Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-12-25
CONCORD. AND CABARRUs COUNTY.
C. F. Ayers Gets $4,000 From The South
ern. An Example in Arithmetic.

school board held last SATURDAY
the resignation of Prof. Waite,
Thompson as superintendent OF
the schools was reluctantly accept.
ed. AS is we'll known, Mr.. Thomp.
son rendered his resignation some
time ago to accept the superin.
tendency of the Jackson Training
School. The resignation takes
effect December 81.
A warrant was sworn out yester-
day before Esq. Lore for Lester
Howie, who is charged with rape
on the wife of Walter johnson,
who lives on the Morehead place.
All parties are colored. Johnson
claims that while he was sick in
bed Sunday evening Howie came
to his home and at the point of a
pistol made the assault on his
wife, who was milking when he
attacked her.
john Mays, colored, of High
town, was up before the Police
Justice yesterday morning charged
with all assault on his wife. He
beat her up badly with his fists.
and also hit her on the head with
a pistol. He was given so days
on the chain gang for this offense,
and was fined $50 for being drunk
and cursing.
Mrs. 7. A. Holden, who hiss
been in the Salisbury hospital for
several weeks, returned to Con-
cord Sunday. We are glad to
note that her condition is greatly
impr owed, the operation being en-
tirely successful.
c. f. Ayers, who was injured in
ID a side-swipe on the Southern
at Concord a few weeks ago, sus-
tanning a broken leg, has effected
a compromise with the authorities
and will receive about So, 900.
W. II. Allen, who was also iniur-
ed at the same time, has received
damages. MI. Ayers was the
fireman of one of the trains that
suffered in the collision.-Cha
lotte Chronicle
The whiskey peddlers who travel
between this city and Salisbury
have discovered another way to
elude the officers on their return
with their load Of jugs. The new
station IN North Charlotte is now
tho place of embarkat1on for many
of these shrewd ones. They get
off here, walk to Highland Park
car line and then come into the
city on the street car.-Charlotte
News.
Here's an example for the
school children: eff lion can
eat COW in four hours and a
bear can eat the same COW in six
hours and q wolf can est the COW
iii eight hours and q coyote can
eat the COW in eleven hours, how
long will it take the coyote to eat
what is left of the COW after the
lion has been eating two hours,
the bear an hour and twenty min.
utes and the wolf three quarters
of an hour?''
Mrs. W. J. Montgomery re-
ceived telegram Tuesday con-
veying the sad intelligence that
her sister, Mrs. E. Fl. Harding,
had been stricken with paralysi
at her home in Milton on that
day. One whole side was para
lived and the condition Of Mrs,
Harding is serious. She is n
years Of age, and her death at any
time would not be a surprise
Mrs. Harding formerly lived in
Concord, DR.. Harding having been
pastor Of the Presbyterian church
here many years ego, and she has
often visited here since.
Rev. NJ. =. Hix has been ap.
p Jiuted pastor # Mt, Pleasant
circuit Instead Of Rev. B. E. Har.
gett. Mr.. Hargett has been ap.
pointed to Wilkezboro. Mr.. Hiz
was first appointed to Waxhaw
and Rev. G. M. Pickens ls sent t(
that circuit.
Mrs. Senie Stirewalt died at thu
home of her son, Mr.. John Stire
walt, in South Rowan, last Wed
nesday, after an illness of severa
days Of pneumonia, aged Is years
She was tho widow Of Alexande
Stirewalt. She leaves three son
and one daughter. The body wa
intarrsd Thursday st EbeneZe