Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-06
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Baptist Church to be RemodeIed, Two New
Doctors for Lexington.
Lexington Dispatch. April 2sth.

D0Gl0IS I0I Lexington.
Lexington Dispatch. April 2sth.
Freight trains of so, and some
times more, cars are passing daily
now. If one is to judge by the
number and length of these trains
the Southern is doing big business
and the times "is' getting better.
Wednesday the Southern ran
six "thlrty-sixes," the first being
the regular passenger and the
other five being special passenger
trains carrying several cars each
of oyster shuckers returning from
the seasons work on the Gulf.
These people, mostly foreigners,
pass here each fall by the hundred
going to the southern coast towns
to handle the oyster catch. In
the spring they return north.
The Lexington Greys," a new
base ball aggregation, is daily
practiolng for the seasons games.
Mr.. Fred Hill is captain and Mr..
Luther Propst manager. The
boys aim to have crack nine,
and to that end would be glad of
any help that folks may see fit to
extend.
Work on the fronts of the burn
ed buildings is going on fast. The
Lexington Drug Company, which
will occupy the corner store, next
to the court house, will have a
handsome home. There will be
steel ceiling, floor of tiles, and
and a splendid display window
space. The furnishings will make
this drug store one of the hand
somest.
Thos, Kincaid and John Becker,
who had been hauling booze from
Salisbury to Cooleemee, aud dis
penslng it freely we're arrested
Saturday land put in Jail at
Statesville after trial before a
federal commissioner.
Lexington is to have two new
doctors. DR.. A. B. Byerly, of
Cooleemee, will arrive this week,
and DR.. J. B. Gibbs, Burnsville,
Yancey county. about the 10th of
May.
The Baptist people have decided
to remodel and add to their
church building on Main street.
Wednesday night the congregation
voted unanimously to commence
the work. The Baraca class has
agreed to raise $4,000, one half
being already subscribed. In all
about two-thirds of the amount
needed has been subscribed. The
building will commence very soon
and by the first of October it is
expected the work will be done.
Something like $4,000 will be
spent. When completed the
church will be very edifice.
Bob Hays, colored. was sent to
court Monday night by the mayor
on charge of selling whiskey,
He gave bond in the sum of 500.
The police are going after the
blind tigers and it is to be hoped
that they can put an end to the
importation of blockade goods.
Supt. W. W. Brown has accept
ed reelection at the hands of the
school commissioners. Other
teachers will be elected about the
close of the school. 1t has been
hoped that another teacher could
be secured to take charge of q
10th grade at the school, but ow.
ing to lack of money it is doubt
full if the commissioners can do
this.
Chief Engineer o. H.zConnell,
of the Southbound, spent Friday
night in Lexington with two gen.
tlemen, and resumed Saturday
morning a tour of the country
along the line of the proposed
railroad. It is said that the
men with him are looking over
the road with view of investing.
A street rumor has it that when
this trip is completed, work will
begin on the road. The Dispatch
is unable to say what is doing.
We only hope that this road will
be started this summer. giving