Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-07
STATESvILLE AND lREOELL COUNTY.
Boy Killed BY Tree Falling on Him.
WollIan 6nrried In Hel Wedding Cloths.
Sta esvillo Landmark, Nov. 80,


The season for shooting part.
ridges in Iredell begins tomorrow
and continue until March 1st,
which Is at least month too long
1t is we'll to remember that NC
birds cau be sold or shipped out
of the untry, ex' ept that land.
owners can sell the birds they
kill on their own land; ard that
hunting on the land of another
except by written consent is a
misdemeanor.
Deputy Collector Davis and
Deput Sheriff Ward found and
destroyed big blockading plant
in New Hope township Saturday.
The outfit consisted of 1876
gallon copper still, cap and
worm; 1900 gallons of beer, -
bushels of meal, II fermenters
and is gallons of whiskey. The
operators were not Ill evidence.
The fine of Saturday makes nine
distilleries that Mr.. Davis has
put out Of business during the
month of November.
Tosso Hayes, aged II years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hayes, of
Eagle Mills town,hlp, died Satur-
day morning from injuries caused
by tree falling on him. Young
Hayes and his father were out
chopping Friday. They chopped
down a medlum-sizsd log and i'll
falling the tree caught on another
tree and before he could get Out
of the way it caught young Hayes,
lnhicting injuries from which he
died between Z and 8 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning.
Fire in the wholesale millinery
department of the r. M. Knox
Co., on the third floor of the
building and directly over the
mems clothing and furnishing
department, caused considera BILE
damage to the stock of the com.
pany yesterday morning between
8 and 8 o'clock. The damage byl
fire Will probably be less than
50 900, but the damage by warter
will amount to several thousand
dollars. The stock is insured,
but not heavily. The insurance
people are expected to adjust the
loss this week.
Troutman, R. F. D, No. 1, Nov.
27. Our oldest landmark, Mrs.
E. G. Solomon, passed quietly
away Thursday morning, 25th, at
5. 10 o'clock. She was 70 years,
four months and 25 days old.
Mrs. Solomon was paralyzed three
years ago and had been in poor
health since, and for the past five
weeks her death bad been expect.
ed. She had a complication of
diseases, bore her suffering
patiently, gave up her earthly
things and said she vas ready to
die. Deceased was a most remark
able character. Up to two years
ago, when her eyes failed, she had
read the Bible through 35 times.
Her dress was about 60 years old
and she was buried in shoes that
we're bought in 1854 aid in part
of her wedding clothes.
Kirk Nichols, a colored resident
of Turnersburg township, waived
examination in Justice Kings
court yesterday and gave $500
bond for his appearance at Superb
or Court to answer charges of re-
failing. Sheriff Deaton has had
information for some time that
Nichols was operating a blind
tiger but was unable to secure
case against him until last week
Ear'y Saturday night the sheriff,
accompanied by Deputy Gilbert,
went to the home Of the negro
and after placing him under arrest
searched the premises and found
many empty bottles, jugs, ksgs,
etc, which are evidence that some.
thing had "bean doing' in the
liunnr line. The fficers remain
ed at the home of the prisoner
fur hours and during that time
six persons cams there to buy
booze. Some these will be
used as witnesses against the
all ged blind tiger when his case
comes to trial.
Health depends, as nature shows,
More on the interior than most
suppose,