Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-02-26
LOCAL NEWS

lQQo6 OGEo0b.
Arthur Harry, Of the firm of
Belk.HArry Co.. IN company with
the buyers Of the chain of Belk
stores, left last week for the
northern markets to purchase
their spring and summer stocks
A Negro was caught in Asheville
the other day who WAS thought to
be the slayer of officer VIM. A.
Monroe, but Sheriff Mckenzie
and John R. Crawford went to
Asheville for the purpose of iden.
tlfying the man. but he proved to
b q different Negro.
The Ellis Of Salisbury have de-
cided TO erect q handsome build.
lag for their permanent h,me.
They have recentlY purchased the
Sheets property, corner of lnn5s
and Lee Streets and have asked
for a charter aud the work will be
taken up at an early day. This
will be a considerable improve
mont for that section Of the city.
D. c. L+ngle was in Salisbury
Saturday, and while here snapped
horses, paying $40 to boot. He
says he got a ''dead' match for
she fine ~iroL-sray be has beeL
driving and be.leves he now has d
fue pair.
rumber Of interested parties
met here last week for the purpose
OF considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
a large stock yard The purpose
for such al enterprise would be-
fyr the feeding and proper care of
seock iu traslt d d for sale here.
II built it will b. the property
and under the direction of the
Southern Railway Company.
As a congregational meeting of
Of the First Presbyterian Church
last Wednesday evening 1t was
practically decided TO erect a new
msnse for their pastor. A COM
mistee was appointed to take the
matter in charge and report to
another meeting to be held TO-
night, when final arrangements
will likely be made
"Tidbits," a publication in
magazine form by the West Bay
Publication Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
has been received and perused
with pleasure. It is quite full of
choice selections of humor, is
neatly printed and is very enoy-
able aud entertaining. The price
per copy is only twenty-five cents.
The new electric block signal
system recently installed by the
southern bssween Denim and
Charlotte has been put in opera
tion and is giving very satisfactory
service. Il Is claimed that this
new system will present many of
the wrecks which happen from
time to time.
Announcement comes from the
managers of the Sparks circus
that they viii break winter quar-
tsrs about the first of April and
give their first p,rformance in
Salisbury. They are now busy
planning to make the coming
season better than ever before in
the way of giving a first class per-
Torrance.
A.. B. SalAeby returned from
Monroe Monday whore he bad
gone to organize a Baraca and
Philathea CITY Union Mr. Saleeby
reports one of the most interest,"
ing meetings of its kind that he
has ever atteLded.
Fire caught in the old frame
building used as a restaurant and
located at the railroad crossing
on Council street, but little
damage was done due to the
prompt arrival of the 6remen.
D Mt forget that next weeks
WATcHMAN will 'ntaln the
inaugural address of President
Woodrow Wilson.
Rev J. B. Moore of Mount
Pleasant, q young graduate of the
Theological Seminary in Colum.
bia, S. c., has accepted a call to
become pastor of Bethel Lutheran
church at Ricbfisld. Hs will be
ordained at tire May meeting of
the North CaroliLa Lutheran
Synod, which meets at St. Johns
church in Cabarrus Co unty.
Capt. J. R. Nicholas, who has
been under treatment at the
Whitehead- Stokes Sanatorium fc1
several weeks, has improv ed suM.
GENTLY to lie ont on the streets.
This will lie good news to his host
of friends.
R-v. R. Murphy Williams, OF
Greensboro. %presented the cause
of the Presl yterian Orphanage al
Barium Springs, Sunday morning
in the First Pgesbyterian church,
IN his eff rts to raise an endow-