North Carolina Newspapers

Late News Cool idfe meant that he did not totmd to run when he made that fwmoiis statement “I do not choose „ run." Anyway, that’s what he told Ike Republicans and the entire coun ^ yesterday when he emphasized lhf fal t that he was eliminated from tfcr next presidential race. The fourth victim of the storm yml visited North Carolina over the p.st week-end was found yesterday in the woods of Robeson where a had died of exposure and cold. IT FIRST TIL agtlirr Side” to Assault Charge Against Young Shelby Man Being Investigated Now. The hearing of W. H. Blanton jr., j young Shelby man charged with an ' attempted assault on a waitress of a | Greek cafe at Winston-Salem, scheduled for Monday was postpon ed, it was learned here today. The hearing was carried over, it is un derstood, so that some investigation night be made of “another side” there may be to the charges of the waitress, information being that light will likely be shed on some in cidents in the story not so well cov ered by the girl preferring . the charges. ' ■ • ■ . Last Saturday morning the girl : appeared at a suburban home in I Winston, dishevelled and without j shots, telling of an attempted at- j tack, which was charged to the j Shelby man, who according to her story agreed to ride her home from the cafe where she worked and where he had been talcing his mpals. The alleged assault took place when Blanton took her out the suburban road instead of to her home, accord ing to her story. Mr. W. H. Blanton, father of the young man charged with the assault stated to The Star yesterday that he was in Winston Monday and made some investigations of his own. Incidents learned were that the waitress along with another girl, an other boy and Blanton were out rid tog when the suggestion was made that another1 car be secured and they divided up—the suggestion, it is said, not coming from Blanton but meeting with agreement from him. On the morning following the story cf the attack, it is said, the girl returned to the cafe where she work and when asked about her shoe., is said to have laughingly re marked that they were lost but she would get well paid for them. Short ly thereafter it is further said that the Greek proprietor of the cafe in formed her that her services were no longer needed. These incidents learned and stated by Mr. Blanton differ somewhat from the girl's story that she managed to escape only after losing her shoes and biting young Blanton on the hand. Just when the hearing will be held is not known, but “there is an other side to the story,” according to Mr, Blanton, when the entire affair Is related. Hi; l>t Watchman At Charlotte Found With Head Crushed And Throat Cut. Charlotte, Dec. 6.—City detectives Tuesday admitted questioning two iomen in regard to the B. J. Over fen murder case, but withneld fee names of the women, in the hope that by so doing something sf value might be learned regarding toe killing of Overton Monday Burning at the Charlotte Bonded Warehouse, on North Poplar street. Overton was found with his skull Pushed and throat cut, and $100 116 had and his pistol were gone, tot police are not confining them felves to the robbery theory alone, to efforts to find the murderer. ®ere is possibility that there may ttve been desire for revenge on the "d 01 the slayer, but police said tothmg of value has been learned. The body of Overton has been topped to Louisburg, his former lUffle, for funeral services and buri 1 He had a wife and daughter. He M been here since last May. >'« -SHOP ‘"^EARLYI ‘by Umstmas Sea ight Tuberculosis 14 PAGES TODAY SHELBY, N. ,C. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7. 1027. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons By mail, per year (in adva=se)__$&&» By carrier, per year (in advar.se) |3.& VOL. XXXIV, No. 146 THE CLEVELAND STAR Baptist Pastor Prays For Christmas Charity Givers Boosts Star Fund DR. ZENO WALL First Baptist Pastor. Widow of Lamented Capt. John K.. Wells Passes After Five Months Illness—77 Years Old. Mrs. Rachel Wells, widow' of the late Capt. John K. Wells and a member of one of the oldest and most respected families of this sec tion. passed away quietly Tuesday morning at 3 o’clock at the Shelby 'hospital where she had been a pa tient since she entered there five months ago, suffering from a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Wells is being buried this afternoon at Sunset Cemetery, be side her lamented husband, a valiant Confederate veteran who preceded her to the grave three years ago last March. The funeral is being conducted by her pastor, Dr. Hugh K. Boyer oi Central Methodist church, assistant by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church. Deceased was born at the old Ware homestead near Ware's bridge on Buffalo 77 years ago the 30th of October, the daughter of James M. and Naomi Ware, hardy pioneer citizens of this section. Her parents moved to Shelby and lived on West Warren street where J. L. Lackey now lives. When in her teen age she joined Central Methodist church and remained a most faithful and consecrated member. In 1870 she married Capt." Wells, a stalwart young hero of the sixties and to gether they lived happily on West Marion street until death. Besides them lived his brother Capt. Jim Wells and his wife, Laura, a sister of Mrs. Rachel Wells. Devoted to Church Mrs. Wells was a devoted wife and mother. Her whole heart and soul were wrapped in her children and her church. She was quiet in her manner and had a kindly face hat radiated culture and refinement. She loved her church of which she was a member for 60 years and when ser vices were held, nothing but sick ; n6ss could keep her away. She pos sessed all those attributes of char acter and graces that typified the beautiful womanhood of her day and in her passing Shelby has lost one of its noblest women. Four Children Survive Surviving are the following chil dren. Dr. Marvin Wells of Middles burg, Mrs. May Wells Conner and Mr. Charles H. Wells of Shelby. Mrs. John D. Christopher of Pick ens, S. C. Three boys. Bob, John and Guy died in young manhood. Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters, Dr. A. B. Ware and Mr. Frank Ware of Asheville, Rev. Dr. W. R. Ware of Rutherford ton, Mrs. Mary Roberts and Mrs. Laura Wells of Shelby and Mrs. A. E. Alspaugh of Portland, Oregon. All of the children and brothers and sisters were here today for the fun eral except Mrs. Alspaugh who lives in a far away state. Mrs. D. M. McCombs Dead Of Paralysis Mrs. I>. M. McCombs of the Shanghai section died at her home Tuesday following a second stroke of paralysis which she suffered Sun day. Three years ago she was strick en and her health was never regain ed. She was born December 15th, 1853 and moved here with her hus band from Polk county about a year ago. Two daughters, Mrs. Cal Goode and Mrs. W. N. Shields of Ellenboro survive, together with her aged hus band. Her remains were taken to day to Cool Springs church for inter ment. Dr. Wall Endorsee Star's Drive for Unfortunates of City. Con tributions Come In. In the course of a prayer of the efforts of The Star to raise a fund with which to take cheer to the homes of the poor, providing old and j young with some of the necessities | of life which are denied them for i one cause and another. Dr. Wall commended The Star for its efforts to raise the fund and for the co-operation of the Rotary, Ki wanis. Womans club and others and urged everybody to make a donation. A committee representing the vari ous religious and civic organizations, co-operating with the county welfare officer, J. B. Smith. Is investigating needy cases, determining what is most needed among the poor and will make the distribution of food, fuel, wearing apparel and some Christmas goodies during the holi days. Fund Is Growing The Christmas Charity Fund is growing, somewhat slowly, but grow ing nevertheless. Dollar by dollar the total is increasing and in the end every dollar will count This man brings in a dollar. A woman telephones that she is sending a check. Then a couple of boys and girls leave a contribution. None large, but they all help.v Two or three together means a pair of shoes for some youngster, who perhaps hasn't had a new pair of shoes "since they took Daddy away." County Welfare Officer Smith will be glad to tell of any of the cases where the fund will be distributed, and give names if they are asked. But there are some families where pride remains. If you care to put a contribution in the fund it will be transformed into necessities and given to a family without any pub licity of poverty-stricken conditions. Since one of the other funds one of the boys who received a pair of shoes has grown to working size and now he is a ‘‘little father" to his family. He feels better perhaps that everybody did not know his name when the Christinas fund came in so handy for him. That is the way the fund works—silently taking care of those who need help. The welfare officer and his commit tee are acquainted with every case. They know where the money is go ing and how it will be spent. Every j cent contributed is needed, and more. Have you made a contribution yet? Help Out Early It isn’t so many days until Christ mas. Remember what a rush you will be in in the last few days. Then remember that the welfare com mittee has a Christmas of its own and must do some personal chop ping. Before that they will have to play Santa, with your help, to scores of unfortunates. If you are going to give, give it early so that a little time may be given the committee for its own Christmas shopping. Scores have asked about the girl is playing wage-earner and mother to her brothers and sisters. Many want to help her. Some already have helped. If you admire this girl's sheer grit and loyalty to her brothers and sisters you will help play St. Nicholas to her and her family. Drop in The Star office today and leave a check or cash. The size of the gift doesn't matter. One or two have given a dollar and the dollar meant more to them than twent dollars does to some folks. Those are the gifts that count. SANTA’S STOCKING Contributors to date are: A friend ._ Just a man.. Another friend.. Shelby Cafe ._. Central Cafe ...t... Nancy Galloway... J. M. Gillespie. A. C. Miller ____ R. T. LeGrand Jr.,*.— ... Contributor ..._..._ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turner . Whiteway Dry Cleaning Co. .. Orphan ... ... Friend.... G. C. Smith ... ... ... ...... Albert Suttle.. J. C. Hyder .. ....„ Snowflake Laundry .......... A friend . Edwin Ford .. Albert Suttle ......_....... A contributor. A bit o’ help ..... R. T. LeGrand .. Cleveland Star __ ....... Miss Myrtle Norman. T. C. Hitchcock 1. From a lady ... J. D Lineberger .. Add your name to* the next --$5 ....$2 ....$5 -$5 -$1 -$2 ....$5 .$1.00 .$1.00 .$2.00 .$5.00 .$1.00 .$5.00 .$1.00 -$1.00 .$1.50 .$5.00 .$1.00 .81.00 .$1.00 .$1.00 $1.00 $10.00 $10.00 .$1.00 .$5.00 .$1.00 - - $5 list. “For inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of one of these, you have done it unto me.) Mr. and Mrs. Tom Abenathy and Mr. Barney Brackett attended the show in Spartanburg Monday night. Twenty-One Cleveland Couple* Mar ry At Gaffney October, S3 Daring November, Shown Although Cleveland county Is holding its own in sale of marriage license it has been believed for sev eral years that at least as many county couples are married in South Cafblina. if not more, than are married at home. The figure* now show such to be true. A list of marriage license sold by Probate Judge Lake W. Stroup, at Gaffney, 3 C.. during October and November‘shows that 54 couples from this county together with many others from adjoining coun ties were married there during the two months. Couples to whom license w'ero is sued during October and Novem ber follow: October Henry Carroll and Maggie Russell, Kings Mountain. Ambrose Hamrick and Blanche Painter, Lattimore. Thomas Johnson and Lillie Mae Ross, Grover. Palmer Smith and Geneva Wil liams, Shelby. Virgie Biggerstaff and Mamie Dover. Ellenboro. Tan Davidson and Luella Maude White, Harris. James Albert Morrison and Mar tha Naimo Hamilton. Shelby. Lester Reid and Mamie Lee Sher-* er, Henrietta. Carl Ledford and Ethel Short,' Vale. Roy Ledford and Rachel Thomas, Moores boro Noah Rippy and Lona Bell Grier, Shelby. Raymond Grier and Mattie Greta Hector, Shelby. Odus E. Elliott and Violet Mae Richardson. Shelby. Frand Heard and Lottie Hovle, Kings Mountain. Forest Brooks and Blanche Peeler, Vale. Oliver Black and Nellie Queen, Grover. Silas Johnson, Lawndale and Alice (Continued on page seven.) Building Of Road Would Mean a New School For County P. St N. Extension Would Pass Over Dixon School. Would Build Again. Architect Chosen Just what all the extension of the P. & N. railroad would mean to the Carolinas is not known, but ii the p. and N. is ever extended the Dixon school between Kings Mountain and Grover in this county would get a new building. The proposed route of the extension would go right over the present school and in a meeting this week the county board of education agreed to the right-of way for the P. & N. provided the expense of securing another site and another building would be borne by the railroad. At the same meeting the board em ployed J J. Baldwin, of Asheville, as the architect for the new No. 8 school building. Seven architects ap peared before the board. At Boiling Springs. A committee from the board was authorized to secure options on property adjoining the Boiling Springs school property as the pres ent grounds are not considered ade quate. The board also authorized the ad vertising of the sale of the Cabaniss school site on the first Monday in January. A considerable amount of routine business was also handled by the board. Blacksburg Rejoices Over Highway Paving Blacksburg people and everybody between Blacksburg and Grover are rejoicing that the contract for hard surfacing the highway between Grover, is to be let this month, and are in great hopes that work will be begun immediately on the grading,' so that it will not interfere with farm labor, as it would if deferred until spring, says a Blacksburg dis patch to the Gaffney Ledger. Detours, two ways are available, with but little attention, between Blacksburg and Grover, which will afford eqhally as good roads as the present highway. In the meantime it is hoped that the work on the highway north of Grover will very shortly be completed so that traffic will be turned back in its regular channel. Blacksburg and Grover are feeling very keenly the effects of the present detours at Kings Mountain and Gaffney taking the traffic around over No. 18 and especially the bus service which has been discontinued for the past week. Hell n,Ver when her speedboat turned turtle. Mias Loretta Turnbull 16 of Los Angeles. Joined the Hell Divers' Club The organization la made up of pilots who have turned over during scheduled races Tbe hell diver Is a species of bird noted for its quick divine Beyond ! getting all tret Mias Turnbull tame out all rlgbt ‘ 1 Gathering of Drnnken Negroes Give Officers Trouble. Ten Jailed Here Last Night. — A general row and a drunken cel ebration staged by a dozen or more negroes in the section near the old lanyard at Belwood last night crea ted quite a disturbance in the neigh borhood. Today Recorder Mull began airing the fracas out as 10 of the blacks jailed last night were brought into court charged with being drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. From what could be learned the Georgia negroes who migrated to this section to aid in the cotton fields staged a "to do" last night at a house in the section and from some source the big gathering se cured a quantity of liquor and t£e celebration assumed dangerous as-' pects. White people of the section termed the affair a "drunken nob" and Deputy Sheriffs Tom Sweezy and Bruce Fortenberry csdled, t*» Iquiat the melee found their hands full and more. Two of the dozen or more drunken and rowdy negroes were arrested and promptly taken away from the officers by the other negroes^ Finally two of the number were placed in a car with Deputy Sweezy but made their getaway. With the officers being resisted and threatened in addition to being greatly outnumbered hurried calls were sent here and Sheriff Logan, his son-in-law Dean Duncan, and later other officers journeyed to the scene. By the time they arrived how ever the uprising had quieted to a certain extent. During the night and this morning 10 of the negroes were arrested, including four women. The 10 tried here this morning were given sentences ranging from 60 days to four months on the roads One pf the chief offenders a young negro woman, was found to be the mother of a young baby and the court found it necessary to give her a suspended sentence on good be havior. Other than rocks and knives no deadly weapons were found in the gathering, it is said. However, the first officers on the scene were threatened with a knife and a rock and of necessity had to do some des perate struggling not to* be over powered, it is said. Seemingly Shelby's hope for a landing field is ready to be carried into reality when the weather per mits. It will be recalled that the owners of Cleveland Springs some time beck made the proposition that they would give a suitable tract for a landing field near the hotel provided the owners would not have to pay tax on a community project. Cooper atton shown thereafter Included the offer of the city, through Mayor Dor sey, to assist in grading the field and preparing it for planes. Fred Wagner operator of the rock quarry. also agreed to give prepared rock sand for a covering for Ihe field. From the interest shown at the time the project was mentioned nothing seem ed lacking and now that the com missioners readily agreed to take care of the tax the landing field is nearer reality than ever. Tax Adjustment. One of the major topics of the day before the commissioners in their monthly meeting was that of tax adjustment—although the com missioners were of the opinion all that had been settled. Numerous citizens appeared before the board, it is said, seeking adjustment on tax valuations on their property, but were informed by the commission ers that a time limit had been set shortly after the listing for all com plaints and adjustments and that the matter of adjusting values could not be continued indefinitely. In addition to discussing tax mat ters the commissioners spent the re mainder of the day going over „ou tine problems of the county business. Want Ads Contain Many Odd Stories One Tells of Wild Pig Being Held By Relatives of Negro Killed Last Week As many human interest stories, and often freak stories, are found in the want ad columns of a news paper as on a front page. Frequent ly a notice appears in The Star's "penny columns" and has behind it a real story. For instance there was one the other day about a man losing his trousers. Good Story, eh? Not so many weeks back there appeared one that told of many troubles and martial difficulties—a “penny col i umn ad" offering reward for infor mation as to a wife and children. In the issue today there is a right unusual story. Relatives of Javan Smith, the negro who was fatally cut on the street here last week, are advertising a strayed pig that was | caught and put up by Javan just before he died. The strayed pig is a wild one according to the adver tisement and considering that catching it was the last act of the i negro before he was butchered it is to be wondered just who will claim the pig. Will it be a super stitious colored man? Box Supper at Earl School. There will be a box supper at Sari school Friday night December 9 Mean and boys requested to ring well filled pocket books. Everybody i is invited. i FIRST HUNTER UP BEFORE RECORDER Hunting Without New License Gets First Man in Court Here. Must Pay Costs The first offender under the new hunting laws faced County Judge John Mull yesterday in recorder’s j court charge with hunting in No. 1 township without a hunting license. The hunter, a white man from the Cliffside section, was given suspend ed Judgement that Included pay ment of the costs and purchase of hunting license, but the money not being on hand he was remanded to Jail until the proper cash was pro duced. Just what hunting license the first offender will have to purchase re mains to be seen. Since it is said that he is a native of Rutherford and came over into Cleveland to hunt, he may have to purchase a state lioense, which costs (5.25. Shooting Trail The hearing of Boney Perkins, negro, charged with shooting Char lie Fishback. another negro, at a road camp near Fallston. has not been held as yet and will not likely be held before Friday, it is said, so that more can be told of Fiahback's condition. The latter is in the hos ! pital, but is not thought to be seri ous now. Seeing G boats? Walter Gordon, who fatally cut Javan Smith, another colored boy, last week has not been given a hearing as yet, not having an at torney when the hearing was first called. Gordon, who was afraid of the dark on the first night in jaU after the killing now has company In the Perkins negro, but there was a report on the street yesterday that Gordon. Just as superstitious as any of his race, had a ghostly caller in the spook of the person he killed. The rumor had It that Gordon said Javan came in ppe night and put his tiknd on his shoulder. Basketball Game At Tin Can Tonight The basketball season for the Shel by High quint will be formally ush ered in here tonight when the quint trained by Coaches Morris and Falls takes on the fast five from Henrietta-Caroleen school The game will be played in the “tin can” gym nasium at the Central school and will start about 7:45. The Henrietta-Caroleen quint is 1 rated as one of the best in the sec tion and the local speed and cage merchants should have their hands full during the entire evening. It will be the first public appearance of a basketball team already being talked as strong contenders for the state cage title. ON Friday night the Highs will play Cherryville in the “tin ?an" here in what should be one of the best games of the year. Airport Tract Gets 0. K. From Commission Board Board Tells Eskridge That Tax .On Field For Airport Will Be A’-ranged. Seek Late Tax Changes. The one alleged obstacle in the path of the proposed landing field for Shelby has been removed. The county com missioners. A. E. Cline. W. W. Washburn and R. L. Weathers, in their monthly meeting this week informed Charles L. Esk ridge, airport booster, that the matter of tax upon the pro posed tract would be taken care of in some way by the board. Some Controversy About Paying Election Board In City Recall Matter——Public Begging Curbed - i Each month the city will turn over $25 to -the county welfare officer, J. B. Smith from the public funds, to be used in needy charity cases; four new stop-and-go signals were bought to replace the old signals at the four corners of the square and the pro posed bond issue of $175,000 passed its second reading; the payment of the account of $30 to Bynum Weath ers and D. R. Byars, county election board was deferred. These are the high lights in the monthly meeting last night of Mayor Dorsey and Al dermen Hendrick, Ledford and Hamrick. Payment Deferred. There has been some question whether the city would pay for the time the county election board put on the city recall election petition which recently met death because of a lack of sufficient petitioners. An affidavit was filed before the coun cil showing that the two members of the board had put in three days each at $5 per day, but Mayor Dor sey says the affidavit was not ad dressed to any one. neither did a bill accompany the affidavit. City Attor ney Burrus had fsked for an opuiion from the state's Attorney General ; Brummitt, held that the county should rightfully pay a county elec tion board, but in view of the tact that the petition has resulted in the saving of an expense of an election,1 it would be proper for the city to pay. Therefore, payment will prob ably be made when the statement is received in due form. Stop Public Begging. Mayor Dorsey says in view of the $25 per month which the city turns over to Welfare Officer Smith, the j public solicitation of alms, will be I stopped. There is an ‘ordinance on | the books forbidding the public soli- ■ citation of alms and this will be ; rigidly enforced, says Mayor Dorsey. Mr. Smith says the city's $25 per month will be spent for necessities only and that Mr. Smith will make 1 a monthly statement to the city ol what disposition has been made of the money. The public is therefore, j asked to contribute its charity mo- ' ney only to .cases known to be worthy or to Mr. Smith who will first investigate before help is given. Passes Second Reading. The ordinance authorizing bond is j sue in the sura of $175,000 passed its second reading last night. Mayor Dorsey says this bond issue may not be made for sometime, but the ma chinery is being provided. ^ Of the amount $115,000 is for septic disposal and sewer system in the eastern half of Shelby, $35,000 for the electric department extensions, the $25,000 for water extension. Christmas Tree. A beautiful Chistmas tree, brilli antly lighted will be provided by the city for the Woman's club which proposes to have a tree on the court square for the "kiddies.” Presents will be provided by the Woman's club. Armory Rent Withdrawn. It was voted last night to suspend the $30 per month which the city has been paying toward the rent of the armory used by Co. K in the basement of the Royster building. This allowance was withdrawn dur ing the Weathers administration, reinstated at the beginning of the Dorsey administration, and again withdrawn last night. C. S. YOU 10 BE NAMED ALDERMAN. REPORT DECLARES Prominent Business Man Has Not Acepted Vet. Is Unanimous Choice, Mayor Says. Charlie S. Yount, prominent business man, churchman and lodge worker, may be Shelby's new alderman to sulceed Dr. G. M. Gold, retired. The Star learn ed last night from an authen tic source. In fact, the source of the informa tion was authentic as possible—the news coming from the City hall it self, where it was declared that Mr. Young is the unanimous choice of Mayor Dorsey and the three other members of the board for the muni cipal vacancy. Furthermore it is said that the wholesale groceryman has been the board’s pick since the night Dr. Gold regisned. Considering Matter. The hitch, If there lias been any, is waiting on Mr. Young to say the word. Officially it is stated that Mr. Youhg has already been informed that he is wanted by the city au thorities. but Mr. Young, who "never goes off half-cocked," has been studying it over, and insofar as was learned today has pot definitely made up his mind. Do the people want me?" seems to be Mr. Young’s biggest problem. Anyway, that is what Mayor Dorsey arrived at after a conversation with him. ‘1 told him," said Mayor Dorsey, “that I believed he would be Just as much In demand by the people of the city as by the board and my self. In a conversation he told me that the people knew there was a va cancy and only two or three had suggested that he would be the prop er man, whereupon I informed him that several times the two or three would say something to him If they once thought be was likely to ho a candidate." There may be other reasons why Mr. Young is taking time out to con sider the appointment, but if there are none, leaders in official circles do not mind saying that few men more popular or more capable than Mr. Young could be appointed by the board. A. V. Hamrick, J. F. Ledford and R. L. Hendrick, the three members | of the board, are said to be Just as strong for the appointment as Mayor Dorsey. City authorities were somewhat reluctant about stating that one cer ’ tain man had ben considered, but in view of the fact that the prospect was undecided as to public approval it was admitted that the suggestion of his name would soon let Mr. Young know Just how the people would feel about it. ( 4' COVER 184 YEARS First Wellmon Came to County in 1763 and His Daughter is Still Living At 90 _ Two generations 'r. CWRiarf| county covering a period of 160 years is the interesting family history of Carrie Williams, 90-year-old woman who lives in the jip-county section. P. Cleveland Gardner, a Wellmon descendant, is gathering data for a history of the Wellmon family, and the information of the longevity of the Wellmons was picked up by .jim. William Wellmon, the first Well mon to come to this section, settled with his mother near Waco, this county but in what was Rutherford county then, in 1763, conimg from Maryland. Some time later young Wellmons mother married a^ain and migrated farther south, but he remained in the section. Mrs. Williams, who now' lives several miles north of Shelby, is a daughter of William Wellmon and the aged lady remembers many incidents happening years ago. Her father was *96 years of age when he died and she is nott 90. .___ j ■ Mrs. Eskridge Has Right Eye Removed The Eskridge family here were anticipating today an operation ' upon Mrs. Sarah P. Eskridge, mother of Charles L. Eskridge, at the Eye, Nose and Throat hospital in Char lotte, for the removal of the right eye. Mrs. Eskridge has long been a suf ferer from a disease of the right optic known as ‘•glaucoma", which is a hardening of the eyeball. The vision of the eye, long impaired, has I for two years been totally lost, and the eye is now affected. If Mrs. Eskridge, who is seventy two years of age, can withstand the operation, it is believed the sight of / the left eye can be saved. But the question of the operation was stiU in abeyance this morning.