100 YEARS AGO
(Bv Clyde Fnnis)
The Carolina Watchman, wa:
born.
Peter Stewart Ney was a resident
of this section.
Court was held in the court
house on the square (Innes aqci
Main streets.)
The jail was located corner M T
and Liberty streets, (then Corb ,
and Water) where Rouzer Motor
Co., is now located.
John Giles was clerk of court
for Rowan County.
The population of Rowan Co'i .
ty was about the same as Salisbury
has at the present time.
Feilding Slater was sheriff of
Ro*wan County.
Benjaman Harrison was born.
Public register ( register of
deeds) John H. Hardie.
Andrew Jackson, former law
student of Salisbury was president
of the United States, Harvard Uni
versity conferred upon Pres. Jack
son degree of L. L. D. in 183 3.
Abraham Lincoln was appointed
postmaster of New Salem, 111. the
position was far from lucrative and
he was obliged to split rails and
help at a mill in order to make liv
ing.
Richmond M. Pearson represent
ed Rowan County in the house of
commons, then soon after was
elected judge of the Superior court
and later judge of the Supreme
court.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina authorized the town
commissioners of Salisbury to or
ganize a fire company not to ex
ceed fifty men. The man would be
subject to militia duty but not
subject to petty musters. The
commissioners were to have power
to fix fines for neglect of duty.
These commissioners also were to
prescribe what streets were to be
kept open and to fix fines on over
seers for neglect to have same
worked by citizens.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the fol
lowing upon the subjet of educa -
tion: Not presuming to dictate any
plan or system, respecting it, I view
it as the most important subject
that we, as a people, can be engag
ed in. That every man may receive
at least a moderate education and
thereby be able to read the histories
of his own and other countries, by
which he may duly appreciate the
value of our free institutions.
Just one hundred years ago, Max
well Chambers, James J. Long,
John Pool, George Vogler, John
Giles and Moses Brown Sr. were
appointed commissioners to draft
and prepare plans for a new jail
for Rowan County in Salisbury.
They were to select some other site
which would be better suited for
the same. The contract was let to
Samuel Lemly. (Other information
regarding jails and courthouses in
Salisbury will appear in an early
issue.)
James Huie and John Scott
formed a copartnership in Salisbury
to carry on a business of trading
'n slaves. The capital of the com
pany was twelve thousand' dollars
and the intention of the company
tvas to trade in the Louisana slave
market.
The honorable Burton Craig, Sr.,
has begun to practice law in Salis
bury and other courts. (It is be
lieved that this law firm of Craig
& Craig who still have an extensive
law practice here, is possibly the
only one in the United States con
tinuously in business for 100
years.)
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Sold to Elizabeth M. Frohock,
by Henry Smith, lots No. 7 and
15 in the Great North Square of
Salisbury for the sum of. $45 0
(Being the property now owned
by Mrs. Thos. Kerns, corner of
Main and Kerr Strets).
Mathew B. Lock purchased from
Henry Sloan, 5 08 % acres for $2,
502.
Maxwell Chambers sold Jane
Trotter a tract of land on the
North side of the Yadkin river
adjoining Beard’s bridge; also a
nother tract which included in the
sale 1-3 part of capital stock of
Beard’s bridge across ' the Yadkin,
including 1-3 of land attached to
bridge On both sides of the river.
Rufus M. Roseborough of Third
Creek section, purchased from John
a Roseborough 86 acres of land
for $322, lying on the North side
of Third Creek bounded by Francis
Neely’s, Samuel Rice’s and Ruben
Hill’s, at the edge of Neely’s mill
pond.
SLEEP WALKER FALLS FIVE
STORIES
New York.—A 17-year-old deep
walker fell from the roof of a five
story tenament building and frac
tured both legs. Subject to som
nambulism, Michael Ewascuk walk
ed to the roof of the tenement
where he lives and across the roof
on an adjoining building where he
went over the edge. /
SICK HEADACHE
Many cases of SICE HEADACHE
are due to constipation. If you
have headache that is due to con
stipation, take Thedford’s BLACK
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“I have taken Black-Dbaught,
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writes Mr. J. W. Cooper, of Long
view, Texas. “I first began to use
it for sick headache that seemed
to come from constipation.
“I would suffer about twenty
four hours with these headaches.
I found out that Black-Dbaught
would help me, so that is what I
took. I am glad to recommend it
to others, for this trouble, for it
will give relief.”
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SALISBURY, N. C. PHONE 1900
Listen to our Radio Program, WBT 9:15 A. M. Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
Bids the street ears and avoid the parkins nuisance
InTAeWEEKS NEWS
“(first beer stamps make ;
APPEARANCE. George J.
Schoeneman, Deputy Commis
sioner, Internal Revenue Bu
reau, shown in his office hold
ing the first of the new beer
SHUFFLIN’ OFF TO IN
DIANA—With golf club in
hand, symbolic of what he
intends doing, Singin’ Sam
takes one lasMook at the
New York Central Building
from the roof of a neigh
boring skyscraper. Sam
will “commute” from his
Indiana farm to Cincinnati’’
for his regular Monday
night broadcasts this sum
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PS:S Mil
JlGREEN AND
BROWN com
prise a popu
lar combina
tion for the
1933 swim
ming suit.
Adrienne
Ames, screen
star, uses this
color scheme
for a new cos
tume for her
FORESEES NEW
“HIGHS” IN CHICAGO
TEMPERATURE — C. A.
Donnel, U. S. Weather Bu
reau forecaster, inspects
a model of the 21-story
Havoline Thermometer,
now being erected at the
Century of Progress expo
sition, Chicago. This unique
tower will rise 200 feet in
the air and record accurate i
temperatures on a neon- !;
light “mercury” column 2 j
-feet wide.
“GIT OUTm
THERE AND ||
FIGHT, AND NO m
STALLIN’J
SEE!”, says Bob-1|
by as he talks ■
through his sto- H
gie to his brother, 1|
Delmar, during a g
fight card in their ■
backyard at Los 11
Angeles. Both are g
members of the ^
famous family of.
Coy Watson, num- |
bering nine chil
--dren.:
SHAW VISITS
U. S. — George
Bernard Shaw,
noted Irish
playwright and
critic, is mak
ing a flying
visit to these
shores, includ
ing Hollywood
and New York
in his intin
erary. Shaw
traveled from
Hollywood to
New York by
boat via the
Panama canal.
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'When Rest Is
- Broken
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Are you bothered with blad
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scanty or too frequent passage
and getting up at night? Heed
promptly these symptoms.
They may warn of some dis
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50 years. Sold everywhere.
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Worries About
Pretty Babies
The American people are a little
too over-enthusiastic, sometimes a
little too previous, in welcoming
every latest flash-in-the-pan,
thinks Rose Franken, the New
York housewife, who is the author
of the Broadway smash hit, "A
nother Language.” The fact that
nine months ago the author’s only
claim to fame was the fact that
she the wife of Dr. Sigmund
Franken, a well-known oral sur
geon, has not changed her perspec
tive since she finds herself Broad
way’s newest celebrity.
When she hears people raving
about the latest "finds” of the
flour, she just can't help thinking
about "what happens to all the
oeautiful babies.”
Mrs. Franken, a slender young
woman in her thirties, with soft
iazel eyes, was calm and reflective.
She seems to feel that there is a
decided tendency to oversell in A
merica, to overbuild everything
from personality to plays. She
thinks she has written a sincere,
real little play, which was sort of a
by product of her own life and
happiness, not in any autobiogra
phical sense, but in the sense that
she found her life so happy, satis
fying and overflowing with the
fundamentals of reality that she
felt a need to express these swift
charging currents of activity in
writing. *
She has three fine sons, aged 13,
10 and 3, and a successful and1 in
teresting husband, and a fine home
on Central Park overlooking the
la’ke. She could not digest her
lump of bliss. She must share it
and the outlet, the method of dis
tribution, she soon discovered was
through medium of the typewrit
er, a portabale one, belonging to
tier husband.
"I wrote because I was happy. I
felt a desire to share an experience
with others, but I did not write
aecause I wanted to be a success.
1 have little faith in success as
iuch,” she smiled. AT first wrote
;hort stories and novels. Another
Language I wrote first as a short
itory. It is my opinion that a good
ihort story has within it the mak
ngs of a play. There is a definite
:echnique, a dramatic contour, to
i well written short story. This is
tot true of a novel.”
Mrs. Franken, then explained
:hat although her play has been
described as the housewife’s maid
:n literary effort, it is not quite
k>. It is her first piece of writ
ing which was to win overnight
'acclaim, the first to win acclaim
I of any kind.
'TWO IS TOO MANY GUNS,
i SAYS BANDIT
j Chicago.—A man who entered1 a
restaurant with pistols in both
hands seemed so surprised when a
waiter attacked him that he "didn’t
know what to do.” "How could I
fight?” he asked, "with both hands
full of guns?” He gave the name of
Leo Zajac. A companion escaped.
JIGSAW THE BEACH
BEAUTIES? IS QUERY
Chicago.—The first touch of
summer-like weather found bath
ing beauties on Chicago beaches—
working jigsaw puzzles. j
FOR SALE—Sow Kobe Lespe
deza Seeds for meadows and past
| ures. 8 to 11 cents per pound. j
E. e. Barringer, Salisbury, N. C.
i April 21—May 5. ,
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SLEEP
When you can’t sleep, it’s because
your nerves won’t let you. Don’t
waste time “counting sheep.” Don't
lose half your needed rest in reading
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drink a glass of water—and go to
sleep.
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during the day—or to dispose of
other pains. Get the genuine tablets
of Bayer manufacture and you will
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heart. Just he sure you get the
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Starts Today
This is one Sale that is
remembered for its Bar
gains from one May to
the other.
Men’s Dress and Sport
OXFORDS
SI. 5
Handkerchiefs
Men’s real 5 c handkerchiefs.
Quantity limited—
Brooms
Opening special Friday and Sat
urday mornings—
—
Get Your Straw Hat!
All the newest blocks and styles in
men’s and youths’ new summer
Straw Hats including American j
Banku, Royal Palm Straws, Tropical \
Straws, Rough Sailors. Flexible
sweat bands, Hats that would sell ;
up to $2.00, all at one price—
Work Clothes J
MEN’S OVERALLS
Men’s Big Cut Blue Denim
Overalls—
44c
BOYS’ OVERALLS
Efird’s special 75c Boys’ Overalls
48c
DOLLAR OVERALLS 68c
Men’s Gray Work Sox, Pair—
5c
BOYS’ OVERALLS
Boys’ Blue Denim Overalls.
Sale price—
25c
Boys’ Natural Winner Overalls
35c
Men’s Blue Buckle Overalls—
79c
Boys’ Red Kap 50c Shirts—
35c
Men’s and Boys’ blue chambray
work shirts. Full cut, 2 pockets
25c
Efird’s Three Star heavy denim
Overalls, full cut, pair— i
68c
NEW SUMMER PANTS
Men’s new summer dress pants, imitation flannel, pin stripes,
white and cream color, with real woolen effect, pre-shrunk
washable, pair—
95c
One Special Lot
Turkish Towels
Values up to 10c to go on sale
Friday morning for the first
time, each—
5c
Percales
One big table remnants yard1
wide fast color percales in all
new print patterns, Friday
morning when store opens and
while it lasts, per yard—
5c
COVERT WORK PANTS
Men’s best $1.00 Covert work pants . . . blues, grays and
tans 1
FAST COLOR SHIRTS—A special value guaranteed fast color I
dress shirts, all new novelty patterns, plenty of blues. AO 1
Sale Price ---_ _ 4oC I
BED SHEETS—72x90 seamed
bed sheets, a big value, each—
30c
Men’s Belmont Broadcloth Dress I
Shirts in white and colors, best I
50c value. Sale price_ 35c I
Efird’s Dept. Store I
Salisbury, N. C. I