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Wadesboro Messenger t..
iesboro Inteltismcer Consolidated July, 18H8.
PRICE. OSE.DOLLAR PER YEAH
JXEW SEMES VOL. 20.-NO. 07
WADES BOKO, X. C, THURSDAY, SELTKMIJKlt 20, 1007.
who u: n i; mi; i: i m ,r, , 7
BIG GAIN IN TAXABLE VALUES.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
HEARD FROM AGAIN.
DREWERY PAID 6,0CO EECK ANN HAS A GOOD TIME.
T.11 Book Show Increase of Abont
Two Third of Million Dollars In
111 Assessed Value of tne Property of
OthelConntyjfor Purposes of Taxation.
Register of Deeds Thomas has
completed the tax books for the cur
' rent year and turned them over to
Sheriff Martin. The books show a
large Increase in the assessed value of
the property of the county" for pur
pjse of taxation. Last year the
grand total of all property In the
county aggregated $3,988,938. This
yeur the grand total Is ti, 712,198, a
difference of $723,260 in favor of this
year. ,
The assessed value of different
species of property for this year Is
' :iven below:
Ileal property, white, $1,859,120
Roal property, colored, 113,704
Personal property, white, 1,334,519
Tersonal property, colored, 151,920
Railroads, express commpa-
nies ana other puone ser
vice corporations,
Bank Stock,
15. A L. Stock,
. Corporate excesses,
Incomes,
984,772
202,284
16,033
29,182
20,664
' Total, $4,712,198
Tn nwlnn that PATTinfl rlnHH ITIAV t
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made and the species of4
which show the greatest gains have
the credit the assessment for last year
ic given as follows: '
Real property, white, $1,444,913
, Ileal property, colored, 83,735
Personal property, white, 1,191,694
Personal property, colored, 133,697
Railroad ana otner puDiic
service corporations,
Cank stock,
B. & L. sUock,
Corporate excesses,
Incomes,
929,709
165,191
15,245
15,500
9.254
Total, $3,988,938
It will be noticed that more than
half of the increas noted above
isin the value of real estate .alone,
the gain1 in this one item being $ 444,
176. ; . . . '
TAXES TO BE OC4..LECTED. ' - .
V Sheriff Martin win have a very
much larger amount of taxes to coJ
lect than any of his predecessors,had
; the grand total being $63,286.07, di
vided as follows: .
, State tax, ' $ 9,232.20
School lax, general, - 13,162.26
County tax, general, 17,932.43
Road tax, county, except
Morven township, 7,209.10
Road tax, Wadesboro town
ship," . 8,257.33
Road tax, Morven township 2,486.90
Wadesboro graded school, 4,112.45
McFarlun special school, 414.35
Gum Springs special school, 838.21
Diamond 11111 special school, 140.81
Total, - ' $63,286.01
Last year the grand total of all
taxes charged against the Sheriff
was $44,970.09.
One Negro Cnts Another.
; Earl Leak, colored, was seriously
cut by Joe Caple, also colored, at Mor
ven, Saturday night. Caple met
Leak in front of Mr. T. J. Ballard's
livery stable and, without a word,
pulled his knife and commenced car
ving Tiim about the face and neck.
Before the enraged man could be re
strained Leak had received several
deep and long gashes but, fortunate
ly for him, they are not dangerous.
Caple claims that Leak had been
too intimate with his wife is the rea
son he cut him.
Another Kegro Shot at BIcwett Falls.
John Willy McNiel was the victim
of a shooting affair, which took place
in Battle's camp, near Blewett Falls,
on Sunday night.
John ow ed a gambling debt of two
dollars to another negro named John
Marshall, aud because he could not
pay it when requested to do so, he
was shot. The ball, which was of
38 calibre entered the neck just to the
right of the ceiter and lodged Just
under the skin on the right side of the
The wound was dressed and the
negro sent back to Hamlet, where it
is hoped he will remain, as he proved
to be an old time rounder.
TJittripn Wnta tri'iYiinwl hv Gaor-
gette, Aeboux, Louison and Camille
Rogers, on exhibition today at J-ues'
opening. ; ,
Yellow Jackets Caused Trouble at Min
eral Springs Church Sunday.
A large" crowd attended the ser
vices 'Sunday at Mineral Springs
church, conducted by llevs. C. II.
Martin and J. P. Boyd. There were
two services and those present were
deeply impressed by the sermons
they tieard and all were feeling that
It was good to be there. The day,
however, came very near closing
with a tragedy that might have cost
three persons their lives. As It was
one young man was badly hurt, two
young ladies frightened almost to
death, a new buggy torn to pieces
and a horse badly stung by yellow
Jackets.
There is a large nest of yellow Jack
ets near the church, on the side of
the road. As the crowd was gath
ering In the morning these little pests
seemed to be in a good humor and
paid no attention to the passers by.
During the day; it is probable they
had beenl molested by small boys, as
they were in a very angry mood In
the afternoon when the tervices closed
and the crowd started home. The
st turnout to pass by the nest, was
uggy In which Misses Effle and
Annie Capenter, who are daughters
of Mr. Benson Carpenter, of White
Store township, were riding. Just
as their horse got opposite the nest a
number of yellow jackets stung the
animal. The horse instead of run
ning, commenced to turn rapidly
around and around. The animal de
scribed a small circle a number of
times, turning the buggy over the
first time it went around. The
young ladies, . remarkable to say,
were not thrown from the vehicle,
which was torn almost to pieces.
The buggy immediately behind
the one In which were the Misses
Carpenter, was driven by Lee Jones,
the il7-year-old aon of Mr. J W.
Jones, also of White, Store township J
His sister wadkJaUha buggy with
him and the mule they were driving
took fright at the rapidly: revolving
buggy in the road just shead of them
and bolted through the woods. The
mulegbroke loose from the buggy al
most immediately and pulled the
young man, who still neia to tne
lines, out of the vehicle, leaving the
sister safe In the buggy. Young
Jones was draggad a distance of
about 75 yards through the woods
before the mule stopped, and It was
feared by those who were hastening
to his rescue that he had been killed.
Those who first arrived at his side
found him in an unconscious condi
tion, but still holding the lines in his
hauds. He soon recovered and,
though badly bruised all over the
body, the latest. news from him is
that he is doing very well.
Death of Nr. Joel J. Home
Mr. Joel Ji Home died at his late
residence iu this place about 1 o'clock
Saturday morning, aged 60 years.
Four weeks belore his death Mr.
Home suffered a stroke of paralysis
while at work in Mr. E. D. Brower's
shoe shop. - He never rallied from
the stroke but gradually weakened
away until the end.
Mr. Home was a native of this
county and about 17 years ago moved
his family to Wadesboro from White
Store township. He was a quiet,
unasuming citizen who never shirked
a duty and lived a clean, uneventful
life. The maiden name of his wife,
who survives him. was Miss Ida
Ratlill. The surviving children are:
Mr.'W. A. Home and Miss Elizibeth
Home, of Atlanta; Misses Ina and
Annie Home, anu Masters Ransom
and Paul Home, of Wadesooro.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at' 3 o'clock, Revs.
A. B. Caudle and M. A. Smith con
ducting the exercises, Tne interment
was in East View cemetery,;;.-;;;-.
Notice to Maaons.-.:'
A special communication of Kil
winning Lodge wiil be held on Wed
nesday evening, October 2nd, for
work in the 3rd begree. District
Deputy Lemmond will be present at
this meeting ami wishes to meet all
Masons who can come, to discuss
with them the time and place for
holding the district meeting.
Thomas A. Marshall, W. M.
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The Latest Mews From the Houthbonnd
Kallroad Is That Work on It Will
Not Begin t'utll Kale Litigation Is
settled.
The Winston-Salem Southbound
Railroad seems to have more lives
than the proverbial cat. It Just will
not down, the latest news concerning
it being contained in the' following
di-patch, under date of Sept. 2Crd,
from Winston:
"For several days there has been a
rumor circulated about the city to the
effect tnat the work on the construc
tion of thf Southbound llailroad
wou.d begin at once. The rumor
was based upon the fact that the
chief engineer of the road was making
arrangements to locate here jerina-
nently. Your correspondent today
called upon Mr. II. E. Fries, the
president of the railroad, and asked
him if the work was to be resumed
at an early day. Mr. Fries stated
that the wcrk would not be resumed
until the railroad litigation, now
pending, was settled. IP will be re
called that the work on tut; road was
stopped some months ago about the
time of the adjournment of the leg
islature, and the reason given out at
that time was that it was on account
of the adverse legislative enact
ments."
Griggs-Bowman.
A very pretty church wedding was
celebrated at Bethel church yesterday
evening at 6:30 o'clock, the contract
ing parties being Mr. Allen D. Griggs
of Chesterfield county, and Miss
Minnie Bowman, of Anson. Rev.
J. H. Moore, pastor of Morven cir
cuit, performed the ceremony In a
most impressive manner. The church
was beautifully decorated and illu
minated with many . candles. Miss
Ella Bowman, sister of the bride was
bridesmaid, and Mr. J. M. Origgs,
of Charlotte, brother of the groom
was best man. Thje attendants Were:
Mr, Ira Johnson and Miss Lillian
Griggs.' Mr.' J. C Bowman and Miss
Cleva Griggs, ..Messrs. Oscar Bow
man, Fred Huntley, Joe Caple and
Henry Robinson were the ushers.
In mediately after the ceremony
the bridal party repaired to the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Bowman, where a recej -tion
was given them and elegant re
freshments served.
The bride is one of Anson's most
popular young ladies and has a large
number of friends throughout this
section. The groom is a young man
of the hjghtest character.
Teachers Elected.
The school committee of Gulledge
township, consisting of Messrs. J. T.
Teal, J. T. Gulledge and J. T. Rat
lin, -met here last Thursday and
elected teachers for the schools of the
township, as follows:
WHITE HACK.
District No. 1, Miss Rosa Kate Ca
ple. District No. 2, Miss Cleva Griggs.
District No. 3, (Deep Creek), Miss
Nora lioggan.
District No. 3, (Webb'), left open
District No. 4, lelt opeu.
COLOKED RACK.
No. 1, Thos. D. Tiiiinan.
No. 2, left opeu.
No. 3, left open.
No. 4, Geo. W. Crowder. v
No. 5, Georgana Sellers.
The committee w ill meet again in
the court house Saturday, October
16th, at which time applicants for
positions not yet filled are requested
to meet with them. Teachers wfio
have already been appointed are also
requested to be on hand, to sign con
tracts, receive blanks,' fcj.
Cotton Damaged by Some Sort of Pest.
r. J. H. Webb, who lives on
Sheriff Martin's place, .four -.miles
north of .town- SJioiVe'l ..the: ; M. t I.
today a number of bolls of cotton
that had been stung ry some sort of
insect. Mr. Webb says that 'at least
25 per cent of his cotton has been
ruined by the pest, whatever it may
be. Every boll that it stings rots
and is completely ruined. ,:f " ' '
See Paris portrayed in all her Mil
linery Mastery today and tomorrow
atLiles' opening.
AN INTERESTING MEETING.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Pee Dee Association Is lu Session Here.
Keported for The J..is I
The union meeting of the Womuns'
Missiomiry Society ot Tee Dee Asso
ciation is now In session at the Bap
tist church of this place.
Wednesday morning an interesting
sermon was preached by Rev. PainI,
an ex-priest, from Brazil, after which
the meeting was presided over by
Mrs. T. B. Henry, president, Mrs.
E. A. Covington acting as secretary.
A cordial welcome was extended
the delegates from several of the dif
ferent churches of Wadesboro, Mrs.
T. L. Caudle representing the Bap
list church, Mrs. R. M. Mann, the
Presbyterian, and Mrs. T. C. Coxe,
the Methodist.
Greetings and reports from Rock
ingham, Hamlet, Roberdell, Spring
Hill, Polkton and Laurinburg were
brought by delegates representing
their respective societies.
The congregation was delightfully
entertained by a duet sung by Mrs.
J. A. Williams and Miss Blake Maske
of Hamlet. After this Miss Irene Haire
who expects to enter Mission Field
after finishing her course at Louis
ville, Ky., spoke on consecration.
The delayed train brought a num
ber of delegates, among whom was
Rev. T. W. Chambliss the new pas
tor of the church, who recieved and
gave welcome to the delegates.
Rev. W. H. Cannada, a missionary
from Brazil, lectured on the Home
customs in that country. Mr. Cham
bliss conducted the exercises last
night
A very attractive and Interesting
program Is being rendered today.
The following delegates are In at
tendance: Mrs. A. W. Porter and
Miss Blanche Terry, Rockingham;
Mesdames R. E. Hinson, E. R. Har
ris, J. A. Williams, and Miss Blake
Maske, Hamlet; Miss Maggie McRae,
Roberdel; Mrs. Lou Fant McMillan
and Miss Lizzie Smith, Spring Hill;
Mrs. J. C. Goodman, Mrs. Mittie
Thaxtou, and Miss Nannie Goodman,
Polkton; Mrs. S. P. Waddell, An
sonville; Misses MIra Jordon, and
Carrie Matthews, Laurinburg.
Notices of New Advertisements.
Especial attention is called to
the .handsome page advertisement of
the Gathings Furniture Co. The
store of this company is filled to over
flowing with all sorts of furniture, at
prices to fit your pocket book,whether
you are rich or poor.
The Fall Millinery opening at the
Busy Corn?r"is in full blast today
and will continue tomorrow and Sat
urday. T. J. Ballard, of Morven, offers
you anything in shoes, hats and caps
and everything in furniture and
groceries.
Wadesboro Clothing and Shoe Co.
isdisplayiug a splendid line of cloth
ing for men and boys, all approved
fashions.
The Anson Real Estate and Insur
ance Co. will sell you a home in pro
gressive WTadesboro.
When you want good eating call
at the store of S. A. Benton.
McLendon & Thomas offer their
professional services to the public.
Wm. Bates, the tailor, will be glad
to serve you.
Jas. A. Lockhart, Commissioner,
sale of land.
J F Allen, notice concerning laun
dry. .
WOTICE.
Ordinunce 1, fcection 13 of the town of
deboro provides: "Th.it ho person
shall leave uny mule or hese unhitched up
on the streets or sidewalks of said town.
Any person viol, tiog this section sh. llp.yu
flue of $5.00."
The public is hereby notified that the
foregoing ordinance will be enforced.
Xhis, the 23rd day of September, l'JOf.
W. E. bllO-JK, Mayor.
- : ' ' t Tntu.ct.
Wife I don't know where that child got
his vi e temper from not from me, I'm
sure.
Husband (sadly) No, my dear; you cer
tainly haven t lost any of yours. Loudon
Tit-Bits...
Persistent.
"Bey say do po man's pra'r is always an
swered" - ' '-
"Hit sho' is.' He don't give de angels no
restwel he gits satisfaction!" Atlanta
Constitution. -
The Mele Senator for Wake, aud Pres
ident of the Company that Publish
es the Raleigh Time., Paid (1,000 by
the Sonlhern llailroad la 10 Mouths
for Advertising.
Washington DispuU'h ( burlotte Observer,
!rd.
Attorneys for the State of North
Carolina to-day placed in evidence
before the standing matter In the rate
case the result of their examination
of tne books of the Southern Railway.
Among this apjieared several vouch
ers showing the Southern's payments
to newspapers for advertisements and
other purposes.
The most striking Item was the
vouchers to the Raleigh Evening
Times, aggregating $(5,().R for the
year 1906. These vouchers are for
"advertising" and "special notices."
Two were paid to John C. I)rewery
as president of the Visitor Publishing
Company, which publishes The
Times, and the other reads to The
Raleigh Times, each voucher !eing
for 12,000.
The State's attorneys also placed
in evidence for comparison the
vouchers of payments to The Char
lotte Observer for advertising and
sjiecial notices and those of The
Washington Post. The Observer's
vouchers lor the year 11)00 aggregate
$252, and The Washington Post's
1,032. '
The attorneys also pointed out the
fact, which they declare Is signifi
cant, that in the cases of The Obser
ver and The Washington Post the
vouchers are accompanied by duly
rendered bills, showing the details of
the advertisements and the clippfngs
from the papers, showing that the
advertisements were printed. In the
case of the payment to The Times no
such bills are attached to the vouch
ers, the payments purporting to be
"settlement of account to date" when
the money was paid.
The attorneys examined into the
accounts with newspapers through
out the territory of the- Southern
Railway. No other papers in North
Carolina had any accounts with the
Southern, and the accounts of papers
In other Stater were vry small.
The next largest amount of money
received by any newspaper was that
to The Washington Post.
WRECK ON SEABOARD.
Four Loaded Freight Cars go Through
Richardson Creek Trestle.
Late Tuesday afternoon there was
a very serious wreck on the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, at Richardson
creek trestle, three miles this side of
Monroe. -.The wreck was cansed by
one car of a long south bound freight
train jumping the track just before it
reached the bridge. The engine and
seven cars passed over the bridge
safely, while four loaded cars left tlie
1 rack and plurged through the bridge,
lodging In the steel net work of the
same. The cabose and a number of
loaded cars stopped on this side of the
bridge, oue of them leaving the track
No one was hurt.
No trains have, passed over the
bridge since 4he wreck, thelocal
trains meeting there and transfeiiiig
mail and passengers. The through
trains ara being sent from Hamlet
around by Chester,
Entertainment at Morven.
A humorous entertainment, enti
tled "Dr. Cure-Ail," will be present
ed at the Academy in Morven Fri
day evening, September 26th, at S
o'clock, under the auspicies of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
Church. The following is the cast of
characters:
Dr. Cure-All- M J. S. Liles.
Mrs. Brown Miss Aileen Lowry.
Mrs. Scrawney Mis Ethel Lawson
Miss Scrimpkius Miss Atta
Grigs.
Mr. De Jones Mr. Niven Thomas.
Mrs. Rotchkins Miss Hester
Dunn, jy;-.:.. :'y.'n'
;Miss KateS Rotchkins ;Miss Mat
tie Nell Moore.
Miss Paddington Miss Mary Niv
ens. Mrs. Blooming (A Widow) Miss
M a v Little.
Maria (Doctor's Servant) Miss
Nina Martin.
In addition to the play, several
humorous sougs and recitations will
be render!; a;r which reiresh
meiits will be served.
he Takes In the adeshoro Dry Uoods
t'o's Milliner? Opening and flees a H
lldertg Array of Pretty Things
for Women's Wear.
Well, Mr. IMiter, you no tne an
Jeems stade in yore town ia-t Thurs
day nite, but ou don't no what a
treniendis big time we had. We
went frum yore house to the big
millinery ojtenin' at the Wadbnro
Dry Goods Co.'s store, an' ml Htars, I
never s-en sii h a ite as I seen in
that place. The Mldin frum top to
Uittom wua workin' with people
same as a hill of ants. Ix;wn stars
wuz tiie tlry good.-, an' everthing
that anybody wanted in that line
wuz rite thrre. l'ptars wuz the
millinery department, an' it wuz the
purtiest place I ever seen in owl mi
born daze. The hull place wuz dock
crated in goMen rod, ferns an' cut
flowers, an' a purtyan' accomplished
gal made grand muick on a sweet
toned planner. Ever body that went
in, whether drest in silk or callkcr,
wuz made to feel welcome an' at
home. Youth, bewty an' old age
wuz awl mixed up in happy confu
sion, an' ever lxxly had a good time.
The hats! MI stars! I never seen
as meny. They wuz there in awl
prices frum the cheajjest to twenty
dollers, an' wuz jterfect creations of
art an' loveliness. If pore Eve cou!d
be here an' could get won of them
hats I don't sect she wood keer
much if she did eat that apple I no
I woodn't. Any body wood sacrifice
a hole lot to git to ware a hat fixed
up bi Miss Ledford, the gifted an'
talente i trimmer frum Baltimore. I
never seen a milliner that wernt
purty an' sweet an' winnin, but she .
is more so. Then there's Miss Connie
Denton, nown an' loved far an'
wide, and Miss Ethel Ashcraft, un
common kind an' gracious. With
three sich purty an' clever gals to
wate on 'em, a custermer that
couldn't be suted is shore reddy to be
transported to a place where ther
aint tio purtyOato an' purty gals. '
I wish I could tell how them hats
wuz arranged, but law sakes! While
I wuz examenin won eend of the
arrangements the big crowd wuz be
twixt me and the ballence, an' I
couldn't see it awl to wonce. .
I allers did love them long curly
silkey lookin fethers, ostrick fethers
I think they called 'em an' I no to
mi sole I'll never see eny as purty
an' long tethers as the wons I seen
that nite. An' flowers an' ribbon,
Mi! Mi! they wus in ever culler,
shade an' price.
Me an' Jeeius is mitey bizzy get
tin our frate frum the depo an' I
haint got time to tell you everthing
now, but will tell you more later.
But one thing I will tell you, ever
time I go to Wi desboro, I'm goin'
on a strate shoot to the Wadesboro
Dry Goods Co.'s Store. I no mitey
well if I wernt to bi asolitarry thing,
I'd git a warm welcome an' a glass
of good ice water, an' git treated as
good as if I wuz Mis. Rosefelt.
Well, Mr. Editer, when I sorter
git strate you will hear frum uie
agin. I haint told you half.
Yores trewly, rf
Becky Axn Jones.
; Notice. '
Beginning with Monday, October
Hth, Dr. Wakefield will devote his
whole time to practice in his Char
lotte office, (in the Hunt Building).
His work is limited. to diseases of
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat, and fit
ting Glasses.
Notice
Oi account of. the wreck on the S. A L.
railroad at Richardson creek the express
company will not lake larudry to Char otto
in time for it to be returned and delivered
this week. V AiX!c.,.StTa!"
Robeson County Lands
For Rent or Lease.
Two pood 10-h rse farms, on the main
line of A O. L. R. R. Side track m each
plantation toirhou.se and plenty other
buildings. Tins is tine cottoo, tobacco and
trucking land. Address
J. T. DEJOfY, R F. T. No 4.
Red Springs, . P.
Notice.
The Tax Books for the year WOT are now ,
in mv bands and t will take pleasure iu
w-aitiug on persons who desire to pay taxes, i
I ouie early and avoid the rush.
S. P. M vRTI.v, fchoruT.