The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-24
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busys
People of State.

Lumberton.-While mum Derrof boy
employees Of the Dresden Cotton
Mills were bathing IN Lumber River
recentIy. one OF Inem, named Todd
was drowned Efforts to recover the
body had been in vain at last report
Spring Hope.-Mr. Dave Lester, of
this place. died as a result Of a mule
kicking him. Mr.. Lester was "snak-
ing logs for J. J. Sanders. The mules
feet got out OF the traces,@When Mr..
Lester whipped him to make him get
back in tn. traces. The mule kicked
with fatal effect.
Goldsboro.-A telegram from the
chief of police at Plymouth states that
man answering the description Of
w. II. Gibson has been arrested in
that city and will be held until Mr..
Hales and an officer arrive on the
scene from this ecity.
: NeWbern OF unknown origin
but believed to have been caused by
rats igniting matches, visited Orien-
tai. "a small town few miles below
Newbern recently and caused damage
estimated at $4,000. The blaze orig.
mated in the store occupied by the
Hooker Grocery Company and spread
from that to the dry goods store Of
John Rachid.
Wilson. -George Whitley, who was
shot from ambush near Bailey while
returning from church accompanied
by a young sister was unable to attend
the preliminary hearing before J. H.
-Fulghum, j. which was set to be
heard at Bailey several days ago. The
hearing was postponed until August
9Th and will be held ct Middlesex be-
fore Recorder F. II. Brooks.
Greenville.-Conside time and
attention are being devoted by the
people Of this township to the bond
election which is to take place next
Tuesday week for the issuance of
$4,000 bonds for the construction of
good roads. The voters seem to be
pretty evenly divided on the subject,
although it is a fact that both sides
are claiming victory by big ma
jority.
: Raleigh.-The corporation commits
sion made an order requiring the
Southern Railway to put into opera
ton on and after August /, an addi-
tional passenger train between San
ford and Mount Airy, to leave San
ford $40 m. and arrive at Mount
Airy at 1850 a. m. returning to leave
Mount Airy at p. NJ, and arrive at
Sanford at 9 p. m.
Greenville.-Work will begin in a
few days on the additions to the
Teachers Training School here. It is
expected to have the buildings COM
pleted by the opening Of the fall term,
but they are not expected to accommo-
date the increased attendance already
booked for the coming academic year
Interest runs high in the coming cleo
ton for road bonds-so high, in fact
Washington.-Local business men
have become interested in the sub
ject of good roads for Washington and
Beaufort county. These gentlemen
have during the past several days
raised about $500 by private subscrip-
ton, and expect to build two or three
miles of sand-clay road for demon
stration purposes hoping to stimulate
interest and cooperation among the
citizens of the county and show the
IN,
Wilson.-At the September, 1911,
term of Wilson superior court Judge
Cooke sentenced John Morris (son
of one of Wilson's wealthiest citizens)
to eighteen months on the roads for
recklessly shooting in town and hold
ing up prominent citizen at-the
point of a rifle. Morris served but
few weeks of his time when he took
long chances and shook the road dust
from his feet. For some time he
secuted around nearby towns and fin
ally located in Emporia, Va.
Wilmington.-In view of the recent
speech of Mr.. A. J. Maxwell, clerk of
the corporation commission, before
the North Carolina Retail Merchants
Association at Wrightsville Beach, ad-
vocating state-aided boat lines as So
luton Of the freight rate problem,
which has created considerable inter
est throughout the state, the public
will no doubt be interested in the rec
ord of the report for the vast year, its
advantages to the state and facilities
at hand.
High Point.-Plans are being forms
ulated for big celebration at the
completion of the Coler road to High
Point. The occasion will be within
the next six weeks and the celebra-
ton will be sufficient to bring thou
sands of people to the city.
Wilmington.-Mrs. Elizabeth Van B.
Nichols, divorced from the late Allan
B. Nichols in New York five years ago,
and since that time leader in Will
mington social circles, has been in
dicted in three cases charging the am