Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
LOCAL NEWS
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report to an agency placing mel
for service aboard horse transpor.
tasion bound for Eurep, stat,
IL at they arrived in Norfolk, Va.
o. K. and sailed for Europe Sun
day. The boys were: Franz
Yspcey, Alex Buford, ALFRED
Buerbsum, Ray Thompson, Jame'
Julia, Harold Watson and Lama
Ramsay.
The Women's Missionary sooie.
~ of the First Presbyteriar
Church on last Thursday after,
noon gave a reception in honor Of
Mrs. Robt. Colt, who leaves short.
ly with her husband, Rev. Robt.
Colt, for Korea where the latter
will resume his duties Is a mis-.
sionary in a foreign field, after a
years stay in this country. The
reception proved to be one of tbs
most delightful events of tbe sea.
son, aud was greatly enjoyed by
sll who attended.
F. 81. Cushing, a native of Sal.
isbury, who for a good many years
was an engineer and was also en-
gagged in the insurance business,
will take up the lastes again aud
will be located in Asheville. He
has a host Of frleuds who will
learn with interest that he will
engage in that business sgaln.
The Chassis of the Reformed
Church of North Carolina will
meet in Salisbury on Thursday
April 65h. The purpcss of this
meeting is of taking def ,ite &C.
tlon in reference to CIaremont
College. I. is said that q plan Is
to be submitted at this meesil. g to
bring the girls departments from
Cstawba College at Newton to
Salisbury.
There will be a meeting of the
city Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, March 9th at 8 o'clock in
the County Commissioners room
in the court house for she purpose
of making ell arrangements for
the city Democratic primaries.
Mary Jenkins and Willie Setter
both oolored, we're sent to tbs
work house for 60 days They
were adjudged guilty of being
drunk and being engaged in an af,
fray and we're given 30 days for
each o%ffense.
Altemarle is to have another
cotton mill, the same 10 cost $780,.
600 sid will be known as the Wis.
cassett Mill No. 5 Messrs. Hol-
brooks and Bradshaw of Salisbury
have been awarded the contract to
erect same and work will begin at
once. The building will be three
stories high.
The Women's NJ ssionary Socie-
sizes of Salisbury district will con-
vene in Forest Hill Methodist
Church, of Concord on next Fri.
day night, at 7;SO O'Clock. Mrs.
@. M. Bobbltt of Spencer she dis
trict secretary will preside.
The Southern Shops at Spencer
which have been working short
time for two months will close dur
ing the month of April This af
fects all departments except the
car repaicing department which
will work iv4 days
Il was assted scme SINE ago
that Spencer has signed a lighting
~c~ntract with the Public Service
Company TO 10 years. This how
yer was a slight mistake as the
contract has not yes BEEN signed,
but 40 the proposition looks good
1t has been submitted by the com,
pany, bus shs offc ais have neith-
or signed the contract nor voted to
sign it.
Chief of Police Miller, who is +,
BE- chief marshall for the parade
of school children. at the county
com mepcement on Thursday states
that he will use evary effort to
keep the streets clear of vehicles
during the parade. 1t ia neces-
sary for the protection of the chill
dren to do this so automobiles
will please use the eastern half of
Main Street for these five blocka
from 1O:3O until the parade has