Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-02-05
DEATH OF MISS BELLE STlREWALT.
Another Golden Wedding. Farmers Still
Holding Cotton. Wheat Looking Bad.

South Rowan, Feb. 3,-Mlst
Belle Stirewalt died early Monday
morning, January 9th, at Mt.
Pleasant. where she has been going
to school. One week before hel
death she became ill with pneu'
monia and it was soon found that
she could not live long. He,
death was a surprise and a shock
to her many friends as the news
spread throughout the communi.
ty. She vas a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Moses S~tirewalt who live
at China Grove. She was 18 years
old, and never was one loved more
than she. All who ever knew her
learned to love an admire her. She
is survived by a father and moth.
or, five brothers, two sisters and a
host of friends who mourn her
loss. The funeral services took
place last Tuesday at Ebenezer
Church, Rev. H. A. Trexler Off
ciating.
Many farmers in this communi-
ty have not sold their cotton yet.
They are holding for higher prices
which they hope to got in the near
future.
Wheat in our neighborhood is
looking rather bad, owing to the
severe coldweather.
George Shipping and Miss Mary
Goodman we're united in the holy
bonds of matrimony last Saturday
in the neigborhood of St. Johns
church by a magistrate. Both
were from Mt. Hope church neigh
borhood and well liked by all. Mr..
Shipping purchased his license last
Wednesday aud had not planned
to get married before one week af-
ter the purchase, but it came out
in last weeks papers that the H.
cense had been purchased by the
contracting parties, SO he at once
began to plan the escape. So well
were his plans made that there
was no suspicion till it was all
over with. Mr.. Shipping is about
% years Of age while Miss Good
man is only about 16. Rocker and
a host of friends wish them a long
and happy life.
Last Monday January, 9th,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Penninger
celebrated the fftieth year of their
wedlock with a golden wedding.
Their many friends gathered in
lIOul d1l Slu6s duu "duo Uuo w.
casion a most pleasant one. The
happy couple received many gifts
which amounted upwards greatly
in value. May many be the years
they have yet to live and happy
may they be.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor
haze moved from China Grove to
George Barger's place, i'll this
community, where he will farm
this summer. We wish him great
success.
Bold indeed must the humanity
of a soul be to steal chickens in
daylight, and especially Oh Sun
day. Sunday, January, Goth,
there were two chickens stolen
from John Baslnger, who lives
near Rocks Grove Church, and
from Robert Josey who lives near
by. The thieves also stole a pot
to cook them in. Both Mr., b.
singer and Mr.. Josey were away
from home, and upon returning
home that evening MI. Basinger
missed his chickens and MI, Josey
his pot. That night Mr.. Josey's
pot was returned and he says he
does not know when it was return
ed home. They searched the
woods nearby and found where the
chickens we're cooked. It is
thought the guilty parties are
known, and there will probably
be some action taken.
Last Friday night near the
place where the chickens were
stolen some mischievous, half saw
age person who likes to crawl bet
ter than the majority of people,
crawled up a telephone post on the
Shuping-Kluttz Co., telephone
line and cut the wire.
Trexler-D Deal McCanless Co., is
putting up a saw mill in the Mt.
Hope church neighborhood and
will later IN the spring put up a
cotton gin which will make it
handy for the surrounding coun-
try. We wish them great success