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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
Hurt at Spencer.

A boiler maker named Fred
Glosson was seriously hurt at the
Southern shops a few days ago by
being caught and crushed between
two boilers. The boilers were
propped up on some timbers and
Mr.. Glosson was at work between
them when the timbers fell and
caught him.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27

Thos. Rothrock, who has been
in the United States army for
several years. has returned to bis
old home at Gold Hill, and is now
engaged in business there with his
father and brother.
H. E. Miller, pitcher for the
Cleveland base ball team, while
play ing ball last Saturday, broke
his arm. AS he threw an under
hand curve his arm was broken
Just above the elbow.
A white man named D. S. Fink
was run over by a train near Con-
cord Monday night, and was bad
ly injured. He was brought to
the sanitorium here where his
injuries we're treated.
W. M. Erwin has gone to Whit
ney on a business trip for the
Craddock-Terry Com y, of
Lynchburg, Va. Mr.. Erwin will
visit a number of other points III
the State before he returns.
Yesterday morning a fire alarm
was turned in from the North
Side Roller Mill. A small house
near the mill had caught fire, but
it was all out by the time the fire
department reached the scene.
Dr.. J. B. Council has moved
into the residence on South Jack
son street, formerly occupied by
R. L. Chiefly. DR.. Council will
reside here until his new home at
the corner of Church and Bank
streets is completed.
The little son of J. n. Durham
was slightly injured a few days
ago by a goat butting him. The
skin on his leg was slightly brok-
en- and bruised, and blood poison
ing was feared, but toe little fel
low will soon be all right.
The congregation of the Dunn's
Mountain Baptist church will
have an ice cream supper, Satur-
day night, June Both, at the home
of D. G. Trexler. The proceeds
will be used to aid in the erection
of the new church. The public is
cordially invited to be present.
The Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary Society, of St.
Paul's Lutheran church, will have
a big public meeting and rally on
the third Sunday in July. The
address of the day will be deliver
ed by Rev. II. A. Mccullough of
Mt. Pleasant.
On Saturday, June Both, at
500 p. m, A. L. Lingle will adj
dress the people on the political
issues of the day, at the Park
school house at Rock. Music
will be furnished by an orchestra,
and refreshments will be served.
Everybody invited to be present.
Mr.. Li1gle promises to entertain
all who come out.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
Fine Oats.

Joseph McNeely has fifty acres
of oats on the Meadow Stock
Farm, near Salisbury. This is
said to be about the finest looking
field of oats ever seen in Rowan
county. Mr.. McNeely secured
several bushels of a brand of
English oats and planted them as
an experiment. The field will
average from 100 to $40 bushels
to the acre.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
Most Attractive on the Road,

Architect Mi|burn, who prepar-
ed the plans for the new passen-
ger depot to be erected here. is
quoted as saying that the new
depot will he the most attractive
On the Southern system. Work
on the main building will begin
about July LIST.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
Went TO Sleep on Track.

A negro named Henry Martin
came in collision Monday morn
ing with 81 southbound train on
the Southern a short distance
above Spencer. and is seriously, if
not fatally injured. 1t is stated
that the negro was under The in
fuence of corn juice and had gone
to sleep on the track.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
THE CAROLlNAWAT IAN
Local News Items

luOs. N. DIuuoI, On hdlolSu
was in Salisbury this week greet
ing old friends and relatives.
Harvey Wyatt has returned te
this county from South Caroline
and will locate at his former home
at Faith.
Conductor Lowder, of the Yad.
kin, who has been laying off
on account of illness. has resumed
his run.
Miss Addie White, who has
been spending some months in
Washington, D.. c., is at home for
the summer,
A bill has been introduced IN
Congress carrying an appropria-
tion of $50, 900 for a public build
ing in Salisbury.
Fentor Gentry, of Atlanta, who
has been visiting his uncle, W. P.
Thornton, has gone to Virginia to
visit friends there.
Miss Matte Holt, of Graham,
who was recently operated upon
at the Whitehead-Stokes Sauito-
rum, is improving.
L. G.. Walters, who will make
the balloon ascension at Fulton
Heights Park on the Fourth of
July, is in the city.
G. G. Sennerson, Of the New
Home Sewing Machine Company,
If Orange n. j., was the guest of
w. NJ. Ruth last week.
Revival services are in progress
at the Chestnut Hill Presbyterian
church. The meetings. are Great
ing considerable interest.
Notwithstanding the storm on
last Thursday night q large num-
Der of persons went out to attend
the formal opening Of the park.
A fine bird dog, the property
of J. c. Duke was poisoned Sunday
night. Mr.. Duke recently de-
clined an offer Of $3.50 :or the dog.
The congregation of the Reform
ed church here has ordered a fine
pipe organ. The instrument will
be placed in the church by early
fall.
Mrs. Theo. F. Kluttz has gone
to Statesville to be with her moth
er, Mrs. Amanda Caldwell, who is
critically Ill and not expected to
live.
It is announced that Senator
Overman, Representative W. W.
Kitchen and R. n. Hackett will
speak at the Fourth Of July cele-
bration in Salisbury.
On Sunday afternoon at tae
brides home on Chestnut Hill,
Mrs. Amanda File and John o..
Trexler were united IN marriage
by Rev. G. I. Morgan.
DR.. M. M. Rice is here visiting
his aunt, Mrs. P, D. Roueche.
DR.. Rice will go from here to Col
umbia, S. c., where he will be en-
gagged in work in a hospital.
Bank Examiner Haywood spent
Friday III the city and while here
investigated the conditions of the
Peoples Bank. He found every
thing perfectly satisfactory.
At the recent meeting OF the
Retail Merchants Association OF
North Carolina, at Morehead City,
T. B. Brown, of this city, was
chosen as n of the direc tors.
Judge Pritchard was in the city
a short while on Saturday. lie
says he is taking no part In the
fight in this State IN his party,
and declined to be interviewed on
the situation.
Rev. R. D.. Neighbor is hold
ing tent meetings in East Sails
bury. Large congregations are
present at every service, and the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05

the other as common laborer. he
says that Abe was in the habit of car
rying ';his pieces to him for criticism
and encouragement. Mr.. Wood took at
least two newspapers. one of them de-
voted to politics and one of them to
temperance. Abe borrowed them both
and, reading them faithfully over and
over again. was inspired with an ar
dent desire to write something on the
subjects of which they treated. He ac-
cordingly composed an article on tenn
perance, which NJ wood thought tex
cclled. for sound scnsc anything that
the paper contained" 1t was forward
ed, through the agency of Baptist
preacher. to al editor in Ohio, by
whom it was published. to the infinite
qualification Of Mr.. Wood and his pro
tege.
Abe then tried his hand on national
politics, saying that the American gov
ernment was the best form of gov
ernment for an intelligent people; that
it ought to be kept sound and preserved
forever; that general education should
be fostered and carried all over the
country; that the constitution should be
saved, the Union perpetuated and the
laws revered, respected and enforced" ="
This article was consigned, like the
other, to Mr.. Wood, to be ushered by
him before the public A lawyer named
Pritchard CHANGED to pass that way
and, being favored with a perusal of
Abes ''piece," pithily and enthusiastic
ally declared, "The world can't beat
It," "IIe begged for It," and 1t was
published in some obscure paper. this
new success causing the author a most
extraordinary access of pride and hap
piness.
But in 1923 Abe had become very
tired of his home. He was now nine
teen years OF age and becoming daily
more restivc under the restraints Of
servitude which bound him. He was
anxious to try the world for himself
and make his way according to his
own notions.
"Abe came to my house one day."
says Mr.. Wood, "and stood round
about, timid and shy. knew he want
cd something and said to him, Abe,
what's your case| He replied. Uncle.
want you to go to the river and give
me some recommendation to some
boat | remarked. Abe, your age is
against you: you are not twenty yet.
4 know that but want a start said
Abe. I concluded not to go for the
boys good"
Poor Abe! His father still haG q
claim upon him, which even Uncle
Wood would not help him to evade.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05

He must wait a few weary months
more before he would be of age and
could say he was his own man and go
his own way. His father was hard
taskmaster to him and no doubt con-
sumet the greater part, If not all, of
his wages.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05

him on the success of his effort.
breckenridge looked at the shabby
boy" In amazement and passed on his
way. But many years afterward, in
1862, when Abe was president and
Breckenridge resident of Texas,
probably needing executive clemency.
they met a second time, when Abe
said: 1T was the best speech that l up
to that time had ever heard. If could,
as l then thought, make as good a
speech as that my soul would be sat
isfied."
1t Is a curious fact that through all
Abe's childhood and boyhood, when he
seemed to have as little prospect of the
presidency as any boy that ever was
born he was In the habit of saying
and perhaps sincerely believing, that
that great prize would one day be his.
When Mrs. Crawford reproved him for
fooling and bedeyiling the girls in her
kitchen and asked him what he sup
posed would ever become of him, he an
swered that he was going to be presi-
dent of the United States.
Abe usually did the milling for the
family and had the neighbor boy, Dave
Turnham, for his companion. At first
they had to go long distance, at least
twelve or thirteen miles, to Hoffman's,
on Anderson's creek, but after awhile
Mr.. Gordon (the husband of Sister
Gordon, about whom the witty piece"
was written). built horse mill within
few miles OF the Lincolns. Here Abe
had come one day with grist, and
Dave probably with him. He had duly
hitched his old mare and started her
with great impatience when, just as
he was sounding another ''cluck" to
stir up her imperturbable and lazy
spirit, she let out with her heels and
laid Abe sprawling and insensible on
the ground. He was taken up in that
condition and did not recover for many
minutes, but the first use made of re-
turning sense was to finish the inter-
rupted 'cluck."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05
Attends Court Sittings.

Boonvile was the courthouse town
of Warrick county and was situated
about fifteen miles from Gentryville.
Thither Abe walked whenever he had
time to be present at the sittings OF
the court. where he could learn some
thing of public business. amuse himself
proftably and withal pick up items of
news and gossip. which made him an
interesting parsonage when he return
ed home During one of these visits he
watched with profound attention the
progress OF murder trial in which a
Mr. John Breckenridge was counsel for
the defense
At the conclusion of the latters
speech Abe who had listened, literally
entranced, accosted the man of elo-
auence and ventured to compliment
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05
Writes Temperance Article.

Mr. William Wood, already referred
to as Uncle Wood. was genuine
friend and even a patron of Abe's. He
lived only about a mile and half from
the Llncolns and frequently had both
Thomas Lincoln and Abe to work for
him-the one as a rough carpenter and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05
WARD
HILL
LAMON,
His Friend, Intimate and
Bodyguard

very often. Lincoln would frequently
make political and other speeches to
the boys; he was calm, logical and
clear always lie attended trials. went
to court always, read the Revised Stat
utes of Indiana dated 1921, heard law
speeches and listened TO law trials etc,
Lincoln was lazy, very lazy man. He
was always reading, scribbling, writ
ing, ciphering, writing poetry and the
like. In Gentryyille. about one mile
west of Thomas Lincoln's farm, Lin
coin would go and tell his jokes and
stories, etc, and was so odd. original
and humorous and witty that all the
people in town would gather around
him. lie would keep them there till
midnight. | would get tired, want to
go home, cuss Abe most heartily. Abe
was a good taker. good reader and
was a kind of newsboy."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05
First Trip to New Orleans.

In the beginning Of March, 1928, Abe
went to work for old Mr.. Gentry the
proprietor of Gentryvile. Early in the
next month the old gentleman furnish
ed his son Allen with "A boat and a
cargo Of bacon and other produce, with
which he was to go on a trading eXpe-
dition to New Orleans, unless the stock
was sooner exhausted. Abe, having
been found faithful and efficient, was
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-05

employed to accompany the young man
as a "bow hand" to work the front
oars, He was paid So per month and
ate and slept on board. Returning,
Gentry paid his passage on the deck of
a steamboat.
[To BE CONTINUED
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18
UTTER DEFENDED
''BOYS> IN BLUE"
At the Banquet of the Brigade Officers Association
He Uuged the Value and Importance of the State
Militia and Severely Criticised Employers Who
Decline to Permit Employees to Attend the An
nual EnCampment.

IT am ashamed for the man who hav-
ing a member OF the militia in his en-
ploy, refuses to allow him TO leave his
work during the week that the Brigade
is In Camp
so said Gov Utter last evening in his
address before the Brigade officers asso-
citation, which was holding rts annual
meeting and banquet at the Crown hotel.
Continuing. he said: 1T seems that
the public does not fully appreciate an
organization like this, but inclines to
think that the militia is more ornamental
than useful.
but, this brigade is OF use. A militia is
necessary TO preserve peace, and there
fore protects not only the people as \
whole, but is a safeguard TO prevent riots
and other disturbances"
The members OF the association began
TO assemble by 1880, and after a reception
sat down to the banquet. The company
numbered 80 and IT enjoyed a very pleas
ant evening.
Vice President Tt. Col. George A. For
syth acted as master OF ceremonies, and
began the post-prandial exercises by IN
Producing the Lyric trio.
Then followed Rehan and Foley In
character sketches, jokes and grinds and
more selections by the Lyric trio.
Brig Gen. Tanner described, at somc
length the new armory now nearing COM
pletion giving much interesting informa-
tion that has already been published. He
traced the history OF the movement to Sc
cure this armory. and said that the full
credit for II must be given TO former
Gov. Brown, who. during his admlnistra-
ton OF 1894, succeeded In having the pro-
ject adopted by the state.
By means OF stereopticon views Gen.
Turner illustrated the arrangement Of
the company rooms, tho drill halls and
the other conveniences.
At the business meeting the report OF
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18
ALDERMEN MOVE FOR
new BUILDING LAWS
Committee Appointed to Confer With Architects and
Insurance Men Regarding Greatly Needed Changes
i'm Existing Ordinances, to the End That Public
Safety May Better Be Protected and Promoted.

Yesterday afternoons session OF the
board OF aldermen was largely Of a rou-
tine nature.
A resolution was adopted for the APP
pontment OF a committee to confer with
representatives OF the Rhode Island
Chapter OF he American Institute OF
Architects and of the Insurance associa-
tlon regarding needed changes In the
building laws
Alderman Cooke was named as a MEM
ber OF the committee in behalf OF the
board and the report Is TO be submitted
20 the city council when completed
The commissioner OF public works sent
a communication 10 the board requesting
an additional appropriation OF $4,000 for
repairing portion OF Broadway and
North Main street. work that had been
Unexpectedly called for.
The estimated cost is as follows: North
Main street. 1907 square yards, $9l,l957
In Broadway. 1854 square yards. $780,
5000.
THE portion included between the rails
and IS inches outside the same that Will
be paid for by the Rhode Island company
is as follows: North Main street. 4257
square yards $llG9l.Os; Broadway, 5S17
square yards. $S.3S7 2O total $2l.07S2s
This leaves a net cost to the city OF
about $4,000 About 5000 OF this expendi-
ture will be charged To the water de-
partment on account OF laying a new
main i'm Broadway A further sum can be
provided for by transfers from public
lights and sewer maintenance appropria-
tions TO the amount OF $1,000 leaving a
balance OF $25. 900 To be provided for.
The matter was referred 10 the com
mittee on finance.
A petition was presented from f..
Helena Gregory and others. owners OF
real estate abutting on Armstrong ave-
nue., requesting that that thoroughfare be
asphalted. Accompanying the petition was
a communication from the commissioner
OF public works giving his reasons why
the petition should not be granted.
The commissioner objection was that
the grade OF the street is to steep to per-
nit the use OF asphalt.
The matter was referred TO the commit
tee on highways.
Payments for a coat torn by a horse,
for fowls killed by dogs, for injuries sus-
tanned on the highway, for loss OF SER
vices and for burial OF a man found dead
were asked by various petitioners, whose
prayers were referred TO the committee
on claims,
Charls NJ. Warren petitloned for dam
ages of $4,000, claiming that on April II he
fell into a cesspool by reason of an inse-
curely covered hole. Albert w. Warren.
his father also made a claim for $4,000
based upon the same accident for the al
legged loss Of his sons services.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18

public hearing will be given to re-
monstrants against the location OF n
boiler I'm the Young Brothers building on
Rhodes, Goff and Eddy streets
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on streets the resolution TO abandon
certain streets on the Oakland homestead
plat TO lay out Mckinley street Malloy
street and Mount Pleasant avenue, for
the abandonment OF a portion of Brayton
avenue, for changing the grade OF Pomo-
ma avenue, and TO curb Eudora, Poe and
Dean streets, were continued TO June 2l.
Upon recommendation of committee on
streets the following accounts were allow
ed Thomas Farrell s43. Frank b. Hazard
$685. Andrew Grieve S21, layout OF Malloy
streets; Nathan NJ. Wright 800. John j.
Gaffry S54. Edward II. Smith $54, layout Of
Mount Pleasant avenue; Alexander A.
Mclaughlin $3.50, Joseph w Atkin $4655.
John H. Hennessey 1865, layout OF Me
Kinley street
Resolutions to define grades on Pilgrim,
Wyatt and Cleveland streets were passed
upon recommendation OF committee on
streets. notwithstanding n remonstrance Of
Mrs, Sophia f.. Swanson and others pre-
sented by Alderman Reynolds.
Permission to keep and sell fireworks
was granted to r. II. Chester Pine
street; Rhode Island News Company, D
Pine street; John II. Frderickson, ISL
Prairie avenue; Mrs. William c. Payne,
500 Potter's avenue; Samuel A. White
more. 226 Admiral street; Samuel A.
Whittemore 3 West River street; Jennls
c. Macomber, sos North Main street
Petitions to build barns were granted to
Patrick McDonough. rear % Bancroft
street. Samuel Weinbaum, 40 Willard
avenue; Pasquale Brauetti, ia Murray
street: Peter Cronin. Printery street; AL
ford Barth, Miller avenue; William j.
Christie. 1S0 Cleveland street; Harris
Goldberg. rear l6 Shawmut street.
Peter McKeon was given leave 10 with
draw on his petition for permit 10 build a
barn at 21 Handy street
The petition OF Robert f. Lowry to be
appointed a wegher OF coal and other
merchandise was granted
An ordinance was passed permitting the
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
10 erect poles and string wires on Pequot
street
A communication was received from the
city solicitor. announcing the appointment
of Henry c. cram and Elmer s. Chase as
assistant city solicitors and Charles c.
Remington as clerk OF the law depart
ment. An ordinance was passed approv-
ing OF the appointments.
joint resolution was passed. permit
ting the Union Railroad company (the
Rhode Island company lessee). TO lay a
temporary track i'm Bridge street, from
South Main TO South Water streets.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18

the secretary and treasurer, Capt. Charles
II. Mulhearn, showed a present member
ship of l24, an addition OF 10 new members
during the year. and gratifying balance
I'm the treasury.
Col. Frank w Matteson Capt. Charles
c. Gray and Capt. Marcus II Merchant
were appointed a nominating committee.
and later reported the following list OF
officers. who were unanimously elected:
President Lieut.. Col. George A. For
syth; vice president Capt Charles III.
Weaver; secretary ard treasurer, Lieut..
f. NJ. Holmes; executive board, Mai T..
A. Sweeney. Capt. Walter L. Gatchell.
Capt. f.. NJ Clarke (retired), Lieut. g..
James Foster (retired).
The guests of the evening were Gov.
Utter. Col. ]. Henry Manning aide-de
camp on the governors staff; Lieut., Gov.
Frederick II. Jackson. Mai. Clarence
Gwen. United States recruiting officer.
and state armorer Thomas Kieran. Be-
sides the above there were at the head
table Brig. Gen. Tanner, Assistant Adjt.
Gen. Warfeld, Maj. Charles w Abbot.
U. 8. A.. retired; Maj. william Ely. Capt.
George III. Crooker and Capt. Mulhearn.
Among the retired militia officers pres
ent were Maj. Bartholomew McSoley. Col.
James Moran, Capt Edgar r. Barker.
Capt, George w Barry. Lieut.. Col. Giles
w. Easterbrooks, Capt. r. l.. Clarke.
Capt. Charles Rittman. Capt Sutherland
and Lieut.. William Stafford.
The committee OF arrangements COM
prised the following retiring officers OF
the association: Maj, William Maynard.
president; Lieut. Col. Forsythe, vice
president: and Capt Charles L. Nulhearn,
secretary and treasurer. Mai William Ely,
Capt. George IT. Crooker. Capt Horace
L. Manchester and Lieut. s. James Fos-
ter. Jr., OF the executive committee.
The decorations OF the banquet hall
were exceedingly handsome. the national
and state flags and tho guidons OF the
different arms OF the service being pret-
tily displayed.
The company broke up AZ 1880 and all
said the occasion was the best OF its kind
ever held by the association.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18

held May party and entertainment In
Wanskuck hall, Branch avenue, Thurs
day evening. The following pro-
gramme was we'll rendered by the chill
dren: Song, America; rainbow drill,
by eight children; song, by Miss Flor
ence Wright; reading, by Miss Alice
Collins; song, by Miss Pearl Vanstone:
flag drill and singing of Red White
and Blue" by eight children; club
swinging, by Florence Gardiner One
of-tfte- attractions OF the evening was
the representation OF "Rube From the
Country by Miss Eta Gallonly, and
the goodnight drill by the children.
AZ the close OF the programme the
children were given n delightful sur
price by the committee, and all Of
them were presented with a May bas-
ket Later on, refreshments were
served and dancing followed. The COM
mittee of arrangements comprised Mrs.
Cardby. Mrs Ward, Mrs. Hoffman and
Mrs. Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Richardson gave
dinner TO a number of their friends on
Saturday evening last.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-18

tho negotiations consists OF Martin 8.
Tanning, Colonel Frank w. Matteson and
Walter W. Burnham. and they reported
TO their fellow members OF the fraternity
today.
Epsilon chapter Of Delta Kappa Epsilon
is one OF the oldest Of the secret societies
al Brown and It's members include many
Prominent citizens OF Rhode lIsland. IL
was founded in 1850. the society having
originated at Yale four years earlier.