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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Grew Tired Dodging Officers.

w. E. Setter, who has been
lodging the officers since last sum-
mer to evade trial on charges of
illicit distilling, walked into the
court house Saturday, surrender
ed to the officers and gave bond
for his appearance at court. 1t is
said that he has been hiding in
Virginia. Last summer Sheriff
Summers found a blockade dis
tilling outfit near Setzer's home ID
Shiloh township. Setter was sus-
pected of operating the outfit and
was subsequently, arrested. He
gave bond for his appearance at
court and then disappeared. For
a time it was believed that he was
il. hiding nearby, but the officers
could not locate HIM. He is a
we'll known farmer and his case
has attracted considerable atten.
tion and comment. Thsre was
considerable surprise when he
came in and surrendered. States
Vile special to Charlotte Obser-
Yer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Culpylts Fearing Punishment.

1t is learned here that Judge
Ferguson and Judge Ward have
made all exchange of courts, and
that Judge Ward will preside over
the spring term of the Superior
court for trial of criminal cases,
which conyenes here April 10Th.
Judge Ward created quite stir
here last fall in regard to the sem
tenees of cases Of conviction for
violations of the prohibition law,
and it is predicted that there will
be another shake-up when he re-
turns in April. The last Legisla~
ture amended the Ashville police
court law by giving Superior court
concurrent jurisdiction with ).
police court in whiskey cas7s> a'.d
no few persons hereab ~ sr
looking for grand jury indl -
for liquor violations when
convenes.-Asheville dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that's by the
constitutional remedies. Deaf
ness Is caused by an infiamed con-
dltlon OF the mucous lining ef the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube
IS lnfiamed you have a rumbline
sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deaf.
ness Is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken outand
this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an inhamed con.
dltlon of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrhl that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
sold'by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
kvarica got Him In Trouble.

Because ne:ghoors of Burt Hol-
lind, in a settlement in Mcdowell
county saw smoke coming from
his kitchen chimney night and
day, they gossiped that he must
be rich to furnish so much for his
wife to cook.
This talk reached United States
revenue officers here, and they
raided the house. They found a
barrel of whiskey and TASKS, but
suspected nothing else until, in
vestigating a concealed opening
in the kitchen floor, they found a
cavern containing a whiskey still.
The smoke from the still passed
up the chin .ey. Water was
brought in by an underground
pipe, while the refuse passed into
q sewer.
The still had run undetected un-
til the avarious Holland was not
satisfied to operate merely while
meals would naturally be cooking,
but kert the still going night aud
day.-Asheville dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Work on the Souihhound.

Rumors are heard here that the
work of construction will begin
Immediately on the Southbound
Railway from Winston Salem tc
Wadesboro. Local capitalists
who are interested in the road
have but little to say except that
they are satisfied that the road is
certainly coming soon. The dis.
tance is only about 100 miles and
she road will traverse a section
which is considered to be the
equal Of any in the State.
1t is generally understood that
Pennsylvania Railway interests
are backing tho enterprise and the
purpose is to connect the Norfolk
q Western with the Atlantic Coast
Line and thus open short line
from West Virginia to Charleston
and other southern points. If this
plan should succeed the new road
would be certainly the shortest
line to the middle west and it
would be a paying investment.
The recent trip made over the
right of way for the purpose of
gathering facts to be submitted to
the men who are backing the en-
terpise was successful in showing
that for local business the road
would be a good thing.-Wades-
boro, N. c., dispatch. NJ
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
An Old Relic Unearthed,

Harry Wakeland, the young son
Of Prof. G. R. Wakeland, of this
place, a day or two ago unearthod
in plowing, al ancient spear head,
evidently of the pattern used by
the soldiers of the sixteenth GEN.
tury, particularly the Spanish,
Fren> h and Italian, having the
small hook in use at that period
The whole head is IL inches long
Professor Wakeland is of the
opinion that the spear is relic of
some sixteenth century explora-
ton, either of the French o1
Spanish, advancing the theory
THAT either Varrazzani, the ex.
plorer (empInyed by the French(
or De Ayllen, the Spanish slave
trader, pirat, and buccanee, not
only lost this reclic but the sol.
dier who carried it, in battle with
the indians" He points out that
these explorers penetrated this re.
glon about 1924 and 1920 respect.
lively, Verrazzani in his report
exhibiting the good Judgment to
describe it as Gan earthly Para.
dise.' Therefore 1t would not
seem implorable that this old re
lie might be trace of one or thu
other expedition. - Fayetteville
Especial to Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
New Tariff Bill.

The middle of June is generally
predicted to-day as the time when
the Payne tariff bill may reach
President Taft for his signature.
Among Democrats some Of the
cuts are so radical that they are
looking for "joker" in the bill.
Among Republicans many express
sions of disapproval of the pro-
posed rate cuts are heard and a
fo1d Of amendments are expected
from this source.
The Ways aud Means committee
met to-day to prepare formal re-
port of the bill back to the House.
The general debate will begin
Monday and progress depends
largely upon the attitude of the
Democrats. AS all, even Leader
Champ Clark, were kept in COM
plete ignorance Of the bill before
it was introduced by Payne, their
plan of campaign is not yet de-
termined. 1t will likely take form
in minority report, setting forth
the minority's objections to the
bill.
The Ways and Means committee
adopted Representative Payne's
motion recommending the new
tariff bill to-day by vote of 13
to 6. The Democrats opposed it
excepting Broussard, of Louisiana,
the new member of the committee
who voted with the Republicans.
The Democrats were given until
Tuesday to prepare q minority re-
port.
Chairman Payne reported the
tariff bill back to the House at
1900, with recommendation that
it pass.-Washington dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
SORRY FOR RAILROADS.
Road Gets Lots Of Abuse and a littIe SYM.
pathy Nav be Appreciated.

That was fearful wreck occur
ed on the Southern last Frida,
morning about q miles above
Hildebrand. We went up to see
it. Language can hardly describe
it. There were hundreds of peo.
pie there. So MANY that one
could hardly see or learn anything
for the multitude. You could
hear everything and see most any
.h,ng. Two would see the same
thing at the same time and both
tell different tale. There never
has been any agreement as to how
many cars were wrecked and how
many were loaded with COWS. Some
said 13 cars, some said IA and
some said mora. Some said there
were 3 cars of cattle, others said 2.
All agreed there was one car load
of horses, but to us, it looked like
two.
There were several car loads Of
coal, several with lum ber, and one
or two with furniture. All the
horses and COWS were not killed,
but it is a wonder they we're not
all killed. Some were so badly
hurt they had to be killed. Some,
especially, the COWS looked like
they were not hurt at all, but it
is wonder they were not all kill
ed. Our Hickory people went up
and bought the cattle and horses.
No one did not seem to know whose
stock it was. Anyway, the rail.
road company sold the IL. We
can't begin to describe how the
stock was wedged in together.
Some were still alive, and trying
to eat grass. 1t was heart rend-
ing,
We feel sorry for the railroad
company. Can't help it, The loss
will be great. The company will
have to pay big damages or fight
it through the court. And we
know what that means. Being a
rich corpocat:oas-=o- ratllf.a big
corporation. Just as wet tell the
truth about it, The company will
be treated as though it did it on
purpose. Everybody knows that
the company don't want wrecks.
-Hicory Meraury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Hooper Convicted.
home.

The jury in the I. L. Hooper
house burning case redered a ver-
dict of guilty to-day at 12 O'Clock
after deliberating two days. I'm
mediately Judge PEBBLES sentenced
Hooper to three years at hard la
Dor on the county chain gang,
The defendants council made ap-
plicatio IN for a new lrlal, which
was denied, whereup II notice of
al appeal was given, Hooper was
released under $4,000 bond.
Thus closes one of the most
sensational and most unusual
trials ever held here, in which a
man and woman of respectability
and good standing were charged
with burning a house to obtain in
surance which was six times more
than the value of the household
goods A man and woman, neigh
bors, were star witnesses, Hooper
and Mrs. Gray's husband were
both travelling salesmen for A. B.
seely & Son, J. s. Seely, of the
firm having married a sister OF
Mrs. Gray and Hooper's deceased
wife-Elizabeth City special te
| Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
MBEMARLE and STANLY COUNTY,
Railroad Construction. Improvement in
Freight Traffic. What Isa DAYS Work?

stanly Enterprise. March. 18th.
The little son of Mrs. Baldwin
is no better. He was carried t,
Salisbury, whore he will undergo
All operation. He was accompa
MED oy DR.. T. A. Hathcock. -
Norwood correspondent,
The freight traffic is now on the
mend after skipping us some few
days. Capt. Lowder pulled in
Friday night with 18 cars of mer.
chandise.-Norwood correspand-
emit.
Miss Jennie Davis. of Hender-
sonville, and Miss Mabel shuman,
of Salisbury, were guests of Mrs.
D. q. Kluttz On Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. Coley, of Salisbury, an OK
pert buggy trimmer, has accepted
a position with the Stanly Carri-
age Company.
There has been considerable
sickness and suffering in our midst
from severe colds, lagrippe, and
touches of pneumonia, due, prob.
ably, to the changes in weather.
"What constitutes a days
work?" We figure it out that 1t
depends altogether on your cccu.
patton. If you lay brick, eight
hours; if you keep house, sixteen
hours; if you preach the gospel,
two hours; If you are porter in a
sleeping car, twenty hours; if you
serve the government, one hour;
and if you are a newspaper man,
twenty-four hours.
Rumors are being renewed that
the South Bound Railway will be-
gin Immediately the work of con-
struction. 1t is generally under
stood that Pennsylvania Railway
interests are backing the scheme,
and that the recent trip made over
the right of way to secure facts to
be submitted to the msn who are
backingthe enterprise was success
full in showing that for local bussi-
ness the road would be good
thing.
"Turn that wrapping paper the
other side out,' said a lady in a
dry goods store this week as the
clerk was putting up her purchase
in printed wrapping paper. 81
don't want to be walking adver-
tlsement to your store. l read the
papers as all intelligent people
ought to do, aud 1 think in them
is the place to advertise your busi-
ness. Instead of asking your GUS
TONERS to carry your sign around
with every purchase of goods, go
and tell the people through the
papers what you have to sell and
how you sell it,"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
MARRIED IN GASTOAIA.
But the Happy Couple Took no Friends Into
Their Confidence.

DIR. J. Thomas Wright and Mrs
Lillian Fronts, both of this city,
we're married in Gastonia Febru-
ary 10th. Rev. W. II. Hardin OF
the Episc ,pal church officiating.
| For several days it has been ru-
mored that DR.. Wright and Mrs
Fronts we're married, but the ru-
NOR could not be verified, as DR..
Wright when questioned by a
Journal reporter denied it's truth
fulness. The rumor was, however,
so persistent that The Journal
querled the register of deeds in
both Mecklenburg and Castor
counties, the rumor having both
as the place of the ceremony.
Yesterday reply was received
from the CASTOR man to the effect
that they had been married on the
Goth of last month.
"A reporter called on DR.. Wright
yesterday, showed him the tele-
gram and asked him for a state
ment. He admitted that the in
formation was correct and ex-
planned that for reasons satisfac-
tory to himself and wife they had
endeavored to keep the marriage
a secret for time and conse-
quently had been denying the ru-
NOR.
Mrs. Wright, who was formerly
Miss Lillian Pitts, is we'll known
in this city, having lived here
practically all her life. She has
large circle of friends and &C
quaintaL ces who will be interest
ed t. learn of her marriage.
DR.. Wright came here from SAL
lsbury about six years ago. He
is a writer of note, both of litera-
ry and medical works, and his pro-
ductions have been published in
magazines aud medical journals
Of national reputation. He is a
member of an old and we'll known
Salisbury famiIy.-Winston Jour
nal. ..-l-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
DEMOCRATS KICK.
Members Of House Refuse to Accent Can
mons Committee Assignments.

The first test of the sincerity O
those Democrats who bound them
selves in caucus not to accept an,
committee appointment unless ap
proved by Mr.. Clark, the minori.
ty leader, came when Speaker
lCannon announced the personnel
OF the committee on mileage in
the House to-day as follows:
Kennedy, of Iowa; Lundin, of
Illinois; Garner, of Pennsylvania ;
Lewis, of Georgia, and Denver, of
Ohio.
Mr.. Bartlett, Of Georgia, was
promptly on his feet and called
attention to the fact that Mr.. Lew.
Is was not now a member of the
House.
The Speaker acknowledged his
mistake and named Mr.. Bartlett.
II decline any such appoint
ment.' Mr. Bartlett hotly replied.
The Speaker announced that
fact to the House and SAID that
without objection Mr.. Bartlett
would be excused, which was done.
''The chair will name the gen.
tleman from Kentucky, Mr..
James, said the Speaker. d,
"And the gentleman from Ken.
lucky refuses to act.' Mr.. James
remarked with emphasis.
The Speaker called a halt to
these refusals by submitting the
question to the House. He said
it was for the House to determine
whether or not member shall he
excused from acting and put the
question to the House, with the
result that Mr.. James was excused.
Thevote was viva voce and while it
was unquesionably against excus-
ing Mr.. James, the Speaker an
nounced the opposite result and
named Mr.. Collier, of Mississippi
AS he was not heard to OBJ iect the
appointment will stand.-Ws sh-
ington dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23

We learn that it is settled fact
that there will soon be another
c>tt>'- mil built at Lands by a
st t>c. mpany. The lumber for
T.. ..struction of tenant houses
ing hauled and placed on the
unds, and the grounds are be-
g cleared off for the buildings.
The mill will be erected about two
hundred yards south from where
the, present mill now stands and
will be on the same side of the
railroad.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
Kills Would BE- Slayer.

A merciless murderer is Ap
pendicitis with many victims
But Or. King's New Life Pills kill
it by prevention. They gently
stimulate stomach, liver and
bowels, preventing that clogging
that invites appendicitis, curing
Constipation, Billlousness, Chills,
Malaria. Headache and Indiges'
tion. 25c at all Druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Drink Causes More Murder. Complaint OF
Road Conditions In Davidson.

Lexington Dispatch. March 17th.
Saturday morning between fou
and five o'clock the factory build
ing formerly occupied by the Lex
ington Metal Bed Company wal
burned. How the blaze started ii
unknown, because the place hac
not been used for months, and nc
fire had been in it for a long time
but it seems pretty certain that
somebody set it going, either by
design or accident.
The roads are simply awful. -
Every farmer who can get to town
these days tells the same story OF
mud, mud, mud. During such
seasons business is crippled, traffic
almost suspended, money lost,
time wasted. Every time a farmer
comes in the office with mud all
over his clothes and an exhausted
expression on his face, telling
about ho:4F bad our highways are,
We look at picture on the wall
a picture showing team of two
horses, hauling - bales of cotton
to market over the roads in Neck
lenburg. In Davidson at this
time that load would require at
least IL horses and II wag-
ons, and over some of the roads we
doubt if one horse could navigate
with a single bale of cotton.
1t is learned that the J. W.
Gregory who killed man at Lam
caster, S. c., on the 3rd of March,
is the J. W. Gregory who former
1y operated a marble yard and
monument business in Lexington
He married Miss Hinkle, of this
county, and is well-known in Lex
ington. The shooting resulted
froma trivial matter, and probably
would not have occurred had not
Gregory been drinking. He shot
the man five times, it is said, and
his victim died shortly afterward.
There was case in the recent
Davidson court against Gregory,
charging forgery, but it was mol.
pressed with leave.
Friday Rev. T. R. Taggart, the
new pastor of the First Presby-
terian church, arrived from Norris
Town Pa, with Mrs. Taggart and
their infant son, and were com.
fortably installed in the manse,
which had been made ready by the
ladies of the church who lberally y
"pounded'' their minister before
he came. Sunday the new pastor
held his first services, morning
and evening. The interior of the
church had been greatly improved
and was finished in every particu-
lar by the time Mr.. Taggart arriv-
ed. The people of Lexington ex-
tend warm welcome to this min
lister and his family and trust that
they will find our town pleasant
home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
STATESViLLE and IREOELL COUNTY.
More Victims Of the CIoer Brothers. New
Workers Charmed With North Carolina
0TatoU.
Stat esville Landmark. March 10th.

VIVtVIJs
Stat esville Landmark, March 10th.
George Church, who has posi-
tion at the plant of the States
vile Oil & Fertilizer Company
accidentally stepped into a seed
elevator at the mil. Friday and
his foot was badly crushed. A
physician dressed the injury i'm
mediately after the accident and
1t is not thought that it will re-
suit seriously.
J. NJ. Gabriel, who soma weeks
ago underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the Long sanatorl
um. has ab 5ut recovered his
strength and Friday went to his
home in Catawba county. Mr..
Gabriel had bee ,ut of the sana-
torium about tw weeks but kept
indoors until Friday.
The number of the victims of
the Cloer brothers, check flash
ers, will probably never be fully
ksaown, The other day R. F. Bur-
4scn, cashier of a bank at Marion,
was shown a photograph of Bob
Cloer and recognized him as the
man who passed forged check on
him. Mr.. Burton did not state
the amount of the check. There
are doubtless many other victims
of the Cloers who haven't made
the fact known. Telling it won't
bring the money back and none
of us are anxious to admit we've
been, taken in.
While J. J. Nicholson, of Beth
any township, was helping to ad-
just disc harrow few days ago,
q piece of the machinery slipped
and struck him . terrible blow in
the face. Mr.. Nicholson was in
town Friday and his face plainly
showed the marks of his encounter
with the harrow.
Gen. ). F. Armield returned
Friday fsom New York, where he
was called as a character witness
in the Lnmsden t1lal. Gen. Arm
field says The eloquence of Gov.
Aycock, who appeared for Lums-
dou at the trial, attracted the at
tsntlon Of the New Workers.
Tn district attorney, in clos
li-g for the prosecution, said
tho speech of the ex-governor was
the most eloQue:.t ever heard in
that court room, and he warned
the jury not to be moved by it.
Thirteen cars of the east bound
freight train No. "a were derailed
and partially destroyed at a point
near Connolly Springs Friday
morning, but all the train crew
escaped injury. Three of the
wrecked cars we're loaded with live
stock and number of horses and
COWS were killed. The track was
badly damaged and traffic was de-
layed several hours. Passenger
trains Nos. 86 and II transferred
passengers at the scene Of wreck.
The wreck is supposed to have
been caused either by the break
ing down of heavy coal car or
the breaking Of a rail.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23

Don't wait until your blood is
impoverished and you are sick and
ailing, but take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea now. 1t will posi-
lively drive out all winter impuri-
ties. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets
Cornelison and Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
II Saved Ills Leg.

"All thought I'd lose my leg"
writes ]. A. Swenson, Watertown,
Wis. "Ten years of eczema, that
Is doctors could not cure, had at
last laid me up. Then Rucklen' 8
Arnica Salve cured it sound and
WE'LL" Infallible for Skin Erup-
tions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils,
Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts
and Piles. 25c at all Druggists.