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Local Train Schedula,
Arrival of passenger trains
at China Qrove.
(Onlj trains that stop here are given.)
f northbound.
IQ 8 for Rxhmoud . . . . 4:35 I B
K0 44 for Washington. . 7:05 I B
11136 to WathtBgtonl. :37 1-B
tH 46 -or Qreousboro .,4:10 p-B
10 2 for Richmond. . . . j:9 p
Southbound-
NO 45 for Charlotte 5:56 1-B
K0 for Atlanta. .... 9:39 1-B
N(j 7f .r Atlanta 3:l0p-B
HQ 35 for AtUnta ..... 8:I5-B
LOCAL NEWS UATfERS.
Shir Itias Conetrniss onr People and
lid Thilr Ooligs.
T. S. Lefler and wife and
Mrs. Beesie Kimball and son,
Bittle, spent Wednesday in
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. J Leighton
-Brown and children, of Con
cord, have been spending
ereral days with Mr. and
Mrs. II. H. Trontman.
Roy Kimball was in Salis
bury on business yesterday.
Mrs. W . E. Deal and chiU
dren are visiting her father-in-law,
Qaldwell Deal, south
of Enoch ville. They may
return today.
D. C. Swaringen, our pop
ular druggist, was a Salis
bury visitor Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Riser
spent Wednesday night in
Salisbury visiting friends.
Rev. D I. Off man and M.
A.Slirewalt were in Salis
bury on busnesa Wednes
day. .
Mike Ramsaur, who has
been holding down a position
in the Southern's, big shops
at Spencer, is now at home
for a few weeks previous to
taking up his studies in the
University at Chapel Hill.
J. L. Bostian and daugh
ters, Misses Elizabeth and
Dorothy, spent lat week at
Davis7 White Sulphur Springs
at Hiddenite. ,
Miss Emily Harney, of
Plymouth, N. C, and Miss
Neil Herring, of Concord,
who have been visiting at
W. J. S wick's returned to
their respective homes Wed
nesday.
Miss Mary McLaughlin,
daughter of Rev. C. P. Mc-
Laushlin. of Concord, is
visiting Rev. and Mrs. W.
H. Riser.
Rev. E. H. Cooper is spends
insr a few days here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Cooper. Rev. Cooper preach
ed in St. Mark's Lutheran
Church Sunday night and
his hearers were much pleas
ed with his remarks.
'Aunt" Mannie Bingham,
' who has been at Mrs. M. J.
Sloop's for some time, is now
making her home with Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Bost
Templeton & Yost are busy
taking stock this week. This
is a big undertaking for the
boys in the absence of Pat.
Pat having decided to take a
vacation and is enjoying him
self down at Landis building
chimneys.
Those interested in playing
tennis haye cleaned off the
tennis grounds and are now
jeady to bat the mystic
sphere.
Little Miss Lomie Fink, of
Riehflehlr is visiting her
grandfather, M. A- Stire
walt. ; She arrived yesterday
morning.
Bittle Kimball and Hamp
Stirawait BDent Wedness
day in Charlotte.
Misses Mattie and Myra
Goodman, of Charlotte, are
here visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Good
roan. .
Miss Florence Eddleman,
of Albemarle, is here visit
ing her parents this week.
Geo. M. BoMfanof Char
lotte, spent Monday and
Tuesday here with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mis. R. A.;
Bo&tian,
5 John R. Wallace, one of
the best citizens in this com
munity, has been ill more or
less all summer. His many
friends hope that he will
soon be fully restored to
health.
Robert M. Ritchie went to
Salisbury yesterday on a
business trip.
C C Sechler was in Salie
bury on business yesterday
evening 4
Hampton Stirewalt made
tiis usual trip to Spencer
yesterday
Fine Crop of
W . Bait ii the champion
pear raiaer in this action of North
Carolina. He has a fine lot of
Knifer and Magnolia pear trees
ind expeoti to harvest 250 to 800
asoeli ot peart tnis year. Hn
paara are now ripening aua ne i
making preparations to market
them to tne bait advantage. Mr.
Bost baa learned the art uf pro
laoing pears of the smoothest and
best flavored varieties and seldom
fails toave a crop. He sprays
h.s treea aUhe right time and gives
hem each other necessary atten-
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tion tnat insure neaitoy vreea soa
?und fruit and is making good
ia this particularly profitable en
terprise .
cmogi iB Hill Circus,
E W. Edwards, saperintendeut
jf the Patterson Manufacturing
Company s cotton mill ha ten
dered his resignation to take ef
fect September 15th. His resig
'.atiou has been aooepted and Mr
flail, superintendent of the Bar
ringer Manufacturing Compauy,
A Uookwell, has bean selected to
take iiis rlaoe Mr. Euwards is a
capable mill man and it is with
regret the people of Chiua Qrove
learn of his intended departure.
Mr. El wards has sold his splen
did nouse to JobnD. Walker, get
ting about 11200 for it.
W . P. Hurt, a boss in the Pat
terson Mill here will go to Rock
well to take the positioo vacated
by Mr. Hall as superinteudent.
Mr. Hurts' leaving is also a mat
ter cf regret, whil a we'come is
extended to our new citisen, Mr.
Hall.
Cliil Service Eiam'njtloo.
Cvil sarvioe examination for
p sitiouti mentioned below will
be held September 17th. at the
Salisbury postcffise, and those de
siring to compete will write local
board for applications, stating the
poaition for which they wish to
stand, vix :
Apprentice, plate printer .
Bookbinder.
Clerk, Department at Washing
ton.
Eloctrotyper molder.
Guard? U. S. penitentiary.
Press feeder.
PresHman.
Stenografher.
Stenographer'typewriter.
Stereotyper. ' r
Typewriter.
China 6T8I8 is. Kiooapolis.
The China Grove and Kannapolis
ball teams met on the Kannapolis
diamond Saturday evening. The
implfcmants of the game "were
brought forward and handled with
a considerable degree of skill, but
Kannapolis proved her superior
ability and carried off the iaur
als. Tnis is the third game
China Grove has lost out of six- J
teen played
THE LUTHERAN RE UNiON.
About Flft Hsndred either it LitbartB
Ciipel Bi Eijo! tbi Oil-
As previously announced the
Lutherans of this section had a
grand re-union at Lutheran Chap
el, Rev. O. A. Browrf; pastor,
Tuesday of this week. About 500
people . from this and adjoining
counties were present to enjoy the
exercises and renew old acquain
tances. After a song, "Ail Hail the
Power of Jesus Name," heartily
aartg by the andienoe, "Rev. L. B.
Sprscher, of Union Church, led
in prayer. Then Rev. M. M
Kinard, of Salisbury, made an ad
dress of welcome, after whioh Rev.
O. P. McLaughlin, of Concord,
ohairmau of the meeting, happil
introduced one of the speakers ol
the day, Rev. Geo. H. Cox,N)i
Spenoer.
Dr. Ccx spoke on ''Pioueei
Lutherans uf the North Oaroliut
Synod." The entire address was
a fine portrayal of the early his
tory and church loyalty of theGer
man Lutheran people wLo set
tled in this part of North Caro
lina. After the adj mrnment for the
noon reoess the pastors, fifteen in
numberf organized themselves in
to the Lutheran Reunion Asiooi
ation of North Carolina by elect
ing the following offioers: Rev.
C. P. McLaughlin, of Concord
president; Rev. 0. A. Brown, o
China Grove, vice president ; Rev
W. H. Riser, of Chiua Grdve, sec
retary, and W. C. Sifferd, treaa
Uier. Daring the reoess a bountifu
dinner was served in the grove
Afternoon services were opened
by singing, followed by prayer bj
Rev. H A Trxler. Then Rev
O. P. McLaughlinr of Conocrd,
read a poem giving the history jol
3hapel ehuroh written by some cl
the members.
This was followed by an ad
dress on "Christian Education,"
by Rev. G. F. . McAllister, of
Mount Pleasant Collegiate In
stitute. The Tharsfli! Afterneei Cloh With Urs.
6nj.
The Thursday afternoon Club
had the pleasure of meeting with
Mrs. E . E Gray at her home on
North Main St. last Thursday.
Those present, besides the reg
ular Club members, were, Mrs.
Harris Horton, of Albermarle,
and Mrs. Hallman, of St Math,
ews, 8. 0, Conversation was free
ly indulged in during the after
noon and delicious cream and
cake waa a pleasant close to the
enjoyable meeting.
6ood Roads CoolRg.
The camp of ohain gang No. 1
has moved from the camps near
Second Creek to the old Rich
mond Wyatt Spring on Albert
Harrison's laud. The next work
wiM be on the old plank road
which was one of the finest roads
in the State in its time. This
road was well graded and ia
probably the most direct route
west. Althouah having been out
of use for forty years, it onld
probably be put in . repair and
made a most excellent highway
for. considerably less than many
of the roads now beingused.
Ci!nm Cannot be Cured.
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they ceuuot reach the seat
of the disease. Catarrh is a
hiod or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must
take interual remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken iuterually,
and acts dircetly on the blood and
muoous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is not a quaok medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the beat
physicians in this country . for
.years and is a regular prescription.
It is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting direotlv on
the muoous , surfaces. The per
fect combination of the two in
gredrenta is what produces suoh
wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free
F. J. Chensey & Co., Props.
Toledo, O,
Sold bv Druggists, price 75o.
Take Hall's. Family Family
Pills for constipation.
The six months bid son, Brodie
F.ank, oflMr. andMrs. B F.
Watson, died in a hospitsl in Col
nmhia, - S. O, Tuesday evening.
Its remains were brought to Sal
isbury for iuterment, the funeral
beins held from the residence' of
W. D. Watson, on South Fultoi
Street. . ..' r r ' .
Mis. Sallie A. Rush sr, wife of
the late W.T. Rasher, died at her
heme on South Lee Street, Salis
bury, Wednesday morning. She
'ould have been 45 years old dt
Deoember 15tb. Two children,
Mrs. M.L. Mulligan, of Hamlet.
and Ed. Rusher, of Sal isbu'y ; and
one brother, J. A. 'Barrett, and
ne sister, Mrs. M L. Julian, of
ilisbury, survive .The funeral
- A held yesterday afternoon from
r late residence, Rev.: C. A G.
h ins'onioiating. The interment
. in Chesuut Hill Cemetery,
Sc:i it Our fiiks go tf Johnson Clt,. "
The excirsion 'this' week to
Johnson City, lean., ever the
uow railroad through the moon
tains of Western North Caroline,
va well patronised, a number of
ur people taking; advantage of
the low rate. Among those who
look the trip are the following;
Mr. and Mrs. F. 'M. Thompson,
Vfr. and Mrs. W ;J. Swink, and
Mr. and Mis. W. C. Sifferd, John
R. Brown, Rupert Eddleman,
Fob. a T. Deal, Jau.es 0. Corral!,
Robert Petrea and John Litaker.
3ood Prespect fir the Public School.
The,pobhc sohopl building haa
een o-eaned tip and put in order
he oaming session which, opeus
VJond ay,7,. rThe ospectaior a I
tnccessful term aud a good at
tandanoe seems quite encourag
ing. The faculty for the . coming
term is as follows: Principal,
Prof. R. D Jenkins, cf Wilksboro;
Instructors in High School, Prof.
Jenkins, and Miss Lura Scott;
nstruotors in graded school,
Mies Mary Rankin, of Concord,
Ella Mae Miller, of Wilkstor?,
nd Faanie Wortham, of Frank
linton .
Rebels Will Kill Americans After Seplen
ber 15.
Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 29
Americans will be killed by rebels
after September 15, is the decla -ation
brought here from Colonel
Melio Cam pa. a leader of Or zso's
rebel army, whd with 800 men. is
parading along the Southern Pa
oiflc of Mexico, below Nogales.
Aris.
The only alternative given by
the rebel leader is the resignation
cf President Madero.
Based on a report received from
Thomas Hoi lan i, a former Arizo
na rancher, the State Department
at Washington has been notified
of ColonelUCampa'a declaration.
Sfx'f-Two Piss Lit Examloatioo.
Sixty-two out of a class of 75,
wbo undertook the examination be
fore the Supreme Court, in Raleigh,
for lioense to practice law Mon
day, were successful, two of them
being negroes. The list contains
two young men frcm Rowan.
They are Samuel Hamilton
Wiley, and James Giles Hudson.
Indian Killed on Track.
Near Roohelle, 111 ., an Indian
went to sleep on a railroad track
and was aniea oy tee last ex
press He paid for his careless
ness with his life. Often its that
way when people neglect cdugh
colds. Dont risk your life when
prompt use of Dr.. King's New
Discovery will cure them and ao
prevent a dauge-oui throat or
lung trouble. ( It completely
oared me, in a short time, of a
terrible cougn cnat ioiiowea a
severe attack of' Grip," writes
J R. Watts, Floydada, - Texas,
and I . regained 15 pounds in
weight that I had lost " Quick,
safe, reliable and guaranteed, 50o
and $1 00. Trial bottle free at
all druggists . . "
SALISBURY NEWS ITEUS.
JhiDgs of Interest 6!thersd for car Bn$
; ' .' . Record Rollers.. . . --
-' Rev. C. A : Q. Thomas haB
been invited to address the
graduating claBS of nurses 'at
the Highsmith ; hospital tin
Fayetteyille on; September
There was a meeting in the
First Presbyterian:' church
last Sunday for the purpose
of making 'arrangements; for
the coming of A. M. Brjoner,
an evangelist oi unicago.
The meetings are to be " held
during the rceek of. Septem
ber. 9th to 16th inclusive.
These meetings will be held
each day, the noonday meet
ing to be held in the Spencer
shops.
The members of Council
No. 54, Daughters of Liberty
had quite a rally Wednesday
night in the jEagleV Hall
over the - Wachovia . Bank.
The hall was 'full to over
flowing and a very enjoyable
time was had by those pres
ent. Rev. M..M. Kinard, of
the Lutheran church, opened
the meeting with prayer and
the Salisbury Band furnish
ed excellent music A." L;
Smoot made an interesting
talk on the principles ;of the
orders, as did otheri including
E H. Hooper,, who was maB
ter of ceremonies. After the
speech making, cake, ice
cream, lemonade and water
melons were served. The
only bar to the evening's com
plete enjoyment was the heat
and overcrowded hall.
Early Wednesday morning
O..W.-Eile. the night engin
eer at the Salisbury Ice and
Fuel Company's plant, notic
ed something thrown out of
the window at C. A. Clark's
... i .
store, j ust across the rail
road from the ice factory.
Upon investigation he learn
ed that some one was in the
store and telephoned for the
police. Officers Julian and
Kestler answered and were
soon on the scene. The thief
was still in the store gather
ing such things as he desired
and was taken in 'charge by
the officers . He was found
to be Charlie Brown, colored.
He had taken several bags of
sugar, some cigars, tobacco
and some change from the
cash drawer. He was locked
up to await trial.
New Schednti oi Yidkii.
Effected next Sunday, the first
of September, trains Nos. 21 and
22 on the Yadkin road will be
operated by way cf Whitney.
No. 22 leaving Norwood at 6:30
a. m , will reaoh Whitney at 7:10
and will arrive at- Salisbury at
the same hour as now. No, 21
will leave Salisbury at tne same
hour in the afternoon and reaoh
Whitney at 6:33, arriving at
Norwood at 7:25. Heretofore
only the morning train has been
going to Whitney, and tne even
ins train on the return. Under
the new schedule both trains will
run by way of Whitney and this
means greater occomrr.odation for
those who have business at Whit
ney. v"
Flying flan Fail
victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles, just like other
people, with like results in loss of
appetite, baskaohe, nervousness,
headache, and tired, Useless, run
down feeling. Bat there s no
need to feel like that as T. D
Peeble. Henry, Tenn., , proved.
'Sx bottles cf ELctric Bitters"
ne writes, "cua more to give me
new strength and good appetite
than all other stomach remedies
I used." So they help everybody.
Its folly to soffer when this great
remedy will help you from the
first daa. Trv it. Onlv 606 at
jauarogjiiu.
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- DeuIopiBg Soithern Otlrjlog. - r
. Fine results must be fol
lowing, the running of a
dairy and live stock train
over the lines of the Southern
Railway in western North-
Carolina and upper : South
Carolina. " Several co-operative
dairies have been suc
cessfully established in some
counties, and it seems that
the South Carolina farmers
have become specially inter
ested in the badly needed in
dustry of batter-makings We
have urged co-operative
dairying as a matter of
Southern salvation, for there
is unlimited demand for dairyl
products right, at home and
consequent assurance of sue
cess when dairies are proper
ly cond uctdd on a scale that
will permit of business-like
distribution of home dairy
prod ucts of good quality.
Wilmington, N. C, Star.
I his good movement should
not be given a set back by
the com pet ion of counterfeit
products. Thoss interested
in Southrm dairying should
resist "any - lowering of the
restrictions now existing. If
the present oleoraarflrarine
law is to be changed it should
besHtrrngthenttd rather than
weakeud. The : National
Dairy Uuin has perfected a
bill which expresses what the
dairy interests of. the country
stand for, -Southern con
gressmen should stand ior
developing Southern dairy-
President Tift sat of Polities
Springfield, O., Aug. 29.
President Taft, in a ipaeoh from
the rear platform of bis privat
car here, declared that he did
not intend to take further active
politics, .
"I am not here to make a, po
litical speech,'.' said the Presi
dent have given that up. I
believe that. there are some poli
tics goingpTjat I ;un not going tq
take . part in tbemr So far as I
am concerned, you will baveto
make up your minds without
m
nearing me tunnel, l am on a
trip to my owu State to celebrate
100 years of political life, and I
have something to say. , to the
people of Ohio on that subject
but not on politics,"
Col Lucky Freeze on i Rampigs .
Just what Col. Lucky Freeze is
preparing to work off on the com
munity is not exactly manifest at
tnis partioaiar writing. ljt is
evident ne has some nncompre-
hendable scheme afoot or, he may
be likened unto the condudt of a
chicken-rooster suddenly fiudine
himself the victim cf an axe
Opl. Lucky recently sold hie
horse a splendid rounded ani
mal, Templeton & Yost being
the purchasers. The Colonel then
purchased a mu'e of Jonas Kirk,
Esq , but still desiring to trade,
he went to Salisbury Wednesday
and disposed of the mule.
Wednesday night he sold his
wagon and harness. All of which
means Colonel is now dispossessed
of beast, of burdens has gene out
of business and the town is suff
ering the need of a drayman .-
However these things may be,
Lucky is none the less happy.
ne is enjoying a vacation and is
making'full use of scoh a rarity
He went to Salisbury again yes
terday and returned safely. We
iearea tne city s nine-coated re
ception committee was going to
entertain run? at the public's ex
pense,' but this - he fortnnately
avoided. The streets there being
quite smooths he was able to
make it fairly well, but, if he does
not improve, China Grove wil
Dave to widen her streets to ac
commodate the Colonel's new
gait. When he awakens to the
reality of the situation it is like
ly some 3f his joy will be oon
spicioui by ifcs" aUence.
E. H. Miller, register of deeds,
who was so badly burned by the
explosion of gas in the court house
recently, is holding his own and
his recovery ia expected within a
mioaablatime.
WHATTHE WOOL KETO UEAIS;
Oai Riisoa r-j lie Cenntrj - Stssld Tin
titlie OiBicnts is tH Ltc?i.
.The ' Democratic : ma j ority'
in Congress, passed the wool
bill which vwas destined ; to
secure justice or the starv
ing mill employes in certain
parts ot the country In '$he
light of the' president's veto
of the wool bill whic veto
gives the woolen V trusts . a
continuance of its - privilege
f
to Dlunder tne consumer
while at the same time . pay
ing . , its v workers - starvation
wages, a page - from the' hear-'
ings in connection-with the
Lawrence - strike inquiry-
makes interesting : reading .
The witness was Miss Sanger,
a
trained " nurse. -
Mr. Pou Miss Sanger,
were . you . lnsirnmentai .in. .
taking a . number v of the
strikers1 children Taway from
Lawrence during the strike? j
Miss Sanger Yes ir. i
Mr. PouDid yon talk to
those children" ahout 5 their
manner of living?,: : .
Miss Sanger Yes eir.; T
founrl - that the children,
there were 119 of them in my .
party, seldom ate meat, and
their physical condition , was
the most horrible I have ever
en. In the first place four
of the smallest children had, ,
chicken pox, and ' they had
not received medical atten
tion, ' They were walking V
a bout among the other chi Id- v
reri apparently "without no
ticing the chicken pox or
diphtheria; one child had dip
htheria. Of 112childreao.nly
f our of thernjtiad underwear,
and jt was bitterly coldr ; We r
hadojruniill the way? f rbm
the station to;"Tiab6r Teinple
afterwe got. to Ne w York to
keep rom freezing. - .-:
Mr. Foster You- say only
four had . underclothing ;
what was the condition of
their outer clothing?
Miss Sanger It was simply
in rags, xneir coats were
worn to shreds. :
Mr. Foster -- Were the chiK
dren pale and thin?
Miss Sanger Yes," sir, and
I want to Bay that when they
had supper it would have
brought tears to your eyes to
see them grab tor (the meat
with their bare hands. .
Mr. Foster Did any of
them have on woolen cloth
ing of any sort? ;
Miss Sanger No sir,
Mr. Foster And yet they
all worked in woolen mills?
Miss Sanger Yes sir.
In his message ' Mr. Taft
has much to Bay' about the
"woolen industry"' ,and
"foreign labor " ' He makek
no mention of these poor
victims of the woolen trust's
greed. '
Libor Oaf Plaas. ;
Indications poiat to a large
and . interesting celebration in
Salisbury and Spenoer on Labor
Day, Monday, September 2nd.
Column upon column might be
written descriptive of the various
floats, unions, riders, committees,
amusements and educatnnal
f 3atures that compose the lengthy
program outlined, but all - to no
purpose unless we might induce
people to come to Salisbury and
Spencer to see and participate in
the proceedings. Those who fail
to do so will miss much and will
regret their negligence. ' .
Among attraction! for the day
will be a big barbecue, base ball,
balloon asoentions. hurdle races,
sack races, reel; races and othejr
amusements, including a display
of fire works. A parade of inlus-
trial and commercial exhibits will
be worth seeing. A distinot fea
ture of the day will be a dam u-
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