LOCAL NEWS
of interest to ;
ALL OF OUR READERS.
John D. Kenerly (be conferao
tor, has began (he work of re
modeling and improving the Wa
chovia Bank bnildiuR. Tbe build
ing will be ote of the handsomest
in the oity when completed."
The Masmic picnio at Mocks
ville last Thursday was largely
attended as usual Quite a num
ber from Salisbury and Rowan
County were preempt.
ma I
ine Handsome residence of
Tbos. B. Crawford of Winaton-
Salem, at one time a resident of
Salisbury, -was damaged to the
extent of $5 000 by fire last week.
A Nrtjcro by the name of Isiah
Rjudle was arrested last Thurs
day morning charged with having
broken into the Brown Drug store
at Granite Quarry. He entered
by breaking a rear window and
atolo money from the caBh drawer
H6 had hid some of it under a
rock near the store and tffeer be
ing arrested confessed his guilt
ai d told where the money was
He was given a hearing in the
County court, and plead guilty
and was put under a $500 bond to
await the next season of the Row
an Superior Court the lower court
not having jurisdiction.
Tbe Franklin Township Suuday
Sohool Convention is being held
at Gay's Chapel today, the Unity
Convention will 1 e held Friday
at Unity Presbyteriau Church,
and the China Grove convention
will be held at Mt. Zton Reformed
Ohuroh, China Grove Sunday.
Thu Unity Ttwusbip Sunday
Sohool Contention will be held at
Unity Presbyterian Church, Fri
day, August 20tb. A basket pic
) ic will be held and an interest
iug program has been arrauged.
Wade Simmons, a Ngro, was
caugbt stealing roasting ears from
afield on Ed. Divi' farm just
west of the city early one morn-i
last week. He was given a hear
ing in the county court and got
tour months for larceny and two
months for carrying a concealed
weapon.
The Confederate veterans of
Cabarrua County held their ai
nual re union Tuesday, August
10th. :
Tri 4 h Co. Cast Artillfry
Corps t; o Silislmry military or
gni? t n, h'ch has been at
Kori Caswell for several weeks
for drill practice with big guns
aud inspection, returned home
Sunday night. The company is
cffioered by W. S Blaokmer,
captain; W. L. Ross, 1st lieuun
ant; T. B. Marsh Jr . seoond
lieutenant, and is largely com
posed of new men, having been
recently reorganized. The boys
showed up well aud it is be
lieved made high marks for effi
ciency.
E. Walter Tatum. who ha
takeu much interest in the Baraca
Philathea movement, was elected
national reoretary by the conven
tion recently held at Los Angeles,
Cal. This makes Mr. Tatum a
member of the executive commit
tee of the world-wide Baraca-
Philathea movement and is quite
an honor deservedly imposed
James Williams, aged tbout 80,
an employee at tbe Salisbury gas
plant of the N. C Public Service
Company, died at his home on
East Kerr Street Tuesday, Au
gust 10ih, from the effects of ty
phoid fever He oame here from
Y, rkville, 8. C.
V. Wallaee & Sons, who recent
ly purchased the Wooley Gibson
stock of clothiue in Caarlotte
have decided to continue the bus
iness there and have assigned the
management of this new link in
their ohange of stores to Wheeler
Whitlook, an' industrious, enter
prising and deserving native of
Salisbury.
The State Council of the Junior
Order United Amerioan Mechan
ics met in Charlotte yesterday
evening.' 1 Salisbury and Rowan
County is well represented there
bbiug ovar 2C00 members in the
county and atcut 40,000 in tbe
State. Ihe response to the ad
dress of welcome was made bv
Rev. W. B. Duttera of Salisbury.
Sunday night after Dr. J. D .
Carlton had retired he heard a
noise in bis hall and noticed a
man pass his door and make his
escape down the street. Dr. Carl
ton has been keeping house alone
during the temporary abecenoe of
Mrs. Carlton but had the company
of Staimey Carter for the night.
After getting his pistol Dr. Carl
ton and Mr. Carter quickly follow
ed and fired upon the fleeing fug
itive but without results. Noth
in; was missing from the home.
Despite Situation Indicated at Silfeston
DiMas. Tx. Ac. 17 Wi re
lies rr.pggaBPs from Gatvsston to
night gave the nly direct newt
from that storm striokeu city .
No reports of lots of life oame
through, but the desperate situa
tion there was indicated vsgnely
by a radiogram saying beats werp
taking people from buildings oi
the main streets to tbe United
States transport Baford.
The r pical hurricane whiob
swept down upon the island city
yesterday xtended its devastation
inland today aud tonight wire
communication was impssib'e
beyond Waco, Beaumont, Hon
t u, Taylor, Temple and other
cities of southeast Texas were
thought to have been hard hit,
last reports fromtnoee plaots tell
ing of unroofed buildings, uproot
ed trees and ether damage. Be
cause of the lack of wires, railroad
traffio was at a standstill to the
storm swept discriot.
Although latest reports indicat
ed that the storm was subsiding
in Ga'veston, and that the water
bad started to drain slowly from
tbe streets, there was no prospect
that wire communications might
be restored for several days.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company is preparing to move to
one of the Iunes Street rooms in
the Grubb building, . probably
about October 1st.
Rev. M L Canup, now pastor
of the Church of Epiphany New
York oity, is at home on a visit
to his brothers, making headquar
ters at the old home plaoe near
Sumner He preaohed at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church Sunday
morning. Mr. Caucp is one of
the many young men irom Rowan
who are shedding lustre ou the
good old county in distant parts.
G. W. Snider, a native of Rw-o
an who was employed by the
Southern Railway at a gravel pit
uear Walnut Cove, Guilford Coun
ty, was so badly burned and
bruised by the explosion of some
dynamite aud powder, Monday,
August 9 h, that be 'died in a bos
pital at Greensboro the following
morning. Mr. Suidrs wife, two
small ohildren, mother, four
brothers and three sisters live at
Spenoer aud his remains were
brought to Spencer. The funeral
took pi toe last Wednesday from
Smith Grove Baptist Church,
Davidson County.
Sta:e Fireman Will Meet Next i
Bale 5I1
The Nan': Carolina Firemen'
Association which met at New
Bern, last week re elected the old
ffi:ers and decided to meet in
Raleigh next year.
In he horse hese wtgon contest
Wednesday the winners were:
Morehead City firBi and second,
Lexington third, Kiuston fourth
and Ashevil!e fifth
Ou Thursday tbe hand-reel and
grab-reel contest to)k place and
s u9oal the Speucflrshop team
showed the boys something.
Chapel Hi'l won first aud second
prizes in the hand reel contest and
the Spencer shop team won am
and second prizes in the grab-reel
contest. There was an interesting
boat race in tbe aftemcotf which
was won by Ed Meadows.
The twenty eighth ant ual tour
nament of the State Foreman's
Association came to a olose Friday
with the interstate grab reel races
the interstate hose wagon races
and the interstate hand reel raoe.
The first event of tbe day was
the hand reel raoe. In this the
East Spenoer team won the first
prhz. the'r time being 24 4 5,
Chapel Hill took tbe second priz
making the run in 25, Conoord
came third with 28, the Spencer
shop team n xi 83 4-5 .
In the grab reel races the Spen
oer shop team took the first prize
in 16 2-5 seconds, Winston-Salem
ooming next with 19 4-5, while
Conoord captured the third prize
in 20 1-5 seconds, Chapel Hill
and East Spencer failed to score.
In the afternoon the interstate
hose wagon races were held.
Statesville won tbe first prizd
making tbe run in 29 1 5 seconds,
the other records being as follows:
KinBtou, No 3, 30; Burlington,
80 15; Caswell, No. 1, of Kins-
tou, 30 4-5; Lexington, 818-5;
East Spencer, 30 1-5; Henderson,
32 2-5. Morehead City, No. 2,
made the run in 29 and was at
first awarded first prize, later it
was contended they had sorewed
the hose on to the hydrant after
tbe time for such had elapsed and
they were ruled out.
Wzeloslo Fori Greet Caiet
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And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. Yon know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
Seimifls Claim Cspfuie of Foits in Tm
East. Comparitna Qtiitt in Ibe West.
Aug. 17. Eleutheories Veniz
!os, who early in the year resign
d the-Premiership of ' 3reece be
isuse King Const ntiue did no
hare his belief that Greece should
Tjoin the Entente Powars in the
-
ar has, attrthe return to power
of his party in the chamber of
Deputies and resignation of the
Cabinet of M Gounaris, been re
quested by his monaroh to form a
uew Ministry.
Venizelos has asked four days
in whioh to oonsider his reply.
-Vhile it sterns apparent that the
King and the former Premier have
reached an understanding as to
Greece's future politfy, what that
policy is has not been made known.
Tbe politioal situation, not
alone as regards Greece, but in all
the other Balkan States, apparent
ly remains iu a chaotio state al
though there are unofficial reports
that the Teutonic Allies are mo bo
lizing troops in the South in pre
paration for eventualities and
(bat the Italian Government has
bean adviBed that Roumania, Bul
garia and ureeoe are actively
carrying on military preparations,
Berlin annonnc-s the capture of
important forts jost suth of
Kovuc, Poland, -and Vienna as
serts t b a t Austro-Hungarian
troops hav advanced to Dobrynya
13 miles southwest of Brest
Litovsk and that the Austrians
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is ad
vancing on Jau' w, 20 miles north
west of the fortress. The oapture
of these two points seemingly
would dangerously threaten the
fortress, which it has baen assert
ed Grand Duke Nicholas purposed
to make one of the strong points
of his new line t f defense .
On the western front and iu the
Austrc-Italian theater artillery
engagements continue but no
great victories are claimed.
No fresh news aoncerning the
warfare in the Dardanelles region
has come through except the an
nouncement of the sinking by a
German submarine in the Aegean
sea with the loss of many lives,
of the .British transport Royal
Edward.
Tbe United States Government
has consented to Germany's pro
posal that two experts, one Irom
each country, fix the value of the
Piles Cured iia 6 to4 Days
"soff crnrK"'"1: t ' refund jnoaey. if PAZO
'QI?er''i air- cam ".urease of Itching;
1nt -J&Joetl'i.iitti . rtrti'.lbgr Piles in6fol44av.
tdfs- ifcw- .ijyive Base uui Rest lJa.-
Tho county picuio and field day
outing of tl pntnotio eocities
fair j"sr!r
"ill tafc
p:a-.'
it tho
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Farms f . 3ala
1. lOOacres oi d f.rmii g
land, seven miles from Salisbury.
Good dwellings, gocd pasture,
well watered, two wells, pleuty
)f timber assd red soil. Will sell
4s a whole or in part One third
ciash balance ou loner time v0.
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father infarmation. cull on am
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address,
Wm. H. 8twabt.
Salisbury, N. O.
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BUY YOUR GROCERIES
At Wholesale Prices From
J.FRED WHITE & CO.
And Save Monev.
The only Cash Store in Salisbury,
25 r s. Sugar,
10 lb. Backet Flaked While Lard,
5 lb. Baoket Flaked White Lard,
Loose Lard, per pound,
1 lb. Arbnckle Goffe,
I lb. G od Loose Ccffee,
5 lb Baoket Caraja Ctftee,
Half Gallon Fruit jars, per dozen,
Qoart Friit jars, per dozen,
Lemons, per dczen,
Beat Grade Rice,
We have reduced the pnoei on everything that is kept in
store.
Money saved in buying is that much money made.
One price to all. Respectfully,
J. Fred TJhita & Co.,
GASH STORE
NEXT DOOR ABOVE IRIS, 108 N. MAIN
SALISBURY, ft. C.
$1.60
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The Seasons most awaited Out Prie Clothing sale has created great excitement among the
buying public of Salisbury this last week. Why? Because V. Wallace & Sons have gone
through their entire stock of fine High Grade Clothing and slashed one-third off. this offer
will only last until Saturday, August 21st, after which time the stock will be paaced back at
the regular price.
Here we list our clothing at the third off price, also a few furnishing Goods at a sacrifice.
Manhattan Shirts
at
REDUCTION
One-Third aving on all Boys'
Clothing
2.50 , Suit 1.67
4.00 Suits 2 67
5.00 Suits 3 33
6.00 Suits 3.98
Ono Lot of
Eine 50c Underwear
33c
One Lot of Fine 81.00 Shirts,
Choice 69c
One Lot ol Fine 25c Ties,
2 for 25c
Men's Odd Pants
Sold at
Manufacturers'
COST.
Boys' Pants at Cost.
50c Pants 37c
SI. 00 Pants 75c
1.50 Pants v Si. 15
2.00 Pants 1.37
SALE ON OXFORDS
$6.00 OXFORDS $4.50
5.00 OXFORDS 3.85
4.00 OXFORDS 3.15
3 50 OXFORDS 2.25
STRAW HATS
HALF PRICE
11
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BETTER "
$30.00
27.50
25.00
22.50
20.00
$10.50
16.50
15.00
12.50
10.00
0.50
CLOTHES.
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
$20.00
18.35
16.65
15.00
13.35
$12.30
11.35
10.00
8.35
6.65
6.35
Palm
Beach
Genuine
Suits $4.38