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SALISBUEV, 1ST. Ov.
SEPT.; 7; 1900.
JIO.U.JSLUVCItiuiltnEdUr.
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TijE PKOPLE WHO COME AND
V GO, LITTLE LOCALS.
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lless if Interest, Condensed and Boiled
Doi :-The Pertoaals tnd Brief Kits
Itics of t Dif.
Mrs J D Heilig is visiting her
parents in Lexington.'
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T K Garner returned from a
trip to Aaheville yesterday.
Hon Samuel L Rogers, of Frank
lin, was in the city last night. ' ;
' liss Sutton, of theThomnsvple
Orphanffe, isj visiting in the city.
rlff rGeorge Seidel and chislren
returned from Aaheville yester
day;.' 'f- .' - .
Mr and Mrs T K Bruner, of Ral
eigh,' are spending a while herfr
with rtlatives.
: Miss Jennie Mitchell Rankin re
turned last night from a visit to
Wayn8ville. '
Mrs H C Carter, who has been
visiting her sister in Durham, re-
last night.
Miller, who has been
visiting frieu Is in the county, re
turned to All emarle yesterday.
. Mr' and Mrs John L Rendleman
and children returned last night
from a trip to'the mountains.
Miss Bettie Wade, of Morehead
City, is visiting her aunt, Mrs D
, R Julian. This is Miss Wade's
first visit to Salisbury.
Rev II L'Ltkins and family re
turned last night from a vacation
of several wejkl, which they have
lfHn spending in Surry county.
Mrs Smith, of Washington, D
C. who lm been, visiting her-son,
Mr Hugh Smitlv-at. Spencer,' left
last1)ight on a visit to her daugh
ter atLa Grange, Ga. 1.
, i', Ktc DK Brooks, foreman of j the
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GIVE $75 ON COLORED TOUfe- NEW BANK TO BE ORGANIZED
NAMENf NEXT WEEK. FOR MOORESYILLE.
Citizen of Mortl Uiia Street tut Water All tti Slack lis tin S:iscrliti izi
turned home
Miss Irene
t J ; boilershopsl wliQ has been off on
4- . an extended jvisit to relatives and
. : .friends iu Richmond, Va.v-. has re
turned, and resumed his duties at
the shops
Cutf thi Ess
urv Truth-Index.
which' h ja been one of the best
papers ever published there, has
decided to change from an after
noon to a '"morning paper. Char
iottelNewsJ
;"'), 'V llli in
Works Exteadel to Tkit Ixi of tbs
City. ;
Owing to the absence of four
members of the board of alder-
. . .
men no extended meeting was
held last night. .
' The aldermen decided on mo
tion to appropriate $75 to the col
osed fire company for the purpose
of helping defray, expenses during
the colored tournament next week.
Mr. W. L. James, city sextan,
asked for an increase in his pres
ent salary of $25 per month. Ac
tion on Mr. James rnquest was
postponed until the next meeting.
Mr. T. Edgar Johnston appear
ed with a petition in behalf of the
citizens of North Main street ask
ing for the extension oithe water
works system to a greater distance
out that street. , Action on this
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petition was also deferred.
Killed
Forty Boxers
London, Sept. 6. A dispatch
from Tk'm Tsan, province of Viao
Buk will C;:a ci tmpUi 1st Ur.
iSeXself Ctstltr-
Salisbury capital u interested
in a new bank that will be opened
at Mooresville on November 1st.
Among the directors of the bank
are two Salisbury gentlemen and
the cashier will also be f urn is ned
by this city. "
The bank is to be known as the
Bank of Mooresville and the capi
tal stock is $15,000, all of which
has been subscribed. Mr. . C. P.
McNeely, assistant cashier of, the
Salisbury Savings Bank, has been
elected, cashier. ""'he following
directors were elected : Hon. Lee
S. Overman and J. SanYl McCub
bins, of Salisbury ; J p Mills, J E
Sherrill, S C Rankin, W C John
son and George Goodman, of
Mooresville. 3 . hsf?' '
Mr. S. C. Rankin ' was elected
president and will assist Mr. Mc
Neely in the bank. : -
Salisbury reluctantly gives Mr.
McNeely, who has become a popu
lar member of Salisbury social
life, back to his native town. He
has been a valuable assistant to
Cashier W. F. Snider, of the Sal-
Tki ci cf tii Wr Is tiXii id
The employes of the Southern
at Spencer have been feasting on
Chow, says five hundred Boxers re- isbury Savings Bank, and will be
cently attacked 23 soldiers at Lan fully papable of steering the course
were Kill- of this new antarnnnn in n aiiPMab
ful direction.
Tsun and forty Boxers
ed.
MR. SUMNER'S ADMINISTRATOR SUES.
L!r. ClII-s Fidly Leues Jaturdiy.
" "The family ; of ' Mr. John Gill,
'who will "move "to -Raleigh, will
leave Salisburv for the capitol city
, Saturday morning.' Mr, W. B.
Smoot will probably occupy the
house vacated by Mr. Gill,
Another Suit is Instituted Against the Sou-
; them Railway Company.
The Southern Railway has an
other suit on its-hands.
This time it is "the administra
tors of Mr. Thomas Sumner, of
Thomasville, who are suing.
Dr. W. W. McKenzie went over
to the Lexington court yesterday
to be present as a witness at the
hearing.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Sumner dropped dead while on
the Southern several months ago
nd his death was pronounced 'by
the physicians to be due to drinks?
ing too great a quanity of ice wa
ter. ''
We have not learned the am-
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ount for which the railroad is
sued.
100 Betels
Manila, Sept'. 5.- A.detachment
of twenty-seven men-under Lieut
fant?Leback attacked by 180 Bal-
omen on the 81st of August. 100
rebels were killed.
PICNIC AT THE BRIDGE.
Eicsrshalsts Retping. j
The party of excursionists who
went up tpi-Asheville from points
between Greensboro and Morehead
City ajre returning home on every
trafn. A large number of them
stopped 4over inL Salisbury last,
night. . ' ' :
Jco Crtta Picnic ,
An ice crean picnic will be held
. at Harris Chapel M E church
abaut 1 miles from Salisbury to
begin 2p mand continue until 10
p-m tt help finish the church,
next Suturdav. Lvervbody is
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(reapeotfaliy invited to attend.
MR. WRIGHT IMPROVING.
Wis Able to be bb Yesterday Afternoon
His Assailant Still
Mr. George W. Wright, who was
assaulted Wednesday night by his
nepiiew, George Murphy, was con
fined to his bed nearly all day
Thursday as the result ot the in
juries sustained. He was able to
be up yesterday afternoon, howev
er, and no permanent permanent
injury is anticipated. ' ''
Murphy is reported to. be in
Charlotte but up to midnight last
night the officers here had heard
I nothing of him. V
Salisbury Young People Hire f Nice Time
Picniclng at the Briigr;
A party of young people from
Salisbury went out to the Pied
mont Toll Bridge yesterday after
noon and had a delighf ul time
picn icing on the banks, of the
river.
The party left Salisbury at 5:80
o'clock and took lunch along with
them. - A delightful lunch was
served 'about dusk;
The party crossed.the bridge and
returned to Salisbury about 10:80
o'clock. The following were
present: Misses Lillian and Annie
Kizer, Belle and Alice Rendleman
and Edna and NeMierVanderford
Messrs B B Miller, Max Barker
Will Tankersly, P. Hautie Mero
ney, Prof W A Goodman and
Elijah Hennessee; chaperones,
Mi and Mrs A L Smoot.
Ttft GOVERNMENT CHElliST
CONDEMNS IT v
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THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY
WAS FULLY DISCUSSED
lfl!C::a cr::Jt) Uiti til C::i::t
- efts liiri i Ctntj Ik tt&k
ft is fcr:;j"K-
(Special to TEUTH-bJDKX.)
Raleigh; Sept. 0, The meeting
an assortment, unknown boaineJ xemocjatic Excutive Com
mitee held here last night was by
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no meant 'ah entirely harmonious
one. There was considerable dhv
xror
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EI RUSSIA
WAS BADLY BRUISED BY AN WILL: NOT CONSIDER HER
UNKNOWN THUG.' PLAN OF. WITHDRAWAL "
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TU Ptrjcss Was Prshtli RciStrj ui ThjsajltWcsl! ciktlftstlitisa' fsr '
" til Ylctia Was tit m i Pair if Peici c:n CIW asl Uivw nus .
tx::ls.( T cf latlii CWstiass. .1. :
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rA stranger in town "was knocked . Washington, September C It
down and badly braised rip by an wai announced officially today at
-unknown thug last night about the State Department that all the
10:80 o'clock.'. ' 4 powers had replied adversely to
The man, who was. a we1 1 dress- Russia's proposition to withdraw
ed, intelligent person, was walking I f rom China. It is understood the
cntsion as to the best method of I UP 1 e treet in the neighborhood I powers suggest the reduction of
and unlimited as to quantity, hi
disease germs for a considerable
ength of Ume. : . r' ;
Serial weeks ago the 'well from
which the drinking waterin thejei below I the occupying force in Pekin 'and
shops is drawn underwent aclemnxj the
ing out. There were reasons to
believe then that, the water was
divided oti it.
committee
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was iiTthecornerofLeeandKerr.Astrargelwf?minaer
-I I padra fmm Tian Tain Tli rt C
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man walked up to him, and asked
him if he could give him the hour
says that while withdrawal might
it ..ijt . a. i i ill ill ii UH mniid invH hi in uih noil r i . .... ... . . . .
i.nMuuB.iT mcviucu jobtoi i iacintaie tne return oi the imne-
-.-a ": i! t -i- -l Vt Vxil I ' ' . i . . I ii rrv. i fi I..
uov euiireiy wiioieaouio uu the conduct of the primary in U1 fcU,s U18"w xuo uuuowu p- rial government .to 1'ekin such
thy and a sample of it was sentVn ?&ch(i0ty tb the county execu. his wtch out and M he did 80 withdrawal would be interpreted
to J. C. Rammage, superintendent .. ' i I I the thug turned loose on him with by the Chinese as au act of cowar-
of Tests of the Southern, at Alex
andria, Virginia. f
Mr. Ram mage made a chemical
tive committee.
,vH
Col A H Boyden,lwho returned
examination of the. water and vesterday from this; meeting, tells
found that it was not at all pure; tht s, plan was presented by a
Not satisfied with -his own exam'i-1 nwrl every member of the com-1 but before his assailant succeeded
a pair, knucks; lie nit ms man
squarely between the eyes and
grabbed for his watch. The blow
so staggered the man .that he
could not at first defend himself
dice and would endanger 80 thous
and native Chrisians who are now
protected from massacre by the
allies. It would also make nego
tiations more difficalt.
nation, however, he sent' on for mijtee arid that there jwas a great
another sample, . which, was for- aWision of sentiment, as stated in
waraea to tne united btateacnem- ..? , j ,, : , liL'
m aoove uispaicn.i a
in wresting his watch .from him
he clinched. - '
YESTERDAY'S BARSECUE.
iav at waBuiugiou. x
In a letter received from the
latter eentleman vesterdar it is 1 the method of conducting the
stated that - the water is full of i primaries in each - county to the
disease germs and the Spencer peo executive committee. It is quite I ned for the purpose of robbery.
pie are advised that if; they con- ijuiJld t-: fwrt
tinue to drink it theV daiot the Us m i. v
t iu.;. . - I holders will be appoinfedlm each
Tb. thug finally pulled 1mm A Gtcl Cr,tl , in,ljtIt Blr. .
and oran. .The stranger refused
to' either give his name or to lodge ItCH SI KIHf.
a complaiut with the officers. The barbecue at Sowers- Ferry
The assault was evidently plan- yesterday was one of the most en- .
joyable of the season,.in which the
male contingent figured as the sole
factor. : .. .
- The party that went down .was :
composed Of Mess. J M Maupm, .
W H Miller, Joseph Horah, J E V
Hennessee, TO Linn, Paul Bern-
hafdiVC F ReisnerO -Spencer
J Frank Miller and Earl Daggett, ,
Barbecue, pork a n t to a was
served and a "geueral good time"
was the verdict of alf who attend- v
ed the barbecue.- - .
TEEfLEASUaES OFAflCIIC
It haS couuently ldacided pino lo .f thl. oonteit. -
o discontinue he nee of this wa- f ! J- p: n- ' -
er which has so long been a men- TItjVq LBontfl WoTlflOn ? 'h-' v
to
ter
ace to the health of the 600 men
employed at Spencer and this
morning a tank of water- will be
taken out from Salisbnrjrfor
drinking purposes' -
There is some talk of connect
ing with the Salisbury waterworks,
in order to secure a pure supply
of water,
Corespondent to the Tboth-Iiubx.
Sonin River, N; C. Sept. 5. If
, , I there Is anything that insures the
this coast today on f (. . . ., ......
inn rt 1
SUvckholm
ruzzi reached
his return from an expedlt
the North pole. He beat Kansen'a
lecord sjad gained a point' nearer
the ixle than was ever reached !e-
ft- ; s
fore.".!
dean
Six seamen
Vienna, Sept . 6. The Boiler of
the Danubian steamer, Negotin,
exploded near Kladova today. The
captain and 12 of the crew perish
ed. ' -
just such occasions as the picnic
yesterday at -Coolemse. There is
something pathetic and strikingly
Mbeahtiful abotrt these gatherings.
every class from the most youthful
303 Oi Boird.
Sheriff D.
R. Julian, of Sal is-
TO CURTAIL STEaUER SERVICE.
A Plulf i oi Fost tfl Reicci it k j Oar
BilM ! ; H .
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Paais, Sept T. The Labrie Pa-
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to those who have now climbed far uaryorouKut m ut'
up the slape of vears. being repre- 8.ion lft4t UISht from points on the
sented. It does one's soul c'ood to Southern railway.
see such demonstrations as that of
yesterday where the fathers and
motheri as Mr and Mrs -Fowler,
Mr and Mrs Garrett, Mrs Black-
welder. Mr and Mrs Winders be-
role publishes I a'i despatch from
Marseilles asserting that five great cume vonmr airaiu and lead the 1 1 Wilmington
lip lines are negotiatiriir children in la stroll through build-1 party" umin
t tea mail ip
It left Marion
and came by Mocksville and Win
ston, arriving here last night at
8:40 o'clock. The train consisted
of seven coachea. and it brought
800 people. This is the first trip
fur' most of the
gton Messenger.
THE RACE NEXT WEEK.
DEWET IS BROKEN-HEARTED.
V
Uiss EigttLeam.
.Mfss Ix)ttie Eagle left this week
for Madison, where she has been
employed as a teacher m the high
school. Miss Eagle is splendidly
equipped for this work and has
' iikughtH successful lyv at other
schools. : , ' '
Dr. and Mrs. Council Retun. -
Dr. and Mrs.'J. B. Council and
child retnmed last night from a
month's visit to Boone and. .Blow
ing Rock. Their many friends
will be. glad to learn that they
have been greatly benefitted by
their sojourn in the mountains.
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Ur EealltsOtf ;
. Mr. W. E. Beadles, foreman of
freight 'repairs on the Spencer
hop yards.is off on a viJitto rel-
v. wo, is. r.
mng
place.
pect Harry's lh
Special Instfictlca. f
An interesting meeting of Ful
ton Lodge No. 99 A. F. aud A. M.
will be held tonight. Worship
ful Master Taylor will give special
instruction. r !
Says Hit tli war Sllll lot Ceasi Attiast
Great Britah. 1 ,
Capetown, Sept. 5.A refugee
from Bloemfontfcin says he heard
General De'wet say when the advi
sability of a surrender for ending
the war was under discussion:
"My farm has been destroyed,
.my home burned, my property
looted, my sons killed in- battle,
my wife dies of a broken heart and
1 shall not surrender. I shall re
sist to the end. This war shall
not cease' .
Tie Hock Discusses Horse
Cezesffe&tasl5ti
The race between Dick Berry,
Mr R. J Holmes' fast horse, and
Mr R Lee Crawford's "Dunlap"
will come off next week.
The date' was finally, decided
upon yesterday and the' race will
be held on the 15fb-about 4 iu
the afternoon.'
Both horses have been in train
ing for the past month and it is
expected that this will be one of
the best races ever seen in Salisbury.
with the wiew of diminishine the J dm and over the rocks. The peo-
number of voyages by about one-' Ple of Coolemee are exceedingly
Race Will I half . jit is stated they are taking I , . . n
l ; i ana v;jayvon urowu we are grae-
Ms iu.cause ;oiiiue aavance fulfor hel i ug throUKh the
in the price of coaTr I If the agree-
mtlla Thpn fj-irfra (rcrcra. wrh
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ment ii reached part of the joint I so kind to us in giving the hotel
fleet will,;be placed out
mission and emnloves
tnhd;arAl ThnM,nmn.!M was done for our comfort and no
, . ! ! ... Sunday school every had a more
having ms.l contract, with the plcaaAnt time.
United States ' government, the There i8 more wiadom than
dispatch ; adds
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negotiai
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on com- I Kruuua" BUU lepa 1U eawuK nuu
will have I rting in the afternoon everything
e entered, into sentiment in the division of life
Fob Rest: A four room cottage
Apply D M Miller-.
Dederick hav press god order
cheapapply toP. P.' .Meroney
or II. G. Tyon.
' SHUCKS WANTED. Nice dry
shucks wanted at G. A. Taylor's
mattress factory in East Salisbury
Prof. Lippard, of the "Salis
bury Institute" is giving splendid
iatiois with that government iuto work days and holidays. The advantages to young people, who
riance with the contem- welfare of men demands intervals wish a higher educatioii, or thor-
xraMnee wun tne contem- ough Business aud Commercial
i t of repose surcease of travail in m. ... .
TOXICUT'S SOCIAL EYEIT.
m acco
plated Change.
t .; - EOB TCRREKCE
S FUXERAL.
t
repose su rceae
which they may contemplate and
enjoy the product and fruits of
toil. Happiness is the pursuit of
every successful life and there is
course, also Art. trench, German
&c. Thorough teachers. Splen
did building. Students Board
ing Club.
Tltt tlSSSlickt PlCSifi il KSSSr Sf 12a KsllFrcatilla;tIst!CI::rcl YesttriaMno joy in unending labor. Thus
Aftensci.
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trkktox population.
Washington. Sept. C Census
bureau announces population
Trenton. N. J.. 78.807. against
iulhOO. I
Uti to the Ucaataias.
Dr.W
For reliable and un-todate news
W. McKenzie leaves on j including the full telegraphic ser-
Mpnday to take a well earned rest
of a week or tw at Black Moun
tain.' Dr, John Whithead is ex
pected back this week.
vice subscribe for the Tbpth-Ikdkx
Dr: W H. Wakt-field, of Char
lotte, N. C. will be in Salisbury
i-,
The funeral services over the re- j
mains of R"l)ert 'At Torrence, who
died Wednesday 'night, were held
from the: Baptist ehurch yester-j
the days of triumphant chant and
mortial music in which the gay
apparel and the gesticulation of
the divottee seem like fashionable
insanities are in the highest degree
utilitarian. Tho human heart
must have its. mecca pilgrimages,
its wells of Zem Zem and
Lecttart cf Wiiubre.
' One of the most pleasant events
in Salisbury's social world will
take place tonight at Sooth Riv
er. . . ...
The occasion" is moonlight day afternoon at f o'clock. The
picnic in honor of Miss Margie pallbearers were Mess.' J T Sosse-,
Irt. of Wboro, who. rZZ?JT. i.U .tone, it. Fourth, of Julr
fi(teenorWcouple.;.ingo . fZLZZ
cut On the picnic. ruh were, touching!.1 . He related .- . . , . am
4he party will leav." S.liibur, hi. co naUoa wjtbth. Z"1:
about 6 o'clock. d young man wni e the latter was. ' V.ur. .1
dying and thce present was deep- r.T , - ' rf ZT
the native savagery of human na
ture expands and elevates the heart
and teaches men the uplifting les
sons of kindness and brotherly
love. All this is preliminary to
saying that the older people have
The Hagae-McCorkle -
Dry Goods Co.,
Importers and Vbolesalers,
GREENSBORO, N. a
Dry Goods, notions and Hals.
r 1 II IRUUBH 111 T T
noTicE-r-Must sea at once i j. . ".1, I , , ;
$180.00 Reed Organ for $45.00 1 Torrence) before, he; died the choir
CO Vie solicit trade of Mer-
chants only, and-sell
nothing at retail.
with a 25 year sruaran tee from
factory. Bought last November
from factory. Height 7 feet.
Length 8 ft 9 in. Width 1 ft 10
in. 5 full octaves, 14 stops, 122
sets of reed in all. ' Weight of or
gan 400 pounds, solid walnut wood
case. Organ can be seen at Clark,
Beaters snorting
Fob Sale One full-blood Jsr-
y cow. Apply to '
R. G. Chanky, Spencer, N. C.
at Central Hotel on Friday. Sept. I J Bel
21st for one day only. His prSc-' ,tore
tice is limited to Eye, Ear, Nose ! ""
and Throat.
All wool carpet at Harry's.
sang "tarer my Uod to Thee.
The remains wem interred in the 1
Lutheran cemetery.'
5) V 5)
HXLP Wawtxd Both aexsl from
14 years old up. - 'Apply at once
ftl lUUCtr HrtirnT Uttjj
moon-iignt picnic at Coolemee
Eridar nnrht. the seven ththa lika
Waktxd. A bor to work in 1 of which has not ben know tinea
fringing office Apply at Tbuth- ) Canomcux, the Indian chief was
I i I kicked out of Potoeck.
We', cordially invite all mer
r-.ffTi p?ntraachanU to call on us when in
niht as well let ns alone a.nd km I
quiet, ' for we are jroin to have a I Greensboro, or to see our traveling
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salesman before
elsewhere.
placing orders
Ixdkx today.
X ft. I00DBM, Salcmai.
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