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Monday, May 24, 2021

North Carolina News Briefs, May 24, 1921

Condensed News From the Old North State

Maxton—The residence of Mr. C.J. Lide was badly damaged by fire during the electrical storm.

Charlotte—Charlotte is to have a new bank. The Charlotte Bank and Trust company with a capital of $1 million is a new baking institution for the city.

Greensboro—R.C. Kelly, junior member of the law firm of Brooks, Hines & Kelly, will go to Winston-Salem June 1 to become attorney for the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company.

Winston-Salem—The Salvation Army here will put on a campaign to raise $9,000, this being the amount desired for the work outlined for the coming year.

Carthage—County Agent M.W. Wall states that both the cotton and tobacco acreage of Moore county has been reduced 30 to 40 per cent this year and that both crops are very backward, taking the county as a whole.

Salisbury—The 78th annual session of the Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows of North Carolina has convened here. The credential committee made its report and past grand degrees were conferred on 58 new past grands.

Redisville—Geo. T. Smith, a well-known citizen and Confederate veteran, died at his home, aged 82 years. Wm. A. Reid, one of Reidsville’s oldest citizens and a well-known Confederate veteran, died at his home, aged 81 years.

Newton—The Catawba News-Enterprise says that Mr. W.N. Mebane, who recently died in Burlington, did not die of blood poisoning. It says “instead of blood poisoning, Mr. Mebane literally bled to death from two teeth that had been removed.

Wilmington—James M. Stevenson, insurance man of this city, ended his life by firing a bullet from a 38-caliber revolver into his heart. Winston-Salem—Dr. H.L. Hill, aged 84, who served a surgeon in the war between the states, and who was perhaps the oldest living surgeon who served in the Confederate army, died at his home in Germantown.

Greenville—The illicit whiskey traffic of this section of the state was given another effective blow when Deputy sheriff Thad Williams, accompanied by C.T. Wooten, succeeded in capturing a 130-gallon copper still at Hardee’s Run.

Lumberton—A cyclone struck the Long Branch community, five miles south of Lumberton demolishing three or more dwellings and seriously injuring several people.

Charlotte—George L. Keller, grocer, 1214 East Seventh street, was shot dead from his wagon as he was passing in front of the Fidelity Mills on West Eleventh street by two negroes, who took from his body the money from the day’s sales at his store.

Asheville—J.E. “Babe” Burnett, wanted for the alleged killing Prohibition Officer Rose, which occurred following a prohibition raid near the Burnett home in Swain county November 25, 1920, surrendered to the sheriff of Swain county.

Gastonia—At a joint meeting of the county commissioners and county board of education, Miss Faye Davenport of Mount Holly, daughter of chairman R.K. Davenport, was selected county superintendent of public welfare.

Fayetteville—The 42nd annual conference of the Woman’s Missionary conference of the North Carolina conference of the Methodist church convened here with approximately 300 delegates.

Monroe—Contract for the new high school was let to R.L. Goode of Charlotte for about $75,000. Eleven contractors had bid in with the school board. The new building will consist of 19 class rooms, auditorium, lavatories, etc., and will be of brick construction.

Kinston—The corporation commission closed the Bank of Pink Hill in March because there was no other course to pursue, and its action appears to be amply justified by the detailed audit of the institution’s affairs just completed.

Hickory—Hickory Rotary club has received its charter from the hands of District Governor Buck Perrin of Spartanburg at a ceremony at which Rotarians from Asheville, Gastonia, and Statesville lent a willing hand.

From the Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., May 24, 1921

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