Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
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three times champion OF the state.
Yadkinville.-It is estimated that
more than a thousand people attended
the Tooth birthday celebration near
here of William tUncle Billy Reayis,
IN do honor to him and his wife who
Will be 81 years of age in December
and with whom he has lived for more
than IL years.
areensboro-The next annual con
yention of the southern Association
of Nure erymen will be held in Green's
boro the first Wednesday in Septem-
her. 1924. according to information re-
ceived here from Atlanta. Ga, where
the association recently held its 1923
convention,
Sparta a-Dan Smith. farmer of
Scotteville. is being held in jail here
in connection with the Staying OF DR.
NJ B. Hill and the shooting of his
wife Mrs. Dan Smith A verdict by
the coroners jury summoned in the
case is 70 the effect that Hill came to
his death at the hands of Smith.
Uickory.-Pledging S400 of the $3.50
allotted to this city in the proposed
district Boy Scout organization. Hick-
ory citizens formed local organiza-
ton and sent committee out to make
a further canvass for funds to insure
participation in the work in eight
Piedmont and mountain towns.
Graham Considerable damage was
done by a wind and electrical storm
which visited here. Trees We're blown
down, plate glass windows smashed
and barns and houses unroofed. Re
ports from the southern part of the
county state that the worst storm in
years visited that section.
Winston n-Salem.-Plans We're an
nounced here for the establishment in
this city of the Blue RidgePark Com
pany The plant will be located on
the Winston Salem Southbound rail
road just south of the Southhound's
Winston Salem station adjacent to
Sunnyeide avenue,
Washington-Th state department
was advisesd in a wireless message
from Consul Dickover at Kobe that
Elizabeth Dodson. of Kinston, n. c..
was killed in the japanese earth
quake
Raeford-The town of Rasiord ac-
cepted tie bid by c. w McNeer &
Co, OF Cincinnati on the $4,000
street Improvement bonds This pays
for mile of paving completed some
weeks ago part of which the stale
handled and paid for separately
Greensboro-Ma Martin Clark. secur-
ing marriage license here, holds the
record for Guilford county. as he gave
his age as 81. The bride-elect Miss
Ella Baysinger, is 80. according to the
license. Both are residents of Gull
ford county.
Rocky Mount.-A Scottish Rite re-
union of the Valley of Enfield will be
held at Enfield September 25 and &c.
when the fourth to the eighteenth
degrees, inclusive will be put on. ac-
cording TO notice received by local
members of the Masonic organization.
Fayetteville-The personnel of the
faculty of the FAYETTEVILLE city schools
for the coming year has been an
nounced by Supt, NJ. B. Andrews. The
list carries the names OF 46 faculty
members and is not yet completed
Cerro Gordo Robert Strickland a
lad about 10 years old, sustained fatal
injuries in a bicycle collision two
miles west of this city. This is the
most unusual death by accident ever
reported in Columbus county
Gastonia abandonment in the Gas
tonia public schools reaches 4.500 this
year, With the new high school
building now nearly completed, the
public school plants of the city are
valued at approximately $4,000 600. on
which there is bonded Indebtedness OF
about s750000
Wilson.-M. R. Beaman, former
secretary of the Raleigh Chamber OF
Commerce, now of Sanford, has been
elected to succeed II. Y Scott as Sec
retary of the Wilson Chamber OF
Commerce.
High Point.-One woman was kill
GU outii6Hl all infant was injured, per-
haps fatally, and all other members of
an automobile party of eight were
hurt when the car in which they were
riding collided with the Asheboro
Short Line passenger train of the
Southern Railway south of this city.
Elizabeth City.-News reached hers
that the three-year-old son of Eddie
Williams, Pasquotank farmer, was
killed by lightning at Newland which
is in the upper part OF the county, Is
miles from this city. Report has IL
| that the boys mother and sister were
stunned by the shock, but recovered
Greensboro.-Th fund being raised
here for the relief of Japanese Auffer-
ars now amounts to over $4,000, that
being gathered in little over one day.
and 1t is expected thaS it will go be-
yond $1,000
New Bern.-Restraining orders
against three Craven county tobacco
growers have been issued to the CO.
operative association, T O. Mullins,
local manager, stated He would not
divulge the names OF the men, but in
dicated that every effort would be
made to restrain them and others from
continuing the sale Of their tobacco on
the open floors.
Maxton.-The many friends Of Miss
Sallie Lou McKinnon throughout the
! State will he deliphtad to laarc thot