f "if V . . - ' - , '- -- - MWl''MWll"WlMMMWJMiBMMC,1iaiii, i VOLUME XXXIII -NUMBER 18. LAURINBURG. N. C THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915. $1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE - ' ATTORNEY GENERAL BICKETT AT ROCKDALE SCHOOL Commencement Exercises at Rockdale School Closed Thursday Night Representative and Mrs. Blue Entertain With Elegant Dinner in Honor of Mr. Bickett, Who Was Their Guest, and Who Delivered the Literary Address. r TOWN ELECTION CREATES BUT LITTLE INTEREST Candidates Galore, but No Fight- Four for Clerk, Two for Mayor, Twenty-two for Commissioners -Greatest Number of Candidates Ever Known in a Town Election Here. -n The commencement exercises of the Rockdale school, Gibson, which was in progress last week, came to a close Thursday night, at which time there was an ora torical contest between the four members of the graduating class, these being Messrs. John M. Gibson, George P. McGregor, Boyd P. Smith and Guthrie Gib son. Following this came the literary address, which was de livered by Attorney General T. W. Bickett, after which diplomas were awarded to the four mem bers of the class and the pre sentation of the medal to the fortunate contestant in the ora torical contest. The honor of J winning fell to Mr. George P. McGregor, who received the medal from the hands of Judge Walter H. Neal, who made the presentation speech. The four young men contesting for the honors acquitted themselves in such a pleasing manner and made such convincing arguments that it required a good deal of discussion and balloting among the judges to pick the winner. The winner, Mr. McGregor, also had the distinction of being the successful contestant in the dtclaimer's contest here in the county commencement exercises. Mr. Bickett was introduced by Representative BJue, who re- r "rrvti fn t In beginning his address, which was ddightfully interesting, full of wit, wisdom and the -finest thought, and was thoroughly en joyed ty the grreat crowd that heard him, Mr. Bickett extended his thanks to Mr. Blue for the complimentary reference and for the luture honor he had assigned him, and as an appreciation he eaid that if Mr. Blue's prediction did come true and he should be Governor of this great State, and if during his administration he, (Mr. Blue) should be sentenced to the electric chair, and he could find no reason to grant him a full pardon, he would see to it that the warden at the penitentiary should mix sugar with the elec tricity in order that his friend Blue should have a sweet death. Before "his hearers coulj re cover from their fit of amusement, he had convulsed them again, and this time paid the county and its citizenship a compliment that made a decided hit with his hear ers. After aaying all the nice and true things he could think of about his hearers and their peculiarly blessed county, he said that this community and its great attractiveness could be best de scribed by a dream that a lawyer friend of his had dreamed. He said that this lawyer dreamed that he died and went to heaven, and after being there for several days discovered that he had not seen a single soul from Scotland county in the heavenly realm, and being surprised at such a condition approached an angel and remarked upon the strange ness of the fact that he had not met with a soul from Scotland county, North Carolina. He asked the angel if there was really any folks from Scotland county, and was told that there was; that heaven contained thousands of i them and at the direction of the angel he was shown a place which proved to be an immense stockade, forty feet in height, and at the top of this a great stretch of barbed wire. The law yer remarked to the heavenly 1 Thomas J. Gill, for Treasurer, attendant that he did not know, was the only candidate in the mu jails were maintained in heaven j nicipal election held Tuesday that and asked why it was' that the 'did not have an opponent. Every people from Scotland wTere kept i other office was contested for, locked up, while folks from J some more keenly for than others, everywhere else were permitted j Two aspired to be May r. these to run at large. The reply of the ! being W. D. Tucker and Hinton IN MEM0R1AM. MISS NANCY M'KINNON. Yery early in the morning of April th twenty-sixth, this noble young woman was called from this world to enter, as we trust. MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE Scotland Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to Observe Memorial Day-Interesting Program Prepared Monument and Graves to Be Decorated -Ptople Called Upon to Co-operate With the Chapter. OFFICER KILLED BY COMRADES. Deputy Sheriff Baucum, cf Rockinghsm, Killed in Man Hunt. The negroes who escaped jailat icounty botn in town anu m tn- The Scotland Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con federacy will observe Memorial Day, which will be next Monday. May 10th. The citizens of the angel, said Mr. Bickett, was that James. Four desired the Clerk's j a home ot eternal rest and love, it was the onlv wavto keen Scot-' iob. these being C. L. Sanford. Her death, following so closely land countv oeoDle there, for if J. L. Caldwell. J. Max Gregg and ! the first news of her illness, was. they turned them loose they T. T. Covington, Jr. j a reat shock as well as a great i would slip out and go back home, j It was the most candidates, so ; sorrow to this entire community, j Mr. Bickett talked for about; far as man's memory reaehetb, j Many hearts were saddened, but! an hour, and although his address that has ever entered for a town uj0n her loving parents, her si?- rayetteville one night the past ! week, stealing an automobile! there and later one at Raeford, which they used to get to Wa gram, where they entered the Scotland Hardware Company's store and severa1. other places of business, and when they got j rural sections are urged came late on the program, his ; election in Laurinburg. For the hearers wTere not wearied, but ; greatness of number of the can charmed with his talk. He made i didates there was the least con a lasting and favorable irnpres-1 test, the least electioneering that sion upon his hearers and many j a city election has known in admiring friends who will doubt-1 many moons, less support him in his race for There was no contest for the the Governorship. office of Chief of Police. The In honor of Mr. Bickett, who ' last General Assembly so amend was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ! ed the town charter that this of L. M. Blue at their elegant and; flee Li filled by appointment, comfortable country home, they which is made by the com mis entertained at a six o'clock din-1 sioners. For commissioners there ner. Beside Mr. Bickett Mr. and; were five tickets in the field. One Mrs. Blue had as their guests, ticket contained R. L. Hammond, Judge W. H. Neal, Messrs. M. j S. A. Gregg, A. H James, H. S. L. John, E. H. Gibson and Mac Quick and W. P. Benton; an Cameron of Laurinburg; Dr. W. , other R. D. Phillips, W. N. Rob T. Pate, Dr. M. F. Livingston, ' ertson, J. R. Murphy, James L. Rev. O. W. Dowd, and Prof D J. Walker of Gibson. 1 A. 1 .1 terand brothers to whom she j rea 'eave stole anotner au was so dear, the blow falls with l?nIubile' onebeling to Mr. S. almost crushing force. T; Thwer, were Thursday eve- Miss McKinnon was the second "inf surrou"ded posse near i Mr. a xiimmaii. deputy onenit Lamar ti.i-;'-. .i-t-v-i ui mi. awn inia. rviitUB U McKinnon, of this place, and was i Smith, Rural Policeman a specimen of noble womanhood, i Smith and officer D. B. Frank Brown In early childhood she united I '" wnu with the Presbyterian church, of ,J?med n the hunt for the negroes. . lueputy onerni smitn was witn DUNCAN CARTER PARDONED. Who rp Wbn ,ir$2H His Fatter' is; v 4' Farcied by Go. Craig. ; Duncan Carter, the young man ; killed his father, at the: family heme near Old Hundred, twenty months ago, and who was sent to the State prison for a term of two years, was on Mon day granted a pardon by Gover nor Craig'. Young Carter and the other members of the family testified that the father, Stephen Carter, had been abusive toward him and which she was a consistent mem attending its services. j Gentle and retiring in disposi- j tion, her virtues shone brigetest in her home-life, where she min istered so freely to the comfort of her loved ones. So unmindful was she of herself that lurking disease had overpowered her ere she was aware of its presence. During her brief illness all that love and skill could do was done for her recovery, but to no avail wt; spirit, took its flight to gave it. Amiable v-jtlpr.". unler ? flection. Jr A McNair and G. W. Goodwyn ; an other J. L. Gibson, J. D. Sanford, T. T. Covington, Sr., J. R. Mur phy and W. P. Benton ; another J.3. Sr.nford. J. I.. McV.xiv H O. Covington. F. C. McCormio auk J. '1. vlsi.i'.'ttS I - T Rostifk. .L D Sa.f o-dft w-esf.:Lo ner nmvemy ram-1 m . - - . Mill Y;&::.:-:,-!-,;il . J ' J t . ,1 f In,. .1 S. Quick. To these the 'voters I hfcar generous and true, hef added five whose names had not dutiful lite will influence still been suggested to the public as those who knew her. probable candidates. Likewise In the presence of a large con sume one added one name to the ! course of relatives and friends, list of candidates for Mayor. the posse when Deputy Sheriff Baucom was shot. The negroes were hiding in a field and the hunt was being carried on in the opening where they were. In passing through the field the ne groes were routed and jumped to run. Officers Smith and Baucom were nearest the negroes afnd started after them. In the ex citement thac followed, some one in the crowd behind tnem fired, a load of buckshot entering Officer Baucum's body. The wounded oaieer dm not iarVfs.sLrc and said that heftad been 3! f.?- The final count revealed the fact that 125 votes were ' cast, whereas two years ago only;, 75 citizens exercised the right of was trying to get to him to strike - . , , , . , , , 1 fact that the new candidates who him with an iron poker when he , , , ,. , , sought election were badly de- s " f L. , 'feated, the greatest majority of In granting the pardon Gov. j . u ... . . . , - , ! the citizens giving their endorsp- Craig said he did so for thefol-; . . . , , , iment to the officers who Jiad 10w";g reasons: ; managed the affairs of the tovi-j grief -stricken family. in.s young man snot nis for tne mst tw0 vears. Yhbpe that was hers in death be a tather while he was making a rp. t n 'lie vuie vvjs cis iuiiuws . the funeral was preached by her pastor, Dr. John M. Rose, at the MeKirrrion cemetery. Under neath a mound of beautiful flow ers her body was laid to rest by the side of her sweet and sainte'd lister, whose spirit was waiting to welcome hers on the other snore. The heart of this people goes cut in deepest sympathy to the May the tne cxciici'pat mu the ncc'roPn made n-eit away, but one ot r?3pu was lacer captured at Aberdeen. v An automobile was seelryrcl and a journey to a doGtor with the wounded officer was started, but he lived only a few minutes, death coming before a physician could be reached. violent and vicious assault upon him and his mother, with a heavy j iron poker. He was sentenced to imprisonment for two years. ! Counting the time he was in jail j before the trial, he has been in prison for twenty months. The , pardon is recommended by Judge Adams, who tried the case, by j Solicitor. Stack, and by the lead- i ing citizens of Laurinburg, and by a great number of citizens of bcotland county, lhis young man bears a good character, and is twenty-one years old." comfort and solace to their sad- When C. D. Holt, a wealthy farmer and stock raiser of Ken osha, Wis., felt the approach of death he asked that he be taken j back to the old home to bid his pets good-by. He was placed in an ambulance basket and carried from his town residence to his farm, where he was taken from barn to barn and the basket tilted so he could see his favorite horses and cows. He had some of his old pets from the horse barns and from the herd brought up close to the basket where he, stroked their heads for a minute. He lovingly patted the head of the old farm dog and then asked to be taken to his room in the old farmhouse, where he died the day following. He was 76 years old. FOR COMMISSIONERS. J. D. Sanford J. L McNair H. O. Covington F. C. McCormick J. T. Bostick J. L. Gibson T. T. Covington, Sr. J. R. Murphy W. r. Kenton R. L. Hammond S. A. Gregg A. H. James H. S. Quick L. E. Benton R. D. Phillips W. N. Robertson G. W. Goodwyn John James A. S. Gregg Robertson Peter Mcintosh T. C. Everett FOR TOWN CLERIC C. L. Sanford J. Max Gregg ' T. T., Covington, Jr. J. L. Caldwell FOR MAYOR. W. D. Tucker Hinton James J. E. Phillips FOR TREASURER. Thos. J. Gill 105 ' 89 71 83 88 15 20 2i' V: i dened hearts. Such a dispensa ! tion ctf Providence is indeed hard j for U3 to understand, yet we have ! the blessed assurance that "Our j Father Knows it All. For the mists dimlv through and vapors Amid these earthly damps; What seems to us but sad, funeral tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. -VjfpJ1 In ' il0 Death ! What seems so is "lion. Inortal breath ?eS l?S5 portal we call Death. Your Cantaloups Labels. We wish to call to the attention of the cantaloupe growers in Scotland and adjoining counties that we have just closed a con tract by which we will have jon hand soon, an immense quantity of the most attractive cantaloupe labels. These are richly colored, litho- :give every encouragement graphed labels and will please you in 'ivery respect. They are gotten up specially for us and have been bought in sufficient quantity to insure the lowest possible price. A space is on the label for the name of the grower to be insert- to co operate with the ladies of the 'local chapter, who have inaugu rated this commendable move ment, to make this a day to remembered. The good women have request ed us to beg that as many flowers and evergreens as possible be brought, from town and county, so that every child will have flow ers with which to decorate the monument and the graves. The Confederate veterans are es pecially urged to come to th exercises. Conveyances will be furnished to carry them from the monument to the cemetery. The exercises will commence promptly at 3 o'clock in the graded school auditorium. The program to be rendered is as follows: Music By the School. Prayer Rev. R. F. Bumpas. Address Mr. Dougald Stew art. Music "Boys in Gray are Growing Old" Quartette. Following this, at the tap of the drum the line of March will be as follows: Boy Scouts, Vet- dren of Laurinburg and Eaat der they wivparch to the Con federate monViment, which will he decorated0., with garland i by cha Cliildrerfs Chapter. After a muslca' selection, the march will be continued out Main street to the cemetery where the graves of all the old veterans will be decorated. It is hoped that ever man, woman and child in the county, who can do so, will lend their help and presenze on this occa sion. It is a most commendable un dertaking and one that the citi zens of Scotland county should find a great pride in, and should Hurrah for Edwin. - Master Edwin Maurice Gill the fifteen year oM son of Cashier and Mrs. Thos. J. Gill of Laurin burg turned down the orators of the High Schools in the Southern group composed ot zt counties. ed, which we will be prepared to j in the contest at Golds m an artistic Friday. He won the gold medal i and great renown. 1 his pleases Chief. Scottish - a if. 19 9 9 1 1 1 3 1 95 10 76 49 1 121 She is not dead the, child of our affec tion Bat gone unto that school Where she no longer needs our poor protection, And Christ Himself doth rule. In that great cloister's stillness and se clusion, By guardian angels led Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollution " She lives, whom we call dead." M. do promptly and manner. ir i l -11 ! - - x our cantaloupes win oringaig Scottish 1 .A " ( i 1 . . 1. ! mucn Detter price u tney Dear ; chjef t an attractive label, such as we i . . will have, and it will be wise' William L. Miller, aged 101, economy to label your shipments, appiied recently to a minister in and to get your labels from us. Joplin Mof for a iicense, as he Call in, 'phone or write us.jwished t0 be marred When Tell us how many labels you will ; asked the name of his bridJf Mn. require and let us name you ; j iied that he k h er ony prices, uur pnone is rso. ou. United States Marshal John R. Thompson raided the home of Isaac Whaley, aged 67, and a former minister in the Baptist church in Knoxville, Tenn., and found a still built into the chim ney, in the basement. Six hun dred gallons of beer were found. Whaley insisted he used the still to make herb medicines. Remember to call at The Lau rinburg Exchange office, about your labels and any other printing you may need. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends for their kindness to Nancy, and for their kindness and sympathy as 'the widbw woman who has been keeping house for me, my sweetheart. " He left the clergy man, saying he would learn her name and return. The Rev. Francis Rolt-Wheeler. an -Episcopal minister, author, lecturer, poet and former chap lain of St. Luke hospital, in New for us during the illness and j York city, has been directed to death of our daughter and sister. The helpful and loving service rendered to the one that has gone, and the sympathy extend ed to the ones that remain, will live with every one of us as a precious memory. Angus McKinnon and Family. pay $7 a week toward the support of his wife and two children. Mrs. Wheeler declared in her testimony that two years ago her husband learned the new dances and that since that time she has seen little of him. boro iat

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