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HE MONROE JOURNAL Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, April 19, 1910. One Dollar a Year. Volume XVII. No. 12. KILLED ON TRACK. Hr. W. H. Mailman of Marshville Lost His Life While Sitting on a Track in Charlotte Sunday Night. 'lirluitrlrtrrvr. I;l- With a speeding reseurer lacking but thirty seconds in which to save his endangered life, William 11. Hall man of Marshville was struck by an outgoing Seaboard freight train near the Louise mill last night at 8:45 o'clock and instantly killed. The man was hurled into a ditch on the south side of the track some twenty feet from the spot where he was struck. His body was not mangled. It is the old, old story of drink and of the strange but seemingly common imDulse which moves one under the influence of liquor to seat himself on a railroad track. In the case of Mr. Hallman this was not so unaccountable, for he had previously lvwn for a considerable while an em- nlove of the Seaboard as section boss and again as bridge foreman, having been employed by me company noi a great while ago at Polkton. In his rnr.ket was found a letter asking him to come back and take a position there again, and $19 36 in money. Ha was a Mason, testimony to this fact beine amone his eftects. When Mr. T. J. I Bellinger, an em ploye of the American Machine and Manufacturing Company, on his way from his home at No. 17 South Har- rell street, came up the Seaboard in the eastern section of the city, he met a man at the Louise avenue cross inff who Raid. "There's a man Bitting on the track back there. I tried to get him to move, but he wouldn't do it" A few yards further on he found the man referred to. "My friend, you're in a mighty dangerous place here." ho said. "If you were to go to sleep and a train would come alone vou'd bo killed." Tim man. however, refused to budge and muttered some thing about not being asleep. Not wishing to fictint) trouble by trjing to move the stvauger against Lis wishes, Mr. Dellinger left him. He had cne only a few hundred fict, nuudiug the slight curve which hy just to the west of Hallman when he heard the whistle of the outcoming freight train bound for Monroe. At onco he thought of tho man ho had lift be hind, turned and dashed to save him. Faster and faster, nearer and nearer tho engine No. 088 of the train bore down upon him from behind as he ran ahead on the track. Soon the engineer saw him and whistled shrill'. But between the train and the man ahead a cut inter . vened suflicient to cut oil' tho view, and while Engineer John Winslow saw Dellinger and Dellinger could see Hallman distinctly, the first could not see the last. In a second or two the train had come so near that Dellinger was forced to leap from tho track and watch the train plunge onward on its mission of death. He found the body of the deceased man by the track, hhouted to the trainmen and they came bacK and helped him. The engineer re marked to one that he did not see Hallman until ho was withiu 10 feet of him. Evidently he reversed at once for the train ran but a few car lengths before it was brought to a halt. The body was conv eyed to the Sea board passenger station, where it was held, pending the arrival of a broth er, Mr. J. F. Hallman, from Marsh ville on the 11 o'clock train. Wineute Commencement, The annual eommencementof Win gate School begins next Friday night, the 22nd. and closes aicnaay. ine nil nrncrsm la as follows: - r-e . ... Friday. 8:00 D. m. roe ana Ath enian enntesta. Reciters loe: LI ie Bivens, Pauline Bogan, belraa Chaney, Emma Redfearn, Annie Womble; Athenian: Bessie Bogan, Cornelia Hamilton, Naomi llinson, IVssifl Melntvre. Ethel Snyder. Saturday, ;00 p. m. Joint debate by Gladstone and Philosophian Soci eties Ouerv: Reso ved. that trusts are responsible for the present high coat of living. Affirmative: n urman M. Karnes. U adstone: kawara J William. Phi. Neeative: Lovd E. Sutton. Phi.: James B. Lone. Glad stone. Alternates: rloyau vniie head, Gladstone; Bard A. Williams, Phi. Sunday. 11:00 a. m. Sermon, Rev. Jnsiah Crudun. Mondav. 1U:IX) a. m. reclaimers: Boyce L. Biggers, Gladstone; George Medlin, Thilosphian; G Hamilton Davis, Gladstone; Boyce bhcrnn, Philosophian. Orators: C. Wintrea Ranenm. PhilosoDhian: Mark A. Grif fin, Gladstone; Koy Sanders, Philo sophian; Carl v. lyner, uiaostone. 2:00 p. m. Literary address, uev. IT. II. Hulten. 8 00 nm Brow nine contest Re citers: Ollie Davis, Carrie Godfrey, Sallie Griflin, Mary Hamilton, Alary .Tnnpa Ruth Mav. Cora L. Tvncr. Marshals Athenian: Mary Gaddy, chief; Etta Williams, Kate Griflin, IA Griflin. Annie Jones. Poe: Pearl Stewart, chief; Grace Watson, Myrtle Outen, Edna W imberley.JNaomi jop lin. Brownine: Sarah Parker, chief; Marv Simpson. Annie L. Bogan. Alice Simpson, Eva Martin, Bessie Gaddy. Gladstone: Mark A. Grillin, chief; G. Hamilton Davis, Roger It. Pitman, L. Gaston Prevatte, Royal . 'I arte ton. Flovd L. Whitehead. Philoso phian: DeWitt C. Belk, chief; Coop er C. Cornwel). J. Chatham Helms, J. D. Iledfeaiu. Roland C. Williams, Bard A. WilUmw. THE GREAT BIG RAILROAD PROJECT. The Transcontinental, Undertaken Un- - M . M der the Auspices ot the btate. The Great Proposition to Build a Road from Tennes see to Southport to 5top reignt uiscnminauons . - . ...... r - .1 If Against the Whole btate wm wme inrougn union County and the People Will Soon be Called Upon to Vote on It A Great Conception that is to Be a Reality. . Mr. Hallman had gone to Charlotte to spend the day with his wife's brother, Mr. Vernon Williams. Mr. Hallman was well known all along the Seaboard in this section. He was quite a popular man. He was not known as a drinking man, though sometimes he drank some in a very quiet way. He was a Mason and a member of the liapusi cnurcn at Marshville. He was twice married, the last time to a daughter of Mr. J. T. Williams, now of Jackson town ship. He was 42 years old, having been born in Lincoln county, a son nf Andrew and Susanna Hallman. For the past five pr six months he had not been in the ranroaa service, his last position having been that of section foreman for the Seaboard at Polkton. is survived bv a wife and an infant son, six months of age. He has also two brothers: Mr. J. r. Hail man r.f Marshville. Mr. B. L. Hall roan of Lilesville; and a sister, Miss Laura Hallman of Lilesville. The Dixie has two fine pictures for tonieht. As it is in Lit and "Capital ts. Labor." Two full reels Farmers Fifcbt D.-adly Sunday Kattle. i.voiii. ;.. ;l-rmt h. Kth. Two dead, one dvirttf and prob ablv one or t'vo siieht.lv wounded are the results of a Sun lay afternoon battle in a family lead it long stand ing, which took place late this after nonn in Emanuel countv. The dead are: A. S. CVIlint, awell to-do farmer, and bin son Willis Col una, both of whom died dur.ng tne progress of the fight Marion Lewis is so badly wounded that he is expected to die at any mo ment. The battle was belweea the family nf Collins and the family of Lewis, and was the outcome of a dispute over a public roa t crossing, the two families reside less than a mile apart and the couat. ';ne runs be tween their homes. They met in a lane this afternoon near the Lewis home. The members of the Collins family were armed with pistols while two shotguns were used on the other s.de. .lnsenh Lwis. father of Marion Lewis, is aliened to have fired the shot that ended the life of the elder Collins. Tonieht however, ho would make no statement, i ne sueniis 01 hoth Toombs and Emanuel counties have gone to the scene of the trou hie. accompanied bv physicians. As both ramnics are weii-to-do ano well known, the shooting has created a sensation in both counties. It was known that they were not on the best of terms. Communication wun thn scene of the battle can be had nnlv bv a rural telephone line and details are meagre. However, it was lparned that a dozen or more shots were fired and it was stated that the others who were wounded besides Marion Iifiwis. are not seriously hurt. It was stated later tonieht that three arrests had been made of sur vivors in the battle. Recorder's Court. VA Gate wood, assault and bat tenr .10 rlavs. "V. ' . .... . . John Lewis, disorderly conduct; costs. K. A. Aldndee. embezzlement; nol pros on payment of costs. Marion Blakeney, col., assault ana hnttorv fclS and costs. Ella Cauthen, disorderly conduct; costs. P.li .Tones, larcenv: 0 days E. Stowe, keeping liquor for sale; rlavs Gus Medlin, disorderly conduct; and crista. Julia Redfearn, slander; nol pros and prosecutor taxed with costs. Susan Mitchell, slander; nol pros and prosecution taxed with costs Cnl R A. Jones, president of the South Atlantic and Transcontinental Railroai, writes The Journal that he expects to take up the matter of county elections just as soon as ne returns from the est ana isortn, oe einnine in Cleveland county and coming this way. Col. Jones spoke m Cincinnati last weea ana rjeiore the legislature of Ohio at Columbus. He is now in New York on business connected with the road. The Wil mington Chamber of Commerce re cently passed strong resolutions set ting out the facts connected wun me undertaking, and we publish them Resolved, that whereas, it has come to the knowledge of the w umington Chamber of Commerce mat a num- hpr of our fellow citizens in estern Carolina; and that the boards of trade of Knoxville, Tenn.,of Greenville, S. C, of Waynesville, N. C. or Ashe vilU fr. nf Brevard. N. C. and of Hendersonville, N. C, during the past several years have at a neavy personal expense been jointly labor ing, and have secured the passage of laws by the North Carolina legisla ture, through thrco consecutive ses sions of that honorable body, with out a dissenting vote, for the con struction of a direct line of railroad east and west, under 'a: wr.trnl of tho State of North Carolina, from v. Tonne? see coa' fields vh Knox- U IVnn.. across tho ri.h.-e '. :ut the State of North Carol in . tof h- port, at the mouth u ! " ar river, to secure uikci cuim nius with. Chicago and th great Northwest. And whereas, the purpose of this co-operative work has been to secure ! a r nited states naval coaling station at Southport. And to secure a Chi cago, Northwestern and Southport, and South American mail line And to establish a freight rate basing port at Southport, N. C. To stop nnhmt. freight rate discrimination aga'iist the commerce and tho peo ple of this State, maintained under the interstate commerce law, because of there beine no rate basing port established in this State. And whereas, we find that our fel low citizens of Western North Caro lina have incorporated to bo under State control what is known as "The South Atlantic Transcontinental Rail road," to extend from the Tennessee mat firlds over the straichtcst and shortest practicable possible line to reach Southport. And whereas, they nave secured thn indorsement of the said line, and said port by tho legislature of this and other stales. And whpreas. thev have secured anharrintions bv the act of the North " ---r-- . ... . Carolina legislature lor tne use 01 t in State convict labor towards tne r-nnst ruction of said lino. And have further secured county bond sub scriptions in exchange lor stocs at ivir in the said road, in the seven ommties in Western Carolina, and a pledee in the counties of Tennossee , . . .t. . i: :n tnrougn wnicn me hub u kobo w help build the road in a way that it will not increase taxes in any county across the State voting subscriptions to the roid. And whereas, it is shown that un- dr.r thn law and the charter that the Governor, chairman of the Corpora tion Commission, and tne Auditor 01 thn Sfatn nf North Carolina, and thnir rnsnective successors, will have absolute veto power over the issuing of tho securities, and tne receipw, nnrl thn disbursements of tne road u-hon it shall have been built, for the protection of the State and the people. A nrl whr-reaa. we find that the pre conf irm has been taken for the State's protection that no convicts will be delivered unui wmi-uu i m writing, acceptable to the liovernor oni hn munril of State of North Carolina that ample capital will be available as required above convici labor, and county aid, for tne con etmctinn nf thn entire line. And whereas, we find under the law that no county bonds can be de livered until the mile of road that the bond represents is accepted and approved by the Governor, and chair man of tne corporation commission, and the Auditor of the State, as com- plete in first class condition, ready for operation and taxation. And whereas, it is set out in the legal publications that have been distributed across the State by the president of the railroad company, that the contract for the construction nf the road and building of the line has been let to one of the oldest, the strongest and the most reliable con struction companies known on the American continent, beine the firm of MacArthur Bros. & Co. of New York Citv and Chicaeo. wherebv the contractors have obligated to take the convict labor and the countv subscriptions and the securities al lowed by the act of the legislature, and construct and equip the same in a manner acceptable to the Gover nor, chairman of the Railroad Cora mission, and the Auditor of the State of North Carolina. And whereas, it is set out that all the preliminary work, including the agreement with the contractors for the filing of the evidence of ample capital available with the Mate, aud for actual construction work to be- ein, Svi soon a thn ho'din?r and the carrying f theoitftioi'g m the coun ties ft '.r.; .be uMf.nr foot of the mountair. to 8?j! ')rt is ccitr , Aid rl ( roa". a n e J of this u v jre has lone tv a needed trie whole state ct North Carolina, and that the opening of Southport harbor for a United States naval coaling station and the starling of a South Ameri can mail line will bo of inestimable value to the whole Stato of North Carolina, as well as tho whole South and West, and of great, direct and immediate value to the city of Wil mington. Therefore bo it resolved, that the Wilmincton Chamber of Commerce commend tho foresight, the energy, the enterprise and tho public spirit manifested by our fellow citizens in Western Carolina. And wo pledee the support and hearty co-operation of this Chamber or commerce, ano the citv of W umineton. in every le gitimate wav to hasten the success of this great undertaking, and urge that our fellow citizens in eastern counties and those across the State Viitnnate enoueh to be on tho line of this road, cast tho same unani mous vote for its construction, that is shown to have been cast by our sister counties west of Cleveland county, to the Stato lino. Rr so ved further, that the secre tarv of this Chamber of Commerce hn renui'sted to furnish a C0PV of this resolution to the following pa- ners in each countv throuch which the road ia nronosed to run: The Wilmington Star; the Wilmington Dispatch; the News-Reporter, Wbite villc, Columbus county; the Robe sonian. Lumberton. Robeson county; the Scottish Chief, Maxton, Robeson county; tho Laurinburg Exchange, Scotland county; the 1'ost, KocKing ham. Richmond countv: the Anson ian, Wadesboro, Anson county; the Monroe Journal, I nion county; the Monroe Enquirer, Union county; the Charlotte Observer: the Charlotte Chronicle; the Charlotte Evening News; the Gaston ia Gazette, Oaston cnuntv: the Cleveland Star. Shelby; the Asheville Citizen; the Asheville Gazette-News. Adopted this the 15th day o March, 1310. J. A. Taylor, President J. A. McGleachv, Secretary. Union Cases in Supreme Court Several cases from Union county were hf ard in the Supreme court re cently, and the decisions handed down last week. The case against the town of Monroe, brought by ilr J. A. Crowell, in which he sued and obtained damaees for the closing of Church street, was reversed. The court said: "Held, that the facts dis closing nothing more than a closing of a railroad crossing in order that an overhead bridge immediately above the crossing may be erected for the use of the public and evidently lor nublic safety and convenience, while it may be that the plaintiff is incon venienced and temporarily damaged, it is damnum absque injuria, and the judgment is reversed and action dismissed." The iudemert of W. M. D. Cuth- bertson aeainst Mr. J. A. Austin, ob tained for $1,000 on the charge of usury in a land deal, was sustained. Suit of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Doster against Messrs. J. R. English and S. 0. Blair, won in the Superior court by the defendants, was sus tained. The court said: Tlamtius mortpaped their property to bank. which foreclosed and property was bought by defendants and later re sold to plaintiffs, plaintiffs giving their notes, whicn were later paid Dy them. Plaintiffs contend that de fendants promised to loan them the money to buy the property and did buy the property for them and charg ed over G per cent, interest. Defend ants contend that they bought the property outright and later sold to plaintiffs at a profit. The jury found that the plaintiffs had paid defend ants $GG9 more than they paid for the property, but that defendants did not knowingly take and receive over (1 per cent interest on any money advanced to o amtifls. in the pres ent case, the essentials necessary to the plaintiffs cause of action have lron found aeainst them, the jury having found that the defendants bougl t the property and nter sold the ji aiitihs at a prone ana tne oe f"ida:i!'i had not loaned money to jiluii. at an usurious rate of in- 5ermon on Near Beer Saloon. In his pulnit Sunday night, Dr II. F. Chreitzberg, pastor of Central Methodist church, preached a ser mon on the near beer saloon that has heen onened in this citv. He said that any man who opened a near beer saloon and said that he aid net in tend to violate the law was a liar. Aftpr showincr the evils of such an institution, Dr. Chreitzberg said the one in this town must get out. Death of nr. and Mrs. Armficld's Baby. Rnfus. the little eighteen months old s.n of Mr. and Mrs. Uufus Arm field, died at six o'clcck last Wed nesday morning of measles and pneu monia. In January the child had pneumonia, and never recovered its strength, and when measles came on there was little hope for it hverj possible thing was done, even to the summoning cf a physician from Charlotte, but the little one had no strength to fight another attack ol the dreadful disease. The baby was the only son and had been here long enough to so endear it to the heart? of its parents that giving it up was a terrible blow, the funeral was conducted at the home on Thursday morning by Dr. Chreitzberg, and was attended by a largo gathering of relatives and sympathetic friends. Tho tbral oilerings on the little grave were most beautiful, air. and Mrs. Armtield have the sincere sympathy of hundreds of friends in the loss of the little babe in whom their love and hope were centered Of the twenty-three grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs E. A. Armfield. some of them grown, this is the first one to die. Floyds Next Monday Night With a full line of new tricks, oc ular illusions, and sleight-of-hand magic, the Floyds, ever popular Ly ceum entertainers, will present a unique and highly diverting pro pram at the onera house next Mon day evemne before an audience that, from present indications, will nil the house. The company is traveling under the direction of the well known Radcliffe Bureau and has been meet ine with ereat success. The advance sale of seats here has also been very good. Floyd has been mystifying Ameri can audiences for the past 20 years or more and has come to be recog nized as one of the most expert ex ponents of a form of amusement that never grows dull. His sleight-of-hand manipulations are quite re markable in their way and no smart observer has ever yet been able to "catch on." Moreover he is always bringing forth something new, prob ablv beine without a peer as an in ventor of brilliant magical experi ments. Comedian and humorist as well as wizard he adds fun to magic, the combination offering an irresist ible attraction to those seeking an evenine's pure amusement and rec reation after a dull and tiresome day's work. Closing Exercises of Mt. Prospect School. Oornidnr f Th Jnurnl. The elosine exercises of the above school under the management of Prof. C. A. Pivler as principal and Misse9 Lessie Plyler and Nancy La than as assistants, came tff Friday, the 13th: Dr. W. W. Bays preached the annual sermrn and from the opinion of all present it was a mas terly discussion from the text. "Thu art Peter and upon this rock 1 will build my church. Judging from all who heard it and in our opinion it was one of the createst. if not the greatest, sermons we have ever heard. No doubt many good impressions that will prove a blessing to tho community were made upon all. Dinner was served at noon and if old earth ever groaned under her burdens, she did so on that day. Rev. A. W. Pivler delivered the an nual acdress in the evening upon the subject, "Great ideals and now to obtain them." Words of praise of the address were not wanting by every tongue. In short it was a plain, practical, forcible discourse and no doubt will be an impetus to many a boy and girl to raise their aims to the highest pitch. At 9 o'clock p. m. Dr. Bays deliv ered a lecture on "Love, Courtship and Marriage. Language fans to give it adequate praise. Some things are good some are better, but it wan the best No doubt many eood seeds were sown that will produce fruit long alter tne sowers nave passed over the river. The crowd has been estimated by many at 1500. Lancaster county, Monroe, Vaxhaw and other points were largely represented. The Tab ernacle brass band, considering the short time they have been organized, furnised some excellent music, alt. Prospect base ball team "licked it en" the College Hill team. Mt. Prospect never witnessed a moro quiet, pleas ant, profitable day. One of tho best sessions in tho his- icry of the sthool ha j ist dosed and leachers feel good, when words of p.ahse from at lra.4 !H) pr ct r.t. cf the patrons were expressed. Oat of a census report of 130, with at least ten moving away, we enrolled l..u ith a ge neral average ol about nu per month, although having to con tend with a severe winter and much sickness. No community in the coun ty can boast more than ait. rrospoct over the improvements made along all hues in the last few years. As to the futuro teachers ol the school we know nothing. We can not praise our own work, but only ask a fair, hontst, impartial investi gation of what has been done. "We tote our own skillets and stand or all upon our merits. We predict ereat things for Jilt. Prospect school if properly managed. Upon the boys and girls of Mt Pros nrct. to whom we have become pe culiarly attsched, we invoke heaven's richest benedictions. C. A. Pi.vler, Principal. Owninir a Home. liuirnfj I,fili!'r. Every laborine poor man should buy himself a town lot, get that paid or, and then work to make the nec essary improvements. A little here and a little there will m duo timo produce you a home of your own, and place you out of the landlord's grasp. Remember that fifty dollars a year saved in rent, will in a very few years pay for your home; and the money it costs you to move and shift about, without a loss of furniture and time, will nav the interest on a five hundred dollar judgment against your prop erty until jou can gradually reduce it to nothing. You can all buy that way; why do you not risk it? If you fail you are no worse off; if you suc ceed, as any careful man is sure to do, you have made a home and estab lished a basis equal to another s, which willstart you in business. Unlonville BulldinirChanjres Hands The school building at Unionville, which has been ownd for several years bv Prof. O. C. Hamilton, has been sold and becomes county prop erty, lhe board of education and the people of tho district bear the expense of the purchase. The dis trict is already a local tax public school and this is a movement to make the school stronger and better. Prof. Hamilton will still be connect ed with the school and tho new movement is only for the purpose of strengthening. IF is a mighty little word but if you are paying out good money for old candies, "if" stands between you and satisfaction. Why not eet the best for your money? Best assortment of chocolates. Monroe Candy Kitchen.
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