Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-01-26
STATESViLLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
A Thrifty Negro Citizen. Conditions Chang.
Ing Between Salisbury ard StatesvIIIe.

A Thrifty Negro Citizen. Conditions Chang
Ing Between Salisbury ard StatesvIIIe.
Statesville e Landmark. Jan. 1922.
1t is understood Roland Hal
rls, of Statesville, has leased tn
Mocksville Courier and will con
tinue the publication of that pape
at Mocksville.
| It is learned from the Observe
that DR., w. B. Mott, who wa
some time ago stricken with pa
ralysis at Mt. Mourne and is nov
at his home in Charlotte, IS i'm
proving but has not regained tn
power of speech.
D. J. AreY, a thrifty co lored Cit
izen living on north Tradd street
sends The Landmark his expe
rience in hog raising. He say
that from January 1st, 1908, te
January 1st, 1909, he spent $1O(
for hogs and hog feed. He killed
four, aggregating 1, 242 in weight
which at 10 cents per poune
amounted to $124.2O. He raised
ten pigs, which he sold for IS each
making a total of $17O 20 from
his investment of 500. This
Dave thinks, IS hint to folks
who can raise hogs but who are
paying 124 cents a pound fol
''fatback."
Miss jamie Love, who has beer
at home on visit for three
months, expects to return tc
Mexico, where she is engaged in
mission work, within the next two
weeks.
W. H. Boovey, who lives a few
miles south of town, and who is g
trapper and farmer, caught al
otter yesterday morning. The
fur of all otter is valuable this
season of the year, being worth
SIS to $40. Mr.. Boovey realizes
a good sum every year from mink
hides.
The proprietor of Statesville
bottllng establishment thinks the
tide has changed between States.
vile and Salisbury since prohibi.
tion became effective in the latter
town January 1st. Heretofore
Statesvllle bought much bottled
goods in Salisbury; now States.
vile is selling bottled goods to
Salisbury. The difference is il
the contents of the bottles; anc
the fact that Salisbury is buy yine
bottled soda, ginger ale, etc.,
means that the "soft" drinks are
in some measure taking the place
of strong drink.
At a special meeting of the
board of aldermen Wednesday
evening all ordinance regulating
the sale of milk passed at first
reading. It provides that any
person selling milk in Statesville
who keeps as many as two COWS
must procure a license. There
will be no charge for the license
but the milk dealer must show
by a proper certificate, that hls
COWS have been examined. teste1
and pronounced sound by a com
petent person. This examination
must be made at least once a veal
and COWS added to the herd mus
be examined before the milk II
sold. Cows condemed must bt
removed from the herd \ hne o
$50 and the revocation It the Ii
cense is the penalty for violation
David L. Beaver, of Salisbury
and Paul M. Caldwell, of Albe
marie, we're accepted for servic,
in the coast artillery branch of thu
United States army; through th'
S5atesville recruiting station
Tuesday, and left Wednesday fo
Columbus barracks, Ohio, to re
port for duty. Lieut.. W. S. Sin
clair, of Charlotte, was here Tues
day to pass on the new recruits.
This winter tomato plant grew
and thrived in a window at tn
college. Weeks ago it bloome,
and q tomato appeared. Last nigh
examination disclosed that tn
tomato was fully ripe and DR.
Scott announced that it woul,
grace the breakfast table at tn,
college this morning.
Geo. B. Holland, the travelin
man who was injured in runawa
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