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way into a watermelon in Jones
County a few days ago and smother
ed to death.
Mr.. Jesse Purser, of near Washing
ton, was very painfully shot by
glancing buckshot one day last week
while deer hunting.
The jury in the case of Frank
GLADDEN., for the murder OF Mrs. DIX
on. which was tried in Shelby Mon
day. rendered a verdict of not guilty
and he IS acquitted.
In New Hanover court last week,
the Jury in the case against Fannie
Hefner, charged with the murder OF
Henry Jordan some weeks ago, failed
TO agree, and a mistrial was ordered.
Jane Hurst, a white woman aged 10
years, threw herself in a well at her
home in Wilmington, few days ago.
She committed suicide rather than go
to a hospital for treatment.
Mr.. J. F. Cothran, a well-known
lawyer of Durham, was found dead
In bed in his room Monday morning.
His death was due to paralysis Of the
heart.
Lizzie Coleman, a colored woman
of Asheville, was shot and killed by
her husband last Sunday night. He
surrendered to the police, but de-
clined to make a statement.
While riding no motorcycle, with
a gentleman friend, on Sunday, July
Goth, a Miss Cook was so badly burn
ed that she died from the effects
within few hours. Her dress caught
fire from the machine.
Preparations are being made for
the installation Of a gigantic electric
plant at Hendersonville in the near
future The plant is to be $4,000
horsepower and to cost one and one
half million dollars.
Charles B. Almond, Jr., son Of DR..
C.. B. Almond, Of Winder, Ga, was
drowned one day last week while
bathing in the surf at Wrightsville
Beach He, with his mother, had
been at the Beach for the past Two
months.
A fire at High Point early Satur-
day morning, partially destroyed the
plant of the Columbia Furniture
Company. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, mostly covered by insur-
ance.
Joe Angel, who shot and killed
Latta Banks, in Madison County,
more than twelve years ago, went to
Marshall a few days ago and surren-
dered to the police. He had been
eluding the officers all these years.
The r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany of Winston will increase it's cap
ital stock from $4,000 OTTO $1O,-
100000, the amount authorized by
the charter. The new stock will be
sold at par to stockholders.
J. NJ. Nolan, Register of Deeds for
Haywood County, committed suicide
at his home near Waynesville Sunday
morning by shooting himself with a
revolver. He had been defeated in
the primary which had just been
held, for denomination.
Charles Heath, a we'll known
young man Of Greene County, was
shot and seriously wounded by his
brother few days ago. The trouble
grew out of the older brothers ask
ing the younger one to assist him
with some work.
AS a result Of row about sixteen
miles from Goldsboro, Ben. F. Coley
young white man of the Eureka
neighborhood, was shot Sunday morn
ing. 1t is alleged that Ernest Cook
fired the shot and that his brother
Arthur Cook, was an accessory. Ern
est has been arrested. 1t is also
stated that they were all drunk from
hard cider.
John Burgess, negro, who had re
Gently been discharged from Roanoke
Rapids, was found dead in the rive
near there. He had evidently beer
shot and dragged there and thrown
into the river 1t is stated that b,