Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

pOaC between wilmington ana the
Brunswick side of the Cape Fear.
Asheville.-At meeting attended by
the city commissioners and the school
officials and others interested in the
matter 1t was decided to make extern
sive plans to celebrate the dedication
OF the new 100000 high school build
ing recently completed.
Rocky Mount-After period Of
inactivity, during which the health Of
ficials thought that the disease had
spent itself in the city. diphtheria has
again broken out with an alarming
aspect.
Wilmington-Loca shopmen, EN-.
poyed in the A. c. l.. plant have, unani-
mously voted to accept the presidents
proposition as to wage increase and
waiting for more settled conditions to
talk about higher railroad wages.
Charlotte. = John Wilson, charged
with melting the riot that resulted in
the deaths of FIVE persons at the street
car barns was given hearing in the
recorders court. Probable cause was
found and Wilson was held to supe-
rior court under $4,000 bond.
j.. Concord.-Dr. Sidney E. Buchanan,
recently returned from overseas where
he served 16 months in France and
Germany, was elected whole time
health officer for Cabarrus county. the
selection OF Dr. Buchanan being made
by the county board of health.
Charlotte Who killed Harry Mont
gomery? This question was brought
to the forefront again by the action,
Of the county board Of commissioners
in Offering reward of 5000 for the ar
rest and conviction of the slayer Of
the young man killed near Myers
Park several months ago.
homasville.-The contract for paw
ing certain streets in the \city has
been awarded to New York Arm anu
operations will begin at once.
Morganton.-The reunion of former
deaf students of the North Carolina
school for the deaf is being held here
on charges of perpetrating the post
office robbery at Rowland.
Statesville.-A local union OF all
furniture workers and similar wood
workers was. organized here under
the auspices of the Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners.
Williamston.-Bid are invited until
| 5 o'clock p. M, September 8, 1919, on
furnishing all material, work and ap-
pliances, and constructing complete
waterworks and sewerage systems, for
the town of Williamson, N. G.
Hickory-There was special SER
vice in Holy Trinity Lutheran church,
Hickory, Rev. Chas. R. w. Kegley, pas
tor, Sunday, August 81, II a. m. to
commission Miss Annie Powlas, OF
Hickory, for the Lutheran mission
field in Japan.
| Charlotte. J. H. We'd
dington announced that the orders TAX
en- by the carriers for foodstuffs offer
ed for sale by the government have
started to coming in and every mail
brings more.
He stated that deliveries had been
made on some of the smaller orders.
Salisbury.-Dr.- M. M. Kinard, pres
ident of the United Lutheran synod 81
the South, has just been given securi-
ties amounting to something over
$1,000, this representing a bequest
that was left by the late. w. P Hun
man, of Hickory.
Fayetteville.-The news OF the
death OF Lieut.. James W. Payne, who
was killed by machine gun fire in the
race riots in Knoxville, Tenn, was
received with profound regret here
where Lieutenant Payne had many
friends.
| Goldsboro,- Miss Pearl Thompson,
daughter of Magistrate ]. w. Thomp
SON, Of this city, was painfully injured
when an automobile in which she was
passenger with several other young
women cGilided with a local street
car.
Il Spencer.--In order to meet the In
creased demands for telephone ser
| Vice the Southern Railway arranged
with the Southern Bell Telephone and
\ Telegraph CO.. to rebuild It's private
branch exchange IN Spencer and thii
work has AUST bsen completed.