Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-09-27

was hald T sssdav sftern >on at ;
O'Clock. Rev. R. Murphy VIII
liams, the retiring moderator
preached the annual sermon, af
ter which ths assembly was call
ed to order and new officers elect
ed. Sessions are being held daily
until Thursday night, with
preaching at the evening sessions
The PresI. ytery of Orange is the
Oldest of Presbyteriea in the south,
having been set off from Hanove,
Presbytery in ITO. 1t once in.
oluded all of North Carolina and
part of pouth Carolina.
The Corporation Commission
issued Saturday an order dismiss
ing the petition of the people OF
Asheboro for the Asheboro Tele.
phone Company's local exchange
and the Southern Bell long dis
tsnce lines to be required to con-
meet 90 that the local subscribers
to the Asheboro exchange could
have the benefit of the Bell long
distance lines.
George l.. Lyon, of Charlotte,
N. G., in the Westy Hogan shoot,
which ended at Atlantic City
Saturday, defeated Lester Ger.
man of Aberdeen, Md, for the
cup, which carries with it the
"inanimate" target champion
ship of the world. 7 he two we're
tied with 179 breaks out of 200
and on the shoot off at 20 mixed
targets. Lyon won by q score Of
65 to 81.
In Guilford superior court Fri
day a consent verdict of murder
in the second degree was entered
in the case of Sol Prltchard, ne.
gro, for killing Mamie Mines,
negro, a I'D the defendant was sen.
fenced to seven years in the peni-
tensiary. This was considered
very mild punishment for the
man.
1t is stated that the business
men of Hendersonville are pre-
pairing to investigate the murder
of Myrtle Hawkins, and, if pos.
sible, bring the murderers to
just ce.
Bessemer City, Sept. % One
of the most distrsssingly sht OK.
ine accidents ever known in this
community occurred Saturday at
the home of Mr.. aud Mrs. Ernest
L. Froneberger. when their little
1S months.old baby, Ruth, ohok-
ed to death by getting some for.
eign substance, supposed 80 have
been bread, in its throat.
While riding on tks brake rod
of one of the big Griffith moving
vans which was progressing up
Middle street loaded with q COL
ored band. Saturday evening.
Henry Davis, a negro boy be.
tween 4 and 5 years of age, in
some manner lost his hold, fell
leneath the wagon and was 90
badly crushed that he died two
hours and q half later.-Char-
lotto Ohservar.
The jury in the case of Brad
Bagleo, on trial for the murder OF
Chief of Police White, of Viii.
liamston. August Is, after being
out for ap hour and 80 minutes,
Saturday, returned q verdict OF
murder in the first degree. In.
terest in the case was intense and
the verdict was received with
qualification by citizens.
At Monroe Saturday night
about - O'Clock Guy Crowell, q
white boy about II years old.
shot Irving Tomberlin colored,
and about the same age, infl1ot'
ing q wound that may prove ia
tai. The cause of the shooting II
unknown. The bullet entered
the negro's head in frcnt of the
right ear and came out at the
back of the head on the left side
Guy Crowell is in Jail in defsul,
of bond of 5000.
During a terrific electrical
storm Saturday the farm resi-,
dence Of John f. Carpenter, si1
miles from Chorryvllle was struck
by lightning and burned to the
ground. Ths building was a large
two-story structure and valued al
$4,000, with no insurance except
$3.50 county insurance. Il wa'
tananted by Neal ELAN and fam
lily, who are left destitute.
A negro named Ed Rouse, q,
the Camp Manufacturing Com
pany's sawmill near Warsaw,
Saturday night, ssriousl =, per
haps fatally, cut with razor
three young W lite employees o.
the company, B. H. Boiling, J
s. Boiling and J. G. Pride gen
The negro had become rowdy II
the oompany's store~and was or
dered out. He lay in wait ant
attacked the young men in tn,