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I ' ; , >. / . ... . ^ ' ' ' THE H(MB CXJUKTY NEWS Hok#- County^ Only Nenrs^per the hokb county journal VOLUME XXY. NUMBER 34. RAEFORD, Ni C, JJOVEMBER 22^ 19» SlIBSgtlPTION PRICE $1^ PER TEAR, IN ADVANCE. 'Kr SUPERIOR COURT CLOSES FOUR DAY* term FRIDAY No IliniisRfy Oases Cottn* Befo^ I>« Court. Which « ‘ able Commenlf T. A. MeNeiU Is Rumored to Ron For^ The November term of . Hoke Su perior Court tlosi^ last Fntoy eyOT- ing .after four ^days of- iateomY^ woirk, court being held one nig'ht to' order to clear. the crtounal ^docket* Judge Harris had an apppintoeiat with 'hisf dentist in Raleigh on Sat urday arid was anxious to SOt home though life stated that he would mb- ttoue court'Until the criminal, d^et was cleared. Fourteen criminal cases wore disposed of. An dutetanding •feature of this court, which was commented on by boHi Judge Harris and Solicitor McNeill, was the. fact that not a single liquor,."case came before tlliem, both stating thatc they had'never held a court tefore where this wias the case. They thought iti fine adv^isement for the W>unty. Followrig aire the cased^^ disposed of: George’ W. McMillan, ^I'^i^ged with forcing the name of W. McCormd3c to several checks was,' found guilty on two counts and was sentenced to the roads for three months in each, case or six months total. BiU Pate, white, charged , with affnanlting Percy Pothress, with in tent tO'kill was tried and found not guilty. Dennie Hines was charged with housebreaking but the state ac cepted a plea of guilty of forcible trespass and Iv: was given six months on the roads. Ike Andrews, colored, of Southern Pines, who entered a plea of guilty of breaking an en tering the wafeihouses pf the A. an i R. Bwy and turted state’s evidence was given from six to eighteen monriis in state’s prison, “Big Boy” Funderburk, charged with J»he spme crime, plead guilty and w^ from eight tb eighteen month's in the state’s' prison. George Moore, charged with the same offense, plead not guilty but was convicted by a jury and sentenced to twelve, months on the county roads with leave to familiar char- ih court circles, was charged ith larceny and plead guilty to .jrcible trespass. He was given two years on thei,county roads. Albert MfeKeithun, charged with .larceny, wa's found not guilty. “Big., Boy’ ’Walk er was found guilty of ho^break- tog and . larceny fend 'sentence'l to twelve .months'on the roads. Al6x Reeves, white, charged with an -ms- sault with init^t to kill upon Jofe Chason, was found guilty and sen tenced to the state’s prison for a term of 18 months to three years. Walter Jackson, charged with an assault with intept to kill, was found guilty and sentenced to twelve months on 'the roads. It is no extravagance to say that judge Harris is one of the most pop ular judges ever to come to Hoke County. Jurors, and others having business in court, were, impressed with his gentlenessr^onsideration and spirit of fairness. A rumgr went the rounds of court circles last week that Solicitor Mc Neill was considering running for Judge Of thi,. judicial 'district next year, to fill the seat now held by Judge N. A. Sinclaiir of FaJetteville, next year being, the time for the se lection of a judgeK,.Whfether or not this is just trik caimot be said at this wiriting but frie^nd® of Mr Mc Neill express the opinion that he vrould maHe a good showing should ha tlecide to make t ho race. McKeithan House Is Damaged By Fire B^e(N)rder’s" Court Hjjis Light Docket Recoidrifs ^court met to regular session ' on Tuesday with a rather flight (docket, but a rather long ses- feipms Nathaniel McLean ei^red a plea of guilty pf possessinij ]fensilsii fof the /manufacture of whiskey an# i^as gfyen eight months on the coun ty rbaiis. The offense was commit- to April but McLeam avoided the officers until a few'days ago. Two others' connected Vith iiim were tried last May, Thfe'scene of their oper ations was near RoPkfish station. Joto'YWilliamsi colored, of Aberdeen, was indicted on 'three charges as the result' of' a bad wreck near Ashley Heights Sunday nighty... Nov. 10, in wMch -L. V. McPhsrter, colored, had dn arraiiroken and § number of oth ers were less seriously injured. Wil liams -was found not guilfy on a •ge of operating a car while im- John L* McFddyen Dies Mr. Curri^ Passes Wednesday Loved By All With Whom Re Iq Oomtact; SRanish War Vifet^Kan; Death Caused From He^j Troublie, r ex the influjBhfee of whiskey. He was found guilty of an assault with a - deadly weapo'n and given four ihonths on the county roads, judg ement to bs suspended upon paynKivt of the costs and the payment of .fifty doUars to McPhatter for in juries sustained' to the wreck. He yaa, found guffty of carrying a con cealed •weapon and fined ^ fifty dol lars and the costs from ■w^hich deci- ’ sion he appealed. Walter Alderman, colored, was charged ■with removing crops from the lands of his landlord contrary to law. Judgment was re- sewed imtil next Tuesday. Attend District Welfare Meeting Jn Fayetteville ■ John L. McFadyen, prominent busi ness man of this pl^P, passed sud denly here Wednesday monung about teh^thirty o’cldfek, his death being due to some heart trouble. Mr. Me- Fadyen had (had some trouble of this nature abput.^ a month before bis death but he soon recovered and ap-^ peared to be in pxc^ent heal^ un til his death. He was on the streets ■Wiedne^ay morning and bad gone into the cotton office of McKeitium & Campbell to get the cotton market report whm he fell suddenly and died, it is thought, instantly. His death comes as a great shock to a lao-ge circle of relatives and friends who genudnely. l(tived him for the fine traits of eb^acter that made a friend of everyon© with whom he came to contact. John L. McFadyen was bom about four nulas east pf Raeford July 9, 187S, 54 years ago, on the plantation which he Pwned at the time of .his death and where he has made his home for a long numbefr of years. He was educated at olid SHwood school near his >home and at Lumber Bitidge, He was an aluPmus of both Davidson College and the University of North Caroltoaj ga^uating at the *latter. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, having serv- ed with the Faygi^dlle Independent Interesting And Proimtoent Speakers Discuss Problems of Welfare In Tuesday’s Sessioh.' On Tuesday of this week Mrs. H. A. .Cameron, Mxs. J. L. McLeod and W. P. Hawfield attended the annual pieeiting of the SoUftheastem District Welfare Conference in Fayetteville. A niui^r of interesting speakers were ^on the program Judge Wil liam M. ,York, Judge Juvendle Court, Greensboro;" N. C., spoke on the “Ju venile Court to North Carolina.”,Dr, Harry W. Cfane, Tiniversity of North Carolina, was the after-difin&i' speaker and be" brought a great mes sage to those who were jwesent- He recommend^ that a phange be made in the terms n.se,d in pGnnectiC'H With the Juvenile Court ‘ He showed that th> :.'3:ra “Jude/ ’ naturally leads :he c'uid ic expec'/pun’s.'imejit and dis- agreeableneae' The term “Court” l^s to the same expectation. He remarked that “A rose by any other name would not smell as sweet” be cause of. the exiiec'tation created by the rose.' Probation and all work cchnected with welfare should b'3 done in a sympathetic way and with a view of trying to help Ihere are forty-seven w,h''lr.-tin^e welfare workers to the State. That leaves fifty-five counties with little or no welfare work being doni?.' Urgent cases are han(ilad in Hoke County on a voluntary basis. Mrs, H. A. Cameron, Mrs. J. L McLeod and Di'. R. L. Murray compose the welfare board fot Hoke County ajid W P. Hawfield, by virtue of being Comity Superintendent of Public In struction,' is Superintendent of public Welfare. None of .toese. receive any. compensation for tiberr services There are a number who’ need Jielp, but the lack of funds makes i^ impossi ble to do anything worth while. There axe a numbfer of public spirit ed citizens who are helping and some work is being done by those who are interested in helping. Light Infehtry under the command Of Major B. R. Huske, of Fayett^ rille. He was at One time a large lumber operator and in later yepurs the leadiirg real estate' dealer of Raeford. In addition to his farm ing interest he .was fer a long num ber of years a leading dealer in cotton and fertilizer at this place. His business connections brought him into cont/ct with people over a large territory and he' had the rare faculty of making friends easily and holding them. Raeford and Hoke county and a, much larger territory have suffered a keen loss'in his pass ing.. He is survived -by his sister, Mrs. J, W. McLauchlin, rf Raeford, and two brothers, Mr. W. M. MdS’adyen, with whom he lived and Dr. A. A. McFadyen, a medical missionary in China. / Funeral seryicts were conducted at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. W. McLauchlin, in Raeford, by has pas tor, Dr. W. M. Fairley, Thursday at eleven o’clock, and interment was in Raeford cemetery, During the ser- vice.s special music was rendered by a quartet composed of Messrs Mar shall Lavis, Make^ud Martin Mr.- Keithah and Dp:^fl7 R-Cromartie. Active call bea:fers were Messrs Jc.hn Blue, J. S./Johnson, J. W. Cu'ri-.', John Walker, W. L. Poole, Lnr Mc- Keuchaj., Eldridge ChiF'iohu and John McKay Blue. '.A large nuinrj?r of people fro-n -a distance attended the funepral. \ Ife. ^J. ’f. Currie, a well known 'and prominent citi:^ of Blue Springs Township,^ Wednesday morning about 10 o’clock. He had gone out to the to look after having some wheat planted, became very sick, went back to the house and continue'# tS' grow worse until the end came before medical aid could rea»h . him. Hfe was about 65 years of age and a widower, and is sur vived by ■two daughters, Mrs. Neill Clark, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Dan Wilkes. He Was a faithful mem ber of Bethel .EresByterlan church for many years Imd funeral services were held there Thursday afternoon conducted by his pastpr. Rev. A D. Carswell. , KI'WANIS HAVE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS THURS- Beverly S. Royster Harry Cromartie I { The home of Mr. John A. McKei- thdh was discovered to be on fire last Friday morning about 4 o’clock, but some hands wo|’king for Mr. Mc- Keith^ •'discovere'd it before any great damage was done and “by their efforts and the aurival of th'e fire company the fiames were ex tinguished. The origin of the fire is unknown. The damage will run around eighty-five dollars, covered by inswrarace. Cake Sale At Quality Grocery Wednesday As -announced in last week’s issue of The News-Journal,; the Woman’s Auxiliary of Shiloh church-wilL have a cake sale next, Wedifesday, the proceeds to go to the Barium Springs Orphanage. The nlace of .this sale will be at the Quality Grocery (B. F. Ray’s) and thev hours ^ from ten A. M. to ,12:30. The ladies ,, conducting this sale ^iige that eveiry- We who _can( come and buy a cake (and help this most worthy cause. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr; amd Mrs., 5. W. R. Whitley op Tuesday, a daughter. BIRT^ ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Mr and Mrs, Harold Jf* . Chason, of StonewdU Townshipi .on Noveniiber }4tihi, a daughter. 'Braore "her martiam Mrs. C&ton war Miss 'l^ona^J Mrs. Tapp Dies At Greenville Tuesday Mr. Henry Tapp received a mes sage Tuesday moimtog saying that his mother, Mrs. Jennie Tapp, had died in the home of h^f daughter, Mrs. Elk, near Greenville, N. C. Mr. Tapp did not get the particulars concerning her death,, but supposed she died''Suddenly. She was ,buried at .Antioch dhiurch near her old home •in ■Person county. She is a sistei' of Mirsc C. H. Tapp Attend Meeting Of ' Fduco Club Thursday On tost Thursday night Supt. W. P Hawfield, R. A Smoak, principal of (the Antioch school, and W. P. Rodgres, principal of the Ashemont school, attendied a meeting of the^ affiliaited Ed'iwx> Clubs iheld' at Pine- hurst ..The meeting was attendfed by thirty-nve or forty school men from Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett and Moore, counties, .^. interesting pro gram was arranged and a number of interesting topieswere discussed fqr the betterment /of the cause of edu cation ar-these four counties. Concert At Methodist 'Church Sunday P. Mr Theire will be a sacred conceit at the Methodist clnirc]i Sunday evening at 7:30 by tiie combined choira of the three churdh^ of Raefosid, to which tba pob^ tovit^ Died^ Saturday A. M. Prominent Barrister and**Public Ser-. • vaht; Grand Master of Masons at 'One Time; Past Grand Master of Odd Fellows. General Beverly S. Royster, promi nent Mason, lawyer, and one of the most beloved citizens of North Ca^ lina^ die^ at bis home ran Oxj^i^ Saturday .moriupg follovrihg aiflb p- ness of several oyceks. General *-oy- steir yjas bdrir. on''' a farm in Gran- yilJe copaty Jaimary 17. 186b. -''Ife was admitted to the bar in 18B8 and for nearly forty years he held a commanding position at the bar of North Carolina, and few nap^ are -better kiicvn in the legal profession in the State Gen'Cral Royster was made Adjutant General in 1898 and served continuously until 1904, seirv- ing again from 1916 to 1919. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in 1900 ard 190l, and -was a past grand master’ of the independe'nt order of Odd Fellows, and was also head “consul comman der of the Woodmen of the World in North Cairolina;. For four terms he served as mayor of Oxford, was chairman of the board of education of Granville county and .served as County attorney fior 18 years and HUS Broken Arm While attempting to catch a foot ball at- the Raeford school during the noon arecess Wednesday, Harry Cro- Sunday School Glass Has Oyster* Roast Dr Fairley’s Sunday School Class set themselves up to an oyster roast .over au thfe, Hoke Country Cl'ab last Friday evening, and some fifteen members retreated from the rem nants of a barrel ofo ysters after a nants of a barrel of oysters after a against insuperable odds. L. B. Brandon and^Paul Dickson carried off eating honors and a world of oys ters, 'though Brandon had somewhat the edge -. on his nearest rival, due, no doubt, to a Iferger storage ware house. Wedding Of Much Interest In Raeford / Mis.^ Marguerite Freeman and Mr. Crawford Thomas Married Friday Morning At Home of Bride; Came As Surprise to Friends. • Judge W. C. Harris of Ralei^i sad Rev. E. C. Mart-ay, Jr, MissioBurjr To Mexico Address Oub At Week-* ly Meeting. The Kiwanis Club at its re^gulBr weekly meeting last Thursday n^^it had as its guests Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh, Solicitor T. A. McNrill of Lumshmjton and Rey E. C. Murray, Jr., uKsionary to Mexico. Jud^ Harris made an interesting talk on the crime situation that is sweep&ig ever the country,' and suggested as a remedy, not punishment, but means to prevent it. Ho called tantion to how the State Board of Health was trying to prevent dis eases, and their spread among pet>- ple, and advised this as the proper method to prevent crime. Mr. Murray spoke on the work^of the teacher and missionary in Mexi co, and ^ave a general outlie of the Mexi«m situation, and our rela tions with that great but unhappy country. He said that ttm Mexican people were beginning to''realize that the United States really wanted to help instead of exploit them, and as soto-,,as this was fully understood, the relations between thft two coun tries would improve and become mu tual, as they should be. The talks of both , these distinguished gentle men were greatly enjoyed by all present. GENERAL NEWS More than twice as many people have lost their lives in automobile accidents- on the highways of' Sou'i/h Carolina this year, as were killed in such accidents during the- same time last year. During the first ten account of the popularity and uiw martie, young so.n of Dr. and Mrs. youthfulness of the months""of^last year 63^ peireons w^ H. R. Cromartie, tripped in some j*^® prommence of l»th latfiLes, the I jj, automobile accidents on the way and in the fall had one arm marnage of Miss" Marguerite Free- broken. He vjas earned immediately to a\ hospital in Fayette-ville ’ where ft was found that one bone was broke#>.a^ spEt and indications are that he will be ^ fortunate }f_ he re>- covears without a sti^t,(pqp.' flCX^KFISH NEWS The attendance has been much bet ter this month than last and we hope the parents -will cooperate with the teachers in having perfect at tendance. The first and second grades had charge of the chapel program Tues day morning, rendering a very Jn- teresting , program. Mr- W, P. Hawfield was a pleas- ajjlr^rit^ at opr school last Wed- ipesday. *We are veiy glad to have L. D. Long and Rudolph Baxley back in school after a few days illness. The pupils have manifested a great deal of interest in the contest be tween -fcl^ rooms for perfect attend during 1907 and 1908 was a mem-'ance, reviving a play hi^ at the ber of the State legislature. He is survived by his •widow, who was for merly Miss Mamie Hobgood, and by three sons, three Haughters. The funeral services were held Sunday af ternoon at 2:30 by Rev. C. K, I^oc- tor, superintendent of the Gxford end Of the month, and also an al- teridahee pennant. Misses 'Willowhby, Nordari, and Townsend atteijaed the annual teach ers’ banquerat Raeford, reiporting a v^, nice time. Miss' Gola Willoughby spent the _ , , JJ. J J 1, I week in St. Pauls. Orphanage, and were attended by | Mrs. Walter Hall were the many prominent' men and Masons of j dimaer guests of Mr and Mrs. E. T. the State. Miss Loyd Tapp ' Has Old Almanac' Miss Loyd Tapp has in her po^- Brack Sunday, Misses : Ophelia Townsend ' and Alma Long -spent Friday in Fayette- j ville s^Bpiug- Mrs. A. W. Wood is visiting rela tives to Dillon, S. C. ' Miss Euia Maxwell of Fayetteville spent the' weekend with her parents. session an almanac for the ye:^ | Mr. and Mrs. Martin Maxwell. 1860. The inam© of ft is the “Agri- | He many friends are very sorry cultural and Family Alnmuac.” It j to hear of the. serious iltoess of Miss _ —J Eunice Jones. Thu fox hunters are taking full advantage of these pretty moonlight nights, catching from one to^ two foxos every , ndghit;, Funeral Rites For. Secretary of War , Held Wednesday is to a good state of preservation. It gives the changes of the moon, weather forecasts and all, just like any other almanac and, although it is 80 years old, the print is good and can be .read easily. ( Chicken Stew At- RotJknsh Tuesday As The News-Journal goes, to press, a telephone message • from Rockfish asks that the annomicement be noad© that there will be a chicicen stew and other good things to eat served at the Itockfish School next Tuesday night to which tne public i r An Associated Press dispatch has the following to say in The Wednes day’s News and Observesp, concerning the funeral of ^retary Good; Washington, 'NoY. 19.—The last , tribute of the government will be The proceeds of this^ supper | paid- torforrow to Janies W. Good, are to go for improvement-s needed in the school. barium SPRINGS^VISITORS Rev. and Mrs. W C Brown of Bar ium Springs attended the funeraj[ of Mri John L. McFadyen here Thurs day. This is Mr. Brown’s first trip to Raeford i,sinc8 his illness last spring- and" friends are rejoiced tb see him. looktog so well. FOR THE ^^H ' A small atopunt of powdered pum ice mtoedi. wi^ the regular tooth parte or powder and bntohed over the teetii every fmr or five weeks will nemove statoa. n-^k' Sefereitary of War, to Jhe East Room of the. 'WMte House, where sorrow, triumph and happiness frequently have been written into American his tory. In the presence of President Hoo^ ver and.^ a disbinguished company the,rites of the fiesbyterian church will be conducted and later the body •will be placed upon a special train to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for burial Friday. The death of the Cabinet menvber was moomed in an official "White House statement, to wSdefa President Hoover said it would not be alone for bis poblic services that Mr. CSood would lie remembered, but also “for hiff.ikyal and adf-enhdng lltiCQd- Ship." man and Crawford Thonias created unusual intei-est. That they were going to marry in the near future hau Deen ruiiioi'£(d for sometime but the exact date had been kept secret and came as a real s&rpnse to .a -number of their fnends. 'riie mar riage was solemnized Friday morn- tog at nine a'clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr, and Mr-^. Walter P'teeman. Only tne meni- beirs of the two families were pres ent to witness the^ ceremony. '1‘he living room had been beautu-oily and tas-tefuily arranged. Floor . baskets hiolding handsome yello'Hr\aaui white chrysantemums alternating witii ca- ihc-oral candelabra waah lighted tap ers forme(d an aisle accross the rooiii. The aisle ended at an improvised altar which was formed by a back ground of ferns interspersed with white chrysanthemums and white candies. 'ih© curtains were drawn and only the soft light of the can dles was used. Mrs. li. B. Stuart, axmt of the bride, had charge of the musici She was becomingly dressed in beigb crape and wore a small corsage of sweet-heart roses. Prior to the cere- iiioiiy she played “Lieberstraum.” She then acconipanied Mrs. Marshal! Thonias who sang “At Dawning.”; Mrs. Thomas wore a morning cos tume of blue georgette. As the first strains of the Bridal Chorus, from Lohengrin, were sounded little Jtol Lentz, nephew of the groom, walked down the do-wer-bordered aisle carrying the ring in the center of a large -white chrysanthemum, lie' was very handsome and lovable in black velvet . shorts and frilled wdtS iwliite satin blouse. The bride and [groom entered together and met the iWo pastors who weine to peirform e ceremony at the altar. The Cere mony was performed by. Mr. Tbwn- £t)id> a former pastor of the bride. e w;as assisted by Rgv. Mr. Tray- wick, pastor of the Methodist cliurca, of which the groom is a member. During the feractnony Mr&l' 'Stuart played softly “Indian Love Call.” The bride, who is ,a blonde of de cided type, Nvvore a most becoming dress of a beautiful shad-c or dark blue velvet. Hat, glo'ves and shoes were the same shade. SH© aarr.d an arm bouquet of Killarney r >se& show ered with valley lilies. - The groom wore a conventional busiuess suit. As ihe blessing was pmu-unce-J Mrs. Stuart played Msndelshon’^s Wedding Starch. Mr. and Mrs. ^omas left by motor at once amid i showier of old shoes, rice and good ayishes, for m extended wedding trip to eastern cities. Her traveling cos tume was a very chic ensemble of heavy brown 'flat crepe with browu aexessories. , On their letnm they will make thefar home with the gnoom’s naotheir, Mrs J. C. Thonias. Mrs. Crawford Thomas is the sec ond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freeman. Raeford has always been her home She g^rsriuated at toe high school and contined her stud ies for two’ yeaire at Meredith col lege, Raledgh. Mr. Thomas is the son of Mrs. Lillie Lmrta 'Thomas aiid t]^ late J. p. Thomas. After fitish- mg school to Raeford he attended State College at Raleii^,,.where; he inui yeiy Bopifiar. Be was a nwsa- ber of Kappa Sigma fraternity and a number of other onsaaiaatiooB. Hd highovays. During the first ten mociths of this year the fatalities to this roannei' have totaled 154. Mr. John Mcl^od of Barbecue, a prominent'citizen of Harnett county, and chairman of the Board of Coun ty CommissioUers, died at his home several days ago, following an ill ness covering a period of many months. This is the-second-,.d^th occurring on the board sine© its "to-" duction into office last December 1. Mr. Albert Surles of Ave^sboro, who died last spring, was the other. The radiator of the Buick Coupe of Rural Policeman R. C Cox of Fairmont was shot to, pieces as the car stood in the woods Friday in. Sterlings Township, while Mr Cox, was looking for a liquor still sup*-*' posed to be in the vicinity. Ottis Sealey, Vv’ho h^-been arrested in coniiection with the" shooting, said he was operatiriig a still near the place for Van Walters ^d implicated an other to the shooting. Walters, 77- years-old, was sentenced to February, 1929, to serve a term of 12 months on the roads for manufacturing and possessing, but had appealed to the Supreme Court and released under bond. ' ■ ■ « James W. Good, Secretary of War, died in Washington Monday night, Nov. 18th. Ho -was stricken Tuesday W'hile working on the annual depart ment report. Early Wednesday morning an immediate operation for gangrenous perforating appendicitis was ordered, and^oL—William L. Keller, noljed army surgeon, executed the difficult andf dangerous excision, at 11 o’clock a. jm. After a period, of uncertainty‘general blood poison set to and he continued to grow weaker until death came to tos relief. Mr. Good’s death was the first of a member of the cabinet while to office since that to 1924 of Henry C Wal lace, Secretary of Agricultoire to the Harding and Coolidge administration. W. L. ThoiSpson, a well known young man of Rocky Mount, was in stantly killed Sunday to an automo bile accident near Bethel. Th® mis hap occured three miles beyond Bethel op the Greenville highway, when the light' car which Mr. Thompson was driving side-swiped another .machine. Mr. Thompsem lost control as the car skidded, ca reened off the road and. turned over three times. Occupants of’toe other car were not toiured. The machine was badly damaged to-the accident in which Mr. Thompson was instantly killed,' his head being critshed. Mr. George R. Dobie, well known to Raeford, died at 1^ home 32S Villa Street, Rocky Mount, Monday night, after a brief illness Mr. Do bie yirns stricken 'wftb pneumonia several ^ys ago, but it was thought that he would recover,- but hfepasMMi away at 9:45 o’clock on the xug^'^ i mentioned above. -He 'was bom to MonticeUo, Win.. Oct. IS, 1887, and had been a reskknt of this state about 30 yeacs. vmr 2 the Kardvnmt Laudifin Co. holito (:^||[|arttioBwM gw* ownor. itoto li ..4itoi» }m
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