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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
Stranger, and They Took him in.

R. G. Parks, of North Carolina,
is making loud, bitter and vindic-
tive complaints tonight over hav-
ing purchased from a stranger for
$4,000 the Citizens Sank build
Ing on Main street, the skyscraper
of which Norfolk is so proud. The
story of Parks is that he was
standing on the street admlring
the building, when a we'll dressed
and pleasant spoken man ap-
preached him with the remark
that he owned the uilding, which
he desired badly to sell because
of his urgent need for ready mon
ey. He said that he would take
$4,000 for the property. Parks
was much interested and, after
being shown through the corri-
dors, offered to give $1,000. The
stranger, however, gave the name
of II. E. Holmes, declined to ac-
cept this sum. It was arranged
that Parks should pay $500 down
and be accorded long length of
time in which to meet the de-
ferred payments. Parks, who
had nearly $1,000 handed it to
the affable stranger, who made
precipitated retreat. It was not
until several hours later that the
North Carolinian learned that he
had been swindled. d.-Norfolk, Va,
special to Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
VIM. H. STEWART,
Salisbury, n. G.
How About it?

By the way, who was governor
of North Carolina when both Gov
ernor Glenn and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Winston were in Washing
ton Saturday? Would it not be
we'll for these two officials to have
an understanding in the future as
to their itineraries beyond borders
of the State? It strikes us that
when the governor goes away from
home he should notify the lieu
tenant governor that he wanted
him to keep house officially for
him during his absence. If such
conditions continue to arise seri-
GUS questions might be raised as to
conduct of the affairs of the ex-
ecutive department. Wilmington
Messenger.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
-Four Miners Killed in Explosion.

Seattle, Wash, April 26.-
Four miners we're killed and nine
severely injured today in all ex-
plosion On the sixth level of the
Morgan Slope at the Black Dia-
mond mine of the Pacific Coast
Company on the Columbia & Pu-
get Sound Railw y. Forty men
were waiting to be dropped into
the mine wnen the explosion oc-
Cured, Thirteen had al:ghted at
the sixth level and the explosion
followed as soon as the first man
in the working ran into the gas,
which had gathered In the mine
this morning following a cave-in.
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Resisted to the End.

Guntersville. Ala, April 25.-
Bob Watts a young white man,
was hanged in the jail yard here
today under tragic circumstances
He had become possessed of a
knife and resisted to the end
Ammonia was thrown into his
cell and Watts, was overcome and
dragged to the scaffold by force
Watts was hanged for the murder
Of Perd Wrinkles, all old Confed-
crate soldier, in the fall of 1904.
Wrinkles had drawn his pension
money, amounting to $50, from
the State, and was en- route home
when he was murdered.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01

s1ATEsVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
improvements at Federal Building. Mad
Dog Causes Excitement.
statesvile Landmark. April Goth.

Statesvile Landmark, April Goth.
Thos. Twasta, young mar
from New Jersey, is serving q
term on the Iredell cham gang.
Twasta and a companion, hobo.
ing, fell into the hands of officers
at .Lenoir and were held for car
rying concealed weapons. Judge
PEBBLES gave them six months
each on the roads and they we're
brought to Iredell to serve their
terms. Twasta's mother in New
Jersey is much concerned about
her boy and has written to an at
torney here to see if pardon can
be secured.
A mad dog ran amuck in the
neighborhood Of D. J. Fullbright's
store, in Shiloh township, Satur-
day night and Sunday. 1t was at
Mr.. Fullbright's but harmed moth
ing. At Chas. Goble's it bit a
dog and chicken and came near
biting Goble. The animal bit
dogs at a number of other places.
It was killed Sunday night.
Jerry Earnhardt, colored, for
more than a generation a hotel
porter in Statesville, died Tues
day Light after about weeks
illness and was buried Wedn es-
day. Jerry had lived in States
Vile for 81 years. He bore an
excellent character and was we'll
liked by the white people, to whom
he was we'll known.
J. H. <Devereux, the pub i C
building inspector who was in
Statesville last week, will recon-
mend that some improvements
be made at the Federal building
here. Some changes will be made
In the third story, the interior
will be painted and a concrete
walk will be laid in front of tn,
building.
The First National Bank of
Statesville has been designated
United States depository. The
bank will not only be a regular
depository for government funds
hut will be a deposltary for the
disbursing accounts of govern
ment officials.
M. G. Banner, who was placed
in Jail last week in default of a
500 bond for stealing 500 from
his room mate at the St. Charles
hotel, received the bond from his
people in Mitchell county We'd
nesday and was released.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker, who live on South Center
street, died Wednedcay morning.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
CARL DUNCAN TALKS.
Says all is Serene Among the RepubII-
.,..s can Bretheren in This State.

|
I -. -. I can Bretheren in This State.
E. G. Duncan, national Repub-
'lican committeeman, is in WASH
ington today calling on Geo. B.
Cortelyou, Secretary of the Treas
ury. Ostensibly Mr.. Duncan's
business is official, but actually it
seems otherwise, for he made all
important announcement tonight
which does not appear to have a
great deal to do with his duties as
collector of internal revenue.
''The Republicans of North Caro-
lima are with the President" he
said, "heart and soul, and they
are for all of the Presidents pol
icies. They are absolutely loyal
to Roosevelt and will be for the
man that Roosevelt wants for
President
This is quite different from
what certain other North Carolina
Republicans have intimated of
late, but Mr.. Duncan says unre-
servedly that any who says that
North Carolina Republicans are
against Roosevelt, not only don't
know what they are talking about,
out they are of no noticeable i'm
pcrtance themselves. ''Any in
timation to the contrary of What
1 tell you," said Mr.. Duncan, ''is
unwarranted and is made by par
ties who have not got enough
standing in North Carolina to ap-
preciate the situation one way or
the other, Judge Adams, State
chairman of North Carolina and
referee, is an honorable man, and
he is as loyal to the administra-
tson as any man of the Presidents
own official family. All the Re-
publicans in the State are for the
President and it is only a ques-
tion of who can yell the loudest. :"
These remarks of Mr.. Duncan
are considered significant for the
reason that he is understood to be
speaking for the organizat i
crowd, several of whom have been
suspected in administration Cir
cles of leaning towards Foraker,
Fairbanks or some other Of the
Presidents enemies. The organ
ization crowd and Marion Butler,
it seems, are having a little con-
test for the smiles of the Presi-
dent, and as Mr.. Duncan says, 1t
is a question of who can shout
the Observation-Disclosures corre-
spondence Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
He Was Quieted.

Bob Killett, the bully of En-
oree, S c., while lined up at the
bar with pack of toughs, saw an
inoffensive young man and allied
him to come in and drink. The
boy. named Lawson. refused, and
this made the bully furious. He
ran out, dragged him in and pro-
ceeded to butter him up He had
him on the floor joyously kicking
him in the face, and all the bull
ly's pals were laughing in glee,
when lol Lawson pulled out a
gun as he lay on the floor and
sent ball into Mr.. Killett's car.
cass. The ramping rhinoceroua
of Enoree, who had everybody else
bluffed, thereupon grew quiet and
the boy escaped. At last &C.
counts the bully was peeping
through the cracks at death -Ex
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A Hard Debt to Pay.

81 owe debt of gratitude that
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S. Clark, of Westfield, Iowa, "for
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He Fought at GETTYSBURG.

David Parker, of Fayette, N.
Y, who lost a foot at Gettysburg,
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01

Free samples of "Preventics"
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
Sore Nipples.

Any mother who has had ex-
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ment will be pleased to know that
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Pharmacy, Spencer, N. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
Good Words for Chamher|ain's Cough
Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure
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of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. Edward Phillips, of Barclay,
Nd, writes: II wish to tell you
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
Old Citizen Dead, Prof. Whitsett to Talk
to the Graded School.
stanly Enterprise. April 25th

stanly Enterprise. April 25th.
Rev. B. w. N. Simms began 8
series of revival meetings in the
Baptist church Sunday night.
Mr.. Simms is conducting i5 only
by the help at hand, az curing
this week will hole night service
only. He remarked at the close
of the Methodist meetings that
the good work had but just begun,
and he felt impressed that he
should carry the meetings on in
his church.
The COW and hog belonging to
Mrs. D. R. Seago. which we're Bit
ten few weeks ago by the dog
that bit the two children who are
now undergoing the Pasteur treat
ment, went mad last week and had
to be killed. The horse owned
by Mrs. Seago Is supposed to have
been bitten also and it Is being
watched closely. Th7 cost of the
treatment of the child and the
loss of the COW and the hog fall
heavily upon Mrs. Seago.
County treasurer "Dock" Park
er is nothing if net wit. It If
Lot studied thing with him, but
effervescent and natural. When
approached few days ago and
asked to use his influence in be-
half of certain candidate, he
remarked: II can't afford to
dabble in this little town election,
I am afraid it would hurt me ma
tionally.'
Who are the pilferers? Two
houses have been entered recent
ly at night, several glasses of jel-
ly were taken from one and tracks
left in another; buggy shafts and
cushions displaced at third. 1t
must be parties from some back
woods place who camp near by
and come in at night to plunder,
for surely our people have all had
better training than that.-Big
Lick Cor.
Prof. Whitsett, of Whitsett,
will deliver the address to the
graduating class of the Albemarle
graded school near the latter part
of May. Rev. Geo, H. Cox, D.
D., will preach the baccalaureate
sermon.
W. D. Thompson, who has a
position with the Southern at
Spencer, is at home for while.
Mr.. Thompson had the misfor-
tune of getting one of his hands
badly lacerated, blood poison set
in ind the wound is very painful.
Norwood Cor.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
CONCORD AND cABARRUS COUNTY,
Bishop Hendrix to Deliver Address. Ants
Say Winter is Over.

| O0J VIniGI IS UvtI,
Concord Times. April 25th,
1t Is a common saying that
when the flying ants come out
winter is broken. They came out
IN large quantities here yesterday,
SO we may look for spring wealth
| er.
A lady in Concord recently had
a hen setting on IL eggs when
some ones dog came around and
ate up the hen and all her eggs.
The hen had been setting two
weeks.
The Daughters of the Confed-
eracy now have the crosses ready
for the Confederate veterans who
have applied, 40 in number. The
veterans are requested to come on
the 10th of May to get these
crosses, as If they do not get them
they cannot get them till the 3rd
of June. There will be suitable
exercises May 10Th as usual.
Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Mis-
souri,, one of the Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal urch,
South, has accepted the invita-
tion to deliver the annual address
at the closing exercises of our
graded schools on Tuesday, May
28th.
Mrs. J. II. Walker died last
night at her home at White Hall.
Hell death was caused by pneu-
monia following an attack of
measles. Mrs. Walker is the lady
in whose house the young men,
Walter Blackwelder and Grover
Page, went one night recently,
shortly after which che latter was
shot and killed,
There was a severe wind storm
at White Hall on Tuesday eve-
ming. The heavy wind was also
felt here, butno damage vas done.
At White Hall the barn of W. A.
Joyner was blown down and
wrecked, but a horse and two
COWS which were in in it were not
hurt. The wind also blew down
the smoke stack of the ginnery of
Joyner & Co. We have not heard
of any damage being done by the
wind at any other point.
On last Friday morning about
9 O'Clock John Sapp and wife, of
No. 5. came to Concord and as
they were crossing the bridge at
the high fill over the Three Mile
branch just outside of town the
horse got stubborn and wouldn't
go. He ran off the embankment
on this side of the bridge, which
is about 20 feet high. Mr.. Sapp
jumped out just in time, but the
horse and buggy wi h Mrs. Sapp
went down the embankment,
turning over several times. Mrs.
Sapp fortunately fell in a bed of
sand, and although she was bruis-
ed and badly shaken up 10 bones
were broken and she is getting
along very well. She was taken
to DR. Archey's office and given
every attention, and after several
hours was able to return home.
The horse was so badly hurt that
ho bo1 ~ bo k;llo1
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01

For stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation try Cham
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let's. Many remarkable cures
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Spencer Pharmacy, Spencer, N. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Wagon Struck by Train. A Number Of
Damage Suits Against the Southern.
Lexington Dispatch, April 24th.

Damage Suits Against the Southern.
Lexington Dispatch, April oath.
| The Everhart grocery building
will not be condemned. At first
it was thought to be unsafe and
steps had been taken to condemn
it, but experts, upon examination,
declared that the house was en-
tirely safe. The upper part of
the wall separating the store from
the burned stores, will be rebuilt.
Dave Walker, who shot a negro
woman the other day at the rail-
road camps, was captured Monday
night in a camp near Thomas
Vile by Deputy Sheriff Morris,
and was brought to Jail here. He
is one-eyed, and this made him
an easy capture, since he was
quickly recognized. The woman
is living.
There are quite a number of
damage suits on the calendar this
court, more than twenty being
against the Southern Railway.
Monday the case ct L w. Haz-
zard against the Southern was
settled by paying $298 80 damage.
The case of Dupre Clodfelter
against the Southern, for dam
ages resulting from land being
burned over, ended by the plain
tiff getting a verdict for $50.
One afternoon last week q
wagon belonging to Jess Dolsett
was hit by train No. Z at the Cot
ton Grove crossing, just below
the Wennonah mills. The wagon
was pretty we'll used up and its
load of wood scattered. The
driver and team escaped injury.
This crossing is regular death
trap and something ought to be
done to lessen the danger. View
of the track in each direction is
shut off by an embankment and
people passing can neither see or
hear a train coming. Superin-
tendent Lake told the aldermen
Thursday night that he would
give special instructions to engin-
eers to sound bell. and whistle
long and loud at this crossing,
and this would help some.
Neil Cans, or Neal Cant, or
Cornelius Cans or Cant, whatever
his name may be, the assailant of
Mrs. J. II. Swlcegood, is in the
State prison at Raleigh and will
stay there until court which is
next August. Tuesday morning
of last week the sheriff of Gull
ford county 'phoned the sheriff
here that the commissioners there
had decided they would not keep
the negro, for fear a mob would
attack the Jail. They had heard
a lot Of fool reports about mob
being en- route and believed them.
Sheriff Delap then 'phoned Gov,
Glenn and told him the situation,
and the governor said it might be
best to take the negro, to Raleigh
and to do 80. Consequently he
was taken there by the sheriff,
There were reports here Tuesday
night that mob had runners in
the town and that the woods were
full of vehicles and men, all of
which we do not believe. Still it
might be well for the governor to
have the State guard on duty at
the pen lest mob attempt to get
at Cans at Raleigh.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-01
DESCRIPTION OF THEBUGGY

We haven't a suitable cut
of the buggy which some
lucky person will receive at
the expiration Of this contest,
but in a general way we can
say that it is a assNo. 12 Dia>
mond buggy made by'the,Du>
rant~Dort Carriage Co. It is
of the open side bar type and
one of the best makes on the
market. substantial and frst>
class in every particular. It
can be seen by calling at the
Barber Buggy and Wagon
GO q DIaoa of h,,oipooe an
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