Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31


ing. The public is cordially in
vited to hear him.
The thirteenth District Conven.
tion of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows was held in Salisbury
last Saturday with Gordon Lodge,
The meeting was called to order
at three O'Clock by the president,
Il. 0. K.uttz. There was an ad.
dress of welcome at night by A.
B. Ssleeby.
There is to be a flag raising and
Bible presentation at the Harris
Chapel school at 4 O'Clock, Satur.
day afternoon, April 3rd. The
ceremony will be under the aus
plces of the Patriotic Orders of
China Grove. The speakers have
not yet been secured.
The advertising car of Sparks
Circus left Monday for High Point
where it billed that section for the
appearance of the show there on
April 18sh the day after leaving
Salisbury.
Bishop Price, colored, of Char
!otte came to Salisbury Monday
night to claim the body his sister,
Lucinda Price who was shot and
killed Sunday night by Jim Coop.
sr. He wanted to take the re-
mains to Charlotte but was not
financially able to do so.
superintendent Kizer of the
public schools, reports that there
will be 1872 graduates this year
from the various public schools of
Rowan County, He says this is q
record number,
Sheriff Krider, went to Char.
iotte Tuesday on No. Z after Jim
Cooper who shot and killed Luoin-
da Price on Sunday night. Cooper
will be brought to Salisbury aud
placed In jail to await the next
term of Rowan Superior Court at
which time he will be pie ced on
trial for his life. Sheriff Krider
heard that Cooper was from Char.
lotte and suspected that he would
make for that place for a short
time at least. He advised Cha1-
lotte officers to keep an eye open
for him which they did and ended
in the arrest of the murderer.
The Belk. Harry Company, who
bought the store fixtures of the
Reid store moved same into their
place CT bushes on Tuesday.
A. l.. Smoot and A B. Saleeby
have been chosen as delegates to
represent the Baraca class of the
First M E. Church at the State
B%araca. Phllathea convention at
Raleigh, April % 25.
The room en- the first floor of
the Grubb building on the lines
Street side has been put in shape
for the reception of the school ex.
hibits which will be for the in.
spection of the puulic Thursday.
Policeman John w. Kesler of
the Salisbury police had the mis-
fortune to fracture the ankle of
his right foot yesterday morning
and i'll consequence will be off
DUTY for a few days. Oficsr Kss-
Ter had bsen in Dlxonville to
search a house and coming back
he walked the railroad as far a.
Bank Street. As he lives on Bank
Street b undertook to climb the
emtaukment VIII CHI leads from the
railroad to the street. wLsa he
slipped OIL a small rock end roiied
to tn bottom of she ambankment
which resulted IN q fractured ank-
le. His friends wish him q speedy
recovery.
A call has been issued for all of
SPARKS Circus performers to be In
Saliahury by April 9Th. There is
a busy lima at th9 fair grounds
n W as the ANIMALS are daily being
put thr ugh their respective acts.
N. arly every depart ment is ready
for the Opsn!ng and flushing
touches are being put tc the wag-
ons and tents. They will show
10 Salisbury en- Monday April IL,
and a big attendance is expected
as everything is new but the name.
The time for receiving as much
as one gallon of whiskey at a time