Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-07-31
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Local News Items

stAo Odou1udy, pu1' Was I'LL
mediately released by a writ q
habeast corpus lssded by Judg
Pritchard.
Joe Misei. heimer, now of Lynch
burg, who recently killed hi
boarding. house keeper, made a:
attempt to escape from the hos
pital where he was confined, a few
days ago. He is now in Jail. H
will be tried for his life in Sep
tember.
Rev. Byron S. Clark, who haI
recently accepted a call to tn
First Presbyterian church, o.
Salisbury, is expected in the city
this week and will occupy the pull
pit of that church Sunday. Rev
J M. Wharsy, who has acted al
supply for the past year, has re.
turned to his home. at, Davidson,
Master Whitehead Mckenzie
had an unpleasant experience
Thursday evening with an un-
known dIuaken white man! The
man tried to get the boy to drink
with him, at-the Salisbury. Bag.
gage Transfer office, and upon re.
fusual wasa shot at. The boy
lodged and grabbed. the. pistol.
but returned it when the man
promised to leave. The mans
name is Jim jScruggs and is from
Greenyllle, S. G. He has been
arrested and bound over to court.
A. HI! Price, Esq, who left
Salisbury some months ago and
located IN Florida, has been en-
dorsed rs the successor of the late
Judge of Florida Mr..
Prices success in Florida is a
matter of qualification to his
many, friends here.
The auction sale of lots at Fair
view by Maupin Bros and Penny,
last Thursday, was quite success
full. 80.lots we're sold. ,,
S. HI. Wiley will take charge Of
the Bell telephone system here to-
morrow. E.. G Land, the present
manager, having resigned.
Col. Bob. Slaughter, the, negro.
who was cut up one day last week
by lobe Lowe, is improving,
Lowe is, still at large.
The Farmers Institute came off
here in the court house Tuesday
rs per schedule, and programme.
A fairly good number were in at
tendance. The speechesrwere Of a
high order and much enjoyed by
those who ware. present,
Coils. Sam Massey, Henry
Wright, Alonzo Miller and Jim
Boyer, all colored had somewhat
of asfree-for-all fight at the negro
restautrnt and poo room Oh Lee
street, Monday night. Col. Henry
Wright assaulted Col. Sam Mas
say with a beer bottle and a pis-
toll, but did not infict any serious
damages. The bunch were held
for the Superior court and placed
under a $50 bondfby the mayor.
R.. D. Leonard, a Waterman at
the Spencer shops,s was struck Oh
the head Sunday night by a heavy
bolt. His skull was fractured
and he was taken Ito the ~sanito
rum.
jim Carr, the negro who was
shot near Mooresville July 9Th,
died last Wednesday. His daugh'
terswho were also shot are i'm
proving, and John Moore, who
didsthe shooting is still at large.
81. T. Hackett, who works al
the pump house at the tYadkH
river bridge, was robbed Wednes
playwright by his helper, Brad!
Lyons. Lyons took $50 from
bursau drawer in Hackett's room
and made his escape. A warran
hassbeen issued for him.
Miss Matte Forest, of Concor'
who has been visiting friends an
relatives on Chestnut Hill, re
turned home Saturday.
The Daughters of the Confed
eraey have arranged for a game c
ball and other amusements a
Fnlton Heights Park on Friday
August End. The ball game wi
beabetween the Elks and Pythiar
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