Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-10
NORTH STATE NEWS NOTES.
Items OF State interest Gathered from Here and There and
Told Briefly for Busy Readers
North Carolina News Dots.

Mr.. Jacob S. Allen, widely-known
Confederate veteran, who for many
years has attended Confederate reun-
ions, was stricken with paralysis Fri
day night at Raleigh and for some
time it was thought he was dead. He
is over 70 years Of age and has been
in feeble health for two or three
years. He is contractor and builder
and has done much work in this State
and Virginia.
Governor Kitchin received the re-
slgnation of Judge James S. Manning
as State Senator from the nineteenth
district and also as trustee Of the
University of North Carolina.
A charter was granted the Dixie
Laundry Machinery Manufacturing
Company, Of Greensboro, the capital
stock being $50,000
Architect Hampton Of Gastonia, is
preparing plans an dspecifcations for
the new graded school building to be
erected at once at Kings Mountain.
1t will cost $4,000 and will contain
ten class rooms and an auditorium. It
is to be two stories high, of brick
with granite trimmings and slate
roof, and will be entirely modern in
every respect.
Mr.. z. P. Smith, who has been
elected editor and general manager Of
The Greensboro Daily News which
s. TO be the successor of 4he Daay
| 1yI ro1 - \
new paper will make its appearance
Sunday morning, July Is.
The case Of A. T., Yoder against
DR.. John McCampbell, superintendent
Of the State Hospital, Morganton,
and J. P. Caldwell, president Of the
board Of directors, for his Illegal de-
tention in the Hospital, was dismiss
ed in the Superior Court of Burke
county.
The Albert F. Hale Lumber Com
pany, Of Asheville, was chartered,
this taking over the business Of Mr..
Hale's concern, the capital stock be-
ing $4,000, almost all held by him.
No soft drinks on Sunday will be
the result Of an ordinance passed by
the Winston aldermen Friday. CT
gar stands can go as far as they like,
however The ordinance is a surprise,
as there has been no public discussion
Of the matter and no forecast Of such
action.
Some idea Of the vastness Of the
tobacco business in Winston is gain
ed from a Winston-Salem dispatch
which says that "the receipts at the
internal revenue Office during the past
month Of May amounted to $186,669.-
! 81, which means that Sill, ,164
pounds of manufactured tobacco were
shipped by the local tobacco manu-
facturers during the month";
With J. D. Dorsett,. of Spencer, as
president and J. NJ. Maupin, Of Sails
bury, as general manager, The Poto-
mac Heights Land Company has been
organized under the laws of North
Carolina, with an authorized capital
Of 100000. The new corporation
| will deal in real estate in the District
Of Columbia and is now developing
large tract Of valuable property in
the suburbs of Washington.
J. E. Young, deputy sheriff Of
Wake county, was convicted in the
Federal Court at Raleigh, Of blockade
distilling. Judge Connor delivered a
severe reprimand to him for being
guilty Of such crime while holding
commission from the sheriff of the
county as deputy for the enforce
ment of laws. He reserved Judgment
until he investigates further.
A week ago Friday a fine crop Of
oats was standing in field on So
licitor Robinson s farm in the eastern
suburbs Of Wadesboro. Since that
tim the oats have been harvested
hauled in and cotton seed planted
where stood the grain, and now the
cotton is breaking through the
ground, coming to perfect stand.