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OTTO WOOD IS SLAIN IN
SPECTACULAR GUN FIGHT
WITH SALISBURY POLICE
Chief of Police Rankin Kills Noted Out
law After Thwarting Plan to Kidnap
Him and Escape in Police Car
DEATH SEALS OTTO'S
LIPS BUT COMPANION
TELLS OF MOVEMENTS
Eleven Shots Fired in Gun
Battle When Police Accost
Otto Returning to Car From
Resturant; Police Tipped
Off to His Presence in Sal
lsbury By Unidentified Man,
Coroner Exonerates Officer.
NuJI*l>ur), Dec. :i U Otto Wood,
North * urollni/s lw*st known crfmln.
i?J, ?a"> >liot to death in ;t ^uu battle
here t odji) ?llh Police ( ti i ?*f K, I..
Kit II kill.
i \m i.e armed o?n\ u ' v. ;de!v
1- 1 ; ? v1- i. ! 'i ! s l . abi 1 1 ! y to hi caiv jan
hred tM ? f. -v at < * f. ! ? ? r Rankm ami
i V a J. \V Killer b . [ ? u a bill
1--1 ' r r i km ? i ,;U b.eu t m- side
? : !. !:? : ? -u\ r Hf d : ?-d I >< he
? "i. ..I a. ? ; ' .i . i.
?1. .s :.r f ; i t . < hmf Rankin
h'-ui <1 -. v i ma tor mailed out by
t. '? '? ! . - . . l 1 1 \ R >> I '.ark. r a
< 1 . ?-a .. v. t ? .k i . . - pa i ; in the
tig' ?
!??'! ??? : ? i ? ? of! i< - !: <: lr. in do w n .
I A,\?r W . ?(1 tit' hi the p< >1 hti:u'1,
.ii ba\ a. iii even went so fur, a?
<o;dn i . Policeman Kesler, aw to
thiea<t. death in the officers if they
I I i u>. d :<? drive h:m out of. town la
crdwr to allow Uim to escape
Act::..; :i .1 'ip from an unnamed
M'iirct ? i <i! Wood was in town, Chief
I van kit; a ml Ke*ler began a tour ol
t i i e city an automobile One block
Ironi th ?? 1 ?-art of the business dis
trict, Kesier :.ai<i , they spied a one
i rmed man standing on the corner
Driving -l '' the curb, Kesler re
lated, Chief Rankin got out and ap
pn ach? d t lie man
"Otto Wood let me see your haud."
the chief was quoted as saying.
Curbed Chief
Here it is damn it!" Otto replied.
c*nd drew a 4;"> calibre pistol.
Brandishing his gun at them, Kes
ler said. Wood forced both officers to
get back in 'heir automobile.
As Wixin climbed into the car with
a threa* to the men to drive him out
ol town t>r they would be killed,
Chief Rankin leaped from the car
and find The bullet struck Wood in
the 1?-k and he returned the fire as
he leaped from the car.
Blew Face Off
In the meantime, Kesler brought
his gun Into action and fired twice
Wood shot again and then Chief
Rankin sent his second bullet crash
ing into Wood's mouth and face. The
charge, fired at close range, fairly
blew one side of Wood's face off.
Barker, Wood's companion, stood by
and watched the battle. Kesler said.
The heavy calibre pisto! officers took j
fiorn him was not loaded. He is be- j
ing held in the county jail.
Wood died before he reached the
hospital I)r W L. Tatum, who ex
amined his body, said.
Identification of the man was first
nade by Chief Rankin, who said he
was positive it was Wood. He point
ed out the one arm and three gold
teeth as proof Later, Kesler said
Rarker admitted his companion was
Wood. He said Wood had picked him
up a night ago and that he did not
know who he was at that time.
New Insurance Firm
Mr. P. S. Allen, Jr., has opened In
surance, offices over the First Nation
al Hank and we understand, will re
present some of the strongest com
panies in all lines of insurance In
the Country. Mr. Allen is one of
Loulsburg's moat promising young
business men and will, no doubt,, be
accorded quite a liberal share of pat
ronage. See his advertisement in
mother column.
Kills 1005
Pound Hog
John IT. Cannady, colored, of near
Franklinton, has no doubt won the
rocord for big hogs in North Caro
lina for the year 1980. During the
pust week he killed a ho-g weighing
1005 pounds. This hog has created
:-|ght much interest, large numbers of
people having vigited John's home to
pee It, and many were present to see
it welched. John is classed among
Franklin Coumty'e successful farmers.
Free Electricity
Is Promised
Flectrlc lUrht and powfr I
free h, air" Is the literal promise
of ( ha u net* j J. Britten, 78 year
old electrical w Izard of Charlotte,
*1lrh. He In obtaintng patents fco
safeguard hi* Intention, a device
which actually extracts electricity
from fiie air without the aid o 1
the customary generators t?nd
motors. It conalst* of an aerial,
home made generator and storage
butteries. He 'hah lighted his
home with his method for two
>ears without expenditure of a
penny for maintenance. Britten
hi*-. defied anyone to explain the
Inner workings of his plant.
Joffre Lingers At
Portals of Death
Paris. Dec 'A 1 (Wednesday) The
!>? art of Marshal Joffre, which had
resisted so amazingly during the 1"
-lays' critical illness of the veteran
"ldier. showed signs of yielding ear
this morning a; i it was predicted
that death was not far away.
l)r Fontaine, one of the attending
physic ians said at 2 45 a m, tha'
the marshal was gradually growing
weaker and tha* the heart was begin
i.ing to give way The physicians bey.
lieved. however, that death, would not
< ome for at least three hours
Indications <>f a critical turn came
earlier when General lasally, chief of
staff of the marshal, was summoned
'o the hospital by telephone
In the meantime other^ members of
the staff all the atten<fing officials
and members of the ma* ^hal's family'
w ere at the bedside.
SPOT CASH
CO. CLOSES
W II Allen was appointed receiv
er for the Spot Cash Co.. in a volun
tary a< ti< n brought before Judge Gar
land K Midyette, at chambers in
Henderson Wednesday
The Spot Cash Co., was operated by
Messrs I) F and Malcolm McKinnie
rnd its failure is due to the present
financial depression.
Pearce- Y earby
The wedding of Miss Miller Yearby,
f Raleigh, to Mr Joseph A. Pearce,
j ' ?!' Louisburg. took place in Louisburg,
(n Wednesday, December 31, 11:30
o clock in the morning The cere
mony was performed by Magistrate B.
I ]>. Perry
Mrs Pearce is the attractive
daughter of Mrs. Virginia B. Yearby.
of Raleigh She is a graduate nurse
ot a hospital in Lynchburg. Va.
Mr Pearce is the son of Mr. and
Mrs D. O Pearce, of Louisburg, and
At present holds a position with the
City Power and Light Plant.
Mr. and Mrs Pearce will make their
>ome in Louisburg.
Welcomes The
New Year
Amonf? the many events held in
Louisburg Wednesday night to bid
a last adieu to the old year, 1931 were
midnight services at the Methodist
church, and a midnight show at the
Louisburg Theatre
As the clocks struck twel /e
thistles, bells and guns proclaimed
the departure of 1930 and the arrival
of 1931..
Quite a number of the citizens oi
Louisburg took part in the several
reats and events.
You can't save anything until you
earn it; so spit on your hands and
pit.^h in.
Say Paul Revere
Taken By British
Washington, Pec. SO, Xongt?J
low, tlie poet, was wronif abogt
his ncoonnt of the mldnfeht rite
of Paul Revere, according t? tte
(Jrorffc Wpihlnirtnn hlccntaBBHL t
Revero~dld not roach foneort,,
an the poem relates, bnt wan cajT
tnred hy a detachment of Brttl^:
troop* Just ontsfde of LcxIagtoA
the eommhtloB Raid. JE; ;
Einstein Arrives
< Greatest modern scientist who
stopped off in New York on his way
from Germany to Pasadena, Califor
nia, by water.
Massachusetts Coo lidge
His first name is Marcus He is the
new U. S. Senator frc-rn the Ray State,
a Democrat and no close kin to the
former President.
LILES-GRIFFIN
WEDDING
Beautiful in its solemnity and sim
plicity wns the wedding of Miss Louise
Griffin. of Greensboro, to Mr. Willis
J Liles, of Greensboro, which took
place on Sunday. December 28th. at
one o'clock at the home of the bride's
parents. Mr and Mrs. P B. Griffin,
of Louisburg. (,m Last Nash Street,
Lev. M Stamps officiating.
The home was prettily decorated
with exquisite evergreens and ferns
intermingled through which were a
gorgeous variety of flowers. Shaded
lights made impressive and beautiful
the scene of the ceremony.
Before the ceremony, Mr J F Holt,
of Greensboro, sang the selection, "1
Love You Truly", being accompanied
at the piano by Miss Thelma Andrews,
cf Henderson ville. Also during tho
ceremony Miss Andrews, rendered
beautifully and softly the wedding
in arches.
Preceding the bride. little Miss
Nancy Carlisle GrifTin, as flower girl,
and Miss Martha Ann Griffin, as ring
bearer, entered, both neices of the
bride, wearing dainty little frocks of
h.ind-embroidered FYench crepe, trim
med with Irish lace.
The bride and groom entered the
room unattended to the faint strain*'
of the wedding nlarch The bride
vas beautiful, attired in an ensem
ble march. The bride was beautiful,
attired in an ensemble suit of rasp
berry tweed that was trimmed with
brown fur and wearing brown hat,,
gloves and slippers to harmonize
Mrs. Liles is the charming daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Griffin, ot
Louisburg, and is exceedingly popu
lar throughout North Carolina and
other southern states. She attended
Louisburg College and North Carolina
College for Women at Greensboro. At
present she has been holding an im
portant position with Mey'er's De
partment Store In Greensboro.
Mr Liles is a very popular youlig
man of North Carolina and is a grad
uate of Duke University He now
holds a position with the"' Western
L*fi!on Office at Greensboro.
The out-of-town guests to th? wed
ding were Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Griffin
and little daughter, Martha Ann, of
Raleigh; Mr. Graham Griffin. Raleigh.
Mrs. Donald Holliday, Washington. D.
C. ; Miss Fffie Taylor and Mr. J F.
Holt, Greensboro; Mrs. J. R. Liles,
Mrs. Wlnfleld Warren, and Mr. John
Liles, Aurelian Springs; Miss Ethel
Templeton. West Palm Beach. Fla. ;
Miss Thelma Andrews. Henderson
vllle; Mr James Twitty, New York.
Immediately following the cere
mony, the mother of the bride acted
as hostess to the bridal party at a
delightful wedding dinner, after which
Mr. and Mrs. Liles departed on a wed
ding trip to Washington City and
Other Northern points. They will be
at home at Elm Street. Greensboro.
After the trip.
tlii* recent snowfall *M beneficial
tv email grains but bad on rabbits in
Uncoln County, reports agent J. o
LOY-THIGPEN
1 a' ' I >? - ? < avail > J'. i) ; , c i
1,1 ( ' h w . r.? ?. ? . t rt hi i .
1 ? ?? 1 ' ' ' 1 ' ? ? .if hall after S o\ In !.
" ?? ' 'Jr.l.iv v. be.i M,s? V ..
? <?/.?> '1 t. .h- ,ifi, be. aiiic ( b?
of William Webb I,oy of Eustla.
h 1 ? > r : < 1 ; i li v lit-: < ! .i in K Brown
pastor <if r.tIV(ii> K i- opal < hur< h
<!Y da' ed in the ceivinoh>
^Vs the wedding t'.iests a ssombled
Mrs. 1'eari 1 ' t* 1 1 : . i r i ^ t < > i i . organist, an-:
1' E H.'ihh, vio.iniMt, rendered appro
priate select ions Masters Willfa:n
\\ C reen. Jr mid l>onald Nu ho-lson
'led the ribbons and the vented choir
Miiered Hinging The Voice Thai
Breathed OVr Eden Miss Bessie
Brown of Greenville 'hen sang "Ave
Maria " by Schubert
Ae the organist and violinist play
ed bin' the choir sang the traditional
Bridal Chorus from Wagner's opera
Lohengrin" the wedding party en
tered the church The ushers were
Napier Williamson of Louisburg, Bra
ey Fountain Francis Jenkins and
Or. A C Norfleet of Tarboro, Henry
Johnston of Chapel 11111 and Lieut.
W Stamps Howard ot [' S Navy
T hey were followed by the grooms
men Henry Satterfleld of Durham
Ned r'ord and Stapleton Allen of
l. -aisburg. Sim Cross of Marion. T
C ( oxe. Jr . of Bishopville, S C and
W } Webb < f New York City
The bride's sister. Mrs J^mes
Loui- Hose of Siier City, attended
as* ? : i : e of honor Her gown was or
> or . taffeta fashioned ?>n princess
line- a i'b a dot p full flounce from
'he low wais' line Her slippers were
r t .'"<i' i - . ? b! ? repe and her hat
f i\o;v ' ,i' e flared from her face and
v.aa gathered in T H ? ? back with a blue
' w u,.r u;, ves were of i\ory
i.id and she carrie '. an arm bouquV't
' Ta isir.an ro. e 1 1 ? > f I with blue rib
I on
Attending the service as brid^n
,naids were Miss Mildred Waddell ol
ayetteville, Mr., lb ward I'en'on ot
Wilmington. Nl.ss Mabel Norfleet.
Mrs J Roy Henry Mrs J C Bow
t 11 and Mrs W C, Clark. Jr. or
Tarboro. The yOung ladies were be
comingly robed in gowns fashioned
altk- of ivory peau de so with fitted
Ivodi* es and long circular skirts. They
wore blue crepe slippers, ivory lace
hits, ivory kid gloves, and carried an
arm bouquet of pink Sweetheart roses
tied wiftt blue ribbon Master Lyn
Bond. Jr.. ittired in a Lord Fauntle
i oy suit entered carrying the ring on
a white satin pillow
Miss Snow Thigpen, sister of the
bride, was her maid of honor. She
*as beautifullv attired in a gown of
ivory velvet with fitted bodice and
long flowing skirt. She wore a pic
turesque hat of ivory tulle with a band
j of ivory velvet, fashioned after a
' Brltton bonnet model, slippers of tur
luoise blue crepe and long gloves of
ivory kid Her arm bouquet was ot
Talisman roses tied with blue satin
ribbon.
The bridegroom entered with his
step-father. James Maxwell Allen ot
Louisburg, from the vestry room <>f
the church and met his bride at the
| toot of the chancel.
i Th bride was escorted by he:
brother-in-law . James Louis Rose,
I vhu gave her in marriage. She was
. vely in her wedding gown of ivory
tt in. fashioned on Venetian lines
: d extending in a long court train
Hit veil of exquisite Brussels laci*
?a us caught, on each side with a cUib
? r of oiange blossoms. Her slipperr
wtre of white satin and she carri"d
a showered bouquet of white sweet
heart roses and valley lilies Her or
i. anient was a gold necklace which
(?longed to her great, great, grand
mother, Countess Virginia Flutairi*
cf France.
Immediately following the cere
mony Mrs. William Jordan Thigpen
entertained at an elaborate recep
tion at her home on Church street.
As the guests arrived they were re
ceived at the front door by Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Hargrove. Mrs. Anna
FVrmer introduced the receiving line,
composed of Mrs. W. J. Thigpen. Mr
and Mrs. W. W. Loy, Mr and Mrs
J. M. Allen and members of the brid
&I party.
Mrs. Thigpen was attired in a
I'atou model of black chiffon and
wore a shoulder corsage of valley
lilies. Mrs. James Maxwell Allen was
handsomely gowned in whit? crepe
with accessories to match and a con
trasting shoulder corsage of Parma
violets.
Those assisting in receiving were
Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilliam. Mr. and
Mrs. Lyn Bond. Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gaines,
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Green, Dr. and
Mrs. S. N. Harrell, Mr and Mrs. G.
A. Holderness, Mr and Mrs. Rawls
Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Stamps How
ard, Dr. and Mrs J G Rabv. Mr.
Jack Hearne, Mrs. Harvey Ward,
Misses Anna Holderness, Elizabeth j
I orter, Harriet Holderness. Mary '
Howard, Emily Hart, Mary C. Pow
ell, Elizabeth Hussey, Mellle Hussey,
\irginia Clark, Annie Gray Johnston,
Louise I^ne and Emily Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy left Immediately
After the reception for a wedding trip
to Miami and Cuba. They will be at
home after the 15th of January at
428 Palm Arenuie, Euatls. Florida.
For traveling the bride wore a beau
tiful model of brown crepe roma with
short jacket of muskrat. Her hat,
shoes and other accessories were
( U'T. FDWARD F. GRIFFIN
Who was appointed Pros*-* wt lng !
Attorney for Franklin K?-< ? ?rd**r j
Court < n the first M inlay in |
her for his third term. This is quite i
a rompliment to Captain MrifTin. giv-i
ing the best of evidence of the splenrl- j
u; work Iip is dolnp;
("ap'.iin Crjffin i.s also < ? 'rnmandiiik?
? ffi< < r for flattery B Louisfour^'s ef- j
r !?-!?* n r Mi'.i ar> unit of the Nuta-nal
Cuard. j
t brown.
Mr. Luy i..; the daughter of Mr^ ,
'.Viiliarn Jordan Thigpen. formerly |
M - - V,: ri.iia Cray of Norfolk. Ya
: toI t h < 1 !a'e Dr Thigpen S l'e is the'
great. gi andauuhter of James
i'iigpen. on .? o; 'he firs! t're.- holders !
' f KdgtMombe <?? unty. a' that time!
t'.iTP b?'lng oniy twenty families lo- !
? ..ted on the Tar river On !.-r
j mother's Hide she is descended from
a i: * e to: - prominent in the < ' . > 1 . niai
lihtory of Virginia. Mrs L"\ i:. ? n<
01 the S/ate's most popular young
1 idit s She received her ?du< it on a'
St. Mary's School, Raleigh and at i.'ip
Institute of Musical Arts in New Y?-rk
City
Mr Loy is the son of Mrs James
Max well. Allen cf Louisburg He was
? ?lucated at Webb School. Bell IJu? kle.
Tennessee aiul at Lh? University ol
North Carolina, where he was a mem
1 ? r of the Kappa Sigma fraternity
Mr Loy is a popular young business
man of Eustis. Florida, where he Is
connected with the citrus indust-y
Tobacco Market
Opens Tuesday
The Louisburg tobacco market will
open next Tuesday to complete the
1930-31 tobacco season, with rhe first
nale at the planters Warehouse ac
cording to announcement of the local
Warehousemen. They are expecting
the prices to remain about the same
n* tnr> iLgh the past fall, smoking
trades ? riling good with an inclina
tion for better prices on the better
gra If r
'1 lios?> closest to the market expect
to s^e quite a big lot of tobacco here
throughout the week, in fact through
out the week, in fact Ihroughont the
month of January, as Louisburg ha<*
held i's enviable position at the tO[,
< f the market for hi^h prices on all
' the grades in strong demand with
the others selling as go<rd here as
elsewhere Come to Louisburg and
meet your friends.
Birthday Party
Little Miss Talmadge Thomas cele
brated her third birthday on Decern
ber 25, Christmas Day, at her homo
on North Main Street, from three to
four o'clock, acting as hostess to
1 about twenty-seven little friends.
Decorations and entertainment were
full of the Christmas day cheer and
loveliness.
Upon the arrival of the little guests,
they all gathered around the huge,
beautiful Christmas tree in the living
room where they sang Holi lay Carols
and each received a stocking filled
with toys and delights from the iree.
Immediately afterwards, the guests
were led into the dining room to
gather about the birthday ako and
sing songs to their little hostess.
Here they were served frozen custard
nnd cake, homemade fudge and cook
ies suggestive of the Christmas sea
son. Thus the evening was spent
with joy and pleasure by the little
guests.
Those present were: Martha Grey
and Jim King. Jim Ragland, Joe Bar
row. Eaton Holden. Doris Beasley,
Asher Johnson. Jr., Florence Johnson.
Louise Ellis Webb. Cheatham Alston
Jr.. Elizabeth Bobbitt Lee, Nancy Car
lisle Griffin. Betsy Blue and Glenn
Person. John Perry, Crichton Claire
Cuthrell. Elizabeth Alston. Edgar Lee
and Nicholas Perry, Kitty Jo Beasley,
Julian Lewis. Jack Cooper. Mary Nel
son Smithwick and Sarah Newland
^HexaiMlpr
?v The ^tle heiress* mother was as
Mated bar Rebfkah Ann Holden in re
Cfhrt?K fb? **e callers Mrs. H. H.
Perry;- Talmadge's Sunday school [
teacher, led the children in her charm- I
ii.g manner, In their singing. |
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Generous Response
Is Given College
< ' "ill I'm! i >ns to the < unpawn to
I ;.i * 1 2,< "" '?') t> r aid L<M:isburg ( 'ol
1' 1:1 its final. < al crisis through
I I ? t* >pr:ng if rrii which are being re
! j 111 church, individuals and
various other sources indicate a gen
? i.ti and 1; ? ? 1 1 ? ? r o u s response to this
1 ause Many of the < ! . 11 r . hes
: 1 oiu'hout 'lie North Carolina Oon
lcrcm t* . r tht* Methodist Episcopal
thurh S" ,ith have had the needs of
t : ? ? ? 0 ?lU'K'' presented '>> them and
< ?:. !i offerings taken These offerings
1 aw- been very srarifying. m some
li.r^'rr churches running close to
$70? "0 A numliT of the medium
si/e churches have reported from
? 1 ? 1 1 to $500 00 raised; while very
>mall churches on circuits have re
I ?'i ' ?-?] fr? m $20.01) to $50 00 To date
< nly a small percentage of the
1 lurches have been heard from But
r is believed that when the campaign
? :.ds on January 10, iy:u. that almost
tiich church in the Conference will
lave reported a liberal contribution
to the cause of this worthy institution.
Other organizations than churches
;< re volunteering offerings to share in
'bis needy cause and are sending in
l.beral donations One of the first
"Utside organizations to take such a
?te[i was the Franklin Oountv Welfare
Assi>cation. a relief organization
.'iiMnir the colored people of Franklin
C. un'y. wlii' h voted at a recent meet
ing t donate the amount of $25.00
III '-ash to the cause < f lamisburg
Coi'ege. It is understood tha; other
w" tV re ,ind civic organizations are
<< ii -.cicri.ng taking a similar' s'ep and
w II 1 ke'.y report liberal donatio:. 7
N"'"p . The campaign is over
Liberal con' ribu' i' ns art- being re
; ? rte l through the Alumnae A-socla
? ? n of the College and it is believed
that the amoun' that will finally be
aised through this organizaton < f
former student? of Louishurg Ool
! i< _? e will run into several hundred
dollars
J Individuals. \v ! ? are l<*yal friends
, of the College are making generous,
ml gifts Or-..' fa'h?r who hi'*
had two daughters at Louisbuxg Col
1 lege but who receives a very small
I salary and has a large family to sup
1 p< rt. to show hU love f-rr the instl
' tut for. and hi.* faith in the work ft
is doing, has offered to give $50.00
' tethers more able are offering to givr*
j *100 00 and some as much as $500 00.
j With su< h faith and getierosi'v as has
j I en sh<wn by those mentioned above
: and the deep interest in Lonisburg
(college which it is believed that the
Methodists of the North Carolina Con
ference and friends of Christian Edu
cation throughout Eastern North
Carolina should bring sure relief to>
tube; one of the oldest educational In
stitutions in the South, and give fo
it a new guarantee of life
W. F. Beasley Dead
1 The funeral services for Mr. W. F.
Beasley who died at his home on
East Nash Street, on Christmas Day,
at about r> 46 p m . aft^r having *uf
fered a stroke of paralysis during the
morning, were held from the home on
Friday afternoon. December U6. at
throe o'clock. Rev A D Wileox. pas
tor of the Louisburg Methodist chur.-h
? on Jucting the services. The inter
ment was made at Prospect Metho
dist chuich. about four miles south
rf Louisburg.
Mr Beasley leaves besides his wife,
five children. W Elias, Paul B . Mat
thew S Pat tie and Perry Bur* Berk
ley, all of Louisburg except Matthew
I.e.isiey who lives in Memphis. Tenn.
lie is a'so survived by one sister. Mrs.
Adkin May of Lenoir. N. C.
Mr Beasley was a native of F*rank
lin County born near Prospect church
in 1869 He moved to Louisburg in
i'.H'fi and became engaged in grocery
time business and later became con
nected with thft Peasley Alston Drug
Co. auJ later with the Aycpck Drug
Co. in 1920. he sold his drug busi
ness and retired with the exception
of a little farming.
The funeral was attended by a
great number of friends of the de
ceased and the floral tribute was es
pecially significant of the love and
esteem held for Mr. Beasley.
Those who acted as pall bearers
were Messrs. G. E. Wilson. E. F. De
ment. S. P Boddie. L. W Parrish,
Paul Stevenson. A. F. Johnson.
"My Best drF' I
Mrs. Kathleen Norrla, taatoua ?o
velUt.author ?( oar m *
"My Seat Olfl which
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