Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-07-04
sTATEsVILLE AND lREDEtL COUNTY.
Valuable Iredel| County Bonds Found, They
Will Bring Their Owner $4,000.
statesville Landmark, June s6th.

| StatoSylll0 LANDMARK, June S0Cu
The excavations for the glass
factory have been completed aid
already work has been started on
the foundation. The site of the
plant is just across the railroad,
south of Steele's foundry. e
Lonnie A. Thompson and Miss
Matte Propst were married Sun
day morning at $3.50 at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Sims, on the Boule'
ward, Rev. H, H. Robbins oficia'
ting.
The 3-months-old infant child
Of Mr.. and Mrs.. David Troutman
who live on the Bou levard, was
found dead in the bed yesterday
morning when the parents awoke'
The child had not been sick and
at 10 o'clock Sunday night was
we'll and hearty.
A turtle which had been caught
in Third creek, q pretty good'sized
specimen for this vicinity, attract
ed a curious crowd in front Of D.
J. Kim ball 8 store yesterday morn
ing. 1t was sold for turtle soup.
About ten years ago the Iredell
county bonds issued for the con-
struction of the Atlantic, Ten
nessee and Ohio Railroads, from
Charlotte to Statesville. were
called in and paid. It is tie rec
ollection that all of tho Londs
were cancelled except two, which
never came in. Friday Capt. P.
! G. Carlton spent the day at Mr.. A.
P. Clark's, on the river. Mr..
Clark was showing Capt. Carlton
some Confederate money and ota-
er relics when the captain found
what he is sure are the two miss
ing bonds. Mr.. Clark had paid
no attention to the old papers,
supposing they were Confederate
bonds. The bonds are for 81, 900
each and if Capt, Cartons sur
mise is correct, the bonds and ac-
cumulated interest are now worth
more than SO, 900.
During q wind storm Thursday
afternoon considerable damage re-
suited in the nelghborhood of
| South River church. Timber was
blown down and wheat that was
shocked in tie fields was scat
tered. A tree was blown down
on F. F. Wooten's barn.
As yet no definite arrangements
have been decided as to the officers
of the First National Bank on &C.
count of the retirement of George
H. Brown, cashier, to become col
lector of internal revenue. Dur
ing the illness of the president,
Capt. J. A. Cooper, J. G. Irwin,
the yice-presldent, is in charge of
the bank and John W. Guy, the
teller, is acting cashier.
Statesville was putting on hel
city airs Friday night. The
evening was a delightful one, and
the streets were crowded with peo.
pie during the afternoon and
night. About 8 o'clock q brass
band paraded Center street play
ing several selections. The only
thing lacking was the hum of the
street cars, which, it is said, viii
be Forthcoming when the power il
obtained.
W. P. Echerd and Mrs Allef
Miller, both residents of Taylors
: Vile, were struck by lightning
Sunday evening about Z O'Clock
whilo sitting on the piazza of Mrs
!. Miller's residence. Both were rem
dered unconscious and remained
in that condition until about moor
yesterday.
The strange bird. which wa
caught in StatesvilIe some TIM
ago by colored man, who de
clared it could sing like a canary
and which had an aluminium
badge tied around its neck, with
} part If the 23d Psalm aud the ini
tials "F. M. "" engraved there
on, has turned out to be only
chimney sweeper. The bird ha'
been caught by f. M Vickery. O