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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28
Early Banking in
Salisbury

Salisbury, N c., June 26.-There was
here for many years, and up to the
close of the war, branch oil
the old Bank OF Cape Fear, the parent
bank being at Wilmington, N. c. | can
not learn when it was established, though
tradition says about 1921. Tie late
Dolphin A. Davis was elected cashier IN
1887, which position he held until the
closing OF the bank as a result OF the
civil war. This bank, the only one IN
Salisbury up to 1859, did a large business
throughout Western Carolina, and enjoy
ed most enviable reputation. AS was
then the CUSTOM the bank building,
large and substantial brick structure,
with vaults, etc, was erected some dist
ance from the business centre of the town,
on the corner of Bank and Main streets,
and furnished also the residence OF the
cashier and his family. After the col
lapse OF this bank, Mr.. Davis, who mad
an enviable reputation as hnancler,
opened a private bank, which through
several changes has been merged IN the
present Davis and Wiley Bank, OF wnlcn
his son, Mr.. o. d. Davis, is cashier
In 1859 a branch of the Bank OF North
Carolina was established in Salisbury, Oh
which the late Hon. David f. Caldwell
$50 long a Judge of the Superior courts),
was president, and Mr.. Moses W. JARVIS,
formerly of Newbern was cashier, uhtil
lis COLLAPSE as a result Of the war This
hank was located on the corner OF INNS
and Church streets, and was creating a
fne business when interrupted by the war
The banks now doing business here are:
DAVIS AND WILEY BANK.-Estab
l;shed 1889; capital, 100000; Theo. F.
Kluttz, President; o. d. DAVIS, Cashier
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.-Establish-
ed 1889; capital, $4,000; Kerr Craige,
President; w. G. Blackmer, Cashier.
WACHOVIA BRANCH.-W. f. Snider
Cashier: Lee S. 0verman, Chairman
Board of Managers.
There is succession in banking genius
and capacity as in other things. Mr.. 0.
n Davis, present cashier of the Davis
and Wiley bank, inherited his banking
talent. His father, Mr. d. A. DAVIS, was
cashier of a branch bank of the Bank OF
Cape Fear before the war, and was re-
parded as one of the first bankers OF his
dav His son worthily wears his mantle
as cashier of the Davis and Wiley Bank
At the time Mr. Davis was cashier OF the
cane Fear Bank branch Mr.. nj. w. Jarvis
was cashier of the branch of the State
Rank. the parent bank being located at
Raleigh. -,
h Salisbury had good banking facilities
before the war. 1t has good facilities
1now banks that meet the demands OF the
rapidly growing city.
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Merchants and
Planters Bank
of Milton

The Merchants and Planters Bank OF
Milton was organized IN 1888. Milton y
the chief business town of the rich agrl-
cultural county of Caswell and this bank
was established to meet the demands OF
the varying agricultural and business IN
terests Of the county. Caswell IS the orlgl-
nal home OF the famous bright yellow To-
bacco, which has given North Carolina a
reputation all over the world and has
brought large wealth to the farmers OF
the county Caswell has always been pop
ulated by splendid people. Before
the war it was one of the most prosperous
counties in the State, and then large farm
ing interests demanded a branch OF the
State Bank of North Carolina, which dld
a large business and was one or the saIest
and best branches of that institution.
The Merchants and Planters Bank OF
Milton is the only banking house in-the
county, and it IL one of the chief factors
in the development of the town of Milton
and the county .3f Caswell. Milton has
splendid tobacco smarket and handles much
bright tobacco grown in the Caswell dirt,
the best dirt fog growing bright tobacco
known.
Mr.. J. A. Huddle, the president of the
bank. is a successful and large dealer IN
tobacco and one of the most public spirit
ed men of the county, as well as one OF
its best business men.
Mr.. r. L. Walker, the cashier, is noted
for his sterling integrity, fine business
judgment and popularity. He is safe and
prudent and looks well to loans and IL
vestments.
Mr.. E. D. Winstead, assistant cashier,
is a capable bank officer and enjoys the
confidence of the entire community.
The other officers Of the bank are men
peculiarly qualified and the directorate
embraces the best business men OF the
community.
This bank has capital Of $1,000 and
the surplus and undivided profits now ag-
gregate nearly $4,000, making in all $1O.-
OOO The deposits of this bank are large
for, almost every business man in the coun-
ty keeps his account with this bank,
which is easily one of the safest and
soundest and most useful banks in the
State.
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FaTmeTSand Merchants
Bank Of LOuiSburg

The Farmers and Merchants Bank
of Louisburg has had wonderful growth
in it's eight and half years of existence.
and is now one of the most solid of the
banking houses of the State.
The bank was established in 1895, with a
capital stock of $4,000. During the first
month of that year its assets We're not
more than $4,000. 1t has grown each
year to such an extent that at the
present time the total assets amount to
100000, and the aggregate of the de-
posits is $150000. The bank pays no in
terest on deposits, confining itself entire
" to commercial business. The capital
and surplus at present amount together
to $50, 900.
The officers of this strong institution
are William Bailey, President; DR.. A. b.
Hawkins, Vice President; w. j. Byerly,
Cashier.
Mr.. Baily has been the only president
the bank has had, he having moved
from Raleigh to Louisburg in 1896 for
the sole purpose of taking the helm OF
this institution. He was reared in Raleigh
and is very well known here, having
numberless friends both socially and IN
business circles. In Louisburg he at once
took a high stand, is regarded as one
of the best young business men OF that
section of the State and is prominent
in all social affairs.
DIR. A. b. Hawkins, the Vice Presl-
dent, is so well known as the hacker OF
SO many financial and industrial enter
prises in and near Louisburg that it Is
quite unnecessary in this article to at
tempt a review of all he has done.
The Cashier, Mr.. w. ]. Byerly, IS a
young man who has made a magnificent
record in his line of work.
The Board of Directors comprises some
OF the best men fthe State, leaders of
enterprise in the section around LOUIS
burg. They are DIR. A. B. Hawkins,
j. b. Thomas, G. b. Cheatham, Wllllam
Bailey, President; T. w. Beckett, w. j.
sByerly, Cashier.
Every one will remember the terrible
disastrous fire of May 21st in Louisburg,
which destroyed an entire business block,
including the bank building. This was
total loss, with the exception OF some
fixtures. But business was being trans
acted the next day in temporary quarters
and work was begun at once on the plans
for the new building.
In about a month more now it Will
be ready for occupancy. The new build
ing will be similar to the one destroyed,
which was an up-to-date banking house.
The front will be of pressed brick. 1t
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First Bank in Alamance County.

Graham, N C. June 24.-Before
the war, about 1856, as a branch
of the Bank of Lexington, or brownsville,
land l am unable to find any one who is
certain which, but am inclined to think
lexington, was established here, and
known as the Bank of Graham. It's first
cashier was the late James H. Holt. and
he was succeeded by the late Charles p.
Mebane. The war came and went, and so
did the bank We had no bank till 1899.
when the Bank OF Alamance was organic
ed on $4,000 capital subscribed. $4,000 paid
in. In a short while the remaining SIS 900
was paid in, and then soon the capital
was increased to $4,000 paid in. r. M.
Armfield. president; G. A. Scott, cashier
from first till now. The enterprise has
met with success.
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Snow Hill Bank.
(Wilson Times.)

Snow Hill had bank organized last
Monday night. The following are the di-
rectors: G. A. Norwood, Jr.. Josiah
Exum, ]. T. H. Harper. F. W. Faircloth,
d. w. Edwards, w. T.. Carraway, j. r.
Sugg. John Harvey and T. E. Barrow.
The following officers were elected for
a term of one year: G. A. Norwood
president; Josiah Exum, vice-president; B.
w. Edwards. cashier. and l.. " Morrill,.
attorney Mr. Norwood is also President
of the National Bank of Goldsboro.
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More History of Old Time Banking in
Fayetteville.

The Branch United States Bank was
located on Dick street, in what is now
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Mr.. H. P. Worries, of Pueblo, where he
Is engaged in the practice Of law, is here
today, checking up some land matters
and records Of the district court.
Miss Annie E. Mourning is now en-
gagged in the office Of Messrs. Thorne Il
Merrill, the attorneys. Miss Mourning
holds the position Of stenographer for
the firm.
d. b. Novels returned from Indiana
last Sunday night. He had been away
for about two weeks settling up some
business matters at his old home IN
Rensselaer,.
George Feldman, who has been up at
Las Animas for several months, return
ed to Lamar last Sunday. He will re-
sumo his position with Harry Msnville,
as timer.
Lew Doane, Of Jacksonville, Illinois.
was in Lamar last Friday. He had just
purchased fine farm under the Amity
canal, and may make Prowers county
his future home.
Miss Leonore Garvin is endeavoring
to learn the intricacies Of the telephone
central office, and will soon be able to
| answer all the "hello" calls which come
during her turn at the switch board.
Frank Saylor left for Rensselaer,, Indi-
ana, last Sunday night and will spend a
few days visiting his old home. He
will also stop in Chicago and visit with
his brother Jay, who is attending school
| there.
II Ed Silver looked happier than
usual Monday morning, it was because
of the safe arrival Of boy at his home.
Ed. is waiting patiently for the first
call Of "papa." All are getting along
nicely.
The meeting Of the base ball entusi-
asts last Friday evening appointed I. J..
Sayler as manager Of the club for the
coming season and appointed commit
tees to see about raising the necessary
funds to maintain good club here.
Matters in the real estate line are
quite active, and real estate agents are
very busy showing land to people who
are coming in. attracted by the fine land
which abounds in this region, and also
by the elegant climate which surrounds
| us.
Fred. w. Burger, whom all old timers
remember, came into town last week and
joined in with the new comers in buy
ing himself fine farm. Mr.. Burger is
now engeged in keeping hotel in Des
.Moines. Iowa, one Of the finest in the
city. Owing to his wife being in poor
health, he has decided to come back to
Prowers county. and will shortly take
up his residence amongst us. He is
Heartily welcome.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Church Notes.

The NJ. E. Aid made a comfort all
complete last Thursday for Mrs. Wheel
er and expects to do more for the noble
woman who espoused the cause of the
deserted wife and children. All who
wish to help her can do 30, by meeting
with the society at Mrs. Frisbie's this
coming Thursday, the 26. All are cor
daily invited. SCRIBE.
The M. E. Praying Band met with
Mrs. j. A. Williams on Tuesday and
those present declared 1t was the best
meeting OF the band. Two rooms were
well filed, and there was no woman
present but what was helped to see
there was more in life than people gen
orally think there is. Mrs. Case, as lead
er, was wonderfully inspired. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Chas Hemp
hill, on N. 9th street. Mrs. Scribner will
be leader.
The Cottage Prayer meeting will be
with Mrs. Stinson, on N. 9th street, Fri;
day evening, the 9th. Everybody come
and you will receive grand benefit. But
do not forget the prayer meeting at the
M. E. church Thursday evening, 1880.
The annual meeting for election OF OF
fcers of tho Social Circle will be held at
the Presbyterian church, Wednesday
afternoon, March %, at 3 o'clock. All
members reminded to be there. On
Friday afternoon, March 9th, Mrs. D..
@. Marker will entertain the Social Cir
Gle. This will be an anniversary meet
in5. 1t is hoped there will be good
attendance. ] B. DICKINSON, Sec'y.
The supper announced for this week
at the Baptist church has been indef-
nItely postponed owing to the sickness
Of the pastor.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

The Millionaire Tramp came to town
last Monday and had an enthusiastic
crowd of small boys following him
around town during the afternoon, as
the tramp scattered money right and
left. The scramble of the boys was
amusing. The audience at the opera
house at night was very fair in size and
seemed to enjoy the production, which
had some very good features and many
which were not 80 good. However, it
was on a par with the presentation usu-
ally gwen Of plays Of the tramp" char
acter.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
For Threshing Coal
70 to The LAMAR SEED co.
Best Trinidad Lump
Coal at Is per Ton.
J. * DOUGHTY
City Editor

There will be no preaching at the
Christian church next Sunday.
DR.. R. D. Wilson, OF Holly, was visiting
with Lamar friends last Sunday.
There was a slight fall Of snow last
Saturday night, but it did not stay long
enough to much moro than prove its
self.
Quite nu m Der of teachers took the
examination held at the court house last
Friday any Saturday.
There are new ads in this issue for the
Up-to-Date Drug Co., j. M. Johnston,
Smith & Thompson and Force Food Co.
Station Agent Garvin informs US that
the beet seed has arrived and is now
ready for distribution.
The ladies of the L. o. T. M. and
friends were very pleasantly entertained
at the residence Of Mrs. L. Jacobs last
Saturday evening.
Fred Cooper thought he was entitled
to trip, 80 he took the train Friday
last and went down to Kansas City, Mo-,
to take in the sights.
c. E. Far bank, of Villas, was a Lamar
visitor last week. He was looking up
matters connected with his property in
terests in Prowers ounty.
Mrs. CRANKY Hillyer, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Madge Creaghe, went to
Denver few days ago and Will spend
week or more visiting at the state capi-
tai.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

strength and vigor come Of good
food, duly digested. Force a ready-to-
serve wheat and barley food, adds no
burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigor
ates."
The New Spring NJ illinery all in at
Irwins.
Wanted-Old water right under Ft
Lyon Canal Inquire OF A. Marburg.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
For Sa Ie.

Is head of choice young z Shorthorn
COWS. Fine dairy stock, just coming
fresh. Can be seen at A. p. Meads one
mile north of Morse station.
A. P. MEAD, Mng'r.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

You Will hasten recovery by taxi
Ing one Of Ayer's Pills at bedtime.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

We recommend it as an EXCELLENT TONIC, and E,
will REFUND YOUR MONEY. In order to have eve
bottles Of it, authorized to make the fol
Every who will cut out this coupon and bring to
on each $I.co bottle OF KALAMAZOO CELERY
within said time. After April IS will charge regular
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Official Directory


President. ............T Theodore Roosevelt
secretary OF State........""..John Hay
Secretary of Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw
Secretary OF .Elfhu Root
secretarw of Navy.......w William Moody
Postmaster General. Henry c. Payne
Secretary Of Interior. ...E. A. Hitchcock
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. Knox
secretary of Agriculture. James Wilson
Secretary of Commerce. @. b. Cortelyou
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Detroit. Mich. May 26. 1909
The Detroit leather Speciality Co
Gentlemen have been wearing tbe
F. P. Sargent glove. which is manu-
featured by your company. for the pas
six months and % convinced that TO-
durability. year and style they have
10 equal The new laced thumb
which you have adopted, In whicf
vnu have done away with the CLUMSY
rivets and uncomfortable stitching. S,
commonly used is all you claim for IL
giving 1t a freedom Of motion no.
possessed by any other working glove
I have worn. | can hearth, recon
mend your glove to anyone who wish
o wear a gond. substantial. stylish
as bestos tan glove, that is made by a
firm using the Union Label.
Respectfully Yours
A. LEO KENT. Sec. 81
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way OF applying water by means OF
baths. douches. packs. congresses and
various other methods. Before he was
twenty be had become famous. Dur
ing the first half of the last century the
little village of Graefenberg. VIII re he
lived, was thronged with invalids from
all over the world. including many ply
sicians and notable people of high sta
ton. government officials, princes, lords.
barons. marquises, who sought relief by
the employment of water skillfu.ly ap
piled by attendants acting under the
supervision of this prophet of a new
method in therapeutics.
Institutions known as water cures
rapidly sprang up in France, Germany.
England and America, and for twenty
five or thirty years prospered greatly.
Failure came at last because of a lack
OF knowledge of scientific princi les n
the employment OF crude and empirical
methods.
The Natural Method OF Cure.
The water cure" was the forerunner
OF something better. Ii embodied the
great principle hat mature heals"
Something more than thirty years ago
a small group of men organized in
Battle Greek a work which later grew
into what is now known as the Battle
Creek S~anitarium. The principles
recognized by Pythagoras and those
who have followed his teachings dur
ing the last 1000 years or more We're
embodied In this movement. together
with others wrought out by scientific
Investigators and observers. The work
prospered from the start. and soo
after its Incorporation wes placed up
on a purely philanthropic basis as a
self supporting charitable institution
and has since remained as such.
The Battle Greek idea"
In 1876 the enterprise came to be
known as the Battle Greek Sanitarium
The scope was enlarged so as to in
cIrde not only hy~drotherapy or water
treatment, but all sorts OF electrical
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Notice of Forfeitv~e

F. Silve, Fellicie Silve. L.. 5ilve,
p. N. Silve You are hereby notified
that the undersigned are " In
certain mining claims. known as the
Geneva. Standard. ~Sunnyside, Blue,
La Grande. Lucky Jack and Copper
King mine, situated in Potosa district
in Humboldt county. state OF Nevada.
has performed the assessment work
as required by law for the years 1901
and 1902. and If within sixty days
after this notice by publication you
fail or refuse to contribute your pro-
portion of the expenditure upon said
claim for assessment work your In
terests in said claim VIII become the
property of the undersigned under the
provisions Of Section 1924, Revised
Statutes of the United States.
FELIX LONFIGLIACO.
July 10, 1903. 7-10-2mo-
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mighty principles. the influence of
which has grown with the lapse OF
time until today their Importance is
universally recognized. This man. Ply
thagoras. numbered among his disci-
Piles such men of genius as Socrates
and Plato. 1t was he who first ON
ceived the idea of the rotundity of the
sun.
The First Health Community.
Pythagoras. this greatest of Grecian
philosophers, established a health col
ony which he called Crotona. There
he gathered about him hundreds of dis
ciples to whom he taught the simple
rules of life which he himself followed.
These comprised abstinence from all
u~nwholesome foods. especially meats,
for Pythagoras considered the slaugh-
ter of animals as sacrilege. There We're
no slaughter houses or butcher shops
In Crotona. No roasts. ~spareribs. beef
steaks or corpses of any kind ever ap-
peared upon the table of a Pythagorian.
Temperance in all things, an active.
out of door life. simple dress, purity
and uprightness in conduct were strict
ly enjoined by this prophet of a new
ruin. for the decadence OF Greece had
already begun. Unfortunately the doc
trlnes of ~Pythagoras were little appre-
ciated. The members of his health col
ony were massacred by their ignorant
and degenerate countrymen. but his no
bile philosophy survived.
Plutarch. the famous biographer.
Seneca, the noble old Roman: the Latin
poet Ovid and many of the early
church fathers accepted and actively
promulgated the teachings of Pythag-
oras. as many moderns have doEe.
Byron, during the better portions of his
life and when doing the literary work
which made him famous. strictly fol
lowed ''the simple life" in diet and
other respects. In writing to his pub
Usher he once remarked. Il stick TO
Pythagoras." Shelley, Goldsmith and
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Notice to Water Consumers

Beginning with July is, and con-
%tinuing until further notice. water will
be shut off from Second. Third. Fourth
and Railroad streets from II noon Il
5 p. M, and from 9 p. N. to 6 a. N.
All other patrons are hereby noti-
fed I o not use water for i~rrigating
purposes between the hours of 6 p. n.
and 8 a. M. or If will De necessary
to shut off the water supply from the
town at night.
W. L. AKIN. Supt. W. ". & L. Co.
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A NEW IDEA
And tie Interesting Story
OF Its Development

other famous English poets also ac-
oeptcd the teachings Of ~Pythagoras.
which are at the present time taught
and prIct.ced in the strictest manner
by the famous Russian writer and re-
former. Count Leo ToIstoi.
I'll Brook Farm Experiment."
Halt "a century ago there gathered on
a little farm not far from New Haven.
Conn. the most remarkable coterie of
men and women who have ever been
associated in any community in mod
ern times. George Ripley. the most
famous Unitarian minister of New
England at that period. was the found
er of the community. The practical
realization Of the Tythagorian philoso-
PLY was the central idea of the Brook
Farm experiment. Among the 40 mem
bers Of the community. most of whom
afterward became eminent in various
professions and callings, were Emer-
son. the philosopher; Bronson Alcott.
the transcendentalist: Thoreau, the in
terpreter of nature; Margaret Fuller,
the educational reformer; Charles
Dana. the founder of the New York
Sun. and Hawthorne. one of the great
est literary lights of the century. The
Brook Farm experiment failed for lack
of financial management, but the
ideals survived.
The Wonderful Discovery of "a siIe-
sian Peasant.
A little less than 100 years ago a
fourteen-year-old p asant b y. who was
barely able to read and had not been
taught to write. while engaged in cut
ting wood on a mountain near his
home, observed a wounded deer bath
ing it's injured leg in one of the numer-
Gus springs which abound in that par
ticular region. Day after day the deer
came and bathed the damaged parts
until entirely healed of its injury.
Priessnitz soon after suffered a severe
accident from which the physicians
who were consulted declared he could
not recover. He tried the deer's rem
edy. applying water by means of wet
cloths placed owes the injured parts,
and in a few weeks was quite restored
to health. He induced others TO try his
remedy and invented many different