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Of interest to .
ALL OF OUR -READERS
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A quiet marriage took p'aee
at the pareorge ' of Faith
.Reformed church, SSdlibn'rv,
SatuidayGevening the con
tracting parties being Mi ss
Sadie Pe1er, of . Hickory and
Lieut lter Lee Litaker of
Kannapolip, but who at irwa
ent stationed is at Camp Fun
8ton, Kansas. The ceremony
was performed by G O Wag
oner and was witnessed by a
few friends and relative.
The bride is a neiceof Mm
C4qrg-. O Fishr i f thfd city.
I be couple will go to Camp
t 'instou upu the expiration
of Lieutenant lj'taker's fur
lough and will be located at
that place for the present..
Petty thieves have been
getting in work in the busi
ness section. It was discover
ed Monday that since closing
time Saturday some out
broke open te display stand
hi f'xjnt of FeMtnaii'ci aud the
Beehive aud stole therefrom
fancy articles amounting to
several -dollars in valun.
Prof. 1) 0 frexler and wife
are visit iug iunthe city Prof.
Trexler will this fall take up
a new positiou as teacher in
mathematics and physical
ti lining at Lenior college,,
fti.ickc.ry. He has' for six
years beeu teaching in Flori -
da and Mississippi. lie is the
sou of Rev H A Trexler of
H M Armistead, and son
Brandon, wtio have been to
St Louis, spent yesterday
here With rtlativep. Mr
Armistead was for twelve
years manager of the local
otSriH of Ch- Wo&tt&n Uoieo
Telegraph Company, but for
pat six years has been mana
ger of the offic at Raleigh.
E F Eaton of Garland, N
C, was a pleasant caller at
The Watchman office Mons
day Mr Eaton has- just dis
posed of his fine home place
at Cleveland;, but still has a
liking for old Rowan and will
return if he can get a small
farm to euit hs purpose.
The P O S of A and W O
W will hold tbeir annual pic
nic at Morgan's Grove, near
Mill Bridge, August 15th.
Everybody is invited. Rer
freshments will be served for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
No illuminating sighs or
similar lights will be permit
tnd to burn ou Monday and
'J uesday nights. This is in
ohedience to an order of the
rational fuel administrator.
'J his order 4will be effective
until further notice.
Wiley Dodge, colored, a
pioneer shoe maker of this
c !y was 90 years old Satur
day, August 10. However
hrt still follows his trad -j as
cbbler, doing soma work at
hi little shop at his home ou
V est Iuns Street.
The soldiers from the long
tnop train delayed here Sun
day, on account of the wreck
south of thejcity, 'wera dis
tr ined aud given a long hike
ai.d after considerable walk,
several of the men were over
come with heat and bad'to
dr n out of liuft. Thv wre !
giv-n medical attention by
an army medica1 doctor who
whs with the party, and re -
tin ned to their train in auto-
nioifilesL
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic" '
Wi4tht Wood.- You can soon feel its Streuath
JjtoS. lavliorilMoct, frlQ
Train 35 Kills Boy.
Triti n No 35 is reported to
have killed Avery Lythe, age 13,'
and injured Wesly Suekner, age,
12, Sunday afternoon. The'se
boys were inmates of the Thorn
asville Orphanage. It is suppos
ed they Tode a freight down near
Linwojd. There were a half
dozen or more boys in tne party
and in leaving the freight were
attempting to3 make tbeir way
back to the orphanage, and get
ting nn the opposite track; when
No 35 rushed by and struck
them. 1 he uninjured boys were
taken in charge arid the orphan
age authorities notified. The
body o f the dead boy was
brought to. Salisbury and taken
to v -right's undertaking ' estab
lishment, prepared for. burial
nnd was sent to Thomasville
! fj0
m which place it will be sent
to his mother, V5rs Woodard of
It semary N- C. The injured
were also brought to Salisbury
and taken to the hospital for
treatment. '
25 to Camp Jacksoo Saturday.
The following is a list of men
wlio left vat 2 40 on Saturday
afternoon, for Camp Jackson
Columbia, SC.
Joseph E Blalock, captain
Paul A'Kestler, lieutenant
John Lentz
Joseph P Cline
Roy A Caubie
Horace L Cook
Lonnie RfEller
Joseph P Cress
George L McNeill
James H Steele, lieutenant
Ciedy J Blackwell
William C Bost
David T Fes per man
James HPesperman
Bernard WCorriher
Richard A Ludwick
Joseph S Black welder
Joseph G Barber, lieutenant
Fred S Waller .
William R Walton
, Lewis E God bey
Charles Lee Culp
J h o. W Yar bo ro u gh
rohtrt Heitig: "V---. - -
Marvin B Weddington
A contingent of 44 colored men
will leave in the three day period
beginning August "22nd, for
Camp Greene, Charlotte.
Will Johnsoa Caught and Escapes.
Nearly a year ago Will John
son escaped from, the chain gang
after haying served only a few
days. Last w,eek ne was caught
at Hopewell, Virginia, and given
three extra months for escaping
which was to begin at the expir
ation of hi$ orginal sentence
But Will w ill have to be caught
again, for although he was taken
to the gang' the first of last week
he stayed there four days and
unceretnonously took'leave again
Thursday afternoon. Although
several bullets went whizzing
after him he only increased hU
speed and so far has not yet
been found.
Rev. Way and Family to Leave tat 22nd.
Rnv vv W Way, who for
pome years has been rector of
St Luke's Episcopal church
iu this city, is having his
household effects shipped to
Raleigh.'Dr Way was recent
ly elected and accepted the
presidency of St Mary's Col
lege in Raleigh. Rev and
Mrs Way are guests at the
home cf Mrs J D McNeely,226
South Jackflon street, until
their departure on August
22nd All who know these
excellent people, regret to
have them leave. On Au
gust 21st, 6 to 11 pm, MisMc
Neely extends a cordial mvi-
totinn t.o all the members of
j st Lukn's parish ' and all
f rieuds of Dr and Mrs Way,
J who would like to wish their,
, Go Ispeed.
1 Qrove's Tasteless chBl Tonic
destroys the maltrtoUerms which re tiansinitttd'
At about six , o'clock Friday.
August 9tu there ' was a bad
freight wreck in ;the yards ' at
China Grove, when t one "of the
giant " locomotiye? of k north;
bound, freight rammed - into the
rear of a local freight, also north
bound. The local ; freight was
shifting when the ttfrdugk
freigh t came speeding up and
before it could be stopped. jam
med into the cab of the local:
The caboose was knocked clear
across to the south bound track;
blocking itf and several freight
xars were wrecked between the
two tracks, while one par was
thrown to theeast side of the
north bound traclc. The big lo
comotive of the through freight
was thrown over on its side; A
wreck crew from Spencer hurried
down to clear the tracks and re-
move the wreckage, aftej delay
ing otbertrains for sometime.
No one was hurt on either train.
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Freight Wreck Here Sacday Alttrctia.
The freight wreck near
Taylor's "Vnattress factory
Sunday .afternoon had all
passenger and troop trains
going via Charlotte and Bar
her while the wracking
crew were repairing the dam
age.
The cause of the wreck
was a hot box which: caused
one truck near Jthe middle of
the train to jump the track.
There were fourteen heavily
loaded tears wrecked and
several of them badly demoN
isbed. Car wheels, trucks
and other debris were scat
tered some distance,
The freight carB were left
in all manner of positions,
some partly overturned,
others on their sides and sev
eral stripped of thir trucks.
Wreck at Hud Cat. "
The Southern had another
wreck Monday afternoon
This one was near Mudr0u
It is said one of the largest
engines ta the Bervice of the
Southern was overturned
and a number of cars derail
ed and torn up. A wrecking
crew from Spencer went up
to clear up the .wreckage. It
is said that one man supposed
to have-been a t train hobo,
was killed. The Ashaville
train due here at 7 45 & mjcjp
a tlj a. i -air"
weni via, apiriauourg anov
reached Salisbury about mid
midnight .
Salisbury Firemen ge to Ceaveatiaa by lits
mobile. Salisbury's delegates to the
state firemen's convention which
meets at Wrightsville Beach this
week went through the country
in an automobile leaving 'here
Saturday noon. The local dele
gates include Chief Brown, As
sistant Chief Paysoux, Secretrry
Kelset and Murry Smith and.
Tom Casey.
A Salisbury Wopa's Experience.
Can you doubt the evidence of
this Salisbury woman?
You can verify Salisbury en
dorsement.
Read this:
Mrs R W Elmer. 428 E Conn
c.l St.. savs : "Some time aero I
suffered from kidney trouble. I
was tired and run down and my
back ached almost continually.
I felt as if a heavy load was bear
ing down on my back and I bad
dizzy spells and black specks ap
peared before my eyes. My
ankles andhands swelled and my
kidneys acted irregularly.
used Down's Kidney Pills and
they soon regulated my kidneys,
me feel like a different person."!
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy)
get Doans Kidney Pills the
same that Mrs Elmer had. FosA
ter-v ilbnrn Qo . iifgrs., BuffaH
iot N; y
fH'he negro Far mer of Ro w
aiicounty met AQefast Iptb
mlflhe office of Aha " local de
mgnstratiou aent ioj Ncprtb
Mrtiiirn of Bowan J cuanty
ifipd tormed" aa bmitatloti
Wlbe r kno wn as taS vNtstrb
jfarnjers.; urganizam i roz
Bawain counj Ti otect
is to bring about better ccm
ditlons agricultaraUy -ral1-Jy
iind religiously among ithe
negro farmers, V :
V ph offieera are not unmtnd
tx?ot the great reponsibit
it ji up3n them in hinftf to
this great war, therefore
plfdge themselves to encour
ag) thrift and ecqmmyi at
hcvne that Qthose Qverthere,'
-.iE be sustained wtifle fiht
inIf for the democracy oftthe
wjle: world.- m
sjhe officers elected Jto pilot
th organization thcpUgb Bthe
fir year are men who stand
higl) ia their districts, and
areas follows: .: -'-R.Locke,Loeal
No 1 Prei
f f Reld, " No V Pjres,
J Rederick. " Jo 5 &ec
. tjenry Reid , No 6 Chap
lail.
! Rev B P Murray, Local
NIO, Treasurer, t
it may be interesting to
tie that W M Lodce, ithe
president of theCfiriti lo
cwj .president of the j&nt
ndro credit anion of North
C&blina and now Ithe fisst
president of the fiot negro
county Agricultural Assocla
tio a of Rowan county, r 7
Tl3 4irswtlt-FLa-Tpt Ei-Osiifl.
iThe StirewalU Pless Tost
reunion " will be 'held od
Thursday, August 22nd, at
Mt Hope Reformed" church,
on the Concord road, seven,
miles from Salisbury. All
relatives of these families are
xpected to -be present ann.
the public generally is invito
d An interesting program
is i)eing prepared and some
speakers of State-wide repu
tations to make addresses. hi
".his .is the eighth ro-uaicD
of heStirewsait Plcsafcs;!';
an 1 ihs tixtesnth of tha? Vcat
hRrf eration. Re? C MKess
m Untoa church, ipzdetit
a.ifV M v ourewau or 4Jinna
Ypi secretary, ox tne so
ft
!)llCeahto0s3CaII:1.
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The .Kowan draft Boardbasi
receive uncial ihstracntis
from Wasbipgton to call foritl ,;
ifeiry service at once all me iu
class one,,incladin'g those otlthe
1918 registration. It is prenn
ed tha tnis sa ne order wnj to
all draft boards throuhoutth
country, liiis order will bVpu t
one.
There are only a few man: in
class one of the 1917 registrants
but there are 1 06, in class on ot
the men registering on done
19 18, Known as the 19l8.class
The last call issiied by the: lo
cal board for colored registrants
cleared up class one of these
Just what effect this caltfrill
have on the menin classJwo
three and four ia not statd. Tjfiese
fire the qnly men left to be cailetf
should atiother call be madVibe;.
fore the registration of theuaen
from 18 to 21 and from 31 tor 45,
even if the proposed bill should
pass.
In addition to the variety and
thoroughness of the training of-j
fered in the marine corp& a
strong appeal is made to th&eni
ergetic and ambitious you ngtnan
by the fact that fh' corps U ipov
in need of l,8oo com missioned u-
ficers, 7,5ob non-com misstojielay.
to take care of the increase-;
strength. As every ffice: n
the marine I corps must cpm
from the ranks, it will be seet
there Is no?y a splendid ogir ;
tunity for rapid promotiovjoiq
the man who has the ability
needed to rie among the vglisa.
tile soldiers of the sea. Tho j
wishing to join should calVajth;.
Salisbury post office Strong
efforts are being made to swell
the marine corps to authorized!
strenth. ,76,ooo. before the new
draft in fades the field, and ft re
cruiting -office has been opened
nere ior mis purpose.
The soldiers of the sea are do
ing valiant work on the battle
fields in France. They are tcqn
tinuing their advance against-the
Germans, but 25,ooo more 4 so
dlers of the sea are needed Vai
once. All men enlisting In the
marine corp canst be American
ciens, wHte, ixA bet wee n the
tgjes 18 and 4p. l ;
A train load of men from
New Yoik en route to a Sou
thern Gamy embarked at
S fencer yesterday and march
led over to Salisbury wien
pome eight or (en of them mr
aVercome with the beat, the
ioemometor fn, the street pro-
jaoiy registerea over luo t
is a very severe trial torihe
Ln and thft lading of flirt Rd
Oross asked ptrmisiion to ere
ior them and let tUein follow
later hut the officers oild
not consent to tbia Tbre
were a number of tiufavora
ble remarks in reference to
the officer's judgmeut and eon
dnct.
BcMoilU toale b4 Uxathrt tft.
TIVBBKO
jouq qvmufM a better uum oratmtr
and 4oc set mctvoee-por
QUXVIKS tB better Uwa
Huwinilm lieftd. XeaMfaber the rn Mae sad
look lor the iavatort el B. Wf CKOVfl. c
HDo6tto8b Qpy s
For building no weak, nervous,
jscrlbe iron. lb is the greatest
known and, tajen in proper quantities, it builds up the body like
nothing else can. But many of the iron preparations before the
public contain oo little ironttnanjof them contain from 10 to 25 per
Acid
Iron
is free from ike presence of alcoho. It is obtained from the only
natural mediclpal iron mineral
world: pure, jaatiirai iron prod net, rree xrom tne drug or the
nhamitt and' the ''doDe' of the ill maker.
I In aclditioii to three forms of natural iron Acid Iron Mineral con
tains magnesium, potassium, sodium and calciom, medicinal prop
laH whiett viiur ' doctor Dr6cribea for indifireation dvAnAnaia.
yww --7- j
constipation and nanv Hilmenfc
AS a general tonic it comes ci-
blood and toning up tne system
Bp pure yun gei n.ciairon xaiufciur. asK ror it oy name. Lioor
fc A-l-Sfttrade xaark, It ia your guarantee of a pure, cone n
trated, Qcieni, econoaical irci prednct At all reliable d t uggi ts
or to PTto4tGhtC 0rpHll5HefVa,$l per bottle prepaid
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Tttere was an intereatitLVti
at the passenger station rFridd.
morning when a pullman " car.
4oade4 with French sailors Vear :
ing: the regulation Preach, sailor
.uniforiiis'wltn the names of their
ship across the back of their odd
;little sailor cps. These, healthy
Irobust men were bound f 0r!v8px
contrast to these French sailors
were a number of American
Isold iera in their khaki uniform
these being aboard
the same
train and mingling with their
French Allies during the stay
here.
For ladisestion, Coastipatioa
cr
Bttiousness
Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS
WITH VSPSStL A . liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi
cine Co manufacturers of Laxative Brorno -Quinine
and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic
&
'isa Strscl fef lIxStElsi. .
Private Glosson, a student at
Clemson college, became " ill on -the
train Sunday and was taken
to the Sanatorium by the Red.
Cros Canteen unit on duty at
.the depot that day. He was
well enough to join his company
it Clemson College in a few days
however. Several weeks ago
.vlr Glosson was struck by light
a
tung ana was very ill tor some
When able to travel he
as givensick leave and went
0 his home in Saxaphaw, N C,
for a few days and was on his
vay back to the college when
iricken with illness that requir
ed medical attention.
I Eta Attack. .
When yon have a bilious at
tack jour lives fails to pert or m
its functions. Ifon become con'
stipated. The food you cat fer
ments in your stomach, instead
of digesting. This inflames the
stomach and causes nausea, vomi
tingand a terrible headache.
Talce three of Chamberlain's Tab
lets; They will tone up" your
liver, clean out your stomach and
you will soon.be as well asv ever.
They only cost aiter. -
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Sunset Magazine
increases its rates to 20c per
copy on news stands and $2. per
yearly subscription, beginning
with September Issue, 1916.
ZS Loott honoe
to subscribe to Qqnoot Maga
zine at the old price of $1.50 per
year and receive a
Large Liberty War Map of tl e
Western Battle Front, Froo.
Ttiis remarkable offer is open to
all whose subscriptions will be
receixed at this office up to
August 15tfa, 1918.
Subscribe before this date and
save the price, of
Two Thrift O tamps
"Kill two birds with one stone''
Help th Government
and Yourself.
Sunset Magazine,
Oan Fracoisao, OcIIfornla.
TdhO Droti"
run-down people, doctors pre-
blood purifier and strengthener
deposit of Its kind known to the
r I 1
arising from a disordered stomach.
Hsr. io tne iaeai. mamng ncn. pure
and weak vital organs to normal
'
Mineral
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