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WADESBOHO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 190G.
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COUNTY ANVASS,
Candidate for LrtfUtlve and Connty
Offices Take People Into Their
Confidence and Tell Them What
They Want.
The Democratic candidates for the
nomination for II K-entatlv3
in the next Oanertl' Assitnbly,
and for the several rounty offices
commenced thci etnv.m of the county
at Lilesville last T.iurslay. The,
editor of the M. A I. was , unable to
attend the meeting at Lilesville and
will not attempt to report what oc
curred, except to say that Mr. T. I.
Richardson, who had previously an
nounced his candidacy for the office
of sheriff, withdrew from the race,
and gave notice to his friends and
supporters that he was no longer a can
.didate. for that office. ,
There was a very good crowd at
Morven to hear the Heeche8. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.
G. A. Martin, under the cotton plat
form shed, and after an appropriate
prayer by Rev. M. T. Steele the flow
of oratory commenced.
Candidates for towaship offices first
made thtlr announcements, after
which Yk-s E. F. Fenton and II.
D. Ruscife, both of Wadesboro, were
placed in nomination for the office of
coroner.
Next came the candidates for treas
urer. Mr. A. P. Mills, of Ansonville
township, spoke firrt and was follow
ed, In the order named, by Mr. J. O.
A. Craig, of Wadesboro, and Mr. O.
W. Allen, of Lanesboro township.
None of these gentlemen made any
ren arks, except to say that they de
sired the office of treasurer. Mr.
Allen asked Mr. Craig to tell the
people how much longer he wanted
the office, and Mr. Craig replied by
saying that the office belonged to the
leople andhe would leave the matter
to them.
The candidates for register of deeds,
Messrs. C. W.Thomas, W. A. Gaddy,
J. II. Benton, J. T. Gulledge, D. M.
Johnson and TV S. Watkins spoke in
the order in which their names are
here given. Mr. Gaddy made quite
a lengthy speech, and Mr. Watkins
submitted a few pleasant remarks.
The other candidates contented them
. ' selves with simply announcing their
candidacies.
Mr. T. C. Robinson has no opposi
tion for the nomination for Clerk of
the CourtJ but nevertheless he was
. on h""-ind announced his candi-
, dacy.l '
The candidates for sheriff, Messrs
It. J." Lowery, T. S. Clark, J. T.
Gaddy and S. P. Martin, came next.
None xf them, except Mr. Gaddy,
who made a strong prohibition speech,
had anything to say except to tell the
voters what they wanted. .
THE'' LEGISLATIVE CANDI
DATES. - t
Mr. I. Fulton Thomas, of Anson
ville township, was the first of the
' candidates for Represent ltive to
speak. He devoted about all of his
speech to the liquor question. He is
dn" intense prohibitonist and spoke
with strong feeling. He is in favor
of driving liquor out of the county by
Legislative enactment if the people
will not vote it out.
Mr. N. G. Thomas was the -next
', candidate for the Legislature to speak.
He stated that he stod squarely by
I the Watts and Ward laws, favored a
j legalized primary, and believed that
1 all spedalivenirymen should be paid.
1. Mr. Thomas also stated that he favored
. district school committemen and
,iLiSiisjht that the appropriation to the
Statk University should be discontin-
: ued He was not in favor of prohibi
i tion by legislative enactment, but by
a vote of the eople. ' ' ;
, MrJ Jas. A. Lockhart followed Mr.
Thomas. He called attention to his
record, in the last General Assembly
and explained a number bills for the
(eneflt of the tax-payers he had been
instrumental In passing. - One of
these an amsfidment to the Machin-
ry Act, had resulted in the Tobacco
, Trust paying taxes on $10,000,000
j worth of tobacco it" had not hereto
fore listed. 'Another was a bill pre
venting the sale of short weight meal.
1 r Lockhartadvocated theenactment
f a" law for a short form of land
lortgage for this county which, he
id. vould save the .people of the
y $400 a year. In regard to the
k question he said that he was
li favor Of prohibition except by
ie of the people.
,r. J. W. Beachum the last can
ate for the Legislature concluded
I speschmaking. ? Mr. Beachum
I not have much to say. He prom
1 to do everything he could for
people if he was nominated,
iie good peopled Morven treated
candidates and visitors royally
f them being invited to partake
he hospitality of town without
oney and without price.
5 The canvass of the county has pro
Hltd in the usual manner. The
TKiklates am at Ansonville today
I will close the canvass here to
rrow. iThe primary will be held
,arday.
JULIUS MURRAY SHOT.
Chief of Police Bert K. Bennett Villi
III Lege, Below the Knee, Kail of
Bird Shot Marrajr Had HaUed a
DUtnrbanee on the Old Depot Hoad
and Ilefneed to be Arrested.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Monday night
Julius Murray, who is a son of the
late J. M. Murray, of this place, tank
ed up on whiskey and went to the
home of "Judge" Starnes, who lives
on the old dejwt road. Soon after
reaching Starnes' house Murray got
into a difficulty with a young man
named Matthews, who was visiting
at Shames', and grabbed him by the
collar, and pulled him out of the
house. Alwjut this time M Iss Rosa
Starnes, ran in between the two men,
whereiijKm Murray drew a pistol on
her, but the. pistol was knocked down
by Matthews and it was not fired.
At this Juncture Starnes himself ar
rived on the scene and he, too, was
held up at the point of Murray's pis
tol. . !
Murray during all this time, it is
said, was using loud and profane lam
guage and , disturbing the entire
neighborhood and Mr. W, N, Pinks
ton, who lives nearby, came up town
for a policeman. Chief Bert E. Bennett
and Policeman Harlie Graves, as soon
as they were notified, repaired to the
scene of the trouble but Murray had
disappeared. Murray, however, soon
returned and j passed by the police
men but refused to halt when com
manded to do so. Chief Bennett
was unarmed and as Murray had his
pistol in his hand he did not think it
wise to attempt to arrest him at 'the
time. The chief, however, soon se
cured a shot gun and again coming
up with y urray, who was then en
gaged in cursing a MLss Haire, who
lives in the same neighborhood, he
ordered him to throw up his hands
and surrender. Instead of surren
dering Murray started to run, where
upon Mr. Bennett pulled down on
him with his gun, filling his legs,
below the knees, with bird shot.
Murray continued to run and was
not again seen until about 3 o'clock .
Tuesday morning when . he went to
the home of his mother and sent for
Doctor Bennett. The doctor reports
that a number of shot are embedded
in Murray's legs, but that he is not
seriously injured. Murray has been
placed under, a $200 bond for his ap
pearance before Ma yor Little Satur
day morning lor trial.
Policeman Graves Whips "Judge"
Starnes. 1 .
Policeman Graves, early Tuesday
morning, severely whipped "Judge"
Starnes, in front of the postoffice, on
account of remarks made by Starnes
concerning the trouble of the night
before. Starnes, it is said, had com
plained, in the presence of Mr.
Grave's wife and mother, of the de
lay of the policemen in reaching his
house during the trouble. The two
men met in front of the postoffice and
when Mr. Graves inquired of Starnes
as to the remarks he denyed that he
had made any complaint,' and further
stated that any one who said he had
done sq was a d n liar. Mr. Graves'
information having come from his
wife and mother, he at once waded
into Starn's, knocking him down sev
eral times and kickhig him severely.
Policeman Graves had a hearing
before Mayor Little soon after the
fight with Starnes and was fined $1.00
and thfrfrosts. The fine was paid by
several citizens who sympathized
with the policeman.
A Big Kattler.
Mr. J. W. Boggan, who is living
in Florida, a few days ago sent his
father, Sheriff John A. Boggan
the stuffed skin of a large diamond
back rattle snake, which the former
recently killed. The snake was sev
en and a half feet long, measured 12
inches in circumference and had 14
rattles and a button. .
For Representative.
. I hereby, announce myself a candi
date for the nomination for Represen
tative in the next General Astembly
of North Carolina, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primaries.
' I. Fulton Thomas.
GO-FLY keeps flies off Horses and
Cattle, Sold by Richardson & Martin.
PROGRAMME FOR REUNION
. DAY, AUG, 29.
Veterans and their wives will as
semble in the court house at 10
o'clock.
The children are Invited to inarch
in the jmrade, and will meet on Wade
street, in front of Mr. T. B. Wyatt's,
at 10 o'clock.
The Horseback riders will aasem
ble on the base ball ground at 9
o'clock for instruction And 4 practice.
ORDER OF PARADE.
Band
School Children
Veterans
Carriages with Speakers
Horseback Riders
Citizens
The route will be down Morgan to
cemetery; to Wade; to WashiiKton;
to Martin; to Rutherford; to Wade,
and up Wade to office of Marshall
and Little, where speaking will take
place.
All people are requested to keep
off the streets during the procession.
Two Children Dangeronslr III of Blood
. Poison
Charlie, the 6-year-old son of Mr.
C. S. Phillips, who lives four miles
north of town, was riding on a hay
rake, Saturday, with his father, when
the,dumping peddle of the rake flew
back and hit him on one of his feet,
inflictfng what appeared to be a
slight wound. Monday, however,
blood poison set in from the effects of
the wound and the little fellow has
been very dangerously ill ever since.
Last Friday a week ago Zeb, the
young son of Mr. S. C. Billingsley,
who lives hear the silk mill, stuck a
piece of glass In his knee. The child's
mother dressed the wound and it ap
peared to be about well., Last Sat
urday, however, the knee commenced
to swell and the child is now criti
cally ill of blood poison.
Fine Horse Meets Death In a Peenlar
Manner.
Mr. S. J. Haire, of north Wades
boro township, lost a fine horse Sat
in a very pecular manner. The horse
which was grazing In a gully, which
ran through Mr. Haire's pasture,
kept going up the gully until it
reached a point too narrow for it to
turn round. The animal, it is sup
posed, then commenced to rear and
pitch about untft it finally caught its
head in the forks of a tree that grew
on the banks of the gully. The horse
was found Sunday hanging in the
forks of the tree with its ne k
broken.
The Slander Case of Rowell Against
Little to be Tried at Monroe This
Week.
Mr. L. D. Robinson went to Mon
roe this week to appear for the de
fendant in the slander suit of Rev. J.
W. Rowell againsRev. Jimmie Lit
tle, now pending m the Superior
Court of Union county. About a
year ago Mr. Little preached a ser
mon at Waxhaw in which he alleged
that he believed that Mr. Rowell was
the instigator of a secret assault that
had been made upon him (Mr. Little,)
The action for slander is based upon
this charge made by Mr. Little. Mr.
Rowel is suing for $5,000 damages.
A Snrprlse Marriage at Statesvllle. '
Statesville fVndmark, 21s
Miss Alice Cox,' of Statssville, and
Mr. W.T. Williams, of Rockingham,
were queitly married yesterday morn
ing at 11.30 at the home of the bride's
sister, Miss Jennie Cox, on Trade
street. The ceremony was performed
by Rev; J. H. Pressly and Mr. and
Mrs. Williams left at once for Eupep
tic Springs to spend a few days.
Next week they will go to Mr.
Williams' home in Rockingham.
The marriage was quite a surprise
and the secret was well guarded, few
people knowing that the tvent had
taken place until it was over.
Mr. Williams is a native of Liles
ville township this county, and Mrs.
Williams is a sister ot Mrs. T. G.
Wall, of the same township. The
M. & I. ,
' In Self Defense
Major Hamrn, editor and manager of tha
(Jjuititutionalist, Eminence, Ky., when
he was fiercely attacked, four yeara ago,
by Piles, bought a box of Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve, of which he says: M It cured
me in ten days and no troubl. lince."
Quickest healer of Brns, Sores, Gats and
Woncds. 35c at Parsons Ding Co.
.
Death of Mrs. Caroline Smith.
The sad news ot the death, Satur
day morning, of Mrs. Carolnle Nich
olson Smith, at the home of her son
in-law, Mr. E. S. Hough, near Liles-
ville, of thphoid fever, was a surprise
lo her many friends. Although it
was known that she was quite sick
there were hopes of her recovery up to
twenty-four hours before she died.
She had been confiiwjdto bed only
two weeks. She wosconsclous to the
end,anl spoke to those around her
bedside of the end being very near,
seeming to fully realize her condi
tion.
Mrs. Smith was the eldest daugh
ter of John and Eliza Wall, deceased
She was born near Lilesville in the
year 1819. She was married in the
Methodist church of Wadesboro to
William B. Smith, son of Rev. Alex
B. Smith, in 18G8, who died about
twenty years ago, leaving her the
care of these four children, who are
left to mourn the loss of a mother:
Mrs; E. S. Hough, Lillesville, Mrs.
J. S. Richardson, Wadesboro; Miss
Addie and Mr. Jerome Smith, of
Wilmington, of whom were at
her bedside when she died. Besides
these there Is a sister, Mrs. M. O.
Forlaw, of Lilesville township, and
seven grandchildren, who will grieve
for their relative.
She was a good neighbor and a
thoughtful friend. In sickness she
was especially k;nd, every ready to
help in trouble. She was a member
of the Methodist church.
Her body was laid to rest In the
Wall burying ground, which is on
the plantation of Mrs. M. O. Forlaw .
Cnt His Arm Severely With An Axe.
Early Monday morning Messrs.
Carrol, Smith and Vance Henry,
sons of Mr. Byron V. Henry, of
Lilesville township, went to the woods
to cut jole8 to make hog pens. After
cutting the poles, and while waiting
for the wagon to return from the
house, where it had gone with a load
of poles, Vance sat down, placing his
axe behind him. The young man,
who Is 17 years of age, soon after
ward happened to throw his arm be
hind him, when it came in contact
with the axe. A severe gash was
cut in the arm at the wrist, several
superficial blood vessels being severed.
The arm, which which was bleeding
very freely, was at once tightly cord
ed by Vance's brothers, who brought
him to Wadesboro, where the wound
was dressed by Dr. J. II. Bennett.
It was necessary to take several
stitches in the wound.
Poplar Hill Items.
Most of the farmers are busy going
around to hear the candidates speak.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Watkins and
family, of near Little Brown Creek,
are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hadley, of Richmond county.
Miss May Buchanan has been gone
for quiet awhile visiting at the
homes of her aunts, Mrs, Tom Gar
ris and Mrs. Jim Gulledge, of beow
Wadesbore, but will return home
this week.
Misses Lucy and Jessie Brooks
were visiting part of last week
their aunt, Mrs. Jim Gulledge, of be
lcw Wadesboro; and also Mr. J. F.
Hamilton was visiting at Mr. Jim
Gulledge'slast Tuesday and Wednes
day. They all report a pleasant visit.
Miss Julia Huntley is visiting her
Grandfather Huntley, of near White
Store this week.
Mrs. Atkinson, of Hamlet, was
visiting her sister in-law, Mrs. J. B.
Moore, last week.
Mr. Josh Brooks has two children
very'sick with malarial fever at this
Writing we are sorry to say, but we
hope it will not be serious with them.
Blce Bell.
Pushing the Work on the Southbound.
Win -.ton Sentinel, 21st
Mr. E. II. Hardawav. of Columbus.
Ga., is here to put in a bid for a large
amount of concrete bridge masonry
for the Southbound lUiiwav. The
company is still experiencing delay in
securing rignts-oi-way. However,
the management is ready to receive
hids with a view of nushine the work
of bridge building across Yadkin riv-
and the creeks along the line between
this city and Wadesboro.
For Representative.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate for
the nomination for Representative in the
next General locmbly, subject to the Dem
ocratic Primaries. J. W. Bxachcm.
NEGRO SHOOTS WOMAN.
Jalla Leak Resents Insult of llenrf
Spencer and Is Bhot In the Hip
Parties Live Wear Morven.
The only reason there wa.s not a
cold blooded murder near Morven
early Sunday morning "was U-causo
a ball, which had been fired into the
body of Julia Leak, colored, try Henry
Spencer, colored, struck a bone and
rebounded iiefor entering the vitals
of the woman. The facte ;ln the
case, as they have been learned by
the Messenger-Intelligencer, disclose
an unusually deliberate and diaboli
cal attempt on the part of Sjenc?r to
do murder.
The Leak woman lives on Capt.
John R. Dunn's plantation near Mor
ven, while 8eneer's home was on an
adjacent plantation. Early Sunday
morning Spencer ,went to Julia's
home and after talking to her awhile
offered her a gross insult. Julia re
sented Spencer's language, whereupon
the man told her he would shoot her.
Julia then started toward the door,
replying as she did so, "that she
reckoned not." Spencer then drew
a pistol and fired point blank at the
woman at close range. The ball
entered Julia's body near the hip and
struck a bone and rebounded,Meaving
the body, strange to say, through the
same hole it made in entering. The
wound, is not dangerous, but if the
the ball had struck two inches higher
up the woman would have been
killed. f
Spencer took to the woods imme
diately after the shooting and has not
yet been captured.
PERSONAL NOTTS.
Miss Mary Ransom Williams, of
Newton, is visiting Miss Elinor
Murr.
Dr. W. F. Gray is visiting his
mother at Bristol, Va.
Mr. W. N. Jeans spent yesterday
In Charlotte1.
Mrs. Morrison Caldwell, after
visiting relatives here and and at
Morven, returned to her home at
Aberdeen this morning.
Maj. W. A. Smith and Mr. B. F.
Staton, of Ansonville, and Mr. J. I.
Dunlap, of Wadesboro, are attending
the State reunion of Confederate
Veterans at Morehead City this
week.
Mrs. M. A. Smith and her sister,
Miss Lillie Jones, of Durham, are
visting friends in Cheraw.
. Call to Cotton Growers.
Se?retary T. 15. Parker, of the
Carolina division of the Southern Cot
ton Growers' Association, issues a call
for township meeting of cotton fann
ers in their respective meeting -places
in each cotton-growing township in
the State at 3 o'clock next Saturday,
in order to obtain accurate informa
tain as to crop conditions, quanity of
cotton now being held in the town
ships, and any other information
which will be 01 benefit to the South
ern Association; and also to elect del
egates to the county meetings at the
court house at noon September 1st,
or the usual hour for meeting.
Every cotton grower in Anson
county is urged to attend his town
ship meeting -and assist in the ap
pointment of delegates to the county
meeting. , W. J. McLexdon,
President Anson Branch of Southern
Cotton Association.
;Kand-McLendon.
Announcements reading as follows
have been issued:
V r. and Mrs. William Bessunt McLendon
Announce the marriage of their daughter
Blanche Adelle
To
Mr. Edward Hinton Rand
On . Wednesday, August the twenty-nint'.i
nineteen hundred and six .
Fa r View
Ansonville Jforth Carolina.
Mr. H. II. . Mcljendon has sold
his lot on North Green street to v r.
J. D. V ills. The lot is 28 1-2 by 1)5
feet and the consideration was $2,
250. The lot lies between the new
Parsons & Hardison and Bailey
buildings, and is a part of the Thread
gill and Leak property which was
sold at auction about eight months
ago. Mr. McLendon paid $1,300 for
the lot at this sale.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
request all persons providing pro
visions for the Veterans' dinner, to
wrap these in paper and put in a box,
and if any dishes are sent to see that
their names are plinly written on
them, so that none may be lost.
POLKTON LOCALS.
lie v. C. II. Martin I hohltnx a
I protracted .it.tt:ng at RM Hill, thi
wwk, and Rev. Mr. M k al
Ifojiewell.- Next mt-k Mr. Martin
will hold a TiMftin at M Intra I
Springs, and Mr. Mock will e.wlurt
one in Polk ton.
Mr: R. G. Austin has rwtntfy
moved into the house he recently par
chased of Mr. J. 31. Griffin.'
Miss Ola Carter fint last week
with relatives in Mecklenburg coaatj--
Mr. W. S. Peg ram, who has good
position with a railroad in Virgin
ia, is spending his autumn v&cittium
with his lamily here.
Misses Flossie Napier and Loan
Beachum were visiting rt-lative iw
Richmond and udjoiningcountU-rtUst '
week.
Mrs. McDu;wI and Mr. Parfcrry
both of I-iurinburg were the gut4
of v rs. J. C. C'arjtenter last week.
Mrs. T. B. Goodman in' visiting in
Union county.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Longman, of
Palatka, Florida,' are visiting Mat
Longman's parents, Mr. and Mr.
A. D. Dumas, of this place.
Mr. S. K. Harris, one of our prom
inent business men, spent a part T
last week witli friends in Wanwa
county.
Mr. C. P. Huntley, son of Mr, OL
W. Huntley, is visiting friends axxt
relatives in this section. He hss a
good position on the railroad oear
Raleigh.
Miss Mabel Bennett has" retaroeS
home from a visit among friends al
Mt. Gilead and vicinity. Slie hx
nearly r?covered from the sevetv
Sell of sickness she had while away-
Messrs. A. D. Dumas and Jack
son Hubbard are having their hou.-?
painted inside and out.
Mr. M. W. Goodman and Mr. Floytl
Moore have traded R. F. D. Rooie.
Mr. Goodman now has No. 1. assfi
Mr. Moore No. 3. The change vr3
go into effect about Sept. 1st.
Mr. D. T. Beachum, one of the?
S. A. L.'s most popular and carrfal
freight conductors, is resting awbilf
at his home here.
The continued wet weather is dkv
ing much damage to all crops. It is
impossible even to make hay, plenti
ful as the grass is.
The "shaking" at this pLtv,
Tuesday afternoon, was largely at
tended by an enthusiastic crowd of
Lanesboro's Democracy. The nett
ing was lively and interesting uiwi
the best of feeling prevailed. A
number of ladi.s honored tln. occa
sion by their presence.
The open ballot system that pre
vails at our primaries is condemned
by many of our peop e. Even ti st
man has-"backbone," and indepen
dence, to realize that a crowd i
watching him select and deposit hi
ticket is not pleasant by any mesi&s
The Australian ballot system gie
man the privilege of voting without
being dogged from one end of Un
voting room to the other.
Pk6gres ..
Hasty and Samuels In JalU-
Wilkesboro dispatch, 22nd.
. George W. Samuel and John W
Hasty were committed to jail aftar
dark last night. It will be remem
bered that this is the celebrated eaae
of Samuel and Hasty, the revenue-of--ficers
convicted for assanlting Eilitait
R. A. Deal,andsentinceiltoatenii c'
three and six months respectively, in
Wilkes county jail. This case haebecis
held up by Governor Glenn, petuiiny:
pardon. He has refuseed to distort
the verdict of the jury and the tt ?
fendants have just begun to ?tw
the sentences of the court. .
Result of Vnlon County Primaries .
The second primary, heli in Uic
ion Sat unlay, resulted as follow:: EC
L. Stevens and J. N. Price were
nominated for Representatives, Mr- .
Stevens receiving 1,574 votes autSL
Mr. Price 1,318. B. A. Home Lest
his opponent, John Griffith, for sher
iff, his majority being 219. D. A
Houston was nominated for clerk by
a majority of 103 over Jesse A. Wil
liams. J. H. Williams was reauca
mated for treasurer. A very large
vote was polled in the primaries aatt 1
the fight was hot from start to fia--ish.
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inside. Clean inaidea weans eie
noweU, blood, liver, clean, he
in ever organ. IttOKAI.: Tak
Koeky Mountain Tea. 85 c
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