Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-09-04
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Ex-Sheriff Dorsett Makes an Assignment
ThOmasVlIe Items.
Lexington Dispatch, August 2sth.

Lexington Dispatch, August 2sth
Friday ex-Sheritf T. S, e. Dor
sett met with his bondsmen ant
executed deed of trust, with E
! e. Raper, Esq, trustee, which
covers all his personal property
and real estate. in order to protect
| his bondsmen and make good az
| far as possible any shortage that
may remain after the final settle
ment of taxes has been affected
with the county treasurer. From
the best authority possible The
Dispatch ascertains that there is q
gross shortage of between $27,00C
and $28, 900, It is stated that
the uncollected taxes will amount
to about 81, 1000 and that the net
returns from the property turned
over to the trustee will amount to
about SIS, 900, making the assets
total $4,000 which leaves a net
shortage OF about So. 900 or $9, 600.
These figures are not given The
Dispatch as absolutely correct.
The shortage may be more and it
may be- less. Of course the county
and state are fully protected by
the bondsmen and will lose moth
ing. The sheriff gives bond for
county taxes and one for state
taxes, and in this instance the
county bond is for $4,000 and
the state for $4,000. However
Sheriff Dorsett gave $4,000 more
than necessary on the county bond,
which Is signed up fot $33, 900, the
total of the two bonds being
$46,0 900. The boudsmen on the
county bond are as follows, with
the amount they are responsible
for: H. W. Dorsett, $1,000; H
&c. Grubb, SIS, 900; J. H. Mock
$1,000; J. M. Rothrock, $4,000
e: Il. Dorsett, $1,000; L. F.
Weaver, $1,000; J. L. Michael,
SO 900; G.. W. Montcastle, 81, 900
K l. Nance, 50 900. Total $33, 900.
fhe bondsmen on the state bond
and the amounts follow: H. W.
Dorsett, $4,000; H. G. Grubb. $5,-
1000; S. W. Finch, $4,000; f. E.
Raper, 81 900; Joel Hill, $1,000.
Total $4,000. The bondsmen
will pay their prorata share OF
the shortage.
Have you glimpsed the comes
yet? One who knows says it it
called Daniels comet, after the
discoverer. 1t will increase in
brightness until September 4th,
when it will be nearest to the sun
1t Will soon leave us never to re-
turn. It's tail is 20 millions miles
long.
E. Saleeby, a Syrian, has opened
up stock of groceries, clothing
etc, i'll the Hege building, recent
ly vacated by II. Harris & Bro,
who moved into the old National
bank stand, "the yellow front. -
Mr. Saleeby COMES from Spencer,
aud has a nice, neat store.
Last night, after only a short
illness, Chas, P Jones, a member
of The Dispatch force, died at the
nome of his father-in-law, W. II
Holder. Saturday morning he
was at work in the office, although
suffering pain, from which he was
hardly ever free, For long time
he had been unwell, but he fought
disease with the spirit of a hero
working often, no doubt, whel
many another man would have
been in bed.
| Jones worked in The WATcHMA,
office for several months, about
one year ago and is probably re-
membered by some of our people
His parents live in Hickory ED
| WATCHMAN.
| Work has already begun pre-
paratory to building the large ane
handsome brick block of E. W
Gates in Thomasville. The little
sheet-irom storerooms are being
rolled away and the ground is be
; ing prepared for the foundation
The building will be three storie
high, will be 125x7O feet, and will
. be completed by Christmas ane
will cost between 500, 600 and $25,
900 whencomp!eted.
Supt. J. N. Hauss, of the gradYe
, school has just completed the cen
{ sus of Thomasville and finds tina
| there are 1888 people. Last yea
there were 3,O1O or about IL pc
cent. gain in one year. The com
parison Of school children las
year and this is as follows: white
342; now $50. Colored 161; nov
224.
Mrs. William Lewis, of Good
water, Ala, arrived in Thomasvill
: Sunday and is spending few day
=. visiting old friends. She has beer
r away from Thomasville 81 years
l When she left there were onl,
: nine houses in all in Thomasvill
and John W. Thomas, founder O
[ the town, owned the whole plac
v for several miles around. Sh
= was there when the first train rul
t through the town and her husban
8 WAS engineer on the road She