Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-25

7S. Confederate veteran, of Texas
City, Texas. died here suddenly.
Salisbury Mrs. Paul Peeler, we'll
known ard highly respected woman,
died al her home here in the S3rdl
year of her age. Death was caused
by paralysis.
Statesville. Louis Stevenson, age
10, one of Irdell county's oldest and
most respected citizens. died at his
home at Loray.
Concord.-Mrs. J. NJ. Odell and Mr.,
q. c. Myers, had a narrow escape
from serious injury when the car they
we're riding In was struck by another
car
Graham.-A deplorable tragedy was
discovered when 1t was found that
Ban N. Turner had killed himself by
cutting his throat with small PEN
l9ife. Mr.. Turner had been in poor
health for some time.
High Point-Miss Lucretia owen,
for the past 10 months secretary OF
the High Point Young Women's Chris
tan association, has resigned the POI
siion to become employment secre-
tery in the Young Women's Christian
association in Norfolk, Va.
Asheville.-J. Hampton Rich, man.
aging director of the Boone Trail
Highway Association outlined the
course of the Asheville connection
with the Boone Trail highway, the
scenic trans-continental highway be-
ing constructed in honor of Daniel
Boone.
Lumberton. - Sidney R. Hendrix,
wellknown Robson farmer, died sud
denly while sitting at the dinner table.
He held small child on his lap when
the final summons came. Heart
trouble is supposed to have been the
cause of his death.
was burned to death near this place
when at attempted to pour gasoline
into the tank of his automobile by
the light of lantern.
Hendersonville.-T Citizens Ma
tional bank is now occupying it's hand
some new quarters on the northeast
corner of Main street and Fouth
avenue.
Rocky Mount-Two small kittens
and young rat make the happy fam.
lily of fond mother cat atlEnield. ]
Ayden.-During the storm which
reached this section lightning struck
the steeple of the Methodist church in
Grifton, fearing off the top.
Gastonia.-Two escaped convicts
the Mecklenburg changing were zap
tured in the Crowders creek section
by officers Terrell and Roper
ooresville.-McNeely' livery sta
BE building, which has been a land
mark in the town since It's first incor.
poration, was totally DESTROYED by fire.
Clinton guilty" That was
the verdict of the jury rendered two
hours after they had taken the Jerni-
gan case. It was no surprise to even
those who had most doubt as to the
validity of the insanity plea.
Sanatorium AT recent tubercu-
losis clinic held in CASTOR county, 80
per cent of those examined were found
to have tuberculosis in an active form
and in need of sanatorium treatment.
Raleigh Deputy Sheriff ]. G. Crit
fis, of Leesville township, brought two
stills to the sheriff's office, the block
aiding equipment having been captured
during a raid by himself and Deputy
Sheriff Terrell.
Asheville. Edwin Barbour Owen
Norvell, vice president and cashier of
The Wachovia Bank and Trust COM
pany, with headquarters in Winston
Salem, died at his residence here after
an extended illness.
Lumberton.-A meeting at which
plans for combating the boil weevil,
and studying methods of farming UNI
der boil weevil conditions was held on
The farm OF John w. Grady in thel
southern part of Robson county.
Newton of the most inter-
ssting meetings ever held in this cityl
was that at the Virginia Ship hotei,I
IN the form OF banquet, for the pur-
pose of organizing Knvanis club.
A iar,n nuyrhar NJ the business mem