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BEST QUALtoyOF BREAD 50 LOAVES FOR S1.00, AT . . . . T. L. SYHIK'S. For CAKES of all kind, Fresh Baked, 'call on - - T. L. SWIIS'K. ifam Street, Opposite Court Horse. IF YOU WANT THE News of Salisbury SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUN for 1900. WEATHER. FORECAST Rain to-night; fair and cooler Saturday. VOL. VI. SALISBURY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1900. NO. 121. WEEK OF PRAYER. Last Night's Service Led by Atkins and Stallings. ReVS ' The fourth service of the Week of Prayer was held last evening at the Presbyterian church. On ac count of the inclement weather the congregation was not as large as on the previous night, never liAlfisa. th service was most in structive and edifying. The sub- Janf of "Fnreiem Missions" was AiafnaxaA bv Revs. Atkins and Stalinsrs. Dr. Atkins spoke at length upon the great need of foreign missions, and showed how the present age offered greater opportunities for carrying on this Christian work than any previous age. The speaker was listened to with care ful attention throughout his inter esting address. Dr. Stallings followed in a 20 minutes talk upon the same sub ject. He expressed the opinion that the Church was full of young men and women who were ready and willing ' to take ' upon them selves the work of foreign mis sions, but that the Church was not financially ab f oreisrn field. le to send them to the I What the Church needs is a greater missionary spir it: & orreater' imnetus should be i- -. instilled into our missionary work ers at home, and the people should give more liberally to help on the work of the Church. Let the missionary fund be increased and the Church will have no trouble in securing volunteers to go to the foreign field. Dr. Stal lings spoke earnestly, and his talk throughout was in structive as well as interesting. After prayer by" Dr. Atkins the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Busby. Rev. C. Brown Cox Called to Knox ' ville. The following announcing a call to the son of Rev. Geo. H. Cox, of this county, is taken from the Asheville Gazette: Rev. C. Brown Cox, pastor, of St. Paul's Lutheran church, this city, has received a call from the Lutheran church at Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Cox is asked to fill the pulpit occupied by his father, George H. Cox, for . seventeen years. Rev. C. Brown Cox received a call from this church' several months ago, but declined and the second call came a few days , ago urginsr him to accept. He has not decided whether he will or not. Mr. Cox has been living in Asheville about two years and has made many warm friends here, who will regret his leaving, and still hope he will not accept. ' A Good Salesman. Mr. J. Rowan Davis, who has been traveling for John R. Cary & Co,, wholesale grocers of Rich mond, Va., for several years has resigned, and, as noted in yester day's Sun, has accepted a similar position with Mr. J. K. Link, of this city. Mr. Davis is a good business man and is one of the most popular salesmen on the road, and will be able toT bring a large portion of his already well estab lished trade to Salisbury. Very Important. Can't you find .the city tax col lector? His office is at Kluttz & Go's, drug store. Go pay your taxes at once. Go to Harry Bros', to save 20 per cent, of your purchase money on raeny women and children's shoes. 6 nice rooms to rent 1st and 2nd floor. Corner Main and Council Sts. " R. W. Price. 600 pounds pure leaf lard for sale at R. W. Price's meat market. Mrs. Nora D. Whisner instruc tor in piano music, wishes to se cure a class in that study. Is l graduate of the "Cincinnati Col legre of Music" and has had eleven years experience in leacning. xjtesidencej Methodist parsonage South Mam street. AND GOODS BURNED. Lyerly Brps of Cleveland, Lose By Early morning Tire. The store and stock of goods of Lyerly Bros. , Cleveland, were de stroyed by fire early this morning, A card received by Mr. J. Al lenj Brown, from Lyerly Bros., this morriinar brouarht the news that the store and stock of goods were destroyed: ." - These were insured in the Ham burg-Bremen Company, repre sented by Mr. Brown, for $1,600. The cam stated that 'the-fire oc curred .about 5 o'clock this morn ig and caught from a nearby 1 A warehouse. We learn that two other build ings, one (belonging to Mr. 15. A. Knox, and another to Mr. J. T. Carson, were also burned. Railroad items. The Asheville Citizen of the 17th says: The Asheville division of the: Southern railway made record y ssterday that probably will .not be " duplicated in six i 1 - - months. All of the 12 regular passengeri trains were v exactly on time: the 0.2 freights from Ashe ville to Spartanburg: consumed on ly four hours and fifty minutes on the ; run: . rthe two eastbouDd fast freights made up two hours and forty minutes on schedule, and the two westbound fast freights left Salisbury and arrived at Morris town exactly "on the dot." Dis- i, yard men and tram crews have earned the congratula tions and a respectful bow from he public; The vefetibule, Nos. 37 and 38, now makes regular stops at High Point, to transfer passengers for Pinehurstl 1 O. R. Walton, who has been ap pointed roadmaster of the South ern J rail w ly at Asheville assumed his new c uties Wednesday. He has 1 horetof ore been roadmaster for the Southern at Charlotte. it More Work on Stamps. We saw Uegister of ; Deeds Woodson making some marks on a revenue stamp tne omer aay. The explanation is given below: Every 1 documentary stamp of the denomination of 10 cents or more, authorized oy tne act oi June 13, documen celed by 1898, and affixed to any ; must not only be can vriting or stain ping on he initials of the person it in ink affixing i with the date, but it t in two, in three paral the incision beginning must be lei lines, ... . within o e-f ourth of an inch of the mar on one side and end- ing within one-fourth of an inch on the o her. Service To-night. The last of the Week of Prayer services jwill be held to-night at Faith Reformed church. The leaders are Revs. R. C. Craven and L. E. Busby. The! subject is home missions. 1 ; -!--. The services of the week have been largely attended. Mayor's onrt. , A- yo i g white man was sent up to court yesterday afternoon charged with forgery. Another boy wanted for con nection with the same offence, was not taken. ' The docket was clear this morn lnsr. For Kent Une good 4-room house --in! Brooklvn. Apply to J. A. Cauble. Have you read Harry Bros' "Discount Ad?'" 20 per cent, on carpets, mattings, &c. rug--, art squares. If von, want fresh oysters and birds, gb to J. T. Harrison's first class restaurant. f " . n," '.if.' I'll, ,1 , ; J. Y I Barringer, Jr., Public Carriage, No. 28. To all parts of the cit and Spencer. Quick trips and prices right. Leave orders at Kluttz & Co's Drug Store. Bo art. ers Wanted New board ing house, East Salisbury, Kerr st. A pply to Mrs. Bessie Propest. store; AROUND THE COTTON MILL. Merchants Doing Good Business New Drng Store. A Sun man visited the Salis bury Cotton Mills yesterday after noon and found things along in fine shape. moving: Mr. J. Luther Lingle who is conducting a general merchandise store on the extension of Main street is doing a good business Messrs. George O. Kluttz and J V. Barringer have opened up a drug store in the room recently occupied by Mr. J. W. Corneli son. The name of. the firm is Kluttz & Barringer. Mr. J. H. Alexander, a pharmacist from Charlotte has been- secured, by these gentlemen and he has charge of the prescription department. Mr. John Hartman presides over a meat market and grocery business near the drug store. Mr. WV A. Brandon runs a gen eral merchandise store near the railroad and is doing a paying business. tfr. J. R. Lutterloh is conduct ing a mercantile business in Mr. J. M. Surratt's store room and re ports a good trade. Mr. Morgan conducts a store near the mill and is doing well". The mill was humming. Coming back across Main street we find Mr. Joe Jones' running a barber shop and is having a splen did patronage. Mrs. Keever's Funeral. The funeral services over the remains i oi Mrs. J. r . iveever, which service was postponed awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Sar geant, a sister of the deceased, was conducted this afternoon. I Mrs. Sar geant could not come as she is sick at her home in Cin-. cmnati. J ' ; Mrs. Keever was an excellent Christian lady, with a most amia ble and genial disposition, and hon ored and loved by all who knew her. Her loss will be - sadly felt, and especially by her sorrowing rela- ives. But the dear ones left be hind should be consoled with the blessed thought that God doeth all hings well, and that He, has called, to eternal reward in heaven, another of his jewels. Teachers Sick- The school at Union academy, in the county, has closed down for the present. This is, on account of the sickness of the teacher, Mr. Jenkins, Peeler. The Kesler school at Hatter Shop is closed down on account of the teacher, Mr. Morgan, having the grip. Smallpox at New London. News was received here to-day that there is smallpox at New Lon don. .Mr. G. S. Sholer, the rail road agent, it is reported, shows signs of having the disease and was not allowed to,go to the train last night. He will probab!y be isolated for awhile. There are, it is stated, several other suspicious cases around there. ' NOTICE. The Salisbury Saving's Bank will open its doors for business on Saturday morning Jan. 20, at 9 a. m. Will do a general banking business. Deposits solicited. In the; Savings. Department amounts from fifty cents upwards received. Interest paid on depos its in this department. Lee S. Overman, - President 1 W. F. Snyder, Cashiir. C. P. McNEELy, - Assistant Cashier. Fresh Smoked Breakfast Strip at Jackson's. Try them. , The best shave in the city at the Clinax Barber Shops. For Sale One good house and lot in t the Northern part of town, opposite Sheriff Monroe's estate of Mrs. Henry Cauble. Apply to G. W. Whitlock or Johh A. Cauble. MRS. OVERMAN'S GIFT. Presented a Gavel to Stonewall Jack son Chapter XL D. C From this morning's" Charlotte Observer we take this: The Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the United Daughters 'of the Confederacy met in the parlor of Lthe Y. M. C. A. yesterday after noon. In tho . absence of Mrs. Jackson, the president, Mrs. Ru fus Barringer, the first vice pres ident, preside!.; At the conclu sion of the regular business, a gavel, made from wood from the bier on which the body of Jeffer- son JJavis was reamed to incn- mond, donated by Mrs. W. H. Overman, of Salisbury, was pre sented to the society by Miss J u- lia Alexander. The colors of the Confederacy and the Charlotte Chapter were on the gavel. ' In presenting the gavel Miss Alex ander said: "Mrs. W. H Overman has pre sented this gavel to the 'Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the daughters of the Confederacy, of Charlotte. We value it highly as a gift from a daughter of Jhe true and loyal Confederacy. But its value is greatly enhanced by the fact that it is made from wood taken irjdm the bier on which was carried to its last resting place the body of our dead uonrederate irresident, J efferson" Davis. Arid it shall ever be , the loving duty of the United daughters of the Confeder- j acy to cherish and love his mem ory. ' " ' . "To the president is entrusted the, keeping of this gavel. And as we gather from time to time in the interest of- this noble work may this gavel be a reminder of him who stood at the head of! ' the Confederate goyernment, and of which government it may truth fully be vsaiU "No nation e'er rose so free and fair, or fell bo free from crime.' " . Mrs, Overman takes much in terest in the . Stonewall Jackson Chapter, i She has ably and, . de- ightf ully represented the chapter on several occasions at annual con ventions. , I J ' Music Box, i ... - i . . i A representative of the Ei M. Andrews company has placed a handsome Regina music box in office of the Mt. Vernon hotel. It is a complicated piece of mechan ism and works automatically. playing any piece on the i pro gramme upon" the dropping: of a nickel in the slot. Scare Dying Ont. The scare about smallpox here is dying out in the county. Recently many people from the country have been afraid to come to town but we are glad to note that this fear is dying put. Rifles. The Rowan Rifles will not meet to-night but will meet next Friday night. ' To Creditors. 7 Mr. A. L. Shaver will - be at his old stand corner Main and Coun cil streets on Saturday night and Monday night to settle and receipt for amounts due him from customers.. ; For Rent: Brick house with eight rooms. Corner Fulton and Fisher Sts. Apply to JJ. JU lias kill. : I - 4 Tell your "friends about the "Discount Sale" at Harry Bros'. 20 per cent, off on dress-goods, silks, draperies, &c., &c. j - - Shop Men. Wanted: Two furnishedi rooms, to rent, also board. Terms moderate. Respt, Miss Emma Hutchinson. "lam indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my health and life. It cured me of lung trouble following grippe." Thousands owe their lives to the prompt action of this never failing remedy. It cures coughs, colds, r.rorm. I - j 7 ' bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung troubles. . It's earlv use orevents consumntinn. It is the only harmless remedy il.i : 1 i i. mai gives mimeaiaie ' results. James Plummer. MORE BUILDING. A Couple of Store Rooms To Be Built Factories Needed. . We learn that two more store rooms are to be built on Fisher street in the near future, plans for which are now being made. Xhese stores will .expand the "business portion" of the town out several points. t Other parties are contemplating building business houses during the cpmiDg spring. Ir is alright to build business houses and dwellings they are needed but, as a real estate .man remarked this morning, what we need just now is diversified manu factories. A factory or shop that will give employment to as many as a dozen experienced mechanics is more to be desired at the present than either a business block or a dwell ing house. Miss Cramer's Singing. The Lexington Dispatch says of a young lady well known here: "Seldom have we listened to vocal solos of such rare sweetness as .those at the morning and even ing services at the Presbyterian church Sunday when .Aliss Nell Cramer, of Thomasville, charmed .1' M A? "it tne enure congregation wun ine rich sweetness of her voice in the solos, VThe Good Shepherd" and 'Come j Unto Me." Her high notes have a liquid clearness sel dom attained and she dwells on them with such . ease that each moment is an4 added ecstacy to the music-loving soul." After Murderer. Officers here have been advised to look out for Mack Fesperman, the negro who deliberately shot and killed his wife in Charlotte. Fifty dollars-reward has- been offered for his arrest, aqd it is be lieved that he will be arrested in a few days. His mother says she believes he will coirimit suicide before his capture is effected. f . . . February Court. , The February term of court, Judge Timberlake presiding, 'will convene one month from to-day. The interior of the court room will be much changed from its appearance at the last term 'of court, i Tourists. Two extra sleepers were attached to the Western this morning. Their occupants were tourists who were making a side trip to Ashe ville on their way to Florida. The party took breakfast at the Mt. Vernon. ..:'" ' - - No Quorum. The city aldermen did not meet last night, owing-to the fact that no quorum was present. Young Printers Wanted. Wanted, two young printers who wish to finish their trade by work ing two years as two-thirders on a morning daily, must De quics and accurate compositors and com petent to handle manuscript copy. Good references required. Ad dress The Star, Wilmington, N. C. To Let Three or four rooms furnished or unfurnished.- Mrs. W. M. Barber, East lnniss. The new year is on hand. Buer- baum keeps at the same old place. ' He will sell you the finest station ery for very low prices. You need a book or two to begin the new year on. Buerbaum has them. New Years' Calendars, a few left, which must be sold at any price. A lot of new Feather Dusters just received. Roysters fresh candies at Buer baums at forty cents a pound. . If you have picture to frame .tmerbaum win do it ior you in good shape, for very little money CKSSSSSSBBHSnOBBB The modern and most effective cure, for constipation and all liver troubles the famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. James Plummer, ABOUT THE CITY. General Summary of Local Happen ings in and About Salisbury. Mr. W. A. Smith, of the Spen cer force, is kept at home by sick ness. The Daughters of Liberty will meet to-nis:ht. A full attendance is desired. parties from Uleveianq report a large number of birds in that part of the county. Mr. J. P. Harper is expected in to-day from Kentucky with a car load of hogs. A little child of Mr. J. W. B. Yost, of Yost, this county, died several days sine. If you want a real bargain in shoes, see the new line we are opening to-day. Burt Shoe Co. Mr. John Manly, who has -been on the sick list for several, weeks, is back at his place at Kluttz's store. A "candy pulling" will be given at Mrs. Jones' at Spencer, to night, A number of young peo ple will be present. Mr. R. W. Price's meat market is established in his new place ; of business on the corner of Main and Council streets. His many friends are glad to see Mr. J. M. Maupin out again. He has ' been kept at home for some weeks. Fifteen styles of men's fine shoes at $3.00 the pair, worth $4.00, just received-Burt Shoe. Co. Kluttz' & Rendleman have a new ad. in the Sun to-dy. They al ways keep an up-to-date line of dry goods and groceries. Mr. Morgan, who formerly clerked at Mr. D. M. Miller's, but has recently been "down on the farm,"- is back at Mr. Miller's for a few days. A special train was sent to Gold Hill this morning after Mr.-Bacon, of New York, who was brought up in time to take the fast mail for his home, ' The Albemarle Enterprise says of a former Salisburian, Mr. W. J. T. Robinson is a erood marks man as well as a barber. He bagged 63 birds one day last week while out with another party. Mr. Jim Sloan, who has been acting policeman, fell over some steps at a dark place in the street last night and was painfully hurt. There were no serious injuries but Mr. Sloan was bruised up consid erably. 4 Mr. J. B. White, who. . has been here for the past six months con structing the electric light plant leaves for Winston the first of next week. His work here has been received by a committee of the aldermen and the plant is con sidered one of the best in the State. Mortgage of $5,000,000. The Raleigh Post says possibly the largest mortgage even given in North Carolina was recorded with the register of deeds of "Wake county yesterday. It was the trust deed authorized by the stockholders of the Raleigh & Gaston railroad Wednesday last in favor of the Continental Trust Company of Baltimore, to secure an issue of $50,000,000 first consolidated mortgage. It required $3,520 in war stamps to legally put the mortgage on record. Fifty $50 stamps and two 10 cent stamps were used. The amount received by the coun ty for recording the'mortgage was only $27, a (mere bagatelle when compared with the tariff paid the government. The. railroad paid the county $23.50 for registration of the document and $3.50 for probation and seal certificates. ' To the Public. I want -to let the people who suffer from rheumatism and sciati ca know that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved me after a number of other medicines and a doctor had failed. It is the best liniment I Iiave ever known of. J. A. HDodgen, Alpharetta, Ga. Thous ands have been cured of rheuma tism by this remedy. One appli cation relieves the pain. Fof sale by James Plummer, Druggist. COMING AND GODIG. Brief items About Salisburians and Their Friends. . . Mr. G. R. Sprinkle spent yes terday in Charlotte. Miss Lollie Graeher, of Rowan, is visiting at Mr. L. J. ' Foils, at Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. W. G. Watson returned this morning from Coocord where she had been visiting. Mr. Dan Robinson, who has been here visiting, returned to Winston this morning. Mr. W.. D. Meachem was here this morning returning from Kin- ston where he was called by the sickness of an uncle. Miss Margaret Fisher, of Mt. Pleasant, arrived in the city this morning and will visit her sister, Mrs. Frank S. Brown, near here. Mrs. W. W. Gales, who was called here by the serious illness of her mother who disd before she reached Salisbury, returned to Bristol, Tenn., this morning. Mrs. C! J. Bingham who trav els for the Fleischman Yeast Com pany, arrived in the city this morning from Charlotte and will remain here until Sunday night when she will return . to that city and resume her duty. Mr. Fletcher Smith has returned from his commercial Southern tour, and left Wednesday night for New York, accompanied by his niece, Miss Fay Brown, of Concord, N. C. They will return in May with Mrs. Fletcher Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Rulfs and child arrived in the city last night from Wilmington. Mr. Rulfs is preparing to open a shoe store in a room in the Hedrick building and is to-day superintending the plac ing of the store fixtures. Lorenzo Brown, colored, who was in jail at Greenville - awaiting execution January 26 for rape, made his escape Monday night, cutting a hole through the jail wall. It is believed he had help from a negro boy employed about the jail. This is Brown's second escape, he having been captured in La Grange the first time. A wagoner had camped in Mr. Amos Biles' yard on Monday night and left a burning fire be hind. The little children were playing around the fire on the following morning, when the clothes of 3-year-old Letha Biles caught, seriously burning her be fore her mother could reach her. She died early Monday morning from the effects of the burns. Stanly Enterprise. Tuesday Mr. Jno. C. Wads- worth's horse ran away, throwing Aleck Spencer, the negro driver, violently to the ground near the Odell store. It was a hard fall he had on the rough street and he was badly hurt internally. On Wed nesday night he died., Concord Standard. : North Wilkesboro Hustler says: "The old residents say that they do not remember of ever having seen ice hauled through dust until last week. Such was the ease, however. The dust was at least an inch deep in the roads, and in getting to and fro the ice wagons raised a dust that reminded us of one of the hot days of August. A fresh batch of Smoked Ox Tongue at Jackson's to-day. 25 per cent, discount on all capes. uaronna Kacset. For Rent. -The Lutheran par sonage to suitable party. Apply to A. W, AVinecoff, See notice of sale Carolina Racket. of capes at J. I. Bevry, Loganton, Pa., writes, "I am willing to take my oath that X was cureds of pneumo nia entirely by the use of Ono Minute Cough Cure after doctors failed. It also cured my children of whooping cough. "Quickly re lieves and cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and throat and lung troubles. Children all like it. Mothers endorse it. James Pluin mer. '