Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-03-16
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF lNrEREsT. TO
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SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST 70
I cARoLiNlANs.
Hickory.-Jesse o. Goodman, Jr., q
young white man, Is in the county Jail
awaiting trial for forgery on five
counts, following his dealing in high
finance and automobiles here several
days ago.
Rutherfordton.-At a recent convo-
cation held at the Masonic hall here,
the Rutherford Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, was organized with a men,
bership Of 28. 49,.
0reensboro.-Suferfng from small
pox and removed from q train arriv.
ing here, Fred Rossell, a negro, had
the officers called to take care Of him
stood Of. They kept their distance
guiding him to the county physician,
who pronounced it smallpox.
Statesville.-Mrs. Clara Butler
Clarke, Of Southern Pines, sister Of
Bion H. Butler, well known newspaper
writer Of North Carolina, died at
Longs Sanatorium here. The remains
were taken to Southern Pines for in
terEnent.
Winston-Salem.-Local clubs will
join the mems Bible classes of vari.
ous churches here in urging William
J. Bryan to visit Winston.Salem and
make an address at the close of the
attendance contest being conducted
BY the various classes. It will close
with the last Sunday In March.
Spencer-Spencer is experiencing
2 siege Of influenza, with several per-
sons severely i'll, while there are many
mild cases Of the disease. Pneumo.
= MA has appeared in a number of in.
stances, Chief of Police J. R. Cruise be-
Ing dangerously i'll, with both sides
affected.
Elizabeth City.-W. ]. Woodley, Sr.,
Of this city, was the purchaser of the
First Methodist church property offer
ed for sale at auction on the property
site.' His bid was the minimum fig.
ures, $4,000, named in the sale terms.
Mr.. Woodley says that he has not yet
decided what he will do with his pur-
Greensboro.--Joe Patterson, white
man. and one Of the 1s prisoners who
escaped from the Guilford county
roads sore weeks ago, has been re.
taken and is now back on the roads.
Asheville.-Anna Belle Dunn, 10
years Of age, prevented what miglN
have been serious railway accident
on the Toxaway branch of the South.
ern railway when she ran for mile
to reach the station and advise the
conductor Of landslide.
Charlotts.-Stockholders and others
Interested in the erection of the new
hotel stated that the hotel will be
built beyond ell doubt: that 1t will
cost over q million, and that the
money is in sight. The hotel will
have over ESQ rooms and be II sto-
Fies. The architect is w. l., Stoddart,
OF New York, and William Fore.
lessee.
Asheville.-The North Carolina
Electrical Power Company Is adding q
twelve hundred horsepower water
wheel unit to the Weaver power plant,
near Craggy. and an eight thousand
horsepower turbine to the steam plant
at Elk Mountain.
3AAAAI0ts N0uoAu0oC 10 uuQuCoSiOh~
= ably picking up, according to officials
Of the railroad here, and according to
express messengers running regularly
between here and Richmond. Va,
Washington, d. c., and Columbia, 8. c.
Many solid carloads Of express are
being hauled, while few months ago
express for the most part was ship
ped IN few broken car lots.
New Bern.-An interesting curio
that was recently brought to light
here is Spanish coin bearing the
date of 1884, which is in the hands Of
H. T. Paterson, local U. s. engineer.
The coin was found by members of
the crew Of the government dredge
attached to the local Office when they
were cleaning out the pumps Of that
craft a few dsys1aso.
Apex.-H. A. Patterson, a we'll
known farmer II tking three miles from
Apex was instantly killed when
shotgun accidentally discharged, the
entire load taki1g 6 effect in his abd0-
men.