Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Pastor Will Move to California. Cures
Ills by Quoting Scripture.
Dispatch, Oct. 5ih.


The Lexington manufacturers
especially the wood-workers, will
be glad if they come out even this
Year, without makina cent. Some
of them may not break even with
expenses. Nobody has made any.
thing And yet the republicans
say there isn't any panic!
The religious census taken Sun.
day under the auspices of the Bap.
tist church was entirely satisfac-
tory from the viewpoint Of the
cen sus- takers. 1t developed the
astounding fact that there are full
ly ass many people outside as in
side the churches of Lexington.
A more definite statement of re-
suits will be made next week,
when the returns will be carefully
canvassed and the slips denoting
church preference are handed to
the various minister's.
A man in the Edgemont section
of Caldwell county says that the
other day when horse was badly
cut on a barb wire fence, and bed
so profusely that bandages proved
of little avail, a fellow walked up
and said he could prevent the fur
ther effusion of blood by looking
at the wound and quoting verse
of Scripture. He did it, we are
told, and the blood ceased to flow.
He also informed bystanders that
he had another verse that would
cure snakebite-that his mother
taught them TO him but he didn't
name the verses so folks could
use them.
The county commissioners held
their monthly meeting Monday.
A lot of routine business vi as trans
acted. Chairman Davis was un-
able to be present, being absent
from home. Upon petition from
Boone township citizens, the COM
m1ssioners called all election for
the 9TH of November, for local
tax to work roads. The amount
of tax is left open for the people
to decide, but anything up to 20
and go cents may be voted, the
law being the same as for Lexing-
ton, where they levy Is and 45
cents. It is to be hoped that
Boone will vote the tax, thus max
lug 2 step forward for better roads.
Without knowing whether there
is any truth in it or not, and hop
ing that there isn't, the Dispatch
makes note of the rumor that
some workingmen here have been
given Indications that they better
vote the republican ticket. All
through the north big manufac-
turers openly and brazenly dictate
to their employees the way they
shall vote, and many men, fear
full of losing their jobs, will al
low themselves to be brow-beaten
into voting the republican ticket.
This sort of thing can never exist
to any extent in the south, where
men are free as the air that blows
and any manufacturer, whether
democrat or republican, who at
tempts to coerce his workingmen
in North Carolina ought to be
taught a few things the instant be
tries that game.
DR.. George L. Leyburn, pastor
of the Presbyterian church for the
past seven years, resigned Sun
day morning, aud will leave
about the last of November fol
Los Angeles, California. where he
and Mrs. Leyburn will make theil
home in the future, having rela
tives there. DR.. Leyburn resign
on account Of his health, which
has not been good for SOM
months. He suffered an attacl
of appendicitis in the summer
and underwent an operation, ant
since has not been strong. Th
warm friends these excellent peo
pie have make in Lexington sluc'
they came here will part will
them regretfully, and lexington
best wishes will accompany then
across the continent to their nev
home in the beautiful land 0
fruit and flowers.
A pain prescription is printe'
upon each 25c. box of DR.. Shoop'