The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-03
NEWS OF: NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People of State.

Wilson.-George Parker, the idiotic
colored boy, who was run over by a
southbound freight train on the Allan
tic Coast Line, near this city, died at
the Wilson Sanatorium.
Neutrality-suspicious. Davis and Da
Wis. Washington patent attorneys. re.
port the grant to Henry j. Palmer,
of Greensboro, of patent for a strap
lock.
Raleigh.-State Treasurer Lacy re-
ceived orders for $1,000 state bonds
Of the issue Of July /. This makes
just $236.0O0 bonds sold Of the SLAB
500 issue authorized by the recent leg
islature.
Henderson.-The stables of Mr.. w
A. Hunt, at the back of his residence
on Charles street, caught fire recently
anad burned down. Els horse, one of
the handsomest in Henderson, was
burned up and other things destroy
ed. Cause Of fire is not known
Goldsboro.-An early morning fire
in the southern part of the city de-
stroyed three dwelling houses be-
longing to Mrs. e. S.. Sherman. A
fourth house, adjoining those burned
was also badly damaged. The loss
will be between $4,000 and $500, full
ly covered by insurance.
observation-disclosures has been bro
ken by the contractors, J. w. Stout &
Co., of Sanford, for the Arson county
sanitarium and the contract calls for
the completion Of the building by No
vember Is. The structure is to be of
red-pressed brick, fitted with all mod
ern conveniences and will cost in
round numbers $4,000.
Raleigh.-Dr w. NJ Allen, state
food chemist, has returned from Mo-
bile, Ala, where he attended the an
nual convention of the National Asso-
citation of State Food Chemists, of
which he is secretary. He has been
reelected to serve a fifth term. The
new president is DR.. James H. Wal
lace of Idaho.
Durham.-The health officer is max
ing a special effort to get the dairies
of the county to observe the health
regulation in regard to selling adul-
terated milk. The laws have been on
the statute books or number of
years, but for the most part they
have not been enforced except in re.
gard to the selling of milk that came
from diseased COWS.
Wilmington.-After two days of un-
interrupted possession of the City of
the members of Oasis Temple of the
Ancient Order of the Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine brought their summer
pilgrimage to close with an elabor-
ate banquet served on the beach at
the point of the island north of the
Oceanic Hotel.
Raleigh.-Chief Justice Clark an
nounces that there Is in hand now
sufficient funds in money and pledges
for the erection of the statue Of Chief
Justice Thomas Ruffin in Capital
Square and w. F. Ruckstuhl, who has
made number of fine busts for the
state, has been selected as the artist
to model the statue, which will be Of
bronze. .-s:.-.
New Bern.-New Bern will have
the greatest Fourth of July celebra-
ton that has been attempted in this
section of the state for number of
years. The railroads are offering spe-
cial rates for this occasion and thou
sands will avail themselves Of the
opportunity Of witnessing some Of the
greatest speed events ever advertised
to take place in North Carolina.
le.-Commissiener Of Agri-
culture Graham; Mr.. C. 3. Parker, di-
rector of farmers Institutes; DR.. B.
w. Kilgore, director of state farms,
and seven members of the state board
of agriculture visited the Iredel Test
Farm recently. The farm was in
spected and work for the coming year
discussed. The experiments being
made are developing valuable infor-
nation for the agriculturists.
Raleigh.-Charters are issued for
the Smathers Dentists Qncorporared)
Asheville, capital $4,000, subscribed
by Wexler Smathers, B. C.. Smathers
and C. N Malone for dental work and
a dental supply depot. Another char
ter is for the Standard Storage Ware
house, Henderson, capital $4,000 au
thorized, and $4,000 subscribed by J..
H. Parham, r. c. Gary and others for
general storage warehouse business.
Raleigh-Governor Craig ordered
the release of L. H. Smith at Rocking
ham became of the hardness of the
South Carolina authorities in sending
a requis;tion to take him to Chester
field county where he is wanted on
a charge of embezzlement.
Kinston.-Plans are forming in this
city to send, q delegation to More
head City to appear. before the legisla-
tice constitutional commission and
protest against the sale of the state:
stock in the 'Atlantic & North Carolina
railroad IN r. q Duncan who made