Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-07
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF iNIEsEsr
CAROLINA

SdllSDuTy.-W. l., BdhtT, local pbSt-
office clerk, is in a local hospital with
a broken leg sustained when he tried
to crank Is automobile with the en-
gine in gear.
Dunn.-Bud Lewis 12-year-old son of
HARDY Lewis, was instant Y killed late
Thanksgiving when a gun in the
hands of Rogers West 16year-o.d
hunting companion was accidentally
discharged.
Rale. .gh.-Edenton Street Method ST
church will have the first thurcl
chimes to be introduced in Ral leigh.
The chimes to be installed at once are
the gift of Mrs. n. f. Edserton and
her son.
Morsanton. - Governor Morrison
has authorized special tenn of Burke
County Superior court to convene here
January 7 to try or!m nal caseS- Jud -
B. F. Lorg. of Statesv lie, WI preside,
ton-Salem-While playing IN
the woods during the noon recess stu.
d 2lts of the Mineral Springs school,
just northeast OF the city, found
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notified and an invest gat on revea!-d
35 gallons.
Henderson.-C Farm Agent J.
c. Anthony and party of Vance coGn-
ty farmers have returned from )
mile trip through the bob weevil IN
tested areas of the Carolinas IN which
they made a close up study Of the best
methods of combating the pest.
Asheville--A mistrial was ordered
in the cases of Mrs. Jennie Poe, 65
and her granddaughter Ethel Ca d.
well, charged with the murder OF tn.
formers husband. w. A. Poe, on Au-
gust 26th, according to I'd from
Waynesville.
Winston n-Salem.-J. F. Goolsby, fer
10 years agent at Donnaha on the Will
kesboro branch of the Southern Ra l.
way. committed suicide by blowing
eff the top of his head with a shot
gun, according to information receive.
here Goolsby was standing in ,he
depot when he fired the fatal shot He
was a highly esteemed citizen and
grief over the death of his wife two
months ago, leaving four small ch.l-
dren, is the only known cause fer the
act.
New Bern.-Great preparations are
now being made by the Shriners o.
eastern North Carolina for the annual
ceremonial session of Sudan Temple
which will be held Thursday, Decem,
ber 9th, in this city, at which time
will be gala day for New Bern and
all of eastern North Carolina
Rocky Mount.-Edward Young Cox
who entered the service OF the At
lantic Coast T.iue 35 years ago and
who was one of the oldest conductors
in point of service on the Coast Line
system, died at the railroad hospital
here.
Raleigh-Dr. Edward H. Jones, 76-
year-old Raleigh physician charged
with wholesale violations of the harr-
son anti-narcotc act. was released o.
United States Judge Henry e. Connor
on payment of a fine of S400.
Star.-Ground has already been
broken for new cotton mill in Hemp,
]. J. Cowgirl. who is to be presid mt
Of the firm, has not divulged further
plans, but it is understood that the
new mill will run 500 looms
Greensboro.-The executive commit
tee of the North Carolina Negro Farm.
ers' Congress has selected Clinton as
the place for the next semi-annufl
meeting and Jan. 1928 as the dates.
A splendid program is being arranged.
Lumberton.-The regular meeting of
the Robessn County Teachers Asso-
citation, which was held here, was ad
dressed by Prof A. T. Allen, state
superintendent of public instruction.
who were in session.
Durham.-The city OF Durham pays
more revenue to the Federal govern
ment than any other two cities in
North Carolina, with the exception +
Winston-Salem, according to E. Burke
Hobgood, secretary of the local Cham
Der of Commerce This amount is COT
tributed by the tobacco and other in
dustries, of Durham, it is pointed out
Charlotte.-Rev. w, F. Stamey, for
two years pastor Of the Wesleyan
Methodist church her, announced that
he had withdrawn from the church
and was preparing to join the Naza-
rene church. He declared that he felt
Charlotte was his field of work. and
has refused to accept transfer to an.
other point of the conference at Col
fax.
Durham.-Oscar L. Richardson, of
Monroe. and William G. Hall. OF Raw,
enford, were recently initiated into the
Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity at
Trinity College. Both of the initiates
are senior law students. Following
the ritualistic ceremonies. the new
members were the guests of the Rich
mond Pearson Chapter of the Fratcr
nifty at a dinner given in the Trinity
cafeteria.
Winston-Salem.-A new Presbytery
to be composed Of nine count es in h
section. formerly part of Orange
Presbytery, will be formed at meet
ing to be held here. The counties 20
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 off cials have