Salisbury Penciiings. If any of' our'subscri" ',-: v j i " K- bers fails to receive 7ds paper, he will confer . a favor by reporting tlie same. feci Scaices Tj-BC-rrai Usual services at St. Lukf'd Episcopal church at 11 a. m. sid 7:15 p. tn by tho pastor, Dr doch. ; . THIEVES tl CHESTKUT HILL- Mur- Cotton brought 7 V today. W. T. Fulk went to Winston this morning. w. L. Black spent yesterday In Concord. W. It. Odell, cf Concord, Is in the citytodsy. L. II. Clement went to Btatesvllle this morning. J. W. Loflln, of Thomasvllle, U In the city today. J. T. llHrrlsbn went up the West ern road this rooming. J. P. J.eutz, or Concord, was in the city a hort while this morning. II. F. Fuller, cf Ahborp, Ran dolph county, U visiting in the city. N. M. Watson, of Greensboro, took breakfast at the Mt. Vernou this mornintr. j-, ( J.T. Wyatt, of Futth, bmujrht In a nirelnill Ktone t:iiit morning to Jo shipped to L-xinxttn. MbH.jWde Miller left this morn ing for Htatetville, where she will A ft . ' . 1 A. , viHii ner dirtier, ivira. mtiuiei. Dr. W., It. 'Gwaltney, pastor of Hickory Huptht church, returned to hUlioinc frmri Italolh this morniitfir. MiHS i lara Swain, of Ouli Hill, who haa bAn 'in the city several , day, returned to lur-liotise, this . morning? ; - 4 '' Two boy u lifted In Kklrtn lah early litis morning. No serious dKtnuge wai done, although the frlctlor whu crcat.' i , i J. T. Wyatt, of Fith, tbl county, "he Proximity MTg o:, f Qreens boi another feet of large-granite tiiglne bed?. Cnpt. Schooloy returned from AhevUle la-t ' night. He waiac cotnpunb d by his wife who has been under medical treatment iu that city for some time. " hlha Mvrtlce Thompson, of Sali- : bury, who htw bet?nf visiting Miss . Pearl Brown, went to Charlotte ti8 morning. Blio will return home to night. Concord Standard . , Huff Panorama was well at tended last nlirht. The display of painting whs quUe intereutiug. The ncenes were from the Old Teta taent.. arid thtttf representing the Garden of Eden was opecially,pret ty. In fact all the pictures were attractive and were much enjoyi-d by those present, -me ouieriaui . ment deserves another large crowd toulght. ' " : Main. Street M. E. church, Sun day school at 9:30. Preaching at 11a. m. by Dr. J. R. Brooks and at night by Rev. TateTT5very member of the church is urged to be. present as-this is the last night jin,thi9 conference year. ' Dr. Stallings will preach at Cavalry at 11 a. m. ; at Hall's at 8 p. m. and at Chestnut Hill at 5 p. m. Services at Lutheran church at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pastor. The morning discourse will be appropriate- to the 21st anniversary of the pastor's minis try. Sunday school at 8 p'. Di Everybody invited to all services. Regular services at Faith Rer formed church tomorrow at 11 a. m." and 7 p; m. Sunday school at 9:80 a. m. ' 1 Baptist services Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching by the pastor. Rev. M. E. Parrbh, at ll a, m. and 7 p. m. Strangers cor dtally wlcomrd. Spencer Presbyterian church- Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. Wakefield. Spencer Baptist Sunday school at lu.a. m. rreacbmg at ll a. m. and at p. m. All are cor- diully invited to attend these ser vices. ;" Tho Christian Endeavor meet ing at the Presbyterian church will bo held immediadinteljr after evening service, subject Liberty and Love," Rom. 14:1-23 (a .tenv norance meeting). A ;ordial wel come to Btran,ers. Junior mee ine at 10:80 a. m.. subiect: "Los sons from Christ's wordi on the A Kegro. Ectsrei tt . Rssliescs.cf L'r- - Watsca YesterdajDsring His Absence. Yesterday' while M r. ? Watson and his sister who lives with him, were absent from his home, a ; ne gro man, it is supposed,entered the house and stole a number of arti cles and succeeded in making his escape. A phone message was sent" the : sheriff to which he re sponded promptly but failed to catch the thief. Is this negro J one of- the bur glars who -entered Mr. Tarr's house lastrTuesday night, an ac count of which appeared in The Index ? It behooves all citizens to look closely after their doors and win dows and keep them well fastened. Dr. C. R. Barker and Maj. Merli returned from Charlotte thi morning. They took degree D, O. K. K., of K. of P., iu that city last night. The Charlotte Obser ver has the following tosayof Ma jfr Mertz : ( "Major Mertt, tho smallest Py thian in the world, who became member of the D. O. K. K., las night in Charlotte, is a native o Hungary, He is 40 years of, nge, weighs 64 pounds and is 42 inches high. He married Miss Maria Nail, of Rowan, who is no taller than ho. The Major farms in Rowan. He and his wife traveled for several years with Forepaugh's circus. He is intelligent and a perfect little gentleman. The Pythians aro proud of him. . cross Services at the First rresbyte- rin at the usual hour at 11a. m. and 7jl5 p. m. Sunday school at 8 o'clock by the partor Dr.J.Rani- i)le- i "T Church Street M. E. church ser vices Preching at 11 a. m. by the pastor Dr. Weaver and at 7 15 p. m. by Dr. John R. Brooks. Sun day school at 8 o'clock. Floral and Art Exhibit. - V A All the ladies who "will enter potted plants of any kind are re quested to send them to the Wood son and Shaver , building, u near stand pipe, by 12 o'clock Monday. Those who contribute cut flowers, and will enter articles of fancy work will please send in on Tues dayonorning by 9, o'clock. The exhiVtwill be ready for. visitors by It) a. m., Tuesday. The ladies promise to handle ev ery article entered carefully, and will seeHhatthey are properly re turned at the close of the' exhibi bition. lt is hoped that the peo- Meteors in1333. The writer does not remember 1883, being an infant then, but he remembers well what his , parents and others of their contemporaries told about the meteors of that date. I he main features were these : It was about the time of the Nat TtSTner negro insurrection in .Virginia. Turner's plot ex tended in North Carolina and some slaves in eastern Carolina, were implicated and put to death. The meteors fell just, at the height pjhe excitement, when in the coramunijty.oi lupnn county, in which ihe writer's parents resided, the women and-: children were gathered together in one place "and guardetl by some of the men, while others were patrolling the county roads keeping the negroes in sub jection, c v v:; : " :':-v:-' :' One night during this time of fear and 'excitement, the stars seemed to leave their places andfal to t he earth. In those days there was but little information relative such subiects. andi onlv a. tew . ... i, " "knew anything - about meteoric showers. This.Came unannounced and created ii: bounded excite ment, maiiyi believing the end of the world had come The event was a wonder and furnished a top ic of conversation for years. The writer -remembers the great display of meteor3 in I860. A considerable number were seen ; but they were few and dull : com pared with the traditional number and brilliancy of those of 1833. Clies tniit 11 News. A. ' J. Warner of Greensboro, came in this morning to spend Sunday with' his sister Mrs. F. M. Coggius. . The Debating society will meet to-night at 7 : 80. . Everybody - is invited to come out as this'will be a very interesting meeting. . Oscar Wood, who is nor in Bid- deford, Maine, is expected --home to-night. He has been North for some time studying mill business. D. C. Dcadman of Chestnut Hill and W. F. Wagoner, of South Riv er, have boughtlout J. F. Hopkin's grocery store,, and they will con tinuei the business in the building known as Cornelisdiv & Byrd's" old stand. THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Conference Last Night. ' At the fourth quarterly confer ence at Mann street M. E." Church last night, J. E. Hayworth was re elected superintendent of the Sun day schools. , - J, E. Hay worth, A. A.. ifaTt man,;W. H. Hartman, J. V. Bar ringer, R. L. Ryane, R. M. Leon ard, R. J. Crowell.C. F. Rink and W. A. Brandon, were elected stewards. Mere Passenger Trains And Heaij En- ' .glnes.rV. - - . The first, of next month the Southern", will put on their fast trains, Nos. 81 and 32. between Washington and Jacksonville. They have ordered five more of the large compound tyVe of passen ger engines to handlti these trains,' similar to inose inej? nave on ineir o,her fast ' f rainst The addition of these two' traius gjves Salisbury a total of twenty passenger trains per day. ' i Jiin, Ferrall, a negro butcher, of Kuig's Mountain," is - in ' jail at Shelby charged' with" the murder 6f Sam Moore also colored: There had been considerable - jealousy between the two meii about a wo man and they had hot words at Svlvnus Goforth's : store, where Feirell worked, -Saturday night. Mr. Goforth caught told of Moore a d ied him to the,tior, . audV as Moore stopped' out Ferrell fired, the ball entering .the back of Mooto'shead; Ferrell ran and suc ceeded in distancing his pursuers. Chief Police Jone3, of Shelby, and Sheriff Sutflearriyedlate'with bloodhounds. V The track . was lost ate at night, but Sunday -morn ing the bog. again struck it; and ran without a break. . Ferrell came inlo King'sMountain and surreder ed. with the dogs close on his heels: - This is the fourth killing in Cleveland within- the last' six months. It makes the third mur der trial to be heard 'next term -of pie will :lppreciate this effort in a good caiiiiea'nd lend the encour agement if their presenee. Re freshments will bo served. . Committee. Ojstersind Pies. ; " Let everybody come out to Mrs. J. V. Barnnger's on Cnestnutllill tc-night and help the Ladies' Aid Society, they will serve oysters in the best manner. This is for the benefit of the church and should bo patronized by all. DHTls Stars Shaot? Not here as any one knows. But it was noi me iuuit oi me omora. Iu fact, they did not say where the meteoric display ? would be viiiblc; f It" seems tQ Jiave hcen taken fof granttod that the-whole . of the earth's surface wonld pass throuffh the meteoric belt. That rj was the mistake. The meteors fell so rapidly and blazed so brill iantly in Russia that the ignorant were sure tho end of the world had come. We suppose that in Cana da, the latitude of Russja, the Dconlo who were watching for A Frlgktfal Blunder j will nftpn muso a horrible Burn. Scald. Cut or Bruise. BUckien's Arnica Salve, the beat In the world. will kill the uain ami promptly neai it. Cures Old Sore, Fever Sorea, Ufcerw, Bolls, Felons, Corns, all Skiii Eruptions. Best File cure on earth. Onlv 25 cents a - box, uure tnmrftntPAd. Sold DV TheO. t w - t-- Kluitz&uo. uruKgisu v All pork sausage at JacksoQ's. Try them. V v"T W are. not too busy" to write an ad. but 6imply too lazy, but we have plenty or every siynsn tiair wiw still on hand. , CaU . and get one at the Eclipse. . vv' - I Bryan's Keen Wit. The following incidents occurred during Mr. Bryan's tour of Nebras a, and are good examples of his keen wit, quick refaitee aud scateh ing. Infective: Near the close of his speech at Falls City, a Republican in the au dieuce arose and deriied that Fresi dent McKfr.lry desires t retain the Philiunines. whereupon without a - 4 moment's 1 e-U.-.tioti or ill Iwst show flf emharr.ussinent, lr. Isiyan quoted this sentence from out- of McKinley's speeches: A-few years ago I was ri ding on the top of an omni bus on Oxford street, Lon don. . Looking .down I saw a sign reading, "Pneu matic tube transit or pack ages to Euston Station, three miles away. - I immediately alighted and. made inquiry. I found that the tube was three feet in diameter, and that it would be perfectly sate to make a trip through it by one of the sliding recep tacles in which packages were carried. I asked if it would be allowed. The clerk re plied he thought it would, but that he would have first to cet the consent ot tne su perintendent, and that I should be on hand the- next morning at 11 o'clock. That evening I was at a . dinner party, and mentioned my en gagement for the next morn ing. All present expressed themselves as shocked, but two gentlemen, one Captain Henry S. Ciive of the Royal Engineers, the other Claud Monckton, a i ci vil engineer, asked me if I wanted compa ny. I said, "Yes." The next morning we were all on hand. We were laid flat in the. tube, . they at the bottom and I on top, being, the lightest The word was given, time was kept by. their ..watches, and we arrived in a few seconds; V now i iforget how many. When released J saw seven or eight gentlemen on hand, the directors of the company. One stepped forward and said: '.'Mr. Landis, how did you enjoy your ride? "Very much; J suppose you have all taken it?" J replied; "No; ypu are the first."- he ,said. "How long would it take to ebme frpm Edinburgh" here?" a distance of some 400 miles, I asked. 1 'Less thati an hour," he replied. . ; In the transit we had plenty of air.. From be hirid the te was no perceptible motion; hp noise, excepting a slight wheeze, anpl 1 we were thro agh. The tri p from Wash ington- to New York could be court. It has beentouly a, week maae in twenty minutes, no since court adjourned but the jail ! possible collisions or running being is rapidly refilled. Raleigh off the tracks. Grades could " TtaltIiiiurfxXhf . 1R. Rnrwl1-. In I Deginninjj with thi week'ji ilsue of the Manufacturer's Record a j series of articles on developments during the past year iu Southern iron idus try, Mr . Edward IL Sanborn, of Philadelphia, noting that there are blast furnaces in tho " South that have continued successfully in oper ation throughout - the severest de pression of recent years and have returned profits ; to their owners withput interruption," sketches Jhe restoration of the VirKlnia blast fur naces to the ranks of active pig Iron produce! s. and say; . , ! This has, been made possible, and even easy of accomplishment, by the extraordinary advance fn the price of pig iron, and the compara tively insignificant increase in the cost of production, and the insatia ble demand for every ton of Iron that can be made. There Is proba bly no furnace in the United Btates in workable condition that could not make aud sell pig iron at a pro fit under ine conditions which now t . prevail. The revival of the Virginia furnaces, however should : not 1 be viewed In that light, for what ha been done has been undertaken with foresight and system and as part of a very comprehensive plant to carry out in a practical business way the purposes which were overthrown by speculation early in the nineties. "The extensive undertakings of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coku Company in Its resuscitation4 and consolidation of dormant furnace plants, Its important operations in ore, coal aDd coke, and its railroad enterprises, form the most consplcu mi and most interesting feature of the Virgbiia iron " Industry at pres ent, and the probable result of it all is the subject of no little conjecture and prophecy among those who Spencer Department. 7 Miss Mamie Bullock isconvales- cent. r i: ra. Bosworth. of Ohio, la visit ing at Mrs. Albright's. . Mrs. C, V. Clarke, who has been very sick, is improving. H. D:vI-owery, of the 'ehopa, has been suffering with chill for several days. -. . r i Some parties : were here a fair days since trying to locate a good centre for an artesian well. ' Z. B. Wyatt has accepted a posi tion as assistant stenographer in the master mechanic's office. We learn that the . store house 1 on the corner of Salisbury avenue , and 5th 6treet is to be repainted and repaired in general. Mrs. Giles,' of Davidson county, 18 moving in the house recently vacated by by B. F. Lively. She is to teach iu the Spencer graded . school. - ,4 ' - . " . JWe are glad to learn that there is some talk of Spencer, getting a cotton seed oil mill. Wa liko to hear of such and think this an ad mirable location for two or three large cotton factories as it is a good railroad centre and situated iii a iiicehealthy.vicimty. ' Mrs. Freeman ; and daughter, r Miss MamieJ have returned . f r their old home near Albjmar1 make their future )lor m 1 -A spencer. iirs. ureeman na have some knowledge of thecondi- Spencer Inn leased for qufjy while and is well known all tunes. " Post. ONE HUNDRED OOLURS REWaRD. tions which must be met. "Briefly stated; the undertakings of this company embrace the follow ing: ."Twelve coke blast Jurnacea in Virginia, Tennessee aud Kentucky. MThree charcoal furnaces in Ten nesseeand Virginia. . "One basic open heirth steel plant at Middlesboroughi Ky. "One rolling mill and horseshoe factory at Max Meadow, Va. i Oue cast-iron-plpo foundry at Radford, Va, ; "One hundretl and thlr'y-two thousand acres of coal land .Vir ginia, with 'mines proximate daily out "Five hundred coke cinia. "Two hundred and twelve thnus-! ly to look back four, or live and aeres of ore lands In Virginia. Vv3:ird when the Republicans Tennessee and Kentucky, with some nusVWio'r nnn - rUU - thirty workings, havi-a approxi-j . . . . .. .. mate daily output of 4,1)00 tons.'. "Extensive llraeKtuUu and dolo mite quarries. "Five-, foundries and machiue shops for geueral work. "One hundred and thirty-four miles of standard guage . railroad, with passenger and i freight equip ment and In regular operation. Thls property is a basis of an authorized capitalization of $20,000, : Mr. McLean, ' the man who made such r lant fight; recently fr governorship of Olr plains the result as ; 'Placing Mr. Jones vt s 120,000, this will plao. Xrf iJiiah, tho administratSSX 's mah); tho rftatitof Ohio. V We have on- lwtvi.it; 'Kuap-jnidaid (M':. Banna's n?; ului 5,000 tons, .y .;. :,y - -f' LX nlt4. f 3 ovens iu Vir- 'Vi??. mi?nt !.n. Ur. iolin T. Aire j ' of Richnsnd," Ya. , . Missing, - :V G. H. Shaver, chief of police gives us the following: Mr. John T. Alvey of Richmond, Va., disap peared from his place of business, 1204 Cary street, where the firm of Alvey Brothers conduct th? whole sale feed business, on the evening of Wednesday, November 8, 1899, and was last seen on the bank of the canal, about two miles west of Richmond; between 5 :S0 and 6 :00 o'clocli D. m. on the above date. A , Ills hat was found near the spot where last t eon. his DifeCBirnoN follows : Height, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches; weight, 125 pounds ; age, 57 ; com- almost be . ignored, and the tubes laid on the top of the crronnd. Perhaps in the next generation a ' traveler will 000 ln ual oruon3 01 8l0CK a.n.a start for Europe, via Bering I cannot irrinSt myself to doub- thai the istaiids will be retained i pleiioii, dark; black hair, rather under the beniffu suverelknty Of tiie thin : aliehtl v bald : dark brown United SlatesJ . ! motistft-he. sliffhtlv erav: brown - f J W W pvcs: man cneeic oones ; iuiu The Republican next declared that ,most of the Filipinos were in revolt against Aguiqaldo. 'Are you not flattering Aguinaldo too much," asked Mr. Bryan, when you assert that with a bandful of men he can only subjugate his own Sea strait, f orty miles wide only. He can start in the evening from Philadelphia and breakfast in St Peters- burcr. or Vienna the next morning, and dine in London or Paris the same day.-7-U. K. Landis, in the ? Ledger. Atlanta. Nov) 16. The first business session of the seventh an utftil convention of the Daughters of the King, was held to-day, in the auditorium of the Atlanta Symphony Club. The meeting was largely attended, many delegates having arrived today. Washington. Nov; 16 The re port of the recent official test of the submarine boat " Holland m Peconic Bay, November 6th, has been given out by the Secretary of the Navy. The board reports that after a thorough inspection of the House eoe REXT.-rTlie six room ft fl L. UAt Itvas mavI1 - Ka. low l II. Thorn psons farmer resl- Quality considered, a 11 dence. Apply tS Mr. Thorn psou at 5f tc, bala uce of manufact Wanted A position as salesman In- some mercantile establishment. Have fieveral vears experience iu this capacity. Any one desiring such aid. should see me before eeu ring same. Address me In care the Index. F. P.Uatts Ten gallons' of Norfolk's best oys ters at Jackson's market for Satur day 's trade. :- 'j 1 ? . Great cloak sale begins today. New department store Jut received 1 ,000 cloaks and capes for, ladies, mise and children which we offer for half ever offered In Salisbury. lull up t uren!tock. Gto. Fink face: fourteen false teeth, partial plate above and below, lower false lighter in color than natural teeth; wore away dark blue diago- paus and Gf the vessel, it was nal frock coat and vest, maue Dy :mT)ressei w;th the excellent con- Ebel & Sons, Richmond,; Va. ; dition of the ij0at and all of its dark mixed trousers ; plain gold 1 appiianceg. set ring. The above reward will be paid for any information as to his whereabouts if living, or the re- . covery of bis body, 41 deceased, on apphcattion to The Richmond Natiohal Detec tive AgencT, I A. M. Brownell, Manager, 3 North Eleventh St., Richmond. THE WEATHER. The ' weathet forecast: Cloudy and warmer. t Mouut Olive Advertiser:. Observ ant krawberry' growers lay they neveri at'this easont saw the plants look more healthy and thrifty. -rm ? C Advertising w the key . WRSALK-A riuie wiin iwwno-t, vj iirr' Wehavekevs t.. k..l. a rniu. IvTr.x vvw to success, cnaeke)5 office.- . tof saif. ; . . and bonds. This Virginia enterprise is typi cal of the general movement which has developed through the Iron reg Ions of the South from the Tennes see and Alabama center. "Even In Alabama the story of Iwm has, ac cording to the views of experts, on ly begun to be told. ' The furnace in the ; Birmingham district have practically sold their "output for the rest of this year, and the first half of 1900, and it Is estimated that an dertflklngs now on foot will possibly double the capacity of the furnaces in that field within the next five vears. With its Iron resources being do veloped under the spur . of a per sistent Increased demand of . cotton bringing from ten lo fifteen dollars 1 more a Dale tnan it uivak mm vituo last year, : with cotton mills busy with orders from this country aya foreign nations, with plans unfold ing for transformation of water pow ers Into electrical energy, with phos phate deposits being rapidly uncov- ed In new and open fields, with the lumber business expanding and with the railroads scrambling for cars to meet transportation necessities, the South Ktra an upward trend with nothing tn sight at present HkeJy to interrupt itanteady healthy progress. Norfolk selected opsters at Jack son's market daily. U It next at the Eclipse. Once you call you eome again.- Th biggest bargains are to be found at it. J. Holmes' closing out sale. Everything .sold strictly at CCfrt. tin tn fipo. WrlzhU for nice Xmas nresents he has the nicest lot of ltockiot: Chairs and other presents thai haever becu i tiatUbury. tf kf r. t ! 1.. . .11 - A. V h . t iuij.wu majority uver uu iuo uuici uaiiuiuatca, uuu uuwt with nearly 1,000,000 votes caot, Nah is chosen governor, but in a minority of 75,000 The result is both astonish ing and gratifying and shows the attitude of the people in ' the State of Ohio toward the present administration." Had all the votes cast for . Jones been given to "McLean . the 'latter would have been elected. But they . were not, and so for all practical pur-" poses they may as , well have been cast for Nash. And next year, some fool Jones will run again, very proba bly the same one, who .will again give the plurality to the other fellow. It may .be that, like fleas, such as the Joneses have their uses; but only the , Lord in Heaven knows what they are. Ra leigh Post. : London, - Nov. 17. An undated 1 dispatch from DeAar. Cape Colony saya that ajstrong British force 1 When within fifty milei of the beleaguered town the relief column encountered a considerable body of the enemy. The." Boon wcro routed after a smart brush, lea v-. ing the road clear to Kimbcrley, which may now, the diapatch con cludes, be relieved at any niomcut. A work logman desires to secure a room with a firej lacoor stovoln It, and alsotward, with a private fam ily. ' ltefc-reuca ll r-iui red. -Address Noblci, care The Dally Index. do to Jack&on's markt-i' for nice meats, ' . Go to Wrights I'urniture C cro for nlce Xmas prt'J-cut. ' D. W. Snider b a grxxl horse for C?nt8t:euat Jsmtf-VabliJ. - them woro not disappointed. bis foundry. . . .