Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-12

election Dy malOFltleS ranging LlOHl Aot
to 625.
Charlotte. = Charlottes death rate
took a high jump for the year when %
deaths were recorded in the city dur
ing the month of April.
High Point.-John w. Hedrick, re-
publican candidate, defeated Fred N.
Tate, democratic nominee for mayor
of High Point by majority of 376.
Dunn. = Moses Barefoot, pioneer
farmer of the Dunn district, 10 years
old. AID one of the most beloved men
OF eastern Harnett county, died at
his home about FIVE miles from Dunn.
Wadasboro.-Th The bond election re-
suited in victory for the bonds by
a majority of 1872 The issue was for
1925 00 for the purpose of building
a new school building on the present
site.
Shelby.-At an enthusiastic meeting
held at the courth ouse ia Shelby the
Jersey breeders met and organized
the Cleveland County Jersey Breed
ers association.
Winston-Salem.-- James G. Hanes
was elected mayor of the city by a
total majority of 1,02S, defeating Rev.
+ Tom Unison, preacher candidate, who
opposed him ON independent ticket.
Kinston.-Dr. Daniel w. Parrot, a
prominent dentist and business man,
died at his residence here. He was
a member Of leading family of this
part of North Carolina and stood high
in his profession.
Lumberton.-Th Lafayette Mutual
Life Insurance company of Lumberton
has been taken over by new officers
Under the new organization Col
Emanuel Barrick, of Philadelphia, Pa,
becomes the head of the company.
Washington Especial )-Representa
tive Weaver introduced bills provid
ing for additional issues fthe de-
partment of agriculture books on
horse and cattle disease, He has re-
ceived many demands for copies from
his district y
Concord.-A democratic mayor. five
democratic aldermen and one repub-
lican alderman; two democratic and
one republican members Of the school
commissioners is the result Of the
municipal election held in Concord
Greensboro second State con-
test in piano playing by high school
students will be held in the audito-
rum of the North Carolina College
for Women on Friday, May 9th.
Gastonia. - Edward Whitesides,
prominent citizen of this city, died at
his home of uremic poisoning. He
was rs years old.
Charlotte-JaS. Columbus Springs,
for half century a resident of Char
lotte, and a man of considerable
wealth, died at his home, sos West
Trade street, where he had resided
for more than 80 years.
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Winston Salem. children's music
festival at Pepper warehouse proved
q big attraction. One thousand chill
dren's voices were heard with Mas
ter William Clean, boy soprano of All
Souls church, New York, soloist.
Durham. - Floyd Brown, young
white man of this city, is under ar.
rest here charged by Federal inspec-
tors with robbing the mails. -
Rutherfordton. Mrs. Ruth Porter
Watson died at the age of los years,
six months and nine days, at the home
Of her fourth son, Tom L. Watson,
three miles east of RutherfTd.on, fol-
lowing a brief illness.
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Rocky Mount Ned Thomas. negro
janitor at the Mash county Jail at
Nashville. near here, was gagged and
killed at Jail delivery, during which
w. L. Jones, alias Little, charged
with the theft of an automobile, es-
capped, but was recaptured few hours
later
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Monroe.-Abraham Lincoln and viii
Boyd, negroes, SO and 81 years old
respectively, are in Jail here charged
with the killing of Ganson Funder
burk and r. Elias Funderburk, also
colored, in Chester county, South Car
soliaa. sass.
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Greensboro. The program OF COM
mencement exercises at the Nortn
Carolina College for Women, which
are now only one month of, has been
announced. The exercises will begin
On June and continue through June
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