Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
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crlored, near the Southern pas
senger station. The bullet enter
ed the right cheek and lodged il
the left side of the face. It wa
dislodged and the wounded MAJ
spit it out before medical aid ar
rived. Reeves says the shootin,
was accidental and that he ant
Wood are the best kind of friends
He was taken into custody, and a
Wood claims that the bullet i
still In his throat, will be held un
til further examination is made.
Carl Hammer, who has beer
living in St. Louis, arrived here
Sunday and will resume his resi-
dence in Salisbury. His mother
Mrs. Josephine Hammer, will ar.
rive in a few days and make bel
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Hammer
at their home in the Southern su.
burbs of Salisbury.
John Richwine, an old Sallbury
boy who 10 making good in the
real estate business in Richmond,
Va, was in Salisbury Monday.
Miss Sallie Sumner, of Lincoln.
ton, stopped over on Friday with
her uncle, Sheriff Jas. Fl. McKen.
zie, OH her way to the State Nor
NAL School at Greensboro.
In the debate Friday night at
the meeting of the Ephworth
League on the subject: "Res Nv
ed, that the city is more condu-
Give to christian living than the
country" it took only one ballot
to decide in favor of the country
T. R, Garner was master of cere-
NOME and the judges we're: w.
B. Summersett, M. c. Rnfty and
Mrs. T. S Boylin. The affirma-
tive was handled by Leroy Smith
and P. N. Peacock, and the mega
tive by J. H Suddeth and S. c..
Peacock. The debate was very
much enjoyed by the audience.
Rev. Walter Lingle, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church of
Atlanta, Georgia, was in Salisbury
last week on his way to Atlanta.
He has just returned from a tour
of two months through France and
Scotland. He attended service at
the Presbyterian church here Sun
day night.
An event of unusual interest to
the people of Salisbury will be the
marriage of Miss Nell Virginia
Wilburn, to Charles Holmes
Thayer, which takes place on
Wednesday evening, the twenty
ninth of September, at soc
o'clock, at the home of her friend,
Mrs. Augustus H. Dreher, II!
West Monroe street. The bride
elect IS u of Sa%lisbury's most
lovely young women and her
.rsnds are everybody who, know
her. Mr.. Thayer is a prominent
young man of Mt. Pleasant.
Rockwell Council Jr. O. u.
NJ. No. 175, had flag raising a
2:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the Rockwell public schoo
tower. The exercises were public
and a fairly good crowd was IN at
tendance.
Miss Sallie MsCorkle still con'
tinues very sick at the homo o
her siseer Mrs. Richard Eames OIL
East Innes street. She is steadll.
growing weaker and the family l
given no encouragement by tn
attending physician.
A letter has been received b.
Alderman E. H. Heilig from Pres
W. W. Finley, of the Souther'
Railway, saying that other engage
ments would prevent his comm
to Salisbury Oh the End OF Nc
vember, but that he would com
on the evening of the 18th, II tina
date would be satisfactory. MI
Heilig replied that it woul6
Plans are being made to give hi
a reception, probably a banqut
when he comes and arrangement
are being made for it.
Sheriff Jas. Fl. Mckenzie Wi
send Ed. Scales to Chattanooe
tonight to identify a negro a
rested there suspected of belF
the slayer of Conductor Wlgg1n
on the street a some time ag'
Tbo outhorjtjos there sent SheTl