Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-12-04
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
An Interesting Celebration at Pilgrim
Church. Two Deaths While Hunting.

| GnuFCn. W0 DealIlS While hurting,
Lexington Dispatch. Nov. 9th.
Dispatch readers will remembe
the announcement some weeks ag
of the sesqui-centennial, the cen
tennial and quarter-centennia
celebration to be held at the his
toric Pilgrim Reformed church
December 1st and 2nd. The fnl
lowing is the program for that oc
casion: Sunday. December 1st
10:30 o'clock, 1 Address of Wei
come, Elder A. P. Long. Pilgrim
2 Response and Opening Services
Rev. Dr.. J. L. Murphy, Hickory
8 Memorial Sermon, Rev. Dr.. j
9. Clapp, Newton. 1:3C O'Clock
p. NJ, 1 Greetings from the Synod
Of the Potomac, Rev. G. B. Heller,
president, Faith; 2 The Sacred
Sleep of the Blessed Dead, Rev.
DR.. G. E, Wheeler, Newton. Z
o'clock p. NJ, 1 Greetings from a
Former Pastor, Rev. w. Il. eau
sey, Concord; 2 Gree tings from
One of our Youngest Churches,
Rev. Shuford Peeler, Greensboro ;
3 Greetings from Our Oldest Sis
ter Church, Rev. W. W. Rowe,
Rockwell, Monday. December
End, 1920 o'clock. The Sturdy
Charactersof Our Ancestors, Rev.
DR.. J. M. L. Lyerly, Crescent; 2
Hickory of Pilgrim Church, Rev.
DR.. J. G. Leonard, Lexington.
1 80 o'clock, p. m, l The Chassis
Of North Carolina, Rev. DR.. J. l..
Murphy, Hickory; 2 Closing
Words.
Saturday afternoon about 4
o'clock.-Henderson Everhart was
accidentally shot and instantly
killed by his cousin, Robert Ever
hart, three miles from Lexington.
The dog had pointed and Robert
and Henderson We're both ready
to shoot. Just as Robert start ed
to fire, Henderson stepped in
front of him and received the en-
tire load IN the back of his head
and on the right side. He drop
ped dead and never moved. Two
shot almost came through the
skin of the forehead, but the
other balls remained in the brain
Part of the unfortunate boys hat
was shot into his head.
Thursday morning, owing to the
condition of the scarlet fever cpl
demlc which has reached serious
proportions, due partially to the
fact that our health officer has
not had the support that he should
have had, it was decided by the
school board to close the school
for twelve days, Or longer if nee
essary, until the epidemic can be
gotten under perfect control.
DR.. D. A. Stanton, of High Point,
was called over to consult DR.. J.
W. Peacock, our health officer,
and confirmed the latter's dag
nosis. DR.. G. A. Julian was also
called in, and agreed with the
diagnosis and will now support
our health officer in endeavoring
to stamp out this dangerous
disease. At this writing there
have been no fatalities, but a
number of children are quite i'll,
and it is feared that before it is
over some deaths may occur. The
citizens are urged to report at
once to the health officer any
cases they may have in their
families, or any cases they may
know of, and to obey implicitly
his instructions. At latter
meeting of the school board, it
was decided that the graded schc ol
will not be opened again until
Jan 6th.-Thomasville Items.
Thursday Ivey Briggs, who
lives out on Abbotts Creek neal
the Finch mill place. while out
hunting with q party, was shot
and painfully though not seriously
wounded His legs were filled
with bird shot, They brought
him here that night and DR. Yes
tai managed to get out about fifty
of the leaden pellets. Some one
of the party shot at a rabbit OF
bird and didn't see Briggs, who
caught the whole load.
Riley Hairston, the well.knowr
barber, tells story that makes 6
noise like a fish story hut he