Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-10-22
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ROWAN COUNTY LOCALS


have been a child lost in the
marshes along Town Greek in the
South Ward, the police we're call
ed upon to make a search Friday
morning. Negroes heard the noise
Thursday night and reported ii
the next morning. The search
did not reveal anything.
John S. Russell has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Gold Hill.
Our merchants are feeling the
effects of the carnival that exhib.
tied here last week in the interest
of the Salisbury firemen and the
street railway.
Rev. J. A Grubb who was or.
dained as a Baptist minister last
week, preached to good sized audi.
ences in the Spencer Baptist
Church Sunday morning and
night. He made q very good talk
and his audience was much pleas-
ed with his remarks.
There is to be a big reunion
and rally at Providence Methodist
Church, near Granite Quarry
Sunday, Ostobsr Goth. The pro-
gram includes a sermon in the
morning by the PASTOR Rev. E.
W. Ayett, a picnic at noon and a
lecture at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon by P. N. Peacock, of Sails.
bury.
J. Adam Grub, brother of the
late II. G. Grub, who recently
came to Rowan to live, has enter.
ed the ministry and was ordained
in the Baptist Church at Coolee
met last Thursday evening. The
service was conducted by Rev. J.
L. Vipperman of Spencer, V. M
Swain, of the South Side Church,
Evangelist J. F. Black and Rev
J. L. Kirk.
Mrs. Mary E. Kelly has pur-
chased the home place of the late
VIM. II. Overman, corner of In.
mes and Ellis Streets. Mrs. Over
man who has been occupying the
house is visiting her mother at
Anderson, S. G.
The reversible metal single
factory, corner of North Main
Street and the Western railroad,
has begun operations and there
are six machines in service. P.
H. Meroney is in charge of the
factory.
Howard Hart, a farmer of the
Miranda neighborhood, met with q
painful accident while en- route to
Mooresville one day last week.
He fell off q load of cotton and
several bones in his leg were
broken.
Mrs Kinard, wife of Rev. M.
M Kinard, pastor of St. Johns
E L. Church, recently operated
on at the Whitehead-Stokes Sana.
forum, is gradually improving.
Monday was quite windy and
some cay there was snow, Tuesday
morning there was frost and ice
and last night there was q killing
frost and some ice this morning.
Being unaccussomed to it this
weather makes itself felt.
An unknown thief entered the
residence of J. W. Howell in East
Salisbury last Wednesday night
and stole a purse and several 9th
er articles. The purse contained
$50 and belonged to MISS Tarl.
ton, a sister of Mrs. Howell's
who was visiting here.
J. Will Proctor, director of thu
Salisbury Baraca Band, is endeav
oring to add enough pieces and
members to make it a full twenty
eight piece military band. This i
spleudid band and it is hoped
that Mr.. Proctor will succeed il
getting the increase desired.
G.. T. Becker, merchant an,
farmer of Mill Bridge, expects t.
dispose of his farming utensil
aud stock of goods and leave TO
the western part of the State
He will sell by auction on Thurs
day, November Goth, any article
then not disposed Of. Mr.. B exc
is q good citlz'n and he aud hi
family have a large num"er o
friends here who regret to learl
of his leaving. l. is to be hope'