Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-08-07
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Senator 0verman to Speak of eiIIon School
Picnic. A Freak Corn TaSsIe.

bratlOn IN No. IO township ON
Wednesday, August Z. The cele-
bration will be held at Sossamon
Springs.
Rev. M. M. Long, of Nebraska,
the newly appointed pastor of
Forest Hill Methodist church, is
expected to arrive today or tomor-
row, and will occupy the pulpit
next Sunday.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Societies of the Salisbury dis
trict will hold Q district meeting
in Central M. E. church on Thurs.
day, August 8, 1907, beginning at
10 q. m.
There were about 10000 people
at the big picnic at Mooresville
last Thursday, given for the ben
eft of the Barium Springs Or
phanage. The proceeds amounted
to 81, ,53S. The expenses were not
over $500.
W. M. Smith, the Concord at
torney, has suggested plan for
reorganization of the Odell Man.
ufacturing Company now in the
hands of a receiver. This plan
will be discussed at the meeting
of the stockholders and creditors
here August IA.
It is understood that Rev. J. R.
Moose, who left Thursday with
his family for Korea to resume
missionary work, secured sub
scriptions during his vacation
amounting to SIS, 900, the same to
be used for mission work in Ko-
rea. Mr.. Moose Is supported by
the Methodist church at Monroe.
The Methodist church at Morgan
ton has decided to support Mrs.
Moose.
While returning to his home in
No. 5 township Wednesday, John
Misenhelm er's horse ran away
with the buggy going down the
inclince on East Depot street.
The trace became loose and fright
ened the animal. He ran the
buggy against post, breaking it
up pretty badly. Mr.. Mlsen-
heimer held on to the lines and
was pulled out over the buggy,
but was not hurt.
Henry Denny, prosperous
farmer of the " hite Hall neigh
borhood, brought to our office yes
terday a corn tassel which had
sprouted 25 ears of corn, varying
in length from l to 6 inches. The
ears, of course, were very small in
circumference, but all of them
contained grams Of corn Of all in
ferior quality. It is q curiosity
and Mr.. Denny had it on exhlbi-
tion at the farmers institute here
yesterday.
The infant of Nathaniel Full
ham, Of No. 8 township, was
burned to death last Saturday
morning about 9 o'clock. The
child had been placed in quilt
in the kitchen near the stove,
while the mother was at work in
the garden. A coal of fire fell
from the stove on the quilt, and
in a short time the child was
burned to a crisp. The mother
was too far distant to hear the
screaming of the little one. The
burial took place at Poplar Tent
Sunday.
The second annual picnic and
reunion of old pupils of the Gil
lon school, In No. 3 township,
thirteen miles from Concord,
will be held this year, Wednes-
day, August z. The first picnic
held last year was a big success,
and the one next week is expected
to be even greater. All who went
last year will want to go again,
and those who missed the pleasant
occasion then will make a special
effort to be present this year. All
who attended school at the Gillon
school house prior to 1866, and
there are about 1856 of these on
the roll which was made last
year, are asked to atten
Speeches will be made at the re.
union by Senator Lee S. Overman.
and also by Hon. Chas. Fl. Meb.
ane, of Newton. In addition tc
this literary feast, there will be q
feast of good things to eat. Re.
freshments will be served, and
there will also be plenty of amuse'
ment, music, etc. In fact it il
expected to be great occasion al
tarOund.