Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-02-26
The CAROLINA WATERMAN.
Local News Items.

Spencer shops, received q palnIu
wound last Monday by a hamme
coming in contact with his head
Fortunately for him, the hamme
glanced aside, causing a fes]
wound only.
Quite an interesting series o
lectures will be commenced il
the German Reformed church OF
next Sunday night. The lectures
are to be illustrated by stereopti
con views on the subject of the
addresses.
L. Banks, the clothier, has re-
opened his store on Main street.
Mr.. Banks has been temporarily
closed for some time and his
friends are glad to see him back
at business.
A public examination of teach.
ers will be held on the goth in
the office Of Supt. Kizer. All who
desire to teach or have not secNr-
ed teachers cerfcate should at
tend. The examination will take
place in the office of the superin.
tendentat the court house.
G. W. Smith, who has been
making Granite Quarry his home
for the past two years, and was
elected mayor of that thriving
little town last May, bas gone
back to New York city to live.
Mr.. Smith has been superintend-
ing the getting out of rock for the
Whitney dam. The necessary
amount has been prepared, there
fore Mr. Smith has returned home.
His going is regretted by his
many friends at the Quarry.
Will Byers, an escaped convict,
was caught in Cabarrus county
and turned over tc the authorities
of Mecklenburg. Byers is wanted
here in Rowan, he having failed
to serve his time on the roads
here, but left suddenly without
bidding the officers good bye.
On last Friday evening DR..
Council left his horse hitched in
front of his residence. Some one
lnt INT on mischief or theft appro-
priated it AM things were lively
awhile around the place, the Of
fits we're notified and phone
me sages we're sent in all direc-
tions to look out for the team.
And although a general search
was made, no trace could be
found. About noon on Saturday
the horse and buggy were found
in a back lot in East Sail bury
looking as if it had been driven
Last week, a large Holstein
bull, which was being shipped in
a crate, by express, broke his
prison bars, and stampeded the
gathered at the depot
waiting for the trains. Two pas
senger trains were in the yard and
the bull chose his route directly
between them. After a wild dash
down E. Council street he quietly
sought pasturage in a nearby field.
E. H, Murray who has been
managing the Murray Hotel at
Spencer, has leased a hotel near
the Union depot at Durham and
has moved his family there. The
loss of Mr.. Murray is regretted by
Spencer people, as he was a very
popular man, and the best wishes
Of the people go with him.
It is said that the pay roll of
S:yencer employees was only a few
thousand dollars short from what
was paid them before the forces
was reduced and wages cut. The
amount paid on this last goth, was
about 800. 0O0.
Miss Bette Stall1ngs, who has
been on a visit at Charlottesville,
Va, is expected home this week
Miss Stallings will begin teaching
her music class the first week ir
March.
A white man by the name Of
Basinger, assaulted and attempted
to rob Tony. Johnson, a negro o
Liberty street, last Saturday
right. The negro had just beer
paid by his viup:"yer, and Basin
ger, sealing him with the money
all wed his cup'dity to lead hin
into robbery. The negro's erie