Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-08-17
STATE VILE AND .IREDELL COUNTY.
Mr. COIner Blossoms forth as an Inventor.
Escaped Prisoner ReCaptured.
Landmark, Aug 1913.

Statesvilie Landmark, Aug 1913.
LICENSE has been issued for the
marriage of Thos A. Templeton
and Miss Ellen Stewart. both Of
Turnersburg township.
Rev. Harold Tnrner, pastor Of
Broad Street. Methodist church,
has been voted three weeks vaea-
tion by his congregation and left
last week for an extended trip to
Niagara Falls and other points OF
interest, He is accompanied on
the trip by his brother, Frank
Turner, Of Asheville. y -
No further information has been
received regarding the condtsaasli u
Miss Mabel Gillespie, of I 51qkouv,
Wyo., who was seriously injured
by a fall from a horse few days
ago, and it is assumed that her
condition is improved. ''
D. NJ. .Coiner, of stasesville,
has invented d spring wheel-orsa
spring for wheels-that IS design
ed to displace pneumatic tires.
Springs are placed III wheel,
radiatiug from the hub and SO az
ranged that they take the place of
pneumatic tires and will give bet
ter service. The invention is de-
signed primarily for automobiles
but csn be used on other vehicles.
Smith W;nte, who with Fred
Spradley and another white man
named Wilson, escaped from Jail
here last fall by cutting a hole
through the Jail roof and descend
ing to the ground on a string of
blankets, was recently located III
Chester, S. c., by Sheriff Deaton
and was placed under arrest there
Saturday evening in accordance
with the instruction of the Iredell
officer.
Deputy Revenue Collector Davis,
IF Statesville, and Sheriff Adams,
Of a ieSander county, found and
destroyed an illicit fruit stillery
near Pilgrim church, Gwaltney
township, Alexander county, Sat-
urday. The outfit was complete
in every particular, a 60 gallon
still b5ing used, and was in opera
ton when the officers arrived
The operators were warned of the
approach Of the officers and made
tlGlI eSCdpe.
The Statesville fremen, who
we're given the choice Of carnival
or $500 in cash, have decided IN
favor Of the carnival and one of
these aggregations will put Oh it's
"uttrnctions here the last of
next month.
The crop prospect has improved
very much III recent weeks and
fnrmerB are more cheerful. With
favorable weather during August
and late fall the yield of C. tton
will be much greater than was
anticipated.
P. G Edminston, Of the Mcuut
UIla neignborhood, suffered the
loss of a fac horse by death Tues
day night. He had been on a
mountain trip and was spending
the night i'll Statesville with J, E.
! Sloop when the horse died.
Hon. r. Linney. of Taylorsville,
passed through Stat9sville yester-
day Ell route to Newton, where he
spoke at the Confederate reunion
held there yesterday. Mr.. Lin.
ney was for some time in very
poor health. Yesterday, how
ever, he was jolly and has ap.
parentIy regained his usual health,
He stated to al acquaintance at
the depot that he was feeling like
d young mali again.
Bunyan Wesley Crowson died
Tuesday evening at Sis O'Clock
at his home on Alexander street.
heart trouble being the Immediate
cause of death. Mr.. Crowson was
a printei by trade and had for
SO 'eral years conducted jol
printing business on Court street,
Thos. Tomlin's store, in Coo
Spring township WAS totally de-
stroyed by fire, with all of it's CON
tents, yesterday morning between
3 and 4 o'clock. The door of thu
store had the appearance of hav
ing been burst open when Mr.