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r ,4 " a, m& - m- WEEKLY EDITION . .1 OLD SERIES VOL. LXXVIH NO. 4,443. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1914. NEW SERIES-VOL. XXX-NO. 2,61 8. ft THE DISMEMBERMENT OF THE C. F. & Y. V. Hon. A. L. Brooks of Grensboro Makes 8trong Speech on 8ubJecC Before Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Last Night. The Fayetteville Chamber of Com merce at a meeting Wednesday night called to act on the effort by the State of North Carolina to have the sale of the old Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad annulled, practically unani mously voted to take steps to urge our representatives and senators in Con gress to push a Federal investigation of the sale with a view to having It set aside in violation of a decree of the United States Circuit Court, as having been made in such manner as to avoid a Judicial sale, and as a con tract In restraint of interstate com merce within the meaning of the Sher man anti-trust Law. This action was taken following an able address to the Chamber on this subject by Hon. A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, who has more than any man in North Carolina made a study of this perplexing prob lem Which bears such tremendous con sequences for North Carolina and Fay etteville. Mr. Brooks read the letter of Attor ney General Blckett to United States Attorney General Gregory, which was published in the State papers yester day. This letter outlined the case for North Carolina and the patrons of the road. Mr. Brooks' speech was in a line to show that the sale of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley was illegal and unjust to the people of the territory which it served as an inter state carrier. The decree of the Uni ted States Court for the Fourth Cir cuit had ordered that the receiver's sale be made in such a way as to pre serve the road as an interstate carrier. The sale, held here on December 29, 1898, resulted in its transfer to the At lantic Coast Line and the Southern Railway, after being divided, being merged into those two systems and its entity as an interstate carrier not pre served. Mr. Brooks' contention is that the whole transaction was a violation of the Sherman anti-trust Law. An other point which he brought home to his audience was that Cumberland county and Fayetteville had issued bonds to help build this road, and that the people of Cumberland and Fay etteville were still paying on these bonds, while the great value which the road was to have as a competitive carrier to and from the west had been absolutely destroyed by this single act . of its two most powerful competitors. The determination of the Chamber of Commerce to stand in the front ranks of the fight to have the sale an nulled was made evident last night. A motion was made that resolutions be prepared urging our congressmen to see the matter through, while Mr. T. A. Lyon introduced a resolution, which being passed, binds every mem ber to write personal letters to his representative or senator. Mayor Jas. D. McNeill expressed his determina tion to do this both in his official cap acity as mayor of the city of Fayette ville and his private capacity as a citizen. . He said that his grandfather was the first president of the road and that he had always been interested in the subject. Mr. Brooks was warmly congratulat ed on his address, and there -were many expressions of encouragement and support at the close of the meet ing. Mr. Brooks acted as attorney for the North Carolina Corporation Com mission in its investigation of this af fair started last year, in which Attor ney General Bickett bases his request for a suit by the United States Attor ney General. BUY RED CROSS SEALS. Mrs. J. B. Tilllnghast, chairman of the Red Cross campaign In Fayette- , ille, requests us to appeal In behalf of the society for the sale of Red Cross seals. Mr. F. W. Thornton has opened the ball by taking 300 as a starter, and will continue purchases as sales justify. The price of the sciOs is $1.00 per hundred. It goes without saying that the cause is a most worthy one, aB the need for work in the suppression of tuberculosis Is pressing indeed. Our relatives and friends, right here at home, are the beneficiaries of the sale of red cross seals, In the effort to free them from the shackles of the dread destroyer, tuberculosis. Other cities of the State are buy ing liberally of the seals, Winston-Salem, for Instance, having already iur-"aleTlmOolaOO.OOanuir-pnt'ln an order for 60,000 more. It la hop ed that our people, will do all they possibly can do,, to; forward the tu berculogis war,', by . the purchase of Red Cross seals. AN OBSTREPEROUS ROBBER. A Fiery Colored Amazon Strenuously Objects to Arrest. Thursday afternoon complaint wasl made at police headquarters by a negro man that his suit case, which he had left at the home of a dusky dam sel in Dross Neck, by the name of Nel lie Walker, had been cut open and rob bed of all his clothing. A warrant was issued for the arrest of said Nel lie and placed in the hands of Police man Britt, who proceeded to the scene of the robbery and served the papers, whereupon the afore-mentioned Nellie declined in a most ferocious manner to be arrested, boisterously manifesting her opposition by entering into a fight with the officer, striking him and tearing the lapel of his over coat and otherwise resisting the exe cution of his duties. With difficulty she was finally subdued, bundled into a wagon and conveyed to the city lock up, where she rested behind the bars until Wednesday, when she was transferred to more comfortable quar ters in jail, there to await a hearing before Recorder Cook. EXAMINATION FOR CLERK'CAR RIER. An open competitive examination under the rules of the U. S. Civil Ser vice Commission for the position of clerk-carrier in the postofflce at Fay etteville, N. C, will be held on Jan uary 9, 1915, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications for this examination must be made on the prescribed form, which, with necessary instructions, may be obtained from the secretary's local representative, Mr. William G. Thornton, of the U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the Fayette ville, . N. C, postofflce, or from the undesigned. v All persons wishing to take this ex amination should secure blanks and file their applications with the under signed at once in order" to allow time for any necessary corrections and to arange for the examination. 1. H. FISHER, Secretary Civil Service Board, Washington, D. C. BARNES-HALL. A surprise marriage took place in the city Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock, when Miss Lillian Souther land Barnes, the attractive daughter of Mr. Joseph A. and Mrs. Lilly Barnes, was united in the holy bonds of wed lock with Mr. George Utah Hall, of this city, Rev. W. R. Royall of the M. E. Church officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are at the home for the present of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Culbreth on Maiden lane. Our best wishes attend them. ACCIDENTAL FALL OF SHERIFF McGEACHY, The people of Cumberland County generally, among whom he is exceed ingly popular, will regret to learn of the painful injuries sustained by Sheriff McGeachy Saturday night last in falling down the stairway In the McArthur building on Hay street. The Sheriff had been up stairs to attend to some business, and on descending his foot was turned as he stepped on the first step of the second stair way landing, throwing him forward, and before he could recover his equilib rium he fell to the lasding of the first flight of steps. His nose was broken and his head and body were bruised, from the effects of which he is still suffering. After falling he lay unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and was found by a negro, who sum moned assistance. He was carried to Highsmith Hospital, where he receiv ed immediate medical and surgical at tention. He is as comfortable as could be expected today, but is yet tention. He is recovering rapidly, we are glad to say. STEDMAN ITEMS. Correspondence Observer. Stedman, Dec. 16 Little Miss Christine Geddie is spending the week over here with her grandparents and other relatives. Mrs. Iola Eliot Is making a short visit to her aunt, Mrs. Alice Strick land. Mr. Frank Carr Is out again after being confined to his home with rheu matism. Mrs. J. E. Fussell made a short visit to her uncle's (Mr. J. McP. Geddie) the first of this week. Mbrwh. Jacobs and Beckwith were callers" tere -yesterday- evening. . The school Is preparing lor an en tertainment to be given next week. , A tew of onr folks hope to go down to the Community Fair at AutryvHle tomorrow., SALE OF RED CROSS SEAL8. Sanatorium, N. C, Dec. 15, 1914. To the Chairmen of the Red Cross Seal Committees in North Caro lina: We have great cause to be encour aged over the prospect for a large sale of Red Cross Seals this season. Win ston seems to be leading the proces sion. We sent them a hundred thous and and they have placed a second or der for fifty thousand more, which makes about three times as many as they sold last year. They sold twenty thousand the first afternoon. Smaller places are doing equally as well. One lady in Southern Fines sold a thousand in one morning and drove over in her car for three thous and more. At Hendersonville two ladies sold three thousand in one af ternoon. In Newbern one lady sold seven thousand the first day. In Laur inburg the paper is featuring the sale of Red Cross Seals largely and makes the statement that every business house In the town has the seals on sale. In Washington the book stores, drug stores and jewelry stores are handling ho other kind of Christmas sticker, and so it goes. However, the important part of the campaign will be conducted during this week. I would suggest that you give the matter all the publicity pos sible; make it as popular as possible. I would also suggest that you ask eve ry minister in your town and county to mention the matter in his pulpit next Sunday and have it announced in all the lodges, clubs, schools and eve rywhere else possible during the week, and in the meantime have everybody sell all they can. With all good wishes, and congratu lations for the splendid work you are doing, we are Sincerely yours, L. B. McBRAYER, Executive Secretary. DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT OF FAYETTEVILLE. The remains of Mrs. A. E. Bramble were brought here Thursday morning on the 11:20 train from Maxto, where she died Wednesday night at the home of her son, Mr. L. H. Bramble, where she had been on a visit. Mrs. Bramble, who was 67 years of age, was born and raised in Fayette ville, but for the past 18 years has re sided in Tarboro, N. C. She is surviv ed by her husband and one son, Mr. L. H. Bramble, of Maxton, and the fol lowing daughters: Mrs. J. E. Allen, of Charleston, S. C; Mrs. W. C. Pitt and Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Tarboro, N. C; Mrs. David Bowles and Mrs. J. H. Piummer, of Fayetteville, and one sis ter, Mrs. Virginia Buckingham of this city. The funeral took place at 11 o'clock Friday morning from the resi dence of Mr. David Bowles on Adam street. BADLY WOUNDED. Mr. Rouse, a gentleman employed at Grave's mill, near Nunnelly's bridge on Rockflsh, about seven miles from town, was brought to Highsmith Hospital Monday afternoon badly wounded in the abdomen by a pistol shot inflicted by a negro man employ ed at the same mill. The two men engaged in a fisticuff, resulting in the shooting. McKETHAN-TRUITT. The following wedding invitation has been issued: Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Truitt re auest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Jean Marie, to Mr. Joseph Utley McKethan on the evening of Wednesday, the 23rd of December, 1914, at 8 o'clock, Pine- wood, Brooksville, Fla. At Home after Jaunary 5th, Brooks ville, Fla. Mr. McKethan is a son of Maj. A. A. McKethan of this city, and is very Donular here, where he was bora and grew up to manhood. He is an enter- Drlslne and aggressive young man, and is now living in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. McKethan will visit Fayetteville about the 26th of this month. DEATH OF MISS MARY E. SYKES. Tie sudden death of Miss Mary Eliza bethf Sykes occurred Thursday nighd at 10 o'clock at the home of her moth er, Mrs. E. J. Sykes, on Elm Btreet. Miss Sykes bad been sick only 24 hours, and her death was unexpected. She is survived by her mother, ana two brothers, Mr. W. W, Sykes of Fayetteville and Mr. B3. J. Sykes, Jr., ofCljarlestonjBandonelster, Miss Fannie Sykes. The funeral was held at the resi dence Friday morning at 10 i 30. In terment was at Cross Creek Cemetery, Kev. W. R. Royall officiating.' BOYS' CORN CLUB. Award of Prizes Made Saturday to Successful Contestants. The first meeting of the Corn Club of Cumberland County was held at the Court House Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Sixteen members of a club of 65 members were) present. Mr. J. D. Fletcher, Farm Demonstrator, de livered a good and instructive address to the club. The members were also addressed by Mr. F. L Holcomb, Mr. G. C. Trice and R. M. Jackson, Secre tary of the Cape Fear Fair. Mr, 'ince, in compliment to the ladles of the Civic Association, referred to their en terprise in establishing a Rest Room for the comfort of the ladies from the country, who may be In Fayetteville on a shopping expedition. A photograph of the members of the club present was taken in front of the Court House by Photographer Timby. Mr. Fletcher will arrange to place a pnoiograpn or me attendants oi tne club in the hands oteach member of. the entire club of 65 members. At 1 o'clock the Judging committee assembled at the rooms of the Cham ber of Commerce to examine the cer tificates of the contestants, and award ed the prizes to the successful mem bers as follows: First prize Clarence R. McLaurin, Fayetteville, 95 1-2 bushels, one disc cultivator. Second prize W. H. Taylor, Wade, R. F. D. No. 1, 85 bushels, one suit of clothes. Third prize Arnold Currie, Fayette ville, Route No. 3, 75 bushels, one two horse plow. Fourth prize Salter Melvin, Fay etteville, Route 2, 70 bushels one spring-tooth cultivator. Fifth prize James Owen, Fayette ville, Route No. 33, 65 bushels, one sporting-tooth cultivates Sixth prize Rudolph Hubbard, Fay etteville, Route No. 1, 56 bushels, one cultivator. Seventh prize Bailey Davis, Park- ton, Route 2, 58 42-56 bushels, one mat tock. , Eighth prize Gray Melvin, Fayette ville, Route No. 2, 50 bushels, one mat tock. Ninth prize Elbert Byrd, Fayette ville, Route No. 5, 40 5-7 bushels, one mattock. , Tenth prize Ernest Kennedy, Hope Mills, Route No. 1, 34 3-56 bushels, one mattock. Eleventh prize Murphy McFadyen, Fayetteville, Route No. 3, 30 bushels, one mattock. This contest was for the greatest number of bushels of corn raised on one acre. The judges were J. D. Fletcher, F. L. Holcomb and T. C. Trice. Mr. R. M. Jackson made a good talk to the boys. SERIOUS LOSS SUSTAINED BY MR. D. MURCHISON FAIRLEY. We regret to learn of the sudden death of a pair of fine buggy horses owned by Mr. D. M. Fairley on Satur day last at the old Fairley homestead at Manchester. One of them was found dead in his stall, and in the af ternoon the other appeared affected and a call was made for the services of Dr. Elder, veterinary surgeon, who responded by automobile immediately and put' the horse on treatment, but he was it seems in such condition as to render treatment unavailing and he died Saturday night. Two mules and another horse were given treatment and recovered. The doctor gave the opinion that all of them had been pois oned by eating musty or decayed corn We sympathize with Mr. Fairley in his loss of such elegant animals, the pair costing, we understand, about 1700. BENGE-BOND. The following invitation has been is sued: Mrs. Alice Bond requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Alice Holland to Mr. George Robert Benge on Tuesday evening, December the twenty-ninth, at four o'clock First Baptist Church Fayetteville, North Carolina. AD. IN OBSERVER BRINGS VAL UABLE ORDER. Mr. E. L. Remsburg received an or der recently from a party In South Carolina for whom he did some work eighteen years ago, and after another order from the same family fourteen years ago. This last order is a handsome monument in the best white Vermont marble, to go to Lake City, S. C. This order, is a result.of the Prog ress Edition of the Fayetteville Ob server, and is an evidence, of the fact that it pays to use printer's Ink, es pecially in the wide-spread circula tion of The Observer. PAYING THE PENSIONS. Confederate Veterans and the Widows of Veterans In Cumberland County Get $7,360.00 This Year. Clerk of the Court A. A. McKethan has received the pension list and is paying off at the court house, the old Confederate veterans and widows. There are 223 pensions this year, and the total amount of the pensions is $7,360.00, as follows: First class, 1 $ 72.00 Second class 6 at $60 360.00 Third class, 1 48.00 Fourth class, 134 at $32. 4,288.00 Widows, 81, $32 2,592.00 Total .' $7,360.00 This Is a neat sum to be paid out in Fayetteville during the Christmas hol idays, and comes at a very seasonable time for the dear veterans and wid ows. We only regret that the amount is not much larger. SECRETARY HOUSTON AT ABER DEEN. The Sand Hill Farmers' Association was highly entertained Thursday af ternoon by Hon. David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture In Mr. Wil son's cabinet, in an hour's speech at Aberdeen. Mr. Wilson is off from Washington for a brief vacation, which he' will spend at Pinehurst. He came to address the association by invitation. At the conclusion of the speech a banquet was given in his honor. Besides a fine representation of the membership of the association, there were present a goodly number of other citizens residing there and in the neighborhood. Messrs. A. S. Huske, J. S. Schenck, Hubert Ramsaur and E. J. Hale, Jr., were in attendance from Fayetteville, and they listened with rapt attention, as did the entire audience, to a scholarly and instruct ive speech. Mr. Houston laid parti cular stress on diversifying in agri cultural pursuits, and co-operative mar keting, and deplored the fact that such a vast number of farmers who are successful move to the cities, quitting agricultural pursuits and selling or renting their lands to indifferent ten ants. Also, he was emphatic about the im portance of the farmers of the South raising beef cattle, sheep, hogs, poul try, dairying, etc. The party from Fayetteville were conveyed to Aberdeen in the automo bile of Mr. Ramsaur, and they are loud in praise of his generosity in af fording them so delightful a trip. A NOBLE DEED. Master Billie Monroe, aged about six years and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McK. Monroe of Seventy-First Town ship, has his name in the Observer as a contributor of one dollar to the Belgian Relief Fund. Billie's mother gave him that dollar for Christmas money, and straightway he thought of the good he could do to the poor little Belgian boys and girls who are crying for bread, and his great big heart, in his small body, prompted him to deny himself for the good of others. Ah, what a lesson is here taught to the grown-ups, not only as regards the suffering Belgians, but in the every day affairs of life self-sacrifice and ministering unto others. "Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Whosoever there fore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven." BOY'S PIG CLUB. After the meeting of the Boys' Corn Club in this city on Saturday last, through the advice and at the insist ence of Farm Demonstrator J. D. Fletcher, a Boys' Pig Club was organ ized, and considerable interest in the matter was manifested. The Secre tary and other representatives of the Cape Fear Fair Association were pres ent and gave assurance of the hearty co-operation of the official members of the same, especially of the Depart ment of Animal Industry, and prom ised that they would not only do all they could to advertise the club and promote its interests in every pos sible way, but would offer attractive premiums at the 1915 Fair for the finest pigs exhibited. There Is no doubt that this will prove a good incentive to the Boys' Club, and we expect as a result to see some fine exhibits by . the boys of Cumberland County. NO MEETING OF F. I. L. I. There will be no meeting of the F. I. L. I. Company until after the holidays. By Major commanding. W. D. BULLARD. A PLEASANT OCCASION. The Commissioned Officers of Co. F, N. C. N. G., Give a Smoker to the Soldiers, Which Is Greatly Enjoyed. Captain R. J. Lamb and Lieutenants Jesse Bullard and D. B. Byrd cave a smoker In the armory Tuesday night to Co. F, N. C. N. G., which was very greatly enjoyed, both by the soldiers and a few invited guests. Besides cigars, fruits and other light refresh ments were served. Short but enter taining talks were made by several gentlemen. After the social features of the eve? ning, Captain Lamb announced his ap pointment of the following non-com missioned officers: 1st Sergeant R. D. Florence. Quarter Master Sergeant James Tlndall. 2nd Sergeant H. C. Hall. Third Sergeant C. J. Huske. 4th Sergeant P. Theo. Fry.. 5th Sergeant F. E. Smith. 1st Corporal J. N. Woodell. 2nd Corporal Alton Dunn. 3rd Corporal W. R. Moore. 4th Corporal J. Ross Jones. 5th Corporal E. C. Bullard. 6th Corporal W. G. Jones. SELL COTTON DIRECT TO RUSSIA To the Editor: The prevailing low price of cotton has caused a great deal of thinking and planning to bet ter conditions. One of the most prac tical means to this end, though its effects would not be very quickly felt, is to find new markets. For the only way to get a good price for anything is to find plenty of people who want it enough to pay for it. Now one of the greatest potential markets for our cotton is Russia. That great nation has one-tenth of the hu man race to clothe. To provide for its own needs, therefore, it should spin ten per cent, of the world's cot ton. It actually spins about six per cent, it is able to pay for the other four per cent., and has enough peo ple who are anxiouf to do the work and enough capital seeking invest ment to provide the factories. Un like the other nations now at war, it has enormous natural resources and its industries are undeveloped. Therefore it may be expected to re cover faster than they from the fi nancial losses that are being sus tained. The last number of the National Geographic Magazine says: "The Rus sian manufacturers last year asserted that if they could buy they could use $100,000,000 worth of our cotton an nually, but that most oZ it was sold several times before reaching the mill owner, thus making the price to him too high, with no advantage therein to the producer himself. Be fore the war Russia was producing $300,000,000 worth of cotton goods an nually, using raw cotton to a value of $120,000,000, $48,000,000 being the value of the portion coming from the United States." Here should be a chance to market at least $100,000,000 worth of cotton annually, at better prices than can be had either in England or Germany. It is merely a question of making the proper arrangements for trading di rect. The United States Government furnishes consuls in the various Rus sian cities to investigj-i 3 conditions. Why cannot our National Chamber of Commerce solve the pqpblem of eliminating the particular middle men who are robbing our Southern far mers of their fair profit in this large amount of cotton? Would it not be well for our local chamber of com merce to take up the matter in some suitable manner? Personally, I think it would pay our business men to consider the Rus sian cotton market. Nothing can be done without effort, but the reward is worth the labor. There can be no failure in a matter of this kind, ex cept such as might come from half- heartedness. Making the proper ar rangements is simply a question of studying the condit'ons and giving our goods to Russia on their terms, but at our price, which certainly looks fair enough. Any local organization, or any considerable number of influ ential local men, whether organized or not, can certainly obtain action from our own American people, if they put the question squarely ap to them In such a way -hat they can't Ignore it Are we willing to investi gate the matter and to work for It, If It looks good?. Let us remember thaussIaJU.andLalwaysajen,j our friend. In helping ourselves we can help them and strengthen that friendship. JOHN C. GIBBS. WILMINGTON HAS COLD WEATHER. Thermometer Drops to 20 Degrees Boy Accidentally Shot County Farm Does Well. Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Dec. 17 The coldest weather of the season, the lowest notch being 20 degrees, was recorded here yesterday. As is the rule, the In terior town3 had a shade the best of it, or the worst, according to the view point, by registering from four to 16 points lower. George Thorpe Accidentally Shot George Thorpe, aged 12, is a victim of the gun that "was not loaded," and is confined in the James Walker Mem orial Hospital recovering from a se vere hip wound following the acciden tal discharge of a shot gun by a young companion at 3 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, just outside the city. The in jured lad is a son of Mr. W. L. Thorpe, a contractor. He will recover. County Farm Supports Inmates of Home. Despite the fact that many farms in this section were operated at a loss during the past season, the county commissioners are congratulating themselves that the county farm "broke even." New Hanover is jeal ously holding on to its 20 bales of cot ton, waiting until prices rise. Practi cally all food for the indigent inmates and female prisoners is raised on the farm. The keep of the Inmates and prisoners averaged slightly less than 15 cents a day for the year and they got good fare, at that. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL INSURANCE BOARD. The following resolutions were passed by the local board of insurance underwriters at a meeting held on Tuesday, December 15: Whereas, the general rules issued as of October 28, 1914, by the South Eastern Underwriters Association in creased the rate for term risks and made reductions under certain condi tions in the rates for dwellings and barns in both cities and country; and Whereas, a resolution of the said Association, dated Dec. 5, 1914, and said to be effective Nov. 12, 1914, has been issued reducing the rates under certain conditions of other than the above mentioned dwellings and barns in both city and country; and, Whereas, the general rules and res olution referred to have the effect of practically offsetting each the other, leaving the rates practically the same as before either were made effective, and both are a nuisance and a bother to the agents in the field who are charged with the practical working of the said rules and resolutions; there fore be it Resolved, that this local board en ters it's protest against both of them and requests that they both be rescin ded and the rates be placed upon the former basis, to the end that the in surance agents, upon whom they im pose a hardship, may be relieved of the tedious task of figuring rates there under, and may further be relieved of the necessity of making explanations of these regulations to the assured. Resolved, further, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the South Eastern Underwriters Association, jmd a copy to the North Carolina Associa tion of Local Fire Insurance Agents, with the request that the other Local Associations of the State take similar action. THE WATCHMAN ROBBED. Two Men Attack Keeper of Railroad Tower, Beat and Rob Him. Monday night, while on duty at the tower house of the A. & R. R. R. near coal chute, as watchman, Mr. George West, was approached by two white men in disguise who after engaging him in conversation for a few min utes assaulted him, knocked him down, severely beat him about the head until unconscious and then pro ceeded to rob him, taking from his person $40 in cash and other small valuables. The robbers then hurried ly left the scene and fled for parts unknown. Mr. West was subsequent ly found and conveyed to the office of Dr. McGougan, where his wounds were examined and treated and from thence he was conveyed to his board ing house. Yesterday was pay day and Mr. West had Just received his salary. Mr. West is not supposed t be dangerously, although painfully injur ed. The robbers have not been ap prehended. ' MUCH WEALTH TO HANDLE. One of Fayetteville's fancy mathe maticians has been figuring on the lalOTTirrFlagler,-weaItir"Haegtt-roates that to haul off his seventy mil lions .it would have to be loaded on one thousand five hundred two-horss teams. Next? '