The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-06-18
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

Senator Overman introduced a bill
to provide $25, 200 for m0A ument to
be erected to Sir Walter Raleigh at
Raleigh. The bill provides that the
land upon which the statue is placed
must be donated. The design is to
be passed on by the secretary of war.
For the purpose of 'familiarizing
himself with the work done by the
state convicts since his last visit to
Western North Carolina, Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, state geologist, left for
an inspection tour of the Asheville-
Charlotte highway. He was accompa-
MED by DR.. M. H. Fletcher.
The cattle quarantine in Lenoir
county instituted by the United States
and state departments of agriculture
has resulted in the curtailment Of
Kinston's beef supply. The chamber
of commerce has decided to ask the
departments and the county commits
sioners to have dipping watts erected
on the Duplin and Jones lines, so that
cattle from those counties now debar-
red, may be shipped in.
The thirteenth annual convention Of
the North Carolina Veterinary Medi-
cal Association will be held in the
chamber of commerce rooms in Will
son, June % and "a. DR.. NJ ]. Rag
land of Salisbury is president
t J. w. Hatchet is in a serious condi-
| ton at his home near Statesville as
the result of being struck by falling
| tree. Mr.. Hatchett was in the woods
on his place when the accident oc-
CURED. Two trees were being cut at
the same time and while he was
watching one tree the other struck
him.
The annual celebration at Guilford
Battle Ground on July 4 this year will
be featured by the presence of Hon
w. H. Murray, widely known as "Al
falfa Bill" and at present a member OF
the United States Congress. By rea
son of being chairman of the constitu
| tional convention he is referred to as
the father of Oklahoma's constitution
The following readustment of post
office classification is announced
High point from second to first class
third class to second class, Albemarle
Edenton, Louisburg and North Wilkes
boro.
year ago the thought that an auto
mobile would ever make the trip tt
the top of High Peak, miles from
Morganton, would have been laughed
1T but today it can be made over one
of the. finest roads in the state Higl
Peak is one of the highest points il
this section of the state, is severa
hundred feet higher than Battery Parl
and gives a splendid view
Solomon Godfrey was electrocutet
at the Southern Power Company
substation at Lexington A flash O
lightning disabled the plant for few
minutes and Godfrey, who was an EN-
ploye Of the Dacotah Cotton Mill
. which is nearby, was helping to repai
the damage.
The Statesville aldermen have pass
. ed ordinances creating street i'm
: provement districts on a number q
streets which have not yet been i'm
proved and concrete sidewalks will b.
. laid on these at once With this wor1
completed there will be few streets i,
the town that do not have concret
Sansbury's first public playgroun,
l. was opened recently. 1t is located a
: the Chestnut Hill public school an
0 will be conducted along the lines O
public Fairgrounds in lager cities.
- Fire was discovered blazing iron
the upper story window Of one of tn
: business houses at Spencer recent,
- The fire companies did excellent wor
= In being able to prevent the Who'll
= block from being burned This built
= ing formed part of the best bushes
block here. The origin of the fire !
> unknown. 1t is estimated that tn
loss Is about $4,000.