Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-01-08
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
Local News Items.

he has pneumonia.
J. P. Caldwell, editor of the
Charlotte Observer married Add1e
Williams in Washington city last
Saturday.
Miss Manning West. of Colum-
bia, S. c., is in the city visiting
friends and relatives.
A "jug house," in the rear OF
J. H. Wooley's whiskey quarters
was destroyed by fire Monday.
DR.. E. G. Click, of Mooresvllle,
has moved to Salisbury and will
open a dental parlor here.
Prof. Griffin, superintendent OF
the graded schools, who has been
in the hospital for several weeks
is able to get about a little now
his friends will be glad to learn.
DR.. Henry Lewis Smith, presi-
deat of Davidson College, will ad-
dress the Mems Society of the
Let Presbyterian church tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. His subject
will he ga Trio to Mars"
WIN. DAVIS, who has been
lodging the officers for more than
a'year, was captured here Tuesday,
Davis was a street car conductor
and was wanted for larceny. He
was sent to jail in default of bond.
Rev, John Wakefield, who is
now located in the southern por-
ton of Mecklenburg county, has
been chosen superintendent of the
Barium Springs Orphanage vice
Rev. R. W. Boyd resigned.
Webb Freeman, OF the Pepsi
Cola Bottling,Works, was thrown
out of,his wagon and badly shaken
up Saturday morning, when his
team ran away Oh West Innes
street.
The resumption of activity on
the works at Whitney took place
Monday. 1t is said the new owners
propose to push the enterprise to
completion at the earliest moment
possible.
Sidney Kluttz, son of Robt. J.
Kluttz, merchant and butcher of
Spencer, accidentally fell on a re-
volving saw Friday afternoon and
came lei losing his life. One
arm was nearly cut off. He was
taken to the hospital for treat
ment.
A man by the name of l.. L
Fleming, Of Augusta, Ca, while
on a spree here Saturday night
with AID Smith, a drayman, waE
relieved of some twenty odd dol
lars and a gold watch. He accus'
ed Smith Of the theft and hac
him before Esq. J. G. Kesler Mon.
day. The magistrate found the
evidence and Smiths confession
sufficient to bind him over tx
courtin a bond of $50, and being
unable to pay same was sent to Jail
Senator Overman has gotte1
through the Senate a bill provid
ing for the holding of fedora
courts in Salisbury after the cree
ton of our public building. II
addition to the Appropriation made
he is endeavoring to secur'
500, 900 more, which If he be sue
cessful, will probably give Sails
bury the finest government build
ing in the State. Work is no
likely to begin on the building
until this is settled.
II is reported that a $4,000 tt
$4,000 fire took place at Whitney
Sunday morning, which destroyed
the supply house, machine shops
blacksmith shop and ice plant
These buildings being so far apart
and such worthless shacks, put ur
merely for temporary use, thai
we are disposed to give little cred.
ence to the story, at least as to the
amount of the loss. Of course, if
the ice plant has been DESTROYED
the resumption Of shoveling dirt
will have to be deferred Indefinite
ly.
A. G. Mesimer, while under the
influence Of liquor, entered the
residence Of Mrs. John Phite, near
the furniture factory, and made
improper proposals to her and
threatened to shoot her. Mrs
Phite knocked up his drawn pistol