Smoot, Attor-i-o: 9 at, L w. 12-22 2 1 C 3OOOOOCGOOOOOQOOOQOO0O00000000000000000 m o n 11 j in breat mm SALISBURY m We have bought too large assortment of thrse gcods and we ha,ve some very desirable presents for father, mother and children. Dolls for the baby. Over 800 Dolls to select from. Linens for presents. Toilet sets at $3.00. Ladies Suits at Half Price. 85,00 pair Ladies Shoes i off regular price. $5.00 Mens Shoes i off regular price. Fine selection of Belt Pins, Belt Buckles from 25c up to S2.00. Pins beautilul presents for the Ladies at 25c, 50c and 75c. Men's Hats at wholesale prices. Jew stock best styles. Men's Shirts at Arrow prices. Men's Ties, fine reduction, 25 and 50c. This store will be open until 10:30 o'clock until Dec. 31st. All are welcome to visit our store and see the Holiday Gifts. m Q 0 o Q O SAL oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Funeral of thelatiBiciiardlanhis. The funeral of Richard j&ames, was held from his late residence bqjEast Innes street, at a b'cloqk. yju iiay, ana was very largely attended, many coming from other places to pay a Jast , tribute tb-hiMv Rev. T. A. - Cheatham, of St. Luke's Episcopal church, officiated and he was assisted by Rev. Byron Clark, of the First rresbytenan church; The hymns 'Nearer My God to Thee", and "Abide with me" were Tendered by the choir of St. Luke's, the last as'the body was being con veyed to the hearse, after which a large procession of carriages, buggies, etc., slowly wended their way to Chestnut Hill cemetery, wnere the interment took place. The pull bearers were: Hon. Jno. S. Henderson, L. H, Clement, A. H. Hoyden, Jas. H. Ramsay, P. B. Beard, W. F. Snider, P. M. Bernhardt and Capt. Richard Henderson. In the game of basket ball be tween the young ladies of the Salisbury High School and the young ladies of the Charlotte High School, which was played n the public school grounds here on Saturday, Salisbury won by a score of 24 to 2. A small crowd witnessed the game. That MMy 9 year old dangliter Iwai weak, pale, and had no appetite.: 1 gave her Vinol, and she began to thrive at once. She. gained rapidly in weight, color and strength.-?'- Mrs.W. H. GILMORELDurand. Mich. HERi Vinol buHds up'iealA fieshiandl round L and plump. Orldren to-,ake' it;-;-" ' We return ptopSet&T money: noes ubi cccoi SMI Hoiday m DRY GOODS MJRY DRY GOODS CO. A. H. WERTZ, manager. 103 S. Main Street. Rowan veterans and idow of veterans gM"$8Wm pensions this year. The eycaii2haM,larl in the hands of clerk of .the" cblirt, U F. McCubbins, anoTlare blmir handed out bj him a? calret The pensions axe '.divided as fol low : one of th first class, $72,00 ; five in the jecond-class, $60.00 each ; eleven inThirdiass, $ 48.00 each; one hundred and forty-one m the 4th class; $26,00 each ; and . one hundred and sixteen widows at $26.00. each. . The arrival of this money is very timely and will enable all of these old people -td enjoy the conring.Christmas with warmer clothes and lighter hearts th an they had expected. Wp are glad to see them get it, they , served their country well;;. are passing away rapidly and it will only be aow years that we4san do anjthUg for them except to drop5eiir to their memory. ;.;tM E, H. Hooper & Co,, butchers, have at their place to-day two beeves of extra size. An . idea of them may be had from the weight of one of them The largest one weighed 1560pounds before beinff butchered. Dressed, it weighed 1002lbs. The other weighs slightly less, IS :Wm fROOF the best body-building and strengthening toic for Delicate Children is- ' " My two children, who were puny asd ailing:, rapidly gained flesh and strength-when I began to give them VmoL I proved that Vinol is a splen did tonic for delicate children." Mrs. C ALLEN, New Bedford, Mais. Wltliout qricoiii' II t Vinol at o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Q o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o w ':' -i i i J 2 1 .. v- " ' -v.- : St ' 1 & A ,'M, 1 ,ri. v. s '.'. ;,; ,' trji'U f4: :.-'.r ; V