Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
4 Sensational Suit for $25,000 Damages.
Settling the Affairs of a Politician.

Settling the Affairs OF a Politician.
Lexington Dispatch October 9TH
Grover Proctor was released
from jail last week on $3.50 bail,
the man he stabbed, Albert Myers,
having recovered from his wounds
sufficiently to show t&at he would
get we'll.
Saturday Henry Hargrave, col
ored, of Salisbury, was buried
here at the Freedman cemetery.
He was an Odd Fellow and the
colored lodge here, together with
Odd Fellows from Salisbury, had
charge of the funeral.
The brass factory will be moved
to Salisbury within 80 days, or as
soon aa a factory building can be
erected. The Lexington stock
holders will retain their interest
in the business, and, as stated,
additional capital in Salisbury has
been raised so that the total cap
ital will be $20,O00. Mr.. An
thony will move his family to Sal
isbury, and perhaps others con-
nected with the plant will move
also. The building thus left va
cant here maybe occupied by the
Peacock Couch Company, al
though this has not been decided.
Friday morning William Smith,
colored, a section hand working
under Section Master, W. B.
Tucker, was fatally injured al
most under the Center street
bridge, by being run over by
the work train. He died Fri
day afternoon. Smith was work
ing on the northbound track, and
had his back turned to the ap-
preaching material train. At the
same time the local freight was
shifting, and Smith did not hear
the train coming that ran him
down. It is said that numbers of
the workmen shouted at him, but
the noise of the trains drowned
their voices. The wheels ground
his right leg below the knee, to
ribbons, made a terrible cash IN
his right arm and he also sustain
ed a wound on the forehead inst
above an eye.
Monday was the day foB the
sale of some livestock belonging
to the estate of ex-Sheriff T. S. F
Dorsett. Seven horses and three
mules we're sold at the average of
$118 each. The total amount was
$1,180.15. The highest paid for a
horse was $3.50 and the lowest $69.
The highest priced mule was one
bid off at $17O. A good pair of
mules sold for $500. It was the
opinion of all that the stock went
cheap. A large crowd attended
the sale. Sheriff Dorsett was auc-
tioneer. Trustees Raper, who has
charge of all the Dorsett proper
ty, still has a lot of real estate to
sell. This includes one house on
9th avenue, and five cottages and
and four vacant lots on Stockade
street. This will be sold by pri-
vate sale.
Thursday W. F. Curry, who
lives about three miles from Lex
ington, lost his barn by fire.
The origin of the fire is not known.
People in town saw the light be-
fore Mr.. Curry knew of the fire,
the family was asleep. The build
ing was of logs, and was surround
ed by sheds, filled with feed, so it
made great blaze. Two COWS
and a fine young horse, new car
riage, straw from 200 bushels of
wheat, and great deal Of fodder
and other feed, harness and many
little things, were burned. Five
head of horses were also in the
barn, and were in imminent dan
ger when Mr.. Curry woke up.
To save them, he risked himself,
and did save them every one
without damage to the animals,
but he was painfully burned
about the face and head. By the
hardest kind of work 200 bus hels
of wheat were saved, and some
other property in outbuildings
Mr.. Curry had $1O0 insurance in
the Farmers Mutual, but had
neglected to pay his dues so be
cannot get the insurance. His
loss is something like $500 OF
5000.