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THE STATE JOURNAL.
Friday, August 27, 1915.
A Glance Over the Whole State
The tobacco market opened at
Warsaw with the sale of 40,000
pounds of the weed.
The corn crops about Danbury in
Stokes county are said to be the larg
est ever seen in that section.
Governor Locke Craig is back in
his office at the State Capitol from
his summsr sojourn in Asheville.
Kinston is to have the State Board
of Health Exhibit during the Bright
Leaf Tobacco Belt Fair in November.
Caswell county reports a fine fruit
crop, and vegetables in such abund
ance that meat is no longer a neces
sity. The Morgan ton creamery route is
proving quite successful, 100 pounds
of cream being shipped to Asheville
in one day.
The State Council Jr. O. U. A. M.
in session in Charlotte last week
chose Goldsboro as the next place of
meeting.
Judge William P. Bynum, of
Greensboro, has been chosen member
of the executive committee of the
American Bar Association.
Wilmington is planning to have a
pageant on Labor Day, and Lieuten
ant Governor Daughtridge and Con
gressman Godwin will be the speak
ers. Work will begin immediately on
the Wilson Country Club house,
which will cost $20,000. The site is
located about three miles south of
Wilson, near Wiggins' Mill.
The Confederate Veterans held
their annual re-union at Mt. Airy on
Monday. A big time was had by the
old soldiers, although only a few
are left of what was once a large or
ganization. The district conference of the Lu
theran congregation and pastors con
nected with the Synod of Missouri,
Ohio and other States will be held
at St. Peter's church, near Catawba
Springs, beginning today.
S. J. Meyers, proprietor of the
Kentucky Horse and Mule Company
stables, was shot by his brother-in-law,
Grover West, Tuesday night and
is in a dangerous condition. West is
under arrest and claims self-defense.
A city-wide organization for the
Baptist Young People's Unions of
Raleigh was perfected Monday night
at a meeting of the representatives of
the Unions, Mr. John D. Boushall,
First Baptist church, being chosen
president.
Cameron, Moore County, and its
chief industry, the dewberry, is to be
written up by Mr. S. R. Winters, of
Durham, for The Country Gentleman.
Mr. H. P. McPherson, a big grower
of that section, will be the chief fig
figure in the article.
Capt. E. J. Parrish, of Durham,
the president of the State Fair Asso
ciation, was in Raleigh on Tuesday
and visited the Fair grounds with
Col. Joseph E. Pogue. He was
greatly pleased with the prospects
for the Fair in October.
Mrs. F. M. Simmonswife of Uni
ted State Senator Simmons, who un
derwent an operation several days
ago in Philadelphia, is rapidly im
proving, according to reports from
New Bern. She will return to New
Bern as soon as she is able.
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, who was
injured while swimming in a lake on
her vast estate near Asheville, has
been able to return to Biltmore
House after several weeks in Bilt
more Hospital. Her complete recov
ery is assured. She is the twelve-year-old
daughter of Mrs. George
Vanderbilt, and becomes the owner
of the magnificent estate under her
father's will.
The Commercial Club, of Durham,
is to be reorganized and put upon a
new basis. President J. H. South
gate appointed a central committee,
which will work with the representa
tives of the American City Bureau,
who will put on the campaign.
The family of Mr. L. A. Royster, of
Oxford, noticed for some time that
bees were entering the crack between
the weather boarding of the east side
of their house. On investigation they
found the bees had not been idle, but
had stored away 150 pounds of
honey.
Mr. I. H. Brown, an old Raleigh
boy, is back home after three trips
to London since the beginning of the
war. He was drug dispenser on the
British ship Colonial and took care
of several thousand horses in that
capacity, on these trips from America
to Europe.
Dr. L. B. Morse, of Hendersonville,
has secured the right of way for a
four-mile road to Chimney Rock. He
proposes to have this highway ready
by next summer. Already people are
visiting Chimney Rock by automobile
from Hendersonville, Asheville and
Rutherford ton.
Dr. and Mrs. D. H. Hill have re
turned from the Panama-Pacific Ex
position at San Francisco. They
were away over a month and visited
many places of interest. Dr. Hill re
turns to Raleigh and his work as
president of A. and M. College,
which opens September 2.
Mr. S. D. Gordon, well-known
Bible student, teacher and author,
has been speaking daily at the
Southern Presbyterian Conference at
Montreat the past week. Mr. Gor
don is a layman, but has been heard
the world around in his talks on the
power of the Christian life.
In razing the old customs house
building in Wilmington, which was
erected in 1845 by the Masons, an old
stone box was found which was turn
ed over to one of the local lodges.
This box will be opened in a few
days. A new $600,000 customs
house will replace the old one.
A six-year-old boy entered the
postoffice at Cove City, near New
Bern, and departed with $35. A
search was made and $13 was found,
the rest being spent for candy and
"pop." The matter has been turned
over to Postoffice Inspector L. T.
Yarborough for investigation.
The Atlantic Coast Line's car of
the State's agricultural products,
which will be shown at Northern
cities during the next two months,
left Wilmington last Friday. Mr. G.
A. Cardwell has charge of the dis
play and West Virginia, Maryland
and New York States will be visited.
The County Farmers' Union of
Franklin county held its annual
meeting in Louisburg last Friday
with Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of Meck
lenburg county, president of the
State Farmers' Union, as their
speaker. A large crowd listened to
the speaking and enjoyed a barbecue
and picnic dinner.
Prof. E. Leff Wagoner has resign
ed as head of the Odd Fellows' Or
phanage at Goldsboro to enter other
work. Mr. Charles O. Baird will act
as superintendent for the present.
Mr. John D. Berry, of Raleigh, will
succeed Mr. Baird in charge of the
orphanage singing class.
The Epworth League Conference,
started at Lake Junaluska Sunday
morning. Among the speakers are
Dr. Ed F. Cook, of Nashville, Tenn.;
Rev. W. F. Quillian, also of Nash
ville; Miss Mabel Howell, of the
Scarrett Bible School of Kansas City,
Mo., and Mr. T. M. Hunter. The
latter tells stories and demonstrates
games.
J. Charles Haar, a retail grocer of
Wilmington, committed suicide by
drowning in the Cape Fear river, off
the front of Chestnut street in the
early morning and the body was re
covered at 12:30 in the afternoon.
Mr. Haar was despondent and the
coroner declared an inquest unnec
essary. Hiram Hurst, a well known farmer
of Buncombe county, was found dead
near his home, about twenty miles
from Asheville, and Sam Carson, a
tenant on Hurst's property, is charg
ed with the killing. Carson said
Hurst was advancing on him with a
knife, but there is considerable mys
tery about the affair. Both men
have families.
The citizens of Lilesville enter
tained the Confederate veterans,
their wives and widows on Wednes
day with an elaborate dinner and
other features. This annual reunion
has heretofore been held in Wades
boro, so the people of Lilesville ap
preciated this departure from the
usual custom.
Mr. W. P. Grainger, a prominent
jeweller of Goldsboro, and a noted
fisherman and hunter, was stricken
with paralysis at his fishing camp
near Morehead City and was taken
at once to the Goldsboro Hospital,
where he succumbed and was buried
on Friday afternoon. Mr. L. L.
Phillips, of the same city, was like
wise stricken with paralysis while
visiting Farmville, and is now seri
ously ill.
Ten submarines are being built there
for a foreign government. Secre
tary Daniels wants to see what prog
ress is being made at Portsmouth
yard and what are the capacity for
building submarines.
Honors for Dr. Joyner and Professor
Harper.
Dr. James Y. Joyner, of North
Carolina; was elected secretary of
the board of trustees of the National
Educational Association recently
held in Oakland, California, and
Prof. Frank M. Harper was elected
one of the five new directors. The
1916 convention will no doubt meet
in New York city.
Raleigh Wants Liberty Bell.
Representative William S. Vare
will convey to the Philadelphia City
Council the request of the Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce that the
American Liberty Bell be routed
through Raleigh on its way East
from the San Francisco Exposition.
Secretary Daniels assures Mr. Vare
that Tar Heels love the bell as well
as Philadelphians themselves.
Work of the Junior Order.
Mr. W. A. Cooper, of Raleigh, was
made State Councillor of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics at
their envention in Charlotte. Mr.
Cooper is said to be one of the most
promising councillors that ever took
office in the State. The convention
was happy over the great event of
the session, the appropriation of
$1,500 for the extension of moon
light school work in this State.. Hon.
Paul Jones, retiring councillor, was
chosen as field agent to travel over
the State and arouse the people in
this work. Goldsboro was the unan
imouse choice for the next meeting.
Secretary Daniels Host to the
Governors.
Secretary of the Navy, Jose
phus Daniels, entertained the
Council of Governors in Boston this
week aboard the battleship Wyo
ming. The Wyoming carried the
Governors to Gloucester and review
ed the other ships en route.
Secretary Daniels went to Bos
ton on the navy yacht Dolphin
and, before he retrusn, will in
spect the navy yard at Portsmouth,
N. H.f where the government is
building a submarine; the Boston
yard, where a supply ship is under
construction, and the private yards
at Bath, Maine, and Quincy, Mass.,
where government ships are build
ing. The battleship Nevada is near
ing completion at the Quincy yard.
Catawba County Takes Steps
Forward.
Through the County Superinten
dents of Health, Dr. George W.
Shipp, Catawba County Medical So
ciety has unanimously accepted an
offer from the State Board of Health
to secure the services of a medical
expert from the government for
twelve months to study and deal
with the intestinal disorders of in
fants up to three years old, which
rage during the summer months. The
local physicians, mothers, woman's
clubs and betterment societies will
aid the expert in his work.
Asheville Ball Player Cut.
Curtis McCoy, well known in col
legiate and professional sporting cir
cles, was seriously cut about the
throat and neck in Asheville Sunday
night, and is in a serious condition in
a local hospital. He does not know
who cut him. McCoy is the right
fielder of Asheville baseball club,
and is director of athletics at Wof
ford College, Spartanburg, S. C,
where he expected to report on Sep
tember 5th. He probably will not be
able to assume his duties at that
time, and it is certain that he will
not be able to play for Asheville any
more during the present season.
Woman's Suffrage Goes on in
Asheville.
Miss Emily K. Perry, representa
tive of the Congressional Union, re
ceived the co-operation of the local
suffrage league in Asheville during
her stay there. She conducted the
first street meeting ever held in the
city, speaking from the automobile of
a local suffragist. She held a num
ber of meetings and her remarks
were a plea for support of a constitu
tional amendment giving women of
the States of the Union the right to
franchise. In her audiences the di
vision between men and women were
about equal.
Descendants of Noted Divine Honor
His Memory.
There will be a monument unveil
ed on October 18, at Youngs
ville to the memory of Rev.
Bartholomew Fuller and his wife
by descendants of this noted di
vine of the early eighteenth century.
Among his descendants are Rev. Bar
tholomew Huske, of New Bern;
Judge Charles M. Cooke, of Louis
burg; Hon. W. W. Fuller, of New
York; Hon. Thos. B. Fuller, of Dur
ham; Hon. Francis D. Winston, of
Windsor, and Judge Robt. W. Win
ston, of Raleigh. The monument
will be of rough, unhewn granite,
and a bronze tablet with an appro
priate inscription will be affixed..
Religious Meeting.
At old Saint John's church, Wil
liamsborough, the oldest church in
the diocese, there was held last
week most interesting meetings of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Epis
copal Church. Eight of the nine
branches wthin a radius of fifty
miles were represented, Louisburg,
Oxford, Stovall, Henderson, Towns
ville, Ridgeway, Middleburg, and
Warrenton. With two exceptions,
each place sent six or more repre
sentatives, and there were many vis
itors. Rev. L. N. Taylor held the
devotional services, and Mrs. T. W.
Bickett, of Louisburg, led in the
noonday prayers. The following pro
gram was carried out:
"The Foreign Field and Prepara
tion for the Work," by Miss Bessie
Blacknell, who is now preparing
herself at the Deaconess House in
Philadelphia, to go to Alaska next
August: "General Missions," by
Mrs. W. D. Burwell, Henderson;