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LAURINBURG, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1914.
$1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
DEATH CLAIMS
MR. EUGENE KENDALL
Former Scotland Citizen Passed Away at His Home at Kinston.
Was a Citizen of Scotland for Twenty-two Years.
Body Brought Here and Buried Monday
at Caledonia.
Although expected, the sad in
telligence of the death of Mr. E.
H. Kendall, which occured at his
home in Kinston Saturday night
at 11 o'clock, brought a great
weight of sorrow to many hearts
in Scotland county, where the
deceased was long and favorably
known.
Mr. Kendall, for the past year,
had suffered from the effects of
a cancer, and last December en
tered a hospital in Baltimore for
an operation. The operation was
successful and the affected spot
healed readily, but. ere long evi
dences of other cancerous
growths began to appear and his
health rapidly declined. For the
past month no hope for his re
covery was entertained.
Mr. Kendall came to Laurin
burg 22 years ago from Anson
ville, Anson county, where he
was born 53 years ago. He was
big hearted, genial and friendly,
and during his life in Scotland
drew to himself a great host of
friends, who are sorely saddened
because of his passing.
Nearly two years ago he formed
a partnership with Mr. John T.
Bostick of this city, they buying
eleven hundred acres of farming
land near Kinston. Mr. Kendall
sold out his interests here and
together with his family, moved
to Kfnston, where he lived until
the time of his death.
The body, accompanied by the
stricken family and a number of
intimate friends, arrived here
Monday morning at 8:46. Upon
its arrival the local Masonic or
der, of which he was a member,
took charge of it and the escort
of honors, composed of Masons,
accompanied the body to Caledo
nia church, where at 11 o'clock,
in the presence of a great con
course of friends, the funeral
was conducted by Rev. R. F.
Bumpas, pastor of the Laurin
burg Methodist church. The
burial toook place at the church
graveyard.
Mr. Kendall is survived by his
wife and eight children; five
daughters, Misses Glennie, Sallie,
Dora, Kate, Addie May and three
sons, Messrs. Fred, Frank and
Harry. Also surviving him are
three sisters, Mrs. S. G. Brown
and Mrs. W. C. Nicholson, of Dur
ham, and Mrs. M. K. Wood, of
Baltimore; two brothers, Mr. C.
W. Kendall, of Durham, and Mr.
W. A. Kendall of Dillon, S. C.
The pall bearers were: Edgar
McCall, G. F. Aringer, C. L. Mc
Coy, J. B. Maxwell, J. S. Jack
son and J. T. Bostick.
With Our Advertisers.
A number of Scotland's pro
gressive business men have spe
cial messages to our readers this
week in the form of advertise
ments. Our readers will find t
profitable Xo call on these busi
ness houses that have something
to sell worth telling you about.
The Scotland Hardware Co.,
Wagram, will have a free range
demonstration at their store all
next week and they invite you to
come.
J. W. Mason says that his fall
goods are arriving and talks spe
cially strong on his stock of Style
plus clothes, $17.00 per suit the
world over. Beside this he talks
of a beautiful line of coat suits,
Long Coats and a full line of
notions and dry goods.
Lonnie Hammond uses a quar
ter of a page in telling particular
folks about the particular line of
Stetson hats he is showing. See
his ad. at top of eighth page.
The Busy Bee Cafe bids you
come to their place and try their
fine cooking.
Joseph Epstein, of Epstein's
Department Store, who has just
returned from the markets, has
received a full line of the latest
showings in dress goods and silks
vstripea and plaids the kinds
tnat wild be worto by stylishly
iiressed women this fall. He al
so talks about that suit for the
school boy.
Chas. B. Tysor has his weekly
talk about harness and shoe re
pairing.
Box 307 wants 100 bushels
old white corn for the cash.
Down at Wilson they have a
mayor that doesn't permit law
yers appearing in his court to in
dulge in any criticism of the
court, at least such criticism that
reflects upon his honor. The
other day, W. A. Lucas, a lawyer
appearing for a party before the
court, said in the course of his
remarks something about it being
impossible to secure a legal trial
in the court. The mayor did not
say "10 days in jail," but instead
immediately adjourned court,
stepped from the bench, pulled
offhis coat, and but for the inter
ference of the officers and spec
tators would have mixed with
the legal light.
There is one thing to be said in
favor of the volcano it doesn't
come into the office and put its
feet on . one's desk when it
smokes.
Rural Carriers to Msel in Wadesboro.
Th.3 Rural Carriers of Union,
Anson, Richmond and Scotland
counties will meet in Wadesboro,
Monday, September, 7th.
The meeting will be called to
order at 10:30 o'clock by T. L.
Love, of Union county, who is
District President.
Devotional exercises will be
conducted by Rev. W. Bruce
Doyle, of Wadesboro.
Address of welcome by Mayor
Dunlap, of Wadesboro.
Response by H. B. Coppedge,
of Rockingham.
Important talks by visitors.
12:30, dinner.
2:00 p. m., address by B. C.
Ashcraft, of Monroe.
"How We May Improve the
Service," by W. C. Bivens.
"The Automobile for R. F.
D.," by A. C. Penegar and
Gibson.
"The Texas Pony for R. F.
D.," by G. W. James.
Address, by G. W. Huntley.
Some Sidelights on the Nation
al Convention.
Every Carrier in the district is
invited.
Ho Permission Needed.
Messrs. W. M. Currie, J. C.
Currie, Shepherd Russell and
Wane Williams motored up to
Charlotte to root for Raeford.
Like the writer, they found the
roooting good on Tuesday, but
rotten on Wednesday. It came
entirely too Hi gh. Scottish
Chief.
Landmann, the German avia
tor, who remained aloft for near
ly twenty-four hours, certainly
belied his name.
About the easiest thing to ex
aggerate in this world is the good
time a man say3 he had on his
vacation trip.
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STATE NEWS
The North Carolina Association
of the Deaf were in convention
in Charlotte Thursday.
Congressman Dougton has se
cured an appropriation of $70,000
for a public building at Albe
marle. Among the counties declaring
themselves ready to build storage
warehpuses we note Richmond
and Sampson.
Democratic State Chairman
Thomas D. Warren, of Newbern,
opened Democratic headquarters
at Raleigh Tuesday.
South Carolinians summering
at Hendersonville celebrated the
defeat of Blease Thursday night
with a torchlight parade.
Henry Blount, one of North
Carolina's most gifted writers,
died at the Soldiers' Home at
Raleigh, Thursday, aged 71.
Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, of
Goldsboro, and Miss Annie W.
Pierce, of Raleigh, were married
last Wednesday in Asheville at
the home of Judge Pritchard.
Wednesday of last week the
city building inspector of Char
lotte issued building permits for
the erection of new buildings in'
that city representing an outlay
of $120,000. f
Giving as his reason that if ha
could not live with her, no one
else could do so, Will Lewis, col
ored, of Wilmington, Friday
morning shot and killed his wife,
Lucretia Lewi3.
Raleigh people are indignant
because negroes attending the
annual convention of the Negro
National Medical Association in
Tnatcity last week were egged
by some unknown parties!"1
Mrs. Beatrice Cook, of Savan
nah, Ga., has just secured a ver
dict against the Highland Hospi
tal of Asheville for $10,000. Mrs.
Cook alleged that while a patient
in the hospital she was cruelly
treated and ..iot allowed tD leave
her room.
W. C. Lovejoy, a former Char
lotte citizen, who had his home
in Birmingham, Ala., committed
suicide Tuesday of last week.
He was in a hospital, it is said,
sobering up from a drinking
spell when he committed the
deed.
Jim Cameron, colored, paid the
death penalty in the electric
chair at the State prison, Friday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. Came
ron was convicted for the murder
of Archie Blue, of Moore county,
about a year ago. The negro
was supported to the chair and
admitted his guilt.
Mistaking a window for a door,
J. W. Bass, an insurance agent
of Wilmington, stepped out the
window at 4 o'clock Thursday
morning and plunged from the
second story of a lodging house
to the pavement below, sustain
ing a broken leg and a number
of bruises that may prove fatal.
Falling out over some trivial
matter, Charles Whisnant, white,
engaged in a fight with John
Henry Scott, colored, with the re
sult that Whisnant becomes a
murderer. He struck Scott over
the head with a heavy iron pipe
and so severely wounded him
that he died soon afterwards.
Lumberton has barred all tent
showTs. Mayor White says that
so long as he is mayor no more
tented exhibitions will be per
mitted in that city. This state
ment was made at a called meet
ing of the board of aldermen. A
representative of one of the
shows seeking permission to ex
hibit in Lumberton, said that he
would take his show to Lumber
ton In spite of them. n
Whoever discovers a way to
keep men from feeling old and
women from looking old has a
fortune in hand.
GENERAL NEWS.
Coal is $20 per ton in Egypt.
Tobacco will not be one of the
commodities that will cary a
special war tax.
The European war promises to
hold Congress in session indefi
nitely. An independent motion picture
concern has begun business, its
purpose being to fight the trust
on the movies.
The Senate Saturday confirmed
the nomination of Attorney Gen
eral James C. McReynolds as As
sociate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
The newspapers of Paris are
forbidden to publish more than
one edition in 24 hours, under
penalty of suspension for the first
offense and suppression in case
of the second offense.
For failing to produce a health
certihcate, Capt. Luige, of the
Italian steamer Atlantide, recent
ly arriving at Norfolk from Ge
noa, was Saturday fined $5,000
by the customs authorities.
A train on the Long Island
Railroad traveling a mile a min
ute struck an automobile contain
ing four persons at Hempstead,
N. Y., Friday, dashing all of the
four occupants to instant death.
Nine United States Senators
and nine Congressmen who are
opposed to woman suffrage have
been blacklisted by the National
Woman Suffrage Association.
Among the Congressmen named
is Robert N. Page.
France has submitted to the
United States and other neutral
governments a sworn statement
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CITY SCHOOLS TO
OPEN MONDAY
Fall Session of City Schools Have Bright Outlook for Openin
Prof. S. W. Rabb to Be New Head -Pupils Required
to Be Vaccinated Classification to
Take Place Saturday.
ree Red Cross nurses, killing
two and wounding a third.
A. representative of the United
Cigar Stores Company in New
York said recently that since the
war began, the business of the
company has been the largest in
its history. He said that the
consumption of tobacco had been
promoted by the nervous excite-
i ment under which the American
people are laboring as a result of
the war.
At a trial held before Judge
Clear, in Martinsville, 111., a jury
has awarded E. S. Clayton, ed
itor of the Planet, $5 damages in
a suit brought to collect a sub
scription which the defendant
said he didn't owe, as he had or
dered his paper stopped. The
jury held that as long as the pa
per was taken out of the office it
was surely read, and that the de
fendant must pay.
On motion of Democratic lead
er Underwood the house voted
Thursday to deduct from the pay
of members for all time they are
absent except in case of illness.
All leaves were cancelled. The
Republicans opposed the propo
sal as a discrimination against
Northern members away on pri
mary campaigns. For days the
House has been forced to suspend
business at times for lack of a
quorum.
The will of Baron Basile Der
Schlichting, one of the notable
Russian residents of Paris who
died recently, leaves his magnifi
cent collection of paintings,
bronzes and sculptures, valued at
$20,000,000, to the Louvre.
Among his objects of art are 114
snuff boxes for which the late
J. Pierpont Morgan is said to
have offered $2,000,000. One of
these boxes, painted by Frago
nard, is valued at $100,000.
Woodville Happenings.
Woodville, N. C, Sept. 1.
On last Friday evening from
nine to twelve, Miss Minnie War
wick, in her charming manner,
most delightfully entertained a
number of young people at her
home near Laurel Hill church.
The guests were met at the door
by Miss Minnie and Mr. Sanford
Warwick and introduced to the
visiting guests, Miss Eva Bullock
and Messrs. Douglass Bullock
and McGirt of Rowland.
Tables were arranged in the
spacious hall and parlors for the
enjoyable game, progressive
rook, which afforded a pleasant
pastime. Delightful refreshments
consisting of cream and cake wei e
served. After a few minutes of
conversation the guests reluctant
ly bid farewell to their hostess,
declaring this to be one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the
season.
Those present to enjoy Miss
Warwick's hospitality were,
Misses Margret Giliis, Marie
Monroe, Irene CJilchrist, May
McMillan, Eva Bullock, Mary
Livingstou, Nellie Maxwell, Belle
McNeill, Louise Monroe, Ila Las
siter, Alma Lee, Ruth Gilchrist
and Mrs. Raymond Monroe.
Messrs. Neill Gilchrist, Fairley
k Monroe, liuy McMillan, Arcn
Simian, Albert Lytchj Sanford
Warwick, Douglas BuHofe.-w
lie McMillan, William Gilchrist,
Charlie McMillan, Melvin Gil
christ, Edwin Lytch, Sellars Mc
Millan, Raymond Monroe, John
McLean and McGirt,
Misses Marie and Louise Mon
roe are spending a few days visit
ing relatives at Raemon.
Rev. W. V. McRae of Maxton,
and Mr. M. Ratciffe of McFarlan,
were pleasant visitors in Wood
ville recently.
Miss Ila Lassiter of Wagram
was a visitor in the community
last week.
Those who leave for the dif
ferent schools this week are
Messrs. John McLean and San
ford, Warwick for A. & M., Guy
McMillian for Wake Forest Col
lege and Glenn McArthur for St.
Paul High School.
The city schools, including both
Laurinburg and East Laurinburg,
will begin the fall session Mon
day. Prof. S. W. Rabb, who came
herefrom Due West, S. C, to
take charge of the schools and to
succeed Prof. 8. P. Caldwell,
who goes to Kinston, arrived in
the city several days ago and has
been making every preparation
for the opening, which shows
every evidence of being a most
successful one.
Every pupil is asked and ex
pected to report to the teacher
of his or her respective grade at
10 o'clock Saturday morning for
classification and to recive list of
books.
The compulsory school term
for white children between the
ages of 8 and 12 years begins on
Monday.
All pupils are required to be
vaccinated.
xau i-eacners ior tne coming
year are: 1st grade, Miss Ro
berta Coble, city; 2nd grade,
Miss Emma Wash Gill, city; 3rd
grade, Miss May Hampton,
Greensboro; 4th grade, Miss
Grace Gill, city; 5th grade, Miss
Pauline Herring, Dunn ; 6th grade,
Miss Henrietta Booth, Warren
ton; 7th grade, Miss Daisy
Leake, Kernersville; in the high
Miss Genevive Sndle.
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In the East Laurinburg
Misses Maggie Clark and
Jordan will have charge of the
first and second grades respect-
lveiy. Jtsy the addition of a teach
er in the school, the congestion
in the second grade of the city
school will be greatly relieved.
Pupils applying for admission
in the first grade, in either school
are requested to enter during the
first two weeks of school, or the
first two weeks after the Christ
mas holidays.
The Music department will be
under the direction of Miss Rosa
Caldwell, city, and Miss Annie
Lynn Carothers, of Rock Hill,
S. C.
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And the average girl will fall
for an impossible story much
quicker than she will for the
plain, unvarnished truth.
The reason a man can play a
violin all night is that he can't
saw wood ten minutes without be
coming exhausted.
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The six-weeks-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Parker, of Page
land, S. C, was the victim of a
serious accident recently, when
Mrs: Parker tripped and
fell as she alighted irom a
carriage at Chesterfield, where
she had gone to visit her sister,
Mrs. I. P. Mangum. She fell on
the child and its skull was frac
tured and its body bruised. It
was carried to Dr. Brenizer, at
Charlotte, for treatment, and its
condition was such that it
could be brought home. It is
now improving. Mrs. Parker
sustained painful bruises when
she fell.
Fifty dollars an inning is what
it cost in Decatur, 111., to see
Waiter Johnson pitch in an exhi
bition game against the Decatur
team of the Three-I League. The
Washington Americans were in
Decatur recently but Johnson was
not sent in to pitch. A disap
pointed spectator paid Johnson
$50 to pitch an inning and see
the Kansas phenomenon throw
nine balls and strike out three
men.
Mrs. P. N. Nash and son and
Mrs. J. M. Pinnix, of Kerners
ville, arrived in the city Monday
niiynt to visit men oiacci, mis.
Roy Hammond.
Returning to Cuba.
Miss Janie Patterson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Patterson
of Laurel Hill township, who is
a missionary to Cuba, stationed
at Placetas, has been here on a
visit to her parents since June,
left Tuesday night to return to
her work.
For the past few days Miss
Patterson has had as her guest,
Miss Narcissa del Rio, a native
Cuban young lady, whose home
is at Placetas. Miss del Rio has
been a student at American col
leges for the past five years and
has not visited her home during
this time, but returned with Mis3
Patterson Tuesday night.
Moved to Laurinburg.
The Exchange extends a real
Laurinburg welcome to Mrs.
Maggie Carter and family who
have moved to Laurinburg from
Sanford, arriving Monday.
Mrs. Carter is a sister of our
townsman, Mr. D. C. McNeill
and mother of Mr. Allen Carter,
who has a position in Mr. Mc
Neill's store.
Beside Mrs. Carter and the son
there are two young girls, Miss
es Louise and Margaret.
The family occupy the home
located on King street, recently
vacated by Mr. J. D. Brooks and
family.