The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-20
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE.
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People of State.

I1SC CnuFcn SeVeral Gays ago, the
meeting being pleasant and profit
able one.
Rocky Mount-Present indications
are that Rocky Mount, which has had
no public hospital, will have two
modern institutions of this kind by
the first of next year.
Raleigh.-Plans for a banquet in
honor of Senator F. NJ. Simmons,
Governor Locke Craig and Editor Jo-
sephus Daniels were announced to
take place on the night of February
%.
Statesville. farmers institute
was conducted at Troutman recently
and quite a number of the farmers
of that section availed themselves Of
the opportunity to get valuable in
formation on modern agricultural
methods.
through the South to connect with the
San Diego-El Paso line, and the cleo
ton of officers were the features of
the sessions of the Southern National
Highway Association, which adjourn
ed to meet again upon the call Of the
president.
DURHAM. P. Breedlove, librarian
of Trinity college, came out with
lengthy article favoring the bill for
the establishment of travelling libra
ries in the state, and gives long
argument in favor of the passage of
the bill, which is now. pending before
the legislature.
Asheville-Otis L. Green, mem
Der Of the National Hardware Asso-
citation, has received a letter from M
L.. Corey, National secretary of the
organization, to the effect that spe-
cial trai nof| New Workers en- route
to their homes from the convention at
Jacksonville will spend March Is here.
Morganton.-Muchi interest is being
shown throughout Burke county IN
the monazite industry and Mr.. R. T.
Claywell and others propose to go to
Washington in few days, to confer
with the House Ways and Means
Committee in interest of the increas-
ed production of the mineral in this
section.
Henderson.-Some dread disease
prevails among the horses of the COM
munity, being largely confined to
those which have been imported from
other states. Within the past few
weeks some dozen or more died in
this city and it is feared that the
disease may spread and become an
| epidemic.
Greensboro-An epidemic of meas
els in Greensboro and Guilford county
is spreading, especially in the mill
| villages and County Superintendent
of Health Jones is working hard to
hold the disease in check. Thus far
only two deaths have occurred and
these resulted from pneumonia COM
plications.
Asheville-The Central Labor union
endorsed the commission form of gov
eminent, following = strong address
which was delivered by Neptune
Buckner, the secretary of the local
board of trade A bill has been sent to
the Legislature asking that this city
be allowed to vote on the new form
the first Tuesday in May.
Charlotte.-An agreement on the
subject of desired drainage legislation
will be reached in the near future in
the opinion of DR.. J. R. Alexander,
chairman of the county Drainage Com
mission The delegation in the Leg
islature has been deferring action un-
/ til something definite could be heard
from the people of this county.
Raleigh.-Fifty-five counties share
in the distribution of the second $780,
900 ppropriated by the state for as
surfing to every county four-months
minimum term of public schools. In
making the distribution only $92,5O0
is actually used, only this amount be-
ing necessary after the counties have
met the conditions in doing what they
can to assure the minimum term.
Charlotte-There is little probab-
ility, in the estimation of resident Off
Gals of the Piedmont & Northern
Lines, of the interurban, at an early
date taking over either by actual pur-
chase or by contract, for identification
the Carolina & Northwestern Railway
that at present extends from Chester,
S. c., to Edgemont, this state, a dis
lance of approximately 1876 miles.
Raleigh.-Governor Craig pardoned
Jason Withrow and Carl Harp, the
first for perjury and the second for
disturbing religious worship.
Mocksville-It may be that the
spirit of that great traveller, Daniel
Boone, who hunted and fshed on the
Yadkin, has asserted itself-Davie at
last has started out for good roads.
A recent mass-meeting attended by
citizens from all over the county, held
in this city, it was determined to put
bond issue to the vote of the people,
and if the county as a whole defeats
the issue, to take the matter up by
townships.