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- . - -. . ... . -. ... LOCAL NEWS '.. of inter est to zz ALL OF OUR READERS. Fred R Shepherd, well known in bansnnry a! n & China Grove, who has been with the Cannon cotton Mill in Concord for a ysar or more has been made superintend entof i he Baringer Mann facturinK Company at Rock well, taking up his new work there Monday Mr. Shepherd is a capable and enterprising young man and his rapid pro motion is well deserved.; Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd will ma&e their home in Rockwell. In county court last Satur day morning Frank Stewart, colored, was convicted of having 'iquor in hie posses sion for sale and was fined $50 and cost. Notice of ap peal was given and the ap peal bond was fixed at $75. Susie Stewart was found no guilty of a like indictment. Rev. Thomas L Trott, a na tive of Rowan County, pastor of St. Paul's Brircopal Church at Monroe, this state, is re ported to be doing excellent wort m his charore Mr. Trott is a srlndid young man and an earnest worker. Freight train No, 74 was wrecked last Friday night a few yards east of the depot at Elmwood on the Western di vision The cars were pild across tw sidings and the main line, blocking traffic for Fevrai noirs. jno one was' hurt. J A Hutchins, for the past ten years employed in the mechanical department of the Southern Fhops at Spencer, has been promoted to the position of general ioreman for the same company a t Winston-Salem. He has gone to that place with his family. A peculiar liquor case came up in court on Tuesday morn ing here when a negro man was indicted for selling liqu or. It developed that he was securing it for a white man. He was adjudged guilty but sentence was suspended pending a further investiga tion. The man whom the negro got the whiskey from was also indicted but was found not guilty. He stated that' the negro had asked him for a drink and when he handed him a pint of whis key ti-e latter placed a dollar in the white man's hand and ran away, the owner of the liquor pursuing, but being unable to catch him. M C Whit man the barber, ha movod his shop and fami ly to Granite Quarry, where he will open for business. Mr Whitman is a good bar ber, an enterprising citizen and has many friends whrt w?sh him much success in his new location. Mr Whitman will occupy Dr , J H Peeler's residence and will take tran sient roomers and boarders. Attention is called to the advertisement of E F Eaton, who offers somQ valuable land for ssle Rapid progress is being made on the drainage of Grant Creek and the dredge boat is nearing the bridge on the Wilkesboro road., Tbe work in th?s district will cease when the dredge reaches a point several hundred yards below the South River road. A delegation of Rowan Re publican, among whom were J D Dorsett of Spencer, and J A Peeler of Faith last Friday . attended t h Republican Congressional convention at Taylorsville. tfs Drive Out Malaria And BuVtf Up The System the Old Star dard GROVE'S TABXSbBSS CHUI TONIC You know $M& you are taking, as the formula is oq every label, showing it is W B Meares of Liuwod was a Salisbury visitor Mon day. G A Taylor, Superintend ent of the Taylor Matress Factory of Salisbury, was operated upon at the Presby teTian hospital in Charlotte last Saturday. Latest repors state that the operation brought relief and that he is ''oing well. The school house at Mt Ulla will be tbe scene ot an oW fiddler's convention next Fridy night All old musi cians of the community are expected to be present PrizeB will be awarded. A sign or signs, the reading on which can be read from all directions, has been placed at the intersection of Main and Jnnes Streets, directing drivers of vehicles to keep to the right and not drive over twelve miles per hour, Frank Misenheimer, color ed, who had been placed in jail awaiting the outcome of a bullet wound he was said to have inflicted upon Ida Exum, also colored, of this city, was giyen a hearing in the county court on Tuesday morning, and in the absence of sufficient evidence and the word of the woman that she shot herself accidentally, he was discharged. The shoot ing took place last Wednes day at the woman's home on North Lee Street.and it is al most certain that Misenheim did the shooting. But the woman declares that she shot herself in the abdomen while fooling with a pistol. The ball has not as yet been locat ed. J D Dorsett of Spencer, Frank A Linney of Boone, were chosen delegates to the National Republican oonven tJon at Chicago at , the con-1 vention of the Republicans of the Eighth Congressional District held at Taylorsville last Friday. Jethro Almond of Albe marle, was a Salisbury visitor yesterday Mr Almond, dur ing the summer months, con ducts a high class traveling vaudeville. This year he pro poses to have two shows on the road and naturally hopes for a very successful season. He expects to go on the road some time during he first of April. . The friends of B E Swain of Spencer, who is master of a dredging force at work on the Panama Canal, may be glad to learn that he is doing good work on his job. He is master ot the operating force of the drdge, Cascadus, which recently made world's record in. tbe Culebra cut. On last February 18th this dredge dug and loaded into scows 23,305 cubic yards of rock and earth in 23 hours and 15 minutes. ine contract was let on Monday for the building of the new St John's Lutheran Church. Five sealed bids were received and these open d by the building committee of the church. The firm of Moser and Bumgarner, con tractors of Hickory, was the snccessful competitor. The work 5s to bftgin at one. The contractors have wide expert nce as church buileers. Harry Tally, of Charlotte, who along with other North Carolinians, was injured in the wreck on the Southern Railway in the Salisbury yard the night before last Thanksgiving, is reported to be in a serious condition at a hospital in Washington, D C One of his limbs was ampu tated last Thursday. W F Cauble of China Grove Township killed a five-month old hog weighing 130 Us and got 50 lbs of lard. Whoever can beat that trot out your Sloan Petbel's Plan to Get His Diogbter by Abduction is-Halted. A .kidnapping case, wbioh had Us beginning two or more yearB ago, web brought to a halt at this plaoe on' Monday afternoons by Sheriff Krider, and as a result Wade and Thad Childres and Sloan Pethel, all of Kauuajolis, were arrested and spent th' night with Sheriff Krider . On Tuesday they arranged bond for a prelim inary heaiiDg before Bequire Ray next Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Sloan Pethel 'is the principal figure in the case. His daughter, Maggie Pethel, the child who was to be kidnapped, had been adopted about two years ago by Mr. and Mrs. W, D . Snider, whs reside on the eastern limits of Salisbury. This took place after the death of the ohild's mother and it was agreed to by her father. The child was given agocd horns by the Sniders and was well cared for. Her father married again reoently and decided that he want ed his ohild. This was not agree able to the Sniders and Pethel re sorted to. the oourts. The case wai removed from the Oabarrus to the February term of Rowan Court recently closed, at whioh court Judge Ferguion held that the ohild should remain in the tSnider's charge, but decree! that it should be sent to Kannapolis once every two weekr, leaving Salisbury Saturday afternoon and' returning Sunday afternoon. The first trip was made last Saturday and ths ohild returned here Sunday. Not satisfied with this, Pethel is alleged to have planned to kidnap the little girl and enlisted the services of Wade and Thad Childres to cany oat his plans. Maggie is a pupil at the Innes Street sohool and, so she says, be fore she was allowed t return to Salisbury she promised to leave sohool the next day aud meet the Childres' at the looal station. Upon her return to Salisbury she imparted this information to her foster- father and waB told to go ahead as though she intended to ibid? by her promise before leav mg Kannapolis. Mr. Snider then informed Sheriff Krider of the plan and that worthy officer set a (rap that effected the capture of tbe Cnildres men. He was as sisted by Benjamin Cauble. The entire party was taken to the sheriffs offioe aud the two kid napper! locked up, while Maggie was taken home. After being placed in jail the two Chi'dres men oommunictted with Sloan Pethel at Kannapolis and asked him to oome up and arrange bond for them. This Pethel attempted to do but he was also placed under arrest upou his arrival here as an aooomphce in the case. Work began on Monday on th garage and stables to be built by R. L. Mahaley on West Innes Street. The enfact is in tne nanas oi o R Props, i he sheds in the rear of the present livery stable are being torn down at present. Rain on Tuesday hampered operations some what. This wek is "Baby Week" in Salisbury as is the case elsewhere in accordance with the plan naming this week for National observation of Baby Wek The puipose of this week is to impart useful and valuable information for the bringing up of better bas bies in the nation. In the oounty court last Friday morning Ed. Foard was given a hearing for assault on a young Negro known as Speck" with a knife, inflicting an ugly wcund on the right arm rsqniring thirteen ititohes to close. In addition to the fine imposed by the judge Foard is to pay the doctor bill, and failure to oomply with this judgment will oot bim 90 days on the read, Frank O. Talbort, who had been deputy sheriff under Sheriff Kri dr, went to Greensboro on Mon day to take up his new position under Revenue Agent T. H. Van- derford as deputy collector, Van- derford's first appointment in this district this year. Mr. Tal bort is a very capable official and will be a great help in the capture RflARRI TifSTU -rftfefj The marriage Barger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Barger, of near Faith, and Leo Lomax of China Grove, took place at the heme of the bride's parents Sunday afternoon, Rev. C. P. Fisher of the Lutheran Church, cffioiating. After spend ing Sunday night at the home of the bride the oouple went to China Grove, here they will make their heme. A marriage was solemnised last Saturday evening at this place when Miss Katherine Nash, of New London, Stanly County, be cam the bride of John Under wood, sou of J. W. Underwood, of Albemarle, Rev T. F. Marr offi ciating. The marriage was a pleas ant surprise to the many friends of the couple. The marriage of Miss Beulah Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bringle, residing corner of East Innes and Lee streets, and Walter Lee Loftin, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lo?tin of Dunn's Mountain, is annmnced to take place Friday, March 24th. They will be at home at 200 East Innes street, after Maroh 81st. Invitations are out for the mar riage of Miss Snodie Alice, daugh ter of Mr. and Mis. George W. Safrit, of Mt. Ulla, to Eugene Holmes Bean, of Salisbury. Ths ceremony will take plane on Tues day,-March 16th, at 12 o'elock at Thyatira Presbyterian Ohuroh, Mount Ulla. Mr. Bean is a prom ineLt young lawyer of this city. Many m PemUt Iani Considerable buildiug is expect ed to be done in Salisbury during the ;omir tr spriuz. A number of permits have been issued by City Engineer J, W. Webb. One of these permits is to V Wal lace & Sens and is for the erection of the two story business houses on the old theatre site on North Main Street. Tbes9 buildings are to 1 e of pressed brick with plate glass fronts aud will be modem in every particular. Adjoining these and for which a permit has also been issued is to be bui t the ne and modern Sal isbury Bakery &-d etcreroom. The Salisb-.y Cotton Mills will build a machine shop and an ad dition to the dye house and mills proper. The creoaoied word to be used in the ereotion of tbe bridge by tbe Southern over the Weitern railroad tracks on Ellis Street and which consisted of three carloads, have arrived. This bridge is to be erected with, a passageway for pedestrians and a driveway which will permit the passing of vehicles and a street oar at one time. A car lini may be erected over it at some future time. Other permits for enlarging manufacturing plants hae been issued. Then thre is also the new Lutheran Church for whioh the contract was let on Monday, and ths proposed new Methodist ohuroh. M;ss Margaret Houck, who for eleven years was with the firm of Brittiii. & Campbell of this city. began work Wednesday in the store of RmseyBowle?Morri8on Company at tftatesville. Do Something for your Cold. Do not let it wear you out and encourage sickness. Take Dr. King's New Discovery. You will get instant relief Most of us neglect coughs and colds. We brush suggestions aside with the re mark "I'll be better soon," and often times we do cret better. However, when that cough or cold gets a hold, it usually means annoyance, interference with our work and often a spell of sickness fol lows. Isn't it better immediately to check that cold and ease the cough ? Dr. King's New Discovery does it ! Search as you will you will not find a better remedy. Dr. King's New Discovery is made of Pine Tar mixed with soothing balsams and laxatives. It's antiseptic and kills the germs, allays the cold-fever and soothes the irritated, inflamed throat. The very first dose gives you relief. You cough with less strain. And if you have a hacking or dry night- cough, grateful relief follows and you soon drop into a restful and refreshing sleep. Get a bot tle to-day and let Dr. King's New Dis covery be your cold and cough doctor. At all druggists. L in Lost My Appetite. Gould Not Sleep. All Remedies Failed. Mrs. William Skinner, mother of Mrs. Joseph Kerchin of Salis bury, died last Friday at New Lon don, Conn., aged 61 years. Death was caused by paresis. Mrs. Nanoy P. Borum, died at the home cf her nephew, J. A. Pmniok in Sjjencer last Saturday morning, aged 76 years. 1 he re mains were taken to Sioksfjland, V., last Sunday for intermwut. Piles wiiitW 6 to M ivys. .-v dru?eist wil. t but tiot j ,ir PAZ.. xlDtoWT fails to ii - i , .s i tch'r s . Hictniicg ot Protrudiiifc -uc i4& TheLinu Cotton Mills Company of Laudis, in end to mak an ex panditure of 1100,000 for addi tional buildings and $55,000 for ew machinery and fixtures dn -ig this year The buildings are o ne louxiuu aud l0Us4Z teat in dimensions and the contract has em awarded, The macl lniery will include 3876 spinlles, which hiveboeu ode:ed. Afj35htrBe' power eloctric plaut costing to.-' 000 is to be installed to furnish power. The Rjw&n Cot uty .Teaihers Association met in the old court ouse last Saturday. 'lhesttei;d- auc3 was lare aud very tew schools w.re uu represented. Th 8 session was dev; ted -argel 7 t th interests of the appn aohi cnn ty oommeno msnt to t--ko piacs here on April 7th. PiotiutiLt M. Barnes of th t Sjeucer school presided, J. L. Perkins, a former Salii- buran, now livicg at uenver. Colorado, is spending some time here among frie i3s. The direotors of the People's Fair Association have finally egreed upon tbe dates for the holding of the Peop'e's Fair in Rowaa county. Although the date was fixed as September 2229 at a recent meeting of the secre taries of the var'ous associations f ii tbe state, the Rowan directors were not in favor of tbese dates and tbey accordii g'y changed them, the new dats bing Oo!o- ber24 27. Attention is called to the fact that ton moon charges on the 26sh of October, aud as thia usually means rainy weather, it wouldn't be a bd idea t3 carry an umbrella and overshoes with you to the fair thi? year. A Ford automobile driven by the night poiiieman of Albemarle tsst Sunday evening ran into a buggy driven by Floyd Goodnight on tbo b'g road near Landis. The maohine struck the front wheel jf the buggy, breaking that m mbtr, besides the shafts and crosB bar. The driver of the oar was pinned beneath the oar when it turned over and he was hurt somewhat badly. 5 Mr. Chas. Sauerbier, 815 Main street, St Joseph, I i Mich., a constant Friend of Peruna, Uses it in his ! Family. !; my Stomach. Took Peruna. Am-Cured. Peruna A Great Family Medicine. The Spencsr Datebal. team wi,l' meet the Whitsell Institute nine ia a game ; t Spencer on next Fri dsy. This wi'l be the first game of the season. A. number of the members of the joint committees from David 10 a and Rowan Counties, named some days ago to take up the mat trr of a free bridge across the Yidkin River, appeared before U'.e Rowan County Commissioner! ou Monday and presented peti i ns signed. by a few people of e . ih county. The petitions were a :o laid before the DavidsoL 0 mmisiioners on Monday after 1 ;u. It is understood that the c mmitteea will ask for a joint meeting of the two beards in tb 1 a : future to determine the ad- v : -ability of building a free bridgr . v r the Yadkin connecting the t vo counties, j Nature creates a genius; hard w nk puts on the finishing touches. HUSBAND SAVED HIS WIFE Stopped Most Terrible Suf fering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound. Denison, Texas. "After my little girl was born two years ago I began suf fering with female trouble and could hardly do my work. I was very nervous but just kept drag ging on until last summer when I got where I could not do my work. I would have a chill every day and hot flashes and dizzy spells and my "head would al most burst. I got where I was almost a walking skeleton and life was a burden to me until one day my husband's step sister told my husband if he did not do something for me I would not last long ! i i.ijl: j j j! ey - . and told him to get your medicine. So he got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound for me, and after taking the first three doses I began to improve. I con tinued its use, and I have never had any female trouble since. I feel that I owe my life to you and your remedies. They did for me what doctors could not do and I will always praise it wherever I go." MrSjjG. O. Lowery, 419 W.Mon terey StreetNQenison, Texas.- If you are suffering from any form of female ills, get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and commence the treatment without delay. RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's the suresl: way to stop them. Th e best rubbiner liniment is Horses, Mules, Cattle, EtCo Good for your own A ches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc ,?5c 50c $!. At all Deafer hi i i tun I! lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll L 1 1! u y e u U Beautiful Bust and Shoulders m are possible if you will wear a scientifically j constructed Bien Jolie Brassiere. S The dragging weight of an unconfirmed bust 3 so stretches the supporting muscles that the contour of the figure is spoiled. BE -Aft JO-LEKI put the bust back where it belongs, prevent the full bast from having the appearance of flab-' biness, eliminate the danger of dragging muscles and confine the flesh of the shoulder giving a graceful line to the entire upper body. They are the daintiest and most serviceable gar ments imaginable come in all materials and styles: Cross Back, Hook Front, Surplice, Band eau, etc Boned with "Walohn," the rustless boning- permitting washing without removal. Have your dealer show you Bien Jolie Brassieres, if not stocked, we will gladly send him, prepaid, samples to show you. BENJAMIN & JOHNES 51 Warren Street Newark, N. J H Sfir lia UABOLZHA Watcsxav ig ; JJiihsd on Wednesday and Teb 1 i wax Rxookd on Friday of aash 1' -ek and, so far as nsws aed . ? net ia concerned, admirably 1 .win tht purpose of ajMmi rskly, They give you all the cc 11 ty news, specially prepared ft c their readers, condensed so t a yea can get the facta witb v j having to wade through col . r ls cf childish prattle, and ar iw gedao that you can read the I renews at a glance, whioh ia in net only the preference bat nsctly. These things, in addi- Ur. tc the faot that it ia a .home H'fftfer, owned by home" peo plfi iff ploys home people and itixf fcr a square deal for home P t til , regardless of loss or gain, irctJd catie every loyal eon of i e fttnty to make it his business ( ittli ftifce fcr them first, tlaat odMJwtjjwe. SALISBURY MARKETS. Corrected weekly by D M. HillerA Sob .Bacon, sides per lb , 15 to 16. n shoulders, per ft, ltrtolor ham. per B,20to22i round. Der ft. 15 to 17. Butter, choice yellow, 20 to 25 Chickens, per lb, 10 to 12, Ducks, 20 to 80. (juine&s, 26 to 80. Eggs, ier dos, 15 Corn, per bushel, 8.5 to 80 - Flour, straight, persae, $&0O " pat, $3.80 to 13.70 Hay. per. hundred fts, 60 to Honey, per lb, 18 to 20 Lard, N. O., per lb, 12 to 14. Meal, bolted, per bu. 90 to $1.00 Oats , per bu, 70 to 75 . Potatoes, Irish, pei bu, 80 to 901 " Wheat per bush. $1.50 to Sl.tt Q Onions , .90 to 1.00 Kye, per bushel, $1,40 Turkeys 15o per lb, tieese, 12)o per lb. WATOH REPAIRING, For new watches, jewelry and repairs at reasonable prioes, go to the drug store at Granite Quarry, or to R. L. BROWN. No. 6, Salisbury, N. 0. 10-27 6 m. W. pd. , Peoples' National Bant Salisbury, N.O. Dees General Banking Buaintss Wl PAY FOUR PER CENT on time de posits. Interest payable every 8 months Prompt attenion given to any busi nee a entrusted to us. Your business solicited. SM" Peoples National Bank Jchn 8. Henderson, J. D. Norwood, president. eashier. D. L. Gaskill, W. T. 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YOU KNOW US, YOU KNOW OUR BUSINESS HARNESS Let as make yoar harness. Out goods cannot be exoelled. Omr work is guaranteed first olasi. Gold Hill Harness Co. ( ffroifl 3 hrl aaa iron in a tasteless form. of the blookaders mad the enforoe- PILES 9 ernes oet malaria, tbe hog. atnt of the revenue laws.
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