Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-07-31
slATtsvILtE AND lREDELL COUNTY.
Garry Nations Nativity. MakIeg an Effort
for the Reformatory. New Cotton Mil,
statesville Landmark. July 1926,

for the ReformatorY. New Cotton MIL.
statesville Landmark. July 1926,
Brack Wilborne and Miss Julis
Ball. slaughter of Mr.. and Mrs
R. L. Ball, who live ON Seventh
street, ran away to South Caro-.
lima Sunday night and were mar.
ried.
The Landmark is asked to an
nounce the annual fa.sol-la sing
ing at Providence church, Rowan
county, the first Saturday in Au-
gust-the Sd. Singing to COM
me nee at 10 u. m. The commit
tee expects to have some one de-
liver an address during the day.
S. E. McNeely, of Mooresville,
who was for few months with
the Statesville Realty and Invest
ment Company, recently gave up
his position with the company
and is in Black Mountain, where
he is interested in the organiza-
tion of bank, with which he will
be connected.
Civil Engineer Greenlee, who is
to survey the route of the States
Vile Air Line Railroad from
StatesviIle to Mt. Airy, arrived
here this week and is looking out
route for the road to enter town.
He will 60 over the line from
Statesville to Mt. Airy and the
regular survey will begin early
next month.
The annual picnic at Elmwood
Thursday. August 1st, promises to
be an interesting and enjoyable
affair. Dr. J. A. Scott, of Stat es.
will, and Prof Chas J. Hendly, OF
Elmwood, will be the speakers of
the occasion. Passenger trains
Nos, 35 and S6 will stop at Elm
wood to accommodate Statesville
people who attend the picnic.
The contract for building the
Paola Cotton Mills, near the
Bloomfield Manufacturing Co.,
has been let to the T. G. Thomp.
son Bros, Of Birmingham, Ala,
and calls for the completion Of
the mills by November 10Th. A
contract has also been let to J. 0
Gather for an addition of 80 feet
to the east side of the Bloomfield
mill. The work will begin al
once.
At the last session of the Leg
islature an act was passed prcvid
ing for the establishment of the
Stonewall Jackson Manuel Train.
ing School, which is designed te
be reformatory. Under the pro.
visions of the act, whenever s
certain amount Of money is raised
by the organizations of ladies IL
this State, who have the matter
in charge, the State will give 6
certain amount. 1t has been sug
gested that this school might be
established at Statesville, posi-
bly, in connection with the State
Test Farm, and the suggestion ii
worth considering.
The Turner Cotton Mills Com
pany has been chartered to buil6
a cotton mill at what will b.
known as East Monbo-on tht
Iredell side of the Catawba rivel
at what has been known as Coop
er's fishery, and directly opposite
the Monbo cotton mill. The
company has an authorized capi
tai of 100000, with $100,00(
subscribed. The promoters ar
Messrs. W. D. Turner, J. G
Steele & Sons, of Statesville
Samuel Turner and G. L Turner
of Monbo; the Monbo Manufac
turing Co Zeb. Shelton, 0
Charlotte; A. A. Shuford, o
Hickory, and others. The com
pany will be formally organized
early next month and the erection
of the buildings will begin as 500
thereafter as Practicable.
The Landmark stated fe,
weeks ago that report had gon
abroad that Mrs. Garry Natl,
was a native of Iredell county, 0
, WAS a descendent of Iredell pee
l pie. 1t also stated that it did no
try to verify it nor was it partie
ularly anxious to find it true
, Garry herself has set all minds a