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VOLUME XXXIII -NUMBER 18.
LAURINBURG. N. C THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915.
$1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
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' 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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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an artistic Friday. He won the gold medal
i and great renown. 1 his pleases
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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.
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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.
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