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the carolina watchman tol xx,-tiiird seeie2 salisbury n c thursday december 6 1830 no 7 n<"v.tre if fraud is my iianip iii.i the price are fumir-j on hit ljuttoin nl all m advert lm.-d before lewintr the tactory wliicli i . i ■. t • cl tlie wearers rainsl liik'i prices and inferior goods if a denier obirs w l douglas shoes at i rttluced price ir m i ul lias them without my name oiid price btaiuptxl k»hic bottuui put him down as a fraud 4>o gentlemen the only calf s:t seami^kss fhoe smooth in ; i no tacks or wax thread to liurt i 5m feecoasyashand-scwcaamiavilx not kii ! w £. dodgi.as fti-1 siioi , 11m oriirinal um<1 oi ■hand-sewed well fi c equal custom-made b t u 150uglas $ 3.bo police shoe v ax thread to hurl the fo i v i i»oi;<;i.as s'-i.r.i shoe is ur.excclled r heavy wear be si < alf s lie fin ' : • in li i ■yv i douglas 82.xs wqrkikgman's siiok is the l»--.t in the world for ri ugli wear one p w t bouoi.as''»i shoe fob boys i tli.-ln'i school slioc in the worlil w i douglas si 75 youth's svhock minr fives tlie miiall boys a chance ta wear the best 8 all mji.lr jil koitfrress button and lace if not told i | j ur dealer write w l douglas brockton mass m s brovvil agsnt oalisbury 14:till july 2g liuwaj u 1 . i n in«ier i-rm i . ! n \, boyilcn plaintiff t*i i i.i i'i ies do j : mt to the dcfciliint tlmihas lr l-s : — v.iu arv lieroliv iii>iili.'>li<.;.-i ic 1'laiiitiff u i u.i i li i 1 1 in i it civil in i inn .■■;.- iii.-l you ii i i-i 1 1 ■tin mini of twt'uty-livi 1 im f i inllnrs i!ii • i ill ami \ on sire lien i ■'! to i ij>ea'r j of s:ii<l : i nur ( ourl court to hv liel'l in s;ili>liur in sail i ty , on the -<■'■i momlin li foi i ■■lii ' '''■< ;' l:ttvh l.s in hiisw r r i untr t>i ill ■tint < if tin jiliiintit a n . \ m iro fu : thai tii i'liiiiitiff ha iti.iimi out i « ir iitt i inn ill : 1 1 1 .. ! ; i mi ■; i tut mi i il.i t l':ot 1 ' u'l t-vii ( iir sii>'i ir i nil 1 >\\ in l'i 0 ' purely vegetable it act with u/.r ordinary efficacy on th fivet j£j dney s f i j and bowels an effectual specific for malaria bowel cninplaints dyspepsia sick headache constipation l'iuouhiiesh kidney affections jaundice mental depression colic bsh no household should be without it and by being kept ready for immediate use will save many an hoiir of sufferine and many a dollar in time and doctors bills there is but one simmons liver regulator gen that you get the genuine with red 2 on front of wrapper prepared only by j h ze|l!n &. co sole proprietors ■- hiladelphfa pa ' price 81.00 ' wj are receiving our fail an j if inter stock consist in of eliolc selections in black blue mi i brow i « .; i ■i suits ilso n lull line of , i im to ill - ! ii men youths li ivs and i-liil ilii i il ( i ,;.!-;! i lilly live us a.-eilll vl w i : .- ol<l stand . lir ht!t'llliy i bleme-kthal&beo r«:i \ it 3 3 timveln : and local tj s il i.in i r agricultural antl ma cliiiu'ry specialties sell to the trade state i :■■. ivferenee amotiut expected fur s il.irv tind expenses address m assay co muiiteluma la mm w^mr rp si p : " tu f md r dj a 1 ii hi ■h ecd 9 il 5 i ai ji it j id b ci it 1 w h u w a ■largest ifoslc best assoitmq&t an,d ; sr^illlt vaiietj in ulie city crowded shsly1 % mmulj asf wini w-ial.vjv nxral pjul ultra iivo ami aeonli^l'-w'looiihv for all i i b u>.-to 1(m vau in ! yoii will always find us up witl t!i 1 tufii i:v-s|.y.a m : i 1 pri -. k -} t . . ./' l h&fcfg jj-.v3ler au-3 he id ju . b3rs for holiday prasents _*_ , < x strong company seekiig m .•^^^ l ~*~- h)me patrdnag ' - miiim^&^mu liberal '•-'■■'.^■""■' e ar v i"t^^is j rhodes browxe agents b^i^l tcs ent in all cities towns and i^^""^^^3 william c coari totxl assets - ,- _ s75 oo j allen brown gsaident n a scene in raleigh a trite bfory there is not much poetry in the fol lowing verses whieb we copy from that grave and dignified paper the statu chronicle but there is a rather funny story in it which some of our readers may enjoy it was in tin li'.ilmy spring time in the < 1 1 l lint old toivn of riileipli an i thf ltn is they hini a hijr time nominating om in.ui d.xk'rv to tliis liluck aii'l white assembly went tin editor named wiley : he's the bume one so they tell us th.u jo.-ephus calls ■■.)' wiley xow there was in this assembly a buc negro cmiici jim harris • xot the one th<-_v call st peter ijut that nominated jeter jim lie talkfil and talked and talked on much to tin ili^iru-t of wiley who it last walked ii unto him walked up close and tlm addressed him you linck nigger look-a-here now look into my eves so fierce now : listen now — let me impress it — i'm a cat don't you forget it •■i'm the one that advertises i run fits mid oil cod liver i'uderstand that in the south you musu't talk with your lii;r mouth then this negro turned upon him — cast a glance of scorn clear'through him — •■brother wiley stick of candy the oiu joseph us calls n dandy will ymi listen while i tell you in accents not to be mistaken who it inn in north carolim-r composes the party of which you'r e ameru i.er down slunk wjley through the plank lloor through a lii>le bored with an iu;rer and his only regret while in it v;is thai they hadn't used a jriiiilet and to this day s;>y they in llaywood f run want t tijrht in-earnest mention nigger to-j wiley him josephus cails a dandy franklin l*ress t does elt this beat fiction new york herald magine two young people both heaitny and handsome passionately in love with each other they lived al lin some twenty miles from coblenz and there tiiep were named yowig scheffer thought of nothing but ln heantii'ul girl wife and she slit adored him this beatific state oi affairs 1 s:td for three years l'tifi ■riuiiately both were to umbi tious for their station in l.fe and were always longing for luxuries they hntl not the means to possess schcftvi wished his wife to go into the besi society to be the most envied tiler for her grate and beauty ite srgfie 1 h give her tlie letting sueli a jewe de ifianded and she on her side suffered in m-e her husband whom she believed to be tlie in st c ipable of men doomed to iiibur iguoniiuiously for a mere liv ing i'll is was the idyl xow for the drama i.i v eser a d.s ant relative w i an orphan and what was raoro i ie point was left an ueiress to t>e\er iiiiiious f fraiic.i tlie voting gi on grew tired of living tlohe in so rv grandeur and wrote her&drstarii eiativts the si betters proposing i p her residency \% iili ui'&u th proposition was eagerly ceefited an li.-s \\ eser warmly welcunled ■th ■miable couplexfoct their dream f'tri liinl for the yjffing heiress wits lib ral and she him no near kin to c-lain ier fortune in case ofdevtth so e ral months went on kut suppose alma weser were t ike-.in'.o in-r he id to get married ; ui d-ire thought took complete pos ioii i s hell r and his witv yh em bled i the idea of ihi : inaguir . ent fortune escifung th^njt ••';,'•■y&iftil in the name of cvervl iiii.gtcotikr ike do to prc-v ntjliis the girl's millions were the temper the crime soon followed it hinted itself it was scouted with horror , ii came again and the eist-while hippy couple cotud not look ontvaii-other in the face without seeing the foui thought there it was fate it must be done bttt h),\v without arousing suspicion ? an inspiration came to aime scheffer she made a discovery sli'e twini-d hei inns around her handsome huobyjidl lieek and whispered it'-frt-l^^^/^^mii'i v eser was in love with t^fw-'t-w'|hi was easily to bv.setmi alth'ougff the voting girl thought she . fj'iijrjf^f^fav secret so well the j4h^t1ft omiie readily enough and a most disalx.hcal one it was .. . they would tike advan tage of this nnpmde".it pvw.iioii . but how well mine sc.heffer should disappear be reported dead and her husband would many the girl then then he would slowly poison her ifter which mine scheffer would re turn to her husband to enjoy the love of their youth in the heart of luxury it took a long time to plan the timulated death a longer one than the real one which was to follow tint mine s-heffer went to visit so mt frien s while there an accident oc curred on a local railway in which several people were killed she heard of i telegraphed her husban 1 that she iiuu parted ij^v that train and hurried co havre ' she came to america and • iv.d for a time in brooklyn meantime search was made at ihe icene of the railroad accident for hei emains they could not be identified mt the telegram proved that she was dne of the khiei ' scheffer was a'-wulpwer for a liftle less than the customary period nnd theit'tfi trrwl miss mfnywesrr she was.lnadly.jii jlove with him and he sjinatated a.mimilar pus ion in return at the same thne'he was carrying out the preconcerted pioh of slowly poison ing her and hoped to join with her wealth his first wife in the new world this simulated passion however be came too much for him the passion kecame real and the thought of losing pis mina became death to him he sent to comenz to berlin even for physicians to pmedy the effects tigon her of the poison he had administered he ignored his criminal promise the gui recuu j rt-d r and m liu h irf mess uu forgot it but mrs scheffer did not she often wen f to the general delivery window of the brooklyn post office for the letter that never came a year passed and no news of mina's death she could contain herself no longer she went t europe when she found the true state of the case she partially lost her reason maddened by jealousy she told of the whole plot sv-heii r was arrested tried and convicted on uie double charge of attempted murder and big amy tiiiei'fi's a drama for you — — — t-ttv l iiiw a winter resort korth carolina s climate admirable - suited fjr a winter resort the bulletin of the state agricul tural department for this week con tains the following k " the efforts made by north caro lina through the immigration depart ment have proven beyond a doubt thai the northert n he lth seeker is better pleased an i r.veivw-r m re benefit from it stay n this state than in the more southernj sections of the south the winder health resorts th it were estab lished a few years since in north car olina haw been patronized and the ipplications this season for cottages aid hotel accommodations are such as to cau>e the erection of more house and greater hotel facilities with the yellow fever in florida ;• large number of northern ■people will look elsewhere for accommodation thi winter and any town in 1 our state having good hotels and boarding hous es or where the best people will takt the health seekers into fclnjir iiomes a d s'fure tl;"e»i if an ffort is m.ide it is necessary to ivaoli the noiiiien pe iple-'eitlicr i>y printed ni liter or let ter ' af number of towns in the stati nave combined and w.ll shor.lv send out to those who h.ive heretofore visit ed the south such information as t their hotel iircominodatiolis climate sporting etc : .', as th,-v are abie ta offer ■l 0ar experience is that no class of visitors do more to aid our people than these winter visitors they create a home market for what is produced upon the fanii they subscribe liberally towards chuivii co lections they buy goods of tli.e-ruic-rc-'iants medicine oi thedruggisr ami occasionally call in liie docto.-s . in fact every one in a comumnity down to the boot black i benefited by this class of vi-ifors they have built up flo/ida annual ly tliey left ifi that state t.en nnllion dollars for board hotel accommoda tions and gei:eial ex e.:ses besides what they invested in real estate many of them become permanent citi zens bringing all their capital to the place in which they locate .- r t.bey find the climate is so ijeu^fkial to their health nnd in faetu.hat they prolong their irvis by a perntniient residence s.)itt1r j r l*liis : i'lass of people ai'e'educa ted n^ln'e/f ni^ral c'hki chrtstfair men and wo:iienraiul our e..\perie.nce l^ach'e that it pays well to expand money ii advertiseiiiehfcand otheiwfe'a inducing them to ci m hi our state we will be gl ij to aid any place in nor.ti csiniljii'a in its efforts to pre sent local a<vva.!tt:ige.s to thn class oi visitors au<l also such advantages a they may liave to offer for inducing in a n ui act u n-rs jiitalists and nil ot tiers eeking i'lerniiineiit homes fo'set'tle in our state '* '"* j christinas proverbj the-liolicmy^are neiif at hand ami aiiythiii^-wiiicli sinacks of christmas is already y - f;jh.'terest here are.ajew str.iy.prover.bsi -. a avaiinchvisimas a culd easter a light christmas a heavy sheaf a green liristmis makes a fa graveyard a wind on christmas day trees will bring much fruit if christmas finds a bridge 1i 1 1 break it if he finds none he'll mitke one . if ice will bear a man before christ en ift it.'wili not bear a man afterward tjie shepherd would rather see his wife enter the stable on christmas day than the sun if the sun shines through tl e apple tree oil christ tins d;iy there will bean abundant crop the following year cfilcial returns of illinois chicago 111 nov 2s — the official canvass of the illinois election returns was finished yesterday fifer the re publican candidate for governor has 12,532 plurality over palmer the dem ocrat rlanisoajs f p^fralify over cleve land i3 31,88l preobyterian university atlanta offers 75,000 as da bni.l ing site for thr cniversitt the couirnission iippointetl bv the presbvteriirn convention held last lime vs the atlanta eveuin lounuil met ifoudiiy afternoou at $ o'clock r in the l'ivsl teri,tii h mie mission rooms in atlanta on tuesday a larj«e imnrberi of members were in attendance and business of importance was transact ed tlie whole matter is this the j presbyjerjm.ns of the south are deter i itiined to have a university or colfege ' ff coyer the vast territory lying be twecii the son oh western presbytermjj : l t hiw*hi1y^t clarksville tenn and davidson college north carolina all to the south there is no presbyterian school except the seminary at colum bia s c and that will very probably be merged into the larger institution the best place for such a internal institution is atlanta or its immediate vicinity and atlanta will no doubt be selected at the meeting f the commission on monday evening a report was re j ceived fro n tbe linanoe committee ap ! pointed on the 18th of july last and resolutions were adopted carrying out the suggestions of that report the reso.jit.oiis declare that no steps should be taken to commence he pies byteriau university or college in this state until 150,000 has been sub scribed in good faith in the opinion of the commissio one h tlf of this sum can be obtained from the church and its friends in atlanta and in aldition and elligible site if the other half 75 oik is sudscribed by the church and its friends outside of atlanta it is understood that a few of tin rich members of the presbyterian churches in atlanta have already prom ised to subscribe the amount requisite to secure the location of the universi ty here . in addition to this main others biwe expressed a willingness to subscribe liberally a movement i now afoot to purchase a large tract oi wooded laud within a few mile of at lanta for the site of the institution a o , ether it looks as if atlanta will eco;i'ip the educational center of the presbyterian church south the synod of georgia is meeting to lay at athens atlanta has five dele gates in atten la.ee and they represent ilso before that body the commission for the establishment of the southern university they will endeavor to se cure from that updy a recognition and hwforsemt-nt of the enterprise and a formal authorization to go ahead and gctiubscrijitioiis determine the loca tion etc i these matters are adjusted atlanta wiil.be ready with her 75,000 and a site fur the university a threatened town the story of the underground river reported to have been discovered in this section is assuming amusing pro portions and proportions which would . oe decidedly alarming if credited here as they seem to be elsewhere gov ernor scales yesterday received a letter from vi piotinik-nt literary man in rtostony enclosing the following sensa tionauvrtide clipped from the london t'inies uid beitrfiiu the headline of a threatened town ••■i he r r.n.kfurter zeitung publishes i letter from an american corrres londeut who says iliat the town i laleigh in north carolina is threat i»ed with desertion by its inh bitants vho have been thrown into a state t;l alarm and anxiety by c ittiliupus silb terranean noises which make them selves heard above l oriauary sounds t!ie chief noise h.sembles that of rush ing streams as if masses of water were seeking new channels within the earth the ground seems hollow to those who walk in the streets loaded wagons passing cause a loud echoing rumble as if the town were built over a vault naturally the noises are more audible at nigut u.tl many per sons have been so terrified that they have quitted the to vn no subterra i.eau expl sioiis have yet been heard and tho-e who have listened to tin noises by p'ac ng their ears to the ground or to a wall declare that they resemble the sound made by a power ful rush of ga,s or steam the mosi accepted explanation is that onie in ternal rhaiige/are in progress in the neighborhood but borings and excava tjuus which have been carried on have not fnruis ed-uny data to support in view of thi ocigui of hie inyster.otis mjunds the gentlemen in question wanted to know what foundation there was for the above-aiid how it originated the governor replied that the yam onl had existen h in some correspondent's fertile imagination it is suggested that the author i the same fellow who nt the tribune dispatches from here and who is keeping his hand in with ' such as tire above i »<>»■»■— the useful pins ■augusta ohrohicle if pine straw becomes popular in making bagging as ivoodjfliilp li;is inj making paper the pine lands of the south will income gold mines thousands of barren acres in i.i wgia ivill become immediately valuable with turpentine woodpulp pine straw and fine timber the owners of pine barrens will bee me j>iii baroiii sure enough the hessian fly not nearly so much injury is report ed from the hessian fly as formerly prevailed when it was fir t intro duced its habits were not understood and it proved very destructive in enine sections wheat growing was abandoned for a series of years to starve the insect out as it will not attack rjre that grain was substituted for wheat while the starving process was going on another reason why it is less de structive now is because a parasite has been found which keens it in check \\ lien the fly was first brought from uermany by the hessian soldiers dur ing our revolutionary war it came fan attended by the parasite that in europe had always repressed its 1 umbers de ferring w heat sowing until the time for frost is one nietlud of preventing its increase when the fly hoes not find wheat plants during august and early in september on which to deposit her eggs she is obliged to place them on the grass or rather plants where the insects when they hatch cannot get their projer nourishment the tly will not lay her eggs after frost comes the scattered wheat plants that spring up after wheat is harvested are often the breeding places for the hessian fly during late summer and early fall — american cultivator m » m — farm life a writer in scribner's magazine says that it is a common remark that farm lite is not appreciated by our people we long for the more elegant pursuits or the ways and fashions of the town but the tanner has the safest and oi st natural occupation and ought to find life sweeter if less highly seasoned than any other he alone strictly speaking has a home how can h nun take root and thrive without land lie writes his history upon his fields how many ties how many resources iis friendship with his cattle his team his dog his trees the satisfaction in his growing crops his improved fields his intimacy with nature with bird and beast and with the quickening ele mental forces his co-operation with the clouds the sun the season heat rti.nl rain frost nothing will take the various social distempers which die city and artificial life breed out ol i man like fanning like direct and loving contact with the soil it draws out the poison it humbles him teaches him patience and reverence ; and restores the proper tone to his system ling to the farm make much of it so ihat it shall savor oi you and radiate your virtues after youi i day's work is done you have got you liuffins among the letters of congratulation received by melville w fuller on his nomination for tie chief justiceship i was one from an old friend living in the east it was overlooked by the voting men who were copying the telegrams and letters it was the best o:.e of the lot it is now over thrity two years since 1 saw you the letter begins and in that time i may have passed out of your memory hut i can recall an incident which may re j jivsh your recollections of me we were boarding at s you and i one sunday evening i think it was we had muffins for tea by some cal pulation on the part of the cook there were just enough muffins to go round but in the repast it came about that somebody got more than his share you were suspected of being the guilt \ party i want to confess to you tint 1 was the guilty one tune at length make all things even to him who will but wait you have got your muffin at last a candidates blunder some years ago a young aspirant for office in iowa drove up to a hotel alighted and engaged a room and seeing » man passing whom he mij posed to be a porter he impi r um demanded him to take his trunk up iii porter charged him twenty-five c-nts which be paid with a plug^e 1 quarter worth only twenty cents he then said you know gov grimes oh yes sir 1 well take my card to him and t'-ll him i wish an interview at hi earliest convenience i am gov grimes said the supposed porter t your service sir ' you i that is hit dear sir i beg a thousanl par dons none neede 1 at all sir said the governor i was rather favorabh impressed with your letter and had thought you well suited for the office j specified but sir any man who would | swindle a workinginan out of live j cents would defraud the public treas ury if he had an opportunity good evening sir ulrs sherman deaj new york nov j mr \. ewing sherman wife f ben w t slierman died at ten o clock th;s morn 1 ing at her residence no 7 \\ est 71st i street mrs sherman had been sufl - ing from heaft'troables fora number of years and about three weeks ago she was taken serjoaslj jll she grew worse until finally at eight o'clock to day it became apparent that sin could live but a few hours g n sherman was notified and be and his children 1 were at the bedside when mr . shermen | breathed her last mr sherman was sixty four years of age she was lorn in lunca>tei ohio tho largest flume in the world the flame that conveys the water from the mountains to t lie reservoir at san diego cal is thirty-five miles long and is made of redwood in th tonrse of the flume there are 315 tres tles the longest of which is 1,700 feet in length and 85 feet high its col struction required 250,000 feet of lum ber this is the loa cochoa trestle rile sweet watf-r trestle is 1.200 feet ong nl s feet high the nihin iunbers used in these trestles nre 10x10 md 8x8 they were put together on lie gro mil and raised to their posi ion by horse power then 1 are eight tunnels in the course f the hume the longest of which is u00 feet ;,, length the tunnels ara i by g feet in site with eon vex shaped i)otinj each mile of the hume required on in average 250,000 feet of lumber for ts construction find the redwood used n the box is all two inches thick the sun diego flume is pronounced y men experienced in such enterprises to be the largest ever built in the world 3o stupendous was the undertaking that many said it could not be built ■■>■«»■i good pastures and good beet professors in horn in the mirror and farmer thinks that the character of pasture lands is an important influence in raising beef steers and that the poor new england pastures stand in the way of growing the best high grndo stock here our very poor hill-side pastures are profitable for only forest good pastures he considers the corner stone to the most successful type of farming to overcome the poverty of new england pastures he recom mends chemical fertilization yard mn nuring feeding stock at pastures and iltern iting between fields and pastur es beyond this he advises that rota tion of crops include having all amble land in pasture from one to three years in rotation even then the summer feeding of good steers should be a prominent reliance winter quarters fowls do not require so much room luring the winter as at other seasons md can be ma e comfortable thrifty md happy in a very small place a warm house with an open shed facing he smith with a small yard enclosed applied occ isionally with dean bright straw in which to throw their coarse pool is all that is necessary wire net ing i the l>est materal for making poultry yards especially for winter quarters as it shuts out far less sun iuh than picket fences and it costs no more the shed should be so arranged that the fowls must stay under it in wet w.-ather a small piece of the netting cm be used for the purpose the dust bath remember to prepare a dust bath a shallow box hah tilled with road dust and coal ashes i sometimes mix the finely rotted manure from the old hot ded with coal ashes put it under zn open shed where the sun shines in rnost of tlit dav and where it will be always dry i have an ujieu sunny shed by the side of each poultry house left open on the sunny side each breed has its houses shed and yard and liberty two days in the week or rather two half-days some people use wood ashes in the dust-bin which they should no do the ulkaii makes ths h o s sore • — -» o morninj feel about the beginning of december i usually commence giving mv m>ultry a warm feed at early in the morning as pnsible wheat bran usually with a uttle c ni meal stirred in and some times boiled cabbage turnips or pota toes constitute my nior.ung fred i then feed a little coppera to keep them in u d health i lissolve it in water ami stir it thoroughly in this feed i usually throw in i handful of salt one oi i he h'rsl things that i learned in thi world was that salt kill fowla but in older lay * i have learned that they i d it an i must have it one waj or another attiqiity of brickmaking brickmaking isone of the oldest trades in the world the kgvptinrs lauuht it to i he greeks and they ia turn taught it r iliie lioiuans some of the bricks mad • hundred of years lx*furt f'lirisr are still in existence and thev are better than the modern article the wages of bricklayers have be«u steadily increasing in babylon a brick yer got lor v cent a day in |{ une under the empire he was paid a dollar and in london in the nii te-nth ctntiry he got two dollar tue average pay for a bricklayer in this country i *'•'>.'! ' or a d iv's work — ..«..«»•«— brussels x v - 2s — the king ani queen of belgium gave a farewell din ner at court yesterday in honor of judge lambert tree the american minster and his wife prior to their departure to st petersburg nlce puddixg pare and slice tw or three good cooking apples put in a pudding liish make a butter of a quart of uillk three eggs uud two cups o floor pour over the apples and bak
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|Carolina Watchman
|The Carolina Watchman
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|[J. J. Bruner and T. K. Bruner]
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|[J. J. Bruner and T. K. Bruner]
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive
|The Thursday, December 6, 1888 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
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|Carolina Watchman
|The Carolina Watchman
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|Hamilton C. Jones
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|Project Subject
|State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive
|An archive of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
|The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
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New Director to Take Over Troubled Sonoma Disability Center
by Amy Julia Harris, California Watch
A former employee of the Sonoma Developmental Center has been tapped to head California's largest full-time care facility for the severely disabled, at a time when the institution is struggling to reinvent itself in the wake of patient abuse scandals.
The Department of Developmental Services announced Wednesday that Karen Faria, who worked at the Sonoma Developmental Center from 1985 to 2005, will become the embattled facility's latest executive director starting April 1.
The appointment comes in the wake of a California Watch series that uncovered serious allegations of patient abuse at the Sonoma Developmental Center. The reported abuses included cases of rape and molestation as well as allegations that a state worker used a Taser to inflict burns on a dozen patients.
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The California Watch investigation exposed these cases and focused on failures of an internal police force to get to the bottom of the abuses. One-third of the 36 alleged rapes occurred at the Sonoma board-and-care center – one of five such facilities in California that house about 1,600 patients with severe disabilities.
But the state Office of Protective Services, a unique internal police force set up exclusively to protect residents of these state centers, routinely mishandled cases – waiting too long to interview witnesses or suspects and failing to collect evidence. In the alleged sex assaults reported at these state facilities, the police force never ordered a "rape kit," a standard law enforcement investigatory tool. After a state worker was accused of using a stun gun to inflict burns on a dozen severely autistic male patients, the police force waited at least nine days to interview the suspect, who was never charged with a crime.
The series sparked new polices, a complete retraining of the police force, leadership changes and a criminal investigation by the Sonoma County district attorney's office into the stun gun abuses.
The series also led to two new laws signed by Gov. Jerry Brown designed to bring greater protections to the severely disabled living in these state centers. A third bill, introduced last month, would mandate that rape kit examinations be conducted if a patient at any state-operated institution accuses an employee of sexual assault.
SB 651 written by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would require the exam be performed "at an appropriate facility off the grounds of the developmental center or state hospital."
In addition, the state revoked the Sonoma facility's primary license to operate, threatening a loss of millions of dollars in federal support.
Faria's appointment is the latest move to make changes at the center.
"I am thrilled that Ms. Faria is returning to lead Sonoma Developmental Center and continue implementation of necessary reforms at the facility," said California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana S. Dooley.
But some are already expressing concern about the appointment. Former employees of the Sonoma center say that Faria was part of the administrative old guard that knew of patient abuse and tried to suppress investigations into wrongdoing at the center. One former doctor at the facility was particularly critical of the appointment.
"Her appointment is an amazing bit of duplicity," said Dr. Van Peña, a physician at the Sonoma Developmental Center from 1990 to 2000. "She is totally party line, so I don't know how she's going to right the ship."
Faria could not be reached for comment today.
Faria began at the Sonoma center as a recreation therapist in 1985 and rose through the ranks as the clients' rights advocate, quality assurance program director and clinical director from 2000 to 2005.
Peña said Faria's success at the center came from keeping her head down and not questioning authority, even when patient safety was on the line.
"She is not an independent thinker," Peña said. "If someone above her told her to do this or that, she would do it. That's why that place had such abysmal care – because those instructions didn't help patients, they helped people keep their jobs."
Peña is suing the Department of Developmental Services, alleging officials at the Sonoma center fired him for reporting suspicious injuries to outside regulators and to law enforcement. The state denies the claim and has fought the doctor's lawsuit for a decade. It is scheduled to go to trial in federal court later this year.
Nancy Lungren, a spokeswoman for the Department of Developmental Services, which oversees the state's five developmental centers, said Faria's background was carefully reviewed before the selection was made.
"These background checks indicated Ms. Faria would be a strong leader committed to client protection," Lungren said.
The Sonoma center is appealing the loss of its license with state public health officials. In January, the Department of Developmental Services agreed to forfeit more than $1 million a month in federal funding for failing to protect severely disabled patients from abuse at some of the center's housing units. The federal funds cover as much as half of the treatment costs for patients who qualify for the federal program.
The state has taken what it calls "aggressive actions" to correct problems at Sonoma, including having the California Highway Patrol oversee the law enforcement, establishing an independent on-site monitor and enhancing staff training.
"With her extensive experience, Ms. Faria will be able to provide the strong leadership needed to improve services and ensure that residents are living in a healthy and safe environment," said Terri Delgadillo, the department's director.
Faria assumes her new position April 1 with an annual salary of $108,564, according to the Department of Developmental Services.
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But Peña doubted Faria could now protect patients.
"Unless she was locked in a closet with bricks all those years, the physicians and nurses would have seen incident reports of patient neglect and abuse," said Peña. "She would have known about the incident reports."


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- 1. Cut down on "stuff". I used to have lots of furniture and stuff in my apartment, but realized that a lot of it, were things I didn't prize or use a lot. I got rid of it and I'm still in that process.
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The Met Office has issued an updated forecast for southern England, where 2cms of snow is expected to fall during the evening rush hour.
Somerset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey will see snow.
An amber warning for snow has been issued for much of southern England as drivers are warned to prepare for the severe weather.
The heavy snow and frost have so far claimed the lives of three people, including a postman who Royal Mail last night confirmed died while carrying out his rounds during the weekend's freezing temperatures.
Around 800 schools are thought to have closed across England, Scotland and Wales. Yesterday 5,000 shut their doors.
The snow and ice has led to further delays at airports and on the rail network today.
According to Network Rail 30 per cent of trains have either been cancelled or are running late. The figure on an average day would be less than 10 per cent.
Life for commuters on Southeastern services has been particularly miserable, with 52 per cent of trains either cancelled or delayed by more than five minutes.
Around half of First Capital Connect services were hit badly by the weather.
Five Eurostar trains have been cancelled, while Gatwick Express trains are also subject to delays and cancellations.
Greater Anglia trains to and from Stansted airport may be running up to 60 minutes late and Southern is running an amended timetable.
East Coast services are subject to disruption and there are delays of up to 40 minutes to trains between London Kings Cross and Berwick-upon-Tweed / Hull / Leeds.
Heathrow airport is fully operational today but it warned passengers to expect delays and cancellations. Gatwick has also said delays are possible.
Temperatures reached as low as -11C in Buckinghamshire overnight with many places struggling to rise above freezing today.
Icy conditions on the roads will create hazardous conditions for drivers, the Met Office warned yesterday.
The AA has said breakdowns were being reported yesterday at a rate of around 2,000 an hour with the busiest areas being the Midlands, London, the South West and the South East. Total call-outs numbered more than 17,000.
Three people have died in the severe weather.
John Bircham died on Saturday during his collection on Exmoor, Somerset, after 25 years of service as a postman. It is thought he suffered a heart attack while trying to free his van from snow.
It is thought a 25-year-old woman died after collapsing in the snow on her way home in sub-zero temperatures following a night out.
Bernadette Lee was discovered in the front garden of the house next to her sister's by a man walking his dog on Sunday at 7.30am in Church Meadows, Deal, Kent.
Kent Police are investigating the cause of death but there are reports she had no visible injuries and was found without a coat.
A man was killed in another weather-related incident when the car he was driving left the road and crashed into a tree on the A12 in Essex last night.
It comes after four people died in an avalanche as they descended Bidean Nam Bian in Glencoe on Saturday afternoon. A further two people survived.
Elsewhere, a teenager remains critically ill in hospital after being injured while sledging in Middlesbrough.
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings as rain falling on to frozen surfaces increases the risk of ice.
Amber warnings remain in place for heavy snow across the higher ground of north-east England and eastern Scotland while yellow warnings are in place for ice and snow across parts of South Wales and western England.
Northern England could see up to 10cms of snow today while 2cms is expected to fall in East Anglia.
A forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "With more snow coming today, we can expect more disruption.
"This morning we will see up to 10cm in snow in Scotland, northern England and around 2cm in East Anglia followed by more snow this evening in southern England – maybe up to 6cm.
"Temperatures were very low overnight, as low as -11.3 in Buckinghamshire, and will be low again tonight with many places struggling to stay above freezing during the day.
"The rest of the week will see widespread frost and showers."


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Grey heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Facts about this animal
The Grey heron is a large heron species with a body lenght of 90-98 cm and a wingspan of 175-195 cm. They have a long, curved neck, a long pointed bill and long legs. The neck, head and belly are white or greyish-white. There is a long black crest behind the eye and a black stripe running from neck to breast. The back and wings are grey. Non-breeding adults have brownish-yellow legs and bill.
It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted in a s-shape.
It feeds mainly on fish, but diet varies with habitat and season. Amphibians, crabs, molluscs, crustaceans, aquatic insects, snakes, small rodents, and some birds are also taken.
The grey heron seems to be better adapted to cold than any other heron species, but it is equally successful in the subtropics and tropics, where it readily breeds in mixed species heronries.
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that, in former times, grey herons were hunted for food? An English publication of 1545, entitled the "Propre New Booke of Cokery", noted that herons, cranes and other large waterfowl could be eaten throughout the year, but were best hunted in winter. Falconers used to fly peregrines at herons, though they were generally flown in a 'cast' (i. e. two or three birds). The heron was rarely killed, the peregrines 'binding' to the heron and bringing it down to earth, whereupon falconer on horseback would ride up and collect the heron. One example: In the year 1630, the three falconers employed by Count Georg II of Hessen-Kassel caught no less than 121 grey herons.
|Name (Scientific)
|Ardea cinerea
|Name (English)
|Grey heron
|Name (French)
|Héron cendré
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Garza real
|Local names
|Afrikaans: Bloureier
Czech: Volavka popelavá
Dutch: Blauwe reiger
Finnish: Harmaahaikara
Greek: Stachtotsikniás
Hungarian: Szürke gém
Italian: Airone cenerino
Polish: Czapla siwa
Portuguese: Garça-real
Romansh: Irun grisch
Swedish: Grå häger
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Not listed Included in AEWA
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|Native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and in Africa.
|Very variable habitat, found in and near any kind of shallow water (rivers, lakes, marshes, floodplains, ricefields, coasts, deltas, estuaries, tidal mudflats or mangroves), but also on open grassland. Generally prefers areas with some trees.
|Wild population
|Common and widespread, even expanding its range (Red List IUCN 2011).
|Zoo population
|96 reported to ISIS (2007)
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How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 17 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
Within their natural range, there is not really a need for keeping grey herons in aviaries or under flight restraint conditions because the species will readily chose the safe haven of zoological gardens as their habitat and often will establish large breeding colonies.
One of the largest colonies at a zoo is the one at Tierpark Ueckermünde in Northern Germany which comprises more than 300 breeding pairs.


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'The Place Beyond the Pines' Toronto Review: An Epic in the Vein of 'The Godfather'
The Place Beyond the Pines isn't Blue Valentine. Derek Cianfrance makes that clear in the film's first moments as a Balisong clicks open and closed in the tense hands of a tattoo-laden Ryan Gosling before he zips around a metal globe as a motorcycle sideshow. The filmmaker's latest isn't another intimate investigation; it's a multi-generational epic, a gorgeously sprawling examination into the nature of choice. Nevertheless, it's Valentine's spiritual offspring, a movement out of the worlds of love's attraction and demise, and into the world of fathers, sons and consequences.
This is romanticism meets reality, from the title to the final moments. "The place beyond the pines" is a loose translation of the Mohawk word that became Schenectady, and Cianfrance offers a romanticized version of the old manufacturing town in Upstate New York, from a script written by himself and Schenectady native Ben Coccio. The three-part saga plays out under the still-glowing lights of GE, and Cianfrance's camera lingers on the white, wood-sided homes of the area and ignores the commercialized tracts, save for one well-placed joke.
Luke (Gosling) is the pretty boy gone bad, a soft face and bleached surfer mop juxtaposed against a harrowing life map of amateurly inked tattoos including a bleeding knife placed just where a tear might fall. He rides from town to town, a motorcycle-riding sideshow performer who quits the life upon the discovery that he has a son with his local flirtation, Romina (Eva Mendes). It's a noble gesture that has little place in the real world – mother and son already live with more a stable and dependable man that Luke could never be.
But Romina fails to kill her still-potent attraction, leaving Luke that glimmer of dangerous hope. He struggles with his minimum-wage life, barraging Romina with idealized dreams he can never make real. When friend and boss Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) suggests robbing a bank, it isn't long before Luke agrees and becomes obsessed and desperate. This pits Gosling against costar Bradley Cooper (as too-smart-for-his-own-good cop Avery Cross) and pushes the film out of the confines of one arc and into a three-act epic saga best experienced blindly.
While Cianfrance is thematically focused on father and son, the film resonates more for its explorations of choice, which thanks to Mike Patton's score, weighs in the air with every passing moment. One wrong decision begets the next, often with hidden morality and understandable fear. Luke and Avery, it turns out, are alike in many ways – easily getting wrapped up in worlds they should avoid, until virtuous intentions mean nothing. The robber resembles the cop and vice versa; notions of good and bad begin to blur – sometimes to the point that history even repeats itself. In a small town far from the populated invisibility of the big city, their choices make waves that reverberate within their families and communities for years.
Great performances ground this sprawling tale, with passing years never getting in the way of engagement like other festival selection Midnight's Children. Dane DeHaan, in particular, stuns with his portrayal of Luke's son at 15. So much is packed into his very mannerisms that within minutes you understand everything you need to know about him. Sadly, as a tale of fathers and sons, the female talent gets little to do. Rose Byrne has it worst, completely wasted and almost irrelevant as Cross' wife, while Mendes gets a bit more, taking a role that first seems like her Ghost Rider character caught in the wrong film, but ultimately becomes the sad visage of a woman caught in bad choices.
What might be more exciting than the story itself is the cinematic experience. It's exhilarating to get pulled into a story that grows bigger and bigger in scope without losing its heart or focus, a Godfather-esque journey free of pomp, circumstance, and super-tights. Like Blue Valentine, it took Cianfrance years to get this made. One can only hope that after two great films, Hollywood finally takes notice.
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U.S. Equal Employment
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Live Tweet Chat on Wednesday at 1:00 (ET) with Office of Federal Operations
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a live "Tweet Chat" on Wednesday, May 15, from 1:00 to 1:30 pm (EDT). The interactive online forum, conducted by the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations, will focus on the federal sector equal employment opportunity (EEO) process and related issues.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate and provide questions in advance using the hashtag #EEOfedtalk. Members of the news media should direct any inquiries to the EEOC's Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs via email: email@example.com or by phone at 202-663-4191 or TTY 202-663-4494.
"We hope this Twitter Town Hall results in enhancing citizen and stakeholder engagement, as well as providing useful information about the federal sector process," said Carlton Hadden, the EEOC's director of federal operations. "This is part of the EEOC's broader efforts to inform and educate the public through an open dialogue via new media platforms."
The EEOC will conduct the chat using the Twitter handle @EEOC_OFO. General EEOC news and information updates are available on Twitter via @EEOCNews and @EEOCenespanol. The
public may also access EEOC's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEEOC/.
Further information on EEO law and the federal sector process is available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/.
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Description:Torrence Creek Greenway runs 1.4 miles through woods and behind neighborhoods off Gilead Road in Huntersville. The western section of the greenway runs through a meadow, where neighbors say they often see deer. The eastern section passes by a series of large rock formations, with some rocks as big as school buses. Short sections of the greenway are boardwalks that meander through wetlands.
It's a great place to hike or ride a bike, especially with children, who will love to see the unusual rock formations. Adults will be surprised how much fun the almost three mile up-and-back trip can be.
Directions:This greenway is just south of Huntersville.I-77 to Exit 23 (Gilead Rd)Take Gilead Rd West to Bradford Hill Lane Turn left on Bradford Hill LaneFollow Bradford Hill Lane to the intersection with Torrence Creek Greenway
Parking:13121 Bradford Hill Lane Charlotte, NC 28078On-street parking along Bradford Hill Lane at the greenway entrance Click here for Google MapsTorrence Creek Greenway Features:Paved Greenway = 1.4 MilesNature Facts: As you walk or bike the greenway, pay close attention to downed trees. Rotting trees provide good microhabitat site for wildlife species such as the white-spotted slimy salamander. This animal hides beneath the logs and searches for worms and insects for food. Roll and log and take a look, but don't touch…the slimy salamander's slime is so strong it can glue your fingers together!
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Felipe CárdenasCEO, Camara de Comerciantes LGBT de Colombia
"Since 2012 that we are joining to GNetowrk360 we have had the chance to meet, interact & get to know deeper all the developments of LGBT Business in Argetina and pretty much worldwide due to all the guests that attend. For us in the Colombian LGBT Chamber of Commerce is crucial continue attending to this important event now more than before that we have signed a Multi-laterall Agreement to cooperate between Argentina & Colombia to promote LGBT Business & Entrepreneurship! See you all in August in BsAs!
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Gregg KaminskyR Family Vacations - Founder
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Mark VoglerFounder/CMO, Out InThe Vineyard
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Max AdoueManager, Esplendor Hoteles Boutique - Montevideo,
GNetwork360 es gran oportunidad para aprender acerca de Marketing y Turismo LGBT. La calidad y experiencia de los panelistas internacionales, hace de esta una oportunidad que no debe ser desaprovechada. El evento se supera a si mismo año a año! Deseo estar allí para conocer con que nos sorprenderán en esta 7ma conferencia!
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GNetwork360 creates aan annual conference where LGBT people and their allies from all over the world meet in Argentina and attend top notch seminars and sessions concerning issues relating to Lgbt marketing/business and networking. At this unique event, attendees get the opportunity to meet with business leaders in their fields and it's possible to meet personally with these important business people and create business opportunities. This annual conference is a must attend for those who want to increase their business and outreach in Latin America and beyond!
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GNetwork360 has proven year after year what incredible LGBT business opportunities exist in Argentina and South America. By being the catalyst for bringing companies large and small together to learn the latest on how to reach the LGBT community, while creating an environment for these companies to meet the individuals capable of helping them to achieve their goals in LGBT marketing outreach, GNetwork360 stands out as one of the true leaders in the LGBT marketplace.
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Lic. Daniela Bouret VespaTeatro Solís (Montevideo, ROU), Directora
Esta conferencia se ha convertido en referencia ineludible para quienes están trabajando específicamente en los temas de diversidad, equidad, marketing, turismo, negocios y comunicación bajo la perspectiva de género y diría más, de Derechos Humanos. No solamente por el espacio de reflexión, sino por el lugar de encuentro entre gestores que llevan adelante los más diversos proyectos en las más diversas ciudades bajo esta perspectiva. En lo personal, cabe agregar también que la calidez y cordialidad de sus anfitriones, han sido un ingrediente por demás poderoso para posicionarlo como un encuentro anual del cual nadie quiere quedar fuera.
Marcelo CostaINPROTUR, Coordinador Producto LGBT, Polo, Golf y Alta Gama
"Mas de un 25% de crecimiento sobre el año anterior, casi no entra la gente en cada sesión, gran convocatoria. Año a año se organiza en mejores lugares y de hecho tuvimos que agregar escritorios en el market place debido a los requerimientos de mas destinos y empresas. Gnetwork360 hace la diferencia de otros eventos en este segmento a nivel mundial."
Serge Gojkovich
"The Gnetwork360 event in Buenos Aires was a great opportunity to meet with LGBT travel professionals with a South American and international perspective. It was extremely informative and rewarding. "
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- On August 30th, 2012, I employed Starving Students Movers to help me move my possessions from an apartment to my newly purchased condominium, only six miles away. Starving Students Movers promised the following guarantee when I hired them:
Two strong, professional men would be sent; 2. A moving truck large enough to accommodate a 4 bedroom, 2000 square foot home would be provided; 3. Furniture pads would be provided free of cost to ensure protection of my large pieces of furniture; 4. The rate would be $84.99/hour, with a 2-hour minimum, plus 22% added to the total;
Driving time in Los Angeles is doubled (i. e., if it takes fifteen minutes to drive from location to location, the amount of time would total thirty minutes); 6. A guarantee that no additional or hidden charges would be incurred in the price; and 7. My possessions would be cared for with the utmost respect. However, these are not the results we received from Starving Students Movers.
Following is a list of our complaints with regards to the two charges: 1. One man took two fifteen-minute "restroom" breaks in the middle of the day; 2. The other man constantly kept making inappropriate advances on my girlfriend and making her feel totally uncomfortable and it was completely unprofessional; 3. Neither man brought any water or water bottle to drink from on a sweltering hot day in Los Angeles, to which I spent over $40 for several bottles of water and Gatorade for them for fear that they would collapse otherwise;
I opted to hire a third man to help with the unload at the condo but he stopped working 45 minutes before the job was done; 5. One man sat in his truck for over 30 minutes hand-calculating my total while only one man finished the job;
The truck did not accommodate all of the property within our apartment, which was only 1,200 square feet and included no large appliances such as a washer/dryer, dishwasher or refrigerator. We had to rent a U-Haul truck the next day in order to finish our move, which included 2 dressers, 10 boxes, 1 vanity, plants, a sofa and a desk with a hutch as well as lamps and a few chairs;
Furniture pads were not offered. Instead, I was told by the two men that if I wanted my furniture protected I had to spend $29.99 to buy industrial plastic wrap and have each individual piece of furniture wrapped by them. This added an exorbitant amount of time to the overall move; 8. The rate was calculated at $89.99/hour instead of $84.99/hour which is what I was quoted;
In addition to the rate discrepancy and the $29.99 charge for the industrial plastic wrap, I was also charged three additional "hidden" fees: $18.40 for mattress bags, $3.00 for tape and a PUC fee (of which I am not sure it is) for $5.83; 10. During the unload, boxes that had clearly been labeled "FRAGILE," "CHINA" or "CRYSTAL," etc. were turned upside down and very carelessly placed about; 11. Boxes were crushed; 12. Furniture had scrapes and scratches that went right through the industrial saran wrap;
Boxes and items were tossed carelessly throughout two rooms and I was told that if I wanted the movers to put the boxes in the rooms as they were labeled, I would be charged additional; 14. Once the truck was fully unloaded, I saw a stack of furniture pads that extended from floor to ceiling that were never utilized for the protection of my furniture; 15. In the end, I was told my balance due was $565.08 but 45 minutes later (when the job was actually complete) was told that the balance was $622.35 because the "computer was now working and could accurately calculate the price";
The man who gave me my bill couldn't even verbalize a three-digit number, such at six-hundred-twenty-two-dollars-and-thirty-five cents. Instead, he had to say the amount digit-by-digit in order try to explain my balance to me.
I called Starving Students Movers the very next day, August 31st, to complain about the service I was given. I was sent to a voice mail of a woman in claims who has never called me back. That same night I decided to call Discover to question the charge and find what kind of protection I had. Since then, I have tried calling back to Starving Students Movers to get the "complaint department" on the phone but to no avail. I feel I have been completely taken advantage of and have no form of recourse. No one answers the phone, you can't get past the local LA complaints department to get to corporate and no one cares.
I received an email today that offered me $80 off of my bill. However, they accept ZERO liability for ANYTHING I mentioned in the above letter. LIARS, CHEATERS, IDIOTS!!!
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA -- WORST BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE! I have moved 14 times in my life and have used every kind of service, from Allied Vans, to day laborers never without a problem, until now. Here is my experience with Starving Students.
I acquired their services in May 2007. It was a nightmarish day. The movers were moving an already boxed and packed 1 bedroom condo from a ground floor self storage unit, 5 miles away to a 2nd floor 625 sq ft 1 bedroom condo. Previous moving company using 2 people took under 4 hours for the entire move. Day started with Starving Students calling and asking if I would like an extra mover for a total of 3. I said why not. They did not disclose how much more I would be paying over the phone for the added 3rd mover. The movers came and right away it seemed these movers were going to go as slow as humanly possible.
The movers at different times of the day would just stand and watch 1 worker, talk on their cell phone, smoke, walk so slow as to drag their feet. I understand that movers need to take breaks, but these guys goofed off constantly. After 2 hours into it, I saw that at this pace it would not complete as I needed to be out of my storage unit that day. I asked one of the movers very nicely if he could move faster cause I was paying by the hour. He said, "I'm not his boss." I said, "I am a paying customer." He was dismissive and said he doesn't need to be doing this. I said, "if you don't want to do this, tell your head mover and they can work and get paid."
After that, all 3 of the movers ignored me. They were here to have a good time, not work. I was amazed. One of my cabinets had items in it. They said it needed to be boxed. I asked 3 times repeatedly for some boxes so I could box the few items since they were not doing it, and was ignored each time. The movers had brought a semi. They only managed to get half of the items from the storage unit. Not because there was a lot of stuff, but because they did such an inefficient job packing the semi.
I've moved a 3 bedroom house in a semi, they can surely do a 1 bedroom condo. I had moved everything before with a much smaller U-Haul. The movers continued to work slowly so I started moving stuff myself. Note, I had had carpal tunnel surgery less than 2 months prior so my wrist was in a weakened condition.
I was nice to these movers the entire time, never used epithets, and even bought them lunch. After the movers completed unloading the truck, they told me they would not be going back and would have to schedule another move and then gave me a bill of $1100 for half of a 1 bedroom condo in 6.5 hours. I couldn't believe how ridiculous cost this was for such a poor job performance. I had paid them an initial deposit. I told them I would not be paying the balance.
It is at this point where things got really ugly with these movers. The head mover suddenly became very belligerent with me. He started yelling at me with epithets, "**, you don't pay us, we don't get paid." Staying calm, I told them my dispute would be with management. He continued his rant, calling me a rainbow collision **, a bigoted term because of my sexual orientation. He continued yelling and got into my face. At this point I was getting scared.
I told him he would need to take it up with his boss. He continued yelling and said he was going to go up and repossess my ** and at that point I said, "I'm leaving now," and ran back up to my condo and locked the door. The head mover ran up behind me. He stuffed the receipt in my screen door, ripped in two.
After I had stopped shaking, I called customer service at Starving Students and explained what happened. Customer service was very nice. He gave me the information for the manager. I later spoke with the manager and explained what happened. He said they would investigate. I wrote 2 letters to the company explaining what happened. I received another call from a higher up manager stating that he would look into what happened. After that last phone conversation, I didn't hear anything back in form of written nor voice. I assumed the matter dropped and was going to try to forget about that awful day.
In the move they did break a crystal vase I had which I did not bother reporting after feeling shaken up by the incident. Following the move, my wrist and arm swelled and I went to the doctor. The doctor said I had pulled a tendon. I had exerted too much pressure on my forearm trying to compensate for my weakened wrist from surgery.
Fast forward to October 2008. I get a letter of bill due out of the blue. I couldn't believe I would get a notice over a year later. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. A few weeks later I received a phone call from the claims department. The lady, **, stated that I owed them the balance and had received the Better Business Bureau complaint. I stated what had happened. She apologized for how the movers acted but I still owed the balance. Her tone was somewhat apathetic. I explained to her that based on their work, it would have taken 13 hours to move a 1 bedroom condo, and if she thought that was fair for 3 movers, and myself assisting, for a 625 sq ft condo??
We went back and forth and I began to get upset and her tone become more patronizing. She told me that if I was afraid, hmmmmm, I should have filed a police report. I asked her why they are now contacting me over a year later. She said there was some accounting problem. She then said we aren't getting anywhere and was about to hang up on me and I said, "who is your supervisor?" She says, she doesn't have one. I then say, "who is your manager?", she says she doesn't have one. I say, "you work for Starving Students right, you must report to someone." She refuses to say and tells me HA! All I'm thinking at this point does everyone suck at this company.
Well, I talked to my lawyer and they are sending out a letter to this company. A company performs poorly at a task and is given a chance to redeem themselves yet they continue the behavior. To me this is a sign it is company culture. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. They need their business license revoked. I am a full-time Realtor and will be doing everything I can so everyone knows, and every Realtor at my brokerage knows and refers to their clients, NOT to use their service.
TEMPE, ARIZONA -- I had a HORRIFIC experience and I would caution ANYONE to stay far away!! I have used them before in the summer of 2007 and thought they did a fine job, and were very reasonably priced, so I tried again.
In my error, I left my wedding rings out on a shelf. It was a hectic day and I didn't realize until 3 hours into the move they'd been left on the shelf. By the time I got to the room where they were, of course, they were gone. The movers did not move that shelf. No boxes were shuffled around or packed/unpacked in that room. The only people in my house that day were the movers, my mother, my husband, and me. When I questioned the movers, naturally, they denied fault. I filed a police report and contacted the claims department.
OK so I understand it's my word vs. theirs. I understand I have no proof. What I don't understand is how **, the corporate claims adjuster, still has a job. She was absolutely rude over the phone. Raised her voice and told me to "stop accusing" her workers because I was offending her (EXCUSE ME?), and hung up on me! But the best part is that when I asked her if she had contacted the local Tempe branch (where my move was scheduled out of) to question the manager/movers she said no and that she hadn't planned to.
What if this is a pattern of behavior from these men? They would never know because no one follows up on anything! Of COURSE they are going to steal my 2.5 karats worth of jewelry, they know they can get away with it because no one at this company trusts the customer or even cares that I am now missing jewelry that is completely priceless to me. What if my DVD player hadn't made it to my new house? Would I just have to go buy a new one? I think it is ludicrous to offer a service to a customer and blatantly refuse to follow up on problems. These people are thieves. They are rude and unhelpful. They are absolute cheats.
Pay the extra money and use a company that won't steal your stuff. The $4700 worth of jewelry I lost sure wasn't worth my $750 move.
SACRAMENTO, CA, CALIFORNIA -- The first day, these guys showed up at 2:30 PM, when they were scheduled for 8:30 AM. I was informed that I didn't have enough packed and they would come back the next day. These guys showed up on the second scheduled date at 6:00 PM. They were supposed to be there at 9:30 AM. We rescheduled for the next day when they hit me with added fees for PUC fees, Workman's Comp. fees, Double-Drive Time fees, Stretch Wrap fee, etc., that would add another 25% to my bill, which turned out to be way more than I ever expected. They went outside to take "cigar" breaks every hour or two. I later found out that it wasn't really a cigar.
One of the guys stole over $4000 worth of jewelry from me and a prescription for Oxycontin, I had from years ago. Claims (there is only one person who answers to no one) told me that it was ridiculous to think that their employees would smoke pot in front of a customer and that there was no evidence of a theft, despite a filed police report. She was rude in our email exchanges and essentially, called me a liar and refused to even investigate the matter. No wonder these guys can get away with this crap! She said that they had to be concerned with employee rights - What about my rights?!? This is in addition to damage to the moved property.
I also had to hire another mover to complete the job that they simply quit on. Not only was I violated, but offended by their lack of concern or empathy. Not once did the claims person take any information or agree to look into the matter. Whatever you do, DO NOT USE THESE GUYS!!!
I will never use this company again. My experience with them was terrible, and their customer service was nothing short of atrocious. First of all, they arrived well outside the window. When they finally got there, they told me that my apartment was on the third floor so they wouldn't be able to make the move that day. I would think as a professional moving company, you would have all the details of the move before you showed up. In any case, I spent 45 minutes trying to convince them to carry out the scheduled move, which they finally agreed to do.
Three days later I receive a call from them saying that my deposit was declined, and threatened me with litigation and reporting me to a credit agency if they did not receive a payment from me within 10 days. All this on the first call, mind you. Subsequently, I made numerous frantic calls to try to resolve the issue, which all went unanswered. About 5 hours later, I received a voicemail from an associate telling to disregard the message, because it was an error on their part!
The next day, I realized that my Discover Card (on which I made the deposit payment) had been charged the full amount of the move, IN ADDITION to my Visa card, from which they had already debited the move amount.
Needless to say, I'm infuriated and frustrated with them. They are terrible.
After considering several companies, we decided to go with Starving Students because the clerk I talked to sounded quite professional and prices were quite reasonable. So moving day comes, and they are supposed to be at our apartment at 8 AM--the guy said it will be more like 7.30. Great... 8 AM comes and goes. I call them and the guy tells me a smaller job came up and they will handle it first and then come do our place. So by the time they show up, it's 1.30 PM! The two fellas looked like neither professional movers nor skilled workers. And the whole move for a 2-bedroom apartment took 7 hours excluding the road!
Some of our furniture was damaged, and some of it damaged the floor of our new place while they were moving stuff around. I never felt this scammed in my life! It is obvious that they deliberately were slowing down their work in order to charge us more. So for a move of about 5 miles distance, we paid close to $750 dollars! And one more thing: The moment one of the guys saw our new place (which is a quite nice apartment) he practically started yelling at us for some superficial reason. He was simply jealous! I couldn't believe it. If you have any type of common sense, just don't let these people make a penny off of you. They are just a bunch of scam artists.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- I used Starving Students for a move for 7 items that were too heavy to carry by myself, and it was only 2.5 miles. The driver was hitting on me and telling me about all the sex he and his girlfriend had been having, which was really uncomfortable. He kept mentioning his tip. I did everything like tie the doors and such. Then at the end, they overcharged me. I caught the mistake and they argued at first and then agreed, then put through the faulty amount anyhow.
I have been fighting for two weeks to get my money back and had to make no less than 50 calls so far only to be given the runaround by everyone I talk to. They don't care about people and the corporate office doesn't seem to care that they are ripping people off. Stay away!
DALLAS, TEXAS -- Moving day came, and I expected the crew between 8 and 10 AM. They showed up at 6:30! Without much preamble, one of the movers ran around with a clip board, asking what was going and what was not, the other loaded several boxes I had already packed onto the dolly, then proceeded to curse all the way down the stairs! I'm not talking garden variety cursing here, we're going with G-D, M-F, etc... When I asked the clipboard-wielding foreman what the problem was, he stated the boxes were too heavy and carrying them down 3 flights of stairs was just too much! (The company had no specific weight guidelines for boxes.)
The nightmare continues... When we got to my new apartment, they cursed again at having to carry everything up to the third floor, even though I had specified that when I hired them. Then came the parade of broken things: the handcrafted bookcase, the handcrafted credenza, the television, the brand new roll around duffel bag had holes in it... several boxes were (deliberately!) inverted - how can you mistake which side is up on a box labeled 'this side is up'?
A lot of the things I had in the overturned boxes broke, like my jewelry box, dishes, etc. Then the most insulting: my two torchere lamps snapped at the base, and the mover/cusser chuckled as he lay them down on the floor and said 'these didn't make it!' After putting up with their mouths and attitudes for 6 hours, they finally presented me with invoices, told me to sign here, here, and here, then they left. That was the first time I saw the inventory form, and I had to study it, because... in code, they described all my furniture as badly worn, scarred, old... basically crap!
That evening, I made several trips to the old apartment, to load up things the movers did not load, like: the office chair, the support braces for the bookcase, the floor fan, boxes they said they had no room for on the truck... Their customer service department is equally inadequate. I called them to complain, and only then found out I could file a claim for my damaged goods. However, the claim form is cumbersome, and demands pictures of the broken things before and after the move, and a copy of the inventory.
From their instructions I found out that a review would then ensue, and that if the review panel deemed my claim had merit, I would be reimbursed for a portion of the value of my damaged goods. If time had not been so pressing, I would have simply dismissed them when the first foul word tumbled from their mouth... but I do know I will never hire them to move me again!


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