Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-02-26
STATESVILLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Farmer Suddenly Goes Insane. Smallpox
In IredelI.

4 | Statesville Landmark, Feb. 1881.
Messrs. A. J Devereaux and F
S. Pope, telegraph operators a
the depot, were called to Salisbur
yesterday to stand the epe and ca
examination which the Southern
requires of ell its operators at diff
ferent intevals. Mrs. Devereau,
accompanied her husband to Sal
isbury.
| The marriage of Miss Belle Mot
and Allen Mills will be celebrated
at the home of the brides broth
er, DR.. G. B Mott, on Elm street,
this evening at 8 o'clock. The
ceremony will be performed by
Rev. E. A. Osborne, of Charlotte.
There will be no attendants.
A. Privett, who was seriously
injured and robbed by highway
! man at Salisbury about three
weeks ago and had since been in
the sanatorium there, was brought
to his home IN west Statesville a
few days ago and is gradually re-
covering his strength. Mr..
Privett's skull was fractured by a
heavy blow from some metal in
strument and he narrowly escap-
ed ueath. He will be confined to
his bed for some weeks, but it is
thought his recovery will be COM
plete. ~.
Judge Ferguson, who is to pre-
side over Alexander Superior
Court at Tay]orsville this week,
arrived IN Statesville Sunday and
vent to Taylorsville yesterday on
the belated train.
Jonah Ryan, farmer about so
years old, is violently insane at
his home in Olin township and an
effort will be made to get him in
the State hopital at Morganton.
Mr.. Ryan's mind has been i'm
paired for some time and last
week he hacame violent and has
since been under guard. It Is re-
ported that Mr., Ryan has been q
strenuous religious fanatic for
some years.
Mrs. Julia Gather, who suffer-
ed broken limb by falling on the
ice at the home of her son, A. B.
F Gaither,slast Wednesday morn
ing, died yesterday morning at
9:1O o'clock from the effects of her
injury. She never recovered from
the shock caused by the accident.
DR.. M, R. Adams, county ply
cician, returned yesterday from
north Iredell, where he had been
to meet the county physicians of
Yadkin and Wilkes counties, to
examine smallpox suspects
There are several cases which the
physicians pronounce small pox
Those affected are in Wilkes,
Yadkin and Iredell counties.
They have been quarantined and
disinfectants are being used to
prevent the further spread of the
disease. The cases in Iredell-
and DR., Adams saw seven or eight
are near Jennings. Both white
and colored have the disease. On
account cf it the school near Jen-
nings has beeen discontinued for
the present.
The passenger train from Char
lotte, due to arrive in Statesvi!le
at 9:1O a. NJ, did not arrive yes
terday until about noon. The
delay was caused by freight
wreck five miles this side of Char
lotte. There was a freight wreck
somewhere between Barber juno
tion and Mooresville Oh the Wins
ton & Mooresville division Satur-
day morning and traffic was de-
layed several hours.
There were three special school
tax elections in the county Tues
day. Two of these carried by q
good majority but the third fell
fiat. In Coddle Creek township
district No. 4, (Linwood school
the election authorizing specla
tax of 20 cents on the 500 valua
tion and 60 cents on the poll car
ried by vote Of % to 5. the reg
istered vote being 80.
Willis league, young white
man of Alexander county, who
has been wanted by the Fedora
officers for some time on charge