Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
CON ENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NO fes OF INTEREST TO
cAROLiNiAN

Nv is tndI lut Wol n th tiiS app PAOe%NhSS
to the bridge at Haw River has been
completed and the terrible detour has
been discontinued
Edenton.-"Come and get me- were
the last strangled words of Lee Umph.
lett as he sank beneath the water of
the third time. He was drowned on
the old Norfolk Southern railroad
docks.
Elizabeth City-Alexander E. Jones.
Pasquotank farmer, given a prelimin-
ary hearing here on charge or muir
der growing out of the killing of
Alfred Ferebee. negro. was bound
over to Superior Court in $4,000 bail.
Asheville.-After two unsuccessfuI
attempts to reach Asheville in his
airplane to spend Christmas with a
young lady friend. Captain n H. Hale
army aviator of San Antonio. Texas.
landed here for belated holiday visit
Winston -Salem-Warden S. ]. Bus
bee, Of State Prison. identified the
man held at Athens, Tenn. as j. L.
Peake, who escaped prison while ser
wing a 30-year sentence for killing H.
B. Ashburn here, according to mes
sage received here. Busbee and his
prisoner started for Raleigh.
Shelby-Mr. Lee Smith died sud
denly in his home in South Shelby.
Mr.. Smith had just been out and wit
messed the passing of the funeral pro-
cession of Mr.. Joe Owens, returning
~, G,,,l 0y,J-
came Immediately without warning.
Asheyille-Two negro men and
woman are being held in the county
jail without bond as the result OF an
accident on Biltmore hill when the
automobile the negroes were ridinp in
struck a group of young whie We n,
walking on the edge Of the roa. on
the pavement
Manly Baker William
ston, young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Finley
L. Williamson, is at home here from
Augusta Military Academy, Virginia,
where he has won signal honors by
his work and conduct during his stay
there. Holding, as he does, eight of
the important offices assigned the
students Of this academy. he stands
above any other student ever attend
ing the school,
High Point. H. Howerton, of
Winston-Salem, died at a local hos
pital as a result of injuries received
in and automobile wreck on the Win
ston road Mr.. Howerton was 65
years old.
Raleigh-State Revenue Commits
sioner Rufe Doughton continued to
gather in the golden shekels. Already
more than s5,S0O,OOO has been col
lected, this exceeding the $5.700000
estimate of some time ago.
Lum Observation-Disclosures Britt, 49,
year-old son of Rev and Mrs. Paul
Britt, who live about six miles east
of here. died in the Baker sanatorium
as the result of a rifle shot wound he
received Christmas day while playing
He had just thrown traget in the air
when his first cousin. Marvin Britt.
fired, the ball ranging lower than he
expected.
Durham.-Murray D. Smith, of this
city was killed by an automobile near
the Pearl Mill In North Durham. e.
D. Upchurch, aged Is years, son of
John Upchurch, prominent farmer of
the Morrisville section, was driving
the car at the time of the accident.
He was released on $500 bond. fol.
lowing an investigation.
Mebane-So far there has been no
clue found by the officers as to who
killed Joe F. Trollinger, who conduct
ed small grocery store here. Mr.
Trollinger was found lying behind the
counter in his store with his skull
crushed his nose cut almost from his
face and lips cut through to his teeth.
Gastonia.-Robert Spargo, car in
| spector for the Piedmont & North arn
Railway, is dead here as the result
of an accident in the course of his
| work. His foot caught between two
rails, tripping him and he fell on the,
track in front of moving car.
Raleigh - Reorganization OF the
| North Carolina Traffic Association is
announced by President Charles H
Ireland, of Greensboro. who has call
ed a meeting of that body to be held
here January 8.
Sanford.-J. W. Bowman, Lee coun.
ty outlaw. is now on the Chatham
County roads serving a two-year sen,
tence for selling liquor. Bowman
ran amuck in this county early in,
December, beating up man and his
wife and wrecking the sheriff's auto
mobile. He was captured by Surry
officers who received a $500 reward,
High Point-Williams Dawson. me-
gro. drank hearty swig of Christmas
cheer" He died before medical as.
sistance could be summoned. Other
post-holiday casualties include two.
seriously injured and nine others hurt
as result Of an automobile wreck.
| High Point.-Miss Myrtle Walker:
well known young lady of this city.
was injured in an automobile accident
near Hopewell, Va. Her father was so
badly injured in the same accident
that he died. Her mother also was
hurt but her conditions is not serious
Wilmington. - Approximately forty
million gallons Of gasoline and kero.
sene were moved through the port OF,
Wilmington by the Standard Oil Com.
pany In 1928 and the outlook for the,
coming year. 1924. are that mammoth
amount will be increased. according In.
r Yaurouco WriCht rueo,uo. - A.