The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-02-27

/ Durham.-Within half an hour the
North Durham Baptist church congre-
CATION subscribed $1,000 toward a
$4,000 fund to be used for creating a
new. Sunday school room. The room
is to cost more than two-thirds as
much as the church building which
was erected six years ago.
Washington-The Wilmington dele
cation which came here to confer
with Senator Simmons, Representa-
tive Goodwin and railroad officials
were assured tSat their city would
have consideration. 1t is feared by the
Wilmington people that the relin-
gushing of the Clyde line and other
coastwise shipping would injure the
town.
Observation-Disclosures w. A. Carter,
of the local Southern Bell Telephone
offiGR has Resigned his place to de-
vote his time to a farm.
Elon College.-Miss Helen r. Stew
ard, graduate of Darlington College,
College, has become dean of women
in Elon College. Miss Steward was
selected for this position upon the
personal recommendation of Miss
Helen Taft, daughter Of the former
president and dean of Bryn Mawr
College.
Charlotte Earl Heffner. the IT.
year-old white youth who killed Ma
son Grier, young farmer of the
Pineville section of Mecklenburg
county, Christmas week, was sentenc-
ed to six years in the state prison by
Judge Harding in criminal court.
hontas, Va, has arrived in the city
and begun new duties as assistant
secretary Of the local Y. M. c.. A. Mr.
ellis comes to the city from Camp
Greene.
Charlotte-Capt Frederick S. De-
Wolfe, who was mayor of Charlotte
when the public school system was
established, died at his home in Seat
tie, Wash.
Matthews.-Losses estimated at
about $4,000 were sustained when
fire of unknown origin destroyed sew
eral buildings and damaged others in
the business section of Matthews.
ashington.-Senator Simmons has
taken up with the surgeon geenral
of the army the question of the early
return to this country of the North
Carolina unit known as Base hospital
No. IS.
Wadesboro.-Ex-S Sheriff B. L. Wall
died at his home near Lilesville fol-
lowing a brief illness with blood pois-
oning
Raleigh.-J Bis Ray, of huntsville,
Yancey county, has been appointed
Judge of the eighteenth judicial dis
trict, to succeed the late Judge M. H.
Justice.
Charlotte.-Capt j. P. Dodd, con-
ductor on the Southern train for Co
1umbia, S. c.. was shot in the calf
of the leg By an unknown negro who
was stealing ride on the train
Winston Salem-Revenue Officers
Hardness and Hatch, returning here
from raiding trip, reported the cap
ture and destruction Of three moon
shine" whiskey plants, their respect
i've captures being IS, so and 40 gal
Ions capacity.
Connolly Springs.-The Blue Ridge |
cotton mills, recently incorporated at |
Blue Ridge, will build a 3,OOO-spindle |
yarn mill here. B. M. Spratt, Jr., is
president of the company, which is
capitalized at 100000.
Charlotte.-Upon motion of A. Fl. |
Wearn, commissioner of public works, |
the city commissioners authorized the
city attorneys, Pharr & Bell, to afford
any possible assistance to Solicitor
George Wilson, of this district, in the
trial of Harvey M. Alexander, former
captain of Charlotte police force, on
charges growing out of an alleged
shortage of about So 900 in city funds. |
Monroe.-Miss Blanche Carter, Of
Moore county, arrived to assume her
1uties as home demonstration agent
.or Union county. For the past two
years she has been engaged in this
work in Pamlico county.
Chapel Hill.-The goods Of the Uni
7ersity of North Carolina, at meet
ng just held, decided to adopt FIVE
Belgian babies. Funds for the care
and maintenance of the children will
De provided by the women. students.
The babies will remain in their native
country, however.