THE CARQUIIA VATCHHAH
Salisbury, July 23rd, 1918.
SALISBURY
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ROWAN COUNTY LOCALS
D. M. Miller, Esq., has been
appointed a United StateB Com
missioner. R. Lee Mabaley gave hit frieuda
and sssociatee a barbecue at tbe
fair grounds Monday.
J. F. Hurley, editor of tbe Pott,
BDd Mn. Harley are in Asheville
with tbe editors to'day and to
morrow. Tbe Negroes of Salisbury have
formed a civic league and mill
belp olean up and beautify the
city. This is very commendable.
Mr. and Mrs. Moss, of Misen
beimer. good fiiends of Thb
Watchman, were Salisbury visi
tors yesterday.
T. . McGbee, a oarpenter,
while working in the new court
boose fell from a benoh atd waB
painfully hurt.
Bertie Hill and Annie Conner,
Negroes, bad a row one night last
week and the Hill girl was pretty
badly cut up. At the hearing be
fore Judge Klutti last Thursday
Annie was given thirty days in
jiil.
Milas V rble, the old Negro who
was knocked down aud badly in
jarei some time ago by an auto
mobile and who has been under
treatment since, has been dismiss
ed, but is still unable to get
about.
Tbe annual convention of the
Salisbury-Spencer Baraca Union
will take place in Holmes Memo
rial Church at four o'clock Sun
day afternoon . A large gather
iug is expected and some encour
aging reports of the work is look
ed for.
T. M. Kesler, who expects to
open a first-olasi dry goods store
in the Empire block now being
put in order for him, left yester
day for northern markets to pur
chase his stock.
The Fourth Company C. A. C ,
N. 0. N. G., will give an ice cream
supper on the Grubb building to
morrow night. The company's
splendid band will furnish music
tor tbe occasion. A competative
drill will be among the features
of the evening.
A national organixation with
head quarters in Raleigh, capital
ised at $250,000, has decided to
op n ten five, ten and twenty-five
cents stores in North Carolina and
has selected Salisbury for one of
these stores It is said this store
will be opened as soon as a loca
tion can be secured.
Last Thursday night an alarm
of fire was turned in from box 56,
on the publio square, owing to a
blsie having originated in the
Star Pressing Parlor just in the
rear or tne Peonies' Dm Store.
It is thought the place was set on
ure. j. a. Brown, the nronrie.
tor, carried three hundred dollars
insurance.
From reports it would seem that
after a while the Southern Rail
way will have some engines on
uand. This company has just
given an order for fifteen new
Mikado engines and ten Pacific
engines. These orders seem to
take place; pretty frequently and
engines that were in nse thirty
years ago are still in the service.
A mortgage of $50,000,000 was
registered here last week. It was
given by the Southern Publio
Utilities Company of Charlotte, a
connection of the Southern Power
Company, and the loan wasgmade
by the Farmers' Loan & Trust
Company, of New York. It bears
o per cent, interest, runs thirty
years and I is registered in every
county in . wbioh the Southern
Power Company does business.
BurgesB Wood, an old veteran,
a member of Co. B, 46th, N. C.
troops, is in the Whitehead-Stckes
Sanatorium for treatment. At
(he Wilderness all but seven of
this company were killed and
there are now not more than three
survivors of the company taking
part in that fight. There are a
balf dozen or more living who
joined the company afterwards.
J. C. Dunham, general foreman
of the Southern's round-house at
Spenoar, has been promoted to the
position of general superintendent
of the Southern's plant at Charles
ton, S. C. He left Monday after
noon to take up his new labors.
Before leaving, Mr. Dunham's
associates in the round-home pre
sented him with a token of their
esteem, a gold watoh chain at
tached to a Masonic emblem set
with diamonds.
The thermometer about this
town and pretty much throughout
the South has been apparently
trying to make a new record and
in some instances seems to have
succeeded. Friday the govern
ment thermometer here registered
only" 102, as the clerks say
when asking about two prioes for
something.
Isaao Logan, a young white
man who recently esoaped from
the ohain gang and who has been
spending several weeks at Elkin,
was retaken by Sheriff McKnzie
and was given a hearing in the
Oounty Court Saturday . He was
given sixty days for escaping and
will now serve fourteen months
when ten months with good be
havior would have oompleted his
former sentence.
Owing to the re-arrangement of
the oourt districts made necessary
by the unnecessary addition ot
four new judges. Rowan has been
transferred from the tenth to the
fifteenth district. This district
is composed of Randolph, Iredell,
Rowan, Montgomery, Davie and
Cabarrus. B. F. Long, of States
ville, is resident judge and W. 0.
Hammer remains as solicitor.
Rowan will hereafter get six terms
of oourt instead of four.
,fh Tidies of the Chestnut Hill
Presbyterian Church will give a
lawn fete hear the new churoh
building in Ide Grove on South
Fulton Street beginning at five
o'clook Monday afternoon and
oontinuing each afternoon until
Friday, August 1st. Ice cream
and cake will be served, and nu
merous fanoy articles will be of
fered for sale.
The session of the Oounty Far
mers' Union here Saturday was
well atteuded and considerable
business was transacted. Dele
gates to the State Convention
were named as follows: F. B.
Patterson, J. 0. Kesler, John H
Friok, M . G. M. Fisher and S. A.
Earnhardt. A oommittee was ap
pointed to look after the fertiliser
oontraots.
I. G. Shsvsr and family are
visiting Mr. Shaver's wife, who
has been in Salisbury for some
time. The latest news from Mrs.
Shaver is that she is very low and
is not expected to live very long.
We wish for her reoovery soon
Sidney Parkins, an eghtv-oce
year-old respected Negro, died at
his home here Saturday and tbe
funeral was held Monday from
the Soldiers' Memorial Church.
The friends of Rev. W. B. Dut
tera will regret to learn of his be
reavement in the Iobs of his moth
er which took place at Tarrvtown,
Md., last week. The funeral took
plaoe last Thursday.
John Boger, a resident of the
vicinity of Gold Hill, died Sun
day. The foneral took place at
Lower Stone Churoh Church Mon
day. Mr. Boger was tbe father of
Mrs. Geo. W, Isenhour, of East
Speuoer, and a much respected
citizen.
W. L Baker, of Spencer, was
oalled to Mooresville Saturday
afternoon on account of the death
of his father, R. F. Baker of that
place, which occurred at the san
atorium in Statesville. The de
ceased was about 55 years old and
is survived by two sons and four
daughters. He had been desper
ately ill ten days. The burial
took plaoe at MooreBville Sunday
afternoon.
M. F, Randle, a brother of Mrs.
W. P. Palmer of Salisbury, a
painter by trade, and at one time
a resident of this city for several
years, died at Bluff Springs, Flor
ida, July 15th, from the effects
of tuberculosis. Mr. Randle was
a member of Hickory Camp, No.
49, Woodmen of the World, of
Salisbury, who did muoh to re
lieve Mr. Randle during his, ill
ness. Mr. Randle had re-married
in Florida.
J hn J. Hankins, aged 80 years,
at one time a resident of Salisbu
ry, died in Lexington Sunday af
ternoon. While a resident of Sal
isbury Mr. Hankins was in the to
baoco business, he having con
ducted a warehouse on North
Main Street where? the Bell Shoe
Store and A. B. Saleeby now do
business. He was the father of
G. Foster Hankins.
eons Oil lens, Ottsr liaedtes Wist Cm
The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cored by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It reHeree
Pate and Heals at the same time. Sk.SOe.SUSa,
Lightning, Plays Some Pfiaks at Chin
6roie.
Saturday evening lightning
struck a stack of straw near an
old barn on the farm of D. White
Bostian, near China Grove, and
set it on fire. This set the barn
on fire and soon it and contents
were consumed by the flames.
The barn contained a lot of straw
and bay. Mr. Bostian carried
$150 insurance on it and yester
day while S. J. Asbury, an insur
ance inspector, was looking over
the destruction, he settled with
Mr. Bostian in full.
Sunday evening lightning struck
a clothes wire in the yard of J. W.
Cook, in China Grove. To this
wire a calf was attached by means
of a ohain. The calf is said to
have been under the house and
tbe lighting ran along the wire,
down the ohain and killed the
calf under the house.
Lightning struck the- tower of
the China Grove Methodist
Church Saturday evening, but did
very little damage.
S. J . Asbury, of Charlotte, an
insuranoe inspeofcor, was in China
Grove yesterday for the purpose
of adjusting some claims. He
and H. S. Bostian took un the
matter of damage to the building
oconpied by ; the China Grove
Hardware Company, sustained
during the recent big fire there.
They fixed the damage at $400.
C. D. Watkins returned to Sal
isbury yesterday evening from
Marion where he had gone to be
with his wife and baby, the littei
being quite ill. Upon reaching
Salisbury he received a telegram
saying the child, who was better
in the morning, was not expected
to live. He returned to Marion.
Ti CiisUir iki Dnliiat of Critks li
Wastin Rowai.
Several parties who own farms
in Western Rowan are anxiong to
have a meeting in Salisbury to
discuss the drainage of creeks in
that part of the oounty. Tuesday,
July 29th, has been decided upon
for the date of the meeting, which
of course will take plaoe in the
oourt house. It is a very good
idea for those who wish to have
their creehs and lowlands drained
to co-operate in having oontraots
made acd in the work. Tb.9 ex
pense would likely be less and the
results would be more satisfacto
ry and lasting .
Hie Best Hot Weather Tonic
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches the
blood, builds np the whole system and will won
ierfuOy strengthen and fortify you to withstand
the depressing effect ot tbe hot summer. 50c
Re?. Ross of Mexico Speaks.
Rev. R. L. Ross, Presbyterian
missionary to Mexico, a benighted
Catholic land where the word of
God and precepts of the lowly
Nazarine are aB little known and
practiced as in the jungles of Afri
ca, spoke in the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning and night
and in the Chestnut Hill Presby
terian Church in the afternoon.
Rev. Robb's remarks were very in
teresting and tbe work there, he
says, iB very encouraging. The
people are gladly receiving the
gospel and encourage the mission
ary while the priesthood, as usual
put all obstacles possible in the
way, going so far as to burn the
Bible when possible.
A. B. Silnbj Wants to It CodsbI to
Sjrii.
A. B. Saleeby, Salisbury's can
dy man, wants to be United States
consul to Syria, his native land.
He has had bis application pre
pared and forwarded to Senator
Overman who will present it with
some strong endorsements to
Mr. Brian, seretary of state,
and President Wilson. Later,
Mr. Saleeby will call in per
son to present nis claim, Tnere
are several stations in Syria,
any one of whieh will be
satisfactory to the applicant,
among them being Smyrna, Jeru
salem, AUpho, Damascus and
Birriet.
RURAL NEWS
Written by
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
leek Ifiio 8rcogbt Back.
Sheriff McKensie left early yes
erday morning for Clover, S. 0.,
or tbe purpose of bringing Meek
(ivin back to this oounty. About
hirty days ago Meek fell out
ith his woman, Victoria Barber,
it Speuoer, and proceeded to
chase her across town and fired at
oer several times while standing
on the porch of the Union Board
ing House . The officers made an
effort to oatch Meek bnt he suc
ceeded in escaping to South Car
olina, where he was immediately
arrested for carrying a conoealed
weapon and sent up for thirty
days. Sheriff MoEenzie was no
tified of the situation, called for
his man yesterday and returned
last night with him. It is said
the bullets from Meek's pistol
went entirely through the board
ing house. He will probably be
given a hearing before Judge
Kluttz to-morrow.
TRADING FORD.
July 25. Wet this morning. ,
Friday and Saturday of last
week was the hottest weather of
the summer so far at this place.
The thermometer registered 08 and
100 dregrees.
, A heavy rain fell here Sunday
night. The land is soaked and
the farmers are turning land for
another wheat crop .
The oorn crop looks to be nearly
100 per cent. Now if it will just
oontinue this season a few weeks
longer this community will har
vest a large crop of corn .
The Sowers Threshing Compa
ny, of Davidson, is finishing up
the wheat threshing in the neigh
borhood this week. The wheat
crop around here averaged about
90 per oent. this year.
Dr. York of Southmont was a
visitor in Rowan Monday.
Jack Eller and Gizzie Eller are
spending several days at Misen
heimer Springs, Stanly County.
8am spent yesterday in Spencer
and enjoyed ice cream and many
other things too good to mention.
G. A. Peacock, G. H. filler and
John Miller will leave in a few
weeks for an extended trip through
Florida and perhaps to Cuba.
They will he gone from one to two
weeks. They expect to enjoy a
trip through the land of flowers
aud bananas.
John Parker is buying himself
some land over at Linwood and
ill move there this fall. Good
for Parker. Sam Snort.
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING Oil., a sur
gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at
the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. $1.00.
FAITH.
July 21. George Lyerly has a
fine crop of corn and cotton this
year.
The old Sheav plaoe is greatly
improved. The residence has been
remodeled and it looks nice around
there now.
William Rufty has a fine farm
this year and is one of the best
farm managers in this country.
He haa all kinds of improved
farming machinery and is well
fixed for farming.
Lightning struck Milo Deal's
house but did slight damage.
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Sale Closes Saturday, August 2nd
Two of our buyers made a special trip to New York to buy goods for our July Sales, and they found lots of good merchandise which the
manufacturers were anxious to get rid of by turning into cash at a great sacrifice. Therefore we are able to offer lots of New Goods not
ghelf WOrn for less than it cost to make. This together with our regular stock, on which the PRICE will be greatly REDUCED, will make
this THE greatest MONEY SAVING SALE, as well as the most sensational sale of the season.
We do not try to make money on our Clearance Sales, our only aim is to turn the goods into Cash and buy New Goods for next season.
Ask 'for unadvertised bargains. . If you do not see what you want ask for it. This sale will last only 10 days. It will pay you to come
miles to this clearance sale. Sale prices are omitted in this
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