Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-10-08
SCOTCH IRISH BuRIEs BONDS Deep.
Boad Orators are Requested 10 Return
Flowers to 90 on her Grave.

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Flowers TO 60 on her Grave.
EDITOR OF The WATcHMAx,
| Dear Sir: It is with pleasur
l write to your paper in regard t,
Scotch Irish Townships bon,
issue of $50, 900 to build roads
1t is to the credit of the voter
that they voted it down with .,
overwhelming vote of 80 to % las
Wednesday. Everybody seemed
to be in good humor and very
quiet.
W. have had a hot campaign
from both sides. The advooatel
have had the support of Iredel
County ss we'll a. . few lawyer
and real estate men IN Salisbury
q. V. Long. Esq, of statesville,
made us good speeches in favor Of
the bonds on two occasions, and
told US they had voted $40O, 600 In
bonds to build roads in Iredell
aud are going to issue 100000
more to complete the roads in the
county. We think that "some'
bonds for so small county. Mr..
Long failed to tell us in either
speech what the taxation on the
500 worth of property. but We
have heard it is over $1.OO.
Walter Woodson. Esq, made q
fine speech and urged our vcters
to vote for bonds. He said they
had voted bonds in Salisbury to
build streets. I understand they
keep the city treasury strained
to pay the interest and the taxes
are steep. He also ridiculed
Capt. Richard Henderson fol-
writing an article for the papers
against bonds. He said he was q
sailor and ought not to bother
with such things.
But to cap the climax the ad-
vocates of bonds, and I will say
their leader aud mouthpieoe lives
in Iredell County, had = good
road speaking at our thriving
little village of Nesdmore the
night before the election and
challenged US to make q reply, %
We asked our good friends, Mr..
Furr and Mr.. Swioegood, of Sails.
bury, to accept, and they and A.
L. Smoot and q sewing machine
agent were present for the oc-
oasion. Mr.. Smoot said 80 be
felt at home here in the neighbor.
hood of his old home, he would
introduce the speakers. He said
We could believe Mr.. Furr and
Mr.. Swicegood - he is PERSONAL =
acquainted with both. Both Mr..
Furr and Mr.. swioegood made
good speeches and gave the com.
blned cost to the taxpayers should
the bonds carry. Mr.. Smoot
made a good speech for road bonds
and said that in his Judgement
we would make no mistake in
voting bonds. He said he was
willing to help in any good road
movement for Scotch Irish and
was willing to pay his part of the
taxes for the privilege of riding
over the roads three or four times
a year. I was about to forget one
Of the speakers, the sewing ma
chine agent. Mr.. smoot intro
duoed him to make q good roads
speech, so he reared up on his
hind claws and cracked . few
jokes and then told the dream he
had some time ago shat seemed to
trouble him a good deal. He
dreamed he went to heaven and
knocked at the door and st. Peter
asked him his name. st. Petei
asked him if he was riding OF
walking, and he told him he waa
walking. st. Peter said no ad-
mission to walkers. He, the sew
ing machine agent, started down
but 10. and behold, who should
he meet other than Mr.. Swics.
good? He told his trouble to Mr.,
Swicegood and the latter very
readily offered a remedy by sug'
costing that Swicegood ride the
agent up and both could get in,
The agent thought this q good
idea and agreed to let swioegood
mount and ride up to heaven
Swicegood knocked and st. Pete1
asked who is out, he said Swice-
good. Are you ridingf Yes. St
Peter answered, hitch your beast
and come in.