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SALISBURY, N. , "MONDAY, FVENING, ' SEPTEMBER 10,. 1900'.:
V0L VIII.
'"NO. S '
v T-r A lii v t t I A II I t 1 ' NZi rt I - r I Ifcar' I iVJ- I . I 1 I I I I T H
COLORED FIREL1EN.
11TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Tournament Thia Week The Eaces
" and Prizes.
The eleventh Annual Conveu-
tion of the North Carolina State
Firemen's Association (colored)
convenes in the court house in
Salisbury to- morrow morning.
There is prospects of a large at
tendance upon the convention and
tournament. !
The program as given by the
officials, but subject to change, s
published below: "
TUESDAY.
Reception of delegates and .visit
.ing firemen." "
9:30, a. m. CJonvention called to
order by the president.
Prayer.
Address of Welcome.
Response.
Reading of Constitution and By
- Laws. .
Annual address of President.
Object of Association. - . "; '
WEDNESDAY.
9:00 a. m. Hand Engine Con
test. 4: p. m. Hose Reel Contest. .;
THURSDAY.
9:00 a. m. ! Hook - and Ladder
Contest !
10:00 a. m. j Wheelbarrow con
test. .
Potato Race.
Sack Race.
Individual Foot Race.
3:00 p. m. ! Cirab Reel Contest.
4:00 p. m. j Championship con
test. .
WILL NOT VOLUNTEER.
Would-Be Soldiers Can Not go to For
. to Rico, Says Capt. Vance.
-r ;.Eight youn muxt ;of thei city
' r contemplated volunteering in Un--cle
Sam's army-in Porto Rico, but
V they have given up the idea.
Capt. Vance, in charge of the
recruiting officers in this State,
wrote the boys Saturday that no
volunteers were wanted for Porto
Rico and that he could not assure
them that they could all get in the
same company. So the boys will
remain at home.
To Open a Feed Store.
Mr. J. P. Harper, the well
known horse man of Tennessee,
will open a feed store in the new
brick building, now being erected
by Mr. E. K. James, adjoining
his livery stable, on Inniss street.
The store house is expected to
be completed in about a month,
when he will commence business.
Furniture Factory for China Grove.
A gentleman from China Grove
in the city tp-day, tells us that a
furniture factory is in view for
that place is well under way. .
Dr. Ramseur, he says, is fyead
of the enterprise and it is expected
that enough j capital will soon bt
raised to organize a company. J
Harried.
At the residence of Mr. Jno.
' Beard, Sept. 9th, Jacob H. Eury
and Miss Maggie Sheets by Jno.
lieard, Esq. Mr. Eury is from
Concord; MissSheets from Rowan.
Sunday School Celebration. '
Vance Mill Sunday schools will
have f. celebration on Friday, Sep
tember 14, and all Sunday schools
are invited to come and bring bask
ets. Come one, come all, and let
us have a good time together and
enjoy the day with each other as in
times of old.
Hon. John S, Henderson and
John M. Julian and" Others will
speak ofllro -occasion. i
- nt i'O.'A. Nash, Supt.
tis t i s1:t Lee Dearman. Asst. Sunt.
Special sale of umbrellas and
Mrs. R. J. Barringer can ac
commodate a few more gentle
men boarders, Inniss street.
- i
For Rent 4-room cottage, near
depot WhitIockiSKainey7s store
E AMES HERE.
Night from Arizona to
Spend
a Month or so.
Mrl E. Eatoes arrived last night
from Arizona and -will spend
month or so here and at New Lon
don, i
Mr. Eamea is interested in min
ing in Arizona and the experiences
he relates to friends are very; inter
esting. L . J '
On the wav. home Mri Eames
ran into a wrtion of the storm
that has done so much work of de
vastation on the ffulf coast, but
the train he was on did not suffer
any serious damage. 4 .
Mr. ; Frank Lloyd was left m
charge of thel mines by Mr. Eames.
Mr. Lloyd, like Mr. Eames, is
much in lovp rwith his adopted
home in Arizona.
PASTORS' ASSOCIATION.
Met
This Morning Dr. Pearson s
' i Letier Discussed, f
-The Pastors' Association met at
ten o clock
his
morning
at "Dr.
Rumple's stuy -
i
XL. was fiaeriiiiiietiio jijxu wnu
the erection of the tatrnacle, and
since Dr..Pfciron cannot! be - with
us it was decided, if possible, to
secure soma
one else to j conduct
In the meantime
the tabernacle is. al-
the meeting
the work on
ready under
Fay,... .- i;-;-: ;;
Dr. Pearson's letter was read at
the meeting
this morning and
there was a general expression of
regret that1
he -Dr. is unable to
come here.
Mrs. Donnelly
.Seriously 111.:
Mr.! J. J
I Donnelly, left last
night for. Clifton Forge;, Va., in
answer to a
message announcing
that Mrs. Donnelly was seriously
ill at that place. .Mrs,; Donnelly
bs'l-bcca Viwiijr-iu VcsCV'irginia.
and wasfc 6n her way homeTwhen
she" was taken sick and had to
leave the tra
n at Clifton Forge.
Will Soon Be Organized
A council bf J. O. U; A. M.
will probably soon be organized
at St Paul's
church, foijr and a
half miles
in tne country, a
meeting was
held Saturday night
member wa lacking
and only- one
to secure a warrant. It is thought
it will be but a short while before
a council can
oe organizep uero.
Banner Societies.
The Womi
an's Missionary So-
ciety of St,
John's Church, this
city, was tne banner society of
the N. C.
Lutheran" synod, as
shown by r
eports at the recent
meeting of
ties, j The
St. John's
f:he missionary socie-
was also the banner
children's sd
ciety of the ! synod.
!
Mr. Brown to?
go North.
Mri Frank R. Brown J
buyer for
northern
Reid's, leaves for the
markets td-night.
Mr. Brown will stop in Balti
more Philadelphia andjNew York
and will make a short, visit to
friends in iew Jersey.
Building Repainted.
The building occupied by Mrs.
B. D. Hurley, - milliner.' and Mr.
Williams' nicycle shop j on Fisher
street, has been repainted, adding
greatly to i
s appearance.
League To-night.
The Epwbrth League meets to
night in regular weekly meeting
at the Methodist churcru
Carriage
and Buggy Any one
wishing a r ice street carriage or a
nice horse imd buggy 4an get it by
phoning n e at my house, phone
Uo. ! i J . V . JjAKRLNGER, J r.
3 , .
Poisonous tqadsoolsj resembling
mushroom
s have caused
fre-
quent deaths this year.
Be
only the gehufne. . Ub-
ask : for beyitt's Witch Hazel
oaive. j.aere are poisonous coun
terfeitsJeiWitt's is th'e only origi
Hazel Salve. It is a
safe and certain cure for piles and
all skin diseases. James Plum
mer.
MR" R
Arrived Last
TWO FIELDS' MINSTRELS. 1
Only a Part of Al Fields' Compaiy
in Salisbury.
There are two Al. G. Fields?
minstrels in the State. Wednes-
day night one played" at Danville,'j
the other in Charlotte. Thursday
one - was in Raleigh, the other
Martinsville. Friday one was in
Asheville, the. other in -Winston.
Al. G. Fields was with the compa
ny that played ; in Charlotte and
Asheville. He did not come here.
Winston Journal.
The papers at Raleigh, Charlotte
and Asheville, where Fields' main
compariy'appeared, were high in
praise of the performance. The
Salisbury public was left to be
lieve that this was the company to
appear here to-night and the sale
of reserved seats has been very
good seats selling for $1.
The band which v appeared on
Lthe struets "at noon played good
music and the minstrel will prob
ably be as good as the average run
of minstrels but-it is "not Al G.
Fields great minstrels and the
public need not -go expecting to
see Fields. . -
MR. W0RTHAM PROMOTED.
Appointed Foreman of Seima Friends
Extend Him Best Wishes. .
Mf.J. O. Wortham has been
appointed foreman at Selma, N.
C, for the Southern Railway to
take the place of Mr. Brown, who
succeeds Mr. Sidel at Spencer
Mr. Wortham came to Spencer
from Virginia about three years
ago. Since then he has worked
about one year for. the S.r A. L;
at Portsmouth, Va. - V i
Mr. - Wortham is one of the
Southern's most comnetant and
popular machinists. c
He gaes - to h:3-nc u:L:cn
with the liest "wishes, bf - his many"
friends at Spencer,' and in Salis
bury. ; . , '
ALONG FALL.
Mr. Myers
Falls Down
Gold Hill.
a Shaft at
Mr. Willi Myers fell down a
shaft at Gold Hill Saturday even
ing, falling a distance of nearly
100 feet He was bruised up con
siderably his ankle and knee
were broken and a iaw bone
broken in two places. ;
A phone message from Gold
Hill this afternoon states that Mr.
Myers is resting very well.
Union Picnic Thursday.
The Sunday schools of Bethel
and St. Paul, in the county, will
have a union picnic at Woodside
Thursday. The members of both
schools anticipate a pleasant time
clambering ; over the adjacent
quarries, and Jin other social
amusement.!
A basket dinner will be spread.
Moving.
Frank Glover will move soon
into his new house on East Inniss
street. "
J. T. Harrison has moved into
the house on Council street below
Mr. J. A. Mahaley's.- 1
House for rent Apply to A. S.
Heilig.
For Sale Eagle bicycle, near
ly new, two repeating rifles and
two complete graphophone out
fits. Call on or address R. Peeler,
Excelsior Studio, Salisbury, N. C.
Notice Fine opening for sever
al boys and young men who wish
to learn a good business. Apply
at Salisbury Hosiery Mtlls.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, N. C, will be in Salisbury,
at Central Hotel, on Friday, Sep
tember 21st, for one day only.
His practice is limited to Eye,
H.ar, JNose anu lnroat
Wilkinson's Matchless Mineral
Water guaranteed cure for Dys
pepsia, Indigestion, Catarrh, Kid-
ney anu oKin uiseases &cts. per
bottle or six (6) bottles for $4 at
W, H. Huff's store.
You can spell cough, coff, caugh,
kauf , kaff, kough, or kaugh, but
the only harmless remedy that
quickly cures it is One Minute
WORK. 0 vYSTORlX
3r
GALVESTON
WORSTr
SUFFERER-
Ths West - India ' Hurricane Leaves
Death and 'Dijtruclibn in its .
' 'Pftthuur -'is V Mod-' : ,
",ies VTr-'t ashoreJ - v 4
special ...tccjaily; sun;
. -t .i. - v ' .
The Westinduia . storm, "'-whichJ
has been blowing for several days,-
reached the gulr coast of lexas
Saturday and : wjebught great dam
age to. Galvestofli and . surround
ing country, , thousands of lives.
being lost in Galyeston alone. " ;- ",
New. York beptlOi A . special
to the World frpi Austin.,. Tex.
says 5,000 lives are, jiow believed
to have been lost?ri the West India
hurricane. . Property - damaged at
Galveston is jplacef at teti -million
dollars The de?truption of the
rice and cotton crops atnount : to
five million dollars:" ' - "
Governor1 payers f admits- that
his estimate-'telegraphed "at- raid-
night of three -it n-cand - uead at
Galveston may
Qay tel oniy half-of the
. -V
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terrible story.
At midnight, ttvelve "hundred
bodies haJ"washeT ashore at v-Vir
ginia Point .Stea'ers-laden with
water and'physiciaasnof t Houston
at day breik for GatVesonk "C'
1 1 !
nunareu were aiuwneaiyi
druwnedUyid ten
minion dollars worm tdi
if -i n ' ' . 'mi t
Eroprt7j
destroyed. "
. Nqt K builliijg4?e
-puamage. . A bath houses
on the beach were destroyed and
their attendants drowned.
The Seely hospital was destroy
ed and most of the patients were
drowned.
The Ball high school and Rosen
berg school are in ruins and many
who took refuge in ; them were
ost . ; . v-7 ; ::.,'., '..": -
Eight big steamships' in port
were wrecked,
All three of the railroad bridges
and all county bridges Vere swept
away and their keepers and famil
ies drowned.
The loss of life is appalling, the
entire island submerged. Water
is eight feet deep in Tremont
avenue at probably -".the highest
point in the city. I ,
Dallas, Tex. Sept. 10. From
six nundred to a thousand, were
killed and the city almost ruined;
the wharf front is gone and every
ocean steamer stranded; death and
destruction are on every hand,
with a money loss that cannot be
estimated now, as the result of the
hurricane at Galveston. Estimates
vary between the figures named,
but the accurate count of .the dead
is impossible and the real number
killed by the storm will never be
known.
From Tremont to P.' street
thence to the beach not a vestage
of a residence is left: The steam
ship, Alamo, lies on top of Mallo-
ry wharf and a big English steam-
er, cotton laden, was driven
ashore at Texas City. Other ves
sels are aground in various parts
of the bay and some are hopeless
ly wrecked.
Austin, Sept 10. After twen
ty-six hours of isolation a brief
communication with Galveston was
had late last night by a messen
ger, landed on the mainland by a
schooner which braved the waves.
The messenger brought infor
mation that the total number of
lives lost was fully fifteen hun
dred and most of the residences
washed away. The business part
of the city is still standing though
many buildings were badly dam
aged. The scene of death and
destruction were horrible to wit
ness. '
De WittVLfttlef irjy Risers are
promptrpalatatbfe, "pleasant, pow
erful: purifying little pills." James
Houston, . Sept. 10.- YUdiUoiiHorthirnoticS! ti' -
rv , u ' 4i t-Orur.timo!a:VeloJli4.
STRIKE NOTONJ -
Coal , Worbtrs. in Pennsylvania Con
v - 'tlnue at Their Posts.
: " ;sbecia to daily sun.
W.ilkesbarre, Penn. Sept 10.
InateatUpf : being' tied up by the
strike' as-expected the " mines
throughout Jhe anthracite 1ion
frere working ihis mornmgJev
eral thousand men had taken -out
their -jtoolturday night expect
Log a stride hilt they to-daj' obeyed
f3 orders, Of their : leaders''and re
;:: J to work',1 -
ABOUT- THI3 rClTTi
OneratBummaryr crXccal ;Happeni
-:-?inj Inland About Salisbury;
t - rV ''5.; v -fc-".- '"
sick with fever is'abia to be o(5t
Mr. . B4- Q. ; Pearson' "' as 1 taken
."Que"ien.4tftoy;!3 Boe f qr wo
men TeprjbtbheVfc art n
CoVT 'Chmjlirdveii : has 1 V n dfs-
sbl ed vi gee notic(.thspLi b.S.
:' -LatliesJA gloves is ifEatJJS"
lvdspeaksf-m Itd-y;
jf -f'y c-i': V u Vj
Everyvbtnau in JSalisl . y should
read iX&CJ i?: .:
.AnmbreHa -tosl Vf the
jUiiw-fbar berr shoDast . vc
0'nercaiClget? samev -By ; ying
galf
U: a'Jiu mmerSlr. wif r'mat .
j - --.v. - - . "
other. l 3.50 shoe ''&vi, ha
seen.
Burt i .o Co. - '"
the" " agency for .the" celebrated
"Mundell School Shoe" and carry
a full and up-to-date line.
Mr. Bed Cauble was taken sick
yesterday and for a while was in a
critical condition. ' A physician
was called in and Mr. Cauble was
soon relieved. -
Mr. Henry Shaw has been su
perintending the remodeling and
repairs atjMr. T. H. Vanderford's
nouse on: Jbuiton street. -The
house has been much improved by
the work done.
The Robert F. Hoke chapter U.
D. C. will meet at Mrs. T. B,
Beall's on Wednesday afternoon
at 6 o'clock. This is an import
ant meeting.and all the members
are requested to be present.
Mr. Livengood Hurt.
Mr. H; S. Livengood one of the
carpenters at the Southern shops
while at work on a box car to-day
slipped and fell, his chest falling
across a; cast Dumper knocking
him senseless for awhile and bruis
ing him considerable, , He was up
town this afternoon
to have a
physician attend him.
Mr. McNeely' s Reputation.
The Mooresville Enterprise,
speaking of the new Bank of
Mooresville, mentioned last week,
say 8 of Mr. McNeely, at present
assistant cashier of the Salisbury
Savings Bank:
Mr. Clarence P. McNeely, 'the
cashier, is a home boy whom we
all know, and who has won for
r f -
himself an enviable reputation in
the handling of monies and collat
eral which has placed him in the
responsible and trusted position he
now holds . and which will bring
him to us again.
For Sale 100 bushels clean
Seed Rye J. M. Harrison,
1 Mill Bridge, N. C.
j Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life of iov. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cures, them, -also Old Run
ning and: Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils. Felon, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises. Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands' Chilblains. Best Pile cure
on earth. Drives out Pains and
AchesJ Only 25c a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Theo. F
fcluttz & Co., druggists.
8dddenr.serioUs!yMlili8mbri
Mundell's schqphpes are "for.
$ale "at PeteTs6n liulf s. ? See
their" new; Iid4iL'ihi8:!p'ape';''-"'
MURPHY TUND OVER.
In Bond of $250 Preliminary Hear-
ing This Morning-.;
"George Murphy charged with
assaulting Jhis uncle, Mr. G. W.
Wright, wasgiven a preliminary
hearing before Mayor Lord ivis
morning" at 10 o'clock? - S t
Mr. L: S. . Overman appeared
for the prosecution and Mr. Kerr
Craige appeared for the defendant.-
;..- . '
Therje were three cases assault
with deadly .weapon, carrying a
concealed weapon7 and - assaulting
Mrs."Wright. In th,e last named
case a nol pros was -taken, there
being no evidence that Murphy hit
Irs. - Wright. Examination ' was
waived in the carrying concealed
weapon case ancKhe' hearing was
on the assault with ileadlyweapon.
Dr. Flippin and Mr. Farmerwere
examined on the part of the prose
cuticm and Murphy took thestand
for himself, v ', i ri-v v-.; ;
The mayor required ;af bon,d. of
$25. ; A. bond of 25l?was re
quiretl. in the - case; of vs carrying
concealed" weapon. j Both- bonds
were given. : : - V
A Robbery.- ? t - -V - '
Mr.' W. H. Owens, who lives
on Chestnut HUlp-.was robbed "of
$1? .75 omer lime yesterday, Mr.-
-0 y8-u
drPve
Mr. Rowan O
out to see his- uricle,
i wens, six mile? from
the .city, during the day. Return
ing late in the afternoqu ho came
by his home to'get money to pay
for his team and found his room
land.trunk. -:open and his. money
gone Ie.says - He lef t hisjcxiom
Ibcked but. that it was opened ' in
his absetfcevL He. has anidea
the. thief -is, "he says, :hnatr has- bo
positive yidencefof he; par tyvctV
Mr. Wright's Child Dead.
Thomas Milton Wakefield
Wright, infant of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Wright, died this
morning at 11:15 'o'clock, after
being seriously ill for two months.
The little one's age was ten months
and six days.
The funeral will be conducted
from the Baptist church to-morrow
afternoon 4:30 o'clock and the
interment made in the Salisbury
cemetery. Pallbearers are Clar
ence McNeely, James McCorkle,
Harry Uzzle and Mr. Tucker.
Playing Cards on Sunday.
Several officers formed1 a sur-
prise party yesterday morning.
In the wee sma' hours they tum
bled in a window and surprised a
number of white men playing
poker. v
No money was in sight and there
was no charge of gambling, but
the men were violating a law by
playing on Sunday and bonds were
required of them. The city
treasury was considerably en
riched by the bonds as the men
never came up for trial.
Help the Firemen.
Donations left at the Sun office
or at Mr. C. H. Swink's will be
properly used towards defraying
the expenses of the colored fire
men's tournament )
- The grand stand to be used at
the races of the tournament was
built to-day in front of Mr. T. P.
Johnston's, on Main street. The
race track is the same used by the
white firemen several years ago.
For Sale Second-hand
riage; apply at Sun office.
car-
No Doubt
You are tired of hearing about
discounts on hammocks, so Buer
baum procured something entire
ly new. Souvenir Cnma, genuine
carlsbad, strictly for "souvenirs,
in prices ranging from fifteen
cents to one dollar, handsomely
decorated three Salisbury views,
the court house, the Presbyterian
church and the monument at the
Federal cemetery. No trouble to
show the goods. They are in
cake plates, plates, bread and
butter saucers, trays, match safes,
stamp cases, sugar and creams,
vaces, jewelry cases, bonbons,
hair receivers, etc.
Buerbaum has slso a full line
of plain white granite crockery on
hand, full line, reasonable prices.
THE TAX RETURNS.
ROWAN'S TAXABLE PROPERTY.
The Number and Value of Land,
Stock, Etc. r-
The totals of the tax returns
as summed up in Register of
Deeds Woodson's office show some
interesting facts about the county. '
From these jeturns we get the fol- .
lowing items:
-There are 3655 white polls and
912 colored polls.
Number of acres of land 313
265; value of land $1,950,059.
-Value of mineral, quarry and
timber lands $5,650. .
Number of town lot? 2,417;
value of town lots $1,386755..
Number of horses 3,949; value
of horses $153,198.
Number of mules 2,06S; value
of mules $76,801.
- Number of jacks and jennies 13; .
value $526.
Number of goats 93; value $87.
Number of cattle 8,031; value
$74,589. . .
Number of hogs 10,233; value -
$25,118.
Number of sheep 1,786; value
$1,763.
Value of farming utensils $oS,-
538. - '
Value of mechanics tools $5,-
881. r-
VaTue of .household and kitchen
furniture $136,802.
. Value of provisions $24,o02.
Valued of lirearms' $5,824. .
Valua of libraries $7,229. '
i aiue of- scientific instruments
$7,322.
Money bu hand $128,697.
Solvent credits $423,035.
' Value of cottbn $19,843.
t Value of tobacco $26. . ;
CV"aluo of brandy and w hiskey
$o,ir2. ---- v
"Value qf musical instruments
$28,753. "'V ''
Number of bicycles 361 ; value ,
4,2S5.: r
- Value of plated and silver ware
$2,335. '
Value of watches and jewelry
$14,770.
Value of all other personal prop
erty $918,729.
Aggregate value of real anu per
sonal property, white, $5,327,475.
Colored, $161,986. ;
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Who Come and go and Get
Their Names in Print.
Will Steele, of Charlotte, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. Geo. Beaver, returned to.
Cooleemee to-day.
Dr. W. W. McKenzie went to
Black Mountain this morning.
Mr. W. G. Patterson, of China
Grove, was in the city this morn
ing. .
Sam Murr, of Concord, was
here Saturday night on his way to
Richmond to work. - !
Mrs. Martha Trott and Mr. and
Mrs. S. R. Lentz returned to ,
Charlotte this morning.
Miss Carrie Peacock left this
morning for Mt. Pleasant to enter
Mont Amjena Seminary.
Mr. G. H. Weddington came over
this morning from China Grove
and spent part of to-day in the
city.
Miss Agnes Dunlap, of Nor
wood, was here this morning on.
her way to Greensboro to attend
school.
Mr. J. E. Hennessee's fami ly
returned this morning from the
mountains where they spent the
summer.
Miss Mary Seaford, of Davie
county, is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Workman, on east
Council street
Julian Busby returned Saturday
night from Asheville. He leaves
in about ten days for-Richmond to
enter the1 University Medical
School.
Mrs. Jim Day vault, of Concord,
spent yesterday in the city with
Mrs. Rhodes Guffy, who is quite
sick. Mrs. Dayvault is a sister to
Mr. Guffy.
The emergency bags sent by a
church society to Kansas soldiers
in the Philippines contained
among the necessities a box of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the
well known cure for piles, inju
ries and skin diseases. The ladies
took care to obtain the original
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
knowing that all the counterfeits
are worthless. James Plummer.
Cough Cure. James Plummer.
. ; '. ''.!