The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-06
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs Of State News nat
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People OF State.

recently in advocacy of good ROADS LUZ
Davidson county.
Salisbury George Goodman
well-known farmer living near Mount
Hope church, about six miles from TINS
city. left home several days ago, ana
all efforts to find him have failed.
Charlotte.-In two more months
everyone who is interested Will oen-
nitely know what form of government
Charlotte is to reckon with during al
least the next two years and perhaps
for a decade.
Salisbury strange young white
man found in dying condition Win
his head badly crushed beside the
railroad track near Lexington and
brought to Salisbury on a special
train was identified as James Johnson,
of Bessemer City.
Newbern-John Parker, a coloreo
employe of the John L. Roper LUMBER
Company, Camp Perry, was riddled
with bullets at that place recently
when he became engaged in an alter
cation with a white man named Lane
and attempted to attack him with an
axe.
Raleigh.-By vote of President
Daughtridge. breaking tie, the senate
passed on second reading the state
road bond bill. The vote came aIter
the third debate on the measure, Il
to 21. The Chair voted aye" amid
applause Being a roll-cal bill, 1t
went over for third reading.
Salisbury.-Fire of an unknown
origin destroyed seven dwelling hous-
es on the outskirts of Salisbury, with
a loss of $4,000. The houses belonged
to w, H. Woodson and were out or
reach of water A brisk wind carried
the fire down street and It was STOP
ped only when all the houses in the
row were burned.
Belmont-If the provisions of bill
that has passed the third reading In
the house are carried out, Belmont
will soon have an excellent system OF
concrete sidewalks along the principal
streets of the town. A bill was franz
ed and sent to Gaston's Representa-
tives in the General Assembly some
time ago.
Kinston.-Greene county lays claim
to the original blind tiger. When SUI
perior Court was convened in Snow
Hill, Cain Moye, about so years of
age, who has been blind since child
hood, was charged with selling whis-
-, oil coafion of Gr0ann
He told the court that friends wrote
his orders for him; otherwise he had
no trouble with his illegal business.
Raleigh-Judge w. B. Council, one
Of the special commission comforting
with the railroads of the effort thus
far said: 81 regard the results entire
ly satisfactorily-in fact, all that we
could have reasonably expected up to
this time The railroads seem to de-
sire to do the right thing and realize
that any antagonism between the peo-
pie and the railroads should be avoid
ed.
Asheville.-Baptist laymen from all
parts of western North Carolina at
tended the banquet given by the lay
men of the First Baptist church of
Asheville, recently. An enjoyable
spread was served and the gathering
proved a very enjoyable one. The
feature of the banquet was the address
of Prof J. T. Henderson, the secre-
tary of the Laymen's Movement Of the
Southern Baptist Assembly.
Burlington.-The officials of the
Piedmont Traction company of this
city, are figuring with parties in Dur
ham with a view to building a trolley
line from Durham to Chapel Hill. If
this company should undertake this
proposition, they will no doubt imme-
diately extend the present line in op-
| Grafton from Burlington, Graham and
Haw River to Chapel Hill to connect
with Durham as first contemplated.
Gastonia.-John J. Watts of Nor
canton, a brakeman on a Carolina &
| North Western freight train running
between Gastonia and Lincolnton, was
killed recently at Dallas. The train
was shifting and car was being
placed on a sidetrack. Watts was on
the car with lantern. 1t seems that
he fell while the train was in motion,
as his lantern was seen to fall and a
few minutes later he was found dead
on the tracks.
Hickory.-There will be a business
meeting and banquet of the Hickory
Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel
Huffry, March 10, for the purpose of
| organization and election of officers
All subscribing members will receive
tickets to the banquet gratuitously.
Wilmington.-Quinc Lewis, color
ed, who was pursued by trio of DO.
licemen, from whom he had lust
escaped while his house was being
searched for stolen goods, jumped
from the railroad bridge over the
Northeast River at Hilton, in the
northern part of the city and was
drowned.
Kinston.-An election to authorize a
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