Lincolnton—The Wampum cotton mill of this city will start up night work some time during the week.
Winston-Salem—The county health officer reports that during the past week over 1,300 persons were given the anti-typhoid vaccine in this county.
Durham—Five estimated to have done damage of $100,000 completely destroyed five buildings and badly damaged two others in Roxboro.
Wadesboro—Rev. C.A. Wood, the popular pastor of the Methodist church of this city, had the misfortune to break his right arm while cranking his automobile.
Charlotte—The body of Joseph Orr, the first Charlotte man to lose his life in the world war, has reached New York and is expected to arrive in Charlotte shortly.
Asheville—Dewey, the 8-year-old son of West Patton of Canton, accidently took hold of a live wire and his hand was so badly burned that surgeons decided to amputate it.
Winston-Salem—Thurman Coffey, 15-year-old boy, died at a local hospital here as the result of injuries received several days ago when he fell from his bicycle and was run over by an automobile.
Davidson—The funeral services of Louise, the oldest daughter of Rev. E.C. Irvin of Glade Valley, were conducted here. The young girl, about 12 years of age, was killed in an automobile accident.
Asheville—The Asheville and East Tennessee railroad will cease operation within 60 days unless there is a decided increase in the amount of patronage, according to a statement by Reginald Howland, treasurer of the company.
Winston-Salem—Chester Allen, 16-year-old colored boy, died at a hospital from a pistol shot wound fired by Jesse McKnight, colored.
Kinston—The Kinston Poultry association held a chicken stew and fry at Lakeside, three miles from here.
Elizabeth City—Plans for the establishment of a Community Hospital at Elizabeth City are now taking definite form.
Durham—A $50,000 church hut, designed to fill the recreational and social needs of the church, is to be erected by the First Presbyterian Church of this city.
Weldon—A very disastrous fire occurred at Roanoke Rapids when the handsome brick, stone-trimmed building occupied and operated as a pulp or paper product mill was burned.
Hickory—Ten boys and girls holding membership in Catawba country clubs made a net profit of $2,913.72 last year, according to reports submitted at the first annual encampment. [These country clubs were later known as 4-H Clubs.]
Lexington—John L,. Casper has turned from selling groceries to his old love, making corn whiskey. He is now engaged in erecting a $250,000 distillery at Villa De Cuna, a town of 1,500 people.
Lenoir—Around 1,800 men, women and children were “shot” in Lenoir, hypodermically, with the anti-toxin treatment, via the vaccination route, for the prevention of typhoid and diphtheria.
Asheville—A summer capital for North Carolina will be transferred to Asheville and government matters will be handled from this city until September, according to announcement of Governor Morrison.
Kinston—Residents of Browntown, a negro community in Greene county, are disturbed over the appearance of a bear in the place on several occasions recently. The animal has been seen by two or three persons.
Newton—Judge Henry H. Lane sentenced Abner Brinkley to five years in the penitentiary and Fred Brinkley, his brother, to two years in the penitentiary. The Brinkleys were convicted of the killing of Homer Barringer last summer.
Charlotte—John P. Collier of Houston, Texas, who came here in February in the interest of the Ku Klux Klan and who has been active in forming a chapter of the clan, died at a local hotel, where he had been stopping for several months.
From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., July 28, 1921
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