Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-14
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NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Winston Salem - The Winston Sa-
lem Presbytery is >he name chosen
for the new division of the Presbyter-
ian Church cut off from the Orange
Presbytery by order of the Synod of
North Carolina.
Greensboro. Liquor brought
beautiful 1S-year-old girl here to a
60-day sentence in Jail, and, in addi-
ton. earned her a beating at the
hands of two young men, according
to testimony in municipal court.
Wilmington.-Mayor James H. Cow
an, of Wilmington. who has served as
North Carolina vice president Of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways associa-
tion, has been elected a director at
large of that important organization.
Asheville.-Plans for the enlarge
ment of Mars Hill college, Baptist
tuior college located near Ashevss:>,
involving an expenditure of S125,000.
will be outlined at a meeting OF alum
nj and officials of the institutions at
Gastonia.
Hickory-The city OF Hickory sold
$4,000 worth OF bonds at premiums
and interest rates which. according to
Bruce Craven. who prepared both is
sues. that set a record for municipal
paper in this state.
Fayetteville-A negro elevator boy
named Thuyston was killed instantly
while attempting to repair an elevator
In a local hospital here. The negro
came in contact with an electric wire
owing, it is said, to ignorance of the
machinery.
Wilmington-J C. vereen. promin-
ent merchant Of Phoenix. five miles
west of here. was brought to local
hospital after having been shot from
ambush in the front yard of his
home A load of buckshot took eff
feet in his head and neck.
ensboro,-Guilford county com
missoners voted to place steel door
at the entrance of the county Jail. on
the top floor of the ourthouse, to cost
$54O. The door will be useful in re-
pelling any mob that might take a
notion to get a prisoner. and also be
useful in preventing the escape Of
prisoners.
Rocky Mount-News was received
here OF the suicide OF c. L. Edwards,
traffic officer on the state highway
between this city and Tarboro, which
occurred at his home in the Edge
combe county capital.
New Bern.-Bridgeton little town
across Neuse river from here, took
another long step forward when it
passed with an overwhelming vote a
bond issue for s212000 to be used for
paving sidewalks. and making other
permanent street improvements. The
issue was passed by a ratio OF about
nine to one in registration of only
81
Charlotte.-Dr. A. NJ. Redfearn, 81,
for 81 years college surgeon at Glenn
son College, S. c., died in Charlotte
hospital where he had been under
treatment ten days. He was born in
Anson county, N. c., and had lived in
Charlotte since he retired from medi-
cal practice three years ago.
Winston-Salem.-C ]. C. Bessent
who has been a justice of the peace
since September, 1894, has officiated
at the marriage OF one thousand cou
pies. This honor came to him when
he performed the ceremony, uniting
the lives OF George D. Crouch. and
Mrs. Dossie Durham.
Salisbury.-W. L. Baker, local post
office clerk, is in a local hospital with
a broken leg sustained when he tried
to crank his automobile with the en-
gine in gear.
Asheville.-A mistrial was ordered
in the cases OF Mrs. Jennie Poe. 65,
and her granddaughter, Ethel Cald-
we'll, charged with the murder of the
formers husband, w. A. Poe, on Au-
gust 26th, according to word from
Waynesville.
Raleigh.-Edenton Street Methodist
church will have the first church
chimes to be introduced in Raleigh.
The chimes to be installed at once are
the gift of Mrs. n. E. Edgerton and
her son.
Morganton.. - Governor Morrison
has authorized a special term Of Burke
County Superior court to convene here
January Z to try criminal cases. Judge
B. F. Long, OF Statesville. will-preside
on-Salem-While playing m
the woods during the noon recess. stu
dents OF the Mineral Springs School,
Just northeast of the city, found
quantity Of whiskey. Officers were
notified and an investigation revealed
35 gallons.
Henderson-County Farm Agent j.
C. Anthony and party of Vance coun-
ty farmers have returned from a 500
mile trip through the boil weevil in
tested areas of the Carolinas in which
they made close up study of the best
methods Of combating the pest.
Winston -Salem.-A new Presbytery
to be composed Of nine counties in this
section. formerly part Of Orange
Presbytery. will be formed at a meet
ing to be held here. The counties to
compose the new Presbytery are For
syth. Surry, Stokes. Alleghaney. Ashe,
Wilkes. Davie. Davidson and Yadkin.
Kinston-The coming holidays will
be the dryest this town has ever
known. Spurred on by public senti-
ment county and city officials have
practically cleared this section of boot