The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-27
FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People of State.

People Of State.
Lincolnton. = County Superintend-
ent of Health Page reports quite a
number of cases Of smallpox scattered
in all directions, but none Of serious
nature.
Raleigh.-The joint legislative COM
mittee on libraries ordered a. favor
able report on the bill of Senator
Nimocks, of Fayetteville, providing
for a legislative reference library.
Spencer-A disastrous fire at the
home of w. A. Hendrix, near Sails
bury recently, resulted in loss of
about $4,000 with $1,000 insurance.
The home will be rebuilt at once.
Raleigh-The bill to allow the vot-
ers of Jackson county to vote at an
election as to removal of the county
seat from Webster to Sylvia, passed
the Senate by vote of "a to f.
Asheville. = Claude Goodlake was
found guilty of seducing Ube Luther,
under the legal age of consent. No.
tice of appeal was given and bond was
required in the sum of two thousand
dollars
Raleigh.-Raleigh was honored by
the persence of large number of
mayors from the important towns in
North Carolina, members of legisla-
tive committee of the City Municipal
Association
Wilmington.-As the result of be-
ing struck by train at Boardman,
Augustus Rice, young white man,
died at the James Walker Memorial
Hospital, in this city, whittier he was
brought for treatment.
Lumberton.-The Robson County
Teachers Association will meet here
on Saturday, March l. County Super
intendent Pool is making great efforts
to secure full attendance, having
written to each teacher.
Durham.-Dallas WEIGH was killed
in a fight near the Lincoln Hospital
by Henry Green. Death resulted from
wounds inflicted by a knife. Both of
the negroes had knives and were
making generous use of them.
Durham.-An epidemic of measles
in Durham is playing havoc with the
attendance records in the schools Of
both the county and city. The disease
has been in the county for the past
month, and is now somewhat better
than it has been, though large num-
Der of children and grown ups have
suffered.
Greensboro.-The Greensboro cham.
Der of commerce and the Greensboro
merchants association in joint
meeting have adopted strong resolu'
tions upholding Governor Craig and
the legislative commission in their
purpose to have an end put to rail.
road freight rate discrimination
against this state.
Raleigh.-The committee substitute
for the Statewide primary bill went
of sc to 43, after strenuous crosst1re
argument that continued for nearly
two hours. The real test vote came
on a great number of amendments
asking the exception of counties from
the entire operation of the bill.
Charlotte. - The thirtieth annual
State Convention of the North Caro-
lima Sunday School Association will
be held in Greensboro April 22-24. The
International Sunday School Associa-
ton will provide two speakers for
this convention, Franklin McElfresh,
Phi. D., of Chicago, superintendent of
teacher training in North America, and
Mrs Mary Foster Bryner, Newark,
N. J.
Greensboro.-With the adoption of
a schedule calling for 116 games and
the decision to permit no transfers
except by unanimous vote of the six
clubs, the Carolina League directors
have made ready for the opening of
the season on April "a with games in
Winston, Charlotte and Raleigh.
Asheville plays the opening game in
Winston; Greensboro in Charlotte
and Durham in Raleigh.
Raleigh-After over two hours dis
cussion by advocates and opponents
of the proposed new county of Mid
dlesex, the bill was defeated by
unanimous vote There was goodly
number of interested citizens before
the House Committee on Cities and
Towns, Roberts, chairman, to consid-
er the bill by Representative Corn
well to create a new county out of
portions of Nash, Franklin, Wake,
Wilson and Johnson counties.
Misunderstanding vigorous speeches
aginst the Mount Airy proposition to
hold an election to vote for $4,000 in
bonds, Representative Haymore for
got to vote when he was overwhelmed
and allowed the committee on roads
to report his bill with unanimous IA
vor.
Raleigh.-The plan for a reforma-
tory for girls and women under thirty
years of age who need help for a
clean life, has been endorsed by the
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