Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-21
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
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Lake JunaIuska.- The third Ennua
meeting of the federation OF WESLEY
Bible classes in the Western NORTH
Carolina conference has opened here
Dunn.-Nearly $50 business men o.
Dunn have signed an agreement tt
support the Dunn baseball team fnan
ciaily and otherwise following reor
sanisation Of the club.
Raleigh The Southern Power com
pany viii get an estimated 20 per cent
increase in revenue as result OF the
decision in the case handed down by
the North Carolina corporation com
mission.
Salisbury. -zDr Richard Eames, one
of the oldest and most highly esteem
ed citizens of Salisbury. died in his
Goth year, death being caused mainly
by infirmities of age.
Shelby. Cleveland county Is moi
more addicted to rnorrshi-'rc than
many other counties. In It's oeficers
are very efficient. Every day. almost
a still is brought to town by some
country deputy.
Sqlirhrrr-Tro "Soq'rg North Car.
o,s-o" tour whicr n"wenapers planned
to make en- route to the annual con
yen.ion at Morehead city, July 81 and
%, is abandoned.
WASH ington (Speciall. = County
Treasurer James w. Stinson, accompa-
MED by ]. B. Mclaughlin and Floyd
Gresham passed through here on his
way from Charlotte to New York,
where he will sell Meckleaburg bonds
Salisbury Salisbury had the first
rain of any consequence that has
fallen since the hail storm tbA'd.d so
much damage. That was-7T davs arc
and since that time not enGur,l rain
has fallen at one time to wet the
ground.
Statesville.-J. c. Steele, former
mayor and prominent Statesville citi-
zen, died suddenly Of heart failure
while sitting in his chair at his home
Mr., Steele is a native of Iredoll coun-
ty and was 50 years of age,
Lenoir.- Eighty-two student teach
ers arrived here to so to Che Appala-
chan Training school at Boone to en-
ter the suE,(ae r school at that place.
This is tie laryrre,st brnrh of teachers
eSerSto arrive. here at one time.
-fount Airy-F. D, H9lronlb, promt
nont citizen Of this city, died sudden
eFat his hens hare Of heart faiiure,
s Char'atte- Charlotte has q Rabbit
4 aia ,a1 ara the orrcr sa.ien PCS
.soaees a c!sep ar from tho, National Aa-
heciatior O. M-nertca Of Breeders and
Fancieg5
Z Ashayiilc5 A. II. Bnhn-on. Ct WIN
ston-Sale5n, was nahcd president Of
the Cotton Manufacturers Association
of North Caroline at the final meet
ing of the fifteenth summer session
Henderson, Henderson cham
Der of commerce is making a survey of
the city to determine the number and
location Of all vacant lots with view
to encouraging construction of bust
Less houses and residences.
Charlotte.-Four hundred people
were inoculated against typhoid fever
by DR.. w. A. McPhaul, city health Of
ficer. last weeN More than 1,0Os have
received the treatment since spring.
The health department is administer
ing the treatment without cost.
Laurinburg. The first load ef,water-
melons to come to Laurinburg this sea-
son was brought here July and sold
to local merchants. The watermelon
and cantaloupe crops are late this
year. owing to cold weather in April
and May.
Laurinburg.-T board OF county
commissioners has ordered that pris-
oners in the county hereafter be en-
ployed on the county highways Sheriff
" d. McLaurin was given instruc-
lions to make the necessary arrange
mepts.
Raleigh. Female births again out
numbered male births in the city OF
Raleigh during the month Of June, ac-
cording to the report issued by w. r.
Davis. registrar Of vital statistics.
which showed % girl babies to u boy
babies.
Hickory. Walter c. Taylor, . vet
eran OF an engineer regiment in the
American expeditionary forces, sue
raaSc liant Tasiranca fsItna Iieutart