Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-07-08
PATRIOTS UNFURL OLD GLORY
Eight Hundred Patriots in Line and a
Grand DAY is Had.

Grand Day is Had.
Salisbury enjoyed a "safe anc
sane Fourth" and a program thai
made the day memorable.
At 10 O'Clock eight hundred
members Of patriotic orders
marched to the new court house,
where "O,d Glory" was unfurled
to the breeze, The flag was pre-
sented to the county by patriotic
orders represented by Junior Or.
der United American Mechanics,
Daughters of Liberty and Patrio.
tic Sons of America. Tn rs were
rec;tasions and exercises by chill
dren and the presentation speech
vas made by q. P. Lmith, Past
State Councillor of the 1uriors.
The flag vas accepted on the part
of the County Commissioners by
Theo. F. Kluttz.
The cerem ony preceding the un.
yelling of the Boone Tablet was
held in the Colonial Theatre and
was presided over by Mrs. Edwin
@. Gregory. The address of wei
come was BY Mayor Woodson,
who was especially felicitous in
his remarks.
Mrs. William N. Reynolds,
State Regent of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, were
both heard with pleasure by a
sympathetic audience. Each It.
ferred to the great work of the
local chapter of the D. A. R. and
the event celebrated by the exer.
cises of the day.
Dr.. L. II. Clement INTRODUCED
Governor Craig. The Govern +
got in the good graces of the ladle
at once by declaring mere maj
unequal TO talk against the wo,
men. He stated that the womel
we're coming to the front, J
fact, had arrived and that the m
had obout arrived at the rear. H
plead guilty to kno wing very little
about Daniel Boone but knew b
would know it all before he lei
Salisbury today.
Mrs. John Van Landingham
introduced ike principal speak,,
of the day, DR.. Archibald Hsnd
erson whos9 address was on "The
Inauguration of Western Ezpan.
sion, Richard Henderson aid
Daniel Boone"
At the close Of DR.. Hendersop's
addsfss the meeting was adjnurp.
ed to the Grub building on the
Main street eide of which is the
tablet was unveiled.
The tablet was presented to the
city by Mrs. EdwinC. Gregory and
was recelvedb Mayor Wocdsor.
f"-'' Misses Mary Curtis Hen
kerson . I'D Elizabeth Henderson
unveiled 1t. Mrs. Matthias Bosh,
a defendant of Boone placed a
wreath Oh the memorial.
Tide afternoon was spent in
sports at the fair grounds. Sew
eral thousand visitors we're here for
the day.
Taking things as a whole Sails
bury celebrated the fonrth of July
in a sane way and it proved to
be one of the best fourths that
the people of Salisbury have Q
for several years. No accident
occurred the whole day worth
mentioning and the things of IN.
terest that were numerous and a
pleaspnt utime vas had by all.
The races at the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon were very
interesting and were witnessed by
a large crowd. The following is
the result:
230 class, one mile, two out of
three; purse $75.
1st money, $B5, to G W. Busch ;
2ud money, $25, to Mr.. Follett;
Bird money, SIS, to g. W. Thorn.
ason.
Automobile race, 2 miles, purse
SIS, LIST money to Mr.. Arey, $40;
time 2.421-5; End money, S., to
Mr.. Foreman, time 2 481,5.
Motor cycle race, 2 miles, purse
SIS. 1st money, $40, to Mr..
Rufty, time g. 50l-2; End money,
L. s. Bradshaw, SIS, time 2.531-5.
Free for all harness race, half
mile, course $40, won by E. Lud.
wick driving Colonel Seiburt.
Road race. half mile, purse SIS.
1st money won by Mr.. Lemly F.;
End money, won by Capt. Thorn.
as Murphy,
Running race, half mile dash,
purse $40. LIST money, 81, won
by Mr.. Trollinger; End money,
So, won by Nj. Lowder.
The athletic stunts carried out
the Community Y. NJ. O. A. are
az follows:
so yard dash-Basinger 1st;
Creek 2nd.
rs yard dssh-Leonard 1st
Balm End.
100 yard dash-Zlmmerman 1st
Rsndleman End; Shipping 3rd.
Sack Race-Gallimore 1st ;
Reavar 2nd.