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VOL. 19. No. 16.
920.OI10 OFFKKKI) FOR THAWS
KF.LEASK.
Offered to Ir. 1!um-I, Former Head
f Im Mattewau Hospital f,r (lie
1 limine. .
New York. May 16. Contradic
tory testimony on th vital polni
or whether a $20,000 bribe was
offered to Dr. John Vv Russell
former head of
- MONROE, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
IRISH F.D TO DEATH.
VMR. MARSH RESPITED.
KCHtHM. UIMMEMEMEXT.
II. I..I... 1-. . . . I. .
VTaX !.W to . Vr if Fine
--7 -"-"" '" mat tie .viay t.yamlne (lie Ism
mj i illinium. 1 .More lloaely
uiuiiisirr .News.
A sad
Work. Mtilalile AtMrew liy ITof.
Tho. rMllniallMmAn . V. .
1 -,..... 1... .. . .t . ' "
ccideut occurred at the sentence of Mr J. I m XT:,,"" . eunesaa,
this morn. f .h. ,.u. 7. ,7 'k . ,V " -. " 1' ? " rf",0,M graduat
ing at about oriork hu . " . " . "V"."J ,2" '.' "8 .V"" ? 1- . Marr of Trin-
,..V.. j i .r " r oruer mat ne iiy .vietnodist church
Lancaster cotton mills
. I harlotta hp
....... i . u iiuouiiai. iiiiipu i ii inn npMin nr miA nr inn I man . j . .. . . i .. . - - - -.
to release Harry K. Thaw .was giv- employees. Mr. John Pressly While mo rlr-Liv iB, th. . 1 .. . .u pl,e on th ParaWe of
K't'T' ''" "m ' Xr.',n,'S TEST S2 SiS.f'lS' JZ.
helping!" but "Is my service
fc. - ... - . " ' 1 . wt ' 1 . .uaigu ur I U
I OOU V ralliniF nn nnnlhaf mpH nr mu I (ava kA r . iri . I.
Testifying In hi. own nfn., .hln. ni . I". V, "V" "V I .? ""'"nor last inursaay: II
hr.hr n. "r "V..:, I T.? .,""UB"a aiso presi- aajoming counties this afternoon Friday niornlmr .h mHn.n. ...
I I t . . . r
vmiftirmseg were QelU
For the prosecution Dr. Russell has special train summoned to carry iih i etition sUned by more than oa short .to h,
testified that he met Anhut In this the injured man to the hotmltal at 2 000 pitiwn. bin. ,L,,l 2 ? by Mls Mary Uor"
city November 22 last and that the Chester, but he was so K injur fence of J r Mah fnlll'6 'n't dU td ' d.eba,e by tho 0,her four
.000 here and 3 t&tfs Sgjgi HSSf FS'
ZKhaw'' y0Ur' U 0U UI Moaner:0noCfI,r1.dJie,,V,n?ld,nl, ' 5. tli"5S SoVerm nt' s thbTtTort o fr
'fssrdeCined the offer, he SSST iPSrlS JSiVtS "aTd 2, yryMffS-
had testified. Both sides jested to- 33 years old. and came to work In lite this bein ti. !rif .ti. . Ti y J'o"ow Heath and Dai-
s-aofa: -s-rt. -sr s"J?si2iKi
nr r ...111 I I .... 1
vtteo win iMuuauiv ittKO. m was an MDPN tinvlnir hMii t va Tk. 7.
reach he Jury tomorrow .Wt .... working a. a mill empWee for 15 JoVVe change Ta". S o Xn' e '7,
i.r. nussei was ine orosecuiion s vears. n.. n..i. .L . i
last witness save one and the de- .The remain. r. hrnh. J uZ ''.,7"r'. "ew. to not. that the Deg.
fense caned only three person.. An- Monroe Saturday i InterTed in culion! Ihl tTMT.I k? a!??i
ert committee that Inveitlgated Oer.-Th. Jourwl.) ' lilh ." J. Q . Myor-Councll plan
the alleged bribe offer. L. ' ' , ulu ul B""nninei. ine afflrmativ
In ODenlne for the defenw An.hw.i, i .... ... ... v ,..r.." 'i"1"" leaiu won me aebate.
.. ".", j.T" j T ,j : vuijr .nan wt. uis uie . nis onense simply consist'
THE FRIKUMAXX t I RE.
the
hufg counsel declared he would Sanford Express.
duuw iuai me .o,vuu jnaw turned
over to the defendant w
tlngent fee only.
Anhut testified that with
money he purposed to obtain
rtlea through legal measures
January 1, laat, or July
PrMflv sronlnir lh. mm ...........
i . . , - - r . i n ma vviuuicuvriiitrui
u ..i uuiug won oaisioe oi omce address was delivered by Prof E
hours rnrl reroivlna' nav ihnnf. in. In n.t.- ti.ti... '. .'
Mr. W. R. Craiz. who had been hour, nnrl r..lvln ... h-. i ir. D . J, 7' ..' r
" frT. el- ? 't adE Vh'e
ifv,.,,. ; . - . ...... p.. v.- ... n. ne uu luumrr agent ineme was tnat courses of study
Thaw S Sundav mnrn ni Mv 11 ikni.i nlm. on :. I .. . VU"'D " siuoy
Thaws Uvi.w with inn. 7tiKi iT .... T, . u". j t.Tt: , u . tlue wora i in me scnooi should be adopted to
v Z . ..vuu.c. j i vi a iinnu ouu 10 uiiae me money, ine needs of the time and in th
by known that he- had been prltloallv a each anr ... n iJ - '4. .Vme aD.a i.0 tne
JMJ OUU nUMB UIB C'KIH UUUTB IHPV IUUQQ I II IlfllA fft i PTfllfllnan thaf Ml1nt1 t. .
. -maw still was confined death was not unexpected yet the earn the extra monev. The sTnarH iTffnT.-"k"", "1V.
. It . - 1. I .., , , . 4 . , - - - I v bvuvui uift utcn ute in
tame Buun FM.-ruiru me case, ana unaer tne school work Is not adapted to his
the money waa to he returned. He announcement of It
uitfDiea ine tpa na &aii with hnn. i hi. i .
Frank Henry, one of the attor- large concourse of relatives and later made affidavit h. it J. ",ai .aln. ?-, .. .
m . rn n !h.!n ,1 Alban' Vlce8 were con1ucted by his former every objection to clemency ha. been a process clamming he CS
r nif k ' " AhUt aPear" P'or. Rev. J. W. Little, of Polk- ret.ioxed even the railroad Inform- mind with Ideas Tcontafnid tr , ,hf
It ElJlV b VP0VeH ?v C01.nn!iUet l?n- At the ncl.lon of the ser- In. the governor that It did not )kofi?tto llitfmlni
ty. The ideas in
the committee, said to him , .hat h 7" r "TV.. "T"' ."? ,.u.u u"w ln,.nK9 cwitt per8onali
tim.. ' r. ,D " ' me nona, 01 seiuence snoum oe cnanged to a the text book and the teacher
" .ueiuuer, anu uue. ideas are means of St mulatin th
)
e ui your testimony very a it tn root Tho mn.v.,3.. ...... !... 1-.. . 1 .. .77. .
niuch and want vou to co to n SV mI--"t . ."-'"."- .L. . f1" "ua s mind to bring it Into action
limit. Anhut will have protection A. Riddle. 1). L. Seyi
.ium me couiuuuee anu irom the Wicker and R. A Rni u-hn h.,.,ik. . . ... 1 .J" .L . .
.overnor as result of hi. test.. - Mr, Craig paed.Tay at the had" glvVn tobST, to The elZl. ?
Diony.
... Ya Ti . , " . lu " w pioyea 10 arouse tne action. or ex-
age of 48 years. He was married vice of the railroad, promoting the ample latin should be taught not
twice. His first wife was Miss Mat- cause of education and doing every- for the sake of the latin but for the
tie SlmiDR nf I'nlnn nnutilv Dv hi. thlnir fi. h. miklt. Rnnil Ul. l ...
Jlie StretiKtll of tlie lroliibition
Hntini.ilt It is cif.uin ;., . 1. T - "-"o f"-"" 6"""- ' iuiib sane 01 stimuiitting tne cm d a m ud
Greensboro ew7 ' V"', 'Tk M children record a. a good citizen convinces to healthy development. If latin
, ; 1 1 . , Mr- Cra6. of this county, and these men that Mr. Marsh wa. only falls to do this for a narticular
i' h.H8 .Krrl?KdS rhPf?f,eM Mrs. J. B. Tyson of I'nion. Mr. technically guilty of an offense? as chi d some other subject should 1 SI
to be ivee that the prohibition Cralgs second wife was Miss Nan- he actually did the work for which substitmed for It
wave' has about spent its force and ni Comer nf VaHkin ,,n. n,i h. r.k.J " suosutuiea ror it.
irrurn7Knr n!at, .t0 the diplomas were delivered To Vh. fiv-
hih n,..nao tt.;i,rH 7T V".U. !"u " 'T,uaur,lr," ,"UBl 01 y,enlur' auorney j. j. rariter oi graduates by Dr. Gurney.
- " uw nvn iu lUBV HrK HI HI. ft 1 1 ri' 1 V P I 1 nnrira DtntoH thnt r a n n ,1 1 I rri . . ...
a elance at th wet ami .irv mUn . . " " 0"u l" 8e..- i nen, two meaais were delivered
nrpr.H i : A, .cJ L; , '"'.u"'8 ,m"eu ,rom unlon 10 ,lel,,en w"n n,m aia come as One was offered by the Union Coun
sinV the recent snnnrS Club of C.University to any
ti.. ... .1 . . .. ..p.... ...c nutic no cu- mouuiiig uiiutri vuii icuuu, i iie oin- uov or girl In the I n on count
The map shows that a Dodu at on onsprt in fnrminr ator .,i.. (L.. in m. At ..... V r . 118 L,,lon coum
of more than Mi mm u , n ."v.. I . """- "' "noon ior ine nest essay on some
-1 i iiiia t-uuniy. mr. i rule wna a rMrni-inev. v. n i.nva anrt vo n-iu.hn..i. i 1 i. m
SUb'
imls-
kl i two . thirds have almiiahert ih. . .7i. ... i " t " . .7 " 7 V v," . 1 J' won r orm oi uovernment." Mr. Ney
IV) loons. Mora than K.iii ritiJ. h. k : tt,eu . . I f. r'"110" V- - WPX'y delivered this medal on be-
m vw " v vb jiii t - i r mi iiiifiiM Hiin wunien tn ana I na I I'rntr n h- itaua au and i.' un l.k i . n . i .. .
ina- a nnnnliitl,... nf B mm ...K. r " . . . u. nue- nail OI me vlUD mat OtleleU It.
o v h.hkuu wa vivvu vi juuir i nnvi nnn Pir a r n a rim ni.tAn ir na laa u i AA wf ' . ....
have banished the open saloon while the Vst school advanTages possible J. C. Brooks, TjB ooks V EdM! the bVs' lite' Tsodety0' of h
nine States have Statewide prohibl- He not only advocated these things Marsh. H. B. Marsh. Monroe High School for the best
hilt n A tl'nrlfn fnm tham 1 m n...U - .....
An Interesting feature ' of the .... - ";." k.- " ...... . ' . improvement in debate during the
fight against liquor and one that chTroh w ' h. ,"7 -n, 17" ' " "Vh": i ri,""""- ff?.r- 'r-.t'"?en.e "e88on . ?'.n
may have a far - raachln .ttaot "V" v. T! . "r- w- w- ove Presented it
- --v u uii 1 1 iit. muvfii 1 1 1 m nimiuifinii m I .ill i iiiirwiav inv jt rna .mil rw nf,i. .......i... .
la fniinH In k. mii,u.. i i.i. . . "u ni-pivyriBio cuiiinieui.
" .u .mtj .M.viii.au XTKIOia-ILO IJOOl Knrina-a in his rlonlh tttal.lra H .1 llnur.pd innlr lla miiiA.ln t.. .Li. .
ture which ha. a,lnntH . ri7,.in . r:.." . " iu mis conuecuon several events
reouest aV CMiTre.. tn i . should be mentioned. Miss Maud
requesting congress 10 SUDnilt to citizen Tho l.oroovo.l -lf. .mti sh. .t.n.. i.lnu... .... . .
the people of the country by ref- children hae thVsTmpathy of The monm her Toe.. Thy" are M. John s nee she entered the high!
hMnTtha.T ? amnedment J""0" oran""ty 1" their loss. Sutton of Stout; Mri. Lula Benton four yearn ago .he his not nTlssed
!a'e of "Wr anywhere of Indlan Trali. T. B. Howard of a day from school or been tarty
LLut?--? h6 .8a: ? Mecklenburg, and Mr. W. J. and S. once And" . neve" Sd '"ny
nounod it. Int.ntlnn .n'riTw 7 vTTTI . ... . u "ra .OI "u.,or- . from grammar school ex-
that nmnnoltlnn ! . . v "I " auu vepi a lew uajs on account or SICK-
- ua county dov arrestea at re life I nan aireaav nrecmiari her tn hi n... a ..t. i. k. n,n..
W. hall.u. .k.t If k. ..I. Il I... . - . - . ... .T . . . ' . ..von anu uoiu ill luo muni.
" wwi..w ii i iuw bcio ui iiu-iAiav z. marc.! wi.n asenit t n. n.uv.n v hnma v i nru. ....ii. i . . . .. , ,
uor in the United State U left to Ma , fchfnaon" Colored h7n . ir. HoX.r h.,n r.h ,.h k..ueKLui,n" ,"J.l"e." n ..fc"
a vot of the people .trong &rxUmn Mr..t
will h hanUh.rf onH .h.. h. in.l.i. "i j " V. ' . 7 . " 7 -l" -. iu year. o one succeeueo in get-
aoueht TmTf ... Z 'i oppeage Monoay ana ye- nowara uctooer jo, i7i. They llv- ting on the honor roll until the last
St .J ZX L h 'efPerence peo- terday and waa not held for a high- ed together for thirty-four , years, term. Mis. Alice Presson was
r,v ... . c iui. uauuu vuuutj v i er pnnri. ' n .viimnp. n.n nil Hn. in.n h. wa. ..Iran rm.n h.. k.ii.i. j .v. 1 . . ...
.f .nku. .ni k. ...i4.k " " . -o "" M i;ru uii m, nunor roil ior ine
" .u.viiiw. man was not regaraea as suiricient sne Darned oravely on until the month, of March, April and May
to bind over. He proved a complete summon, came for her to Join him A grade of 95. honorable conduit
kuhtiko in miimi uaxnaw a alibi Dv six or more men with whom on h eh. an ,.i.i. ....rfo.. ... i.j
T.. v. l:J ... ... . 1 ..." L. . V"" -v-u.-v .3 .cu.icu
. .v . .. nuu neHn wurKiHE Hnn inn nn ah wnn pamn in nnni.inr u- in nar r.. v. f ...i.
i , . " " - . ... ........... .Vu i .ui nun anua.
..oi.ttw uieijiiiBB. senpuon oi mm given ny tne gin realized tnat Uod dwe t n her soul. sinro omman.om.nt nmu ho.
i.n. tfuuu in. ieni nuu muw soon alter tne crime is aiipipn to and were mane hnttar hv hav nv h..n ...i..j .nn. .k. o . .v..
. UI..... .1 ..... U . - ., I, . . . ... I. ----- ' - - n I V u I V V . . 1IUIU IUQ C7UIIB Wl IIIC
a , o T, l,i . w it .. nBve Deen comnlulP11' o'd ni in nown ner. Truly, Airs. Howard American Revolution that In an es.
.uu .. u wuu, i in yuu cowman in many respecia. ine gin was a good woman, a good wife, and say contest opened by them. MIhs
nelghborhccd were married Thurs- has said that her assailant was last but? not least aha wa. a a-onH n0h n.iu ..,..,
day afternoon at the. Unity parson- five feet tall, while Bowman is fully mother, She will be missed In the ner. The subject of this essay was
age by Rev. C. S. Young. Immedl- six feet. He 1. slim while the man community and no one know, as well Col. Edward Buncombe. The con-
ieiy .irr ma icrvuiuiur mey grove sne descriDed waa medium. A large a. her children now she will be miss- test wag State wide, and the prize
tt.'uot. BUU i uunu- ian, oi me wuiw ana coiorea popu- ea in tne nome. Home can never wag 25. The winner was a young
bound traiu. Both of these young latlon of Pee Dee .pent the two seem the aame any more. Her chair ludy In the Raleigh schools. She. of
v people .are very popular in their day. here, attending the hearing. will ever remain .vacant, but I would course, had access to the State Li-
"--""". r,-. v. . . ui'io me sorrow siricaen ones. UDlDrarv
uun ui iiieuun iu iu meiu ua timr i nion .nan Ha. f ire in lee. yonder mother la occunvlne the nlacn Prnf Rrnnk. .rri..t in Mn.
niea journey. fanrord Express. UOd had readdy for her. and Is .ti 11 Thursday nlirht that ha mlirht anand
ine pnsea awaraeu ay ine civic The .tore DUlIdina occuoied bv watchlne over vou. hddhi vnn to .nm. Mm. in xtnnnv. i,iu u.
League Monday on account "Clean- Mr. D. H. Perry near the court come to her there, where sorrow seemed to enjoy that day among
uy-Maj .n. u luiwvu. rvr ciewu nouse was destroyed Dy lire at i iu win ne no more and never aaam ih rrind. and tnrm nu.rnna
... I .... ...... ..kll. ...ul.l..nt. I f. 1 . i . I . L .1- In . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
mi in": vuiuiik nuno ir.iucm. oiuruj morning aiung wiin nisiwiu mere oe any teanui lareweil.
Airs, r-iien misoet: ior Cleanest stock of Eoods. . When the fire said
IV premise among colored residents, alarm wa. sounded the Sanford
Celia Hood: for largest number bar- Fire Denartnient went nrepared to ABhevllle Citizen: William R. Al.
rel. of trash, white boy or girt, tight the tire, but reached the scene lison and others have brought suit
Master Dannie Davis; for largest too late. Mr. Perry estimates his Iu Superior court against the South
number barrels of Maish, colorefl boy loss at from 11.200 to $1,500. He ern Bantlst Assemblv for the re-
or girl, Pearl William.. The Judges had hi. stock of goods insured for covery of tract, of land in Black
could hardly decide upon the clean- $800. The building, which wa. own- Mountain township. The ptaiiavlffs
csi preuiinea anu gui mrev oiuer eq oy ur. w; a. .m on roe, was aisoiasned to oe declared tne owner, of
men to help them out. They say insured. Jk is thought the .tore was the land and in addition to recov
Waxhaw is cleaner and more .anl- robbed and fire .tuck to it to con- er $T60 tor rents and $5,000 dam-
tary now than ever before. This ceal the crime. Mr. Perry recently
is encouraging, we can nardiy sur- opened a mercantile business at
pas. our splendid health record fori Jonesboro,
the past ten years, but wi can live
up to R. ' The Wlnson-Salsjn Journal snys
tn average of aboutJ2,000 cases are
J. N. Savage, a furniture dealer tried annually In the police court
rVl - i .- 1 ... . ..tAl.l.l.r . 1 . . . I . .... . . .
1 al lieu oprinK", cuiiiuiiiimi b.ii.ivit-iui iiihi city anu mm ine coun pays
Tuseday night by Bhootlnr himself, something like $2,000 per annum
No cause asdgned.
into the county srhocl fund .
ages for the removal of timber.
Jake James, until recently super
intendent of the New Hanover coun
ty convict force, has been sentenced
to a year on the road for shooting
a conT't in Wilmington. Accord
ing to the testimony James and the
convict were both drunk when the
shooting took place.
They certainly enjoyed having him
with them. It will be recalled that
Prof. Brooks wa. the first superin
tendent of the Monroe Graded
School.
There will be no liquor saloons In
the Panama canal tone after July 1.
The isthmian canal commission has
passed a resolution to grant no li
cense after that date. There are
35 saloons In the towns of the tone.
Sixty-three slaoons were open at one
time. The license taxes collected
the past year amounted to $43,800.
In elections held Tuesday three
townships- in McDowell county voted
bonds for good roads. Marlon
township voted 150,000. Old Fort
township $20,000 and Nebo town
ship $10,000.
lacle HjiiI) b Kuiii Uius of
-Vew I'e.iitily.
Lancaster News.
i -..1. ii...j .. .
- " imruy .Montgomery ap-
fiuai-ueu a gentleman the other day
on the street with the inuuiry:
"Say, boss, I hears a powful heap
about din here Freedmann's rnw
an' Id like you 'apian what 'tis
Tell you de truf I'm kinder Vpicous
like of .lis Freeduiann chap anyway,
'cause jist after de surrender dis
very fellow or some of bis kin
'stablished what he called a bureau
where dey said de cuilored folk.
could git anything dey wanted from
iony acres an' er mule to a water
million. Soon as I heerd it I nirkorf
cut my land and come to Lancaster
wnn a mind bridle for de mule and
a sack for de watermllMnn an
'fore God. when I eot to town i
couldn't find dat 111 fill FrHdmjm
de bureau or nothln' else. So I went
on back home. Now. boss, vou
knows all 'bout dis thing, an' if de
govmenfs got anything to give way
i oe uiuesi nigger in des parts, it
better hurry up an' not do like dev
aid bout dat forty acres an' de
iuuie, cause dis nigger ain't bound
long for dig world. So boss, Jist
it-u me ae piain truf bout na mat.
ter, Is any 'pendente to be put in
an dig talk 'bout dis Freedmann
business?"
He wag told that Friedmann was
the man who had discovered a cure
for consumption and his laconic re
ply wag:
"BOSS, l's got mv dnilht. 'hnn. tr
He's apt to treat de nigers like dat
otner f reedmann."
H RT HOI SK t MI.Mi:i.
Rural Carrier's .Wnvialitin.
Dear Fellow Carrier:
The rural letter carrier's associa
tion, embracing Union. Anson and
Richmond counties, will meet with
the Union county carriers at Mon
ree, May 30, 1913. This being the
most Important meeting of the year,
I am making a personal appeal to
eery carrier In the three counties
to be present on that occasion.
It is of the utmost Importance
that every carrier become an active
member of the association. In fact,
the best interests of the service de
mand It. Too, it is throueh the as
sociation that we have been bene
fited, and now we have a recoenl.
tlon that but few others have.
The annual dues are but 11. Oe.
una ii you iind it impossible to be
present, pieuse do not fail to send
your dues.
We want to go to the State Con-
veutlon at Wilmington stronger than
at any time In the past. But we'll
talk about these things the 30th.
Now, listen, the Union bovs are
making ample prtparation for you
and will be disappointed if you are
not nere on the 30th. Don't let
the fact that you want to go fish
ing, or to see your mother-in - law,
keep you from coming.
111 txpett sou to dron me h
card In the next dav or so tplllni.
ia. . c
me wneiner to expect you or not
I'll tell the boys.
r ratcriialiy yours,
T, L. LOVE, President.
Program t,f 11. F. 1. Mail CnnieiN
(nnvi nt ion.
The Rural Mail Carriers' Conven
tion will be held In this city on
May 30th, 1913.
The program committee, oomnospil
of Messrs. J. L. Smith, J. T. Cox
and J. H. Mills, have nreDared the
following program:
11. a. m. Called to order bv
Pres. T. L. Love.
Devotional Exercises bv Dr. H. R
uurney.
Address cf Welcome Mavor if
city.
Response H. E. Connedite.
Election of officers for ensuing
ear.
Election of Delegates to State
Convention.
Collection of dues.
1 p. m. Adjournment for dinner,
2:30 Re-assemble.
Address by Postmaster W. Ft
Love.
Address Assistant nost - master
Hrigman of Rockingham.
Solo Miss Carrie Simmons
Polkton.
Addresg B. C. Ashcraft.
Short talk, by the carriers
the good of the service.
Rowan' Xew Teiii,. 'o.,r .
Mrui te.1 ami r Uf. H.:r Muit riul.
I'ui.lic nrrirbiN inli-t.l.
Statej-ville Landmark.
Rowan county grand jury, which
under instruction mm JiHi.. I ( tr
looked into the cohm ruction of tho
new Rowan court house, which i
cost 9125.000 when complete, em
ployed a committee of exueris to .
amine the building as to quality of
stone and workmanship, ami this
committee's reoort Is uiuichri n..
Jury'g report. The experts t:iv that
the stone used in the sides and front
of the building was taken from
boulders or from near the surface
of the quarry, and shows serious
discoloration, and a wide variety of
texture and is entirely unsuited for
use as an ornamental building stone.
"It is not at ail representative of
the Rowan county granite and
should not have been allowed to be
used in the building," says the re
port. The stones were not cut
square and it waa impossble to put
them up plumb and true. Speiifica
tions called for Bix-cut stone and
the kind used is hardly a four-cut
stone. "The committee recommends
that all the granite in the front of
the building be removed and that
the best quality of Rowan county
granite, of uniform color, be put
in its place." The rear wall -hi,.h
is of brick, showed poor workman
ship, but as the wall is solid, it
was recommended that no action h.
taken on It. .The committee's plumb
line applied to the corners of the
building showed them to be out of
plumb from three-fourths to two and
a half Inches, making the building
larger at the top than below tho
water table.
The grand Jury recommended that
the commissioners require proper
workmanship. They gay the inspec
tor now employed is unfit and un
qualified and recommended his dis
missal and that a competent man be
put In. The report continues: "We
further report that we condemn the
building from start to as far an
now finished. We find that there
has been paid $52,000. which is in
excess of the worth of the building
iu its present condition, and there
fore ask that no further payments
be made or work be done until the
matter hag been thoroughly adjust
ed.
Judge Long referred the reoort to
the county commissioners for action.
The building is being erected by the
King Lumber Cimpany of Charlottes-
vine, va.
Along with Its renort the erand
Jury returned true bills of Indict
ment against the present board
of county commissioners for failure
to do their duty as public officials;
also true bills against P. A. Hart
man and Fred McCanless, public of
ficials, for contracting to do public
work. These were both members of
the board of county commissioners
wnen they secured the contract to
furnish the stone for the court
house. Mr. Hartman is slill a
member of the board.
of
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raireluiul vs. Jeffcrxon.
Jeffersonian.
The Pageland Journal wants to
now who said that some of the
folks of Jefferson were overjoyed
wnen tne surveyor, ran a line from
Jefferson to Monroe and missed
Pageland two or three mile..
That is a question that we would
ke to ask. We haven't heard of
any such great Joy among our citi
zen, due to the fact that such was
he case. We would say to the
Journal: "Don't get .Ick too quick,
for the surveyors are still at work
surveying line, and perhapa they
win hit your town before they stop.
If the road should miss your town
wo or three miles perhans thev
could be Induced to put in a -spur
iraca so tne trains could be backed
up to your town occasslonally and
give you a chance to gee a 'sho-nuff'
train once-ln-a while."
When Deputy Sheriff Parham of
Robeson county served a warrant on
arry McMillan, colored, the letter
rew a platol and threatenrd to
icct the of;cer. Parhara shot th
negro dead.
Charity covers a multitude of sins
and makes a lot of sinners useful.
The first reaulste of fa II nr. I.
to believe that you cant succeed.
Safe KulilNTit m Follow tli.t Fscam
i f lYrtliiiiil Veil.
Columbia State.
Making the third safe robbery in
four days the postoffire at King
ville was entered about 4 o'clock yes
terday morning und the safe rob
led of between $75 and $100. ac
cording to a report sent here.
All of these, robberies have followed
he escape of Portland Ned. I.nst
Thursday morning the safe In the
postoffice at Barr, Lexington coun
ty, was cracked; and Friday night
inree storeg at cayce were reported
to have been entered.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning
D. J. Boyd, postmaster at Kingvllle,
wag aroused from his sleep by a
noise in his store and postoffire ad
Joining the room in which he lives.
It was still dark. With his pistol
he went Into the Btore, and as he
did so he saw two men disappear
from the building into the early
morning shadows. Mr. Uoyd did
not fire. Making an Investigation
he found that the safe had been
opened, by what means could not be
ascertained, and robbed of between
$75 and $100. '
(Portland Ned is the robber who
escaped from Governor Blease's of
fice recently, while an officer was
waiting to arrest him. lie had been
paroled by Blease while aorvimr
time for robbing safes. Last year
it was stated that effotrs were madn
by detectives to buy a pardon for
Portland Ned for $20.000. The An
son fan.)
Anminian Play Part in Suroriae
Mnrriaav in (liai-lntto.
Wadesboro Ansonlan, 14th.
News reached here this ninrnlnr
of the marriage In Charlotte yes-
ieruay oi .Mr. uuncan McKae and
Miss Beuna Ballev. both of Marh.
vllle. The ceremony wag performed
In Charlotte by Rev. Mr. Presley,
pastor of a Presbyterian church In
that city. The bride and groom
took their friends bv surnrlsn
tnd went to the Queen City in an
automobile. They are now visiting
relatives In Columbia, 8, C.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. J.
C. Bailey of Marshville and the
croom Is a son of Mr.John Mclii
of White Store township. He Is a
oroser at Aiarsnville.
The hall stor:ti se:'so. munui i,.
Lincoln county last k with hnll-
stoneg the Fixe of actn.s that cov
ered the ground tc a depth of six
Inches where the 4iail tirifftd, says
the Llucolton News.
There are men who li tn coioh.
lish a reputation for truthfullness.