Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-27
State News Items
News Concentrated for Those who Want to
Know About Home Affairs.

MEMS concentrated TOT nose VINO want I
Know About Home Affairs.
Fire caused by the leaking of
still completely destroyed a rosi1
plant in the northern part O
Wilmington, owned by Cause,
Bros Saturday night. The plan
was valued at $4,000 with NJ
insurance, The fire was discover
ed by a Negro watohman who al
once sent in an alram but the fire
department. was unable to render
any assistance because of the lack
of water.
John II. Kuck, who recently
began the operation of q small
hosiery mill in Wilmington. has
found the enterprise 80 profitable
that he is going to enlarge the
factory on an extensive scale
Mr.. Kuck made thorough study
of the business before taking it
up, having already before engag.
ing in it made a comfortable f,r.
tune in other lines.
The latest news from Laure
Springs, the home of the Hon R.
L. Doughton, received Saturday
is that his condition is slightly
improved. His own mother has
not been allowed to see him, and
it will be several weeks, if he does
we'll, before he can even be out of
bed.
Capt. John D. Brown, one of
the most prominent citizsns of
Davidson and of the upper end of
Mecklenburg County died Sunday
afternoon at his home on South
Main Street. The news of his
death came as a shock to the town,
for though it was known that he
suffered a stroke of paralysis or
spoplexy about 8 or 8 o'clock it
was not thought that he was
fatally ill for he was on the streets
sarly and was apparently in his
usual health Saturday. But his
advanced age and somewhat feeble
condition, as compared with his
marked strength and activity of
even recent years, made it pos
sible for him to rally and though
he Was conscious off and on till q
little while before he died, he was
never himself after the attack.
Despondent over poor health,
Daniel Garmon, a prominent
farm,r of Cabarrus county, com.
mitted suicide early Sunday by
shooting himself IN the right tenn
pie. He WAS 45 years old and is
survived by his widow and several
children. Failure to appear at
she breakfast table lead to the
fiuding Of Garmon's body in q
sransry = short distance from the
house. 1t was partially covered
with lap robe, which he prob
ably used to muffl, the sound of
the report of a revolver, which
was found by his side with one
chamber empty. The bullet had
entered his right temple and death
probably WAS instantaneous. For
soma time Garm IN had been suf.
fering from poor health and his
wife believes this lead hi n to take
his life. Coroner Buchanan and
Sheriff Caldwell examined the
body and decided nos to hold an
inquest that the suicide was evil
dent.
An automobile driven by un :
known parties, ran into q buggy
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Pete,
Forehand, of Pikeville. in g olds
boro Friday. Mrs. Forehand was
thrown from the buggy and sus-
tanned two broken ribs and was
otherwise bruised and badly shak'
en- up.
The body of Ezra Elmors, of La
Grange. VISA found in pool of water
about three miles from that place
Saturday afternoon. He wal
driving to his home in q buggy
and it is believed that he fell from
the vehicle in an,epileptic fit from
which he often suff tred. He wal
between 45 and so years old.
Mat Ziglar, aged 20, was killed
by falling tree while out 'possun
hunting with two friends nea
Rural Hall, Forsyth County, q
two O'Clock Saturday morning