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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
2
The editor reports attending court at Dobson this week and meeting county leaders. He notes crop prosperity and county governance dissatisfaction, criticizing neglect of the courthouse yard and calling the county's appearance a sign of mismanagement.
Citizens push for sworn annual accounting of public funds as deputies shrug and the treasurer cites debts and railroad taxes. Officials dispute the whereabouts of twenty thousand dollars, while the grand jury faces questions about why no true bill is returned.
A Surry County Republican laments ring control of local politics. He cites Sheriff Davis and family ties as key in procedures at the county convention and questions fairness, patronage, and representation. The letter calls for relief and probes future prospects under party leadership.
A Wilmington man named Jones, employed at a quarry, was injured while crossing a wire pulley. The cable snapped, striking him under the knee and smashing both legs, with a head injury. Dr Mebane says amputation of both legs is probable.
The Odd Fellows of the 14th District announce a meeting to be held in Wilkesboro North Carolina on October 1 and 2 1908. All district lodges are requested to send delegates and expect the Grand Master and Grand Secretary. Will provide a good profitable time. Leff Wagoner president R Woltz secretary.
In Dobson at the courthouse Tuesday W W Kitchin Democratic candidate for Governor and A L Books candidate for Congress Fifth district spoke to a packed audience of about seven hundred. The flood affected county farmers delaying tobacco and fodder work, yet local officials called the turnout propitious for Democratic prospects.
Canada reports fine weather with farmers saving fodder while several townsfolk face typhoid fever. Rev A J Weddle returned from Floyd County, and John Greenwood Henry McCraw and Louis Dowell lie very ill. Mt Bethel Church plans a baptism on September 18 with about thirty expected if all attend.
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