Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-20
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAk.
Local News Items

at Grace h. L.. church, this cOun
ty, Friday, November 1924. I
lengthy and interesting program
has been prepared and a numb
of able speakers will be present
Rev. H A. Trexler, Of Manning
is pastor of this church.
W. W. Finley, president of the
Southern Railway, accompanied
by J. H. Drake and George
Thompson, Of the Southern, spent
an hour or so in Salisbury Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. Finley, &C
companied by Hon. J. S. Hender
son aud Capt. W. M. Wiley, was
driven over the city in a carriage
MI Finley and his party left fol
Charlotte where he made a speech
and was given a banquet.
The Bell Telephone Company is
putting in quite a number of
phones in the rural districts.
Tia oom munion service as 81.
Mathew announced 10 taks
place Sunday a week ago, was
POSTPONED owing to the bad
weather until Sunday, November
24th. All communicates and
friends are invited to attend.
The marriage of Miss D}isy
PEBBLES and Roy K. Feinster was
solemized at the manse of the
First Presbyterian church Tues
day evening, Rev. Byron S. Clark
officiating. Little notice Of their
marriage was given hence it was
somewhat of q surprise to their
friends.
Mercury passed between the
earth and Sun Thursday morning
It is a small planet and appeared
as a small black dot on the face
of old Sol.
T. W. Grimes has purchased
the pebble-dashed residence Of
Jno. D. Kenerly on North Main
Street. MI. Grimes will occupy
it.
D. M. Miller and W. H Huff,
the grocerymen, who occupied the
old Mansion House are chatting
under the delay of the insurance
adjusters in making settlement.
The loss has been particularly
heavy on these gentlemen and
this delay is making it harder for
them to bear.
D.. II. Coapman, superintendent
of the Danville division of the
Southern. has been appointed to
fill the position made vacant by
the death of J. N. Scale, manager
transportation of the northern
and eastern districts of the South
ern.
Samuel H. Tottersall, supreme
secretary of the He%ptasophs, paid
the local lodge a visit and deliv-
cred an address here Tuesday
night.
Miss Sallie Barlow, of Tarboro,
has been added to the faculty of
the Salisbury graded schools, and
has entered upon her duties.
II. II. Sells, a farmer who lives
in Franklin township, was thrown
from his wagon last Saturday and
was considerably bruised beside
having a portion of his right
ear cut off. He brought the dis
membered portion to Salisbury
and had it re-attached.
Owing to the faulty and danger
Gus condition Of the Shober bridge
crossing the Western N. G. rail-
road on North Ellis street, it has
been condemned and closed. The
Southern has been notified of the
BRIDGES condition and it is ex'
pected that q new one will soor
be built.
A Mecklenburg negro by the
name of Lon Osborne, who wal
wanted in Chorlotte for fatally
shooting, Monday afternoon, Rob
ert Johnson, coiored, was captured
at the passenger depot here Tues
day morning. He was on thu
train and was headed for Higl
Point. The shooting took plac'
near Cornelius, Mecklenbur|
county.
Mollie Cottontails are bringiD,
fancy prices on the Salisbur.
market this year.
Jafres Ralk. q v0unp man VIII,