Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-11-24

ded at the home Of daughter. death
coming suddenly.
! Hickory. Although Postmaster
Bagby's resignation has been with the
postoffice department at Washington
since August II. last, his successor
still is unnamed, sH'%
Salisbury. Noah W. File, one Of the
city's oldest men, died at his home on
South Main street. Mr.. File was 81
years old and was a veteran of the
War Between the States.
Maxton.-A gentleman from Laurin-
burg, driving in an Overland car, ran
in head-on collision with q Ford,
driven by Oscar Mclean, about mile
east of town. Both cars are in the
hospital. The occupants. though shak-
on up. were not injured.
Asheville.-William Johnson, negro,
claiming to be from GreenviIle, s. c.,
was caught in the act Of robbing the
postoffice at Balsam. according to w.
3. Farwell. postmaster The light Of
a fashlight in the postoffice at a late
hour caused two men to give notice
to the official.
Salisbury.-Calvin L. Houser, well
known citizen, was seriously injured
in fall at the Southern transfer shed,
where he has been employed for many
years. He was rushed to local hos
pital where 1t was thought examine
ton would disclose broken hip.
Greensboro.--Alth Rev. r.. Muir
ply Williams has found 1t impossible
to accept the position unanimously
rendered him by the North Caroline
Synod as superintendent Of orphanage
work, he is demonstrating that his
heart is very much in the work being
done at Barium Springs.
Hickory-The Hickory Chamber Of
Commerce sent of number Of hick-
DRY sticks to officers OF the American
legion headquarters in several states.
This action was in response to the
great demand for the hickory souve-
Mrs souvenirs following the Kansas
City convention. where they made a
large hit.
Salisbury.-Dates for the mid-win.
ter meeting of North Carolina Press
association, to be held in Winston
Salem, were fixed for January s and
by the executive committee of the ss-
ISOLATION, which met here.
Monroe.-Baxter Ashcroft, editor Of
The Monroe Enquirer. died following
an illness of several weeks.
Rutherfordton = Mrs. Thomas 8.
Justice, who gave birth to 'triplets,
three little girls, here on October 4,
died of leakage of the heart, Brights
disease and complications.
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Spencer.-Miss Ena Mae Holt, aged
Is years, youngest daughter Of Mrs.
]. A. Holt, residing at Mt. Olive, died
In Baltimore hospital following an
operation for a tumor on the brain.
Trenton.-Mrs. winifred E. Coble
died at her home here recently. She
had been i'll for four years. Mrs.
Coble was born January 4; 1886.
Salisbury.-The Salisbury aldermen
have passed on its first reading an
ordinance that is meant to close up
the town tight on Sunday with the
exception of few hours during which
time necessities may be purchased,
Wake Forest-R. r. Patterson, a
member of the freshman class OF
Wake Forest college who shot and
wounded J. S. Saunders, a sophomore
whose home is in Monroe, has resign
ed from college and returned to his
home in Fayetteville.
Charlotte.-Two new hydro'electriC
power plants with a maximum gen
Grating capacity Of 10000 and 10000
horsepower, respectively. are soon to
be erected by the Southern Power
company, according TO announcement
at headquarters of the company here
They will be located at Great Falls
s. c., and Mountain Island, ten miles
| from Charlotte. = TOR
Charlotte. for more thar
half a million dollars in street and
sewer improvements were let at the
morning meeting of the board Of city
commissioners. More than IA miles
OF paving is included in the awards.
Spencer--Lee A. Vuncanon, aged
SIS, assistant foreman of the Southern
railway wrecking crew. was killed
here by being caught under an old boz
car which was being unloaded from
fiat car. 1t is said the car turned
over accidentlly catching Mr.. vun
canon unawares.