Wadesboro—Mrs. James Coppedge, the oldest resident of this city, and one of the finest Christian women in Anson county, is critically ill at her home here. She is 95 years of age.
Morganton—A.C. Avery was elected mayor of Morganton by a majority of 255 over his opponent, John M. Pearson, the vote being 516 to 261.
Norwood—Rev. J.W. Patton, D.D., of Greensboro, deputy grand lecturer of the grand lodge A.F. & A.M. of North Carolina, is spending two weeks here drilling Pee Dee Lodge No. 150.
Lenoir—J. Wilburn Suddreth died at his home about three miles west of Lenoir, being 83 yeas of age. Mr. Suddreth was an ex-soldier of the Confederacy, and was a member of the 58th N.C. regiment.
High Point—According to a story members of his family told High Point newspaper men, Elder Samuel McMillon, a primitive Baptist minister of this city, was robbed of $105 while a passenger on a Charlotte trolley car.
Asheville—Conditions in the cotton mills of this section are reported far better than were experienced at the first of the year, yet not so promising as enjoyed six weeks ago, according to a summary of the work under way and orders on hand, say mill officials.
Burlington—News has been received here of the suicide of James Story, at his home near the village of Glencoe, a few miles from this city.
Monroe—William Gerald, a mechanic at Iceman Knitting company, was instantly killed when a long section of pipe which he was carrying came in contact with a live wire.
Wake County—A jury in Wake county superior court awarded J.W. Kimbrough of Boylan Heights $15,000 as damages for injuries inflicted by a train of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad in 1919.
Wilson—J.C. Lassiter, 30, vice president of the R.G. Lassiter Contracting company, Norfolk, Va., with branches in a number of Southern cities, died from a bullet wound, believed to have been accidentally self-inflicted.
Durham—Lora Ashburn, 13 years old, daughter of Mrs. Mary Ashburn, of this city, was burned, perhaps fatally, when her clothing became ignited from flames which burst from a stove which she was lighting with kerosene oil. The fire practically destroyed the Long home on Walnut street.
Wilson—The arrest of two couples here on the charge of violation of the Mann white slavery law resulted in one marriage, but the Bellamy law prevented the other proposed nuptial event.
Wilson—Sheriff Howard and his force of deputies are continuing their warfare on illicit distilling in Wilson county. Within the past several days two large stills, one of 75-gallon capacity and the other a 60-gallon outfit, have been captured. Five gallons of “corn juice” were confiscated.
Hickory—Federal and state prohibition officers operating out from Hickory confirm tales told by local fishermen that blockaders use the waters of the big dams in this sectin for the purpose of moving to and from their moonshine plants.
Fayetteville—With clear weather conditions favoring them, the four marine corps aviators making a test flight from Washington to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, left Pope field, Camp Bragg, for the marine station at Paris Island, S.C.
From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., April 14, 1921
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