Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-09-22


Goldsboro. -Goldsboro tobacco mar
ket continues to increase in pounds
and high prices. One hundred thous-
and pounds on local market averag-
ing 20 cents.
Charlotte. Calvine mill. last Of
eight Charlotte mills closed on June ]
as a result OF the strike of textile
operatives, has opened, This mill is
one Of the Chadwick-Soskins system.
Burlington.-The death of Clarence,
the I1-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
r, Qualls, occurred at their home in
West Burlington. following an illness
of several days with meningitis.
Mount Gilead. The Montgomery
county chamber of commerce, organ
ICED here short time ago, Is wag.
ing an active campaign for member
ship in all points Of the county and
meeting with gratifying success.
Wadesboro. Wadesboro has been
facing a greatly diminished water
supply. While there has been no real
water famine in the strictest sense
of the word, yet the supply has mot
been entirely adequate to the needs
of the city.
Charlotte. Fire of undetermined
origin. raging for two hours, Quilted
the big department store of Efird
Brothers on East Trade street, de-
stroying and damaging the stock of
goods estimated at 100000 in value.
Carthage.-The Bismarck Hosiery
Mill is running on full time with all
orders needed. The manager turned
| down large order from New York.
4 B,1rlington w. E. sharpe was I'M
an:mously reelected president Of the
\ Burlington chamber of commerce at
meeting of the board Of directors.
! Durham.-The water in the big res
ervoir at the Country Club is now SO
inches below the normal supply line,
the lowest it has ever been in the his
! tory of Durham.
: Lumberton. The water in Lumber
river is the lowest in many years, and
unless sufficient rain falls soon to
bring the water up in the river Lum-
berton will be without filtered water.
Enfield. Travelling men arriving by
\ train or motor in Enfield last week
/ were greeted with the cheerful news
! that the Macklin Hotel, the towns
latest enterprise. stood ready to &C
comnodate them.
Hickory Coed showers throughout
\ this section Of the state have come to
i the rescue. of craps, which had suf
fered by the drouth, and farmers be
4 lieve that the sweet potato crop yield
will be much greater than was at first
4 believed.
4 Wilson.-An attempt was made to
4 break open the safe in the office Of
i Williams & Palmer, lumber and fuel
N dealers. Bloodhounds from Raeford
\ were put on the trail and in five min
Z ufes ran to cover Charles Boykin, 9
Wilson negro.
Burlington While the water situa
ton in Burlington has been serious
auxiliary wells have been brought in
to service and at no time during thu
, recent drought has this city beer
! hampered, it was announced by thu
Burlington chamber Of commerce.
Fayetteville.-A determined move
msnt inaugurated by business intel
, ests of this city to have a third locl
, and dam placed on the Cape Fea
. river to assure the desired eight-foo
channel from Wilmington to Fayettt
vile, is now assuming definite Shape
I
Statesville. According to estimat
! by County Agent R. w. Graeber. tn
/, cotton crop Of Iredell county will b
about 50 per cent Of normal The tx
\ bacco yield in the county will be onl
: about one-third Of what it was las
year
Nj Salisbury. VIII A. Hall, OF Franz
1 lin township, has been appointed der
2 uty United States marshal to succee
> Captain H. G. Trott, OF Salisbury, VII
held the position under Marsha
! Webb. Mr.. Hall has already assume
his new place.
Gastonia Sunnyside communit
4 went OF on new progressive tangen
1 It a meeting when an executive con
4 mittee was selected and charged t
4 proceed It once 10 plan for the estal
I IIishment Of q public library for thu
community.