|y§«w*.« a»'IM. au M art, m M Find Bctha* Guilty ■ Of Murdur Charge WBara; lapsrtul Cow Wilson, May IT.—The jury trying the ease of the State vs Walter Be Aea oo a charge of klUJiqr Pete Fields near I.aroma on the night o May Pth at a church festival, aftei being oat eixteee home, returned a verdict of murder in As first tin PM. Tfca first ballot tahan /toed Uu t« taro aad remained the same ant* 10Ad that morning after br d, firi hoe of "premeditated** had been made clear to the Jury. Tbs aase of Jofcnnlu Sa/n-t, rv service soldier, charged erith tiaynig bis wife, boa been eootiaaru an I *• ' will enter a plea of Inmnlty Bo'.itl ' tor Allabrook will aak fur a ap-rial •eetaon of enart to try be case snt •there under ladVtrust for various chargee whs are act on bond. NEGRO MINISTERS ASK NEGRO PAPER TO BE MORE CAREFUL Salisbury, May *•.—‘We do hop the editors wfl] hesitate to publist sack glaring stories until they hast been verified,” is the closing eon tones of a letter mailed today by tht Colored Ministerial Association el this city to the Afre-American, no P» weekly published at Baltimore denying that a lynching and otfcci racial distarbaacaa had taken pises j~M.—.~.. I JUST RECEIVED I Barnes & Holliday Co. I Dunn, North Carolina . . The Greensboro Daily . Newi^ aily DOLMA ■■■■* ■ i...4 fctl* last Wedneuday. au n-ported la ' th* columns ef tie weekly. The auociatioa's WUcr declared 1 Ik*. relate on* between the twu kmi at Salisbury base teen most friendly, and that no trouble of any Mud Im’ l -' * UrOKTKD LYNCHING NEVER HAPPENED Salisbury, Hay EL — Denial of charges published la a negro weekly' paper in Baltimore that a negro had tec » lynched hero recently and that -raid white* had Intcrferrod with (be ciforts of some 400 negroes to migrate northward, was made In a rtateeneat issued by Postmaster A. H. Boydsft. Nr. Boyi.cn, who branded the i whole account a fabrication, laid I te would seek through influential r \ < • isce to praver.t no 'i-.i.-lnjr the paper. Tb* tceivmt here add that tti* ■EtefcljHT to take a train *' » c-.rj •-! anil that wbitas ton 'brie 1 V. * at: 1 lynch til on* rw» r.co, but tiiai 191 n**roe» succeeded in boarding a train. CC rTON LETTER Pl'.cv.'er hive rrutinved d*'.i • • the past a set: over >V Rrmlr-r ,..r ' of the Or ion lick, with th- i-M-p- ■ tion of Ti xas, where Vf» i'?iu hm.. fallen. T 11» state of the wcr.ther has broug it tlirough private com- j filiation a series oi condition «• ports, ni« e of them indicating a: vide! of t ottim this season equal' to the exp cted consumption, based in tun* u] on what the mills have u-ed durii g the jsasf two years. As soon as the trade noticed the —PW ■ B1 Mill! I • '.a • -J % :.->nt'n:eil showers, a demand ap [**>« I from foreign sources for ihc new crop deliveries, which iu ‘iro brought about a demand from TC.'t sellers of Ibis crop, causing r<»*jf marirct, as the spinners had aken n large number of contracts ■;it of the market on tile recent dc line. There is so little available oltoo, ka* than we have known for lore years than we like to count, hat any change for the worse in he prospects of the growing crop :males much uneasiness as to the irobabihty of our producing a crop tqual to the requirements of the surld. That spinners should fall I tack upon their reserve supplies is to be :xpccl ed, that those mills that hold uiiall supplies should curtail their production is also to be expected, hiu buyers of goods should hesitate tnd ask for goods based on the quo tations for the new crop is also a tatural cause for them to pursue— tut after all, the question remains manswered—what will lie the yield he coming scas.no ? From now on ive need tit ebest of weather. After [hoc continued showers we should lock forward to a period of dry weather, which may or may not nn into a drought in July. We may lave a slight curtailment in the foods required for automobiles, so ive will have many sharp fluctua nt*. with the conclusion that after ill, the weather and the boll weevil ret to come will control prices. As :o the consumption of cotton, in a *u*d view it is a long way before :he World can produce cotton rnough to meet the consumption ex iiting before the War anil that kvel »e must sooner or later reach. HI BBARD BROS. & CO. New York, May 25, 1923. IN LOVING MEMORY On Tuesday rooming. May IS, 1923, about 2: 30 o'clock, the angel :>f death for the second time crept roftly into the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Slaughter, of Dunn, and with loving hands took from their tender embrace their loving little laughter. Dura Mildred, aged 5 years, 4 months and 23 days. She was too pure an sweet for this ok) ■infill world. Her mission on earth was finished, and the Lord took her tome to live with Him, where no nr row or pain will ever come. She lutTered greatly for several days, but was the most patient liule suf ferer I ever saw. All that doctor uni loving hands could do was done ior her recovery, but our dear Lord ■aw best to take her. She was a great joy and comfort to mamma and papa and the light of the home. None saw her but to love her, but God loved heT best. Though small as she was, she loved tier Sunday school and Sunday icbod teacher and wanted to see her teacher, and talked of har Ettle brother in heaven and wanted to go to see him. So. mother and father, you can find great comfort in knowing you have two angels waiting to greet your coming where you will never part. Our little dar ling carmot come to us again, but what a blessed thought, we can go :e her If we are faithful. We know ■he win be greatly missed, but our loss is heT eternal pin. The funeral service was conduct id on Tuesday about 12: 30 o’doc* from the home, by Rev. E. N. John icm, pastor of the First Baptist ihureh, in the presence of many sor row mg relatives and friends, and he remains were taken to her un de's in Person county, where the ervkc was ermduded by Rev. Todd in Wednesday morning in the pres sure of many sorrowing relatives md friends, and her little body laid to rest at Providence Baptist church, hy the side of Iter little brother, who , ptecedcd iter about 22 months. Sev oral of the Dunn people accompan ied the remains to their last muting place. Die floral designs were ntnpy ami very beautiful. She leaves to mount her depart ure a broken-hearted mother and father, one sister and three brothers, berides a host of relatives and friends. But we mourn not cs those who have oo hope. Goodby, darling, tn Cod'* own good time we will see you again. I lere aw lule we must be j>arted, And the flesh its S»l>balh keep. Waiting in a lioly slillue.-A, Wrapped in sleet) at Jesus’ feel. I'or ••while her little body Wait* in itracc the morning dawn Where there breaks the last and brightest, Tn the resurrection morn ’ ————— N. C. Stats Coltsfr Fniimsini Sinw J«|T ,M Court** for T»«ch*rs Certificate*, and far gradual** of Standard . • <— ooS5«« Cred it lor graduate* of St. _, Cotton OlMatnc court c*. C*ta>oguo upo tomkaru limited to MM. Apply lor rmirrvatiOD i W. A. WITHERS, Director . Raleigh, North Carolina AND HEADSTONES ' deaign ted (ton* you . ir extonalve facllltiei eerviee. W• tuggeot that rough our Book of to othing there appeal* to you, draw up apecial designs and 5 for your approval. Estimate* '/ gladly made. I MARBLE WORE! M B. WUUama, Prop. Edgarton St. Dunn. N. C j‘.‘. I ! ► « ► « * « * . ► « ► « > < > < » : : < > < 1 < > « * « * « * « • i > < » < * : : < » ! : ► ELECTRIC ARC WELDING We wish to inform general public that wo have just installed one of the t class Welding Plants m the State for both electric nxyacetylane welding, and bare an expert in charge me. If we fail on the job no use to go elsewhere. STACK WORK and steam fittings always on ""T'v. Mill and Sh^all S>Wa Always in Stock The World’* Beit « . I rork. Castings of all te. The Jno. A. McKay Mfg. Co., Dunn, N. C. i , •

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