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New Eern.—Four buildings and mer
chandise estimated to be worth $15,
i 000 to $25,000 were de. troyed in Vance
boro by a fire that is said to have orig
inated in a barber shop.
Asheville.—News was received in
the city of the tragic death of E. R.
Bright at Horse Shoe. The man, who
was fifty years of age, ended his life
with a shotgun, despite efforts of his
wife to prevent his act.
Elkin—Rufus P. Messick, aged
about 70 years, a farmer of the Cycle
community of Yadkin county, died in
a hospital here from injuries sustain
ed when struck by a large truck.
Tarboro.—Mrs. Nancy Hodge of this
city died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Ruffin. Mrs. Hodge was
the oldest person in this city, being
91 years old at the time of her death.
Jonesboro.—Chief D. A. Grace re
ceived a wire stating that his nine
year old nephew, Carr Grace of Rock
ingham, was dead. His death was the
result cf a pistol in the hands of on
older brother.
Fayetteville.—David Rosenburg, pri
vate in the Marine Corps and member
of the Charleston Navy Yard football
team, died in the Cumberland Gen
eral Hospital h§re. from injuries re
ceived in a foolball game.
Charlotte—The assertion that auto
mobiles in America are killing annu
ally more persons than were killed
in the American Expeditionary Forces
in France furnished Judge James U
Webb with a theme for a special
charge to the Mecklenburg grand jury.
Albemarle —.1. L. G regory and S. W.
Smith, ,'oth of Bu.1 m, met on the
streets of that town :md engaged in a
brief controversy which ended when
Gregory drew a revolver and shot
Smith in the head, hilling him instan
iy.
Weldon—Mann Gregory was acci
dentally shot at his home near Aures
ilian Spring', in Hal fax county a
few mi. • i v- i V* i-.'-oii: ids wife be
ing nervous iOr fear of robbers he
v.-as teaching her to shoot a pistol.
He holding the gun, she pulled the
trigger and the ball glanced, entering
his body and caused internal hernmor
rahge.
Midlesex.—Dr. L. J. Johnson, den
tist, of Columbia, committed suicide
on the porch of the home of his father,
Robert J^-uson ,ot tliis place. He
was found a few seconds afterward
with a bullet bole through his head.
The bullet entered at the right temple
and came out on the left.
Charlotte.—:‘u H mburg grand jury
•brought' in a . . hill of murder
aga.x. L> i «nd Buford Rob
ertson a __ .ij. uie state to an in
vestigation o: the facts surounding
the death of M ss Ruby Helms and the
injuring of her fiance, A. L. Jackson,
on tfic Salisbury road, the night of
November 6.
Win Salem.—The J. A. Jones
Const, x,.. -jin. - , and the For
syth county bourn of commissioners
wore granted a permit to “erect For
syth county courthouse building and
other portions of old courthouse build*
ing as shown on the plans,’’ drawn by
the architects, Northrup and O’Brien.
The contract calls for the construc
tion of a fireproof building to cost ap
proximately $257,000.
Rockingham.—Papers of attachment
were served here upon the rbal prop
erty of W. B. Cole, in lieu of personal
service. This is in the case of Rev.
A. L. Ormond, administrator of W. W.
Ormond, who has filed suit against
Mr. Cole in Wake county for $150 000
damages for the killing of hi”, son by
Mr. Cole on August loth.
Winston-Salem.—News is racelved
here that William McKinley Reid, aged
29, was fatally injured a few nights
ago, while out ’possum hunting with
some friends near Iris home at Ger
mauton, Stokes county. It appears
that he had climbed a tree to secure
one of tile sullen little animals perch
ed thereon, and had started to descend
when the limb broke, throwing Reid
to the ground. His neck was broken
and death followed on hour later.
Charlotts..—While driving on an un
familiar road at night, Ed. Wilson, of
North Pine street, met instant death,
near Ixiwell, in Ga.ston county. Ac
companied by two young women, Mr.
Wilson was driving on the road from
Cramerton that leads to the Charlotte
Gastonia Highway when the tragedy
happened.
Greenville.—The census taking to
ascertain the popu> wi ">f f • • nv"le
which has been in i. ss for r
al weeks unci r
expert in j.h. =
showing t’.:i
living with • •
porate limits.
New Bern- One cl t: 9 n. at .gai
pdant raid*, ever i ’ driven
county took pi
arid Feder.-:
turing :
coppe
ed tl:;.'
worth i/ i,. r. ,
K ed By Gangsters.
Detroit.—A gang of five men obtain
ed $18,000 at the Ainsworth Manufac
turing compnay offices after a fight
with two express messengers, one of
whom was killed, and the other injur
Ross Loney, 30, was killed and
ter Radloff, 26, seriously injured
*hen they returned the fire of the
robbers who surprised them as they
entered the office building with the
pay roll.
A fusilade greeted the two messeng
ers as they entered the door and one
of the bandits Jerked the satchel from
their hands and fled with two com
panions towards the street. Both
l.oney and Radloff fired several times
without effect, and fell the next min
ute, the victims of the aim of an
other member of the gang who fired
both barrels of a shotgun.
Mother of King George Dead.
Sandringham, England. — Queen
Mother Alexander, widow of King Ed
ward VII, and mother of King George
V, died at Sandringham house.
Queen Alexander passed to rest
amid the peaceful rural surroundings
she loved so well. Since Thursday
morning, when the doctors announce
ment made it patent that the aged
queen was in a critical condition the
hamlet of Sandringham and its tiny
neighbors Wolferton and Dersingham,
which claimed her for their very own,
had waited heavy-hearted for the end.
Throughout the long hours little
groups lingered, wet-eyed at the por
tals of the royal residence, hoping
against hope for seme word that their
beloved mistress would survive.
Within a few days (December 1),
the Queen Mother would have observ
ed the 81st anniversary of her birth,
and all the inhabitants had been pre
paring in elaborate fashion to cele
brate the event at Sandringham House.
Additional telegraphic apparatus had
been installed to cope with the inevi
table showers of congratulations and
good wishes from all parts of the em
pire. This now is being used to tell
her people in tne four corners of the
earth of how rhe died.
Negotiations for Funding Debt.
Washington.-—Negotiations for the
funding of Rumania's debt to the Unit
ed States were advanced at a confer
ence of the two missions to such an
extent that .1 was officially Indicated
consideration of a proposal for settle
ment may be expected at the next
joint session, set for Saturday.
No proposal for a settlement has
been submitted yet, but each commis
slon was understood to have' worked
out a plan for funding the debt, which
it roughly $46,508,000.
Field Trials Open on December 1st.
Statesville.—On December 1 the
sixth annual field trails and bench
show of the North Carolina Fox Hunt
ers’ Association will start at States
ville, and when the horn blows on that
morning at 4 o'clock in front of the
Vance Hotel the greatest cavalcade of
men, boys, women, girls, horses and
hounds e or seen in a Southern State
will proceed to the hunting grounds.
The country where the hunts will
be held is ideal for the races, and,
the riding to hounds, and the foxes
are there. Big. long-legged reds are
there in great numbers and they know
how to run—only the best, gamest and
hardest hounds can cope with. them.
But the boyc all over the State are
putting the hounds in condition for
these long gruelling races.
Injuries Fatal to Man 104 Years Old.
Leaksville/—3 eaksville’s centenar
ian, John Verna:. who was knocked
down by a cow several weeks ago and
seriously injured i." d from tho eff;ct.
at the homo of his d-askter. ?-Irs Jack
Pratt, a mile west of town. .Ur Vo.
non would have been 104 in February
had he lived, and during this long
spaa of life had never b.fore bin
last illness teen serioaHy ill.
He lived and died within three miles
j of Leaksville and was buried at his
j old home place. Ho :3 survived by
' three children. Mrs. Jack Pratt, with
: whom he had e^ent his declining
' years Samuel Vernon, of Stoneville
I and D. M. Vernon, of Green^'oro.
| ' Major Bills Are Being Studied.
1 Washington.—With the Ways and
Means Committee already far advanc
ed in its preparation of a tax bill, a
second House Committee began work
on major legislation for the coming
session of Congress.
The committee was one of several
which are to frame the appropriation
bills, and its particular task is the
supply measure for the Postoffice De
partment. '
j It is the plan to have the tax bill
and there of the appropriation bills
ready by the time Congress meets.
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Valuable Race Horses Injured.
Bainbridge, Ga.—Montonian, a $20,
000 racer, and El Crest, valued at $10,
00, being shipped by express from,
■hurchill Downs, Ky., to Miami, for
ie winter racing season, are two of
ihd most valuable horses hurt in the
railroad wreck here on the Atlantlo
Coa^t Line railroad. They are being
cared for at a public stable.
George Ardin, owner of the two cars
race horses, has a broken leg and
ill stay here with the horses that
are too badly injured to travel.
North Carolina—AYaahtngton County.
In The Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS.
& WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT
Mrs. N. J. Rhodes, vs
VV.R. Purnell & Annie M Purnell
The abov< < < fc-i darts will
lake notice that a sumn orsin th**
above entitled action was isti cd
against said defendants on the
7th day of November, 1925, by
C. V. W. Ausbon, Clerk of Sup
erior Court of Washington Coun
ty, North Carolina for the sum
of $102.10, due said plaintiff by
open account, which said sum
mons is returnable before said
Clerk, at his office at Plymouth,
in said county, and in Plymouth
Township oi the 28th day of
December, 1925. The defendants
will also take notice that warrant
of attachment was issued bv the
said Clerk on the 7th day of Nov
ember, 1925 against the property
of said defendant, which warrant
is returnable before the said
Clerk, at the time and placeabove
name for the return of the sum
mons, when and where the de
fendants are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com
plaint, or the relief demanded
vill be granted.
This 19th day of November
1925.
C. V. W. AUSBON,
Horace v. Austin, Attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of au
hority contained in a mortgage
deed executed on the 21st day
of November. 1923 from Semuel
j.i Reeves and wife, Lottie Ree
es to J. H. Spruill, registered
in the Register of Deeds of
fice in book 77 page 389.
The undersigned wiil on Wed
esday the l3rd. day of Decem
ber, 1925 at the Court House
Door in the town of Plymouth at
12 oclock M. sell to the highest
bidder for caoh the following de
scribed real estate lying|and be
ing in Washington County and
bound as follows:
Beginning at an iron stob on
he north side of public road
hiding from Cherry to Cres
ell by J. F Davenport’s near
County dipping vats and running
north perpendicular to public
road 160ft. to a corner; thence
westerly parallel with the public
road 160ft the north edge of said
road; thence easterly along north
edge of said road 120 ft. to first
station.
THIS THE 21st DAY OF NOV.
1925.
^ J. H. Spruiil
Morgagee.
APPLj CATION FOR PARDON OF
C. L. JACKSON
Application w 11 be made to
the Commissioner of Pardons
and the Governor of North Caro
lina for the pardon of Charlie L.
Jackson convicted at the October
Term of the Superior Court of
Wi sh'ngton County for the Crime
of Violating the Probition Law
and sentenced to Countv Roads
for a term of twelve months.
Al persons who oppose the
granting of said pardon are in
vited to forward their protests to
the Commission* r of Pardons
without delay.
This the 11th day of November
1925
FOR SALE FOR TAXES
One Studebaker special six
touring car will be sold for taxes
on December 7,1925 at 12 o’clock
noon, at the court house door, for
’ This Nov 25, 1925.
J. K. REID. Sheriff
LOST- -Between Jamesville
and Mackeys one tire and rim
complete for sport mcdtl Buick.
Return to M. G. Singleton,
Washington, N. C., nnd receive
reward.
S. C. Woman to Head U. D. C.
Hot Springs, Ark.—After having
spent most of the day in electing offi
cers, choosing Mrs. St. John Ellison
Lawton of Charleston, S. C., as presi
dent-general, delegates to the annual
convention of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy enjoyed a historical
session instead of the customary busi
ness meeting.
The outstanding event of the pro
gram was the awarding of crosses of
service to Colonel Warren Jefferson
Davis, q£ San Diego, Calif., and First
Lieutenant Samuel T. Smith, of Con
way, Ark. The national organization
has in recent years made it a custom
to present these medals to two men
who were connected with acts of brav
ery during the world war and who are
descendants of Confederate soldiers
or sailors.
Mrs. Frank Harroll of Amerteus,
Ga., the retiring president-general, re
lated to the delegates the service re
cords of Colonel Davis and Lieutenant
Smith. The crosses were presented
by Miss Mary B. Poppenheim, of
Charleston, S. C., a former president
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