Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-10-05
NEWS OF TAR HEEL STATE
a Column Of News That Has Been
Collected With Much Care From
All Over the State.

Concord.-Miss Rose Harris and
Mrs. D. B. Morrison have been elect
ed delegates to the meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy which
meets in Winston-Salem next month.
MISUNDERSTANDING meeting at
Danbury was a big success. The
crowd was enthusiastic. Mr.. Justice,
of Greensboro, and Mr.. Conner, of
Danvil1e, Va, made fine speeches.
Hickory.-The officers and directors
of the Catawba Fair Association held
a meeting to outline the. work of
preparation for what bids fair to be
the best street fair Hickory has ever
had.
Wilmington.-The case against ].
G. HOLLY, formerly proprietor of the
Rock Springs Hotel, and e~x-preache:,
for the murder of his ward, Edward
Cromwell, will hardly be tried at this
torm of court.
Lexington.-Things are getting in
fine shape for the second annual Dav-
idson county fair and homecoming
week, which is to be celebrated this
year, November 8, 9, 10. The cash
premiums now in sight will reach
$500, including the $3.50 which the
state board of agriculture will appro-
pirate.
Fayetteville.-From the time that
the hookworm dispensaries were
opened in Cumberland county, sew
eral weeks ago, up to a few days ago,
1858 cases had been treated. DR.. B.
w. Page treated 122 cases in Fay
etteville in one day. This makes a
total of 1910 cases treated in Cum
berland county during four weeks.
Relmont.-Work on the new Meth
odist church building is progressing
rapidly. Mr.. Robert Rankin of Mount
Holly is the contractor in charge OF
the work. He is already on the job
with a good force Of workmen. The
building when completed will be a
handsome brick structure, artistic
and commodious. Heretofore, Bel
mont Methodists have not had their
W church building.
Washington.-The following pat
ents were issued to North CAROLYN
fee: Cisco r. Taxler Of Winston-Sa-
lem, assignor to the American Trac-
ton Company, New York, traction
wheel; William c. Briggs of Winston
Salem, assignor to the Carolina Band
ing Machine Company, machine for
applying bands, labels or wrappers to
cigars or other articles.
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Wilmington.-The grand jury got
busy and brought in indictments
against eight of the under
world for keeping disorderly houses.
1t is reported that the grand jury will
inquire into the alleged open and
fragrant violations of the prohibition
law. Several members of the grand
jury are reported to have United
States license to sell whiskey.
Gastonia.-After having been held
up for several weeks because of diff.
fculty in perfecting arrangements fol-
building a viaduct under the South.
ern's track near the Avon mill in Gas.
tonia, the grading force of Messrs.
Stewart & Jones, contractors for
grading the roadbed Of the Piedmont
and Northern Railway Company be-
tween Gastonia and Charlotte, have
resumed work On east Franklin Ave
nue. and are rapidly pushing their
way through the town.
Raleigh.-Adjutant General R. L
r oincfnr of tho North Co~O1iro Mo
tional Guard announced the advance
ment of DR.. Francis J.. Clemingel
from captain to major in the medical
corps; DR.. Claude l.. Pridgen, Kin
ston, from captain to major in the
medical corps; DR.. w. G.. Horton
Raleigh, from lieutenant to captain il
the medical corps; and DR.. R. A
the medical corps.
Raleigh.-State Insurance Commits
sioner James r. Young was at High
Point to prosecute G.. c.. Whitehead
for representing the Standard Home
Company Of Birmingham, Ala, an un
licensed benefit association tina
claims to be not subject to the NORTH
Carolina license laws and has beer
sending representatives into the state
now and again without it having beer
possible until now to arrest one o
them. Commissioner Young secured
a sentence of 3 months on the roads
for Whitehead, who was convicted il
the Recorders court at High Point.
Observation-Disclosures county i:
@ making a splendid roadway III
to the Davidson county line and Gull
ford has already built a splendid high
way from High Point to Davidson
line, there remaining only a stretc.
of three and a half miles to link III
the two systems.
WORCESTERSHIRE it was a fac
that many farmers were uneasy al
to the amount of roughness the.
would make On their farms this year
the problem has about solved itsel
since the recent rains. Crab gras
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