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rHE PATG Printers' Ink yt " SPATCH I 1 1 nr you don't read THE DISPATCH YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS. has th largest fit rj. - " political weekly 'nevrif$ South. i II II A. ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903. VOL. XXII-NO. 13. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE. SEIZED LIQUOR STOLEN. TWO ROUTES FROM LINWOOD. THE RE-UNION TO-MORROW. ASSAULTED AND MURDERED. WAS HE MURDERED? PERSONAL MENTION. MS Unknown Parties Steal the Nine Barrels of Whiskey Captured In Boon Township Last Week. The nine barrels of liquor cap tured by revenue officers in Boon township on Tuesday of last week, was carried to Salisbury and placed in the rectifying es tablishment of Cfark Bros, for safe keeping. This liquor was stolen, presumably by the origi nal owners, last Friday night or between three and four o'clock Saturday morning. The rectifying house ' adjoins Ludwick & Black's stables, aud entrance was gained through the cellar door at the rear of the building.opening on an alley-way, the door, which is a double one. being forced in the middle to a sufficient extent to allow a saw to be used upon the wooden bars. Two wagons must have been used to carry off the nine barrels. The liquor is said to have been worth over S500. i Revenue officers began a search for the stolen liquor immediately after its loss was discovered. They came over to Boon town ship, where the liquor and the still producing it were originally seized. It is thought the officers received some information as to the whereabouts of the stolen goods, for on their return to Sal isbury they drove through the town without stopping to a va cant house a mile and a half out side the city and here they found one barrel of the hquor. Three revenue officers were here yesterday afternoon and they reported having captured ' eight of the nine barrels of stolen liquor. Five of these barrels were found at one place in this county yesterday. Two of the five barrels were nearly empty, one of these containing only one gallon and the other about nine gallons or liquor, t 5v - LITTLE CHILD DRANK LYE. Death of Little Marnier Leach in Rex Hospital. Raleigh. Mamie Belle Leach, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Leach, from Randolph county, died yesterday in Rex Hospital from drinking a half a cup of con centrated lye, which she mis took for coffee. Nearly a year ago the little girl was playing in the room when she found this lye on the table and drank it. Since that time she had grown steadily worse and has suffered intensely. Her distressed parents brought her to Raleigh a few days ago for treatment in Rex Hospital. An operation was attempted but too late, and the little sufferer died. She was 4 years and 2 months old. Mr and Mrs. Leach, who live near Hoover Hill, Randolph coun ty, were herewith theirchildand carried the little casket home with them last evening. Their grief elicited the sympathy of every one at the station. Ral eigh Post, 31st. 0. L DAVIS arrested: Two Barrels of Liquor Found-Hls Team and Wagon Seized. A large party of revenue of ficers made another raid in Boon . township Monday afternoon. This is the second or third raid within the past week or two. They found two barrels of liquor, arrested O. L. Davis and seized his team and wagon. Mr. Davis 'promptly gave a $1000 bond and was released from custody. In the party, that made the arrest and seizure were A. C. Patter son and J. G. Broadnax, .of Greensboro, T. C. . McCoy, of Asheville,- Geo. W. Sheek, of Mocksville, R. B. Sams, of Marshall, J. B. Miller, of Hick .ory, and others. "' , . ' Pays $400 For Cowhldlng District Attorney Holton. r. V ; Winston-Salem, N. C, August J.In the Superior Court today -Judge McNeil imposed a fine of $400 and costs upon Mr, N. Glenn Williams for cow-hiding District Attorney A. E. Holton, in this city, a few months ago. The cost in the case aggregate $130, The People of Tyro, Silver Hill, Jubi lee, Youngs and Others En Route to Have Free HalL Postmaster Chas. L. Lopp, of Linwood, writes The Dispatch he has instructions from Washing ton that two new free mail routes are to be established from his office on September 1st. These are No. 1 and No. . Mr. G. Lee Palmer has been appointed car rier on route No. 1, and Mr, J. Taylor Barnes on route No. 2. The course of the routes will be found below: Route No. 1, starts at Linwood. thence north and northwest on Linwood road to Salisbury and Lexington road, 2 miles ; thence northeast on Salisbury and Lex ington road to Tyro road, 3i miles; thence northwest and north on Tyro road to Tyro school, 4 miles; thence in a west erly course to the Widow Youngs, 2 miles; thence south, southwest, southeast and south on Winston-Salem road to Jubi lee postoffice, 4 miles; thence easterly and south on Winston- Salem and Salisbury Haden grove school road to house, 3 miles; thence east to and Lexington road, thence northeast on Salisbury 4 mile; Salisbury and Lexington road, thence northeast to 1 mile; Linwood postoffice, 2i miles. Total length of rdute, 20 miles; area covered, 20 square miles; number of houses, 104; population served, 468. Route No. 2, starts at Linwood, thence south, southeast and south to Jersey chufch, li miles; thence west to Jackson Hill load, mile; thence south and.south- east on said road to Vuncanon's store, 7 miles; thence northwest to Stoner Grove church, i mile; thence north on Lexington road to a Sihrerr Hill rauL.2& miles; thence southeast and east on Silver Hill road to Young's post office, 1 mile; thence west to Lexington road, 1 mile; thence north on Lexington road to Frank Younts, 3i miles; thence west, southwest and south to Cotton Grove road, 2i miles; thence west on Cotton Grove road to Jersey church, 1 mile; thence north, northeast and north to Linwood postoffice, li miles. Total length of route, 21i miles; area covered, 16 square miles; number of houses, 103; popula tion served, 463. Dr. Anderson Doing Well. The friends of Dr. J. N. An derson, who read of his accident in the terrible storm at Albe marle last week, will be glad to learn the doctor is doing as well as could be expected of one suf fering with a broken leg. The Enterprise gives these additional facts about his being injured: Dr. J. N. Anderson had just returned from a visit to one of his out-of-town patients, and was standing just inside the front entrance to Cotton's livery stable. One of the heavy slid ing doors had been partially closed, and the wind lifted this from its bearings, throwing it with full ,force against the Doc tor. His left leg received' ase vere wrench, and. the bones of the ankle were broken and frac tured. The local physicians, as sisted by Dr. Abe Anderson, 1 of Davidson county, gave prompt attention, and Dr. Anderson is now getting along well - It is a wonder to his many friends that he was not killed almost instant ly, as the heavy door - covered his entire body, excepting the head.- It is needless to say that his sufferings were intense. Jug Breaking Concert. The jug breaking and concert of the ladies of the Methodist church will take place in the opera house, Friday night, An gust 7th. . All parties holding jugs are requested to have them ready by next Thursday, as they will be called for on that day by the committee. Ice cream will be served during the breaking of the jugs at the opera house. An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged and everybody Is cor dially invited. - Dr. Dixon to Address the Veterans- Dinner in the Grove. The annual re unions of the A. A. Hill Camp of Confederate Vet erans have been most successful and enjoyable affairs since the organization of the camp several years ago. The meeting to-morrow will in every respect be the greatest in its history. The camp will assemble in the couit house promptly at 10 o'clock, to-morrow morning. After the transaction of routine business, a Cross of Honor will be delivered to those who have applied for it. The awarding of these medals will be under the supervision of the Daughters of the Confeder acy. An interesting program in connection with this ceremony has been prepared, and this will be only one of the many enjoya ble features of the day. Dr. B. FTDixon, state auditor, will deliver an address. He is both eloquent and humorous and is one of the ablest speakers in the State. The old veterans can rest assured of being highly entertained by his address. A magnincient dinner will be served in Lowe's grove. Of course the good women will see ta this. They are always first in every good work and they , don't have to be solicited either. In the past 12 months several of the old veterans of the county have passed over the river to join the great majority on the other shore, and it is most fitting that those of us who belong to another generation should do what we may to make pleasant the paths of those who still remain lor the little time they will be with us. A MYSTERIOUS CASE. A. W. Stockton Badly Injured and His Mind a Blank. , A. W. Stockton, aged about 25 and residing at Spencer, was severely if not fatally hurt in a mysterious way Wednesday night. He was found in an un conscious condition on the yards at Spencer with his head badly mashed and bruised. He was carried to his room where medi cal attention was rendered, though he has remained in a semi-conscious condition, and is unable to tell how or where he was hurt. He was found near the main line tracks soon after a north bound passenger train had left the yards. The mind of the young man seems to be a blank and ho cannot even tell where he spent the day previous to the ac cident. He lost an arm in an ac cident at a saw mill some months ago. Mr. Stockton is a native of this county and has relatives near Reeds, his old home. Ice Cream Party Tuesday Night. An ice cream party will be held in Lowe's grove on Tuesday night of next week. Several of the good ladies of town will assist in serving ice cream and other re freshments. The proceeds are to go towards assisting the Lex ington Silver Cornet Band in paying for instruments, &c. The public is cordially invited and it is hoped the affair will be liberally patronized. Deaths. Mrs. Thomas-Hughs,1 of Em mons township, died Saturday morning and was buried at Jeru salem Monday. Deceased was about 80 years old. , Mrs. J. A. Fink, of Tyro, died Thursday, the 80th of August. and was buried at Centre Friday, She was 53 years old. tat Mrs. Dolph Beaver, of Iredell, -Her Body Thrown In a Well. the Victim- Mrs. Dolph Beaver, the wife of well-to-do farmer of Iredell county, was assaulted, then mur dered and her body thrown in a well at tier home in Cool Springs township, early Thursday morn ing of last week. Her assailant is thought to be a negro named Wilford Roseboro, and he was arrested m Polk county Saturday and later was brought to Char lotte and placed in jail there for safe-keeping. Early Thursday morning Mr. Beaver and his only child went to Statesville. They left Mrs. Beav er at home alone, cleaning up the house. When they returned home, late in the afternoon, Mrs. Beaver had disappeared and left no trace of herself. After a vain search about the premises, Mr. Beaver informed his neighbors of his wife's absence. Several went with him and the premises were again searched. When the search was about to be abandoned it was suggested that they look in the well. The well was covered over as usual and the bucket was on the covering, ine bucket was let down into the well and on strik ing something was withdrawn, A lighted paper was thrown down in the well and revealed the dead body of Mrs. Beaver. The body was taken out before day Friday morning. The head was bruised, probably by strik ing the rocks in the wall of the well. The throat was bruised, and, it is said, showed prints of a man's fingers, the inference be ine that she had been choked. Other reasons for thinking there had been foul play was that an empty pistol, some tobacco and about 15 cents in cash were missed from the house. When Mr. Beaver left home he saw Roseboro in the road in front of him. The negro left the road and walked out in the bushes. When arrested a pistol and two razors were found on Roseboro. There is other strong circum stantial evidence against'Rose boro and it is believed he is the brute who committed the terrible crime. Baby Killed by Rooster. Death lurks in many forms. This is a dispatch of July 31st, from Ramona, Indian Territory: "A two-year-old child of Lee Montgomery, an Osage farmer, was killed by a Plymouth Rock rooster yesterday. The child was throwing sticks and pebbles at the fowl, which suddenly flew at its baby tormentor and drove its spurs deep into the baby's head, neck and back. The pa rents rescued the child and started immediately to Cleveland for medical assistance, but be fore they reached town the baby was dead." Many years ago a North Caro lina judge or ex-judge Judge Spencer, of Anson was killed by a turkey. He was a very old man, and was sitting in the yard with a red skull-cap on his head. The red attracted the attention of the turkey and angered it, and it flew upon the wearer of the cap and pecked, spurred and beat him to death. Charlotte Observer. Cordlnal Sarto Elected Pope. Rome, Aug. 14. The conclave, after being in session for four days, to-day elected Guiseppe Sarto, patriarch of Venice, as Pope to succeed Leo XIII and he now reigns at the Vatican and over the Catholic world as Pius X. To-night all Rome is illumi nated in . his honor. The coro nation of Pius X will probably take place August 9th, Sandy Creek Church Notice. All persons interested lathe cemetery at Sandy Creek church, near Tyro, are requested to meet there on Friday morning, Au gust 7th to mow and clean off the cemetery. Services at . said church on Saturday. Ausrust 8th. ' at 11 o'clock, a. m., and commun- ion service on bunaay, tne win. P. J. Wade, Pastor. Body of Unknown White Man Found In Yadkin River Tuesday. The body of a white man was seen floating down the Yadkin river, near N. A. Peeble's ferry, early yesterday morning. Mr. J. D. Burton was the first to dis cover the body and he got in a boat and rowed out in the river and towed his gruesome find to the shore on the Davie side of the Yadkin. Tying the body to a stake, he immediately notified the proper officers of his find and an inquest was held by the coro ner of Davie county. The man s shirt was saturated with blood and all the circumstances point to murder. The verdifct of the coroner's jury was that his death was caused by a blow on the back of the head. A gash about three inches long was found on his head, and it is presumed he was killed and then thrown in the river. The dead man is of medium size, weighs about 135 pounds, and looks to be 25 or 30 years of age. He was fairly well dressed, smoothly shaved and wore a heavy gold band ring on his hand. The only evidence of identification on his body was a receipt for $1.50 toE. H. Bruce from J. T. Parnell. Parnell lives at Mocksville and this receipt may throw some light on the identity of the man found in the river. MOCKSVILLE POSTOFFICE ROBBED Burglars Blow Open the Safe and Secure $85 in Cash and $590 in Stamps. The postoffice at Mocksville was burglarized between 2 o'clock and 2:30 Saturday morn ing by unknown parties, who se cured $590 in stamps and $85 in cash from the safe. The door of the building was opened by the ue of a chisel, after which the handle of the lock of the safe was pried off and nitro glycerine poured into the cavity thus made, The resulting explosion tore away the outer door, and the in ner door was forced without much difficulty. Dr. M. D Kimbroueb, who rooms over his drug store, which is in a build insr adnoininer the postoflice, was aroused by thenoise and put his head out of the window, whereupon he was fired on by the robbers. He nevertheless succeeded in giving the alarm. The robbers, who are believed to be three m number, succeeded in getting away with their plun der, but the officers are hot on their trail and believe they have them located in the country near Cooleemee. It is believed that the robbers came in by train Friday night, gettingoff at Cornat zer, a station between Mocksville and Winston. Fatal Saw Mill Accident. The Salisbury correspondent of the Charlotte Observer says: Last Friday Millas Cedric, an employe at J. A. Basinger's saw mill, in Morgan township, this county, was struck in the abdo men by a board on the planer and died yesterday morning as the result of his injuries. The re mains were taken to day to the former home of the deceased, in Davidson county, accompanied by his wife and five children. The uniaue advertisemen of the University College of Medi cine of Richmond, Va., appears inthisissue. This College evi dently intends to impress the fact that it teaches Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy not on ly theoretically, from books, but actually, by personal practice. We are pleased to know that the past session was its most suc cessful one. In order to prevent another disaster like the one in 1900, Gal veston is building a sea wall of concrete that extends a distance of three and a half miles. A heavy granite riprap protection consists of red granite rocks, 50 per cent of which weigh over 200 pounds apiece, while 20 per cent, weigh 1,000 or more each. This work is backed by an earth fill about 70 feet wide. : : Mr. Frank Beall, of Linwood, was a visitor in the city Monday. Mr. Frank Lindsay has re turned home from Moore Springs. Mr. Brantley Finch returned home from Wrightsville Satur day night. Mr. A. G. Hunter left yester day for Charlotte to attend an old soldiers reunion. Mrs. J. B. Smith and Miss Kathleen returned from Wrights ville Saturday night. Miss Frances Burkhead left yesterday for Waynesville, where she will spend a month. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Hadley, of Lake City Florida, are the guests of Mrs. Webster Koonts. Rev.andMrs. J. C. Leonard left today for Moore's Springs. They will be gone for two weeks. Miss Mattie Wiswald" and Miss McClean, of Washington. N. C, are visiting Mrs. A. F. Welborn. Mrs.S. A.Guyer.after a week's visit to her sister, Mrs. H J. Ber rier, returned to her home Thurs day. Mr. Cecil Kirkman, of Ran dolph county, arrived Sunday and is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. A. Caveness. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Craven left Saturday for Trinity, Randolph county where they will visit rel atives for two weeks. Mr. J. T. Hedrick, wife and daughter left yesterday for Moore's Springs, where they will spend several weeks. Mr.' and Mrs. Jno. Harkey and little daughter, Josephine, who have been at Wrightsville for sev eral weeks, have returned home. Mrs. Samuel Brown and three children, of New York, are visit ing her husband.Capt. Brown, at Cid. They' will be there for sometime. Mr. D. A. Shoaf, traveling salesman for R. J. Reynolds To bacco Co., after several weeks, visit to his family, left Monday morning for Columbia. Rev. A. J. McKelway, editor of the Presbyterian Standard and the Charlotte News, of Charlotte, preached at the Presbyterian church here Sunday. Mr. Robert H. Harrison, of Raleigh, succeeds Mr. M. A. Booker as manaerer of the steam Laundry. Mr. Harrison entered upon his duties Friday. Mr. A. A. Weesner, superin tendent of the Oneida Chair fac tory, spent Sunday with his fam ily in Winston-Salem. His family will move here this week. Miss Winifred Fowl, after a few w-eeks visit to Miss Winifred Adderton. left today for Greens boro. She will visit there a. week before returning to her home at Washington, N. C. Rev. Daniel Rickard.of Cincin nati, is here on a vacation. He is visiting the family of Mr. Ad dison Rickard, who lives several miles from town. Mr. Rickard preached at the Baptist church here Sunday. Miss Nannie Hege, who has been visiting in Greensboro for the past few weeks, returned home Thursday night. She was accompanied by Mrs. T. P. North and daughter, Pauline, who will spend a week here. Mr. J. Hill Clodfelter, who has had charge of the electric ,light plant for several months, has re signed and went to Richmond, Va., yesterday morning, accom panied by his father, Mr. A. L. Clodfelter. Mrs. C. Luther Miller and lit tie daughter, Mary, of Holly Grove, passed through here Mon day en-route to Gold Hill, where they will visit for awhile, He--fore returning home they will visit relatives at Concord. Mr. J. R. Thoimm, engineer on the Southern yards at Spencer, spent a few hours h re yester day. We were glad to sea Mr. Thomas. , He is a native of this county, but has been on the "road" for sixteen years.
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