Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
s1ATEsVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Married and Lived Under an Assumed
Name, Arm Lost in Cotton Gin.

Married and Lived Under an Assumed
| Name. Arm Lost in Cotton Gin.
statesville Landmark. Oct s-11th.
The Bad Debt Collection Agen-
cy of Statesville has been incor-
porated with an authorized capi-
tai stock of $4,000, $500 being
subscribed in shares of 81 each.
Hon. W. W. Kitchin. of Person
county, who is candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Governor, will speak in States
vile Tuesday. Goth, during the
noon recess Of court.
J. T. Cashion thinks he has dis
covered vein of kaoin, 200 feet
wide, on his place a mile south of
town. Kaolin is a porcelain clay
which is very valuable and it is
greatly to be hoped that Mr..
Cashion's find will prove genuine.
Ernest Alexander, who has been
here recuperating from an attack
of Appendicitis, will return to
Salisbury this evening and resume
work. He has about regained
his strength and will not have an
operation unless he suffers an
other attack.
The Statesvllle Safe and Table
Co. will soons.be ready for bust
ness. The two main buildings
and the dry kiln of the plant, on
Diamond Hill suburb, have been
completed and with the exception
of one machine all of the machin.
cry has been placed and is ready
for operation. The engine is here
and as soon as it can be put up
and adjusted the plant will be
ready for business.
The First Baptist congregation
held the first service in their hand
some new church, corner Tradd
and Broad streets, Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. The going into
the new house Of worship was
great event in the history Of the
congregation and the service Sun
day morning was mads one of
thanksgiving and praise to God.
L. P. Allen, fireman on the
local switch engine, was taken Sc
riously i'll very suddenly while in
Salisbury Saturday even ing.
Physicians attended him and
sent him to Statesville by
friends on passenger train No. 35
Saturdar night and he is now at
his home, corner Center and
Front streets.
L. P, Templeton, of Amity,
butchered couple of 5-months-
old pigs few days ago, brought
them to town and sold them
to meat dealer for $25.75,
Pretty good for 5-months-old pigs
that is, pretty good for the man
who has meat to sell. The man
who buys, and he is in the major
ity, catches it in the neck.
While at work at his cotton gin
on Buffalo Shoal creek, near his
home In Shiloh township, Henry
Morrison suffered an injury which
cost him his right arm. The gin
became choked, the cotton being
wedged in the ribs. Mr.. Morrison
raised the breast of the gin and
undertook to remove the cotton
from the ribs while the maohin. j.
cry was in motion. While doing
this the breast of the gin fell &C.
cidentally and caught his right
arm on the rapidly revolving
saws. His arm was 80 badly
mangled that amputation was
necessary and it was taken off
just above the elbow the same
day.
Rev. DR.. Richards announced
to the First Presbyterian congre-
CATION Sunday morning that be
had declined the calls recently
extended him and would remain
in his work here. The calls were
from Davidson. N. c., Greenw ood
and Rock Hill, s. G. All of these
are inviting fields and it is under
stood (and this information does
not come from DR.. Richards) that