Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-03-04
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Local News Items.

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his Office in the Davis & Vile.
Bank building, second floor DR.
Neel~ comes highly recommend
ed and it is to be expected thai
he will get a liberal patronage
He has an advertisement in TIL
WATERMAN.
A fire on N. Longstreet, Sunday
night, resulted in the destruction
of a small house, occupied by ne.
groes, the property of John A.
Boyden.
Stephen Kirk, who runs some
what of a dairy uear town on the
Gold Hill road, was surprised Sun.
day morning to find a machinist's
hammer lying on his milk box.
He suspects some one intended to
rob the box its contents but was
frightened away.
The body Of the man, who died
here in the county Jail, is still at
the undertakers. No definite an
swers to messages sent out, en-
curing as to his home and rela-
tives, have been received.
1t is reported that the post
office at Linwood was robbed Mon
day night. The robbers took all
the money they could find,
amounting to SITS, about thirty
dollars we're in pennies. No ar
rests have been made as suspicion
has not fallen on any one.
Gen. w. R. Roberts, a general
in the Confederate army, and said
to be the youngest Brigadier under
commission, was in Salisbury this
week. Gen. Roberts is locking
after his interests as a candidate
for Secretary of State.
Col q. P. Smith, editor of The
American, the official organ of the
Jr. o. U.ssA,..M. and one of the best
orators on the objects Of the order,
was in the city yesterday. He
addressed a large crowd at Rock
we'll last night and will deliver
addresses at the following places
and dates this week: Gold Hill,
tonight; Albemarle, Thursday
night; Mt Pleasant, Friday night,
and Faith, Saturday. All Juniors
and the public are cordially invit-
ed to come out and hear him.
Luther Huffman, who has been
engaged in the meat market bust
ness here for a number of years,
has left for Lenoir, to engage in
business there. His friends here,
while regretting his leaving, wish
him much success in his new
home.
Sub-postoffces are to be estab-
lished at East Spencer and Chest
nut Hill and a mounted carrier
is to DO brought into service.
This action on the part of the
government will certainly be ap-
preciated, as it is almost an i'm
possibility for the suburban resi-
dents to get their mail regularly
from the main Office.
The musicale, at the home of
Mrs. Jno. Whitehead. last Thurs
day night, was quite a uccess in
every way. A large crowd attend
ed and enjoyed the music and
Rotations by Salisbury's best
talent. The proceeds of the mus
icale are to be used in building a
column for North Carolina in the
proposed Memorial Continental
building Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution.
The Southern Power Company
has made application to the board
of aldermen for a franchise allow
ing the company to bring it's line
to the city.
Mrs. Venus Barringer, who was
50 fearfully cut by her husband
last Saturday night, is at the
Whitehead-Stokes sanito m.
Today, it is reported, she is doing
we'll and her recovery is confident
ly expected.
The Southern Railway has abol-
ished the Office of station master
at this place, thereby dispensing
with the services of J. A. Siceloff,
who has been filling the position
SO capably.
Rev. R, W. Boyd, until recent
lv of the Rarinm Snrinns