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SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DEC 29. 1916
PRICE TWO CENTS
RMANS ENDEAVOR
400.000 TRAINMEN
GE
ENTER FRENCH LINE DECIDE NEXT STEP
Attacks 'Made Last Night Be.
tween Hill 304 and Dead Man's
Hill in the Verdun Region.
FIELD MARSHAL
KEEPING UP THRUST
Entente Reply to German Note is
Now Ready and Will Probably
Go Forward Wednesday.
(By Associated Press.)
Striking back at the French in the
Verdun region but on the, banks of
the Meuse opposite the scene of re-
Next Move in the Controversy
Over Adamson Act Will Be By
Employes as a Whole.
SNAPSHOTS OF MEMBERS
OF PRESIDENTS CABINET
UNION LEADERS EXPRESS
FEAR OVER MUCH DELAY
Indications Are That President
Wilson's Special Committee
Will Be Held Up in Work.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 29. The 400,000
trainmen and railroad employes 'affil
iated with the Trainmen's Brother-
cent British ad Fesh successes, the hoods will decide the next step which
Germans made a strong effort last
night to penetirate the French line
between Hill 304 and Dead Man's
Hill, the two dominant minences
northwest of the fortress. Accord
ing to Paris the attacks were broken
up, the Germans succeeding in gain
ing a footing only of one trench
south of Dead Man's Hill. Berlin
claims the French positions were en
tered at Hill 304 and south of the
slope of Dead Man's Hill.
The activity around Verdun virtu
ally is the only break in the monoton
oub winter trench warfare along chc
Franco-Belgian front.
"-. The battle of the Scmme admitted
ly, is in a state of suspense because
of the bad state of ground and un
favorably atmospheric conditions, ac
' cording to British authority.
. From Rumania where the real ac
tivity of war now centers Field
L'arshal Von Mackensen is keeping
up his thrust for the line of the
Screth in Moldovia, driving the Rus
sians before him, the German report
intimates.
" Barlla, important as a grain and
oil depot, is itself meanwhlio report
cd. .under, fire from across the Danube,
where Bulgarians and Germans with
Turkish assistance are vigorously as
Faulting the Mat;hin bridge-head.
The apparent hope is to clear Do
brudja completely of all Russians and
effect a permanent junction with the
teutonic forces in Wall'achia at
point where the lower Danube will
l)e closed completely to Russian uses
and a way opened ncrth of the river
for possible advance into Bessarabia
- just beyond which lies Odessa
As the result of a conference
which has been in progress several
. days the entente reply to the Ger
man note .is now completed. It
could go forward today or tomorrow,
.. except for the necessary formal
transmittal of it to the allies before
final delivery. This means its de'iv
cry will be made early or in the mid
die of next week, ntnssibly Wednes
day.
. The delivery will be made at Paris
after which the communication will
bejforwanied to Germany through
; American channels. It is very long,
much longer than the German note,
.This point has been one of the mat
ters under discussion daring the con
ference, the objection having been
raised that it is too long and should
be short and sharp, but there are so
" many points for elucidation and such
a complete difference of conception of
the objects and purposes for which
the two sides went to war it is found
desirable to extend the note to con
siderable length.
' The presence here of the French
minister of finance permitted the
French ministry to be represented.
Unusual optimism is shown here as
a result of the final form which the
: reply has taiken which is believed to
oe such that it will meet with satis
faction at Washington.
The reply to the American note will
follow within a few days after the
- delivery of the reply to Germany
Teutons Capture Prisoners. :
Berlin, via Sayville, - Dec. 29. In
Rumania . yesterday the teutonic
troops capture J several positions,
taking 1,45' prisoners, 18 machine
guns, and 3 cannons.
is to be taken by their authorized
committees which have been handling
their side of the controversy over
the operations of the Adamson act, it
was announced here today by the
Brotherhood chiefs.
The Brotherhood leaders, after an
unannounced conference here this af
ternoon, gave out a statement indi
cating their fear that deepening liti
gations together with possible future
legal steps on the part of the rail
roads would delay indefinitely the in
vestigation by President Wilson's
special committee.
GERMAN RAIDS ON BRITISH
TRENCHES FAILED.
WHAT
WILL THE ANSWER BE?
Reply to General Carranza's Latest
- Request for Modification of Pro
tocol to be Determined Tuesday.
" (By Associated Press.) -
Wstshingtonv .Dete 29HWt anr
swer will be returned to General Car
ranxa's latest appeal (for a modifica
tion of. the protocol signed, at Atlan
tic City will be 'determined here Tues
day. On that? jday, the American
menftera ' of the Mexican-American
' joQrt commission will meet to consid-
er the Mexican communication deliv
ered yesterday to Secretary Lane by
Luis Cabrera the chairman of the
Mexican commission. -, ' - ' " ' j
'. The Mexicans will probably be here
on tha( 4ta and in tae event the !
Americindecide the Carranxa reply
can ge given serious consideration an
immediate cession of the joint com
mission may be held.
London, Dec. 28. The official com
munication from Brltisli headquarters
ssued last night reads:
"After a heavy bombardment, three
parties of the enemy attempted early
this morning to raid our trenches
northwest of Gommecourt. Two of
the parties were driven back by our
fire (before reaching our trenches; the
third reaohei the trenches, but was
immediately rejected.
"During the night the enemy fired
great number of gas shells at (places
behind our front lines m the neigh
borhood of Arras and west and north
west of Lens.
""ftere was considerable artillery
activity today on both sides in the
Somme-area and the Ypres sector.
"A number of fights in the air took
place yesterday. Three hostile ma
chines were destroyed. Three others
were triven down in a damaged condition."
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HORSE SHIPMENT WILL
Aft i itii ii ir ta nini i in
LUNIIPlUt fUtPlbLAriU
A BOND ISSUE FOR
THE UNITED STATES
President Wilson Tentatively
Agrees With Administration
Leaders in This Plan.
'SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT
WORKING ON OTHER PLANS
Additional Revenue Will Be Se
cured Through Income, Inheri
tance and Imports.
(By Associated Press.) .
Washington, Dec."" 29. President
Wilson has tentatively agreed with
administration leaders ini Congress
to meet part of the treasury deficits
for the fiscal year of 1180,000,000 by
a ibond issue.
Secretary McAdoo and the Presi
dent are working on other plans for
raising revenue. The President point
ed out that he believes a bond issue
should be used only to meet tempor
ary" or emergency needs, many of
these have been causeo. The treasury
has authority from Congress to issue
Panama 'bore :s and about (240,000,000
of these are available. They bear
per cent interest.
Phns for raising other revenue is
understood to concern the income
tax, inheritance tax and a special tax
on internal revenue and imports.
GERMAN PEACE OFFER DUE
TO FEAR OF FAMINE, HE SAYS
DAVID CAPLAN SENTENCED
TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON.
Most
Bulgarian Division Wins in
Bitter Fighting.
Berlin, Dec. 28 Via Sayville. The
Bulgarian headquarters report of De
cember 27, as received here says:
"Hostile monitors have stalled
Isakishe, Tultcha and Mahmadia( all
on the Danube in Dobrudja.) The
fourth Bulgarian division, after most
tenacious fighting, conquered the
hoijrhts at Tailor and were aisle to
sn'Iv from the woods to Luncavitza
(on the river north of Matchin.)
"Durinu the last combats the
fourth division has captured 1,20 Rus
sians, four machine gSuns ami more
than 2,500 rifles."
Report That Purchase of Stock far
the British Government Was f to
Cease is Without Foundation.
Mr. J. A. Siceloff, superintendent 0f
the immense stock .pens at Spencer,
assures the VoBirthat ' Tic" jfuUished
report that shipments of horses and
mules through here for the British
government for war purposes is With
out fondation and that there is noth
ing to indicate that purchase of such
animals by the allied governments is
to cease. The Post printed the news
story of the same Thursday on what
it considered absolutely reliable in
formation. However, it appears from authen
tic sources today that such is not
the case but that so far as known
these purchases will go on as in the
past and that shipments over the
Southern will continue as heretofore.
Los Angeles, Gal., Dec. 28. David
Caplan, last of the alleged dynamiters
brought tp trial for the destruction
of the Los Angeles Times building
in 1910, when twenty men were killed,
was- sentenced today to ten years in
San Quentin prison on a charge of
manslaughter. The court granted a
certificate of probable cause for ap
peal which will suspend execution of
sentence until there is a decision up
on Caplan's expected appeal.
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TWO SOUTH CAROLINIANS
DIE FROM ASPHYXIATION,
METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
HOLDS MEETING IN SALISBURY
Letter to Be Addressed to Medical Boards and Boards of
Trade in Nine Cities in Western North Carolina Salt's
bury Among the Cities Under Consideration Rer. C
M. Pickens, of Spencer, Chairman of Hospital Committee
The hospital committee of the We
tern North Carolina Conference, ap
pointed at the meeting of the confer
ence jt Gastonia on November 28th,
held its first meeting Thursday even
ing at the Empire hotel In this city.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman of the committee, Rev.
C. M. Pickens, of the Spencer Meth
odist church. Those present were
Rev. C. M. Pickens, of Spencer; Rev.
W. A. Lambeth, of Salisbury; Rev.
R. G. Tuttle, of Hickpryj Rev. C. W.
Byrd, of Greensboro Mr. W. H. Bur
ton, of Slpencer; Dr. i, W. Long, of
Greens,boro; Mr. J. B. Ivey, of Char
lotte, and Rev. E. L. Bain, .of Greens
boro. ',
Rov. C. M, Pickens was made chair
man of the meeting and Rev. E. L.
Bain secretary.
Rev. W.1 A. Lambeth stated that
Mr. J. L. Nelson requested that Le
noir bo placed in nomination for the
securing of the proposed hospital.
The chairman and, secretary were
ordcrod to address , a letter ' to the
Medical Societies ' and Boards of
Tra'e of the following cities: Gas-tornv-
Ghsrlotte, Ststcsvf lis, palii
bury, High Point, Greenstoro, Win-ston-iSalem,
AshevUle and Hickory,
and that a letter embodying the ac
tion of the Conference, stating condi
tions necessary to be met - before a
eiry shall fee considered a competitor
for the hospital, snd that it is the
Intention of the .Conference to raise
sufficient additional sum to that of
the Conference to build the hompitnl
to cost not less than 1100,000.
NEGROES
CONFESS
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TO HORRIBLE CRIf.lE
Killed Louisiana , Farmer, His
Wife and Three Children
mi ia m ' - r.
vnnsunas &t... ..-
ANOTHER FARMER AND A. ;
NEIGHBOR IMPLICATED
Robbery and An Old Fend is Said
to Have Been the Cause of the
Terrible Deed.
THE
WHEAT ACREAGE
IS MUCH INCREASED.
INVESTIGATION IS PROCEEDING
Probe as to Whether Any Official
Member of President's Family Pro
fited by Stock Market Incident
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 29. The contro
versy over Congressman Wood's reso
lution for lan investigation as to
whether any member of President
Wilson's official family profited in the
stock market because of "inside in
formation" on the President's peace
note srot into semi-official -form today
when Chairman Henry of the House
rules committee telegraphed Thomas
W. Lawson. of Boston, to come to
Washing-ton and substantiate his pub
lished statement
MRS CALVIN KLUTTZ DEAD.
Western Rowan Woman Dies After
Brief Illneas Funeral and Burial
at St Luke's Church.
Mrs. Calvin Kluttz died this morn
ing- at 6:50 at her home near Clefve-
land." The funeral Cakes place .Satur
day at 11 o'cla-ak aria" will fee conduct
ed at St Luke's Lutheran church by
Rev. B. S. Brown. Deceased was a
daughter of Andrew Shaping.
Postmasters : Warned to v Watch for
M Cigar Bombs. '
Loe Angeles, Dec. 28 A warning
to watch for Tubular ' nackasres
containing cigarfbombs' was sent to-
ightt o ' Poitmastfirs throughout the
United States, by Local postal au
thorities why say they have learned
that 26 of the explosive cigears were
mailed December 22 at Goffs, Cat :
The local postal authorities 'began
their investigation of the 'sending ef
the cigar bombs through the mails
after John D. Be.istt, of Brawley,
Cal was seriously injured when one
he was smoking exploded in his face.
December 24. He had received it
through the mails.
Washington, Dec. 29. -Commenting
on the report of the United States
Agricultural Department on the area
of winter what sown this year in
comparison with last year, President
Harrison, of the Southern Railway
Company said:
"The figures show a gratifying ten
dency in the direction of crop di
versification. In every . Southern
state trverscd by Southern lines, ex
cept Kentucky and Tennessee, the
acreage reported this year shows a
substantial increase ovur 1 last year.
Kentucky shows a decrease and the
acreage in Tennessee is the same as
last year. The largest increases are
shown in Georgia, Alabama and Mis
sissippi States into which the cotton
boll wevil has spread. Georgia and
Alabama show increases of 13 per
cent, over last year, while Mississip
pi, which has .heretofore grown little
wheat, shows a increase of 157 per
cent. -
"The increases in wheat acerage
are in line with increases - in other
crops and with increasing the number
and improving the quality of farm
animal in the South and show that
Southern farmers are making . real
progress in the way of producing as
far as possible, everything consumed
on the farm and of , having - other
things besides cotton and tobacco for
M,e- t. ',1 . . :
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FRENCH RAILROADS BUY8
f HUNDRED LOCOMOTIVES.
Elisabeth, N. J., Dec. 28. John W
Davis, sheriff of Oconee county, South
Carolina, and Wim. C. Foster, supcrin
tendent of prisons of the same coun
ty, were found dead today from the
effects of inhaling illuminating gas.
The officials had come from Walhal
la, S. C, to take (back John Walker,
a necro. accused of murder in Madi
son, S. C. The police are convinced
their deaths were accidertral.
SIXTEEN SENATE PAGES
FEAST IN WASHINGTON
Philadelphia, Dec 28. A contract
for' 100 heavy , freight locomotives
from the Paris, Lyons and Mediter
ranean Railroad Company of France,
was closed today by the' Baldwin Lo
comotive Works of this city.
The order, - according to the an
nouncement, amount to about $4,000,
000 and is supplementary to the eon
tract for 40 locomotives placed in the
same railroad several weeks ago.
When a business man fails, in sipte
of the fact that money is called filthy
lucre, it doesnt always represent 100
scents on the dollar. , .
One good turn deserves another, so
it's juat as well that all things come
to those who wait'
David N. Julian, of Salisbury, Re
sponds to Toast "Why I Would
Like to Be a Senator Dinner Furn
ished By Vice-President Marshall.
Among the pages in the United
States Senate who enjoyed a holiday
feast furnished by Vice-President
Marshall was David N. Julian, son of
Mrs. John M .Julian, of Salisbury.
Young Julian responded to the toast,
"Why I Would Like to Be a Senator."
The Washington Star tells of the
banquet as follows:
Senate pages sat down to a mag
nificent Christmas feast in the private
dinning room of the Senate restaur-
ant this afternoon. The diner was ar
ranged in their honor by Vice- Presi
dent Marshall, who has. observed this
custom every year since he has been
in the office' as Vice-President
The pages, sixteen in number, con
sumed great quantities of Christmas
turkey, mince pie, plum pudding and
the other accessories of a feast of
this sort .
Vice-President Marshall is in Ari
zona f Jr the holidays, but he provided
for the dinner before he left Col.
Edwin A. Haley,- assistant on the
floor of the Senate, and in charge of
the pages,, acted as : toastmaster.
After the feed there was a series of
toasts. t'-. (-i .
Pago Hopewell BarnielW responded
to the tosst, "What it means to be a
page." .Davin N. Julian spoke
on "Why-1 would like to be a Sena
tor.'; . Page Albert Watson, "Of
my impressions of the Senate."
Thomas Cobb King, "Of - Solons I
have met" -
A number of gifts from Senators
were distributed among the pages. '
Charles R. Flint, banker and mer
chant, with wide international re
lations and experience, belives from
information in .his possession that
the peace offer made by Germany
was due to the fear of famine. He
said that while Germany has highly
developed agriculture it has been by
hieans of fertilzers. These cannot
be made without nitrate, which the
Germans cannot now import from
Chili. One rccult has been the de
crease of the pota'a crop by 40 pr
cent of normal production,
The meeting was brief and adjourn-, on
(By Associated Press.) ''
Minden, La., Dec. 21). Two ne
groes held se suspects in connection
with ths killing of five mem or of th
family of John Nelson Reeves, nine
miles north of here Christmas eve,
have confessed according - to coun
ty officers, and implclaled Henry Wal
ler ,a farmer and neighbor of Reeves.
' John Long, a twenty . year old
youth, it is said, has made a confes
sion, declaring that Waller instigat
ed the crime and with an axe killed
Reeves, his wife and three children.
R.itbery and an old feud between
Waller nd Reeves is given as the
motive for , the crime. . The negroes
claim they were forced to aid in the
killing. .; . .
Waller and Long and the negroes
have ibeen spirited away from Minden
and are reported to have been taken .
to the penitentiary at Baton Rouge.
, HEADING IS RESUMED. ' 1
Federal. Trade CommlMion . Again
. Looking Into News Plut Situation.
(By Associated Press.) V
.Washington, Dec. 2fl,-The federal
trade commission toiny resumed its
hearings in the investigation being
conducted into the news print sit js-
ed to meet at some designated place
on March loth, next , -,
The offlclnl action of the confer
ence In deciding to establish the pto-
fesed hespital ts as fpllows:
The commission planned to present
again facts concernmg the cost of
priui 'paper. Publishers say that they
t.re being? charged exorbitant, prices
and that the shortage . is created tty
Scandanavian Governments Issue In
structions to Repreaentativcs
Belligerent Capitals to Support the
Peace Proposals of the United
States.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Doc. 29. The ScUndana
vian government has sent a joint note
to the belligerent nations supporting
the peace proposal of President Wil
son. ' . .- . ; ' '. -
A Ruters dispatch from Copenha
gen sys the Danish, Swedish and
Norwegian government hbve instruct
ed their delegations to address the
belligerents notes in which the Scan
dinavian government' declares its ac-
herance to the note of the Atncncan
President and facilitatingja lasting
peace, declaring that they would fill
in their duty to their own people and
to humnaity if they did hot express
their most profound sympathy with
every effort to contribute to the end
of the suffering and loss, moral ami
materlaly, which is growing as the
war proceeds. .,
The three governments cherish the
hope that the initiative taken by
President Wilson will lead to the re
suit most worthy of desiring.
CRAIG OFFERS REWARD
FOR NEGRO ASSAILANT.
: TURKEY REPLIES. "
, .Washlofton, Dee. . 29. Tar-
t key's reply to the peace prop-.
aai sent sy rrer.aeu n iison
has been received at the stats
department -In sotanc it is
the same as that received from
Germany and Austria.
. Raleigh, Dec. 28. Governor Craig
offered a S100 reward today for a
negro who invaded the home of Ef-
fie Renter, in lower Green county, in
the absence of her husnand, and fail
ing in criminal assault, knocked her
senseless and brained a ten-year-old
nephew lest h should reveal his iden
tity. The boy will die. The negro is
supposed to have fled the State. The
people M UiB lircaiiKJ ume uiivnu
$100 reward in addition to tnat offer
ed by the Stiste. , .
' GRAND JURY riNISHE.
Inquisatoriat Boy Makes. No lndict
, meat in the Matter of High Cast ef
; Livinr. ' -.
Chi cago, Dec.- 29 (The federal
grand jury which has heard a large
amount of evidence in connection with
the high cost of living concluded its
session today and was disolved. No
indictment will be returned according
to thedUtrict attorney. '
Regkmat Bank Declares Dividend.
:. (By Associated Presa.) .
Richmond, Va-, Dec, 28 The Rich
mond Regional Reserve Bank direc
tors today declared a 6 per cent div
idend for the period from January 1,
1916, to November I, 1918. .
Nell "Do you think she cocnes hon
estly by her complexion 7" Belle
"WhatdoVa mein, honestly? I guess
she pays the drureist, all right"
"Thut tha eonferenco do ipromd ,iiwin mnrhinns t ih makinir f
to the establishment of a hospital on ocr grsdes or paper. The manofac
condition that the sanpo "hall ' to- j turwB contend that, they have a ri?ht
catcd in a community that will fur-j und nrlvileee to oroduce the goods
nitdi an adeqnate medical staff, a suit
able site, at least $40,000 toward the
building and equipment to cost not
less thn ? 150.000 ultimately and in a
competitivetoffart among cities of this
class jn the ene which shall approve
itself to the judgment of the appoint
ed committee as most suitable," -This
proposed institution is to. be
a 'permanent thing find will grow am
cnlnrgs as the yens ga fty. The
Western . North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist : Eiiopsl Church
South is one of the strongest branch
es of) this church in the South and
tho secgring' the hospital will have
drawn a prise well worth having and
well worth any efforts that may be
mdc to secure it Salisbury has an
even or Jn'ttef chance, if proper ef
fort is made, with any other of the
points named of socuripir this insti
tution and that stron efforts and lib
eral inducements will be offered goes
without saying. The city is centrally
located, has unlimited railroad facil
ities, its health record if Among the
best of cities of its sTz in the united
States ami it is in every wsy in posi
tion to meet any natural or geo
graphical requirement that may be
afked by the' committee having the
selection of a location in charge.
Calisbury ought to have this hospl
tal;-it can get itj and the .citisens
should get busy at ence and go after
it with all the energy possible.
Rally in the Wheat Market :
Chicago, 'Doe. 29. Continued , ur
gency of export demand rallied the
wheat market today after an early
decline. The opening price which
ranged from nnchanged to 1 cent
lower with - May at . 1.72 to 1.73 and
July at L38.to.LS8 7-8 were followed
by moderate further losses and then
a rise all round to well above yester
day's finish.
Cotton Opens Steady in Advance.
New York, Dec. 29. Tho cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of 8 to 11 points today in response to
relatively firm cables and coverings
after the sharp break of yesterday.
Buyers were ' hot active while there
was cottered local selling which
caused a reaction of 8 or 9 uoints af
ter the calL The market soon firmed
up again on covering and modest de
mands. March advanced to 17.55 be
fore the end of the first hour with tbt
general list selling 20 to 24 points
not higher.
New York, Dec. 29 The cotton
market opened steady today as fol-
January.. .. ....17.12'
March.. .. .. .179
ilsy.. ...... 17.72 ',
Joly.. .,..17.77
October.. . .16.28
that prciuce the most iprofit
. Under the ' plan ' of distribution of
paper , as proposca ';: s;r ' publishers
would get reduction fout making up
the bulls of their needs and distri
buted under the direction of tlie fed
eral trade commission, the large put
!'hr. would; relinquish a portion of
their contracts..
iCcmmiE-sioner Davles made it clear '
that the committee was determined to
find some relief for the , publishers.
He said the committee in the immed
iate future would decide If the distri
bution Hlan was feasible. If not and
the committee can find no other meas-.
ore he said other agericies of the gov
ernment" would bo given the facts. , A
report will be made to Congress on
the situation soon.
.Some publisher protested totlay
and were asked for suggestions as to
a solution. Representative, Cram ton,
of Michigan, proposed that if it ti .
not unconstitutional the committee
take Into its own hands the matter
of prices and distribution. When a
combine, he aii gets control of pub
lic commodities some public authority ,
should have power to see that justice
Is done, t .
Other (publishers testified that
prices were widely different J. H.
Scrbey, a Pottersville, Pa, publisher,
declared it all depended on who the
publishers was whether he could buy
in the open market C. S. Andretw
also of Pennsylvania ; declared his
competitor in the same town was able
to buy paper cheaper than he.
Among others who gave similar,
testimony were H. B. Varner of North .
Carolina' publisher and Frank P.
Glass, of Birmingham, vice-taresicent.
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers -Association. " :
Jabbers who followed the publish
ers on the stand were questioned con
cerning their profits.' ' . - ,.
PROMIENENT JAPANESE LOST '
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk. : Vsu, v Dec. 29. Takeo
SWota 'a orominent and wealthy J a fl
ense artist of New York, ha been lost
in the Dismal Swap near Moyock, N.
since yesterday about noon.
Searching parties have been formed
and are diligently at work endeavor-
ins? to locate the man. The swamp m
this section to very donse and wild.
Morgan Township Couple Married.
Mr. Zab. Basinger and Miss SarU
Arey, young people of Morgan town
ship, were married ia the offk-e el
Register of Deeds J. C. Deaton Thurs
day, by. D. W. Julian, Esq. They wi.'l
live in Morgan te4 vnship.
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