Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-07
STATESVILLE AND lREDELL COUNTY.
A Barn Ba'aed, a Negro Shot, a Marriage
and Several Deaths.

The South Yadkin Baptist AS
sociation, which embraces the
Baptist churches of this section
will meet in regular annual ses'
sion in the church at Advance
Davie county, Thursday.
The institute for the teachers o1
lredell county came to close Fri
day afternoon with an address by
L. G. Caldwell at the court house.
This is the first institute that has
been held in the county for a
number Of years and practically
every teacher in the county-116
in number-was enrolled. The
average daily attendance was over
80.
Mrs. Eugella Hayes Nicholaon
wife of DR.. W. G. Nicholson. died
yesterday morning about 4 O'Clock,
at her home at Harmony, after an
illness of two or three days. Death
resulted from appendicitis and
peritonitis.
Mrs. Bette Poston Dry, wife OF
G. W. Dry, died quite suddenly
Friday morning about $3.50
o'clock.
A five room dwelling in Shiloh
township, owned by S. E. Miller
and occupied by Walter McLain,
tenant. was destroyed about mid
night Friday by fire OF unknown
origin. All Mr.. McLain's furni-
ture. provisions and wearing ap-
parel we're burned at 500 to $500
with $4OO insurance. Mr.. McLain
and wife had narrow escape with
their lives.
"Bud" Lackey, a 13.yesr-old
negro boy, was shot through the
feshy part of his leg. just below
the hip, Sunday morning about 9
o'clock as the result of the acci-
dental discharge of pistol in the
hands of Rome Clark, colored,
aged about IS years. The negroes
were at the home of Tom McLel-
land, in Rankintown, the negro
settlement on the north, and it is
said that Clark drew his pistol
from his pocket and was carelessly
pointing it at various objects when
it was suddenly discharged and
bullet plowed entirely through the
leg of the Lackey boy.
Mrs. Nancy Kellar, wife o
James Kellar, died at her home
n4,r Bryantsville Monday morn
lug about 4 o'clock and was buried
at Mountain View church Tuesday
at II o'clock. Mrs. Kellar was
about 70 years old and had long
been and invalid.
Mrs. ST. rah Howard, widow of
the late L trkin Howard, and one
of the oldest residants of the coun-
ty, died a few days ago at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Mitchell, in Union Grove town
ship, and was buried in the fami-
ly graveyard in the edge of Yadkin
county.
The first load of new crop leaf
tobacco sold on local market
about thu earliest ever was
brought to the Planters ware
house yesterday and will be sold
in few days. 1t came from Yad-
kin county. The managers of the
warehouse expect large amount
of tobacco to be sold on the local
market this season.
Engineer T. G. Folsom, who
was seriously injured on the local
railway yards ten days ago by be.
ing knocked from a locomotive by
the water standpips, and had
since been at Billingsley hospital,
was removed to his home in Ashe-
vile Wednesday. His wounds
are healing nicely and his condi-
tion is favorable for an early and
complete recovery. Mrs Folsom,
who has been here with her hus.
band since he was hurt, accompa.
MED him home.
A bad case of cruelty to a dumb
animal was brought to light this
week when it became known that
a horse was found shut up in a
box stall in the basement of the
Planters warehouse, on Water
street, had been without food and
water for at least two weeks and
probably longer. When his pitia-
BILE plight was discovered the poor