Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-09-14
THE CAROLINA WATCH MAN.
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Ia. NOO4hAud1 oPioi~AN Wv
izen of this city, had what ID
thought to have been a slight
stroke of paralysis last Thursday,
but he soon recovered from its
effects
At e card party given by Mrs.
Holmes Thursday evening an an
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Rosa Elizabeth Holmes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ChassHs
Holmes, and Ernest B. Taylor,
was made. The wedding will take
place in October. Miss Holmes is
a very charming and cultured
young lady.
Last weeks Pioneer, gave Post
master Hobson q rap tor having
Mr.. Dorton appointed assistant.
Mr.. Dorson is from Cabarrus
County, Mr.. Hobson from Davle
and the other employees of the
office, except the young ladies are
from other parts. None being
from Salisbury Or Rowan County,
The Pioneer seems to think some
consideration should have been
given Rowan Republicans.
The funeral services over she re
mains of H. W. Shipping, who died
early last Fridaymornlng werecon-
Quoted at Bethel Lutheran church,
at Franklin, this county, Sunday
morning, the interment being
made in the cemetery there. Be-
side the other members of his
family here Win attended the fu'
neral, Mrs. Amanda Earnhardt,
of Dongola, Ill a sister, was
present.
Archdeacon Percy Weber, Of
Boston, Mass, will begin a meet
ing in St. Luke's Episcopal church
this evening aud continuing for
sev-n days. Rev. Webber is said
to be a very able exponnder OF
Gospel truth and q fluent speaker
He will have much of interest t.
say and no doubt the meeting
will bs we'll attended.
The Salisbury Labor Club, 8
Negro dive on Council street II
the basement Of one of D L..
Arey's buildings, is said to have
besn robbed Thursday night. The
story goes about as follows: I'm
known parties entered the place
by breaking i'll the back door, tn
cash register was opened and a
diamond ring taken, the safe was
broken into and money amount
ing to $3.50 to $275 was stolen.
There is no clue to the thief.
Sheriff Jas. II. Mckenzie
has Just returned from Raleigh.
where he went yesterday TO take
the Negro Hargrave, who was sem
fenced to the p~enitsntiary for
twenty years, for the the murder
of his wife.
The second annual convention
Of the Southern Appalachian
Good Roads Convention will be
held at Knoxville, Tenn, on Oc-
sober So.
Contrary to expectations Col.
L. Blease, of Newherry, S. c.,
was nominated yesterday for gov
eruor of the State.
C. W. Harrington, Of the Organ
Church neighborhood, and his
brother, ". F. Harrington, of
Albemarle, were in the city on
business Tuesday.
D. L. Correll, of China Grove,
Route No. 1, was in the city this
week and paid US a pleasant visit.
c. E. Correll and Mr.. Sschler,
Of China Grove, were II the olby
this morning.
The Roman Catholics of Sails
bury are erecting e two story
school building, brick veneer, cor
nsr Ellis aud Council streets.
They object to the reading Of the
Bible and s3me Of the history,
especially the facts concerning
Martin Luther's reformation,
taught in the public school; they
wish to make certain that their
peculiar doctrines are taught the
children of their members, and to
iosidiously inculcate their doc
trines into the pupils of sucl
others as may be 50 Needless as te
permit their children to be threw
within t g sphere Of this awful
idolatry, heuce q separate schoo
aid 3 refnsal to use TIE splendid
public schools Of the city.
A meeting is to be held at Cleve'
land, this county, Saturday
September 24th for the purpose Of
considering tho queatlon OF drain
age. There is no doubt the clean
ing out Of the creeks is worth
something to the land owners
through whose land the crees
uns. Drainage may do away
with q portion Of the mosquitoes
but unless all stagnant waters
and breeding places are thorough
ly drained the mosquitoes, chlll'
and fever will remain. There IL
no hope of preventing streams
oyerfowing, but something can bt
done in this line by forestry ana
other crops which will absorb ane