Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-06-06
OVER THE LAND OF
THE LONG LEAF PINE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROLINIANS.

CAROLINIANS.
Monsiuer. Frederick Allan, noted
French lawyer, will address the North
Carolina Bar Association on June 25thl
at Wrightsville Beach.
Winston-Salem led the state in the
Red Cross drive with $4,000. Char
lotte holds second place with $4,000
Total for the State is 100000.
Mr. G.. L. Nisbet, of Waxhaw, editor
of the Waxhaw Enterprise, and Miss
Sue Pittard, of Durham, were marriedI
at the Presbyterian manse in Raleigh
They left Immediately for Richmond
for few days honeymoon.
Mrs. Louis Carney, an East Kinstonl
woman, is being held in bail for traill
IN superior court on the charge OIL
larceny of SIS from Rev. c. F. Noble,
minister to whom SIZE is related,
while visiting at his home.
Rev. Baylus Cade inventor of thel
Cade typesetting machine and who.I
for years, has been prominent figure
in the Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina, both while he was in |
and out of the ministry, died in Phila-'
delphia, according to telegram re-
ceived by son-in-law, Mr.. Ernest
Martin, of Raleigh.
c. M. Cordell, travelling representa-
tive of a Charlotte house, ran over
and instantly killed William Lewis,
aged seven, son of Kelly Lewis Of
Gastonia. The accident occurred on
East Air Line avenue, in front of the
graded school, where the unfortunate
lad was pupil in the first grade.
Ten persons most Of them children,
were injured, but none of them seri-
ously, when the third car of a four-car
trolley train left the track and top
pied into Wrightsville sound. The
train was carrying Sunday school
excursion to Wrightsville Beach, and
was crowded with people.
The Rev. DR.. Albert Sidney John
son, pastor of the South Highlands
Presbyterian church, Birmingham,
Ala, announced his resignation to be-
come pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church of Charlotte, N. c., DR.. John
son gave as his reason that he want.
ed to be In city with cantonment
where he could work among the sol:
diers.
The executive committee of the
Democratic party in Chatham county
has declined proposition Of the Re.
publican committee for a division Of
the offices in the county, giving the
Republicans the member Of the Cen
eral Assembly; one OF the following
three offices: Clerk OF the court. sher-
i'll or register Of deeds, one member Of
the board Of commissioners and one
member Of the board of education.
eled thirty miles to come to Shelby
to see the real Kaiser. He thought
Kaiser Bill had been captured and
would be on exhibition there. The
Kaiser did come as advertised, but 1t
was a motion picture ct the Princess,
the title of which was "The Beast OF
Berlin" Thousands people saw
this thrilling picture.
Considerable damage was caused BY
fire and water at the Young Mems
Christian association bilding at Char
lotte between the roof and ceiling Of
rooms in the middle section Of the
building. 1t will be impossible to esti'
mate the damage now, said General
Secretary d. L. Probert. Most Of It
was caused by water to rooms in the
upper floors. the walls being discolor'
| cd, which will necessitate retinting.
Grin Dowdy and family, living ON
| the edge OF Chatham county, near
Southern Pines, had narrow escape
from burning to death Their house
caught fire from the kitchen chimney.
any they knew nothing OF 1t until
aroused by Thomas Cotton, engineer
at the Carolina coal mines near by,
who got to the house in time to see
the kitchen roof fall in and to awake
the family, who escaped with their
Nves, but not thing else
DR.. Lemuel johnson was acquitted
of the charge of murder by o Virginia
| Jury ten minutes after their retire
ment. The state completed its colsing
argument and few minutes later the
case was turned over to the twelve
men. The attorneys for the state bit
terly arraigned DR. Johnson In making
their argmeut sto the jury. He tries
to fool this jury as he did Alice
Knight" cried Attorney A. H. Hop
kins. for the state.
Exfyoveynor Glenn is critically iii In