Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-05-12
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Seven persons were killed and
much property was destroyed by a
tornado in the Pee Dee section of
South Carolina late last Friday.
A cyclone passed over Sanford
about 1870 p. NJ, Friday, May Z.
and did much damage to the resi-.
Dental section in the northwest
end of the town. No lives were
lost but some narrow escapes were
reported.
Paul Anderson, . young white
man, who lives about three miles
from M%ocksville, has been arrested
on the charge of starting Mocks.
ville's big fire and also on the
charge of larceny. Anderson is
only IS years old and has been in
trouble a number of times but al.
ways managed to get clear.
With the election of officers and
the appointment of committees,
the State Federation of Woman's
Clubs ON last Friday edjourned it's
1915 session in Goldsboro and will
meet next year in High Point.
The officers elected are as follows:
President. Mrs. Thomas W. Lingle,
Davidson; second vice.president,
Mrs. G. c. Hook, Charlotte; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. M. L..
Slower, Wilmington; treasurer,
unexpired term. Mr.. Il. B. Tyson,
Carthags; auditor, Mrs. Max
Gardner, Shelby; general fedora.
ton State secretary. Mrs. E. K.
Chapel Hill. The terms
of the first vioe.president, Miss
Well, and the recording
Mrs. A. G. Avery, Jr.,
nave not expired and they will
continue IN office.
The Revenue men operating I'M.
der the Greensboro Office in charge
Of Col. W. II. Chapman, broke
all records last month, when 105
distilleries were taken in
the territory covered by tle forces
under this office. The record in
dleases Increased activity on the
part Of both the blockaders and
revenue mon. Forty-six of the
uumber were 10 the fifth North
district, or the western
part of the State; 81 i'll eastern
orth Carolina; % in South Caro-
.lna, and l in the small section of
Virginia avsred by the ,fiioe.
)ue Ford automobile, a shotgun
md other property we're taken.
The sixteenth annual convention
thu Southern Baptists, repre-
'entiug 200, 900 souls, will con.
'ene III Houston, Texas, today.
The Bsptists are to have a ohau
auqua Of their own at W%rights-
lille Beach June 2lst to 9th, for
which a lengthy and sting
'rogram has been arranged.
Monday Leo M. Frank was re-
entenced to be hanged on Tues.
!aY, June %, for the murder of
f Mary Phagan. Sentence was
'sssed by Judge Ben H. Hill, OF
he Fulton County Superior Court
larry Pnagan was killed April 26.
9l3. Before sentence was pro-
.ounced Frank made q statement
0 the coutt. 1eiterating his limo.
euce.
Cecil Lsntz, a young white man,
as foumd dead Sunday morning
bout 80 o'clock Oh the porch
the home of his father, l.. A. ,
eniz, of Mount Pleasant. An sx. ,
mination of the young mans
showed that he had been
lad several hours, his death be =
& attributed TO stranguiation.
.usad by falling over the railing r
the porch. A call Was sent to Z
oncord for the coroner, Dr.. s. E I
lchsnan, and, Oh his arrival, "
9 examination was continued. +,
le coroner decided that there was &.
evidence of foul p'sy and that RI
ath was due to strangulation. y
ell was a brother Of Paul Lensz "a
Sslis' ury. Paul E. Lentz, a "
tive of Mount Pleasant, but
10 has been residing at Mt pt
oily, died Saturday morning. 1T
, was an uncle of Cecil Lsntz. u
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