Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
ALBEMARLE and STANLY COUNTY,
Some Marriages, Death, and Some
Timely Prohibition Reading.
stanly Enterprise, October 31st.

Timely Prohibition Reading.
stanly Enterprise, October s1st
Deputy Sheriff G. G. Moore, {
| Whitney, was here yesterday
attend the preliminary hearing {
Elbert Williamson, who shot an
killed another negro by the nam
, lof Foote's. The latter is said
have been a cocaine fend and
bad man, and evidence points t
the fact that the killing was i
self defense.
At Sp. m, Thursday, Octobe
"a, at the residence of the BRIDE
parents in Richfield, N. c., Ed
ward S. Walker and Miss Jenni,
Ritchie were united in marriag'
by their pastor, Rev. W. A. Dut
ton. The bride is the accomplish
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Ritchie, OF Richfeld, The groom
is one Of the most prosperous
merchants of the above named
place.
J. D. Thompson, son of Mr.. end
Mrs. D. K. Thompson, of Nor
wood, died Sunday night at 7:30
O'Clock in St. Peters Hospital at
Charlotte. He had been suffer-
ing but few days from all acute
form of kidney trouble. His
brother Charles, of Norwood, went
to Wadesboro Saturday to visit
him, not knowing he was sick,
and accompanied him that night
to Charlotte. The death was sud-
den and came as great shock to
the family and a host of frienss.
At the home of the brides sis
t+r, Mrs. Maggie Litbleton, on
yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock Miss Lou Ross was mar
ried to John L. Palmer, of New
London. Rev. John F. Kirk, of
Mocksville, performed the cere-
mony. 1t was a quiet, home we'd
ding, only a few immediate rela-
tives and friends being present.
Mrs. T. J. Jerome, OF Salisbury,
and Mrs. J. F, Kirk, sister of the
bride, were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer are we'll known to a
host of friends who extend them
best wishes.
At the Baptist church last Sun.
day morning, after the II o'clock
service, the church licensed H. G.
Dunn to preach the Gospel. He
is the commercial traveller who
last summer was led to give up
travelling on fine salary and to
enter the ministry as layman.
But he is now in the Baptist The
illogical Seminary at Louisville,
Kentucky, taking course in the
ologv and finishing up his Greek
and Hebrew. He desires that the
First Baptist church of Albemarle
shall ordain him also, when he
shall have completed his course
possibly in the spring. Mr..
Simms will preach his first annual
sermon next ord's Day as pastor
of the church and will continue
to preach for the church as his
call is unlimited.
| Prohibitionists in Salisbury are
intensely in earnest over having
an election next year, possibly IL
the early spring, while the Ants
dread to see the fight come on
1t will naturally create strife anc
divisions; but once secured to the
city local option will place Sails
bury in a more healthful atmos
phere from both moral and bus
mess sense.
The fact that "prohibition doe
not prohibit" Is no argument il
favor of saloons. There or,
statutes against crimes of all sorts
and our courts have 80 mucl
work to do in furnishing offenders
that it may be said that no law i
entirely prohibitory. Usually
the fellow who advances snch 81
argument is one who does no
want prohibition that will pro
hibit.
In the growth of the temper
ance sentiment all. .over the land
it is to be hoped that the caus
will lose none of it's force b.
virtue Of rashness among tn
leaders. In this way condition
is forced upon communities whel
public opinion does not fully re
spond, and there is an inclination