Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-02-24
LOCAL NEWS
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ty' g splendid farma's and a Con
federate veteran has Teen kept a
home for several weeks with al
attack of la grippe. Mr. Flemins
has many friends will regret e
learn of his illness. He Is a hos
pitable and sociable and the Iatct
string always hangs on the out
side
Two Important religious delega
ticns we're assembled in Salisbury
on NJ ,nday. one beng a dslega
tion from the North Caroline
Synod and the other representing
tne Tennessee Lutheran Synod
They held a joint session in S..
Johu's Lutheran church to con
s.der the cancellations of thes
syuods.
The Rexall druggists of this
state met in Salisbury for a tw,
days meeting on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The meeting was
he'd in the Empire Hotel and T.
banquet will be held tonight a.
the close of the session.
The little seven year old dangh.
ter of Mr. anb Mrs Robt. Fun.
derburk who lives on East Coun.
oil Street, had the misfortune to
swallow a nedd!e Oh IL st Friday
afseruoon. Inc little glrl Is foud
of sewing and while making doll
dresses held the needle between
her teeth. The needle rcke and
she swallowed tbs pointed end i.
She is suffering no ill effects how,
ever.
The Southern Railway has in.
stalled at several important cross
ings safety bells to warn pedes.
trans and drivers of vehicles Of
the approach of trains. Is con-
slsts of q metal post upon.whlch
is a bell enclosed by a wire screen
and is 80 attached that when the
train reaches a certain point the
bell will ring and give the driver
ample time to cross the tracks CT
await che passage of said train.
The members of the Salisbury
Eagles held a social gathering in
the club room, over the Wachovis
Bank last Friday evening at 8
O'Clock. Refreshments we're serv.
cd aud a good time anticipated.
The Salisbury alone is among the
largest in the State aud these 90.
cial gatherings are held quite Of
ten.
o. last Saturday night at u
O'Clock Register cf Deeds, J. G.
Deaton was awakened from bis
slumhers BY visitors at his home,
theiE mission hsins ~ secure a
marriage llcens5 a..o was told the
parties for whom the license were
issued had bsen living together
for twenty years as man and wife
claiming TO have been married III
South Carolina where license were
unnecessary. The woman hsw
ever has been stricken with that
awful disease, the greas whits
p'ague and she felt that death was
near she made a full confession tc
a uslghbor. the parties llve il
Woodleaf aud have nine children
They are A. G. Gibbons and Lucy
Lltaker.
Capt Mckay of the Sal vatio1
Army leaves 81 me time this weeE
for jacksonville, Fla to attene
a Salvation Army Counsel to be
held in that city.
The Y. NJ. G. A. ca: vAss started
with a Zig supper on Monday
night In the old dining room o
the Ford Hotel. The supper wa
served by a group IF girls ane
women who were for the create,
part actively engaged in SOM
part of the community work
After the supper several shor
talks were made and the evening
wss greatly enjoyed.
The Y, NJ. G. A. can vass cam
paign was out yesterday aud TO-
day At loon today they stan6
IS follows:
Leader No. Amount
Subscribers.
A. T Allen. ......16.... S 29t
E H. Bean ........6 ......S 13s
Mayor Woodson... 1.......$ 20(