The Carolina Watchman
VOL. I. No. 13.
SALISBURY, N. C., Wednesday, March 15th., isos.
Win, H. Stewart, Editor
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© A Platform Adopted by the Workingmen’s
© Club of Charlotte. Salisbury has some
© Similar Afflictions.
Ji At a meeting of the Working-
® men’s Club, of Charlotte, held
© \ last week, for the purpose of con-
© ! ^Hering the advisability of putting
© a municipal ticket in the field, the
© following platform was adopted:
© “’We, the members and repre-
© sentatives of the Workingmen’s
© Club, in order to secure more uni-
© ty of action among the working
© classes of the city of Charlotte
© and in order to protect the public
© welfare of all the citizens thereof,
© do ordain and publish this plat-
© form:
© “(1) We call attention to the
© enormous debt ot the city, with
© its consequent burden of taxation.
© It ought to be clear toany reason-
© able man that when taxation on
© values equals the interest on mon-
• ey, the result is confiscation by
" the State or municipality. Futh-
© er, it ought to be clear to intelli-
© gent men that when taxes are
• outrageously high, as they are at
S present in this city, laboring
9 people cannot hope to own their
© own homes. And we declare it to
® be c^r belief that when men lose
© their ambition to own in their own
9 right a permanent habitation
© for themselyes and family or find
9 that t'brough circumstances which
9 are the creation of law this ambi-
9 tion i'l impossible of realization,
TWO DAYS SESSION.
MRS, KEPLEEY'S DWELLIN8 BURNED.
©
Date
1S05,
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interns* in —> civilization and in
their country. Therefore, we de-
mand) that expenditures shall be
decreased until such a time as
the city’s debt shall be reduced
to a reasonable sum and the tax
demands shall cease to be a bur
den ,to the people.
“(2.) We call attention to
the,fact that while the city of
Charlotte has been plunged head-
longjinto debt, it yet has very
little in the way of permanent
and ! beneficial improvements to
County Commissioners Receive Reports
and Pass on Important Items.
The county commissioner met
in regular session Monday, March
6 and adjourned Tuesday, March
7, holding a two days’ session.
Following is a synopsis of the
matters that came before and
were acted upon by them:
Rev. V. Y. Boozer appeared in
behalf of the people of Franklin
townshipjand asked that the New
Mocksville road be macadamized
at an early date. The people of
that section agree to furnish the
rock beyond Grant’s creek for
that purpose. The commission
ers ordered the chain gang sent to
this road as soon as the work
planned on Long street has been
completed.
The county attorney was in
structed to appeal to the gover
nor for a pardon for Anderson
Allison, a convict on the county
road, whose family is destitute
and will have to be cared for by
the county unless he is released.
S. J. Holder, superintedent of
the chain gang, reports that very
little work was done on the month
of February on account of the
bad weather.
T. D. Brown, superintendent of
the county home, reports 16 white
and five colored inmates, all of
whom are in good health.
D. R. Julian, sheriff, reports
general taxes collected $2^,882.05
and special -taxes $8,921.12. Total
$35,253.17./ and exhited state
ments as to disbursements.
The finance committee exhibits
a report showing the amount in
the treasurers hands as follows:
Cash on hand for school fund,
March 3, 1905, $6,130.25.
Overdraft on county funds
608.55.
Cash on hand road fund
540.15.
$1,-
$5,-
NEGRO KILLED AT SPENCER.
SPENCER AND YADKIN RIPPLES,
TRADING FORD NOTES.
Run Over bv Shifting Engine Early Satur
day Morning.
Fred Edwards, a steady indus
trious negro, an employee of the
Southern at Spencer, was found
dead on the t>acks near the coal
chute Saturday morning. There
are several stories as to how the
accident occurred, but no one
seems to have seen the affair and
just how it happened may never
be known. The most probable
story endicatee that Edwards was
going to his work on the chute
and was struck and run over by a
. shifting engine, some say No.
1626, The body was badly man
gled, almost cut in two about the
waist, and his legs were badly lac
erated. It was quite foggy and
dark whichjprobably wasjsufficient
to prevent his being seen. He
was married and twenty-odd years
of age. His remains were brought
to Salisbury and prepared for
burial by Undertaker Wright.
A Negro Burglar Shot.
Early Sunday morning a bur
glar in making efforts to enter the
residence of S. R. Richards, in
this city, awoke Clint Green, a
roomer at Mr. Richards, who fired
at the would be intruder and fill
ed his face with shot. The fel-
Dr. Young's Residence Completed. The
Season's First Snake, Eggs Plentiful,
Dr. J. W. Young, who is Spen
cer’s pioneer physician, has com
pleted and moved into his hand-
some residence on Newton Heights
near corporate limits. The man
sion is one of the handsomest in
this section, being equipped with
modern convenience. Workmen
have just completed fitting up a
wind-mill for him that pumps
water from his well into a tank as
high as the top of the house. It
is of much convenience for water
ing the garden and lawn, also in
case of fire.
The first black snake of this sea
son was killed by W.B. Yarbrough
It measured four feet in leght. It
was killed on March 10, which is
rather soon for them to crawl.
Farmers are busy ploughing for
their crops. Wheat is beginning
to grow for the last two weeks.
Our neighbors are gettting
plenty of eggs now, but James
Lomax is the champion chicken
raiser. He says they get from 20
to 26 eggs per day, pretty
for one family.
John Beck, who has been
fined to his bed for several
good
eon-
days
low made his escape and going to
Dr. Rumple’s, in search of a
physician, he was captured by the
police, who were called by Dr.
Rumple.
with pneumonia, is improving we
are glad note.
I will close with best wishes to
the Watcaman and its readers.
Bill Snipes Says the Folks Down His Way
Take the Watchman,
Trading Ford, March 11.—Fine
weather now for farming, apd the
farmers are taking advantage of
it.
A good crop of spring oats are
being sowed.
We hear some speaking of cut
ting their cotton crop off half.
That’s right boys, work less and
get more money is the latest poli
cy.
The school at this place will
close next week. There will be no
exhibition as was thought some
time ago. We commend MP’S
Sherrill for her art and training
in the school. She has been a
successful teacher.
Oh Bill, said my friend the oth
er day, do you know what The
Watchman will cost to subscribe
for a whole year? Why, certainly,
said I. It will cost you 50 cents
if you subscribe now. For a whole
year, said he? Why that beats all.
I never heard of a paper like that is
for 50 cents a year? Bill, by gosh,
I don’t believe it. How in the
thunder can a man live and run
a paper at them rates. Why it
takes 50 cents worth of meat to do
me a week. Yes, says I, but may
be the Editor don’t eat as much
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Bill Snipes.
A. B. Ice and J. S. Stout, of
Clarksburg, W. Va., were in the
city Saturday. They spent much
of their time looking about for
a suitble site on which to erect a
handsome hotel.
The people of Albemarle have: ...„.
complained of the poor condition Thomas Jefferson, son of the
of the road-bed of the Yadkin famous tragedian Joseph Jeffer-
railway, want it repaired and ask B0n , played “Rip Van Winkle”
that another train be added to in the opera tense here Monday
those now in service.
.night.
show for such expenditures.
Therefore, we demand that in the
future wiser economy shall pre
vail in spending the people’s
mo^ey.
‘.‘(3.) We call attention to the
fact, that at present city officials
frequently fill orders for material
to be used by the city charging
the city such prices as they
choose, without letting such con
tracts to the lowest bidder after
due advertisement. And we de
clare to be our belief that if this
practice is not of itself evidence
of corruption, it is nevertheless a
system that will sooner or later
work injury to the city and lead
officials into ways of graft. There
fore, we demand that all the
material furnished the city shall
be furnished on contract and let
to the lowest responsible bidder.
“(4.) We demand that subse
quent appointments on the police,
fire and health commission,[creat
ed by recent enactment by the
General Assembly, shall be made
non-partisan not only in name
but in fact.
“(5.) We demand, that the
members H the police and fire
departments shall abstain from
interference in elections in the
city; whether such elections be
held for the city, county, or
State.
“(6.) We are unqualifiedly in
favor of abolishing the office of
recorder of tne city of Charlotte.
“(7 ) We invite all citizens of
the city of Charlotte to co-operate
with us in selecting candidates
and helping to elect the same.”—
Charlotte Observer.
So many of the above citations
are common Salisbury it makes
interesting reading, We would
sympathize with Charlotte, but
our lot is so much worse that we
have no sympathy to spare.
Cash on hand railroad fund,
Salisbury township. $3,071.08.
Cash on hand railroad fund,
Gold Hill township $215.93.
Cash on hand railroad fund,
Morgan township $188.11,
Cash on hand Rowan county
bond fund $110.07.
Total cash on hand $13,656.04.
Chairman T. C. Bernhardt stat
ed that he had made an agreement
subject to the approval of the
board, whereby Messrs. Hender
son, Heilig and 'Linn should re
tain the offices now occupied by
them, at the rental of $10 per
month by each of them, rental
payable monthly, said contract
to begin on April 1st. 1905, and
ending on Dec. 1st, 1906. The
contract was approved by the
board.
A petition was read asking that
the old Lexington road be closed
and discontinued upon receipt of
$500 from the Southern Railway
Company, said $500 to be expend
ed in repairing Long street as per
former agreement, provided that
a crossing be maintained at what
is now known as the Trexler cross
ing and the North end connected
with 15th or 16 street, Spencer.
The contract to furnish feed to
the chain gang for the ensuing
month was awarded to Max Mos
es and the supplies to Kluttz &
Rendleman.
Amounts ranging from $3.00 to
$6.00 were allowed to a number of
out of door poor.
A number of claims were pre
sented, audited and ordered paid
out of the general county fund,
the public wood fund and funds
for the poor.
At the second day’s meeting at
the call of the chairman several
townships were represented by
supetvisors of roads and enter-
changed ideas as to the best means
of improving the roads of the
countw. It was agreed by all that
The Entire Buildlng^nil Contents, Includ
ing $230 In Cash, Destroyed.
The farmers have b?m busy
plowing around here during the
past week.
The school at Gheen’s school
house, taught by Mise Alma
Powlas, will slose next Friday.
Mrs. Mary^Owens was visiting
in our community last week.
G. H. Jacobs, of Cooleemee,
was down here last week.
S. Y. Goodman, one of enter
prising farmers, has bought a
new pea huller [that will hull
from 10 to 15 bushels of peas per
hour.
The Kincaid Bras’, String Band
is getting in good shape now.
The'boys, contemplate getting a
new bass fiddle.
Reter A. Ritchie-has been quite
sick withjla grippe for some time.
The ®house of Mrs. Lurritter
Kepley, situated about 8 miles
from Salisbury, was burned
down last Thursday morning
about 1 o'clock. The family was
using the dining room for sleep
ing apartments when the fire oc
curred. They were awakened by
the dog-barking and gaining to
the door, burst it open, when the
flames were seen coming down the
stairs. Soon the entire building
was in flames. Mrs. Kepley’s son
and family 'w^ living with
the time. EveiythinfA belonging
to both fair ’; was burned, in-
, ,. , oosto’ ,
eluding about $250 in cash. They
managed to save a couple of sacks
of flour, and a little of their meat.
All the wearing apparel was burn
ed. The fire started on the sec
ond floor of the house. How it
started is a mystery that will
probably never be solved. The
unfortunate family has the sym
pathy of the entire community.
Saturn.
Carnegie Gives $12,000 to Livingstone
College.
New York, March 13.—Booker
T. Washington called upon An
drew Carnegie today in company
with Bishop Clinton, one of the
trustees, and Dr. W. H. Goler,
the president, of Livingstone Col
lege, for colored people, at Salis
bury, N. C., under the auspices
of the African M. E. Zion
Church. They suggested to Mr.
Carnegie that he present the col
lege with alibray building. This
Carnegie consented to do. The
amount of the gift was not made
public.
Feet Crushed and Amputated.
Joe White, a young white man
from Kansas City. Mo., while at
tempting to board a train at the
depot here Friday, made a misstep
which caused him to fall and get
his feet under th®., train wheels
mashing them so badly that it was
necessary to amputate them.
the overseers of rll sections should
be instructed to work all hands
four full days as required by law.
It was ordered that the sheriff
be instructed to collect double
taxes from merchants who had
failed to report th^r gross sales
as required by law, prior to the
April meeting.
Rowan’s Couty Board of Edu
cation, consiting of the following
gentlemen: Rev. C. B. Miller, of
China Grove, Hon. John S. Hen
derson, of Salisbury, and Esq. P.
A. Sloop, of Yost, was re-appoint
ed by the last legislature. Rowan
has splendid board, one that has
accomplished much good for the
schools throughout the county
and a change of it’s personnel
could hardly have improved it.