COL. JOHN A. NARRON KILLED
IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Primriomt SmtthSefcl Lawyer Kilted la Iwtvij Acddeot Meadey—
Formerly Taaght School la TUa Ceaaty aad Married Mtea Hattie
Btei, of Syriac HU—Feaerol Yeotarday.
Mr. Dan Shaw received a telegram
early Monday evening bringing th*
distressing new* that hla brother-hi
lav, Cot John A. Natron, of Smith
field, had been perhaps fatally in
lured by his runaway horse. Upon
'receipt of the massage Mr. Shaw
went by automobile to Spring HOI,
and was there joined by hia brother.
Dr. W. G. Shaw, they driving an to
Bmlthfteld through the country. A
massage cam* about 11 o'clock an
nouncing hie death, which occurred
several hours before they arrived at
SmitblMd. I
Mr. Narron was out driving and
hla heme became frightened at a
pawing automobile and ran away.
While the wad animal was going at
full speed, Mr. Narron jumped to
save himself, and In falling strack
on the side of his bead and suffered
a fracture of the skull at tha baa* ad
the bruin. Tha accident happened
about 6 o’clock In the afternoon. Mr.
Narron was ran derad unconscious
by tha fall and never regained con
H* was wall known and greatly ad
mired her* in Scotland county, hav
ing taught school at Spring Hill
when a young man. While teach
ing at Spring Hill he waa married
to Mim Hattie Shaw, daughter of the
late Dr. D. Shaw, who, together with
one son, John Narron survive him.
He was M years of age and was
th* eldest member of the 8mHhfMd
bar. When the recorder's court was
established in Saithfleld in 1911, he
was made prosecuting attorney and
held that position at th* time of hia
death.
Tha funeral was held at Smlthfield
ywtaaday. Those attending from
Scotland county war* Misers. Daa
• . Shaw, of this city, John P. Shaw, A.
fr-Bh— sad Hr W P Shew fj ft-y
gram, aU brothers of Kn. Name.
Th* Exchange extends ita sinccr
est aympthy to th* bereaved families.
hmtiWi Ai
We call your special attention to
the advertisement of Frank Thorn
ton, of Fayetteville, which will be
found on pec* 4 of this lame.
First Ssla.
The flzet sale of the spring season
to be put an by Epatain's Depart
ment Store ie advertised In this is
sue and can be found on pegs 2.
Going to Tessa
Fayetteville, Kerch 4,—Bov. Wet
eon M. Fairley, for 11 years peer or
01 the First Presbyterian chureh of
tUa dty. has accepted a call Croat the
Wsot■ jester Presbyterian church In
B Paso, Tessa, and wfll laavu Fay
etteville shortly to take up Ur work
in the Tens dty. Mr. Fairley earns
to the local church frets El Paso in
1206. The Flrtt Presbyterian church
\ hue grown steadily under Us pua
tsrnte and has become an m iced n
- ooogregadoo. He is a faartam
prearher, and has never failed to
take e stead on any question that has
ooufrcciSad hie church, ear the esw
munity. There will be Much regret
at Me going.
The above Heat is read with deep
regret by the people of this eeaa
esuaity. Mr. Fairley is a brother of
our townsmen, Mr. A. M. Fairley
and has often visited end prscihd
in Inarlaburg.
"AUNT BECKY'S MESSAGE.
Page* *f OM Diary Baa) late raal lag
Facta About the Waal her of
Loug Ago. ...
I hear of ware and rumors of
wan, a moat ominous sound to me,
and all otlisn who remember the ex
periancas of th* 80's. Without simi
lar experience, no one can fully real
ise ths resultant horrors of it; and
It la my constant prayer that our
country may b* spared from its
ravages, and that all ths warring
nations may cease from the shed
ding of blood.
We an having variable weather
those day*, and much rain, which
baa retarded farm work to soma ex
tant, but I sa* the plows an again
running this- a. m. Ths Intacta cold
snap of th* 18th and 14th of Feb
ruary Injured oats in this aaction,
but the wheat la looking trail.
I waa reading yesterday from th*
pages of an oM Diary, kept by my
paternal gns-Mfather Angus McCal
lam, about th* middle of the 18th
eontnry, which contains soma intar
sating facts, soar* of which an ns
follows:
Nots 1st. On th* 15th of April,
1849, than came n snow storm hare
(in Robeson county) to the depth of
4 inches, than was a hard freese
that night, and also a frost for tour
or five days afterward. It cut down
all ths com that waa up, and some
of the farmer* plants^ over, while
othan lot it aJooa, and it came out
all right.
note 2nd. in Um year 1848, there
was a frost in every month of the
twelve, except July, and August. In
May of tha same year, a frost caste,
which killed all the green leaves.
New down r£ti*the*'pS*s"*lir them
woods, came on tha 29th of Septem
ber, 1822, in the morning. 'j
Note 4th. Fayetteville, N. a, pee
burned May 28th, 1821.
Note 8th. The first Temperance
Society ever formed in the settle
ment, eras on the 1st of January,
1820.
Note 8th. A negro bouse burned
down the night of the 18th of Oct,
1888, with three children In it.
The anther of these notes, waa tha
first of our McCollum ancestors born
on American soil. He was the eld
est of a family of four brothers and
fire sistsrs, from Whom are daaeenk
ed a large and widely scattered
family, residents of every Southern,
and several of the Northern States.
The disagreeable condition of the
weather recently, and alto the stats
of the roads, have kept me cioeety
confined to the house, but our kind
neighbors often drop in, and give oa
the little local news, which la a
pleasant break in tha monotony) at
also have Just now, three lively boys
In tha horns, who generally have
sport going on. There is noth
ing like a crowd of hoys to hasp tv
a racket, and so long as their amass
asenu are Innocent, I enjoy these,
and make no complaint of the noise.
I have sometimes in ay Hfe, had oe
eastoo to sympathise with beys, who,
under rigid discipline, wars forced
to suppress the rauhanuice of spirit
uutoml to a rigorous, healthy hoy,
and were Urns robbed of their birth
right, and driven to seek pleasures
away from hems.
Robert McLenrtn, at Latte, 8. C.,
*■**• up on Friday p. a*.. and will
nwaia with m tor some day*. Ha
tatla o. that mm of hi* neighbors
dawn South loot tfcair tobacco plaata
from tha aorara cold map, hut his
own plant hod fortunately t "frill id
ddmatu The farmer* in his aaetlon
ado wise enough, not to lneraaae tha
cotton ueruagu this Macon, an sa
mple worthy of aunlation.
It ta gardening Hem, but litttu
pmgicec hug bean mode In tout di
rection, oaring to tha cold and henry
rule*. A tow of tha neighbor* hare
plan tad Irish potatoes, put cot o4
tea end aohfcoga plant*, many it
the latter bare ant mod oereraty
from tha oold, and afl hare to ho
*WMt s,
I hear ante talk mug our fur
umou af planting retrat haaaa, in
tend ad now puna, la the com, aa a
ted fortOmr. and I think H la a
•oodidaa. Corun) yuan ago wo had
on oar tom a man pate tt tooaa
bona* plant Hi In a white, bnporar
teed sand bod, and the moult* weeo
THINGS PERTAINING TO LIFE
By Barry M. N«rt*.
ONLY A TRAMP.
By Harry M. North.
“Only a tramp waa killed," they say,
“A ragged tramp;" ha lias today
With body drenched In |m;
And cmitM itrangera pass tha place
To game upon the etfll, eold face
By want and hunger Taxed no more.
Twaa tramp away tha light,
With ham and hay at night
And dreamt and notbmg mora.
A aool divine in Doble frame,
And miaaien la his Master's name
To do hii people good.
Ha shanoad tha labor aad the strife,
And would net lift tha of Ufa,
Bat bagged frpm men hie feed.
It’s tramp away tha light.
With eold. wot ground at night, ’
And morning without food.
Tha mid-night wreck, the fearful din,
A tramp tha darkened ear within.
Aad death alone, and God.
And wherefore not sineo hope U dead.
And love and faith forever fled.
While earth in vain ha tredt
It’s tramp away the tight.
It’s (teal s* ride at night.
Aad the wrack of death and God.
Without a woman’* tears or eong
They hurry the mangled form along,
The potter’s field Ua and.
Ha’s Just a tramp, and euly one,
With none to lava, and lowed by
And death without a friend.
It's tire reeling car by night.
And tha wrack before the light,
And death without a friend.
»o»d*rful. The growth of the via**
aaanmid auch dans* and gigantic
Proportion* as to reader it aTraait
impossible to avaa walk through
thorn, dad to mow thorn was utterly
impossible; bat the aid aaad hiU was
recuperated, and has arrar failed
aino* in producing good crops. Aa I
raooUact, 8 or 4 of the leads ware
Jaa.'jttrWwawBM
than that of paaa. They are prolific
in fraitaga, and tha bhans furnish
excellent- food for hogs.
Wo have soma tittle chicken* In
tbs Fork, Mite Sadie Stewart leads
in- numbers, with aa Incubator hatch
of about 80 from 110 agga.
Miss McMillan of the Oak Orara,
and Miaa Mary Tiddy, at tha Tun
Oat aahooli attended tha Teacbars’
Masting in Lmabarton on Saturday.
Mr, Alex Stewart cam* ap yester
day from Sampson county, whir* ha
baa had recently completed a nice
residence, to which be will rumor*
bis family in a few day*.
Mr. Angus Stewart «f PUladal
Phaa, H. 8. spent tha —nh aii at
Miaa Baraka Hama* Waited bar
aoat, Mi*. Annla \«dtlo*h, at Max
ton, last waak.
W# art glad to note tha recovery
of Mr. Lacy MclaucMfai. whose fa
ther was a dear friend In yuan gras
by, as also hi* aaela, Mr. Archie at
your town.
“Aunt Becky.1*
Old Fork, March 9th.
Laurel RID (Urn.
The mw ator* rea. being erected
by Mre. D. A. Wat kino fa abort eam
Pktod. She txpwU to more beta it
abort tha l«fa.
Tha faculty of tha Laaiel mu
aobool war* tha fenday junta of
Mlaa Eunice Giheee.
Mr. Dock Paala and hfa mother,
Mre. Fletcher Paala, afaHad Mr*,
fefe-a ticker, Mre. May McFhereoo,
8w4iy.
Mlaa Ida Yarborough la on tha
■Mrbat thla w««k to bay tha ay ring
refflfamry (took for Mre. D. A. Wat
kin*. T
' Mr. Ltadaay Haigraaa aad family
▼iaited friaada in Laariatayg Sao
Wo are glad ta aota that Mfaa May
McPSanon, who hM bean rary m
la vary much tm proa ad at thla them
Mr. Luthar Stubba waa amnia I ta
a Mlaa StUare, a teaabar at Joe*
Creak aohool, laat Wednesday night.
Tha marriage waa a awyafaa ta tha
many frlamfa of tha
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ETERNAL SWEEP OP THINGS.
Get Tear Direction by Lea* Hcde
Owt at War Bsaopt a* 8*c
riB«o at Scum at In
■salty and Justice.
fPreaddeat WUaoa'a addraaa at th*
Gridina Ctab dinner ia Washington
Tab. ST.)
"I have vary littla to lay toni*fct
aaaapd to aaprwta ray warn appre
ciation of th* bivariabla courtesy of
thia club aad of the reception yaw
havo aa **aareusly accented an. I
•ad that 1 aa aaldoai tempted to
aay anythin* aowadaya anlaaa wan
body aUrta somethin* aad toni*ht
aobody haa started anythin*.”
”Yoor talk. Hr. Toaatiaaatar. baa
b*«a ■ sreat daa) about candidacy
tea the pros Id an ty. It ia not a arw
foaUa* on ray part, bat erne which I
WQlfUala with a creator intensity
than forraarty. that a nan who aaaka
tha presidency of tha United States
for anythin* that it will brin* to
hint la aa audacious foal. Tha n
•PooeftSlttes of the offlee ou*bt to
sober a man even before ba ap
proaches it. One erf tha difficulties
ei tha ofllea aaldom appreciated, I
day* aay, la that it is very diAcalt
to thiak while no arany people are
taUda*, aad particularly while eo
arany people are talkin* In a way
that ohacurea eoaneel and ia entire
ly oW tha point.
pomt bi national affairs, fai
Mmmm, sew lies along tha tinea of
agpsdimry. It always roots ia the
fidd of principle. The United States
sot founded upon say principle
ef eepedlincy; it was founded up
°«V a profound principle of traann
liberty and of humanity, and whan
arer it bases its policy upon any
other foundation than those it buUds
ew-the sands and not upon solid ruck,
ft —«— to see that the most n
• man eu do Is u
WwtAlh' Vim u,
asld tonight. He
that be found mm who,
attention was «ot*tH to
of spring, did not see the bins
did sat saa the movement of
R. N. PAGE ANNOUNCES
RETIREMENT FROM CONGRESS
He Umm U to Dictated le-Werid Like te Gratify trmldmt_f
CeootittMata, tot Oeaaet Veto Afaiaet WeraJae --‘Tim CWaaM
U Stay a* A rated Ship,.
•d to entertain and to love the tra
dition. which ha*« made ae grand
to be American, end when we go
about aoehtag safety at tbs —y
of humanity, then I for ooa will bn-1
liere that I have always beta mis-1
taken in that I have ooncoivd tol
he the spirit of American history.
"Ton never can tall yatu direction*
except by long measurements. Too
cannot establish a has by two paste;
yoa have got to have three at heat
to knew whether they an straight
with anything sad the longer your
line, the mom certain your measure
mant. There la only m way in
whl* to determine hew the fetors•
of the United States is going to ho
projected and that is by looUag back
•nd seeing which way the Uses ton
which led op to the yrssiat moment
ef power and of opportunity. Then
is no doubt about that. Thera la ne
question what the rail of honor in
America, ie. The rail of honor con*
■late ef the naans of man who have'
squared their conduct by ideals of
duty.
"There la no one else upon the
raster; there to no one else wfaeee
measure things agon a National
scale- And I wish that whenever an
imputes at impatience comes upon
us, whenever an impulse Isaapto us.
we might eleee the door and taka
down some old stories .ef wtmt
Americas itonBato sad statesmen
did in the past, and not let any coun
sel in that dees aot sound la the au
thentic voice ef American tradition.
Then we shall be certain what tike
lines of the fatara and *»—n. we
■hall knew we are steering by the
lioee ef the poet We shall know ,
that no temporary-1-as
temporary expediency, will lead us ;
■ithar to be rash er to ha cowardly.
wmW j*vi«ma.*u ughmfrpiad to.
*• *»••» **T woeid toSe a coward.
Valor la sslfrsapsillin Valor is
drcaaupect. Valor strikes only
when it is right to strike. Taler
withholds itself from all small impk
eethm* and sntincl.msiils and waits
for the great opportunity whoa the
•word will (Uta as if It carried the
light of beeves upon it* blade."
CUM U rsliawU.
Exchange leaden wlH be lntarast
U in Um following, which ia taken
fro* tha Greensboro Nows:
“®«v. R. G. Kendrick, far aura
than six years pastor af Forcet Av
•ntw Baptist church. of this city, re
hl» Wednesday night to tha **
Me U tha Parkview Baptist
of ruasiith, Ta. It was
that tha palpit ronmktaa
oughly isvastigstad tha wocfc of Mr.
ITeaitriair, hath hero and
and then seat one of its ,
Owtiw to hear Mr.
PMMhnnd aaa Mai at Ma week. Tha
aaU which followed was a result.
The ehsrch to which Mr. Kiaitrlih
is called la leas tad fa the very bast
ia stated, and has a SMadbawHp of
•var 500. Than ia offend for him.
therefore, a wide hold of -
AaUd ha daeida to accept tha L
If tha call is aoceptod, Mr. t
WU1 probably lean for_,
Mmg tha early pact of April."
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^Tha Caban Maatfal wu • goad
An /uTwwkTat'llr. TTOadlr, fart
a^tad Aigatm banwaa wa an all
Mr‘ WU»«*—Aaguato,
Oa, Barald.
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thto Mum I w sar» ttot 1 aw to
PMMMto erf tote which a partial
mow tos ks* tto yaopla 1 ispaa
■to to iduranot.
"tout Christ mw attend a mmm
Ptoewndjmk ttoa wto. Ha do
eland, 'Wton yewr tnaaari is «kw»
wlU mr ha*rt to also.’ Tto loan «f
WOO,000,000 to Borland Wy Alto
OM capitalists, to ny nothin* «f tto
proAts of nnuitUn fcnnfintuiim
toa daatroyad tea aawhtanra rraa at'
neutrality to tto Halted States. aad
■rlB probably tod aa late war. f
pitHOpm^p, tt
■aattoto or tottaatioa ottor toe
to mf tounadlato ardtoaiy and to
tto American paopla. 1 wUl mat
•toUfy tay eowetoeo a dda ?
toada with tto Uaad erf av «enati^
**pHhtr win I 4m tWImmm to ■ty
«i date.
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