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LOCAL DEPALTMEjT.
LEROY SMITH, - Local TJepoiitkk
TELErnONE XO. 55.
ITS LOCAL.
&OME CF TKF5E ITEHS WI' L J5E CF IN
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A fine Jersey cow of Mr. T. J.
McCubbins' died yesterday.
Woodson & Bernhardt liavebad
a n innp n aofii in their store, yll is
number 83.
The second quarterly conference
of the Methodist church will be held
to-morrow night.
Several Salisburians attended
baptizing at Grant'sxreek yesterday.
Twelve were immersed.
W. J. T. Robinson has erected a
tent on Inniss street for the sale "of
lemonade and cream candy. V ,
II. T. Tomlin has moved into the
house on Inniss street formerly oc
cupied by Mrs. r. A. "West.
Several of the Sunday ; schools Ot
the city have changed their hour of
meeting from three to four o'clock.
The Book Club will meet 'with
, Mrs. Shober Tuesday afternoon at
Author. Isabella Bird
1 Bishop. .
'Sir.. G. V. Reed, who had his
ba.-k .'wrenched at the car shops- last
Fri'dav is hnpro.vins: lvit it still, kept
.from his work.
Rev. T. F.-Marrhas- accepted an
invitation to deliver the literary
adds-es before Kernersv'ille .-High
;,-lio,.! on' .May lIU'U
J. A. Davi" ami wife went to
largest circulation of
Sir. A. S. Barrett, of Newton, is
in the city and will remain here
abput a week. 1 , He is thinking of
locating here but has not yet decid
ed. Mr. Barrett is a roof painter.
Sunt. 'Burke, of the national
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cemetery, will soon have tin roofing
placed on the small houses1 near the
lodge. lie also speaks of having a
cistern' sunk to furnish water to
those visiting the cemetery. ;
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A. L. Lingle Esq. dropped in to
see us Saturday. He says the ioint
discussion at Yost's Grove on the
1-ftli. between Ambrose Hileraan, of
CabarrUs, and himself," will be a
rousing affair. A large party from
town will go out.
Mr. M. J. Shuping, who lives near
the Aldrich mine, tells us his family
as badly frightened several nights
ago by a negro man entering his
house.. The man is half-witted and
was only wandering about vhen he
entered the house. i
;Mr. Bill Howard, who is store
keeper for W. T. Pinkston, had a
plank pn which he was walking to
give away last Thursday and he fell
several feet. His left foot was! bad
bruised and he is now walking with
the aid of crutches.
Several cars broke loose from the
switch engine on the Southern yard
Saturday everning and ran into a
ebi.1 car which in turn crashed
through the double doors of the paint
shop. J No damage was done except
the tearing down of the doors.:
CIGARETTES KILLED iHin.
WIS SHOOTER 5KOT
A Your.ar TlaS is Stricken With ApopJexy,
Caused by Smoking Cigarettes.
Tw y Darkeys Whili Intoxicated Monkey With a
Pistol. Result.
Mr.1 Ed. Meares, of Lin wood, will
move to Salisbury next week. Mr.
Meares has been on the road for
some time for a elothinbr house but
hris accepted a situation here. We
welcome "Nr. Meares, who is already
well and favorably known to Salis
bury, to our midst.
ITusrh Horah, a -young man 1$
3'ears of age, was stricken with apo
plexy in its worst form yesterday'
morning arid died within two hours.
He had been enjoying very good
health and had hist returned Satnr-
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day night from Danville where he
had been for several days visiting
his brother.
Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock
his mother heard him naking a
curious noise and artukenivs: him
asked if he was sick. lie replied
that he was -feeling very well and
had been -sleeping soundly. lie their
began talking of his trip to Danville.
His mother and sister noticed a
strange sound in his voice but paid
little attention to it.
Shortly after leaving the room,
however, they heard a struggle and
returned to find Hugh unconscious.
He never regained consciousness
and died at 9 o'clock.
Drsi McKenzie and Wright were
pent for but could do the unfortu
nate boy no erood.
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They pronounced the cause of his
death a stroke of apoplexy- in its
most violent form superinduced by
excessive cigarette smoking.
He had been an habitual cicirar
ette smoker for many years, but
some time since broke himself of the
hajjit. . Then he began again and
smoked them until they had accom
phshed his tragic end.
Hugh had a laree circle of friends
in Salisbury.
The funeral service took place
from the; house this afternoon at 4
o'clock and the remains were interred
in Chestnut Hill Cemetery. -
Two negro men, somewhat under
the influence of corn juice, - we're
wandering down Liberty street last
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night about 9 oclock. One of them,
Robt. Green, had a "pistol in his hand
and was threatening to kill a Voraan
before he left town. Any woman.
It didn't matter to him. Just so he
got to shoot at her.
When near the railroad Green
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said to his companion : "You don't
j believe it will shoot, do 'ou?"
j "Pull the trigger and see if it will,
suggested his comrade.
Green pulled the triggej, the pis
tol fired, the ball struck a rib in the
side of his companion and glancing
upward entered his throat.
i Ibftn the two men went on to-
ward tneir loaerinfrs at tne new
Southern shops.
FELL 150 FEET.
While Deirrg Drawn Up a Shaft the Rcrc
Broke and o Rowan Boy Is Hurled to a
Horrible Death in Tennessee.
LIr. J. IL'Moyle received the .sai
intelligence to-day Jtliat his nephew
John A. Smith, met with a horrible
death in a Copper mine at Dncktown
Tennessee, on last Tuesday.
Mr. Smith with another man was .
being drawn up a shaft in a bucket
when the rope broke and the tvfo
men were precipitated a distance oIl
150 to the bottom of the shaft.
Death was instantaneous. The
bodies was interred Wednesday.
Charles Smith, a brother of the
unfortunate man, reached Ducktown
from McPherson, Ga., three hours
before the interment.
Mr. Smith was 25 years old and
was born and raised in TJowau
county near Gold Hill.
A gentleman who saw the man
after the shooting savs the wound
bled profusely
I A warrant was taken out for
Green this morning.
Mr. Stewart Better.
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Mr. J; J. Stewart Jr. tells us that
his father is resting better this morn
ing and that his condition is much
more encouragihg than on yesterday.
Mr. Stewart's change from his criti
cal condition of Saturday will be
gratifying to his friends.
A Deal in ReaSty. '
Geo. NV. Wright has jjnrchased
from the heirs of of J. A. Clodfelter
the building in which he has his'
furniture emporium. The price paiLw
for the property was &f,:00.
Synod to Meet in Concord.
The ninety-third annual conven
tion of the North Carolina S nod of
the Lutheran church will meet in St.
James church, Concord on Thurs
day, 30th of this month at 10 o'clock
a. m.
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Afternoon Services. I '
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The "I. A. H' circle which has
((iiirt which 1 about' sixty members in Salisbury has
institute.it a Sunday atternoon ser
vice which is held at Chestnut Hill
Methodist church at o'clock each 4
Sunday. The services are well at
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Services This Week.
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Hev A. L. Coburn, pastor of
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Chestnut Hill Methodist church, yes
terday began a series of gospel meet
ings which will continue during this
week.. Services will be held each
niiht beuiuninir at 8 o'clock.
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An April Wedding.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Mr. Chas. F. Marsh to Miss
Beulah Davis, both of this city.
The ceremony will take place at
the home of the bride on 'Wednes
day evening April 20th at. S:o0
o'clock. Both Mr. Marsh and Miss
Davis are well known and highly
esteemed by a large circle of friends
in and oiitrof the city who wish for
them muclv happiness.
Wonder What They're After.
Revenue agent Chapman, of
Greensboro, arrived in the city thi?.
morning. He w;is accompanied by'
revehue ofiicers Tate and Mebane. -
They left, accompanied by Deputy
Collector Thompson, immediately
for the. country.
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:V-K rescue Jr-wn,
; -vith which lie
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'ood.-a well diu'Ler wliose
t'ot was m;iv;hed several v-. eeks ago
was in tlie citv- Saturday. He' was
threatened with blood poison and has
suffered much pain.
The plans of thenew Shaver block
r and the new front of -the Methodist
cliurch drawn by Leon E. Sea v, have
been. placed in the show windows of
Kluttz & Go's, drug store.
W. J. Leonard is; again at the
delivery window of the postoffice.
--He is "subbing" for J. W. C. Kluttz,
who is kept at home by tlie sickness
'of Mrs. Kluttz.
C. F. Snider arrived in the city
yesterday from Charlotte and is
makmg preparations for the opening
up of the Dixie Portrait Company
headquarters on Main street.
The school on Chestnut Hill
taught bv Prof. II. C. Corriher will
close this week. A picnic will
be held by the school at the Yadkin
river Friday. There are o'nly about
thirt' names on the fcchool roll now,
, a good many scholars having quit on
account of measles.
Jailed f m- SteaSinc- !
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John Williams, colored. Avas before--It
he' inayor Saturday niLrht
charged with stealing 70 cents from
J'. A. lJusher Saturday.
'.Williams was .. jlaced in jail to
awaitt the next term of Rowan's
court.!
Two Deaths at the Courtly Home.
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! Mike 'Dixon, aed about To years,
who has been an inmate of the coun
ty home for several years died this
morning. ,
Pollv Towel), another inmate of
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the honie di'jd this morning- at 2
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lock.
The Sermon Postponed.
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The sermon to the Royal! Arcanum,'
which, 'was to have been preached
next -Sunday night, has been post
poned on account of the' fact that it
will be the last night here of both
Revs. King and Jones. ' The sermon
will be preached the fourth Sunday
niecht in Mav, Rev.' Jones havinsr
consented to return from Winston
on that Sunday for the occasion.
fir." Jones Critically Til.
Mr. II. M. Jones is in a very crit
ical condition today and his death is
momentarily expected. Mr. Joni's
has been confined to his bed for some
time and he has been very low sev
eral times but has rallied on each occasion.
Mr. Burt's Patent. i
; Mr. E. W. Burt has received no
tice that his new attachments for
sioe cartoons has gone through the
patent office and has .been giveni a
patent. 1 ins is an improvement on
the ticket holder patented some time
since by Mr. Burt.
"Chick" on the Diamond.
Yesterday's Richmond Times lias'
an interesting article on the ball:
i team of the L"niversity of Xorth Car-1
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olina .'which will play the University
I of A'irginia this .week at Norfolk. It;
has the following to sa' of our young"
townsman, Walter Woodson:
It isi possible that AValter Wood-1
son will be taken as substitute catch
er. His strong point is throwing.!
He also hits and runs bases - well.
Much credit is due "Chick" Wood-;
son, a$ he is called, for his hard;
work in captaining the "scrub" team,;
which j after all, is responsible for
the strength of the 'Varsity.
Look Out For It.
It was the intention of the editor;
and owner of this papr to have put
it out in am improved shape this
evening. But oh account of una
voidableidelay in scetting the material
the enlargement has been postponed
for a day or two.
- 32 bread tickets for $1.00. Goods
delivered. J. . Solomon.
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Frozen meats of all kinds at Jack
s'pn's meat market.
Swift's Silver Leaf is the most
popular Lard on the market.
The Feather Weight Stiff Hat is
a daisy at Brown Clothing Co.
Their Last iermon .
Both Rev. X. .S. Jones, of the
Baptist church, and Rev. C. B. King,
of the Lutheran church, will preach
their farewell sermons next Sunday
morning.
Refrigerator meats are the best..
Try them.
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For S alh 10 shares -Salisbury-Cot
ton Mill stock. Apply at this
ofhce.i . .
As has been previously stated in
the World, -I'ev. Jones has been
called to a pastorate in Winston and
Rev. Kinsr will begin a tour in the
interest of the new Lutheran Semi
nar'. Both of these divines have
impressed themselves on the town
and community and Salisbury gives
them ur with reluctance.
Xew refrigerator and the nicest
meats in the city at M. L. Jackson's.
Somebody is buying the latest fads
in Shirts, every day, at Brown Clo.
Co's. The "sizes will soon be broken.
Come: while there is a chance for
you.
W. F. Kelsey's public hack is still
running day and night. It meets all
trains.
30 Bread tickets 'at A. Parker's;
for $1.00. Bake days Tuesday,:
Thursday and Saturday. AIL goods
delivered. Phone Xo. 37. -
Trexler Still Threstenins His Daughter's Life.
Xatt Williams, the young .man on
whose account Miss Frances Trexler"
was shot by her father two weeks
ago, was'in the city Saturday and
talked, to a Would reporter. . He
has been to see his sweetheart sever
al times since the shooting took
place and has also seen the old gen
tleman once or twice. The old man .
has renewed his threats to kill his
daughter and her mother dare not
leave her in the house alone with her
father.
: Trexler has won the contempt of
nearly the entire neighborhood.
Several neighbors are endeav'orinir
to raise enough money with which to
purchase an artificial" limb for Miss
Trexler but are not meetir.fr with'
much" success, the neighbors gener-
I ally rcfusinc: to 'donate anv money
until Trexler has been punished for
his crime. The case, we'understand, ,
will be brought before the graidjurr
at the next term of Rowan's Super
ior court.
. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds, j
and LaGrippe when Laxative Bko
3io Quinine will cure you in one
day. Does not produce the ringing
in the head like Sulphate of Quinine.
Put up in tablets convenient for tak
ing. Guaranteed to cure or money
refunded. Price 25 cents. For sale
by Jas. Plummer and T. F. Kluttz
& Co.
Columbia and Hartford Bicycles,
$00, 80 and 6100.:
E. W. Bum- & Co., Agents
Swift's Silver Leaf Lard is guar
anteed Pure and Kettle Rendered.
We have the sole agency for' the?
sale of Dr.
Brain Treatment.
tee given
funded. $1.00 per box or six for
$o.00. - Sole agent Jas.' irlammer.
ve-uie soie agency iur me? i
. n. j. est s ierve ana
?atment. Written guaran
to cure or, the money re-