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MAY 19, 1903.
County Correspondents.
Mlsenheimer's Ford.
Wheat and oats are coming out
in heads. Wheat will not be
more than half a crop, but oats
are looking well.
Corn is coming up slowly, and
many farmers will have to plant
over, ;
G; W, Holshouser and wife
visited D. A. Weaver Sunday.
Thunderbolt.
' . Jackson Schoolhouse. -
Farmers - are" beginning to need
, rain inthis vicinity.
Rev. J. L. Morgan preached at
St. Matthew's E. L. church last
. Sunday. ,
Rev. J. J.JSads will preach at
Liberty next Sunday at 11 a. m.
There was singing gat. Moses
Goodman!s last Sunday evening,
r Miss Flora Ribelin furnished the
-'- "insfcumentayMusIc2fS3SiS
sierriaat- dun-A'wirnr
:'. :': i . dav evenine.
r : Misses Flora and Carrie Bame
visited, Miss . Amanda Goodman
last Sunday. . - -
. -. - ;- - ; ' SUSIF.
Reader Branch.
There will not be more than a'
half a crop of wheat raised in this
community unless there is a great
""improvement on present pros
pects. . -
Our farmers have commenced
; cultivating their crops.
Corn is coming up badiv, and
many will have to plant over.
- Jos. Eagle visited -P. N. Trex
ler Friday night and Saturday. .
Bro. Dandy Jim, of Crescent,
. . visited home folks last Saturday
andSunday.
Some of our farmers have laid
away their tools until it rains, as
the ground is so dry and rough
they can't work to their satisfac
tion, i
The little son of P. N. Trexler,
who has been very ill, is,able to
be out.
" Hello Zeke, what has become of
you? -Have you let Victory out
do you. Come along and give
v Mm soie more lffssons in pho
tography. -
- Texas Jack is working in A. H.
Graf's mill, near Craven.
There are seven private boxes
at Liberty X Roads, counting the
- corner box.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Basinger
were pleasant callers at J. A. Bra
dy's last Sunday.
J. Travis Eagle has bov.ght an
organ. . .
There will be preaching at Lib
erty M. E. church; June 7th, at
o p. m. t s
' - " Tom Dodger.
Buy a watch, clock, a piece of
cfhina or silverware at Gorman &
Green's while they are selling at
a reduction. 2t. -
Dutch Creek. .
Coming, coming, and we will
soon pe 5 nere, rno minstrei at
Pool's schoolhouse May 21at, As
cension day. It is composed of
such plays as?' Patsy O, Whang"
which is full of fan; from end to
end; the joke. ou Squire Hans Von
Smash, N a regular Irishman ;
"Black B reach of Promise Case ; "
( a Mock Trial V which will cer-
tainly take well, also many other
siae Dusters . auu xxu b-juuiuih
TheTStouer string band wil I furn
ish music. Come ' out, every
thing will be free. Dou't -forget
the date, May 21st, 1903. Bring
the baby to assist in the yelling.
It's no use to say anything
about Victory this time, as I
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have him hacked already. He
has called on Lee to know what to
do.
!The Backwoods boys are put
ting up their saw mill on Calvin
Agner's place. I think they will
change their name to "Bache
lors' Town."
Don't forget .the exercises at
Pool's schoolhouse May 21st, but
come along.
Zeke.
Rockwell.
A. W. Shuping is suffering
from illness. Hope he will soon
recover. '
Solomon Peeler, of Dutch creek
is building a new barn.
Alex. Holshouser visited Wm,
Reeves Saturday night.
Miss Fallie Bost, of Salisbury,
was visiting Miss Mary Holshous
er Saturday 'night and Sunday.
She loft for Bessemer .City Mon
day evening. '
Mrs. J. MeCombs' is Very ill.
VVe hope for her.early recovery'.
J. D. MeCombs arid B. A- Fes
perm an have made some improve
ments about their premises. They
are helping old Rockwell out.
Let us see some more good work; :
A bell ias been purchased for.
rsiMsBReformer
; coirjinaia ; patiesra. at
considerahlelst
theJellK wills bin loitibnjirid
ready for use next Snnday. :
The :, mine between v Rockwell
and Crescent, known as the Hols
houser mine, is being worked.
Some buildings will ber erected
soon. We hope to see the mine
prosper.
Mra. O. M. Holshouser and son
visited P. A. Peeler Saturday
night and Sunday.
Julius Frick and Brian Beck,
with theiriamilies, . were visiting
J. A, M. Peeler's Sunday.
There was communion service
at Christiana Sunday, and the
church was filled.
Come Sister Dick and let us
iear from your side again. Our
side has -been well represented,
but we don't plant cotton up here,
we sell the cotton and plant the
seed. -
A. A. Trexler is cutting clover
and making hay. He has the
finest piece of clover we have seen.
Nobody's Honey.
Gold Knob.
Wish it would rain. Corn can't
come up; people can't plow, and
what are we going to do?
Wheat is heading very wel.
Oats are looking fine. 1 :
-P. C. Barger has the finest piece
of oats we have seen.
Peaches are falling of the trees
considerably.
T. J, A.JBarger lost a fine Jersey
heifer last Tuesday.
Mosei Kluttz has bought a fine
young horse from Mrs. Charlotte
Davis." - f
; Archie H. C. Holshouser treat
ed himself to a now buggy.
T. J. A. Barger who runs a
stock and poultry-farm has in hia
farm a gander that will dance a
jig while the little geese feed on
dough. All who doubt ; thjs call
on Mrr Barger who will be pleased
to entertain you.
Miss Frances i Trexlef ? is !
. . . 1! . . .1 x . 1 f . 1 . : . 1. 1 .:. 1. : 1
fever -"."'c4,5"''
if n iv vs. da p w i
Spel tlHsJek
. ho. li irexier. is worKine ,ao I
So t hey are going to have ai ex-1
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Giiess Ve'll have-to go;w6utVa
Barlett1? ; Say. yes.
? Ray B. Drury is o n the sick list
this
Chas. Misenheimer Jr.,-.yisitejl
his brother Saturday night.
The Biltmore and v Urescent
baseball teams erossed ; batBT: on
Bilt r ore diamond on Saturday
May 2nd." The score was 13 to 16
in favor of Crescent. -.
Hillen Florence lrexier was
born October 13 1890, and depart
edthis life May 10, 1603,aged 12
years, 7 months 27 daye. ,, She was
the daughter of -Mr and Mrj. JumfH'
M. Trexler.
iUorencf. was qnexttj
the brightest little girls in at; re
ter's Suuday schqpl. : Death . . was
caused by spinal meningitis: - The
funeral was conducted from St;.
Peter's church, Rev. Ri L. Browri
officiating. The pall bearers wore
bouquets of white roses waicft
were cast into the grave when tnl
casket was lowered. After. , the
grave was rilled her teacljerud
classmates marched in with a num
ber of . friends and - the grave was
covered with 13 wreaths of roses. -
The bereaved lamily nas our
warmest sympathy. -
. "- Lee
A Llttlft Early Riser
now and then at bedtime will
cure constipation,- .v biliousness
and liver troubles. DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers, are the famous
little pills that cure by arousing
the secretions, v moving the bowt
els - gently, yt effectually,-: and
giving such; tone and strength 0
the glands of the stomach and
liver -that the cause of the trou
ble is removed nntirely, " and if
their use is continued -for a few
days, there will be no return qf
the-. complaint. . Sold by . James
Plnmrnpr ! , . . s v.
Ki-ii?yJfx:-:3?
M.BVZi-i&t?'- ' '
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:HoSSr3 bf-tha city, have ib-
ly after Yagrauts ajid ta take' ii
custody Tiill v person i . who cannb ,
shotv up that they have an honest
way of making a living and are'
on at least speaking - terms with
work. If this rule be rigidly ezi
forced it will shut off much' of the
deviltry resulting from a class of
people that lias made itself very
obnoxious to the community, and
has occasioned the '.officers of .the
law much trouble." When youug
men have nothing to do but loaf
around the saloons and hold up
people on the street in broad day
light, cut them, shoot them, or
beat them into insensibility be
cause they object to being robbed,
it is certainly high' time to adopt
measures which will discourage
such cattle. .,.
Last of the May Term. ;
The May term of court adjourn
ed last Wednesday evening.
Among the matters disposed of,
are not previously reported, ; are
the following: " .-
Annie L. Mcintosh- vs North
Carolina Railroad V ; Company.
Plaintiff takes a non-suit.
, M. J. Lee, executor, vs South
ern Railway Company. Judg
ment for plaintiff in the sum of
$2,100.
W. W. Reid vs P." A. Frecks
judgment for defendant.
Allen Smith vs Patience Smith.
Plaintiff sues-for "divorce, divorce
granted. - - .
T"R. M. Bowers ys Nancy Bowers.
Plaintiff sues for ; divorce, divorce
granted. - , O
J. H. Barringer vs Sam Gard
ner. ' Judgment for plaintiff for
$46,95. 4 -
- C. R. Harris and', wife, M. E.
Harris, vs W. B. Crittenden.
Judgment,lor defendant.. -J.
F.McCubbins and J. F. Gaith
er, administrators otJ. S.' McCub
bins ys,S. R. Harrison. Judgment
for defendants . , . - "
's. W. H., Crawford, administrator
of Mrs. Margaret Jane Crawford,
vs buprome Council ot Home Cir
cle'. Case moved to Iredell coun
ty. -V . -
- Mrs. J. J. Sloop.' vs J. J. Sloop
Plaintiff s.ue9 for divorce; divorce
granted: " .
hilu'tiou . at Poorsschoolhouse-Uiiduig one or n is eyes very nau-
SsrlOOS Accident
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water; ruck; him in If he fare
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h a r dly3.er deter m ined yet, t bpu gb
it Js bel ieved Mr. Godfrey v ill not
lose' his -ye.
I suffered terribly and was ex
tremely weak for; 12 years: ; T1e
doctors - said mv blood wa3;. all
turning to water. At-last tfied
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and was; soon 1
feeline all risht again
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Don't doubt it put your
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"Ask. your doctor what he thinks of Aer's
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Old family medicine. Follow his advice and
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Sale of Real Estate.
NORTH CAROLINA, t ' In Superior Court
Rowan County, )
James A, Ritchie, Admr. of W.' M.
Ritchie, V3 '
LucindaRitehie, Mary Malinda Ritchie
Lottie Ritchie, Adam Ritchie, Easter
Ritchie, P. A. Ritchie, Alexander
Ivans and wife Martha Ivans.
Pursuant' to a judgment of the Su
perior Court in the above entitled ac
tion, the unders'gned will sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder for
cash, at the court house door in the
cityof Salisbury, on -
Monday, the First day of June, 1903,
at 12 o'clock M.. the following describ
ed'real estate, situatpd in Rowan coun
ty near 'the town of Faith, and bound
ed an 'follows: Beginning at a stake
running S. 12 E? in part with Garner's
line and in part with Fishei's .line. 6
chains and 50 links to a hiekVry Mur-
phy's corne", therce nor h with-'Mur-
phy's line 56 chains and 10 links to a,
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i stake on Garner's line, friuphy's cor- Rowan county on the 9th day of June,
j ner, thence west with Garner's line to 1903, and answer or demur to the com
. the beginning one chain and 40 links, - plaint in f aid action, or the plaintiffs
! containing E acres and 32 pole?, more will apply to the Court for the relief
. or less. ' - " demanded in said complaint. -
TERMS OF SALE: CASH. This April 27th, 1903.
JAMES A. RITCHIE, Admr. , r.
April 14 03. of.W, M.;Ritchie2
1 R. Lee Wright', Atty. - - - -
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SALE OF LAND FOR PARTITION.
NORTBTCAROLINA, )
Rowan County )
In Superior Court
Deiore Ulerfe.
J. 0 . Correll. W. G. Correll and John
, TJ, Alexander, v& Paul Ct rrell, Os-'
car D. Alexander and John R. Alex
ander Notice to Paul Correll. "
To Paul Correll:-
The defendant above . named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has b eh commenced in the Su
perior Court of Rowan county for the
purpose of selling certain lands for
partition and d vision : and said de-
fendant" will furthor "take notice that
rhe is required to appear at the office cf
the Clerk of i he Superior Court of
6w. . : : V J; FRa NK McCUBBIKS.
Clerk Superior Court.
; John L. Rendleman, Attorney. " . ;
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