--Statesville—Mrs. Maggie Banner died from sock resulting from an accident.
--High Point—W.M. Welborn, well known and highly regarded citizen of High Point died.
--Greensboro—A.J. Dixon, 44, prominent merchant of Rockingham county near Reidsville, died at a hospital here of lock-jaw.
--Asheville—Yeggmen forced their way into a store operated by Davidson and McChesney and blew open the safe, escaping with $1,600.
--Washington—Frank Rollins was accidentally shot thru the upper part of his right leg while in the act of cleaning an old pistol.
--Charlotte—Frank M. Shannonhouse, 53, a prominent member of the Charlotte bar for many years, died after an illness of two months.
--Winston-Salem—Evelyn Durham, six-year-old daughter of Mrs. G.E. Couch, was probably fatally injured when struck by an automobile while crossing the street.
--Lumberton—Berlin Ward, 22, young white man, was sentenced to from two to three years at hard labor in the state penitentiary for killing his wife.
--Duke—Joseph S. Spence, 70, well-known farmer living near Duke, died from the effects of heart trouble. He had been ill for several years.
--New Bern—Rev. R.F. Daugherty, 64, well-known Cove City preacher, died at his home near Wintergreen after an illness of about a year.
--Spencer—Mrs. T.H. Waller, 71, died following an accident which occurred several days ago when she attempted to cross the street and was knocked down by an automobile.
--Greensboro—The first annual convention of the North Carolina Automotive Service Association will be held here October 20-21, according to announcement made by Secretary C.W. Roberts.
--Albemarle—Will Broadway was called to court on two charges of secret assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill. The first case was an assault on his mother, Mrs. Jane Broadway, and the second upon his niece, 4-year-old Sara McLester. He was bound over in both cases.
--Bethel—Mrs. Emma Eliza Johnson was run over and instantly killed by Hugh Highsmith, who has been placed under a $5,000 bond pending trial in Pitt County Court.
--Wilson—Clayton Johnson, young white man, is in the hospital in a critical condition from injuries sustained when he leaped from a car to capture a possum.
--Maxton—R.D. Hamre, one of the vicinity’s most popular and well-known men, died at his home near Smyrna church. He had been in feeble health for several months.
--Washington—The home of Mrs. Pattie Calais of Chocowinity was entirely destroyed by fire of unknown origin. All household effects were saved. No insurance was carried on the dwelling.
--Goldsboro—The “New Goldsboro” hotel was opened in this city with a magnificent dinner and dance. The hotel, which cost $760,000 is one of the very best in construction and appointments in the state.
--Raleigh—Last year the State employed 16,948 white teachers in its public schools. Of this number, only 3,512 were college graduates. The statistics show that four-fifths of our teachers are not college trained.
--New Bern—The handsome new school building at Croatan was dedicated with Representative Chas. L. Abernethy as the principal speaker in the new auditorium. A barbecue and picnic dinner was given in the school grove.
--Wilson—The Atlantic Coast Line freight depot Number Two was completely destroyed by fire at a loss of between $75,000 and $100,000. The storage depot, valued at $25,000 and well covered by insurance, was burned. It was filled with tobacco and cotton.
Dunn—Norman Baggett, 13, was probably fatally injured and Herbert Baggett, 18, seriously injured when the car in which they were riding struck a hog and turned over on the Dunn-Clinton highway. The hog was killed and the car completely demolished.
--Winston-Salem—A blaze starting in a janitor’s storeroom on the second floor of the Woolworth Building spread throughout most of the floor. Professional men, including physicians, lawyers, opticians, chiropractors and dentists suffered heavy losses.
--Kinston—700 bales of cotton on a loading platform of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was threatened with fire of undetermined origin. Policemen discovered the blaze which was checked by firemen with damages of less than $1,600.
--Lexington—Six years after a rifle bullet fired in play by a companion had severed his spinal cord, Howard Crotts, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crotts, died. Local physicians say the case of the boy is without a known parallel in medical records in this country.
From page 6 of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Oct. 2, 1925
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