The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-15
LAND or THE LONG LEAF PINE.
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Has Been Condensed For People
of the State.

sions Fl. H. McLeudo:l of Wadesboro
as member of the Board of Directors
of the State Schoc. for the Blind, Raj
eigh, to succeed John Sprunt Hill of
Durham, resigned.
Newbern.-This city voted bond
issue of $4,000 for enlarging the pub
lie schools by majority of II votes.
Six hundred and nine votes cast in
the election, $40 for the bonds and 269
against them.
Raleigh. jury that took the
Hamilton damage suit case against
the Seaboard Air Line returned YER
dict for $4,000, the disposition of
this case making the close of the
three weeks term of Wake superior
Court, Judge Carter, presiding.
Salisbury. - At Cleveland, Rowan
County, recently the sawmill of S. L.
Hunter was destroyed by fire. 1t is
said the blaze was started by forest
fires which have ragged in various sec
tons of Rowan and Iredell several
days. The loss was about $4,000
Hamlet. interest is shown
here in, the announcement that the
President has nominated r. B. Terry
for appointment as postmaster. There
were several candidates for the place
Mr.. Terry has always been a strong
party man.
MISUNDERSTANDING Day was
observed here by the Norfeet Camp
of Veterans and the Daughters of the
COnfederacy. About 200 Forsyth vet
Grams, together with about Is veter-
ans from adjoining counties, partici-
pated in the exercises.
Canton.-The curfew law which was
written by the Board of Aldermen and
submitted to the people to vote upon
at the regular election passed by
large majority, there being only five
votes cast against the measure. All
children under the age of Is years are
required to be at home after o'clock
in the evenings.
Salisbury.-John M. Freeman was
recently sentenced by Judge Long in
Rowan Superior Court to four years
stealing four barrels of liquor from
the Southern Railway at Spencer. He
plead guilty and named others impli.
Gated. He has served one term for
selling whiskey.
notwithstanding to plans sub
mitted a short time ago to the Board
Of Aldermen for new system of
lighting on Patton avenue and North
and South Main streets, similar to
the system recently installed on Pack
Square, sketches of these streets have
been made and the sketches were
submitted to the last meeting of the
Board Of Trade.
Hendersonville.- body of Zeb
Fowler, aged "a years, son of Mrs.
Rebecca Fowler, was found on the
Southern Railway track near Flecter,
II miles from Hendersonville. The
body was identified by letters and
photographs. Fowler was seen leav-
ing Fletcher for his home at Brick
ton, short distrance down the track.
He is said to have been drinking.
Raleigh approval of Governor
Craig for an exchange of courts was
granted whereby Judge Webb will
hold Scotland County court and Judge
Bragaw Mecklenburg County Court
one week each, beginning June g. A
special term of court two weeks for
Columbus County, is ordered by Gov
ernor Craig beginning June 2, Judge
Ferguson to preside.
Gastonia. - Confederate memorial
services were held here and the oc-
casion is said to be the most success
full one of the kind ever celebrated at
Gastonia. Governor Locke Craig and
| Congressman Webb were present at
the exercises and both made address.
es. Mr.. Webb was presented to the
audience by State Senator O. F. Ma.
son of this city.
Asheville.-For the benefit of the
motorists of the city and others who
use the public streets, the city has
had all of its tariffic ordinances com.
piled in book form and they will be
distributed free of charge here. The
rights of the pedestrians are clearly
set forth in the ordinances and at the
same time penalties are provided for
the attractions of certain portions OF
the laws by pedestrians.
Statesville.-Clyde Parks, well-to-
do young man of the northern Sec
ton of the county, has been placed
under $500 bond for his appearance
at Superior court to answer charges
of retailing. Parks is a son of a
prominent physician of this com,
munity. &c.,
Asheville.-About a hundred Bun
combe County survivors of the War
Between the States, many of whom
walked with the aid of crutches and
canes and several OF whom carried
empty sleeves, arose from their seats
and gave the Rebel yell at Memorial
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