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I THE EOBESDNIAH" Wtck tb UM HWf 2 MaCout. Hacawrathaa fr. H Ull rtw 4 l.M Reader. ; ItoMUpot Xd Advartta tag Mcdlua. Pirn Kedew at mm,lgf MM ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS J,1 -...J 1- yOL.XXXVH.Na4X, LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY. AUGUST 13. 1006 WHOLE NO. 2164 A Monstroas Crime The Law or Charlotte Obwrrer. As the details of the event at Salisbury Monday night are un folded, the greater appears the ' enormity of the crime there and then committed. Memory does i;i ; not recall another time in North Carolina when defendants were f taken out of the hands of a court I5: in -which they were being tried V and visited with death. The apology offered "for some lynch ings is that so many murderers escape conviction that the people have lost confidence in the courts No such excuse can be offered in - this instance. These defendants werefrithout friends or influence to help them to defeat justice The people of Rowan know well the judge who was sitting on the case they had voted for him number of times; they had heard , him as solicitor prosecuting .. criminals; their votes had helped him to that office and to elevate him to the bench; they know that he is able and uprignt. The solicitor had- prosecuted in their courts for more than four years Mis associates in this case are their own fellow-citizens, mem ; bers of the Salisbury bar, and their case had been most careful Jy prepared. The jurors are their fellow-countymen, presum able intelligent men and regard ful of their oath. What possible chance of escape from death, if guilty, had these defendants? No truthful man will claim that there was one in ten thousand No prompting of the murder. other than pure wantonness, can be conceived. Apology or ex cuse for it there is none. Our State may be taxed with lawless ness, witn contempt for law and -authority, with barbarism, and we must be dumb. We stand naked before our enemies- To this extent the affair is the con cern of us all, for the great pub lie, contemplating and recoiling from thexecital, will remember not Salisbury, not Rowan county, but - North Carolina. We wish there were a peg upon which to hang an excuse for the crime but there is not. We Wish it could be said that the defendants were guilty but the evidence against them was so shadowy that they could not have been convicted; that they were so rich and power f al that their influence could have paralysed the arm of Justice.but not so: that if they had been con victed it was certain that they would have been p irdoned, but no; that if convicted their friends would have rescued them be tween conviction and execution day; but that will not do. The fact stands out and is indisputa ble that but for the work of the mob these negroes, or such of them as were guilty, would have . died at the hands of the law with in thirty days. The demands of justice would have been fulfilled - and no man would have imbrued felonious hands in their blood. Everybody knows this. Then why the lynching except the per dominance of the criminal in stinct in those who made the mob? No subterfuge will cover the case. It is an instance of wholly unjustifiable blood guilti ness. If Lord Pembrobe bad lived to this day he might have of this tragedy as he did of the doing to death of the young Prince Arthur: "All murders passed, do stand excused in this. " It is not our business to under take to place the responsibility for it, if any one failed of his du ty. Governor Gleen is being criticised on account of it. It is but fair to say that he is not guilty He cannot order out troops, except upon call, for occa sions of this kind. But it was a time for troops and for troops who would shoot to some purpose. There is a man in command of those at Salisbury now who would have avorted the lynching Monday night by the adoption of simple method which would have converted the purpose of the members of the mob to take the lives of the prisoners into a purpose to save their own. This they would have done by flight Fifteen or more years ago a mob threatened the jail at Birming ham, Ala-, with intent to lynch ;a prisoner. The . sherl ?f repeat "edly warned it but it would, not heed. He told it his deputies would shoot unless it dispersed, but it would not disperse. The deputies did shoot and sixteen ot the assaulting party Jell dead. There was no lynching. Very dreadful it was, to be sure; but desperate diseases demand des perate remedies. - Nobody cared anything for the negroes lynched at Salisbury. J Nobody cares if they are dead " But for the moment the majesty of the law was by chance incarna ted in them. Except incidentally it was not a question as'to wheth er or not they should live but a questionas to whether the law or the mob should reign in Rowan. This is of all the gravest ques tion now before the county, es pecially before the South, specifl callv .before North Carolina. ShaU -we have the courts or the mob mete out justice for us? the latter, whose life is safe? the latter, then is anarchy in full bloom' among us. It will not do to try to laugh or wave aside or to whistle down the wind tms event of Mondav night because its vie ths wre cruiltv netrroes. for this is a, solemn period in the life of North Carolina, and men of se ious minds shou'd take account of the fact and become impressed with the erravifcy of the s.tuat'or. 'Vox PoduII" For Col. McLean To the Editor of The KobesonUo. I have seen in the last two is sues of your paper, communica tions from Kel Springs and White House townships advo catiner Col. Neill Archie McLean for the StPte Senate from Kobe son county. The suggestion is most exce'lent one. Col. McLean . o.' Ill A is one or tne aoiest men m tne State and Robeson county can do herself and also the whole State a great service by sending her able and popular son to Kal eigh to represent the people in the Legislatwe body. Other coun ties in the State are sending their best men to the Legislature and these counties and the State of North Carolina are earners by it Let Robeson send Col- McLean to the Senate and she will be the gainer- it has oeen suggested that he will not be willing to makethe sacrifice to his business, that will be necessary in orde to accept the place. I have not talked with him on the subject, but I have confidence enough in his loyalty to the people of Robe son to believe that if the conven tion will nominate him, of its own accord, he will accept the nomination and serve his people, even if it is some business sacri fice to him- ,He may not want the place, but that makes it more important to the people that he should be nominated. I have of tnn heard judges say that the best jurors were those who did not want to serve. It is equally true as to members of the Legis litu.-e. The Scotch in the upper end of the county, from whence he and his ancestors came, are demanding his services, and all the neonle in the lower end of the county, irrespective of class or creed, are calling for him, and he is not the man to ignore the call of his friends. Let us all with one accord select him to head the Legislature ticket, and when the convention meets, nom inate him unanimously. "VoxPopuli." Rowland, N- C. Mr. FIsber For tbe House. To the Democra ic Voters of Robeson County: At the solicitation of many of my friends I have decided to be candidate before the Demo cratic county Convention tor re- nomination to a seat in the house of Representatives in the next general assembly of North Caro lina. If nominated and elected pledge myself to the best of my ability to walk and work for the best interest of ' my fellow citizens of Robeson county and lie State of North Carolina. I am in favor of such legislation as ill prevent rich corporations from oppressing the people by njust discrimination and op pressive rates. I will not favor any backward s'ep in temperace legislation, but will at all times work and vote in favor of further restricting the liquor traffic. Thanking my fellow citizens for the honor conferred on me two years ago I respectfully sub mit my claims for your due' consideration. Respectfully, Geo. C Fisher, Alfordsvilte township. Maxton Notes. Correspondent: of lb Kobeaonian. The Maxton Guaids returned from tbe encampment at More- head City on the 3rd. inst. The boys all report having a fine time and the company made a record of which they miirht well be proud of. Misses Mabel Wooten and Min nie McNair spent several days in Bennettsville last week with friends- Mr. A. T. McLean, of Lumber- ton, spent a day in town recently, Mr. Ernest Wooten has gone to Raleigh, where he is taking a business course. When he com pletes the course he expects to go to Camden, where he will ac cept a position. Mr. Dan McKinnon and Mr. L. McKinnon, wife and child, who have been visiting here lor sometime, returned to their re spective homes in Florida Tues day. Messrs. Hector McLean and J. G. McCormick left Tuesday af ternoon for Tate Springs, Tenn., where they will stay for some time. Mr. W. S. McNair is at Jackson Springs this week. Dr: J. D. Croom, J r . returned last Wednesday from. Jackson Springs, where he has been for several days. Miss Bessie McNair left Wed nesday night for Lumberton where she will visit friends. Miss Clarkie Belle McNair re turned home Tuesday afternoon from Kinston, where she has been attending a house party at the home of Miss Sailie Shaw Prof. A. S. Webb has returned to the city and is busy making preparations for the fall opening of the school. Mrs. Judge Hammond, of Thomasville, Ga., is here this week visiting friends and rela tives. Mrs. Frank Moss and children, fo Washington, N. C-, are here this week visiting at the home of Mr J. A. McLean. Maxton, N- C, Aug. 11th. .Ashpole News Letter. Correspondence of The Bobegontan. Miss Alice Grantham, of Iona, is spending the week with rela tives in town. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. u. Jones is suffering with a severe attack of exzema. Little Misses Gaynell and Myr tle Barnes, of Barnesville, spent last week with Mrs. R. A. Pit man. Mrs. Neal Smith is visiting her father, Mr. Frank Lewis, on the Lumberton road. Capt. Clyde Devane's charm- ng young sister is visiting him. D. W. Galloway and family re turned homo from Smithfield ast week. Mr. T. F. Reeves attended the funeralof Joab Burch at Durham ast week. Mr- Burch's untime y death is greatly lamented by many friends here. He was the most popular buyer who was ever on this tobacco market. A crowd from here attended a picnic at Pages Mills last Friday. We understand -that Messrs. Milton Thompson, Archie Griffin and Gus Mitchell will build homes in town this fall. They will all be welcome citizens. Dr. Brown leaves Saturday for a two-weeks stay in the moun tains of North Carolina, Hender sonville being his main stop. Mr. G. T. Rouse has had the great pleasure of a visit from his mother, sister, brother and cou sinlast week. They are from Duplin county. We are all proud of our new post office. Ashpole, N- C, Aug. 11th. Social. Miss Cammie McNeill enter tained Thursday evening in hon or of Miss Jennie Evans, of Fay etteville, the guest of Miss Leslie roctorr Among those who spent most pleasant evening with Miss McNeill were: Misses "Jennie vans, Leslie Protor, Banks In gram, Jean liutcninson, uourt- neyNunn, Flora Wishart, Sadie W. J. McLeod For House of Rep resentatives. To The Ec'itor. In lookingover the good ma terial suitable to represent the grand old State of Robeson in the next general assembly I don't think there is a better man to be had than that good' old Scotchman, Mr. W. J. McLeod, of Red Springs. It Will be re: membered that he was very prominent before the last conven tion, missing the nomination by, I think only one vote. The writer has never in his" life spoken to this gentleman on the subject Marlboro In Robeson. re Dm Adf oele. Saturday morning, August 5th tbe writer, accompanied by his friend, T. C. Weatherly, the effl cient bookkeeper for tbe McCol Weatherly vo., and the untiring tsunaay school worker, left Ben nettsville for "Lumber Bridge, Robeson county, N. C, 18 miles this side of Fayetteville, for the purpose of attending a union pic nic, in the interest of education and Sunday school work. The picnic was held at Rex schoolbouse on the the Wilson A C. L. short cut, two railejs from Lumber Bridge. Miss McDuf- fie, a beautiful and most hichlv accomplished Scotch lady, is the teacher of this school. Our friends, Messrs. A. OTuel and Ellis Stubbs, also were of the Marlboro contingent. Three years ago Mr. Joseph JBreeden, of the Bethel sectio" noticed a plantation being adver tised for sale, near Lumber Bridge. He went down to see it. and purchased the entire 600 acres, which is better land than any of the fine land in the Moore or Adams vi lie sections. One year later Mr. Joseph T. Odom visited this section, and being so favorably impressed, induced Messrs. Dudley Odom, Julius Odom, Phil'ip E. Odom and Fat OTuel to move 'down there. Messrs. Breeden.JoeOdom, Dud ley Odom, Julius Odom and Phil- hp E. Odom have divided' this large six or seven hundred acre tract between themselves, nearly aH freshly cleared land, have built new comfortable residences, and indeed now own valuable awd and productive and beautiful farms.' , Rex school house is two miles from Lumber Bridge- Brother Weatherly and myself Were met at the depot by friend Joe T. Odom and rapidly conveyed over the elegant roads to the academy, the place of the picnic. A very large crowd was present, and the entire assemblage were al most one solid body of "Macs." The Mclntyres, McDuflies, Mc- Gougans, McDonalds, Shaws, Monroes and all the other Macs. never saw a more orderly audi- ence never saw people pay better attention to public speaking- A long public table had been pre pared, on which the ample and superabundance of provisions were placed, and I know that enough provisions were carried away to have fed a similar crowd. They have about 90 pupils at this school, and this is the place pat ronised by a'l of our Marlboro people, who have formed a little colony of their own. At 11:30 J. P. Gibson, who had been invited to deliver an educa tional address, was introduced by the Superintendent of the Sunday school, Mr. Hall, and for fifty minutes talked modern edu cation, after which dinner was served. Free and large quanti ties of ice cold refreshments were dispensed to all present. After dinner, friend Weatherly gave one of his characteristic good Sunday school addresses- he can get down among the chil dren, and has a "winning way" of causing all the 'Scotch women" to fall in love with him. His speech was most appropriate. I spent Saturday night with friend Joe T. Odom, and took dinner on Sunday with friend Joseph Breeden, all of them are doing well. Joe Odom has near ly oUU acres of as tine land as you will find anywhere in Marl boro, bis cotton crop is equal to any yet seen in Marlboro; while those of Joe Breeden, Dudley Odom, Phillip E., and Julius Odom are also equal anything seen in Marlboro this year. Dud ley has cotton in five foot rows, as high as my head, in places "lapping up" in the rows, Pat OTuel is on El;jah Gibson's plae of 400 acres, and has a magnifi cent farm and elegant crop. Since the Marlboro boys went to Robeson, lands have advanced 50 per cent. Hirch Newton.Hec tor Newton, Breckinridge Gib son, Walter Gibson, Charlie Ush .erand several others from our section have settled in that locali ty of Robeson county and are do ing well. My f -i?nd Joe T. Odom has one of the finest places I ever saw, and today can get double what he paid lor his place two years ago. They all are well satisfied. Arthur Breeden, Mr. Joe Breeden's8n,- recently mar beaumul Mr. Brace Morrison Dead. "Bruce Morrison just .fell dead" was the sad news that spread rapid'y here about 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening, coming as a distinct shock to bis friends and relatives. Mr. Morrison had left the main part of town a few minutes be fore, m company with two of his friends. The latter left him at the opera house corner and he went to the artesian well in the hollow. On his return from the well Mr. Morrison walked by the jau and was walking along the street a few yards from the jail when the sudden summons came. In a few minutes ihe sad intelli gence of his death had spread over town and his friends hur ried there to find his lifeless body lyeing across the side walk. It was removed to bis home.- Mr R. Bruce Morrison was a son of the late J. H. Morrison, who died a few years ago. Be sides his mother, three brothe'-s Messrs. Howard, Archie and Frank Morrison and & sister, Mrs. Geo. French, survive. Mr. Morrison had a bright mind. He took an academic courne at Davidson College, alter which he studied law at tho University law school at Chapel Hill, and secured 'cense to practice law. He op -n ed an oftce in Lumberton and practiced here about five years P or the past year he had done little practice. Mr. Monson had many friends He was about thiry years old and took great interest in the social ife of the town. Duriirg the past week ho was present at several social gatherings and took an en joyable part. ine lunerai services were con ducted at the home yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the Bap tist church. The interment fol lowed in the Lewis graveyard. j. no attendance at tne exercises was largo- . r ... ... a.. t .. . , awiann a rinno Yltl n W an1 Vvt r Imnmct onmathintf s? tha winn I Umi(M : Vi. J. g , TiT-1. I J t i il.. :il : . ' ji v irgiuiu " uibuuiu; muss is. v aai auu LKjiioves uiaw wiiu mis euergy, Bethune, J. C Fuller, 8. F. ability, broad Caldwell, C. P. McAllister, R. M. 'judgment, will Norment,. Jr., El wood Whaley, son county in a manner that will David Fuller, Wallace Norment, be an honor to himself and satis Norwood Nunn, Douglas McLean factory to her entire citizenship. and Eugene Ay dlette. - Britts Township, Voter. ned a .oeauwiui young lady, a (daughter of Mr. Hall, of Lumber bhe is intelligent, re- I fined and accomplished. My vis- mind and good it was a revelation. I enjoyed it represent Kobe- nugeiy, ana am anxious to go again. We all returned to Marl boro Sunday night- r Respectfully, J, P.Gibson. Mr. McRae Will Accept. Mr. Editor: I desire through the medium of your valuable paper to inform my friends throughout the Coun ty of Robeson that wh'le I am not candidate in the sense bf seek ing the nomination, yet if the Democrats in Convention assem bled at Lumberton on Sept. 6th next, see proper to nominate me for State Senator from this coun ty I will gratefully accept the honor; and do hereby pledge my best and most faithful services to my entire constituency. I stand for all that is Democratic, and for all that tends to the great est good to the greatest number of people. More I do not deem it necces sary to say at this time. For the success of Democracy and all its attending blessing I am Yours truly, - E. F. McRae. Maxton, N. C, Aug. 11th. Mrs. Correll Entertains. Mrs. R. E. L. Correll was "At Home" Thursday evening from 9 to 12 o'clock complimentary to her guests, Misses Tedder and McQueen- The following account of the reception is from the Lum berton Social correspondence of the Charlotte 'bserver: Beautiful ferns and other pot plants, combined with Japanese lanters, mtde a most pleasing ef fect. The invited guests were: Misses Ethel Williams, Nettie Beverly, Pearle Cobb, Virginia Whitfield, Rebecca Ward, Gean Hutchinson; Messrs. E. J. Britt, Dennis W. Biggs, Dr. F. D. Cas- tlebury, Charles McAllister, Woodie Lennon, John fuller, Ed mund Ward, F. P. Gray, Walton Bethune, P. A. Bryant and Les ter Rivers. The contest for the evening was a guessing of characters each person having a name of some prominent character pinned upon his or her back and they were recognized by the questions or remarks which would suggest the correct answer. This was a little difficult, but finally there was a tie between Miss Tedder and Mr. Edmund Ward. Mr. Ward presented the prize to Miss Tedder. The booby was awarded; to Mr- F-' P. Gray. The dainty refreshments, consisting of f ruit creamVnabisco wafers and cocoa nut macaroons were thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs." Correll is always a" charming hostess and has the pleasure of her guests foremost. She is very popular with the youn people. Misses Tedder and McQueen have made many ac quaintances during their short visitvand it is hoped that they will be frequent visitors to Lum LOCAL BRIEFS. The National Cotton Mills let the contract for their steam plant last week A party or parties have rented the old Columbia hotel and will open it to tho public soon. Two more candidate announce themselves in this issue-Mr. E. F. McRae for the Senate, and Mr. G. C. Fisher for the House The farmer's picnic at Ten Mile church will be Friday, S4tb, instead of Saturday, 25th. as an nounced in our Thursday's is sue. X The report of Treasurer J. A McAllister of the monument fund shows that $1,031.75 has been subscribed, $495.25 of which has been paid in. Deputy Sheriff Barker went to Cheraw, S. C, and returned here Friday with Lawrence Alford. charged with killingEd McKeller, as told in our last issue. There was a fair crowd at the picnic at Dial's grove, five miles from town.Thursday. The speak ers were Messrs. K. W. uver- tnore and Hamilton McMillan. Mr. J. Pope Stephens returned from Fayetteville Saturday night where he has been employed on the N. C. Baptist- His friends are glad to welcome him back. The town commissioners met Thursday and revoked the order granting the Seaboard Air Line railway privilege to remodel or rebuild their station with wood. The county commissioners are in session today. Among other business before the board will be the election of a superintend ent of roads to succeed Mr. Al len Miss May Moore, of Warsaw, uupiin county, has accepted -a position as stenographer with Messrs. McLean, McLean & Mc Cormick. She began work yes terday. Mr. H. P. Kesley, of Boston, Mass., a landscape architect, is here to confer with the committee appointed by the town board in regard to lying out the new cemetery. Mr. W. M. Warwick, of Allen- ton, left Saturday morning, ac companied by his family, for Charlotte, where he will reside in the future. He has accepted position with the Southern railway. Will Wall, colored, prompted by too much liquor, was doing promiscuous cursing around the depot Sunday. Policeman Floyd arrested him and started to the calaboose with him. On the way Wall broke to run but was re captured. His home is in Kings dale- At a meeting of the board of trade Friday night the matter of of a road from here to Bladen county by the most direct route was discussed. An amount suf ficient to construct the road is practically secured and it is ex pected to undertake the work before long. The injunction proceedings of the L. T. Cottingham Lumber Co. vs. the Board of County Commissioners, which were to be heard by Judge W.R. Allen at Goldsboro tomorrow, have been continued on the absence of tbe judge.The lumber company alleg es that thecommissioners are try ing to bre.-sk a contract with it and has instituted proceedings to prevent it. The action is in regard to the county convicts. A party of young people from Lumberton spent a very pleasant evening at the home of Mr. B. Stansel, at Allenton, Friday. Those in the party were: Dr. John Knox and Miss Mary G. McNeill; Mr. R. McA. Nixon and Miss Cammie McNeill; Mr. J. C. Fuller and Miss Leslie Proctor; 1 M -a Sa Mr. uunyan etansei and miss Jennie Evans, of Fayetteville; Mr. R. M. Norment, Jr., and Miss Virginia Whitfield; Mr. C. P. McAllister and Miss Jean Hutchinson. .Mr. A-W. McLean brings us an opened boll of cotton that was pulled from his farm near town. Mr. McLean says that the cotton on the land from which this boll was pulled will not make more than 300 vor 400 pounds of seed cotton to the acre this year. Tbe same land yielded a bale to the acre the past year. From all re ports there will be a general fall ing off in the cotton yield this year. There has been an excess of rain and the farmers have had very little chance to work their crops as they should be. Col. McLean tor the Senate To tfe Editor: , ine nuxi ttcsHinn ot t he l&ma latare win tx: the most miportant held in this btat.- in miwfv vears. This county jtlti largest.?; and one of the, w;Kl!ik-st in the V State, is en tit M t. have sMna influence h shaping !.giiatkrf.. i'i inorderto accomplish this t-nl, Robeson' should semi sum, man whq.is not only a good speaker.. bat on who js fflfniij.,,. with the 6ustomaad usages of loirislntive bodies, and one who above all else, has a large and wide ac quaintance with men of public affairs in this State. This would remit in giving our count v promi nence and place her in the nm -tion to which she is entitled. I know of no man in the county better equipped to till t quirements than Co1 , Mr Lean. An ex senator, a profound lawyer, a courteous gentleman, an eloquent orator, widely ac quainted with bench and lar and public men throughout the State he is the ideal man for this position. let us nominate him unanimously He is not a candi date as I am informed but I do not think he could u ll decline this honor if the people wish him to have it. "Public Opinion. " Ashpole, N. C. II. F. I). Auk. 10, 06. News Items From Boardmsin. ColTM. ondenM of The Khnin. Mr. T. C. Howell left last, week for Ivanhoe, where he has accept ed a position in the telegraph' office- Miss Ruth Williamson, of Evergreen, visited her sister, Mrs. F. M. Stei hens, .Saturday and Sunday. Miss Ira Burney returned to her work here last week after spending some time nt home. Mr. R. Frank Covington is all smiles. It is a girl. " Mrs. Geo. Carpenter and son Ralph, of Vineland, are ing Mr. R. W. Carpenter. Mrs- L- P. Belongia went to Ashpole last week to visit her mother, Mrs- Ashley. Mr.and Mrs Goorge Mc Daniel attended Mi. E J- Britt' sale last week. We are1 glad to see Mr. A. ft. Williams in our little town again. His mai,y friends are glad U give him a good handshake wlf n ho returns Mr. A- S. Ilolden, the Mutual Benefit man, called in this town a few days ago. Miss Correna Williamson has resigned her position with Mr. F. M. Stephens and accepted a position as stenographer for Evergreen Lii mle i Co., at Ever green. Mrs- W. E. Stone made a fil ing trip to Ashpole Wednesday. Mrs. C. S: Case, of Chadbourn, has been visiting her daughter, Mr,S..E. S,,Nance, this week Mr. N- C. Stubbs spent a few days in Lumberton this week. We were glad to have one f our old Sunday school members. Little Miss Agnes Britt.of Ever green was in Sunday school last Sunday. Boardman, N. C. Aug. 11th. little visit Teaebers For Barkers School. We learn that arrangements have been made with Miss Ber tha Lakey and a Miss Cooper, of Surry county, to take charge of Barker's flinch School. I hey will teach all the branches necessary to be taught in the sehool. Miss- Lakey bas attended Irinity Col lege and Miss Cooper hasat tended the Greensboro Normal School. Miss Lakey 's mother will have charge of the dormitory, and school will open on Monday Sep tember 10th- These ladies all come highly recommenueti oy Prof. J- H Allen, county su(er intendent of public schools of Surry County. Run-away Marriage. Miss Minnie Edmund, of Li;:a bertou, and Mr. Charlie Pa rue r, of Kingsdale, were married b.v 'Squire J T. Phillips late r nUay afternoon near town. It was a run-away affair and had been kept very quiet. Miss Edmund' is a.daughtr-l- Mr. Dock Edmund. Mr, Parker is foreman of one of the depart ments ofHheKingsdale Lumber Company- Fayetteville Observer: Mr. S- R. Townsend, a well known citi zen of Red Springs, was pain' fully, if not seriously, injured this morning. He was walking . in the woods on Puppy Creek, when a tall tree fell on him,; breaking one of his legs and otherwise injuring him. , . 1 V ' J. 1 r L 1 " ' 1 ' ' ' ? ' ' ' f..Lf' j ' it- - , r ' ' i ." 1 - w. re- . ,;'; ''S'&':s' -" ':'.i:;' ;.