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Ml ' X'- - J - ' ji " . Buy the -Tfcimning: iVIocliirie at T. P. Tounff'a. W. M. Ruth, Salesman-' VOL. II. NO. 69. SUN BEAMS. Pocussed and Transmitted Into Print : by .a Sun Reporter. ' ; , LEROY SMITH, ?ITYV EDITOR. TELEPHONE NUMBER 4. LOCAL NEWS; C. S. Burgess is. "now connected with the Salisbury Cotton Mill. Mr. J. F. Bauknight, of; the Southern's shops, is at home today on the sick list. - T. M. McCullohhas a new ad. in this paper to which your atten tention is especially called. Messrs. Maxwell & Handle have the contract to paint Mr. Wil liams' house on Chestnut Hill. Some beauties in ladies tine shoes with silk vesting tops and facings are being shown at Burt's. II. S. Walton has a change of ad. in this issue. His market is always stocked with choice meats. The weather forecast for; the next twenty-four hours is: Fair tonight, warmer. increasing cloudiness; Two of 'dren are Mr. G. C. Hems' chil ill. One has a heart trouble and the other is down with a bad cold. o meeting of the Epworth League will be. held tonight. The held usual weekly meeting last Wednesday night. was An insane woman from Person county was taken through., here this morning for Morganton where she will bJ 'pracea m the Mr. C. W. Poole has fitted up a pool and billiard table at his ten pin alley and the new depart ment will be opened tonight. Miss Fannie Davis, of Lichten stein's store, is on the sick list -afflicted with chills. Her many friends hope to soon; see her out again. Mr. F. E. . Crow arrived . last night from Atlanta to accept a po sition in the coach department at . Snencer" He is a ood man and i . " . a gopd workman, -s Mr. J. C. Cress, of the firm of Lentz & Cress, who has been quite sick with tvnhoid fever at his l X . home in the country, is improving, : we are glad to learn. . ; The engine which ?. broke down at Spartanburg recently and from which Engineer Patton, of this citv. lumped, breaking his 7f A ' . arm has been brought to Spencer It will be repaired in the shops at that place. Mr.! Patton's broken - , . arm is getting along very well but he will be kept off for some time yet on account of it. After Ten Months. ' ' Last night Officers Pagle and Cauble caught Jim Gaines," color ed, who is wanted in Concord for assau ts witn (leaaiv weapons on two people. He has been wan tec . for ten months. The Concord officers 'have been notified anc Gaines will probably be taken to that place tonight. The Bunaways Return. )-. - Mr. G. I). Coleman 'and Miss Maud Ketchie, who left here yes terday morning for South Carolina, were married in the afternoon, not at Spartanburg, but at Blacks- burg, S. C. They had not finally decided where they would go when they left here but expected ' to go to Spartanburg. However, they stopped off at Blacksburg and had no difficulty in getting the cere mony performed that made them husband and wife. ' They returned to this city last night and are stopping at Mr. F. Barrier'; , lltilifi JAIL A WAITING COURT. A Number are Behind the Bard to be 'Tried Next Week. Th ) November term of Rowan's ior court convenes next Mon i There will be the usual er of criminal cases. A num- Supe day. numb ber hi .the defendants in these cases are out, on. bail, but fifteen or mire are confined in the county jail. There are twenty-three pris oners in jail but a few of these are servi: lg sentences now. Th-3 murder case, St!ate against Gilm jre Hammond for the killing of F. L. Averitt, will probably be th 5 niost important case tred. Besides Ham ruond and the th r ee witnesses in his case who are now in jail the following defendants are confined: Will Moore, for carrying a con cealed weapon; Alfred Williams, carrying a concealed weapon; Youn g Sum mers, assauj t and bat tery; Silas Cook, Bill Clement and Horn Dalton, gambling; Gus Dav is, cirrying" concealed", weapon; Liza inox, larceny; Harry Dun bar, larceny ; J. WV Smith , carry ing -concealed weapon; : John Holir es, larceny; Henry Rantz, carrying concealed weapon; f Bur ton LI lis, disposing of mortgaged property ; J im Christian, carrying concealed weapon; Georse Clihe. assau t. Cotton ivoput rfu Dales or cotton were sold on the Salisbury market this morning. xne price paia wp-s . F ml ' . . i 5.40 Lightfe Tonight. Mr O. S. Gallimore tells us the necessary repairs iave been inaje at headquarters and that tonigfit the street lights will burn as usual. didn't burn last night or the night before. SuspiCious Characters La Eagle run m susj)i- three f strange negroes as ciouaj cnaracters. ijn one was found a pistol, and $15. They were locKea, up until tnis aner- noon wnen Mayor JLinn win nuiKe tiw. -m'- !! 1 disposition of theni. A New Road. I on a side track to be run the from' the Southern road to Kesl4r mill will begin next week, roller The rack will run near the mill and will prove a great con venience for the Kesler, as it will save a great ns. "deal of hauling by wasrc Taxes. - Only today and tomorrow are left ih which to pay your county arid Sher State taxes. For Monday ff Monroe will have to report all delinquents to the judge pre- siaing over court wnicn convenes - i i ' on tqat date. The sheriff thinks now pe will have several hundred to report as delinquents. Gran te Notes. J. T.; Wyatt came up from Faith this morning Avith three car loads of granite that were being ship ied to different points in the Stat iqe xaakm crew went back from i here to the J ' 1 1 ! quarry ? after anotner loau or more of ' rock. This Rowan' granite is in great de inane now and the quarrymen are doing a good business. FOR SALE A good house and lot on Council street. Apply to H. M. Wright. JL Dr. N.C, W. H; Wakefield, of Charlotte, iwill be in Salisbury, at the Cen tral hotel, on Wednesday Nov. 24th, 1897, or one day only. , IIis practice is lin: ited to the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throiit. . t'T . - Shi ve at the Climax. SALISBURY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1897. RACE DECLARED OFF. That Five Mile Race Postponed Until ! Next Year. I "Recently "much has been said about a proposed five mile bicycle race between Tony Taylor, of this city, and A4 A. Springs, of - Lex ington. These two riders kept in trim and were about to set a date for the race several times within the; past month or two. It was finally almost decided that the race should come off next week, but the following note received today set tles the whole Business, for several months anyway: . ,: Daily Sun: On account of cold weather the much talked of Taylor-Springs race has been post poned until next year. J. E. Audrey. THE CITY RICH IN GOLD. The Convicts Unearth a Four Vein xn Inniss Street. Fcot T Salisbury is rich in gold, j The convicts who are at -work macadamizing on Inniss street un earthed a f ou r ; foot vein of gold bearing ore yesterday. The vein was struck a short distance be yond the covered bridge, which crosses the Southern Rail way . Mining Engineer J, J. Newman was called to examine the ore and pronounced it of a very fair quali ty. He will pan a specimen of the ore to see how much of ' the precious; metal it f contains. This is the sixth vein discovered with in the corporation of the city. The vein just ' found is only about six inches below the - sur- I-,re on iiusin Mr. P. B. : Beard who is travel ing now with headquartersat Char lotte, was here yesterday and this morning on -important Eusiness. He came to pay his taxes which amount thisear to over a hun dred dollars.. Capt. Stewart Hurt. ' r Capt. II. R. Stewart, who runs between Spencer and GreenviUe, is off with a mashed hand. He came in last night from the south and went on home to reniain for a few days. TWO of his fingers were "badly mashed while his train was at Spartan1 bilrg Junction. Mr. Manly to Leave, , pHis many friends will be sorry to learn that Mr. J. ;Ct Manly is soon to jleave here. He leaves next week for Birmingham, i Mr. Manly has been master car builder at Spencer shops since they were completed ilnd he has made many friends here. The men who Work under him regret very much to give him up, but all wish . him "well in his new home. . Foot Hurt. I Mr. C. M. .Wood, machinist at the Southern's-shop, had his left foot painfully hurt about 9:30 o'clock 'yesterday morning. He was working on an engine when a niece of iron fell on his foot. He tried to get out of the way and fell in the pit, and the iron also fell in striking . him as noted.. Mr. WnnH pnnip. to town and had the wound dressed; He is restin vprv well today and hopes to re- , -j - " - - sunie work by Monday. I j I NO CURE-NO PAY That is the way all Druggists sell GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Chills'and v.i,o.,inii nil Forms of Malaria, It is sim- rl Quinine in a tasteless form Children love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, , 50c. i- Two Hot Members Nicholson's Economy Stove heats the Daily Sun. Get yourself one. It is the cheapest and best heat producer on the market. Call and examine for yourself. On Fisher street or at. the store of the Salisbury Hardware & .Furniture Company. ess- - ' - i I ' . k ... : . f : . ' " l . " !i . . A STREET RAILWAY. TH; ALDERMEN ASKED JO GRANT A FRANCHISE. : The ? Proposition Looked Upon with Favor Will be Granted Soon ; Directors Named. : The Salisbury Street Railway and Electric Com pany was organiz ed here some time ago. Its organ ization; was kept sub rosa, for rea sons.: est known to the company, onlyja few being apprised of it. TheSuN was to say nothing about it until such time as it was deemed best to $o soX . ' - It is now at liberty to give it to thepublic, I The company includes some of Salisbury's most enter prising citizens, who propose to push the railway to success. The fol lowing are the .directors: John S Henderson, Kerr Craige, Lee S. Overman, Theo. F. Kluttz, J oseph J. Newman , J. Sam uel MsCubbins, R. J. Holmes, of Salisbury, and D. L. Risley, of Pliiiadelphia, Pa.H ; Last night at the regular meet ing of the city aldermen, directors Joseph J. Newman and John S. ijendersqn j appeared before the board arid asked to be granted a f runchiso to build and equip a street ; rail way through the city. e proposition as presented to the board offers to build a street ov tn Homn i"f. fliocf nnf TTill ajhd;run to a point at or near the hotel at Spencer. The line to run tongMain street and its extension. k The road is to be- completed and In operation inside of .12 months. ..1. it '. 1 . " . f0 daysV : The question of gran t- the franchise was favorably cussed by. the board. The matter was then referred to the ordinance and 'finance committees together with the city attorney who will draw up a, satisfactory ordinance and report at an early klate. : It was the unanimous verdict of the aldermen last night to grant the franchise.lt will be granted as soon as the proper ordinance has been reported , and' passed. The company will then adopt measures to beerin work on the lino' of road. In a Well. It was reported on the street to day that a inan'liad fallen in a well in the east ward. This report was not true. .It was only a dog that fell in and he was not hurt. A bucket was lowered arid the ani mal crawled into it! and was brought to the ' surface, not hurt but badly scared by his experience After a Murderer. This morning s Charlotte Ob- server says: Sheriff Smith left last night for Salisbu ry in quest! of a negro named Chas. Shannon, who, by reason of an amputated thumb and other marks of identification, has been located there. - Shannon is wanted for -the murder of a white man j named Vance Cannon, in Gastonia. on the 9th of last May. Sheriff Smith i expects to return with him today. " . The Sheriff was "here last night but returned to Charlotte - on the next train today that An officer informs us some one misinformed Sheriff Smith. The negro who was spotted was not the wanted man. : : : TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY- Take Laxative Bromt Quinine ; Tablets; All Druggists refund the money if it fails to Cure.. 5s?c. i I 6.000 yards at 6c. yard, j Barker Mills Domestic j Reid & IIakuy. Oysters; Fish!, Liver PoddingHead Cheese, Souse, Meat, Alii lorK, vvn niefc Mixed and all other kinds of sau sages at Jackson's. ........ . MEETING OF THE ALDERMEN. Accounts Ordered Settled Peter Swink Elected Sexton. Tn iLlii-- 1 Li ii . uuuiuuu iu utsariug me pro position to 'build a Street rail way throuo-h the city from the Salis bury Street Railway Company the board of aldermen at their meet- mo: last night transacted the tine business. rou- A number of accounts were or- dered settled. Mr. Peter Swin sexton for the town 1898. . c was elected until J uneist, The matter of swlearino, in two of the firemen as special police- men at fires was discussed but no action taken. " Mayor Linn .was ordered purchase blankets and a use in the. city hall. stove for The board then adjourned, sub ject to the call of the mayor, . un til' the. next reorular meetmo;. 7 GETS AN OFFICE. Capt. Ramsay Elected Agent of Board of Education. Capt. John A. Ramsay returned last night from Raleigh. He has been given the. position af agent of the state board of education, j v X esterday s ir ress- V lsitor says: The board of edi cation met in the executive office today,, all the state officers being present. The principal business was the selecting of ex-Senator J. A. Ram- say of Salisbury as board of education. agent of the He was elec- ted for a term of two months and his special duties will be to look up charts and maps imd records of ing; lniortnation which is much desired hy the state officers. Mr. Ramsay, who is a iepunficaa, vill get $83.33 salary per month for his work: I ' I : The Board of Education has rso far -failed to elect an agent and surveyor. This position pays 1,000 per annum and was held by Geh. Lewis, of Goldsboro under Gov. Carr's administration. The Reimer Down. Work has ceasedi temporarily at theReimer gold mine in this county. Mr. Bliss was hay ing the water i, . pumped qut and it was expected that , the mine would soon be worked b,ut work has been stopped for the present. Rev. Scroggs and Rev. Marr. The Asheville Citizen in speak ing personally of "tie members of the Western North Carolina Con ference has the following to say of Salisbury's divines: ; Rev. T. F. Marri is undoubtedly one of the strongest preachers in the conference. He is an old Holston man and is well known in Asheville, having church in this city served Bethel one year. He has been in Salisbury for three years, where hid pastorate, has by unusual suc ly. and material- been characterized! cess, both spiritua ly. He is a native of Graham county, is a self-made man first-rate job.. and a Rev. J. R. Scroggs has closed his fourth year as presiding elder of the Salisbury. He has been in the presiding -eldership (for about 10 years, and keeps his work in hand, better, and knows more of it in detail, than perhaps any at ' ' TT . man in tne conierence. tie is a perfect genius fori detail. 6,000 yards at 6c. yard. arker Mills Domestic Reid & IIaruy! Rent. Old National Bank i-- Building now occupied by E. W. Burt & Co's. ' Bicycle Livery. For terms apply to E. W. Bur. I? Put it inr the A:i lis' ?c::'.3 . AYILt SEE IT. - - 10 Cents Per "V7eek THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE. Met at Organ Church Yesterday. Continues Four Days. The Southerbt Jonference of the N.. C. Lutheran Synod con vened at Organ Chiirch , this coiintr, yesterday. . The conference in cludes all the territory on the Southeastern side of the Southern railroad, and iscomposed of twen ty-six congregations, with seven teen ministers. Rev. George H. Cox,; of Organ Church, was president of ;the con ference when it convened and Rev. H. A. McQilloh, of Concord, secretaryt 5- was The sessions will continue until Sunday and orr that day commu nion will be celebrated. No report of the proceedings of the conference has. yet been re ceived, v Little Girl Dead. - Ruth Margaret, the 5 year old daughter . of Mr. Jesse Evans, died yesterday evenino after an illness of a week. The funeral will be conducted tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock, and the inter ment made in the Oak Grove cem etery. .. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many. Caught in Cabarrus. - Deputy Sheriff Guffy went down to Concord- last night and return ed this mofnicig with a white man, George Cline, who is. wanted here for an assault Svith a deadly weap on. v He was caught by the Cabar rus officers who were told t of his whereabouts by Sheriff Monroe. The ; sheriff generally finds, out "wlere"wan ecTrm"ejr ur CU.I imsjm on this side, of the earth Cline after being arrested some time ago escaped f roiri the consta- ble and has since been at liberty. Up-To-Date- 57"ood war r7 z'Ts. rre i Company. The always popular Woodwardr Warren Company; which will be gin a- 3- night's engagement at the opera house next Monday, night, is said- to be without doubt far and a way the stongest aggrega- tion playing the south at the pop ular scale of prices.- The .Lynch burg (Va.) Times has this to say in speaking of one of the perform ances of this clever attraction. ""The opera-house was packed last night at the second perform- ance or the wooaward-Warren company. 4Tlie Man From Paris,' a musical coinedy, was the bill,. and it was a great show. In fact. there have been a few perform ances -which have been more thor oughly enjoyable; Mr. Wood ward was in his element in low comedy work, andj his talented wife kept the! audience in roars of laughter. All the parts were splendidly taken and , the Ringing was very good - indeed. Of the supporting company, little Miss Sadie Handy, Lis the bright par ticular star. She is :a winsome, gracef ul little woman and has al ready become quite a favorite with theatre-goers. In accentric comedy .work, Mr. Jacob Keif is immense, and in fact the company is composed of clever people." On Monday night ladies will be if accompanied by a admitted free person holding one paid 30ct. ticket. TO CURE A (.OLD IN ONE DAY- Take "Laxative I'tromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money, if It fails to Cure. 25c. Mrs. C. A. Traylor announces that she is again prepared to do sewing for children. ' She would be pleased to see her c4d customers and friends. Booms "over the postofflce. FOR RENT A handsome new 8 room dwelling house, with gas, water and all-necessary out buildings, on west Fulton street. A. S. IIEILIG. . 4
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