The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-05
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Column Of General State News That
Has Been Gotten Together From
All Over The State.


oipal matter involved in the case be-
ing false imprisonment Both of the
men are residents of Wake county
and Martin will be represented by At
torney R. N. Simms.
Washington. - Messrs. Davis &
Davis, Washington patent attorneys,
report the grant to citizens of North
Carolina of the following patents: R.
L. Lowery, Salisbury, lumber-register;
w. E. Morton, Shelby, measuring de-
vice. G, M. Rushing, Hillsboro, rake;
J, w. Shank, Monroe, reversing valve
gear for engines.
Winston-Salem.- the year
1911, the tobacco manufacturers of
Winston-Salem shipped 53,250,064
pounds of manufactured tobacco and
paid into the United States treasury
Tor the tobacco stamps thereon the
sum of $4,26O,005.1S. This is a great
increase both in the amount of
pounds of tobacco and in amount of
revenue.
Shelby-Mr. H. T. Hudson has re-
signed his position as recorded for
Cleveland county and has accepted
very lucrative clerical position in
Washington, D. c. The applicants
for the position of recorder to fill out
the unexpired term of Mr.. Hudson
are Mr.. J. A. Anthony, an attorney of
this place, and Mr.. w. F. Mcmillan,
until recently of Kings Mountain.
Washington.-In an interview on
the dairy industry of the South, Sec
rotary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture refers to remarkable
improvement of conditions in a North
Carolina community. Mr. Wilson, it
Is understood, had in mind the work
done by party of farmers, led by
Messrs. Shuford and Robinson, two
enterprising young farmers of Ca.
tawba county.
Raleigh.-State Food Chemist w.
M. Allen has returned from Washing
ton, D. c., where he attended a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
National Association of food officials,
of which he is secretary. DR.. Allen
also attended the meeting of the
American Chemical Society which was
in session, and was elected a member
Of the executive committee of the food
division of the society.
Greensboro-The body of Sam
Simpson, negro, was found in the
pond at Proximity MILL in which he
had evidently thrown himself with
suicidal intent. The negro had been
missing from home for two or three
days, His Cat was found on the
bank and officers dredged the pond
and located the body. Sickness in
The family and depression were the
cause of the act
Siler City,-The shipment of rab-
bits from Siler City for the week end
ing November 7 was 8S7. For week
ending November IA 1929. For week
ending November 81, 1924 For week
ending November 2S, 1892. For week
ending December 5, 1886. For week
ending December II, 2,3S9. For week
ending December 10, 1894. For week
ending December 20, 1857 Total to
date 1922.
Charlotte.-It is matter of inter
est to North Carolinians when one Of
her sons meets with success in an
other state. The news has been re-
ceived that DR.. John Berry, an Orange
county boy, has been recently elected
deputy director in the Pennsylvania
State South Mountain sanatorium for
the treatment Of tuberculosis, located
at Mount Alto, Pa, the second largest
institution of it's kind in the world.
North Wilkesboro.-Mr. J, T. Par
lier lost a fine horse in a singular
way. A boy went to the stable to
catch the horse and made a motion
at it as if he were going to seize it
and the horse threw its head to one
side striking it against the sharp
point of plank making a small
wound on the side of the head. Later
blood poison set in and the horse
died from the effects of it.
Ralefgh.--The program is arranged
for the big railroad celebration by
the commercial organization of Raj
eigh in honor of e. B. and C. B. Bar
bee, John A. Mills and z. c. Duncan,
who have engineered railroad devel-
opments that have greatly extended
the commercial scope of the city,
and this long anticipated affair is to
be in the Marlborough hotel.
Raleigh.-The Governor pardoned
Richard Neville of Alamance county,
who was convicted at the March
term, 1910, for larceny, and sentenc-
ed for five years in the state prison
The Judge, who presided at the young
mans trial, had grave doubts of the
prisoners guilt, and urged pardon.
Statesville.-The people in this sec
ton are welcoming the fair, cold
weather after the rain and mud 1t
Is said there is more mud in Iredell
now than there has been seen for
years, and the roads are ir terrible
condition. Necessarily the road work
will be delayed.
Raleigh.--A reward of two hundred
dollars was offered by Governor
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