Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-11-15
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pE. G. Cronk, general sec
N Of thu layman,s mnxamsnt

.fy Of the laymen's movement
the United Synod of the Luth.
ssan Church in the South, was in
Salisbury Monday aud Tuesday to
all in working up the Lutheran
laymsn's convention for this city.
Dr.. Cronk favors Salisbury 80 it
il about the central point of
Lutheranism in the South. The
convention 10 to meet in Febiu.
ary, shortly after the Prssbyteri.
an Assembly At Chattanooga. A
number of distinguished speakers
will be invited to be present
among others being Govener
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey.
The great speed king. Barney
O'ddsld, Of Toledo, O, spent An
hour in Salisbury last Friday.
He was on his way TO Savannah,
Ca, to attend the great automo-
bile races on N .vrmbtr ~ TO 30.
His fine machine attracted q
large crowd of spectators during
the sh ort time that he was here.
Oiddeld is = famous racer, but
will not enter the big races At
Savannah, being recently barred.
A small FIRE occurred at the
homo of D. L. Sides, on East
Fisher Street last Thursday
night. TIE Aremen were called
and the blaz, was sovn extin.
guished. The loss WAS ~ out
600.
Monday night was Observed az
orphans home night ny the two
local | dyes Of the Knights of
Pythias. Addresses we're deliver
ed by Dr.. G.. A. G. Thomas, pas-
tor of the F rst Baptist churci
DR.. John Whitehead and Theodore
F. Kluttz.
The Corriher G, ton Mill It
Lands, which Was organized II d
the building erected two yes 70
ago ia to be completed and in
operation in the near future.
This will be coed Levs to TIE
Lands people, especially the
small. shareholders 1h, have
money inv ,sted in tn, mill. V.
M Mills Landis, FURNISHES the
alb w informant 81.
Tbs eolored A.. NJ. E. Zion
Conference was held in the Sol
dier's Memorial church from
Thursdsy until Sunday night of
las. week. Bishop Clinton pro.
sided during the conference.
Bird 8. Coler, who has pur.
chased q controlling interest in
the Salisbury and Spencer Street
Railway Company has ordered
six new cars of a new type which
will be put into service IS soon as
they arrive. A new brick car
barn il to be erected at an early
date. It 10 to be erected at the
site of the present switch, and
will be large enough to provide
shelter for all the company's cars
There has been no reorgsl. izaticn
~ yet Of the new company. the
old officers remaining in charge
of the business.
E.. O. Scarboto. Of Lands, VIII.
has been conducting = store at
that place for q sh 1T while, has
moved 10 Sa isbury to sLgsge III
business.
The Sou.hern Conference OF the
North Carolina Synod will meet
in Holy trinity E L church, Rev.
R A Goodman, pastor. Mou''t
Pleasant, on Novem' or 1919.
1911 All pastors and delegates
who expect to attend are request
cd to notify Prof. G F. Nc
Allister and he will have oarrisges
TO meet trains M. As from the
North and No. a. from the S-uth
at Concord.
Much interest is being taken
here in the coming aviation meet
at Fair park, November 81 and
%, when Lincoln Beachey of the
Ourtiss Aviation Company 10 to
mako flights.
Ma.vin.Rufty, who lives near
Wyatt's Ferry Oh the Yadkin riv.
er, was attacked and severely b .
ten by a mad d g At Wyatt's FER
~ Saturday. He had DR.. Poole
to c~.uteriEe the wounds aud later