Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-01-20

Woman'S club, to SubSt .tute the city
manager form Of government for the
present aidermanic system.
Charlotte.-Telegrams to Mrs. John
G. Kilgo state that Bishop Kilgo was
operated on at the Union Memorial
Hospital at Baltimore by DR.. John NJ.
T. Finney, and tiat his condition was
good following the operation.
Red Sprngs.-The British embassy
at Washington has notified President
Vardell of Flora Macdonald college,
that the ambassador, Sir Auckland
Geddes, will reach Fayetteville, &C.
companied by his private secretary.
Concord. - The body of a young
white man was found beside the rail
way tracks in this city. Papers faund
in his pockets bore the name of 4. q.
Taylor, Of Arlington, Ga, and he also
carried Woodman of the World re.
ceipt from the Winnsboro S. c., camp.
Kinston. - Operatives in the Ki1s.
ton Cotton mills, Orion Knitting mills
and the latterso Dr.-ches here and at
beaufort have started working four
days a week, it was announced, this
being an increase Of one day over the
schedules Of the last rev months.
Burlington.-With reports from sew.
eral Of the large tobacco markets CO
this state in the office of the Burling-
ton chamber of commerce, that organ.
1zation has given out the fact that
the Burlington market for the weed
scared high above the average report
ed In other markets. The average
here ranged around $24 to $26.
Raleigh.-Retiring Governor ThoIl.
as Walter Beckett, takes up the prac.
tice Of law in Raleigh. and has accept
ed employment as attorney for Con-
gresham R. L. Doughton,e of the
Eighth North Carolina district, in the
contest started by DR.. Ike Campbell,
for the scat in congress to which MIR.
Doughton was declared elected.
Greensboro. A two-story frame
building, used by the Sanitary Mat
treSs company as a storeroom, was
completely destroyed by fire.
Wilson.-Elder Thomas FELTON,, one
of the oldst and most substantial citi-
zens of this county died at his home
near Saratoga in his 81st year.
Raleigh.-D. J. Ward, sixty year old
man under sentence Of death from
Columbus county for murder in the
first degree will not die in the cleo
trio chair, his sentence having been
committed to thirty years imprison.
ment by Governor Beckett.
Charlottesville Charlotte internal
revenue tax division has absorbed the
Statesville division, with P. G. Kiser
chief division deputy of the Charlotte
division, in charge Of the enlarged
district, according to instructions re-
ceived by Mr.. Kiser. y.
Asheville.-Death has claimed Ar
thur Raymond Luetchford well-known
landscape artist, who came to Ashe-
vii fyun
ba, seeking health. Prior to his trip
to this city he was engaged in work
upon the famous public parks Of the
Cuban city.
misunderstanding that they set
fire to and destroyed house several
miles west of this city in order that
he could not move into it on the fol-
lowing day. Gillian Riley had a war
rant issued against Frank Kurtz,
white, and Sam Green, colored, charg-
ing them with arson,
Charlotte John F, orr, for so years
with the First National Bank, has re-
signed as cashier, Robert c. johnson
succeeding him. Mr.. Orr was teller,
then cashier, beginning service under
the first president, R. z. McAden.
Huntersville-At the annual mtet-
ing of the stockholders OF the Bank Of
Huntersville here it was decided to
increase the capital stock Of tho cap
ital stock of the institution from S10.-
coo to $4,000. 1t was also decided
to increase the number of directors
from nine to IT,
Wadesboro.-A reception was held
In the school auditorium in honor c.
the teachers by the Parent-Teachar
association. The occasion was we'll
attended and greatly enjoyed
Statesville.-D. J. Craig is planning
10 erect at an early date number of
substantial residences on tract Of
and located in South Statesville, just
south OF the railroad. There are 30
acres of land in the tract, and Mr.
Craig expects to buidl Is or 20 houses
thus relieving IN part. the acue hous-
ing problem.