The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-22
FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE
Column Of State News Carefully Col
Ieeted BY the Editor For the Peo-
pie of the state.

acoustic conditions in the Monroe
court house was begun.
Raleigh.-Apex has just voted
bond issue of $4,000 for street i'm
provement and fer a market house.
Washington.-The navy department
exonerated Ensign R. S. Young. of
Concord, of the charges preferred
against him for deserving his post last
summer.
Monroe.-Hoyte Martin, Innes Hunt
ley and Lee Ashcraft Union county
boys, have been awarded prizes by T.
B. Parker, state director for the boys
corn club, for raising 1868, and 1882,
and 1903 bushels of corn respectively
to the acre.
Wake Forest-The debate council
has decided upon the affirmative as
the Wake Forest side of the question
submitted by Baylor University for
the debate to be held between these
two colleges on Easter Monday, in
Waco, Texas.
Durham-Notice of application to
Governor Kitchin for the pardon of
w. H, Tilley, who killed his wife in
September of 1908, has been given and
all persons who are opposed to the
pardon are asked to make their OBJ
lection.
Albemarle.-News has just reached
Alebmarle of very serious fire which
occurred in western Stanly, when the
home OF Mr.. Adam Hathcock, a we'll
TODD farmer of that section, was de,
stroyed, with almost the entire con.
tents.
tatesville.-Traftic on the road
west OF here was blocked by freight
wreck Ave miles east of Statesville.
Thirteen loaded cars of an eastbound
train we're derailed, eleven of these
loaded with coal were almost COM
pletely demolished and the track was
torn up for fifty yards or more.
Waxhaw.-Mr. John Furgerson, an
old man, was killed by train going
to Monroe. He was rs years old He
lived about mile from Catawba
Junction. He was deaf and knew not
of the approach of the passenger train.
! The finding of his body was grue,
some sight.
Raleigh.--Lieut.G Gov. Newland is
making special effort to induce Gov.
Kitchin to grant a pardon to 7. B
Whitson, who thirty years ago was
charged with the murder Of man
! named Kitburg was later convicted
and is now serving under remarkable
circumstances. Here with the lieu
tenant-governor are Samuel Whitson
and Mrs. Nelson, daughter of the con
victed man.
Elizabeth City.-Stumbling as he at
tempted to step across the carriage
o. the mill, julius Perkins, a negro
sawyer, was instantly killed at the
Elizabeth City roller mills. The car
riage was moving rapidly with log
upon which Perkins fell and before he
could recover himself he was carried
under a big circular saw, which was
revolving at terrific rate, his heaC
and shoulders being completely sew
|
Raleigh.--It is planned to have an
other run over the Central Highway
early in May with the purpose of see
ing if work can not be completed tt
have the highway from Beaufort har
Dor to the Tennessee line dedicated
for use on the first of July next. TIL,
distance is some ATS miles and DR.
Joseph Hyde. State Geologist, who il
active in work for the highway say
he expects the people along the rout
will do earnest work to put it il
shape.
Wadesboro.-The recorders cour
was in session for two days, dealing
mostly with a batch of blind tige
cases, which were brought against ne
groes from Blewett Falls There wer
two convictions, one man and on
woman. The woman, Dorcas Murphy
who claims that her home is in Char
lotte, was sentenced to three month
in Jail and taxed with the costs TO
keeping liquor for sale. Charles +
Mills, another negro, was convicted g
selling but as there are four NOR
cases against him, which are to b
tried, prayer for judgment was COZ
tinued in his case until the others ar
tried, in order that all may be dispose
of at once.
Burlington-Ben Merritt, a negr
boy, met a horrible death, when h
was riding mule. He had got o
the mule with a water bucket and tn
mule became frightened and tire
the boy SO that his foot caught in tn
. gear and he was dashed to his dealt
Franklin. Miss Maude West
daughter of former State Senator v
j. West, who VISA shot either by he
} father or sweetheart, Perry Morrison
} at Vests Mill, little village ]
} miles from Franklin. Morrison, VIII
was also shot, is reported as dom
: well, and it is thought that he wi
recover.
Raleigh.-A charter has been gran