Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-12-02
CONCORD AND CABARRUs COUNTY.
Barn Burned, An Old Lady Dies, Boys Leg
Broken and a Fox Caughs,

Concord Times Nov. 1926.
Mrs. Sandy Lipe died yestsrday
at her home near Ebenezel
church, in Rowan county, and
the body was inferred there to.
day.
( The infant Of G. T. Crouch,
who lives near Graded School No.
2, was found dead in bed this
morning. It:was four months old
The barn of Robert Bost, in No.
II township, was burned to the
ground last Saturday morning
about IS O'Clock. Two COWS
perished in the flames, but the
mules were gotten out in safety.
About 100 bushels of corn and
some farm implements were also
destroyed. It is not known how
the fire started. Mr.. Bost was
away from home at the time.
Messrs. George Montgomery,
David Fowlkes, w. A. Foil, Leon
ard Brown, James Walthall, Bob
Patterson and James Brown went
out this morning at 4:3O O'Clock
to hunt foxes in No. 4. They
jnmped a fox about 8 o'clock. and
after running him about 45 min
utes caught him near Trinity
Chulch. It was young fox, but
nearly grown. In the fight with
the animal one of the dogs was
right badly hurt.
Alfred H, Sapp, of Nc. 6 town
ship, will be elected keeper of the
County Home at the first meeting
of tbs Republican board of county
commissioners December Z. This
has been definitely decided upon,
and Mr.. Sapp will take charge
next Monday, the present keeper,
Jno. W. Cook, desiring to retire
at once to attend to his mercan-
tile business. There were several
other applicants for the place, but
Mr.. Sapp gets the plum.
EarlyWatson,t the seven-year.old
son of J, II. Watson, got his leg
broke last Friday afternoon. He
was trying to climb into the real
of a passing wagon, when his leg
got caught in one of the wheels,
causing it to be broken. The
driver stopped the wagon as soon
as possible, and carried the little
fellow to his home. A physician
was at once summoned and set
the limb. Both bones are broken
but the little fellow is getting
along as we'll as could be expected
Go stable S. ], Hartsell yester
day brought to town Harvey
L
Witherspoon, colored, held fol
carrying weapons and assault
He was sent to jail in default o1
$3.50 bond.
The children of the graded
school yesterday contributed $21
as Thanksgiving offering for the
poor. This fund is kept by the
school to use in relieving the poo1
of the city as needed.
Shep Gilmer and Frank Brad
shaw escaped from the chain gane
last Monday. Both were TRUSTEES
Gilmer was the negro who wal
convicted Of holding up two young
men near R. V. Caldwell's las
year.
| A stranger was on our street,
yesterday exhibiting patent har
ness, which has no traces, and il
hitched to buggy with no single
tree. In case of run away tn
horse can be released from tn
buggy instantly.
Rev. Jno. G. Kilgo, paesiden
of Trinity College, will address
temperance mass-meet:ng at th'
Central graded school here next
Sunday night at 7:30 O'Clock
Much interest is being manifested
in this meeting, and a large au
dience IS expected. It is probabl
that Dr.. Kilgo will preach Sunda,
morning at IL o'clock at Centra
Methodist church.
District Deputy, G. B. Webb
of Salisbury, spent Monday nigh
here, having met with Lodge No
25. Jr. O. U. A. M. He lecture,
to the lodge and inspected tn