Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-03-11
CONCORD AND CABARRUs COUNTY
B. F. Rogers Dead. A Curious Incident
ata Birthday Party.

f. Rogers Dead. A Curious Inciden
I ata Birthday Party.
Concord Times. March s-8.
In the matter of receivershi1
of the Odell Manufacturing Com
pany, of Concord, and the South
ern Cotton Mills, of Bessemel
City, Judge Boyd last Tuesday
morning, on report of the re-
ceiver, presenting resolutions
adopted at a meeting of the credi
tors and stockholders. held last
week, continued the recivershir
of Ceasar Cone for the Odell
Company for six months longer
No limit was fixed for the South.
ern, as it is understood that plans
| sfs under oensileration which
may result in a satisfactory ar.
rangement within 80 days.
George G. Goodman, of No.
8 township was.in to:sssee us this
morning. He states that the
young people of his section are
still chasing toxes-that almost
every day he can hear the dogs on
the trail, That,part!of the coun-
ty is plentiful; with the.!red fox,
and the fox-hunters are enjoying
some fine sport.
On last Thursday night when
No. IS com, in from Salisbury,
policeman Benfeld noticed the
action of one Frank Baxter, a
young negro hack-driver, and
kept a watch on him, finally seiz-
ing a grip which contained two
gallons of liquor and three bot
ties Of beer.
A family reunion was held in
No. 2 township last Friday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Liu-
ker, the occasion being the cele-
bration of the birthday of Mrs.
LinKer. Quite a jolly time was
had. Mrs. Llnker was the moth
er of fourteen children, twelve of
whom are living. Nine Of these
children with their children were
present on that day-in all twen-
ty-nine children and grand
children. It was quite coinci.
dence that five married daughters
should attend, each having a babe
just five months old. The day
was pleasantly spent, and the big
home circle was not broken until
late in the day. when each wend.
ed his way homeward with pleas.
ant recollections
g. J. Miller, a colored man of
| No. 5 township, was in Concord
last Saturday with the stuffed
skin of the largest racoon ever
| seen in these parts. The "coon"
was as large as the average dog,
and 20 pounds of meat net were
obtained from it. He caught the
animal last Monday night in
South Rowan, near the line. II
| was under the house after the
chickens, when he set his dog or
it. It was soon treed and cap.
tured. It is now on exhibition
at the store of the Cannon &
Fetzer Co.
B. F. Rogers died last Thursday
morning at 6 o'clock at the Ortho
paedicSanitarium in Philadelphia
This announcement, while not
a surprise to the people, was tht
cause of expressions of universe
regret. Mr.. Rogers, whose health
had been failing for several years
during the past several month";
had become much worse, and ter
days ago, as last resort, was ia
ken to the sanitarium name,
above. His loved ones knew hi
serious condition, and realize,
that little could be done for him
but felt that they must exhaus
evey means to benefit him. MI
} Rogers had enlargement of tn
liver and complication of dis
eases. Benjamin Franklin Roger
: was born in Mt. Pleasant Octobe
J 81, 1847, and was, therefore, i
his G2nd year. He was reared
Mt. Pleasant, his father being B
O. Rogers. Mr. Rogers lived fo
several years in Salisbury, comm
to Concord in 1879, since whic
time he has made it his home
For sometime he taught school il
an old school house in the rear o
the present residence of Jno. A
Kimmons. Later he became