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FAYETTEViLLE. N. C. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10 IV09
$1 00 A YEAR
VOL. 1. NO 38
The Index Contest is Now
a Whirlwind Campaign.
Miss Barnes Leads;
Miss Hair Second
last Cumberland Leads as a
District, with Robeson Second
art Sampson md-i50O
Votes lot lien Dollar brought
or sent lo before next Mon
day Last Chance.
The Index Bic Popularity
Contest has simply resolved it
self into a whirlwind campaign
M - m..X ..-.-l -. 1 -
Jo taper. The vote are
ehoArig in bunches in every mail.
The candidate and their friend
are simply scouring the country.
Thev are cleaning up Cumber
land, Robeson aud Sampson
counties, and the Bladen and
Harnett county candidates are
just getting right into the field
white unto the lurvest. Iook
out for them. Youfmay look
for some big surprises in the next
week or two.
Miss Flossie Barnes, of Buies,
Robeson county, was in the lea
with Miss Swannie Hair.of dray's
Creek, Eastern Cumberland, a
close second, yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock when the votes were
posted up. MissBarnes has gone
up to 103.625. votes, while Miss
Hair is pressing right close be
hind her with I02,i50. Among
the districts, the third, Eastern
Cumberland, is in the lead with
192,825 votes, while Robeson is
second with 181,025 and Sampstfn
iowows close wjth 125.025.
Have you voted yet? If not it
is fcigh time. Don't wait for
some Ctrl or her friend to call
upon you. If you are not taking
The Index -send along your dol
lar and tell us to whose credit
you wish the votes placed. If
your subscription is behind, do
likewise, and ask your neighbor
to subscribe and give your votes
to your friend.
EXTRA VOTES ALL THIS WEEK
Special attention here: Eur
wery dollar sent or brought into
our office on subscription or re
newals, BEFORE next Mon
day, November i, we will give
1500 VOTES. This will not ap
ply to money sent Monday. It
must be brought into The Index
office not later than Saturday or
mailed not later than Saturday.
Remember, too, this is positively
the last chance any one will have
during the contest to get 1500
votes for a dollar. Better hurtle
this week.
Another thing. After votes
have been credited to one candi
date, they WILL NOT be trans
ferred to the credit of another.
Moreover, no votes will be allow
ed for any money sent unless the
name of the person to whom the
paper is to go is sent at the same
time names andv money must
come together and the votes cast
at the same time.
If you come to Fayetteviile be
sure to go to Frank Blount's and
see. that beautiful $300 Kimball
piano we are going to give to the
girl or woman having the highest
number of votes at the close of
the contest December 10 at 2 p.
m. It is a beautful instrument,
fully guaranteed by the manufac
turers. Hundreds are in use in
the best homes in this section.
But reme -liber there posi
tively will be eight winners in
this contest. Whv not you be
one? Beside the piano we are
iroing to give seven handsome,
dainty writing desks for ladies.
One goes into each district The
desks are elegant pieces of furni-j
ture - made just right They are
beauties. It you don't believe it. !
K to the Fayetteviile Furniture
Company's store and see for
yourself.
Be sure to read all the rules of
the contest again.
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" Louies Wateoe
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If im Mitfgw Yaoaa
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" Mary Park?..
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1.173
DEATH OF MR. N C. THAGARD-
Passing ot Prominent and Useful
CM'uen, a Confederate Veteran
and Ex-State Representative-Hail
Near Cedar Creek.
Mr. N. C. Theg&rd died t bu
boms near Odtr Creak Friday
m-jr
ning. Mr. Tbagara wa. a ac -
dier in Company
in Company I, JClth A orm
Caroline JiKg'UiBUt iu iu ii u
between the fctatee," ana saw aer
iLu r..niiil pAtaraharir end Rich.
-'mvnd in that memorable cam
palga. Alf.'iaagarawMajuewoejjftmes nusoE
of lne peace for many years, and ; er of Agnculture
represented the ooaaty In the leg- Th ifeature of the opening
ieUtoe fur one lerm. Bo leafts'slon, Thurs-iay, was an address
iighl children - Dr . E K Thagard by Ambassador Bryce, who was
& Mr. P. N. Thegard, of frU heard with pett en thusiasg
tl, Fla ; Meeere. O. L and J R Governor Kithjn welcomed the
TbWdU'Clar Creek; Mr.. Van delegates to the capita I city of
d Ballard, Mr. MaUb.w Ornpp-' North .Carolina and Paul Barring-
ler, Mr.. P N Dvwning.Miee Mary
Kate Thagard, and a widow, lo
mourn their lose. He was laid to
reet in Cedar Cr.ek cemetery Sao
dy morning, the foneral being
condocted by the pastor of Cedar
Creek church, the Kr T, J.Baker.
A large crowd attended the funer
el, .bowing the high regard the
neighbor, bad for the deces.ed
lie will be greatly missed in this
community, and the frnnil) hare
the eincere .yoipcitby of the neigh
bor, in their bereaveo-eut.
Mr. W. A MoArtbur, of R be
go county, has bought a piece
near Cedar Creek, end will ex o
move to it Tbe people will be
U1 tn hva Mr MnArthnr nH
hu famii';.
We hear that conaiderable ball
fell la some places near t'edar
Creek Satorday night, but the im
mediate locality eecaped iU rava
ge. School i. going on at Cedar
Creek now. Mia. Mary King and
Mia. Mary Kate Tnag.rd are tbe
teacher. We notice tbaf some
familie. are very oarele6. aboat
ending tbeir children to eohool.
Uow unwiae tbey are for tbi. neg.
ligence. Tbe day ba. pae.ad, aud
juatly pa.eed, for abeolute igno
rauoe to be tolerated. Immediate
ly fuliowiog tbe Civil War there
wa. toffli exou.e for a pereon fail
ing to get eome education, but with
tbe opportunitie. tbe people have
bad for the la.t twenty yeara.tbere
i. not tbe .lighteet exou.e for any
body growing np in abeoio'e iguc
ranoe We hope tbe pareut. will
ee tbe need of tbeir children has
ing loiui education, and attend to
thi. matter before it i. too latr.
Duu't let the cbild grow up in ig
Durance, but give bun all tbe edu
cation you can lne ootid will
need it, tbe world demand, it, and
it i. tbe duty of parent, to .ee
Ibat tbeir children get it.
Ji ves its.
Cedar Creek, Nov ft, l'Altf.
MRS. D. hUGhlS DEAD.
News reaches Fayetteviile that
Mrs. Hughes, wife of Dr. I).
Hughes, died at her home at
Parkton yesterday afternoon.
She was the mother of Mr. J no.
G. Hughes, of Parkton; and
Messrs. G. J. and L. A. Hughes,
Quitman, (la., She was 63 years
of age and a most estimable lady.
Superior Court Adiourned
Cumberland Superior Court for
tbe trial of cifil oaaea a 'jiurned
Friday at noon and Judge Lyon
left for hi. home at Eiiiibelhtown
Oaring the two week, term aboat
0 oaeee were dupoeed of, among
tbera being the old Moouuib vs
tlardy oaee, whioh bad been 00
tbe docket about 20 year, and had
been to the eupretne 0 jurt eeveral
titnaa.
Tbe caa of Mre. Liizie Reave.
va; me a. n. uauroau, a anu fKuin s greatest asset is agncui
foi $5,000 againat tbe railroad for 'ture and that the visible results
kiUinn the plaintiff buaband. re-
ulted in a verdict in favor of tbe
defendant la tbe case of 11 all -
Hu bee Lumber Oo. ve. the A.C. Ik,
in which tl.OuO damage, wa.
aaked for the deaUaottoa of pUia-
tia". hi mill by fire, alleged to
have originated (wo a .park from
defewdant ' engine, the verdict
.K&r.Ivat tha railroad OOIUDAU V
from blame.
Farmers' National
Congress in Raleigh
Great Oaf at Durham and Greens
boro Friday-Ambassador trice,
Secretin Wilson and lohn Skel
Ion Williams Address the Farmers
-Notable Service Sunday
The most important event in
North Carolina during the past
week, with the exception of
President Taf t's visit to Wilming
ton yesterday, was the Farmer's
National Congress, wnicn con -
vened m annual session in lUI -
eigh lhuracay ana
, yesterday, nearly a tnousanai
from 37,
uocgana mis f'twuv l
states. Most notaoie among me
Bryce. of Great Britain, and Hon.
er oi me v Mium i vij w-"-
stitute made a hapiy response.
Col. Benehan Cameron, of gtag
ville, presided over the m6eiifi
and introduced the speakers. The
Raleigh Choral Society headed bv
Prof. Wade Brown, of Meredith
College, rendered a fine musical
program.
rnday the delegates mdde ad
excursion trip to Durham and
Greensboro, which cities had in
vited them, and Saturday morn
ing the State papera carried flam
ing headlines over lengthy stories
telling of the farmers' visit to the
Bull city and the great day at
Greensboro, those cities attract
ing the attention of the entire
state and getting themselves ad
vertised in half the States of the
Union.
At Durham Shrieking whistles
from scores of factories welfrorned
the farmers and the citisens
poured out their hospitality to
the distinguished gueats. The
delegation was carried through
the tobacco plants and shown the
actual workings of the giant fac
tories, Secretary Wilson made
the principal address there. Am
bassador Bryce addressed the
Trinity College students.
At Greensboro ten thousand
school children from all Guilford
county, aided by several hundred
members of the Junior Order,
pulled otT the greatest demonstra
tion for public education ever
witnessed in the Gate city. Ad
dresses were made there by Am
bassador Bryce, Dr. A. S. knapp,
of the LI. S. Department of Agri
culture; Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction J. Y. Joynerartd
Secretary Wilson. The farmers
visited the Guilford Battleground.
1 he feature of Saturdays ses-
sionof the Congress at Raleitrh
was a rousinz address bv John
aKeiton mliiamf, tormer presi
dent of the Seaboard Air Line,
on "The Maker and the Mover."
He declared that the day of vast
fortunes is passing and that the
time ia not far when all will be
more nearly equal in opportunity
and material prosperity. Secre
tary Wilson was unexpectedly
called home Friday night.
The most striking feature of
the entire Congress was the re
ligious service in the Academy of
Music Sunday afternoon. A
special choir of 150 voices and the
third regiment band furnished
the music and four ministers par
ticipated, the service being in
charge of Rev. M. A. Barber,
rector of Christ Episcopal church.
Mr. J. . Bailey delivered a
splendid address which added to
his high reputation as an orator
and thinker. T. Gilbert Pearson,
of the Audubon Society, spoke on
birds.
On Monday Mr. Clarence H.
Poe, the able editor of the Pro
gressive Farmer, addressed the
congress, tie declared that the
to - day are the work of forty
years: tho cotton crop has more
than doubled in a decade. He
says the objection to foreign im-
migrants is a wise one, but that
the South should reach out for :
the northern and western farm-1
ers. The afternoon session was I
devoted to woman's work. To-.
liaV the farmers VUlt ainiA Mtt.
era towns in the state.
Raeford Gets Next
Annual Meeting
Rcbeson Baptist Association's
Annual Meeting Last Week at
Bear Swamp Church An
txcetlent Meeting.
The Robeson Baptist Associat
ion, embracing the more than 40
Baptist Churches in Robeson
county the church at Raeford
and several just over the line in
South Carolina, with a member-
' , - - , ... thftn
i . M u' inet
t Swamp church
Holmesville. S. C. Rev. J
iW Cobb W'hO W8S in
W. Cobb, who was in Fayette
, . . fine
I meeting. From Monday's Robe-
, tVke the following
There was an unusually large
attendance qq the first day. At
the requtot of Rv. E. J. Harrell,
! " . rf. . aDD0lnted to that
JSton JohiiSS
W J del
,Jrrythg annTial sermon a
.JaKSS oS
iJffTS - SSnTof the
Cross,
Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor
Cf the" First Baptist church of
Lumberton, was re-elected mod
erator and Dr. H. T. Allen,
also of Lu)erton, clerk and
treasurer, both unarfusly and
by acclamation. No AaaoTtwn
has better officers. The Robeson
is one of the largest Associations
in the State, ana nearly all of
the forty-three churches were re
presented. Reports showed that
the churches had done well in
raising money for all objects to
which they c ntribute. and had
received many additions to their
membership.
Amone the visitors were Rev.
A. L. Betts, representing the
Blcal Recorder; Rev. M. L.
Kcskr, general manager of the
Thoma8vlle Orphanage; Rev.
Livingston Johnson, secretary of
State Missions; Rev. H. A. Willis
and others from South Carolina;
and Prof. W. B. Loving, princi
pal of business collegea in Fay
etteviile and LumberiOrb
Rev. A. A. McClelland, recent
ly from West Virginia, who has
just located at Max ton as pastor
of the Baptist church there and
at Red Springs, presentea the re
port on Foreign Missions and
made an earnest plea for that
cause. Mr. R. D. Caldwell, of
Luniberton, read a report and
made a practical talk on Sunday
school work. The report on
education was prepared by Mr.
E. J. Britt. of Lumberton, and
Mr. Stephen Mclntyre, of Lum
berton, spoke on that subject,
calling attention to the impor
tance of Christian schools. In
an unusually fine address on
State Missions Rev. Livingston
Jd"Wn
Johnson predicted that in twenty'
"ve years the population of
North Carolina will be four mill
ions instead of two millions, as
now,' and that there will be two
million people in the towns of
the State. Rev. R. E. Peele
also spok ton State Missions in
his own striking way, which this
writer will not attempt to de
scribe, but which every body who
knows him likes and appreciates.
But there were so many excel
ent features, so many strong and
stirring speeches, such hearty
singing, such cordial and gener
ous hospitality, so many good
thing to eat and in such abun
dance, we cannot tell it all. The
Association will meet next year
at Raeford.
ffiggi McNeil.
Mr. Dennis Walter Biggs and
Miss Flora McNeill, both of Lum
berton, were married at the home
of the bride's parents. Sheriff and
Mrs. E. C. McNeill. Thursd-y.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. A. E. Baker. Mr. Arch
Ward was best man and Miss J
sie McNeill was maid of honor.
As the bridal party entered Miss
Rebecca Ward played Mendels
sohn's wedding march. and durintr
the ceremony she rendered!
Hearts and t lowers. "
After the ceremony a visit was
made to the home of the groom's
parent, Mr. and Mrs. E. J Risrtra.
at Saddle Tree.
Mr. and Mrs. Biggs will reside
in Lumberton. where the rroom
ii vara nAniiU. ...t ..........i 1
a business man.
Vhat the World is
Doing this Week
lalt Ends 13,000 Mile Journey
Work Awaiting Him Cana
dian Parliament Assembles
Other Affairs at Home and
Abroad.
President Taft's 13,000-mile
journey, which began with his
departure from Beverly, on Sep
tember 14, will end at 9:35 p. m.,
I tonight. when his special
' train will roll into the Union sta
tion in Washington, lne ltiner
arv nf thi last three days of his
trip includes stops in Florence, S. ra. The shoo tly between here
C, Monday evening, in Wilming-'and Charleston will be discontin
ton Tuesday and in Richmond j ued and its service performed by
Wednesday morning. From ' new through train.
Richmond he will proceed direct j The new schod ules are set forth
When the president reaches ;ment sent The Index by w.
'the national capital he will rindCraig:
hisdesK puea mgn wjui uca
demanding his attention, rirst
of all he will have to fill .a great
many vacancies in public office.
The most important of these va
cancies is that in the, supreme
court caused by aeath of Jus
tice Peckham. Next in import
ante is a minister to China. At
the end of the week the presi
dent will leave off work to make
a hurried trip to Middletown, Ct,
to attend the inauguration of
President ghanklin of Wesleyan
University. j
The Dominion Parliament will
assemble at Uttawa 1 nursaay.
The principal measure the govern
ment will present during the ses
sion will be a bill concerning the
creation of a Canadian navy and
tbe participation of Canada in
Imperial defense.
Of much Interest In the world
of society, music and the drama
will be the dedication of the New
Theatre In New York city, the
opening of the season of grand
opera at the Manhattan Opera
House, the oneninc of the ODera
season in Philadelphia and the
dedication and opening of the
magnificent opera house recently
completed in Boston.
A national conference on the
prevention of infant mortality
will assemble in New Haven and
is already attracting much atten
tion. Other notable conventions
of the week will be the meetings
of the American Federation of
Labor In Toronto, the National
Grange in Des Moines, the Amer
ican Society of Municipal Im
provements in Little Rock, the
triennial assembly 0 the general
grand council of Royal and Select
Masons in Savannah, and the
Central Conference of American
Rabbis in New York City.
The one hundred men under
indictment in Obion county, Ten
nessee, for night riding are to be
tried at a special term of court
which began Monday at Union
City.
Events abroai will include the
celebration of King Edward's
birthday throughout the British
empire, the annual Lord Mayor's
show in London and the depart
ure of King Manuel of Portugal
on a visit of state to England.
Dnner fa-Morrow
Tbe Ladie. Aid S 0 ety of Hay
Street Metbodi.t Charon will
uvedinner t morrow (Taurdiy )
in the vacant .lore room 10 tne
Higb.mitb block for tbe benetil of
the rhurob Tne menu will io
elude oyater. in any ety le, ohioken
lad, OLtTe, oke oh, j jet any.
thing that'. gvd to eat, aerred in
attractive atle, io appetiiiu
qaartere, wilb pretty amili'ig girie
to wait on you. Wbat mre do
you e-atf
BACKED IHT0 StATlOS.
Coast Line Train Caused Smash at
Faietteiille.
An Atlantio Cuaat Line paaeea
ger irein, wbile preparing to leave
here for Riohraoud Saturday mim
ing backed into the nortb end of the
paeaenger .tation, badly emaahing
tbe wait and almoet wrecking that
aide of tbe building. No one wa.
injured. The engineer wa. not
aware that an extra train had been
added to that end of the train. Sev
eral trains were delayed a. a reealt
of the aociieat
New Through Train
on the h. C. L.
New Schedules to Go into Effect
Monday Fayetteritle-Charlestoa
Shootly Discontinued.
On Monday, Nov. 15. the At
lantic Coast Line will put into ef
fect a number of bcheduie chan
ge of importance and interest to
Fayetteviile and the people of
this tection, chief of which is the
inauguration of a new through
train between New York and
Jacksonville, which will pass Fay
etteviile as follows: uomg soutn,
'7-11 a m troinir north. 10:48 p.
T. pa metto Limited, trains
83 and 86. A new train between
New York and Jacksonville, le""'
ing New York 3:S R m., Wash
Tigton 10 :00 p. ra., arrive Fay
etteviile 7 14 a.m., Florence 1QO
a. m., Charleston i :ao
m.. Sa-
vannah 4:55 "
Jacksonvilie
o'iy y. m., connecting with out
going trains. From Florence con
nection will be made for Augusta
and Atlanta and Columbia, arri
ving Columbia 1:00 p. m., Augus
ta 3;Q0 p. m. and Atlanta 8:20 p.
wuvrv connection win oe af-
j for'dej for the West and South
; weg
Northbound. This train will
leave Jacksonville 7:30 am., Sa
vannah 11:40 a. m., Charleston
4:00 p. m., Florence 7:48 p. m.,
arrive Fayetteviile 10:48 p. m.,
Washington 8:00 a. m. and New
York 2 P- m. Connecting sched
ule leaving Atlanta 7:30 a. ra.,
Augusta 2:45 p. m., is made with
this train at I lorence.
This train will carry through
Pullman sleepers from New York
to Atlanta via Augusta. New
York-St. Petersburg sleeper, via
Jacksonville. New York -Jack
sonville sleeper, and the New
York-Charleston sleeping car.
Dining car service will be operat
ed between New York and Wash
ington and between Fayetteviile
and Jacksonville; in other words,
the dining car will be switched
on the Southbound train, and cut
off the Northbound train, at Fay
etteviile. This train will perrorm
the service between Fayetteviile
and Charleston now served by
trains 78 and 7i, but of course
the train will be equipped with
Pullman sleeping and dining car
service.
The Florida & West Indian Lim
ited, train 85, will leave New
York at 9.55 a.m. instead of 9:25
a. m., Washington 4:05 p. m. in
stead of 3:55 p. m., arrive Fay
etteviile 1:32 a. m., Charleston
6:40 a. m., Savannah .9:00 a.
Jacksonville 1:20 n. m.
m. ,
Northbound, train 82, will leave
Jacksonville 9:05 a. m. instead of
8:50,as now, arriving Fayetteviile
at approximately the same sched
ule as now, Washington 8:40 a.
m., New York 2:45 p. m. This
will be a solid train from New
York to Jacksonville, and will not
carry the Augusta or Charleston
sleepers.
The Coast Line Florida Mail,
trains St) and 89. There will b no
change in the schedules of these
trains.
Your attention is called to the
fact that by these schedules ar
rangements the people of Fay
etteviile will be able to secure
through Pullman service to the
West and Southwest via Augusta
and Atlanta, arriving Atlanta at
8:20 p. m., Nashville rt:00 a. m.,
Iiouisville about noon. Cincinnati
4 p. m., etc. Excellent schedule
are also afforded via Jessup and
Waycross and Montgomerv for
New Orleans. Pensacola, Mobile
and the Southwest.
By reference to tbe oottou mar
ket in tbta u.ue aud last it will be
een taat the Fayetteviile market
dropped exactly a oent a pound ia
tbe put week from Tueeday af
ternooo to Tueedij atteraooa
eterday afternoon the higheet
pine wa. 13
Dint fail tj attend the Aati
Tuberculoma metinj at tbe oonrt
, houae Saturday at a 00a It i. im.
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