Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-07-30
STATE NEWS Of INTEREST,
Big Items Reduced 10 Small Paririgphs
for Our Readers,

Big Items Reduced 10 Small Pararagph
for Our Readers.
II the wishes of attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds are regarded, NJ
change in the Attorney of tn
Western District will be made IN
til the conclusion of the Ashevill'
bank case. which comes tt
triaftin Asheyills this week. A Z
Hoiton, having worried up th'
ease. Nis believed by the Depart
msnt 81 Justice to be more com
petent to carry it on than would
be new man.
The, e,Southern Rilaway Csnpsny
WAS fined $500 by w R Ed~ards in
the police court in High Point
Friday morning, after being con.
victed of che offsnss of running
freight trains on Sunday contrary
TO statute and the peace aud dig.
nifty of the State. The case was
brought and prosecuted by City
Attornsy Williams tor the offenss
committed July 18. when q freight,
it il sllsgsd, was run through
High Point without any liye stock
or psrishable freight on it.
Tie annual cslebration of the
battle Of Moors's Greek Bridge at
the battle ground, near Currie,
last Thursday was attended by up.
wards of 1000 people of that sec
tion Of the State, many going
from Wilmington, Fayetteville
and other towns. In connection
with she celebration the Confed.
crate veteraus held d reunion, and
the feature Of this was an address
by Congressman Faison.
After being out from 6 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon to Sunday af-
tarnoon at 8 O'Clock, at Ashboro
Superior Court. the jury returned
verdict of second degree murder
against Lurton English for the
killing of John Armstrong at
Arohdsle. Randolph County,
March "a, and the prisoner was
sentenced by Judge Long to 25
years imprisonment. Counsel for
the defense gave notice of appeal
and was allowed Is days to pre-
pare papers. The bond of the pris.
oner was fixed at $500, but it is
thought by many that the appeal
will be abandoned.
Dan Morgan, about 18 years
old, of the Bay side section of
Pasquotsnk county 10 in Elizabeth
City, suffering from Al attack of
tetanus. He was taken there hy
his father for the purpose of tax
ing him to a Norfolk hospital for
treatment, but his condition was
too serious to make the trip. An.
titoxin was secured and treatment
was begun in an effort to save his
life. Young Morgan and q num-
Der of his friends were bathing In
the river more than Z week ago
and he stuck q splinter in his foot.
He was able to get about until he
was suddenly affected by lockjaw.
Among the results of the union
meeting at Mebsns last week,
closed in which Rev. W. W. Orr,
D. D.. of Charlotte did the preach
ing and Prof. Oliver Arnold, of
Scranton. Pa. led the singing,
may be mentioned. More than q
hundred converted or reclaimed !;
several hundred Christians recon.
secrating their lives; scores and
scores manifesting the spirit of
forgivness and renewing friend
chips that had been broken; al.
most thousand people pledgine
themselves to the uplift of Mebane
and the community; and more
than 80 heads of families pledging
themselves to conduct family
prayers. Nearly 100 M embers are
expected to be added to the
churches OF the village and sur.
rounding country as the direct re.
suit of the two weeks meeting
The fres.will Offering was more
than double the amount that
Mebans has ever raised for meet.
ing.
For Cuf6 RurAa and Rrn1aas