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young men coming in daily in all I
the latest styles and models. '
We have a model and patem
to please you. Come look them
over.
$12.5<f to $30.
Boys’ Suits that are hard to beat
$3.00 to $10.
See our New Hats before buying.
They are nifty,
$1.50 to $6.00
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“THE HOUSE OF QUALITY”
OLOTHIER8, FURNISHERS andTAILOHS
J. JOSEPHS, Manager.
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WANTED
Every farmer in the connty who has any
farm product finer than his neighbor to
bring a sample to us and let us hang it in
our window. We like to see evidence of
good fanning and we want other people
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Bring Us Something. It will
Help.
THE BANK Of SANfORD,
S. P>. HATCH,
President,
E. R. BUCHAN,
V ice-President,
J. M. ROSS, Cashier.
Our name insures
a certain welcome
when you send a
Wedding FVesent
We with to announce that our (all Jline of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware,
Cut Glass, eto , Is now in, and you are invited to give us a call and inspect same.
While we found it impossible to get some goods that we wanted, owing to
the scarcity of same, we were able to seleot some up-to-the-minute goods.
Our cases and shelves are full of nice new goods of quality* and will be solid
as low as same grade goods oan bo bought elsewhere.
W. F. CHEARS. .
LITTLE STORE—BIG STOCK.
Just Received.
A Carload of Ranges, Cook Stoves
and Heating Stoves, bought at last
year’s prices. We can and will save
you a big lot of money if you will see
us before you buy.
CARTER FURNITURE CO
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- A Full Line of Coffins and Caskets on hand.
Both Horse and Automobile Hearse.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
n Midst of Preliminary Hear
ing Counsel of Gaston B. Means
Agree to This Course and Give
Seasons.
At his preliminary hearing be
ore a magistrate in Concord
ruesday, after several of the
nany attorneys employed had
ipoken, counsel for Gaston B.
Means waived examination and
ae consented to be bound over
to the October term of the Cabar
rus county grand jury on a charge
of having murdered Mrs. Maude
A. King, of New York and Chi
cago. Magistrate Pitts ordered
him held without bail.
Counsel for Means stated at
the hearing they bad “been in
formed that threats had been
made" that New York officials
here had brought extradition
warrants to take the defendant
back to New York on “some un
disclosed criminal charge” and
that they felt “he would be safer
in the custody of the sheriff of
this county.” It also was an
nounced that Means did not de
sire to run the chance of facing
any charges elsewhere with an
unsettled murder charge against
him in North Carolina. This
charge, his counsel contended,
would be cleared away at the
trial.
The agreement came after
counsel for Means bad made an
unsuccessful attempt to get pos
session of papers and documents
seized by District Attorney
Swann’s representatives in
Means’ New York apartment,
and was accompanied by a
lengthy explanation by the de
fendant of his reasons for ab
ruptly ending his fight in the
magistrate's court. Mrs. Mary
C. Melvin, sister of the woman
Means is alleged to have killed,
joined him in obtaining a writ
from Superior Court Judge Webb
at Gastonia, ordering Assistant
District Attorney Dooling.of New
York, and other New York and
Chicago officials who came here
with Dooling to aid the prosecu
tion, to turn over the documents
to the clerk of the Superior court
of Cabarrus county. The writ is
made returnable before Superior
Court Judge Cline at Salisbury
October &.
Preacher Charged With Im
moral Conduct.
■- ngvvff? m inffliiBift tyiium
Centenary Methodist church it
Greensboro, a church having t
membership of 500, has given uj
his pastorate and left the citj
becanse he was confronted with
a charge of immoral conduct
which he could not deny, accord
ing to a dispatch of the 23rd
from Greensboro. Police officers,
the dispatch states, found him in
a house of prostitution in a room
with a negro woman, and it wae
charged that his visits to the
place had been frequent. Satur
day night Bennett and his wife
left the city. The dispatch stateE
that Mr. Bennett had made a floe
impression in Greensboro and
was regarded as about the best
preacher there. He is a native
of western North Carolina, For
many years he preached in the
State of Washington and return
ed to North Carolina a few years
ago. He had been in Greensboro
two years.
The Town Was Fall ol Soldiers
Wednesday.
Sanford looked almost like an armed
camp Wednesday. The town was full
of khaki clad troops who spent four or
five hours here while on their way tc
the cantonments in South Carolina and
Georgia. The troops were from New
York. Some fifteen trains went through
Tuesday night and Wednesday. They
carried infantry and artillery troops.
Only one train stopped here. This was
done to give the men a little rest and
exercise, they having been on the road
since Monday. This was a fine looking
body of troops. Many of the men
were large and seemed to be in fine
shape physically. They were a manly
set of young fellows and behaved them
selves like gentlmen. Soon after the
train stopped they took to the streets,
stores and other places. In fact - they
were soon all over town. They bought
out everything at the Leland Cafe and
soon exhausted the supply of ice cream
at the drug stores. They bought about
all Mr. Chears’ post cards and many
postage stamps were sold at the post
office to oarry messages to their people.
Some of the boys climbed to the top of
the old water tank while others went
to the Graded School buildings and
gave exhibition drills for the amuse
ment of the children. Others brought
In open ootton bolls from the near by
fields. Many of these men had never
seen obtton on the stalk. Some of our
citizens carried the officers out In their
cars for a drive. Some of the men ex*
pressed themselves as being axious to
sac active service in Europe. The train
left in the afternoon for Spartanburg,
Sandy Creek Association.
The 169th annual session of the San
dy Creek Baptist Association will be
held next week, beginning on Thurs
day, with the Brush Creek ohuroh in
Chatham county; This association is
composed of Baptist ohurohes in parts
of Alamanoe, Chatham, Lee, Moore and
Randolph oounties. There are nearly
60 ohurohes in the association with a
membership of over 6,000. Distin
guished visitors from other associations
are expeoted to attend and will make
addresses on various subjeots.
MOB IN THE CAPITOIi CITY .
Attack on Wake Jail Stopped
By Governor's Promise of »
Special Term of Court — A
Brutal Crime.
Not until Gov. T. W. Bickett
had addressed and assured them
that he would order a special
term of Wake county Superior
Court to try Earle Neville, *
negro charged with criminally
assaulting the wife of a street
car conductor, did a mob of 75 to
100 masked men leave the Wake
jail Thursday night, which they
attempted to enter for the pur
pose of lynching Neville. The
mob made two attempt* to batter
down the doors of the court houie,
which leads to the jail, but both
attempts failed. Hundreds Of
shots were fired, and many win
dow lights of the court house
were broken.
The mob arrived a^ihe jail in
automobiles about 12145 Friday
morning. They divided into four
squads and hammered at the
doors of the court house, the jail
being on top of the court house.
After beating at the doors for
About 15 minutes the would-be
lynchers fired hundreds of shots
into the air. Citizens who rush
ed to the scene to see what was
up were ordered by the mob to
clear away from the court house.
Gov. Bickett and Adjutant
General Young were telephoned
and they hastened to the jail.
Hearing of the Governor’s pres
ence. the mob not into their ma
chines and left the scene, but re
turned in about 15 minntes and
again battered at the doors. Gov.
Bickett attempted to address the
men, but as he commenced the
leader of the mob began address
ing the masked men. The Gov
ernor continued, however, and
his efforts later bore frnit and
the crowd dispersed. ,
“We appreciate you, Governor
Bickett, and we voted for yon,
but we love our women folks and
we are going to have that nig
ger!” one of the mob yelled, as
the Governor continued his talk.
When Gov. Bickett told the
men that ha would order a special
term of Wake county Snpefior
Court to try the negro, they
shouted their approval and emp
tied their revolvers and riUps
into the air. Jumping into their
machines they whizzed away,
modern structure, with the ji 11
on the top floor, stands on t e
principal street of Baieigh, alot [
side the United States court hou e
and postoffice and fronting t e
Yarborough House. The repoi ts
of the mob demonstration do not
indicate any activity on the pajrt
of the police and county office^.
Next day the negro was Re
moved to the State prison and
later removed from there to
Charlotte.
Ten More Lee County Men Go
Ten Lee county drafted men left ho
No. 1 Wednesday morning for Cagtp
Jackson, near Columbia, to go into
training. Each man carried hlB com.
fort bag and pillow. These were part
of the contingent of men who went to
camp last week. Following are their
names:
shouting and firing volley
special term of court to ml
October 8 to try the negro.
Wake court house, a new a.1
Camp Jackson.
Robert F. Boggs.
David Carson A vent.
Duncan D. Riddle.
P. V. Oldham.
Luther S. Poe.
Tell Ross.
John Hudson.
Alvin C. Bridges.
Marion D. Lemons.
Paul W.. Wicker.
The next 40 per cent of the drafted
men is called for Oct. 3rd. Mr. Mc
Auley thinks this contingent will be
mixed. It Is said that the govern,
ment will adhere to tRe policy of or
ganizing separate white and colored
army units. Most of the white drafted
men from this county have been called
to the colors. ^
The Kid Has Gone to the Colors.
The Kid has gone to the Colors
And we don’t know what to say;
The Kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the Flag today,
We thought him a child, a baby,
With never a care at all,
But his country called him maa-size,
And the Kid has heard the call.
Hepaused to watch the recruiting,
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head to Old Glory,
And thought It whispered: “Cornel”
The Kid, not belug a Blacker,
Stood forth with patriot-joy
To add his name to the roster
And God, we’re proud of the boy'
The Kid has gone to the Colors;
It seems but a little while
Since he drilled a school boy army
In a truly martial style,
But now he’s a man, a soldier,
And we lend him listening ear.
For his heart is a heart all loyal,
Unscourged by the curse of fear.
His dad, when he told him, shuddered,
His mother—God bless her!—cried;
Yet, blest with a mother-nature,
Bhe wept with a mother-pride.
But he Whose old shoulders Straightened
Was Grandad—for memory ran
Toyears when he, too, a youngster, v
Was changed by the Flag to a man!
—Anonymous.
Bruoe Holt came to Goldston Mon
day from Greensboro and today will go.
to Broadway. He was Injured inter
nally early in July and since then has
been In the Wesley Long hospital where
he underwent two dangerous opera
tions. For many days his life hung in
the balance.—Biler City Grit, 26.
0NE8BORO NEWS LETTER.
Tileve* Break Into Store and
Take Goode—Cotton Opening
Slowly—People Finding New
Meal Wholesome.
Jonesboro. Sept. 27th.—The
Vesley Helpers, the Sunday
lehool class of Mrs. T. H. Sut
op, will give a missionary enter
ainment in the Methodist church
Sunday night at 7:80. This en
ertainment will be given in the
nterest of the Mary Black Hos
>ltal, Ruchow, China.
Last Wednesday night burglars
mtered the store of Messrs. W.
J & R. A. Watson and J. B.
Buchanan and carried off a con
liderable amount of goods. They
sntered by breaking in the glass
it the front of the store. Such
articles as shoes, watches, under
wear. etc., were taken. Chiei
Groce secured the blood hounds
from Sanford and succeeded in
tracking two negroes. These twc
men were placed in the Let
county jail awaiting trial.
Miss Prances McAdams, o
Siler City, spent Monday nigh'
with Mrs. T. H. Sutton while oi
her way to the Greenville Train
ing School, Greenville, N. C.
Miss Elsie Kelly has acceptec
a position as saleslady in the stor
of Mr. B, P. Godfrey.
Misses Ila and Rosa Newell
of Roxboro, stopped over las
Thursday night with their aunt
Mrs, W. A. Godfrey. On Frida,
they went on to Aberdeen to visi
Mrs. Carl Buchan.
Little Miss Lois Dalrymple er
tertained a number of her friend
last Friday evening, the occasio
being her twelfth birthday. Af te
an hour or two spent in plavin
games, the hostess served&dt
licious cream and cake,
The Liles grist mill is now b<
ing operated by Mr. Holder, and
he runs two days in the week.
People are gathering new corn
and having meal made and are
finding it more wholesome than
the (lour.
Cotton is opening very slowly
in this section. However, the
farmers are gathering a bale or
two occasionally and realize a
good price lor it. They have
been busy during the last lew
weeks gathering their lorage
crops. <
.■Near Lynching In Harnett.
L r^nlr r'cvle. a negro, arrested It
WpMtetvoaiiniy Hiramy, OORfflS wtti
attempted criminal assault, was taker
to the State prison in Raleigh to avoic
a lynching. The officers, traveling ic
an automobile with the negro, were
chased by men in automobiles and shots
fired, but making a detour the officers
managed to throw the lynchers off the
track.
Miss Adelaide Jeffreys, a young wo
man, was seated on the porch of her
home at 9 o’clock. A few moments
later she was missed, the alarm given
and a search begun, which continued
through the night. Early next morn
ing she was found unconscious In a corn
field near her home. Reviving, Miss
Jeffreys said that while she was alone
in the yard some one threw a coat or
some similar article over her head,
stifling her screams. After a struggle
she lost consciousness and knew noth
ing more until after she was found. An
examination by a physician disclosed
that the girl was unharmed. It is be
lieved that whoever attacked her was
frightened away by the alarm that fol
lowed so soon. Cagle was arrested on
suspicion.
No Loop Holes Lelt.
The law stopping the manufacture o
whiskey during t^e war is of the
strictest sort. It leaves no chance foi
the slipping In of any kind of foodstuff
There is absolutely no loop holes foi
the utilization of any substitute mate
rial for the distillation of strong drink
All cereals, all potatoes, fruits, molas
ses, grapes, anples or by-products, al
fruit parings, all cannery refuse, bee'
sugar molasses, sour wine or othei
foods, feed, '‘food materials or the by
products thereof,” are barred. Thit
about covers the list of things out o
which liquor man be made. If the
liquor manufacturers continue in tbai
business they will have to take to the
woods like the blockaders of Lee county,
Local Cotton Buyers.
There was more cotton bought here
last season than ever before in any
one season In the history of the town.
The reason for this was that there were
four or five active buyers on the mark
et, They clearly demonstrated the
iaot that “competition is the life of
trade.” Following are the buyers for
this season: H. F. McPherson, Wil
kins* Ricks Company, Sanford Cotton
Mill and E. D. Nall. The farmers may
bring their cotton to Sanford with the
assurance that they will get the market
prloe for it.
Three Sisters.
There are three women llvlug on the
Dave Caster old place « few miles east
Of Jonesboro who are 80, 82 and S-l year9
of age. They aro Misses Margaret,
Mary and Jane Caster. They were born
la® reared there and have always
made their home at the old home
Itead. They now all 'sleep in separate
bads and live alone. Our informant
ltales that Miss Margaret Castor has
bad a chill every week for the past 40
fears. '
The Moore County News states that
I veteran who has served with the
British army in Europe Is to be em
ployed as drill master and Instructor at
Ube Moore County Farm Life Hehool
ibis yaar.
NEEDS ABE MOST URGENT.
Mr. Page’s Plans Contemplate
Food Administrator in Every
North Carolina Connty.
The most ambitious organiza
tion ever perfected in North Caro
lina is being built up by Pood
Administrator Henry A. Page for
carrying out the program of the
Federal food administration in
this State, an army of approxi
mately 25,000 active workers be
ing contemplated.
The fact, that the great war
can never7 be won without the
active co-operation and aid of the
people back home has steadily
become more apparent and Ad
ministrator Page and his assist
ants have been working under
high pressure to hasten the per
fection of the organization in
North Carolina.
The plan adopted by Mr, Page
calls for the appointment of a
food administrator for each of
the 100 counties of the State.
These county food administrators
will have an executive committee
of eight members corresponding
with the committee working with
Mr. Page and embracing the
county superintendent of educa
! tion, farm demonstration agent,
; home demonstration agent and
' chairman of the woman’s com
mittee of the county council of
■ defense.
There will be a working com
> mittee of four members appoint
’ ed by the county food adminis
t trator in every white school dis
trict of his county, this committee
- being depended upon to take the
s message of the food administra
i tion to the individual.
r Mr. Page has stated emphatic
? ally .that there is no room for
- drones in the food administra
tion’s organization and just as
. enthusiastic and effective work
s expected from tne scnooi dis
trict committee as from the office
in Raleigh, which hus worked
frequently at night in its endeav
or to get the program of the food
administration in operation at the
earliest possible moment.
All of our ailies are on war
bread, which contains just 75 per
cent, of wheat flour. To furnish
them with even a short ration of
war bread, however, the Ameri-'
can people must consume an
average of one pound of wheat
bread less per week. To allow
the French, English and Italians
even one ounce of sugar per day
««->> wnmrtr CTt oB consump
tion about one-third. Likewise
there must be economy in the
use of butter and fats if we are
to provide our suffering allies
even the insufficient ration of
these products that they have
been receiving.
Allowances For Dependents of
Soldiers and Sailors.
Provisions of the soldiers and
sailors insurance bill for allow
ances of from $5 to $50 a month
to dependents during the service
of enlisted men have been ap
proved by the House of Congress.
Strenuous efforts of Representa
tive Keating, of Colorado, speak
ing for various humanitarian or
ganizations, to have the allow
ances raised, failed.
In addition to the government
allowances, the bill provides that
an equal amount if not in excess
of $15 monthly, shall be given to
dependents from enlisted men’s
pay, These are the amounts, in
addition to any sums taken from
the pay, that dependents would
receive monthly. ,
Wife, no children, $15; one
child, $25; two children, $32.50,
and $5 additional for each addi
tional child. One motherless
child, $5; two children, $12.50;
three children, $20; four children,
$30, and $5 monthly additional
for each additional child. One
parent, $10; both parents, $20;
each dependent granchild, broth
er or sister, $5. Special provis
ions are made for the allowances
of divorced wives.
Save Your Seed Now.
In the next month or two farmers
will be very busy gathering crops, and
it is likely that a number of them will
forget to save seed for next year’s crop.
Many were unable to buy seed peas and
soybeans this year on account of a short
age. Many of them sold their cotton
seed last fall for around 75c. per bushel
and bought the same seed back this
spring at from $2.00 to $3.00 per bushel.
You probably agree with us that this
should not be the case.
Good seed seleotion lu the field will
do more towards improving crop yields
than most any other one thing in our
control. This is especially true with
corn. By spending two days in the field
in picking and putting away for next
year's use seed corn from standing stalks
in the field every farmer who grows
corn can add five bushels to his average
acre of corn. It Is estimated that we
will make 65,393,0(X) bushels of corn this
year, for which the September 1st price
was $2 19 per bushel. By adding these
five bushela to our average acre yield
you see that this will mean a good many
bushels of corn extra in this State, as
well as several extra dollars in- the
farmers’ pockets hh a result of two
days' work.
—— /
A majority of the voters In Grove
township, Harnett county, voted at an
election recently held against the prop
sltlon to issue bonds taextend the At
lantic and Western Railway from LIU
llngton to Swansboro.
It may be yon are going att-r bg game^ maybe
small, but
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your ammunition is dependable.
We guarantee you tbe highest efficiency in cart
ridges and shells, for all the way from trap to big
game shooting.
Service : Safety : Efficiency
We want the public to feel toward ns just as you^
feel toward the man who does for you a little bit
more than you expect, in a little less time than you
had a right to demand, and a little ,better than
anybody else.
We invite correspondence.
Banking Loan & Trust Co.,
Sanford N. C sboro, N. C.
Captal $82.»
For your Soldier Boy in Camp at the front;
for your Sailor lad patrolling the high seas,
from you to him to make his heart light and
to keep light the home—
Your Photograph.
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Mrs. Homelover:
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you will buy them from us if you come to our store.
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