Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-01-01
CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Local News Items.

"A. II. AluSle was III ouo Sloy
yesterday. and reports consider
able sickness III his neighborhood.
Mr. Lingle inteds to resume his
law studies and apply for license
to practice at an early date.
J. R. Peden, our new photograph
or, has taken over the gallery on
north Main street, formerly con-
Quoted by W. H. Leonard, just
over L. Banks clothing store.
Besides being a frst-class photo
grapher, Mr.. Peden is a very &C
ccmmodating and clever gentle
man..
J. Feldman, the clothier, has
an ,ad. in this paper that means he
invites you to give him a portion
of your patronage. Mr.. Feldman
carries a very good line of cloth.
ing, gents furnishings, etc., and
will give his customers a square
deal. See his ad.
Prof. Robert E. Stallings his
qualified - executor upon.s the
estate Of Ais sister, The lsts Miss
Mary E. Stallings, notice Of which
can be found in this paper.
Rev. G. A. Brown, who has so
ably served as pastor of Organ
Church during the last few years,
has, with his family moved to
China Grove, where Mr.. Brown
will take charge of the Lutheran
Chapel passionate. The move was
made yesterday and no doubt be
met a warm welcome in his new
home.
The little daughter of J. G.
Lingle, who lives below Granite
Quarry, is quite sick with pneu-
monia. Also the little daughter
of J. R. Lyerly, of the same To-
cal1ty. is similarly afflicted.
Edwin G. Gregory who went On
q visit to his sister in Halifax
county and was taken with pneu-
monia, is now very much i'm
proved and will return home soon.
L D. Pinkston gave a party of
relatives sand friends Christmas
day a watermelon feast. Quite a
treat for this time of thelyear.
The contractors in charge
claim that the Southern's fine
new depot herewith be completed
by March.
There are no new cases of small
pox reported from China Grove.
The disease is being steadily
stamped out.
Christmas trees were had at
the following churches here: First
Presbyterian, St. Jonn's E. Lu-
theran and St. Luke's Episcopal.
Christmas services were held in
about all of the churches, the
graded schools gave a two-weeks'
holiday, the banks, stores and
postoffce took the day off, the
boys popped fire crackers, sky
rockets and sent up balloons. In
short the day was pretty general
ly observed IN some manner about
here.
At the May term of Rowan Su-
perior Court, MI. Beck, the ad-
ministrator of Cramer Grubb, a
young Davidson county. man,
sued the Southern Railway Co.,
for criminal negligence, which
caused Grubb's death, with the in
tention of securing damages. The
jury brought in a verdict non suit
ing the plaintiff. An appeal was
carried to the State Supreme
Court and resulted in granting a
new trial, which will take place
here in February.
The installation of Rev. R. R.
Sewers as pastor of St. Paul and
Bethel congregations, took place
at Bethel Sunday morning. Rev.
M. M. Kinard, of Salisbury,
preached the installation sermon.
A. W. Winecoff did the hand
some thing yesterday by enter
tanning at dinner his clerks.
The members of the steering
committee of the Anti-Saloon
League. have been busy the last
few days securing signers pc
titioning for an election to be
held in the early spring.
Capt. and Mrs. S. J. Ellington
returned Tuesday from q visit to