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SWIISETJRY 1ST. G., FETDAY, APRIL 5, 1901.
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Tlifc' PEOPLE WHO COME AND
GO,1 LITTLF LOCALS.
No. 76.
CHILD RUN OYER.
Items of Interest Condensed inii Boiled
Dow The Personals and Brief Hews
Items of a
"Shucks for Salejcall cm Tyson
& co. .."..'-.! ;
V T Preston, 6f China Grove,
wasin the city yesterday.
Mr, Robt, E. Lufsey spent
yesterday at Mt. Pleasant.,
v Mr. Jno. F Hodg of Pool, was in
the city yesterday aud called to
see us.
Miss Annie Beall, pf- Lenoir, is
visiting her uncle, Capt. T .B
Beall.
Two negroe? were oommitted to
jail yesterday for being druuk and
disorderly. - '
R E Lufeey, one if our hiutling
business men, went to Mt. Pleas
ant yesterday. : :
Mies Eleanor Wataon went to
Davidson last night, where she
will spend Easter. V
W F Perkins, of Charlotte, who
is representing the Andrews Music
Store, of Charlotte, is in the city.
Miss Josephine Coit. left last
night for Rook Hp I, S, C,, where
she will visit Mrs. Prof,, Kin
caid, Mr. R. A. Brown's brick ma
china hre will start up Monday a
week. It is in charge of Mr.
Davis Brown.
II R Miller, who has opened a
' beef, market,; has an ad in today's
paper. He asks for a portion of
your patronage.
, Miss Estelle Boyd, of Barium
Springs, came in last nlht for is
.few ;day's stay in' the city.
Shn is stopping at Mr. W. G. Wat-
-son's.' ,. 'iJ'
All are invited to attend the
Egg-Hunt given by the children
Uttie Uiss Thompson, of Spencer, Serlons
Ijlnjared. .
The little twc-yar-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roby Thompson,
of Spencer, was run over by F. M.
Lampkin's delivery wagon late
yesterday evening and quite se
riously injured, it was thought fa
tally. The child at last reports
was still alive, but unconscious.
A negro was driving the wagon.
Good Fr'daj SefTlces. '
Go-xl Friday Services -will be
held at a number of,our churches
to-day and tb-night. Rev Busby's
meeting at the Lutheran church,
continues and special serviced
will be held at the Episcopal
church, by Rev Murdoch at 11 a. m
and 7 :80 p. m.
For Commissioners of the North Wart.
The voters of said ' ward would
most respectfully place the
names f the following gentlemen
'oiifore the people as suitable men,
for the commisioners of the North
Ward:TH Vanderford,M A Shank
Respectfully
Many Voters.
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III
ns
MRS- JACKSON'S SUDDEN DEATH.
the dwelling of mrs.
brocks destroyed;
At bom? for Easter.
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Miss Carrie. Peacock, who has
been attending the Mont Amoena
Seminary, at Mt. Pleasant, came
home yesterday to spend Ea,ster
with her parents. Miss Peacock
was accompanied by her friend and
school mate, Miss Maggy Bern
hardt, of Pioneer Mills, N. C.
Judge Fnrciies In Uocksfille, Urs, W. A.
Cbinent Very Low. A Boning Marri
age. "
Mocksville, N. C, April 4th
Miss Minnie Brock, orWinston,
who came over this morning on a
visit, wa3 not there long before a
-telephone , message was received
telling of the destruction of hsr
home by fire and . requesting -her
return to Winston, which she
did. The f amount of
damage
The Salisbury Gas & Electric Light Com
pany Sold. ;
As was stated yesterday a. deal
for the gas and electric light plant
waaexpected to be co'nsumated.
ThisWas done yesterday when a
formal transfer tfiok ' place " The
purchase ra have formed a stock
company with E I Frost as presi
dent and manager; and Messrs.
kJohn S. Henderson, Lee S. Over
man, GR Sheldon and G H WaI-
bridge, directors. The plant is to
could not hi learned.
Judge Furches, is spending the
day in the city. "
Mr. John Howard, representing
the Truth-Index is here to-day on
business.
' Mrs. Capt. W. A. Clement, is
quiet feeble to-day, indeed she is
not expect ed to live more than a
few days, if that long. Her son.
Hugh Clement, who is employed
by Seaboard Airline at Norfolk, has
been telegraphed for.
j Miss Miun'e Douthit. a prom
inent young lady of this, place,
and Mr. Jesse. Gordou Powell,
will be married here i Wednesday,
April 10th.
Rei. S. T. Hollman Here.
1 The services at Haven Lutheran
church on ChestnutHill continue
and grown in interest at each
meeting, Rev. S. T. Hollman, of
Newborry, S. C, ediror of the
Lutheran , Visitor, came in last
nijzht. to assist the pastor. Rev.
Jeffc at in the servicsl ;T
services will end Sunday with a
celebration of the Lord's supper.
v, " be much improved and the price of
IM ib, iiernuii, uii ruiLun ou. out'
; urday at 8:80.
E M Andrews, the furniture
dealer, has a new ad, in this pa
per. Mr. J F Misenheimer. the
accomni'jdating manager, will be
glad to have you call.
The bill granting the privilege
; of holding an election in this
county in favor of temperance fail
ed to pa9s the legislature in case
any one should ask.
F F Thews, who has held a po-
: sition as machinist at Spencer, has,
resigned, and will leave Saturday
gas greatly reduced.
Me Too
The biggest Easter egg hunt
ever heard of will take place in
Grant park, Atlanta, next Sat
urday. All the children of the
city are invite and there will be
from 50,000 to 75,000 eggs,, some
of them entitled the finder to val
uable" prizes offered by Atlanta
merchants. Lutheran Visitor.
for Norfolk, iVa., whare
accept one in
place.
the shops
he
at
will
that
.Don't Forget!
f Those Easter goods at Lufsey's
5 and' 10 sent store. The red
noseJ tn.iii says his Easter chicks
are the prettiest you ever saw.
At the Central.
The fl I nving parties known here
were registered at the Central yes
terday and last night: L P Henk-
ell, Lenoir; 3 PIT Greeuleaf Eliz
abeth City,
f f
' An Assignment in Statesiille.
Mr. W W Walton, who foryears
has been merchandising here un
der the firm name of Walton &
Qage made an assignment Tues
day ofteriioon to Dr. Th3. E.
Anderson. A-scriiedule of the assets
and liabilities have not vet beea
made out, but Mr. Walton efcti
mates his liabilities at $4,700; . of
this .$900 is due to northern ,fifms
f r goods, the balance is nearly
all for borrowed mouev. The
assets consist of a stock" of goods s
timated at $4,003 and' several
thousand: dollars worth of ac-.
counts the collapse was dae to the
credit systemhis inability to
collect the large amount of money
due him.. Statesvillo Mascot.
Prof.' Scott, of Statesiille Preaches it
CleTdaDi Snnday. : ' .
Cleveland,' N. C., April 4.
Heavy rains in this section this
week stopped plowing and plant
ing. The creeks,-some --of fthem
at least, were aid to "be higher
than ever, known before." .
Last Sunday-Prof. Scott, of the
Statesville Female College, "filled!
Kev. Arrowooa's polpi at Third
Greek at 1 la,,m,i. and at Cleve
land in the jeyeliing. ,His sermons
were wll received. -.V The-ne
preacheoTat Cleveland Was especi
ally clear and forcible. , f
Mrs. Jackson, a widow about;63
years old, had a chill Sunday, and
one on Monday; but. seemed some
better Monday evening and asked
that somethiug be given her to eat
nd the family went ; to prepare
food for her. , But in a short time
gome one called that she was dy
ing and in a tew minutes more-
her spirit had taken its flight
Her remains were interred at
Cleveland yesterday. ' She was
well known in his county, having
acted matron in quite,, a number
ot tamilies.! fone leaves many
friends, and one married daughter
and son, John Jackson, with whom
she was residiug when the sum
mons came. -
More Anon. -
tllSS AD ALE vWlTTKOWSKV
. AND J. Bl HART.
Asjlght Business
Mr. T J L'f tiu, has sold .Mr.
R L Cornelison a half intereset.
Mr. Conielisou is we'.l known here
and it is hoped will do well.
Mayor A. M. Lowell, of Ral
eigh, has been renominated, whick
the Raleigh Times- says, is equiv
alent to rr -election.
Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal, has
consented to deliver a lecture be
fore the Universary, at Chapel
Hill, April 23rd.
Mr. Reuben East, one of Stokes
county's wealthiest, farmers, was
drowned in a creek last evening
north of Walnut Cove. The body
was found this morning near where
it went down. Mr. Fast's home is
about two and a half miles from
the Cove. He and his son were
returning home from the village
when the accident occurred. They
knew the sream was' swollen but
did not consider it as high as it
was when they drove in. The son
and horse had narrow escapes but
managed to swim out. Mr. East
was about 50 years old. He "was
a lar:e tobacco grower. He had
an engagement to come here this
'week lo close a business contract.
Macon Ga., Apr;L3 Word ig
received herefrom Aunistok Ala.,
that Genrael G. T.(Tigp. Anderson
t is at the point of death. He has
been comatose two days.
He was a brigade commtndftr nu-
der Longstreet in the Civil war
and was one of the most famous
of Confederaee fighters.
Items Fro: and Arountf Yerbla
Verble N Gr," April 4. We are
having a lot of rain now. Second
Creek iB about 12 inchee deeo on
the bridge, due to the heavy rain
falf for tlie last several juaTs.' .
Mr JH Michael spent Sunday with
his family at Verble ?ihd returned
to Statesville Mojpday. .
' There was a Sunday- school - or
ganized ht Gray's Chapel M E
tttrMaafcSkVrw.w
Mr. C A Isenhour was appointed.
There will be Sunday school at
that place every Sunday at nine
o'clock, unless otherwise hindered.
The Verble boyd did not " get to
South River Saturday, it was two
rainy, for them.
There was a good crowd at Gay's
Chapel last Sunday. We had two
good sermons. There were a good
many present from Mt. Tober.
Mr. James Henderson was among
them.,. .
he rain has completely stopped
the ploughing for ; this week at
least. ' "" '
Success to the Truth-Index.
" . , - Evekktt; ;
A Kegro Cbild Drcmei. A RecBjitioa . ta
the Pf; Imi Alplia's 6IfCB Yira
Uirtet Acfiie. -
Correspondeijce Tucth-Ixpbx .
Chaxfotte, N. Ci April 4 v The
child of a' ugrd" wouiah Ella
Moore, was drowned here this - af
lernoon under, very peculiar cir-
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The woman senti the . child; out
on an errand, and-not' returning
th5 mother started out-to search
for the missing child. A colored
man met her, bearing the body.
The child had in some way? slip
ped iuto a hole full pf water and
was drowned. The hoi was caus-
ed by the removal of rock for a
well. The place was filled with"
loo'se dirt which Settled on ac
count of the heavy; rains, and in
to this the child fell or slipped.
The PiKajfjpa Alpha's continue
in sessiou today. They enjoyed a
banquet last night given by 'the
local members and others, and to-
night a reception will be teudered
them by Mrs. A S Howertou and
Mrs BACavitt: . -.
Thirteen active ' chapters were
represented at the meetings.
The marriage in ' New York on
L April z4, ot two Unarlotte young
people, t is creating cousidera ile
interest here
UL..wCE,ACQUinED.
It Took tt! Jsn Oslf Aisat 20 tllsstes ta
Decile. .
Mr. G. W. Pierce, of this place,
who was arrested in Greensboro
last fall for .passing counterfeit
money and tried before tne Feder
al court at that place yesterday,
has been acquitted of the charge.
Messrs, J B Isenhour, D M Mill
er, D R Julian and Walter Rose
man, went over Tuesday to testi
fy as to Mr. Pierce's good charac
ter, which proved very satisfacto
ry, but did Dot remove the uneas
iness of his friends.
Mr. Pierce arrived -here last
night a' free and much happier
man to the delight of his many
friends.
- Items About -Lexington. .
Lexington Dispaoch.
Nokomiscotton mills will be
gin the manufacture of cotton
goods in about three weeTcs.
Work on the "Dixie" Furnit
ure Factory is rapidly progressing
and . the comp iny hopes to begin
work by May 1st. . ' ,
Farmers tell us that wheat is
looking fine in this section while
we hear wheat is not so good in
some other sections.
The Lexington Hardware Co.
have decided to enlarge their store
by the erection of a large buggy
house in the rear of their present
store building. Work will . be
commenced at once. '
'The Lexington Steam Laundry
will be ready for business the lat
ter part of this week. Mr. 'Koont
ins
SUPBEUE COHRT DECIDES IN
FAYOROFTHE PLAINTIFF
Louisville, Ky., April 8. With
the exclamation, "Oh, Pilot 1" on
his lips, William G Chaddick, for
merly one of the best known steam
boatmen in the South, dropped
dead here today. -At the time he
was doing some work for the wharf
master. During the civil war he
was pilot on" various notd gun
boats on the Cumberland, Tennes
see and Mississippi rivers.
the pronrieaor. lells us his ma
The contracting chinery is all nw aud will do us
parties are Miss Adale Wittkows- gn0 work as can be secured any
ky and Mr. J B Harty. - where. This is a new enterpise
For the firsttime in many days and we trust Lexington will give
the yarn market here is reported it their entire patronage. '
as showing . considerable activity I The Dispatch is reliably inform-
today-r4Ofie-fe5mmt8siH iian - re- ei)3f a largo number of cases of
ports 100,000 pounds
today. ' .. !
Ywce mil to Resume. ;
The Vance mill, which has been
standing idle, for nearly two weeksj
is expected to resume wOrk Monday.-'.
1 " ';"
i rc based smallpox among the negroes in
the neighborhood of Lin wood.
Thirty-one persons have been
quarantined either as victims or
suspects. The disease is confined
to the neg'oes a'one. All preau
tions necessary have been adopted
to keep the disease from, spread
ing. .
Music Teachers, i .'; :
The convention of the North
Carolina Music Teachers associa
tin will beheldat the. Southern
Conservatory of Music,' Durham.
April 9th arid 10th ' Mr. G P Mc
Coy, Musical director of the Pres
bvtprian College of Charlotte is
president ; Ferdinand DunkleV, of the Secretary of State
Ashevill, vic president, . and
George Mears, of Raleigh, secre
tary and treasurer. The opening
concert will be given by William
H Sherwood, of Chicago, and .will
include selections fromHaberhier,
Bach, Rheinberger, Beethoven,
Schumann, Bhopin, ! Schubert,
Liszt, Tschaikowski and Wagner.
m YHIIIxsj Eelrs tilt Pali JlCCD ly
Us Scatteri Utility. The Fcirti Di
clslca ,
The case of the Heirs of the-Wil.
son Williams case, of Morganton,
against the Southern Railway, for
death of Williams in a wreck, the
again the fourth time been has
decided in their favor.
The supreme court in this decis
ion only confirms the decision of .
the lower court, which ruled that
the railroad was guilty of crimi
nal negligence in" that it was the
roads duty to see to the safety of
its employees and patrons, which
is considered a reveral, of the cus
tom of putting the burden of proof
on the plaintiff. This has been
hard faught case as such a decision
is one of much consequence to the.
railroads, meaning tar more than
the paying of the .$1000 to the
plaintiff's heirs.
The attornevs for the plaintiff :
were Judge Avery, 'Overman and
Urego-y and R Lee Wright, Esq .
Capt. Chas Price and A II Price
were the railroads attorneys.
.Legislature Adjourns. '
Charlotte News. .
Raleigh, N. C, April 4. The
Legislature to-day passed the bill
abolishiug the office of enroling
clerk and providing that the work
be done hereafter in the office of
The number Of commisioners in
Iredell and Wilson counties in
creased to five after 1902. The
legislature adjourns this af terncon
The Mangum murder trialres-
ulted in acquittal to-day,
. NOTICE.
' V-
Parker's Indian Herb Pilli are a
sure cure forconstipation, bUliousneM,
sick headache, dimness, and klndney
complaints. They are pretty to look
at, pleasant to take. They are the
mildest, yet most thorough pills in
action ever discovered by medical
science. Diesci-ios s: Take two of
thwe pills at; bed time first night,
then reduce the dose to one pill, each
to be taken at bed-time every n ght
for week, or more. They will keep
the bowels gently open, build up the
nervous system, restore the neirous
system, res tor a the appetite and make
new, rich bloods Sold at J'lommer'
Drug Store. , '
GAUDY i'vlTOilEd.
' I have opened a first-class can
dy kitchen next door to the Salis
bury Grocery Co. 's Store.
Apples, Oranges and Bananas
I handle the best and most com
plete line of nice candies on this
market at low prices .
Call and be 'convinced. 3-6 tf
AP0ST0L0S KAnUS08r
Mr. John Bridges, of i Salisbury
is here to attend the funeral .of
hisx;ou8iu, Mr. Hey wood Dennis.
. The Concord people who at
tended the Yorke-Thompson wed
dine at Salisbury returned this
t I I - - ; -
UN JOaa toil inproiing. . j morning. Concord Standard
Mr. John Coit, who has been at
St. Peters Hospital at Charlotte, AuBOUllCeBent,
lWic rww.wyy.., u. u. j herebv announce myself a can
proving, and t is hopd n he didate for mayor of Salisbury, sub-
anieiocome uomw huh cr uei ect to tne action or tne approach
week. i ing democratic primary.
i A. H. Potden.
Mr Geo- Howsoa goes to Greensboro .
Mr. Geo. Howson. who has been ' Gct What You A$K For!
employed in the shop at Spencer When you ask for Cascarets Candy
1 J , . - . . , Cathartic be sure you get them,
for some years has been appointed Genuine tablets stamped C. C C
Master Mechanic at Oreensboro. Never sold in bulk- A substitutor is
lie left totae up his new duties always a cheat and a fraud. Beware
at that place yesterday. j All druggist ioc
Have your blacksmithing don-
at Browus on Lee Street. Horse
shoeing and general repairing. All
work guaranteed. d-o tf ,
Fob Rent 4 room house, Eas
Spencer. Call on " Thorns Blair,
next door.
E M Andrews will sell you more
furniture for less money than you
can buy elsewhare.
!.. Concord Presbytery to Meet.
Concord Presbytery has been
called to.meet in the First Presby
terian j: church'.,, to-day 'at
2o 'clock to dismiss Rev. A. Short
er Caldwell, of Barium, t Orange
Presbytery. - Mr. Caldwell has
indicated his desire to accept a
call to the Presbyterian church in
High Point, which is in Orange
Presbytery, Statesvile Mascot,
For Sale A gord family horse
about 12 years old. Perfectly safe
for children and ladies to drivel
Applv to W. A. White, Mil
Bridge, N. C. 3 24 lw
Russia to Forxa China,
Pekin, April 8. Ii is reported
Viapa tlitftfr PnaaiAn Tiam
T i il l j 1 1 I "vio. vuav iiugaiau ji.li.Jtz 1 o BlyttViUIJ
1 t-i rr Ymw AT nil !r 1 t- rl o fniitiahnH I w
UUUlUi VA 4li IViUUO 1UA UlSiJvU 1 j . . - '
on short notice. Aonlv to Fnrt eu ab 1H!,, ."" nave gone 10 rort
Barrier, city. 8 161m Arthur, is alsonaid arrangementa
are being made by the Russians to
LOS-T. A small heart shaped Sive a tangible proof of their dom
WANT
f!d.
First class horse-
shoer. Gall at Foreman's stable.
locket,' blue enambled, attach-d
to chain and pin. Rewird if left
at this office, j 4 3
WANTEBi . V
COTTONSEED,
f DRIED FRUITS,
DRY HIDES,
PEAS, tC.
Highest Prices Paid
BY
H. G. TYSON & CO.
The Detroit Journal vtry perti
nently asks why should the Jews of
Chicago be protected by the police
when no one else is?
For Uijor. j-
l nereov announce myseit a
candidate tor re-election to the of
fice of. Mayor of the city of Salis
bury, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
f - . SFLobd.
matiou .in Manchuria in conse
quence ot tne unmese refusal to
ratify the Manchurian convt-n
tion.
YangYu, Chinese minister to
Russia,' has requested permission
.o resign his office. He is a Man
churian, and the duty of signing
away Manchuria, , should he be
called upon to perform it, would
be so unpleasant to him that he
seeks to evade it.
' As the hot weather of summer is
approaching this paper will con
stantly keep before its known, is
beine universally used to trivm:
Mr. G W Kestler. the oil mao, 1 and counteract the effects of warm
of this place, thinks he will be weather upon .small children, aud
able to resume his business by the it is hoped that all mothers of xhi
I middi Of next week or the last I ommnnitv will kr f hii .mm.
i f .any way and will be g'ad to see I ren in a healthy condition by giv
Confederacy his. many friends. I am yours; ing it, for it costs only 25 cents a
i?r. R. JL. Ua3isat,
8URQE0N DENTIST,
idiss Sinn, oth unni office.
OF j ICE R0UA8 Front to 5. '
Salisbury, N. C.
Criterion Cafe.
:
Westjnniss Street, kfi)
Salisbury,. N- .
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t The children of the
will have an Egg-Hunt, Saturday It
April, 6th, at the home of Mrs.
All ftrfl ivitd. i Strayed Two large black sow
G. W. Kkbti.es.
, Wanted : Reliable man for
manager ot branch office we wish
t45 ODen in this vicinitv. If vour
record is O. K. here is an opportu- h - .and a black pig. Last seen just
uity. Kindly give good reference above bummers still Saturday
when writing. ! aew Masagemest, T r Bl ike-, morning. : Any information given
The A T Morbis Wholesale ly. of Spencer, has bought out the as to their whereabouts will be re
TIouse, Cincinnati, Ohio. Climax Hotel. Everything U warded. Leae information at
Illustrated catalogue 4cts stamps, new aud and first-class. T 7 him Miller & Rusher'r old beef stand.
2242t for board, 1-23 tf. j J. K. Bajuusczb.
at
druggiste; or mail 2o cents to C.
J. Moffett, M. D., St. Louis,
Mo.
Wasted-
Lady agents and demonstrators.
Call at central Hotel, Salisbury,
between the houn of 0 a m to 12
m, and from otoOpm,
Bruner Julian, Prop.
It la not-a Fake
But the Bet Bread on the Mar
ket at
8
tt m T" ri TTf VTTT?f1 it
w mm
Fresh Cakec all the time.
m
t?L
1 .v..yyvy.
Call and be eonTiocL
Holler Bros.,
8T03K XX D QZXXITZ COTTalcTOEl
Roagh and Drd Granite
for building and foood
itonj, cement walk
Uart -!
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