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THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN. Local News Items. Max Moses has just returned from a trip to Germany. Our good friend JEL. H. Swice good, of Davie oounly who has just recently returned from James town Exposition, was in the city Monday taking m the sights. The main dam at Whitney is said to be completed and measures 917 feet in length 46 feet high. The company is endeavoring to be able to furnish power by Janu ary 1st. We doubt their ability to do so. Several new automobiles have arrived here lately. Dr. Herman Heilig, Dr. West and H. C. Trott are the pucrhasers. B. F. Lively, superintendent of the car department in the shops at Spencer, has resigned and ac cepted a similar position with the Southern at Lenoir, Tenn. Monday was what is oalled Labor Day. It is a legal Holiday and it was observed here by the closing of the banks, observance of Sunday hours at the postoffice, and a programme rendered by the various trade unions in the com munity. R. L. Earnhardt left today for Atlanta where he will spend the next nine mouths in the Atlanta Business College. Mr. Earnhardt's injured hand has about healed up. J, A. Swink, of Dongola, 111., who left here just 87 years ago, is now visiting friends and relatives Salisbury and the country in lm-our Mr. Swink was very much Dressed with the growth of city since his last visit. - Rev. J. P. Preston and wife and Mrs. S. H. Wiley nave left Vancouver, B. C, from where they will take a steamer for Korea. Rev. Preston is engaged in missionary work there and returns to take up where he left off in the spring. The statements of tiie China Grove and Spencer banks appear in today's Watchman to which attention is called. These banks are the pioneers in the:r towns and make a splendid showing. A 15-year-old white boy by the name of Mack Springs slipped into the residence of J. C. Wilhelm, 425 E. Kerr street, one day last week and stole a watch and $11.50 in money. $10 of the money and the watch was found on his per son when arrested. He was sent up to the Superior court for trial. Rev. C. B. Currie, paBtor of the Presbyterian church at Spencer, has been elected principal of the East Spencer, or rather Southern City, public schools. J. P. Barnes and James Will iama.convicted of highway robbery by the Rowan Superior court 1906 and sentenced to five years on the gang, have been pardoned by the governor who believed the men were innocent. The grand jury found a true bill against Hugh A. Leonard, the ticket agent at this place who made away with a considerable sum of the Southern railway's money. Nothing more has been heard from the reported capture of Leonard at Hot Springs, Ark Prof. I. C. Griffin and party who have been touring Europe have returned to the city. The professor says he greatly enjoyed the trip, but was glad to get back t&the grand old North State. Oscar uactett is tne new manager of the Portner Brewing Co.'s branch warehouse here. Hon. W. W. Kitchen, candidate for governor, spent a short time here Saturday and Sunday. J. Rowan Davis, one of the cleverest commercial travelers who hits this place, had the mis fortune to be in a railroad wreck near Asheville last Thursday and got his arm pretty badly mashed. Ed Daniels' many friends wil regret that he was very painfully. injured at the Spencer shops Sat urday. His arm was caught be tween some cogs and the flesh was almost torn off the bone. He had a narrow escape with his life. A party consisting of R. L Liutrle and wife. J. D. Brown and wife. Thomas Lyerly and wife M. G. M. Fisher and wife and two children, and Alex and Welker Kluttz, some of our best rura citizens, went to Jamestown ana Washington Tuesday a week ago ana returned yesterday morning ound Guilty of Murder in the Second De gree and Given a Light Sentence. The trial of Ed. Ashdy for the murder of Daniel Overcash, his brother-in-law, began in the Su perior Court last Thursday morn- ing by drawing a jury irom a special venire of 75 men. This took up some time, but resulted in the selection of a more than average jury in intelligence and ability. Those chosen are as fol- ows: O. L. Heilig, r . M. lhomp- -w 1 A k 1 TT 1 TW son. Julius a. reeier, jonn a. Tippett, J. A. Misenheimer, J. A. Torrence, A. B, Watson, T. D. Brown, J, C. Sowers, A. W. RuBh- er, J. H. Mingus, T. H. Kirk. The jury having been selected the taking of evidence was begun, Dr. E. Rose Dorsett, county cor- oner, being tne nrst witness. ie described the wound, stated that it was made by a shot gun, and declared Overcash's death was the direct result of said wound. Reese Pethel was then placed upon tne stand, ne statea.tnat on Sunday-morning, June 16th, the day of the"' killing, he, his wife and brother, Arch, went to the home of John Russell, col ored, where Ashby was being shaved. He asked Ashby "what about this talk about Dan and my wife?" Ashby said he could show the tracks where he stood when he saw Dan. He showed me where he saw Dan come across. He said that none of his crowd nor Ashby had guns, and contin ued, in substance, '"my wife de nied what Ashby said and asked that we go over to Dan's for a settlement. Ashby said he could not go, but requested that Over cash be brought over. (And right here is the time when the killing was probably arranged, the plot had probably already been made and Ashby had his gun there, or xcused himself to get time to go and get his gun.) Pethel and his crowd went to Dan's, came back to by ED. ASHBY GIVEN TEN YEARS. Pethel's home, accompanied Overcash, where most likely Overcash, .unarmed, as subsequent witnesses testified, smelt trouble and refused to go any farther, but, as Pethel says, requested that Ashby come to where he was. ethel and his w)fe walked Over to the thicket where they saw Ashby about 800 yards away with a stick n his hand, (most likely hi9 gun ) ethel called to Ashby that Dan wauted him to come over there, whereupon Ashby asked that they make Dan come to him, and starting back Dan was seen coni ng toward "them and as he ap- roached he told Ashby to take it back. They were then about 30 yards apart when Ashby picked up his gun and said "you can say what you please to me. Pethel said he did not see any more, but heard (the armed) Ed. say (to the unarmed) "Stop Dan, stop Dan. Don't you come on me." ethel did not know where the gun was when Ashby picked it up. He stated that he and his wife were 60 or 75 yards away when the shooting occurred. He heard Mrs Ashby ask, "Ed. what have you done?" and he said "I killed Dan." Ashby admitted, upon examination by R. Lee Wright. Esq.. attornev for the State, hav ing seen Ernest and Mrs. Over- cash and Lonnie Leazer, shortly after the shooting going towards the thicket where the shooting took place. Upon cross examination retheJ let out and told all he knew, (and probably more) , to the injury of Overcash. He stated that as Dan buckled his belt and placed his gun in tne case ne aeciarea ne would make Ed. take it back, and in answer to his wife's question as to the meaning, of such con duct, he said "nothing but some of Ed. Ashby's lies," He stated that Dan loaded his gun as he went forward aud that Ashby, (who was armed with the gun he had used with fatal effect upon his own father,) stood trembling in his boots. Tne next witness called was Ernest Overcash, son of Dan, who testified that on lhursday prior to the murder, he and his father heard Mrs. Ashby, Overcaash's sister, crying, threw down their hoes and ran to Ashby's house and upon inquiring the cause of her cries Ashby answered: "My business is my business, and yon haven t a thing to do with it." Young Overcash saw Ashby the next day who said, "I'll kill Dan if he is your Daddy." He stated that his father only owned : a 22-cahbre pistol, that it was at GRAND JURY TO BE COMMENDED. It Says That The People Should Rule and Ought to be Consulted in Regard to the New Court House. The grand jury for the present term of Rowan Superior Court de serves to be highly commended for the fearless and patriotio stand it took in the matter of the new oourt house. It is no more than right and proper for the people to have a voice in a matter of such im portance and the gentlemen .com posing the jury have merely voiced the conviction of a great majority of our people in making the re port as they did. It is as follows : "We wish to enter our protest against the action of the county commissioners in regard to the new court house. We think the people ought to be consulted in bo importaat a matter. We think an election should be held or a mass meeting be called to get a full expression of opiuion. We desire the people to rule." It is said Judge Justice showed some disappointment with the re port, and it is probably within his jurisdiction to be disappointed, whether it is in regard to the building of a new oourt house in Salisbury or in the failure to ob tain a drinkf of coffee just when it is wanted. But disappointments do not seem to amount to much with the Judge. He failed to open court here Monday a week ago till noon and the same thing occurred yesterday while a num ber of witnesses and others had to stay away from their work and homes merely to satisfy his indif ference. We can therefore excuse his disappointments easier than we can his indefferenct, the more so when it is remembered the erect ing of a court house is a matter entirely within the jurisdiction of the good people of this county, who, when a court house is needed will come manfully to the front and1 do their full duty, with the lectures of judges to the contiary notwithstanding. Of course Judge Justice did not mean to interfere with the matter nor did he mean to be offensive. We take it that his intention was just merely an expression of opinion to go at what it might be worth, and when it is decided to erect such a building it would be well to seek his and the advice of others who know what plans, specifications are best. The Judge, however, admits the people should be consulted in the matter. :He says: "I don't know what steps have been taksn in regard to the courthouse, but agree with the grand jury that it ought to b9 settled by the people. But this courthouse is not a credit to the county. Rowan is -one of the wealthiest counties that I have traveled in aud this house is not fit for its courts to beheld in. The people ought to demand a better one. I don't know whether this county is m debt or not, but it needs a better house and whether there ia agitation or not, the peo nle will soon demand it. But there is no excuse lor the filthy condition ot the grand jury room and no reason why its condition should be such aa. almost to cause the grand jury to refuse to hold its meetings in it as it baa been brought out in this report. It should be keot clean. I am not running the county s nuances, but think that money spent in a new courthouse is as well speut as any. And I have no doubt that when STEVEN HOSPITAL OBTAINS NOTORIETY. Was Lost For 24 Hours, But Turns Up All Right In Durham. Steven Hospital is the name of a Hungarian lad whose age is something less than seven years. He was born in Phoenixville Hos pital, Phoenixville, Pa., and was so diminutive at birth that his parents became disgusted and left him in the hospital. He was cared for by the matron, Miss Curtiss, wrapped in cotton and kept in an incubator for months, but he thrived and has remained at the hospital going by the name of Steven, His real name being so nigh unpronouncable that it was dropped and the common noun, hospital, was, as he was, adopted by the institution, be came his by common consent: A few months ago it was thought a fresh air outing would benefit the little fellow, so as Miss Blanche Finger, came south on her sum mer vacation Steven was brought along. Miss Lois Stewart, of Salisbury, who has been at the hospital for about three years tak ing a course as a trained nurse, spent a portion of last month here visiting friends and relatives and was to return Saturday night. Steven was therefore sent down from Hickory to return with Miss Stewart, but upon his arrival here was not observed in the crowd that got off the Westbrn train. He, however, did'get off, walked across the yard, climbed into a coach on northbound train No. 30 aud landed in Durham. 'To inter ested inquirers he gave his name as Steven Hospital and talked hospital until he was taken to the Watts Hospital and nicely carnd for by a nurse whose name was Miss Stewart. Steven having been given a roll of music t: de liver to Miss" Lois Stewart upon which her name was written. Well, Steven remained lost to his friends. Telegrams and phone messages were sent in every direc tion, the police notified, a notice was published in the Charlotte Observer, and by the way we be lieve that was responsible for his early return, and notices read in the churches here Sunday, but Steven's whereabouts remained a mystery until a talegram ias re ceived from Durham telling of a strange boy's arrival there. Com munication revealed his identity. He was then brought to Salisbury by a railroad detective, had Bup per and, in company with Miss Stewart, returned to his home in the hospital at Phoenixville, Pa. So Steven had things going some what for his age. He is a little fellow aud will be from again some day. COUNTY COMKSSIONER'S MEETIN6. bright heard The old Mocksville Road to be Macadamized, janitor for Court House. The County Commissioners met in regular session at the Court House, Monday, Sept. 2nd, with Messrs, Hartman, Current, Kluttz and Harris present. Ordered that the county taxes on the Jones shows at Spencer this week be remitted, as the graded school shares in the re ceipts. Ordered that the bonds of A. M. Rice, tax collector for Salisbury township, and J. H. Krider, sheriff, be accepted and registered. Ordered that Isham Davis, be paid $13 per month as janitor for court house and tc keep same in good condition. It was ordered that the chair man let a contract to macadamize, as soon as possible, mile on the Old Mocksville road from the Shober bridge out to the old Bar ker place, now known as Fairview. The contract to be made at $1.75 per cubic yard, or the county will furnish the rock at crusher and pay $1 00 for each running yard. The road is to be 9 feet wide. Wholesale liquor license was granted to Geo. E. Payne, subject to the city ordinances. Mrs. Patterson, superintendent of the county home, reported .11 inmates, 9 white and 2 colored. All in fairly good health. Ordered that T. C. Linn, Theo. F. Kluttz and W. L. Harris be appointed to examine the ten old deed books and report what steps should be taken regarding their preservation . Ordered that the petitioners from Gold Hill township be al lowed to open a road from near Organ church to Rockwell at their own expense. A telephone line was allowed to be erected from Rock to Faith." The superintendent of roads in Providence township was directed to indict any one guilty of ob structing the public roads. Albert Harris, of Scotch Township, was exempted road duty. Supt. Carter, of chain camp No. 1, reported 20 prisoners, 1 white and 19 colored. Supt. Hatley, of chain gang camp No. 2, reported 36 prisoners, 12 white and 24 colored. Irish from gang Don't Forget Death of Mrs. Esther Corl. Mrs. Esther Corl, wife of the late J. M. Corl, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Mc- Conuaughey, Saturday evening. Mrs. Corl was 81 vears old and leaves four daughters, Mrs. Mc-; Connaughey, Mrs. J. M. O. Rimer, I of China Grove, Mrs. A. H. Moose , and Mrs. J. M. B. Crimmmger. The funeral was conducted Sun- day morning by Rev. E. K. Mc- , Larty of the First Methodist j CQUrCU ailU uer rwuitWUB WBIO ill- . A11 ,arma lirn no-ninst. terred at Ebenezer church, 12 the estate of B. C.Cody, late deceased, miles from Salisbury. ' will present them to the undersigned on or Deiore tne nrsc aay oi oeptem- Creates strength for aged. weak, run-down and debilitated persons and strengthens weak lungs. Vinol is a Cod Liver preparation -7-true that's why it is valuable but it contains no oil and is delicious in warm weather. The T. W. Grimes Drug Co. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. more t.hev will see to it." voiisuuauuL ' I . ... i The idea that a r.on-partiaan lives with nervousness than any mass meeting be held for the con- orher abnormal condition. sideration ol tnis ma'ter in a good one and the people should not fail to insist upon such a step i et no man feel that he has co part in the niatter. He has, ai d if the question is decided in one amrma tive, he will have to pay bis part of-it8Cst. It is suggested by some one that a mass mentiug ne neid on oat.ur day, September 28r,h Thi would crive everybody a cr iiiH'" to oom - ml f in. hear the matter fmcussud and register their vot accordingly. greatly delighted with their trip.!. mft , hiBlrnnk and ,. I ; 1UIUIHU laiK ( A 1 U tk i house. He heard the shooting accepted an(j: started out when his mother a Call to a CDUrcn in Uedtord, fnrhirl ha ornincr tn Kmiih PAt.hftl h at,. tt j u: :i . . ... v. j-io buu nut lauinjf imu Dut: ne went nevertneless and was Davidson Thursday night for his j to& Ashbv had killed his father They saw enough to for years to come. Rev. Jno. H. Grey has call to a church in new field of labor J. N. Maxwell, of Salisbury, who has just returned from the annual session of the National Council of the Daughters of Lib erty, held at Portland, Maine,? was elected vice councilor of that body, which is quite an honor to 9 Mr. Maxwell. He was also elec ted vice-president of the order's , funeral benefit association. There were 130 delegates present from! all parts of the union, j A. professional firm has just been formed by Drs. John White head, W. W. McKenzie and Julius A. Caldwell. It would be hard to find a trio of more capable phy sicians in the State. He Went to his father and found him Jving witn his tace down and his hands under him. James Russell, colored, testified that Aehby had come to him on Friday and stated that he wished he had been at home the day be fore so that he could have gotten some shells, that he would have killed Overcash and that he would get him yet. Mrs. Minnie uvercash, wile o Dan Overcash, was then called Her ; testimony, and others that followed was but a corroboration of that given above side for side Character witnesses were ihtro duced and it was fottnd that al had good characters, even Ashby, Crawford Beaver, who was stricken with paralysis two weeks ago, is yet alive but remains un conscious. who had the gun he killed his fathei with and waited in the thicket with murder in his heart, for his brotber-in-law to come up A good deal of contradictory evi dencc? was given concerning the noint as to whether Overcash was armed. The case went to the jury Fri dav evening after splendid speeches by State Senator White head Kluttz and Solicitor Ham mer. The first ballot stood two for murder in the first degree, eight for murder in the second degree and two for manslaughter, but murder in the second degree was finally reached and the jury after beii g out all night rendered its verdict ibaturday morning about 8:30. i Upon hearing the verdict Judge Justice stated that he would be merciful to the prisoner, but that he would not interfere with the decision of the jury, and, that he had never heard so much perjury as was committed concerning the question of Overcash's being armed. His sentence was nx?c at a term of ten years in the pen WHEAT FLAKE CELERY IF is made from the whole grain of the wheat, celery infused, mak ing it nature's evacuant. 20 to cents a package. For sale by all Grocers ber. 1908, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery This 22nd day of August. 1907 LONA CODY, extrx. of B. C. 'Jody Burton Craige, attorney. 6t OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, SALISBURY, N C. W. C. Coughenour President, T C. 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