Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-11-15
STATE NEWS.
Items Of interest Gathered From the Allan.
tic 10 the AppaIaGhIans.

: Itens OF interest Gathered From me Allan
tic TO the AppaIachIans.
A meeting of the executiy,
committee of the North Carolirs
Farmers Union was held al
Greensboro Thursday night. Tht
meeting was private. but it Wal
said after the conference that q
numI.er of important matters
we're discussed i'll the gathering
The farmers are looking forward
to the meeting of the State union
at Wils-n next month with in
terest. It is announced that among
the speakers will be R. D. N.
Wilson of Mississippi. who will
explain the warehouse system and
President Charles s. Barrett OF
the national union.
Wyatt Il. Wiggins, prosperous
farmer and prominent citizen of
Coats, N. c., was killed instantly
Wednesday, when he was caught
on thu lins-shaft of his gin. Mr..
Wlgglns was working near the gin
and in some manner his clothing
was caught in the shsfting and he
was hurled to his death before the
machinery conld be stopped.
Thursday was the busiest day
Of the North Carolina Synod
which convened at Charlotte.
Tuesday, the pledging of $1s. 600
toward desired endowment Of
$50 900 f,r the Orphans Home at
Barium Springs claims pr,macy
among the doings of the initial
session. Reports abounding in
significant fects and clear-cut ad-
dresses presenting forcefully the
claims of different causes COZ
tributsd to the interest of the
well-attended gatherings. A de-
cis on in favor Of Raleigh as the
place for the next synod was
reached in the late afternoon. A
concert by the musical faculty of
the Presbyterian College for women
last night p wed delightful en-
tertainment. At 4:S0 O'Clock
Friday atternoon the ninety eight
session of the Synaa OF North
Carolina cana to oiGss and the
last ltsm in it's rapidly recorded
history found its place in the
| official minutes.
A magnificent speech by Lock 9
Craig of Asheville was the priuci-
pal feat ure of the Catawba county
street fair Thursday. Mr.. Craig
was introduced by Mr.. B. B.
Blackwelder in an appr ,pia to
speech, and he spoke for one hour
on the subject of education. Mr..
Craig was at his best and his speech
was highly enjoyed. Notwithstand.
lug heavy downpour of rain in
the early part of the day a large
crowd was present. The Acsde-
my of Music was crowded to the
rear, many people standing during
the address.
In State Va. N cell, Rowan coun-
ty, the sentence of five years in
the penitentiary for Mrs. jamie
Nosll was affirmed by ths Su-
preme Court. She was convicted
for complication with her hus
band in white slave traffic, the
husband having been sentenced
heretofore to fifteen years in a
case that crelt,d q sensation
throughout the State.
Despite threatening weather
there was tremendous crowd for
the opening of the Davidson
county fair. The crowd on the
streets was estimated at 10 600,
which is a very conservative guess
Hol. Jeter g. Pritohard, of the
Federal district court, was intro.
ducsd by Col. h. B. Warner.
His subjsct was does the We'll
fars cf the Country and the Tcwr
Depend Upon the Construction oil
Good Roads?"
The fair ended Thursday with
the exercises of educational day