The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-13
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People Of State.

were found here in the smoulder1ng
| tobacco at@the Winston Tobacco Fac
| tory which burned several days ago
Salisbury.-The city aldermen have
| fixed the fare for riding in the city s
new patrol wagon at 81. The alder.
| men have also passed an ordinance
requiring the muzzling of all dogs.
Raleigh. Motorists Throughout the
state will be vitality interestd in the
bill which the General Assembly has
just enacted into law dealing with the
use of automobiles throughout the
state.
Raleigh.-C. R. Hudson, DR.. B. w.
Kilgore and other state farm demon.
stration workers have returned from
Southern Pines, where recently they
conducted highly pleasing institute
Wis, Washington patent attorneys, re-
Carolina of the following patents. w.
H. Canup, Salisbury, stock-car; S. j.
Fisher, Asheville, attachment for bath
tubs; j. l.. Joyce, Townsville, saw
guide; R. L. McMinn, Asheville, cloth
esline; I. Oil, Crestmont, hook.
Salisbury.-A passenger train on
the Norwood branch of the Southern
was derailed two miles from Whitney
several days ago. The tender Jumped
the track and the train was delayed
five hours No one was hurt. A
wrecking crew was called from Spen-
to -, cd
Washing ton.-Messrs. Davis & Da-
Raleigh.-Over the appeal Of 5000
club women and disregarding the
recommendations of Chief Justice
Clark, Attorney General Beckett, State
Superintendent Joyner and many
school teachers of the state, the North
Carolina lower house voted down the
proposition to give women the right
to sit on school boards and vote school
matters.
Chapel Hill.-Pleasant Garden High
School of Guilford County, represent
ed by Grady Bowman and S. G.. Hodg-
in, won out in the final contest of the
High School Debating Union here and
their names, together with that of
their school, will be engraved on the
Aycock Memorial Cup as the state
champions over 80 schools and $50
debaters.
Hendersonyille. - Hendersonville
Township has pledged itself in a reso-
luton, adopted at a good roads meet
ing for Hendersonville and Harpers
Creek townships, to issue bonds in
the amount of $4,000, provided Har-
per's Creek will do likewise, for the
purpose of building a hardsurface
road from Hendersonville to the Bun
combe County line. Hendersonvil1e
also agreed to meet any other town
ship on a similar proposition
Newton.-The supervisors of the
different townships are practically all
through collecting the 81 exemption
tax which frees a man from road duty
for one year. The roads are being
worked by contract under the new
system which is proving wonderful
success. The Newton Township force,
working on the Newton-to-H Hickory
road, are almost through with the
grading and will begin laying the
sand-c1ay at once.
lisbury.-Contracts for the erec-
ton of a 100000 dam across the
Yadkin river, near Whitney, have just
been awarded to Cincinnati con-
structiOn company, according to an
nouncement made here several days
ago. 1t is stated that the dam is to
be made of concrete and will be- l.
900 feet long and AS feet high, back
ing up nine square miles of water
The power developed by hydro-elec-
trio plant, will be used by French
syndicate in the manufacture of alu-
minum products
Charlotte.-At q meeting of the
Mecklenburg branch of the Farmers
Union, held at Back Creek Church in
Crab Orchard Township recently:
plans were formulated for the annual
fertilizer bill for the county, which
will aggregate approximately 1000
tons this Spring. This ferailizer is
bought under the terms of the con-
tract which the state division effected
some time ago with the manufacture.
ers, the prices being approximately
what the fertilizer dealers have here
tofore been allowed. This contract
was made on basis of 100000 tons.
Winston-Salem. - At the regular
meeting of the Winston alderman, the
board upheld the law prohibiting the
raising of hogs within the city limits.
Mayor r. l. Dalton cast the decidino
vote.
Winston-Salem.-T Forsyth coun-.
ty commissioners sold a bond issue of
$4,000 to the Security Trust Co., of
Spartanburg, S. c., which put in the
highest OF the thirteen bids received
A premium of over four thousand dol
dalrs was paid on the issue. Money
derived from the bonds will be used in
liquidating the county's floating debt