The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-03
LAND or THE LONG LEAF PINE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People of State.

} Wilmington, accepts the judgship "ap-
pointment from Governor Craig, for
the Eighth or Wilmington District.
Lumberton!@At a colored school
closing at Fairmont, IL miles of here,
Norwood Dunn shot and killed Char
lest House, Dunn, was arrested by
Sheriff Lewis and placed in Jail.
Durham.-The case of the boundary
dispute between Joe Shields and J. w.
Neal, which has been before the SUI
perior court for several days, came to
an end when the jury returned YER
dict in favor of Mr.. Neal.
l. Raleigh.-A charter is issued for the
Ocean City Cooperation of Wilmington,
capital $4,000 authorized, and $4,000
subscribed byW. G. Hall, J. R. Steph-
enson and others for real estate and
insurance and brokerage business.
Washington.-From present pros
poets the coming season looks bright
for, a successful tobacco market in
Washington. 1t is understood that
there will be two warehouses in oper-
alton, and one of them has already
been LEASED to John G. Lovelace, q
prominent tobacco man of Wilson.
Salisbury.-A heavy wind storm
raging in this section of North Caro-
lima played havoc recently with the
Red Cross poultry farm, near Sails
bury. Several poultry houses were de-
mohshed and the damage will be
heavy. Smokestacks, plat-glass fronts
and many out-buildings fell under the
high winds.
Raleigh.-The Raleigh school board
is preparing for the erection of a
Glenwood section Of the city. 1t will
be of fireproof construction, with 10
class rooms and of modern design. An
assembly room will be secured through
the use of roller partitions between
two of the largest rooms.
observation-disclosures municipal
primaries have been called for April
5, and according to precedent this will
really be the election, the town being
so strongly Democratic that none save
the nominees of the Democrats
ever make the race. Candidates for
mayor, members of the Board of AID
ermen and two members of the graded
school board are to be nominated.
Spencer.-It is now apparent that a
call for volunteers will have to be is
sued to get candidates for aldermen in
Spencer. A date for primary has
didates for mayor. w. H. Burton and
G. G.. Thelling, but not a man has an
nounced his candidacy for alderman.
Acknowledgement of the leading
educators of western North Carolina
have organized an educational society,
which will use it's efforts for the bet
terment of school conditions in this
section of the state. The first meet
ing of those who are interested in the
movement was held several days ago,
when Prof. w. G. Allen of Waynesville
was elected temporary chairman.
Four Oaks-A posse with blood
hounds spent the day in a futile
search for Noah Massengill, the con-
vict who killed Deputy Sheriff w. E.
Strickland recently when the latter
attempted to arrest him as a fugitive
from the county roads. MassengilI is
still at large, although it is thought
he will soon be apprehended. John
ston county is aroused over the des
perate deed.
Charlotte.-One of the first appro
of fho f,,yo1
for bridges in the county will be set
aside, it is said, for the bridge over
Paw Creek. 1t will be of steel with
stone and concrete abuttments and
will be of substantial construction. The
county will purchase it's own material
and much of the work will be done by
convicts This undertaking will be
started in the summer.
Gastonia.-It was learned that the
present mayor and Board of Aldermen
of Gastonia will stand for reelection
at the coming municipal election May
will hold water, though not single
member of the board nor Mayor Craig
has made any public statement that
he will be a candidate. It is under
stood that they will make no announce
ment of their candidacy and will make
no fight for the Offices which they now
fight for m cmwyp cmfwy ppppjjjj
hold.
Rocky Point.-The heavy frost
throughout Pender county recently
followed by the cold wave did con-
siderable damage to truck. Some snap
beans that were protected were saved
while fields that were exposed are kill
ed. All cucumbers that are up from
the ground were killed.
Dunn.-The people of the commun-
ity are looking forward to April II, on
which date the new school building
will be dedicated. Hon T. w. Beckett
will deliver the address of the occas-