Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-01-03
LOCAL NEWS MATTERS,
Short Items Concerning our People and
Their Doings.

The members Of the Salisbury
band are arranging to give min
strel at the Geabb sheatre at or
early date. They are preparing
to give performance that will
last three nights. The equip
msnt aud sceLery have been OF
dered and the boys are intending
TO make the minstrel the feature
Of the season.
Arrangements are being made
for the Dokie banquet, which is
to take place February lst.
Misses Cora and Maggie Linker
entertrtained few friends at
their home on East Bank Street
from $3.50 to 1O:30 o'clock last
Friday night. Interesting games
and contests were enjoyed by the
guests. after which delicious re-
freshments were served, consist.
ing of fruits, cake and ambrosia.
Re@. A. Peeler, who had been
spending the Christmas holidsya
with his parents near R ockwsll,
left for his homs at Lenoir, Sat-
urday.
Jno. S. Henderson, Jr., of
Pittsburg, Pa, is spending a few
days with his parents IN this city.
Hs is with the Westinghouse
Electric Co., of Pistsburg.
Rev. Gao. W. Lee, of Winston,
who spent the Christmas h olldayt
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Carroll,
returned to Winston Saturday.
Last Friday, Deputy A. L
Nash, caught Wisl Garner, col.
osed, with "a chickens he had
stolen The negro was sent to
jail after she chickens had been
identified by three mon. This is
the second time Garner has got
himself into trouble for stealing
chickens IN Less than years
time.
NJ. E. Elliott, janiter at the
o'ty hall, went on a visit to his
flasher in-law, M, J, Bost, near
Salem church, last Tuesday to
spend few days. and he WAS ap-
pareusly in good health when he
lefs Salisbury, however, Wednes-
day night Mr.. Elliott received a
stro ke of paralysis and was IN q
very serious condition for hile
His lefs side was affected. Re
ports received from his bedside
state that he is getting along all
right.
Train NJ. 33 from Salisbury
so Norwood now leaves Salisbury
at 8 80 NJ, and train No. 21
from Norwood arrives here at Z
p. m.
l.. R. Carter, a representative
of Socia ism. spoke at the court
house Saturday night. A good
audience was pr sent aud report
that Mr.. Carter is powerful
speaker. and able defender of thu
Socialist party.
Dr.. F. R. Prest IN addressed the
spoucer Y. M. G. A. Sunday
evening at 4 o'clock.
Rev. E G. Cronk who is secrc-
tary of the Lutheran Laymen's s
Convention to be held LII Sails
bury, February TO, spent the
holidays at his home in Column
bia. S. G. He state' that p1ac-
ticaIly all tbs speakers are ac-
cebting the invitations to ad
dress the convention. and thew
include the ablest speakers in the
country.
The Spencer Baraca class held
a very interesting meeting last
Thursday nighs. The BUSINESS to
be transacted was the election of
officers. After officers had been
elected to fill all of the different
positions of the class a barbecue
was enjoyed by all the membefs,
which consisted of barbecued
pork, bread, pickles. slaw, fruits
aud candy. Everyone had plenty
and to spare and good cheer pre-.
vailed.
The Salisbury Council United
Commercial Travellers gave han.
quet in their lodge room Satur
day night. There was music. ad-
y dresses and many other interest
lug social features. The exar-
cises begun at 8 O'Clock when
class was received ,aud initiated
) and taken into membership @
J thu uncil. The initiation wal
i, followed bv q smoker.
The Spencer Division G. I. A.
3 No. 1853, held an important meet
ing Thursday night, making OK
, tenslve preparations for au all
:, nual reception to be givvn il
Spencer January 4, compliment
4 tary to the locomotive engineer
belonging to Division 875 B. O
L E., and those who can be il
Spencer on tha date namedl Th,
ST encer division has extended al
r invitation TO the Asheville divis.
y ion aud the Geeenville divisio,
g g. I, A. tc attend the reception
/ which will be an elaborate affair
D A membership campaign ha