Charlotte—Charlotte will erect a new filtration plant at waterworks to cost over $300,000.
Raleigh—The contract for the new mechanical engineering building at State college has been awarded to Hester and McElwee, general contractors, of Raleigh.
Fayetteville—The North Carolina Fox Hunters’ association convened here for business preliminary to its second annual field trials and bench show.
Ashville—the only Thanksgiving day tragedy reported from this section of the state was the death of James Turbyfill of Waynesville, caused when a shotgun in his hands was accidentally discharged.
Goldsboro—The post office and two adjoining buildings at Fremont, 14 miles north of here, were totally destroyed by fire. The loss will amount to about $10,000.
Stanley Creek—Mrs. J.S. Fox was run over by a Charlotte-bound Seaboard local freight train and killed instantly. The accident occurred at the first street crossing south of the depot.
Concord—James Garvey, young white man of New York city, who was injured on October 21 at the Kerr street plant of the water and light company when his body came into contact with a life wire, died at the Concord hospital.
Lumberton—Mrs. Lena Gough, wife of ex-State Senator Frank Gough, died at noon. Deceased suffered a stroke of paralysis more than four years ago and had been practically helpless since. She recently suffered another stroke.
Chapel Hill—More than 10,000 spectators, coming from every nook and corner of North Carolina and Virginia, saw the University of North Carolina defeat its venerable and honored football enemy, the University of Virginia, by the score of 7 to 3, in one of the hardest fought gridiron contests ever seen on Emerson field.
Winston-Salem—Rev. J.B. Weatherspoon, for 3 ½ years pastor of the First Baptist Church here, has resigned.
Raleigh—With a view of encouraging clean athletics and sportsmanship in the Raleigh High school, an athletic council of five students has been chosen.
Lenoir—Unofficial returns place Mark Squires, Democratic candidate, well in the lead over S.E. Dula, Republican candidate for Senator from the 33rd district.
Lenoir—Robert Lee Starns, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Van Starns, was run down by an automobile and died in hospital in Hickory as a result of the injuries.
Asheville—Western North Carolina’s apple crop for commercial markets this year is 63,000 barrels, C.D. Matthews, chief state horticulturist, announced, as compared with 305,000 barrels in 1921. (Those are the numbers printed in the paper.)
Lumberton—More than 300 Lumberton citizens are qualified auto drivers. At least that number have paid the $5 driver’s license levied by the town fathers. Of this number, less than 25 are ladies.
Goldsboro—the scaffold on a building at the Enterprise Lumber company’s new plant here gave way, instantly killing William Pride, colored, and fatally injuring James Pollock, white, who died two hours later at Spicer’s sanitorium.
Kinston—Peter Eakes, reported dead following an accident at Greenville some time ago, has been discharged from Parrott Memorial hospital here practically cured of his injuries, it was stated at the hospital.
Winston-Salem—Andy Laws, 84, was instantly killed on his farm near Moravian Falls, Wilkes county, while engaged in blasting stumps with dynamite. He was standing 150 feet away.
Charlotte—Charlotte's new million-dollar hotel will be located on the corner of West Trade and Poplar streets, on what is known as Caton’s corner, the land having been purchased from the Wittkowsky estate, owners, for a price said to be between $175,000 and $200,000.
Durham—Dr. John M. Manning, mayor of this city, and brother of Attorney General J.S. Manning of Raleigh, was arrested here by department of justice agents on a charge of violating the Harrison narcotic law.
Fayetteville—An address by Mrs. T.W. Bickett of Raleigh on “Something More in the Girl,” featured the second day’s session of the annual older boy’s conference of the Young Mens Christian association for southeastern North Carolina, being held here.
From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Dec. 1, 1921
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