Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-05-26
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A shooting affray, which more
than likely will result l II the
death of James Hardin, a young
Statewide boy, was engaged in al
Harmony, Iredell county, Satur-
day night. and Clyde Heath and
two othsr young men. by the
names of Moore ard Munday were
arrested Sunday by Sheriff Deaton
and lodged in Jail. From the in
formation that could be gathered
concerning the matter, it seems
that all four of the boys had been
after a supply of whiskey. aud on
their return trip, all of them be-
ing pretty we'll tanked up, Moore
drew a gun and began shooting
into she air. Hardin, to whom
the team belonged, demonstrated
with Moore and threatened to
pus h:m-Hu.of the buggy if he
did not give up the ~ This
be refused to do, and in a scufh :,
Hardin was shot, the ball enter
ing his right shoulder aud re nging
down, lodged in his spine, causing
paralysis, from his waist down.
He Is in a %precsrious condition,
and Doctor Jurney, who is at
tending him, says recovery is i'm.
possible.
Plans are on foot tor the cree.
tion Of another c,ston mill III
Concord. The propositi to
build the new mill was launched
several days ago and met with
such favor that it's SUCCESS is prac'
tically assured. F J. Haywood,
secretary and treasurer, snd W.
B. Broadfoot, superintendent, of
the Brown Manufacturing Com
pany. are the prime movers in the
organization. The plan is to or
ganize a company to manufacture
textiles with q capital of not less
than 500. 900 divided into shares
of 500 each. The plan also con-
tains a provision that c.. W.
Johnson of Charlotte, president
of the Highland Bank and Brown
Mills and one of the best known
mill men in the south is to be
president of the new mill.
Jib Gilmore, of Snlder, En-
mons township, Davidson County,
has been placed in jail at Licking
ton on the charge of shooting Miss
Cora Baltimore a girl of about 16
years of age, Friday afternoon
The weapon used wal a shot gun
and the range was about Is yards.
The girl is painfully, though not
dangerously hurt. The shooting
took place at the home of the
girls brother, Charles Baltimore.
She was at work in the yard when
JIM Baltimore came upon the
scene. He carried a shot gun and
was very much under the in.
iuence of liquor, He told the
officers that he went TO the CALI
more home to have a reckoning
with the girl about some tales she
was alleged to have told on him
and he became so angry that be
shot her.
The commencement Of the State
Normal and Industrial College is
IN full swing at Greensboro, Sat
urday night the annual meetings
of the Adslphiap and Comedian
Literary Soc!tle7 we're held and
splendidlv excused programs
which delighted the members ard
alumnae. Sunday morning q
large and appreciative audience
heard the 60 commencement sermon
BY R9v. w M Vines, D D., of
Charlotte, and Sunday evening
DR.. @. Alphonso Smith, of the
University of Virginia, a native
of Greensboro. de ivered the all.
nua+ address to the Young Wo-
mau's Christian ASSOCIATION.
The Lexington Herald, g new
newspaper for Lexington, will
make it's appearance about June
Is, with NJ. l.. Misenheimer as
editor. The publication will be
issued by the Herald Publishing
company, q corporation that is
being formed Ly some of the lead.
ing business men of Lexington.
The corpora 'ion will begin Gusl-
ness with sn authorized capital of
s25, coo with SIS COO subscribed