Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-08-21
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Rev. }. H. Grey Goes TO Mt. Airy. Rev.
Preston Speaks. Barn Burned.

Preston Speaks. Barn Burned.
Lexington Dispatch. August l4th.
The bond issue ofg$1O,00O, or
dered sometime ago, to supple
ment the street improvement
funds, was sold Saturday to tn,
Bank of Lexington, which was tht
highest bidder. The price wat
l$lO,O25.
Sunday night the barn of Jor
dan Shut, who lives near Arcadia
was burned. The origin of the
fire is not known. About 1O(
bushels of wheat and rs bushels
of corn we're burned, besides Other
feedstuffs. The animals were got.
ten out. Mr.. Shut had no in.
surance, unfortunately, and the
loss is heavy.
Rev, John II. Grey has been
called to the Presbyterian church
at Mt. Airy. He was once pastor
in Lexington and has many friends
here. He served the First church
in Salisbury and is now preaching
once a month at Davidson Fol.
lowing his service at Salisbury he
broke bown in health but is now
strong again. The work at Mt.
Airy consists of a church in town
and the one at Flat Rock, neal
town.
Dr.. G. L. Leyburn, of the
Presbyterian Church announced
Sunday that Rev. J. F. Preston, a
Missionary tonight in the Presby-
terian church. He is said to be a
very able mau, thuraly canver-
SAINT with the situation in Korea,
and those who attend this service
will be amply repaid.
Monday morning Sheriff T. S.
r. Dorsett and W. o. Burgin
had some difference at the post.
| office and for a moment engaged in
a lively fight, during which a large
plate glass in the postoffice front
was smashed. Both gentlemen
Immediately sumitted to the
mayor, expressed their regret over
their display of temper, agreed to
replace the glass and were fined
81 each and the costs.
The new railway rate law,
which went into effect the 9Th,
has aroused a great deal of curl.
osity. The law abolishes the
second class fare and makes all
rates first class. The rebate of 25
cents which has been in vogue on
trains when you failed to purchase
a ticket, Is also abolished, and
now when you have no ticket, you
are charged ten cents and the
conductor keeps it, giving no re-
bate slip.
Under an old arrangement
with the railroads, minerters have
received rate of 2 ceuts a mile.
They carried permit and on its
presentation, they secured the low
rate. But the minimum fare tc
any point was 25 cents, and now
under the new law, where the fare
is less than 25 cents and minis.
ter shows his permit, he is charged
25 cent?. For instance, it is Il
cents to L inwood, or % to Thorn
asville. Ministers will, save
money by keeping their permits
in their pockets and paying the
regular fare at such times.
A little child of Lucy Owens
colored, was killed in a horrible
manner Thursday afternoon a
the crossing of Marble alley and
Salisbury street. The child, who
was about four or five years old
with another colored youngster
was beating ride on the wagon
which was being driven by Dav'
Slick an uncle Of the Owens boy
The wagon was loaded witt
crushed rock and was very heavy
Striking a little rise, the boy los
his foothold and fell under tn,
wagon. The wheels ran directl,
over his skull and crushed tn,
life out of him.
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