Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-08-06
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ROWAN COUNTY LOCALS

The county commissioners we're
in session here Monday and Tues.
day and the usual routine was
gone through with. W. under.
stand they agreed to grade the
Gold Hill road to the Stanly line.
T. M. K%esler, who will occupy
she old Wineco # stand, has just
returned from New York where he
purchased a complete stock for
his store which he hopes to open
this month.
There was quite a wreck at
Sumner, five miles south of Sal
isbury, Monday morning, when .
freight train was derailed and the
fox cars piled up on each other
doing considerable damage and
blocking both tracks. No n was
hurt and of curse passenger
srains we're delayed. A wrecklng
crew from Spencer went down and
cleared the tracks.
The ladies of the Chestnut Hill
Presbyterian Church, who gave a
lawn fete on South Fulton Street
last week, we're quite successful
and realized a sufficient sum to
Justify their noble efforts.
A friend here of Presidents Will.
sons sent him ty express Mon.
day, q basket of R. B. Bailey's
fine peaches, and this means
something because there are no
finer peaches raised anywhere
than those raised by Mr.. Bailey.
The marriage Of Miss Florence,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benton
Ludwick. and Preston, son of the
late G. II. Swink, took place at
the manse of the Unity Presby.
terrain Church, Woodleat. Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Dougsl
Monroe, the pastor, performed
the ceremony.
The boy scouts of Kannapolis
passed through here Monday
morning accompanied by H. w.
Oxen, secretary of the Kannapo-
c. A., and Rev. O. c.
or of the Presbyterian
d4ch. They we're en- route for
South River aud carried with
them all camp requisites.
The roof on the ell of Rev. J
Il. Fesperman's home in States
Vile was burned off last Thurs
day Afternoon. The fire seems to
have originated from a defective
aus. Rev. Fespermsn lived in
Salisbury for some time.
Rev. M. NJ. Kinard, pastor Of
St. Johns E l.. Church, has
been granted a vacation by his
congregation. HI will spend his
time in the mountains recuperst-
ing.
Joe Blackwelder, the Concord
man who tried tc kill himself 10.
cause Gully one girl refused to
marry him, now in the hospital
here, is able to sit up. 1t seem,
he will recover.
Will Peterborough, a young
Negro who is studying for the
ministry, was arrested at Coolee
NEE last Friday by Deputy Sheriff
T. A. Ksnnerty Oh q charge Of
rape on Bessie Hall, colored
Rosenborough is being held fol
the Superior Court.
W. F. Smith, brother and ad
ministrator of John Smith, wit
was so badly injured by a blast o
dynamite at Granite Quarry
about thu first of July, is sum
the Harris Granite Company, o
which he was an employee, TO
800 600 damages. Criminal neg
ligence is the charge Smith will
be represented by Attorneys Thee
f. Kluttz and R. Lee Wright.
The County Board of Educs
ton met in Superintendent Kia
er's office Monday. Appropris
tions were made to assist sewers
schools. East Spencer is to bull
In addition, Mt. Ulla No. l is t
erect q new building and severa
others will make improvements.
The Lsntz reunion, which Wa
such a successful event last yea
will be held at Fulton HelghtI
Salisbury, Thursday, August 14tl