Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-04-07
CONDENSED news FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST To
CAROL MANS.

Rutherfordton.-John H. Wood, &c,
J one of Rutharfordtons wealthie5t Gad
best known citizens was buried IL the
~Hocal Methodist church.
observation-disclosures Wearthering-
ton died at the age of 81. Death was
due to apoplexy. Mr.. Weatherington
had large farming interests in Pitt
county.
Durham.--T7he city manager form of
government was adopted by the citi-
zenS OF Durham in an election. Off
eial fluctuations gave the managerial
form majority Of sos votes out Of
1871.
Spencer. - Mrs. William Kester,
wife of one of Franklin townships
well known citizens has been in pre-
carious condition for several days as
the result of an attack by hog.
Kinston.-John Pully is the Repub-
lican favorate for postmaster at La,
Grange, second plum in importanceI
to be awarded to a Lenoir county mani
by the new administration at Wash
ington. Pully has been Connected
with the office several years.
! Statesville.-Bruce Fesperman, ageI
16 years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. :
Fesperman, of Statesville, was drown
ed in the Southern Power company's
pond, about IL miles from Statesville
on the Catawba river.
Durham-Durham citizens voted in
the managerial form of government
for this city by an overwhelming ma
| jcrity. The official count has not
been made, but members OF the cam
paign committee predict that tie new
charter was carried by to vote.
Greensboro-A peanut lodged in
the windpipe of c. w. Huffines, Jr.,
| the 1S-months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| G. w. Fuffines, of this city, caused
the childs death at local hospital
following an operation.
Greensboro.-An effort will be made
to get Calvin Coolidge, vice president
of the United States, here for the
conventions of the United States Good
Roads association and the Bankhead
National Highway association, the
week of April Is to 49,
Salisbury-R. A. Kohloss OF this
city, who is slated for the position OF
prohibition director for North and
South CAROLINA, will continue Sails
bury as headquarters of his depart
mont. al.|'
Charlotte. - Establishment Of an
employment bureau with state and
federal aid may be effected in Char
lotte according, to T. T. Allison, bust
ness manager of the chamber Of conn
merce.
Statesville-A SO gallon liquor bar.
rel, buried near the home of Flake
Holland in Union Grove township, is
the latest discovery of Sheriff M. P.
Alexander and Deputies Privett, Tom
lin and Policeman Gilbert,
Lincolnton-Mrs. Hosea Carpenter
died at her home at Elm Grove from
the effects of burns received more
than two weeks ago. At the time Of
the accident Mrs. Carpenter was nurs.
ing her baby before ar open fire.
Concord--Mark Teeter, IS years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Teeter
of Meclllenburg county committed sui
eide at the home of c. A. Smith, near
Twins crossing, by drinking a quaint.
ty of carbolic acid.
Hamlet-T. F. Moffit recently elect.
ed secretary Of the Hamlet chamber
of Commerce, has arrived in Hamlet
| tA2ANl - OLl NAAS JODs MI. 4tAOAll NCL-45S
to Hamlet from Henderson where he
was for the past years secretary o.
the Henderson chamber.
Wilson.-While returning to their
their homes, S. H. Wick, ex-postmas-
Ter of Wilson, and Albert Robinson,
retired railway mail clerk, both lead.
ing colored men of this city, were
help up and robbed of their watches
by two masked highwaymen.
Asheville-Damage to fruit in west.
ern North Carolina by reason of the
freeze will not exceed onetenth OF tho
total crop, according to the estimate
of James F. Gray, district agricul-
tNra1 agent