Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-06-02
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Wilmington. May 27.-The "a
trained purses who took examina-
,ion before the State Board of Ex-
aminers in Wilmington last week
made q record that is probably not
duplicated in any profession.in the
all passing the examinati n
each with creditable marks. In
addition to the 81 who passed the
State beard q number we're recelv-
ed by reciprocity. In the exami-
nation Miss Pauline Robinson of
Charlotte made best percentage,
90. rs, while Miss Ruth Wicker of
High Point won second homer with
an average of 90 rs. The three
young ladies from Rowan, Misses
Snodie A. Safrit, Norma Con yer,
Salisbury Lala Oulp, Gold Hill;
were among shose who passed.
All rural free delivery carriers
operating out of postofices main
tanned by she postofice depart
ment will be required to have par.
col post scales, maps and guides,
insurance and G. O. D.. tags and
they will be required to accept
from the patrons of rural routes
parcels for insurance or collection
on delivery just IS these are &C
ceptsd from patrons at the post
office, according to instructions
just sent out by the department.
Furthermore it ia the duty of the
various postmasters to see that
their R. F. D. carriers operating
out of their offices shall always
be properly equipped in order
that they may carry out those in.
structious. Coupon receipts will
be issued directly to senders at
the time when the parcels are &C.
cepted.
Tom Rickert. a negro railway
section hand, was fatally wounded
last Wednesday morning by Henry
johnson, another negro section
hand, who struck him on the head
with a pick, says the Statewide
Landmark. Ricket received his
death blow about TAO o'clock
while at work on the local railway
yard a short distance west of the
passenger station, and died about
1850 O'Clock at his home, the
section house just scross the rail.
road tracks from the freight depot.
Johnson was arrested near his
home about a mile west of town
within an hour after he struck
Rickert. There had been some
heated words between Rickert and
Johnson a few minutes prior to
the tragic occurrence, but John.
son claimed when arrested that he
struck Rickert accidentally.
The celebrated "exprsss cases"
came to a close in Davidson coun.
ty Superior Court last week when
Judge Lyon placed a fine Of 5000
each on former Express Agent H.
1. Lopp and Express Messenger
Fowler and $500 on John K. Han
kins. a prominent Lexington mer.
chant, for the alleged theft of 1O4
pairs of shoes fran the Southern
Express Company, the shoes being
the property of the Emerson Shoe
Company, consigned to the How.
ell-Groves Shoe Company of Gas.
tonia. Mr.. Lopp also paid the
Emerson Shoe Company for the
shoes, amounting to about $500.
The State agreed to accept a ver.
dict of ''foroible trespass." Ac.
oording to the evidence the shoes
were put off at Lexington by Fow
Ter and Lopp sold them to Han.
kins at so cents a pair.
On and after June 8 all persons
who check trunks on railroad
tickets will be obliged under the
provisions of the Cummins act
amending the interstate commerce
laws to declare tae value of their
Railway officials are
now working on plans to enable
their subordinates to enforce the
provisions of the act with the least
possible inconvenience to { b
travelling public. The railroads.
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