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JNO. M. JULIAN, Editor and Proprietor. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY. MAY 9thVr1896. . ' ; , VOL. 1.. NO. 209.
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
LEROY SMITH, - Local PiEror.TKi:
TELEPHONE XO. 55.
Tried to Break In. ;
Some one tried to enter the resi
dence of Mr. L. A. Peebles on Ken-
street Thursday night. They were
heard at the back door just as Mr.
Peebles entered the front door, and
werj frightened away. '
ITS
LOCAL.
0ME OF THESE 1TEHS Wl! L BE CF. IN
TEREST TO YOU.
Likes Salisbury's Streets and Shade.
Dr. J. 13. Mathews, of Winston,
spent laft night and this morning in
the city. "Salisbury has the pret
tiest streets and best shade of any
town I have ever saen," said Dr.
Matthews. t
The May term of Rowan Superior
court convenes Monday with Judge j
lioke presiding.
Mr. G.'W. Wright, who has been
kept at home for several days, was
able to be up town today. -
Telephone lines are being run to
Rowan Academy Closed.
Rowan Academy Which Prof. E.
II. Miller has so successfully con
ducted for the past session closed
last evening with appropriate tere-
monies. An entertainment bv the
THtf EXECUTIVE COM.V.IITEE nEEtS.
The County Convention Cal ed for June 6th.
Chairman Boyden will Resign at
ths ileetins of the Convention.
the scholars was very much- enjoyed
the hU'am laundry and the place of j by all present.' I ,
business of Link it Ra;land.
sud-
Mr. C. A. Bostian was taken
denly ill yesterday afternoon and
had to go home. . He is able to be
up today.
The Methodists will conduct both
! Dr. McKenzie to Read a Pper. ;
The State Medical Society will
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meet in Winston next week begin
ning Monday. I
At this convention a paper on"In
testinal Indigestion" will be 'read bv
morninig
and evening service aixl j Dr. W. W. McKenie, of this citv.
Sunday school at the Y. M. C A J Dr. McKenzie is one o: the bright-
hall 'tomorrow. est youirg physiciatis; ' in. - .the State
and his paper will doubtless be inter-
Found: A key attached to a shoe
button er. Owner can t recover same
by applying at the World office and
paying for this notice.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. John
The Executive Democratic Com
mittee of Rowan countyj met today
at lli o'clock in T. C Linn's ofiiee
apd was in session about one hour.
The county convention has been
called to meet on Saturday, June fch
and the primaries were decided to
be held at the different precincts on
Saturday, May 30th.. r"
There were twelve present out of
sixteen, besides the chairman and
Secretary. Chairman lioydeja , will
tender his resignation when the con
vention meets in June. He hais made
a very efficient officer, and it is with'
downright regret to all good Demo
crats to see this step taken, by one
who has served so ably land well,
with great credit to himself and honor
to the party he has labored for and
striven to uphold with honesty and
intensity of purpose. The meeting
was very harmonious, and every
thing looks bright and prosperous.
So gird on your armor Democrats
one and all, and on to victory. Dravy
your sword of truth and honesty upi:
j holding our grand Democratic princP
pies and we cannot fail, j
A FATAL; ACCIDENT.
NEWS BY WIRE.
esting.
Winter's Hat Made Several Trips. j
AVhen W. L. Winters was arrested
on the train by officer Clement at
Famngton, of the Vance Mill, which i Hickory several weeks aff0j he left
ue(i jesiciuay muiuiug, wua uuiicuj h,s hat, a large white one, on tlie
this morning. at Christ church. train; Winters was brought here
JUr. Theo Parker, who has been j and placed in jail but his hat kept on
visiting his brother, Capt. L. D. travelling. It stayed on the train
Parker, returned to Mt. Pleasant this j until'' several days ago Mrs. Win
morning to resume his studies at the j.ters made inquiry and found it in
college. ! the baggage car. H A j
Mr. T. A, Coughenour left last
night for Richmond with a car load
of as fine attle as ever left Rowan
county. They will be sold in Rich
mond by him. "
"A broken down actor recited
several poems on Main -street'.' last
night to a number of bj'standers.
Retween each recitation a collection
was taken up.
L. S. Shirey, of Mt. Pleasant, who
was here yesterday contemplates
moving to Salisbury and engaging in
business.' He was here for the pur
pose of. securing a storeroom.
Church High ichpol Transferred to the Diocese.
In its report of the Diocesan Con-
vention at "Charlotte!, the Observer
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has in yesterday's proceedings the
following: 1 j 1
"Rev. Dr..3Iurdoch spoke of the
parochial school for boys at Salisbury,
and. requested in behalf of the Salis
bury Convocation that the disposal
of the property be entrusted to the
discretion of this Diocese. On mo
tion of Mr. S. S. Kasi the Diocese
accepted the transfer."
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A birthday party was given' by
Mrs. Barkelly at her home on Chestnut-Hill
last night. Quite a number
WHI Probably Show In Greensboro.
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W. R. Linton returned last night
from ' Greensboro, where lie spent
t i .
vesterdav making arrangements for
the --appearance of tlid :' Fly 13y Fight
of young people were present, and ! n , . ; i TT '
." 1 1 ' i-rollv Conijany next rweek. lie met
the evening was mucn .enjoyed. i with" a warm welcorni from the fire-
Tliore will be a picnic at 'Mr. P; men of Greensboro, ip whose behalf
31. BrownV, at Bear Poplar, Mon-; the performance is toj be given, and
day- Prof: E. A. Miller will give j the company will probably go to
his .'schooT 'aii outing on this day. j Greensboro next Tjiursay. More
The public is invited to attend. ' definite information ill be received
1 by Mr. Linton tonight. r. ;' ,
Mrs. 31. J. Owen and family left ! ' -' ''--"
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tins morning tor J inev church, ia-
vidson county, to attend services..
fir. Boyden Lines the Committee;
3Ir. A. II. Boyden to-day dined
the county Democratic ; executive
committee and several friends at the
Mt. Vernon hotel. For thirty years
Mr. Boyd in has in one way or an
other been connected with the execu
tive committee and for twelve years
has been chairman of that committee.
So to-day after the adjournment of
the committee, they, with several . of
his friends were invited to dine with
him. An elegant dinner was served
by Proprietor Frercks and twenty
good humored and well satisfied
guests left his table vr hen the dinner
was ended. Mr. Boyden's hospitali
ty is the: same at all places as in his
honored home where his old fashion
courtesy and true gentlemanly de
portment,5 sets every one at ease and
with gracious tact draws from his
guests that which shows their char
acter to best advantage. This din
ner, and the gathering of the clans
that have been with him shoulder to
shoulder in the fight for the "orood
and true," will long be remembered,
and the name "Baldy Boyden" will
long be cherished by the old yets in
the service of Democracy as well as
t ie younger blood, w'io have learned
to admire and love him.' i
A Young nn at New London Whits Chopping
a Tree is Felled by "the.Treand His Neck
Broken Only Married EtzhteenMonths.
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Mr. J. A. lahaley,- who ' came np
fromNew Jondon: this morning,
gives us the particulars of ? , sadf ac
cident'that liappened there -esterdaj'
morning. rjrv, , '
Jim Ricliardson, a young man
who lived near New London, was
out chopping a tree.
, Tie had cit a tree to the ground,
but instead of falling: all the wav it
lodged against a small sapling. The
sapling struck Mr. Richardson under
the chin and knocked him dfcwn.
When he a rose he attempted to
push the sapling aside and as he did
so the large tree was dislodged and
fell upon himj crushing him to the
earth. The trunk of the tree fell
upon his head, mashing it fearfully.
When the parties who first arrived
on the scene reached him Richardson
was dead.
He was a worthy and an indus
trious young man and his sad death
is deplored by the entire community
in which he lived.
, lie had onlj7 been married eighteen
months and his wife is prostrated
with grief.
The funeral services were held this
evening.
TfiE LATEST HAPPENINGS GIVEN BY THE
WORLD'S SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
Frank P. Slavin in America.
(By special telegram.)
New York, May 9. The Amer
ican Liner, Paris, reached d oek- at
seven o'clock this morning. One of
the first passengers to land was
Frank P. Slavin, the heavy aeight
pugilist. He was met by sporting
friends. f
Tralnwrcckers Behind Brs.
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sec!al telegram.)
Rome, N. VY., lay r9-2llildretli
IlcfjCiert and Plato, thV eonviotcd
.train wreckers, were aken'lo 'Auburn
prison today. They bade friends ind
relatives good bye last evening, j
t Apaches on the Warpath.
(By special telegram.)
Tombstone, Arizona, May 9. A
band. of renegade Apaches under the
leadership of "The Kid," are on" the
i. .
warpath near the Mexican line. Three
prominent residents of this- territory
are reported killed. L .
. (Sentence Not riade Public
(By special telegram.) '
Havana, May 9. Naval - officer
forming the .court martial which
tried the men captured onjbdaipl tii
American schooner "Competitor,"
sentenced ihe prisoners last night
.but the sentences are nfrt to be dis
closed until signed '-by' Admiral
Navaree.
9.
their
A Painful ccident
Mrs. J. V . Mauney met with an
accident at the cohered bridge on
on Inniss street last night. She saw
a team of horses coming toward her
.at a rapid, rate and stepped aside to
gel out oi tne wav. As she am so
her foot turned on a rock and she
fell, spraining her ankle. The sprain
fwas quite painful. - '"
Swift & Co. Shut Down.
(By special telegram.)
Kansas Citx, Mo., May
Swift ifc Co., will shut down
meat packing plant indefinitely next
Monday owing to heavy losses caused
by labor troubles. Thirteen hun
d red persons will be be effected as
business will be diverted to other
The Brooklyn On a Trial. "
j (By special telegram.)
PriiLADKLPiiiA, Pa., May Q.
The Cruiser "Brooklyn" left
Cram psV shipyard this morning for
the builders i trial trip. The con
tract calls for twenty knots an hour,
but it is expected that f-he will make
twentv-two.
Til 2 Milwaukee Strike Grows pe'.
(By special telegram.)
Milwaukee, Wis., May 9.-
About one-hundred cars are in opera-
points where the company has plants-, j tion this morring. The cars have
been stoned and many rails torn up.
An Extra Feature.
The Would felicitates its readers
on the series of splendid articles oh
the Settlers' Convention at Southern
Pines this week, contributed to its
columns by
Wiley. Cap
Capt. W. Murdoch
. Wiley was the only
one on the ground who made a re
port of the speeches delivered, and
written in his! own delightful manner,
they have added a most interesting
feature to the
few days.
Joe Jcxr:es Nominated for the Georgia Legisla
ture. '
Would for the past
A Bad Mule
The mule which ran away and
killed Mr. Chas. Deal near China
Grove Wednesday, is a vicious fel-
Annua! Convention of the S. C. A. P. Association.
(By special telegram.)
Washington-, May 9. The an
nual Convention of the Supreme
Council of the American Protective
Association which meets in Washing-
ton on the twelfth will be the most
important towards organization of
any meeting its history. Two ques
tions of policy will" be passed upon;
one relating to the pari to be played
in the Presidential campaign and the
other a project for establishing per
manent headquarters in Washington
to influence legislation. There will
be an election of officers, and a de
claration of principles drawn up for
publication. Financial questions may
be also considered.
Wires were cut this morning and se
rious trouble is anticipated to-night
and to-morrow by friends and sj'm
pa'thizing" strikers. Public feeling
against the company is . very bitter
for refusing to arbitrate.
Call for Nat onal Bank Statements.
(By special telegram.)
Washington, May 9. The call
upon the National Banks for state
ment of business has been issued to-dav.
A Witness Has "-is Throat Cut.
(By special telegram.)
Dublin Ga., May, 9. While testi
fying in the court room ted ay a wit
ness had his tnroatcut. A most ex
citing, scene occurred. The court
broke up in great disorder.
Sentenced to Death.
(By special telegram.)
Madrid, May, 9. Dispatches re
ceived here from Havana say that
low: According to the Standard it i the men captured aboard the. Amer-
Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven.
I. Frank, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Lentz, died this
morning at 10.30. The little one
was only 11 months and 19 days old,
and died of a complication of m ea
sels, bronchitis, etc. The burial
will take place tomorrow at 10.30
at Bethal church, Franklin. Ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. C
A. Rose. " t
has oeen atnts .oid: tricKS since iur. ....vx . ...1, " 1,vi left last nip-ht for honie
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An Attempt at Kor.se Breaking.
Several others-will go over tomorrow
to attend the foot washing exercises.
Miss Beulah Bernhardt left this
morning for Charlotte,, where she
will spend some time visiting friends.
From Charlotte, she will probably
go to other . cities. on a visit to friends.
Mr. W. M. James, who' several
months ago opened a grocery store
on the corner of Main and Liberty
streets, has decided to abandon the
mercantile business. He is selling
out tacost.
The Hickory Press learns that
during the summer months freight
train crews from. Salisbury will turn
at Hickory instead of Asheville as
heretofore. This will give the men
a much shorter ruu.
Rev. C. B. King will preach in
the Lutheran church tomorrow
mnrnincr. There will be no night 1
u
services at this church. The in
stallation of the newly elected oflicers
will aifc, take place tomorrow morn-
Wednesdav night About i'2 o'clock
when the ladies who live ' at the old
hone of AVellington' . Keisler, with
Mrs. Keisler, were asleep, some one
came to the back door and attempted
to effect an entrance; Mrs. Keisler
began calling for the other ladies
and aroused them. ! The intruder
took flight at the alarm md hastily
retreated. 1
The sale of Mi Keisler's personal
effects was held on that day and it
is supposed that the wbuld-be
burglar presumed that the money re
ceived from the sale was in the house
at the time. ;
near the same
killed.
String beans at McCulloh's.
Eat Jackson's refrigerator beef
and live to a good ripe old age.
Columbia and Hartford bicycles.
$G0, $80 and '$100.1 - .
E. W. Juht & Co., Agents
I have placed in my saloon a new
refrigerator and am now prepared to
keep both Portner and Augusta beer
on tap at all times. Givelme a call.
11. C. Tjiotv
1 nere was a meeting or laboring i 0
1T wr -i 1 manan'eaole ana ran-again,
iiiv 11 - lit A'ii. vyi.j, vti.., ? i uiinvriia v
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night tor .tne purpose or .nominating ;
" t v , . i c A n " i the men was only slightly 'injured
cratic primary for the State Legisla
ture as representing the' laboring
element in that county. !
A committee of seven i appointed i
to '.nominate a candidate- returned!
the name of Joe II.. James, a Salis
bury bov'whdm' the Atlanta Consti
tution speaks of as a very intelli
gent and honorable young machinist
in the shops of the Georgia, , South
ern & Florida Railroad. ' .
His name was received with favor
by a number of those present but it
was objected to on the ground that
he wras not as widely known as some
men who could be put up arid his
name was finally taken down and
another rnan chosen.
rini'c ,initli : were tnea ov. court jiarsnai vesicr
On Thursday two men were diiv-iaay? have been sentenced to death;
became un- . . .
tnrowmg j
One of!
Messrs. Shder and McMenius.
machinists of Philadelphia, who have
been here placing the new dyeing
machinery in the Salisbury.. ..Cotton
Milk have finished-thejir: work and
The raa-
' chihciy Ls now at work.
I it to a wagon: when it
Is it a Clue?
! liy f j ecial telegram.) :
Xkw Yoiik, . Mat 9. It
is sur-
i ; Miss Essie Dorsett left this morn- ;
j ing for Thomasville where she will
live with jicr graudinotlser.
and the othci escaped without injury, j niised bysome to-day that owing to j Mrs c I F1'oc? of Monroe, who
Thpv wore thrown from the vr.K'on ' lhe lirlding of the mark "K. on ! ' . . . -vr... i. .
ui unuvii.num uit M.uiij ; came in to attend .the. tilarsh-Davi.'
id'Vce where Deal wis Uhe underclothing of the .-mysterious ! , , , ' ,
jnact, w.ilih, j.Lii w.is . ! nu)tM s, returned nome this morning.
jus. xuvien v. iio uommiiieu suiciue j
in Calonade Hotel, j is the lina.nce J
I have bought 27 steers and heif
fers as good, if not the best, lot of
cattle as were ever sold on this
market. Buy the beef and be your
own judge. ;
Wanted Employment: of any
kind. F. II. Meyek.1
Ask Tour grocer for Swift's Silver
Leaf Lard.
For the best bread and cakes go
to J. N. Solomon, on Council street.
Hrs. Price at Ciiaf !otts.
"Mrs
spent
s. Charles Price, of Salisburj',
ye?tertlay with fMrs. Mor.
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head. She came over to attend the
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ate Bradford, who created i ' , , , T- 4, t- 1, ".i
1 . . ; anteed Pure and Kettle Rendered.-
such a sensatK-n in Brooklyn' two j '
vears
ago
Daughters of
before which
the King Convention,
she read a very bright
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paper, mere are iew uaugnters '
so well equipped mentally, as. Mrs.
Price, and so; capable of writing: in
terestingly," jand 'a beautiful lunch
and charming hour or so were en
joyed yesterday at Col. and iNIrs.
Morehead's by Mrs. Charles Price,
Dr. W. B. Pritehard, of New York,
and MissAddie Williams," says the
Charlotte Observer, of our townslady
Mrs. Charles Price.
by disappearing with
thousands of dollais intrusted to her ;
care for the purpose of speotiiation 1
on Wall street. " Miss Bradford was
heard from in the West and then
in Europe. ,
Foil Saj.i:: A fine milch cow,gives
i 4 gallons of strained milk a (lay, very
Call on P. W. Brown and try your
uck on the wheel of forturie.
Ask your'grocer for Swift's Silver
Leaf Lard.
Bread tickets at A. Parker's
Bake days Tuesday,
Saturday. All goods
3Q Bread ti
for ii.oo;
Thui Vnc
ucm -i:yrrf' tiiyue -
, Cottcn Reports.
(By special telegram.)
Nkw .York,' May 9. Cotton
slight1 y higher.
Liverpool, Mav 9. Cotton de-
clined one p jiut.
gentle. Apply to N. 1'. 3Iui;rnv.
1 Gt your steaks and Roast beef
from M. L. Jackons. He has
something you can eat. Phone 71-
Mrs. J. W. Mauney can accommo
date boarders either table or room,
or both at her,home on Main street-
McKinley Has a riajority.
(By special telegram.) '''
Washixgtox, May 9. IcKinley
now has a clear majority of fifty of
the whole number of delegates to
meet in St. Louis. Opposition is fall
ing to pieces. The vpte now stands
JSIcKinley, 51?, Reed, 103, Morton,
58, Quay, 57, Allison, 35, Bradley,
To be elected
1G and unpledged. 8.
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Wanted Three or .four ' gooxl
boarders. Rooms large fand well
furnished and fare first class.. For
price and other information apply to
Wm. Howard,
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds,
and LaGrinue when Laxative lino-
mo Qcixixe will cure vou in one
day. Does not produce the ringing
in the head like Sulphate of Quinine.
Put up in tablets convenient for tak
ing.. Guaranteedcto cure or money
refunded. ; Priceil5 cents. For sale
by Jas. Plummr and-TT"!?. KlutU
& Co.
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