Local court docket overrun as delays and alcohol issues loom
The piece notes over two hundred cases awaiting trial while juries and officers await action. It cites distilleries and stores selling near alcohol products, remarks on failed court reforms, and highlights a divorce suit verdict in P A George and Beulah Cruz with civil contract concerns. It mentions Winston Fulton’s legal victory against slander and criticizes Judge Councill. The town plans a Hutt fruit-culture article series next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. George
Beulah Cruz
Dobson
George
Winston Fulton
High Point
Fulton
W. F. Carter
Carter
Supreme Court
County resident urges mild compulsory school law
Mr J D Nail, living west of town, spoke Monday on free schools and duties of the legislature to enact nature’s law for compulsory education. He described county conditions noting many children do not attend school and argued for a compulsory law to benefit the country.
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J. D. Nail
Coun
Nail
Nails
Revered D Vance Price Returns to Lead Local Church
Town residents celebrate the return of Rev. D Vance Price for another year praising his honesty and community service across church lines. He is regarded as a strong, popular pastor who helps all townsfolk regardless of affiliation.
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D. Vance Price
Dobson Court Dockets Delayed as Trials Carry Over
Last week in Dobson Court the criminal docket saw delays with State versus Holyfield postponed to February term due to a missing key witness. McCann posted a $3000 bond for a next term appearance on a killing charge in Bryan township. Civil docket was sparse as many parties were unprepared for trial and cases were carried forward. The judge adjourned at dinner hour as no fully ready cases remained. the session noted issues with a small brandy incident.
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State
Holyfield
Norman
McCann
Cradle
Bryan Township
Land mark questions fate of Stanley in court case report
The Landmark critiques a Superior court report of a drunken on township brawl in which William Anderson was fined 25 dollars for stabbing Geo Stanley. The column notes Stanley is gone and jokes about whether the kettle chair or knife settled the dispute.
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Judge Councill
Stanley
Anderson
Landmark
Superior Court of
Surry
William Anderson
Geo. Stanley
Weatfield Township
Neglect of duty sparks plea for state aid for deaf brothers
The article describes Geo Coe of Cody and his sister, both deaf mute, living with limited schooling and signs as their language. It urges the state to provide education and care, noting Coe’s age, discipline, and desire for admission to a state school if possible.
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Geo. Coe
Cody
C. F. Callahan
Coe
Tobacco Market Draws Farmers to Local Warehouse
Tobacco arrives in large quantities and farmers receive good prices. Average sale price noted by Planters Warehouse advertisement as over ten cents with many piles selling at 15 to 25 cents and higher. The market attracts farmers from 25 to 30 miles away, showing expanding influence of local merchants.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad asserts the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. It promotes accompanying pamphlets and pills for sale.
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Hall
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