Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-12-06
the CAROLINA WATCaMAN.,
SHORT ~LOCALITEMS

"ou HlauAllu sGr0etS, has Suffered
a partial stroke of paralysis and
her rec overy is very doubt
full. She has been in a very
weakened condition for the las,
few months. She il a sister OF
James H. West, of Greensboro.
In the civil suit in the superior
court last week. for $1,765
brought by J. P. Harper & Com
pany, against the Southern Rail-
way, a verdict awarding the PLAIN.
tiffs $1,250 was rendered by the
jury. J.P. Harper & Company,
brought suit for alleged damages
to two shipments of horses FROM
l. 'ulsville, Ky. The trial con
sumed two days. The ATTORNEYS
OF the Southern gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
Postmaster Jas. II. Ramsay
has announ ,ed that the collec-
ton of mail On Sunday from al,
the boxes in the city will be dis.
continued, except tbs following:
Corner Main and Bank streets:
corner Main and Fisher; corner
Main and Inniss and the box at
Smiths Drug St re. The collec-
tlons will be made from these
boxes between 6 aid 6:15 D M
Heretofore the collections have
been made on Sunday afternoons
from all !.oxes on Sub Main
street to Chestnut Hill, thence on
Fulton street to the Whitehead
Stokes sa%natoriNm and again
crossing to Main on Liberty street
up Main to Inniss street. and to
the postofise. This change is
made to allow the carriers q rest
on Sunday. II has be=n neces
ssry for them to work over tim
or longer than the law required,
hence this change in the Sunday
collections.
Senator Lee S. Overman ard
his private secretary, J. D.
Brown left Sunday night for
Washington for the opening ses-
non of congress, on Monday
morning.
The Lutheran Bazaar opened
today and will coLtinue until to.
morrow night.
Dr.. John W. Carleton an P. S.
Carlton left Monday morning for
Warsaw, S. G. They will be
gone a week.
Governor Kitchin has granted
commissions for a special term of
superior court for Rowan county
beginning January /, Judge M.
d. Justice, presiding. This
special term of court will be held
in order to clear up the civil
docket in this C eurt which has
grown cumbersome.
The Lutheran church at Spen-
Ger has made arrangements with
Rev. Boozer to supply the con-
~gregation of that church while it
Is without a pastor. He will
preach twice each month at
Spencer.
The Elks Memorial Sunday
afternoon was one of the most
interesting end impressive scr
vices ever held by the Salisbury
lodge. The Grubb theatre build.
ing, whore the memorial was
held, was packed with people who
we're eager to see aid hear the
exercise. Hon. William J..
Cooke, Of Asheville, delivered
the principle address of the &C.
casion.
Mrs A. NJ. Cruise, wife of n
of Rowan's farmers, suffered a
broken arm last Wednesday,.
She was performing her usual
duties abcnt the house when she
fell over a small stump in the
yard and the limb was badly
fractured. z physician was. i'm
mediately summoned and render
ed the necessary aid. 1t is hoped
Mrs. Cruise will soon recover,
She is the mother of Mrs. c.. l..
Lsntz of Spencer.
The Spencer shops observed
Thanksgiving last Thursday.
Many of the employees went home
to o. y the day. OShers went
hunting and returned with vari-
nns kinda of CANA. ONLY q few