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4. W . , iVf COUNTRT. COD AXO TStJTa. rcTABU3H2T me. rr.--j tv, j r m NEGRO .IN DHUNIIEN STLTCII ; 2URNED TO DEATH MOS3 I'ECI 4m C1 I'j:; '1 - A Two-V .'. : Tirrx Cut to S Days oi Acccu-t tf Cc . 'ct iithIIoke C t a: 1 No ---".:ti:te ATailatle ; . I "i Crut Turcei Out ia Saw-el-C : : Term.'. ; v.' ;; '. "' ! rior court for. the, trial of cr! Lial cases closed Friday after r i alter hems in session only three -..-j 3. It was learned after, -a tw,o w:.!:s' calendar., was "" arranged that 'jj 'ji 7. -IL Bond, who presided was fivLcd Jed to told court ia Hoke coon. ' ty this week. An effort was made to " -get Governor Morrison to send . an other j-Jja to Hoke, but no one ; was 'av&llalla. A raft of cases' was dis- ' , posed cf d-g the three days,, how-J - , ever. TLc-9 disposed of besides that ;of Trk E-ramers, a report cf which will ta found elsewhere ins today's .raner. are: 1 -V - - ., - - ' Cranford Elackmah. forgery; nol ' -crossed with leave. . , , - , ' Joshua Patterson, '-seduction:,. nol prossed; with leave. J".- y ' Raymond, and Fairley Lowry, car i rying concealed weapons; nol prossed. Ernest S Smith, seduction ; Juag- ment suspended upon payment - of cost. "'-;'- '--r' A''?' P 'l' ' Ellis Herring, nuisance And assault, plead guilty; fined $20. and cost and required to pay Walter Bass prose -cuting witness, , 825. - - Zeke Smith vs. Henrietta - Smith; divorce granted. - " ,-'- Ed Lennon, alias Ed Currig, rape, . 'plead guilty of an assault with intent - ,to commit'iape; four years on roads. , M , Lonnie Edwards, having liquor; in . his nossession. transporting liquor and carrying concealed weapon; i plead euiltys four months on the' roads. ' .' Robert Locklear, ussault with dead. ' Iy weapon (two cases); plead guilty prayer tor judgment continued ior.ju months upon payment of costi , ' Colon Bryant, having liquor : In his possession, plead1 guilty; - fined $25 '"and 'cost. F':v'itt"':i Arthur Shaw violating auio - law, - manufacturing whiskey,"' transporting -'v whiskey and carrying concealed wea. : pons, plead guilty; eight; months, on roads. '. - 4 - Tom Smith, larceny,, four months jon roads. ..-...--" Richard Trammel, manufacturing whiskey, plead-guilty of aiding and . abetting; fined $104 and cost - - W. J. - Douglas, forgery, plead " i guilty; Judgment ; continued for--12 months.. - "V , . Luke Britt, violating auto law and '.nuisance, plead guilty; judgment con tinued for 12 months , upon, payment " .of cost. . . v - 1 " " Allen Smith, Jarceny,, plead guilty; ;. four months on roads. ' Fred ' Newton, retailing, - plead guilty; judgment continued for 12 r" months upon payment of cos-.' ' t John Leggett, forgery, plead guilty; ' Judsrment jcontinued : for 12 months . ipon payment of cost,,' Austin Evers,' by his next - friend, Mrs. Evers, vs. Bed Springs Cotton Mill Co.? judgment, of $500 for plaintiff. This was a damage suit for Injury received while employed " by the deiecint company., A v jvi, Z. JT. Jacir: assault, plead guilty; judgment continued for 12 months up on payment of cost, defendant, to make bond in the sum of $100 ta ap ' pear at the' next term of '- criminal '. court and show good behavior. ; ' . J Joe McRae, bigamy, plead . guilty; ; O 'judgment continued for 12 months up. - on payment of cost. w .U.. Dave and Henry Mc Arthur and J no. McNeill, larceny Dave - sentenced to 10 mouths on the roads, "Henry . 8 - months and John" 4 months. - ' . David Lee Xdwarda, possession Ml and traasportlng whiskey and larceny;. SO days, on the road in each case- CO lays. n -v. .4 " , - , - Henry :McArthur and John McNeill, carrying , concealed . weapons, plead : guilty; judgment continued.- ' - t ' '.Dave Lucas,, manufacturing' whis- 'l ' key plead guilty of aiding and abet? ting; judgments '.continuecV' for ,12 1 months, defendant . to appear at the next! two r terms, nf . Icriminal : court ' and show good behavior.; ;. Wesley Gibbs, murder,'? enteredj a .plea of guilty to the.charge of man- -. slaughter, which was accepted by the State ; judgment continued juntil j the next term of criminal court. Gibbs, a deaf and dumb Indian, shot and lull ed Parker Goins, , his brother-in-law, near Rowland about a year ago - -Andrew Sellers, having whiskey In ."his possesssion., plead guilty; :prayer -for judgment continued for 12 monUis, , ' the defendant to. appear at the next , two4enns of criminal court and show that he has not violated.. the Jaw.'f ; John Steele larceny, receiving, as sault and manufacturing . whiskey; 'six months on roads on s the whiskey . charge, judgment suspended in. .the other charges.-; j ;- ' -!-.r ."'-; ' ; Joe Drew, burglary; six months on .' -" (Continued on Page Five ' '. D. P. McHinnon f;r" House Polled i Most Votes ia Kibeson -Hf rister rf Deeds -Flayd Toiled Xlizhcst '. Vote for , County ' Office 1 Agaiast Only - Woman on TicketOther Election Results. ; h tl ' As will be noted from a table show, ing the vote by township ; published elsewhere in today's paper, IL. R. Varser, Democratic candidate for the State Senate, received 3,009 votes, while'; L." - J3.-. Tyner, his Republican opponent, received 231, giving Varser a majority k-of 2,623 IL Li Lyon, Democratic , candidate, for Congress from -' the ' Sixth? district, r received 2,729 while W, J." MdDonald. his Re publican opponent -received .566. firiv- ing Lyon-a majority ef - 2,168; The vote for the; Democratic State ticket totaled Wi while the vote for the Republican State ticket totaled 385, a majority' for the Democratic ticket of l Mrs. J. D. , Cobb of Lumber Bridge township,' the only woman on county ticket, Register of Deeds Floyd's Re publican' opponent, vent 'down in de feat with ? rthe rest. .; Mr. Floyd is a gallant man,' but in spite of the fact that he was running against a woman, he polled a larger vote than any other county. His Tote wasJ$,009 while the vote v of i the other county officers ranged from 262, thhe smallest, the votex-for y Sheriff Lewis, ' to 8,008. Floyd's" andTf Senator Varser'a vote was the same. Mr. ; D,:!, i McKinnoh, Democratic candidate for the house of the General Assembly and the young est man onthe ticket, led the entire ticket, his vote being 3,018. Congress man Lyon ran slightly behind - the county and legislative ticket, his opponent,. vy J. JUcUonaW, running ahead,' of the, Republican ticket.' The vote of other Republican candidates ranged Irom 363 to 391. :W L. . Thompson, ' Democratic can dictate for road commissioner v from the first district,-received 830 "votes. while Lovett, his Republican opponent, received oniy as votes. . , , v' Opposition to These: - ; J. Ed Tyson, Democrat,' i was; elect. ed county surveyor without ' onnosi tion, bis ?ote ; being . 2.897. . D. W. Eigs, Democrat -was elected county cornnet without nnnosiMnn his trnf being 3,006. Lucius McRae, bemocrat. was.- re-eiected -as a member or the county board of education without opposition, . - recorders. ine . iniiowine - Democrats were elected '.for recorder of the various districts without opposition: Lumber- ton district W. B. Ivey; Rowland district D., W. - Bullock: Fairmont district A. E-. Floyd; Maxton district R. M -Williams; iRed- Springs district J. N. Buie: St. Pauls district Marcus .Smith. F. Ertel; Carlyle, Democrat, was elected solicitor of the Lumberton recorder's court, while Jno. D. Canady, Democrat, was elected solicitor of , the St. Pauls recorder's court. ..Neither had any opposition,' COTTON (itZlliA.D IN ROBESON. 89,04 Bales Ginned Prior to NovemV ber 1. - ' - -' Special to The Robesonian. - Lumber Bridge, Nov.-11. TneXem sua Bureau has authorized me to re lease. Jhaf ollowingi J ''Mff.. There were.. 39,041 bales of cottpn of the crop of 1322 ginned in Robeson county prior to .Nqvember 1, as com pared with 49-917 bales ginned to the same date last year. - v. , r JUNIUS J. McLEOD. , SPECIAL ELECTION NOY. 23 Road. Supervisor Raft Swamp Town- ship Yet t be Determined. -As was stated in the last issue of The Robesonian Mr, Joseph - Town send, Democratic -candidate for road supervisor Jn. Raft Swamp township, and -Mr. E. Odum, his; Republican op. ponen received the same number of votes63. Thes will run the race over, the county board of elections having- called , the ""election- for Satur day,, Ndvembe?' .25. ipi: Patting Jn Permanent , Pastures - Keqnests for 100 .pounds ox , car pet grass seeds, which. Mr.: Q. JO. Dukes, county farm demonstrator has had recently from the fanners of the county, would indicate that - maay farmers , are putting In permanent pastures, A number - of permanent pastures; already has been - started throughout the county. Mr.-Dukes Is assisting the farmers in this work.. license has been issued for the marriage of Miss-Mary Floyd - and Wm. L. Ingram; Mary OTuel and F. L.. Crump. , - -" ; v ' Mr, J. E, Walters, local aviator, is expected home tomorrow from Greenville. -Mr. Walters has been fly ing at various county fairs in eastern North Carolina during .-. the . last month. - -Tomorrow will be th.e last day for paying current light and . water bills before being; "cut off". -- : Saturday Armistice Day was observed as, holiday in Lumberton. Practically, all business houses were closed throughout the day. Gclo M" " ' 1 f- w " Plead Guilty of Second Degree Mar '; der Z in Killing Manning Ford Qaimed That -Ford Attacked t Ilim in His Home Summers iilt Said Fatal Elow Was Struck as Ford Lay on Bed. ' - - Frank Summers, charged- with the murder of Manning - Ford,-entered, a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree ia Superior court- here: Fri day afternoonTThis plea ; was accept ed ; by. the SUte ' and Summers was sentenced by Judge W,' M. Bond to serve 12 years- in the' State prison. t " Summers was arrested hi Augusta. Ga.i '. last ; September ; after his wife had "turned him op to Augusta offL ciabv After his arrest he admitted to the Georgia officials that he had kill ed Ford at his former noma, near Marietta, on; February.. 19 last, and arreed t lead Robeson officers to the- place in the , woods, ' near r; by, where he placed Ford's body after he was killed. .When the confession was 'reported , to Sheriff R. E.' Lewis he made investigation and failed to find out anything that; would lead him. to believe that Ford had been killed. However," Rural t PoKeeman J. H.:?,(irpef.;;went';:to'AngosU;and broagHSammera'o'r. Lml)erloiii::;Tlie next day after bis arrival 1 here ..he lei ja 1 posse "of .Robefton ybfficers3 to the place where the skeleton of Ford was found hidden in the woods. He has been in the, (founty J jail V here since' that time.-As was tated in The Robesonian at the . time of- the gruesome" find Ford had gotten- Into some -minor trouble Just j before he waskilled and his parents ; thought he had joined "the navy, and never sus pected that he had been killed. f :. Story of the Killing 'Summers went' on the stand and told of the killing.Ford went to; lis home, he said, about 4:30 on the morn ing of Sunday, February A 19, -and waked-him. He got up and made a Lfire and Fprd went into the ' house. He appeared to be drinking and offer, ered Summers a drink., He told Ford nt to brinfir Any morev whiskey to hiv house, as his wife was in a delicate conditions Ford then attempted to strike him with a piece of lightwood. He made a second attempt to strike him when he picked upan axe and struck . Ford . on the head. Here the defendant stated that he had warned Ford to- stay away from- his home and that he ' had .on three 'occasions caught Ford and his (Summers') wife in .a . compromising : position. Summers told of taking Ford's body in his "arms and carrying it into the woods, where he left it.. He and his wife' lived in the same ' house for t. . H months after and he didn't tell anybody about killing Ford. He later went te- Georgia and about a month after that he, sent for his wife, who then went to the home of her mother in -Augusta. Soon - after She reached Augusta she told the officers there about Summers, killing Ford. On ; cross examination Summers said that he had known Ford : for about a year and that; he saw him at MarietU on Saturday night before he killed him.: Ford did not have a pistol when he killed him. Summers said;wi:'rf''-A Policeman Carper lold of the story related by Summers to him relative to the killing. This, was practically the same, as told by the defendant on the stand, except that Summers told him that he and , Ford got ,into an argu ment' about a whiskey atilL : -1 Hamp Rogers testified that LSum- mers 'tola nim. a snort time - oezore he killed' Ford that h 'would,s:get Ford before the year was. out ; , ' ' "Mra. Summers' Version Policeman Carper- was called back to. the stand and told thtf story , of the killing" as reported tg him - by" Sum mers' -wife when he. saw' her in Au gusta. She told of Ford going to their home early on the morning of ?eb mary 19.. While she .was . preparing breakfast her husband, and Ford en gaged in ; an argument, about a still, both accusing the other of stealing it The three ate breakfast and went into the front .room. Ford polled 6ff his cap and coat anftold Summers that he didn't- know' anything about the gjill, adding that whoever got it got a good one. ' Ford then lay down on a bed in the room and ". her. husband! followed .her into the kitchen. He told her that 4 he was going to fix Ford so he would not steal another still. She, plead with him not to kill Ford, but to no avail. He advised her', that she was not in a condition to see what he "was 'going to do and pushed her out of the room. She had gone only a few steps when she heard her bus-, band strike" Ford with the axe. -She then" went into the room to,' again plead with her husband ndas she 2uf us Herring Lay Down Before Open Fire' and Defused to Go to Eed I Wife and Mother Foond Him Dead .With Oothes Burned Off. I Euf us Herring.' colored, was burn ed to death m his borne near -Moss Neck .Friday night. Herring's wife and his mother were in the house at the 'time - he was burned. According to their statement to. Sheriff R. E. Lewis, Herring, went " home drunk about 11 o'clock. He lay down before an open, fire-place and. refused to go wDeo. uia wue and mother retired and in about an hour were awakened by Herring. When they reached Z him bjs clothing had .been burned from his body and. he. was. lyinsr in the floor dead. .His . body: was badly burned, It I Sheriff Lewis and Dr. E. R. Hard in county health officer, went to the Herring home early Saturday morn ing and viewed the remains. An - in quest' was.-, not .deemed ..necessary. Herring was said to be : between 35 and 40 years old. -r, 1 ; -f . EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS CALLED TO MEET NOVEMBER 20 p Washington, - Nov, 9. Congress was called by President Harding to night to meet -in extra session No vember 20, exactly two weeks in ad vance of the regular session. The call, set forth as is ' usual - In the form of a proclamation,' declared the extra ?' session . was made 'neces sary, by public interests; . - ' V -. -Although the nature of the Presi dent's recommendations ,to be ' pre sented to the extra session .' when it Convenes November 20, have not been definitely outlined, the ',- opinion of Republican leaders has been, that the House will , proceed directly to con sideration of the merchant marine bill. j. ; -"-' ". The President agreed to postpone ment of action on this measure at the last session upon assurances of party leaders that it would be taken up without delay when Congress' recon vened. . K - . " '. Ifr. E Li Norton , spent the week" nd here , at the' home pf his mother-i-lkw, Mrs.: E. K. Proctor, where Mrs,Worton: and; infant daughter have been guests for some time. He returned to his home in Charlotte this morning. , j t -. entered she ' saw him deal Ford a second blow with the axe. Her hus band cursed her and 'told her that if she must see It. to come on in and elean. up ;the blood. ' Summers took Ford upland carried him out of the; house.- Ford was struggling. He carried the' body into the woods and was gone about two and a - half hours When he returned he advised oeTitbA&Wi'dMaT; bury the body. About three weeks ' later,, according ur; Mrs. . Summers, her husband came in and told her that he didn't believe that the buzzards were going tou est that body, cursing the dead man. He v- L. v. ., there, but . had turned purple. r v v 'Ford's skull was on display ia the court room during the hearing. - EXPLANATION OF DELAY. The Robesonian feels that a public explanation is due why the special edition of this newspaper has failed to appear by this time, v It la through no fault of - this newspaper. We thought we were - ' dealing with a reliable firm' when we made the contract z with ; the .. Howard-Leach Co Joe ut ihey kf t the field without, notice and . with the project but barely started. ..( ' . "We cast about carefully for a speciat edition man of reliability and are pleased to, announce now thai we have such aT man on the -, scene, a man who is a newaparr man of a third of a century ef all- around experience and know the ina and onta of the special edition , ! The' big paper will be known as, "The Robeson County Develop- ment Edition." ; It will stress the agrieultaral richness, the raw ma- ' terials found nearby, the commercial and industrial Importance aad " fature possibilities of the county, the educational progress hureh ': ' life, realty opportunities, good roads system, exceptional transports- lion and sniping facilities., eachanUag , scenery, all-year climate, . n historical records of the community, .ete.-;k','T----;;. -'.This edition will have a county wide distribution. 'It will also be ,: mailed to northern Chambers of Commerce, manufacturers, invee- ' tors newspapers and publicity bureaus, to set forth the full scope of , Robeson county's richness and its warm-hearted invitation - to new , : people, new dollars and new industries to come here.' I - - There is plenty of money now In the north for investment in man uaeturiBg in new fields where realty values and taxes are less, where -V labor ia contented and where raw materials are closer and not ob tained by long, costly freight hauls. , .. : ' . . 7 Lumberton and Robeson county should fill the bill in a' 100 per , cent perfect. manner of meeting up with all these requirements. The v ' North has two-thirdl of the population of the country, but Dixie has ' V 78 per cent of the nation's raw materials today. Consider then what . .tha next 10 years means to the Southland. Increased population means dividing the taxes; yet increasing local realty values. Let's -grow. - The big special edition of The . Robesonian will carry ' the v . -message of this section and Its opportunities to all America. Boost like you bought Liberty bonds, until it hurts. -v " - : Let's put Lumberton and all Robeson county in the limelight and, : make them nationally talked. It was this plan which built up Los ' Angeles, CaL, whose population Is now 90 per cent of -people from : all parts ef the nation attracted by the advertising Los Angeles has -so intelligently and consistently done. : - -3 ;;v Xcunty Hcfno In Brief Report Grand Jury Finds Every thiny O. K. Except County Home Thinks Substantial Brick L'uilding Should be Erected. . Tha grand juryserving v Robeson tuperior court week - . finished its - work Friday and made a , , brief report In which it found everythiny all right except ine county some, it tnuues that a Mbstantial trick . building' should be erected, furnished in up-to-date man ner and steam-heated. The report of ; the jury i to . Judge Bond, signed by G. T, Fisher fore man, reads as follows: ?c; - "We passed upon 33 bills of tedicl ment, finding 31 true bills and 2 not true' bills. ' .'. :. : " -.. --. ' Court House and Countr Offices . "The court house building appears to be in good shspe, and the officers courteous in every way. The- buildine is kept clean and in good shape. We recommend that the plastering in the officer of the sheriff b ' renalred overhead, at once. . Jail "We visited the jaU hv a body and found 22 prisoners. The jail building is in a clean and sanitary condition and everything in food shape. We heard no complaint and the prisoners well cared for. , , Chain Gang f . '",". S ."We have visited the two chain gangs in clean and good condition. We heard no complaints, from any ef the prisoners.-They appeared to be well cared i for ; and ' properly fed t and clothed. , . ' V ' , ' , " County Home' . . '' "We have visited the county home iii a body and found 14 inmates ' 8 white, 2 Indian, 4 colored. All seem to be well-treated, and cared for and well satisfied We found the houses and premises in good condition. "The matter of new county home has been presented to . the court time after time and nothing fa the way of a new building has been done. it appears to this grand jury that a good, - substantial brick - building should be ' erected, in keeping- with the progress of this great county. This building should be furnished in an up-to-date manner, steam heat and the neccessary equipment,' " Change V in i Schedule - of Seaboard .Trains. - i " v J -" . - A change in the schedule of three Iqcal Seaboard trains went into ef fect yesterday at 12.01 p. m. Train No. 14. east-bound, now arrives at 9:45 a. m' instead of 10:40 a. m. Train No. 13, west-bound, now arrives 'at 6 p. nt, instead of 6.20 p. m. Train No.) 20, east bound, now arrives, at 9:48 p. m., instead of 10:04 p. m. : The old schedule of the three ether Seaboard passenger trains passing Lumberton remains, the same. Train No 19, west-bound, ia due at 6:31, a. m.: train No. 81 west-bound, ia due at 10:45 a. m. Train No. 84 east- ij' im'jt,m bound, ia due at 2.50 p. m. ' Messrs. N. B. and Hasley Barfleld of Barnesville are Lumberton visitors today. ' , Middling cotton is quoted on the lo cal market today at 23 1-2 cents the pound; strict middling 23 cents. Mid dllng went to 26 cents on the local market Thursday. . Itcma of Local Nsvri Born, Saturday morning, to ' Mr. and Mrs, E. J, Britt. at their home, Second and Walnut streets, daugh ter. - "pink Britt was found guilty 'of assault upon n female by Recorder David IL Fuller Wednesday and fined V Mr. Lee Caldwell of Lumberton 1 has accepted a position with the cir culation department - of the Charlotte Observer, He will be on the ; road most of the tlme " ' ' , ' " . special, communication of St. Al bans Lodge No. 114, A. F. ft A. If- Tuesday night at 7:30. All members ' are urged to be present on time - The condition of Mr. A. E. Splvey,' who has 1 been - undergoing treatment at the Baker 'sanatorium for several days,-is reported as im proved j'';: ;y . f 4f.: i '- y.-r't ' '':" " - Mr. A. Weiniteln & Mr. Oscar IL Israel have returned from . New York and other Eastern cities where they scoured the markets for new fall ready to wear, . A special picture will be shown , st Smyrna , school house Tuesday night, November 14th. Admission of 20 and 25 cents will be charged, naif ; of proceeds will go to the school. - Depositors in the Bank of Fair mont will be paid a 80 per cent, divL - dend on November 18, according . to ' Mr. A. R. Bullock, receiver Mr. Bul lock was a Lumberton visitor Fri day. 1 5 ' .... The regular meeting of the Lunu berton Home , Demonstration club -wUl.be held In the domestic, science ' room in the high school, building to morrow . (Tuesday) afternoon at. 8 o'clock. t Mrs. , A. . P. Mitchell returned Wednesday evening from Greensboro, bringing with her a , 4-year-ohl girl which she and Mr. r Mitchell have , adopted. The 1 child was placed by , the. North . Carolina Childrens Home. .Postmaster L I McGill asks The Robesonian to state that owing to a change in the local Seaboard schedule, it will1 be necessary to take up the mall 'deposited in the letter boxes on the streets at 4:45 p. m instead of 5 P. nu as heretofore. r. - Mr T. L. Johnson delivered an address at an Armistice Day celebra tion at St. Pauls Saturday at II a. m. Mr. Johnson spoke in a large ' show : tent on Main street and , was heard by a large crowd. Practically all the stores in St Pauls closed for the adV dress. , t - ' " ', A sweet potato, . Florida - Tarn, eighing 7 pounds 8 ounces ' . was . brought to The Robesonian office Thursday by Mr. E. Odom of Buie. It was grown by one of Mr. Odom's , tenants, Lebbie Ammons, Indian,. who raised over 100 bushels on one-quarter of an acre. "' : ' - . As was stated in the last issue of The Robesonian," the town " fathers have passed an ordinance prohibiting the leaving of cars standing on either Elm or Chestnut Streets for n longer period than 10 minutes. Chief of Police D. M. Barker says he hi going to enforce the ordinance rigidly. ', Mr. G Badger McLeod haa been., a patient since Friday at the Baker sanatorium, where he underwent a slight operalion. It is expected that he -will be able to return to his home, Chestnut and Fifth streets, this after noon or tomorrow, but it will be sever al days yet before he will be able to l:dut.-!:f'i Dr. E, R.' Hardin, county health officer, returned Friday night from . Augusta, Ga where he spent two weeks with hia mother Mrs.. A. S. -Hardin, who has been ill for several weeks. Mrs Hardin " underwent an , operation' on November 4 and - her"' condition waa, favorable 'j when V, Dr. ., Hardin left Augusta. - ' . '-. 5 - A' practically new Ford touring car belonging' to Mrs. J. P. McI'eilL . was burned about 7 o'clock Saturday evening en North Pine 'street, Mrs. McNeill's son, Mr.i Vernon & McNeHL ' was driving the car. when it caught According to Mr. McNeill, the car be. ': gan back-firing and the- f irer started . . underneath the hoed. The body, of ; the ear was demolished by the flames. No insurance. ; . - . - Suffered Stroke of Paralysis While en . , Jury.', r ' -::v': .V-J- '-. The condition of Mr. C L. Thagard Of Parkton township, who suffered a stroke of - paralysis Friday . about -11 a. m., while sitting in the jury box at the court bouse, is reported as more- favorable today. Mr. Thagard immediately after he 'suffered the was carried to the Baker sanatorium stroke. He is about 70 years old.