Doings in the Tar Heel State
Kinston—This town voted a $150,000 bond issue for schools. The money will e applied to a high school construction fund. Though only 630 voted, only 18 negative ballots were cast.
Pittsboro—The Casco motion picture show located just east of the courthouse here was destroyed by fire, also 75 caskets belonging to the Chatham Hardware Company, which were upstairs in the same building.
Greensboro—Willie Edward Cauthern, 22, was almost instantly killed when he came in contact with an iron pipe charged with electricity in the boiler room of the Pomona mill near this city. His left hand was severely burned in two places, it was reported.
High Point—Mrs. Z.M. Hampton, formerly of this city, was drowned at Fairmont, W. Va., according to a message received by her father, J.D. Sutterfield of High Point.
Clinton—A distressing accident occurred in northern Sampson when the 3-year-old child of Herman McLamb of Johnston county was thrown from a car and killed as it passed over her body. Mrs. McLamb, the other of the child, was driving.
Reidsville—Lester Stiney, white, was so severely injured by a premature explosion that he died an hour later in a hospital. He was frightfully mangled at the stone quarry five miles north of Reidsville, his body being hurled high into air by the blast.
Raleigh—Because the cows of George Marcom died from eating corn whiskey mash, Clifford Royster, 17-year-old Oxford boy, was found guilty of illicit distilling in the Wake County Superior Court. Judge W.A. Devin, presiding, did not pronounce sentence.
Elizabeth City—Despondent over domestic difficulties, Alfred Sawyer, 36 years old, employed by the Elizabeth City Hosiery Company, ended his life by firing a bullet from a 38 revolver through the middle of his forehead.
Raleigh—Hailstorms, pelting an acreage of between 250 and 300 acres between Eagle Springs and Samarcand, damaged peaches [worth] between $50,000 and $100,000. The division of markets of the North Carolina department of agriculture reported that it had been advised of the storm and that it covered one of the finest peach areas of the sandhill section.
Winston-Salem--$16,000 worth of school text books were ordered by Supt. R.H. Latham. These books will e used in the city school system during the next session, being sold to the students practically at cost. This follows the plan of city distribution of books.
Asheville—The annual tournament of the North Carolina Firemen’s Association came near being marred by a serious accident when D.G. Allred of Concord was hut while participating in a contest with the team from his home town. The injured man was taken to the French Broad hospital suffering from bruises and other slight injuries.
Elizabeth City—Forsaking his lair in the Great Dismal Swamp to make a foray in quest of sweets, a black bear landed in a trap on the old Simeon Pritchard farm, four miles from this city in Providence Township, and paid for his rashness with his life. The bear measured six feet from tip to tip and weighed about 175 pounds.
Newton—Wofford Milton, aged 17, who was found guilty of manslaughter by the jury, was sentenced by Judge T.J. Shaw to serve no less than one year and no more than five years in the State Penitentiary. Milton ran over Daniel Lafayette Hilton, 6-year-old boy, in front of the Blackburn school house causing his death about one hour later.
Norlina—In the broad day light at about noon, three men entered the Bak of Alberta at Alberta, Va., and relieved J.B. Elmore, cashier of about $5,000 in cash, making their getaway in a Packard car after unsuccessfully trying to lock Elmore in the bank vault. In attempting to stop the bandit car at Warfield, four miles north of Alberta, John Wynn was shot in both legs.
Charlotte—The Mecklenburg county commissioners expect to receive at least $700,000 for the present courthouse property, according to Chairman R.N. Hood, who said he had received an informal offer of $640,000 for the property form a real estate dealer here whose name was not disclosed. Chairman Hood added that the board would expect to receive an additional $125,000 from sale of the jail property.
Salisbury—Rowan county and federal officers captured a 75 gallon copper still and all apparatus for the making of liquor, the raid taking place in Morgan township, about 12 miles from this city. Four barrels of beer, 35 gallons of liquor, a large quantity of fruit jars and other material was also taken.
Rockingham—George McDuffie, aged 62, committed suicide at his home five miles from Rockingham by shooting himself through the temple with a pistol He tried to drown himself in April by jumping into a well but was rescued.
Lexington—Davidson County Board of Commissioners decided to lend $400,000 to the state highway commission to advance road building on several projects in the county. The resolution will be submitted at once to the commission and it is anticipated that formal contract will be ready for signatures at an early date.
Ahoskie—In less than a month two of the biggest picnics of the season will come off in Bertie county, one being the annual Masonic picnic at Colerain on July 30, and the other the annual farmers’ picnic of Bertie county at Mt. Gould, August 7.
From page 2 of The Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., July 23, 1925
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