Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-04-22
CAROLINA WATCHMAN,
Local News Items.

A mare belonging to II. W
Bost, of Rockwell, recently gave
birth to a colt without fore legs
except one short stub.
The contractors expect tt
have the new passenger depor
completed by June 1st. The she6
will be 607 feet in length and viii
be a splendid building in ever,
particular.
Rev. Geo. H. Cox, D. D., o.
Granite Quarry, Will preach the
baccalaureate sermon at the com.
mencement exercises of Elizabeth
College, Charlotte, Sunday, May
18th.
Salem second ball team crossed
bats with the Cowan school house
team Monday morning, the score
resulted 10 to 8 in favor of the
Salem boys. The Salem team
played again in the afternoon at
Liberty Hall and again carried
off the honor, the core being 16
to 6.
Rev. D.. Clay Lilly, D. D., of
Winston. Salem, occupied the pull
pit, night and morning, at the
First Presbyterian church, Sun
day. DR.. Lilly is a clear eason
er, an interesting talker and an
earnest advocate of right. His
sermons were much enjoyed.
There was a hearing concerning
the affairs of the Barber Buggy
and Wagon Go. here, last Thurs
day, before Referee W. C. Irwin.
It was decided to wind up the
affairs of the company and pay
off it's creditors pro rata.
A man by the name of Wilker-
son was captured here Monday on
a charge of deception preferred
against him by J. R. Mccall, of
Charlotte. Wilkerson and Miss
Mccall were supposedly married,
but the ceremony proved to be a
bogus affair and Wilkerson came
to Salisbury where his arrest fol-
lowed,
There was a joint meeting of
prohibitionists and anti-prohibi-
tionists at Rowan Academy last
Friday night. J. H. Frick spoke
in favor of the vets and Henry
Agner defended the drys. It is
said 100 were in attendance and
the meeting was a harmonious
one. Mr.. Prick was the republican
candidate for the last legislature,
and it is said, he argued that the
bill was undemocratic, unfair, etc.
The monument of the dead
soldiers Of Maine, buried in the
National Cemetery here has been
erected and will be dedicated by
imposing ceremonies Friday, May
9Th. A number of old soldiers
and State officials of Maine will
be here at that time. Gov. W.
7. Cobb, was expected to be pres
ent, but finds that he will be I'M
able to attend.
The Summersett Undertaking
Co., has been granted a charter
by the Secretary of State. The
corporators named in the charter
are: T. W. Summersett, w. L.. Bell
and R. M. Davis. These GENTLE
men are all we'll up in their work
and are prepared to furnish the
best service that can be had,
Rev. D. Clay Lilly, of Winston
Salem delivered an address before
the Railway Y. M. G. A. at Spen-
Ger Sunday evening.
Wesley Staner, of Concord. was
arrested here Saturday night for
picking the pocket Of E. T. Cog
gins, of Charlotte, who was doz-
ing in the waiting room of the
passenger depot. Staner was
locked up to await May court.
The wholesale grocery store of
of the Robertson Grocery Co., was
entered through a rear window
Saturday night but little of, value
was taken. The fixtures on the
safe were broken off and the
money drawer was pulled out.
Walter Owens was arrested Mon
day and confessed to having enter
ed and robbed the place. The
officers also arrested several other