Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-09-18
1THE WATCHMAN.
Local News Items

The gospel meetings that have
been in progress for a week OF
more in the tent, corner of Main
and Bank streets, closed last night
J. B. Phillips, of Augusta, Ga,
has been the principal speaker.
Hissefforts have resulted in doing
some good, "a additions to the
Baptist church r announced.
Gov. R. B. Glenn is expected to
be, i'll Salisbury and address an
audience on the subject of tenn
perance, October 9th. He will
speak in the tent recently used by
Evanfelist Phillips.
The Western North Carolina
Conference of the M. E. Church.
south, willconvene in Salisbury,
November 23rd. Considerable in
terest attaches to this session as
there will be a considerable num-
Der of changes made.
There is some talk of Salisbury
being made the terminal point for
the railroad crews of the Southern
railway between Atlanta and
Washington. 1t such a change is
made it would mean a probably
increase in Salisbury's population
of 400 or 500 people.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Russell and
family have left for Asheville
where they will conduct a board
ing house. Salisbury regrets to
give UP these good people, but
hopes they may succeed in Ashe-
vile.
Rev. J, NJ. Wharey, who up to
recently occupied the pulpit at
the Presbyterian church here, has
gone to Hickory where he will
serve the church there as supply.
Ellen Henderson, colored, about
IS years of age, died Monday. Be,
fore the war she belonged to the
late John M. Horah. She was a
sister of Col. Joseph Ballard and
was one of the old time reliable
servants and a good woman. Her
kind are becoming alarmingly
oarce
The ex-Mrs. Ernest B. McKen-
zie, of Greensboro, has married
her brother, in-law, II. W. Cobb.
The marriage took place in New
York last week.
The services which have been
in progress at the Chestnut Hill
Presbyterian church for a week or
more, conducted by Rev. Black,
came to a close Sunday night.
Several additions to the church
and other churches resulted.
The improvements on the Cen
trail Hotel are progressing nicely
and appearances Indicate that a
real handsome building will be
the result when the work is COM
pleted.
The woman, Mrs. May Meyers,
who fatally stabbed Lloyd swice-
good Of this city in New Orleans
about one year ago, during a row
with Swicegood, ended her life at
home of her sister, Mrs. Jane Nc
Calvary in St. Louis, last Wednes-
day morning. Mrs. Meyers had
been very Respondent since the
murder and whether her act was
done because of the loss of her
lover or remorse over the crime
she committed is not certain.
Saturday night a young negro
by the name of Walter Coffey was
knocked off the street car and
pretty badly beaten up by indig.
nant passengers. The negro had
crowded IN a seat among some
white men and women and made
remarks that induced the ladies'
escorts to order him to the rear of
the car whereupon he made in
saltiug remarks which resulted az
above stated. The negro was
tried before a magistrate for
creating d disturbance and was let
off with the payment of the cost.
The occupants of the Barrier
boarding house on N. Council
street were somewhat alarmed
Saturday night owing to the plac-
ing of a lighted railroad fusee on
the porch and by ringing the door
bell. The glare suggested fire
and created a desire to vacate.
One day last week Mag Alaxan.