Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-04
The CAROLINA WATchMAN.
SHORT LOOALITEMS

A comparison of the attendant,
1t the Salisbury public school,
for the first month of this schoo
year over the first month of last
year, shows an increase of 81 bow
and 26 girls, making a total of 9(
more pupils present.
4. A. Mullik n, a daring avlato,
of Washington, D. G., has ar
ranged 3 CROSS country fight tc
extend from Baltimore to New
Orleans, a distance of 1900 miles.
He will leave Baltimore October
ID. and is schedulrd to pass over
Salisbury sometime during that
week. 1t is impossible to fix the
date that he will pass over Sails.
bury as he is likely to suffer
several brake-downs before he
reaches here.
Rev. G. A. g. Thomas, pastor
OF the First Baptist Church, de
livered the annual sermon to the
Woodman Of the World on last
Sunday night. A large audience
heard the sermon at the First
Baptist Church. The Hickory
and Rosewood camps of this city
were we'll represented. also Nom.
bers of the Spencer, East Spencer.
Mill Bridge and other camps we're
present.
r. S. Raglan underwel t an OPP
GRAFTON at Charlotte last week and
had q small cancer removed from
under his left eye lid. The opera
ton was succe sful, and MI. Ra
gan has returned home.
Geo. W. Smith, who was born
in Rowan county neal Salisbury,
died ct Princeton, Mo-, last week
ct the age of 81 years. Death
resulted after a short illness from
old age. Mr.. Smith was born
August 5, 1914. He moved &
Missouri in 1865 and settled nea,
Princeton and he lived ther,
until his death last week.
The Wachovia Loan Trust
Company. of Winston, purchased
the $4,000 of bonds from Sails
bury, Monday. The bonds were
recently placed on the market,
and as the first purchaser failed
TO comply with the contract a
delay was caused for some weeks.
The sale of these bonds straight.
ems out Salisbury's financial con-
dltion, OF rather puts us $50, 900
deeper in the hole.
Photographer, J. E. Alexander,
of this city, won over thirty.fve
OF forty competitors at the Pho
tographers' convention held at
Ashevilie last week for superior
workmanship. A travelling sales
man for Photographic supplies
worked up the contest and pro.
posed to sit for all the photogra.
piers and then have them exhibit
their work at the Asheville con
ventioD. The pictures we're on
exhibition and after a careful
examination by the %photogra-
piers, the picture taken by Mr..
Alexander was pronounced the
best.
The R. F. Hooke Chapter U.
D. c., met at B%lythewooi, the
residence of J. 8. Henderson, and
enjoyed a pleasant evening recall
ing past history and discussing
distinguished men who became
famous in our state during the
civil war. The cause of the Ii
brary association was presented
and $25 was donated to be ex-
pended for books of C.nfederate
history.
The Hebrew race throughout
the world celebrated their Yom
Ripper or "Dsy of Atonement"
on last Monday. The Hebrew
citizens of Salisbury observed
this day aud closed their places
of business for the day.
The annual meeting of the
Salisbury-Spencer Baraca AMI
Philalthea Union will be held
at the First Methodist Church,
Sunday, October 22nd. Through
the efforts of the union the next
State Convention was secured for
Salisbury, which meets in April,
1912.