Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-01-31
STATE NEWS.
LENS Of Interest Gathered From the Allan.
tic TO the AppaIachIans,

uG ~ ttlt AppdldCllldnS.
Judge Charles E. Gedahaw, for
many years prominent in sport
ing and racing circles. died at his
home, Tampa, Fla, late sunday
of'heart failure, sged 50 years.
His health recently had been
good and his death came unex-
pectedly. Judge Gedshaw's home
is in Tryon, N. c., but he has
been spending his winters in Flor-
ida for several years.
President Taft has re.appointe j
Robert D. Douglas postmaster
at Greensboro.
Dr.. II. L. Smith, president of
Davidson College, has been IN
animously elected president of
Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va. He has not said
what he will do but the friends
of Davidson will try to prevent
his leaving that institution.
o. L. Fry. who lost a hand
while IN the employ off the South.
ern Railway Company, in Char
lotte was last week awarded $12,-
500 damages>b a, jury in Neck
lenburg Superior Court.
Mary Camerson, the negro wo-
man who Christmas eve night
shot and killed her husband,
Jehn Cameron. at Fayetteville, in
a quarrel following her refusal to
play cards with him because it was
Sunday. pleaded guilty of man
slaughter in Cumberland Supe.
rior Court and was sentenced to
six months IN the penitent1ary.
W. G. Morris of Concord has
been reappointsd to West Point
by Representative Doughton.
Capt M. o. Sheriff., State Ii.
brarlan, is reported as decidedly
worse this week, following his ac-
cideLt last week in falling on the
ice and breaking the stump Of the
leg he lost ID the battle of SPOTS
sylvauia Court House as Con.
fsderate soldier.
The statue of Senator Zebulon
B. Vance will be placed in the
statuary hall at Washington be-
side the statue of General R. E..
Lee Senator Overman makes
the 90 -ection of location.
Il is said in Washington that the
republicans of the Morehead
wing of the party will run Thorn
as Settle for governor; and that
the Duncan forces will run James
J. Britt now serving as third as.
sistant postmaster-general.
The Eek Park Vim says: The
Wautauga Democrat is getting
ploud ever the fact they havs
n 1t had prisoner in their Gala
bcose since last November.
That's not surprising considering
the number of Democrats in the
county.
Statesville Landmark: Engi-
neer Kurlee, of Capt. N. A
| Bost's train between Charlotte
and Taylorsville, is now pulling
the throttle of the little locomo-
tive which leaped from Bossian 3
bridge two miles north of States.
vile, in the early Thursday
morning August ~, 1891, result
ing in one of the biggest wrecks
in railroad history up to that time,
causing this death of % persons
and the injury of as many more.
The locomotive, then No. 1865,
was pulled from thu creek after
the wreck and taken to the rail.
way shops. whore it was later
"mads over" and its number
chat ged to 8735, which it now
bears.
Prisoners il New Hanover
ccuaty Jail attacked the jailer
Saturday night and but for tn
prompt assistance of negro pris'
oner the jailor would have been
overpowsred and 25 prisoners
would have escaped.
It is reported that DR.. H. L
Smith, president Of Davidson
College, will be offered the pres:-
dency of Washington and Let
University, now vacant. The
trusteas Of Washinpkon and LET