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I 1 - . ' V. , : -i '.,"-' " ' , .. - ..:!,' 'yv ;..... .- ' , -t- i -1 - - ' , - , - j' , j - r? . - . , , r.. . v . - - . .... -:r;.f w- ; - - A . -..v.--:Vr;. fl -cv . AN INDEPENDENT MMOCRATIC: NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE EXPOUNDISbF! IN BEHALiP i OP- GOOD ." G0VEUH1ENT VOLUME 3 NUMBER 46 CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 1915; ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR MRS WARREN AND CHRIS TY TO BE ELECTROCUTED Sentenced To Death For Murder G. J. Warren, & rs. Warren's Husband- Stonestreet Guilty as Assessory After The Fact Winston-Salem, Aug. 7.- o'clock tonight Judge At 11: E. B, CI , 11c pronounced the death sen lt-cr upon Mrs. Ida Bail Warren Samuel Preston Christy, mis. I,. nor was visioiy aueuicu us uc a- sed the prisoners to rise. oouit 1,.,,! been in a continuous session since the noon recess, there being no adjournment for supper. Somemnly Judge Cline addressed the prisoners, saying that he had at this time made no preparations for the performance of duty required of h;m by his State, the very trying duty of pronouncing the extreme sentence upon a woman. He brief ly commented upon their associa tions of past years; begged them to give their position at their prese nt condition, which is the ultimate end of any persons who covet associa tions and attempt to reach other over the body of a lawful husband or wife, serious- thought. Follow-in"-this state statement, Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Preston Christy were sentenced to die in the electric chair on Friday, September 24, 1915. Prior to the pronouncement of the sentence, Judge E. B. Jones, representing Mrs. Warren, moved to set aside the verdict, that a new trial be ordered on account of er rors commited during the progress of the trial as set forth in the re cords and errors, that will appear in the briei" - the case n Appeal. .7 Attorney Fred M. Pafrlsh,' coun sel fo Christy, joined in this motion The motion was ovet ruled toy the court and each defendant excepted. Following the entry of the death sentence, Judge Cline authorized the entry of a notice of appeal from this judgement to the Supreme Court. The appeals of the defen dants are filed as paupers. The verdict against Clifford Stonestreet was guilty, as an acces sory after the fact and the court pronounced sentence of three year in the State Prison at hard labor. The prisoners stood calmly dur ing the entire ordeal of their sen tence. Not once did Christy ap pear to weaken. Mrs. WarreM stood erect during the progress of the court's address and sentence until the final words setting the' date up.).i which they are to go to the death chair was n-ached. It was then that she quivered, shifted' on h sr feet and as his honor con cluded with: "May God have mercy on your soul, be seated' she turned with a quick nervdus jerk and sank into her chair. For a moment her head drooped and then she resumed her apparent calm. Court continued in session. (The clock having been turned back as the town clock a bl ck away struck 12) until an hour unknown to the cour.. The p: isoners remained at the bar until adjournment conversing with each other and with their counsel. A distinguished jurist, a visitor to the court during the progress of the trial, stated that in the event Mrs. Warren was sent to the chair. It would not only be the first wo man electrocuted in the Stale, but the first white woman and second wuma.i to pay the death penalty. 1 he only other woman was a negro who was hanged in this county in . NEW BUSINESS FIRM Messrs. C W York and H. R. Sanderford have formed a copart nership and will engage in the mer cantile business iaCreedrrioor. They have bought a lot from Dr.- F. Sanderford next to the Granville Pharmacv and will recl?a building at once. The building will, be of brick, 26 x 70, one ;$tory. tnd; will he equipped with model n fixtures.. 1 he front will be so constructed s to afford good light ;and' will have modern display windows" The material is now being placed and the workmen are n ih (rrnnnrL ready to push the : building , to ":an early completion, ; The '. new 'firm . a - will carcy a full line of Dry Goods; Iflight i Ladies and Geni'rfurnishings etc.' .'day.- : MISS MYRTLE PRESSLEY IS JAILED AT ASHEV1LLE Pretty Sixteen" Year-Old Girl Held in Connection With The Blackmailing of D. M. Lance. ( Asheville. Auer. 7. The third ar- restTn the alleged blackmailing con- i spiracy, which had for its object the j terrorizing of D. M. Lance and the members of his Tamilv, was effect- 1 ed this afternoon when Sheriff K. M. Mitchell and Deputy Fire lnsur- j ance Commissioner Frank C. Jor-. dan arrested Miss Myrtle Pressley, I the pretty 16-year-old duaghter of Joe Pressley, at their home near Aiden. The warrant on which the arrest ?3s made charges that she and Martin Rickman sent threatening letters to Mr. D. M. Lance with the intention of. extorting money from him. Although the warrants for Rickman and Miss Pressley evi- ! dently were taken out at the same time, for some reason the officers wished to postpone the arrest of the girl until a more thorough examina tion of the blackmail letters could be made. Officers claim that at the very hour set for the placing of a sum of money ata point on the Arden roa i, the little girl and Frady rode up and down the highway several times as theeyes of the officers were scanning the road intently Although her father pleaded That she be released under bond of 000, which he was able to furnish, the magistrate held the pretty pris oner under a bail ot $3,000 which she was unable to give. She- was placed in the Buncombe County jail. ' MAN KILLED BY TRAIN Kernersville Man Blinded By HeadlightCaught By En - gine His Three Child- ' ren Escaped. Kernersville, Aug. 5. A tragic death occurred here Tuesday night when James Carter, aged 50 years, was caught under a freight train immediately irr front of the railway station. Mr. Carter, with three of his children, had attended services at the Methodist Episcopal Church and on returning home, approached the station just as a through freight came in. A lantern was being car ried by the children who on seeing the train, rushed across the tracks. The father, however, not knowing that that they were-safe and bei.ig blinded by the headlight, ran fran tically alter the children. lie was caught by the engine and dragged about 50 feet before his botfy was drawn under the wheels. The train (then proceeded several yards before it could be stopped. Several persons weir, on the. rail road yard and saw the accident but were unable to reach Mr. Carter be fore be had been horribly mangled. Life was extinct when his body was removed from the tracks. 'The funeral services were con ducted Wednesday afternoon at Oak Ridge by Rev. C. P. Goode, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church thereof which the deceased was a member. The interment was held in the Oak R:dge cemetery. Mr. Carter is survived by a wife and eight children, the oiliest of whom rs 13'years of age. : - - PAINT E very gal Ion; cost s a painter's day's .wprki - - s Poor paint, more gallons; good paint, less-gallons. . ' Eyery extra'gallon add to your j ob its' price1 ahtT thepain ter 's d ay 's work: hot far from fs'a gallon. There are a .dozen good paints and hundreds of poou'ones; Devoe if pne'of the dozen. ' he chances are; there isn't another nvthis town DEVOLt ' A. M. Moss sells It. TlTe war has been on for year, anrl 'tint a -.kfnjr , has been kill. SomMiqw war? ti() 11 i; tec u v 'cu-A Ior- iteHtfrt tot" - - r rt fevVn the man with' a,dr h'finr inight 'keep some ot1tvfor:'.a'..ramy RETURNilmlDMlIRCH v' ; e 66 I HAVE NO I have no mother, for she d&d When I was very young; But memory still around mv heart, Like morning mist has hug. n i.ii r w i That watched around mybed, And of a soft and quiet hard$ That wiped the tears I shed. And often she would kneel with me, And teach me how to pry, And raise my little hands t heaven. And tell me what to sayC O, mother, mother, Thy image still And may I hope in To meet and live I remember too, when I was ill, She kissed my burning brow; And the tears that fell upon nay cheek, I think I feel them now. tv - - - -f- ' I have still some little books, She taught me how to spfell; The chiding and the kiss she gave I still remember well. And that same hand that held my arm. When I began to walk; And the joy that sparkled fn her eyes, When first I tried to talkf For they say the mother's Heart is pleased When infant charms expand; I wonder if she thinks of me . I know she is in heaven now, That holy place of rest; For she was always good to me, And the good alone are blest. AUTOMOBILES ARE WORTH FIVE MILLION DOLLARS Seventeen Thousands Five Hundred Machines Are Licensed By State. Raleigh, Aug. 4. The number of automobiles licensed u this State for the fiscal year that began July r, ihe registration being really for only 35 days, has already reach ed 17,50 compared with ju.305 licenses issued ' during the; whole previous fiscal year. This includes old machines reliceused and licenses for new machines as sold. There are about 20 licenses per day being issued now to new machines, show ing a special activity in the'ftutomo bile business at this time. The revenue to the State for automobiles licenses since July 1 has been moie than $105,000. The estimated value cf automobiles in North Carolina during the' last fis cal year was $4,000,-000 and it is believed that the value of the mac hines that will be licensed during the present year will round out $5,000,0.00. , -4. NEAR ACCIDENT There came nar being a serious accident on Main Street at Garner's Drugstore last Wednesday even incr about 8 o'clock Two little boys, Howard Chappell and Edwin Lyon Were playing on the side walk with a little wagon and decided that they- needed more room in which to play, so they jumped into the street in trout of an approach ing automobile driven by Mr. II. R. Santterford, vho had just light ed up the car and saw the children in time to app;y the brakes. Neither child was struck by th'e machine; but Ed win who had. the tongue of the wagon, was knocked down by the machine coming in contact with the'. wagon, b ut h e . was no t h u ru Tn sav the least, it was . a narrow escape and should serve as a;wa rh- - .... - ' -. . -s irei!vlO Clicairc iUO-iliP . luiiiszci vusr - practjQep. yjugu u,, ous laVpIaoeiSas'the Gairrierv corner.;; ! ' ' ..;. ;-.-Tj.i -' v . '7' 1 ;.. , 1 -.. , ' MOTHER 99 3T in my heart. shall be, heavenVat last, with Hi I WILL MAKE A TEST CASE OF THF DACIA French Prize Court Confirms Seizure of Ship Which Gives America Chance to Appeal Washington, Aug. 4 Announ cement from P. iris today that a French prize court had confirmed the seizure of the American stcairei I). tcia, found the State I) preparing to protest the parlineir decision which carries with it forfeiture ol the vessel. It is planned to mak this a test case of the right of a neutral country to grant registry 10 a belligerent owned merchant ship 'I he Dacia's cargo of cotton is not invol ved. The British Govern ment, before the Dacia sailed from Galveston, via Norfolk last Spring for Rotterdam, announced that the cargo, consigned for Bremen wouh not be detained the announcemcn being binding upon FranoC. Tin French Government purchased iln cotton through a special appropria tion. Fi rst payments to the owner? of the cotton were made today a the State Department. The issue in the Dacia case is the right of the United States. Govern ment to permit registry under tin flar of a vessel formerly owned b . the Hpmbnrg-American Steamship Company, a German corporation but declared to have been sold to an American citizer. The British Government which has sanctioned such transfers in war time, could not consistently seize the Dacia. France has always held that the transfer of a merchant ship to u neutral Power must have been af-fected-at least 30 days before the outbreak of hostilities in order to Secure recognition to belligerents. ICE CRAEH SUPPER - Tile Ladies" Aid Society will serve Ice Cream and Cake on the Lawn atlhe , Me Fridaj Hugh t the 1 3th. from. 8 o clock t6 r i 'tirtZZih&t ben bfi t otheXi gh ts. FJvervbrtdyJnvited to ";help in tins worthy caUse.i--;tvv:"'?;-1-'.". nv fTirTiirrrvnri torn im UI lVEin UUlVIUEUUbUi" By Estimated Majority of 20 000 His Victory Is Regard ed As Virtual Defeat of State-Wide Prohibition Louisville, Ky., August 7. For mer Congressman A. O. Stanley, Demomcrat; E. P. Morrow, Repub lican; and Fred J. Drexler, ' Pro gressive, were nominated for Gov ernor in the State-wide primary held in Kentucky today. Stanley's majority is estimated at 20,009; Morrow virtually had no opposi tion, and Drexler was Unopposed. Mr. Stanley was nominated over Lieutenant-Governor Edward J. McDermott andH. V. McChesney. His victory is regarded as a virtual defeat of State-wide prohibition. Mr. McChesney was running on a platform demauding passage by the 'Legislature of a bill placing before the voters a constitutional amend ment to substitute State-wide pro hibition for the county unit law, or local option. Mr. McDermott also favored the county unit law. r It was indicated when the noils closed at 4 o'clock that slightly less than a normal vote had been cast throughout Kentucky in todays general primary. Chief interest centered in the Democratic gubernatorial nomina lion, for which a warm race had been waged by Lieutenant Govern or McDermott, of Louisville : form er Congressman Stanley, of Hen derson, and Mr. McChesney of Frankfort. There were few contests for the Republican nominations. Progres sive nominations were made with out contests. E. P. Morrow, of Somerset, and Latt F. McLoughliu of Madisonjnlle, AJ.VJiil ncan inuorsement. Reports from Breathitt County today say that Grove Manton, a leading Democratic politician of the county, was mortally wounded, while Martin Clements and Elihu Allen, Republicans, are dead, as a result of an election day riot. CREEDMOOR SOCIALLY The Social Side of Creedmoor life has been in a whirl for the past week or more, there has been many social functions that are worthy of more than passing notice. During the past week Miss Car men Rogers, the attractive and ac complished daughter of Mr. and Vlis. S. H. Rogers, has been en tertaining a house party. Having is her guests. Misses Estelle and Lafon Rovster and Ruby Day ol Durham, Misses Lena and Clarice Ray of Raleigh. On Thursday nignt of last week Miss Carmen charmingly entertai.. ed in honor of her guests. A very enjoyable evening was spent in games "and other amusements, dur ing the evening dainty refresh- ments were served. The young neon e snent hridav on a nicnic at lit Fish Dam on Neuse River and Fri day night Mrs. S. C. Lyon was hos tess to her niece. Miss Rogers, and aer guests, and those who hav: en joyed the hospitality of this charm ing home can attest to the enjoy nent of the evening. A delicious . ourse of refreshments were served by Mrs. Lyon. , Saturday morning Mrs. Joseph I hompsou entertained the visiting young Ladies at a Rook party, from 10 to 12 o'clock, Mrs. Thompson proved to be a charming hostess. Salad and ice courses wefe served by Mrs. Thompson. Saturday evening from 8 to n o'clock Miss Glady's Peace enter tained the visitors at the home of her grand parents, Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Winston near town ana a most delightful evening was spent in crimes and other amusements. refreshments were served durinelan open air sleeping room for Mrs. rhP pvninfy which were enioved bv u.. .,of,r nf nnnff rmm Tuesday night of this week Miss Ppirii- Whitaker deliphtfullv enter- tained Mis Rogers and those of her guests who had not gone to their will ue giau 10 icarn inai mc 11 ir-mm-. Miw VVhi taker nroved to Unondiug to the treatment at Sawa- he a charming hostess and a verv pnintrahlp veninc was snent bv the . ' CM m J o 1 y uniintr nennle. ,r:. nu- e.A.. irginia xct-ciuiy ... 11c uuu,8.t5 an editor a' tlrink out of the same bottle and the story is how vouched for by a newspaper.:; , ; ; UOBDESDnifpUQIt r;TCAIJ Rocky Mount Officers Cap ture Huge Quantity When Train Is Unexpetedly , Halted By Bufstcd Air Hose. Rocky Mount, Aug. 7. Within a few minutes last night the Rocky Mount police station was turned in to a veritable liquor store room while the jail became a very popular place all of a sadden. Over too pints of liquor, to be exact, 174 pints, and many quartj and half pints, was the haul of the police. and it came about when an air bote to freight train No. '109 bursttd while the train wan pulling into the city and Police Officer Batholoraew, Denby and Whcclat made a haul of the defendants who alighted with their bags, boxes, satchels and car tons of whiskey, while it i confid entially declared that had not the damaged appliance been repaired so quickly they could have made many more arrests. The haul was the Urgent made in a single night in this city's hiM tory and was a serious interference with the traffic which has grown in great proportion since the enforcing of the new law against shipment. The carriers seldom ride the pas senger trains, though they some times attempt such tricky measures as a sending along of a trunk full of whiskey checked of one train and they come on another to claim it, as was done last night by a negro Arthur May, who was nabbed as he claimed his trunk in the baggage room here and which upon being opened was found to contain 96 pints and one quart. The negroes taken from the in oungUcJghWaua- . true prey of the officers when the acci dent occurred were arrangued in the city court this morning and were given sentences of three to four months each on the road lorc e. That there could have been twelve to twenty arrests made had the air brake damage been wo promptly repaired and the train allowed to continue its journey is the confident belief of the three officers ho lafct night carried through the largest raid on blind tiger violators ever recorded in this city, though thin circumscribed from being greater by lack of time. The indication! through the testimoiy in the city court today was that there were ho boes beating a ride on this train that are carrying whiskey into all parts of Eastern Carolina and as far south as Dunn, Faycttt ville, Selina Goldsboro and Wilmington. CUAPPLLL'S DAttDWARE STORE; ROBBED It srems that the hardware store r 1 1 - 1 1 1 11 . 1 ol iir. 1 . 1. nawpriii u iwjiu 11., in this pl.ce, stands as an easy mark for theburglais. Last Thui- Lay night some one smashed a front window and went 111 nnd helMril themselves to automobile tiies and a shot gun. Nothing eUe was nn.- ed and the officers have n clue whatever as to who did the wotk. l'he goods taken wer with 111 lie neighborhood of a hundred Mlai. Just a htile more than a )ear a go this store was broken open a. d a number of things were take , j among them were about two d.-zen I pistols, which were recovered . n I the theives caDtured. In ttie instance the theivew were more suc cessful so far in covering up tUt-ir iracks. A icward of $i5.oo of fered for The arrest and conviction of the .parties, by the town and Mr. cnappen. BUILDS SLEEPING COOL! Mr.'E. T. Cottrell has convert- ed one room of hit residence into Cottrell when she comes home. I He has added five window to the aireaoy wcri vcnuiaicu room, wu.c.i will maktt tueai sleeping quarters Th many friends of Mrs. Cottrell tonum in lact she is et peeled Uoinc I on the tlfu I Mfaclnir a deficit' ih that it reminds .... iri,,;M "34rr 1 1 ", t'. v , ! I . The book that has helped the av- jeracc aaa most Is bu poclctLovk 4 f . ' - ; 4 n
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