Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST. 70
cARoLlNiANs.

! Observation-Disclosures Of officers, ad-
dresses and round-tsble discussions
constituted the activities OF the North
Carolina nurses convention here.
Pearl Weaver. of Hendersonville, was
elected president.
I Winston-Salem. - c. e. Shivers, a
white man, was brought back from
Homersville. Ca, to answer the charge
OF stealing . car from the Robert E.
Lee Taxicab company a few weeks
ago. Shivers has confessed his guilt.
: Warrenton. - The auction market
here sold around seventy thousand
pounds Of tobacco at an average price
Of u cents. The largest crowd that
ever attended an opening sale was on
the floors and followed the market
with interest.
Qxford.-Toe largest crowd ever in
attendance at q tobacco market OPEN
Ing was here to witness the opening Of
the two auction warehouses which
sold 70.500 pounds at an average price
Of &2s.70. Farmers appeared we'll sat.
isfled with prices.
! Wilson.-Tobacco in large Quanti-
Wes continues to flow into the six
large auction sales warehouses in this
city and there is marked showing
In averages for oAe'dey sales. On
Monday G42,S90 pounds sold for $780,.
770.s1-an average Of $29.67 per hun.
dred pounds.
Elizabeth City.-Dr. S. H. Temple.
man!~of Laurens. s. c., has accepted
the call rendered him by the First
Baptist church Of this city. DR.. TEN.
pleman will arrive here about October
list, preaching his first sermon on
the nfst Sunday Of the month.
Henderson.-Ths equipment of the
r. q. Lassiter company, the success.
ful bidder for the large paving con-
tract which was recently let by the
city Of Henderson, including twenty.
odd streets TO be paved, moved into
the city and It is stated that actual
work will begin the first of next week
High Point.-Jefferso G. Grinnalds
expert city planner ard zoner. who
has attracted much attention through
out the state, is engaged to address q
mass meeting Of High Point citizens
on the night Of September IL, 1t was
announced by the local chamber Of
commerce.
Zebulon. The Zebulon tobacco
market is enjoying one Of the best
years Of its existence and the bes
year since 1919. With the opening Of
another house, McGuire's warehouse
how known as the Zebulon warehouse
thsre are three houses operating un
der the auction system.
MidHssex. - The Middlesex high
school vii formally open ON Monday
September Is, the delay in starting
being caused by the fact that the new
school building is not yet completed
However, the structure is expected t.
DO ready for occupancy on the open
ling date.
High roint.-Coy Benfield, Of Hick
ory, is in q local hospital, suffering
from injuries received when he wal
struck by Southern passenger tra!r
NO. 3S,a while he was sitting on tn,
railroad track near Lexington. At
tending physicians stated they have
hopes Of his recovery, although th'
seriousness Of his injuries have beer
increased by pneumonia.
! Charlotte - Connolly Robinson, o
the local law firm Of Newell 4 Robin
lson, and L A. Whttener, Hickory law
tyer, had the unusual experience o
lbstng mistaken for prohibition en-
ferosmsnt Of officers three miles thi
side Of Blowing Rock. where they Aa'
gone to spend the weekend, and wer
the objects Of volley Of shots. nom
Iof which took effect.
Greenville.-Prof Albert q. Muilbcl
'ger has accepted a position with tn
city schools Of Grsenville and vii
have charge Of the entire music de
lpartment. He will teach piano. voice
choral work and pipe organ.
Qreensboro.-Police here. throwin
out q draguet, rounded up 2s negros
charged with bootlsgging. The rat
melted more men than any other eve
pulled of here.
Charlotts.-J. T. King, charged wit
the murder Of Irwin Little, a Canadian
vss found guilty Of murder in tn
second degree by Mecklenburs cour
~ jury. He appealed and was n
lsssed on 5000 bond.
observation-disclosures sales on th
local market here was considerabl
heavier for the, past. week, than eve
before, there being sold 1,2sS,Ss2 lb,
Itor the sum Of $a2l.225.1s, making q
average Of @2s.1o. ~
Ruthmfordton.. 1T is learned 1
tRutherfordton that the Farmers Ban
land Trust company, Of Forest Cit!
has just completed arrangements wit
the Virginia Carolina Joint Stock Ian
Bank, Of Elizabeth. City, N. c., wher,
|by- they can loan to the farm owner