Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-07-16
the CAROLINA WATCHMAN
Salisbury, July 18th, 1913.

of China Grove, has been chosen
by the Board of Aldermen of that
place as chief of police to succeed
J. Il. Blackwelder. M Kimball
will make q wide awake officer.
A. J. Hedrick, who is manaR.
ing q granite quarry at Henderson
was . Salisbury visitor last week.
Henderson is spending 500, 600
on her streets and the county,
Vance, of which Henderson is the
capital, is preparing to spend
$500, 600 on her public roads.
A force of surveyors under the
direction of q. M. Miller is
busy surveying Third Greek in
order that an estimate as to the
cost of draining it can be made.
1t ia said there are thousands of
acres lying along this creek that
can be brought into cultivation
by proper drainage and that the
owners can we'll afford to spend
the small sum necessary for such
improvement.
A new fire box has been INSTALL
ed. 1t 10 No. Sc and is located
on a pole id front of John Young's
drug stole, corner of Main and
Innes Streets. The other boxes
are still whore they were placed
several months ago.
Douglas Mahaley expects to
have q grey pressed brick residence
erected on his lot adjoining J. W.
Kesler on North Nam Street.
Leroy Powlas, rural carrier on
route No. 2 from Barber, became
so i'll while on his rounds last Fri.
day that he was compelled to e.
turn home. The postmaster then
took the trip and secured a SUBJ
stitute until Mr.. Powlass' recov-
cry.
Sheriff Mckenzie searched Mil,
ler's restaurant on East Innes
Street Saturday and found several
pints of whiskey and some cham.
pagre.
DR.. q. F. Highsmith, Of Char
lotte, was here Friday with a view
to moving here. Dr.. H.ghsmith is
an optomstrist Of several years
practice and would make a coed
citizen.
The N. @. Public Service Com
pany are now nearing completion
of the double track work on Main
Street and Is removing the rub.
bish as fast as possible. The In.
nes Street crossing was opened
Saturday.
The Main Pharmacy has decid-
ed to remodel their place of bust.
ness and F. F. Smith, president
of the company, has let several
contracts for the various work to
be done. This place will soon
present a very handsc me appear.
apce. See advertisement in THE
Waterman.
A fire escape is to be attached
to the Murphy Block which is now
under going some repairs and
modernizing.
The Granite Quarry baseball
team came up to Salisbury last
Saturday afternoon and showed
the Salisbury boys how TO play
ball. Ten innings were played
and the score stood 5 to 4.
Engineer J. E. Keever of the
Yadkin Railroad, who has been i'll
for a week or more, has recovered
and resumed his run.
Again the police have been sup
piled with stop.watches and are
instructed to make note of the
speed of automobiles. motorcycles
and bicy cles. Should they make
a block in less than twenty-seven
seconds, they are subject to arrest
and fine. Police will be stationed
about the city and a close watch
will be kept.
At 80 tomorrow morning the
pupils, teachers and some of the
friends of the Baptist Sunday
School will leave Salisbury for
Thomasville whore they will EN- ~
a days outing and picnic In the
beautiful grove of the Baptist
Orphanage there. The round trip
is only one dollar.
R. E. Tubbs, who several years
ago was connected with the Sum
mersett Undertaking parlors, but
who has been at Pelham, Ga, for
q year or two, has decided to "a
turn to Salisbury and will again
join Mr.. Summersett in the under.
taking business.
Sergeant Holt, of the U. S.
Army, is here this week drilling
and training the 18th Company
Coast Artillery, preparatory to
entering camp at Fort Caswell. A
gold medal is ofisred to the best
drilled man at the annual en-
oampment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Boggs we're
in Salisbury yesterday and hon.
ored this shop by a short visit.
v. Wallace & Sons have an ad.
vertisement in this paper. They
are absolutely reliable and will
eiva Won "a much for your money