Newspapers / Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.) / Feb. 8, 1911, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE CAROLINA YATCiMAII. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS Many of oar citizens will ipgret to know that the Whitney "offices will be looated at Whitney in the future. It is said they will re commence, work in May ith C W . Smith in charge. Since the main offices are to be at Whitney it is supposed that the distribut ing point of the electric power will also be there. The wedding announcement of Miss Annie Laura Fordham to Norman Fanning Steppe is out They will be married at the Methodist Episcopal church at Spencer on the evening of the sixteenth of February. See "Trustee's Sal of Land," P, T. Lehman, trustee, and W. V. Hartman, attoney, Winston Salem, N C, in this paper. ine Kowan unemical Uo., a home enterprise, has an advertise ment in this paper to which your attention is called. Whit L. Wilhelm Admr., of J. C. Wilhelm, has a notice in this week's Watchman to A. C, Wil helm et al. J. L. Rendleman, attorney. 1 D M. Miller was takeu ill sud denly Saturday abut 7 o'clock, aud recogaiziat; his condition sat down ou Fultn Street where he was found by friends, a physi cian was sent for aud he was tak en home. He was very ill for several hours. Before his illness he was run into by a buggy driv en by George Rufty, of Majolica, and considerably bruised, he went to Kluttz's drugstore where his injures were dressed. It is upposedth excitement caused heart failure. He is much better now and ia about his business as UBual. Pink A. Stevenson, a well known colored man, who was stricken with paraylsis some time ago, died at his home on West Monroe street, early Saturday morning. The funeral was from the Seldiers, Memorial church Monday afternoon. A large crowd was in attendance. Steven s n was a prominent man cf his race and will be greatly missed. On Friday night the Poultry and Pet Stock Association met in the office of Clement & Clement, on lawyers row, and was perma nently organized. The following officers were elected: President, Hayden Clement; vice president, Robert L. Gill, Spencer; E. D. McCall, secretary and treasurer; Claude F, Deal, Landis, assistant secretary and treasurer. Twenty eight became members, quite a number signified their intention of joining and perhapB by spring the membership will increase to a hundred or more. Contractor Lazenby states that the building of the Geiser ware house on Lee Street will be ready to turn over to the company by the first of April. It will be remembered thatthis company are manufactures of and dealers in machinery of various kinds . The Sparks circus, wnicn is wintering at the fair grounds near the city, are preparing to move on the road again, probably by the first of April . They are repair ing and repainting their hand some waeons nrenaratorv to this move . Hubert W. Leonard was opera 'ted on for appendicitis at the Whitehead-Stokes sanatorium Sunday morning. He is report ed as doing well. J. Lawson Brown, of Spencer, age about 22, died after a linger ing illness of tuberculosis early Monday morning. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Brown, Mr. Brown having died some years ago. He is survived by his mother and one sister He was a member of the Methodist church at Spencer, from which the funeral services were held and the burial was in Chestnut Hill oemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Murphy and little on returned from their trip to Florida last Tuesday, where she went to recuperate. She was much benefited by her trip. The churches of Spenoer will unite in a missionary rally to night, The meeting will be ad dressed by Camerson Johnson, of Riohmond, Va., on Japan and the Japanese. He has a fine collection of stereoptioan slides with which to illustrate his talk. The school committed appeals to the public to pay their special school tax, as the money is badly needed to pay the salaries of the teachers, otherwise the committee will have to borrow, a thing they wish to avoid if possible. I. Newton Earnhardt, who lives between Spencer and the toll bridge, is quite sick. He is one of the oldest citizens of the county. The city aldermen held their regular monthly meeting Thurs day night. They issued an or der to place tarvia on West Innes Street from Caldwell to the boundary line, on one side of the car line. Maurice Langhorne Hobson, a well known citisen of Norfolk, died a few days ago at his resi dence on Graydon Avenve, after a short illness, at about 49 years of age. He had an attack of grippe and heart trouble developed. Mr, Hobsou was the second hus band of Mrs. Charles Bingham, who was before her marriage Miss Augusta Holt of this city. The Ford Hotel has been leas ed and is being put in firstclass condition by J. W. Whitford and C. to. Whitesides. Tiny will have the hotel running in good or- der in aDout two weeks Mr. Whitesides comes from Birming ham, Ala., and will be the mana ger, lie is accompanied by nis wife and children. W. L. Harris has been appiont- ed inspector of fertilizer for this district by Commissioner of Agri culture Graham at Releigh. He accepted (he appointment and will report for duty at once. B. F. Weant, of Franklin Township, who was paralyzed sev eral months ago, is now in a critical condition. However his frisnds hope he may recover. Louis Donker, a miner of Phila delphia, but now of this city, is actively engaged in working the old Coggins gold mind in Mont gomery County. It is stated that the prospects are very good and they are petting' out some -rich ore. lhos. Moyle, an experi enced miner has charge of the operations for Mr. Donker. Two shafts have been sunk and in each rich gold bearing veins are said to have been discovered. The Lutheran Commission which consists of members of the North Carolina and Tennessee Synods, met in Judge B. B. Mil- era' office Thursday. Much work was done, especially the matter of uniting Lenoir College at Hickory and North Carolina College at Mt. Pleasant, was dis cussed, but nothing they wish to make public at present. Futher discussion of this matter will take place at a future meeting. Rev. Plato Durham will preach the annual sermon to the Pyth- ianB this year. The date has not been d-ffioately fixed, but it is expeoted to take place in a few weeks. Frederick Bain died of heart trouble at his residence in Phila delphia last Thursday morning. He had not been in good health for several months, but was able to attend to business part of the time. He died very suddenly and the burial services were held in St. James' ohurch, 22nd and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia. He was married to Miss Lottie Mock, of this city, who survives him with her three children. The Jr. O.U.A.M.,CheBtnut Hill Council No. 26, gave a novel re ception Tuesday night. Pie and apples were served in almost unlimited quantities. After the usual business meeting the feast began, and judging from reports, they enjoyed this unique refresh ment very much . The county business agent of the Farmers, Union of the State held a meeting with the big fertilizer dealers here yesterday. Their business was to agree on a price for fertilizers to be bought by the members of the Union. John R. Coon, who injured his hand badly while coupling cars on the Spencer yard, is out again His hand is rapidly healing and he honos to be able to use it soon. "Jr. Mrs. R. Lee Porter won the piano given away in a contest by Maynard Bros. She wrote the words "Maynard Bros. & Co., is the place to buy pianos," on a card 8 X inches 1 090 times, beating W. F. Owen, the next highest by 65, PROPOSED AMENDMENT CITY CHARTER. Text ot Bill. Question to be Submitted to Voters, Bounnarles of Greater Salisbury, and New Arrangement ot Wards The movement to extend the boundaries of Salisbury is still alive and growing with each day. The bill outlining the whole proposition has been drawn, ap proved by the Board of Aldermen, and City Attorney Walter H. Woodson will go down to Raleigh, probab'y this week, to present the matter to the Legislature, the law as to public notice having been complied with. It will be noticed by the boun daries given that the city limits will be considerably extended westward while the extension eastward will not be materially ohang9d. The following is the act : An Aot to Amend the Charter of the City of Salisbury, by Ex tending the Corporate Limits of Said City. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: . Section 1. That the corporate limits of the City of Salisbury bo and the saiue are hereby expended so as to include within the cor porate limits of said City the fol lowing described boundary of land, to-wit: All that territory lying West from the 'intersection of Main and Inniss streets and between Me in and Inniss streets, and the exten sions thereof to where they inter sect the above exterior boundary lines, shall be known as the West Ward; All that territory lying North from the intersection of Main and Inniss streets, and be tween said streets and the exten sions thereof to where they inter sect the above boundary lines shall be known aB the North ;Ward; All that territory lying East from the interaction of Main and Inniss streets, and be tween said streets and the exten sions thereof to where they inter sect the above exterior boundary lines, shall be known as the East Ward: And all that territory lying South from the intersection of Main and Inniss streets, and between said streets and the ex tensions thereof to where they in tereect the above boundary lii es, shall be known as the South Ward . Sec. 2. That this act shall 'not take effect and be in force until after it has been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the entire territory concerned and been adopted and ratified by said voters, including all qualified vot ers in the corporate limits of the City of Salisbury and those living in the territory to be taken in by this act as described herein, and said election shall be held under such terms and provisions as those governing the election of the members of the General Assem bly, as near as practicable, and 30 days notice shall be given in the daily newspaper of Salisbury, and 30 days notice in one of the week ly newspapers published in said city before said election is called, said election to be called at such time and place or places as the Board of Aldermen may designate and deem proper. Those favoring the extension shall vote either a written or printed ballot with the words "For Extension" and those opposed to the extension of the City limits will vote either a writ ten or printed ballot with the words "Against Extension." The votes shall be canvassed and the result ascertained, and the re turns thereof made in the manner, as near as may be practicable, as now provided for the election of Aldermen for said City, and the result so ascertained and returned shall be published in the same manner as the result in any other City Elections. So much of this act aB provides for the holding of the election as above set out shall De id iorce irom ana alter Its rat- ifir.Qt.inn c o ' . i 1 1 a i . . oeo, o. xnis bob snail naKe enect from and after the 1st day of m-i t -it'.., , June, 1911; Provided, it shall have been ratified by a maioritv of the, qualified voters at an eleo tioc to te held prior to said first j rr mi , day of June, 1911, as provided for and set forth in Section 2. ahnve. . n , m ' Dec. Ana irom ana alter the, rfttifWHnn nf thin ant thQ majority of the qualified voters as herein Drovided the same aha! 1 be a n.- j buu tcuiBiu tus limits auu boundaries of the City of Salisr . jiii . , bury, ana all laws or parts of laws heretofore enacted in relation , - ' , pwaieu, niiiuu hiu lugoDHiBEeui with this act, are heredy r In the General Assembly read three time's and ratified, this the day of Februray, 1911 . Beginning at the Spencer line on North Main street, and run ning with that line east to the Southern railroad, thence in an easterly direction to town creek, thence up town creek one and sev en tenth mileB to a point on said creek: thence northwest crossing the N. C. railroad -and extension of South Main street at a point juBt beyond the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company's plant and where the extension of South Main Btreet crosses the N, C rail road to a point on Grant Cree; thence with Grant Creek to a poict where the line beeween Salisbury and Spencer intersects Grant Creek; thence southeast and with the Sp oncer town line to a point in the road, near Rev. J. N. Stallings' residence on the ex tension of North Main street. A Beautif nl Woman Must have a beautiful skin. Dr. Bell's Antiseptic Salve removes pimples, black heads, chaps, and roughness, leaving the skin smooth. Try it on our guarantee. Rev. W, M. Walsh, who has been pastor of the Thyatira Pres byterian Church for several years, has accepted a call from the Front Strebt Presbyterian Church, of Statesville, and held his first service there last Sunday. Rowan regrets to give up this young di- vine, but his many frieuds here wish him much success in his new field of labor, The small son of J. R. Bias, who lives on" Fulton Heights, was sent to the pDstoffice Sunday and fell from the horse he was riding and struck his head on a Btone, iuflicting a wound which is not considered dangerous. A neigh boring boy allowed him to ride his horse. . R. L, Avery, superintendent of the Salisbury and Spencer termi nals of the Southern Railway was slightly hurt by being thrown from his buggy as he was crossing the car track near the old jail Saturday afternoon. He ran over a dog which frightened nis horse causing it to run away. His wrist and knee were hurt. The ladies of the First Metho dist, church are to celebrate the 14th- of February by giving a ' Trip Around the Worl," for a charge of only twenty-five cents for each passenger. L. M, Misenheimer and daugh ter hae gone to Richmond, Va., to live. Mrs. Misenheimer died a few days ago, and he being en gaged in business there, decided to leave Salisbury. Mrs. S. R. Johnson, wno recent ly went est for her health, died in El pasco, Texas, Tussday eve ning. The funeral will take place there. Lewis West the negro who shot sheriff Mumford at Shelby the other day, has been euiround ed acd his arrest, or death, are hourlp expected . The Superior Court of Rowan will convene Monday the 13:h of Felruary. Judge C. C. Lyon will preside for the first time in Salis bury. Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve Is the best eye remedy ever offer ed the public . It is a snow white ointment painless, harmless and absolutely guaranteed to cure. At all dealers . 25c a tube. House and Lot tor Sale. Under and by virtue of an order of the Superior court of Rowan county, made in the special proceeding entitled John J. Stewart, admr. of Eliza Cald well against Amanda Foster, Landis Austin, Julius Austin, Emma ocott, Neal Scott, Susan Cowles and Cap uowies, me same Demg jno. 4y upon the special proceeding docket of said court, tne unaersigned commissioner will, on Saturday, ths 18th day of March, 1911, at. fthnnr. I V r'o.CkOv nnnn of fha innf house door in Salisbury, North Caro f lina. offer for sale to the highest bid der for cash, one hundred dollars to be paid to the commissioner bv the our. chaser at the time of the sale and the DatauuB tu ue pam upon connrmation : ' the late home of Eliza Caldwell, said i house and lot being located in a suburb j fronting about forty feet on the south- ' wes? 81r? . the new tJncord public road, adjoining the store house lot of Joe Wade, and described by metes aad Dounas m ueeu rscorded m book 84, page 363of Rowan county record of ; deeds, excepting, however, two cer 1 tain small parcels or lots sold off of to Joe Wade by deed reoorded in book 83, page 192, and one to Joseph Hunt and wife, liliza Hunt, by deed record- ed in 1U3, page 23(5 ;of Rowan county record ' of deeds. This property is well located for a home. Would be giad for persons looking for a home to examine the property before the day of sale. John J. Stswakt, commissioner . i Feby. 8th, 1811. JNortn Uarolmar; InSnperior oourfc Rowan county. Feb. term 1811. Lula Bell, ) Notice to defendant. VS. Non William Bell. ) Resident. The defendant, William Bell, will take notice that plaintiff, his wife, has commenced the above entitled action against him for the purpose of dissolv ing the bonds of matrimony existing between them upon the grounds of fornication and adultery, and that said action is now pending in the Superior Court of Rowan county. Defendant will further take notice that he is hereby required to appear at the next term of Rowan Superior Court, beginning on Feb. 13th, 1911. in tie court house in Salisbury, N. O., and answer or demur to the complaint of plaintiff, or the relief therein prayed for will be granted. That said com plaint is now filed in this Office. This December 30th, 1910. J. F. McCubbins, Clerk Superior Court, 'Rowan county. R. Lee Wright, attorney. 1-4 6t Trustee's Sate ol Land. By irtue ef a certain deed of trust executed the 16th day of April, 1908. to the undersigned by S. A. "Wagoner and F. S. Wagoner, to secure certain indebtedness therein mentioned, de fault in the payment thereof having Deen maae, tnp undersigned wiU offer for sale at public auction at the court house door in Salisbury, N. C, at 12 o'clock M., on Thursday, March the 9th. 1911, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots number 3 and 4 in block two of Inter-State Realty Company, Plat of Bt-ar Poplar, where the house and store house of F. S. Wagoner is now located. For further description see doed from the Interstate Realty Com pany to F. S- Wagoner, dated March the 17th, 1908, and see deed of trust from S. A. and F. S. Wagoner to the undersigned, recorded in Book Num ber 29 of mortgages, page 408 office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan coun ty . N . C. Terms of sale cash. There is located on these lots, a good cottage house, a good store house and bai-n and is a Bplendid location for a general merchandise business and any one contemplating entering the mer cantile business will do well to inves tigate this property before investing elsewhere. Any one who desires may write the i undersigned trustee or attorney -at v inston-balem, N. C ., and either one will take pleasure in giving any infor mation possible concerning said prop erty. This February the 3rd, 1911. P. T. Lehman, trustee W. V. Hartman, attorney. WATCH REPAIRING. Leave your watches, etc., with E. L. Lyerly, at Granite n f J I '. "-"A"-"11" Quarry, for repairing, or get a new one there. 2-1-11 R. L. BROWN. Special Prices on Watches, The Saiis- bury Pawn Shop will sell all nijh grad unredeemed watches at, prices to move them. If you M-d a watch get mv prices. Salisbury Pawn Shop. is GOOD $100 RUBBER TIRE $40 STANDARD SEWING HEBE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOB YOD. THE CAKOLINA WATCHMAN and THE ROWAN RECORD, according to custom, again offers a high class, rubber-tire, top buggy, as a first prize, and a splendid Standard Sewing Machine as a second prize, to the party securing votes as noted by the rules given below. These prizes are the very best that can be had for the money and are fully worth anybody's time necessary to secure them. No. 1. The contest is opeu to any white person, man, woman, boy or girl, except such as are in the employ of The Watchman or Record. No. 2, Votes will be given ia exchange for subscriptions to The Watchman and Recobd, when accompanied by the actual cash, at the following rates : 100 votes for every ten cents paid in on eithec pa per, or both; 1000 votes for 'one (1) year's subscription to either paper, if paid in advanca ; and 2000 votes for one (1) year's subscription to both The Watchman and Recobd paid in advance . No. 3. Paid in advance shall be in terpreted to mean that a subscriber is either square on oar bocks at the date of payment, or pays up to such time, and then makes payment in cash for the year to follow. No. 4. The subscriber has tb.9 right to cast his vote for whomsoever be may wish and may seek the votes of others. For further information, lists, receipt books, etc, Wmio IHTo 2 Editor and Proprietor, 120 West Innes St., - - - Salisbury, N. C. TELEPHONE 458. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTWI Having qualified as administrator of the estate of George L. Cam bell, deceased , I hereby notify all perstfhs haviag claims against hig estate to present the same to me, on or before the 17th day of January 1912. or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. Debtors to said estate are notified to make payment. prompt This Jinuary 16th, 1911. Haywood Habpbb, Adm'n. R. F. D. 1, Woodleaf, N. C Kluwz & Kluttz, attorney. Notice to Creditors. Having this day qualified as almin- istrator upon the estate of T. A. Al bright, deceased, notice is hereby giv en to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned on or before January the 28th, 1912, or this notice will be plead ed in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate are here by requested to call and settle at once. This January 26,1911. Mrs. Nancy E. Albright. Admr , China Grove, N. C. R. Lee Wright, Attorney. Administrator's Notice to Creditors. Having qualified as administrator, de bonis non, of J. C. Wilhelm, deceas ed , this is to notify all creditors to present their claims to the undersign ed for payment on or before the 7th day of January, 1912, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. This January 7th, 1911. W. L. Wilhelm, administrator, China Grove, N. C. John L. Rendleman, attorney. 6t North Carolina, ) Before J. F. McCub Rowan county.. bin. C. S. C. Whit L. Wilhelm, Admr. of J. C. Wilhelm, vs. Whit L. Wilhelm, Minnie E. Deal and husband, Jno. L. Deal, Ida L. Deal and husband, Jno. T. Deal, Jen- Notice. nie A. Beaver and husband, Andy Beaver, Rosa O. Wil helm, Maggie L. Blackwel der and husoand, Jno. Blackwelder and A. C. Wilhelm, J To A, C. Wilhelm, Jennie A. Beaver 1 and husband Andy Beaver, The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced before the undersigned, clerk of the Superior court of Rowan county, for the pur pose of selling certain lands to make assets, and the said defendants will further take notice that they are re quired to appear before the under signed at his office in the court house in Salisbury, N. C, on March 9th, 1911, and answer or demur to the I ?PMa,inl in 8fid action, or the piain- tiff will apply to the undersigned for the reiiei demanded in said complaint. This February 7th, 1911. J. F. McCubbins, clerk Superior court, John L, Rendleman, attorney. SUTHERLAND'S EAGLE F YE SALYE Good for Nothing but tne Ere9 Read The Watchman. North Carolina, ( lit Oupgrlor court. Rowan county. ( Before the clerk. P. S. Carlton, Admr., of) Matilda J. Womack ( vs I R Lee Womack, C Alice 1 Peyton and husband J F I Povfnn Annia T. ftilao " V Notice of summons to non-resident defen dants. and husband F M Giles, Elnora Crawlev and hus band J P Crawley.Willie M Wortman and husband J Wortman. The defendants, R. Lee Womack, 0. Ali je Peyton and J. F. Peyton in the above entitled action will fake notice that an action has been commenced in the Superior eourt of Rowan county, before the clerk for the purpose of selling the real estate of Mrs. Matilda J. Wormack, deceased, to make assets to pay debts, etc ; and the said defen dants will further take notice that they are required to appear before the clerk of the Superior court of Rowan county on the 28th day of February, 1911, at the court house in Salisbury, N. C., and answer or demur to the compiaiut or petition of plaintiff, or the relief therein demanded will be grunted. This Jan. 23rd, 1911. J.F. MoCubbinb, clerk-Superior court, Rowan county. Sale ol Valuable Real Estate. Pursuant to the provision of a certain morgage trust deed, dated the 9th day of March, 1909, executed by Jesse Har key and wife, A. C. Harkey, to Eli Eagle, trustee, and recorded in book No. 34 of mortgages, page 132, Rowan county recoid of mortgages to secure the indebtedness recited therein, de fault having been made in the pay ment of said indebtedness, which said mortgage was given to secure, the undersigned trustee will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Salisbury on Monday, the 27th day of Februrv, 1911. at 12 o'clock, m., the following de scribed real estate: Situate in Morgan Township, Row an county, and being bounded as fol lows : Beginnning at a stake on the waters of the heading branch of Roy als Creek, being at a small white oak by four little oaks and post oak point ers, on John Morgan's line, thence south 35 east with his line 8 chains and 45 links to a pine stake by two red oaks oaks, post oak and sweet gum pointers in said Morgan's line, thence south 2 de. west 55 chains and 5 links to a stake by a dogwood and two white oak pointers on David Peeler's line, thence north 87 west 5 chains and 59 links to a plum tree by two white oaks and hickory pointers in said Peeler's line, thence north 2 de. east 75 chains and 50 links to the beginning, contain ing 12 aeres more or less. Second tract : 70 acres of a lot of one hundred and thirty-two acres , on the west jide of the whole tract, begin ning at a large pine in the old corner, Levi Casper's, running south with said L. Casper's line 55 chains to a pine, new corner, in line corner to D. A. Peeler's, thence with Peeler's tract, thence north 35 chains to a red oak by a hickory, thence west 46.50 chains to the beginning, containing 62 acres more or less. This the 24th day of January, 1911. Eli Eaglb, trustee. By C. A. Campbell, agent. DR. BELL'S ANTI-PAIN For Internal and External Pains BUGGY AND A MACHINE. No. 5. The party receiving the larg est number of votes according to the rules of the contest, will be awarded the first prize, or buggy, and he who receives the second largest number of votes will be awarded the second prize, or sewing ma chine. No. 6. All votes must be deposited at The Watchman office in Salisbury within 15 days after the date of issuance, or they will not be counted. No. 7. Should the contestants desire a committee to make the final count of votes chey can select one consisting! of three or five members, as follows : Thb Watchman will Belect one of three, or two of five, the contestants the same, and these shall select the third, or fifth mem ber. No. 8. The contest will open Monday morning, January 15th, and close at 4 p. m., Saturday, Mav 6th, 1911. write to or call on,
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 8, 1911, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75