The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-23
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs OF State News That
Has Been Collected For/ Busy
People Of State.

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Scotland Neck.-The rainfall for
Scotland Neck and vicinity for the
year 1912 fell below the average IA
inches.
Reidsville.-No less than five
deaths within radius of two miles
and within two days are reported from
the Stacey section Of this county, nine
miles of ReidsviIle.
Morganton. The bloodiest and
most desperate fight this section of
the state has ever witnessed is re-
ported from Glen Alpine, little town
six miles from Morganton, as the re-
result of which six prominent men lie
MORALLY wounded from pistol and
knife wounds.
Greensboro-Daniel Mccormick shot
anad seriously wounded Gilmore Whit
ley. Both are negroes. Whitley was
shot in the side and in the hip, the
two bullets being taken from his
body, by local physician. His
wounds are not believed to be fatal.
Raleigh-A charter is issued for
the Wayne Red Brick Company, of
Goldsboro, capital $4,000 authorized,
and $4,000 subscribed by T. A. Griffin,
j. w. Switzerland and others; also
for the ]. B. Pierce Company, Ayden,
capital $4,000 authorized and $1,000
subscribed by J. B. Pierce and others.
Concord.-Eforts to locate Bob
Armstrong, at whom Manly Morris
Is supposed to have been shooting
when he killed Joe Morgan last,
month, have proved unavailing, al
though he is wanted by the state for
his testimony as an eyewitness to
the shooting. 1t is reported that Arm
strong is in Oklahoma Morris will
come to trial January q, and all wit
nesses have been subpoenaed.
New Bern.-The board of aldermen
Of New Bern have reduced charges to
users of electric motors to cents a
kilowatt, in place of a rate of from
6 to 10 cents, in operation for several
years. For the lamps of the city the
rate remains 10 cents. The city's
light plant is on a very satisfactory
basis.
Charlotte. Charlotte leads the
state in the parcels post business.
This is the news that comes from the
postoffice department at Washington.
Since the new system was established
6,415 parcels have been handled by
the local Office. During the same
length of time Wilmington handled T.
532, Greensboro 4,193 and Raleigh
4,fO6. ..
Durham-City Attorney S. c. Cham
bers announced that he would within
the next few. days draw up bill that
will effect the cocaine laws of the
county should it be passed. The bill
will make it against the law for any
one to have cocaine in their possess
sion, unless they can show evidence
that the cocaine is for their own use
and that it was purchased legally.
Raleigh.-Governor Craig has writ
ten the governors of California, Ari-
IONA, New Mexico and other states in
terested to send delegates to a meet
IL, to consider the locating of great
ocean-to-ocean highway proposed by
the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Associa-
ton, to be located far enough South
to make it available for satisfactory
travel the year round, especially dur
ing the winters.
Raleigh.-Congressm J. H. SmaII
says that by February Is the govern
ment will take over the old Albemarle
& Chesapeake canal, paying 100000
for it, and having 100000 additional
to expend in deepening it in connec-
He says the sale of the bonds for
the Mattamuskeet Lake drainage is
being closed and this work ought to
be well under way before great
while.
Raleigh-If a bill introduced by
Representative Henry A. Page, of
Moore county, and now pending in
the house, should be enacted into law
every county officer in the state
whose compensation is derived from
fees instead of salary will be requir-
ed, on the first Monday in next Janu-
airy and On the first Monday in jan
uary in each year thereafter, to file
with the county commissioners of his
county a sworn statement setting
forth the total gross income of his
Office for the preceding ye.-' and the
total amount paid out during the year
for clerical or otheA Office assistance.
Raleigh.-The Great Chiefs of the
Great Council of North Carolina of
the Improved Order of Red Men as
sembled in council here recently and
considered and disposed of several
matters relating to the interests of
the order.
Newbern.-Forty-thre barrels of
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