, i
1 ,-:y.
Weather Forecast:
Generally Fair
to-night and
Saturday.
JT QlArY OF BREAD
r50 IjKVES FOB 51.00,
T. L. SWINK'S.
For CAKES of all kind, Fresh Baked,
call on - - - T. L-SWINKl
Main Street, Opposite Court llivsel
VOL. V.
SALISBURY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER; 1, 1899.
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NO. 161.
VETERANS" REUNION.
WAGES TO BE RAISED.
CITY SCHOOL1 CENSUS.
NO MORE HITCHES.
ABOUT THE CITY.
LEASED BY SOUTHERN.
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Rowan's Veterans Meet on
Second
A Big Item to Employes
of the South- Total Number of Children in the City Eletric Lights Will Probably Soon Be
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General Sumntary of Local Happen
ings in and About Salisbury
Atlantic Danville Passes Under the
Condensed From Exchanges
Happenings. -Tar Heel
Thursday of This Month.
era Railway.
1763 -Net Gain of 79. Burning
Control of That Company.
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The annual reunion of veterans
of Rowan count v will be held in
y
Salisbury this year on their regu-
lar reunion day the second Thurs
day in September. This is the
. - j - i
14th of the month. 1
Recently some one advanced the
opinion that perhaps it would be J were restored, while the engineers I School Law directs and in 'obedi
hnttfr to lp.l the reunion dav pass I also secured a slight increase. fence to your instruction . I have
unobserved this year, but . that
Avritnr was silenced bv a broadside
" " . .
from a ""Daughter of
the Confed
eracy.
So the reunion will take place as
. usual and it is hoped all the bid
Veterans will be able to attend.
One of the principal features of
these annual reunions is the din
ner and this, of course, will be
looked after well this year. It is
requested, however, that all who
will furnish baskets for the Vete
rans, hand their names to Capt.
T. B. Beall, at Klutjz and llend Io
nian's, or Dr. C. R. Barker, at
Kluttz & Cos. drug store.
Prof. Black Dead.
Prof. Black died yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock at Enochville
after a lingering illness with fever.
His mother and brother were with
him.
Prof. Black came to Enochville
from South Carolina. He was a
graduate in the class of '98 at Roa-
noke college. During nis stay in
Enochville of one session and the
beginning of another he had met
with success and had endeared
himself to his pupils and the com
munity. '
The funeral services were held
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at St.
Enoch's church by Rev. V. R.
Stickley. The remains were taken
to China Grove and put on the
1rtVf5 to T-Talieii"to hits &oaio"
Leasville, S. C. last night.
Quarterly Meeting.
The quarterly meeting will be
held at Mt. Tabor to-morrow and
Sunday. Also at Church Street
church Sunday.
Dr. Brooks
Church Street
and at Spencer
will preach at
Sunday morning
1 I
that night. Dr.
.
Weaver will preach at Mt. Tabor
Sunday morning.
Change of Preachers.
Rev. R.L. Doggett is at Rutber-
fordton with his wife who is sick.'
He has been relieved of his pas
toral duties in East Salisbury and
will be succeeded by Rev. V. L.
ATnrsh. of Hif?h Point. Mr. Marsh
will arrive to-night.
New Sidewalk.
A new side walk has been made on
the lower side of the railroad from
S.C. Miller's restaurant to tbecov-
pred bridge. This walk has been
needed, and will prove a con
vflnience to those who pass that
way.
Change of Place.
Mr. John Dunham has given up
his place as money clerk with the
Southern Express Company, and
will ioin the yard master's force at
4
Spencer. Mr. Jim Dunham sue
ceeds him at the express office.
Weddings.
During the
,nnO, Anmif
tnere were xweui v w nuuu.i w i-uc
4-1
county.
Register of Deeds Woodson sold
eiht licenses to white couples and
twelve to colored.
Sick-
Mr. Williams, who runs a bicy
Ip shnn on Fisher street a short
viv"---!
distance' from Main street, the
Sun regrets to state, is quite sick.
t i .
Sttj Awn A small black pig. A
reward will be paid for its return
to L. Bank.
"Don't forget that Harry Bros.
carry a complete line of trunks,
vnlisps' dressing cases, grips, &c.
TO CURE A COLD III 01 E DAY-.
Take Laxative 'Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund toe money If It fails to
bm Chatta-
nooga says: . j
The Southern Railway
during
the dull season of 1896 made a cut
of 30 per cent, in wages "of all em
ployes of the system. Some
months ago the wages of shopmen
It is learned that President
Snencer has decided td restore the
. r i . .
10 per cent, cut; and that announce
ments to this effect will be made
about September 10th In Chat
tanooga and immediate vicinity at
least 500 men will be affected.
COMING AND GOING.
Brief Items About Salisburians
and
'-- Their Friends.
J as . Scroggs returned to
High
Point last night.
Master John Bernhardt
has
r
turned from Asheville
RJ J. llplmes went tp Reidsville
this morning on business.
Miss Eula Keerer, of
Reidsville,
is visiting Miss Bettie Keever.
Rev. C. G. Vardell
knd family
went on to Red Springs this morn
ing.
Mrs. Allison ancLMis
s Margaret
Allison returned to Concord this
morning.
JV H. Holt, Jr., of
Jurlington,
was here last night returning from
a trip west.
f
Mrs. Calvin Brown
who has
returned
been yisiting in the city,
to Concord this morning,
Miss Ethel Holt, who was visit-
mg Miss iiessie iienaerson, went
to Charlotte last night.
is expected to night or
to-morrow
to visit Miss Grace
Herbet Irwin, who; had been
visiting John D.j Brown, returned
to Charlotte this morritng.
Miss- Bettie Keever
who has
been visiting ai ivewion ior aoout
two weens nas reiurneanome.
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Rev. J. W. Goodmal
p, who has
been visiting in the county return-
ed to his charge
at
ligh
Point
last night. j
Rev. Father John, u
, S. B. ar-
orning and
rived in the city, this m
is spending the 1 day w
ith Father
Joseph.,
Misses Minnie and
Bettie Stal
lings left this morning
or Benetts-
ville, S. C, where they have po-
sitions as teachers in
school. I
he
graded
Mrs. W. R. ! Barker
left this
morning' for northern
markets to
purchase" a stock or millinery.
She was .accompanied
bv her
mother, Mrs. Bacon.
Only One Boarder.
There is only one
prisoner in
Rowan's jail now.
ILf no new
ones come in the jail will be empty
to-morrow as
the
one lonely
boarder's time Is out.
City Improvements
Everybody who has
an, interest
in the city, come at
once and pay
their taxes.
All taxes are due on
I the first day"of September and the
sooner you pay
theni
the better.
isJu.. mxi. "H1!""
, Shaver,
C.T. C.
Sept 1st '99.
Mutton Lamb and Weal at Jack
son's to-day. ;
Shave at the
Klondike. Hair
cut 15 cents, j
See those 50c. shirts at the Caro
Una Racket. I
Miss Mabel W.
Chamberlain,
I teacher of Music and
Art in the
Salisbury High School,
will be
glad to see all those
these branches at"
interested in
he home of
Mrs. Wm. Coit, corn
er 15a nk and
I Fulton. i
THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR CHILLS
and fever Is a bottle of Gove'8 Tasteless
Chill Tonic. Never falls to cure; then why
experiment with worthless Imitations? Price
60 cents. Your money back if It fails to cure
A special aent out f
Prof. R. G. Kizer has finished
taking thre school census of the
I city and has his report ready to
be handed to the school commis
sioners. , s
The report is as follows:
Gentlemen As the Public
taken a full and accurate census of
all persons residing within the
corporate limits of Salisbury, be-
tween the ages of six and j twenty-
one years, anu nou an increase in
the number of white children 123
a loss oi coioreu 44 masing ine
t r t i I " il -
net gam 9 oveE
last year's cen
sus. lne census enure ior isyy
vnr M -m r
and 1900 accompanies this report
and from it 1 extract, the follow-
mg:
Whites, j
Male Female
Total,
South Ward, 208
192
14G
144
110
592
400
East Ward, 146
92
North Ward, 147
291
191
West Ward, 81
582
1174
COI-OKKP. ? i
lales Females Total
South Ward,
93
54
77
72
81:
43
86
83
174
East Ward,
North Ward,
97
163
West Ward,
155
Total, 296
293
589
1898 1899
White,
1,051 1,174
Gain 123
Colored,
63.
589
Loss 44
Net Gain,
Total number of children
79
of
school age in the city, 1,763.
SCALPING PICNIC. ,
A Big Time atLipe Yesterday Large
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trowa jrreEentx g
Yesterday was the time set
apart for the annual scalping pic-
nic at lipe, tins couniy, ana a
very large crowd was present to
take in the occasion.
These annual picnics are intend
ed to encourage the killing of
farm pests in the county, and
much interest is taken by the
farmers in them. The unit of cal
culation is the rat or mouse and a
man who brings in' the scalp of a
more pestiferous varmint, such as
a crow, weasel or hawk, for in
stance, is scored, say ten points.
The persons contesting were di
vided into two squads, one led by
S.C. Russell, the other by J. A.
McCubbins. Mr. Russell's squad
was allowed 4,110 points, Mr. Mc-
Cubbins' 3,181. . .
The winning souad was present-
euwl & J xiuii. lueu.
5 ' a i t . "T T mi
Kluttz, who made one of the
speeches of the occasion on the
subject of good roads. By request
ne auueci a aiscussion vi me con
stitutional amendment.
Supt. C. L. Coon, of the Salis
bury graded schools, spoke on the
subject of local taxation for pub
lic schools. ' .
The dinner was one of the events
of the day. It was a bounteous
repast and was much enjoyed.
Teachers' Meeting. ;
The teachers of the w hite grad
ed school held quite a lengthy ses
sion this morning and perfected
complete arrangements for the
opening of the white graded school
on next Monday.
The colored teachers will meet
this evening at o'clock.
UnrririRma kpII trunks
arms,
&c., at ; live and let live" prices
President suspenders at C, W.
Windsor's.
See those 50c. shirts at the Caro
lina Racket.
Mrs. Coit's Home School will re-
opeD Monday, September 4th
jfromptness in entering ; is very
important. -..
One Minute Cough Cure quickly
cures obstinate summer coughs and
colds. 1 consider it a most won
derful medicine, quick and safe."
W. W. Merton, Mayhew, Wis
James Plummer.
There have been several hitches
which have delayed the installing
of the electric light system. But,
Capt. Harably tells -usthere. will
most, likely be no more such
hitches and the lights will soon be
burning. ' ) .
All the poles, and the machinery I
for thepower house havejeen pur
chased. The plans for the power
house have been secured knd work
on it will soon be commenced.
I The power company will begin
worK aiiue isarrows wjtnin ine
next month. The water pressure
li.ll a I .
at mai piace is Deingaesieu now.
A Plague of Bugs.
Salisbury was visited last night
by a swarm of bugs thousands in
number-r-littJe, slim blck bugs
that almst made life burdensome.
No place in the city escaped,
but at tne lepot the migs were
more numerous than at any other
place. There the men turned up
their coat collars and kept busy
knocking off the bugs, but the
ladies what few were at the depot,
co uian t stana tne pestiierous m-
sects at all, and left as quickly as
possible.
i
This morning
the bugs were
flrnnp-
-all except the dead ones.
Pounding at Spencer.
Mr. Editor: Allow me to ex-.
press through your columns, our
deep sense of gratitude and lasting
obligation to the good people of
Spencer, for their kind remem
brance of us, as expressed in a
"loundmg" last evening.
It-is-the fifth time during the
vear'that we have been visited. in
this manner. f
M ay ; these kind tokc;?s j of es
teem prove a blessing to tach.'do
a.rct may lI44Sllppl all yOUt
according to his ;ricbe's in
need
glory by Christ Jesus'."
Sincerely,
' . R. C, Craven,
Pastor Spencer M. E. Church.
Sept. 1, 1899.
Chestnut Hill Classical School.
Many of the people of Salisbury
seem to be yet under the impres
sion that the Church High School
at Chestnut Hill will not be in op
eration this year. 1 have been
elected principal and shall have
a thorough classical school, teach
ing all, of the . English1 branches.
Higher Mathematics and Latin,
nd if wanted, Greek, French and
German. 1 shall take a special in-
erest in each scholar and do what-
ever I can for his welfare in everv
resoect.Havino- entered late I can-
'4. u u..ui
.....
the people of Salisbury
will patronize the school this year
and send me a sufficient number
of scholars to ustify mem remain-
ing,
1 shall try to build up a com-
plete classical school which shall
not only prepare young men for
college but take them up high
enough to enter the Sophomore
class. V
A classical school is certainly" an
aid intellectually, to any com
munity and every one should feel
it his duty to do what he can for
such a school and use his influence
6 build it up rather than patron-
ize schools elsewhere.
School onens Monday. SeWem-
ber 1th, and if those who expect
to send will enter their hbvs on
l. H i J " Vi i t . ' .1 . f
tuenrsi uay mey nna it to ineir
advantage.
If anv one wishes to see me in
regard to sending scholars please
.
let me know by postal card
' ' . ; a. i
3ard, or
at their
otherwise, and I shall call
house or place of business
Respectfully,
C. N. Feamster.
Child Dead.
; The 17-monthold child of Mr.
T. J. Pettis, of Spencer, died this
morning. Tne body will be taken
to Charlotte for interment.
Salisbury High School. Ses
sion begins September 4th. For
terms apply to Miss
Coit, principal.
Josephine
The Rowan Rifles will meet for
drill at their -arniorj; to-night at
8:15. . v
J. fc. Marable s new meat mar
ket is now open. See his ad. on
fourth page. '
A detective is at work on the
case of attterapted train wrecking
at Majolica. i "
The 11-month-old child of M"r.
Brantley Hall, of Chestnut Hill,
died last night. i
Mrs. B. D. Hurley who was sick
for some time, we are glad to note
has about gotten well.
Stylish and comfortable are our
line of fine shoes made by Edwin
C. Burt; Burt Shoe Co.
The usual Friday devotions will
be conducted at the . Catholic
church to-night at 8 o'clock.
During August
there were five
interments in the city cemeteries,
At Chestnut Hill there were five.
A regular communication of
Fulton Lodge No. 99 A. F. & A.
M. will be held to-night at 8
o'clock. Work in the 3rd degree.
"The swellest shoes we have
1 M till 1 " 0
seen, is, wnat an tne boys say oi
our new patent leathers. Burt
Shoe Co. 1
The travel north is very heavy
now over the tjoutnern. ivn ex
tra car on No.v 36 Jthis morning
would barely accommodate the
crowd. ?v
Mrs. Geo. Fink from a letter re
ceived is now in Brockton, Mass.,'
where, she w;ent to make purchases
for M r. Fink's New Department
store. ;
Miss Sue Trott is quite sick at
ler home on North Poplar street.
She returned:! rem Sallsbu ry sev
eral days ago unwell. Charlotte
News.- ' i .
Dr. C. R. Barker purchased two
ground hogs this
were brought in
roorninor. j.ney
by a Davie manJ
who had received them from Vir
ginia.,
G. R. Sprinkle went out in the
interest of his marble works yes-
terday and sold two nice tablets,
one to Mrs. Lemly and one to
Chris Bringle.
Now is the time to prepare for
those cold days that are coming
this winter. If you burn coal
don't fail to read Jos. H. Mc-
Neely & Go's ad.
Mr. Geo. Fink yesterday had
completed the work of putting up
a telephone line to his farm two
miles rrom tne cuy. xne piace re-
ferred to is the old McCov farm,
I
Mrs. J. O. Waltham has . ar-
rived in the citv and with her
hnsband. who is . with the South-
ern, will make her home here.
Mrs. Waltham was formerly Miss
Wrennie Saylor.
Elder W. T. Broadway, of the
Primitive Baptist, wiir preach at
the Vance cotton milk? Saturday
night, the 2nd, and at the academy
at Chestnut Hill Sunday at 11
14
S. H. Hearne, Esq., of Albe-
marie, was here to-day. He says
his town is coming. Work is be-
mgdoneon a new knitting mill
. .....
and graded schools, and the bank
i nearly ready for business.
Mr. J. Chilton, who conducted
1 I 1' . " 1 - A 1
upnoiswjnng woret in uie nuui
room of Mr. T. A. Coughenour's
ice stand for some time, but who
. .
left here several weeks ago, ar
rived in the city Wednesday night
and is again ready for business.
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A Death.
Mrs. Malissa Poole, of Mill
Bridge, died last night. She was
one of the oldest women in the
neighborhood being 85 years of
age.
Shave at the Climax.
For Rent 9-room house ; water
and gas. VV. J. r raley.
Boarders Wanted. Liberty
street, behind Lutheran church.
Mrs. M. to. JJry. -
Richmond, Aug. 31. The At
lantic & Danville Railroad has
been leased by the Southern Rail
way, and will be operated by that
company in the future. The lease
is for 99 years,, with the privilege
of renewal at the'" expiration of
that time. At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Southern, this
morning, at 10 o'clock, held in the
general pmces or tne company
here, the lease was confirmed.
A large majority of the stock
or. tne ftoutnern was represented
euner ,n Person or by proxy. Mr.
t airtax ; JUarrison, of Washington,
D. C, solicitor for the Southern,
presided, over the meeting. No
business was transacted, beyond
the confirmation of this lease.
New Form of Money Order. :
The Postoffice Department has
adopted a newt form of domestic
money order which will ,be intro
duced gradually as supplies of the
old form become exhausted at the
various postoffices throughout the
country, after September 4. The
new form is somewhat smaller
than the order now in use. Its di
mensions are about those of the
ordinary bank draft, says the
News & Observer.
. has two adjuncts. The ad-
vice or notification, to.be sent by
the issuing to the paying post
master, is a reproduction of the
order through the use of carbon
ized paper (the manifold process),
and a receipt for the amount to be
furnished by the issuing postmas
ter to the remitter. ' On the back
of the order aseparate - space has
been nrovided-for stamns of banks
a a. : .
through which it mav be nassed
- T U I
for collection.,, '
In color the order is bluo' hav-
ing a nghtlWground wltji lineJ
closely inteflaced, tintecf ynes of
geometrical lathe work of darker
shades. In the centre is th p.
I l - ,l . ,
I vulcut'011 waring ine words, Jros-
tal Money Order," in shaded capi-
tal letters of the same two tints of
bJue. ' ine tint ot the order and
the lathe work will serve to pre- time. His escape - was very nar
vent imitations, but as additional row.
safeguard against counterfeiting. I
a horizontal watermark, composed
of the initials "U. S. M. O." in
broad capital letters has been
wrought into the .paper on which
the new forms are printed.
The'pP&tal money order system,
from a small beginning in 1861,
when the number of money order
postoffices established in the Uni
ted States was 419, has grown to
be; one of the great indispensible
ucio u.
now about 30,000 such offices. The
-I nnmnpr rT rlnitififitin. monpv nrnflrs
JZ
tu , """T
the past year was over 30,000,000,
amounting in value to $210,000,
000. The system is used most
extensively for remittance from
places where bank exchange is
not readily obtainable. It is ex-
pected that on or about January
i npvt ;th f ohnrtrd for orders
wm be reduced materially.
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I v
William R. Beavers, of Raleigh,
late captain of Company K. First
Reiment N. C. rolunteers,
i
was yesterday appointed
to be a captain in the
Forty-third Volunteer cavalry.
The following additional ap-
nn!ntnin(a rt-f M-itli Parnli'm'ono
i puiuuncuio
in the u. &. army were made:
To be first lieutenants of volun-,
teers, Alfred V. Brown, late quar-
termaster sergeant; Company B.
Second N. C. Volunteers, Forty-
fourth; B. J. VVootten, late adju-
tant Second N. L. Volunteers,
Forty-se yenth. To be second;
lieutenants of volunteer, Daniel R.
Johnson, late first lieutenant First
N. G. Volunteers, Thirty-eighth.
Ilarry Bros, advertise trunks.
I &c, in this issue of the buN.
0 CORE-NO PAY
That is the way all drusrelsts sell GROVE'S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIO for Malaria
Chills and Fever. It is simply Iron and
ulnlne in a tasteless form. Children love
i. Adults p efer it to bitter, nauseating
i Tonics, rrice su ceni. v
Two Mormon elders are now in
Raleigh preaching the doctrine.
They always go out on the mis
sionary pilgrimages by twos.
. A Winston lawyer remarked
that if the SupremevCourt sustains
Judge Coble's decision in the solici-
torship cases. R. S. McCall will
have one of the best offices in the
State-oao that will pay about $10,-
000 a year.
Winston shipped 1,657,842
pounds of manufactured tobacco
ast month. This shows a good.
business.
notwithstanding this
considered the dullest season of
he year in the sale or manufactur
ed tobacco.
The Staf says that brick-laying
was begun last week on the walls
of Shelby's new 1100,000 cotton
mill and fine, progress is being
male, though the rainy weather
las interfered with the work to y
some extent.
Immediately after court opened
his morning Judge Brown sen
tenced Ruf us Alston and Robert
Rankin, the two boys convicted of
criminal assault, to terms of ten
and six years, respectively in the v
State penitentiary. Greensboro
Telegram.
The Economis says a young
negro man was arrested tor lar
ceny in Elizabeth City a few days
ago, some of the stolen goods
being found in his possession. He
got permission from the police to
step aside for a moment, when he
pulled a pistol from his pocket and
shot himself dead. ;
K A portion of the big fill in the
i -. - '
Southern track at the Morrison
place, five miles south of Concord,
caved in Wednesday afternoon.
A large jiumber of bunds wre
working. there ' and the great bank
grave way so - suddenly that Tom
McNeelv, a negro, was caught and'
I :iL :Ui 4",, .4 ff
I covereu wilu sia ui eigui "-m- "i
dirt. His comrades rescued him,
J however, in time to save his life.
ne was unconscious ior some
shot and killed himself on Wed-
nesday of last week. He was a
watchman at the Cumnock coal
mine and was last seen before the
shooting about 11 o'clock on Wed-
nesday. At 2 o'clock on that day
he was found unconscious and
with a pistol ball shot into his left
eye. , He died that nigh tsvith out
having regained consciousness,
and therefore could not tell how
De naa Deen suoi. xi is biqjposuu
from the surrounding signs that
Um 4-Kirimr '. f - ovtraot a lill
T rTlTT l"
irom ms Plslolwllua WUUM
it accidentally
fired. Chatham
Record.
A Recommendation-
This is to certify that Messrs.
Martin and Pointer have justcom-
lete(1 erectib lii?ht
I1: .
ning rods in
i ri roni T TAl'n l nnrn n
circuit form upon my residence.
They work, in occordance with the
plan of the Weather Bureau De
partment, Washington City and of
Thomas S. Edison, the world's fa-
mous electrician. They are in the
citv and would be glad to wait
nrjon any one needing work- in
their line. The gentlemen come
well rec-mmended.
P. VV . Brown.
Don't Torget.
Arch arena,
ten games in one.
round article for
The best all
family amusement
Complete $3.50.
Fruit jar8 naif
ever made.
gallons sold out.
nnort. and nint. Rnirliaiim viil
seU at 50 cts per jozen as loI)!? as
thev will last. Fruit iar rubbers
at 5cts ; Der dozen.
Buerbaum has received a new
line of tracing paper, blue print
paper, tube paints, sable and
bristle brushes etc, etc. '
Fine China spitoons at 50 cts.
! each.
A new line of fine China oi: all
i kinds. '
cure. s cents.