Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-23
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at the commencement exercises OF
Mount Amoena Seminary, at MI.
Pleasant. The sermon will most
ljkely be delivered some time in
May.
Miss Amice Eudy, formerly
cashier for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company here, was mar
r,sd in Charlotte last week to
Joseph Arthurs. The couple will
reside in Charlotte.
William Higsbee, a young white
man, was arrested recently by 10.
osi officers, Oh a wire from the
Columbia, s. c., authorities.
HigsAee has been taken to South
Carolina where he will stand trial
on q charge of robbery.
County surveyor Miller, is ill
demand in adjoining counties.
He has just finished some survey
ing on the wards IN Iredell county.
It is reported that whooping
oough has become almost epldem-
ic inI the western part of the
county.
F. R. Howell a negro preacher,
Of the Methodist church, died in
this city last week. For some
time tie deceased was pastor of a
church at Oneida, N. Y. He was
quiet, Intelligent, behaved HIM
self and was a credit to his race.
The new annex to the furniture
store of G. W. Wrighv has been
completed. The structure is both
roomy and substantial and will
about double the amount of floor
space which has been used hereto
fore,
Mrs. J. Al. harrington, ofChina
Grove, who has been quite i'll for
some time, is recovering and her
friends hope to see her soon re-
stored to her usual health.
Senator O7erman and Bailey
were guests of the Commercial
Club, at High Point, one night
last week.
We call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of
Chas- NJ. Stieff in this number of
our paper and We advise every
reader to follow these ads from
week to weekandyou will undoubt-
fully find them interesting, especi-
ally to those who are contemplate.
ing the purchase of a piano.
Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Duttera
left last week for Harrisburg, Pa.
They went to the Pennsylvania
city to attend a convention held
in the interest of the Laymen's
missionary movement of the Re-
formed church.
Salisbury will soon contribute
two citizens to Oklahoma City,
Okla. J. H. McNeely and J. NJ.
Maupin have recently been to that
city on q prospecting tour and
were 50 pleased that they have de-
cided to move there.
The Salisbury band has been
p%racticing in It's new quarters,
over the drug store Jas. Plum
mer.
Rev. J. M. Dunaway, pastor Ct
the Baptist church in Spencer,
came from Richmond last week to
spend several days with his fani-
ly. Mr.. Dunaway has been in
Richmond for the purpose Of hav-
ing his eyes treated. by a specialist.
He will probably return in a day
or two for further treatment.
News reaches this city. that Rev
W. W. Pharr, of Mooresville, who
vas recently stricken with paraly-
sis, is improving. This will be
good news to Mr., Pharr's many
Salisbury friends.
Mrs. Nellie Basinger, died at
her home in the country, last Fri
day night. Her husband j. R.
Basinger, and several children ser
vive her. The cause of death was
a congestlve chill. The funeral
was he'd Sunday afternoon at St,
Mathew's Episcopal church.
Rev. Geo. H. Atkinson. of Able
ma1le, was the speaker last Sun
day afternoon at the Spencer Y,
M. G A.. Mr.. Atkinson is an in
teresting aud instructive talker.