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VOLUME XXXIV-NUMBER 8. LA.UREKBURG, N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1816
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.Laurinburg, Sat. Marc
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THIs Day Set Apart By Ttf-»e Live Business
Laurinburg Asa Day Of,Big Special Barf
Immense Crowds Comin Great
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A number of Laurinturg's progressive business houses have determined to make Saturday, March 4th, another Special Bargain Day
in Laurinburg. You will have to come to Laurinburg to fully appreciate what this bargain day really means. The purpose of it is to
induce you to come to Laurinburg and make it your trading center. On this day the different business cbncems in the town, as will be
seen in the advertisements, w»U offer many and varied bargains. Theke. as you will note from the advertisements, take in almost every
leading business concern doing business m the town. There is not onf thing offered but that is a genuine, bonafide bargain You will
not be faked or fooled. Tfyt statement that Saturday, March 4th, is Bargain Day in Laurinburg is not overdrawn, and if you will care
fully read the offering as given in the different advertisements you will be easily convinced that the bargains will be here galore
Every branch of business enterprise is represented in this proposition and every firm or corporation in Laurinburg will give you the
glad hand and a warm welcome to this good town that day. T .
2?ere 10 S*aX}*nd CouatJ' tbU *ectionjof tbe S,4te' ** b* "bite or bUckhich pr poor, that is not included in the broad invitation to con* to Laurinburg on this
day. There will be bargains in every imaginable line and somewhere will be a bargain, th^MO appeal to each and every individual, and to fit the smallest purse into* great
throng that will be here. 1 -■ " ”
There will be no parade, no air ship or gambling schemes to catch your dimes and cLjars, but every where you turn wUl be some honest man ottering too a legiti
mate and real bargain. There will be something fokevery person here. You can't imsgteEuue of merchandise that will not be represented in tW^terprl^^ ^
The purpose of it is not to make money, for how can a business man make mopey oaMppds jbe is selling for less than they would now cost Urn if be went on the market to
buy. It's s proposition to bring the people of this section to Laurinborg, that you und I can beenfriendly terms; thlt you will lcsm totove to come to tfaeberttow^ to
this section, and it is the putpose of every business man in this good town to make yon teckome on Saturday, March 4 th, that you will want to coma buck again.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Frank MePhettar, Colored. Sorl—b
Wirrdnl Mri Die. y
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-An <Merehlaan, colored, at 8prin|
■I***T*‘~ 'fl.l lei — Ue^jd'l -bfPK 0y|_
**da* mMmr’mB Udgedia MB on.
dor n charge of shooting from an
booh Prank McPhatter, also colored. I
The shooting occurred early Friday
night, and McPhatter, who Buffered i
hia right eye shot out and a lead of
ohot in his ride, at* carried to the
Hamlet Hospital, and it la said that
there la bat little hope of hie reoor
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The trouble, u uo be gotten to-,
•ether fro* Various sources, assent i
to hose boon about Murchison's wife,'
who bod loft him. Rs is said to bare j
■Udo statements that would indicate
tfcet ho believed McPhatter was the
• oauaa at Ms separation from bin wife.
Friday night McPhatter visited a
Mgxa home in the community end
white there, Marsh Ison came ay near
the boose carrying a shot gun. A
Bttte later MePhetter walked off
down the road aad thp neighborhood
hoard two shots. Suspecting freebie,
aaracal ran toward tho piece whom
the shots came from aad found Mo
Phattor lying ia tho road seriously
wounded. Orta party who says ha waa
Mom by on tho road whaa the (hoot
ing took place, sew Murchison ran
fima the place from whore the gun
wao flruA Others fearing that trou
ble had aaouwad want dlraet to Mar
Mdaoute homo, and found no one
thorn. After tho shooting mini mu
waa noon going to Mmshteon'a home,
aad no one aaw them leave.
When arrested, which was Friday
night, Murchison Mated to, Otleeri
Dunlap that ha had not been away
ftoan haarn sines sundown, but whan
confronted with tho feet that ha bad
▼Mted the hones where MePhetter
was Just a few moments before he
was shot, be admitted that he bad
bean there, but dented the shooting.
- At this writing MePhetter ia still
living.
State 1M Pwradc Lead. *
Richard McRae, a youn* ne*n> with
a larcanooa Notation la to a.U
toad road* far ala month*.
!te «aaaa wrlttao la tha court reo
otda far which McRaa Mat euffar la
tha* of taStac • one handled pound
»*S <* tend, tha paoyarty «* to# tatm.
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'^JUamtef to a report from Vienna,
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BAJU^ BALL BAP USING.
r Interesting CwamkttiM Pram ■
I School Lad Abort th# Pr^icto.
[I The following ooemranleatam wm
wodk. TV# writer mqoodts that hb
aaao bo act appaadad to th* dope,
aad wo am giving it aa it case* to
os.
Th* letter follows:
Mr. Editor:
TV* homahid* is bogging to go oror
the pea again and wo am planning
big thing* for this roar's school team.
Got boom reel stuff and hope to show
some excellent g-rf
“Cobby” say* ha is gsttiag lata
form and ia roady for any proposition
that he ia put op against.
Smith, who is a new one, is doing
Bit*, and looks like a "Horn* Ron
Baker" as he is standing at preaant.
Ho shows sons good stuff in Bn««
in Parlor's last ysar position.
McAm b still holding down tbs
initial bag aad says he is “right with
us yet." Plaids b showing th# asms
stuff aad hitting vbioaaly, which b
; not any name for it.
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OHmmo. N. CL, Feb. 22»<1.
Mn. J. a Adame, and little eon,
Joe, ef Dillon, a'C, wen la town
Saturday.
Mn. Salford Ofbeon, of MeOoU, a
O, spent the week eed hen with her
daughter, Mn. D. A. Pate.
Mr. W. B. Sedboery and family, of
Brightevllle, a C, have moved into
one of the new realdeneee near the
Mfh school building.
Mn. J. A. Smith, of Centenary, a
Cl, who baa (pea ependlag a few day*
with her pa rente, Ur. and Mrs. D. O.
Wright, returned to her home Sunday
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Mr. John Maxwell, Jr, of Laurin
burg, was in town Sunday afternoon.
I Mr. Ilamy Webater. who haa been
■very 111 with paeMauala, la greatly
I improved. •
Dr K. A. Lhrtngnton apart part af
tka part waak fa-EUdunaad, Va.
Mr Doagtaa Odom vtaltad la Max
tea Sunday. /
Miaa AIMa Jayea, cmahlar far Mr. A
V. PiU, sp«nt Moadif night in Max*
ton.
Mr. if. B. Oifaaoa, atternay af Dfi
U*. A O, wm a QttMa rlaitar Has.
Mr*. K. T. natehar vtattad fa
Wadaaboro Friday.
"Blaa Eyas.’*
„ Mon tkaa MfiOOJOl -
aoala, approxi—Uag fa vaia* (SHAM
w«ra soM iatka Uni tad But— fa IMS,
teoortBag Id Art Popart of a M. Do
Fmrt. ohfaf BaM agaat of tfca No
ttonal Amofatfaa Urn tea Study aad
Frmatioa af f+wmlid.,
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THINGS PEBT TO LIFE
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my veer rotndt: - >k.
Over tad over again yon ban adhd
in yonr heart tha qnaetioa why gfei*.
tion* ahoold ba year let Yogr rrl|V
Com forth each day n)oMi| in
hla atrangth, and poaaibiy yen bun
mur haranae yoo can not do tha uot.
You feel Bare that you eonld tent
Gad and man batter out there than
in hare abut away from tha world.
Ypu had planned for large activity,
and had dreamed of being awful and
even gnat in a Ufa of aerated, but
you realise now that thane hopea have
fhllen to tha ground and «eue of them
win be fnldUad. What a ermd disap
pointment it tawnt to be. Tog foal
that thie Buffering and '*rv]tr++
meot could be borne today tf tomor
row prorslted help and rotaaee, but
the future appear! no brighter than
tha praaeot.
Th* epriaa tiaeo cum and yaa m
ran ad Mac Uttar, to* It podaad
*~r r~T - Mud* Tba
ramanr can. fan ad hope bat it Mt
mawakana. Tba Ant touch
of tba antama air wbiaparad (t
ia bottar further an, atUI tba fall wttb
oH its rlory eon Id brine oa mHat far
tba bed'Tiddaa oad tba ertppia. Bo
now tba winter to ban and yo* dnad
it* darkneta and eold, ralato bug
*t wiB bo poeoibto to lira tbnnrli ir
oU. TT
r BntmIt
«. and that
to rlaw
■odure oar
i Ha would
*kil# othan
ilka day' to
okfl# othara
Iron oa tka
not bacaoaa
aa atcaaot
too to thaaa
a apaaka to
■: "I hare
aa of aflUe
ato tka boad
yoa baaa
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DEATH or PEOr. JOHNSON.
Pairing «f On at Spring P ;
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Spring Bill township . hia
flnsl rmii His death oociwrad. af
tar s long Ulaaaa. at ths Wans of his
■Mm. Mrs. W. J. Matthews.
Mr. Johaooa was a gentleman of the
aid school, a companionable and
■rikohfij Bin, sad was knows far
sod near aa a teacher of tly highest
■earita. Hs taagbt school la Prt
laad and Bnhoaoa oosattes for auqp
roars, and alwspa oxortod an tafioence
for good whotaear ho cast Mo lot.
wvmty with iknutin, bit daspat*
hia tMrtfaa eoatlnaad n aetht and
>w(il Ufa Mil abaoiw yaar an
Ha is sorvhrad hjr ons sistar, Mrs.
W. J. Matthaws, of Wa an, with
■. D. IX,
aid John.
WflUaaa
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tha
itfMtar.
hvafa
rf aatrew
Thla Ia not meant aa a
far U
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like to
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hare recently. added a fine _ _j
fin track, and by the addition bare
our fin fighting facilities aboot aa
eoaiylaae as we ean hope to foe- yean
to near, bat aa mow hare no system
af notifying the public when then Is
ailn. The fin whistle Ha. bad to be
abandoned because of the fact that wa
ban ae way a* Mewing it, since hot
eir^rent do, and are have ae etama,
end It requiree this (steam). Wa
ban ae pdM fire dope rtai eat sad the
necessarily be dene by
aad the qusetton la. hew
. . who an wilting te
fl*ht the Urea to be notified that there
M ana ta progress? During the day
>t li net po ranch troWMe to spread a
fin alarm bat wbat about the night
wlaa the whale town is asleagt A
«n at right would Just hare to heip
Marif aatfi the team eeeJd bo awaken
ri by a fnal : ahr
•quaUy alow We hope am
far a ft we
fan* aetblag of, are la the
If not, that there will be bat Mttte
daisy hi getting a atari along tMa
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TAB HREL TOPICS.
11 ' ■aa1lUrto a*£>>U C***^
tm teat weak, dial ~Tipi<»j aftar
MMMrt^ettMk to Bax Hospital,
lD« toon a eroebad leg and mat
nalda mr nwk of Ida body.
Bra. Ida Bail Tana aad Irwail
CkHaty, uadar aantanea of death far
tbO| amrdar bi 1IH, »oar Wlnetcq
yraated a respite et*fM^WMkTl?
Governor Craig at th# request of their
ettimys, who nfcaiaid the respite
to aide* to wake proper
tor eoauaotatto*. -They wan hp
tonwl to be electrocuted March .A
W. n. ■mm. Of Mara. N.C, i
talayzaphod the fttt* Deperhneot I
pyiday that the potUebed A—~*y**— ,
Ir taalm Omri Oatnia tTSSm"
aadrla, a» waahed upon the ahore of
waa that ad Ua bJte? Ittortlto
UOImi,, Aaaerieaa conatU at A*£
•o*t while on him way to hit port oa
the Britteh Iter tala.
«. C, Beckwith, for ftve yarnra oetae
tr attorney far Wake aaaatr, rate**
•d Friday faaKmttm^aM
that In Ua abaonoo ha lad ha aamar
Mded by I. WOkor Ban, who m
Mated Waka in tka tet Layiototnra.
Mr. Backwtth had been reeietiny «f- '
tota to dialodmhiat ttvm the caanty
ttou and ha
_ M the heard
nutaya a{ hie'
tha efty and of tha abot
•ad voted to ytvo Bunn
ntod r*t, ha eaya, whether er not ho
-ID wake any Be had planned
ta *ad«n anyway Match I. but ha '
•aye ha reaenta beta* treated aa ha
*« and my dated* to min baton
put out Of oteeo.