Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-27
LEXINGTON ANO DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Lexington to Have a new Public Building.
Mr.. Heitman has Good Fortune.
Dispatch. May goth

Lexington Dispatch. May goth.
Lexington's public building ap
preparation came out in the il.
that was reported to the house last
week, and will stay in it until il
is passed, which will be this week,
the matter having been delayed
Many folks are sceptical, doubt
ing Thomases, but there doesn't
seem to be any reason lor not be-
lieving that we are going to have
the building. Sites for it are be-
ing discussed freely. One idea Is
that it should be located right in
the middle of the square, where
the Confederate monument is, and
streets curved around it, closer to
the buildings. The site would
cost nothing at all in that event.
and the full $65, 900 could be put
in the building. There is no tell
ing, however, where 1t will be
built.
Colo. Linden Covington, white,
was plucked off the blind of No. IL
last week, one night, and sentenc-
ed to 30 days on the roads for beat
ing the train. He appears to have
some knowledge of matters legal.
and accordingly drew up an in
strument in the form of a petition
to the court to extend clemency
on the ground that his eye sight
and hearing we're defective. that
he was physically unable to work,
that he had been thrown of his
employment by the panic and 80
forth. The court did not consider
this petition, being of the opinion
that there was no such grounds
for complaint.
Last week remarkably success
full revival services were conducted
in Greenwood school house just
out Of Lexington, OH the Green's
boro road, The Christian people
of the community had charge of
the meeting. Dr.Leonard preach
ed one night for them. About
two score people confessed faith,
and there is now scarcely a person
in 1.-THE community that is not
numbered among the church men,
bers.
II. Cam Heitman, who went to
Washington City last week on
business connected with his pat
ent mail pouch, stating that he
had gone to close a deal with the
government for the purchase of
same, wired yesterday that he
would arrive last night with $685.
600 to his credit, having sold the
patent to the American and Ger
man governments.
W. II. Walker, secretary and
treasurer of the Dixie Furniture
Company, who underwent an oper-
alton at Salisbury last week for
the removal of piece of diseased
bone in his thigh, is getting along
nicely, we are very glad to hear.
He will remain in the hospital
about two weeks yet. His friends
over here will be pleased to see
him again, fully recovered. He
!s one of our captains of indus
try"
The season for liberating hon.
ing pigeons has arrived, and a lot
of the birds were turned loose Sun
day, to find their way back north.
Every spring hundreds of crates
of pigeons are shipped here for
liberation.
John Sims, colored, through W.
P. Mangum Turner, Esq., his at
torney, has brought suit against
the Southern for $4,000 for
personal injuries sustained seve-
raj months ago, when he. e.claims,
he was knocked off a section of No
84by the conductor, landing on his
head IN rock pile above the Lex
ington station. He claims to
have had ticket and the conduct
or wou dn't stop for him.
The school board Monday night
elected Miss Edna McCrary who
has been taking part work, to take
full work. she having consented,
and decided to add tie tenth grade
to the course. This is good news
indeed and will be appreciated by
the people Of the town. Our school
hoard ls composed of able, intel.
ligent and patriotic men, who
have the interests of the school
very close to their hearts. They
have always been handicapped by
a lack of money, and the schoo1
is growing year by year. Next
wear there will ha mora childrar