North Carolina Newspapers

m m collection A. FarEcer?8 BEST QUALITY OF BREAD 50 LOAVES FOR $1.00, AT . . . . T. L. SWINK'S. Christmas Goods For CAKES of all kind, Fresh Baked,, call on - - T. L. SWINK. Main Street, Opposite Court llovse. are now open for in spection, i WEATHER FORECAST S Increasing cloudiness to-night with showers and warmer; rain Sunday-. VOL. VI. SALISBURY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENpG, DECEMBER 9, 1899. N0.-86; CONGRESSMAN KLUTTZ HERE. I AN INTERESTING OCCASION. COMPROMISED FOR $3.250. ; SERVICES TO-HORROWl NEW YORK CAPITALISTS. - ABOUT THE CITY. BILL FOR DRIVEWAYS. 1.1 . . '-7 " House Adjourned Till Monday Mr. ' . Eluttz's Seat. , Congressman Kluttz arrived from Washington on the. early train this morning and will spend Sunday at home. In the drawing of seats, on the House floor Mr. Kluttz was lucky. His seat is No. 99, one of the best seats secured by the Democrats in the House. Other North Caro- Una representatives are near him except two who are over in the "Cherokee strip. Mr. Roberts, of Utah, has a seat place -to sit down. Mr. Kluttz voted against the seating of the polygamist.' The committee hav ing the matter in hand will hard ly report until after the holidays. It is very probable, Mr, Kluttz thinks, that the report will not be in favor of the 4genlteman from Utah." . The: House will take up next week in discussing the currency bill, i v An adjournment until Monday was taken -yesterday upon an- councement of the death of Re presentative Baird. of Louisiana. New Houses, In a short trip;, through, a part of west ward yesterday afternoon, a Sun man noted several new buildings in the course vof build- ing not heretofore mentioned. Mrs. John W. Mauney is hav ing a neat cottage, house built -near : Mr. E. .AV. Burt's new building. ' Mr. D. L. Gaskilt is . having a house' erected on the lot near oth ers belonging to him and which were built several years ago. Mr.' A. S. Heilig is having two houses built on Church street, nearly opposite Mr. Godfrey Ta , turn 8 residence, now about com pleted. ' ' ' -: Mr. Will Burke is having a house built on west Main street, soon ready for occupancy. Messrs. Henderson and Kluttz. The Landmark is delighted to see in its office again the face of an old friend the 'Congrega tional" Record, as Dr. York, of WTilkes, used to call it. The Rec ord has been a stranger to the Landmark office since the Hon. John S. 'Henderson retired , from Congress but from the time of Henderson to the present has been a blank so far as this district's representation in Congress is con cerned. Remembering Mr. Hen derson's long, able and. faithful services as our representative, we omit the blank and come down to our present very able and popular) Congressman, Mr. Kluttz, to whom we are under obligations for the Record. Statesyille Land- j mark. New Ads. Harrv Bros, have a select line -of Christmas goods, toys and dolls included. See their new ad. Kluttz & Rendleman have an up-to-date stock of dry goods, also everything in eatables for Christ- n... lloojl ttiAir now sul'. " J. B. Richards, administrator of J. C. Richards, has a notice in the Sun to-day. For good firm meats go to Sha ver's market. . See .House, Stoudemiree & Co's dissolution notice. All the latest and swellest neck wear for the holidays at Smoot Bros. &. Roger. . . Sickness Insurance. Protect yourself and family with a sickness policy in the Standard Accident Insurance Company; At a very small cost we will issue you a policy paying indemnity from $5 to $50 per week for disa bility due to. small pox, varioloid, typhoid fever, appendicitispleuri- sy or pneumonia, measles and a number of other diseases. " Get a policy at once while you are in ..good health. W. H. Crawford & Bro. State Agent. .Rooms 1 and 2 Bell Block. Eniovabie Session of Daughters of fimerican Revolution. The Daughters of the American Revolu ion held a most enjoyable session Friday with Miss Annie Wiley afternoon. VI Rowan county. : (a) Extent of tbe-first county. (b) Evolution to its present shape and the first roads of Kow- an coun y were the subjects for which were written and papers read by Miss Elleanor Watson and Mr. ; ' MisA PVnnip, Cnldwall and S. Jti. TfTTeyL 'Jr., enteriauVet the company with charming music. Mrs. E. B. McKenzie and Miss McKeniie and Miss Kluttz ead poems full of the spirit of '76. af- ter whidh the guests were invited into th' supper room where - a most tempting repast was spread beneath the stars and stripes j The following lady guests by in vitation were present: Mrs. Roger Grant, lAeheville; Mrs. Marsh, New Ycjrk; Mrs. Lieut. Hall, Mrs W. Murdoch Wiley, Mrs. W. G Newman, Mrs. Council, Miss Wright J j Also members as f ol io we: Madames. W. W. McKen- Jasj P. Moore, M. C. Quinn Richard Henderson, E. B. McKen zie, S. IlL, Wiley, Jr., Misses Caldwell! Kluttz, Watson, Wiley. The npxt meeting will be held with Miss Fannie Caldwell. More Engines- The Greensboro Record says: Those big passenger engines pur chased by the Southern from the ivxcumouu conioiiTe orKB a vi iuuio aKu uare turueu uut so well that twelve more have Deen ooiignt, iour or wnicn are now on the road and in use. Que l ' ' I t -m' " m m of them passed through with the ! local this morning. It was a bit I warm wnen rr arnveu nere, mrr was soon cooled down. The mbst interesting thing about the incident is that these engines are made at Richmond distinctly a Southern enterprise and have proven j themselves " better than those turned out by the Baldwin works, one of the oldest in the country. . A Strike !of Printers. A strike involving a considera ble number of printers is in effect in Charlbtte. It affects every job printing! j establishment and the J r ' J . ceptinglhe Commercial Printing "I.- - 7; r F. r4 tu ,j;i.. ,r,. are not involved. J.ne printers have been working ten nours a day- and demanded nine hours. i - The employers declined to accede to this demand and hence the strike. The employing printers had a Jmeeting last evening, at which they canvassed the . situa tion and effected an organization, with jJj P. Caldwell, president; H. A. Murrill, vice-president, and W. C 1 Dowd, secre tary . Char- lotte Oli server. i Ministers' Permits. Attention is called to the fact t.ti. mlnicf oriol vear 19VQ have i - - heen received"aT the Sou hern's ticket office. Min- isters should call for same. Carpenters Wanted. Four good carpenters at orfce. J. M Russell J foreman for D. L. Gas kill. - Magnificent line holiday jewelry just received. Beautiful scarf pins, studs and cuff buttons - at, bmoot Bros. .4 Rogers. j i Flori la oranges and lemons just reeeivelat A. Parker's. For Rent Four room cottage in Brooklyn. Apply at this office. j See Cohen Bros for yourChrist mas dress. . - . - Shave at the CI i may,' H. Wakefield, specialist, here, at the Central hotel, only, January 14th. Prac tice limited to eye, ear, nose and HhroatJ Dr. W will bd gne day I Mrs Jordan Gets that Amount from the Southern. Yesterdav the Southern agreed to pay Mrs. John Jordan $d,25Ubt. Laike's, bt. haul's, Dt. Jreter's, ill cash, on account of the death of Mr. Jordan at Spencer : last Saturday. Mr. Jordan, it is' remembered, was working under, a car on the Spencer yard i when another car was kicked against it and he was instantly killed. He left 'a wife and three children. , The widow saloctod .Messrs. D and W . G. Watson to j represent uerTaBathey met an attorney of the company each side naming a figure. The figures mentioned at first were changed go as tb read $3,250 ' yesterday and I this is the amount Airs. Jordan will receive THE GOLD HILL TROUBLE- John Probst, Colored, Taken to cord Last Night. Con- J ohn Probst, colored, who was arrested on suspicion of , having shot Mr. Dolph Mauney near Gold Hill 5 yesterday morning for the purpose of robbing him, was here last night being taken to Con cord by Mr. Thos. Moyle. - We understand that a crowd of fered to swing Probst up yester- day evening for the purpose of getting a confession from ,him but Mr. Mauney told them to desist that he did not believe Probst was the right man. - Theruegro had a pair of khucks on his person when arrested, how- ever, and this was -suflicient grounds for holding him. A Romantic Marriage. A correspondent at Manning I writes that the romantic marriage m;n tt 4; v. now nun Christmas. Lftst Mnn- 1 day's mail bore to Mr. Jacob Blackwelder, the to-be groom, the news that his to-be bride will leave Illinois in a few days , for V oid North Carolina. . The two; will; visit the Salem parsonage where they will be made man and wife by Jiev. H. A. Trex ler.. . I . .;-, . The . bride and groom haven't seen each other for twenty years, Engineer Beaver Engineer David Beaver was out J nr. iho Sivnp chnne veetprrlav fnr I a . .. . w u J lt.n first timn KinnA rpar.ninfr nnmel from.the accident at Greensboro " " 0i Tt- j aiderably jarred up. by the occur rence. Mr. Beaver says Mr. Caldwell, the young man who was with the freight train learning the road and who was asleep in the ca- boose when the engine struck it, was also at the shops yesterday. Mr. Beaver expects to go to work next week. No Necessity for Alarm. Dr. Crump, county physician, says there is no necessity for any alarm about smallpox in this .city. The cases of the djceo Mrt tfa . p t hon in -tb- country v except one and it is strictly quarantined. I So there is no danger and there need be no alarm. Harry Bros, have a change of in- ad in to-day's paper that will terest all Xmas shoppers. Gloves. handkerchiefs,' initial goods and everything else you want for Christmas at our elegant "up-town" store. Nothing but absolutely' high class merchandise offered. Smobt Bros.' & Rogers. 1 Don't fail tq visit the sale at Co hen Bros. . . : Moose's car is the place to get your, photos taken. The best jp&b m'ets in s the city only $1 .50 "per dozen. Call at once. . J. B. Clark, Peoria, III., says, "Surgeons wanted to operate on me for piles, but I cured them with De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve." It is infallible for piles and skin diseases. ? Beware of counter feits. James Plummer. Where and by Whom They Will he 1 Conducted. ' : I , Episcopal Services as uscal at i a. and St. John's, . Baptist church Rev. A; B. Caudle will preach in the morning at 11 ... 1 Reformed Services at -yaith Reformed church to-morrtvv at 11 a. m. and 7 p. school at 9:30 a. m. instruction this eve mod ermon at IOtSO,; 1v tions in the evening at 7:3t Spencer Methodist church vices by the pastor, J&vi , Craven, at 11 a. m. and 7;15 All are cordially invited. " t m. ; Methodist The newly appoint ed pastor, II. L. Atkins, willon- duct services at 11, a. m. anil J:15 p. m. to-morrow at Church Street Methodist church. - Sunday school in the afternoon as usual. Piayer meeting in the morning at 10 o'clock. " L Lutheran Services at 11 in the morning and 7 p. m; at the Luth eran church. Sunday school at 3 o'clock All teachers and schol ars are asked to .be present. A report of the Christmas tree com mittee will be heard. Presbyterian Communion service at the First Presbyterian church to morrow. Services at . usual hours oy the, pastor. Rev. Gerny Weber preached at this church Ia'st -nightj at the preparatory per- vlc - The Y. P. S. a E. holds its reg ular prayer meeting atthePr byterian church Sunday evening after service. Topic ; ; The in Dwelling Presence Col. 1:21-29; Gal 2:20." Strangers always yl- come. Juuior XiUueaYOd uieeuxiiv at J unlor k.if . -a, a o j : ; UiUX B' LCU ' ouuua uwrmug. ToPic: 4kChoose the Best; a lesson from Lot." Gen. 13 :5-ll ; 19 :23-25. TO ENLARGE PLANT. Finger & Anthony to Add a Stamp ing Outfit, etc-, to Their Business. Messrs. Finger & Anthony, who run an electroplating establish ment in the city, will enlarge their plant the first of the year. The gentlemen are doinga spl en did business, and will increase the capacity of their place tb meet the famnrl nf tha trorlo . . . , . A stamninor nnffit wi I hA nnt in. 1 1 ' and several other kinds of ma chinery. They will then be pre pared and equipped for manu facturing spoons and other cutlery and intend to give this more at- tention. ' ' Mr. Finger, of the firm, is now in Wilmington looking after, the purchase of machinery. Big Hogs. Mr. Thomas Mahaley, of Provi dence township, report that he killed a hog several days ago w ich weighed 405 pounds. He also that Mr-H. C. Ketchie,, of. or ; so since whtcH"l20 pounc Rowan Rifles Attention! Annual inspection you are hereby ordered to assemble at the . 1 T-V All. - A armory to-day, i;ec. tun, ai 8 p. m . promptly." Al 1 must at tend this drill. Louis Lichtenstein, :! Captain. Leave'your orders "with A. L. Shaver for fresh select oysters. Gold headed canes and umbrel las in great variety at our Bell block store. The very thing for Christtnas gifts." Smoot Bros. & Rogers. Mr, J. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo., saved his child's life by One Min ute Cough Cure, j Doctors had given her up to die with' croup. It's an infallible curelor coughs, colds, grippe, pneumonia, bron chitisjnd throat and lung troubles. Relieves at once. James Plum mer. v m. . t py Catff ?al L .Jkr Visit the Union Mine With Mr. New man Today. Mr. W. G. Newman, arrived this morning from New York, ac companied by a number of friends who came to visit the Union Cop per Mines, at Gold Hill. They travelled in a special car tendered them by the Southern Railway Company. In the party were Messrs Walter Watson, Jr., Vernon C Brown, H. K Bloodgopd, Earl C. ilWnn T C Ruck. Henrv G. , Drac Ledon, W. C. Nefus, J. L. Drummond, A. H. Welling ton. Iheso gentlemen are capitalists oi ine ivieiropoiis ana represent over a billion dollars It is just what North Carolina needs outside men of influence to eee . and become interested in her wonderful mineral deposit. Mr. Newman's arrival makes the railroad men, from the truck man up; smile a welcome. Nearly every -one of them has profited in one way or another from his gen- ; erosity. An elaborate dinner will be served this distinguished party at Mr. Newman's this evening at,' 6 o'clock. GERMAN LAST NIGHT. Given by Messrs- Shemwell and Rey nold. A Delightful Affair. A. deligntiui german was given in the opera house by Mr. Shem well, of Lexington, and Mr. Rey- noius, oi jeiaware, compjimen- tary to" the young ladies of the city. ', . . -, -; v . ' . Mr. Shemwell led the There were about 18 couples present during the evening. Danc- continued unfiraTateTr6ur. The dance it -is said, was the this most pleasant so far given season. A EXEPT0MANIAC. Picked Up Overcoat, Hospital Plans and Other Articles. J. B. Taylor, white, a klepto- maniac, was arrested last mgnt. This morning he was bound over to court. v Taylor picked up just anything that came .within reach. Among the articles thus appropriated were ail overcoat and the plans for III! n'Veit the Newman hospital. Ihese,were10f his business to Mr. Swaringen. the properties of Mr. Uarber, who was at the depot waiting tor the south bound train. The re ception room keys were also taken. The overcoat was found in the possession oi a negro who naa bought it of Taylor. The plans were also recovered. The charge of staeling the keys of the reception room was heard I I this afternoon.. Don't Buy A feather duster, unless you know it is not moth eaten. Buer- bauni has just received a fresh lot 3s d-ti onrl KO r-pnts ofh. Do youKnowthathristmas w j coming. . Santa Claus has his headquarters at Btter haum's. San ta Claus will stay there until after the holidays. - Buorbaum has the largest as sortment of Bibles ever offered in Salisbury. ' Family Bibles, Sun day school Bibles, Reference Bi bles, 'Pocket Bibles, etc., , etc. Episcopal Prayer and Hymnals. Not a Surprise. It witr not be a surprise to "any who are at all familiar .with the good equalities of Chamberlain's CougbiRemedy, to know that peo ple everywhere take pleasure in relatingfheir experience in the use of that splendid medicine and in telling of the benefit they have received from it, of bad colds it has cured, threatened attacks of pneumonia it has averted and of the children it has saved from at tacks Of croup and -whooping, noucrh. 5 It" is a grand, good medi cine. For sale by JamesPlum mer, druggist. - ' - General Summary of Local Happen- ings in and About Salisbury. Mr. P. A. Frercks returned from Hickory last night. Miss Mamie Coburn is visiting Mrs J. W. Brown at Moores- villeT1 Mrs. Annie Livengood has gone to Davie county to have a hand some monument placed at the grave of her late husband. ' Miss Pearl M, Kerns arrived this mopiirOQ)Kee.J&lac..Col e to attend the funeral of her little nephew. The Rowan Riflfls will h anmnifA tnnifrhf Th. or, uao . nnfin . ,om; . .1 - " v v W VM T . AAA 11111 -J I1X I three Ruards. r, . . " Air. T. B. Bailey was here last night going to Greensboro in . .. . answer io a message concerning the condition of his daughter at the Normal. The board of stewards of Church Street Methodist church met last night and organized. An assess- ment committee was meet next week. appointed to The report that Harris At well, of the express office, has smallpox, is .untrue. Harris is suffering with a vaccinated arm but expects to go to work Monday. Mr. Luther Shirey has arrived from Montana and will conduct a farm at the old Pleasant M. Brown place, near Bear Poplar. His two sisters will be with him. Mr. N. P. j Murphy who has oeen moving into one of Mr. tiedrick's store rooms this week received a new clerk for his store several evenings ago. A bouncing boy. The ladies of the Catholic church f ectory and school house orr-rrm 21st, 22nd and 23rd inst. The lady managers are now at work soliciting contributions. Z. B. Reid, formerly flagman on the Southern railway, has been Promoted to the position of freight conductor, . because or nis "pro ficiency and good looks" hit friends say. He will run between Asheville and Spartanburg. Asheville Citizen. Name of Firm Changed. jr A Byrd, who has; been conducting a store in Snnt.hArn city; yesterday sold a half interest The name of the firm will be Rvrd and Swarino-en. Southern's New Equipment. Vice-President Gannon says: The Southern has given the order for an extensive new equipment, as follows- FYr 4-1 n MOT-MI rrin as fr Vw Richmond rcomotiveAVnrfe. i am 4. . , .,1 . new nasRenorfir nnrs. tr h hm f of Ua.,,, T . . u-. j express cars; b50 new box cars, to be built et JeffersonviUe, Ind., 1 000 coal, coke and stock cars, to be built by the Southern Car Com pany, of Gadsden, Ala. ory, have just secured for their large mill, through the head au thorities at Washington, a $60,000 contract, f r boxes for census re ports. These people have also the contract for supplying the Black- well Durham Tobacco Company for 12 months with all the boxes they may need, .which is the lar gest order of . the kind in the State. This contract was formerly filled by Michigan lumber mills. w Santa Claus will find many useful helps in Harry Bros.' Xmas department. , The prettiest capes in town at Cohen Bros. - - -0 Beautiful line Christmas gifts at Smoot Bros. & Rogers. t. Eight doz. rugs just received at the Carolina Racket. Christmas is coming and Harry Bros, are ready for it with a store full of useful things. To National Cemetery Introduced by Mr. Kluttz. Congressman Kluttz introduced in Congress yesterday a bill for an appropriation to construct proper driveways and approaches to the National cemetery at this place. It is sincerely hoped that this action oh the part of Mr. Kluttz will not be in vain. ' : This cemetery contains the re mains of over 11,700 Federal sol diers and is visited each year by hiindreda of people from the north who have relatives or friends I buried there. Besides it is a fa vo- rite place for visitors and citizens duriDg the summer months. At present these vtsitors have to go to and fro either on the rail road or over a country road. A modern driveway is badly needed. ' .j NEWS OP THE STATE. Condensed From Exchanges Tar Heel Happenings. Mooresville is to have a new cot ton mill. Already $ 50,000 has been subscribed. The Gibson Manufacturing com- pany has been organized in Con- tu: :n -,i xiicn nun wm oh me Lnirteenin at Concord. The Southern, it is said, will move its Commisary depart ment to Charlotte soon from Washington. This will bring a hundred men to Charlotte. Dining ears are . supplied by this depart- ment. A Charlotte young lady who was insulted by a man at the Charlotte depot Thursday night, instead of fainting or calling for help, struck her insulter with her fist several times before an officer, who saw the man. - Two days were spent in Asbo boro court on the case of State against Professor Amick, charged with cruelly whippMju the six year old child of J.tL Burgess, of Liberty. After ten minutes' consultation the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Owing to wounds upon his head the result of a general drunken row and fight with stonea and clubs which occurred on the Moore's fejrry road near Drum's "grogery" east of Hickory, Saturday night, Ellis Cline is now at the point of death. His physicians says there is but little hope of his recovery. Representative White, of North Carolina has introduced a joint resolution in the House, providing tfiat $100,000 of the money re maining from the Freedman's Bu reau be appropriated foi the erec tion of a national memorial home for aged and infirm colored peo ple. Mattie Moore, a woman of ill repute, and her paramour Jesse Martin, were both shot during a difficulty at the wpman's house in Washington at midnight Thurs day night. The woman received three, bull Pita and will die. Tbe 'A fine hat would be a suitable holiday present. All the elegant new shapes in Knox and other fa mous- makes at omoot Bros. Jc Rogers. Beautiful corded silks for waists at the Carolina Racket. Notice to Kesler Mill Stockholders. At a meeting of the stockholders held 2nd December, it was unani-Nx mously agreed that new stock be issued to amount of the capital stock already paid in, and that each old stockholderbe allowed to subscribe to new stock to the amount of his present, holdings; provided, that the new stock is paid for in cash at the rate of $85 per share on or before the 15th December, 1899. Please advise us at once if you wish to take your part of new stock, as arrangements have been made to dispose of all the new stock not taken by the old share holders. Truly, Kesler Manufacturing Co. By T. L. Robbins, Sec. and Treas.