Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-10-14

| snoRT NOTES OF rN1EnRsr TO
1 CAR0KlNMANlR
Mount Holly-T The Evangelical Lll-
theran Tennessee synod will meet
Tuesday October IL in Lincolnton in
| its 100 session.
Rocky Mount Tobacco sales on
the local market were the largest Of
the season during last week the to-
tai offerings being over a million
pounds.
Washington, N. Cali clothing and
dry goods merchants Of Washington
announced reductions Of from 20 to
80 per cent in all departments Of their
stores.
Dunn.--People Of Dunn have not
lost confidence In the future Of the
country, This was shown when citi-
Gems Of the Dunn district paid one
hundred thousand dollars for q farm
Of about eight hundred acres.
Greensboro. Rev. Andrew FeNy
Tyer. aged 81 years, one Of the best
known ministers Of North Carolina
Methodism, died at his home Of para
lysis.
Hicl5ory.--After looking over the
poultry club exhibit at the Hickory
fair, Allen G. Oliver, state poultry
club agent. pronounced the birds at
for any competition against all
corners.
Concord. Jones Flowe, Q young
white man OF this county, was arrest
ed by A. F. Goodman cashier Of the
Citizens Bank and Trust company.
when he tried to get by with check
flashing stunt.
Winston,Salem.-T. c. Auten, aged
"a, OF Ridgeway, Virginia, was instant
ly killed when IL cars OF Norfolk &
Western freight train, southbound.
were wrecked one mile south Of Madi-
son.
Kinston. on the 100000
highway system Of Lenoir county is
speeding up and the work 10 progress
ing more satisfactorily than at any
time since it was started. The new
attitude" of workers is given credit
for this development of unexpected
pep.
Lincolnton-The jury in the cae Of
Andrew Jackson, negro charged with
assault upon Mrs. Lon Keever, return
ed verdict Of guilty and Judge Con-
nor, presiding, sentenced Jackson to
the electric chair, the date Of his exc
cution being set for November s.
ville.-Announcement was re-
ceived here that Gov. Frank o. Low
den, of Illinois, will be in Asheville on
October 16, and speak on the political
issues of the day.
Winston-Salem. Alice Gray of
Winston-Salem was elected vice COM
mander of the North Carolina depart
ment of the American Legion. Miss
Gray saw service as . hospital nurse
with the A. e. F.
Gastonia.--J. Ralph Rankin, prom
inent farmer Of the Point section, 10
miles southeast of Gastonia, met
death when a tractor which he was
operating in q field overturned and
crushed him to death.
Wadesboro.-The board Of educa-
tion has instituted mandamus pro-
ceedings against the board Of county
commissioners to compel them to
make q tax levy sufficient to run the
schools Of the county six months.
Salisbury.-Rowsn's first memorial
to the boys from this county who took
part in the world war was unveiled.
It is 10 a bubbling drinking fountain.
made Of native granite and stands on
the courthouse lawn.
Raleigh. Raleigh woman, voting
for the first time in school election
| saved the 10 per cent property and go
cent poll tax by relatively out voting
the men. The majority was 50 in q
registration OF 1855.
Reidsville. Brim, a white
farmer living on one Of ]. M, Gala
ways farms, a snort distance this
side Of Settles bridge, was shot and
mortally wounded by Deputy Sheriff
J. J. Brown. keeper Of the jeal at