Durham May Now Award Contract In Water Plan
Durham officials and constituents debated the legality of awarding a water supply contract without selling bonds. Judge Daniels could not restrain work. contract for a new station pipes and reservoir valued at 250000 was approved, with bond sale to follow. The case also covered the Grier act restricting liquor delivery, with Judge Daniels taking the matter under advisement. Incorporations included Raleigh Fire Insurance company with 50000 capital and Pantego Farms company with 125000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Bost
Raleigh
Durham
Daniel
A. K. Umstead
Daniels
Durham Board of Aldermen
Umstead
Mr. Umstead
Jones Fuller
R. Percy Reade
H. A. Foushee
W. J. Brogden
B. S. Skinner
J. A. Giles
Charles Scarlett
L. L. Tilley
John Sprint Hill
E. J. Hill
M. E. Newson
Brogden
Weeny of State
Raleigh Fire Insurance Company
Gavin H. Derteh
Graham H. Andrews
J. B. Cheshire, Jr. Wl, Brogden
WY. O. Parker
D. F. Fort
Dan Allen
H. J. Harvey
J. A. Scott
A. L. Baker
Virginia Lawyers Seek Freight Rate Reduction
Virginia cities advocate cutting local Virginia freight rates charged to shipments destined for North Carolina by 1 percent at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Washington. The move aims to restore the pre west through-rate reduction parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Parker R. Anderson
Wasington
Interstate Commaerce Commission
North Carolina
West
Travis
Lee and Pell
Maxwell, Womble and Barnes
Tar Heels
Greensboro
Charlotte
Quiet Greenville mayoral primary narrows to four candidates
Greenville on May 6 held a quiet mayoral primary with four candidates remaining Albion Dunn N W Outlaw J W Bryan and J J Laughinghouse. Dunn led with 227 votes followed by Outlaw 176 Bryan 89 and Laughinghouse 21. A second primary was discussed but few expected it as the leader was only 30 votes ahead. Betting reportedly occurred in small sums on the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Albion Dunn
N. W. Outlaw
J. W. Bryan
J. J. Laughinghouse
Dunn
Outlaw
Bryan
Laughinghouse
Mrs. Martha L. Smith Dies After Paralysis Suffering
Martha L. Smith aged 73 widow of Chauncey Smith longtime figure in Smiths township Duplin county died after two years of paralysis illness as reported from Kinston dated May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
Martha L. Smith
Smith's Township
Duplin County
Chauncey Smith
Methodist Bishops Meet Plans for Conference Assignments
The board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South met in St. Louis on May 6 to map conference assignments for the next year and to participate in the forthcoming board of church extension meeting. May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Bishops
Associated Press
St. Louis
Board of Bishops of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Board of Church Extension
Spring Colds Prompt Foley’s Honey and Yar Compound Ad
Medical authorities warn colds are infectious and schools bar sick children. Spring weather spreads colds and coughs. Advertising promotes Foley's Honey and Yar Compound from Mann Drug Company as a quick, safe remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Mann Drug Company
Ady
Partakes of hearty meal then walks to piazza and dies
Albert Brown aged 64 a long time dropsy sufferer ate breakfast at Johnson's boarding house Summit avenue White Oak then walked to porch and his room five minutes later was found dead by a fellow boarder. Doctor cites heart failure. Survived by daughter Mrs J H Burgess of White Oak. Funeral at 2.30 pm from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheensboro
Alay
Albert Brown
Johnson
Summit Avenue
White Oak
Brown
J. H. Burgess
Proximity
Supreme Court opinions handed down in Raleigh
The Supreme Court yesterday afternoon handed down opinions including no error in Nivett Gardner and State v Trull Mecklen burg cases, affirmations for Wooten v Biges Drug Co and Parker v Electric Railway Co, with several reversals or errors noted for other North Carolina jurisdictions and companies. The list names the counties Mecklen burg Gaston Caldwell Cabarrus Lincoln Burke and entities such as Board School Commissioners and Remedy Sales Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Nivett
Gardner
Harnett
Foster
Chalforéy
State
Trull
Mecklenburg
Wooten
Biges Drug Co
Observer Company
Remedy Sales Corporation
Parker v. Electric Railway Co
Board School Commissioners
Board of Education
Anthony
Poag
Gaston
Robinson
Huffstetler
Berlin museum collects soldiers letters for preservation
Amsterdam May 6 The Markisch Museum in Berlin is gathering letters from soldiers for permanent preservation. The collection already numbers 700. The Bavarian military museum plans a Hall of Fame with busts of great German army leaders and memorial tablets for Bavarian fallen in the present war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Markisch Museum
Berlin
Bavarian Military Museum
Warsaw Elects Mayors and Commissioners in Heated Vote
In Warsaw on Tuesday Captain 8. A. Johnson was elected mayor while J. W. Hobbs L. P. Best C. B. Best G. P. Pridgen and B. C. Sheffield won town commissioner posts. Johnson featured on all three tickets and a commissioner dispute forced Attorney General Bickett to intervene by telegram to resolve a legal question over a challenged vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
A. Johnson
J. W. Hobbs
L. P. Best
C. B. Best
G. P. Pridgen
B. C. Sheffield
Captain Johnson
Bickett
Mount Olive Tragic Suicide Near Grantham Store
Marshall Rose a well to do farmer near Grantham's store Mount Olive committed suicide last night at his home by shotgun. Long illness described as contributing factor leaves a wife and four children as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Olive
Marshall Rose
Grantham
Germans Claim Victories as Allies Report Setbacks
Conflicting war dispatches from London describe German claims of successes in Galicia and Flanders while British and French reports say attacks were repulsed and lines readjusted near Ypres. Austro German forces push on in the east as Allied gains on the Gallipoli front face Turkish resistance. German submarines reportedly sink fifteen British trawlers with no loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Galicia
Triais
Flanders
Sir John French
Ypres
Belgium
British War Office
Yser Canal
Woevre
Carpathians
Dunajee
Athens
Dardanelles
Soymrna
Gallipoli
Pleasant Garden Commencement Draws Largest Crowd
Pleasant Garden May 6. A record crowd attended the commencement at Pleasant Garden High School. Dr. C Alphonso Smith delivered the address as the 13 member senior class received diplomas. The program featured a play A Modern Desdemona with Louise Jankin and Bruce Weatherly delivering notable performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Garden
Pleasnt Garden
C. Alphonso Smith
J. Hocutt Way
Ezda Deviney
Amealister White
Vera Woodburn
Ernest Roach
Jane Neeley
Hester Patterson
Bessie Hockett
Leacy
Eulace Hackett
Aenes Neeley
Ethel Stout
Walker Hemphill
PT. R. Foust
Louise Jankin
Bruce Weatherly
Southern Railway Low Round Trip Fares for California Expositions
California Expositions in San Francisco and San Diego plus Southern Railway offer low round trip fares from several states with sale dates March 1 to November 30, 1915 and a final return limit of December 31 1915. Tickets allow diverse routing with stopovers both ways and through connections via Memphis St Louis Chicago and New Orleans. Special Pullman car parties and flexible routes let travelers avoid tour crowds and save on escort costs. For details contact Southern Railway agents or Division Passenger Agent R H De Butts Charlotte NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Portland
Southern Railway
Memphis
St. Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
Sunset
R. H. DeButts
Charlotte
N. C
Customs house exports rise in April by one million
Wilmington figures show April exports up by 1,000,000 from a year ago. The month’s exports totaled 1,573,750, reflecting a cotton season delay of about two months as the main cause of the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Customs House
Wilmington Physician Marries Miss Hever at Home
Dr. Ernest 8 sulluck, a prominent young Wilmington physician, wed Miss Bell Hever this afternoon at 5.45 at the bride's mother's home, Mrs. Matt J. Hever. Rev. Dr. Wm. R. Milton of St. James' Episcopal church officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Ernest
Sulluck
Bell Hever
Matt J. Hever
Wm. R. Milton
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Warning on Cranking Cars Sparks Arm Breaks
The Enterprise reports two residents in the same town broke an arm while cranking their engines on the same day. Stay safe with a self starting Ford. Franklin Gurley offers units for $15.0, urging customers to upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gurley
Drought Broken by April Rain in Pitt
A heavy downpour Monday broke a long drought in Pitt. Farmers welcomed the rain as cotton planting nears completion and tobacco plants, though scarce, show growth but could suffer if late hail returns. setting out will resume if conditions hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Greeni Ik
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Grier
Wilson Country Club
John F. Branton
W. N. Hackney
George Hackney
Pantego Farms Company
Winton-Salem
Clement C. Manley
Edgar D. Vaughan
F. A. Fogle
Wayne Farmer
San
Francisco
San Diego
Cal
Sqthern Railway
Charlotte Ee
Salisbury
Statesville
High Point Hickory Gremsboro
Morvanton
Mont Airy
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
North Wilkesboro
Winston-High Point Motor Co
Heh Point
Winston
High Point
Leavy
Zinzendorf Hotel
Leavy Elwood Hotel
North State
Higch Point
Arctic Ice & Coal Company
Clegg’s
Hennessee
Hennessee’s
Wood
Burbank
Independent Insurance & Investment Ring
O. E. Mendenhall
W. R. Morrow
Enterprise
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