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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
CONCORD AND CABARRUs COUNTY.
Dog with Hydrophobia is Killed. Cotton
Opening Marriages and Deaths.

Concord Times, Sept. 18th.
Lee Brown, a Confederate veter-
an living three miles west of Char.
lotte, on the Beattie's Ford road,
died Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at his home after brief illness.
A dog belonging to Sam Morgan
had to be killed last Friday on &C.
count Of having hydrophobia. The
dog had bitten eight dogs before
being killed, but would not bite
Mr.. Morgan, as he caught it and
tied it after it had bitten the dogs.
Mr.. Charles A. Linn was last
week appointed a carrier on Rock
we'll R. F. D. No. 2, with A. H.
Shoe substitute.
G.. A Moser will move into the
Wood house on North Union street
which Is to be vacated by G.. L.
MUIR.
A license was issued last week
for tho marriage of j. w. Bales,
of Unicn county, and Miss Fran
ces Curlee, of Cannonville.
Lucas Lentz, a son of R. P.
Lentz. of Concord, was married
last Thursday in Danville, Va, to
Mrs. Ida Wrenn. They will make
their home in Danville.
Mrs. Mary A. Bonds died last
Friday night at the home of J. NJ.
Ridenhour, near St. Johns with
whom she made her home. She
had suffered for sometime with
cancer and was 80 years old. The
funeral services were conducted at
St.John's church at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning, and the body, was
laid to rest IN the graveyard there.
The cotton fields OF Cabarrus
are whitening under the warm
September sun and the next few
we ks will witness great ingath-
ering of the fleecy staple if the
weather does not interfere. The
bolls are opening rapidly upon
land of ordinary soil and the farm
ers will endeaver to get as much
as possible inside their storehouses
before it is damaged by rain.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
how's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY &
Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have
known f. J. Cheney foA me last
Is years, and believe him perfect
ly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by
his firm. WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Take HALLS Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
A Paving Investment.

Mr.. John White, of 38 Highland
Ave, Houlton, Maine, says:
Have been troubled with cough
every winter and spring. Last
winter [ tried many advertised
remedies, but the cough continued
until l bought a Soc bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery; before that
was hale gone. This winter the
same happy result has followed ;
a few doses once more banished
the annual cough. I am now con-
vinced that DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is the best of all cough and
lung rededies." Sold under guar
antee at all Druggists. SOC. and
$l.0O. Trial bottle free.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
PLAN FRUSTRATED.
South Carolina Negroes Said to Have
Planned to ''Shoot Up" Town.

Eleven negroes arrested at Nine
ty-Slx, S. c., are in Jail at Green
wood today on the charge of in
surrectlon, growing out of race
friction. An intercepted letter
revealed the fact that band of
negroes had been planning secret
ly at Ninety-Six to "shoot up"
the town on Sunday night, Sep.
tember 9th, but that the floods
which caused the annulment of
all freight trains had delayed the
delivery of rifles to the negroes.
Sheriff McGilan asserts that the
evidence against the negroes is
conclusive. There has been much
friction between the races since
the general election race riot near
Nlnety-Six ten years ago, when
many negroes we1e killed.
Two years ago 1t was rumored
that negroes were obtaining guns
to use in an attack on white citi-
zens, but the merchant who 1t was
found sold the guns furnished the
names of those who bought them,
and all of the guns were collected.
Four weeks ago Joseph Tolbert,
a white Republican, was run out
of Ninety-Six at a local election,
and it is said that in the inter-
cepted letter the negroes men
toned as marked men four of
those most active against Tolbert.
COLUMBIA, S. c., special to
Cherlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
A Strong Arraignment of Cannon.

The greatest force for Bourbon
ism, the bulwark of private snaps,
the strongest obstacle to needed
reform in all the broad lard, is
not Senator Aldrich; it is not d.
H. Hartman or John D. Rookie
feller; it is Joseph G.. Cannon, of
Illinois. WELDING a power Sec
ond only to the Presidents, he
uses that power always to defend
whatever is entrenchment. He
hates all that is progressive, from
purer food to safer forests, from
railway legislation to improve
ment of the tariff. He is the
kind of force which. by opposing
change when change is right, en-
courages socialism and revolution.
He poses as a farmer but is
to the very tip Of every finger ex-
clusively politician. Therefore
his hold upon his district is
strong. He knows how, by secur-
ing local favors, to entrench him
self with astuteneness. He ap-
peals to local self-lnterest. No
parts sof the United States has be-
fore it the opportunity to deserve
glory as voters of the Danville
district could obtain by ridding
the nation of Joseph Cannon.
There is small hope that they will
do so much as actually to defeat
him but possibly so many of tne
more hberal-minded among them
will be 80 much alive and doing
on election day that Uncle 10.
will receive a warning-a message
making him somewhat less blgot-
ed foe to every effort of the many
toward securing fairer chance
against the few.-Collier's Week
ly.
THE WATCHMAN S1 90 nar wear.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
STATESVItLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Insane Man Prefers Jail to a Home with
Friends. IredeII's First Bale.
Statesville Landmark. Sept. Is.

StateSV1lle Landmark, Sept. Is.
The first bale of new crop Ire.
dell Gotten was sold on the States
Vile market yesterday by F. A.
Cloaninger, of Barringer township,
The Statesville Cotton Mills was
the purchaser. The bale weighed
SIS pounds and the price was 10
cents.
The sale of lands for taxes hay.
ing been postponed to October
10th, Sheriff Summers has taken
fresh hold this week and the list
of delinquents is again advertised.
But the list has "swunk" mighty
since it first appeared. The pow.
er of publicity has brought many
sovereigns to the captains office
and most of those yet on the lists
will probably drop in by the day
of sale. They would better do so
if they want to save their lands,
for the sale will 60 this time.
The graded school opened yes
yerday and as always is the case
at the fall opening, there was a
great swarm of children. Some
the rooms were overcrowded. The
enrolment was rot completed but
more than 500 were in attendance.
Sherman Moose, all insane white
man who is not considered very
dangerous but was placed in jail
some months ago for safe.keeping,
is an interesting character. Sher-
man had been begging his friends
and relatives to take him out of
Jail and allow him SO live with
them and work for his feed. One
day last week relative who lives
in Shiloh township made arrange
ments to have Sherman released,
stating that he would take care of
him. Friday afternoon Sherman
stated that he was ready to 60 and
was given his freedom. He left
the Jail in high spirits and start
ed for Shiloh afoot, but when he
reached Bloomfield he dellberate-
ly turned back and traced his
steps to the Jail. On arriving at
the jail he asked Mrs. Connolly, the
jailer, to please allow him his cell
again and his request was granted.
When asked why he came back the
unfortunate man answered that he
was a burden to his people
and that he was afraid that he
might give then further trouble if
he was allowed to go tree. At
times Moose talks very intelligent
ly. A Landmark reporter talked
to him a few minutes Sunday and
during the course of conversation
the unfortunate stated that after
a man had spent three days in jail
he lost his manhood and could
never be of any account thereafter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
ALBEMARLE AND -STANLY COUNTY,
Walser Failed to Show Up. Mr.. Harris
Gives His Friends Quite a Scare.
stanly Enterprise, Sept. II.

Stanly Enterprise, Sept. II.
The Hon. Zeb. V. Walser, of
Lexington, was scheduled to speak
berore the Republican club here
Thursday night. But he failed to
show up, and some folks are won
dering if his name wasn't used
merely to swell the attendance of
the Republican club, which has
had a hard time Of getting lis
tening quorum of late. But the
Hon. u. B. Sanders is resource
full politician. He discovered that
the court house door was locked,
and that his crowd was small.
"Just come up in my office b VS.
and I'll roast the Democrats, for
this Democratic trick - was the
illuminating thought that struck
his brain. So he escorted the lit
tie handful of hearers up into his
office, and it is said that he roast
ed the Democrats to his satisfac.
tion.
The affair was amusing in the
apparent seriousness With which
the crowd tried to use this ruse to
fool some one and get up preju-
dice against any unotfending foe.
No effort was made by the club
to get the keys to the court room
from the proper custodian; but
Zeb might have found his talk
very dry if he had not have had
this little ruse to sharpen his wits.
The large farm one mile east of
town, at the cross roads, is being
tended this year by John Smother
ly. This land for years has been
going to waste, and has not yield
ed returns at all. But Mr., Snoth-
erly farms on scientific principles,
and under his touch deserts are
made to blossom as the ro.e. The
land Is being plowed with disc
plow, and a large turn pillow is also
used. 1t is plowed, not scratched.
Terraces have been thrown up
in all parts Of the field and q
drainage of one inch to every
twelve feet secured, the water over
flow turned in several different
directions. And the substance of
the soil is retained, not washed
out bordering bitches and streams.
Disc and drag harrows will be used,
and the work OF reclaiming this
land is but just begun. Watch
Mr.. Snotherly. Go to him and
see the homemade level he uses
for laying off his terraces. It will
be good object lesson for anyone
who does not use this method.
Better crops, improved soil, and
stop to land washing away are the
advantages offered.
J. M. Harris, of the Cabarrus
Savings Bauk, gave himself and
his many friends quite scare
Sunday evening by accidentally
taking a dose of carbolic acid,
thinking it was tnrpentine. The
mistake was discovered at once,
sweet milk and gasoline having
been used before DR.. Anderson's
arrival, and no injury resulted.
Alcohol IS safe antidote for acid,
but the dose having been only
nine drops it was hardly necessary
il this case.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
KILLED His WIFE.
TiIIey Claims Shooting Was Accidental but
the Story Is Not Generally Believed.

The most sensational homicide
this country has known since the
crime for which John Hodges was
hanged, the murder of his wife
two years ago, took place three
miles from Durham tonight at 8
o'clock and W. H. Tilley is held
tonight without bail,
Though great distance from
town crowds are pouring out there
afoot and the house is overrun by
the morbidly inclined. At mid
night Coroner Maddry went to the
scene, arriving too late here to
give the result of his finding In
pool of blood of unbelievable
amount Mrs. Tllley ID lying face
sidewise to the floor. A winches-
ter bullet has passed through her
face and her husband sits within
five feet of her, held by Sheriff
Harvard, who does not hesitate to
tell the man he murdered his wife.
Tilley's story is that at 9 o'clock
he saw dog in his yard and, TAX
Ing down his rifle, snapped twice
at the beast, Thinking his gun
was unloaded, he hit it with his
hand and it discharged full in the
face of his wife, who was sitting
at the bureau reading a paper.
She fell with ut a cry and he
rushed to her, he says. Believing
her dead, he went to a nelghbor's
and aroused him. She died twen-
ty minutes later. The fellow talks
with refreshing nonchalance of
the tragedy. He does not seem
the least disturbed and when
pressed for an account of his past
life says it has not been what it
might have been. domestically
speaking. He is pretentiously re-
ligious and has stood without
blame in his neighborhood. New
ertheless Sheriff Harvard says
Mrs. Tllley has appeared often In
distress and asked advice rs to
living with her husband, who had
threatened more than once to kill
her. Her relatives are bitter, for
they tell a story of how he took
all of her So 900 secured by her
second husbands death and in
vested it In plantation, falling
out with her when she refused to
be further bled. They had not
lived in the same room until the
past month, when a reformation
began and the two were united.
Their only child was asleep at
the time Of the shooting and there
is nothing but circumstantial ev-
idence, entirely too much in doubt,
it would appear, to sustain
charge of murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilley are well
connected, both being members of
good families as live in Durham.
Durham special to Charlotte
Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
A STRIKING COMPARISON.
One Which is Comprehensive, Clear and
Alive With Meaning.

HIJG WIN WONHtU6B
"Mr. Bryan compared the diff.
ference between the conditions in
1896 and the present time.
"When I spoke in the East IN
in 1885," he said, Il recognized
that there was an intense opposi.
tion. I rec ,gnized that there
were people who feared that my
election would be injurious to
the country, and they communi-
Gated that fear TO .r1.iiPse who
worked to them. Today there is
no such fear. In 1896 there were
people so alarmed at what they
thought was menace in my can
didacy that when the election was
over, honest and religious men
knelt down and thanked God that
the country had been saved. -
He dsclared that no such feeling
could be found today. "There
are," he said, ''no people
who are fearful sof danger
in case of my election" The
only people, who would feel that
they had been saved in case of his
defeat, "the kind that don't
thank for their safety" That
difference in the temper of the
people, maintained, was apparent
everywhere.
''In 1896, the clerks in the
stores we're in many, if not most
cases, given to understand that if
l won there might be no business
doing in the country for four
years. Today the clerks III the
stores are not being advised by
their employers as they were twelve
years. The clerks in the stores
are learning that under Republi-
can rule the living expenses have
increased more rapidly than their
salaries.
"There were" he said, "busi-
ness men who in 1896 thought
their business was jeopordized or
would be, by a Democratic VIC
tory, but these business men in
the last twelve years have learned
enough about trusts to know that
their business has been jeopardlz-
ed under Republican rule, and
that nothing but Democratic vic
tory can save their business.
There were many small manufac-
turers who viewed with alarm a
Democratic victory in 1896, but
a Democratic victory can save
their business. There were many
many small manufacturers who
with alarm a Democatic VIC
tory in 1896, but the smaller
manufacturer knows today that
his business IS insecure as long as
great trusts are permitted to stalk
abroad and drive into bankruptcy
men who refuse to sell out to
them.
Gin 1895 laboring men we're
threatened with panic in case of
my election, and they have learn
ed that the Democratic party has
no monopoly on panics. They
have learned that the Republican
party can bring Oh panic as we'll
as the Democratic party.
$50, my friends, no matter
among what people you g.; no
matter in in what section you are
no matter to whom you address
your remarks, you find that today
the people have better understand
ing of what the Republican party
Sands for aud what its policies
mean than they had a few years
ago. From Mr.. Bryan's speech
at Trenton, N. J,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY,
Lawyer Will Combine Agriculture With Law.
Government to Breed Bass,
lexington Dispatch, Sept. 1e,

IN.
Saturday cat bit little Doris
Humphrey, daughter of Mr.. and
MIS- Victor Humprey, and fear
Ing the animal might have been
mad, it was decided to send the
child to Baltimore Monday night
for the Pasteur treatment. Miss
Kate Angle carried the child
north. The body OF the cat was
sent on for examination, but it
was deemed best to wait for a re-
port. Cleveland Myers maidstone
was applied to the wound and it
stuck for long number of hours.
q. I. Walser, member of the
law firm of Walser & Walser, has
decided to become farmer, also.
and has determined to move from
his home on 3rd avenue to his
very fine farm two miles from
town, known as "Dalrymple,"
which he purchased some months
ago from Judge II. T. Phillips.
Mr.. Walser, however, will not give
up his law practice, but will
present to the world the unusual
spectacle of a successful LAWYER
and good farmer in one and the
same man.
Allen Hedrick, the miller at
Hedrick's Grove, told The Dis
patch Monday that Noah Fedrick
brought the first turn of new corn
to his mill on Saturday. Noah
Hedrlck is a young man of IS,
and is famous for the quality of
his brandy, it being said all over
the county, when a man tastes
anything that pleases him. "That
is as good as Noah Hedrick's
brandy" Mr.. Hedrick no longer
distills the seductive apple, but
he has a little ticker of 3 pints
buried somewhere that is more
than 20 years old.
Webster's Weekly, of Reids-
vile, evidently thinking of some-
thing to which the following
would apply, says: cit was the
William Fentress Henderson, of
Lexington, who said that the
bosses believed in kicking all the
way from Washington to Lexing-
ton and back and call it shar-
mony.' " Col. Henderson made
his mark in this world and it will
be cold day when this u-ne-quay
statesman fades, not only from
the minds of the Lexingtonians,
but also from the minds of scores
and hundreds of people far re-
moved. Anecdotes are innumer-
able. Indeed, spurious and gem
uine, they ought to be collected and
printed in a book. Those told of
him which never happened might
easily have happened and are
therefore to be considered by the
historian,
Friday a shipment of black bass
was received here from the gov
ernment and was taken to Hairs
toms pond, to stock same. By
spring the fish will be about the
size to hook. Other people are
making preparations to get fish
from the government. Applica-
tion is made for them through
the congressman, and Uncle
Sam furnishes them free. The
lovers of the unsurpassed sport of
fishing ought to build a pond some-
where in this section and have it
stocked. There are no natural
waters around that afford much
fishing around Lexington, and a
stock company could easily supply
the want that inhabits the
breasts of many from the time
spring breaks till winter sets in,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23
What Sort of a Joke is This?

Rev. W. B Goble and F. W.
Bost, two of China Groves promi-
nent citizens have just secured
patent, which promises when put
on the market to make them
known and talked of the world
over, After many years of labor
and study they have perfected the
Monarch automatic burglar alarm
which, when installed in a dwell
ing, not only starts an alarm but
lights up the house and indicates
the room which the burglar is at
tempting to enter, and at the
same time makes photograph of
the burglar. 1t is also so arrang-
ed that in case an attempt is made
to onter the house while the occu-
pants are away the date and hour
the attempt is made is registered.
These gentlemen have organiz-
ed the Monarch Burglar Alarm
Company, with Rev. W. B Goble,
president, F. W. Bost, secretary
and treasurer, and as soon as the
necessary arrangements are com
pleted will open sales Offices and
manufacture the alarm here. Mr..
Goble will retire from the minis.
try and devote his entire time to
the manuJacture Of the alarm and
Mr.. Bost, who for number Of
wears has been one of the leading
merchants, will retire from the
mercantile business and look after
the office work of the new enter
prise.
J. N Dayvault, formerly of
Dayvault Brothers, will be mana
ger for the State of North Caro-
lima and will leave in a few days
for the Eastern part of the State
to put the alarm on the Market
) China Grove special to Charlotte
! Observer.
A clever, popular Candy Cold
Cure Tablet-called Preventics-
is being dispensed by druggists
everywhere. In few hours, Pre-
ventics are said to break any cold
completely. And Preventics,
being so safe and toothsome, are
very fine for children. No QuInine,
no laxative, nothing harsh nor sick
ening. Box of 48-25c. Sold by
Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-23

THE WAToHMAN $1.OO per year.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
POLICE COURT DOCKET

Edward Frederick. drunk; sentence
suspended.
Wesley Gordon. vagrant: discharged.
Charles Andrews, vagrant; dis
charged.
Anthony Thompson, vagrant; dis
charged.
Clarence Milue. vagrant; discharged.
Floyd Clark. vagrant; discharged.
Joseph Costa, vagrant; discharged. .
/, Michael Coffay. drunk; sentence
suspended.
Elmer Buoy. drunk; sentence sus-
pended.
Andrew Murphy. disturbing the
peace; dismissed
Gustav HIM. drunk; sentence sus-
pended.
Ferdinand Huntelman. drunk; SEN
tence suspended.
John Silwinski. disturbing the
peace; $40 or 80 days. -
Louis Roberts, disturbing the peace;
t25 or so days.
David Weston, drunk: $40 or 30
days. -,---,ly 60
Joseph Luprio. druhk > sentence sus
pended
Thomas Graham. drunk; sentence
suspended. .
Charles Breitenhaek, drunk; sen
tenea suspended
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05

This has been q notable year for
fur sales in Detroit, and the public
has been enabled to stock up" at
prices that will in all probability never
recur In the history Of the trade. This
unlocked for condition completely up
set the plans OF old-line firms like De
Steiger & Co., who have been in bust
ness for years at 212 Jefferson-ave.,
and a few days ago this firm fled a
trust mortgage in favor OF creditors.
naming Fred l.. Russell and James ID.
Jerome as trustees. These gentlemen
endeavored to turn the stock into cash
by advertising reduction sale. and
while the announcement attracted
good crowds OF buyers. the creditors
were not satisfied and they. have been
forced to throw this magnificent stock
of quality furs on the market at prices
which represent about one-third for
mer values.
When one considers the reputation
Vi tuS WhoiccaiS h1h "a Az escs6~h ~
Co. for dealing In nothing but furs of
tho highest quality, the appended
prices will seem almost absurd. How
ever, the Messrs. Russell and Jerome
are determined TO satisfy creditors
and have ignored former prices and
values TO accomplish this end.
Starting tomorrow Thursday the
following prices will prevail at the
Wholesale house. No. 212 Jefferson
ave-:
Near Seal Jackets. satin lined, have
been cut from s45 to SIS. =
A few beautiful short, fancy trim
med Grey Squirrel Elton Jackets--have
been selling at ss5. the trustees have
marked $25.
Siberian Squirrels. blouse fronts.
magnificent values at 500. Trustees
price Thursday $35.