Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-08-14
slATEsVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY
A Store Robbed Near the IredelI Line.
Thief Now In Rowan Jail.
statesyille Landmark, August 9th, 9th.

statesville Landmark. August 9th, eth
The two-story dwelling of N
R. Guy, hear Stony Point, wa'
destroyed by fire Thursday night
with all it's contents.
Gov, Glenn has offered a re-
ward of $75 for the arrest of Johl
Moore, colored, who recently shot
and killed Jas. Kerr, colored, OIL
the farm Of g. L. Mcknight, il
Coddle Greek township, this coun
ty. Moore shot Kerr because tht
latter refused to allow him te
marry one of his daughters, ano
he also shot and wounded two ol
Kerr's daughters, who we're at
work in the field with their father
at the time.
On Everybody's Day, August
80, there will be a reunion of the
Confederate veterans in this coun-
ty, but especially the survivors
of the Fourth regiment. Col.
Bryan Grimes, son of Gen. Bryan
Grimes, will be here and address
them.
Jordan Turner, a well-known
negro, was found dead Tuesday III
the woods on Rev. R, W. Boyd's s
place, east of Barium Springs.
His remains were brought to
Statesville yesterday morning and
after funeral services at the col
ored Baptist church were inferred
in the colored cemetery.
Cashier R. B. Roberts, Of Col
lector Browns Office, reports the
following internal revenue collec-
tions for the past month: Lists.
$659.20; spirits, $36, 1854; ci-
gars, $56.40; tobacco, $140,718.
So; special tax, $4,771.36; to-
tai, 1882, ,221.19.
A chemical analysis of the city
water, made in Baltimore, shows
a sample of one supply to be i'm
pure. As soon as this report was
received yesterday change was
made at the pumping station 30
that water is being pumped from
the supply not contaminated.
But in the abundance of caution
all persons who drink city water
are advised to boil it before using
it for the present.
Deputy Collector J. M. Davis
and Deputy Sheriff J. M. Ward
were in north Iredell Monday and
Tuesday looking after blockaders
In Eagle Mills township Tuesday
they found and destroyed two dis
tllling plants that had apparently
been doing lively business. The
first outfit destroyed was located
on the creek near Eagle Mills
postofice and consisted of a rs
gallon still and fixtures. Th
second, a 150-gallon still and out
fit, was located near the negro
settlement known as Cuba, about
two miles from the first site. 4
, large quantity of beer was fount
at both places and the fires wer
burning, but the operators hat
departed.
J. D. Doughton, young mu
latto, was arrested In StaSesvlll
Tuesday night on the charge c
robbing the store of W. II. Woot
Oh, in Rowan county. HI wa
taken to Cleveland Wednesda y b
Mr.. Wooten and Policeman Thos
Kerr and was tried before Justic
of the Peace Rosebro, who sen
HIM to the Salisbury Jail to awai
Rowan Superior court. Mr.
Wooten's store is located near hi
home III the edge Of Rowan coun
ty, four miles from Cool Spring
this county. Tuesday mornin
when he went to the store b
found the front door open and IL
vestigation showed that the ba
across the double doors had bee
removed. Knowing this to b
the work of thief Mr.. Woote
Immediately went to look fo
about $50 that had been left i
the store the night before, an
found the whole amount was gone
Without giving any alarm MI
Wooten STARTED out as his own d.
tective to run down the THE
After rambling about the neigl
borhood several hours making i,
quiries, he found that Doughto
had left home very nneynected