Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-07
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES Or INTEREST TO
cARoLlNiANs.

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winston-SGem.-E. @. Lancaster.
o. Rockingham county, died at local
hospital from injuries sustained In an
automobile accident in Madison.
Charlotte. Failing to receive bids
i for the 100000 in full Of good road
bonds, the board of county commits
sioners of Mecklenburg decided to
postpone the formal opening to July 8.
Sanford. This city Is in the midst
OF great revival A series OF evan
gelistic meetings began at the Baptist
church ten days ago, which have re-
suited in 40 additions to this church.
up to the present time.
High Point.--While no official fig
ures have been announced 1t was est,
mated that more than $1,200,000
worth of furniture has been sold here
since opening of the Southern Furni-
ture exposition.
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20. was brought here from Allegheny
county and, lodged in jail for safe
keeping, being charged with shooting
and killing his wife at their home
near Laurel Springs.
Goldsboro-W J. Johnson. wan
known farmer of Johnson county, was
brought to Goldsboro and placed In
the county Jail charged with the kill
ing of Joe Atkinson, son of a promfr-
emit planter Of that county.
| Mooresville-Miss Crinsbaw, Of At
lanta, representing the American Red
Cross, met with the executive commit
tee of the Mooresville chapter and
arranged for the securing of COM
munity nurse for period Of six
months, beginning in October.
High Point-Sergeant L. r. French,
Of the High Point police department
left for Charlotte to bring back to this
city Harry X. Davis, prominent white
man, who was arrested by the Neck
lenburg authorities on charge OF
false pretense.
| Greensboro. -James r. Nail. aged 81,
a resident of White Oak mill village,
said to have become mentally unbal-
anced following continued Ill health.
committed suicide by hanging him
self.
winston Salem. Local of6cers went
TO Martinsville after Percy Newsom,
OF this city. and Walker Spencer, OF
PhilDort, Va, arrested for larceny Of
an automobile owned by Robert Mar
tin.
Observation-Disclosures s. Mcneil, for
mer holder Of the office was elected
city tax collector at an adjourned
meeting of the board of aldermen az
ter 50 ballots had been taken. There
were eleven candidates.
mberton.-Temporary injunction
against the town Of Lumberton, re-
straining the town from collecting IS
license tar from automobile drivers,
has been signed by Judge J. Bis Ray.
Durham.-Mrs. Thomas L. Peay,
who died recently at her home In
Durham had the past several years
lived on her farm, four miles west OF
PittsborO. This farm has been In the
family for. more than three hundred
years.
Boone.-Miss Minerva Bingham, OF
this county, graduate of the Train
Ing School, recently passed her ex-
animation before the State Board OF
Ekarmacy. She was the first lady to
take such q course at then University,
Raleigh. Contract for the erection
Of the new Carolina Country club, to
replace the building destroyed by fire
several months ago, has been let to
Kenyon and Thompson. local csntrac-
tors. Work on the new building will
start hmm diately.
Littleton.-At p recent meeting Of
the board Of trustees of the graded
school Prof. H. M. PowellS Of Green.
wood, s. c., was elected superintend'
apt for the coming year and the secre
taEy was instructed to advertise for
grade teachers.
Morgaaten.-The hot weather isl
bringing scores OF campers and fisher
men to the big lakes of the Southern
Power company, near BridgewaterI
Many tents have been pitched alonsI
the shore and automobiles bearing III
lcanses from ether states, as well as
North Carolina. pass through MorsanI
ton daily
/ Reidsville- VIM. r. Anderson, whoI
has been assistant postmaster al
lHeidsville for maRy years past, has|
received Ms commission as postmasI
ter for the next four years.