Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-12-06
LEXINGTON AID DAVIDSON COUNTY,
Mrs, Polly Brittajnham found Dead. w. II.
EVa;hardt, age 81, Dead.
Lexington Dispatch, Nov. 80.

Lexington Dispatch, Nov. 30.
Monday afternoon at about
O'Clock Mrs. Polly Britain han
was found dead in her home III tn
northern part of town. She was
very old lady, somewhere near "a
and had for many years lived a
lone. She had once suffered ,
stroke OF paraly ysis and it is sup
posed that Monday she was again
paralyzed and that this was the
cause of her death. Mrs. Bessie
Leonard, neighbor, was the first
to discover the fact that Mrs
Brittainham was dead, and a,
once gave the other neighbors no.
tice, Mrs. BritUainham was found
lying face downward Oh the floor,
nude with the exception of shoes
aud stockings On the body were
several bruises aud it was thought
at once that she had been killed,
Dr.. Buchanan wac called in and
after examination gave it as his
opinion that no inquest was neces-
sary, that Mrs. BTlttalnham had
died from natural causes. The
funeral took place yestersay after
noon at the cemetery, Rev. Hug
gins, of the Methodist church
holding the services.
w H. Everhart died at his home
near Lexington last Wednesday,
aged 81 years. The burial took
place at Ebenezer on Thursday
Deceased was an excellent citizen,
a good Christian and was highly
respected by all who new him.
l. L. Lanier, who was so badly
injured in a mine at Candor sone
,lue ago, was III Lexington Satur-
day Ell route to his old home at
Gid, where he is visiting relatives
The accident which befell Mr..
Lanler was a serious one; he had
started to 60 down in the mine
aud when about 100 feet below the
surface something went wrong
With the holster, and the cage IN
which MIR. Lauier was going down
dropped distance of 80 feet Mr.
Lanier's knee cap was fractured
III three pacss, the leaders Of the
leg were fora apart and his hip
bone was broken This was five
weeks ago aud Mr.. Lanier is just
NV getting SO he can get around
with the aid of crutches.
A four-year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Win NJ. Stafford, of
Bringles, uropped dead one day
last week. The little one was
PLAYING on porch when it was
seen to fall over and when its
grand mother rushed forward and
picked it up it was dead. Mrs.
Stafford Was at preaching at Lick
Greek when her baby died and Mr..
Stafford had gone to Salisbury on
a business trip.
We understand that the federal
authorities have refused to accept
the whiszey seized here some days
ago from George Bailey, whose ar
rest was mentioned in The Dis
patch; and that the horse and
buggy taken and now held IN bond
by J. l.. Michael, will be released. q.
Nothing has been heard of Bailey
since his release fro m jail by the
town authorities.
Two negro tramps giving their
names as Allen White and Tom
Simmons, who have been employ
ed at one of the furniture factor
les for the past two weeks, are in
Jail charged with the larceny of
SIT so froul Alice Adams, colored
with whom they We're boarding
They were arrested Sunday, giving
a hearing Monday before Justice
Jno. II. Meyer and bound over to
court III 800 and $3.50 bonds,
which they could not give.
Inc southern hallway Will 4 {
an early date erect spur track
24O feet long running from the
main line to d point in front of
the towns power plant. The cost
of this track will be something
ovre $4,000, Of which amount the
town will pay about onehalf. The
track will be of great convenience
and will pay for itself, by reduc-
ing the expense of unloading coal,
in a short time.
About 8 o'clock Friday morn
ing Dec. 1st., fire completely de-
stroyed the plant and contents of
the Central Manufacturing Com
pany, If this place. The loss is
estimated at from SIS, 900 to $780,
900, with insurance only $4,000.
It is not known exactly how the
fire originated, but it came from
the direction of the engine room,
and when discovered, had made
such headway that it was a mat.
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