The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-14
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Short Paragraphs Of State News That
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People Of State.

Has Been Condensed For Busy
People Of State.
Monroe.-G. M. Beasley has been
I elected by the board of aldermen as a
trustee of the graded schools, to sue
coed Mr.. A.. w. siggers, deceased.
Wilmington The body of 17-year-
old George Benson, who was dorwn-
ed at Fort CasWell was found by
negro on the beach, eight miles below.
the fort.
Red Springs.-The second Bible
Conference OF the Laymen's Mission
airy Movement convened here recently
the large assembly gathering in the
open-air ampitheatre of the Southern
| Presbyterian College.
Tarboro-As result of severe
rain storm, followed by thunder and
| lightning, which swept Edgecombe
county several days ago, one woman
| is dead, man severely injured, two
mules killed and number Of horses
| were also killed.
A young man Of this place. was sud-
denly killed while at his work here
when a heavy derrick fell and struck
him upon the head. Although medical
aid was called and responded imme-
diately, he was dead before a physi-
clan could reach him.
Washington.-The candidacy of G.
w. Worth of Washington for the po-
sition of consul general at Shanghai,
China, became known here when tele-
grams were received from him by the
members of the North Carolina dele
cation.
Monroe.-At a meeting of the Union
county Farmers Union in the court
house the following named were
elected delegates and alternates to the
state meeting to be held in Raleigh,
August 1921: A. J. Brooks, J. F.
Moore, Sanford Smith and J. P. Boyd
Greenville.-Mr. o. L. Joyner, one
of Pitts most progressive farmers, as
we'll as tobacco warehouseman, ship
ped a carload of lambs to the Rich
mond, Va, market. This is some
thing out of the usual to shipping
sheep from this part of the country.
Observation-Disclosures are now four
murder cases for the next term Of
criminal court here, all negroes.
Ben Hazel, who was brought back
here to stand trial for the murder of
his wife, says he Us a Christian now
and is trying to convert Mcclure,
who is in the murderer cell for kill
ing Sheriff Balm.
Roxboro.-Hubert Ramseur, repre-
senting the Just Freight Rate Assoc
ciasion, was here and addressed a
gathering of the citizens of the town
and vicinity on the OBJECTS and pur-
poses of the association. A temporary
organization was effected with x. v.
GWynn as president and B. A. Burch
as secretary.
Elizabeth City.-The board of coun-
ty commissioners has made the levy
of the taxes for this year as follows:
state and pension tax. q 2-3 cents;
school tax, 20 cents; general fund
tax, Fl cents; road tax, II cents;
bond tax, 3 cents; making total of
"a 2-3 cents on the $500 property val
uation.
Elizabeth City.-Miss Kate Nixon,
the 21-year old daughter of Mrs. Susan
Nixon of Henrietta of Hartford died
in the surf at Mays Head recently.
o1@r -
panions, was bathing in water scarce
ly waist deep when she lost her foot
ing and was swept out by the current
from the beach befo.e large crowd
of terrified spectators.
Asheville-Hammer McHarge was
| arrested here on serious charge,
having been taken at the request of
Newport officers who reported that he
was wanted at that place on a charge
of criminal assault. Information was
received in Asheville to the effect that
Mcintyre had assaulted his niece, who
is but thirteen years old.
Within the past week storms have
visited this immediate section almost
daily causing considerable damage to
the crops and the floods which re-
suited have damaged a number of
property owners. Academy street
here has been washed by the water
which followed the rains until great
piles of the stone used in paving that
thoroughfare were heaped up at
intersection with Main street.
| Durham.-Capt. j. c. Niche, super
intendent of the Durham Water Com
pany, has notified the town officials
that an accident at the pumping sta
ton incapacitated the Two main pumps
at this station, and consequently the
town would be short of water till the