Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-02
STATE NEWS.
Items Of Interest Clipped, Condensed and
Prepared for the WatChman's Readers.

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The town commissioners have
ordered an election to be held in
the town Of Mooresville on the 22d
of September for the purpose of
. issuing bonds to the amount of
$4,000 for street improvement
and water for fire protection.
John Randall, the mountaineer
who brutally killed his wife by
beating her to death while he was
drunk, i'll Madison county, was
convicted of murder in the second
degree last week. He would have
been lynched but was taken to
. AsheVille for safe-keeping. The
people were furious over the out
rageous crime.
George Lumpkin, a 25-year-old
negro was struck squarely on the
head by bolt of lightning
} Wednesday at Stokesland, Rock
ingham county, and killed instant
ly. He was working in tobac-
field. His cap was knocked off
and light scar made on his head
but there were no other marks on
his clothes or body. II
While hunting squirrels in Nash
county a few days ago Mr.. Red
dick Dixon met his death in Pc
culiar manner. His death was
caused directly from the kick of
a shotgun III the firing of an ordi-
nary loaded shell. Mr.. Dixon
was making his way around the
tree IN crouched position, with
his gun ready to fire, the gun oyer
his arm and the stock near his
stomach. By some means tn , gun
fired, and the rebound caught Mr..
| Dixon in the stomach, causing in
ternal injuries, from which he
| died.
| Among the cases to come before
Franklin county Superior Court
this week is a "writ of recordari," :"
which orders the mayor of Louis
burg TO allow r. B. Carr to appeal
from the mayors court. Carr sets
fourth in his affidavit that he has
not been on speaking terms with
the chief of police for several years
and that he (Carr) was charged
by the policeman before the may
or with "grinn1ng at him (the Of
ficer) and splitting at him." The
defendant AYERS that he is a very
old man and has no front theeth
and therefore he could not have
} grinned at the officer or spit at
him.
) The big" "Automobile Meet" will
} be held at Eillerbe Springs, Rich
} mold county, Wednesday, Sep
tember 2. The details and plans
for the meet" have about been
completed. Over fifty cars will
participate. Cheraw, Bennetts.
J Vile, Marion, Sumpter, Laurin-
: burg, Concord, Monroe, Charlotte,
, Wadesboro, Gastonia, and other
towns wi be represented in force.
The tour will conclude with time
race from Rockingham to Eillerbe
Springs. This road is eleven miles
+ in length, is of sand-clay and is
we'll graded. A big barbecue and
dinner royal will be served at
Eillerbe Springs to the partici.
f pants and guests, which Will in
clude number of distinguished
people. A complimentary dance
and reception will be given in the
hotel pavilion on Wednesday
evening.
/ The Mercury says that Johr
t Beal, who lives in the vicinity o1
q Hickory. was in town Monday ano
0 went behind the depot to count
g his cash. He had SOL. He start
Q ed across the street to buy sui
n of clothes and somebody followed
: him. Presently he felt his pock
, etbook removed from his pocket
f He looked around and "a mar
: with a small black mustache" was
: running away. Man and money
not found.
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