Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-07-31
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Remarkable Snake and Fish Stories
CroWder's Whereabouts Still Unknown,


Lexington Dispatch, July oath.
Friday night Mrs. Carrie Nation
delivered one of her lectures on
prohibition in Thomasville. 1t
was not known that she was in
the city until very late in the
afternoon. However, the news
leaked out and while at the
Thomaville Hotel she received
many callers. The Chapel was
crowded and many could not get
in to hear her. She spoke for
about an hour and delighted her
audience. After she had conclu-
ded her lecture she sold her books
and sovenir hatchets. The de-
mand for the hatchets was amaz.
ing.
President Archibald johnson
arrived in Thomasville Saturday
night from Morehead City, where
he was honored with the presi-
dency of that Association. At
the station to meet him was the
"Orphanage Automobile" the
Orphanage band and large num-
ber of the officers and children of
the Orphanage. as we'll as a big
crowd to greet the "Great Chief"
President johnson said in his lit
tie impromptu speech that he ap-
preciated the great ovation given
him in his home town even more
than he appreciated the presi-
dency. Davidson county has
more presidents of State and Ma
tional Associations than any other
county in the State. Our county
appreciates the honors.
July 18th, the doors of the First
National Bank of Thomasville
were thrown open for business,
with the following officers: Presi-
dent, Chas. F. Lambeth; vice
president, T. J. Finch; cashier, A.
II. Ragan,
Snake stories and fish stories by
universal agreement are allowed
the privilege of being only partly
true, but we have snake story
here, handed in by most estima-
BILE Lexington lady, and it must
pass as absolutely true. A little
girl, on going to hens nest to
see how the Matching was coming
on, found the fowl standing up in
the nest, and tried to push her
down on the eggs again. The hen
refused to be pushed, and then
thinking something wrong, the
child put her hand under the hen.
She felt something sufficiently
cold and clamy to cause her to
give the regulation feminine
scream; and help came on the run
Investigation revealed black
snake that had crept under the
hen without alarming her enough
to make her leave her eggs; and it
had deliberately set about to
swallow all the eggs, seven OF
which it had already gulped down.
It was killed and cut open, and
six of the eggs were intact, They
we're put back in the nest and in
due time hatched, everyone.
A special from Morehead City
says that during the meeting OF
the editors last week, Mr.. James
H. Alexander, of Lexington, was
fishing in the sound and lost his
eye glasses in the water. After
cropping around for half AL hour
~ semi-bllndness, he hooked a
nerch and on drawing him up,
found, 10 and behold, his eye
glasses a-straddle of the fish's
nosel This has already been
called the annual Morehead lie
Mr.. Alexander joined the Press
Asso citation this year.
One of the most welcome items
of news this week is the announce.
ment that in the not distant flu
ture a modern brick business
house will replace the old, dilapi
dated and unsightly wooden store
rooms occupied by julie G. Smith
the we'll known merchant. Mr.
Smith has purchased from Jane
Adderton one-half interest in tn
property, which will afford ampl
room for three new stores, Will
it is not probable that this much
needed improv ment will be mad
this year, it will doubtless b
made early next year.