Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-17
CONDENSED NE,TS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
Snort NOTES OF INTEREST To
CAROLINIANS.

Kinston.-In the first week of the
campaign on rats here school chill
iren accounted for nearly 1000. /
Sanford.-A big force of hands are
at work rebuilding the Sanford hotel,
which was destroyed by fire several
months ago.
Statesville. = The Iredell county |
chaingang, which was abolished sew
eral years ago, was re-sstablished at :,
the meeting of the board of county !
commissioners.
Lumberton-H. r. Bissell, Robe |
sons watermelon king, died at his
home near Orrum, Robson county, |
OF paralysis. Deceased was 76 years |
old.
Albemarle-The textile plants of
Albemarle are again running on full
time and the outlook is that they will
continue to run on full time from
this time on.
Greensboro.-The body of D. II.
Currie, well known throughout the
state as a civil engineer, was taken
to Sanford and funeral and interment
took place there.
Salisbury.-Tne new program for
Salisbury's schools will mean bond
issue Of SS0O000 as a maximum and
tax for schools of not exceeding so
cents, according to statement given
out.
Washington, Especially Fred w.
Kluttz has been appointed postmas-
ter at Rockwell.
March Is examination for postmas-
ter at Belmont will be held at Gas
tolia. The salary is $1,000.
Winston. Salem. The campaign
conducted here in behalf of Chinese
relief fund closed and reports show
this community contributed s7,702.99,
this being more than the amount as
signed to this city.
Wilson-Will and Howard Bethea,
brothers, who year ago stabbed to
death a man and then severed the
head from their victim, will be tried
in superior court here, and Solicitor
.Allisbrook will insist on murder in
! the first degree.
| Wilmington.-Th club house of the
New Hanover Golf club several miles
from the city was destroyed by fire.
Charlotte-David Snyder four-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Snyder,
G12 Warrington avenue, died about
an hour after he had been struck by
an automobile.
Wilson.-Capt q. s. Darden,. a
B prominent business man Of Stantons-
! burg, died OF heart failure while at
4 tending a meeting Of the board Of di-
( ractors OF the Planters Bank in that
town.
t Statesyille.-Willam Y. WestmOre-
land was found guilty NJ murder in
| the first degree. following his trial
here on charges of killing James
| Nantz, a public chauffeur, on Octo'
Der 20.
! Lumberton.--I it's report to Judge
Daniels the Robson county grand
jury did not mince words in denounc.
ing the conditions Of the county home,
"We have no county home" the re-
port says, sit is poor house in fact
as we'll as in name. a
! Charlotte.-Charlotte will soon have
a toy factory. The Southern Indus,
trial Institute, located here is going
to manufacture several different lines
Of toys and novelties. They now have
in process Of construction modern,
up-to-date weed working plant and
toy factory.
High Point--While playing in the
front yard, of her home here, Mary
Drew Dalton, little daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carter Dalton, was attacked
and badly bitten on the hand by a
strange dog. The canine was killed
and it's head sent to Raleigh for ex-
animation.
Lumberton.-A total of 179 people
were examined at the 10 FREQ tubercu-
losis clinics conducted in Robson
county during the last three weeks.
or this number 81 were found to have
tuberculosis.
Charlotte. - The flying parson,"
Lieutenant Belvin w. Maynard has
been invited to be the guest of the
Charlotte Aero club for luncheon
when he visits Charlotte and speaks