Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-12-18
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Quite an Extensive Fire. Gaddy The Negro
Murderer Probably Located.
Lexington Dispatch, Dec. 1lth.

store of the aylor-Mendenhal]
Company and ragged fercely fol
two hours. The big stock of mer-
chandise was completely burned
and the store building Quilted
The origin IS not known. The ad-
Joining store of the Lexington
Drug Company also caught In the
roof and second story, but not SO
much damage was done by fire.
The water, however, ruined good
deal of goods. The next store,
that of Geo. A. Adderton & Co.,
also suffered damage by water, al
though not much.
The Losses cannot be stated ex-
actly at this time, but will be
somewhat as follows: Taylor
Mendenhall Company, $12, 900 to
$4,000 stock, insurance $4,000,
This was a splendid new stock and
the store was filled. The leXing
ton Drug Company, stock about
$4,000, insurance abont $1,000.
All the new Christmas goods were
displayed here and were soaked
with water. George 4. Adderton
& Co., insurance only 81, 200, but
the damage is small, being only
from water.
The buildings occupied by the
drug store and the Adderton firm,
owned by the B. B. Roberts es-
tate, were insured for IS, 200, bat
only the drug store was damaged
by fire, and it is not so very much.
The corner store, owned by R. Il.
McRary, is the worst damaged.
He carried about So 500 insurance.
The walls may be used again.
New fronts would have been put
in two of these buildings in the
spring.
The town ana telephone COM
pany also suffered damage from
the wires burning i'll two, and
there were narrow escapes when
the light wires fell, charged with
electricity. As a result of this
break in the lines, The Dispatch
was put out Of business, having
no electric ''juice," and this ac-
counts for the delay in getting out
this weeks paper.
The 18th district of the Odd
Fellows held their district meet
ing last week with the Lexington
lodge. Nine lodges compose the
district, in which there are over
900 members. W. r. Bean, OF
Salisbury, presided over the meet
ing. Grand Secretary Woodell,
of Raleigh, was present and gave
an interesting talk. Rev. Edward
Suits, of Lexington. and Prof
Peden of Salisbury, also address
ed the meeting. The initiatory
degree was conferred by the Lex
1ngton lodge. After business wal
over, the visitors were invited te
the cafe where all enjoyed a bah
quet and refreshed the inner man
In Secretary Woodell's speech he
stated the entire membership o1
the order numbers 1,75O.OO0. The
next meeting will be held in Sails
bury in March.
This being the first holiday sea
son since the rate law went into
effect in North Carolina, there ii
a curious state of affairs. Unde!
the arrangements, holiday rateI
were figured on q basis Of 3 cents
per mile. Now, however, tn,
usual reduction would be NOR,
than the present rate, so there
will be no reduction for the holi
days on tickets in the state, hui
Interstate tickets will he sold fo
one and one-third plus 25 cents
as has been the custom heretofore
Sheriff Delap has received a let
ter from the chief of police O
Iv~ cllonrg, Virginia. stating tha
h IS pfebty ce1Jain tl,at the neg o
Gaddy, who murdered Foreman
Duhanks, as the railroad CAM
near town months ago, was ii
custody in Campbell county, To.
nesse. Sheriff Delap turl.ed tn
letter over to Mr.. BeaiI, Of Ian
Bros, OF I'homasville, and the,
will take the matter up. The chic
of police mentioned says that tn
negro arrested answers the dies
cription of Gaddy even to tn
twisted thumb, which woul'
seem to show that the negro i
really Tho man SO baldy wanted