Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09
STATEsWLLE AND lREDELL COUNTY.
The Sewers Case in Court. More Parents
Of Confederate Soldiers.

Shiloh township, suffered a heavy
loss Thursday night, when his
barn, containing about $500 worth
of feed stuff, a yoke of oxen and
several horses and mules was
totally destroyed by fire, without
any insurance. Mr. Roseman was
awakened about IL o'clock by the
noises of the animals but too late
to save anything. The origin of
the fire is not known.
The cotton is about all planted,
but whether the acreage has been
increased, diminished or remains
stationery is a doubtful question.
One farmer says theacreage was not
in his neighborhood but at the
same time expressed che opinion
that the only reason it was not
increased was because help could
not be obtained to work it. A re-
port from another section says the
farmers plowed up fence corners
and all available spaces to plant
cotton. We will know more later
about the acreage, but it is to be
hoped at least that it was not in
creased.
Speaking of living parents Of
Confederate soldiers, there are yet
many in Iredell. Some have
been mentioned and here are
three more. Mrs. Vira Newman
and Mrs, Peggy Bost, who live
about three miles east of tawn Oh
the Salisbury road, each lost a
son in the Confederate service.
Jas. W. Williams, of New Hope
township, father of Register of
Deeds M. G. Williams, will be SO
years old in July and is yet hale
and hearty. had q sou in the Con-
federate army, Harrison Williams
who NOW lives in north Iredell
Mr.. Williams went to the war
about a year before it's close, at
the age of II, and served until
the end.
A civil action of unusul inter
est was heard before Clerk of Su-
perlor Court J. A. Hardness Fri
day IN which John Sewers, who
was declared incompetent severa'
years ago to properly care for his
property, which he inherited from
the estate of his father, Dan
Sewers, instituted proceedings te
have himself adjudged capable Of
managing his own affairs instead
of having a guardian. L. G
Caldwell appeared as attorney fol
Sewers and after submitting evi
dence IN behalf Of his client the
case was given to the jury. The
jury returned a verdict that Sewers
was capable of holding property
but yid not refer to the main
cause of the action, i. e., that
Sewers was capable of managing
his property. The verdict was SET
aside by agreement and a rehear,
ing will be had at another time.
statesvilIe Landmark, May 18th.
During the storm Wednesday
night a warehouse Of the Long
Island Cotton Mills, Catawba
county, containing about 40 bales
of cotton, was struck by lightning
and partially destroyed. A por-
tion of the cotton was gotten out,
the other being damaged on the
outside of the bales by the fire.
The warehouse was a wooden
structure and was not used to a
great extent. The loss will
amount to about $500 and it. is
not known if any insurance was
carried on either the building or
cotton.
Wednesday night severe storm
passed over Statesville and vicin-
ity but 80 far as was learned yes
terday NO very serious damage re-
suited. In west Statesville the
barn of J. Anderson Lackey was
struck by lightning. The build
ing was not seriously damaged
but two hogs by the barn were