Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
DOINCS in The
TAR HEEL STATE
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TOLD IN SHORT PARA
GRAPHS FOR BUSY PEOPLE

CharlOtte.-MrS. w. NJ. Lyles, Wife
of the grand keeper of records and
seals OF the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias of North Carolina. died at her
home in this city. She was a charter
member of Ninth Avenue Baptist
church
Mooresvile,-Ev Evans " olfe. 20 years
of age, son of Mrs. NJ. A. Wolfe, was
hurled from "A steel tower of the
Southern Power Company and almost
instantly killed when he came in con
tact with live wire and received A.
600 volts of electricity nhis body.
Goldsboro.-While crossing East
Elm street Edwin Scarboro was run
over by a car driven by Ed Evans. a
negro. Evans continued on his way
and was chased by officers for IL
miles and captured. Scarboro is ex-
pected to die
Kinston Johnny and Furney Stan
ley must pay the widow of man
named Hill 5000 as result of Hills
death in an auto crash in Dupin coun-
ty, under judgment in superior court
in Duplin. They We're convicted of
reckless driving. They had previously
been acquitted of manslaughter
High Point. S. Peasants. the
ma nwho walked itno a undertaking
establishment in Los Angeles during
funeral and killed himself was a
native of this city. His request left
in note when he committed suicide
was that his body be cremated and
the ashes returned to his native state.
The wish will be carried out it is
understood.
Henderson.-The plant of the Hen
derson Veneer and Manufacturing
Company, which was burned about two
months ago with a loss of around
$4,000 to S25,000 to the company, not
including the building is to be restor-
ed and work will be started again as
soon as the machinery can be shipped
here and installed.
Durham.-Thirty thousand dollars
for a new dormtory for the Methodist
orphanage in Raleigh was pledged by
the Atwater family which held its
third reunion at Trinity college, OF
this amount $4,000 has already been
paid in, and the remainder will be
raised soon. Hon. Francis Atwater, of
New Haven, Conn, HISTORIAN of the
Atwater family, proposed to give S..
900 if the rest of the Atwaters would
do likewise.
Selma Everybody is looking for
ward to the big community Fair to be
held here October 18th This is the
first time Selma has ATTEMPTED to
hold a fair and from all indications. it
will be the biggest thing of this kind
ever held here.
High oint-Robbery of Efird's new
the weekend The store is in the
best policed section of the city but
the robbers broke in the display win
dow. About 5000 worth OF goods was
stolen.
New Bern.-Rather an unusual oc
currence transpred in superior court
here when Attorney Rodman Guion
was called to the witness stand to
testify in the case of Meadows VS..
Meadows, in which he is appearing as
counsel for the defense.
Henderosn.-At a recent meeting of
the directors Of the American Agricul-
tural Chemical Company in New York.
where their general offices are locat-
cd James II. Brodie, of Henderson,
was elected a vice-president Of the
company in charge of its Southern
division. G.
Wallace.-The six-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Rivenbark, liv
ing near Watha. about ten miles
south of here, was so seriously in
jured by passing automobile that she
died two hours later without gaining
consciousness.
Fayetteville.-A school bond issue
of one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars was carried by popular
cast in favor of the bonds and only
13 against. The registered vote was
ISL making majority of 127 against
the registration.
High Point-The city building in.
spector denied that the new school
building, Cloverdale. constructed to
serve large southwestern section of
the city, was unsafe for occupants.
He admitted that he had heard a re.
port that the building was not safe.
but described the rumor as baseless.
Greenville. Ernest German, a4
years old, one Of the best known young
business men throughout Eastern Car
olina, died at his home after a pro-
tracted illness. Mr.. German was the
second son of Mr. and Mrs j. N. Cor
man, of Greenville and was born In
Chase City, Va, Jan. q, 1891.
Greensboro.-John Lethco, aged x5,
after living a week and eight hours
with broken neck in hospital
here. died. 1t was considered strange
by phychians that he lived at all.
Winston-Salem.- grand jury re-
turned true bill of murder against
Ernest Rollins for the death of Oscar