Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-10-07

RkSbiuunt "a tno NatiOuak Ab8oGtdtuhl
Of Rsbekah assemblies.
Lumberton. "A joint meeting Of the
home demonstration clubs OF Robe,
son county y n session In Lumber.
ton.
Wilmington, Ransom Pope, rey.|
| enue officer. Is ID serious condition.
in Fayetteville hospital as the rel
suit Of being shot from ambush near
Cedar Greek.
Il Greensb The seyen-game SER
les to- decide the Piedmont league
pennant just concluded in Raleigh
was witnessed 4 24,529 persons.
bringing In $1S,7s, 50.
Wadesboro. Impressive funeral
services for two soldiers who fell
victims to the World War while in|
Farnce were held here. These sol
diers were Charles Jones and Nelson
Carpenter.
Mount Airy.--The first meeting OIL
the Surry County Teachers Associa-
ton was held at Dobson. More than
one hundred teachers from the town
and rural schools were in attendance
Wilmington.--As result Of the.
rescue Of the barge Navigatoria.
which broke loose near Frying Pan.
shoals from the tub BascObel during
the recent storm, R. r. Stone, owner
of the tug Blanche, which picked up
and salvaged the barge. has filed an
admiralty suit for 100000 N.
New Bern.--Mrs. Thomas. G.. Hy--
man, president of the New Bern
chapter, United. Daughters OF the Con-
federacy aided by other local and
state officers, is now completing the
Official program for the annual con-
Scntlon which Is to be held in New
BEEN, October IL to 10.
Kings Mountain One man vas
killed, another injured, while two,
others escaped when a large touring
car overturned In the middle OF a.
street In Grover, near herd. accord
Ing to advices reaching Kings Noun
tain. The dead man Is Otto ;Hord,
Winston-S Salem. Triple sales at the,
warehouses lasted nearly all day
again, indicating that the farmers who
market their weed here have decided
to continue selling at present prices.
A majority Of the growers realize that.
the quality Of this years crop Is far
below that Of last year.
Red Springs. Red Springs is meet
ing the need Of additional homes with.
an extensive building program.
Washington. For a baby county
Aery is doing well. She has popula-
ton of 1885.
Winston-Salem.- This city is to-
have musical festival annually. This
was decided at an, enthusiastic meet
ing Of representatives Of local civic
clubs.
Lcrisbnrg The Tax River Baptist
Association will hold its meeting be-
ginning Wednesday, October 6, at the
Cedar Rock Baptist church in Frank
lin county ss
y Charlotte. = Robbers entered The
Farmers and Merchants Bank at Stan
lev. eight miles from Gastonia, bI9w
open the safe and escaped with ten
thousand dollars in cash and Liberty
bonds.
New Bern.-official announcenisnt
is amde- from Washington that flie
proposed boat line between New
Bern and Baltimore, for the transport
tation of freight, twill be pdC into oper-
alton within the next two weeks.
Rocky Mount Charged with illicit
distilling, Ben wilkins, his three sons,
John, Tom and Henry wilkins, and
Nelson Thorne. all negroes, who RE-
side near Enfield, in Halifax county,
were arrested by revenue officers and
brought to this city. 1
Congressman L. D. Robinson, Of the|
Seventh North Carolina district. has \
returned from China and japan,
where he went as member u a con. !
grsssionai delegation. this summer.
M. Robinson left for bis home "a I
WadesboFo.
GresnsbososlzR. j. Ncrdan wAs srs
rested It white OAK Mills. On ne !
sdge 81 Qreenshosp, and pltced ~ \
tan hsre. charges with abandcnmept \
81 HE vie III Chester. q. O, Norslan
declared thst me vrOns man has ben
arrested.
Y shelby. The soth annual session
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