Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-28
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROCINiAt

assault with intent to XIII following
she shooting of Christine Rowland, II,
in West Durham. The girl is in a
local hospital and, according to ply
sicians.
Winston. Salem.-This has been the
biggest week of the esason with the
autcoin tobacco houses here. They
sold 3,S06,570 pounds, the average be.
ing 10 cents pound. The sales to
date this season total over twenty
five million pounds. The market will
close December 21st for the Christmas
holidays.
Shelby.-In preliminary hearing
In recorders court here, David Thack
erson, 17-year-old orphan mill boy OF
Dcumle Shoals, cotton mill village
near here, was placed under a $500
bond for the next term of superior
court under a homicide charge resI!t
ing from the death by a gunshot
wound Tuesday evening of Loren
Cook, 9-year-old boy Of Double
Shoals.
Tarboro.-T. B. Jacocks prominent
insurance man, of the firm of Jacocks
and Royster, and popular citizen, was
found dead in his bed room. having
shot himself a short time before. De-
ceased had eaten breakfast. and his
wife thought he had gone to his .f
flee. Upon going up stairs she found
her husband cold in death. No mes.
sage ws found and no one can account
for the rash deed.
High Point.--Appointme of local
chairmen throughout the state for the
North Carolina part in the national
movement to raise three million dol
lars for a Harding Memorial is to be
made by ]. Elwood Cox. of this city
Asheville-The last will and testa-
ment of DR.. ]. NJ. Crawford, of this
city and Weaverville, practicing ply
sician who died several months ago,
mas been filed for probate at the coun-
ty courthouse. DR.. Crawford left Prop
erty, real and personal valued at
about 100000.
Wilmington.-May James H. Cow
ah, of Wilmington. who has been
frequently spoken of recently, espec
ington, as a possible candidate fol
Congress from this district in the
next election, has no idea of enter
ing the race.
Wilmington.-Afte January 1, 1929,
Wilmington will be one of the few
cities in the south to possess real
full-fedged police woman, whom
Mayer Cowan has agreed to place on
duty after having conferred with a
number OF local organizations inter
ested and Chief of Police C. C. Cash
well.
Charlottesville proposed bond issue
for two million dollars for improved
election here. Fifteen hundred and
seventy votes were cast for the issue
and 207 again. There was a registra-
tion of 1850, making vote Of 1851
necessary to carry the issue.
Goldsboro.-At meeting held in the
Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce
roms consisting of committee from
the local Rotary Club, the Kiwanis
club and the chamber of commerce,
definite plans 70 rthe 1924 annual
Automobile and Industrial Exposition
were made.
Charleston.-Bob Matthews, Mr.
Matthews, Mr.. Sundays secretary, an
nounced that an invitation had been
received from Winston-Salem. N. c.,
for the evangelist to conduct a cam
paign in that city and Billy has agveed
to meet a delegation from the Twin
City directly after he opens his CAM
paign in Charlotte.
Elizabeth City.-An examination OF
what may be accomplished in this Sec
ton in the raising of poultry is to be
found in the Jennings poultry farm.
This business was established about
three years ago in earnest, although
poultry had been raised as side line
for some time. This year the firm in
creased their equipment with the 1000
egg incubators and brooders to match.
Ahoskie.-After bringing their pris-
oner within the town limits of Ahoskie
from Philadelphia. Sheriff Bismark
Scull and Deputy Oscar Britton stood
In the passenger coach of Coast Line
train No. AZ, which pulled in at 5
o'clock and saw their man, Walter
Thomas, dive headlong out of one of
the windows of the passenger car,
take the glass pane with him as he
leaped, hit the ground below appar-
emily without injury and make COM
plete getaway.
Florence.-Charles E. Jackson of
Columbia, has been appointed by Sen
ator E. d. Smith to serve as his pri-
vate secretary to take the place of
the practice of law in Florence Mr..
Jackson has already taken up the
work of Senator Smiths office.
Salisbury.-Zane Bowder. a youth
Of 16, is in the Salisbury hospital
with his throat cut, and Harvey Walk
er. another young man, is under 5ord
to answer for the cutting. A sharp
pocket-knife was the instrument used,
and the wound required hundred and
fifty stitches to close. The assault is
said to have followed a visit Bowder
made to young lady on whom Walk
er wanted to call.
Wilmington.-My still sur.
rounds the big metallic life boat found
adrift and deserted upon the high
seas last Friday by the coast guard
cutter Modoc.
Gastonia.- a.--Burwell Stewart a mem