Charlotte—The 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raiford Winchester was killed by an automobile while crossing the Dixie road. The party driving the car has not yet been found.
Rutherfordton—The 4-year-9ld son of Charles Frady, who live between Forest City and Bostic, was accidentally killed while out playing when he spied a wagon that had been turned on its side against the barn. He stepped into it with a younger companion, and it turned over the ledge falling on his neck, killing him instantly. His companion escaped injury.
Wallace—Mrs. Carrie Holland died at her home here after an illness of several weeks. The funeral of Mrs. Holland was conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Lee, of the Methodist church, at the grave, the interment being in Rockfish cemetery.
Asheville—Rob Rathbone, a farmer living in Dellwood, four miles from Waynesville, was shot and almost instantly killed under mysterious circumstances, according to word received here. Frady made no attempt to escape but was so excited he was unable to give an account of the killing. Less than half an hour after the fatality he was arrested by the Haywood county sheriff and locked up in jail without bond.
Elkin—Irving Griffith, a member of the force now grading the stretch of the state highway from Brooks Crossroads to Yadkinville, narrowly escaped fatal injury by a cave-in of a volume of dirt which buried his body for a time while he was engaged in cutting a pipeline to convey water from the road.
Gastonia—Dr. M.F. Boyle, Gastonia physician, was arrested in New York City on a federal warrant charging violation of the anti-narcotic act, his apprehension making the 27th person arrested in connection with a drive federal agents have been making against an alleged “drug dealing gang” operating in this section of North Carolina.
Wadesboro—D.W. Sedberry and A.D. Griggs, local officers, captured a big still near here on the Wadesboro-Ansonville highway. Officer Sedberry located the still in the woods and, hiding, awaited the return of the distiller. When a young white man named Dock White appeared at the still, Sedberry arrested him.
Goldsboro—The Rev. W.A. Piland, who was on his first years as pastor of the Stedman circuit and who was formerly pastor of the Goldsboro circuit, died at Stedman. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Lillian A. Piland, three children, M.G. Piland, Mt. Olive; J.H. Piland, Bests Station; Miss Edith Piland Stedman; and five grandchildren.
Mount Airy—Henry McCraw of Virginia, against whom the February Surry Superior Court returned a true bill of indictment for murder in connection with the death of his cousin’s wife, Mrs. Gabe McCraw, who before her death charged him with criminal assault, walked into the office of Sheriff Haynes and surrendered. At the same time he presented a bond of $10,000 properly signed.
Burlington—John Moser, 42, an unmarried man living near Thompson’s Mill in the southern part of Alamance county, was found dead in the one-room house in which he lived alone, his brains having been blown out with a .32 calibre pistol, found at his side.
From page 11 of The Jackson County Journal, Sylva, N.C., Friday, March 13, 1925.
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