Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-09
STATESViLLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Boiler Explosion Attended by Fatal Results.
IredelI Will Have New Jail. B.

| Messrs. M. A. Plyler and James
Eudy, of Cleveland, who were in
Billingsley hospital for treatment
have about regained their usual
strength and have returned to
their homes. Mr.. Eudy Was in a
very critical condition for a time.
Some of the young fellows who
carry slingshots and try to kill all
the birds in town seem to have for
gotten that shooting slingshots in
town is violation of a city ordi-
nance. Some of the property
owners ar. kicking about the boys
shooting song birds on their premi-
ses.
The boiler at Andrew Beck q
saw mill, five miles south of Thorn.
asvlll, exploded early yesterday
morning. BERTHE Beck, son of the
owner of the mill, was instantly
killed. Andrew Beck and his
brother, Hilley, were badly injur-
ed. The former may not recover.
Other persons about the mill we're
knocked down and more or less
injured,
The county commissioners were
in session yesterday and held a
session last night to consider plans
for the new jail. A contract was
made with Wheeler, Galliher &
Sterne, architects, to prepare the
plans and specifications for the
Jail. The building vii cost about
$26, 900 and the contract will be
let as soon as the plans and speci.
fcations are ready.
Rey. J. B. Branch left yester-
day for Columbia, S. c., where he
will fill temporarily the chair of
one of the professors in the Colum.
bia Theological Seminary. The
professor is a away with sick son
Mr.. Branch will return the latter
part of the week and will fill his
pulpit at Front Street Presbyteri-
an church Sunday.
R. O. Miller has given up his
position as bookeeper in the First
National Bank and will leave to-
day for Oaklahoma City and other
points in Oaklahoma with view
to going into business at some
point in that State. His friends
wish him success in whatever bust.
ness he takes up. Mr.. Miller's s
successor at the bank has not been
named.
While cutting timber in the
woods near his home il the Snow
Greek community, Friday, Hous.
ton Webber, son of Nose Webber,
was seriously injured. In some
manner Mr.. Webber's leg was
caught under heavy saw log and
the bone was broken. Other lum.
bermen who we're with him took
him to his b me and his injury
which is very painful, was dressed
by physician. Ho is getting a
long as we'll as could be expected
Deputy Sheriff Ward was mott
fed Tuesday that Early Sharpe, 6
young white man of the Jennings
mill community, had been arrest
ed and given hearing Tuesday
morning before a north Iredell
magistrate on charge of shoot.
ing into a dwelling in that section
Monday night, but had escaped
from the constable who took
charge of him after the trial. Tt
was thought that Sharre might
flee to Statesvllle but as yet he
has not been apprehended.
Frank P. Lewis, who bas fol-
son7 years held a position in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, has beer
promoted. His Statesv1lle friends
will be interested in the following
item from the New York Sun o1
recent date:
"By direction of the command
ant, Master Electrician Frank P
Lewis, formerly of the coustruc
tion departm mt has been put il
charge of all power plans anc
electrical apparatus in the navy
yard. This is a decided promo
tion for Mr.. Lewis and is in recog
milton of his able services for many
years to the government.
A family consisting of a mar
and his wife and several children