Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-04
STATE NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered From the Allan.
tic to the AppaIachlans,

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A sensation was created in Will
mlugton Thursday following the
finding of true bill by the grand
jury in a charge of murder against
SPECIAL Officer Alex Helms, of the
Wilmington police department.,
and the placing in jail of this
officer until the matter can be in.
vestigaed by nhe higher court.
The officer shot and killed Frank
Davis, a negro, some weeks ago.
At that time rigid investigation
was made by corener's jury and
Mr.. Helms was acquitted, it be-
ing the opinion of the coroner's
jury that the negro was shot
while he was resisting arrest, ana
that the officer resorted to no
more force than was necessary in
an attempt to subdue his prisoner.
Fire of unknown origin at three
O'Clock Friday morning destroyed
the depot at Wendell. together
with the freight, express and
tickets and furniture and fixtures,
The loss is several thousand dol
lars. The storehouse belonging to
W. W. Kemp, north of the depot,
was also destroyed, entailing loss
of about 81, 500 to the owner.
The depot was worth about $1,000
and the freight was valued at
about $1,000.
Before adjournment was taken
Friday evening Burlington was
chosen as the next meeting place
of the Orange Presbytery. Rev.
Il. s. Bradshaw of Hillsboro was
016CUoO AOu0IaUOT.
That the past summer has been
one of unusual heat is evidenced
by the summary of the records in
the Office of the Charlotte weather
bureau. There have been fifty
eight days during the summer
when the thermometer registered
80 degrees and above which equals
she record. Tne mercury tipped
the notch 80 Thursday and slipped
over the 80 mark again Friday.
During the past week or more the
temperature has been rather un-
usual in its sustained intensity
but there is a change in prospect.
There has recently been q great
deal of chilling weather in the
West and Northwest but the cur
rents have been earring it over the
lake region and none has been
sweeping South.
A mysterious disease has just
come to light in Hickory. Hob
son Sigman, had been suffering
from severe headache for sew
eral days and could find no relief.
He CHANGED to place his hand on
the side of his head few days
ago and discovered that a large
place seemed to be perfectly soft.
DR.. Menzies was called in aud
found that the bone had been eat.
en- away in a considerable por-
tlon of his skull. The young man
was sent to the hospital, where
n operation was performed, but
this afforded no relief and he is
still suffering intensely.
Mayor Wagner. of. Concord, re-
celvad message Friday from
General Superintendent Foreacre
of the Southern Railway stating
that he would issue an order Sat
urday for Concord to be flag
stop for all trains besides those
that now stop there regularly, he
having been advised by the mayor
that this would be satisfactory
compliance with the present ordi-
nance.
The State Department. of Insur-
ance is notified from Brunswick
county that G. 7. Lewis has been
recaptured and will be tried this
week on the charge Of burning his
store in order to collect insurance,
an excessive amount which he is
charged to have taken out. Lewis
is the man who was bound over
to court some weeks ago and in
ducd the sheriff to take him by
his home to tell his wife goodbye
before taking him to Jail, and
while the sheriff was waiting out
on the porch for him, the fellow
skipped out through the back way
and escaped.