THE BUILDING MOVE.
Considerable' Amount Going on in
. Business Part of Town.
Perhaps never before at one
time has there been so much build-
ino- in the business portion of
man
"r
Salisbury.
The corner of lain and Coun
cil streets is especially a busy
place.
Work of excavating, for the
hanfisome three-story press brick
and granite building for the Sav
ings Bank Company on the corn
er is now going on. The building
is to be commenced at the earliest
possible moment and pushed rap
laiy to compieuou. a.uw wmpuj
i. 1 i ' rrl AnmnTT
hopes to open the bank on Janu
ary 1st.
Just above this site is the post
office building on which brick
masons are now at work. Rock
men are working over the granite
that is to form the front.
The walls of the telegraph office
building are to be carried up an
other storv and office rooms ar-
v (
ranged upstairs.
'"' As already announced, plans
are being drawn for two
-SHSPrer also orTthTs IJlocS
Just across Council street work
men, are putting the finishing
touches on the office building for
Messrs. Henderson, Linn and
Heilig.
Work is being pushed on the
court house addition and improve
ments on the interior. When this
work is finished Rowan will have
one of the nicest court houses, on
the interior, in the' State.
The walls of the power , house
for the electric light system arc
about completed. VA slate roof
will be put on and the machinery
soon placed.
lhe Ileurick block is nearing
completion. It fills up a gap and
makes a solid brick front from In-
- niss tc Fisher street.
. 1 The Question of Divorce.
It is indicative of the moral
laxity of the times that Rev. L. D
Ashby, of Harrisville, W. Va.
nas rendered mmseii conspicuous
' by refusing to marry a couple one
of whom (the woman) had been
divorced, alleging that the M. . E.
Church forbids the marrying of
persons who have been divorced
for any cause save adultery.
The course of this Ritchie 'county
minister ought to be the rule, not
the exception. It is lamentable
that -divorces, are distinctly in
creasing, i ,
The Durham -Sun says: In
'Darham count', not two weeks
ago, at the last term of the civil
court, four divorces were granted
in less than twenty minutes, and
two continued. Never before
have we heard of such a thing in
this county. From other coun
ties in North Carolina comes in
formation of a similar " nature,
showing that tte marital tie is
growing in lobsenesss in this
State as well as other portions of
the United States.
This is abhorrent, not only to
every true Christian but to all
lovers of their country The well
being of society is vitally involved
in the keeping sacred of the mar
riage relation. Jesus Christ has
declared the only rightful cause
for divorce; and the experience
of mankind has proven the wisdom
of His commandment. The pres
ence of the deadly poison of im
morality is betokened when the
custom of lightly putting off the
solemn marriage vows is estab
lished. The ugly fact that inhe
majority of cases the decree of
divorce is hardly signed before
the divorces have 'married again
discldses the foulness of the mo
tive. It is passing strange that so
many clergymen will do violence
to the very gospel they profess to
preach by marrying divorced per
sons barred by its statute. Pub
lie opinion needs to be aroused in
regard to this matter.
In curious contrast to President
McKinley's taffy to the negroes in
Chicago is the declaration of Bish
op Alexander Walter President
of the National Afrd-American
council, that the Filipinos would
. have been given their independence
if they had been white. When
Ue nut-cracking season opens we
offer that one to Our Majesty of
the V hite House and Emperor of
- the Sulu Harems. Asheville Citizen.
Owing to the prevalence of
typhoid fever at the Virginia
Military Institute, Gen. Shipp,
superintendent, furloughed the
entire corps of cadets yesterday
for thirty days. The corps num
bered. 350 young men from all
parts of the United States.
No matter how good a man's rep
utation for veracity may be, his
friends always doubt his fish sto
MURDER TRIAL MOVED.
!
Policeman Kerns' Alleged Murderer
Will Be Tried Here
Will Edwards, one of the
ne-
groei charged with; killing Police
Kerns in Concord, was
brought to Salisbury by private
to
conveyance yesterday evening and
lodged in iail. Edwards and lorn
Carr, charged with the murder,
will be tried at the November term
ed
of Rowan's court.
Their attorneys made affidavits
to the effect that on account of the
nature of the case a fair trial
wonld'be hard to get in Cabarrus
and upon these affidavits Judge
Robinson granted a removal.
Edwards' lawyer is P. B. Means
while Carr is represented by at
torneys Purvear and Stickley
No true bill was foun(J by the
grand jury as to the third negro,
Richardson.
The Concord Times says:
The grand jury at his term found
a true bill for murder against Will
Edwards and Tom Kerr, charged
with killing Policeman Kerns near
the depot here arfew weeks ago.
Richardson, who was
evidence in the case. Edwards was
brought over luesday morning
from Charlotte, where he had been
in jail since his' capture.
On Wednesday morning Ed
wards and Kerr were arraigned in
court. Col. Paul B. Means was
employed to represent Edwards,
and. Judge Robinson appointed
Messrs. II. S. Puryear and M. B.
Stickley to defend Kerr. The
counsel for both men made a mo
tion for removal on the -ground
that a fair trial could not be se
cured in Cabarrus. Mr. W. G.
Means assisted Solicitor Rush in
the prosecution, and the motion for
removal was argued for some time
before the Judge. Judge Robin
son decided to move the case, and
it was ordered taken to Rowan
county.
The Sorrowful Tree.
, Philadelphia Press.
There is a tree in Persia to
which the name the Sorrowful
Tree is given perhaps because it
blooms only in the evening.
hen the hrst i star . appears in
the heavens the first bud of the
sorrowful tree opens, and as the
shades of night advance and the
stars thickly stud the sky the buds
continue gradually opening unti
the whole tree looks like one im
mense white nower. - Un the ap
proach of dawn, when the brillian
cy of the stars gradually fades in
the light of day, the sorrowfa
tree closes its flowers, and ere the
sun is fairly risen not a single
blossom is visible. A sheet of
flower dust, as white as snow
covers the ground around the foot
of the tree, which seems blighted
and withered during the day
while, however, it is actively pre
paring for the next nocturnal fes
tival." The fragrance of the blos
som is liKe that ot the evening
primrose.
If the tree is cut down close to
the roots a new plant shoots up
and attains maturity in an incred
ibly" short time.
In the vicinity of this singular
tree there usually grows another,
which is almost an exact counter
part of the sorrowful tree, but less
beautiful, and, strange to say, it
blooms only in the day time.
$1,500 Damages.
The fire at the bleachery, says
the Concord Standard, didn't in
jure the machinery quite as badly
as was at first thought. Superin
tendent Stuart thinks that the
damage will be about $1,000 or
$1,500. The company carried in-
l j I
suranco anu me assessors are in
vestigating the amount of damage.
. "Where to Place a Sign.
Danville (Va..) lice.
If you are going to paint a sign
on a fence, you naturally paint it
on a fence that is along a traveled
.1 A .
uioroughlare. Accordingly, if
you are going to advertise you
should naturally put your adver
tisement in a paper that has circu
lation. .
This country's grain crop of
1S:9 promises to. be one of the
greatest on record. At the same
time the shortag-es in other erain-
producing countries promise high
er prices for our surplus than have
been known for years. These are
factors of .national wealth that
nothing can disturb. They mean
money in the pockets of the peo
ple, and as prices are high they
mean a vast deal of money to be
spent in vivifying trade from top"
to bottom. New York World.
A small boy -will run a barrel
hoop with a stick up and down the
streets for hours .and never tires.
but if required by his jnother to
bring in stove wood or draw a
bucket of water he would take the
headache on the spo't.
HOW WE HAVE GEOWN!
Salisbury an Eye-Opener tnange
From Village to wty-
Mr. Claude Matthews, of the
Charlotte News, has the following
in the Monday's edition in regard
Salisbury along with other town
on
seen on a trip North from Char
lotte: The writers eyes were also open
the
ties,
iust a little wider than ever be
A
fore on reaching Salisbury. fThis
easy-going village of several years
ago has taken hold, and a firm
hold too, of the train qf progress
and is now daily forgeing to the
front. With its splendid location
being the terminus of the Western
North Carolina road and directly
on one ot the greatest trunk lines
of the South, it naturally has many
advantages." Salisbury, too, has
been greatly benefited by the loca
tion of the Southern's shops at
fSpencer, just two miles out of the
city. This, of course, brings lots
nf mnnfiv into the town that, here
tofore has been spent in Charlotte
and other towns where the road b
terminals' were located. Business
is good in Jjalisbury and
num oer 6f buildings . a
a large
are in the
course of construction
Big Haul, of Eels.
The pond at Mr. Sandy f ricks
in the Pool neighborhood, was
drained off recently and those pres
ent caught 1,248 eels. '
A correspondent writes the Lex
ington Dispatch , from Healing
Springs: On last Sunday morn
ing Mr. Robert Cole, of this town-
iship, killed and captured 5G eels
in Lick Creek. This is a remark
able catch, an eel is scarcely ever
seen in Lick Creek. Mr. Cole savs
hundreds of eels passed down the
creek on the date mentioned, but
he only succeeded in catching fifty
six.
Another Pest House.
A committee went out yesterday
and selected a site for another pest
house. This will be reserved for
white people in case any are expos
ed to-the disease.
The house will be built near the
place where Whit Ferron and An
derson Brown were hanged.
Anniversary of John Brown's Raid
Col. F. W- Kerchner left last
night for Baltimore, where he
goes to attend a reunion of the
survivors of the captors of old
John Brown, the abolition raider,
who surrendered at Harper's
Ferry October 18th, 1859. It is
the "fprtieth anniversary of that
notable event.
Col. Kerchner was captain of
the Independent Greys, of Balti
more," which effected the capture
of Brown. By the way he is the
possessor of John Brown's gun, a
Sharpe's rifle, which was Cap
tured from him at Harper's Ferry
and presented to Col. Kerchner
by Gen. Robt. E. Lee. The sur
vivors' reunion will be" held to
day. Wilmington Star, j
Alleged Cure for Hydrophobia.
Philadelphia Times.
A correspondent writes that for
30 years past a farmer named Fry,
residing near Allehtown, Pa , has
treated hydrophobia with unvary
ing success by the following sith
ple method:
The patient is to be kept free
from excitement of every sort, es
pecially from that caused by the
visits of sympathizing friends.
The medicine is to be prepared by
taking one ounce of elecampane
rbot,powdered; one tablespoonful
of madder, and one quart' of milk,
and boiling them all together
slowly (in a water hath, it possi
ble) until reduced to a pint. The
dose is dne wineglassful once a
day for, three days; then intermit
three days; then repeat, and inter
mit again, and again repeat; that
is nine wineglassfuls are taken in
all, and there are three intermis
sions, i
In"upport of the efficacy of this
treatment it is stated that 30 years
ago Mr. Reed and Daniel Mershon
were bitten at Germantown by a
rabid dog; that Mr. Reed was
treated by an eminent physician,
and died of hydrophobia, while
Mershon, under Fry's treatment,
never suffered at all. A young
man named Jacoby and a daughter-in-law
of John Boyer, at the
corner of Mill street and Chelton
avenue, under similar treatment
recovered from the dreadful dis
ease about 20 years ago, and in
1858 a policeman, so far gone with
hydrophobia as to be held while he
was driven through Germantown
to Mr. Fry's residence, was also
treated with entire success. A1
number of additional cases are
quoted, in all of which the reme
dy described is claimed to have
effected complete cures.
Will Davis', of Chestunt Hill, got
an arm caught in a pulley Tues
day and right painfully hurt. A
number of small gashes were made
in the arm. -
Exchange o
Mr. iu
agent at SpO
recently sold
Salisbury
street, adjoining
Spencer Inn,
the purchase
three storv buildin
erected on the lot.
tli a hniklinor will be
uasv v en
as a Knights of Pythias hall
Mr. Smith says he is get
a K. of P. lodge at Spence.
ing secured already the nanve
i 1 Ui.tta nvnrPC.
twelve men wuu ua c i
Mr Smith-has sold about $T
f rf.nl estate within t'
i.f
11 vi bU
past few days.
The public school committee
Snencer are getting up plans for
new public school. house ior mail
j V A
place.
The Baptist of Spencer have
Dlans in hands of contractors for a
church to cost between $2,UOU ana
$3,000.
Several other buildings are in
course of construction at Spencer.
A Good Woman has Fallen Aileep
Near Woodleaf , oh the 12th inst
about 9 o'clock surrounded by her
loving husband and their dear lit-
tle-children, also other relatives
and friends Mrs. Betty Rice, wife
of Mr William Rice, passed quiet
ly away. Mrs. Rice had been sick
only about a week.
A husband and three sweet lit
tie children, two daughters and a
son, besides many other relatives
and a host of friends, are left
to
mourn her los.
May the God of all mercy look
with pity upon the sorrowing hus
band and little childred. T,
Improved Service.
It is announced that the South
ern railway will greatly improve
the service of its New York and
Florida limited on November i5th.
At that time through vestibule
trains will be put on And a new
set of dining and observation car
will be operated. The Southern
will then use its new line via Allen
dale j S. C. and Savannah.
Two new diners are now being
built by Barney & Smith, of Day
ton, O. The cars will be on the
same order as those now running
on the limited between Atlanta
and Washington, with some im
provements, although it wae
thought those now in op&ftie&
were the highest type of the car
builder's art.
Pullman is getting out the obser
vation cars which are to be used.
They are said to be models of those
placed our exhibition by the com
pany at the world's fail';
A service will be afforded, it is
claimed, between New York and
Florida after the 15th of next
month, which cannot be excelled.
Receiver Discharged.
Some days' ago the firm of J.
T. Harrison & Co., liquor dealers
of this place, were, upon motion of
Messrs. Walter Murphy and L.
II. Clement, attorneys for J. W.
Hnmmill, one of the partners of
the concern, put in the hands of a
receiver. Yesterday Harrison,
the other member of the firm, as
sumed all the indebtedness of the
firm under a sufficient and good
bond and the receiver was dis
charged. topping of Fireworks.
The boys have already
begun
popping firecrackers. For their
benefit we publish this city ordi
nance: Sec. 108. Any person or persons
who shall shoot off any gun or
other firearms, or any rocket, pop!
cracker or other fireworks, or any
other explosive in Salisbury, or
within fifty yards of any public
place, street or footway, or any
gun or firearms charged with ball
or shot or any other deadly thing,
within two hundred yards of any
habitation within the city, except
in case of self-defense, or necessity,
or by command or permission of
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, shall be fined fifty dollars:
Provided, nothing herein contain
ed shall prohibit fireworks on oc
casions of public rejoicing, by
permission of the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen.
Another Story.
Capt. W. C. Coughenour will
have another story put on the
telegraph office building and a
new front put in. Architects
Hood & Sawyer will draw the
plans.
Need of Charity.
A family named Ward living on
the cbrner of Lee and Kerr streets,
is in destitute circumstances and
bidlyinneed of help. The hus
band and father has dropsy 'and
there are four small children. All
the income is 15 cents a day made
by one of the little girls.
o '
th
ve
wb
mo
wai
wh
is
an
coy
Straughan, the youngwhite hian '
killed by a train hero last night,
deliberately committed suicide by
patting hi head oil a rail. His
bddy lay outside the, track, his
h4id inside. The two were only
herd together by the skin and a lit
fiesh on one side. Yesterday
Straughan said to a bar-keeper
that he wanted his head cut off bv
a train, and that he intended,to get
on the track and have it done.
Raleigh correspondent.
The'advertiser must keep the
fact in mind that it is very easy to
f& out of the procession and gel
lost. Let any man retire to some
place' and keep his friends in ig
norance of his whereabouts, and
within three months they will have
ceased to think of him or speak of
him. Kington h ree Press.
Fourteen English lancers, who
have just ended the season with
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, at
Urbana, O., will go to South Af
rica to fight the Boers.
They're With TJs.
lhe Boers are not all in the
Transvaal
They are here at olir Very doors?
And we sigh and pray at our
desks each day:
"Deliver us from'the bores I"
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.K4 CO YEARS' ,
Vj EXPERIENCE
i Mil
A.
We Now Have
the best line of Fall and Winter
Shoes that we have ever offered to
he Shoe wearers of Salisbury and
Rowan county. Shoes suitable for
the farmer," mechanic and all out of
door heavy wear. School shoes for
the children. Fine Dress' bhoes tor
ladies and men. In fact, Shoes to
suit everybody for either every day
or Sunday wear. Come to see us for
Shoes.
C. M. & H. M. BROWN.
k'& BEST HrS pu Lf
bttz & Rendleman, Agents.
plINISTRATOR'S xNT0TICE
Vving qualified as administrators
tie estate 01 vv . a. ljipe, aeceasea,
pe is hereby given to all persons
ne claims aeainst tne estate 01
deceased, present them before the
ky of September, mm or tnis no-
ry. All persons indebted to said
win ue uica.u m uar ui iueii i
te are notmed to maKe prompt
uent.
Jpt 27, 1809.
W. A. HOUCK.
Admrs
O. WHITE
SELLS
h. I Im I Go's
WAGONS.
Beat made, best wheels in the
world, rims soaked in boiling linseed
oil- IIeavie3t round edge steel tires
and truaranteed to stay tight. Best
skeins, steel tongue ear? that can't
break and only half weight ot cast
i-ans All clins and bolts made of
Norway iron at double cost of kind
used bv others. Made by best work
men, in best enuiTtped- factory and of
very best materials all .through that
money w ill buy. They are made on
honor Guaranteed to give satisfaction
and cheaper in the cud than lower
nrired waffons. All say they are
lightest funning and best, and sever
al hundred ft tore will be sold this year
than ever befofe, and it trill be to
vour interest to tret ODe. Hemember
every piece in every wagon is warrant
ed.
North Carolina, )
Rowan County, f
In Superior Court
Nellie Gordie, Plft.
vs.
John Gordie, Deft
-NOTICE.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled a
above has been commenced iu the Su
perior Court of Rowan County to an
nul the bonds of matrimony now ex
isyng . between Nellie Gordie and
John Gordie by reason of the aban
donment of the said Nellie Gordie by
the said John Gordiei and the defend
ant John Gordie will further take no
tice that he is reo;uirc"1 to appear at
ihe next term ot the Supefior Court of
said county to be held on the ilth
Monday after the 1st Monday in Sep
tember, 1899, at the Court Ilouse in
Salisbury, N. C, or the plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relict de
manded in said complaint.
Oct. 2nd 18S9.
W. G. WATSON,
Clerk Superior Court.
. L. II. Clement, Attorney.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as aministrrtrix of
W. A. Fraley, deceased, notice ii here
by given to all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased, to
present them before the 5th day of
October 1900 or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate are no
tified to make prompt settlement.
October 5th. 1899.
ELLEN L. FRALEY,
Administratrix.
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FOLEY'S BANNER SALVE is a Healing Wonder.
THIS TIRADE ftlARIK.
SEE
THAT THIS
Must
be on
Sf) t &
IS BRANDED j
ON EVERY
SHOE. j j
Queen Quality Shoes.
As certain dealers are attempt
. .-,-
ing to trade upon 'wueen
.vality,', reputation by re
presenting other shoes to be
"Queen Quality" make, we here
by, for the protection of purchasers
give notice that all "Queen Qual
ity" shoes have the above trade
mark stamped on the soles and
on the top facing inside. These
wonderfully perfect shoes for wo
men have won a phenomenal pop
ularity and consequently it has
become necessary to warn the
public against imposition.
THE BURT SHOE CO. are our sole agents for Salisbury, N. C.
THOS. G. PLANT CO., Makers,
- Boston, Mass.
SOME EAGTS,...
It is very foolish to buy untried, risky lin
ings expecting satisfactory results.
EVERY WOMAN knows that a poor lin-
i irk r"" i - I w Mill f MA r w a m u I
m . m w m m m
H
n
Young's Old Stand,
Si Office for
nig diiiiijr i uimu i i iui i jr uiuwrViiGOOClIIU LI ItJy
know-too how often they have lost money on
goods, besides the dress makers bill through
the use of a poor lining.
Below you will find mentioned some of the
standard linings that have been tried and
found to give entire satisfaction: Spun Glass
Rasil, Silver Sheen, Near Silks, Clarendon
Cloth, Mercerized Silks, Single, and Double
Faced Percalures, Selisias, Hair Cloth 'black
and grey, Canvasall coiorsgnd kinds, &c.
In fact everything you need in tKe way of
a lining can be found at
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The price is not the only thing '
that has. made "Queen Qual
ity'' shoes famous. There are
other, shoes at the same price but
not of the same quality.
The largest maker of woman's
fine shoes in the world has, in
these shoes, won an unapproached
triumph in footwear. Beauty,
comfort and. splendid service are
combined in them 'to a degree as
surprising as it is gratifying.
Boots for Street, Dress,
House or Outing, all
leathers and all weights,
one price.
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