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WIATHIE FORECAST:
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VOL 7, HO. 9. 'r-.:'v SALBBUBY. . 0, SATURDAY. APBJT. go 1911
CONVENTION IS CLOSED
OEiT BFFiaiS TESTUDJT
jtste $ S AjeaJwa Hm
Urp Attssaac at Hick riaL
Tir Sunday Srhool Oon-
. r I . " ! I 1 .
utw! H'Sa rmm oww
sigh: :t- r a thw ljr' session.
Tji aiMudaaoe larger this
;?in m h been aioce tn
Burl a.' roCvrntlcB UM frel
inter- "i a miinfwted.
rVr fuilowitg oSxwci were el
even y,tMy morning for toe
!u-ni )rer:
w. . OHU, of Ooo-
eard.
V - president, A. M Sck)., a
f; , ..r... John T. Pullen, of
Rsl . Lewis Call-Be, of Asbe-
t:ll
M s. i r of International Com-
tc'! N n. urotigntoo, 01 tuu-
inrrriMtmnal rw prtwtdeirt for
Nafi; Wruiic, George W. Watt.
Tr.unir-r, E. E. (Vow.
As vtd yewteniay Aaheville
-h. .wii tut um Bwrttn plan
wit r. the choice being unaa
iswm Tic peaJtrs at tit morn-
"m -i yesterday were Mr. B,
w fn-.Tiun. and Mr. Marion
lT-of, the latter eoadwt'tng
tv r-u:l table.
Tt., uwMwubi do Han were
ij-i f..r tie bsjdfet for th
year en Thursday sight
1: a it"d t&M tart thous
and iwn u needed nd . tie
gwater part of h ww unwed by
pVts 4 ymterday and I sat night-
1 TKir the Ici.1'hm of Dr. C.
M fVwle. t.re(Vrt of the Rowan i
Oaatr Sunday Knhool Aaaooia-
twti. R. an ,-oot;ttte in tie front
ri ,.f the Suadajr tctuM work
is b'M, raiatautc to nana ,
for ;wrf't orffaniaaUoo, payinf
fta?' pleifssi is fall and attead
amv st the eoanrntioa.
I: " a matter of apeeial iate-
m ttui two of Out d4eratea from
Rcin. M,r. A. W. Klotta and
T V .N.hwton, are piosoera of the
K!S' S.inday acVooi work, being
lV 6 rat in tie oqraniaa
tio qturtrr of a eentury ao.
'ti only a handful attended.
TO GO TO FAXAJCA
PWf a Quina XaeatrM aa Ap-
Bointatat to tka ttommi Tarn .
h will hf intere(rtrB to tie
aoy freixb of Mr. Pilfer Quinn 1
u inn that he baa reeetved an
aw;tir.fnt aa electrician on tie !
j.ine. Tie appointment
'"' ihmuirk tie lihmian Canal
Ccaa::W;is at tie - inatanee of
F ". IVrir, of the eorpa of
Eni:neer V. S. Amy, and carries
rM salary. , -, f
Mr Quinn waa Jvonoraily dia-rtarj-d
fm the navy about two
wks after tiro year aer
The new position doer rot
req'f him to ie-enlit in tie
anry.
The ntiee of hia appointment
me jv-sienlay.
Mr. tuinn will leate for iia
' work June 1.
The Brand. -.'
ToH'mht will be tie last per
foraiances of the Caret) Trio, the
jmrling and olob swinging
art ever seen here.' Beginning
Monday, matinee, Rodger and
rTn.in. black-faee singers, danc
nd comediam, will play a
' lay engagement.. Tie pic-ure-
fp tonight are a Biograph
eowrdv. "Teaeiing Dad to like
er." and a Kailem drama, "'Tie
ur.i irack WaUwr.",TlB8 is a
,1:n!li railroad picture. ; ,
Mr. H. S. Walton, who has been
"ndarfing a grooery atow OB
-ax l-ihi-rty atreet for aonie time,
f ld his etoek of goods to hi
broths. jfr. jju, Walton, who
continue the business at tie
"Hi stand.
tr- lee Maialey, of Richmond
'. r? spending a few day in the
-UJ. . ....
Unsettled; Pooaibly Showers.
V.i 17 II
It,. V
Local Mea to Qaatonia Field
Practio This At ternoott.
Th. rifle team of the 4th Co. 0.
A. C. re out thi Afternoon gt
tiog in thm for the interest ri
ft nvwt to b hW My Srd, 4th
and 5th t (kmUmU Eab. otn
pny 'm Um State hu b illow
d tro men to ntr the eonttst
on eonunimiooed offioer iul nine
mra. ir the part monfii the boyi
hr brta iloiu who fin work
ob their indoor rmt awl are eoo
rldent of food raaulu at toiii.
The oompaoy hu son pood
markatnen and aa interesting eoa
teit hae beet) io pmfna aa to
rao thall be aeleuted. Tin- follow
ia memben of the eomparty hv
been choaeo- Ueat A. O. Ix.m
bard : fcrsreanU Jenkins and Mil
ler; ewporala Andre va and Cog
to, and private Perffoaon, Iin
ker. Uedriek. Cubertn and
Huff
UK. A&THUE BWXET HTJKT
8pennr Ucctriciaa TaUi Prom a
30 foot Pole
j Mr Arwur T. weet. of tnm
ty. a on of roe Southern bh
eJeHrieiaB at Spncerr Mr. W. S
Sweet, met with a aerioua acci
dent "Thumday, Thr roonr ejee
Trif an waa workine on a pole, 30
feet from tie cmond. wken in
one manner he fell, ttrikint a
ear axle and euttinf as airly freH
in hb fare attoat four inehoa iocg
and rewivin a aomber of bruiaea
lie wan breueht to h' home 00
Xorth Main atreet and gtvea im
mediate meal attention.
Mr Rweet ia one of the Btoat
popnlar yoaoar in the employ
of the Southern. i a member 0?
the Poeaerr atom reel tam whioh
no praotieiag for th oomia
,raeea at . tl eoraiMf Bremen "a
touriunviit aad hi many fneam
Jul aooti fully rrtm-vt
irora 11 injunen.
DCDIAXS VS. BFSirCZK.
Cant. ft. L. Joliaa'i BoQrmakrt
to Tackla Bad BrJns.
What will be tie hardeat fouarht
(ram of ball nHyed here thia aea
aoo wilt fee -jailed Monday at 4
o'eiork at Fair Park. The In
diana are determined to add tie
boiler maker train to their lonar
hat of Tkionea and Xaaarar R.
U Julian aaya hi team will play
the frame of their life to take the
Indiana in In aamo.- It 11 hoped
there will be a (rood crowd ont to
en en nra ire onr boya along.
DWZLLIKOS FOB SOUTHERN
Railway Company Gives Contract
for 12 Dwelling House.
The SontTieru Railwa.y Compa
ny ia given th contract to Por
ter A Itoyd. of Charlotte, for tie
erection of twelve dwelling houses
along its line between Greensboro
and Salisbury. The bouses are to
be oeeopied by the section fore
men and helpers employed on the
diva-ion between theae two cities.
LECTURE LAST RIGHT.
Dr. Steele Delights aa Audienc
at the Graded School.
Dr. R- E. Steele, of Speneer, de-
liehted a fair aiied audience at
tko lihurv eraded school last
nieht with hia excellent steroopti-
cAn nictures.
ur, eteeie is a aim
interesting speaKer ana wciurer
and never fails to please and in
struct those who hear him.
Tie attendance of the boy
scouta of which Mr. Steele ia a
" . i , . .
strong disciple and te.iefter, in a
body i was a special feature of the
.veninir. The splendid discipline
of tie boya during we emenaiu-
meat was a subject oi remara, nu
was silent testimony of the great
good the scont aystem is domg for
the boys.,
Mr Will MoCanless left this
morning 04 an extended trip
South- He will visit po'nU in
Mississippi nd Alabama and per
haps other gtates. going on business.
RY
, ' ' 14.00 A YEAR..
HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
SPENCER GRADED SCHOOL
Jaaiar Orfcr XUb Awaraai-daaaa
With CatcartLaat NigV.
Too Srieneer graded acbool elo.
1 thia wk after one of the moat
uccaful jtara in ita htory
We elip tie following neport of
tie eloaiag from tie Speneer. Orea-
eent:
The exetviaea opened Wednes
day sigit with a magnificent ad
dreai by Be. Plato Insiaat, paa
tor of Central Methodist ehureh
at Ooneord. Heapoke in a maater-
ly manner oa "The lf of Raul
of Tamil " ;h? fn-at apoatle to
Hie 0,'Btilr. Hia address waa in-
u-reatinjr and imrtfu.-'tive through
mit and made a lasting impression
a the. larire audiru..' which gath
ered in the Speneer Metiodijt
niireh to hear him.
Following the addr- fame tlie
olaw exer.s The elaaa iialor-
n was Ms. AHw Arrastivjng:
;Ua oratioe. Rubert Derereaai s
claw propiiery. M: Ruth Brick -
houe ; making a name, Mia Rori-
da Wvant These eompotie the
graduating elaaa.
by Bee. J. L ipuennan, who
i .lie on behalf of tie asbool
hoard, each member of tie grad
ua: ing eJana waa preentl wili a
vrt:ti ate of good deportment.
A tE'- lal gnen by the Speneer
Couned Jr. O. t;. A. M-. for tie
boy who by a popular vote waa
found to be pomaaed of tie beat
manner waa presented to Master
Ned Prettyman, tna reewon
speech being made by T. P. Hud
son, Esq. Muie ;- iof4a , a-J
waa the reeipnt of a bandaome
medal for having made the high
est general average in the aeiool
during tie past year. ,
Prof. J. A. William, prine'rpal
of ti school, exprraaed hia high
appretiatioo of the hearty eo
iperation of the people in Speneer
during the entire year.
A roneert by the sehool took
place last nigfat which formall.v
cJos'd the aehool for tfce seaaiun.
UTTU BOY DEAD.
Boa of OapV and Kra. ft. ft. Craw
ford Jrpim.
Testerday's Winston
Sentinel
Thia morning at 9:30, little
Jam Mull Crawford. youngent
nn f Tarvt and Mni. R. R. HaW-
ford: died. Ever since lt febru-!
ary Jamie naa wen a siincrrr
i . et
from pleurisy and neart trpunie,
and though only twelve yean old.
hia patience and forbernc) were
rrmarkable, and now that Je has
been safely gathered inM that
home where there is no morj pain,
enr sorrow, nor sighing, thejreali
sation comes home to the arrow
ing Hearts that indeed of suh are
the kingdom of ieaven. Tl fun
era) service will be held at four
o'clock tomorrow afternoon) frmn
the home, conducted by Rv. V.
A. Ijimbeti, assisted by Rev, J
K. Abernethy. Besides hie father
and mother Jamie is survive by
three brothers, Pranklni, ,Dtvid
and John Dudley Crawford."
Captain Crawford was for niny
vears a leading citiien of Sali bu-
ry, i a brother of the late Ctpt.
James R. Crawford, after wlnm
nine iamts wa nameu, m neui-
tion to the relatives named glove
the little fellow al had two islf
brothers', Messrs. T. B. and ! B.
Crawford and a half sistei all
former Salisburisns and i ! a
number of relatives in this :ity
who with Captain Crawford's fcU-
lisbury friends sorrow over hijbe-
reavemeni
Ca Bout to Haahvill.
Col. F. II. Fr. of Winton
president of the Wachovia B(nka
in the State, was an interring
UN
Tenn., to attend a meeting ojthe
executive committee of the Ra
tional Bank Association, of wiich
he is a member.
EVENING
MORE ABOUT JOE WHITE
NEGRO WHO SHOT CAPT. BELL
Datptraa Waatt. la Die talker Tkaa
BAirte.
Tne Danville Bee of yesterday
has tbe following in regard to the
arreat of tie negro desperado. Who
iiuit Conductor Bell and assault
ed Officer Tucker of Danville :
Joe v. bite, the famoua neirro
dcspinuio. who on Sunday night.
.pw yra. got in a tight with Po
lice Officer Tucker in an alley on
Newton street in what ia known as
Moselcy'a bottom while the offiir
was trying to arrest him, was cap
tured in Orvrtts-iile, g. C., ca April
iud, and iaa been turned over
to the Greensboro authorities.
wieiv he ia wanted for shooting
Conductor Bell. Tile negro has
g.t a number of charges againat
bun and in all probability will
upend the rct of fiis life in prison.
The negro bruke into a, hard
ware str.iv in Irfiinglon where he
stole a lot of fine revolvers, one of
wieh was ued ia shooting Con
ductor Bell, and which Officer
Tucker thinks he Used in ah.xitins
at him.
Ci(ficir Tucker thinks the nerro
tltought 1.-: knew of hit. many
crimes and just decided that he
would die rather than be arrest
ed. The local police officer drop
ped ha gun in tie scuffle andi
emild not do a thing.
Tie following letter waa re
ceived a day or two ago by Spec
ial Officer M. L. Pan key, of the
Southern Railway, who makes his
headquarters in this city:
Mpeneer, N. C, April 8ji:.'
I'Mr M. U Pr i)ty, Spemaise-ricer'
' f "DanviHe, Vs. s
"Dear Sir I beg to acknowl
efrje receipt of your letter April
21t with enclosed photographs, of
tve famous desperado, Joe Wlite,
who assaulted Police Officer Tuck
er, shot Conductor ft. C. Bell and
waa implicated in the robbery of
tie Davidson Hardware Company
f Lexington, X. C, in which he
stole a lot of fine revolvers, one
of which was ued by Joe White
in shooting Conductor Bell and al
so in assaulting Policeman Tuck
er. He is also implicated in the
robbery of the Western Union
ramp ears, near Rudd, N. C.
"t beg to advise you that Joe
White . baa been caotured in
Greenville, S. C, Saturday morn
ing. April 22nd, by Special Officer
Attaway of Spencer, several po
lice officer of Greenville and my
self. . I transferred him yesterday
from the Salisbury jail to Greens
boro, where we have Charlie Ford,
who is also Duplicated in tie
shooting of Conductor Bell, and
was arrested by Sheriff McKcnsie
and myself several days before the
capture of White.
Thanking you for the photo
graphs and your assistance in the
case. I remain,
"Tours very truly,
'0. a SCARLET.
"Special Offieer."
DISPLAY COUNTY PRODUCTS
Exhibition Cabinet to be Placed is
Southern Passenger Station.
Through the efforts of the local
Merchant' Association arrange
ments have been made with Mr.
M. V. Richards, land and indus
trial agent of the Southern Rail-
way for the installing in the pas-
scnger station in this city of a
suitable cabinet in which to make
a display of Rowan eounty pro-jthe
duets. ,
Such display acquaint the
traveling oublio. witb the pro-
ducts of the surrounding eoruimm-
ity and ia this instance, as has
been the result m simdar cases.
would in all likelihood be a bnai -
nees developer for this immediate
vicinity.
"
Mr. Clark
Pendleton eAtnrnAri
V - - , - ...
liat mgbt from, unanottearille
iwrnre ne na neon ior several
Imortths taking a special course io
mecbanics.
POST.
A PROSPEROUS BANK.
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.
Declares Quarterly Dividend.
At a meeting in Winston yester
day, the board of directors of the
Waciovia Bank and Trust Co..
North Carolina's largest bank,,
a quarterly dividend of two per
cent as of April 1, payable May 1
was declared.
To pay quarterly dividends will
be the policy of this institution
and it will no doubt be appre
ciated by the stockholders. This
is a custom which is followed bv
many banks and corporations of
the large cities.
The Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company of Salisbury is one of
the most successful and growing
branches of the Winston bank.
0AH2 YESTERDAY.
Salisbury High School Wins from
Spencer, Score 12 to 9.
In a game of ball between tie
Salisbury and Spencer High
Sclioob, played ou the Spencer
diamond yesterday afternoon. Sal-
isnury won oy a score oi i to h.
This is the second game in two
weeks won by the Salisbury High
School.
Laat week the school playw' ; ""e
East Salisbury team wiouiiv is
game by a score of 7 to 5.
CHESTNUT HILL ITEMS.
Philathea Class Growing Rapidly,
Improving Parsonage, Personals
Mrs. Laura File and sister. Miss
Bessie Hart man, left yesterday
for their home ia Mooreevitle, af
ter spending a week with their
rather, Daniel Hart man, and Bear
relatives. '
Mr. H. M. C. Fisher, of Morgan.
ten, spent yesterday in the city on
business returning home last
night.
The rilathea class of Sonfli
Main Street Methodist church was
organizxl March 19, 1911, with 12
1i:tcr members, and haa grown
V) large until they have not
enough room to seat the class.
They have noir rented tie build
ing near the church, belonging to
Mr. J. M. Jones, and have seenr
ed enougi chairs from the Dixie
Furniture Co. to seat the class.
All that don't belong to thia class,
a hearty welcome awaits you. The
class, now numbers over thirty on
the roll.
We are aorry to learn that MU
Ophelia Coram ia confined to her
room with lagrippe. We hope to
see her out agsin in a few days.
The Ladies Aid Society of South
Main Street Methodist church has
employed Mr. Joseph Wiley to
put cement steps to the parson
age. Mr. Wiley is giving them a
good job and says it will cost
about 35. The ladies iiive the
money ready when the work is
complete.
Mrs. E. M. Hislop, of South
Churcih, street, was taken serious
ly sick Wednesday night with
acute indigestion, but is reported
resting well. Her many friends
are anxious for her teeovery.
Mr. John Deadman and family
left this morning for Mocksville
to- visit relatives for a few days.
E state president.
To Make Report to First Metho
dist BaracB Tomorrow Morning.
The Firet Methodist Baraca
class is looking forward with in
creasing interest to the meeting
tomorrow morning. Mayor A. L.
.hmoot, who was elected State
j president of the Baraca Union at
meeting at Greensboro last
'week will make a report of the
meeting. -
Thi will be worth hearing, and
a run attendance of the members
ia requested..
! ' ' Return from Festival
rof. N. V. Taylor and Mr
ired Young returned this morn
ling from Spartanburg. S. C.
' vtinM tluv 1. hu, 4Jin
, . . ...,. "... J 3tm , L - VU'ltllll
the Southern musical festival
i ney report a good time and a
large attendance 'to hear the tnu-
sm.
VICTORY FOR WRIGHTS.
IN CIVIC TRIBUNAL TO-DAY.
Blerisi CsaUstisa Ovrrraled Real
Qocsties te be Detersusta Later.
Paris, April 29. Tie Wright
brothers won a decided victory in
the civic, tribunal today in their
effort to prove they had control
of the basic patents on aeroplanes.
The court announced it would ap
point three experts to decide
whether or not Wright used the
first combination warping wings
and vertical rudders. The court
overruled the Bleriot eontention
that the Wright patent went by
defauit because "they are tinex
ploited. The real question will be
determined later whether Bleriot
and other bird-men infringed on
the Wrijrht patents.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT.
Admiral Li Tactai Said to be As
sassinated by Rebel Uprising.
Hong Kong, April 29 A seri-
turn is indicated in the report
olav that Admiral Li Tactai, of
O.-v u, was assassinated, in the
rebel uprising "there. Owing to
the censorship all attempts to con
firm the report failed.
made good.
Postal Savings Bank System to
be Extended to Larger Cities,
" ii . i i i
Washington, April 29. Forty
eight experimental office of" the
postal bir.k system have "made
gtiod. ' Acwrnling to annonnesv
ment by the I'ostofflce Department
the system will be speedily ex
tended to larger cities.
TWO OUT OF TEN SAVED.
A Total of Eight Children Bad
Their Mother Dead.
Roanoke. Va April 29. -Wil
liam N'unn, 22 vears old, died in a
hospital yesterday as the result of
burns and injuries sustain. il in
the fire in which hia mother. Mm.
I. It. N'unn, and seven children
perished. Edward N'unn, a broth
er, is in a critical condition, while
Miss Lena, an elder sister, who is
uffr:n imm injuries, .will re-
The bodies of the mother and
eight children will be taken to
Martinsville. Vs.. Sunday morn
ing for burial. One thouand dol
lars was raised by subscription to
day.
The fire was discovered by a
next door neighbor from the re
flection. She called fhe depart
ment, and then attempted to
arouse the family, succeeding in
awakening only the two who es
caped. All the bodies were bunt
ed until charred and are unrecog-
nizahle. The son. Mortimer, waa
rescued alive, but died while be
ing brought from the house in the
arms of Fire Captain Dyer.
me tire started in the ceiling of
a back stairway and firemen state
that, had alarm been turned in tea
minutes earlier te whole family
could have been saved.
Death of Mrs. H. Carroll Brown.
New York. Anril 20. f n Tf
Carroll Brown, daughter of the
late Marcus Daly, and wife of the
well known Baltimore banker. H.
Carroll Brown..-died at he-r moth
er' home. 725 Fifth nvenne In.
day. She arrived Jiere sraatonliv
ob a special train from Montana.
New Show Case.
Mr. A R Sduht.
new show case for his candies, ad
ding much to the appearance of
hia store. . He will begin next
we A making other improvement
to hia storeroom, and intends to
make it one of the most attrac
tive place in the State.
Mr. M. . Goodman, of China
.Grove, one of Rowan's substantial
citiiens, gave the Post a pleasant
call today.