Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
he CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
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time, died a few days ago at Mil
ton, N G. Mr.. Richardson was a
most estimable young man and
his Salisbury friends learn of his
death with sincere regret.
1t is rumored that Messrs. J. O..
Houston and M. F. Albright will
leave Rowan and settle in some
other part of the State. If this
rumor is true, Rowan will lose
two good citizens.
There will probably be some
very cold weather in this section
of the State before the Democrats
of the Anti-Saloon League allow
themselves to make another such
agreement as they made before the
last election.
W. had a little weather the past
week which must have made some
of our coal dealers happy.
1t has been announced that
Rev. H. A. Mccullough, who is
the State secretary of teacher
training department of the Sails.
bury township sunday school con-
vention, will visit this city on the
10Th. MrgMcCullough will dis
cuss the question Of properly
trained teachers for Sunday school
work.
One day last week Miss Buna
Jackson and D. L. Bradshaw we're
united in marriage. Rev. J, A. J.
harrington oficiated.
According to the record of Reg
lister of Deeds Miller, 81 couples
were married during the month
of October. Twenty of these were
white and seven were negroes.
J. L. Rusher was painfully in
jured recently at Pelham, and IS
at home recovering.
The directors of the Yadkin
Valley Fair Association held a
business meeting last week.
Mccall and Fesperman, who
have been operating a saloon on
East Inniss street, have filed the
necessary papers and have been
adjudged voluntary bankrupts by
Judge Boyd. Walter II. Wood
son Esq. has been appointed re-
ceiver.
Supt. Griffin states that there is
not a particle of truth in the ru-
NOR that several cases of scarlet
fever have developed at the school.
East Spencer lad a fire last
week which destroyed four build
ings. They were small houses
owned by citizens in this city.
The fire was caused by a defective
hue.
Work on the pedestal for the
monument to the Confederate
dead is being pushed as rapidly as
possible.
A pet monkey, the property Of
Walter Poole, came near causing
lots of trouble Saturday afternoon
at the business place of Mr.. Poole,
on Council street. It seems that
the beast got hold of some match
es and some of them "going off"
set fire to a lot Of old papers. The
fire was extinguished before any
damage was done.
Will Parker, a negro, is in Jail
and will abide there until a young
white man named Miller, is able
to appear against him in court.
The two became involved in a
quarrel when the negro drew a
knife and cut Miller several times.
The injured man is not thought
to be in a serious condition.
The stock of the Salisbury Drug
Co., has been sold by the receiver,
to E G. Helms, of this city and j.
W. MCPHERSON, Of Ellington, N.
G. The new firm has already
commenced business.
DR.. E. Bright Byrd, an eye
specialist of Winston-Salem, has
located in Salisbury for the prac-
tice of hia profession.
Messrs. A. l.. Smoot and A. B,
Saleeby we're selected Sunday at a
meeting of the Baraca class of the
First Methodist church, to repre-
sent the class at the Western Car.
DINA conference of Barracks,
which will meet in Ashaville IN