Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-03-05
LOCAL NE VS.

"Aooo 0hIlt
Monday morning to fob the dry
goods store on South Main street
which wss recently purchased by
T. NJ. Keslsr, l.. A. Raney and
Nj. L,max. 1t 80 happened that
MI. Raney was sleeping on the
seoond floor of the building, where
he had furnished temporary quar-.
tsrs, and heard the would be rob.
bers. Hs proceeded to notify the
officers, but in the meantime the
thieves became aware of the stu.
alton and made good their escape
without waiting to see if the off.
GERS would arrest them if given a
q chance.
Dr.. G. N. Higgins, has made a
change from Lsonard's drug store
on Chestnut Hill where he had
been for some time and is now at
Porter's on North Main street.
W. R. Barker, who has been at
Porter's has gone to Lsonard's.
Dr.. Higgins will continue to live
at Chestnut Hill.
George Goodman, a we'll known
farmer Of the M. Hope neighbour
hood. who disappeared mysteri.
ously from his home one night
last week and whose whereabouts
were unknown, although every of.
fort possible to locate him had
baen made, turned up jast as mys.
teriously Sunday morning before
day. walking into his home at
about 4 o'clock. The family had
been greatly worried over hi.
strange actions. He says that he
does not remember leaving home
or anything that happened until
he cAme to himself at Concord.
He says that his mind became
blank and is unable to explain his
actions during the time he wss
away from home.
William Correli, a young white
nan of the Enochville neighbor-
hood, vas given a hearing in the
County Court Saturday morning
on a charge of manslaughter IN
connection with the killing of
young Thomas Overcast on the
afternoon Of Saturday, December
2Ssh, last. 1t was shown that the
tragedy was purely accidental and
Correll was discharged.
The shooting scrape Of several
weeks ago in which three colored
men were engaged and in which
Tom Ferrabee was seriously
wounded, vas gwen an airing in
the county court Saturday norm
ing. Ferrabee had sufficiently re.
covered to be able to be at the
hearing. Accidental was the plea,
but at any rate Bryan who used q
gun, was given six months on the
county roads, while Judgment was
suspended as to Ferrabee.
There was a destructive fire on
the eastern outskirts of the city at
an early hour Friday night. 1t
was found upon the arrival of the
fireman thas the houses being
burned we're out OF reach of the
water and it was impossible to
save anything. Five of those
burned were the property of W
R. Woodson and these we're insur-
ed for $500 each.
+. M. Carter, who has been en-.
ployed as a salesman at N. P.
Murphy's grocery store for sever
al years, Saturday removed to his
large farm which is located en-
Route 3 out from Mocksville.
Salisbury regrets to lose Mr.. Gar
ter, who is an excellent citizen.
Salisbury is to have a new and
another up.to-date laundry, which
is to occupy the four Caldwell
store rooms on South Lee street
opposite the city hall. E. NJ.
Miller, who is to operate the same.
ls now here with his wife, having
came from Lvnchburg, Va, and
will at once begin the remodeling
Of the rooms preparatory to in
stalling a new and complete outfit
of machinery which will be of the
most modern type.
Il. Grady Dorsett, a brother Of
Mayor J. D. Dorsett and Post
master J. R. Dorsett, of Spencer,