Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
STATESYiLLE AND lREOELL COUNTY,
Revenue Officers Doing Great Business.
Cotton Mil Case COMPROMISED.
Statesville Landmark, April 1923.

| Statesville Landmark, April 1923
Anne Weaver, a half-witted ne
gro woman who lives on Eas
Front street, secured bottle o
laudanum Saturday evening an,
drank big dose of the drug. A
a result she ''went crazy" and fo
some little time Saturday nigh
she made things lively in the negr'
settlement where she lives.
The United States district court
Judge Boyd presiding, convened
yesterday morning. The grand
jury was drawn with R. M. Rose
bro, of Cleveland, as foreman
The trial of cases on thu crimina
docket was begun, District Attor'
ney Holton and Assistant District
Attorny Coble representing the
government.
Samuel Benton, who died in
Statesville last week, left an estate
valued at about $4,000. about
$4,000 of real estate and $5, 900 of
personal property. Mr.. Benton
left a will, R B. Mclaughlin be.
ing named as executor. A farm
in the vicinity of Troutman, val
ued at about $5, 900, was lef5 to T.
W. Hager, of Memphis, Tenn, a
nephew of Mr.. Benton. W. O.
Benton, OF the deceased, is to re-
ceive 81, 200 in cash or securities
and Mrs. E. E. Harwell, his sls.
ter, $500. The residue of the es-
tate is left to a niece, Miss Josep-
hine F. Benton, of Atoka, Tenn.
Charlie Summers a noted char
acter of Sharpesburg township,
was arrested Sunday morning
about 5 o'clock at his home in
Sharpesburg by Shelf Deaton
and Deputy Sheriff Alb. Brown,
and was brought to Statesville
and lodged in Jail. He is charged
with retailing in four cases and
illicit dist,lling in one case. He
gave 81 900 bond yesterday after
noon and was released,
The case of the Statesville Cot
ton Mill against the firm of A. D
Juiliard & Co., of New York, wa'
settled by compromise here yester
day by the attorneys in the case
In the compromise Juillard & Co
paid the Statesvllle Cotton Mil
SIS, ,0S0 and all costs in the case
Tillett & Guthrie, of Charlotte
represented Juiliard & Co. ant
Mclaughlin & Nicholson and Arm
field & Turner were attorneys fol
the plaintiff.
Deputy Collector J. M Davi
and Deputy Sheriff Ward foune
and destroyed large illicit dis
tillery plant in Eagle Mill town
ship Saturday. The outfit showed
evidence Of having been In use fo
some time and the 150-gallon still
and all other fixtures were in thei
places when the officers arrived
The officers also destroyed 800 gal
Ions of beer, about 80 gallons O
low wines and a lot of meal whicl
we're fonnd at the plant. No on
was on the premises when they ar
rived.
In discussing the recent sale o
beef cattle fed at the State Tes
Farm near Statesville, Commiss
ioner of Agriculture Graham, wh
recently visited the farm, says tn
sales, which amounted to abou
$22, 900. netted $236 in cash an
1O7 tons of manure, after deduct
ing all expenses.
Mrs. L. P. Allen and childre
this week moved to Spencer, wher
they will occupy property owne
i by Mr.. and Mrs. Allen. Mr.. ALLIE
who is fireman on the local shift
ing engine. will continue his wor
here but will spend Sundays wit
his family at Spencer. Mr.. an
Mrs. W. B. Blackwelder will occu
py the Rickert house, corner Gen
ter and Front streets, vacated b
the Allen family.
Rev. J. II. Presley received
telegram this morning announe
ing the death last night at Chez
ter, S. G, of Rev. G. e. McDor
aid, a prominent minister of th
Associate Reformed Presbyteria
Church. He will be buried 8
Winsboro, S. c., tomorrow.