Circulation Books Open to All.
Vol. 3. No. 69.
Salisbury, nsr. c, sattteday, jaisttjajry 12, 1901.
W. THOUAS BOST, Jit 1:4 Km Elt:r-
BRIEFS CAUGHTOH THE FlY.
THE PKOPLE WHO COME AND
GO, LITTLE LOCALS.
Iteas cf Interest Condensed and Boiled
Oowa The Personals asd Brief News
Items of a Day.
Geo. K. Sandrlin ofJOld Fort,
returned last night to his home.
V A. Freeze of Greensboro was
n town last night.
Mr. K L. W-jlcli of Gold Hill
visited our town yesterday.
Floyed Cain come in from Con
cord lant ninght.
Hon Jas. K. Boyd, was in town
last night,
Itain or vliine the Spencer peo
plo will have their services.
Mrs. Frank Lyndeii who has been
visiting friends in Greensboro, re
ttrned to Salisbury hst night.
Dr F. J. Murdoch, returned lant
night from a business trip to Cool
comee. Mrs. H. L. Mauney who has been
visiting in U'idsville, returned to
Salisbury last- night.
Mrs. J. I). Il i.ithma! of Wooi'
h'ttf has b.'t'u visiting Mr. J. II.
L. Uice.
Mr. and Mm. C. C. Ilamaey have
not yet left Salisbury. Mr6. Hani
siy is still unwell.
Remember the
inauguration
Monday.
Tim faro for the round
trip is $1.20.
Maj. J. V. Willson passed
through town last night on his
way to Winston.
Quite a numbeer of Salisburiaus
will attend tho inauguraeion of
(iovenor Aycock next week. The
frai for citizens will be $125
Mr. O. C. Winders .made us a
pleasant call yesterday. He
brought a nice load of kindling
wood,
Mr. Kohcoo Robertson of Mock.
vihe is now at work with the Truth reaved parents. The remains will
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Index as typo. He takes tho
placo of Mr. Kugeno Stallings.
Mr. George Miller of South
River is visiting in Salisbury. He.
has not bee'n kidnapped wo are
glad to say.'
i Mr. and Mrs. J. Hubbard Sul
livan of Ashevillo have been visit
iug relatives' in Salisbury. Mr.
Sullivan is an old Rowan boy, and
runs an engine on tho Southern.
1 his is a dull, newspaper time.
lho only break in the tiresome
monotony, was yesterday when one
negro throw a rock and hit anoth-
.1 1 m t
rr on tno neau. mere was no
break about this, his head wasnt
hurt.
Concord's Population
Mr. A. M. Brown, ?f Concord
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was in mo city last nijnit. in a
talk with aTnuTH-IxDEx represen
tative, he said Concord has a pop
illation of 7o(0 now, and will have
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iuuu more ny spring, inis is
rapid growth and shows what
Concord can do with factories and
capital.
P.'of. Llppard to Speak.
Prof. Lippard will address the
Young Men's Christian Associa
tiou next Sunday at the regular
hours.
Mr. W. W. Ix)wery will speak
at the Vance mills next Sunday
at 10 a. in.
Try Walton Waldrof Cafe, now
under the management of E. Wal
ton tfc Co. They will satisfy your
hunger if it can be done. Open
i :30 a m to 12 p m. 1-11 lw
Tho latest in perfumes is " Red
Carnations," at J W Cornelison &
vo a urug oioro. i-iwm
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Rowan Rahrer Snor. Hair cut
15c. Burt McNeely has moved
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m'. uuiM'Vl,v'u"
nnmtfi rrmrt hmiRO. Uorkmanshinl
second to none. Give him a trial.
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DISPENSARY ABOLISHED,
$250,000 for Public Schools. Gonrnors
Salan Raised.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 11. The
Senate pasted a bill today to raise
the Governor's salary to $1,000
per year. The committees ap
pointed by the caucus have Been
ratified by the Senate. A large
number of bills were intraduced
in the Senate today, but the ma
jority of them were of a local
character.
IX THE HOUSE
Mr. Dul's bill for the relief of
county school teachers of Meck
lenburg county passed the House.
The bill to abolish the Greens
boro dispensary also passed the
House today and will now become
a law as soon as it is sigued by the
Governor.
Mr. Sims introduced a bill ap
propriating a quarter of a million
dollars for public schools.
- E. B. Norville, of Cherokee
county, was . elected enrolling
clerk by both branches of the As
sembly. Fine Meat.
A Truth-Index representative
dropped into Mr. M. L. Jackson's
meat stand yesterday, and he had
just brought in twelve hogs. The
sales of this establishment are
simply enormous. His rooms are
always full of fresh prk and beef
he never has to carry any of it
over. Wo. have never seen a bet-
ter dealer, in the business. Mr.
jackso!i recently brought a fine
lot f lWs to Saliahurv.
Yoinh Laflf Dead.
Miss Fannie Peacock, age 15
and daughter of Mrs. John Pea-
cock, of Trading Foard, died yes-
terday morning about half past
ono o'clock. She had been ill
with Bnehts disease for
some time, and her death was not
a surprise, It is nevertheless,
always a great shock to see one so
young die at that age when life I
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ueguis w uieuu mjiiietmus. -B
extend our sympathy to the be-
be interred this morning at 10 o'
clock.
Mr. Brown Still Here-
The firm of Wynne, Ellington k
Comnauv. of Raleigh, have sold
their business to a stock company
in Raleigh, As stated a few days
ago, Mr. E II Brown, of our city,
had acceptad a position with this
firm, but now says he will not go
Raleigh to live unless he is offer-
ed a position with the new firm,
wnicn is unuer enureiy ainereni
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management. The new company
baying the business is a very
strong one financially, probably
worth half a million. We are
glad that Mr. Brown is likely to
remain with us. but sorry that he
has been disappointed in securing
the position for which he ia so em
inently fitted-.
The Thief? Discovered-
Yesterday morning we recorded
the pttempt of a man to break into
a store just across the street from
our office. By examing the fuss,
we might have discovered the
trouble, but we have never cared
to engage in such controversies to
late in the night. Later in the
day, the house bjeaker came over
and confessed.. He gave a very
good reason for his midnight
work. He lives over Mr. Miller's
store and came home with his wif
late in the night. On going ur
tairs he shut the door after him
and knocked the glass panel out.
That was tho shattering of glass
that we heard. The young man
proved to be Mr. W. G. Russell,
fts good a. law abiding citizen as
Salisbury has. Mr. Russell thought
it was a good joke though.
Wall naoer. all colors, stvles
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and prices, from 8c to 75c per roll
at George right's. 10-3t
Just Rjceived The finest and
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largest nueoi wau paper ever on
the market. . Q W Wright. 10-3
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
The Latest Happenings is Ererj Qsarter
as Told by Wire and Press.
All of the 102 passengers on the Messrs. Maupin Brothers are do
French steamer Russie, which was inga big work in real estate. Be
stranded near Faramore were saved Bides their sales are indicative of
after four days of heroic efforts what Salisbury "is doing, and what
by the life-saving crew at that we may 6oon expect of her to do.
place. . ' While Dr. Leroy J. Meroney, of
The congressional oommittee Philadelphia, was here, he placed
continue their investigations in his property in their hands. They
the Booz hazing affair, but as was nave nt held and are not going to
expected with little success toward hold it long,
fastening the responsibility on the Of one block they yesterday
guilty parties.
The Boer forces seem to be some
eight or ten thousand strong, and
roaming about the country meet
ing with little opposition. It is
said they stay away from the rail
way stations and lines, taking
routes known only to themselves
and are thus keeping up the fight
and at the same time avoiding a
decisive conflict with the British.
The government has been col
lecting tariff on a number of ar
ticles shipped here from the Ha
waiian Islands. It is contended
that these islands, since the an
nexation resolution July 7th, 1898,
ar part of the United States and
that the collections are
illegal.
Cases covering this
important
point, not only of Hawaii, but of
Porto Rico and the Philippines,
are now pending before the Su-
preme court, and the decision,
which is expected at an early day,
of one will probably seal the fate
of all.
The board appointed to investi
gate and report upon the expedi-
ency of transferring the naval
station at Port Royal, S, C, to
soma point near Charleston, has
made its report to the Secretary
ot the JNavy. It, reccommends the
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"to selected -be upon the west
Dank of Cooper river six miles a-
bovc Charleston custom house, and
$200 per acre be paid for the laud
"ooded.
The N0rwee ana and' Sweeden
iive underone kW and thn kinJ..r.nfn,Mw a mA..
i: awMAon TKi'a kttt.
mesin sweeaen. lms however,
is not satisfactory to the Norwe
gians. iney propose to pass u
law requiring the king to live in
Norway six months each year
This he will do or lose their allegi
ence.
No Dance Last Night.
The young people
were again
thwarted in their efforts to have a
dance list night. ' If nothing pre
vents, they expect to have one on
Monday night. At, this one it is
om iuui everui ynuiug lauiea
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ana gontlemen will be present.
Old man Hurt.
ir. &a. tjauuie met with a
painful accident last night.. He
fell on the street and
struck his head upon a rock.
The extout of his injuries is not
Known, xie was sent nome in a
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cab.
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Ml- MCUdUiei neie-
Mt. H. W. McDaniel, of Saltz.
Texas, was in town yesterday,
While here he came to our office
and subscribed for the Truth-Ix-
dex. Mr McDaniel says he has been
been thirty years, and had not
neara irom any oi nis Kinsmen lor
eighteen years. Recently, he de
cided to make a visit to North
Carolina and left Texas intending
to see his brother Mr. W H.
McDaniel, near Chinn Grove. On
arriving here, he had a very sad
greeting his brother had just
died. The deceased brother was
seventy years old and a good man.
He was a farmer and leaves a large
family, most of whom are old
enough to care for themselves.
Mr. Daniels left last night for his
home. Like most North Carolin
ians who have gone to the "Lone
Star State," he is very much' at
tached to his home. He is a p'rom
iuent and well-to-do farmer. We
are always glad to see old Tar
Heels, and trust that Mr. McDan-
i . . . . . .
i iels may again visit rortH Uaro-
Una. Good luck to vou.our friend.
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REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Messrs. Uaupin Bros , Sell a Nice Lot to
Ur. D. J. Miller.
closed deals and received cash for
three lots. At Spencer they sold
the beautiful lot of W. S. Frost'
next to the Spencer Methodist
church to D. J. Miller, and like
wise received the money for that.
We like to hear-of the success of
our young townsmen and are glad
to "see a positive sign of advance
ment Messrs. Maupin have oth
er deals on hand which we shall
take pleasure in telling our read
ers when the time is opportune.
Sam Jones' Letter.
I.ee an Atlanta dentist has
been kissing a patron of his. What
makes some dentists do that way?
Are their fingers the mouth to
kiss the lips or is the devilment
all in the fellow in-born? I glory
in the character of the pure girl
who resents such advances and
promptly reports the incident to
her protectors.
Some girls don't care. They had
just as soon be kissed as not, and
a little sooner. They kissed poor
Hobson nearly to death, and he is
not over it good now. I tip my
hat to modest womanhood. I hide
my face in the presence of immod
est women. The two pillars that
uphold women's character are
modesty and purity, and when you
knock either pillar out then down
comes the woman, and if the dev
il ever puts his foo on a woman
once she never gets up again.
A modest woman dresses all the
way up to her neck and all the
u u n i j.
woman buttons her collar right up
around her neck ; an immodest
woman buttons her collar around
her waist. A society woman is in
full evening dress and full of wine
herself in my judgment.
It's cold and snowy up here.
That's what maks me sav give
me the red hills of old Georgia
with the air. water and people in
preference t any spot on earth for
genial friendship, genuine hospi
tality and brotherly kindness,
give me the people south of Ma
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son ana uixon s line. it seems
those fellows knew where to draw
that line, and what they were do
ing,when th ;y did draw it. There
may be nothing in a name but
there is something in a line. I
enjoy my work among the North
ern people, and they give me
many expret uens of interest and
sympathy. But the hale fellow
wtll met, th a come and go home
with me anc stay all night, the
how are vou and vour wife and
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hJl.ron U- fniind .ldnm
up in Yank-3 Doodle. It's their
way and we have our way, and I
like our way the best. Don't you.
Written from PitUburg, Pa.
Rj(J I iffhtS
So many people hava complained
to us about bad lights, that we
should like to call the attention of
the city fathers to it.
The complaint comes from those
who are not chronic grumblers,
but the ones who earnestly stand
in need of better service. We are
not disposed to even suggest to
those who are in authority for we
feel that there is abundant reason
for the lack of light, but it b a
matterj about which much binges,
and ever hope that our aldermen
may give the matter their early
attention. By so doing the people
will be given the lights, and at the
same time I Q spared our gas.
Why not put your property in
the hands of Maupin; Bros. They
cn rent or pell it for you .
LATEST STATE NEWS-
Condensed Efents of Interest As Told By
Tfee Press.
Ed Ellerbe, the negro waiter at
the central Hotel, Charlotte,
charged with stealing a sum of
money from one F. R. Harding,
who had set up to five o'clock in
the morning , talking to a friend,
is now considered the guily party,
but only by his own actions.
Having been released from jail on
the deposit of $150 as security he
shcok the dirt of Charlotte from
his feet.
No portion of I North Carolina
demands attention so much at the
hands of the Legislature, as doe 3
the eastern section, specially near
the coast, where a law is very
much needed to encourage the oys
ter industry. The report of the
State Board of Fisheries of Vir
ginia, shows what result can be
obtained by an intelligent and pro
per handling of theoyster indus
try. The Virginia Board of fish
eries was organized less than three
years ago, and within this time
its receipts have been $122,378.72.
and i,s expenditures $52,601.(51,
giving the State a net revenue of
$09,727.11. This contrasts most
noticeably with the present North
Carolina method of conducting its
oyster industry, which is run on
political lines, providing several
officers, with no protection to the
oyster, and no revenue to the
State. New Bern Journal.
Has Lived in Three Gentnrles-
V
Toe following, which we clip
from. the Union' Republican, is re
marka6le if true.
High Point steps to the front
with Mr. Richard Green Kidd, who
claims the distinction of having
lived in three centuries.Hewasborn
at the close of 1700, has lived out
1800 and now enters 1900, a privi
lege few ever en joy, and which is
to say the least, remarkable, when
) we take into consideration t.hf
fact that the average human life
is about 33 years. For many years
Mr. Kidd has made his home at
High point. Some months ago a
sketch of his life appeared in our
columns.
A Mistake.
The Truth-Index vas iu error
last night as to the report of Mr.
Beatty's death. Mr. Beatty, of
New London, is improving, but
Mr. John Baity, of Cooleemee,who
has been confined in Mocksville
jail some time for safe-keeping.
We note in the Davie Record that
Mr. Baity did Monday night. We
are sorry to have made a mistake
in a matte" of news, and suppose
it resulted from a misunderstand-
iug of thosft with whom we talked
mi Y a .
mursaay. At any rate we are
obliged to the Record for putting
us right upon the matter.
The Ksncaid Fornitore Company.
From the Statesville Landmark,
we learn that the Kincaid Furni
ture Company will locate in
Stat8ville instead of Cleveland as
we had hithprto supposed. States
ville then 'it-tains an enterprise
that Salisbury needs and must
have. Says the Landmark: "The
site for the Kincaid Furniture
Company's factory has been select
ed. It has been decided to pur
chase four acres from Mr. Isidore
Wallaee,ly ing south of the Western
Railroad andeist of the A. T. and
O, and known as the old show
ground. The selection was hated
on the contingency of getting prop
er sidetrack facilities but a rail
road surveyor has already been
here and we understood this mat
ter has been settled satisfactorily
so that it is practically settled
that the new furnitnre factory
ill be located on the site Jnamed.
The location is tt very eligsble and
desireable one.
Lost A crooked handle um
brella, initial T on end. Please
leave at Tyson & Co's.
Try the WaltonWvaldorf Crite
rion Cafe under the new manage
ment. 1-11-lw
For Rent Several nice houses j'ljth for one day only. His prac
in good neighborhood. tice is limited to eye, ear, nose and
li Maupin Bros.. Overman b'ld'e
NEWS IN AND AROUND FAITH.
6ranlte Easiness Bccclng- Ur. Ledsick
coves to Faith. . ;
Faith, N. C, January 11th.
Mr. Lawson Lud wick has moved
to Faith ir ; his new house and
hauled his first load of granite for
J T Wyatt to Salisbury to Mr. T.
H. Vauderford.
Mr. Henry Furr will move iu
Mr. G. Hudson's house and work
in the granite quarry.
John D. Brown and his working
men have the tin roof on tho big
store house that he is building for
Peeler Bros., and is working on.
the inside.
Mr. J T Wyatt, of Faith has
more work than he can do at pres
ent and more is boing heard trom
every day.
Returned Frsa WeddhgLast Night.
Mrs. W. W. Bays and Miss
Mamie Bays came in this morning
from Rock Hill, S. C, where 'they
had been to attend the marriage
of Miss Margaret Bays, a nkce of
Dr. Bays', to Dr. Gilmore Steph
ens, lhe marriage took nlace
w a
Wednesday. Mrs. and Miss Bays
returned to Salisbury this after
noon. Uharlotte JSews.
Apple Calnure-
Col, F. A. Olds had an interest
ing mtei view with becretarv T.
K. Bruner, of the North Carolina
Eoird of Agriculture last week.
Among ether things, Mr. Bruner
said:
'Great activity has been
brought about by what I term the
rediscovery of the apple region in
Yancey county. A great many
orchards are now being set in that
county and in Yrautauga. Wilkes,
Madison, Haywood, etc. That
region is the, habit.1 of the apple.
The seedings developed there offer
the world its finest apples. The
plan is to have an orchard of one
kind of 'fruit. This is what we
term a commercial orchard. You
have spoken of tho neeu of good
methods of packing and also f
better means of transport. We
will teach how to pack. The
great need of that mountain
country is not railroads but turn
pikes and macadamized roads.
There is plenty of stone at
hand. ' 'The most nbtablo thing
is tho great fall seeding of wheat
from Central North Carolina to
the mountains that may quite
properly be termed a piedmont
feature. Th3 next thing is the,
impetus given cattle raising inth
mountain country. More cattle
and improved breeds are demand
ed. Shorthorn, Durham and Poll
ed Augus are coming in. vogue.
"The large shipments of lettuca
from the east continues It btgans
December 15 and will continue un
til all the winter crop is exhausted
I consider the winter crop more
profitable than the spring crop."
Havra, Jan. 10. The United
States auxiliary crusier Prairie,
bearing the American exhibit at
the Paris Exposition, left Havre,
to-day, exchanging salutes with
the batteries as she departed. She
will touch at New York, leaving
the fine arts exhibit there and will
then proceed to Baltimore, where
she will unload the rest of her
cargo.
Any one desiring the services cf
ajnice street cab can secure it by
phoning to the Dixie Stndio,
Phone No. 220. .
oiur paying rent ana nuya
bouse and lot from Maupin liroa.
on the installment plan.
Wrehave several farms for sale.
See Maupin Bros, before buying.
The best 5-cent cigars at J W
iornenson & uos Drug Store.
Dr. W. 11. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, will be in Salisburr at tha
Cetntral Hotel on Thursday, Jan.
throat. l-Cd&w
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MRS. ALBRIGHT RAVISHED
BY NEGRO. 1
Henrj 6!hs( col., i Desperate Character,
the Gnliford Brite, Officers Hive Ftllei
to Captnre bia.
Greensboro, N. C., Jan. 11.
(Special to the Truth-Index.)
News of a most diabolical crime
which oocurred at Whitsett, in the
Eastern, part of Guilford county
was received here to-day. Will
Gibson, a negro of desperate char
acter, assaulted Mrs. Kate Al
bright at her home in the absence
of her husband, leaving her in a
very critical condition. Mrs. Al
bright's body bears marks of the
fiend's brutal treatmedt. Officers
and citizens are scouring the coun
try for the brute, but so far he has
not been captured.
Wedding rbarsday Night.
Thera was a surprise wedding a
surprise to most of their friends in
Salisbury v Thursday night. The
partners ia this contract for life
were Mr L Vance Philipps of Yad
kin College, and Miss Mary Hall
of Cleveland. The ceremony took
place at Mrs, Henrie McNeelyV
and was so quiet that the news
paper fiend was baffled altogether.
Mr. Philipps is we believe-a tray- .
eling man, and Miss Hall it a
charming young lady with many
friends and relatives in the city
and country. She is a twin sister
of Mrs. Frank Thompson of Clev
eland. We wish this young cou
ple much success in their change x
of life.
Salesmen wanted to look, after
our interests in Rowan and adja
cent counties. Salary or commis
sion. Address, the Victor Oil Co.
Cleveland. Ohio.
Wanted To rent a good one
horse farm for cash. Inquire at
this office. 1-8 if.
CANDY KITflHEU:
I have opened a first-class
Candy Kitchen between D.
M. Miller s and the Salisbury
Grocery Co.'s store.
I handle the best and most
complete line of (nice candies
found in town.
Lemon and Chocolate Bon
Bons, lb 20 to 40c.
Sixmo in boxes, per lb. .25 to 50c.
Half-pound boxei . ... . ...... .15c.
Everything nice andjresh.
AP0STGL08 KARUS08.
ME. W. E KEIDEE
laa just opened up' a new Grocery
Stdrwon Innis street, next door to th
Day House, and is offering a tine lino of
Groceries and
Corifcctionarics,
alo
CHICKENS, EGGS, BUTTER,
and all kinds of Game Cigars, Tobacc
and Snuff. All kindi of FRUITS and
OANDIK3 for the Holiday tr de.
Kice ixr iotirid.'6c. ; Jr lorida Uranxes
per drz.. 30c. : Cheese per wund, 10c :
liaisins per pund, J2i. ll-6-'00.
It is not a Kake
But the Bett Bread on the Mar
ket at
;T. L. SWINE'S
Freh Cakes all the time.
Call and be conrinced.
Holler Bros.,
STONE A3D OBA5ITE CONTBACTOBj
Bough and Dressed Granite ,
for buildings and founda
tions, cement walks aitd
cellars.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
I have the largest stock of -'FRUITS,
CADDIES and NUT8 in town. . alit.
Bananas, Oranges. Grapes. Applss,
Pears. Almonds. Cream Nuts ana
English Walnut. We also hara a
Large Assortment of Cakes ot all kinds.
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