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The Monroe Journal VOL T - NO. 42. MONROE. N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1911. ONE DOLLAR A TEAR. vfTER FROM MR. FLOW. The Chief Justice Says That He Has Been a Faithful Servant and Knows How to Do Busi ness. To .the Kditor of Tin Journal : I was certainly surprised at your uncalled for onslaught on me In the last issue of The Journal. You made an effort to hold ine up to ridicule and to defame my character in an official capacity by not (riving the facts as they r in the crtse of State against J. K. IXister: but went out of the way to make it aper to the publkr that I was o trial. My of ficial career Is an open book and 1 can say that I have tried at all times to do my dirty the best that I knew, irrespective of whether or not it was popular, and have done as much as any one man in I'nion county to en force the law ami punish crime. In regard to the magistrates I can ay, that in so far as their jxiwers or jurisdiction goes, that they do not font the taxpayers h ivnny ami that assertion of yours t hat the cost now in the Kocorder' court goes to the county aihl town treasurer, which you said formerly went into the ockets cf justices of the peace ami of fieri Induced to drum up business, is untrue as the consta bles and sheriff are not on aala ric and I know that they do not donate free their time and sorvi res to the public. And again tinder the jurisdic tion of the magistrates the cost, including one witness, would on ly be i,2.:ir, whereas in the Re cottier's court as now eoiKst.it u ted it would lie !,"). :tO and in case of a removal to the Sub-Recorder the defendant has to plauk out of his pocket 2.00, a tiling unknown in a magistrate's oourt to get a removal, thereby caus ing a defendant to pay from if"--- t'.i to $4.!l. more lor the services of the court and officers than in a magistrate's court, sunt making the burdens greater on defend ants. So far as yon intimate in your article that if the Supreme court should sustain 51 K, I should sug gest, that it. wiiii Id be sustain Judge Cooke, as the appeal was from liis dtcisiou ai:l not 111111'; then that I should open my "mill vn the corner" and induce offi cers and others to drum up bus iness. I ivsi'iit that intimation an burl it nt you as being false and untrue and a clwirgo of your own creation us. I have never been guilty of drumming up business or having strikers for my "mill" on the corner 11s you charge. I am always at my business from early morning until late at night, and can say it truthfully ami without boasting, that I believe that the people have confidence enough in me to think and be lieve that 1 know how to issue papers properly and consequently they c.ome to me to have them issued and not on account of my drumming or have strikers us you would make believe in your article. I think that I can say without Iwating drums r the blowing of horns, that I have, in my feeble way, rend end as much service and time to the people of the county as you or any other man ami a girat deal of it without re muneration,. Refeitirg to .Mr. Vann's two last it ports he says "I hat. a laige niimhir of the cases tried in the Recorder's court were i rigiiiKilly within the jurisdiction ii f magistrates before 1 he crea tion of the Recorder's court. Then, that being so. each defend ant, lis heretofore stated, has to pay from $'2.'.K 4; $4.!." more in cost for bring tried by the Re corder or for the pleasure of a triil before the Sub-Kcconler. nd the officers that is, the Re corder and Solicitor being on salariis has to help pay them in tho way of taxes. So far as fines, fort frit 11 res and penalties arc cr,n 1 lined they go i the school fiitnd. not in general fund, n ;r in to the pockets of magisti. at "s. and do not lessen the tuxes of Ihe people ns sonic arc wont to make believe. In conclusion will say that 1 pmpeKC to do and perform my duties in the future as I have lioncti'ly tried to do in the past in all legal matters as I under stand the law to Ik ami what is right betwecu man an.l man, dis reganliug what a few self consti tuted autocrat may say or think about me and my official acts. Further. I will say that I was s..taincd by Judge Charles 51. Coke in an official capacity and not as an individual. This is not written in a spirit of enmity, but in my own vindication as 1 feci that your article was a thrust at me in onler to damage ami prejudice me ki the minds of the people. Kespeot fully, 51. 1 Flow. (The Journal has no quarrel with the Chief Justice, ami wouldn't put h single daub on his escutcheon. We believe that the Recorder' court is a good thing for law ami order in this community, and as a matter of public jM)Lii'y, we support it. The Chief Justice has always fought iit, and thia last case was mere ly a move iai the fight. We have no financial interest in the mat ter. The Chief Justice admitted ly has. That is the difference. The Journal.) News Around Wingate. (Correspondent of The Journal) 5Ir. Jesse A. Williams of Wax- haw spent Sunday with relatives here. 5Iis. T. 0. McKwe.11 of Colum bin, S. C. speut Sunday w ith her parents, -Mr. ami Mrs. h. li. .May. 5Iiss Jamie Bivctis of Lumber Bridge spent Saturday and Sun dav with her parents, .Mr. ami Mrs. J. W. Biveiis. Mrs. J. .Marshall Perry return ed from Richmond, Va., last week where she had been at the bed side of her husband who is suf ferinir with cancer. 51 r. Perry' condition is very serious. Mis .Mary Slierrin went to Cool Springs in Lanes Creek township to take up her work as teacher last week. 5Iis Verdie Snyder is teaching musk' at Indian Trail, 51i Kfthcr Uici is leaching at Bilk's school house in lames Creek township, 51ms 5Iary Jones is teaching at Hamilton's Cross Roads, and 5lis Nell 5Iatlieson of 5It. Ciihad, who has been in school here, will begin teaching at Jen-kin Cross Roads in Lanes Creek township next Monday. Since our hist writing Mr. Isaac Coii 'l! and family of loose Creek township have rent is I and moved into Mr. Pob daddy's house in the southern part of town. and Mr. Richard Bivei's and family of 5Iaishvillc have moved into Mr. John I'.rown's house. We cor dially welcome them to our vil lage. 5Iks Sallie Oldham, an cloeu ti;;n stinlent of Meredith College, gave a recital at the academy Monday evening. The proceeds amounted to $-4.00. one-third of which went to the literary aooie ties of the school. The sehcol moved into its new building wiith impressive and ap propriate cx.TcituM last 5loiiday morning. Rev. 1). M. Austin, our beloved pastor, conducted the ex ercises, ami enthusiastic sp-ocln-s were made by several other friends cf the school. .M'ss lKro1hy Iwney spent the week I'nd with her parents at Blewitt Falls. Mrs. .1, W. Smith and baby are visiting relatives in Monroe. Mr. and 51 rs. Jonas Hill have moved to the latter 's daughter's. Mis. W. A. Chancy, where they will make their home. On Wednesday evening, Nov. 2tUh, a play will Ik- given by the student of Wingate School, admission fee 25 cents. The pro ceed will be used fir tin bene fit of the library ami society balk Synopsis of play: 5lis 5Iari- ah l)ouglas, a Southern aristocrat,' wwhes lnr niece Isabel to marry Cel. .Mae.Millcn. Isabel, the love ly owner of "Kentucky Belle," a race horse, admires a telephone lineman in disguise. Col. 5Iae Milleii is about to propose, but is interrupted by the accident of the lineman. Isabel promises to marry the lineman if "Kentucky Belle" wins. The story ends in a satsfaetory manner to all. "Cindy and Henry" are two ef the funniest negroes ever seen cm the Htige. Illustrated wig by 5Ir. Henry Fail ley at the Dixie tonight. FARMERS' RALLY SUCCESS. A Big Crowd Came and the Ex hibits Were Worthy or a Place at the Big Fairs Poultry, Live Stock and Farm Products a Great Credit to the County Shows What the Farmers Can Do in the Way of a Fair. All aboard for a big Fnion count v fair next fall. The rally by the Farmers' Firion last Sat unlay and the display of prod uct left such a good taste in the month that everybody is in favor of a sure enough fair next fall. All that i needed is for some nermui or organization o take the lead and let the folks follow. The farmers of the coun ty can make a display that will make people open their eyes as to what is really going on iu Fii ion county. As fine a crowd of people wen here last Saturday as is ever as sembled at the county seat. It was" large and composed of the best farmers from every wet ion of the county. The speech of the day was made by 51 r. Hob Nuiin, "the plow Isiy orator of Stokes," and was heard by a big crowd on the court house square. It dealt mostly with tho Union ar.l the reason why all farmers should become members. Although the exhibits were got ton up hurriedly they wen- very creditable indeed. Then' was a fine display of good fowl, sev eral irood hogs, com galore, and manv other things. But best of all, there were twenty-five fine colls here competing for the pri zes, and nearly all of them were beauties. It was enough to encour age the farmers who are turning their atcntion in the direction of stock raising. The various awards are given below. Die "winner will call on 5Ir. J. W. Hamilton at the Co-Op erative Mercantile Company's store, mil receive the awards Best lisplay of farm products on Wdjf'iu, lt, J'aivdi int. Local; 2nd. Beulah; :lrd. Rock Rest. 'b-st dsplav bv two lun-se far er. J. T. Wk. Ib-st 10 cars of one ear variety of corn, Jjintmie Baker. Best 10 ears prolific variety of coin. Cl.md Helms. Pevi 10 years of yellow corn. Claud iielius. Best peek of Irish potatoes, 11. I). Browirrng. liest peek of yellow- potatoes. Jake Peiicgar; wliite potatoes. A. L. Flllldeiburk; red potatoes. II. B. King. Best puniikiii, (i. W. Slierrin. Best peek of black peas. J. 1 Ross; white peas, S. C. Love whiporwills, (i. F. Knight. Best bushel Apb r Oats, ( Fowler, Best bushel wheat, J. II. I'm ins. W Wil Pest molasses, Tlios. L. Helms. Best Novelty, Charles Helm (eld tiiine spii.jiinig wheel). Best hoise colt foaldcd ill P'll over 7 months old. Henry 51 vers; 2nd, Billie Bivrns; :!nl, W. A. Williams. Best horse colt, under seven mouhts old, Charles Hushing 2nd. Loniiie Itariuo; :bd. ('has. (Jniffin. Best mule colt under 7 moiilhs old. 1st, L. S. Pigg; 2nd. L. V. MeilLin; :Jnl. W. 11. Trull. Best bei f cow, A. L. Fundev burk. Best calf, Hurley Thomas. Best hog at large, T. L. Price Best tig under three months old. 1st. T. L. Price; 2nd. Win. Redl'eaitl; -'ild, Cliailts J. Helms. Best display of chin-kens, 1st, J. V. tiiiflin;' 2nd. W. C. Stack; :iid. (i. B .Caldwell. Best trio. 1st. J. II. Wager: 2nd W. K. L. Williams; :hd. C. F. Hoi n. Best pell of geese, R. W. Wil liams. Best 1 pound of butter, 1s,f. Mix J. T. Cook; 2nd, Miss Ma mie K, Hi bus. lbs! loaf, l.s-1. 51is. L. S. ( J recti; 2nd, Miss .Mamie li. Iielius; :!il. J. II. Will'.ims. Best displav fruit. 1st. -Mrs. 51. I). L. Pn-slar; 2nd. Mrs. A. L. Parker; iinl, 51 in. A. L. Fun derburk. In addition 1o the premiums previously announced the Fann ers and .Merchants' Bank added a five dollar certificate of de IHiskt. Other additions t the premium list not heretofore pub- I'whed were: W. C. Stack. Jfi ; Luther Wiliams.rsV. : Crow Bros. 1; 1'nioii Hnig Co.. i?2: lb mler son Roller .Mill, sack of Invinci ble flour. The following wi re the judi;.i: On bread, butter and fruits. 5les dains B. F. Parker. T. K. Wil liams. M. K. Lee. Farm products. F. B. Ashcrafl. J. J. Crow. L. II. lb-lms. On floats. W. B. Love. W. F. Morgan, Bob Nunu. Live stock. Dr. Watt Asheiaft ami .Mr. Jenkins. Poultry. J. K. Stewart. S. II. Hudson, oiml Hugh Hinde. The m rude was hebl at ll;:iO, a. ni. t he lloats, richly laden with the best fruits and vegeta ble of this country, and elegant ly decorated, were many in num ber and each represented a local Farmers' I'n ion. They came from Oakdale, Indian Trail, Rock Rest. Wingate, 5Iarshville, Waxhaw, and in fact, from cverv section of Pnion county in which there exisls a local union. Mr. Hough Shot. Ijiuieaster, S. ('.. Nov. 17th. While 011 a hunting xieditiou. to-day, Mr. B. C. Hough, a meirliaut and business man of thia city, was accnleiitly shot iu the left leg, just above the knee, cutting the leaders and injuring the knee cap. It seems that he ami Dr. W. F. Laney were hunt ing together ami tiny had stop ped for lunch, after which Dr. lauey handed Mr. Hough his gun and the gun had been left cocked and in some way went off, with the above results. A team was secured from a fanner nearby and 5lr. Hough was hurried to town in time to catch a train for Rock Hill, where he was placed in tic h s pital. Word has just been re ceived that there is 110 hope of saving the limb. News Around Waxhaw. WajiiHw- Knttiprise. Mr. Charlie Wilson of the C J-! lege Hill iiimniunity gathered :!20 ioiunls of citron from eiie vi'iw last week. 51 r. Thomas Taylor and 5I'ss Lulu Ciinniip, both of Marvui. were married at Osceola, 'Sipi.:-. T. W. Seerest officiating. The school at College Hill opened Monday, with 51 Us Beau lull Hamilton of I'liioiiville ;is priucipid and 51 r. (!. W. 51'i-r of College Hill as assistant. Rev. (i. L. Merrill .. Hub- county has accept etl a cull pastorate of King Street, haw and Herman Baptist dies. He will move her take charge the firs! of to Hie Wax-cliur-atid in xt ear. The eight-months old son of Mr. and .Mrs. Robert Polk of Lando dietl last Friday morning and was buried at tiie Waxhaw cemetery Friday morning. F1111 crr.I services were conducted at Mr. J. A. (iambic's residence. 51 r. W. F. ("hears, jewelcf, of Saul'ord, who formerly conducted a jewelry store here, will lie in town next Sat unlay with a full line of jewelry. The Little Spree of Brutus. Pageland News and Scout. Brutus Wall, a negro living '! miles south of town, regardless of the low price of the stuff, took willingly and delil.i ratelv a -olIO 1 mm n id bale ef cioten from J. K. Agerlons gin two mi! s east of here last Thursday niuht niton! nine o'clock, and iHim -di-ately took up his jouui'V to .Meuree. He stopped Zoar central sometime duri the uitrlit and left his wagon and cotton till Friday morning, then resumed hi journey. Hi bor rowed donkey began to fag be fore he reached .Monroe, so he hired Willim BlakeJiey to carry it for him. Be sold the cotton, spent about . ."i of the proceeds and started home wlnn 5Ir. Ag ei'ton and Isaili Brewer, colored, owner of the cutten halted lilu and had I1i.n1 lodged in jail ;i! Monroe. Wall had spent sevci al dollars for wearing apparel, including a pair of sevt 11 do,!..;' pair of shoes, at Bdk Bros. The goods Were relumed and the mo ney refunded, so that Brewer re ceived all of hi money, and left Wall in the hands of the law. Illustrated song by 51 r. Henry Fairley at the Dixie tonight. Cotton Ginning: Report. The report of tho govt rumen! oil cotton guuicii 10 .ovemner 14. was issued at ten o'clock to day. Iliougli it is me largtsi suite l!hH, it hail no bad effect oil the market, the amount bavin been pretty well guessed in ad vance. Number of bales ginned up to and including the It cf this month. il.20:UMHi 1 he n mounts for the wiiue date on 1 t'Vlmus vear were as follows: PH0, H, 7C4.1.":l; l;0!i. s.lo!l.7:i7; IIHK-, !. r:.".StK ; P.MI4, the big crop year. ?,7MtJ.G40. Boy Corn Club Winners. If the boys of the corn clubs in other counties in the. State beat those in I'liion county this year they must "hump" them selves a good deal. The prizes for the boys in th'i county were awarded last Saturday, and t lie winners are as follows: Hoyte 5Iarlin, Iines Creek, township, won the $4" wardrobe offered by 51 r. T. P. Dillon, by making one liutnLred and six and siv-sevciuths bushels on one acre. This is the highest nconi ever made by any one in I'nion county, if we are not mistaken. Jolui NtwwtKid, Jackson town ship, came next with eighty-six ami a third bushels, ami wen .10 in cash. Junes Huntley of Lanes Creek township, followed with eighty and six tenths bushels, and got a $" cash prize. Lee Asheraft, of 5Iars!iville. township, gathered seventy-eight and three fourths bushels and picked up the $2. .10 wish prize. Banner Hudson of Jackson came next with seventy ne and a half bushels ami won .2. V-il 1 ia in A. b'eilfearn of 51 011- roe t;i a tMtliip made sixty-eight and uu.'-t .-fivo one hundredths bnsh Ik. ami won .2. Janes Helms of Jackson grew si sty -six and three twentieths i'mv''! Is and won 2. ".I.'M M'e V ll'lvl.p III lack son nitiile tilty-tive ainl one loin tti bift.lie!s. and also won i 'Wi ni boys, and the ii!iin 1.1 h who were in the race but t-n- (oni'.tereii uuiavoralilc csrcuiu- sfaibCes are worthy of three times i ree c.hcei-s. They are do ing soni 'thing that was ni'di'iate ed of a short time ago and wli:i.t very few men are doing even in this day. The Journal takes i f;' its hat to the boys. But most idi the nri.is went to Lams Creel-: ami Jackson. What is the mat ter wilh the other townships' Kipiitpetl with 1 such as are used pan1 of spuis bv telt'iii.ont liiii'iiu 11. .Monroe .Mon.tgi negro of Charlotte, start ei 'possum hunt Saturday, following 5louroe was nery. a upt ri a 'he day carried to the city and placed in th (omkI Sainari'tan Hospital, having sus tained a broken wrist and inter nal injuries during the interum. The ncgio had climbed a lofty oak in the Kelilndy woods sune three miles from the city, mid while peering into the .niieriu ;ist rcccssts of a 'possum deli his spins slipped in some unknown manner, ami he crashed to tin earth, some (it) feet hc v. A Mother Burned To Death. Wadesboi o M. A: I. One of the most shocking deahts that ever oeeiired i:i 1 h is county, was that of Mrs. W, I.. Winfield. of tin- Diamond Hill in -ighboi hoed from burns r eciv ctletl .Monday inorniiiir about lo o'cltM'k. 5lis. Winfi Id was suh jeet to Nome kind of fainting sH'IIs, and while the family were out digging potatoes .Monday morning, she was lift alone, had an attack, and fi II e.i the fi re heat 111. Wlun she regained ci n sciciisjit ss In r elotlus were iii fliiiucs mid she i an nut h th yard, where die was sm :i by a chain gang fi.rec which w;;s out in front of tin- house working, and the flames v. to extinguish ed by Mr. John l.aniph-y. ne of ihe ove! seeis. She wes teVribly hiinied.and Dl . I'oyee who at tilidetl li er could oidv g':vi tein H.raiy help, aiol tba'-ll relieved the MH,r wotuau .suffering Tiiestlay mi ruing about five o' clock. She was buried Wednes day mornii.ic at Cedar (trove. A huslsmd and four children sur vive In r. Mie was alKtut fifty year old. I Human Skull Found in Pasture. Charlotte Observer. Much mystery is attached to the finding of a human skull yes terday in the pasture of Mr. John Kimball, a prominent farm-r of the ctumly, with residence some eight inib-s from the city. F.xcite ment reigned supreme when it was discovered that tin- .skl.ll 1. hail iteen ahaltereil with a luill. Which li.nl elilei'e! sqiei-reiy in the centre of the forehead and emerged u'ar the right car. It is said liv those who examiinsl the gruesome article that the former owner thoreot eoiutl int nave been drtul more than a nuritli as the skull was iu pcrfei't sn dition. It will be brought, to lite city today for the purioe of a med ical examination, in oixler to de- teniiuie whether the tleei asisl was a white man or a negro. While 110 one ha been niinsed of late in that section of the county, much interest is being manifested ami develoinem.s are expecteil as a result of tho inves tigation which will be commenced immediately. 51 r. Kimball stated that while lie had no klea tluit the object of their search was a human Isuly tluit he liad not-ic-eil f a month a eontiuoiw as sembly of vultures about the sit where the skull was found, and that he has thought that the car c4iss of some anvuuil was the wiusc of vtsitjitiim. This strength en the belief of the officials that the body was not in the thicket for more than ."10 da vs. Recorder's Court Proceedings. November L")-22. Iawi-enec Lingle, forcible en try, costs. WUlcford Crook, violation of ordiimnce 7ti, costs. A. F. Iielius, injury to ttde pjhonc lijic, eots. Biniyan BakiT, assault, not guilty. Cos-ts taxisl 001 pivsiHiu tor, Kayiiiuid Baker. Bunynu Baker, carrying con cealed Weapons, ail esU. K. W. Biggei-s, assault, costs. Bob Houston, colorrtl. assault, tlO and costs or (10 days on the roads, 5lauriee 51am ss, assault and battery, -tlo and costs, and Wild for .fBMl to appear .May IS, 1!H2, and show fjimd behavior. Thi tlcfendaiit beat his wife. Tyre Price, violation of ordi nance 7o. N and costs. Alliiiou Davis. c 1 1 1 red. assault. f.) and costs. F. C. .MeAhy, violation ot ordi nance 7(. c sts. Demonstration Week. This is tleinonstation week at the Heath Hardware store and every lady in the town and coun ty is cordially invited to call at the store, get coffee and beuiLs. ami find out all alsmt the beat cooking machine mi earth, th 1 Majestic Range. All th s week a full set of ware will be given to every purchaser of a range. See theiilvertLsenient in this pa per and n ad the names of peopf you know who aie using the jest ic. The Norfolk and Southern Ilail road. which runs '"roin Norfolk to Raleigh and many other point. iu Ihe eastern part of the State, has bought the Page road iu Miwire, .Montgomery and Randolph coun ties, and ,1 small road called the Durhanm ami Charlotte, and the Raleigh and Soiilhnrt, and will make up a line to Concord :n:d Charlotte. The gi-nt Pennsylva nia road has piiechasi 1 the At lantic Coast Line, ne oi the big roads of. this and oilier South ern States. 51 r. W. Thomas Laney cam" into The Journal td'fice Satur day and reported that bis tur keys were iu a great state of un-easiitc.-'s as regarding Tlnnks irving day. The almanie n.ii that Thanksgiving conies this year on the 2'!rd, mid .Mr. L:uiey had al.-io seen sonic staleiirent i:i the papers to the same effeet. But Thanksgiving i really on the Will, and so the lurkevs will i . i . . . iii-nc a i icasi oiw more week Ml which to tn joy life. Beatti .-. the Virginia wife mtir tierer, iiaving tried in every way to escape his Ltc, will be ex--cutcd Friday. That i the yay they t rent itiurderei in Virginia. W p.1
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