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Monroe Journaj -rr-rr VOL. 19. No. lfs? MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1912. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. E Late Fart a AlMMit tUf Awlul Wreck. Elsewhere In The Journal the sto ried ot to of tbe survivors of the terrible disaster to the great steam ship Titantic are printed In full. The-e are the most coherent ami complete stories that hare been toll' of the great catastrophe In which Wore than fifteen hundred people of all degrees of wealth and pover ty, of social station, and of promi Bwf, went to their watery graves. Of course little has bfen talked of throughout the English speaking world einoe the event took place. As the Atlanta Journal says: "And with them stocd hundreds. Men of wealth and prestige like Astor. men of genius like Steud. Bailors, artists and craftsmen and merchants, sold' lers and laborers, men of divers sta tions and of varied rearing, all of them lifted and frater:ised in the moment's heroism, all immortal though unknown. Such Is the glory of the Anglo-Saxon spirit and the splendor of humanity." A commit tee of the Uuited States senate lm mediately began an Investigation of the wreck, with the possible view of placing the responsibility on some one, and also of suggesting laws for the better safety of ocean travel. Mr. Ismny, ttn Englishman, anil a diree tor of the company to which the Tl taut ie belonged, an J who saved him self from tho wreck, was put on the stand and severely examined. Sen p.tor ltaynor of Maryland, a member of tho committee, denounced Isniny In the most vchont language, and said that it was possible that he had been partly responsible for the loss of life by having ordered the captain of the saip to maintain high speed, and that he had been mean enough to save his own life when others perished. Ismay Is tho only man on tho ship who has been cm ieisod. He claimed that he got In a life boat that was not full only when there was no more women on deck to get In. Admiral Dewey, the hero of Ma nila Bay, and others have strongly crit'.cscd tho fact that there were only enough life boats on the ship to take off one-fourth of the crew and passengers. But the reply to this is that tho Titantic was herself supposed to be a life boat and un slnkable. The modern idea of such ships Is that nothing could sink them at least till some other ship had come near enough to take off the passengers by making trips bark and forth in tho life boats on hand But the fact that the ship's sides were ripped open caused her to sink when the idea had been, in case of a collision, the prow wouid be struck, in which case she would have stilled flonted for a long time. The assistant wireless operator on the Titantic. a mere boy, escaped, thoush nearly killed. He was ex r.mined by the senate committee Saturday, and said that he and the other r.pera'or had sent messages to sea when the shock occurred, and that the first vessel that heard them was the Frankfurt, which paid no attention to them nnd they then centered their efforts on making tho Carpathla umloiytand. Major Archie Butt, the military nld of President T.ift, was ono of the men whose lives was lost nnd who has been greatly mourned. II was a native of Augusta, Ga.. and had been a newspaper man at Wash ington, Joined the army, and was fl nnlly assigned to duty at the While House, whore he made a groat repu tation as the social adviser of Mr, Roosevelt nnd Mr. Taft. President Taft had sent him on a mlstson to the Popo of Homo and he was re turing with tho Pope's reply to President Taft. At first there was no news of how hn died, but later a woman reported that he had put her in a life boat, knocked down a man who was struggling to get in and then told her to remember him to the people at home, and quietly stood on deck and waved good-byo to her. President Taft said he knew that Archie had died like a gentle man and a soldier. John Jacob Astor, who wag lost on tno snip, was tne millionaire real es tate owner of New ork, estimated to have been worth one hundred millions or uioro. His son, who is about the age of his stepmother, wll share the estate with her. She and Colonel Astor were married last fall. Young Astor was born in 1891. When the survivors reached New York on the Carpathla at nine oc'Iock Thursday night, the scene beggared description. Men in hys terics, women fainting, and children almost crushed In the arms of those welcoming them, were the rule not the exception. Men fell down to kiss the knees of their returning wo menfolk. Women shrieked, wept, dashed In madness from one group of friends to another, and finally collupsed in the arms of those who had come to met them. There were babies whose parents had been lost and whose names were unknown. In a stinging editorial the New York World says that the wreck was due solely to speed madness. The largest, costliest and finest cf ocean liners was racing to New York on her first voyage. The sea son of heaviest European travel was about to begin. Competition in speed and luxury is keen and re morseless. It was profitable to show tbe American mllllonaires.who swarm to Europe every year and who are willing to pay unlimited prices for accommodations, what the sew steamship could do. The man aging director of the corporation that owned the liner was on board. One of the directors of the corpora tion that built her was on hoard. Her passenger list contained the names of men of great wealth and wide reputation. A record meant Invaluable advertising, and the Titantic was driven at full ed through au ice field until she crashed Into an Iceberg that ripped open her side, exploded her boilers, destroyed the ship and left only a third of her company to tell the tale. The Titantic had been warn ed of the Icefield by other vessels. She had acknowledged these warn ings with thanks only a few hours before she struck. But her speed was not diminished. She plunged at the rate ot twenty-three knots an hour, concerned only with the rec ord of her maiden trip, as shown by the information given by many of her survivors to The World's corre spondent aboard the Carpathla. News Utterly Told. It is learned that 12 students at the A. and M. College were sent home for misbehavior last week, seme of the numbers being seniors due to graduate at the approaching commencement season. The boys were caught In a big carousal on Easter Monday ni;;lit, that was said to be ro grossly disreputable that the expulsion followed. Admiral Dewey Wednesday unveil-. ed in Washington the statute of John Paul Jones, whoso name lends the list of early I'hitcd States nav al heroes. The booming of the na tional salute cf 21 guns from the I'nltcd States Steamships Dolphin and May! lower concluded simple but impressive c remonles, participated in by the President and most of the dignataries in Washington, Secreta- ry of tho Navy Meyer presided over the ceremonies and President Taft and General Horace Portor were the speakers. An appeal on behalf of the Red Cross for funds to aid tbe flood sufferers in the Mississippi valley has teen made to the public by President Taft, who is president of the society. The President states that conditions are so acute as to require immediately "resources far in excess of thos9 now in command.' Gov. Woodrow Wilson passed through the State Tuesday en route to Georgia. He was greeted by friends in Greensboro and Salisbury. N. B. Gibson was found dead in bed at his homo In No. 9 township, Carrabus county, Wednesday morn ing. Heart disease. He was 65 years old and Is survived by a fami ly. Wilkes Republican convention, held, Monday, declared for Roose velt for President with unanimity and great enthusiasm. Ex-Congres man Chas. H. Cowles was endorsed for Congress in this district. Taylor Phillips, proprietor of the hotel at Spruce line, was found In his room a few days ago, part of his face nnd head torn off and a gun clenched in h!s hands. He died some hours later. Supposed to huve been suicide. lion. John M. Morehoad, former Congressman and Republican State chairman, will build a handsome homo In Chnrlotio to cost about JeO.OOO. The site selected is a part cf the Morehoad property owned by Mr. Morehead s father. A report that a desperate looking man. supposed to have been Sidna Mien, had been seen In the vicinity cf Hickory Sunday. Officern and citizens boarded un automobile and hastened to tho place designated. But no man, "desperate looking or otherwise," Mas found. Adjutant General L"inster has re ceived vaccine sufficient to vacci nate 1.000 men with typhoid serum and this will be distributed among those members of the North Caro lina national guards who may like to bo vaccinated against typhoid fe ver. Eleven hundred treatments wcro used Inst summer. Treatment is not compulsory, but many mem bers of the guard r.re availing them selves of the opportunity. On January 31 of this year there were 100 postal savings depositories In operation In North Carolina. Ac cording to a report Issued by the Postoffice department, the deposits amounted to over $18,000. This amount was deposited by about 400 depositors or an average of $45 per person. Chatham Man Died on Roads. T. F. Henden, a white man who was sent up from Chntham county six months ago and wns serving a two years' term on the I'nlon coun ty chain gang for assault with a deadly weapon, died last Tuesday night. A relative of the unfortun ate man was with him when he died. Governor Kltchln, who was hero last Tuesday night, at the re quest of county physician, Dr. H. D. Stewart, told the officers that Hea- den could be taken to a hospital, and arrangements were being made to take him away for treatment when death came. Rupture was the cause of death. Headen was a far mer who bore a good character and owned some property. He was a bachelor (4 years old. New Trial ('ranted. The Supreme court has granted a new trial In the case of Mrs. Lillian A. Hamilton against E. S. Nance. It will be remembered that Mrs. Hamll ton brought suit for $5000 damages against Nance on account of words she alleges had been spoken concern Ing her. The case was tried In Su perior court last November and the jury rendered a verdict favorable to the defendant, Nance. Mrs. Hamil ton took an appeal to the supreme court. The plaintiff is represented by Adams, Armfleld ft Adams and SUck Parker. AYUH'K MEMORIAL ASStH I ATX State Association Organised and Ijn ml Organization Will Citne Next W ill Secure Fitting Memorial. To the People cf North Carolina The movement to build a monu- meut to the late Hon. Charles Brunt ley Aycock, "Educational Governor' of North Carolina, inaugurated tin der the auspices of "The Aycock Me morial Association is one the pur pose of which should appeal with responsive effect to every citizen of the Old North State, of every age, condition and avocation, for his great work in promoting public ed ucation was not limited to any class or caste, but made for the uplift of the masses, that, with eyes to see and ears tuned to hear and minds schooled to comprehend, they mlsht as planted in his own Inst words to the people of his State, whom he loved, "euter upon a new day, the day of equality of opportunity, the hour when every man shall be free to work mightily for htmself until his soul, filled to satisfaction, shall overflow with a common benefit to mankind, owing no tribute to any one, nnd bound only to love his fel lowninn nnd serve his God as to him may seem best." The man who held nnd advocated such an ideal for the people of his State as a wholo deserves that his name, his memory nnd his Ilfo work be perpetuated In such a manner as would be best calculated to vitalize tho principles fur which he stood In the hearts of the pasing generations through all the tomorrows, "till his last sylable of recorded time.' Equal! That Is the word: on that word I plant myself and my party the ejual right of cvory child born on earth to have the op portunity to burgeon out all that Is within liini'." These, his last words to ihu people of North Carolina should be Inscribed in perpetual character, not only upon the base of a bronze statue erected to him In the State Capital, but also upon some permanent educational memo rial whose benefits should go down the ages for the help of needy child hood struggling upward to the light It Is the desire and purpose of the ' Aycock Memorial Association ' to give every man, woman nnd child in North Carolina the opportunity and privilege of contributing to this memorial fund. Tho following constitute the State Association: Geo. C. Royal, President, Qolds- boro. N. C. Matt. II. Allen, Secretary, Golda- boro, N. C. B. It. Lacy, Treasurer.Rnlelgh.N.C VICE-PRESIDENTS. First District: E. F. Aydlett, Eliz abeth City. Second District: F. A .Woodard Wilson. Third District: Ernest M. Green New Bern. Fourth District: A. C. Zollicoffer Henderson. Fifth District: B. S. Royster, Ox ford. Slvth District: A. W. McLean Lumbirlon. Seventh District: R. F. Beasloy, Monroe. Eighth District: Hayden Clement, Salisbury. Ninth District: O. Max Gardner, Mi el by. Tenth District: Jeter C. Pritohard, Buncombe. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. George C. Roynll, Goldsboro; M H. Allen, Goldsboro; Judge It. W Winston. Raleigh; C. W. Tillett Charlotte: Hugh Chatham, Elkln; W. A. Krwln, Durham; C. A. Webb Ashevllle; C.J.Cooper, Fnyettevllle; E. C. Duncan, Raleigh; Francis I). Winston, Windsor; Georgo Roun'.ree, iimlngton. The vice-presidents, with the aid of the executive committee, will or ganize each county In their respect ive districts, nnd tho officers of the county associations will appoint can vassing committees In every town and rural districts of every town ship, whose duty it shall be to make a speedy canvass extending to every person in their respective districts, the opportunity to contribute. It Is earnestly desired to ralso a fund not less than $50,000, and if the county associations are prompt to organize and the canvass pushed vigorously and every person is solic ited we see no reason why the fund should not be $100,000,whlch would enable us to found such n memori al to Governor Aycock as would be both credltnble to tho State and nn honor to his memory and a benedic tion to the masses for all time. Very sincerely, GEO. C. ROYALL, President Aycock Memorial Ass'n Jesse Edward Pardoned. Jesao Edwards Is pardoned by Governor Kltchln from the remain der of a seven-year sentence to the penitentiary for manslaughter, he having slain his brother in Anson county, says a dispatch from Raleigh under date of April 15th. He had served since September, 1910, and It Is made to appear to the Gover nor that the prisoner wns probably Insane when he committed the homi cide and that there was an under standing when the sentence was Im posed that a pardon would be ask ed for as soon na it was evident that tho prisoner had regained his sanity. Now the tral Judge, the so licitor and various members of the family of the prisoner ask for the pardon and the prison physician and other officers certify the restoration of the prisoner to his right mind. The pardon is conditional on abste nance from Intoxicating liquors and drugs that result In drug habits, and remain law abiding. Squire Simpson an Fyo Wltm-M to (he .t!iskl.ipp KUmmIs. Squire C. N. Simpson of .Monroe, who has been spending several weeks in Arkansas, crossed the Mis tsstppl last Thursday on his way home, arriving in Monroe Friday night. Si.uire Simpson was asked about the situation on the great river which for some time has been the highest In its history, and said that the newspaper reports had not been exaggerated. While there has been little loss of lif,; the propny destruction h:;s been enormous, and what is worse, the end is not In sight. Nobody knows when the floods will abate. The rains are still falling in the lower country, and the melting snows of the north that flow through the river nre yet to be dealt with. No ralroad bridge between New Orleans and St. Louis is doing business and passengers must crofs the raging floods on fer ry boats. Duriug last week the main levee below Rosedalo broke and also one on tha Arkansas river, adding 25,000 persons to the lists of sufferers In southern Arkansas, northeastern Louisiana and north western Mississippi, the yellow flood pouring over the richest land in the country and inundating an area al most as large ns the New England States. The plight of tho homeless people whs pitiable, hundreds were marooned in isolated places, patient ly waiting to be carried to higher ground. Many were without food for days and In dire distress for the want of clothing, fcod and bedding. Squire Simpson says that the riv er, rushing through the channel be tween the levees, is much higher than the land on either side and looks like a huge sea raised bodily from the ground when seen at a dis tance. The levees are from ten to thirty feet high, and In some places the water la near the top. The le vees are generally twelve feet wide on top, the base being much wider of course, In sonio cases over fifty to one hundred feet thick. They are far out from the normal bed of the river and are used only in emergency when the river Is up. In times of low water even fields are sometimes cultivated within the levees. The huge banks of dirt have been thrown up along through the years from tho soil of the bottom lands, and are evergreen with Ber muda grass, which keeps the water from washing them away by erosion when the floods are raging. The rich bottom lands stretching for miles on olt.her side of the river are all c .eared and cultivated, and these are the lauds that are flood ed and temporarily ruined when the levees break. Transfers of Real Estate. Archie Freeman to It. C. Ma3sey 1-2 Interest in 67 ncres G. W. Belk land In Buford township, $250. Giles J. Helms to Fowler & Lee, 2-3 Interest la 85 acres Big Survey, $1000. J. T. Shuto to Shute Brick Com pany (incorporated) 1 5,520 square feet of brick yard tract on Boar Skin, $800. A. L. Helms to G. T. Winchester, 55 acres Isaac Richardson land, $1,- 200. J. E. Thomas to It. F. Price, Ad am Pencgar house and lot on west Windsor street. $3,300. M. K. Lee to H. F. Price, John I. Long lot corner Jefferson and Main strets, $4,500. U. F. Price to J. E. Thomas, Jno. I. Long lot mentioned above. $.1,000. J. E. Thomas to Mrs. G. II. Nance 1-2 interest in Jno. I. Long corner lot. $2,500. it. F. Trice to M. K. Leo, hour,.-? and lot on S. It. Moore property, $3, ..00. It. F. Price to W. B. and J. W. Love, three trflcta on Crooked Creek 43 ncres, 2 1-2 acres, and 50 ncres, $800. Mrs. S. J. Welsh to S. L. Welsh, her son, 20 acres In Buford town ship, $500. J. W. Prersley to Jefferson BIv- ens. 12 acres Mullls land, $223. Monroe Insurance nnd Investment Company to J. H. Mills, lot on Wolf Pond road. $140. M. L. Tucker to II. G. Bryant, lot at Wlngate, $125. Same to It. L. McWhortrr by II. G. Bryant, $125. C. W. Bennett to Z. . Mclntyre, 165 acres on Meadow Branch, J. B. Bennett land, $3,800. Monroe Insurance nnd Investment Company to Ben Wats, lot 4, block 1, on ann Heights, $i5. W. L. Earnhardt to G. M. Tucker, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 6, on Griffin land, $2,500. It"corder's Court. Albert Starnes, colored, assault and battery; costs. Ike Starnes, colored, assault and battery; $10 and costs. Isaiah Curry, colored, assault nnd battery, costs. Fred Massey, colored, violating or dinnnce 50; costs. Joe Brewer, assault and battery; costs. Zeb Benton, violating ordinance 11, West Monroe; costs. Zeb Benton, resisting ofiiaer; $10 and costs. S. J. Sellers, acting as insurance agent without license; costs. M. H. Boone, acting as Insurance agent without license; costs. Buzzards In Church. Mr. F. A. Lnney of Buford writes the Journal of a very unusual sight that he witnessed a few days ago while passing a colored church on Lynch's river. It was nothing less than a buzzard sitting on the pulpit and two more of them sitting on tbe front bench solemnly looking at blm, all the world like he was the preacher and they were the congregation. Tl;e Si- of tlio Titantic. When It Is said that the Titanic, the wreck of which, has been the one subject of conversation throughout the English speaking world for the past week, Wiis tht largest steam ship that has ever U-eii built, L con veys little idea of what It was. To get a concre'e ides of It It is nec essary to measure it by objects that wo are familiar wlili. Those who are familiar with the streets of Mon roe- can get a goad idea of the sue of tho lost ship by iunsiuing it placed down on Mnia street. If the huge ship, which was 882 feet long. were lying on Mam street with her nose touching Frauklin street be tween Leo and Lee's and the Eng lish drug siore. h r rudder would bo somewhere near tho front gate of Mr. It. A. Morrow, but not quite tnere. And as she was !2 feet wide the Wick buildings that sit on the street would have to be moved back about seven feet on each side to give her room without touching. As she had eleven decks and was 9! feet from keel to deck, there was no building on the street that would te anything like as high. Indeed, her life boats in their d:.vitts swung higher from the water than the high est building on the street Froi.i the keel of the groat ship to the top of her i-mok stack was 175 feet. No wonder the people on board felt that it would be impossible for the. huge craft to sink. Pliilatlua das of l!citi.( Sunday Sell. I. A short while ago the young wo men, of the First Baptist church or ganized a Philathea Sunday school class. The following officers were elected: Miss Inez Harmon, presi dent; Miss Mattio Pyron, vice-president; Miss llallie Benton, secretary; Miss lone Horton, treasurer; Mlas Rosa Blnkeuey, teacher. The class held Its first regular business and social meeting on Thursday, April IS, at the home of Mrs. A. W. Blggers. Much interets and enthusiasm was exhibited at this meeting and tho class showed very promising signs. Rev. Brax ton Craig and the Sunday school su perintendent. F. B. As'ieraft, being members of the executive commit tee, were present at the meeting and were Intensely interested in the plnns of the class. The following committees were np pointed by tho executive committee: Membership, Misses Mattle Py ron, Allle Horn, lone Horton, Het tie Funderburk; Missionary consist ing of Miss Jordan, Mrs. Bright Orif fin, Miss Inez Harmon; Social con sisting of Isabel Horn, Hallie Ben ton, Zora Wlmberly. With these committees and officers, the class will no doubt live up to the Phila thea motto "We do things." After nil business had been trans acted, the hostess, Mrs. Blggers, led the class into the dining room where delightful refreshments were serv ed nnd the following toasts offered: To the class, Mr. Craig; to the offi cers, Mr. F. B. Ashcraft, which was met with a witty response by tho class president, Mi.-s Harmon; to the teacher. Mrs. A. W. Big ts, which wns responded to by the teacher, Rosa Blakeney; to the Hustlers coin mitteo and reporter, .Mr. A. W. Bis; gcrs. After those toasts, Mrs. Rig gers read nn Interetsing paper to the Secret Service committee which was written by Miss Battle Belk who was uniblo to attend the meet ing. Misses Is.ihelle .'lorn and Hallie Benton, tho delegates to the Barne-i-I'hlinthea convention nt Salisbury then made exceedingly Interesting reports of the ciooiliig. Tho class then iib.iouriied. All who desire to join this cU;fs will be received with pleasure und given n cordial welcome. j Miss Rosa Blakeney, Reporter County Aycock Memorial Assiati' n In accordance with the plan of the State organization of the Aycock Mf- morlal Association, published else where, n local organization for this county has been formed with the following officers: H. B. Adams, president; Noy Me- Neeley. secretary ond treasurer; Rv B. Craig. E. C. Williams, It. N. NH bet, Dr. Watt Ashcraft. J. C. Sikes, T. P. Dillon, J. W. Bivens, canvass ing committee. This gentlemen will got together at once and ap point assistant oanvnssors for the entire county, ns it. is expected that the work will bo completed within thirty days. This county ought to make a good contribution to the work. A Big Vnion County Boy. Hon. Stephen Mclntyre of Lum- berton spent Saturday here, meeting his brothers of this county on some business matters. "Hello, Mc, wher have you been and where are you going?" he wns accosted. "Why." he said, "with one of the apt re plies for which he Is noted, "I am Just from the best town In North Carolina, am In the second best, and will go back to the best again on the evening train." That was a pretty good showing for Lumberton and Monroe. Mr. Mclntyro Is one of our Union county boys that The Journal keeps track of and Is proud to watch. He Is a leading lawyer in his section, has been In the Sen ate, and Is an all round success, and is superintendent of one of the best Sunday Schools in the State. To All Whom It May Concern. I understand that the report is being circulated through the coun ty that I promised not to be a can didate for the effice of sheriff again. This Is not true. I only promised not to be a candidate in 1808. Respectfully. April 10, 1812. B. A. HORN. CI KUAN 0 U TKI. I'nliMi County Man round (Juilly of Mnn'diiughlcr nn I Scntenod to Three Ycrti-s KkiiN. Wade-.boro SIe:v:uer. After coiisu:.: : hrve di'ys tha Curr.m case ciiied by a vir dict of m.in!:iui i-r as to Wils ei Curran for killing tiirford Tl ii:i.s in August. l'Jlo. o:d a ve.-i.Y: of not guilty ns to Waiter Curr'.r., ths 19-year-old son of Wilson Curr iti.lu dieted for the same t fieiisi . The jury deliberated f.r 12 hours before returning their v-nli t. It U not known bow- the bnliat3 stood, as they agree! niiior.; themsilvts not to divulge the proceedings in the jury room. They announcrd their verdict soon after court convened Saturday morning. Immediately up on is announcement, the counsel for the defense offered affidavits to the effect that the typewritten evidence of Randolph Thomas, a brother of the deceased nnd an eye witness to the homicide, was in the poss-sslon of the jury nnd had been read by them durin? their deliberation. A motion to set aside the verdi-t was made, but w:ss denied by the Coert. Mr. Currcn wss sentenced to 3 yws on the roads, r.s he preferred to l;e near ills f;. in II v. Iiesde of the M. & I. are famil iar with the evidence na introduced before Judge C. I. Blggs upon a writ of habeas c irpus n fev,- days after the homicide. A grent num ber of witnesses were intrrodueed, both ly the State and tho ilefetid nnts, who tos ife d to thro:,ti hav ing been made by both th d.y-oased and Mr. Wilson Curran, while others testified to their character and about a family feud which had ex isted since th division of the Phil lips estate. Mr. Curran and Mr. Henry Thomas, father of the deceas ed, married sisters. Immediately after the court con vened nt 2:30 prayer for judgment was made and Messrs. Robinson nnd Caudle made touching speeches in behalf of their client. Mr. Caudlo said that while he had no criticism to make of the jury for their ver dict, that he was so thoroughly Im bued with the innocenso of his client that the verdict was a stag gering blow to him. He read the testimony of Mr. Ed. Traywick, an eye witness, who is now In Florida, before Judge Biggs, and pointed out the variance with evidence pro duced by the State at this trial. Mr. Robinson asked the court to take into consideration in pussing sentence the age of tho defendant, his rharactfr nis trs'ilied to ty a number of witnesses, r.nd his family which must suffer quite na much ns the man himself. As Judse Whrdbee directed the clerk to enter the judgment that the defendant be Imprisoned in the Jail of Anson county to bo assigned to work the public rod. of the county, the 17-year-cld daughter of Mr, Curran pierced the stillness of tho court villi a cry, "I'm going too. The little son of the defend ant, scarcely mere than 8 yearn old, who v.i's with hi? fa ill or nt the time of the homle'do, s-tt peacefully rleepini; in n chair next to l it fath er In the bar, not at all r-'Hlizini; his father's fa;e, and tho sei'terl'ig of his tuo.lur nnd sisters. Jmlgt Whoiliice rpol.e tf Jie great respon sibility the court had ttp-in his shoulders i:i pronouncing Judt?ii?nth because the pt'.ni dinieni fell with equal weight upon these win wero eharwd with no crime and upon the defendant nt the b::r. Tha attorneys for tho defendant gave notice of nppe-il, and the ap pearance bond was fixed nt $5,000, returnable to tho January term, which was given, and Air. Curran returned heme with his fan: II;-. Marriage of Mr-, (iiitiin to K.v. Mr. Klrkpuiiick. ,.,,,.,, , , nev. uooen r. iMrapamcK aim Mrs. Etta W. Griffin, daughter of Mrs. Hot tie Williamson, wero quiet ly married last evening tit 8:30 o'clock nt tho home of tho bride's sister, Mrs. F. (5. Henderson, Rov. H. M. Dixon of Red Springs perfor ming the ceremony in tho presence of the Immediate family of the con tracting parties. Followiug the mar riage a wedding s.ip:xr was served and the newly married pair left on the 10 o'clock train for Atlanta, where they will take In the music festival, and after a brief stop in Chntanooga will go to Memphis, where Mr. Klrkpatrick becomes pas tor of the Third Presbyterl in church of that city, having resinned the pastorate of the church at this placo gome time ago to accept tho c.iil to a larger fjeld. Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrlck hns been very successful in his work here. He is a young preacher of excellent merit, a good thinker and speaker. Mrs. Kirkpatrlck has been one of the most popular ladles of Monroe. She is a musician of skill and had long been organist of the Presbyte rian church. B-.)ih have hosts of friends to congratulate them and wish them happiness. Says It Didn't Run on Saturday nnd Sunday, Last week The Journal carried the story of the capture of a still by of ficers Griffith and Fowler. It was stated In the article that the still had been operated on Saturday, Sun day and Monday. Mr. L. W. Mullis, the father of the young man Ed Mullls, whom the officers saw at the still, asks the Journal to say that the statement that it was operated on Saturday and Sunday was a mis take so far as his son is concerned. He says that his boy was at horns on those days.