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VOLUME XXIX-NUMBER 3
LAURINBURG, N. C, THURSDAY, MAR 16. 1911.
$1.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
Voting Contest Creates
Interest Among Merchants.
SUPERIOR COURT
TTiPnthv fire recently.
Miss Mattie Thompson return-
W. C. WILLIAMS Or FERS $2.50 WORTH OF LACE, ed last Thursday afternoon from
a visit to Jackson Springs.
sitor at the home of Mr. M. L.
Edwards last Sunday. I '
Mr. C. E. Duncan had the mis- Civil Term ol the Year Now in
fortune to lose his mill andequip- i Session-Several Small Cases Dis
posed o!-Jadge Oliver H.
Alien Presiding.
This week has been Civil
Contestants Are Doing Splendid Work Several Contest
ants Running a Close Race Special Prize Off
ered This Week Read Ad. on Another
Page and Win the Prize.
It takes a wide-awake popular ed energetically "from the start
young business man like Mr. j of the Contest, and have man
Y. C. Williams, "The Cash aged to lead in the number of
Man," to quickly appreciate the j votes for two weeks. They both
value of a popular Voting Con-; have the right kind of spirit,
tes"t such as the Laurinburg Ex
change is conducting. This is
evidenced by the fact that Mr.
Williams has offered twenty-five
yards of best 10 cent lace free
to the Ccntestant securing the
largest number of new one-year
subscribers to the Exchange
from March 16th to March 25th
inclusive. Make up your mind
today that you are going to win
the $2.50 worth of lace. One of
the Contestants will get it. Why
not you.
It's a risky business seeking
gold in the Klondyke region this
season of the year, but it is per
fectly safe to go to the store of
W. C. Williams. Ever, since the
establishment of that store, Mr.
Williams has been planting the
seeds ol i.esrness in me ler
tile soil of the people's apprecia
tion in Scotland county, and as a
result, has won the esteem and
patronage of throngs of buyers.
When in need of Dry Goods,
Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Ladies'
Shirt Waists, Ginghams, and in
fact anything in the Dry Goods
line, call oil W. C. Wiiiidms, 'The
Cash Man," when in Laurin
burg, and examine his up-grade
go'ods at down-grade prices.
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS
HAMLET, N. C.
Miss Irene McColman 7,075
LAUREL HILL, N. C.
Miss Katie Farmer 79.475
Midb .Mattie CiimpU.ll iisuu
MAXTON, N. C.
'R. F. D. NO. 4.
and are determined to win the
Piano, or else cause the winner
to put up a good strong fight.
Following closely behind
Misses Farmer and Coble are
Mrs. F. D. Gibson and Miss
Minnie Warwick. As will be
seen, Mrs. Gibson has 73,850
votes, while Miss Warwick has
73,250 just 600 votes difference
between these ladies. These
ladies have also manifested great
interest in the race for the piano,
and have greatly increased their
number of votes since last week.
Both have worked hard, and as
the result they claim third and
fourth places in the standing of
the Contestants.
We also desire to make men
tion of the excellent work of
Misses Lillie McNeil, Maude
Scholl, Lena Jones and Bessie
Muse. Each of these young
ladies have greatly increased
their number of votes during the
past week and if they continue
to keep up the good work like
last week, they are going to
have some of the Contestants,
who &re now ahead, sitting
"away back."
Misses Blanche Bullard and
Flossie Covington have not be
gun the contest work so actively
yet. But, remember that even
yet a new Contestant might enter
the race and win the Piano.
They both have ample time to
"turn the trick," and we are
profliotin.tr that thoir number of
votes next week will be increas
ed by several thousand.
! Miss Katie Farmer entertained ; Court in Laurinbursr. While thp
quite a number of her friends at ; attendance has been about up to
her home last J?'naay mgnt.
Mr. John Thompson has ac
cepted a position with the Victor
Oil Company as traveling sales
man. ! Mr. Marvin Watkins, of Wil
mington, is visiting at the home
i of his father, Rev. D. A. Wat
: kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Jinr McQuage, of
I Hamlet, spent last Sunday at the
'home of his father, Mr. W. J.
1 McQuage.
Our school closed last Tuesday
and Miss Reynold, the teacher,
will leave scon for her home in
Charlotte.
The seven months old baby of
Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien died
last Tuesday morning of whoop
ing cough.
The hail storm last Monday
evening was right severe in Lau
rel Hill It fell rapidly for. near
ly twenty minutes.
Mr. L. T. Peterson has recov
ered from the mumps and re
sumed his d uties at Mr.
Pate's last Saturday.
Z.
V.
Mr. R:';p' Morrison moved
back to hi? f rmer home in Lau
rel Hill last Wednesday. We are
gkd to have him with us.
Miss Pat Gibson, who has been
visiting her sister, Jrs. Delia
O'Brien, will leave for her home
in Maxton within the next few&
days.
Miss Berta Watkins returned
iast- Thursday afternoon-;, from
Goldsbpro.Vere she ha5 been
spending sbnW time with rela
RIVERTON ITEMS.
Mrs. George Bourdelatte, of
Bennettsville, S.C., with her fine
little son, spent a few days with
her mother, Mrs. Effie McLauch
lin. Invitations are out for a "birth
day party" at llr. Y. G. Bute's,
the normal for a civil term, the
great crowds which throng the
Court House and streets during
a criminal term are noticably ab
sent. Judge Oliver H. Allen is pre
siding, this being his first term
I of court in Scotland countv.
Work has been moving along
regularly since the opening of
court Monday just before noon
and several small cases have
been tried and others compro
mised and settled.
Monday was taken up in the
trial of the case of Laurinburg
Oil Co., vs, John W. Odom, aris
ing from an alleged breach of
contract for the sale of cotton
seed to'the plaintitf. The case
resulted in a verdict and judg
ment in favor of the plaintiff for
$150.00. Tuesday morning the
case of McFadyen vs. Metropoli
tan Insurance Co., was begun.
This case involved some hundred
or two dollars, the amount of
certains premiums alleged to
have been paid by plaintiffs un
der fraudulent representations.
Although the amount involved
was small the case was most
hotly contested throughout and
nearly two entire days were re
quired to try it. The verdict
was rendered yesterday after
noon in favor of the plaintiff for
about $31. McEachin vs. Roper
resulted- in a non-suit. 5 . Mrs.
Christian Gibson, et al, Execu
tors vs. N. B. Gibson and wife,
an action for the foreclosure of
a mortgage deed, was compro
mised and settled. A few other
cases were removed from the
docket in a similar manner. Two
or three cases against the Sea
board and N. S. C. Railroad
Co's., are being tried to-day.
They are brought for damages
of alleged neligent buring over
nlaintiffs.. Court will
BIG MlNSTREL FRIDAY NIGHT.
One ol the Livsst Shows of the Season Offered !
At Graded School Auditariua Young Plen j
of Community Will Star in Full-Sized j
Minstrel Plenty of Singing, Dane- !
ing and Other Minstrel Stunts
Plenty of Specialties.
A number of the young men
of the community have an offer
ing for the public at the Graded
School Auditorium tomorrow,
Friday, night, March 17th. It
is a full-siz d minstrel show
which is as full of good singing,
dancing and frolicsome nonsense
as can be packed into a couple of
hours. No finer voices have
been heard in Laurinburg than
will be heard from the Laurin
burg boys themselves tomorrow
night. A most fun-provoking
program has been carefully ar
ranged, consisting of a medly
of songs, dances, end-men's
gags and all the real minstrel
stunts with plenty of specialties.
There will be no dull moments
and all who want to laugh, all
who delight in nonsense with
fun in it, all who enjoy good
singing, dancing and character
specialties, all who like a real
minstrel show played with a
flourish, can net afford to miss
this one. Tickets now on sale.
Get your tickets and be cn the
front row when the curtain rises
at 8:30.
No part of Washington Park is
in town.
This same difficulty was met in
the original chartering of the
town of Laurinburg. It has twice
been corrected by the making of
the boundary, definite and ex
plicit. Had the boundary been
submitted to the board as re
quested, this mistake would not
have occurred. The Mayor and
Board of Commissioners are not
responsible for the error and re
gret it as much as anybody.
Respectfully,
M. L. John, Mayer.
March 13, 1911.
Honor Roll for Month ci February.
Tenth Grade -Eunice Gibson,
Nellie Maxwell, Irene Gilchrist,
Louise Biggs, Grattan McArn.
Ninth Grade Marion Clayton,
Ruth Gilchrist, Alex. McKenzie,
Hattie Wallace.
Eighth Grade Ben Prince.
Nathan Gibson, Clifton Fairley.
Frank John, Ned Clayton, Ralph
Calhoun, John Maxwell, John
Paylor, Morrison McLaurin, Ma
bel Brooks.
Seventh Grade Berrie Bryant,
Lizzie Gibson, Lena McLaurin.
j re ne Prince. i-tie Mcac
Margaret Wilkinson.
About the Town's New Dcundsries.
To the Editor:
Herewith I hand you copy of
the acts of the recent session of
the General Assembly relative to
the extension of the boundaries
of the town, the board of control
and the enlarged jurisdiction of
the Recorder.
The boundaries of the town
are changed in accordance with
the outline set forth in the Ex
change last week. Four men
starting from the center of Main
street at the center of the Caro
lina Central railroad, going one
mile to the different points of
the compass, would stand upon
the four corners of the town of
Lam-inburgr, as now constituted.
Sixth Grade Ellie May Birm
ingham. Katie Calhoun, Law
rence Calhcuri, William K. Copp
er, Tom Covington, Clara Miili
can, John Shaw, Sarah Smith,
Lizzie Sanford.
Fifth Grade Agnes Buchanan,
Thelma Gibson, Lelia Humble,
Aggie Morrison, John Carnii
chael, John Wallace, Edgar
Wliitaker.
Fourth Grade, May McArn,
Bertha Sanford, Lula Tatum,
Eva W'- : wHalstead Coving
ton.
Third Grade Frank Wliitaker,
Beulah Hunter, Pearl Hunter,
Maggie Muse, Katherine McKin
non, Martha Fairley.
Second Grade Ben Herndon,
Ora Carmichaei, Bernice Foun
tain, Margaret John, Ruby Rus
sell, Sarah McArthur, Olive Mc-
Ivirmon, Rolicrt TToi'ett.
First Grade Lauder Calhoun,
Charlie Mclntyre, Carrie C-le-