High Point—Alfred A. Gordon, 85, well known confederate veteran, died in a hospital here following an illness of three weeks.
Kinston—Josiah Exum, 78, prominent merchant of Snow Hill, died at his home there following a sudden heart attack.
Asheville—At the annual meeting of the North Carolina Forestry Association, Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt was elected president.
Kinston—Jack Lanier, young man shot by an Onslow county man last fall, succumbed to the pistol wound after these many months.
Tarboro—Headed by Paul B. Bell of Warrenton, Grand Patron, the Grand chapter officers of the Eastern Star formed an Eastern Star Chapter in Concord lodge hall.
Clinton—Mrs. Lillie Boyette, widow of the late Dr. Charles T. Boyette, died at a Fayetteville hospital following an operation for bladder trouble with complications.
Charlotte—About 1,000 bales of cotton waste, valued at $75,000 was destroyed by fire at the new England Waste Company’s warehouse Tuesday.
Clinton—Fire completely destroyed the big gin and lumber plant of R.D. Vann in Westbrook township. The loss over insurance is about $8,000.
Raleigh—Twenty-five carlots of cantaloupe, the bulk of the lot going from Scotland County, were shipped from North Carolina last Saturday.
Greensboro—The annual convention of the North Carolina branch of Postmaster’s League was held at the League Hotel in Asheville July 13 and 14.
Raleigh—A.J. Rogers, prominent Raleigh negro, for many years superintendent of the Negro First Baptist Sunday School, dropped dead while teaching his Sunday School class.
Durham—The Hi-Rocket, student newspaper of the Durham high school, won the honor of being the best high school newspaper in the State. The Hillbilly, student magazine of Asheville, won second place.
Greensboro—Mrs. Annie Pullen Crawford, 83, widow of Rev. L.W. Crawford, Methodist minister, was buried here Sunday. Mrs. Crawford was well known and loved by all who knew her.
Raleigh—W.S. Shelor, 50 years of age, for several years manager of the right-of-way department of the Carolina Light and Power Company, died at Rex Hospital Tuesday, from a heart attack.
Raleigh—With W.L. Beasley of Raleigh as the Carolinas representative, the Island Creek Coal Company of Cincinnatti has established its headquarters for North and South Carolina in Raleigh.
Washington—Dr. Rhodes Tayloe Gallagher, prominent dentist, and one of Washington’s most esteemed citizens, died at his home a few minutes after suffering a heart attack.
Rocky Mount—The Rocky Mount Civitan Club, with 20 charter members, was organized at a meeting in the Bland Hotel with a delegation of 13 Raleigh Civitans in charge.
Greensboro—A still with a capacity of 250 gallons, the largest ever found in Guilford County, was taken in a raid by deputies; with 9,000 gallons of beer and 40 gallons of liquor.
Raleigh—North Carolina ranks first among the States in the production of peanuts. From the 131,000 acres under cultivation last year, 152,945,000 pounds were produced, valued at $10,706,000.
Albemarle—Thomas C. Burns of the Fort Bragg Field Artillery and his companion, Harvey D. Jackson of Battery C, 5th Field Artillery, were killed when struck by lightning near Locust.
Goldsboro—Risser and Rabinowitz of Philadelphia, Pa., one of the largest poultry packers in the country, will on November the 1st establish an assembling plant in Goldsboro. They will send out large trucks to cover Eastern Carolina.
Hamlet—The Sandhill Peach Show will be held in Hamlet July 23 and 24. Governor Thomas G. McLeod of South Carolina has accepted an invitation to be present on the 24th.
Hillsboro—The burial of Edwin A. Dickson, 69, who died at his home here, was made at New Hope. Mr. Dickson was connected with the affairs of the county for many years, serving as county treasurer, tax lister, and other public offices.
Washington—Dr. John Williams, Mrs. Williams, her mother, Mrs. Gardner, and J.A. Osborne of Washington, were injured when the car in which they were riding collided with another, and turned completely over.
Salisbury—Mrs. Mary Mahaley, wife of R. Lee Mahaley, prominent business man of Salisbury, died at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, while undergoing an operation. The body was sent to Salisbury for burial.
Sanatorium—At the regular quarterly meeting, the board of directors of the North Carolina Sanatorium, authorized the erection of a new nurses’ home as part of the program to improve the Sanatorium.
Greensboro—Willie Edward Cauthern, 22, mechanic employed at the Pomona Cotton Mills near here, was almost instantly killed when he came in contact with an iron bar charged with electricity at the mill. His body was taken to Mooresville for burial.
Salisbury—Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison met with over 100 business men and citizens of Salisbury and discussed building an electric interurban railway from Charlotte to Winston-Salem, by way of Concord, Kannapolis, China Grove, Salisbury and Lexington.
Newton—Ray Stazer, Homer Matheson and J.L. Ledwell were badly burned from an accidental ignition of a preparation of turpentine, while they were mixing the ingredients for a solution used in the manufacture of brake lining at the Fiber Manufacturing plant.
Greensboro—J.B. Callahan, 93, Confederate veteran, died at the home of his son, E.O. Callahan, at Stokesdale, Guilford County. Mr. Callahan was a fine soldier, a member of Company B, Eleventh North Carolina Regiment. He was also a Mason. His death was due to infirmities of age.
Durham—Plans for the 11 new buildings to be erected at Duke University have arrived and are being inspected by all local contractors. Included in the plans are a University telephone system, fire alarm system, lighting system, refrigeration plant, dairy plant with butcher shop and bakery.
Rocky Mount—A negro woman, tenant on the farm of Ben Lawrence, started across a muddy field and got mired up in the mud. She kept sinking until she was up to her armpits. She was imprisoned for 24 hours, and it took several hours’ work to extricate her. Rescuers had to dig her out with boards.
Asheville—Rev. Thomas E. Penladn(?), 54, well known and highly respected resident of the Reems Creek section, died at his home there. He had been in poor health for several months.
Fairview--C.G. Jenkins, Fairview farmer, died at the Mission Hospital as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident a few days ago.
Raleigh—Governor A.W. McLean will take part today in two formal ceremonies in Carteret County. As Commander-in-chief, he will review the 120th Infantry, North Carolina National Guard. An hour later he will formally accept for the State the Fort Macon works and reservation from the Federal Government.
Dunn—Little Marie Jernigan, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Jernigan of Sampson County died at a hospital in Dunn from injuries received when the car in which she was riding with her mother turned turtle on the Dunn-Clinton highway. Four other occupants of the car escaped with minor injuries.
Lenoir—According to announcement made by Dr. C.L. Hornaday, president of Davenport College, Benjamin N. Duke has given $25,000 as an endowment fund to the college. At a recent board meeting, the trustees voted to erect another building, the main floor to be used as a dining hall, and the second floor to be used as the science department.
Charlotte—Edworth Dillworth Latta, prominent capitalist of Charlotte and Asheville, died at his home in Asheville Tuesday. He had been in failing health for several months. The body was taken to Charlotte for burial. For several years Mr. Latta had been considered as the outstanding capitalist of Charlotte. His estate is estimated at about $7 million.
Lenoir—The plant of the Star Furniture Copay was completely destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. On account of the dust and dryness of the buildings, they burned quickly, the heat keeping the flames beyond control of the firemen. The trestle of the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad tracks near the plant was partially destroyed. The loss was estimated at $175,000, with insurance of $115,000.
From page 8 of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, July 17, 1925
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