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Mis- bailie Benton, of Kershaw, S.
C, is visiting Miss Connie Benton.
Sirs. W. II. Everett, -of Atlanta,
lavishing Mrs. W. J. Huntley.
Daia, wife of Will Robinson, col
. died suddenly this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Murr. of
Portsmouth, Va.f are expected here
in a few days to visit rtlitives.
Mr. C. L. Bowman, of Bennetts
ville, S. C, Bpent Saturday here with
friends.
Miss Jewell Ballard returned yerter
day from Norwood, wbere Bhe vis
. ltel friends.
Mrs. U. B. Blalock is visitini her
slater, Mrs. J. P. E wing, at Fay
ftttevllle. . ' " . - -
Mr. Robert L. Jones left this morn
Ing for Kansas City to take a course
in veterinary surgery.
Register of Deeds Thomas issued a
marriage license Saturday to George
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Nancjan Miss Floy Thomas, both
of BurliTville township.
Misses Clara Richardson and Clra
Ashcraft, of the vicinity of Monroe,
are the guests of Mrs. C. C. Benett
this week. .
Mrs. H. I. DePass and children,
of Columbia, S. C. , are visitl ag hi r
parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. C. Mar
shall. . " '"'
Miss Ararainta Robinson spent
Sunday with Miss Elenor Robinson
at her home in the Bethel neighbor
hood. - .
Miss Lavinia Boggan, of Wades
boro, and Miss Hattie McRae, of
Charlotte, are visiting the family of
Mr. A. L. McEachin, in Maxton.
Capt. J. M. .Little spent yesterday
with Mrs. Little, who is being treat
ed at the Charlotte Sanitorium. He
reports that her condition is iroprov-
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Messrs. T. S. Clark, of Wadesboro,,
and J.. Frank Spencer, of Walltown,
wenttoRocky River Springs Satur
day. h They will also visit relatives
in Albemarle before returning.
Dr. W. A. Dees, a prominent phy
Bician of Marshville, died at his home
In that place, Thursday, ot congestion
or the brain. He was about 50 years
of age-and had been very successful
as a physician.
The road supervisors of Wades
, boro township will meet Saturday,
and the M. & I. is requested to noti
fy road oversees that they must put
their roads in good condition by that
time.
Make your arrangements to -go to
the picnic at the Ingram mill the 26th
icet. Catfish stew and dinner will be
" served, and ,he price will be only 35
cents. Mr. W. H. Downer will cook
the stew. ......
Mr. Coleman Wright died Satur
day at the home, near Peachland, of
his lather, Mr. J. J.
phod - lever, aged
- burial was at Deep
Wright of ty
24 years. The
Springs church
yesterday afternoon. -
1 .Mr. Paul Caudle, a well known
young naan of Lanfsboro township,
and Miss Lizzie Tucker, a popular
young lady of White Store, were
married yesterday. The bride is a
daugber of Mr. John ' Tucker, of
White Store.
The road supervisors of Barns
ville township will, meet at Ross'
atore Saturday August 27th, at 10
o'clock a. m.i Road overseers are
are notified to place , the roads in
- good condition and report to the
supervipft rs that d?y.
) 4 The case of A. A. Tarlton vs. Al
len Watson and wife was compro
" mised this morning on the following
terms: The defendants are to make
a fee simple deed to Mrs. Tarlton,
reserving the timber sold to Maynard
& Godfrey, all other matters between
the parties being settled by this.
The first excursion train ever run
by farmers in this State will leave
' Wadesboro for Spruce Pine Friday
morning" at 5.30. those who wilt
agree to put on just plain country
J ways (and look pleasant) are expect
ed to join in with this crowd. ' Din
ner will be served on the Blue
R dge. Refreshment car will be
provided by Union County Farmers
Union. See advertisement for rates,
etc.
Mr. Nathaniel Bivecs, of Wingate,
is dangerously sick at the home ol
, Mr. W. II. Simmons in Burnsvillt
township. Mr. Bivens was visiting
his uncle, Mr. W. H. Maske, and hie
cousin, Mr. . J. F. Maske, both of
Lanesboro township, and also attend
iug the meeting at Cedar Grove
Church, where he led the singing. A
few nights ago, while stopping with
the family of Mr.- W.'H. Simmons.
be was taken suddenly and violently
ill with some form of brain trouble
' ' and has been in a precarious condi
tion ever since. " V
The primary elections have been
held, and a majority of the Demo
cratic voters of Anson have named
the candidates whom they desire t
hold the county offices for the nex
two and four years. The ticket nom
inated is an excellent one, and ehoul-
rec 'ive the enthusiastic support oi
every Democrat in the county. Ev
try nann nominated is well qualified
tu pt-rf r;u the duties of the of
tic fr wuicti be has been nominated
acd it is certain that the affairs t
th cot nty w'll.be in qf c rnpnt
nana tt they are cuj, s, cl
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ADMITTED TO BAIL.
VUmm Cmmm, Walter Carraa aatJ
Brady (ReahlBg, Wbm ar. Charged
Willi Killing Clifford Tami, AN
widUGlT Bend by Jadga Bigg,
a Wlt f Uabeaa Carpoa.
Wilson D. Curran and his son,
Walter Curran, and Brady Rushiug,
who are charged with murdering
Clifford Thomas, in Burnsville town
ship, Saturday, the 6tb insL, had a
hearing Saturday afternoon before
Judge J. Crawford Biggs on a writ
of habeas corpus, and were aim it ted
to baP. the bond of the ele'er Cu-rn
being placed at $5,000 and that of
young Curran and Rushing at $2,500
each. All of the accused persons crave
the bond required of them and late in
the afternoon departed for their re
spective hones. The bonds were
signed by the following gentlemen:
J. E. Thomas, B. F. Edwards, M.
J. Helms, John W. Curi-an, G. W.
Rushing. - .
All the parties to the tragedy live
in Union county, and had been at
tending the burial of the remains of
Mr. Hosea Ross at Fountain Hill, in
this county not far from the Union
county line, the killing taking place
on the Anson side of the line while
they were returning home.
An unusual amount of interest is
being taken in the case, and a large
number of the adherents of. both the
Currans and Rushing and the Thom
ases were present at the hearing. The
elder Curran is an uncle by marriage
of the man he killed, and the trouble
between the two families dates back
to early last spring, when, it is claim
ed, Wilson Curran made improper
proposals to the 14 years-old sister of
the dead man. Wilson Curran is 54
years old and his sun and Rushing
are about 21 each.
An outline of the evidence heard
by Judge Biggs is given below:
Henry Thomus, the father of tbe
dead man, was the first witness for
the State. He testified to having ob
served at the grave, while the burial
of Mr. Ross' remains was in progress,
that there was trouble between his
sons, Clifford and Randolph Thomas,
and Brady Rushing. and Walter Cur
ran. Nothing important occurred at
this time, however, and he left for
his home after the services were over
and did not see any more of the
young men until after the homicide.
Mr. Thomas also told about the trou
ble between his family and the Cur
rans in regard to the alleged improp
er proposals pSade to his little daugh
ter b the elder Curran. He stated
thai, at the instance of his pastor, h
went to Mr. Curran about the matter
and that Mr. Curran bitterly denied
having said or done anything of an
mpropar nature in regard to th?
girl. : .:
Randolph Thomas, brother of Clif
ford Thomas, was the next witness.
He also testified to the fact that there
was some cursing at ihq grave on the
part of Brady Rushing, bis bother
and himself. The witness stated that
when he and his brother left the bury
ing ground they first went home and
then went to Lonnie Thomas', a dis
tance of a mile and a half, after ci
der, both of them, drinking two
glasses. They left Lonnie Thomas'
for the home of Mr. N. G. Thomas,
in Anson, near whose borne the fu
neral had taken place. Just as they
got to the county line they met Wil
son Curran and his 6-years-old son.
In the buggy at this- time were the
witness, Clifford Thomas and Ed
Tray wick. In a buggy a. short dis
tance beyond Wilson Curran were
Brady Rushing, Walter Curran and
Ed Little. Just as the buggy of tbe
witness passed the buggy of Wilson
Curran he called out that he was as
game as hell. Their buggy went on
a short distance and be pulled the
lines and stopped just about the time
they got even with .the buggy in
which were Rushing, Walter Curran
and Little. As his buggy stopped
the other buggy also stopped and the
occupants of both of them jumped out
onto the ground as quickly as they
could, and Clifford Thomas and Rush
ing went to striking, or pushing,
each other. Just at this time Wilson
Curran ran up and struck Clifford,
the witness said, whereupon Clifford
turned on-him him and tbe two men
went off down the road a distance of
about 30 steps striking at each other.
Tbe witness said he did not see his
brother hit Curran with brass knucks
and did not see him knock him
down. He saw a pistol. lying on the
ground, which was picked up by Ed
Little. This pistol, the witness said,
belonged to Rushing.
The clothes of the qead man were
then exhibited. These were the
man's shirts In the coat, cut in the
back and front. ;
Wilson Little, of Union county,
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testified that he saw Wilson Curran
nd son after the killing; that they
:ame to his house, which is about a
nile from the scene of the tragedy
Wilson Curran was bleeding and he
8'ied what was the trouble. Wa
er Curran replied that those sons of
itches Thomas boys got his father
town and were beating him and he
:ould not stand it, and that Ed Little
nd Brady Rushing were with him
Mark Moore testified that Brady
Rushing and Clifford Thomas had
ome trouble at a singing on Wed ties
lay night before the homicide. )
Two or three other witnesses testJ
led to unimportant facts, after wbieV
he State closed.
EVIDESCE FOR UEFKND1HT&
Wilson Curran was the first wit
ness for the - defendants. He first
gave h:s version of tbe trouble in
connection with the little Thomas
girl, stating positively that there
s absolutely no wrung doing on
p3rt In connection with the. child.
Continuing he stated that bis eon
Rushing, Ed Little and himself stop
ped at the home ofN. G. Thomas on
leaving the burying ground. . They
stayed there about 45 minutes and
then left, he and his small son a little
ia advance of Walter Curran, Rush
ing and Little, all of whom were in
14 huggy together. Just as he reacn
ed tbe county line he saw the Thom
as boys and EJ Tray wick coming
down the road, their mule at a gal
lop. He turned out to thejsideof the
road and stopped and just as they
passed him one of the Thomas boys
hallowed out that they were as game
as hell, and we will kill the God
d n son of a bitch. Just aa they
passed they stopped their buggy and
jumped to the ground and he left his
buggy on tbe opposite side from them
as he was afraid they would shoot
him. The place where the buggy, In
which were the Thomas boys, and
Travwick. stopped was tight near
the buggy his son, 'Rushing arid Lit
tie were in. The men In both bug
gies jumped out and Clifford Thomas
and Brady Rushing passed some
blows; he advanced some 4 three or
four step3 toward them and stopped,
yet seme distance off, when Clifford
Thomas left Rushing anu ran to him
and hit him on the head with brass
knucks; be backed on down the road,
Clifford Thomas following, until be
was knocked down by Thomas, who
then jumped astride of his body. The
witness then said that he got" his
knife out of his pocket and opened it
on his hip and commenced to use it.
At first he declared he did not cut to
kill Thomas, who was all the time
striking him with the knucks, and
only gashed up his face. In explain
ing how tbe fatal stab was inflicted
be declared that he struck at Thomas'
arm to cut the muscle, so as to disable-
him, and missed the arm and
plunged tbe knife in his chest. The
cut in Thomas' back he explained
by saying that he cut at tha face of.
his antagonist and that be dodged and
the Hide struck in his back. After
the cut in the breast was inflicted the
witness said that Thomas fell to one
side and that he turned him over,
and with the aid of his son, Walter
got to bis feet. He denied that Wal
ter reached him until after the fatal
wound had been given, and that
Walter at any time touched Thomas.
Walter Curran and Rushing gave
about the same account of tbe trage
dy as did tbe elder Curran. Walter L
Curran denied that be had a knife
and said that he did not at any time
cut Thomas.
Ed Little, who is a brother-in-law
of Rushing, told about the same
story as .the other witnesses for the
defendants. Walter Curran did -not
reach his father and Clifford Thomas
until he saw Thomas fall over. He
lso stated that Thomas knocked
Curran down and was on hin all the
time until be saw him fall to one
bide. Little also testified to picking
up a pistol in the road and unbreach
ing it and throwing it in tbe road.
He said that Randolph Thomas
reached for tbe pistol just as he did
and asked him for it. 7
The attorneys for the defendants,
after Little testified, stated that they
had no more evidence to offer.
Judge Biggs wanted to know if
Ed Tray wick, the young man who
was iu tbe buggy with the- Thomas
boys, was not in court; that he want
ed to hear tbe testimony of one dis
interested witness, as those who had
been examined were either parties to
the trouble, or kin to them.
Tray wick then Went on the, stand
and it appeared from questions put
to him by the Judge that if he was
any kin to the parties involved in
the tragedy it was distant. His tes
timony differed from that of the de
fendants in two important particu
lars. He said that Wilson Curran
ran up while Clifford Thomas and
Rushing were knocking and took
part in the fight. Curran, it will be re
membered, testified that Thomas ad
vanced on him and struck him with
brass knucks. Traywick also "testi
fied that Walter Curran reached
where Thomas had his father down
before Thomas fell over and ' appear
ed to be reaching for Thomas.
Thomas he said was on top of Cur
ran. He took a pair of kneks off of
Thomas' right hand after he was
dead.
Traywick was the last witness ex
amined and after a short speech by
Mr. L. D. Robinson, counsel for the
defendants, Judge Biggs announced
his decision, admitting the prison
ers to bail.
Tbe Knormeu Debtf f th Big Cities
The censusbureau finds as a result of
a canvass in 1908 that 158 cities n
this country, having a population of
more than 30,000, have indebtedness
aggregating tbe enormous sum of
$1,718,000,000. "'
Tbe same authority nods that of
thia sum New York owes $684,000,.
000, or almost 40 yer cent, of the ag;
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gregaie. row J3-more ; man seven
times the amount of the net indebt
eaness oi any-oiner city and more
than one-nau or tbe total amount
owed by the 29 next largest cities in
tbe country.
It is also shown that of the $275,
000,000 spent for Improvements in
the 158 cities in 1908 New York ' ex-
penueu more man 83,uuu,OOU or
nearly one-third of the entire sum
The per capita indebtedness of
New York 13 &so mucTi larger than
that of any other city, exceeding
io as compared with 1128 for Cin
cinnati, $179 for Boston $113 for Gal
veston, tie other cities making the
nearest approacn.
Of the cities exceeding 300.000 dod-
uiunuu, Liirun oas me smallest w.r
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capita ueDf, lt, - nut lcaiatiapolls.
falling below 300,000, makes an Im
provement with a debt of only about
i7 to me person,
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Bare- Cat f Daatfc aIy Friday
Horalag by Hlltoa Tlllaa.-TUl-
a larradri aad laltn U Jail
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i rlday morning about 2:80 o'clock
Tom Burcb, colored, who worked at
Huntley & Martin's livery stable, was
fatally cut by Milton Tillmau, also
colored. The tragedy' occurred at
the home of Maria Sellers, colored.
who lives in South Wadesboro. .
Tillman stays at the home of the
Sellers woman, who woke him
about 1 o'clock to go with her to
hunt r her daughter, Mary Sellers,
who was missing from the home.
About 2:30 Mary drove up with
Torn Burch. The couple had been
to Rocky Ford church, about three
miles from town, and as soon as they
put in an appearance the fuss start
ed. Immediately after the killing
Tillman gave, himself up to Police
man .Allen, who carried him to
laiL - '
At the coroner's inquest Friday
afternoon the story of the killing
waa told by witnesses as follows:
Dr. E. L. Thomas, Col., testified as
follows: "
"About 3 o'clock this mornlnc.
Aug. 12, I was called to see Thomas
Burch, Col. I found the bod v of
Burch in front of Willis Watkint,'
house. He was lying on his back,
his right arm being extended acd his
left across his chest, his head deflect
ed to the left. I moved the head and
found a wound extending from the
tbe left ear about 3 inches down the
neck, slightly to the front, cuttinc
the jugular vein and producing death
from hemorrhaee. - Mack Tanner
Willis Watklns and Guy Tillman
were at the place when I examined
the body. I only examined the
wound in the neck."
Lilly Watklns gave the following
testimony:
"I was sick and was waked up by
fuss-in front of my house. I wpnt
out and saw Tom Burch and Milton
Tillman. They were ckse together.
I saw Tom Burch kick at Milton but
don't know whether Tnm'a frnt
reached Milton or not.; Thev then
came together and fell, Tom being
under Milton. I saw Mir on strife
several blowa but did not know then
he had a knife. Tom got np and
staggered into my piazza. The blood
was running irom wounds that Mil
ton had Inflicted with a knife. Ma
ria Sellars was ursine him tn mi
Tom Burch. Maria called for an nx
to hit him with. I told Maila ah
ought not to have him killed on ac
count of herdauehter. hut im o
cording to law. This waa after the
murder. Maria did not t?et the ax.
I think that Tom lived about an hour
after he received the wnnnrfa Th
blood came in spurts. I am Tom
Burch 's aunt?"
Dr. J. M. Covington, Jr., testified
as followed:
. have thorcuehlv examinod the
deceased Tomas Burch. anif have
found the throat cut on left aide nf
f.ce just below the angle ot left jaw.
ue wuuuu was arjout tnree inches,
extending from the ear to the chin.
and about a half to an inch in depth.
I also found five "stabbed wounds nnp
in front of right side, and three in
the back of the chest, and also a stab
on the right shoulder. The front chest
wound penetrated the liver, and teen
ui me oac . wounds penetrated the
lungs. The immediate cause of death
was due to hemorrhaee from the ex-.
ternai juguur vein and facial arte
ine i wo mentioned vessels were se v-
ered in the throat wound.
The coroner's jury returned thefol
lowing verdict:
'We, the jury dulv emnanelleri hv
Coroner E. F. Fenton to try the cause
of death of Thomas Burch, colored,
after examining all the evidence that
could be procured and brought before
us, find as follows: That the said
xnomaa urcb, Col., came to his
deatn on the morning of the 12th day
of August, 1910, by wounds inflicted
by a knife in the hands of Milton
Tillman, Col."
Death of On. Jama B. Lllaa.
Mrs. Jane B. Liles died Saturday
at the home, near Marshville, of h er
daughter, Mrs. Jas. -Tf Helmes.
airs. Junes was 94 years of age June
a m a- --' .
niast. She had been very ill for
several weeks and her death was
looked -for at any time during her
last illness. Mrs. Liles husband,
me late David N. Liles. died in
io7. Mrs. Liles was a woman of
devout Christian character and the
last summons found her readv and
wimng to go. The burial was at
the old home burying ground In ;
New Salem township, Union county,
yesterday.
ine following children survive: j
Mr. W. D. Liles and Mesdames Jas.
1 Helmes and L. D. Simpson, of
Union. Mrs. M. E. Caudle of Wades-
bors, S. H. Liles, of Ruby, S C.
S. .N, Liles.: ot Jonesburo. .Mrs. R. J.
Baucom, of Raeford, D. A.'Liles, of
Morven, E. F. Liles, of Aberdeen.
LOST Between Lowder's mill and
Rocky Biver Springs a silver handled
umbrella with Ualue Home enzrav
ea oa me nanaie. Tbe tinder will be
paid a suitable reward for its return
to Miss Home in Wadesboro.
Notice.
What can VOU think of to elevata the
mind ot man, girl or boy more than tbe
blending of beautiful musical tones. If
tnU be true let us take the kin of musi
cal instruments ana improve ou stjare
moments by uniting- these tones -with 'the
lovely sentiment or song. In the meantime
if you have such violins tbat are out of
repair or not properly adjusted, bring'
them to Jas. H. Ingram. Wadesboro. N.
U., and have then looked over.
For Sale.
B cause I want to eo out of business. I
oner n y stocK oi goods lor sale as a
wnoie. My stand on Rutherford street is
one of the best in town, and I have built
up a splendid trade. This is the - best
chance you win . have in a loner time to
buy a paying and well established busi
ness. ' T. T. CARAWAY.
Dr. W. U. Wakefield, of Charlotte.
will be ia Wadesboro at the National
Hotel Saturday August 27 th one day
onlv. His Dractice is limitpd tn riia
eases of the eve. ear. nose and throat
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As the weather grows hotter the bargains grow bigger at The Busy Corner.
We are selling goods so cheap here some people are buying them to
"put away". Others are buying to give away.
Strike While the Iron Is Hot.
10c Colored Madras..
Full size Bed Sheets
25c Ladies' Belts
Black Petticoats-,
Hydegrade Petticoats.
$1.50 Colored Parasols
2pc Back and Side Combs.
Ladies Black Hose
$2.50 Coat Suits
$3.00 Coat Suits
$6.00 Coat Suits
1.00 Gowns and Undershirts
Yard Wide Bleaching
v ai iace and Disertion,
Embroidery Insertion
Ladi
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$1.50 Hats
2.50 "
3.50 "
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A dministrator's Notice.
Having qualified as administrator of the
estate of W. H. Beverly, deceased, late
of Anson County, North Carolina, this is
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned on or be
fore the 27th day of July, 1911, or this
notice will . be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate payment
Thia July 21st, 1810.
i. B. MARTIN, Administrator
ct W IL Eeverly, deceased.
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Last Call on Millinery.
This week and next will be your last chance to buy Ladies and Children's Hats at
Half
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Get Right and Hump for Headquarters.
Th
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Live Department
with its continual stream of bargains and a Stock well suited
to supply every need with goods of every kind and price. It
.would be hard to think of an article of merchandise which
can not be purchased at our store.
We are glad to have you visit our store. It is
for us to show goods. Our goods are the best and
we guarantee.
We have hundreds of dollars worth of seasonable mer
chandise to close out at this season of the. year. It will pay
you to visit our store.
JOHN T BENNETT
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ail legal business will receive prompt
attention. Office In the last room on the
right in the court bouse for the present, It
being the room heretofore eccupW by
Bennett A Bennett, Attorneys.
rn.:! - nr. Ceres.
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12ic Colored Lawn
10c Colored Lawn
Fancy Colored Duck
40 inch White Lawn
20c White Lawn
White English Twills
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15c and 20c Colored Linen.
Pretty Colored Lawns
5c Colored Lawns
12 l-2c White Madras
10c Emb. Insertion
10c Open and Shut Fans
Pins and Needles
Price.
Ladies White Sailors
Baby Caps
Children's $1.00 Trimmed
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