Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-02-12
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Senator 0verman Introduces a Bill For a
Government Building. Several Deaths.

government Building. Several Deaths.
q Concord Times. Feb. ~.
Many friends in Concord an
t all over Cabarrus county regre
exceedingly to learn of the deatl
3 of Peter B. Bost, a prominent cit
izen of No. 10 township. which sac
event occurred at the hospital il
Salisbury last Tuesday afternoon
For several years Mr.. Bost hao
. been affected by heart trouble
} and recently the affection became
so serious that be sought the best
special medical treatment. As
soon as the hospital authorities
examined him thoroughly, how.
ever, they pronounced his case
hopeless. His young wife. who
before marriage was Miss Jennie
Hudson, and several relatives were
at his bedside when he breathed
his last.
I Mrs. M. L. Gurley died last
Wednesday morning about 10
o'clock at her home at Forest
Hill. Her young infant died
about week before. Her hus-
band survives her. She was only
II years of age, and was before
marriage a Miss Mcclure, sister
of H, M. Mcclure, of Forest Hill.
Ed. Johnson, who was convicted
two years ago of breaking into
and stealing from some cars at
the depot, was this week pardoned
by Governor Glenn, to whom the
matter was presented by represen-
tative Stickley. He was sent to
the chain gang for four years, and
had served half of the sentence.
The pardon is given on the con-
dition that johnson appear at the
May term of court and show good
behavior.
Robert W. Cope, an aged Con-
federate veteran of No. 1 town
ship, died last Friday at his home,
to which be had been confined for
nine years with paralysis. Mr..
Cope was membe:1Jof Gen. Ru.
fus Barringer's company. Co. F,
1st N. G. Cavalry. and was good
soldier.
Joe P. Fisher. a popular sa les
man in the clothing department
of the Cannon & Fetzer Co., and
Miss Callye Wagg, of StatesviIle,
will be married at the brides
home in that city next Wednes:
day evening, February IL, at G
o'clock.
Mrs. J. J. Yost, of No. 5 town.
ship, died last Saturday of pneu-
monia at her home. She was &C
years of age, and woman much
respected in the community. This
is the third death that has occur
red within one year in this home
a son and a daughter having died
within that time.
| An act was passed by th'
special session of the Legis
lature to provide for the paymen
of burial expen ses of Confederate
pensioners. Twenty dollars to b.
appropriated from general count,
fund upon recommendation o
} chairman of pension board.
Concord is in the throes Of al
epidemic of the grip. There ar
probably 1000 cases in the ci:y
very few families being exemp
from it.
Gao. d. Corl died at his hom
on Buffalo street last Thursda,
night, Of pneumonia. He was 4
years old and leaves wife an
four children.
Rev. J. M. Grier. D. D., arrive
here last Friday with his famil
from Washington, N. G., wher
, be had been pastor of the leadln
Presbyterian church for two years
j, On January 81, Senator Over
q man introduced the following bl
K in the United States Senate: B
8 it enacted by the Senate an
d House of Representatives. OF tE
i United States of America i'll Coz
j. gress assembled, that the Seer
d tary of the Treasury be, and he
70 hereby, authorized and directed
= cause to be erected upon the Go
ernment site in the city OF Coz
cord, State of North Carolina.
snita hla hnildino including fir