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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-08
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

savannah, June 7.-Score: R.HE.
Savannah ). =. 80 0 0 o 0 o OIL 4 2
Augusta :. ........2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 2 8
batteries: Savidge and Holmes; Dur
ham and Roth.
Macon, June 7.-Score: R.HE.
Jacksonville :. 30 100000 % 8 1
Macon . ......S 0 o 2 02200 Ito Is 1
batteries: Chappell and Robinson;
Wheeler and Quinn.
Columbia. June 7.-Columbia- Charleston
game postponed; rain.
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SLAGPiLE SETTINGS.

1t will be observed from the scores of
the Tri-State league team that man Is
playing for Chattanooga whose name is
Diestlankont His name is in a class by
itself and such fellows as Accorsini, Abb
batichio and Gfroerer are mere selling
platers. Mr. Diestlankont has been award
ed the money.
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Some Specials in Boys Clothing

Today we place on sale large lot of Boys All Wool
Pants that ordinarily sell at 7c and 100 which we offer at
SOC and 79c
We also put on sale about ten dozen K & E. Waists
Tor boys Only three to purchaser The price per waist
is 29c
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

louisville. 4; st. Paul, 1.
columbus. 100; Minneapolis, o..
indianapolis. 6; Kansas City, 2.
Toledo, Z; Milwaukee. 6.
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FOR IIAMMOCKS AND PORCH
PILLOWS, Tapestry Pillow Tops,
worth Csc, marked at 19c.
SCRIM FOR STAMPING and
cross stitching, per yard, Csc and
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|R:lIIll.4.'.|I.!; BROS
WASH GOODS
Broken Lots, Odd Lots,
Remnant Lines and
Short Cuts,

One broken lot Belfast Madras, SO
inches wide, fast colors, warrant
ed shrunk; beautiful patterns for
Shirts and Shirtwaist Suits. Price
per yard. .... loc
One lot Engadine Batiste, nice de-
signs, fast colors; just good for
neat little home dresses; regular
SC number. Price, per yard, now. Sc
Madras Gingham-This line is
large, containing many beautiful
patterns. clear colors, absolutely
fast colors. Price, per yard. $50. &c
Broken lots of 36-inch Madras, light
colors; splendid patterns for
mems shirts. Price, per yard. 1oc
1919 and 15c Lace Stripe White
Lawns, Just the goods you have
been looking for; the selection is
large and beautiful. Price, per
yard, only. -. -. 80. 80. &c
$500 yards Mill End Remnants OF
40-inch White Lawn; goods in
the lot worth from 15c to zoe per
yard. VIII be sold at, per yard 10e
36-inch Sea Island Percales and
Madras. including the celebrated
Red Lion Percales, worth 15c per
yard. This is, for today, price,
per yard. -. -. -. 80. $50. 1oc
Covert Cloth for washable Skirts,
most durable fabric manufactur-
ed; all colors. Price, per yard. 15c
15c and 18c Printed Swss-This is
quite large line of desirable pat
terms, including large flowers.
Price, per yard. -. ...... ..... 1oc
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1t is estimated that the newspapers lose
about $4,000 annually in spelling out the
names of ball players who have names
like that of Mr.. Diestlankont. These
figures are based on the cost of setting
type. the time it takes to spell them out
and the time lost in trying TO figure out
how they are pronounced.
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Plttsburo 2, New York /.

New York. June THE Pittsburss shut
out the locals on the Polo grounds today
in a game that was made interesting in
many clever fielding plays. Score.
RH.E.
Pittsburg -. ....100oo041o 2
New York -. 10000 20 0 o 90 6 l
Batteries: Lever and Phelps: Taylor
and Warner Time. hours.
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In view of the talk of internal dissen-
sion in the Birmingham team a local fan
observes that If the Barons play ball in
the future as they did yesterday little
more dissension would be a good thing.
This brings up the old saying that one
day baseball players are heroes and on
the next they are something else.
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Ginger Clark had on his batting clothes
Yesterday He connected for one safety
and two other of his drives should have
gone for hits but for the phenomenal
fielding of the Shreveport players.
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At Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, June THE running of the
Iatonia Oaks today resulted in an easy
victory for Clay Bros entry Outcome
and Memories Outcome won first money
and Memories took the place easily. Va
riora, the only other starter, was third
in all the value. The value to the win
ner was $3.50. The Clay entry was coup
led in the betting at odds of one to five
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If Billy Smith had have shown better
Judgment and hit that line drive Just
two riches higher in the eleventh inning
he would have won the game with hands
down.
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The Age-HeraId Engraving Depart
ment makes good cuts.
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Atlanta is making up for past perform
ances here lately and is trimming every
thing that shows up around the Georgia
capital. Birmingham fans like to see
Atlanta win.
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Score by innings:
Bessemer 49,. ...... ......1 0 0 0 2 80
Chattanooga 49,. 80. 40 10000 %
Summary: Two base hits-Womble
Three base hits Weaver and Bryan Bases
on balls-vOn Colt ngham 2. Struck out
BY Hopkins 5. by Cottingham s. Stolen
bases-W omble. O'Brien. Atkinson, Hop
kins, Ford. Wild pitch-By Cottitngham
Time of game. / 20 Umpire. Brill
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Games Yesterday.
Montgomery l, Memphis g.
Nashville 3. New Orleans 2.
Atlanta 4, Little Rock o.
Birmingham 4. Shreveport L.
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A Special Sale of Pongee Habutia, Black
Taffeta Silks

Here five special lots of silks that go sale marked
at &c. Soc 69c and 95c. They are exceptionally good
values at this price. Here is some detail:
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27-inch wear guaranteed Black
Taffeta, weave guaranteed in the
selvage. Regular price S100. Spe-
cial, SOC.
36-inch guaranteed Black Taf-
feta. Regular price $1.50. Special
.95c.
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Locket SaIety Pins. all sizes,
worth 1Vc, at Sc.
Garter Webbing, all widths, this
week, Sc.
Pound Pins, BEST American"
" lb, 25c.
81 Linen Collars, slightly soiled,
at Csc.
Warmers Belt Foundations, 15c.
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PICNIC! PICNIC!
Have your annual picnic
at Hawkins Springs. For ar
rangements see B. R., L. g.
P. Co.
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Little Things in Notions

If you are going away you will find when you take
inventory as to what you will need to take that there are
lnnunerabe things that may be classified Notions such
as Safety Pins Garter Webbing Belt Foundations and quite
practical too is the small sewing machine here which will
do light sewing, and do it great deal easier and quicker
than 1t could be done by hand-they are marked 225
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Games Tods

Shreveport at Birmingham.
Memphis at Montgomery
New Orleans at Nashville.
Littls lock at Atlanta.
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Games Today.

Chattanooga at Bessemer.
Sheffield at Decatur.
Knoxville at Columbia.
Huntsville at Admission.
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Knoxville 4, Columbia I.

Columbia. Term. June 7.-tspeciaio-It
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wCUBA!~n
See Here, Why Don't You Build Up
a Life Income ?
You Can, the Easy Payment Plan, Ten Dollars
per Month for Eighteen Months.
WHAT YOU BUY.

$1O0t
One Acre
Treesfo
and PLANTING the
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Half Priced SOiIed Scarfs, Shams, Doilies
and Squares

At exactly half of former prices some solid white
goods damaged simply by handing-in scarfs shams,
dolies and squares, which put out sale and have
marked them at exactly half Of what they formerly Sold
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A Sale of FouIards Continues for the Week

The special sale of Foulards continues and they are
marked thus:
On Table 25c the
On Table I 75c the
IN at $50 the 75c Fouar
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Initials for marking Linens, per
package, Sc.
Monograms for marking Linens,
per package, 19c.
Best Machine Oil, worth 1Oc, at
Sc.
Alcohol Lamps for heating curl
ing irons, Soc.
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CSC.
RAFFIA EMBROIDERY Pieces
in Is, "a and 36 inches, enough
Raffia grass sufficient to complete
the work at soc.
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YOUR PROFITS.


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No More We do
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Score by innings:


o'Brien hit by atted ball.
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LoVi'eIIiiiifiiidiIiiii JoilSiiisi|ph &LolieIb
The Free Offer Repeated
Other News in the Art Section

This IS always busy section-attribute brisk BIT
in the department in these dog days to the exec
values we are offering for seasonabe things for insa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-16

slight symptoms of indigestion grow to
disease of the stomach, involving the
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
Indigestion and other forms of stom-
ach ctrouble" are perfectly and per-
manently cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t strength
ems the whole body by enabling the per-
feet digestion and assimilation of food.
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid bv the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, if they cannot
show the original signature of the indi-
vidual volunteering the testimonial below.
and also of the writers of every testi-
monial among the thousands which thew
are constantly publishing, thus proving
their genuineness.
writes Mrs H. Pierce of Milisprings Ky. rHave
weakness and others for stomach trouble but
received no relief. When Iswrote you for advice
l was hardly able to work, and you advised me
what to do | took nine bottles FIVE of Golden
Medical Discovery, four of Favorite Prescrip-
ton also two walls of the Pellets DIR, Pierce's
medicines will do all that you claim for them
Believe would have been in my grave if | had
not taken them"
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Send 81 one-cent stamps for
the book in paper covers, or 81 stamps for
the cloth-bound volume. Address Dr. +. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
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the present term of court is the trial of
Burt Finger, for murderous assault upon
Capt. John A. Fowler at Spencer, which
came near proving fatal.
Among the very few deaths caused by
smallpox IN Rowan county. was that OF
Mrs George Jacobs, wife of a well known
farmer of Franklin township, which oc-
CURED Saturday night He mother and
also Mr.. Jacobs himself each have the
disease, the FORMER being of an advanced
age.
Local officers made a raid during Sun
day afternoon on retail LIQUOR estao-
Lshment in this city running in open vio-
lation of the law. 4 young white man
in charge of the place was arrested and
will be tried in the courts for the offense
1t is announced that the city Of Sails,
bury has been offered :103 for the recent
issue of bonds, the amount of which
is 100000, and It is understood that the
proposition may be accepted and the sale
confirmed very shortly. 1t is said that
this is. with one CT two receptions, the
highest price ever offered for city bonds
in the state.
Mr.. Walter Murphy, of this city, who
was a member Of the last Legister, is an
avowed candidate for the nomination to
Congress. He is receiving fiattering as
surances of the support of many friends In
the district.
Both Senator Overman and Congressman
Kluttz arrived here today from Washing
ton for the purpose OF appearing as coun-
sci for the White brothers, of Concord, az
above mentioned
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NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and in pursuance the provisions
of deed of mortgage executed to me on
January 1st, 1902, by F. H. Lumsden and
wife and L. Il. Lumsden and wife. and
registered in the Registers office of
Wake county in Book 10, page 316. l will
expose to public sale to the highest bidder
on Monday, the 21st day of March, 1904,
at Y O'Clock M. at the County Court
House door, in the City of Raleigh, ali
and every the right, title and interest of
the said f. H Lumsden and wife and L.
H. Lursden and wife (the same being
tWo-sevenths undivided INTEREST," in and
to the following described real estate, VIZ:
First A lot of land in the CITY Of
Raleigh adjoining the lands of H. Nah
| Ter, deceased, and Julius Lewis, fronting
% feet and 51a inches on Fayetteville
street, and running back 210 feet to Sails
bury street, being the store house and lot
now occupied by Lumsden Brothers, and
conveyed to J. c. Lumsden (now deceased)
by l. L. Kuester and Charles Kuester, by
deed. recorded in book 50, page 1913 Regis
ter's office of sail county, and by Julius
Lewis and others, by deed recorded in
book 81, page Sc in said Registers office
Also the use and easement in fee simple
in and to one-half the partition wall be-
tween the store on said premises and the
adjoining store of said Julius lewis. on
the North, now occupied by ElrtWard
Hardware Company.
Second: A certain tract Of land in
Wake County, lying West of the Western
boundary line of said city in the fork
of the Eillsboro and Haywood (Avenr
Ferry roads, being the home place of the
said j. c. s. Lumsden and conveyed to
him by Calvin Rogers, by deed recorded
in book IS, page 131, in said Registers
office, and by John l.. Finch and Matte
H. Finch, by deed recorded in book as,
page 367, said office, containing about
l is acres, less that portion thereof
(about one-1fth of an acre. conveyed TO
L. n. Taylor, by deed recorded in book
161, page 1873 in said office.
Third; A certain tract of land in
Wake County, adjoining the lands Of VIII
liam Smelling and others and bounded as
follows: Beginning~at stake on the bank
ofCrab-tree, station /. thence South so
poles to a large red oak, station 2, thence
North S73. degrees West IS 1-3 poles to
Ia pine stump and pointers, station 5;
thence South about 1734 degrees West
1902 poles to a stump near the North
side of Winder's mill-house his corner,
station 4; thence North about 1919 degrees
West 159 Is poles to dead red-oak,
station 5; thence North 44A poles to point
ers, station 6; thence North 70 degrees
East SO poles to a post-oak, near the path,
station 4 thence North 6115 degrees East
80 1-2 poles to pointers, station s; thence
North 531a degrees East 80 poles to a
maple on the bank of Crab-tree Sreek.
station .; thence down the various courses
of the same about S715 poles to the be-
ginning, containing about 12S acres or
Whereabouts, being the land conveyed to
j. c. S. Lumsden by John Finch, by deed.
recorded in book %, page 359, said Reg
iSter's Office.
Terms of sale cash
c. NJ. BUSBEE, Trustee.
February 16 1904
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ISLANDER SUIT QUASHED.
Druggist Charged With Violating the
Whiskey Laws.
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Durham, N. c., Feb. 15.-What proIn :
ised to be a sensational Islander suit was
Guashed before Justice of the Peace j.
E Owens this morning. ID. p. Harden, a
young man living in the eastern part OF
the city, was arrested on q warrant charg-
ing him with Islander, the warrant being
sworn out by Charlie w. Johnson. 1t
was charged that he had slandered Mrs.
JCbnson There were five lawyers AMI
eleven witnesses gathered when the prose
cut;on decided to withdraw the ppers,
pay costs and let the matter go.
In the police court this morning came
the first case against a druggist Tor VIC
lat;ng the whiskey laws. Mr.. w. A.
Mohry was arrested on the charge of re-
filing whiskey prescription. The case
has been continued until Friday, the
prosecuting witness failing to show up.
From what can be learned there is little
CT mo- case against Mr.. Mabry He was
gwen a prescription for a mixture In
which there was whiskey, it being stated
on the label that it was for a cough and
that it should be taken every three hours
This was the bottle that was carried back
to be refilled Mr.. Mabry does not he
licve that he has violated the laws and
GttC case III We lOuSnl Jul III TIC SOul -.
The mayor sent three negroes over 20
court today for gambling on Sunday. They
were caught by the officers while the
game was in progress.
Capt. ]. H. Exum, of Whitakors, was
heie today. having been called here on
account of the death of his niece, Mrs
R j. Davis, whose funeral occurred yes
teroGy. Capt. Exum was a member Of the
FIRST North Carolina regiment during the
War Between the States. Today he mcl
for the first time since November, 1861
Capt. j. F. Freeland, who was also 4
member of the same regiment and who
is now mayor of Durham.
Bishop w. w. Duncan, of Srartanburg
preached at the Craven Memorial Hall
Trinity College, last evening. Bishop Dun
can reached here Saturday night and is
the guest of Dr.. ]. c. Kilgo, president of
Thrifty.
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Engineerwas Robbed by a
DisreputabIe Pal Who
Admits it.
Engineer Duncan's Sensational Story
of Being '.Held Up and Robbed
Turns Out to be a Horse of
Very Different Color.
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(Specldl 10 NEWS anu OUSerFeTD
Goldsboro, N. c.. Feb. 15.-Last Thurs
day this correspondent sent out a telegram
as reported by Engineer Duncan of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad that
he was held up and robbed at 10 o'clock
on the night before, right under the
shadow OF the city hall. It has developed
since then that Mr.. Dunca nwas not
robbed in the way in which he claims,
and Mayor Hood has prepared the follow
ing statement which will exonerate the
police and discredit Mr.. Duncan's story,
which has attracted attention all over
the State:
The facts in the Duncan robbery case
arc that he, in company with an ex-con-
Tict named Dave Hinson, visited a dis
reputable part of the city and staid there
all night. Hinson slept with Duncan and
left next morning before Duncan awoke.
When the police began to make an III
vestigation Hinson was arrested and ad-
mitted taking the watch and other ar
ticles. Hinson was arrested and held until
Duncan came in on his run again. The
stolen articles were returned to Duncan,
who said he would not be a witness against
Hinson, and said that he would pay the
cost and have Hinson released. l desire
these corrections made not only for the
show that the police were not direhctivc
in their duty as the report that Duncan
has been circulating would tend to show
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TWO DEATHS RECORDED.
DR.. Deschweinitz in Washington and
Ebenezer Chambers at Winston
Salem.
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Winston- Salem, n. c., Feb. 15.-Private
kilograms received here this afternoon
from Washington, d. c., stated that DR..
Emil Deschweinitz died in that city today
Deceased was a son of the late Bishop E.
a. DeschweinitZ, who was principal OF
Salem Female College for several years
and Bishop of the Southern province OF
the Moravian church. The remains will
be brought here and inferred in the Mo
ravian graveyard, where the father and
mother were buried.
Judge Allen, who is holding court here,
decided today that the $4,000 tax levied
upon the trading stamp company by the
inston aldermen was unconstitutional.
The company will now open a store here,
Ebenezer Chambers, a native of Iredell
county, died suddenly of heart trouble
last night, aged a years. Deceased was
one of the three midgets, sons of the late
Henry Chambers, of Iredell county, the
other two having died several years ago.
Mr.. Chambers was only forty-eight inches
tall and weighed IS pounds. The deceased
was in perfect health until his death.
The remains were sent to Iredell county
this afternoon for internent.
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Mr.. Feiter Promoted to Petersburg to
Succeed Mr.. NeWsome.
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Littlcton, n. c., Feb. 15.--Mr. f. A Fet-
ter agent of the Seaboard Air Line here.
has been transferred to the more respon-
sibio position of agent at Petersburg, Va,
to the regret of the patrons of the office
and his numerous friends in this com
munty. Mr. Fetter and wife, who was
Miss Claude Johnston, daughter of the
late Col. VIM. A. Johnston. will take up
tielr residence in Petersburg after this
week. The promotion shows tbs esteem
in which he is justly held by the Sea-
beard. His successor, Mr.. A. NJ. New
some, a long while in the employ of the
company, is also competent and popular
AMI will fiji the position easily and agree
ably
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A Business Woman and Her Quarry.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Faith, n. c., Feb. 15.-Mrs. M. l..
Wyatt is preparing to go North in the
interest of her grnite company that she
has just recently organized and had in
oorporated under the laws of North Cara
lima.
The union granite cutters have com
ncncld work cutting three large engine
beds to go to San Francisco, California,
finish up the sets that were recently
-h.pped by Mrs. ". L. Wyatt. They go
OLU miles 1t takes twelve horses to
aaui them to the railroad.
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Burned to Death.
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Spring Hope, n. c.. Feb. 15.-Tfis
nCtning about o'clock little Paul Luper,
the four-year- son ofg Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ID. Luper, was standing near The heat
er. when his clothes caught fire and, des-
pite the efforts of friends attracted by
the screams of his distracted mother, lie
was so badly burned that he only lived
about three hours.
Iaul was a bright and sweet little fel-
Low. His little prattlc and sunny smiles
VIII he sadly missed.
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TRIAL OF WHITE BROTHERS.
1t Will be Called in Rowan Superior
Court Wednesday.
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Salisbury, n. c., Feb 15.-Rowan Su-
perior court convened here this morning
Judge Oliver H. Allen presiding This
term of court is of unusual interest or
account of the trial of the White broth
ers for the killing of Russell Sheriff.
which case will be called Wednesday OF
this week Already large number OF
interested spectators from all parts arc
in attendance, including the ever-present
horse jockey bringing with him horses OF
every quality.
Another important case to be heard "a.