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YOUNG'S Drug store
Pure "Drugs. 'Tins Perfume.
1 Toilet Articles, Stationery.
We Guarantee : Personal At
tention to Prescriptions; Only the
Purest Druga Used; Lowest Prices.
Quality Considered. ' .
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JUST RECEIVED
a big lot of country bams,
and genuine' Mountain
Buckwheat.
at - THEO. ATWELL.
WEATHER FORECAST: Fair,continued co'd tonight and Wednesday, freezing temperature
Larger circulation than any other paper ever published in Salisbury.
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SALISBURY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1901.
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TO ASK FOR ELECTION. 10CAL
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I General
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOB
COUNTY ROADS.
ings in and About the City.
The Commissioners Decided Yesterday
to Ask For Authority to Order Elec
tion. Other Business Transacted.
our readers.
The count v commisssioners at
' their regular monthly meeting
yesterday transacted the following keeping
business: V . -"
The bond of II ' C. 'Kenerley was
read, filed and approved.
A letter was read from Mr. J.
1. Uarson in regard to securing.
the adoption of a son of Mrs.
Moose, who is in the county home.
Chairman McCubbiris was author
ized to consult with the county at
tornev and see 11 trie children can
be bound. !,
On motion Frank Smith was ex
erupted from poll tax for the past f confined
OTS AROUBD SALISBURY, j YADKIN TRA1IJ ROCKED
coinHG AKD comG. BURNED TO DEATH. ms- h PRESIDEI1T WORRIED
Summary of Local Happen-
Father.
tho
Joseph
has been
grip for several
! Rev.
sick with
days.
I Kluttz & Rendleman will have a
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new ad In tomorrow's Sun. Look
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out for it.
I THE OFFENDER CAUGHT AND PUT
IN JAIL.
His Name is Leander Teal -and He
Hails From 8outh Carolina. JBound
Over to Court.
The second train rocking n this
The Burt Shoe Company is still county within four days occurred
things humming. See 1 yesterday near Woodside when a
y ourighegro man threw a rock
the Yadkin train The rock broke
interest a glass and narrowly missed hitting
Mr. Harry DaUon.! Miss Lindsay,
lot of th
their new ad,
William Teiser has a jiew ad in
todays Sun, "which will
j Women's house-slippers, a
People Who Are Biding on the Cars;
This nontn
Dr. F. J. Murdoch went South
this morning. . "
W: H. Miller is confined to his.
room with the grip. '
Harry Dal ton spent yesterday
afternboon at Gold Hill.
E. G. Buchanan of Charlotte,
was in the city last night. ,
Train'Mastsr Koval. of Ashe
villewas in the city today. ,
Mrs. Louise D. Wine, of Wash
mgton City, is visiting her sister,
LIES. COLE'S HORRIBLE FATE IN
WASHIHGTON,
Demolishes
One of the
Topeka.
A Former Salisbury Lady Burns to
Death in Washington City Eecent-
ilv IfnTAd Thr Tvftm RolUXnnr
o ciock mis morning, ner party
The many friends in Salisbury was fired uPn but none were in"
of Mr. And Mtr. R. Ti. Cnlnwi h jurea one is now nnaer arrest.
Saloons in
OVER THE TALK AEOUT QUEEjS
FUNERAL.
Topeka, Feb. 5. Mrs. Carrie
Nation demolished one of the Explanation Given
finest saloons in ' this city at 6
for the Absence
Of Any American Warship or Fnvoy
At Funeral of Queen Victoria.
Washington, Feb. 5. Much an
noyance is manirested today py
pained to learn ofihe-tragic death AJig crowd is gathering jo thgl the administratioa ovet the efforts
Mr. y . Smithdeal, after being
to his home for some time
year and for the coming two years, with asevere attack of the grip, is
The sheriff was ordered to move able to be out again.
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J. A. Miller, supervisor of roads Burt sb(I store at pric68 that tell
in Morgan townsmp. suomitted ;ui: .r
see the goods.
his report, which was received.
He was ordered to prosecute A.
B Lisk and tf. H. Loftin, who did
not work as required by law.
J. A. Mahal ey reported that the
, property at the pest house was be-
ing destroyed arid carried away.
He was ordered to go to the pest
house, pile up the goods in on"
room and mark ' all the blankets
' etc. y-
f The contract for furnishing sup
plies for the chain gang for the
month of February was awarded
to Wm. Teller.
It was ordered that the county
attorney apply to. - the . leg
islature for the authority for the
commissioners to order an election
at which the voter of Rowan
county shall vote on a' proposition
to isme 200,000 worth of bonds
for better roads.
The committee on rock reported
that sufficient rock could be se
cured on the road to the county
home, and on motion this com
mittee was ordered to see that "the
camp is moved.
Commissioner Kluttz was em
powered to fix up the court house
yard, sow grass and otherwise im '
prove it. Jt was ordered that the
.holding of exhibitions and public
entertainments in this yard be prohibited.
Mr. J
nas mov
a formed
em
he Burt
received at
shoe store today.
Rev. Father Francis of Char
I lotte, is
guest of
l: daughter of the proprietor of 'the
UI in ir:. L.l-l ' Ll ' Mrs. Ii. H nfrnf
Mt. Vernon hotel, was also a pas
senger and the glass flew over her
face. The negro ran but Capt.
Russler grot a glimpse of him and
pending the day here the phoned to Woodside of the affair.
Rev. Father Joseph.
Sheriff Julian immediately author
ized the man's arrest and when he
came in sight at Woodside he was ,
taken in. Deputy Krider went out
I ou - are ' well . dressed it you
wear Seltz Schwabs shoes. Sold
only by Peterson & Rulfs. i
Mrs. Geoi M . 'Murr, who has
been visiting Mrs. F. B. Irvin,
returned to Concord this morning.
Mrs. -Roland Harris, who has
01 tne latter.; m - VVifcSbington JUity I street. -
Saturday' last. ' Mrs. Cole's death
was caused by burning, the flames
that caused the' fatal burns having
come from a gasoline stove. -
Mr. and Mrs. Cole . lived in Sal
isbury for some - time while; Mr.
Cole held a position as operator
with the Southern at Spencer. He
recently . gave up his position to
accept one in the sunerintendflnt'a on account of the
ol mischief masers to Toment in
ternational illfeeling by misrepre:
senting ."the reasonaof .the absence
of the American flag at the funeral
of the Queen and the failure of the
president to send a special envoy
to attend, i . It is stated on the au-
An incident occurred in Salis- thority of . the secretary of the
bury last Friday afternoon which navy with the exeption of one old
has just come to light and which jold ship in the Mediterranean we
desire of the had not a. single naval vessel of
A SIIOOTH ARTICLL
A Bogus Hew York Land Broker Who
uid&t work ilxs Uame.
office at. Washington,to which city parties who were most concerned any sort in the European waters.
he
should
prices
out you
O. Benson, of Conover,
ed to Dunn, where he
for him and placed Jaim in jail. He been spending severaK days with
wa"triea oerore His quire jviurpny ner ..sister, iurs. uook, on iast
this morning: and bound
court in a f 50 bond.
The darkey says he "just pitched
the rock" and didn't intend hurt
ing anyone. ;
moved his family.
SYNOD'S HISTORY.
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nas oeen suppressea. i AH tne rest of our smp3 are m
Last Friday af ternoon , a well 1 Asiatic waters or on this Hemis-
dressed stranger, engaging in con- phere, the nearest point .which
over to Council street, , returned to Con
cord today.
Rev
will put up a mill. Mr. Benson is k
resident Salisbury.
CRESTON CLARKE HERE.
Thought to be Dying.
Vance Lowder, the young man
who has been running on the Yad
kin road and .who has been so low
for some time with pneumonia,
was thought to be dying this morn-,
ing. All hopes for. his recovery
have been abandoned.
Mr. Wyatt May Sell.
Mr. J. T. W yatt (whose news
paper name is Venus), of Faith,
is contemplating selling his curio
sity shop at Faith. In this collec
tion Mr. Wyatt has some of the
most celebrated freaks of nature
and thousands have gone to Faith
to marvel at them. Mr. Wyatt
is corresponding with a New York
gentleman, who; has heard of bis
museum and is anxious to own "it.,
Capt. Coughenour fiesigns.
Capt. W. C. Coughenour, who
has. been trustee for the-'Kesler es
tate, has resigned his charge.
Country Hams, Shred Wheat
Biscuit, Vitos, Wheat . Hearts,
Saratogo Chips, Asparagus, As
paragus Tips, Canned Squash and
Pumpkin at N. P. Murphy. ,
Stick a pin into this fact. If
Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla are
most delicious and go twice as far,
don't it pay to .use them ?
What customers Blue Ribbon
lemon arid vanilla have they hold
and what they haven't they are
after.
Toe delicious flavor of Blue Rih-
4jon lemon and vanilla will be
remembered by the ladies long
After the name of the cheap ex
tracts are forgotten.
The Observer's Correspondent Says it
! ; Is the Beal Thing.
The engagement - of
Clarke and Miss Adelaide
occurs atj
to-night,
touts being the most successful
they hav
e ever played in this city.'
Their popularity
Iished wi
given by
that now
simple
coming
cjr o w d
Mr.
will
most bril
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formances,
rocking trains, which is becom-
ing all too common.
Meroney s opera;
and all indications
Creston
Prince
house
point
has been estab-
th local theatre goers, by
the always excellent performances
them in past seasons, so
but little more than the
Meeting Thursday Night.
The aldermen will meet Thurs
day to consider finally the propos
ed changes in the-Salisbury char
ter. They will also discuss the
proposed school charter with - the
school board at this 'meeting and
both charters will then be sent to
Raleigh for immediate passage by
the legislature. " - t
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Mr. George Lyons Dead?
Mr. George Lyons, who lived
The officers are particularly anx- about a mile from Salisbury, died
ious to break up this lawless act of this morning: after an extended
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illness. In addition to other ail
ments from 1 which he suffered.
Mr. Lyons was paralyzed
I time since.
Deceased was a native of Scot
land and was about 40 years old.
He was engaged in granite cutting
at Woodside when he married
Mrs. Hattie Bringle, r since which
time he has been living near Salis
bury. - '
George H Cox Goes to Wilming
ton to Revise It
Rev. George H. Cox, of
Organ
versation and pleasing in 'manner,
called at a boarding house and j
asked for board. On account" of I
! the crowded r condition of this
house he was referred for lodging
to a neighbor and they were so
would have been impracticable.
The shortness of time is the rea
son giyen for the absence of the
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envoy, it was tnereiore ueemea
best to send Choate a special com-
mission by caoie to act as tne
Church, was in the city this morn
ing; on his way to Wilmington. nlenRed with him that th
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wnere ne, - witn itev. vr. uern- to entertain him. He was left to tive and this was done.
heim, will revise Rev. Cox's his- himself for a short while having
tory of the Lutheran Synod of in the mean time informed his host Mr. Bradley Dead.
JNortn Carolina.. tev. Cox has that ho was a New York real es-
been engaged in the ' preparation tate broker and that he desired
of this history for many months to secure options 'on . property
and has been - painstaking and ac- here. Something prompted the
curate. The history is prepared iftd v nf the house to look for
under the auspices of synod and her watch and it was gone
will be submitted to it at the meet- Likewise a . diamond ring. A
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m;iu iiay. a pumisuiug uoaru phone message was sent for an
willlthen be appointed and the his- officer and the guest seemed to be
tory put in the hands of, the prinj very much disturbed. He assisted
Mr. J. B. Bradley left Saturday
night for Ringgold, Va., in re
sponse to a telegram announcing
the critical illness. Last night a
message was ireceived from the
former stating that his father was
dead. Mr. Bradley's mother died
only a few months since.
oft their
Cldrke
be
announcement
is neeaea to araw . a
ed house. Tonight
and Miss Prince
seen in - one of j their
iant and successful per-
"The Last of this
Race,:" JVir. Clarke appearing as
Loris Cardel and Miss Prince as
!
Neuville, characters in
which they are seen to particular
advantage, assuring a performance
well be called a notable
theatricals at the opera
Salis-
ln
that may
event in
house.
The company arrived
bury lastJnight.
The Raleigh correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says of the
play: .-I.:-'-'. . I. ,,; ' . ;
The performance given here by
Creston Clark last Saturday even
ing was one of the very finest! ever
given in Raleigh. This is the com
ment of all who saw it. It l is a
real pleasure to command such a
play and
the "real
s'uch players. They fare
thing."
marriage
P. Swicegood, of Salisbury. The
bride is to be Miss Flora Brigh
ton of Safannah.Cbar lotte N
left chin,
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Mrs. Williams to Wedding.
Mrs. Henry AVilliaras leaves to
night for Savannah to attend the
of her brother, Mr. S.
ews.
Malone Yet at Large. -
Sam Malone, the murderer of
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Dillard Cox, is stilf"at large al
though the authorities have been
making every effort , to capture
him. Malone has a gash on his
cut' while
Both the
where he was
ma row; last wees.
murdered man and the murderer
had done
ty chain gang
time on the Rowan coun-
No mobs groyea in the pathway
of Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla
extracts, j They have the friend
ship of t le ladies, who appreciate
and demand the best and they are
bound tawing
Photographs at Reduced Prices.
All work guaranteed 'first-class
give satisiaction. i wir
e from 50c. . to $5.00 per
and to
prices ai
dozen.
Excklsiou Studio.
Between Public Square ancfpost
omce, oalisbury, si. C.
Rev- Xingle's Call.
r It is learned that the congrega
tion "of "the Tir&t:Plesby terian
church of Montgomery, Ala , has
to issue a -call to Rey
of
tersj
Heed a" New JaiU- .. V' ?
'I was glad to see; the article in
the Sun yesterday in regard to the decided
county jail," said one of Salis
bury's prominent citizens this
morning. "It is a shame that the
insane should be crowded up in M,r.jLingle is well-known through-
dark, narrow cells with a lot of out this section, especially in Con-J
criminals. It is wrong, too, to cord and Charlotte, as well as
crowd prisoners like cattle in a Salisbury, and is considered one
box car. ; I am glad the matter is of the ablest of the younger
being agitated and hope it may be ministers in the Southern Presby
productive of good results." : tenan Church.- ?He is at present
on a leave of absence from his
The Thurman W. C T. TJ. charge at Dal ton, Ga., filling th
ine lnurman woman's Ajnris- cnair oi neorew in union xneo
tian Temperance Union (colored) logical Seminary, Richmond, V
of Salisbury, will, on the 7th of fin place of Dr. Walter W.Moore,
Thursday Wight. - . . 1 - r
All Salisbury is looking f or-
work to the production of the
Old Maid's Convention, which
iL . . . , ' . . will be seen here Thursday night, to add that he
this county, and appointed a com- s. m, - . . u. u . u
J 4. i H , . 7th imst. The many amusing thought that he
March, celebrate its fifth anniver
sary. ; ; :
; Having for its aim the protection
of tho home, ; the abolition of the
liquor system, and the I triumph of
Christ's Golden Rule ( in custom
and in law, the organization is
gratified at the prospect of an
election giving to the citizens the
option of saloons, no j saloons or
the dispensary, and prays that
there will be no compromise by
the dispensary. ' x !
The pastors of the city are in
hearty co-operation with the W.
C. T. U. A special temperance
sernion will be preached on each
of the next four Sabbaths by the
pastors, taking it by turns at their
respective churches. ' At the end
of this time there will be held a
general mass temperance; meeting
at one of the churches.
Tools Stolen, i " "
: Mr. W. B. Howard had part of
his mechanics tools stolen from
his shop s in the Davis & Wiley
bank building last week. " His
loss is about $5.
Ladies storm
at Reid'8.
rubbers 39c pair
' You have to pay a trifle more
far Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla
than for cheap extracts, but therms
lots of ! satisfaction in using s the
best made. - !: t ' 1
: Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla
extracts have brought lots of pleas
ure to housekeepers; who delight
in serving perfect desserts.
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: The king of sewing machines is
the. White. It can be bought of
D.V. Snider for 25 per cent, less
than the regular price.
who is devoting the year to the
twentieth century endowment fund
movement, says the Salisbury cor
respondent of the Charlotte Ob
server, r-,.-: -V ' r ,
Righton-Swicegood. - . '
Tomorrow at 12 o'clock Mr. S.
Preston Swicegood, ;of this city,
and Miss Florence Righton, of
Savannah, Ga. , ! will be married.
The ceremony will take place at
12 o'clock at the . home of the
bride's parents, M r,t: and Mrs.
Henry Y. Righton.
Mr. Swicegood is in the em
ploy of the Southern "at Norfolk
and is one of the rising young
men in the railroad service.7
His bride has vfsiffeW ' here and
is well and favorably Uhown. ''' '
LUFSEY'S ADVERTISEMENT
Some have the idea .that thev
will have to make a purchase to
morrow to register for a chance at
our free, picture. It is a mistake
We will be glad to sell you; but
you can register whether you buy
anything or not. -The Picture is
free, absolutely free I in : every
sense of the word . It is a present
to one of our friends. As we can't
give it to everyone we take our
present mode of presenting it.
See our
at Reid's.
$1.25 black underskirt
- The delicious flavor of desserts
made with Blue Ribbon lemon and
vanilla extracts may draw the or
ator's eloquence, the poet's verse
or the philosopher's prof ound con
clusions. . .
If your grocersells Bine Ribbon
lemon and vanilla extracts it in
sures him To Haveand to Hold"
your rdersftor'flavorfng'extracts.
scenes, tne bnsnt sayings,
comical situations all go to make
up such an interesting farce come
dy as; the people of Salisbury sel
dom ee. The fact that this come
dy is to be produced ; by local tal
ent makes it all the more interest
ing, i
in a search for the missing jewelry
and guessed as. to where it might
be found. It was v found exactly
where he thought" it ; would be.
He was to return to that home
again that night but it is needless
did not. It is
is a professional
the crook traveling with Barlow
Mr. Tiernan Here.
Say;s( Theo. Kluttz in his Ob
server correspondence: Mr. Stan
ton Tiernan, who is with the Ko
hinoor Copper Mining Company,
near High Point, is at home for
the day. A Charlotte firm is en
gaged! in building a concentrator
for this company. The "shipment
of orej has already been begun and
the outlook, for the property is
considered good.
Card of Thanks
Through your paper we want to
express our thanks and apprecia
tion'to our friends and neighbors,
who so kindly remembered us last
night, by giving us a pounding.
As Mr. Higgins has been afflicted
for some time, and as he is ' now,
in a critical r t condition, we ap
preciate the kind , thought of our
friends and neighbors so much. .
Respectfully,
" i - Mks. N. S. Higgins, '
" and Daughter.
Mr. Kesler a Deputy.
Mr. Louis Kesler, one of Provi
dence township's best Democrats
and leading citizens, has been ap
pointed a deputy by Sheriff. J u
lian. I '
Fresh crullers today at A. Par
ker's. C''?- - ' . " '. """. '
( When you need extracts tell
our grocer to send Blue Ribbon
lemon and vanilla something with
an established reputation and a
guarantee with every bottle.
No risk in buying Blue Ribbon
lemon' and vanilla. You can find
bigger bottles but you don't get
the delicious flavor and great
strength Blue Ribbon has.
Seed Oats at J. P. Harper's feed
stores ;
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Brothers minstrels.
A Juror Selected.
New York, Feb. 5: The first
j ur or was r obtained today in the
Kennedy trial for the . murder of
Dolly Reynolds. .
Prof Salisbury Dead. .
New Haven, . February, 5.
Prof. Edward Eldridge Salis
bury, one of the most distinguish
ed philologists in America and for
sixty years , professor of Arabic
and Sanscrit at Yale, died today.
Big Toledo Fire.
Toledo, Feb. 5. The Masonic
temple here was burned last night.
The estimated loss is $150,000.
Armstrong's wholesale grocery,
Mauck's millinery and two smaller
concerns suffered severely.
Hotel Burned.
Binghampon, Feb. 5. -In an
explosion a hotel here was burned
this morning at 5:30 o'clock. At
8 o'clock two dead bodies had been
taken from the ruins. Many
persons were injured. The dead
are 'Harris D. Ste verson and Sid
ney Holland. The in j ured are
I Dorn Darrow and Joseph Reagan.
Thomas Scott, a jockeyy has a
fractured skull, - badly burned,
andmay die. : '
Another arrival of country
hams, finest in town, at A. Par
ker's. r
No other brand of extracts ap
proach Blue Ribbon lemon and
vanilla in delicious flavor and great
streagtb.
What 50 cent will- do. It buys
a large bottle each of Blue Ribbon
lemon and vanilla the equal of any
made at any price.
Hat! Hay!! A No. 1. Deliver
ed at your barn. Phone No. 139.
Geo. Fink.
D. W. Snider, at the I Mansion
house, sells- all makes of sewing
machines at less figure than other
agents. Terms to suit purchasers.
Subsidy Bill Displaced.
Washington, Feb. 5. The sub
sidy bill has - been displaced by a
vote of the lseriate7The District
of Columbia appropriation was
made the regular order.
To Release Ament.
Pekin, Eeb. 5. -j-Minister Conger
has taken prompt action to have
Minister Ament released from
captivity by the French and Ger
man troops. The French and
German ministers are in vestiga
ting the case. They claim he is
held solely as a witness.
Mrs Piatt Seriously 111.
New York, Feb. 5. It is stated
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day
that Mrs. Piatt, wife of. T. C.
Piatt, is seriously ill, her sickness
having taken an -alarming turn.
It is said that her death may be
expected soon.
, The Queen's Will.
London, Feb. 5. The Queen's
will, the provisions of which were
made public today, gives the King
the "royal seats at Balmoral and
Osborne House. It gives the
sum of about seven hundred thou
sand "dollars each to the Duke of
Connaught, Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, ; and Princess
Beatrice. The amount of person
ality was not disclosed but it will
be large.
There is a point where cheapness
ceases to be economy.. Blue Rib
bon lemon, and vanilla extracts are
most delicious in flavor and half
the quantity does the work.
Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla
extracts well deserve trie riigri
compliments paid them by the
ladies.
The first month of the new cen
tury is gone, you may need a dus
ter to sweep . on trie cobwebs leit
by the last century. Turkey
feather dusters "from 25 to CO
centa-at Buerbaum's.
Rochester Stand Lamps, nickel
plated with porcellain shade and
chimney complete No. 1 and No. 2,
both at tne very low price oi
each. Student Lamps, single and
double at Buerbaum's.
Did you ever hear of St. Valen
tine: well his day is heb 14th and
every young man is expected to
send his lady love a valentine
Buerbaum has a large and varied
assortment of them!! -
New Cab Anyone wanting a
nice street cao. pnone lixie
Studio.
J. H. Ramsay.
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